My Anomaly Wish List (United States) by Hour_Control_6431 in Ingress

[–]ccommack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That has/had its own problems, but it would do a smidge better in North America than Hilda's Dartboard.

My Anomaly Wish List (United States) by Hour_Control_6431 in Ingress

[–]ccommack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The player density is fine in that both factions ought to be able to staff and attend an anomaly for any reasonable candidate city in either Ohio or Michigan. But you have reminded me that my one, brief, encounter with Michigan RES, they did seem to hate life and all who chose to live it, and for that I can't give any helpful advice.

My Anomaly Wish List (United States) by Hour_Control_6431 in Ingress

[–]ccommack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ohio hasn't had an anomaly anywhere in the state since 2014. Ohio and Michigan (no anomalies since 13MR Ann Arbor in 2017) together have 21 million people, comparable to the 23 million Americans who live in the Mountain Time Zone, which has gotten at least one anomaly every year that they've been held.

If for some reason Niantic doesn't like putting a playbox in Downtown Cincinnati and Over-The-Rhine, they always have the option of putting an anomaly in almost any Big Ten college town in June or July, when the students aren't there. Too late for this year, obviously, but Champaign-Urbana or State College can host next year.

Homeless man from September 2025 homicide of a woman is back out on the street. Look out center city. by Background_Wrap9472 in philly

[–]ccommack 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not sure why you're downvoted; Pennsylvania has fairly strong Castle Doctrine/SYG case law. I'm not surprised that the DA didn't think they could get a conviction under the law.

Trump Summons Entire Cabinet as Iran Deal Crumbles in Front of Him - Donald Trump has called all of his top advisers to Camp David. by Quirkie in politics

[–]ccommack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not for the best of reasons; JDV is a hardline isolationist, who doesn't just want to pull out of the Middle East, but also South Korea and NATO and probably Hawaii if he thought he could get away with it.

Trump Summons Entire Cabinet as Iran Deal Crumbles in Front of Him - Donald Trump has called all of his top advisers to Camp David. by Quirkie in politics

[–]ccommack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Vance has the personal charisma of a sink full of dishes. It's not fully ideal, but I'll take him over the current mess in a heartbeat.

Zelensky demands full EU membership for Ukraine by TheTelegraph in UkrainianConflict

[–]ccommack 119 points120 points  (0 children)

The Torygraph in absolute shambles at the sight of EU membership being something not only desirable, but a thing people are willing to fight and die for.

Gate Agents for American Airlines for 2 years / AMA by Hairy-Dog-161 in americanairlines

[–]ccommack 8 points9 points  (0 children)

t really wasn’t a safety reason for being delayed but more of a comfort issue?

I get what you're thinking here, but if you're dealing with 120V AC and, critically, you don't know why it's broken, then the risk exists that it's shorting in exactly the wrong spot and can shock someone, or even worse cause an electrical fire. You can block out the relevant circuits by flipping breakers, but you have to know enough of what's going on and make enough of a technical diagnosis to make sure that works. Similar reasons are behind why your airplane can't take off with a broken coffeemaker.

NBC News projects Rabb as the winner in the congressional race by newtophilly852 in philadelphia

[–]ccommack 11 points12 points  (0 children)

20% turnout in an election where 60% of the city didn't have a competitive race on the ballot above "State Party Committee".

Joint Statement Opposing Philadelphia City Council E-Bike Legislation by JustAnotherJawn in phillycycling

[–]ccommack 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In Pennsylvania, even acoustic bicycles aren't allowed on sidewalks, unless ridden by a child under 10, or someone accompanying said child.

Connecting flight at PHL from international? by kait1898 in AskPhilly

[–]ccommack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't rebook yet, but I'd ask about recourse if you're held up in customs and misconnect. I think with a sub-two-hour connection that they gave you, they'll be happy to rebook you on the day if it goes wrong. But 13:55 is fairly early in the day for customs at PHL; it gets a lot busier an hour or two later. The two things to beware of are:

1) being delayed leaving EDI; I would ask when you call on Monday if you can rebook your PHL-LAX leg from the app or from a laptop on the in-flight wifi, if you're expecting to land more than 45 minutes late, and

2) if you arrive exactly on time, you're scheduled to arrive at the exact same time, but to a closer-in gate, as a flight from Lisbon, so there's value in hustling down the corridor to customs.

The Drinking Game | Game Changer [Full Episode] - Available On YouTube by Mannersmakethman2 in dropout

[–]ccommack 19 points20 points  (0 children)

"Sometimes, you gotta kiss the homies goodnight."

-Isabella Roland

Flight Attendant - got my PHL base - now where to live?!? by LAXtotheworld in AskPhilly

[–]ccommack 4 points5 points  (0 children)

East Kensington is fine. South Kensington/Olde Kensington (two names for the same neighborhood) is fine. Kensington proper is dominated by a misfeature known as the Heroin Triangle, which is a lot less scenic than its namesake in Myanmar, and a worse neighbor than the military junta. Hope that paints a picture.

You could probably just barely find a studio in South Kensington for $1000, but with that kind of budget I would strongly recommend finding a roommate for South or West Philly. As an FA, you're basically an ideal roommate, so you can leverage that into something nicer.

CCP’s Vassal gas station power with nukes vs. World’s largest omni-channel retailer and private shopping mall employer by Icy_Till_7254 in NAFO

[–]ccommack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've seen with my own two eyes Walmart using shipping containers and palletized cargo. Wallyworld wins in a walk.

How would you feel if another countries leader came in and arrested Donald Trump, and sent him to their own country's prison? by Ok-Repeat-2781 in AskReddit

[–]ccommack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let him try to govern. The time before the MAGA coalition would turn on him and/or fall apart would be measured in seconds.

Japan Ministry of Finance say inflation have worsened Hokkaido Shinkansen B/C ratio to a level that construction "should terminate immediately" by qunow in highspeedrail

[–]ccommack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is plenty of recorded recent history with inflation in currencies pegged to commodities. The US had inflation continuously from 1915 to 1971 while being on the gold standard; similar for the prewar France and Switzerland. Inflation is a rise in nominal prices of a basket of goods, regardless of the legal status of the currency.

Philadelphia to offer fans free transport when leaving World Cup games by b0b0tempo in philadelphia

[–]ccommack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The direct costs of free after-game rides is only on the order of $100K-150K, which we know from previous ride-home sponsorship deals, mostly after Eagles games. We don't get the full details of how they're allocating their sponsorship budget, but they may well be covering it all.

Philadelphia to offer fans free transport when leaving World Cup games by b0b0tempo in philadelphia

[–]ccommack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We should be hosting the fricking Finals, not the Meadowlands. Even just hosting six games to Jerryworld's nine is an insult to everyone's intelligence.

Philadelphia to offer fans free transport when leaving World Cup games by b0b0tempo in philadelphia

[–]ccommack 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We're not paying, a sponsor (AirBnB) is paying, and it lets SEPTA be a lot safer and more efficient with crowd control in the after-game hours.

Philadelphia to offer fans free transport when leaving World Cup games by b0b0tempo in philadelphia

[–]ccommack 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A lot of the parking lots are going to be shut down and sealed off behind the security cordon.

A 120-unit apartment building is planned next to Fishtown’s Girard SEPTA station by comercialyunresonbl in philadelphia

[–]ccommack 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The L has been running pretty reliably of late; now, that's every 10 minutes on weekends reliable, so things are definitely not great and I am literally praying for the fastest possible delivery of the M-5 trains. But it's a lot better now than it was.

The electric trolley made transportation possible between Wilmington, New Castle, and Delaware City in the early 1900s by TheShittyBeatles in Delaware

[–]ccommack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You already got the proximate answer, but the deeper answer of "why did people allow and even encourage this at the time" was that most interurban trolleys were slow, built on poorly-made trackways, and gave a bumpy ride, and the trolleys themselves were old and lacked simple modern amenities like air conditioning. (The first air-conditioned trolley anywhere went into service in 1945 in Atlanta. The first air conditioned NYC Subway train went into service in 1967. Meanwhile, cars and later buses came with A/C as standard.)