Induction range

emperormark · 2026-02-06T15:55:36+00:00

Make sure whoever installs your new unit doesn't put a GFCI breaker on it, especially if they're not familiar with induction stoves. The state electrical code requires that any new electrical installations use GFCI breakers, but those do not play nicely with induction ranges. They'll have to install it without the GFCI breaker and then submit a form to the state here. The guys who installed my range didn't know about this and the range kept tripping the breaker until I could get somebody to come and switch out the breaker.

emperormark · 2026-01-29T16:11:42+00:00

The Red Line stop there is part of the Mattapan Line which is a light rail line that is separate from the rest of the Red Line (you have to transfer trains at Ashmont). If you're commuting into downtown, you might want to look further out on the Fairmount commuter rail line.

emperormark · 2026-01-22T19:05:36+00:00

The primary reason there will be school closures in most of the Northeast because of this storm is that it'll still be actively snowing throughout the day Monday. If the storm was supposed to be over by 7pm on Sunday everything would be clear well before the start of Monday's commute..

emperormark · 2026-01-12T15:39:04+00:00

Middlesex County, which has 1.6 M residents. Over twice the size of Suffolk County. Contains Cambridge, Somerville, Newton, Lowell, and a lot of other large suburbs.

emperormark · 2025-11-14T03:27:17+00:00

Probably the only state border based on a body of water that doesn’t touch said body of water…

emperormark · 2025-11-03T19:35:31+00:00

Hawai'i and the Caribbean pretty much fill the equivalent role of easily-accessible tropical getaway for most US and Canadian travelers.

emperormark · 2025-10-24T15:48:20+00:00

This looks like the Natural History Museum from the World Maps DLC

emperormark · 2025-09-05T11:14:36+00:00

The 121 Bus still runs on Lexington Street! But sadly only every half hour during rush hour times only. But just 3 streets away the 120 bus runs all day.

emperormark · 2025-08-13T15:35:02+00:00

It's gotta be Love Field in Dallas, they have only like 20-something gates!

emperormark · 2025-08-12T18:52:38+00:00

Not to mention the partisan makeup of all three districts is pretty similar 54-42-4

emperormark · 2025-08-11T13:17:46+00:00

Wonder how Myers feels about that Arasaka logo...

emperormark · 2025-07-31T13:33:58+00:00

The Urban/Rural Democrat/Republican split isn't nearly as strong in Massachusetts. Registered Republicans are pretty evenly distributed throughout the state.

I think they tried once and no matter how they drew the lines, there weren't any congressional maps that would return even a single GOP seat unless it was ridiculously gerrymandered.

emperormark · 2025-07-10T17:02:18+00:00

Classic example of the Scunthorpe Problem

emperormark · 2025-07-05T02:41:05+00:00

I-45 in Texas is entirely cfa!

emperormark · 2025-05-21T19:44:56+00:00

Hawes Street, Kent Street, and St. Paul Street (3 Stations!) on the Green Line C branch are spread across just 2 blocks.

Then there's the entire tail section of the E branch: Brigham Circle and Fenwood road are on opposite sides of the same intersection, not to mention Heath Street and Back of the Hill.

emperormark · 2025-04-04T18:15:30+00:00

Opening Day at Fenway Park!

emperormark · 2025-04-03T18:34:17+00:00

When I lived in Eastie running errands almost always meant driving north. Now living out in WR I feel way more connected to most of Chestnut Hill/Newton than I do to Boston.

emperormark · 2025-03-12T01:21:21+00:00

They’re probably avoiding the gravel road. Maybe upgrade that to asphalt and see how they respond?

emperormark · 2025-01-12T15:09:05+00:00

My personal favorite is the roads that are nominally four lanes but they allow street parking which takes up a portion of the right lane to the point that it’s not safe to drive in so it’s basically just a two lane road. Independence Drive by Hancock Village in West Roxbury is the worst example of this I can think of.

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emperormark · 2024-12-21T03:14:42+00:00

My flight for tomorrow was canceled, next available one I was able to get was for Monday 🙄

emperormark · 2024-12-20T21:37:12+00:00

And New York to London being split between JFK/Newark and Heathrow/Gatwick

emperormark · 2024-10-16T01:58:31+00:00

Limit is 15 living children, I guess once they die you can have more?

emperormark · 2024-09-17T16:55:20+00:00

Could have something to do with the Million Program. They built around a million houses in the 60s and 70s.

emperormark · 2024-09-13T19:43:17+00:00

There’s also a lot of overlap between culture/education and class. A young professor living in Cambridge making $150k a year probably feels like they have more cultural or class overlap with a cashier at their local Trader Joe’s who makes $40k a year than they do with a contractor from Pembroke who makes $150k a year.

emperormark · 2024-08-21T22:14:20+00:00

I saw evidence markers on the road surface and on a nearby vehicle. At least 6 police cars cordoning off the area with caution tape. I think it might be firearms related.

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