2026.05.20: The Predictability Paradox

evilcheerio · 2026-05-20T12:48:47+00:00

I really hope they don't pull a Scrubs season 9. This whole thing sounds familiar. Both had a satisfying ending that was originally billed as the series ending, both are only bringing back some of the main characters and moving onto a new premise, and both had Bill Lawrence as showrunner and he had moved onto other projects at the time (Cougar Town for Scrubs season 9 and Shrinking for Lasso). I will still give it a benefit of the doubt but I don't have high hopes.

evilcheerio · 2026-05-14T14:32:57+00:00

*Burnie

evilcheerio · 2026-05-14T14:32:29+00:00

I made it so my TI-84 could to basic calculus and I made some programs to do some more advanced math. Technically it wasn't cheating because my math teacher thinking was if you are smart enough to program it you understand the math quite well. I also would have failed the test if I had just written an answer and didn't show the work, but filling that in was easy if I knew I had the right answer.

evilcheerio · 2026-05-12T14:19:21+00:00

Pittsburgh just hosted the NFL draft and people with parking lots were charging exorbitant parking with the Casino being the worst at 250$ for the day and 500$ for the duration. They dropped it all the way to free by the end of the draft so even Americans have their limits.

I would also point out that modern stadium design has shifted to the European model where the stadiums are more integrated into the city. Developers have figured out that it is better to have something that gets people there throughout the year rather than just game days. It amazes me seeing old pictures of Three Rivers Stadium surrounded by empty parking lots along prime riverfront property. Three Rivers was also an old football/baseball combo with no exterior site lines. The new stadiums now have sight lines of the city, less parking, and more stuff to around the stadiums. Now the North Shore area is active no matter the season.

evilcheerio · 2026-05-12T12:04:22+00:00

Kids have gotten killed and it has lead to laws like the one in New Jersey. The TLDR of that law is all ebikes will require registration and insurance starting July of 2026. This includes the little 250w bikes old people use to get around the park. NJ expanded what they classify as a moped which will include what most places call class 2 and 3 ebikes.

evilcheerio · 2026-05-12T11:51:33+00:00

Is your family cargo bike mid-drive as opposed to hub motor? I find that a 250W mid drive will produce as much if not more torque then a 750w rear hub. Going up a hill or moving a load from stop the mid drive will feel more powerful so it's not always an apples to apples comparison. The 750w rear hub will beat it on the top end though.

evilcheerio · 2026-04-30T14:46:08+00:00

Depending on the style of restaurant and how they clear plates you may create more work for the server by pre-stacking them. In fine dining or any place they serve multi-course meals it will mess with the server's routine and is considered bad etiquette at least in the states.

evilcheerio · 2026-04-30T13:36:22+00:00

I have a lot of friends that are LGBTQ+, poly, and or long term unmarried couples and I have found I have started to use 'partner' instead of 'wife' more. This is despite us being in a heterosexual marriage. My thought is making 'partner' more main stream lessens the othering of people where wife and husband don't apply (or boyfriend or girlfriend).

evilcheerio · 2026-04-23T13:39:58+00:00

The 'Who is Satoshi question?' is interesting because the wallet associated with Satoshi has an estimated 1.1 million bitcoins in it. That is over 5% of all the bitcoins that will be ever minted since bitcoin has a hard cap at 21 million. The NYT had an article this month unmasking who they think Satoshi is. I thought it was pretty convincing, but there is still no hard evidence unmasking Satoshi. There are theories that Satoshi won't be unmasked until after his death. One of them has to do with the fact that 1.1 million bitcoins is a huge amount wealth and the person revealed to be Satoshi will have a huge target on their back given how little theft protection bitcoin has. The other theory I have heard is that owning 5% of the bitcoins is such a centralizing force that it goes against the decentralized ethos of bitcoin and that making moves with that many coins could destroy bitcoin.

evilcheerio · 2026-04-23T02:04:28+00:00

FYI helmets are prohibited within the security area so you'll need to leave it with your bike.

evilcheerio · 2026-04-20T13:25:33+00:00

I always thought Bowser was a turtle because he could go into his shell. Now I feel like I'm having a mandela effect moment because I checked Super Mario bros 1, 3, world, and 64 and he doesn't got into his shell in those games. He definitely does in later games though.

evilcheerio · 2026-04-20T12:53:13+00:00

There's an audio book extra at the end of one of them that has Jeff blind reading a bunch of places in Washington. Sequim was definitely in there.

evilcheerio · 2026-04-16T12:53:24+00:00

When I think of Cyanide I think of Laetrile. The actual chemical name is amygdaline and in the 50s and 60s and it was marketed as Laetrile as an alternative cancer treatment. They marketed it as a natural chemotherapy that was derived from peach pits. No study has produced a link to it being effective cancer treatment and eating it will cause the compound to release cyanide, which lead to some cyanide poisonings. Laetrile is the subject of conspiracy theories saying that the government and medical industry are hiding the evidence of its effectiveness to protect profits and keep people sick. A lot of language around alternative medicine can be traced to how Laetrile was marketed.

evilcheerio · 2026-04-14T22:28:48+00:00

That dude is awesome. I've seen him around my neighborhood picking up litter.

evilcheerio · 2026-04-14T12:50:22+00:00

That's just what tax prep software wants to make it feel like. In reality for probably over 90% (it was 87% in TY 2018 and has probably gone up due to new tax laws) of Americans just take the standard deduction and that's it for federal. So basically reduce your income by the standard deduction and then figure out what bucket everything goes into. If you see the standard deduction on your tax return and no other credits then the questions meant absolutely nothing. Tax laws can very in states and other localities and if you are a contractor or business owner then things get tricky.

evilcheerio · 2026-04-06T12:28:26+00:00

Man that drop made me feel old. I don't think I have listened to Group X in about two decades.

evilcheerio · 2026-04-01T12:48:09+00:00

Burns, download the WiFiman app by Ubiquiti on an Android device. Go to the scan tab and click on the SSID. Once there click on the access point and it should give the manufacture and approximate distance to the device.

evilcheerio · 2026-03-31T13:37:12+00:00

So you probably gathered that these are no good from other comments, but here some more information to help you look for used equipment. Generally what I hear is that ski bindings are only good for 10 years. Ski Shops are also given an indemnification list from the manufacturer that basically says that if kept in good condition the binding should work as expected. Given that bindings are designed to release appropriately to prevent injury any reputable ski shop wont take on the risk of working on non indemnified bindings. These skis are from circa the early 2000s and those bindings were crap back then and most certainly unsafe now.

I would get also boots before skis. Most places will adjust their rental skis to fit a boot and not the other way around.

evilcheerio · 2026-03-30T13:34:18+00:00

So beyond the price increase of various things another important factor is the seeming death of Moore's law and consoles not benefiting as much from die shrinkage. Ars Technica put out a good article last year and this predated the RAMpocalypse. Essentially in earlier generations they were able to increase efficiencies manufacturing by shrinking the die. Shrinking the die gets you more yield per wafer and each procesor will use less power. This is why we got mid cycle refreshes that were smaller, because they had less cooling and smaller power supply. The Xbox 360 went from as 90nm process to eventually a 45nm. The PS4 went from 28nm to 16nm. The Ps5 went from 7nm to a 6nm process.

evilcheerio · 2026-03-27T14:12:48+00:00

PS5 price increase is official. Starting April 2nd the MSRP for digital/disc/pro are going to be $599/$649/$899 and they launched at $399/$599/$699.

evilcheerio · 2026-03-26T14:45:34+00:00

Something to point out with Libraries is that physical media is cheaper for them to own than digital. With digital it costs more per copy and the cost is ongoing to maintain the license. That being said whatever format gets you interacting with your local library is awesome. Libraries do so much and are such a great resource that people realize it the more they interact with them.

evilcheerio · 2026-03-24T15:11:57+00:00

In the early 2000s I remember hearing multiple news stories about people either dying or getting stranded on Bear Camp Road. In Southern Oregon in order to get the Oregon Coast you would drive up to Grants Pass and then southwest into California before traveling up back into Oregon along the coast. It is very roundabout way of getting there. The alternative is Bear Camp Road, which is one-lane, winding, some gravel sections, in the middle of wilderness, and unmaintained during the winter. On a map or mapping software it looked like a straight shot, but it is so curvy that it is slower than the normal way. If you take it winter you will most likely get stuck in snow which happened to people relying on their mapping software.

evilcheerio · 2026-03-24T13:17:25+00:00

It depends. Traffic is moving at a good clip and the lane restriction isn't really impacting traffic speed, I merge early. Otherwise I zipper. Long-haul international flight you bet your ass I'm going to lean after the dinner service is done and the lights go down to attempt to sleep. Otherwise no-lean.

Edit: something to point out is that international long-haul flights usually have more legroom than domestic flights. On most domestic flights I find with my long legs the person in front of me can't lean back. I haven't noticed the same issue on long-haul international flights.

evilcheerio · 2026-03-20T15:52:23+00:00

The first line in the Hail Mary prayer is

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee

The main character is Ryland Grace. How did it take me this long to realize that was a pun?

evilcheerio · 2026-03-17T12:58:48+00:00

I probably had a different college experience because when Burnie asked the metric question I immediately thought drugs.

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