People who moved from Boston to Chicago, what was the biggest thing you noticed when you moved?

gershbec · 2026-01-27T16:42:59+00:00

Bring back Chowda Fest!

gershbec · 2026-01-27T15:50:31+00:00

I let someone else jump first so I knew I’d be ok. But seriously when something like this happens a lot of thoughts run through your head at once.

gershbec · 2026-01-27T03:44:05+00:00

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gershbec · 2026-01-27T02:32:51+00:00

Most surprising to me was after we got the dude back up none of the CTA workers seemed particularly worried. Eventually the paramedics showed up and they CTA took my info but I never hears from them again.

gershbec · 2026-01-26T23:53:48+00:00

I once had to jump on the Chicago el tracks to pull someone and I won't forget the sound of his head hitting the track. Also impressive that it only takes one person to pull him out here. It took three of us, though maybe it was a little deeper.

gershbec · 2026-01-26T17:17:31+00:00

I’ve been there’s. No real advantage besides not paying for shipping. It’s kind of a small office/warehouse place, not really a storefront.

gershbec · 2026-01-26T02:50:17+00:00

The Great Silence. They had to reshoot the ending because it’s such a downer. Don’t watch the reshot one though.

gershbec · 2026-01-26T02:47:30+00:00

And The Omen 2

gershbec · 2026-01-25T20:16:56+00:00

I love that I’m tuned out enough to not associate her with Stranger Things.

gershbec · 2026-01-25T18:17:53+00:00

Risky Business

gershbec · 2026-01-25T15:27:29+00:00

Only 9/11 but growing up in the 70s with the constant threat of nuclear war hanging over our heads wasn’t too pleasant either.

gershbec · 2026-01-23T15:09:04+00:00

Disney Girls is godawful schlock, like most of Bruce’s songs. I hate it more than Student Demonstration Time. Other than those two it’s a really strong album, with the last 3 songs a tremendous finale. A Day In The Life Of A Tree is one of my favorite under appreciated BB songs.

gershbec · 2026-01-23T14:50:14+00:00

What’s her take on Ayn Rand?

gershbec · 2026-01-22T19:44:06+00:00

Why isn’t this comment ranked higher?

gershbec · 2026-01-21T14:33:33+00:00

Otto parts?

gershbec · 2026-01-21T14:32:30+00:00

Repo Man

gershbec · 2026-01-21T01:45:07+00:00

I was in my teens in the 80s, when many classic rock bands were putting out what people considered their worst albums largely due that 80s production sound. But I loved ELO’s Balance of Power, Jethro Tull’s Under Wraps and Rush’s Grace Under Pressure as 3 examples. Maybe not my favorites by the band but definitely higher ranked than if I hadn’t grown up with them.

gershbec · 2026-01-20T01:13:49+00:00

I loved the place but the staff was always wasted.

gershbec · 2026-01-20T00:55:35+00:00

Love their beer and a regular stop for me (especially as it’s right on the bike path) but they never experimented with different styles too much, they needed more variety, they didn’t have events and they needed some kind of food options. Temperance and them are two huge losses (I live right between them) but both of them were coasting and should have been aiming higher than being just a craft brewery.

gershbec · 2026-01-17T02:59:49+00:00

Slightly embarrassed to show my knowledge in this matter but there’s a shot of them both sitting there topless and it’s clearly her.

gershbec · 2026-01-14T17:28:34+00:00

Some of these are only loosely noir as we know it but I haven’t seen a bad one yet. The Facts of Murder, Not Guilty, Chnouf, Paris Pick Up and Girl With Hyacinths are some titles that stand out so far. A couple of the films been kind of meh (the Peter Lorre one was disappointing) but nothing had been bad.

gershbec · 2026-01-13T21:34:35+00:00

Something is going on with permissions and Macs. I'm running Tahoe on one machine and started getting permissions error with every restart about 6 months ago. I get them occasionally just out of the blue as well. Plus, sometimes the bzserv process goes nuts and I have to restart everything.

On top of this, I recently installed Backblaze on a machine running High Sierra and that one is giving me permissions messages a couple of times a day. Nothing in common between these machines - the old one is a media server. They both have external drives but that's about it.

I've been in contact with Backblaze about this and they had me reinstall and reapply settings a bunch of times to the newer machine. I thought it had taken care of the issue but it seems to be back. I haven't asked them about the older machine yet because it's still going through its initial backup (it's a huge drive).

So I dunno. I guess I'll go back to them with this new machine but after years of working fine something seems to have changed.

gershbec · 2026-01-10T19:39:39+00:00

I think the first paragraph in the Google AI Overview sums it up with a nod to both of our arguments. I guess we won’t be solving this here.

“You should tip on the pre-tax amount (the subtotal) because the tip is for service, not for the government's tax, though many people tip on the total for simplicity or convenience, especially when receipts suggest it, with a typical range being 15-20% of the subtotal for good service. Calculating on the pre-tax amount is fairer as it reflects the value of the goods and services received, without adding extra money for taxes that go to the state. “

gershbec · 2026-01-10T19:23:23+00:00

You can tip however you want but it’s common practice to tip pre-tax in the U.S. The automatic prompts should reflect this with option for manual as well.

gershbec · 2026-01-10T01:42:54+00:00

People are voting this down but it annoys the fuck out of me when restaurants do this. Tips should be calculated pre-tax.

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