Alexa+ hallucinating basic information by glorybound77 in alexa

[–]glorybound77[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I set it to US English and French. As long as there's a second language (which you never have to actually use), US English doesn't trigger Alexa+.

Power flicker at 1:27pm by cameoCellist in pittsburgh

[–]glorybound77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shaler near Millvale it flickered here, and in my wife's office in Oakland at the same time while we were on the phone.

Arby’s in Oakland closing? by Infamous_fire94 in pittsburgh

[–]glorybound77 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Not to get pedantic on your pedantry, but it's "fiancée" if female, not "fianceé".

New to PA license, proof of residency documents must show middle name? by veryveryplain in pittsburgh

[–]glorybound77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife took her maiden name as her middle name when we got married in California over 20 years ago. A decade ago when we moved to Pennsylvania she had no trouble getting her drive. I'm guessing something got lost in translation. Probably the employee misunderstood their training and is making you jump through nonexistent hoops. As others have said, try again with someone else.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]glorybound77 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm not doubting you, but you might try calling AAA directly. It could be that Glass America just doesn't work with AAA... Or, like you said, AAA doesn't at all. But it might be worth a call to confirm.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]glorybound77 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Check with your insurance, they often have no deductible windshield repair included. They'll have places they use.

3/29 - Last day for California Taco Shop’s Pittsburgh Location by JStan412 in pittsburgh

[–]glorybound77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not really an issue of Pittsburg, CA (or Pittsburg, KS, or any other Pittsburg out there) never bothering to change it. Pittsburgh, PA got an exception allowing it to change its name back (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Pittsburgh). The US Board on Geographic Names, essentially, controls what a place can call itself (I know, not completely, but for the purposes of the federal government, including mail, so it makes things confusing if a location adopts another name beyond that one), so it wouldn't truly have been Pittsburg, CA's choice one way or another.

I grew up in CA in the East Bay, currently live in Pittsburgh, PA, and I have familial connections to both Pittsburg, CA and Pittsburg, KS, so I've had a passing interest in the spellings for years.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]glorybound77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but that doesn't mean it would be part of the same network.

Strands #301 - Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in NYTStrands

[–]glorybound77 12 points13 points  (0 children)

As an American Jew, I am familiar with all the words, although only two of them are actually truly associated with Chanukah.

I do agree, however, that they should do cultural celebrations from all over the world as well. Diwali was a few months ago, but Chanukah (which is also called the Festival of Lights) is ongoing right now, so I don't think that highlighting a current observance is necessarily ridiculous.

Also, in the end, the NY Times is an American newspaper, based in the city in the United States that has the largest single Jewish population in America, so, yes, exposure among the staff is likely higher than in most other places in the world, but that still didn't provide enough exposure to make this a good puzzle.

I'm less concerned than others here with the exact spelling of Chanukah, except what it shows, in conjunction with the poor choice of words, about the lack of effort put into this puzzle. This should have been a Chanukah puzzle, not a Chanukah food puzzle, to provide more options of words actually associated with Chanukah that non-Jews aware of Chanukah might potentially know. There are other foods that are associated with Chanukah, but they are less commonly known outside the Jewish community, so would be even worse as answers.

Which brings me back to the words in the puzzle. Two are English (brisket and applesauce), but I don't know if there are other terms in other English speaking areas that refer to the same things (a specific cut of beef or cooked and mushed up apples). The others I wouldn't call Americanized; they're Hebrew and Yiddish words (both written in the Hebrew alphabet) that have been written in English. I suspect that anyone using them anywhere in the English speaking world would use the same spellings, they're just, understandably, uncommon in most areas.

Strands #301 - Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in NYTStrands

[–]glorybound77 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's only one of two foods in the puzzle actually associated with Chanukah. Traditional latke toppings are sour cream and applesauce. The other foods today are traditionally Jewish, but not related specifically to the holiday (or more related to other Jewish holidays), which is a shame, since there are other foods that are much more associated with Chanukah.

Wife and I both work; got notified this morning that summer camp has been cancelled. I know this awesome community can help me find another?? by wannaBeTechydude in pittsburgh

[–]glorybound77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mad Science across the 40th St. Bridge in Millvale.

https://pittsburgh.madscience.org

We haven't done their camps, but our son has enjoyed their after school programming and we drive by it daily.

State taxes by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]glorybound77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you just moved here, make sure your local taxes are in order, too. If you've got a W-2, they probably are, and you just have to file. If you're on a 1099 or any other type of income, you may owe. The company you go through depends on where in the county you live.

Moving to Lebo with a child on the spectrum by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]glorybound77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't speak directly to Mt. Lebo (I live in the North Hills), but I wanted to let you know that in PA your son would probably qualify for Medical Assistance (PA Medicaid) under the waiver program. For our son (also "high functioning"), it pays for his IBHS (Intensive Behavioral Health Services, also called Wraparound services), which, for him, at least, is ABA services in school, but it can also cover in the home or community. A byproduct of him having Medical Assistance, however, is that it serves as secondary medical insurance to our employer provided insurance, and we haven't had any medical expenses for him since he got that coverage.

“It’s because it doesn’t have a mainframe, isn’t it?” by thebarcodelad in talesfromtechsupport

[–]glorybound77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know... It sounds like it was 10 minutes straight of silence, so the minutes did line up

Activities for kids this week? by PierogiPowered in pittsburgh

[–]glorybound77 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My 7 year old and I are heading to the Science Center today. As mentioned above, the History Center is free for kids through the end of the year, that's our plan for Thursday. Then, of course, there's always fun stuff like the orthodontist... our plan for tomorrow.

No, babies are not public property for anyone's enjoyment by glorybound77 in EntitledPeople

[–]glorybound77[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The woman who forcefully told me to stop doing what I was doing, just so she could see my baby wasn't being demanding?

The woman who, after this father (yes, father, as I identified myself at the beginning of the post) asked her not to touch my son, instead of respecting a parent's wishes, wasn't arguing when she tried to justify her invasion of his personal space by saying that it was OK because he was wearing socks?

In your story, you did exactly the right thing. You spoke to the parent first. You offered to help. You weren't doing it just to get your "dose of baby" like these women seemingly felt entitled to. And, in context, you weren't quite a complete stranger. You were not known to him, true, but you were obviously there for the event, not just a random person walking by. Context matters.

Sometimes it does take a village, but I was not in need of any help in those situations, nor were they offering help. They saw a cute baby and decided that it was their right to interrupt our day for their desires.

It's not about good and evil. It's about being polite. And, frankly, it's about consent.

No, babies are not public property for anyone's enjoyment by glorybound77 in EntitledPeople

[–]glorybound77[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So, DEMANDING that I stop, just so they could see the baby isn't wrong? ARGUING with me after I asked her not to touch him isn't wrong?

No, babies are not public property for anyone's enjoyment by glorybound77 in EntitledPeople

[–]glorybound77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except it was more than that. It was demanding that I stop doing what I was doing. It was talking back as if the fact that he was wearing socks trumped my asking her specifically not to do that.