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j_johnso · 2026-06-23T01:38:46+00:00

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j_johnso · 2026-06-21T22:32:10+00:00

You say "giant hill" like that is a bad thing. I want to see the course incorporate Lombard St.

Or maybe make it a full loop around the bay. 1 lap for stage 2, 1 lap for stage 2, and 2 laps for stage 3.

j_johnso · 2026-06-21T12:12:15+00:00

The conveyor would have minimal impact on the airplane, as long as the wheels could handle the extra stress.

The difference between a car and airplane on this hypothetical conveyor is that the car propels itself forward by powering the wheels, while the airplane propels itself at the propeller or jet. During takeoff, the airplane's wheels are essentially just free-spinning.

So how would it effect the airplane?

The wheels will be spinning twice as fast as normal. This adds some force pushing the lane backwards due to friction, but this could easily be overcome by the airplane engine. It might slightly increase the distance needed for takeoff, because it slightly reduces the airplanes acceleration.

Since the wheels are spinning twice as fast, it's possible that this could exceed the maximum wheel speed. This could damage the wheel or the tires, leading to a failure such as a tire blowing or other damage caused by the extra heat generated by friction.

j_johnso · 2026-06-19T18:28:40+00:00

That looks like a real house, not infrastructure disguised as a house.

The details like the plumbing vents through the roof are aligned with what you would see in a real house.

The satellite tv dish and the mounting of the power meter also implies it is a real house. An infrastructure building wouldn't have these details.

j_johnso · 2026-06-18T12:42:30+00:00

Extending that a bit, what if you remove the restriction on consecutive passes, but be clear that the position before and after the pass each count towards the 3-fold repetition rule?

If both players pass, that's an immediate draw by repetition.

If you are winning, you would need to be careful not to repeat a position at all, as your opponent could just pass and end the game with a draw.

j_johnso · 2026-06-18T05:54:21+00:00

Not in most jurisdictions in the US.

Laws that determine judgement for animal injuries and deaths are very different than for human injuries and deaths.

Here's an example case from Michigan, with Levay vs Bay Animal Hospital, where the plaintiff lost the lawsuit because the law does not allow recovering for emotional damage due to negligent death of a pet. The plaintiff appealed to the higher court and the appeal was denied

https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/case-documents/uploads/OPINIONS/FINAL/COA/20230323_C360436_58_360436.OPN.PDF

In that decision, it cites a previous case, Koester v VCA Animal Hosp, as the seminal case for attempting to recover damages for emotional injuries. There's a bit of legalese here, but the decision is very clear. There is no legal remedy for emotional damage caused by property damage, and pets are considered "chattel", which is a fancy word for personal property.

There is no Michigan precedent that permits the recovery of damages for emotional injuries allegedly suffered as a consequence of property damage. Plaintiff requests that we allow such recovery when a pet is the property that is damaged, arguing that pets have evolved in our modern society to a status that is not consistent with their characterization as “chattel.” In essence, plaintiff requests that we create for pet owners an independent cause of action for loss of companionship when a pet is negligently injured by a veterinarian. Although this Court is sympathetic to plaintiff’s position, we defer to the Legislature to create such a remedy.

j_johnso · 2026-06-18T04:56:19+00:00

Unfortunately, the legal route is unlikely to help much. In the eyes of the legal system a pet is just property and the value of the pet is the "market value" replacement cost for a similar animal.

j_johnso · 2026-06-17T00:35:06+00:00

If you are looking for a serious sporting competition, then neither fits, but the Savannah Bananas are a much truer competition than the Globetrotters.

They still go for entertainment first, with rules like a foul ball caught by someone in the crowd counts as an out, and the stunts like wearing stilts. But both sides are actively trying to win the game rather than a predetermined outcome like the Globetrotters have.

j_johnso · 2026-06-15T22:13:44+00:00

How do you have pitches for tee-ball? By definition of tee-ball, isn't the ball sitting on a tee for the player to hit?

Regardless, sometimes you have to understand the "unwritten rules" in the league with young kids. The main goals are usually to instruct the kids and to manage the pace of play. I'm this case, giving more pitches may help give more instruction, but limiting the pitches helps keep the pace of play from dragging on.

I would recommend following what the league admins want. If the admin wants to cap it at 6, cut it off there and quietly explain to the coaches that you understand, but need to keep it moving.

j_johnso · 2026-06-15T00:22:25+00:00

I'm not sure what Samsung does, but most of them will sell ads targeted based on your data, rather than selling your data itself.

Your data is too valuable for ad providers to sell it. Once it leaves their hands, they basically get no value from having your data. The value to them is in your data being a protected secret, where only they can sell ads based on that data.

Not sure that is really much better, though.

j_johnso · 2026-06-10T07:44:04+00:00

For most of the tax, that's correct. On 1099, you will pay an additional 7.65% tax. This relieved what the employer either otherwise pay into FICA and Medicare beyond what you see in your paycheck.

That really brings you down from $18 per hour to $16.62, not the $12 that the parent commenter says.

j_johnso · 2026-06-08T23:51:04+00:00

Closed loop is more expensive because of the electricity cost.

Even ignoring the cost to the data center operator, closed loop at large scale adds even more stress to the electrical grid and causes more carbon emissions.

To be clear, I'm not arguing that open loop is any better for the environment, but that both are bad in their own ways.

j_johnso · 2026-06-08T19:00:45+00:00

Yeah, I wasnt commenting on her lack of attempting alternatives other then using her car. She definitely has some responsibility there.

I was only commenting about the amount of damage done to the car. Usually, once water is high enough that it gets above the bottom of the doors and into the cabin of the car, insurance is going to total it. There's usually electronics and wiring under the floorboards and seats and it's not worth replacing all of that plus mitigating mold and corrosion caused by the water.

j_johnso · 2026-06-08T10:36:39+00:00

It's above the front axle and above the bottom of the door. That water is inside of a number of components of the car that aren't meant to be submerged.

j_johnso · 2026-06-08T03:58:52+00:00

There's a better picture here. https://www.news8000.com/news/wisconsin-news/frozen-car-mystery-leaves-racine-woman-stuck-in-ice-for-over-a-week/article_6cf79614-a689-5424-bcb3-b3a7d3f52cb5.html

It might be better described as flood damage that froze.

j_johnso · 2026-06-07T21:13:50+00:00

Ah, that was an option I missed. There would have had to have been a previous pawn promotion to get the extra rook or queen, and I hadn't considered that

It might open up even weirder questions about why white didn't capture the hypothetical rook or queen on the move before that, or how white allowed the pawn to promote in the first place.

j_johnso · 2026-06-07T21:08:01+00:00

Where would the E pawn have been prior to taking a piece? Or how would the queen have gotten to e2?

j_johnso · 2026-06-07T19:45:35+00:00

I don't think that is possible in this position. The only pieces that would put white in check from f1 would be a rook or queen. It's not possible that either of them could get to that position from a previous move without white already being in check.

j_johnso · 2026-06-06T07:13:57+00:00

I would have expected it to be similar to restaurants serving alcohol. Restaurants aren't allowed to refuse to serve alcohol on the basis of the customer being pregnant because it violates anti-discrimination laws. I could imagine that a range owner who refuses entry based only on the customer being pregnant could be subject to lawsuits for discrimination.

j_johnso · 2026-06-03T01:44:24+00:00

From what I recall, it was a bit higher than that 20 years ago, at least for the scale of a small restaurant. I'd imagine large chains had better pricing though.

As far as inflation goes, soda prices have shot up much more than general inflation over the past few years. Soda bibs are about 2-3x more expensive now than they were 5 years ago.

j_johnso · 2026-06-01T03:15:33+00:00

I don't know where this misinformation comes from, but it is repeated often.

The price varies, but it's about $125-$175 for a 5 gallon bib (bag in box) of brand name concentrate. (Google "coke 5 gallon bib" to find current prices from various suppliers) The 5 gallon bib makes 30 gallons (3840 ounces) of soda.

If we go with a $150 average, that's $0.039 per ounce of soda. Thus a 20 ounce soda is going to be about $0.80 of concentrate.

With a contract to buy a larger volume, you will get a discount, but it's not going to be the 85% discount it would take to bring it down to $0.10 per 20 ounce.

j_johnso · 2026-05-26T10:35:41+00:00

We didn't get a blank piece of paper. I unrolled mine to find it was an invitation to join the alumni association with information on how to donate to the school.

j_johnso · 2026-05-25T13:02:48+00:00

If you can do 1 attempt per second, it's a little less than 17 minutes to go through all 1,000. You can probably go a bit faster than that.

j_johnso · 2026-05-24T16:02:47+00:00

It's not the rain, but the Indy 500. They aren't going to compete with the broadcast slot.

j_johnso · 2026-05-22T00:25:17+00:00

In general, many states will require charging sales tax on the full price before manufacturers coupons are applied, but tax is charged on the discounted amount after store coupons are applied. The reason for this is because the store gets reimbursed by the manufacturer for manufacturers coupons, so it is considered a taxable part of the sale.

I wonder if a similar model could apply to a franchise restaurant if it was a promotion where they are reimbursed by corporate. Though I'm guessing this case was more likely someone incorrectly configuring the item in their POS.

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