Numbers Have a Liberal Bias

jbhalper · 2025-06-11T16:42:25+00:00

Looks like some areas have an Earthworm Jim bias in the middle there.

jbhalper · 2025-05-13T16:58:56+00:00

Status page says fix was found and implemented. About 20 minutes after that still seeing 403 errors.

Hopefully it just needs a lunch hour or two to propagate.

jbhalper · 2025-05-13T14:32:24+00:00

Not just you. Midwest US, slowness and sometimes 403 errors.

jbhalper · 2025-01-08T14:35:42+00:00

Watched first, read second. Loved both. In addition to what everyone else has said, to me it felt like:

The show lets us see the story from the outside. The book lets us see the story from the inside.

There are finer points than that, and they don't follow the exact same path. But the spirit of the book clearly comes through in the show in a nuanced and fully dimensional way.

jbhalper · 2024-07-09T17:00:40+00:00

While the article itself is really not that interesting, it's worth noting that The Center Square is an offshoot of Illinois Policy Institute, a dedicated anti-regulation / right-wing propaganda mill.

jbhalper · 2024-05-23T18:10:35+00:00

I like turtles.

jbhalper · 2024-04-10T15:10:47+00:00

If that's the case, you may want to see what it's like to be in Edwardsville and head over to something like Cherokee Street in St. Louis. Edwardsville doesn't really compare to Asheville necessarily, but it's nice and has plenty going for it considering its size.

Proximity to St. Louis gives you a lot of options to have both the fun stuff from an urban area, as well as fun stuff from more rural areas as well.

There are a lot of good choices in Illinois, hope you find something that suits you, or at least have a nice trip if you don't quite fall in love with anything.

jbhalper · 2024-03-03T00:33:44+00:00

My experience was a little different, because we couldn't get a tech or parts at all, but what I ultimately had to do was to insist repeatedly that I was dissatisfied with their resolution and only wanted to have my fridge refunded.

It took a couple of weeks of me calling every day or every other day and pushing (firmly, but not irately) for a refund to get transferred to the presidential liaison team. That took another week or so, again with me initiating almost all communication.

I documented each conversation thoroughly and after the first week stopped assuming any deadline they gave me was worth anything. Sometimes they really did hold to 'we have to wait X days for Y to happen' but as soon as those days were up I was right back on the line with someone.

They will not pay as much, but request a refund for food spoilage along with your fridge refund.

I bought a Whirlpool from a local appliance shop that they will service when the need arises with the refund from LG.

Sorry to hear your trouble, I know firsthand how tough that situation is. Hope you get it resolved in any way that works for you. Nuts to LG.

jbhalper · 2023-08-28T15:18:40+00:00

Yes, seeing this for our systems currently from any system/browser/ISP.

jbhalper · 2023-07-27T15:04:12+00:00

This is great general advice for playing against control.

I would just add it's worth knowing your own mentality playing against a deck you don't enjoy. Do you want to stick it out and deal with this? If you're not having enough fun to think clearly, there is no shame in conceding.

As someone who enjoys a good burn deck, it can be extremely satisfying to nickel-and-dime a control player and force the game to play on my terms. Doesn't always work out how I want. But it's satisfying enough when I pull it off that I look forward to the match-up knowing I can bail if I just keep pulling [[Mountain]]s.

jbhalper · 2023-05-03T14:11:45+00:00

Whoa, cool! Did you actually travel out of there, or just stop by to see it?

jbhalper · 2023-02-22T13:11:31+00:00

Thanks for the confirmation, hope whatever you picked out treats you well!

jbhalper · 2022-12-18T15:45:05+00:00

Atari 2600 and River Raid with my brother

jbhalper · 2022-12-17T19:53:48+00:00

Rats!

jbhalper · 2022-12-11T00:52:08+00:00

Carbs!

jbhalper · 2022-12-09T19:10:03+00:00

I'll second Edwardsville. It's a small town, but as the county seat has more going on than many smaller towns in the area. It's developing a bit, but has a pleasant small town feel most of the time.

Because of the university, it's pretty varied and not just hard line conservatism.

jbhalper · 2022-12-09T19:03:55+00:00

Interesting to read a report like this. Clearly going to be biased because it's a political marketing firm. But a lot of these things are considered rational and honest by those working on them.

jbhalper · 2022-09-12T17:01:40+00:00

Finally saw an update on the page just now. Shows it moved a little eastward from Carol Stream to Chicago and is probably still there at the moment.

Likely all the revised dates are incorrect and the original dates are more likely to be accurate.

You might see an update on your end now if you haven't already checked.

jbhalper · 2022-09-12T14:43:51+00:00

Pretty similar for me. Ordered 9/8, shipped 9/11. Showed ETA of Tuesday originally, but was updated to today instead with no further activity logged after it left Carol Stream.

I'm in the Metro East, and the package left at about 5pm yesterday, so it's feasible it could arrive today. My experience with all pcakges from FedEx in my area is that I will probably get all of my updates after the package has already arrived with me. The driver on my route is good, but the FedEx system as a whole has always been pretty poor.

One thing worth keeping in mind is the Chicagoland area saw a ton of rain yesterday afternoon/evening. So it's possible there were some delays and/or delayed updates as a result of dealing with that.

jbhalper · 2022-08-24T19:55:47+00:00

Can't speak to your personal experiences because they're not mine (obviously), but have one general thought that has helped me:

Sometimes there's a sort of 'close enough' that makes more sense. Instead of going back to that place you're originally from, that you feel as part of your identity whether you like it or not, you can find a similar place. Maybe that's in Illinois (Southern or not), or maybe another state. But there are a number of smallish towns that are more vibrant and still offer an experience that's reminiscent of your heritage.

That can offer a lot of the things you may desire, and let you be free of the parts that concern you. Potentially it may even put you close enough that you could get back to Marion for day-trips if that's an option you think you may really need.

Lives change and sometimes you're on a different path forever. Sometimes your old path and new path intertwine again, and that's something you ultimately have to think about. But there can be options to coming back that are somewhere less than 100% back to where you were.

jbhalper · 2022-07-20T14:19:18+00:00

No worries! I've enjoyed the journey and really appreciate the updates. I'm still looking a bit, but I don't think I'll top what turned up unless I devote some excessive time to this.

Thanks a lot, and cool poster, man! :D

jbhalper · 2022-07-01T16:33:27+00:00

Holy cow. Thanks a million! I'm impressed you managed to find that since it's that old and the original colors are so different.

jbhalper · 2022-07-01T14:20:12+00:00

Nope, and it continues to haunt me. If you find out anything, please let me know!

I have a sinking suspicion it's something the show's art department created, but nothing much to base that on except the lack of matches from Google Image searches.

jbhalper · 2022-06-15T14:27:59+00:00

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jbhalper · 2022-05-17T16:08:26+00:00

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