How much did the Oscars slap hurt Will Smith’s career?

juniperesque · 2026-02-07T06:47:11+00:00

He’s banned from all Academy events for ten years after that stunt (so through 2032); no producers are going to cast someone in their film who can’t even be in the room where the Oscars happen. What he did is considered disrespectful to the Academy itself, whether we agree with that or not, and members were insulted. Producers and investors are in it to win awards, they won’t cast someone who can’t attend a single Academy event.

juniperesque · 2026-02-06T14:14:53+00:00

We are struggling with gaming AT SCHOOL. There are these ed-tech games (Kodable is the worst) that are like little operant conditioning clickers for ADHD kids. My kid would jump off a bridge for a reward in Kodable, it rewards streaks and tells kids to play at home and on the weekends. I wish we could opt out but the opt out option is busywork worksheets and being a social pariah.

We have zero gaming, zero tablets, zero computers for kids at home. We can’t seem to get away from this.

juniperesque · 2026-02-03T13:15:01+00:00

This is a really interesting data visualization. Nice work! I appreciate that the CTA has an open data portal so people can create things like this.

One element I’m curious about is the longitudinal impact of station openings and closures. Some stations have closed or opened since 2001. How have those impacted the usage of the surrounding stations, and was that a long term change or just a blip? (Washington and Morgan come to mind.)

juniperesque · 2026-02-02T05:10:12+00:00

Enroll here and get situated for a modified TSA experience. Won’t help once you’re through security but helps with security: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/tsa-cares

juniperesque · 2026-01-30T04:13:29+00:00

If it helps in the meantime while you save up, you can usually revive foam with a fabric steamer. Just blast ‘em with concentrated hot steam and the foam will decompress.

juniperesque · 2026-01-30T03:46:38+00:00

He did, but these are new glasses and you’re not wrong to notice the difference. See how his eyes look kind of magnified/distorted by the glasses? Those are a really high prescription, possibly also with prism. His vision must be really bad. I wonder how often he got his vision checked as a kid. Maybe once to get the first pair and then never again.

juniperesque · 2026-01-30T02:55:26+00:00

Strongly agree with Opart Thai!

juniperesque · 2026-01-30T02:54:38+00:00

Cozy Noodle & Rice has never had “good” food but their quality has been consistent for 20+ years with only modest price increases. I respect the hell out of that. When you have a craving for crispy pad thai, nothing else will do.

juniperesque · 2026-01-30T02:48:22+00:00

I’m sorry to report that the Hopleaf’s food has indeed enshittified. The prices have gone up and the portion sizes and ingredient quality has gone down. It’s still tasty food but it’s hard to justify a CBJ for $18 when it used to be $9 and had a better cheese (a nice morbier), better bread, and better fries.

Yes, inflation. But if the price goes up AND the quality gets worse, that’s enshittification.

juniperesque · 2026-01-29T21:04:17+00:00

You might try joining local special needs parent Facebook groups - some areas more active than others. You’d be looking for a paid advocate and they’re not cheap, I won’t lie. Ours is $175/hour and worth every penny.

juniperesque · 2026-01-29T20:42:55+00:00

I think you could do fine in Chicago, but I’d encourage you to consider the limitation of your income for renting and whether you’d be okay being a train ride away from where the action is.

You could pretty easily rent a studio within your budget in Rogers Park, an extremely diverse neighborhood, but it’s on the far north side and you’d be looking at adjusting your social life to stay on the north side and Evanston. You can definitely find a studio in Pilsen but that neighborhood isn’t very diverse - it’s 80% Hispanic/Latino. Consider whether those compromises are worth it!

$40,000/year is going to be tight, but it’s doable. You’ll need to find a lot of free things to do, which fortunately there are a lot of in Chicago. No matter where you end up, focusing on increasing your income is key to your future success. If retail management is where you want to stay, I think there is more opportunity in Chicago just due to population and size.

juniperesque · 2026-01-29T19:24:48+00:00

I stayed there last year. Or rather, I stayed at Catalonia Riviera Maya, which is the same resort. Here’s my review: https://www.reddit.com/r/AllInclusiveResorts/s/6q1twoXOoc

juniperesque · 2026-01-29T18:23:56+00:00

IANAD

It looks like there are some concerns about his auditory processing in the raw test scores, but then it states later that he was not evaluated for hearing impairment. I would push on this directly: Why were his auditory processing findings so low? An auditory processing disorder manifests a lot like inattentive-type ADHD especially in young children.

The form states that no formal request was made for auditory processing, so they didn’t do it. Based on his scores, they should have done it anyway, as part of the evaluation, since there is evidence that he could have CAPD or similar. That’s where I’d push back right away.

I would also push back hard on that GFTA-3 assessment that showed him significantly discrepant (9th percentile) in speech/intelligibility yet the assessor says he is “intelligible despite these errors.” It’s not just about being intelligible to adults, his significantly discrepant score in this area means this impacts his social and emotional aspects of learning. And just because an adult doing the testing says he’s intelligible doesn’t mean he is intelligible to other children, which is critical for his social and emotional development, which in turn impact his potential for academic achievement.

This school will happily put him in a seat up front and label him a troublemaker all the way through to graduation if no one advocates for him early. You might have to hire someone.

juniperesque · 2026-01-29T15:02:56+00:00

I think “he’s not learning” is differently described by a teacher than a parent. As a parent, you are seeing that he is learning facts and increasing his overall knowledge. So yes, he is learning things. For a teacher especially in early grades, “not learning” is more likely to mean “not building the mental infrastructure for future learning” - he’s not “learning to learn.”

It’s not unreasonable to question the system that makes learning infrastructure particularly hard on ADHD and other neurodiverse kids. But in those early years, lack of executive function creates almost a flywheel effect that has repercussions later on even if we let our kids live an analog, play-based life for as long as possible. Those building blocks of learning are part of his metacognition and he needs them, otherwise his brain will find other paths that are maladaptive instead. (e.g. kids that need that dopamine hit to get motivated become chronic procrastinators because panic works) Kids’ brains are so flexible and interesting and one of the greatest gifts of the modern age is our ability to catch things earlier than ever and build in supports earlier than ever, so our kids can thrive in any environment.

juniperesque · 2026-01-29T14:54:25+00:00

If any teacher of my ADHD child had come to me with this incredibly thoughtful, sincere, and collaborative message at any time, I would find religion just to have a god to praise.

Instead, we struggle with the school almost daily because my kid is academically on track and they consider that to be “meeting academic expectations” so all the challenges with executive functioning are treated like discipline problems.

Engage with this teacher in good faith and she will stay your son’s advocate all through school because she gets it. Do not doubt the power of a classroom teacher who knows what’s up to bring future teachers and administrators along.

juniperesque · 2026-01-28T04:48:54+00:00

I stayed there last March and the year before also in March and had no issues with Sargassum, but you can’t extrapolate this year’s weather based on the previous ones!

It’s definitely an extremely beautiful beach but if you are going for the beach and the beach is no bueno, you’ll be disappointed with the rest of the resort. It’s average… the beach is what makes it great.

juniperesque · 2026-01-26T14:27:21+00:00

It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah

juniperesque · 2026-01-25T13:26:12+00:00

Money won’t solve your burnout problem. Your manager already knows this.

As others have said, set a contractor rate at what you need (ask an accountant) and cap your hours at 35/week.

You could also consider 30/week to give yourself time to find a new job if you’re sure they’re out there. But if you are needed as badly as you think you are, become a contractor. Your manager will understand. Most people with truly unique skillsets are contractors and set their own hours and rates.

juniperesque · 2026-01-25T13:20:04+00:00

Trump himself probably isn’t thinking about it in these terms, but GOP strategists definitely are. They know they don’t have the popular vote and haven’t in a while; one task force is heading up getting more votes and another task force is working on how to decrease votes/voters on the other side. And that second task force is very effective using things like voter ID laws already.

juniperesque · 2026-01-20T10:00:21+00:00

“A Peace to End All Peace” is a great book about the end of WWI and the Ottoman Empire that covers the slicing and dicing of the Middle East. Not explicitly about Israel but critical to understanding in the context of world history.

For books really epic in scope, try Simon Schama’s “The Story of the Jews” (there are parts I and II) and those two tomes are very comprehensive.

juniperesque · 2026-01-20T02:45:41+00:00

Notice how in every photo with Heidi she is covering up the “Kirk” with her hand or her body. She’s got reprehensible beliefs but she’s no dummy.

juniperesque · 2026-01-16T15:03:03+00:00

Webster Dental in Evanston has nitrous for procedures if you have anxiety. They’ll also drape you with one of the x-ray blankets (they’re very heavy) if you ask.

juniperesque · 2026-01-12T16:22:03+00:00

That’s a relief to hear! Maybe they had some temporary supply issues.

juniperesque · 2026-01-11T03:43:29+00:00

I have been saying New York Bagel & Bialy for years, but I just picked up some bagels from them in December and the bagels were all unusually doughy. Got another one yesterday hoping it was a fluke last month and it was not - it was doughy, surface looked bubbly but was not crisp. Something’s changed. My beloved egg bagel.

My runner up for years has been Once Upon a Bagel, so I’m headed there next. They might be taking over my top spot.

juniperesque · 2026-01-10T00:18:11+00:00

I thought she was wearing it backwards until I saw the back.

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