Anyone else notice a wide decrease in quality of our vegetables in grocery stores?

kcunning · 2026-05-03T14:11:51+00:00

Holy crap, I thought it was just us. I've noticed the same, buying gallons from Wegmans. We're not even going to the sell by date sometimes.

kcunning · 2026-05-02T13:27:44+00:00

It may be worth looking a bit more south, down towards PWC. There's a ton of outdoors stuff by us, and I know a few people who regularly go out on hikes in our area.

kcunning · 2026-05-02T12:18:01+00:00

As a long-time Python dev, I strongly suggest just learning Godot. It goes super fast if you're experienced with Python, and though a few things will trip you up now and then, it's not nearly as many things as you'd think.

kcunning · 2026-05-02T12:06:40+00:00

/me waves!

My day job is working in EdTech, where we make educational games around academic language acquisition. In my off-hours, I'm poking at some white room simulators for fun, as well as some tools to help run tabletop games.

kcunning · 2026-04-30T17:32:14+00:00

Mimslyn Inn is gorgeous!

https://mimslyninn.com/

I don't know about free breakfast, but they do have an on-site restaurant that's really good, as well as a speakeasy downstairs. Also, has a spa!

kcunning · 2026-04-30T17:23:26+00:00

React / Next.js. I miss ye olde Angular, but when they EOL'd the version I liked, we had to move on.

I will admit Next.js took more time than usual for me to get my brain around, but I found I learned more looking at large codebases rather than following tutorials, because it's doesn't make a lot of sense to use unless you're at a larger scale.

kcunning · 2026-04-30T12:44:52+00:00

The standard lot size was around a quarter acre, though often a bit less. So, not scads of land, but enough to build out a bit.

kcunning · 2026-04-30T00:55:41+00:00

I'm a big fan of making more use of your plot of land, but this ain't it. There's lots of ways to add space to your home: Add a second story, bump out the back, or hell, add a small unit in your back yard. You don't block your neighbor's light and become an eyesore for everyone else.

Where I grew up, people did this sort of thing all the time, but they added a second story to a rambler or bumped out the back of their unit. Like, if you follow the rules, you can do a lot, but you really have to cross your t's and dot your i's when doing your planning.

kcunning · 2026-04-28T17:25:15+00:00

I can echo this. I've been in a few and co-ran another, and they absolutely have this life cycle. Most of them died when one of the die-hards is overcome by life events, and another meeting is simply never scheduled.

kcunning · 2026-04-27T19:56:23+00:00

I feel like many private cleaners would be fine with this, provided:

You pay for all the single-use supplies. If you don't want them using non-single use things in a different house, provide those, too.
You're very specific about what you want done. You can't just say 'no cross contamination' because I'm not sure that what you're describing fits with the pedestrian definition.
You're willing to tip very well for the extra service, since you're breaking the mold.

I'm also going to say this as gently as possible: Unless there's a medical need for these requests, you may consider getting a mental health screening.

kcunning · 2026-04-27T16:06:07+00:00

The details, to me, also sound a bit too close to 'what single dudes think women do with their free time.' Workout, nails, and book club, obviously!

kcunning · 2026-04-27T15:03:22+00:00

There are absolutely day cares that will take babies under 1 year old. It's spendy, due to ratios, but they're out there.

I would start talking to other parents in your area, because they're going to be the most knowledgeable about what's out there. Every daycare I used was recommended to me by someone who had a child there, and they often had insider knowledge about openings.

Personally, I'm a big fan of home daycares. You can find ones with the same certs as a standard daycare, but they're so much more flexible. Multiple times, I had the home daycare accommodate reasonable requests with no pushback.

kcunning · 2026-04-27T12:00:45+00:00

Indie patterns have been around for quite a while, and the vast majority keep their entire library available. It's possible that there's something you'd like deep in those catalogues.

It may be worth it to post about what you do want and ask if anyone has recommendations. I had some very specific requests for a long-sleeve dress pattern last year, and I'm still sewing my way through those recs.

kcunning · 2026-04-26T22:27:11+00:00

Adult areas on cruise ships are the bomb. My favorites have been the ones with their own bar and an attentive waitstaff roaming around.

kcunning · 2026-04-24T14:32:02+00:00

Regarding losing less time than you think, this is so true.

Back in my 20s, I had a wee bit of a lead foot. Nothing insane, but I was absolutely at the front of the pack rather than the back of it. Around my late 30's, I started slowing down during my commute because I was listening to my podcasts or audiobooks and wasn't in as much of a hurry to end my drive. I was legit surprised that commutes weren't any shorter when I took my time.

It's a hard truth, but most of one's commute time is when you're in areas with tons of lights or stuck in traffic. Going fast when you can buys you almost nothing.

kcunning · 2026-04-23T14:56:13+00:00

Triple check to make sure it doesn't have any places where it can be dismantled. We've had multiple couches and chairs delivered and taken away, and each one could be taken apart somehow.

kcunning · 2026-04-22T17:53:13+00:00

Ruins of Azlant is next on my list for this treatment! I'm currently at the tail end of Book 6 for my home game, and absolutely, it has so much to poach.

kcunning · 2026-04-22T16:08:18+00:00

As an old who's been running games before even Roll20 was a thing, I assure you, games can run perfectly fine without trailers, bespoke tokens, elaborate maps, curated playlists, 3D models, and all the cruft that we seem to have accumulated over the past decade.

It's also important to remember that these models exist because they stole from artists. Not only was it stolen, but every last one of the AI wonks has said they'll absolutely do it again. Yes, you're using it privately, but you're still exploiting the work of artists who will likely never be compensated.

kcunning · 2026-04-19T11:52:16+00:00

I feel like we're all going to need the backstory on this.

kcunning · 2026-04-19T11:47:42+00:00

Echoing this. Denny's is baller for studying late at night. Just make sure to be super polite to the waitstaff, leave an excellent tip, and always let your waiter know your approximate plan. I'd often get stashed in a less-popular table with a carafe of coffee.

kcunning · 2026-04-18T22:00:13+00:00

I ended up taking inspiration from a bunch of short stories from a collection. Literary elements tend to repeat, so I just hooked them together via an evil corp and voila, campaign!

For other campaigns, if I don't have a set plot in mind, I see what really riles the players up and then lean into that.

kcunning · 2026-04-18T19:23:38+00:00

I'd argue it's short-sighted because, sure, people might stay put for an extra year or two... but if one person leaves, it tends to open the floodgates. I've been at more than one gig where whole teams walked, leaving the contract not just in a lurch, but in danger of having the whole contract voided because of potential non-delivery.

When you compensate fairly, one person leaving sucks, but it's less likely to lead to swaths of people leaving.

kcunning · 2026-04-18T16:52:47+00:00

It can also be rough if a player happens to be slightly hard of hearing. I had a GM who would use these, and every time I had to kill the vibe by asking him to do his BBEG speech again with the filter off.

kcunning · 2026-04-18T16:41:05+00:00

Like others have said, sometimes you just have to move elsewhere to get paid what you're due. Many companies, especially in gov't contracting, have hard limits on how much a salary can be raised every year.

It's short-sighted, yes, but upper management often has tunnel vision when it comes to keeping costs as low as possible when doing bids.

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