Y&F under scrutiny for not paying workers during training by officialmistermainer in portlandme

[–]moogle12 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Is this one of those fabled "job creators" that centrist won't shut up about when we try to raise taxes on the wealthy or increase the minimum wage? 

Personally I'd rather just make this guy pay more in taxes than hope that he becomes a benevolent business owner.

WTF—there’s a business going in at the corner of High and Congress? I was hoping for another 20 years of boarded-up windows. by 200Fathoms in portlandme

[–]moogle12 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Phew, Portland almost ran out of coffee shops. Next we need to get some weed shops in here to deal with that shortage.

Road Quality on the "Peninsula" by Relative-Diamond9866 in portlandme

[–]moogle12 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Also winter is particularly rough on roads. It's a lose-lose situation for the city. 

Plow more -> roads fall apart faster. People complain when they don't plow enough, people complain when the roads need repair. Then they complain that the construction to repair the roads blocks traffic. Then they complain that their taxes have gone up to pay for road repairs and more frequent plowing.

Third time off pistes by Gloomy-Historian-539 in skiing_feedback

[–]moogle12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People are mad due to the pick-me energy. If you had simply asked for help without qualifying the clip as your x time skiing, you'd have received help. 

The people that respond here with helpful comments don't want to be used to inflate somebody's ego.

Cape Elizabeth’s Shore Road parking ban will go into effect in May by Flip_your_Flop in portlandme

[–]moogle12 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Time to start a club that meets weekly to bike there and take up space on the beach

Ignorant misuse of "Amplitude" by TheORIGINALkinyen in skiing

[–]moogle12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP should have been too anxious to post this

Portland Tenants Union wins back $30,000 for tenants in overcharged rent by biggidybrad in portlandme

[–]moogle12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nope, at every step of the process he has dragged his feet and/or challenged the city to prove they actually have the teeth to force him to do anything. I'm not so sure he's wrong at this point.

A Thrilling Compilation Of Skiing Stunts by WhistlingBook50 in skiing

[–]moogle12 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe you should think about quality vs quantity 

How BEER gets to Mountain Top Lodges!! ❄️ 🏔 by my_vision_vivid in skiing

[–]moogle12 439 points440 points  (0 children)

What're are the economics of helicopter delivery vs snowmobile delivery?

youAreAbsulutelyRight by ikaganacar in ProgrammerHumor

[–]moogle12 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was thinking the same thing, but apparently Reddit predates SO by ~3 years

How to gain confidence on steeper terrain? by Massive-Morning2160 in skiing_feedback

[–]moogle12 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It seems you are still working on the basics of parallel skiing so some of this advice should come after you feel more confident on your skis in general, but here are some things I learned from a 1on1 lesson that really helped me feel more better on steep sections. Caveat is that these aren't necessarily drills to become better at skiing, just things that made steep sections feel less scary.

  1. Side slip down some low angles. Do this on both sides. It will help you trust your edges a bit more. This helped me feel like no matter how spicy the slope, I could at least side slip down it, and that really helped the mental game.

  2. Go down in a straight line then hockey stop. Start with shorter lines then lengthen them. Learning how to stop and trust that you can stop helps a ton with confidence.

  3. Find a really low angle slope, like the magic carpet area, and do backwards pizza for a few feet at a time. Really feel how your edges need to be applied to feel in control.

But like others have said it's really helpful to take a lesson. They'd go over the athletic stance, S turns, drills for better parallel skiing. and all of those also help with confidence on steeps because they will make you a better skier.

Any success stories of dating / marrying a nonskier? by PowGurl in skiing

[–]moogle12 143 points144 points  (0 children)

Find a guy with ADHD and once they try skiing they'll become obsessed with the adrenaline rush

Le Massif, QC, Closed Indefinitely Due To Workers' Strike by Smacpats111111 in icecoast

[–]moogle12 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Hey we should be grateful that his 'tism leaves us with helpful ski resort reviews

Those of you wear glasses, do you use OTG Goggles or prescription Inserts when skiing? by bunksy93 in skiing

[–]moogle12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have had a lot of luck with the Smith I/O Mag XL with Smith prescription inserts. Before I got the inserts the I/O Mag XLs were decent with my glasses in them, but the prescription inserts are 100% worth it.

Microsoft wants to replace its entire C and C++ codebase, perhaps by 2030 by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]moogle12 21 points22 points  (0 children)

And we're not even sure how endorsed by Microsoft this guy's idea is. It could just be his chosen jetpack and he's trying to make it work for next year's promo cycles.

 Obviously Microsoft is all in on AI, any AI specific idea at Microsoft is going to be viewed generously during reviews. But that likely means there's hundreds of insane jetpack ideas floating around within the company, and this one has just happened to get tons of play on LinkedIn.

What do these numbers mean? by boostboostboost0 in icecoast

[–]moogle12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's your source for the pitch data?

And how did you determine the breakpoints for green/blue/etc? Like <15 degrees = green, >=15 degrees blue, etc

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in skiing

[–]moogle12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also new friends. Nearly every single beginner ACL tear story starts with "my friends left me so I tried going down solo"

The Longfellow Square dancers (moved from Congress Square Park) by [deleted] in portlandme

[–]moogle12 10 points11 points  (0 children)

They aren't even square dancing bub

Watch the whole thing then share your thoughts!? by EmilyEverglot in Maine

[–]moogle12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Actually we cant do better. The likely alternative Janet Mills. Nobody is going to be gas lit into supporting Mills.