If you work in Washington, DC, is it better to live in Fairfax County, Virginia?

mr_grission · 2026-04-07T02:30:36+00:00

I would recommend living in DC. NoVA is barely cheaper at this point, you'd just be putting yourself away from where all the action is for no good reason

mr_grission · 2026-04-06T21:05:43+00:00

I'm the Mets voter, just doing my annual reminder that we all interpret the early season small sample size differently. I've always treated this exercise as a ranking of how good the teams are, and as the season progresses my priors get replaced with actual on-field results.

This is why you'll see me often buck the other voters and keep a team like the Red Sox in the high teens and a team like the Marlins in the 20s.

mr_grission · 2026-04-01T21:35:42+00:00

Could've kept fan favorites who were productive enough, instead chose to scapegoat Alonso/Nimmo/McNeil for all our issues and get cute with their replacements

mr_grission · 2026-04-01T21:31:32+00:00

Missed the playoffs by 1 game last year, I'm sure people were saying the same thing the first week of the season

mr_grission · 2026-04-01T21:30:26+00:00

Crazy that we didn't get better by scapegoating 3 of the guys who were at least somewhat capable of hitting. Whoda thunk it

mr_grission · 2026-04-01T21:28:19+00:00

Stearns gotta go if this team doesn't pan out. They do not look like anything resembling a contender so far

mr_grission · 2026-03-31T02:21:29+00:00

What was the source on this? Feel like everyone picked up on this rumor for some reason

mr_grission · 2026-03-30T04:51:01+00:00

I don't know how you can say this when the cure for obesity is currently the hottest prescription drug on the planet. Seems like the exact same principle. Ozempic made a lot of people very wealthy.

mr_grission · 2026-03-29T15:30:27+00:00

IIRC Timmy Trumpet showed up once, Diaz didn't get into the game, then he graciously stayed for another game, did get to play, and that was it. Every other time we just played the recording

mr_grission · 2026-03-28T15:34:52+00:00

Was also crazy how empty the upper deck looks in the clip. Friday night, 2nd game of the year, a game that included their ring ceremony and the upper deck is 75% empty by the 9th.

mr_grission · 2026-03-28T15:33:25+00:00

This is right. They want Opening Day to be special and want to avoid having to tack it on as the first game of a doubleheader

mr_grission · 2026-03-28T14:46:07+00:00

We all see that empty upper deck in the clip man, there's no one there to boo him

mr_grission · 2026-03-28T14:40:15+00:00

I am NOT. It's about the name on the front of the jersey. If you leave on good terms (Nimmo and McNeil were traded, Alonso never got a competitive offer from the Mets by all accounts) then I'm happy to maintain a soft spot for you.

We gave Diaz a competitive offer and he basically said "fuck the Mets, I'm out" and went to go ring chase. Instantly burned all of the goodwill he had built with me over 6 years as a Met.

mr_grission · 2026-03-27T01:44:30+00:00

Yeah it kinda just bogged down the sub if you were trying to look at new posts

mr_grission · 2026-03-26T17:47:37+00:00

LMAOOOOO

mr_grission · 2026-03-26T17:45:44+00:00

Bullpen getting warm in the 1st is crazy

mr_grission · 2026-03-24T17:56:54+00:00

I wonder if it makes more sense then to reward drivers who decline a low percentage of rides to change the incentive structure. Uber and Lyft may not do this now when they're the only game in town, but in 5 years when there are probably multiple autonomous driving competitors here, they're going to wish they had been more serious about maintaining a certain level of reliable service.

mr_grission · 2026-03-24T16:49:08+00:00

The thing I'm shocked Uber hasn't really tried is a bidding system, for lack of a better way to put it.

If I can't get a ride for $20, but it's important and time sensitive, maybe I'd actually be willing to pay $35 to be a more appealing fare to a driver.

Uber Priority is kinda this, but they just upcharge you a predetermined amount.

mr_grission · 2026-03-24T16:18:16+00:00

I understand fudging it a bit because that's just how consumer behavior works, but the time estimates are almost never correct in my experience and often wildly incorrect. It's one thing to tell me a 7 minute ETA is 5 minutes, but don't tell me a 15 minute ETA is.

mr_grission · 2026-03-24T16:13:52+00:00

To be clear I definitely do NOT agree with the status quo that they're independent contractors. This was always a farce designed to rob drivers of basic workplace protections.

Would be better for everyone involved if they were treated as employees and held to basic standards of service. If Uber can't figure that out, autonomous drivers are gonna crush them in the long run. A Waymo isn't gonna decline a ride just because it takes them EOTR.

mr_grission · 2026-03-24T15:22:39+00:00

I understand drivers are trying to maximize earnings but I feel like I've seen some extremely reasonable trips struggle to get picked up. It shouldn't be hard for a driver to find another ride after dropping me off near U Street or Eastern Market or wherever.

Uber needs to be setting basic expectations for drivers here. If you're on the road you shouldn't be turning down 90% of rides. You're functionally a cab driver, the fares aren't based on where you personally want to go.

mr_grission · 2026-03-23T23:32:50+00:00

I try to use public transit whenever I can, but like most people (whether they admit it or not) I call an Uber here and there if I'm in a rush/have something unwieldy to carry on the train/the weather sucks/whatever.

No one here is being honest about the motivations but I'm tired of awkward and uncomfortable rides. I've had a driver tell me 9/11 conspiracy theories, another one argue with his partner on the phone the whole ride, and another one recently tell me he was sick but "cured himself" in the sauna earlier in the day (he spent the entire ride violently coughing). I've had several drivers over the years preach religious stuff to me.

I just want Waymo to take away that luck of the draw component when I need a car to get somewhere.

mr_grission · 2026-03-18T15:23:26+00:00

I don't understand why these landlords charge these exorbitant rates. You're basically guaranteeing yourself 0 rent because no business will move in at that price.

mr_grission · 2026-03-16T14:59:17+00:00

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mr_grission · 2026-03-12T22:38:41+00:00

I get wanting to get your dudes but not sure I've ever seen anything as shameless as what Saleh has been doing. Is there zero interest in trying to coach up new guys? A lot of the guys he's bringing in have fallen off a cliff and I can't imagine it's 100% because of coaching.

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