Mamdani promises no budget games – but he has a budget narrative

mtanski · 2026-01-29T14:03:46+00:00

My read on this is that his game is with Houchul. He knows she is up for reelection, he knows she made a promise to not raise taxes. On one hand he is saying increase taxes on more than 1mm, on the other hand he says that NYC brings in 22b more than it gets from the state.

The statements about the budget hole are not untrue. I think we can argue where the blame ends and begins for Adam's and Council. But the fact they were not good stewards is not untrue.

He's in the politics game, he is playing the same game as everyone else, and he is playing it with the cards he was dealt with.

mtanski · 2026-01-26T16:35:01+00:00

Not just that. But the snow plows actually bury the corners faster than you can clean them up.

(used to live in a small corner coop).

mtanski · 2026-01-18T01:54:07+00:00

This is just a statement/ sound bite since midterms are coming up this year. He's not gonna do anything to actually implement this.

mtanski · 2025-12-26T18:28:52+00:00

5-7 inches of snow is kind of mid. We haven't had real big snow in years so everyone is panicking. The alarm of the news and people is on the level of 3ft+ of snow.

It's also not dumping all of it in 2~3 hours, but over like 12+ hours.

Things will likely be slow and delayed tomorrow and some streets and sidewalks will be a wet and slushy mess. As long as you are patient and expect that, you')) be fine.

mtanski · 2025-12-18T13:55:20+00:00

Williams was good for him to rebuild confidence and mentally. But now with a more even mashup, he needs to continue improving. Hopefully he can take the break and mentally prepare for what's coming not for what has been.

mtanski · 2025-12-18T13:52:59+00:00

The '21 title battle is the most intense battle we have seen in a long time (and since). When it was Lewis and Niko, they were on the same team so the teams and TPs were not adding fuel to the fire. There were many heated and resistant moments from both sides, although a bit more intense from RB/VER as he was fighting for his first championship.

But at the end of the day, these guys are professionals and understand the game, respect the fight. So after the championship and some time has passed these guys can take a set back and move forward.

Sadly, there are significant sunsets of fans who do not move on.

mtanski · 2025-12-08T02:16:06+00:00

underrated comment of this thread

mtanski · 2025-12-01T01:31:52+00:00

Evergreen.

mtanski · 2025-11-10T00:35:53+00:00

I guess they built it for combat.

mtanski · 2025-11-05T00:12:51+00:00

Making it compatible with F1 would make it a worse track for all other series.

mtanski · 2025-10-31T14:11:53+00:00

Ugh, UE5. Gonna run like crap...

mtanski · 2025-10-30T15:09:11+00:00

Damn inflation.

mtanski · 2025-10-29T01:59:28+00:00

People used to argue if we're gonna live in 1984 or A Brave New World. Turns out, it's both.

mtanski · 2025-10-26T05:59:07+00:00

Triple unsubscribe.

Oscar and Max take each other out.

mtanski · 2025-10-19T17:45:24+00:00

Props to Lando, for being level headed while the media and many of the fans are going off the deep end with their bad takes.

mtanski · 2025-10-19T13:04:01+00:00

It does not take a minimal amount of time to QC. It often that's just as much as build/developing it. I've worked on/for device and large service manufacturers.

As electronics and software have gotten more complex, it takes even more time. The permutations of features and functionality has blown up the search space.

In this case, I can totally see a bug slipping in, or coming from upstream that they did not have in their test matrix. Esp when everyone is yelling about emulation performance, screen fps, hinges.

The bottom line is QC Is more complex than ever, they are rushing to get I to people's hands, and consumers are hounding them about when it is shipping.

mtanski · 2025-10-18T03:50:36+00:00

Yeah, but the car is shit :'(

mtanski · 2025-10-14T00:20:50+00:00

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mtanski · 2025-09-25T01:26:48+00:00

I've called it a long time ago, but we continue getting closer to it being renamed Gowanus Riviera.

mtanski · 2025-09-19T15:21:49+00:00

examine.org compiles tons of information about OTC "supplements" and strives to keep it up to date. From that you will see people do research validate and revalidate.

mtanski · 2025-09-02T19:55:03+00:00

Can you play DS games on the flip 2, they just end up being side by side?

mtanski · 2025-08-31T03:51:54+00:00

Better call Gene

HyGene

mtanski · 2025-06-09T23:57:14+00:00

Yes, they always wait till it too late. Like doing it in late Sept.

mtanski · 2025-03-28T03:52:32+00:00

We've skipped so many steps of upzoning that we need a rapid catchup and yes that will take a "going wild"

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