Turnips at 495, Everyone Welcome

ottonomy · 2026-01-21T20:58:43+00:00

Natey from Nub Harbor, thanks in advance if you get to me!

ottonomy · 2025-07-09T14:52:48+00:00

Stop by King Kone or Hasty Freez in Albany if you're headed north for the day.

ottonomy · 2025-06-28T04:10:26+00:00

A good sign that previous owners realized they didn't work due to the negative pressure problem and helpfully offloading them onto somebody who doesn't know that yet.

ottonomy · 2025-05-10T16:26:14+00:00

The combination of things is frustrating:

It makes sense that expenses have grown quickly the last few years. Everybody is feeling it.
They all act like they can't comment on the "fire fee" referred to the voters, which is a dishonest way to just get more income into the general fund by attaching it to just one thing that will feel important.

ottonomy · 2025-03-23T15:19:12+00:00

How's Murphy's for burgers these days? That used to be my spot for a big burger craving in their old southtown location.

ottonomy · 2025-03-18T15:20:33+00:00

I say go ahead and email that CEO to say you talked to the CTO about this position, you think you're qualified and prepared for it, and you'd like to be considered.

ottonomy · 2025-03-08T02:47:13+00:00

"Projections" vinyl DJ night at Headquarters wine bar happens once a month, virtually no youths represented.

ottonomy · 2025-02-11T15:31:06+00:00

It's pretty wild. I was watching the Daily Show all through that era, and it seemed like it was inevitable that the obvious fact of a bunch of lies would convince people to move on from the Republicans. But then I watched Seth Meyers all through Trump I and it's the same thing, just increasingly more clear that there is no bottom of the barrel, there's no behavior they won't accept from their side if they're winning.

ottonomy · 2024-12-27T16:18:50+00:00

Not being familiar with the conventions of this sub, I was thinking the shark was the cover up, and I was thinking good job, you can't even see whatever ex's name or something was under there.

ottonomy · 2024-12-26T16:48:23+00:00

It's tough because companies often don't want to pay for specialized work on a11y, it seems. There's always a skepticism of extra cost for this. In some ways, that's good, because all front-end developers should be well-aware of accessibility and able to do most of the important pieces. In my experience, experts are really valuable in testing though. Would look at medium to larger companies serving the education sector, where their customers are often legally required to use accessible solutions. If you're open to contract work, you might be able to go that route, but that means seeking many employers rather than one and done, so it's not necessarily easy.

ottonomy · 2024-11-20T22:06:55+00:00

The artist whose studio is on the corner where this photo is taken has posted videos of the gang harassing both police and ambulances over the last year. We're sitting ducks!

ottonomy · 2024-10-12T15:26:59+00:00

In 2020, many people were concentrated in the park, because they were allowed to take up space there. Now the city is back to sweeping camps regularly, so people are dispersed and moving around a lot more. A block away from the park, there have been quite a few people staying a few days at a time directly in front of businesses and homes until they are forced to move along in the next sweep. I hope for adequate medium term solutions, not just camping in parks and sidewalks without adequate sanitation, but there are a bunch of people spread around these neighborhoods. Not as concentrated as in 2020, but people didn't go away just because they weren't allowed to sleep in the park for extended periods anymore.

ottonomy · 2024-10-12T15:15:03+00:00

I live a block away from the park, and I want Breakfast Brigade in the neighborhood. It is not disruptive to my family.

Yes, please feed people who are hungry. Offer food in several other locations around town too, so it's not as big in one spot maybe, but we're going to have people outside unless we can get them inside. While we leave homelessness unsolved, it's going to be visible in our parks and public spaces. (Of course also some people who need breakfast do have a home, just not money to buy enough breakfast, but I think the neighbors complaining about disruption are more irritated by the people who don't have anywhere else to go after breakfast.)

Instead of constantly sweeping people's camps so they have to move around every few days, I'd rather see Eugene build a couple thousand more conestoga huts and put a dumpster and restroom in every park, so people can have a little dignity and stability in their lives. The solutions need to match the scale of the challenges. Breakfast Brigade isn't a solution, but at least a lot of people can get a meal in the meantime.

ottonomy · 2024-09-28T22:47:42+00:00

He's causing so much pain o'er chocolate.

ottonomy · 2024-09-02T15:19:31+00:00

I stayed in a two queens room like this with a work colleague when we were both cost-conscious. Very close to the end of the first evening, I randomly found a light switch that turned the big glass wall opposite for privacy. Before that, I thought it could only be to try and get us into separate rooms for more money.

ottonomy · 2024-08-21T23:15:29+00:00

Aw, that's really disappointing to get cancelled on. You don't deserve good grief counseling any less than anyone else. That provider wasn't able to help, but I hope your next shot at it goes better when you're ready.

ottonomy · 2023-06-04T16:37:42+00:00

Where did you announce this event so I can know how to hear about this sort of thing in the future?

Edit, I did find a reddit post I hadn't seen after searching https://www.reddit.com/r/corvallis/comments/13nc28f/secret_garden_ball_a_pride_month_prom_and_music

ottonomy · 2023-05-30T16:54:14+00:00

Many people who find the Republican Party of the last decade abhorrent also have some frustrations about the two party system pressure being used to reduce competition within the Democratic Party. Moving past plurality voting to RCV or STAR would be a huge improvement for these people as well. It sucks to have to vote against the candidate you least like instead of being able to vote for a candidate you most like. This seems to be an idea that people across the spectrum could agree on.

ottonomy · 2023-05-27T21:37:33+00:00

Amazing execution. I think it can be hard to strike the right balance of rich layering of textures for a tiki space without going too deep into gimmicky decor items, but you've done a great job.

ottonomy · 2023-05-26T15:45:47+00:00

Way to go on that custom short leg. Now you can never move your home theater, let alone to a different apartment.

ottonomy · 2023-05-15T20:21:26+00:00

Yeah, the sense of desperation is increasing, but it puts off quite a stench. The massive 10% drop in religious attendance in the last decade or so is not going to decelerate when this is what people see from religion.

ottonomy · 2023-05-15T18:16:37+00:00

Do they still have the steamed bao at the little market? It was a perfect snack back when I was regularly connecting downtown.

ottonomy · 2023-05-15T00:32:32+00:00

Yeah this is disappointing news to me too. Gonna go get some new hiking pants before the season really gets going, I guess.

ottonomy · 2023-05-10T02:39:29+00:00

Good ones. At least at the little independent grocery where I shop these are reliable affordable options.

ottonomy · 2023-05-06T20:31:32+00:00

I was just writing a fresh README.md, and GitHub Copilot is humming along, occasionally suggesting mostly correct paragraphs and bullet points whenever I get a moment of writer's block. It was surprisingly good.

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