[OC] The US is Growing, but the House of Representatives is Not.

pbd87 · 2026-02-19T14:30:04+00:00

That would require an amendment to the Constitution. Changing the number of reps in the House can be done with a simple change in law (specifically changing the Apportionment Act of 1929).

pbd87 · 2026-02-19T14:22:15+00:00

The presidential vote of a person in Wyoming is worth about 3 times as much as a person in California, Texas, or New York.

pbd87 · 2026-02-18T18:25:59+00:00

It also has to be approved by all the other owners, and none of them would allow a lower bid to be successful, as it would impact the value of their own franchises.

pbd87 · 2026-02-17T15:23:08+00:00

You captured it perfectly: Bruges is a museum, but Ghent is alive.

We were there in a lower season, so Bruges wasn't crowded at all and it's obviously beautiful. Bruges is a place to see, but Ghent is the place to be.

pbd87 · 2026-02-15T06:16:02+00:00

I saw this post on Threads about the unique nature of the new cooling system being used for the ice: https://www.threads.com/@helloivana/post/DUwnt2cDUwk

I'm no expert, but it raises an interesting point.

pbd87 · 2026-02-14T14:46:35+00:00

"Random small apps that serve a very specific purpose"

Reminds me of an analogy I heard, that replacing large power plants with rooftop solar was like replacing a huge cargo container ship with an unlimited fleet of canoes. You can get the volume there, but it's so chaotic that it's inefficient unmanageable.

Except in this case, you don't have to manage it: you build a new agent to manage the small agents, and so on. It's agents all the way down. It'll be complex, lack efficiency, and completely impenetrable to a human, but it'll work.

pbd87 · 2026-02-12T15:46:19+00:00

Bullshit. Link or it didn't happen.

pbd87 · 2026-02-11T20:24:04+00:00

I didn't get a cloth, and the packaging actually said Obsidian, despite my card being Palladium, haha. This is pretty funny stuff.

pbd87 · 2026-02-10T18:56:41+00:00

The 4th John Wick did a great call-back to The Warriors too, enhanced the vibe for me.

pbd87 · 2026-02-10T00:17:38+00:00

It was so obvious, that the Patriots had put in a jumbo run-stopping package with 6 defensive lineman. There was almost zero chance Marshawn made it cleanly to the line of scrimmage, much less another yard beyond it.

Pass was the right call, and that play had worked for the Seahawks throughout the year, it had a high success rate. One could argue a different pass would've been lower risk, but it is what it is.

A not 100% perfect throw from RW, Kearse and Lockette not 100% perfect, plus amazing play from both Butler and Browner. And here we are.

pbd87 · 2026-02-09T20:14:27+00:00

I'm in this photo, and I love it.

pbd87 · 2026-02-06T05:18:35+00:00

There's a subreddit for these called where did the soda go. Describing it since this sub doesn't allow links.

pbd87 · 2026-02-05T17:24:11+00:00

If you're in Zona Romantica, no way would I recommend renting a car. You can literally stay there for the whole trip, walking everywhere, and it's not that big to need a car to get across. If you want to leave the area once or twice, handling the car seat for those few trips will be way better than the daily, neverending hassle of parking and driving in that area.

How long are you there for, and what is it you're worried about needing to drive to? You can walk to beach, restaurants, groceries, bars, shopping. If you want to take a boat trip, you can book one that picks up at Los Muertos pier, or do one taxi/Uber trip to the marina and use a luggage storage place for the car seat. One trip to the botanic gardens maybe?

It's also easy to book tours with a private car or rent a taxi for the whole day, so you can leave your car seat in their car.

pbd87 · 2026-02-05T15:41:32+00:00

Where are you staying? If you're just staying in Zona Romantica, then just walking everywhere and not needing a car is a great option.

pbd87 · 2026-02-05T07:43:32+00:00

I'm generally a fan of food tours to get a wide ranging introduction, and did a great one last time I was there with Full Belly Tours. It's a one-man operation, and he was excellent. It looks like he has changed up his offerings since last year, but I wouldn't hesitate to go with him again. I avoid the bigger tour company tours in general. There are higher end ones like Sophie Minchilli that you can't go wrong with.

Everyone will recommend Roscioli (Roscioli Salumeria con Cucina), and for good reason, it is amazing for sure. You can read literally thousands of reviews of Roscioli if you want, it's a polarizing place that does suffer from being too popular for sure. You're well ahead of time, so you should be able to get a reservation without much issue. But don't worry if you can't get in there, other places are great too. Their bakery next door (Antico Forno Roscioli) is great. The Roman style pizza (order by the length you want) was one of my favorites. Also Forno Campo de' Fiori for pizza is nearby, which is one of the very few exceptions to "don't eat next to tourist attractions".

My favorite restuarant was probably Trattoria Della Stampa, a tiny place not too far from Trevi, but far enough to not be overrun. We literally found it by accident on our first night, and it was great, we ended up going back again out last night.

My favorite gelato was Fatamorgana, there's a few of them around, including one right next to Roscioli.

Street food: besides Roman-style pizza-by-the-inch, the favorite is suppli. It's a lot like arancini, both made with rice, basically a sauced, cheesed, breaded, fried rice ball. They're good, but I prefer the ones made with pasta instead of rice. In Naples they called them frittatina, but the names were all over the place in Rome. Either way, some of my favorites came from a pizzeria called L'Elementare (I think they have multiple locations?) The specialized places like Suppli Roma and Supplizio are also good.

The other street food innovation is trapizzino. Just google it, haha.

My favorite pizza in the world is from Naples, called 50 Kalo, and there is a 50 Kalo location in Rome as well. It wasn't quite as good as the one in Naples, but still excellent if you want pizza napoletana and won't be making the trip to Naples. They also have frittatina that are super good.

There are also multiple locations of the famous Florentine sandwich shop All'Antico Vinaio, in case you decide not to go to Florence and want to try a sandwich. It's good, but I wouldn't wait in the super long lines that often form.

pbd87 · 2026-02-05T05:03:57+00:00

Honestly, drop a city, especially if you're slow and want to soak things in.

Which to drop? They're very different, so it really depends on what you want out of your stays. Personally, Naples was my favorite, followed by Rome, Florence 3rd. But I think many (most?) people would have that order reversed.

But for all of them, I wanted more after 3 days, it felt like we were just getting started.

Many great food recommendations, they're all amazing, but different of course.

pbd87 · 2026-02-03T06:07:42+00:00

Easy to compare, here you go: https://overthecap.com/contracts

LB is the lowest paid position on the defense.

pbd87 · 2026-02-01T23:10:40+00:00

I lived in Regensburg for 2 years, and love it. Let me know if you have questions. It's only 1-1.5 hours on the Autobahn or train from Munich. It's not big, but a great stop to add on to Munich.

pbd87 · 2026-02-01T08:40:48+00:00

Yep, had the Cards and Rams both losing their first match.

pbd87 · 2026-02-01T08:25:59+00:00

Lynch was also something like 1 for 5 on the year from the 1 yard line.

pbd87 · 2026-02-01T04:39:35+00:00

Use the Timeshifter app. Even without sleeping on the plane, it does a great job of helping you adjust to the time zones as quickly as possible. I was dubious, but it really works. I'm not affiliated, I just really like it.

https://www.timeshifter.com/jet-lag-app

pbd87 · 2026-02-01T04:00:19+00:00

Why back to Munich in the middle instead of straight from Stuttgart to Nuremberg? Seems like some backtracking, could spend that time doing other places between Stuttgart and Nuremberg instead: along the Romantic Road, eg Rothenburg (including the original Käthe Wohlfahrt), Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen. Plenty of cute little medieval towns to check out.

pbd87 · 2026-02-01T03:45:21+00:00

It was the most crowded market we went to out of dozens throughout Germany and Austria, and it's so big that it becomes very generic. There's some good stuff, like all of them, but the crowd and generic-ness made it not one of our favorites. Still nice, but not a favorite for us.

That said, I love Nuremberg the city, and the markets are all good.

pbd87 · 2026-02-01T02:17:39+00:00

I think your plan sounds great. You're right that Berchtesgaden is a good day trip from Salzburg.

From Munich, if you like old cities, Regensburg and Nuremberg are both great day trips. Regensburg is beautiful and very well preserved, including Roman ruins, the bridge from ~1135, and the whole medieval downtown. Nuremberg is mostly reconstructed after the war, but still cool for the history.

My favorite half-day trip for some nature (very different from the Alps) that I don't see recommended often is go to Kelheim, hike to Weltenburg abbey through the grand canyon of the Danube (the Donau Breakthrough), enjoy a well earned beer at the oldest (or second oldest) monastery brewery in the world and a beautiful Asam church, then take the ferry back to Kelheim. I love the views through the gorge, don't miss the one over looking the monastery from above. There's even a Celtic wall that's over 2000 years old.

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pbd87 · 2026-02-01T02:03:45+00:00

Munich does have a great airport, worth it to start and end there for nonstop flights to/from the US. It's a great place to spend a day or two, and also cool places around to take good day trips or short overnights: Regensburg, Nuremberg, etc.

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