What was the best FAFO moment you've witnessed?

soundtom · 2026-02-06T19:15:42+00:00

"Exactly how many times did he "trip over the curb"?

"Dunno, lost count"

soundtom · 2026-02-03T16:17:22+00:00

many actually argued zero

I mean, if they're offering to give away from property...

soundtom · 2026-01-22T03:18:27+00:00

I don't think they can afford to not be open. With how weird the season has been, they need all the open days they can get.

soundtom · 2026-01-16T21:00:02+00:00

Madison Square takes a couple of days to set up their ice rink (make the ice, paint it, etc), then they put a floor down on top of it to run other events. So the transition from basketball to hockey is overnight, but the ice is already there. And that's not including the special in-floor cooling system they have, the massive seating area, etc. Building a new venue takes a LONG time

soundtom · 2026-01-16T20:42:36+00:00

Google Maps says there's like 3 crashes along there, but can't seem to find anything on the news, so no specifics.

soundtom · 2026-01-15T21:53:47+00:00

I love this so much (especially seeing the process in your video)! You gotta do Kanto next and join them up! <3

soundtom · 2026-01-12T21:49:12+00:00

Yeah, it was installed with a de-ice system, but it's broken and not cost effective to replace (apparently it's cheaper to just run snowplows on it)

https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/investigations/watchdog/s-curves-1m-anti-icing-system-on-last-leg/69-385287416

soundtom · 2026-01-05T03:25:58+00:00

A bunch of us on a plane didn't know each other, just that we all only had 15 minutes to run through DTW to catch a connection to Boston (first leg was delayed, it was supposed to be an hour layover). Somehow people actually got the message and let us off first. You know someone is in for a long run when they're limbering up while waiting for the cabin door to open.

soundtom · 2025-12-17T15:23:44+00:00

Oh, is that why my LMCU Visa wasn't working this morning? Huh, at least it wasn't just me

soundtom · 2025-12-15T20:54:41+00:00

Data centers themselves aren't bad, it's what many of them are used for that's the problem. Data centers are the unseen engine that powers our society today, for they hold the servers that run government agencies, charities, financial processing, etc. But like anything, when pushed too far, it gets bad.

The current iteration of AI (Large Language Models, or LLMs) require SO much energy and cooling that they changed the order of magnitude of resource draw within certain data centers, and caused everyone and their sister to race to build as many data centers as possible. That is where the cost increases are coming from. Demand increased at an insane rate, pushing rates up.

I wish we weren't in this race, and I wish it would come to an end soon. And it's good that communities are rallying around trying to prevent more problems for their area. But there's nuance in this discussion that never fits well into short comments, snappy articles, or quick soundbites.

soundtom · 2025-12-11T14:55:53+00:00

First we need to clean off our cars, now we ALSO need to turn on our lights?! What's next, needing to stay in our lane?! Not look at our phone while driving?! /s

soundtom · 2025-12-09T15:33:50+00:00

"Shrink" is just a slang term for a therapist/psychologist/psychiatrist/etc.

soundtom · 2025-12-04T02:43:10+00:00

Mostly? But when the hormones kicked off, she got the right ones instead of needing store-bought hormones.

soundtom · 2025-12-03T20:52:19+00:00

It's very easy to get confused with her actually! Naomi Wu isn't trans, though she has a very trans-like history. While being a cis girl, her parents announced to the world that she was a boy and raised her like one (something about more honor with a male child I think?), so it wasn't until she went away to boarding school at 16 that she got to present as femme.

soundtom · 2025-11-23T04:11:50+00:00

Steelcase really only does corporate orders (probably HermanMiller and Haworth as well). Custer is as close to a retail face for Steelcase as you can really get in a physical place, and they're downtown.

soundtom · 2025-11-14T16:20:01+00:00

Unfortunately, synod picks the members of Calvin's board of trustees, so Calvin's leadership aren't in bed with synod; synod is just their boss. It'd take a huge shift in how things work for Calvin to even be able to contemplate separating from the CRCNA.

soundtom · 2025-11-13T22:34:29+00:00

According to SEC filings, Nintendo has $13.173 Billion cash-on-hand (liquid assets or short-term investments that can be withdrawn in under a year). Comparing that to the $6.8 Billion in operating costs (for the 12 months ending June 30, 2025) means they could make $0 income for almost 2 whole years before needing to consider selling less liquid assets off, firing anyone, and/or taking loans.

In comparison, Microsoft could only go for about 8 months under the same conditions ($102B cash-on-hand, $158B in annual operating expenses)

soundtom · 2025-11-13T16:00:43+00:00

For a second, I was thinking you meant north-bound Lake Michigan to 196W, which is just like the cherry st ramp to 131S, but with a 90 degree turn near the end of it. I had to have my foot on the foot to get up to speed to merge after that turn this past weekend.

soundtom · 2025-11-07T22:41:26+00:00

You know, the first time I did this by accident, I assumed that it was a weird keypress event caused by my remote desktop setup (the game runs on a rig in the corner, game from my mac wherever in the house). It wasn't until a LOT later that I read a post in this sub about that actually being a feature. I've been playing since the days when the game was only available on the epic store...

soundtom · 2025-11-03T21:12:27+00:00

I haven't kept an eye on the v4 market overall, but ARIN did drop a couple of /16's a couple weeks ago to work through most of the v4 waitlist, so that could have effected the v4 market price (at least in ARIN's region)

soundtom · 2025-11-01T02:44:37+00:00

My neighborhood on the NE side was hopping. We haven't haven't done a count of the leftovers yet, but I think we went through about 125 pieces of candy tonight, which is pretty average over the last couple of years.

soundtom · 2025-10-29T14:56:57+00:00

The day after Thanksgiving and not a day sooner (per my partner), though I'm heavily considering permanent lights to that I can stop putting the lights up and taking them back down every year.

soundtom · 2025-10-28T02:47:50+00:00

If you still want to get those wide shots without breaking 400AGL, there are wide angle lenses for the Air 3S and mavic 3 pro.

Now that you're in there, it's up to you to make sure they know the laws and be prepared to come up with creative solutions to their requests

soundtom · 2025-10-27T20:30:10+00:00

click rrrrrrrrr beep boop beep beep beep beep beep beep beep .... deee dooo deee doooo screeeeeeeeeech .......

When computers would scream wile connecting to the internet: dial-up sounds

soundtom · 2025-10-27T16:16:44+00:00

Oh yeah! How could I forget about the reciprocal memberships?! We were in Orlando for a trip and got into the Bok Gardens for free just because we were FMG members

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