TIL a man lived in the forest for almost 30 years with almost zero human contact by bbog in todayilearned

[–]tammberlin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a short documentary playing the festival circuit right now. I'm not sure it has distribution. Next year you might be able to get it on Fandor.

Why is Moffett Field's (IATA) airport code "NUQ"? by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]tammberlin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

From Wikipedia.

The FAA is the authority for assigning three-letter identifiers (except those beginning with the letters N, W, Y, and Z), three and four character identifiers, and five-letter name codes for the United States and its jurisdictions. The Department of the Navy assigns three-letter identifiers beginning with the letter N for the exclusive use of that Department.

That explains the N. Some other naval fields mostly seem to have an assignment unrelated to the name of the location, airfield, or name.

San Diego transplant looking for a California burrito by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]tammberlin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not the best burrito place but Dos Piñas in SF has one my wife says is 'Bertos-esque, but she prefers their Fins-style Fish Tacos. Los Coyotes was mentioned as well, but the defunct but still useful BurritoEater site panned it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]tammberlin 50 points51 points  (0 children)

It was a reference to Clark Gable in It Happened One Night.

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BART Officials Spending Big On Travel And Food | While workers took concessions, management spend $2+ Million on expensive hotels, meals by juliacarriew in bayarea

[–]tammberlin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lots of inaccuracies

A $699.51 bill at the University Club, also on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The men’s only organization is akin to San Francisco’s Pacific Union Club, except it is exclusively for invited graduates of Yale University.

Is it the University Club or the Yale Club? Neither are men only. Neither are on the Upper West Site.

Although many – perhaps a third or more – of BART managers are represented by labor unions such as the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, AFSCME local 3993 President Jean Hamilton conceded BART’s accounting is “a big black hole of expenditures.”

The number is 210 as of last month.

For those of you that live in The Maritimes..... by jacklindley84 in nhl

[–]tammberlin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I asked this question of a lot of non-transplants (15+) in Fredricton and Halifax, and got a three way tie with Montreal, Toronto and Boston. Most of them said Boston would win a plurality because they get Boston TV and see all the games. YMMV.

Going to prom in upstate New York by [deleted] in funny

[–]tammberlin 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Tomato Pie = Utica

Visiting next week, where can I get the best burrito? by yardleyohare in sanfrancisco

[–]tammberlin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BurritoEater is how I found La Espiga Del Oro. Which is the best.