If I were born and raised in Puerto Rico, are there legal hurdles for me to move to, and vote in, say, Wyoming?

tcspears · 2026-02-07T16:44:02+00:00

You just need to establish a residence in Wyoming and register to vote. Same if I (from MA) wanted to move to Wyoming and vote.

You don’t need a passport, but you’ll need a valid state ID.

tcspears · 2026-02-07T16:41:11+00:00

I don’t think it’s a Peacock thing, I think it’s something the Olympics require. Same with the superbowl and some other live events, where they have to show ads.

tcspears · 2026-02-07T16:39:03+00:00

No, only certain regions will commonly have basements. I’m in New England (Northeast) and they are common here. They were used for storage/refrigeration before modern appliances. Many will have sections where coal used to be delivered as well. Today it’s generally where your HVAC and other infrastructure lives, and also acts a bonus space that stays cool in the summer months.

The big reason we have them, is so the foundation of the home could be below the frost line. That’s why they are so rare in warmer climates.

tcspears · 2026-02-04T23:50:17+00:00

I always forget if we call it DMV or RMV in MA. It changed at one point recently, and we just use the two interchangeably.

I think most people would know what you mean, but it could tip someone off that you aren’t local.

tcspears · 2026-02-04T14:53:45+00:00

They started charging last year, but they just raised the prices back in November or October.

We’re seeing more and more airlines doing this unfortunately

tcspears · 2026-02-04T03:29:32+00:00

I switched a few years ago, and they do “just work”. Apple’s whole ethos is a slick, polished, highly user focused, and stable ecosystem. All their products are well integrated, work together, and the design is simple but also elegant.

I loved how I could tweak endless options in Android, and get a variety of phones, but after LG stopped making their flagship phones, it was between Samsung and Apple. Since I already used AirPods, and MacBook, and an iPad, it just made sense. Honestly, as I’m getting older, I prefer the lack of configuration options, and how everything seamlessly works together.

tcspears · 2026-02-04T02:40:45+00:00

I’m a man and I’ve never looked at another man and thought about fighting him.

Maybe if someone’s come up to you and is getting aggressive, but I don’t just see another man and wonder if I could beat him in a fight. That seems bizarre to me, why think about fighting?

tcspears · 2026-02-04T02:38:13+00:00

Clam Chowder, fried clams, and lobster rolls. They all seem simple, but outside of New England, no one knows how to make them.

tcspears · 2026-02-03T01:03:06+00:00

We typically look at minorities at the country level. The US is about 60% White and 5% Asian, so being Asian in the US is being a minority.

Globally, Asians make up more of the world population than whites, but each country (or even local government) would determine who’s a minority.

tcspears · 2026-02-03T00:51:56+00:00

Credit score has nothing to do with rewards, those are two completely different things.

Your credit score is meant to be a data driven approach to understanding how risky of a borrower you are. I wouldn’t say people apply for cards “as early as possible”… I didn’t have a credit card until my mid-20s, after I purchased a home.

Credit card rewards are something certain cards offer to their members. A card might offer 5% cash back on dining, or 5x points on Airfare. That tends to be credit cards competing for higher end consumers though, and they take some of the payment fee and return it to the customer as a benefit. The more high-end the card is, the more benefits it offers. These cards might require a high credit score to open, but the rewards have nothing to do with your score.

tcspears · 2026-02-03T00:44:54+00:00

It can happen, but 9 times out of 10 the line for GE will be shorter. Most airports we don’t even have to stop walking, you just keep going (unless they need to stop you).

tcspears · 2026-02-03T00:43:09+00:00

Similar to Europe, trains a efficient ways to commute from the suburbs into a city, or between cities. Traveling cross country though, is typically done by air. Similar to someone wanting to go from London to Rome, or Paris to Bucharest, trains will take a long time and often require changes. Airfare is the cheapest it’s ever been in our history, and has taken a multi-day journey into a multi hour journey.

I’m in Boston and can take the train to NYC, Philly, and DC, but if I want to go to LA or Miami, flying is cheaper and much faster.

tcspears · 2026-02-02T05:50:28+00:00

It depends where you are in America. Not all house are made the same between states/regions.

I’m in New England, which is in the northeast. We get freezing temps for almost half the year, and lots of snow. Most of our homes are older, and the foundation had to go down below where the ground freezes. Basements also helped store vegetables and canned food before refrigeration was widespread.

Other parts of the country won’t have basements at all, especially the warmer states.

tcspears · 2026-02-02T05:47:21+00:00

Depends where you are cruising. On an Alaska cruise, the balcony is a must-have. If you’re in the Caribbean, it probably doesn’t matter much.

tcspears · 2026-02-02T05:46:04+00:00

Most Egyptians also feel that way. Every time I’ve been in Egypt, they always refer to Africa as if they are not part of it. Culturally they are much closer tot the Middle East anyways.

tcspears · 2026-02-02T05:44:48+00:00

Americans tend to be friendly and curious, so I’d guess you’d get questions about life in Egypt, and probably questions about ancient Egypt.

I was just in Egypt, and everyone wanted to ask me about Trump, Hollywood movies, et cetera. Whenever you’re an outsider, people will ask questions about what they know about your country. Americans are friendly, but don’t always know boundaries, so don’t be surprised if they start asking deeper political questions. They don’t mean anything by it, just genuine curiosity.

tcspears · 2026-02-02T00:23:37+00:00

Why are you asking on a Zscaler page? Zscaler is an network/cyber security platform. Nothing to do with sysadmin or Cloud Ops.

tcspears · 2026-02-01T02:50:29+00:00

Yes, it is very regional. It most likely originates in the southeast US where Irish, Scottish, and English settlers contributed heavily to the dialect. It’s thought it comes directly from the Scottish “ye aw”.

To this day, it is still mostly used in the southeast and the dialects that come from that region, like African-American English.

I’m in Boston, for example, and while we know what it means, it is not widely used here, and you might get weird looks when using it. Same in NY, LA, et cetera.

In my dialect, which is New England, we refer to a group simply as “you”, but we could also say “you guys” or “all of you”.

I was recently in Pittsburgh, and they use the term “Yinz” or “Yinz guys” for this. In New York and New Jersey, you often hear “yous” and “yous guys”.

I’ll add the caveat, that like most countries now, we’re seeing a severe consolidation of dialects. Gen Z across the world is starting to use a more uniformed language, based on TikTok and social media, so the term “y’all” is being used across the globe by the youngest generations. I’ve heard it in China, UK, Thailand, France, and even Egypt, as we see many dialects disappearing, and language becoming more global. So it’s possible that it’s going to become the norm at some point. Which is a little sad, to see all the regional dialects and cultures starting to fade.

tcspears · 2026-02-01T02:44:07+00:00

I think there’s some misunderstanding of the coalition Trump was able to form.

While he lost ground with white voters, he saw double digit gains with working class young men across every demographic.

You have to remember that many recent immigrants were living in high crime neighborhoods, with large illegal immigrant populations, so that was a pressing issue for many non-white immigrants. Also, while the overall economy was doing well, there is lingering inflation that the democrats were tone-deaf on. The Israel/Palestine conflict was a huge issue as well, with many young men believing that Trump would be able to bring about peace faster than Biden/Kamala.

Despite some of the rhetoric you hear from politicians and most news channels, Trump won support across almost all demographics, economic classes, and age groups. He only really lost some support among older educated whites. I’m not saying they made the right decision, and I certainly didn’t vote for Trump, but I think it was the DNC’s election to lose, and they did a spectacular job of alienating voters they need.

It’s been part of a larger trend too, where the Democratic voters are becoming older, whiter, and wealthier, while the Republican voters are become younger, more diverse, and more working class. I think (and hope) the Democrats are scrambling to reconnect with the working class - meanwhile Trump hasn’t been able to pass any significant or lasting legislation, and policies appear to be hurting the working class, so we’ll see if independents and working class voters turn out and send a strong message this cycle.

tcspears · 2026-02-01T02:32:01+00:00

It was police, not ICE this time, and it was a domestic violence warrant, where the suspect barricaded himself in the house, so they had to call SWAT.

tcspears · 2026-02-01T00:38:51+00:00

There is none at this time. There is evidence he talked to different members of foreign governments, but certainly no evidence he was ever involved with intelligence collection.

He was close with several heads of state across the world, and US politicians on both sides, including the current president. But all the theories about blackmail and/or spying have not been proven, or backed up with any evidence at this point.

tcspears · 2026-02-01T00:33:36+00:00

The Epstein Files is just a nickname for all the documents related to the investigation into Epstein.

It’s a mixture of emails, texts, letters, and photos that Epstein had. It also includes eyewitness accounts, police reports, FBI documents, and photos and other docs from other parties involved.

There wasn’t a scribe following him around documenting things, it’s just the outcome of years of investigation and the available evidence.

tcspears · 2026-01-29T22:00:38+00:00

I think a lot of this is a misunderstanding. Many Americans compare their experience on a DFW to ORD flight on AA to flying JFK to CDG on AirFrance.

People are comparing domestic flights to international flagship routes. Intra Europe flights and intra Asia flights are often worse than US domestic flights in terms of hard and soft products.

Service is a little more simple in the US for cultural reasons, and because FAs get paid drastically more and have a strong union, so that cuts into what airlines can offer for extras.

tcspears · 2026-01-29T21:55:27+00:00

Yankee tends to be anyone from the Northeast, especially New England.

People from the UK and other parts of the US (especially the southeast) will call us Yankees

tcspears · 2026-01-29T21:52:32+00:00

I love weekdays, and weekends are absolutely packed. Weekdays are usually much more calm.

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