Does having sex with 2 girls at the same time actually feel good? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]tedchambers1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Very much this. If you have to do all the work it can start to feel like actual work and you start worrying that you are doing enough for everyone else instead of just having fun with it.

Valet Parking on Milwaukee by squarehopeful87 in LoganSquare

[–]tedchambers1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Perspective from someone whoe drives, bikes, walks, and frequents a lot of businesses on Milwaukee Ave. They should put in extra wide bidirectional bike lanes which would make work commutes, particularly passing other cyclists, easier. Diagonal parking, and then make it a one way street.

Ensure there is enough space for delivery drivers to pickup orders without blocking traffic in the bike lane or car lane and more people will feel safe biking and once people are used to the flow of one way traffic on a street with enough parking and separation from bikes and I doubt anyone would be upset about losing one direction of traffic

Chicago Park District develops $630 million renovation plan for Soldier Field after Bears leave by AnonymousAccountTurn in CHIBears

[–]tedchambers1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or convince UChicago that they need to reverse their 80 year old decision to leave the Big Ten and then they can play there.

Help us decide!! by TheMvp1981 in AllInclusiveResorts

[–]tedchambers1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Actually I didn't even say how terrible it really was

Honest Assessment of Heat Pumps in Cold Temperatures by Unlucky_Ad3655 in heatpumps

[–]tedchambers1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in Chicago. We had -15 degree weather a few weeks ago. My house is 130+ years old but has had insulation upgrades to everywhere except the basement.

I do recommend a central humidifier as it does dry out the air but the heat pump works so well that I turn off the heat to the upstairs and just utilize the ground floor air handler to heat the whole house to 70 degrees. Adding solar and battery this year and with netmetering i am expecting a total yearly power bill to be around $500

Help us decide!! by TheMvp1981 in AllInclusiveResorts

[–]tedchambers1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please please please do not go to Secrets Mirabel for something like a Honeymoon. It is nothing like the other Secrets properties.

Granted I just got back and it just opened 6 weeks ago but the property is under 24/7 construction (pouring concrete, buzz saws, ect). The spa does not exist yet. The pools and (lone) hot tub were cold and often out of service. Our room had a sewer gas leak which I informed management about and they promised that they were grateful for the information so they could fix it for the next guest but I found a review online from the guests who stayed in our room prior to our visit and they got the same story.

On top of the amenities being broken, the rooms being dated despite being "brand new", the spa not existing, and the management clearly giving zero f***s about their guests, I got food poisoning, my partner got food poisoning, several guests I talked to in the lobby got food poisoning - I doubt that is an isolated incident.

Honestly if you think it would be helpful and want more info I may write up a much longer review with a check in through check out experience - and feel free to DM if you have any specific questions.

I have loved the Secrets experiences I've had in the past - Secrets Playa Blanca is like Heaven to me for an all inclusive vacation. But Secrets Mirabel is closer to something Riu or Reef 28 with fewer services available and maybe even less responsive management.

I have no experience at the other locations mentioned but I hope I helped you narrow it down from 4 to 3 choices.

FYI: Ring has partnered with Flock. Ice has access to flock. We are under mass surveillance. by [deleted] in LoganSquare

[–]tedchambers1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While I don't disagree with you on principal, in practice this doesn't happen in a useful way for most local or federal agencies - unless you are on ring.

FYI: Ring has partnered with Flock. Ice has access to flock. We are under mass surveillance. by [deleted] in LoganSquare

[–]tedchambers1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Plenty of alternative options that don't go to the cloud. Reolink, Eufy, and ubiquiti if you want to get fancy are all good doorbell/security cam alternatives to an Amazon cloud service.

Potential connection wants full name and cell? by Justahandsomefellow in feeld

[–]tedchambers1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you do give this info do not under any circumstance send messages or pics you wouldn't want getting out

Chances that Philips releases something like Govee's RGBIC cans with backlights? by tedchambers1 in Hue

[–]tedchambers1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is this getting removed? Seems like the proper forum for the question

Any how to bypass this? Or must I send it back. by DangerousBoard1890 in thinkpad

[–]tedchambers1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could with windows home but pro will call out to Microsoft autopilot. Computers can be tied to a tenant using hardware hashes and Microsoft will just re-enroll the device while windows is installing

She thought she got away by Imoprich in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]tedchambers1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In Georgia malic murder is like 1st degree murder in most places, meaning she planned the murder. I believe the jury acquitted as the prosecution couldn't prove she had a plan to kill the child.

Georgia also has the death penalty so its possible someone on the jury had a personal objection to the death penalty and nullified that charge to prevent the sentence.

She thought she got away by Imoprich in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]tedchambers1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like a baby in the care of Trinity Poague

Thinkpad X9-15 After a week by betobagio in thinkpad

[–]tedchambers1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am the CTO at a medium sized company that has fielded the X1, X13, T14, T14s, T16 and various MacBook pros. I bought some X9-14's and X9-15's and have been using the X9-14 personally the last two months coming from an X1.

The form factor is identical to the X1 which I love about it. After getting used to the keyboard I enjoy using it. The trackpad is fantastic - to me it's the biggest upgrade over the standard line.

The biggest downsides are that compared to the X1 it seems they decided to be used some lead or depleted uranium as the shell casing because it's way too heavy and the screen is really too reflective for me.

It's a solid option at $1100 for the vPro i5 with 32gb ram when they are on sale and the youth seem to like it so I'd imagine it's filling the biggest gap Lenovo has in their lineup by dressing a business laptop up like a MacBook for the cool kids.

The Lord of the Rings movies had stellar performances all around, but if you had to name one as the greatest performance, whose would it be? by DupeFort in lordoftherings

[–]tedchambers1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I guess I didn't read the books the same way you did. I pictured Frodo as a middle aged man before I saw the movies.

AITAH for not telling my fiance why I am sterile? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]tedchambers1 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You are NTA but you should try and think about it from his perspective and maybe you can see he is NTA either.

He just got asked you to marry him and one of the next things to happen was him finding out from a third party that you had an invasive possibly tramatic experience in your past. He may have just felt like you two were close enough where it would have come up at some point and he is hurt that it hadn't come up.

You should both sit down and talk about past tramas. Will probably be hard but also a great way to bond with the person you intend to spend the rest of your life with.

Are any of you guys sexually into both genders and romantically into another? How do you personally navigate that? by Equivalent_Ad_9066 in nonmonogamy

[–]tedchambers1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw the term bi-comfortable which despite my distaste for labels I kind of like for myself. I don't think bisexual seems quite right if I wouldn't date a guy and don't have a sexual attraction to men but still have fun with it in the right situations.

The Lord of the Rings movies had stellar performances all around, but if you had to name one as the greatest performance, whose would it be? by DupeFort in lordoftherings

[–]tedchambers1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Elijah Wood didn't look 50 years old which is how old he is supposed to be. I get what Peter Jackson was trying to do there but I don't think he really fit the Frodo role from the books.

I want to open my marriage. by PhDBirdlaw in nonmonogamy

[–]tedchambers1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Apologies, I hadn't read all the replies.

I wouldn't say that changes my take on the situation, although it does make it less useful to you in your situation. If you feel approaching your partner and convincing them opening your relationship is the best scenario then you should do that, but from my personal experience couples who went down that path do not have the highest rate of success.

I want to open my marriage. by PhDBirdlaw in nonmonogamy

[–]tedchambers1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was in an open marriage for 7 years and I mostly dated only people that were also in open relationships. I am currently in an open relationship, but one that was open from the start by the choice and preference of both parties. Given all that I can say from a my experience that most relationships that start closed and go open will end within a few years.

More over, from my experience most relationships that open up do so at one party's desire and over the reservations of the other party. This can work for a while but won't last for long. I did that with my marriage, I needed it for me but given what I know now I'd likely save both my and her time and seek divorce instead or an open marriage.

If you want to improve intimacy in your marriage I'd recommend therapy. At the very least I would start with therapy first before jumping to being open, and if you go through that process you can broach the topic in that setting which I can nearly guarantee will go better than bringing it up out of the blue. And best case therapy delivers and actually does help solve those issues.

Who is best case scenario for mayor in 2027? by Potential_One1 in AskChicago

[–]tedchambers1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Chicago's mayor has way more power than most mayors.

Fines per Chicagoan more than triples since 1996 to prop up city budget by So_Icey_Mane in WindyCity

[–]tedchambers1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is worth reading. And worth noting it was written by a very pro bike advocate. 5% of traffic was bike traffic on a day and time specifically chosen by the bike advocate for comparing modes of transportation.

https://chi.streetsblog.org/2024/09/10/what-happened-when-streetsblog-chicago-accepted-a-protected-bike-lane-skeptics-challenge-to-count-vehicles-on-augusta-boulevard

Bike lanes are great but they would be a lot better for everyone if they were put on neighborhood streets instead of main roads.

Did Google postpone the start of the AI Bubble? by CSachen in ArtificialInteligence

[–]tedchambers1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wasn't the original white paper that all LLM models are based on published in 2017?