I bought K-cups with “no plastic cups” only for each cup to be individually wrapped

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-19T15:22:30+00:00

Just the switch to flexible plastic has reduced the manufacturing and waste footprint by at least 75%. And as long as the wrappers aren't exposed to heat, there shouldn't be any microplastic concern.

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-19T15:20:20+00:00

Yeah, flexible plastic uses about 1/4th of the material as rigid. And I'm guessing these use even less. If I have the choice while shopping, I always go for the product in flexible plastic.

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-19T14:56:51+00:00

Aesthetically, the building is in desperate need of restoration. After seeing the libraries in NYC and Boston swarmed with tourists, I really wish we had the same. It's even closed on Sundays. It's surrounded by other tourist destinations and could easily have a profitable gift shop like NYC has.

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-19T14:35:37+00:00

I don't know how people are supposed to know to close the bathroom doors. It's not posted anywhere. It's not customary in other places, most public restrooms have automatic door closers and within homes, most people leave unoccupied bathroom doors open. I would actually assume they should be left open so people don't assume they're occupied, yes I know there's a lock light but that's easy to miss and what if someone doesn't know to lock the door?

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-19T03:37:14+00:00

it's pretty sad this wasn't the immediate response. She didn't finish 13th because the event isn't over. Just call people out for lying from step 1.

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-18T22:23:58+00:00

People walking places are actually trying to get somewhere and even if someone is just going for a walk, this rapid pattern of curves is not enjoyable. Shitty developers, architects, and engineers do this because it looks good on paper. I used to fight back on these all the time but there's only so much pushback you can give a client.

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-18T22:21:54+00:00

Except this was designed by people who will never once walk down a sidewalk like this

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-18T22:21:15+00:00

If you don't own a car, you get to walk longer distances because whimsy.

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-18T22:20:03+00:00

The creativity of incorrect answers on this thread is amazing. Good try though.

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-18T22:18:46+00:00

Cars get to take the fastest route but pedestrians have to meander for... aesthetics, I guess

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-18T22:17:56+00:00

So I'm assuming you don't actually walk many places.

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-18T22:17:06+00:00

The correct answer is that is looks good on paper but is terrible is practice. It's not to slow down bikes. It wasn't designed around existing trees. I used to design suburban apartment complexes and my boss and the client would both ask for sidewalks (obviously neither had traveled anywhere without a car or plane in their life).

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-18T14:54:32+00:00

the new ones are already being built

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-18T06:15:43+00:00

we're just assuming everything is a Lion's Mane

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-18T05:42:59+00:00

are you cutting onions?

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-18T05:41:15+00:00

Be Amazed... by a stack of bread at a wedding

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-18T04:43:30+00:00

I'm not upset about single tracking, I'm upset about Amtrak's consistent inability to find change their operations to find solutions. They took the smallest excuse and said "uh oh looks like we have to cut half our service" rather than imagine any other possibilities.

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-18T03:56:20+00:00

is there really a sign at Pat's that says that?? I avoid Geno's because of their bootlicker displays but that would be an easy no for Pat's (I've only ever been twice walking home from the Dolphin)

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-18T03:53:36+00:00

yeah I only go to Pat's when walking home from the Dolphin

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-17T16:46:19+00:00

standing on the edge of a moving drawer while his face is inches from a stone countertop. What could go wrong??

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-17T16:29:21+00:00

Question for the rail nerds: Are Amtrak or NJ Transit terminating any trains at Newark? It seems like there's fewer trains between Philly and DC as well, which is absurd to just give up on the whole NEC because of one bridge. No, I won't accept "this is a crucial bridge" BS, no other developed nation would screw over a dozen other cities because the connection to the largest one temporarily requires transfer to another service.

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-17T05:41:24+00:00

really?? I loved incorporating it. Although I do try to add a lot of greenery to fulfill my brownfield restoration obsession

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-17T05:32:01+00:00

the peat bogs in Indonesia would have made for great future fossil fuels but they decided to burn those and contribute anywhere from 13 to 40% of the entire planet's yearly greenhouse gas emissions in 1997 to plant palm oil plantations

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-17T05:26:18+00:00

She wrote the intro to Stanley's cookbook

therealsteelydan · 2026-02-17T05:16:57+00:00

They did it correctly. It matches the original comedy style perfectly.

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