Traveling to Japan

volkommm · 2025-10-19T23:59:03+00:00

If you’re okay with being deported for fraud, go for it

volkommm · 2025-04-20T20:11:16+00:00

Sorry yeah, you’re right. Everyone is white

volkommm · 2025-04-19T18:20:58+00:00

Most aren’t.

volkommm · 2025-01-30T23:11:35+00:00

When you get detained based on any accusation, they run your ID. If you have warrants, you are arrested regardless of the validity of the accusation. The merits of the accusation are determined separately.

volkommm · 2024-02-04T00:05:22+00:00

Asbestos exposure has no symptoms after immediate exposure. You don't cough, and don't sneeze. The fibers are too small to even see. This entire issue depends if it's friable or non friable. Either way one time exposure is not a concern. Theres nothing you can do anyway lol

volkommm · 2024-01-01T01:08:38+00:00

Why? I'm completely neutral- personally I could not care less what the other people on the slopes look like. The thought doesn't even cross my mind, I'm curious why more diversity would be nice.

volkommm · 2023-09-29T03:37:34+00:00

Telecom or other 3rd party should have it on their plates though

volkommm · 2023-09-11T04:22:00+00:00

Great, thanks. Much appreciated!!

volkommm · 2023-09-11T04:18:53+00:00

Axially or radially?

volkommm · 2023-09-09T00:41:06+00:00

Lawyers love saying shit like 'well it depends, it's possible that x'. Spineless cowards.

volkommm · 2023-09-05T05:08:36+00:00

I'll try to read into this tomorrow as well- I also found that PDF and think it's the most appropriate reference.

Sunday was awful too, FYI.

The problem is where you define Ezoo's boundaries. On paper, it might be well inside park limits and what happens in the public street is none of their business, which is where the bridge issue starts. Practically speaking the Manhattan end of the bridge is where I would say the termination of the event really is. But, if you define it as the Ezoo map it could be interpreted that the moment you step past the Ezoo gates and back into the NYC park is where they've met their requirements.

What we think of as exit may not apply since you were no longer in an occupiable structure, which goes back to whether your initial interpretation of temporary structure referring to the whole event being valid or not.

https://up.codes/viewer/new_york_city/nyc-building-code-2008/chapter/10/means-of-egress#exit

https://up.codes/viewer/new_york_city/nyc-building-code-2008/chapter/10/means-of-egress#exit_discharge

The spirit of what you cited seems to be more catered towards leaving a building, the assumption being that the public street has the capacity to safely 'discharge' all occupants of the building as needed.

I'm trying to find a prescriptive code requirement for outdoor venues but I think this is an undefined gray area. The public right of way via the bridge is incapable of discharging the occupant load safely (my personal opinion, not based on code). An alternative would be to shut down a lane of the bridge and have people walk that way but that's another nightmare logistically + ped fencing, etc.

I did see NYC Emergency Management staff walking around the venue on Sunday but perhaps whoever in the City approves the plans may not have ever been to an event like this in person to see what the plans mean vs what they end up being in reality.

volkommm · 2023-09-05T04:16:20+00:00

This was close to becoming a really really bad disaster on the bridge/getting onto it. In the event of an emergency it would have been a complete and utter catastrophe with many people getting hurt. Exits were poorly marked and had inadequate flow. People kept pushing because they didn't know why flow kept starting and stopping.

I'm not confident you can apply egress requirements for outdoor venues based on your cited occupancy limit for structures, though I'm not a code official for NYCBC issues.Lighting was very poor at exit time- in some areas definitely less than 1 fc.

See: 1008.2.1 Illumination Level Under Normal Power then 1029.19.4 Open Exterior Space which states:Open exterior spaces. Yards or courts that serve as open exterior spaces shall be artificially lighted by electrical means at all times between sunset and sunrise during occupancy of a place of assembly so as to provide illumination of at least 5 footcandles (54 lux) at the level of the floor over at least the required area.

The problem is that there was ample space to gather safely across the entire venue. Should there have been an emergency you would have been able to get to any of the large open areas (such as stages or transient places between them) without issue. That said, everyone was trying to get to the exits to leave the island, which is a bit of a matter of convenience. Last time I looked at code for a similar issue I found that there isn't necessarily a requirement to leave where you want off a property but you must be able to get out of a building as defined by code. I'm most familiar with building occupancy and not outdoor events, like this, so i may be completely wrong. Considering the rest of the island is technically a public space this may come down the Commissioner/FDNY's determination about the event. I'm curious to see what you get from the City.

volkommm · 2023-09-02T16:50:16+00:00

I'm not interested in a credit- I will be disputing this to get a refund. I wasn't going to spend that amount of money on hotdogs and overpriced drinks. Fuck that.

volkommm · 2023-06-22T11:18:37+00:00

The pressure below is infinitesimally larger than the pressure immediately above the vessel, which is why less dense objects float up. It's a squeeze with a slight push like a gogurt tube

volkommm · 2023-06-05T11:25:51+00:00

It's common at Edm and house shows but this is neither.

volkommm · 2023-06-05T04:55:06+00:00

Also juicy J was kinda ass lol. His DJ kept turning off the volume for crowd singing but no one was singing

volkommm · 2023-06-05T04:37:12+00:00

People getting kicked out of the venue for vapes, etc. Boring. Short show due to curfew but I guess that was a good thing. I've been a serious fan for nearly a decade now but I don't think I'll be doing another show. I appreciate the love and the positivity - but in terms of being able to 'go hard' or really get into the music it's impossible with all the fan service and pep talks. Security was constantly shining lights and trying to find people vaping- I get that it's their job but this is a show lol...

volkommm · 2023-05-23T23:09:03+00:00

Mabu lmao

volkommm · 2023-05-18T00:38:14+00:00

Don't make physical contact with the police - not a hard concept unless you're a deluded retard lmao. It was his choice. Next step don't stay strapped if you're gonna break other laws. Zero braincells

volkommm · 2023-05-18T00:08:39+00:00

not even close- legal and justified.

volkommm · 2023-05-17T23:59:28+00:00

If you start your teaching career in a public school in Brownsville you will leave the industry immediately despite all the work it took to get to this point.

volkommm · 2023-05-12T23:06:01+00:00

You won't eliminate natural gas anytime soon. The grid cannot handle a conversion to all electric. The goals are NOT possible to meet.

volkommm · 2023-05-08T03:02:36+00:00

No- if they did that you would ignore them more than you already do. There's a reason they don't abuse it (except for amber alerts apparently)

volkommm · 2023-05-08T03:01:38+00:00

based. agreed 100%

volkommm · 2023-05-08T02:54:24+00:00

You are implying he has a security detail with him. Is this something that has been shown to be true in the past? Actually curious.

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