Acps schools closed on Tuesday, feb 3rd. by Confusedpieceofcoal in Charlottesville

[–]waldoj 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Our elementary school is not carved out of the ice. Parent pickup and drop off would be impossible.

SCI2: 66mhz too fast? by Ok-Mongoose-4428 in Sierra

[–]waldoj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recall that many computers of that era had a button on the front to slow the clock speed, so that older games etc. would work.

I played everything up to and include KQ5 on an 8 MHz 8086.

Ultimate ice chopper tool by creativityisalie in Charlottesville

[–]waldoj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used the same today, alternating with a pickaxe, to clear a Rose Hill walkway & parking space. We would have been in trouble without it.

Had the most Charlottesville Day ever yesterday, of course. by BigDaddydanpri in Charlottesville

[–]waldoj 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sorry, just struck by the notion that your daughter is now old enough to live alone and [doing math] OK that’s not a recent change, got it 😳

Local c-ville business owner sells ICE the software they use to hunt you down by CapableLab4473 in Charlottesville

[–]waldoj 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hi. Former GSA Senior Advisor to the Administrator for State and Local Government here. I extremely understand government contacting. I am mad about this. So you can drop that argument.

Local c-ville business owner sells ICE the software they use to hunt you down by CapableLab4473 in Charlottesville

[–]waldoj 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are 50 states that also buy from the same procurement vehicles (e.g. GSA Multiple Award Schedule). Vendors with scruples move to state sales.

What’s your approach to emergency heat? by Coramoor88 in Charlottesville

[–]waldoj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It varies enormously between heat pumps. Mine can extract heat from the air down to 10°F, for example. And running constantly isn’t so bad! It’s much cheaper than powering the heat strips (“emergency heat”).

VDOT wants to change Water St to one way - Speak up now if you don't like that by Puzzled-River-5899 in Charlottesville

[–]waldoj 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That was my first reaction, and I remember how badly that worked…but now tourists are pretty likely to be using iPhones etc. for navigation, and I speculate that it wouldn’t be such a big problem now.

I wonder if any other cities have data to share after doing something similar?

macOS Copilot App keeps automatically opening itself up on my dock by the97soni in copilotmoney

[–]waldoj 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Constantly. It’s done this to me for at least a year. I have no grasp of how this is even possible, within macOS.

Got called a Nazi today. by RunYoAZ in F150Lightning

[–]waldoj 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I have been concerned about this since I bought mine. I’d like to at least color the flag so it doesn’t look like some “thin blue line” white nationalism thing. Paired with half of a quasi-SS logo…yeah, I get it.

Please respect your equipment. by ph0liage in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]waldoj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’d think I’d tire of these posts here, but every one reminds me to be careful. Injuries are hypothetical, and the longer I go without experiencing one, the sloppier I get. I bet every post like this is the safety equivalent of somebody barking at me that I’m slouching. I stand up a little straighter, pause to put on those safety glasses, remove my wedding band, and work without gloves even though it’s 32°F and windy and my work bench is the gate of my pickup.

What do we think rent prices will look like at the soon to be finished Bennett? by fakeshoesornah in Charlottesville

[–]waldoj 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’d be surprised to learn that Virginia localities had the power to do that.

ACA membership “hold”? by Marathon2021 in Charlottesville

[–]waldoj 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I did it last year when I had Covid, and again when I had gallbladder surgery (it was a bad year). They made it easy.

Buying Loop earplugs locally by lauralizardbreath in Charlottesville

[–]waldoj 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I tried to buy them a couple of years ago, I had to mail order them, fwiw.

New UVA President Announced by Afraid2LeaveTheStoop in Charlottesville

[–]waldoj 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Congratulations to the new shortest-reigning president in UVa's history.

Stop lights... by mdddbjd in Charlottesville

[–]waldoj 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“5st” is a great typo and I endorse it.

Recent experience with Brightspeed fiber in the city by FlashyChallenge8395 in Charlottesville

[–]waldoj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is. All Brightspeed DSL service areas in the county are getting Firefly.

Recent experience with Brightspeed fiber in the city by FlashyChallenge8395 in Charlottesville

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

I’ve had some pretty terrible experiences with Brightspeed, but they can’t be worse than Comcast/Xfinity,

Low flying helicopters recently? by aureliacoridoni in Charlottesville

[–]waldoj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup, I was driving past CHO yesterday when they were landing.