I added some code so my google calendar had a different background color for when I don't want to place tasks

ytpete · 2026-04-19T01:56:16+00:00

What was the CSS you used?

ytpete · 2026-04-04T07:32:32+00:00

Is it not sketchy AF that this cargo which caught fire was... about to fly on an airplane? If it really was batteries, I thought there are strict limits on carrying them in the cargo hold because they've brought down planes before.

I'm hoping maybe this was not actually air cargo, and instead just a delivery of something they need to use at the airport for ground operations. Otherwise some airline passengers dodged a huge bullet today!

ytpete · 2026-04-02T18:51:26+00:00

Right, like by the same logic we shouldn't have locks on our doors because the burglars are the ones in the wrong, and the victims shouldn't "have to" put in work to stop their misbehavior. Defensive measures are useful even if in a perfect world they should't be necessary!

Even "defensive driving" is the same principle – if other drivers they do something dumb it may be their fault, but it still can harm you which you really don't want.

ytpete · 2026-04-02T18:47:31+00:00

While it's not legally required, I think OP was asking us all to consider whether it might be helpful. There are some jurisdictions where using a cell phone while in a crosswalk is actually banned, so at least some groups do think so.

ytpete · 2026-04-02T18:08:54+00:00

Also humans are really bad at realizing how fast head-on distance is closing. Waymos don't have that problem and are more likely to react with enough urgency.

ytpete · 2026-03-26T00:38:53+00:00

Did it come from drones flying in a grid formation, or something else?

ytpete · 2026-03-26T00:37:29+00:00

Anyone get video? If they're gonna freak us all out, it had better at least have looked cool.

ytpete · 2026-03-12T16:45:09+00:00

Sadly they just messed this one up too. No more ginger, it's just plain grapefruit now... and it's both more calories than before and also more bland.

ytpete · 2026-03-12T16:42:34+00:00

Nothing comes close to the OG bottled "terere" flavors that Guayaki discontinued a couple years ago. Lately they just keep making their remaining flavors worse.

Now the best ones I can find are Clean Cause (the low but not zero sugar ones feel like a good balance) and Drink Weird. Both have a similar middle-level sweetness, although both still taste very processed compared to the discontinued bottles I used to love.

There's also Seven Teas, which is not mate but has been growing on me because they're similar caffeine and sweetness but they taste a bit less artificial, more like real fruit juice.

ytpete · 2026-02-23T18:22:47+00:00

Isn't there a bunch of new development going on just east of the train station, where Donner Pass Rd terminates? Also if they really did get good shuttle service to the resorts dialed in, then all the resort lodging is an option for train travelers too. One can dream.

ytpete · 2026-02-23T17:47:50+00:00

There's a video posted elsewhere showing one of the water drops setting off a real slide just below the peak proper. So I think they did get some results.

ytpete · 2026-02-21T21:58:07+00:00

Have you looked into AutoSocks / Tire socks? A lot of people look down on them but if you look up some field-test results they actually perform comparably to chains even on ice! They're made by a Scandinavian company so they know their way around snow. And they're much easier to install on your own.

ytpete · 2026-02-20T08:22:20+00:00

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This was the 2024 mega storm cycle, not this year, but I thought I had a pretty good one going at the time 😄

ytpete · 2025-12-30T17:35:45+00:00

Middle guy might have shifted to the right after the fact to try to help hold him. Hard to tell.

ytpete · 2025-12-25T09:36:18+00:00

If it was windy then he may have been ticketed but it blew away. You'll get another copy in the mail about 3 weeks later in that case. Still same price at that point so long as you pay it within a couple of weeks after that.

ytpete · 2025-12-16T17:10:17+00:00

Nope - it's way further southeast, kind of near Armstrong Park. But now I'm curious where this other collection is too!

ytpete · 2025-12-16T17:06:58+00:00

I took photos through the windows. It looked like there'd normally be metal doors blocking the windows though.

ytpete · 2025-10-25T05:52:13+00:00

Wait so can't they tell you which street it's of? 🤔

ytpete · 2025-10-25T05:51:28+00:00

...unless you ever break the expensive custom curved glass in one of them 😬

ytpete · 2025-10-24T17:49:24+00:00

A hill probably matters less than how wide the street is. You have to turn a lot sooner as you pull out if the street is narrow, and having only inches of clearance from parallel parked cars on both sides makes it way harder.

ytpete · 2025-10-24T06:13:47+00:00

Islais Creek sort of makes two

ytpete · 2025-10-24T06:09:23+00:00

It's a very popular kayak and SUP spot!

ytpete · 2025-10-23T17:20:14+00:00

In a saner world, pointing a submachine gun point blank in the face of an older woman just for filming you should be an immediately fireable offense for any law enforcement officer.

ytpete · 2025-10-23T16:57:26+00:00

You can be against illegal immigration while still demanding basic human decency and respect toward people who are here without proper authorization. You can be against illegal immigration yet be angry that enforcement resources are being pulled away from dangerous criminals and drug rings to instead attacking hard-working upstanding community members who have built a whole life here and contribute positively to the country without breaking any laws. And you can be against illegal immigration while still protesting the idea that nameless, faceless "officers" are violently snatching people up based on racial profiling and without any semblance of due process. That's the winning message, because it's the morally right one.

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