The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea.
Mid Atlantic
- Tweets 19,492
- Following 1,002
- Followers 1,788
- Likes 164,013
Pinned Tweet
All tax takes have an implied asterisk, there's a better fundamental way of doing this, but if we were to tweak our current system....
1
1
34
30,824
At Christmas, a eight year old asked if I had ever heard of smash bros.
Nope never, let's play, I'm sure I'll have begginers luck
53
1,492
51,242
1,718,053
This variability is kinda insane, no wonder Midwest people scoff at forecasts.
181
1,165
21,962
1,353,155
in Wyoming a woman burned down a planned parenthood two weeks before it would open.
She was charged with a hate crime, but her conservative lawyers argued that it wasn't finished yet so not a pp.
Meanwhile liberal prosecutor argues it's a pp at construction.
200
699
14,906
439,492
>Be 2 weeks ago
>them "I've never heard of 3M"
>Me "I will point out every time we buy a good product by them"
> Be now
>them "3m is the wizard behind the curtain of modern society"
102
293
9,299
264,451
I feel weirdly anti Ada recently.
Between websites being auto sued as a shakedown under ADA, rich kids hacking the rules to get extra test time in college and this, I think it's worth thinking what "reasonable accommodation" means
I love how these are one of my dad's biggest pet peeves, and how I think about him every time I stand on one.
114
61
3,164
504,292
Sadly it's ultimate. If this was melee it would be less fair, I've taken a stock from m2k and mango.
6
1
2,242
76,451
Whimsy is in the delta of how hard a situation is and how playful and absurd something in that situation is.
I present the most whimsical thing mankind has ever done.
15
126
2,123
58,118
In college I founded a student cribbage club.
The main purpose was to use the student group building for free printing. The secondary purpose was to make every member a vice president to boost their resume.
Why do we take these clubs seriously?
27
41
1,824
85,619
They invented post it notes and command hooks, they make all the good tape and sponges, medical gear and building equipment.
If its oddly good but only if used as intended, it's likely 3m
3m.com/3M/en_US/p/
12
7
1,485
21,771
OK but I just learned about it today? What should I do, not tweet about my lived experience?
7
1
1,125
23,357
Coworker, do you want to join a night of holdem?
Me, idk, like I'm rusty on my tables, couldn't even say what seat j9o becomes playable preflop.
Coworker, what does that mean and in second thought maybe you shouldn't join
Sometimes I think I don't really know much econ at all. Half a decade of study and research is so little, and it's such a profoundly complex field to even understand the fundamentals. But then I read what other people write on here and I guess I actually know a fair amount.
10
28
1,205
57,826
We had 80 "members" on our roster. Most signed up as a favor to a friend so we could get the max ($500) grant to buy food.
College is very much a silly place and normal world lenses don't let you have a good understanding of it.
1
1
548
6,963
You could hire a personal assistant for every blind person in the country for the cost of installing all of them as a retrofit, vs a requiment to add them whenever a sidewalk has other changes made to it.
16
7
559
16,845
Like if we are placing a floor on what's acceptable in the world, it's distorting the low end. Mvp is now that much harder to hit.
Small corps can't afford the legal power needed to fight.
And for rare cases, having the entire world built for a few individuals is horrible roi
2
1
518
17,961
Yep none at all, especially not thanking the authors and tagging their handles, as well as linking to the original article itself.
2
398
25,042
$ for $ robot vacuums are one of the greatest life improvements you can buy.
Their tech is soooo good now it's absolutely staggering
40
5
424
834,973
I love how these are one of my dad's biggest pet peeves, and how I think about him every time I stand on one.
32
2
399
406,954
That being said ADA has done incredible work, I just think total unquestioned deference has negative consequences
5
2
386
17,511
We need updates like hr 7768, instead of surprise lawsuit, you get 30 days to fix the issue first.
Our goal should be actually helping the disabled, and the outcomes of Ada right now, don't seem to be as aligned as it should be congress.gov/bill/118th-cong…
3
6
370
17,427
Because physical therapists can largely due the same things that work, without a moderate risk of breaking something. Good chiros exist, but why spend the effort to find one when there are more efficient professionals to seek out?
3
3
281
9,429
Emailed the city, no copy, county sets yellow light times.
Call county, they have no copy.
Emailed local law school, no copy, gives me state law librarians number. She has nothing, gives me Oregon dot librarians number.
I'm going insane.
Ah yes, laws that refer to a industry standard only available in a $70 book from the industry group. Love this so much.
4
7
301
8,885
Netflix has talked about this. They frame it as the watch list (aspirational preference) vs actual watch discrepancy. They heavily discount your watch list for what is recommended now vs earlier in their history
3
5
285
5,463
This is the greatest list I have come across in a long time.
All terms have synonymous words, but the sayings have divergent meaning
19
31
257
12,581
It's like when you realize the jokes about IKEA furniture being difficult are based on most people's actually experience.
7
3
233
24,770
Of all my longtime desires, a cabin in the woods is high up there. This is a thread of all the best design inspo for it.
🧵1/n
8
8
234
40,456
Oh your shutters aren't wide enough to cover the window? One good sign it's a poorly built house
2
216
8,090
Yeah not worth at all. You start on a second totem pole at the bottom with most of your old technical skills playing second fiddle to sales skills.
On call 24/7 60 hour week norms for 250-300 starting.
5
2
200
39,020
150k on the wedding. 500k from the guests side on travel and lodging.
The ea devil on my shoulder is screaming about mosquito nets. But maybe events like this are fences we shouldn't take down.
6
205
10,164
Went to a pt to see if I can get migraine help.
My right ribcage has been stuck elevated for 20 years! Partially from a broken left wrist, moving forward to help turning it thumbwards.
Wtf are annual physicals even for???
13
2
192
7,197
One by one the great PNW stores will lose their generous return policy as the low trust rears its head.
Costco, Nordstrom, REI. They all used to be so good about it and it gets sooooo abused.
I’m always disgusted by the people in the return lines at Costco who clearly abuse the return policy, like returning fried dead mums after 2 months. These people are absolutely shameless and why we can’t have nice things in the long run.
6
6
187
8,835
I'll never forget how my dad was in '08, week after week as construction work dried up.
He'd come home, having fired another friend. Someone who he'd worked alongside for a decade, watched their children grow up. The stock market impact on our lives is real.
2008 financial crisis came to a head around the highlighted portion of this chart
you can argue about causality if you like ofc
"stock market" is somewhat misleading here, i agree that specifically doesnt matter so much. but credit markets? i'd watch those
4
4
183
6,511
More people should post what's good in their lives.
Right now for me it's the fact that there's a powder to give your cat that stops them from giving off allergens.
Things I'm loving lately:
New washing machine that is also a dryer.
No, not a dryer stacked on top of a washer, a single machine that does it all!
There's no worry about leaving wet clothes in the washer too long, it goes right into the drying cycle! Yay!
7
4
182
13,365
I mean go down the list of the f500 and see how many you don't recognize.
Dow chemical, uline, McMaster Carr, Monsanto, weyerhauser are all ones of the top of my mind.
10
160
7,077
@tracewoodgrains This seems like a topic to nerd snipe you with. Have you read up on ADA compliance for websites and the legal racket suing small businesses about it?
2
155
5,571
Somehow this is legal to take on a carry on.
It's detectable to your taste at .05ppm or for perspective, a ml in a 20,000m^3 swimming pool.
12
3
155
15,417
Crazy stats. In Uganda in 1960 South Asians accounted for 90% of tax revenue and business ownership, and 7% of the population.
They were all exiled in 72 and allowed to return in late 80s
Today it's 1% of population and 65% of tax revenues
1
5
158
5,201
It's a perfect game for it's purpose. Deep enough to be engaging, simple enough to enable chatting while playing.
Random enough to allow everyone the taste of victory, skillfull enough for the better player to prove it over time.
1
142
3,630
I mean we did meet up and play with ~15 people each week. But we also would have done that regardless of the status of a "registered student organization".
137
3,221
We went from pensions to asking everyone to learn investing.
We went from 3 news channels to thousands, but now you have to figure out who's lying.
There's millions of people smarter then you who's sole job is to trick you into giving them your money. Best of luck to society.
3
15
132
16,561
Instead of going to the gym, you know could just unclog the drains that ruin your walk home?
13
7
143
4,258
I don't respect any new hire who doesn't at least attempt to negotiate a higher offer.
It's not rude, it's table stakes and speaks to overall competence.
8
2
135
9,499
Its 2pm in the office, why am I even here.
Everyone is tired, sales guys coming back from a 2 martini lunch. If I took a 30 min nap Id be good to go, but instead I fake being alert for the next 3 wasted hours.
All part of a game, nobody can quite articulate, but must be played
3
11
123
10,543
Does anyone know if there is a bigger bag fumble?
Volvo was offered all the oil in Norway in exchange for Norway getting 40% of Volvo stock, and turned it down!!!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_…
7
5
129
11,265
When this is a rational stance to take, the law isn't working right. nitter.app/benmaritz/status/18753…
2
3
127
14,949
Young man at Christmas has his first GF and was asking for advice so I borrowed a line from @SWENGDAD: Give her 2 chances a month to dress up in cute outfits.
I've never seen such unanimous agreement from such a diverse group of women.
3
8
115
16,863
Shoutout to @niko_tinius & @Harry_Stevens for the original vis and article, fantastic work.
How accurate is the weather forecast in your town?
@niko_tinius and I learned that @NWS just began doing gridded assessments of forecast accuracy. We got the data and mapped of how many days into the future they get within 3°F of the observed high temp.
washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
111
18,798
Are you a guy with curly hair? Do you want the most improvement for the least $$ and work compared to a 7 in 1 wash? Let me walk you through it. Credentials below
10
3
113
12,154
Cartels are efficient for themselves, it's why there needs to be things in place to ensure actual competition
6
2
101
16,514
Volvo was offered all the oil in Norway in exchange for Norway getting 40% of Volvo stock, and turned it down!!!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_…
2
7
103
14,779
Tying and untying knots. The fancy version where you try and make something is called crochet but not as fun imo
2
1
96
3,772
An uncle works for a Def contractor, mech e/ee stuff. It's scary how far the lag between military and civilian is on some things.
Not only for how good modern military is, but also how good they are at keeping things secret for decades. They absolutely are working on lk99
3
94
7,939
You should be talisman maxing. Imbue the objects in your life with story and meaning.
No object should be tradeable for an identical one, up the sentimental value for everything!
3
13
93
4,047
How did so many corps pass on hiring him?
Absolute bag fumble.
DID I CRACK IT?
I think I figured out at least a chunk of the math.
It's trade deficit divided by their exports.
EU: exports 531.6, imports 333.4, deficit 198.2. 198.2/531.6 is 37, close to 39.
Israel: exports 22.2, imports 14.8, deficit 7.4. 7.4/22.2 is 33.
1
4
102
32,254
Went to a bookmarked recipie, felt off.
Compared to a pdf I'd saved of it, and bastards had changed it. I swear to God I'm going to have to start a personal fucking library to stop this madness
10
2
100
3,112
Staring into each other's eyes for an extended period of time. It seems trivial but the results are soooooo strong
1
3
91
To all the single ladies, tomorrow is tax day. If you want to find a good stable man, head out to the financial district and look for a very drunk group with the weight of the world just lifted from their shoulders.
2
3
99
5,512
New client, Name@gmail.com, website is name.com, both four letters
Might be the biggest flex I've seen in a bit.
3
98
8,025
Is wedding planning hard because it's a wedding, or is it just people's first time planning a 100+ person party?
15
2
92
5,923
Department of transportation doesn't have the book their laws are based on.
I have to get it from THE LIBRARY OF FUCKING CONGRESS?!?!?
1
2
96
720
Osetra for six months together with @bstract_thot, I couldn't have imagined life this good.
12
1
96
2,951
Ah yes, laws that refer to a industry standard only available in a $70 book from the industry group. Love this so much.
2
93
10,052
Love seeing a spouse with 1k in w2 income, 31k in total wages and 30k in 401k contributions
3
1
87
3,172
Need help from movie friends.
I'm renting a movie screening room. Trying to balance a) generally enjoyable b) better on a big screen/speaker c) less commonly seen.
Short list:
Heat
Blade Runner
Grand Budapest
Sicario
Into the Spiderverse
Gladiator
O brother
Skyfall
No Country
51
2
88
11,804
Autistic date idea: go to a specialty hardware store and see which switch has the best tactile sensation.
3
3
87
3,011
Right and it would be cool if college reflected that but most classes use speed as a proxy for understanding. When 1/2 a class doesn't finish an exam, extra time is incredibly beneficial
2
84
4,707
Cost for a strip during construction is ~500 (labor and materials)
Redoing an entire intersection is ~ 5k from a couple of state websites
So we are looking at 100 bil to replace all sidewalks vs 20 to add them over time.
~1 mil blind in the USA
3
79
6,284
It's gonna be Fermi style with claude. There's ~4 million miles of roads, 1/4 mile block, reduce by 60% for rural vs city, 3 crossings per intersection, 2 strips per intersection is ~40million strips needed and 20 million corners.
1
75
7,050
For me the mental load is worth it. They never mark anything over a %15 margin so I know regardless the product I'm not being ripped off.
2
77
4,666
The author @AllenDowney is legit as they come, its very real allendowney.com/blog/2020/10…
2
73
3,141
