bluGill

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[–] bluGill@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Taking shoes off only adds maybe a minute to the security time. Large airports in Europe need you to arrive an hour early as well to make it on time. Europe also has security lines - they works little different, but there are still lines. There are also baggage lines, and large airports need you to spend a lot of time to get to your gate.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Competition is good, but railroads are a natural monopoly - there are very few points in the world that can justify more than one set of tracks between them. Airplanes can share an airport because if someone else blocks a runway everyone else can take a different one and thus there can be competition. However if train operator B blocks a track (possibly by running a slow train) everyone else can't get through.

I'm all for competition, but you have to own your own tracks.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Big airports in the US often need you to arrive that far beforehand. The security line itself is often half an hour, then there is the other lines to check your baggage (if any) - these are generally quick, but still a line. From the door to your gate can often take most of an hour, but not all of the time is in security.

Though I live in a tiny city, the security line is rarely long and there are only a few gates so I can get to my gate in less than half an hour most of the time. However I still arrive an hour in advance because at peak times the line will get long.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago

But you might fix it - and if you break it more it was already broke so no loss

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 points 3 weeks ago

it is an anti pattern that I want to discourage though

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

When I get off work I go to the kitchen and look at what perishables I have in the fridge, then search for "perishable recipes" and read a few results until I find something that sounds interesting, I have the other stuff for, and doesn't take too long. Then search for side dishes that would go with it. I also read the reviews from people who have made it as they often suggest substitutions that make work or don't. Then I start cooking.

You quickly learn which recipe sites have recipes and which are just blog about grandma, the dog, and everything else before they get to a recipe that probably won't even turn out, since the only point was to get you to look at the ads. (I wish there was a way to not see those in search results...)

Once in a while I see something that looks good but takes too long so I do it next week planning ahead. This is rare though - I'm not good at planning a head.

I need to eat so this is just what I do every day. After a lot of practice I can now make some great meals at home, I can rarely find any place to eat out that isn't a disappointment - I can make a much better meal for a lot less money.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 9 points 3 weeks ago

Sure, any farm store. Probably home depot as well. look for rubber hose. Mine are 3/4 inch and red.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 15 points 3 weeks ago

There are plastics better than metal - but they are not cheap, most looking for plastics look for cheap and so often anything plastic you can get is junk.

I'm replacing my lead soldered copper with pex as I go.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 3 points 3 weeks ago

We test droveithe buzz. Very nice van, but I can't see paying that price.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 points 4 weeks ago

It is a theory, but as you read the article you discover many of the examples given have not checked out.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

The downside to time cost is nobody will every break the records of old. (though we also know that in the past drugs, blood doping, and other things that are not allowed was done so breaking records may not be possible anyway)

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Asking about the culture and work environment is what you are supposed to be doing when they ask "are there any questions". I've never had a problem finding a job where I'm expected to work about 40 hours and go home. Once in a while they ask for extra work in an emergency, but that is rare and they have all made it up to me somehow.

The protection isn't great I'll agree, but it isn't hard to find places that don't treat you like that. Don't work for the rest no matter how interesting the job is.

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