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Comment on I almost got hit by a car in ~life
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Comment on I almost got hit by a car in ~life
frostycakes Link ParentI don't think Aurora is doing worse than Denver or the rest of the state on those fronts, sadly. I finally broke down and bought a dashcam because of the insane shit I see on the daily. I watched...I don't think Aurora is doing worse than Denver or the rest of the state on those fronts, sadly.
I finally broke down and bought a dashcam because of the insane shit I see on the daily. I watched someone whipping around everyone and running nearly every single red light on Colorado one morning, and had the audacity to honk at everyone when they got stopped behind cars in every lane for a red at Alameda.
One morning when I was driving up I25 to Erie a while ago, I saw a woman drifting into the lanes next to her repeatedly, only to discover that she was holding a whole ass iPad in front of her steering wheel and was watching a video while we were all doing 70+. It's infuriating because we had passed two Thornton PD officers who were running enforcement on the highway, but didn't do a damn thing about her.
I also had a woman clip me when turning from Grant onto EB Speer, even though I was in the middle lane and followed the lane markings into my designated lane. Another case where she and her passenger had the audacity to start yelling at me about how I wasn't paying attention, even though I was clearly in my lane. Luckily it didn't damage my car at all, but still-- how is it that we can be the only two cars on an otherwise empty road early on a weekend morning, and she still beelined it for the side of my vehicle?
I just had a week of using transit to get to work while my car was getting a clutch and timing belt replacement, and if it wasn't for RTD having the light rail by my place shut down for track maintenance (necessitating a bus -> train -> bus transfer to get to my job that's also within city limits and takes over an hour, instead of a train -> train transfer that takes maybe 40 minutes end to end), I'd give up driving to work outside of the times I have to be there before transit is running.
Driving here in Colorado is absolute insanity sometimes.
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Comment on San Diego now has so much water that it's selling it in ~enviro
frostycakes (edited )Link ParentSure, it's great for San Diego, but it has no real positive effect on the Colorado, unlike what the article is trying to sell. Those evaporation losses are accounted for in the allocation, so AZ...Sure, it's great for San Diego, but it has no real positive effect on the Colorado, unlike what the article is trying to sell. Those evaporation losses are accounted for in the allocation, so AZ is just getting more water to waste on desert agriculture, all while the same net amount of water is getting pulled out of the river. Western water law is use it or lose it, so these states buying up the river water rights aren't going to be leaving more in the river itself.
The article wants to act like this is a boon for the river when it's really the status quo continuing for it, just changing who's pulling the water out.
This doesn't renegotiate the Law of the River, it's still over allocated and is still allowing the Lower Basin to continue their profligate use. Arizona, Nevada, and southern Utah should not be pulling what they currently do out of the river if its health is of concern, never mind getting larger allocations of a river that has nothing to give. The only way this setup might've helped is if the Upper Basin states received San Diego's allocations, since they don't even take their full share that the law allows for as it is. That would actually leave net water in the river, but AFAIK it's not possible to transfer water from the Lower to the Upper Basin, even on paper.
Again, wake me up when they make deals to acquire desalinated water directly from outside the Basin, because this changes nothing for the river.
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Comment on San Diego now has so much water that it's selling it in ~enviro
frostycakes LinkSo this is just buying water rights (already a common practice out here in the west) with better PR and extra steps? I don't know why they're acting like this is novel, or as if it's going to help...No water is literally shipped; rather, the parties would trade access rights to water sources. States would fund much of the estimated 56,000 acre-feet of water that the desalination plant produces annually in exchange for San Diegoโs share of the Colorado River.
So this is just buying water rights (already a common practice out here in the west) with better PR and extra steps? I don't know why they're acting like this is novel, or as if it's going to help save the Colorado. Color me unimpressed until they're actually desalinating water and pumping it to other places. Shifting the demand to another state in the basin does nothing to alleviate the demand on the river itself.
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Comment on Whatโs something youโre putting up with? in ~talk
frostycakes Link ParentIf you have one near you, try a Kroger (or whatever brand they use in your market if not Kroger, there's tons of them) pharmacy. I'm forced to use them because my PBM is a Kroger subsidiary, and...If you have one near you, try a Kroger (or whatever brand they use in your market if not Kroger, there's tons of them) pharmacy. I'm forced to use them because my PBM is a Kroger subsidiary, and fortunately they have never had issues sourcing generic Adderall for my scrips through these shortages. It changes manufacturers regularly (it's been bouncing between Lannett and Capsule every fill for the last year or so for me), but they've never not been able to fill them on time.
I can't remember what the specific wording was, but one time I had to request a sort of override to have my insurance cover brand name Adderall (albeit at the third pricing tier instead of the first) back before that insurer switched to only covering brand as well. You might have some luck having your doc do a prior auth and writing scrips for the brand name with "dispense as written" checked too, if you can't get generic anywhere.
I do miss my last job where the insurance moved to only covering brand name Adderall
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Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech
frostycakes Link ParentSucks if you're in a state that issues a new DL number any time it gets renewed, though. Montana worked that way when I lived there. Luckily Colorado not only keeps it the same, you get the same...Sucks if you're in a state that issues a new DL number any time it gets renewed, though. Montana worked that way when I lived there.
Luckily Colorado not only keeps it the same, you get the same number back if you move to another state and then move back and get a new driver's license issued. It even stayed the same going from an ID to a learners permit to a driver's license, surprisingly.
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Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech
frostycakes Link ParentWell, it looks like they've recently added a feature to the myCO app where it'll generate a QR code for the other person to scan to verify the digital ID. If that's all one has to present to a...Well, it looks like they've recently added a feature to the myCO app where it'll generate a QR code for the other person to scan to verify the digital ID. If that's all one has to present to a cop, and they don't take possession of the phone? Slightly less worried, although I'd still worry about a shady cop just yanking the phone out of my hands while it's unlocked in that case still.
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Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech
frostycakes Link ParentYeah, in my state (Colorado) the Apple/Google wallet one is not accepted by anyone but TSA. There is a digital ID/DL in a separate myColorado app that is accepted, but that has the whole handing...Yeah, in my state (Colorado) the Apple/Google wallet one is not accepted by anyone but TSA. There is a digital ID/DL in a separate myColorado app that is accepted, but that has the whole handing over an unlocked phone to the cops problem still.
I've personally only used it when I've forgotten to grab my wallet and am buying some beer or wine at the grocery store with other things, I don't think I'd be comfortable with anything beyond tapping the phone on a reader while it stays in my possession when it comes to the cops.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
frostycakes Link ParentI don't get why not wanting to tinker is equated with just getting Apple devices. I've made the same progression of not tinkering, but I still have Android devices (Pixel phone and a cheap Samsung...I don't get why not wanting to tinker is equated with just getting Apple devices. I've made the same progression of not tinkering, but I still have Android devices (Pixel phone and a cheap Samsung tablet that serves as an ereader) and have no desire to go back to iOS (haven't had an iPhone since the 7 Pro).
It's a sentiment I see somewhat frequently and it confuses me. Is it somehow unacceptable to use Android and not tinker?
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Comment on British Columbia announces it is making daylight time permanent after years of promises in ~society
frostycakes Link ParentI don't live there now, but I've lived close to the Canadian border before (in Havre, Montana), and the sun sets before 5PM every day in December. Looking at December 10th there, sunrise is at...I don't live there now, but I've lived close to the Canadian border before (in Havre, Montana), and the sun sets before 5PM every day in December. Looking at December 10th there, sunrise is at 8:00am and sunset is at 4:23pm. Even down in Bozeman where I went to college (which is on the southern edge of Montana), the same date gives a 7:54am sunrise and 4:40pm sunset.
I'm back down in Denver now where it isn't as extreme, but the lack of evening light in winter does a number on my moods.
I'll gladly take post 8am sunrises in exchange for no sunsets before 5pm anytime of the year.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
frostycakes Link ParentI just wish they had brought the orange from the iMac/17 Pro to this, it's such a good color and would be a neat throwback nod to the iBooks from around 2000. If I hadn't bought a nice gaming...I just wish they had brought the orange from the iMac/17 Pro to this, it's such a good color and would be a neat throwback nod to the iBooks from around 2000.
If I hadn't bought a nice gaming laptop two years ago that fulfills all my laptop needs, I'd be considering getting one of these just to mess around in Macland again (seeing as how my last one was a 2013 MBA). Low price and no notch? Sign me up, I could live with just using my desktop for any heavy computing needs.
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Comment on British Columbia announces it is making daylight time permanent after years of promises in ~society
frostycakes Link ParentAgain, I do not want 4am sunrises in summer (as someone else mentioned, this would also result in the heat of the day hitting earlier in the morning too) and would like some more "afternoon"...Again, I do not want 4am sunrises in summer (as someone else mentioned, this would also result in the heat of the day hitting earlier in the morning too) and would like some more "afternoon" sunlight in the depths of winter where it is easy to both go to work and come home from it in the dark. Yes, it's a trick of the clock, but 4pm sunsets, at least for me, exacerbate already existing seasonal depression problems.
I'm in a city that sits on the longitudinal reference point for our time zone, so we're smack in the middle. I've also lived on the western edge of a time zone before (albeit noticeably farther north than my current location), and even there, I would have much preferred year round DST/moving a time zone ahead. Especially there, since winter sunsets were closer to 3pm and summer sunrises would hit around 4am with DST.
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Comment on British Columbia announces it is making daylight time permanent after years of promises in ~society
frostycakes Link ParentProblem is, states aren't allowed to go to year-round DST, only to standard time, without Congressional legislation. It would also require a Congressional act to just move a state one time zone...Problem is, states aren't allowed to go to year-round DST, only to standard time, without Congressional legislation. It would also require a Congressional act to just move a state one time zone ahead to their standard time, which would be functionally equivalent to permanent DST in their current timezone.
IIRC we passed state level law to go to permanent DST in my state a few years back, but they were clear that it would also require federal action to allow the option before it could go into effect.
I truly hope we can get the option, as permanent standard time would be awful with sunrises before 5AM in summer on top of the 4PM winter sunsets.
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Comment on Here are your choices for a self-hosted ebook server in ~books
frostycakes Link ParentDoes BookLore work with the stock Kobo firmware? I got my partner one as a gift for their upcoming birthday, but I was figuring I'd just put KOReader on it and sync it to Ubooquity that way. If BL...Does BookLore work with the stock Kobo firmware? I got my partner one as a gift for their upcoming birthday, but I was figuring I'd just put KOReader on it and sync it to Ubooquity that way. If BL supports syncing with stock hardware, that might actually change my calculus on switching servers.
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Comment on Here are your choices for a self-hosted ebook server in ~books
frostycakes Link ParentI've been using Ubooquity for years with no issues. I don't use the web interface all that often, but it works fine and the OPDS support has never given me an issue. BookLore looks nice, but...I've been using Ubooquity for years with no issues. I don't use the web interface all that often, but it works fine and the OPDS support has never given me an issue.
BookLore looks nice, but unless Ubooquity stops working for me at some point, I don't feel like putting in the effort to switch yet.
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Comment on Most and least expensive US supermarkets in ~food
frostycakes Link ParentDid they fold Sam's prices into the Walmart average, given their ownership? That would be my guess, but a strange choice nonetheless given they separate out Kroger and Albertsons brands.Did they fold Sam's prices into the Walmart average, given their ownership? That would be my guess, but a strange choice nonetheless given they separate out Kroger and Albertsons brands.
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Comment on Most and least expensive US supermarkets in ~food
frostycakes Link ParentIt's all relative, but yes, Kroger positions it as a value brand. In markets where they don't have multiple brands, their stores are segmented into (at least for the division I've worked for)...It's all relative, but yes, Kroger positions it as a value brand. In markets where they don't have multiple brands, their stores are segmented into (at least for the division I've worked for) value, mainstream, and upscale stores. (We also have a specific Hispanic segment for stores in heavily Latino neighborhoods, but that I imagine varies by market and division.) In markets where they have multiple brands, one ends up taking the value segment stores specifically (QFC/Food 4 Less).
QFC and Food 4 Less (in Chicago specifically) are unique as well as those were Kroger's only presence in those markets until they bought other chains up down the line (Fred Meyer in the PNW and Mariano's in Chicago) that were both more upmarket to begin with.
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Comment on Most and least expensive US supermarkets in ~food
frostycakes (edited )LinkIt's nice to see I'm not crazy in being annoyed at how few options we have for groceries in the Denver market vs most metro areas. We're down what, five+ options versus every other metro listed in...It's nice to see I'm not crazy in being annoyed at how few options we have for groceries in the Denver market vs most metro areas. We're down what, five+ options versus every other metro listed in this CR article?
Aldi and WinCo can't get here soon enough.
I'm also surprised at the lack of Sprouts in this comparison, given Whole Foods' presence. Granted, given what my partner lets me know re: pricing changes there (he's a scan coordinator at one, so he gets to see all the pricing changes in every department week to week), they'd be at or near the bottom of the list anymore.
It's also funny to see the differences in chains in the same market owned by the same company. Harris Teeter is owned by Kroger, as are Food 4 Less, Marianos, King Soopers, and Ralphs. Vons and Tom Thumb are Albertsons. I'm actually surprised Albertsons is keeping both brands alive in other markets, as locally they converted their last remaining Albertsons stores to Safeway after their merger completed. At least in the Kroger case (outside Virginia Beach, as the Harris Teeter acquisition has always felt like a roundabout way to bust the union, as HT is not unionized across the board while some of the Kroger branded stores are), Food 4 Less is their 'value' brand, sort of like QFC vs. Fred Meyer in the PNW.
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Comment on List animals until failure in ~games
frostycakes Link ParentWhile I did want to become one for a large part of my childhood, today I manage a produce department in a grocery store and live a couple thousand miles from the nearest ocean. ๐ The childhood...While I did want to become one for a large part of my childhood, today I manage a produce department in a grocery store and live a couple thousand miles from the nearest ocean. ๐ The childhood desire set me up well for this game, though.
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Comment on List animals until failure in ~games
frostycakes LinkI got to 258. I had a ball when I realized it would accept individual species of whales and penguins...I got to 258. I had a ball when I realized it would accept individual species of whales and penguins
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Similarly, I drive a 25 year old Subaru that, despite being in good shape and working order, definitely qualifies for shitbox status based on age alone. Unfortunately it seems to result in things like people tailgating me even in the right lane while I'm going above the speed limit, as often as it does people avoiding me.
The population boom hasn't helped the bad driving, but my parents have plenty of stories of people reading books, eating bowls of cereal, shaving, and applying makeup while driving I25 from the 90s, so it's not a new problem, sadly. Hell, my stepdad got hit and run off the road by a distracted driver on 285 back in 92, causing him to careen down a hillside in Conifer and somehow miraculously walk away with a totaled car and a broken nose, but no other injuries.
I also had a roommate in college who came back to Denver with me one summer to visit his brother before he flew home. I drove us, and due to timing we arrived in Denver in the middle of morning rush hour. At one point, he looks over at me and goes "well, I see why you drive the way you do, people are absolute maniacs here!", and this is a guy from back east who saw traffic we never do here.
We weren't exactly starting from a great place before the influx either.