Where I live in New Mexico has consistently poor reception withing about 60 miles. My Spotify is almost always in offline mode since it chokes on poor signal. Radio and TV have repeaters on a nearby mountain that rebroadcast a few stations. Meanwhile Sirius works everywhere except in my garage.
For me it mostly replaces my CD changer, which doesn't exist in newer cars. When I can't decide what to listen to, have poor signal, or don't want to fiddle with the controls, it gives me a nice selection on fallbacks.
Yes most rentals I've lived in and and visited have these cheap recirculating hoods that do nothing for combustion byproducts, if they have a range hood at all.
I had a similar experience at a mid-sized nonprofit. We would get generous pricing from vendors with reasonable terms, then the next time around I would find we were 5 months late paying them. The internal answer was "cash flow" and "well we wouldn't want to pay them too quickly", or worse "they shouldn't be complaining, they got their check much faster than X"
This might consistently be my favorite channel on YouTube. Kirsten and Faircompanies do very good work documenting interesting and innovative examples of sustainable living, building, growing, etc.
Fwiw, my definition of conservative in this case is someone with views traditionally in line with the Republican and Libertarian platform. Someone who tends to vote Republican and tends to view things through that lens.
I think your goal is to attack the person and and not the idea, which has nothing to do with my experience-based opinion that it's more nuanced than "dominated by liberals".
I disagree that most "make a difference" fields are dominated by liberals. In my experience, many non-profit board members tend to be wealthy conservatives - bankers, car dealership owners, real estate brokers, etc. This can lead even organizations where the mission, staff or clients are mostly liberal to develop a conservative, elitist culture. Combined with the revolving door of donors and relatives into senior leadership roles, it also can lead an upper management that trends conservative.
Many low-paying social service jobs are filled by spouses of people with high-paying jobs. This can lead to an elitist culture, even in the lower levels.
There is also a lot of overlap between social service orgs and religious orgs which can lead to a conflict between mission and church doctrine.
All in all, I perceive it as being as diverse a field as the rest of society, and filled with many viewpoints. It doesn't seem dominated by one "side" or the other
My perception is that very few specialized hourly jobs start above $20-25, and when I hear business owners talk they seem to feel that's robbery (it isn't).
Without any research or context, I'd expect a first-time bike mechanic job to pay $18-22 depending on the city. The ski shops nearby are advertising ski tech jobs around $16 and calling it "better than competitive pay"
I lived in the area after completion of the big dig and often commuted through the tunnel. While it may have been a boondoggle and it definitely didn't fix traffic, it makes quality of life in the city much better, both as a pedestrian and a driver. It also reconnected the north end with the rest of the city.
Neat, and very cool that they're open sourcing design and software elements. The video had me thinking that this kind of thing must have been made before. It's exactly the sort of thing they used to sell in the skymall catalog. Sure enough:
https://youtu.be/mrDy0dF8aQw
How about a magnetic base on each piece and a table built on top of a pair of xyz movements holding two magnets. That way the brain can at any time grab its piece and make a move while nudging any obstructions out of the way temporarily. It could probably made to filp the polarity on the lower magnet causing the opponent piece to topple gently when appropriate.
Seems very human proof and also exciting to watch in action.
As of March 2022 it sounds like they are targeting mid-2023 to pass final testing, after which the plane would enter full production [0]. There's certainly many F-35s in service worldwide though.
I think partly this comes from the general perception of the F-35 program as a boondoggle and failure combined with the decades long production hell this film went through. Also the sponsorship from Lockheed Martin.
While it ultimately produced a capable plane, the Joint Strike Fighter spent 15 years as the next generation, failed to meet several critical goals, and still hasn't entered full production.
Better to stick to concept planes (SR-72), the plane from the first movie (F-14) and another common carrier plane (F-18).
I clicked comments first curious if this would be Doug's video. His reviews and retro reviews are so well constructed and thorough and, as with the cars, his "quirks and features" really shine through.
Quite amazing journalism. There is a lot of value in such a thoughtful and traveled on-the-ground report.
More than once I was reminded of a portion of Herman Wouk's novel The Winds of War that portrays a journey and escape from the Polish countryside to Warsaw ahead of the German invasion and siege in 1939.
Agreed on this and it predates Covid, though has gotten worse. Suvs, cheaper sports cars, and above all, pickup trucks, are the models I see most often. It's worse when driving our prius, but happens in any vehicle.
It's as if certain group has learned to drive by driving as fast as possible until they reach a hurdle, then tailgating that hurdle until they go faster or get out of the way. Speed, speed limit and road conditions aren't a consideration; only this asshole that's in my way.
The soil at my former house (built around 1920) on a major street in a large college town, next to a bus stop, tested for significantly elevated lead and PCBs. I believe the soil on the other side of the building tested much closer to normal for the area.
I would test if there is even the slightest concern of contamination. Eating a few garden veggies here and there likely won't have much of an impact on an adult. If you're regularly supplementing your meals and/or feeding children, you may want to be more cautious.
At my current house on a busier, older street, I wouldn't consider eating anything grown in the soil. Most near me seem to use raised beds or the community garden.