@dilanesper They don’t even want people booking the bus, they want people to connect to a flight, preferably international. They absolutely do not want local traffic on that bus b/c then they make no money.
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this is a little silly. nobody books just the bus ride, right?
Andrew Markowitz@amarkowitzWX
Why is a 50 minute bus ride over $1000????
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@cy1nus It’s quite possible that house wasn’t that expensive for Elon. And to be clear, 1250 was for the whole place.
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@cy1nus At a major university, in a real city, I rented a 5 bedroom apartment 2500sq/ft for $1250/mo in very late 90s. It was closer to campus than the dorms.
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what college student can afford to rent a 10 bedroom house
Yuta@rlevi
While attending the University of Pennsylvania, Elon Musk rented a 10-bedroom house and converted it into a nightclub, charging students a $5 entry fee.
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@PoliticoBurner @datarade The issue w/ AUS is the LGA/DCA perimeter rules as it is outside the range. You can’t add flights, so in NY you have to use EWR/JFK and in DC IAD/BWI. To people who live there, that is a fate worse than death. Houston/Dallas are inside the perimeter & can have infinite flights.
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@datarade San Antonio, yes. But Austin is consistently adding direct flights most places
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@CommonEnemySSBM Right now, the ABS call takes too long for every call. And we still need live umps for swing/tips, so might as well have the humans still do it. Plus, if it’s a 7 run game in the 7th, the human ump can stretch the zone so we can all go home still.
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I was telling a friend who doesn't watch much baseball about how much I enjoyed the ABS system and he asked me "well, then why not just go full automated strike zone" and I really didn't have a super compelling answer beyond "the vibes would be off"
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@mdotbrown (Old Bill S idea) - Take seeds 7-worst & play a March Madness single elimination tourney for the final four playoff spots. And give them picks 1-4. Now, you have to win to get the top picks. Only allow 1-4 protection, so you can’t lose to keep a pick.
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@mdotbrown NBA has a couple levers: replays go to Secaucus and have a 30s time limit. Redefine the gather step to make this basketball. Move the 3pt line out + no corner 3. Make more offense initiated contact a no-call. Allow light hand checking again.
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MLB improvements over past few years have shown how tough a spot NBA is in. They don’t have a simple strike zone to officiate. They already sped the game up too fast. Their stats and records aren’t as revered. They have half as many games and people still say the seasons too long
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@walkeri141 Because they didn’t need to cross, their players back towards the baseline were open. It’s situational and completely against everything you coach for an inbounds, but the backwards pass would have won them the game or worst case, the foul would have been exceptionally late.
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From a rules perspective you can't even explain how baffling Duke's decision to throw the ball away was...
1.) Shot Clock off
2.) Exactly 10 Seconds left - a 10 second violation is meaningless
3.) 5 Seconds doesn't apply in the BC
ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS HOLD THE BALL
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@StephenFleming The blocker is the cost of the security staff b/c you really have to keep the throughput high to cover the cost.
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@StephenFleming Massport, which operates Boston Logan, has been kicking around moving security out to their suburban Logan Express bus stations. Check-in/TSA in Braintree/Danvers, dropped off airside @ Logan.
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There may be a new business model lurking here.
Imagine an FAA-supervised “remote terminal” in Alpharetta, Georgia. Park for free, check your bag, go through security, and you’re in the TSA-controlled system. A bus takes you to Hartsfield-Jackson. You pay… I dunno. Eighty bucks round trip?
New York Post@nypost
American Airlines passengers shocked to learn their 'flights' were actually bus routes: 'There's no plane' trib.al/Vf75VeJ
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@MassJumbo And it’s always like 2 blocks from an existing subway line. It just is not needed (& merges with the Metro North in the South Bronx anyway).
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How is there an entire mainline railway running down the West side of Manhattan to Penn Station that is only used for Amtrak
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@WatsonLadd @uckema There isn’t another hospital for 40 miles in every direction, so probably?
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The problem is the Midwest has cities ! If you want to be a Midwest doctor Chicago, hell Minneapolis, Columbus, Kansas City are places that exist. It's the rural "nothing here but a steel nill or Honda factory" places that struggle like where Cummins is because Indianapolis
Stephen Horn@stephenehorn
You know who wouldn't have a problem doing a residency at a Midwestern hospital? Midwesterners But the systemic discrimination by the medical establishment against whites means the qualified applicants from these "less prestigious" areas are less likely to get in
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Dear @NCAA @MarchMadnessMBB, huge self inflicted economic wound is having the final four on Saturday and Monday. Having games at 5:00 and 8:00 on Friday and then the championship at 4:00 on Sunday would exponentially increase buzz and eyeballs..
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@uckema Medicine is probably the least geographically concentrated elite profession. There are “destination” sites in probably at least 40 cities. Not true w/ tech or finance.
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@uckema Cleveland has some of the best hospitals in the country and no issue filling their residencies/attendings. Neither does the Mayo Clinic in moderately rural Minnesota. A hospital in Galliapolis, OH (2+ hrs to Columbus) has issues.
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@tolstoybb Right Now, I bet it’s faster for anyone north of center city Philly to drive to Allentown, clear TSA there, take that bus to PHL & dropped off secure. It’s cheaper parking, airline is responsible for the connection, shorter TSA lines.
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@McFranchisee Amato’s in Maine. Their basic Portland-style Italian is very good. Swenson’s in Cleveland-Akron-Columbus, Galley Boy, 2 patties, 2 sauces, 1 olive and it’s a classic drive-up style and phosphate sodas (plus LeBron loves them).
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I usually try regional QSRs that are only available in that particular area:
Braum’s, Jack’s, Cook Out, INO, Runza, Culver’s, Del Taco, Milo’s, etc
Any that I missed & need to try?
Matty@MatfromBham
@McFranchisee you're on a long road trip and starving. You exit off the freeway to find every single chain restaurant but McDonald's. You have to eat somewhere. What is your personal choice.
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@Watchman_motto I live in the Cleveland area, these still appear on the market in the older neighborhoods.
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Every American has been here at some point in their life. You might call it “outdated” you might wince at the wood paneling, but ask yourself, is it really that bad after all?
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@nathenmikeuxl Move the 3 pt line out and get rid of the corner 3. Instantly that will remove 50% of the close outs causing the issues. D 3 secs only thing preventing all shots from being 3s. And allow handchecking and no call more contact created by the offensive player.
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The NBA could reduce the frenetic pace that’s causing so many injuries if they threw defenses a bone or two with some rule changes. They should remove the defensive three-second rule
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