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My experience matches yours. I found AmEx accepted maybe 50% of the time, if not less. But Visa or MasterCard were accepted 99% of the time, both big and small businesses.

I suspect you're right: it depends on the specific card/bank, not whether it's credit or debit.

I was just in Germany and lived on my credit card - not a single Euro used. I strongly disagree with this generalization based on extensive personal experience.

Strong disagree, and I used to go to that Wegmans regularly. It's fine. Solid market. Whole Foods is equally fine, and excels in some ways. Neither is obviously better.

The most frustrating part of Bazel is how shoddy the workmanship is.

Without commenting on the above statement:

For example, Bazel throws away your analysis cache when you change flags that have nothing to do with what's being built or how, like flags that change what tests are run.

I don't think this is a good example. Bazel's analysis cache clearing is to preserve correctness in the context of a legitimately algorithmically difficult problem. The fact Bazel has this limitation is a testament toward its correctness strengths. I'm not aware of systems that have solved that algorithmic problem but curious if anyone knows any.

Also Bazel avoids that problem for most "flags that change which tests are run", since that subset of the problem is more solvable. --test_env was a notable exception, which was fixed (https://github.com/fmeum/bazel/commit/eb494194c1c466f7fd7355...) but not sure if it's in the latest Bazel release yet? But generally changing --test* has much smaller performance impact.

Also the Rockaways, which are famous for being remote and poorly transit-served.

I live in NYC and disagree with your assessment. Last I checked I'm a real person as are most people I know. Don't cast stones like that. It's unfair to other peoples' opinions and dilutes your points.

I think this discussion is about today. I don't follow your reference to old history or how that affects the general discussion?

It's kind of a running joke here in NYC how we'll watch some movie depicting the city as a dystopian wasteland, then we walk outside into tree-lined streets, coffee shops, overflowing sidewalk cafes, and people generally living and enjoying their lives.

That image is incredibly outdated and has become an increasingly tired cliche.

This applies equally to the outer boroughs. Poorer neighborhoods (in any borough) are scrappier, of course, than the rich areas. But they're just as full of life and vibrancy.

I really take your point on the media projection. It's relentless. And it really keeps an outdated image alive, especially in the minds of people who don't live here and can't directly contrast with their own eyes.

Like everyone else here I'm having trouble parsing what you're trying to say.

You seem to be implying per capita is a bad measure of safety. But you're not being clear why. Can you elaborate?

Excellent point. I think you really get to the heart of the issue.

Different kinds of tests offer different levels of confidence at different levels of time and investment.

A fully integrated shop should think this through carefully and design their own comprehensive end-to-end process. Which feedback is most helpful at which point of the idea -> deployed product pipeline? What value does it offer to the larger process? Feed in org-specific variables like release timelines, team structure, customer expectations, money, compute resources. Use appropriate tools for each piece and remember the largest goals to keep the company reliably delivering whatever makes that company valuable.

As a neutral reader I find the parent’s thoughts on their own expertise and appreciation that acclaimed artists aren’t infallible more persuasive than you appeal to authority.

We all know he’s acclaimed. That doesn’t invalidate any of the points you’re trying to retort, and your disrespect for people with different viewpoints is an uninteresting contribution to this discussion.

Of course they don't. Multiple major crossings from Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx have no tolls into our out of Manhattan. Am I misreading you? Are you only talking about commuters from New Jersey?

Some review from 2007: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/nyregion/12traffic.html

Census data show that more city residents than suburbanites drive to work in Manhattan every day, according to Mr. Schaller. He estimated that 263,000 people in 19 counties in and around New York City drive regularly to jobs in Manhattan below 60th Street. Of those, 53 percent, or 141,000, live in the five boroughs, Mr. Schaller said. The greatest numbers are from Queens, with 51,300, and Brooklyn, with 33,400. About 23,900 auto commuters live in Manhattan, while 17,400 are from the Bronx and 15,200 from Staten Island. The suburban area with the most auto commuters to Manhattan is Nassau County, with 22,091 people driving to work in the borough, followed by Bergen County, with 19,975.

So 53% from NYC, 10% from Manhattan, 47% from outside the city. Only counting commuting as you note.

I'm not sure what's being debated here, but I just want to point out Manhattan is less than 20% of NYC's land area. And as you point out this is only about half of Manhattan. So 10% of the total city?

I see. Thanks for clarifying.

Living in a present-day million-dollar home for a net cost of $500k over 30 years is a great deal. That’s a little over $1000/month on average. Where can you even rent an apartment at that price these days?

Can you clarify?

A $1 million purchase at 5% interest on $800K is $4,300 / month. Plus maintenance and taxes.

Where does the $1,000 vs renting apply?

I agree wholeheartedly. Thanks for having the courage to state this.

I think the reasons are straightforward: 1: The supply chain has evolved. Affordable ingredients are mass produced and low quality and a pizza place needs a strong motive to choose better ingredients. 2: family pride has not passed to current generations. And as you say most of those families have migrated out to the suburbs.

To be fair, I still think the bar is much lower outside the NY area. So visitors may legitimately love places we cringe at. And more power to them, frankly.

I think the decline extends to the suburbs too. Would love to get some of your New Jersey recs.

They're perfectly legitimate spots. F&F is superior to nearly any place in the city, L'Industrie is fine. The others are also fine. Yes they're touristy, but so what?

Outer-borough superiority is a myth. Most local outer-borough places are simply bad. This includes all the usual suspect neighborhoods: Belmont, Pelham Bay, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, most of Staten Island, etc. The good places are the exception in the outer boroughs, just as they are in Manhattan.

The link's list looks decent to me but it's not because of the geography.

Re: downtown Brooklyn: I think Norm's on Adams Street is quite good.

I travel well outside my neighborhood for standard slices regularly and I've never felt it's a waste of time.

But maybe an out-of-towner feeling they need to find the perfect slice is a different perspective than mine as a local. I know what I want out of the places I seek out and I'm comfortable with whatever extra time investment that requires.

I find that more true for bagels than pizza. Some bagel places are better than others but I don't find much value in crossing the city vs. just going to the best place in your neighborhood.

But pizza's a totally different story for me. First off there's no single "real" point - people like what they like and there's no reason people have to have the same kinds of interest.

I have always and will continue to always travel large distances through NYC to enjoy the pizza places I like. There are clear differences - both in style and quality.

When I'm in a pinch and want pizza, sure. I won't go far. But I personally find the difference between your average place down the block and a sought out destination huge. And if I have the time and energy I'd much rather experience my preferred places.

Examples:

- old beach lanes: https://shorturl.at/fty07

- apartment road network: https://shorturl.at/cikrR

- waste management access road: https://shorturl.at/bjM17

- one conceptual road; three physical roads and median bike path: https://shorturl.at/eJS68

- center lanes become a bridge: https://shorturl.at/tvxLU

- complex intersections: https://shorturl.at/fxAC4

- apartment entrance loop: https://shorturl.at/bgDKU

- technically a road: https://shorturl.at/eJNYZ

- checkpoint for an entire neighborhood: https://shorturl.at/vzLP1

I've done something similar - and less ambitious - on bike in NYC: I biked all Brooklyn and at this point 90% of Manhattan.

I bet Pittsburgh is next-level confusing. But I think the philosophical questions apply anywhere. I enjoyed that as much as the actual endurance, and I loved seeing him dedicate so much time to that. It's not obvious when you start how subtle these questions get.

Challenges I remember:

- what level of highway counts. Some surface road highways are clearly navigable. Interstates obviously aren't.

- on-ramps. When does a local road end and highway begin? What do you do when the ramp is a gradual transition from a local road?

- divided roads (i.e. parallel north/south roads separated by a median, highway service roads)

- roads that peter out into alleys, sort of go through peoples' property, may be fenced off, may be legal thoroughfares even if fenced off

- campus road networks with varying levels of gate access / accessibility

- access roads behind apartment complexes that only led to driveways

- housing project street grids

- park roads, bike paths, walking paths, trails

- intersections with distinct turn lanes, plazas in the middle, etc.

- highways / bridges only accessible once a year (i.e. dedicated bike tours)

Everything you're expressing is unsound opinion. You're also exaggerating all numbers to skew your point.

Good luck trying to afford a property next to a park. 2BR in New York is $7k per month. If you are buying, prepare for $2M+.

- You don't need to live next to a park to have convenient access to it. You're missing the point.

- The median 2BR in Manhattan is $5,550. Brooklyn: $3,600. Northwest Queens (closest to Manhattan): $4,417 https://www.elliman.com/resources/siteresources/commonresour...

- You can easily get perfectly comfortable 2 BRs in nice neighborhoods for far under $2M. I live in one. Didn't pay close to $2M. Only the high end (unnecessary) crosses that threshold.

I know a wide range of NYC kids and their parents of all age ranges. They haven't sacrificed anything growing up here. They're perfectly well developed kids with just as much going for them as anywhere else. I'm sorry your friend's kid has problems. That sounds horrible, and I hope they find a solution to their personal problem.

Just FYI: tickets were $425 in 2018 with a small minority available at higher prices for those who explicitly wanted to help the event.

It's also fairly easy to get tickets up until days before the event through active secondhand swap communities. Many people do, in practice, show up with only a few days of preparation.

I still remember flying back to Chicago on a red eye. I got into Midway airport, which at the time had all the charm of a poorly maintained bus station, and hopped on the L slightly before dawn. It was filled with sleepy commuters, all in that hazy, slightly vulnerable state we're in before we've really woken up. And I was filled with a deep love for humanity, for each one of those beautiful dreamers going about their lives. I could have hugged them.

I smile with so much solidarity reading this. This is one of those anecdotes that makes so much sense to someone who's been there, but probably sounds like gibberish to someone who hasn't. These are the words of someone who's been there.

More context from your link:

"it used to happen more in the early years--certainly in the early 2000s when, frankly, when the dot-com concept was coming to life, one of the things we would see which was a little related to Gifting and a little related to Decommodification is, we would see camps have logos from their start-up in front of their camp."

The point is that Burning Man's community is not built around transactional experience, and that value shines strongly throughout the experience.

I bought an iPhone 6 on eBay about a month ago after another one broke. It's good as new, works perfectly, was super-easy to purchase.

So don't worry: the Apple upgrade cycle really isn't that bad.

I'm sorry, but this isn't true at all.

Alcohol is terribly addictive and destructive. Far more so than many illegal drugs. Its legality has nothing to do with these issues.

I deeply disagree with this. I think the very measure of reliable self-compassion is precisely its immunity to peer approval.

I agree that getting there is hard when you lack outside social support. It's extremely hard. But the very goal is to escape the trap of your sense of self fluctuating volatilely by whatever social pattern you experience at any given moment. Those patterns necessarily change regularly, without end, and in unpredictable ways. The more you're beholden to them the more unstable you are.

Very few of us are masters at this. But I really believe the principles are compelling.