[01:27] cmaloney: end.find isn't a thing, but everything in ruby is an expression. [01:27] the end is the end of the previous block expression. [01:27] which happens to return a list/iterable, which is then .find being called. [01:32] Ah, that makes some sense [01:32] but the syntax is ugh. :) [01:36] syntax only a rubyist could love. [12:49] morning [12:57] morning [13:04] Good Morning. [13:20] <_stink__> yo [13:20] yar [15:49] good morning [15:49] for a little bit longer [17:12] gah! /me stomps around and old man rants at "The problem with ... Time for a thread" [17:12] NO NO NO NO NO, I have something interesting thoughts to put down and share is NEVER "time for a thread" [17:16] What is the right time for a thread? [17:21] there is no such thing [17:22] seriously, a thread on twitter is what, seen across one day at most by folks? and then it's gone into the ether [17:22] and if it's interesting/thoughtful enough for a thread is it really meant to have a fruit fly life? [17:40] So blog about it. :) [17:41] And yes, I really hate when folks take to Twitter to string together 5+ thoughts into a Twitter thread. [17:41] I decided I'd rant in my safe place because clearly my opinion on it won't change anything [17:41] but it's nice to get it outside your head [17:41] Yeah, it's great for stream of conciousness [17:41] I deleted two different replies in twitter [17:41] but take those thoughts and put them into a blog post. :) [17:42] (assuming they're worth the trouble) [17:42] And if they're not worth the trouble then let them be ephemeral [17:42] heh, the blog post I'm working on is a reply to https://twitter.com/samuelclay/status/975921660258803712 [17:42] that one bothers me so much [17:43] Oh FFS [17:43] it really bugs me on several levels and I have mad respect for Samuel [17:43] Go fart your way to work on your cloud of good intentions and smugness [17:44] and realize that humanity can fuck up at any time and you could trip on a crack and die [17:44] sorry, that came off rather strong [17:45] but I really love it when folks make not having a car a sign of privilege [17:46] Sorry that we live in Detroit and having a car is pretty much the only way to get anywhere in a reasonable timeperiod [17:46] that's one of the levels. I mean in the USA to be able to live a productive life w/o a car is kind of a 1% thing. I'm really curious what that % really is. [17:46] I'd also ask how many Ubers, Lyfts, and cabs he's hailed in the past year [17:46] oh wait, if he's used Uber then I could probably get that data [17:46] :eyeroll: [17:47] sorry we don't have sherpas and rickshaws to cart our butts around [17:48] lol. [17:48] its not why I don't have a car, but look at the pic, the guy is amish. don't let religious views bother you. [17:49] I don't think he's amish. He's SFO the guy behind newsblur and such. He was working on newsblur while I was starting bookie and his actually is a business lol [17:49] why I can't shake it off as random dude said something stupid [17:50] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._cities_with_high_transit_ridership [17:51] 33.1% [17:51] Honestly I don't enjoy owning a car. It's kind of a pain in the butt [17:52] but it's better than the other options and I enjoy being able to hop in the car and go where I want to go [17:52] Ann Arbor 11.2% !!! #31 on the list. hehehehe [17:52] if someone came up with a better way to take my will to be somewhere and transport my butt from point A to point B with reasonable safety and low ethical cost I would be quite happy to ditch the car [17:52] and quickly [17:52] working at home, it made NO SENSE for me to keep a car. I can take lyft or the bus and still spend less than I was on insurance alone for a paid off car. [17:53] Until then I'll burn dinosaur remnants [17:53] Totes [17:53] for a while we only had one car [17:53] then I started at Morpace and we had to get a second car [17:53] I didn't enjoy that [17:53] jrwren: how much stuff does your daughter have to do? [17:54] jrwren: that was what killed me when we had one car in the shop [17:54] rick_h_: wife has a car. [17:54] we never have a car in the shop. [17:54] was the kid stuff that had to be worked around for swim, shopping, soccer, etc [17:54] jrwren: so either I had to take my wife to work and back each day or we needed that second vehicle back [17:54] gymnastics, girl scouts, those would be expensive lyft rides for sure, but still less than the cost of keeping a car. [17:55] but when she's rotating between hospital/office/etc she needs a way around [17:55] Yeah, it is not for everyone for sure. [17:55] I'm not trying to shame you or say, you should try this. [17:55] I guess that's the advantage of the lyft being in a more densely populated area [17:55] no, I'm generally curious as I know you have a kid and are pretty active in stuff [17:55] e.g. you seem to get around and post to instagram well enough, curious if that's all full family time or what [17:55] yup, i'm never more than 2mi away from a lyft driver, and usually less than a mile. [17:56] rick_h_: I've taken the bus to at least one of those games at crysler center that I posted to IG this year :) [17:56] I had thought about one day trying to be a one vehicle family [17:56] but mostly it is full family time. [17:57] I think the big thing is less that it's cheaper but the time involved to organize 3rd party transit and the unknown on if you can get it or not [17:57] You are dead on right re: kid stuff. My Kid's 2 best friends from school live outside of our school zone, they are school of choice, and so instead of being a 20min walk away at most, they are a 20min drive away :( [17:57] so we pay more for that second vehicle for predicability and more time at home vs managing the transit [17:57] yea [17:58] yup, I worried that unknown was going to be an issue for me, but so far it hasn't been. [17:58] But I can also walk home from downtown in about an hour, so it really is not an issue. [17:58] yea [17:58] that's where I'm curious what percent of the US population lives in a place large enough to do that [17:58] and the bus stop is 1/8mi from here. I can hear the bus use its turn signal, sometimes even when the house is closed up and the air is right :) [17:59] lol [17:59] It is a good question. I think you'd only need to know what % of US Population lives in areas with good public transit. [18:00] IIRC most of USA population does NOT live in NYC, LA, Chi, Hou, Pho, Phily, SanAn, SD, Dallas, SanJose, Austin [18:01] just looking at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population I don't know about public transit in some of those top 10 cities, but when I visited Austin and Jax (admittedly a while ago now) they were NOT public transit cities, adn CBUS is #14 on taht list? pffff... no way. [18:01] sheesh I didn't realize cbus had grown so much! [18:02] bigger than detroit by population now?!? [18:03] well not sure if it's grown or DTW has shrunk :) [18:04] yes, i think I was misinformed on cbus size. I thought it was much smaller. [18:08] For those of us who aren't familiar with acronyms: CBUS=? [18:09] Ah, Columbus [18:09] yeah Columbus is hopping [20:01] cmaloney: Mastodon is getting some press due to the latest Facebook scandal [20:10] good [21:29] https://asciinema.org this seems useful [22:57] brousch: Awesome. :)