Michael J

Tufts alum, hiker, skier, camper, backpacker, cyclist, runner, kayaker, photographer, and software engineer.

[Michael J @devnul0]

Dear @Apple you absolutely suck. Sitting here for hours because you won’t schedule on my performance cores and couldn’t be bothered to provide a way for me to do it.

[Michael J @devnul0]

@SpaceX @SES_Satellites Are those the two fairing halves tumbling away in the background of the image from the booster at T+4:40 ??? So cool!

[Michael J @devnul0]

@hkergrrl Drafts are evil! Every time I feel one I shudder at the thought of the effect on heating costs. Does your house still have old-style double-hungs with counterweights and aluminum storm windows? Mine are modern double-pane but at 35 years old the seals are not that great.

[Michael J @devnul0]

@slrichar2005 Sorry I don’t have an “alternate” means, either. Live is tough. If someone who’s in that area were to point their phone at their TV and video chat you … ?

[Michael J @devnul0]

@hkergrrl Yeah, plus even if rates come down, refi’s have closing costs. Still, though, it’s great to have that equity - anything from a credit line for home repairs to being set up for a nice nest egg someday when you two retire. 👍

[Michael J @devnul0]

@hkergrrl If interest rates were still as low as a couple years ago it’d be great to take that equity and refinance. How long you been there now?

[Michael J @devnul0]

@slrichar2005 I thought Paramount+ would help as it carries NFL on CBS games but it looks like it doesn’t give a choice and only airs the local game. The entire way the NFL deals with streaming is ridiculous. Pay money and still can’t watch the game you want to watch. Sorry.

[Michael J @devnul0]

@hkergrrl Heck I see “winterville” outside my house!

[Michael J @devnul0]

@hkergrrl I for sure see Winterville.

[Michael J @devnul0]

@MarthaCreedon Wow, honestly did not think it would ever happen (the lease was back in 1999). I wasn’t thrilled with the encroachment by the insurance company in the old station but like how it was resolved with that short bit of retained historic track.

[Yams Charania @BostonJerry]

Those ridges are SITTIN. #TeamCannedCran

[Michael J @devnul0]

@brandnewwatch We updated the kitchen and bathroom and a lot of other updates but almost all DIY. Many friends updated their breezeways between house and garage to real rooms, one did a big add on after having several kids, and next door added a basement kitchen. Medium-small MA town.

[Michael J @devnul0]

@mvarmazis Not where I live. My only options are donation bins (which means items must be wearable) or … nope, nothing within the 50 mile search limit of the state tool for finding where to recycle textiles.

[Michael J @devnul0]

@hkergrrl Ooh, yeah, if the wood is that sun damaged that sounds like a great idea. And you won’t have to repaint/restain every several years, either. Good luck with the noise and the results!

[Michael J @devnul0]

@hkergrrl Work or home?

[Michael J @devnul0]

@lizhmccarthy @CityofWaltham @MBTA I have no objection to stupid, ignorant people who go around the gates and past the bells and lights and trespass getting themselves splattered (though I feel for the engineer).

[Michael J @devnul0]

@hkergrrl Plus abutting the Blue Line yard, if we’re talking where I think. Lotsa squealing train sounds.

[Michael J @devnul0]

@Pillownaut Sounds like an X-Files / Californication crossover episode.