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Check Pinball Map[0]. There is probably a pinball museum[1] or other venue with 10+ machines[2] within day-trip distance.

[0] https://pinballmap.com

[1] https://pinballmap.com/map?by_type_id%5B%5D=6

[2] https://pinballmap.com/map?by_at_least_n_machines=10

Re:Catch a Bird – I made it for my own sanity on Thursday October 15, 2026 @10:33AM (#50104268)
Adding the bird ID to the fed list would be nice, or some kind of limited opportunity to retrieve info later. A few times, I've wanted to share or retranslate a bird that's still on the tree but I can't revisit it unless I also grabbed the share link when I first caught it.
Re:Gateside by TSA Precheck on Sunday September 06, 2026 @03:46AM (#49584194)
> I meant doing that intentionally to send something to someone else

Someone told me they'd done that in the 70s. In their case, they were planning to travel and bring along stuff that belonged to a friend at their destination. At the last minute, they couldn't make the trip and they decided the easiest solution was to check the bags and scurry out of the airport. They were worried the airline would deny a refund, but they got their money back just fine.

Baggage claim was no problem. Anybody could (and mostly still can) access it. I remember a time where they kind of corralled it all in and checked your bag tag and stub to make sure you weren't wandering off with someone else's luggage. That was a chaotic, ineffective, and short-lived effort.

I use named ranges to semantically label relevant cells or ranges, and then use those labels in the formula. It's much easier to read and construct formulas when you don't have to think about where a value exists in the worksheet.
Re:I'm Not a Robot Game on Saturday September 20, 2025 @09:41AM (#45313328)
If you recategorize it as fruits vs non-fruits, it makes sense. Edible parts of plants that grow below ground and do not contain seeds? Not a fruit. Plastic children's toy? Not a fruit.
School officials make the dubious claim that "the technology has detected dozens of imminent threats of suicide or violence."

Oh, really? Do they have data that shows a significant reduction in violence since surveillance started, or is this just reframing false positives (that can result in arrest, eight weeks of house arrest, a psychological evaluation and 20 days at an alternative school) as a net benefit. My money is on the latter.

Re:So you're a manager now on Thursday July 31, 2025 @11:58AM (#44746957)
Overcommunication is a failure to provide appropriate context, with a side of bad delegation and overinvestment in process.

Without context, manager communication is noise. It's a waste of everyone's time and is functionally sabotage because it disempowers people. Worse, the problem can compound itself when a team gets demotivated and the manager tries to solve "lack of ownership" by spending even more time trying to direct behavior.

Good managers give their team appropriate context and tools, and then trust the process. Good organizations train and support managers in doing that.