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    OT: Bike vs Car, who is at fault?

    Background: my family has used cargo e-bikes for over 7k miles in Atlanta in the last 3.5 years hauling our kids to everything imaginable that kids do. My 2nd grader bikes solo to school with a group of friends, and I do lots of advocacy work on creating safer streets for kids to use...
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    OT - Good News, No More Solar on Farmland

    There are so many things in this thread to unpack: 1. Agrivoltaics is a brand new industry that combines farming and solar installs. Certain crops thrive in the partial shade created by solar installations, and can even benefit from the added protection from storms. This lets farmers have a...
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    Starkville/Campus Constructions Pics

    Nice to see bike lanes going in on campus. Have they added them to a lot of roads? Had e-bikes been as prevalent/cheap when I was in school 15+ years ago, I don’t think I would have ever driven. You can basically get to anywhere on campus in 5 minutes. The very edge is Starkville aka Walmart...
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    Soccer yea, or nay?

    The prices for these preseason friendlies are usually ridiculous, so I never go to them. However, I have Atlanta United season tickets and get my fill of live soccer already. Because Euros and Copa America were this summer, the guys that played in those are likely to still be in summer...
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    OT: Old man talk...Apple Airtags

    It pings any device on Apple’s Find My network which they have opened up to third parties that meet the security requirements. I know there are a few non-Apple things supported now, but don’t think any other major phone manufacturers are on board yet.
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    OT: Old man talk...Apple Airtags

    Apple rolled out shared AirTag functionality in iOS 17. I have a bunch of them that I share with my wife- e-bikes, towing trailer, cars, luggage. They work fine for a low cost GPS tracker, but they don’t update in real time like a phone/watch will. Sometimes I’ll check where my wife is when she...
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    How many Atlanta area folks will be at GT tomorrow?

    I would probably pick that $8 parking by Tech Square since you can cross at 5th street with all of the student foot traffic (and there are food options right there if you need dinner. The stuff around North Ave is fine, but it’s over a mile and will be mostly uphill on the way out. There is a...
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    How many Atlanta area folks will be at GT tomorrow?

    It’s fine most of the time. I use it for events in downtown fairly often, and have never had a problem. My “risk tolerance” may be higher than some, though, considering I’m a bike commuter on Atlanta streets. I know most MSU alumni events are OTP north, so I would guess most people will be...
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    How many Atlanta area folks will be at GT tomorrow?

    I’ll be there with my oldest. All my GT friends said the arena is really nice compared to most college venues. I was warned that parking around campus is a pain, and the Midtown MARTA station is closer than the lots that aren’t already sold out. There is also a lot of paid parking garages on...
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    Concessions warning

    This is one of the reasons I have had Atlanta United season tickets for the last 7 years. I don’t get food/drink at every game, but I also don’t sweat having to get dinner for the family because it is only going to run me $30 or less. That graphic is from a few seasons ago, but the prices are...
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    OT: Solar panels on house

    I work from home, so I’m drawing power all day. My gas bill for the car is essentially nothing these days with WFH and electric bikes, but my power bill is up for the extra hours of full AC. I would go solar if my house didn’t have 6 40 foot trees all sitting on the south side of the yard. My...
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    OT: Solar panels on house

    I recommend watching a video one of the biggest tech reviewers did about the first year with his Tesla Solar Tile+Battery setup. The TLDR- lives in NJ which has net metering. Spent ~$120k on the setup, got ~$28k in tax credits, so he paid a little over $90k for a 29 Kw array and 3 power wall...
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    I guess this is what some of you young guys

    It’s like this over in Atlanta- I bought my first house (3/1.5 ~1100sqft) in an intown neighborhood for $290k in 2017. I could sell it now for ~$500k if I wanted, but I wouldn’t be able to find anything like what we need near where we already live. A house across the street sold for ~$300k in...
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    USWNT with a big game tonight

    The injuries to key players are really showing this tournament, and that is because the rest of the world is catching up quickly when it comes to women’s soccer infrastructure. The US’s depth used to just steamroll teams because the subs coming on were so much better than subs for other teams...
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    New Youth Baseball Complex in Starkville

    The city is tearing out the baseball/softball fields at the Sportsplex and adding more big soccer fields in their place. I believe one of them will be artificial turf.
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