The stairwell in this hotel goes straight forward (13 floors) instead of wrapping around.

zbrew · 2023-05-09T10:24:28+00:00

It does have a restaurant that spins. But it's not the best restaurant in Crystal City, let alone the DMV.

zbrew · 2023-05-09T10:20:05+00:00

I'm pretty sure anyone could walk in.

zbrew · 2023-05-09T10:18:36+00:00

Looks the same to me! It's walkable to DC.

zbrew · 2023-05-08T22:52:16+00:00

That's the one. In the stairwell on the other side (which does wrap around), you have to go outside between flights. Like, you walk down a flight of stairs, exit the building on the flat part, then re-enter for the next flight. It's a very strange building.

zbrew · 2023-05-08T22:43:41+00:00

Doubletree in Arlington, VA (Crystal City specifically).

zbrew · 2023-05-08T22:42:17+00:00

Good guess based on that picture, but it's actually a Doubletree in Arlington, VA (Crystal City).

zbrew · 2023-04-21T21:23:19+00:00

I love Brussels too. Olive oil, salt and pepper, get some nice char on those suckers. Could eat them every day.

zbrew · 2023-04-21T20:56:08+00:00

Looks like Stella has about 8% market share in Belgium. But Jupiler dominates (~40%), and it's not exactly a great beer either.

zbrew · 2023-04-11T20:32:09+00:00

Battles are though, and they put on a great show.

zbrew · 2023-03-26T16:13:50+00:00

That's because only 1-2% of students in Mississippi and Kentucky take the SAT, and those are the higher-achieving students that can attend a good out-of-state school.

https://blog.prepscholar.com/average-sat-scores-by-state-most-recent

zbrew · 2023-03-23T13:40:01+00:00

Probably Dub Side of the Moon

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dub_Side_of_the_Moon

zbrew · 2023-03-21T10:46:55+00:00

The confusion is understandable though.

zbrew · 2023-03-15T11:56:03+00:00

Don't forget Patriot.

zbrew · 2023-03-11T15:51:36+00:00

BuT wHaT aBoUt KnIfE dEaThS

zbrew · 2023-02-22T16:55:26+00:00

Here's a video of the Mackinac ice bridge (with trees).

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6xfY3IcAJDA

zbrew · 2023-02-06T18:05:25+00:00

You're definitely right about the differences across eras making comparison difficult, but I'll note that the Steel Curtain had 3 years in a 4-year stretch (1973, 1974, 1976) rated in the top 11 historical total defensive DVOA of all time. The 85 and 86 Bears (#s 2 and 3 all time) are the only team that can boast multiple years in a single era with similar dominance. No other 70s team is comparable statistically; in fact, no other team from the 70s even appears on the historical top 20 DVOA list.

What's really impressive is that the best of those Steelers seasons is 1976, where they started out 1-4 and gave up 120 points in those 5 games. Over the next 9 games, they gave up a total of 28 points including 5 shutouts. That 9 game stretch is probably the most dominant defensive stretch in history, but the first 5 games of the season really bring down their stats when you look by year.

https://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-analysis/2020/historical-dvoa-estimates-revisited

zbrew · 2023-02-06T12:51:15+00:00

That is not how Hamilton uses "regulation" or "well-regulated" in Federalist Paper #29. The phrase is used to include required training, organization/structure, appointment of officers, etc., with a discussion of who sets and administers those regulations. The idea that "well-regulated" meant something completely different back then is a BS gun nut talking point.

https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed29.asp

zbrew · 2023-02-06T11:56:26+00:00

That's not "misusing" the franchise tag. The purpose of the franchise tag is to restrict player movement and allow teams to hold on to star players. If Lamar is upset at anyone about it, he should be upset with his union. The current contract with the PA was ratified in 2020, and Lamar had the opportunity to make his case for the elimination of the tag at that point (and to vote accordingly). The fact is that the majority of his union is unwilling to give up other things in exchange for getting rid of the tag.

zbrew · 2023-02-04T12:32:28+00:00

But it's illegal for anyone but the federal government to use a polygraph for hiring, and they have specialists to do that, so it wouldn't be a random HR person administering it.

zbrew · 2023-02-03T17:14:04+00:00

Michael Robinson is an analyst on the NFL Network as well.

zbrew · 2023-01-28T22:26:55+00:00

That’s not an equivalent example at all. Besides the fact that a black person buying a burger doesn’t violate anyones religious beliefs, that’s not demanding someone create something for a purpose that violates it.

It's an equivalent example-- you just don't want it to be because it undermines your argument. Who are you to say serving a black person doesn't violate anyone's religious beliefs? People can claim almost anything violates religious beliefs. Your argument is that any religious belief justifies otherwise illegal discrimination. What if I think gay people are an abomination (something religious people argue) and shouldn't exist, therefore I don't have to make a burger for them? It's pretty clear you are ok with that. The baker was willing to make a pink and blue cake for a gender-conforming person, but not the same cake for a transgender person. The same baker was willing to make a cake for a heterosexual couple, but not the exact same cake for a homosexual couple. It's blatantly illegal discrimination-- it doesn't matter whether it's a burger or a cake, or whether we're talking about race, gender, or any other protected status. They are all protected to the same extent.

The fact that Scardina also asked him to make a Satan cake with drugs, amongst many other obscene designs exemplifies how they wanted to make him violate his beliefs. It couldn’t be more obvious.

What does this have to do with the pink and blue cake? Don't change the subject. It's obviously fine for a baker to refuse to make something they don't already make, just like I can't walk into a burger place and demand they make a taco. Completely irrelevant.

If I specifically sought out a Muslim baker to ask him to put a cake with Mohammad on it, then sued the shit out of him when he refused, I’d be the asshole.

Yes, you would, because the baker wouldn't sell Mohammed cakes to anyone else, so it wouldn't be discriminatory to not make one for you. But if that same baker made chocolate cakes, and refused to sell you one based on your race, gender, or sexuality, your should absolutely sue. And that is what happened in this case.

zbrew · 2023-01-28T12:49:04+00:00

McDonald's can't say to a Black person, "You can buy anything you want except burgers." Selling other things in the store isn't a defense.

McDonald's also can't say, "We'll take onions off burgers for White people but not Black people. That is a custom design, and we don't support how Black people will use our product if we make them. They are welcome to buy burgers with onions." They are still selling something to one group but not another based on a protected characteristic.

Phillips agreed to make the pink and blue cake, just not for that customer. It's blatant discrimination based on the customer. I've provided you a source on that.

zbrew · 2023-01-28T12:42:05+00:00

"Relying on the findings of a Denver judge in a 2021 trial in the dispute, the appeals court said Phillips’ shop initially agreed to make the cake but then refused after Scardina explained that she was going to use it to celebrate her transition from male to female."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.today.com/today/amp/rcna67930

zbrew · 2023-01-28T00:11:00+00:00

Is KKK membership protected federally or in Colorado? If not, then sure, you can refuse to make a cake for a KKK member. I assume the baker isn't denying service to white people simply because they could be in the KKK. Being in the KKK is a choice; being white is not. Immutability is a key concept in determining what statuses are protected.

The artist's freedom is not being restricted by any request to make something that they already make. If you don't want to serve people with certain protected characteristics, things they were born with, then don't open a public-facing business in a place with anti-discrimination laws protecting the people you hate. I'm sure there are plenty of states without laws protecting trans people, and plenty of countries without laws protecting anybody, and you (the general you) would probably fit in better there. But the US was not a better place when restaurants and businesses refused service based on race and gender, and nobody has ever legally compelled an artist to make something they do not already sell to the public under the duress of anti-discrimination laws.

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