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Just be careful when using your car as a deadly weapon. You can wind up in serious legal trouble.

If you don't want to carry (or aren't allowed to) a gun or pepper spray, get an Imalent DM70 flashlight. It's pricey, but the 4500 lumens will blind anyone even in daylight. It's also easy to carry and small (as long as a human palm is wide).

Looks like a residential wall used by some developers to prevent drive-bys/ excessive speeding in crime heavy areas. Citadel area is known as a high-density violent crime area. That's my guess. These types of walls were used to racially divide people back in the 60s 70s and 80s especially as some people couldn't handle the desegregation in schools. They're littered all over Missouri.

Here is a good book that will cover some more historical presendence for these types of walls: https://www.amazon.com/dp/022629031X/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_VhnXBb1M6A4M1

> Still wondering why anyone really cares where people choose to live.

Actually, where people live is one of the biggest drivers of life outcomes. If you're born in KCK instead of Leawood - your probable life outcomes is much worse.

At one time, segregation was official city/state/fed policy, which subsidized the development of all-white suburbs (like Prairie Village was one of the first) and movement of people from urban areas to the suburbs - aka 'white flight'. Today, we're still living with white flight. If there were a middle to upper income suburb of Kansas City that were 88% black, do you think many white people would choose to move there? Me neither.

Check out Richard Rothstein's book "The Color of Law", or his lectures on YouTube. Great history and info about the relationship between housing segregation and life outcomes in the US.

As the Vox illustrates, segregation is still going on today (it's actually getting worse) due to policies like zoning laws and drive to prevent low-income housing and apartment complexes from being improved in middle-upper income cities, resulting in low income minorities living in a small number of areas in the metro (as illustrated by the original Vox piece map).

Article related to the subject: https://lifehacker.com/this-is-what-happens-when-you-damage-priceless-art-1793693190

It's an accident and not an unforeseeable one given the placement of the art and the nature of the facility. The insurance will probably cover it.

>art like that is always heavily insured, and, because you’re considered an invitee to the premise, the piece will be covered. Museums and galleries usually take reasonable measures to avoid accidents like that

Practicing https://leetcode.com/problemset/all/ medium and hard will help immensely for pretty much any coding interview. There might also be questions about common data structures and algorithms. Be able to discuss different approaches to a problem and what the tradeoffs are.

Pull some passive-aggressive Pavlov shit? Blow a dog whistle every time they bark?

2.0 version? Go full-on DIY/geek and wire an electronic dog whistle (designed to stop barking) to automatically 'go off' every time it hears barking?

https://www.amazon.com/Modus-Ultrasonic-Deterrent-Training-Anti-Static/dp/B07JD7H24C/ref=sr_1_3_sspa

Get yourself some Scotty Peelers. The plastic ones are pretty safe for surfaces.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0068QIQVA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_aHDzDb2262KP9

These work pretty well too, and your money might go farther

https://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Scrapers-Replacement-Stickers-Application/dp/B07K1RKLR4

I’ve no idea about the harassment but I wanted to recommend getting a door stopper stick. I too have had maintenance enter my apartment when I was asleep. Super creepy! Master Lock 265D Door Security Bar, Adjustable from 27-1/2 in. to 44-1/2 in, White, Pack of 1, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002YUX8I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_v-ArDb1K1R619

>Did anyone see these lights on during the "test" ???

They're on every night, just look at the top of the tower after sunset.

>I'm not finding shit in terms of press coverage

That's because there is none, yet. We launched publicly yesterday. I've been contacted by the Pitch and the KC Star and KCTV and KCPT have agreed to cover it. I'm stalling a little on that front, as we don't quite have merchandise and other promotional pieces ready yet. This is a soft launch - feel free to delay your donation until we've got more coverage.

>Do you have a 501c?

Yes - Celtic Fringe is our 501(c)3 fiscal sponsor. Crowdrise does verification of that for you.

> But this is the internet man. And, if you can provide additional credibility that probably would help the bottom line donation wise.

That's a fair point - I'll work on it. Given that we're a fairly small city and I've added my name to the campaign (LinkedIn here), I figured it would be easy enough to verify who I am. The test lights cost almost $5k, which came out of my pocket, so if I'm a fraud I'm a really bad one. Maybe I should post receipts, or something?

EDIT: I don't think you're being a dick. This feedback helps - I do need to button things up a bit. Thanks!

There's a decent 'trail system' (of sorts) on the north side of Shawnee Mission Park. If you string them all together, you'll end up with 6 or 7 miles of trails across a variety of landscapes/terrains. If you're lucky, you may even find the 'waterfall' in the area. It's only several feet high and not much more than a trickle if it hasn't been raining but it's about as good as Shawnee has to offer.

There's an app called Waze you all should use. It's a crowd sourced GPS where people can report speed traps and they'll show up on your route. It might even recalculate a route to avoid them, but I can't really remember.

Edit: https://www.waze.com/ They have a live map online, too. There's supposedly a trap on 71N before 75th street right now.

I mean by no means am i expecting it to be like california, but it’s not like out in the boonies right?

Pro Tip: You should read this book if you want to know how to get help from people rather than just starting out by insulting them.

Record highs? Not even close. We have not been above 100 in several years.

Back in the early 80s, the summer I (for some reason) volunteered to paint my Grandfathers large house, by myself, it was above 100 degrees almost every day. I remember the nightly news reporting people dying from the heat every day. It was seriously hot as fuck. https://www.wunderground.com/history/monthly/us/mo/kansas-city/KMCI/date/1980-7

Last winter was kind of cold (below 0) for a few days, but this Summer is mild.

Yup. Quick search: This Airbnb is right next to Union Station and it's near the same price as the Admiral (where you'll get murdered).

Link

Here's a fact for everyone .. On Sunday, winds were straight out of the east with peak speeds around the area peaking between noon and 1. Max gusts that day were between 20 and 22 mph depending on the station. The slide runs almost due east. A very plausible contributing factor in this tragic situation which operators couldn't control. https://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KOJC/2016/8/7/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Olathe&req_state=KS&req_statename=Kansas&reqdb.zip=66051&reqdb.magic=1&reqdb.wmo=99999

Their own site offers a 3-day advance-purchase ticket for $15 off the price at the door.

http://www.retailmenot.com/view/worldsoffun.com has a few coupon codes. I don't know about their Worlds of Fun coupon codes specifically, but I have used other coupon codes from that site with good results.

The local Price Chopper grocery stores will sell you single-day tickets for $42 at the customer service desk. I don't know if you can get same-day tickets there or if you have to buy in advance. If you're driving down from Omaha, the one in Platte City is probably on your route.

Royals games are a pain in the ass. There are probably some less-than-legal streams in /r/mlbstreams before the game. Personally, I bought a mlb.tv account (which is 9.99 now through rest of postseason), an unlocator dns proxy account which is fairly cheap, and configured a WRT54GL router to force my Roku to use unlocator (you can skip this last step if you want to setup your computer to use unlocator and watch it there).

Edit: I would also ask /r/kcroyals in the pre game thread.

Here are two AirBNBs that would be around 200 per week and are available in June. One is in KCK and one is in Northland KCMO. one two

I think your best bet would be here. I see the Rockhill Grille populated most nights. The Green Lady Lounge is just a bit up the street

Is it that downtown is genuinely more attractive to millennials? Or is it that they're just flat broke and a downtown apatmentment makes it easier to split costs with a couple roommates and walk everywhere?

40% of the unemployed are millennials: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/40-of-unemployed-workers-are-millennials-2014-07-03

The ones who have jobs are burdened by significant student debt and are earning less.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303643304579105450145516622

So while this may be good for downtown, I'm not sure I like what it says about the economy in general.

Statewide, full legalization is unlikely (or at least not certain) to pass at this point based on polling from 2015. The group supporting legalization, show-me-cannabis, is supporting the medical measure in hopes that the attitude will shift in the future. My personal opinion is that once medical passes (hopefully in 2018), they will begin a push, or at least polling, for full legalization in 2020.

There are other groups that are pushing for full legalization, but they don't appear to have the resources or organization to succeed.

edit: just wanted to cite the polls... 2014: http://show-mecannabis.com/education/2014-polling-results/

cant find 2015, but article here under Missouri: https://www.fool.com/investing/2016/07/10/residents-in-these-8-states-are-set-to-vote-on-mar.aspx

Pretty sure you can see the tunnel entrance on Bing maps here, just above the flatbed truck. It seems to fit with location shown in this old photo before the interstate was built.

harold/northgate in Olathe...coupled with the fact, if you are going west on Harold, you have to sit here for a half hour while you watch back to back trains go by while you sit in your car taking in waves and waves of someone else's shitty smell encompass your car and every orifice of your body. GROSS

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Olathe,+KS&hl=en&ll=38.898982,-94.819071&spn=0.005013,0.006968&sll=32.175612,-104.677734&sspn=61.141706,114.169922&oq=olathe&t=h&hnear=Olathe,+Johnson,+Kansas&z=18

If you have $27,000 to spend on 4 months of training there's a better solution. Take 4 months out of your life, and go through http://www.codecademy.com/. It's free to use and each course is just about ten hours long. So spend 3 days learning a program, one day practicing it, and then hire someone for day 5 to spend time reviewing things with you to make sure you understand it and are implementing it properly.

4 weeks, four languages. Or take two weeks per language and review each a second time. Or expand upon it. That's two months out of your life and the only cost is what it costs you to live, which has to be less than $27,000.

> but I couldn't tell you how bad it is

a quick google can clear this up the big ones are increased risk of birth defects and miscarriage/still birth which is why the smoking stat was mentioned in this article

Have you looked at the how to guides on taking it apart? The front glass is actually attached with magnets and is pretty easy to get off using suction cups.

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+21.5-Inch+EMC+2389+Hard+Drive+Replacement/6284

This was actually taken in December of 1943 but published in 1944.

I have the rest of the photos linked on my blog.

You have to choose the right days, they don't have service every day. - https://www.kayak.com/flight-routes/Kansas-City-MCI/Iceland-IS0

You need an image editor that can handle transparency, and save in a format that supports transparency (GIF, TIFF, PNG (not JPG!)). I know Photoshop could do it, but there are some free alternatives like GIMP. If the background you want to eliminate is simply a solid color, this online tool might work.

If you want to, PM me a link to the picture and I could try to Photoshop out the background.

I disagree with you, that was last year. This year we've had a wonderful fall. Starting in mid-September our highs were in the 80's and it's slowly gone down to highs in the 60's until the second week of November. And this week our highs are in the 50's, that's not winter weather at all, other than last week it's been fall all throughout.

Last year was a terrible fall, this years fall has been fantastic.

https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/USMO0460:1:US

Live near Westport and get the speeds promised (on fastest TWC plan).

Some problems I've ran into / troubleshooting:

1. Make sure the modem they provided is the right one. Verify that it can support the fast speeds.
2. Use the modems built in router. I was using mine as a bridge to a Linksys router and it caused major issues. I was only getting 20-30 MBps. When I skipped the Linksys router and used the modem as the router, my speeds went up to 300ish.
3. As others have said, test it on a wired connection. ALSO make sure your cable is Cat 5e or Cat 6.
4. Check for packet loss. Use something like https://www.pingplotter.com. I was getting MAJOR packet loss from the first jump outside my house (you can tell by the IPs of each jump). I posted this information on http://dslreports.com and a rep from TWC on the forum sent it to the right people. Ended up being some squirrels or something damaged main line to the neighborhood.

I agree. I think KC tends to be behind the times on so much, including this. The backlash below is interesting...maybe to do with how conservative most of the city seems to be.

I recently read When Breath Becomes Air and it really highlighted what a taboo topic death is. It helping start the conversation and that's an amazing legacy Paul has left!

Anyway, props to you for bringing this important topic to light!

If you want to hit the low hanging fruit here is a mainstream type list:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g44535-Activities-Kansas_City_Missouri.html

Plenty more of course, and it wont take long to learn of some of the more off beaten path type stuff. I really suggest just driving around and stopping at whatever looks interesting. Also, check out MeetUp, I went to a couple trivia nights with a MeetUp group my boss was a part of at a couple different bars and met some new people, also a game night.

Unfortunately I recently said goodbye to my 20's and have filled my time with places like the Zoo and Legoland :).

Consumer Reports did a study not too long ago that basically showed that most cars headlights don't do much even when they're working.

http://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/car-headlight-performance-found-to-be-not-so-bright/

There's a few helicopter tours out of the downtown airport so lots of activity there. If you think she would be up for it you could give it a go. I'm not affiliated with that company. It was just the cheapest option on Groupon.

What is affordable to you? AirBNB has entire homes for >$100 which seems to be about the price of a hotel room convenient to the Riot Room.

for example

Riot is a legit messaging app for the Matrix decentralized chat network. The name is on the nose, for sure, but Riot itself is not a honeypot.

I'll back up the Riot app, but I can't vouch for the particular chatroom this user put up. Doesn't seem like a good idea to anonymously advertise a chatroom and ask people to join it with limited credentials.

flights.google.com is a great source. Lets you compare different days, different lengths of stay, and airlines. It looks like it could be done for as little as $117/person round trip.

Here's a neat map of growth vs loss on census tracts in the KC metro from 2000-2007. Note that midtown KC and Downtown KC gained a bit, and excepting part of Shawnee, practically all areas inside of the 435 loop (south of the river) have lost population.

Note also, that people are moving out of north-east Johnson county (prairie village, north overland park) faster than even the worst parts of KC's east side.

Yael is right - (if however light on the numbers). The suburbs are essentially throw-away unsustainable and unstable developments.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BynP-scZ14uSMjY3Nzc0MjUtODE0Mi00NTVlLWI2ZmQtZTRjZjVjYTExYmE0&hl=en

Do they offer an online way to check? KCMO water has smart meters that update twice a day and it's pretty easy to see the data online.

But, i'm way too lazy for that. I picked up an Aqara leak detector set for around $100 on Amazon. I use it with HomeKit on Apple but it works standalone or with other smart home stuff.

The sensors seem to work well, i've had them 6 months or so. one leak detected and i got a proper notification. the sensors are battery powered so i wouldn't put them anywhere that is too difficult to get to too, but they've been good so far. Aqara says they should get 2 years on a battery. Batteries are standard replaceable coin batteries.

https://www.amazon.com/Aqara-Sensors-Wireless-Detector-Automation/dp/B096XJYNLZ

I use their motion sensors as well and like them too.

I take pride in helping

Maybe instead of reaching out to request cones, you could just buy a few for them ($12/each) via Amazon and drop them off next time you're in the area. They'd probably appreciate it.

Red X sells a flask that looks like a sunblock container. Helpful in these situations, and also if you remember to stay quiet.

Amazon also has a variety of options if you don’t have a chance to get to Riverside. https://www.amazon.com/Smuggle-Your-Booze-73023-Sunscreen/dp/B00DO91LU2?keywords=sunscreen+flask&qid=1529351634&sr=8-7&ref=mp_s_a_1_7

Unfortunately I feel it takes 2 apps if you want the best. Radar Scope is head and shoulders above the competition as far as a weather radar goes. You can basically do everything the meteorologists on TV are doing with their radar on it. I was tracking the wind velocity of the tornado faster than they showed it on TV.

For just the forecast and current/future temps, wind, rain, etc I use NOAA Weather Unofficial App

There is an app you can put on your android phone (not sure if iphone has it but it should) called DTV Antennas. You stand by your antenna, fire up the app and it points you in the direction of the different antennas so you can dial in your antenna much more effectively.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ar.com.lichtmaier.antenas&hl=en

Hello, I'm a bot! The movie you linked is called Sunshine Cleaning, here are some Trailers

Update to this original comment: Here's your equipment - it's a cell site.

http://hackaday.com/2016/04/05/a-field-guide-to-the-north-american-communications-tower/

I've seen others with this configuration around:

https://www.thefastmode.com/media/k2/items/cache/bf78fd994de97ba73af95eb508b9b518_XL.jpg

I'm not familiar with any wide area wifi installs going up - most likely because to get the economy of scale for something like that (extended wifi still has a relatively short range), it makes more sense to put that in an area that's more densely packed than south JoCo housing developments, especially when cable companies can already deliver service directly through household routers. Wide area wifi would work better in older areas with more dense low-rise housing / business buildings.

Winston Churchill received a prescription to drink alcohol while touring the US. It's funny to think what the world would be like if alcohol legalization would have continued down that path.

> “This is to certify that the postaccident convalescence of the Hon. Winston S. Churchill necessitates the use of alcoholic spirits especially at meal times. The quantity is naturally indefinite but the minimum requirements would be 250 cubic centimeters."

Here you go. I'm not sure what's required to be able to open the file. If it's anything like reclaiming an abandoned city, good luck... I did use a lot of mods to make this so those may be required as well. I'd really love to see the rest of this city developed especially by a resident.

On a another note, I like how the repost here gets over twice the upvotes I got in /r/SimCity. Gotta love reddit.

Have you looked into youtube tv. It is brand new. It is like 12 bucks a month, not a huge amount of channels, but you get ESPN and things like that. Check it out. Let me know if it is great. https://tv.youtube.com/welcome/

Truck guy is a total douchebag. I despise people like that. Glad to see him get what I hope are several tickets.

You just know the annoying lady you hear in the video has the Can I see your manager haircut, tho.

https://www.similarweb.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/speak-to-a-manager-haircut.jpg

> Is that $6.45/lb? If it is in fact for 20lbs will you please PM the link or post it here? >

$24.12 + $9.54 for shipping = $6.72. Found them on Amazon

I've been without television service on Google Fiber for a few years now. A subscription to Premium at $112.99/yr + the Unlocator DNS service (49.95/yr.) to get around the local blackouts has worked flawlessly for me the past two seasons.

If you're a T-Mobile subscriber, Premium will be given free to all of their customers on April 4 as part of their T-Mobile Tuesdays promotion.

I'm basing this comment on the assumption that you're already above average in computer literacy and have at least some familiarity with writing software, either web based or desktop applications, even if you don't know specifically how to do so. You didn't specifically mention which platforms you're interested in.

Before signing on for something that costs 27,000 dollars, I'd suggest reading the following books before hand, and then decide if you feel like you still need it. Unless of course you're just interested in the job placement.

• The Mythical Man Month
• The Pragmatic Programmer
• The Clean Coder - Robert Martin
• Clean Code - Robert Martin
• Growing Object Oriented Software Guided By Tests
• Working Effectively With Legacy Code
• Refactoring by Martin Fowler
• Design Patterns - Elements of Reusable Software (Gang of 4 book)
• Domain Driven Design by Erik Evans - Blue
• Implementing Domain Driven Design - Red
• Patterns of Enterprise Architecture - Martin Fowler

Yes, the cost of these books will add up if you can't find PDF versions online, but it'll be a lot cheaper than 27K and give you a solid foundation if you decide to pursue additional training.

Above all, don't wait to sign on with Centriq to start learning. There's nothing they're going to teach you that you can't teach yourself, with access to the internet.

I saw that Groupon had a deal on the Star sometime ago and just looked to see it was still active. It is:

https://www.groupon.com/deals/mcclatchy-nat-kansas-city-2

40 dollars for a year. I think I would go the library route personally but hey, if you want to support the paper you do you. 🙂

Welcome Canada to Kansas City! :)

I'm not entirely sure if you have a vehicle, but if you do it will make your traversing of the city easier. Arrowhead is near I-70 that will be your artery to travel to the city downtown area. I'd suggest you check out if you want to enjoy some random window shopping/restaurants, there is also Westport area for more restaurants and bars (less window shopping), as finally downtown Power and Light area in the middle of Kansas City. If you are looking for more traditional things to do check this list out: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g44535-Activities-Kansas_City_Missouri.html (it's fairly decent). Do you like BBQ? Well...we have a lot of that. Do you like beer? We have a lot of that too. I'm not a native Kansan/Missourian but dammit if this city hasn't grown on me. If you have any questions, I'll try to post a bit more specific places to check out.

Not every big storm has cloud-base rotation that shows up on radar and indicates the presence of a tornado. In fact, few sever thunderstorms ever produce radar-confirmed or visually spotted tornadoes. The rotation of a wall cloud is quite different than the rotation of a storm system as a whole, and tornado sirens don't typically go off when an entire storm system is rotating.

When the radar-indicated rotation of a tornado is happening though, that is the time to sound the alarm because lives are at risk. What you described about warning a large group of people is precisely why we have tornado sirens, weather radio, and meteorologists interrupting programming on TV.

Here is one-ish. There are plenty if you can drive more than an hour.

If you don't want to drive you can take the train to Hermann, but you will forgo the lake.

Get an AirBnB in the West Plaza area or a hotel room near the Country Club Plaza. Both locations are central to / The Nelson-Atkins + Kemper Museums / BBQ @ Joe's KC / Escape Room in Westport.

64112 zip code

https://www.airbnb.com/s/64112-kansas-city--KCMO--MO--United-States?guests=&checkin=&checkout=&ss_id=tzyaobwl&source=bb&s_tag=LG0etSrb

I bought one last year as a gift at NW Audio. There's even a Groupon. https://www.groupon.com/deals/n-w-audio-9

Due to type of car I had to go for the more expensive Groupon to get a bypass unit. And it's in Platte City, which isn't a fun place to kill a couple of hours, but the guys who installed it were great and I've had no issues with the starter.

This also applies to dogs.

Animal shelters are very grim places, and so many people have this "out of sight, out of mind" feeling about them. Millions of unwanted pets are euthanized and there is no sign of that slowing down.

Google search of 'craigslist bestof animal shelter' will tell you some pretty awful stories, particularly this one.

It's not a very likely future. It's a very real present. And past. This is not a new problem. There are too many irresponsible pet owners out there, and this is an issue nobody wants to confront because frankly the only way to fix this is to do some pretty serious "population control", which is something nobody wants to face up to. Imagine being a politician and saying "look, we have to kill a couple thousand cats and dogs because they have become an invasive species and are causing environmental damage". The public would call for the guy's head.

It's an intractable problem that nobody wants to deal with.

I do not know anyone personally that has been in a wreck while driving for Lyft but have read some stories online from those who have here is one from the POV of the rider who had positive experience given the circumstances.

I have read some other stories but I'm having trouble finding them now, I'm not sure what site I saw them on.

Darn. I did a Google map search and there's a handful in the west bottoms (one close to Stockyards).

Here's two companies that have ATMs in the city.

https://prineta.com/atms/service-areas/kansas-city-atm-company/

https://www.simple.com/atms

You could try to see the Google Fiber space. Fric and Frac, Cupini's Italian, has access if you can't get into the fiber space. There is also the hacker house: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/841162, its just up the street from my house and a great little neighborhood to stay in.

What kind of games are you guys looking at making?

I've worked on a couple projects in the past, one in particular that had a successful crowfunding campaign to create a working demo to pitch to bigger fish (larger studios/publishers). Things didn't work out.

My fear is always overly ambitious people and over-kind stuff in the beginning, then over time pebbles turn into boulders and key people leave, then things turn negative and it falls apart.

Not trying to be overly negative, just realistic in things like this.

I may come out if the future permits.

My big past project: (I was one of the 4 primary devs) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/forsakenstudios/embers-of-caerus-investor-prototype

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/806/Embers-of-Caerus.html (I don't know why it says we still have an estimated release date. Its long since dead.)

As for me, I have a "dream project" that actually isn't out of reach, nor would be expensive (other than HR/employee costs), but tbh it won't ever be popular because of its extreme niche and the effect games like WoW and CoD have had on the gaming populace. Or I'm just a grumpy old man :P

I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with and wish you the best!

I don't know if you're looking for dating specifically or not. I'm a fairly recently widowed 32 year old dude so figuring this out has been tough too. I signed up on a bunch of dating sites and the dating pool on most of them suck, but I've had pretty decent luck with match.com. It's not free but I think that helps a lot. No weird conversations at all.

Best of luck to ya...I feel your pain. I'm a homebody kinda guy. Makes things difficult for sure!

Not a course, but this book taught me a lot about wiring as I completed my basement. Ended up doing all wiring myself including 3 new circuits. Something that can kill you or burn down your house is always intimidating, but in reality it is pretty easy after understanding basic concept. Your local library probably has a copy too.

Always shut circuits off in breaker box and buy $9 outlet tester at hime depot if working on those.

Good luck

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-Complete-Wiring-Updated/dp/0760353573

https://www.amazon.com/YXQ-USB-Type-Female-Connector/dp/B071DFTBTK/

Any B port would do, like this. The solder job itself wouldn't be hard - the guy in that vid for instance did a pretty crap job of it and it still worked fine, but you would need a few tools and I wouldn't recommend your nice midi board to be your first solder project. Order one of those and see if you can't get the thing disassembled, then DM me and I can come pop it in for you for like $20 assuming you're in town somewhere.

Not too much to tumble in the immediate area, but there is some neat geology all the same.

There are a couple good books to get you started:

Roadside Geology of Missouri

Roadside Kansas

There's a whole book about that from the 2000-era SUV craze. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001GXQOM8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

One's I've read and can recommend:

 

Tom's Town: Kansas City and the Pendergast Legend

It goes through early KC history and follows the rise of the political machine. Some of the buildings, statues, etc. mentioned are still around. Amazon prices are high, but the local library system has copies.

 

The Last Dance: The Skywalks Disaster and a City Changed

A retelling of the Hyatt skywalk collapse, including recollections of victims and first responders.

I got mine off Amazon. It's memory foam so it gets shipped to you rolled up in a box. You unroll it and let it air for a day, where it gets bigger and more firm.

I had a full size in college and when I moved I got a king size. 2 years later and it's really comfortable.

Zinus Memory Foam 12 Inch Green Tea Mattress, Queen https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q7EPSHI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_S1WgAbGPQ4VTB

I would check Walmart and Target first. They tend to carry the largest variety of Dr. Pepper products.

If you need it before Christmas, you might just buy it on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Pepper-Caffeine-Free-12oz/dp/B00I9IDULG

I'll still check with some distributors around the region to see if I can get you some cheaper.

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I bought a gaiter designed for jogging on amazon. Much more comfortable for me because it's not tugging on my ears

Amazon link

Just hypothesizing here . . .

Can you get some window washer-style suction cups or maybe even two plungers to 'stick' to the front of the washer/dryers and pull 'em out that way?

Maybe using two plungers/suction cups so as not to warp the shell? I don't know.

Edit: You could get this suction cup tomorrow via Amazon. It's used for moving sheets of glass. Or, a local granite/countertop company probably has 'em to maybe let you borrow?

I have googled it. I have read about it. I've read the same Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt as everyone. I know MY position, I asked you to explain YOUR position. But you do the same lazy internety thing as everyone else with half baked convictions. "It's not my job to educate you go Google it cause your dumb and I'm not cause I said so". Forget it, you don't know what you're talking about either.

It's a reference to "The Mythical Man-Month," discussing how throwing more bodies at a late project makes it later. As in what I replied to, there's a certain point where adding workers gives diminishing, and even negative, returns.

Using a base jet speed of 500MPH it would only take 21 seconds to fly 3 miles.

Not really that unbelievable that they were "so far away" from the airport.

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=distance%3d3+miles%2c+speed%3d500+MPH

There's Joe Hoppert at Perspective Ink. And Christopher Stubbs at Surreal Tattoo (I know it's not watercolor, but it's damn close and if he can execute this, I'm pretty sure he has the technical ability to do a watercolor). And I know Tyler Moody at Surreal Tattoo can do siiiiiiiick watercolor tattoos, but I cant find his instagram on my laptop.

This is a pretty decent spot and the westside area is cool. There are a couple open lots and if you go up to 17th you can sit in your car.

Check out this trail on AllTrails. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/missouri/hidden-valley-natural-area-loop

This is literally called hidden valley. Pretty quick at 3 miles but feels secluded and quite beautiful once you get into and not that far out

It might have been Google disagreeing with your DNS provider. This has been causing grief for a few days: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/public-dns-discuss/A9DgOipFWmM If you determine that you're affected by this, ask (in the google group) to have your name servers white listed.

If you have a CNAME record to AWS ELBs it's a prime candidate.

Their website is definitely lacking--I've reached out the them as well for details because there are some logistical questions I have about the venue.

I will update this today--just don't have a ton of time at the moment.

Happy to have you in town and this show is going to be nuts.

Edit:

Filtered AirBnb results here

Anything on the front page would suit you. I would stay within walking distance to the streetcar for accessibility. It will afford you free transportation to putter around when not at the show. You can also take the streetcar to City Market and Uber/Cab from there to the venue saving you a couple bucks.

You're flying into MCI which is Kansas City International Airport. Let me know a week or so before and I can see if I can pick you up. Happy to help if I can.

Go ahead and reach out if you have any other questions here or in a PM.

Oh, and Fuck the Tribe.

Kaw Point might work. Sunrise with the sun coming up behind the city? I like the view at night too.

here's where i've always gone for my bikes: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Henry's+Garage,+3715+Troost+Avenue,+Kansas+City,+MO&hl=en&ll=39.059133,-94.571621&spn=0.01158,0.025127&sll=39.0593,-94.564562&sspn=0.01158,0.025127&oq=henry&hq=Henry's+Garage,&hnear=37...

sorry about the formatting... make sure you have cash, i think it's $7 or $10

Economic consensus is pointing toward a recession in the next two years or so. Not clear what's going to trigger it, but Brexit will severely shake the EU, like when Greece / Spain / etc went off the rails and triggered significant market retreats.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/4011375-recession-coming-still-profitable-market-plays

So people will be paying the highest prices ever for houses that will soon fall in value - maybe not as much as in 2008, but still. If I were living in an apartment, I'd stay there until housing prices fall; it's going to happen.

This is the location they are referring to in the article. Would they demo that building and start fresh, or use the existing structure? That building is like new, but it seems like too much of a cookie cutter strip mall for an IKEA.

I did some searching too and couldn't find anything about them being in KC. The closest confirmed location looks like Omaha on August 3rd. http://www.songkick.com/concerts/23466418-lord-huron-at-slowdown

There are many decent hiking locations outside of Kansas City, a bit of a day-trip to the Ozarks would yield some pretty nice river/wilderness areas that would probably fit your boyfriend's tastes very well.

Additionally, you may also want to consider the money you could save as an incentive for living in Kansas City, the cost of living here is substantially lower than in Seattle.

I'll share with you, too. It will change your browsing life. Think of it as an early Christmas present... install it, restart your browser, and then come back to watch this video. It's really ridiculous!

Adblock Plus is your friend. And they even have it for Android!

Just ideas for /r/MissouriPolitics.

I've never done CSS before, but I've been learning at codecademy.

I've been pulling random stylesheets from all over that have bits and pieces I like.

It isn't local technically, but have you checked GitLab?

They're an entirely remote firm. I feel like it it's a terrible place for Republicans who can't support LGBTQ+ initiatives and other "woke" parts of workplace culture that are just about respecting everyone and truly meaning it so it may or may not be a good place for you to consider. One of the things I love about GitLab is that they're insanely transparent, even to prospective employees. This handbook gives you a good insight into the firm before you even apply. No smoke and mirrors here, they talk the talk and walk the walk and look to recruit others who will do the same.

In addition, they have some pretty spectacular benefits/perks.

A really awesome yoga place in Riverside In Bliss This is the Groupon which is an awesome deal.

I used to look at Wunderground, but haven't lately. I have heard it sucks now that it was bought by [Weather.com??]. The other weather sites I love are windy.com (awesome visuals) and darksky.net (seems to be as specific as any site dares to get in a forecast, and is pretty accurate).

My cat was doing the same type of thing (though just on carpet, thankfully) and it ended up being stress. Sometimes she would use the litter box just fine, other times, she would decide to pee in a corner somewhere. A few things you might consider:

• Try different litter types. I highly recommend giving Cat Attract a try.

• It could be that you don't have enough litter boxes. You should always have one more litter box than you do cats. For instance, we have 2 cats, so we have 3 litter boxes.

• Box placement could be an issue. Boxes should be placed away from food/water. Cats are smarter than we give them credit for and, much like humans, don't like to eat in their bathroom (so to speak). Boxes should be spread throughout the house. This can be a bit nasty if you have carpet everywhere, but picking up a plastic chair mat and placing the litter box on that will take care of any particularly nasty bits of litter getting into the carpet.

• Another potential issue is territory. Are there other cats or dogs around?

• Your cat may have a UTI or have crystals in its urine. This can make peeing painful and can cause an negative connotation with the litter box. This is usually the first thing a vet will check for, so it's worth taking them in and getting a test done.

Very well. Safe travels and hoping you have the best trip! My thoughts on starting early for St Joseph for the viewing is that if there is even a chance that it's cloudy I'm going to drive (West probably) until I can get to a clear patch. Columbia is looking good historically.

This has nothing to do with Google Fiber.

http://www.cnet.com/news/at-starbucks-at-t-is-out-and-google-is-in-for-wi-fi/

In a nutshell, it's a ~15 Mbit line provided by Level 3 communications. I suspect the Google name is attached mainly to generate publicity for Starbucks and Google.

This May was definitely way hotter than average. The average high in May is 78, it was about 10 degrees hotter than that this year which is significant.

Take a look at the graph on this page: https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/kansas-city-mo/64106/may-weather/329441

Further more, the average temperatures in early April were significantly lower than average. We had a nice late April, which was the only nice weather we've seen all year really.

Well the McDonald's I work at is in severe need of people. I know it's probably not your ideal job, but it'll give you some income and something to do while you look for a real job.

You can try applying at the news stations: KMBC 9 (ABC), FOX 4, KSHB-TV (NBC). There's a local channel here called '38 the Spot.'

Did a quick search: http://www.indeed.com/q-Video-Editor-l-Kansas-City,-MO-jobs.html

Interurban up north is pretty flat and really popular with cyclists in the metro. You can park at the back of the lot for the Embassy Suites Airport and ride up Congress Ave to Heady Ave, which turns into Interurban. It's long, straight, and mostly flat.

http://www.mapmyride.com/us/parkville-mo/interurban-road-start-at-embassy-suites-route-265044085

That route is 40 miles (out & back) with a total elevation gain of 900ft. If you turn around at the 10 mile point instead of the 20 mile point, the total elevation gain will be about 400ft. Not sure what "long distance" means for you.

There's also a group that rides every Saturday morning from Life Time Fitness in Lenexa. You don't have to be a gym member. There are 2 groups actually - a faster group (17-18mph) and a slower group (15-16mph) and they ride 20-30 miles every Saturday morning. It's a little hilly, but not like Johnson drive or anything. Total elevation gain with the slower group when I go tends to be around 1100ft.