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My experience matches yours. I found AmEx accepted maybe 50% of the time, if not less. But Visa or MasterCard were accepted 99% of the time, both big and small businesses. I suspec…

I was just in Germany and lived on my credit card - not a single Euro used. I strongly disagree with this generalization based on extensive personal experience.

Strong disagree, and I used to go to that Wegmans regularly. It's fine. Solid market. Whole Foods is equally fine, and excels in some ways. Neither is obviously better.

> The most frustrating part of Bazel is how shoddy the workmanship is. Without commenting on the above statement: > For example, Bazel throws away your analysis cache when you chan…

Also the Rockaways, which are famous for being remote and poorly transit-served.

I live in NYC and disagree with your assessment. Last I checked I'm a real person as are most people I know. Don't cast stones like that. It's unfair to other peoples' opinions and…

I think this discussion is about today. I don't follow your reference to old history or how that affects the general discussion?

It's kind of a running joke here in NYC how we'll watch some movie depicting the city as a dystopian wasteland, then we walk outside into tree-lined streets, coffee shops, overflow…

Like everyone else here I'm having trouble parsing what you're trying to say. You seem to be implying per capita is a bad measure of safety. But you're not being clear why. Can you…

Excellent point. I think you really get to the heart of the issue. Different kinds of tests offer different levels of confidence at different levels of time and investment. A fully…

As a neutral reader I find the parent’s thoughts on their own expertise and appreciation that acclaimed artists aren’t infallible more persuasive than you appeal to authority. We a…

Of course they don't. Multiple major crossings from Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx have no tolls into our out of Manhattan. Am I misreading you? Are you only talking about commute…

Some review from 2007: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/nyregion/12traffic.html > Census data show that more city residents than suburbanites drive to work in Manhattan every day…

I'm not sure what's being debated here, but I just want to point out Manhattan is less than 20% of NYC's land area. And as you point out this is only about half of Manhattan. So 10…

I see. Thanks for clarifying.

> Living in a present-day million-dollar home for a net cost of $500k over 30 years is a great deal. That’s a little over $1000/month on average. Where can you even rent an apartme…

I agree wholeheartedly. Thanks for having the courage to state this. I think the reasons are straightforward: 1: The supply chain has evolved. Affordable ingredients are mass produ…

They're perfectly legitimate spots. F&F is superior to nearly any place in the city, L'Industrie is fine. The others are also fine. Yes they're touristy, but so what? Outer-borough…

Re: downtown Brooklyn: I think Norm's on Adams Street is quite good.

I travel well outside my neighborhood for standard slices regularly and I've never felt it's a waste of time. But maybe an out-of-towner feeling they need to find the perfect slice…

I find that more true for bagels than pizza. Some bagel places are better than others but I don't find much value in crossing the city vs. just going to the best place in your neig…

Examples: - old beach lanes: https://shorturl.at/fty07 - apartment road network: https://shorturl.at/cikrR - waste management access road: https://shorturl.at/bjM17 - one conceptua…

I've done something similar - and less ambitious - on bike in NYC: I biked all Brooklyn and at this point 90% of Manhattan. I bet Pittsburgh is next-level confusing. But I think th…

Everything you're expressing is unsound opinion. You're also exaggerating all numbers to skew your point. > Good luck trying to afford a property next to a park. 2BR in New York is…

Just FYI: tickets were $425 in 2018 with a small minority available at higher prices for those who explicitly wanted to help the event. It's also fairly easy to get tickets up unti…