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maru_feedコキア、だいぶほっそりとしていますが、全体的に赤く色づきました。 Kochia are slender, but have turned a red color all over. 不屈の精神は、冬は越せないので、また来 […]
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Who Resurrected the Electric Car?
Nov. 6th, 2025 10:46 pmmetafilter_feedThe General Motors EV1 was produced by GM from 1996 to 1999. Never sold to the public, only leased, every single one of the 1100 or so EV1s were reclaimed by GM and most were destroyed, as documented in the film Who Killed the Electric Car?. Recently, however, an EV1, with VIN #212 was recently legally purchased from impound, and will be undergoing a restoration process.
A Youtuber, The Questionable Garage, is a friend of the purchaser, and posted a video of them recovering the vehicle from the impound lot.
A Youtuber, The Questionable Garage, is a friend of the purchaser, and posted a video of them recovering the vehicle from the impound lot.
Better Start Walking Now
Nov. 6th, 2025 09:30 pmmetafilter_feedThe Trump administration said it will cut air traffic by 10% at 40 airports — including major hubs like New York City, Chicago and Atlanta — starting tomorrow if a deal isn't reached to end the impasse, potentially impacting thousands of flights. As the US Government shutdown crosses into the longest in history at 37 days and many government workers remaining unpaid and highly stressed out, FAA commissioner Sean Duffy has announced the introduction of arrival and departure quotas at 40 of the largest US airports to reduce the strain on the system.
The announcement comes as air traffic controller staffing shortages during the shutdown are delaying an increasing number of flights throughout the country. Controllers will miss their second full paycheck next week and some are taking second jobs to make ends meet or calling in sick in protest. Other recent incidents like three hour TSA queue in Houston only add to the pile of missed flights and traveler frustration. The US Thanksgiving holiday rush is also fast approaching with peak travel occurring in about two weeks time. The Trump Administration is also signaling that the flight cuts will increase by 1% per day until the shutdown is resolved. Airlines are already preemptively cancelling flights. If you plan to travel any time this month, including tonight, check with your airline for updates. Other resources that may be of use:
The announcement comes as air traffic controller staffing shortages during the shutdown are delaying an increasing number of flights throughout the country. Controllers will miss their second full paycheck next week and some are taking second jobs to make ends meet or calling in sick in protest. Other recent incidents like three hour TSA queue in Houston only add to the pile of missed flights and traveler frustration. The US Thanksgiving holiday rush is also fast approaching with peak travel occurring in about two weeks time. The Trump Administration is also signaling that the flight cuts will increase by 1% per day until the shutdown is resolved. Airlines are already preemptively cancelling flights. If you plan to travel any time this month, including tonight, check with your airline for updates. Other resources that may be of use:
- The FAA Airspace Status page notes delays, stops, and other advisories for all US airports. - The FlightAware Misery Map tracks flights cancellations and delays per airport. - A Reddit Travel megathread on the shutdown with many helpful links.Leave early, pack light, fly safe. It's going to get worse before it gets better.
Interactive Map of Every Known Roman Road
Nov. 6th, 2025 08:59 pmmetafilter_feedIf you haven't been thinking of the Roman Empire every day, you will now. As it says on the tin. The Documentation page is interesting, I like the confidence map showing which areas the data is more and less solid. The tutorials page has some fun tools including how to use the elevation tool to move the maps around in 3D. And it comes with this somewhat goofy YouTube video about travelling the Roman roads.
how do I use alumni contacts in my job search?
Nov. 6th, 2025 06:59 pmaskamanager_feedA reader writes:
I’m job searching, and I often come across jobs where alumni of my college currently work.
If I don’t know the person/people, how would I ask for their help in getting an interview or anything else related to the job I’ve applied to? I think that would be very awkward, and I don’t know why they would be inclined to help, since they don’t know me.
The idea isn’t to reach out to a stranger and say, “Will you help me get an interview?” It’s to connect as a fellow alum and ask for their guidance more broadly.
For example:
“Hi Jane! I’m a fellow alum of Sorghum State — class of 2019! I’m trying to break into the breakfast cereal field and am really interested in BarleyCo in particular. I’ve just applied for the barley quality analyst job there, and when I saw a Sorghum alumnus working there, I wanted to ask whether you might have 10 or 15 minutes for a call about the company and the field more broadly.”
It’s even better if you can give an example of a couple of the questions you’re hoping to pose to them, so they can get a better sense of whether they’re likely to be useful to you, and also because it demonstrates that you’re being thoughtful about their time and not just hoping to get a referral out of it. (If you’re thinking “but I really just want a referral,” broaden your goals! They might know of other leads that would be right for you or just have useful insights to share.)
The idea is that a lot of people feel a connection to people from their school and will be friendlier and more likely to help if you mention it. You’ve had a shared experience, to some extent have a shared frame of reference, and are part of the same network, and the person you’re contacting may have received help from fellow alumni themselves and feel good about paying it forward.
This works particularly well if you went to a small school or to one with a really active alumni network, but you can do it for any school (but in my experience, the smaller the school, the more excited people are to find a fellow alum and help you).
Plus, a lot of schools have alumni networks that alums can specifically opt into if they’re open to this kind of thing, so you might check with your school’s career center or alumni office and ask about that. If they have a directory like that and the person is listed in it, you’ll know ahead of time that they’ve expressed openness to being contacted this way.
Also, include your resume so they get a sense of your professional background and how far along you are in your career.
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The internet has become a bloated mess
Nov. 6th, 2025 07:31 pmmetafilter_feedThe 512KB Club is a collection of performance-focused web pages from across the Internet. To qualify your website must satisfy both of the following requirements: It must be an actual site that contains a reasonable amount of information, not just a couple of links on a page; Your total UNCOMPRESSED web resources must not exceed 512KB.
[as noted by JHarris in a recent LinkMe]
[as noted by JHarris in a recent LinkMe]
how much do I need to accommodate employees’ religion?
Nov. 6th, 2025 05:29 pmaskamanager_feedA reader writes:
I was curious about where the line is on religious accommodation, and at what point it’s okay to say an accommodation cannot be made.
I had an employee who needed an accommodation that allowed them to take lunch at a different time from the rest of the company once a week. This was somewhat inconvenient but I was able to accommodate them. Later they let me know that they were going to need additional accommodations, which again were doable but inconvenient. I also noticed that their work performance suffered during certain times when they told me they needed to fast for their religion. They didn’t make me aware of any of these needed accommodations until they’d been hired and working for a couple of weeks. At one point someone suggested that in order for me to accommodate this employee I should to work additional hours myself.
Ultimately I was able to accommodate this employee with minimal frustration, but what if it hadn’t been as easy? What if there’d been a standing meeting that they were needed for during the time they needed to take their lunch that couldn’t be easily moved? I want to be as supportive and flexible as possible but at what point am I able to say “this goes past reasonable”?
I answer this question — and two others — over at Inc. today, where I’m revisiting letters that have been buried in the archives here from years ago (and sometimes updating/expanding my answers to them). You can read it here.
Other questions I’m answering there today include:
- Is it reasonable to expect a multi-year commitment for an entry-level job?
- CC’ing a manager to compliment their employee
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Cassowary wandering 150km from home baffles outback residents
Nov. 6th, 2025 05:08 pmmetafilter_feedCassowary wandering 150km [93 miles] from home baffles outback residents. Queensland's department of environment says it has no plans to relocate a cassowary spotted roaming the dry Gulf Savannah.
dead canary
Nov. 6th, 2025 04:37 pmmetafilter_feed"The FBI is attempting to unmask the owner behind archive.today, a popular archiving site that is also regularly used to bypass paywalls on the internet and to avoid sending traffic to the original publishers of web content, according to a subpoena posted by the website. The FBI subpoena says it is part of a criminal investigation, though it does not provide any details about what alleged crime is being investigated. Archive.today is also popularly known by several of its mirrors, including archive.is and archive.ph." FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site (404 Media; ungated (for now))
vortexegg.com on bsky: "Something crazy about the US and international copyright enforcement regime is that they consistently criminalize digital archiving when it is done for pro-social reasons, but consistently protect the reuse of archived materials by other parties when it is for commercial reasons" The subpoena itself, supplied by archive.today.
vortexegg.com on bsky: "Something crazy about the US and international copyright enforcement regime is that they consistently criminalize digital archiving when it is done for pro-social reasons, but consistently protect the reuse of archived materials by other parties when it is for commercial reasons" The subpoena itself, supplied by archive.today.
when office potlucks and catered parties go wrong
Nov. 6th, 2025 03:59 pmaskamanager_feedAs we approach to the season of office potlucks, catered parties, and other holiday meals with coworkers, let’s discuss the many ways in which they can go wrong — from alarming cuisine to cheap-ass rolls to riots over the chili cook-off to tantrums over insufficiently abundant shrimp.
Please share your stories of potlucks, cooking competitions, catered parties, and other office meals gone awry!
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Neither peace nor war
Nov. 6th, 2025 01:25 pmmetafilter_feedIsrael continues to violate ceasefires in the Middle East with raids, bombings, and killings, blocking aid, and arrested its top military lawyer after she confessed to leaking videos of IDF soldiers raping Palestinian prisoners.
The US presents draft resolution for Trump's Gaza plan to the UN security council. YouTube erased 700+ videos of pro-Palestinian accounts documenting Israeli human rights abuses. There are currently 56 co-sponsors on the HR 3565 Block the Bombs Act. Zohran Mamdani won the NYC mayoral election, and Israelis are freaking out about what it means for Israel's standing in the US. Previously.
The US presents draft resolution for Trump's Gaza plan to the UN security council. YouTube erased 700+ videos of pro-Palestinian accounts documenting Israeli human rights abuses. There are currently 56 co-sponsors on the HR 3565 Block the Bombs Act. Zohran Mamdani won the NYC mayoral election, and Israelis are freaking out about what it means for Israel's standing in the US. Previously.