u/yippeee1999

Hey everyone. I'm considering getting a storage space for a year or so, but am concerned about the slight possibility of fire at the storage facility. Naturally, these places are un-manned, so by the time any fire alarms/sprinklers go off, the fire could have already spread quite a bit.

Has anyone ever rented such a space, and then was able to find an insurance company willing to provide some type of insurance coverage (personal property insurance...renter's insurance...or whatever it would be in this instance), for their possessions?

While I'm sure most storage spaces have some fine print about potential coverage up to X number of dollars in case of fire/flood, I suspect it's not sufficient. My biggest concern are my artworks and a few pieces of furniture.

Thanks.

Hey everyone. I've not been to Europe in a long time, but I remember back in the day, anyone from the US had to bring a little adapter kit with a few different adapters for the different countries they might be visiting in Europe.

But more recently, I get the sense that worldwide, adapters and outlets are starting to become more uniform?...or is that in fact Not the case?

I have an old adapter kit with four different types of A/C prongs, and I'm just wondering if I still need to hold onto it...or if, maybe nowadays, there are multi-functional/multi-country adapters that can work for pretty much anywhere and everywhere?

I'm trying to downsize, and don't want to have to hold onto four different adapters, if I really don't need to. That said, I DO have a single adapter for Japan, that I know for sure I need to hold onto. ;-)

Thanks!

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Hi everyone. I'm in need of some help with various aspects of my computer use, including Google programs, Microsoft OneDrive and OneNote, etc. But I've no idea how to find a reputable person/place to go. Most places only offer very specific support, such as fixing hardware issues with your PC...or if you have an Apple device (I don't use Apple products)....etc.

I know there are some random folks out there who'll say they can 'help you', but then they often are just pulling at straws...can't really help you...but then expect you to pay them.

Can anyone recommend a reputable person/place for such help (understanding how Google dox works, and which I never learned but occasionally am forced to use, when other parties send me such a file.... figuring out how to combine all the Contacts, etc. that I have, but that are located within two different Google accounts....how to get around the fact that I seemed to have forgotten my Microsoft account password - and the forgot/reset password option is not working - and now I can no longer access my OneNote files, etc.)

Thanks!

Sometimes I will have hours at a time, with not one Like, Share or New Follower. Sometimes, an entire day or two goes by, with Nothing. And then suddenly, a burst of new Followers.

I also sometimes Share to ongoing Parties, and though the system says 'Share Successful', clearly something is wrong, as again, not one Like, Share etc. from all my Sharing to a particular Party.

I know Poshmark has made a few changes to the platform appearance etc...it seems there are other issues that they haven't figured out...and of course, any messages we send to their 'support team' often result in generic copy/paste replies...the reps often don't read our messages or understand them.

I'm ready to give up on Poshmark and just send everything to ThredUp, and just be happy with the few bucks I might get...

I, and others in the community, were very disturbed to realize that...all evidence of a ghost bike/memorial that we had installed for Xing Long Lin (food delivery worker who was mowed down by a driver, while in the Bike Lane on 35th Street, near Ditmars), four years ago, has vanished. Reps from both the DOT and DSNY have confirmed back to us, that it is never their policy to remove any ghost bike, and that after checking with various departments within their agencies, they can safely say that no one in their agencies removed the bike (nor the accompanying ghost bike signage).

So....we are only left to assume that someone in the neighborhood (perhaps someone who viewed the memorial as 'unsightly', and/or someone who detests all cyclists, bike lanes etc.....) took it upon themselves to remove this memorial.

While we will plan to replace both the bike and the signage, in the meantime, we are wondering if anyone who spends time in the vicinity of 35th St and Ditmars...if they ever saw/heard anything suspicious, related to this memorial.

Thank you!

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Original sign. Note its placement in relation to branch, AND the amount of open pole space, ABOVE the sign.

I spoke with a woman at the DSNY, who told me that the removal of a ghost bike (such as that, for Xing Long Lin) is not something that would fall within their purview, and that in addition, she understands that it serves as a memorial (so in other words, I got the sense that she herself supports ghost bikes...so it didn't sound like she was just giving me some B.S. response....)

Someone from the DOT left a message back for me (in response to my initial outreach) but it was totally unintelligible. So I then reached out, directly, to Nicole Garcia at the DOT, who told me she'd look into it and get back to me (though she also added that the DOT, as well, does not normally remove ghost bikes....)

This has me really perplexed, and very bothered...IF in fact, a mere member of our own community decided that they disliked the existence of a memorial to a cyclist/food delivery worker so much, as to remove it under the cover of darkness. (Not only was the bike removed, but also a metal sign that was affixed to the pole, above it, to indicate it was a ghost bike...)

I just so happened to find a copy of old photos - see photo, above - from when we installed the bike, and the accompanying sign. When I compare that to a more recent photo of that same pole, it appears the parking signs may in fact be newly-installed. (I'm not sure our ghost bike sign could have been installed so far below these other signs, and still have the tree branch in the frame.) I'm going to contact DOT again and ask if it's possible that a new, UNinformed employee put up these signs (and possibly removed the bike and our sign....)

UPDATE: I've since heard back from DOT, who said that they checked with various teams, and that 'no', it was not anyone from the DOT who removed the sign or bike. It's now on my to-do list, to work on getting a new sign and bike, to re-install....

These are what appear to be newly-installed signs. Note signs relation to same tree branch as photo above.

Hi everyone. I recently tried starting to create a few decks on Anki...just to try and get a feel for it. And while I was able to create decks, and add some cards, I think I'm now realizing that.... was I supposed to start and create my decks within the Anki app (software?)....and only after I've done that, can I then use...maybe import my decks...onto AnkiWeb (which in turn, will then allow me to access/use my decks, even from my phone)?

Assuming that's all correct, I did try to download Anki (not AnkiWeb, but just Anki) and....I guess I didn't realize it was an actual software program. I thought it was a website. So it's an actual software...yes...sorta like MSFT Office software, etc?

Anyway, using the Anki software, I was able to create my first deck, and add my first front/back card. So I guess I should continue creating all my cards, there, first (vs thru AnkiWeb) and then later I should be able to connect or link that account...to my AnkiWeb account (so that I can also see/review my Anki decks, from my phone)?

Thanks for any input.

Hey everyone. I'm going to give Anki a 'try', even though I've already made a few half-hearted attempts, but then stopped, because the overall platform seems overly techie looking...not very intuitive or user-friendly.

But... I'm going to give it a more determined try. So...today I was able to create my first deck, with three cards. I now want to EDIT that deck, and add more cards, but I see no Edit option appearing at all...just a message that says 'Congratulations, you've finished this deck for now.' Yes, I know that decks have pre-set timings on when you will next see/review the decks (and that we can change these settings) but still....I can't even EDIT the deck or look at it, until the pre-set timing has passed?

Also, just now, I tried to create a new deck, and while I was able to create the overall deck.... typing in the new deck's name, once again, I see no option to actually add any cards to that new deck, and I'm getting the same 'Congratulations...you've finished this deck...' message.

Why can't I edit these two decks I recently created, or Add new cards to the decks?

Thanks!

P.S. Looking for helpful replies....not smug, jerky ones. ;-)