Boathouse restaurant disney springs menu

Hey All,
I’m interested in figuring out how to break into a decent paying entry level sales job ($70k-$100k). I have a 10 year back ground in restaurants, some as a server, but majority in restaurant management. I left that industry to pursue my “dream career” in the fire service and have been at it for 2 years working as a firefighteEMT. I need more out of my career financially and have always been of the motto “doesn’t matter the job as long as your making the money that makes you happy”. I’m willing to grind my teeth, but I genuinely want a career where I have the potential to make $150k-$250k and work 40-50hrs opposed to the near 70 hours, including mandatory overtime, that I currently work in the fire service making near $65k-$70k. I’m just curious to see what suggestions folks in the sales field who may have come from a similar background to mine have and which sector they best translated their skills into. I don’t have a degree, just high school, but have my vocational education, extensive customer service experience, and if selling food/drinks/service to customers counts, I’ve done that for 10 years in restaurants, vast majority of that experience being at Disney locations in Orlando,Fl. Thank you in advance for response and guidance, it is greatly appreciated.

My family and I finally made our first trip to Disney World, and despite having young children with us and having almost no knowledge of the parks it was the best vacation we have ever gone on. We did a lot of things that made the trip easier on us, but the most important by far was hiring a Disney VIP guide for all of our park days. I can't fully describe the professionalism or personal touch our guide brought to the trip. All I can say is that he made us feel like the most important people in the world the entire time, giving us insight into the parks and their history, arranging quick service lunches so they were like sit down meals waiting for us after rides to avoid wasting time, and making sure we never waited more than a few minutes to get on any ride. We were able to ride literally everything multiple times, without any stress or needing to figure out (or buy) genie+. He also made park hopping seamless and let us do things like spending the day going on rides at other parks and then dropping into MK at the last minute for fireworks with excellent vantage points. Having the guide also let us start off at our own pace each day. We could get up, eat a leisurely breakfast, get ready without time pressure and then start the day at 9:30 or 10 instead of rope dropping. Of all the things we did on the trip, I would definitely say the guide was the best, especially since we had him for multiple days and didn't feel pressure to maximize the time too much.
I would also quickly flag that we used a guide in Universal as well and had a much worse experience. The guide there had great front of line access to rides but had very little knowledge of the parks and didn't really give us direction or help us plan our day well. We will not use a universal VIP guide again in the future.
A few other things I would call out that made the trip easy and relaxing for us:

1. Anytime we weren't using the guide to drive us we used Minnie Vans and they were a life saver. The drivers were uniformly excellent and they were able to handle car seats which made our life much easier. Most days we went to the parks in Minnie vans and met the guide to avoid using expensive hourly guide time driving to the parks.
   
2. We stayed in a 2 bedroom villa, allowing the kids to have their own room with the living room as a buffer from us. This let us actually spend time as adults at the end of the day without worrying about waking the kids and it allowed us to spend time in the rooms without dealing with the clutter of suitcases and clothing in our living space.
   
3. We spaced out the trip enough so that we usually had a down day by the pool in between park days.
   
4. We made a point of having a sit down meal in a signature restaurant each day (before or after the guide time) which gave us a chance to relax even on park days.
   

My family of five really wants to travel to Greece but the only time frame that works is the week before/after Easter in late March 2024. We are happy to participate in religious festivals surrounding Easter, tour historic sites, and experience local restaurants and traditions. We'd love a 5-star resort that may have a heated (plunge) pool. We aren't concerned that this isn't the popular time to visit Greece, but want to make sure it will still be a fun and cultural experience. So many sites say everything is closed and the weather is bad this time of year.
Is it worth it to travel to Greece with a family of 5 over Spring Break 2024? We are thinking of visiting one/more of the following locations - Athens, Santorini, Mykonos, Crete - open to suggestions. Thank you!

I visited beautiful Cape Town 12+ years ago (Nov 2011). I went out to dinner I believe in the CBD. Was staying on Nicol St, was approx 10 minutes or less taxi ride. I am looking for the identity of the restaurant via the following description:
-Upmarket
-Older Building, potentially multiple buildings adjoining as had multiple dining areas.
The main dining level had tall ceilings probably 5+ meters, as I remember old tools or millworks hanging from ceiling, kitchen somewhat open towards the rear. There were multiple seating areas. Host stand at the front.
The stand-out feature, a gorgeous art-deco bar on the 2nd level which was NOT open. Beautiful woodwork, black/white tile flooring, seating at the bar. Reached by stairs looked like used for private functions.
Food/Menu was European influenced however diverse menu, steaks were available, came with a salad as a first-course.
I have been trying to find my pictures however it was back in 2011 and thus cannot find :(
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, welcome to DM....Cheers, Joseph

Australia has the most amazing fresh produce and an abundance of great cafes and restaurants. Since having a kid though, I’m more and more baffled by the miserable kids meals. What’s the deal with that? Look at the menu at any cafe or restaurant and if there is a kids menu, I guarantee it will be just beige junk meal galore. We went to a birthday party hosted at a play centre yesterday. I seriously felt sad looking at the mountains of beige, the only colour was provided by a cake. All the adult parties I’ve been to, have always served much nicer food. I don’t want to offend our Australian friends, so I’ve never asked about the miserable kids food. I just make sure I feed my family before we go to any kids parties. So I thought I’ll ask here for some insight!?

The Release Notes for 2023 Season 3 have been posted on the iRacing Forums!
Find them posted here:
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2023 Season 3 Release Notes [Pre-Release Version]

This is the iRacing 2023 Season 3 Release! This release contains both content and upgrades for 2023 Season 3, which officially starts on June 12th! This season update includes three new cars: Cadillac V-Series.R GTP, Ligier JS P320, and Porsche 911 GT3 R (992). iRacing also expands its track offerings to include MotorLand Aragón (7 configs) and Willow Springs International Raceway, as well as a new 2023 Cup config for Chicago Street Course.
Our Dirt Taskforce has completed their work on the Dirt Refresh Project shared with the community back in February, and we are excited for you to experience the fruits of their labors. The Spotter System has received a Race Control-focused set of updates and new calls that will liven up your racing and keep you better informed about what is happening on the track and in the race. New challengers approach - you will now have the ability to add AI Opponent Rosters to your Hosted Sessions that utilize the Heat Racing format! We are excited to announce we have been investing time into saving you time, loading time to be precise, and this Season Release includes a first phase of loading optimizations that should get you into the driver’s seat just a little bit faster. Willow Springs International Raceway is proud to pioneer a new 3D Foliage System that automatically populates the environment with grasses, shrubs, and other creations of Mother Nature. USB Audio Hot Swapping is now fully enabled and supported by iRacing for all of your headset and speaker needs. A new Graphics Option has also been added which controls the display of all cockpit obstructions instead of this parameter being car setup specific.
The New Damage Model has been put into practice on eleven additional cars. And last but not least our AI Drivers have mastered eight new cars and twenty-four new track configurations. Welcome to iRacing 2023 Season 3!
Season highlights include:

• Cadillac V-Series.R GTP
• Ligier JS P320
• Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
• MotorLand Aragón (7 configs)
• Willow Springs International Raceway
• New Track Configuration: Chicago Street Course - 2023 Cup
• Dirt Racing Refresh Project
• New Spotter Calls and Updates for Race Control
• Hosted Session AI Heat Racing
• Phase 1 of Loading Time Improvements
• 3D Foliage System
• USB Audio Device Hot Swapping
• Cockpit Obstruction Removal Graphics Option
• New Damage Model for 11 Vehicles (Cadillac V-Series.R GTP, Dirt Late Model (ALL), Ligier JS P320, NASCAR Truck Series Trucks, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992), Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), and Renault Clio R.S. V)
• AI Racing for 8 Cars (Aston Martin DBR9 GT1, Cadillac CTS-V Racecar, Cadillac V-Series.R GTP, Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT1, Ford GT GT2, Ligier JS P320, Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), and Radical SR10)
• AI Racing at 24 Track Configurations (Autodromo Nazionale Monza - GP without first chicane, Junior, and GP without chicanes, Chicago Street Course - 2023 Cup and Prototype, Circuit of the Americas - East and West, Irwindale Speedway - ALL FIVE Configs, MotorLand Aragón - ALL SEVEN Configs, Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway - Mini, New Smyrna Speedway, Twin Ring Motegi - East and Oval, and Willow Springs International Raceway)
• Hundreds of new and optimized official iRacing vehicle setups

Visit our 2023 Season 3 features page here: https://www.iracing.com/seasons/2023-s3/
Full 2023 Season 3 Release details are below.
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iRACING UI:

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Hosted Racing

• The Create Starting Grid functionality and button are now disabled whenever both Heat Racing and AI Opponent Roster are selected for an Event.

AI Racing

• AI Drivers have completed an extensive training course for participating in the Heat Racing format!
• - - Heat Racing is now available for Hosted Sessions using AI Rosters!
• - - This is a brand new feature implementation for both AI Racing and the Heat Racing format.
• - - - - It is important to note that this feature is only available for Hosted Racing events at this time. AI Drivers still need the support of real humans in their Sessions or artificial chaos would surely ensue.

Tracks

• All Track location information has been standardized and updated. All Track locations are now identified by: City, State/Province, Country.

Leagues

• Fixed an issue where the names of AI Drivers who won League Series Sessions were forgotten when viewing the League Season Schedule.

Paint Shop

• A new sponsor, Maconi Setup Shop, has been added to the Paint Shop!
• Fixed an issue with a missing font for the Stock Car Pro Series Class Cars.

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SIMULATION:

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Windows Support

• With the release of iRacing 2023 Season 3, the Windows 8.1 operating system is no longer able to successfully launch the iRacing application.
• - - Microsoft officially dropped support for Windows 8.1 on January 14th, 2023. As a result of this, it is no longer compatible with our software, and it will fail to launch.
• - - If you need help installing or running iRacing on Windows 10 or 11, please contact Customer Support here: https://support.iracing.com. Customer Support cannot get iRacing to work on Windows 8.1.

Race Servers

• Race Server capacity has been expanded to allow for nine different car models to be present within a Session.
• A user’s average lap time will no longer exclude laps that had been labeled as “invalid”.
• Fixed an issue where some Open Practice Race Servers were closing early due to inactivity.
• Fixed an issue where track temperatures were changing wildly if the Session was restarted (via AI Racing controls for example).

Loading

• Some adjustments have been made to how video memory resources are loaded.
• Some car loading algorithms have been optimized.

Dynamic Track

• The manner in which the dynamic track algorithm was calculated on surfaces has been improved, particularly along outside track edges.
• Fixed an issue where the visual display of some dynamic track data including dirt, marbles, and rubber was not functioning correctly on some track segments.

Race Control

• The algorithm for generating race splits based on car classes has been improved slightly.
• Short Parade Laps are now available for use at the following additional track configurations:
• - - Barber Motorsports Park - Full Course
• - - Brands Hatch Circuit - Indy
• - - Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
• - - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Roval, Roval - 2018, & Roval Long
• - - Circuit Park Zandvoort - Grand Prix
• - - Circuit Zolder - Grand Prix, & Alternate
• - - Daytona International Speedway - Oval - 2008, Road Course - 2008, & Moto - 2008
• - - Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg - PEC - Outer
• - - Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Oval - 2009, Open Wheel Oval - 2009, Road Course - 2009, & Bike
• - - Long Beach Street Circuit
• - - Mount Panorama Circuit
• - - Phillip Island Circuit
• - - Talladega Superspeedway

Qualifying Scrutiny

• The Qualifying Scrutiny system has been adjusted to better handle cases where cars needed time to get up to speed after leaving their starting location.

Dirt Racing

• A variety of updates as a result of the Dirt Refresh Project have been enabled!
• - - This project enlisted a focus group of developers, vehicle dynamicists, and testers who did a deep dig through everything that makes our Dirt Racing tick, and they’ve emerged with some sweeping improvements and updates.
• - - Dirt track parameters as a whole have been updated, including:
• - - - - Racing dirt properties at all levels of wear and wetness
• - - - - Dirt height variance, depth, and hardpan behavior
• - - - - Track wear parameters
• - - - - Tire rubber accumulation
• - - - - Dirt displacement from tires
• - - - - The formation of track roughness and perturbation
• - - - - The progression of dynamic track data has been updated for all dirt tracks
• - - All Dirt Racing tires have been updated with some of the following improvements:
• - - - - New wear rates based on the hardness and wetness of the dirt racing surface
• - - - - Dirt displacement parameters
• - - - - The manner in which tires calculate their contact on undulating dirt surfaces has been improved.

AI Racing

• AI Drivers have completed an extensive training course for participating in the Heat Racing format!
• - - Heat Racing is now available for Hosted Sessions using AI Rosters!
• - - This is a brand new feature implementation for both AI Racing and the Heat Racing format.
• - - - - It is important to note that this feature is only available for Hosted Racing events at this time. AI Drivers still need the support of real humans in their Sessions or artificial chaos would surely ensue.
• AI Drivers are now fully trained and capable drivers for the following new vehicles:
• - - Aston Martin DBR9 GT1
• - - Cadillac CTS-V Racecar
• - - Cadillac V-Series.R GTP
• - - Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT1
• - - Ford GT GT2
• - - Ligier JS P320
• - - Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
• - - Radical SR10
• AI Drivers have memorized and are ready to race for the gold at the following new tracks and configurations:
• - - Autodromo Nazionale Monza - GP without first chicane, Junior, and GP without chicanes
• - - Chicago Street Course - 2023 Cup and Prototype
• - - Circuit of the Americas - East and West
• - - Irwindale Speedway - ALL 5 Configurations
• - - MotorLand Aragón - ALL 7 Configurations
• - - Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway - Mini
• - - New Smyrna Speedway
• - - Twin Ring Motegi - East and Oval
• - - Willow Springs International Raceway
• AI Drivers have graduated from yet another season of advanced education classes. Training for 2023 Season 3 included the following programs:
• - - Kinesthetics for Preventing Pace Lap Panic
• - - [PHY-220] Drafting Speed Predictions
• - - White-Knuckle Door-to-Door Racing: A Retrospective
• - - Fast Cars Beware: Slow Cars
• - - Slow Cars Beware: Fast Cars
• - - AI Program Upgrade IV: Reaction Timing (Class: Pistol Shrimp)
• - - Danny S.’s Pre-School Seminar: Left-Hand Makes the “L”!
• - - The Technical Know-How Overlaps for GTP & Rocket Ship Piloting
• - - SuperTravel SuperProgram 2023: SuperSpeedways
• - - Lessons from Slot Car Racing on Racing Lines
• - - Tire Compound Connoisseur Magazine (Spring ‘23 Issue)
• - - Brake Pad Dissection - a Science Lab Qualified Course
• AI Drivers have improved their driving skills with the following vehicles:
• - - NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen Cars
• - - NASCAR Trucks
• - - BMW M Hybrid V8
• - - Dallara P217
• AI Drivers have improved their driving skills at the following track configs:
• - - Atlanta Motor Speedway - Oval
• - - Bristol Motor Speedway - Dual Pit Roads & Single Pit Road
• - - Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
• - - Daytona International Speedway - Oval
• - - Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle
• - - iRacing Superspeedway
• - - Talladega Superspeedway
• AI Drivers and their cars are now immediately removed from the world at the end of a Session. For safety.
• Fixed a handful of AI System issues including:
• - - Fixed an issue where custom Paint Schemes were not appearing on AI Drivers in Replays.
• - - Fixed an issue where AI Drivers could lag up to several seconds after the green before hitting the gas for standing starts in Hosted Sessions.
• - - Fixed an issue where AI Drivers could incur gain-time penalties while they were being towed back to their pit box. We don’t know what they were doing to Race Control staff to earn them, but it should be fixed now.
• - - Fixed an issue where multiple “Pitting In” notifications could be received.
• - - Fixed an issue with the display of AI Driver names on the Entries tab for Replays.
• - - Fixed an issue where AI Drivers appeared to be using the incorrect dive plane for the Dallara P217.

New Damage Model

• The New Damage Model is now active on the following additional vehicles:
• - - Cadillac V-Series.R GTP
• - - Dirt Late Model (ALL)
• - - Ligier JS P320
• - - NASCAR Truck Chevrolet Silverado
• - - NASCAR Truck Ford F150
• - - NASCAR Truck Toyota Tundra TRD Pro
• - - Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)
• - - Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
• - - Renault Clio R.S. V
• Some New Damage Model system code has been reorganized to make future development easier.

Auto Fuel

• Spotters and Team Members may now control their driver's Auto Fuel state.

Spotter

• The iRacing Spotter System has received some updates to help make it more accurate and dynamic. It is now better able to read Race Control events as they occur on the track, and a variety of new Spotter Calls have been added:
• - - Car in Front/Behind is Pitting
• - - Faster Car Approaching
• - - Gaining/Losing the car in front
• - - Leader Change
• - - Leader Lap Time
• - - Leader is Lapping You
• - - Session New Fastest Lap
• - - Your Personal Best Lap Time
• - - Time Remaining in Session 20/10/5 Minutes
• - - Settings for these new messages have been added to the “[SPCC]” section of the “app.ini” file.
• - - - - These messages will only play if “Chattiness” is set to MEDIUM or HIGH, and they are turned on in the “app.ini” file, which they are by default.
• A new “Silence” function has been added for the Spotter.
• - - In the Sound Options Menu, users can bind a key press that will interrupt and stop any current spotter message and temporarily disable future messages for a short duration. The duration of the hush may be adjusted via the “hushDuration” variable in the “app.ini” file, found in the “[SPCC]” section.
• “Leader Car” calls now returns the leader car in the same class as the player car. This means all spotter messages pertaining to the leader will now reference the leader in the same class as the player, instead of the outright leader.
• - - Messages include:
• - - - - Leader is pitting now
• - - - - Leader is at Start/Finish
• - - - - You're catching the leader
• - - - - One lap to win (if you are the leader car)
• Both Italian spotter packs have been updated and improved!
• - - Many thanks to Renzo A. Olivieri and Marco Arcidiacono!
• The Race Laps remaining spotter message logic has been updated.
• Fixed an issue with the fuel spotter calls when the pit entry location was dramatically different from the Start/Finish line location.

Graphics

• A new Graphics Option has been added: Hide Cockpit Obstructions.
• - - This option hides several visually obstructive elements from the world, including: Halo, A-Pillar, and Rock Screen.
• Vehicles that utilize the New Damage model have had their car model format adjusted to reduce video memory demands.
• Improved the accuracy of steering angles for viewing your opponents’ cars’ wheels.
• Adjust brake light exposure on some cars to try to prevent them from turning white when viewed from a distance.
• Updated the system which processes the hiding and displaying of halos for Replays.
• GGX blended dirt texture shaders have been improved.
• SpeedTree lighting has been updated.
• The graphics Option for SpeedTree self-shadowing has been removed.
• - - The visual benefits were minimal and the processing needs were demanding.
• Tooltips have been added for SSAO parameters.
• A new SDK for SpeedTree has been integrated.
• Fixed an issue where the reverse and unseen sides of some SpeedTree faces were being rendered, wasting processing time.
• Fixed an issue where distortion particles were not rendering properly unless they were inside the car.
• Fixed an issue where motion blur would trigger whenever the garage was visited.
• Fixed an issue where motion blur was appearing at different amounts on different parts of the same car.

3D Foliage System

• A new environmental graphics feature option has been added to the graphics options menu: Foliage!
• - - The new Foliage system procedurally generates 3D foliage of an appropriate biome type at specified tracks. Foliage may include grasses, shrubs, boulders, cacti, flowers, and other small environmental assets. 3D foliage has no impact on driving or physics, but should decorate the world much more realistically.
• - - In the Graphics Options menu, there are several levels of detail that may be selected for use by the 3D Foliage System which can customize your visual experience and your rendering performance. You may also select to disable the system entirely.
• - - With this release, only Willow Springs International Raceway has been seeded by the new 3D Foliage system so far, but Mother Nature always finds a way to spread!

Visual Effects

• Lighting for particle effects has been improved.
• The PopcornFX SDK has been updated to the latest version.

Audio

• Audio Hot Swap support has been added to iRacing!
• - - Forgot to plug in your headset before the race starts? iRacing now detects your device when it's plugged in, even during a race. If you've selected "System Default" from the sound options, audio automatically moves to the new device when the default changes. If you have selected a specific audio endpoint, it activates once it's available.
• - - Runtime audio device switching is now supported. When the default device is selected, a new default device can be chosen in Windows, and the Simulator will use the new device. If a specific device is selected, it will be used in the Simulator when it is activated in Windows.
• - - - - disableWindowsCoreAudio=0 When enabled (1), this option disables any Windows Core Audio integration (native windows audio).
• - - - - disableAudioDeviceChangedEvents=0 When enabled (1), this option disables dynamic audio device changing.
• - - Please note: Audio Hot Swapping is enabled by default.
• A new Audio Options setting has been added which allows you to assign a System Communication Default Device.
• A new audio option, “ambientMusicDisabled”, has been added to the “app.ini” file.
• - - 0 is the default value. Setting this parameter to 1 will disable all environment music that is normally played over the PA system while in the Simulation.
• Dynamic brake sounds have been rebalanced.
• Audio for load transmission on a variety of cars has been improved.
• The engine audio for all Pace Cars has been adjusted and optimized.

Environment

• New color and texture variations have been added for a variety of parked vehicles found around the tracks.

Interface

• Enhanced the right-click pop-up menus on the Session/Replay screen, and the Driving screen, to provide the option for private messaging (PM-ing) an individual user, the current driver of a car, or a car's entire Team (which includes a driver's spotters/crew in non-team sessions).
• - - Existing Admin/Race Control operations applied to a car that would have PM-ed someone on the team have been updated to message the whole team, instead of just one team member.
• - - Manually PM-ing a car number using "/#N", with N being the displayed car number, including leading zeros if shown, will now PM the whole team.
• - - To PM just the team member that's currently driving the car, use "/#N@" (add the @ symbol immediately after the car number). If the team's car is in its pit stall but the driver has gotten out of the car, that user is still PM-ed. If the team's car is not even in the world, no PM is sent when attempting to message its current driver, and you will be informed of this.
• - - - - To prevent receiving duplicate messages, if you would receive a chat message you sent because the target includes you (you're on the target team, you're the target team's driver, or you're talking to yourself!), you only receive the message due to being associated with the target of the message. That is, the message is not separately echoed directly back to you.
• - - You can continue to manually PM an individual using the existing mechanism of specifying their name after the "/".
• Text chat responses to Race Control Admin commands now identify the targeted entry with the team name and car number, instead of the name of the driver. In non-driver-swap events, the “team name” is the driver's name.
• An option for the units selection has been updated to “English (USA)” for clarity.

Camera

• A new highest option level, “Ultra”, has been added for Motion Blur.
• Fixed an issue with Driver View Pitch/Roll chassis effects so that when the view is locked to the horizon the car can now roll farther without the camera following the position of the car. This should help reduce motion sickness in VR if you use this feature.
• Fixed an issue for whenever a car’s center-of-mass left the camera frame, all motion blur on the car was lost.
• Fixed an issue where the focus of the camera was getting unwanted motion blur for cockpit cameras.
• Fixed an issue with motion blur on cars when using multiple displays.

Controls

• The automatic parking brake that holds a car still when you come to a stop will now fully apply itself anytime the car comes to a stop, rather than waiting for the user to hold the brake pedal down once stopped. This should help prevent cars from accidentally rolling away when you come to a quick stop but fail to fully engage the brake pedal.
• The Reset Button now prevents users from putting you into the car if your steering wheel needs assignment. Doing this now will take you to the Controls Wizard and allow you to assign and calibrate your driving controls.
• The test for XInput devices has been simplified.
• Fixed an issue that could cause some joysticks to fail to calibrate properly if the previous calibration was similar enough to the new calibration.
• Fixed an issue in the Options screen where the inputs (shifter, wheel, etc) would not respond if a button was held down on a wheel.

Force Feedback

• When calibrating a wheel, iRacing now checks that your selected maximum wheel angle and Force Feedback status match what we expect based on your detected hardware. A notification will appear if these do not match.
• - - This is an effort to detect common errors with certain wheels, either that do not have the correct drivers installed or that have a maximum wheel angle set to a very low value by default. If you receive this notification, or need help setting up your racing wheel, please reach out to Customer Support.
• iRacing will now try to automatically detect your racing wheel’s maximum force, and adjust the wheel force slider accordingly. This is used to help us safely and automatically calculate the force levels to send to your wheel. We can't always know how your wheel is set up, so this may be an overestimate of your maximum force level. This is the safer guess, but in some instances it may limit how strong of a force you can request from the simulation. In those cases you can turn off the “auto-mode” and manually set your wheel’s peak value, if known.
• Improved the force auto tune button so that it takes the wheels maximum force into account. This will lighten up the auto tune as the wheel force increases.
• - - There is a new scaling parameter in the “app.ini” file, “autoForceFactor”. This value defaults to 0.5, and allows you to adjust the aggressiveness of the reduction. Setting “[Force Feedback] autoForceFactor=1” will remove all reduction, giving you a 1:1 force output. Setting it to 0 will effectively always give you 6 Nm of peak force at the wheel. Any value in between will blend between these two extremes. The default value of 0.5 should be a good value for most users.
• A mappable button (Ctrl-A) has been added to apply the Auto Force adjustment found in the F9 Black Box.
• For the Auto Force Feedback peak force detection, data collected when the car is out of control will now be suppressed. Also, data collection will be paused for several seconds immediately after an incident. The goal is to make this system more stable and consistent, even if you wreck.
• For Force Feedback, a safety check has been added to detect if the wheel jumped in position (ie: we lost/gained communication with the wheel). If a communication interruption is detected, Force Feedback will be suppressed momentarily for safety.
• A new slew rate limiter filter that is controlled via the smoothing slider is now available in the Force Feedback options tab.
• - - This filter limits the rate of change of the force feedback signal so your wheel can't accelerate beyond a fixed value. In essence it smooths out the large jolts while leaving the rest of the signal alone. A value of 25% will have almost no impact on your regular driving, while softenting out curb or wall impacts, and a value of 75% will smooth out most rumble strips and make curb hits almost invisible. If you find that you have to turn down the FFB forces below the level you would like because the jolts from curbs or accidents are too large, then try turning this filter up instead. Try a value of 50% to start, and turn it down to 25% if you feel it is too much.
• - - - - You can go back to the old boxcar filter via the “[Force Feedback] smoothingFilterType=1” entry in the “app.ini” file.

Replays

• Chat messages and incident point accruement are now saved and viewable with Replays.
• Fixed an issue where custom Paint Schemes were not appearing on AI Drivers in Replays.

Telemetry

• Live brake line pressure (LFbrakeLinePress) has now been zeroed out and will no longer show a value.
• - - Disk based brake line pressure is still available (LFbrakeLinePress), and now has any ripple from the abs modulation included in its value.
• - - A new BrakeABSCutPct value has been added to the disk based telemetry that shows the percent of brake force reduction being applied by the ABS system.
• Driver suit, body, face, and helmet type ids have been added to the session string.

Official iRacing Sporting Code

• A variety of updates have been made to the Official iRacing Sporting Code, including:
• - - A new section 6.8.3. has been added which describes the correct behavior for Starting from Pits.
• - - Restructured the paragraphs describing Rolling Starts for improved clarity for both Oval and Road racing.
• - - Better explained how multiclass cars grid, and defined what starts a multiclass race.
• - - License Class images have been updated.
• - - Identified that Joker Laps may not be used for time-based competitions at Rallycross Tracks.
• - - A reminder has been added that it is unacceptable for suspended or restricted Members to use alternate accounts.
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Hey y’all! I’m going to Magic Kingom on Tuesday to celebrate getting my pixie dust pass, and as a treat I want to get an Angel NuiMOs. Does anyone know if they’re available in MK right now? I looked today at Disney Springs but no luck. I would just order off of ShopDisney but I’ve seen lots of people get defect Angels :/ Please lmk!

One of my dad's favorite hobbies is spying on one specific neighbor. He has been obsessed with this neighbor for as long as I can remember. The neighbor in question is a perfectly normal guy in his 50s or 60s who is pretty active and often outside doing yard work, working on projects in his own yard and driveway, walking his dogs, and spending time with his wife and their adult daughter when she comes to visit.
Unfortunately for the neighbor, him being outside all the time makes him extremely visible and accessible for my dad's obsession. My dad will literally sit at the window and watch him for so long, sometimes with binoculars.
He is CONSTANTLY talking to my mom about this neighbor, having full on speculative discussions and conversations about what he is up to, what he's been doing, where he's going, who he is talking to, what his family is doing. He will call my mom while at work and talk to her about him over the phone. My mom doesn't give a crap about this guy so she just zones out and occasionally says something while my dad goes on monologues about this guy.
He is constantly up to date on what this neighbor is doing and is always asking my mom "Where do you think they're going now?" and discussing his best guesses as to where the guy could be going when he sees him drive somewhere with his wife. I've seen him literally sound frantic, loudly and almost stressfully asking "Where could he possibly be going now at this hour?" The guy takes good care of his motorcycle outside which my dad is also obsessed with for some reason (my dad does not have and has never had a motorcycle of any sort).
He sits at the window, watching him, and just yells out observations and guesses at my mom whenever she's nearby: "He's working on his yard again!," "He's going somewhere - probably going out to lunch or downtown!" Right now as I am typing this, he is scratching his head, asking my mom why the neighbor could have possibly turned his lights off at this hour and gone somewhere with his motorbike.
He does this with other people too. Whenever I come back from hanging out with ANYONE, I get bombarded with a full on police interrogation about the other person's preferences, lifestyle, personal decisions, etc. He literally BARKS questions at me, firing them off one by one with me barely having time to answer one before he asks another.
He will spring random questions about other people at me before he makes any kind of decision. Ever since I got a boyfriend, he's been asking me questions about my boyfriend's family's lifestyle whenever it applies to whatever we are doing: "What do THEY eat for breakfast?" "Do they like this restaurant?" "Where do they usually go out to eat dinner?" "Do they barbecue often?" "What kind of computer do they have?" "What kind of iPad does your boyfriend have?" "Does your boyfriend have one of these (whenever he's buying something"?
You might think these are well-intentioned questions aiming to get to know them better, but I know they're not. His tone and attitude when he asks them, as well as his general demeanor towards other people, always tells me that he's just asking these questions to compare himself for some reason. It's so fucking unhinged and it makes any conversation with him impossible.
I notice this whenever we are out in public too. My dad will CRANE HIS NECK to stare at people in public and observe them for MINUTES AT A TIME while my mom and I just exchange embarrassed glances, hoping the other people don't notice. It's like he's an alien who got sent down to earth and is trying to learn how to assimilate among humans by observing a wide range of human behavior LMFAO!!

budget friendly ka menu dia? mau try new restaurants in kk since aku muak sama fast food.

I don’t know if I’m allowed to say the name of the restaurant, but I will just say that they specialize in dumplings and curry. And they recently added some chicken tacos to the menu. Over two months of working there, their most recently departed employee never once got a dime in tip money. The owner informed him that they would pay it out quarterly LMAO! Then they decided they were going to start delivering to downtown, lowered his pay, and informed him that once that begins he doesn’t get any tips from the time that he spends in the restaurant. Needless to say he does not work there anymore. So, if you know what restaurant I’m talking about, and you eat there, stop tipping. You’re paying the owners, not the employees.

If you've been on doordash, you will notice that Doordash has disabled special instructions for all menu items for all restaurants. Is there an explanation from Doordash as to why they did this?

We just returned from WDW stay at Old Key West. Thought I would post our highlights.

• Bus times from the hotels to the parks are in the 'My Disney Experience app'.
• Cream puff at the Boardwalk Deli was incredible, the Rubin was a large serving.
• The chocolate chuck banana cake from Riviera was very good.
• If you are in Hollywood Studios the breakfast at Woody’s Lunch Box was absolutely incredible. A breakfast bowl - Hearty portion of Potato Barrels smothered in Smoked Brisket Country Gravy, Scrambled Eggs and a sprinkling of Green Onions
• The canal’s from Disney Springs to Old Key West are very low due to the drought and service to Saratoga Springs is suspended. Many markers where the boats need to avoid. If there is not substantial rain soon, it might close.
• The Villain’s Lair was over the top fun. Drinks were fun, food was great, Sliders, wonderful, flat bread was ‘the best in the park’. Watching the fireworks from there was a nice angle, oh, and they let you take the dessert (Layer Cake) home
• Our first trip to Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue, and we really enjoyed it
• We did after hours in Hollywood Studios, and, if you want to ride the rides, this is well worth the price. 2x Toy Story Mania, Rise of the Resistance, then 2x Smuggler Runs, then back 3x Toy Story Mania, then Runaway Rail Road. Nine Rides….
• Port Orlean’s French Quarter’s Begets are amazing
• Prime Time Cafe has never disappointed us

Watching movies is certainly one of my favorite hobbies. I prefer movies over series because, in general, the quality tends to tip over the movies side. Besides, I don't have that much free time these days (unfortunately), so if I pick a series with, say, five seasons, I'll probably have to spend a few months finishing it. But that isn't to say that I dislike series, it's just that there are many series that I regret having watched, so I'm way pickier with series than with movies. I mean, If you watched a bad movie, it was only two hours, so whatever. With series is different though, and you're left with a sour taste in your mouth. As for books, I'd say I like books and movies equally. Of course, the movie has a visual advantage, but books also have their perks. One thing for instance: books can develop their ideas much better. This is why I think the sci-fi genre is much better in the books than in the movies. You can count the good sci-fi movies on your fingers, the real good ones. As for the books, you have an abundance of good stuff, just look for it. This is also why low-budget sci-fi movies are the best. Since they've got no money, they can't rely on visual stuff and action scenes, so they need a really good idea in order to have some relevance.
But anyway, this year I hadn't been watching many movies. In fact, I think I hadn't even watched half a dozen up to a few weeks ago. So, recently I've been trying to have better time management in order to make time for the movies. These are the movies I watched recently:
The first one, and probably the best movie I've watched this year so far is Sincity. This is not just a regular movie. For starters, it's mostly black and white (only a few items have color). Secondly, it doesn't follow a linear narrative but rather shows different short stories taking place in the same universe and being somewhat related to one another. Finally, it's got a very unique style. It's based on a graphic novel, so I guess the directors wanted it to have a realistic style while still maintaining some of the aesthetics in the comics. This movie really impressed me. It seems to have been a success when it was released, but I had never heard of it before. Maybe because it was released almost two decades ago?
The second movie I watched is a more recent one, The Menu. It was released at the end of the past year. The premise seems kind of innocent: a group of people goes to visit a renowned chef's restaurant, which is located on a remote island. But after the show starts, the cook has a little surprise for them. This movie's mostly a comedy with a bit of horror. It has a sort of surrealist atmosphere which reminds me of The Lobster, although I'd say the latter is a full-fledged surrealism while The Menu is a more shy one. Of course, I know all this bizarre stuff in the movie is actually a satire of something. But since this post is a bit longer than usual, I may talk about my interpretations in another post. Suffice it to say that I also really enjoyed this one.

I've been working at Panera Bread for a year now, and I think I'm reaching my breaking point.
I started out in the front, then slowly advanced to working the drive-thru. When I started I wasn't in college and had open availability.
I used to have a consistent schedule of 5-11am every weekday, my weekends were free. But slowly, they started to schedule me weekends more often, which was taking time away from me going out and enjoying life.
I tried expressing my frustration to my manager who makes the schedules months ago, and she had told me that she tries to keep my weekends free but will schedule me on a weekend if the store needs me. She also expressed that this is how I can get my hours. I was very money motivated at the time, so I just accepted my fate, if thats how I can make more money then whatever.
So she denied my schedule proposal.
I started college this year for the spring, working full time there and at Panera. It was exhausting but I made it work. Obviously I didn't have as much time to give to Panera because of school, so my schedule started to revert back to 5-11am on weekdays.
Now that summer is here, I've taken a break from college and changed my availability to reflect the extra free time I have. It didn't take long for them to start scheduling me weekends again.
Anytime I expressed concern it was very passive, we were working so I guess my concerns didn't really stick with them. I decided I should really make an effort and put my foot down on this issue. I didn't mind having fewer hours if it meant I could regain control of my sanity. So I messaged my schedule manager yesterday, on friday, going in depth about how this has affected me. This was her final reply:
"I don’t know what to tell you Michael you got hired with open availability then you changed it to go to school and now we try to give you at least one day of the weekend and it’s not enough. This is a restaurant business and our business runs more towards the weekends. Again we will do our best but no guarantees."
I called out when I was scheduled to open today, this saturday, I was steamed from how my schedule manager handled my availability so I stayed up later then I should have. I was not in the condition to work. Lucky me, my store manager was the one opening. He picked up the store phone and I told him I wasn't feeling well. He told me:
"Oh, If your not feeling well then I'll post the rest of your shifts for this week."
and that was that.
I realized that wasn't the smartest decision on my part, I wanted to try and make things right so I texted my store manager about wanting to discuss issues with scheduling, how we can resolve things, and when would be a good time to call. I had written down points I wanted to make on my notes app. He has not responded at all since the phone call this morning of me calling out, it's 6:41PM now.
This job heavily relies on me, I'm a consistent opener and I do my job well. A normal morning for me, after I finish brewing coffees for the entire store and cutting bread bowls, we open. I'm expected to cash people out, take orders, work on barista drinks (which include getting pastries, slicing and toasting bagels, and making yogurt parfaits), and make about 100+ salad dressings. All by myself. Meanwhile, my schedule manager sees me get overwhelmed and doesn't do anything. She rather go on her phone and doordash food to the store.
I come home completely exhausted, too exhausted to really do anything. If I go out it feels like a chore. I feel this job harming my inner artist, I hardly work on projects anymore or anything creative because I am simply too tired and unmotivated. The stresses of being overwhelmed everyday while still maintaining a smile for the customers has actually increased the amount I drink, just to cope with it all.
This job feels like it controls me, everyday is Panera Panera Panera. I work so hard but yet I hardly feel appreciated. In fact, I feel taken advantage of. The second I try to gain control of the situation it's a mess.
I'm only 19, turning 20 this month. I feel I should not be this tied down to the job. I'm scared to lose this job because I'm trying to save up for a car, and this is my only source of income. But I'm not sure if all of this labor, sweat, and tears is worth it for $13 an hour (sometimes tips).
But what do you guys think? Am I crazy for wanting my weekends free? Do you think they take advantage of me?
Thank you if you've read this far.

I 26F started working for a small company 2 years back. There are 23 people including the boss. The head count is small but the company makes really very good profits(in nine digits). To give some background, my boss is normally stingy and doesn't show off much, but he doesn't mind spending when he wants to, like for example he got a latest model top brand car worth 90k in full payment within a day.
We have this company dinner every quarter where all of us go out, mostly to places where there is an all you can eat buffet option. During my first dinner, it was to a really nice bbq place I was sitting with a friend who is also vegetarian like me and boss, shortly after my boss joined our table started making small chat. When we mentioned the food is good but the vegetarian options are only three he called for restaurant manager. First he spoke very coldly to the manager pointing out that me and my friend are not eating much because there are only three item and when the manager looked apologetic he calmed down and got new dishes prepared for us from the normal menu(separate from buffet items). He even paid very good tip for the service. My friend and I were quite impressed by his consideration for everyone and thanked him.
Over the last year and half I see similar stuff in every company dinner, nothing like the first event but similar, mostly friendly conversations with the staff . We get free food sometimes or the restaurant staff apologize profusely and offers discounts every single time. I cannot help but feel it is a pattern and sometimes I feel bad for the staff.
Last time I specifically went and checked all the items before eating and told him there were quite a lot to try and the food looks great. While waiting for him at the counter I heard he got discount .
I need some fresh perspective here.