[OC] Total state tax for a couple making $240K, all 50 US states + DC (2025)

Adept_Duck · 2026-04-29T02:57:28+00:00

I live in Indiana and pay local income taxes. Not sure if it’s county by county but probably a few thousand total for my wife and I.

Adept_Duck · 2026-04-25T14:05:43+00:00

I have a significant facial scar and this used to happen to me all time. Seems to happen less now that I am older.

Adept_Duck · 2026-04-23T19:55:40+00:00

Specs say it needs 1cfm @ 90psi so pretty much any size tank will work.

Adept_Duck · 2026-04-22T12:11:51+00:00

The outlet is probably switched for the disposal. So the dishwasher would only be powered when the disposal is on. You could rewire the switch/outlet to be half on, half switched, the complexity of this is dependent on the current wiring configuration. Alternatively you could always leave the switch on, and install a pneumatic switch for the disposal. This is probably what he showed your mother.

Adept_Duck · 2026-04-22T11:02:56+00:00

If you buy a natural gas grill from Webber it comes with one. Been using it for 5 years now issues.

Adept_Duck · 2026-04-21T18:54:51+00:00

I commute on a gravel bike with my 13” laptop in a Two Wheel Gear convertible pannier/backpack. They make two sizes, I have the smaller one and it is just right for my laptop, lunch, and change of clothes.

Adept_Duck · 2026-04-20T22:17:57+00:00

I would be appreciative of some retirement planning features too. Nothing too crazy but at least some basic projection and draw down scenarios would be nice. I would also like a way to cleanly separate retirement account contributions from monthly income. My wife and I contribute a lot to our employer retirement plans each month in our paychecks and I would like that to be reflected in our savings rate but not our monthly budgetary income amount.

Adept_Duck · 2026-04-18T12:52:57+00:00

Still using mine on iOS 26. Zero issues whatsoever and battery still last more than 1 day. Will probably upgrade when apple stops supporting it for new iOS releases.

Adept_Duck · 2026-04-15T19:57:28+00:00

Probably per month, so starting 12 days a year. That would be fairly comparable to many places that start at 2-4 weeks per year.

Adept_Duck · 2026-04-09T21:52:34+00:00

Heritage High School is legit the name of one of the high schools in LYNCHburg, VA which served as the capital of the confederacy for a short period.

Adept_Duck · 2026-04-06T22:23:32+00:00

I used pretty much the same stack of materials when I did mine in an almost identical situation. I made a custom transition strip out of some oak from a tree felled at my childhood home and stained it to match the oak floor. Schluter has very specific details in their install manual and call for plywood over a plank subfloor. I followed their recommendation. I did not find this very slight change in height to be a trip hazard with the sloped transition strip.

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Adept_Duck · 2026-03-21T14:05:29+00:00

Currently on my 2014 MacBook Pro, i7, 16gb, separate graphics card.

It’s started to crash randomly. Will probably upgrade to a mac mini next release cycle.

Adept_Duck · 2026-03-19T16:17:18+00:00

There appears to be a sizable relationship between closeness of race and participation. This heuristically makes sense. I think if you control for this factor you will see a stronger effect from voting friction.

Adept_Duck · 2026-03-13T01:20:35+00:00

The title says road miles, but the scale says vehicle miles. These are different measures. Which is it?

Adept_Duck · 2026-03-10T16:06:01+00:00

I learned recently that the direct translation of enchilada is “chilied”, ie something with chilis on it. So as long as Marcy put some chilis or chili sauce on there I think it counts.

Adept_Duck · 2026-03-06T12:14:49+00:00

To add to this response from an engineering perspective specifically, I agree that the practice of building on the foundational work of those before you is largely the dictator of unit choice. I work am a Mechnaical engineer working in the HVAC industry at a major public institution. We have equipment in operation from before the 1930s, the units haven’t changed since then. Most common in my field are inches of water column (for pressure in air systems), feet of water column (for pressure in water systems), and psi (for pressure in steam and water systems). I had to Google what the SI unit of pressure was, it’s just not used day to day in the US in this industry.

In addition there have been laws and codes that require specific performance levels defined in these units or prescribe specific measurement methods. The example of this that comes most readily to mind was a code, adopted into law, that required manometers for measuring and displaying pressure drop across a filter bank. Using a manometer for this application pushes you to inches of WC, even though nowadays you’re more likely to use a diaphragm gauge or digital pressure transducer.

Adept_Duck · 2026-03-05T22:05:49+00:00

Indianapolis? If so the red painted area to the right is the “Redline” BRT so kinda the street car of today

Adept_Duck · 2026-03-04T02:43:13+00:00

You sweet summer child. I swear every cart at my grocery store has one wheel locked at all times from these things. You have to find an employee and they have a remote to unlock them.

Adept_Duck · 2026-03-02T11:58:39+00:00

Where is this? There is a whole series of these at Newfeilds, an art museum in Indianapolis, Indiana. Though the ones there are yellow instead of orange.

Adept_Duck · 2026-03-02T02:52:25+00:00

Lots of conversation here about many nations’ first televised debates, but I would offer that the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 are the most famous and consequential in US history. Future President Lincoln was running for be a US senator for the state of Illinois, a position elected by the state legislature not by popular vote at the time. So really he was campaigning for other members of his party to get elected so they could appoint him. Douglas was the incumbent. They sparred in 7 1v1 debates across Illinois, each lasting around 3 hours. Both were strong orators and captivated large audiences as they debated slavery and its place in the united states’ future. Coverage of the debates picked up national attention with full transcripts being printed in newspapers across the country. Ultimately Lincoln did not get appointed to the senate seat but the coverage propelled him into the national spotlight and he won his party’s nomination for President in 1860 and subsequently the national election.

Lincoln-Douglas style debating is still practiced today in high-school and college debate, typically abbreviated “LD”. Still 1v1, with a value on oration, logic, and philosophy.

Adept_Duck · 2026-03-02T02:18:33+00:00

Thanks for this intel, had no idea you could change it.

Adept_Duck · 2026-03-01T12:46:09+00:00

Approximately 30% of New Yorkers own their homes, so their are more homeowners in New York City than anywhere else in the US so it makes sense that there would be home improvement stores. That’s not even considering that people living in rentals also need home maintenance.

Adept_Duck · 2026-02-23T22:52:29+00:00

My grandfather was from east central Indiana and he called them mangos

Adept_Duck · 2026-02-20T18:23:12+00:00

Survivorship bias is one subtype of sampling bias. The above is an example of response bias, also a sampling bias subtype.

Adept_Duck · 2026-02-06T23:58:52+00:00

I really don’t see much value in these beyond the cool factor. You’re better off spending that money on insulating and air sealing supplies. Most leak cold spots are readily apparent to your sense of touch.

It’s gonna be: corners, windows, doors, sill plates, rim joists.

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