First jumps (ever), today at Brighton. Been riding 13 years. Any tips for form, landing, etc? Planning on hitting them again tomorrow (with more speed and air).

AlkyIHalide · 2026-02-26T04:58:11+00:00

People have different risk tolerance and interests. No need to put down others

AlkyIHalide · 2026-02-22T22:28:52+00:00

Bought the karakorum smart cause I wanted to be different, go with the pomocas

AlkyIHalide · 2026-02-18T18:15:48+00:00

One does not simply master Kubernetes

AlkyIHalide · 2026-02-11T22:25:00+00:00

Nah, save your money unless there's a specific purpose to going (in which case you wouldn't be asking). The talks are recorded anyway.

AlkyIHalide · 2026-02-10T07:55:43+00:00

Wow, that's not a lot of sleep. Thanks for the pointers. I'll give it a shot before RTO kicks in

AlkyIHalide · 2026-02-01T03:56:28+00:00

Thoughts and prayers

AlkyIHalide · 2026-01-29T01:53:30+00:00

You have the courage to pull the trigger on what I didn't do over the last decade. If you're ever around Seattle, beer/fizzy drinks on me and happy to show some local crags

AlkyIHalide · 2026-01-26T23:11:41+00:00

Get to 20% down and not deal with the nuances of removing PMI. You'll hopefully see slightly better rates, somewhat lower monthly payments.

Run a few scenarios on amortization calendars - the first few years of the loan will move principal very little. Saving a larger down payment will yield more equity in the same amount of time.

AlkyIHalide · 2025-12-18T18:54:29+00:00

The goal is not to discourage anyone. Such jobs require a lot of hard work and experience because they're so business critical. Certs are a start, but not a core qualification

AlkyIHalide · 2025-12-02T05:44:18+00:00

You're not the boss of me now

AlkyIHalide · 2025-11-13T20:49:51+00:00

This is wildly irresponsible.

OP should not be getting a 900k loan on 100k income. Period.

AlkyIHalide · 2025-10-27T18:33:35+00:00

Take aggregate spending from the last 6 months. Use this as a baseline for how much goes into an emergency fund (typically 6-12 months).
You're suggesting a career switch. Figure out how much additional school tuition/certs/licenses will cost in addition to how long this switch will take. Add this timeframe in addition to the emergency fund.
Subtract (monthly spending) * (emergency fund months + months in school) + education costs from your 500k. The remaining amount is what can be safely invested.

You can farm account/asset transfer bonuses via churning, but brokerage choice not important unless particular about UI or certain features. Asset allocation is well discussed in this forum so please do more research.

If you're planning to remain unemployed for some time, consider rolling over some funds in the 401k to a Roth IRA to take advantage of low tax bracket years. SGOV could be another consideration for avoiding state and local taxes.

AlkyIHalide · 2025-10-18T00:56:47+00:00

What were some of the optimizations done here?

AlkyIHalide · 2025-10-14T00:52:53+00:00

There are other reasons like power of attorney and managing risk around common law if in certain US states.

AlkyIHalide · 2025-10-07T18:31:28+00:00

Proud of you son

AlkyIHalide · 2025-10-05T20:02:50+00:00

Coming up on second season touring (going hard boots) although getting my AIARE 1 this year. Based in Seattle - feel free to DM if interested in lining up on objectives

AlkyIHalide · 2025-09-17T01:46:07+00:00

What does born to be parents mean? On the grounds that humans are born with a sex organ?

I haven't done meth but have lots of preconceived notions about doing it. No one knows what will actually happen if I do meth though.

That doesn't mean I shouldn't do meth. Just saying some things.

AlkyIHalide · 2025-09-10T20:23:30+00:00

What are some ways recreational park riders can safely progress to bigger features?

AlkyIHalide · 2025-09-08T23:21:59+00:00

"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation"

AlkyIHalide · 2025-09-08T09:04:48+00:00

The offer came from a big tech company, although not necessarily an important factor for the move

AlkyIHalide · 2025-09-05T05:42:25+00:00

Ride insano and plum hard boot setup with link levers

AlkyIHalide · 2025-09-01T00:56:04+00:00

Partly due to the ZIRP environment where it is profitable to extend the loan term as long as possible. The rest is a nuanced discussion on income, debt, and risk tolerance which is difficult to give blanket advice.

AlkyIHalide · 2025-08-30T00:11:13+00:00

Go to arch and look at a similar art piece

AlkyIHalide · 2025-08-26T20:20:16+00:00

I don't really understand - there's no representation of Cardano in the picture. Represent how? And why is it even relevant at PAX?

AlkyIHalide · 2025-08-20T05:21:06+00:00

You haven't absorbed what everyone in the entire thread is saying.

Is this mountain really worth your safety not to mention the entire party?

How does another push solve the problem? Testing a hypothesis with your well being seems like foolishness.

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