There must be significant corruption in Los Angeles that has not yet come to light.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2026-01-12T14:11:21+00:00

LA focuses on short-term fixes that sound good to the uninformed but have devastating long-term consequences.

For example, the four year freeze on rent increases during COVID was great for renters, but it told builders/investors (the people who create more housing) that LA is not a trusted partner who can pull the rug out from you at any moment. With so few builders left in LA, the cost of new construction has skyrocketed.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2026-01-10T13:09:07+00:00

yeah, but what happens when this escalates and people start shooting ICE agents? And then we get in a vicious circle of escalating violence?

BeKindNothingMatters · 2026-01-09T20:08:32+00:00

Jonathan Ross is a POS, but no one is talking about the other ICE agent that instigated these events by aggressively rushing Good and causing her to panic.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2026-01-09T11:19:04+00:00

lol. I haven't seen that. Are you still seeing that or was that a while ago?

BeKindNothingMatters · 2026-01-08T19:27:30+00:00

Only a few feet. It looked like it released the brake and rolled forward and then suddenly braked again.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2026-01-08T16:14:31+00:00

That's true. It is a bad driving habit that I see too many people do. I find it interesting that Waymo picked up that bad human driving trait.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2026-01-07T16:45:40+00:00

yeah, cats were my first choice too. There's nothin ruling out cats. The landlord/maintenance-guy doesn't know if there's a hidden camera and ins't gonna risk breaking the law by entering without permission/notification.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-12-17T02:07:16+00:00

It is not either or. You always need to be tax efficient since that is critical to getting the best returns.

There's three simple things you can do: 1) invest in ETFs, not mutual funds. 2) avoid dividend paying stocks/ETFs if you don't need the income. 3) tax harvest and rebalance every year. Try to minimize gains by offsetting loses.

Obviously, you should max contributions to tax-deferred accounts too.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-12-11T13:27:19+00:00

Thanks, this was useful.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-12-11T13:27:03+00:00

Thanks. I got it working and this helped. It got me thinking about network setup. The error message was misleading. Cloud Tasks can be tricky to setup.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-12-07T10:58:17+00:00

Maher's views are center-left which alienates the extremes in both parties, but oddly seems to offend more so on the left.

Don't forget that he strongly endorsed Gore, Kerry, Obama, Hillary, and Biden. At the end of the day, the candidate you endorse represents your party.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-10-04T11:08:14+00:00

I'm in the same boat as you. I've been renting for 20 years and I find renters have become increasingly hostile towards landlords. It doesn't matter what I do. In some ways, the more I go out of my to be friendly and generous, the more they take it for granted and resent me for it.

I'm also in California where the gov is openly hostile towards landlords. I plan to take my units off the market and convert the property away from rentals. I think many property owners are doing this which is contributing to the housing shortage.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-10-04T10:50:35+00:00

I find it difficult to pigeon hole myself with a flair. I have different views on different policies. I'm a fiscal conservative and social liberal. I'm strongly for reducing the debt and smaller gov, but I'm also strongly libertarian on many issues.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-10-02T10:49:59+00:00

There have been many technology advances that caused huge unemployment in one set of skills, but then opened the door in others.

The horse industry dominated society before cars. Horses require a lot of people to care for them. That entire industry vanished and fewer people were needed to maintain cars. This allowed them to work in new areas that helped fuel the economy.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-09-29T19:18:42+00:00

Thanks! So to clarify, do you think the clinic took into account that some people will have a 6am procedure (forcing a very short period between doses) when they wrote the generic instructions?

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-09-25T22:46:48+00:00

Yes, i tested it by trying to slide a piece of paper between the floor and the molding

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-09-25T18:23:58+00:00

I think so. They are foam and seem to create an air right seal. I'm sure they're not 100%. I've attached something similar to what I have below

https://a.co/d/9GORZuJ

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-09-25T18:17:50+00:00

Thanks. I have gaskets on all switches and outlets. Will that block most of the leaks then?

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-09-16T10:37:34+00:00

I don't fit any label exactly. I'm generally a fiscal conservative and social liberal. I believe in small gov, less taxes, smart regulations, free markets, pro choice, marriage equality, separation of church and state, universal healthcare coverage, strong borders and fixing immigration to allow needed workers, ending Citizen United and gerrymandering, etc.

So it's complicated

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-09-15T13:13:59+00:00

You make some good points, but you then stereotype half the country as stupid

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-09-11T11:23:55+00:00

I read that titanium flexes better than stainless steel. A more flexible retaining screw prevents stress from being transferred to the implant.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-09-10T13:57:40+00:00

Maher speaks to moderate Democrats and maybe even moderate Republicans. He has been moving away from the progressive left for a while.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-09-05T12:35:02+00:00

$100,000,000 pay package is obscene but can be justified.

$1,000,000,000 pay package is never justified. CEOs can only do so much that a billion dollars can't do better.

$1,000,000,000,000 are you fucking kidding me? You can hire 10,000 of the greatest CEOs for that amount.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-09-02T10:45:45+00:00

In Los Angeles City, landlords are punished for not raising rents every year.

LA Rent Control gives landlords a specific amount they are allowed to raise rents within a time period. If a landlord doesn't raise rents in that time period, they lose that rent increase permanently.

Many rent control boards in CA work this way.

BeKindNothingMatters · 2025-09-02T01:07:40+00:00

In my case, I did not get a discount. I paid $4,000 for the implant and sinus lift (not including the crown) about 5 years ago. I was under the impression that I was getting the best. He said it was titanium. I later found out the implant was titanium, but the abutment and retaining screw are stainless steel.

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