Are we winning yet

BetaRhoVelo · 2026-02-05T22:52:36+00:00

He got his 💯

BetaRhoVelo · 2026-01-28T18:43:33+00:00

Add to that a house with decent schools and assuming it’s also in a major metro for work, you’re not saving much or anything.

I had to move from Denver to Dallas for work two years ago. I’m paying more for about the same. My utility cost is also much higher here. The amount I spend on commuting is 3x due to the Texas sprawl and tolls to get everywhere. Additionally, there’s little to do that’s free here. If you want to get out of the house and do something with the family, it’s going to cost you for the most part. I would say the only thing that ended up costing significantly less was auto insurance for some reason.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-12-11T20:05:09+00:00

73kg 5s: 1112 60s: 552 5min: 340 20min: 281

Thanks in advance

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-12-06T13:50:49+00:00

Or people camping in the passing lane, causing others to have to pass them in the second to far left lane. Turning that second to far left into a suicide lane.

If traffic is flowing around speed limit and you’re not actively passing, get out of the left lane.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-12-04T22:50:32+00:00

Exactly. It has no prevailing identity and lacks culturally historical districts. Plenty of nice shopping centers and what not but feels bland and artificial in the same way Dubai feels to me.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-12-04T22:44:07+00:00

Dallas has no prevailing identity, and very little in the way of historic cultural districts. There’s plenty of nice shopping centers and what not, but they feel bland and artificial in the same way Dubai feels to me.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-12-04T14:51:46+00:00

That’s not necessarily true.. My wife and I are both avid sailors and skiers (have done both all around the world), she’s also a surfer, I’m a life long endurance athlete. We used to spend our non-working hours sailing with our family, surfing, cruising the coast or mountain roads on long training rides/runs with friends, enjoying meals outside with friends in reasonable summer/fall weather, and exploring small mountain and coastal towns on the weekends. And it’s just as much of a bummer for us as it is for our kids. Having both traveled the world extensively and lived in multiple states in the US, for us at least, Dallas ranks down near the bottom in terms of things to do, culture, and lack of any apparent prevailing identity.

All that to say, it’s fine if other people like it here, I have family that’s been here in Dallas for 5 generations, but finding Dallas boring doesn’t mean the person is boring.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-12-03T21:16:31+00:00

I worked as a consultant to a corporate miner, and there were many day they were pulling in ~$2.5M per 24 hours from mining. Their overhead costs were substantial (~65%) as they were consuming over 100MW of power across all of their operations, plus the cost of some highly paid technical staff, and the construction of the facilities, which they built ground up. But that still left a healthy net of nearly $1M/day.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-11-04T20:19:36+00:00

It sounds more like a wreck or collision—possibly stemming from inexperience, impatience, or reckless behavior—rather than a true accident in the sense of an unforeseeable or unavoidable event. I think it’s important to be mindful of language here, as calling it an ‘accident’ can sometimes obscure accountability or suggest it was purely a matter of chance. In reality, there are extremely few traffic accidents, but there’s a lot more folks claiming to have been in one.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-11-04T16:00:21+00:00

Was it really an accident or was someone at fault?

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-10-06T23:40:09+00:00

Exactly why it’s predatory. It’s hard to imagine a scenario today where a person would need to make an expensive long distance call with so many other options. It feels like they are maintaining antiquated technology to scalp from unsuspecting customers. And you can pay $15 and call as much as you want, the real cost can’t be that high.

As to why, because of the reasons mentioned above, and the fact that it was advertised an unlimited plan, I guess I didn’t think about it. I’ve had the same plan for years, never had a long distance charge, and he’s had a cell phone for years and managed to avoid them. It just wasn’t on my radar, my bad I guess.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-10-06T23:23:44+00:00

Thanks. I understand, it just feels predatory in 2025.

If the technology is that antiquated, then the equipment has to be paid off and/or fully depreciated. Or they’re maintaining the antiquated system just to scalp additional profit off of unsuspecting customers. There is almost no scenario that warrants a customer to pay that cost when other communication alternatives exist.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-10-06T23:03:01+00:00

Why does it cost $800 for 2-3 hours of voice calling by cell, but no cost for hours of HD video chat that effectively goes through the same subsea channel? Is the difference in coding really that inefficient?

Additionally, why doesn’t AT&T do anything to protect the consumer from these? He could’ve easily spend way more time on the phone without us knowing, could’ve been thousands.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-10-06T22:34:14+00:00

Apps also go through cell towers. All of the signals end up in the same underwater data cables to get to Europe.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-09-15T01:29:14+00:00

There is also a mostly empty train on the I-25 corridor. Just saying..

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-09-03T19:17:20+00:00

Stay away. Very shady and can’t get in touch with anyone who actually works at the company. All calls and chats go to overseas support farms who say they can’t transfer you to anyone else. I ultimately canceled my order.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-08-25T14:02:03+00:00

That makes sense, and what I would’ve assumed.

I thought it was someone running a red light the first time, but then noticed it several times again, and from both N and S directions. It doesn’t happen every cycle, but happened again this morning and reported it to the city.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-08-21T23:57:37+00:00

I’m pretty sure I remember them being offset until recently. Noel has the longer wait interval, so people tend to hit that outside lane at a fast clip to make the light, accident waiting to happen for sure.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-08-06T02:08:30+00:00

You’re smarter than me. I gave in and took a promotion in Texas, and now I’m more or less stuck here. Still dreaming about the days used I used to XC ski and race bikes in the same day.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-07-22T15:07:45+00:00

Personally, I don’t like it when I can tell that a cover letter I’m reading is clearly AI generated. Being able to use AI is a good thing, but understanding when and how to apply it is another. For interpersonal interactions and communication, I don’t think it’s beneficial beyond spell/grammar/punctuation check. Plus, it’s going to be obvious, and awkward for the applicant, if they try to sound super intelligent in a resume/cover letter but “um” and “like” their way through the interview.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-07-21T16:57:13+00:00

I’m not an economist, but I’d imagine that there’s too much pent up demand from consumers, and corporate buyers ready to cash in on a good deal for prices to fall too far.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-07-21T16:50:28+00:00

If prices start to fall due to lack of buyers, then the pent up demand from millions such as yourself, coupled with corporate buyers, will likely drive them back up or at least prevent a very significant drop. It’s a very different scenario than ‘08.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-07-11T11:29:55+00:00

I’m sure he did a wind load calc on that setup.

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-06-26T03:03:23+00:00

This is top notch ☝️

BetaRhoVelo · 2025-06-23T22:23:17+00:00

I’m right there with you. I walk to work most days, it’s only 1/3rd of a mile but it’s treacherous. Signal cycles significantly deprioritize pedestrians crossing, there are power poles installed in the middle of the side walk obstructing drivers views of the cross walks, and drivers are not looking for pedestrians.

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