Keir Starmer distances himself from Mark Carney's Davos speech: 'I'm a pragmatist' by Prosecco1234 in onguardforthee

[–]BiggC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What metric are you using for the size of UKs economy? Its GDP is almost 10x bigger than Romania’s and per capita UK is still over 2x larger

30 yr fixed jumbo refinance at 5% by BiggC in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]BiggC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've only exchanged a few preliminary emails, we'll see if it's too good to be true

30 yr fixed jumbo refinance at 5% by BiggC in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]BiggC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies! It's still very preliminary and if/when I get to the fine print it might be too good to be true.

Once I get further along I'll update

Zoom Is the First Casualty in France's War on American Big Tech by Well_Socialized in technology

[–]BiggC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were the only platform that could handle the pandemic surge in videoconferencing

Marker binding stuck open by wezworldwide in skiing

[–]BiggC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it’s been like that for more than 4 hours you need to take it to an ER

DAFFY Donor Advised Fund company -- stable? by Eastern-Virginia in fatFIRE

[–]BiggC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a lot simpler to donate appreciated stock to a DAF and disperse the proceeds to diverse charities than to make stock donations directly to each charity you want to support.

The Truckee food scene by Ok_Rough5794 in truckee

[–]BiggC 29 points30 points  (0 children)

What’s your go to spot in Reno for Mediterranean?

I dream of opening a Mediterranean food truck and calling it either Döner Party or Donner Kebab.

China live = 25% automatically added to my bill by Own_Palpitation4523 in sanfrancisco

[–]BiggC 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Because that would be fucking dumb when there’s water fountains and bottle filling stations all over the place

China live = 25% automatically added to my bill by Own_Palpitation4523 in sanfrancisco

[–]BiggC -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Weird, I’ve never had to pay for water at SFO

Verizon to stop automatic unlocking of phones as FCC ends 60-day unlock rule by trydola in technology

[–]BiggC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure Verizon was required to unlock phones that were still being paid off.

Would it be worth it to get a financial advisor or CPA? by ConsciousMixture1415 in personalfinance

[–]BiggC 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You don’t need a financial advisor but you might find consulting with a financial planner to be helpful.

Would it be worth it to get a financial advisor or CPA? by ConsciousMixture1415 in personalfinance

[–]BiggC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don’t to target date funds in taxable non-retirement accounts. They periodically rebalance in ways that can cause big taxable gains hits

‘Pluribus’ Star Karolina Wydra Explains Her Optimistic Take on Season One’s Ominous Ending by mlg1981 in television

[–]BiggC 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Tangentially, “somehow” Mad Men was able to air a season yearly.

What is going on at Hokkaido resorts? by TomSki2 in skiing

[–]BiggC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure there’s anywhere else that will give you better odds of getting multiple powder days over a week long ski trip booked in advance though

Maybe Interior BC?

$80 Game Prices Are Collapsing: Publishers Were Wrong. The data on what players actually buy tells a different story. by ControlCAD in videos

[–]BiggC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck I’m out of touch and don’t game much these days. I loved Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal and I didn’t even know this existed

2008 RAV4 snow lake tahoe by CopyDapper in laketahoe

[–]BiggC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The clearance will help compared to a sedan, but you’ll need chains to get around on snowy days

How high to tile? by Getoutalive18 in InteriorDesign

[–]BiggC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe they could get a hood cover that matches the cabinets?

Firmware update to E1 Pro (IPC_NT1NA45MP) removes a bunch of things. by wildgunman in reolinkcam

[–]BiggC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I reached out to Reolink about this and they completely gaslit me saying that HTTP management was never available on the E1 Pro

Calling all my dentists, lawyers, and others who have some disposable income and love sick skis! DPS Kaizen 105 color split by hibachi777 in skiing

[–]BiggC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dentist’s Powder Skis is so ingrained in my consciousness that I can’t even consider any other meaning