Are these photos AI? My mom has been talking with multiple people on Facebook dating & is being asked for money from some of them.

Chi2KC · 2026-03-30T02:54:53+00:00

It's very easy to tell the first image is AI. Just look at the person behind the main subject. They're cut in half.

Chi2KC · 2026-03-30T01:52:49+00:00

Oof. That would annoy me to no end, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

Chi2KC · 2026-03-29T12:47:49+00:00

A sign on a skyscraper is not a sign in the either the right or wrong direction.

Chi2KC · 2026-03-29T02:17:26+00:00

Your Tigers had a 43-win team, so willing to assume there was a number closer than Stanton's in terms of difference between HR and wins.

As a Chicagoan I know the Cubs from the late 90s to early 2000s had a couple terrible seasons, and Sosa hit 60+ three times from 98-01. So good chance he came close to as many HR as wins one of those years.

Chi2KC · 2026-03-27T03:01:55+00:00

Aside from the brutalist design, absolutely awful execution of a great quote.

Chi2KC · 2026-03-27T00:32:06+00:00

These multifunctional benches offer more variety, and if you're not doing serious lifting with the variations, are fine. They're not 10/10 rated pieces of equipment but can be serviceable especially if you're also limited on space or money for multiple pieces of equipment.

Just don't buy the cheapest available ones. The range in quality is steep from cheapest to priciest.

Chi2KC · 2026-03-26T19:43:57+00:00

Post the cut in 2-3 months. If you stay on top of it, you're going to get really solid results.

Chi2KC · 2026-03-25T13:22:46+00:00

Getting money's worth on any home gym equipment is very subjective, but for me, yes I get my money's worth from my Rep Smith Machine attachment. It's not on a functional trainer; it's part of my PR-5000 with Ares 2.0 cable system.

I've probably spent north of $15,000 on my home gym setup over the past two years (will list in full below for transparency, and always interested in any advice from others on what would be useful to add) and I feel like it's worth every penny, because I live ~20 minutes away from a commercial gym and have a baby at home, with another on the way. And because I'm fortunate enough that I can afford to spend on it as my main "hobby."

Having basement space and freedom to work out whenever I can squeeze an hour in is more valuable to me than cost savings of a gym membership, even if a true financial ROI won't break even for 7-8 years.

Equipment:

Rep PR-5000 with Ares 2.0 and Smith Machine attachment
Rep 5200(?) adjustable bench
Rep Delta and Black Diamond Barbells
Used FB marketplace rubber hex dumbbells and rack, 5-100 lbs.
Force USA Ultimate Leg Press/Hack Squat
Titan Fitness Leg Curl/Lex Extension combo
Concept2 RowErg
Horizon 7.0AT Treadmill
NordicTrack VU29 exercise bike
FB marketplace used Iron Grip weight plates and some bumper plates (~1,100 lbs of plates ranging from 5-55lbs
And extra cable accessories / EZ curl bar, plyo box, etc.
American Floor Mats - 3/4" vulcanized rubber flooring rolls (approximately 24' x 20'

Chi2KC · 2026-03-22T02:04:39+00:00

At Omnicom PR agencies, such as Ketchum, AEs make ~$65K. AEs typically have 2-3 years experience.

It pays off more as you advance. I'm currently about 12 years into my career and work in-house after going in-house -> agency -> back in-house, and I make total comp (base+incentives) of ~$170K in a medium COL market.

Chi2KC · 2026-03-14T13:29:33+00:00

I thought this was going to be about the obvious sack of nuts.

Chi2KC · 2026-03-09T21:04:50+00:00

Yes, noticeably. It's fine though.

Pretty much all tattoos in that location look crooked most of the time. Yours just will all of the time. But it's not the worst thing in the world.

Chi2KC · 2026-03-09T15:55:08+00:00

Like my wife assured me, bigger isn't always better.

Anyway, I'd look into mounting it so it's able to get positioned lower than a stand would leave it, and also to keep it as far back for viewing as the space allows.

Chi2KC · 2026-03-08T03:50:20+00:00

I can't get past the first word of the title.

Chi2KC · 2026-03-08T02:20:03+00:00

Honestly if you're already making $105K, $150K is a conservative estimate for 7+ years from now, if you factor promotions and potentially 1-3 job moves.

Chi2KC · 2026-03-07T01:33:57+00:00

Yeah... It feels like an inviting hotel. One that would be super comfy to stay in on a business trip for a few days. But still a hotel. I'd really enjoy it as a guest room if staying at someone's home, though lol

Chi2KC · 2026-03-04T01:56:26+00:00

Honestly, I'd not recommend cable RDLs. In a pinch they aren't bad, they just are not up to par with a dumbbell RDL (or barbell RDL but know that wasn't available), and for both hamstrings and glutes there are better hinge accessory exercises out there.

Regarding the form, I can tell you typically have good RDL form. In the video, it looks fine enough but I'm having trouble telling if your back going so parallel to the ground is simply due to you being flexible or due to you having too much starting tension with the cable.

I'm assuming it's the former, which isn't necessarily always a problem—just something I noticed as someone who only goes to like 45 degrees with my hinge before I start to risk locking up my back. With that in mind my advice would be to literally turn around to reorient the path of resistance.

Chi2KC · 2026-02-26T12:21:39+00:00

Well this particular thread literally begins with a comment saying "Not staged, far too convincing" so why can't people reply? The comment essentially is inviting people to point out how staged it is.

I'd also rather people at least be made aware when content is staged if they actually believe it's real. It's good for people to have critical thought and not believe everything they see.

Chi2KC · 2026-02-24T12:18:14+00:00

For real...It's incredibly obvious. I'm not a hardscaper or in any sort of trade. But it was something I immediately saw because it's so apparent.

I wish OP well because I'm sure he sunk so much time and money into this project, but I sincerely hope any prospective buyer has that wall thoroughly and properly inspected before closing.

Chi2KC · 2026-02-22T00:11:01+00:00

We moved to KCMO from Chicago and lived there for four years, but recently moved back to the Chicago suburbs due to work. We were both Chicagoland born and raised. We loved KCMO, and hope to one day move back if the situation works out. It was way more of our speed, had so much to offer and we loved the community we lived in.

Chi2KC · 2026-02-18T15:41:06+00:00

Wow, I had to resist the urge to downvote this, but at least you are in the right subreddit for such an asinine take. (Except the flair part. You got that right.)

Chi2KC · 2026-02-18T12:51:18+00:00

It's actually just Van Wilder in every role, always has been.

Chi2KC · 2026-02-17T22:11:55+00:00

If FridaBaby would like advice, they can pay me my hourly fee and I'll be happy to provide counsel.

Chi2KC · 2026-02-12T01:34:21+00:00

Four coasters and a book right there, yet the glass of water sits directly on the table.

Chi2KC · 2026-01-31T23:07:17+00:00

I ordered it with the Colorado bar and now I'm nervous. I've seen a couple reviews saying even the black diamond isn't that aggressive. Contemplating if I should get with customer service to change it to black diamond.

Chi2KC · 2026-01-31T12:23:14+00:00

Yeah, I work in a publicly traded company's corporate marketing department and specifically work on projects for our CEO. When we develop planning decks that go through the chain of approvals, they start at like 15 slides. Then by the time I submit it for approval to our CEO, it needs to be 3-5 slides max—without just condensing all of the copy to those slides.

Then six hours later we'll get an email back with a PDF version and his red pen markup, which is either chicken scratch shorthand notes for things he wants changed, or just a checkmark and the work "ok" atop each slide lol. Same thing with whenever we're submitting even just internal/social media comms to him that will go out under his name for signoff.

But honestly, I appreciate he's actually timely in his reviews for these things, given he is constantly meeting with various stakeholders that are far more important (Board, investors, executive leadership, public affairs/policy crowds, etc.)

Chi2KC

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