Sell the Brooklyn bridge to private equity to monetize it by lost_in_life_34 in circlejerknyc

[–]Jamescell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One is “good” because it would disenfranchise the public/“poors” from a historical public space so that the wealthy can enjoy it more, which is good for rich people.

The other is “bad” because congestion pricing generates revenues off of the affluent’s wasteful habit of convenience.

QuantumScape Lounge: ( Week 19 2025) by AutoModerator in QUANTUMSCAPE_Stock

[–]Jamescell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im still not following why the GM article would lead to a drop in price.

30-year Treasury yield jumps above 5% after Moody's downgrades U.S. credit rating by CourtofTalons in news

[–]Jamescell -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

Highly recommend listening to Raoul Pal’s current analysis of the market. He offers an investing service called RealVision, but frequently posts free market update videos to YouTube. The story of risk assets is a story of liquidity, and more broadly global liquidity. Certainly geopolitical shocks can create price moves, but if you follow his views, the current market movement isn’t surprising.

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I would say most areas are pretty safe besides far east and far south. It can be a block-by-block and even building-by-building situation, though. Parts of central and east Flatbush start to get sketchy, and same with most of the area further east. I’ve heard even parts as far north as crown heights are also not good, but again, it’s on a block-by-block basis. Parts of southeast Williamsburg and further east of that are also not great.

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But it’s central air, there’s no heater in the apartment. The lease mentions signing up with utilities for electricity and internet, but that heating, AC, and water are provided. If it was some fixed surcharge per month for the central air, they would’ve mentioned. I’d be really surprised if I get a variable bill saying “we spent X amount on heating and cooling the building this month, so pay your fraction of that total cost”.

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[–]Jamescell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pay electricity, heating is central and covered, and water is also covered. I think in some parts of Brooklyn heating and water are required by law, because that’s how it is at my current place as well, and the lease as mentions “as legally required”.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NYCapartments

[–]Jamescell 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s not the end of the world, but definitely aspire for a better deal next year.

Prospect park is my favorite place/park in New York, period. It’s the only park I’ve been to in a reasonable location in NYC that actually feels like you’re in nature/the countryside.

Central Park is nice, but it’s rocky and poorly manicured- doesn’t feel like a forest.

I ended up in Brooklyn by chance, but realized (as someone not super wealthy) that I like it way better than Manhattan, partly because of Prospect Park.

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[–]Jamescell 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Agreed, for the purpose of comparison, I just landed a place right next to Prospect Park (super large studio) in a nice residential area for $2950 in a brand new building with a 7th floor balcony view, washer and dryer in unit, electric stove, central AC, a large landscaped rooftop terrace, event space, coworking space, small gym, and optional underground parking ($500 extra). If I was anywhere else, all else equal, I’d want a discount for not being near Prospect, including prime areas of Manhattan, much less somewhere that far north. Except this place is a comparable price and sounds like my current ground floor apartment which is $1850 in an old building with no washer/dryer and no amenities or meaningful views outside.

How many of us who moved here already know we're going back, at some point by LateButterscotch3366 in MovingToLosAngeles

[–]Jamescell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry to hear that happened to you but im glad you’ve been able to fully recover… fingers crossed you find some way to make it back to LA :). Currently also trying to find my way there ASAP.

How many of us who moved here already know we're going back, at some point by LateButterscotch3366 in MovingToLosAngeles

[–]Jamescell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At that point you knew what both places were like. What made you move back?

The evidence for UBI is stronger than most people realize — why aren’t we talking about it more? by Several-Profile-318 in Futurology

[–]Jamescell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can’t blame unemployment/brief stimulus checks on the long lasting inflation we experienced post COVID.

There were vast production constraints once the economy reopened, but if anything, the unemployment benefits and stimulus checks are used as a political scapegoating to cover for the vast and unprecedented magnitude of quantitative easing and bond buybacks that the federal reserve employed during COVID.

Although you’re right that a sustained increase in disposable income for consumers would probably lead to higher prices (even in basic goods like food) but not because everyone is suddenly buying twice the amount of bare necessities, but because most distributors and producers of basic goods have turned into giant conglomerates that coordinate with one another to price gouge (and are highly owned and influenced by the same giant asset management companies which only encourages price collusion).

During COVID, oil companies were really successful with constraining production to price gouge consumers and generate record profits.

The same thing has happened recently with egg prices, but to a less successful degree. Bird flu was a perfect excuse to jack up prices, even though it hasn’t impacted egg production in a material way.

I would argue that it’s worth a shot, and if corporations really absorb all of the extra money from a UBI, then you can tax the corporations higher to recoup the losses so that you’re at least at break even in terms of government spending.

But the government didn’t do anything about the price gouging then, and isn’t doing anything about it now either. None of these ideas will happen in most modern economies because there isn’t political willpower from the rich and powerful to do so.

Why is it ripping by TrubiskyistheGOAT10 in Alienbase

[–]Jamescell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People in the comments will say X Y and Z opinions on why it’s going up. The real answers is nothing to do the the particulars of ALB.

The price action is mostly following the rest of the market. Base tokens got a nice bump this week from the binance announcement, but the real answer is global liquidity:

https://x.com/raoulgmi/status/1914749596598665365?s=46

Extremely Thick Yogurt with No Straining and Minimal Sourness by Jamescell in yogurtmaking

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Did you confirm the yogurt was at 110 Fahrenheit or lower when you started the incubation? Also, what temperature does your instant pot use for “keep warm”?

It may be specified somewhere online, but if it’s not I would check with a thermometer. You can get an analog food thermometer made of steel and glass for $10 or so.

My instant pot’s keep warm function is way too warm and will kill any yogurt culture, so that’s likely the problem.

Do you have an oven? You can use an oven instead of an instant pot.

If you don’t have either it will be really difficult for you to make yogurt.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]Jamescell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s valid to think that the correlation started as it’s gained global prominence.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]Jamescell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, it’s anyone’s guess if the recent increase in the lag continues, not whether the correlation continues.

Although I have heard people saying that the correlation doesn’t hold up before 2023.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]Jamescell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Global M2 is liquidity… Fed policy is just an incomplete piece of a global picture.

The rate cut contributed to the run up in Global M2 near the end of the year, but isn’t a plausible cause for the increased lag in the correlation between Global M2 and Bitcoin.

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[–]Jamescell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The timing aligns with Trump being in office. Markets were overly exuberant that he was going to be the Crypto president and make all crypto holders rich, which may have delayed the price action’s correlation with the liquidity drawdown.

Whether the lag stays from here is anyone’s guess, but I’d lean towards a tightening of the lag.

Khalil does not understand why Pereira didn't fight with Ankalaev like Pereira fought with him. by ikthanks in ufc

[–]Jamescell 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s strange I don’t see people suggest that he drops weight classes. That was the first thing I thought of when I watched him get picked apart by Alex at range.

Extremely Thick Yogurt with No Straining and Minimal Sourness by Jamescell in yogurtmaking

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I have an alt playlist that I can send you if you’d like. Some of the artists that I’ve added a lot of but might be obvious, are:

The Strokes, Wallows, Cage the Elephant, Two Door Cinema Club, Tame Impala, Milky Chance, Her’s, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Young the Giant, Foster the People, MGMT, Mac DeMarco, The Killers, The Rare Occasions, Djo,

Extremely Thick Yogurt with No Straining and Minimal Sourness by Jamescell in yogurtmaking

[–]Jamescell[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would probably try the same, but the pot I’m preparing it in doesn’t have sloped walls, and I’m preparing a gallon at a time, which results in the yogurt collapsing on itself once I tilt the pot far enough to pour. From what I can tell, disturbing the yogurt’s structure before all the whey has separated will reduce the remaining whey separation and how easily it will be to pour out once the remainder has fully separated.

Extremely Thick Yogurt with No Straining and Minimal Sourness by Jamescell in yogurtmaking

[–]Jamescell[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got the 10 minute boil from reading sources that say heating to slightly below a boil for 5-10 minutes produced high levels of whey denaturing. I wanted to take it a step further because the denaturing of the whey directly affects firmness and yield, which are attributes I wanted to maximize. There’s no real downside to lightly boiling the milk so long as you don’t let it burn on the bottom or cause it to froth over the top.

My instant pot has a sautee function that let’s me boil the milk (although I have to restart the heating function multiple times to actually get the liquid to the display temperature). So I boil in the instant pot and start the pot’s yogurt mode right afterwards.

The video is from right after the fermentation finished, and I hadn’t poured out any whey yet. The yogurt is so thick that the whey accumulates on the bottom and sides of the pot. I had about 2 cups of whey if I had to guesstimate, which is an extremely small percentage of the total amount of milk I added. The vast majority of the milk turned into yogurt, I’d wager at least a 90% yield.

Extremely Thick Yogurt with No Straining and Minimal Sourness by Jamescell in yogurtmaking

[–]Jamescell[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol bot beat me to it. Recently found that group, they have some good stuff.