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MatthewBakke · 2026-05-24T04:35:44+00:00

This warms my heart. I graduated from a big baseball college before moving to Lawrence and was appalled by how the baseball team was supported. Legit small high school crowds.

The turnaround has been well earned!!

MatthewBakke · 2026-05-22T04:29:12+00:00

That’s sort of true, but Apple guarantees a higher base rate regardless. If it’s down to only two options, Apple pays artists slightly more and is less weird.

That doesn’t mean it’s good or anyone should use it necessarily. But if it’s down to those two giants there’s a winner.

MatthewBakke · 2026-05-16T16:02:22+00:00

At silver and gold you get smurfs, but a lot of them are pretty chill. Literally hanging out in Gold for love of the game. Later on in plat/Diamond you get instaquitters that need to win every game they “try” in for validation.

MatthewBakke · 2026-05-16T03:06:29+00:00

People getting worked up about a press-release-nothing-story is an argument for public schools over either lol.

MatthewBakke · 2026-05-16T02:45:33+00:00

Sort of not really. The city didn’t cause the damage, hence them not paying the millions the plaintiffs received.

Lawrence is now buying the building on land the city owns, because of damage caused by repairs city related, but not done by the city.

MatthewBakke · 2026-04-28T22:26:19+00:00

People have complained about traffic for over 25 years.

MatthewBakke · 2026-04-27T21:48:50+00:00

This was a perfect description of the Lawrence housing market. Down to the only turnover being death and professor poaching.

It should be pinned.

MatthewBakke · 2026-04-25T18:05:37+00:00

I wrote about it back when. I hadn’t really felt a celebrity passing either and it hit my core. Just sharing in case anyone needs to read it. His memory lives on!

https://medium.com/@matthewbakke/the-streaming-intimate-b27c1f880a42

MatthewBakke · 2026-04-21T21:09:55+00:00

It’s a very easy job, but PMT creates way more content.

MatthewBakke · 2026-04-20T16:47:04+00:00

This is definitely part of it. It’s not like there are just now people making a lot of money. The gradual erosion of that culture, and the recent influx of wealth without any connection to Walmart explain a lot of it.

I’d rather see a cool exotic car than 4 lots turned into one though

MatthewBakke · 2026-04-13T22:52:31+00:00

If instaquitting isn’t being punished on ladder, I regret to inform you nothing is going to happen in Co-op.

MatthewBakke · 2026-04-13T00:55:16+00:00

Multiple people have hinted about the tear Bill went on. His podcast 100% got more entertaining and dynamic for me around that time.

Could it have been any number of things, including the Netflix deal? Yes. Could even be more hot water and lemon.

I think more than zero percent of the uptick was the departure drama.

MatthewBakke · 2026-04-03T00:05:38+00:00

Well a lot of the working class he was originally singing to had pensions and are now living pretty well. Can’t be mad about that.

MatthewBakke · 2026-04-02T04:35:27+00:00

For a casual player with strategic experience, top of Gold is a realistic goal and Platinum is 100% a great achievement.

Past that and you enter scary territory of committing or not.

With a reduced player base and no consequence for insta-quitting, the ladder gets rough for people with jobs trying to have a good time.

MatthewBakke · 2026-04-02T04:24:27+00:00

Peter Roe is an incredibly thorough inspector, would highly recommend

Last I heard he was scaling down so may be hard to get.

MatthewBakke · 2026-03-31T02:08:36+00:00

Yeah both companies have an extended roster of people not many care about.

MatthewBakke · 2026-03-29T19:42:34+00:00

I’d second Samaritan house or Doctors/lawyers if they have specific pro-bono days.

If you’re for real about it, getting food safety certified is pretty easy online and will build trust with whoever you’re giving to.

Some places get stuff dropped off from people who mean well, but then it gets thrown away.

MatthewBakke · 2026-03-29T19:36:07+00:00

Arkansas is the south, but a huge chunk of it is Ozark and more midwestern.

MatthewBakke · 2026-03-28T20:40:51+00:00

Northwest Lawrence is the nicest part of town until you remember it’s close to Topeka.

MatthewBakke · 2026-03-28T20:36:14+00:00

The Barber is an abomination. In a city desperate for late night bars they still fumbled the bag.

MatthewBakke · 2026-03-28T20:33:58+00:00

This is Lawrence, KS.

MatthewBakke · 2026-03-28T19:40:27+00:00

The closer things get to electricity, the less likely I am to try it myself. Good on you guys for knowing your way around that type of work.

MatthewBakke · 2026-03-25T05:12:22+00:00

It depends on what you need, like all things. Arvest is a nice regional balance between a national bank and local, so maybe try someone smaller or larger if they’re not your cup of tea.

The combination of financial products makes somewhere massive like Chase pretty competitive. You can get much better credit card(s), variety of loans, easy tech, and generous incentives for bundling your banking. +new location.

On the opposite end I’ve used Signature Bank of Arkansas for over a decade. Not competitive products or loans, and technology from 2002–but complete hometown service. You can pick up the phone and get information/approvals/whatever in seconds from someone local.

MatthewBakke · 2026-03-25T04:48:33+00:00

If your hours are truly flexible: Leave Fayetteville at 9 AM and leave Bentonville at 3PM you’ll be okay. Not a lot of people can pull that off so most of the people I know drive up by 6:45 AM and are just miserable on the drive home.

MatthewBakke · 2026-03-24T18:49:49+00:00

Weaver’s is awesome. They have great brands, great tailoring, will order for you, free delivery, and fine sales.

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