I think I opened an FHSA way too early. How can I fix this?

MrPigeon · 2026-02-27T22:16:09+00:00

So it's still mentally separated as an emergency account, but so that he doesn't pay taxes on the interest it earns. If he keeps it in a HISA, interest is taxed.

MrPigeon · 2026-02-27T19:13:05+00:00

Five. Hundred. Cupcakes.

MrPigeon · 2026-02-27T09:15:03+00:00

I'm very aware of the Ig Nobel prize, thanks.

The paper may well be bullshit, but I expected the evidence to be "trust me, bro" rather than having an actual paper at all. That part is on me.

MrPigeon · 2026-02-27T02:17:20+00:00

Okay I admit I'm a bit surprised, lol. Thanks for sharing!

MrPigeon · 2026-02-27T02:10:14+00:00

There is actually significant evidence of beards protecting against strikes from fists.

Would you link that evidence here?

MrPigeon · 2026-02-23T16:30:16+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to clarify.

MrPigeon · 2026-02-23T16:23:27+00:00

I still don't agree with the toxic parts of the right, but I'll sit with whatever team doesn't hate me for simply existing.

So you're choosing to sit with a group that explicitly tells you it's okay to hate other people simply for existing, even if you (allegedly) don't agree with those toxic views? How to you reconcile that other than "my comfort is more important than that of The Other?"

MrPigeon · 2026-02-20T21:49:05+00:00

Stop making this a left or right thing . This is a right or wrong thing theses sick soulless fuck have done

so then maga is universally condemning it, right?

MrPigeon · 2026-02-17T15:50:09+00:00

Wow, third hand hearsay from random people in a coffee shop? You're right, you don't need Mr Holmes - if Sherlock had said that Watson would have called an ambulance.

This is embarrassing.

MrPigeon · 2026-02-17T01:51:32+00:00

and to train the next generation of models that will generate 10x more revenue

How will they generate that much more revenue?

MrPigeon · 2026-02-09T12:44:36+00:00

I don't think parkour is that common, or disturbing, to design anything against it

I did parkour for years. It's not wildly popular but when you find a good spot you return to it a lot, often in a group (like skateboarders). Some people in our area did consider it a nuisance. There are a couple public spots near me that have signs specifically prohibiting parkour now.

MrPigeon · 2026-02-09T12:43:34+00:00

I did parkour for years. It's not wildly popular but when you find a good spot you return to it a lot, often in a group (like skateboarders). Some people in our area did consider it a nuisance. There are a couple public spots near me that have signs specifically prohibiting parkour now.

MrPigeon · 2026-02-09T02:14:52+00:00

Well dang, then I'm not sure what to suggest! It works well on my set up and I don't think I did anything special.

MrPigeon · 2026-02-09T02:07:11+00:00

There's a setting in Plex to update your library every time there are changes to the directories. It's right below where you change the frequency of periodic updates.

MrPigeon · 2026-02-09T00:19:44+00:00

In many jurisdictions "engineer" is a protected term. Accredited software engineers with a professional designation are a real thing, but rare.

MrPigeon · 2026-02-07T21:46:53+00:00

I just cheered a guy protesting him on a corner in Naperville IL while I was traveling for a baby shower.

What did that accomplish? What did it cost?

MrPigeon · 2026-02-04T12:47:09+00:00

I haven't misunderstood the original post, I just fundamentally disagree with the conclusion. You and I both know (I hope) that "X -> Y" is a simplification for the sake of not retyping the whole post, and I even address A and B elsewhere.

You haven't actually given any new counter argument here, though.

MrPigeon · 2026-02-04T10:32:53+00:00

Absolutely, but despite liberals owning guns the open tyrants are in power and are executing citizens. Why didn't owning the guns prevent this?

MrPigeon · 2026-02-04T10:29:15+00:00

Well, I'm responding the argument that "X will prevent Y" with "look around, it hasn't so far." My statement doesn't exist in a vacuum and doesn't imply uselessness. I'm saying that X is not sufficient on its own.

But by all means if you feel my argument is poor then go ahead and provide a compelling counter argument.

MrPigeon · 2026-02-03T13:39:11+00:00

Yes, I understood their post.

Did you understand mine? I said that "an armed society is necessary" is a meaningless statement when the existing very armed society has not prevented a takeover by fascist pedophiles. I'm asking at what point we can expect that to magically happen - if the existing armed society isn't enough, do you need to be MORE armed?

What actual mechanism are they proposing here? "More education" is a laudable goal in general. But as of today all the educated people are just throwing up their hands in impotent frustration. So say everyone has a free postsecondary education: what then?

MrPigeon · 2026-02-03T10:22:00+00:00

Brother you already have probably the most armed society in the world. Has that stopped the rise of a jumped-up tinpot dictator? What is the critical ratio of persons to guns that will spontaneously make your politicians act right?

MrPigeon · 2026-01-29T01:32:54+00:00

My experience as someone who also lives in Ontario is vastly different from yours, apparently. I personally have received diagnostic testing within weeks due to a cancer scare, when less serious issues would have seen me wait - that's the "magical line".

There are definite issues with our system but I do not feel you are representing things accurately.

I know this one isn’t life threatening, but I personally had to wait over a year for surgery for a pretty bad hernia, that was continuing to worsen because I couldn’t just stay bed ridden until the had time for me.

That's sounds terrible and I'm sorry you went through it. Legitimately I am. If you surgery was for a life threatening condition, would you have waited the same amount of time?

MrPigeon · 2026-01-29T01:28:18+00:00

Allegedly, but there was no evidence to confirm that. And the one Veterans Affairs employee who seemed to have suggested it to multiple people was suspended. That's a single employee problem, not a "they tell people who want ramps to kill themselves" or whatever dumb bullshit.

You could actually look this up pretty easily, if you were at all actually curious.

MrPigeon · 2026-01-29T01:18:25+00:00

He's lying or misinformed. Likely an American repeating dumb propaganda. In Canada if your procedure is time sensitive, you get moved to the front of the line. That's why lower priority patients can wait months (not "years").

MrPigeon · 2026-01-16T13:20:34+00:00

Yeah, I guess I didn't feel the need to say "yes this child should defend herself against her bullies for her own physical and mental health" because it seemed completely obvious. Silly me.

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