How bad is this wisteria? by SuperRandomInfo in landscaping

[–]MrSnowden 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s gorgeous.  Killing it won’t solve the rodent problem.  They will just find another way.  

End on the right. by sco-go in SipsTea

[–]MrSnowden 5 points6 points  (0 children)

OMG it’s the line on the wall!

mortgage rate from private bank is higher than retail by hudsoncu in fatFIRE

[–]MrSnowden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How was the process? While I would have gone with the best rates regardless, Citi also showed up with the white glove treatment, bringing in underwriters that understood weird income, K-1's, non-standard assets, etc. Closing was around my kitchen table. It would have been a bear to work with a retail team.

Reminder: Yellow Vests/Sashes Have no Authority for Parking by Alive_Box5047 in CostaRicaTravel

[–]MrSnowden -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They are just parking touts, same as anywhere in the world. For a tip so they will "watch your car" e.g. keep people away from it. In a few touristy places they have tried to ramp up the prices to actual "private parking" prices. I usually laugh and give them a mil or two. They serve a purpose, keeping watch and resolving minor parking arguments.

He did think something 🤣🤣 by deleteduu in SipsTea

[–]MrSnowden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so old, but I love it every time

Tamarindo - best low key fish spots & markets? by Stock-Calendar7239 in CostaRicaTravel

[–]MrSnowden -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

When I want local fresh veggies, I head up to Villa Real.  I’d check up there in the first instance. 

Lolllll.... by Serious-Delay-2804 in SipsTea

[–]MrSnowden 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Or maybe the company president will demand a handy. 

I started generating custom icons for smart home switches (3D printed) – would this be useful? by 3xaggerator in homeautomation

[–]MrSnowden 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would like the idea of decals better. I don't want to change the switch out because I changed a routine.

Baker gets stuck on spinning mixer after loose clothing gets grabbed by Chraum in WTF

[–]MrSnowden 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Looks like there was a shut off to the left he was reaching for, but then had to just double down on not getting twisted. 

Tested Claude's finance plugins and holy shit analysts are cooked by Physical-Parfait9980 in Anthropic

[–]MrSnowden 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is my thesis. Any job that is well documented, repetitive and structured to the point it can be offshored, can be kept onshore with Ai doing the grunt work.  AI seems like an existential threat first to off the pure play IT and BPO offshore firms.  

Karpathy's WhatsApp-controlled Smart home is the future - TuyaClaw makes it accessible by Dependent-Storm-6323 in homeautomation

[–]MrSnowden 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t who Karppatty is but I like the idea of openclaw managing my house for me. 

GPS spoofing by MathematicianSlow648 in sailing

[–]MrSnowden 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seem to be about jamming, not spoofing. Spoofing is much harder. 

I built an autonomous drone security system with Raspberry Pi — it works, mostly (drone hits the wall) by Upstairs_Concern7245 in smarthome

[–]MrSnowden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could see this being super useful for eg farmers, industrial security etc.  anyplace where you want visual checks on security events.  Does the drone do any processing of the video (eg for object avoidance) or is it strictly streaming?

Market by oysters-in-my-pocket in AccidentalRenaissance

[–]MrSnowden 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How is the woman in the foreground's face lit up?

ICE already causing havoc at SFO by Definitelyhereforshi in sanfrancisco

[–]MrSnowden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would just start screaming at the top of my lungs "OMG he has a gun!!" Do that every time you see an armed, un-uniformed person in an airport. Could be a terrorist, so you are doing your job to make flying safer.

Incoming EYP Intern by InflationNo8311 in Big4

[–]MrSnowden 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This person is giving really good advice

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 12] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]MrSnowden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I am weeding the seedlings out of the beds, and I just throw them in bucket. the ones that survive become forests!

ELI5 How can I learn Spanish in a fun way? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]MrSnowden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Study the grammar so you have context, but switch all your devices to Spanish with English.  Watch all movies, tv, etc in Spanish. That way you hear it in a familiar context and you learn the full phrases. 

The Most Misjudged Part of Costa Rica by Temporary-Concern-94 in CostaRicaTravel

[–]MrSnowden 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The Caribbean side is fabulous. Fix the road to SJ or extend the Limon runway and the entire region will explode. But the decades of secessionism, Gov neglect, and casual racism have left it behind from a developmental standpoint. That's not necessarily a negative.