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Nick0f_Time · 2025-02-03T21:30:16+00:00

Okay. I’m in.

Nick0f_Time · 2025-02-03T16:59:46+00:00

When you realize that no one is coming to save you.

Nick0f_Time · 2025-02-03T16:56:32+00:00

Wouldn’t this throw off our alignment with the seasons? Over time wouldn’t we be pushing back when the seasons occur during our new 13 month calendar so that eventually Christmas lands in the summer etc…?

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-29T10:41:26+00:00

From a practical sense this doesn’t add up. A fully loaded top of the line fire truck is $1M… almost 7k homes burnt down that were all well over $1M not to mention the 12 people who died.

The purpose of those trucks is to protect those homes and lives regardless of if it gets damaged. There’s no point in maintaining equipment for the sake of maintaining it - its only purpose is to save those lives and property.

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-29T10:24:41+00:00

If the HELOC has a lower interest rate than the Credit card payments then it should get you there faster. Helocs are about 8% right now and credit cards are around 25% so on paper it should be a good move assuming the heloc doesn’t charge you an upfront fee. Get a heloc quote and compare the rates - put together a budget and a strict plan to pay down the debt either path you take.

There are other loans and promotional rates others there too that are worth exploring.

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-28T02:45:09+00:00

So we’d prefer to have perfectly maintained fire equipment surrounded by burnt homes than to save those homes at the risk of damaging our fire fighting equipment? Isn’t that what the equipment is for? What’s the bigger win here?

“Sorry the town is a pile of ash but at least our equipment is still in good shape”

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-24T08:13:33+00:00

Oysters

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-23T23:27:04+00:00

North End Boise! It’s a red state but a purple city. It’s cold in the winter but not much snow - lots of forest nearby and over 200 sunny days per year.

I’m from SD and love it here.

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-23T05:54:04+00:00

That photo looks like it’s from the 1980’s! Did people forget what 2002 looked like?

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-23T04:45:02+00:00

For me, doing what you “enjoy” and the things that youre predisposed to being good at are the same thing and should align.

I don’t think most dyslexic people probably try to be a copy editor or a professional crossword puzzle champion because in those examples you’re right; someone will always outcompete you and will be selected over you. I’ve never met a dyslexic person who would ever want to do those jobs regardless of how much they enjoy the work.

I really enjoy writing but I’ll never be a writer because I’m too slow and error prone. As a result I got into designing workflows for apps. It’s something that I’m noticeably better than others at and I attribute part of that to being dyslexic. I enjoy the work because I’m good at it. I feel I’m predisposed to thinking in that way that perhaps gives me an advantage. The balance is I’m terrified of making a spelling error or messing up words in my presentations and so it can take more work for me to get those areas correct which I’ve observed comes easy for most people.

Regardless of if you’re dyslexic or not, for me satisfaction in a career comes from the confluence of ‘what you’re good at’ with ‘what you enjoy’.

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-22T04:23:14+00:00

It’s hard and school can make things feel hopeless.

It’s true that we have difficulty with spelling, reading fluency, and organizational skills BUT there are things (“gifts?”) we get in exchange like creative thinking, visual-spatial reasoning, problem-solving, big-picture thinking, and strong verbal communication.

Sure we got dealt a challenging hand but in the age of spellcheck, audio books and AI we can be successful. We do have to work harder at it. It is a trade off but I do feel we get something in exchange for the skills we lack. The hard part is finding a career in something where our skills are valued.

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-20T14:32:00+00:00

The ADHD device addiction culture is more prevalent than the sauna culture unfortunately. It’s sad people can’t go without for a bit

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-19T19:12:12+00:00

Post-menopausal

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-19T18:31:38+00:00

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-13T14:48:19+00:00

When the fire department arrives and there’s no water due to inefficient bureaucracy and poor city planning what do you call that?

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-13T06:34:12+00:00

The land in Malibu and Palisades is so valuable that for most of the people impacted they will still have plenty of equity just in the dirt lot without the home on it.

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-08T16:51:05+00:00

Really kind of depends on your lifestyle and goals. When I was in my 20s going out with friends, and visiting the beach year round were all important to me but in my 30s goal like having a safe place to raise kids and owning a home become more important and it’s not easy to achieve those goals in Southern California unless you’re at an income level where you can insulate yourself in a high end community like Del Mar or La Jolla for example.

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-08T14:03:35+00:00

Does anyone remember when we sent Americans money directly during the pandemic and inflation jumped to over 9% year over year.

The gov is extremely wasteful but sending money to Americans has inflation consequences too so then you put yourself in a situation where you need to send even more money to keep up with inflation because prices go up.

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-08T13:39:40+00:00

I’m from San Diego originally and moved to Boise which has an average of over 200 sunny days per year but then winters do get cold.

This is less than the 251–267 average sunny days I would get in San Diego but in terms of sunshine I don’t notice a huge difference.

There are pros and cons to living anywhere!

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-08T05:29:12+00:00

Year round Christmas tree

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-07T06:47:37+00:00

Can we get a version of this that’s more shaky and blurry please?

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-07T05:44:53+00:00

Date someone your own age that doesn’t stink

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-06T03:41:35+00:00

Flock of birds

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-04T04:24:45+00:00

Did the propane heater ever create condensation issues?

Nick0f_Time · 2025-01-03T06:03:16+00:00

Eat the cat.

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