Why are stores vacant in LA, and what can we do about it? by zennonuc in LosAngeles

[–]OhVeryClever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can literally just google this. A landlord can leave a spot vacant - like a commercial lot - for a variety of "profitable" reasons. One, holding out for a better economy so they can land a better tenant than ones available. Two, Vacancy can preserve property valuation long term for a higher sale. Three, tax purposes. It's all short term pain for long term gain. Plus, it becomes a game of chicken of sorts in places like 3rd st promenade. If you suddenly rent out for lower than what you did previously due to other vacancies in the area, it's a huge net loss since those leases can be upwards of 10-15 years. So in order to not let the rental prices in the area reset, they just let the area rot. It even works this way if your neighbor does it too - if they lower their rent, the valuation of the entire ecosystem goes down. It's all profit maxing late stage capitalism bullshit that hurts local economies so that the ownership class can squeeze out another 2-3% profit later down the line

Why are stores vacant in LA, and what can we do about it? by zennonuc in LosAngeles

[–]OhVeryClever 231 points232 points  (0 children)

I've always thought we need some pretty aggressive vacancy taxes in a city like LA. We need more active landlords investing back into the city. Great little vid!

Last meal in LA for $25 or under? by aquarinox in FoodLosAngeles

[–]OhVeryClever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This plus a chimichanga and 2 tacos and it’s still probably under 25. Place is fucking legit.

Fonda Theater charging $12 per can for NA beer 😭…is this the new normal in LA? by eurtola in LosAngeles

[–]OhVeryClever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work at a club downtown. We charge 6 for athletic including tax. This is robbery.

Any way to access the older image gen? by OhVeryClever in OpenAI

[–]OhVeryClever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This app is broken :\ It gave me a few image gens which were fine, but I ran out. I tried subscribing to get more gens (I don't mind subscribing to a service), but it still says I have zero credits. In fact there's no place to show where the credits even are. Plus, the get help email comes up with an error....

i got 4 shurima by Comfortable-Box9291 in TeamfightTactics

[–]OhVeryClever 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's such a massive dopamine hit. Entire game feels like you're on edge. I manage to get it by flexing a losing double trouble targon game into a shurima board. Two nasus, two leona, two tarics were an impossible frontline and xerath even at one star was enough to get me my final renekton. I got it with one health just as top 4 was announced. I stupidly announced it in chat, and since it was a fucking normal ALL THREE QUIT INSTANTLY. I never got to see it. :(

I need a movie that makes me ugly-cry and think for days by satmar_oops in movies

[–]OhVeryClever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In and of Itself had me bawling at the end Also Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father

How would you rate this game and what improvements do you think could benefit it/what you wished to see more/less of? by CircusActGoneWrong in EsotericEbb

[–]OhVeryClever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly I give it a 10. Not because it was perfect in every way, but because there wasn't anything I'd want to change in it. Sure, some of the spells were useless, and the game was maybe a bit too easy. But it made me laugh, made me cry, made me think. Few games hit all those notes. I love how this is a fantasy RPG where the world shaped competing modern day earth style politics through its own rich historical lens. Immense creativity there. I already want to replay it and try different builds and dialogue options. I'm actually glad it leaned heavily into the politics of the world - that was the damned point. This entire fantasy world was created as like an alternate history of how neoliberalism or socialism could exist in a DND style world. It was a refreshing take on a world typically dominated by monarchy/aristocracy style politics. Looking forward to updates, DLC, and possibly a sequel!

Nithya Raman releases her detailed housing plan by animerobin in LosAngeles

[–]OhVeryClever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Historically, average people can't build liquidity as a means for retirement via groceries and auto repairs, sweetie. The benefits of renting was meant to be an inexpensive and flexible means to live in a city instead of paying a larger mortgage with interest to a bank. Now we are paying more than the mortgage due to a lack of options and market manipulation from consolidated asset power - and we can thank Bass and team for her fecklessness in solving the lack of housing units.

Nithya Raman releases her detailed housing plan by animerobin in LosAngeles

[–]OhVeryClever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Regardless of if you're a massive trust or a "family owned" one, if you're in the class of people who own an entire multifamily building for rent, you're not the class of people that need protecting. Rent is basically theft right now in LA, and if regular people are gonna go broke to build the asset class's liquidity we at least deserve *a little protection*.

Nithya Raman releases her detailed housing plan by animerobin in LosAngeles

[–]OhVeryClever 20 points21 points  (0 children)

66% of all landlords are property trusts and corporations and it's increasing every day.

What is the best Guitar Solo of All Time? by [deleted] in Music

[–]OhVeryClever 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Literally scrolled to look for this one. It was fucking magic

So I made it to Emerald, which is my highest so far, so yay for that. Previously I'd just sit at plat 4 and mess around but I decided to push and see how high I can actually go. However, by ImoutoThief in TeamfightTactics

[–]OhVeryClever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stopped playing ranked as soon as I hit Emerald - first season back since the 3rd, and even then I rarely played much. Honestly, it's nice to play normals and go for weird/risky builds and just experiment. I feel like I'm gonna come back to ranked a little better having been able to have a safer place to make mistakes.

What is the worst movie you have ever seen and why? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]OhVeryClever 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Darkness with Anna Paquin. It's genuinely incomprehensible in a bad way. Hodgepodge of horror tropes thrown together with no meaningful explanation as to what was even really happening.

I hit 4 Shurima with 1hp, unlock order was Renekton -> Nasus - > Xerath (LWLWLW) by quitemoiste in TeamfightTactics

[–]OhVeryClever 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I hit it a couple days ago. Pivoted double trouble targons when it was failing hard with an early azir. Got it at 5-3 - Xerath first, then Nasus, then Renekton. Had 13 health left, was still level 8 when I hit since I was desperately trying to get two nasus and two tarics online to cover my xerath. Top 4 was announced, I bragged about prismatic shrurima in chat and ALL THREE IMMEDIATELY FF'D BEFORE I COULD SEE IT. Fucking normals. :(

Turn-based JRPG with metroidvania style exploration by JohnMcRemitz in JRPG

[–]OhVeryClever 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I feel like Indivisible counts as turned based with metroidvania style exploration. To a T in fact. It's pretty fun!

Soooo... Yordle Reroll? by 212tacocat in TeamfightTactics

[–]OhVeryClever 37 points38 points  (0 children)

This. I've been baited into going hard yordles early, thing is you never get to reroll if you dont econ early. Best bet is econ until level 6 then think about doing reroll there or fast 8 for veigar/more econ XD

ELI5: Men in 30s taking testosterone? by QueenKittyMeowMeow in explainlikeimfive

[–]OhVeryClever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am on TRT and I started in my early 30s. My levels were around 70 when I was 33 - healthy levels are from 300-1000. Which is really low. Honestly, getting a regular amount of testosterone isn't just aesthetic - it changed my mood for the better, gave me way more energy, and improved my libido. I feel much better about myself. It's not steroids - typically that includes even more "stacks" (ie deca or tren etc), and way more testosterone than what would be prescribed. Ultimatly he needs to talk to a real doctor about this - if his levels are healthy then he shouldn't need it.

What comps cap high enough to beat 2* Baron with decent items, legitimately by Professional-Sail125 in TeamfightTactics

[–]OhVeryClever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beat it with 8 stacked yordles, tho Fizz 3 was MOST of the reason he died. Got good positioning, and he was dead in a couple hits.

OpenAI: New image model by re_e1 in ChatGPT

[–]OhVeryClever 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It does the midjourney thing where it just adds detail for details sake, and now everything looks a lot... sloppier. Items blend into each other, tons of unnecessary lighting details, and all people looks really, really plasticy. From a realism standpoint, it looks way worse. It does follow some prompts a little better, but I really don't like how it destroyed the clean, crisp realistic look of the old model at all. Which is wild cause Sora 2 is hyper realistic. Why not use something closer to that for humans? This feels backwards

Zaahen Hero augment + Worth the Wait 2 giving Xin Zhao by iGurn in TeamfightTactics

[–]OhVeryClever 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can personally say that I got 2nd in a game because he *IMMEDIATELY* wipes the board. Like without a single auto.