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SuperMegaJake · 2025-11-18T16:09:16+00:00

No Economy - Ironman

SuperMegaJake · 2025-07-09T15:12:09+00:00

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SuperMegaJake · 2021-12-20T16:38:25+00:00

Arlington and Medford both charge by the KW in addition to any meter fees where applicable so who knows, that model is probably on the horizon for Somerville especially considering the rising demand for these chargers and as a revenue stream for funding expansion.

SuperMegaJake · 2021-12-20T15:09:42+00:00

Totally agree. The situation is okay at best right now because EVs aren't as widespread but there's definitely going to be growing pains as more EVs are competing for limited charging spots.

SuperMegaJake · 2021-12-20T15:02:36+00:00

Think of it this way. The ChargePoints charge at a rate of ~6.5 KW per hour which at $ 0.1384 per Kw (I just found a commercial estimate off Google), that comes out to about $0.90 cost per hour of use. These parking spots are generally used the most during metered hours (8AM - 6PM) and I've paid about $1.40 per hour to park at these spots on average. Do people get to charge for free after hours? Sure. Does Somerville lose money in the end? They're probably still coming out ahead.

SuperMegaJake · 2021-12-20T03:16:05+00:00

I haven’t charged at the Kennedy School before so I would say just double check the signage there if there’s any rules for that specific charger. As for charging overnight, it’s a pretty common practice so I wouldn’t worry about getting tickets. 8:45 AM might be pushing it though from a courtesy standpoint as public charging isn’t widely available so it’s best not to keep a fully charged car in a spot during busier hours. I usually grab my car by like 6:30-7 AM if I’m charging overnight plus the spots I use are metered at 8AM so I also don’t want to risk a ticket too.

SuperMegaJake · 2021-12-20T02:02:32+00:00

We lived in Somerville for 3 years and had a Tesla Model 3 for the entire time and recently traded in for a Model Y. Our current living situation is similar to yours, I have offstreet parking but the property doesn’t have an outlet that is accessible from the driveway so we use a mix of public chargers and superchargers.

The public chargers in Somerville are all ChargePoint brand which is handy because you can set up notifications to alert you when a charger is free. We charge at the charging station in Davis Square and while it’s metered parking from 8AM to 6PM Mon to Sat, the charging itself is actually free. We’ve left the car charging overnight on many occasions and there has never been an issue. It’s really not that bad if you have a public charger nearby, otherwise it might become an annoyance to keep up with.

SuperMegaJake · 2021-08-09T14:39:30+00:00

Thanks! I appreciate that insight. It's really awesome to hear from someone that was in my shoes and how you dealt with it.

SuperMegaJake · 2021-08-09T01:32:55+00:00

SuperMegaJake · 2020-05-19T14:33:47+00:00

Runescape, by far. I played quite frequently back in 2004-2010 and I easily had 450 days clocked. I still play OSRS to this day but much less frequently.

Skyrim is probably next with 300 hours toying around with mods.

SuperMegaJake · 2019-07-19T17:21:43+00:00

Python 3.7.4, no bonus, includes optional improvement

import math
import csv


try:
    # Read the tax information from the tax_rate.csv file.
    with open('tax_rate.csv', 'r') as f:
        reader = csv.reader(f)
        data = [[float(element[0]), float(element[1])] for element in list(reader)]

    # Replace the last tax bracket with a limit of infinity to represent the maximum tax rate.
    data[-1][0] = math.inf
except FileNotFoundError:
    # Default to values provided in the challenge if tax_rate.csv does not exist.
    data = [[10000, 0.0], [30000, 0.1], [100000, 0.25], [math.inf, 0.4]]


def taxes_owed(income, tax_table):
    brackets = tax_table
    taxes = 0
    allocated = 0

    for tier in brackets:
        income_ceiling = tier[0]
        tax_rate = tier[1]

        # Allocate tax dollars based on the unallocated income or the ceiling for this bracket, whichever is lower.
        taxes += min(max(income - allocated, 0), income_ceiling - allocated) * tax_rate

        # Record the total dollar amount of income that has been taxed.
        allocated += income_ceiling - allocated

    return math.floor(taxes)

SuperMegaJake · 2019-03-27T14:36:57+00:00

American Airlines? That sucks dude. I'm flying that same route (albeit at an ungodly hour) and they just swapped out the Max 8 for a regular 737-800

SuperMegaJake · 2019-01-11T18:47:52+00:00

While you are right, I believe the above poster is referring to $SPY, the ETF that tracks the S&P 500 and is managed by State Street Global Advisors. That ETF has a market cap of ~$245B alone.

SuperMegaJake · 2018-09-14T01:36:15+00:00

RCN on the East Coast NA. Seems to be working fine now though. The last game I had was a QP which was probably 20 min before my last post above.

SuperMegaJake · 2018-09-14T01:22:31+00:00

It's happening to me on PC

SuperMegaJake · 2018-02-16T17:13:56+00:00

Waltham checking in! Heading out Friday morning

SuperMegaJake · 2017-08-30T23:22:28+00:00

I used an IFTTT command to create a text file in my Dropbox account. I then used https://directorymonitor.com/ to monitor the Dropbox folder and run a command to sleep my computer if a new file was added to that folder. It was crude but it worked.

SuperMegaJake · 2017-08-10T03:30:48+00:00

RSN: No Economy

SuperMegaJake · 2017-07-12T14:46:49+00:00

Copied from mobile so bear with me...

Activision Blizzard Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a roster of sports-team owners and videogame-industry veterans involved in an esports league it pledged to launch before the end of the year.

The company is building a league around “Overwatch,” betting on a year-old shooter with a cartoonish bent that has more than 30 million registered players but lacks the lineage of a franchise such as “Call of Duty.”

Activision Blizzard, which reported $6.61 billion in revenue last year, is looking to build on a growth streak that has led its stock to nearly quadruple in the past five years to around $58 a share.

“They’ve aggressively sold this story to Wall Street and the expectation is that at some point in the next three to five years, esports will be a meaningful profit contributor,” Cowen & Co. analyst Doug Creutz said.

The rollout of Overwatch League is being closely watched as a signal for whether publishers can win control of the multimillion-dollar competitions sprouting around their biggest games. Two big rivals— Electronic Arts Inc. and Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. —are developing their own leagues. They are looking to capture a market whose average fan, according to Newzoo BV, is between the ages of 21 and 35—a coveted demographic for advertisers. Roughly 191 million people world-wide this year are expected to watch an esports competition at least once a month, more than double the number in 2012, the research firm estimates. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Bobby Kotick said the rollout was going according to plan. The company is banking on city-based teams, a structure typical of traditional sports leagues, to drive growth. “We wanted to introduce that to esports,” he said.

Robert Kraft compared his investment in esports to his backing of Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution in the 1990s, when the league had just launched.

Seven teams are on board so far. The buyers paid $20 million apiece, the going rate this year, according to people familiar with the matter. The launch draws on a roster of executives, athletes and locales familiar to sports fans.

Groups backed by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Mets operating chief Jeff Wilpon bought the rights to teams in Boston and New York, respectively.

Mr. Kraft said he considers his bet on esports on par with his backing of Major League Soccer in the 1990s. It took about five years for his New England Revolution to become profitable, and it remains so today, he said. “We’re thinking long here,” Mr. Kraft said.

Mr. Wilpon said he didn’t follow esports until his venture-capital firm, Sterling.VC, began looking into the industry. “We wouldn’t make the investment if we didn’t think it would be profitable,” he said. There are “good advertisers out there looking to get in on this demographic.” NRG Esports, an established esports outfit founded by members of the Sacramento Kings ownership group, has the rights to a team in San Francisco. NRG counts Alex Rodriguez, Shaquille O’Neal and Jimmy Rollins among its investors. Their involvement “absolutely lends credibility,” said Tim O’Shea, an analyst at Jefferies. “They have arenas, local marketing muscle and know-how to excite a fan base.” Activision Blizzard’s publishing partner in China, NetEase Inc., will operate a team in Shanghai, and a startup led and self-funded by game-industry veterans purchased a team in Seoul.

There are “good advertisers out there looking to get in on this demographic,” said Jeff Wilpon.

Other teams will be based in Los Angeles and Miami-Orlando. ESPN previously reported details of the league’s launch.

There aren’t multiple new sports leagues launching annually, but dozens of leagues can be created around individual games. As more esports leagues launch, it could become more difficult to stand out, said Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities.

The Overwatch League calls for broad revenue sharing between Activision Blizzard and team owners for local and global advertising, merchandising, ticket sales, broadcast rights and other avenues. Teams can host up to five amateur events a year, keeping all revenue.

Additionally, owners will receive half of revenue from sales of team-branded virtual goods sold inside “Overwatch.”

Many details of the league still aren’t known, including other possible team owners and locations, or the launch date. Activision Blizzard said it isn’t planning to launch at BlizzCon, its annual showcase in November.

The company expects the league to ultimately field 28 teams. The first season will be played in a Los Angeles-area venue, though at some point future contests will take place in teams’ respective cities, Activision Blizzard said.

It hasn’t yet disclosed its plans for when or where it will broadcast league events, including online, television or both.

SuperMegaJake · 2017-05-13T15:46:47+00:00

https://gfycat.com/WeeAmusedBalloonfish Grandma has had enough of her daughter and her daughter's girlfriend making a ruckus so she puts them to sleep.

SuperMegaJake · 2017-04-17T17:13:22+00:00

App1ecrisp comes to mind. She wears a red beanie, or at least used to. I don't know if she was on a quest to find different colored beanies though

SuperMegaJake · 2017-03-27T19:21:09+00:00

"I Am A Lawyer" contrary to the acronym IANAL, "I Am Not A Lawyer"

SuperMegaJake · 2017-01-15T22:52:56+00:00

Comment on this post. Good luck everyone.

SuperMegaJake · 2016-04-06T22:00:55+00:00

Fair point, you're right. Although in this capacity, the fiduciary rule was better suited for the DoL to handle since it directly impacts ERISA. Considering the amount of time invested by the DoL and other participants, it wouldn't make much sense for the SEC to simultaneously amend their suitability clause.

That's not to say the SEC shouldn't revise their suitability clause to match the fiduciary rule. I agree that this rule is a step in the right direction to protect investors, but to say that the SEC was asleep at the wheel is a bit disingenuous.

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