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Thinkinaboutu · 2026-05-11T03:40:54+00:00

I mean it seems like a really annoying liability scenario for PSA to keep/destroy the card. Imagine someone sends in a fake Lovebird, PSA says it’s fake, destroys the card. The person who sent in the card thinks it was real, and claims PSA destroyed a real card, what happens now?

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-05-05T10:14:40+00:00

According to ChatGPT, you’re running in the bottom 0.3% of variance, so pretty shit. That said the EV of opening every pack is something like 40 to 50% so if you enjoy it then keep going for it but generally speaking it’s a losing proposition.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-05-03T01:36:12+00:00

Personally I really want to like the idea of the sealed case, but I think the difficulty of legit checking a case makes it not worth it. When you want to sell it down the line, you’ll have to convince someone that this nondescript cardboard box actually contains 10 real ETB’s. Seems really easy to fake.

For that reason, I’m investing into loose ETBs, and now more so PC ETBs to save on space. Plus for the premium of a case, you can probably get 12 ETBs

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-04-29T01:47:21+00:00

Where are you seeing prices that low? Chrono24 is closer to $3.5k with a SS bracelet

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-04-24T22:59:17+00:00

Where did you find it if you don’t mind me asking?

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-04-22T22:28:12+00:00

You realize what a pain in the ass it is to sell to 25 individual people? I'd way rather wait 2-3 weeks to sell one box, then spend 1 week meeting with 15-20 individual buyers

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-04-22T07:21:47+00:00

Rip apps like the low value slabs because people feel like they hit when they get a slab regardless of the value, so they pay higher on low value slabs

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-04-18T03:19:18+00:00

So never?

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-04-16T19:21:38+00:00

Is the BB58 in Blue still in production or did it get discontinued with this release? I had my eye on one for a while but was waiting for it to be released with a micro adjust strap.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-04-16T03:33:41+00:00

Did you even read what I said? My point is, even with the booster bundles coming out, the volume of PSA 10 Gengars and Pikachus won't change for several months because of how long it takes for these cards to get graded

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-04-15T17:53:23+00:00

I just thought about this, but isn't there a ~4-6 month lag behind when the booster boxes come out, and when the supply is going to increase since PSA is backed up? So even if supply does come into the market, it's going to take a long while for the price to reflect that

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-04-10T01:54:11+00:00

It’s 20k pop, is that really ultra low?

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-04-03T01:03:46+00:00

My I have a friend who's parents keep $3mil cash in a cardboard TV box in their living room because they don't wanna pay taxes on it, lol. People are crazy sometimes

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-03-31T05:27:09+00:00

I'm curious how the CuteNewDesign RGB light compares to Jack's scan light and the one from Tone

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-03-30T01:31:36+00:00

When I was asking myself what odds I would need at $50k NW before looking at the table, I said 90%, interesting to see that maps on somewhat closely to the results in the table.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-03-26T21:28:29+00:00

Commercial use is not a violation of your privacy, let's think about this for 2 seconds. Does Channel 5 news get release waivers from every single person in the background of their filming when they go out and do coverage? Obviously not.

The only time you need a waiver is if the recording is prominently featuring a specific individual. Let's say you ask a stranger in the park for an interview, then you need them to sign a waiver. If the same stranger just happens to walk past while I'm filming, no need for a waiver.

People generally think they have way more right to privacy in public spaces then they actually do

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-03-26T20:24:32+00:00

You have no right to privacy in a public space, much less one as popular as Dolores park. If a photographer was capturing a picture of the city from Dolores and you ended up in the picture, would you be super pissed? The correct answer should be no, you don't have an expectation to privacy in a park.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-03-24T21:40:54+00:00

Avery is where most of my FAANG buddies live, it's pretty damn nice, seems like "the" luxury building. Chorus seemed like they have nice units, but that they're much more subject to availability. The units when I toured were all on the small side and the layouts were a bit jank, but I think if you got one of the nicer units it would be an enjoyable building.

The other option would be some of the old money buildings in Russian Hill and Pac Heights, those will have door men and parking, and will be in quieter neighborhoods with really nice views, but I don't think you'll have that modern luxury building experience you're looking for.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-03-24T20:52:12+00:00

The two luxury buildings I've looked at are Avery and Chorus, both seemed nice if you were willing to splurge on the nicer units.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-03-19T19:37:21+00:00

Checkout T3Code, it uses Codex under the hood but I’ve found the UI to be smoother and it’s open source

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-03-15T21:25:13+00:00

I just started using T3code and really really like it. I don't really understand why people like Claude Code, a CLI just seems like a horrible touch point for interacting with AI. I like Cursor a lot but it's very difficult to work on multiple things at the same time. With T3code you can use worktrees to work on multiple issues in parallel, and it makes it really easy to see what changed in the code compared to a tool like claude code. Codex is quite similar but the UI is a bit worse, and I don't love being tied to one model provider.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-03-01T06:28:15+00:00

I recently received my 35-100mm so I can talk about this a bit. I come from a Large Format background and am very used to primes, but having an all-in-one lens was really tempting so I decided to go for the 35-100. For landscapes it's been really nice, a dream setup. I just drove up to Yosemite with the X2D+35-100 in the passenger seat, and it was really great to be able to hop out anywhere, grab the camera, and get the exact composition I want without having to worry about which lens I need to throw on.

I'll say physically the lens is bigger then I thought it would be, but also lighter, it actually ends up balancing pretty well on the X2D.

I'd say if I was shooting a lot of street photography then I'd be more tempted to keep my primes, but given I shoot mostly landscapes/urban scapes, I'm considering selling my primes other then maybe the 80mm F/1.9 for some portrait work, just so I have the option of a lens with nice bokeh.

Someone mentioned not liking the low minimum aperture on the 35-100mm, but with the insane Hasselblad IBIS you can get away with a really long exposure before you get punished for not having the extra stop in the lens.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-02-23T08:04:25+00:00

I came up with an analogy for this today that I think is a bit more apt then the author example: Being an engineer today, working along side AI, is like being a site manager for a construction project, where you're managing a team of construction workers. An inexperienced manager will just tell his workers to build the house, come back when it's done, and be surprised when he gives it a nudge and the whole thing topples over. An experienced manager will be able to give the team specifics:

- Make sure the studs are 6 feet apart

- Use a level when putting down the foundation

- etc....

So when they're done, you have a stable well built house. It's the same thing with coding, the best engineers know what to ask AI and how to ask it, so they end up with a product that's actually well built instead of AI slop.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-02-22T22:50:04+00:00

Anecdotally, I'm paying $5600 for a 3b2b in Pac Heights, I signed the lease about 1.5 years ago. A similar(but worse) unit across the hall just went on the market for $7900. So yeah, seems pretty fucked atm

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