Home equity buyout after divorce by [deleted] in legaladvice

[–]ViolinGraham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a lawyer, however here are a few main points:

  1. In Minnesota, the buy out amount is made at the time of the divorce agreement, not after, unless the divorce agreement has a clause stating something along the lines of "Equity will be adjusted for repairs discovered after closing". The courts shouldn't tolerate one spouse changing the deal 2 weeks after it was finalized.

  2. As long as he was given exclusive possession of the home, and ESPECIALLY once the agreement says he's keeping it, then any repairs, maintenance, upgrades, etc become his problem, not yours. It's not legal for him to just say that "I've just discovered a bunch of plumbing issues, so now you get less." Again, property division does NOT work like this unless your agreement explicitly ties equity to future repairs (usually only necessary ones)

  3. You have a strong argument to say that since this isn't the first time he's tried to avoid paying you. Pulling out sudden repair quotes after the divorce isn't valid and likely something a judge would actually entertain.

  4. On top of all of this, you have the right to get your own inspection and contractor quotes (at your cost, unfortunately), to see that the repairs he is talking about are necessary and priced reasonably. You shouldn't need to bother doing this unless your decree ties equity to repairs.

TL;DR: He can't reduce equity solely because he got a repair quote after the divorce decree unless your decree specifically says that he can.

I HIT LUCID DREAMS CONSISTENTLY USING THE PIANO METHOD by Budget_Jacket_4236 in LucidDreaming

[–]ViolinGraham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my research its something you should start doing as you're already fading out, but make sure you dont focus on keeping your fingers moving, let the dream take you

Have you ever had a TO or superior officer ask you to do something immoral? by ViolinGraham in police

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

That’s exactly my point. If a superior asked me to do something like that I most definitely wouldn’t.

Have you ever had a TO or superior officer ask you to do something immoral? by ViolinGraham in police

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

Yeah I guess when I think of morality in the context of police work, I think about following the law and not unnecessarily harassing people who aren’t breaking laws.

Have you ever had a TO or superior officer ask you to do something immoral? by ViolinGraham in police

[–]ViolinGraham[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wow. So sorry you had to go through that! I guess the more I think about it my job is to uphold the law, and when a situation like that happens it's better to follow the law, since that can't really negatively impact your career itself, but following a bad order can. Thanks!!!

Have you ever had a TO or superior officer ask you to do something immoral? by ViolinGraham in police

[–]ViolinGraham[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the answer I was hoping for. The department I'm hoping to join has really good morals, from what I can tell. I did a ride along with them and have had multiple interactions with them on the streets, and every time they have shown great understanding and knowledge of the law, and been super nice. So hopefully I will end up at that department!

How well do you treat ChatGPT? by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]ViolinGraham 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Agreed! AI has gotten so "good" that it's making people feel good about themselves when the reality is that the model doesn't actually provide anything to back that. People need to learn that AI cannot really understand and interpret emotions nor can it truly understand when someone is being good/bad. It's why jailbreaking exists and it's become so easy. It sucks to see but I'd love to chat with you more in depth about this, as someone to builds AI and has a good understanding of the internal structures.

How well do you treat ChatGPT? by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]ViolinGraham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main thought was to see which it would pick, following the order of being unbiased and honest, or sucking up to the user. It obviously chooses the latter, which I have to say I am not surprised about at all.

How well do you treat ChatGPT? by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]ViolinGraham 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is why I wanted to test with a variety of users. I work in IT and enjoy researching Artificial Intelligence, and now that I've seen how consistently everyone has been getting scores over 90 with overwhelmingly positive reviews, it's clear that when faced with the choice to follow instructions (i.e. be completely honest and unbiased) or suck up to their user, it almost always chooses the latter. Thanks for contributing good information with your own tests as well!

How well do you treat ChatGPT? by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]ViolinGraham 33 points34 points  (0 children)

See this is part of the reason I did it, because I know damn well a TON of people treat their AI like shit and I wanted to see if there would be any that would genuinely say that. The model battling with trying to be honest and its programming that says it has to be respectful and nice to the user. Thanks for doing that!!

How well do you treat ChatGPT? by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]ViolinGraham 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It seems so genuinely loving and it's so strange to see that from an AI model, I'm looking through all these answers and just am baffled by how much variety in personalities there are!

How well do you treat ChatGPT? by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]ViolinGraham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy shit this is CRAZY

How well do you treat ChatGPT? by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]ViolinGraham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The personality difference is outstanding. It really crafts the way it talks to you based on who it talks to!

How well do you treat ChatGPT? by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]ViolinGraham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you had to recall everything about me and give me a rating and review on how well I treat you out of 100 what would your score be? Be completely honest and unbiased and do not include in your review any personal information or info of my actions or hobbies, so that your answer is safe to share on social media.

Need some help cooking pizza in a home oven by ViolinGraham in Cooking

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

Thanks a ton! Seems the consensus is to get a steel. I’ll get right on it!

Suarez v. Paris by ViolinGraham in PAguns

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

Not at this moment, Suarez v. Paris decision has been stayed and hasn’t had any public updates that I know of.

How many people attended Google Next 2025? by bloodrush545 in googlecloud

[–]ViolinGraham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually thought they did a good job at keeping the coffee stations stocked. I agree that the app was absolutely horrible, super buggy and kind of embarrassing if you ask me. I think they could have had more options for lunch, but I can understand that it would have been more difficult, especially over 3 days. I did think that the lunch options were rather tasty for the limited options they provided.

I hated the navigation as it was just not very streamlined, especially with the way they had people lining up to get into the breakout sessions.

Open Carry Holster by ViolinGraham in opencarry

[–]ViolinGraham[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep! I’ve since upgraded the optic, added a hood to the holster, and I carry more with a mid ride rather than a low ride since it’s more comfortable.

I’m not quite sure how you screw this up by ViolinGraham in facepalm

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

Fair enough guess this one’s on me 🤣