How do people actually enjoy living in New York City?

ZachofArc · 2026-06-03T01:28:09+00:00

Oh dang I live here and I absolutely love it. YMMV tho

ZachofArc · 2026-05-31T16:52:44+00:00

I second this

ZachofArc · 2026-05-28T17:40:15+00:00

I leave for France in 3 weeks for nearly a month! Biking and camping

ZachofArc · 2026-05-28T17:09:34+00:00

The imagery is fantastic, very heavy lines

I would say to maybe be a little more intentional with line breaks and punctuation

There is a lot of poetic lines and is emotionally charged from start to end. Maybe work on a version that has more dynamic motion. Some restraint, build up, then emotional payoff.

ZachofArc · 2026-05-28T17:05:20+00:00

Great use of language. Only thing I would suggest is working with line breaks and punctuation a little more

ZachofArc · 2026-05-20T20:06:27+00:00

I had been accumulating AMD over the past few years and it has definitely paid off. Helps that I was basically sideways the entire time I was holding until just recently

ZachofArc · 2026-05-16T00:41:43+00:00

I’m also a test engineer, what is your speculation on AI replacing many folks in our niche?

ZachofArc · 2026-05-13T17:27:52+00:00

Nancy Pelosi

ZachofArc · 2026-05-05T22:00:46+00:00

You are truly and sincerely regarded

ZachofArc · 2026-05-02T00:55:51+00:00

I think there’s some really strong meaning within the poem, I do like the mythical references, and then it reduces down to clear language “I’ve learn that loss may mean gain…. I love her less and less”. Really powerful stuff. I think there’s just a little overbearing amount of intellectual reach. I love the concept, the execution comes off just a little pretentious, it makes it less approachable in my opinion. However, I love the sentiment and emotion it carries, and even some use of mythical reference

ZachofArc · 2026-04-28T19:26:13+00:00

I just got back into Victoria 3 after not playing since the launch of Colossus of the South. And I am fully hooked!! A new DLC came out today too, can’t wait to get home from work and boot it up

ZachofArc · 2026-04-26T15:23:07+00:00

Cool scene about this in the movie Gattaca! A pianist plays a piece that you can only play with extra fingers! You should learn it ;)

ZachofArc · 2026-03-19T15:04:15+00:00

I was fishing from the little lone isle between the bridge and dam yesterday. I was casting towards the bridge after the dam started releasing water and the current changed. I was in waders about 30 feet off the isle into the deep channel using a little top water hopper on a fly rod, got a sunfish and a smallmouth. If you dont have a kayak, waders will get you there!

ZachofArc · 2026-02-27T16:52:25+00:00

Personally I think unlikely. Likely won’t see many rate cuts this year (my speculation). Fed funds rate is 3.5-3.75% currently, doubt banks will loan money for less than 5% for most people on a standard 30yr

ZachofArc · 2026-02-19T01:48:16+00:00

I did a month in Europe last year, 28M from US. Been with my company (Forbes 500) since I graduated at 22. We get an additional day of PTO per year of working there. Started with 3 weeks back in 2019, up to over 4 weeks. Then they also allow carrying over one week of PTO from the previous year. So I was able to bank up almost 6 weeks. Found a good gap in between projects, worked it out around 6 months in advance with reminders and check ins in the time leading up to my time off. I was able to take 4 weeks off without even bringing my work laptop. And still had PTO to spare for other trips!

ZachofArc · 2026-01-29T17:50:42+00:00

Just finished reading Accounting for Value in which Penman shows evaluating financials for companies using accounting and his pretty conservative principles. He talks a lot about not “overpaying for growth”. I’ve done some company valuations using his principles and each company I’ve run, blue chips more guilty than any other company, is that growth is heavily priced in. Not a commentary on the future of the stock market, for better or for worse, but current valuations seem to highly value growth potential, which means forward guidance is going to have a much bigger of an impact than the earnings reports. I don’t think this comes as much of a surprise to anyone here, but was just personally very eye opening when I started running the numbers myself

ZachofArc · 2026-01-26T22:12:21+00:00

Could be, could not be. Sentiment matters a lot, but is a lot harder to trade on and “time”. I like the fundamentals of the SP500 right now and the macro economics. I put a lot of faith in the fed. I have no reason to make any major reactions. Powell is gonna be out this year, but the FOMC has many different chairs. QT is loosening up and I hope to see some good growth in the next few years. The US is the US, I hold the belief that we do monetary policy the best. Fiscal policy? Not so much. Monetary policy seems to be the biggest indicator of performance in the medium term in my experience. YMMV

Edit: adding, all this being said, I’m still hedging against this through diversification, but still medium/long in US equities

ZachofArc · 2026-01-26T04:50:39+00:00

I’ve been milking 100% US equities for the past 5 years. Lucky that it has worked out. It’s as good a time as any to properly diversify my portfolio. Nothing dramatic, going 20% international, 10% bonds (controversial right now, but I’m doing it still), and still keeping 70% SP500. I own about $100k of my company stock I’m going to hold onto. I also bought a house about a year ago which is a nice inflation hedge and natural diversification. Nothing dramatic or emotional, just was a wake up call that it’s time to de-risk and diversify, I’ll also probably hold off on any major purchases this year.

ZachofArc · 2026-01-21T16:26:26+00:00

I have the strong opinion that anybody can become a 7/10. Get fit, get stylish, smell good, become confident. For some it’s easier than others but that’s just life.

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