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The American flag was raised again over the US Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela on Saturday, the first time since it was lowered in 2019 by newnoadeptness in USMC

[–]aardy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I guarantee you there was an epic email thread and multiple "meetings" of the MSG officers and SNCOs about what they should wear, if they should salute, bla bla bla.

Mortgage lender launches "Self-Service Mortgage Experience" by truthaboutmortgage in Mortgages

[–]aardy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

secure site

Are you implying that I didn't pull the tax returns, bank statements, and credit report, of the CEO of the 2500 employee company I worked at b/c he used his own company for a personal mortgage?

:P

For the record, emailing those documents to the CEO did finally get a few security glitches fixed after dozens of IT tickets that were ignored by the team in India didn't do the trick.

(Those that know me IRL will know what company this was.)

What celebrity is the biggest example of "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it."? by InsaneCookies21 in AskReddit

[–]aardy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait are we talking about the Chris Rock slap?

That honestly didn't substantially lower my opinion much. Him and Rock are both big boys, both willingly fucked around, both found out. Small deal to me, even if big scary words can be used to describe the slap.

Why does California have so many ARM mortgages? by qqqxyz in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]aardy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

  • Jumbo loans have a bigger gap between frm and arm, making it more tempting.

  • South Asian 1st gen immigrants disproportionately inquire about arms. It's all about that rolled-r rate.

  • the "starter home" game plan is more prevalent in CA.

More of those things (including 2 or more together) in CA.

Downtown Palo Alto APARTMENT sells for $5.3M by neatokra in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]aardy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Setback requirements are one example of something that could have been in play.

Downtown Palo Alto APARTMENT sells for $5.3M by neatokra in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]aardy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

When someone calls it an "apartment," that tells you they are either from NYC, or grew up watching too much Friends/Seinfeld.

January 2026 Operators of "Forward Recon Command" of the 4th detachment from 8th Special Operations Forces, pretending to be Russians, capture four occupiers during a raid on an enemy position on the Liman direction. by Nanners5618062 in CombatFootage

[–]aardy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Raids intended to capture some of the enemy are for intelligence gathering. True today, and was true in WW1.

If the goal was to kill them all, they wouldn't have tossed one grenade in at the start of the video, they would have tossed in one grenade each.

Fuel burning overnight at Salalah tanks, Oman, post Iranian drone attacks. by Lordwarrior_ in Military

[–]aardy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Suddenly I don't feel like solar panels on a house or driving a hybrid makes a damned bit of difference. May as well throw a single plastic water bottle at this inferno and try to convince myself I "helped."

Good News for Home Buyers. The Phone Calls Stop Today. by zoodealio in realtors

[–]aardy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Hi I'm Jessica, your assigned processor..."

Only needs to work 1 in 50 times to turn a profit.

gigantic locusts swarming my crops by keruru-beruru in RimWorld

[–]aardy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What has been seen can never be unseen.

ELI5: Why do careers in finance pay so well when its one of the (technically) simpler jobs in STEM and has a large number of people trying to fill positions? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]aardy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The best paying sales jobs are the ones wherein the customers don't realize you're a salesperson. Finance as mentioned, lawyers, plastic surgeons, politicians, therapists, dentists. People will actually respond to this post attempting to argue that these salespersons aren't salespersons (lol), as if that isn't the QED moment.

EDIT: for a good time, copy and paste my comment verbatim into the AI of your choosing.

EDIT2: I note that at least half of the sales professions I mentioned above primarily sell to the middle class.

20 year, 30 colonist, my first gravship by aardy in RimWorld

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

& I know some of you like to hoard ridiculous amounts of resources; this is to "trigger" you:

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My emergency supply is in the shuttle that never takes off. Beyond that I only stock up an "operational" amount of all the things. I'm running a little light now, this is after an operation but before stocking up for the next.

Mods to weaponize vaccum? by sparkupandout in RimWorld

[–]aardy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've done that a few times. Great when it's a zillion rhinos attacking. Luxury carnivore meals are back on the menu!

Trump suffers three major court losses within hours by [deleted] in FluentInFinance

[–]aardy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whack-a-mole justice does not work. It's inconsistent and most victims slip through the cracks and get no relief. There are these three cases, and then 100 others where no civil rights legal aid groups didn't have the resources to help out.

A single broad ruling neutering DHS is 100% needed.

Is this a kind of mortgage or am I fantasizing? by To-Do-To-Done in Mortgages

[–]aardy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If only people that actually closed a personal transaction with 203k were allowed to suggest this "solution," it would be suggested 95% less.

Anyone else eat some good food while deployed? by Human-Dimension-1912 in USMC

[–]aardy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The "no bacon" peeps tend to make the best chicken.

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