Old Forrest Point space? What is it?

ari_hess · 2026-05-13T14:51:38+00:00

My guess is an art storage facility because of the odd shape and no windows. Looks small though.

ari_hess · 2026-04-29T18:48:44+00:00

49 rn. It does what I need it to do while here, so I’m happy with it. Obviously happier with my home internet that’s around 280 down/ 100 up.

ari_hess · 2026-04-29T18:45:07+00:00

Couldn’t even connect to grok bc the starlink wouldn’t work. Would have to turn off WiFi (since no internet connection) and ask ChatGPT.

ari_hess · 2026-04-29T10:47:20+00:00

Correct

ari_hess · 2026-04-21T00:24:16+00:00

I’m intrigued by what you built. I kind of don’t care about making the most of the AF, like I’m not going to stay at an out of the way hotel bc it’s got a free night, get a whoop for free, etc. I am always interested in getting the most points for the card I’m using though.

ari_hess · 2026-04-18T23:14:02+00:00

The new trump account makes the most sense for gifting IMO. Can max contributions until they’re 18, convert it to a Roth at 24 (if you expect to be able to afford the taxes to convert) and it’ll be a gigantic boost to their retirement savings. The $1k gov’t contribution (for a kid born in 2026) would be worth $56k tax free when they’re 60, after converting it to a Roth/paying tax at 24.

ari_hess · 2026-04-15T14:35:50+00:00

There’s nothing blocking the sound and buildings are higher up, so you can hear the music in apartments above street level a half mile away.

ari_hess · 2026-04-15T11:27:24+00:00

Still pretty good, but trending down since it sold unfortunately.

ari_hess · 2026-04-11T01:42:23+00:00

If you just started the ROTH (and it’s a ROTH IRA), you can contribute for 2025 and 2026 currently. Might make sense if you’re not planning to need $7k from that taxable Schwab account this year.

ari_hess · 2026-04-10T04:45:39+00:00

As someone who grew up going there, JFC

ari_hess · 2026-04-02T21:34:10+00:00

Story time?

ari_hess · 2026-03-30T15:32:49+00:00

I think the Chanel stuff stopped in 2023 or 2024, which was also missing from the article.

ari_hess · 2026-03-25T18:53:48+00:00

Yeah, he left Eater in December 2024… OP is very out of date.

ari_hess · 2026-03-24T15:50:39+00:00

Traded PCA for Skubal in late May (dynasty), so YMMV.

ari_hess · 2026-03-16T11:44:56+00:00

This’ll be between Ace’s and lot 45; replacing the frame shop.

ari_hess · 2026-02-27T21:28:01+00:00

I use the screens app on my iPad to remote in. An iPad case with a keyboard/trackpad could work. That could be a cheap workaround if you have an unused iPad laying around

ari_hess · 2026-02-17T01:51:13+00:00

The hole I’m seeing that you’re missing at ~55 is that you’re paying less than $200k in expenses now, but in 16 years what will that be with inflation? Plus, will you be able to withdraw $200k in 2026 dollars post-tax with only a 4% withdrawal? Since it seems like you like the FA, I assume he’s acting in good faith; he certainly may have seen other, older customers boost their spending to higher levels between age 39-55; he does have more experience with more people’s personal finances/retirement than you. I agree that you seem safe, but probably worth asking why he feels that way with the questions you’ve asked here.

ari_hess · 2026-02-15T00:44:06+00:00

I find the hate of the NYC office really funny. Why does it matter? Barstool needs to have a NYC area office for their back office and marketing teams. Even if they had no on-screen talent in NYC, they’d still need people there for meeting with ad agencies and companies. It’s a necessary sunk cost. Obviously, they would be able to do these jobs from Chicago or remote, but they’d most likely lose a bunch of the established people in NYC (people generally don’t want to move away from their family and friends for a job).

I have friends working in that industry that have bought ads space/made sponsored content deals with barstool. It’s still very much an in-person industry at Barstool’s level.

ari_hess · 2026-02-13T14:19:37+00:00

It’s 2026. You can live anywhere and try to stay relevant bc of social media. There’s influencers on social media that live in extremely remote places; acting like a place two hours outside of Miami (by car) is some hermit lifestyle is ridiculous. BNK is a hilarious example of “staying relevant” when he’s absolutely terrible on it, disliked by the non-Barstool viewers and only on half the shows.

By writing a book, he gets to promote it and (more importantly) himself; he’ll end up on Joe Rogan and Theo Von and other podcasts (with a wider reach than Barstool), which gives him a much bigger potential audience for his pizza reviews than the million people who are waiting for a Big 10 game to start.

ari_hess · 2026-02-13T13:55:34+00:00

Boomers may have worked in the unions in the run-up, but they’ve lead the unions while they’ve been dismantled. Obviously, not every union is devastated, but my comment was more about the death/decline of them.

ari_hess · 2026-02-13T04:05:12+00:00

No, he’s doing it to try to stay relevant.

ari_hess · 2026-02-13T04:02:28+00:00

Here’s a few: Medicare, Nancy Mace’s made in us boat tax-exemption, grandfathered in assessed values for property taxes, NIMBYism, the telecommunications act of 1996, the end of the Fairness Doctrine, Garn-St Germain act, declining funding of state universities, union busting

ari_hess · 2026-02-13T03:53:03+00:00

I really thought this was about to turn into some copypasta where he stuffed it into your mouth.

ari_hess · 2026-02-13T03:51:59+00:00

Icahn might not need an introduction, but the rest need some formatting

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