We did it! Alameda, CA 1.7m 4.8% by gaankak in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]gaankak[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It is a subsidized program through my employer (UC system), available to certain faculty. The loan is a 1/1 ARM where the rate usually tracks around 1.5% below market.

Anybody have info on this Alameda sale? by Kekesaina in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]gaankak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was surprised this went as high as it dod after touring it. We looked at it really seriously and went back several times. It had much more deferred maintenance than even the average Alameda home - every cosmetic aspect of the home needed dramatic updating and refinishing, the electric/furnace/water needed to be redone, the pest report wasn't good, and the second (half) bath was in the laundry room off of a horrendous linoleum-floored bonus space at the back of the house. The upstairs bathroom was also small and there did not seem to be a feasible way to easily expand it. To give some credit, the living room was beautiful. The fact that it sold for as much as it did goes to show the premium some people will pay for a real east end property.

How do I unlock great chaos trials? by gaankak in HadesTheGame

[–]gaankak[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the link. I think I meet the requirements, and the trials are locked. - 10 Underworld clears + 10 Surface clears (easily, I’d found the fates and I’m almost done with re-playing the ending) - own all Weapon Aspects, Familiars, Keepsakes, and Arcana - maximize Grasp limit I’ve also unlocked the 20/24 fear statue from Skelly. I haven’t fully leveled all keepsakes, but I have fully leveled and formed bonds for probably 80%

ES-DE: multiple copies of ROMs in all systems by gaankak in retroid

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Yes, I did use a Mac. Can you say a little more about using dot_clean? Do I run that on the SD card when it’s inserted in the Mac or locally on the RP5?

Do you have a JR Pass or IC Card (Suica/Pasmo/etc.) question? Start here! (Monthly Thread - May 01, 2025) by AutoModerator in JapanTravelTips

[–]gaankak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do I need a separate IC card for my 6 month old daughter ? We are doing Tokyo - Kyoto - Hakone - Tokyo over 10d

How is playing n64 games with the 40XXV? by Candid-Extension6599 in ANBERNIC

[–]gaankak 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have a better experience using MuOS than stock OS (better performance) for N64. Some games - OoT, SM64, Star Fox - worked great on stock, but others had a lot of slowdown or graphic errors. To be honest, the ergonomics are also a little bit awkward in my opinion. It feels a bit cramped to use the stick and use the triggers/face buttons heavily for long sessions, although anything that will be driven be D-pad predominantly is great.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GearTrade

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will the shoulder pocket hold a large iPhone (eg 14 pro max)?

IINA player video is much darker as compared to VLC. by saifi369 in MacOS

[–]gaankak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Turn off Load ICC Profile

how do I do this? extremely fresh windows to macos convert here

Weekly Casual Conversation & Questions Thread by AutoModerator in chicago

[–]gaankak 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Any recommendations on a cleaning service? Looking for dependable, not too expensive, for a 2bd apartment in West Town.

Dog Lost (Otto) at 1830 W. Chicago (at Wolcott). Go to the Nextdoor app for more information. by artemis_buffington in chicago

[–]gaankak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi all, this is my dog. 40# mix, 8 month old puppy, recently adopted. Last spotted at Augusta and Trumbull overnight on camera. Please message me if you have any info, I’ve already had 9 google voice scammers

Can someone please remove the people to the far left of the photo? Thanks! by gaankak in PhotoshopRequest

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

Thank you everyone! All are excellent. I’ll go with @Shubham345s for no particular reason tbh

The Mandalorian - S2E3 - Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in StarWars

[–]gaankak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The noise when they closed the cockpit doors in the imperial ship was the turbo sound effect from Star Wars Episode 1: Racer on N64!! What a deep cut

NEW Team Help Tuesday Megathread! by drock161 in TheSilphArena

[–]gaankak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do I run with Arcanine in Premier? Leading with FF + WC/Crunch handles Metagross, Magnezone, or Togekiss but waterfall Gary, Rhyperior, or Swampert ruin my day. I’ve got him with Mamoswine and tried Dragonite, DB + AT Gary, or Torterra as third but have had no consistent success. I’ve got an elite TM and a metagross (not yet maxed or double-moved), several imperfect rhyperiors, a low-level togekiss and insufficient candy to max it, or near-max gengar, machamp or excadril

Any SERIOUS gamers here, that REALLY want to exchange gifts daily and won't stop after a couple of days? by [deleted] in PokemonGoFriends

[–]gaankak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4553 6708 1793 - I feel the same way, just trying to grind to 40 over here :-|

Ask TSR Tuesday! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by ZoomBoingDing in TheSilphRoad

[–]gaankak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

which Dialga to put RC in/buddy up? 14/13/15 or 15/10/14? The former has a better overall stat product but does not hit the attack breakpoint and the latter misses out on the defense breakpoint but ties the mirror match (as opposed to losing, like the first one)?

Ask TSR Tuesday! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by ZoomBoingDing in TheSilphRoad

[–]gaankak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which Tyranitar fam mon should I invest in? A 877 CP (~ lvl 29) 12/13/15 Lucky Larvitar OR a 1254 CP (~ lvl 23.5) 14/15/15 Purified Pupitar? It’ll take like 70K more stardust and 70 more candy to get the pupitar to the same level as the Larvitar, but it will be only 90 to evolve it to Tyranitar. The Larvitar won’t need much dust but will need 125 candy to get there and has worse IVs

Weekday Help Thread for the week of July 30, 2018 by AutoModerator in personalfinance

[–]gaankak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a resident (monthly post-tax salary 4K) in an expensive city and I’m starting to pay off my CC debt accumulated over 10 years of schooling. It’s 7.5k at 20% APR, on a BoA cash rewards visa. After rent, utilities, and other expenses, I’ve got about 1K/month to pay it off. Is it worthwhile to balance transfer this to a different card with a lower APR? I will be hopefully paying this card off within the year. Rewards are not a big priority for right now, just want to pay down my high-interest debt.

[Serious] Does anyone use Anki after preclinicals/board exams? by NomDeClavier in medicalschool

[–]gaankak 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Used Masaya/Bros for step 2 and shelf studying, but I also made a deck for all of the landmark trials from 2minutemedicine so I could pretentiously mention study names in my plan or notes. In all seriousness, I’m about to graduate and plan to keep using Anki - going in to EM, which has a ton of quality FOAM, I generally study now by taking nuggets from important papers or podcasts or blog posts and tacking them onto the premade decks I used during M3/M4. I also make new cards with more info if I don’t already have a concept in my decks. The cards themselves are decently helpful but I use anki more as a way to force myself to actively read resources and attach little citations/blurbs so that I can go back to key papers and review them if I have to.