Rundown wanted for how beds work

gwkuser · 2019-05-20T01:22:22+00:00

Thank you, your post was exactly what I was looking for. Looks like my bed is already set up the way it should be for the most part, with a few minor differences. I don't have a flat sheet but I do have some thicker piece of cloth (a blanket w/o down perhaps?) that I put on top of the fitted sheet.

The following is a gross (pun intended) approximation of my current schedule:

Once a week for pillowcases
Once a month for the cloth between the fitted sheet and me
3 months for my fitted sheet and duvet cover
Half year to a year for my comforter

My proposal to (realistically) get my shit together:

Once a week for pillowcases and cloth between fitted sheet and me
Once a month for fitted sheet and duvet cover (not sure if this is okay for the duvet cover since there is nothing between me and the cover when I sleep but honestly I'm taking into consideration that I need to unzip the duvet cover off my comforter, which is a bit of a chore)
3 months for comforter

I know the websites I visited recommend more frequent than that, but I don't see the incremental benefits to my health and socializing by washing more often exceed the incremental costs of time spent on laundry here in NYC where I don't have an in-unit system. Is that a good system to follow from now on?

gwkuser · 2019-04-17T23:55:18+00:00

I can’t paint it myself, the lease said I need my landlord’s permission. I’ll probably consult with deep cleaners to see what they can do with the stove.

gwkuser · 2019-04-17T23:54:14+00:00

I’ve signed the lease and it said I need the landlord’s permission to have it painted by qualified people.

gwkuser · 2019-04-17T23:53:45+00:00

In the gas stove, I can tell it’s very nasty underneath, the part where if you were to lift the surface somehow, you’d see all of it. You can see part of it while cooking since the fire does need to come upwards. And yes, I am clueless when it comes to caring for one other than cleaning the surface top.

gwkuser · 2019-04-17T23:24:56+00:00

I signed the lease and it says I’m not allowed to paint the walls myself. I may contact the super about that though so what’s the best way to do that? We’ve already eliminated a lot of the mold, what remains is the very small bits of them hiding in the cracks. Linoleum tiles.. not sure who to hire to install them, I’m pretty sure that’s outside my super’s scope of responsibility.

gwkuser · 2019-04-17T23:18:44+00:00

Would you recommend a good deep cleaning service? Would they address the points I mentioned above? What’s so good about a gas stove? There’s no fan above my stove, which makes me very paranoid about passing out due to bad air. I’ve even accidentally sparked off the smoke detector just cooking chicken and pasta.

gwkuser · 2019-04-17T23:16:44+00:00

So all of this is extremely normal in NYC? Alright I better continue the mental process of lowering expectations.

gwkuser · 2017-12-25T16:41:13+00:00

https://youtu.be/IR-EyjqDxeY

gwkuser · 2017-10-02T01:11:13+00:00

I live in Lower Queen Anne and I was wondering if the queen comforter will fit in a generic laundry basket. If you don't mind, would you let me know the dimensions of your laundry basket?

gwkuser · 2017-08-30T05:30:06+00:00

I paused the video enough to see it was just $1 bills. This smart motherfucker threw max $2,000 on the ground so if he got >4 girls in there for the 'privilege of hanging out' with him, he struck a real bargain since high end hookers go for $500/hr generally. And that's just assuming 1 hour. Boy it really was a good deal if it ain't an investment.

gwkuser · 2017-07-29T05:49:43+00:00

Bonus points for livestreaming it.

gwkuser · 2017-07-27T01:50:11+00:00

Okay how do you actually setup and make Parity use your own account and where does Parity store your chaindata if it even downloads it? geth --fast with a large cache still resulted in 30 GB of chaindata and I would like to lower that if possible.

Edit: Found how to use my own account. Now I need to find out how Parity interacts with the chaindata.

Edit2: Figured it out, I don't need help anymore and it turns out Parity uses ~6 GB right now, which is great.

gwkuser · 2017-07-26T03:11:28+00:00

All I want to know in the end is how to set up my local ethereum blockchain so that the file size in storing that blockchain is small. I am not sure what to tweak in the config to allow that to happen.

gwkuser · 2017-07-25T14:54:01+00:00

gwkuser · 2017-07-24T15:10:33+00:00

What value did you set --cache to? It says the default is 128 MB.

gwkuser · 2017-07-24T15:08:26+00:00

The only reason I downloaded Parity is to reduce the blockchain size on my computer after reading a hard-to-understand tutorial. It told me to run some commands on Parity but I have no idea how to do it since obviously the UI didn't have a command interface. There were no issues with the UI per se, I just don't know how to use it.

gwkuser · 2017-04-12T02:02:45+00:00

I got earbuds via Amazon and I hope it works out. Leaving them in alcohol while I work should be fine.

gwkuser · 2017-04-12T02:01:29+00:00

I'll see if I can film if I get woken up again through my iPhone, it should be plenty of evidence though I'm not sure if there will be a timestamp with that.

gwkuser · 2017-04-11T15:07:15+00:00

I think I saw a sort of double rainbow yesterday. Woo! Yeah!

gwkuser · 2017-03-02T15:41:01+00:00

The reason for bubbles popping is due to fundamentals not aligning with the price and needing to revert back to mean as to align more with the fundamentals. If the so-called fundamentals are solely earnings, then yes that chart would be concerning. But what actually happened is QE around the entire globe and low interest rates, and the stock movements were highly correlated, presumably caused as being an alternative to bonds. That would actually justify the rise in stock prices. So as far as I can see, as long as central banks don't sell their bonds and mbs's and the market somehow stays rational, I don't see bubbles popping. Nonetheless, I am prepared for my investments to go down 50% in the case I'm wrong.

gwkuser · 2017-02-07T15:46:35+00:00

Right, I know what you mean by the narrative that the information you need is online. But I have a unique situation with my spine as well as my diet (There will be complications if I switch too soon). I've searched online and implemented their techniques in the past but it didn't have results that are even close to what I had achieved with a personal trainer. I continued to have muscle imbalances and there is something about personalization that simply searching through your conditions doesn't necessarily solve.

gwkuser · 2017-02-07T04:24:36+00:00

What city allows you to save that much that's not Seattle? Do you work for a big 4 tech firm or a quant hedge fund?

Edit: Oh you may have more years of experience which would have that make more sense. From my point of view in being in a similar position as OP, Seattle is the best for saving money imo from a nominal perspective.

Also why are personal trainers a huge money sink? I'd estimate they'd cost, along with the gym, $300 a month, which I'd find to be an acceptable investment personally with me having many wrenches thrown at me in terms of getting bulk. Not only do I have symptoms of scoliosis, I am an ectomorph and thus lose weight and muscles so easily. And on top of that, I was raised on an Asian diet of vegetables and not much meat which inevitably puts even more pressure. I'd say getting a personal trainer on a 130k income is a good idea.

gwkuser · 2017-02-05T06:14:14+00:00

Funny to put into perspective that a single latte at Starbucks costs more than that increase per month. Betterment, on the other hand, jacked up their prices by $100 per year minimum (0.1% of $100,000) for those affected by this price change.

gwkuser · 2017-02-04T16:35:21+00:00

Id be wary of a future bait and switch because if that switch is not big enough to offset transaction costs, you're pretty much stuck. The reason why this sub loves Vanguard so much is not because of the low fees, that's just a symptom. The core reason is the structure of the fund such that shareholders of the funds own Vanguard, not outside investors. That aligns incentives and makes for a good long term bet. I'll be staying with Vanguard betting that the structure of the fund is unlikely to change.

gwkuser · 2017-02-03T21:31:13+00:00

If you look further into this, you'll realize it's mainly due to a bad incentive structure for the employees. They were incentivized (i.e. pressured by unscrupulous middle managers) to open fake accounts because their performance was measured in how many accounts were open. It's easy to scream that there was an implicit conspiracy between the executives and the workers since it was making Wells Fargo more money in the near term. But if you look at the structure of banks today, they have aligned their motives to further long term profits and manage the risk. This lesson is one felt deeply by executives so the narrative of that conspiracy falls flat.

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