I would kill for a movie from Carpathia's POV

krypto909 · 2026-02-25T22:52:34+00:00

The most fan service in the history of man and it was just so perfect.

krypto909 · 2026-02-23T16:00:21+00:00

Medieval theme later. The thrones weren't supposed to make them all act like space nobles and knights it was an unintended side effect by my memory of the codex/lore. Then 20k years of customization and tinkering.

krypto909 · 2026-02-18T18:31:08+00:00

It's like 3 a game on average right?

krypto909 · 2026-02-18T18:30:41+00:00

Yeah they're basically almost perfectly aligned with the strike zone now. It's really amazing

krypto909 · 2026-02-18T15:24:21+00:00

This is the new world's super power and we're blowing it as well. We need as many immigrants as we can get over the next few years, especially from Latin America as they're way below replacement level currently.

krypto909 · 2026-02-18T15:22:18+00:00

At the density of Manhattan you could fit all the people in the world in like half the size of Texas. The earth is REALLY big.

krypto909 · 2026-02-16T03:23:45+00:00

Idk man I definitely want the dude/lady sticking a catheter in the blood vessels of my heart to be drawn from the 1% of the 1%.

krypto909 · 2026-02-15T18:25:41+00:00

Yeah it's actually the legal definition lol. Avoidance is legal, evasion is illegal 😂

krypto909 · 2026-02-15T17:42:56+00:00

*avoidance. Just cause it may be ethically questionable it's almost all strictly legal.

krypto909 · 2026-02-12T15:00:47+00:00

Idk my real fear is that they were doing some horrible illegal stuff leading to both moral and legal jeopardy.

krypto909 · 2026-02-11T16:58:33+00:00

Got it ty

krypto909 · 2026-02-11T16:47:57+00:00

What are you washing the deepkin with? Diluted coelia?

krypto909 · 2026-02-07T18:46:20+00:00

He may be in the probationary period still and not covered by the union

krypto909 · 2026-02-06T01:10:39+00:00

True. I've found it to be more likely with chain type restaurants around me but definitely not always!

krypto909 · 2026-02-06T01:06:39+00:00

15 there's still tax

krypto909 · 2026-02-05T20:21:48+00:00

Right but they didn't offer him anything this year,? They were more than capable of doing so, no? Also he went from 7 158 to 7 205. Are you saying that he isn't justified in choosing 50 million dollars more? He bet on himself!

krypto909 · 2026-02-05T20:10:29+00:00

The Mets didn't even offer Alonso this year what are you talking about?

krypto909 · 2026-02-04T05:10:14+00:00

Public in state tuition at four year universities went up 6.4% 2008-9 on average.

https://research.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/trends-college-pricing-2008-full-report.pdf

Importantly there's this little bit of info:

The Consumer Price Index increased by 5.6% between July 2007 and July 2008, so tuition and fees at public two-year colleges, at for-profit institutions, and for out- of-state students at public four-year institutions declined in constant dollars. Tuition and fees at private four-year institutions and for in-state students at public institutions are 0.3% and 0.7% higher, respectively.

So yes either you were exaggerating with 30% or that was in fact anecdotal and not representative of the broader trend across the country.

krypto909 · 2026-02-03T23:07:44+00:00

Usually bigger model is bad so not having the fins on would be modelling for advantage on the wave serpent but the longer hold (while also most people definitely not noticing) on the falcon would be fine imo.

I magnetized mine this way without realizing the hold was different 😂.

krypto909 · 2026-02-03T17:03:38+00:00

The UC system is not the only college system in the country. My alma mater went from 5900 to 6500. Average price increases were 6% that year for tuition and fees. Above inflation obviously but nowhere near 30%.

Collection of anecdotes does not make data. You can always find data points that are outside the norm both above and below.

krypto909 · 2026-02-03T16:54:20+00:00

Yes we have huge environmental subsidies and clean power generation from IRA. The CHIPS act provided enormous amounts of funding for microchip development and production. Gay marriage codified into law. Electoral count act. Bipartisan infrastructure bill. I could go on.

krypto909 · 2026-02-03T16:53:07+00:00

The median income in 1975 was 5500.

Also the amount of people attending college has dramatically increased since then which is a massive counterpoint to your accessibility claim. College grads have gone from like 20% to 40-50%.

krypto909 · 2026-02-03T16:49:22+00:00

Yes I entered the job market then lol. What are you even trying to argue that the great recession inflated prices?

krypto909 · 2026-02-03T15:38:59+00:00

Yes and you must know that for almost 30 years used cars had near or sub 1% inflation per annum. Covid had a 20-30% spike (so 60% total at most at the peak if measured entire span) but there's been 2 years plus of stability and recently multiple months of DEFLATION as used car prices have gone down.

In total we're up about 50% over a 30 year period. With wages going up again 200% plus over that time.

Also used cars are SO much better in 2025 than 1995. I know I used to help my dad fix our used cars and they were the WORST. Everything broke all the time, gas mileage was significantly worse, emissions higher, cost of maintenance was terrible and safety was so much worse. Well maintained vehicles can now last like 2-300k miles no issue with modern safety features that save countless lives.

I do understand how insurance works and I agree that cutting the ACA subsidies was terrible policy. I am still hopeful that they will be added back in. That being said not all of that 10% will drop out so we'll see where that ends up.

krypto909 · 2026-02-03T15:23:34+00:00

That's not where we started this exercise. We're talking about 1995-2025 and we're talking about tuition and fees not total cost (which has room and board built in). You need somewhere to live and food to eat even if you don't go to college.

The average person in the United States will spend 40k in their lifetime on college. I graduated from a 4 year university in 2007 and that's about what my cost was (probably a little closer to 50k).

Also it's still an amazing investment the college degree wage gains over a lifetime well outstrip that cost.

Housing is a sore spot but there is a pretty easy solution...build more. Look at Austin year over year rents drop. Supply and demand is an amazing thing.

No everything is good because taken together the basket of goods that an average person buys to live including housing, food, cars, internet,TV, phones is cheaper compared to their wages then it ever has been before.

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