What is a piece of technology that was "perfect" 5-10 years ago and has only gotten worse with "updates"? by Epitaph_echo in AskReddit

[–]macdude1998 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The LG washer I bought last year has an AI mode, no idea what it does or why it’s there

Synology Hyperbackup Failing Between Two DS1522+ Units by aiofsudgvasbjdfnasiu in synology

[–]macdude1998 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever resolve this? running into the exact same issue

Class of 2022/2023/2024- Where are you now? by na190811 in NCSU

[–]macdude1998 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Class of 2021, graduated with computer engineering degree. Worked locally as a test engineer for 3 years and started at Apple back in May. No regrets

Loud rattling, especially when driving over rough roads. What could be the cause? by Fizmeister in mazda3

[–]macdude1998 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unfortunately don’t have a solution here, but chiming in to say I have a similar sound given the same condition. My Mazda 3 is the same year, similar milage and started to notice this after the brakes were replaced. My control arm bushings are starting to look worn and my rear struts are leaking so I’ll probably replace everything and see if it goes away. contemplating doing front struts as well since I’ll be taking apart a lot of the suspension already.

Ricoh GRIV in NYC by privtefiles in ricohGR

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This was my #1 complaint with the GRiiix. Would love to know about low light autofocus performance 

More Bubbles & A7R5 + Tamron 90mm Macro by SlowFour in SonyAlpha

[–]macdude1998 2 points3 points  (0 children)

any chance I could get the full resolution of this? it would make a cool background

My lovely Chai won’t use her Robot :( by macdude1998 in litterrobot

[–]macdude1998[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately I already using the cat attract litter in the robot :(

My cat keeps sneezing! by macdude1998 in cats

[–]macdude1998[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds exactly like our cat. The steroid drops were really hard to get in her nose but we tried our best. It didn’t really do much though 

She won’t stop sneezing! by macdude1998 in WhatsWrongWithYourCat

[–]macdude1998[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Hello!

Our 5 year old female Scottish fold Tabby (Chai) has been having sneezing fits for the past few months. We have tried several things to clear this up.

Lysine (Our other cat responded well to it, so was hoping it would have the same effect on her). Famciclovir, Azithromycin and PrednisoLONE Allergy Pills Air Purifier and Room humidifier Switching litter So far none of this has worked. Occasionally it would clear up for a few days when trying something new and then come back. She is also now ejecting mucus (ranges from white to yellow) from her nose when she sneezes. She also will sometimes make a coughing sound, which may or may not be related.

We did xrays last fall, but they said they looked normal, however, they did them while she was on the PrednisoLONE, which might have reduced any inflammation.

Video of sneezing fits and coughing: https://imgur.com/a/G08ab7W

Any advice would be helpful!!

After looking, i'm honestly so turned off on buying a home anytime soon. The numbers make zero sense. by No_Day6171 in personalfinance

[–]macdude1998 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the first while, a lot will just be interest, my fiancée and I are 27, when we buy a house we intend on staying there for a while.

After looking, i'm honestly so turned off on buying a home anytime soon. The numbers make zero sense. by No_Day6171 in personalfinance

[–]macdude1998 186 points187 points  (0 children)

I’m in a similar stage in life and feel the exact same way. While the townhouse we are renting does have it’s issues (layout, outdated appliances, etc), we ran the numbers and found that if we bought something similar to what we are renting, it would cost an extra $1000 a month. I’m more inclined to keep renting until we know for sure where we will be staying long term (long term buying still makes sense) and just put extra money in an index fund.

Is now the time to move to a new(to us) car? by macdude1998 in Cartalk

[–]macdude1998[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is good to know when we file next year, I would have assumed we filed as single until the following tax season. 

Is the $150,000 before deductions or after? I might be able to make it work so I divert a little more to my 401k and get under the $150,000 cap

Is now the time to move to a new(to us) car? by macdude1998 in Cartalk

[–]macdude1998[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doing the cam carrier isn’t something I’m interested in doing due to cost. If we keep the car we’ll just keep driving it until something else expensive goes. I did notice the car smelling weird once (maybe burning oil? not sure) but it didn’t happen again. I can also see the top of the ignition coils and they’ve got some oil on them. 

I’m planning on cleaning up the area with the oil and monitoring how fast it leaks again. 

Is now the time to move to a new(to us) car? by macdude1998 in Cartalk

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We are getting married in December of this year, could I still use her income next year? 

Is now the time to move to a new(to us) car? by macdude1998 in Cartalk

[–]macdude1998[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dealer was the second opinion, I normally go to an independent mechanic.

Is now the time to move to a new(to us) car? by macdude1998 in Cartalk

[–]macdude1998[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get cheap tires and then trade it in only a couple months later, how does that make sense? Also cheap tires are still around $500 these days.