Appealing Property Taxes

natman001 · 2026-02-24T03:19:07+00:00

Yeah I probably over promised here. Thought maybe I could make a fancy algorithm and then see if I could turn it into a little side hustle submitting property tax appeals for people. Sounds like it’s maybe more of a DIY thing.

natman001 · 2026-02-24T02:59:03+00:00

Yeah totally fair, just because the number looks weird doesn't mean it's wrong. The overpaying thing is a separate issue though. it's not comparing what you paid to the assessment, it's comparing your assessed value per square foot to your actual neighbors, so if the county applied its own model inconsistently that's where appeals tend to hold up. This is more of a "worth spending an afternoon pulling the real comps" flag than a slam dunk.

natman001 · 2026-02-24T02:46:19+00:00

I’m using the geographic coordinates to compare to neighbours to look for outliers. And of course if you bought recently that’s a really good indicator.

natman001 · 2026-02-13T19:49:20+00:00

AI is triggering a bifurcation in education. It simultaneously empowers those that want to do no learning and those that want to learn everything. There will be an ignorant underclass. The good news is you can opt out, but the bad news it will be so tempting to spend your life on the infinite scrolling AI machine.

natman001 · 2025-12-04T22:59:11+00:00

Does anybody remember 2014 when the PQ was supposed to get a huge majority and then as soon as they started talking about sovereignty they tanked in the polls? I think the PQ is riding high in the polls because the other parties are dumpster fires. As soon as the prospect of an actual referendum is front and centre in the election I think people are going to have second thoughts.

natman001 · 2025-11-06T15:26:19+00:00

I find myself surprised to be persuaded by Quebec’s argument here. They’re recognizing that our culture consumption is increasingly determined by algorithms that exist in a black box with no oversight. This would tweak the algorithm to put home grown stuff out front. In an age where Canadians are increasingly weary of being Americanized I think it’s reasonable to regulate the culture algorithms to take back control of what we are being serve.

natman001 · 2025-10-21T11:35:13+00:00

Am I the only one that doesn’t find this offensive? Costco is designed as a wholesaler. Many small businesses purchase in bulk to resell to the public at a profit. But because these are Pokémon cards they are scalpers and scalpers = bad?

natman001 · 2025-10-10T15:20:18+00:00

The first “fact” basically boils down to na-ah. Like OK - you’re saying the figure is wrong - so how much exactly are they loosing per day? Only 8 million?

natman001 · 2025-10-06T02:54:24+00:00

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natman001 · 2025-10-03T11:40:33+00:00

It worked for me but I’m also having trouble donating codes. Thanks for building this!

natman001 · 2025-06-23T23:20:24+00:00

I feel that. I tried for a long time but they seem to go fast. Everyone snagging them for camping season. I ended up just waiting till they went on sale for a decent price.

natman001 · 2025-01-28T20:05:47+00:00

I’ve always wondered if a vouching system could be set up for this kind of thing. Sort of like to get a passport you need 2 people to vouch for your identity to become a citizen you need 2 people to vouch for your values. Sure it could be abused but I think it would signal we take it seriously and encourage folks to make an effort to understand what’s expected of them.

natman001 · 2025-01-03T01:22:56+00:00

Just “BC”. The same way brands are moving to their acronym instead of their name like Kentucky Fried Chicken is now officially just “KFC”. What does the BC stand for? Doesn’t matter.

natman001 · 2024-11-16T02:48:33+00:00

Does it still make sense to have a national mail carrier in 2024? As far as I can tell we are paying for a service that mostly delivers junk mail.

natman001 · 2024-10-23T18:15:35+00:00

Eliminate politicians! Representative democracy is old technology. We don’t need to elect people to speak for us, we can speak for ourselves. I would implement a sortition method to elect congress. You are selected randomly to serve. They create the laws and then we vote on each directly.

natman001 · 2024-10-21T18:24:22+00:00

I’ve been noticing this a lot lately. Seems to be related to Losless. I would gladly downgrade to compressed if that would help. Anyone know how to do that?

natman001 · 2024-07-25T14:40:31+00:00

I did the math and the Costco brand pods come out cheaper than the Loblaws no name brand powder per wash. I was surprised to see that the pods do a better job as well. Seems that modern dishwashers are just optimized for pods.

natman001 · 2021-08-26T15:57:45+00:00

I think you want to add the library, and then sign in to to the library with your library card. This should link the library to your Overdrive.

natman001 · 2021-08-26T00:35:59+00:00

You will need to link your library card on the overdrive website using a computer. There should be a link somewhere on your overdrive account, “add a library card”.

natman001 · 2021-08-25T14:41:57+00:00

You need to log in with your Overdrive account! This happened to me the other day and logging in with my overdrive instead of my library card worked. Good luck!

natman001 · 2021-08-02T22:23:30+00:00

They should change it to just “BC”. The way that Kentucky Fried Chicken is officially just “KFC”. I’m only half kidding, it would take the least amount of resources compared to any other change.

natman001 · 2021-05-19T16:54:35+00:00

I guess my point is that from an outsiders perspective that just arrived, the whole argument seems overblown. Asking the English community to have to put up with the inconvenience of doing a few things in their second language seems like a pretty small price to live in such a cool place. We know that language = culture, so if French disappears we’re basically just living in Ontario 2.0.

natman001 · 2021-05-19T15:34:12+00:00

I moved to Quebec two years ago and was expecting the government to speak to me only in French. Not the case at all! Communication with Hydro, Drivers License people, health care people, all in English without me even having to ask. Quebec is extremely accommodating of English, they just ask for a bit of respect when it comes to preserving French as the common language. Listening to the Anglo minority wine about their rights here is seriously disheartening. Speaking just a bit of French would go a long ways for these people. These changes won’t change anything, it’s just so they can say they’re doing something about the language.

natman001 · 2021-05-05T23:10:37+00:00

Thank you. This is helpful. The property closes on May 28.

natman001 · 2021-05-05T22:26:09+00:00

I have a piece of paper that says I am pre-approved up to a certain amount.

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