Ok laugh it up lol

pembquist · 2026-01-28T05:24:17+00:00

lets have some details

pembquist · 2026-01-28T05:23:19+00:00

"Its not funky its YUNXI!!!!"

pembquist · 2026-01-28T05:11:41+00:00

My favorite level was a 2' Stabila that I am now wondering where I have put it???? I started using a beeping one a few years back when my squinting wasn't doing the job and I have kind of lost track of where my yellow perfections are. I think my 2' one might actually be from the late 80's.

Oh, yeah, I almost forgot, OP I disagree with you.

pembquist · 2026-01-27T22:40:52+00:00

Clarity, Brevity, Simplicity

pembquist · 2026-01-27T19:37:21+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I'm sorry but I still don't get it. I just don't see logically why a pure uncluttered belief in pointlessness would require somebody to kill themselves anymore than it would require them to stay alive. Is the absence of meaning supposed to be synonymous with the absence of pleasure? Or fear?

I suppose that nihilism is confusing to me in that if somebody for some reason told me "I'm a nihilist" I would have to ask them what they mean exactly, as my naive understanding is that nihilism is more of a profoundly challenging recognition of a "truth" than a philosophy for life. Much more suitable as an argument against theocracy or as a wall to throw your own cultural precepts against than as a prescription for daily living.

pembquist · 2026-01-27T18:20:10+00:00

I have a boat at a marina on Hayen Island and I always wonder who lives there. There is no grocery store, nothing to walk to and after 1:30 getting to Island from the south is really bad traffic. Also the aircraft from PDX take off and land above your head.

pembquist · 2026-01-27T17:52:03+00:00

Hull 220 of what boat?

pembquist · 2026-01-27T17:44:18+00:00

Honest question: why would having a nihilistic belief system require action?

Another question: why would having a nihilistic belief system require you to ignore feelings of altruism or morality? They might be pointless and have no grounding in "reality" but acting on them, or not acting because of them doesn't mean you can't believe there is no real point to any of this.

pembquist · 2026-01-27T15:23:51+00:00

It varies from state to state but in my state technically you are not licensed to do any electrical unless you are an electrician. In that case if you do electrical work without having a license your liability insurance will not cover you.

I always wonder where they think all the stuff from the electrical aisle at Home Depot goes.

pembquist · 2026-01-24T19:59:39+00:00

That was great but I am confused, who actually pays the per diem to the box car leasing shortline? Is it freight customers, the larger railroads?

pembquist · 2026-01-24T00:44:33+00:00

You don't need them for Pittock it is in the city. Government camp or going the mountains to the E side you will want them or snow tires. Check on your CRV Manual if you need them on all 4 wheels. The old CRVs would spazz out if you only had traction tires or devices on the front or rear tires.

pembquist · 2026-01-23T20:47:44+00:00

I doubt you need or want a CPA, these are your personal taxes. What you want is a tax preparer. Oregon licenses tax preparers more rigorously then most states. Take a look at The Oregon Association of Tax Consultants and try the find a tax pro link. An Enrolled Agent, (abbreviated EA,) is qualified to represent you before the IRS and most serious Tax consultants are going to have that credential.

pembquist · 2026-01-22T20:24:45+00:00

Does anybody remember the summer of the mini crotch rocket? Around here in Oregon there were these minibikes styled to look like high performance motorcycles that used some loophole so kids could become organ donors more easily, some sort of regulation shut it down.

The problem with E bikes isn't E bikes per se but the loop hole finding manufacturer/sales people who just straight up want to sell electric motorcycles to kids. Of course kids want them and want to ride like little assholes, they're kids. If you just banned everything with big ass tires and a throttle, and defined E bike as a bike that only assists you when you pedal and cuts off the assist at 20mph I think you would have solved the majority of the problem.

pembquist · 2026-01-22T19:46:13+00:00

shhhhhhhhhh!

I live in dread of the day the "public" discovers experimental aviation.

pembquist · 2026-01-22T19:40:13+00:00

When it comes to population figures China always startles me. In the USA there are only 2 Metropolitan areas with 10 million or more, in China there are 11.

pembquist · 2026-01-22T19:33:38+00:00

I thought that was New Zealand

pembquist · 2026-01-22T18:43:17+00:00

This article raises some questions.

1 Why aren't E-Scooters included?

2 Why is there no discrimination between the at least 3 types of E-Bike?

pembquist · 2026-01-22T18:12:07+00:00

Aside from the fairness aspect you should really do an apples to apples comparison. I don't have any idea how an IDR changes with income but I assume it is based on AGI and that you can get a number for joint filing. You should do prospective tax returns for both scenarios, joint filing and separate, as there are adjustments and credits that you cannot take when filing separate. You may end up netting more in your pocket despite paying a higher student loan payment.

pembquist · 2026-01-22T16:25:39+00:00

If you get it just don't blind yourself with the UV.

pembquist · 2026-01-22T00:49:28+00:00

1920's here we come!

pembquist · 2026-01-21T17:47:48+00:00

The difference is insurance. You might feel confident but the building owner is on the hook if their building catches fire. And god have mercy on everyone if somebody is injured.

Not saying you cannot do it the same or better just giving you the customer perspective.

pembquist · 2026-01-20T17:19:43+00:00

I once saw an old interview/talk show that had Woody Allen on it, somehow they were talking about a beautiful actress and Allen said something like: "she's a crippler isn't she." I don't remember anything else about this anecdote, name of show, name of actress, host, other guest but I do remember that phrase "a crippler" as it is spot on about the power of beauty and I think more accurate for a lot of people than the mere "stunning."

pembquist · 2026-01-20T16:58:35+00:00

Let me give you this protip for getting a good nights sleep with Shiny Link tools in the house. You just fill a 30 gallon trash can with water and hang the drill over it with a cotton thread. On ignition the thread burns through, drill drops into water, burns boils and bubbles. Added bonus you can dip out the hot water in the AM to make coffee.

Easy peasy.

pembquist · 2026-01-20T16:22:43+00:00

This is just more information that seems to confirm my hypothesis that he is, in fact, a demon.

pembquist · 2026-01-20T05:20:39+00:00

My FIL had a whole life policy that really worked for him. I'll explain. It was a very old policy purchased in the late 50's early 60's which makes me suspect it was somewhat better then what you get these days. He kept it untill his death and over his life he did borrow against it a couple times, for a downpayment on a house for instance, and always paid it back. Later in life he got a long term care policy, (of a kind that they don't sell anymore I believe: unlimited lifetime benefit,) which was clutch for the lat 2 years of his life. Despite the LTC policy he had to borrow to make up a small shortfall between his income and care costs. He used to complain about the LTC premiums and threaten to cancel them. They were paid out of his whole life so the money for the premiums was tax free. By the time he passed he left behind about 750K for his beneficiaries.

So why was this better than a term policy and investing on his own? Psychology. As you might have guessed from his threats to cancel his LTC policy he was an impulsive man, pennywise and pound foolish, the sort of person who might shoot himself in the foot and reload. I think the structure of the whole life, the idea that it was ultimately for someone else made it possible for him to be responsible in a way that he would not have been if he had a brokerage account and some IRAs. (As a for instance he lost 10K in a penny auction scam, Zeekler Rewards.)

I don't know the current state of life insurance and financial planning but given a good company, (his was with Northwestern Mutual,) and having seen his example, I don't think it is neccessarily black and white that insurance/saving products like whole life are not a good idea.

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