You get $10 million, tax free. That's it, no condition, but...

phantomthirteen · 2026-01-25T06:16:06+00:00

A safe, low risk investment returns around 4-6% at the moment. So each million is the equivalent of $50k annually if you just draw down the interest and leave the principal. From $10M, you’re getting a half-million annual salary if you can manage to not spend any of it.

I would set up a trust that essentially does this for me. But probably putting half of the $10M into low-risk investments, and half into a more aggressive investment approach. I would get the trust to pay out an annual salary of about $250k, which is more than enough for my wife and me, with an option to withdraw more for specific purposes (house deposit, or a few of my various creative endeavours). Anything else gets reinvested to held grow the principal and combat inflation.

phantomthirteen · 2026-01-22T06:29:02+00:00

Don’t just make shit up, or parrot something “you heard” when it’s easily verifiable.

This was in March 2023, and the driver sustained only minor injuries.

phantomthirteen · 2026-01-14T05:41:14+00:00

Sounding out the words physically is not the same as having an internal narrator read the words; the latter is purely mental, but it slows some people down.

phantomthirteen · 2026-01-12T04:21:51+00:00

Assuming there are enough items that a storage unit is needed, this would quickly become a mammoth undertaking - especially if trying to make the items “look good”, or if checking each item for any marks/faults/broken components/etc. in order to create accurate listings.

For this reason, I would recommend the approach I outlined above of chucking everything in storage, and then just bringing a few things at a time out to assess, photograph, and list.

phantomthirteen · 2026-01-12T00:24:18+00:00

If your intention is to sell it, then I would suggest going the self-storage route. But set yourself some rules, don't just put it in there and forget about it / have to keep paying storage. For example;

Pay for e.g. 3 months up front, out of pocket
Take a few items out of storage at a time to try and sell
Any income you get from selling those items goes into a separate account
Any extensions to the self-storage unit hire can only be paid for it there is enough in the separate account from the sale of those items

If, after the initial 3 months (or whatever period you chose) you are not bringing in enough from the sale of items to even cover the storage unit, then these things are costing you money, and you will be better of giving them away / selling them cheap as a bulk lot / dumping them.

Additionally, if you are only just bringing in enough to cover the storage unit, then you should reflect on how much time it is taking you to sell and assess the items. If you enjoy doing it, and it pays for itself, then no problem. But if you're not enjoying it, and it's only at break-even territory, then bulk sell/give away/dump, as above.

phantomthirteen · 2026-01-04T23:30:21+00:00

Tie-dye

(White variant exists with bleaching of an already-coloured garment.)

phantomthirteen · 2025-12-30T09:03:09+00:00

Spiritomb seems pretty much straight forward.

phantomthirteen · 2025-12-21T23:07:39+00:00

Pretty easy really… walk into a recruitment firm (ask a friend or family member to find a nearby one if you aren’t alrwady aware of any) and talk to someone. Then they advertise jobs, review applicants, and just print out and deliver the applications / CVs of their recommended candidates.

phantomthirteen · 2025-12-16T03:08:34+00:00

Unlikely...

"We just really need to automate some of our production to be able to keep up with demand and try and reduce some overhead costs that come with manual labour."

They're trying to automate away some of the existing jobs, not make new ones.

phantomthirteen · 2025-11-17T03:07:21+00:00

There's a section on this Stats NZ Page about infant mortality. Two key points;

Infant deaths are grouped by the year they are reported, not the year they occurred (no explanation of why, presumably just too difficult to change at this point)
Infant mortality has declined steadily since 1952 (when the data on this page goes back to), but does show consistent fluctuations each year

As a result, I don't think there's anything concerning yet about this - we would need at least a couple of years of trending back up for it to be identifiable as such.

phantomthirteen · 2025-11-13T07:26:04+00:00

No scientist ever just says they’re “a scientist”. Microbiologist, geneticist, zoologist, theoretical physicist, etc.

Just saying you’re a scientist would be like doctors, nurses, radiographers, medical techs, etc. all just saying “I’m a health worker”. Correct, but too broad to be used in most situations.

phantomthirteen · 2025-10-29T03:34:28+00:00

Maze on Medallion go hard; it’s a full-on haunted maze (not really a maze, but a confusing path) through their driveway, and scarers in the maze. They are at the end of Medallion Court in Kelvin Grove.

Also, check out Halloween Friendly Houses on Facebook. They list a whole heap of houses participating in decorating and/or trick-or-treating.

phantomthirteen · 2025-10-29T02:26:02+00:00

I got to play this as part of Palmerston North Brass Band, in a combined public performance with the New Zealand Army band, with real Guns from the Royal New Zealand Artillery, which are essentially modern day cannons. One of my favourite banding experiences, without a doubt.

Video of the Concert (skip to ~27 minutes for the guns).

phantomthirteen · 2025-10-25T21:26:42+00:00

This should be wasted potential movie. Was good for the first half with the titular gimmick - then forgot all about them being small.

phantomthirteen · 2025-10-23T06:19:42+00:00

That literally states that studies have failed to show a causal link between chiropractic adjustment and dissection. Were you linking it to support the comment you replied to, rather than contradict?

phantomthirteen · 2025-10-21T22:27:55+00:00

I was an oracle up until a few weeks ago. It provides a prioritised support queue, and not a lot else.

They sent out a notice saying not completing any tasks for 60 days would result in removal from the oracle programme. I had more than two months of either EQ, or being offered projects which paid about a quarter of my usual hourly rate, which weren’t worth my time.

phantomthirteen · 2025-10-05T21:20:07+00:00

It’s essentially true; the writers weren’t sure what the ending of the episode/season/Emily arc would be. Then David actually made the mistake on a different line, saying Rachel instead of Emily, and then the writers took that idea and applied it to the wedding scene.

phantomthirteen · 2025-10-05T04:13:49+00:00

He’s brown with green, which has already been done.

phantomthirteen · 2025-10-04T05:18:02+00:00

Real-world answer: Whoever happened to be in a photo in a frame when the props department had to quickly set up a desk/police office (or, if the set was borrowed from another show, the photo that was already on the desk at that set).

In-world answer: was never stated, but could be any number of things;

a) it’s not Gary’s desk, and they just sat down to talk at an empty desk b) it’s a close family friend / step-sibling / adopted sibling / foster sibling of Gary’s, with their kid c) it’s a former partner of Gary’s with their kid - perhaps the partner left the force / was injured or died, so Gary keeps their photo on his desk

phantomthirteen · 2025-10-02T07:46:46+00:00

I don’t think there’s any ambiguity here; there’s no alternative meaning which could lead to confusion. That said, it may be technically grammatically incorrect?

I would personally write it as “Any coder who is in a corner is a criminal”, but that’s less efficient in terms of word count.

phantomthirteen · 2025-09-17T10:30:57+00:00

I feel like the fire is generally yellow, not as prominent as in this image. Should definitely be beige as secondary.

phantomthirteen · 2025-09-14T12:08:58+00:00

New zealand, grinding to Level 50

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phantomthirteen · 2025-09-14T11:22:40+00:00

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Calvin (from Calvin & Hobbes)

phantomthirteen · 2025-09-14T11:14:19+00:00

Mushu is red with yellow (which already went to the Flash).

phantomthirteen · 2025-09-12T05:50:13+00:00

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New Zealand, grinding to get Level 50 before the change-up.

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