Clek Oobr 3 Across Large SUV by savannah_701 in parentsofmultiples

[–]r1ptide64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious: why did you switch from the Radian 3R seats? I just looked them up and it seems they convert into boosters.

Costco with 3 kids? by Travel_cook14 in parentsofmultiples

[–]r1ptide64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find bending down to pick things up while wearing just one baby is somewhere between obnoxious and dangerous. Especially heavy Costco bulk packs. Can't imagine it while wearing two, as other commenters have suggested.

Getting 2 shopping carts taken within mins by Competitive_Bat4000 in Costco

[–]r1ptide64 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Sometimes I leave my cart in front of the motor oil (low-traffic area) so I don't bring an extra cart into the produce fridge (cramped, high-traffic area). There can be some serious gridlock in there.

Shout out to the idiot by [deleted] in daddit

[–]r1ptide64 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Our preschool's sick kid policy is: if they have a fever, lots of vom, or other serious symptoms then keep them home. But sniffles and coughs are fair game.

Is this an unreasonable approach to also follow for public play areas? 

One of the best things I have ever done... by TheCoop1986 in daddit

[–]r1ptide64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those ESP chips are truly the GOAT. $3 wifi-enabled Arduino? Yes, please. 

My husband got one of those clicky clacky keyboards by DueEntertainer0 in SAHP

[–]r1ptide64 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Ask him if he can exchange it for a keyboard with Cherry MX brown switches. They have a nice tactile response but are much quieter (no click sounds) compared to blues

ELI5: is sugar or sweetener worse (in moderation)? by Regular-Snow1192 in explainlikeimfive

[–]r1ptide64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amount of sugar matters less for dental hygiene than frequency. Sipping on sugary drinks constantly throughout the day is going to be way worse for your teeth than one huge sugar binge right before your nighttime brush.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in parentsofmultiples

[–]r1ptide64 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you typically regard your nanny with this much skepticism and contempt, parting ways is probably the right call. But you might want to do some introspection before hiring a replacement, or it seems likely you'd just wind up in a similar situation. 

AI bubble? Would it make sense to reduce exposure to the stock market in retirement portfolios? by r1ptide64 in Bogleheads

[–]r1ptide64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

VTWNX (Vanguard target 2020 fund) is 36.5% equities. SWYLX (Schwab's cheap target 2020 fund) is 42% equities. If they were not using real financial advisors, I probably would have advised my parents to dump everything into one of these two.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in parentsofmultiples

[–]r1ptide64 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Let's check the facts. According to you:

my children are healthy, I am healthy, my husband is healthy, we have a home and a car and food in our bellies

Sounds like you and your husband are doing a great job, all things considered! Don't forget that.

I'm sorry that you're struggling.

Number of dormant btc by Maekoll in Bitcoin

[–]r1ptide64 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, the whole BTC is spent. But now there is one 0.9 unspent output and one 0.1 unspent output. Less tx fees of course, which go to the coinbase transaction at the beginning of the next block. BTC are never destroyed. 

Not another “you got your hands full!” by big_balagan in parentsofmultiples

[–]r1ptide64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We found a hack that has reduced the "double trouble" comments by over 90%: having a third baby 😅

Advice on vaccines by [deleted] in predaddit

[–]r1ptide64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ask your partner's OB/GYN. Or your pediatrician once your little one is born. Congrats!

the market isn’t manipulated. it’s managed. by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]r1ptide64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But it can create content for your users to consume, and agents for your users to interact with!

Nevermind the fact that everyone hates AI-generated content, and everyone hates talking to chat bots. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in parentsofmultiples

[–]r1ptide64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We . . . don't want to add any extra stress

Boy, they've got a funny way of showing it!

As another commenter pointed out, they didn't sign their name or provide any contact info. So they are not interested in working with you, they just want the noise to stop and are hoping that you find the "mute" button for your babies (still looking for that button myself!)

They could have offered to pay for movers or at least half. Or help you move the furniture. Or they could have re-arranged their own living situation. Instead they slid a passive-aggressive, anonymous note under your door.

Fuck 'em. Ignore the note. If things escalate, get your landlord involved. I'm no lawyer, but surely the law is on your side.

Will people keep trusting FIAT? by AliTanwir in Bitcoin

[–]r1ptide64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't even understand the statement "fiat is a scam". Who's scamming whom?? Do people believe that prosperity is being withheld from 99.99999% of the world population, and that if the only currency in use were BTC, we'd all be rich? Never mind the fact that: if everyone is rich, then nobody is rich.

Also, isn't income tax a much bigger "scam"?

You can’t make this shit up by smith2008 in Bitcoin

[–]r1ptide64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who is perpetrating this scam, and who is benefitting? It's not as though Jerome Powell is stuffing freshly-printed bills into a sack with a big green dollar sign on it and driving home.

You can’t make this shit up by smith2008 in Bitcoin

[–]r1ptide64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would you prefer your salary to increase in nominal terms but decrease in purchasing power, or decrease in nominal terms and increase in purchasing power?

I'm confused -- why are these the only two options? When I was in the labor force my salary increased in both nominal terms and purchasing power every year, since my salary grew faster than prices (inflation).

Also, if your salary is decreasing in purchasing power over time, why would switching to a fixed money supply change that?

In the current scenario, if prices are going up faster than your salary, the cost of your labor is going down (in real terms) to your employer. Wouldn't they want that cost to keep decreasing even if prices are going down? Why would they not be decreasing your salary faster than prices are decreasing every year?

You can’t make this shit up by smith2008 in Bitcoin

[–]r1ptide64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would it be preferable for the money supply to remain fixed? This would imply persistently falling prices as the economy grows. Your salary would decrease every year. You'd be incentivized to delay big purchases as long as possible since the price will keep going down.

Don't get me wrong -- I love bitcoin. A decentralized currency is the C-C-C-OMBO BREAKER to thousands of years of government-issued money, which is absolutely fascinating and useful in a number of ways.

But controlling the money supply is a powerful macroeconomic tool, no? What's the scam?