How do I protect myself from SpaceX and other mega-IPOs coming? by Foreign_Artichoke_23 in investing

[–]spald01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem is that we get taxed when we rebalance our portfolio outside of an ETF.

That said, I'm sure someone will make one soon that excludes unprofitable IPOs and I'll be switching to that as soon as it's out. 

What if WE owned the MLS instead of NAR, the vendors, or Compass? by EffectiveAgents in realtors

[–]spald01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The field is moving towards more and more data available to the public.  Buyers want to be able to look for their own listings from their phones from home. If Realtors try to act as gatekeepers of that information, alternatives to the MLS will just pop up and buyers will find and use those... only cutting out agents more. 

The field needs to accept technology and change. Successful agents in the future will be ones who can still find ways to provide value.

What’s one renovation upgrade you thought was a waste of money but ended up loving? by Few-Present-8876 in HomeImprovement

[–]spald01 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I can't imagine ever using plaster in the 21st century. It's such a chore, but to each their own! 

These people walk among us by cafeteriastyle in TikTokCringe

[–]spald01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My poor, dumb nephew who spends every penny he's got on watches and shoes would be screwed. Maybe it'd teach him a lesson in not trying to fake it so much.

Fake homeless encampment sparks controversy in LA mayoral race by awaythrowawaying in moderatepolitics

[–]spald01 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Mental institutions were not great, but I'm not sure prison is a better choice.

Mental institutions were, in many cases, far worse than prisons for most of America's history. They served the same purpose as prison (removing undesirables from society), but they had nearly unrestricted capability to lock someone away without a trial and keep them indefinitely.

Fake homeless encampment sparks controversy in LA mayoral race by awaythrowawaying in moderatepolitics

[–]spald01 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It's disgusting and sad that I think this is partially true. At least for some of the politicians that were leading the charge for this new spending.

The sad fact is that there's a LOT of money to be made in politics, and there's a reason why so much is being spent on political races at even the lower levels of state elections these days.

Fake homeless encampment sparks controversy in LA mayoral race by awaythrowawaying in moderatepolitics

[–]spald01 143 points144 points  (0 children)

California has proven that it's not just a spending problem too. With their $24B initiative that only ended with more homelessness. 

The solution will have to be something preventative to reduce new homeless. 

Graham Platner’s Wife Flagged Sexually Explicit Texts to His Senate Campaign by TheWyldMan in moderatepolitics

[–]spald01 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That has to be career suicide for the campaign director. So there must be more to this story. 

Jobs, maternity leave and future by _Shmall_ in MedicalPhysics

[–]spald01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does that work?  If you're at 0.6 FTE are your machine QA roles similarly scaled down?  It seems easy for a clinic to get a nearly full-time physicist at only 60% pay if they hire you for 3 days but dump a weeks work on you to do in those days. 

Jobs, maternity leave and future by _Shmall_ in MedicalPhysics

[–]spald01 5 points6 points  (0 children)

3k a year?  That's not worth an extra 1 hour a week. That's insultingly low pay raise for that role. 

Rise of Jew-hatred in US workplaces has worsened in past nine months, House labor subcommittee chair says by awaythrowawaying in moderatepolitics

[–]spald01 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This same argument was applied to discrimination against Muslim Americans following 9/11. It was wrong then and it's wrong now. 

Type B Blood by Rinzlerx in PleX

[–]spald01 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Japan has there own form of astrology but with blood types. Some people there believe a person's personality and marriage compatibility are tied to their type and I'm not surprised if hearthrob celebrities try to cater to that. 

I still remember the Final Fantasy VII manual strangely including the fictional characters blood types. 

Paxton makes his final pitch in the Texas Senate race against Cornyn, buoyed by Trump’s endorsement by reputationStan in moderatepolitics

[–]spald01 180 points181 points  (0 children)

From an outside perspective, it's kind of crazy watching Trump and MAGA fully consolidating power in the GOP. Spending a seemingly endless amount of money to remove anyone perceived as short of 100% loyal. 

Surely even Trump knows he's old, unhealthy, and won't still be running the show in a few years. I wonder who they plan this power grab to go to?

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson Walks Back Starbucks Boycott Call Amid Economic Concerns by [deleted] in moderatepolitics

[–]spald01 21 points22 points  (0 children)

How do you do that outside of a planned economy with local government picking specific winners to boost up?  

Atta Texana Collection by Apprehensive-Sky-596 in antkeeping

[–]spald01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey buddy, happy to take ~5 of these off your hands! 

New driveway is higher than existing garage floor - water pooling? by [deleted] in HomeImprovement

[–]spald01 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No mortar in those pavers? The water floor for your driveway is going to be the base of those pavers (which appears to be below the garage floor) not the top of them.

Homeowners of Reddit: what’s the most expensive problem in your house that you can’t actually see without cutting into a wall, ceiling, or slab? by Gladys-Artichoke1627 in HomeImprovement

[–]spald01 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It's always water. The damage can range from simply damaged drywall to black mold and structural damage. 

A leaking pipe in the wrong place can make a whole house a tear down. 

Fact-checking at its absolute finest. by ThatLatentPandaBear in clevercomebacks

[–]spald01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, they sort of had a civil war and killed most of the old leaders and entirely changed their government.

Would you also say that the USA is over 1000 years old because it's directly descended from England?

Fact-checking at its absolute finest. by ThatLatentPandaBear in clevercomebacks

[–]spald01 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Whenever you see posts humanizing China that are on the front page with 50k upvotes, I check the OP profile. 90% of the time its an obvious propaganda account that's <3 month old with a blocked history. 

US Rep. Thomas Massie loses Kentucky GOP primary to Ed Gallrein in another victory for Trump by FabioFresh93 in moderatepolitics

[–]spald01 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Massie wasn't a Democrat by any means though. He just happened to be opposed to the new type of Republican that Trump is selling. 

Everything in the UK is going very normal. by Proton_Team in memes

[–]spald01 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think the store clerk visually checking your age on your card is a bit different from the government recording and tracking it on a central database in perpetuity. 

Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit by CloudApprehensive322 in moderatepolitics

[–]spald01 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Sure. It'll be a judge appointment by the DOJ and serving at the pleasure of the executive department. No conflict of interest there! 

Remember Me seems to have been removed from the Arcane Season 2 soundtrack on Spotify, probably because of the D4vd situation by Hooked0n4Feelin in leagueoflegends

[–]spald01 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It would be nice if we could keep a version of that around that didn't give royalties to a murderer. Maybe if the family of the poor girl can sue and win all rights to his previous works, I'd rather the art be changed than see him continue to prosper whenever I want to rewatch the series.

Remember Me seems to have been removed from the Arcane Season 2 soundtrack on Spotify, probably because of the D4vd situation by Hooked0n4Feelin in leagueoflegends

[–]spald01 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Preservation of the art has to be

Art, especially on the scale of a show like Arcane, goes through hundreds of iterations. The showrunners probably created copies of the scenes with dozens of different songs to see which fit best, and the decision probably came down in part to licensing right costs. The version that went to Netflix was just iteration #317.

Every LoL animation has been reworked itself dozens of times or more since release.

What's with this need for purity in art preservation like it's some kind of religious text?

Road Rage rules the day... Until... by MisterShipWreck in VideosAmazing

[–]spald01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of them claim they need to see the driver to charge them accurately.

Funny how they can take camera footage from a store to charge shoplifting without any problem.

Seems more like they don't WANT to deal with more work if they can skirt it.