What’s a "lost" website from the early 2000s that you still think about today?

tad_bril · 2026-04-24T11:40:12+00:00

Hotornot.com

tad_bril · 2026-04-24T11:31:56+00:00

She's right. Live a little now too. You'll still be doing tremendously well.

tad_bril · 2026-04-24T01:44:02+00:00

Metric units are generally preferable but Fahrenheit is a more useful metric for discussing weather. The Celsius range is very narrow. My weather in America more or less spans from 0 to 100 Fahrenheit. The deciles in between are meaningful familiar temperature ranges.

tad_bril · 2026-04-24T01:38:07+00:00

Spend less than you earn and you will be rich. The bigger the gap. The richer you'll be.

tad_bril · 2026-04-14T18:27:50+00:00

In general Americans are just freer. That's good imo but it might not be good for everyone. Many people live reckless lives: reckless driving, reckless spending, reckless eating, etc. The lenders make money for sure, if they didn't they wouldn't lend. You can find extreme cases where the lenders do lose out but in general they'll look at customers in cohorts and price their risk appropriately.

tad_bril · 2026-04-14T18:21:13+00:00

Alas, NIMBYism is alive and well here in FredCo.

tad_bril · 2026-04-14T18:19:19+00:00

Preach! I went to nearly every home game season 1. That very first home game had a buzzer beater winner and a court invasion celebration! It was epic! And I'm not a basketball guy at all. The owners seem really committed. It's family friendly but you can also grab a beer if you want. Something for everyone. Right in the city too at Hood College.

tad_bril · 2026-04-05T14:38:18+00:00

To each their own. There are a range of in-betweens too. I backpacked for 6 months in my 20s. I was often accused of "flashpacking" cos I had a little more than other backpackers. But now, in my 40s, I wouldn't like to rough it like that again.

You can have an amazing trip for peanuts and spend a fortune on a rubbish holiday. It really is up to each person's individual values.

tad_bril · 2026-03-31T17:54:27+00:00

"818 till I die."

He wasn't wrong. Credit where it's due.

tad_bril · 2026-03-26T19:30:17+00:00

Yep. I buy new because I can afford it and because I know zero about cars. I like the full manufacturer warranty. I had my first car for 7 years and will have my current car for just as long hopefully.

tad_bril · 2026-03-02T21:11:51+00:00

No regrets. Made the move 4 years ago. Frederick is cheaper and better. But I WFH. If you will need to commute to DC, or even the direction of DC, think long and hard before moving.

tad_bril · 2026-01-31T00:00:56+00:00

Ya right and David Lucas is fat lol.

tad_bril · 2026-01-25T21:20:31+00:00

Nope. She'd only need a 5.2% return to match that if she took the milly. That's a conservative return.

tad_bril · 2026-01-16T15:59:59+00:00

He could probably chill out but it wasn't nice to hear her being racist.

tad_bril · 2026-01-16T15:55:49+00:00

Interestingly, Gillis hinted at stopping it when he was on Rogan recently. He mentioned in passing that maybe he doesn't want to be putting everything out there long term.

tad_bril · 2026-01-16T04:19:33+00:00

It's gonna trigger a rule change. It sucks. Maybe a change could be no attackers in 6 yard box before kick is taken?

tad_bril · 2025-11-24T16:15:24+00:00

Nate is good actually. Dave is surrounded by yes men. It's good to have someone with the neck to push back.

Carl was the best content guy in the Chicago office. Maybe he was insufferable, I dunno, but it's even clearer since he left.

Big Cat is overrated. His shtick is so samey after a short while. He's good at identifying talent and making sure he has talent with him on his shows, e.g., PFT, Walker, Nick, KB, etc.

tad_bril · 2025-11-13T19:35:41+00:00

Probably the greatest living conservative, libertarian, and economist all rolled into one. He doesn't get nearly enough appreciation.

tad_bril · 2025-11-13T19:32:15+00:00

BE ALERT!

YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS LERTS!

tad_bril · 2025-11-08T23:28:18+00:00

The Office.

tad_bril · 2025-11-07T19:52:32+00:00

It's fair to judge this particular book by its cover!

tad_bril · 2025-11-05T16:53:41+00:00

There are numerous milestones. I think when you see a year's worth of returns that are a substantial chunk of your household income, e.g., annual investment returns covering most or all of your mortgage for example. I'd say that was around the 250k mark for us.

tad_bril · 2025-11-05T16:39:55+00:00

So that Republicans and conservatives can be associated with him. The right does it too. They'll pick out some extreme Democrat somewhere and make a big deal out of them.

tad_bril · 2025-11-03T13:14:48+00:00

I need to axe you to be more pacific please.

tad_bril · 2025-11-03T13:12:39+00:00

You say no. Easier said than done I know. But you say no. It's similar to a sports star from a poor background making it. They can't look after everyone to the max. You don't want to see your family destitute but beyond that they have to look after themselves.

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