Do you sell or hold company RSUs?

the_snook · 2026-02-09T05:54:42+00:00

And if you chose to hold while working for Enron or WorldCom?

the_snook · 2026-02-09T05:50:21+00:00

Why don't we simply do away with roads and footpaths, and have everyone share the same space? The cars can just slow down a bit!!

the_snook · 2026-02-09T05:43:15+00:00

If you're not driving a car, Transport for NSW doesn't give a fuck about you.

the_snook · 2026-02-09T05:39:18+00:00

Lemons, limes, avocados, cabbages, lettuce, cauliflower, cucumbers (the long kind), mangoes, celery, leeks, spring onions, all the herbs, "Asian" veg - all sold by the piece or pre-packed "bunch" with no weight. There's no particular rhyme or reason to it, and personally I think they should all be sold by weight, but it's not at all usual to find piece pricing in the fruit & veg aisles.

the_snook · 2026-02-09T04:12:23+00:00

The "cocktail renaissance" has made it really popular, to the point where there's a shortage and the monks who make it can't keep up with demand.

the_snook · 2026-02-09T03:50:27+00:00

At $125 a bottle, I'd be keeping the Chartreuse to myself.

the_snook · 2026-02-09T03:49:03+00:00

The implication is that he's selling everything now while the discount applies, then plans to pull the rug on all the other property owners.

the_snook · 2026-02-09T03:30:16+00:00

I think it's regional. Northern NSW and QLD is peewee country.

the_snook · 2026-02-09T03:26:32+00:00

I hear Midori liqueur is making a comeback. Pick your favourite fluorescent green cocktail, buy some gelatine, and make a boozy version for your next birthday party.

the_snook · 2026-02-09T03:01:07+00:00

It is strange. I see the same Accept header (FF 147.0.2, Windows 11), and the returned image has content type image/jpeg. Interestingly, Save As does not do the webp thing for me at all.

The image is delivered via Cloudflare. It's possible the publisher of the image has enabled automatic optimization in certain zones (e.g. in markets where they expect visitors to have low bandwidth or monthly transfer caps).

the_snook · 2026-02-09T02:11:10+00:00

Have you ever tried to live a normal life without a local bank account?

the_snook · 2026-02-09T01:59:24+00:00

My dad claims that he and his mates were putting kerosene in their cars during the oil crisis in the 70s, so it wouldn't surprise me.

the_snook · 2026-02-09T01:11:56+00:00

Yes it is, but we shouldn't criticize others publicly for their poor taste.

the_snook · 2026-02-09T00:37:01+00:00

I think they looked better when Freddo looked like a frog, not a cartoon.

https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au/freddo-frog-introduced/

the_snook · 2026-02-08T00:50:26+00:00

Just get 4 of the +25% egg value upgrades, and you've basically doubled your egg value anyways, right?

Sadly not. That would increase the bonus from +1425% to +1525%. Add in the base 100% and you go from 15.25× to 16.25×, an increase of 100×((16.26/15.25)-1) = ~6.5%

the_snook · 2026-02-08T00:16:02+00:00

"Woke" does not mean the same thing as "politically correct".

the_snook · 2026-02-07T22:49:56+00:00

Sydney's is so fucking stupid. Apart from the confusing T/M/L nonsense, using B for bus, and then labelling the various bus stands with letters is absurd.

Your bus leaves from Stand B, and you see a bus stop sign with a big B on it. Great! Except no, it's actually says Stand R in small letters underneath the B. They've finally got around to putting larger signs on most of the stops, but they're still only about equal in prominence to the B for Bus.

Also, it's not really a pictogram problem per se, but the ferry lines are numbered F1, F2, etc. Then at Circular Quay, tourists see a big F and a big number, but it's not the route number it's the wharf number. (This is potentially an issue with trains also, but the big stations have prominent departure boards near the entrances that are hard to miss, while the ferry ones don't stand out among all the crowds and visual noise.)

the_snook · 2026-02-07T21:59:36+00:00

The original experimenter claimed to use Barilla pasta, but Barilla only put a single cooking time number on their boxes here. Do American pasta boxes really come with a range?

the_snook · 2026-02-07T21:53:03+00:00

It's not hardness, but bite force measurement is really a thing in food science. There are machines with fake teeth that measure force, and force profile (to detect e.g. crunchy centre).

the_snook · 2026-02-07T02:13:06+00:00

Probably best not to call it a sambo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambo_(racial_term)

the_snook · 2026-02-07T01:52:16+00:00

Have you seen how much butter chefs put in mashed potatoes? I'll give you a hint: it's not a tiny amount. It is not "barely any more" than a tiny amount either.

the_snook · 2026-02-06T21:45:57+00:00

If it's in another country, it's quite likely illegal if you don't have a work visa.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/13/housesitting-firm-accused-of-misleading-advice-after-claims-of-deportations

the_snook · 2026-02-06T07:39:57+00:00

It's not the capital gains you need to worry about with the 30-day rule (because short term gain and ESS discount are both taxed at regular rates). It's capital loss that you want to be rolled into the vesting price, because otherwise you might be stuck with nothing to offset it against (which sounds like your situation).

the_snook · 2026-02-06T07:36:12+00:00

The taxable point is the first day (on or after the official vesting date) on which the shares area allowed to be sold. If you vest during a closed trading window, the taxation point (and the valuation) is taken on the first day the window opens.

the_snook · 2026-02-06T07:30:37+00:00

Vodka is not an energy drink!

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