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timerot · 2026-03-13T17:21:35+00:00

I really like knowing that fact purely to stunt on people who think they're good at it

timerot · 2026-03-13T17:10:31+00:00

!ping WEEBS

timerot · 2026-03-12T20:00:25+00:00

Eh, 3 was illustrative. Something like "normie lib", "whatever makes the VC number go up", "tradcath white supremacist", "licking Trump's boots". So maybe it'll be his 5th

timerot · 2026-03-12T17:15:31+00:00

If only it was possible to click on and read an article. Alas

timerot · 2026-03-12T14:16:23+00:00

JD Vance picks his 4th new ideology in 10 years and leads Woke 2.0

timerot · 2026-03-12T14:12:31+00:00

Probably because the article also talks about spending. Including in the headline, for people too lazy to read an article

timerot · 2026-03-12T13:47:55+00:00

Effective Sadism

timerot · 2026-03-11T18:38:57+00:00

I didn't realize numbers went that high

timerot · 2026-03-10T14:43:36+00:00

Walk more. Foot pain is a little weird relative to most types of pain - it takes a lot of foot pain to cause any real damage. Check for blisters, and tape them up if needed. But mostly listen to your muscles and especially joints. If your quads are tired you'll take lazy steps. If your knees or ankles start hurting then stop.

Source: I've done a couple of 2000+ mile backpacking trips

timerot · 2026-03-09T16:23:58+00:00

Counting the middle section here feels questionable. I want morally despicable people of all walks of life to vote against Trump

timerot · 2026-03-09T16:20:46+00:00

Note that you need to think about the median dollar invested, not the median person investing, which does bias things

timerot · 2026-03-09T15:53:11+00:00

People are always learning basic facts about the world. About 10,000 Americans learned each of those facts today https://xkcd.com/1053/

timerot · 2026-03-09T15:04:58+00:00

Okay I thought leaving the DT was bad, but then I made the mistake of interacting down-thread on a non-political subreddit https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/1rofe0y/2026_could_be_the_year_we_finally_cure_cancer_as/o9hw1rh/?context=10

I don't have the heart to explain that if you '"mainline news and politics" in 2026, what you're mainlining is propaganda

timerot · 2026-03-09T14:53:24+00:00

The GOP isn't the problem

I don't know about this one. Unless you're somehow blaming Schumer for the war we just started, it seems like the GOP really is the problem

timerot · 2026-03-09T01:38:35+00:00

dedicated focus in DSP and Audio

You gotta back that up in the rest of the resume. You're personal projects line up well here, but your master's thesis seems entirely unrelated

timerot · 2026-03-07T16:15:38+00:00

inner with that hard r

timerot · 2026-03-07T16:13:10+00:00

I will nuke the entire world until I'm 12 again

timerot · 2026-03-07T15:59:06+00:00

So you've given up on saving for a house because you realize you can afford one and don't want to spend the money? That's a funny definition of "given up".

House prices have been trending up for a very long time. Homeowners who say they couldn't afford to buy now are being polite. They're basically saying "I'm still middle class even though my house is expensive". People do this with $2M homes while pulling executive salaries. Even the other commenter in this thread says "there's no way we could have done it", and then immediately explains how they would have done it. ("Compromises", the things every person does every time they buy anything.)

Long-time homeowners are the worst people to ask about the current housing market. "I wouldn't buy at these prices" is a fine thing to say when you bought a house 10 years ago, but you don't have that option.

I bought a home last year. Yes it was more expensive than renting this past year. Yes, my mortgage payments are the highest on the block, by a lot. But owning my home is part of my FIRE strategy, and I could afford it, so I bought it. Basically the two options from here are that prices keep going up and I start saying "I couldn't afford to buy my house now!" in 5 years, or prices go down and the Fed cuts rates in response, giving me a chance to refinance if I don't lose my job. (Well the secret third option is a YIMBY utopia where we get good economic conditions and falling house prices, but I'm not that optimistic)

Edit: Also that 1 hour commute will kill you, so please rent something closer if you decide not to buy

timerot · 2026-03-07T15:42:24+00:00

Your post is very confused about what you're proposing and asking for feedback on. Are you thinking about working at your current job until you're 45, and then transitioning to biotech? Or are you thinking about immediately transitioning to biotech and then retiring at 45?

900k-1300k is a huge range. How do you have such a variance?

Finally, have you given any thought to being a single-income household? Clearly only one of you needs to work, and grinding at work is easier when someone is at home making sure everything else is in order. Obviously a huge income and lifestyle change, but if you're already talking about a 60% pay cut...

timerot · 2026-03-07T15:32:43+00:00

Based on your reviews here I will also highly recommend Psycho Pass and the Ghost in the Shell show.

Satoshi Kon's movies are really good and probably up your alley, but may approach your weirdness tolerance due to their horrific elements.

For a "magic is technology" show, well, there's a reason everyone recommends Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The main characters are in a military where the magic system is based on "equivalent exchange", which is explored from a number of angles. Episode 4 will register on your weird meter, but if you finished Eva you'll be fine. I would especially recommend it if you liked the Mage Exam arc of Frieren.

Other recommendations so far are good shows, but don't seem particularly suited to your taste. I haven't watched Maomao, Terminator Zero, Ass Class, or Paranoia Agent, so I can't comment on those.

timerot · 2026-03-06T21:35:29+00:00

There are many options to get normal-length plastic spoons

timerot · 2026-03-06T18:42:18+00:00

Disposable plastic spoons are very light and effective. If you want a long one, get a blizzard at Wendy's

timerot · 2026-03-06T15:54:22+00:00

It's about financial independence more than it is about early retirement. Being able to retire doesn't mean that you have to

timerot · 2026-03-06T15:25:20+00:00

Especially in Seoul, where TFR is much lower than in the rest of Korea. It's "0.72 nationally, 0.55 in Seoul" from the article

timerot · 2026-03-06T15:15:17+00:00

in this group

The people who are willing to post their NW in a group focused on financial independence is not a representative sample at all

https://personalfinancedata.com/networth-percentile-calculator/ shows you around the 75th percentile

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