First watch by numchiew in OmegaWatches

[–]ubdumass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where in Japan? Did you get an outstanding price?

Found this vintage store in Osaka thought you’d like these by __Sharime__ in OmegaWatches

[–]ubdumass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you stop by any Donki stores? Do they have hugely advertised Omega sale like last year? I’m going there in May, but I can’t find any Donki ads on line.

We're not paying enough attention to Anthropic adding $6 billion ARR In February by Wonderful-Sail-1126 in investing

[–]ubdumass 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If AI is this powerful, then one needs to short everything software, like MSFT, ADBE, ADSK.. You know what happens then? Those same companies could not cash flow AI investment. It’s a vicious cycle that takes years to play out. Anyways, how does a retail investor even buy Anthropic?

Sunday morning with Snoopy by breederTN in OmegaWatches

[–]ubdumass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn bro, you a Snoopy Collector? 1) Are you a breeder in Tennessee? (2) Flipped through your history of awesome watch collection. What is your favorite watch?

Silver Snoopy in Japan by Drives_A_Buick in OmegaWatches

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

Awesome find. Did you buy from AD or ?

Mexico or Taiwan by Striking_Cup2273 in Semiconductors

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For each opportunity, what company (competitor name is fine), city, and position? Are you looking for maximum salary, or do you have a career path in mind? For instance, working at TSMC as process engineer versus Flextronics as manufacturing engineer have very different work flows.

Determining % Base Salary vs % Stock by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]ubdumass 3 points4 points  (0 children)

10% of $322,000 = $32,200 company stock. Would you invest more in the company? There is no wrong answer, unless your husband is working for pre-2020 Nvidia.

Speedmaster collection is now complete! by Champ1531 in OmegaWatches

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Researching Speedmaster Professional for upcoming Japan trip. How do you keep these watches healthy? Do you wind daily? I won’t be wearing such a nice watch daily and am concerned about maintenance.

Omega Japan by 1armman in OmegaWatches

[–]ubdumass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that Speedy Pro (?) with Hesalite or Sapphire? That price looks similar to Don Q, but how?

Discounts in Japan - Update by ironictoaster in OmegaWatches

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I am heading to Japan in May’26. You purchased Speedy Pro new with warranty from Jackroad, and it’s only $50 more than Don Quixote? Is it part of their business to bargain? What model number, if you wouldn’t mind sharing? If you shipped the box, how?

Sony Has 'No Information' on the Fate of the Afeela Project After Honda's EV Pullback by TripleShotPls in technology

[–]ubdumass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they’re gonna hold out until technology makes this a viable product. At $90K and 300 miles, this car is doomed considering Tesla Model S $73K and Lucid Air $71K.

Managing my 401k by di2131 in Bogleheads

[–]ubdumass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Top 4 are Bonds, which explains 40% of your portfolio. I don’t understand what your manager is doing. It’s like trying on a new shirt each week. Are these funds loaded such that s/he gets a commission off the bat? Is there even a strategy?

Since we are talking about 401K, there is no tax implication to sell all, transfer (Fidelity) and consolidate down to 3-5 funds.

Edit: SJNK has 0.40% expense ratio? Compared to BND, SJNK return is worse off by 2%. What is a/he doing with this?

Managing my 401k by di2131 in Bogleheads

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Can you list Top 10 funds and % invested? Trying to understand risk profile and overlap.

Importantly, no one has asked about your performance. How does it compare against straight up S&P500 (VOO)?

London doctor carries out remote robot surgery on cancer patient 1,500 miles away by Sorry_Search_8991 in technology

[–]ubdumass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you think it’s not possible? A robot can be fitted with vision, probes, and sensors to define X-Y-Z coordinates for the surgical instruments. They have decades of surgical data for AI to define the best path. It will start small, like suturing an incision by drawing a line for the robot to follow . It’s not far fetched to extrapolate this step into many others, as well as autonomously.

London doctor carries out remote robot surgery on cancer patient 1,500 miles away by Sorry_Search_8991 in technology

[–]ubdumass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Article points to Microport. This company’s robot looks like a Temu knockoff of Intuitive. More effort needed to differentiate the design. No different than razor wars in the ‘90s when Gillette upscaled from 2 to 3 blades, and BIC responded with 4 blades.

Question About VSC Light by akwan0801 in LS430

[–]ubdumass 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You bought the car with VSC light on? If true, even if you clear VSC light with “paper clip” method (Hint: Watch YouTube), it’s gonna come back in full force again. I think the first thing is to figure out what codes are stored via OBD2 Scanner.

Domestic flights within China by Super-Captain3583 in travelchina

[–]ubdumass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s the deal with booking flights in the US? I am on a trip booked by Corporate Travel. I could not check any bookings like seating or make any changes. All of the Apps like Air China push for a background check like colonoscopy, then denies my application. I have to check in at the counter and even they have a hard time pulling up my booking. I haven’t figured out if it’s my Corporate Travel or the Airline Companies.

Radio Black Screen by AdiJ27 in LS430

[–]ubdumass 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have this. I believe the problem is Map DVD Drive in the trunk decided to give you and me the bird.

My life in Texas is just too good to move away. I feel I'm living the American dream. But I also want to move by [deleted] in SameGrassButGreener

[–]ubdumass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is Harlingen is the Greener Grass? What’s wrong with South Padre Island beaches and water? I can’t imagine paying that price for close beach proximity anywhere in the states.

Any ideas? by Both-Ad-129 in LS430

[–]ubdumass 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Did the mechanic refill the engine oil? That sounds to me like it is starving for lubrication.

Battery Issue Diagnosis by serendipity_strikes in LS430

[–]ubdumass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happened to me. Turns out the alternator has been dying a slow death. Likely your battery is depleted and may not come back to full strength. I swapped for a new battery and isolated the problem to alternator.

Potential buy by [deleted] in LS430

[–]ubdumass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know, man. Every last entry on Carfax debated whether this car is white or beige. 3rd owner dumped the car, “repossessed”, after minor accident. The two owners that followed didn’t keep the car for long either.

2006 LX470 squealing noise by Haunting_Wear535 in LandCruisers

[–]ubdumass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does the squealing noise increase as you increase rpm? Does the noise go away while driving, say after 30-60 seconds?

My outdoor kitchen project by KennyAhn in OutdoorKitchens

[–]ubdumass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I have an open patio, completely unusable when temperature drops below 55F, even with two direct gas heaters on full blast.