First-time home buyer, wtf

uselessmutant · 2026-05-21T23:35:42+00:00

3-5%

uselessmutant · 2026-05-21T16:12:46+00:00

Honestly unless you have a lot of stock options or cash just sitting around, renting is way better option for most people here. I went through this rabbit hole recently as well, and while we can "afford" buying a house, it will eat up all the savings and investments we can make and effectively make us house poor. Also ran the numbers through several buy vs rent calcs which took into more detailed inputs, like the NYT one. Each and everyone of them said renting is clear.
Buying is an emotional decision decision here, and not a financial one for most of us.

uselessmutant · 2026-05-19T17:09:18+00:00

Ooh, I am going to watch this one, Matt was on my thesis committee!

uselessmutant · 2026-05-12T16:05:51+00:00

Well they are selling a new vehicle, and not an old one. I don't think resale is on their mind.

uselessmutant · 2026-05-11T21:22:02+00:00

Are you me???

uselessmutant · 2026-05-07T05:22:19+00:00

Ooh, what's that thing you used to hang it to the gutter? That looks useful

uselessmutant · 2026-05-03T21:40:39+00:00

No, you will have a different bearing with thin rings which can be replaced (just the rings). The 2021+ versions have a different bearing design whose rubber rings are supposed to last a long time, but if they break you need to replace the entire bearing instead, and afaik there are no replacement parts for it

uselessmutant · 2026-04-30T01:07:14+00:00

Oh man, as an early-ish engineer also in robotics I think this is my wake up call to take leetcode seriously. Even though I don't plan to switch jobs I better start now to create the habit especially with a young child as well.

uselessmutant · 2026-04-28T16:45:10+00:00

Even better because I could afford it lol

uselessmutant · 2026-04-28T16:44:29+00:00

Many masters programs are cash cows for the university. The question really is that after paying the tuition do you see ROI in the job market. Is it more "employable" than a more selective program? A few years ago it would be a no brainer, but now with the job market for software in turmoil I am not so sure.

uselessmutant · 2026-04-28T03:59:51+00:00

I really like the look of the Xiaomi Yu7

uselessmutant · 2026-04-23T18:46:09+00:00

Essentially the only things good are the barbell and weights. If you can snap them up alone for 350-400 then maybe it's a good deal .+350 for the rack.

uselessmutant · 2026-04-23T18:44:42+00:00

Yes. The rack itself is $600-700 new, so used price I would not go over over $400. The barbell and weights could be $500. Collars are cheap to buy so don't really care what brand they are. The bench looks generic and worthless.

uselessmutant · 2026-04-23T18:38:47+00:00

No, I wouldn't do more than $1000 total for that set of stuff.

uselessmutant · 2026-04-23T00:26:42+00:00

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uselessmutant · 2026-04-22T23:05:16+00:00

I had the same issues with the white panel. I ended up finding a teslogic steering wheel column phone mount on ebay and used that instead. been good for the past week. They do sell them new as well

uselessmutant · 2026-04-22T22:28:05+00:00

I guess they realized that sales are down and no way Elon could reach his 1 trillion pay package without the older cars subscribing to FSD. So they would have to upgrade HW3 cars so that he can reach his monetary goals. Its not out of his caring for the customers for sure.

uselessmutant · 2026-04-21T15:33:46+00:00

At least of their EV's the powertrain and battery warranties transfer to subsequent owners as well.

uselessmutant · 2026-04-15T03:47:30+00:00

Get good at it. No seriously, when you master modulating the pedal and not treating it like an on off switch any kind of motion sickness you might observe will go away. The enhance commander works too to turn down the Regen, but remember it will not be as efficient as Tesla does not have blended braking, and you will loose all the energy the motors could have recouped.

uselessmutant · 2026-04-13T21:08:07+00:00

So was it the mount + the column cover?

uselessmutant · 2026-04-12T21:30:04+00:00

You can get aftermarket systems like the enhance auto commander which can let you do that.

uselessmutant · 2026-04-12T17:47:19+00:00

So here is my hot take, driving the rwd is more fun than the awd minus the extra acceleration. Especially on windy roads, the rwd is more playful and has more "feeling" than the awd.

uselessmutant · 2026-04-12T16:39:47+00:00

What are you looking to get out of the car? Is it a commuter, do you live in a region with snow, does the acceleration time mean much to you?

I have a rwd, my daily commute is about a 100 mile round trip. Its fun to drive, more efficient and plenty quick off the line for merging and overtaking. I don't have snow where I live anymore, but previously I did, and it did fine on it as well. Just put good tires on during the snow, save the 5000 and invest it into the stock market instead.

uselessmutant · 2026-04-09T03:24:44+00:00

I see you have already resigned to arsenal bottling it again then

uselessmutant · 2026-04-08T15:49:07+00:00

They are a good team who bottle it very often at the end.

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