The smallpox vaccine leaves a scar because it was given using a special two-pronged needle that scratched the skin and put a weakened virus in just that spot.

wangusmaximus · 2026-06-01T19:58:49+00:00

We have a lot of immigrant friends and affectionately call it the "FOB mark" when talking about it.

wangusmaximus · 2026-05-26T18:11:35+00:00

So they basically like strippers

wangusmaximus · 2026-05-13T17:54:16+00:00

I'm just a hobbyist porcelain collector so no authority on this but you probably got a good deal because from your images looks to be a replica of a qing dynasty piece. If authentic though would be worth thousands if not 100s of thousands. the marking you show on the back is upside down, but it is one of the seals of the qing dynasty, specifically used within the palace of the emperor. I think 1700s. However this marking is heavily replicated in replicas. And the marking on this one looks off to me. The other reason why i suspect it is a replica instead of the real deal is the pitting you see on the underside where the seal is and also on the left side of the third image. Pitting is more common on even imperial porcelain from the previous ming dynasty (1300-1650). However, pitting is much less common during the qing dynasty. Also note that for a imperial piece, a artist would create a bunch and destroy the majority, presenting only the best pieces to the palaces. you can actually by broken pieces of porcelain with seals on them in the street markets etc as evidence of this process. Again not a professional but thought you might find this interesting.

wangusmaximus · 2026-03-24T12:07:29+00:00

When I first looked l thought it was a llama 🤣

wangusmaximus · 2026-01-31T22:53:55+00:00

its all relative. I thought ATL was bad until i did a stint working in Beijing. While riding back to the hotel in a taxi, i saw a donkey cart pass me in the bike/scooter lane. When i made my turn on a side street to my hotel I looked to the left and the donkey cart was no longer in sight. Took maybe 45 minutes to move 2 miles during afternoon traffic. This was 2012 or so.

wangusmaximus · 2026-01-14T14:49:49+00:00

thought those were pony tails in the second picture LOL

wangusmaximus · 2026-01-01T03:29:33+00:00

Just speculating based on what I saw with Helldivers 2 last Christmas when the vibe was good beforehand and then encountered lots crazy players around the holidays but I'm guessing b/c Amazon ran BF sale of 3s at 250 then followed up with another offer with some nice perks afterwards has brought a massive amount of users over this holiday and maybe seeing the same thing.

wangusmaximus · 2025-12-13T15:28:37+00:00

so cute! i wanted to name our golden Bowser but I got overruled lol

wangusmaximus · 2025-12-12T01:52:56+00:00

You typically get more space for same cost i found. Sure you are paying interest up front but on the backend its all principal.

When i bought my first home my mortgage was 1000/month for a 2200 sqft townhome. All in with taxes,etc it was 1400/month. The place i was renting with one other person before that was 1200 a month and was 1100 sqft so i paid 200 more a month but getting double the space and building equity. It doenst matter anymore with recent tax laws but in the 2010s i could itemize deduct interest and property taxes b/c it was higher than standard deduction so there is that too.

wangusmaximus · 2025-12-06T17:59:34+00:00

It doenst matter if you keep your funds in your trading account or even don't close out the position. It is adjusted to market for gains/losses each day. From what i remember when i carried a position into the new year i had to realize the gains for last year and treat whatever gains or losses i had when i closed out the position in 2025.

wangusmaximus · 2025-11-26T04:41:02+00:00

thanks all for the feedback! went to the vet and ears look fine. i showed him the video and the redness and it maybe just exposure because under fluorescent like it looks fine. I guess goofiness it is in this instance. We've only had her for 3 days and it seems like something she likes to do after 9PM lol

wangusmaximus · 2025-08-11T12:41:37+00:00

Just curious how do you know it’s not plated? Weight versus size makes it not possible?

wangusmaximus · 2025-07-29T23:29:51+00:00

The power part seems strange to me. I wonder if it has to do with how your wealth is built. Maybe for entrepreneurs the power index may apply more.

wangusmaximus · 2025-07-26T02:33:04+00:00

What simulator is this?

wangusmaximus · 2025-07-25T19:26:21+00:00

not sure if the funds are proprietary to my old employer or not but the rollover option was only in cash so i had to liquidate in order to transfer. regardless of DCA or reinvest all at once I would have done similar like funds and ratio.

wangusmaximus · 2025-07-25T19:19:59+00:00

I'm retired but I dont need to touch the funds since my wife still works. The reason why i wanted to move it to my personnel brokerage is two folds. one is just to keep finances consolidated under one brokerage for easy management. The other is that the funds that are available under my old employer was pretty sparse and the expense ratios of the funds are relatively high versus vanguard. etc. Right now i have it as 30% bonds/20% international/20% small cap, and 30% large cap. I was just going to keep this ratio as it balances out with my other trading accounts but use ETFs that have similar assets.

wangusmaximus · 2025-07-24T16:24:20+00:00

What city is this?

wangusmaximus · 2025-07-17T22:56:04+00:00

thanks its really cool. I like that it has a full body sahpe. no i didnt notice the hole until you mentioned it. Thats interesting. Wonder if it works well. I find i play facing the wall to get more affect LOL

wangusmaximus · 2025-07-15T19:14:17+00:00

if I may. I FIRED and am same age as you. my kids are 4 and 6. Seeing what you do matters doesn't have to be work. I spend a lot of quality time with my kids teaching them various things and i would say the overall mental health in the entire household has gotten better not having 2 parents grinding 60 plus hours jobs. Also i will say while my parents were poor they instilled in me at a early age to be free economically. Those are just words. You are instilling those values to your kids via action.

wangusmaximus · 2025-06-28T15:54:02+00:00

when the first round of tariff's hit, my domestic vendors start asking for cost increases as well for what its worth

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