ixacto

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by ixacto 5y ago
Had to deal with the bug where macOS does not login even with the correct password even on reinstall last year on several M1 macs. Frustrating to say the least! Apple should not be able to control logon/pw of local system at all, espec
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by ixacto 5y ago
-BTC and all cryptocurrencies are banned in the United States -The [low paid] labor shortage continues -Build back better (BBB) doesn't get passed -Roe v. Wade is overturned, resulting in abortion being banned in >1/2 the USA
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by ixacto 5y ago
Lex Friedman podcast was by far the best This year followed by Freakanomics.
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by ixacto 5y ago
Exactly. Don’t ask about it or collect it. Yes race existed but it should but be the detriment of anything else.
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by ixacto 5y ago
The federal estate tax exemption is still high, but state estate taxes are much lower, like a million to a million and a half. Anyone who has a decent 401k + house will have that on the east/west coasts. I had to help my folks make a t
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by ixacto 5y ago
You can still get ACA subsidies if you fall within the income level it's not means tested, they absolutely designed it this way to be gamed. Also qualified distributions from a ROTH IRA are not considered part of modified adjusted gro
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by ixacto 5y ago
Get done with college at 22, work 7 years and retire at the age of 29. This is not impossible. Just most people don't want to do it, but it's totally available.
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by ixacto 5y ago
$12000 saved per month for seven years in the stock market S&P500 FZROX or VTSAX will give you ballpark 1-1.5MM inflation-adjusted (10% return yoy - 2% inflation) this is average tho, results could be much higher/lower... This of c
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by ixacto 5y ago
So you’re saying that is a gigantic target for China and Russia to go after lol. It would mean some change for the which might not be bad but that’s kinda like arguing for terrorism, which would be illegal and actually have enforcement behi
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by ixacto 5y ago
I’d use a Lenovo t400 or t60 laptop that is fully repairable and also pretty durable. Hook that up to a ham radio data network and you’re in business.
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by ixacto 5y ago
Think about what your actual cash outflow categories really are. 5-10% increase in the price of food or household items is nothing when so much of our income is already going to housing costs (like 30-50% housing), which have in large cost
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by ixacto 5y ago
Well if you feel like putting something like this music holder above/behind your webcam that will do the trick to hold notes lol. https://www.amazon.com/American-Plating-502N-Valve-Instrumen...
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by ixacto 5y ago
The whole concept of cheating vs using available resources to solve a problem doesn't really make sense IMO. We have a smartphone with google/wolfram alpha/etc with us at all times as well as stack overflow if something isn&
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by ixacto 5y ago
You can also build a good network working on open source software, committing to GitHub and talking to people at meetups. CS is really unique and wonderful in this aspect as the “means of production” are available to anyone, anywhere. So wh
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by ixacto 5y ago
And this is why I'm not voting for Biden again or any Democrat that supports these monsters in 2024. We have to draw the line somewhere, and if it takes the Democrats losing another election to change their stance on supporting dictato
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by ixacto 5y ago
Alcohol and tobacco are also hugely addictive and harmful. This has been obvious for many years, yet the $$$ from these industries still keeps them afloat. Why should the government be allowed to tell me what I can and can't do with my
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by ixacto 5y ago
I’d like a monitor with the following specs: 4096x2160 true 4K resolution 24 or 27” 120 or 144hz refresh rate Under $1000 Too difficult to make happen?
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by ixacto 5y ago
Women are already over represented in some stem fields. Men are over represented in others. From pew “ Women make up half (50%) of those employed in STEM jobs, slightly higher than their share in the overall workforce (47%). Women’s represe
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by ixacto 5y ago
Yes. You can get cheaper further out, but traffic can make commuting pretty bad. https://www.redfin.com/city/1387/WA/Bellevue/housing-market Basically FIRE approach doesn't work in the really expe
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by ixacto 5y ago
It was either 5 or 6 match into vanguard, which is ok but not great. I saved 105% of my income for a couple years as they paid for all my living expenses including food, although I went shopping to get groceries and cooked for them. Also th
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by ixacto 5y ago
Yeah you filter by list of top paid apps.
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by ixacto 5y ago
220k in Roth, early 30s. Should be about 5-15MM USD in the late 2050s with an inflation adjusted rate of return of ~8% and an annual contribution of about $6000, also increasing annually (math works). This should take me way beyond the poi
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by ixacto 5y ago
Using tax advantages to incentivize behavior is not the best way to run a government IMO. Just get rid of taxes for most low and middle income people like <300k/yr/family, this would make things much simpler and then there&#x2
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by ixacto 5y ago
Third party like Yang is doing or abandon this broken system altogether and form a new government as the founders had suggested. But there are way too many political and business interests that want to keep the status quo.
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by ixacto 5y ago
Agreed. But there is also a Medicare funded residency bottleneck that we also have to take care of. We could accept doctors from other parts of the world to do residencies here but imo Che fear would then be that doctors get paid less, and
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by ixacto 5y ago
Because you are interested in what you are doing? I had no idea how much a developer or sysadmin made when I was 13 and started playing with FreeBSD and Debian...
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by ixacto 5y ago
We should stop having a military that does anything outside the United States.
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by ixacto 5y ago
All that gun control in Mexico is working just great with its low murder rate…oh wait.
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by ixacto 5y ago
Actually no, we don’t even need a shot to lose weight you just eat less. Also the government is actively promoting obesity by subsidizing cheap unhealthy food via agriculture subsidies like hfcs and soybeans. So while there are some who hav
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by ixacto 5y ago
Actually I’d disagree that obesity is not contagious. Look at many families they’re all obese all the family members. Could be something too it.

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