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Disagree with 1. Him being an incompetent ass has...
Disagree with 1. Him being an incompetent ass has nothing to do with potential other stuff.
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04-17-2024, 11:43 AM
Thread: Hey Maine/NE mags, what's up?
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Congrats! Though her shoes look like shit for...
Congrats! Though her shoes look like shit for mall walking.
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04-17-2024, 11:41 AM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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This is predicated on the event being classified...
This is predicated on the event being classified as a "disaster" which is subject to optics/politics. Not reliable IMO.
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04-17-2024, 07:25 AM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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I most cases it's the industry that takes the hit...
I most cases it's the industry that takes the hit as insurance companies are subject to very strict reserve and fiduciary requirements, so if an insurer starts to fail in a state, the state will take...
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04-16-2024, 06:57 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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Welcome to state regulation. Some states mandate...
Welcome to state regulation. Some states mandate pricing only use historical and not projected data. Getting rate approved for the US involves fed+50 states separately, all with varying rules. It's...
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04-16-2024, 05:19 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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You're just describing sales.
You're just describing sales.
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04-16-2024, 04:17 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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I was mostly referring to the dumbasses out west...
I was mostly referring to the dumbasses out west building in wildfire zones or some of the newer developments in seasonal swamps.
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04-16-2024, 04:06 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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There's this thing called climate change making...
There's this thing called climate change making yearly risk escalate. Being there for 50 years doesn't mean it can't get wiped out next year.
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04-16-2024, 03:49 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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I mean, exec comp is out of control everywhere...
I mean, exec comp is out of control everywhere but most took 20-30% paycuts last year as those are prior ones. As far as layoffs - yep, why I said it was grim, lost some friends in the last one and...
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04-16-2024, 01:55 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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Old fucks and not understanding complex problems,...
Old fucks and not understanding complex problems, name a more timeless combo. Right, I'm sure it's the marketing spend everyone already pulled back on. Sure.
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04-16-2024, 01:43 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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Turns out inflation of construction labor, car...
Turns out inflation of construction labor, car prices and materials impact price of products that use those, weird.
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04-15-2024, 05:25 PM
Thread: Hey Maine/NE mags, what's up?
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I'll be passing through the area on Thursday if...
I'll be passing through the area on Thursday if you're still hard up
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No, they likely left because compliance with...
No, they likely left because compliance with sanctions and money/materials flow would have gotten stupid complex and unprofitable. Not to mention the intangible hit to brand.
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Having worked in a company with a Russian...
Having worked in a company with a Russian subsidiary (before selling it) as well as having known family friends who were among the first into Russia for business (anecdata, but pretty proven out) as...
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@rod - mafia, cyberthreats/hacking and corruption...
@rod - mafia, cyberthreats/hacking and corruption killed business in Russia, not any virtue stuff.
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04-05-2024, 11:18 AM
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Right, it's not mediocre music largely popular...
Right, it's not mediocre music largely popular because Jerry died?
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03-28-2024, 01:38 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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Because it's easier to shrink than to go through...
Because it's easier to shrink than to go through CA rate processes. Any increase over 7% can be forced to a trial to justify it by any party, even if the department of insurance doesn't agree. This...
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03-25-2024, 08:04 AM
Thread: The Midlife Club
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Early 40's, actually loving things now that the...
Early 40's, actually loving things now that the kids are out of the super young stage. Sucking at a bunch of stuff, but getting back into good shape and doing fun things with everyone.
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03-25-2024, 07:07 AM
Thread: Mega jillions
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In. Also gave 2 for buttah so he can get...
In.
Also gave 2 for buttah so he can get butthurt when we tip dan -
I mean, US even warned Putin and Co of chatter....
I mean, US even warned Putin and Co of chatter. Plenty of islamists have a bone to pick due to chechnya, Syria etc.
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03-21-2024, 06:00 PM
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I'm agreeing with a core shot post. Truly Elon...
I'm agreeing with a core shot post. Truly Elon makes everything possible.
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03-21-2024, 12:38 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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Yeah, ours walked us through everything they were...
Yeah, ours walked us through everything they were doing and why, as well as which things we should continue to check vs. are fine as a one time. Only time he warned us off was climbing into the attic...
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03-19-2024, 07:17 AM
Thread: AI is your new master ....
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Man, Lex needs to get Elon's dick out of his...
Man, Lex needs to get Elon's dick out of his mouth. Sam with the expert polite shade on Elon.
"It will require collaboration, he's not known for that"
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03-18-2024, 12:23 PM
Thread: AI is your new master ....
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This is logistically impossible above a certain...
This is logistically impossible above a certain size. As an example - average meeting for some functions for me involve one guy from europe, one from the midwest, me in new england, then 2 other...
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03-18-2024, 12:00 PM
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Beginner areas are usually wide and solid on that...
Beginner areas are usually wide and solid on that front. I spend a lot of time a bit behind my son running interference so he doesn't have to worry about people coming from the back and flattening...
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03-18-2024, 06:10 AM
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Don't let the brain spiders push you into a...
Don't let the brain spiders push you into a permanent solution to any number of challenges that are temporary in nature. The abyss, the despair - I get it. Even my wife is only now, after 10 years,...
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03-15-2024, 05:53 PM
Thread: Your TAXES
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So in other words you're enjoying the tax cuts...
So in other words you're enjoying the tax cuts and jobs act that raised taxes on the non rich over time while making cuts for the rich immediate and permanent?
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03-12-2024, 05:54 PM
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Oh and congrats singles!
Oh and congrats singles!
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03-12-2024, 05:53 PM
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That is so awesome bmills. My son doesn't accept...
That is so awesome bmills. My son doesn't accept much instruction from me, but I shared a lesson from Rick Greener at gordycamp: "there's no such thing as skiing too aggressively" and he actually...
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03-05-2024, 08:47 AM
Thread: Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
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That's really true, as doing stuff with tractors...
That's really true, as doing stuff with tractors is super fun, so just make friends with someone that can drive their tractor (as most don't own something that can trailer it) to your place and...
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03-04-2024, 09:08 PM
Thread: Is the stock market going to tank?
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Goog needs a direction, not a slasher. They scale...
Goog needs a direction, not a slasher. They scale like crazy and are still making crazy money now and have a ton of talented people, they just need a place to point them, not a financial restructure.
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03-04-2024, 06:22 PM
Thread: Is the stock market going to tank?
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Exactly this. She inherited a lottery ticket and...
Exactly this. She inherited a lottery ticket and yahoo has done largely Jack shit since. She fired a bunch of people to cut expenses and now they're an also-ran. They've even ruined their other...
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02-28-2024, 07:24 PM
Thread: What's the number?
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They only have 2k people in the study. Given...
They only have 2k people in the study. Given generational breakouts they're barely scraping the minimum for getting to a 95% CI and based on what I know of publicish survey you're typically throwing...
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02-28-2024, 02:30 PM
Thread: What's the number?
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I don't think I know a single millennial that...
I don't think I know a single millennial that would peg that. Most I know would rather just have more time off
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02-24-2024, 05:18 PM
Thread: Is the stock market going to tank?
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So she can run two companies into the ground? ...
So she can run two companies into the ground?
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02-09-2024, 04:50 PM
Thread: Wagon Stoke
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It's not an accident that the most reliable...
It's not an accident that the most reliable makers use the same methods. Porsche uses the Toyota production system, which is why they ended up where they are. They were NOT this reliable before they...
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Regardless, NATO is a defensive pact, not an...
Regardless, NATO is a defensive pact, not an offensive one, so you only get big mad about it if you're planning on attacking someone in it.
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Xyz, like the other Russia apologists,...
Xyz, like the other Russia apologists, conveniently forget two things like clockwork:
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Because without it, their comments stand on their...
Because without it, their comments stand on their own, unchallenged. How we got here was by politely letting people rant their crazy shit.
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Lol, what are you talking about. I'm not inclined...
Lol, what are you talking about. I'm not inclined to give someone who willfully lies (Putin or Tucker, take your pick) airtime or attention. That deserves to be discriminated against as the twisting...
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Remind me again the serious journalism Tucker has...
Remind me again the serious journalism Tucker has done? He's always been a know-nothing talking head. I'd also say "providing airtime and audience to an internationally sanctioned leader in the...
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I mean, I've never watched someone interview...
I mean, I've never watched someone interview someone with a dick in their mouth, so you're right in some way.
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02-06-2024, 12:51 PM
Thread: Athletic performance in your 40s?
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I will say that during the "kids in daycare"...
I will say that during the "kids in daycare" period, I definitely struggled to workout on any consistent basis. That said - it's only a few years until they're more independent and you can work in...
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02-06-2024, 12:03 PM
Thread: Athletic performance in your 40s?
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Oh, and I'm in the office twice a week, 45 mins...
Oh, and I'm in the office twice a week, 45 mins total commuting for both ways.
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02-06-2024, 12:03 PM
Thread: Athletic performance in your 40s?
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20ish minutes every morning doing...
20ish minutes every morning doing flexibility/general work - slotted between wake up and shower.
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Just getting anyone to vote in municipal...
Just getting anyone to vote in municipal elections is hard enough.
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02-02-2024, 06:52 PM
Thread: NCAA and NIL Debacle
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Better than the coaches getting 12 mil and the...
Better than the coaches getting 12 mil and the players squat
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02-02-2024, 11:41 AM
Thread: NCAA and NIL Debacle
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Fuck the NCAA. Also fuck big college sports...
Fuck the NCAA. Also fuck big college sports bloat. If NFL wants an amateur league, it can do it without siphoning off college funding.
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02-02-2024, 09:34 AM
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Oh, I know. He likes skiing and MTB already, so...
Oh, I know. He likes skiing and MTB already, so I'm already in good shape on shared interests. I personally want him to do it as it will help him dial in focus methods, but then again, he's 9 and...
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02-02-2024, 08:05 AM
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Ha, a common prayer here in NH is "please don't...
Ha, a common prayer here in NH is "please don't let my kid like hockey" as it's your life for at least one parent during the season (many games are 2-3 hour drives and the nature of ice time means...
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