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  1. Comment on What’s the best 3D-printed thing you have? in ~talk

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    My keyboard case was 3d printed. It fits my hands so nicely.

    My keyboard case was 3d printed. It fits my hands so nicely.

  2. Comment on Single, solo, poor, woman gets $500k pre-tax, how to make the most of it? in ~finance

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    I'm going through an estate process right now myself and just talked to some experts yesterday. You have to take all of that IRA money out within 10 years. You don't have to SPEND it within 10...

    I'm going through an estate process right now myself and just talked to some experts yesterday. You have to take all of that IRA money out within 10 years. You don't have to SPEND it within 10 years, just take it out. A common way to set this up is with an annuity, you get a tenth of the total every year for 10 years. The reason is because you're going to pay income tax on whatever you pull out, just like it was a paycheck.

    When you get your stipend, you can put some into an IRA of your own to offset taxes, or a Roth IRA if that makes financial sense.

    I highly recommend talking to a financial advisor, find one listed as a "fiduciary" in your area. You have plenty in this account to spend a couple of thousand dollars making sure it's set up right, which could save you a lot in the long run. They can help you figure out the timing and what to do with whatever you get each year to your best benefit. They should also be able to refer you to an accountant if you need one, especially this first year.

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  3. Comment on World's top condom maker Karex to raise prices sharply as Iran war strains supply chain in ~health

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    The birthrate thing is a great example of how a lot of what's happening tracks back to racism. You aren't going to run short on population if you have people coming in all the time, especially...

    The birthrate thing is a great example of how a lot of what's happening tracks back to racism. You aren't going to run short on population if you have people coming in all the time, especially folks with families. But those aren't the babies they want, they want more white babies.

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  4. Comment on Interresting Reddit/Discord alternative : surikata.app in ~tech

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    I got the same thing. You can close the prompt and carry on looking without registering.

    I got the same thing. You can close the prompt and carry on looking without registering.

    4 votes
  5. Comment on What is your go-to project for learning a new language? in ~comp

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    A bit of a tangent, the biggest challenge I usually have with lisps is importing or programmatically referencing other files.

    A bit of a tangent, the biggest challenge I usually have with lisps is importing or programmatically referencing other files.

  6. Comment on Tildes Survey #1: How old are you? in ~talk

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    I'd say asking one question at a time and deleting ip addresses in between offers decent anonymity. Out of curiosity, why collect ip at all? More than one person can easily have the same address.

    I'd say asking one question at a time and deleting ip addresses in between offers decent anonymity. Out of curiosity, why collect ip at all? More than one person can easily have the same address.

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  7. Comment on Have you played with bubbles recently? in ~talk

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    I've seen it with glycerin added.

    I've seen it with glycerin added.

    3 votes
  8. Comment on Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? in ~society

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    I think telling people to vote is misleading, kind of an oversimplification. The bigger the district, the less your vote is worth. LOCAL voting can matter a lot for everyday life, but a lot of...

    I think telling people to vote is misleading, kind of an oversimplification. The bigger the district, the less your vote is worth. LOCAL voting can matter a lot for everyday life, but a lot of people ignore everything but presidential elections. So when folks are told to vote that's what they think of.

    5 votes
  9. Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 13/4/26 in ~hobbies

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    It's a hobby farm, just an acre and it has a bunch of goats, chickens, peacocks, and sheep. They get their irrigation water from some kind of flood system, still costs money but not as much as...

    It's a hobby farm, just an acre and it has a bunch of goats, chickens, peacocks, and sheep.

    They get their irrigation water from some kind of flood system, still costs money but not as much as city water. I can't seen to figure out if this is an environmental positive or negative.

    Because the property is mostly sand, they have started with raised beds and have put down compost made of animal waste, food scraps, and arborist wood chips where they eventually plan to plant in the ground. Last year the chickens ate all of the plants, this year they're better separated with a fence and greenhouse. I'm actually confused why they're using the greenhouse when it's been over 80F/26C every day I've been here and has recently been over 100F/38C.

    2 votes
  10. Comment on An insight into looksmaxxxing/blackpill "ideology" in ~life

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    Back when I was dating, I had more than one man yell at me for rejecting them due to their height. I couldn't care less, I rejected them because they were jerks. The taller a woman is the less...

    Back when I was dating, I had more than one man yell at me for rejecting them due to their height. I couldn't care less, I rejected them because they were jerks. The taller a woman is the less likely she is to care, otherwise she ends up with a pretty small daring pool. Most of the women I know who have height as a requirement are very small themselves - one actually told me she would only date men over 6'2" because she didn't want short kids.

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  11. Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 13/4/26 in ~hobbies

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    This week I traveled from my home in western Washington to a farm in Phoenix. I know things were different, but this is pretty much the polar opposite of my gardening experience. It's pretty strange.

    This week I traveled from my home in western Washington to a farm in Phoenix.

    I know things were different, but this is pretty much the polar opposite of my gardening experience. It's pretty strange.

    2 votes
  12. Comment on Tildes Book Club - How are you progressing on The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See? in ~books

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    I did the same thing. The audiobook is 60 hours. I've been listening while weeding and I have a LOT of weeds, so I may actually finish it in time.

    I did the same thing. The audiobook is 60 hours. I've been listening while weeding and I have a LOT of weeds, so I may actually finish it in time.

    2 votes
  13. Comment on Vibe coding is just the return of Excel/Access, with more danger in ~comp

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    My challenge is that I language hop quite a bit. That means every time I go back to a language I haven't used in over a year I need to research the correct date and/or time library to use at this...

    My challenge is that I language hop quite a bit. That means every time I go back to a language I haven't used in over a year I need to research the correct date and/or time library to use at this point in tone and how to use it. Without that research I might end up with an outdated library that for example doesn't take into account the most recent daylight savings information.

    I've never even heard of Temporal, last time I needed it I used Moment. I think.

    3 votes
  14. Comment on Vibe coding is just the return of Excel/Access, with more danger in ~comp

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    If only time were a solved problem.

    If only time were a solved problem.

    2 votes
  15. Comment on Vibe coding is just the return of Excel/Access, with more danger in ~comp

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    I always wonder how much of that "not a big deal" was a success in update happening. Obviously the planes falling from the sky thing was overblown, along with the Y2K compliance stickers on...

    I always wonder how much of that "not a big deal" was a success in update happening. Obviously the planes falling from the sky thing was overblown, along with the Y2K compliance stickers on everything that took batteries, but a lot of people spent a lot of time making updates. I guess we might find out in 2038.

    8 votes
  16. Comment on No-stack web development in ~tech

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    You're not really locked in. If you hired someone to manage it in a different way they'd probably either copy the front end or rewrite the whole thing.

    You're not really locked in. If you hired someone to manage it in a different way they'd probably either copy the front end or rewrite the whole thing.

    3 votes
  17. Comment on No-stack web development in ~tech

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    I feel like more business websites are either a bunch of photos and marketing-speak or a (hopefully) user friendly view of database content.

    I feel like more business websites are either a bunch of photos and marketing-speak or a (hopefully) user friendly view of database content.

    3 votes
  18. Comment on The center has a bias in ~tech

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    I’m not convinced the tops care about quality.

    I’m not convinced the tops care about quality.

  19. Comment on Staged homes sell for 10% more and one week faster in ~finance

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    I noticed that when touring houses. Tiny loveseats everywhere.

    I noticed that when touring houses. Tiny loveseats everywhere.

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  20. Comment on Staged homes sell for 10% more and one week faster in ~finance

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    There were American flag stickers on most of the windows when we toured this house. After moving in I found that each one covered a crack in the glass.

    There were American flag stickers on most of the windows when we toured this house. After moving in I found that each one covered a crack in the glass.

    9 votes