Nokra
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And just to address a potential counterargument: Yes, one does generally make more money in more expensive cities, but the median household income of Portland, OR is still only $85, 876 according to the Census bureau.
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31 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said:
Can We As A Culture Resolve To Be More Normal About Taylor Swift In 2024?
UPROXX.COM
We lost our minds over the world’s biggest pop star last year. Maybe it’s time for a little perspective.
Everything is right in this article.Really interesting article, thanks.
29 minutes ago, Jason said:Who's this "we"?
"The media" is one identified "we" in the article. A minority of Swift fans are another. You should read the article.
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13 minutes ago, Fizzzzle said:
I bartend at George's Corner on Interstate and Killingsworth a couple nights a week. It was funny. We probably didn't need to close on Tuesday because it was just a bit of powder snow, but we did anyway. Friday, when the sidewalks are a fucking death trap, it was like "ehhh, figure it out, capitalism go brrrr"
That sucks, sorry man. Is it at least walking distance to work, or are you having to drive? I vaguely recall you saying you don't drive much, or at all; am I misremembering? Either way, the sidewalks are crap right now, for sure. A few months ago I bought a set of these and they've been a godsend when I have to take my dog out; I can definitely recommend them.
I feel very lucky that I have the ability to work remotely, especially since I live in Portland but work in Hillsboro. Starting a few months ago they had us starting to come into the office at least two days per week, but at least management has (so far) been reasonable about not enforcing it when the weather is crap; besides the general corporate email about being cautious in inclement weather, our manager sent out an email to the team explicitly stating "do not come to campus."
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Where I live, Portland, OR, ranks as "only" the 21st most expensive US city to live in, according to US News & World Report, but the median house sale price here is $531,000 according to Zillow. Assuming the (outdated?) standard of a 20% down payment ($106,000
), a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.618%, and following the (again, outdated?) guideline of housing being no more than a third of your income, you'd need to earn about $108,000 per year. And that excludes any insurance, HOA fees, taxes, etc.
The median household income in the US was $74,588 in 2022, according to the Census bureau.
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22 minutes ago, Fizzzzle said:
We're in classic Portland mode. It snowed on Tuesday, then it rained and got cold enough for all the rain to freeze. Like the best way to get around on foot is on ice skates. Initially all of the business are like "we take the safety of everyone seriously, don't travel, stay home if you can," but after 3 days it's "fuck it YOLO, please come spend money."
Can confirm! I went to a nearby sandwich shop yesterday (Snappy's, if you know it, over on Ankeny and SE 6th) and when I told the guy I was glad they were open, he said "Yeah, after a week of being closed we had to be."
The ice is just so thick, there's plenty of it left even after it got up to 40 today. I'm just glad I never lost power in all of this; some people on r/Portland were saying they were without power for nearly a week and even inside their house it got down into the 30s (when it was closer to 0 outside).
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Since I haven't been able to justify getting an OLED Steam Deck but have heard I believe @stepee saying how great Ori: And the Blind Forest was on it, I instead popped on my Rokid Max glasses for that OLED experience (I'll try it on my LG G3 later
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It was definitely not disappointing! The game really looks great on these glasses; the colors are fantastic!
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23 minutes ago, Ricofoley said:
Entire Edition Of Newspapers Stolen On Day It Publishes Story About Rape At Police Chief’s Home
WWW.HUFFPOST.COM
“It’s pretty clear that someone didn’t want the community to read the news this week,” said Ouray County Plaindealer co-publisher Erin McIntyre.Jesus Christ, this story man
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I can already hear Fox News and co. saying that this is the delayed result of Trump's policies.
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I'm generally way too cautious to wait until I've already wrecked myself before checking myself.
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I'll PM you.
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1 hour ago, Fizzzzle said:
It just started raining here, hopefully all the snow will be melted by tonight (right now it's all ice). Everywhere is closed, including my work. It sucks. Fuck the cold. Put me in a swamp any day.
Yeah I took my dog out and he pancaked on the ice a couple of times (even though he's a spry 4 year old Aussie).
I have Yaktrax that I was wearing so I was fine, but yeah the sidewalks and many side streets are just solid ice, now even slicker with the drizzle.
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Might be worth testing for the 'rona, but yeah I've also just woken up with e.g. a stiff neck or back. Did you sleep a super long time? That makes my back sore sometimes, if on rare occasion I'm in bed for 9+ hours.
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35 minutes ago, Link200 said:
My WRX is still worth around $24k. It originally was a tad over $30k. That said, it is a 2016 with only 35,000 miles. The low mileage helps a lot. It also makes it hard to get a new car. I would love to have all the new crap cars have these days but as long as phones connect via Bluetooth to my car I can't justify buying a new car.
I am thinking about getting a new radio for the car so I can have android auto. That may work
Not to get us too far off topic, but I've heard good things about this adapter, though I haven't used it myself.
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9 minutes ago, best3444 said:
What in the living hell!? You never played Skyrim?
Nope! I just missed the train, I guess. I'm sure it's a game I'd love but I've just never taken the time to start it.
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Having never played Elder Scrolls (
) and loving previous GTA games, I think I'm more excited for GTA VI.
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1 hour ago, Teva said:
rip in peace gamestop this is what they get for giving me only 3 dollars for Ar Tonellico Qoga knell of ar ciel
Holy crap, a wild @Teva appears!
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10 hours ago, Nokra said:
Over this long weekend I spent several hours cataloging and finally sorting all of my physical movies. I made an Excel sheet which has the title, media type ( 4K Blu-ray, 2K Blu-ray, DVD), where I bought it (because I bought a lot of my movies in Germany while I was living there), the type (movie, TV show, other), as well as whether they have a German audio track in general (to keep up my German). My next step will be to use the Python package called Cinemagoer to automatically look up each title I have and link it to its IMDb page.
Anyway once I had all my data I just sorted them the way I wanted (by media type, then German audio track, then movie/tv/other, then title) and arranged them on my shelves accordingly.
All told I have a little over 300 movies and TV shows, breaking down as follows:
4K Blu-ray: 32
2K Blu-rays: 150
DVDs: 139
Total: 321
Total with German audio: 92
Meant to include this with the previous post.
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Over this long weekend I spent several hours cataloging and finally sorting all of my physical movies. I made an Excel sheet which has the title, media type ( 4K Blu-ray, 2K Blu-ray, DVD), where I bought it (because I bought a lot of my movies in Germany while I was living there), the type (movie, TV show, other), as well as whether they have a German audio track in general (to keep up my German). My next step will be to use the Python package called Cinemagoer to automatically look up each title I have and link it to its IMDb page.
Anyway once I had all my data I just sorted them the way I wanted (by media type, then German audio track, then movie/tv/other, then title) and arranged them on my shelves accordingly.
All told I have a little over 300 movies and TV shows, breaking down as follows:
4K Blu-ray: 32
2K Blu-rays: 150
DVDs: 139
Total: 321
Total with German audio: 92
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56 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:
It's not just you: YouTube is slowing down your PC if you have AdBlock installed by making your CPU sweat, likely as part of its draconian war on ad blockers | PC Gamer
WWW.PCGAMER.COM
YouTube Premium members also appear to be impacted.Maybe it's just coincidence, but I feel like I've been noticing some major spikiness with YouTube, even as a Premium member.
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4 hours ago, TheLeon said:
I’ll usually have my earbuds in, listening to a podcast or something, but rarely bring the actual phone into the bathroom. I’m with @Bacon, I don’t want to hang out in there. And luckily it’s usually quick. It’s been a while since I’ve had a real struggle session.
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The fun continues! Portland is now expecting an ice storm starting tomorrow morning.
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I'm with you: we should do more to protect the increasingly rare commodities of peace and quiet.
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2 hours ago, best3444 said:
Sent my resume in for a few jobs today. One is a potential management position which I technically am qualified for being a supervisor. I will say, the money out there is not what I made so that is disappointing.
Gotta start somewhere though, and just having something will look better than gaps on your resume (as stupid and unfair as that is). Good luck!
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19 minutes ago, best3444 said:
@Biggie Sunday night blues.
Do you two not have Martin Luther King Jr. day off tomorrow?
), a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.618%, and following the (again, outdated?) guideline of housing being no more than a third of your income, you'd need to earn about $108,000 per year. And that excludes any insurance, HOA fees, taxes, etc.
) and loving previous GTA games, I think I'm more excited for GTA VI.
~*The Official Thread of One Term/Twice Impeached/Worst of Them All Presidential Tantrums, Candy Throwing, and Pants Shitting*~
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It's always disappointing when a person lets their politics override not only common sense but their professional training.