Random thoughts....
2-Mar-22 10:17pm
#1 shadyfozzie
Post your random thoughts, questions, ideas here... I'll start
1) Have you ever watched America's Funniest Videos and wonder why the winning video is almost NEVER funny AT ALL?? We were watching some older episodes on Disney Plus and the final 3 videos are always stupid and not funny, and the worst one ALWAYS wins.. WTF..
2) How have cereal bags NOT been made with zip lock technology??
3) They need to make a container that can keep to-go french fries from getting soggy...
#1 shadyfozzie
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Post your random thoughts, questions, ideas here... I'll start
1) Have you ever watched America's Funniest Videos and wonder why the winning video is almost NEVER funny AT ALL?? We were watching some older episodes on Disney Plus and the final 3 videos are always stupid and not funny, and the worst one ALWAYS wins.. WTF..
2) How have cereal bags NOT been made with zip lock technology??
3) They need to make a container that can keep to-go french fries from getting soggy...
4-Mar-24 11:51am
#81 MrBean
@benstylus agreed! I have my consultation this week. Hoping to have someone much smarter (clearly I'm not) deal with this going forward.
#81 MrBean
@benstylus agreed! I have my consultation this week. Hoping to have someone much smarter (clearly I'm not) deal with this going forward.
4-Mar-24 11:55am
#82 MrBean
It's gonna be like every other pop. Big sell off inbound and crypto will crap the bed again.
Ooorrrrrr it blows up and we miss out.
Haha this is the insanity I struggle with.
#82 MrBean
It's gonna be like every other pop. Big sell off inbound and crypto will crap the bed again.
Ooorrrrrr it blows up and we miss out.
Haha this is the insanity I struggle with.
4-Mar-24 12:04pm
#83 benstylus
You have a good job, make good money, and have a (probably) great family.
Don't worry too much about having more money than you will ever need - that's a curse, not a blessing, for people with bad money management skills.
#83 benstylus
You have a good job, make good money, and have a (probably) great family.
Don't worry too much about having more money than you will ever need - that's a curse, not a blessing, for people with bad money management skills.
4-Mar-24 12:20pm
#84 MrBean
@benstylus I love the sentiment, wish I could live like that. Growing up in poverty, always worried I'll lose my job, it's just something I can't turn off. The unending quench to be more than financially stable and to retire early to spend time with my family will always be a drive. Post kids tho, I've lost a ton of my energy to climbing the ladder and hitting C level spots. In great shape now, but man, the idea of retiring my 50s is so hard to not crave. Our generation will never retire at current rates and I want to live a very easy life in a couple decades from now!
Still, lessons learned. 401/roth/ESPP from here on out. Missed all the easy money makers and question if it'll even happen again anytime soon.
#84 MrBean
@benstylus I love the sentiment, wish I could live like that. Growing up in poverty, always worried I'll lose my job, it's just something I can't turn off. The unending quench to be more than financially stable and to retire early to spend time with my family will always be a drive. Post kids tho, I've lost a ton of my energy to climbing the ladder and hitting C level spots. In great shape now, but man, the idea of retiring my 50s is so hard to not crave. Our generation will never retire at current rates and I want to live a very easy life in a couple decades from now!
Still, lessons learned. 401/roth/ESPP from here on out. Missed all the easy money makers and question if it'll even happen again anytime soon.
4-Mar-24 2:05pm
#86 MrBean
bill wrote:
You may want to look into 529 college savings plans for your kids too.
One of the best things I ever did. I set them up for all three kids the month they were born. Between all three (6, 4, 6 months), nearing $50k already. I'd like to put more in there but between 401/ESPP/life, not able to go as heavy.
Still, I had $0 to go to college myself. Put myself through (didn't finish), racked up $30k that took me way too long to pay off. They'll be in a much better spot.
#86 MrBean
bill wrote:
You may want to look into 529 college savings plans for your kids too.
One of the best things I ever did. I set them up for all three kids the month they were born. Between all three (6, 4, 6 months), nearing $50k already. I'd like to put more in there but between 401/ESPP/life, not able to go as heavy.
Still, I had $0 to go to college myself. Put myself through (didn't finish), racked up $30k that took me way too long to pay off. They'll be in a much better spot.
5-Mar-24 12:23pm
#87 MrBean
Haha, was $150 away from breaking even, and of course... The dip. Gdamnit! Shoulda got out while I could. Back to waiting.
#87 MrBean
Haha, was $150 away from breaking even, and of course... The dip. Gdamnit! Shoulda got out while I could. Back to waiting.
5-Mar-24 10:18pm
#88 citizen_zane
I think it would be funny to watch an old Japanese monster movie that is poorly dubbed into English, but each character speaks English with a different foreign accent.
#88 citizen_zane
I think it would be funny to watch an old Japanese monster movie that is poorly dubbed into English, but each character speaks English with a different foreign accent.
6-Mar-24 6:37pm
#89 Foxhack
I finally have some sort of a plan for selling my home and moving to TN. Unfortunately it requires a lot of money upfront, that I don't have.
So I guess it's time to start selling off my entire gaming collection.
#89 Foxhack
I finally have some sort of a plan for selling my home and moving to TN. Unfortunately it requires a lot of money upfront, that I don't have.
So I guess it's time to start selling off my entire gaming collection.
6-Mar-24 8:14pm
#90 sailorneorune
So I bought a rather nice Pioneer Blu-Ray drive for my laptop, thinking "hey if I'm stuck in a hotel room with con folks I can watch stuff from my old-fart physical media collection".
The software that came with it doesn't work for
on Windows 10. Turns out that's a known issue that Pioneer did frak all to resolve other than "oh yeah, this doesn't work, sorry about that": https://global.pione...
CyberLink wants me to fork over another $60 to upgrade to PowerDVD 22 and I'm like "nah mate". So now I have a nice Blu-Ray player for my lappy but no good software to use. Leawo is OK, but having to use it when I SHOULD have working player software and seeing ads just feels like salt in the wound.
Anyone got a cheap PowerDVD 15 or later lying around?
#90 sailorneorune
So I bought a rather nice Pioneer Blu-Ray drive for my laptop, thinking "hey if I'm stuck in a hotel room with con folks I can watch stuff from my old-fart physical media collection".
The software that came with it doesn't work for
on Windows 10. Turns out that's a known issue that Pioneer did frak all to resolve other than "oh yeah, this doesn't work, sorry about that": https://global.pione...CyberLink wants me to fork over another $60 to upgrade to PowerDVD 22 and I'm like "nah mate". So now I have a nice Blu-Ray player for my lappy but no good software to use. Leawo is OK, but having to use it when I SHOULD have working player software and seeing ads just feels like salt in the wound.
Anyone got a cheap PowerDVD 15 or later lying around?
7-Mar-24 12:37am
#91 BucketofJustice
Got home from work late and decided to order Mexican from a food truck rather than cook. Adulting.
#91 BucketofJustice
Got home from work late and decided to order Mexican from a food truck rather than cook. Adulting.
8-Mar-24 8:03pm
#93 MrBean
Is the thought that the upcoming BTC halving will drive up prices? Seems like that may be a good exit point as they're on the rise?
#93 MrBean
Is the thought that the upcoming BTC halving will drive up prices? Seems like that may be a good exit point as they're on the rise?
11-Mar-24 10:02am
#94 John
MrBean wrote:
Is the thought that the upcoming BTC halving will drive up prices?
I think we're a bit early for that actually. I'm not sure why it has been climbing. Basically, once FOMO starts to build, it just keeps building. All of the ETFs likely helped. People who are "investors" of things like gold, silver, whatever kinda went "Oh, so, I can get into this Bitcoin thing without having to know anything about Bitcoin now." And any move that moves Bitcoin more "mainstream" creates more FOMO in people.
So, I think the raise is because of that. Not because of the ETFs directly like some would hope -- but more because their existence makes other people think about it more -- which creates more FOMO -- which increases the price.
Seems like that may be a good exit point as they're on the rise?
That is always the big question. We're at at the new All Time High right now. Last time this happened, it dropped to 1/4 of what it was, right? But whether or not that will happen again -- and when -- is very hard to predict.
I almost sold half of my holdings when it hit $63k recently. But I was slow and then it dropped a bit, so I waited. Now it's up a bunch from there and I'm still holding. Always because of FOMO, of course.
Long story short: No one can answer that question you without it just being a big guess. You could exit now and end up being at the ATH and having made the perfect decision before it drops to 20k again. Or you could exit now and it could go to $100k as it approaches the halving mid-April and you'll feel foolish for selling at "only $70k".
It's all about FOMO. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. You just need to decide to go for it when you think it is time to sell.
For me, like I said, if/when I do it, I'll likely do half. That way, I get some out -- without totally missing out of it goes crazy after -- and without feeling like an idiot if it drops significantly after. Helps balance the FOMO.
#94 John
MrBean wrote:
Is the thought that the upcoming BTC halving will drive up prices?
I think we're a bit early for that actually. I'm not sure why it has been climbing. Basically, once FOMO starts to build, it just keeps building. All of the ETFs likely helped. People who are "investors" of things like gold, silver, whatever kinda went "Oh, so, I can get into this Bitcoin thing without having to know anything about Bitcoin now." And any move that moves Bitcoin more "mainstream" creates more FOMO in people.
So, I think the raise is because of that. Not because of the ETFs directly like some would hope -- but more because their existence makes other people think about it more -- which creates more FOMO -- which increases the price.
Seems like that may be a good exit point as they're on the rise?
That is always the big question. We're at at the new All Time High right now. Last time this happened, it dropped to 1/4 of what it was, right? But whether or not that will happen again -- and when -- is very hard to predict.
I almost sold half of my holdings when it hit $63k recently. But I was slow and then it dropped a bit, so I waited. Now it's up a bunch from there and I'm still holding. Always because of FOMO, of course.
Long story short: No one can answer that question you without it just being a big guess. You could exit now and end up being at the ATH and having made the perfect decision before it drops to 20k again. Or you could exit now and it could go to $100k as it approaches the halving mid-April and you'll feel foolish for selling at "only $70k".
It's all about FOMO. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. You just need to decide to go for it when you think it is time to sell.
For me, like I said, if/when I do it, I'll likely do half. That way, I get some out -- without totally missing out of it goes crazy after -- and without feeling like an idiot if it drops significantly after. Helps balance the FOMO.
11-Mar-24 10:34am
#95 Porksta
I'm up $1,500 in the last 24 hours with my crypto. If you guys would like to get in and make easy money, check out my bio and sign up for Coinbase!
#95 Porksta
I'm up $1,500 in the last 24 hours with my crypto. If you guys would like to get in and make easy money, check out my bio and sign up for Coinbase!
11-Mar-24 4:31pm
#96 John
Porksta wrote:
I'm up $1,500 in the last 24 hours with my crypto.
That's great!
If you guys would like to get in and make easy money,
This is not so great and is very dangerous.
check out my bio and sign up for Coinbase!
Unless you just meant the little signup bonus money.
#96 John
Porksta wrote:
I'm up $1,500 in the last 24 hours with my crypto.
That's great!
If you guys would like to get in and make easy money,
This is not so great and is very dangerous.
check out my bio and sign up for Coinbase!
Unless you just meant the little signup bonus money.
12-Mar-24 9:11pm
#97 lordly_llama
I highly enjoy sauerkraut. Be it canned, jarred, or refrigerated jarred, (refrigerated jarred is best, I think). Has anyone ever made a fried sauerkraut dish? I've been thinking about doing one with sauerkraut, bacon, onion, (which I would think the flavor would be overpowered from the sauerkraut). Possibly some spicy Dijon mustard. Not sure if cilantro would ruin it, or not. It probably would.
#97 lordly_llama
I highly enjoy sauerkraut. Be it canned, jarred, or refrigerated jarred, (refrigerated jarred is best, I think). Has anyone ever made a fried sauerkraut dish? I've been thinking about doing one with sauerkraut, bacon, onion, (which I would think the flavor would be overpowered from the sauerkraut). Possibly some spicy Dijon mustard. Not sure if cilantro would ruin it, or not. It probably would.
12-Mar-24 10:28pm
#98 MrBean
Sauerkraut is not used in nearly enough dishes... Kinda like horseradish.
#98 MrBean
Sauerkraut is not used in nearly enough dishes... Kinda like horseradish.
13-Mar-24 3:46pm
#99 nonamesleft
lordly_llama wrote:
I highly enjoy sauerkraut. Be it canned, jarred, or refrigerated jarred, (refrigerated jarred is best, I think). Has anyone ever made a fried sauerkraut dish? I've been thinking about doing one with sauerkraut, bacon, onion, (which I would think the flavor would be overpowered from the sauerkraut). Possibly some spicy Dijon mustard. Not sure if cilantro would ruin it, or not. It probably would.Sauerkraut is great. Now that you mention it, I recently had a food made with it that used similar ingredients to your sauerkraut, 🥓, onion, idea.
It was a thin dough on the outside, filled with a layer of thinly sliced cold cuts, sauerkraut, and mustard. Then baked. It was delicious.
I don't know whether there were onions or not, but they should work well, I would think fried onions especially. But even if they're not fried, the cooking process would decrease their sharpness.
Go for it! Of course, report back here with your results. Pictures of the dish are definitely appreciated :)
#99 nonamesleft
lordly_llama wrote:
I highly enjoy sauerkraut. Be it canned, jarred, or refrigerated jarred, (refrigerated jarred is best, I think). Has anyone ever made a fried sauerkraut dish? I've been thinking about doing one with sauerkraut, bacon, onion, (which I would think the flavor would be overpowered from the sauerkraut). Possibly some spicy Dijon mustard. Not sure if cilantro would ruin it, or not. It probably would.Sauerkraut is great. Now that you mention it, I recently had a food made with it that used similar ingredients to your sauerkraut, 🥓, onion, idea.
It was a thin dough on the outside, filled with a layer of thinly sliced cold cuts, sauerkraut, and mustard. Then baked. It was delicious.
I don't know whether there were onions or not, but they should work well, I would think fried onions especially. But even if they're not fried, the cooking process would decrease their sharpness.
Go for it! Of course, report back here with your results. Pictures of the dish are definitely appreciated :)
13-Mar-24 5:05pm
#100 lordly_llama
I like horseradish, but I rarely use it. I end up using too much and my nose burns, lol.
That sounds delicious. I will eventually make it, but I've been lazy here lately. I don't think I'll use cilantro, though. I like it quite a bit, but doesn't seem a good compliment for sauerkraut. I'll probably toss in some minced garlic, too. I could be lazy and use onion and garlic powder, but that's not as good as fresh fried onion and garlic.
#100 lordly_llama
I like horseradish, but I rarely use it. I end up using too much and my nose burns, lol.
That sounds delicious. I will eventually make it, but I've been lazy here lately. I don't think I'll use cilantro, though. I like it quite a bit, but doesn't seem a good compliment for sauerkraut. I'll probably toss in some minced garlic, too. I could be lazy and use onion and garlic powder, but that's not as good as fresh fried onion and garlic.
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