MrFoof

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by MrFoof 10y ago
FICO score in excess of 820 here. The difference in credit score if I were to have a small balance at a statement is literally < 1% of my score. I've done it as an experiment (having a non-$0 balance on statements to show utilizati
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by MrFoof 10y ago
> Oh and I pay those bills in full on time. So no fees to them. Feels good to score against the banks :-) It's weird, but the reality is the rewards from credit cards can be ridiculous, whether percent-cash back, miles (for heavy
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Basically it compiles down to regular MAGIC, IIRC.
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by MrFoof 10y ago
~10 years, every 3 to 6 months. Longest is 9 months. Shortest is 3 weeks. The cable starts to fail underneath the strain relief boot. It unwinds, individual strands of copper start to break, and it shorts out. The play/pause (or en
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by MrFoof 10y ago
IIRC, this was a side project written by a friend of mine. He developed it in his spare time, due to his frustrations with MAGIC, and showed it off to enough people that they at least took enough interest to put some effort into it. He&#x2
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by MrFoof 10y ago
> Don't expect lots of pre-prepared food, and fancy pre-made items. In fact, expect very little. It's mostly staples with some extremely common packaged convenience foods. In my experience, I would have to disagree. For what I
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by MrFoof 10y ago
They are also rolling out contactless payments as well. My guess is they initially avoided it due to costs (swipe/interchange fees), but looked at the improvement to checkout speeds and figured likely consider it a wash now.
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Something I've been working on in my spare time is a database of grocery staples (about 200 items, plus 80 common cleaning/toiletry items), their costs (per item, unit price, per package), and where you can get them for that price
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Game Boy games used a CR2016 or (later on) a CR2025 battery to maintain save data. These are soldered in place, which makes replacing batteries rather annoying, though they're replaceable if you put in the effort.
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by MrFoof 10y ago
It was on the poster, again, grouped with the "Gable & Wing Roof"
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Porsche sports car owner here. I don't need to drive daily, but when I do, that's what's used. People who have sports cars tend to have a second (or third or fourth) car because they have the funds available to afford being
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Cape Cod is the 2nd home in the infographic following the photo of the poster. It is a Minimal Traditional (along with the "Gable & Wing Roof").
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Similar to another poster, I live in Boston. We get a bit more than a meter (~41 inches I think) every year on average. Last year we got slammed with nearly 3 meters (about 9 feet) of snow. Groceries? I walk. Have one option a 15-minute
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by MrFoof 10y ago
> A highly recommended practice is to institute a clause which covers a variety of scenarios of assignment of the copyright for all work produced. This is what I've done for years with my Service Agreement. IP transfer officially
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by MrFoof 10y ago
>Some medical personnel wear medallions stamped “NO CODE” to tell physicians not to perform CPR on them. I have even seen it as a tattoo. I've had many doctors indicate to me that if they find this on someone coming into the ICU, mo
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by MrFoof 10y ago
So here's the results[1] from Zillow for a 2BR for $2500 or less in an actual Boston zipcode. These aren't all the results, as it limits the results to 500. If you're not looking for a managed, new luxury apartment, it&#x27
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by MrFoof 10y ago
First, you're not looking to scare a client, you're looking to clearly define the terms of the engagement. If you were hiring your client, dollars to donuts they would be giving you a contract of their terms to sign. Second,
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Please watch this: Fuck You, Pay Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVkLVRt6c1U The $1250 I spent once to have a business attorney draft up a template for my services agreement is the best $1250 I ever spent in the past
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by MrFoof 10y ago
You could do that. Or if you do work as a freelance contractor, you can pay a business lawyer 4 to 6 hours of their time to draft up a services agreement that you will use as a template for every client going forward. Client doesn't pa
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by MrFoof 10y ago
You've never heard of Robert Half or Randstad? They supply a large number of contractors (across multiple segments, not just IT) in most major US metros. As others have said, if you are VP level (or Director level), it's impossi
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by MrFoof 10y ago
This actually does happen with some car manufacturers. The one I'm most familiar with (having experience with the process) is Porsche with their GT cars and "collector grade vehicles". Want the next 911 GT3 RS? The best way
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Every bank I checked (and I checked DOZENS) charges business customers to count cash beyond a certain amount. For my business, the amount is cash in excess of $20,000/mo. Yes, they do use a machine. Yes, they still do charge you for
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by MrFoof 10y ago
>No, there is no fee on that transfer. And please don't tell me "but the effort!". Small businesses gladly go through that "effort". Well, there usually is a fee. At least here in the US, business bank accounts
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by MrFoof 10y ago
The PR response thus far from Samsung is baffling to me. Samsung's worry at this point should not their phones catching fire, but their brand's reputation. The textbook example (literally, books have been written about it) on how
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by MrFoof 10y ago
James May did a series for the BBC, "Cars of the People" a few years ago that went into the history of some of the Nazi KDF programs based around savings plans to allow the Germans to save for what would eventually be the Volkswag
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Decided to go to goodcarbadcar.net to get US sales numbers (they have Canada as well) to see how much of this volume it represents. In 2015 the Ford Brand sold ~2.502M vehicles in the US. For the cars being moved over to Mexico... * C-MAX
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by MrFoof 10y ago
I do start an exercise, yes. Again, may be worth powering off then powering on the watch. In my case, again, something was clearly thrashing in the background and eating nearly an extra 40% of the maximum battery capacity over 16 hours. I
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by MrFoof 10y ago
My father and I have the same first name and middle initial (but different middle names). As a result, I've spent at least 1 entire calendar month in the past decade to "disentangle" our credit reports. With Equifax it wasn&
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by MrFoof 10y ago
I go for a 7-mile walk (which takes ~2 hours) every day, however my Apple Watch tends to end my day with 40-50% battery remaining (last night it ended at 47%). This is with medium brightness, prominent haptic, email notifications limited t
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by MrFoof 10y ago
It depends. For me, I prioritize it because a long commute adds zero value to my life, just costs (monetary, mental and time). I moved years ago to where mass transit could cover anywhere I needed to go, and could often get me there in 20

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