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by ghusto 3y ago
> I think we all had a lot more fun than Gen Z today That's an understatement. Any time I start to go down the hate-spiral on some stupid shit I see a gen-zedder doing, I remember how neurotic and miserable they are, and feel sorry
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by ghusto 3y ago
> The words "literally" and"everything" have real meanings They do indeed, and I used them correctly :) > In many jurisdictions couples are legally compelled to go to marriage counseling or similar. Australia has i
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by ghusto 3y ago
Where is it 8%?! Where are you?
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by ghusto 3y ago
> Have you factored in property taxes, impact fees if any, landscaping, HOA fees if any, school district fees/changes/bonds, fire protection fees/bonds/changes, Home owners insurance, sewer or water treatment bonds&#x
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by ghusto 3y ago
Maybe a difference in American made houses vs. European ones. I don't know, but generally when you buy a house here, it's not a money-pit. I'm happy you're doing better renting, and I agree that experiences are far more
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by ghusto 3y ago
I meant all this for slightly more settled people, but since you bring it up, I still think it makes sense for people like you too. I bought a house in a city about a year before I knew I was likely to leave for another country. When I was
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by ghusto 3y ago
> I may be making a bad guess, but ... You're making a bad guess ;) I meant none of what you said, and am in fact against marriage (but that's another story).
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by ghusto 3y ago
Bingo! First actual answer to the question. I hadn't thought of the extended family benefit, and that's maybe a good one. Though I will say from all I can tell, our families have had the same level of mingling that they would have
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by ghusto 3y ago
Aaaand, that's the answer I usually get; why not. I can come up with a few very good reasons why not, but the question was why. You mention that after you decided "why not", and got married, you in fact saw your relationship
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by ghusto 3y ago
Yes, I have that. People think she must be a recent thing, when I call her my girlfriend. I don't mind.
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by ghusto 3y ago
I find it's the opposite. Marriages break up because it's a binary thing; they either get through the "last straw", or they get divorced. Contrast that with people in committed relationships who have a sea of grey to wor
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by ghusto 3y ago
Can't tell if you're serious. Literally everything on their is either not unique to marriage, or made _worse_ by marriage. I won't go through each nonsense reason in turn, but this one is pertinent: > Accountability and Co
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by ghusto 3y ago
You absolutely made the right choice. You needed a place to live, and didn't want to continue setting your money on fire paying rent. The best time to buy is as soon as you can. High, low, whatever, it makes no difference in the long r
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by ghusto 3y ago
Thanks, that page is super interesting. > The Metropolitan Police officers were often referred to as 'Bobbies' after Sir Robert (Bobby) Peel So _that's_ why! :D
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by ghusto 3y ago
At least here, their care isn't really optional. It's their responsibility, since it's their service. I think they have to prove it was through my own fault in order to brush it off, and that's difficult. Difficult enoug
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by ghusto 3y ago
It's mad, no? When I ask people point blank why they're getting married, they just stare at me. Obviously part of that is because I'm being autistically rude in asking such a questions, but I haven't heard any compelling
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by ghusto 3y ago
> Kearney's argument that children who grow up in unmarried households are fighting the odds has progressives miffed and accusing Kearney of stigmatizing single mothers I find this attitude applies to everything people don't wa
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by ghusto 3y ago
It is entirely reasonable for the business to say "we need X in Y weeks" — it still might not be possible, most of the time engineers can make _something_. What's unreasonable is saying "we need X in Y weeks, and it need
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by ghusto 3y ago
> Next time, when someone starts a conversation about your team's estimate, pushing for a lower estimate without any new insights that will lower the effort, ask them: do you ever tell the meteorologist it isn't going to be thi
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by ghusto 3y ago
Worked fine in England with _every_ type of criminal, when police were basically wearing a giant tit on their heads. Respect isn't given to people who look movie-tough-guy-cool, it's given to people who know what they're doin
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by ghusto 3y ago
I always took the bank's sudden intense interest in my security as serving there concerns, not mine. Not only did it smell insincere and fishy, but it didn't make sense either. Why should I care so much for _their_ service? If the
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by ghusto 3y ago
> Wireless headphones are very good for their particular use case—not being tethered to a device But that's an end-result, not a use-case, no? I can think of only one situation where the faff of wireless headphones could be justifie
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by ghusto 3y ago
Yup. I now have a pair of 8 euro earphones I carry around in my bag for calls. They work the instant they're plugged in, there's no "can you hear me" bollocks, no lag, sync issues, and the sound quality is miles better t
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by ghusto 3y ago
Yes and yes ;) As antagonistic as it sounds, I'm not trying to be a dick. I genuinely believe it's a bad thing to try and solve this problem with tech. It's a parenting problem, so when it's solved with technology, it&#x
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by ghusto 3y ago
There may be some truth in this. I have basic understanding software and hardware. I was (and still am!) impressed at how my Amstrad drew graphics on the screen, but am considerably less impressed by the much more complicated graphics we ha
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by ghusto 3y ago
For all those jumping to defend the choice with things along the lines of "that has nothing to do with her job": > "My name is Holly Million, and I am a professional shaman, an artist, an herbal medicine maker, and a micro
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by ghusto 3y ago
Automatic mechanical watches don't get enough hype. They're examples of incredible engineering. Somebody shrunk a grandfather clock down so it could fit in a pocket, then someone else not only shrunk it down further, but made it s
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by ghusto 3y ago
Lots, but I don't think they'd be of interest. Instead, here's a list of things I still use and believe are better without recent "advancements": - Automatic (mechanical) watch: Aside from being amazing piece of tec
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by ghusto 3y ago
Saw four people in the office today have a conference call with each other. It made me sad :( They weren't even in different rooms.
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by ghusto 3y ago
> When you have a home with children and a fair number of rooms, you'll find that turning off the lights at night is not just a simple matter of "getting off the couch and flicking a switch." What on earth are you talking

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