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Cake day: June 16th, 2023

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  • Renting is basically the only way to have housing in certain parts of the world. In large cities too. Not everyone that rents is bad at decision making or on the verge of homelessness…

    In this specific case, she was able to blow 12k in renos on a rental and has a Roche Bobois couch that’s worth at least 10k in the setup she has (she mentions this on her twitter feed). To be fair, she also says she realizes she made a terrible mistake and is taking the criticism in stride, so good for her, lesson learned. All this to say, yes she acted stupidly, regardless of how shitty the landlord seem to be.

    I agree with you that the housing system needs to change. That conversation has been going on forever. But the solution is not to have everyone strive to own a house.







  • That sounds very satisfying, wow! I swear to god, half the meetings I attend are just soooo unproductive. Talk about this project, where we were, where we are, where we are going. But it always ends up that I have to jog people’s memory, ask why what was supposed to get done didn’t and when it will be. Rinse and repeat. I love that approach, makes people accountable and saves everyone’s time.




  • A lot of great recommendations in the tread and I don’t have much to add but for something a little different, here are my suggestions :

    DayDream Gaming - Cool and/or relaxing walks through game worlds like Skyrim, Cyberpunk 2077, horseback riding in RDR, etc.

    dulevoz - Cabview train rides full of cool details like the number of tunnels, elevation, engine types, etc. You don’t need to be a train nerd, try it, it’s absolutely fantastic and relaxing!

    Virtual Railfan - Live cams at famous railroad crossings, just for the fun of watching trains go by or watch the scenery

    StreamTime Live - live cams at various harbours in the US

    M. B. Archives - Commentary tracks from various movies (the latest being The French Connection, rip William Friedkin)