Recent content by Mizake

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    Home buying thread

    Understood, and often times people say it’s better to rent than to buy. However, home ownership comes with a LOT of hidden costs, such as maintenance and repairs. Generally speaking, it’s better to own than rent, but only if you plan on living in the property for a long time, allowing you to...
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    Home buying thread

    Personally, I would not buy that property. I can’t believe the HOA is that high relative to the price of the property. While your mortgage may be fixed, your HOA and property taxes will not, and will likely go up over the years. I don’t know much about the Chicago market first hand, but I do...
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    What do you mean it has to be kept on these days? Is this something new for the newer models? Or do you mean just in your particular life circumstances? In my car you can completely turn off Sentry Mode, and you can set it so it will turn off when you are at certain places, like at home and...
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    This right here. Don't charge over 80% unless you are planning a long trip. Get a home charger. Also, ask your electric company if they will give you a special rate if you have an EV. I know here in California I was able to secure a lower rate for my house, which actually ended up saving me...
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    Having owned Teslas for over a decade now, I have to question the veracity of your last statement. How on earth did it take an hour to charge 10%? Was it plugged into a wall socket or something? It’s NEVER taken that long for me to charge, even with the old 120 kW chargers…..clearly you...
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    MLB 2025: Year of Ohtani, on the doorstep of an Empire

    Bagel Eater still at 0.0 ERA as a reliever. Looks like the Dodgers have 2 two-way players!
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    MLB 2025: Year of Ohtani, on the doorstep of an Empire

    I should have waited until the inning was over lol.
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    MLB 2025: Year of Ohtani, on the doorstep of an Empire

    Probably shouldn’t jinx it, but Dodgers putting on a show!
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    Home buying thread

    The problem is that, for most people, money usurps any sense of standards they may have. Everything has a price. So while you hold out, your neighbors sell out, and before you know it you are surrounded by assholes you have nothing in common with, which means then you need to move. Think of...
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    Home buying thread

    When I visited TN earlier this year for the first time, I really fell in love with Franklin, it has that small town appeal, friendly people, clean, low crime, etc. I went to some open houses, the realtor was a Californian who moved there 2 years earlier, and she says half of her buyers are from...
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    McLarens are gorgeous cars, I especially like the long tails. It’s a shame they don’t sound so great when driving, they have really muted exhaust notes.
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    What are you playing?

    Yes and no. Mainly yes. I really liked Division 2 as well, so here's my take on the good and bad about Breakpoint (and for that matter, Wildlands, which I heard is also decent, but I never played it). The good is that it's fairly immersive, and VERY large, even though it's only 1 island...
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    MLB 2025: Year of Ohtani, on the doorstep of an Empire

    Someone has voodoo dolls on Dodger starting pitching, this shit is getting annoying.
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    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Not a bad list at all. I would rank PS:T much higher, top 3 for me. Mass Effect 3 should just be Mass Effect Trilogy. If we go by the number of hours we have sunk into a particular game, I would be with @Caliane and have Wizardry 8 in there. Witcher 3 would be higher, probably can switch...
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    They wouldn't meme about it if it wasn't true: