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Man, RLM really nailed it on this one. Pretty much all the dialogue stuff was good, but the movie fell apart with the action stuff. The whole movie feels like an after thought. I especially liked that this is kind of a crappier version of The Naked Gun.

Same here. Yesterday I was actually thinking that as we got really damn close to 4400. I'm pretty sure @Blazin originally said he thought we'd see 4300-4400, and well, here we are. It seems so unsustainable. But then I always come back to, "where else are people going to put their money?" Real...

That's the entire reason I point it out though. I've done it in this thread and Politics a few times. Because normally if you hear a word, you think it means something. I like to point out that when the government and/or Fed is talking about it, they're being incredibly disingenuous...

I don't know why they deflect with transitory like it makes it better. If something increases 50%, but it's a one time deal, that's transitory. It doesn't have to go back down though. Say a pound of ground beef was $3, and it goes up to $4.50/lb in 2021...and then stays at $4.50/lb, that's...

Death Valley had a low of 107 Sunday morning. I used to live 90 minutes from Death Valley. I don't miss the heat. https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/us-west-scorches-under-heat-wave-death-valley-reaches-130-degrees-2021-07-12/

Congratulations, you basically discovered the "barista FIRE" movement without knowing it (essentially being able to take a minimum wage job to cover all your expenses, and your portfolio covers the rest). Just plug away at your investment accounts and eventually you can hit retirement well...

Shit, and here I thought Taskmaster was the guy running it all. The robot thing was barely even a character.

I guess that's where I don't really know what the worry is. The worst I can imagine is curvy corners of drywall (happened in our last house). But am I incorrect in assuming they do an inspection on the drain lines for leaks, and a four point inspection on the other major systems? Seems like...

The "math" choice pretty much favors keeping the low interest mortgage and using the money elsewhere to make more money. But the "mental health" choice has a super strong argument to not owing anything.

That's kind of what I figured I'd do. It'll have an inspection, so I'm not concerned too much. But I figured going by every couple days would be good just for the simple fact that I would know where all the plumbing/drain lines are, and electrical lines, and if things like insulation look like shit.

So is there anything to look out for with new construction? My wife decided to google the builder (mostly to look up the HOA), and now she's spooked. But I'm guessing most of that is just "people who have problems will complain, and people who are happy will be quiet." Like, I definitely have...

They even joked about that in this movie though. "The god from another planet probably doesn't need to take an ibuprofen after a mission."

Weird how no one mentioned this. Pretty much over at this point as long as they can glide it in.

Why aren't the episodes that funny? I like that they even threw a C.H.U.D. reference in.

So yeah, just reiterating everything else, this was just okay. It was really more "Bourne" than Marvel up until the end. In fact, I'd almost say it was a pretty good spy movie up until she had to face off against the big bad at the end. Everything in that last sequence just kind of ruined it for...

Seems weird how little hype there is for this with just over a month til release. I'm really jonesing for something to play, but with how little anyone talks about this it makes me think it's going to be really trash.

Hope they're busting their asses trying to find a place. The rental market is just as cutthroat as the real estate market. It literally became an all day job for me to find us a place. I'd get up early and hit refresh on every property management company's website every 15-20 minutes. And even...

I have no idea. All I know is he begged them to be a part of it and he's in it. Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Val Kilmer, and then all those young fuckers were for sure on site for the filming they did where I was.

Holy shit, this new agent is amazing. We've worked with 4 agents ever (buy, sell, and then our crap agent before this one), and she's by far the best. We went to see two houses today, one of which is one we asked our previous agent to see (she said the other agent was mean, and never got us...

Anyone still banking with Wells Fargo deserves what they get. Complete scum fuck company.

College gets a lot of shit, mostly because it's become a "everyone needs to go" option without consideration for differing interests and abilities. But if you're of above average intelligence, your kids likely will be too, and as long as they don't get a useless degree it's still probably worth...

Looking forward to it. I remember years back when Top Gun 2 was announced and how much he wanted to be a part of it, occurring right after his throat cancer diagnosis/treatment. I was glad he was able to act again, and I wish I would've seen him on set (note that I never got to see anyone on...

That's definitely true. But I feel like people here would be talking about it, so it seems unusual that this one is so volatile. It's likely it's just my perception since I'm new to buying single stocks.

I'd say most government contracts are IDIQ. And it's not unlimited, it's capped at $3.8B. It's also not guaranteed, it could be they make the minimum order (which could be as low as 1 unit) and never order again.

I swear I read that the institutional investors weren't actually buying more real estate than previously and whatever article it was that brought it up first was basically fear-mongering. No idea where to find it again though.

PLTR back in the toilet. Again. Dropped below $23. Can't say I've seen a regular stock that has so much volatility so frequently. 16% drop in about a week, after just about that much gained in the previous week.

So normally I'd say the market will be super red today. But I guess we'll jump 2% because it's opposite world. Also, fucking L-O-L at 65% dividend tax.

I think I've decided I don't really find this show funny anymore. But at the end of an episode, I still enjoyed it. It's essentially become an absurd sci-fi show, but without much comedic aspect. Almost like a continual Love, Death and Robots. I'm just along for some shorts about some weird...

Guy I used to work with had his wife do it because they didn't want to give away 6%, and because they figured it couldn't be super hard. Guy is an engineer and I'm assuming his wife is on par intellectually. It apparently was easy enough, and she ended up quitting her job and doing it part time...

And then think about how Disney thinks this is who they want for their movie, but yet Gina Carano is problematic.

The part that's different for me is that I've been in the contracts business for a decade. Granted, it's a different type of contract (federal contracts), but I feel like I could probably manage that and negotiation on my own no problem. I need someone who knows the area, knows other agents and...

So yeah, we felt locked in until we figured out what happened with this house (putting in an offer means we're kind of stuck with her). We went to see it this morning and really, really liked it. Met her there at 9:30, and despite asking her to be prepared for us to make an offer, she had...

Wait, what? I feel like I've seen him on there recently. Maybe I was just watching old ones...hmm.

Who knows? Mostly depends on inflation. One of the reasons I'd say yes is because if interest rates rise, and they likely will sooner than the Fed wants, you can afford less house. So as a buyer, it might be good to lock that in.

Not entirely related, but we bought our house in CA in 2015. About a year afterwards we had considered buying a condo in either Orange Beach, AL or Perdido Key, FL. They were going for under $150k at the time and I just couldn't justify it (we had only recently discovered the early retirement...

So I'm not super happy with our current buyer's agent. We probably fucked up by being a walk in instead of specifically requesting an agent, but she's really new at this and it's a side gig for her so I just don't think she's particularly suited to it yet (or will ever be). We've had to do most...

There was a week around 115 where I lived in the desert this year. That's not normal for June. Glad we missed it, Florida has been nice. My guess is all this weird weather is China fuckery with cloud seeding. Or maybe Bill Gates, wasn't he talking about blocking out the sun?

PLTR back to the toilet I guess.

It was my criticism in one of the threads we discussed UBI here. It's a solution to a problem we don't have yet. "What about automation?" How about we get to a point where that matters before disincentivizing everyone from working?

I live in a touristy area now and pretty much everywhere you go has a sign up apologizing for slow service because they're short on workers. In fact, nearly all the workers are teenagers. I figure because they actually need the income and don't qualify for unemployment. All the adults have...