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Sold my house to OpenDoor in May (they offered as much as we could get by listing it), and they've since listed it and cut the price by about $80k. Sold at the right time, even though we probably overpaid on our new home that we bought around the same time.

We just got new carpet installed in a house we bought (removed 20 year old carpets, 1 story w/ concrete slab underneath). Each bedroom has carpet, and It transitions to tile in the connecting hallways. I can definitely feel the edge of the tile when I step between the two floors. Is this normal...

Question about flooring: we're replacing all the carpet in our new home with a combination of new carpet (bedrooms) + LVP (other rooms). Anyone have an idea of the going rate for LVP installation (demo+remove previous carpet, pour new concrete to everything level with existing tile, install...

Agonized a lot over the decision, but we ended up selling our house (3/2.5, small yard, 2k sqft) and buying to improve our commutes and kids school situation and also get more space (4/3.5 + office, 3.2k sqft, half acre, plus it's single story which was a nice bonus). Had to bid 200k over...

To be honest, I thought your initial essay was needlessly inflammatory, and I thought the instructor's first reply was pretty reasonable. But then the instructor's follow-up post... yikes. Sounds like someone trying hard to justify their job. Engineering and science disciplines provide...

I don't think the Chargers are playing for a playoff spot without the ballsy 4th down attempts all season. On both offense and defense they have zero depth outside of 2-3 star players, and are almost the perfect example of an average team, talent-wise. The only reason they were even in this game...

I really don't have much issue with Staley's playcalling, except the fourth down attempt from their own <20 as mentioned. Even that was not as egregious as it seemed. I think he had a few fourth down calls (before the final drive) that ended up paying off, so I feel like the chargers would have...

Strange to take the timeout there... Either way another play was happening, but it felt like the raiders were happy with the game just ending

This is insane

Just be humble, work hard, and keep work and personal interactions separate. When I promote someone I usually announce it to my team. It's better coming from the manager than the person who got promoted. I was in a position where I got promoted ahead of my peers and even though there was a bit...

If you bought NVAX two weeks ago when I said this, it hovered around $135 for a few days. It's $195 now. Easy 40% profit over 2 weeks if you were willing to risk it! Or a 300-400% profits if you were bold enough to buy calls (I was not, my conservative nature got me again).

Missed this post last month, guess I'll reply now. It was pretty much running 24/7, since most games I played didn't even require me to pause the mining. early April --> late Septemer = more than 5 months Mining was much more profitable back in spring / summer, so you were getting far more than...

For those with the stomach for higher-risk, higher-reward plays, I'll probably be buying more NVAX if they open down substantially tomorrow. There's a news article from Politico reporting that Novavax is struggling to hit purity requirements for their COVID vaccine and that it's leading to...

Amazing finals - the three best teams, by far, ended up in the top 3. We got to see another lower bracket underdog story, we got a 5-game final that ended in a nailbiter. I still think nothing can top the tension of the TI3 finals, but this one is probably in the top 3 for me. The whole...

Spirit deserve to win this so much, amazing how they will jump in headfirst to make plays over and over again, even after losing 2 games.

Separate from the momentum which is completely against them now, letting through Tiny + Lyan + Kunkka against PSG.LGD seems... unwise.

I was really hoping to see Secret go all the way this year, but how can you not root for Spirit after watching them steamroll through everyone with pure aggressive play?

This was a great show. I wish there was a bit more tension, but I understand that the slow burn was kind of the point and without the slow pacing the townspeople's actions wouldn't have been believable. Definitely captured the cult-y vibe of this isolated church community but somehow it didn't...

Back when BNTX and MRNA were both around $50-70.

Honestly I bought an Alienware back in April and it's been great. I ended up adding thermal paste to the 3080 because I let it mine eth while I'm at work and it's already completely paid for the system. That being said, it's definitely a ridiculous case with terrible design decisions, in...

Odd, I am in California and I bought an R12 with 1kW PSU, 11th gen i7, and a 3080 with no issues in April. At the time any 3080 rig for less than $2k was selling out almost instantly so I jumped on it. Wonder if this is a new policy...?

We have two sinks in our master and I'm really glad we do. Most mornings and evenings we are getting ready at the same time and the sinks get used for brushing teeth, washing hands, shaving, makeup stuff, etc. where we're open standing in front of them for 5-10 mins straight. It's nice to have...

Hmm.

Nothing will stop it from acting like a 200+W space heater so you need to cool the room. I leave a window open with my ceiling fan running if the temp outside is below 75-80, otherwise I just run the AC and keep my office door opened to help with circulation. If it's pulling much more than...

I had forgotten I owned 30 shares of AMC from earlier in the year and then realized I was an idiot. Sold at $31 this morning, I'll take it. Perfectly planned.

All depends on if and when you may move again. I'm in a similar boat - family of four, 3br home we bought a few years ago and we've kept one of the bedrooms as a home office so it feels 1 bedroom short. Not a big deal right now since we have two girls that love sharing a room but we'll probably...

At least I didn't buy crypto with it at the end of April!

Damn it guys, I didn't know anything about SPACs and based on this thread I bought about $10k of XPOA a month ago! But at least you are right, it's easy to get out without much loss since I bought at 9.95 or therabouts so I'm only out about $100. Since this news was not well-received, will it...

The dissertation (and really, the research supporting it) is like 90% of the work for a PhD, so writing one dissertation is definitely not a "double PhD". It looks like this program was created to help guide research that bridges the gap between math and CS. They were probably tired of CS PhD...

Read this thread a bit and did my first options trade over the last week. Purchased some Vaxart $VXRT puts because they were experiencing a run-up on some hype for their vaccine. I have been following their data for the last year and I've been unimpressed by their results so I was very doubtful...

Not a loss that I could do much about, but in the last year my company stock options (and some RSUs) have fluctuated in value from nearly nothing, to $1M (about 50% vested at the time), all the way back to about $50k. Unfortunately we were in a trading blackout for most of the year during all...

As an update, I kept both PCs and gave my wife the 3060 Ti build. Added some thermal paste inside the 3080 and it helped a lot with the vram temps hitting >100 and everything is going really smoothly. May replace the front case fan but honestly it's pretty quiet unless it ramps to 100% which...

As an update, I'm glad everyone I've talked to has emphasized to take it slowly. Almost 4 weeks post op and I'm still not able to walk without a limp and the hip feels really "tight" when I use it. Only sharp pain I get is muscle spasms after exercises or during stretching if the range of motion...

We refinanced from 4.125 to 3.75 last year and are saving about $700/mo (new appraisal was quite a bit higher then it was when we bought it in 2018 so PMI dropped a lot), and also got about $9k back in cash since we accepted a higher rate (we are planning on moving in a year or two). Literally...

Thanks for the insight. I had similar surgery (femoroplasty + labral repair + capsule closure, no microfracture) but only on my painful symptomatic hip. I'll eventually need it on the other side MRI showed a torn labrum there as well but so far it doesn't ache after activity the way the left one...

MBA is a degree that's perfectly designed for an experienced professional. I always crack up when I read job applications from 22 year old applicants for management positions because they got an MBA right after their bachelor's without ever holding a real job. They are usually super ambitious...

Just had surgery to repair hip impingement + torn labrum. Not sure if anyone's been through that, but so far it seems similar to other sports leg injuries: ice, crutches, CPM machine, etc. Still on Day 1 so we'll see if I end up needing the painkillers or not. Really odd how there is some sharp...

I might, honestly. 3060 ti build already shipped so it's either return or resell.

My desktop is still on an i5-3570k and the only upgrade I've made in 8 years is an RX 570 so I'm glad I asked!

I probably should have posted this here instead of in the 30X0 thread: Need some feedback on two orders I placed. I'm trying to decide which to keep. The first build is arriving this weekend and the second one will ship sometime in April. I currently have 2x 60Hz 1080p monitors but will...