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@ lumberjacked @lemmy.world

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I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok.

  • Fellow home owners, are you ready for the housing market to crash?

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  • I bought at the peak myself to have stable housing while raising kids.

    If house prices just stayed flat until wages caught up and then only increased similar to match wage increases (not inflation) that might be a reasonable compromise between the middle class who have a house and don't. Those who own will still be paying down a mortgage so increasing your equity that way without being decimated if you have to move. Unfortunately at this point, that could take awhile before wages caught up.

  • Fellow home owners, are you ready for the housing market to crash?

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  • I'm not arguing in favor for house prices going up but just wanted to point out how a lot of people use the value of their home. You can pull out money from your house and your interest payments don't change when the value of your house goes up.

    I'll give the example of my neighbor. They bought their house 10 years ago at about $250k. Interest rates were around 4.5%. We're in a location that got really hot during the pandemic and the house value jumped to about $700k. At that moment, they had the same payments as 10 years ago. Then interest rates dropped down below 3%. His balance on the original mortgage is probably about $175k and now he refinances the house with a mortgage of $325k, pays off the old loan, and pockets $150k out of the house. But due to the lower interest rates, his payment is the same as it was 10 years ago. He just has $150k in his pocket. Meanwhile, I'm the schmuck who had to buy the identical house at $700k at 5% and pay 3x for the same house.

  • Anyone else not seeing the HomePod OS 17 updates in their home app?

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  • Working for me.

  • Calls for Starbucks boycott grow amid aggressive union-busting activities

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  • For the same reason there are McDonalds everywhere. They are familiar and convenient despite almost always being inferior.

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    How did indigenous people survive hurricanes in the carribean

  • Abusive Parents

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  • This was my mom. Lots of therapy and 20 years later I’m good now. One major thing I do differently as a parent is apologize to my kids when I screw up.

    If you do something against the rules then you have an appropriate punishment. Yelling and berating is never an appropriate punishment. If yell at my kid because I’m mad I always apologize. Hopefully it will lessen their therapy bills.

  • Why do dentists have such a bad reputation compared to other kinds of doctors?

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  • Yeah. It’s extremely common. Fluoride treatments, sealants, crown replacements aren’t necessary. And things like veneers, and whiting are pushed pretty hard.

  • Is it possible for someone to "become gay" or were they always predisposed to it?

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  • I was talking to a gay family married who was married to opposite gender for 20 years and had a family before coming out. We both grew up in a world that said homosexuality was a choice.

    He said he “chose to be straight” for 20+ years and it almost killed him and ruined the lives of others.

  • Why do dentists have such a bad reputation compared to other kinds of doctors?

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  • My mother in law was an office manager at a dentist. Dentists have sales quotas and have bonuses to everyone in the office for upselling.

    You go in to a medical professional for health care and advice and they try and sell to you.

  • If the body's natural temperature is about 98 degrees (F), why does it still feel really hot when the ambient temperature is 98F?

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  • Uh… I never wondered that till now.

  • Not everything needs an app

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  • Automatic doors.

  • Not everything needs an app

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  • It’s actually flashing the screen to a photo sensor

  • Not everything needs an app

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  • Perfect application for PWA. Save it to your homepage and works just fine.

  • Not everything needs an app

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  • I agree mostly but 401k does last after you leave a company. It’s more like a bank account setup for your employer to put money in.

    It’s just used for onboarding and not managing or following your investments.

  • Unpopular Opinion @lemmy.world
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    Not everything needs an app

  • Best Strength Programs for Mobility

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  • Thank you!

  • “Apple Music launches a Discovery Station to help you find new songs”

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  • There are exceptions and I think Apple Music is one of them. They've been playing catch up with Spotify. I only have Apple Music because it's with the bundle of everything else.

    Edit: grammar

  • Fitness @lemmy.world
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    Best Strength Programs for Mobility

  • Open OS Ecosystem on Apple Silicon Macs

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  • It is cool but parallels has removed my need to dual boot.

  • Building over garage. Is it worth it?

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  • Gotcha. I’m thinking I might be able to get a GC to do the outside and white box on the inside. I can finish it from there.

  • Building over garage. Is it worth it?

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  • More than likely. Because it means I'm not moving. I'd pay 20k in realtor fee easily. But my questions were less about the value and more about the experience. Did you do any of it yourself or use a GC?

  • Building over garage. Is it worth it?

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  • Good points.

  • Home Improvement @lemmy.world
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    Building over garage. Is it worth it?

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    Is there a way to personalize your feed?