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| Topic | Which pee related activity is more gross? |
| Bartzyx 04/26/23 3:23:42 PM #3 | I remember when I learned that the "chlorine smell" of pools is actually the smell of choloramines, which are created when perspiration or urine combine with chlorine. So that distinctive smell of pools is caused by pool water being contaminated with piss and sweat. --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | Which of the following do you regularly do in the shower? |
| Bartzyx 04/26/23 3:18:10 PM #82 | Never mind getting piss on your feet, if you walk outdoors with your shoes, and then walk your shoes into the house even just a little (like into an entryway/mudroom), you are tracking things much more vile and disgusting than urine into the place that you walk around barefoot. Unless you never walk in your house barefoot, I guess. But then it's just getting on your socks which get all over everything else, so same thing. --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | Save My Major US City - Day 29 [Rule Change] |
| Bartzyx 04/01/23 1:30:52 PM #4 | washington --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | Would you want to own an apartment |
| Bartzyx 04/01/23 1:25:47 PM #32 | foolm0r0n posted... SFH neighborhood infra costs are also often paid by the developers and baked into the housing prices, or HOA fees. Almost never true. First, most SFHs are not subject to an HOA so this point is moot. For new builds, the developer pays the initial cost for the infrastructure and then conveys much of the infrastructure to the municipal government who then assumes the cost of maintenance. If there is an HOA, it typically only covers certain internal streets to the development. It's a well documented fact that single family neighborhoods are a huge financial drain on municipal governments. Urban3 has done some excellent research on the topic. foolm0r0n posted... Location is everything and your condo will appreciate like crazy in this case. That's already baked into the price of the condo when it was built, unless it becomes more walkable while you own it, then yes you would benefit from appreciation related to the property becoming more desirable. foolm0r0n posted... If both appreciate at 10% then obviously both are equal. If we're going to use completely illogical assumptions then why even have this discussion? Structures are a depreciating asset (meaning they lose value over time), while nominal land values in the US have increased by an average of 6% annually over the last 40 years. foolm0r0n posted... SFH has to pay way more overall for maintenance, There's no truth to this. All else equal, maintenance of a SFH (a small building) will always be less per sqft than a large building. --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | Would you want to own an apartment |
| Bartzyx 04/01/23 9:52:35 AM #29 | foolm0r0n posted... None of this has anything do to with US subsidies, except for the infrastructure thing to a small extent. A small extent? A 300 unit multifamily building on a single block requires 5001,000 feet of road to service it, while 300 single family homes (SFHs) require about 310 miles of road. The cost to maintain the miles of pavement, plumbing, electrical, and telecom infrastructure to all those homes is exponentially more expensive than to maintain the same for a single block. For all of this, everyone is charged the same rate per kilowatt-hour, per 1,000 gallons of water, dollar of property value, etc.. Businesses are required to provide mandatory parking spaces for all the SFH dwellers driving to their establishments, and most of them are unable to charge for parking (a textbook prisoner's dilemma), which means the price of the parking spaces (which condo owners use much less often) is baked into the rent and ultimately the prices. And then of course, as you touched on, the mortgage industry (backed by the FHA) has encouraged and subsidized suburban SFH development for nearly a century. foolm0r0n posted... Like this doesn't make any sense at all. The fact that you're surrounded by grass makes your $5k plumbing job cheaper than the condo's $5k plumbing job? Who falls for that? I didn't think ROI was that hard of a concept to understand. If land appreciates at, say 10% per annum, and the value of the physical structure remains constant (a generous assumption), then which $5k plumbing job has the greater return? And yet we tax the land (which increases in real value and requires no upkeep) and the structure (which will probably decrease in real value and requires substantial upkeep) at the same rate. All these things combine to provide a much higher cumulative return to the person whose property is more land and less structure. As a result, the SFH owner not only receives more in public benefit than their taxes and fees pay for, but also increases their equity at a much higher rate. --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | Nominate stuff from the TV show Friends and I'll rank it |
| Bartzyx 03/08/23 10:01:48 AM #111 | Monica saying "I know!" --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | What is the most recent game you played that you hit the 100 hour mark? |
| Bartzyx 03/05/23 10:46:22 AM #34 | Apex Legends, sometime late last year. Before that, it was Days Gone about a year ago. --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | Nominate stuff from the TV show Friends and I'll rank it |
| Bartzyx 02/12/23 3:35:00 PM #36 | seven seven seven --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | Super Mario Bros 3 or Super Mario World? |
| Bartzyx 01/31/23 10:45:37 PM #6 | I don't particularly like SMB3 World is a top 10 game for me. --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | I spent over 5 hours editing a document just to upload the wrong version |
| Bartzyx 01/14/23 2:24:31 PM #10 | i've heard point of contact but "contact a point of contact" sounds ridiculous --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | Longest time to get all achievements/trophies in a game? |
| Bartzyx 01/13/23 10:22:31 PM #14 | Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light took 9 years, 10 months. Jak 3 took 9 years, 8 months. I started both games forever ago and finally picked them back up last year. I have had at least one game take 8,7,6, etc. years. --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | So I was reading up on credit in the US and it's kinda blowing my mind |
| Bartzyx 01/11/23 3:48:15 PM #52 | Discount brokerages usually charge fees to close an account, not open onethey want few barrier to opening an acount. I don't remember any fees but I could be wrong. My old brokerage charged me when I left. Also, if you're used to something like Fidelity or Schwab where you have access to cheap proprietary index funds, Merrill Edge will take some getting used to. They don't have anything like that, and I had to switch to ETF investing. Make sure this is something that you wanna do! --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | So I was reading up on credit in the US and it's kinda blowing my mind |
| Bartzyx 01/11/23 2:30:19 PM #46 | That Bank of America card is top-tier if you can get to the second or third tier of the rewards program. I moved my IRA to Merrill just for that reason. They have another one that gives a flat 1.5% on everything, and with the booster you can get to 2.25 or 2.625 which is peerless --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | So I was reading up on credit in the US and it's kinda blowing my mind |
| Bartzyx 01/11/23 12:34:25 PM #29 | you just listed a bunch of things, almost all of which are objectively shitty (or "necessary" evils) --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | B8 NFL Ladder Contest 2022 Week 18 |
| Bartzyx 01/07/23 10:42:21 AM #9 | Level 6: Chargers -3.5 --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | NFL Pickem Topic Week 18: Tiebreaker |
| Bartzyx 01/07/23 10:41:18 AM #42 | Kansas City Chiefs Jacksonville Jaguars Cincinnati Bengals Atlanta Falcons Buffalo Bills Minnesota Vikings Houston Texans New York Jets New Orleans Saints Pittsburgh Steelers Los Angeles Chargers Philadelphia Eagles San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Rams Dallas Cowboys Green Bay Packers TB: 12 --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | What did SephyG do this time? |
| Bartzyx 01/02/23 9:50:28 PM #9 | His posts in the Seinfeld topic were really stupid but i didn't think ban-worthy --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | What did SephyG do this time? |
| Bartzyx 01/02/23 9:33:17 PM #1 | Suspended the first day I saw him back! --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | B8 NFL Ladder Contest 2022 Week 17 |
| Bartzyx 12/31/22 7:02:02 PM #21 | level 5: ATLANTA (-2.5) vs Arizona 42.5 UNDER LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (-6.5) vs Los Angeles Rams 40.5 OVER bonus: jags --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | NFL Pickem Topic week 17: |
| Bartzyx 12/29/22 6:12:56 PM #38 | Dallas Cowboys Atlanta Falcons Detroit Lions Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Carolina Panthers Cleveland Browns Jacksonville Jaguars San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Minnesota Vikings Los Angeles Chargers Pittsburgh Steelers Buffalo Bills --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | B8 NFL Ladder Contest 2022 Week 16 |
| Bartzyx 12/24/22 12:07:42 PM #31 | Level 4: KANSAS CITY (-9.5) vs Seattle 10+ SAN FRANCISCO (-6.5) vs Washington 10+ Bonus: Indianapolis --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | Printer just died. Recommend a good replacement |
| Bartzyx 12/24/22 12:05:26 PM #10 | I have had a Brother printer for about 6 years now and it works great. DCP-L2540DW. I got it mostly for the scanner/photocopier but the b/w printer has rarely given me trouble. --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | Do you get an extra day off work for Christmas? |
| Bartzyx 12/22/22 11:05:06 AM #1 | Do you get an extra day off work for Christmas?
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Hope everyone has a happy holiday, even if work is involved. --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | C is for cookie, that's |
| Bartzyx 12/21/22 10:03:21 AM #11 | No idea what you're talking about, thanks to noscript --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | NFL Pickem topic: Week 16 |
| Bartzyx 12/21/22 9:58:10 AM #5 | Jacksonville Jaguars Buffalo Bills Cleveland Browns Tennessee Titans Kansas City Chiefs Minnesota Vikings Cincinnati Bengals Detroit Lions Atlanta Falcons San Francisco 49ers Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers Los Angeles Rams Tampa Bay Buccaneers Los Angeles Chargers --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | Does your cell phone still have a headphone jack? |
| Bartzyx 12/18/22 12:14:00 AM #46 | A new Xperia 1 came out this year https://electronics.sony.com/mobile/smartphone/all/p/xqct62-b --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | Does your cell phone still have a headphone jack? |
| Bartzyx 12/17/22 11:53:32 AM #40 | As I understand it, the only flagship phones to have a 3.5mm jack anymore are Sony Xperia 1 (but good luck affording that one) and ASUS Zenfone. Pixel, iPhone, Galaxy S, and OnePlus Pro have all ditched it. --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | B8 NFL Ladder Contest 2022 Week 15 |
| Bartzyx 12/17/22 10:30:57 AM #27 | level 4: Philadelphia (-8.5) @ CHICAGO 10+ Kansas City (-13.5) @ HOUSTON 10+ bonus: M. Judon --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | NFL Pickem topic: Week 15 (SATURDAY) |
| Bartzyx 12/16/22 10:47:33 AM #40 | CHANGE to Lions --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | Has inflation changed your frequency of restaurant visits? |
| Bartzyx 12/15/22 9:29:02 AM #20 | No, still eat out once per week. I will say that I eat out at slightly nicer places now because the gap between the bottom and those places has decreased significantly. --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | NFL Pickem topic: Week 15 (SATURDAY) |
| Bartzyx 12/15/22 9:24:51 AM #31 | San Francisco 49ers Minnesota Vikings Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills Philadelphia Eagles Atlanta Falcons New York Jets Pittsburgh Steelers Dallas Cowboys Kansas City Chiefs Arizona Cardinals New England Patriots Los Angeles Chargers Cincinnati Bengals Washington Commanders Green Bay Packers --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | NFL Pickem Topic: Week 14 |
| Bartzyx 12/07/22 5:46:45 PM #16 | Los Vegos Raiders Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals Dallas Cowboys Minnesota Vikings Tennessee Titans Philadelphia Eagles Baltimore Ravens Kansas City Chiefs San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Los Angeles Chargers Arizona Cardinals --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | B8 NFL Ladder Contest 2022 Week 13 |
| Bartzyx 12/04/22 12:02:06 PM #43 | level 4: Green Bay vs Chicago 10+ Cleveland (-6.5) @ HOUSTON 10+ bonus: 0 --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | NFL Pickem topic: Week 13 |
| Bartzyx 12/04/22 11:59:32 AM #60 | KingButz posted... Buffalo Bills Atlanta Falcons Green Bay Packers Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Baltimore Ravens Houston Texans Seattle Seahawks Miami Dolphins Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers Dallas Cowboys New Orleans Saints --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | NFL Pickem Topic: Week 11 |
| Bartzyx 11/20/22 12:50:21 PM #67 | CHANGE Rams to Saints --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | What's the dumbest sidequest idea that's ever been in an RPG? |
| Bartzyx 11/18/22 10:13:32 AM #45 | Cavedweller2000 posted... Imo if they can't die then it's not an escort mission --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | NFL Pickem Topic: Week 11 |
| Bartzyx 11/18/22 9:59:38 AM #45 | KingButz posted... Tennessee Titans Chicago Bears Buffalo Bills Philadelphia Eagles New York Jets Los Angeles Rams New York Giants Baltimore Ravens Washington Commanders Denver Broncos Minnesota Vikings Cincinnati Bengals Los Angeles Chargers Arizona Cardinals --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | B8 NFL pickem topic: Week 10 (GERMANY) |
| Bartzyx 11/13/22 10:09:48 AM #74 | KingButz posted... Falcons Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears Tennessee Titans Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins New York Giants New Orleans Saints Las Vegas Raiders Dallas Cowboys Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Chargers Philadelphia Eagles --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | B8 NFL Ladder Contest 2022 Week 10 |
| Bartzyx 11/13/22 10:07:29 AM #43 | level 3: TENNESSEE (-2.5) NEW YORK GIANTS (-5.5) Bonus: Murray --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | B8 NFL Ladder Contest 2022 Week 9 |
| Bartzyx 11/05/22 9:35:35 AM #30 | level 3: Minnesota (-3.5) Seattle (+1.5) Bonus: Las Vegas --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | B8 NFL Pickem topic: Week 9 |
| Bartzyx 11/05/22 9:33:51 AM #52 | Los Angeles Chargers Miami Dolphins Cincinnati Bengals Detroit Lions New England Patriots Buffalo Bills Minnesota Vikings Jacksonville Jaguars Seattle Seahawks Los Angeles Rams Kansas City Chiefs Baltimore Ravens --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | What is the first game/book/show/film/etc that you thought was bad? |
| Bartzyx 11/01/22 10:46:15 AM #7 | Not really sure when this was. It's hard to peg the exact age where I was able to think critically enough to move from "I don't like this" to "This is bad." --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | How old was the oldest game you loved when you first played it? |
| Bartzyx 11/01/22 10:02:17 AM #25 | Symphony of the Night is definitely a 10+ year game for me, first played it like in 2010 or so? I dont know for sure what the oldest is though. --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | NFL Pickem Topic: Week 8 (LONDON AGAIN for some reason) |
| Bartzyx 10/30/22 11:55:05 AM #71 | KingButz posted... Ravens Atlanta Falcons Dallas Cowboys Miami Dolphins Minnesota Vikings Las Vegas Raiders New York Jets Philadelphia Eagles Tennessee Titans Washington Commanders Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | B8 NFL Ladder Contest 2022 Week 8 |
| Bartzyx 10/30/22 11:51:30 AM #44 | Level 3: MINNESOTA (-3.5) NEW YORK JETS (+1.5) Bonus : Cooper Kupp --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | NFL Pickem Topic: Week 7 |
| Bartzyx 10/23/22 9:34:39 AM #61 | KingButz posted... Arizona Cardinals Atlanta Falcons Detroit Lions Tennessee Titans Green Bay Packers Tampa Bay Buccaneers New York Giants Baltimore Ravens New York Jets Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers Kansas City Chiefs Pittsburgh Steelers New England Patriots --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | B8 NFL Ladder Contest 2022 Week 7 |
| Bartzyx 10/20/22 6:54:56 PM #17 | level 2: jets bonus: chargers --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | Did any of you like the disney live action remakes more than the classic cartoon |
| Bartzyx 10/16/22 9:07:51 PM #10 | no they are all creatively bankrupt nostalgia grabs --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
| Topic | B8 NFL Ladder Contest 2022 Week 6 |
| Bartzyx 10/16/22 6:16:02 PM #58 | Level 2: Dallas --- Round 2 vs Nichols Go Dennison! |
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