I’m happy with my Ecovacs Deebot 901 that I bought for around $220. We’re replacing our carpet upstairs and it will be moving up there afterwards. I plan on buying a Deebot T8 (and eventually the base) for downstairs at that time. We have a heavy-shedding dog plus three other dogs and it does a good job on the tile…

I’m happy with my Ecovacs Deebot 901 that I bought for around $220. We’re replacing our carpet upstairs and it will…

I wound up getting the Instant Pot w/ the air fryer lid. Mostly because it gives me the flexibility of a single device that serves multiple purposes. I can pressure cook, slow cook, steam, or air fry all in a single device. I got rid of my old slow cooker.

This isn’t a case of non-compete. This is a contract for employment. It would be like an NFL player who is playing for the Chargers with 2 years left leaving to go play for the 49ers and signing a new contract while the previous one exists. But, if they guy leaves the Chargers and goes to play baseball for the Padres,…

Most companies have about 3 to 5% COL increases every year. Raises probably average 10%. Neither of those numbers keep up with market rates. Leaving a company nets you at least 15% after 2 years, sometimes more because you are resetting the base back to market levels.

I assume they have to claim and justify direct competition in order to trigger some sort of non-compete type clause in the contract — probably to add some sort of buff to their punies.

The way I understand it, in the UK, you insure the combination of driver and vehicle. So, if you have two cars and drive them both and your spouse drives them both, then you need four policies. Or something like that. There was a recent CNet video on it.

My wife has a similar problem with traditional medical tape. This sensitive skin tape does well for her.

It’s the same color as my Pepto Bismol.

Why does every real estate photographer think that the HDR filter makes a house look appealing?  It’s ok in some instances, but for a house, when I see that, I’m more likely to skip a house than be interested.

I don’t follow.....if I have 5 accounts with $5k each all making 5% or I have one account with $25k making 5%, the math is going to work out the same. Where it will really matter is if each account has any sort of “account fee” (as opposed to the funds themselves which all have some sort of administrative fee).

Choosing traditional or Roth isn’t as cut and dried as that. For the young or lower tax bracket, Roth is the better choice. For the middle aged, there are more factors. For the older or higher tax bracket, traditional is probably the better choice.

These things never really cover the difference between traditional 401k and Roth 401ks. For those wondering, these numbers are going to assume traditional where you are paying taxes on withdrawals. You can get by with slightly lower numbers if you have your money in a Roth 401k.

I’ve used AVC for years —- back in the pre-streaming service days, I used it instead of Napster to fill cheap MP3 players for my kids.......they’ve gotten a little bit spammy in more recent years, but still do a good job when needed.

For the record, not everyone who uses the term “fiscally conservative” means it that way. When I say it, I mean, quit wasting my tax dollars on useless bureaucracy and actually make it possible to fire the dead weight so that there’s more money to actually, you know, HELP the poor people.......we evaluate charities…

Same basic principle, but I like the square/rectangle instead of the round because they hold cuts of meat better. I get these from HEB in Texas. https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h-e-b-texas-tough-medium-square-25-oz-food-storage-containers-value-pack/2204056

I recently had a wired (original) Logitech Mx500 finally die (I loved that mouse) and I was looking for something cheap to replace it with. I wound up picking up this PICTEK rechargeable mouse and have been pleasantly surprised by it. For under $30, it’s comfortable (one of the reasons I held on my old mouse).

I recently had a wired (original) Logitech Mx500 finally die (I loved that mouse) and I was looking for something…

Spoiler alert, #2020Sucks.

I would generally prefer to listen to the edited audio later.  I can multi-task (i.e. do the dishes or go shopping or whatever) and I can play it back at a faster speed.  Plus, they’ve taken out a lot of the flubs and fluff.  About the only thing that I really want to watch live is sports (but I don’t watch much)…

And quit telling me that somebody went live.  I don’t care.

I use the desktop more than the app.