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New comment by carabiner in "Why Can't Walnut Creek Build 3 Bedroom Apartments with a Playground?"

carabiner — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:27:53 +0000

lmao. Average age of a car on the road right now is 12 years. Yes, I'm sure my mexican housekeeper will be selling her 15 year old corolla for a self driving car any time now.

The Korean Stock Market Just Crashed Sunday Night but the Nasdaq Is Rising

carabiner — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:37:00 +0000

Article URL: https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/06/08/the-korean-stock-market-just-crashed-sunday-night-will-the-nasdaq-follow-tomorrow/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48451592

Points: 4

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Misu

carabiner — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:37:00 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misu

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48420173

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

New comment by carabiner in "The True Story Behind the "El Cap Kindergartener" Ascent"

carabiner — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:39:59 +0000

Yeah all that counterculture stuff in climbing pretty much died 30-40 years ago. The sport is very regulated everywhere today, kind of like everything else in outdoor recreation.

The True Story Behind the "El Cap Kindergartener" Ascent

carabiner — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:34:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.climbing.com/news/joey-danger-evermore-7-year-old-on-el-cap/?scope=anon

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48393421

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

Viral OnlyFans Model Kamryn Renae Rescued Off Mount Whitney Hike

carabiner — Sat, 30 May 2026 04:08:15 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/mount-whitney-kamryn-renae-22282534.php

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48332471

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by carabiner in "Private equity bought America's essential services"

carabiner — Wed, 27 May 2026 16:08:20 +0000

PE are the management equivalents of slumlords.

New comment by carabiner in "The real cost of owning a home"

carabiner — Tue, 26 May 2026 21:20:34 +0000

I had a towel bar fall out of the wall. I realized that that small repair would take a trip to home depot, buying plaster, paint, a paint brush, and probably some other crap. There are of course a million types of paint and brushes to get there. I'd have to research what makes sense. Something cheap but decent, I guess. I have no garage so what I do with the rest of the paint? Drive to the hazardous waste disposal in my city, which has limited hours. So maybe 3-4 hours of my time including watching youtube videos if I don't screw things up, and $50 of stuff.

I then sent a maintenance request to my landlord and they came the next day and fixed it in 15 minutes.

New comment by carabiner in "The real cost of owning a home"

carabiner — Tue, 26 May 2026 16:59:24 +0000

Owning a house is a hedge against risk. You are paying a premium to have certainty, like insurance.

If that premium is too high though, you can be worse off than accepting the risk of variable costs.

New comment by carabiner in "The real cost of owning a home"

carabiner — Tue, 26 May 2026 16:53:38 +0000

https://rentvsbuycalculator.app/

Based on the nytimes version from 20 years ago but updated since then.

Actual rent vs. buy outcomes vary by location, but the general rule is that in most desirable urban areas, it's financially better to rent.

New comment by carabiner in "The real cost of owning a home"

carabiner — Tue, 26 May 2026 16:51:39 +0000

People act like owning a home and coming out financially ahead is an inviolable law of physics. It is not. Buying a house is like purchasing an option to have something at a set price in the future. That option can be overpriced to the point where it is not profitable.

This isn't to say that there are not emotional aspects to owning, but that is a separate discussion.

New comment by carabiner in "Samsung chip workers will get an average $340k bonus as AI profits soar"

carabiner — Fri, 22 May 2026 05:26:34 +0000

I don't think it's much larger when you adjust for Bay Area COL. Housing and healthcare especially.

Samsung chip workers will get an average $340k bonus as AI profits soar

carabiner — Fri, 22 May 2026 01:30:45 +0000

Article URL: https://qz.com/samsung-chip-workers-bonus-ai-profits-052126

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48230892

Points: 252

# Comments: 200

New comment by carabiner in "The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden"

carabiner — Mon, 18 May 2026 21:04:33 +0000

We've got to remove "quiet" as GPTism. It's a renovation. That's it.

New comment by carabiner in "Utah lawmakers form united front in push to ban prediction markets"

carabiner — Mon, 18 May 2026 13:21:05 +0000

As I get older I'm starting to realize, the Christians were right about everything.

New comment by carabiner in "Meta's New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale"

carabiner — Thu, 14 May 2026 17:47:50 +0000

996 culture, and Zuck has a particular fondness for China, Chinese people due to his wife.

New comment by carabiner in "Meta's New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale"

carabiner — Thu, 14 May 2026 15:24:40 +0000

The word is, Zuck is going through his midlife crisis (42 yo) and wants a tougher, more driven, and more masculine environment. Zuck has been pro-Trump for a while, and palling around with MMA guys. He's also open to importing 996 culture because of his appreciation of China, which stems from his Chinese wife.

New comment by carabiner in "Cisco workforce reductions"

carabiner — Thu, 14 May 2026 07:11:51 +0000

I was a contractor at Cisco as the only non-indian in my group. But, I think the entire floor (100+ people) was Indian except for me. I'd always heard of "toxic work environments" but was pretty dismissive, until working at Cisco. I never knew people could bring high school bullying, manipulation into a supposed professional workplace.

Korea Surpasses Canada as Seventh-Largest Stock Market

carabiner — Fri, 08 May 2026 18:36:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-07/korea-surpasses-canada-as-world-s-seventh-largest-stock-market

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New comment by carabiner in "Why Can't Walnut Creek Build 3 Bedroom Apartments with a Playground?"

The Korean Stock Market Just Crashed Sunday Night but the Nasdaq Is Rising

Misu

New comment by carabiner in "The True Story Behind the "El Cap Kindergartener" Ascent"

The True Story Behind the "El Cap Kindergartener" Ascent

Viral OnlyFans Model Kamryn Renae Rescued Off Mount Whitney Hike

New comment by carabiner in "Private equity bought America's essential services"

New comment by carabiner in "The real cost of owning a home"

New comment by carabiner in "The real cost of owning a home"

New comment by carabiner in "The real cost of owning a home"

New comment by carabiner in "The real cost of owning a home"

New comment by carabiner in "Samsung chip workers will get an average $340k bonus as AI profits soar"

Samsung chip workers will get an average $340k bonus as AI profits soar

New comment by carabiner in "The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden"

New comment by carabiner in "Utah lawmakers form united front in push to ban prediction markets"

New comment by carabiner in "Meta's New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale"

New comment by carabiner in "Meta's New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale"

New comment by carabiner in "Cisco workforce reductions"

Korea Surpasses Canada as Seventh-Largest Stock Market

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