2025 Will Be the Year of Decentralization: 5 Predictions Bitcoin and other decentralized technologies such as DePIN will really come into their own in 2025, forecasts the COO of Unstoppable Domains.

10 year old LX100i – f8 and be there in 2024? Thinking of buying a LUMIX LX100i just to use as a small cheap f/8 and be there camera to replace my old GR3. The lens is 10.9mm so around 22mm FF equivalent. Am I right in thinking with M43 it should have a pretty deep DoF at f8 at 22mm. Deeper than APSC. I know it’s 10 years old, so probably not great AF which is why I’m thinking of just relyi…

How Was Your Astro Year, Overall? How did 2024 go for you? I thought might be a good exercise to reflect on this year as the end is near.  Also, what are you looking for in 2025? Personally, I finished consolidating my losses, meaning I feel they’re in, post my Pluto transit.  The areas of loss are primarily personal / human. Loss Source

2024 Was the Year of Breaking Through EY’s Paul Brody sees accelerated progress across the blockchain industry but warns speculative behavior on the fringes.

Travel with 5-year old I am considering a 3-week travel/study program in Oaxaca with my youngest (5-year old). She would be learning in a kids class while I would be in an adult class. I travelled a lot and lived overseas in my 20s but haven’t travelled at all since kids for financial reasons and because I generally find family vacation to be an oxymoron;-). Anyways……

Spouse unexpectedly got a job in August of this year and put our income well above the limit to contribute to a Roth IRA. What do I do with money I put in the Roth IRA this year? Subject says it all. I realized yesterday that we are going to blow well past the income limit to contribute to a Roth IRA. It’s a good problem to have, I know. Here is what I’ve done since I realized this: Opened a Traditional IRA Stopped automatic contributions to the Roth IRA and switched it over to the Traditional. With that being said, I …

Tear up my 3 year plan.. investment / cash flow plan – tear it up… My ultimate 3 year goals: – buy my first 2 bed flat in England (where I live) and rent out 1 room. – start a small coffee bean roasting business – get a 2nd hand Porsche cayman Currently: £45k salary (soon to increase) £100k stock portfolio £260 monthly car payment Breakdown: – Sell all old belongings: …

LPT : We’re at that time of year where you can stop doing something that’s bad for you, or start doing something good for you ‘for the rest of the year’. Have a break from social media / dating apps Don’t read or watch the news Don’t eat sugar, fizzy drinks or another food/drink vice Go for a walk Start reading a book What is your plan until the end of the year? submitted by /u/o_johnbravo_o

A Year of Travel My husband and I will both be working remote, flexible jobs in 2025. Our plan to take advantage of this is to sell our house and travel around the US for the next year-ish. We’re trying to compile some airbnbs where we could stay for a month at a time for around 2-3k. Some places we’re talking about are Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Califo…

18 year old daughter How to claim taxes when you have an 18 year old dependent: I have an 18 year old child. She attends college and earns about 8k a year working in service:hospitality. I pay for her off campus housing which is $800 a month as well as the electricity bill for her place. Can I still claim her as my dependent? Does she also pay her own income taxes? …

Where should we vacation this year? So my wife and I typically take a winter vacation, to escape somewhere warm for a week, but this year we are struggling to find a place to go. We would be flying out of Washington DC, and I would like to not spend more than 8 hours or so on a plane. We have been to Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Tenerife, and Isla Mujeres. Our favorites by far are Pue…

Gingerbread Eggnog Yulelog I made last year for the holidays (and will be making again this year). submitted by /u/SammoB

Apple Intelligence Servers Expected to Start Using M4 Chips Next Year After M2 Ultra This Year Apple plans to start using the M4 chip in its Apple Intelligence servers next year, according to a Nikkei Asia report this week, citing TrendForce analyst Frank Kung. Apple Intelligence servers are currently powered by the M2 Ultra chip, per previous reports. The report claims that Apple has approached its largest manufacturing partner Foxconn …

halloween year round ^-^ only 3 of these looks are “for October” but these are usual looks for me lmao. 😭 except the princess daisy which was my costume from yesterday. I don’t wear face makeup such as foundation , concealer , etc. Eyeliner : Nyx Epic Wear (shades : Black , White , Red) Mascara : Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High (shade : Very Black) Blush : e.l.f….

GAP year ideas I’ve graduated high school but am planning on deferring from uni for a year or 6 months…. I want to travel but I don’t know what to do!!!! Does anyone have any ideas or experiences with cool gap years? I’m adventurous, love fun, also relaxation, and really want to meet new people. I’d also love to work at the same time. Does anyone have any sugg…

Gap year to travel the world at 27 year old – too late? Due to some personal circumstances I will graduate uni at the age of 26, almost 27. I’m already worried about finding a good job in a competitive field. But my biggest dream is taking a gap year to travel the world, ideally after uni. That means I’ll apply for jobs at the age of 28 meaning I’ll be way older than my competitors. Would it be a goo…

So if a show starts airing at the end of the year and goes into the next year can it be disqualified from awards? I’ve been thinking it’s likely for Severance season 2 to release Christmas break, but someone told me doing so would ruin their chance at awards, is that true? submitted by /u/Grfine

first year student Hi! I’m going into my first year of Interior Design this fall semester. I was wondering what supplies you think is absolutely needed in your first year? I only have a few things ready so far and I’m trying to get a list before classes start. I’m attending OU and the first few classes cover sketching and technical drawing. Also, is there any advi…

This Year’s Pride Look I’m fairly new to makeup, and did a rainbow eye-look for a Pride event. My eyeliner skills are terrible, so decided to skip it. Please help me know what I can do better (apart from adding eyeliner, of course). Products used: Mac Strobe Cream NYX Pro Conceal Concealer Maybelline Fit Me foundation Sugar Blush in Pink Pinnacle Sugar Contour in Taup…

12-Year-Old Boy Is Charged in Killing of 14-Year-Old Cousin in Brooklyn The 12-year-old boy was arrested on Sunday night, hours after the police said he shot and killed another boy in an apartment in the Brownsville neighborhood.