Help with 70 y/o demented fathers investments to maximize income and limit volatility Hi there – my dad age 70 is severely demented, mom deceased. Early this year I got access to all his accounts and he had $100k in a brokerage which was basically a day trader account and most positions were sitting in loss positions once I gained access. I sold it off and parked it in tbil to mitigate risk and get some interest which basically …

I used Dockcase’s new MagSafe SSD enclosure with my Pixel 9 Pro XL, and it was great Dockcase has a new MagSafe SSD enclosure that lets you slot in an M.2 2230 or 2242 SSD to use with your phone, and it’s very good.

How Videogames Fell From Art to Addictive Big corporations turned video games from an engaging artistic medium into something addictive and gambling-adjacent.

America Needs More Jimmy Carters He was a model ex-president and achieved a great deal in office.

Jimmy Carter rid the presidency of lies. His fellow evangelicals? Not so much. (RNS) — One of the many paradoxes surrounding Carter’s presidency is that he was unable to fend off the deception of fellow evangelicals, including Jerry Falwell and Billy Graham. The post Jimmy Carter rid the presidency of lies. His fellow evangelicals? Not so much. appeared first on RNS.

The best stuff we’ve seen at CES so far Photo by Owen Grove / The VergeThe show floor of the biggest tech event of the year hasn’t even opened yet, but CES 2025 has already delivered a long list of new gadgets, tech, concepts, and AI-powered devices tempting you to upgrade. It’s a lot to keep up with, so we’ll help you catch up. Below are some of the standout gadgets of the show so f…

Weekly Forecast: March 3- 7, 2025 – Mercury-Pluto, Sun-Mars Tuning Up We’re currently in the shadow of the upcoming Mercury retrograde period (starting March 14 or 15 depending on your time zone). Mercury moves to Aries overnight, Sunday to Monday, directly into applying sextile to Pluto in Aquarius. It also starts heading towards Aries Venus, as retrograde Aries Venus moves back to meet it. Next week, Source

Machu Picchu or Petra? Hi all! I’m a pretty seasoned traveler (solo and with others) but looking for insight. I’m trying to plan a trip with my dad for my birthday at the end of August. I’m looking at either Machu Picchu or Petra, two items on my bucket list. I’m based in NYC, so I have access to direct flights. The majority of my questions are around Machu Picchu: I…

LPT: Encourage someone to continue their story after an interruption If someone is interrupted while telling a story, make it easy for them to pick up where they left off. Simply say, “As you were saying about (x),” or something similar when the interruption is over. This shows that you valued their words and helps them feel heard, making it more comfortable for them to continue. It’s a small gesture that can mak…

Trump’s Return-To-Office Forces 17,000 Workers Into 4,400 Parking Spaces In DC President Donald Trump’s second term has thus far been a deluge of executive orders. They’ve largely ranged from bad to horrifying, but one always stuck out as primarily just weird and out-of-touch: A ban on remote work for the federal government. As it turns out, this one’s even worse than it seems — government… Read more…

I just launched my shop and could use some feedback! Yesterday I launched my Shopify store and I could use some valuable feedback, tips and suggestions! I design, produce and sell functional 3D prints, specifically tailored towards gamers and content creators. The inventory is still small but slowly expanding. That’s why I haven’t made any ‘collection’ pages yet and opted to use my homepage as the…

Deinfluence my wishlist Help please Deinfluence my wishlist because I want everything (can you tell my bday is coming up fml) Obviously there’s too many products to comment on all but I beg just tell me about the ones that you think are overhyped because my bank is gonna be dying over here🥴 submitted by /u/AnAbsoluteShambles1

LPT Weird but good…showering with a bag of ice to cool down from the heat Bring a sandwich ziplock bag full of ice into the cold shower and, while standing under the water, rub it around your upper body as if it was a bar of soap. The water that comes off of it is colder and drips down your body, cooling off more than just the spot you gave the ice. I just figured this one out a few weeks ago. It’s been almost 100 deg…

Seeking advice regarding divorce finances Partner and I are divorcing after several years together. It’s amicable. We’ve agreed that they’re keeping the house (valued at around $150k/owe $85k), and I’m keeping a parcel of raw land (valued at $90k/owe $65k). We share some other debts which total about $70k. I have a retirement account of about $100k. They do not have retirement savings. …

Bitcoin Cash’s Mt. Gox-Led Sell-Off Is Amplified by Poor Liquidity Slippage, or price changes during execution of a trade, in the BCH market surged last week, signaling weak liquidity .

Should I pay off a 0% interest card early? Hey all had a question. I booked a vacation with a 0% interest credit card. My balance is currently $2250 on the card and my 0% Intro APR expires for the July 2025 payment I have been paying about $200 a month sometimes a little more toward the credit card. This would ensure it’s paid off in time for July 2025. Should I keep doing that or shoul…

Bitcoin Layer 2 Rootstock Verifies Zero-Knowledge SNARK Rootstock verified the SNARK using BitVMX, which is Rootstock’s modified version of BitVM

Were Ancient Romans Racist? It’s Complicated. submitted by /u/yuritopiaposadism

From a technical perspective, how are all the new RF VCM lenses near identical in weight and dimensions? Referring to the new 24/35/50mm f/1.4 variants. The EF 50mm f/1.4 is not directly comparable, however there’s notable differences in the EF 24L vs 35L’s weight and dimensions. What about moving to the RF platform enabled Canon to do this, in my mind there’s different lens construction (glass type, distances in between said glass, etc) requiremen…

A business page keeps messaging me their posts. Is this a new feature? So I tried looking this up and it seems there’s some new feature where business pages can send there recent post in a message to all of their fans at once. Does anybody know what this is called so I can research it more? Is it called a broadcast channel or something? submitted by /u/Where_Da_Party_At