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You have to earn $115,000 a year to afford a typical house now in the US
Assuming you can even win the bidding war to buy a house right now. Nothing worse than seeing a house you failed to buy have a For Lease sign on it the next week.
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You have to earn $115,000 a year to afford a typical house now in the US
Assuming you can even win the bidding war to buy a house right now. Nothing worse than seeing a house you failed to buy have a For Lease sign on it the next week.
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Maine Took the US One Giant Step Toward More Democratic Elections
On Wednesday, Maine’s legislature passed a bill joining a compact to commit all of their electoral votes, regardless of who won in their individual state, to whichever candidate won the national popular vote.
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Storm blow some shingles off, how boned am I?
First, get on the roof if you can and look at the damage yourself. If any plywood is exposed then you’ll want to cover it with a tarp or a plastic sheet. Tuck the top edges into the remaining shingles above it to prevent water from flowing under the tarp. Secure it the best you can with bricks, stones, or something heavy.
The next step, and immediate step if you weren’t able to get on the roof, is to call a roofing contractor. They can put a tarp on if you need it. They will also provide you with estimates of cost to repair and how much needs to be replaced. Do not contact your insurance company until you know the scope of the repair.
If the costs to repair from multiple roofing contractors exceeds your deductible, then it may be worthwhile to contact insurance. If your home has multiple roofs, then they will only want to replace one, although sometimes they will agree on more to maintain a consistent sight line. The important thing is to make sure a roofing contractor is there when the insurance adjuster comes by to help argue for repairs on your behalf. This process of arguing with insurance to get a payout for repairs can take a month or more to complete so check on the tarp periodically.
Good luck!
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Hypothetically speaking, what alterations to our biology/genome would need to occur in order for us to be able to safely drink saltwater?
According to this article, a longer loop of Henle in the kidney could be the secret to what allows some mammals to drink sea water.
For reference on why we didn’t evolve this naturally, this Stack Exchange answer suggests that most land animals live near fresh water.
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Bro flew too close to the server rack
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lamp
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Energy is from fat stores created while a caterpillar.
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I'm not sure...
In case anyone is curious, the printer in the picture is 1100x1100x820 mm and costs $50k USD.
https://builder3dprinters.com/us/product/builder-extreme-3000-pro/
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Have I taken this too far?
What do you plan to do with the extra 17 switches that aren’t necessary for morse code?
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I refuse to believe this show is this funny
Fellowship of the Ring
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So what's everyone's New Year's resolution?
I’m embracing Linux superiority and going for 2560x1440 at 22° of tilt this year.
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Martin Shkreli Accused of Copying and Sharing One-Of-a-Kind Wu-Tang Album in New Lawsuit
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never give up, never surrender
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Two people killed in Texas after 350,000 pound load detaches from trailer, crushes vehicle: officials
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Here is the non-Fox News article:
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What is something small that you do that confuses other people whenever they see you doing it?
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abandoning self checkouts because the machine is yelling at you and the workers are busy elsewhere. they say self-checkout lane 7 is still blinking to this day.
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Happy Lunar New Year
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aardvark isn’t a swear
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When did Speaker Grilles stop being a thing
The manufacturer can save money by not including grills and if the speaker gets damaged they will make more money when you buy a replacement speaker.
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Telegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it to
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Telegram has removed terrrorist groups such as ISIS before. See this 2019 Wired article
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Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost?
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They could be fined a small amount for cutting down the trees and then include a provision that the trees must be replaced with trees of the same size. If they were large trees, then that could get super expensive very quickly. There was a story about tree law on Reddit where someone cut down 32 trees on their neighbor’s property and were charged $1k each plus the cost of replanting, it ended up just shy of $2M.
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Star Wars Outlaws' $110 and $130 editions prompt a collective sigh from potential players tired of season passes and ill-advised early access periods
Speaking of AAA Star Wars games, did Jedi Survivor ever get fixed on PC? Last time I played, it turned into a stuttering mess 2 hours in.
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Ditto for 'Game of Thrones'
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The House of Tardigrade will finally have its revenge this season.
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You know what? I'll just wait...
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My aunt’s brother said mostly the same thing. You’ll also get a small discount on the game for every person you recruit to play/pay daily. If the person you recruited then recruits someone else, you’ll get a shared discount. I plan to preorder early so I can finally be my own boss.