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You can’t afford to buy a house. Biden knows that.
  • You'd have to go back to around 2000 to find rates on a 30 year fixed comparable to today's. https://www.freddiemac.com/pmms

    Historically we're still in a period of pretty good rates. However, the reality is who cares about what things were like more than 25 years ago. The new normal is 6ish percent, and we're over that right now. I don't think we're ever going to see rates below 5% again, not counting for some extraneous circumstance nobody can predict. But at this point any relief is going to be meaningful to a lot of people.

    On the other hand, home prices are not coming down, and they probably will not come down even if there's plenty of overinflated valuations out there.

    Therefore the only thing to give on affordability is increased supply to keep home values from continuing to grow in a pace that outruns incomes, and lower rates so more people can afford what's out there today.

  • Biden's latest campaign strategy: Get under Trump's skin
  • Last time around part of Trump's strategy was to dominate the news cycle with a never ending torrent of outlandish statements and behavior. Free advertising. And of course he's going to do it again because his fundraising is much less than Biden's at this point. And he probably can't help himself as that's all he knows how to do and it works on his base.

    One could argue that it's a wise idea to co-opt that free campaign exposure by joining in instead of fighting back or fact checking or correcting the record like they had in the past.

  • What is going on with golf courses being shit down?
  • That's not really a possibility either. He's not suffering from lawsuits in the state of Florida. New York, where that bond is owed, doesn't have jurisdiction over Florida to affect his properties there.

  • How do I get my suit tailored?
  • A good tailor can do amazing things, but there are limits.

    When it comes to tailoring, putting aside the quality of the suit (fused/glued canvas or not, among other things), the key thing you want as close to right from the start is the shoulders. Sleeve and jacket lengths are simple, neck and chest less so, but if the shoulder width is all wrong it's a major undertaking to alter if it can even be done.

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    Anyone going to Central Oregon for the eclipse Saturday morning at 9 AM? [https://skyandtelescope.org/press-releases/ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse-comes-to-the-americas-on-october-14th/](https://skyandte
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    Next Saturday morning, around 9 AM, a "Ring of Fire" Solar Eclipse passes through central and southern Oregon
    skyandtelescope.org "Ring of Fire" Solar Eclipse Comes to the Americas on October 14th

    A solar eclipse will soon grace the skies over the Americas. On Saturday, October 14, 2023, the Moon will cross in front of the Sun, covering at most 90% of it — the remaining 10% will appear as a blazing “ring of fire” around the Moon’s black silhouette.

    "Ring of Fire" Solar Eclipse Comes to the Americas on October 14th
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    Portland @kbin.social doc @kbin.social
    Next Saturday morning, around 9 AM, a "Ring of Fire" Solar Eclipse passes through central and southern Oregon
    skyandtelescope.org "Ring of Fire" Solar Eclipse Comes to the Americas on October 14th

    A solar eclipse will soon grace the skies over the Americas. On Saturday, October 14, 2023, the Moon will cross in front of the Sun, covering at most 90% of it — the remaining 10% will appear as a blazing “ring of fire” around the Moon’s black silhouette.

    "Ring of Fire" Solar Eclipse Comes to the Americas on October 14th
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    Sennheiser Exits Gaming Headphone Business

    Technically the successor owner of the gaming brand.

    Epos has announced that it will be exiting the gaming headphone business and will instead focus on enterprise communications products. The company's gaming products...

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    Sennheiser Exits Gaming Headphone Business

    Technically the successor owner of their gaming brand.

    Epos has announced that it will be exiting the gaming headphone business and will instead focus on enterprise communications products. The company's gaming products...

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    Portland @kbin.social doc @kbin.social
    www.kptv.com 100% of sampled MAX trains test positive for low levels of meth

    According to a study by the University of Washington, 100% of sampled surfaces on TriMet light rails tested positive for low levels of meth.

    100% of sampled MAX trains test positive for low levels of meth
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    www.kptv.com 100% of sampled MAX trains test positive for low levels of meth

    According to a study by the University of Washington, 100% of sampled surfaces on TriMet light rails tested positive for low levels of meth.

    100% of sampled MAX trains test positive for low levels of meth
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    InitialsDiceBearhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Initials” (https://github.com/dicebear/dicebear) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)DO
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    I can't believe this name wasn't already taken.

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