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I still found knowing about the website itself useful. I didn;t know it existed and it's been useful over the past couple of days. I happen to be on a different wavelength right now so I used it to learn about other topics, but it still helped synthesize the material where i found original texts to...

I expect the issue here is that there doesn't seem like an overall purpose for this thread, or at least it wasn't clear. It feels more like "Hey, look at this Google search copypasta" rather than "This is a cool new tool that appears to have stealth launched, and on first glance seems...

Yay

I don't think a particular AI output is interesting. Discussion about prompt crafting is interesting/useful. This stealth gpt2-chatbot note is very interesting - thanks for sharing!

Update for Mar: * Current net worth: £740,312 * To cover fixed expenses (lean FIRE): 2.6% WR required * To cover fixed + optional expenses (live as today): 3.7% WR required * To cover YMOYL (real-world 12mnth average): 3.6% WR required * NW deficit to 3.7% SWR: £-25,948 Reading through the excellent...

And thank you both!

Update for Feb: * Current net worth: £719,284 * To cover fixed expenses (lean FIRE): 2.7% WR required * To cover fixed + optional expenses (live as today): 3.7% WR required * To cover YMOYL (real-world 12mnth average): 3.8% WR required * NW deficit to 3.5% SWR: £57,640 --- NW maintained, and have be...

Can vouch for an instant pot. It cooks cheaper cuts of meat very well - and with the extra rendered down fat - tends to taste better than leaner cuts! Great for roasted meat on its own, and liquid type thinks like curry etc.

Update for Jan: * Current net worth: £722,019 * To cover fixed expenses (lean FIRE): 2.7% WR required * To cover fixed + optional expenses (live as today): 3.6% WR required * To cover YMOYL (real-world 12mnth average): 3.8% WR required * NW deficit to 3.5% SWR: £51,948. Years of savings needed: 1.5y...

Somewhere more central UK could work for a quarterly meet

Update for Dec: * Current net worth: £647,885 * To cover fixed expenses (lean FIRE): 3.1% WR required * To cover fixed + optional expenses (live as today): 4.1% WR required * To cover YMOYL (real-world 12mnth average): 4.2% WR required * NW deficit to 4.0% SWR: £33,055. Years of savings needed: 1.0y...

$30 and didn't HODL

These are the things I'd tell myself: * Sleep gets better. Everything else gets harder lol * Four parenting styles: Authoritative * Baby-lead weaning * Forecast yourself when they are 5yr+, looking back, and possibly regretting not spending enough time (you'll never spend enough time!) then work bac...

Update for Nov: * Current net worth: £636,604 * To cover fixed expenses (lean FIRE): 3.2% WR required * To cover fixed + optional expenses (live as today): 4.1% WR required * To cover YMOYL (real-world 12mnth average): 4.6% WR required * NW deficit to 4.0% SWR: £90,750. Years of savings needed: 2.6y...

Welcome! Yes there's a lot to be said about being a "time millionaire". Ultimately it's about getting that "stuff" -vs- balance right isn't it

What, specifically is the problem here? Or are you actually trying to solve a problem that doesn't really exist? In the case of a server room with hundreds of servers and thousands of cat5 and fibre cables, good cable management makes sense. For smaller projects, personally I find it typically unnec...

It sounds like you're crafting some nice flexibility into your job role and day - That's great!

Do you have a mid- and long-term plan for work? Or are you happy maintaining where you're at?

It's a bit different here in the UK I think. Because the weather is normally crap, we're used to it. In fact, I quite like when it's a bit colder, a bit darker - It seems to slow me down a bit, in a good way! We have thought/dreamt about buying a holiday home in Spain, but quickly drop into the thou...

Update for Oct: Current net worth: £602,253 To cover fixed expenses (lean FIRE): 3.4% WR required To cover fixed + optional expenses (live as today): 4.3% WR required To cover YMOYL (real-world 12mnth average): 4.9% WR required NW deficit to 4.0% SWR: £139,514. Years of savings needed: 4.1yr/Nov 202...

Great to hear the update. ¡Felicitaciones por su bebé!