Math Problem of the Day
If you worked every single day and made $5000/day from the time Columbus sailed to America. How much money would you have if you put all of it in a savings account that returned 2% interest each year?
To answer this question, we need to break it down into a few steps:
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Calculate the number of days since Columbus sailed to America.
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Calculate the total amount earned without investing.
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Calculate the amount if invested in an index fund.
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Number of Days Since Columbus Sailed to America: Columbus sailed to America in 1492. Let’s assume today’s date is September 27, 2023.
12 Engineers Reveal The Progression of the Salary Since Graduating
1. Recent (>1 year) grad with BS and MS in mechanical engineering from a top 5 school. Currently in defense/aerospace in the South (high COL area) making between $75k and $85k, plus benefits, making sure that engineering changes meet specifications.
I also had an offer for $90k in the north with no benefits. That would’ve been in semiconductors.
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Confession of the Day
During a huge fight, my wife told me I’m not our daughter’s father.
My wife and I have a six year old daughter. We’ve been married for almost 9 years.
We got into a really big argument, which isn’t unusual for us these days. We’ve been on the verge of divorce multiple times but always end up changing our minds.
This time, she got so mad that she yelled at the top of her lungs “She’s not even your daughter, and he was a better fuck too!” “She” being our daughter, of course.
Why is Gen Z is More Susceptible to Online Scams Than Baby Boomers?
Recent surveys show Gen Z is three times more likely to be caught in a scam and twice as likely to have their social media hacked. What makes the youngest generation so vulnerable?
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Picture of the Day
Japan’s surrender delegation boards the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay to end World War II. September 2, 1945
The ceremony aboard the deck of Missouri lasted 23 minutes and was broadcast throughout the world. It occurred at 35.3547°N 139.76°E in Tokyo Bay.
The instrument was first signed by the Japanese foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu "By Command and on behalf of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese Government" (9:04 a.m.)
At 9:08 a.m., American General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, the Commander in the Southwest Pacific and Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, accepted the surrender on behalf of the Allied Powers and signed in his capacity as Supreme Commander.
The Fundamentals Of Gun Safety
1. Always Keep The Muzzle In A Safe Direction
This rule is the primary rule of gun safety; if it is never pointed at anyone, it can’t hit them, no matter if all other rules are broken. If you’re on a gun range, a safe direction is downrange, and either up, or down, or both, depending on the range’s rules. If you’re carrying a rifle or a pistol around, it’s the same; down or up.
Linkage
The 50 Worst Decisions in Movie History – Rolling Stone
She Played ‘Kandi’ On Two and a Half Men, See April Bowlby Now At 44 – Wanderer
Whatever Happened to Andree Maranda From The Toxic Avenger? – Ned Hardy
How Your Tips Made Instacart an $8 Billion Company – Slate
Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do – VOX
How to Destroy Your Friends and Family in 4 Popular Board Games – Popular Science
Deal! WGA, AMPTP Reach Historic Contract Agreement to End 146-Day Writers Strike – Variety
Those who pay off their credit card balance each month are known as “deadbeats” in the financial world – Investopedia
This Samuel L Jackson Thriller on Netflix Includes a Monologue That Rivals Pulp Fiction – Wanderer
Confessions of a Viral AI Writer – Wired
What’s It Like Working in a Ghost Kitchen? We Couldn’t Get Close Enough to Ask – Eater
How to Say “No” After Saying “Yes" – HBR
I survived three days in a capsized boat on the ocean floor – praying in my air bubble – The Guardian
12 Amazing Photographs from the Civil War – Linkiest
Haley Van Voorhis becomes first woman non-kicker to play in NCAA football game – ESPN
How To Be Judgmental — But In A Good Way – Fatherly
Ford’s Theatre tickets from the night Lincoln was assassinated sell for $262,500 – NPR
Mapped: How Much Does it Take to be the Top 1% in Each U.S. State? – Visual Capitalist
The Dumping Grounds
Confession of the Day
28M straight guy confused why I get so aroused watching dicks?
I am a straight guy attracted to women only. I watch porn a lot and looking at big dicks does some chemical reaction in my brain and in every porn I rather enjoy looking at the guy’s dick and I used to think that I am a bisexual. To confirm this out of curiosity I hooked up with men and turns out it was the worst experience of my life. I was not attracted to men, I did not enjoy their dicks in my mouth or in my ass, I tried being the top as well as bottom and nothing worked, tried this with multiple guys thinking maybe it’s the problem with the person I was hooking up with, but never ever I felt attracted to men or enjoyed having sex with them but still to this date when I look at big cocks it excites me, I don’t know what that is, I am clearly not gay or bi but I do love looking at big cocks.
On the other hand I have a girlfriend I am attracted to her and the sex is amazing.
