Does anyone know well what type of pipes are used for:
1. City water main 2. Connection between water main and house 3. Internal house piping (I know we use copper for anything hot inside the home)
Someone told me that ALL exterior pipes are PVC and that just blew my mind
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You're not allowed to use PVC anytime the water gets over some temperature, but interestingly, the soil is kinda hot in the US south - are we using PVC for all that?
More people moved to Florida and Texas than any other states in 2021.
I’ve lived in Texas since 2018 and I like thinking about cities so I thought I’d make a quick guide of the big 5 Texas cities for people thinking about moving to Texas.
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Here the 5 cities I decided to focus on:
1. Dallas 2. Dallas’ lesser known twin city Fort Worth 3. Houston 4. San Antonio 5. Austin
There are other major cities in Texas such as El Paso, Corpus Christi, Lubbock and more, but these are the ones posed for the most growth.
Texas cities’ food ranked from best (#1) to worst (#5).
1. Houston 2. Austin 3. Dallas 4. Fort Worth 5. San Antonio
More people moved to Florida and Texas than any other states in 2021.
I’ve lived in Texas since 2021 and I like thinking about cities so I thought I’d make a quick guide of the big 5 Texas cities for people thinking about moving.
Here the 5 cities I decided to focus on:
1. Dallas 2. Dallas’ lesser known twin city Fort Worth 3. Houston 4. San Antonio 5. Austin
These are my opinions. Disagree as you see fit. I’ve spent a lot of time in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin. I’ve spent a slightly less in Houston, and just 2 weekends in San Antonio.
Why are some of these industries fragmented and some concentrated?
Images, Messages, and Text all have strong network effects so that seems like the answer for their concentration, but why are User Generated Video and Durable E-commerce concentrated but Music, Podcasts,
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To make the most of your life (the only one you get), fix those habits as soon as you can.
The earlier you start, the easier they are to correct. By the time you’re old, it’s too late for most.
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Some examples from my own life:
- I am so vindictive that when my real estate broker told me that he didn’t want to work with me I drove around the city for multiple days to buy real estate without him in part to say “I told you so”. Now I’m balls deep in a massive project b/c
I felt disrespected. How is that even close to logical? It’s retarded.
- Perhaps because of what I’ve experienced in my upbringing and early business career (a lot of horrible shit), I too quickly jump to the conclusion that someone is screwing me over it being a coincidence, or
You need to be very careful when working with big repeat players in any game.
Examples:
- Selling your real estate to a private equity firm or big local investor
- Selling your business to a private equity firm or aggregator
- Suing a big company or an insurance company
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Why do you need to be careful?
Two main reasons:
1. Because this, for them, is a repeat game, they know all the tricks of the trade, literally. They can avoid pitfalls and get you stuck in them, even without your knowing.
2. "But, I have a great broker and lawyer!" - hate to break it to you, but this matters less than you think. When you hire a broker, their first objective to make the deal happen at any cost. The only downside to doing this is their reputation and since you're not a repeat player
There’s a certain type of person who engages in very unfortunate behavior on social media globally. And there are a lot of them. Let’s call them “aggressive conformists”. They mean well but because they’re so vocally conformist, people who hold nonconformist views try to avoid
them, which results in the aggressive conformist, who is often well-meaning, to never realize how big of an impact their behavior has on the debate and other people. I know because I take a lot of nonconformist stances on controversial topics and get dms from people who agree
but will never say so publicly.
Covid, since day one, has repeatedly shown the the mainstream viewpoint whether it is:
1. It’s a flu 2. Blocking Chinese travellers is racist 3. Masks don’t work 4. Lab origin is a conspiracy 5. Vaccines are perfect