Funny that.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/insurers-move-to-limit-ai-liability-as-multi-billion-dollar-risks-emerge

#AI #MoneyPit

Played a game of Magic The Gathering: Commander with some work friends at lunchtime. Had a great time, I've played before but this was the first time I've played with my own deck, previously I've borrowed one from another player.

About halfway through I found myself thinking

"this is fun, I wonder what other decks I could get?"
"..."
"oh. oh no. no no no no. shut *that* thought down"

This is how I end up with no money and a house full of cardboard. Yikes.

#mtg #moneyPit #addictiveCardboard

The #SpiritOfTasmania IV has suffered another #setback, with the 212-metre ship unable to safely dock at a berth in #Geelong.

The ship was meant to be temporarily stationed at #PointHenry at the port of Geelong, but a safety assessment has ruled that option out. It will instead be based at the Spirit’s existing terminal, another berth, and at anchor.

#auspol #ShitShow #Tasmania #MoneyPit

Ah yes, the joy of old not so old 2000s #cars. Our inherited #renault #scenic2 JM now starts to do funny electronic things. So lets do the only reasonable thing and continue to throw money at it.

- malfunction parking brake (but only if stopping at a traffic light, parking actually works)
- reverse light flickering
- windshield wipers intermittent failure (but only for heavy rain, lol).
- low voltage error codes via OBD
- AC not activating (no click/no cold air)

My best guess is the engine bay "fusebox" that actually contains some smarts, MosFETs, current sensing and other stuff and supplies all those things. Part number 8200306032. Luckily this part is still available for a reasonable price of ~120 bucks and just takes two weeks shipping for some reason.

We are now approaching ~6k spent to keep it running. But now everything that can fail failed so we should be good, right? RIGHT? Maybe we should've just bought a used EV for 20k...

#carrepair #electronics #moneypit

So, as soon as I order my new PC, I find my car has a coolant leak.

As foretold by prophecy.

#car #moneyPit #pc

Wanna buy a fire damaged mansion on 5 acres, 20 minutes southeast of #WorcesterMA? $200k - if you want to restore what was once a gorgeous property.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/120-Hill-St-Northbridge-MA-01534/119239069_zpid/

This reddit thread giving context is a JOURNEY - the supposed owner is chiming in. https://www.reddit.com/r/zillowgonewild/comments/1hp8wxn/over_a_1m_price_drop_and_it_has_a_pipe_organ/

#Northbridge #NorthbridgeMA #massachusetts #fire #zillowgonewild #zillow #mansion #urbandecay #boston #housing #moneypit