Jim Duncan

@Jimduncan
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Husband, father, real estate broker, partner @NestRealty/ bicycle rider, in Charlottesville/Crozet, VA - 434-242-7140 | https://RealCentralVA.com
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‘Twas a good day for a quick post-meal ride.
Tax Filing Websites Have Been Sending Users’ Financial Information to Facebook – The Markup

The Markup found services including TaxAct, TaxSlayer, and H&R Block sending sensitive data

It sounds like the consensus at the COP27 talks is that, “someone should really do something .”

https://wapo.st/3UQ8fig

Climate talks hit ‘breakdown’ over finance, fossil fuels as time dwindles

With time running out for nations to agree on a road map for tackling climate change, the fate of U.N. climate talks in Egypt appeared in jeopardy Thursday as rich and poor nations continued to disagree on an array of issues.

The Washington Post
Dark and insightful day for the comics.
Along these lines, if I’d not been riding my bike early this morning, I’d not have seen the eclipse. Bring in the world is good.

One of the best things I’ve read in a while.

https://wp.me/pbRvtl-7my

Pants is Overrated | NextDraft

Vote. Get your coveted sticker. Go home. And don’t stress. Don’t spend every waking moment refreshing FiveThirtyEight, getting intravenous hits from the NYT needle, or watching the cable news coverage that has helped turn politics into a sporting event. Ignore John King and his big board and don’t look as Steve Kornacki does his best ...

NextDraft

There's no such thing as a "quick" blog post that calls for a bit of data analysis so I 1) understand the data sufficiently and 2) hopefully don't make too many mistakes.

https://www.realcentralva.com/2022/11/07/thoughts-on-housing-prices-in-charlottesville-early-november-2022/

Thoughts on Housing Prices in Charlottesville – Early November 2022

What is the general price difference of houses in Cville in 2022 versus 2019/20? Was it a dramatic increase or were prices relatively stable?

RealCentralVA.com

There are very few things that I need tomorrow or the next day. If I really really need them, I’ll go get them.

I have started choosing prime delivery day instead of immediate delivery.

I have to think that that is better for climate and cost, and often I forget what I’ve ordered and it’s always a bit of a surprise.

I wonder what the effect would be if Amazon were to default to prime delivery day; it takes three or four clicks versus the one for “buy now.” A little nudge goes a long way.

World on highway to climate hell, UN chief Guterres tells COP27

Humanity must ‘cooperate or perish’ in face of climate change effects, Antonio Guterres tells world leaders in Egypt.

Al Jazeera
There’s something freeing about leaving in the morning, not knowing what route I’ll take.