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jbelich··on 3½ years on my custom emperor mattress – a retrospective
I did something similar to you, except I used progressively less dense layers of latex (also from foamorder.com). CalKing rather than anything larger, but I've considered larger and I've been thinking it's better to make an Emperor or Caesar size formed from two halves.

it's been 10 years btw since I build mine. There's a slight give in the densest lower layer but it's held up enough that I still only really need to replace the top layer to get it back up to snuff.

My question: how in the hell do you afford sheets that size? lol

jbelich··on Why San Francisco’s city government is so dysfunctional
the passed out homeless dude covered in (presumably his own) shit at the Stonestown muni stop not 2 hours ago would disagree with you.
jbelich··on Why San Francisco’s city government is so dysfunctional
I think the homeless dude passed out covered in (presumably his own) shit at the Stonestown muni stop not 2 hours ago would disagree with you
jbelich··on [dead]
IF you've paid attention to Cernovich for any appreciable amount of time, you'll soon realize the entire PizzaGate and pedo hunting meme one truly giant troll on the _entire_ media/political/entertainment complex and their own constant, frequently hoaxing, witchhunts. (i.e. Gamergate, RollingStone/UVa, etc.)
jbelich··on I’m a Coastal Elite from the Midwest: The Real Bubble Is Rural America
keep telling middle america how wrong they all are. When they rise up against you at the ballot box, keep telling them how wrong they all are. It'll work eventually!
jbelich··on First engineering employee comments on Krebs post about implosion of Norse
aaaand you have just made my point.. thank you
jbelich··on First engineering employee comments on Krebs post about implosion of Norse
I'm the author of the post, rebutting the Krebs story... and yes. I'm hella proud of the tech we built.. the business... not so much.
jbelich··on Climate scientist gets compared to Jerry Sandusky, files libel suit
Here's one, written by a very close friend of mine:

http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/19/autopsy-of-an-innocent-man...

jbelich··on Climate scientist gets compared to Jerry Sandusky, files libel suit
highly respected news organizations don't have access to the bowels of Old Main. Current and former trustees, current and former student government members, current and former campus activists, on the other hand, have been compiling things at least as long as my time at PSU in the 90s.
jbelich··on Climate scientist gets compared to Jerry Sandusky, files libel suit
The same corrupt system which covered up Sandusky's crimes also covered up Mann's academic malfeasance. Michael Mann IS a fraud, and I would expect definitive evidence to come out that will blow up this little libel suit. :-)

There are groups and people at Penn State, long dissenters of the culture of corruption there, who have been investigating and assembling evidence behind the scenes.

jbelich··on Lawyer Fighting Against Libertarian Cities Project In Honduras Assassinated
Except that the Free City concept wasn't dreamed up in a libertarian vacuum. It's worked over and over again, building wealth, growth, and sustaining economies for centuries.

Having a guy wacked b/c he's a nimby definitely misses the point though... </facepalm>

jbelich··on How easy it is to set up untraceable companies
That worked wonders for Doc Brown....
jbelich··on Show HN: Built a web-based competitor to Grindr. Would love tips and advice
The model equation is: "_NEED_ to do `X` with someone close by, sometime very close to now" solve for X. Sex is the most obvious, but there may be others.

Solve for X

jbelich··on Show HN: Built a web-based competitor to Grindr. Would love tips and advice
Grindr solves three problems:

1. Gay men want to fuck.

2. Someone close by.

3. NOW.

No one will successfully clone Grindr outside of the gay hookup space (nor will Grindr be successful with their non-gay-sex app) because there are no other potential applications with the same imprimatur, except sexual hookups in other scenes (i.e. plentyoffish, or justlunch).

Unless you're horny, proximity and timeliness simply do not matter so much, and any application outside that scene is simply a gimmick, unless you have an application truly unique and compelling.

jbelich··on Matthew "The Oatmeal" Inman raised $20,000 for charity in 64 minutes
a motherf*ing pterodactyl of awesomeness!
jbelich··on I am a YC Rejected Transwoman's Crystallized Resolve
Most people have no comprehension of how difficult it is to live as a transgender. I have several TG friends and I am constantly in awe of how they put up with not just prejudice, but persistent threat of violence (even here in SF!).

Anyone who accepts that burden in life has already proven the ability to go thru hell, and they usually carry those lessons of perseverance with them in other aspects of life also.