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▲ 147 r/sanfrancirclejerk+1 crossposts

SF natives: When you say "hot dog" do the two "o"s sound the same to you?

According to the deep recesses of lingustics youtube, San Francisco is a little island of the country with no "cot-caught" merger whereas everywhere else in the American west has the merger.

I'm a millennial who grew up in San Francisco and believe I do not have this merger (i.e. if I said "I got caught" the vowel in "got" is slightly different than the one in "caught") but it's subtle. Nowhere near as pronounced as older SF natives (i.e. the way Jerry Brown pronounces "caught" for example in this clip)

Is this idiosyncrasy dying out? Or are there others out there still carrying the vestige?

edit: I recorded myself demonstrating here

u/FinFreedomCountdown — 3 months ago
▲ 10 r/bayarea+1 crossposts

Many transplants here ruin the Bay Area

They are arrogant, rude, and only think about their job. Even during fun recreations, they only talk about money and stocks.

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u/FinFreedomCountdown — 3 months ago
▲ 1.4k r/sanfrancirclejerk+1 crossposts

Battery & California Lined with tents… Filming for Netflix

I was leaving work and saw Battery street lined with tents and a bunch of people milling around. I asked the Downtown Cleaning Crew folks and they said it was something being filmed for a Netflix show. I watched people walk by looking horrified, guess it was pretty convincing!

u/FinFreedomCountdown — 3 months ago
▲ 27 r/sanfrancirclejerk+1 crossposts

Scott and Connie should move in together and start a reality debate TV show!

For real! 15 debates is insufficient. I hereby demand to have Scott and Connie move in to a rent-controlled studio apartment in the TL together and livestream their lives 24/7 for us to be able to decide whom is the better candidate to be elected to a forever job that allows insider trading until they are worth three hundred million dollars while their constituents take out increasing amounts of medical debt.

Fuck the debates, let's get some reality TV happening!

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u/FinFreedomCountdown — 4 months ago
▲ 43 r/bayarea+1 crossposts

36F laid off from big tech in Jan — Leaving Bay Area with ~$4M but still scared.

Throwaway. 36F single, 12 years in big tech, laid off by Meta in January. The Bay Area’s insane cost of living is forcing me out.

I have ~$4M in taxable brokerage (and much of it is capital gain, subject to tax) + $60k cash. I know I’m lucky, but the job market is terrible and I’m terrified I won’t find another role or that I can’t comfortably live off my assets long-term as a single person (especially housing).

Anyone else in a similar layoff/FIRE situation? How are you handling the anxiety and next steps?
Thanks.

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u/FinFreedomCountdown — 4 months ago
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How and when to add barrier support

Goal is anti-aging. My current routine is

AM: Cetaphil cleanser, timeless 20% Vit C, LRP UVmume 400

Afternoon: Around 3 pm or so when I’m home; cleanse and thin layer of BoJ Dynasty cream (Costco edition)

Night time: Retinal (medik8 level 24 which I’m tolerating well since I’ve built it from lower levels of the same product)

I got 0.025% Tret prescription. Brand is Retin-A and want to start using it (swapping out the retinal).

Afraid of peeling or acne so I got the Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream as recommended in this sub.

Should I apply the Illiyoon Ceramide 15 mins after Tret?

Or should I only put Tret at night and use Illiyoon Ceramide at earlier times such as in the afternoon (swapping out BoJ dynasty cream) or am (before sunscreen)?

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u/FinFreedomCountdown — 4 months ago