Weird, painfully n00b question: What is this film on the bracket for mounting my CPU cooler, and is it safe to remove? The instructions explicitly mention removing the plastic film under the heatsink that abuts the CPU itself, but doesn't mention anything about this film, and that's the only reason I ask. Thanks!
How long after subscribing at this tier do you get your certificate? Just curious if I missed it or if you need to wait a certain length of time before you get it.
Long time Redmond resident here, but I haven’t rented from a proper corporation in a while. I prefer to rent from owners (currently in a townhouse north of downtown). We’ve had really reasonable rent increases, around 1.5% the first year, 4.6% the second year), but back when I was renting from one of the larger apartment communities, I remember rent going up closer to 10% every year.
Family situation is changing and I’ll be on my own soon. Prefer to be close to downtown, but I’m worried I’ll move in to a place I can afford today, but will be priced out in less than say 5 years.
What are people finding as an actual increase year by year? Over longer term rentals, are you finding yourselves priced out? Has the bad news of the pricing algorithm and the controversy around it stopped communities from price gouging? (Listen, a guy can dream, can’t he?)