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  1. The prices were close to spot when I checked. Factor in the costco membership cash back and CC rewards on top (Costco doesn't charge extra for CC purchases) and it was a good deal.
  2. Costco only sold the Pamp 1toz ingots via the website here in the USA and they would always sell out within an hour of the bars being available (the one time I tried, they sold out in less than 5 minutes). They limited sales to 2 bars per Costco membership account. The $100m sales figure is just for 3 months.
  3. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/it-sounds-too-good-to-be-true-cattlemen-accused-of-running-191-million-beef-ponzi-scheme-7e745df5?mod=mw_rss_topstories
  4. https://www.kitco.com/news/2023-12-15/Costco-sold-100-million-in-one-ounce-gold-bars-in-Q3.html
  5. NY Fed's John Williams appeared on CNBC and said the Fed is not looking at rate cuts any time soon and it's too soon to be talking about it. Markets reacted to "JPow pivot" being undone.
  6. Wordle 909 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 690 5️⃣6️⃣ 7️⃣4️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Daily Sequence Quordle 690 6️⃣7️⃣ 8️⃣9️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ClickWord.org Daily 314: 701 points (top 5% 🏆) 10 words: ⚛️⚛️⚛️🟪🟪🟥🟧🟧🟨🟨 💪 Best word: 256 points 🔥 Streak: 5 days #ClickWord #ClickWordDaily314
  7. Context: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/section-702-needs-reform-and-oversight-not-expansion-congress-should-oppose-hpsci?source=pmbug.com News:
  8. Looks like he was quite active in the Israel-Hamas thread on October 9 and then just disappeared.
  9. Fed plans to continue shrinking it's balance sheet (QT) even while cutting rates: https://wolfstreet.com/2023/12/13/what-powell-said-about-continuing-qt-amid-rate-cuts-rrps-going-to-zero-and-reserves-dropping-to-a-magic-line-in-the-sand/ Sounds like they can only shrink so far though.
  10. Wordle 908 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Missed it (on guess #3) by that much! Daily Quordle 689 7️⃣8️⃣ 5️⃣4️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Guess #6 was another coin toss miss Daily Sequence Quordle 689 4️⃣5️⃣ 6️⃣7️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ClickWord.org Daily 313: 623 points (top 5% 🏆) 11 words: ⚛️🟪🟪🟥🟥🟥🟥🟧🟨🟨🟩 💪 Best word: 320 points 🔥 Streak: 4 days #ClickWord #ClickWordDaily313
  11. JPow says: We're cautiously optimistic. Markets think JPow says:
  12. Committee currently thinks rates could drop to 4.6% by end of 2024 - so a .5 to .6% cut across 2024. JPow said that committee did discuss a timeline on when it would be appropriate to start cutting rates. That's the first time they have acknowledged such a discussion.
  13. Powell speech today @ 1:30 CT: https://www.federalreserve.gov/live-broadcast.htm
  14. Wordle 907 2/6 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Hey! 2x in a row! Daily Quordle 688 6️⃣8️⃣ 5️⃣4️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ NW corner was evil. NE got me on the coin flip guess. Daily Sequence Quordle 688 4️⃣5️⃣ 6️⃣7️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ClickWord.org Daily 312: 774 points (top 5% 🏆) 11 words: ⚛️⚛️⚛️🟪🟪🟥🟥🟧🟧🟧🟩 💪 Best word: 254 points 🔥 Streak: 3 days #ClickWord #ClickWordDaily312
  15. I had about 15 minutes free and decided to see what's what with this. The intro was ridiculous but OK, I was willing to roll with it. Then the movie actually starts and folks are talking and singing in the English-Indian equivalent of Spanglish. Every other sentence switched language. I could not handle it. I did not make it 15 minutes in.
  16. Some really amazing shots (cinematography) and some powerful scenes in the trailer alone. Walken looked good as the Emporer in a short scene. Hope he plays the character dark and serious full time. Feyd looked like a dude from Fury Road. I'm ready.
  17. I don't always bitch about the cost of gold plated super yachts on my CC statements, but when I do, it's always in the context of high inflation being annoying.
  18. Candy is made out of sugar. Sugar is made of carbon. Candy industry just preparing their anus for the carbon credit future. /sarc
  19. You definitely need to get some letterhead designed with a Lorax faced dickbutt so that they know you mean business. I mean, cutting down your primary resume picture posing tree crosses the line.
  20. Wordle 906 2/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Nice! Daily Quordle 687 4️⃣8️⃣ 5️⃣6️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NE corner tricked me. Daily Sequence Quordle 687 4️⃣5️⃣ 6️⃣7️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ClickWord.org Daily 311: 370 points 7 words: ⚛️🟪🟪🟥🟧🟧🟧 💪 Best word: 168 points 🔥 Streak: 2 days #ClickWord #ClickWordDaily311 I did not pay attention to the tile count. Oops.
  21. https://reason.com/2023/12/11/javier-milei-sworn-in-as-president-of-argentina/ More: https://buenosairesherald.com/politics/mileis-reduced-cabinet-sworn-in-without-press-present
  22. For sure, the entire crypto space generally moves as the whales play Bitcoin and Ethereum. But lately there are signs that some of the larger market cap alts are starting to find independent footing. Avalanche and Chainlink are both making serious moves with big institutional players (and their token values have outperformed lately). There are also some interesting projects happening on Polkadot's parachain tech though it's token has not quite caught the same fire as others (yet?). I have no idea why Cardano has appreciated so strongly over the last week or so. I try to keep tabs on news highlights for these things, but the space is too vast and moves to fast to keep on top of everything. Solana has a lot of developer attention and excitement and is recuperating from FTX shock IMO. Time will tell if SOL's recent moves are just a post-FTX equilibrium or the start of something more significant.
  23. Wordle 905 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 686 6️⃣7️⃣ 4️⃣5️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Sequence Quordle 686 4️⃣5️⃣ 6️⃣7️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Weekly Quordle Challenge 25 9️⃣5️⃣ 8️⃣4️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ The weekly nearly got me. ClickWord.org Daily 310: 665 points (top 5% 🏆) 10 words: ⚛️⚛️🟪🟪🟧🟧🟧🟧🟨🟨 💪 Best word: 282 points 🔥 Streak: 1 days #ClickWord #ClickWordDaily310
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