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JPow says: We're cautiously optimistic. Markets think JPow says:

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.

Powell speech today @ 1:30 CT: https://www.federalreserve.gov/live-broadcast.htm

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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.

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.

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.

Candy is made out of sugar. Sugar is made of carbon. Candy industry just preparing their anus for the carbon credit future. /sarc

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.

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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

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.

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Takeshi's Castle - japanese version of Wipeout. It's like the hosts are totally ad libbing the whole time and it can be hilarious (between challenges).

https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/09/nra-and-aclu-teaming-up-on-the-first-amendment-in-nra-v-vullo/

Getting Error: EX0 a lot this morning (unable to see anything). Was surprised I was able to see this thread and reply after 6x errors trying.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-approves-cure-sickle-cell-disease-first-treatment-use-gene-editing-rcna127979

Cool story: More: https://news.yahoo.com/rare-ancient-gold-coin-found-170123798.html

Apparently, @Captainantis now working for a British think tank... https://www.ippr.org/news-and-media/press-releases/revealed-how-powerful-companies-are-amplifying-inflation-through-their-profit-margins

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Yes. There is a dedicated thread for it here if you want more details, but it likely has spoilers since the show started on Paramount+ a while back.

Season 1 of Halo from Paramount+ is available on Prime now.

I read a report the other day (sorry no link) that explained how they spent a lot of effort designing functional power armor including real jet packs to limit the CGI as much as possible.

Season 1 is now available on Prime video. I'm a few episodes in now (watching for the 1st time).