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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Has Trump blamed Biden for this yet?
  2. One of the best parts is how some dodger fans stayed until the end because they wanted to see the post-game fireworks. There are times need to lie to your kids that the show was cancelled and leave.
  3. Chip Roy helps to pass Trumps bill to hurt the Everyman, and now the 21st congressional district is being washed away? Coincidence? Punishment?
  4. Given how long it takes to execute someone, I imagine that many loved ones, of a murder victim, have passed away not seeing the perp executed. And sure you can complain that we take too long but that’s the system. Odds are that the families unanswered questions would have remained unanswered even with a trial. And perhaps the prosecution had some holes in their evidence that possibly could have allowed him to walk. Someone can be guilty but the evidence can be weak. in a perfect world, the DA or judge could have added some condition that the guy had to explain more about why he chose the deceased but that has nothing to do with admitting to doing it.
  5. Went this route. Discount Tire suggested that I fix all 4, I countered to only fix the broken one. They then offered to replace all 4 for the price of 1. Ok, I guess. Odd business model to give away free parts and labor. They replaced all 4, and showed me that the tire pressure was transmitting to their handheld tool but the Explorer is now throwing errors with all 4 tires. Going back Saturday. @TwiceHorn you meant well but this didn’t work out for me. I may be back to the Ford dealer and instead of $250 to fix 1 tire valve, I might be looking at $1000 for 4. Why did I let them replace all 4. Fuck.
  6. Always thought Madsen had the potential to be a much bigger actor but he was more successful than 99.9% and has some roles that will be remembered for a long time. especially his connection with Tarantino.
  7. I can't hope for a recession, depression or war but one of those is the only thing that will change what some people believe. We already know that they don't care about others, so something would have to happen to them personally before they would want a change.
  8. Dems are great about fighting at the last minute to delay a bill that will pass regardless of their protests. The problem is when they lost the battles months or years ago when they failed to respectfully tell older Dems/liberals to retire from Congress, the WH or even SCOTUS. And when they have a dynamic, younger (relatively) senator like Franken, they oust him when a censure or other penalty would have sufficed. And the cycle keeps repeating itself. Sotomayor should have stepped down in 2023 or 24. Yes, she's "only" 71 now but we could easily be looking at a long term GOP rule of the Senate if not WH. We may turn around tomorrow and she's 80+. You might think that she just got to the Supreme Court but this year she exceeded the average tenure (15 yrs) of a justice. Just imagine another justice, like Jackson who is 54 instead of 71. Damn, there are 2 justices younger than me now.
  9. It's hard to not believe that many vehicle accessories don't have planned obsolescence and they are making it more and more difficult to work on cars yourself. Now most DIYers don't have the equipment to remove tires from the wheel to install these devices so the repair shops have a monopoly on these devices. I understand the idea of letting a few repairs go unrepaired because of the cost but I also see that going down the road to eventually driving a POS.
  10. I don't agree with everything you wrote but you're spot on with a more successful tactic. Appeal to people's emotions and then give them 1 or 2 simple talking points. The GOP has become very disciplined on their messaging. They hammer it home so even a casual viewer of news is aware of it. Let's say Dems want to raise taxes on billionaires. The tactic should be to repeat over and over that billionaires cheat on their taxes and the IRS is understaffed to enforce laws enacted by both sides. Say Bezos spent more on his wedding than he's ever paid in taxes for his entire life. Is Bezos going to produce his tax returns to refute that statement?
  11. Regardless if AI takes away or evolves current job roles, that ship has sailed. Society has never rejected technology improvements due to increased productivity gains/job losses. Sure, a populist president/governor can stand tall to keep US jobs but that would only be a PR campaign. enough with CR.
  12. Surprise surprise surprise. Collins voted against the bill but only because the gop didn’t need her vote with JD’s tie breaking vote.
  13. Just rcvd a text message from Allred asking for my financial support. I replied that I’m not supporting another losing campaign. Not that I think anyone will read my reply.
  14. Texas needs a major event or crisis to go blue. One example could be if Paxton and Cornyn both decided to run in the general election, with one being the independent. That could split the GOP vote enough to let a Dem win. However would Paxton and Cornyn's hatred of each other be enough, and could both raise enough money to stay in the race. Also the independent in that example would have tremendous positive and negative pressure to drop out. John - drop out, and you can join this law firm as a partner with a $20m signing bonus, and you never have to actually work a single day.
  15. Don't get me wrong in that I'm completely opposed to someone putting everything in dividend stocks. If you do then you miss out on growth stocks. Diversification of growth and dividends is the right idea and its fair that someone can determine their best mix. You can find dividend investing "experts" who will demonstrate the strategy of going with >10% yield stocks. This is a great idea until it's not. You can argue it's superior to growth stocks. Who doesn't want a 20% yield with 15% tax rates after 2 months of ownership, but when that company eventually lowers or suspends their dividend, the price will tank and you're left with low value stock and no dividend. I like companies who have consistently raised their net income and dividends. But I also love growth companies that don't pay dividends.
  16. wait, is there a state Democrat party?
  17. I have a very low opinion of Maine just due to her. Her lack of convictions does nothing but create chaos. The only time she ever goes through with her concerns is when her vote doesn't matter? "You have enough votes to pass, cool, I will vote against you so I can look independent to my voters." And if others have a low opinion of Texas because of our senators, I agree with them. I think less of Texas due to Cruz and Cornyn, among others.
  18. Remember when Rick Perry had the audacity to suggest the idea that all Texas children should have the Gardasil vaccine to prevent HPV and future cancers. Since the virus is usually spread by sexual contact, the church going crowd cannot let their children have the vaccine since they believe it promotes sex. I give Perry credit that he saw this is a healthcare issue to prevent cancer, and not the ridiculous idea that it promotes underage sex. However even he had to retract the idea because conservatives look at the future cancer as a result of low morals and most likely they think the victims deserve it.
  19. The vehicle is telling me it's the right rear tire that has a fault. No idea if that is right or not. Ford is selling the sensor for ~$80 each but I assume that cheaper alternatives are out there. Sucks that I just bought new tires a few months ago and didn't even think of this at the time. This is the first time in my 55 years that I've had a TPMS error. most of me vehicles in those years didn't have TPMS.
  20. OpenAI could easily start to price their non-base ChatGPT models at a per transaction (token) level. that's how it works with agents. You can set it up to auto-refill your balance, along with a monthly maximums. Heavy ChatGPT users will complain. However if their ChatGPT usage is creating a work product, tough that their workforce will cost them more than $200 per month. not to mention that OpenAI can keep going back to the private markets to raise more funds. I imagine that we won't see OpenAI come close to an IPO until they're out of their heavy growth phases. The IPO era is over but that's a separate topic.
  21. Say that someone is sitting on a large (or small) capital gain on crypto. If Sen. Lummis' language is kept, it would exempt <$200 transactions from reporting the sale as a capital gain. Now if you have $2m in capital gains, that's a long haul to not report the capital gains across many many transactions but it legally eliminates the tax owed. Of course if someone thinks that BTC is going to 10x, you don't want to spend $15 on a burger that will eventually effectively cost you $150.
  22. Thanks. I will check out the tool, or see if AutoZones offer its usage for free. I'm a fan of seeing the tire pressure on my dashboard so it would eventually bother me not seeing it especially on road trips.
  23. Ford Explorer 2017. One of the wheels is throwing a warning that the tire pressure monitoring system has failed on one wheel. It's definitely not working according to the dashboard. Ford Quicklane quoted me $250 over the phone. I'm completely unfamiliar with these systems. Is $250 reasonable?
  24. Been screwing around more and more with AI agents. Basic training classes that mainly demonstrate the potential. I know we mostly hear hype regarding them but they're the real deal. As soon as more major software packages and email systems embrace them, corp America is going be transformed. Given that I've never known a VP or CFO to not want to lower headcount/cost, they will quickly grab onto tech that will increase productivity per worker. If someone's main role is working with transactions and/or dealing with customers via email/chat, start learning a new skill ASAP.
  25. Was a bill really required to allow Texans to spend gold and silver? I'm assuming this doesn't require companies, stores, vendors, whatever accept gold. Hell, some places don't even accept cash these days. Greg Abbott has morphed from entertaining the ideas of the fringes to mainly focusing on the fringes. Crazy how he's surpassed Rick Perry.
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