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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Gotta keep expanding these systems or they might fade. It creates a network effect. If they're not worthwhile expanding them, then perhaps they should be retired.
  2. According to protocol, Obama, or more precisely Michelle is supposed to sit next to Trump. GW and Laura are between the Clintons and Obamas. Trump and Melania will move up to the other side of the Bidens and presumably stay there after '28. Jill just the pleasure of sitting next to Trump in the future but even his years are numbered.
  3. I recognize that I don't know the scope of this problem but I've watched news reports showing how in a minute you can see dozens of people jumping turnstiles or holding the exit door open for others in enter for free. People like that should get a thump on the head by a billy club. Now if NYC wants to give students or poor people free passes (maybe they already do) then set up that system so everything is planned.
  4. People are losing their homes and Carolla is holed up in a hotel complaining about regulations on rebuilds. What an asshole. CA does have some burdensome regulations but things are also different when recovering from a natural disaster as opposed to building a structure for your nanny or MIL. EDIT: This disaster also may give more credence to the having even stricter regulations. While a wildfire like this is tough to control via building regulations, it's not out of the realm of possibilities that poor construction material can add to a normal wildfire.
  5. Get prepared that Apple TV releases shows in the old manner of one per week. Infuriating but it also keeps you from binging all at once. Unless of course you wait 2 months to start.
  6. Hoping that someone loses in a rape case, even if they’re innocent, is more of an indictment against you.
  7. It easily could be 100%. Paying a lawyer’s hourly rate to hold back ChatGPT to give his AI tools time to catch up? That would be a very large ROI.
  8. Do you know something about Sam Altman that leads you to believe that he did this? There's mental illness in my family and I've seen fairly radical behavior when one person will not give in the financial demands of said ill person. Some desperate people will do anything to hurt others if they perceive that they're being hurt. Admittedly no one has been accused of abuse. Did Altman do this? I have no idea but there can be more to a story. To me I find it convenient that the now-adult sister waits until her brother is a billionaire to seek retribution. Everyone else in the family says this didn't occur but someone could also make the argument that they're kissing up to their billionaire brother. I'm curious to see any communications where the sister began to ask for money and when the first accusation was said. part of his response could have been written by my family members in describing my relative. Mental illness can be a bitch.
  9. Feels like all of these cases are racing to get something done or documents released by Inauguration Day while Trump is trying to delay. Unsure why they didn't have more urgency over the last 2 months ago. I see SCOTUS punting on the issue by saying everything must stop.
  10. But you must enjoy each equally. Failure to do so will result in a 10 point deduction.
  11. I've recently dropped all caffeine with a result my acid reflux and sleep have greatly improved. Previously I only had caffeine (coffee and iced tea) before 1pm most days but that seemed to still impact my sleep negatively. Coffee can be tough to drop but it might help someone with any health issues.
  12. fair point but you also don't want to deal with her for 2 days. Quite the conundrum.
  13. As some random hook up on the last night at a conference. Sure. You see her every day, nah. Too much crazy who won’t be ignored afterwards. You’re better off dropping money on a pro.
  14. The surgeon general has also warned watching or reading the news around inauguration is bad for your health.
  15. The older brothers were a good band musically. They became overshadowed behind Donnie and Marie and that style.
  16. Plenty of people have lost out on profits by trading based on politics. Be careful. (I get the concept of a trailing stop loss, but that can trigger and then run up 20%.)
  17. I can’t imagine that I will ever reactivate my facebook account.
  18. You do know that over 50% of senior citizens use a Medicare advantage plan which is a private insurance plan except it just has the name Medicare in it. It’s branded as Medicare and has nothing to do with govt other than they approved of the plan. And this is the direction that more and more senior citizens are going because of costs. Govt run Medicare is too expensive for them. If Medicare for all is actually Medicare Advantage for All, it’s no different than calling it Cigna (or Blue cross) for All. and FYI, Medicare advantage plans are considered much worse than traditional Medicare from a care perspective.
  19. UFC's Dana White joins Meta's board. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/06/ufcs-dana-white-joins-metas-board-weeks-before-trump-takes-office.html weird but putting a Friend of Trump on your board can be a low cost method of protecting yourself.
  20. I'm in for $9 total (taxes, fees, etc.) per month. I figured I could get a better deal but felt it wasn't worth the effort.
  21. A key component would be how is the situation handled when someone WANTS to stay out of Medicare for All. Will they be given a tax break or refund if they pursue health coverage on their own, or through their employer? I'm not asking you for the answer but I'm curious if this is optional or the only method for coverage. Personally I don't think that I've ever had insurance coverage through my employers that is worse than Medicare. Why should I switch to have worse coverage?
  22. But there are also surveys where a high percentage of people rate their insurance as excellent or good. It’s like Congress ratings. People universally hate Congress but a majority like their own rep. and while many seem to want Medicare for all, Medicare is really great because it’s highly subsidized by younger taxpayers. I’ve never seen one analysis that describes the costs of all of those younger people being moved into Medicare. Not to mention that Medicare would need to open up more coverage for areas that they never/rarely cover like pregnancies or children’s health. and finally hospitals and doctors depend on the higher reimbursements from insurance other than Medicare and Medicaid. We can tell them to suck it up and accept less revenue but there are negative impacts to Medicare for all.
  23. Can’t leave a dog in a car. Dangerous for the dog in hotter temps, and dangerous for your windows in mild temps.
  24. The AI platforms have been a hot commodity lately, see Virtuals Protocol. Another is Eliza OS which is behind the Ai16z project. The projects definitely have a meme coin feel to them but they are actual projects working to deliver a product. Very volatile pricing and as you mentioned, you can’t buy them on the major exchanges. Buyer beware on purchases.
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