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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Does anyone know non-MAGA types who have purchased a Tesla in the last year or two? I don't. In terms of determining new Tesla purchases in general, it's tough to gauge in the wild because models rarely change. Obviously any Cybertruck is new and I've seen maybe ~5 in Houston. I rarely go to the suburbs.
  2. CSB. I added a new Twitter X account the other day to test something out. Used a new throwaway email account. I was asked my interests and who I wanted to originally follow. I didn't care about any of that so I picked sports, business and tech. Then followed the Major League Baseball account. X is showing me all of these far right tweets including Elon, Vivek and Charlie Kirk.
  3. Work is slow today. I asked ChatGPT to tell me the year each character would have retired at 65 years old, and how old everyone would be today in 2024, if they were still alive. Not that I was in advertising but my career slightly overlapped a few characters' later careers. Peggy, Megan and especially Sally could still be kicking it today. Don't buy that Cosgrove was 7 years younger than Pete, and that Megan was younger than Sally (???) AI is making up data there.
  4. Has Russia ever agreed that their missiles and crew shot down the MH17 flight over Ukraine in 2014? They will deny this new incident as fake news and it’s possible that the small countries will quietly accept it. Maybe there will be some payoff to the country leadership to let it drop.
  5. Vivek’s argument for needing more foreign born, educated workers is that Americans are fat and lazy? So is the bigger plan to 1) get rid of lower skilled undocumented workers, 2) bring in more foreign born engineers, and 3) the lazy American engineers can transition to working in agriculture, construction, and kitchens? I missed this platform during the gop convention.
  6. I’m slightly behind on my watch list.
  7. Necro bump. + @bernorange due to another post. I don’t believe this is on Netflix but rather Tubi, at the moment. caught Aniara last night. Real cheerful movie for a Xmas night. 😂 Still with me today in terms of how I would handle being in that situation. im a sucker for science/science-fi YouTube videos. The idea of a generational ship seems impossible to me.
  8. I had hopes that we would see Juliette return to the original silo this season but feels less likely. Perhaps it will be the final scene of season 2.
  9. But his followers know that he’s the best Christian ever because he says so.
  10. Die hard is not a Christmas movie. Move it to another month and it can be the exact same movie.
  11. Doctors have zero ability to quickly determine the cost of any one patients prescription. Out of curiosity I checked my health plan/PBM and Minocycline (whatever that is) 100mg tablet are listed at $22 for 90 days mail order. Never hurts to research alternative pricing and ask ChatGPT for alternatives if the price is too high. Then send a message to the doctor to switch up if they’re in agreement. obviously sometimes drugs are time sensitive and then you just need to go with whatever options you have.
  12. PSA: Apple dropped the first 8 minutes of season 2 tonight. Early Xmas gift I guess. The full episode debuts on Jan 17th.
  13. Or the store is reimbursing capital one who may be giving some or all of the rebate to you.
  14. While I know the odds are extremely low of experiencing a derailment right in front of you, I dislike being the first car or two waiting for a train to pass. Or worry about the train kicking up some debris and whipping it towards my windshield.
  15. Ignorant immigration law question. Just as an academic discussion, would there be any benefit for undocumented immigrants if Biden issued a blanket pardon to anyone (millions) who broke our immigration laws? I know that a pardon would not convey citizenship but would this slow down Trump in deporting people if their act of coming across the border or overstaying their visa now cannot be prosecuted for that crime? Or would it accomplish nothing and they could all be deported just as quick because it doesn’t impact their overall current immigration status. to be clear, im not saying pardon undocumented folks for any crime they committed. Only their initial immigration crimes.
  16. It’s very possible that an influencer taking money from a sponsor can include a provision that they can never criticize the sponsor. Now perhaps that can be fought in court but most like to avoid legal problems. i feel most for influencers or website owners who were not paid by Honey but are kept from earning with their affiliate links.
  17. You can make this argument about any business. Lower your prices and be satisfied with lower profits.
  18. Someone might see this story and think, screw Mr. Beast for losing some affiliate sales revenue since he already earns millions and Honey paid him to promote Honey in the first place. But Honey appears to harm others who have zero connection. say Surly runs an affiliate promotion for NordVPN or a Longhorn appparel store to help offset the website costs. You click the link here and buy from the online store. Your Honey browser extension applies another promo code, or maybe just confirms you have the best deal. For that action, Honey snakes the commission from Surly, who is ignorant that the purchase even occurred. Surly is out $20. I also don’t think honey is alone in this practice, they’re just the largest company.
  19. YouTube channel spells out the shady practices from the Honey browser extension that is “sold” to find you the best coupon deal on the internet. If you have the honey browser extension installed, the following may be happening to you. if you followed an affiliate link from someone who actually convinced you to buy, Honey automatically takes the affiliate deal so they receive the affiliate commission. Even when there isn’t a coupon available, Honey poaches the affiliate commission. (This doesn’t appear to directly impact the buyer) Honey previously advertised as finding you, the buyer, the best coupon on the internet. This claim was quietly removed when some realized that the stores, via a contract with Honey, can prevent large promo codes from being applied by Honey. Bigger kickback to Honey. Honey no longer actively makes the “best discount coupon available” claim. This change was after a Better Business Bureau investigation. But thousands of older but active, sponsored YouTube videos still state this fraudulent claim. Honey has a reward program that actually gives them more avenues to poach a sales commission while sharing an extremely small kickback with the buyer. Once again you could have saved more NOT using Honey. feels like this opens PayPal to some class action lawsuits from affiliate marketers and consumers. FYI, PayPal bought them in 2019 for $4B.
  20. Read that an anonymous gop representative told a reporter that gop leadership was well aware of her cognitive issues but the gop majority was too slim to let her resign. I assume they could have flown her to DC to vote if needed.
  21. This is a classic Trump misdirection. He doesn’t want the media talking about his debt ceiling loss this week or keep talking about President Elon. Instead he makes a wild claim and the media jumps at it 24/7. the worse the real story is for him, the crazier the comment he makes.
  22. Huh, no one is a saying that employers are taking a cut. But employers are the ones who advise insurance administrators on the coverage. They’re always conveniently forgotten about when it comes to denials.
  23. I’m in my mid 50s and came up in tech where I would guess that 80-90% were straight, white guys. Or at least they projected they were straight. At that point, I believe we were at the end of a decades long run of how the office looked the same in terms of people. I know some of the same guys today who indicate their annoyance that the office is more diverse and they don’t like that 1990s actions or words can have consequences.
  24. I dont know your EOB but i thought the top was the amount before contractual amounts and discounts. That is what the doctors office charged the insurance administrator. And I'm using the doctor and doctor’s employer interchangeably. Sometimes the doctor is on their own, sometimes they’re part of a small practice, other times they’re 1 of 1,000 employed doctors. Kelsey seybold receiving $4k for a 15 minute family medicine doc visit is improbable. i agree that it’s a silly game that the doctor charges thousands, the insurance administrator lowers the amount to hundreds, you pay $20 and your employer pays like maybe $300. I’m working on the scenario where your health insurance is through your employer and they’re self insured like many. If you buy it directly, or receive it thru govt benefits, it’s slightly different.
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