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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. There seems to be an coordinated effort from the right now to attempt to appear coherent by agreeing that Biden won in 2020 but follows it up that there were many voting irregularities. When pressed for evidence, their answer is that "25% (or whatever) of Americans believe there were irregularities if not an outright stolen election." MFer, you pushed that false storyline and now use that lie as evidence that something wrong occurred. This also allows them to walk the line with republicans with any belief about 2020 by giving something to all sides of the story.
  2. I’ve been “educated” on YouTube on some topics. I fall into rabbit holes on ancient history. Would I go on an interview and lecture someone on Roman history? Nope, because I don’t really have an actual education on Roman history and I could be spouting off many lies. Is it possible that i can could share something that I learned and preface it with, “I saw this on YouTube”, yes that is possible,
  3. I can’t imagine having the time at work to address all of the emails that I receive from sales people/bots. I guess the people that do respond are managers who just have everything running on cruise control (great for them), or their world is burning down which requires that they need some wins. i also don’t understand why so many salespeople want to invite me to dinners, golf afternoons or pro sport games. I’m sure they’re nice people to be around but I can’t imagine locking myself into 3-4 hours with them. I’d rather pay for my own way to spend the time with friends. Of course, they very well don’t want to spend the time with me either but they need me there so they can expense it.
  4. For those self managing your retirement funds, do you put much into bond funds? I know the conventional wisdom is to put more and more into bond-like safer investments as you move closer to retirement but the returns have been anemic for a generation now. Talk me out of just placing 100% in equities with enough cash to withstand multi year downturns?
  5. Some of these fintech companies are seemingly run by people that have no business in banking. I recall (and it’s probably on this thread) but I never could reconcile how Yotta calculated annual return. I would calculate a 1.5% (or whatever) annual return and they posted it as much higher.
  6. The twists and turns could make for a great series. There is also a sequel book that could be added as a second season. What a great cast in the movie. Ford, Scacchi, Brian Dennehy, Raul Julia, Bonnie Bedelia, and a pre West Wing, John Spencer. Apple TV has some solid series so I have high hopes for this.
  7. I hate a vendor or service provider that blames their partners for issues. As a customer I contracted with you. Any hiccup is your problem to solve regardless of cost or complexity. Your problems shouldn’t be mine.
  8. It also helps if you don’t have a chappelle show, “keeping it real” attitude. If someone else is obnoxious or wants the arm rest, you need to let it go. And don’t bring your woman on these airlines if she’s the type to speak her mind to strangers, or has to be right in every discussion. In other words, don’t fly these airlines as the companion of any woman.
  9. In an election year there is little upside in actively trying to alienate any group unless the opposite opinion treats the issue as a make or break vote. I doubt there is a big coalition of anti-crypto people who will vote solely based on this issue.
  10. Agree that we shouldn’t spoiler tag those photos. We need more understanding of the school shootings not less. The photos shouldn’t be hidden to protect the viewer. I would be opposed to any photo that takes away from the dignity of the dead. and I’m sure that any parent doesn’t want to consider their child’s classroom drenched in blood but it’s important to realize the truth about Texas.
  11. Believe that the airlines are not allowed to share their banned list with each other. Delta asked the DOJ to add unruly passengers to the federal no-fly list in ‘22 but I can’t find any evidence where the govt decided one way or another. I assume the feds don’t want to get involved with mixing suspected terrorists and unruly passengers on the same list.
  12. Noem won’t lose to a democrat but there’s always a chance that a republican defeats her in the primary. It will be about ~100k total voters. When she first ran in 2018, she won 54-46, and then only won the general by a few points. Admittedly she won both races much easier in ‘22.
  13. Rishi gave the speech in the rain. What a buffoon. his big program is sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, and so far there have been 0 sent. And many think the UK courts will never allow it. Imagine that you’re an Irish citizen seeking asylum in the UK, and the govt sends you to a camp in sub-Saharan Africa while deciding your case. and the Tories main “successful” program was leading the Brexit vote and implementation of it. They pretty much failed at everything and I imagine they will get destroyed in the polls.
  14. IMO Yotta suffered due to the prevalence of high yield savings accounts, increased interest rates, higher national lottery prizes, and normalized sports gambling. And I assume they ran out of investor money to bump prizes up as promotions. i also became less interested in the daily/ weekly number announcements when they offered grouped accounts. If you joined large groups, then the weekly yield became flat. The gambling rush was effectively eliminated. cool idea that was worth a try. I hope everyone gets their money back, even if via FDIC insurance.
  15. The 8 Show is weird but definitely binge worthy. Edit: While watching it, you will want to hurt a couple of the characters. Or maybe I just have anger issues.
  16. If even half of the Atlantic article is accurate, it's amazing how much power this guy had in the Trump administration especially in the final weeks. He basically was running the Defense Dept and attempted to do the same with the DOJ.
  17. As stated the fuel efficiency of inverter generators can't be overlooked. In an extended and widespread emergency you do not want to spend your day looking for and waiting in line for gas. Having 5 gallons at home can save you a lot of stress. The industrial generator might burn though that in 12 hours but an inverter generator might last several days depending on your needs and assuming you can use the fuel efficiency feature.
  18. trump is screwing up by producing any revenue. Hanneman says they should stay pre-revenue
  19. It sucks but Centerpoint has to triage where to put resources to fix widespread problems. Eventually there are lines to a single house that need to be repaired. That can't be the priority. With Ike, there was one line down that just provided electricity to me and my neighbor. . It wasn't the highest priority for Centerpoint to fix but they also didn't leave us until the very end. The line was repaired as they were wrapping up repairs in my general area. I recommend this inverter generator if you're looking for something that can power a handful of items: TV, lights, internet modem/router, computer, portable AC cooler. It should also power a washing machine but you may have to turn off some other devices. Inverter may not be as powerful as some standard generators but they use much less gas, quieter and lighter. They can also be used for tailgating, camping, etc.
  20. I'm also in 77018 but luckily got power back last night. Not to one up you but I had 17 days without power with Hurricane Ike in the my 77018 house. Teaches you to be prepared for short term emergencies like this like keeping some portable cooling devices and a generator. I can't sleep/function in 80+ indoor temps.
  21. It's always fair to say that you are unhappy with the results of someone that you previously gave your vote but it's something else to throw the vote to the other candidate based on that disappointment. On another note, the S&P 500 is up 58% from the last election date. Anyone with money in the stock market is a fool to not continue with Biden. Why rock the boat.
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