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Dbeasy

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  1. The Misery Streak is over!
  2. How exactly does YouTube know you’re a douchebag? I thought only Surly knew that.
  3. What did he do this time to get banned or quit like a pussy?
  4. I assume Texas and everyone else opts in to the settlement?
  5. That’s ridiculous. The destruction of the middle class ( where middle is defined as non-serfs and nonoligarchs) is an extremely serious issue for the US because of the government policies the country has pursued over the last 30 years: tax policy, workers rights, etc. But, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, and other countries have shown you can build a pretty successful country and living standard that doesn’t have such extremes of wealth inequality. And that’s been with far less private capital, a less culture of risk taking and innovation, etc. A US that can blend our unique strengths with a clear focus on not letting wealth inequality get out of hand would make us unstoppable as a competitive power. Unfortunately, wealth inequality trends are hurtling us towards a total implosion and losing our advantages to such screwed up countries as China, India, etc. Hell, we aren’t even practicing our core values anymore in government policy, ie the importance of education, ensuring a fair opportunity for all, honesty and integrity in actions, etc.
  6. Don’t know how many of you were in executive positions during the internet bubble of 1999, but it was eerily similar to what we are seeing now in terms of tech hype. The point when I really realized all these CEO’s were making ridiculous decisions was when Northern Telecom went out in 2000 and purchased more equipment from suppliers than would ever be needed in an entire lifetime. Executives started believing their own bullshit. At least the good news now vs then is that the overvaluation of tech companies now isn’t nearly as bad as then, although it’s still ridiculous.
  7. So, I’m now using the Ai sites (ChatGPT, grok, Claude) daily for anything I’m trying to do. I do a lot of financial analysis that requires some formulas that are a bit difficult to figure out. In the past, I would just sit down and try to hammer it out. Now I use these Ai tools to deliver the formulas for me. For the latest one, it kept delivering wrong formulas over and over, with confidence. This made me wonder about something. If these ai tools are all being trained by the data they are fed, given that they are increasingly being fed incorrect or false information, and less new information is being created because people are just using AI to create information, how doesn’t the whole AI process implode upon itself? Training with less new information and more fake information seems like a recipe for failure.
  8. The Democratic Party (especially in Texas) is broken. Give me anyone but Allred.
  9. Colin Allred again? My frustration with the Democratic Party is at an all time high, and today I hear he’s the best hope to beat Paxton? We have grifters, criminals, and shitty human beings all over the place and the Democrats can’t even serve up winning candidates.
  10. Stankoven with an 8 year contract. Ya, getting Rantanen may have been a mistake.
  11. This thread has become sad and pathetic.
  12. I’ve been investigating Roth conversions much more deeply over the last several weeks to really understand much better the true tax savings they provide, and the risk one takes on by paying a lot of taxes now vs theoretically more taxes later, long down the road. I’ve found that a lot of people use tools, or work with financial planners who use tools, to develop their strategy. But those tools often don’t layout a view of the cash flows in a way to more easily see what is going on in retirement with Medicare IRMAA, income taxes, capital gains, RMD’s, etc. Does anyone have either a good tool, or an affordable resource who really understands Roth conversions in depth? I don’t want just some person who plugs numbers into a tool.
  13. Is it possible that we are seeing some schools catch up to or in a few cases surpass Texas in NIL resources, reducing some of the advantages Texas has had in the last few cycles? Last year it started to look like that, but obviously Texas finished strong anyway. Maybe the financial pressure is even greater this year? I continue to believe this is just the typical summer recruiting we see every year. But maybe I’m wrong.
  14. What the hell is wrong with you? Did you eat paint chips as a kid? Did your mother drop you on your head? STFU if you don’t know anything about a topic being discussed. Given that criteria, we won’t ever hear from you again.
  15. It is in every top player’s best interest to feign interest in Texas even if they aren’t interested, because it drives up their nil deal. Get used to disappointment. But many times it will be a fake loss.
  16. I have developed a theory of beer drinking called the Beer Circle of Life. It has been acknowledged as a seminal work in the world of alcoholic beverages and beer drinking in particular. Central to my theory is that we all get bored and tired of the same thing over and over, and struggle physically and mentally with redundancy. Therefore, in my Beer Circle of Life, the beer drinker starts by drinking pilsners and lagers. Consuming pilsners of German origin is strongly recommended, as they have superior taste. After many months or year+, the beer drinker then moves to ales, kolsches and wheat beers. The slightly stronger taste invigorates the senses and strengthen one’s masculinity or femininity. After many more months, the beer drinker shifts to porters, stouts, and bocks. These rich, robust beers prepare the beer drinker for the rest of the Beer Circle. One does not linger in this part of the circle for long, however. These beers become tiresome quickly, except for Guinness. One can drink Guinness anywhere and everywhere along the Beer Circle of Life. Finally it is time to move to the IPA’s. Hazy, double, triple, whatever. This part of the circle is peak hops. In this part of the circle your life is fun, lively, and slightly like an obnoxious hipster. You can stay in this part of the circle for a long time but beware. Sooner or later your bowels will start to reject the ipa’s, and your mind will long for greater simplicity. At that point, it is time to return to the lagers and Pilsner’s. I strongly recommend this approach to beer drinking. It will repair all other ills in your life.
  17. He’s already a better human being.
  18. Because I emailed you why and didn’t want to discuss it publicly on Surly for your benefit.
  19. I did. I got multiple bids and ended up getting higher quality, better shingles and other add-ons as compared to some of the bidders who were trying to slap on lower quality shingles and cheaper construction in order to maximize their profit margins. ROFL BOX’s list above is legit. Some of these roofers were cutting those corners. And what’s sad is that most of my neighbors fell for the smooth sales pitch of the storm chasers.
  20. Georgia got stung hard by Terry last year. They vowed vengeance. Calicut is one of their plays to get even. They picked him because of the thought North Shore is a fountain of D1 talent. Little do they know that fountain sometimes shoots out some significant busts. Let’s hope they picked one.
  21. Restated for emphasis. How the fuck has Yarn somehow scooped up every gif on the internet, stuck it on their site, and made it impossible to copy and paste it elsewhere. Seriously wtf is going on? This is America!
  22. For the last 10+ years, whenever I see a top legacy or local recruit, I automatically assume they will end up going elsewhere. It just seems to always happen.
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