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Comment on US FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado in ~society
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Comment on An engineer says he’s found a way to overcome Earth’s gravity in ~space
Plik Link ParentTbf, my first thought was "isn't that what rockets do?". If the title had said "cancel gravity" then I would have been interested.Tbf, my first thought was "isn't that what rockets do?".
If the title had said "cancel gravity" then I would have been interested.
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
Plik Link ParentBreakfast for dinner is like #1 comfort food ever. Not cereal. Pancakes, eggs, bacon, coffee, juice, all the things. But for dinner.Breakfast for dinner is like #1 comfort food ever. Not cereal. Pancakes, eggs, bacon, coffee, juice, all the things.
But for dinner.
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Comment on It’s Boulder! Sundance exits Utah for 2027 move to blue state Colorado. in ~movies
Plik Link ParentPics would be cool. I am not into the festival stuff much, but my hometown had a pretty easy going one with a lot international music where volunteers could get a free ticket for another night....Pics would be cool. I am not into the festival stuff much, but my hometown had a pretty easy going one with a lot international music where volunteers could get a free ticket for another night. The behind the scenes part of it was more interesting to me than the music (except for the Tibetan throat singing band, that was cool).
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Comment on $1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla in ~finance
Plik Link ParentIt may or may not be the case for TSLA, but it's 100% a business thing. Both for entire companies, and also project evaluation within a company.It may or may not be the case for TSLA, but it's 100% a business thing.
Both for entire companies, and also project evaluation within a company.
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Comment on What can a software engineer do to help the US? in ~society
Plik LinkI would highly recommend working on drone swarms, preferably equipped with giant floppy dragon dildos, so that you can crash any MAGA event a la Second Life. Might end up on a watch list or worse....I would highly recommend working on drone swarms, preferably equipped with giant floppy dragon dildos, so that you can crash any MAGA event a la Second Life.
Might end up on a watch list or worse.
But it would be hilarious.
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Comment on $1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla in ~finance
Plik Link ParentTax shields. Debt allows you to reduce your taxes paid. It's a balancing act, too much debt and you have too much interest to pay vs. your gains, too little and you aren't getting your max tax shield.Tax shields. Debt allows you to reduce your taxes paid. It's a balancing act, too much debt and you have too much interest to pay vs. your gains, too little and you aren't getting your max tax shield.
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Comment on $1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla in ~finance
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Comment on How come the mods on here keep editing the titles of my post to be exactly what they already were? in ~tildes
Plik Link ParentI mean, you have a kind soul doing some free editing. Doesn't seem like a big deal. Maybe if they changed "Musk destroys the planet" to "Elon #1" that'd be a bit much.I mean, you have a kind soul doing some free editing. Doesn't seem like a big deal. Maybe if they changed "Musk destroys the planet" to "Elon #1" that'd be a bit much.
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Comment on Theory crafting: XR glasses + Windows VM via Android in ~tech
Plik Link ParentThank you for the detailed reply. I think my main reason for considering this is privacy. I am in a different time zone, and don't want to be tied to a computer (again) after work, but also don't...Thank you for the detailed reply.
I think my main reason for considering this is privacy. I am in a different time zone, and don't want to be tied to a computer (again) after work, but also don't really like people looking over my shoulder if they see a bunch of colorful candle charts and numbers going up and down when I am out.
I just discovered TOSWeb, which IMO is superior to the mobile app (simple, but has just the right features for closing/replacing trades easily), so that may be good enough for me right now.
Thank you again for your detailed reply.
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Comment on Theory crafting: XR glasses + Windows VM via Android in ~tech
Plik Link ParentSorry for the delayed reply. Yeah, this was vaguely the feeling I got, everything is a bit cludgy. The privacy aspect appeals a bit to me though, although wearing XR glasses in public would feel...Sorry for the delayed reply. Yeah, this was vaguely the feeling I got, everything is a bit cludgy.
The privacy aspect appeals a bit to me though, although wearing XR glasses in public would feel silly.
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Comment on For four Venezuelan friends, Alien Enemies Act cuts short an American dream in ~society
Plik Link ParentIt is actual Nazi shit, and I am wondering why shots haven't been fired out of rage, or at least a massive swath of arrests of various "republicans". Villagers with torches marching on DC?...It is actual Nazi shit, and I am wondering why shots haven't been fired out of rage, or at least a massive swath of arrests of various "republicans".
Villagers with torches marching on DC? Something?
I suppose we have to wait for WASPy white males to start being sent to concentration camps before anything happens.
I am not saying I want a civil war, but I would have expected more resistance to this pure evil. It is very disheartening, and our so called "leaders" are 100% just as evil as Pol Pot or Hitler. It's not too many steps more from concentration camps to killing fields.
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Comment on Dollar General warns low-income Americans' finances are getting worse in ~finance
Plik Link ParentI honestly think people need to learn options if they want to have some success over the next four years. Buy and hold alone won't work until Trump is out imo, I think the rule for the next four...I honestly think people need to learn options if they want to have some success over the next four years.
Buy and hold alone won't work until Trump is out imo, I think the rule for the next four years should be buy, hold, and sell options since premiums have gone up with the increase in volatility.
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Comment on Dollar General warns low-income Americans' finances are getting worse in ~finance
Plik Link ParentCould sell a portion, and then use that to buy a 1x short SPY ETF, then whenever the market drops you make money that would offset your long term holds losses. Or learn options, diagonal put...Could sell a portion, and then use that to buy a 1x short SPY ETF, then whenever the market drops you make money that would offset your long term holds losses.
Or learn options, diagonal put spreads on TSLA have worked out pretty well for me this week 🤣
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Theory crafting: XR glasses + Windows VM via Android
Title kinda gives the gist of it all. I have been wondering about a way to have a "full" desktop with just XR glasses, a phone, bluetooth keyboard, and an internet connection. Not sure if this is...
Title kinda gives the gist of it all.
I have been wondering about a way to have a "full" desktop with just XR glasses, a phone, bluetooth keyboard, and an internet connection.
Not sure if this is easily doable, or if Windows VMs would be so expensive to make it pointless. Maybe something like WINE or w/e the not 20 year outdated current thing is to run Windows software.
The main use would be to run 1-2 browsers and trading software.
Just curious if this is a foolish idea or not.
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Comment on Is anyone else frustrated with the eBay buying experience? in ~tech
Plik Link ParentMildly curious about your entrance and exit from the "only wool" phase. Just had to have some new trousers made, and it's so difficult to find natural fabric at tailors around town.Mildly curious about your entrance and exit from the "only wool" phase.
Just had to have some new trousers made, and it's so difficult to find natural fabric at tailors around town.
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Comment on US war heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion purge in ~society
Plik Link ParentI expect there is quite a bit of fabulous malicious compliance going on in the air force.I expect there is quite a bit of fabulous malicious compliance going on in the air force.
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Comment on There was a flawless space mission on Thursday — it wasn’t SpaceX in ~space
Plik LinkLUNR on the other hand didn't do so well. A lot of stonk bros lost money on that landing.LUNR on the other hand didn't do so well. A lot of stonk bros lost money on that landing.
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Comment on BlackRock strikes $23 billion deal to place Panama Canal ports under American control in ~society
Plik Link ParentHaha, sounds like you know more than me. I definitely did not intend to sound like I was "woo Blackrock" though. Also didn't think it was less colonial, just the proximity made more sense.Haha, sounds like you know more than me. I definitely did not intend to sound like I was "woo Blackrock" though.
Also didn't think it was less colonial, just the proximity made more sense.
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Comment on BlackRock strikes $23 billion deal to place Panama Canal ports under American control in ~society
Plik Link ParentIt's more the hypocrisy and it being on ~literally the opposite side of the planet. Imagine if America was the primary owner of canals/shipping routes that sliced through SE Asia. Everything the...It's more the hypocrisy and it being on ~literally the opposite side of the planet. Imagine if America was the primary owner of canals/shipping routes that sliced through SE Asia.
Everything the rest of the world does China copies and then doesn't allow outside competition.
Before you think I am purely anti-China, I fucking love Taobao. Also Chinese logistics are far more impressive than anything else on the planet (ST Express, ZTD, etc.). FedEx, DHL, UPS are laughable in comparison.
Dude was probably mischieviously adding random journalists to military top secret noforn Signal chats. 🤷🏻♂️