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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
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Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance
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Comment on A "Real BMO" local AI Agent with a Raspberry Pi and Ollama in ~tech
gryfft LinkIf you aren't familiar with Adventure Time, BMO is a fictional character who is a sort of sentient game console. This struck me as a more fun and lighthearted take on AI than I've seen in a bit,...If you aren't familiar with Adventure Time, BMO is a fictional character who is a sort of sentient game console.
This struck me as a more fun and lighthearted take on AI than I've seen in a bit, with some real DIY charm and thoughtfulness.
From a craft standpoint it's a beautiful build. From a tech standpoint, it really goes to show what kind of systems a non-specialist can put together these days with freely available resources.
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A "Real BMO" local AI Agent with a Raspberry Pi and Ollama
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Comment on US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military, says White House in ~society
gryfft Link ParentJudging by the apparent lack of any real strategy in Venezuela beyond projecting power, I think he's just using the world as a punching bag to generate headlines so he can control the narrative.Judging by the apparent lack of any real strategy in Venezuela beyond projecting power, I think he's just using the world as a punching bag to generate headlines so he can control the narrative.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 15 in ~society
gryfft LinkThe Hill: House GOP will not allow amendment vote to extend ObamaCare subsidiesThe Hill: House GOP will not allow amendment vote to extend ObamaCare subsidies
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said there will not be an amendment vote on extending expiring ObamaCare enhanced subsidies as part of a House Republican health care bill this week[..]
“Many of them did want to vote on this ObamaCare COVID-era subsidy the Democrats created,” Johnson said. “We looked for a way to try to allow for that pressure release valve, and it just was not to be.”
The House Rules Committee will meet at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday to tee up the House GOP health care bill — dubbed the “Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act” — that includes funds to pay for “cost-sharing reductions,” reforms to the pharmacy benefit manager industry, and expansion of association health plans.
Johnson said he expects all Republicans will unite around the underlying health care bill, which is set to hit the House floor Wednesday, arguing it would reduce costs for all Americans rather than the small percentage of Americans who get health coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
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Comment on Taylor Swift gave $197 million in bonuses to Eras Tour performers and crew, on top of their salaries in ~music
gryfft Link ParentI was also being extra silly, since 197 million is right there in the headline and is obviously a lot, but paying out 10% gross revenue in bonuses is definitely noteworthy as you sayI was also being extra silly, since 197 million is right there in the headline and is obviously a lot, but paying out 10% gross revenue in bonuses is definitely noteworthy as you say
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Comment on Taylor Swift gave $197 million in bonuses to Eras Tour performers and crew, on top of their salaries in ~music
gryfft Link ParentHeh, that's not that mu- spit take whoaaaaa10%
Heh, that's not that mu-
of the gross revenue
spit take whoaaaaa
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Comment on Grocery stores are profiling online shoppers and charging them dynamic prices based on algorithmically determined affluence in ~finance
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Comment on Grocery stores are profiling online shoppers and charging them dynamic prices based on algorithmically determined affluence in ~finance
gryfft Link ParentTo mitigate the clickbait effect, can you provide a high level summary?To mitigate the clickbait effect, can you provide a high level summary?
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Comment on Why humanity needs a Lunar seed vault in ~space
gryfft Link ParentI'm pretty sure that any cataclysm thorough enough to wipe out every mine shaft seed bank would also be thorough enough to ensure said rockets (and its many necessary pilots, mechanics, engineers,...I'm pretty sure that any cataclysm thorough enough to wipe out every mine shaft seed bank would also be thorough enough to ensure said rockets (and its many necessary pilots, mechanics, engineers, and the infrastructure to feed them and keep them alive) would also be wiped out or damaged badly enough to prevent getting to the moon and back.
If you can find and secure such a mineshaft well enough to house the aforementioned infrastructure, sticking a seed bank in there too seems roughly as cheap as free in comparison.
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Comment on Why humanity needs a Lunar seed vault in ~space
gryfft Link ParentSounds like a sweet location. Maybe they could vault some seeds there.A silo somewhere hidden where they could launch a rocket to the moon if need be
Sounds like a sweet location. Maybe they could vault some seeds there.
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Comment on Can I hope to defeat telematics in a new car? in ~transport
gryfft LinkI feel you. For similar reasons I plan to drive my 2016 Nissan Versa Sedan (that I've owned from new) into the ground. 165,000+ miles on it and going strong. (No touchscreen, no backup cams, no on...I feel you. For similar reasons I plan to drive my 2016 Nissan Versa Sedan (that I've owned from new) into the ground. 165,000+ miles on it and going strong.
(No touchscreen, no backup cams, no on star, no electric windows or locks, manual transmission!)
I honestly don't know what I'll do when it gives up the ghost for good; nothing made after 2017 is remotely appealing to me. I look forward to seeing what the people say, OP.
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Comment on How investors 10x each dollar, before they even invest in ~finance
gryfft Link ParentThis is extremely informative. Thank you for taking the time to lay this out explicitly.This is extremely informative. Thank you for taking the time to lay this out explicitly.
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Comment on How investors 10x each dollar, before they even invest in ~finance
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Comment on How investors 10x each dollar, before they even invest in ~finance
gryfft (edited )Link ParentIn school as a kid I participated in fundraisers where businesses and individuals would do matching donations, and on NPR radio I would hear them talk about matching fundraisers and how it...In school as a kid I participated in fundraisers where businesses and individuals would do matching donations, and on NPR radio I would hear them talk about matching fundraisers and how it multiplies the power of one's donation, so that part didn't seem very surprising to me at all.
On the other hand, the process of rounding up investors and doing the actual paperwork involved to make it all legitimate seems much less obvious and more interesting to me. It speaks to the diversity of perspectives on Tildes :)
Edit: reworked phrasing
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Comment on How investors 10x each dollar, before they even invest in ~finance
gryfft Link ParentI think this is the most interesting technical aspect of the whole thread, and I would like to see it discussed in more detail.Set up the corp/llc to handle the financing and legal shields that are entirely necessary in today's age.
I think this is the most interesting technical aspect of the whole thread, and I would like to see it discussed in more detail.
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Comment on How investors 10x each dollar, before they even invest in ~finance
gryfft LinkI'm a bit confused. You are using the terms "donate" and "invest" interchangeably, but I didn't understand those to mean the same thing. Investors seek a monetary return, correct? Donations by...I'm a bit confused. You are using the terms "donate" and "invest" interchangeably, but I didn't understand those to mean the same thing. Investors seek a monetary return, correct? Donations by definition are not made with expectation of fiduciary compensation, or am I even more confused than I thought?
Ninja edit: after rereading a bit more, I think you're basically saying "matching fundraisers work." That's nice, but also a bit "draw the rest of the owl" since you didn't go into detail about the actual mechanisms of setting up such a fundraiser - tax structures, 501(c)X etc.
Can you elaborate with tighter specificity?
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 17 in ~society
gryfft Link ParentThe files are part of an ongoing investigation, so regardless of how the House and Senate vote, the files can't be released.The files are part of an ongoing investigation, so regardless of how the House and Senate vote, the files can't be released.
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Comment on Pluribus S01E01 - “We is Us” in ~tv
gryfft Link ParentQuick point of pedantry! The term fascism actually comes from the fasces, a Roman symbol of absolute authority made up of an axe bundled up in reeds (to symbolize the authority to deal out...Also, the hivemind has no face. You cannot have fascism without a strong central figure. That is literally in the word.
Quick point of pedantry! The term fascism actually comes from the fasces, a Roman symbol of absolute authority made up of an axe bundled up in reeds (to symbolize the authority to deal out corporal punishment as well as capital punishment.)
https://www.britannica.com/question/Where-does-the-word-fascism-come-from
(You aren't wrong that fascism as an ideology is always built around the idea of a strongman leader, just wanted to point out that the etymology is unrelated to the word 'face.')
No your comment is great I think you just unintentionally duplicated some text and while reading it I had a moment of thinking I accidentally scrolled back up or something. 😅Sorry for the noise comments