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'growing evidence that blockchain will soon..." is basically the line we've heard for the last 15 years.

I'm more open than most to crypto, I worked at Coinbase during IPO and Avalanche for a short contract after that. But yes, I alternate between it's a total scam and it's a technology waiting for a use case.


1968 was about 10 years after my grandparents migrated from Mexico to work at textile factories in the USA. They managed to buy a new house in a master planned community that was filled by other factory workers like themselves. He could never be mistaken for a white male, still he took english classes at night and started a side business as an umpire for baseball games and my grandmother started selling gold to the other factory workers during lunch time. They raised 3 kids, upgraded their house, bought a triplex, and a couple acre investment property.

Could any factory worker do that today?


I'd love to hear from someone who denies this situation who is under the age of 35 and hear their arguments.


Yeah that's the type of estimate people give so they can keep the paychecks coming in for as long as possible.


I started doing pushups between claude code responses. I started with 10 but now I rip ~50 like nothing. I'm getting a pull up bar and trying to do the same. Pull ups until it completes then prompt and again, squats, pushups, ect. I'm getting stronger and better at code.


You are getting stronger. I very much doubt you are getting better at code.


Most people I know have apple watches so researching mechanic movements and models is enough for hobby status to me. Like any other 'collecting' hobby.

But yes I've taken a few apart to try to fix and service them, even if it's only with my $20 amazon repair tool set.


Cool, when I grow up I plan on ordering one of those "build you own watch" kits


Kamala raised $1.65 billion compared to Trump's $1.1 billion [0]. Not like it was a massive difference. Especially because that does not take into account super pacs, like Musks $200million in Pennsylvania.

[0] https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2024-11-15/trump-har...


Probably what the money was spent on should be taken into account too.

Most campaigns stretch the truth a bit here and there, but from what I personally saw and from what I read from other states where the campaigning was more intense generally the Harris campaign did not stretch nearly as far as the Trump campaign.

I'd expect that this let the Tump campaign get more out of a given amount of spending than the Harris campaign could.


AIPAC is the most powerful lobby in Washington. And money get's you anything in politics.


I’ve heard this for decades now.

But how do they rank in importance compared to other juggernauts like the teachers unions, NRA, or United Auto Workers, Planned Parenthood? Not to mention individual lobbyists for massive companies? because the latter dominate discourse during elections.


When was the last time you had to sign an agreement not to boycott gun fairs or a car manufacturer, for a job?

Planned Parenthood? You mean the healthcare-providing entity that has been entirely defunded by this administration?


But are there movements to boycott those other groups? The BDS movement seems to be only about boycotting Israel right?


Here’s a simple summary of the main lobbying and campaign spending numbers discussed:

- AIPAC: Gave $17 million to 365 candidates in one recent year.

- Teachers Unions (NEA and AFT): Campaign donations grew from $4.3 million (2004) to over $32 million (2016).

- NRA: Spent ~$10 million/yr on candidates since 2010; $30 million for Trump in 2016.

- United Auto Workers (UAW): Spent ~$8/yr million on politics and lobbying since 2010.

- Planned Parenthood: About $1 million on federal lobbying in 2024.

- Corporate/Industry Lobbyists: Often spend many millions each quarter—generally exceeding any of the above groups.

Corporate and industry groups lead in total money spent, followed by the NRA, teachers unions, AIPAC, UAW, and then Planned Parenthood.


Lol this is obviously not true


There is no train on the westside? Also the airport to downtown shuttle runs 7 days a week?

But yeah maybe it's because I'm a native Texan but I have never considered taking public transport anywhere. Though that's really the norm outside of a handful of US cities.


I meant capmetro https://www.capmetro.org/docs/default-source/plan-your-trip-...

And yeah i guess it's fairly central till north austin, and then it cuts west.


So like every Bay area tech worker jumping on a bus at 8:00am until leaving the office after 6pm. And those few of us who don't want that are pressured by managers happy unleash a PIP.


Why is your business worth $5million?


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