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Cake day: August 21st, 2023

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  • I think the major investors and CEOs all privately know this is insanity but are trying to capitalize on the wild speculation as much as possible so they are publicly saying otherwise. They probably think that they will have insider information about the bubble bursting and can get out in time, and they’re probably mostly right. It’s the normies with 401ks that will be left holding the bag.

    Or, they are hoping that the bubble bursts while the Trump crime family is in charge and that big tech bribes will result in big tech bailouts. And they’re probably right about that too.



  • The problem is Republicans use Voter ID as a Trojan horse to enact naked voter suppression. There are very few people who actually oppose Voter ID if implemented properly.

    The issue is complicated by the fact that elections even for president are run by the states, because of the anti-democratic views of some of the founding fathers 250 years ago. Different states wanted to prevent different types of people from voting, some states took a long time to allow non-landowners to vote.

    In my state, you have to have provided ID and be a citizen to be on the voter registration list, and they check my name against the list but don’t ask for ID. So someone who wanted to stealy vote would have to know I was registered and was not planning to vote.






  • My wife leaves lights on all the time. I gave up and just put in smart plugs and lights so I don’t have to get up and turn them off.

    Typically I prefer plugs, but with things like a nightstand lamp that has USB charging ports on it, I don’t want to turn off the whole device, so I use smart light bulbs.

    The only smart appliance that I’ve found useful is the oven. If my wife leaves it on I can turn it off from my phone.