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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Correct me if I’m wrong but Mark and Irv never told anyone that they were their innie version, correct?
  2. Yes, CEOs always tell the truth about how layoffs will be run.
  3. I think it’s more that crypto decided to get behind Trump and tell him that he’s the best. In turn, he will help them out.
  4. The propaganda from unknown sources apparently worked.
  5. I foresee that when walking through a crowded airport, or wherever, smart glasses can alert you to your college buddy sitting in the bar that you just passed. Or remind you that you might want to eat in the airport before getting on the plane. Then Meta or Google receives a commission from the restaurant. Think the Minority Report world minus the pre-crime aspect.
  6. Gotta love when one of your stocks unexpectedly drops a 5.7% extra dividend payment in your account.
  7. Sounds like we’re using similar strategies. I hate tobacco with a passion but happy to own their dividend stocks. I grew up watching my parents smoke constantly, and that was what I smelled like. I figure the universe owes me those dividends today guilt-free. find me a solid, consistent revenue stock that pays out a 4-5% yield, and I will accept that boring money all day.
  8. I don’t see how AI won’t be anything but huge for Meta. Obviously it’s a gigantic capital cost upfront but it will pay off. Start getting users conditioned to typing/talking with AI and Meta will began to learn even more about them and their current state of mind. Then you can pinpoint more relevant ads to them with a higher sales conversion. That will be valuable. Turns into a money printing flywheel. im in healthcare and advertising in Meta is considered fairly weak. It can help with awareness but we and Meta really have limited ability to know when the user needs healthcare today to throw advertising at them. I could see AI helping to recognize what’s going on in that household. $-maker.
  9. From the comments looks like it’s about 20:1 ratio of disapproval with Bill McCartney. I had a boss who went to one of the Promise Keepers stadium events and had one of their books on his desk. This was maybe ‘98. Nice guy. I hope he’s moved on from them.
  10. Would love to see the DOJ sue Abbott for not following federal law regarding flag etiquette. And take the case the trumpiest federal judge in Texas who will tell Abbott to follow federal law.
  11. Golf is a sport?
  12. I've heard some bad reviews that they're jumping around too much with the characters like with Game of Thrones, except they're not Game of Thrones. I'm praising GoT while they still had source material not the ending.
  13. Zuckerberg is about to make billions more with Meta. Eliminate jobs via killing moderation and moving jobs to lower costs states. And he's going to put more and more AI on their apps. Their income will go up whiles costs go down. Wall St. will reward that with a doubling of the stock price. I own tobacco stocks but I refuse to own Facebook, not counting their inclusion in index funds that I can't stop.
  14. Too many in the GOP want Rambo as the Secretary of Defense because that's bad ass. They're also the ones who only consider Special Forces to be real military and not the other millions who serve. The one saving grace about Hegseth is that he looks to be incompetent. The pentagon is full of very smart people that will direct him and he will have no clue what is going on. Will he and Trump get their dream of renaming bases for Confederate traitors? Sure but that's who they are. They will celebrate that as major victories while they lose the war.
  15. Burrows won 85-55 with the help of Dems but it's good to note that there are 86 republicans and 62 Dems in the Texas House. This wasn't 2 or 3 GOP members joining the Dems in voting in Burrows. It creates an interesting situation where the GOP easily has the majority but that majority does not want Burrows as the Speaker. Natural result when the GOP is far from united. As mentioned, those voting for Burrows or abstaining will be targets to remove in 2026. At least we get a minimum of 2 years of Abbott and Patrick not getting everything that they want. Burrows is on the record that he won't stand in the way of school vouchers, so there's an expectation it will pass in some form.
  16. Independence Heights is slowly being gentrified so wouldn't surprise me if Acres Homes is someday.
  17. The construction have temporarily wrecked some of the blocks. I think once construction completes there in the next year (two?), the remaining car lots will mostly move on. The exceptions might be older owners that don't worry as much about profits but rather passing the time.
  18. fruit juices are not much different from drinking a coke. you drink it for enjoyment only.
  19. "Cavazos doesn't sound American"
  20. I would bet that in ten years, N. Shepherd from Tidwell south to 610 will look like shepherd in the heights with restaurants, bars, etc. It's probably already 20% of the way. St. Pius might keep that block free of bars.
  21. I watch videos where people strongly criticize dividend investing. The claim is that dividends only take from the stock price and you’re better off buying a growth stock. Plus better to hold off and pay LT capital gains instead of continuous div tax. I understand those thoughts but I see a place for both. It doesn’t have to be an either/or choice especially as your portfolio grows. ive also found dividend investing can become a game. How much can I grow the monthly income. I believe I’ve invested a much larger amount than I would have anyways. but it’s cool if someone else hates this strategy.
  22. Yeah. The limited streets over the bayou + the Washington RR make driving north-south a pain at times. Too many bottlenecks. We also need to eventually move more of the freight traffic out of central Houston. The perfect time would have been as part of the wider expansion of freeways but we can’t be bothered to be forward thinking. the city should be working with the RRs to limit rush hour trains. I once asked council member Kamin about this. Her office only replied that the city can’t make the RR do anything. I was disappointed by the answer because good politicians should have other options other than force.
  23. I always thought McCartney was a piece of shit.
  24. I imagine TexAgs are jerking off to the idea of restoring confederate names. Even when they agree with an issue, they have to reject it if the idea is championed by a lib’rul.
  25. This fire like with recent hurricanes or other natural disasters will bring insurance questions that need to be solved. Some states may not allow Insurance companies to accurately model the expected risks based on future projections, they can only look backwards. I believe this differs from state to state. If the companies see too much risk, then the state may have to jump in to provide insurance with a public-private insurance company. Then taxpayers may partially be on the hook for payouts. Note, CA recently made some regulation changes that some see as insurance industry friendly to keep them from ending coverage. All homeowners may also need to accept higher premiums or higher deductibles since damages are increases. Which in turn may impact housing pricing. Future owners may value a house purchase at a lower amount since their annual insurance premiums would be much higher. The recent disaster damage increases, whether or not someone believes in climate change, can't be denied.
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