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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. I've long thought the welcome to the big leagues moment will be when employers start to allow employees to buy bitcoin (actual purchase or ETF) with their 401ks. In a sense it will be purchasing an amount of bitcoin and putting it away for decades. That is where the scarcity of btc will come into play with less and less bitcoin for sale. While there are now ~20m bitcoin in circulation with another 1m left to be mined, there are estimates that there are actually closer to 14-15m available. The rest being lost for a variety of reasons. If true, 15m is a small number.
  2. It's never worth getting mad at people on the road. The only time I find my blood pressure going up is when I left late for somewhere I need to be. Now I just accept that I will arrive when I arrive. And if it's that important that I arrive on time, then I leave early. Then if I run into a train crossing or a slow driver at a light, so what.
  3. For Trump, every accusation is a confession. When MAGA talks about corruption, its on a misdirect that they're already following that playbook.
  4. Businesses are always allowed to change their mind given changing conditions, but fairly big deal that Jamie Dimon will allow his customers to buy bitcoin. He was so stauchly opposed to it in the past and he's still expressing his reservations with this announcement. At the time I'm writing, it's unclear exactly what Chase will and won't allow when it comes to buying bitcoin. From the language they may actually allow customers to buy it, but they (Chase) won't be a custodian for you. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/19/jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-says-the-bank-will-let-clients-buy-bitcoin.html Bitcoin up about $2K on the news today.
  5. in my work environment, I have to interact with both MDs (& DOs) as well as PhDs. I call the medical doctors, Dr. + last name, and the PhDs by their first name. If I were to introduce to them to anyone, I follow the same format. I get the impression that some of the medical doctors could care less if you address them by Dr. but a few do. I don't want to bother trying to remember which ones care and which ones don't. Another issue with non-medical doctorates is that there is a wide range of credibility statuses with those programs. I don't want to get involved into wondering which ones are universally recognized or credentialed and which ones are not.
  6. If Jesus wanted your kids to know about microchips, science or medicine, he would have added it to the Bible.
  7. In listening to some clips from the scotus hearing, I can’t decide if the solicitor general just knows he has an unwinnable case and is just trying to demonstrate some effort to show Trump he’s trying, or he’s just a moron. i think we all agree that a single district judge shouldn’t be able to fully hamstring a president indefinitely, hence we have the appeals and Supreme Courts. Does it mean that court or judge can slow a president? Yep. It’s called being part of a system where one person doesn’t have unlimited power.
  8. Moodys will be attacked by Trump over the weekend for being anti-maga and anti-America. He will propose making their services illegal and subject to a tariff. Moodys = John Roberts = Jerome Powell = Bruce Springsteen. All losers.
  9. One part of ending birthright citizenship is that I don’t see how most Americans are citizens if that becomes the standard. I’m a US citizen because I was born here and my parents were born here. But if being born here doesn’t count for me or them, we can look to my grandparents, who were all born here, but that wouldnt count either. I can trace back g-g-g-g-grandparents+ and then some who predate the revolutionary war in coming to what is now the US. But to my knowledge no one ever gained US citizenship through a legal process. We’ve just always been here. No one was ever declared a citizen via a legal document. of course, I’m white so I wouldn’t be questioned in trumps America. My skin tone makes me a real American in their eyes.
  10. In addition to the $30K, the family could probably win possession of the destroyed Tesla vehicle that is disabled by the mother ship.
  11. Maybe there's more to the 86 term but I always thought it was a service term to remove. Cheeseburger 86 the onions.
  12. I've always had a water tank and have zero problems with freezes. It's a tank of hot water not prone to freezing. I also don't ever recall running out of hot water so tankless didn't appeal to me.
  13. Trump is following the autocrat playbook of pressuring businesses to produce his political promises against the benefit of the company, its shareholders, employees and customers. It's also very telling how much he loves to kiss autocrats' asses and slams democratically elected leaders. Add to the fact that he was complaining to Hannity that he needed a new plane because ours (AF1) looked so bad when compared to the planes of the leaders of UAE, SA and Qatar. WTF man. What a tiny man that he values American power by the gold plated faucets on his plane compares to others.
  14. sorry to hear this. Dementia can deteriorate quickly at times. In short, yes hospice may be an option but everyone has to understand this step is ending curative care. No more going to the ER due to the underlying medical conditions. Yes, you can go to the ER if you break their hip. You're still prescribed medicine for UTIs, etc. They focus on comfort and pain control. However most, if not all doctor visits and relationships will come to an end. Her close family needs to agree to this. It's harsh but the patient is entering the end of their life. My experience was that step 1, a doctor has to prescribe or refer her to hospice care. The doctor has to determine that her life expectancy is 6 month or less. For a dementia patient, I could see a doctor attempting to get the patient to understand the decision and agree as much as possible. Other items. My mom's dementia improved when she went on Aricept (generic=donepezil.) Daily pill. Her Neuro doc advised that it didn't work for everyone but there was no harm in the month or two attempt. The daily cost ~$0.25. The difference was amazing for her but the effectiveness doesn't last forever. Reach out to the people she's texting or calling. Tell them that she's experiencing some issues and they may want to turn off notifications or even ignore any abnormal messages.
  15. With trumpy folks, don’t attempt to shame them by asking why Trump is taking a bribe. Ask them why Trump is either begging for a second hand plane, or he’s selling himself for that same second hand plane. Make them defend what a pathetic person he is. It’s really sad how he’s over in the middle east bending a knee to his superiors. if Trump gets the plane, the next administration should confiscate it, require the Qataris to reimburse us for any taxpayer dime spent on it, and then destroy the plane. Let the military practice taking down a remote controlled jumbo jet being used as terrorist attack drill. Trump doesn’t get it for his personal use.
  16. With all of the stories about Kash Patel's non-participation with the FBI, isn't this a good thing? I know that he's costing us millions in support of his unofficial travel but on the plus side, this leaves the FBI more alone to do their job. If he left today and didn't return to the office until Jan 20, 2029, I vote that is a win for America.
  17. For you or others, hospice doesn't have to be moving to a hospice facility. They will come to wherever the patient is at. For my mom, the main point was that she didn't want to keep going to the hospital for care. I told her it was her decision to switch to hospice and that we would also end up whenever she wanted. Now if you have hospice care at home, obviously the care isn't as on-demand as it would be in a facility. EDIT: Hospice is also there for the family of the patient. When my mom passed at the assisted living place, hospice was first informed and then reached out to me. They took care of the initial details such as reaching out to the funeral home, that was previously identified, to get the process started. While I could have done all of that, it was nice to have someone else handle it. They also offered grief counseling to the family, not that I'm aware if anyone took them up on it. Once again, all free to the patient and family outside of medicare premiums.
  18. Hospice was awesome for my mom. She was at an assisted living home, and hospice only added to the care she received from the home caregivers. The hospice company, HCA?, also brought in any supplies or equipment she needed. When there was an health issue, an HCA nurse would stop by to see her. If she needed a prescription, then the nurse would speak to the hospice doc to write it up. They took over management of her prescriptions. All of this was free through Medicare. The major downside of hospice is that you give up curative care. If you go to the hospital or to see a doctor, it could end the hospice care. However there is nothing stopping you from reapplying for hospice care. This never happened with my mom, so I don't understand the process or timing. As far as the "6-months to live" rule, that's only that a doctor has to sign off that your underlying condition most likely will end your life in the next 6 months. In theory you could last years and years, and Medicare will continue to pay. At least that was my understanding.
  19. I haven't read the book but listened to Pearlman relay stories on his tiktok channel. My favorite being that the NY Giants owner personally handed Trump a $1 bill after the USFL beat the NFL in court. Something out of Trading Places. Thanks for the reminder that I need to find this book.
  20. Who passed on the Cowboys? Trump? There is zero truth to that story. He only bought the USFL team in an attempt to get into the NFL. Then the NFL rejected even after he offered up the USFL as a sacrifice.
  21. Trump will only step onto a plane that he wants. He can order the military and secret service to use the Qatari plane for him. And I agree that the Qatari 747 will never meet the standards of the "AF1" models. That doesn't matter.
  22. Yes. Not to mention that his Exec Order does not lower the price of any drug by one penny. Some drugs may be required to at least match what other countries' single payers are paying for those drugs. I can already think of scenarios that prevent lowering the price for Americans. 1. Raise the prices of the drugs to other countries to the same level as the US. 2. Remove the drugs to Medicare and Medicaid recipients 3. Change the formulation or dosage for Americans. Let's say Brits today pay $0.10 for a 5mg pill and Americans pay $1.00. Change it so Brits pay $0.10 for a 4.999mg pill and Americans pay $1.00 for a 5mg version. And to combine the two recent topics here, this pharmacy exec order is only to distract the 747 gift. Senior citizens, you may get a slight discount and Trump gets $400m+.
  23. I would assume that Trump will never walk onto the two new planes. He will prioritize the retrofit of his new 747. The next President will most likely have to use the old 747s while Boeing goes back to working on the new ones. It's getting complicated that there are five 747s in the mix now: 2 current, 2 in build status and the Qatari one.
  24. I don't understand why Boeing hasn't been able to deliver the 2 new 747s but is there actually a problem with the current two planes? It's unreal that we're allowing a country to give our President a gift worth $400m. And on top of that, the US taxpayer is going to pay to modify and then hand it over to Trump when he's out of office.
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