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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Was this the jackass that started off by warning everyone to be careful because they don't want to see him get angry. Like he's MAGA Hulk. There's a weird element, by some/many on the right, to attempt to win an argument by either physical intimidation (this guy) or gaslighting (example Karoline Leavitt.)
  2. on the sci-fi / SkyNet possibility, here is a scary view on what can happen. This video is a recap of a paper where the authors wrote a version of the future by telling the AI rise as a historic review from even further in the future. No one is saying this is 100% the future but you can see what happens if countries start to get into an AI race with each other. And how AI will soon start building future iterations of itself with minimal human oversight.
  3. I've been working with AI agent training where you connect LLMs with data, search engines, etc. I get some results that I didn't want but I may need to learn how best to ask for the data. Just as I had to learn 10-15 years ago on how best to search in Google. That aside, I'm very impressed with how well it can consume data and then provide answers. Or how a AI mgr agent can be given a team of AI agents, and it decides what resources it needs to utilize in order to complete a task. Automated workflows have been around for a while but you have to hardcode the logic. This uses it's own decision making just as a person would do. Downsides, complex processing isn't fast such as a Google search but it's still night and day compared to people processing. If you asked Marketing AI agents to research, propose 3 marketing campaigns ideas, decide on most effective campaign, and then build out a detailed campaign for the winner, it might take 4-5 minutes and cost upwards of a $1 of LLMs processing. Obviously not as quick and free as a google search but imagine how long that would take with people and how much you pay in salary.
  4. For whatever reason, the Etan case sticks with me much more than any memory of Adam Walsh. I'm definitely aware of Adam Walsh especially in that his father became a victim advocate and the pursuit of wanted people. Amercia's Most Wanted with John Walsh. Perhaps the Etan case was more on the national news due to it occurring in NYC where is where all of the national news was produced. and in 1979, I was in a household that couldn't even get cable TV yet so you watched whatever was on the 3 networks channels including news. By the Adam Walsh case, we had cable with HBO, WGN (Cubs), WTBS (Braves), etc.
  5. A white man can't get ahead in America and is actively being pushed down. According to MAGA.
  6. The cosby show was solid entertainment. Good writing and acting. As bad as Bill Cosby was personally, he was so good at entertaining. Hopefully after he dies, the show can be separated from his poor and illegal behavior.
  7. The conviction was overturned today for the 1979 disappearance/murder of Etan Patz. Major news story at the time. For those too young, this is the disappearance of a 6-year old that was one of the reasons for missing kids on milk cartoons, stranger danger, and why parents became more protective of kids leaving the house. GenX kids love to talk about how their parents let them roam free, but his disappearance (& others) scared enough parents to slowly change that stance. Background 6 year old NYC boy walking 2 blocks to the school bus. He was alone on this walk for the first time. He didn't make it to the bus stop. No body was ever found. In the mid-80s, a child molester was the main suspect with limited evidence. There was a reported jail house confession to another inmate. The suspect admitted to raping other young boys but couldn't recall if Patz was one of his victims. He was clear that he left his victim alive. Disgusting. A civil judgement was won by the parents against the suspect. In 2012, a low-IQ, former convenience store clerk confessed to the murder before he was mirandized. He claimed to toss the body in the trash the day of the disappearance. First trial was a hung jury, second trial led to a guilt verdict with a 25 year sentence. Verdict was overturned today due to jury instruction errors by the judge: https://archive.ph/NLxkg In today's world it would be unheard of to let a 6 year walk to a bus stop but the 70s were a different time. It wasn't NYC but I walked to the bus stop on my own at that age. It was very common. I have a definite memory of the Patz TV news stories. He would be 52 years old now.
  8. Meh. I always find it pointless to second guess past decisions or indecisions. If so, I wish that I had bought NVDA for 4 cents, adjusted for splits, back in 1999.
  9. Example# 63726 of where Trump is an immature, vindictive and cruel person. James Clapper, Obama's Director of National Security, recently participated in a program where people can sponsor the training of bomb sniffing dogs in support of national security. Clapper is an 84 year old widower who lost his wife 2 years ago. His wife, Susan also worked in national security and was a volunteer with local animal shelters. Via his sponsorship, Clapper was able to name the dog after his late wife. The dog completed training and they hold a "graduation" ceremony before the dog is placed in service. Clapper was looking forward to attending the graduation ceremony. He received a call from the training group that he was barred from attending due to a exec order from Trump. He's not allowed to attend. It's unknown if Trump specifically banned him due to this event, or there is an overriding exec order that bars Obama and Biden's officials from attending federal events. It's possible that it's the latter and an overeager MAGA type, with power for the first time in his life, gleefully barred Clapper.
  10. Didn't watch the video yet, but I see 401k adoption (or not) as a major component whether $1m will occur. If employers had bitcoin or crypto exposure as an investment option for employee plans, the underlying assets will skyrocket. I don't imagine many will start throwing 100% into crypto (some will), but even if you start seeing a low average of 1-2% that is a huge influx of money that will eat up available bitcoins.
  11. I wouldn't call his life ruined but it's far from ideal that a CEO for a <500 person (I assume) company gets publicly caught in a lie. Any company that is actively or potentially needs to raise funds, won't want to touch this guy as CEO. Do you want a private equity firm asking your CEO how he paid for his trysts with his HR mistress? Was it with company money or his own? Was it restricted to concerts and motels, or did it include trips as well? What other liabilities is he opening up? Invest $5m in any company run by this guy, and be prepared that some of that will be siphoned off to pay off his conquests.
  12. These interactions that Chris Martin has with fans appears to always be filmed by concert goers and posted on Tiktok/Instagram/Youtube. A couple of weeks ago I saw the videos where the camera in El Paso was turned on the fans watching from a hill next to the Sun Bowl. Martin sung a quick, funny song how they watched the show for free. My guess is that someone (or many) posted it online asking if anyone knew this guilty-looking couple. Tiktok must have an algorithm that will quickly start to spread an increasing popular video, especially for a city. And it's the type of video that you would watch 2-5 times before swiping to the next. EDIT: Everything is filmed nowadays and if it has any interest, it's posted online. There is zero expectation of privacy in public. And now that cameras are moving into glasses, it will become even more prevalent. We're not far from a person live streaming as they walk down the street, and AI identifying each person that walks by along with info about them. "Here's John Smith, and that doesn't look like his wife with him."
  13. I imagine that MAGA influencers are being told that the release of the grand jury testimony is more than enough because that is where the crimes were discussed by witnesses. And that release of any other investigation info would be unethical and unprecedented. Or that it would potentially identify victims and innocent people on the periphery.
  14. Trump is now ordering Bondi to release grand jury material only AFTER his name surfaces. We are no longer a country of law & order but the key point is that the federal govt is now structured to serve the personal interests and wishes of Donald Trump.
  15. If the story is that Trump was friends with Epstein and wrote him a birthday message that referenced women and sex, is this really a big story? The first part is already known and the second part would be assumed. I hate Trump but I don’t believe that alone puts Trump in a new category.
  16. I recall that his stratosphere jump was something like 25 miles and he broke the sounds barrier on the way down.
  17. @troph I see nothing wrong with exposure to bitcoin or other crypto via ETFs. Some crypto enthusiasts believe otherwise. Self-custody gives you more control and privacy but you create risks. An analogy would be that if you buried physical money somewhere but potentially could lost the map. Or become incapacitated without telling someone where to dig. There's no customer service to call to help you when you self-custody. Whereas if you lost your Fidelity password or were locked out of your Fidelity account, you or your family have legal protection/options to recover the funds. Even with a crypto ETF. One thing to always remember is that self-custody crypto is kept on the public ledger and not on a device like a desktop or even a USB/hardware wallet. The wallet acts as an access point but losing the wallet or desktop neither deletes the crypto nor your ownership stake. The key point is that you have to safely retain your password and/or recovery code. Hopefully in a separate and secure location.
  18. Oops. LLM (AI) company CEO and his chief people (HR) leader caught having a bit of fun at a Coldplay concert last night. They're both married but not to each other. Perhaps he should have asked ChatGPT of the risk profile of attending a concert with his work girlfriend. https://www.astronomer.io/about-us/
  19. Coke isn't changing anything. Will they potentially offer a limited line of cane sugar cokes? Possibly. Will they completely change their formula because Trump asked them? No. CEOs have no choice but to agree with Trump when he calls but that doesn't mean that they really have to act on his requests. Now if this becomes his main focus then they may need to act more decisively.
  20. Yes, firing Powell would make for an interesting misdirection from Epstein. The news and talking heads would turn to that.
  21. This week, Bill O'Reilly was going off on News Nation on how the Biden Administration failed to fully prosecute and punish Epstein. The show host had to inform O'Reilly that Epstein committed suicide 18 months before Biden took office. O'Reilly eventually agreed he was wrong on the dates. However in turn he did not move his furor to the 1st Trump administration.
  22. Exactly. Hence the reports that he’s asking Ukraine what it would take for them to bomb Moscow. I don’t think Trump wants a US-Russia war but if you balance that with his whatever involvement with Epstein, then yes a hot war would be preferable for him.
  23. I wonder how they would play up a sequel without just rehashing the story where Worm screws over Mike and Mike has to win a big tournament (wsop main event ) to get out of trouble. Almost identical to the original except at a bigger scale. Hopefully it wouldn’t be that. If they make it.
  24. It’s obvious that Trump is listed somewhere in the file. Perhaps not even as participating but is listed enough that he doesn’t want it. He’s ordered Bondi to not release them and this is why he’s praising her. Bondi could potentially release it with some names redacted but I assume some AG lawyers (or former) would rebel if the names were redacted or pages kept out. This reasoning is why Trump also cannot get rid of Bondi so easily. Trump also needs some big misdirection to get Epstein files out of the news.
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