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  1. The Sabrina's were cool looking in the black and silver. Granddaughter bought them for varsity (hs) basketball. They weren't cheap.
  2. That's a TON of hardware for someone I've never heard of until right now. Crazy. Maybe I live under a rock even more than I thought.
  3. Preach it brother. The irony (to me) is that protective parenting has actually been more harmful to the brain chemistry and abilities of the youth to interact in today's society, as the kids fell into screens and sink into the abyss of online. However, maybe when they are in their prime earning years, they will have been served well, as everyone will be productive with AI agents and the only humans needed in organizations will be the aging forward deployed engineers of today.
  4. Going to college used to be a Rumspringa for our young. Go out to the world for 4 years and be quasi-autonomous and independent. Go explore. Try on new ideas and new strategies, learn new things, stretch yourselves and experience things in a quasi-safe place. It typically has a beginning and an end, and you will be better, more well-rounded and thoughtful for the wear. Maybe some things get unlocked or perhaps you just get to validate and reinforce some things you held dear already. Whatever. The point is to actually engage in experience(s). In a digital world dominated by online, parasocial and social media relationships where life is experienced through screens (even a lot of classes via zoom, apparently), we've lost a lot of the experiential aspects of college I think. And with the lose of real life, physical experiences I think we've lost the critical mass aspects that now, in a sort of vicious cycle, make those experiences more risky and dangerous.
  5. I think as usual it's more nuanced than the thesis' you tend to codify and cement your thinking around (no offense, just a pattern): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/06/30/the-case-against-the-sexual-revolution-louise-perry-book-review-the-second-coming-carter-sherman
  6. I actually went to a Texans game in Houston and sat in the club seats, ate mediocre bbq, but generally had a fun time. I went to a Bengals game in Cincy for TNF a few years ago as well which was surprisingly great (mostly because it's fun for a Thursday and the stadium is downtown near the restaurants and bars). The only two times I've gone to NFL games post-covid. Now going to an NFL game where you have to tailgate and then go to a 12 noon kick with a general admission seat with the general public? I am with you on that. Hard pass.
  7. Surely this doubling down is a commitment to the bit in a very satirical way, but I honestly can't tell.
  8. Super interesting read and I like the premise-- we ought to see and hear about the failures and not just the awesome successes of special missions.
  9. From NYT: These numbers sound fanciful, and even the company calls them “aspirational.” But the truth is, the deal is the most honest attempt at pay-for-performance by any company out there. He gets nothing if he doesn’t reach the milestones, and must also hold the shares for at least seven and a half years to cash in any of the stock. One other proposal worth highlighting: Shareholders will be asked whether Tesla’s board should consider making an investment in xAI, Musk’s artificial intelligence business. (Its Grok A.I. model is already being used inside Tesla vehicles.) A yes vote could open the door to an investment or even a takeover, and would most likely protect the board from accusations of self-dealing. Critics of Musk’s previous pay package — many of whom will probably dislike this one — have said that he already has plenty of incentives to work hard at Tesla, including how many shares he already owns. (Jeff Bezos, for example, never received additional Amazon stock beyond his founding stake.) But the practical reality is that Musk has interests in a number of other companies, including xAI, SpaceX and Neuralink, that make keeping him focused on Tesla difficult.
  10. That was more wholesome. This is weaponized humor resonating with the digital natives whose portfolio includes more than just facebooking. AOC crawled so Newsom could run, and now here we are.
  11. Uh oh. Democrats are getting clever and funny and interesting and resonating with people by being people again, and MAGATs should be getting worried! But seriously, that's a fantastic political ad. Social media teams and creative teams being full of millennials and gen-z's are showing their value. Boomers stuck in the mud.
  12. From the files of "even broken clock is right twice a day", I do appreciate the outlying of dyes and chemicals and putting the screws to mondelez and kraft heinz and conagra to stop putting chemicals/poison into non-fresh food that half of the American population relies on.
  13. Definitely need to table the contract/cba negotiations until she's back and they get the positive momentum again.
  14. What is weird to me is that on the same day that vapes were banned, the Texas Compassionate Use Program actually had some limitations removed and allowed for a) more THC b) more reasons for approval like PTSD and anxiety and c) the use of Vapes and Vape products (versus just gummies and tinctures). I wonder if the play is to try and get everyone to sign up and pay for it that way and they eventually allow flower through TCUP:
  15. You might be right.
  16. Agreed. It's the old "What authority do you say John had" to the Pharisees. A Lose/Lose only answer.
  17. This job market sucks for middle and upper middle class (e.g non waiters and bar tenders and front desk clerks at Holiday Inn). Google the term “job hugging”
  18. Girls and the Gays (of all stripes) have comandeered Jeep for themselves.
  19. He definitely punches up (or is it down) to MAGA stupidity and he has lived in the heart of that MAGA country of central PA, so he satires and makes fun of it really well. But let's not act like he's a liberal, too. He definitely comes across as bi-political, can swing both ways. Which of course, in real life makes you hated but with comedy, it gives you breadth and a strong repertoire.
  20. Say no more. That place was filled with lunatics and depravity.
  21. Speaking of Houston, I was in town at a campus of an organization that won't be named out of shame which is a 10 minute drive from Humble, and someone unironically offered up "Pancho's Mexican All You Can Eat Buffett" as an option to eat. I thought they were joking because I thought all those dumps had been shuttered 20 years ago. Looked it up; nope! Humble, Texas carrying on the tradicions.
  22. Thought this quote in that NYT piece summed it up well: “Disney is an analytics company that happens to do movies and parks.” -- At the same time, smartphone apps transformed how companies connected to their customers. In 2012, the My Disney Experience app gave guests an easy way to check wait times, show times, restaurant bookings and more. In return, Disney gained a trove of information on exactly where guests went, what they purchased and how much they spent in its complex. The app eventually became so integrated with a visit that much of a Disney park day can be dedicated to checking it; savvy guests bring an external battery. More than ever before, Disney and companies like it have access to data showing them who is willing to spend what for which experiences.
  23. I book points and stay for free. The only way to do Disney World IMO. The pools and food options are good. Ferry to the Yacht Club. Close to Epcot. It's the ONE good thing Disney has going for it IMO.
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