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Monkeypox 2022 - Stop Sharing Your DIrty Underwear
Vegas64 replied to atomheartbevo's topic in Daily Texan
Can someone explain how or why Monkeybox is getting a "gay disease" reputation? This is the worst thing that can happen because you'll have people relax or not worry about it if they don't participate in that lifestyle, and then you get an AIDs epidemic all over again. It's like we never learn from anything. -
Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
Vegas64 replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
I read an interesting stat today about EV's and them being at a tipping point, which means if it's true, then the market will be flooded with MVP-tech-demo level vehicles. I personally think Tesla's are fine cars, just as reliable and quality as anything any legacy manufacturer puts out, so it's not a problem: Also, Pilot Flying J announced a partnership with GM yesterday to add EV charging that would increase the number of fast chargers available in the US by 20% while Biden is dolling out $7.5 billion to states to build out EV charging infrastruture. The EV future is here more or less, IMO. -
Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
Vegas64 replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
It's become a tight rope for sure. You want to be vaguely "outspoken" about things that are popular while also not being too alienating because as MJ famously said, "Republicans buy shoes, too". -
Fit Shaming, Fat Shaming and Body Positivity in general
Vegas64 replied to Parliament's topic in Daily Texan
Look, in my opinion what the Bachelor is trying to do is noble. I think their heart (insomuch as a a blood-sucking tv show business can have a heart outside of driving eyeballs) is in the right place. That said, it does seem like these things tend to backfire. Partly because 1) It's bad business (the consumers mainly driving your business are not the audience and sometimes there are unintended effects that drive your core business away-- like what happened with Old Navy*** and potentially here if vapid beautiful people don't want to be lied to about how fat people are just as attractive as they are and it feels scripted), and 2) Sometimes it's a solution in search of a problem. Especially when the science (to say nothing of the eyeball test) is inconclusive on if the underlying premise is even true. In this case if being fat and embracing the body positivity of being fat is healthy and good for people. ***Old Navy for those who missed it*** Old Navy went all in on the plus size stuff and spent a ton of money redesigning stores, clothing and mannequins and rolled out all clothing styles in sizes 0–30 and XS–4X. The CEO of Gap Inc., Old Navy’s parent company, called it the “largest integrated launch” in Old Navy’s history and an “important growth driver for…years to come.” But Old Navy’s inclusive push apparently didn’t include any regard for sales. In fact the core business user was upset because the "average size clothes" were always sold out leaving the XS an XLL stuff. https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/old-navy-tried-to-make-sizes-for-all-it-backfired/98cd958d-fdfa-40b4-ae75-cc2d9a39ad92 -
A story about a pathetic man's downfall [34 Felony Convictions]
Vegas64 replied to Francisco 2.0's topic in Cloak Room
I was today years old when I learned Desantis is only 43. He looks 63 to me. That Florida sun really wears people out. That said, it would be better to sideline a "young" and smarter Trump like Desantis who could run things for 40+ years if Trump/Biden is any indication with age, so in a perverse way, it might be better to hope for an 80+ year old Trump in 2024. -
Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, etc.)
Vegas64 replied to surlybevo's topic in Business and Markets
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Auto-Immune Disease(s): A Thread
Vegas64 replied to TurkeyChew's topic in Can You Help Me With This?
I had the same thought and response-- how to empathize, with a droll or rage? Sucks that just goes to show you with AID's-- you really are just treating symptoms mostly because to get to true remission feels like it's a matter of winning a genetic lottery ticket of luck. -
Two years is a lifetime in politics. This could be a long forgotten memory by 2024.
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2021 - Is inflation finally back in the conversation?
Vegas64 replied to Reagan1k's topic in Business and Markets
Disagree. Would rather have a job and high prices than not have a job and have moderate prices, in the short term. -
Yea, that is a horrible take and she should be embarrassed about her lack of knowledge and awareness. But, as usual, I assume it will play well with her target audience.
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Politics baby! At least someone with a D next to their name has decided to lace up and get in the game.
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2021 - Is inflation finally back in the conversation?
Vegas64 replied to Reagan1k's topic in Business and Markets
I read something last week about how used car prices were going down, but at the same time due to interest rates and inflation, there are more $1000/month car payments than ever before. I can't even imagine that; our average car payment is around $500/month (I think $500 amounts to $30k vehicle) and that was stressful. I can't imagine $1000/car payment. -
2021 - Is inflation finally back in the conversation?
Vegas64 replied to Reagan1k's topic in Business and Markets
Saw this social media post today: -
Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
Vegas64 replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
Right. It's definitely an extreme and hyperbolic interpretation to take what I've said--that which you quoted above and more-- and spin it that Twitter has zero leverage and can't win this in the court of law. I think Twitter has the best, slam dunk legal case on paper...like literally everyone else paying attention sans Elon and his team (and even them I'm not so sure). I just also have an opinion that, that being the case, Elon has cards to play and a compromise is sought-- my best guess at the time was what was quoted above and I'm still not sold it won't happen that way, though things change daily. I can't control what trauma other people have lived through or their subsequent emotional responses to things that trigger them so let's just let Bookman vent. -
Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
Vegas64 replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
Piggybacking off this post to (in a spoiler) post a follow up case in the Delaware Chancery Court & Delaware M&A that is interesting for those more curious about the legal intricacies of this stuff: -
Where to Buy Washer/Dryers Nowadays?
Vegas64 replied to woohorn's topic in Can You Help Me With This?
Between this and the DIY blood work hack, this guy reminds me of my (late, RIP) grandfather. I didn't think they made 'em like that anymore, assuming he's under the age of 50. -
I think what he means is, in our day, what we called "parking lot pimping", named after the Jay-Z song in the 90's or something like that. Essentially, being a part of the "scene" in order to see-and-be-seen and pick up women or socialize (which then leads to conflicts and fights sometimes, etc.) while being adjacent and tangential to bars and restaurants and occasions, but not having to actually participate and spend money. This means that those who want to go and have a good time and engage with the bars and restaurants and other like-minded folks are outnumbered by those without any financial skin in the game and so they eventually move on to socialize elsewhere (4th, 5th, W. 6th, Rainey, East 6th., wherever). All that to say, there are definitely problematic ways to paint the fall of 6th street with a broad brush that some of you are close to doing with social and racial implications.
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https://www.jacksonville.com/obituaries/pfla0245589 Obituary Send Flowers “Lawrence H Pfaff Sr. was born in Belmont, NY, on April 16, 1941. He passed away on June 27, 2022, living a long life, much longer than he deserved. He is survived by his three children, no four. Oops, five children. Well as of 2022 we believe there is one more that we know about, but there could be more. His love was abundant when it came to himself, but for his children it was limited. From a young age, he was a ladies' man and an abusive alcoholic, solidifying his commitment to both with the path of destruction he left behind, damaging his adult children, and leaving them broken. Lawrence, Sr's hobbies included abusing his first wife and children. He loved to start projects but never followed through on any of them. He enjoyed the life of a bar fly for many years and had a quaint little living space, studio, above his favorite hole in the wall, the club Nashville. Lawrence, Sr. did spend over 20 years in the NYPD, but even his time in service was negligent at best. Because of his alcohol addiction, his Commanding Officer took away his gun and badge, replacing them with a broom until he could get his act together. Lawrence, Sr. did claim to be clean and sober for over thirty years, but never worked any of the twelve steps, including the eighth and ninth steps with his children, making amends. He possesses no redeeming qualities for his children, including the ones he knew, and the "ones he knew about.” It will be challenging to miss Lawrence, Sr. because he was narcissistic. He was incapable of love. Lawrence, Sr.'s passing proves that evil does eventually die, and it marks a time of healing, which will allow his children to get the closure they deserve. Lawrence, Sr. can be remembered for being a father to many, and a dad to none.”
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
Vegas64 replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
I thought it was Matthew Stafford at the UGA Pike Halloween Bash Spring of 2004. Joke is on him because TAPPS photo store or whatever has them -
I'm so old Bennagin's was our Applebees. I don't even know if Applebees existed.
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
Vegas64 replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
For those who don't get Matt Levine's Bloomberg newsletter (you should), he lays it out very smartly today: If this dispute ends up in court, there are three things that the court can do: Agree with Musk, and let him terminate the deal without paying anything. Agree with Twitter that Musk is bound by his contract, and then make him pay $1 billion, the maximum available damages, for breaching the contract. Agree with Twitter that Musk is bound by his contract, and then order specific performance, making him pay $44 billion to actually buy Twitter. I will ignore the first possibility, not only because I think it is unlikely but also because it is functionally the same as the second. On the scale of Twitter’s market capitalization, or of Musk’s wealth, letting Musk walk away for $0 is not meaningfully different from letting him walk away for $1 billion. In either case, Musk is fine, and Twitter is not. So the possible outcomes of litigation are extremely binary: He pays $44 billion and buys Twitter, or he pays zero-to-$1-billion and does not. And there is nothing in between. A court can’t say “man, this is really bad, but I am not going to force you to buy Twitter because that seems cruel to everyone, so I will make you pay $10 billion of damages to compensate Twitter and send a message.” Nope! It’s $44 billion or $1 billion. Also, though, the possible outcomes of litigation are extremely terrible. Letting the world’s richest person get out of a deal for a nominal fee because he got bored with it undermines the rule of law and the predictability of Delaware merger agreements. But forcing an unwilling buyer to own a big public company — with thousands of employees and an outsized influence on politics and culture — seems bad for the buyer, the employees, the users and the world. Nobody wants either of these outcomes. But they are the only available outcomes in court. Now: They are not the only possible outcomes in the world. They are the only possible outcomes in court. If Twitter and Musk go to court and fight to the death and a court enters a final judgment, it will be for one of those things, $1 billion or $44 billion. But because the outcomes are so drastically different, and so binary, and so bad, and because no one is entirely sure which one it will be, the two sides have a lot of incentive to try to settle for something in between. There are two possible sorts of settlement: Musk buys Twitter for less, or Musk walks away for more. Musk and Twitter could agree that he will close the deal, but will pay less than $54.20 per share. I don’t know what the number is. More than the $25ish per share that I have been assuming Twitter is worth without Musk. More, probably, than the $36.81 closing price of Twitter on Friday, before Musk tried to get out of the deal. These sorts of renegotiations happen sometimes and usually result in pretty modest price cuts, but it is hard at this point to imagine Musk agreeing to pay, like, $52.69. He will want a big price cut ($35?) and Twitter will want a small one ($52?) and it might be hard to reach agreement. Anyway, these outcomes are bad — everything is bad — but they are better than the binary outcomes in court, and I suppose it would be good if one of them happened. If Musk wrote Twitter a check that was much bigger than $1 billion, then Twitter’s shareholders would be, not made whole, but at least mollified. And he might be a little chastened, and might stop going around pretending to buy public companies just to cause chaos. And Twitter would remain Twitter, which, you know, could be better, but could also be worse. Of course there are obstacles here. Elon Musk is rich, weird and stubborn, and might not settle even when it’s in his best interests. Twitter’s directors are in an awkward spot: They are under a ton of scrutiny, they have a good legal case, and they will probably be sued by disgruntled shareholders if they settle for anything less than specific performance at $54.20 per share, even if doing so is in shareholders’ best interests. Nothing about this deal has been especially rational so far, and there is no reason to assume that it will settle rationally now. But it would be nice. -
Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
Vegas64 replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
Agreed here, I was going to take umbrage with TwiceHorns statement that nobody thought Elon taking over Twitter would be good for the business (a lot of pundits were saying, "welp, couldn't be worse than what Twitter has managed to waste in terms of market and opportunity up to now). -
Yep Pete rules. He has a "young, bright, wunderkind, privileged in wealth/education" stink to him that a lot of marginalized peoples reflexively distrust and/or actively hate, though. Too bad, because the kid has got "it" in spades.
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