This is good:

I wouldn’t encourage any of my kids to pursue a career in banking. But since they’re going to be exposed to banks whether I like it or not, I’d be happy to have someone familiar with the banking industry come and talk to them, raise their level of critical awareness about how banks work, what the side effects of…

I can’t stand this “has been called” language in races this close. Presumably at some point there will be an official state level announcement from state election officials declaring the results. Why not wait? How much longer would it be?

this is not analogous to a landlord opening or not opening a door.

This is the correct answer. Waterloo flavors are absolutely astounding. Only the mango one leaves me less than delighted, but that’s only because it manages to capture some of that slightly wierd taste that happens with every 4th mango you eat. Waterloo forever.

This is the correct answer. Waterloo flavors are absolutely astounding. Only the mango one leaves me less than…

I have 2 half siblings via my mother (1 of them dead), and 2 half siblings via my father, and 1 full sibling via both of them. My terminology varies, and I feel is entirely appropriate to each. My siblings on my father’s side are always “half”, because I have had essentially no relationship with them, ever. The…

Sometimes it’s just the luck of having the right idea at the right time. There actually were not “dozens” of other companies and startups doing what we were doing when we started Amazon. There was just one, called Bookstacks, which was already in business but not using the web (it was text-based, sort of like an old…

You were completely clear. But also completely wrong, or maybe more accurately put, completely off-target.

I worked with Bezos (as the 2nd employee (or 4th, depending on how you count Bezos and his wife)) to start Amazon.

beautiful writing, thank you.

Ibiza. OK, I’m not the target demographic, but ... please.

who left her family in New York City to work under a woman restaurateur (one definitely meant to make you think of Lisa Vanderpump) in Italy.

Yeah, because the last time I went to the post office to buy stamps, they offered me the Lady Liberty ones, and I was going say “nah, don’t want those, thanks”, and then I looked closer and realized that they featured the newer, sultrier, sexier Vegasier Liberty face, and rapidly forked over my hard earned cash.…

Also because there are Democratic leaning districts where electing a democratic socialist in a primary would ring alarm bells. Pelosi is try to deliver a “we’re a broad tent and we can accomodate many versions of “Democrat”” message. That way you don’t scare off all the centrists and so-called independents. At least,…

Sure. But what is our “own kind” ? People who are into music with a backbeat (emphasis on the 2&4 instead of the 1&2)? Because when it comes to music (at least music that stands any chance of making my body move), that’s my kind. So am I more connected to other people who are into that music, at least half of whom are…

I had most of them on my playlist(s) in 1981-83. I’m a white british guy. Still have the big box with pre- and core electro-funk 12" from that period.

Although Clinton won by a large margin, it remains the case that in rough terms, about half the country supports Trump. There are plenty of places he and his administration can “show their faces in public”. I like the strategy, however, of making it very hard or uncomfortable for them to do so in areas or businesses…

Who oddly enough thinks it is you!

Just because I’ve used 100GB doesn’t by itself imply that I’ve caused problem for any other users. Verizon and other carriers will throttle you based on your absolute data usage, not a specific metric that confirms that your usage is impacting other people.

But the throttle doesn’t apply to users who are causing issues for others. It’s based on the amount of data you’ve already used.