We fear what we don’t understand.  And some people purposefully refuse to learn so that they understand nothing.  Then that fear is expressed as anger.  But if you point that out to them, they get angry because you’ve exposed their weakness and being viewed as strong is the goal.

I wonder if this is truly the beginning of the death of cryptocurrencies?

Would this be cheaper than installing fast chargers at every gas station in the U.S.?  Doubtful.

Ah yes, the “national security” excuse. We can’t have the bad guys knowing about our “ways and means”.

They’ll question ‘authority’ but not the anonymous sources of their (mis)information. SMH.

I’d like to see a show with normal looking people. Average Joe had promise but then they chose beautiful people.

Elon is a CEO, not an assistant manager for a little league team.  He needs to act like a CEO more.  Less pep talk and more strategic planning.

There is so much that is scientifically wrong in that movie that it could never be considered a documentary or prediction.

It’s both.  It’s a natural cycle that has been accelerated and the pendulum is swinging farther than it would because of human activity.  There’s no single cause, it’s the stacked effect of several sources.

Coastal south FL is already underwater when there’s a strong spring tide.  Especially in some of those enclaves of the wealthy.  In 10 or 20 years, I suspect that there will be parts of the Miami metro that will have to be abandoned.

Tomato is absolutely a bond breaker in a burger. It’s a fault line along which the whole mass will slide. I usually skip it in my burgers and sandwiches for that very reason.

And if you have a car, you should definitely join AAA for the roadside assistance.  You may not need it much, but when you do need it, it’s awesome to have.  I had to use it three times in one year and that justified the next 5+ years of not needing it but paying for it.  Towing without some sort of deal is very very…

Step 1: Track your spending. Keep receipts, look at your bills, total up how much you are spending a month for a few months to establish a baseline.

Why does everyone love noise cancelling headphones so much? Sure they work, but when the battery dies after 8 hours into a 12 hour flight...

Same with your IRA unless you’re day-trading with that money, which you absolutely should NOT be doing with your IRA money.

Long overdue. There are many fields where practical hands on experience is worth more than a college degree. I’d be ok with “a ____ degree or X years of relevant experience”.

The item that caught my eye the most was the part about transactions being delayed by a hanging transaction, like a computer program hanging.  The blockchain can be stalled by a hanging transaction?  Oooo, that’s not good.  There needs to be alternate routes to complete a transaction.  Another nail in the…

And easier to fix if they break. Headphones: just pull another one from the spares. In seat speakers: pull the plane from service until it’s fixed, or more likely, ignore the issue until there’s another reason for the plane to be pulled.

The ounce of prevention costs money NOW.  The pound of cure costs money much later, when they can say “we can’t afford it” and move on with enjoying three martini lunches on an expense account while the world burns for lack of water to put out the fires.

Yup, and those with the power to do something will do nothing until it is far too late. And even then they will take their home insurance payouts, abandon the property and get a tax deduction, and move to higher ground and leave the rest of us to our own devices.