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What is the definition of smarter?

Apple was late to the game. In fact they tried to change the name away from podcast (in reference to the iPod). The TWiT team started calling them NetCast to appease Apple. In the end, Apple embraced the technology and dropped the name complaint.

By then the RSS feed tech was already well established along with a few podcast software aggregators.

Apple did not invent or even have a choice.

That is the worst way I’ve ever heard of being fired.

Sit at home and wait for an invite for a virtual meeting. After the meeting you will receive a email specifying if you have been fired. What the hell! Oh and forward that email because you are about to lose access.

Sounds like the issue is not the chip market but slowing government subsidies.

You have been using Google less.

Quick: If you want to search on what is the best toaster to buy, what URL do you type?

How do you find out the weather?

How do you find a local brewery in your area?

For me the first answer is Amazon. And the second is ask Siri. The third is Apple Maps.

Google is now below 50% of my search terms. Heck, I’m more likely to search Reddit for some queries.

In the past quality was maintained because it cost money to publish a book.

The solution is to charge a nominal fee to self-publishing a book. Maybe $100. The author now has to be confident in the quality of the book and is betting it’ll generate at least $100 in profits.

Damn. That is a good deal. I’m paying $4.99/month for one car and online and thought that was amazing.

Privacy.com can have any name on the transaction.

Me too. They wanted me to cancel by going into the gym… during the COVID lockdowns.

Why would 20 cars be constantly on the road? The cars would sit in parking lots, ready for a call. The actual road traffic, will not change. 1000 people going to work is 1000 people going to work irrespective whether they own the car.

The biggest change would be the lack of a need for parking. This will allow us to build more densely.

Where I live is similar, it’s just the prices are prohibitive. Round trips just to locations within five or 10 miles of my house cost upwards of $50-$60. I would end up paying 2-3k a month for Uber/Lyft.

Owning a car is simply more economical. Now if I could buy into fractional ownership of a fleet of vehicles, that may make financial sense for me.

Gen-X here. I was always a big fan of two spaces - because that is the way I was taught.

One day, a millennial woman in the office commented an email was from an old person. I asked how she knew. She said two spaces after a period.

That point forward I was a one space person.

Or scotchguard my entire car.

This is how I ended up with a Honda over a Toyota. At the time Toyota did not offer Apple Play. While I would have preferred a Toyota … that was a deal killer.

That is a Bluetooth feature.

I’m stunned you can change your Apple password with just a passcode and the device.

If you are not using the hotel safe, where are you putting your valuables?

I always viewed the safe as a way to protect your valuables from the cleaning staff. A hardened criminal would have no issue opening the safe.

Plus I’m more likely to forget them if they are in some hidden spot.

My recommendation is don’t travel with really valuable stuff, lock your passport and computer in the safe and you will be fine.

“Now, a large study has found a potential link between artificial sweeteners and an increased risk of strokes, heart attacks, and related cardiovascular problems (see "Fake sugars and heart health").”

Aspartame is linked to an 18% increase in stroke:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/sugar-substitute...

Ugh. Splenda has been my go to sweetener for 15 years now.

Again you have your head around that all money should be taxed. And the government owns a percentage, or it’s not “fair“.

As long as the rich dude is investing it in businesses and things that push the economy forward, I see no issue with it. And of course that rich dude one day is going to wanna buy the Lambo, boats, and boob jobs for the girlfriend … and that’s when we tax him.

And by the way you’d be shocked at how much is rich people spend. I literally know guys making 10 million a year, with virtually no savings.

As a society, we want people saving for the future and investing in businesses. If someone’s doing actions that are beneficial to society, I see no reason to tax them. But as soon as you buy the Lambo … you get taxed.

Let’s take another example. Two middle-class households with exactly the same income. One household, is putting every cent they can towards a 529 plan for their kids college education. Any left over goes towards retirement. The second household, spends every dollar they have on luxury items and toys.

Why should both households be taxed at the exact same rate?

But it’s how politicians get elected.

What is our defense relative to GDP?

Heavy as hell. Why exactly was it so heavy?

Higher income people buy more stuff with a higher price tag. VAT is the most fair way to tax. You can reduce it for essentials such as baby formula and increase the rate for luxury cars, etc.

I had no idea the U-2 was still flying.

They are not a monopoly. Anyone can do the same. I believe two other companies are also launching Internet satellite services.

I doubt Reagan even knew of the rescue attempt. And he absolutely did not conjure a sand storm causing a copter crash.

I read Peter Zeihan as well.