I love that this lame PR blitz is basically him trying to get his people to play up that he was always an asshole (which is true, though not in the way they mean) and everything else was just an act so that daddy Trump will like him.

And management at my work is constantly pushing everyone to adopt more AI tools. Everytime I use it, I never really find it very helpful.

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I doubt he cares about holidays at all, but he very much cares about removing a holiday that is specifically relevant to not white people.

I was taking with a family member yesterday and said I’d be shocked if Juneteenth is still a holiday next year.

Agreed. I’m not advocating for it, but subtle surgery with a reasonably skilled practitioner often flies under the radar if you didn’t know the person. The most common things like nose jobs and face lifts are almost routine at this point.

It’s not for me, but there is a confirmation bias around plastic surgery where bad results are highly visible and good results are almost invisible.

I doubt it means much, but the first 12 years of my career were on a more modest path. Luck and opportunity have an outsized impact. The only “smart” thing I did was leave a comfortable job for a higher stress one, but that’s probably survivorship bias talking.

I’m conflicted on giving numbers, by default it feels like an unintended flex. But hey, it’s the fire community and we love numbers so…

• $150k
• complicated, but has averaged $750k the last few years
• I don’t, this was a factoid, I concentrate on expenditures
• tech in finance, mostly leading teams and managing people

Kaisers Orchestra - Bak et hallelujah

I was gonna do shocked pikachu face, but he’s gotta roll coal now, poor guy.

I just updated my annual spreadsheet (haven’t been on top of it) and some “fun” facts that no one asked for:

• Our portfolio almost covers my base salary at a naive 4% withdrawal
• Our net worth is 81% of total lifetime gross earnings
• My pay at my current job has increased an average of 20% annually over the last decade (with considerable volatility)
• My pay this year is almost 7x more than my first job out of college (inflation adjusted)
• Our highest earning year was 4 years ago
• Our net worth has increased a bit over 6x since I heavily got into FIRE
• My 401k is worth just under double the gross contributions

I can see how vaccine + 30% die would jump out, but smallpox itself had a 30% mortality rate which is what I’d assume this is referring to.

Huh, TIL, I was convinced there was a missing entry (Blind Guardian - Barbara Ann) and learned that the Beach Boys covered Barbara Ann, it was originally performed by The Regents.

I mean look at this guy, how could you not choose Fallout Yellow.

I do, but not much these days. I’ve got kids and a career with meh work life balance. Sleep, exercise, and hobbies all compete for the remainder.

On a good weekend I can get a couple of hours in though.

Results may vary.

Fingers crossed for you.

I’m damned close to a naive 4% withdrawal covering my base salary, but the same caveats about the market tanking apply.

Despite the useless headline, it’s depressingly the same as it ever was:

47% of U.S. adults disapprove of of deploying the Marines to LA, with 34% approval.

45% disapprove the National Guard deployment, while 38% said they approve.

An equal share — 45% — also disapprove of the protests against ICE, per Monday YouGov polling.

36% said they approve of the protests, and 19% said they are not sure.

His core of 30 something percent approve whatever the hell it is he is doing and not enough people disapprove.

without their consent paying Reddit.

As an American who has watched this episode it made me confused, angry, and hungry.

(Of course it didn’t, it’s Bluey and it’s a good episode.)