My side hustle website got big enough in 2007 to allow me to quit my day job and go all in with it.

What was unique about the 90s in the US?

But, I do want to pay. I want to support the artists who create the shows and movies that I enjoy. I want people to be able to earn a living in the creative arts.

How many people listed in the credits of your favorite show do you truly think own one, much less multiple Porsches?

Right now this is the system we’ve got. It’s like tipping culture. You can refuse to tip, but the only person that’s impacted is your server who will never be able to change the system from within.

I pay for the streaming services to fund the development and production of the shows I enjoy watching.

I torrent the content for my convenience.

It’s a classic “tragedy of the commons” scenario. I ask myself what would happen if nobody paid and everybody pirated.

No shade if that’s your choice, just recognize that you’re relying on all the people who do pay to keep the system going.

Alabama also has mail-in voting.

https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/absentee-voting

Have you found this approach to be effective in any way at anything at all?

What do they pack them in?

Fair, thanks for the context

The proposed change to UTC globally does not change the accuracy of time measurements. I think it’s a terrible idea, but I fail to see how your point here relates.

I was poking fun at the fact that you called the game by the wrong name. At the time I just figured you also knew the band and your brain made a funny thinko.

Turns out that wasn’t why, I suppose.

Exhibit A vs Exhibit B

. . . and have 100k to spend.

You can get an 84 month auto loan these days if you’re dumb enough to do it.

Kerbal Dust is a great band.

For you.

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You think people can afford to pay cash?

You’re right, of course. People can’t. But there are gazillions of dollars in private equity sloshing around, particularly now because those dollars have fled the market that Trump’s tariffs are cratering. Private equity is happily ready to soak up all the distressed pricing housing available and turn more people into unwilling, permanent renters.

…animated for some reason

Our scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.

It’s a reasonable question. There are countless devices using esp32 chips which do not use the Bluetooth parts of the chip at all.

You are looking at a price and thinking you’re seeing value.