I’ve seen enough of these to know it will be more of the same. He never answers the questions, continuously launches strawmen or whataboutisms, etc.

He never comes into these with good faith or intentions. I’ll probably still watch because it is like seeing a car accident.

Well considering most retirement/financial professionals say you need $1.5 to $1.8m to retire comfortably, all of those folks are now potentially within the crosshairs depending on how the actual policy stuff gets written.

I've got to think this is a non-starter and almost feels like something tossed out by someone that doesn't want to get elected.

Muh #BitAxe is here. Didn't expect it until sometime in September so this was a very pleasant surprise. Now if I can just hit the #Bitcoin lottery...

If I'm not mistaken, the SEC considers HNWIs as anyone with $1m in liquid investments minus their primary residence.

I would assume this will push independent voters over to Republican as they simply cannot afford the risk of throwing off this cycle if they have any worthwhile investment portfolio.

Has anyone out there with a BitAxe hooked it up to solar by chance? If so, any guides would be welcomed. We get 320+ days of sunshine here in Las Vegas and want to play around with combining the two.

Like the Sats synonym for friends because, after all, we are all Satoshi.

Personal? Doubt it.

Will MicroStrategy? Possibly. Got to remember he technically isn't in charge anymore and is beholden to the shareholders. Of course he'll spin it if they are forced to sell any of their stack.

The bigger potential risk or though exercise related to what it could do to Bitcoin is him getting forced out as executive chairman.

The only counterpoint to this is we've seen hostile actions by Dems. So how much of the money printing gets offset by things like Operation Chokepoint, vetoing SAB121, etc.

Can you share the guide you followed? Interested in doing a local pool myself when I get my BitAxe.

That should say the 22nd.

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Don't know if you listen to Maller's Monday Mailbag pod, but he was talking about this last night and his working theory is that with nobody buying long duration treasuries, Yellen will eventually make Powell bend thy knee and the US will be forced to buy them.

That is when he believes the fireworks will take place. Thoughts?

Preach. I’ll add “that’s the way we’ve always done it” from an organizational standpoint, too.

Good piece. IMO, it's all about control and prioritization by those with it.

I was recently on a project team of a half billion dollar (and extremely basic) AI implementation that ended up being scrapped because of that. Those with the overarching control didn't want to cede an inch and ultimately blew up the entire thing.

No, I'm very, very thankful I don't. I'd get NOTHING done.

They could have probably found a better photo of ole boy.

I hear you. The protocol is still young so stick with it.

I think you're misunderstanding or sticking your head in the sand. She has had excellent crowds but instead of just being happy with actual photos from those, her campaign has been making them look even more rabid via AI generation.

For example, the Detroit tarmac photo. The crowd was large but the majority of the actual photos that were taken from the hanger had poor contrast because of the direction/light exposure. So instead of using those, they used AI tools to edit it to make it look better for marketing purposes. They've also done the same to fill empty seats here and there versus just letting the couple empties show through.

This is when you can see the malformed hands (AI is still bad with this), cell phones with nonsensical screens, etc.

All they have to do is stop doing this and it becomes a non-issue. The fact they are the ones doing it is what makes it an integrity issue for anyone with a logical/rational thinking process.

Here is an example video from Detroit. This is what they should have gone with versus the AI-edited photos.

Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgF8AM0C4LI

Odd take. I think both candidates are shit, but there is plenty of evidence showing the Harris campaign is manufacturing media. If it isn't sticking, that is an indictment of their liberal base not questioning it.

What is the need for AI generated imagery, staged videos, paying influencers for social media posts and the like? Why is that what Democrat voters are getting over policy positions and discussions on improving American outcomes?

Anyone else not able to look away from the DNC coverage? I find it fascinating that several groups of people they empowered are now essentially eating their own.

Also knowing that nothing is likely to change on the Israel/Palestine front, the whole "DNC: Do Not Count My Vote" slogan will be interesting thing to track. If popular vote doesn't drop, we'll see it was strictly performative outrage.