euphemus
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'Sponge' infrastructure in Los Angeles captures 8.6B of water from atmospheric rivers
Posted by euphemus on 2/19/24 at 2:39 pm
[quote]Earlier this month, the future fell on Los Angeles. A long band of moisture in the sky, known as an atmospheric river, dumped 9 inches of rain on the city over three days—over half of what the city typically gets in a year. It’s the kind of extreme rainfall that’ll get ever more extreme as th...
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re: Kind of feel bad for all the players that’ll be processed over the next few months
Posted by euphemus on 12/24/23 at 10:23 am
[quote] the other went on to be a Dr.[/quote]
Matt Mauck?...
New Toyota Land Cruiser Sells Out In 30 Minutes In Germany
Posted by euphemus on 12/23/23 at 9:46 am
[quote]Much has been said about Toyota's all-new hybrid-only Land Cruiser, but if the German sales figures are anything to go by, it will be a smash hit.
The new downsized Land Cruiser - not to be confused with the big boy 300 or the Lexus LX - saw German reservations open at 8 AM on 21 December,...
re: With Jan 1 approaching...where are you putting your IRA money?
Posted by euphemus on 12/18/23 at 4:22 pm
Not a fan of DCA when it comes to IRA? Haven't there some studies done in the past that showed that it is better to contribute $650-$700 per month throughout the year vs one large lumpsum at the start of the year in terms of getting better returns?...
The Tipping Backlash Has Begun
Posted by euphemus on 12/16/23 at 6:48 pm
[quote]People are cutting back on tipping, frustrated by ubiquitous requests for gratuities.
As of November, service-sector workers in nonrestaurant leisure and hospitality jobs made $1.28 an hour in tips, on average, down 7% from the $1.38 an hour they made a year prior. The data is according to...
Soft landing: Did the Fed really somehow achieve the impossible?
Posted by euphemus on 12/16/23 at 6:13 pm
How did JPow and crew pull off such a heist? The All-in podcast besties were convinced that we would have a hard landing and a severe recession for almost a year now. Even billionaires seemingly with a finger on the pulse got it wrong....
Australian Andrew Nagi wins 3rd straight Microsoft Excel World Championship in Las Vegas
Posted by euphemus on 12/15/23 at 10:57 am
[quote]The Microsoft Excel Championship wrapped in Las Vegas last weekend.
Andrew “The Annihilator” Ngai won his 3rd straight title.
The Australian actuary beat 14 opponents in various 30-minute case study challenges.
[b]Funniest part: this clip of live-stream announcers losing their minds ...
re: Startup mass extinction: E-scooter company Bird (fastest to reach $1B val) now worth $7M
Posted by euphemus on 12/11/23 at 9:56 pm
[quote]who gets the blame for these bad valuations?[/quote]
I'd imagine the VC firms that gave them money at these irrational valuations with little to no due diligence during the COVID asset boom and the markets itself in the case of companies that went public. The LPs that invested in these VC fi...
Startup mass extinction: E-scooter company Bird (fastest to reach $1B val) now worth $7M
Posted by euphemus on 12/11/23 at 8:16 pm
[quote]"The e-scooter company Bird, which became the fastest startup ever to land a $1 billion valuation, was delisted from the NYSE and is now worth $7 million. That’s less than a third of the $22 million its founder paid for a Miami mansion in 2021."
[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GBF4Ol1WwAE...
Here's how Taylor Swift prepared for her tour
Posted by euphemus on 12/7/23 at 10:27 am
[quote]“Taylor Swift prepared for her tour by running on the treadmill while singing the show all the way through, every day, for 3 months.”[/quote]
[link=(https://www.threads.net/@jaynetrazom/post/C0g4GZ4MVl3/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)]LINK[/link]...
@PFF is projecting Jayden Daniels to the Saints
Posted by euphemus on 12/4/23 at 9:04 pm
[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GAhNFbQX0AAip7P?format=jpg&name=large[/img]
[link=(https://x.com/pguy_77/status/1731718822241902927?s=46)]LINK[/link]...
re: What’s the closest product to mint.com?
Posted by euphemus on 12/4/23 at 3:12 pm
Very happy with Copilot.money so far - [link=(https://copilot.money/link/VhCJWR5ZNn81vKrh7)]Use my referral code PK3Y4K to get 2 months free[/link]...
re: Sad Day | Mint is shutting down on 1/1/2024
Posted by euphemus on 11/19/23 at 11:39 am
I personally switched to [link=(https://copilot.money)]https://copilot.money[/link] and am really impressed by their slick interface. I'm on a two-month free trial. Let me know if anybody wants a referral. Pleasantly surprised thus far....
Few things on the internet are more annoying than Tesla fanboys
Posted by euphemus on 10/21/23 at 10:54 pm
[img]https://i.ibb.co/VYB6DMt/707-EBAF3-D3-C0-4-BEA-8-B71-BC83-B8-EBD1-E1.jpg[/img]
The competition: "Oh no, we are being beaten in the totally normal and standard test of shooting the bottom half of your truck's door panels. We are going to lose our foothold in the 'people whose vehicles get att...
If there is a green light for me and you’re crossing I want to see a light jog from you
Posted by euphemus on 9/4/23 at 5:13 pm
Have a nice day.
/PSA...
Police officer purposely slams on brakes for biker to crash into him on the highway
Posted by euphemus on 8/31/23 at 11:57 pm
[link=(https://x.com/crazyclipsonly/status/1695850386094019033?s=61&t=9N8CqBlOhpmqKnqJtD4uNA)]LINK[/link]
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Watch a terrifying boat passage through a river
Posted by euphemus on 8/19/23 at 4:15 pm
[link=(https://x.com/oterrifying/status/1693006601555157068?s=46&t=ZAkIAAg-fU5RhodbA6hNxA)]LINK[/link]
:WTF:...
First ever table tennis pump fake
Posted by euphemus on 8/17/23 at 12:55 pm
[link=(https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cvi-QOPslSX/?fbclid=IwAR18A0paQbpqNkRueeHZN-_h5GyuPu2R2B0zAt1aGXoJ31UJ782-R24OZB4)]LINK[/link]
:wtf: :wha: ...
An NFT of Jack Dorsey's first tweet bought for $2.9M is now valued at less than $4
Posted by euphemus on 7/22/23 at 8:03 pm
[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1kcyo3aUAETANG?format=jpg&name=medium[/img]
[link=(https://twitter.com/stocktwits/status/1682408282756116487?s=46)]LINK[/link]
NFTs were, no joke, the dumbest bubble in history. Dumber than tulips or even Beanie Babies. They were literally digital receipts tha...
re: Carvana stock
Posted by euphemus on 7/19/23 at 7:00 pm
It was only a matter of time after this:
[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1bZrMYXoAAusai?format=jpg&name=medium[/img]...
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