UltimaParadox
| Favorite team: | Alabama  |
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| Registered on: | 11/21/2008 |
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re: TIL that something called 'Mocktails' is on the rise
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/14/25 at 11:26 am
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Hey, if you want to pay exorbitant prices for something akin to some fruit juice and soda, go for it.
I'm not sure it's any different than ask if us paying 20 bucks for a shite beer at a football game
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re: TIL that something called 'Mocktails' is on the rise
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/14/25 at 11:04 am
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Showing them proof that regular drinkers have more cancer and dementia later on is a turn-off.
Worked the generation before with cigarettes, so it's not shocking.
Our social norms centered around drinking is slowly going away
re: TIL that something called 'Mocktails' is on the rise
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/14/25 at 10:38 am
Makes sense, women were drinking these for the sugar basically.
As like with smoking people are waking up that consuming large amounts of alcohol is not advisable.
Younger generations just don't drink beer either
As like with smoking people are waking up that consuming large amounts of alcohol is not advisable.
Younger generations just don't drink beer either
re: Do you think we will see partial annexation of Canada into the U.S. in our lifetimes?
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/14/25 at 8:57 am
No, the whole thing is greatly exaggerated.
re: Anyone else have an opinion of the stock chimes?
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/14/25 at 8:44 am
Chime targets low income markets that traditionally forgo the normal banks.
Generally these businesses do well in a solid economy collecting fees and interest on those most vulnerable. However they mostly handle small personal loans which I should think limit some of their exposure in a poor economy. I haven't looked at their financials too see how much exposure they have to the payday loan business, which is fairly risky
Generally these businesses do well in a solid economy collecting fees and interest on those most vulnerable. However they mostly handle small personal loans which I should think limit some of their exposure in a poor economy. I haven't looked at their financials too see how much exposure they have to the payday loan business, which is fairly risky
re: Is Caitlin Clark “just another player” in the wnba?
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/14/25 at 8:33 am
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Is Caitlin Clark “just another player” in the wnba?
I would imagine to the majority of the population that is true, since they don't watch the wnba.
re: Iran Israel war - stock market reaction
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/12/25 at 11:00 pm
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Would love for someone to invent a brick that explodes when it is carried within 100 yards of a federal building. I’d invest in that.
What?
re: Iran Israel war - stock market reaction
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/12/25 at 10:52 pm
Oil going to be up big.. gas prices will be up big
re: U.S. and China reach a consensus on trade
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/11/25 at 7:01 pm
The reciprocal tariffs were never coming back, but I don't think this was going to help the market either.
This news is already baked in imo
This news is already baked in imo
re: Folks who don't buy an extended warranty are asking for it...
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/11/25 at 6:58 pm
The majority of the warranties sold on vehicles are held by third party companies. So it can become a battle when you actually try to use some of these.
That being said, I generally forgo any type of extended warranty since on any new vehicle it is covered by the manufacturer for when generally the first problems arise. Once those are worked out, most modern cars from Toyota/Honda/Mazda can easily go to 100K miles without any major issues.
Most extended warranties are covering the portion of ownership with the lowest amount of issues
That being said, I generally forgo any type of extended warranty since on any new vehicle it is covered by the manufacturer for when generally the first problems arise. Once those are worked out, most modern cars from Toyota/Honda/Mazda can easily go to 100K miles without any major issues.
Most extended warranties are covering the portion of ownership with the lowest amount of issues
re: Amazon Delivery & Sam’s Club Delivery
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/11/25 at 6:52 pm
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Anybody else find that as Amazon builds more warehouse and delivery distribution centers, the timeliness, accuracy and reliability of the deliveries are getting worse?
Amazon really does not give a crap about their goods business. They are pushing more and more 3rd party sellers on their website with zero regard to the quality of the products.
They basically act as the middle man collecting taxes and doing the bare minimum to get you the product. They give this to the lowest possible cost delivery.
You generally get much better delivery times, and higher quality products from ordering anywhere else but Amazon.
re: FEMA Being Phased Out After 2025 Hurricane Season
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/11/25 at 6:49 pm
The elinnation of FEMA sounds good on paper until there is a massive disaster and people complain like no other.
If we have learned anything from any politician on either side. They will buckle under this pressure and some sort of FEMA will be reestablished.
People and states are no different, they are not saving for these events, and the people will be screwed.
If we have learned anything from any politician on either side. They will buckle under this pressure and some sort of FEMA will be reestablished.
People and states are no different, they are not saving for these events, and the people will be screwed.
re: U.S. and China reach a consensus on trade
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/11/25 at 6:25 pm
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WE ARE GETTING A TOTAL OF 55% TARIFFS, CHINA IS GETTING 10%.”
Its funny he thinks this is a win, since US companies and consumers will be the one paying 55%.
At least there might be some near term certainty, if this is truly the rate going forward this is going to hurt a lot of businesses on their bottom line.
However, I will add that if we have learned anything over the last 100 years. American businesses will get creative to avoid the bulk of these tariffs
re: Anyone looking at these? (Jetson)
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/11/25 at 7:28 am
They basically just run their own flavor of Ubuntu when you install jetpack. They are very easy to use.
If you are wanting to use their HW decoders Gstreamer is the default one, and is big pain to use. The scripting language is poor, and the API is basically the same.
I think people have been getting FFMPEG working lately, but its been a minute since I used them for video encoding/decoding
Other than that they work like any other small form factor PC.
If you are not using it for CUDA or its hardware video stuff, seems like they would be more trouble than they are worth
If you are wanting to use their HW decoders Gstreamer is the default one, and is big pain to use. The scripting language is poor, and the API is basically the same.
I think people have been getting FFMPEG working lately, but its been a minute since I used them for video encoding/decoding
Other than that they work like any other small form factor PC.
If you are not using it for CUDA or its hardware video stuff, seems like they would be more trouble than they are worth
re: U.S. and China reach a consensus on trade
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/10/25 at 8:16 pm
We agreed to agree upon a new trade deal...
re: GM to invest $4 billion in U.S. plants
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/10/25 at 7:15 pm
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and convert a large idled plant in Michigan — formerly expected to build all-electric trucks — to make gas-powered vehicles.
So they just swing back and forth based on politics? GM getting crushed world wide
re: Firestick vs Roku
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/9/25 at 8:51 pm
The fire stick is usually cheaper and can do the job. However the Amazon user interface is just a mess.
Prefer the Roku over the fire stick for that reason alone
Prefer the Roku over the fire stick for that reason alone
re: Robinhood ready to implement the Invest America Initiative
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/9/25 at 7:57 pm
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The last thing we need is more financial incentives for dumbasses to procreate
Plus the people who 1k dollars will change their mind about having children are people who shouldn't procreate
re: PoliBoard refugee checking in
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/9/25 at 7:10 pm
We need to build a wall to keep the politards on their board.
re: What If the Federal Judge Sides with Newsom?
Posted by UltimaParadox on 6/9/25 at 7:09 pm
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He’ll probably redirect the case to THE POLITICAL BOARD
Good point
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