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How inflation expectations affect the economy

This NPR podcast episode is worth listening to even if just for the "macroeconomics sea shanty" How inflation expectations affect the economy : The Indicator from Planet Money

Musk Shakes Up Twitter’s Legal Team as He Looks to Cut More Costs

Wow! If Elon Musk is to be believed, you can save so much money just by not paying your bills! Why didn't I think of that? Clearly, he's a true business genius. Or not.
A novice might think he'll get the pants sued off him. But not to worry. He has the best legal counsel available - oh, wait, he fired a lot of Twitter lawyers and is now borrowing them from his other companies.
Yeah, good luck with that. Musk Shakes Up Twitter’s Legal Team as He Looks to Cut More Costs

TFW your cats ignore three different fancy cat toys and get hyper over a twist tie that fell on the ...

TFW your cats ignore three different fancy cat toys and get hyper over a twist tie that fell on the floor.

The Kyrsten Sinema situation highlights the difference between Republicans and Democrats.

The Kyrsten Sinema situation highlights the difference between Republicans and Democrats.
When a Democrat goes against Democrats: "we hope to work with you in the future"
When a Republican goes against Republicans, they receive death threats.

The Myth of Plastic Recycling

NPR's science podcast, Short Wave had an interesting episode today.
Only a tiny percentage of plastic ever gets recycled, and even then, only once. Fossil fuel companies have a vested interest in making people believe they are more recycleable than they actually are.

npr.org/2022/12/08/1141601301/…

My takeaway: voting and calling legislators is more valuable than recycling plastic bottles.

Elon Musk relaunches Twitter Blue with higher price for iPhone users

Let's see if this goes any better then the last time Musk tried it and had to almost immediately stop. He never seems to think through his plans.

""With a reduced workforce, it remains to be seen if it will be possible to prevent fraud, impersonation and scams with their new identity verification methodology," Rachel Tobac, the CEO of the cybersecurity firm SocialProof Security, previously told NPR. "Scammers will quickly determine how they can overwhelm or manipulate the identity verification system to get 'authenticated' as an entity that they are not."" Elon Musk relaunches Twitter Blue with higher price for iPhone users

Elon Musk targets Dr. Anthony Fauci in viral tweet, drawing backlash

Real classy move, Musk.

"While Musk's tweet acquired roughly half a million likes in its first few hours online, health experts like Peter Hotez, a vaccine scientist and virology professor, defended Fauci's work at the forefront of U.S. pandemic mitigation efforts and urged Musk to remove the post." Elon Musk targets Dr. Anthony Fauci in viral tweet, drawing backlash

I'm late to the ChatGPT party, but the AI is really brilliant. And gives me better lines than a Goog...

I'm late to the ChatGPT party, but the AI is really brilliant. And gives me better lines than a Google search does. Now I want t-shirts.

How long do you think the manufacturer warranty is on "Lifetime" brand picnic tables?

How long do you think the manufacturer warranty is on "Lifetime" brand picnic tables?
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nope, it's two years.

Happy caturday!

Happy caturday!
Heidi loves cardboard boxes almost as much as she loves attention, loudly complaining, and getting the zoomies in the middle of the night.