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    When my new-to-me bike arrived like that I asked...

    When my new-to-me bike arrived like that I asked the same question here. Dee said to get a longer bolt, so I did, and it’s held up fine so far.
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    They are… not good. Maybe the new owner can...

    They are… not good.

    Maybe the new owner can turn things around, but the ‘rebuild’ has been a fucking failure so far.

    go sens go
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    Oh sure, sure. Whatever you say. 492337 ...

    Oh sure, sure. Whatever you say.

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    https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2024/02/03/crypto-collapse-ftx-is-liquidating-and-getting-an-examiner-tethers-q4-attestation-more-etfs-coming/
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    What’s you guess as to where all the new Tether...

    What’s you guess as to where all the new Tether being minted - very likely without full backing - is going? Not into Bitcoin?
  5. There was a podcast where Ligety said he was...

    There was a podcast where Ligety said he was bending tip rocker into his 35m GS skis to make them turnier. (Like putting a permanent bend into them himself after he received them from the factory.)
    ...
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    492283

    492283
  7. Free speech absolutism means the freedom to...

    Free speech absolutism means the freedom to frivolously sue people to keep them from speaking freely:

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    https://bsky.app/profile/brucearthur.bsky.social/post/3kommsohykv2w
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    I said earlier that I’d only get a body-on-frame...

    I said earlier that I’d only get a body-on-frame SUV if I really needed it. I think towing over 50 miles of washboard probably warrants it.
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    They build the wheel off-center? JFC.

    They build the wheel <0.2mm> off-center?

    JFC.
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    Had a long back and forth here about swipe fees a...

    Had a long back and forth here about swipe fees a good while back.

    Update, I’m still annoyed:

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    https://jabberwocking.com/credit-card-companies-agree-to-lower-swipe-fees-by-0-04/
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    ??? I’m fine, thanks.

    ???

    I’m fine, thanks.
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    Sorry, but this is now the bashing on the Mises...

    Sorry, but this is now the bashing on the Mises Institute thread.

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    https://bsky.app/profile/fakertarians.bsky.social/post/3kokqmad4es2o


    Is it just me, or are racists and misogynists...
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    Am I right in seeing that this company has a...

    Am I right in seeing that this company has a stock price of less than two cents, and a market cap of less than 5 million?
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    Way to once again argue a point I did not in fact...

    Way to once again argue a point I did not in fact make, and assume I don’t know things I do.

    Nothing you say here is anything I don’t know. Nothing you say here is a contradiction to what I said....
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    Government spending is fine: 491753 Taxes...

    Government spending is fine:

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    Taxes need to be increased to pay for it. Try focusing on real problems.

    On the upside, since spending isn’t actually that high, it’s not a dire...
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    Nothing. It means nothing. Even the...

    Nothing. It means nothing.

    Even the politicians who complain about it don’t actually believe there’s much there.

    In graphic form:

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    491647 ...

    491647

    https://x.com/john_hudson/status/1771901311425884637?s=46&t=3lUaICPxsR_NcRK2VkCfkg


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    https://x.com/normornstein/status/1771684884353843452?s=46&t=3lUaICPxsR_NcRK2VkCfkg
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    491644 ...

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    https://www.caranddriver.com/toyota/highlander

    Kia Telluride has been at the top of that list for a long while now, though I’d personally be very interested in the Mazda.

    Me...
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    And what makes it a Ponzi is the need for a...

    And what makes it a Ponzi is the need for a continual stream of new investor money coming in if every previous investor is going to make a profit.

    What other investments are you thinking have that...
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    How did/do you feel about people pushing...

    How did/do you feel about people pushing hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Covid?

    I feel the same way about Bitcoin as I do for that.

    Hydroxy is not a placebo, it’s an actual drug, with...
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    Metaphorically? Look, I think it’s bad that...

    Metaphorically?

    Look, I think it’s bad that someone is trying to get others to put their real money into a Ponzi.

    I have no issue at all with people calling a snake oil salesman a snake oil...
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    I think a better analogy would be a mob running a...

    I think a better analogy would be a mob running a snake oil salesman out of town.
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    Chemtrails may soon be illegal in Tennessee: ...

    Chemtrails may soon be illegal in Tennessee:


    https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2024/03/20/tennessee-senate-passes-bill-banning-chemtrails-what-to-know/73027586007/
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    These guys are insane:...

    These guys are insane: https://mises.org/mises-wire/deflation-always-good-economy

    First, let’s define inflation in a way that no one else does, and under our unique definition of inflation, you...
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    Could you show me where the money printer touched...

    Could you show me where the money printer touched you?
  26. You can get them wrapped from the factory for the...

    You can get them wrapped from the factory for the low low price of $6000-$6500.
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    Didn’t realize the truckers had formed their own...

    Didn’t realize the truckers had formed their own political party.
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    I’m surprised that anyone values what they have...

    I’m surprised that anyone values what they have to say.
  29. Hey, at least it’s not asbestos anymore!

    Hey, at least it’s not asbestos anymore!
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    No, I have MV on ignore because he assumes things...

    No, I have MV on ignore because he assumes things about me that are incorrect, and resorts to personal attacks when challenged.

    Like, if I was arguing that home prices weren’t a bubble, and using...
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    Since you have a newfound respect for his depth...

    Since you have a newfound respect for his depth of knowledge, are you going to start listening to what he has to say regarding Bitcoin?
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    That’s a mid 2010’s Pilot, right? If so, they...

    That’s a mid 2010’s Pilot, right? If so, they came with an i-VTEC V-6.
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    Dude was arguing things that ~99% of economists,...

    Dude was arguing things that ~99% of economists, including every living Nobel Prize winner disagreed with, and wouldn’t provide any sources to back up any of his claims.

    Sorry, he may have...
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    Is he now? Just like last time?

    Is he now? Just like last time?
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    491307 ...

    491307


    https://youtu.be/g2iErckaIl8?si=AudSVecXaZ-e9pYh
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    Guy who’s very, very concerned about wealth...

    Guy who’s very, very concerned about wealth inequality:

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    Also a goldbug. Don’t recall, was he left or right wing?
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    If anyone want’s the long form version of Saez: ...

    If anyone want’s the long form version of Saez:

    https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.34.4.3
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    Here, in case you want to read someone who is...

    Here, in case you want to read someone who is actually concerned about wealth inequality and how it has been changing over time:

    https://eml.berkeley.edu/~saez/SaezZucman14slides.pdf
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    Separate from that specific chart, does stalefish...

    Separate from that specific chart, does stalefish have any idea what the Mises Institute believes and advocates for?
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    Durrrrr. You can tell they’re serious and not...

    Durrrrr.

    You can tell they’re serious and not just fearmongering because they adjust for inflation and population. Oh, wait.
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    Hot damn! ETA: Just read it has methanol...

    Hot damn!

    ETA: Just read it has methanol injection. Nice.
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    I get it. Accounting is hard. Adding and...

    I get it. Accounting is hard. Adding and subtracting and whatnot.
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    Right. Like it would have been good to have...

    Right.

    Like it would have been good to have invested in any current S&P 500 company early. But you can still invest now and there’s a reasonable expectation you’ll make a profit, because those...
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    Yes, it’s good to be in early when investing in a...

    Yes, it’s good to be in early when investing in a Ponzi.
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    If no new money flowed into bitcoin could...

    If no new money flowed into bitcoin could currently holders make a net profit, or even break even? No. They would, on net, all take a loss.

    The only way for current holders to keep earning profits...
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    Yes it is: A Ponzi scheme (/ˈpɒnzi/...

    Yes it is:

    A Ponzi scheme (/ˈpɒnzi/, Italian: [ˈpontsi]) is a form of fraud that lures investors and pays profits to earlier investors with funds from more recent investors.[1]
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    Non sequitur? I’m not out here convincing...

    Non sequitur?

    I’m not out here convincing people to put their money in a Ponzi, so I’m feeling OK with myself.

    Gave couple mags some pass discounts recently. That count for anything?
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    Grease probably doesn’t really matter in...

    Grease probably doesn’t really matter in practice, but Motorex Grease 2000/FETT 2000/Bike Grease 2000 would be a great all purpose grease. Calcium grease with mineral oil base. No special additives...
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    Exactly! 491259

    Exactly!

    491259
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    Nah, I’m practical, not idealistic.

    Nah, I’m practical, not idealistic.
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