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by I Shrugged
Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:29 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Fox News
Replies: 38
Views: 8879

Re: Fox News

If FNC was a church, it would be called Our Lady of Perpetual Outrage. It is unwatchable for me, and I agree with their positions. It seems like it’s designed to rile up old people, and is successful at doing just that with my parents. They have it on all the time, like it’s another utility in the ...
by I Shrugged
Fri Feb 10, 2023 3:15 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Fox News
Replies: 38
Views: 8879

Fox News

If FNC was a church, it would be called Our Lady of Perpetual Outrage.
It is unwatchable for me, and I agree with their positions.
by I Shrugged
Fri Feb 10, 2023 3:11 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Biden’s ‘aggressive’ use of a tax loophole he’s trying to shut down
Replies: 8
Views: 1251

Re: Biden’s ‘aggressive’ use of a tax loophole he’s trying to shut down

I can’t view the article, but I’m familiar with the concept. I think your former boss was way too conservative on that.
by I Shrugged
Tue Jan 31, 2023 9:43 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Twitter Files
Replies: 163
Views: 55738

Re: The Twitter Files

Jack Jones wrote:
Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:08 pm
boglerdude wrote:
Mon Dec 05, 2022 12:23 am
> favorable to conservatives and libertarians

Oh no!
Where I'm from, the locals are terrified of libertarians. Democrats, Republicans, they can understand. Libertarians are a huge boogeyman for some reason.
Nobody likes libertarians. It is our lot in life.
by I Shrugged
Tue Jan 31, 2023 9:42 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: ChatGPT and what it means for our future
Replies: 135
Views: 44506

Re: ChatGPT and what it means for our future

Hahahahahaha!
by I Shrugged
Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:08 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: ChatGPT and what it means for our future
Replies: 135
Views: 44506

Re: ChatGPT and what it means for our future

This never gets old.
by I Shrugged
Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:07 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 1777123

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

glennds wrote:
Sun Jan 29, 2023 10:57 am


Or maybe people are in fatigue on the whole subject and want to move on with their lives regardless of who's right and who's wrong.
Yeah well, that’s just letting the bastards off the hook. They hope you’re tired of it.
by I Shrugged
Sat Jan 28, 2023 6:29 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 1777123

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

I went into a big chain hospital today. No masking requirements for entry or otherwise. I gather that this is still not the case in some US states? In my part of Western Massachusetts it is always masks for anything medically related. I think that might be the only places where that is the case. No...
by I Shrugged
Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:01 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 1777123

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

I went into a big chain hospital today. No masking requirements for entry or otherwise.

I gather that this is still not the case in some US states?
by I Shrugged
Tue Jan 24, 2023 6:59 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Are you positive or negative on the future?
Replies: 12
Views: 1171

Re: Are you positive or negative on the future?

Here is a 6 minute video by John Stossel on the subject. It features the constantly wrong Paul Ehrlich (Population Bomb), Greta T, and a guy, Marian Tupy, who argues the other side and has written a new book, Superabundance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZmVLpfunzE
by I Shrugged
Sun Jan 22, 2023 6:55 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Inflation
Replies: 39
Views: 8015

Re: Inflation

Vinny, do/did you watch Big Bang Theory? No. My TV watching is fairly much confined to C-Span, the Yankees, the Celtics, Providence College basketball, MLB Network. No TV shows. The main character, Sheldon Cooper, is a lot like you describe yourself. In many ways, the more I think of it. You might ...
by I Shrugged
Sat Jan 21, 2023 8:10 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Isn't there an Avatar Thread?
Replies: 220
Views: 158391

Re: Isn't there an Avatar Thread?

New avatar.
by I Shrugged
Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:08 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Tucker Carlson: Biden is Done
Replies: 24
Views: 4683

Re: Tucker Carlson: Biden is Done

I predicted that they would dump Biden early in his term. Using the info from the laptop. When it didn’t happen, I figured they realized they didn’t want the embarrassment of President Harris. So then I figured they’d allow the laptop stuff in time to make sure he doesn’t stand for reelection. The d...
by I Shrugged
Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:04 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Inflation
Replies: 39
Views: 8015

Re: Inflation

Vinny, do/did you watch Big Bang Theory? No. My TV watching is fairly much confined to C-Span, the Yankees, the Celtics, Providence College basketball, MLB Network. No TV shows. The main character, Sheldon Cooper, is a lot like you describe yourself. In many ways, the more I think of it. You might ...
by I Shrugged
Thu Jan 19, 2023 8:50 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Inflation
Replies: 39
Views: 8015

Re: Inflation

Vinny, do/did you watch Big Bang Theory?
by I Shrugged
Tue Jan 17, 2023 5:38 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II
Replies: 845
Views: 425019

Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

dualstow wrote:
Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:24 am
attn I_Shrugged

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-con ... ll/61/text
Why me?

I mean, I don’t like it….
by I Shrugged
Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:39 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Babylon Bee
Replies: 2
Views: 581

Re: Babylon Bee

Something lighthearted :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvKiQRYORyE and read the comments! <snip> Wait! My son WAS thrown out of economics class. The Teacher was advising the kids to get Credit cards "To start building your credit" at some point when asked "But wouldn't it be nice to buy what you...
by I Shrugged
Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:10 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: ChatGPT and what it means for our future
Replies: 135
Views: 44506

Re: ChatGPT and what it means for our future

Well it's a bit lacking in naughty details. I told you AI will never work! :) Unfortunately, it is also quite politically correct. You have to get clever with the prompting to get it to write anything against the narrative. You would be even more dissappointed by the restrictions on DALL-E (the AI ...
by I Shrugged
Thu Jan 12, 2023 1:06 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: ChatGPT and what it means for our future
Replies: 135
Views: 44506

Re: ChatGPT and what it means for our future

Well it's a bit lacking in naughty details. I told you AI will never work!
:)
by I Shrugged
Wed Jan 11, 2023 8:32 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: ChatGPT and what it means for our future
Replies: 135
Views: 44506

Re: ChatGPT and what it means for our future

Can one of you ask it to write a letter to Penthouse Forum?
Asking for a friend.
by I Shrugged
Sat Jan 07, 2023 8:33 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Suspect HB would have approved
Replies: 1
Views: 693

Re: Suspect HB would have approved

I give them a little money to help keep spread the word.
by I Shrugged
Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:57 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Inflation
Replies: 39
Views: 8015

Re: Inflation

Crappy sandwich bread is $3.99 a loaf. That is inflation.
by I Shrugged
Sat Dec 31, 2022 4:44 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1159
Views: 827577

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

<snip> I feel like I should clarify my positions. Putin bad. By our standards, Russia is kind of barbaric at their core. Ukraine is probably not angelic. It's a corrupt place and I feel sure that Zelinsky is skimming money during this. It's what they do. I feel very bad for the Ukrainian people. NA...
by I Shrugged
Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:39 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1159
Views: 827577

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

There are some great essays in the new Foreign Affairs issue. I don’t want to bore I_Shrugged O0 with insufficient America-blaming, but one of the pieces sees three main possible outcomes from the Russian side. The first and least likely scenario is that Russia will agree to its defeat by accepting...
by I Shrugged
Sat Dec 31, 2022 12:46 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: 2022 Returns
Replies: 44
Views: 21999

Re: 2022 Returns

My somewhat out of balance PP, including an international stock allocation, -8.5%
Not as bad as it looked during the year.

I'm a bit high in stocks and low in gold.