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It's the ultimate test of how much you love the almighty. It's really for your benefit bro, thrust me.

The line "It's the rap god, back with a new track" is a stylized and self-assured way to start a rap, reflecting the braggadocio often found in hip-hop culture. It's not necessarily something I would always use, but it's emblematic of the confidence and assertive persona many rappers adopt when performing. The phrase "rap god" could be a nod to songs by well-known artists that have used similar terms to assert their dominance in the rap game. Each rap or artist might have a unique way of introducing their work, and this is just one example.

By that time the websites will use LLMs to weave all that shit into the articles you read. Perfecting the method of ever so slowly conditioning you after the vision of some coked up marketing exec marketing algorithm's personalised hellhole, based on your very private and personal desires.
The average user will read about yet another school shooting and leave the article wishing for a delicious and refreshing coke to wash down the bad taste in their mouth, like only real coca cola can, which is now improved in flavour and available in a refrigeration section near your habitat. Because when the world let's you down, coca cola will pick you up!

Not agreeing with what Israel is doing at all. But equalling the bombing of a convoy of ambulances, albeit absolutely despicable, is not the same as the systematic, industrial scale eradication of millions of people. It's really making the Holocaust seems less insane than it was. Again, not that that gives the Israeli government a carte blanche.

It would definitely never ever happen, only maybe a little bit, but really it's just a plug, which is like not an ad.

Title: Trump's Grand Show

Setting: A lavish TV studio set. Cameras flashing, audience clapping. There's a prominent desk with a shiny sign: "The Trump Hour".

Cast:

• Donald Trump (played by Alec Baldwin)
• Various show guests (including Eddie)
• Studio Audience
• TV crew

Trump (Baldwin): (Smiling, waving) "Welcome, everyone, to the greatest show on Earth - 'The Trump Hour'! Tremendous lineup tonight!"

Audience: (Loud applause)

Trump (Baldwin): "Our first guest tonight, a man of wisdom and knowledge, Eddie!"

Eddie: (Looking bewildered) "Uh... Thanks, Don. Happy to be... here?"

Trump (Baldwin): "Eddie, tell the people about our latest venture."

Eddie: (Hesitates) "You mean... the crayons?"

Trump (Baldwin): "The MAGA crayons, Eddie! The ones that let you draw your own reality!"

Eddie: (Nervously) "Right... Um, with these crayons, folks, you can... change the world?"

Trump (Baldwin): (Beaming) "Exactly! No more fake news! Draw your own stories!"

Audience: (Cheering)

Trump (Baldwin): "Now, for a special segment. Tweets of the week!" (Takes out a piece of paper) "Ahem. 'Just had the most tremendous steak in Shawshank. Best ever!'"

Eddie: (Whispering) "That was gruel, Don."

Trump (Baldwin): (Ignoring Eddie) "And another one: 'Huge rally in Cell Block C. Tremendous crowd!'"

Eddie: "That was lunchtime..."

Trump (Baldwin): "Moving on! Our musical guest, the Shawshank Shakers!" (No music plays, just the sound of distant clanging)

Suddenly, the studio starts to shake, and the illusion starts to crack. The lavish set fades, replaced by cold, gray walls. The audience becomes rows of empty beds, the TV crew transforms into prison guards.

Guard: "Lights out, Trump!"

Eddie: (Sighing) "Every night..."

Trump (Baldwin): (Holding his crayon, looking around the prison cell) "They loved me, Eddie. Did you see that crowd?"

Eddie: "Goodnight, Don."

End.

Yeah, 1.63% is really not a lot at all (according to the Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2023). Tbh from a pure business point of view I'm surprised any of the bigger developers bother at all.

Ads are what Google makes money with. That's their core business. I would argue most of what they offer is just a different way of either delivering you ads or farming your data for...ads.

Can we turn Africa, the entire continent, into one mega city? And then the rest of the planet gets to relax.

We could call it mega city one!

Or on Android check out adguard, blocks ads systemwide. That includes in app ads. I couldn't live without it anymore.
I can't remember what the free version is missing but I bought a lifetime license and it was well worth it.

These are just AI ramblings. But for the sake of the argument I don't think the stock market requires infinite growth per se. Shareholders could just as well be happy with the dividend payout. Say you gave your apple farmer 20 units of wood to build a fence and storage, and in return he gives you an X amount of apples per fiscal quarter.

But this is hypothetical and in the capitalist system we enjoy you are right of course.

Though I will say that we could definitely regulate more. I would always be more inclined to put my faith in a regulatory body than the powers of the free market.

I'm by no means an expert. So I asked the old CharlieGPT

This list seems pretty good to me though:

Transforming the stock market from its current state, which many perceive as being overly speculative, to a more stable and purposeful system would be challenging. However, here are some suggestions that could help mitigate its "casino-like" nature:

1. Limit High-Frequency Trading (HFT): HFT can exacerbate market volatility. Some argue it provides liquidity, while others feel it allows for manipulation. By setting limits or additional regulations on HFT, you might reduce some of the rapid, short-term fluctuations.
2. Enhance Financial Education: Educating the public about the fundamental analysis of companies, rather than speculative trading, can lead to a more informed investor base that makes decisions based on a company's intrinsic value, not short-term price movements.
3. Tax Incentives for Long-Term Holding: Offer tax benefits for long-term investments. For example, increase capital gains tax for stocks held less than a year and reduce it for those held longer. This would incentivize investors to think long-term.
4. Increase Transparency: Companies could be required to disclose more about their financial health and business operations, making it easier for investors to make informed decisions.
5. Reduce Leverage: Limit the amount of leverage retail investors can use. Excessive borrowing to buy stocks can magnify gains but also amplify losses, leading to more volatile markets.
6. Strengthen Short-Selling Regulations: While short-selling can be a useful tool for price discovery, unrestricted or manipulative shorting can destabilize markets. Strengthening regulations and increasing transparency around short positions might help.
7. Limit Derivatives or Complex Financial Products: Overly complex financial products can mask risk. By limiting or more strictly regulating these products, one might reduce systemic risks.
8. Robust Regulatory Oversight: Enhance the powers and resources of regulatory bodies to monitor market manipulations, insider trading, and other unethical practices.
9. Circuit Breakers: Strengthen and refine circuit breakers, which are mechanisms that temporarily halt trading on an exchange during significant declines for predefined periods.
10. Restrict Speculative Products for Retail Investors: Limit access to highly speculative or complex products for inexperienced retail investors.
11. Promote Stakeholder Capitalism: Shift the focus from purely shareholder returns to considering other stakeholders, such as employees, the community, and the environment. This can encourage companies to think long-term and align their strategies with broader societal benefits.
12. Enhanced Shareholder Rights: Grant shareholders more power in corporate decision-making, making it easier for them to hold company executives accountable.

Remember, the stock market serves as a crucial mechanism for companies to raise capital and for investors to grow wealth over time. Any regulations or reforms should be considered carefully to ensure they do not stifle innovation or economic growth.

I think it's a great idea in theory. Basically a form of decentralised loans. You need money to invest, you sell shares of your company to get some cash. In return the shareholders get a return if you succeed. And of course they can sell their shares if now your company is worth more. Seems alright with me tbh.

But nowadays it just seems like a fucking casino.

89kr/month for Denmark. That's 2136DKK for 2 years of continuous service. The cheapest RTX 3060 right now is 2199DKK. But guess what? I don't have a tower pc. So I would need a CPU, memory, storage, case, PSU. I won't bother putting together a system but if I search the web budget builds are set for around 800USD atm. That'd be around 5600DKK or more than 5 years of GeForce Now. Tbh I think it's not a bad deal.

Besides, as a casual gamer I keep cancelling the service when I don't need it. Right now I'm signed up because I enjoy starfield. I'll probably unsubscribe when I'm done with that. Or at least over Christmas because I know I won't have time to game.

Plus I love the flexibility of streaming to my TV, tablet, phone, laptop.

My biggest problem is that it's neither possible to pirate games nor mod them. Shadow is the solution for that but it's too expensive IMO.

I might? What's it to you?

Let's hire a private security firm to find some dirt on that son of a bitch. We'll find some fucking dirt to get him going!

Laughs in Tesla funded by unlimited oil money. "I'm doing my part suckers!"

It seems you are not cross compatible with my joke. I admit, I use an obscure back end.

Yay?

You get to convince your peers once more to use a different app.