I can see Schumer now, giving a forceful floor speech, his fist in the air, half-glasses on the podium, “rest assured, this matter is not concluded!” Then promptly voting yes with a promise from republicans that we’ll vote on something else later maybe.

We laugh, but it’s a power move on his part, that’s how he sees it at least. Could also be from the stimulants. Or long term damage from that tent stake. Or all of the above. What a wild timeline.

The only thing stopping me from moving from Win10 to a new rig on Linux Mint is ram prices.

It’s because a normal person would hit a few tens of millions and call it a day, retire, spend time with their family. The internal drive that creates a billionaire also prevents them from ever being happy or satisfied in any meaningful way. I think it’s similar to how a psychopath is incapable of empathy, it’s pathological.

We don’t even have a functioning media establishment. My retired parents get their ‘news’ from a mix of Facebook, Nextdoor, and what people tell them casually. My sister lives with them and aside from instagram, same thing. There’s no daily newspaper, they can’t navigate the constantly changing landscape of news apps, which billionaires own which media corp, which media corp is biased in which direction. It feels more like the beginning throws of societal collapse, old men aren’t planting trees (for which shade they won’t enjoy), they’re raping kids, bribing politicians, and building island bunkers.

Typical NYC slumlord style: “Free first months rent.”

Dunkin is literally better, unless things have changed, their policy was to always have a < 15 minute pot of coffee ready. Any longer and it starts to spoil. Freshly grinded beans and a freshly brewed is probably the single most important part of coffee, inexpensive beans can taste good.