your.brilliant.friend
@artisny.bsky.social
stubborn member of team Humanity with an interdisciplinary mind and zero fears left to give about using it.
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One big reason I now post so much about 💵 is that a lot of people in our society are primarily motivated by money (like it or not). And many of these people mistakenly believe their money will insulate them from what’s happening in our country (which of course it does not).
lol
Rage rooms: demand is surging – and 90% of customers are women
Rage rooms: demand is surging – and 90% of customers are women
Venues designed for people to smash things up safely are seeing an enormous rise in bookings. But why? And what explains the pronounced gender gap?
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
lol
Open inquiry for Google: Are you using Gmail content to research or develop agentic AI?
I ask because AI Agents seem to be all the rage, based on what I'm reading in both Tech and Finance media.
I ask because AI Agents seem to be all the rage, based on what I'm reading in both Tech and Finance media.
November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Open inquiry for Google: Are you using Gmail content to research or develop agentic AI?
I ask because AI Agents seem to be all the rage, based on what I'm reading in both Tech and Finance media.
I ask because AI Agents seem to be all the rage, based on what I'm reading in both Tech and Finance media.
Hate to be that scold, but:
There are way too many prominent posters on Bluesky who engage in the same childish and irresponsible posting behavior as the opposing side.
Point scoring and 'own the libs' style dunking
Unlabeled satire or 'real-time irony tests' that morph into misinformation
sigh
There are way too many prominent posters on Bluesky who engage in the same childish and irresponsible posting behavior as the opposing side.
Point scoring and 'own the libs' style dunking
Unlabeled satire or 'real-time irony tests' that morph into misinformation
sigh
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Hate to be that scold, but:
There are way too many prominent posters on Bluesky who engage in the same childish and irresponsible posting behavior as the opposing side.
Point scoring and 'own the libs' style dunking
Unlabeled satire or 'real-time irony tests' that morph into misinformation
sigh
There are way too many prominent posters on Bluesky who engage in the same childish and irresponsible posting behavior as the opposing side.
Point scoring and 'own the libs' style dunking
Unlabeled satire or 'real-time irony tests' that morph into misinformation
sigh
(Did Michael Burry have an Apple iMac?? lol)
Screenshot of Burry's new Substack:
Screenshot of Burry's new Substack:
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
(Did Michael Burry have an Apple iMac?? lol)
Screenshot of Burry's new Substack:
Screenshot of Burry's new Substack:
Did NOT predict this as Michael Burry's ominously teased Nov. 25 drop. So I guess Burry wants to reinvent himself as a personal trading influencer?
JUST IN 🚨: Michael Burry, the man who has predicted 50 of the last 2 market crashes, has launched a Substack for $379/year
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Did NOT predict this as Michael Burry's ominously teased Nov. 25 drop. So I guess Burry wants to reinvent himself as a personal trading influencer?
"The MBS banquet was such a depraved and decadent ritual that it wouldn’t have been surprising if the Fortune 500 executives had broken out in Satanic chants as if they were characters in a wretched Dan Brown sequel to The Da Vinci Code."
(Names named in this, might want to check it out, #Finance)
(Names named in this, might want to check it out, #Finance)
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"The MBS banquet was such a depraved and decadent ritual that it wouldn’t have been surprising if the Fortune 500 executives had broken out in Satanic chants as if they were characters in a wretched Dan Brown sequel to The Da Vinci Code."
(Names named in this, might want to check it out, #Finance)
(Names named in this, might want to check it out, #Finance)
"What happens when the software that everyone’s racing to adopt becomes too risky for anyone to insure? According to reporting from the Financial Times, we’re about to find out."
(Wow. And many kudos to @techcrunch.com for its reporting.)
#Finance #AI
finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-too-...
(Wow. And many kudos to @techcrunch.com for its reporting.)
#Finance #AI
finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-too-...
AI is too risky to insure, say people whose job is insuring risk
Major insurers including AIG, Great American, and WR Berkley are asking U.S. regulators for permission to exclude AI-related liabilities from corporate policies. One underwriter describes the AI model...
finance.yahoo.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"What happens when the software that everyone’s racing to adopt becomes too risky for anyone to insure? According to reporting from the Financial Times, we’re about to find out."
(Wow. And many kudos to @techcrunch.com for its reporting.)
#Finance #AI
finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-too-...
(Wow. And many kudos to @techcrunch.com for its reporting.)
#Finance #AI
finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-too-...
"We just want to help, Carol."
Whenever I hear that line in #Pluribus, it's a chilling reminder of Big Tech's tone whenever I complain about their latest intrusion, esp. w/r/t AI.
So I don't find this Google promotion for Pluribus ("What are you searching for, Carol?) at all cute or amusing.
Whenever I hear that line in #Pluribus, it's a chilling reminder of Big Tech's tone whenever I complain about their latest intrusion, esp. w/r/t AI.
So I don't find this Google promotion for Pluribus ("What are you searching for, Carol?) at all cute or amusing.
November 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"We just want to help, Carol."
Whenever I hear that line in #Pluribus, it's a chilling reminder of Big Tech's tone whenever I complain about their latest intrusion, esp. w/r/t AI.
So I don't find this Google promotion for Pluribus ("What are you searching for, Carol?) at all cute or amusing.
Whenever I hear that line in #Pluribus, it's a chilling reminder of Big Tech's tone whenever I complain about their latest intrusion, esp. w/r/t AI.
So I don't find this Google promotion for Pluribus ("What are you searching for, Carol?) at all cute or amusing.
As I warned weeks ago in an APEC 2025 thread, "Wake up, US, or the world is going to move on without you."
financialpost.com/pmn/business...
financialpost.com/pmn/business...
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
As I warned weeks ago in an APEC 2025 thread, "Wake up, US, or the world is going to move on without you."
financialpost.com/pmn/business...
financialpost.com/pmn/business...
There's a chicken-first-or-egg? problem within the US stock market (which is now also the US economy).
Are the Mag 7-10 truly propping up the market/economy?
Or: Did AI mania trigger a gold-rush frenzy in available investment dollars, creating gross stock inequality.
#Finance #EconSky
Are the Mag 7-10 truly propping up the market/economy?
Or: Did AI mania trigger a gold-rush frenzy in available investment dollars, creating gross stock inequality.
#Finance #EconSky
November 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
#AI "After years of witnessing the inner workings of AI models, Pawloski decided to no longer use generative AI products personally and tells her family to steer clear of them.
“It’s an absolute no in my house,” said Pawloski"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
“It’s an absolute no in my house,” said Pawloski"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#AI "After years of witnessing the inner workings of AI models, Pawloski decided to no longer use generative AI products personally and tells her family to steer clear of them.
“It’s an absolute no in my house,” said Pawloski"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
“It’s an absolute no in my house,” said Pawloski"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"[Ternus is] also the kind of perfectionist Apple is known for."
Read the Ternus quotes and anecdotes in this piece. Echoes of Steve Jobs the perfectionist.
$AAPL
finance.yahoo.com/news/apples-...
Read the Ternus quotes and anecdotes in this piece. Echoes of Steve Jobs the perfectionist.
$AAPL
finance.yahoo.com/news/apples-...
Apple’s presumptive future CEO, John Ternus, has a tough act to follow
Replacing Tim Cook, who has been at Apple since Steve Jobs hired him in 1998, will be a tall task.
finance.yahoo.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"[Ternus is] also the kind of perfectionist Apple is known for."
Read the Ternus quotes and anecdotes in this piece. Echoes of Steve Jobs the perfectionist.
$AAPL
finance.yahoo.com/news/apples-...
Read the Ternus quotes and anecdotes in this piece. Echoes of Steve Jobs the perfectionist.
$AAPL
finance.yahoo.com/news/apples-...
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Assessing John Ternus, most likely new CEO of Apple as early as next year.
Berkshire Hathaway has been selling its Apple stock. But I like what I see in Ternus so far.
He joined Apple in 2001 (year Steve Jobs started reinventing Apple for 21st century), rose through ranks in *product design*
1/3
Berkshire Hathaway has been selling its Apple stock. But I like what I see in Ternus so far.
He joined Apple in 2001 (year Steve Jobs started reinventing Apple for 21st century), rose through ranks in *product design*
1/3
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Assessing John Ternus, most likely new CEO of Apple as early as next year.
Berkshire Hathaway has been selling its Apple stock. But I like what I see in Ternus so far.
He joined Apple in 2001 (year Steve Jobs started reinventing Apple for 21st century), rose through ranks in *product design*
1/3
Berkshire Hathaway has been selling its Apple stock. But I like what I see in Ternus so far.
He joined Apple in 2001 (year Steve Jobs started reinventing Apple for 21st century), rose through ranks in *product design*
1/3
This is sensible advice for the young.
But for, say, Gen X? They could be retiring into a 1970s stock market (shudder). And time may run out before their portfolios recover.
"Why Your News-Watching Routine Could Be Hurting Your Retirement Plans, Experts Explain" finance.yahoo.com/news/why-new...
But for, say, Gen X? They could be retiring into a 1970s stock market (shudder). And time may run out before their portfolios recover.
"Why Your News-Watching Routine Could Be Hurting Your Retirement Plans, Experts Explain" finance.yahoo.com/news/why-new...
November 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This is sensible advice for the young.
But for, say, Gen X? They could be retiring into a 1970s stock market (shudder). And time may run out before their portfolios recover.
"Why Your News-Watching Routine Could Be Hurting Your Retirement Plans, Experts Explain" finance.yahoo.com/news/why-new...
But for, say, Gen X? They could be retiring into a 1970s stock market (shudder). And time may run out before their portfolios recover.
"Why Your News-Watching Routine Could Be Hurting Your Retirement Plans, Experts Explain" finance.yahoo.com/news/why-new...
So very impressed by Mayor Mamdani today in the Oval Office.
He appealed to the President's interests (such as real estate construction), the things they have in common (some voters). And he did it respectfully, one New Yorker to another.
Zohran seems to understand what DJT most wants (beyond $$$)
He appealed to the President's interests (such as real estate construction), the things they have in common (some voters). And he did it respectfully, one New Yorker to another.
Zohran seems to understand what DJT most wants (beyond $$$)
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
So very impressed by Mayor Mamdani today in the Oval Office.
He appealed to the President's interests (such as real estate construction), the things they have in common (some voters). And he did it respectfully, one New Yorker to another.
Zohran seems to understand what DJT most wants (beyond $$$)
He appealed to the President's interests (such as real estate construction), the things they have in common (some voters). And he did it respectfully, one New Yorker to another.
Zohran seems to understand what DJT most wants (beyond $$$)
I should have bought $GAP stock a month ago when I learned that *Zac Posen* is now EVP and leading Creative for both Gap and Old Navy.
$GAP was +8.24% today the last time I checked.
finance.yahoo.com/news/gap-ceo...
$GAP was +8.24% today the last time I checked.
finance.yahoo.com/news/gap-ceo...
November 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I should have bought $GAP stock a month ago when I learned that *Zac Posen* is now EVP and leading Creative for both Gap and Old Navy.
$GAP was +8.24% today the last time I checked.
finance.yahoo.com/news/gap-ceo...
$GAP was +8.24% today the last time I checked.
finance.yahoo.com/news/gap-ceo...
These AI companies have a serious *consent* problem. And if they continue to ignore it, they do so at their peril.
#Finance #EconSky
#Finance #EconSky
So apparently Google just started scanning your emails with its Gemini AI and if you opt out of this, you lose your (vital to me) categorization of emails as important/promo/etc. I’m kind of stunned at this. After all these years, how do I switch to a new email provider?
November 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
There are two umbrellas. One protects you from rain. Another protects you from sunshine. Ideally, somewhere out there is one umbrella that protects you from both.
But personally, I'm having a hell of a time finding *any* umbrellas in this environment. Where's my umbrella??!
But personally, I'm having a hell of a time finding *any* umbrellas in this environment. Where's my umbrella??!
JPM: “We suspect markets will reprice through the first half of next year to appreciate the rising probability of the right-side tail risk (overheating), which will emerge from continued risk-on .. and an eventual shift in the yield curve to accommodate the potential for monetary policy rate hikes.”
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
There are two umbrellas. One protects you from rain. Another protects you from sunshine. Ideally, somewhere out there is one umbrella that protects you from both.
But personally, I'm having a hell of a time finding *any* umbrellas in this environment. Where's my umbrella??!
But personally, I'm having a hell of a time finding *any* umbrellas in this environment. Where's my umbrella??!
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At least Andrew Carnegie built some nice libraries
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
At least Andrew Carnegie built some nice libraries
Don't think this is some great mystery. There are those who believe these stocks are at or near the top, and they are exiting at the first/best in-the-green prices.
finance.yahoo.com/news/traders...
finance.yahoo.com/news/traders...
Traders Search for Clues Behind Biggest S&P Reversal Since April
While there was no obvious catalyst to blame for a plunge of almost 5% in the Nasdaq-100 Index from its high of the day, theories for the selloff were piling up. The losses looked set to extend Frida...
finance.yahoo.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Don't think this is some great mystery. There are those who believe these stocks are at or near the top, and they are exiting at the first/best in-the-green prices.
finance.yahoo.com/news/traders...
finance.yahoo.com/news/traders...
jfc, Google, just how many more times am I going to have to do this??
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
jfc, Google, just how many more times am I going to have to do this??
"There's a reason they attacked Art first."
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"There's a reason they attacked Art first."
If they cut loose from OpenAI and stop building data centers not powered by renewable energy sources, more people might be inclined to believe them.
Nvidia CEO hits back at AI bubble, circular investing fears: 'We see something very different'
Nvidia CEO hits back at AI bubble, circular investing fears: 'We see something very different'
Nvidia is pushing back on AI investing fears.
yhoo.it
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If they cut loose from OpenAI and stop building data centers not powered by renewable energy sources, more people might be inclined to believe them.
Follow the money
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Follow the money