Jim Vincent
@gumbotron.bsky.social
Rolling along, making headway (I hope)
How is it? I bought but I was going to wait until a long plane trip to get into it
April 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
How is it? I bought but I was going to wait until a long plane trip to get into it
Somehow my 12 year old daughter has become a huge Tom Lehrer fan out of nowhere! She actually introduced him to me, and yeah he’s a great listen.
April 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Somehow my 12 year old daughter has become a huge Tom Lehrer fan out of nowhere! She actually introduced him to me, and yeah he’s a great listen.
Oh damn, ‘97 here, we’re everywhere you want to be (and a lot of places we’re not wanted)
March 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Oh damn, ‘97 here, we’re everywhere you want to be (and a lot of places we’re not wanted)
Screeds against short sellers for sure
March 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Screeds against short sellers for sure
The memory of his first term is carrying markets right now
March 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The memory of his first term is carrying markets right now
That's not fair.... Hoover didn't cause the depression, he was only too inflexible to do anything about it!
February 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
That's not fair.... Hoover didn't cause the depression, he was only too inflexible to do anything about it!
And this is why the chance for a debt crisis is so high. When faced with all these constraints and slim margins in Congress the easiest thing to do is just put it all on the tab. The deficit guys are the ones who are going to get screwed here.
February 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
And this is why the chance for a debt crisis is so high. When faced with all these constraints and slim margins in Congress the easiest thing to do is just put it all on the tab. The deficit guys are the ones who are going to get screwed here.
I hear naked power politics targeting your opponents’ prominent supporters is in style again
February 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I hear naked power politics targeting your opponents’ prominent supporters is in style again
I miss the days when they would hand you pamphlets that described the workings of DISC
February 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I miss the days when they would hand you pamphlets that described the workings of DISC
This guy gets me….
February 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This guy gets me….
But timing matters! If something passes Congress it will be functionally impossible to reverse. Instead expect a lot of condemnation of short sellers and the like.
January 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
But timing matters! If something passes Congress it will be functionally impossible to reverse. Instead expect a lot of condemnation of short sellers and the like.
The quote is also boring! The guy has no flair at all, even in his wannabe fascism.
January 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The quote is also boring! The guy has no flair at all, even in his wannabe fascism.
All they need to do is double salaries
January 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
All they need to do is double salaries
This moment reminds me a lot of the early days of the internet. We did indeed have a dotcom bust, but of course that was hardly the end
January 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This moment reminds me a lot of the early days of the internet. We did indeed have a dotcom bust, but of course that was hardly the end
This is the way. Made easier by the astounding list of promises made during the campaign, which I hope a staffer is compiling right now.
January 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This is the way. Made easier by the astounding list of promises made during the campaign, which I hope a staffer is compiling right now.
Ooh, this is something I’ve always wondered about!
January 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ooh, this is something I’ve always wondered about!
One of my favorite things about LLMs is that they don’t snark at me for asking dumb questions (of which I have many)
January 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
One of my favorite things about LLMs is that they don’t snark at me for asking dumb questions (of which I have many)
Can’t wait to see what strange concessions we need to make to get the senator from Prince Edward Island on board with major legislation
January 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Can’t wait to see what strange concessions we need to make to get the senator from Prince Edward Island on board with major legislation
Excellent point, always something to keep in mind with per capita stats over time
January 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Excellent point, always something to keep in mind with per capita stats over time
Maybe Chinese Easter?
January 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Maybe Chinese Easter?