Random conversations

[Matt]

@Chap said in Random conversations:

time in the market beats timing the market

All it takes is a few dead astronauts and you’re broke.

[anodyne]

Shit, having Apple stock makes me feel dirty these days ... fuck if I want anything to do with Tesla/SpaceX. I guess Elon's raid of my retirement has been delayed though ...
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/sp-global-keeps-fast-entry-proposal-unchanged-spacex-listing-looms-2026-06-04/

[Jord]

@Brian Iron Heart to the moon

[Matt]

Corporations touch everything on the planet. Thinking that governments are in “control” is naive. We’re beholden to them and going off grid just isn’t a feasible option for most. As @kasi will most assuredly tell you… it’s all about the Benjamin's.

[Matt]

At least I hope the child who made my iPhone was a dickhead.

[Cymro]

@goosehd said in Random conversations:

Advice for anyone reading this: G and I were chatting one day about investments and when comparing notes, I realized we had a hole in our investment strategy. We had a rainy day fund of cash that wasn't doing anything. It was there for when/if we needed it...the question then is when and how fast do you need it.

We started putting the rainy day fund into short term GIC's that come to term in 1 year increments and invested them in quarters, so that every 3 months something is coming due and we can either reinvest or take it out for the rainy day...

That conversation is not making huge amounts of money, but it is making money. Thank you @Giles as it was a brilliant conversation.

Sorry for my ignorance, but what is a GIC?
Thanks

[goosehd]

@Cymro taken from the internet:

A Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC) is a secure, low-risk Canadian investment that guarantees both your initial principal and a set rate of interest over a specific term. It is a highly popular choice for parking money safely, as it is often protected by deposit insurance.

[Cymro]

@goosehd thank you.

[Go For Chill]

@Matt said in Random conversations:

At least I hope the child who made my iPhone was a dickhead.

One of the best quotes around child labor I’ve ever heard in my life

[Chap]

Anthropic has warned about the "risks of humans losing control over AI systems" and has called for a coordinated plan to slow down or temporarily halt AI development.

Sarah Connor has warned as all years ago…

[anodyne]

Anthropic might be the least worst at the moment, but they are really milking the IPO cow these days https://www.anthropic.com/institute/recursive-self-improvement?isMobileApp=true

[goosehd]

@Chap have you been sent back from the future like that other famous Austrian to stop this from happening?

[Chap]

@goosehd said in Random conversations:

@Chap have you been sent back from the future like that other famous Austrian to stop this from happening?

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Chap if one doesn't do it, another will.

*NOT made using Ai....just my shitty copy pasta.

[Matt]

I saw the trailer for the new Jackass and their new member is a robot. That thing is going to fuck those guys up.

[northsouthdenimguy]

@Matt

Injuries

Dave England ruptured a tendon in his right middle finger after trying to dig a coin out of new cast member Zach Holmes' #nus.[24]

Sounds amazing…

[Tago Mago]

@northsouthdenimguy there’s a sewage plant in Mianus, and it stinks

[Matt]

@northsouthdenimguy I can’t wait.

[Matt]

Apparently the robot gives Steve-o a rectal exam.

[Matt]