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This is a gift link. The purpose of my post is to expose the intellectual fraud taking place. This is a "hit piece". It tells a story using labels in an effort to portray the peopl…

I can't access the article but it's my understanding the AI bit of SpaceX is a negative valuation (ie losing money like a gutted pig).

SCOTUS is the fly in the ointment with Constitutional Amendments. The Bill of Rights were intended to restrict government action. When there were exceptions, the wording of the Bil…

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>aggressive ignorance on HN That's rich in view of the fact you are the one who is expressing aggressive ignorance. The truth is: 1. An ETF tracking a specific passive index is leg…

It would be helpful if you could provide a source supporting your thought that an ETF following a particular index would buy stock in the new company over what you describe as an e…

Mutual funds and ETFs set forth a prospectus that is a legal document binding them by law to comply with how they operate. While an etf is free to create its own index, that is not…

I have to say it is incredibly annoying that the wealthiest man in the world is so thin skinned that every post on Hacker News that talks about him in ways he doesn't like gets fla…

If Musk's pressure had succeeded and the S&P and CRSP had changed their index rules, then the major indexes would have been legally obligated to buy SpaceX at the IPO price - or pr…

If the internet is so dangerous that it requires every adult to obtain a government ID to get online, then yes, a 10 year old (or 17 yo if that's the age you want to use) is going …

The concept is straight forward: 1. Eliminate all the false flag attempts by governments and their supporters to use "danger to children" to require government ID for every adult t…

Musk tried mightily to get S&P to change their 12 month rule to 15 days but they refused. Nasdaq, however, caved to Musk and agreed to change the rules of its Index - from a 12 mon…

There is no need for id. IMO granting children access to the internet is no different than handing a child a loaded gun with no safety. Both should be treated the same way. Make it…

When I got my motorcycle license, state training was required. The thing they drilled into our heads - over and over - is: loud bikes save lives.

In over simplified terms, the theory of insurance is to pay out in claims the same amount collected in premiums and keep the investment returns generated during the time period bet…

What I haven't seen mentioned is the identification of "providers". The days of your doctor being the 'provider' are long gone. Providers are now large corporations and, interestin…

The ongoing money being spent on advancing helmet design for American football is a ruse. Yes, helmets are important to protect skull fractures. But that is not why so much money i…

What if I use a hammer.

Wait time is pretty irrelevant when we pay the highest cost [by far] to buy the 3rd worst health outcome.

I have 7 grandchildren with the oldest being 10. My daughters are very strict about not providing their kids with devices that have internet access. The only one of the 7 who has a…

I got my first computer when I was 26. It had taken 30 days to arrive and when I got word I could pick it up, I left work an hour early, rushed to the computer store, and was into …

Every citizen should bear the same burden of paying for the cost of running a modern society. The taxes Musk pays should cause him to experience the same impact to his financial li…