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Two questions to ask yourself: 1. Why am I hearing this? 2. Why am I hearing this NOW? Try to drop your pre-existing beliefs about the topic for a moment (rich people bad, FedBots …

Canticle for Liebowitz. I was at a beach rental on vacation and it was on the shelf. Started about 7 pm and didn’t stop until I was finished, about 4 am.

I have seen this not work most of the time. Source: am a lawyer. Extreme privacy is extremely expensive and permanently lifestyle-altering. Take your strategic and tactical cues fr…

Tax lawyer here. I was in DC on a boondoggle maybe 15 years ago and had a meeting with an old-time staffer (and lawyer) for the Senate Finance Committee. Attached to the Democrat s…

Opportunity is everywhere. Talent is not.

If the amounts are small, don’t bother lending to the company. Just make a capital contribution. Loans must be interest-bearing. This makes your life as an entrepreneur more comple…

Interesting to watch propaganda/PR waves in action. Is this sudden oh-so-close-to-libel wave of stories coordinated? Or is it a viral pile-on sparked by someone, somewhere? Truly, …

Thank you.

It's worth going to https://flyertalk.com and reading the forums. These are the people who play the airline status games. Status with an airline is useful for (a) free upgrades, (b…

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Do not do create an U.S. corporation until you have a screaming business reason to do so. Reason: U.S. tax reporting requirements create high accounting costs. Your problem is not …

Hmmm. 1. How do I know you are who you say you are? (You don't identify yourself). 2. How do I know that you will do what you say you will do? (The website says says nothing). 3. H…

Thank you for the link to the YouTube video. There are some thought-provoking (and behavior-changing) ideas in those 9 minutes. My interpretation is that “strategy” as he defines i…

Echoes of Clancy. Thanks for posting this.

Imagine telling a business owner that there is no such thing as gross revenue. The price you charge your customers doesn’t matter, because what matters is net profit. This is an ef…

"Admits interfering with U.S. elections." That's one way to look at it. "Claims to have interfered with U.S. elections" is another. I'm not saying whether interference occurred or …

I looked at recall-app.com and decided not to invest time exploring it further. The reason I passed is the same reason I moved from Roam to Obsidian and will stay with Obsidian: * …

Thanks for the response. And yeah, the [[keyword]] thing is something I'd like to replicate in my knowledge base. It would make life easier for the users, and thereby increase the …

I am attempting something similar, and at the moment the tool I am using is https://docusaurus.io/ with the same set of problems to overcome. (Especially the photos problem). I hav…

> FWIW, I've never actually heard anyone complain about state taxes in California or consider moving because of them. Because you don't know where to look, or what you're seeing. S…

Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THU9zfWCUr0 (Sistine Chapel Choir).

Go run a quick 5K. Or 3K. Or brisk walk around the block. Get the blood pumping. Make a to do list of the tasks you are attempting to achieve today. Do one thing only today. When i…

https://smokedmeats.com Without a doubt you need to make a drive up 395 on the Eastern side of the Sierra Nevada. Stop in Bishop at Mahogany. Get some jerky. Hint: the habanero is …

Pop up tells me my iPhone is infected with a virus. Oh no! Flagged. Avoid this link.