u/mattotodd

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mattotodd

just to be clear, no one is locked out. they do not check party affiliation for primaries. anyone can vote, you just cant vote in both republican and democratic primaries, need to pick one.

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Bill Gates Sr was not Shultz's lawyer, someone recommended he talk to Bill Gates Sr and Gates Sr went to the investor and told him to stand down.

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i wasn't being disingenuous, i was being pedantic.

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does their income statement show an 80b net loss?

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WSJ says 80b

"In a new draft prospectus viewed by the Journal, the AI giant disclosed an $80.7 billion net loss for the first half of 2026" https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-revenue-growth-ipo-accaf0f1

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i cant find anything that says he ever said it was 95%. His final prediction was: 71.4% for Clinton and 28.6% for Trump.

he also said: "If you are watching a football game and your team is up by a touchdown heading into the 4th quarter, they are statistically highly likely to win (75% of the time). However, teams that are down by a single touchdown come back and win the game all the time"

and he used the touchdown metaphor before the electrion, not after

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he's had 14 surgeries during his career including the fused discs

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"seems pretty reasonable assuming future growth and expansion plus inflation"

when people use the term TAM, it means whats addressable right now, not in a future hypothetical

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dont overthink it. just need to participate and be there for your partner and kid, everything else falls into place

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he says "Sure. Yes. Absolutely"

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demo was in January 2007 and it didnt go on sale til June, but to your point it wasn't fluff, it was a prototype phone that wasnt 100% ready yet

elons demos are smoke and mirrors that may never see the light of day

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to be fair to Zacharia, KK does not have a JD

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i see the stuff from my card immediately

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i dont think Kelly Anne was press secretary

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i think its also the way he looks. made it look so easy and graceful

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i stand corrected, i was just trying to point out its not gonna make anything come down "in record numbers"

i think the people who should care are not listening to either of us

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its 9 days of US diesel usage

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they know

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i have flown a ton, never had issues, but i had this happen once to me and its awful. Stabbing between the eyes is really what it feels like.

Only advice to people when it happens is to hold your nose, close you mouth and push air from your lungs. its counterintuitive, but it helps

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thats what happens when you need to settle rape lawsuits

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he looks like hes not swinging that hard, how does he carry so far?

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when you are young you are thinking "is this my last chance", but you have to wonder if at 39 those thoughts creep into your head

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greatest philanthropist? is that why his foundation was shut down for illegal conduct, misuse of funds, and self-dealing?

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they dont take a competitive slot though

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