As a reply to my comment, I'm gonna be notified, so I read it.

Alas, I understand CMB, fortunately I don't operate on and amateur band that would possibly be affected by CMB interference, which is minimal by any measure.

But I'll read up on how CMB is employed as a reference.

That doesn't make as much sense as other concepts, but hey, physics didn't always make sense...

Nope. they store that tape in a climate-controlled environment...

And that makes sense to me. Relative to things nearby. Fine.

We get these reports with phrases such as "rocketing through space".

Um, relativity teaches me that it is relative, whatever it is. So, rocketing through space relative to what, us? And the Solar System is also rocketing through space, relative to what?

I'm guessing there is some reference point the experts have declared to be THE reference... And like that, the experts just make it up, in this case for convenience...

Or not. Comments?

Because Altman already has Nadella by the short ones.

Microsoft has market cap of something like 3.5T

Microsoft got talked into something like a 30% stake in OpenAI that is worth about 140B.

All and all something in the area of 3-4% of Microsoft's value is the belief OpenAI is worth what its valued at and continues to be invest-able. If OpenAI were to implode, it will show up on Microsoft's balance sheet enough the board might actually start looking for a new CEO..

tariffs are more limited hands off form of taxation than the alternatives.

if you don't want to pay them; buy something domestic or just hold onto your money. Compare that income or property taxes...

The limited hands off government I think we ought to have would eliminate income and property taxes and implement a national sales tax. The America first government I think we ought to have would enact strong tariffs to ensure domestic industry is protected and domestic alternative goods and products are preferred, but leave you free to import French wine and Chinese e-waste if you really really want to and are willing to pay the taxes..

The fact there can be a 40% decline in an entire category and you don't see it on the streets, in the form of empty shelves, shuttered websites etc suggests to me that a lot of economists when the considered tariff impacts wild underestimated the gamification of shopping.

There are ton of people out there that just scroll and a click buy on things they don't need and if they thought about it for more than moment would realize they don't actually really want - they're just bored...They solve that by frequently ordering momentarily interesting crap for $30 because "its cheap."

I don't personally nor do I know anyone who says they miss TEMU or missing the extra few pages of junk to scroll thru first on Amazon one little bit.

I imagine the people who do, still having their needs for the instant gratification of opening a package, any package are met with trash from Dollar General

I think you underestimate how far the country has moved and how quickly. You underestimate the degree to which sexism is a thing of the past and you underestimate how accustomed to a total lack of professionalism in governance we BOTH the first Trump administration and the following Biden Clown show complete with its klepto-cross-dressers had made us.

In 2014 people did care about that stuff. In 2024, buffoonery from candidates and cabinet members is normalized. Heck look at Fetterman in one Senate term I honestly thing most of the country has gone from how did Pennsylvania elect that slob to, dang he is one few actually serious people around!

Norms and expectations are shifting very rapidly.

And all this time I thought the point was you were trying to prove how clever you were, how stupid I am, how I don't get it, and how you are just superior. Which of course you don't think I get because I don't believe you. Why would I? Why would you believe me if I said the same things to you? We all think we're right. And in the end it's all a big whoosh.

And I live rent free in your head. Honestly, is that all there is for you?

Being one of many does not make you less guilty.

If you're selling (or just giving away) copyrighted content, they will seize your domain, and then go about trying to sue or arrest you.

So it's just who did you offend. You and me, getting malware because we tried an old site? Feh, as if they care. Sports league, yeah, we gonna hunt you. Movie studio, cut your Internet access off, suer you for billions, can we put you in jail?

It's just who you offend. And it's not just about the Internet...

Actually, it's domain registrars who 'park' domains and sell the access to scum.