Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[Jrjohnny]

When's the last time you saw fresh baked cookies for sale?

Don’t forget With 2 cool guys selling them, and their the best in the galaxy

 

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[Lyzmin]

My new workout mix:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WXsdApQIY4


Had to share, especially with @heavy_industry & @BizyDad in mind.
Try it one time with your next workout and imagine you're a viking haha.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Remember, walls are racist unless you're a tech billionaire funding the politicians ideologically promoting that walls are racist.

Who Gets to Use the Beach?

The wealthy have a habit of creating an unwelcome atmosphere on sandy stretches abutting their properties. The problem is that everyone is actually still invited.

www.dwell.com

Just like Bill Gates and his 4 private jets and his 14 luxury villas spread around the world, the ultimate climate-change eco-warrior for the rest of us.

This is why people hate self-righteous, hypocritical billionaires... sanctimonious rules for you and me, but not for them.

 

[ZackerySprague]

Screw that everyone should be welcomed to the beach. I still say Gates stole from Steve, but that's an debate for another time haha!

JPD donated $50million to a foundation when he sold Patron he's one of my favorite billionaires to date. He's very selfless and kind to people such great basic qualities each person that has the capability to embody and have today. I'd donate to kids whose biological parents gave up their parental rights to the foster care system. Or patients who are on Dialysis or cancer to live out their dreams before their last days.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XWwMr1jYIDE&t=1689s

 

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[OMDA]

Couple observations:

Went for a long bike ride today, and yes it was hot (over 90) in direct sun. But I noticed the majority of other people out were on e-bikes, not simple pedal powered bikes. I'm not sure what to make of it yet. Clearly people are spending 3-5k or more on those things, judging by the models I saw.

Leaving for France soon. Talking to family and they won't shut up about the riots. I was very worried at first but after looking around, I think we'll be fine. I was unprepared for the deluge of negativity about the whole thing.

 

[ZackerySprague]

Good Video is a guy who helped the car dealership niche to solve a need and sold his company called Prodigy. I reached out to him to see if he could point me in the right direction in terms of the technology stack for the newsletter aggregator. I don't want to just take though, I want to find a way to provide value. I'll find a way, let you know how it goes.

EDIT: It is my belief he has read TMF (Mayyyybeee, I could be wrong and totally okay with that ). He speaks a lot of most concepts. Great Entrepreneur to learn from it. I'd recommend watching all of his videos. Way better than Alex Hormozi IMO. We need guys like him more on YouTube.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msRE5K0X3YA&ab_channel=MichiaRohrssen

https://ir.upstart.com/news-releases/news-release-details/upstart-acquire-prodigy-software-leading-automotive-retail

 

[ZackerySprague]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkyQYBJYb6M&ab_channel=MichiaRohrssen

 

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[ZackerySprague]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXc1zzhWHTE&ab_channel=MichiaRohrssen

 

[ZackerySprague]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV-XuS-5BF0&t=2s&ab_channel=MichiaRohrssen

 

[ZackerySprague]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUHThTx1-8E&ab_channel=MichiaRohrssen

 

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[MitchC]

Nice. Generic cookies or some value skew in there?

Reminds me of a Gary Halbert story that I like.

He was teaching a class and asked everyone, okay we are all selling burgers, you can come up with 1 value skew each, and we will see who is the best.

The class start naming skews.

One guy said his will be bigger
One guy said his will taste better
Another said his will be fast
Another said his will be cheap
Another said his will be vegan

Gary said those are great but I think I will still win

I choose a hungry market.

No need to get too cute and creative, just pick a location where people want fresh cookies.

 

[monnffffiiiiiii]

Gotta love the entitlement.

 

[StrikingViper69]

Reminds me of a Gary Halbert story that I like.

He was teaching a class and asked everyone, okay we are all selling burgers, you can come up with 1 value skew each, and we will see who is the best.

The class start naming skews.

One guy said his will be bigger
One guy said his will taste better
Another said his will be fast
Another said his will be cheap
Another said his will be vegan

Gary said those are great but I think I will still win

I choose a hungry market.

No need to get too cute and creative, just pick a location where people want fresh cookies.

Nightclub after student night

 

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[Simon Angel]

I'd welcome our A.I. overlords if it meant having post-mortem covers like these:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7SQ4uf9GmA

View: https://youtu.be/T4GsmahZP1E?t=486

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Terrible news for big-pharma, especially here in the states where it is one of the few places they can legally flood the airwaves with advertisements... "Ask your doctor..."

This stuff truly can help alleviate depression, if not, cure it.

MDMA: Australia begins world-first psychedelic therapy

The drug and a key ingredient in magic mushrooms will be used nationally to treat PTSD and depression.

www.bbc.com

 

[JAJT]

This stuff truly can help alleviate depression, if not, cure it.

I strongly believe that psychedelics are going to be a big part of the future of mental health treatment.

Not only is there strong cases for depression but addiction treatment is another HUGE area of interest.

Not a lot of people know this but the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was originally used psychedelics as a foundational part of treatment because it was so influential in the founder's recovery. They ultimately pulled that part out for mainstream acceptance sake.

Older studies (that need to be revisited) showed something amazing like 40% success rates in treating addiction - which is absurdly successful in this field. Imagine how crazy it would be if we could get 40% of struggling addicts off their vices?

If we could treat anywhere close to 40% of depression and addiction cases, that's plainly societal-changing.

 

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[WillHurtDontCare]

I saw this on my facebook feed. As Kak says, think bigger:

 

[GPM]

2023-12-31

See ISO 8601 - Wikipedia

xkcd: ISO 8601

This is how I file stuff needing a date on my computer. 2023.03.05 and so forth. It makes viewing hundreds of files an absolute breeze, as they have the date I need all there and organized automatically, no messing around.

 

[biophase]

My friend just showed me this website. It's a website where you can rent your yard for dogs to play in. Given the 115 degree temp in Phoenix, yards with pools are in high demand. Price is cheap, about $15 per dog per hour.

But my friend usually goes with more than one dog, because it is for playtime. So I'm guessing they rake in around $25-$30/hr. And the best part is that it mostly occurs when the owners are at work. Their backyard is making $$ for them.

The only extra added expense I see is that you would need to clean your pool filters more often due to the dog hair.

Private park and swimming pool In...

Private park and swimming pool In Paradise Valley, Paradise Valley, Arizona - We are on a little over an acre. There are 2 sides to our yard and they are separated by a fence. One side has a...

www.sniffspot.com

 

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[Guest-5ty5s4]

what would it take for “Life in the Fastlane” by the Eagles to become the official song of the forum?

 

[perchboy]

My mom: you got only a 67% in business class!!!?

I know you like business and are running one right now so you need better business grades so you can go to business university!

And then what mom?

And then you can be an accountant!

 

[msufan]

My mom: you got only a 67% in business class!!!?

I know you like business and are running one right now so you need better business grades so you can go to business university!

And then what mom?

And then you can be an accountant!

Counterpoint: Was your 67% an example of you striving for excellence in all you do?

 

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[perchboy]

Counterpoint: Was your 67% an example of you striving for excellence in all you do?

If I tried my hardest hitting the books 6 hours a day after school it would have definitely been an 100.

But then since I’m putting so much into it I wouldn’t have time for building my business these past months, having fun, or my fitness.

So I won’t strive for excellence if it’s something I don’t care about. If I care, I will try harder than anyone else. This is not a priority at all.

 

[theag]

Counterpoint: Was your 67% an example of you striving for excellence in all you do?

 

[loop101]

I wonder if the recent story about Amazon deactivating some guys Alexa devices in his house (and deleting his Amazon account) is going to affect the big Amazon Prime sale over the next 2 days.

Who's going to buy Alexa devices when they know Amazon will shut them all off if they decide they don't like you?

 

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[amp0193]

But I noticed the majority of other people out were on e-bikes, not simple pedal powered bikes. I'm not sure what to make of it yet. Clearly people are spending 3-5k or more on those things, judging by the models I saw.

People with e-bikes ride further and more often.

They are just fun, plain and simple. And makes biking accessible to a lot more people.

Well worth the cost for how much most people use them.

 

[Private Witt]

Article on a young cookie tycoon in my town opening a store.

'He Amazes Me': 15-Year-Old Entrepreneur Opens Cookie Store In Tulsa Working Alongside His Mom

A young entrepreneur is satisfying Tulsans sweet tooth one cookie at a time and at 15-years-old, he already has 10 years of experience.

www.newson6.com

 

[Fox]

LOL, needless to say, I didn't click or read.

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Being fit makes you a terrorist tho - didn't you know?

 

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[Antifragile]

@MJ DeMarco

This is just brilliant. I think everyone on this forum needs to read this a few times and let it sink in.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1678070335608963072

View: https://twitter.com/mjdemarco/status/1678070335608963072?s=46&t=QVRWd3GUWSHaaHwdvWGZPg

 

[ZackerySprague]

Dallas and Fort Worth are for sure different in culture. I'm not use to walking down town Dallas, but I definitely feel different. Everyone is in Dress pants and Dress shirts. While I'm in the office with pants and a gray polo Lol.