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

[MTF]

Why is Elementor terrible? I’ve never found something as fast when it comes to making changes/new pages quickly.

Kadence is just faster. And whatever I want to customize or fix, even as a non-technical person, I can always figure it out quickly.

I remember Elementor as very clunky and annoying. I hated their slow drag and drop experience. There were a lot of things I had no idea how to change.

 

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[ZackerySprague]

Not a very good start for the Vision Pro.

I wouldn't wear the thing if it was $200.

Apple fans are starting to return their Vision Pros

That 14-day return window is fast approaching.

www.theverge.com

My uncle told me about this not even a week ago about how cool they were and now I see this.


Hmmmmm. Iffy.

 

[ZackerySprague]

@MJ DeMarco you're going to love this. I know you're O'Leary's biggest fan. Check out this sage advice on getting rich.

Kevin O'Leary on LinkedIn: Costs have skyrocketed since the pandemic, specifically around housing… | 116 comments

Costs have skyrocketed since the pandemic, specifically around housing, food and energy. People are getting squeezed and finding relief in credit cards. It’s a… | 116 comments on LinkedIn

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Time to pack my lunch and make iced coffee at home. Graham Stephen style haha.

The bluntness. Lol.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Can I say how much I love Costco?

It is my favorite store especially since my wife and I have to buy a ton of veggies and it makes buying them easier.

But they are also great for bigger purchases.

For example, our washer kicked the bucket 3 days ago and I went to Home Depot to buy one. After I found and bought it, Home Depot tacked on all types of fees, $50 removal $30 delivery, a 48 hour return window, a bunch of BS. By the time I left, it was $2290.

When I got home, I saw the same make/model washer at Costco for only $1899. Plus, because I am an executive member I get an additional 4% rebate on the price, and they don't tack on haul away or deliver fees, it was several hundred dollars cheaper.

Additionally, their return policy is phenomenal (not this Home Depot 48 hour BS) and they double the warranty.

Next, the machine I purchased at HD was also part of a Costco promotion if you buy two things.

No brainer!!!

So ultimately, I cancelled the Home Depot washer and got a refund.

Turned around and bought it at Costco and for an extra $40, got a new 65" 4K HDTV on top of it.

Then every year, I get about a $900 in gift certificates from Costco simply because a use the right credit card.

All because I shop at Costco for fruits and veggies and make an occasional big purchase.

 

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[KJFast]

I don’t know if Lidl exists in the USA but in the UK it is elite. 50% the cost of other supermarkets but same quality in reality.

 

[IceCreamKid]

Can I say how much I love Costco?

My favorite thing about Costco: their inventory is targeted based on the primary demographic that shops there. Must be a logistical nightmare to accomplish this at scale.

I also like supporting them because they seem to give a damn about the well-being of their employees as opposed to only caring about maximizing shareholder value.

Long live Costco and the $1.50 hot dog.

 

[Panos Daras]

a 48 hour return window

That bullshit would never fly in the EU. Consumesrs have a right of withdrawal from their purchase within 14 days of the purchase. Retailers are required to provide this information to their customers. And the best part is that failure to do this expands that right from 14 days to one year.

 

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[SDE]

Long live Costco and the $1.50 hot dog.

Jim Sinegal seems like a cool guy:





From the article:

According to an article from 2018, Jelinek threw out the idea of raising the price of the iconic combo, and drew a rather strongly worded response from Sinegal. “If you raise the [price of the] effing hot dog, I will kill you. Figure it out,” is what Jelinek recalled Sinegal saying.

 

[Beerbread]

I'm definitely opening myself on getting roasted, but I've done overemployment for 3 years and it finally happened that I lost all my jobs from back to back layoffs. In the end, a job is still a job and you're still putting faith in a system that could axe you at any given moment.

I don't regret it, I've definitely learned a lot, but I knew I couldn't keep up with it for the rest of my life. In the end, having something that you can control is the way to go.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Gee, another superhero movie flop.

Maybe Hollywood will realize there's only so many times we can watch men/women in tights dodge bullets while executing fight scenes in mid-air.

 

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[Fox]

 

[MJ DeMarco]

their inventory is targeted based on the primary demographic that shops there.

So I guess this explains the portraits of supermodel Jesus on sale?

 

[Fox]

Gee, another superhero movie flop.

Maybe Hollywood will realize there's only so many times we can watch men/women in tights dodge bullets while executing fight scenes in mid-air.

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Dune 2 looks so good...

At least someone is doing movies right.

 

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[Subsonic]

Gee, another superhero movie flop.

Maybe Hollywood will realize there's only so many times we can watch men/women in tights dodge bullets while executing fight scenes in mid-air.

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I'd argue it isn't about superhero movies being bad.

It's about THEIR superhero movies being bad. The main target group are young men/male teens. They make feminist propaganda flicks with "Strong" female Mary Sue characters that always make jokes at the cost of men.

Obviously, this will not work with a male audience. I can look past flaws of a movie like terminator, fast and furious or Infinity War because they are simple fun to watch. I can identify with the heroes and later feel cool while driving my car.

Madame Web, Batwoman, Charlies Angels, The marvels and whatever else don't appeal to me because they tell me that I am evil for being a man while also saying that all men are stupid, weak and also perverts.

 

[Andy Black]

Dune 2 looks so good...

At least someone is doing movies right.

I can't wait. Watched the first one again last week to remind myself of it. Will be going to the cinema for this with my step-son and eldest son.

 

[FullTimePreneur]

Dune 2 looks so good...

At least someone is doing movies right.

Literally just watched the first one last night in preparation for going to see the 2nd one! Would love to read the books some day.

 

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[MTF]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0_OBZZFklg


What a cool wholesome video. They didn't manage to make him go viral while shooting the video but the video of them trying to do that did go viral.

The guy's music video now has over 1 million views and he's getting more and more recognition (he recently did a freestyle with Harry Mack).

I love seeing stuff like that when people succeed through their work ethic and some (inevitable) serendipity.

 

[loop101]

I wonder why her team is leaving this tweet up.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1759342263740629487

View: https://twitter.com/NikkiHaley/status/1759342263740629487

 

[biophase]

Can I say how much I love Costco?

It is my favorite store especially since my wife and I have to buy a ton of veggies and it makes buying them easier.

But they are also great for bigger purchases.

For example, our washer kicked the bucket 3 days ago and I went to Home Depot to buy one. After I found and bought it, Home Depot tacked on all types of fees, $50 removal $30 delivery, a 48 hour return window, a bunch of BS. By the time I left, it was $2290.

When I got home, I saw the same make/model washer at Costco for only $1899. Plus, because I am an executive member I get an additional 4% rebate on the price, and they don't tack on haul away or deliver fees, it was several hundred dollars cheaper.

Additionally, their return policy is phenomenal (not this Home Depot 48 hour BS) and they double the warranty.

Next, the machine I purchased at HD was also part of a Costco promotion if you buy two things.

No brainer!!!

So ultimately, I cancelled the Home Depot washer and got a refund.

Turned around and bought it at Costco and for an extra $40, got a new 65" 4K HDTV on top of it.

Then every year, I get about a $900 in gift certificates from Costco simply because a use the right credit card.

All because I shop at Costco for fruits and veggies and make an occasional big purchase.

You will love this podcast if you haven’t heard it yet. It’s over 3 hours long but goes through its history.

There are so many insights in this podcast about business strategy.

View: https://youtu.be/9PxxtJVWRrg?si=m9ta6-5eznL7GJpQ

 

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[Parks]

You will love this podcast if you haven’t heard it yet. It’s over 3 hours long but goes through its history.

There are so many insights in this podcast about business strategy.

View: https://youtu.be/9PxxtJVWRrg?si=m9ta6-5eznL7GJpQ

I'm watching the podcast. Sam Walton's business book is pretty good too, goes into Sam's Club and their early competition.

 

[Goodfella999]

Just ordered the Bedjet V3. My friends say its life changing for a good nights sleep as ive been sweating too much at night.

 

[Wombat]

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Just ordered the Bedjet V3. My friends say its life changing for a good nights sleep as ive been sweating too much at night.

Nice. I've got a chillisleep and it's made a huge improvement to the quality of my sleep in summer.

 

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[Kak]

Dave Ramsey Advises Trump To Use Snowball Method, Pay Off Smallest Legal Judgment First

NASHVILLE, TN — During a live radio call-in this morning, financial wellness authority Dave Ramsey advised use of his patented "snowball method" to help former President Trump pay down his approximately $470 million in legal judgments.

babylonbee.com

 

[Fox]

Dave Ramsey Advises Trump To Use Snowball Method, Pay Off Smallest Legal Judgment First

NASHVILLE, TN — During a live radio call-in this morning, financial wellness authority Dave Ramsey advised use of his patented "snowball method" to help former President Trump pay down his approximately $470 million in legal judgments.

babylonbee.com

Not sure if anyone posted on this given the forum’s political rules but it’s such a crazy judgement.

Along with Elon getting ripped off on his Tesla shares goal % deal.

Any thoughts on these two cases holding up under appeals? Seems like full blown communication kangaroo court stuff.

 

[Kak]

I haven’t read them but have watched some videos on the full storyline. It seems like it gets really crazy as the story continues.

Like the guy becomes a worm and the galaxy is run by a crew of dominatrixes haha.

I’m guessing these movies will not get to that part.


Not sure if anyone posted on this given the forum’s political rules but it’s such a crazy judgement.

Along with Elon getting ripped off on his Tesla shares goal % deal.

Any thoughts on these two cases holding up under appeals? Seems like full blown communication kangaroo court stuff.

There's no telling. Everything is just political and feelings based now. There's no such thing as objectivity or uniform standards anymore.

 

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[MitchC]

It’s probably too political but I love this image, shows how truly insane the judgement was

Had no idea mar a Lago was so big

I saw an interesting story about how he acquired it too, not sure if it was posted here? I’ll look it up and post it if not, more relevant to a business forum than this

 

[Kak]

It’s probably too political but I love this image, shows how truly insane the judgement was

Had no idea mar a Lago was so big

I saw an interesting story about how he acquired it too, not sure if it was posted here? I’ll look it up and post it if not, more relevant to a business forum than this

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Yeah. It's absolutely massive. I've been to a few events there. It truly is an American palace. The architecture is unlike anything I've ever seen in my life. The property is priceless.

 

[Goodfella999]

Yeah. It's absolutely massive. I've been to a few events there. It truly is an American palace. The architecture is unlike anything I've ever seen in my life. The property is priceless.

You think the goal is to totally bankrupt Trump so he has issues with his campaign funding?

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

The most annoying thing about flying commercially...

SIT THE F*CK DOWN.

 

[eramart]

Literally just watched the first one last night in preparation for going to see the 2nd one! Would love to read the books some day.

The first book is really good, others are passable. Classics, nevertheless.