@Jack Spirko hey I just had to share this with you. I have a side gig with a company that works on improving AI models. We play around with various builds and rate them. I decided to use your January 29 item of the day post and I asked the AI to write a poem incorporating elements from your review and expressing the same sentiment and being sure to work the phrase item of the day into the poem. Here’s what it gave me: VEVOR Garden Bed The garden waits, the sun ascends, On VEVOR beds, our plan depends! Forget the lumber, rot, and strain, Jack Spirko's pick is here again! These galvanized walls, a shining sight, Make setting up pure, sheer delight. He calls it out, let trumpets play, His awesome item of the day! From VEVOR Direct, a deal so grand, The "easy button" for your land. He got one free, then bought one more, That's trust you simply can't ignore! Why choose this bed? Let Jack explain: No flimsy steel to cause you pain! Point-oh-four thick, it's built so tough, Where other beds aren't strong enough. It's painted too, looks sharp and clean, The best darn rectangle you've seen! More space to plant than ovals give, Where happy roots will thrive and live. Six reinforcing straps inside, Preventing bulge, with naught to hide. Compare to wood? There's no debate, One-forty bucks seals lumber's fate! Plus trips to Lowes, your time, your sweat, For beds that rot? No, don't you fret! For under hundred, bolts and all, Your metal garden stands up tall! In thirty minutes, tools in hand, You're building dreams across the land. It lasts 3 times, perhaps times 5, Keeps gardening hopes and goals alive! Choose one foot deep, or make it two, A working height that's good for you. Two feet keeps ducks right off the greens, (Though ample fill is what that means!) So use the link, the price goes down, The sharpest value in the town! Just ninety-nine, for 4x8x2 deep, While cheaper beds are fast asleep. Then add the code, VEV5OFF, YES! Save five percent more, feel the bless! So grab these beds, don't miss the chance, Give your spring planting swift advance! An awesome product, built with might, Get growing now, with all your light!

A close family member just got a ~40k cash payment from MTGox. Anyone have thoughts or experience with tax implications? Lives in NY State.

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Against Allowing Quantum Recovery of Bitcoin

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