The perversity of nature …

We are not going to make it. —— mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would "require all New York elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals." 🤪 ——

BuzzFeed

People Online Are Crying Laughing That MAGA Didn't Get This Joke

Oh lordy.

I think this has spread to many parts of the world. Mostly Democratic parts.

Weird…

Give me a proper terminal and I will buy an iPad Pro yesterday. Although a Mac Pro Air w/ touch screen that flips or disconnects to be laptop or tablet like with cellular connectivity might also work.

The Verge

The iPad Pro at 10: a decade of unrealized potential

Apple seems to finally know what its largest and most impressive tablet really is. Time to build it.

In today’s world of information overload; being enlightened is not the problem. Many obtain the knowledge of the enlightened. Unfortunately the unenlightened path is still successful in many use cases. Thus still traveled by many as the best choice possible, making it appealing to those that should know better but desire a more gentle and well worn path. Look around! If the past confirms that we can do better; why do we continue to double down on the current bad ideas? Because betting against established success is extremely dangerous, difficult and risky unless the new bet can be proven to be the new sure thing. Then it is the new best bet.

Unpopular opinion: Both the communists and capitalist are completely and 100% correct at being wrong about the other’s usefulness.

People early in life are voracious for knowledge, question everything, but unfortunately accept the most simple answers as the absolute truth. Those in the midlife are too busy making it happen to question anything. The unfortunate thing here is, they are doing so at full force with the an incomplete picture. Finally, those in the third act of life begin completing the puzzle where before the picture only consisted of a the border pieces, now much of the picture is clear but the energy required to share the details to those that have the energy required to do something is far more than most can comprehend let alone muster. Especially when they can’t be bothered by something so trivial.

An optimist believes we live in the best world possible; a pessimist fears this is true.

Socialism is the worker’s party. Successful capitalists take from their workers. Successful socialists take from Successful capitalists. Successful socialists give to the unsuccessful workers unsuccessful workers are a parasite on successful workers twice removed when political “leaders” get involved. Honest question for the thinkers out there: *If even an unsuccessful worker is partly productive, who are the real parasites?*

“My iPad Pro Is More Laptop-Like Than Ever, Except for One Very Important Thing” Give me a “real” command line and I’ll switch yesterday.

PCMAG

My iPad Pro Would Be a Better Laptop Replacement If Apple Fixed This One Problem

Apple's iPadOS 26 turns my iPad Pro into a multitasking productivity powerhouse that rivals laptops. If only I could find a keyboard case that...

“What this Fed rate cut means for your credit card, mortgage, auto loan, student debt and savings account” Let me give you the TL;DR: credit card - banks will profit mortgage - banks will profit auto loan - banks will profit student debt - banks will profit savings account - banks will profit

CNBC

What this Fed rate cut means for your credit card, mortgage, auto loan, student debt and savings account

Here’s a look at all of the ways the Fed decision could affect your finances.

Make the government shut down be a turning point for local people caring for their own instead of “big government” failing to help at twice the cost.

FOX 10 Phoenix

Phoenix thrift shop transforms into pantry to help families losing SNAP

With SNAP benefits set to expire Nov. 1, a Phoenix thrift shop is transforming into a free pantry stocked with necessities. This effort, driven by ...

If this shutdown lasts the rest of Trump’s term, I will endorse, no demand, a third.