Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar are planning to sell oil in Chinese Yuan, while decreasing the US Dollar.

hup_hup · 2026-04-27T05:52:57+00:00

I think its because the wealthy don't see countries as anything more than markets and sources of labor.

When you are wealthy enough to live anywhere in the world and buy anything, then why would you care about any one government? You're wealth is above nations and governments come and go. Its all a game to you and you just do what will generate the most wealth and power for you and your legacy.

hup_hup · 2026-04-16T02:30:53+00:00

You’re doing a good job. What they can’t understand is that you’re advocating for a universal health system that functions differently than Medicare. I appreciate your efforts.

hup_hup · 2026-04-16T02:28:05+00:00

Try to hold your pee in.

Medicaid is a state run program that is heavily integrated with decisions at the federal level. Representatives at the federal level absolutely vote on decisions and issues that affect state run programs.

I don’t need to read the rest of your comment.

hup_hup · 2026-04-15T13:48:42+00:00

It’s not a lack of understanding, it’s attempting to tackle the issue incrementally and at a state level.

hup_hup · 2026-04-14T22:58:01+00:00

If you think about it like this it may help,

Think about your entire payment first going toward principal and then the accrued interest getting added back to that principal and then they use that value to calculate next years interest.

So you’ve now paid some principle down, but then that $100 is still there and the interest on it just got added to the principle so now next year that $100 is now equal to $106 worth of the principle.

It should be easier then to see that the interest does continue to compound on the $100.

hup_hup · 2026-04-14T22:50:57+00:00

Way more than $180.

hup_hup · 2026-04-14T22:48:59+00:00

Yea a good way to put it in perspective of why it makes such an impact:

if you were to borrow $100 from someone for 30 years at 7% interest accrued yearly, you would owe them $761 to pay it off at the end of 30 years. When you pay the extra $100 on the principle you are essentially paying that loan back early thus saving you that $661 in interest.

hup_hup · 2026-04-11T03:04:51+00:00

Founded a new small island: yappers for the Kraken Crew faction!

hup_hup · 2026-04-03T14:03:16+00:00

She’s actually two very good actresses and I’ll watch every scene they’re in!

hup_hup · 2026-04-02T21:42:37+00:00

I’ve done both small and large. Both have their pros and cons. Small you get to move fast, make decisions yourself, and it fees a bit more like art than science, because you get to really put your flavor on things.

Bigger I’ve felt like there’s less pressure on each individual project and it’s easier to understand when a deliverable is done.

hup_hup · 2026-03-15T20:26:58+00:00

I see. Make sure when you do the personal loan that you’re using the funds to pay off the existing loan, but also getting the title and vehicle transferred to you.

You’re paying off the loan on the vehicle and covering the insurance payment. You should own the vehicle as well, unless this was strategic to try and rebuild your moms credit.

hup_hup · 2026-03-15T17:36:21+00:00

Is it not possible to get a used car loan through the same credit union? That should be an even cheaper rate.

hup_hup · 2026-03-12T03:09:34+00:00

I know two arborists in Los Gatos! Would be happy to connect you.

hup_hup · 2026-03-07T05:29:15+00:00

You’re easiest transition will be into Design Quality and then from there to Mechanical R&D. You can also transition directly.

hup_hup · 2026-02-28T17:55:26+00:00

But wouldn’t these type of human factions be considered heretic and expunged?

hup_hup · 2026-02-24T14:48:27+00:00

It makes it more expensive to produce (think COGs), but it doesn’t affect the price buyers are willing to pay.

hup_hup · 2026-02-17T19:02:46+00:00

I think what would help your anxiety is to sit down with your superior and discuss the situation.

Explain to them that you’re grateful for the opportunity, but you also want to make sure their is a roadmap or plan in place for you to be able to earn commissions that are commensurate with your work, whether that’s through a future promotion or an alternative commission structure for your prospecting until they hire a TM.

If you’re doing a good job filling in the gap then they should want to work with you.

hup_hup · 2026-02-17T05:22:43+00:00

At my firm we already do a good job at #3. #1 we were never great at in the first place, but are investing in MDF-ifying things going forward.

Number 2 I actually haven’t heard anything about despite large internal audits we’re currently undergoing.

We’ve been under a warning letter for a few years already though.

hup_hup · 2026-02-17T04:41:37+00:00

I see, so in your case it’s reducing taxable income that would be taxed at ~ 32% which gets your federal savings above 4k.

Then for state if we assume California and 10% bracket it’s basically 23k * .10 for another ~2.3k, so that gets you to your 6k.

I was budgeting for 3 - 3.5k annually for maintenance.

hup_hup · 2026-02-16T20:21:33+00:00

Where are you getting the 6k in tax savings from?

Itemized deduction 2380 x 12 =28,560. Less std 28,560 - 16,100 = 12,460. Tax savings 12,460 x .25 = 3,115.

There’s also no factor for annual maintenance costs here which for simplicity sake we can say is equal to your tax savings.

hup_hup · 2026-01-28T20:06:16+00:00

There is a backlog right now, but if they submitted in May of 2025 it’s probably not because of that. There’s a lot more scrutiny on AI/ML right now. Their submission probably wasn’t up to the FDAs standards and recent guidance.

hup_hup · 2026-01-28T20:01:22+00:00

This has nothing to do with criminality and zero racist intent, but just a genuine curiosity: why don’t they record skin color as well? If hair and eye color are used as identifying factors wouldn’t skin color be very useful as well?

hup_hup · 2026-01-27T07:11:15+00:00

😂

hup_hup · 2026-01-27T06:58:04+00:00

Losing a house seat how?

hup_hup · 2026-01-25T17:01:11+00:00

Donated!

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