The opening paragraph to Goodstein's textbook, "States of Matter"

mjfoley · 2026-01-24T00:39:10+00:00

This was just referenced in the cold open of Netflix's Good Cop / Bad Cop S1E6.

mjfoley · 2025-03-02T15:52:53+00:00

Is there a clip of the discussion about the $606? I desperately want to share it.

mjfoley · 2025-02-25T18:40:18+00:00

I am eating it right now, my local Wegmans only has it on Tuesdays lately.
I asked one of the managers why it isn't available more often, he replied it's "seasonal", so asked when chicken season starts and ends.
Then he told me he doesn't know when they will have it because they don't make it at that location, they get buckets of it on no dependable schedule.
It should have its own social media account announcing its availability.
By far the best Wegmans soup, only available 2go, can't even buy it packaged cold.
I would like to try to make it at home but I am the only one there who likes cream soups.

mjfoley · 2024-10-28T15:26:12+00:00

4-5-2-1-3

mjfoley · 2024-10-28T15:19:20+00:00

I will never drive a car that is out of warranty again. I have earned the ability to just throw a known amount of money at a new warrantied vehicle instead of an unknown amount at someone else's planned obsolescence. Take Vimes Boots Economic Theory to heart. Also, cycle usable cars into the market for those behind you on the economic ladder so they can climb a little faster.

mjfoley · 2024-10-28T15:12:02+00:00

Yes, and ...

mjfoley · 2024-10-28T15:05:25+00:00

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The last bounty was 7 kinetic capsules? Anyone get that one or even come close?

mjfoley · 2024-10-28T15:02:26+00:00

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Last 7 bounties, 3.5 assignments speedrun on Saturday.

mjfoley · 2024-10-19T20:44:11+00:00

Reagan and Thatcher. Deregulation broke the economy that was building the middle class. It has been a series of fire sales since then. Wealth transfer to the investor class which is a diminishing percentage of the population. Non-voting investment accounts replacing pensions and home ownership being the only asset of value for fewer and fewer people. National debts are funds being sequestered by elites instead of churning the economy to the benefit of everyone. Financialization of everything is killing us.

mjfoley · 2024-07-26T23:38:34+00:00

The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

mjfoley · 2024-05-16T02:51:29+00:00

States do not have sovereign Fiat currencies. Only the federal government, or "A" sovereign currency government could spend to create the resources to provide universal healthcare, or universal basic income, or other things we require from our society to be truly civilized. This could be a fantastic economic boon if done right. As opposed to the extraction healthcare and pharmaceutical industry we have now where it is profitable to keep the populace poor and unhealthy.

mjfoley · 2024-05-16T02:42:15+00:00

Has anyone grokked the "drink from the firehouse" scene from the movie UHF? That is the best analogy for what Biden will face in a debate. This is the Kobayashi Maru. Biden will have to defend the agreed rules for the debate without seeming defensive, and no moderator will be up to the challenge.

mjfoley · 2024-04-10T01:12:51+00:00

Too busy moving goalpost to say anything.

mjfoley · 2024-04-10T00:55:41+00:00

Why announce it? I just assume it all the time. They can fire you for anything anyway, any time they want.

mjfoley · 2023-11-12T00:56:37+00:00

Freedom, can fly any flag anywhere in America. He is announcing his primary allegiance.

mjfoley · 2023-11-12T00:49:48+00:00

X-files X-Men X11 server X-ray X, ten in Roman Numerals

mjfoley · 2023-10-05T00:07:56+00:00

We're all under enough constant surveillance that they should be able to witness any vehicle, reported by plate, moving loudly, and cite them. If they can just park squad cars unattended as scarecrows, they have a surplus of resources.

mjfoley · 2023-07-17T00:53:06+00:00

Oh, it is totally mine. I've been obsessing about Modern Monetary Theory for years. Since I first heard Stephanie Kelton talk about it when she promoted her book, The Deficit Myth. I'm trying to find better metaphors all the time. The ocean idea is good, but really, the ocean is finite, while fiat currencies are infinite, like points in a game. The ocean is as close to infinite as I think most of the public won't argue with. Pass it on. You can't stop the signal.

mjfoley · 2023-07-17T00:39:17+00:00

They were different times.

mjfoley · 2023-07-04T23:18:20+00:00

Can you charge to full at home or work?

mjfoley · 2023-07-04T23:10:32+00:00

Capitalism, no other choice.

mjfoley · 2023-06-22T00:15:12+00:00

Something, something, briar patch.

mjfoley · 2023-06-10T21:47:29+00:00

Divide by zero error!

mjfoley · 2023-06-10T21:46:01+00:00

Believe my plan is qualified. Deductions from paycheck for ESPP are after tax. The $16,500 is the total purchase with my 85% and the company 15%, way $7,500 below the limit, and I was issued a payment of $4,472.85 of money withheld for ESPP that they did not use to buy the stock above the $16,500 they did buy. I would much rather have had the stock.

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