birb_cromble
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https://www.midjourney.com/medical/blogpost
It starts by stepping into a shallow pool of golden light. You then begin to descend into the water. Your body passes through a ring of underwater sensors, each acting like a dolphin, using its echolocation.
I'm a little confused as to how Midjourney is avoiding the FDA classifying their scanner as a medical device. Are they just hoping that the feds see "spa" and don't bother to look closely? It seems like squeezing this through the general wellness exception would be a stretch.
birb_cromble
1d ago
That's my current plan. I'm getting an updated card from the bank, and I'm going to make a purchase at a point of sale system, like a gas station. Hopefully it should show up again in a month if my bank can't do it faster.
birb_cromble
2d ago
There have been debates about the value of credit cards on this site on and off for a while now. I hate them, but I recognize that we live in a society that will actively punish you for not having them. As a result, I have one card, and I use it to buy gas once a year.
Just this week, I got a notification in my banking app that my credit score has dropped by 57 points. Apparently TransUnion has decided that I just... don't have that credit card, which caused the average age of my credit to plummet. I called them to file a dispute, and they have told me in no uncertain terms that no, I do not have that credit card. They assure me that if I did have that credit card, they would know. They've told me to fuck off and talk to my bank. My bank is baffled. They're taking it up with EOscar on their side, but have no idea what's going on.
Has anyone here dealt with this? How did you end up fixing it?
birb_cromble
4d ago
Thanks. Fixed
Given the number of people here who think this place exists to pump their substack numbers, it might still exist anyway.
birb_cromble
4d ago
I have lost people who are important to me. Sometimes, I write to them. When I finish my letter, I will burn it or send it down a stream. I don't know if there's something after all of this, but if there is, I hope they see it. If there isn't, it's still important to me that I remember them and care.
birb_cromble
5d ago
Spending is $1,075.46 less than this time last year. My only known big-ticket expense that isn't a recurring one is the second half of my home repair bill, which will cost ~$2,650 and come due in about a month. I have about $1,500 in insurance reimbursements that I still need to deposit, so I think I'm on track to stay neutral for a while.
birb_cromble
5d ago
I regularly rip calluses off during long shows. I have to keep super glue in my bag.
birb_cromble
6d ago
When you get a chance like that, you don't wait for PPE - you seize it.
birb_cromble
6d ago
The best description I've heard is that SpaceX is a datacenter REIT bolted onto an AI company bolted onto a social media company bolted onto a launch business bolted onto a niche ISP.
birb_cromble
6d ago
What I am interested in is that this is a company that is building real world things, and not fake internet shit.
Having looked over the S-1, I need to respectfully disagree here. Even SpaceX itself is justifying its valuation with fake Internet shit. They position themselves as a frontier AI center. Almost their entire TAM is predicated on Grok being a fully generalizable software technology.
I have a hard time squaring this dual narrative. Are they a space company, or an AI company? Right now it seems it's whichever one will convince an investor to give them money.
birb_cromble
6d ago
Nvidia is issuing bonds, in a move not seen since 2021. Do any of you have theories on why? Ostensibly, they're swimming in revenue. To my amateur eyes, I can only think of two things that make sense:
- They're spending so much that they're actually constrained on cash flow for some expensive project that they'd like to start.
- They expect inflation to get a lot worse and want to lock in some debt before it happens.
Am I missing any other alternatives?
birb_cromble
6d ago
That's what I told myself, but believe me when I tell you that aerosolized baby oil in your eyes and lungs makes it hard to appreciate the rest of the job.
birb_cromble
7d ago
Would you believe that's not as enjoyable as you might think?
birb_cromble
7d ago
It's going to sound odd, but I don't like to play bluegrass so much as be playing it. The bass mostly functions as a rhythm instrument that occasionally leads chord transitions in case people get lost, so it's not complex. That said, the overall experience is wonderful.
I'm particularly partial to up tempo versions of ain't no grave, like this one.
Most of what I've read from him steers clear of anything sexual. I hadn't really noticed the lack until you mentioned it
birb_cromble
7d ago
You can do that, but most of my repertoire these days is bluegrass or rock, so it's not the right call for me particularly.
birb_cromble
7d ago
That's funny. "Pizza delivery" is close to the top of my list.
birb_cromble
7d ago
Bass isn't too bad if your technique is good, but it's definitely much more physically intensive than other stringed instruments. I think my DB's string tension is probably 2.5x my guitar for any given string. When you couple the tension, the high action, and the sheer physical size of it, it can feel more like a sport rather than an instrument.
birb_cromble
8d ago
Let's assume roughly as many hours as you're working now.
birb_cromble
8d ago
If you could maintain your current standard of living with any job, but you had to have a job, what would you choose to do for work?
birb_cromble
8d ago
Congratulations. Which piece?
I understand the joy. I play bass, and Bach pieces are not written for instruments that are tuned in fourths. Finally getting it feels good.
birb_cromble
8d ago
Would you say it's as much as 30% worse?
birb_cromble
8d ago
I'd look at the lockout periods for shareholders and see if you can get out right beforehand. Increasing the number of shares tends to drive the price down some.
It's likely that I'll move in the next 6-18 months.
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