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@YIMBYLAND There is some scamming gas stations in downtown Houston. The gas there will be $3.90, when gas down the road was at $2.50.
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@dddaveee @JomboyMedia @TalkinBaseball_ honestly, there's going to be some inconsistency as to how the rule is applied from ump to ump
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@JomboyMedia @TalkinBaseball_ Then why was Alvarez allowed to challenge here?
SNY@SNYtv
Francisco Alvarez wins an ABS challenge to overturn a called strike three to ball four
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Another wrinkle within the new Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System is that players must challenge before making any other movements
This would have been ball four to Cavan Biggio, but he flipped his bat before tapping his head
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Tough to watch.
One thing I notice is the Runway Entrance Lights (REL) are illuminated when the truck starts moving. I did a post on RELs earlier. If the lights are on, you’re not supposed to move, even if you have clearance.
They turn off before the jet crosses the taxiway. This is by design. I don’t know the exact logic there, but at SFO the Takeoff Hold Lights (THL) – which are part of the same Runway Status Light system – turn off before a jet landing or departing on a crossing runway has actually crossed your runway. You can get cleared for takeoff slightly before the jet has crossed your runway…which is fine, there is no risk you’ll hit them, as they are on the landing roll moving quickly & will be across your runway long before you get there.
In any event, the red lights are going to play a part here & investigators will have questions. To see them, look in the middle of the runway early in the segment. Watch it a few times & you’ll notice there is a line of them extending across the runway.
aircraftmaintenancengineer@airmainengineer
🚨Chilling surveillance footage has emerged showing the moment Air Canada Flight AC8646 collided with a Port Authority fire truck on the runway at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) last night. Authorities have confirmed that both pilots were killed in the crash. Dozens of passengers, along with the two fire truck occupants, were injured and transported to nearby hospitals. The airport remains closed as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) begins its investigation into the deadly incident. Incident Summary • Flight: Air Canada Express AC8646 (operated by Jazz Aviation) from Montreal • Casualties: Captain and First Officer died; 40+ others hurt • Cause: Preliminary information and ATC audio indicate the fire truck was responding to a separate “odor” emergency involving a United Airlines flight and had been cleared to cross the runway, leading to the collision
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@JSmithSEA It means whoever is on the taxiway should not enter the runway.
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@sanchezcastejon Dirty Sanchez is ‘demanding’ the opening of the Strait. I demand world peace.
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The Government of Spain demands the opening of Hormuz and the preservation of all the energy sites of the Middle East.
We stand at a global tipping point. Further escalation could trigger a long-term energy crisis for all humanity.
The world should not pay the consequences of this war.
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@buccocapital @TheStalwart Used watch shopping - AI really helps research and searching various vetted resellers
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Here’s a very simple example: All Clad has four lines of pans, D3, D5, Copper core and graphite. Figuring out what the hell is going on here would take forever in another lifetime. This prompt basically answered all my questions with a couple follow ups
“I’d like to better understand the difference between the all clad cookware lines. I don’t really care about price. Help me think through and understand the pros and cons to copper core vs graphite vs their other options. What tradeoffs should I consider? How much do these materials impact performance and usage? Can a home cook even tell or is this ultimately just marketing? Please supplement your insights with real consumer feedback and be mindful of integrating paid advertising which is worthless to me”
Plenty of other examples but that’s a concrete one where I was like “oh this is just so much easier to understand than it was beforehand”
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One of the most positive changes from AI: I feel more informed as a consumer than I ever have
Shopping is SO much better. The best products are easier to find, and marketing is easier to debunk
I think AI will ultimately force more companies to compete on product quality
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@nhoodpublicist Drinks are not $17 at most bars and saying so reveals you don’t leave your house.
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Just lower the prices of cocktails and the problem will be solved. $17 for one drink is absurd if when I can buy a bottle and the things needed to make it at home for $40 bucks and it equal like 10-15 of them
NBC Bay Area@nbcbayarea
The growing number of Americans choosing to abstain from alcohol has bars and restaurants scrambling to rethink their menus and other offerings. nbcbay.com/utUiyl4
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@CyberSecurity__ @GayBearRes You think trump, who is already concerned about gas prices would bomb all their oil fields?
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@GayBearRes Re-arm Iran? 😂
Bomb all the oil and gas fields?
I don't think this is a credible report (yet). Maybe this is the GCC getting a start on negotiations?
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Sorry if I’m being dense, but what does Trump do if they just refuse to pay?
Sharmine Narwani@snarwani
HUGE: The US is demanding trillions in "war ransom" from its Persian Gulf Arab allies. Trump demands the GCC cough up $5 trillion for him to continue the war on Iran, and $2.5 trillion if they want him to stop. thecradle.co/articles-id/36…
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@YIMBYLAND I’m from Texas and own some oil well royalties, so I get it. The majority of Texans (especially the poorest) are not benefitting from elevated oil prices and all of them have to drive from 30+ miles away to their jobs
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@JSmithSEA Oh bud, you have no idea how good this is for Texas
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@the_transit_guy I don’t think it’s housing that caused this, but do keep shouting about things Hayden
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Who would have guessed building no housing would push out an industry your city is literally known for?
Daniel Miller@DanielNMiller
Audible gasps from the crowd at Sen. Adam Schiff’s Hollywood hearing when he says that from 2022 to 2024 L.A. County lost 42,000 motion picture industry jobs.
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@JustBully114729 @PNWConservative You’ll pay capital gains (less $250k exclusion) and an excise tax to the city of seattle
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@PNWConservative If I earn $95K a year and sell my house in Seattle for $950,000...will that sale be considered income in the eyes of the State?
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See the NEXT TAX in Washington?
With the “wealthy” leaving…. Who will pay this tax?
The leftovers. The Middle Class.
It never stops with the evil villains of yesterday because you’ll be the evil villain of tomorrow.
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@Codie_Sanchez Honest question: How does SF lead in AI if both Google and Tesla are in Austin?
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Why I’d live in Austin over SF any day:
- Cost of living: 30-50% lower than SF, NY, LA
- State income tax: 0%
- A household earning $200k keeps $15-20k more per year in Texas
- Oracle, Tesla, Apple, Google all moved or expanded here
SF still leads in AI.
But if you want to buy something, own something, and build wealth without giving it back to Uncle Sam… Austin is the most rational financial decision on the map right now. *Also fewer socialists so that’s a win.
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@Sacredfire100 @drantbradley Dying laughing at the thought of a sensible lawyer checking their work with grok
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@drantbradley AI is not ruining careers! Any sensible lawyer checks AI's work through Lexis or GROK. Or prompts the AI by adding no hallucinations and showing your source. She's just an idiot.
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@PLT_cheater @nihalmehta @EniacVC @TechNYC They *do* pay taxes, the biggest
Lie ever sold to the American people is that rich people don’t pay taxes. I paid over $100k in taxes last year and I’m not a millionaire. Eventually you guys will run out of others people money and need some of your skin in the game
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@JSmithSEA @nihalmehta @EniacVC @TechNYC see but the outrage is about them needing to pay taxes so if they are told they don't have to pay taxes then nothing is won! no more gov handouts for free business growth acceleration!
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New York is about to make a massive mistake. The NY State Senate is advancing a proposal to decouple from federal QSBS (Section 1202) — the tax provision that lets startup founders exclude gains on qualifying exits. If this passes, founders would owe 10-13% in combined state and city tax on exits that are tax-free at the federal level and in nearly every other major tech state. Even worse: it's retroactive to January 1, 2025. This comes right as the federal government just expanded QSBS benefits and New Jersey moved to full conformity. New York wants to go in the opposite direction.
As a seed investor in NYC who has backed hundreds of companies, I can tell you: founders are mobile. If New York becomes one of the most punitive states for startup exits, the best founders will simply build somewhere else — and the jobs, tax revenue, and innovation will follow. NYC has built something special over the last two decades. This proposal puts it all at risk for a short-sighted revenue grab.
If you're a founder, investor, or anyone who cares about the NYC tech ecosystem — please sign the TechNYC open letter before Monday below 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
Keep building, NYC 🗽
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@BuenoForMiami The airlines didn’t change the policies individually, it’s an FAA policy
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@kbo_coyote No, which is why every airline installed reinforced cockpit doors and changed their policies about the door during flight.
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The crux of the argument is;
Why should tax payers, many whom don’t fly themselves, be responsible for those who do?
In my opinion, airlines should be responsible for their own security. Americans shouldn’t have to work to pay for the flying privileges of others. That’s just wrong.
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@PLT_cheater @nihalmehta @EniacVC @TechNYC Considering they pay all the taxes and the governor is begging them to come back , id say they’re starting to
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@I9aVicI_7a5 @TheSalonDon @garybasin What do you think happens to the region if they start using nukes
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@TheSalonDon @garybasin I mean you said besides nukes… to be fair he did say bulldozed…
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I’m shocked how oblivious people are
We have no way to open the strait. Iran will keep it closed for months
Gas is going over $8.00
SFO to LAX over $2,000 rt
Anything that goes on a truck will increase exponentially and inflation will be 50%+
That’s the upside case
If Iran is smart they demand all oil is priced in Yuan from now on
Petrodollar countries have no choice but to agree or keep getting bombed by Iran
US loses reserve currency
Now suddenly our debt means something
We can’t just print money anymore
Either taxes go to 80% or we have to seriously cut the government
We’ve never cut the government
All major industries and rich people leave
Economic downward spiral and likely World War 3 with China/Russia/Iran
Tanning Salon Don@TheSalonDon
The “Petrodollar” is a system enforced by the US military that makes oil priced in USD That means every country needs to exchange to USD and have USD reserves to buy oil Which allows the US to print trillions with minimal inflation If that is challenged. Your middle class life is over
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