Rob
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Rob
@robcheezesh
JRNY CRYPTO | Voyager #2269, #9058 and #9787
Katılım Mayıs 2010
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I will say this, even though I don’t get near the engagement I used to, I do love this platform. I don’t care about getting paid. I don’t care about the algorithm and penalizing me for posting something that somebody else said that I think is important for everybody to know about. I just appreciate the flow of information unrestricted and I would do it for free.
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Okay. I'm ready to talk about this.
It was the worst month of my life. Also ironically the greatest blessing god has ever given me.
Last month I was held in the Cayman Islands facing 15 years in prison.
The charge: illegal firearm importation. Here's what happened. More importantly what I learned.
Short answer: no. I haven't been smuggling guns.
In the States I legally carry a gun on me at almost all times for self defense. Part of this is ensuring I am trained.
Hence why I routinely go to the range to shoot. When I do I pack the firearm I intend to use in in a backpack.
Last month I was in a giant rush to make a private flight and didn't fully check my backpack before leaving. In it was a small firearm I missed.
It was discovered when I went through immigration.
At first I assumed I'd just be sent home.
Then my wife did some quick research. She pointed out the minimum sentence for importing a gun is 15 years. The police who showed up confirmed it.
To say I nearly pissed my pants is an understatement.
This was completely my fault. I'm an idiot. The point of this post isn't to blame or complain about anything. The laws there are fair. I'm a grown man capable of checking his bag before flying.
The point is: for three weeks on the island (on bail), I got to take a long hard look at my life.
I've built a high net worth and a company I love, with people I love working with. I have a beautiful wife who is my best friend. I do whatever I want all day every day. My parents are alive and I get to see them almost every week.
Still, despite all this, I often wake up annoyed I haven't done enough with my life. Asking myself "is this it?" In fact I'm pissed half the time, feeling I can do better.
Which is ironic. I made $20,000 a year in the military. If you'd told me then I'd achieve a 9 figure net worth and all the above, I would've assumed I'd consider my life a dream.
The twist truly hit me on the island as I watched everything I worked hard for in my life held at "gunpoint". Pun intended. Everything I worked so hard to get — poof. Didn't matter for shit.
The way the law works there are simple : if you can't prove it was an accident, the minimum is 15 years.
It became glaringly obvious. Not only was I an absolute idiot who couldn't pack his own bag. I'd also become a fool who couldn't enjoy the blessings I already had.
I'd taken all the people in my life and the success totally for granted. Blind. Blind. Blind.
Nothing like a 20-year potential sentence to make you realize: waking up with fun stuff to work on, then chilling on the couch reading with your wife at the end of the day — that's about as good as it gets.
I should be euphoric 24/7.
To go from having it all, to potentially not even having the option to piss and shit when you want — that's a wake up call if there ever was one.
Luckily, the Caymans is a fair place. I was found under exceptional circumstances during my trial. AKA the judge and the courts reviewed the case and agreed it was an accident.
I still love the island. It's probably my favorite place to vacation. Just check your luggage before you go. Ha.
My point is this: be present. Enjoy your life. One day something could happen — even by complete accident — and yoink it all away.
I have so many friends who'll read this and by all definition live a "dream life" — and yet are dissatisfied just like I was. If anything this is the default for most successful men. Not the exception.
I'm writing this to help you stop.
It took god slapping me across the face with my own ignorance to see it. It was painful and scary. Dark.
But honestly, it was the greatest blessing I've ever received. I'm writing this from my office at home, giddy as absolute fuck about my life and everything I have the option to do today.
If anything, I'm sad about how much time I wasted feeling otherwise.
Don't be ignorant and stupid like me. You might not get the blessing of a 15-year prison threat in a foreign country to wake you up.
Wake up. Appreciate what you have now.
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Bitches. Is that all we are? There’s quite a bit more complexity than that to the female form. Feminine energy is arguable the secret power of the universe, and yet here you are, driven to use the word “bitches” in reference to feminine energy. Feminine energy is mystical and magical and intuitive. But your word choice for a female was “bitches”, just so we’re clear? Why was that necessary? Hmm? 🤨
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@SawyerMerritt @RtaxiTracker In case of emergency, do these cars have a steering wheel?
In really bad weather, so they just park themselves somewhere like Waymo?
What is your best prediction on when we hit 100,000 of these on the roads?
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Tesla has just added another Unsupervised Model Y Robotaxi to its fleet in Austin, bringing the total number of Unsupervised vehicles spotted to 20.
• Austin: 16
• Houston: 2
• Dallas: 2
via @RtaxiTracker

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@pokerheadrush There are plenty of times when it doesn’t make sense to bet the river.
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@joeroganhq I’ve been using it for six months. Absolutely incredible. Game changer, and way safer than human drivers.
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@benjamincowen @ITC_Crypto I’ve always loved and respected your posts and videos. It’s really weird that haters are hating on you. It doesn’t make sense.
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👊 Welcome back to "Throwing Hands" with Assassinato 🔥♠️♦️🥊
In this hand, I was playing a low-stakes online tournament.
It was folded around to the lojack, who had been opening too much on this particular day.
He made it 3 big blinds to go.
I 3-bet from the cutoff with K♣ J♥ to 9 big blinds.
I had 68 big blinds back, and my opponent had 101.
It was folded to him, and he called.
The board came K♥ 2♣ 2♥.
It was checked to me, and I bet 6.5 big blinds into 19.5.
My opponent called.
The turn was the 3♣.
It was checked to me here.
I bet 24.5 big blinds into 32.5.
My opponent called.
The river came the 10♥, and he checked.
There were 81.5 big blinds in the middle, and I had 37 big blinds back.
What do you think I should do here?
Do you think I should check?
Do you think I should bet?
Do you think I should move all in?
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@tvanschadewijk @schlijper You can push it along by hitting the accelerator. No need to disengage FSD.
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Have to report one more FSD ‘failure’ unfortunately 😅.
I accepted @schlijper’s challenge to try to cross the intersection Haarlemmerstraat - Prinsengracht. It almost got there but we had to take over to avoid annoying the driver behind us too much. Next version I will try again.
Thomas Schlijper@schlijper
Welke Tesla rijder in Amsterdam gaat FSD testen op de kruising Haarlemmerstraat / Prinsengracht rond vijf uur ‘s middags? Film het en laat het resultaat hier zien alsjeblieft. Ben benieuwd!
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@pokerheadrush Call. Don’t want to scare off higher pockets. Raise the turn or bet 7 bb if he checks.
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👊 Welcome back to "Throwing Hands" with Assassinato 🔥 ♠️ ♦️ 🥊
In this hand, I was playing a low-stakes online tournament.
Under the gun folded, and under the gun plus one raised to 2.4 big blinds.
They had about 59 big blinds back in their stack.
It was folded around to me on the cutoff, and I called with 2♠ 2♦ from a 70 big blind stack.
Everybody else folded.
The board then came A♥ 6♦ 2♣.
The initial raiser bet 1.7 big blinds into 7.2.
What would you like to do here?
Would you like to call and slow-play, or would you like to raise?
If you do want to raise, how much do you want to raise?
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