Zach Invests
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Zach Invests
@PolliardZ
Invest. Joke around. Former high seas mariner. All posts represent only my opinions.



JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump says the US does not use the Strait of Hormuz and does not need it.

Sound familiar?







US coffee prices are surging at a record pace: The average price of ground roast coffee is up to a record $9.46 per pound. In February, coffee prices jumped +30.5% YoY, and have surged +127% since January 2020. Over the same period, ground beef prices have risen +73% to $6.74 per pound, near an all-time high. Furthermore, steak prices have soared +66% to a record $12.74 per pound. Overall, the "food at home" category price level is up +31% while "food away from home" is up +36% since January 2020. Food inflation remains a major issue.


Long line at the airport Starbucks this morning. After using the app and getting my coffee in less than three minutes, I approached someone in line, and told them the app would save them lots of time. She turned, smiled, and said emphatically: “Ya, but I HATE apps!”

iOS developers: How long is App Review taking for everyone these days? It is now taking longer to get our app approved than it is to build the actual features.


@turtlebear 😩😩😩😩 AI messed that part up. It’s suppose to be ruined, not gone



JUST IN: OpenAI reportedly planning major strategy shift to refocus the company around business users and “vibe coders”

I'll argue her side because I'm similar. I am not a regular at Starbucks, don't really like it. But in an airport with few options, I'll probably buy it. Here's the mental calculus: I can download yet another app I don't want, sign up for spam emails I don't want, inevitably enter all my personal info through a few screens, be prompted to set store preference probably, dig out my card and enter its details, figure out a new screen flow for ordering (probably easy, but unfamiliar) and and punch in my order, stand oddly to the side thinking I did it right but that feeling that it's new to me and maybe I didn't lingers. Am I wasting the time I could've made progress in line? Probably not, but I'll wonder. Versus, I stand in line for 20 min, say my order, tap a card and go. It sucks too but I can bail at anytime if it's taking longer and I'm not forfeiting my email to spam from a silly coffee company. That's why I'm choosing waiting in line.

Long line at the airport Starbucks this morning. After using the app and getting my coffee in less than three minutes, I approached someone in line, and told them the app would save them lots of time. She turned, smiled, and said emphatically: “Ya, but I HATE apps!”

Long line at the airport Starbucks this morning. After using the app and getting my coffee in less than three minutes, I approached someone in line, and told them the app would save them lots of time. She turned, smiled, and said emphatically: “Ya, but I HATE apps!”


Over half of Americans say health care, a weeklong vacation and a new car are unaffordable, per ABC


BREAKING: Cboe Global Markets $CBOE files proposal with the SEC to launch near 24x5 U.S. equities trading. Target launch: December 2026. The push toward round-the-clock stock trading continues to accelerate.






