The first and only time I was in Austin was when Apple Computer was my client in the early 90s. It was after Jobs had been fired and the Newton was launched. But they already had a sizeable presence there. One thing that came of it (Apple’s presence, not my trip) was Apple crushed an initiative that was going to outlaw the provision of ‘partner’ benefits (ie spousal-type benefits for same sex couples back when gay marriage was illegal). It was about to pass and Apple told the governor and legislative leaders that it would shut down its Texas facilities if it became law. “And the rain came down”, as they say.

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Maybe. VCs are still going to want to exit at some point.

A Spy Among Friends, docu-drama about Kim Philby's defection. Quite well done. I love spy stuff.

@bachophile said in Pennsylvania as the beacon of virtue (on Pr0nhub): figures minnesota nice would be mutual orgasm It just means more Minnesota wives are viewing porn hub.

No matter, he's still the mayor. For now. I don't foresee a second term.

The whole industry seems weirdly closed off, but what you said makes lots of sense. I am not a wine connoisseur, but if a consumer can find a place that can sell it for affordable prices, while still making huge margin, and having a simple but quality list, that certainly would be attractive to me.

on the move side, there is a way for me to extricate myself from all things California, so as to not have to continue to pay state taxes there for the rest of my life though I am living in Italy. California is known as a "sticky" state, and there are certain things one must show as proof that you have moved out of California into another state. The whole living in Italy does not meet this requirement. So, since I have friends and family in the state right next door, Nevada, where there is no state tax, I have already gained permission from one of these friends, to use his address as my new home address in the states. I also need to drive over there and apply for a Nevada drivers license. I need to register to vote in the state of nevada. I need to open up a local bank account with a local bank there. I need to take myself off of all things associated with california. If I can accomplish all this in my short time span here, I can permanently avoid state taxes for life. And all of this is legal and on the up and up. Renting out my home here in California actually helps bolster their belief I have moved away as I now have no home I can return to in California while it;s being rented out. Of course California will still tax my income from this rental but that can be offset greatly with write offs.

You can all @mik lazy, I call him efficient and medium smart.

I wonder if Pretti's family will also file a wrongful death suit, too.

@jon-nyc said in Sports Betting vs. Predicting Market: Wow. Trump puts together a new CFTC advisory committee that includes traditional exchanges and depositories, brokers, crypto platforms, prediction markets, and even sports books. And one well connected VC firm. No IRL casinos, seems to be an oversight. https://x.com/breccastoll/status/2022044711670952299?s=46 He doesn’t need anyone from a casino, he has himself, concha know…

There’s a new middle school and elementary school being built in about 4 years. It’s in a rural area but likely surrounded by subdivisions eventually. I’d love to buy the land near it and make a billion gajillion dollars. Sadly that’s as far as I’ll go about it…posting about it on TNCR.

Bordello Edit: Den of iniquity

I guess not really a meme, but a Ukranian skeleton athlete was disqualified before starting because he wanted to wear a helmet that showed Ukranian athletes who were killed in the invasion by Russia. I understand the Olympics in this area. I do think that they have to have rules about what would be allowed on a uniform. [image: AFP__20260209__96NA8UL__v4__HighRes__TopshotSkeletonOly2026MilanoCortinaTraining-2048x1366.jpg?x29715]

In mother Russia, videos post you!

https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/1952/ax-s-lame-movie-recos-and-cool-yt-picks

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Exactly.