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				Qeekly Finance Thread 2026-10-31
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Ethics how? As in, AI-related, company related, leadership related?


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for November 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Reese's is top tier. York and Butterfinger are also excellent. I'd actually put Heath bars pretty near the top, but nobody tends to buy those.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Qeekly Finance Thread 2026-10-31
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


It's either world class financial engineering or a hell of a coincidence




What odds it involved Claude? Obviously not without significant human oversight, but still.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for November 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Anybody out there use a trackball? Any advice on brands, essential features, designs?


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of October 26, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


For whatever reason, Israeli ground troops don't seem capable of forcing the issue, their military doctrine is a little like the English chevauchee in the Hundred Years War. They go into Gaza and blow things up, they go into Lebanon and blow up bridges, buildings. But they don't establish a proper, stable occupation government.




They have a delicate balancing act they're constrained by: they can't entirely become an international pariah on the level of Iran or NK, and an occupation (and the stories that would come out of a Hamas-influenced Gaza in the middle of an actual occupation and pacification campaign) would be far, far more harmful to public opinion of them in the democracies that matter than a ground offensive and bombing campaign that has, ultimately, killed fewer than one person per bomb dropped.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Qeekly Finance Thread 2026-10-31
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Yes. Buying on the 30th (as long as the transaction goes through on time; I think it's a "next business day" situation) gives you the exact same payout as buying on the 1st. So you won't earn much more leaving it in a savings account or MMF up until that point, but "less than a month of interest" is still more than "zero".


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Qeekly Finance Thread 2026-10-31
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
They have to wait 3 weeks by law (at least) between filing the S1 and formally launching the IPO, don't they?


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Qeekly Finance Thread 2026-10-31
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I've found that TD's clunkiness has been greatly exaggerated. Maybe it's that I have low standards, maybe it's had significant improvements (I know that's at least true in the case of one area), but to me, it's fine.


Don't forget that you now need id.me to log in, tho.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Qeekly Finance Thread 2026-10-31
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
As mostly expected, fixed I-bond rate is rising to 1.4% as of November 1, composite rate will be 5.51% for the next six months.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for October 30, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Cafe au lait. As far as lattes and cappuccinos go, I tend to go for whatever's being offered as a seasonal special. I'm not there to give a damn about anyone who might snoot their cocks at me, I'm there to have an enjoyable caffienated beverage. I will say that a Sweater Weather is superior over a PSL, though, IMO.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of October 26, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I thought it was put out by a supporter, but he's stated the ad does not speak for him (although did not outright condemn it, or say where he differed in stance. Standard politician stuff).


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of October 26, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Or, as German general Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord put it,




I distinguish four types [of officers]. There are clever, hardworking, stupid, and lazy officers. Usually two characteristics are combined. Some are clever and hardworking; their place is the General Staff. The next ones are stupid and lazy; they make up 90 percent of every army and are suited to routine duties. Anyone who is both clever and lazy is qualified for the highest leadership duties, because he possesses the mental clarity and strength of nerve necessary for difficult decisions. One must beware of anyone who is both stupid and hardworking; he must not be entrusted with any responsibility because he will always only cause damage.




				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of October 26, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


120k/yr which is a decent entry-level or mid-level white-collar salary, depending on the specific field.




Don't forget overhead... although perhaps with corporate tax breaks it evens out back near 120k.




AI is not just doubling or tripling performance but for some workers makes them an order of magnitude more powerful than they were before




The hope I'm sure is that it's the senior folks, who are themselves worth far more than that $120k/year.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of October 26, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


I'm approaching this as someone who is trying to build a mental model of a phenomenon that is deeply foreign to me. I am fantastically in love with life and fantastically afraid of losing it




That's fascinating to me. Perhaps I need to get checked for depression, but aside from dangerous situations where instinct takes over (say, car swerved a bit in bad weather), I have no interest in life outside of what it means I can provide for my wife and family (both materially and emotionally), and can't actually remember the last time that was different.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of October 26, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Similarily, I learned at a young age that "I forgot" received much less pushback from parents & teachers than "I though this assignment was stupid and boring and so I didn't bother to do it."


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for October 23, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


I don't think BG3 crapped on earlier games.




I think that's mostly people mad about Sarevok, Viconia, a few books of in-universe smut, and the fact that somehow Palpatine Bhaal returned. Although a few chunks of that aren't Larian's fault so much as what WotC had already written.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of October 26, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


especially because the meme seems to have a rightist valence to the extent that it has any political valence at all




Very vocally disliking Harry Potter is a pasttime on the Left, so presumably any HP-related memes are therefore automatically and visibly disliked.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of October 26, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
So Rowling is hated by the Left, but herself hates Trump & the Right. I will laugh if she declares that she's not approving of "Trans Malfoy" and then everyone burns themselves down trying to figure out which side they need to be on.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Qeekly Finance Thread - 2026-10-24
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


I have employer's insurance, and it's the best deal available for me, it'd be stupid not to use it. But if I couldn't use it I would have quite shitty options indeed before me.




It's one of the big reasons why I'm not seriously looking into consulting, even if I reach a point where I'd be mostly able to retire early.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for October 23, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Reading that original quote, I'm in agreement with you on both your thoughts, and think that it reinforces my own. If she had instead said "I wish there was some sort of developer mode or cheat code accessible to the public, like (insert well-loved code here like killsw01 in BG or 'power overwhelming' in sc or even just the Konami code)", it'd have gone over better. And also focused on just being bad/not having time, rather than admitting she just wants to write non-games. Is there any other genre/media where that would happen? "The hardest part of being a Disney writer is that I'm not a fan of writing for kids, and wish musical numbers could be skipped." It's just asking for skepticism and blame for anything people don't like going forward.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of October 26, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


I think a lot of talking heads just don’t want to open the Pandora’s Box of acknowledging that sometimes elections do get stolen. They’re scared of what that could imply.




I have a hunch that if Bolsonaro had won, they'd have no issues calling it stolen.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for October 23, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I'd agree with it being a communication issue, and I think part of it boils down to people who see gameplay skill as.... well, a skill, and an important part of a game. Having a "just as valid no combat" mode takes away from that in a way that a cheat code doesn't.


Let's look at ME3 itself for a moment. To get the best(?) ending, you need to have a high enough War Readiness score. You need to work for that, by making the right decisions (even with guides existing, that could still be considered "putting in effort"). And mods or cheat codes to increase War Readiness to max would, I feel, be accepted by the fans in a way that having Hackett say right before the final quest, "Shepard, your War Readiness is a bit low, but we have reserves that can bring them to max and give your story the conclusion it deserves".


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of October 19, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


Can you think of a male Cinderella story where the male protagonist kind of just has awesomeness and acclaim dropped into his lap?




Barsoom? John Carter just goes to Mars and is instantly crazy strong? Starts off awesome, and mostly just has to learn the new culture (and, I guess, be taught a gearing trick on the fliers)? Although he had the backstory to back it up as a soldier...


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of October 19, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
If he is, I'd ask a followup: What's the first major myth/story where the male lead isn't a Gary Stu?


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of October 19, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


The thought is that the ego of these people cannot accept that other people who win elections have the right to implement their agenda. They can’t accept Cthulhu swimming straight instead of hard left. And seeing that they aren’t getting their way causes distress, especially for those who have made politics their religion.




I've said before that I think the internet and culture are dealing with a lot of people who really only became aware of politics near the end of GWB (who they thought was clearly evil) followed by 8 glorious years of Obama and Hope and Change, and thought that would be the future forever (but that next election it would instead be a woman's turn, but still on the Left).