I’ve got to say, I’ve had thousands of dreams, but I’ve never, ever had the one which apparently most people have.
Teeth Falling Out?
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
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Now It All Makes Sense!
My home state is to blame.
Good Vibrations
Nope!
I’ve got a great idea for a new quiz show called “Nope!” In it, you will wake a person up and give them three statements, and they have to pick out the one that’s false. Let’s give it a try:
- “A series of 1s and 0s in the form of a complex mathematical puzzle have gone up in value from one penny per puzzle to almost $100,000. The puzzle, by the way, has no real practical value.”
- “Russia has, for the first time, launched an ICBM into the Ukraine war, and therefore all the equity futures are up near record highs.”
- “A man walking down the street stated that Whoopi Goldberg wasn’t that bad looking, and that he would enjoy spending some time with her.”
You’re right. The third is the impossible one. I guess I made it too easy. Still, it’s a good idea.
(more…)From Uber to Flubber
Here’s an interesting tidbit that shows you how fast things can change. Back on October 10th, Tesla did their big “We Robot” event. It was pretty much a huge flop, and the next day, UBER rocketed to a lifetime high, since they figured they would totally own the FSD market for years. Well – – a month later, UBER is down over 20%, and there’s been hardly an uptick to speak of.
