Joseph Andrew Brown

M.S. in Mathematics, loves stats, loves programming, Dungeon Master extraordinaire.

[Joseph Andrew Brown @jasargent1013]

@orrdavid @existentialcoms Re: why would someone take the risk

Because the odds of success may be much higher than the odds of failure, and intelligent people don't put 100% of their personal wealth on a single gamble.

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@Didnieworl @BarackObama Dear Wyan,
Imagine you're the President of the United States. Then you're not. You can do something with your time. What would you do if you were in his shoes?

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Dear Gene Pool,

The body I received is defective. What is your policy on returns and replacements?

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@ucl_goalski @FoxNews 55% of Americans polled identify as pro-choice.
https://t.co/XSYnx1YB2a

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@KWF23 @realStanVG @AOC I would like to join in, if I may. Where do you think this person lives, if not in the real world?

[Existential Comics (find me on bluesky) @existentialcoms]

The world becomes a lot more intelligible one you realize that more or less everyone is a big stupid idiot, including the people in charge, and yourself.

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@MatthewJWelch @DustinNickerson So you woke up today and decided to insult someone over the way they play a game? Is there any angle here other than outing yourself as insufferable?

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@callen727 @HillaryClinton I would attribute it to luck. Personally, I didn't feel like leaving it up to luck, for the same reason I don't have lots and lots and lots of unprotected sex.

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David Dahl's tenure on the Rockies was better, on average, than his 2021 year on the Rangers, by a lot. I still have hope for him because I want him to do well. If cooked with a flavorful broth, colorful vegetables, and the right spices, he is likely to surprise us.

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@CyrionF @Vibeke_Hovgaard @RichardDawkins I don't think that's a very good reason. For one, "pretty much" says plenty about how arbitrary the line is. For another, if you grow up with -20 to +37 as normal, you get used to it.
Also we don't just deal with temperature in the air; we have to cook, and freeze/boil water.

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@atheistcritique @RichardDawkins "The Fourth of July" seems to go over just fine, year over year, without complaint. There's no situation where giving the day first is going to confuse intelligent people.

Source: American living in the waking nightmare that is our time standard.

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@kuciv1 @TheOnion You start replying to replies to Onion Tweets.

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My Evil Idea of the Day:
Every day, we choose 1000 unvaccinated people, and we tell them they aren't allowed to get the vaccine anymore.
People who don't like being told what to do will then feel compelled to violate this order, and they will get the vaccine.

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@chamaole_abroad @Rainmaker1973 I wonder if it could help save the pandas.

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@LoLTarzaned Here's to you, basking in your own toxicity.

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@Veggiefact It separates two independent clauses; you can use it in the same way you would connect two ideas with "and" or "but".

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@williamnyy23 @Reiscm @tedcruz 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃

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@JohnnyT2828 @RobinhoodApp You haven't lost money until you sell.
In class actions claim filing, losses are typically calculated using buy-sell pairs.

With that said, the settlement portion you would get is unlikely to fully cover your associated losses, so don't take that as a *reason* to sell.

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@ReusTouch @amazin_aidan @alucard1a @eedougd @RainCityWoman2 @union_io @RobinhoodApp Recognizing an over-shorted stock as a market mistake that you can take advantage of is not the same as a pump and dump.

You seem to be revolving around the position that, if it weren't over-shorted, it wouldn't be worth $300 per share. But it is over-shorted.

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No one asked me but:
1) The ability to short sell is good for a market.
2) Short selling a stock is known to be dangerous, which is why not everyone can.
3) Buying stock for a short squeeze is not irrational. Taking advantage of market mistakes is how most hedge funds make money.