Microsoft & Cisco SysAdmin & frequently DBA. Sometimes the security team & Linux guru. Love Server Core, Hyper-V & PowerShell remoting. Also #Biking, #Packers
Scott Adams was a great admirer of @elonmusk. He's the one person Scott asked me to contact for the biography for whom I have no contact information.
So... Mr. Musk, if you're able to see this, kindly reach out?
Many thanks.
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Scott Adams was preparing to end his own life in June 2025.
We are all blessed by the fact that new treatments was made available that gave us 7 more months with him.
God Speed.
This is a critical aspect of the Billionaire Tax Act. It makes founder-led companies practically illegal.
If a founder-CEO of a $1B private company owns 3% but keeps 100% of the voting power, he gets taxed on the value of the whole company.
$50M tax bill for $30M net worth.
When a single company controls your entire digital life (account, backups, communications)… it can all be taken away from you in an instant.
And, for most people, there’s nothing you can do about it.
Consider this a cautionary tale.
“My Apple ID, which I have held for around 25 years, has been permanently disabled. This isn’t just an email address; it is my core digital identity. It holds terabytes of family photos, my entire message history, and is the key to syncing my work across the ecosystem.”
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"cHaRlIe kIrK OnLy dEbAtEd uNpRePaReD CoLlEgE StUdEnTs"
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS HAD 12 FREAKING YEARS TO TEACH THEM HOW TO THINK AND DEBATE - WHY WERE THESE YOUNG ADULTS STILL SO UNPREPARED?
There is a young mom sitting down tonite with her two young children trying to explain to them that their larger than life daddy will never be coming home again.
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I call two electricians to get quotes on installing some new ceiling lights
1st is a prototypical good ol boy, big chungus physiognomy,
Been working for 35 years, runs his business from his personal cell, has one apprentice
Doesn't talk much, looks at everything
"Be $550"
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2nd quote from private equity owned company, sends out a kid in his 20s, says he has to do a whole home inspection first
has iPad with itemized list of everything and massive explanation of safety hazards
"$9450.58 to fix everything in one job
$1400 for the installation you wanted"
PE is diabolical.
San Carlos airfield has the code KSQL.
Coincidently, it’s the closest airfield to @Oracle a company that built its success on databases
But it truly is a coincidence, the SQL code was in use years before Oracle was founded.
The marketing division of the Apple Corporation describes liquid glass as "Let's you see precisely what's happening underneath".
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy defines the marketing devision of the Apple Corporation as "a bunch of mindless jerks who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes”.
Apple doesn't realize how many hours I spend every iOS release trying to explain to family members with iOS devices how to use the same app (Photos) which is completely redesigned every year.