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Some people are looking for some big time turbulence, at a minimum, if the war heats up and oil prices spike higher. We could see a closure of the Straits of Hormuz. What would that do to the price of oil? $200 a barrel? Depending on which stocks a person owns, many have already seen a downturn.

Maybe he's just an unhinged nutcase? Those can come in both flavors.

Other than Guantanamo Bay, an area under US control, I can't see this happening on a wide scale in the USA. Maybe it has happened. Maybe it still does. You can bet, though, any public announcement by Trump wouldn't fly in the courts. Even under martial law, I'm pretty sure Trump couldn't get away with it.

They can't simply be thrown in prison without a trial. How do you prove who is a member? They spread a lot of nonsense, to be sure, and some gullible people likely believe it and act accordingly. In other words, it would be a circus.

I've seen Gecko spray in the stores. Tops Daily. I've only seen one in my condo in three years, so I never much thought about it.

It's no big secret what ANTIFA is all about. They'd like nothing better than to start a civil war in the USA. And that's exactly what could happen in Trump "takes over" and shuts down the riots. I'm not saying that couldn't happen. Just pointing out the problem.

If you've never seen a crazy tourist on a rented motorbike acting like an idiot and then crashing spectacularly, it's probably just a matter of time. And if they only hurt themselves in the process, then so what? But unfortunately, that's usually not the case. They run over a pedestrian, or they run into a car in an intersection, of some combination of the two. I've seen at least two such happenings.

Maybe it's been said already, but constipation is just a symptom of some other underlying problem. It could be a number of things. Figure that out and you'll end your constipation.

I only thought of the VPN thing while I was typing the question. It seems stupid, but maybe that's the problem. It can't be rocket science. People order from Lazada every day.

The very first time I went to Thailand from LAX back in 2000 was on a 747, and the plane had a pitstop in Osaka, Japan. We were told just to leave all our stuff on the plane. While we got out and walked around a bit, they cleaned the aircraft and refueled. An hour later, maybe less, we were back on the plane and headed for Bangkok. Back then the destination was the old Bangkok airport. Anyway, the service on the plane was great. Unlimited wine for the whole trip. There were guys just standing there with a wine bottle, waiting for you to need more wine.

This is pretty good:

I wasn't sure where to put this question. Anyway, I was trying to sign up for Lazada on my computer, and as part of that process, it asks you for a street address and so on, and then it also asks you to place a PIN on a map it has of the area. So I put the PIN exactly where it's supposed to be, and the site tells me that's not the right PIN for that location. Does that make any sense? Could the fact that I'm using a VPN that says I', in Seattle have anything to do with it? Thanks for any help or suggestions.

Some people think it's all engineered to divert attention from the failing financial system. AS for the news? It probably happened. The question is why?

I was thinking about this the other day and looked at some historical examples of disruptive technologies. And while some people may indeed be displaced as the result of AI, that's not to say that massive job opportunities won't open up in other areas. This may be a bad example for a number of reasons, but it's still on point: Consider the invention of the cotton gin in 1793. It used to take hours to separate the cotton fibers from the seeds, but with the cotton gin, the speed of this process was hugely increased. Did this displace some workers? Sure. But the resulting efficiencies changed the game of cotton production entirely. Cotton fabric could be cheaply produced, and this changed not only the economy of the South with an increased need for slaves, but of the North as well and its textile industries. More slaves were needed to grow and pick the cotton, and the now more inexpensive product enabled textile factories in the North to profit economically. Of course, slave labor was a bad thing, but I suppose it's not unlike today and the workers at places like Amazon who have jobs because Jeff Bezos disrupted how consumers shop. Or all the drivers who now work for UPS delivering packages from Amazon. Or if you don't like that example, consider the invention of the silicon chip and the computers that eventually came along and revolutionized many industries. Some people lost their jobs, but others found work opportunities in other areas. You can look back in history and find other examples of other disruptive technologies. The introduction of the railroad. The invention of the internal combustion engine.The industrialization of agriculture. The changes that come along with new technologies are always disruptive, but the end result isn't always bad.

This whole thing is nutty beyond belief. And if Trump and his administration knew about it, shame on him. The word doesn't need this right now, and it especially doesn't need a broader regional war or a nuclear war. However it plays out, there will be retaliation, and if Israel takes the next step and goes nuclear, then what?

For sure, there's a lot of nonsense on the Internet, and so that's sometimes what comes back from an AI agent, depending. Those agents work better for some tasks than for others. In a sense, though, AI agents are just tools. Real AI is something else and is a few yers off, perhaps. I'm not worried about it. It's coming and will be a bigger disruption than many people seem to think. That's a good thing, if you're an investor and can see through the nonsense.

I don't know about people overseeing operations, but I do think the technology will roll out and spread exponentially. There's lots of big money betting on that happening. And the progression is not linear. We're probably at or very near an inflection point, not only for Robotaxis, but for all things in the AI universe.

I think you're overly attached to LIDAR and you're engaged in wishful thinking. As Elon's Robotaxi fleet expands, so will its database. And as that happens, safety will improve. Of course, it's already safer than human drivers. One death? They'll make whatever adjustments they deem necessary and move on. Progress won't be stopped because of a fluke accident. How many people were killed in the early days of the automobile? Or the early days of aviation? Or in the early days of the space program? Accidents happen. It's part of growth. No progress happens without risk.

Apparently, Yemen might have a thing or two to say. There's no way this is contained to Iran/Israel. Unfortunate, but probably true.

I think you may find that it's th other way around. It's sad to see all this nonsense, but I guess it's happening. Israel can't possibly defend itself from what's sure to come. Its air defense systems will likely be overwhelmed.

There isn't anybody to fight back? Are you kidding?

Sorry. I just started another topic before I saw this post. Netanyahu is a fool. Unless this ends shortly, we'll see a regional war for sure.

I guess we're in for an exciting weekend. Netanyahu is a fool of the highest order.

You do realize, I hope, that just because something is labeled "propaganda" doesn't mean it's not true. Sometime you should read up on propaganda and how it's formulated and how it works. Tulsi Gabbard said what she said because it is true.

I was mixed up. It was Japan. The time I switched planes in Korea was on another trip. Sort of the same, though. A short layover. No big deal.