Random Thought of the Day

I'm wasting too much time on Facebook these days.

What would be better? 1) See posts from people/pages I know have something of interest to say, 2) Clean break, 3) Only browse it with the morning coffee, when I've nothing better to do anyway.

I've tried reducing the feed, and that doesn't work. You get more posts from whoever's left, and more "suggested" posts.

clean break

The latest episode of Freakonomics Radio, which aired the last week of July, dealt with investment funds. The point was that managed funds, which try to outperform the market index, often yield less and charge very high fees. Whereas index funds have better yields and low fees.

The show often uses interviews of prominent people in academia and business. This time one of the people interviewed (and this interview took place months ago), was Anthony Scaramucci.

Isn't that special?

He didn't make much of a point, but partly it was because he repeated stuff covered earlier in the ep (such as the percentage of money invested in index funds). But he sounded like a perfectly reasonable business executive. Not the kind of person you'd think would leak profanity-laced ravings to the press.

It makes you think. other people interviewed in this and other shows also sound like reasonable people. Now I'll wonder what they're really like.

On the other hand, it also made me ask: did Scaramucci unload that way to the press because he was trying to fit in with the Golden Boy team? Overall his staff and cabinet tend to try to make Trump seem reasonable (which is hilarious in its own right). But a few try to out-Trump Golden Boy, as do more of his supporters (ample evidence exists in this very board).

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....it also made me ask: did Scaramucci unload that way to the press because...

I'm not saying nothin, but if I was saying somethin, I would say he,"was hopped up on something". That was classic behavior for a coke monkey, or maybe a twofer. A mix of H and coke? But I'm not saying he, Scaramucci would do anything like that. Well connected, well dressed and manicured, nah. Addiction only affects people who live under bridges.

Years ago I wondered whether cell phones would end landlines. Today I'm wondering why they haven't.

I'm also wondering if there'd be any market for an app that routes incoming calls to your cell to a nearby landline. Say you're at the office, I call your cell number, and your office landline rings. Likewise if you're at home. if you're not near one of your landlines, then the cell rings.

Why? Because all too many people keep trying to find other people via landline, and that doesn't work a great deal of the time. Depending on how much you move about for work (travel, meetings, etc.), people may never find you. I don't understand why the cell number isn't the first option. after all, most people carry their cell at almost all times, and most people won't answer someone else's cell phone.

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Years ago I wondered whether cell phones would end landlines. Today I'm wondering why they haven't.

I'm also wondering if there'd be any market for an app that routes incoming calls to your cell to a nearby landline. Say you're at the office, I call your cell number, and your office landline rings. Likewise if you're at home. if you're not near one of your landlines, then the cell rings.

Why? Because all too many people keep trying to find other people via landline, and that doesn't work a great deal of the time. Depending on how much you move about for work (travel, meetings, etc.), people may never find you. I don't understand why the cell number isn't the first option. after all, most people carry their cell at almost all times, and most people won't answer someone else's cell phone.

Google voice does that. You get a google voice number, and when people call that GV will do a hunt through your connected numbers to find you.

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Google voice does that. You get a google voice number, and when people call that GV will do a hunt through your connected numbers to find you.

I've heard of Google Voice, but have never run across it.

And the downside of Google, too, is that you never know when they'll discontinue a service.

Still, it would be wroth looking into. Thanks.

I think it only works in the US and Canada.

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I think it only works in the US and Canada.

If I had a dime for every time I've read "US and Canada only," I think I could buy enough land to set up an independent country ;)

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Not to be confused with other Libman mops. Best mop design I've ever used. Thought I would end up replacing old mop with spin mop, but this is simple and better as far as I'm concerned. Brilliantly simple and effective wringer. Just don't try to wring it if it isn't wet first.

4 minute soak in hot water in bucket, and ready to go.