"Michael Burry on the Roots of the Financial Crisis" Not THIS financial crisis... ... THAT financial crisis.

An unemotional review of the current state of the USA economy... ... not encouraging.

So, I bought a little external DVD/CD Writer earlier this year to back up some files... ... now Amazon is offering many deals. How many of these devices do I NEED? This particular version of AI feels like a modern implementation of Central Government Planning (the same kind of logic, at least). Happy Black Friday! Not just a "day" any more, it's a week or so.

On the Georgetown Loop Santa Train...

Just passed a couple while out walking on the trail... ... they were both staring at their own phone.

While too many of the YouTube Financial Influencers (!) are balding and overcompensate with expensive wig fakery... ... this guy always LEANS INTO it with a camera positioned high. Sometimes, it looks like it's a CONVEX camera lens! Happily, I LISTEN to most video podcasts and mostly only see thumbnails.

Latin Lesson of the day...

It's an invasion...