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DACK FAYDEN posted:Someone in a Twitch chat I was in found a VRChat recreation of a circa-2005 Kmart, with working handheld bar code scanners for the actual name brand goods and everything. Just the most absurd amount of work to reproduce a thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl4_puwlibY
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the 90s mallrock really makes it
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 16:32 |
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If some dumbfuck company I didn't respect gave me $computertoucher to crank out a stupid product I didn't believe in, I'd dry my tears with hunned bands and half-rear end things as long as necessary.
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 16:34 |
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Lucid Dream posted:The fantasy of a metaverse is awesome, but the reality is dogshit. Best we're gonna get this decade is a fancy chat program with disconnected user created experiences that have cosmetics that cross over. It'll be compelling to the same people that like VR Chat or Roblox, but those games already exist anyway. The thing is it's the inversion of the original idea. The snow crash metaverse was a punk asambalage of hackers and nerds looking for a place free from oppressive corporate states. Instead we have a bunch of tech billionaires who want to carve out corporate vr feifdoms, not understanding the fact that anything the average user sees no use for isn't going to be another magic hands moneymaker. It just goes to show Zuckerberg should have exited his position in Facebook a while ago. Instead he's just becoming another wall street lottery ticket idea story. He has no idea why it worked, and can't figure out why it hasn't worked again.
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 17:13 |
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Truth Social HODL'ers reddit having a normal one"" posted:The believers among us know that this war is spiritual at it's foundations. It is obvious to us all that the enemy is attacking and attempting to block TRUTH social by using the media, corrupt SEC and other means. This subreddit is amazing.
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 17:18 |
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Barrel Cactaur posted:The thing is it's the inversion of the original idea. The snow crash metaverse was a punk asambalage of hackers and nerds looking for a place free from oppressive corporate states. Instead we have a bunch of tech billionaires who want to carve out corporate vr feifdoms, not understanding the fact that anything the average user sees no use for isn't going to be another magic hands moneymaker. It just goes to show Zuckerberg should have exited his position in Facebook a while ago. Instead he's just becoming another wall street lottery ticket idea story. He has no idea why it worked, and can't figure out why it hasn't worked again. It's been a long time since I've read Snow Crash but I'm pretty sure 99% of the Metaverse users were represented as regular old Facebook users, buying off-the-shelf player models and basically using it like an electronic shopping mall or hangout spot. Wikipedia informs me that the "real estate" in the Snow Crash Metaverse is owned by the Global Multimedia Protocol Group and is purchased from them; this is presumably the part of the book that made Zuckerberg cream his jorts.
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 17:57 |
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I wonder if anyone at the time thought Jesus getting crucified would be good for bitcoin.
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Pham Nuwen posted:It's been a long time since I've read Snow Crash but I'm pretty sure 99% of the Metaverse users were represented as regular old Facebook users, buying off-the-shelf player models and basically using it like an electronic shopping mall or hangout spot. Wikipedia informs me that the "real estate" in the Snow Crash Metaverse is owned by the Global Multimedia Protocol Group and is purchased from them; this is presumably the part of the book that made Zuckerberg cream his jorts. Yeah, the Metaverse in Snowcrash started out as a bunch of nerds looking for alternate spaces but after they started making business useful things and starting companies everything became corporatized and conglomerated. The main character was someone who was an early contributor but sold his shares and exited early because he didn't like the increasingly corporate environment and wound up poor instead of rich like a lot of his buddies and the entire thing had turned into a walled garden AOL/Facebook before the book starts.
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 19:19 |
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As best as I can tell, the enthusiasm for these 3d "metaverse" spaces (not just Facebook, but also Roblox and Epic/Fortnite) is because it is offering the big tech companies a chance to re-implement the internet, but this time with corporate control and monetization baked in at the most fundamental level (as opposed to the current internet which was built on a bunch of hippy-rear end open standards by volunteer labor). The end goal is an MMO 3d space that everyone uses where the ad tracking is universal and unavoidable, the ads are unblockable, and you can be charged for everything you do or interact with. For the corporations, that's what the internet should have been in the first place.
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 19:45 |
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quote:Wife isn't a believer quote:Don’t spend more than you can afford to lose and especially don’t let it come between your marriage…We just have to have faith and pray that we will see a brighter future…it’s coming I know 😌 quote:In all seriousness I wouldn't be investing more than you can afford to lose. The chances are good that this stock will be valued considerably higher into the long term, but right now its a risk play. Perhaps throw in a little more that's acceptable to both of you. Compromise. quote:Just get student loans the Gov. will pay for it. Drop at Least $70,000 MORE into DWAC. You'll thank me later! quote:Hell send your kids to a community college then transfer to a university lot less that you had to pay out of pocket. My two sons did that I did that granted I had pell grants and veterans grants so my school is paid for but my kids they came out with about $30,000 in debt one with a marketing degree the other with a business degree. Also they don’t need to go to an Ivy League college to get their degree. quote:I have no advice re: the wife, but do you really want to spend $170,000 for others to indoctrinate your child? quote:What about 50/50…invest half (your half) the college fund. Worst case you would have half of it left to kickstart your son’s college journey and he may have to do a thing called “work” to pay towards any after that. There’s nothing wrong with having your son pay towards his college education. My daughter told me she actually would have worked harder like some of her less fortunate friends if she didn’t have hers paid for. Just my two cents quote:
quote:Use the student loans. No brainer. Buy DWAC and let the government pay your kids education. quote:Correct me if I'm wrong but whatever you decide to invest in DWAC regular stock, you will not lose it all as there is a limit as to how low it can go. At current price, if merger failed, you will get about 45% back. That's how I convinced my wife to invest even more. The way I see it is, if it fails, we lose some money but more important, we lose our country... if it succeeds, we are set for life. This is not financial advise, just how I feel about it. quote:
quote:Do it go all in dwac to the moon! 🚀 🌙 That’s what you WANT to hear right? Unfortunately that I feel would be horrible advice, although I am not a financial advisor and any and all comments are strictly my own opinion and do not constitute financial advice; I would say be smart. As one other user mentioned maybe find a compromise, if there’s $170k saved maybe be a bit conservative and see if your wife would be willing to be okay with $40 or $50k, that way if you lost it (trust me I am heavily invested in DWAC since 10/21/21 and I believe it will do great things), however there is still substantial risk right now. Worst case scenario if you invested $50k into and lost it all then there would still be $120k for your kids tuition and that can pay for a very good degree in most universities. And even at $24/ share of you invested $50k that would net you over 2,000 shares which would still net a comfortable return if/when the merger takes place and the share prices increase in value. quote:
quote:$170k for college? I'd say that isn't even remotely worth it. quote:You don’t have the same freedom when you are married. Women like safety, men like freedom generally speaking. I would stay with her if she is a good woman. The other side of the coin, the kid needs to work to pay for the education or indoctrination. quote:Do you & your child a favor & let them pay for their own education. It will make them a better person & they will appreciate it much more and hopefully pass this same lesson down to their children. This is true love. quote:Should have started with the old It's better to ask for forgiveness than permission quote:
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 20:16 |
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I'm guessing investing in DWAC is a bad idea but I don't know if that's a stock ticker or a more general financial acronym.
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quote:Self-made millionaire credits his wealth to these 4 'unpopular' money rules: 'Don't buy anything you can lease' quote:Many people know how to earn money, but that's only a small part of the equation. You also have to know how to multiply it over time, and when you should — and should not — spend on something. quote:Don't buy anything you can lease. quote:To this day, I still lease my cars. However, I never extend a lease for more than 24 months, even if it makes the bill more affordable. A lot can change in two years, and I try to avoid being stuck with a car that doesn't serve my needs. quote:Don't spend to impress others. quote:Only spend your passive income. quote:Grant Cardone is the CEO of Cardone Capital, bestselling author of "The 10X Rule," and founder of The 10X Movement and The 10X Growth Conference. He owns and operates seven privately held companies and a $3.6 billion portfolio of multifamily projects. Follow him on Twitter @GrantCardone.
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 20:40 |
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FUD? In this economy?
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 20:40 |
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NGDBSS posted:I'm guessing investing in DWAC is a bad idea but I don't know if that's a stock ticker or a more general financial acronym.
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 20:41 |
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NGDBSS posted:I'm guessing investing in DWAC is a bad idea but I don't know if that's a stock ticker or a more general financial acronym. It's a dummy company that was created to merge with Trump's new social media platform "Truth Social" in order to make it a publicly traded company. But, the merger fell through after Trump and two of his executives quit the company to prevent it from being subject to fraud lawsuits the Trump org is being deposed for right now. The stock has lost 72% of its value, but a bunch of people went incredibly deep because they thought it would explode after the merger. Now, a bunch of people are holding out hope that they will still merge with Truth Social later after the lawsuits are over, so you need to get in now while there is a 72% discount!
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 20:44 |
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NGDBSS posted:I'm guessing investing in DWAC is a bad idea but I don't know if that's a stock ticker or a more general financial acronym. DWAC is the "blank-check" SPAC formed to keep Trump's grift-mill going by bypassing the normal IPO regulations and taking "Truth Social" public. Basically anyone who invests in it at all gets exactly what they deserve, but it's probably a good idea to discourage it anyways (because it will enable even worse).
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 20:44 |
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YIKES
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 20:46 |
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LifeSunDeath posted:it blows my mind the poo poo people waste money on. throwing money at SC is more lame than slotmachines imo. The thing to remember with that number is it’s just a self reported statement by them, it’s not like a public company releasing its independently audited yearly results. My moneys still on it being some weird pseudo ponzi thing we’re they’re just saying the number goes up every month as marketing because it keeps someone out there continuing to donate.
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 21:22 |
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NGDBSS posted:YIKES https://www.reddit.com/r/DWAC_Stock/ It's a fascinating new level of memestock grift. Instead of sticking it to the banks, now every dollar they throw into a worthless stock is sticking it to the libs. They're not just going to get rich, they're all frontline heroes in a war for the soul of the country.
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 21:36 |
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:They must have some wild development system or be ungodly slow with their updates. I can't imagine how you can spend almost 13 years in development and still only be up to Alpha build 3.0. There's a great Star Citizen thread where you can keep up with the latest nondevelopments: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3842241
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 21:37 |
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Vice President posted:There's a great Star Citizen thread where you can keep up with the latest nondevelopments: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3842241 Is anyone in that thread a believer?
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Residency Evil posted:Is anyone in that thread a believer?
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# ? Sep 20, 2022 23:29 |
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lmao
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# ? Sep 21, 2022 00:01 |
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wasn't there a star citizen employee who had to quit because he was too fat to do his job cspam covid thread is going places!!
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# ? Sep 21, 2022 00:03 |
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Topic reminds me of this vid. https://youtu.be/w_0i45gbQUA Thinking some folks in here mighty enjoy Patrick Boyle.
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Residency Evil posted:Is anyone in that thread a believer? Any believers have long since been executed by elevator.
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Raskolnikov2089 posted:https://www.reddit.com/r/DWAC_Stock/ This is good poo poo. quote:Lol I took out my savings and 50% of my 401k as a loan and put it all into DWAC... I have over 65k in now. If I had another place to live, I'd probably sell my house and put the cash up too. 😎🤷♂️🤣🇺🇸
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FMguru posted:It's the blandly-named shell corporation ('Digital World Acquisition Company' or similar) that holds Truth Social and other Trump media properties. No, they dont hold anything except some money. They were unable to complete their merger in time, but got a 3 month extension somehow. If it fails to merge, the only thing DWAC holders receive is $10/share. Currently, buying that $10 costs nearly $19 (it actually traded as high as $100 earlier this year, which is surely part of the reason why people are trying to pump it online).
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# ? Sep 21, 2022 00:28 |
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Exciting new brand of crypto disclaimer
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# ? Sep 21, 2022 00:42 |
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Buy the dip
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Vox Nihili posted:Exciting new brand of crypto disclaimer They bypassed about a thousand red flags to get to this point, but surely this ultimate red flag will stop them.
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Vox Nihili posted:Exciting new brand of crypto disclaimer Third time's a charm!
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Vox Nihili posted:Exciting new brand of crypto disclaimer 90 percent of gambler stop at the 3rd or 4th major red flag before hitting it big.
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# ? Sep 21, 2022 01:16 |
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Residency Evil posted:Is anyone in that thread a believer? no but you'll learn great insight into the depraved minds of those who do believe, like monocle cat of roberts space industries presents star citizen the forums: Mirificus posted:
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Vox Nihili posted:Exciting new brand of crypto disclaimer you know, some brokebrained cryptodorks would read this as a genuinely positive thing can't be stopped by the big bad government
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# ? Sep 21, 2022 04:03 |
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Probably only amusing to me, but former federal judge, now coinbase lawyer paul grewal is going on a long "privacy" rant on twitter. I assume it's just a complaint at kyc, or maybe tornado cash? https://twitter.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1572389307654217732
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# ? Sep 21, 2022 04:47 |
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"privacy matters when it affects my ability to dodge tax" I'm not kidding
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# ? Sep 21, 2022 05:00 |
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I find it hilarious that anyone has the stomach for investing in a Trump company given his history of corporate bankruptcy.
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# ? Sep 21, 2022 05:21 |
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History is a liberal conspiracy.
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also due dilligence
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