Recent content by lakebum431

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    Anyone planning to buy the iphone 17?

    I just can't stand that bulk in my pocket. I want it as thin as possible.
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    Anyone planning to buy the iphone 17?

    I find them very bulky. I usually go back to a very thin case with a small raised lip to protect the screen when set flat.
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    Anyone planning to buy the iphone 17?

    One thing for those of you with iphone battery issues to remember is that you can take them to the Apple Store and have them replace the battery for ~$100 with tax and it will be like a brand new battery. That said, I'm considering upgrading from a 12 Pro to a 17 Pro. I see Verizon will give me...
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    Ballard - Prime

    Caveat - I've read the books and like them I actually really liked the season. I didn't find it boring at all? I mean it is a police procedural so if you don't like those, then I'm sure you wouldn't like it, but I do. Will be watching season 2 as well.
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    Skills with Alexa +

    Thanks for the heads up. I was considering "upgrading", but have no desire based on your note.
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    MAX Changing Names Again...

    Bruce is officially the first person on this site that I've ever added to ignore in the 19+ years I've been here. Bye bye.
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    MAX Changing Names Again...

    Not factual. Sorry you are so ignorant in this space. Maybe read a book (instead of an AI summary). Your AI summary actually contradicts itself FYI
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    MAX Changing Names Again...

    The bonds are the debt. They are one in the same. That's what the credit rating agencies rate. The three rating agencies rate public bonds ("debt"), other types of debt (e.g. bank loans don't get ratings because the banks make their own determinations there and they have their own provisions...
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    MAX Changing Names Again...

    Again, shares aren't rated as junk status. (That isn't what the rating agencies rate). It was the bonds. But hey, details. :)
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    MAX Changing Names Again...

    Being able to do something and actually doing it are not the same thing. I'm telling you I know exactly when the vote was finalized (because I was there) and it was not close to 3 weeks ago. There was serious doubt about this all the way to the end.
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    MAX Changing Names Again...

    Ha! she didn't know a month ago. It literally wasn't decided at that point. I promise you that. It was no where near a done deal. That's for sure. The potential transaction wasn't even structured at that point and the vote very easily could have gone the other way. Just because it ultimately...
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    MAX Changing Names Again...

    Dude, never said it wouldn't happen. What I said was that it was not a deal that was done as your two paragraphs stated. I can tell you that I was in the room when it was decided and it was AFTER this post. Period. Believe what you want, but at the time of posting it was 100% undecided and could...
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    The Pitt (HBO/MAX/whatever)

    We finished it a couple weeks ago as well. Quite good. In for season 2.
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    MAX Changing Names Again...

    Think what you want buddy