Goofyhoofy

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Goofyhoofy posted to the Atheist Fools board. 8:04 AM

Today in future history

Today is the 666th day of Donald Trump’s presidency.

I’m just sayin’

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Goofyhoofy replied to the Retire Early Liberal Edition board. 7:40 AM

Re: Hey telegraph, you OK?

Like the PA board.....it's attack attack attack Trump

I did not mention Trump. I did not even hint at Trump. What I said was that one of America’s most valuable corporations has decided to locate in three of the most expensive [more]

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Goofyhoofy posted to the Retire Early Liberal Edition board. 7:55 AM

Hey telegraph, you OK?

Hey telegraph, I just wanted to make sure you’re OK. I haven’t seen you around here for a day or two, and I saw the announcement that Amazon is locating their new headquarters in Washington (well, just outside) and New York, two of the highest cost [more]

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Goofyhoofy replied to the Retire Early Liberal Edition board. 6:41 PM

Re: 401(k) Millionaires

Thought I included it, now I can’t find the one I copied. It was from Pew, which may or may not have more credibility, but this one is close:

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Goofyhoofy replied to the Retire Early Liberal Edition board. 7:14 AM

Re: 401(k) Millionaires

Bad news for Democrats of course. People have assets that they need to protect from being confiscated through discriminatory taxation.

Speaking of ill informed...

Did you know that Republicans and Democrats break almost [more]

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Goofyhoofy posted to the Atheist Fools board. 7:33 AM

Rocky Mountain Cake

Worth pointing out that the baker in Colorado who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple...

...now has a gay Governor.

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Goofyhoofy replied to the Atheist Fools board. 7:09 AM

Re: Deep Philosophy, sort of

Actual broadcast transmissions do penetrate the atmosphere, and they can be detected from outside our solar system - although not indefinitely.

Actual broadcast transmissions include things like instructions to satellites, and [more]

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Goofyhoofy replied to the Atheist Fools board. 7:24 AM

Re: Deep Philosophy, sort of

One conceit of the Great Filter was that advanced civilizations would continually broadcast their existence the way we have - through literal broadcasts for communications and monitoring purposes. The Earth has sent out an expanding sphere of [more]

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Goofyhoofy replied to the Atheist Fools board. 7:19 AM

Re: Deep Philosophy, sort of

Why are we assuming they'd be any more benevolent than Europeans were to Native American people.

Well, that’s just one example. I’d offer the Roman Empire, which conquered vast lands and certainly had some bad effects (slaves [more]

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Goofyhoofy replied to the Building / Maintaining a Home board. 7:10 AM

Re: Sentry Safe batteries, when to replace...

I'm guessing Goofy has the safe bolted to the wall. Personally, if I was to keep something from being stolen, I would store it in a bank safe deposit box. If I just need fire protection, I leave it in the safe at home with the key in the [more]

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Goofyhoofy replied to the Building / Maintaining a Home board. 3:33 PM

Re: Sentry Safe batteries, when to replace...

I once saw a video of someone opening one of those safes with a basic circular saw.

I haven’t seen a crime show yet where the burglars come equipped with a circular saw, but maybe I’m watching the wrong shows.

Mine is in a [more]

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Goofyhoofy posted to the Atheist Fools board. 7:53 AM

Deep Philosophy, sort of

This is a long read, but worth it:

The Great Filter - the most important question in history
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Goofyhoofy replied to the Macro Economic Trends and Risks board. 7:43 AM

Re: Safeguard your fortune with the one investme

Ummm. The problem with that is that banks might easily be closed after such an emergency. Or the vauklt door might be jammed up in an earthquake and not be operable.

A home safe is a cheap option, and easy to install yourself and [more]

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Goofyhoofy replied to the Building / Maintaining a Home board. 10:22 PM

Re: smart lock?

#2 Unless your door hardware is almost perfect, the batteries lack or soon will lack the power to move the dead bolt

While there are some which use the battery to move the deadbolt, most of them that I researched do not. They [more]

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Goofyhoofy replied to the Atheist Fools board. 6:48 AM

Re: Megyn Kelly

You are joking, right? Natalie Wood was not Hispanic.

Yes I know. That’s kind of the point. Today that would cause outrage, yet she was perfect in the part. More whitewashing, I guess, for one of the most powerful and successful [more]

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Goofyhoofy replied to the Building / Maintaining a Home board. 6:44 AM

Re: smart lock?

Neither of these is smartphone connected, but I like them both.

I have four of these in a house with a tenant. It lets me come and go but keeps the tenant in the apartment within: Easy installation.
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Goofyhoofy replied to the Macro Economic Trends and Risks board. 9:13 AM

Re: Minimum Wage Impacts

Higher wages are having an impact

Any law has an impact. But the article you reference mostly talks about rising rents and changing consumer tastes, not the impact of the higher minimum wage.

Does that factor into some [more]

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Goofyhoofy replied to the Retire Early Liberal Edition board. 8:06 AM

Re: Failing New York Times

I at least take satisfaction in knowing that they aren't getting a nickel in revenue from me.

Readership of a newspaper is determined by many things, not the least of which is how many copies are sold. The ad agencies use a [more]

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Goofyhoofy replied to the Atheist Fools board. 7:59 AM

Re: Megyn Kelly

Having read some (but not nearly enough) of the discussions on these issues and more among black writers and commentators, there's a growing sense in the black community that it's not their job to teach white people how to be less racist. [more]

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Goofyhoofy replied to the Macro Economic Trends and Risks board. 8:49 PM

Re: Anti-Semite leaves 11 Dead, 6 Wounded

Everything in your post is based on the supposition of inequality, racism and sexism on the brain, and on the supposition that these people are so weak that they can't fix it on their own. Only the mighty hand of government, of the special [more]