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Cake day: August 5th, 2023

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  • We’d really need to know what the 30 options are, to recommend one.

    But I’d really recomend against it. The point of an HSA is to have cash available for medical expenses and emergencies. Over the long term (decades) index funds do consistently trend up. But on any given day, you never know. Money you were expecting to be there might not be. Now you’ve got a whole other problem.

    If you have more money than you can imagine needing in the HSA, pick something with slow consistent growth and low or zero volatility.






  • I think your conflating Right and Left with Republican and Democrat.
    They aren’t the same thing.

    Both parties have been pro-corporate oligopoly. The Republicans, just more so.
    Both parties have been catering to the same class of big corporate donors. The Republicans, just more so.
    Both parties have been pro-military-industrial-complex. The Republicans, just more so.
    Both parties have been pro-Israli genocide. The Republicans, just more so.
    Both parties have shown a little movement toward economic populism. The Democrats, just more so.

    They might not vote together on many bills. Because it would look bad to their respective bases if they did.
    But they’ve both been pushing in similar directions on a number of topics for decades.









  • The situation here is rather bleak really.

    Generally these cars have their own always on cellular data connection paid by the manufacturer. So they don’t depend on. Your phone for anything.

    What they do is record and transmit any sensor data they can. The sexual activity you mentioned, comes from the sensors in the seats that are required to activate seatbelt warnings, or disable the airbags if a child is in the seat. Data from those pressure sensors can be used to determine if there’s a certain kind of rhythmic motion happening in a given seat.

    They also collect any and all data they can from devices they connect to. Like phones. So don’t use carplay, or android auto. Don’t use their app. When using Bluetooth audio don’t give permissions to make calls or access contacts.

    It should be possible to physically disable the onboard cellular radio. That will prevent any live data tracking. Exactly how depends on the specific car you’re looking at.

    I would assume the dealer can access and download the data manually. Use private non-dealer repair shops for any regular maintance or any repairs possible.