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Who pays for his phone?

T-Mobile, LUL

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@homelesswithaniphone

Reply to @shannoncoleman1690

♬ original sound – Whiter Liar

“Ok Shannon, since you want your 60 seconds of attention and you’ve wined obsessively to get it, this video is just for you.

My phone was a gift, directly from the then-CEO of T-Mobile John Legere.


He came in to one of my live broadcasts on a different platform and he liked my general overall vibe and because of that he sent me a free iPhone 8+ 256 gig memory capacity with free service for the life of the phone and it also comes with free, unthrottled, unlimited tethering or hotspot data.


So my other phones, my iPad and all my tablets and laptop? That’s how I have internet in the middle of the woods.
Its not a government funded Obamaphone and I don’t receive any form of government assistance.


If people choose to send me money via CashApp or Venmo, that’s their choice. But no one is -forced- to pay for me.”

— HomelessWithAnIPhone

So, short answer. T-Mobile pays for his phone.

By Michael Carver
2021-05-10 3:50 PM

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T-Mobile pays for his phone.

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Smickles Store Now Open

Increasingly Art

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Smickles has launched a store where you can buy inspired items. Follow this link to see if they appeal to you in the personal way.

This latest action is sure to draw in support from more than one class of person. As it turns out, art appreciation and patronage crosses all walks of life.

Don’t hesitate to make your purchase today !

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Without Gravity, Spiders Think Light is Up

How much ya wanna bet people do that too?

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An experiment on the space station had spiders build webs without the guide of gravity, they chose the nearest light source to be up.

“File:Nephila-clavipes-1.jpg” by Victor Patel is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5

The idea of space spiders is comforting to some. Seemingly, this is because it brings familiarity to a very remote place.

This continues space based spider research from 2008 and 2011.

The discovery almost went unnoticed since the affect of the lights was an accidental observation.

Recent research on the ISS also included growing protein crystals.

Back in 1952, study of space spiders had little weights glued onto them.

By Michael Carver
December 13th, 2020 12:50 PM

Featured Image Credit: “File:Nephila-clavipes-1.jpg” by Victor Patel is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5

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ETF Outflow Chatter

Tide goes in, tide goes out… you can’t explain that. :kappa:

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About $7 billion worth of assets were withdrawn from VOO. VOO is Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF.

“Money” by free pictures of money is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Since this a large amount of value and this sort of thing is essentially a ‘back room deal’, people are making up reasons why it was done.

Some people point to VOO as the first ETF.

This speculation about the outflow is basically copypasta now.

VOO’s closing trade price was 339.81, at the time of writing.

The fund has seen around $19.5 billion in inflows this year.

By Michael Carver
December 5th 2020 10:28 AM

Featured Image Credit: “Money” by free pictures of money is licensed under CC BY 2.0

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Will Americans Spend More this Holiday Season?

“Shop ’til you drop” might not play as well this year…

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While it is common financial advice to not spend beyond your means, surveys claim that people plan on spending less during holidays this year.

“shopping 2” by wolfgangfoto is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0

However, the same survey finds that they plan to spend about as much on gifts as last year.

Historically, Americans spend over a thousand dollars on debt based purchases during the holiday season.

Holiday spending forecasts predict a lower than average increase in spending, about 1.5%, where the average is 4.1%.

This year, Thanksgiving is on the 26th of November.

Post Thanksgiving holiday shopping is expected to drag on longer than ever this year.

By Michael Carver
November 25th, 2020 5:55 PM

Featured Image Credit: “shopping 2” by wolfgangfoto is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0

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UK Economy Worst Hit Since 1709

Wasn’t there a Dr. Who episode about that winter?

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Sovereign debt in the UK is now described as being at a peacetime high. The Country’s GDP is projected to continue to decline.

Currently, the GDP is reported as still being upwards of 8% lower than pre-pandemic levels.

In 1709 there was such a cold winter due to sunspot activity that it caused economic depression.

UK treasuries currently have significantly lower yields than US treasuries.

Some are saying the emergency has just begun.

Unemployment is projected to reach 7.5%

By Michael Carver
November 25th, 2020 12:34 PM

Featured Image Credit: “UK Money – Coins” by Images_of_Money is licensed under CC BY 2.0

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State Linked Companies in China are Defaulting

What’s that got to do with the price of tea in China?

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Concerns about fraud and ‘malicious asset transfers’ rise as chinese companies with government ownership default on their debt obligations.

“China – Great Wall” by iNathan is licensed under CC BY 2.0

The credit markets of China are tightening up and it is affecting a wide range of things. Chinese regulators are now espousing a “zero tolerance” policy.

Earlier this year Luckin Coffee was delisted because of accounting fraud.

Biden’s pick for national security wants to encourage chinese business despite these issues.

Government involvement in the chinese financial industry prevented Ant Group from going public.

One of the recent defaults was a coal company.

By Michael Carver
November 25th, 2020 10:23 AM

Featured Image Credit: “China – Great Wall” by iNathan is licensed under CC BY 2.0

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