Bitcoin is the apex predator of money.
She was apprised of our arrival.
The pheasant is a close relative of the guinea hen.
Is it speculation run amok?
pulpit of misknowledge
You're washed up. You're old, you're boring, you're not scary.
You're just a Hollywood has-been.
capex, opex.
cap rate
You're a rat of insurance company.
You ratted me out to my mother?
Just a playful jab at Bitcoin.
handgun, revolver, pistol, holster
ammo, ammunition
Knock-on effect.
Body of water.
wicked problem.
contain, bottle up.
It is better to cry than to bottle up your feelings.
one less bad option.
lose lose proposition.
They would have to pay a god-awful price to win the war.
preceding
Munger propounds the 'Multiple Mental Models' approach to decision making. This collection of 'Big Ideas from Big Disciplines' contains an iconoclastic checklist for decision-making.
“I wasn’t feeling it at first,” she told me. “But he grew on me. It took time for those feelings to develop, but now I can’t imagine my life without him.”
Stupendous
Nobel laureate.
The object is to addle and not to elucidate.
The tech luminary was referring to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who he called a "genuine hero."
How to thrive in a fractured world.
Lessons from the ambitious ascent of the United Arab Emirates.
Outgoing British governments can bequeath a total mess or embed their preferences.
Are we really set for liftoff in 2024? And if so, how should you invest?
in-your-face.
punch out.
stifle, stymie .
We lived on the breadline to get our son through college.
bread and butter
break bread.
gold caps, psilocybin, magic mushroom
In the past, gender differences in infant mortality were the leading cause of the gap in life expectancy. But now, differences at older ages are a larger contributor to the gap in life expectancy.
Gubernatorial election.
Sometimes with, let’s say, colorful flair. 🎨
Gov. Abbott has chosen to waste millions of hard-earned taxpayer dollars on a political stunt that will help no one.
You're portly fellow.
jumping jacks.
She performed improv on the weekends and would often make me howl with her tales of first dates gone wrong.
Cold, dry air can be a trigger, but some foods may help ease flares.
chili, chile
Alcohol severely taxes your liver, so moderating your intake is wise.
Although they boast a long list of essential nutrients, they’re also high in calories and fat, causing many to wonder whether they’re healthy.
cubby .
You shouldn't eat too much stodge in your diet.
misanthropic
frugality
the sphere of the heavens.
a sphere of influence.
prospect, prospective, prospectus.
Anarcho-capitalism
A brutal battle for southern Gaza beckons after the truce ends.
Introduce yourself to people when you're out and about.
“Oh, that’s too bad,” I said, deciding not to launch into a tirade against the dangerous myth of “the spark.”
“No, I hate the mornings. I’m a night owl. I’m a wreck until I grab my coffee before work.”
evaluative vs experimental
He was bringing a harried, sexless mindset into dating and was then surprised when he felt no attraction to the other person.
This type of date quells any sexuality that might enter the equation. Even worse, dates that are structured like job interviews put us into “press play” mode.
We launch into a story we've already told half a dozen times—likely on other dates—and start rattling off our résumé. In these moments, we’re just spewing out information, not connecting with the other person.
If you sit through a date trying to evaluate the other person and your own reaction, you’re not present. Your date can’t get a good sense of who you are, and you aren't present enough to experience the moment, let alone enjoy it.
look over their shoulder.
chump change, chunk of change
dance-off.
a chummy activity.
Interestingly, unlike other drugs such as alcohol or cocaine, Ayahuasca does not seem to create a tolerance, so regular drinkers aren't required to drink more in order to achieve the same effect experienced the first time.
To realize the value of the present is only half of the battle.
unbridled meritocracy.
unbridled pursuit of excellence.
Politicians in both parties that's what they're acclimated to doing.
It's a deep understanding of how a fringe worldview, anti-American worldview that was about challenging the system.
That takes guts.
Half of the battle is showing up.
Austrian school of economics.
circular economy.
Risk adjusted returns.
He’d written, “Marrying someone with a name that isn’t conducive to a wedding hashtag.” She found the answer flippant and—I’m quoting her Facebook post here—thought it represented “the downfall of millennial dating.”
Precedential, unprecedented
gladden, madden, sadden.
In Argentina you have to use the black money market, otherwise you get rekt.
prosaic
cup of joe.
as far as I'm concerned
1 big thing: Black Friday surf and turf.
minutia
It is often described as being "a show about nothing", as many of its episodes are about the minutiae of daily life.
You have what it takes.
He'd get out of his way and let me know.
butterfly in stomach
Most of us have had those fluttering feelings we commonly call “butterflies in the stomach”—the feeling we get when we're nervous or excited about something. It's a common phenomenon for people everywhere
muggy, sweltering.
crackling.
They spurn all our offers of help.
spurn: reject with disdain or contempt.
Preschool(er), elementary/primary, middle school / junior high, high school
You got some really good lines hombre.
name of the game.
part and parcel.
transfix, affix
cavalier
transfix, affix
cavalier .
The barbed wire had lacerated her arm.
Men don't lacerate themselves in their attempts to get laughs.
thwack, thump, whack, stomp
trample .
she thwacked the back of their knees with a cane.
But they're still not sure if the more lethal nerve agent sarin was used.
Hold your high horses.
You're so high-maintenance.
You're hard to deal with.
Stop pestering me.
Decrepit.
all-nighter.
swanky holiday wear or ugly holiday sweater.
Popsicle on a stick.
a grafter of roses.
skin graft.
Be wary of strangers who offer you a ride.
Different shades of melanin.
pocket the profit.
to go the government buy off some politicians, some stooge.
The existence of Bitcoin holds the dollar feet to the fire, to make sure it can't be manipulated in a way that people don't just opt out and go other direction.
keep us on our own toes.
The bogeyman of climate change agenda.
Think about what would that entail, a surveillance state to know in your own home, how you're actually using that.
Obviously you're mistaken.
I'm gonna be as forthcoming as I can be, Mr. Anderson.
We're willing to wipe the slate clean... give you a fresh start.
You can't scare me with this Gestapo crap. I know my rights. I want my phone call.
Some flattering lighting and a friend with a decent phone (oh, hey, portrait mode!) will do.
That’s because secure people tend to get snatched up quickly. They’re good at building healthy relationships, so they tend to stay in them.
The last 2 years we've been walloped by inflation, but now deflation could rearing its head.
We could see broader problems crop up in the economy and the housing market.
The bed sags in the middle, and is uncomfortable.
The more a user pays, the higher the chance their transaction will be picked up immediately as there is only a limited amount of space in each block.
Be aware that fee estimation algorithms are fallible in certain instances; if you need your transaction confirmed ASAP, better to err on the side of caution, and pay a higher fee.
supranational.
There is little evidence such services move the needle much for people who aren't already engaged with their finances.
The team behind Mint felt the drudgery of managing money just needed a Silicon Valley makeover.
An app that scolds you to keep your wallet in your pants is never going to be as exciting as trading stocks, buying concert tickets or scrolling social media, said Patzer, Mint’s founder.
The clock oscillates at its own endogenous, or internal, period.
current account surplus.
snuff out inflation.
other countries had to pony up $100 of actual goods in order to obtain one.
Nonproductive expenditures keep tapering down.
This dismal scientist was Belgium-born Robert Triffin, and he was right.
The U.S. had a stable political climate, did not experience the ravages of world wars like Europe had.
The country had to achieve this by instilling international confidence through a current account surplus while also having a current account deficit by providing immediate access to gold.
In the short-term, the prospect of a reserve currency replacing the dollar is slim to none.
That sounds cold and callous on the surface.
His lecture was so pedantic and uninteresting.
He is blanching linen in the sun.
In her delirium, she had fallen to the floor several times.
Do you want to take that pill to quell your nausea?
The government is trying to quell fears of a looming oil crisis.
I was elated with the thrill of success.
I wasn’t a wild child, in fact, I was even a good pupil.
That sounds petty and personal.
They were distressful memories to her.
The government pushed through plans to rejuvenate the inner cities.
Shelley was advised that the Italian climate would rejuvenate him.
But the current environment has left sellers at an impasse.
Look back ten years and you can probably identify a few blind spots or mistaken beliefs you held at the time. Now, fast forward ten years from today... what are likely to be your current blind spots? What are you not spending enough time thinking about or perhaps even willfully ignoring?
syrupy.
He slouches.
He pored over Scotch reviews for two hours before buying his dad a bottle for Father’s Day.
true to form
secular
play catch
put decision on ice.
It's highly efficient and extensible, perfect for the discerning hacker. Check out the screencast above to get an idea of how it's used.
In general parlance, bootstrapping usually refers to a self-starting process that is supposed to proceed without external input.
The proposed plan was considered to have been pro-Zionist by its detractors.
Don't hate me, I'm just a messenger .
textile fibre / plants
He makes his own point in his own inimitable way.
Not to mention....
If it starts to feel like a slog and you’re pushing yourself every day—I mean, we all have periods of that—but [do it] too long and that really becomes laborious. To me, it’s often a flag that perhaps you shouldn’t be in that area at all.
Bitcoin is a Sam Bankman Fried trinket.
both licit and illicit purposes.
After fumbling with nvm to try and install the right Node version, I finally got the backend API running.
He was scourge of by the memory of his misdeeds.
The scourge of mass unemployment.
Inflation was the scourge of the 1970s.
chronic renal failure.
In favor, against, abstention.
dogfish
impervious, imperious
lampshade
She's very thorough and conscientious.
Exorcise
egghead
clammy
Man has rights only in so far as they are a correlative of duty.
However, a solution to the conflict is currently still evasive.
Both sides continue to suffer casualties as the impasse over territorial rights in the region continues.
This conflict spills over into the regional and international communities, with both sides drawing support and military aide.
She is sent to a nondescript office building where she is tasked with watching the hidden-camera feed of an author suspected of storing contraband goods.
They're encumbered with heavy guns, artillery. Some of them have trucks, even tanks, and all sorts of other equipment, the detritus of war.
We could build our own jetties and do it using lorries.
all is lost.
bull in a china shop.
damage limitation, damage control
I started off with Nautica pillows from Marshalls, which were a total flop.
Opportunities in life come through people. Who do you need to connect with to gain access to the opportunities you want?
Once the fires of infatuation have simmered down, simply “living on love” becomes more of a dream than a reality.
they run from the grind of mundane work and throw themselves into thrills.
The same goes for us when we try to cut the workout short, when we want to get away with not practicing, when we say something is too much work.
Wring those wet things out.
wring the neck of a chicken.
Bones will be shattered, necks will be wrung.
Creatine is one of the best supplements for improving strength and high intensity exercise performance. It works by increasing your capacity to produce ATP energy.
Like your muscles, your brain stores phosphocreatine and requires plenty of ATP for optimal function.
larceny, burglary, extortion, mischief, forgery
grand larceny
conspicuous facts.
The batter rises as it bakes.
Some students often doze off in class.
They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic.
His parents kept a round-the-clock vigil at his bedside.
resuscitate
fishing rod, piston rod
spinal cord, power cord.
We are getting palpably close to efficiently provable general computation.
He was unabashed by the furore his words provoked.
If those were the accolades collected over the course of an entire career, it’d be enough to put that writer up there with the all-time greats.
Meyer hit two grand-slam home runs with his first two at-bats.
We don’t pay enough attention to Seneca’s first exile–the ten years he spent recuperating from an illness in Egypt.
Marcus Aurelius waited in the wings for 23 years before putting on imperial purple.
Neither the head office nor the New York branch of ICBC itself were affected.
They ascribed their disaster to an unkind fate.
Airstrip, airfield, tarmac, runway(s)
squadron, Luftwaffe
Clerks bundled papers into files willy-nilly.
orthogonal, perpendicular, diagonal, tangent
off the cuff
I submit to your superior judgement.
hunt and peck.
The firecrackers were crackling and spluttering.
Spain is famous for its bullfight.
semisoft.
She's the internet's crustiest kitten and, in the words of her owner, our fair "icky stinky queen."
This 3½-month-old Persian kitten from Tampa Bay has taken over the internet with her scroungy fur, clumsy gait and sassy, soprano mews.
untapped resources.
Automakers are tapping the brakes on their ambitious electric vehicle targets, trying to make sense of consumer appetites amid rising interest rates.
A slew of downbeat announcements from automakers and suppliers would suggest the EV bubble has burst.
I always feel a bit logy until I have my coffee in the morning.
Britain’s home secretary uses a pro-Palestinian march to sow discord.
The right to protest is fundamental—as is an independent police force.
He was showing off, as is the way with adolescent boys.
medallion.
He was a great brawny brute of a man.
aquatic grass.
If you haven’t tried wild rice yet, then you’re in for a treat.
Forbidden black rice refers to a type of heirloom rice that has been part of the Asian diet for thousands of years.
While black rice is generally safe (and no longer restricted to emperors), it contains the heavy metal arsenic, as does all rice.
carried away.
terms for cooking eggs
Don’t vilify W-2 income. It’s incredibly powerful.
Pep rally.
tiddly .
skimpy tanktop.
Illinois's pension funds were skimpy even before the crisis.
Crusty whole wheat bread is my favorite.
hybridization
Unfortunately, the entire evening was a total nonevent.
Fabric or faux-leather upper.
Jerrycan
scalpel
Fire hydrant .
untapped
Which of your current habits is least aligned with the type of person you hope to become?
The outlook is bleak.
General Valery Zaluzhny admits the war is at a stalemate.
osteoporosis.
set in stone.
cut corners.
knock yourself out.
We're two months in arrears with the rent.
scavenger hunt, treasure hunt
We managed to scrape together eight volunteers.
He was stuck in a rut of losses against his coach and reached a point of exasperation.
Had he succumbed to that impulse, choosing to escape the discomfort, he'd be skipping the very lessons and practice that would sharpen his skills.
The sweetness of instant gratification.
We continually sideline significant gains for momentary pleasures, ultimately feeling unhappy and unfulfilled.
desensitization
Since my childhood, my culinary tastes have grown up (except for my forever-disdain of chips as snacks.
Soothsayer
euthanize.
derisive
Oddly specific
she was in the thick of it.
She put the vase of flowers on the window ledge.
photosynthesis.
Another disadvantage of a houseplant can be fungal spores and bacteria that like to cavort in the potting soil.
unique homeliness.
There is real value in taking time to process and grieve and dance with the morbidity of our mortality, of creating a ritual that allows us to come to terms with this essential part of our existence.
“It seems like that’s still a ways off in my mind,” Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.”
The erstwhile crypto king is convicted of seven counts of fraud.
Nap better to reap the most benefits.
The fear of making mistakes will pale in comparison to the satisfaction and fulfillment of intensely giving your best.
I got brigaded with laser eyes saying, “Have fun being poor.”
dendrite, dandruff.
U.S. Federal Reserve Threatening to Sue Bitcoin Magazine Over Apparel that Parodies its FedNow System.
Rather than strings of surplus code, what’s returned is exactly what’s requested.
superfluous, surplus.
Alimony
exigency
The Labour Party repealed the Act.
Major landlords nationwide are effectively colluding to keep rents high, D.C.'s attorney general argues in a new lawsuit.
funeral parlour
We do not understand how Apple managed to release an OS update that, when upgraded to normally, leaves machines unbootable if their display refresh rate is not the default. This seems to have been a major QA oversight by Apple.
house oversight committee.
be under the oversight of.
Baptize, baptism.
It is important that we dovetail our respective interests.
crucify, crucifixion
accomplice
The apartment building was lavishly decorated.
gibberish
formality
He became a taunt to his neighbours.
obit
humdrum
fulminated against political chicanery.
The newspapers fulminate against the crime.
perverse effect
crapshoot
dolly
Eating fewer calories can ward off ageing.
The secret ingredient of Blue Zones is … not so cut-and-dried.