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Yeah I'm no fan of the labeling either.

I'd rather at least a predicted amount of annual energy produced. If batteries are to be included, it should be the amount by which they improve solar and other intermittent sources' efficiency.

This is just nameplate capacity best I can tell, so it's just the maximum output rate that the installed batteries will be able to do.

Solar and batteries will definitely occupy a much smaller portion of real-world energy.

Ponzi scheme is intentionally deceptive and illegal fraud. Social security is intentionally transparent about earlier generations getting a gift. Your making a false analogy.

No it doesn't. It implies that no real investment is made, and the returns to old investors are just the injection from new "investors"

For plotting, I used matplotlib and the XKCD style option to get the hand-drawn vibe.

Or get more workers to pay in. Turns out, there are literally millions of people all over the world dying to get to the US and work.

They move back the depletion date every five years or so.

Dead lift plateau is a smart move. At face value, looks as though you’re not overdoing increases so as to allow your muscularskeletal durability of your lower back to improve, which takes longer.

Could also be because your forearms are feeling more taxed with the heavier weight? If that’s the case, Sarcev’s priority principle, where you exercise a given movement when freshest, might be a suggestion. Additional forearm work can also be a big help, with or without grip wraps.

Congrats on the progress so far.

They loaned the money to the federal govt, which means SSA is collecting interest on cash just sitting there.

The funny thing is there was a book (probably not the only one, but the one I remember) written in ~1994 talking about how SS would be gone just in time for my generation to collect it. (Born in 1976) And every time a Democrat has been elected since 1994, suddenly the Social Security and Medicare trust funds are pushed right to the top of every newspaper and news website. In 2009, they were saying Medicare will go bust in 2017 and SS in 2024. From 2016 to 2020, nobody talked about the solvency of these two programs. Now magically, Medicare and SS are on the brink of disaster again, but…not for another 12 years.

Folks, there is no disaster. The money is available. Do you want to know how I know that? It’s because old people vote. The money will always be found for old people because if it isn’t, the politicians get removed.

If I were your coach I’d suggest changing your approach to the two exercises that don’t show a sigmoid shape (after congratulating you on the two that do). And, yeah, if I were a coach I’d be the type that’s obsessed with performance data.

As a European I assumed all the weights were in kg at first 😛

Ten years ago the depletion date was 2025. I’ve tried to find the ever changing insolvency date. It moves back by a few years every few years. Nobody explains why or how.

Changes would have to be made to maintain benefits as they are currently described. But if no change to the law is made, benefits would decrease by ~20-25% compared to what was promised.

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Depending on where in the US you live, 150k isn’t a lot for a family. Amazon and Walmart are basically the same at this point. Everyone knows that Walmart is a disaster for their community, but if you need something at 2 am, Walmart is there to supply it. They (Walmart, Amazon, target, etc) have also put everyone else out of business so a large part of the country has no choice but to shop there.

I grew up poor, but am doing pretty well now. I don’t buy fresh produce at Walmart, but if I need a box fan at 3 am, I know where to go.

Ponzi scheme implies hidden accounting. It’s transparent from the start that the first generation received a gift

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Amex Plat?

They’ll sell bank assets before they use their cash reserves.

Oh I understand now, still unfortunate situation. It's an eye opener on how situations like this happen, just like the recent news with SVB bank, many shareholders are likely to take a hit. In addition there could be other banks that crumble which makes me wonder how who is going to pay for the mistakes made for billions of dollars.

I'm suggesting a system that is effectively a ponzi scheme probably isn't the most sustainable.

Then again other countries have higher retirement ages and much hire contribution rates for pensions(as in the 20+%, with Italy being at 33%), so maybe the problem is the US trying to get something from far less than other more sustainable systems.

As I said, for those that need to shop there, I get it. But I’m talking about people who don’t, people who are better off.

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tech professionals that make more than $160,000 or less than $250,000 are big campaign donors?

Your house is on fire and you need water. This is no time for pride / is this pristine glacier water? You need them. You can’t escape.