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A Gen Xer sold his company for $1.6 billion. He kept less than $100 million and gave the rest away because he doesn't 'believe in billionaires' in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] styanax@lemmy.world 23 points 23 hours ago

The Woz(tm) recently commented on this topic: https://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=23765914&cid=65583466

by SteveWoz ( 152247 ) on 2025-08-11 20:36

I gave all my Apple wealth away because wealth and power are not what I live for. I have a lot of fun and happiness. I funded a lot of important museums and arts groups in San Jose, the city of my birth, and they named a street after me for being good. I now speak publicly and have risen to the top. I have no idea how much I have but after speaking for 20 years it might be $10M plus a couple of homes. I never look for any type of tax dodge. I earn money from my labor and pay something like 55% combined tax on it. I am the happiest person ever. Life to me was never about accomplishment, but about Happiness, which is Smiles minus Frowns. I developed these philosophies when I was 18-20 years old and I never sold out.

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[–] styanax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

5 time Kazooathon champ here (not really but I'd wear that with pride) - the close-to-source fluctuation in pressure from humming into the big end (not blowing/inhaling) is what vibrates the membrane in the circle making the noise. It's possible to play it from the small end with terrible results, same with plugging the small end to create greater pressure - sort of ruins the physics. I believe a whistle would be more directly related to built up air pressure? (or a woodwind in general?)

Everything bagel with mayo, pork sausage, american cheese and a small green onion omelet in c/SandwichPosting@sh.itjust.works

[–] styanax@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Regional, what I know "sausage" as is a link/brat and patties are mostly "breakfast sausage"; beyond that it starts to become more specific like chorizo or breakfast sausages (links) etc.

The rider of a Harley Davidson motorcycle who killed two pedestrians had 70 driving infringements, as well as 11 previous convictions for bad driving in c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

[–] styanax@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's not, directly - it would appear to be a bias the reporter injected; the real story is that this person is/was an active member of the "Filthy Few" MC - "filthy few" being a slogan used by the Hell's Angels and patches given for doing the dirty work (look up Charles PeeWee Goldsmith). The brand of motorcycle has no material bearing on the crime committed - there is enough history of this person's violent and criminal past presented; the mention of the bike brand has no purpose other than to incite moral outrage. Harley sold it's first Police motorcycle in 1908.