Kevin Bae

Non-Social in a Socially Networked World

  • Question: What does an inflation adjusted 4.9% increase in GDP mean?

    Question: What does an inflation adjusted 4.9% increase in GDP mean?

    This is an honest question. It’s reported the GDP number is inflation adjusted. But the inflation numbers don’t include things like food and energy. GDP is the measure of all final goods and services produced in a time period. I take that to mean GDP includes food and fuel. How can we reconcile the true…

  • Is there a FedEx iPhone trade-in theft ring?

    Is there a FedEx iPhone trade-in theft ring?

    UPDATE: October 25, 2023 24 hours after my last phone call to FedEx my trade-in was received at Apple’s partner’s facility. I don’t think it would have been delivered at all if I didn’t call and press them. The only time the packaged moved was shortly after I made one of my calls to customer…

  • FDA silently releases info on mRNA Covid vaccines & seizures and convulsions in children ages 2 to 5

    FDA silently releases info on mRNA Covid vaccines & seizures and convulsions in children ages 2 to 5

    I say they silently released the information because there was no announcement. It was discovered by Alex Berenson when looking into an analysis of insurance claims databases released by the FDA. Young children had a significantly elevated risk of seizures and convulsions after receiving mRNA Covid jabs, Food and Drug Administration scientists have found. The…

  • Google is doing some weird shit with their photo processing

    Google is doing some weird shit with their photo processing

    I have a Pixel 7a. I’ve been using it since May 2023 and I’ve noticed selfies taken with this phone were a bit odd. In some pics it looks like I’m photoshopped into the scene rather than a natural photo. Today I think I pinned it down. It’s a combination of processing and Top Shot.…

  • French nun tackles environmental protester

    French nun tackles environmental protester

    She takes him down and her habit never moves.

  • Hamas may have the largest number of American hostages since 1979 in Iran

    Hamas may have the largest number of American hostages since 1979 in Iran

    This is why who you vote for President is important. Joe Biden is impotent. He’s a bumbling dementia patient who can barely walk across a stage. I know it, you know it, and the world knows it. Since Biden took office conflicts have exploded across the world and now, with the Hamas attack on Israel,…