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by I Shrugged
Mon Nov 11, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: BTC in the PP
Replies: 281
Views: 187220

Re: BTC in the PP

I have a hard time fathoming who is making the bid at 84K.
by I Shrugged
Sun Nov 10, 2024 6:28 pm
Forum: Stocks
Topic: Stock scream room
Replies: 1460
Views: 741011

Re: Stock scream room

The election was not simply about Trump. The result will never make sense to anyone that continues to frame it that way. Care to share your analysis? Almost any half decent R candidate would have won. Harris was arguably the worst presidential candidate in modern times. And most of what she represe...
by I Shrugged
Sun Nov 10, 2024 6:21 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Health Care Reform
Replies: 45
Views: 16223

Re: Health Care Reform

I'll take a crack at it. As a traditionally agrarian society, urban southerners retain more rural traditions than urban northerners, whose ancestors were manufacturing in big cities much earlier. I think it’s more about ancestry. The Scandinavians, Dutch, Germans were more self-sufficient, introver...
by I Shrugged
Sun Nov 10, 2024 6:15 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Does it make sense to start at 4x25?
Replies: 5
Views: 4136

Re: Does it make sense to start at 4x25?

I like dollar cost averaging over a year or so.
by I Shrugged
Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:11 pm
Forum: Stocks
Topic: Stock scream room
Replies: 1460
Views: 741011

Re: Stock scream room

You have put a lot more thought into this than I have, but I agree with your conclusion. It’s not a bubble, but it has been a one way trade for too long. There is a lot of stupid money bidding up the prices of big ticket items, and a lot of debt. It’s time. I just can't help but think that stocks (a...
by I Shrugged
Thu Oct 31, 2024 7:27 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 3748
Views: 1976167

Re: The GOLD scream room

Dieter wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 9:55 pm
I Shrugged wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 12:51 pm I think I have to head over to Bogleheads to see what they think about gold.
Do tell what you learn :)
There didn't seem to be any active threads. :(
by I Shrugged
Wed Oct 30, 2024 5:29 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: YouTube Junkie
Replies: 1290
Views: 759523

Re: YouTube Junkie

flyingpylon wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 2:47 pm Can confirm the YouTube behavior. When I watch a video on a topic or from a creator I don't want to see again, I go into my watch history and remove it. That seems to help quite a bit.
Yeah me too.

I haven't tried just deleting all history. That seems extreme.
by I Shrugged
Wed Oct 30, 2024 1:03 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: YouTube Junkie
Replies: 1290
Views: 759523

Re: YouTube Junkie

I've read none of this thread, ever. :) I feel like I spend enough time on YouTube as it is. But I have a question. Does anyone else feel that their YT feed has really gone to hell in the past several months? Like this: If I happen to watch a video about someone who found an old car in a barn, then ...
by I Shrugged
Wed Oct 30, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 3748
Views: 1976167

Re: The GOLD scream room

I think I have to head over to Bogleheads to see what they think about gold.
by I Shrugged
Wed Oct 30, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 3748
Views: 1976167

Re: The GOLD scream room

dualstow wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 6:31 am 2780 this morning
To the moon! :)

2800.70 right now.

It doesn't feel like a bubble, not yet. Not until I hear some Gamestop-like enthusiasm.
by I Shrugged
Tue Oct 29, 2024 6:04 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Very Real Scenario Where Trump Loses and Takes Power Anyway
Replies: 6
Views: 749

Re: The Very Real Scenario Where Trump Loses and Takes Power Anyway

If the topic is migrating to COVID, I've had some breathing issues that started after both vaccination three years ago and having had COVID two years ago. I've had a flare up and was at the pulmonologist yesterday. I asked him if there was any merit to my thought that maybe it was from COVID. He sai...
by I Shrugged
Sat Oct 26, 2024 6:18 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: 1031 exchange EFT -> Bullion
Replies: 6
Views: 5398

Re: 1031 exchange EFT -> Bullion

At this point I'd love an exchange from GLD to GLDM. I should call them.
by I Shrugged
Sat Oct 26, 2024 6:17 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: 1031 exchange EFT -> Bullion
Replies: 6
Views: 5398

Re: 1031 exchange EFT -> Bullion

But I think there are still "in kind" distributions allowed. However I don't know of any EFT that will distribute gold to you. Unless you are a market maker for the fund.
by I Shrugged
Fri Oct 25, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Fidelity Investments having issues
Replies: 7
Views: 556

Re: Fidelity Investments having issues

Isn't Schwab reportedly struggling? I have very limited experience with them but one thing that stood out was that they try to keep you cash in a "cash" status rather than in a low cost money market fund. It seemed I would have to move money from cash to a money market fund every time some...
by I Shrugged
Fri Oct 25, 2024 9:07 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Fidelity Investments having issues
Replies: 7
Views: 556

Re: Fidelity Investments having issues

That's very interesting. We have stuck with VG through thick and thin, even as many people were saying on Bogleheads that they were giving up and moving to Fidelity. VG has definitely struggled to keep up with its growth, but I've never felt anything like what you posted there.
by I Shrugged
Fri Oct 25, 2024 9:03 am
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Study calls for US taxation of cryptocurrency
Replies: 4
Views: 933

Re: Study calls for US taxation of cryptocurrency

I wonder what percentage of crypto, or bitcoin specifically, is held in "accounts" versus directly by the owner. I would think the accounts would be easily subject to taxation.
by I Shrugged
Wed Oct 23, 2024 8:21 am
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Study calls for US taxation of cryptocurrency
Replies: 4
Views: 933

Study calls for US taxation of cryptocurrency

I know the Fed wonks issue all kinds of studies. And that a lot of it is just brainstorming which might not amount to anything actually being done. This one is interesting. The actual report is way too deep for me, but what I get out of it is that they are saying, "here's how we can have perman...
by I Shrugged
Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:07 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: What % Do You Charge Your Battery To?
Replies: 33
Views: 7568

Re: What % Do You Charge Your Battery To?

I came across my notes from my recent tests of the battery health. iPad, usually charged to 100% Cycles 395 Battery capacity vs design 89.3% Wife's iPad, always charged overnight to 100% Cycles 527 Battery 89.8% iPhone XR, usually charged to <90% Cycles 557 Battery capacity 97.3% Seems to make a bi...
by I Shrugged
Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:01 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: What % Do You Charge Your Battery To?
Replies: 33
Views: 7568

Re: What % Do You Charge Your Battery To?

Supposedly Apple says the battery is toast when the capacity is 80% of design. I read that on the internet, so....
by I Shrugged
Sat Oct 12, 2024 8:59 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: What % Do You Charge Your Battery To?
Replies: 33
Views: 7568

Re: What % Do You Charge Your Battery To?

yankees60 wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 2:38 pm
How does one do a reading on one's iPad?
I used the app coconutBattery mentioned in this article. (Loaded onto the Mac, then plugged into the iPad from there.)


https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/23/see-ipad-battery-health/
by I Shrugged
Fri Oct 11, 2024 11:39 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: What % Do You Charge Your Battery To?
Replies: 33
Views: 7568

Re: What % Do You Charge Your Battery To?

I came across my notes from my recent tests of the battery health. iPad, usually charged to 100% Cycles 395 Battery capacity vs design 89.3% Wife's iPad, always charged overnight to 100% Cycles 527 Battery 89.8% iPhone XR, usually charged to <90% Cycles 557 Battery capacity 97.3% Seems to make a big...
by I Shrugged
Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:26 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: What % Do You Charge Your Battery To?
Replies: 33
Views: 7568

Re: What % Do You Charge Your Battery To?

The newest models of some brands let you set charge limits.
by I Shrugged
Fri Oct 04, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: What % Do You Charge Your Battery To?
Replies: 33
Views: 7568

Re: What % Do You Charge Your Battery To?

But as you point out, an 80% phone charge will inconvenience you if you are out and about all day. I would not let the battery longevity tail wag the dog.
by I Shrugged
Fri Oct 04, 2024 3:32 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: What % Do You Charge Your Battery To?
Replies: 33
Views: 7568

Re: What % Do You Charge Your Battery To?

I found an app for my Mac desktop that enables me to read the battery stats on my iPhone and iPad (via cable). Apparently this function is already available on the latest iOS devices. Anyway, my phone, I never charge it overnight. Instead I charge it for a while in the morning to start my day. And I...
by I Shrugged
Tue Sep 03, 2024 11:26 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: It's Time for American Troops on the Ground in Gaza
Replies: 2
Views: 2791

Re: It's Time for American Troops on the Ground in Gaza

That is perfect neocon policy right there.