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by Smith1776
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:08 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1159
Views: 826830

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

Wow, very interesting read. Thank you for that, Mr and Mrs Smithers. I read and hear a lot about Zelensky and corruption but I mean he's there . He didn't abscond with cash, and Бог knows he could have. He only leaves to drum up more support for the war effort. (I don't want to cheapen things by sa...
by Smith1776
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:26 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1159
Views: 826830

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

I’m decidedly unimpressive in person, M. I consider myself very lucky to have some long-time friends who know my quirks and put up with me. O0 Back on topic- do I dare ask Smithers what his fiancee thinks about all this? I don’t think he visits this subtopic. I’ll ask in the Check-in thread. From M...
by Smith1776
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:33 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2246
Views: 1147377

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

dualstow wrote:
Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:05 pm
Smithers, maybe she doesn’t want to chime in — understandably — but I was wondering if your other half has any thoughts on the war. Does she like/dislike Zelensky? Is she optimistic? Hopeful? Pessimistic? Just curious.
She said she’s interested in sharing. Will aim to get her response tonight. :)
by Smith1776
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:35 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2246
Views: 1147377

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Currently back to doing web development work using Ruby on Rails. I'm loving it. ^-^
by Smith1776
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:49 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Private equity
Replies: 2
Views: 151

Re: Private equity

Coincidentally, the latest Tony Robbins books espouses private equity (and various methods to get access to it), and recommends it for diversification.
by Smith1776
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:20 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Netflix junkie
Replies: 352
Views: 128051

Re: Netflix junkie

My fiance and I randomly watched one of the Saw movies on a whim and now she wants to watch all of them... all 10 of them.

What have I started? :o
by Smith1776
Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: Stocks
Topic: Small Cap Value vs US Total Stock Market
Replies: 19
Views: 4547

Re: Small Cap Value vs US Total Stock Market

findings in an academic paper that illiquid investments actually seem to demonstrate a negative illiquidity premium There are so many negatives there I'm confused. Is this saying that one would expect that illiquid investments would be priced lower than liquid investments, because having liquidity ...
by Smith1776
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: Stocks
Topic: Small Cap Value vs US Total Stock Market
Replies: 19
Views: 4547

Re: Small Cap Value vs US Total Stock Market

Small cap value fo' life. As I stated I made my allocations in January 2003 and have not added or subtracted to them since. For those who are facile with such things what has been the relative total performance (with dividends reinvested) for: Total Stock Market Value Small Cap Value Good question....
by Smith1776
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: Stocks
Topic: Small Cap Value vs US Total Stock Market
Replies: 19
Views: 4547

Re: Small Cap Value vs US Total Stock Market

One possible explanation that Fama put forth is that value companies may not be mispriced. It's possible that people just don't like them and don't have a taste for them. It could be that people have an affinity for glamour companies like Nvidia or Tesla and are willing to pay a premium to hold them...
by Smith1776
Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:58 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2246
Views: 1147377

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

This forum is now clearly the nexus of misinformation on the Internet.
by Smith1776
Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:57 pm
Forum: Stocks
Topic: Small Cap Value vs US Total Stock Market
Replies: 19
Views: 4547

Re: Small Cap Value vs US Total Stock Market

Small cap value fo' life.
by Smith1776
Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:12 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2246
Views: 1147377

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Hold on. Just checking something…

… yup, JavaScript still sucks.
by Smith1776
Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:19 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2246
Views: 1147377

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

I’m usually not a fan of beets either. I cant stand beet salad, as an example. However when cooked in borscht, the beets take on the flavour of the broth and become delicious!
by Smith1776
Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2246
Views: 1147377

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Mountaineer wrote:
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:37 pm


It’s hard to beet good borscht. ;-)
My fiance and I both laughed out loud at that one! Thanks haha!
by Smith1776
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: 2U / edX Facing Possible Bankruptcy And Shutdown
Replies: 0
Views: 65

2U / edX Facing Possible Bankruptcy And Shutdown

For a long time my favourite learning platform was edX. Unfortunately it now looks like it could be knocking on death's door. Its parent company, 2U, is in serious financial trouble. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/15/2u-earnings-miss-adds-pressure-to-debt-rankled-online-education-firm.html The worst p...
by Smith1776
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2246
Views: 1147377

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

What's everyone doing today?

The fiance and I are planning our next travel adventures. Vancouver is a natural, but after that is Asia. Hong Kong, Thailand, etc. 8)
by Smith1776
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2246
Views: 1147377

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

I love borscht. I don’t know if that’s a stock photo or hers but it looks better than any borscht I’ve ever had. Just a stock photo. Hers looked pretty similar though! Just without the fancy lighting haha. I thought maybe you’d be introducing her to Hong Kong delights. Are we still talking about fo...
by Smith1776
Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:31 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2246
Views: 1147377

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Have you introduced foods to your fiancee that she never had before? Besides XO sauce. It's mostly her introducing me to new foods since I don't cook. :D Thanks to her I tasted borscht for the first time! Yummy and healthy. :) https://www.177milkstreet.com/assets/site/Recipes/_large/Ukrainian-Borsc...
by Smith1776
Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:39 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2246
Views: 1147377

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

boglerdude wrote:
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:16 pm
Smith, coffee is very hard on the guts...
My fiance is grinning that even my Internet friends agree with her.
by Smith1776
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:27 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2246
Views: 1147377

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

O0 Hilarious! I would break out if I did that. Then again I break out if I have peanut butter rice. Or soda. Or any…food O0 You have a lot of food sensitivities? I recently found out via blood test that I’m lactose intolerant. I’m currently cutting out dairy to see the effect. Bye bye cheese. 🧀 :( ...
by Smith1776
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:22 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2246
Views: 1147377

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Mountaineer wrote:
Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:58 pm
Never fear. We shall never think of you as being or having cheesy outputs … regardless of your new non-cheese input. LOL
The Internet knows too much about my bathroom habits lmao!!!
by Smith1776
Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:23 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2246
Views: 1147377

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

O0 Hilarious! I would break out if I did that. Then again I break out if I have peanut butter rice. Or soda. Or any…food O0 You have a lot of food sensitivities? I recently found out via blood test that I’m lactose intolerant. I’m currently cutting out dairy to see the effect. Bye bye cheese. 🧀 :(
by Smith1776
Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:48 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2246
Views: 1147377

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

dualstow wrote:
Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:14 am
Good stuff. I’ll try not to think about it next time I use the sauce 😂
Both me and my fiance love to simply mix it with white rice and just eat that as a meal. ;D
by Smith1776
Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:46 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: BTC in the PP
Replies: 225
Views: 111058

Re: BTC in the PP

Does it contain anything that already wasn't included within Moldbug's article that started the whole "Bitcoin as a store of value" argument? I didn't know the name Moldbug until you just mentioned it. Is it this article? https://www.unqualified-reservations.org/2013/04/bitcoin-is-money-bitcoin-is-...
by Smith1776
Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: New interview with Craig Rowland
Replies: 36
Views: 1800

Re: New interview with Craig Rowland

It's a good point. If productive companies are winning then that generally means society and people are probably doing well. If cryptocurrencies win in a big way it's probably because there's been some major monetary system upheaval.