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by Smith1776
Tue Sep 19, 2023 9:29 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Isn't there an Avatar Thread?
Replies: 220
Views: 158736

Re: Isn't there an Avatar Thread?

I can't believe I hadn't heard of King's Quest. I had to google it unfortunately. It looks like this would have been right up my alley, but maybe just a little before my time?
by Smith1776
Tue Sep 19, 2023 8:56 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PP Mistakes
Replies: 43
Views: 95519

Re: PP Mistakes

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm ... id=3689958

I based a lot of the above on this paper.
by Smith1776
Tue Sep 19, 2023 8:52 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PP Mistakes
Replies: 43
Views: 95519

Re: PP Mistakes

but risk did show up . we have had crashes including losing 24% in one day , wars , the collapse of the savings and loans , the great recession, covid shutting the world down , the collapse of the dot coms , recessions , etc. those returns were with all the risk showing up. if it wasn’t for that fa...
by Smith1776
Mon Sep 18, 2023 7:16 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PP Mistakes
Replies: 43
Views: 95519

Re: PP Mistakes

If you go back to 1980, a $10k investment in stocks would be worth over $1 million now. PP would be $200k and ST Treasuries $99k. Impressive indeed. For the person who can stomach the stock market's wild multi-year swings without bailing, and also has a crystal ball that assures them no financial o...
by Smith1776
Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:06 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Kat Klub
Replies: 593
Views: 347207

Re: Kat Klub

Elegant looking Lily.


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by Smith1776
Sun Sep 17, 2023 12:03 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2251
Views: 1150681

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Takoyaki is extremely yummy.

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That is all.
by Smith1776
Sun Sep 17, 2023 11:56 am
Forum: Bonds
Topic: What happens to I-bonds if rates plummet again
Replies: 46
Views: 41273

Re: What happens to I-bonds if rates plummet again

Our Sophie is back. ^-^
by Smith1776
Sat Sep 16, 2023 12:43 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2251
Views: 1150681

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

dualstow wrote:
Sat Sep 16, 2023 9:18 am

I didn’t realize that ios/ipadOS Notes could be saved as PDFs. Takes a lot of button presses, but that’s handy.
I didn't know either till now. Good to know. Thanks.
by Smith1776
Fri Sep 15, 2023 1:16 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: I Thought Gold Would Fare Better in 2022-23
Replies: 63
Views: 100368

Re: I Thought Gold Would Fare Better in 2022-23

I think gold will still have relevance in the decades to come. I don't see Bitcoin being a threat to gold so much as it is a complement. Gold has long stood alongside silver and copper, as an example. I think Bitcoin and maybe a couple other cryptocurrencies have simply enlarged our set of viable o...
by Smith1776
Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:40 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Isn't there an Avatar Thread?
Replies: 220
Views: 158736

Re: Isn't there an Avatar Thread?

I think it was debunked at least 2 years ago but always good for a laugh. :-) My best friend is obsessed with aliens and UAPs (like, Joe Rogan level obsessed) and has been giving me all the updates day by day. He's convinced that the UAPs are legit alien spacecraft piloted by extraterrestrial lifef...
by Smith1776
Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:19 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Isn't there an Avatar Thread?
Replies: 220
Views: 158736

Re: Isn't there an Avatar Thread?

dualstow wrote:
Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:52 pm
Xan wrote:
Fri Feb 03, 2023 12:58 pm
Nice Chinese spy balloon, Dualstow!
Thank you
The "alien" LOL. Nice, dualstow!
by Smith1776
Thu Sep 14, 2023 1:38 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Engineers on the forum: did you like the Lightning connector?
Replies: 17
Views: 2544

Re: Engineers on the forum: did you like the Lightning connector?

As long as I'm not using that giant 30-pin connector Apple used to ship I'm good lol.
by Smith1776
Wed Sep 13, 2023 12:37 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Engineers on the forum: did you like the Lightning connector?
Replies: 17
Views: 2544

Re: Engineers on the forum: did you like the Lightning connector?

Lightning is going to the landfill and everything is going to be USB-C. At least for the next 7 months. O0 A lot of engineers here probably never used lightning connectors, having stayed with Android devices. If you did, do you know anything good/bad about it? I rather liked it. USB-C is like this ...
by Smith1776
Wed Sep 13, 2023 12:11 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Interviews With The Homeless
Replies: 10
Views: 2939

Re: Interviews With The Homeless

dualstow wrote:
Wed Sep 13, 2023 6:31 am
Interested to hear how Canada’s addressing the problem.
"Have you tried dying?"

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ca ... e-homeless

:o
by Smith1776
Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:21 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Interviews With The Homeless
Replies: 10
Views: 2939

Re: Interviews With The Homeless

dualstow wrote:
Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:53 pm
The aging woman was the saddest. Used to have a normal life.
Yeah.. the part where she said her husband died in a tent with her was really heartbreaking.

That encampment is only about a 10-minute drive south from my house.
by Smith1776
Tue Sep 12, 2023 5:20 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Interviews With The Homeless
Replies: 10
Views: 2939

Interviews With The Homeless

https://youtu.be/CPoKlwl8_K8 The CBC (our national public broadcaster) did a piece recently where they didn't just write a story about homelessness in my city, they actually did lengthy interviews with those in encampments. Even though I know none of you live in the same city I do, the interviews ar...
by Smith1776
Tue Sep 12, 2023 5:00 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: ARM (chip designer)
Replies: 19
Views: 40629

Re: ARM (chip designer)

Better to lose early, right? O0 Softbank bought ARM in 2016. Glad it's going public again. I definitely want a little piece. Reading their wiki page, I see ARM acquired Obsidian, the note-taking software. Didn't know that. Definitely better to lose half of your money when all you've got is $6,000 v...
by Smith1776
Tue Sep 12, 2023 3:59 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: ARM (chip designer)
Replies: 19
Views: 40629

Re: ARM (chip designer)

;D Well, are you going to buy it again? Inquiring minds want to know. And are you sure that wasn’t AMD? A quick stock screener search seems to show the stock was delisted in 2012? And now it's being re-IPO'd via Softbank or something along those lines? I remember after I bought it I kept it for a w...
by Smith1776
Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:54 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: ARM (chip designer)
Replies: 19
Views: 40629

Re: ARM (chip designer)

Yes, there’s a lot of hype about ARM. MediumTex once quipped that Intel was “printing money” when they printed circuits. And they were. I think ARM has a bright future as they pivot into AI and compete with Nvidia. Of course, even the shoeshine boy knows this. Still, I’m tempted to buy some and hol...
by Smith1776
Sun Sep 10, 2023 8:44 pm
Forum: Stocks
Topic: International stocks?
Replies: 42
Views: 68379

Re: International stocks?

Some ideas I've considered in my PP : internal correlation of the portfolio and stock valuation Being in Canada I feel I can't do domestic stocks as our stock market has so many commodities (oil and gas producers, gold stocks etc) and sentiment about the commodities sector seems to trickle into our...
by Smith1776
Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:13 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Time to Trim Apple / AAPL?
Replies: 9
Views: 2154

Re: Time to Trim Apple / AAPL?

I like to think that if I include more apples in my diet I might not be overweight anymore.
by Smith1776
Sat Sep 09, 2023 7:19 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Physical + Bullionvault + Paxos combo primer
Replies: 19
Views: 6846

Re: Physical + Bullionvault + Paxos combo primer

When I backtest I assume a investor would have held T-Bills instead of gold pre 1934, silver between 1934 and 1975, gold since 1976. Prudent. You are way too young plus a non-American to understand what you using that one word made me think of: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-hw-bush...
by Smith1776
Sat Sep 09, 2023 6:58 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Physical + Bullionvault + Paxos combo primer
Replies: 19
Views: 6846

Re: Physical + Bullionvault + Paxos combo primer

seajay wrote:
Sat Sep 09, 2023 5:41 pm
When I backtest I assume a investor would have held T-Bills instead of gold pre 1934, silver between 1934 and 1975, gold since 1976.
Prudent.
by Smith1776
Fri Sep 08, 2023 7:01 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: YouTube Junkie
Replies: 1230
Views: 589782

Re: YouTube Junkie

dualstow wrote:
Fri Sep 08, 2023 6:03 pm
You’ve all seen by now, but I feel the need to post it here.

Marine puts the kibosh on robbery attempt in an Arizona gas station.

https://youtu.be/fhKdpKrF3xM
"Kibosh" just makes it sound like a Seinfeld episode. ;D
by Smith1776
Fri Sep 08, 2023 5:50 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Physical + Bullionvault + Paxos combo primer
Replies: 19
Views: 6846

Re: Physical + Bullionvault + Paxos combo primer

I remember a foolish poster once said that you had to discount all of the 1970's performance for gold because gold wasn't "truly free floating" until the 1980s. No one called him out on it despite that being the dumbest statement anyone has ever made about investing. Like, conveniently he decides t...