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by shekels
Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:17 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: The Peter Schiff portfolio: an evolutionary offshoot of the PP
Replies: 100
Views: 30136

Re: The Peter Schiff portfolio: an evolutionary offshoot of the PP

Regardless, if you look at reviews you can see some really sad stories about how people have lost all of their savings thanks to his stock picks (many were gold miners) over the past 10 years. I remember reading recently about how one person couldn’t even afford to bury their child after Schiff’s b...
by shekels
Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:44 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Tech Help Needed
Replies: 45
Views: 18675

Re: Tech Help Needed

I always see big news like the French government is switching to Ubuntu, Vicenza is going to use Zorin, blah blah, and then they give up and quietly crawl back to Windows so they can use their printers again. Tiger head, snake tail, as the Chinese say. Printers were a big stumbling block a few year...
by shekels
Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:42 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Tech Help Needed
Replies: 45
Views: 18675

Re: Tech Help Needed

That made me laugh ... and fondly remember driving a 1958 MGA - when I was a young tinkerer, way before Linux. O0 I only play around with Linux on a 10 year old PC and always with the Linux OS on a USB stick. I left Windows at the XP version for the most part, I still have a windows machine for a f...
by shekels
Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:56 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Will Trump be Re-elected?
Replies: 648
Views: 357409

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

What are the stats on resignations, I wonder. Cabinet level or in total? Cabinet Level confirmed and resigned = 12 I wonder when you talk talent, could the issue also be that Trump has not been in Politics all his life? The Political machine members that Trump has/had may not be use to his type of ...
by shekels
Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:40 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Tech Help Needed
Replies: 45
Views: 18675

Re: Tech Help Needed

Darn. The two posts above illustrate while I’ll never have a linux or bsd box as my primary computer. A tinkerer can. A mechanic can have a British car at home. I can do neither. That made me laugh ... and fondly remember driving a 1958 MGA - when I was a young tinkerer, way before Linux. O0 I only...
by shekels
Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:18 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Will Trump be Re-elected?
Replies: 648
Views: 357409

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

I think a huge difference between Trump and all other Republican Presidents in my time is his inability to attract and retain good talent. To me that’s telling. Just 2 years and 158 days later. 135 No nominee 11 Awaiting nomination 115 Formally nominated 459 Confirmed https://www.washingtonpost.com...
by shekels
Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:46 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Chrome has become surveillance software. It’s time to switch browsers.
Replies: 29
Views: 12393

Re: Chrome has become surveillance software. It’s time to switch browsers.

I have been using Opera for several years. Faster, lighter weight and based on Chromium so it feels similar to Chrome. You can even install Chrome extensions after installing an add-on. Also has a built-in, free VPN. I was using opera on my tablet until I had issues with Opera Loading. Then I found...
by shekels
Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:37 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Tech Help Needed
Replies: 45
Views: 18675

Re: Tech Help Needed

Yeah, give it a shot. Zorin was very smooth even years ago, and that’s coming from a beginner. I’m hoping to get my folks into it for their secondary computers. Tried out Zorin on a Pen Drive, Looks nice. The only difficulty I had was the computer froze, and the mouse would move but would not click...
by shekels
Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:28 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Anonymous SJW Chatbots
Replies: 21
Views: 10215

Re: Anonymous SJW Chatbots

[/quote] Startpage.com uses google's results but they are anonomized. [/quote] Does that mean the results are affected by Google's SJW algorithms? [/quote] No, it does not seem to. I use Startpage for anonymity, a add on to Firefox is available. If Google was from a Communist country with the same a...
by shekels
Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:48 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: KeyBank Bans Gold Bullion from “Safe” Deposit Boxes
Replies: 18
Views: 8916

KeyBank Bans Gold Bullion from “Safe” Deposit Boxes

https://www.silverdoctors.com/headlines ... sit-boxes/

Here is the article in case it is not widely known.
Also Chase bank has already banned storage.
by shekels
Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:27 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II
Replies: 850
Views: 472293

Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Because of an "Instagram user?" Come on guys you're really reaching now. Not really. Bitter contempt for the rich is widespread on the Left. It doesn’t even matter if you made your money honestly. You’re a robber baron and deserve the business end of a pitchfork. It’s not one instagram us...
by shekels
Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:34 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Tech Help Needed
Replies: 45
Views: 18675

Re: Tech Help Needed

dualstow wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2019 5:59 pm On second thought, they are savaged in the distrowatch reviews. I think I’ll focus on Zorin OS.
I went from Ubuntu to Mint to Linux Lite on a desktop , also I am using Knoppix from a pen drive now that i like after going thru multiple distro . I may check out Zorin. Thanks
by shekels
Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:13 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Immediate 5% across-the-board Mexican tariffs
Replies: 82
Views: 28247

Re: Immediate 5% across-the-board Mexican tariffs

Now we hear everything Mexico agreed to was already in negotiation and in the pipeline for a long while. Which makes the entire last week just a stunt. I just can't stop thinking... "he's trying to manufacture dips to buy". And doing very well. Well then Mexico could have implemented any ...
by shekels
Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:05 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Immediate 5% across-the-board Mexican tariffs
Replies: 82
Views: 28247

Re: Immediate 5% across-the-board Mexican tariffs

Now we hear everything Mexico agreed to was already in negotiation and in the pipeline for a long while. Which makes the entire last week just a stunt. I just can't stop thinking... "he's trying to manufacture dips to buy". And doing very well. Well then Mexico could have implemented any ...
by shekels
Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:44 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: YouTube Junkie
Replies: 1231
Views: 650543

Re: YouTube Junkie

boglerdude wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2019 12:28 am 6% 10 year, in one year?

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/artic ... nyone-else
This was Before the Powell Pivot when Liquidity dried up.
by shekels
Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:35 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Immediate 5% across-the-board Mexican tariffs
Replies: 82
Views: 28247

Re: Immediate 5% across-the-board Mexican tariffs

It is very frustrating when your hands are tied and the market is going against you.. Before I retired, very recently, I was selling company stock down to zero percent of my 401 and rolled it to a interest only fund. I had seen many other employees before me that had kept company stock and were not ...
by shekels
Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:24 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Immediate 5% across-the-board Mexican tariffs
Replies: 82
Views: 28247

Re: Immediate 5% across-the-board Mexican tariffs

By "not that long ago" I really mean just 3-4 years ago, prior to Trump. My how times have changed. This new "conservative" view does not make any sense to me, to me it goes against every "conservative" fundamental I've ever known, and I do not support it one bit. I am...
by shekels
Sun Jun 02, 2019 1:08 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: YouTube Junkie
Replies: 1231
Views: 650543

Re: YouTube Junkie

Double Line holds a high level financial discussion.

Liquidy,Liquidy,Liquidy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-BE8JQwCS0
by shekels
Sun Jun 02, 2019 12:51 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Immediate 5% across-the-board Mexican tariffs
Replies: 82
Views: 28247

Re: Immediate 5% across-the-board Mexican tariffs

Ok this is what I think is happening. Trump is wanting the Fed to cut rates,he has tweeted as much. He wants the market/economy to look good before the next elections (window dressing).So to get that Liquidity injected into the system to raise the markets, he is trying to in a round about way force...
by shekels
Sun Jun 02, 2019 9:15 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Immediate 5% across-the-board Mexican tariffs
Replies: 82
Views: 28247

Re: Immediate 5% across-the-board Mexican tariffs

Ok this is what I think is happening. Trump is wanting the Fed to cut rates,he has tweeted as much. He wants the market/economy to look good before the next elections (window dressing).So to get that Liquidity injected into the system to raise the markets, he is trying to in a round about way force ...