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- Mon Oct 02, 2023 6:46 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 34818
Re: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?
Not true. Taiwanese are good. Mainland Chinese are bad. I read it in the New York Times, so it has to be true. If you disagree with me, you need to go to a reeducation camp. And to your earlier point, so you are saying that the Ukrainians and the Taiwanese get to decide for America how we spend our...
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 6:38 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 34818
Re: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?
By the way, of course as a people we do love Taiwanese people as we love almost anyone (not Russians though or mainland Chinese, both of which are unredeemable ethnicities). Taiwanese isn't an ethnicity. The mainland and Taiwan are the same people, ethnically. I thought the same was basically true ...
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 6:37 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 34818
Re: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?
I can't think of much that would be more patronizing and paternalistic than refusing to help the people of Ukraine or Taiwan or whatever on the basis that we're saving their lives by not helping them. Shouldn't that be up to them? The US military despite its many flaws is a huge net force for good i...
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:21 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 34818
- Mon Oct 02, 2023 2:44 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 34818
Re: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?
I feel bad for Taiwan, because they are obviously between a rock and a hard place. I counsel them to be very careful in what they do. China is a lot closer to them geographically than the US is. It won't take many wrong moves before they look a lot like what Ukraine looks like right now, with hundr...
- Fri Sep 29, 2023 10:34 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
- Replies: 2248
- Views: 1148389
Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Get well soon, Sir! Here the cases started to increase too. What they say is a common symptom - eyes inflammation. Thanks Vil. Hadn’t heard about the eye inflammation. We are both feeling a little better today. Stay well! Four days later what is the current update for each of you? Someone has been ...
- Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:53 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: I Thought Gold Would Fare Better in 2022-23
- Replies: 63
- Views: 100250
Re: I Thought Gold Would Fare Better in 2022-23
you can for instance program a transaction to either be accepted or rejected subject to other criteria. Bitcoin has smart contracts. In fact each Bitcoin transaction is a series of contracts. Ethereum is also already becoming the accepted 'regulated' (official) network. No need for Ethereum or a bl...
- Wed Sep 27, 2023 2:45 pm
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: ARM (chip designer)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 40605
Re: ARM (chip designer)
With AI I guess that we're on the brink of few powerful CPU's may transition to many low (processing) power CPU's working in harmony. Similar to the human brain. At some point, longevity. Download/backup your memories each night, and if anything bad happens to that brain, recover those memories int...
- Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:31 am
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: TLT cracks $90
- Replies: 43
- Views: 69131
Re: TLT cracks $90
Thoughts? At 16.7% of my PP... Getting close to the 15% rebalance band. I hope it doesn't happen this year but will in 2024. Will have to report my 2023 to FAFSA, so I do not want to sell anything from my brokerage accounts :-[ Regarding FAFSA, make sure your ordinary income qualifies you for finan...
- Tue Sep 19, 2023 11:39 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Isn't there an Avatar Thread?
- Replies: 220
- Views: 158421
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? It’s possible that Tortoise and Xan and i even played different generations of it. Mine was on a floppy disk, the big thin ...
- Tue Sep 19, 2023 10:39 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: PP Mistakes
- Replies: 43
- Views: 95405
Re: PP Mistakes
THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT have been the most costliest words to bet on in the english language Mathjak, you're fond of saying that, but isn't it pretty clear that the outperformance of US equities over the past century or so has been the weird outlier? Why aren't the people who plan on that outperform...
- Mon Sep 18, 2023 9:28 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Isn't there an Avatar Thread?
- Replies: 220
- Views: 158421
Re: Isn't there an Avatar Thread?
Okay dualstow, what's the new avatar? Is that an AI-generated image in the style of King's Quest?
- Wed Sep 13, 2023 1:34 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Interviews With The Homeless
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2934
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 2:44 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: YouTube Junkie
- Replies: 1230
- Views: 589182
Re: YouTube Junkie
Brilliant! Love the meta-reference to Bob Newhart.
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:27 am
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Physical + Bullionvault + Paxos combo primer
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6840
Re: Physical + Bullionvault + Paxos combo primer
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 8:02 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: The GOLD scream room
- Replies: 3689
- Views: 1656466
Re: The GOLD scream room
Many people know about the seizure of U.S. citizens’ gold in the 1930’s, but do you know how much the cash compensation was? I think I may have read about it a few times. But I'm guessing it was not much. It was definitely full value, as defined by the definition of the dollar in terms of gold. $28...
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:50 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: What happens to I-bonds if rates plummet again
- Replies: 46
- Views: 41211
Re: What happens to I-bonds if rates plummet again
Taking time off....yeah, wish I could do more of that. I hadn't been considering assisted living for my mother before, because I know she'll react very badly among other issues, but....it is THE only way to get help when you don't have local family support. I do have a great family, but everyone is...
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 10:32 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Netflix junkie
- Replies: 352
- Views: 128108
Re: Netflix junkie
EDIT: I just realized I'm the only person posting in this thread. If the Topic title was amended to (& other) I'd participate. Otherwise I cancelled my Netflix subscription long ago and use Amazon Prime and other means for what Netflix provides. You are hereby granted special dispensation to discus...
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:32 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast #276
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3760
Re: Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast #276
I'm totally on the same page – Lex Fridman's podcasts are a goldmine of insights! The best part? They're not just quick bites; they're these lengthy, immersive conversations that really let you dig deep into the topics. Well stated! Olandeep is almost certainly a bot. What gives it away? Any first ...
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 1:01 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast #276
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3760
Re: Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast #276
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:39 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: The Meme Thread
- Replies: 279
- Views: 220587
- Wed Aug 30, 2023 9:31 am
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: The Bond Dream Room
- Replies: 554
- Views: 359873
Re: The Bond Dream Room
From the Financial Times, last week, print version: I t was a crisp September day in 2015 when Timothy Young arrived at Houten, an unremarkable Dutch commuter town, determined to col- lect an almost 400-year-old debt. He carried a case containing a fragile piece of goatskin covered in dense writ- i...
- Tue Aug 29, 2023 3:59 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Computer stuff
- Replies: 168
- Views: 39828
Re: Computer stuff
I just got AVG's VPN for when I'm in coffeeshops and stuff. Personally, I would think that VPNs are more important when you're at home, when any connection made can be assumed to be yours. Any connection from a coffee shop or a hotel would not be automatically associated with a particular person. U...
- Tue Aug 29, 2023 3:53 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Computer stuff
- Replies: 168
- Views: 39828
Re: Computer stuff
I just got AVG's VPN for when I'm in coffeeshops and stuff. Personally, I would think that VPNs are more important when you're at home, when any connection made can be assumed to be yours. Any connection from a coffee shop or a hotel would not be automatically associated with a particular person. U...
- Mon Aug 28, 2023 10:50 am
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: I Thought Gold Would Fare Better in 2022-23
- Replies: 63
- Views: 100250
Re: I Thought Gold Would Fare Better in 2022-23
That first one is not so much a gold related article as a political article. it reminds me of the strawman that so many bogleheads use: Gold coins are peddled on Fox News to angry old people so gold must be bad, no matter what your reason for buying it. Have not looked at the second. The second is ...