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by Xan
Mon Dec 11, 2023 5:23 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.
Replies: 62
Views: 262256

Re: The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.

dualstow wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2023 4:45 pm
You’re missing a “]” at the end of the top line
I went ahead and fixed it
by Xan
Mon Dec 11, 2023 5:22 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.
Replies: 62
Views: 262256

Re: The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.

At the University of Texas, at least 90% of the students must be in-state by law. At Texas A&M, 95% of the students are in-state. A&M is ranked #10 in engineering by US News, including #2 in petroleum engineering and #3 in nuclear engineering. UT is ranked #7 in engineering, including #1 in petroleu...
by Xan
Tue Dec 05, 2023 3:11 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: APMEX
Replies: 11
Views: 15060

Re: APMEX

Sounds like the thing to do is buy from other dealers and sell to APMEX!
by Xan
Sat Nov 25, 2023 9:26 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Favorite Podcasts?
Replies: 85
Views: 350189

Re: Favorite Podcasts?

I'm certainly glad you enjoyed the good parts! You're right, the Israel/Hamas interview with him was also a good one. Was that the one about the changing headline and the challenges of writing headlines? Issues, Etc is a radio show, 10 hours a week. What we've linked to is the "on-demand archives" ...
by Xan
Sat Nov 25, 2023 9:25 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Favorite Podcasts?
Replies: 85
Views: 350189

Re: Favorite Podcasts?

No saint's feast day is commanded in the Bible, but the church has established them over the centuries. Here's some information about the feast of all the saints: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints%27_Day It seems in contradiction to the constant proclamation of absolute truths. What is this ...
by Xan
Sat Nov 25, 2023 9:51 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Favorite Podcasts?
Replies: 85
Views: 350189

Re: Favorite Podcasts?

No saint's feast day is commanded in the Bible, but the church has established them over the centuries. Here's some information about the feast of all the saints:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints%27_Day
by Xan
Sat Nov 25, 2023 8:55 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Favorite Podcasts?
Replies: 85
Views: 350189

Re: Favorite Podcasts?

I'm certainly glad you enjoyed the good parts! You're right, the Israel/Hamas interview with him was also a good one. Was that the one about the changing headline and the challenges of writing headlines? Issues, Etc is a radio show, 10 hours a week. What we've linked to is the "on-demand archives" w...
by Xan
Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:43 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Favorite Podcasts?
Replies: 85
Views: 350189

Re: Favorite Podcasts?

Sorry, fixed the link.
by Xan
Fri Nov 17, 2023 9:19 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Favorite Podcasts?
Replies: 85
Views: 350189

Re: Favorite Podcasts?

Issues, Etc is a good one for me. Of the most general interest here I think would be the regular interviews with Terry Mattingly, who is an old-school journalist and always has a good perspective on the news that we're hearing. He'll critique coverage, going through questions that should be asked, ...
by Xan
Fri Nov 17, 2023 9:07 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: AI Garbage
Replies: 11
Views: 12829

Re: AI Garbage

Its not that AI is going to outsmart us, its that the easy jobs it might replace are important, they keep people in a routine and away from drugs. many smart people will choose to do nothing when they have UBI and social media. On the other hand it used to take a high percentage of the population t...
by Xan
Thu Nov 16, 2023 7:57 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: AI Garbage
Replies: 11
Views: 12829

AI Garbage

An older brother of a kid at my kids' school was in a bad car wreck last week. When I heard about this he was not dead but fighting for his life. That afternoon I did a search on his name to see if there were a local news article about it with an update. What I saw was a sickening sign of the times....
by Xan
Fri Nov 10, 2023 10:28 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1159
Views: 826238

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

The ‘FT’ reports today that the war is sucking the labor force out of the Russian economy and into the military. Obvious, but I hadn’t thought about it much until now. That would only be via a draft, correct? Assume small amount of it would be from volunteer enlisting? Are there any polls as to wha...
by Xan
Tue Nov 07, 2023 10:04 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: tax-loss harvesting question
Replies: 16
Views: 22295

Re: tax-loss harvesting question

What would be the best replacement for SHY to buy and keep for 30 days to avoid wash sale at Fidelity? Sold some SHY for tax-loss harvesting. Probably just keeping the money in the settlement fund is good enough? I've been using SGOV lately. Thank you for your reply. So, does it make sense to buy t...
by Xan
Mon Nov 06, 2023 9:49 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: tax-loss harvesting question
Replies: 16
Views: 22295

Re: tax-loss harvesting question

Ugly_Bird wrote:
Mon Nov 06, 2023 9:30 pm
What would be the best replacement for SHY to buy and keep for 30 days to avoid wash sale at Fidelity?
Sold some SHY for tax-loss harvesting.
Probably just keeping the money in the settlement fund is good enough?

I've been using SGOV lately.
by Xan
Wed Nov 01, 2023 8:46 pm
Forum: Cash
Topic: I-Bond fixed rate rises to 1.3%, highest in more than 16 years
Replies: 24
Views: 32159

Re: I-Bond fixed rate rises to 1.3%, highest in more than 16 years

I'm thinking about selling my older bonds with 0% fixed rate and buy the new ones next year. I don't see much sense in keeping them as they will have that fixed rate of 0% until maturity. But don't they still grow at whatever inflation turns out to be? If you're not going to use the $10K purchase l...
by Xan
Fri Oct 27, 2023 8:44 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Kat Klub
Replies: 592
Views: 346836

Re: Kat Klub

dualstow wrote:
Fri Oct 27, 2023 5:43 am
Nice colors. Those first two look like siblings.

Okay but what about the cats?
by Xan
Wed Oct 18, 2023 10:36 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: The Meme Thread
Replies: 279
Views: 220391

Re: The Meme Thread

vnatale wrote:
Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:40 am
Smith1776 wrote:
Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:20 pm
dualstow wrote:
Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:26 pm
I’m sorry for this one. I know it’s in poor taste. O0
lmao it's actually in great taste.
It is if you are on a certain side of the issue.

If you're on the transgenderism-is-real side, wouldn't it warm your heart to see this chart?
by Xan
Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:21 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Rise of the New Right & the Battle for America in 2024
Replies: 13
Views: 23509

Re: Rise of the New Right & the Battle for America in 2024

vnatale wrote:
Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:19 am
Xan wrote:
Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:08 am
vnatale wrote:
Wed Oct 11, 2023 7:20 am
What percentage of Americans ever know who is running against one another for President of Canada in 2024? How many can even say who is the current President of Canada?
Um... is this a trick question? ???
In what way?

There is no president of Canada.
by Xan
Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:08 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Rise of the New Right & the Battle for America in 2024
Replies: 13
Views: 23509

Re: Rise of the New Right & the Battle for America in 2024

vnatale wrote:
Wed Oct 11, 2023 7:20 am
What percentage of Americans ever know who is running against one another for President of Canada in 2024? How many can even say who is the current President of Canada?
Um... is this a trick question? ???
by Xan
Mon Oct 09, 2023 8:14 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Rise of the New Right & the Battle for America in 2024
Replies: 13
Views: 23509

Re: Rise of the New Right & the Battle for America in 2024

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hiddenforces/Ep.330_Henry_Olsen_Main_Feed_10-9-23.mp3 think thats the 1st hour. DNC just gave the nomination to hillary over bernie? Could RNC give the nomination to whomever they want. what could anyone do about it? trump cant win. hes...
by Xan
Wed Oct 04, 2023 6:23 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?
Replies: 52
Views: 34774

Re: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?

stuper, Your all-or-nothing mindset is really coloring how you look at things. I'm not 100% certain about this, or most any other, issue. I said that the US military is overall a force for good in the world. Am I 100% certain about that? No. But I do think it's the case. This is a discussion forum, ...
by Xan
Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:26 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?
Replies: 52
Views: 34774

Re: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?

so I am able to give you the simple, unvarnished truth, which is that a relatively small country next to a huge country has no fighting chance. Except…Japan which colonized China; Israel, which is 9 miles wide in some places devastated the armies of its relatively massive neighbors, all at once; li...
by Xan
Wed Oct 04, 2023 3:57 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?
Replies: 52
Views: 34774

Re: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?

Um, yeah, there were some technological imbalances in those examples that tilt the other direction here. But anyway, I wish the Ukrainians and Taiwanese nothing but the best sincerely. I hope they make the very best of bad situations. What is it like to be 100% certain about everything, even when y...
by Xan
Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:06 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?
Replies: 52
Views: 34774

Re: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?

stuper1 wrote:
Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:03 pm
You'd think people could understand simple stuff like this, but apparently adding 2 + 2 is hard.

Simple stuff like unbacked claims? "The US knows he isn't like that." Who? How? How do YOU know?

Also, you're welcome to make your points, but please don't resort to personal attacks.
by Xan
Mon Oct 02, 2023 6:46 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Germany Getting Ready for Another Demagogue?
Replies: 52
Views: 34774

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 ...