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by Jan Van
Sun Oct 12, 2014 5:48 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: How Is The President's ISIS Policy Working?
Replies: 11
Views: 4591

Re: How Is The President's ISIS Policy Working?

Reub wrote:... I am starting to lose confidence in him. ...
Really Reub, starting to lose confidence;D

Serious question. When was the last time the USA was unequivocally successful when intervening militarily?
by Jan Van
Thu Oct 09, 2014 7:29 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PP now beating SP500 YTD
Replies: 61
Views: 29634

Re: PP now beating SP500 YTD

How does it compare to something like the Vanguard Balanced Index Fund?
by Jan Van
Thu Oct 02, 2014 3:00 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: The Cult of Neil deGrasse Tyson
Replies: 15
Views: 4702

Re: The Cult of Neil deGrasse Tyson

Good points. He must be part of that 97% of "climate scientists" that agree. Consensus conschmenses!
by Jan Van
Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:13 am
Forum: Stocks
Topic: Stock scream room
Replies: 1438
Views: 674370

Re: Stock scream room

At least TSLA and TWTR are up today, happy with that :-)
by Jan Van
Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:03 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: GMail users: simple fast way to process your e-mail
Replies: 7
Views: 1859

Re: GMail users: simple fast way to process your e-mail

Benko wrote:If your brain reminded you that you need razor blades when you were at the drug store and not just when you were in your bathroom, you wouldn't need GTD.
With "your brain", do you mean my Moto X with Google Now and location based reminders?  ;D
by Jan Van
Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:05 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PP or Buy a new House
Replies: 49
Views: 23597

Re: PP or Buy a new House

Frugal, do you rent now? Would a mortgage payment be (much) more than the rent you pay now?
What about property taxes on the new home, and maintenance?
by Jan Van
Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:48 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: GMail users: simple fast way to process your e-mail
Replies: 7
Views: 1859

Re: GMail users: simple fast way to process your e-mail

GTD - Getting things done  - see link  ;D

That's how I set up email too. On Android, when done with an email I swipe it to archive. So there's only a few emails in my list. I like it.
by Jan Van
Wed Oct 01, 2014 11:12 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Unpleasant airline travel
Replies: 22
Views: 8791

Re: Unpleasant airline travel

One trick, apart from knee-defender, is to point the cool-air blower above your seat forward and thus at the person reclined almost into your lap, and then hope they don't like it and decrease their incline...
by Jan Van
Wed Oct 01, 2014 11:05 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: TrueCrypt discontinued?
Replies: 15
Views: 5687

Re: TrueCrypt discontinued?

Y No, my question is, what happens if someone tries to delete the Auth app? I guess there's 2fa for that, too, right? Do you mean, delete from your phone? It does keep a backup in the cloud you could then retrieve after reinstalling. Same problem would happen with Google Authenticator though, no bac...
by Jan Van
Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:24 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: TrueCrypt discontinued?
Replies: 15
Views: 5687

Re: TrueCrypt discontinued?

Lastpass is very handy. I've been using it for a few years now. very handy if you use more than one device. Unless you want to rely on Chrome saving passwords. Most my passwords i wouldn't know, because they look like sU@B31t06k@JD9DC&cHN*L or yC5Bka$K@4!SL9EJow!OaK. Combined with two factor aut...
by Jan Van
Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:55 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Woman Beheaded In Moore Ok By Radical Islamist
Replies: 40
Views: 7526

Re: Woman Beheaded In Moore Ok By Radical Islamist

dualstow wrote:As Bill would say, it depends on what the definition of Islam is.
Or interpretation, rather.
Obama Is Wrong and Bill Maher and Sam Harris Are Right About Islam and ISIL
by Jan Van
Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:13 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Automated Investing
Replies: 2
Views: 1083

Re: Automated Investing

A little bit. I opened accounts at Betterment and WiseBanyan, because I think these are interesting new and easy ways to invest. To be honest, I think you might as well just invest in Vanguard Target Retirement 9999 or Vanguard LifeStrategy xxxx which would cost less below $100,000. What I do find i...
by Jan Van
Fri Aug 29, 2014 11:58 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Getting Away from it All
Replies: 19
Views: 9162

Re: Getting Away from it All

FarmerD, You didn't mention the construction workers who sit outside having beers with their breakfast. That's because the frikin beer in Prague is ~ $2 for a TALL glass. And it's GOOD. And I'm not even a beer drinker! [img width=500]http://04varvara.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/01c-czech-beer.jpg[/...
by Jan Van
Thu Aug 28, 2014 3:58 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: ISIS is coming to your neighborhood
Replies: 4
Views: 2557

Re: ISIS is coming to your neighborhood

Right, I remember you mentioned that before. You observant you! :-)
by Jan Van
Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:29 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Should We Be Good Libertarians And Not Attack ISIS?
Replies: 14
Views: 5791

Re: Should We Be Good Libertarians And Not Attack ISIS?

I Shrugged wrote:... The only reason we are bombing ISIS is out of shame...
I thought it was because they were threatening Erbil, so oil....
by Jan Van
Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:25 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Who Would You Vote For in 2016?
Replies: 9
Views: 2665

Re: Who Would You Vote For in 2016?

Maybe you could have added Jeb Bush to the list. It might actually end up that way. Please pick Dynasty 1, Dynasty 2 or Dynasty 3?
by Jan Van
Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:23 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: ISIS is coming to your neighborhood
Replies: 4
Views: 2557

Re: ISIS is coming to your neighborhood

dualstow wrote: #AskIslamicState on Twitter is pretty funny.
Owww, and now you must be on the NSA sh!tlist! Of course, you were already on it because I'm sure you've checked out TOR or read the Linux Journal website...
by Jan Van
Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:54 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Obama, Romney, or whom?
Replies: 6
Views: 1803

Re: Obama, Romney, or whom?

Not much difference between dems and gops. We need fresh new choices.
by Jan Van
Wed Aug 27, 2014 7:30 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Evolution discussion
Replies: 242
Views: 76875

Re: Evolution discussion

Darwin??? Darwinism Must Die So That Evolution May Live Equating evolution with Charles Darwin ignores 150 years of discoveries, including most of what scientists understand about evolution. Such as: Gregor Mendel’s patterns of heredity (which gave Darwin’s idea of natural selection a mechanism — ge...
by Jan Van
Fri Aug 22, 2014 2:19 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Iraq redux
Replies: 64
Views: 20727

Re: Iraq redux

Mountaineer wrote:The U.S. will pay, after the fact and not in a negotiable currency.  The currency will take the form of bombs, bullets, and bombastic rhetoric from the WH.
Can't argue with that. If James were my brother I would have much preferred paying upfront.
by Jan Van
Fri Aug 22, 2014 1:13 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Iraq redux
Replies: 64
Views: 20727

Re: Iraq redux

What about this? Should they have paid up?

Before Killing James Foley, ISIS Demanded Ransom From U.S.
by Jan Van
Fri Aug 22, 2014 1:04 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Abortion - "Murder" or "It's About Me"?
Replies: 11
Views: 4118

Re: Abortion - "Murder" or "It's About Me"?

a. The prospective mother has the right to expel the fetus from her womb. However, she does not have the right to use unnecessary force in so doing. Thus, if the fetus is viable outside her womb, she may not kill it in the process of removing it but must have it removed alive. And in the stage befo...
by Jan Van
Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:59 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Early Retirement
Replies: 145
Views: 57409

Re: Early Retirement

Looking back I think I would have sent my kid to community college to get all the stupid stuff out of the way, at low cost. Then go to a "good" university to get the actual degree.

I mean really, they teach better soccer and PE at Texas A&M than at HCC?
by Jan Van
Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:51 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Figuring Out Religion
Replies: 4052
Views: 1462887

Re: Figuring Out Religion

But the Koran and Mormon bible also built on The Bible. But some don't seem to think those count.