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by Maddy
Sun Feb 19, 2023 7:18 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ohio Disaster
Replies: 51
Views: 8536

Re: Ohio Disaster

He'll be fine. Vinny's irrepressible. > Why did you feel compelled to comment upon--much less discredit--a video You know why. Humans need to pick a tribe, red or blue. Its a powerful instinct, us/them ingroup/outgroup haves/have-nots. Do you have more in common with "empathic/caring" col...
by Maddy
Sat Feb 18, 2023 9:40 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ohio Disaster
Replies: 51
Views: 8536

Re: Ohio Disaster

I know you are a lawyer . I also know if it came down to making a case with both of in possession of the same set of facts .... I would not want you as an opponent. In almost every case you would destroy me. . . If what you say above is true regarding what is implied by accusing someone of spreadin...
by Maddy
Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:01 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ohio Disaster
Replies: 51
Views: 8536

Re: Ohio Disaster

We all have our own judgments of what is credible and what is honest. There is a usually a consensus of who is a credible and and an honest person and who is not. It would have been another thing entirely had you responded to the video by saying, "I don't believe a word Tucker Carlson says bec...
by Maddy
Fri Feb 17, 2023 2:16 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ohio Disaster
Replies: 51
Views: 8536

Re: Ohio Disaster

Define credible and define honest - by what/whose standards that we absolutists (not relativists) would likely agree upon. All the more reason, in this day and age, to show your work. Thankfully, the concept of ideas supported by facts, and facts supported by references (or by a cogent argument) is...
by Maddy
Fri Feb 17, 2023 11:56 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ohio Disaster
Replies: 51
Views: 8536

Re: Ohio Disaster

I need to listen to it and give it my full focus and make my notes as I am listening. I'm not asking that you remember everything that was stated in that video. Just state what pieces of information caused you to conclude that the video contained "misinformation." Post by vnatale » Fri Fe...
by Maddy
Fri Feb 17, 2023 11:08 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ohio Disaster
Replies: 51
Views: 8536

Re: Ohio Disaster

I would if I had the time to just concentrate on that video and do what you request. I'm not asking you to research anything. Only to state what particular facts you contend to be "misinformation." Why are you needing "time" to do this? Didn't you think it was important to liste...
by Maddy
Fri Feb 17, 2023 9:21 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ohio Disaster
Replies: 51
Views: 8536

Re: Ohio Disaster

I'm not asking about whether you can find an article out there somewhere that challenges something that Tucker Carlson has at some time said. I'm asking you to identify the particular pieces of information cited in this video that you claim to be "misinformation." This video has nothing to...
by Maddy
Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:34 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ohio Disaster
Replies: 51
Views: 8536

Re: Ohio Disaster

Did Tucker C show any clips from this news conference? I'm guessing not because it would not fit his mis-information / entertainment / money making show. The last time you made a blanket charge of "misinformation" against a conservative news host, you flat-out refused to specify what part...
by Maddy
Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:57 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: ChatGPT and what it means for our future
Replies: 135
Views: 54101

Re: ChatGPT and what it means for our future

When I was a little girl, the latest and greatest thing was a hard plastic doll called "Chatty Cathy." She had a string coming out of the back of her neck that, when pulled, caused her to speak out of a patch of holes in her chest. In a garbly voice, she'd say things like, "I love you...
by Maddy
Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:00 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ohio Disaster
Replies: 51
Views: 8536

Re: Ohio Disaster

The environmental disaster taking place in Ohio from a Norfolk Southern derailed train should outrage both sides of the political aisle. After the smoke clears, investigations will take place and most likely will show that there is plenty of blame to be shared, including all levels of government an...
by Maddy
Thu Feb 16, 2023 5:42 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ohio Disaster
Replies: 51
Views: 8536

Re: Ohio Disaster

https://old.reddit.com/r/redscarepod/comments/11189kr/images_of_the_train_derailment_in_east_palestine/j8dixr9/ There were also union issues with Alec Baldwin's shooting Yesterday's headline on CNBC--all day--featured a story exploring how streaming is overtaking traditional television. Not a freak...
by Maddy
Wed Feb 15, 2023 9:21 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ohio Disaster
Replies: 51
Views: 8536

Ohio Disaster

And yes, this DOES belong in Politics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HckqNQ9Ci5M

Does anyone want to provide a counterpoint to this? How 'bout you, Vinny?
by Maddy
Fri Feb 10, 2023 3:40 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Twitter Files
Replies: 163
Views: 67110

Re: The Twitter Files

So after three weeks of debate over whether to search Pence's home, they finally decide to do it. And after three weeks of notice, they find classified documents.

This is getting absurd.
by Maddy
Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:43 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Dems Set Some of the Darnedest Precedents
Replies: 44
Views: 8606

Re: The Dems Set Some of the Darnedest Precedents

Throwing in some random content: https://www.eurasiareview.com/16022022-the-crisis-in-ukraine-is-not-about-ukraine-its-about-germany-oped/ https://uncaptured.substack.com/p/the-conspiracy-theorists-were-right The Ukrainian crisis has nothing to do with Ukraine. It’s about Germany and, in particular...
by Maddy
Wed Feb 08, 2023 9:40 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Dems Set Some of the Darnedest Precedents
Replies: 44
Views: 8606

Re: The Dems Set Some of the Darnedest Precedents

I got 30, in the "borderline indication" region. Interesting. I don't really identify with anything on Maddy's list, except for the dancing one. I wouldn't say I have an inability to multi-task, but I do strongly prefer not to. And my filter is pretty good: I can (and will) focus on doing...
by Maddy
Wed Feb 08, 2023 9:22 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Dems Set Some of the Darnedest Precedents
Replies: 44
Views: 8606

Re: The Dems Set Some of the Darnedest Precedents

Asperger's is an interesting subject that deserves its own thread. It is generally described as "high functioning autism," consistent with the idea that autism presents on a spectrum. The idea of a spectrum (think linear) is probably a crude representation of what is really going on, since...
by Maddy
Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:31 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Dems Set Some of the Darnedest Precedents
Replies: 44
Views: 8606

Re: The Dems Set Some of the Darnedest Precedents

I twice read what was at the URL. However, I failed to find any mention of any "dems". The lack of 'independent thinking' in the above response was the refusal to entertain a conclusion that is not overtly put forward in a published article. The idea that if there isn't an article that sa...
by Maddy
Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:46 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Dems Set Some of the Darnedest Precedents
Replies: 44
Views: 8606

Re: The Dems Set Some of the Darnedest Precedents

I'm hardly the first to put Mattis squarely in the democrat camp. When someone whose conduct within a republican administration causes him to be directly confronted with the accusation that he is "some kind of democrat," and his response is that "I have never been a registered member ...
by Maddy
Tue Feb 07, 2023 6:31 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Dems Set Some of the Darnedest Precedents
Replies: 44
Views: 8606

Re: The Dems Set Some of the Darnedest Precedents

I was exercising what is known as "independent thought." Give it a try sometime.
by Maddy
Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:16 pm
Forum: Bonds
Topic: What happens to I-bonds if rates plummet again
Replies: 46
Views: 48211

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

boglerdude wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:59 pm For example, If they cut the rate to 0 (and your fixed rate is 0) wait three more months and when you sell you'd lose 0. Correct me if I'm wrong
That's actually very clever. I keep looking for the catch.
by Maddy
Mon Feb 06, 2023 3:25 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Jim Willie is on a Tear
Replies: 0
Views: 1627

Jim Willie is on a Tear

Is anyone else here a fan of Jim Willie? I haven't a clue whether his information is reliable or not, and at times he seems downright loony, but he is one of the more creative thinkers I've come across in terms of putting the whole geopolitical/economic thing together. And he's one of the more enter...
by Maddy
Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:24 pm
Forum: Bonds
Topic: What happens to I-bonds if rates plummet again
Replies: 46
Views: 48211

What happens to I-bonds if rates plummet again

I can't help noticing how many people on this forum are parking a portion of their cash in i-bonds. These are 20-year bonds, right? I'm trying to think through what would happen to an i-bond purchased today at a relatively high rate of interest if rates suddenly plummeted and the Fed went back into ...
by Maddy
Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:08 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Dems Set Some of the Darnedest Precedents
Replies: 44
Views: 8606

The Dems Set Some of the Darnedest Precedents

So when confronted with what they regarded as an illegitimate, incompetent president, top military officials of the democrat persuasion kneecapped the president and literally commandeered the government. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/treason-rep-waltz-says-dod-told-china-spy-balloons-cros...
by Maddy
Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:12 am
Forum: Bonds
Topic: What to do with a Low-Yielding 30-Year Bond
Replies: 31
Views: 24064

Re: What to do with a Low-Yielding 30-Year Bond

Read Tyler's excellent article on bond convexity! High Profits at Low Rates: The Benefits of Bond Convexity Read it multiple times if necessary, that's what I do. What if I told you that a theoretical 30-year bond with a negative interest rate experiences double the profit of one with a 10% interes...