Gyroscopic Investing

Since The Onion is a satire site, it's a pretty good bet that it is a joke.

Of course, and don't call me Shirley!

(Mountaineer, it's a play on trying juveniles as adults, combined with the racial bias in our criminal justice system).

dualstow wrote: Of course, and don't call me Shirley!

(Mountaineer, it's a play on trying juveniles as adults, combined with the racial bias in our criminal justice system).

Surely, Shirley, you cleared that up.  I thought I knew what the Onion was like but since I almost never read it, I was not sure.  It looked so real. 

... Mountaineer

Well, yeah, even the story & interview of the fat kid who avoids torment by swimming with his shirt on looks genuine, because they do it so well. 

Chinese black market for iPhones in New York (TIME video and article)
http://time.com/3408881/iphone-6-plus-lines-apple/

and an update: http://time.com/3423883/iphone-6-china/

Anyone with an interest in sailing must check our "White Spot Pirates": https://www.youtube.com/user/WhiteSpotPirates

Not only is she a cute german gal, but she has more balls than most of us.

Hey it came back from being banned!

If you ever wanted know what life is like in the world of biological science...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VRBWLpYCPY

This is about a revolutionary new gel that stops bleeding instantly such as from the huge femoral artery in your leg.  Go to 3:43 to see it in action on:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-5wqwp64MM

WiseOne wrote: Hey it came back from being banned!

If you ever wanted know what life is like in the world of biological science...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VRBWLpYCPY

That one was really great too when it was about the sub-prime crisis!

Any lifters here?

Ever skipped "Leg Day?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS-oRydlnCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... UGOjNsE4aY

A Soldier's Christmas

... Mountaineer

Frontline on Putin
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/putins-way/
Excellent as always.

dualstow wrote: Frontline on Putin
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/putins-way/
Excellent as always.

Two thumbs up from me.

dualstow wrote: Frontline on Putin
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/putins-way/
Excellent as always.

I love Frontline!  I'll have to look for it in the PBS app.

TennPaGa wrote: 2011 Japan Tsunami Caught on CCTV cameras

Video lasts 1:53 (mm:ss).

Haha oh man, got a little nervous for that car at 1:36..

MachineGhost wrote: This is about a revolutionary new gel that stops bleeding instantly such as from the huge femoral artery in your leg.  Go to 3:43 to see it in action on:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-5wqwp64MM

Awesome!

http://www.joshuakennon.com/earliest-kn ... unearthed/

A clip of Warren Buffet and a clip of WB and Charlie Munger, talking 'bout shit.

The science of the large and small.  Pretty cool stuff.  A TED presentation, 7 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiZqn6fV-4Y

... Mountaineer

Best mash-up ever - awesome, catchy, creepy, yin/yang...Taylor Swift vs. Nine Inch Nails - https://youtu.be/DhvXST1Rc3g

In honour of the summer festival season - Charles Bradley "Why Is It So Hard" -  https://youtu.be/yBdTVmSVq14

I like the NiN / Carly Rae Jepson mashup.

Kriegsspiel wrote: I like the NiN / Carly Rae Jepson mashup.

YES!!!  FANTASTIC!!!

As far as shit that's goddamn sweet:

Yelle - A Cause De Garcons (TEPR remix)

Gosso wrote: Best mash-up ever - awesome, catchy, creepy, yin/yang...Taylor Swift vs. Nine Inch Nails - https://youtu.be/DhvXST1Rc3g

Kriegsspiel wrote: I like the NiN / Carly Rae Jepson mashup.

Saturday Night Fever vs. NIN

Poor Nine Inch Nails. :-)

Here's an eagle owl coming in for a landing. (22 seconds).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAz1L8DlvBM

It was linked by a Washington Post article describing how crows plague the Kremlin: picking the gold leaf off domes, harrassing tourists, and even stealing classified papers to build a nest. So the Kremlin has some falcons and an eagle owl in its employ to frighten the crows away.

If I saw these wings and talons coming at me, I'd be frightened.