Last year, I played around with keeping one of these in my carry on bag for a while. 500 watt hotplate / dual voltage 110 or 220. About 5" diameter. It turned out to be just too much of a pain to pack and carry through airports, so I ditched it pretty quickly. Worked well, though. hotplate.jpeg I d...

Sorry about that, Pug. I didn’t even notice I had left you as the author until just now.

... A Chinese language professor was fired because in his lesson he was teaching a word that sounded like the n-bomb to English speaking people. The administration said that this kind of conduct was unacceptable and not inclusive. What? That's the way the word in the Chinese language just happens t...

That which you posted a picture of above and also the electric tabletop cooktops, yep. https://www.webstaurantstore.com/avantco-ic18db-double-countertop-induction-range-cooker-120v-1800w/177IC18DB.html I guess the latter are often (if not always) induction. The non-induction hot plates appear to hav...

P.S. Hard Assets - if it hasn’t been mentioned, the Reveal podcast on fake art was really interesting. It seems like fakes and copies are keeping some places in business.

I doubt gas ranges are any more efficient than old ones, but for sure refrigerators are - good point. Yea, something like a gas range I think going for as simple and durable as possible is the smartest thing. I don't understand the $15,000 Viking thing or whatever the fancy ones are. I like how som...

It’s always that charge of collaboration with the enemy, stabbing the righteous natives in the back that excuses the pogroms and torture of those rootless people, eh, Murph?

...age... It actually doesn't sound too bad and one could certainly do worse. It would be interesting to model this as you pay down the mortgage whether it tracks the age rule in terms of real estate exposure if you choose to put that into the VP. ... I think it's easier if you have a gambling itch...

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Thu Dec 03, 2020 12:26 pm

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I have to admit, that's pretty good.

I do not care about politics, especially in US. Its pretty impressive that out of 300M people you have those 2 candidates to choose from. There is a whittling down process, Vil. Don't you have that in Bulgaria? O0 As they say- anyone who wants to run for office is, by definition, unfit to rule. Or ...

If you're impatient (kriegs), jump to the 6-minute mark.
https://youtu.be/MSEQZ8reJA4
Or even 4:20 (no cannabis reference intended)

I can’t imagine abandoning my long treasuries, even though I am also not bullish.