O0 I like that they have conferences. Even though I tend not to meet people whom I get to know online first, I think it brings civility. I don’t think people would be quite so vicious with each other on social media if they had conferences. Looks like gold is down today, along with stocks and bitcoi...

Stocks? Yes.

It’s an interesting question for sure, Vin. I was just thinking about the upshot for Ukraine.

Who knows

It has been said that if Israel takes out Iran’s drone facility in its anticipated response, this will degrade Russia’s ability to use drones against Kyiv.
Wouldn’t mind seeing that.

And you can read without logging in.

So to speak, yes.

Not just the U.S. but much of the west, sadly.

pmbug wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:15 pm Same details (username, avatar, signature, registration email, etc.) as I used here. I guessed they didn't want me around because I like gold.

Well, you always have a home here

pmbug wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:31 pm I tried to join that forum some time ago. They banned me immediately before I could post one message. Lol.

Strange. You didn’t choose an obscene name or anything?
Seriously, probably an error.

Honestly I’m surprised there isn’t a thread on the knuckleheads forum right now where they’re all trying to convince themselves that gold is just a bubble… for the past 5000 years. I guess they got tired of it. There are bogleheads who hold gold, but they do it more quietly now. Edit: you might see...

Good level-headed piece criticizing NPR, by a veteran insider.

https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how- ... icas-trust

I wonder if the B’head position is still “I have a gold wedding ring, har har” or “They hawk gold coins on commercials on Fox News, therefore all sales of the commodity constitute a hoax.” Well, maybe they’re right. Maybe the price will come back down to earth. Right now, though, I’m very glad to be...

What?? And you call yourself Canadian Well, I guess they are before your time.

Bought a sliver of long bonds. I’m under weight.

Reading about glide bombs in the Financial Times. Pretty depressing.

My wife is obsessed with their show, ‘Peep Show.’
Anyway, Smith, tell me that Rush’s 2112 still has a chance in your plans

vnatale wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:50 am I read Naismith's biography and don't remember that part.

Wait- was he known for something else?

Invented by a Canadian-American, basketball.

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 7:29 pm How're everyone's investments going?

Swimmingly.

Have you figured out some fun new dates? Or, are you guys blasting the opening to Rush 2112 on the way to Tim Hortons for scones, and then a game of curling. Actually, that doesn’t sound so bad.

So any MC Hammer giphy here would be premature

boglerdude wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:28 pm Gonna need a dark skin option. Took 20 years, but every site offers it now including windows 11 file explorer/desktop

Tanks

Can’t every browser do that?

Thank you, Xan

ah, I’d assumed it was my ipad getting too old and full