My AI direct experience is fairly much confined to Perplexity. I mainly ask it questions that in the past I'd entered phrases in Bing search in an attempt to find answers. It's been fairly satisfactory for me .. giving me much better answers in less time than me attempting to find same via a Bing se...

How do those here handle this issue? https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/gold-bar-scams-are-surging?utm_term=426B3952-7145-47C2-B523-BD45A3DD60C2&lrh=8e3f09af643725e4318af2ac9254e6fc3c52b4647140de025246f8b7f74b0930&utm_campaign=612C3EA0-A804-46AC-A9B0-4B75E8B9DE17&utm_medium=email...

dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Feb 09, 2026 12:53 pm It’s probably just a headline.
Vinny tends to paste those without making it explicit that someone else wrote it.
Still, there is a link (which I have not clicked).

I thought that it was super obvious when I post a Title with URL that I am providing an article. Nothing original from me.

I thought the whole urine in jars thing was just a Vinny quirk. But Google Gemini confirms it's a great way to tend to your plants and garden. It comes from the frugal mindset. Why waste / throw out what has value. I feel cheated when I'm out and don't get to capture it! Or restated, stop pissing a...

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 07, 2026 12:50 pm I thought the whole urine in jars thing was just a Vinny quirk. But Google Gemini confirms it's a great way to tend to your plants and garden.

It comes from the frugal mindset. Why waste / throw out what has value.

I feel cheated when I'm out and don't get to capture it!

Why Did Gold and Silver Prices Plunge?
The two precious metals wiped out $7 trillion in a single day’s perfect storm.



https://www.morningstar.com/markets/why ... m_id=37261

https://www.capitalspectator.com/is-bit ... -deciding/

Is Bitcoin Digital Gold or Fool’s Gold? The Market’s Still Deciding

Bitcoin's Price Plunges Below $64,000. Welcome to 2026's 'Crypto Winter' https://www.investopedia.com/bitcoin-s-price-plunges-welcome-to-2026-s-crypto-winter-mstr-11900072?hid=3da12c628f8f8a8924c17734676714cd31b8acfb&did=21838506-20260205&utm_campaign=investopedia-daily_newsletter&utm_so...

PAGING Mountaineer!!!!

dualstow wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 6:54 pm Tactical Assault Cat

My cats were always after my gerbils but wanted to part of my rats. Would back away from them if the rats walked up to them. That looked like a quite small rat that that cat caought.

I thought he asserted that the price of gold cannot be manipulated, even though everyone always decries manipulation by one entity or another. First Roosevelt set it price at $35 in the 1930s. Then in 1971 didn't Nixon take us off the gold standard. I remember that day as part of it was price freez...

dualstow wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 4:29 pm

yankees60 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 2:15 pm Did Harry Browne ever discuss this? I do not believe I have either read or heard this content anywhere else

Did Harry Browne ever discuss which part?

The whole part of politics and central banks and, especially, our country manipulating the price of gold.

Did Harry Browne ever discuss this? I do not believe I have either read or heard this content anywhere else? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bvr2SZm-NM The politics of gold: Economist Michael Hudson explains why gold's price is rising so much 352,485 views Feb 13, 2025 Geopolitical Economy Hour Why...

Martin Luther's Views on Governance The Apocryphal Quote The phrase "I would rather be ruled by a wise Turk than by a foolish Christian" is often attributed to Martin Luther. However, there is no evidence that he actually said this. The quote appears to be a simplification or misinterpret...

Martin Luther's Views on Governance The Apocryphal Quote The phrase "I would rather be ruled by a wise Turk than by a foolish Christian" is often attributed to Martin Luther. However, there is no evidence that he actually said this. The quote appears to be a simplification or misinterpret...

Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Jan 30, 2026 11:06 am

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 30, 2026 11:00 am

yankees60 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 30, 2026 10:56 am

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 30, 2026 10:13 am Are you guys planning any trips/travel this year?

I might leave my house / property.

LOL

Maybe only his house to fertilize his garden?

I do out of the house every 2 days to dump the contents of all the peanut butter urine jars into a barrel.

dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Jan 30, 2026 2:09 pm

yankees60 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 30, 2026 10:49 am I am forgetting who Skyler was. Was that his wife?

Skyler is that spider that lives in the barn near Walter’s residence. Remember? The kid (Walt jr, aka Flynn) wanted to capture the spider and keep her in a box, but Walt explained that she should be free.

No memory at all about that!

I can't say that I have read much into the situation but I did read that there is now more European defenses going into Greenland now. I figured that was really the end goal. If he has to threaten to take it over himself to get it to be defended then that ends up being a pretty good deal. Coming of...

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 30, 2026 10:13 am Are you guys planning any trips/travel this year?

I might leave my house / property.

I can't say that I have read much into the situation but I did read that there is now more European defenses going into Greenland now. I figured that was really the end goal. If he has to threaten to take it over himself to get it to be defended then that ends up being a pretty good deal. Coming of...

Back to good ol' Breaking Bad memes. O0 bb meme.jpg I never understood the hate for Skyler. When the show was still putting out new episodes, Vince Gilligan even tried to shield actress Anna Gunn(sp?) from social media. I thought she was great, but maybe they did write a lot of angry lines for her....

I didn’t realize the MN fraud had been going on for over a decade. A couple of hi lights are below. The whole article is worth reading in my opinion. “It feels never-ending,” Thompson said. “I have spent my career as a fraud prosecutor and the depth of fraud in Minnesota takes my breath away.” Publ...

I can't say that I have read much into the situation but I did read that there is now more European defenses going into Greenland now. I figured that was really the end goal. If he has to threaten to take it over himself to get it to be defended then that ends up being a pretty good deal. Coming of...

Thanks for the kind words. Not everyone would agree with you. When I started, I had visions of me being the technical administrator and others handling any kind of user issues. Unfortunately that's not how it played out: the buck ends up stopping with me, and I don't really like that, but it's been...

Xan! Many thanks for all the detailed information. Quite helpful. For many years I've been well aware of the vulnerabilities of email. However, for those who can illegally get at my emails ... they have certain motivations. They are not seeking to retaliate against me for something I have done regar...