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by MediumTex
Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:54 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: YouTube Junkie
Replies: 1231
Views: 590633

Re: YouTube Junkie

My 15 yo daughter edited this video.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A4SFp4XmZ ... e=youtu.be
by MediumTex
Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:48 pm
Forum: Stocks
Topic: Jim Cramer doesn’t beat the market
Replies: 23
Views: 18014

Re: Jim Cramer doesn’t beat the market

dualstow wrote:There's a typically grouchy thread about it at Bogleheads. I've been lurking there more and more while this forum breaks.
Hopefully the breaking is over.

It hurt me as much as it did you.
by MediumTex
Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:44 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Chat area...
Replies: 5
Views: 4018

Re: Chat area...

craigr wrote:There is a chat area for members now. Look at the top menu bar.
It's not an area, it's a "Center".
by MediumTex
Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:13 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: YouTube Junkie
Replies: 1231
Views: 590633

Re: YouTube Junkie

Kriegsspiel wrote:Meytal Cohen drum covers.
Her name is "Meytal Cohen"?

Is that a stage name?
by MediumTex
Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:34 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: New York's Outdated Knife Law (NYT)
Replies: 25
Views: 10866

Re: New York's Outdated Knife Law (NYT)

Meh, I had to purchase (at premium) an approved under 18 street legal pen knife for my daughter's unsupervised camping expedition. http://shop.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/DofE-Victorinox-penknife-tools.jpg Note the rounded unsharpened end to the blade. The pointed end to the ...
by MediumTex
Wed Jun 01, 2016 6:37 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: New York's Outdated Knife Law (NYT)
Replies: 25
Views: 10866

Re: New York's Outdated Knife Law (NYT)

Good grief! MT actually had the balls to recommend one of those terrible horrible illegal knives to me --- and I honored his recommendation. I must remember never to take it with me to the town of oversized sugar containing drinks and where only the criminals are well armed. Better I'd take a hoard...
by MediumTex
Wed Jun 01, 2016 6:35 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Marijuana Legalization
Replies: 19
Views: 7784

Re: Marijuana Legalization

Thanks for the clarification. I thought that was only LSD. Mountaineer While they each have their place (depending on the job), comparing pot to LSD is like comparing a snubnose .38 to a Stinger missile. On the subject of drugs and religious experiences, though, I don't think it's an accident that ...
by MediumTex
Wed Jun 01, 2016 6:25 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Marijuana Legalization
Replies: 19
Views: 7784

Re: Marijuana Legalization

I've had similar experiences with reality. :) Care to share? Did you see Jesus or something? Just trying to make the point that a bad pot experience doesn't mean pot is bad. Like reality, pot just is. People, however, experience it in many different ways. If pot usage creates undesirable mental sta...
by MediumTex
Wed Jun 01, 2016 5:46 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Marijuana Legalization
Replies: 19
Views: 7784

Re: Marijuana Legalization

MachineGhost wrote:
I've had some very scary and highly paranoid moments on pot. Blaming it on the pot or contamination is hard to know or prove...
I've had similar experiences with reality. :)
by MediumTex
Wed Jun 01, 2016 12:26 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: New York's Outdated Knife Law (NYT)
Replies: 25
Views: 10866

Re: New York's Outdated Knife Law (NYT)

This law is being used simply as a tool to harass the most vulnerable members of society. It also provides a pretext for the government to steal your knife. I'll bet if you checked in the pockets of many police officers, you would find knives like these because they are just very useful tools. I'm ...
by MediumTex
Wed Jun 01, 2016 12:07 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: New York's Outdated Knife Law (NYT)
Replies: 25
Views: 10866

Re: New York's Outdated Knife Law (NYT)

This law is being used simply as a tool to harass the most vulnerable members of society.

It also provides a pretext for the government to steal your knife.

I'll bet if you checked in the pockets of many police officers, you would find knives like these because they are just very useful tools.
by MediumTex
Wed Jun 01, 2016 11:56 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Marijuana Legalization
Replies: 19
Views: 7784

Re: Marijuana Legalization

The biggest risk associated with pot use right now is that it can cause the government to take away your property and put you in a cage like an animal. I think it's good to eliminate these risks through decriminalization. Alcohol prohibition didn't work any better than pot prohibition has. It just t...
by MediumTex
Tue May 31, 2016 11:12 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: NEW FORUM HOST
Replies: 67
Views: 30684

Re: NEW FORUM HOST

I worked in an office for several years with a Ukrainian tech support guy. When he began to grow frustrated with you or your problem, he would hiss "re-boot" in his thick accent in a tone that a doctor might use when telling a patient he was going to die. That guy also had several scars from bullet ...
by MediumTex
Tue May 31, 2016 7:33 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Why it's important to keep your katana on you at all times
Replies: 5
Views: 3213

Re: Why it's important to keep your katana on you at all times

Like in most athletic activities, I think that people misunderstand the mental element of fighting because most people fight so rarely. Police officers train with their sidearms constantly, and yet still seem to fire dozens of rounds with most of them missing their target when they use them in real ...
by MediumTex
Tue May 31, 2016 7:24 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: NEW FORUM HOST
Replies: 67
Views: 30684

Re: NEW FORUM HOST

I'm so happy the forum is back up. I felt like Arvixe was just messing with me toward the end. Nothing against Indian tech people in theory, but the ones I dealt with were remarkably incompetent. I'm imagining what some of those folks might be like if they were brain surgeons: "So, thank you for vis...
by MediumTex
Tue May 31, 2016 6:03 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Documentaries Worth Watching
Replies: 2
Views: 1219

Re: Documentaries Worth Watching

If you don't have HBO it's worth subscribing for a month for $15 just for their documentaries. I would start with the one about Snowden, then the one about Scientology, then the one about the Mexican border fence/wall. There are probably 10 more that are also worth watching. Away from HBO, watch the...
by MediumTex
Tue May 31, 2016 5:56 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: NEW FORUM HOST
Replies: 67
Views: 30684

Re: NEW FORUM HOST

Thanks a lot Craig.

Dealing with Arvixe just about drove me crazy.

I would open a ticket with them, they would do nothing, and then I would be asked to complete a survey about whether the issue had been resolved.
by MediumTex
Sat May 14, 2016 6:10 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Hooray! Forum is back up!
Replies: 58
Views: 24968

Re: Hooray! Forum is back up!

I set up a blog to provide forum updates if we go down again.

It's kind of stupid to need backup like this, but whatever.

If the website is down, please check here for updates: http://gyroscopicinvesting.blogspot.com/
by MediumTex
Sat May 14, 2016 6:01 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Hooray! Forum is back up!
Replies: 58
Views: 24968

Re: Hooray! Forum is back up!

Thanks for hanging in there with all of these technical problems.

I'm working on getting a more reliable setup in place.  Anyone with expertise who would like to assist?

Thanks!
by MediumTex
Sat May 07, 2016 9:44 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Hooray! Forum is back up!
Replies: 58
Views: 24968

Re: Hooray! Forum is back up!

arvixe, is horrible ... we switched our website off it a month ago. We've all been trying to get MT and craigr (or whoever the owners are now) to switch to a better host for years;  don't hold your breath. I would be the one to make the change and I'm not opposed to it at all. Can someone provide s...
by MediumTex
Sat May 07, 2016 5:32 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Hooray! Forum is back up!
Replies: 58
Views: 24968

Re: Hooray! Forum is back up!

Sorry folks.

Arvixe put us on a new server and broke everything.

Thanks for hanging in there.
by MediumTex
Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:42 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Figuring Out Religion
Replies: 4052
Views: 1387074

Re: Figuring Out Religion

On a serious note, wouldn't that double-dipping suggestion imply a lack of trust in God's Word?  Sounds like yet one more trip back to Genesis 3, original sin, and placing man's reason ahead of God's Word ...........  ;) ... M No, not at all. Just belt and suspenders in the event that the Will of G...
by MediumTex
Fri Mar 18, 2016 4:28 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Where did you go to School?
Replies: 70
Views: 35572

Re: Where did you go to School?

Southern Methodist University, BA, Political Science, 1992 University of Texas School of Law, JD, 1999 On the path to my bachelors, I also attended Mountainview Community College, Cedar Valley Community College, Dallas Baptist University, the University of Texas at Arlington, the University of North...
by MediumTex
Fri Mar 18, 2016 4:24 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Figuring Out Religion
Replies: 4052
Views: 1387074

Re: Figuring Out Religion

Like I said, you would have to ask an "evangelical" your question.  Your impression is not consistent with Lutheran doctrine.  I would say that I am born again however - it happened in my baptism as an infant which was totally God's work and zero of mine.  It was then I received the gift of the Hol...
by MediumTex
Fri Mar 18, 2016 4:32 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Corporations and Political Speech
Replies: 102
Views: 27653

Re: Corporations and Political Speech

Since I learned about corporate personhood, I have taken to calling the chattel in my brokerage account "my immortal slaves." I often feel like you are communicating with us from another dimension. Are there any portals you could tell us about? The sentence above is like one of those Japanese paint...