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- Fri Mar 04, 2022 6:27 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 977473
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
The way everyone is coming together to boycott Russia is a beautful thing. I hate what it’s doing to the average Russian but if Putin goes down, maybe it’ll be better for them too in the long run. John Bolton was interviewed on C-Span today. He quoted Woodrow Wilson: A nation that is boycotted is a...
- Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:51 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 977473
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Map shows those who support, are against and are neutral in Russia’s war
https://metro.co.uk/2022/03/02/putin-le ... -16205437/
https://metro.co.uk/2022/03/02/putin-le ... -16205437/
- Wed Mar 02, 2022 3:46 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 977473
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
A suspicious eye makes perfect sense. But to automatically believe that whatever the media says automatically can't be true means two things: 1) You are under their control exactly as much as anybody who unthinkingly swallows everything, and 2) No reconciliation in this country is possible even in ...
- Wed Mar 02, 2022 3:36 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 977473
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
I liked your post but I agree with Xan — was it Xan? — who said the strange thing is the preemptive mistrust. That’s how I feel. With any significantly large event, as long as it’s coming from the mainstream media, some people are ready to discount it. I don’t know what to say to that. Is there a l...
- Tue Mar 01, 2022 11:59 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 977473
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
(dualstow) I was just going to answer, but I think D1984 covered it well. I did not see D1984 stating anything that Zelensky could have done differently. D1984 seemed to be stating what all others could have done differently. Not my problem, Vin. You can always reread. EDIT: ok, he could have prepa...
- Tue Mar 01, 2022 9:15 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 977473
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
{Re Zelensky} What should he have done, instead? He had asked that sanctions be imposed prior to military actions starting. I was just going to answer, but I think D1984 covered it well. I did not see D1984 stating anything that Zelensky could have done differently. D1984 seemed to be stating what ...
- Mon Feb 28, 2022 9:26 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 977473
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
You know who didn’t buy the narrative that Putin was going to invade? Zelensky. I love the guy and everything. He’s a hero. But intelligence agencies warned him and for too long he insisted that all was well. That’s costing him and his country. What should he have done, instead? He had asked that s...
- Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:12 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Electric Vehicles and Tires
- Replies: 55
- Views: 10973
Re: Electric Vehicles and Tires
Did any of those steam engines on cars blow up?
I do remember reading that steam powered boat boilers exploding were definitely a major problem.
I do remember reading that steam powered boat boilers exploding were definitely a major problem.
- Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:11 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 977473
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Trust in established Western institutions has been eroding in recent years, possibly beyond repair. The erosion has accelerated after Covid -- for good reason, IMO. That is why conspiracy theories are proliferating in populist circles. Without trust, there can be no peace and prosperity. Trust is t...
- Sun Feb 27, 2022 6:48 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Off topic Posts
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2277
Re: Off topic Posts
Here is another question. I can look up through my east window in this bedroom and see an area where about 1/2 mile away was going to be the site of a nuclear power plant! That was in the plans in the late 1970s but got derailed. How many reading this would feel okay living that close to a nuclear ...
- Sun Feb 27, 2022 12:05 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 977473
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Anyone have anything more recent than this?
- Sun Feb 27, 2022 12:04 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 977473
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
I think the article linked might be an abstract of a longer podcast with the author they're quoting. Maddy may be talking about the podcast discussion more than the article abstract. Either way, if you want some entertainment, scroll through some of the comments. One guy makes an argument for why t...
- Sun Feb 27, 2022 12:00 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Off topic Posts
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2277
Re: Off topic Posts
Here is another question. I can look up through my east window in this bedroom and see an area where about 1/2 mile away was going to be the site of a nuclear power plant! That was in the plans in the late 1970s but got derailed. How many reading this would feel okay living that close to a nuclear p...
- Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:52 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 977473
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
I assume that all things being equal in war that defense has an advantage over offense. It is always going to take more offense to overtake an entrenched defense. Is there any kind of accepted range of the ratio of this defense advantage over offense? I know that Russia's military might on every lev...
- Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:05 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Off topic Posts
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2277
Re: Off topic Posts
. Vinny, just curious - what were the significant (risk-benefit?) issues related to your being anti-nuclear and what caused you to change your mind? (This topic gave me a flash-back to my Nuclear Engineering class in my last year at WVU where we studied various nuclear reactor designs. Unfortunatel...
- Sat Feb 26, 2022 12:40 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: The GOLD scream room
- Replies: 3693
- Views: 1735029
Re: The GOLD scream room
This part in bold is a big reason why the naysayers, well, nay. They don’t get that currency crises arise from seemingly out of nowhere and transpire extremely quickly. They simply aren’t captured in most traditional return data sets used by the likes of Morningstar etc. 75806B68-B497-4FC6-9BB6-514...
- Sat Feb 26, 2022 12:22 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: The GOLD scream room
- Replies: 3693
- Views: 1735029
Re: The GOLD scream room
This part in bold is a big reason why the naysayers, well, nay. They don’t get that currency crises arise from seemingly out of nowhere and transpire extremely quickly. They simply aren’t captured in most traditional return data sets used by the likes of Morningstar etc. 75806B68-B497-4FC6-9BB6-514...
- Sat Feb 26, 2022 12:21 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 977473
Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II
From yesterday's Washington Journal two excellent, highly informative segments: https://www.c-span.org/video/?518046-3/washington-journal-michael-daniel-discusses-russia-cybersecurity-threats FEBRUARY 25, 2022 | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 02/25/2022 Washington Journal Michael Daniel on Russian Cyber...
- Sat Feb 26, 2022 12:18 pm
- Forum: Cash
- Topic: Bank Bonuses
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11511
- Sat Feb 26, 2022 12:16 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Electric Vehicles and Tires
- Replies: 55
- Views: 10973
Re: Electric Vehicles and Tires
Projects like these will make those EV's more environmentally friendly: TerraPower recently announced plans to build its Natrium reactor near a retiring coal plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming. This is an incredible opportunity for the state, which currently generates almost 90% of its electricity generati...
- Sat Feb 26, 2022 12:15 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: The GOLD scream room
- Replies: 3693
- Views: 1735029
Re: The GOLD scream room
This part in bold is a big reason why the naysayers, well, nay. They don’t get that currency crises arise from seemingly out of nowhere and transpire extremely quickly. They simply aren’t captured in most traditional return data sets used by the likes of Morningstar etc. 75806B68-B497-4FC6-9BB6-514...
- Sat Feb 26, 2022 12:13 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: I Bonds for Permanent Portfolio
- Replies: 61
- Views: 12920
Re: I Bonds for Permanent Portfolio
Why not just redeem more in order to pay the taxes? Surely it's better to have gains and pay taxes on them than to avoid taxes by having no gains to pay taxes on. Somewhat the same as when Technovelist pronounced me a terrible accountant because I'd told a business owner that it was a GOOD thing th...
- Wed Feb 23, 2022 2:10 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: ID.me
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1900
Re: ID.me
Thank you @vinny I think I got the gist of it (and it's good news) but because I don't have an "Accounting Today" account, I can't read very far into the article. I feel like I'm not living life in the fast lane. :( Anyway, here's the IRS page that the article links to ⇢ https://www.irs.g...
- Wed Feb 23, 2022 10:52 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: ID.me
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1900
Re: ID.me
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-lets-taxpayers-opt-out-of-facial-recognition?position=editorial_1&campaignname=V2_ACT_Daily_20210503-02232022&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=V2_ACT_Daily_20210503%2B%27-%27%2B02232022&bt_ee=u5vUc3ZnmJSXTQrr78F4Zx7Vhy9%...
- Sat Feb 19, 2022 5:34 pm
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Sure-fire inflation protection
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1211
Re: Sure-fire inflation protection
Good one!