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15 hours ago, Spekulatius said:
They can develop this tech too, but it takes time and they may never be able to catch up if the west keeps innovating.
I used to work on GaAs semiconductor devices. We had a saying, GaAs was the semiconductor of the future, and it always will be. It came from knowing so many more researchers were working on silicon that silicon would always be ahead.
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@Blugolds11 If you look at some NFL players, especially OL some drop over 100 pounds after their careers are over and they are not lifting fantically anymore. Examples I know because I have seen them are Matt Light and Nick Hardwick. Of course there are those that put on 100 pounds, LOL.
@cubsfan I am just ahead of you at 69. I work out every day at least one hour. Not nearly as heavily into weight-lifting as you but that is part of my program. I also feel I am stronger than I was in my 20s and easily feel 25 years younger than I imagine most 69 year olds feel. A couple of week ago a student had questions after class so we came up to my office on the third floor. She is on the women's soccer team and is actually one of the better players. She made a comment about climbing the stairs to the third floor. I bound up those stairs.
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You can do it when you are 60, or even 70 or 80.
I am 69 and I don’t feel I have lost any cognitive abilities. I have older colleagues who have maintained the size and success of their research programs.
Your brain is 2% of your bodies’ mass but utilizes 20% of the oxygen you breath and the food you consume. What you do for your bodies’ health is even more critical for your brain.
MRI scans show that the brain of someone who spent their life on a typical Western diet has suffered much more brain atrophy than someone who instead was on a Mediterranean diet. (L. Mosconi, et. al., "Mediterranean Diet and Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Assessed Brain Atrophy in Cognitively Normal Individuals at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease," Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 1, pp. 23-32, 2014.)
I would suggest the MIND (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) diet developed at Rush University Medical Center.
Similarly exercise is very important. Every 7 minutes your entire volume of blood flows through your brain. Exercise not only improves the circuilatory system in your body, but also in your brain for delivering that oxygen and fuel. But something else really important occurs during exercise. Your muscles excrete compounds called myokines (hundreds of them) such as brain derived neurotropic factor (BDNF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1).
BDNF is like fertilizer for the brain. It promotes neuroplasticity, something that happens when you are learning. Neurons are born everyday in a region of your brain called the hippocampus. The hippocampus is very important region for formation of explicit memories. BDNF is required for the survival of these new neurons, along with actually using those new neurons. Use them or lose them.
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For the Russian soldiers on the ground I am sure they feel this is all FUBAR.
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https://news.yahoo.com/putin-speaks-russias-greatness-brioni-222200632.html
Putin must not want to be outdone by James Bond,
https://www.bondsuits.com/james-bonds-brioni-suit-model-names-and-more/
Does no one over there want to tell him Brioni looks cheap on him?
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10 hours ago, Spekulatius said:
Is there some longevity gene with Berkshire investors? Maybe a hidden benefit. Key to compounding is duration and that's where Buffett is king, doing this for more than 60 years now. Even a mediocre investor will do well if he lasts long enough; at least that's what I keep telling myself.
So you're telling me there is a chance?
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3 hours ago, Gregmal said:
It’s hilarious the contradictions you see if you follow the whole poor/middle class anti immigration crowd who tend to be construction or farm workers. The GC who hates Mexicans and poor liberals who don’t pay taxes has Julio and Jose doing off the books labor at his sites and then on weekends unpermitted renovations on his primary home.
My daughter is just moving into a condo she had remodeled in West Hollywood, CA. Our architect told us not to go the permit route. We did have a great person who did her previous condo renovation for her who would have done it if we didn't go the permit route. The permit route cost her an addition 6 months delay, while she had to pay $5k per month rent, over $10k for the permits and no where near the quality we would have gotten from the no-permit guy.
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1 hour ago, whatstheofficerproblem said:
Inverse Cramer is a sure fire way to beat the market. Buying puts on Meta.
I have been doing something similar, I have been writing calls.
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On 8/28/2022 at 3:50 PM, Spekulatius said:
Watching the latest season of Unforgotten, which dropped in Amazon Prime a few weeks ago, It’s Brit crime TV at its finest. I also like Slow Horses on Apple TV in the same mold.
Started to watch Indian Match Making, the reality TV series on Netflix. I don’t really watch reality TV if this kind, but the cultural aspects of this show kept me interest in Season 1 and Season 2 seems just as good.
I watched all the seasons including the final one of Unforgotten. I found it all right, but not in the same tier as shows like Vera, Endeavor, and Shetland.
I do like Sanjeev Bhaskar. Have you watched The Indian Doctor?
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And why would you want to put the rest of the players through this? Can you imagine the chants at every Browns road game?
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.
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7 hours ago, james22 said:
Retired two years now, I withdraw ~2.5%/year from equity (my only income source).
I've three years in STT I'd withdraw from only if equity down 15% or so.
Should last forever (or until marry).
"She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went," Robert Palmer.
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36 minutes ago, backtothebeach said:
BRKB back at $300, only 7 weeks later. Low price was $263.71.
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I have been continually writing BRKB puts as the price has risen. I have strike prices from 270 to 290 expiring tomorrow.
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1 hour ago, Spooky said:
Started reading this book and have been really enjoying it so far. Very informative and clearly written, having a hard time putting it down.
That is good to hear. I am looking forward to reading my copy. I just need to find the time.
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On 7/21/2022 at 3:52 PM, Gregmal said:
Vacation home Florida Keys
Vacation spots: Wildwood/Cape May/Stone Harbor, Hilton Head, Florida Keys
Must see...dunno. Generally just stick with what I know and like
Next adventure...really wanna check out Hawk Lake and those pig Walleye.
The Keys are great. In college for Spring break we would camp on Bahia Honda. It was a group from my fraternity and a group from a neighboring sorority. It is how I met my wife!
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We are really liking L’art du Crime. There are five seasons and it is still in production. Each crime is two episodes and we are in the middle of the third season.
Florence is an art historian at the Louvre and works with police captain Antoine to solve art related crimes. I really like the character of Florence. I don’t really like the actor playing Antoine, but the stories, filming, and other characters make up for him.
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I have also read all of Diamond's books and think they are all great. But they usually leave me depressed.
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2 hours ago, Parsad said:
The Sergio Leone westerns are the standard! For a Few Dollars More is #1 for me all time...then A Fistful of Dollars is #2...the landscape, gritty cinematography, Ennio Morricone's classic scores, superb Italians playing Mexican banditos, Clint's charisma, chewed off cigar and poncho, Lee Van Cleef's grit and voice, the clever but sparse dialogue, and the fantastic gunfights. Hands down the best westerns ever made...everything else is a derivative!
I love Westerns...probably seen almost every one ever made! My father was a huge fan of them, and I watched many with him. My love of Westerns has never been quenched. When you see a character like "Stumpy" in "Rio Bravo", how can you not love the genre?
I agree, I wish there was a good one made every year, but unfortunately we don't get them enough, or the newer generations simply don't enjoy them as much. A pretty good one that came out recently was "News of the World" with Tom Hanks...who surprisingly had not been in a Western until now and the small role he had in "1883".
"Hell or High Water"...kind of a Western...was one of my favorites of the last decade. The remakes of "3:10 to Yuma" and "True Grit" were good...different enough from the originals. "The Revenant" was good, but very bleak. "Django Unchained" and "The Hateful Eight" were fun and entertaining. The Denzel "Magnificent Seven" was quite good too...the classic with Yul Brynner still rules. "The Sisters Brothers" was really good. One that I haven't seen yet, but I heard good things about is "Bone Tomahawk".
Cheers!
@Parsad Reading through your list of great Westerns made me think of another great Clint Eastwood Western with Shirley MacLaine, Two Mules for Sister Sara. You have probably seen it, but if not you are in for a real treat.
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3 minutes ago, Morgan said:
I like those videos! Thanks!You are welcome and thanks for saying that! You must have an interest in electromagnetics?
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42 minutes ago, StubbleJumper said:
Agreed. The chances of this deal blowing up seem to be pretty low. At various points over the past week, it's been possible to buy the shares for less than US$20, which basically provides an adequate return for the cash portion of the deal alone, assuming that the deal closes as expected during April. Then the contingent value rights are where a guy might end up making a decent return. My guess is that we will get a chance to buy RFP shares around $20 in September or October, which would make for a shorter hold...and if we get really lucky, maybe the market will get stupid and we can buy shares at $19 or something between now and Christmas.
SJ
Or you could write Aug 19 expiration, 20-strike puts. They last traded on Friday at $0.29 per share. That would be a five week return of about 1.5%.
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This is a site I look at to find risk arbitrage plays.
http://intrinsicedge.blogspot.com
It has probably been several months since I last checked. I usually do well with these plays so you would think I would be checking this site all the time.
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1 hour ago, Blugolds11 said:
And then you're into the Clint Eastwood/John Wayne era
Outlaw Josey Wales probably my all time favorite.
The Outlaw Josey Wales, with those Colt-Walker revolvers, is also my all time favorite. I have probably seen it a dozen times and it doesn't ever get old.
Josey Wales: When I get to likin’ someone, they ain’t around long.
Lone Watie: I notice when you get to DISlikin’ someone they ain’t around for long neither -
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I have a YouTube channel with over 22,500 subscribers. The subject is electric and magnetic fields. It is mostly demonstrations with explanations. These are demonstrations I have generated for a class I teach. I do many of them live in class.
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@Cod Liver Oil Exercise does more things for the brain than I mentioned above. Another thing it does is increase, and balance, neurotransmitters. That could contribute to the effect you have observed.
Edit: What sport?