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Maybe they are not idiots and want their name showing up on th gofundme website. To what end? So everyone will think that they are idiots? It is preferable to be a famous idiot compared to be a smart nobody. Just look at the talking heads in the tube or the folks running for or being in office. Being famous would be hell, IMHO. The folks running for office are driven by power and money. And the talking heads in the tube are motivated by access (to the powerful) and money, using fame to further their careers. There is nothing to gain by an unknown poor person giving a few hundred bucks to a famous rich person.

Maybe they are not idiots and want their name showing up on th gofundme website. To what end? So everyone will think that they are idiots?

If you want to help her out, because she's not a billionaire yet, there is a gofundme setup to fix that. https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/gofundme-page-seeks-100-million-to-make-kylie-jenner-a-billionaire/ Come to think of it... I'm not a billionaire yet either. Maybe I should setup a gofundme campaign to fix that.

It's because we haven't yet gotten through our religion and government stages of development yet. "In short, humans obey orders—and to well-disguised alien scouts, the effects are pathetically obvious. And that is a disease worth isolating an entire planet for, even one with good barbecue." The Fermi Paradox Resolved by L. Neil Smith http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2018/tle980-20180708-05.html

The worst possible situation of all to be in is famous and broke. https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/economy/johnny-depp-is-apparently-broke-and-here-is-why-15632670

There are 1500 billionaires in the world, more than 500 in the US. Can you name them all? It is absolutely possible to be super rich without even a fraction of the fame as Tom Brady. It is absolutely possible to have a few hundred million and be practically anonymous. I’ll pay for my food.

Can't see anything to envy in this video. I prefer having my time to myself, a nice place to ride my bike, and a good book to read. I bet I'm happier than Tom Brady when I do that ;) I agree 100%. While I'd love to be as rich as Tom Brady, I'd refuse it absolutely if his fame had to come along with it. I'd have no problem being insanely rich, but I have no desire to be rich AND famous. No thanks. That sounds more like a curse than a blessing.

That's a pet peeve of mine when people use "jealous" to mean "envious". You are jealous of something you have and want to protect, you are envious of something someone else has and you want. Envy is worse, because it is completely unproductive. It is prudent to protect what you have to a point, but jealousy can get way out of hand too. Especially if it is another human being you are jealously protecting, because you don't own other human beings. Whenever I feel a bit envious I find it useful to remind myself that I have it better than the vast majority of humans that have ever lived (billions and billions of them) and it makes being envious feel a little ridiculous.

This is a rebuttal to a 2013 publication. To better understand, I would have liked to hear more about the "biases and agenda" of the authors. Submitted as complementary information: http://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/1789253/enough-enough-stop-wasting-money-vitamin-mineral-supplements https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0215/p226.html https://cmajnews.com/2018/06/19/trump-administration-shutters-clinical-guidelines-database-cmaj-109-5624/ The video is not a full rebuttal really. She raises a number of issues with studies that are possibly reasonable, but mostly pushes towards "we don't know", rather than "we know they are good" (which would be a real rebuttal to "we know they are not good/useful"). If you claim that something is the case and someone else points out the flaws in your reasoning that is a rebuttal, even if it just takes us back to “we don’t know”.

You’d better start learning how to throw a football.

Sold 60% of my Amazon position today and used it to add to BAM which, combined with PVF, is now my largest holding.

Another really good podcast is long time CoBF member Eric Schleien's podcast "The Intelligent Investing Podcast" ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intelligent-investing-podcast/id1205082419 ) He's interviewed many people from this list. His latest episode is with Brian Langis discussing BAM.

Just what I've been looking for! I'm going all in!

So most of the rest of the world is a mess mostly due to their own governments' actions, and that is somehow better than the mostly stable system in the US? If only our government were just a little more corrupt and our currency a little more unstable then we'd get a taste of what "true" investing looks like.

"Conceived in Liberty" A comprehensive history of the colonies and the US starting from Pre-Columbus Europe to the post American Revolution Period. It's over 1600 pages, but I couldn't put it down. I later listened to the Audiobook version as well. Hardcover Version ($24) Audio & eBook (Free)

I picked up a hitchhiker the other day and he was surprised that anyone would pick him up at all. He asked "Why did you pick me up? How did you know I wasn't a serial killer?" I told him because the chances that two serial killers would be in the same car are astronomical.

This is evidence in favor of rb's theory. But much of what you said I have no answer for. If they actually saw what they describe, it sounds like tech that is far beyond what is available to humans currently (never mind a decade ago). Yes, I forgot to mention that ALL of this is predicated on these reports being reported TRUTHFULLY. In this day & age, there is a lot of false information out there...and this certainly could be the case here. It isn't necessarily false information or pilots lying. There is always the possibility that they didn't see what they thought they saw. Light and reflections can play tricks on you and your brain can fill in details in your visual field that aren't really there. Google optical illusions and you can spend hours looking at weird visual mind tricks. That combined with unknown/undiscovered/rare natural phenomena can trick even honest people into thinking they saw something that they didn't actually see. Ball lightning used to be mistaken for UFOs. Fair enough, and IMO this probably explains the vast majority of UFO "sightings". However, this specific incident was captured on IR camera as well as being witnessed by 4 separate individuals (a pilot and RIO in each F-18). It's also worth pointing out that the individuals who witnessed it were all naval officers with extensive pilot training and a degree of familiarity with most existing forms of aircraft developed by humans. I think most would give their claims more weight than the average individual who claims to have seen a UFO. Not that they couldn't have been tricked but the fact there were multiple observers, it was captured on IR, and there was some evidence of disruption on the surface of the water, certainly raises questions in this specific instance. It certainly does. I don't know what to think. It was a UFO for sure, but remember what the "U" stands for. There is a wide spectrum of possibilities. "It's aliens," is just one possibility out of many and probably not the most likely. I doubt that it is aliens or humans, both of those seem far fetched. I don't have a theory of what it could be though.

This is evidence in favor of rb's theory. But much of what you said I have no answer for. If they actually saw what they describe, it sounds like tech that is far beyond what is available to humans currently (never mind a decade ago). Yes, I forgot to mention that ALL of this is predicated on these reports being reported TRUTHFULLY. In this day & age, there is a lot of false information out there...and this certainly could be the case here. It isn't necessarily false information or pilots lying. There is always the possibility that they didn't see what they thought they saw. Light and reflections can play tricks on you and your brain can fill in details in your visual field that aren't really there. Google optical illusions and you can spend hours looking at weird visual mind tricks. That combined with unknown/undiscovered/rare natural phenomena can trick even honest people into thinking they saw something that they didn't actually see. Ball lightning used to be mistaken for UFOs.

This is evidence in favor of rb's theory. But much of what you said I have no answer for. If they actually saw what they describe, it sounds like tech that is far beyond what is available to humans currently (never mind a decade ago).

"People like Warren Buffett, Richard Feynman, Charlie Munger, Daniel Kahneman & Amos Tversky, etc. These are pretty revered names, but there are also many other mentors and teachers operating at levels below the superstars. They might not be quite as well-known or have reputations quite as bullet-proof, but they are still very good at what they do" Maybe what separates the true superstars (the Buffetts & Feynmans of the world) from the mere mortals are that they still seem pretty damn impressive (even if not quite as impressive as they seemed at first) even after many decades.

I use the Dorco Pace 6 blades and they are pretty cheap on Amazon. I haven't tried the trick from the video yet. Also if you want to save money, I hope no one is using shaving cream. I bought this pack of shave soap a few years ago, it is a 12 pack for $23 (I think I might have paid less than that) and so far each bar has lasted me about 10-11 months (and I shave everyday). At this rate I'll get over 10 years of shaving out of it. $2.30 per year. You also need a badger hair brush and a soap dish, but those are fairly cheap and last a long time too. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001A3DNXC/

Nothing. It would be too far away for us to go there.

I wonder if they accept Bitcoin?

You’d probably enjoy this podcast about the history of the speed of coyotes. Audio only: https://overcast.fm/+uzBymI Video: https://youtu.be/LH1RUk1w_xk

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