
TorontoRaptorsFan
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Iran - Israel - Gaza Conflict - Political
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to Luke's topic in General Discussion
The Economist is a good read. -
Movies and TV shows (general recommendation thread)
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to Liberty's topic in General Discussion
I think HOD was far better than GOT. I too am looking forward to Season 2. -
Movies and TV shows (general recommendation thread)
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to Liberty's topic in General Discussion
Season 2 of Tokyo Vice has been great. -
India’s Military Studying Options for Any China-Taiwan War https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/india-s-military-studying-options-for-any-china-war-on-taiwan-1.1968736.amp.html
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Movies and TV shows (general recommendation thread)
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to Liberty's topic in General Discussion
Ashoka episode 4 was great. Thrawn’s appearance will up the ante. -
Fairfax Financial - Volume 2 - 90 of the Best Posts All in One Document
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to Viking's topic in Books
Thank you Viking!!!! -
I currently use a Herman Miller Cosm chair. It’s extremely comfortable.
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Movies and TV shows (general recommendation thread)
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to Liberty's topic in General Discussion
Terrific show! Casting has been well done for this series. -
Movies and TV shows (general recommendation thread)
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to Liberty's topic in General Discussion
I love the new Book of Boba Fett series on Disney+. Backstory and current timeline are really intriguing. I’m really looking forward to the upcoming Obi-Wan series too. -
Garth Turner - Real Estate in Canada
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to Liberty's topic in General Discussion
Garth Turner is Chicken Little... One day things will go south and he'll brag about how he was right even after years upon years of warnings... -
Buying vacation homes in the US
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to muscleman's topic in General Discussion
Covid is a temporary event. Humans are creatures of habit. In 5-10 years this will all be forgotten like SARS. -
Buying vacation homes in the US
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to muscleman's topic in General Discussion
Muscleman's family is Chinese from his previous posts. This is why the Chinese wind up owning most of the real estate. Because we have had 5,000 years of dealing with land scarcity. Americans has this wide open land mass that allow them to continue to build outward. So Americans tend to think of renting. Either that or Americans are lazy people who spent all their money. They make fun of the Chinese people for speaking bad English and working in the Chinese take outs. The kids winds up saving money and buying the RE who they rent to the Americans. I'm half joking and half serious. But I have seen enough of these stories play out that it's got an ounce of truth to it. Ask any Asian parents for $50k to start a hedge fund and they will scold you for gambling. Ask them for a $250k down payment and they will re-mortgage their primary residence to help you out. Muscleman's quest to look to buy a vacation rental and your response are very telling of the different philosophical approaches to real asset ownership. My $0.02 I don't get the fascination with tying the majority of one's net worth in an asset class like housing. The majority of Canadians are in that boat right now which doesn't bode well for the future. I would rather live in one primary home that has a lot of nice stuff - couch, chairs, bed etc that I'm going to spend the majority of my time living in than having multiple homes and dwelling with all the upkeep costs associated with it. I think it's much easier to have an diversified investment portfolio comprised of dividend paying stocks that will provide you with multiple streams of income that requires very little effort to maintain. And it's liquid in case you need to raise some cash quickly. -
Buying vacation homes in the US
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to muscleman's topic in General Discussion
I think you're basically better off going on more vacations and seeing the world versus buying a vacation home. It's enough work dealing with one home why deal with another one. If you have money to spend just travel better (upgrading seats, staying in a nicer hotel, eating at great restaurants)... And spend the money and do some renos at your home... -
Movies and TV shows (general recommendation thread)
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to Liberty's topic in General Discussion
Started watching Picard. After that I'll watch Star Trek Discovery. -
SONO (Sonos) Will either prevail in lawsuits with Google then Amazon or settle with them. Likely buyout candidate from the Big 4. Lots of patents.
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Heterogenous compute: extending Moore’s law
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to LC's topic in General Discussion
Thanks for the article LC! Exciting times ahead! -
How come the Pound goes up after the brexit vote
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to muscleman's topic in General Discussion
Once Brexit occurs there will be a massive free trade deal between the U.S. and England. -
Movies and TV shows (general recommendation thread)
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to Liberty's topic in General Discussion
The Mandalorian on Disney+ well written and directed. An interesting twist at the end of episode 1 keeps you riveted to find out what happens in future episodes. -
I think the price is going much higher. They're going to have excellent subscription numbers for the Disney+ channel. More Blockbuster movies on the way including Toy Story 4, Star Wars Episode 9, Frozen 2, and Lion King.
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Great victory! So happy for the team and us long suffering fans. Best part is the leaps and bounds it will have on youth across Canada to take up basketball. And also to grow the Raptors fanbase around the world.
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The board of directors should also be blamed for this debacle....
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Same here. Great buying opportunity. At this price Apple is buying back a lot of shares.
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Social Media/FB/Instagram and The Rise of the Instant Pot
TorontoRaptorsFan replied to BG2008's topic in General Discussion
I also highly recommend the Joule. It does a very good job cooking chicken, turkey, and steak.