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Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 04:38 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 3,915
Posted By Samson
Bet your life they would ban just such a device. ...

Bet your life they would ban just such a device.
Actually are they a meat eater?
Because they might consider all mammalian life sacrosanct.
Forum: Trials and Errors Yesterday, 04:09 AM
Replies: 813
Views: 113,543
Posted By Samson
Elected judges are as stupid as appointed judges....

Elected judges are as stupid as appointed judges.
I was talking today to someone who has lawyer offspring like me. Her view is they quickly despise the proletariat, my experience.
Prosecutors...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology Yesterday, 03:39 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 915
Posted By Samson
You are therefore a misanthrope like Jonathan...

You are therefore a misanthrope like Jonathan Swift.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance Yesterday, 03:31 AM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
Just a prediction here. Bitcoin will slump over...

Just a prediction here.
Bitcoin will slump over a day or so to 18k to 19k
Forum: USA Politics 25th June 2022, 01:32 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 3,915
Posted By Samson
And Ron de Santis: "The prayers of millions...

And Ron de Santis:

"The prayers of millions have been answered," DeSantis said in a statement posted on Twitter. "For nearly fifty years, the U.S. Supreme Court has prohibited virtually any...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 08:03 PM
Replies: 299
Views: 5,247
Posted By Samson
You mean Trump Putin and Peng? Not much for...

You mean Trump Putin and Peng?
Not much for women's rights my mother battled for.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 24th June 2022, 05:26 AM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
In fairness, Bitcoin is permanent, but value...

In fairness, Bitcoin is permanent, but value indeterminate. Even if market cap descended to 1 billion it would be a triumph for the computer coders.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th June 2022, 05:24 PM
Replies: 806
Views: 10,044
Posted By Samson
I have not read the thread beyond here so this...

I have not read the thread beyond here so this may have been pointed out but:
There is a proposal in one American state I forget which, when Roe vs Wade is binned, to require a rape victim to ask...
Forum: Trials and Errors 19th June 2022, 03:57 AM
Replies: 1,804
Views: 111,829
Posted By Samson
It is all relative to expectations. I do not...

It is all relative to expectations.
I do not for a heartbeat think she would expect approbation for acts of sin replicated at extreme levels by eg
Putin
Trump.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 18th June 2022, 07:23 PM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
Meanwhile we have nearly completed the second...

Meanwhile we have nearly completed the second "bitcoin halving event" chortle chortle.

69k to 34.5k
34.5k to 17.25k....
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 18th June 2022, 02:16 PM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
Another way to look at it is what would you pack...

Another way to look at it is what would you pack to dine at the restaurant at the end of the universe.
10 oz of gold or a bitcoin?
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 18th June 2022, 03:27 AM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
In fairness to Bitcoin, there is no corporate...

In fairness to Bitcoin, there is no corporate interference,never has been, never will be.
Bitcoin is independant of humanity.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 16th June 2022, 03:24 PM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
I figured game over when there was a futures...

I figured game over when there was a futures contract through long authenticated exchanges, this should never have happened. I agree with Michael Saylor that it is most like a commodity, and...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th June 2022, 10:52 PM
Replies: 1,201
Views: 37,480
Posted By Samson
Yes, I wonder how many grand children of his own...

Yes, I wonder how many grand children of his own Putin slaughtered like his enlisted men from peasants that are of no account.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 14th June 2022, 10:41 PM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
If I wanted secure crypto I would be in bitcoin. ...

If I wanted secure crypto I would be in bitcoin.
The others all look tainted by human interference to me.
Look at etherium coding in a difficulty bomb for example.
What nonsense, I might buy...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 13th June 2022, 07:15 PM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
Meanwhile Jim Cramer ridicules poor old Saylor....

Meanwhile Jim Cramer ridicules poor old Saylor. Under 21k MicroStrategy risks liquidation.

https://www.tradingview.com/markets/cryptocurrencies/news/
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 13th June 2022, 06:14 PM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
It was the debate with the gold guy on youtube...

It was the debate with the gold guy on youtube that sounded reasonable. Will look for the link.
Both sides argued civilly and of course I liked the gold guy but Saylor looked right at the time on...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 13th June 2022, 04:58 AM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
Yes but the cryptoverse is crashing after 3 big...

Yes but the cryptoverse is crashing after 3 big legs up.
1. Clever people
2. Average people
3. Stupid people.

Elliot described this more as a sociologist than technical analyst and I named the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th June 2022, 07:35 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 368
Posted By Samson
Pleased to be honest you are getting some...

Pleased to be honest you are getting some recovery.
I am about 5 weeks post infection and figure any recovery in the sense to be a bonus now.
I note that what is residual is accurate, and that...
Forum: USA Politics 11th June 2022, 12:48 AM
Replies: 2,947
Views: 156,869
Posted By Samson
There is always meaning where real money is...

There is always meaning where real money is involved. Trump can win again and he with Putin and Xi Peng can poison what is left of civilization
Forum: USA Politics 10th June 2022, 08:05 PM
Replies: 2,947
Views: 156,869
Posted By Samson
Incredibly, these are current Ladbrokes odds for...

Incredibly, these are current Ladbrokes odds for 2024 president

Donald Trump 5/2
Joe Biden 9/2
Ron DeSantis 6/1
Kamala Harris 12/1
Mike Pence 14/1
Nikki Haley 20/1
Pete Buttigieg 25/1
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 9th June 2022, 05:32 PM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
Rates are typically 2,500 a year, and shared by...

Rates are typically 2,500 a year, and shared by average occupants of 3 or 4, about $800, or $16 per week per person.
These are for services delivered, nothing to do with property ownership by this...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th June 2022, 03:32 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 59,244
Posted By Samson
I never heard the hubble mirror being injured by...

I never heard the hubble mirror being injured by these granules, yet it is a sure thing. What is the difference?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th June 2022, 12:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 595
Posted By Samson
My take is that this is probably the pathway...

My take is that this is probably the pathway because something happened once or many times.
Definitely not twice.
I think once like the big bang.
Forum: Trials and Errors 7th June 2022, 11:12 PM
Replies: 458
Views: 35,799
Posted By Samson
The whole thing is "OK I did it". Then...

The whole thing is
"OK I did it".

Then tell everyone from start to finish. But tell them what?
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 7th June 2022, 11:07 PM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
No and the enduring trick is to keep buying...

No and the enduring trick is to keep buying properties with capital gain from the previous ones, and never sell. No tax at all.
I think this will be Michael Saylor's strategy but first catch rabbit!
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th June 2022, 05:59 PM
Replies: 502
Views: 95,463
Posted By Samson
Just listening to BBC India is importing coal...

Just listening to BBC
India is importing coal to run air conditioners to combat a heat wave caused by global warming caused by burning coal.
What could go wrong?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 7th June 2022, 07:25 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 4,293
Posted By Samson
A strange objection surely. The more things...

A strange objection surely. The more things change, the more they stay the same comes to mind.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 7th June 2022, 05:53 AM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
Just watching news feeds, and new regulations...

Just watching news feeds, and new regulations proposed by senators etc, gets this comment


Omri Marian ����
@Omri_Marian
In fact, the language of the bill is so broad, that people could start a...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd June 2022, 11:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 595
Posted By Samson
Then this: ...

Then this:

https://phys.org/news/2022-06-scientists-breakthrough-life-earthand-mars.html

It was all so easy they say, and Mars sure to have life too.

But just those 4 like handed amino acids...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 3rd June 2022, 04:33 AM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
Also Dogecoin creators claim they simply cloned...

Also Dogecoin creators claim they simply cloned Bitcoin code.
Quelle surprise.
Forum: Trials and Errors 3rd June 2022, 04:10 AM
Replies: 458
Views: 35,799
Posted By Samson
Of course confessing to some one else's crime...

Of course confessing to some one else's crime will never be easy.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 3rd June 2022, 03:58 AM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
Meanwhile the cryptocrash gathers speed. There...

Meanwhile the cryptocrash gathers speed.
There are no floors, only ceilings.
Buffet and Munger live just long enough to prove the periodic table of elements rules the universe.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 3rd June 2022, 03:45 AM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
Not quite the fiscal catastrophe El Salvador has...

Not quite the fiscal catastrophe El Salvador has embraced.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 30th May 2022, 12:50 AM
Replies: 929
Views: 59,244
Posted By Samson
Don't look up lol

Don't look up lol
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th May 2022, 01:28 AM
Replies: 1,929
Views: 32,377
Posted By Samson
In Brunei it is a capital offence to be found...

In Brunei it is a capital offence to be found with a bullet.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 28th May 2022, 12:42 AM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
Psion10 actually drags facts into the thread...

Psion10 actually drags facts into the thread which I find helpful.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 26th May 2022, 09:40 PM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
I would expect investors to see this fund like...

I would expect investors to see this fund like the doomed micro strategy holding of Michael Saylor.
"We will never sell".
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th May 2022, 07:43 PM
Replies: 1,929
Views: 32,377
Posted By Samson
Which illustrates how hard change is. We needed...

Which illustrates how hard change is. We needed numbers too.
50 corpses to your mere 34, quarter century earlier.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th May 2022, 06:37 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 6,308
Posted By Samson
I never thought of that. Do you mean something...

I never thought of that. Do you mean something like a lie detector machine that actually works?
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 24th May 2022, 01:58 AM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
There have been just 3 bull runs. To 1k to 20k...

There have been just 3 bull runs. To 1k to 20k and to 70k.
You are in danger of generalizing from the particular.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 23rd May 2022, 03:08 PM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
Railways, internet, blockchain. Which is the...

Railways, internet, blockchain.
Which is the odd one out?
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 23rd May 2022, 01:43 PM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
Bitcoin decoupled stylishly which will please the...

Bitcoin decoupled stylishly which will please the disciples. Nasdaq north, bitcoin south.
hehehehe
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd May 2022, 12:54 AM
Replies: 1,861
Views: 286,300
Posted By Samson
The NZ criminal cases review commission is a...

The NZ criminal cases review commission is a political accident that exists only due to benefit fraud by a Green MP. I think this is chaos theory in play. Were it not for this happenstance, Mark...
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd May 2022, 12:30 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 638
Posted By Samson
Several threads to be fair. Juries seem to...

Several threads to be fair.

Juries seem to be as ridiculous as lawyers turned judges when figuring science and dare I say it, common sense.
Forum: Trials and Errors 20th May 2022, 01:00 AM
Replies: 1,861
Views: 286,300
Posted By Samson
Mark appears for Parole in August. By that date...

Mark appears for Parole in August.
By that date there may be developments in the case.
Forum: Trials and Errors 20th May 2022, 12:57 AM
Replies: 813
Views: 113,543
Posted By Samson
Pam Hupp murdered her friend, her mother, and a...

Pam Hupp murdered her friend, her mother, and a disabled man. She was active on social media through all.
Remarkable, her Alford plea is from a different universe to Echolls and the others.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 19th May 2022, 03:01 AM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
I like corona virus a lot better than bitcoin.

I like corona virus a lot better than bitcoin.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 18th May 2022, 03:48 PM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
Try This: ...

Try This:

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/technology/2022/05/cryptocurrency-price-collapse-offers-hope-for-slowing-climate-change.html

Prominent investors may find bitcoin bear markets a bore....
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 18th May 2022, 03:02 PM
Replies: 2,516
Views: 166,912
Posted By Samson
Why forget what I believe and always have? I...

Why forget what I believe and always have? I agree with Buffet and Munger and hope cryptos become a means to transfer reliable funds for poor countries without their cheap electricity being ravaged...
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