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You certainly need to do antihistamines before anything else, ingested and topical, along with ice
Not nsaids or steroids first
This is even for those who are not “allergic”
No stinger to remove almost always
Then cortisone
Just went through …
I owned OTIS when it spun off of UTX, along with CARR and RTX. I did sell at some point. I have always considered it a good company, as you say "not flashy" and wide moat.
I tend to compare any stock to the S&P. If it cannot beat the S&P l…
Another thing that many do not comprehend is that when they have health coverage through what appears to be only their state's coffers, they are actually accepting re-branded Federal Medicaid dollars. Or what they often refer to as Federal "welfare"…
@hank Thanks. Yeah, there was a bit of cussing going on.
I had been to the dermatologist early in the week and had a few benign patches frozen off. And done some tree trimming this week, which always leads to scratches and cuts.
So, I look lik…
He may be referring to BB forum, where they are always suspending him and telling him to stop with the drivel. If it is a new forum he is using, it will only be a short interval until they get tired of his schtick.
And many red states have refuse…
@bee Thanks. Timely for me, as I contemplate Roth conversions starting possibly 2026 or 2027.
My goal is to stay below the 24% tax bracket at RMD time. The calculator forces some assumptions, of course. And I previously determined that a Roth conv…
@Observant1 That is an excellent historical documentary clip.
All it takes is a small incident like that to radicalize a narcissistic sociopath. Same thing happened when Obama joked about trump. Next thing that you know, you have an immigrant holo…
Ice works good when first stung. Then Ibuprofen, which does take the edge off for a few hours. And a tube of Anthisan topical cream seems to help a little. Though it is well past the expiration date. I have Cortisone anti-itch, will try that too. Th…
I’m really happy with my new forum — there are more active posters,
a lot more about investments, and far less political noise.
I’m mainly here because every now and then, I come across something genuinely helpful.
There is really only one poster I …
Such a hoot to hear supporters of a guy who rants all day and night on social media about his detractors and enemies and non-supporters, speak of negativity. Their guy actually formed his own media company to rant incessantly about how horrible ever…
That was another weird trifle, the thing about doctors. An off-the cuff statement that was basically 90% accurate. It defines how desperate that group was to find fault, so they could go back to a situation where insurance companies could exclude pr…
I am a troll!
Yes FD we know.
What is humorous, is that he is the one being trolled, but cannot grasp it. The very definition of internet trolling is to compel others to make fools of themselves. And not realize it is happening.
On forums where…
It seems to me that HFT is similar to the fellow who had bank rounding fractions deployed into his own accounts. Siphoning off small amounts of numerous transactions. Except, apparently legal, in the case of HFT.
In a way, less sophisticated trade…
Maybe. What Cisco had mostly in its favor in the early days was almost no competition.
Now they have plenty of credible peers. Still a good company though.
M* says they are currently over-valued. But, have a wide moat and great capital allocation…
Perhaps we should ask AI? Ahahah
Key figures on AI's impact:
-75% of S&P 500 gains: Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, AI-related stocks drove 75% of the gains in the S&P 500, according to a September 2025 analysis by JPMorgan.
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@hank- Which sort of takes us back to my original question- if a great number of gamblers investors are all doing that at the same time, won't that have a significant distortion effect on the markets?
That is a great question. Maybe what AI is curre…
As another means of generating ideas, it can be useful. After all, that is what all inquiries should be about, generating ideas. And perhaps generating more questions.
If one is looking for "answers" that solve problems or end discussions, maybe p…
Yet, those who support the authoritarian power grab will grasp at the straws. A form of compartmentalization. They will shout, look at the stock market! Even when they have little to no exposure. They will aver, "immigrants are taking our jobs". Whe…
To be clear, I don't doubt that there is a future in AI. How that plays out, I have no idea.
What I question, and several here have commented upon, is the enthusiasm and trajectory at this point in the process. What it might lead to if it doesn't …
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/02/report-shows-hiring-at-lowest-since-2009-as-economists-turn-to-alternative-data-during-shutdown-blackout.html
"The year-to-date level of planning furloughs is the highest since 2020, the year of the Covid pandemic. C…
Meanwhile Trump tries to push down oil prices beyond what is profitable. The average driver may save a small amount overall. If you own oil related stocks you get smashed. And then you sell. Next oil companies dump employees and contracts. The fallo…
That's pretty interesting. Looking ahead, let's propose that the bugs get worked out of AI, and a basically reliable information source becomes widely available to almost anyone. What sort of impact would that have on financial markets?
OJ, I always…
How much of that error stems from poor questioning input, however? There is a direct impact in the outcome based on the quality of the input questioning. Apparently, the simple expedient of asking AI to verify its own answers can catch a lot of th…
“When 97 percent of the stories are bad about a person, it’s no longer free speech,” Trump said.
Or it could just be accurate reporting. How many "feel-good pieces" are we seeing about Jeffrey Epstein?
How many glowing articles of admiration are…
Like the children's toy "See and Say", all one has to do is pull the string for the usual platitudes and nonsense.
Chicken says, "I have enough, so I am risk averse"
Pig says, "You should own the S&P, even if I do not"
Sheep says, "The market…
Clearly it is FOMO and an AI speculative bubble driving the markets, not sound economic policy. When the reality hits home, it will be a significant event.
