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Sometime in the last couple of weeks I read an article (can't remember where) commenting on, and wondering why, in the recent weeks all of Putin's meetings seem to have him seated at the end of very long tables with lots of separation from anyone el…
"Best recollection is these are shoulder launched."
Yes- "Stingers", generally used against relatively low-flying aircraft. In Afghanistan they were mainly used against Russian helicopters. Most likely still effective for that. Russia knows that th…
"Is the species labelled "human" just not viable?"
@Anna- that's been my theory for quite a while now. An experiment that didn't wok out all that well.
@bilvihur- Good morning. This Off-Topic section is probably not the best place for your question, as it doesn't get all that much exposure to the majority of MFO posters.
Your post would seem to be a good fit for the "Other Investing" category, whe…
FWIW: Here is a current evaluation of the general financial scene with respect to developments in Europe.
Link to Schwab Article
Note: I previously posted this in "Other Investing", but it seems to fit here nicely.
Yes. Brings back memories of a former poster waving the flag and loudly asserting that Boeing and "America" would be back in nothing flat. How many years has it been now? And how many more to re-earn the trust that Boeing management threw out the wi…
@stayCalm- "OT" refers to the "Off-Topic" MFO discussion section. It's the designated section for commentary which has either very limited or no direct connection to financial matters. msf's unwarranted snub notwithstanding, some of the oldest if no…
As a matter of principle I never consent to anything of this sort, and in fact will leave any site that requires such consent. Likewise with sites that require one to disable add-blocker to view site contents. I subscribe to enough legitimate news s…
"Basically the jobs report signifies a much “hotter” economy than anticipated"
OK, so due to COVID lots of people were put out of work. Lots of complaints from employers moaning about inability to maintain or increase output because of labor shorta…
Yes... about that jobs report-
• so we get the good news that a whole bunch of jobs have been filled...
• which suggests, it seems to me, that pressure on employers to pay more to get workers is lessened...
• which should help to keep prices may…
@Derf- Glad to hear that you've fixed whatever it was. Don't "upgrade" if you have a choice. Don't change anything if what you've got is working. Old saying in communications: "If it works, don't f--- with it!"
@hank- We presently have very good high-speed service via AT&T: fibre from Guerneville to a point near the house, then dumped onto the 2-wire copper that's been the landline feed for about 80 years. Same exact setup as we have here in SF.
I onl…
@Mark- Yeah, my first was a Mac+ too. Upgraded that to an SE30. Still have that one- fired it up about a year ago and it still works! Using a fleet of Mini's now, with some G5s for old CAD files that can't cross over.
OJ
@Derf- I don't understand your suggestion of a connection between Apple, Amazon, and Google. While we don't use a smartphone or Kindle, we do use Apple desktops exclusively, Firefox browsers, and do purchase from Amazon very frequently.
On those pl…
@hank- Just for the hell of it I checked online to see if the service is available at our Russian River place. Yes, it is. The Starlink site says that it was updated "three days ago", and there is no mention of a "premium" service. In fact, the site…
