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Posts posted by Wally Fairway
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2 hours ago, Lobo said:
I will never understand how no trader ever noticed that no actual Madoff traders ever cleared any exchange. They falsified trading records for investor statements. And they pretended to be their own desk...but in 20 years, over $50bn in purported trades
How was that part possible?
People knew, some reported him to the SEC. But his bonafide meant they didn't believe a further chairman of the NASDAQ was a crook
52 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:Wasn't there a journalist who kept saying that for years and no one would listen? I forget the details but he made the point that if Madoff was really running a $50B fund, his trades would move stock prices but they never did.
Bernie Madoff is exhibit A on why these vast conspiracy theories are all horse shit. The only workable conspiracies are when a VERY small number of people know the truth. Madoff's immediate family didn't even know. Only Epstein and his gal pal knew the real extent of it.
Just like Enron there were a few who were calling bullshit. But the majority were happy to not know and/or willing to turn a blind eye and be happy with their profits (until they burned up on the paper they were forged on)
Read Too good to be true, by Erin Arvedlund
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ERCOT doing all they can to prove that deregulation really works
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So says BBC -
QuoteThe equipment is increasingly being worn in real life around the world. And one manufacturer - California's SuitX - expects it to go mainstream.
"There is no doubt in my mind that these devices will eventually be sold at hardware stores," says SuitX's founder Homayoon Kazerooni. "As the prices come down you'll be able to simply buy them at Home Depot."
In simple terms, an exoskeleton is an external device that supports, covers and protects its user, giving greater levels of strength and endurance
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56660644

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Did Greller lose a bet?
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Watching the Masters on CBS is like going to the movies, you know you can show up 15 minutes after the announced starting time and still not miss any action.
Thankfully there is live coverage on Masters app
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42 minutes ago, burntorangebongos said:
ding ding. Lots were picking his old lady but he bit it first.
Congrats - you win 1 point
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48 minutes ago, dieucla98 said:
These guys are putting on dirt. This could get really bad if the rains don't come.
They don't need rain, it's the most engineered course in the world; they have an underwater system where they can dry or water the greens. They are not leaving the condition of the course up to the weather.
28 minutes ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:Is it too early to say fuck Patrick Reed?
Is it possible for it to be too early to say fuck that cheating cheater
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6 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:
People who predict bad news in the Market are consistent. If you say it enough times, you'll get it right eventually. FWIW, they are usually selling something (Gold).
They are just like economists who correctly predict 27 of the last 3 recessions/corrections
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free chance at $250,000 - make some guesses and win
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1 minute ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:
This has got to be the last year that Woosnam gets invited back, right? It's been 30 years since he won at Augusta, he had back surgery 15 months ago (causing him to miss the November Masters), and has only made the cut twice at Augusta this century.
I know the "lifetime" invitation for past champions is not always honored. They love to have you at the champions' dinner, but once you can't break 85 they're going g to step in & politely stop you from embarrassing your legacy.Agree - come for the Champions dinner, maybe even play a practice round. Then withdraw. Honor the game, honor the event, don't become a spectacle.
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15 minutes ago, Armybrat said:
We just gave our grandson the cash ($700) to shop for his Christmas XBox himself, as we were tired of searching for one ourselves.
Did you try Discount Electronics? They are in Austin!
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3 hours ago, B00M said:
Bean counter? Doesn't sound like to you need a brand new rig. If you're in Austin, Discount Electronics has pretty great prices, tons of Dells, and even if you customize the laptop (add RAM, HDD, DVDR/W, bluetooth, etc), you can pick it up that afternoon or next day. Obviously it comes with a legit fresh copy of Windows. I got a damn decent customized Dell from DE a few weeks ago for like $450 and have been very happy with it.
Thanks, that's a big help when I'm about 1,300 miles from Austin. Maybe I'll just break out some 7 column paper and my 10-key
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7 minutes ago, StruggleBus said:
There are probably around 9000 ways to get a laptop with near exact specs to the one you ordered by the end of the week.
While that may be true, I looked around local options before I placed my order and didn't like any that I could locate near me. I decided to order online because I didn't need to walk out of the store with a new laptop and just wanted to order what I really wanted.
I'm not a "tech" guy, I'm a fucking bean counter and now I'll have to spend more of my time to find an alternative, and if I hadn't checked the status then I wouldn't have know about the delay.
My complaint is primarily about the non-existant customer service and no notification from Dell - I'm pissed about shitty service -
I've read all about the chip shortage, affecting car production and other industries.
But now it has affected me - short story is I ordered a laptop from Dell on March 22, and it was scheduled to ship April 2. But this morning I realized I had not received an email about shipment; so I log in to check my order status and get this and I'm really pissed that there is no communication about the delay. And I'm presuming it is chip related, but really with no information there could be some other reason for the delay. Maybe the shipping SNAFU in the canal is the reason, or my horoscope, but whatever I'm pissed.
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WTG UCLA and @Sbbruin good thing you pulled out that OT win in that play-in game.
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Is Archegos this generations LTCM?
Link for the youngsters (fwiw - my boss was on a road show selling bonds when the LTCM market collapse occured, the offering was cancelled)
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/longtermcapital.asp
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Seems like slow play for a couple of twosomes; if one of these matches goes extra holes they could be playing the finals as it gets dark
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Kuch channelling his inner Wally Fairway game
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32 minutes ago, Lobo said:
Yeah, this one is really starting to piss me off and not because I pay more than most people (fuck you progressive judgey types). It's fucking capped at $10k. You can't swing a dead cat in Austin and find anybody, no matter the low fixed income level, who pays less than $10k in property taxes. Yet someone with a comparable income/net worth in a state with state income tax gets far, far more of a deduction off their federal income taxes. How the fuck do Abbott and Patrick not raise hell about this in D.C.? Or have our Texas congressional delegation + Cruz/Cornyn raise hell about this? You guys wanna help with burdensome taxation from D.C., the median home owner in Austin (around $500k with homestead) pays $10k in property taxes already. That's the 50%ile family, not the fucking McMansion asshole up the hill. This is so fucked.
LOL - Like Ted Cruz (or almost any elected fuckwad) gives a flying fuck about anybody except themself and getting reelected
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Hey diddle diddle
Shaka did very little
Fuck that guy
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I like all the comments, and I have no idea what changes would make an improvement. I was just pointing out that the board significantly changed with the traffic not being here. I need to, finally, get on discord to catch up with the conversation.
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@CHAD BRISCOE doed ur bird gat rub'd on ur birthday ore not¿
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The move of all the stonk discussion to discord has effectively killed any vibe this board had, not just this thread but really the whole board.
Still hoping there's money for all to be made-
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Celebrity Death Pool - 2021
in Daily Texan
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Bernie Madoff scored me some points, but he still owes the Feds over 140 more years
But I was hoping this was the year of get points for Larry Nassar