covidiot

17 minutes ago, Benmart said:

Helmets? Optional, but wear a facemask or else!

good point.

what percentage of people who own a motorbike get into an accident? i'm guessing it's pretty high. 

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-covid-name-abbreviation-idUSKCN2262AS

False claim: COVID-19 stands for Certification of Vaccination Identification by Artificial Intelligence

19 - 1 = 1st letter of alphabet = A

        9 = 9th letter of alphabet = I

-- > False claim!

47 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

WtheF are you?

don't mind me. i'm just an insignificant speck of dust in the vast, god-less universe. 

1 hour ago, Poet said:

It is also true that the manufacturing might of China will keep advancing

maybe not. if the AI advances, cheap human labor is not longer needed and manufacturing can be done anywhere. 

this conversation is going off on too many tangent. i'm out.

i've never been into the stock market. and to me, this stuff is even more risky. but good luck if it works for you. 

1 hour ago, daveAustin said:

But yes, wrong forum to be discussing this;

This thread started as advertising/soliciting. 

If you're all experts and don't need to debate, that's fine. 

But if you solicit on a public forum, expect to come across people that refuse your services or at least try to get you to justify what you're selling. 

5 hours ago, Poet said:

get through the economic turmoil that is going to characterize this post-Covid decade. The world order, as we knew it, will utterly change over the next few years and life is going to be a lot more expensive.

things could go in the opposite direction.

increased automation may drive down prices.

china is already putting out ridiculously cheap electric vehicles. 

yeah, if i only had invested in apple stocks, i wouldn't be "stuck in the middle" of clowns to the left of me and jokers to the right. 

it doesn't quite work that way. the stock market is essentially gambling. gamblers are like junkies. they don't just go for one fix. even if you make money in one stock, which you inevitably will, it's a never-ending cycle. you will need to reinvest the winnings somewhere else to get another fix. and the dealer (maybe not always, but usually) wins. conversation over. I'm not playing dog-coin or cat-coin anytime soon. 

neem, who is that on your new avatar? 

who is satoshi nakamoto?

32 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Early investors in crypto indeed have millions. I think this is why many who missed the boat, and subsequent train and plane are so anti it. 

Yes, I missed the boat.

And now I'm bitter.

And I will need to resign to drowning my sorrows in girlie bars. 

You have me all figured out.

2 hours ago, Poet said:

Well, I believe the privacy coins are exactly that, and I have millions riding on that belief.

Millions? Really? You're worth that much?

So you're putting all your eggs in one basket? 

And you still make time for poetry?

1 hour ago, BenDeCosta said:

Communism or socialism, history has shown us that these ideals simply don't work and end up causing oppression, poverty and desperation.

There is always that risk.

Then again, a lot of employers are corrupt and oppressive. 

And it seems like the bots are coming for many of our jobs ... soon. 

32 minutes ago, talahtnut said:

This infatuation with profit and greed has killed philanthropy,

and made life boring.

I have come across many sources that would suggest that capitalism as we know it may possibly be dying. 

Which a lot of people who are money-obsessed won't like. But if it happens, it will free up people to do more work that is based on being of service to others rather than just accumulating wealth. 

11 hours ago, bwpage3 said:

Harvard is still Harvard, Yale is still Yale, Oxford is still Oxford.

 

I 100% disagree that young people are a lot smarter and Thailand is a good example. 2021 Thailand has no space program, no advanced manufacturing and are the slave labor for Japan.  The country has not advanced education at all for the longest of time. 

 

Looking something up on Youtube does not make a person smart.

University programs are bloated and full of useless theoretical garbage that only serves to keep people on a payroll. Most university programs can be cut down in half. 

Oxford is only accessible to rich kids. Making classes available to anyone with a device means poor kids from Isaan can access the highest levels of education. Which seems to be where the tech is headed.

There is a lot of very useful information on Youtube and other sites that is not available in any formal school.

If education is preparing for a job, then a formal school still wins. If education is lifelong learning for personal growth, then the internet wins. 

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

TESLA bought $1.5 Billion of Bitcoin

Or so it was "reported" in the "news".

Maybe he's being used as a poster boy to prop up interest. 

25 minutes ago, canthai55 said:

seroprevalence

Is seroprevalence a Scrabble word?

Rooster? Can you help us out here?

The Economist - Could Digital Currencies Put Banks Out of Business?

On 5/10/2021 at 7:38 AM, BritManToo said:

My hobbies ....... hookers and booze.

I'm getting a bit old for the hookers now, very soon my only hobby will be booze.

Hopefully I'll be able to continue with the booze hobby until the day I die.

That's exactly why you need a REAL hobby - to moderate the drinking.

Best of luck. 

I thought you were going to post a picture of a bar girl.

Glad to see it's a literal bird! Ha ha.

just did a quick search. it seems to contain an ingredient that was banned by the FDA. 

i would do a thorough google search before taking it.

for weight loss (and health), i would recommend a low-carb diet. 

24 minutes ago, Mr Dome said:

achieving maximum engagement in social media.

yes, achieving maximum engagement and collecting haters. 

3 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

Maybe that’s why I don’t tolerate people here disparaging modern medicine.

True, modern medicine keeps people alive.

Back in those days, they didn't have access to information about how to look after your health like there is today.