I've a sibling with a picc and a port. The picc is a Y with two inlets. I pay for the vast majority of hear health care and it's costly but that's the way the cookie crumbles. She's also diabetic and wears an insulin pump. It's pink. She's also mentally ill. She's pretty well fucked. I don't envy her but that morphine drip does look like it'd be fun. She's got flat veins so they have started to run out of places to put the picc. She's got the port for TPN.:/ Yeah, she's screwed. She wants hospice, end-of-life care, after the holidays but that could be the mental illness or it could just be that she's sick of the shit. I don't blame her and such will be provided.
They were quite common when I was a lad. If you move, they scar. I still have one but you can't see it - it's under a tattoo. They were used, when I was enlisted, for our inoculations. I was born in 1957 but spent most of my years living on or near base as my father was a career Marine.
None because I don't live in a State that prohibits standard magazine functionality and I've already got an appropriately classed firearm that is lawfully allowed to fire in fully automatic mode. None of those are remotely important or have anything to do with the claim. The claim may well be true - and probably is, but the purchasing of firearms is not a definite indicator of such. We might say the modification of those firearms is an indication of such and I'd have no qualms agreeing with that. However, if I go batshit later in life that doesn't mean that I was already "radicalized" when I bought my firearms.
Actually, I've always done some accents well and I have nearly perfected the Maine accent and the Down East accent (they're not the same). There's a few blends that I can pull of as well. As amusing as it is, I also speak Ebonics to some degree - enough to actually communicate and not sound out of place but I'm absolutely positive that it must look amusing. No, the current crop of "gang language" isn't really Ebonics so much but I have taken the time to learn some of the MS13 signs and whatnot. I have even learned some of the dance - their dancing actually is accompanied by sign and that all means something, it's a bit complex but I understand some of it.
An amusing aside, amusing to me at least, was that I was once arrested in Bay County, Florida due to some drunken brawling. (It was Spring Break and they were on my beach and I swung second.) Anyhow, by then I was an old man who didn't really fit in at the drunk tank. Policy was a 24 hour hold. By the time I was out, I'd managed to put together some gang signs (I'm was North East Loggers, 207 represent) and had my own little dance to show that I was going to fell your trees. Yes, yes I was much too old to be behaving like that - that's why it was so fun. I'd do it again.
Heh... The missus was not with me then and so I was sharing the story with her after I'd typed it out to you. She asked for a demonstration and she's a pretty damned young click from a city (not a big city but Buffalo but now we're in DC) and thought the dance and signs all made sense to her. I'll be in Florida again soon, I've property in Bay County and will have to go down and hire some folks at the day labor place anyhow. I'll see if my NW Maine Logging Gang withstands the test of time.
Autonomous vehicles are a long ways in coming. Partial autonomy will be a thing, absolutely. There will need to be a human in the loop for a long time. One might wonder if this is a step which we want to take. Right now, there's still some reasonable anonymity, especially where I live, and I'm not sure that's something we want to give up.
It's a safe assumption that you're willing to give up liberty (and to deny others the chance or make it prohibitively difficult) for safety if I'm to take your comments at face value. Even if you did not mean what your initial comment indicated by inference then, well, I'm still not sure that I agree.
Caveat: I'm very passionate about the automobile and own a small, 32 car, collection. Tesla claims to have a 500 mile range vehicle on the way in 2016. I will buy one of those. I'd also add that there's no chance public transportation can work at my house.
The trend towards more people living in urban areas is misleading. Towns with just 1500 people (2500 if they've an institution) are now considered to be "urban" as opposed to the population density that used to be the metric. Keep that in mind if you'd like - I don't know, really, what it is you might be thinking at this point.
Even if we found that large amount of matter (or any other reason), it'd still be "dark matter." Dark matter isn't really anything but a generic term that's used to describe what's causing the effects we're seeing per the microlensing. Also, I think someone's claimed to find dark matter filaments. I've not followed that closely as I prefer to wait a while before getting excited. I linked to it in a reply on this page somewhere.
At any rate, dark matter is - as far as I know, just a generic description that's based on what we're seeing. No matter what it turns out to be, it will have been dark matter. It might not even be matter at all. It's dark because we can't see it and it's matter because we don't know what else would cause this but, for now, it's just a description of an affect more than anything else. Others have sort of had a go at making it more than it is but it's a rather generic thing.
I actually paid that one to go away on the advice of my lawyer. She still has a car that's in my name but I've no idea what happened to it. I don't even really care. She was straight up evil and completely dishonest. The relationship didn't last long. I tolerated some verbal abuse once and figured it might be a bad day. The second time, she had to go. That was when a few other things were shared with me by other people who didn't want to tell me because they didn't want to interfere. Thanks guys! *sighs*
Tesla's already announced that they'll have such a thing in 2016. Presumably this will be the case as they've been pretty good at their range predictions so far.
I can almost agree that licenses should be more difficult to acquire though I don't think they should be prohibitively expensive. I drove as it was my MOS while I was enlisted for quite some time. I've taken many driver's training courses (on-road, off-road, on-track, defensive, etc). I would suggest more education is a good thing. I've had no at-fault accidents in my entire life and this includes years where I drove drunk (I don't drink any more). I've even driven while tripping sack. I've shot up H while tooling down the interstate and smoked crack while on the same trip. Yet, not one accident. (No, I'm not suggesting that folks should do the things I've done - in fact, I'm explaining they're stupid.)
Now, education might be why I didn't bump into shit. It might have also had a lot to do with dumb luck. We do need more educated drivers. I modeled traffic for a living and, frankly, education is certainly lacking. I didn't work exclusively in the US and other countries have similarly bad drivers in similarly bad proportions but do differ in enforcement policies.
After I saw some of the names in the links, I just went with an outlandish guess. My first was, as I recall, "elephant pink pajamas" which didn't get me anything.
I think, and I'm not sure, that this is supposed to be used in conjunction with other things. Namely, you get the address to your square and use it then others use GPS to narrow it down and then can see the overlay and figure it out from there.:/ I don't really know. I can't see it being of *any* value otherwise. It's more like a solution looking for a problem than anything else. I don't think it'll help the people they claim it will as much as they seem to think it will. I could, on the other hand, see it coming in handy for things like refugee camps and the likes but is there much need for that?
Why would that imply such a thing? Forgetting that it's not an assault rifle, by any stretch, and just going with the same type of firearm, I own multiples of this same and similar firearms. About the only thing I'm zealous about is my dislike of zealots. If, in the future, I go crazy and get radicalized in the name of Buddha then are you going to submit that I'm already radicalized simply by virtue of my having purchased a firearm (or probably too many, to be honest) that is really good at making holes in paper?
No, no - they're really *good* at shooting paper. I've even used an AR to shoot trap with a fairly good score. I was, of course, a rifleman but it's not like you're taught to shoot trap in the Marines. I've done it several times (more than I'm gonna admit to) but mostly I use them to mercilessly slaughter innocent bits of paper. They started it, those bits of paper, they had numbers on them and DARED me to needlessly kill them. They're not defenseless, no matter what you might think, I've had several not just jump out of the way but somehow, magically, disappear just as the bullet should have hit them. Sometimes, they even move from side to side. I can tell 'cause they holes aren't all dead center.
Err... At any rate. If I do go batshit crazy in the future it doesn't mean I am now nor does it mean that I bought the firearms now because I intended to go on a rampage later in life. That'd be silly.
Well, it works when we want to believe they're Christians. "Well, they went to church sometimes!" Yeah, I've been to church. The difference is, I'm not batshit crazy with a desire to control other people.
It'll be good for New Orleans to get is #1 spot back. They've been suffering for a while now and Katrina really threw them off their game. They had people leave and new ones come in to pick up the pieces. It used to be a hell of a town. Now, when I visit, I don't even feel the least bit concerned and am able to lower my situational awareness. It just doesn't feel right.
Okay, so I'm *mostly* kidding but 'tis true that the place is different now. I was driving through once and had kind of thought about staying in the city but the police surrounded my car and quite literally escorted me to the highway on-ramp. It has to be one of the most unusual things I've seen cops do in the US.
I read and linked a surprising article at Vice but I can't seem to find it but it indicated that the their dragnet sweeping had resulted in 27 cases out of 174 cases being charged. I am not sure what to make of it but am of the opinion that I'll accept the risk and would prefer to not be spied on.
It's not a reply. It is a new post. Go to the top of this particular thread and you'll see their preview. 'Snot hard. It is the same no matter if you have JavaScript enabled or not. It even previews the subject line in a plain text browse (Lynx) as I recall.
During that same period? I don't specifically recall any losing dollar value exactly. At least not significantly so. However, some did not gain enough to be worth it due to the increase being less than inflation. At least not that I'm able to recall. Keep in mind, I don't just sell when it starts to decline but wait it out - it has been a good policy and treated me well so far. I ran the numbers about six months ago and, keeping the first year (slightly more) numbers in there, I'm averaging about a 17% increase per annum. The first year, I lost something like 48%. It was okay as I didn't have much invested in the market (dollar wise) on my own but those percentage numbers kind of kill my total and I don't want to take them out as they're not an accurate measurement of the totality.
I am reminded of a conversation that I had with a guy who was a comp sci grad who was with me when I started my business. This was quite some years ago but I think it's still salient.
I was going to invest in having some research done by a local university. He was adamant that it was a waste of time and money. I explained that we needed to stay ahead of the competition and he pointed out that we had no real competition. I agreed that we had none but said, "True. But we will."
BMW should have both an EV and a hybrid out shortly. When I bought mine, a 650i Coupe, of course - and yes, that one and yes it's "bespoke" - I was even invited to go to the factory and watch it being born and thought about it but declined, I was reading some of the paperwork at the dealership. Also, the low throaty-growl is awesome. It still makes me happy but I don't generally drive dangerously.
In fact, one of the reasons I like it most is that you'd never know there are 450 ponies under the hood and that it's inconspicuous. At curbside or doing down the road, you'll have no idea unless you're familiar with the model. Of course, when I start it or accelerate there's a bit of a giveaway. Other than that, you'd probably not even know. It's not ostentatious-looking enough to realize how much I spent on it which is also good.
I've had only a few people recognize it and come up and say something or pull along side me to give me a thumbs-up or the likes. I did have a couple of kids that wanted to race not too long ago so I might have been a little irresponsible but the street was clear and it was just a short hop from light to light. It was some Acura and did a pretty decent job at keeping up for a short spell. I tapped my brakes and slowed for the intersection so they 'won' as they reached the next light before I did.
They appeared a bit surprised so I assume they didn't know that it's a huge engine with a couple of rather large turbos in it. I didn't take the time to go babble with them even though they appeared to want me to pull into a gas station nearby.
At any rate... I'm not sure that I'd own a Porsche that was an EV, at least not at this point. I'm kind of picky about my cars and only own very specific ones and very specific model years and not all of them are meant for speed. One of my favorites is a restored Volvo 245 from 1982. It does 0 to 60 in 2.5 days and handles like a brick. Yet, it's awesome in the snow and the rear wheel drive makes it entirely a brick of pure driving joy.
I am buying a Tesla when their 500 mile/charge vehicle comes out. There is no doubt about this and it is written in stone. That said, it will take a miracle-like feat for Porsche to make an EV that will make me want to buy in in addition to a Tesla.
Now you know why buying a Tesla is on my list of "must do" when they release their 500 mile range capacity vehicles. I'm a true car aficionado. I own way too many and love each and every one of them for a different reason. I push them all in one way or another and get maximum enjoyment from each and every one of them. None of them are trailer queens, they're all drivable and are driven. I also love the raw mechanics of an automobile and the engine itself.
But, I very much want to have an EV because I am an aficionado and not in spite of being one. I could buy one now but I'll wait until the next version which is more suitable for my usage. But yes, because I love the automobile I will be buying an EV, specifically a Tesla. How could I not?
I invested quite a bit in Tesla but I'll be unloading that investment in the upcoming year - probably. I bought 2000 shares back when they were about $24 each. Let's just say, I'm happy with that investment - thank you for hyping it for me Slashdot. I'll probably wait for the increase we'll likely see with their next battery release and next model release and then unload them - I've made more than enough on my investment. Someone else can have a turn.
I did similarly with Yahoo! which I sold about a year ago. I don't do the short term trading. The taxes on that are much higher and this is mostly just me learning how it works and risking money that I can afford to lose. At heart, I'm a gambling man. Well, for some definition of gambling. I look for things that are mostly ethical (nobody is perfect) and trendy. I buy when they're not that expensive. I weather some ups and downs and let them increase over time. Then I move the profits to a new company though I may still retain the original purchase value in owned shares.
So far, it has done quite well. I don't really know what I'm doing but I'm getting better. I just use [redacted]'s site and use their info in conjunction with what I see people talking about and passionate about online. I don't do the shorting thing or anything like that. I did not know, when I first started playing, that frequently trading stuff would mean I'd be taxed at a different rate and I lost quite a bit my first year.
Nowadays, I always beat my real investor but that's by design. I can lose *this* money. I can't not lose *that* money. Those investments are managed professionally and are growing at a much slower rate than my own attempts even if we count my first year's educational period.
The proof is the lensing. You're thinking that dark matter is something that it is not and that's not surprising given the reporting that I've seen on the subject. No, dark matter is real. What is *really is* is in question.
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I've a sibling with a picc and a port. The picc is a Y with two inlets. I pay for the vast majority of hear health care and it's costly but that's the way the cookie crumbles. She's also diabetic and wears an insulin pump. It's pink. She's also mentally ill. She's pretty well fucked. I don't envy her but that morphine drip does look like it'd be fun. She's got flat veins so they have started to run out of places to put the picc. She's got the port for TPN. :/ Yeah, she's screwed. She wants hospice, end-of-life care, after the holidays but that could be the mental illness or it could just be that she's sick of the shit. I don't blame her and such will be provided.
I am kind of surprised that I remembered this:
http://science.slashdot.org/st...
They were quite common when I was a lad. If you move, they scar. I still have one but you can't see it - it's under a tattoo. They were used, when I was enlisted, for our inoculations. I was born in 1957 but spent most of my years living on or near base as my father was a career Marine.
None because I don't live in a State that prohibits standard magazine functionality and I've already got an appropriately classed firearm that is lawfully allowed to fire in fully automatic mode. None of those are remotely important or have anything to do with the claim. The claim may well be true - and probably is, but the purchasing of firearms is not a definite indicator of such. We might say the modification of those firearms is an indication of such and I'd have no qualms agreeing with that. However, if I go batshit later in life that doesn't mean that I was already "radicalized" when I bought my firearms.
Actually, I've always done some accents well and I have nearly perfected the Maine accent and the Down East accent (they're not the same). There's a few blends that I can pull of as well. As amusing as it is, I also speak Ebonics to some degree - enough to actually communicate and not sound out of place but I'm absolutely positive that it must look amusing. No, the current crop of "gang language" isn't really Ebonics so much but I have taken the time to learn some of the MS13 signs and whatnot. I have even learned some of the dance - their dancing actually is accompanied by sign and that all means something, it's a bit complex but I understand some of it.
An amusing aside, amusing to me at least, was that I was once arrested in Bay County, Florida due to some drunken brawling. (It was Spring Break and they were on my beach and I swung second.) Anyhow, by then I was an old man who didn't really fit in at the drunk tank. Policy was a 24 hour hold. By the time I was out, I'd managed to put together some gang signs (I'm was North East Loggers, 207 represent) and had my own little dance to show that I was going to fell your trees. Yes, yes I was much too old to be behaving like that - that's why it was so fun. I'd do it again.
Heh... The missus was not with me then and so I was sharing the story with her after I'd typed it out to you. She asked for a demonstration and she's a pretty damned young click from a city (not a big city but Buffalo but now we're in DC) and thought the dance and signs all made sense to her. I'll be in Florida again soon, I've property in Bay County and will have to go down and hire some folks at the day labor place anyhow. I'll see if my NW Maine Logging Gang withstands the test of time.
Autonomous vehicles are a long ways in coming. Partial autonomy will be a thing, absolutely. There will need to be a human in the loop for a long time. One might wonder if this is a step which we want to take. Right now, there's still some reasonable anonymity, especially where I live, and I'm not sure that's something we want to give up.
It's a safe assumption that you're willing to give up liberty (and to deny others the chance or make it prohibitively difficult) for safety if I'm to take your comments at face value. Even if you did not mean what your initial comment indicated by inference then, well, I'm still not sure that I agree.
Caveat: I'm very passionate about the automobile and own a small, 32 car, collection. Tesla claims to have a 500 mile range vehicle on the way in 2016. I will buy one of those. I'd also add that there's no chance public transportation can work at my house.
The trend towards more people living in urban areas is misleading. Towns with just 1500 people (2500 if they've an institution) are now considered to be "urban" as opposed to the population density that used to be the metric. Keep that in mind if you'd like - I don't know, really, what it is you might be thinking at this point.
Even if we found that large amount of matter (or any other reason), it'd still be "dark matter." Dark matter isn't really anything but a generic term that's used to describe what's causing the effects we're seeing per the microlensing. Also, I think someone's claimed to find dark matter filaments. I've not followed that closely as I prefer to wait a while before getting excited. I linked to it in a reply on this page somewhere.
At any rate, dark matter is - as far as I know, just a generic description that's based on what we're seeing. No matter what it turns out to be, it will have been dark matter. It might not even be matter at all. It's dark because we can't see it and it's matter because we don't know what else would cause this but, for now, it's just a description of an affect more than anything else. Others have sort of had a go at making it more than it is but it's a rather generic thing.
I actually paid that one to go away on the advice of my lawyer. She still has a car that's in my name but I've no idea what happened to it. I don't even really care. She was straight up evil and completely dishonest. The relationship didn't last long. I tolerated some verbal abuse once and figured it might be a bad day. The second time, she had to go. That was when a few other things were shared with me by other people who didn't want to tell me because they didn't want to interfere. Thanks guys! *sighs*
Tesla's already announced that they'll have such a thing in 2016. Presumably this will be the case as they've been pretty good at their range predictions so far.
I can almost agree that licenses should be more difficult to acquire though I don't think they should be prohibitively expensive. I drove as it was my MOS while I was enlisted for quite some time. I've taken many driver's training courses (on-road, off-road, on-track, defensive, etc). I would suggest more education is a good thing. I've had no at-fault accidents in my entire life and this includes years where I drove drunk (I don't drink any more). I've even driven while tripping sack. I've shot up H while tooling down the interstate and smoked crack while on the same trip. Yet, not one accident. (No, I'm not suggesting that folks should do the things I've done - in fact, I'm explaining they're stupid.)
Now, education might be why I didn't bump into shit. It might have also had a lot to do with dumb luck. We do need more educated drivers. I modeled traffic for a living and, frankly, education is certainly lacking. I didn't work exclusively in the US and other countries have similarly bad drivers in similarly bad proportions but do differ in enforcement policies.
Then I probably won't be buying one. Well, no, I'll probably end up buying some custom version at great expense. I'm okay with that.
After I saw some of the names in the links, I just went with an outlandish guess. My first was, as I recall, "elephant pink pajamas" which didn't get me anything.
I think, and I'm not sure, that this is supposed to be used in conjunction with other things. Namely, you get the address to your square and use it then others use GPS to narrow it down and then can see the overlay and figure it out from there. :/ I don't really know. I can't see it being of *any* value otherwise. It's more like a solution looking for a problem than anything else. I don't think it'll help the people they claim it will as much as they seem to think it will. I could, on the other hand, see it coming in handy for things like refugee camps and the likes but is there much need for that?
Why would that imply such a thing? Forgetting that it's not an assault rifle, by any stretch, and just going with the same type of firearm, I own multiples of this same and similar firearms. About the only thing I'm zealous about is my dislike of zealots. If, in the future, I go crazy and get radicalized in the name of Buddha then are you going to submit that I'm already radicalized simply by virtue of my having purchased a firearm (or probably too many, to be honest) that is really good at making holes in paper?
No, no - they're really *good* at shooting paper. I've even used an AR to shoot trap with a fairly good score. I was, of course, a rifleman but it's not like you're taught to shoot trap in the Marines. I've done it several times (more than I'm gonna admit to) but mostly I use them to mercilessly slaughter innocent bits of paper. They started it, those bits of paper, they had numbers on them and DARED me to needlessly kill them. They're not defenseless, no matter what you might think, I've had several not just jump out of the way but somehow, magically, disappear just as the bullet should have hit them. Sometimes, they even move from side to side. I can tell 'cause they holes aren't all dead center.
Err... At any rate. If I do go batshit crazy in the future it doesn't mean I am now nor does it mean that I bought the firearms now because I intended to go on a rampage later in life. That'd be silly.
Well, it works when we want to believe they're Christians. "Well, they went to church sometimes!" Yeah, I've been to church. The difference is, I'm not batshit crazy with a desire to control other people.
Mostly off-topic... The adage, as I know it, is:
"Six to one, half a dozen to (or for) the other."
I.e. they are nominally different but the result is the same.
Fifty to one and fifty to the other doesn't really convey the same thing. Maybe fifty to one and a half-hundred to the other? Ah well.
It'll be good for New Orleans to get is #1 spot back. They've been suffering for a while now and Katrina really threw them off their game. They had people leave and new ones come in to pick up the pieces. It used to be a hell of a town. Now, when I visit, I don't even feel the least bit concerned and am able to lower my situational awareness. It just doesn't feel right.
Okay, so I'm *mostly* kidding but 'tis true that the place is different now. I was driving through once and had kind of thought about staying in the city but the police surrounded my car and quite literally escorted me to the highway on-ramp. It has to be one of the most unusual things I've seen cops do in the US.
I read and linked a surprising article at Vice but I can't seem to find it but it indicated that the their dragnet sweeping had resulted in 27 cases out of 174 cases being charged. I am not sure what to make of it but am of the opinion that I'll accept the risk and would prefer to not be spied on.
It's not a reply. It is a new post. Go to the top of this particular thread and you'll see their preview. 'Snot hard. It is the same no matter if you have JavaScript enabled or not. It even previews the subject line in a plain text browse (Lynx) as I recall.
During that same period? I don't specifically recall any losing dollar value exactly. At least not significantly so. However, some did not gain enough to be worth it due to the increase being less than inflation. At least not that I'm able to recall. Keep in mind, I don't just sell when it starts to decline but wait it out - it has been a good policy and treated me well so far. I ran the numbers about six months ago and, keeping the first year (slightly more) numbers in there, I'm averaging about a 17% increase per annum. The first year, I lost something like 48%. It was okay as I didn't have much invested in the market (dollar wise) on my own but those percentage numbers kind of kill my total and I don't want to take them out as they're not an accurate measurement of the totality.
I am reminded of a conversation that I had with a guy who was a comp sci grad who was with me when I started my business. This was quite some years ago but I think it's still salient.
I was going to invest in having some research done by a local university. He was adamant that it was a waste of time and money. I explained that we needed to stay ahead of the competition and he pointed out that we had no real competition. I agreed that we had none but said, "True. But we will."
BMW should have both an EV and a hybrid out shortly. When I bought mine, a 650i Coupe, of course - and yes, that one and yes it's "bespoke" - I was even invited to go to the factory and watch it being born and thought about it but declined, I was reading some of the paperwork at the dealership. Also, the low throaty-growl is awesome. It still makes me happy but I don't generally drive dangerously.
In fact, one of the reasons I like it most is that you'd never know there are 450 ponies under the hood and that it's inconspicuous. At curbside or doing down the road, you'll have no idea unless you're familiar with the model. Of course, when I start it or accelerate there's a bit of a giveaway. Other than that, you'd probably not even know. It's not ostentatious-looking enough to realize how much I spent on it which is also good.
I've had only a few people recognize it and come up and say something or pull along side me to give me a thumbs-up or the likes. I did have a couple of kids that wanted to race not too long ago so I might have been a little irresponsible but the street was clear and it was just a short hop from light to light. It was some Acura and did a pretty decent job at keeping up for a short spell. I tapped my brakes and slowed for the intersection so they 'won' as they reached the next light before I did.
They appeared a bit surprised so I assume they didn't know that it's a huge engine with a couple of rather large turbos in it. I didn't take the time to go babble with them even though they appeared to want me to pull into a gas station nearby.
At any rate... I'm not sure that I'd own a Porsche that was an EV, at least not at this point. I'm kind of picky about my cars and only own very specific ones and very specific model years and not all of them are meant for speed. One of my favorites is a restored Volvo 245 from 1982. It does 0 to 60 in 2.5 days and handles like a brick. Yet, it's awesome in the snow and the rear wheel drive makes it entirely a brick of pure driving joy.
I am buying a Tesla when their 500 mile/charge vehicle comes out. There is no doubt about this and it is written in stone. That said, it will take a miracle-like feat for Porsche to make an EV that will make me want to buy in in addition to a Tesla.
Now you know why buying a Tesla is on my list of "must do" when they release their 500 mile range capacity vehicles. I'm a true car aficionado. I own way too many and love each and every one of them for a different reason. I push them all in one way or another and get maximum enjoyment from each and every one of them. None of them are trailer queens, they're all drivable and are driven. I also love the raw mechanics of an automobile and the engine itself.
But, I very much want to have an EV because I am an aficionado and not in spite of being one. I could buy one now but I'll wait until the next version which is more suitable for my usage. But yes, because I love the automobile I will be buying an EV, specifically a Tesla. How could I not?
I invested quite a bit in Tesla but I'll be unloading that investment in the upcoming year - probably. I bought 2000 shares back when they were about $24 each. Let's just say, I'm happy with that investment - thank you for hyping it for me Slashdot. I'll probably wait for the increase we'll likely see with their next battery release and next model release and then unload them - I've made more than enough on my investment. Someone else can have a turn.
I did similarly with Yahoo! which I sold about a year ago. I don't do the short term trading. The taxes on that are much higher and this is mostly just me learning how it works and risking money that I can afford to lose. At heart, I'm a gambling man. Well, for some definition of gambling. I look for things that are mostly ethical (nobody is perfect) and trendy. I buy when they're not that expensive. I weather some ups and downs and let them increase over time. Then I move the profits to a new company though I may still retain the original purchase value in owned shares.
So far, it has done quite well. I don't really know what I'm doing but I'm getting better. I just use [redacted]'s site and use their info in conjunction with what I see people talking about and passionate about online. I don't do the shorting thing or anything like that. I did not know, when I first started playing, that frequently trading stuff would mean I'd be taxed at a different rate and I lost quite a bit my first year.
Nowadays, I always beat my real investor but that's by design. I can lose *this* money. I can't not lose *that* money. Those investments are managed professionally and are growing at a much slower rate than my own attempts even if we count my first year's educational period.
The proof is the lensing. You're thinking that dark matter is something that it is not and that's not surprising given the reporting that I've seen on the subject. No, dark matter is real. What is *really is* is in question.