Watched 20 minutes of this then quit even though it was less than 90 minutes long in total. Guy driving his car and talking to various people on his hands-free phone. For 90 minutes. Wasn't interested.
Dragonvale -- Gourd Dragon
Pepper + Root ...
LiveCharts Look
Pretty slick web-based charting... I'll post my quibbles over time as I play with it.
ETF Trading Portfolio Update -- November 17, 2014
No changes this week....
ETF Trading Portfolio Update -- November 10, 2014
Reversed the last disastrous position from 10/13 ... damage control.
Veep S01 E03 to E08
The show is funny but it's sort of cruel humor; I can't binge watch it for that reason. And they swear a lot. I'm not a prude, but here's the curse count for episode eight:
fuckin', fuckin', cock nugget, lame-ass, finger fuckin', bullshit, piss, ass, fuck, f'd in the b'hole, fucking, fuckin', motherfuckin', get the fuck out, hell, fuck, fuckin', shitfinger, ass, fuck, shit, fucking, fucking, fuckin', fuckin', fuck, fuckin', fucking, fuck, prick, ass, fuckin', fuck off, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, christ, hell, shit, shit, fuckin', fuckin', fucked, fuckin', fucking.
Pretty impressive for a half hour long show, and I like and should use "shitfinger" more often. I once did a curse count for an episode of the Sopranos, but it was lost on the old WordPress site.
Click on image to scroll through gallery of all episode screenshots.
Links for 2014 11 20
HE'S A YOUNG GUY, PRESTIGIOUS AWARD, MUST FILL MANY AMBITIOUS CHINA WRITERS WITH ENVY
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PLACES NOT TO VISIT ... MEDIEVAL BASTARDS
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Jack Shafer on losing his job, and the state of things | Capital New York
Shafer: I thought I was lucky at Slate, where they treated my like a prince. But at Reuters, they treated me like a king, and I had a great run. I don’t fit their game anymore, and I’m completely understanding of that. They’re treating me well on the way out. So there’s no reason for tears. It’s our business, right?
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In China, creating a pollution data app is a risky business
Zhang and the team have since replaced the blank space with the notice (pictured below): “Data from this source was censored on the orders from government.”
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The Rich Kids of China Are Livin' Large in America
DON'T ASK WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM
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FOR ASPIRING CAR DETAILERS
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Iowan who shared adventures in China dies at 26
"bacterial pneumonia and a pre-existing heart problem" ... ODD?
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Farewell: Analects says "Goodbye" | The Economist
"The end of Analects, together with the end of many other Economist blogs, is part of a larger effort to make our website more focused and better organised, especially now that our new Espresso app (for both Android and the iPhone) is in place to keep you up to speed with the daily tick-tock from around the world. Our sister blog, Banyan, is also going away and in its elegiac farewell offers more detail on what went into our thinking about these changes and what they will mean for readers. "
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valentine etymology - Google Search
GOOGLE DOES ETYMOLOGY NOW, SWEET
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'Seeking Asian Female' Takes A Close Look At A Fetish : Code Switch : NPR
HAVEN'T SEEN THIS
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MM Select | Fall 2014 — Minimally Minimal
FUSSY KOREAN KID POST ... IMAGINE HOW A 25 YO KID IN A MINIMUM WAGE JOB WOULD FEEL READING THIS?
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Fruits and Planets Size Comparison
HELPFUL
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evening-star-building.jpg (3000×1993)
NICE DRAWING
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Top 1% of Income at Age 30 = $135,000 a Year — My Money Blog
"How could a $135,000 salary make you a one-percenter? If you’re 31 or younger, that figure puts you ahead of 99 percent of your age group."
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Perils of Perception Quiz | Ipsos
4/9
That’s a pretty respectable score – similar to
lots of people in these countries
PRETTY SHABBY BUT THE SPREAD IN PERCENTAGES ON SOME ANSWERS TIGHT
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STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC., Plaintiff, v.
"The Jewish portion of Harvard’s entering class dropped from over 27 percent in 1925 to 15 percent the following year. For the next 20 years, this percentage (15 percent) remained virtually unchanged."
WHAT IS IT NOW?
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'Billionaires' Book Review: Money Can't Buy Happiness | New Republic
MICHAEL LEWIS, NEW BOOK REVIEW
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How to fold the world's best paper airplane
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410 Error - Medium 6-links-that-will-show-you-what-google-knows-about-you
This page was in violation of the Medium Rules
Browse for great reads on Medium.com
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Wal-Mart Stores
Novartis Ag
Nike Inc
Actavis Inc
Costco Wholesale Corp
Lowe's Companies
Express Scripts
Asml Holding N.V.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Ace Limited
Reynolds American Inc
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.
V.F. Corp
Air Products and Chemicals
Allstate Corp
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc
Chubb Corp
Sherwin-Williams Company
Avago Technologies
Magellan Midstream Partners L.P.
Dollar General Corp
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
Western Gas Eqty Partners LP
Whirlpool Corp
Netease Inc
Henry Schein
Hanesbrands Inc
ING US Inc
Pall Corp
Church & Dwight Company
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd
Jarden Corp
Airgas Inc
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Cooper Companies
Petsmart Inc
Jones Lang Lasalle Inc
Ingredion Inc
Carlisle Companies Inc
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
Validus Holdings
Servicemaster Global Holdings I
First American Corp
Cst Brands Inc. Common Stock
Catalent Inc.
Post Properties
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc
Murphy USA Inc. Common Stock Wh
Jack In The Box Inc
Shell Midstream Partners L.P.
Paycom Software Inc.
Dplo
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
Omeros Corp
K2M Group Holdings Inc.
Aac Holdings Inc.
Steel Partners Hldgs
Covenant Transportation Group
Sientra Inc.
Quotient Limited
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"participants consistently voted black men and Asian women as the most attractive representatives of each gender; Asian men and black women were seen as the least desirable partners."
"Asian women are the perfect wives – docile, submissive, obedient, shy and waiting to be saved" ... LOL OBVIOUSLY NEVER MET ONE FROM SHANGHAI
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Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com
WICKR ... BLONDE WITH PERFECT TEETH AND SUNGLASSES
I Could Make A Career Of Being Blue
Only recently discovered The Magnetic Fields ... love almost all their stuff (the music, the lyrics, the dirge, etc.), esp. songs like this one:
Movies Watched -- The Heat
Weird one ... a comedy but not a conventional comedy ... Bullock plays a straitlaced FBI agent and the fatty slob is a local Boston cop, they become partners ... the German boy deep within me has always been attracted to Bullock, she has a great bod and is about ten years older than me ... anyway, the movie is two hours long which is at least a half hour too long. There are some funny bits, odd bits, bits that don't really work, and of course the overarching story is dumb ... I'd give it a miss unless you're trapped on a long distance bus in India with nothing else to watch.
Links for 2014 11 19
FORGOT ABOUT THIS BROKER
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Pre Market | Stock Market Watch
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I'm checking out $SUNE ---> 👍 pic.twitter.com/POyTRXw79x
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SunEdison $SUNE, TerraForm $TERP to Buy First Wind in $2.4B Deal $$ stks.co/q12LC
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" A neural network for a music-streaming service could recognize patterns like chord progressions in music without needing music experts to direct machines to look for them. Then it could introduce a listener to a song, album, or artist in accord with their preferences."
YES, EXCITING STUFF
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ONLY ONE MODEL NOW?
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BECAUSE IT SAYS SO, AND OH YEAH, YOU'RE GOING TO HELL, UNBELIEVER
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UNIFORM AGREEMENT: OTHER RIGHTS/OBLIGATIONS
3. RECEIPT OF MARKET DATA BY SUBSCRIBER.
(a) Vendor and Subscriber have entered into an agreement by which Vendor will, among other things, provide Su...
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Why You Can't Read The Atlantic in China - The Atlantic
"All of these have one thing in common: They use edgecastcdn.net, the content-delivery network (CDN) of Verizon’s EdgeCast, says Greatfire.org, a group that promotes Chinese Internet freedom."
YEP AND MY VPN DROPPING A LOT MORE THAN USUA
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RATEMYPOO WAS TAKEN? THAT WAS MY IDEA!
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Wal-Mart Stores
Novartis Ag
CVS Corp
Abbvie Inc. Common Stock
3M Company
Unitedhealth Group Inc
Nike Inc
Medtronic Inc
Actavis Inc
Allergan Inc
Costco Wholesale Corp
Express Scripts
Mckesson Corp
General Dynamics Corp
Asml Holding N.V.
Covidien Plc.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Ace Limited
Illinois Tool Works Inc
Delta Air Lines Inc
Wellpoint Health Networks Inc
Stryker Corp
Energy Transfer Equity LP
V.F. Corp
Aetna Inc
Air Products and Chemicals
Cigna Corp
Cardinal Health
Intuit Inc
Keurig Green Mountain Inc.
The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc
Chubb Corp
Ameriprise Financial Services
Telus Corp. Non Voting Shares
Energy Transfer Partners
Sherwin-Williams Company
Avago Technologies
Zoetis Inc. Class A Common Stoc
Moody's Corp
Humana Inc
United Continental Holdings
Amerisourcebergen Corp
Dollar General Corp
Magellan Midstream Partners L.P.
Reed Elsevier Plc
Parker-Hannifin Corp
Zimmer Holdings
Monster Beverage Corp
Fiserv Inc
Nxp Semiconductors N.V.
Fidelity National Information Services
Reed Elsevier Nv
Spectra Energy Partners LP
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.
Western Gas Eqty Partners LP
Autodesk Inc
Whirlpool Corp
Edwards Lifesciences Corp
Netease Inc
C.R. Bard
Tim Hortons Inc
Pall Corp
ING US Inc
Airgas Inc
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Navient Corporation
Mettler-Toledo International
Cooper Companies
Robert Half International Inc
Gartner Inc
Dentsply International Inc
Meadwestvaco Corp
Alleghany Corp
Open Text Corp
Mednax Inc
Jones Lang Lasalle Inc
Allison Transmission Holdings
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings
Ingredion Inc
Madison Square Garden
Centene Corp
Axis Capital Holdings
Kar Auction Services Inc
Rollins
Teleflex Inc
Dun & Bradstreet Corp
Trident Performance Group
Michaels Companies Inc.
Springleaf Holdings Inc
Northstar Asset Management Grou
Verint Systems Inc
Validus Holdings
Servicemaster Global Holdings I
First American Corp
Cst Brands Inc. Common Stock
Vwr Corporation
Post Properties
Dct Industrial Trust Inc
Murphy USA Inc. Common Stock Wh
Minerals Technologies Inc
Epam Systems Inc
Mattress Firm Holding Corp
Molina Healthcare Inc
Heartland Express
Examworks Group
Comscore Inc
Ambarella Inc
Apogee Enterprises
Great Western Bancorp Inc.
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.
Global Partners LP
Mimedx Group Inc
Inc Research Holdings Inc.
Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc
Universal Electronics Inc
Terraform Power Inc.
Omeros Corp
K2M Group Holdings Inc.
Civitas Solutions Inc.
Nevro Corp
Ovascience Inc
Aac Holdings Inc.
Steel Partners Hldgs
Triumph Bancorp Inc.
Flanigan's Enterprises
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Pamie » Barbie Fucks It Up Again
"Barbie gets told how to do something, so what do you think she does next? That’s right. Go find some boys to fix her computering!"
HOLY SHIT
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YES POSTED IT BEFORE
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LEGO EV?
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I USE A MONEY CLIP
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GPS TRACKERS FLUSHED IN ST PETE
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Tristan Bessoussa on Twitter: "I confess, I laughed. #css http://t.co/tAPYGGISyc"
CSS NERD JOKE
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Fitbit Data Now Being Used In The Courtroom
DON'T WORRY, MINE DESTROYED IN THE WASH
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Why podcasts are suddenly “back” – Marco.org
"Talking to reporters is like talking to the police: ideally, don’t. You have little to gain and a lot to lose, their incentives often conflict with yours, and they have all of the power."
THEY'RE FUN TO DRINK WITH THOUGH
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Youngest Oil Tycoon Finds Fortune After Washout as Trader - Bloomberg
Sheffield says his income never cracked $100,000 a year on the trading desk. “I was a scratch trader. I was drinking beer while my friends were ordering hundred-dollar bottles of wine.”
SCRATCH MEANS HE LOST MONEY LOL
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Flash Boys Raise Volatility in Wild New Treasury Market - Bloomberg
SUPPOSED TO BE A FAIRLY LIQUID MARKET ;-)
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"Twitter now indexes every public Tweet since 2006." blog.twitter.com/2014/building-… Yikes!
"For now, complete results from the full index will appear in the “All” tab of search results on the Twitter web client and Twitter for iOS & Twitter for Android apps. Over time, you’ll see more Tweets from this index appearing in the “Top” tab of search results and in new product experiences powered by this index. Try it out: you can search for the first Tweets about New Years between Dec. 30, 2006 and Jan. 2, 2007."
HIGH TIME
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Can a jet fuel/hydrocarbon fire collapse a steel structure? An experiment. - Democratic Underground
UM THAT WASN'T A VERY HOT FIRE
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How America’s Oldest Magazines Are Modernizing (And Monetizing) Their Archives buff.ly/1xRzwSp
"Through bundles, tiered subscription models or one-off purchases, titles are able to generate revenue by repackaging their pasts. Here's how five of the oldest magazines in the U.S. handle content that reaches back to the 1800s."
I COUNT FOUR NOT FIVE
YOU CAN EITHER LOCK UP THE NEW OR THE OLD, NOT BOTH