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Author Topic: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O  (Read 14905695 times)

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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #161490 on: December 22, 2022, 12:25:38 pm »

Beware the jub jub hole, my son
The teeth that bite, the claws that catch
Beware the jabbercock, and shun
The frumious bander snatch

Oh, lord. Is nothing sacred?
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #161491 on: December 22, 2022, 12:29:44 pm »

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Is that the place where brave furries who died in the act go to?
That and theyre what I spend a couple hours a year tamping down.


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- Pet food, blenders for protein shakes, and ads for determining my genetic heritage based on public misconceptions about genetics.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #161492 on: December 22, 2022, 01:58:44 pm »

It’s cold in Winter, who knew?

I should probably cover my face better when using the snow thrower.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #161493 on: December 22, 2022, 02:46:00 pm »

Damn I should not pick stocks myself.  I had some rollover cash in my 401(k) after changing jobs so bought some stuff rather than put in my index funds.  I successfully turned $6000 into $2400, and another $2700 into $2240.  I guess that latter one isn't too bad, now that I look at it.

On the plus side I don't need to cash of out those, so I'm hoping that in the long term it shouldn't matter; these are just unrealized losses.

Main WTF: I still don't understand the sociology / psychology behind changing values of things by 10% on a daily basis.  On the flip side, I wonder what the world would be like if we had to renegotiate our wages daily, or mortgages, or anything else; why do we accept daily price changes on some things, and not on others?  Would we be better off if this was more consistent?
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #161494 on: December 22, 2022, 03:42:38 pm »

The whole market is down, ftmp.  You'd be out no matter where you went.

If I had to give vague advice to somebody with no idea how much, how long, how risky, or how conscientious:  Energy will be important, and we will start to see an accelerating shift away from oil and towards greener designs.  Oil itself will be around longer than people care to admit however.

Stay away from things that claim 'ESG' as its main benefit.  It's a bad rating scale, Im not sure it will survive tbh.

And stick with big names that can weather a recession.  Amazon, Disney, Ford, Banks like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley.

But thats just my vague unhelpful advice for somebody of an uncertain age investing an uncertain amount into an uncertain market.  I mostly play ARKK and TSLA and their inverses as my bread and butter rn.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #161495 on: December 22, 2022, 04:00:38 pm »

A new programmer for dwarf fortress. It's quite amazing. Of course, that's the WTF part, the fact that it's me is nothing but raw, unmitigated excitement on my part.

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« Reply #161496 on: December 22, 2022, 04:04:08 pm »

Yeah I know the whole market is down - but one of my picks being down 60% kind of stings.  Most of the rest are pretty in line with the market overall.

Since I don't even know what 'ESG' is, it's safe to say I'm not in that category... my personal picks are "big names" with businesses I respect, or I think have that long-term staying power.  Dividends are also nice, but I haven't gotten enough of those to do meaningful reinvestment I think; last quarter I got enough dividends to buy 2 more shares, and I don't know if I can buy that few? I didn't bother to look.
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #161497 on: December 22, 2022, 04:08:41 pm »

A new programmer for dwarf fortress. It's quite amazing. Of course, that's the WTF part, the fact that it's me is nothing but raw, unmitigated excitement on my part.
Awesome, congrats!
Let's hope it won't take long to see the matrix!
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #161498 on: December 22, 2022, 05:17:43 pm »

A new programmer for dwarf fortress. It's quite amazing. Of course, that's the WTF part, the fact that it's me is nothing but raw, unmitigated excitement on my part.

Wow, that is incredible! Congratulations! Don't despair upon gazing into the codebyss!
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #161499 on: December 22, 2022, 05:23:59 pm »

A new programmer for dwarf fortress. It's quite amazing. Of course, that's the WTF part, the fact that it's me is nothing but raw, unmitigated excitement on my part.

indeed congrats!
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« Reply #161500 on: December 22, 2022, 05:38:07 pm »

A new programmer for dwarf fortress. It's quite amazing. Of course, that's the WTF part, the fact that it's me is nothing but raw, unmitigated excitement on my part.
Awesome!
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #161501 on: December 22, 2022, 05:41:14 pm »

A new programmer for dwarf fortress. It's quite amazing. Of course, that's the WTF part, the fact that it's me is nothing but raw, unmitigated excitement on my part.
Congrats Putnam!
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #161502 on: December 22, 2022, 05:44:19 pm »

A new programmer for dwarf fortress. It's quite amazing. Of course, that's the WTF part, the fact that it's me is nothing but raw, unmitigated excitement on my part.
Congrats! Does that mean we may begin throwing an endless stream of dumb suggestions onto you now? :P

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« Reply #161503 on: December 22, 2022, 05:49:58 pm »

Putnam may become the first person ever to learn how to play the game :)
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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #161504 on: December 22, 2022, 06:01:04 pm »

A new programmer for dwarf fortress. It's quite amazing. Of course, that's the WTF part, the fact that it's me is nothing but raw, unmitigated excitement on my part.

Holy cow, congratulations! That's hugely exciting for you, for us, for the future of the program, heck, that's a big deal! You'll be an incredible asset.

does this mean I can't hope you might update Legends of Forlorn Realms to the latest version?
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