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It's been my experience that REIT promoters are quite capable of many slimy behind-the scenes operations such as failing to do proper maintenance on the properties. Another twist is paying excessive fees to maintenance providers who have "special" r…
"I think we can safely add anal retentive to the long list of toxic qualities Dear Leader embodies."
Haven't seen his video but from what I understand anal expulsive is more like it.
And this just now from NPR:
Amazon's cloud computing service, AWS, is like an invisible scaffolding that helps much of the internet function. AWS lets companies store and manage data online using its database service DynamoDB, which was the service …
In our accumulation phase we "experimented" with quite an assortment of real-estate exposure. Of structured commercial reit-type investments, all but one were real losers.
However, we were very fortunate to have been associated with a number of dir…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The Guardian:
Crash that hit apps and websites around world demonstrates ‘urgent need for diversification in cloud computing’- Amazon Web Services outage shows internet users ‘at mercy’ of too few pro…
Thanks @hank and @Junkster. One factor contributing to a rising market is that I haven't bought anything of significance in a long time. Everyone is welcome for my restraint.
Just ordered from Amazon. I figured that there will be a long wait list at the SF public library, and I don't enjoy the pressure of having to read something quickly because it's not renewable. Hell, $30 bucks is only two bottles of decent wine, and …
Hell, if he thinks that they're slow now, he couldn't begin to imagine how slow they were when I was in. Almost every large Coast Guard ship that we had was a very used hand-me-down from the Navy (typically destroyer escorts), with a quick fix-up an…
No, I actually only saw about 10 or 12 episodes. Enjoyed them very much, but we didn't have the time in those days. Homer was basically a not overly brilliant good guy, trying to coexist with jerks who would be right at home in Trump's cabinet.
The…
@hank- This flight, #11, took place yesterday, Monday. It was essentially a repeat of #10, which did take place about a month ago. This flight made a few changes to test specific subsystems and operational ability. That's a pretty nice launch video…
This Gold Rush Is Ominous
Following are edited excerpts from a current report in The Atlantic. (This should be a free link.)
When prices are high and global conflicts destabilize the world, some investors start looking backwards—and what’s olde…
You might have thought that I was exaggerating? Already here at a location near you-
Lawyers say Chicago TV producer’s arrest in Ice raid ‘alarming and horrifying’
Attorneys representing a producer for Chicago’s WGN television station who was te…
"A rare Earth stockpile is the sort of thing that government should do... So, yes a failure."
True, but in fairness I've been reading articles about this situation for at least ten years. Plenty of blame to go around.
Who would have thought that "yellowjackets" would be such an interesting and long-lived discussion? I guess you never know until you see what happens. :)
