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2017-11-01 at 5:25 PM UTC in brainwashing yourself to be happyFake it til you make it baby.
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2017-10-31 at 4:51 AM UTC in Spurious Is Not a Specialty Forum
Originally posted by -SpectraL Well, obviously, registration should be opened, for starters; you can't share knowledge without users and fresh input.
I’ll agree that the administration here really shot itself in the foot with that one. On past sites, it effectively built up demand that could surge once registration was re-opened. I joined totse when regs were re-opened in June 2008. That was a different time though and, as we know, it was an era that was soon to come to an end.
Now, opening registration will only let in those who wish to shit up what remains of this site. No one is “discovering” all the gems of knowledge here. It’s just a handful of old buddies who enjoy the nostalgia of a different time.
Originally posted by -SpectraL Secondly, so much off topic posting shouldn't be allowed in the specialty discussion forums, as that kind of liberal attitude dilutes, floods and buries knowledge.
This will never be a specialty site. As such, I suggest lowering your expectations if you want to enjoy your experience more.
Originally posted by -SpectraL Thirdly, if you are running an information war, you need leaders, so fair and reasoned forum leaders should be appointed, in order to further organize the effort.
Who said we are running an information war? As I said before, nothing new will be discovered on a site that is based on nostalgia. It’s basic fanfare at best. Any inklings of leadership fell away a long time ago with other sites, and what we have left is a mostly functional dwelling that is owned by a puppet master who gets a kick off of half-assed coding projects when he’s not in a drunken stupor that leaves him incapable of logging into the Admin CP.
All that being said, -SpectraL, just enjoy yourself. I know it’s your gimic, but don’t try to make this place something it’s not. Contribute if you have something to say, but don’t expect to see here a profound solution to your so-called information war.
This is Niggas In Space, nigga. And that’s all it will ever be.
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2017-10-31 at 3:30 AM UTC in Spurious Is Not a Specialty Forum
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2017-10-31 at 2:46 AM UTC in Still haven't been invited to a Halloween party; wouldn't go anyways.
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2017-10-31 at 2:43 AM UTC in Spurious Is Not a Specialty Forum
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2017-10-31 at 1:12 AM UTC in Spurious Is Not a Specialty Forum
Originally posted by -SpectraL I've been heavily misunderstood for decades. I have not changed one iota the entire time. I have been constant and consistent in my values, opinions, rationals, and mission statement. Only the faces have changed. The song remains the same.
What is your mission statement? -
2017-10-30 at 4:11 PM UTC in Words are very unnecessaryBill Krozby, that means you’re known as the guy who talks too much so it gets awkward when actually shut up for once.
You need to ask more questions and listen rather than try to lead or dominate the conversation. People love to talk about themselves, so you will appear more likeable if you ask probing questions about them. Then listen intently and repeat back some of what they say to show that you were listening.
I like to challenge myself - if you’re the only one in the room who is right, then are you really right? -
2017-10-29 at 9:15 PM UTC in My gf and I dressed up as hey arnold characters for halloweenThis would be more fitting.
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2017-10-28 at 5:55 PM UTC in Potential problem with the quantum "zero net energy" explanation for the existence of the universeCan you explain negative energy some more? I’m not following it.
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2017-10-28 at 4:29 PM UTC in Oh man, No way10/27 is like 10 divided by 27 which equals 0.370 repeating. 3 plus 7 equals 10 which is your 10th month!
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2017-10-27 at 3:55 AM UTC in JFK Assassination Records Released
Originally posted by aldra there's apparently a section that's had it's release 'delayed'
Yeah, there’s still like 300 pages that haven’t been released due to national security or some facade. There’s a chance we’ll see some of it in another 180 days.
Originally posted by mmQ So is there any cool news that's come of it or is the news just that it happened?
Nothing juicy yet. Out of the 2,800 pages that were just released, surely something mildly entertaining will show up. -
2017-10-27 at 1:37 AM UTC in JFK Assassination Records Released
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2017-10-20 at 1:07 AM UTC in Investing 1000/wkI'm not really into physical real estate. Some people are cut out for it, but I don't want to deal with other people's drama.
If real estate is your thing, I would look into a REIT. There are some good ones out there that pay around an 8% yield, which isn't bad. Just watch out for taxes because they do get taxed heavily. -
2017-10-20 at 1:04 AM UTC in Investing 1000/wk
Originally posted by Panthrax Even if your 401k and ROTH was all VTSMX or similar?
Well, this is new information. You mentioned this might be a long term buy and hold type of thing. Are you maxing out your 401k and Roth? That's what I would do first. Then, since your $52,000 per year is above the IRS contribution limits, you'll still have some funds left over. I would put that in a taxable account, which would be fine in some kind of total stock market fund.
Have you looked into any robo-advisors? I use Betterment for some things and it's pretty simple. They invest mostly in Vanguard funds. You can select your asset allocation, which I would suggest 90% stocks and 10% bonds if you're really in it for the long haul, and they'll do the rest. Since you said your tax-advantaged accounts are all in stock funds, then your risk tolerance is probably pretty high.
Just don't sell your investments during the correction that's coming up, and keep contributing. Dollar cost averaging will work in your favor and you'll come out on top. -
2017-10-20 at 12:49 AM UTC in Investing 1000/wkVanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)
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2017-10-16 at 1:51 AM UTC in Zoklet used to have way more personal attacks
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2017-10-15 at 3:22 AM UTC in Man I got a problem night crewTell her those are from before you met her. If she continues to give you the wrong kind of lip service, make it known that she needs to stay the fuck out of your shit or else.
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2017-10-14 at 1:46 PM UTC in Starting OverI'd start with figuring out why I lost everything. Before I began the process of putting my life back together, I would make sure I would understand what got me in that situation and form a strategy so that it wouldn't happen again.
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2017-10-10 at 5:05 PM UTC in Want some free money?If you invest that $25 in an index fund earning an average annual rate of return of 7% for 40 years and do nothing else, you will end up with $407.79.
If you contribute $25 per month to that same account, you will end up with $66,028.12. -
2017-10-09 at 5:55 PM UTC in Captain FalCONread tit