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Zoltan Vincze's avatar

As a Canadian/Hungarian living in Budapest, witnessing ethnic Hungarians being rounded up in Western Ukraine to be sent to the front lines, I wouldn't believe a word coming out of the mouth of that coke snorting, playing-the-piano-with-his-penis so-called president.

altschule's avatar

you must be talking about Orban ...?

Fazal Sheriff's avatar

Hi Bill, … Allbirds, Really?.. to me .. it’s AllBull πŸ˜Žβ€¦I Have to agree that taking out a Subscription to BPR is an Investment and one that has served me well βœ…πŸŽ‰

Ed Burns's avatar

So true. I see many venture capital firms these days as simply playing β€œmusical chairs”. Hucksters, less than interested in building sustainable businesses around measurable structure and more intent on maintaining an appealing edifice to successfully fob off on others who imagine they have the secret formula for success. β€œA fool and his money”…

Dan's avatar

Wow, Bill, an essay that relates to financial aspects of our lives. Good for you. AND, not a peep on DJT. Keep up the good work, Bill. Maybe there is hope for you yet.

Frank Westmoreland's avatar

Dan, So true! I had to ask myself: Is this the brainwashed zombie new Bill or the insightful old Bill? The obvious answer pertaining to today's essay is: definitely the old Bill!

Bill has been wondering so far off the reservation the last two years or so with TDS towards Pres. Donald Trump (or VDS if J.D. Vance or RDS if Marco Rubio or DDS if Ron DeSantis succeeded Mr. Trump), I had to wonder if Dan, Tom, one of Bill's children, or Bill's best buddy Addison Wiggin, had written this essay.

Hopefully, the old Bill has shaken off the last two years and is back to stay.

working stiff's avatar

Truth? WE lost WW2, nothing but propaganda and tds inspired bullshit

working stiff's avatar

Yea but he got his anti-American dig in stating we lost all the wars since ww2

Eid's avatar

Is there a problem with stating the truth even if it hurts?

James ( Jim) Marshall's avatar

Well Bill, I am a simple minded retired engineer, I'll stick with things that make the world go around. Gold, Energy, and cash. I may not make a lot of money but I'll be able to sleep well.

Have a good weekend, Jim Marshall

Michael Buhmiller's avatar

Really enjoyed the information Bill, thank you.

While on vacation today I took several hours to invest in my AI education. A Substack I follow: β€œArtificial Intelligence Made Simple” has a long piece titled -

β€œAnthropic’s Claude Mythos Launch Is Built on Misinformation”.

Find your favorite chair, stay for an hour or three, with a note pad and your favorite beverage. It reads like the Police report after a burglary. It also mentions the β€œbig guys” queuing up for the 400-500B IPO this fall. Very interesting.

Tom Langdon's avatar

Well that was certainly interesting and refreshing.

James ( Jim) Marshall's avatar

I think I'll try to forget that one.

Dave Wilson's avatar

After watching the degenerate gamblers and degenerate algos working their craft Friday in the markets, I’m surprised I don’t see an β€˜AI’ tied into the market titles. β€œS&P.AI”or β€œNDX.AI” would work nicely. It appears everything is all and well with the world. As of this morning, that appearance may be short lived. I remember the old days when market making firms were bound to fair and orderly flow of orders. It appears now, they make markets with no repercussions. Such is the nature of degeneracy. Sweet dreams all.

altschule's avatar

Bill great analogies of modern business/corruption techniques .. the MAGA folks must have followed this plan .. take a loser and make him look great again .. as this morning he's the worlds GREATEST peacemaker in the history of mankind ..!

Sluggo's avatar

Oh yeah. Hunker down. The end is coming! …as my brother, on the advice of HIS financial advisor, more than triples his money in NVDIA (among other very nice gains, as he’s been mostly fully invested)

What a sucker!

Derwyn Lea's avatar

Bill - read "The Tin Men" - Nelson de Mille's last (superb) offering. It's an in depth consideration (admittedly fiction) of AI and robotics run amok ..............