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Who will win the Super Bowl, this year? Giants or Pats?
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open a command window (Start - Run - type "cmd")
at the prompt type "ipconfig"
behold ...
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aj,
You wrote:
I think the max test we'll have is a test of the 1334 lows this week, and I think we'll get a higher low if that occurs.
It's Friday now, and at 12:12 1383.68.
50 spx points down this afternoon?
wowzer ...
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That is one sweet CPU ...
I'm seeing Penryn's (Intel Core2 Duo E8400 Penryn 45nm Core)in stock at my local shop.
Thinking about making the jump soon?
My SubZero fridge has it's compressor on top.
I think my LianLi V1100 case has it's power supply on top, too.
Both of them are heavier than he77, and probably couldn't be tipped over easily.
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.Net, and the frameworks, don't have an awful lot to do with the non-dot-Net.
You may, or may not, find some otherwise ordinary software that uses it.
All of the work I do in my day job requires it, and I most certainly do not care (in that context) about the WWW.
YMMV, IMVHO, y y y,
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I have 2 UPS - battery backups / surge / spike / regulator - that I plug the the hardware into. One does CPU's and monitors, the other does everything else (network stuff, USB hubs, external drives, printer, scanner, ...).
Both come off a spike/surge suppressor that's plugged into the wall outlet.
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Fed rate cuts help banks / other Fed borrowers reliquify their balance sheets by increasing the spread between long and short rates (in theory, anyhow ...). It takes a long time to work.
The immediate impact on the stock markets is psychological - it's all a head game anyhow.
IMHO, YMMV, ICBW, ...
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I thought it was a practical discussion.
Keep in mind:
The BIOS needs to support it.
The Motherboard needs to support it.
The OS needs to support it.
The drivers need to support it.
The applications need to support it.
And, Bruce needs to spec out a killer 64bit Vista Ultimate Terminator
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Talk about 64-bit Vista ...
http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/comment/2205539/inside-information-ram-bit
Hey, my bona fides ...
Welcome Richard,
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your recent subscription to our service, and review the level of your subscription. (Also tell Jerry "hi" from us!)
Cheers,
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Depends what you want to believe about the state / local / muni bond markets. Choices:
1) Nothing - gov't bonds are as worthwhile as ever
2) Market seizure - mostly these are sold to pension funds, income funds, and Aunt Minny's. They can stop buying, but they really can't - see US Treasuries. Does anyone trade these things normally?
3) Issuance failure - gov't can't sell debt - most states and counties and cities would stop dead in their tracks. That's not going to happen.
Monoline insurance will become a "not a hard requirement", and borrowing costs will change a little.
Of course, I might be wrong. Want a pony?
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Bruce,
If you've kept old pcPitStop scores, I'd be interested in the data about them. Specifically:
CPU generation, #CPU's, core cycle speed, FSB speed, memory speed
That'd be a good clue for buck banging ...
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Yep, which is why next gen needs to happen.
You get a lot of the pop of now ragged edge parts in mainline parts probably after a whole hop / skip Intel cycle.
All I want is a consumer grade quad core with 32MB cache per core on a 1600Mhz bus ... oh, and RAIDed SSD's, as well.
Maybe next year.
Although, if I could get the SSD's at non-nosebleed prices, I'd do that in a flash.
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Yeah, and really expensive in my house will get pointed towards a flat panel TV rather than replacing my pitStop score of 3500.
Oh, well, at least I'll be able to hook another computer up to the TV !!
Seems that every generation of CPU, along with all the supporting Mobo et al, causes a doubling of pcPitStop scores, at more or less constant nominal dollars.
Timewise, that sounds like another 12-18 months before it's not really expensive.
Have a great day,
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Congratulations.
Got an opinion on what hardware will be needed to hit 8000?
Now and a year from now?
Regards,
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as a wise man once wrote, the busiest phone number on Earth today is ...
1-800-GET ME OUT
Bonds r' Us ...
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Ameritrade is having issues. Can't login, when there, can't navigate.
T Rowe Price web site not having a good day either.
Bloomberg.com is slow. Painfully.
iHub works well !!
Which was why I was hoping they wouldn't do this.
It not only won't help much, it'll generate inflation prospects for years to come.
The Fed didn't blink - it cut and ran.
Sigh. Ponies for everyone. On me.
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I do not recall, because I am old and addled, but the FF betting pool - sorry, futures - were dreadfully wrong last time, when we got a 25 bp cut. I'm willing to bet the same thing happens this time.
If 50 bp is a 100% certainty to you ... how many ponies is that? I'll give you long odds.
I wouldn't rule out anything by 1Q09, because it'll be after the election. Here's the 2008 calendar ...
2008 FOMC Meetings
January 29/30
March 18
April 29/30
June 24/25
August 5
September 16
October 28/29
My opinion, and the stakes, are worth about the same in this bet. But, I'm trying to think like a criminal.
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Gentlemen's bet - I'll bet they do not cut 100 basis points from now (FF rate) by ... Halloween 2008. Real close to Election Day, and the Fed will not do anything.
Better yet, we can bet one of Aj's ponies - there must be a lot of them about here ...
OK?
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I don't think rate cuts will do much good for a long, long time.
There's a lot of fake / fraudulent / unreal capital that needs to be destroyed. The Fed will do what it needs to to keep credit markets liquid, but someone, somewhere, needs to earn real money to rebuild the capital base.
That takes a long, long time.
Mish thinks rates will go really low. I tend to agree. But, not immediately.
Bonds, here I come ...
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What wireless laser mouse do you currently use?
My Logitech one is getting long in the tooth.
Thanks,
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good luck ... wonder if anyone watches the monolines get downgraded ...
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$spx is hanging in overbought on the 1 minute chart ...
Need to decide if I stay short over the weekend ...
By instant eyeball check, big red sticks were followed by almost as big white sticks 5 times out of 13 chances. The rest were either short throw wiggles, or stuff that looked like 3 crows.
The odds of guessing wrong here are quite good. Too bad I can't bet on that ...
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OT: I think the appropriate measure for this subject is total taxes paid per person.
That way, we avoid all the bu77$hit about rates, forms of taxation, guilty taxing party ... Two quick stories:
My county / town / village tax bill is in hand and due soon. It very clearly breaks out "what New York State mandates" we tax you for, and what "controllable" expenses we tax you for. I do get to pay the whole thing with my money.
There are mandates in NYS for counties to pay, somehow, for Medicaid. Since the County Exec would not raise the tax rate to cover the looming shortfall, she abrogated an agreement with the local school systems to share sales tax revenue with them. The pleas of fairness and unfairness are falling on my deaf ears. I get to pay the freight anyhow.
Fark them all ...
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I had in mind a bit further south, but that still leaves me with the lower 47. Although, what follows probably means the lower 45 or so ...
NY isn't far from the top of the list.
Here's one from 2005 with NYS 2nd ...
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/taxesbystate2005/index.html
Here's one for total taxes ... NY 2nd
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/Advice/TheBestAndWorstStatesForTaxes.aspx
The state that pays the most in combined state, local and federal taxes, per capita, is Connecticut (35.9%), followed by New York (35.1%), New Jersey (34.3%) and Washington (33.7%). Alabama pays the least (27.5%), followed by Alaska (27.9%) and Mississippi (28%).
Here's a 2007 list, NYS #2
http://www.taxfoundation.org/news/show/335.html
Hey, our politicians just try harder.
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Oh, that reminds me of one other thing on this topic: Taxes.
Part of the reason why house prices are stable here is because property taxes go up constantly - either rate increases or assessment increases.
Local officials are quoted as needing / wanting to "participate" in the great increases in home prices their wonderful services have caused. Hey, now I've got a partner !
Anyhow, if my tax bill went to mortgage payments, my house would be "worth" about 40% more. There's my appreciation.
I really need to move out of NYS, but, life requires me here.
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All of my information is anecdotal. Then again, most local real estate stuff tends to be private, hence anecdotal.
I'm told by people I know that prices are "high" on the Lake. There are a lot of grand homes there, and to me, they are expensive.
In this case, I'd agree with the realtor.
Now, if you're talking about 'just a house' built in one of the developments away from the Lake, but in / near Canandaigua, that's different, and probably over priced. But, no where near over-priced like Las Vegas or S. Florida condos.
Best I got. DYODD. Good luck.
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Did you actually mean to say this ...
That is by no means going to fix things, but it's a step in the right direction for banks to resume the process of attempting to become insolvent without causing panic in the markets.
A rather odd request: Can I overlay a P&F chart on a Price chart?
Thanks,
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Good for you. Have a great time.
And, if you could pick up some shoes, socks, panties, underwear, and all the rest of the clothing we've all lost, that'd be great.
Send pictures,
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Is today over yet?
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Posted by: rich ruscio
In reply to: BuzzOnDaBeach who wrote msg# 30792
Date:1/16/2008 9:39:28 AM
Post #of 30847
I will. I'll take 0% chance of a rate cut today, any odds you want.
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I will. I'll take 0% chance of a rate cut today, any odds you want.
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... is 1380.85 cash close far "under enough" 1383.58?
yikes ...
It does raise an interesting question:
How much Fictional Capital needs to be destroyed / written off, before the US Dollar starts to strengthen?
Just a thought ...
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I use ...
http://www.naccaandcapizzi.com/
I've known Joe Nacca since we were 5 years old, and went to Kindergarten together.
Don't know if he does all the stuff you mentioned, but he does everything I've ever needed.
If you call him, tell him I sent you. Who knows what he'll do then.
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What's that translate to in cash?
I have a hard enough time in real-time, and don't even begin to cope with futures.
OK, small joke ...
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John Murphy / Stockcharts letter spoke strongly recently about how longer term charts dominate shorter term charts.
Monthly and weekly charts look bearish. Tough to get a bull run under those circumstances.
$SPX daily, weekly, monthly ROC's all subZero as well - but hey, January's not over yet, so it doesn't count
1380 or so is a triple bottom on a p&f chart ...
Not the most positive / constructive / bullish of times right now.
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