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>> that's what the people who were in the show "Big Brother" thought
Outback was averaging over 30 million viewers, and is a mass market phenomena. Didn't Big Brother have more of a niche following?
If Colby were a stock I'd definitely be going long, but I'll be the first to admit that not all of my picks are winners...
... yet <lol>.
uf@permabull.com
>> Texan Colby on Survivor, biggest MORON in Television history, PERIOD.
About as dumb as a fox. Colby is a great player - he was just playing a different game.
If he had turned on Tina, he might have picked up another $900K but he would have lost his squeaky clean image. By the way he played the end game, he enhanced his value for speaking engagements, endorsements, etc. Over the next few years those returns will make the $900K look like chump change.
Almost all of the Outback Survivors already have agents, even Roger. Colby had to wait until the results were announced before he made any moves, but Madison Avenue is drooling over him. It's rumored Calvin Klein wants to sign him.
>> The difference because $1,000,000 and $100,000 is...
... mouse nuts for a guy with Colby's prospects.
uf
>> SI has 4 or 5 really good threads.
For my purposes there are dozens. There is at least one active board for each nasdaq 100 stock where you can find current news links as well as technology and fa presentations. I guess that traders and lt investors have different grading criteria for threads <gg>.
I'm watching for similar developments on IH. Posting activity is way up, but I don't see a great deal of content yet.
uf
>> CSCO now down $388b is past 12 months..no one close
Fascinating implosion, wasn't it? It was like watching a black hole being born <lol>. Do you think it's possible that Chambers is right - that their problems are due to macro-economic conditions and not company specific? Because if he is, csco is an outstanding candidate for ltb&h at these levels.
uf
btw, that data would be more useful in fixed font. Can you provide a link to the SI post?
>> Show me any advantages to that higher cost of mining that,,...
OK. Siebel Systems is one of my core holdings, and my due diligence on that investment is ongoing. They reported on 4/18, and during the week of 4/15 to 4/21, there were 97 posts on their SI thread, some by long term sebl investors who understand their business model and others by people who work in the sector and are qualified to explain their technology. Virtually all of the news released during that period was linked to the thread, including notes and analysis following the earnings report and conference call. Having easy access to all of that information was invaluable to anyone trying to make a decision about holding sebl.
>> Why should anyone pay to subject themselves to stranger's arbitrary opinions of the correctness of your
thoughts and or posts
On the stock specific threads, anything that might affect the valuation of the company to which it's dedicated is considered on topic, and threadmates aren't strangers for very long. Additionally, I doubt if many pay a fee for SI membership, since they have allowed members to award free lifetime memberships to friends twice in the last year.
>> Isn't Shell Silicon Investor's number one trusted poster?
I've never run into her, but I've only been on SI since 1995.
uf
>> in a short while not only can a chairman delete a post, IHUB "may" also allow the chairman the ability to suspend a poster from posting on his/her thread.
That's when the Parking Lot will start being extremely entertaining <lol>.
uf
>> Five-seconds of a SI Dick Tracy research would tell you that I posts on hunting, fishing, religion and politics and AVOID speaking of any stocks, espically penny stocks.
All my research reveals is that you joined SI on 1/27/97 and haven't post since 8/21/98. There are currently no posts attached to your profile's archives, and no way to tell if you left voluntarily or were banned from the site. MY only point in responding is to assure you that if your interests run to quality tech stocks and obtaining insights about them from informed investors, there is still a wealth of information that can be mined from SI threads. I rarely spend time on Coffee Shop threads, and can't comment about their quality.
uf@dicktracyinvestigations.com
>> SI has seemed to degenerate into a penny stock shorters thread.
Hardly, NY, but if you spend all of your time on penny stock threads it might appear that way to you. If you always wear shoes, the world might as well be covered with leather...
uf
>> 'Not_Lucretius' is correct.
You forgot to say "imho", Joe. Imho, he's not.
Based on his posting pattern, it seems quite probable that he was attempting to capitalize on the real Lucretius's fame. The very degree of righteous indignation he's displayed would seem to support that theory.
But that's jmho.
uf
>> I don;t think he knows how to write a mean disruptive post...
If "he" is who I strongly suspect he is, he certainly does <lol>.
uf
>> I also find it ironic that this idiot that keeps talking smack to me, finds it so funny I am willing to meet and settle this like a man, yet he won't do it...he just keeps talking smack
Keith, this "settle it like a man" stuff is way out of line. if you responded to confrontational posts on SI by making that kind of threat, you'd be firmly planted in the Penalty Box, and deservedly so.
uf
I joined SI in '95 when it was a freebie. But based on what it's done for my financial acumen, it would have been a bargain at twice the price <gg>.
For a tech stock investor, having lots of engineers hanging around can be very helpful. That's the advantage of a specialized site. It probably wouldn't be of much help in picking penny stocks, but that's not my area of interest.
uf
>> SI's a real joke and anyone who can't see it is a complete moron.
Then all I've got to say is life is like a box of chocolates.
uf@duh.com
>> I’ve not yet looked at the DOW but it has been selling off for the same reason the NASDAQ has and will recover for the same reasons.
Could it just be a sector rotation? Imo that's what sunk techs over the past 12 months.
uf
>> ...and today won't be any better....
You had good reason to make that prediction, but look how it's turning out. Most of the stocks on my tracker are green, and even Cisco is only down fractionally (or should I say decimally).
It just goes to show the risk one takes by stating an opinion, no matter how well formed. But there's no need to fry you for making it, any more than there is to fry Voltaire for stating his opinions and ideas.
Live and let live is a very wise philosophy to live by...
uf
>> Buy NEWP!
That's quite a rallying cry, RB. You opened this forum with it on 4/2, when the stock was at 26.51. Even after today's dip, it's over 19% higher.
So what's your point?
uf
>> I like the empowerment of the CoB concept, with me in place to prevent abuses of it...
Me, too, Bob. As you know I threadmaster two high volume forums on SI. Neither of them is moderated, so the only barriers to disruption are our community standards, but those standards are very dissimiliar since one thread is a serious investing site and the other a place for curmudgeonly rants. The same message posted to both threads could be totally out of line on one and very amusing on the other, and it would be very difficult for an admin to to make that call using objective criteria.
I don't see IHub as a community, but rather as a collection of communities, each of which should have the right to set its own standards. Imo some who have objected most vocally to the CoB concept are concerned that their ability to disrupt will be diminished. I see that as a good thing.
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>> Will you honor my requests and bring fatt matt to review my posts, and now the posts that were made to me by scion and marcos? I would like to have his input.
In the unlikely case that you are technology challenged and your request is sincere, the following link will allow you to contact Matt without Bob's assistance.
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/profile.asp?user=2744
If you'd like it to be a private communique, click on the hyperlink titled <Send A Private Message>. If you want it to appear on this board, respond to the following post:
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=76360
uf
>> I will answer it in a fashion that addresses the thread in general...
We could make a regular series out of this. I'll play straight man and ask you dumb questions, and you answer them for the whole thread. And don't worry, I have no shortage of dumb questions <gg>.
>> I like volatility if is predictable...
I do, too. It's perfect for a front month covered call writing.
uf
>> am still firmly in the over-bought COMPX camp
Didn't you mean to say "over-sold"? Or perhaps you're saying it's come too far in the last 4 days.
I guess it's all a matter of time scale.
uf
I would like to see "member since" as a data field on every profile, with the data supplied by IH.
uf
Yeah, but if they had hired Oscar Podderton, as I had suggested, his handle would be IHop.
Love those flapjacks.
uf
>> Other site: If you write in with a complaint, you'll get an insulting automated reply.
I never had that problem. I just sent all my complaints to you and you fixed them <lol>.
Welcome back to the working world, Sheriff. IH has suddenly become a lot more interesting.
uf
I thought it better to respond to you on your own thread.
>> NTAP just warned.....watcha think Frank...is $12 realistic for me to shoot for?
I don't know, and I'm not qualified to make those kinds of guesses. I just think ntap is an excellent company with sustainable competitive advantages.
uf
>> Title to new thread has been changed to Other Porchers
Couldn't find it, though I see one titled, The Other Porch. Is that your new site?
I'm glad you've founded a forum where you can express yourself in your own style about topics close to your heart. I always felt that was the best solution for folks who were at odds with an existing thread, but some seem to prefer trying to tear down rather than build.
uf
Beer?
The official thread drink is Opus.
uf
How durable do you think this rally will be?
I didn't see anything significant to set it off, so is it just a technical thingie?
Stir some tea leaves for you old uncle.
uf
>> Just what we need. Another thread about nothing.
If you stop and thing about it, they're all about nothing.
We just admit it.
cuf
It's appalling what Mr. Market has done to Crisco.
I hold csco LEAPS, which have been absolutely trashed.
uf
Thanks, R, bu what don't you like about the old one?
uf
Consider yourself busted, Babe.
Jerry should show up any minute, and there'll be hell to pay.
Heck, I could just erase your post, but that would be too easy.
cuf
You have a siamese, don't you?
I'll bet tekgirl just loves this verse <gg>:
Who do you blame when your kid is a brat
Pampered and spoiled like a siamese cat
Blaming the kids is a lie and a shame
You know exactly who's to blame
The mother and the father
Don't worry about Auric. All the IH threads are moderated.
uf
Matt, congratulations to you and your gearheads for getting the servers up! This sucker is blazing <lol>.
I'm going to tell some of the gang, try to get some volume, and see if it stands up under load.
Looking real good <gg>.
uf
>> I'm not exactly into "those kinds" of movies <GGG>
Why, Matt, I think you're blushing <lol>.
It's not "that kind" of picture.
http://www.popmatters.com/film/reviews/w/woman-on-top.html
uf
>> Prime Rib, Garlic Mashpotatoes, Sweet Tea, Green Beans, Italian Bread (and women..)
Sounds like you'd enjoy "Woman on Top" starring the delicious Penelope Cruz. It's a movie mix of food and feminine beauty that had me salivating.
uf
Thanks for the link, RB. Actually, I was looking for a record of bids and asks during the day of 4/5 for vifmu, which didn't trade during that period. Kayaker supplied the info which he was able to pull from QCharts.
http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=15629988
uf
>> I think we are very close to a market bottom and there will soon be some rising stars
I'm glad to hear that you sense an end is in sight, Reid. The last 12 months of the bear have been brutal, even for those of us lucky enough to have enjoyed the best parts of the preceeding bull market. Gorilla Game methodology leads me to consider positioning in the technology adoption life cycle and the possibility of sustainable competitive advantage when selecting stocks. The G&K gang has chosen 12 stocks to comprise our 2001 Gorilla and King Index, and of those, my personal portfolio's heaviest weighting is in qcom, sebl, and ntap. My expectation is that these 3 will outperform their sectors when the market begins to recover.
uf
Warnings from scmr and extr after the market.
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/tech/telecom/1379034.html
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010405/tc/extreme_outlook_dc_1.html
Big revenue and earnings misses. This doesn't auger well for the sector. But it makes sense that if the Gorilla is hurting, the Chimps and Monkies would be in extreme pain.
uf
>> if they don't warn and they don't deliver, Chambers will lose A LOT OF credibility.
Chamber's has warned, but he's doing it in a series of public statements rather than a specific set of numbers. Remember that their quarter runs another month, and that he has been hammering on the "visibility" issue. He probably isn't prepared to provide detail.
Otoh, the analysts have clearly gotten the message and reacted by reducing their consensus estimate form .20 to .10 for this quarter over the last 60 days.
uf
>> Any chance that EMC could warn in your opinion?
Of course. There appear to be only two categories of companies - those who have warned and those that may warn.
EMC reports on 4/17, and the analysts' consensus is .21. Interestingly, that hasn't changed in the last 90 days despite a number of downgrades.
http://investor.cnet.com/investor/brokeragecenter/reports-single-company/0-9910-1084-0-EMC.html?tag=...
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