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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]
« on: October 08, 2018, 07:18 PM »
Me and a couple of Aussi mates were in a bar today, sinking a few beers. The TV news was on and we watched Justice Kavanaugh being sworn-in as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court, after his being nominated by President Donald Trump:

Kavanaugh beer WWF (Wayback).gif

- Impressive!
We reckon Kav probably has Aussie roots.

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Living Room / Re: Google finds Vulnerability in G+ API. Sunsets G+ in response.
« on: October 08, 2018, 06:25 PM »
Google have probably been looking for an excuse to kill off the failed G+ Beta for some time now, without further upsetting the residual users. This "vulnerability" may well present a timely and convenient justification for doing that.

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Living Room / Re: The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
« on: October 08, 2018, 12:36 PM »
Maybe there's a silver lining here. I mean, for example, supposing that the market value of Amazon and Apple stock had just tanked on a lack of confidence, based on the news of the Chinese hack published in good faith by Breitbart, and that stockholders had been subsequently unloading it like the plague before it fell even lower. Suppose that someone had decided to buy a lot of it at the currently lower bargain price levels and then the "convincing" news that it's not a hack after all coincidentally meant that the stock just bought would be worth a lot more overnight as confidence was restored. That someone wouldn't even need to settle on the purchase before selling it at a clear windfall profit.
Wouldn't that be a lucky thing!?    :Thmbsup:

These things can be just "lucky coincidences" for some and "opportunities" for those imbued with good investment foresight. And it's not like something similar hasn't happened before - is it?

For example:
  • Tesla: the report in the news that Tesla likely to face SEC investigation following Musk tweets amid debate of market manipulation. It seems that the CEO of Tesla apparently could have inadvertently probably caused a temporary spike in the continuum of Tesla stock value by Tweeting what turned out to be an apparently incorrect/untrue statement about funding being available for a private buyout, or something. This apparently could have run counter to SEC rules, in retrospect.
  • Intel (Spectre/Meltdown): a  while back I read somewhere that the CEO of Intel had apparently/reportedly unloaded a lot of stock shortly before the Spectre/Meltdown "security flaws" were so systematically published and likely to cause a temporary spike in the continuum of Intel stock value. (I don't recall reading whether this could have run counter to SEC rules in retrospect, or whatever.)

I recall reading of a big investment funds manager in the UK in the '70s called Jim Slater, who seemed to be perpetually having that kind of luck - he seemed to have really good foresight; apparently made millions by it. He was apparently put into clink and did time - I don't recall the full details - but he was recognised as being a good investment adviser.    :o

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Living Room / Re: Problem for very strong brains
« on: October 06, 2018, 02:00 PM »
@kalos: It seems you might be posing typical problems in CPA (Critical Path Analysis).
I would therefore suggest that you do a duckduckgo.com (or google.com) search for:
  • (a) optimising the critical path - e.g., result here.
  • (b) optimising the management of resources (optimisation of resource planning/utilisation) - e.g., result here.

Also worth referring to is the excellent Microsoft Office Project YYYY Inside Out training package on CD.
Here, for example, is the summary of what's in it, from the Complete eBook of the Microsoft Office Project 2003 Inside Out version:
What’s on the CD
Your Inside Out CD includes the following:
  • ●    Complete eBook.  In this section, you’ll find an electronic version of Microsoft Office Project 2003 Inside Out. The eBook is in PDF format.
  • ●    Project Standard Trial.  In this section, you’ll find a trial version of Microsoft Office Project 2003 Standard Edition.
  • ●    Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition eBook.  Here you’ll find the full electronic version of the Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition. Suitable for home and office, the dictionary contains more than 10,000 entries.
  • ●    Insider Extras.  This section includes files the author selected for you to install and use as additional reference material.
  • ●    Microsoft Resources.  In this section, you’ll find information about additional resources from Microsoft that will help you get the most out of Microsoft Office Project and other business software from Microsoft.
  • ●    Extending Project.  In this section, you’ll find great information about third-party utilities and tools you use to further enhance your experience with Office Project 2003.
The Companion CD provides detailed information about the files on this CD and links to
Microsoft and third-party sites on the Internet. All the files on this CD are designed to be
accessed through Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 5.01 or later).
The Complete eBook on its own (without the CD) is very useful, and you might well be able to lay hands on a hardcopy or .PDF file of that in a corporate training department, corporate library or public lending library.

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Living Room / Re: I'm getting married, wish me luck!
« on: October 06, 2018, 11:02 AM »
Huh - what? Well that explains it, I guess. Dereliction of duty due to personal circumstances being allowed to take priority? What the heck has got into you?!

Well done! Congrats to both of you.    :Thmbsup:

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