#TeRm

I just turned 40. If I could visit my 25 year-old self and give him professional investment advice, this would be it: Focus *exclusively* on where companies might be in
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This comment gives me a chance to expand on something. I am patronising! I am also:- Condescending- Pompous- Contemptuous- Scathing- Sneering- Arrogant - Self-absorbed- A windbag And much much else,
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Here's why the Cummings issue matters - and it isn't to do with what happens to Cummings but rather what happens to us. It has to do with the psychology
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The thing about "elective" surgeries is that elective only means you aren't dying in that exact moment. For ex, the spine surgery I need is still considered "elective" until I
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Aaaaand UMBC is fully online for summer courses. I'm slated to teach gen chem lab this summer. Now I have to figure out what to do with that. I could
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Nobody is exempt from difficult decisions!Such choices are a part of life, and they can be very challenging for usIf you are struggling with a difficult decision at the moment,
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TW // suicide, deathplease do not click in the first search term or use the hashtag in your tweets. it’s a hashtag trended by antis that literally translates to “d/y
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Domain name > real nameA domain name may be the most useful type of pseudonym.It pulls up your site as the first hit when punched into a browser; indeed, it
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On #AbEd back-to-school plan, a thread:For sake of argument, let’s pretend that children are unaffected by COVID, short term or long term, but they can transmit. The key to controlling
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White people - stop taking First Nations terms and using them for your branding. Seriously, it’s embarrassing for you and offensive af. Is it not enough that you’re walking on
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I had a conversation yesterday about an old colleague of mine, white guy, early 40's living in the mid-west. It's a scary reminder of what the LONG term consequences of
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A sobering and sane take on the SoCal theme parks being closed. I want them open too -- but as Robert Niles smartly summarizes in the article below, "I do
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Rishi Sunak talking about “viable jobs” but the truth is that while covid-19 restrictions in place we can’t tell what’s viable. Announcing support for wage support for those businesses with
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If you're closing in on 30 and you're still unable to make core decisions that affect your long-term happiness for fear of your parents, your parents failed you. You need
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There are few things less important for the future of America right now than the stock market. But the disconnect between rising stocks and everything else is still interesting. So
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Top 14 Lessons from Peter Lynch :You should remember most.[Thread] 1. Don't overestimate the skill and wisdom of professionals.2. Take advantage of what you already know.3. Invest in a house
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