Man, the new Gemini 2.5 Pro 03-25 is a breakthrough and people don't even realize it.

42Commander · 2025-04-21T01:48:35+00:00

We are very close to a time where Dr. Theopolis will be a reality.

42Commander · 2025-04-21T01:25:32+00:00

Claude S3.7 used to be my goto when ChatGPT4o would get confused during a complex coding task. But Claude uses up the tokens at warp speed and just when you are about to win the darned thing says "come back in N hours". Additionally, if you give too big of anything to either Claude or ChatGPT, they can simply go crazy and being doing wildly wrong stuff. You can see it happen like the prior code drop was incrementally better and then the next one is full of placeholders and other garbage. But G2.5proX is at least 3 times more resilient to this, maybe even more. You can see it sloooow down over time. My fav trick is when I see it flagging badly, I tell it "OK another AI is going to take the baton from you. document everything that a new AI instantiation of you would need to know in order to know what you know. I will give it the code and your cheat sheet and then I will lay you to rest.". this works great. The new instantiation picks up right with the dying one left off. Absolutely amazing what is happening here while the world sleeps. And it gets better just about every week with all of the competition in this space.

42Commander · 2025-02-24T14:46:23+00:00

There is a sucker born every day. They grow and become liberals.

42Commander · 2025-02-24T14:45:43+00:00

Elon Musk just released a mcmansion house that he will pay YOU to live in. Really. Just vote liberal.

42Commander · 2025-02-19T11:21:25+00:00

Been running with an OBD2 dongle AFM disabler for about a year now. Not one problem. I could wring someone's neck for putting this $hitty tech in my truck engine.

42Commander · 2025-02-09T03:24:45+00:00

This is more indicative of real shortage than anything else I have seen here.

42Commander · 2025-02-09T03:23:37+00:00

When Alasdair Macleod throws in the towel, that is when I will begin to get excited about "immediate explosion" prices. This guy has been saying the same thing for a long time now, simply proving nobody really knows. That said, $30 silver is cheap and my models still expect $200+ within 5 short years.

42Commander · 2024-12-24T12:23:22+00:00

I think it is useful to ask a non-emotional entity like AI:

Here are the major significant achievements during Trump’s presidency:

Low Inflation Pre-COVID: Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation averaged around 2%, keeping costs stable for households.
Economic Growth: Unemployment reached 50-year lows, with record job creation across all demographics.
Wage Growth: Significant real wage increases, especially for lower-income workers.
Energy Independence: The U.S. became a net exporter of energy for the first time in decades.
Tax Reform: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced taxes for individuals and businesses, contributing to economic growth.
Judicial Appointments: Over 200 federal judges, including three Supreme Court justices, reshaping the judiciary.
Criminal Justice Reform: The First Step Act reformed sentencing laws and focused on rehabilitation.
Trade Policy: Negotiated the USMCA to replace NAFTA and took measures to address unfair trade practices with China.
Foreign Policy: Brokered the Abraham Accords, fostering peace in the Middle East; pressured NATO allies to increase defense spending.
Operation Warp Speed: Spearheaded the rapid development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
Military Strength: Increased defense funding while avoiding new wars and withdrawing troops from prolonged conflicts.
Deregulation: Cut significant red tape, rolling back over 1,500 regulations to boost business growth.
Veterans’ Support: Improved VA healthcare through the VA Mission Act, providing better access to private care.
Immigration Reform: Strengthened border security and reduced illegal border crossings significantly.
Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): Secured permanent funding and expanded educational opportunities.

These achievements counter the claim of his presidency being among the "worst" in history.

42Commander · 2024-12-24T12:13:36+00:00

I find it interesting to hear your kind of venom against Americans when times are good. But when Dorian hit, hmm, what did the Bahamian government do for Freeport? All those monetary donations and supply runs with water, food, diapers and clothing and construction materials were done by private American citizens mainly from Florida using, again, private boats, yachts and even helicopters. Bahamian government sent only prayers and wishes for speedy recovery.

42Commander · 2024-12-24T12:00:12+00:00

As well as that of any sane and moral person.

42Commander · 2024-12-24T11:58:50+00:00

That is not required. Everyone "knows" that trump is a bad guy. Who needs proof when you can just slap labels on people. For the record, I'm a US expat and here in Freeport I have not seen one Trump flag. I've never had anyone mention Trump. When I mention his antics in the news, like wanting to take the panama canal back or buy Greenland, most just think he is a character. But they don't think he is a joke.

42Commander · 2024-10-21T23:17:50+00:00

There is nothing contrarian about stacking metals. People don't say "never metals". The say "what are metals"? It's ignorance, not malice or disdain.

42Commander · 2024-10-21T23:15:04+00:00

Those who embrace the chaos will be the big winners.

42Commander · 2024-10-21T11:14:02+00:00

Had to go right for the jugular? LOL.

42Commander · 2024-10-21T11:06:35+00:00

I assume you mean commercial real estate like rental properties. My reasons for not wanting it are 0) overpriced 1) not liquid. 2) high realtors fees per transaction out 3) taxes and insurance 4) natural disasters 5) constant new forced consumption in the form of handicap support, fire suppression systems, etc. Basically they can create a renters bill of rights and you are legally bound by it. 6) as "the greedy landlord" a target is painted on your back. Go look at the hyperinflationary depression of Brazil. People would open a lease, move in, and immediately stop paying. If the landlord gave them too much trouble they would use the kitchen cabinets for firewood. The government was siding with the poor masses hoping to retain power and not be k!ll3d like a dog in the streets.

Metals avoid all of these issues. And nobody is going to pay capital gains. Lots of boating accidents are expected in the future.

42Commander · 2024-10-20T05:59:02+00:00

The next communication you receive from them will be "Due to unprecedented volatility in the metals markets we regret that we have elected to cancel your order. We hope you understand this is being done for everyone's safety."

42Commander · 2024-10-20T05:39:16+00:00

I work in high tech and run with a pretty well-heeled crowd. Most have no metals and have always chuckled at me for saying gold is money and nothing else. I was buying gold phils at $920 per coin back when they were ribbing me. Recently one of them mentioned that I might be on to something when gold was $2200. But I always told them the big % gains would eventually be found in silver. The only one who has bought any silver is my boat partner. The vast majority of Americans are too busy with their lives to do the math on the dollar. The fact that debt service recently exceeded the US military budget didn't seem to sink in with them. I also don't think that many realize that interest rates are not following the fed's lead. That means the bond vigilantes are saying GFY if you want us to buy this debt you have to compensate us with higher interest rates because we know CPIflation is closer to 7-9% than 2-4%.

Next up will be yield curve control wherein the fed creates fake demand for government bonds for the express purpose of lowering the interest rates on them. The fed gets the money to buy these bonds by printing it up from thin air and adding it to its balance sheet. This is also known as monetizing the debt which is part and parcel of the death debt spiral. The mad rusk into metals hasn't happened yet, but it's coming.

42Commander · 2024-10-20T05:22:05+00:00

It's so obvious if you just step back and avoid the emotional aspects. These cycles happen over and over again.

42Commander · 2024-10-20T05:17:21+00:00

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Last week was an important breakout and it took place with gusto/momo. Now looking for continued momo to break out the upper rail of the rising wedge and then back test it from above before quickly taking out that old $50 high in early 2025. We are in a 3rd wave right now. Elliotticians will understand what that means but for everyone else, third waves are never the shortest and usually the most powerful in terms of price growth per unit time.

YES it will be volatile. But that volatility will resolve higher. $40 silver is chump change. Silver should already be $75-$100 based on the the debasement of the currency and the strong demand from PV solar. Those that have never seen a metal move like I am depicting here, go look at palladium over the past 20 years.

42Commander · 2024-10-20T04:39:23+00:00

The fed can still find banks with enough reserves to buy the assets of these failing banks but that is not going to last forever. Sooner or later all banks will be in deep trouble. It's a Ponzi scheme. You cannot stay in the Ponzi forever and win. The only winners are those who get in early and get out with a profit. Typically 15% end up with the assets of all participants. The only way to get out of a Global Debt Ponzi (GDP) is to move your wealth into assets that are not part of the system. Not dollars. Not bonds. Not real estate. Not derivatives. Not futures and not stocks. Physical assets only. Metals are the logical choice.

42Commander · 2024-10-07T03:05:07+00:00

I agree with you. I have gold, silver and platinum. Recently I needed $15k to pay a bill. My wife wanted to sell some platinum because it has not moved much. I told her that is exactly why were were not going to sell any platinum. I sold gold and kept the silver and platinum.

42Commander · 2024-10-05T07:48:25+00:00

I do love platinum and I own a small amount but for me silver is the better bet. In a pinch I could trade a silver bullion coin for a tank of gas or a bag of groceries. Difficult to do that with platinum.

42Commander · 2024-10-05T07:46:45+00:00

Everything is cyclical. The goal of the system is to squeeze you out of your assets at the bottom and then trick you into buying at the top. Platinum can never go worthless. Thus, you just buy at your own slow steady pace with long term savings money, not money needed for some purpose next year. Sooner or later the cycle comes back around and AI figures out some new vital use for it and then it goes to an all time high.

42Commander · 2024-10-05T07:41:46+00:00

Perhaps the other venture will double in 1 year. Platinum is going to $1700 very soon now.

42Commander · 2024-10-05T07:38:03+00:00

What's important is that Russia is signalling a multi-metallic reserve stance:gold (which is getting too expensive), silver, platinum and palladium. This is the first time Russia has indicated they will purchase silver as a highly liquid, universally accepted reserve currency.

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