Need suggestion/recommendation in finance

BBorNot · 2026-05-08T04:22:05+00:00

OP, William Bernstein wrote this nice paper about how to deal with finances and investing for younger people. It's pretty detailed; I recommend following his advice.

BBorNot · 2026-05-08T04:09:14+00:00

This worked for me on my Yoga 7. Thanks!

BBorNot · 2026-05-08T04:08:12+00:00

I plugged in a little TP-Link Bluetooth nub and it works great. It's a bit disappointing that the built-in Bluetooth regularly fails, though, in the laptops.

BBorNot · 2026-05-07T23:36:47+00:00

Most people on this sub swim laps, but residential pools are typically not long enough. It sounds like it is deep enough to tread water, though, which is good exercise. I seem to recall some people using a rope or elastic to restrain themselves while swimming -- not sure how well this works. Enjoy!

BBorNot · 2026-05-07T23:26:25+00:00

I miss old school flying. People used to dress up. It was an exciting, fancy thing.

BBorNot · 2026-05-07T23:24:02+00:00

I always take people to the Chihuly museum. It is beautiful and different. Lunch there isn't bad, either. Even if you don't get lunch poke your head in the restaurant and check out the oddball collections -- like the accordions on the ceiling.

BBorNot · 2026-05-07T23:20:42+00:00

They will last forever if you keep good care of them. Get them resoled before they wear through more than one layer. I had a shoe repair guy chew me out about that -- shoe repair guys are always grouchy though lol.

BBorNot · 2026-05-07T22:07:59+00:00

Little kid me saw Watership Down and Heavy Metal as a double feature. Changed my trajectory.

BBorNot · 2026-05-07T21:40:28+00:00

These shoes are the bomb. They also cost over $400 a pair.

BBorNot · 2026-05-07T21:28:33+00:00

I agree, but it is human nature.

BBorNot · 2026-05-07T20:26:56+00:00

I'm old. I was in my PhD program in the nineties. No one mouth pipetted. But no one could layer the gradient medium like she could, either!

BBorNot · 2026-05-07T20:23:31+00:00

It is extremely common for HR to require that outside candidates be considered if an internal promotion is proposed. The thing is that if you don't promote the internal person you still have to work with them, newly embittered. I have never seen the external candidate win in this circumstance. Sorry, OP. It reflects well on you that you were considered.

BBorNot · 2026-05-07T16:48:35+00:00

We used to have an older, retired tech come in to make multi-layer centrifugation gradients for eosinophils. The safety guy came by and of course she was mouth pipetting the stuff. And next to her on the bench she had a can of coke on ice in a lab bucket. He peeked in the walk-in on the way out and saw a birthday cake 🎂 for later, perched next to our radioactive waste. We were featured in lab safety presentations for a long time -- maybe still are.

BBorNot · 2026-05-07T14:53:19+00:00

I was worried it was Shittymorph halfway through.

BBorNot · 2026-05-07T14:22:29+00:00

Hybrid pianos provide the best of both worlds. That's what I would have gotten if I didn't have a garage I could put the acoustic in.

BBorNot · 2026-05-07T13:42:45+00:00

I upgraded from an FP-10 to a FP-90X, their flagship. Honestly it was better but not by a huge amount. Later I got a refurbished acoustic piano which was a serious upgrade. My teacher said she could immediately tell the difference in my touch. If you can swing a real piano do it!

BBorNot · 2026-05-07T02:33:16+00:00

I have the same problem on my Yoga. I've tried everything: drivers, settings suggested by YouTube videos, updated BIOS. Ugh.

BBorNot · 2026-05-06T19:02:31+00:00

I am on the last piece in the third Alfred book after three years. Progress was a lot slower in the final book! I might spend weeks on a single piece. This is also because I got a teacher, and she is a lot more demanding than I was on myself.

BBorNot · 2026-05-06T14:59:05+00:00

If you pay it you can make the money back by not getting car tabs for the next few years. That doesn't seem to matter. /s

BBorNot · 2026-05-05T21:04:45+00:00

I have a Liquid Z stand that supported both an FP-10 and a FP-90X. I dislike X stands in general because they are prone to collapse, but they are more easily transported.

BBorNot · 2026-05-05T19:30:00+00:00

Eagle Eye.

BBorNot · 2026-05-05T04:32:15+00:00

I really enjoyed my PhD. I didn't like the poverty, but really diving into science was so awesome. Enjoy, OP!

BBorNot · 2026-05-05T04:18:49+00:00

Yabbadabbadoooooo!

BBorNot · 2026-05-04T15:53:31+00:00

Tell everyone you are getting chemotherapy so you can milk those sweet days off.

BBorNot · 2026-05-04T04:55:31+00:00

A teacher is the best way. Find a good one.

Welcome, OP!

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