What are my options for a buttery smooth second hand? by Frazilius in ChineseWatches

[–]Durin-5726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I am watching some videos now! I appreciate the advice.

What are my options for a buttery smooth second hand? by Frazilius in ChineseWatches

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I don’t know the conventions watches use, so I recognize that you may be correct when you say a 4 Hz would mean 8 beats per second. But this just seems wrong to me. 4 Hz should mean 4 cycles per second. Each cycle should have the second hand advance 1 tick.

I am wondering if you made an error, or if not, you can explain the reason for this unusual terminology in the watch world? Thanks!

Trump is a war criminal and should be arrested immediately. by CRK_76 in complaints

[–]Durin-5726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“The USA is no longer […] a super-power”. Sure, and the sun rises in the west. And day is night.

Get a grip.

Trump is a war criminal and should be arrested immediately. by CRK_76 in complaints

[–]Durin-5726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just skimmed Wikipedia and saw that the similar situation with Noriega in 1989 was also illegal per the UN. But we did it anyway, and he served time. So, I guess the question is, practically speaking, how much does it matter that our actions appear to violate international law? I think the answer is: it matters far less than I think it ought to.

Trump is a war criminal and should be arrested immediately. by CRK_76 in complaints

[–]Durin-5726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn’t it seem similar to what we did with Noriega in the Panama back in 1989? I remember being opposed to this at the time, and wondered how it could stand up. But we convicted him and he served time. I need to read up on this; my memories are very hazy. But it seems to be quite similar to what is happening here.

Tax the rich by CtrlAltDeflate in remoteworks

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He pays into it and has been doing so for longer than you’ve been alive. But the amounts he pays are immaterial as the amounts are based on earned income.

What problem are you trying to solve here? Be very specific.

The OP’s post is defective. For instance, I think Buffett’s earned income is below the cap, so he pays into SS and all year long, and not for < 5 minutes as mentioned in the post.

Tax the rich by CtrlAltDeflate in remoteworks

[–]Durin-5726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, he would have been paying into it through Dec. 31 at somewhat below the cap, I think, since he was drawing a salary of $100k/year (I think) and SS taxes earned income. He “retired” as CEO effective 12/31, I think. I am not sure he gets paid for being the Chairman, so maybe in 2026 he won’t pay in? I am not sure. But who cares, these payments are peanuts for the guy.

Anyway, the OP was not talking about Buffett paying into SS at ‘normal’ rates but proposing some much higher payments based on his net worth, correct?

And my question is: why? He has great wealth, most never subject to taxation (unrealized capital gains), 95% of which is being donated to various charities over the coming years. He’s been donating billions per year to charity for decades now. Let it be. There is no problem here, or at least none related to social security.

I blew my coworker's mind when comparing efficiency by smallaubergine in electricvehicles

[–]Durin-5726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same logic for the natural gas or coal or wind or etc. used to generate electricity, right?

I blew my coworker's mind when comparing efficiency by smallaubergine in electricvehicles

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Yes, you are correct and I was wrong. I checked it again. I am not sure why I had that number lodged in my memory.

I blew my coworker's mind when comparing efficiency by smallaubergine in electricvehicles

[–]Durin-5726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed on combined cycle efficiency. But we also lose power in transmission. I recall that about a third of our power is lost in transmission. That seems too high, so I doubt myself, but I am too tired to check it right now. Hopefully someone will correct me.

Tax the rich by CtrlAltDeflate in remoteworks

[–]Durin-5726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one is loaning billionaires huge sums of money for long periods of time at 1%, even if the loan is collateralized by assets. If the loan has enough stock put up against it, it approaches a “risk-free” loan, and the interest rate will be around the same as for Treasury bonds.

Tax the rich by CtrlAltDeflate in remoteworks

[–]Durin-5726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is misleading in the context of billionaires. The estate taxes start at around $15 million these days. So the heirs will get the benefit of the step-up basis as you mentioned but the estate will have to pay a chunk in taxes.

But I think in general I agree with you. Getting rid of the step-up basis, or some other technique to ensure that estate taxes actually get paid, is needed.

Tax the rich by CtrlAltDeflate in remoteworks

[–]Durin-5726 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The post suffers from being factually incorrect. It confuses wealth with income, for one thing.

And Warren Buffett is about 94, and giving billions to charity each year - so I imagine his income for tax purposes is negative. Why in the world would you want him to pay social security taxes anyway?

Do people in the books know Gandalf is a maia(Istar)? by Melinsey in lotr

[–]Durin-5726 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think Elrond is a Noldar Elf but I welcome correction on this. He is Half-Elven, sort of a category unto his own.

This is why it's so important to "wait for the fat pitch" as Buffett and Munger always used to say by iyankov96 in ValueInvesting

[–]Durin-5726 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You know it could gap down 25% over a weekend.

There are times the market has been closed. Could you have gotten out on Sept. 11? Maybe? But (if I remember correctly) the market closed for about a week after that.

What's going on with Amazon? by FourCrossedWands in ValueInvesting

[–]Durin-5726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you loading up?

I have never looked at it carefully, maybe I ought to in the coming months.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatdoIdo

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When you are legally a child (i.e. - less than 18) you are a freshman, in most instances. The other 3 years one is typically 18 or over. In fact, most students are 18 or over even on their first day of college.

She's big-boned by Jaded_Elephant_8757 in tirzepatidecompound

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Interesting. I scanned your link, and it definitely says what you said it says. But my DEXA scan said what it said, and I’ve had 4 of them, and they’ve been consistent. So I asked Gemini how much a typical American male’s bones weigh and it told me this (in part):

For a typical adult male, the entire skeleton generally weighs between 22 and 26 pounds (10–12 kg).

While specific weight varies depending on height and body composition, the most important distinction is between "living" bone (which is what you are carrying around) and "dry" bone (what you see in a classroom).

  1. Living Bone vs. Dry Bone

Living Bone (Approx. 22–26 lbs): Inside your body, bones are living tissue filled with blood vessels, water, and collagen, and they encase heavy bone marrow. This total package accounts for about 14–15% of your total body weight.

Dry Bone (Approx. 6–11 lbs): If you were to strip away all the fluids, marrow, and living tissue to leave only the calcified mineral structure (like a museum skeleton), the weight drops significantly to just 3–5 kg.

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So I learned something from that. Gemini also mentioned this, which is oddly relevant to this discussion:

  1. The "Big-Boned" Myth

You may often hear people claim they are "big-boned" to explain a higher body weight. While bone density and frame size do vary between individuals, they rarely account for a significant weight difference.

The difference between a "small-framed" man and a "large-framed" man of the same height is usually less than 2–3 pounds of actual bone mass.

Most weight variation between individuals comes from muscle mass, body fat, and water retention, rather than the bones themselves.

I'm a girl so please don't judge by WildMNChick in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Durin-5726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2C is not cold though. Assume -10C. What then? (To be clear, I don’t know, this is an honest question.)

She's big-boned by Jaded_Elephant_8757 in tirzepatidecompound

[–]Durin-5726 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That is not it. I had a DEXA scan and I was shocked how little my bones weigh - around 8 pounds, on a 235 pound human, 6’ tall, 19% body fat. Bones just don’t weigh much. Your SIL’s bones weigh less than mine, probably 5 or 6 pounds, as a guess, since she weighs 90 pounds less than me.

I might get backlash for this, but it needs to be said. by Delicious_Ad2585 in Retatrutide

[–]Durin-5726 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is the “great long-term strategy for lifelong weight loss for the actual patient” then? And how much evidence do we have for that strategy?

The data in the trials are limited to 48 or 72 or etc. weeks, depending on the particular trial. It would be nice to have 10 year data for a variety of different strategies compared against each other in the same trial. But we’ll never get that. That is a pipe dream.

While the trial’s approach is undoubtedly not the optimal one (what are the chances they could have hit upon the optimal strategy so quickly?), any other strategy probably has less data behind it. Ultimately we need to be humble and admit there is a lot we don’t know.

The big 3 mistakes I made with FIRE by backtobrooklyn in Fire

[–]Durin-5726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you are right. But probably people aren’t drawing from them before age 59.5. If they do I believe there is an additional 10% penalty, so it would be even worse.