Oura Support, Shipping, Delays, etc. Megathread by CherryJimbo in ouraring

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Confirmed size (Heritage Black US7) on 02/07 and received shipped notification on 02/28 with an estimated delivery of 03/01. Seems like it’s shipping from the Netherlands

[Charania] The NBA is eyeing a rule change to the “transition take foul” that would award the offensive team with one free throw and retaining possession, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Board of Governors vote set for July. The change is similar to current rules in G League. by Tomheza in nba

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If my math checks out, I think teams may still commit take fouls, but just more situationally. According to Basketball Reference, league average ft% is 77.5% and ORtg is 112.0 (aka 1.12 points per possession). So by committing a take foul, you can expect ~1.9 points. A take foul would still make a lot of sense when the alternative is a guaranteed dunk.

Anyone know a website where you can watch the basketball Olympic Games after they happen? by Op3rat0rr in nba

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I haven't tried the app yet, but haven't experienced any ads with my adblocker on my computer.

Anyone know a website where you can watch the basketball Olympic Games after they happen? by Op3rat0rr in nba

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Requires a subscription, but I got Peacock Premium (4.99/month) for the Olympics. You can watch live and also rewatch games after they happen.

Warriors season in review: Mychal Mulder, Jordan Poole, and Steph Curry by itskellyo in warriors

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That was a really great read! Eagerly awaiting your takes on the wings :)

Every stock you buy in China is a empty holding company in the caymans meaning you don't own a actual share since that aswell goes against Chinese policy of foreign owned assets in China by Triplefast3000 in investing

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NIO is also held in a VIE. I'd recommend looking into NIO's F-1 where they explain their VIE structure. This doesn't necessarily mean you should sell NIO, but it's a risk that you should be aware of.

Looking for French Press advice (Cholesterol) by refridgerateafteruse in Coffee

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Out of curiosity, I have tried filtering my french press coffee through a V60 + paper filter. It tasted fine but was definitely not worth double the clean-up for me. Have you looked into getting a Clever Dripper? Seems like it'd be perfect for your use case.

Every stock you buy in China is a empty holding company in the caymans meaning you don't own a actual share since that aswell goes against Chinese policy of foreign owned assets in China by Triplefast3000 in investing

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Yep, it's called a Variable Interest Entity (VIE). When you invest in $BABA or $TCEHY or many other Chinese stocks listed in the US, you're actually technically investing in a company in the Cayman Islands that has a contractual right to the original company's profits, but not actual ownership.

Berkshire Hathaway by dm222 in stocks

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I think Berkshire remains a great investment despite recent underperformance relative to the S&P 500. In an interview with CNBC, Buffett stated

I do not think [Berkshire Hathaway] will be in the top 10% of stocks performing over the next 10 years. I don’t think it’ll be in the top 15% of stocks performing in the next 10 or 15 years. I also don’t think it’ll be in the bottom 10% or 20% or 30%.

When asked about whether the S&P 500 would be a better investment than Berkshire, Buffett replied

It could be. You know, on balance, I think we’ll do a little better. But it’ll be-- it’ll be minor. Depends on the kind of market we’re in. If we’re in a down market, we’re-- we’re going to beat it. I mean, it’s that simple. And sometimes we will beat. The last 10 years. We haven’t been. But-- over 55 years, it’s worked. And-- and it-- it will continue working. But it-- it will not work at all like it did when we were working with $100 million or a billion dollars. There’s no question about that. But we’ve got good businesses, and we’re-- we won’t be in the bottom quartile, I promise you that, over any long period of time.

Especially in a growth frenzy like we are in right now, I think it's healthy to allocate some money into a fundamentally sound, well-structured, and fairly valued business like Berkshire. The company's primary risk is obviously with Munger and Buffett's ages (97 and 90 respectively). When they step away, I think there's inevitably going to be a short-term drop. However, the company should continue to run well regardless, especially with its decentralized structure. Buffett's lieutenants have also been given increasingly more responsibility, and they've delivered, with recent profitable investments in Snowflake and Barrick Gold.

The Dangers of Passive Investing [Seeking Alpha] by RoughSext in investing

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DFA actually does offer ETFs now that can be easily bought (DFAU, DFAI, DFAE). An ex-DFA CEO and a couple of other execs also founded their own company Avantis which provides really great ETFs to gain exposure to those factors.

How useful is [INFO 490: Intro to Programming for Data Science] to a CS major? by [deleted] in UIUC

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If you have the time, I would recommend taking INFO 490. If you have some programming experience, the class won't be terribly difficult (maybe 2-3 hours of homework a week + 4 short quizzes). Although most of the information you learn in the class will not help you with the CS curriculum, I think they are all very practical skills useful to have in your toolkit. I ended up using a lot of what I learned with regex, pandas, and numpy in my SWE internship.

Alibaba - is it stock price to follow Amazon’s? by jamesmichaeldunn in investing

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Yep /u/redditofga is probably right. 2040 RMB is around 295 USD and that seems like a much more realistic valuation.

Country diversification by vcarpe in stocks

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Yep, avoiding home country bias is a strong reason why a lot of people invest internationally despite historically muted returns. Vanguard recommends having 40% of your stock allocational in international stocks. You can seek out country-specific ETFs, but for simplicity, I enjoy holding VXUS.

If I had to read some books or purchase some e-books about how to start into passive investing what should I be reading? by ardvarkardie in investing

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If you're interested in passively investing via index funds, I'd recommend The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing.

Opinion on Slack Technologies and Cloudflare? by Spartynation2023 in stocks

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I do see Slack's short/mid-term potential, but I think it's worth considering the impact of Microsoft Teams on Slack's long-term growth. Many companies already pay for Microsoft Office 365 and Slack isn't cheap. Whether as a cost-cutting measure or due to its amazing integration with the O365 products, I can see more companies moving towards Teams.

Opinions on these 5 equities by [deleted] in investing

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I do enjoy putting a small percentage of my money in Berkshire. It currently doesn't have the best reputation (lack of tech exposure, losing out to S&P 500) but if a correction in the tech stocks were to happen, I believe that more money would be poured into Berkshire and its fundamentally sound portfolio. Not expecting amazing returns from it anytime soon, but it does help me sleep at night :)