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    Do You Think Trading is Gambling?

    "Speculation [trading] is often misunderstood as being the same as gambling, when in fact it is the opposite of gambling. What gambling involves, whether in games of chance or in actions like playing Russian roulette, is creating a risk that would not exist, in order either to profit or to...
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    'Men of the Mind' to go on Strike - Atlas Shrugged

    Midas Mulligan in Rand's magnum opus was considered the most successful banker in the world. In fact, his investments funded obtaining the area called Galt's Gulch. The outside world regarded Midas as a greedy and cold-hearted bastard, because he based his investments on productive ability...
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    'Men of the Mind' to go on Strike - Atlas Shrugged

    Understanding character "Midas Mulligan" might help in this general discussion.:D
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    Internet access on and off switch

    Some of the newer routers (wired and/or wifi) have some options that may suit your needs.
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    Did Anyone Here See 'House of Cards' with Marc Faber (CNBC Special)?

    needed to add the media rah-rah hype, but the CNBC lords cut that out:D
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    Socialised health care in Canada poll

    I guess someone will need to ask Jack Kilby and the kin of Robert Noyce if they were rich or poor. :D
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    Socialised health care in Canada poll

    http://www.healthtower.us/iatrogenia-disgusting.html Iatrogenic Disease has no borders, and is exacerbated with more bureaucracy.
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    California....what happened?

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9050474362583451279
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    if you're long SPY and the inverse SPY etf is that considered "against the box"?

    So with that interpretation, would the following be considered a "straddle" and need to be filled out in Section II of Form 6781? 1. Vertical Option Spreads 2. Butterflies/Condors/Strangles/etc 3. Futures spreads (Crack, Crush, etc)
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    if you're long SPY and the inverse SPY etf is that considered "against the box"?

    If your are in the US, I don't think that would be "against the box" as defined by IRS. It sounds like it may be more like the generalized definition of a "straddle" as described in page 58-59 of the 2008 IRS Publication 550. Personally, the wording in that publication does not give enough...
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    Get Ready Guys: All Signs Point To Civil Unrest

    Profile For mach700 posts by this user. Date Registered: 02-01-09 Status: ??? Total Posts: 8 (8 posts per day)
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    HDF5 vs. text file for storing data?

    Based on the significance of 377 Ohms, likely Beta waves or maybe a close harmonic of the Schumann Resonance:D sorry I couldn't resist!
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    Is it over yet?

    Profile For BlackTuna Date Registered: 01-23-09 Total Posts: 7 (7 posts per day) Last Post: 01-23-09 06:32 PM
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    Dirty little secret no one is talking about...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwrIFuXvSQs :D
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    Options Software

    ditto
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    Pelosi eliminating 401k in lieu of government retirement?

    http://www.workforce.com/section/00/article/25/83/58.php http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081012/REG/310139971
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    Say Hi to Hydrogen - Honda rolls out new zero-emission car

    C5H12 + C6H14 + C7H16 + C8H18 + C9H20 + C10H22 + ... note the "H" :D
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    Israel may well attack Iran soon

    Interesting discussion. I'll weigh more credibility to folks who understand the intricacies of Maxwell's Equations. :cool:
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    I am sure some intrepid programmer can make somethig out of this

    At long last, real-time stock quotes are here 6/02/2008 07:22:00 AM Posted by Matthew Simmons, Market Data Gnome, and Katie Jacobs Stanton, Principal, New Business Development We're very excited to tell you that real-time quotes on NASDAQ securities are now available on Google Finance. This...
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