I am very much looking forward to Vegas this November.
My sketch may have appeared optimistic, but optimism is not a word I would use at this time (in the sequences).
My chart was quite bland. The ref to spice is great. Seems to me a VE (or several) is baked in the cake. I am...
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In November 2008, the monthly inflation rate was 79,600,000,000.00% with an annual inflation rate of 89,700,000,000,000,000,000,000%
China has been displeased with recent US monetary policy. Perhaps this is their means to smack the feds (ala GS & JPM) on the wrist without using the nuclear option (selling Treasuries). Add to that Japanâs new leadership has also expressed displeasure with the USâs monetary policy.
How is that method working out...?
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This reminds me of a situation I had with B of A. I had a 50K line of credit with a bank some time back (cant recall the bank) which I used to float some cash for billing cycles and rotate higher rates into (low interest - but I typically PIF every cycle). So this bank was acquired by B of A...
SSD's are (on average) from 3 to 8 times more reliable than HDD's based on MTBF figures I have seen.
Here is a decent presentation regarding SSD "endurance" and the general Wiki .