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by dwd 7mo ago
This is possibly a bigger deal than MP Materials DoJ floor price as Lynas is the major Western supplier to the Japanese market. The DoJ deal was likely the catalyst in a floor price being included in this one, and puts a lot more pressure o
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by dwd 7mo ago
The US has shown very quickly that it is not a spent power. Compare what they have done recently in Venezuela and Iran to Russia's botching of taking Kiev and the mess ever since. But to quote Fiona Hill in regards to China, Russia and
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by dwd 7mo ago
Fear of the USSR entering the war against them was also a deciding factor in Japan's surrender. More so than the atomic bombs.
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by dwd 7mo ago
I like that quote. I always fell back on "Spooky action at a distance"; If Einstein found it weird, I shouldn't feel that bad if I can't quite make sense of it.
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by dwd 7mo ago
I was never an MTV viewer, and came by Radiohead through JJJ radio (Australia). My ah-ha moment was the release of Ok Computer. First heard the album driving in my car and was instantly blown away. Before that Creep, the singles from the Be
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by dwd 8mo ago
> If I see a million fake Tom Cruise videos, then it oversaturates my desire for desire for all Tom Cruise movies. In economic terms it's diminishing marginal utility.
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by dwd 8mo ago
This video might be the best explanation for Creep, which while they never wanted to record it; they do acknowledge it set them up to be able to do everything since. But a lot of Pablo Honey is mediocre. https://www.youtube.com&#
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by dwd 8mo ago
Similar to the Theremin is the ondes Martenot. Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) describes it as a "very accurate Theremin". You can hear it particularly on "Where I End and You Begin" from Hail to the Thief. Ed O'Brien c
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by dwd 8mo ago
Maybe don't give them ideas by feeding them the Millennium Challenge. https://warontherocks.com/2015/11/millennium-challenge-the-r...
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by dwd 8mo ago
Ed O'Brien from Radiohead worked with Fender to develop a Strat with a Fernandes Sustainer. https://au.fender.com/products/fender-eob-sustainer-stratoca... You might enjoy this video. He really goes deep into usin
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by dwd 8mo ago
The Pentium boot process brings back memories. I really would have liked to play Syndicate.
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by dwd 8mo ago
Australia has a national screening program, originally for over-50s but now also open to 45-49yo to request a home test kit. You'll get a kit every two years, and should they find blood in the sample they will then refer you to get a
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by dwd 8mo ago
Chris Wild who ported the Lords of Midnight to the PC, and then later worked with Mike Singleton to create versions for Android/iOS that were unfortunately only published after Mike's passing away, put together this series of arti
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by dwd 8mo ago
For anyone interested in this "They may have been the first to visit Australia.", the comment refers to a wreck supposedly found in 1836 by whalers near Warrnambool. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahogany_Ship
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by dwd 8mo ago
Sir Donald Bradman would like a word...
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Carlsen has always had a tenacity that allows him to come back from positions other players would give up on thinking to conserve effort to fight another day. Mental strength and stamina to stay in the fight has always been something that
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by dwd 8mo ago
As an aside, Goyte incorporating the Winton Musical Fence into one of his songs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_iuE_L2wys
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by dwd 8mo ago
Google DeepMind can trace part of it's evolution back to a playtester for the video game Syndicate who saw an opportunity to improve the AI of game NPCs.
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by dwd 8mo ago
Mid-50s and also started programming in BASIC on any computer I could get my hands on, whether my own C64 or the BBC Micros or IBM XTs at school. My take on AI really comes down to this: Debugging your own code was an adventure and finally
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by dwd 8mo ago
Problem is, once it's a trend you may be too late. In saying that, a lot of the stocks I purchased over a year ago peaked about 3/4 months ago but have had massive sell-offs since. Still trading above what I paid so I'm consi
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by dwd 8mo ago
My foray into rare earths, critical minerals and some defense stocks was initially as a hedge against Trump starting a trade war with China, the increasing risk of military confrontation and the rearming of Europe. All three concerns have o
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by dwd 8mo ago
There are some Australia startups with the American flags everywhere. Resolution Minerals (which has some dodgy connection to the Trump boys) might have been the first to go with the heavy US patriotic tilt. Trigg Minerals was more normal,
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by dwd 8mo ago
Originally there was the Mountain Pass mine, and China setup their own mines while also building out the refining and processing capacity. Until recently MP Materials was shipping all it's output to Chinese refiners. The history and as
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by dwd 8mo ago
They're working on it. Invested in an Australian tungsten miner late last year. Has an operating profitable mine in Spain and active Government support to restart the large Mt Carbine mine in Queensland. Antimony is another critical mi
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"But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?".
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by dwd 8mo ago
Should be an interesting test of battery performance. Either there will need to be a charger on board, or very strict usage so the phone isn't draining the battery trying to connect to a cell, wifi, bluetooth etc when turned on.
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by dwd 8mo ago
Fun read... https://priceonomics.com/porsche-the-hedge-fund-that-also-ma...
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by dwd 8mo ago
Frequent flyer points are where they make their money. So much so that many airlines would run at a loss just flying passengers. All their partners hand over real cash for points to give their customers, that often either expire or are neve
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"The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia."
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by dwd 8mo ago
No mention of platform hosting lock-in. Options like Wix, you are completely locked into their ecosystem. You can't host a Wix site anywhere, and if you stop paying them, your website will be gone. Have used both Wix and Elementor, I f

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