MarcCross
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MarcCross
@MarcCross444777
Wheelin and Dealin to somehow retire early … Like golf and the 80,s That’s the vibe 🚀
Katılım Ekim 2024
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@economicninja Buffett sold 600 million Apple share at $185 per share give it take $20
It’s now sort $275 per share
lol thats a lot of coin he lost
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Fifty years after Johnny Miller fired the first 63 in the #USOpen to win at Oakmont, @RickieFowler breaks the record with 62 at LACC. And he might have company very soon. (@XSchauffele)
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@auboomers You are forgetting wages haven’t gone up much and super makes it harder to save as that is where their savings are going
it’s not apples with apples and you know it
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Wendy and I bought our home in Killara in 1983 for $118,000. She was flying with Ansett, I was at the bank. We saved the deposit in just under two years. The agent reckons it's worth about $3.2 million now but we'd never sell, too many memories. I don't understand why young people say it's impossible. We weren't on big money. We just had discipline 🏡

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We are on the eve of Masters week & I keep going back to these 3 as my top picks.
Jon Rahm
Bryson DeChambeau
Patrick Reed
I also like where the Aussie quartet is at & would gladly lose money on the above trio to see an Australian win our 2nd Green Jacket. #TheMasters
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@CoreyMcKernan It’s about time what a missed opportunity for the PGA tour
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Two nations that are starved of top line golf ( Australia / South Africa) and producing some of the worlds best golfers, just want to watch the best golfers on their home soil. 😎
Luke Elvy@Luke_Elvy
I’m never acknowledging another person who says LIV Golf is meaningless. The League is doing more to grow the game globally than anything or anyone else right now & all your hate towards it won’t change that fact. Change is happening in real time.
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@TheBitcoinConf @gerovich @Metaplanet Here we go down 12.5 % today what a disaster time for Simon to go
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It‘s incredible how many people are shitting on Metaplanet right now.
Look, I get it, we‘re down >80% from the ATH. The Japanese market is a bit shaky in general, macro wise. It‘s not clear yet that Metaplanet‘s prefs will be approved, and if so, when.
Also, the market and their ¥637 MSW program has backed them into a corner for the past 6 months or so.
People are giving up left and right, showing signs of PTSD.
In fact, the current sentiment feels very bottom-ish. Max pain, capitulation.
If prefs are not approved, that would be a huge blow, of course. But it wouldn‘t be the end.
Management has demonstrated a willingness to use any tool at their disposal to raise more capital and increase Bitcoin per share.
Remember that 1 year ago, Metaplanet held ~3,200 BTC. Today, they hold 35,102 BTC. 10x in 12 months.
Soon, it will be >40,000 BTC, and until the end of the year their goal is to reach 100,000 BTC.
I believe they have a good chance to achieve this goal.
They also have the chance to completely own the Japanese market. Become Japan‘s Strategy, and even beyond, as they will become a key player of the Japanese Bitcoin ecosystem.
Once Bitcoin is at 200K, all this negative sentiment will be long forgotten.
Bookmark it.
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@alt_w_v_g Thank you for explaining to everyone how absurd our world actually is
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Went to the grocery store this morning
Bread, milk, eggs
$47.63
The screen asked if I'd like to round up to support a children's hospital
I pressed no
The cashier looked at me
The woman behind me looked at me
My wife looked at the ceiling
Again
This company made $14 billion last year
They can round up
Went to get gas after
The pump asked if I'd like to add $1 to support veterans
I support veterans
I pressed no
A $200 billion oil company asking me to fund their charity while I'm paying $3.89 a gallon
That's not philanthropy
That's outsourcing
Drove through for lunch
Taco Bell
The screen said "round up for education?"
A fast food company asking me to fund scholarships while paying their employees $11 an hour
I pressed no
My wife said "you know you're arguing with screens today"
She was right
But the screens started it
Went to the pharmacy
Picked up a prescription
$340 after insurance
The screen asked if I'd like to donate $1 to help families in need
I just paid $340 for a medication that costs $4 to manufacture
And now you want a dollar
I pressed no
The pharmacist said "it's just a dollar"
I said "it's never just a dollar"
She didn't respond
Got home
My wife said "you said no to a children's hospital, veterans, education, and families in need today"
I said "no. I said no to four corporations who want me to fund their goodwill so they can put it in their annual report"
She was quiet
Then she said "you're not wrong"
I said "I know"
She said "but you're still going to look like a monster"
I said "I'd rather look like a monster than quietly fund a billion-dollar company's PR strategy at the register"
She didn't disagree
But she didn't look at me either
Plz fix. Thx.
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Starmer has made Britain something worse than a laughing stock - he's made us a piffling irrelevance
mol.im/a/15621837
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Had a parent-teacher conference this morning
My wife told me not to come
I came anyway
She said "please just listen and nod"
I said "I always listen"
She said "you listen like you're sitting in a boardroom looking for something to challenge"
That's how listening works
Nice classroom
Small chairs
I am 6'4" and was seated at a desk designed for someone who still believes in Santa Claus
My knees touched my chest
The teacher introduced herself
Shared her identified pronouns
I shared my identified adjectives
Smart and handsome
My wife closed her eyes
The teacher had a folder
Color-coded tabs
I respected the organization
She said our son is "a pleasure to have in class"
My wife smiled
I waited
That sentence is never the whole report
It's the executive summary before the risk section
She said "however"
There it is
She said he "asks a lot of questions"
I said "good"
She said "during quiet time"
I said "when is quiet time?"
She said "it's when students are expected to work independently and in silence"
I said "so he's the only one trying to get information and you've structured the environment to prevent it?"
My wife put her hand on my arm
I continued
The teacher said he recently told another student that "sharing pencils doesn't make sense if nobody brings their own"
I said "that's an accurate observation"
My wife squeezed harder
The teacher said she's concerned about his "resistance to group activities"
I said "he's not resistant. He just doesn't see the value of doing more work for the same grade."
The teacher said he also corrected her math on the whiteboard
I said "was he right?"
She paused
She said "that's not the point"
I said "it's a little bit the point"
My wife stood up
Sat back down
Compromise
The teacher pulled out an evaluation sheet
Categories like "works well with others" and "follows directions" and "respects classroom norms"
All subjective
Not a number on the page
I asked how these are graded
She said "based on observation"
I said "so one person's opinion with no second review?"
She said "it's professional judgment"
I said "my auditors say that too. Right before I disagree with them."
She looked at my wife
My wife said "I'm sorry about him"
I said "I'm sitting right here"
My wife said "I know"
The teacher said overall he's a bright kid and she just wants to make sure he learns to "collaborate"
I said "collaboration is important. But so is recognizing when you're the only one doing the work. He'll learn that again in college. And again in the real world. Might as well start now."
Nobody spoke
The teacher closed her folder
She said "I think we've covered everything"
I said "one more thing"
She braced herself
I said "his reading is above grade level. His math is strong. He asks hard questions and corrects mistakes when he sees them. I just want to make sure this school knows what it has."
The teacher looked at me differently
My wife looked at me differently
I said "that's all"
We left
In the car my wife was quiet
Then she said "he's turning into you"
I said "is that a good thing?"
She didn't answer
From the backseat he said "dad, why does the teacher count off for asking questions? Isn't that the whole point of school?"
I looked at my wife
She looked out the window
I said "yes. It is."
He said "I don't think she likes when I'm right"
I didn't say anything
Neither did my wife
Small chairs
Color-coded tabs
No follow-up items
But the kid's going to be fine
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