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They have been winning since the book burners took to the streets about Salman Rushdie
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That is even worse than all the poor sods using VB6.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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What century would you like it to be?
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Hmmm. Good question. I had a lot of luck with the 20th. Wouldn't want earlier due to too many diseases, and the thought of dying from a scratch. 22nd? Dunno. Big unknown.
OK, let's go with 20th. Is this via tunnel[^], machine[^], or hot tub[^]?
TTFN - Kent
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Can't go wrong with a hot tub, but I'm wondering why you didn't consider something with more horse power (and gull-wing doors).
modified 7-Jan-15 21:13pm.
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Sounds just like a lawyer.. 
Your time will come, if you let it be right.
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Sorry, but you are not in a century; you are in a Yuga in a Kalpa, in fact you are in the fourth Yuga, the final Yuga of the Kalpa, where the Mother Goddess, Kali, is manifesting mayhem in such a way that maintaining frame-of-reference temporal stability, let alone actually finishing a Happy Meal, is impossible.
But, hey, the good news is the Big Bang is coming round again after a short eternity, and, after that, even matter won't matter, and Kalki will be here shortly to begin cleaning house.
cheers, Bill
«A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards ... as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push» Wittgenstein
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Bill, Bill, Bill. How many times do we have to remind you to bring enough to share? 
Software Zen: delete this;
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Gary Wheeler wrote: bring enough to share?
Well, Brother Gary,
I really do want to ... bring enough to share ... but so often the picnic-basket Mother Kali gives me when she's ten feet tall is so ... tiny: there's not enough room for even one pig's trotter; and ... you know ... this lot, here, would require a whole passel of swine just for le cours de l'apéritif.
Of course, I am rooting for more, for all of us, constantly, even though, often my snout gets terrible writer's cramps.
«A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards ... as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push» Wittgenstein
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Kent Sharkey wrote: What century is this?
Since it is 2558 BE it is the 26th century in this part of the world.
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs Jim<</div>
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"An important piece of software for users of this operating system."
That's right - all 3 of them.
/ravi
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It's the open-source century, where what is actually needed by real people is irrelevant, if what you want in your mother's basement differs.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Must... not... flashback...
<WarStory>
Once upon a time, I developed a device driver for OS/2. 18,000+ lines of Intel assembly language controlling a custom piece of hardware. I did not grieve when the product was finally end-of-lifed.
</WarStory>
Software Zen: delete this;
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When I saw this post I actually thought it would be another Charlie Hebdo post.
The title was sadly fitting.
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I thought the only places OS/2 was being used was in ATMs.
And that was a while ago...
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Huh? Huh? Maybe? Maybe?
Edit: This isn't an e-peen religious debate. I'm just curious to see if their are any CPians into it.
Jeremy Falcon
modified 7-Jan-15 17:49pm.
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No.
Primarily because it's riskier than the stock market, and the worst that you can lose when investing in the stock market is your original investment.
With FOREX, if the currency situation were to flop in very unfavorable terms for you where the exchange rate was negative for your currency, you would be liable for difference due immediately.
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A negative exchange rate? That hurts my brain...
No market is particularly risky without leverage but the tiny margins on FX trading require huge trades for small returns which, in turn, require large leverage. However a spot-forward pair has a very tightly defined risk. If the rate drifts outside the range you have set then the losses on the one leg are covered by gains on the other and currencies are totally liquid.
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Paul M Watt wrote: Primarily because it's riskier than the stock market, and the worst that you can lose when investing in the stock market is your original investment.
I'm not looking for a religious debate, which is what this is. This is wrong on so many levels, but I'll give you a quicky here[^].
Paul M Watt wrote: With FOREX, if the currency situation were to flop in very unfavorable terms for you where the exchange rate was negative for your currency, you would be liable for difference due immediately.
Yeah because when you lose money in the stock market, they won't expect their money soon at all. Note the sarcasm.
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: I'm not looking for a religious debate, which is what this is. This is wrong on so many levels, but...
Fair enough. Besides, I'm agnostic on the subject, probably ignorant too. I don't directly invest in the stock market either, for entirely different reasons (shortages of currency completely unrelated to forex).
Are there other more common ways to end up negative with the stock market? Or are shorting and futures things that most investors participate in as well?
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Paul M Watt wrote: Are there other more common ways to end up negative with the stock market?
Tons, ask my brother. But I don't deal with stocks, so I'm not the person to really speak on it. I mean I know the basics, but you get the idea. I'm more of a Forex type of guy.
Paul M Watt wrote: Or are shorting and futures things that most investors participate in as well?
Beats me. I've heard of success stories on futures trading on the net, but that's about as much as I know about that.
FWIW, this day and age, it's hard to lose more than you put in, even with Forex. Most brokers have automatic margin calls now, so once the account can no longer fund the trade(s) they get closed out on margin. Of course, losing all your money is still a bad, bad day.
Jeremy Falcon
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Well I've emptied a few[^] with a curry...
But the currency market? No chance!
Nagy is possibly the guy to ask?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Nagy is possibly the guy to ask?
@Nagy-Vilmos ?
Jeremy Falcon
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Dats de bunny!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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