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Speaking of which, some stats...
Glad to see that, if the stat were to be believed, Australia is doing so well! 
Australia Coronavirus: 5,988 Cases and 49 Deaths - Worldometer
France Coronavirus: 109,069 Cases and 10,328 Deaths - Worldometer
New Zealand Coronavirus: 1,210 Cases and 1 Deaths - Worldometer
United States Coronavirus: 400,489 Cases and 12,857 Deaths - Worldometer
United Kingdom Coronavirus: 55,242 Cases and 6,159 Deaths - Worldometer
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Damn it! I thought he might pull through... 
'Angel from Montgomery Maywood', a town a few miles south of where I call home.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Yeah I thought he would too!
It's a sad day, I been listening to him since 75 and he never ceased to amaze me.
I did get to see him in concert at a smallish venue 6 years ago or so.
I'm hiding from exercise...I'm in the fitness protection program.
JaxCoder.com
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I've seen him a couple of times over last few years, and he never failed to deliver, in a very down to earth, wonderful kind of way.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Yep
2 hour tribute PRX[^]
I'm hiding from exercise...I'm in the fitness protection program.
JaxCoder.com
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Thanks.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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It was an emotional wedding - even the cake was in tiers.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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Taking this thing to another level now?
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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Perhaps some more floury prose would have given this half-baked pun more replies. Fortunately, the lounge is without audio for right now icing an ode to the groom.
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He does seem to be the best man for this job though.
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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Today marks the first day of online classes for one of the subjects I'm taking. The meeting got dropped in the middle of the lecture and we had no idea why.
Later we received Professor's email saying
"I was using my phone for meeting and I thought you guys were sending me spam messages but it was actually my phone warning me of low battery. Sorry folks! see you in the next class" 
Can't wait for the next class. 
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I hope the subject isn't "Mobile Phone Usage", although the professor's skills seem to be about normal for a university "expert".
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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For the most expensive university in Pakistan, I would say, it was great I didn't choose it for my MS.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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I don't really have a bucket list or anything, but I've been wanting to do some stock trading for a while now.
In fact, about three years ago I talked to an adviser from my bank about it (which was easy since they were in the same building as employer at the time).
However, talking about it and doing it are two different things.
It's a bit scary, you can lose money, how does it work, how do you get started, etc.
I know I can just say to my bank invest some money with some risk profile and in 30 years I'll have an estimated gain of 6%, but I wanted to do this myself.
Now, with the global economy in shambles, I thought I'd just go for it.
So yesterday I bought my first stocks and today I sold them with a small profit*
Let's see if I can keep this up until I'm either extremely rich or lost my money
I'm doing this for the experience though.
Hopefully I'll make some money in the end, probably not, but for now I'm enjoying the graphs and the thrill of buying and selling at the right times
* I'm very aware of the risks, I'm doing this with money I can miss.
If I'd lost it I'd be bummed, but I can afford to shrug it off.
modified 7-Apr-20 5:58am.
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Quote: I'm a rambler, I'm a gambler, I'm a long way from home
And if you don't like me, well, leave me alone
I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dry
And the moonshine don't kill me, I'll live til I die
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RickZeeland wrote: I'm a rambler
You could've stopped there 
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Sander Rossel wrote: So yesterday I bought my first stocks and today I sold them with a small profit*
Be careful with that, sometimes although you sell with profit you still loose money because of the trading quotes / fees. I would say you have to sell at least in +2,5% so you can have green numbers.
M.D.V. 
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Yep. In many ways, a small loss instead of a profit might have been better for him in the long run - discourages the mental "this is easy money!" chain of thought.
Remember: stocks and shares may go up and down (in small or wild swings) apparently randomly, but probably because of events both beyond your control and unknown to you ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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OriginalGriff wrote: a small loss instead of a profit might have been better for him in the long run
Well that's the thing, my investment was a "sure thing" 
Seriously though, I'm not in this for the money, but for the experience.
And hopefully I'll make some profits or at least minimize my losses at the end
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Sander Rossel wrote: Well that's the thing, my investment was a "sure thing”
Yeah. That’s how it starts.
May as well look up the number for your local ‘gamblers anonymous’ group so you’ll have it handy...
Actually - good luck with that. It’s something I’ve thought of doing as well. Just to see how it works.
Mark
Just another cog in the wheel
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OriginalGriff wrote: stocks and shares may go up and down (in small or wild swings) apparently randomly, but probably because of events both beyond your control and unknown to you ...
I know, and right now... even more. It is like a damned randomized roller coaster
M.D.V.
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Nelek wrote: It is like a damned randomized roller coaster
Also known as "Bitcoin"
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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No way... Bitcoins are one of the absolute No-Go for me.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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Is that because it's a damned randomized roller coaster used by criminals?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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