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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostThat's really useful - shows that my 2PM flight seems to be typically taking off ~ an hour later than scheduled (but still landing more or less on time). Will leave the house at 12.30.
Is the plane late arriving from somewhere else or is it sitting idle at the gate/runway? If it's late due to plane being delayed elsewhere already, then boarding will be delayed. If the plane is sitting idle at the gate then board probably will run as normal.
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Originally posted by Wombatman View PostMy little share portfolio is down 20% since the start of the year. Wondering what to do about it.
I no longer even look at the share price of my place
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Originally posted by Wombatman View PostMy little share portfolio is down 20% since the start of the year. Wondering what to do about it.
In general the worst thing to do is buy high and sell low, so just forget about it now for a couple of years. As long as the world doesn't end there will be future stock market highs, they might just be a good while away.
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Originally posted by Wombatman View PostMy little share portfolio is down 20% since the start of the year. Wondering what to do about it."I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. Thompson
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I've been looking through some US companies that are really unbelievable -
Sunrun - (they do everything to do with Solar Panels). They lose a lot of money each year and have no clear path to profitability. They have lots of debt and not much cash to last them that long (I think less than a year?). WIth interest rates getting higher finance gets more expensive for them. I went through the transcript of their earnings call and nobody asked about ever turning a profit? Or running out of money? Shareholders are currently being diluted each year.
5b market cap, IMO this should be close to zero
Coinbase - Overhired during the boom and now are on course to lose a gigantic amount each quarter. Huge dilution of shareholders. Even if crypto makes a comeback their model of extornatiate fees is likely to be challenged. They charge retail something like 60 times what they charge institutional clients. Similar companies have a fraction of the workforce. They have a lot of cash on their balance sheet so the best thing to do would be to fire everyone and start afresh (or give back the money to shareholders)
11b market cap. Should be close to book.
Doordash - this is the stupidest of them all. Their business model makes no sense at all. The more revenue they do the more money they lose. The majority shareholders are Sequoia and Tiger, neither of them strangers to money-losing businesses. The funniest thing about this market is that there is some competition to see who gets the privilege of a monopoly that loses money.
27b market cap lol. They doubled their employees recently.
These are just the craziest ones I've happened across I'm sure there are plenty more, also the whole market is flooded with businesses that are fine, but vastly overvalued. (EG Zoom, Tesla etc)
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View Post
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Originally posted by Hectorjelly View PostI've been looking through some US companies that are really unbelievable -
Sunrun - (they do everything to do with Solar Panels). They lose a lot of money each year and have no clear path to profitability. They have lots of debt and not much cash to last them that long (I think less than a year?). WIth interest rates getting higher finance gets more expensive for them. I went through the transcript of their earnings call and nobody asked about ever turning a profit? Or running out of money? Shareholders are currently being diluted each year.
5b market cap, IMO this should be close to zero
Coinbase - Overhired during the boom and now are on course to lose a gigantic amount each quarter. Huge dilution of shareholders. Even if crypto makes a comeback their model of extornatiate fees is likely to be challenged. They charge retail something like 60 times what they charge institutional clients. Similar companies have a fraction of the workforce. They have a lot of cash on their balance sheet so the best thing to do would be to fire everyone and start afresh (or give back the money to shareholders)
11b market cap. Should be close to book.
Doordash - this is the stupidest of them all. Their business model makes no sense at all. The more revenue they do the more money they lose. The majority shareholders are Sequoia and Tiger, neither of them strangers to money-losing businesses. The funniest thing about this market is that there is some competition to see who gets the privilege of a monopoly that loses money.
27b market cap lol. They doubled their employees recently.
These are just the craziest ones I've happened across I'm sure there are plenty more, also the whole market is flooded with businesses that are fine, but vastly overvalued. (EG Zoom, Tesla etc)
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Originally posted by Murdrum View Post
You should check out Damodaran if you haven’t already, I suspect he is right up your street: https://youtube.com/c/AswathDamodaranonValuation
There's also something dreamy about his voice!
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Have got back swimming in the last few weeks (in a 50m pool rather than loling around in the sea)
After the first session, I thought I was going to drown after about 300m - My fitness is fooked and it'll be a long, tough journey from where I used to be (a long time ago, I was doing a mile every second day)
Have gotten slightly better over the last few weeks (but still a long way to go) so was starting to feel good about myself until last night.
As I got in the pool, I noticed one lad in my lane was splashing quite a lot when swimming and looked like he hadn't got good form. Wasn't being judgmental or anything, it's just a bit unusual to see as most of the people doing 50 lengths are well versed in it.
It was only as I went past him, I realised he only had one arm. When I noticed this, I wondered to myself why he wasn't kicking more with his legs to take the pressure off his one arm until I passed him the 2nd time and noticed he had no legs!
The lad completely outswam me. I was doing 50m in a quicker time than him but I was stopping to take breaks very regularly where he was swimming right the way through.
I was equally in awe of him as I was disappointed with myself for being so unfit so I resolved this by convincing myself that he was a para-Olympian
A long way to go indeed!
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Originally posted by Hectorjelly View PostI've been looking through some US companies that are really unbelievable -
Sunrun - (they do everything to do with Solar Panels). They lose a lot of money each year and have no clear path to profitability. They have lots of debt and not much cash to last them that long (I think less than a year?). WIth interest rates getting higher finance gets more expensive for them. I went through the transcript of their earnings call and nobody asked about ever turning a profit? Or running out of money? Shareholders are currently being diluted each year.
5b market cap, IMO this should be close to zero
Coinbase - Overhired during the boom and now are on course to lose a gigantic amount each quarter. Huge dilution of shareholders. Even if crypto makes a comeback their model of extornatiate fees is likely to be challenged. They charge retail something like 60 times what they charge institutional clients. Similar companies have a fraction of the workforce. They have a lot of cash on their balance sheet so the best thing to do would be to fire everyone and start afresh (or give back the money to shareholders)
11b market cap. Should be close to book.
Doordash - this is the stupidest of them all. Their business model makes no sense at all. The more revenue they do the more money they lose. The majority shareholders are Sequoia and Tiger, neither of them strangers to money-losing businesses. The funniest thing about this market is that there is some competition to see who gets the privilege of a monopoly that loses money.
27b market cap lol. They doubled their employees recently.
These are just the craziest ones I've happened across I'm sure there are plenty more, also the whole market is flooded with businesses that are fine, but vastly overvalued. (EG Zoom, Tesla etc)"Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally." - John Maynard Keynes
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostSecret Remoaners desert Brave Brexit Boris, good riddance.
That'll be your Express or Mail headlines (with a nasty undertone about their ethnicity).Gone full 'Glinner' since June 2022.
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Hesitant to say he’s gone given his ability to hang on thus far.
Leadership challenge can’t happen for a year now, does he simply stay figuring things can’t get any worse.
As much as The Rest is Politics is generally a bit OTT on the petty jabs, it will be entertaining this week given what has happened
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Originally posted by ComradeCollie View Post
Starmers policy of making Brexit work is the dumbest move ever though. Doubt he'll be around for long.
I think that Starmer's policy announcement yesterday is a significant factor in the likes of Sunak finally finding the scruples to put the knife in. With the concession from Labour that it is politically impossible for them to get elected on a platform of reversing Brexit the ERG can withdraw from Government nd blame everyone else for the shambles that is Brexit.
There was an astonishing admission from Rees-Gobshite in an interview yesterday when he called out again falsely claiming the Vaccine development was a Brexit Success when cornered he claimed it was a 'philosophical' victory because it gave them the confidence to act alone!
All may not be not lost though, if there can be a strong Lib-Lab election pact with PR top of the agenda then the whole political landscape changes.
Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by Murdrum View PostHesitant to say he’s gone given his ability to hang on thus far.
Leadership challenge can’t happen for a year now, does he simply stay figuring things can’t get any worse.
As much as The Rest is Politics is generally a bit OTT on the petty jabs, it will be entertaining this week given what has happened
The 1/7 available 'gone in 2022' market is slightly better value than the 6/4 that was there this morning.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View Post
Not this time, the no challenge for a year rule is arbitrary and can change tonight.
The 1/7 available 'gone in 2022' market is slightly better value than the 6/4 that was there this morning.
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Kyrgios beating a Brit in Wimbledon final still on cards
would be lovely it could be mixed in with some kind of disrespectful gesture to the Royal Box and/or a ball /racket fucked at Cliff RichardWill you ever fuck off with that shite... you are easily one of the worst posters on here for this-Pokerhand
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They got this out quite quickly especially given it’s 11pm where Rory Stewart is based: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcas...=1000568922264
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Originally posted by MysteryGuest View PostWould take a Djoker win to knock Federer into 3rd on the grand slam list too
Whereas Federer is seen as an all out nice guys and legend? Not hugely into tennis so maybe there's shit associated with him but don't think so.
Then again, maybe you are on the wind.
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Originally posted by Dice75 View Post
What day? If today obvs too late
Was a good game and good company. Nip and tuck for most of it but I had an epic meltdown in the end. Lost balls off the tee on 16, 17 and 18 to finish 7 over for the last 3 holes
​​Redbet at the Dublin Poker Invasion FTW
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Originally posted by Degag View Post
Quite a take. Djokovic was one of the most unlikable sportspeople out there (along with Neymar, Hamilton, Rapinoe and a few others i can't think of). And that was even before his covid hysterics.
Whereas Federer is seen as an all out nice guys and legend? Not hugely into tennis so maybe there's shit associated with him but don't think so.
Then again, maybe you are on the wind.Will you ever fuck off with that shite... you are easily one of the worst posters on here for this-Pokerhand
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Made the first instalment payment this evening on what will eventually accumulate over the next six months into my NextBigBetTM
SPOILERRon de Santis to be the Republican nominee at 2/1. Freeeeeeeeee mooooonnnneeeeeyyyyyy. Going to try to get the bet up to around 3k for a decent tax-free payout."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostMade the first instalment payment this evening on what will eventually accumulate over the next six months into my NextBigBetTM
SPOILERRon de Santis to be the Republican nominee at 2/1. Freeeeeeeeee mooooonnnneeeeeyyyyyy. Going to try to get the bet up to around 3k for a decent tax-free payout."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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I do think the better bet, for a big bet, is the Republican nominee. Just not sure there are the population demographics there for an actual Republican president. They seem to have alienated too many important segments of the population. Especially for a candidate as extremist as De Santis. But the Republican nominee should be a walk in the park for him. It seems like madness that they are offering 2/1 on it."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostI do think the better bet, for a big bet, is the Republican nominee. Just not sure there are the population demographics there for an actual Republican president. They seem to have alienated too many important segments of the population. Especially for a candidate as extremist as De Santis. But the Republican nominee should be a walk in the park for him. It seems like madness that they are offering 2/1 on it.
(b) probably a bigger threat to him imo although I am allergic to backing 4/1 shots 2.5 years out."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
Dublin Airport is beautiful. The busiest time of the year and the crowds just flow through it.
It came up as a suggested tweet as i don't actually follow her but was intrigued to see what had happened. Flew through the airport and made it to her destination cueing many pics of cocktails etc.
Was gonna call her a twat (as well as the aforementioned moron) but at least she had to decency to post that her experience was actually decent at the end rather than say nothing.
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
Unless (a) the Dems unearth a decent candidate to replace Biden (who has actually done an OK job but is unable to sell it) or (b) Trump comes back from the dead, de Santis is the putative Prez.
(b) probably a bigger threat to him imo although I am allergic to backing 4/1 shots 2.5 years out."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by The Aul Switcharoo View Post
You were too late. Next time he's home we'll organise a game and a session
Was a good game and good company. Nip and tuck for most of it but I had an epic meltdown in the end. Lost balls off the tee on 16, 17 and 18 to finish 7 over for the last 3 holes
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I think I actually finished 82 when I went through the scorecard.
Too many manky doubles.
Really enjoyed it though, good banter. Next time I come back I'll make the journey easier for ya and travel down to Blaaland.
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All efforts were made to make this thought original but with the abundance of thoughts in the world the originality of this thought cannot be guaranteed.
The author is not liable for any issue arising from the platitudinous nature of this post.
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Lol. 2 proper golfers and me . Great to be on the course again. Love walking on a fairway , no work no kids , very chilling. . . These 2 boys are good folks serious skills . Ive already put feelers out for a game in August. (With fellow hackers)
Big red blister on me left toe . Waiting to stab the bugger.Last edited by Solksjaer!; 05-07-22, 22:20.
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
ye don't even have a wagon, so ye don't. C'mere now and we'll shite in the bucket, so we will.
Watching that Maxwell docu. She was a fine thing in her day.
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Originally posted by ArmaniJeans View PostAlan Bleasdale's 'The Black Stuff' is the Play for Today showing on BBC4 on Tuesday evening - one of the best.Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostYozzer Hughes never left the playground. 'Whats there to grow up for?'
Class
First 3 episodes from 10pm tomorrow night on BBC4, and the final two next week.Last edited by ArmaniJeans; 05-07-22, 22:35.
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
Agree with you on Biden. And generally agree. But I feel that's a bit more like gambling. Happy enough to go with a 200% gain that strikes me as pretty certain. There's no chance Trump is actually getting the nomination imo. De Santis wears the same extremist coat, but will be a lot more believable to voters.
There seems no mechanism to keep Trump off the ballot, so your bet seems to rely on him deciding not to run.
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Originally posted by ArmaniJeans View Post
I'd have thought it was a 'if Trump runs, he wins' situation in regards to the nomination. All the polling I've seen has it as a landslide between the two of them, though a big deal is being made of the fact that gap has closed to 25 point territory. That's still massive.
There seems no mechanism to keep Trump off the ballot, so your bet seems to rely on him deciding not to run."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
hmm, I didn't bother myself with looking at things like polling numbers like a freakin nerd. So this is news to me. Maybe its good that my planned strategy is to level into the bet over the next few months rather than go straight into it.
National : President: Republican primary : 2024 Polls | FiveThirtyEight
I've no idea of how reliable any of the polling companies are and they have a wide spread of results.
Up to 36% lead for Trump in an 'A' rated poll, although the 9% lead with Yougov looks more promising. But that's a total outlier.
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