Recent content by AgaBoogaBoo

Hybrids and PHEVs allow more to convert their daily commute away from fossil fuels and this drastically improves air quality in cities. Would we rather have 30% of cars be PHEV or 5-10% pure BEV? PHEVs also allow more people to put in outlets to charge overnight as well... at least when it comes...

I generally agree, but can you blame them? Americans are like any other humans. If you go back in history, they were doing the same buying big(ger)/heavier/uneconomical cars before the 1973 oil crisis began and after that, for decades, they were collectively moving towards lighter, smaller, more...

You get far more bang for your buck, in terms of societal reduction of refined crude oil, with hybrids. There are many resource limitations down to the mine level that constrain how many batteries can be made. You can jam 70 kwh into a Tesla of use that for 5-10x as many hybrids and PHEVs. The...

Thank you - I did not realize they included long-term interest rates at a moderate level as part of stable prices. Very insightful.

Just to be a PITA, I'll add the Fed actually has a third mandate that is almost never brought up in the context of their frequently cited dual-mandate. The third mandate is to maintain moderate long-term interest rates. I believe the third is ignored because it's just viewed as not always...

Any specific year is a gamble, but valuation multiples in the U.S. seem elevated. The Shiller PE ratio can be seen here: https://www.multpl.com/shiller-pe Valuation metrics don't cause the markets to move on any given day, month, or year, so I may totally wrong for 2024. I can just say that...

You are a good person. Thanks for the birthday wishes Zim. I got on AT specifically to find your post today :) :beermug:

Thank you. Wish it was a different outcome….

Zim - you are still doing this daily birthday thread?! You are a good soul.

I haven't been here in a while. It must have been 15 years ago, there was a user who had a modified older Mustang (60s-80s). It was stolen and then he eventually found a listing for a specific part from his car, which I believe he traced back to the manufacturer and had proof it was his. I...

There was a season of the Secret Millionaire's Club with Buffett. I don't know where to find the full episodes now, but Youtube has lots of clips: https://www.youtube.com/@SecretMillionairesClub/videos

I think it was a bad modem previously. I ordered a new one, set it up yesterday, and now smokeping gives me much better results. I'm at 0% packet loss from 1 location and 1.5% from the other 2 locations. This compares to the roughly 18% I experienced earlier. Thanks for all the help.

They price match Amazon and so I've got no issue shopping there... if anything, returns are easier, and so I'd prefer to shop at BB as long as they keep the price matching.

Okay - I've ordered both of those and I'll use this setup as a chance to connect a laptop directly to the modem and then report back in a few days. Thanks!

Thanks for both of the responses. nsafreak - my modem is at a distance from my computer and so it's not easy to test a wired connection unfortunately. John - cable. From what I've gathered, figuring out why the other outlets don't work won't be easy. I think it will require following the...