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Lost_BiomedE

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About Lost_BiomedE

Educated as a biomedical engineer with focus in electrical and software engineering. I am lazily managing an online-retail lifestyle business, 2006 - present. Currently, I am a full time day trader.

Location: Kailua-Kona, HI

email: my user name without underscore (alloneword) at gmail

Recent public activity

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    Comment #19815805

    We have yet to see another Stalin with all this new tech. Something I hope we never see. I wish Gulag Archipelago was history 101 at university.

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    Comment #18500475

    I assume it is like the number 40 or 10,000. It is a number substituted in to mean a very big number.

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    Comment #17932500

    If they are doing this without disclosure, they are adding counterparty risk without consent. Just because they didn't blow up does not mean they can't. It doesn't even have to be …

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    Comment #16784441

    Also potassium. Very few hit the RDA and most are shocked how high it is.

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    Comment #16718802

    Yes. Mindfulness is not about just being present during pleasurable moments. A lot of the value, to me, is being present when my mind or expectations conflict with the world around…

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    Comment #15510276

    I do something like what you are saying but with selling covered calls while I am long a stock. A quick search online will show you strategies like this. It is not uncommon for mor…

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    Comment #15497462

    Buying naked puts. It is like shorting but very leveraged and must be timed.

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    Comment #15491577

    Safe bet: cash. Speculative bet: put options.

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    Comment #15390188

    I worked in this field a bit at Baylor. There are those who want to model the 'hardware' down to every complexity and those who want to figure out the 'software' that emerges from …

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    Comment #15350109

    "But it doesn't get truly dangerous until people are buying stocks with borrowed money. " Currently, the borrowed money is nearly free money via low interest rates. A lot of games …

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    Comment #14214713

    Isn't the promotion transparent enough to not be shitty? To me is seems more like, 'if you are going to do it anyway and are on the fence about who you are going to go with, try us…

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    Comment #14120559

    Punycode Alert is one. It has 12 users and no reviews. I haven't looked into it besides a quick search.

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    Comment #13982421

    This is my understanding as well. I get great info talking with smallcap to the just barely midcap companies if you ask the right questions. Heck, usually, I am able to get a confe…

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    Comment #13951256

    Agree, that would likely work or a solution could be found.

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    Comment #13950989

    The problem with re-using a box is that it loses a lot of integrity after the initial shipment. Its crush rating is reduced and chance of tear increases sharply. Many damaged and r…

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    Comment #13834177

    For more sensitive areas, scramble pads are usually used. Solves a lot of security issues if you think anyone will go through much effort to get into an area.

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    Comment #12793362

    "Existing ISPs give as little as they can legally" I would add legally and illegally. Also, 'get away with' means everything from strong arming, being sneaky, flat out lies, bribin…

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    Comment #11884181

    I read his book 'power sex suicide'. Here is a good summary: http://ronbarak.tumblr.com/post/25996121029/life-is-it-inevi... In the book he expanded on what was needed to make the …

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    Comment #11560869

    Day trading is similar. I have even read poker books to help with my day trading. There are tons of knowledge-of-self and life lessons within both. In this case, I think we have bo…

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    Comment #10372284

    Good post. As a male, I have the same issues that you have in your last three paragraphs. I am masculine but do not feel the need or desire to spray alpha maleness constantly. When…

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    Comment #9629232

    I had a great and likely subsidized Lafite wine in Vegas. The bouquet went into my nose like a tasty explosion filling my entire head. This is even when I had issue with sinusitis.…

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    Comment #9568233

    If you wrap it well, no problem.

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    Comment #9568228

    This is how we did it in cooking school. In fancy steak houses, they have a broiler with specific heat settings for each steak row and standardized steak thickness (always done at …

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    Comment #9364931

    Oddly, I found the headline underwhelming, even if 'may' was not there. I then found that fact overwhelming. Sure, when I think about curing colorblindness, I find a lot of good in…