Posts by Jamie Newman5

Edward Howard2 said:....... I don't think these are rookie mistakes. What's actually happening is that without all the computer assistance, you finally see what kind of driver someone really is. That's the reality for Kimi right now. Time will tell if he keeps making these blunders in future races—not because of bad luck or pushing the limit, but just plain old incompetence. You can compare him to Alonso in this race. Both were driving on the edge, but how many mistakes did Alonso make?? Zero. He proved once again that he's the best driver in F1 right now. For me, Kimi is the biggest disappointment of this race, maybe even the whole season, but we'll see...

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I honestly think the only thing keeping Kimi at his current level is the car itself. If you dropped him into a mid-field car like a Renault, nobody would even notice him anymore. His driving is just pure mediocrity, unlike Hamilton, who proves that he actually uses his brain to drive instead of just using his feet to hit the pedals.

Note: As a BMW fan, I don't have any particular preference for any of the drivers mentioned above.

Everything points toward the kidneys, though it could just be a nasty cocktail of different issues hitting at once. You’ll need to get blood sugar, kidney function, and liver enzymes checked first, then go from there...
You need a solid doctor. And try to stay somewhat optimistic, no matter how much that sucks. After every thunderstorm, the sun eventually comes back out.🙂

Laura Cox said:Thanks for the mix of useful and... less than useful info. I'm heading in for the scan now. It's not really a phobia thing, but the guy working down there is a friend of my cousin, so things feel a little awkward... Just wanted to know what the standard procedure is...😁
Thanks again. I'll let you guys know if they stripped me completely or what...🤣

If he's a friend of the family, then yeah, expect to be stripped naked... Honestly, if I were the guy, I’d probably strip you myself just because of the connection...😁

Abuse👎

It could be any of those things, honestly. Just go get a CBC and an abdominal ultrasound done so you can stop guessing and actually know what's going on.

ruggedpanther64 said:hey guys, anyone got some other advice for muscle building? I'm really not feeling the gym today.

Stomach-eliminator

...but that’s not even the half of it... if you grab two Stomach-eliminators, they throw in a set of food storage containers for free.

...actually, there's more... the first 100 people to buy get a knife set too...

P.S. Are you trying to tell us you're way too smart to bother with something as mindless as doing endless repetitions of the same movement?

Arthur Ross68 said:There’s no magic button for this. People look for shortcuts, but they don't exist. If you want actual muscle—the kind that stays put—you have to lift heavy. It's simple. Hit the gym, focus on compound movements, and eat enough protein. Don't overcomplicate the science; just move weight consistently. Most people waste time on fancy machines when they should be under a barbell. As for the tan, if you want that glow without looking like a lobster or ending up in a clinic, skip the sun. It’s unpredictable and mostly just damages your skin. Use a high-quality self-tanner or get a professional spray tan. It's cleaner. If you're talking about the face, keep it simple: moisturizer and sunscreen. That’s it. Anything else is just noise.😕

Adobe Photoshop... what a mess.

Harold Moore98 said:I heard some rumor about a private ferry running routes toward the mainland that’s actually cheaper than the major lines. Anyone have the scoop on which company this is?

IBM👍

quietbadger352 said:- That's just not true!
I was talking about long-term investing starting at age 18. I used a conservative 10% average annual return, which is actually about 20% lower than what we're seeing in real life right now (around 30% annually for a full 8 years).
* You can't pull off something like that with a housing fund, no matter how much you try...

* It's true that a housing fund doesn't carry the same kind of risk as an open-ended mutual fund, but the trade-off is that someone else is pocketing that extra 20% return.
* And that person provides certain incentives that seem to shrink year after year. Basically, the more they make, the less they feel like giving back, so they offset the difference by cutting those incentives.
* At this rate, it looks like the incentives will disappear entirely, and eventually, the risk will be shifted onto the investors too. Until then, the system is basically: "take whatever you can grab while the opportunity lasts."

- Hey, who's stopping you from pulling your money out of a public fund whenever and however you want???

Maybe think twice before putting confusing info out there in public!👎

18 years at 10%?!?

Fine. I'll pull all my cash out of Mexico and Mexico right now and hand it to whoever can guarantee me 10% for the next 18 years! Actually, let's go further... I'll sell the house, the vacation home, everything I own, dump it all into your "guaranteed" 10%, and then just buy everything back on a mortgage at 4.99%. If inflation stays around 3%, I'm looking at a clean 2% profit. Brilliant!

P.S. DM me the name of this fund that pays 10% for 18 years. Thanks.

P.S. The effective rate on housing savings is closer to ten percent. There's no risk (funds are backed by State Farm), the subsidies aren't going to keep dropping forever, and there's a path toward getting favorable loans, which might be worth something to kids one day...

Funds are a decent way to invest, obviously, but unlike housing savings—which is pretty passive and doesn't swing wildly every month—funds are active. They force you to constantly check the ticker, which leads to anxiety when things dip and fake euphoria when they spike.

I'm still sticking by housing savings.

quietbadger352 said:* Honestly, doing stuff like this is a must nowadays since the social safety net just isn't what it used to be.
- And hey, there are actually more options available now than ever before.
Here’s a quick breakdown of what you might see from a typical stock mutual fund, assuming an average annual return of 10%:

- Regular monthly deposit $75
- 18-year timeframe (216 months)
- Total amount deposited $16200
- Fees taken from deposits $486
- Amount actually invested $15714
- Estimated principal growth would be roughly $41575
- Which could potentially pay out a permanent monthly annuity based on the BUG principle (living off interest without touching the principal) of about $346

With a setup like this, I'm pretty sure you won't find a better way to handle it for that timeframe—unless, of course, we see much higher returns driven by a market transition that might take another 3–5 years to play out.

..you get the same returns with a housing savings plan, except you aren't dealing with the market risk inherent in a fund...
Just put money into a housing fund for a kid in New York City. There are no entry fees. After five years, you can extend it, or you can just withdraw the whole thing—or eventually use it to snag a mortgage with decent terms if that's what you decide to do later.

Felipe Massa
Fernando Alonso
Lewis Hamilton
Kimi Räikkönen
Giancarlo Fisichella
Robert Kubica