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Comment Re:know about index fund mutual funds cap gain? (Score 1) 320

Think about what happens when monthly pay-ins occur from companies. Think about what happens when companies dump in profit sharing or matching funds at the end of the year. Some companies don't do it that way but more than a few do including mine who OBTW will withold all matching if you leave before Jan 1st - cute huh? 401K haven't been around all that long, what happens when all of those folks who signed up when it began reach retirement age and begin withdrawing? As you pointed out, things are going to get weird. My worry is what happens when we begin to have a large portion of the population reach retirement age and we realize that maybe 10% are prepared for it? Being sighted in the land of the blind could be hazardous...

Comment Re:Close to retirement: Yes and (Score 1) 320

I gotta' tell you, the bond funds I'm able to choose from in my 401K have done nothing but lose money for at least the last year. I leave a smidge in there just to see how quickly it goes down. When bonds begin to show some strength I'll consider buying into them but so far that's not been the case despite interest rates rising. Hopefully the orange idiot doesn't nuke the stock market, he sure seems to be trying!

Comment Re:The missing question: (Score 1) 320

Russell Large Cap Growth, Russell Small Cap, US Structured Research, S&P 500. Spread a little into the Euro/Asian funds and maybe choose one of the later retirement year funds so it's not sticking crap into bonds right now. Vanguard has good funds but man they make it hard to figure out what the tickers are for your companies funds when they use them for management!

Comment Re: The REAL Question... (Score 4, Insightful) 320

Sadly, appartently very few are disciplined enough to actually invest money like that and would instead have spent that on things like a better car, bigger house, or a vacation vs investing it. Those fools need SS to be taken or they would truly be penniless. The numbers I see for 401K and savings balances are terrifying...

Comment Re: What about retroactive? (Score 1) 44

Federal Regulations?! Where have you seen that? I cannot imagine what regulation that could be and would love to know WTF. The last time I tried to use CarPlay in a car and Waze together it was a disaster and I'd decided I'd avoid it in my next car but if Waze will work I'm onboard! Hopefully it won't require firmware flashes of radcios because if it does this is a near worthless feature announcement!

Comment Re: MakeMKV is free (Score 1) 68

Kodi I've got covered with multiple NUC, I'm interested in the drive you're using to rip the UHD BR :) I run Kodi at home (since the XBOX days), source compiled on one and one of their precompiled distro on another, and Plex on the road. I'm just wondering if there's a particular drive that's best for ripping this new media, I don't think my normal BD drive will do it right?

Comment Re:Why I rip my media (Score 1) 68

Ditto! I rip and store the originals - too much forced crap on disks these days. Here's an FBI warning, here's a preview, here's who knows WTF I don't want to see. I also buy my disks used as often as possible for as little as possible. Some movies that I really appreciate I'll pay for brand new but it's sure not too many with the cost of them.

Comment Re:Dead to me (Score 1) 68

Right there with you, I was a lifetime user and supporter of many years myself. Got others on the bandwagon and used their software to great success. Now suddenly it's Chinese software in posession of the full IP of the other company but they cannot honor my license? I should accept this? No thanks, I've moved on and there are other options.

AT&T

AT&T Begins Testing High-Speed Internet Over Power Lines (reuters.com) 119

AT&T has started trials to deliver high-speed internet over power lines. The company announced the news on Wednesday and said that trials have started in Georgia state and a non-U.S. location. Reuters reports: AT&T aims to eventually deliver speeds faster than the 1 gigabit per second consumers can currently get through fiber internet service using high-frequency airwaves that travel along power lines. While the Georgia trial is in a rural area, the service could potentially be deployed in suburbs and cities, the company said in a statement. AT&T said it had no timeline for commercial deployment and that it would look to expand trials as it develops the technology.

"We think this product is eventually one that could actually serve anywhere near a power line," said Marachel Knight, AT&T's senior vice president of wireless network architecture and design, in an interview. She added that AT&T chose an international trial location in part because the market opportunity extends beyond the United States.

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