+1 for Telegraf (with Prometheus and Grafana), rolled out a monitoring stack for our internal network in something like 2 days when a colleague had been manually checking `top` for years each morning. Huge benefit.
The SDK is coming out next month way before the devices launch so I suspect there will be some simulation options. I'll be playing about with it for sure - I want to see what gaming HUDs I can bring to life!
> Let's talk about braid theory. In the quantum world, particles can be thought of as strands, and their interactions as braids. The braids weave and loop around each other, creating intricate patterns, a dance of existence. Each unique pattern, or braid, represents a different state of the particle. The magic is that the braids can't get tangled.
This is true when it’s going down and false when it’s going up. Do the same analysis of previous years during bull crypto markets and does this hold up?
bitcoin's performance since late 2017 lags QQQ. the rolling 5-year returns have gotten way worse. Much of the gains were from pre-2018. many people five years ago were predicting six-figures by now, nowhere even close.
Huh? BTC is up 56% YTD, QQQ is up 34.5%. Over five years BTC is up 300%, QQQ is 100%. Over life BTC is 7850% while QQQ is 570%. Today QQQ is up 0.12%, BTC is up 0.95%.
I don’t know which slice you want to compare but general holds of BTC have outperformed QQQ significantly, even today it’s done better while it’s two largest exchanges have been sued by the SEC.
bitcoin peaked at 20k in 2017. it is only up 30 percent to 26k. QQQ is up a lot more. over 5.5 years of weak performance. The major problem with bitcoin are the huge declines like in 2018 and 2022. It stopped going up as much anymore either like it did in 2013 or 2017.
But you've picked the very peak of a previous bull run against a dip of a bear market... QQQ peaked in 2021 at $404 but is now at $355 so it's down 15%. This is just as relevant as what you're saying but obviously doesn't capture the whole picture? QQQ dipped from $101 to $20 once which is a huge loss, larger than BTCs largest dip as a percentage, but again that doesn't really tell the whole picture either.
Not trying to be rude or argumentative here, I just really don't understand your point.
Things like this seem "unlikely until they actually happen", then hindsight is 20/20. Enron was a public company with genuine audits, and many people were surprised it was a giant pump and dump scam.
Enron (2001): Enron Corporation, an energy company based in Houston, Texas, infamously collapsed in 2001 due to one of the most notorious cases of corporate fraud in history. Through complex accounting maneuvers and deceptive practices, Enron misrepresented its financial health, hiding debt and inflating profits.
WorldCom (2002): WorldCom was a telecommunications company that engaged in accounting fraud, inflating its assets by over $11 billion. The fraud involved improperly classifying expenses as capital investments, misleading investors and lenders. The scandal led to WorldCom filing for bankruptcy, and several executives were convicted, including CEO Bernard Ebbers.
Tyco International (2002): Tyco International, a multinational manufacturing company, was involved in a series of accounting frauds. The company's CEO, Dennis Kozlowski, and CFO, Mark Swartz, were found guilty of embezzling millions of dollars through unauthorized compensation and unauthorized stock sales. They used various fraudulent methods to conceal their activities.
HealthSouth (2003): HealthSouth, a provider of outpatient surgery, diagnostic imaging, and rehabilitation services, was involved in a massive accounting scandal. The CEO, Richard Scrushy, orchestrated a scheme to overstate the company's earnings by nearly $3 billion, inflating assets and revenues. Scrushy was eventually convicted of bribery, mail fraud, and other charges.
Lehman Brothers (2008): Lehman Brothers, a global financial services firm, played a significant role in the 2008 financial crisis. The company employed accounting practices known as "Repo 105," which involved temporarily moving assets off-balance sheet to hide its financial situation. This misleading presentation contributed to investors' false perception of Lehman Brothers' stability before its collapse.
Sure, but as a public company they're legally responsible for the audit they signed off and while the Big 4 refuse to work with private crypto companies, Deloitte did choose to audit Coinbase. I just don't believe they can get away with this level of shady stuff while a Big 4 audit them and they're under extreme scrutiny for the sector from the SEC.
Before it was the "Big Four" it was the "Big Five". Look into what happened to that fifth one... (Arthur Andersen re:Enron)
It's worth noting that while we got the Sarbanes-Oxley Act out of it, it was more or less replaced by Dodd-Frank Act, which was partially repealed by Trump in 2018.
I’m moving to Sweden from the Bay Area and this seems very low - I spend that for myself and my wife probably over two days (including coffees etc)… Is this the genuine average? It’ll make me swallow lower salaries a lot easier!
Looking at my banking app for the last 6 months I spend between 6K to 10K Swedish crowns in supermarket food, work lunches and dinning. I live I Malmo. Stockholm dining will be more expensive. Moved here in 2011 from the US, love it. 6 weeks of paid vacation and work life balance: priceless. Welcome!
The average expenditure on food and staples of a Norwegian household is according to national statistics €235/month/person (not including dining out); based on the general cost difference between Norway and Sweden, this should translate into €210/month/person.
That's very likely. If you eat for €2k in Sweden you're not eating out at any time during the month. You can add at least another €2k to that if you want to go out to eat every workday lunch, which many high-income people do.
Speaking from personal experience, its mostly younger workers who eat yesterday's leftovers in the cafeteria.
