Liberty

http://www.businessinsider.com/intel-ceo-krzanich-sold-shares-after-company-was-informed-of-chip-flaw-2018-1

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Majority_attack

https://www.coindesk.com/ripples-xrp-giving-third-largest-cryptocurrency-second-look/ https://twitter.com/prestonjbyrne/status/948636938088611841

If it's privately owned, how is it not centrally controlled by the owner? What are those advantages was my question.

Ripple sells a private block-chain that is used for very quick money transfers. Apparently transfers are just a few seconds to complete vs 10 minutes for bitcoin. Since it is private it has a mammoth advantage with energy efficiency / transaction capacity but you lose out on the robustness of a decentralized currency. If the ledger is centrally controlled, what's the benefit over a conventional database ledger? These are already fast and secure.

I'd buy about 80-90% of my groceries online if I could get them delivered home for about the same price it costs me to go into the store, and if I was confident enough in the seller to know that they'd keep problems to a minimum and food quality at least as high as in the store.

https://www.fiercecable.com/cable/charter-outlines-inside-out-wireless-strategy-urges-fcc-to-adopt-county-sized-geographic

Can we trust this news? Stock price has not moved on this news... this would be big a 30% drop in performance would hurt INTC reputation and accelerate the move toward AMD. BeerBaron

The fact that he was coming from Cliffs in the first place had made me raise an eyebrow like Spock...

TSS made an acquisition: https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/01/03/1281545/0/en/Constellation-Software-s-Total-Specific-Solutions-Acquires-FDC-A-S.html

Oh boy, this is bad: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/

CFO out: https://seekingalpha.com/news/3320753-transdigm-taps-skulina-interim-cfo-paradie-resigns

You're welcome!

This documentary about Deepmind's AlphaGo is now available on Netflix (at least in the US and Canada afaik): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6700846/ h/t Bluegrass Capital on twitter for pointing it out.

The book is not out yet (comes out feb 8, 2018), but there's an excerpt here: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/01/brotopia-silicon-valley-secretive-orgiastic-inner-sanctum If interested, you can pre-order here: https://www.amazon.com/Brotopia-Breaking-Boys-Silicon-Valley/dp/0735213534/

I wonder what it means for Apple, where and how Apple might improve, and how (isn't) Apple is investing/innovating in that area. I use Apple Maps almost exclusively on the phone, but a lot of it is because it works and I don't want to learn the interface for Google Maps. Apple Maps is getting better, but Google Maps is getting better as fast or faster. But, the job to be done for Apple is getting done with Apple Maps, and Google would be crazy to make its maps unavailable to iOS (the most valuable segment of the mobile market). They now just have less bargaining power then they did before Apple maps existed. Things could become different if Apple wants to make a self driving car after all, but for now, it's a core competency for Google and a nice defensive side thing that keeps them from being too vulnerable for Apple.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-01/coal-power-s-pace-slows-in-india-as-glut-leaves-plants-unused "India added six times as much solar as coal in 2017. It's the least amount of coal added in more than a decade"

Don't beat yourself up, that's a good absolute result, and as long as your long-term results are competitive with indexes (which can mean many things, ie. If you hold more cash, take less risk, etc), then it's fine. A one year period is arbitrary, and you can't always beat indexes or others. A problem night be if you never best them with a strategy that doesn't have other benefits. Also don't assume this thread is representative. There's sample bias where those with good results are more likely to post than those with bad or even average results.

Best wishes to all y'all!

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the feedback.

https://electrek.co/2018/01/01/tesla-model-3-early-impressions/

http://www.smh.com.au/business/bitcoin-tensions-rise-as-investors-claim-banks-freezing-their-accounts-20171229-p4yy3z.html

34% in CAD, 42% in USD.

https://medium.com/@preethikasireddy/fundamental-challenges-with-public-blockchains-253c800e9428