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    1996 Ram 3500 NV4500 Manual Lubricant recommendation dilemma.

    Good catch. That is listed as a specific replacement for the GM P/N 12346190. AMSOIL Manual Syncromesh Transmission Fluid is speced for the NV3500. It will not work in the NV4500. For very long, anyways.
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    Tesla AutoPilot runs over and kills motorcycle rider

    We used to say what separated man from the animals was man used tools. Now that we've noticed a number of animals using tools, perhaps the difference is that man misupoor house. Once autopilot matures (robotaxis, etc.) I predict lawyers will go after deep pockets like a big dog even if auto is...
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    How do Airliners navigate without GPS?

    Do the airlines use grid navigation instead of lat long in the very high latitudes, or has that gone the way of the buffalo?
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    1996 Ram 3500 NV4500 Manual Lubricant recommendation dilemma.

    That is the correct part number for the NV4500. Ignore the expiration date and use it. It looks like 9/10/05 was the manufacture date. Expiring after 4 years in the bottle is ridiculous. I changed my 97 Chevy 2500 HD at about 5 years and 50k miles with the GM equivalent. Eighteen years and...
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    *Investors Blog*

    At the start of my annual meeting with my Fidelity account rep I remind him that of the four bodies found in Lake Mead after the waters receded, three of them were annuity salesmen. I tell him I didn't know the fourth individual. So far, he hasn't tried to sell me an annuity.
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    Unexpected guest

    I can't comment on Texas, but in most similar gun friendly states it is a misconception that your guns need to be registered. They sure don't in Nevada. I crack up when I see so many TV shows written by writers from Cali or New York talk about a firearm in Nevada or a similar state being...
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    How do Airliners navigate without GPS?

    I went through USAF navigator training in '74, before GPS was operational. Techniques taught included dead reckoning (knowing where you are, applying your heading, airspeed, winds aloft and time to know where you should be), observing ground references, radar navigation, celestial (sun or stars...
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    USAA homeowners insurance in Florida

    Approximately 20 years ago USAA threw a tantrum and decided to not renew polices in Florida due to some (then) new state rules. They would allow one policy per member in the state only. I had 4 rental units in a duplex (units A and B) and two small houses (units C and D) on one lot that were...
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    US Supreme Court unanimously rules excessive county building fees may be unconstitutional

    I have a 31 acre property in Eldorado County (the county involved in this case). I can build exactly one house on this property. I have a very knowledgeable associate tell me that it would be a fools errand to try and subdivide to get the County to allow one home every 5 acres like all the...
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    *Investors Blog*

    And the ridiculous spending after, but that's not the spin they are putting on it.
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    *Investors Blog*

    But don't you know, Government spending has no effect on inflation. It's all the greedy profiteering landlords/farmers/corporations, etc. No effect at all. Nothing to see here. Am I going to have to report you to the thought police, I mean the FBI?
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    Defence spending in Canada coming closer to 2% of GDP

    Texas? How do they get past the language barrier?
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    Colt Cobra

    I am really glad you posted this. I have some history with the Colt Detective Special, which which the new (2017 on) Cobra sounds to be a stainless steel copy. Not sure about an alloy framed revolver, but I'm a big fan of the steel framed version. After a lot of trial and error, I settled on a...
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    Long term investing and the logics of selling options

    I had a managed account employ this strategy for the stocks they picked. The problem was the market was rising so fast after a while they abandoned selling covered calls. I only used them for a couple of years. I decided I could do better with ETFs and carefully selected stocks and mutual...
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    *Investors Blog*

    Or purely fabricated out of whole cloth, only to be retracted in a couple of months just like all the other job reports over the last few years.
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    *Investors Blog*

    TDS
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    Sam Bankman Fried 25 year sentence - did parents advise to show no remorse?

    Except Dad received a $16.4 million home, $10 million cash plus assorted other benefits from FTX, advised Sam, worked for a salary, controlled donations and political contributions, etc., etc. They weren't just the parents, they were involved up to their eyeballs. It remains to be seen if they...
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    *Investors Blog*

    I ended up rolling a couple of 401ks into a Fidelity IRA. They assigned me an Account Executive and he assisted me in rolling a couple of other scattered small accounts into my Fidelity accounts also. The Account Executive has been invaluable in assisting me with small problems. One thing to...
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    Zillow Plunges After Verdict on Real Estate Brokerage Commissions

    I believe my number is 6 properties sold by myself and 4 with the assistance of a realtor. I can see the value of a realtor, but if any of them expressed some of the views I see here they would have been fired in a nanosecond. On all of the FSBOs I've done, I've got full value, in some cases...
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    *Investors Blog*

    Here is where your argument, as I think I understand it, breaks down. As a teacher, I paid pre tax into my retirement fund, just like into a regular 401k. And, just like distributions from a 401k, retirement payments from that retirement fund are taxable. I pay into Social Security post tax...
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