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Agreed. I have thought about making a systematic list of vignettes of actual local scenes, and then gradually tracking them down, at least the easier ones. I'm sure there are too many to get the… (View Post)

A few more. (View Post)

I've always thought of them as really the same thing. I figure that I collect pieces of money, which are these things that have been magically given value, mostly by the process of the governmen… (View Post)

This really does not make sense. Although I have never worked in finance, thankfully honestly because it sounds often miserable, everything I have heard about investment banking suggests that it is a… (View Post)

I don't see 'widget' as derogatory. Rather, it means something that is easily available/replaceable. It might be cool and expensive, but if you can afford one, plenty are available. 19… (View Post)