fine_sandy_bottom

Yeah I'm in the process of switching my OTP stuff to keepassxc. Better hurry that up.

Hmm, maybe... but I'm certain that everyone commenting in this thread does have a back account.

In places with "hard" water (lots of calcium) you tend to get a calcium plaque in the pan after several years. It will absorb any iron in the water and turn brown.

It's pretty much a rock growing on the porcelain. A brush won't move it.

Yeah it's the common sense stuff we all know to be true. "Save and invest your money! Compound interest magic! Investments increase in value!"

IIRC he makes a case for ripping off his employees. Justification is that if he have them more money they would just waste it, but he will invest it.

So, ah, that's not how that works.

If he "goes bust" and can't make repayments the bank will take his cars and silver and gold.

This guy is a great author, and those four words "rich dad, poor dad" are masterfully crafted. The book basically says borrow money to buy houses not boats. It's not revolutionary, it's just packaged in a way which is appealing to... poor dads.

I think this is fairly reductive. I work in a related industry. Often it's the best lawyers working for the shadier clients, for obvious reasons.

I think you mistake how companies work.

When there's many millions of dollars on the line and you're an easily replaceable deck hand the SOP is to do whatever the fuck the special consultant tells you to do.

I'm genuinely amazed at the calibre of people running the US. More so that aparently half the nation thinks its the best choice.

If they could dump it overboard they absolutely would not care whether it continues to burn.

An expert hired by the Taipei, Taiwan-based Wisdom Marine Group “is working diligently to create contingency plans, arrange for a firefighting team, and ensure the necessary equipment is in place,’ the group said in a statement.

Yeah right. They're frantically trying to figure out how to dump the container overboard and whether the penalties would cost less than losing the boats cargo.

Let me guess...

• not very accurate
• needs to be trained on an individuals brain.