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I stopped typing yesterday because a guy from AMS stopped by to discuss TVs and audio and we got talking about the CES - The Consumer Electronic Show which is why TVs go down in price (it's not the Super Bowl).
So - my question is - should I buy the new 65 inch OLED 4K TV that comes rolled up in a tube?
Yea - it's as thin as a piece of plastic. 2 years ago there was an 18 inch "wall paper" TV and now? 65 inch LG (the best TV manufacture) 4K OLED (pronounced o-lead) that unrolls and sticks on the wall. There is a sound bar that attaches because there need to be a place to plug things in.Of course if you have to ask how much one of those costs you cannot afford it (they can go as low as $20,000).
Samsung (third best TV manufacture) has a new 146 inch TV called The Wall. Samsung also has the first 85 inch 8K TV with AI. Not sure what the AI does and just because something has more pixels does not mean its better.
The great thing about these TVs is that the viewing distance is actually diminishing. You can sit 3 feet from a 65 inch 4K OLED with zero issues. 65 inch seems to be the goto size for BIG screens that are not FREAKISHLY expensive (as if good 65 incher was not already expensive) as 75 inchers go way way up in price.
I think we are in the golden age of TV hardware. When we gave away (could not even sell them for $50) two 65 inch DLP TVs (we kept getting Mel's cast off TVs) and I got rid of a small LITERALLY 200 pound flat screen 30 inch TV (I had to use a t-wheeler to get it out of the house LOL), we got a "cheap" (less then $500) 55 inch 4K for my "office" and OMG - it is so amazing.
You don't need 4K for a 55 inch screen but you almost can't NOT get one.
So that ts THAT story on TVs.
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Seems there are no GOP candidates to run for Governor in New York as two more dropped out last week.
Mark January 1st 2019 as a big day. On that day all published works from 1923 that are protected by copy write laws will become public domain! BRING IT ON . . . stuff!
The final 747 took flight for the last time last week in America. Was that the first "jumbo" jet?
Irritation of the day - I was reading an email on my iPhone last night and all of a sudden the screen goes blank and returns with a message - "uploading 1 of 4800 emails"? WHAT? Then "uploading 7 of 4800 emails" WHAT??
WTF! And it won't upload in the background. I have to be on that screen. grrrrrrrr Iwish therewas an easy way to delete a few years of emails from Yahoo instead of 20 at a time.
Interesting tidbit from Kramer of MAD MONEY. I like him for his macro economic views (my all time favorite class in college - Macro Econ). He said there are 4 things pumping the stock market that will last a while.
The main thing was that at the moment the stock market is NOT being driving by stock pickers - it is being driven by index funds that come from millennials putting $$ automatically into the market in 401Ks and so forth and this money is one-direction. It only goes in. Index funds are good!!!
The 2nd thing is that in the last 17 years the stock market has 50% less companies to invest in meaning all the other companies are getting THEIR cash. Many companies are buying back their stocks making less supply and raising prices.
The other two reason were less interesting
hmmmmmmmm.
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A&E has a documentary coming out called "Undercover High" where 7 people spent a year in high school undercover and what they experienced was crazy. They were exposed to bullying, sexual harassment, poverty, violence, and drug addiction, among other issues. And in some cases, administrators did not realize the extent of the problems.
Yea - side note - alcohol is a big problem in OUR high school DURING SCHOOL, it's not cannabis. it's booze. And that is not the only problem Columbus has with it's school system, - don't get me started as I cannot say more at this time.
I have heard 3 times now from students that cannabis use is very minimal in our high school, alcohol is the big problem. But alcohol is legal so I guess it's OK.
BTW - latest stats from Colorado has cannabis use among teenagers in the last 2 years has actually dropped.
ANYWAY first episode airs tonight at 9:00 on A&E.
Speaking of our High School - The School District sent out fake news the other day saying there was a water main break - not true at all. A pipe broke that had absolutely nothing to do with a water main. Again - don't get me started. They never even contacted Water and Light before they sent out the message blaming a water main.
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Want some good news? a 50,000 pound humpback whale saved a snorkeler. A snorkeler was filming something and the whale pushed him through the water with his nose for 10 minutes and protecting him under his dorsal fin from a 15 foot shark. Once the guy got back into his boat in safety the whale chased the shark and then came back to the boat and looked up to see the guy. Then swam away.
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Finally - Gus got beat up at the dog park. Like a football game. All fun and frolicking but yesterday was the first BIG day since the "cold snap" for many dogs and it was chaos. Put 15 dogs that have been stuck in a house for 2 weeks and IT'S GO TIME!
He literally slept from 6:00 to 6:00. I think he was sore. He got bashed big time once and I have never seen him afraid but after 20 second he was back pestering the other dogs to chase him.
It was this guy that gave him the biggest grief. yea - that is Boomer. Gus went up to Boomer and YELP!! GET AWAY!!
Oh - it was a Huskie that bashed Gus - not Boomer. I think a Huskie thought Gus was messing with a Great Pyrenees and wanted Gus to stop pestering him.
Have a great day
WEATHER - we COULD hit 50 on Thursday - seriously before we hit 20 for a high Friday and of course Saturday the high Wind chill will be -1 the cold the first part of next week and a warm up after that - the January thaw?
No snow. Maybe we need to have more snow mobile meetings for the 7 days a year they are a city nuisance.
Rod Out
