Over the past two weeks, I have witnessed two amazing engineering achievements. One of them, I watched on TV. The other, I experienced firsthand.Catching SkyscrapersFor the second time (in 3 tries), SpaceX caught the Starship booster stage:The Starship booster is as tall as a 33 story building. During descent, it hits speeds more than twice as fast as a bullet … [Read more...] about Living In A Star Trek World (almost)
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The World Is Amazing
If you don't pay attention to The Big Scary News, the world is amazing. I like to think of all of the differences between modern life and my childhood:You wouldn't know how great the world is if you pay attention to news. Instead, you'd be quickly convinced that society is on the verge of collapse and the cause is people from the opposite side of the political aisle. … [Read more...] about The World Is Amazing
Warren Buffett Bet: Year 6 Update
Six years ago, Dividend Growth Investor (DGI) asked me if I'd like to participate in the Warren Buffett bet. For those unfamiliar, in 2008 Buffett famously challenged the hedge fund industry::Can you beat the S&P 500 over a period of 10 years?Buffett won as the hedge fund got clobbered by the S&P 500.But I like fun experiments and a little … [Read more...] about Warren Buffett Bet: Year 6 Update
My Biggest Investing Takeaway For 2023
I have a fun little secret to tell you. On the Mile High FI podcast that I cohost, Doug used Chat GPT to create a script for a small segment. Then he used Descript's voice cloning to read the script in his voice. So part of the podcast in the clip below (starting at 2:20 and ending at 6:50) was completely generated with artificial intelligence (AI):My Biggest Investing … [Read more...] about My Biggest Investing Takeaway For 2023