Posted By RichC on March 10, 2023
It has been quite a few years that I’ve been struggling with what to do when it comes to purchasing a new “travel” computer and I have contemplated doing something a number of times. The aging Lenovo still works, but I do struggle with not having everything 
with me that is part of my “Apple Life.” Still the new MacBook Pro line is too expensive for what I do anymore and the lower priced MacBook Air M1 wedge shaped notebooks with limited SSD storage seems underwhelming (Taylor loves his MacBook Air and not sure about Katelyn, 
but she has one too). I’m still tempted to go with the new M2 MacMini.
When the MacBook Air M2 was released in mid-2022, it looked as if it might be the perfect travel computer … but it of course came with a much higher price point and still didn’t have a touchscreen (not necessary, but something I’m gettting comfortable with after using my Lenovo, iPads and Brenda’s Chromebook). The lowest priced M2 Air also comes with a pitifully small SSD (only 256GB) and bumping that up adds hundreds of dollars to the price … so I’ve put off a new computer again.
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Posted By RichC on March 9, 2023
It has been a quandary for years. Do you value Tesla like a car company or a fast-growing technology company? This past weekend Barron’s Magazine included an interesting article by Jack Hough after Tesla’s “investor day” and subsequent stock price drop.
Tesla is trading “more like just another car maker,” wrote Bespoke Investment Group this past week. I don’t think it was a compliment. On Wednesday evening, the company held a new investor day at its equally new Texas Gigafactory. On Thursday, shares sagged 6%.
That’s not how these things are supposed to work. Investor days aren’t a must, like filing an annual report. Companies do it to generate enthusiasm for their strategies and products. Rapturous applause in the moment is good, but a pop in the stock price is better.
FULL ARTICLE
A $220/sh value calculation for $TSLA by Adam Jonas at Morgan Stanley:
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Posted By RichC on March 8, 2023
After a bit of time away from my aging Apple iMac and time to ponder using the MarsEdit blogging app from RedSweater as a replacement for OpenLiveWriter on Windows, I bit the bullet and purchased the software. The final push to purchase was the responsive emails from the developer Daniel Jalkut and how to set up a few “custom macros” to better fit my needs. 
The great part is that he is continuing to improve and add to the app and has been doing it a long, long, time.
I’m not sure if Daniel has been programming Apple MaciOS software as long as I’ve been using Macs (an original logo sticker sheet from one of my first Macs above) … but long enough to give me confidence to start using Marsedit 5.
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Posted By RichC on March 7, 2023
For years now, I’ve been planning to make a set of Cornhole boards for the backyard when entertaining in the summertime, but never really wanted to just slap together construction grade 2 x 4s and plywood. So when thinking about a project gift for my granddaughters 3rd and 6th birthdays this year, who are now old enough to play yard games, I decided to improve the woodworking a 
little bit.
Initially I was going to paint them in OSU “scarlett and gray” colors … but really wanted to use better quality wood and joinery techniques. So instead of paint, I opted for a preprinted logo and clear lacquer and sanding … and more lacquer and sanding, etc. You get the picture … a full quart of lacquer and I lost track of the number of coats until it was gone. HA!
The other thing I wanted to stay away from was the use of fasteners … although did use a few stainless steel pin nails when seating the top into the rabbet joint since I wasn’t confident in having enough clamps or even pressure (in hindsight I probably could have used weights?) For the corner joints I also used a single brass screw mostly for alignment, but made a jig to cut the walnut miter shims which turned out nice. This addition is definitely a favorite of mine when making frames, etc.
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Posted By RichC on March 6, 2023
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Posted By RichC on March 5, 2023
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Posted By RichC on March 5, 2023
It is one thing trying to evade the police by speeding, then running a red light and crashing into an unsuspecting driver … but to also hit a building and have it collapse is another? Yikes!
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Posted By RichC on March 4, 2023
With area code 513 phone numbers in shortened supply in our Southwest Ohio area, “the Public Service Commission of Ohio has approved an all-services area code overlay for the 513 area code, which serves southwest Ohio including the communities of Cincinnati, Cleves, Forest Park, Hamilton, Lebanon, Maineville, Mason, Miamitown, Middletown, Norwood, Oxford, Trenton and West Chester. The new 283 area code will serve the same geographic area currently served by the existing 513 area code.”
So if you live in and around the Cincinnati, Ohio area, be aware of of caller IDs with 283 being “from the Southwestern Ohio area.”
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Posted By RichC on March 3, 2023
Snipped a couple of social media shared images this past week that may not be completely truthful … but they do trigger thinking about one’s “personal growth” and how easily we are manipulated by “fear.”
So .. open your mind, be thoughtful and willing to entertain different views with polite debate and discussion. Most of us will “grow.” When it comes to being manipulated by those peddling “fear” … people wanting to control others, the politically biased or headlline driven media or power-hungry agencies in our government … be on your guard.
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Posted By RichC on March 2, 2023
A chip company I’ve watched and traded up and down over the last few years has been Marvell Technology Group ($MRVL) and achieving consistency quarter to quarter and year to year is a challenge. With the economies around the world stressed with higher inflation and the tightening from central banks, meeting earnings estimates is becoming the norm. After hours postmarket trading indicates how investors reacted.
Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ:MRVL) reported quarterly earnings of $0.46 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.47 by 2.13 percent. This is a 8 percent decrease over earnings of $0.50 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.42 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.40 billion by 1.36 percent. This is a 5.66 percent increase over sales of $1.34 billion the same period last year.
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