<p>I’m running my streaming realtime charts on a 2004 laptop.</p>
<p>I have laptops from 2000, 2001, 2002 that still work just fine. A lot of the older stuff used higher-quality parts back then. I think that 2005 is when HP consumer quality stuff went sharply downhill. Dell has been inconsistent since then - some of their stuff is good and some prone to problems. My wife’s machine has been fine. I clean it out from time to time.</p>
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<p>I already did this on the which has the same CPU generation as the machine from 2007. It makes a huge difference.</p>
<p>Windows 8 is a lot faster than XP and 8.1 is supposed to be moderately better than 8.</p>
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<p>I kept my last car for 12 years and 250K miles.</p>
<p>Microsoft and Google had huge misses. The $compq is getting hammered AH. CMG killed earnings. They’re over $400/share now. AAPL, AMZN down on sympathy. Looks like a bloodbath in techland.</p>
<p>BunsenBurner, thanks for SGEN. I am up a few hundred bucks in it. I should be up more but that is my own fault. SGEN is up more around 10 percent or more since you brought it up.</p>
<p>I see that hlf is up to 59+. I would not be feeling too good if I was Ackman… Well I guess he is still wealthy. </p>
<p>Intc is below 23. I am short 100 shares even though I said I was going to hold the stock long term. I dont know. I just dont like the math the company has to overcome as the pc market shrinks. I see that amd took it on the chin last week too.</p>
<p>Aapl’s earnings come out tomorrow. I guess aapl has fallen from its pedestal. There seems to be less chatter. I have no idea where aapl closed.</p>
<p>I see that mub is taking a small hit while tlt is up. Maybe it is related to the Detroit issues and the muni market is far from liquid.</p>
<p>I have traded once in 6 days. I have no idea what the market is doing but I am going to take a look. Oh… The market is closed. :)</p>
<p>Yeah…missed the condo opportunity although around here there wasnt much I wanted.</p>
<p>There is one townhouse going on sale that I would want except there is going to be a bidding war. I dont want to get involved in that. Should help give me an idea what mine is worth since it is in the same complex. :)</p>
<p>I had a feeling you were going to mention nflx. :)</p>
<p>I do invest in munis…the rates have been going up…</p>
<p>Looks like 5 percent for 15 years is out there for A rated bonds. That is not a bad return; although, if rates normalize those rates could go to 6 percent.</p>
<p>Municipalities relied on the markets to fund these pensions and cut their contributions to these pensions. Also, in SF future pensioners did not contribute to their pensions between 2004-2007. This makes things interesting for pensioners and bondholders because…</p>