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| Neo |
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:18 am Post subject: 1 |
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| CzarJ wrote: |
| That's a very small star. |
Magnitude is brightness. The lower the number, the better. Most people can barely pick out Mag 6 or 7 stars with the naked eye. |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:59 am Post subject: 0 |
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| Sirius Satellite Radio. |
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| CzarJ |
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:47 am Post subject: -1 |
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| That's a very small star. |
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| Neo |
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:44 am Post subject: -2 |
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| I was thinking of the Magnitude -1 star. |
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| groza528 |
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:30 am Post subject: -3 |
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| Sirius? You mean the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation? |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:46 pm Post subject: -4 |
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| Now, I'm $353 in the hole. The stock market is a fickle friend. |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:54 pm Post subject: -5 |
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| It seems that my current net gain is approximately $311.50. Not bad, I suppose, but Sirius really needs to go back up. |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject: -6 |
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APFC = 175 shares @ $6.35 per share ($1111.25)
EPEX = 125 shares @ $28.19 per share ($3523.75)
SIRI = 200 shares @ $6.29 per share ($1258.00)
That was for a total of $5893. I don't remember what the specific companies are (except for Sirius), but there is their symbols. Maybe I chose wisely. |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:22 am Post subject: -7 |
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What stocks did you end up picking?
Uh... Boo Tugly? |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:33 am Post subject: -8 |
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| I have that on DVD. |
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| Courk |
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:07 am Post subject: -9 |
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"I have a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell." |
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| Lepton* |
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:07 am Post subject: -10 |
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| Ivan Moir-Cowbell |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:50 pm Post subject: -11 |
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| Courk wrote: |
I'm not not supporting you, I just want an explanation. So far you've told me "Everyone else does," which isn't true.
I at least need something to work with. I'm not even sure I know what your real name is. How's your middle name? |
Well, I think my name is too mediocre to be used. I like it for everyday stuff, but if I'm going to put it up on the screen, it has to be better than "Directed by Tyler Lewis." Blah. "Directed by Reilly West" = much better.
Thanks for the help, Q and mith, but I'll stick with Reilly West for now. |
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| mith |
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:06 pm Post subject: -12 |
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| Sly Erastus Elwin |
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| Quailman |
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject: -13 |
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| Alan Smithee has a sophisticated ring to it. |
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| Courk |
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:04 pm Post subject: -14 |
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I'm not not supporting you, I just want an explanation. So far you've told me "Everyone else does," which isn't true.
I at least need something to work with. I'm not even sure I know what your real name is. How's your middle name? |
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| The Ragin' South Asian |
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:41 am Post subject: -15 |
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| That's why I suggested it. |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:34 am Post subject: -16 |
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| Well, it's better than "The Real Stupid Asshole". |
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| The Ragin' South Asian |
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:31 am Post subject: -17 |
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| "Lackluster Lame-o" |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:28 am Post subject: -18 |
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| But my real name is very mediocre. Those people were born with great names. Courk, can't you just support me in my enterprise? Don't you want to come to a premiere with me? |
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| Courk |
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:19 am Post subject: -19 |
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Ron Howard uses his real name. Steven Spielberg uses his real name.
Tom Cruise almost uses his real name. He just dropped the Mapother, which is a bit of a mouthful. In fact, as far as I've noticed, the only reason people use alternate names is if their's is difficult to say, or someone else has the same name (Michael Keaton was born Michael Douglas). |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:15 am Post subject: -20 |
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| Ooh. I do like those, Mackay. I hadn't thought about anagramming my name. I really like Reilly West. |
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| Mackay |
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:04 am Post subject: -21 |
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Anagrammed your name (well, what I know of it. Susan.):
Mediocre:
Ellis Wryte
Lee Wristly
Trey Wellis
Cool:
Lester Wily
My favourite:
Reilly West |
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| Mackay |
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:52 am Post subject: -22 |
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What's wrong with "Susan"?
(Ask mith, he knows what I'm talking about) |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:48 am Post subject: -23 |
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| No one uses their real name. Tom Cruise is not his real name, IIRC. Plus, my name doesn't sound that great and it is just mediocre. It needs to be something more memorable. |
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| Courk |
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:18 am Post subject: -24 |
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| What's wrong with your real name? |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:15 am Post subject: -25 |
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I need help thinking of a "pen name" for when I am directing movies. My friends and I were brainstorming and we didn't come up with much. Mostly, they couldn't stop cracking jokes like "Master Bation" and "Guan Dilldoe".
Anyway, any suggestions would be great. I thought about Jack Miller and Devon Tylindson, though those aren't quite what I want. |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:35 am Post subject: -26 |
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| I got the part of Peter Quince. I'd have rather been Nick Bottom, but this one is satisfactory and the guy who got that part is better for it anyway. |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:03 am Post subject: -27 |
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| By-the-by, my theatre class will be performing A Midsummer Night's Dream by Bill Shakespeare for our UIL One Act Competition. I'm rather excited. |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:02 am Post subject: -28 |
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| Time to complain, gripe, moan, squabble... |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:54 am Post subject: -29 |
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| I know. That's why I played it more like life. Stupid economics teacher. |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:51 am Post subject: -30 |
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If you get shares and want dollars, buy really expensive stocks. I mean, I would rather have 100 shares of X if it were at $98/share than to have 200 shares of Y at $12/share.
Are you really sure you get shares instead of money to play with? That isn't very much like life at all! |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:43 am Post subject: -31 |
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Appears not to exist :-(
Or you can just try random letters at someplace like http://finance.yahoo.com/ until you get a chart you like. That is what I did when we played a similar game a few years ago. |
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| Courk |
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:38 am Post subject: -32 |
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| NYSE doesn't have anything listed for GL. However, there is the G & L Realty Corporation. |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:32 am Post subject: -33 |
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| What would the GL symbol be? |
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| MatthewV |
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:27 am Post subject: -34 |
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Purina dog chow and other pet products. Or some other pet care company because I can't seem to get info on this one.
Apple Computer may also do well. More risk here though. (AAPL)
Things to stay away from / likely to be risky: products that require oil or gasoline.
and then whatever stock has the symbol GL  |
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| Courk |
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:30 pm Post subject: -35 |
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| That sounds pretty much like what we did. We had so many fake dollars to buy stock with, since some are more expensive, but yeah, it seems like the same idea. |
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| worm |
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:02 am Post subject: -36 |
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| Jedo the Jedi wrote: |
| That doesn't mean anything. |
c'mon, i think i've earned the right to poke a little fun at the texas educational system. there's a lot of good in it, too. |
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| Jedo the Jedi |
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:03 am Post subject: -37 |
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| We had to pick three companies, divide 500 stocks between the three companies as we saw fit, and track their progress until the end of the course. Hopefully I will make money, but that remains to be seen. Maybe I'll go dig up the names of the companies that I chose. One was Sirius Satellite Radio, on the advice of another friend. |
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| Courk |
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:25 am Post subject: -38 |
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Watched our stocks rise and fall. Someone had their's split, I think.
What exactly are you doing? |
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