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“On June 27, 2019, a handful of leaders for a wildly popular ponzi scheme that spread across Asia were arrested by Chinese authorities after they managed to fleece unwitting customers out of roughly $3 billion. PlusToken, as it was called, promised its “investors” monthly returns of anywhere from 10 to 30 percent in its eponymous…

The shoulder of mutton

I heard The Shoulder of Mutton in Playhatch did one of the best Sunday roasts in Berkshire. it didn’t disappoint.

Saturday golf

Weed

Its been a tough year for weed stocks as you can see in the sector ETF $MJ below: Is it trying to put in a bottom or another dead cat bounce on its trip down south. Time will tell.

Create jobs in rural and suburban communities

That is the mission from 3 former Googlers with their start up called MainStreet “We believe that all communities should have access to great jobs. Companies are more ready than ever to utilize distributed workforces, and this is creating opportunities for workers everywhere to be part of the digital economy. The problem? Distributed work can…

Marshmallow testing

New book for a few weeks, I like Daniel Kahnemans work so looking forward to getting stuck in.

Commute

The first time I have been regularly getting the train in a few years. In my last 7 days I think there has only been 1 day where there were no issues. All other days there have been delays, cancellations, having to get off at a different stop as the train is no longer calling…

Car battles

I watched Le Mans 66 over the weekend, based on a true story about the battle between Ford & Ferrari to win Le Mans in the 1970s. Ford won that battle (at least in the film they did). Today Ford is battling Tesla with the release of an EV, Ford Mustang. Tesla are battling Ford…

Illusion of transparency

“It’s a lot easier to focus on what you’re saying if you’re not so worried about what everyone else is thinking.” https://fs.blog/2019/11/illusion-of-transparency/