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Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Reasonably safe Crypto funds when traveling.

It's shocking how many people pretend to understand macroeconomics.

I have no doubt that digital currency will eventully become more broadly accepted and used, but we're not there yet.

Forum: Dollars & Cents

10-02-2024, 15:49

Replies: 72

Money Can Buy Happiness - to a point

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Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Money Can Buy Happiness - to a point

Mazlow's Hierarchy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs) for the win.

Where money detracts from happiness is when the pursuit of money elbows out other important needs in...

Forum: Dollars & Cents

10-02-2024, 09:31

Replies: 263

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Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Reasonably safe Crypto funds when traveling.

Oh bullsh1t. "Designed" or not, you know very well how hard crypto is being pushed onto the uninformed public as a magic profit-generating thing. With a side of libertarian wet dream.

Forum: Dollars & Cents

09-02-2024, 20:09

Replies: 263

Views: 28,781

Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Reasonably safe Crypto funds when traveling.

Or you can invest conventionally, and quite possibly go your whole life without encountering ANY scams. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Forum: Dollars & Cents

31-01-2024, 13:47

Replies: 263

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Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Reasonably safe Crypto funds when traveling.

That's fair. In relation to the thread-starter, it's still the case that BTC would be an inferior choice for her stated goals, compared to other options.

There is still more competition, backstops...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

20-12-2023, 12:58

Replies: 48

Views: 8,730

Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: PIRATE MITIGATION

You won't hear further from me. Hopefully there will be some constructive ideas raised for improving locks etc on cruising boats.

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

20-12-2023, 12:35

Replies: 48

Views: 8,730

Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: PIRATE MITIGATION

Bringing it up on CF. :flowers:

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

20-12-2023, 11:39

Replies: 48

Views: 8,730

Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: PIRATE MITIGATION

I always love how, when observing how the world slides ever closer to a depression, the discussion here moves towards "how to protect my toys when I inflict my privileged butt on the suffering 3rd...

Forum: General Classifieds (no boats)

20-12-2023, 08:41

Replies: 7

For Sale: Website for Sale

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Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Website for Sale

If I was less lazy, I'd buy the domain then turn it into sort of a broker or referral site for deliveries. And/or a forum site for delivery captains and those who wanna find out more about this. Two...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

20-12-2023, 08:27

Replies: 48

Views: 8,730

Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: PIRATE MITIGATION

Nothing says "please rob me" like sailing a sparkly pleasure palace into known pirate- or thief-infested areas.

Hopefully cat-owners will chime in with their mods for better-secured doors.

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

04-11-2023, 13:10

Replies: 24

Catalina 22

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Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Catalina 22

If you're looking at this to downsize to from your Endeavour 32, you will save tons of money and you will probably sail more. :smile:

I haven't heard anything really bad about them. And there...

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

03-11-2023, 13:56

Replies: 6

Can a soft start device help with oven?

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Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Can a soft start device help with oven?

Does your air fryer's fan come on at the same time as the heating coils? If yes, there might be some point to starting the fan first, then the heating coils a few seconds later, to spread out the...

Forum: Cruising News & Events

29-09-2023, 10:08

Replies: 159

West Marine Restructures Debt

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Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: West Marine Restructures Debt

Well, that was the theory: granting freedom and protections to corporations was supposed to maximize the benefits they provide to society as well as to stockholders.

In reality, corporate power is...

Forum: Marine Electronics

17-09-2023, 08:01

Replies: 12

Raymarine depth sounder malfunction

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Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Raymarine depth sounder malfunction

Just updating from my previous comment (https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f13/raymarine-depth-sounder-malfunction-96374.html#post1254768): Our ST-40 depth instrument finally did crap out, after...

Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources

15-09-2023, 13:58

Replies: 29

Earth outside its safe operating space..

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Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Earth outside its safe operating space..

No, it's too many people all wanting the same wealth and advantages as the average CFer. :flowers:

I do agree with Jedi that in some countries there will be an aging crisis, which why is...

Defending your boat (pirates, angry mobs of fisherman etc)

15-09-2023, 13:14

Replies: 236

Views: 19,853

Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Defending your boat (pirates, angry mobs of fisherman etc)

Yes there was (https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f122/defending-your-boat-pirates-angry-mobs-of-fisherman-etc-279558-15.html#post3823176). Didn't hear from you then, no.

Defending your boat (pirates, angry mobs of fisherman etc)

15-09-2023, 11:52

Replies: 236

Views: 19,853

Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Defending your boat (pirates, angry mobs of fisherman etc)

Ok, but even so, the US is still middling globally in overall crime, and is still higher than most of the world in homicides per capita...

Defending your boat (pirates, angry mobs of fisherman etc)

15-09-2023, 11:18

Replies: 236

Views: 19,853

Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Defending your boat (pirates, angry mobs of fisherman etc)

Not proven. (https://geraldmillerlawyer.com/blog/do-states-with-concealed-weapons-reduce-crime/)The evidence to date does not adequately indicate either the sign or the magnitude of a causal link...

Defending your boat (pirates, angry mobs of fisherman etc)

14-09-2023, 13:36

Replies: 236

Views: 19,853

Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Defending your boat (pirates, angry mobs of fisherman etc)

Upset, as in sink or flip their boat? or upset as in p1ss them off?

If the former, your friend doesn't need a gun, he needs to improve his seamanship. Or at least his diplomacy, if he wasn't...

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

14-09-2023, 12:05

Replies: 19

Better wire stripper?

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Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Better wire stripper?

I have about 6+ sets of wire-strippers. For wire around #10 size, strippers similar to jammer's Klein 11053 set worked the best for me. I also get reasonable results from basic strippers like these:...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

14-09-2023, 11:47

Replies: 3

Nordica 20 Mast raising.

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Posted By Lake-Effect

Re: Nordica 20 Mast raising.

The magic words are: gin pole.

We used to just muscle up the mast on our 19' trailer-sailor; me lifting from the cockpit and the Admiral pulling on the jib halyard... but after a couple bobbles...