Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[Raedrum]

And I'm going on with my meme-mania on this thread:



Just before I read TMF I was in a major burnout-depression, due to a failed resumption of engineering studies, and really this was a major lesson in life, it taught me humility, and now I try to be like a sponge, alway learning and welcoming failures like opportunities to improve and become stronger.

This was a really hard lesson for someone with my pride and litteral arrogance, but it was the beginning of me really moving forward in life.

 

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[biophase]

Listening to the Elon Musk and Joe Rogan podcast and just came across two examples of taking action.

During the podcast, Joe Rogan asks if the cyber truck can withstand a shot from his bow. Elon says yes. Joe says he doesn’t think so. Elon says if you have a bow here, let’s go out and try it right now, and they do.

Later on in the podcast, Joe talks about how good pizza is with pineapples and anchovies on it. After a little back-and-forth, Elon says, can we order a pizza now? And they do.

Notice how Elon musk is a doer, and he immediately wants to take action on what they are talking about. This is the difference between someone who takes massive action, and someone who files away the information for later, and may or may not ever act upon it.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Listening to the Elon Musk and Joe Rogan podcast and just came across two examples of taking action.

During the podcast, Joe Rogan asks if the cyber truck can withstand a shot from his bow. Elon says yes. Joe says he doesn’t think so. Elon says if you have a bow here, let’s go out and try it right now, and they do.

Later on in the podcast, Joe talks about how good pizza is with pineapples and anchovies on it. After a little back-and-forth, Elon says, can we order a pizza now? And they do.

Notice how Elon musk is a doer, and he immediately wants to take action on what they are talking about. This is the difference between someone who takes massive action, and someone who files away the information for later, and may or may not ever act upon it.

I think he views everything in life as an experiment, a mystery, or an opportunity for discovery. It's a great way to live.

 

[Nostalgia]

INNOVATION.

bit of a useless product imo

 

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[luminis_]

Had a random "MJ moment" today - I was walking across the street that's opposite to where I live and saw a McLaren parked on someone's driveway. The owner was getting ready to pack it away for the winter and I sparked a really quick conversation with him.

I asked him point blank "what do you do for a living?"

He said: "I sell vape. You'll see us in every convenience store in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area)

He was in a hurry so I wasn't able to converse anymore. Just a random moment though and surprising given the area we're in is pretty middle-class. As soon as I walked away I thought about that moment in TMF haha

 

[MitchC]

If you have a shopify store, manually create a collection called "all"

Now you can control what products people see if they type in /collections/all

And if you didn't know, you can type that into your competitors stores to see all their products, upsell products etc

And you can also type in sort by best selling

 

[MJ DeMarco]

For those of us who saw beyond the hype and scratched our heads saying, "I don't get it, its just a JPEG" feel redeemed.

 

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[Panos Daras]

This can go with Ozempic as a WALL-E dystopia starter kit. Good job Honda.

View: https://youtu.be/5XL9XlVe2fI?feature=shared

The BMI measurements provided by the seller and the consumer are very different in this case

 

[Red]

For those of us who saw beyond the hype and scratched our heads saying, "I don't get it, its just a JPEG" feel redeemed.

I felt like I was watching Beanie Babies all over again.

"BUt tHey'Re GonNa bE ColLeCToRs iTemS"....

*sigh

 

[msufan]

For those of us who saw beyond the hype and scratched our heads saying, "I don't get it, its just a JPEG" feel redeemed.

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And a lot of the "trading" was really fake, where people bought their own stuff to make it look like it was "worth" that amount, fooling others into buying in as well.

 

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[WillHurtDontCare]

 

[xShepherdx]

Just noticed that 33/60 of the best-selling items on Etsy are products that teach people how to sell on Etsy.

After accounting for promoted products, the numbers change to 33/40.

Not sure what they consider "best sellers" or how they're choosing to organize the best sellers list, but I thought it was interesting.

 

[ZackerySprague]

For those of us who saw beyond the hype and scratched our heads saying, "I don't get it, its just a JPEG" feel redeemed.

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Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

 

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[ZackerySprague]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K4LMjUnCkMw

 

[Ing]

Can someone explane me: What is ment with "brand arbitrage"?

 

[Absar]

Is anyone selling products from their country to another country like United States?
the city I live in india is quite rich in producing wooden and iron products.
I can sell these products outside my country where I can get higher margins and there are many firms in my area who manufacture and export goods to other countries...

 

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[Bekit]

Is anyone selling products from their country to another country like United States?
the city I live in india is quite rich in producing wooden and iron products.
I can sell these products outside my country where I can get higher margins and there are many firms in my area who manufacture and export goods to other countries...

That's awesome. I'd love to see photos... you should start a thread!

 

[Rabby]

I'm the high bidder on 4 trucks and 7 excavators at a machinery auction. My wife thinks I'm kidding. I hope I win enough of them that we have to buy the house next door to store the extras... don't bid against me

 

[Rabby]

Who in the forum is in the oil and gas industry in some capacity? Anyone know?

 

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[MitchC]

Who in the forum is in the oil and gas industry in some capacity? Anyone know?

@Sethamus i think?

 

[MitchC]

I'm the high bidder on 4 trucks and 7 excavators at a machinery auction. My wife thinks I'm kidding. I hope I win enough of them that we have to buy the house next door to store the extras... don't bid against me

What for? What size are they? You might be the most interesting person in the forum

I used to operate the big Cat and Komatsu trucks 793s and 960e

A few of my workmates saved up and bought diggers and went out working for themselves

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

What for? What size are they? You might be the most interesting person in the forum

I used to operate the big Cat and Komatsu trucks 793s and 960e

A few of my workmates saved up and bought diggers and went out working for themselves

if he answers you will only have more questions

 

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[Ing]

I'm the high bidder on 4 trucks and 7 excavators at a machinery auction. My wife thinks I'm kidding. I hope I win enough of them that we have to buy the house next door to store the extras... don't bid against me

I did the same in July with construction machines and some vans of a bankrupt construction company.

All my place and my garage were full of that shit!

The secret is making it your wife’s idea! So its better .

In the end, when she sees the money sprawling in, she ll ask, when you ll get the next!

 

[BlackMagician]

India's TOP founder story news portal recommended The Millionaire Fastlane as must read book.
@MJ DeMarco

https://yourstory.com/2023/11/7-books-millionaire-retirement-guide

 

[monnffffiiiiiii]

Masayoshi Son is to startups what Cathie Wood is to the stock market.

 

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[loop101]

I didn't know you could take a Sea Doo out on the water and set up a camping tent on an inflatable platform.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdX4OhvmGDk

 

[mikecarlooch]

Recently I've been shook, having sleepless nights.

Why?

Because of the concept of Who, Not How.

I am sitting in a coding class right now.

It is so hard to pay attention, because all I see when I look around at the others in the class..

Is resources.

I have probably made 10 posts about this in the last 2 weeks on this forum lol, because it's keeping me up at night. All of these people who are programmers became programmers so they can serve ME (win-win situations of course).

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Hey MJ, quick question?

How come "quick questions" never have quick answers?

 

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[monnffffiiiiiii]

How to not give up.

1. Realize that anything of value is difficult to get. Anything.
2. Realize that when you're going through hardship, it means you're making progress and getting closer to getting what you desire.

To quote Churchill: "when you're going through hell, keep walking".

 

[Rabby]

What for? What size are they? You might be the most interesting person in the forum

I used to operate the big Cat and Komatsu trucks 793s and 960e

A few of my workmates saved up and bought diggers and went out working for themselves

These are all minis.... el cheapos too, though they would still be a few thousand from a dealer. I want at least one to dig up my yard. If I end up with more, I'll keep two and have excavator duels! And/or sell the extras.

I manually dug a 200' trench from my house to the workshop last week, with a trenching shovel ffs, and I would rather dig and fill future trenches with machinery (excavator, ditch witch, etc). Nothing against shovels, but big machines are more fun for some things. So, I'm building up the collection.

You might be the most interesting person in the forum

Aww... thank you There are lots of interesting folks here though!

I used to operate the big Cat and Komatsu trucks 793s and 960e

That sounds really fun. I might need a giant diggy thing eventually.

A few of my workmates saved up and bought diggers and went out working for themselves

Another thing I've thought about is rentals... the minis rent for $350 - $850 per day in my area, I noticed. I imagine someone could pick up enough equipment, and network with their local contractors enough to build a business out of it.