CharlieHipHop

Computer blown out like amp...

charliehiphop — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:27:23 +0000

I have the same effect on computers that I do on amplifiers: I blow them out. My computer which has two huge hard drives (containing a decade of work totalling many dozens of gigabytes), a wicked-fast processor, a gig and change of RAM... and a cheap-ass piece of shit Foxconn motherboard has officially shit the bed. It won't even boot. I tried to supe it up by fiddling with the BIOS, and it blew out to the point that it won't even boot. What a waste.

So I have a few choices:

1. Hunt down a new motherboard of exactly the same type.

Merrill Lynch Exec Makes $25 Million in Three Months

charliehiphop — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:59:07 +0000

buys $37 million apartment on Park Ave. with YOUR money!

Ain't "capitalism" grand?

OK, OK, so it isn't really capitalism in the sense of somebody earning money through good old fashioned business acumen and hard work. It would more properly be termed fraud -- bare-naked, unadulterated, porcine graft on an enormous scale. It's the financial equivalent of one of those animal factories leaching great toxic lakes of crap into the water we drink. (Ha, and meat eaters have the gall to give me a hard time for smoking! Ignorami... at least I'm aware of the danger of what I'm doing and the damage I'm doing is primarily to myself.)

Secrets of Success: Stop giving a f@ck

charliehiphop — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:51:49 +0000

People are always asking me for advice on how to become rich, famous, and successful. I always ask them, "Why do you want to become rich, famous, and successful?"

It's funny because they never have a good answer. "Look," I tell them, "You don't really want to be rich, famous, and successful, but since you asked, I'll let you in on the secret."

Legalize Marijuana Obama!

charliehiphop — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:03:08 +0000

Will Obama have the political courage to change our stupid drug laws?

Let's hope so.

Now that the election is safely won for the good guys (well, at least the not-as-bad guys -- but let's be optimistic for now), I will admit it: One of the reasons I supported Obama was that I thought he might be persuaded to lead America toward a sane drug policy, including the full legalization and prudent regulation of marijuana.

Stock Picks for Economic and Financial Collapse

charliehiphop — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:06:09 +0000

People ask me all the time, "Charlie, what are some good stocks to buy in this age of economic collapse?"

As I have been so incredibly prescient in my financial and economic predictions, it would ethically repugnant for me to withhold advice on the long-term opportunities that will soon be available in our glorious free markets. Bear in mind that I am not a certified expert of any kind, just a dude who is more often than not (by no means always) right. If you take this advice and lose money, it's on you; do your own research. The following is just one opinion.

True Cost of Bailout

charliehiphop — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:04:30 +0000

[Update: Now it seems that the bailouts (TARP and others) might cost anywhere from $2 trillion to $5 trillion, as if $700 billion weren't obscene enough. When can we just admit that we're bankrupt?]

$700 billion-plus of your money is going to Wall Street to bail out the derivatives traders. Hooray. I feel safer already.)

TARP applied a big Band-Aid to a wound that requires aggressive surgery was applied today. First of all, the U.S. government can't raise or print that much money, but who cares? The effect on the Treasuries market will be devastating [Update 1-5-2009: Dump 'em if ya' got 'em... you've been warned] Who's going to buy $700 billion (OK, it's "only" $250 billion up-front) more of increasingly shaky looking U.S. debt? Second, even if the market is able to absorb that many newly borrowed dollars, the effect will be to diminish the strength of the dollar significantly. Third, think of all the other things that money used to buy.

$700 Billion Used to Buy:

U.S. Bankrupt - Deal With It

charliehiphop — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:35:54 +0000

The prognosticators and pundits studiously avoid two words when discussing the financial meltdown: The "b" word and the "n" word. I'll tread where they dare not: The United States of America is bankrupt and will have to nationalize a good deal of its financial infrastructure, at least temporarily.

Bailout: Quid no Quo? Bullshit!

charliehiphop — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:43:43 +0000

Bailouts -- love 'em or hate 'em, one thing is always true: Somebody gets bailed out and somebody else does the bailing. It might be the fortunate bailing out the poor, or it might be the other way around. With TARP, it was the other way around.

Barack Obama's CV

charliehiphop — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:54:30 +0000

Barack Obama didn't need any help from me in writing his résumé, but I'd like to think that my version of it swayed a few votes his way. I'm really proud of this.

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Barack Obama

Objective: Continue long record of public service in the interest of working people and the middle class by serving as President of the United States of America

Accomplishments:

Words that Sell Lead to Marketing Success

charliehiphop — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:07:57 +0000

Sexy breakthrough eliminates fat, puts money in your pocket!

Do you believe in magic pills or other quick fixes? No? Join the club. Even so, the Great American Medicine Show continues its long and hugely successful run. Viva Viagra.

Some of these things do actually seem to work. Just as the old snake-oil salesman's cocaine-opium-whisky concoction could "Cure what ails ya'!" (in a way) so does Viagra unjam the firing mechanism in the aging man's shotgun.

But at what cost? Seriously -- how much? When my libido goes the way of uncle Guido's, I'll have to budget for it.