Robinhood was at the center of the unprecedented and monumental Reddit trading mania that saw shares of GameStop (GME) and other companies, including headphone maker Koss (KOSS) and cinema operator AMC (AMC) soar to extreme levels as amateur traders piled into the stocks earlier this year. However, the popular trading app was accused of selling… Continue reading Can A Broker Sell Your Position Without Permission?
Baptizing Baby Yoda? Popes in Space? Sacraments in Space? Time Travel? Giants? (& More Weird Questions!)
Podcast: Download MYS152: It’s a fifth Friday so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin more weird questions from listeners, including whether the pope would be Bishop of Rome if humans left Earth; the practicalities of sacraments in space; could Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) be baptized?; what are the giants in the… Continue reading Baptizing Baby Yoda? Popes in Space? Sacraments in Space? Time Travel? Giants? (& More Weird Questions!)
Manipulating single atoms with an electron beam — Mostly Physics
Most of the data for the initial version of the manuscript was collected already in July, 2017, but sat for a while on my hard drive before writing them up. The first version of the results was posted on the physics preprint archive arXiv right before Christmas on December 23, 2017 (https://arxiv.org/abs/1712.08755v1). In that initial manuscript, most… Continue reading Manipulating single atoms with an electron beam — Mostly Physics
Frozen But Prepared: Texas Snowpocalypse AAR
We’re officially thawed out here in Texas after experiencing some of the worst ice, snow and low temperatures in the history of the state. Ordinarily, winter weather wouldn’t be such a big deal, but with such a large power demand and super low temperatures, the power grid was in danger of collapsing and much of… Continue reading Frozen But Prepared: Texas Snowpocalypse AAR
Musical Movies Part of China’s All Government Approach to Propaganda
China spares no efforts to get their point across. They have mastered the art of weaving the information related capabilities together in an unmatched tapestry of propaganda. Probably the most interesting and most powerful is the effort to counter the criticism of and change the perception of China’s treatment of the Muslim Uyghur… Continue reading Musical Movies Part of China’s All Government Approach to Propaganda
Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Presence of God – O my Mother, most holy Virgin Mary, be always my model, my support, and my guide. MEDITATION “And Mary, rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Judah.”These words are from today’s Gospel (Luke… Continue reading Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Bonds & Bullion Bid As Meme-Stocks Are Monkey-Hammer’d
Today’s big upside inflation surprise piles on the stagflationary evidence as production expectations remain too optimistic… Source: Bloomberg The flip-flopping continues with Small Caps down today and Big-Tech up. The Dow ended unch and S&P modestly higher to a new record close… The ratio remains rangebound… The original so-called “Meme Stocks” were monkeyhammered today, biggest… Continue reading Bonds & Bullion Bid As Meme-Stocks Are Monkey-Hammer’d
Can You Short Sell Stocks Under $5?
Stocks that trade under $5 per share are considered cheap stocks. However, unlike stocks under $20 or stocks under $10, stocks under $5 are placed in a different category by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the SEC, any stock trading under $5 per share whether it is listed on an exchange or trading through pink… Continue reading Can You Short Sell Stocks Under $5?
Nostradamus (Astrologer? Prophet? Psychic?)
Podcast: Download MYS153: Nostradamus is one of the most famous seers of the last millennium and his prophecies are often applied to all sorts of past, current, and future events. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli delve into who Nostradamus was, what secret techniques he used, and whether he could really tell the future. Get all… Continue reading Nostradamus (Astrologer? Prophet? Psychic?)
Searching for City Lights on Other Planets
About a decade ago, I attended a conference inaugurating the campus of New York University in Abu Dhabi along with a colleague from Princeton University, Ed Turner. The conference included a tour through the neighborhood, during which the local guide bragged that their city lights can be seen all the way from the moon. Ed… Continue reading Searching for City Lights on Other Planets