dtcwee: The Value of Nothing

For a disposable Linux command-line shell VM: Load/create a Colab notebook , Change the runtime type to 'T4' if you want to use an LLM (AI),  Paste the following into a cell and run it: XTerm !pip install colab-xterm %load_ext colabxterm %xterm An interactive terminal will start.

Summary:  Create a new notebook with 2 simple commands in a code block: !pip install yt-dlp !yt-dlp {youtube-link} The downloaded file will appear in the /content folder on your Google Colab VM.

I'm travelling from Tokyo to Singapore and I don't want to lug a laptop with me. I want a full desktop through my Android phone. So I'm going to: Provision a Debian Linux VM  - (Google Cloud Compute Engine VM Instance) Install Remote Desktop  - (Chrome Remote Desktop on PC and Android) Move the VM from Tokyo to Singapore References The article ' Launch Ubuntu Desktop on Google Cloud ' was very helpful, as was this  old article from Google . However their descriptions of the Google Cloud interface are slightly out of date. Furthermore, Debian (without sound support) was easier to set up, with fewer issues, and is cheaper than Ubuntu Pro (i.e. free). Wanna do this with me? Let's go! UPDATE: It cost about AUD$9 to faff about setting up (2 days) and use the VM in Singapore (1 full day), or it would have, had I not been using Free Trial credits. Free compute!

Global passive investment funds have a large allocation to local shares. Why? It's 2025 and I'm spamming the proceeds of my house sale into the market. Yeah, I've decided to walk the minimalism talk ("the value of nothing") and become homeless. No wussing out on investing into Trump-world 2.0. It's time in the market, babes. My vehicle of choice are ASX-listed, all-in-one, diversified ETFs (DHHF, IGRO, VDHG). However, despite Australia having 2% of global market capitalisation they have around a 35% home bias towards Australian shares. Furthermore, my superannuation fund has a 45% allocation to Australia. Why? What's with this group-think? And is this going to cause regrets later? via GIPHY

(Yeah, you know me.) "All presidential terms that coincided with negative average annual returns occurred under Republican leadership." ( Nightlife Finance 26-Nov-2024  on US politics and the stock market). Trump is ... (checks notes) ... uh oh.

Can game theory explain 2024's year of elections? Political losers sneer at voters who seemingly ousted well-meaning, if hapless, incumbents to install villains who actively campaigned to lower their living standards. via GIPHY "Face-eating leopards prepare for a record year." However, people may not vote in their future interests, but to further a strategy that is equally rational.