US Markets are closed. Labor(ing) Day. Inflation Will Save Us! (???) Even though it’s a “day off” our net worth keeps stacking up. Why? Well, I am the guy who said “load the boat on silver” when we were out in Burbank on a contract job back in 2005. Under $7 an ounce… Let this sink … Read More
The UrbanSurvival AI User and Researcher School offers more to learn about AI: Ai_Users/Formatics/Hidden_Guild_Field Manual – Hidden Guild While you’re there, be sure to look at the evolving body of knowledge we’re capturing over there… -Ure
Relax. Sit down and take a load off. There’s a lot to talk about (other than my week blowing up because of hackers (@#$%^&*). We have several topics that will give you a real sense of what owning “big property” is all about. People in the city, way we hear it, actually exist, who have … Read More
G.A. Stewart’s post on his The Age of Desolation website is awesome. He’s gotten into ChatGPT in CHATGPT AND G. A. STEWART’S VERSION OF NOSTRADAMUS – THE AGE OF DESOLATION. Must read. Two items for Stu: My Hidden Guild website https://hiddenguild.dev offers a ton of ideas of how to better human-partner Ai into the loop. … Read More
No rest for the Worked on a holiday weekend. Our web side problems have been fixed, the market may be too: Fixed and set for a major decline. A quick roll through the headlines is in order, but not too much coffee: Too much caffeine buzz on a “personal day” seems like overkill. The long … Read More
Reader Note: If EVER UrbanSurvival is attacked (like it is at the moment) remember to click over to the Peoplenomics.com site (<<- bookmark it!). The “inside” of the Peoplenomics site is in old-fashioned, but harder to dick-around with HTTP direct. Yeah, guess I am a throwback. Holiday sag in a second, but you know you’ve … Read More
Bashing head into wall, trying to troubleshoot website issues. So if this gets cranky sounding, it’s just me (I’ll get into it later in the Around the Ranch part…) Best stick to the grindstone in moods like this: So let’s start with GDP: Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.3 … Read More
Is Death an individual thing? You know that even more important than money – which is not transportable post-life Realms – is having a soul mate, Right? With a long holiday weekend about to open, we take pause to consider a very deep subject: A question never discussed in “polite” company. We’ve never stood on … Read More
OK, sure. The Fed doesn’t look at Housing prices, because they really like the idea of All Items less food and energy. But, as a symptom of financial storm clouds? When the herd gets antsy, we get worried. Today, a chill pill. “Data through June 2025 reveals the following: Year-Over-Year The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National … Read More
Bet you don’t know when the World’s first Tuesday was, do you? The world’s “first Tuesday” showed up long before Alexa ansd Siri, though nobody called it that yet. The Romans carved the week into seven slices and pinned each one to a god or planet, handing Mars his own day—dies Martis. When the northern … Read More
Gravity and Markets should be explained as today and tomorrow roll by. Reader dLynn is just one of our readers who was wondering WTF? about the Powell rally Friday. The answer is? It fills a trend line move. Now, in our ChartPack (Peoplenomics) gravity is “cleared for takeover.” Even my consigliere was calling over the weekend … Read More
Change of plans. See “Real Serious Prepping Note” at the end of this! Today’s column was going to be about unboxing of a Johnson Ranger and a Hallicrafters SX-32 and the process of restoring each of these to primo condition. Unfortunately, though, the caffeine-agitated mind would not stop; insisting we first get closure on my … Read More
If cycle-seeking numerical decompositions sounds arcane, you will love the practical. Today we reveal the existence of the MoneyMachine project. Which is a kind of “roll your own AI to make money in markets” module. This is not the “how-to” actually code and run such a thing. But the first pass has already flagged Monday … Read More