One of the benefit of early retirement

[nakedfrog]

I like hearing about his food destination vacations too

 

[Captante]

Why deactivate his account though?

There IS such a thing as just NOT POSTING for awhile. (hard to accept as it might be)

Hope he didn't get overly aggressive and double-down on a bunch of stocks that are tanking now or get burned big-time in some kind of option-deal.

 

[Artorias]

Having only started getting into stocks last summer his posts were very informative.

If I recall he cashed out of Tesla almost entirely around the S&P introduction. I'm sure he is living happily and financially secure.

 

[Captante]

I'm sure he is living happily and financially secure

I sincerely hope you are correct in this.

Unfortunately I knew a couple guys who were extremely well-off but literally lost it all in the last recession after flailing desperately around trying to stop the bleeding instead of cutting their losses .... they both killed themselves.

 

[Torn Mind]

Why deactivate his account though?

There IS such a thing as just NOT POSTING for awhile. (hard to accept as it might be)

Hope he didn't get overly aggressive and double-down on a bunch of stocks that are tanking now or get burned big-time in some kind of option-deal.

Posting on forums can become an addiction. Maybe he wanted "no distractions" as he's preparing his tour of Texas.

 

[ponyo]

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.

I thought I would try to quietly leave this place yet you bastards drag me back in. What the heck! First off, I’m perfectly fine. People are wondering if I blew up my account in the market and received margin call and living on the street. Sorry to disappoint you folks, but I’m still rich. . Remember I said I don’t need to get rich twice. I mean that. I have exposure in the market but I also have big margin of safety. I’m sitting on well excess of million in cash. And that’s after buying more TSLA shares today. I still have 7 figures in TSLA too. And I already prepaid Uncle Sam 7 figures of taxes as well. So I’m perfectly fine financially. Sure I took bit of a hit in the market past 2 weeks but so did lot other people. I’m not on margin and I have conviction in my investments. So I’m not worried.

So we have that out of the way, why did I disable my account? It wasn’t because any of you. I had Perknose reach out to me concerned he might have been responsible. Not at all. I don’t know where he got that idea. I love Perknose. I love all you guys and gals like family. Maybe too much. I’ve been on this forum for 19 years. That’s long ass time. I’ve been thinking about leaving for some time. It’s been a good run. So I thought I would try to leave. Quit cold turkey. I disabled the account so I wouldn’t be tempted. I figured that would make it easier to quit. But I didn’t think people would notice if I quietly left. I didn’t think you guys cared that much about me. I’m kind of ashamed and flattered at the same time people are looking and wondering about me. Some random guy on a dying tech forum. That means I been here too long.

 

[Captante]

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated

Phew.


*(I hereby request next time you sign off!)

 

[nakedfrog]

I can see the logic in that. Well, best wishes, clearly you'll be missed

 

[Captante]

you'll be missed

I TOLD you we weren't leading him by enough!


Seriously I also thought it was possible P&N put him over the edge!

 

[Torn Mind]

 

[brianmanahan]

I thought I would try to quietly leave this place yet you bastards drag me back in. What the heck!

whenever i've wanted a little hiatus, the mods have always been willing to lend me a helping hand

feel free to take a break! i have done it here for up to a year before.

i can't say i was more productive though, i just wasted my time elsewhere haha

 

[Tweak155]

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.

I thought I would try to quietly leave this place yet you bastards drag me back in. What the heck! First off, I’m perfectly fine. People are wondering if I blew up my account in the market and received margin call and living on the street. Sorry to disappoint you folks, but I’m still rich. . Remember I said I don’t need to get rich twice. I mean that. I have exposure in the market but I also have big margin of safety. I’m sitting on well excess of million in cash. And that’s after buying more TSLA shares today. I still have 7 figures in TSLA too. And I already prepaid Uncle Sam 7 figures of taxes as well. So I’m perfectly fine financially. Sure I took bit of a hit in the market past 2 weeks but so did lot other people. I’m not on margin and I have conviction in my investments. So I’m not worried.

So we have that out of the way, why did I disable my account? It wasn’t because any of you. I had Perknose reach out to me concerned he might have been responsible. Not at all. I don’t know where he got that idea. I love Perknose. I love all you guys and gals like family. Maybe too much. I’ve been on this forum for 19 years. That’s long ass time. I’ve been thinking about leaving for some time. It’s been a good run. So I thought I would try to leave. Quit cold turkey. I disabled the account so I wouldn’t be tempted. I figured that would make it easier to quit. But I didn’t think people would notice if I quietly left. I didn’t think you guys cared that much about me. I’m kind of ashamed and flattered at the same time people are looking and wondering about me. Some random guy on a dying tech forum. That means I been here too long.

Tried to "quietly leave" but make a thread just before escaping... hmmmm, something is fishy here

 

[zinfamous]

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.

I thought I would try to quietly leave this place yet you bastards drag me back in. What the heck! First off, I’m perfectly fine. People are wondering if I blew up my account in the market and received margin call and living on the street. Sorry to disappoint you folks, but I’m still rich. . Remember I said I don’t need to get rich twice. I mean that. I have exposure in the market but I also have big margin of safety. I’m sitting on well excess of million in cash. And that’s after buying more TSLA shares today. I still have 7 figures in TSLA too. And I already prepaid Uncle Sam 7 figures of taxes as well. So I’m perfectly fine financially. Sure I took bit of a hit in the market past 2 weeks but so did lot other people. I’m not on margin and I have conviction in my investments. So I’m not worried.

So we have that out of the way, why did I disable my account? It wasn’t because any of you. I had Perknose reach out to me concerned he might have been responsible. Not at all. I don’t know where he got that idea. I love Perknose. I love all you guys and gals like family. Maybe too much. I’ve been on this forum for 19 years. That’s long ass time. I’ve been thinking about leaving for some time. It’s been a good run. So I thought I would try to leave. Quit cold turkey. I disabled the account so I wouldn’t be tempted. I figured that would make it easier to quit. But I didn’t think people would notice if I quietly left. I didn’t think you guys cared that much about me. I’m kind of ashamed and flattered at the same time people are looking and wondering about me. Some random guy on a dying tech forum. That means I been here too long.

there's only like, 12 of us left around here, anyway, so it gets noticed. We have nothing better to do with ourselves when someone leaves!

If you want to do it quietly, you just need to stop posting. If you feel tempted....just log out and delete bookmarks. Go do something else for a few weeks and you'll eventually forget.

I've stopped posted a couple of times here in the past, and I think it has taken...at least 1 week or more for anyone to notice. It's much quieter that way. (I think disappearing right at 99,999, though, was just too easy to notice)

 

[Exterous]

there's only like, 12 of us left around here, anyway, so it gets noticed. We have nothing better to do with ourselves when someone leaves!

If you want to do it quietly, you just need to stop posting. If you feel tempted....just log out and delete bookmarks. Go do something else for a few weeks and you'll eventually forget.

Don't give him any ideas. What's wrong with you?

 

[Red Squirrel]

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.

I thought I would try to quietly leave this place yet you bastards drag me back in. What the heck! First off, I’m perfectly fine. People are wondering if I blew up my account in the market and received margin call and living on the street. Sorry to disappoint you folks, but I’m still rich. . Remember I said I don’t need to get rich twice. I mean that. I have exposure in the market but I also have big margin of safety. I’m sitting on well excess of million in cash. And that’s after buying more TSLA shares today. I still have 7 figures in TSLA too. And I already prepaid Uncle Sam 7 figures of taxes as well. So I’m perfectly fine financially. Sure I took bit of a hit in the market past 2 weeks but so did lot other people. I’m not on margin and I have conviction in my investments. So I’m not worried.

So we have that out of the way, why did I disable my account? It wasn’t because any of you. I had Perknose reach out to me concerned he might have been responsible. Not at all. I don’t know where he got that idea. I love Perknose. I love all you guys and gals like family. Maybe too much. I’ve been on this forum for 19 years. That’s long ass time. I’ve been thinking about leaving for some time. It’s been a good run. So I thought I would try to leave. Quit cold turkey. I disabled the account so I wouldn’t be tempted. I figured that would make it easier to quit. But I didn’t think people would notice if I quietly left. I didn’t think you guys cared that much about me. I’m kind of ashamed and flattered at the same time people are looking and wondering about me. Some random guy on a dying tech forum. That means I been here too long.

Well glad it was nothing bad and that you're ok, but yeah I think disabling your account just it less, quiet.

 

[Spacehead]

I thought I would try to quietly leave this place yet you bastards drag me back in. What the heck! First off, I’m perfectly fine.

But I didn’t think people would notice if I quietly left. I didn’t think you guys cared that much about me.

Glad to hear all's good

If/when you do decide to leave us travel well & have fun.

 

[FelixDeCat]

 

[sdifox]

so ponyo you knitting scarves yet?

 

[WharffRat]

Isn't retirement GREAT!!!

 

[GrumpyMan]

Fortune cookie philosophy 101: Silence is golden if someone notices, if no one notices then they weren't listening to you anyway.

 

[brianmanahan]

so ponyo you knitting scarves yet?

the manufacturing process for hermes scarves is much more intricate, elaborate

and dare i say, bespoke

than knitting

 

[Torn Mind]

In the Hotel California Anandtech, "you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"

 

[Mai72]

I noticed the other day I'm losing the gray hairs on my head, and my hair is now going back to its natural color. I thought I was doomed to premature gray hair but it turns out the gray hair was likely caused by high level of stress from work. It proves once again, work stress is killer. Take care of yourself and don't stress too much. Everything will be all right.

I've been a huge follower of Stoicism for a few years, and the one thing that we focus on are the things that are in our control, and the things that aren't in our control. Everything that is out of my control, I just refuse to even think about those things. I focus on my mental/physical health. I focus on what I do at work, and when I am at home. In the mornings I journal which helps with stress. But, I don't think about work, and if the people I work with like me or not. Or what my boss thinks about this or that. Those things are out of my control.

And, in the end none of this matters. We are all on a big rock floating thru space. Our time here is very limited. My mom was such a worrier. Guess where she is? Dead. She passed away. The same with everyone before us. They all had issues, fears, anxiety, successes, etc. They have all passed on as well. Just a thought.