Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[tikay]

Buffett's 2014 letter is out

http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2014ltr.pdf

Ooh, thank you.

Too long to read now, that will need a dedicated evening, but I could not resist a quick peek, & soon found a wonderful Buffetism......


With the acquisition of Van Tuyl, Berkshire now owns 91⁄2 companies that would be listed on the Fortune
500 were they independent (Heinz is the 1⁄2). That leaves 4901⁄2 fish in the sea. Our lines are out.

[Karabiner]

Just in case he vanishes into the ether for another few decades:

Let's hear what you were going to tell us about Terry Downes via Dave Charnley.

[Graham C]

I see Berkshire Hathaway shares are doing quite well, valued at $220k per share!  A decent increase from last year, owning just one share would have increased your wealth by $50k - a nice annual salary.

[TightEnd]

Plane skidding off runway at LaGuardia Airport was close to "bigger disaster," FDNY says http://cbsn.ws/1BUsIbh 

[TightEnd]

A first class passenger's view after Delta plane came to halt at LaGuardia Airport:

Click to see full-size image.

[Marky147]

A first class passenger's view after Delta plane came to halt at LaGuardia Airport:

Click to see full-size image.

Should have charged extra for the sea views

[RED-DOG]

Watch this when you get time Tony.

xx


http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b054fn09/natural-world-20152016-2-super-powered-owls

[tikay]

I was playing PLO8 on Sky Poker last night.

The PLO8 player base on Sky Poker, though much expanded of late, are all known to me. I make it my business to know every player in the PLO8 player pool.

As, I suppose, part of my job, & because it's "good for the game", I also take great care & trouble to welcome all "new" (new to Sky Poker) players who appear on my Tables. 

So it was quite interesting last night when I found myself on a table with a player playing his first ever game on Sky Poker. (I checked him via Sharkscope, as I do all "strangers").

His screen-name was "Tal_1960", which I thought interesting. His field address was shown as "Birmingham". 

After I wished him well, I casually, & by way of making convo, asked him if he was a chess player. (Tal being the clue).

The convo went like this.....



Tal_1960: chess?
Tal_1960: never heard of it
19:34tikay1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Tal
Tal_1960: world champ in 1960?
tikay1: yup
Tal_1960: what an incredible coincidence!
tikay1: Amazing..........
19:37Enut: if you like concrete and trains you'll be Tikays soul mate
Tal_1960: trains and concrete
19:38Tal_1960: quite a venn diagram, that
Enut: aye Tikay is an expert on both
tikay1: And Arsenal FC, obv
Tal_1960: is it concrete that's keeping wenger there?
19:39tikay1: Maybe, or maybe how bad Spurs are?
Tal_1960: can't believe you bit, tikay
tikay1:
tikay1: I have a hunch I know you, that's all Mr Tal Bloke.
19:40Tal_1960: think we might have met once before
tikay1: Possibly, yes.
Tal_1960: you're a youngish, good looking, well dressed bloke, right?
tikay1: You got me.
Enut: loooool
19:41Enut: owned


Was it our Tal, I wonder?

Note especially....


Tal_1960: you're a youngish, good looking, well dressed bloke, right?

[tikay]

Just in case he vanishes into the ether for another few decades:

Let's hear what you were going to tell us about Terry Downes via Dave Charnley.

Not forgotten this Ralph (& all other questions/comments), I've been on post-UKPC catch-up all week, but I'll soon be back up to speed. 

[Tal]

"I make it my business to know every player in the PLO8 player pool."

Bumhunters ITT

[tikay]

"I make it my business to know every player in the PLO8 player pool."

Bumhunters ITT

Ha!

Bring it on, I'll take on anyone & everyone.*

*T & C's apply.

[Mohican]

Any recommendations for reading up on PL08 game. #valueITT

[TightEnd]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/picture-galleries/11459000/Wellcome-Image-Awards-2015-Winning-images-in-science-photo-competition.html?frame=3224832

[Rod Paradise]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/picture-galleries/11459000/Wellcome-Image-Awards-2015-Winning-images-in-science-photo-competition.html?frame=3224832

Some crackers in them Rich!!

I enjoyed these pics as well:

http://www.earthporm.com/woman-spent-last-14-years-photographing-worlds-oldest-trees/?ts_pid=2

[AndrewT]

Note especially....

Tal_1960: you're a youngish, good looking, well dressed bloke, right?

Kid needs to work on his reads if he's to succeed at poker.