good point chuck, i should have researched that before commenting. i guess it's used in electronics because it doesn't oxidize like the other metals??
On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 2:42 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > Silver has it beat for conductivity. > > > Carbon (graphene form only) > Silver > Copper > Gold > Aluminum > Calcium > Tungsten > Zinc > Nickel > Lithium > Iron > etc > > *From:* Sean Heskett <af...@zirkel.us> > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 17, 2016 3:37 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GPRO stock > > Exactly my point Cameron ;-) > > Before Nixon > 1oz gold == $35US or inversely $1 == 1/35oz gold...seems pretty standard > to me. > > Also your own quote states "The government held the $35 per ounce price > until August 15, 1971, when President Richard Nixon announced that the > United States would no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, *thus > completely abandoning the gold standard*." > > After Nixon > Gold and the dollar float. Gold is now traded as a commodity as it > should. Otherwise the world economy is tied to a very finite amount > (183,600 tonnes) of a shiny rock whose real value is it's chemical element > properties. It is the best (naturally occurring) conductor of electricity > and the best reflector of infrared heat (amongst many other properties). > > 1/256,280oz gold (2 cents at todays prices ;) > > -Sean > > > On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 1:49 PM, Cameron Crum <cc...@wispmon.com> wrote: > >> Not sure what history books you are reading, but On June 5, 1933, the >> United States went off the gold standard, a monetary system in which >> currency is backed by gold, when Congress enacted a joint resolution >> nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold. The United >> States had been on a gold standard since 1879, except for an embargo on >> gold exports during World War I, but bank failures during the Great >> Depression of the 1930s frightened the public into hoarding gold, making >> the policy untenable. >> >> The government held the $35 per ounce price until August 15, 1971, when >> President Richard Nixon announced that the United States would no longer >> convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, thus completely abandoning the >> gold standard. In 1974, President Gerald Ford signed legislation that >> permitted Americans again to own gold bullion. >> >> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Sean Heskett <af...@zirkel.us> wrote: >> >>> Actually Nixon got us off the gold standard. And it's a good thing >>> because with an $18trillion GDP for just the US alone there is no way >>> our current economy would operate being tied to a shiny rock. That phone >>> in your pocket would cost $1million or more just from the gold inside of it >>> :-/ >>> >>> Leave the shiny rocks to the hippies at EDM festivals lol. >>> >>> -Sean >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, May 17, 2016, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> You think that's bad? The USD isn't backed by gold but rather a >>>> fictitious system controlled by private banks. Thanks, FDR. >>>> >>>> >>>> Josh Luthman >>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>> Suite 1337 >>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 4:10 PM, Lewis Bergman <lewis.berg...@gmail.com >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> That is soooo sad >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 2:31 PM Josh Luthman < >>>>> j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Who care about P&L? It's stocks. >>>>>> >>>>>> AAPL is one of the biggest companies out there. There is no real >>>>>> correlation between stocks and how the company operates. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Lewis Bergman < >>>>>> lewis.berg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Yep. Which is why they both make me nervous. You can't ever guess >>>>>>> where those types will go by looking at balance sheets and P&L. >>>>>>> Although to >>>>>>> tell the truth, it had been pretty difficult to do that with any stock >>>>>>> for >>>>>>> a long time. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, May 17, 2016, 1:57 PM Josh Luthman < >>>>>>> j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>> ...you mean like AAPL? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>>>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Lewis Bergman < >>>>>>>> lewis.berg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Not that it matters, as I think GPRO is mostly a marketing play at >>>>>>>>> this point, I saw some film of some competitors product with a really >>>>>>>>> nifty >>>>>>>>> 360 camera for about half of a Hero3. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 1:38 PM Chris Wright <ch...@velociter.net> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I sure hope it goes back to $15. I bought at $12 last on its uptick >>>>>>>>>> and then it plummeted. L >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Chris Wright >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Network Administrator >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Velociter Wireless >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 209-838-1221 x115 <209-838-1221%20x115> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *CBB - >>>>>>>>>> Jay Fuller >>>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 17, 2016 8:22 AM >>>>>>>>>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GPRO stock >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> oh, i know i don't matter... >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *From:* Robert >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 17, 2016 9:49 AM >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GPRO stock >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Just after Icann sold a billion... just to make sure you know >>>>>>>>>> you don't matter... >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 5/17/16 7:45 AM, CBB - Jay Fuller wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I heard burkshire just bought a billion worth of apple >>>>>>>>>> yesterday.... >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *From:* Travis Johnson >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 17, 2016 9:23 AM >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] GPRO stock >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hey... if anyone is looking for a 4-5 month stock with the >>>>>>>>>> possibility >>>>>>>>>> of a 50% return, you should take a look at GPRO. It's a great buy >>>>>>>>>> right >>>>>>>>>> now and I personally think it will hit $14-$15 again within the >>>>>>>>>> next six >>>>>>>>>> months. :) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Travis >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>> >> > >
