William wrote: > > > > > > If you could predict how the financial crisis were to turn out you' > > could make a lot more money by quitting this translation stuff and > > shorting the market if you thought it were going to continue falling > > or picking up stocks at bargain prices if you thought the market was > > going to recover in the long run. >
And Minoru responded: > You are correct in half of the above statement, namely the part that > if John knew what's coming, he "could" have made more money. > > However, I don't know if John is making any money in any way with > his own work, much less through "translation stuff," while I suspect > that he is spending a substantial money as a constant traveler. > So, he is probably not interested in making money, at least for the > time being. > > I also note that despite his regular references to other people's opinions, > he is not telling us what was wrong and why doomsday was coming, > proving again that he is just a reading automaton. > Ah, Minoru. Wasn't it you who once bragged about your income on Honyaku? Much to the utter disgust of other list members, as I recall. And now you want to comment about my income as well, a subject you know clearly know nothing about. "A reading automaton". Well, if you say so, Minoru. Better that, though, than a doddering old fool who is too senile to wipe the drool dripping from his mouth. JM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages prior to posting, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
