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So I'm a polyglot. I speak at least seven languages (Swedish, English, French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese), and maybe nine (German, Italian), depending on what you mean by "speak". I enjoy language learning as a hobby and my opinions may be colored by this fact. Here's my adv...

Right. In specific countries it does happen that entire markets go to zero. Russia during the revolution, Cuba, etc. An entire market can collapse. It can also happen that return on investment is very low for extended periods, like the US in the 70's. Inflation is also a long-term risk, especially f...

If you already have real estate, why would you want to increase your exposure through REITs? Vanguard Total Stock Market is a good bet, and I'd recommend complementing it through Vanguard Total International Stock, which would give you international diversification (don't invest all of your money in...

I pay for minimalism. I really dislike owning stuff and that's not really compatible with an ERE lifestyle. The alpha strategy aside, I tend to throw things out that I don't need and then buy them back a few years later, when I need them again. I also don't want to have things like pots and pans and...

I enjoy reading your log! Regarding investments, you really shouldn't look at the short term at all. The markets will fluctuate and there's nothing you can do about it. In fact, a dip while you're still accumulating capital is probably good for you in the long term, since once it rebounds you'll hav...

I don't think we need to store our memories in order to preserve ourselves past what is today a normal lifespan. The more likely solution is to cure aging, a problem we are getting closer to solving every year. I don't see it as unlikely for me to live to 1000 years of age (I'm 31 now), though it's ...

@Cornerman: It's the silliest thing, really. I went to Foshan in southern China and I trained Wing Chun for a year. I really liked this martial art and found it suited me perfectly. Upon returning to Sweden, I realized that the style of Wing Chun I'd been training pretty much doesn't exist outside o...

It lists "Chinese" as a single language*, which is downright silly. This is a translation error exported from Europe into China, where it has become convenient policy. The differences between Cantonese and Mandarin are much bigger than the differences between Spanish and Portuguese. With A...

Hello. I'm Simon from Gothenburg, Sweden. I'm 31, a mechanical engineer, I love studying foreign languages (anyone from the HTLAL forums here?) and I play and design roleplaying games. I used to do a lot of martial arts, and I spent a year living in southern China studying Mandarin and Cantonese and...

I'd join and say "welcome", but I just registered, too. :) Nice to see some Europeans contributing to this board. I'm Swedish and I find we have a lot in common with the Czech. I've had two false starts with studying the language and I'm sure I'll get around to it eventually. It's one of m...

I know nothing of phytates, but that webpage really sets of a lot of alarm bells in my head. I'd be very skeptical to any information presented in it. I can see it claiming that paleolithic people didn't eat grains, which is demonstrably false . It also claims gluten is bad for you, even if you're n...