Back to the art market – Part 5 or 6. <\/strong>This is the can of sardines I keep on my desk. Moishe sold the can to Chaim for $2. Chaim sold it to Peter for $4. Peter sold it to Harry for $8, who sold it to John for $16, etc.<\/p>\n Eventually Yankele bought the can for $64. One Sabbath evening, Yankele proudly produced and presented the can to his family. Sadly, the can was rancid.<\/p>\n Yankele was pissed. He traced the can back to Moishe. “How could you sell this fraud?”<\/p>\n Moishe retorted, “You schmock. That can was not for eating. It was for trading.”<\/p>\n Now think back to what you’ve recently read in this blog on the art market — especially the contemporary art market.<\/p>\n Latest techie tips<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n + Your printer is busted. Easy to fix. Buy parts and a do-it-yourself video at FixYourOwnPrinter.com. <\/strong><\/a>Their people are helpful and will, like many Internet sites, save you a little money if you talk to them directly.<\/p>\n +\u00a0 Comcast is much beloved by investors, but not by its users because it charged like a wounded bull. Lately it started charging Michael $8 a month for the rental of a cable modem which it had previously given him for free.<\/p>\n Solution: Craigslist. Michael bought a second hand one for $15 and will return Comcast’s newly pricey modem today. You can also buy Comcast modems on Amazon for $49.99. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n + There’s no way to delete all your emails on your iPhone — except by deleting them one by miserable one. That is so dumb!<\/p>\n + Every time Apple upgrades the software on its iPhones wastes an hour or two of your time. That is even dumber. You don’t have to upgrade each time Apple does. Also, Apple often screws up updating the iPhone, especially if you’re using iTunes on Windows. So, don’t “upgrade” every time it asks.<\/p>\n + Norton Internet Security is the absolute best protection for your email client — e.g. Microsoft’s Outlook. Norton Internet Security has saved my tushy on a million occasions. I love Norton Internet Security.<\/p>\n + I’m no longer impressed with Apple’s new iPad mini retina display. It’s too expensive and it’s horrible to type on. It’s too small. It’s neat to read a book on. But Amazon’s new Paperwhite is better, is much cheaper and has better note-taking.<\/p>\n + Stop buying extra cables. They always change everything. What you need these days are HDMI cables. Amazon has cheap, quality ones. don’t buy cables retail.<\/p>\n + The iPhone 5S runs rings around all the Android phones. It’s much easier to use — especially when it’s not “upgraded” constantly.<\/p>\n Why COSTCO is such a great stock.<\/strong><\/span> Here’s the first reason:<\/p>\n Here’s the second:<\/p>\n One day, in line at the company\u00a0 cafeteria, Joe says to Mike behind him, “My elbow hurts like hell. I guess I’d\u00a0 better see a Doctor.”<\/p>\n “Listen, you don’t have to spend\u00a0 that kind of money,” Mike replies<\/p>\n “There’s a diagnostic Computer down\u00a0 at Costco. Just give it a urine sample & the computer will tell you what’s\u00a0 wrong and what to do about it.<\/p>\n It takes 10 seconds and costs 10\u00a0 dollars – A lot cheaper than a Doctor.”<\/p>\n So, Joe deposits urine sample in a\u00a0 small jar and takes it to Costco.<\/p>\n He deposits 10 dollars and the\u00a0 computer lights up and asks for the urine sample… He pours the sample into the\u00a0 slot and waits.<\/p>\n Ten seconds later, the computer\u00a0 ejects a printout:<\/p>\n “You have tennis elbow. Soak your\u00a0 arm in warm water and avoid heavy activity.. It will improve in 2 weeks. Thank\u00a0 you for shopping @ Costco..”<\/p>\n That evening, while thinking how\u00a0 amazing this new technology was, Joe began wondering if the computer could be\u00a0 fooled.<\/p>\n He mixed some tap water, a stool\u00a0 sample from his dog, urine samples from his wife+daughter & sperm sample\u00a0 from himself for good measure.<\/p>\n Joe hurries back to Costco, eager to\u00a0 check the results. He deposits 10 dollars, pours in his concoction & awaits\u00a0 the results.<\/p>\n The computer prints the following:<\/p>\n 1. Your Tap water is too hard. Get a\u00a0 water Softener. (Aisle 9) Thank you for using Costco.
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\n2. Your Dog has Ringworm. Bathe him\u00a0 with anti-fungal shampoo. (Aisle 7)
\n3. Your daughter has a Cocaine\u00a0 habit. Get her into rehab.
\n4. Your wife is pregnant. Twins.\u00a0 they aren’t yours.. Get a lawyer.
\n5. If you don’t stop playing with\u00a0 yourself, your elbow will never get better<\/p>\n
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