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The clowns at 9to5 have jumped the shark with their iphone rumor coverage

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drnen

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http://9to5mac.com/2011/09/27/iphone-component-suppliers-up-as-apple-confirms-october-4th-unveiling

LOOK everyone! The dow is up almost 300 points today. It must be because apple FINALLY let the world take a breath by announcing its iphone event.

There are rumors and then there is utter silliness. This falls in with the latter. The market is rallying based on hopes that Europe may be taking steps towards confronting its debt problem. Nothing to do with Apple. Take a breath. Step back. Thanks.
 
drnen said:
http://9to5mac.com/2011/09/27/iphone-component-suppliers-up-as-apple-confirms-october-4th-unveiling

LOOK everyone! The dow is up almost 300 points today. It must be because apple FINALLY let the world take a breath by announcing its iphone event.

There are rumors and then there is utter silliness. This falls in with the latter. The market is rallying based on hopes that Europe may be taking steps towards confronting its debt problem. Nothing to do with Apple. Take a breath. Step back. Thanks.
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I agree!
 
You do realize that Happy Days recorded more shows AFTER Fonzie jumped the shark then before it right? Just once I would like to see somebody use that reference correctly :(
 
blubyu said:
You do realize that Happy Days recorded more shows AFTER Fonzie jumped the shark then before it right? Just once I would like to see somebody use that reference correctly :(
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Thank God that I'm not the only one that rolls their eyes when I hear someone use the phrase in this sort of way. :cool:
 
The absurdity of the DOW rally is as suspect as the 9to5 rumor...

The DOW is rallying on a rumor that has already been completely shot down by the US and European financial media...

Really makes you wonder why folks react to such things, hope, despair, desperation or stupidity... :rolleyes:
 
Saberj said:
Thank God that I'm not the only one that rolls their eyes when I hear someone use the phrase in this sort of way. :cool:
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I actually think you're both mistaken. Jumping the shark has nothing to do with episode number or ratings- it marks a point when things become absurd and people run out of good ideas/storylines. Typically happens in a tv show's 4th season. Fonzie jumping over a shark as a stunt- kinda absurd, no?
 
There is no hope left for a single Euro currency nor is there any hope left for the stock markets. What is happening now is the banks are stealing every last penny they can so they can buy commodities and move the rest of there money away from the Dollar and Euro. It's inevitable now. They are trying to plug the Grand Canyon with a bath plug.

It will never go away unless you ban derrivatives and introduce some legislation like the Glass Steagal act again. My advice to buy Gold and Silver and do not keep your money in the bank apart from your bill payment money. Gold and Silver has been a safe haven from financial problems for a long time and it's probably one of the safest things you can invest in.
 
From TVTropes.com:

Jumping The Shark is the moment when an established show changes in a significant manner in an attempt to stay fresh. Ironically, that moment makes the viewers realize that the show has finally run out of ideas. It has reached its peak, it will never be the same again, and from now on it's all downhill.
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It's like when they gave KITT Super Pursuit Mode and invited New Edition on as guest stars.

With all that said, I think the OP's point -- regardless of colloquialisms used to describe it -- is valid.
 
Frenchjay said:
There is no hope left for a single Euro currency nor is there any hope left for the stock markets. What is happening now is the banks are stealing every last penny they can so they can buy commodities and move the rest of there money away from the Dollar and Euro. It's inevitable now. They are trying to plug the Grand Canyon with a bath plug.

It will never go away unless you ban derrivatives and introduce some legislation like the Glass Steagal act again. My advice to buy Gold and Silver and do not keep your money in the bank apart from your bill payment money. Gold and Silver has been a safe haven from financial problems for a long time and it's probably one of the safest things you can invest in.
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Glad to see someone else that thinks ending the Glass-Steagall Act and totally de-regulating the markets was a bad idea.
 
Muro said:
I alwas digg a good statement starting with "those clowns at....."
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Couldn't agree more :D
 
drnen said:
I actually think you're both mistaken. Jumping the shark has nothing to do with episode number or ratings- it marks a point when things become absurd and people run out of good ideas/storylines. Typically happens in a tv show's 4th season. Fonzie jumping over a shark as a stunt- kinda absurd, no?
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I said nothing about it being related to a number of episodes, that was the other guy. :) I just said I hate when people use it wrong. I don't think it's just an absurd gesture, but actually an absurd gesture done with the intention to increase popularity.
 
History of jumping the shark

drnen said:
I actually think you're both mistaken. Jumping the shark has nothing to do with episode number or ratings- it marks a point when things become absurd and people run out of good ideas/storylines. Typically happens in a tv show's 4th season. Fonzie jumping over a shark as a stunt- kinda absurd, no?
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We'll you are both correct and putting your foot in your mouth. Jumping the shark DOES represent when people have run out of good ideas/story lines. It comes from an episode of Happy Days (once the show started to lose steam), when the Fonz went water skiing and actually jumped over a shark.
 
drnen said:
http://9to5mac.com/2011/09/27/iphone-component-suppliers-up-as-apple-confirms-october-4th-unveiling

LOOK everyone! The dow is up almost 300 points today. It must be because apple FINALLY let the world take a breath by announcing its iphone event.

There are rumors and then there is utter silliness. This falls in with the latter. The market is rallying based on hopes that Europe may be taking steps towards confronting its debt problem. Nothing to do with Apple. Take a breath. Step back. Thanks.
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And I thought the market was rallying because it stopped raining in Malaysia this morning...
 
JoJoCal19 said:
Glad to see someone else that thinks ending the Glass-Steagall Act and totally de-regulating the markets was a bad idea.
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That was another nail in the coffin for the us economy when the banks lobbied and got that deregulated. The derrivatives bubble is estimated to be around 1.2-1.4 Quadrillion. The single currency Euro was always doomed to fail because they put powerhouses like Germany in with relatively small economies like Greece. So the banks betted money like a Casino and now we have to "tighten our belts" and pick up the bill. That's why there is a backlash in many countries now including America.
 
The fiat currency's time in the spotlight is coming to an end. Money that is backed by NOTHING was a terrible idea to begin with- just look up a graph charting the real value of the dollar after Nixon took us off the gold standard. I sold most of my stocks after the japan quake and i see no reason to play in the market right now. Something wicked this way comes. I'm not going to get too deep into politics on a macrumors thread, but people need to take a serious look at what our Fed is doing. A recent audit showed that billions were sent to foreign banks to prop them up. For every dollar printed by the Fed and put into our economy, we pay interest. With our current debt situation it is near impossible to pay back our debts. I do not think Obama has been a good president- but the bulk of our debt problems do not lay with him. Be wary of the bankers!
 
I saw a set of interesting graphics - I wish I could remember the URL - comparing current economic trends with the Great Depression. The sequence was eerily similar - a boom characterized by greater income inequality, followed by the inevitable bust, followed by the starting of a recovery but then descending into another recession (the stage we might be at now), followed by the collapse of middle classes, followed by the final nail in the coffin: protectionism. I just hope we can avoid the mistakes of the 1930's....

Anyway, back on topic: What strikes me this time is just how few trustworthy rumors there are about the next iPhone(s). It is as though in the absence of fact, those who are tasked to write or blog about the launch just make stuff up.

EDIT: On personal note, it is refreshing to see a group of people (bankers) portrayed more negatively in the popular press than us poor scientists.
 
VulchR said:
I saw a set of interesting graphics - I wish I could remember the URL - comparing current economic trends with the Great Depression. The sequence was eerily similar - a boom characterized by greater income inequality, followed by the inevitable bust, followed by the starting of a recovery but then descending into another recession (the stage we might be at now), followed by the collapse of middle classes, followed by the final nail in the coffin: protectionism. I just hope we can avoid the mistakes of the 1930's....

Anyway, back on topic: What strikes me this time is just how few trustworthy rumors there are about the next iPhone(s). It is as though in the absence of fact, those who are tasked to write or blog about the launch just make stuff up.

EDIT: On personal note, it is refreshing to see a group of people (bankers) portrayed more negatively in the popular press than us poor scientists.
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To add to that they took people's gold for a price then after a weekend they refreshed gold prices higher. Another banker swindle.
 
Conversations about the stock market and the proper meaning and usage of a popular phrase? Sorry, but this thread jumped the shark after the second post.
 
parseckadet said:
Conversations about the stock market and the proper meaning and usage of a popular phrase? Sorry, but this thread jumped the shark after the second post.
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learn to adapt, my friend. I go where the conversation takes me.
 
Frenchjay said:
Gold and Silver has been a safe haven from financial problems for a long time and it's probably one of the safest things you can invest in.
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not quite. Gold and silver have a negative correlation to the economy's condition. If the market goes down, gold goes up and vice versa. Probably because every time the market goes down, people talk about how precious metals will always be valuable. If/when the market improves, the gold price will stagnate or fall. Gold is a good medium to use if you want to just store money (in theory if you store your money as gold, you won't lose money to inflation), but in a healthy market, investing in stocks can yield a greater return
 
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