Investor Psychology
Market PsychologyInvestment markets are driven by more than just fundamentals. Investor psychology plays a huge role and helps explain why asset prices go through periodic booms and busts and why share...
View ArticleROIC vs WACC - Return on capital vs Cost of capital
A good Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) generally exceeds a company's Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), meaning it generates more wealth than it costs to fund the business. As a rule of thumb,...
View ArticleValue Investing examples - fundamentals
Some examples of how I go about valuing companies from fundamentals, eg:EarningsROE+P/E ratios+Debt-equity+EPS - earnings per share+ROC/ROIC - return on invested capital vs Weighted Average Cost of...
View ArticleHottop roaster - auto mode - Colombia Huila - Dark & medium roast
Colombia Huila - alte1400 - 1800This is a Huila Specialty Coffee Powerhouse region.The department of Huila in southern Colombia is widely regarded as one of the country's premier coffee-growing...
View ArticleHottop roaster - auto roast -Indian Monsooned Malaabar AA
Hottop roaster - auto roast -Indian Monsooned Malaabar AAThis is a washed beanIndian Monsooned Malabar is one of the World's Most Unusual Coffees.Monsooned Malabar is not so much a single...
View ArticleLa Pavoni Europiccola V1.4 - c1966
Some pics of my Rev 1 EuropiccolaThis is from 1966.The portafilter size is 49mmSide viewVery simple machine that produces great espresso.The internal wiring
View ArticleA brief history of Australian house prices
Australian house prices have increased roughly 160% in real terms since 1980, growing at a 2.1% compound annual rate. Research by Macquarie University and Macquarie Bank highlights that growth wasn't...
View ArticleBehmore coffee roaster - Ethiopian
Some Ethiopian Guji Wamena Gr1.The Guji Zone lies approximately 300 to 400 km south of Addis Ababa in the Oromia Region.In 2002, Guji itself detached from Yirgacheffe, which had previously been folded...
View Articleimpact of inflation over time
The impact of 3% inflation over 30 yearsAt a 3% annual inflation rate over 30 years, $50,000 will be affected in the following ways:Future Cost: You would need $121,363 in 30 years to buy what $50,000...
View ArticleMusic Mouse - Laurie Spiegel
This looks worth experimenting with.Laurie Spiegel ahead of her time.Its available at Eventide
View ArticleSuzanne Ciani
I'm looking forward to this.I haven't seen Suzanne perform since 2017 in Melbourne.https://djjondent.blogspot.com/2017/01/suzanne-ciani-sugarmountain-2017.htmlIf you live in Sydney and love Buchla...
View ArticleARP 2500 - 1042 module
This is one of ARPs 2500 "lost modules"I've never seen one of these ... even as a picture.I don't know if any were even produced.Please let me know if you have any info .I have a AM Synths AM1042.It's...
View ArticleProperty vs Shares - which is better over 30 years.
This is a common question often asked and the answer isn't clear or easy.I think the answer lies with the person asking the question.If you are a self motivated & disciplined saver I think Equities...
View ArticleSir John Templeton
Sir John Templeton’s famous investment quote is: "Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria". He further advised that maximum pessimism is the...
View ArticleGS - all about Saturated groups
La Marzocco didn’t invent the saturated group concept, but they’re the company that perfected it and made it famous.Early machines (mid-20th century) experimented with group heads mounted very close...
View ArticleVidirol: Kickstarter VST demo (hands on)
....Kickstarter link:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/synth-bt/vidirol-control-roland-edirol-video-mixers
View ArticleMoog Labyrinth - initial thoughts
The Moog Labyrinth is a unique parallel generative analog synthesizer and idea machine, blending East Coast (Moog) and West Coast (Buchla-esque) synthesis with two intertwining, evolving 8-step...
View ArticleRoland PG1000 programmer - connections to use with D-50
Connecting the Roland D-50 with its PG1000 programmer can be a bit confusing.These are my notes of how I'm using it with my DAW (Abelton)The midi merge box I'm using is a simple ... 3 in / 1 out...
View ArticleRoland D-50 - backing patches and sound banks to computer & from PC , M256e...
To back up sound banks to your PC using D50 Librarian1. un-protect the memory of the D50. Press Tune/function . The display will flash. Change it using the joystick ... move to left.2. press exit3....
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