[cmoneyspinner]

I was doing research for a writing job and found out some tidbits about forex trading. Individual traders are really happy about technological advances in the forex market. It's always good when the little people like “Joe the Plumber” can find a legitimate means to create wealth.

FUN FACT: Amsterdam gets the credit for establishing the first Forex Market. Initially, was just a exchange between agents in England and Holland. However, from that location and point in time (circa 17th/18th cenury), forex trading spread throughout the world. Forex trading, in the beginning was limited to large financial institutions, but with the development of new technologies in 1990, trading platforms became accessible to everyone. These days individual traders and investors can also speculate on currencies and earn a profit.

History of forex and currency trading on the foreign exchange market


* On a related note, I see that there a few active threads in this forum about cryptocurrency. Hard to talk about news and trends in technology without mentioning words like “blockchain” and “bitcoin”. At many of the forex trading sites they are educating people about cryptocurrency and making a platform available for trades. For those interested, these articles might prove useful.

Trading Concepts: What is a Cryptocurrency? | FOREX.com

At this particular site (Forex.com) where they trade fiat currencies, they also have a trading platform for cryptocurrency and these are the cryptocurrencies available for trading: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple.


* The link below (not at the site mentioned above) is excellent reading for beginners.
A Guide to Cryptocurrency and Forex Trading - By Aashish Sharma | Hackernoon.com


* If you already well into the cryptocurrency scene and not a newbie, this article might interest you.

How to earn passive income by lending Bitcoin, Ethereum and stablecoins


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You know how people are always talking about how the tech companies only care about making money and how they have a social responsibility to implement processes that will curtail or even prevent the circulation of misinformation, disinformation, lies.

You'll never believe it! Twitter FLAGGED a Presidential tweet!

Oh no they didn't!!

Oh yes they did!!

And so did Facebook!!


Twitter flags video retweeted by President Trump as ‘manipulated media’

Facebook flags Biden video from Trump’s social media director as ‘partly false’ | TechCrunch

What does this mean?

A country where ordinary citizens can use technology to check a president. We're doomed!




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Thanks to fears about the spread of the coronavirus people are thinking those driverless cars are not a bad idea! The vans are being used to deliver medical supplies. That's cool huh?

A Chinese driverless van delivery startup is witnessing a boom in demand amid the coronavirus outbreak. | Bloomberg News


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I like a lot of the new cooking technology. I watch a lot of cooking videos and there's this guy who is always cooking food in something called a Ninja pot.

I think cooking technology is really nice, but my thing is that I probably won't ever buy those tech products for myself. Somebody would have to give me one as a gift. I've been cooking for too long “old school” and won't make the adjustment unless somebody gives me something to cook in and I have to learn how to use it.

That being said, I have to admit that Nonja pot looks like it makes cooking easy!

Ninja Foodi Multi-Cooker review | TechRadar

Do you cook with a Ninja pot or something similar?

Do you use any of the new tech appliances and kitchen gadgets for food preparation?


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FINAL NOTE:
I learned two new words while doing the research to write this article.

WORD 1:
The corona virus has made history as the world's first “infodemic”. It's not an epidemic. It's not a pandemic. It's an infodemic.


WORD 2:
A person who tries to embrace smart technology for cooking and especially in order to eat more healthily is called a Technicurean.

[Netherrealmer]

And Trump have the nerve to claim criticisms againts him when he makes fake news himself.

[cmoneyspinner]

[quote="fergus1234"]And Trump have the nerve to claim criticisms againts him when he makes fake news himself.[/quote

I have always tried to support every US President no matter who was in office. It made no difference what political party they were in. Trump is the first president I am finding it very difficult to see any "good" that he is doing. It doesn't help when I hear reports about his son-in-law also being investigated for "shady activities" he has been doing in his position as a public servant. I have survived several presidents. Their terms only last 4 terms. Some last for 2 terms. It's the main reason I never worry who is in office. I figure if they screw up, perhaps the next leader will come in and fix it! But in all honesty, Trump is the first president I am praying that I survive. Everything doesn't get reported in the news. There's a lot that goes on the public does not know. I am hoping he is not allowed to do too much damage. Isay "not allowed" because a president can only do so much. There have to be others who support him and back him up. Those are the "real scary people". They are the "whisperers". They operate in "stealth" and have their "private agenda". But they are not completely "invisible". Every once in a while a patriot blows the whistle! The whistleblowers? Those are the ones who get harassed, they get retaliated against, they get threatened, they get terminated. But they stand their ground. The citizens of America should be grateful. Quite often they are the reason America is still standing.

Thank you for engaging me. I needed to get that off my chest.

[Netherrealmer]

I think he may retain though because Democrats did the stupid decision of choosing between Biden and Bernie instead of the ones who cans steal republican votes.

[cmoneyspinner]

I think he may retain though because Democrats did the stupid decision of choosing between Biden and Bernie instead of the ones who cans steal republican votes.

I looked at the whole line up of potential candidates. It's only 2 left. Nobody needs to steal votes. The candidate just needs to convince America they can be a good leader at home and on the world stage. That was John Kennedy's winning point and his charm/appeal. If only they could recreate the "magic". I know that was a different time in America. But I don't think Americans have changed that much.

[Netherrealmer]

They need someone who can steal republican votes because democrats will vote for democrats no matter what. Biden and Bernie cannot beat Trump.