Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and all those you think dropped out of college, DID NOT DROP OUT OF COLLEGE. Get the facts right next time someone quotes that.
There's a concept called "LEAVE OF ABSENCE". Zuckerberg wasn't sure Facebook would work out. He took a leave of absence one fall, hoping to return to college for Spring if things didn't work out.
Bill Gates actually took a Leave of Absence, things didn't go as he wished, he came back for a semester, then took a semester off, and then another semester off, and things picked up and he didn't go back to college to complete the degree.
Some colleges give you 5 years, some give you 7 years, some more, depending on the college, university, and country. Those who actually "DROP OUT" like today's youth thinks, giving a middle finger to the university and bolting away - that rarely ever happens.
Especially, these billionaires didn't get there by taking hasty and stupid decisions like that, with unhedged risks. They protect their downside first. That's what Zuckerberg did when Peter Thiel came onboard, and he took a leave of absence to see if it will go somewhere.
So, next time you or someone you know says "Bill Gates dropped out. Zuckerberg dropped out. Why shouldn't I? I'll become a millionaire too!", smack them on their head, and out of their angelic fantasy.
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One major thing I have come to realise over the last couple of years:
Those who promote a single asset-class or single instrument *fully* systematic trading are scamming you or misleading you into thinking it will work over the long term if you stick to the system.
This is more applicable to those breakout style systems that intend to do trend following.
By nature, trend following is a way to capture the right tail.
If you look at trend following CTA portfolio over last few decades, you'd see that equity isn't a major part.
They allocate to equity/indices only as a form of diversification.
The reason single asset/instrument trend following doesn't work for very long is a factor of efficiency.
Main purpose I bought is for use through optical cable from TV.
But now that I have seen and heard this speaker - I'd say the quality over bluetooth connection is mostly in-discernible to a normal listener from the optical output.
These were the settings I tested with. Full bass and treble, 55% volume roughly.