Monthly Archives: June 2017
$GMD.L – Game digital – down 30%
GMD (Game digital) published its trading update today, sending the shares down 30% at the time of writing. The RNS contained positives: The Board is pleased with the progress achieved on the Group’s key growth initiatives. and negatives: we expected … Continue reading
#Turriff flag, #Aberdeenshire
I saw an interesting TED talk on Youtube called Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you’ve never noticed. It made me think about designing a flag for my local town of Turriff, Aberdeenshire. Here’s what I came up … Continue reading
Cuminestown Art Group Annual Art Exhibition
The Cuminestown Art Group held their Annual Art Exhibition at St. Luke’s Hall, Cuminestown, running from Friday 16 June to Sunday 18 June. Entry was £3, but included some very nice refreshments as part of entry. The organisers engaged visitors … Continue reading
SGI – Stanley Gibbons – drops 20%
SGI drop 20% today to 10.5p on its announcement of strategic review and formal sales process. Paul Scott’s stand-in comments on the news over at Stockopedia (http://www.stockopedia.com/content/small-cap-value-report-12-june-2017-sgi-motr-ntbr-kbt-trd-193329/): > So I’m not tempted to dabble in SGI shares in these conditions. … Continue reading
Switched my dad from Linux to Windows
My dad was experiencing some problems with an ageing LXLE Linux distro. It was becoming mysteriously slower. I did a full upgrade, but still no joy. So then I downloaded the latest version of LXLE, installed it, and updated the … Continue reading
Magic Hat – EPWN in, KCOM out
The MHP (Magic Hat Portfolio) on Stockopedia (http://www.stockopedia.com/fantasy-funds/magic-hat-463/) is an experiment by me to see if a human can improve on a mechanical Greeblatt Magic Formula screen. I am trying to weed out “mistakes” that I feel the screening commits: … Continue reading
