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[2006-02-01 15:30:11] - dave: .... linked the wrong article. there were a bunch of different ones, some mentioned both shirts in the same article (that i thought i linked). - mig
[2006-02-01 15:20:06] - a: yeah I know -dave
[2006-02-01 15:18:23] - dave: i wasn't referring to sheehan's shirt. i was referring to young's shirt. ~a
[2006-02-01 15:15:00] - mig: kinda interesting that the article you posted revealed what the other shirt said, but not sheehan's -dave
[2006-02-01 15:13:42] - a/mig: Sheehan's shirt said "How many more?" -dave
[2006-02-01 15:09:40] - speaking of which, I already told aaron but I'm not coming to ddr tomorrow - vinnie
[2006-02-01 15:07:14] - I leave you all to come up with the appropriate DDR puns http://interpretivearson.com/ddi/ - vinnie
[2006-02-01 15:00:13] - nope. ~a
[2006-02-01 14:55:19] - a: oh i didn't read the article. that's why she was told to leave? that doesn't seem right. -amy
[2006-02-01 14:39:19] - amy: beverly young's shirt said "support the troops defending our freedom." young "was told to leave the house chamber" during the sotu. my question was, wtf is wrong with "support the troops defending our freedom." ~a
[2006-02-01 14:27:21] - wait are we talking about sheehan's shirt or someone else's? -amy
[2006-02-01 14:27:07] - a: from CNN: According to a blog post on Michael Moore's Web site attributed to Sheehan, the T-shirt said, "2,245 Dead. How many more?" -- a reference to the number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq. -amy
[2006-02-01 14:26:33] - a: apparently someone thought she was demonstrating, and there is apparently a "no demonstrating" rule in wherever the speech was being held. - mig
[2006-02-01 14:19:27] - seriously. ~a
[2006-02-01 14:19:18] - mig: wait wait wait, the shirt said "Support the Troops Defending Our Freedom." what's the problem here? ~a
[2006-02-01 14:13:06] - amy: Possibly not. -Paul
[2006-02-01 14:07:26] - Paul: Yeah I think it is something we all forget, it's good to remember sometimes people just want sympathy/emotional support, etc. but... I don't think you can really make a rule out of it and apply it only to women or whatever .p -amy
[2006-02-01 14:04:59] - amy: That's funny, because I was thinking of that exact one. I think I always tend to try to offer solutions when people tell me their problems and I think I should probably instead try to sympathize more and offer solutions less. -Paul
[2006-02-01 14:04:26] - e.g. "My ___ is broken. How might I fix it?" I think a solution is definitely more helpful than a "There, there." .p -amy
[2006-02-01 14:02:18] - Paul: Yeah they do have some interesting points. "61. When a woman tells you her problems, she does not want you to offer solutions." This is something that I've heard in other places, but I don't think it's true only to women. Sometimes men AND women just want emotional support. And sometimes women want solutions too. So I don't know how useful it ends up being. -amy
[2006-02-01 14:00:59] - http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060201/pl_nm/bush_speech_young_dc;_ylt=AijyYCT8EJAEOboIhdJ_tuGyFz4D;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA-- both anti-war activist cindy sheenan and a wife of a republican congressman were removed from the SoTU audience because they were "protesting". - mig
[2006-02-01 13:48:10] - amy: Well, I didn't mean that they apply to everybody. I only meant that there seemed to be about 15 or so which made sense as general rules. -Paul
[2006-02-01 13:46:45] - Paul: I think I found less than 15% of those to be true for me and the women I know .p -amy
[2006-02-01 13:35:17] - By my estimate, I found about 15% of those "things I need to know" to be useful or relevant. The unfortunate thing is that I also think I already knew them all. -Paul
[2006-02-01 13:33:04] - i should have majored in womens studies .p -amy
[2006-02-01 13:30:16] - actually it's really interesting how condescending the article is. "let her win." "let her sing." as if the guy, by default, has all the control over these things. i don't read women's magazines that much, but i don't recall them having that same attitude towards men. -amy
[2006-02-01 12:44:04] - a: heh the first part is a fact, and i don't know that many girls that applies to. *shrug* .) -amy
[2006-02-01 12:38:27] - "Chick rock strikes a deeply primal chord inside women while simultaneously revolting men. Just sit back and let her sing the Sarah McLachlan or Ani DiFranco song. It’s only about four minutes long." again, here they don't give a figure or a fact. again, just good advice. ~a
[2006-02-01 12:37:24] - amy: a fair percent of them weren't true or untrue. like "Got a new girl coming over? Your (tidy) bathroom should include clean linen, a box of Puffs Plus, and several full rolls of TP." i mean, that's sane advice. . . . and not disprovable. ~a
[2006-02-01 12:33:01] - a: as i was reading through them i did find a few that applied to me personally (not going to speak for all women), but then again, i'm just a woman, i'm sure maxim knows my psyche better than i do .p -amy
[2006-02-01 12:28:08] - amy: how many? ~a
[2006-02-01 11:36:15] - amy: Wait, some of them aren't true?
-Paul[2006-02-01 11:33:14] - aba: yeah before paul starts taking notes... how many of these are actually true? ,) -amy
[2006-02-01 11:28:57] - aba: Good to know, thanks. That'll really come in handy.
-Paul[2006-02-01 11:19:29] - aba: hehe, that link is blocked for me - filtered under the categories of "Lingerie and Swimsuit" hehe -dave
[2006-02-01 11:02:56] - http://www.maximonline.com/articles/index.aspx?a_id=6781 100 things you need to know about women (according to maxim) - aba
[2006-02-01 10:19:13] - they opened at -10% from yesterdays close (which is why i quoted it). ~a
[2006-02-01 10:18:51] - dave: things get pretty crazy in after hour trading. the votality is much higher. i pretty much ignore after hour trading (from a trading standpoint and from an informational standpoint) ~a
[2006-02-01 09:44:04] - a: well, apparently it was down by 20% but then got a bit better -dave
[2006-02-01 09:27:43] - dave: heh. close enough. -10% = -$45. time to buy more! ~a
[2006-02-01 09:20:28] - http://rds.yahoo.com/S=53720272/K=google+earnings/v=2/SID=e/l=NSR/R=1/SIG=12j2oppvo/EXP=1138890273/*-http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060201/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_goo
[2006-02-01 09:19:32] - if they do drop, then i'll thank goodness that i sold so much of them already. ~a
[2006-02-01 09:18:53] - dave: we'll see when they open in 7 minutes. ~a
[2006-02-01 09:18:43] - dave: i read an article that said that, but they closed at about even (+$0) even after after-hour-trading. ~a
[2006-02-01 09:18:07] - and actually this whole stock dropping is not related to the china thing at all. I was watching the news at the gym and they mentioned a little blurb about how google earnings fell well short of what they were expecting. - mig
[2006-02-01 08:57:28] - apparently Google stock dropped $50 -dave
[2006-02-01 08:36:46] - http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060131-6091.html Sony to launch Xbox Live competitor -dave
[2006-02-01 01:11:22] - aba: i'm afraid not. i'll add you if/when you move back. ~a
[2006-02-01 00:41:16] - a: i'm not anywhere on your map.
- aba[2006-01-31 21:44:48] - sam: yes. ~a
[2006-01-31 21:30:17] - a: who/what is TJ on your map? Is it Thomas Jefferson High School? -sam
[2006-01-31 21:28:02] - I work at the pentagon right now, but after march, i'll be working in SRA's office in arlington (2000 15th Street North). -sam
[2006-01-31 21:26:29] - a: didn't i tell you where i work? -sam
[2006-01-31 17:56:18] - cartman : "naw dude, independent films are those black and white hippy movies. they're always about gay cowboys eating pudding." gets a bunch of nominations or something . . . i didn't actually read the article. ~a
[2006-01-31 17:31:49] - http://www.thedailywtf.com/forums/57484/ShowPost.aspx the storray engine - aaron
[2006-01-31 17:08:47] - vinnie: where does sam work?
~a[2006-01-31 17:08:36] - amy: then i don't know where sam works. ~a
[2006-01-31 17:06:28] - paul: it does. you live and work too close together (actually the park text forced me to move your initials southwest which was too close to your work to make it separate) ~a
[2006-01-31 17:05:40] - i don't use gimp in windows. only mspaint. ~a
[2006-01-31 16:21:19] - pierce: give ~a some credit. he gimped the letters on there - vinnie
[2006-01-31 16:14:13] - a: was that some sort of automated googlemaps plotting application, or did you manually mspaint the letters on there? - pierce
[2006-01-31 16:12:01] - oh. buh. - pierce
[2006-01-31 16:10:54] - sfm = springfield mall - vinnie
[2006-01-31 16:09:07] - what's SFM? it's awfully close to my client site. - pierce
[2006-01-31 16:04:05] - a: Also, my work doesn't appear to be on the map. -Paul
[2006-01-31 16:01:55] - *** amy glares at self for not refreshing
[2006-01-31 16:01:15] - *** amy glares at vinnie
[2006-01-31 16:01:15] - he's on some client site somewhere in DC or nearabouts, I thought - vinnie
[2006-01-31 16:00:54] - a: oh i just realized something on your map. sam doesn't work in the same office as vinnie. was this discussed before? the location of sam's office? -amy
[2006-01-31 16:00:38] - a: also, sam doesn't work at my building - vinnie
[2006-01-31 15:58:08] - a: yaaay map. well don't change it yet, i'll be a few weeks before i move ^_^ -amy
[2006-01-31 15:55:40] - amy: that's the reason. map1 is without people's works. ~a
[2006-01-31 15:52:37] - a: lol. i didn't even realize there was such a map! this is awesome .D is this why you were asking about where ppl lived and worked the other day, or was that unrelated? -amy
[2006-01-31 15:50:42] - well, i care about your move. but i don't care about the map. just to be clear. ~a
[2006-01-31 15:49:49] - j/k. i don't care. ~a
[2006-01-31 15:49:44] - amy, damn, now i have to update the map ~a
[2006-01-31 15:48:03] - right ~a
[2006-01-31 15:47:32] - a: there's an ex-dividend date where you have to have the stock by to get the dividend -dave
[2006-01-31 15:47:05] - earnings reports probably decide what the dividends will be for the current investors (but by then it's too late) ~a
[2006-01-31 15:46:28] - dave: earnings != dividends. ~a
[2006-01-31 15:45:33] - dave: yay thanks .) -amy
[2006-01-31 15:44:52] - amy: grats! -dave
[2006-01-31 15:44:47] - a: and you also read about earnings statements coming out for companies later in the week etc -dave
[2006-01-31 15:44:31] - a: i think you're wrong, because there's all sorts of news about Google reporting its earnings later today -dave
[2006-01-31 15:41:38] - coincidentally, i talked to my manager today to ask to be switched to the fair lakes office, to which he said yes. hooray to 5 minute commute! -amy
[2006-01-31 15:41:12] - http://www.us.manpower.com/uscom/PressRelease.jsp?id=81&articleid=141&language=en 40% of US employees reconsider job options due to rising fuel costs -amy
[2006-01-31 15:31:40] - http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/30/health.alcohol.reut/index.html drinking joins smoking as cancer risk -dave
[2006-01-31 15:31:09] - aba: Ok, cool. Thanks. I figured that was the only way to do it (and also that piracy was the reason why they made it so difficult). I was just hoping there was an easier way since it's a fairly annoying thing to have to do. -Paul
[2006-01-31 15:28:43] - a: so you're saying no one knows when they give dividends? -dave
[2006-01-31 15:27:19] - dave: you never know until it's too late. otherwise people would buy/sell based on the dividends (i know it's not always good to buy right before a dividend, but still, it would affect things too much if people could know when the dividends were coming out) ~a
[2006-01-31 15:23:39] - dave: i would assume that all companies have to operate on the same financial year for tax purposes. - aba
[2006-01-31 15:17:35] - i have a stock question. do all companies give dividends at the same time every year? or do different companies give dividents at different times? If at different times, how do you find out when those times are? -dave
[2006-01-31 15:17:25] - paul: they don't make it easy for you to add mp3s from a non-itunes/cd source because that could be interpreted as supporting piracy. - aba
[2006-01-31 15:16:24] - in other words, whether it's a buyer's or a seller's market doesn't really benefit me one way or another, as all it will do is influence my decision to buy or not -dave
[2006-01-31 15:16:22] - paul: either add the songs individually into itunes or put them in a new folder and add only that folder to itunes. i don't think there is a good way to do what you want to do. - aba
[2006-01-31 15:16:15] - believing that adrian made an error in logic would make me feel superior. therefore, adrian is a moron. - pierce
[2006-01-31 15:15:51] - a: yes i am a potential buyer. however, it seems rather counterproductive to bias yourself on the market as a buyer, as you're trying to judge whether to buy now or wait -dave
[2006-01-31 15:07:45] - Dave: According to Adrian, if we believe things that benefit us, we only believe it because it benefits us.
-Paul[2006-01-31 15:06:54] - steve: If I have music (or movies, for that matter) that I obtained from a non-Apple source. -Paul
[2006-01-31 15:04:04] - paul: iTunes music store adds the items automatically, and iTunes automatically adds MP3s from ripped CDs as well. I fail to see why you would ever want to do what you're describing - steve
[2006-01-31 14:58:10] - dave: aren't you a potential buyer? ~a
[2006-01-31 14:56:37] - a: becoming more of one, yeah -dave
[2006-01-31 14:53:59] - dave: you're basically just saying that it's a buyers market. ~a
[2006-01-31 13:59:30] - mig: Any idea how to do that? Because I looked around and I didn't see anything very obvious. Adding the directory again doubles the songs that are already there (I think) and I'm afraid that if I remove the directory and add it back, it'll screw up my playlists. -Paul
[2006-01-31 13:57:41] - in other words, since housing boom/busts generally play out on the order of years, it's not that much a stretch to say that the trend will last a bit -dave
[2006-01-31 13:56:48] - a: the point of conjecture would be that since these trends started a few months ago and have continued, that the general trend of the market will continue to be that way. That's where it could be wrong - but, given the general lifecycle of housing boom/bust would tend to support such an inference -dave
[2006-01-31 13:55:14] - a: i've never really said that there is a housing bubble, just that the housing market is slowing down, with prices flattening or even decreasing in some instances and with time-on-the-market increasing drastically. Both of these things have been clearly documented with housing statistics -dave
[2006-01-31 13:46:03] - paul: you can have itunes rescan that directory, i believe. - mig
[2006-01-31 13:40:10] - yes. you are correct. that equally applies to me. ~a
[2006-01-31 13:39:41] - oh, you already said that. ~a
[2006-01-31 13:39:02] - paul: sure you can. i'm just explaining why you believe this (although i'll admit that 1. i have to proof and 2. that my explanation is my own form of wishful thinking). ~a
[2006-01-31 13:33:53] - a: So, basically, I can't legitimately believe in something that would be beneficial to me?
-Paul[2006-01-31 13:33:28] - a: Well, wouldn't that equally apply to you having money in the housing market and therefore not thinking a bubble exists because it's beneficial to you? -Paul
[2006-01-31 13:33:11] - paul: in case my response wasn't clear, the answer to your question is "yes". ~a
[2006-01-31 13:32:43] - question for iPod users: I have my music directory and it's been added to iTunes. If I add some more music to my music directory, is there an easy way to tell iTunes to look through that directory and add any new songs found or do I have to add those files manually? -Paul
[2006-01-31 13:30:53] - more information on self-serving bias: wishful thinking ~a
[2006-01-31 13:29:06] - paul/dave: you don't have any money in the housing market. therefore, you think there is a housing bubble because it would be beneficial to your interests. ~a
[2006-01-31 13:23:31] - a: Does that apply to me and my belief in a housing bubble?
-Paul[2006-01-31 12:35:14] - that being relevant to the discussion about longterm stock gains -dave
[2006-01-31 12:34:47] - as an interesting fact, I saw some stats on how the economy did during Greenspan's reign (around 18 years) and it said the average S&P total return was 10% and inflation 3% -dave
[2006-01-31 12:30:20] - dave: pessamism sells. i just wish these jackasses would appologize when they're 100% incorrect. then the public would be like "hmm, maybe we shouldn't freak out every time we see pessamistic stories" ~a
[2006-01-31 12:24:53] - http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B1F459527%2D2E5A%2D486D%2D80BB%2DB72C911B5C2E%7D&siteid=mktw&dist= poll on potential triggers for an 06 meltdown -dave
[2006-01-31 10:37:19] - but more likely, this was just a case of you're web filter being as good as how diligitently you update your keyword list. - mig
[2006-01-31 10:35:56] - mig: although, the article did point out that they corrected some previously incorrect information in the entries as well. -dave
[2006-01-31 10:35:38] - i do wonder if this was "intentional" .... might shut up some people about google being evil incarnate. - mig
[2006-01-31 10:35:07] - http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/30/technology/browser0130/index.htm?cnn=yes poor spelling > google china's filter. - mig
[2006-01-31 10:23:15] - mig: wikipedia (unlike most popular information sources) is free. as soon as there is a hint of government regulation, it will fork. ~a
[2006-01-31 10:10:36] - http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060130/od_nm/australia_denim_dc;_ylt=At4mdZob7e5v_cUzFUz2zp0SH9EA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl australian state plans to ban students wearing denim .... don't want kids to look like they're having fun i suppose. - mig
[2006-01-31 10:04:11] - dave: while it's good these idiot government goons got caught, hopefully this won't serve as a rallying cry for politicans to try an regulate wikipedia. - mig
[2006-01-31 09:23:11] - adave: Cool, thanks for the informations. -Paul
[2006-01-31 09:08:34] - http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060130-6079.html congressional staffers edit wiki entries -dave
[2006-01-31 08:13:42] - hehe, there are rumors Google will acquire napster. Napster stock up 31% -dave
[2006-01-31 08:04:07] - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/31/AR2006013100233.html Iran reported to the security council d-ave
[2006-01-31 08:03:42] - a: yeah I know that some money market accounts don't make as much. I was just explaining to Paul what they are in general - they usually have some minor restrictions but make slightly better interest. -dave
[2006-01-31 00:39:20] - a: i've been getting them to my duke email address. haven't seen them at any of my other addresses. - aba
[2006-01-31 00:38:56] - a
[2006-01-30 23:07:40] - a: I haven't been getting them. -Paul
[2006-01-30 22:52:05] - hey, has anybody been getting these spams? i have a hypothesis to the source, but i want to make sure i'm not the only one getting these. thanks, everybody. ~a
[2006-01-30 18:42:31] - dave: don't be fooled. some money markets get less than some savings accounts. bank of america money markets make (as low as) .55%, which SUCKS. whereas ingdirect savings accounts make 3.8% (also, they have a weird extra savings rate for money left in the account for certain periods as high as 4.75% apy) ~a
[2006-01-30 16:57:20] - paul: money market is just like a savings account that has a few restrictions that you get increased interest from. slightly better than savings, but usually pretty liquid -dave
[2006-01-30 16:56:38] - paul: treasuries are just bonds that the government releases. they're kinda a standard benchmark kinda bond. like when you see market indicators, lotta times they will show the 10 yr treasury bond yield with the DOW and S&P -dave
[2006-01-30 16:52:15] - Dave: And treasuries and money market.
-Paul[2006-01-30 16:37:06] - paul: what didn't you understand? bond index funds? -dave
[2006-01-30 16:04:00] - Xpovos: I appreciate it, but that's not necessary. I know a decent amount about the IRAs that scottrade offers already, I'm just not sure I want to switch over. -Paul
[2006-01-30 16:03:51] - Paul: Definitely RIRAs available from Scott trade. I didn't go through the entire thing, so I don't know how many options you have, but if you've got money lying around, it's definitely a sound investment. -- Xpovos
[2006-01-30 16:00:52] - Paul: I'm not sure, but there's probably one available from Scott trade which you could just transfer your money into. I'll research it if you want. -- Xpovos
[2006-01-30 15:58:43] - Xpovos: Thanks for the suggestion, though.
-Paul[2006-01-30 15:55:43] - Xpovos: One step ahead of you. I already have an IRA which (I think and hope) is invested in a growth mutual fund. Although I'm having a devil of a time finding out how to get money into it easily. -Paul
[2006-01-30 15:48:36] - Paul: One option you should really look into is a Roth-IRA, which takes your current post-tax dollars, same stuff you're investing now, and put it into a retirement fund. When you retire, because you already paid taxes, there full sum is tax free. You can invest up to $4K a year in a broad growth Mutual, probably get ~8% a year and keep the profit. -- Xpovos
[2006-01-30 15:47:04] - 20+ years is better because there's never been any 20-year period of loss overall, including the Great Depression. But obviously we all have lots of time, so growth is basically inevitable with the stock market. I advise against bonds generally on fiancial and political grounds. Financially, you can do better. Politically, I don't want to enable big spending. -- Xpovos
[2006-01-30 15:44:22] - Dave: Wow, I don't think I fully understand the difference (or definition) of half the things you listed there.
-Paul[2006-01-30 15:43:44] - adave: So would you two suggest getting somebody else to manage my stuff and put it in mutual funds or just dump it all in scottrade and leave it in my (possibly incapable) hands? -Paul
[2006-01-30 15:40:12] - Paul: you could do bond index funds. -dave
[2006-01-30 15:39:46] - paul: that being said, I think I have think i have 70% in mutual funds. 5% in stocks. 1% in treasuries, and 24% in money market -dave
[2006-01-30 15:39:06] - a: Yeah, I can't help but feel like I should be finding less risky things to invest in but I don't want to do bonds because the liquidity sucks and CDs don't seem to give a good return at all. -Paul
[2006-01-30 15:38:09] - Paul: I read the same thing as adrian - if you're young and investing for longterm (10+ years) then you should put most everything in stocks. -dave
[2006-01-30 15:37:47] - Random side-note: The more I read about taxes and investing, the more I want to cry.
-Paul[2006-01-30 15:36:14] - paul: on and off, i've tried bonds (government ibonds, specifically) and cds. for the most part, though, young people should (statistically) put most (75%+) of their money in the market (stocks & mutual funds). even though the market can/will tank every now and then, it still has 7%-9% overall (including crashes & depressions). ~a
[2006-01-30 15:30:58] - I suppose that question goes for Dave and anybody else who wants to answer it to. -Paul
[2006-01-30 15:30:00] - a: Do you basically invest all of your extra money in the stock market or are there other places that you put it in case the market tanks? -Paul
[2006-01-30 12:40:59] - dave: It really depends on how you mean. Locally it would make almost no difference. Perhaps inflation goes up a point. Globally it just results in a stablization of economies which is probably just a balancing issue, particularly with globalization taking so much market power to where labor is the cheapest. -- Xpovos
[2006-01-30 12:33:18] - i'm not sure what effect this would have on the US economy, other than not being able to buy foreign cars, and US manufacturers getting a boost -dave
[2006-01-30 12:32:46] - well, one interesting thing that I got from it all (although i knew it beforehand) was that a large inflationary pressure might be seen on the US dollar in the near future, as China has been thinking of dumping some of its treasuries, and apparently now also this iranian oil for euros thing -dave
[2006-01-30 12:12:50] - xpovos: yeah, that's what i was confused about. and another thing is that people like selling stuff to the US to a certain extent. Like Japan, China, India, they all sell us so much junk. If we were to hyperinflate, then they couldn't sell us much at all -dave
[2006-01-30 12:12:24] - dave: And ultimately the people who pay are not the ones who have the goods, but the ones who have the dollars. Namely the U.S. And as of right now our biggest anti-inflator is China, since they're holding so much of our currency in reserve. -- Xpovos
[2006-01-30 12:11:05] - dave: While the author raises many important points critical of the U.S. and the economic policies we have and continue to follow, he is deliberately mis-leading and incorrect in fundamental international economic theory. The use of the U.S. dollar as internation currency has helped maintain it's value against inflation, but trade deficits continue to eat away. -- Xpovos
[2006-01-30 12:08:32] - mig: well, but I think he's trying to say that the US is ripping everyone else off, not itself -dave
[2006-01-30 12:08:07] - taxing foreign people -dave
[2006-01-30 12:07:40] - I don't think I understand his argument clearly. He's saying that US is taxing people through inflating its dollar, but then says the demise of the dollar will be everyone dumping it, causing hyperinflation -dave
[2006-01-30 11:59:50] - dave: well they tax everyone in the country here through inflation, anyway. - mig
[2006-01-30 11:53:03] - http://energybulletin.net/12125.html a somewhat interesting article on the theory that the US taxes the world through the inflation of its currency -dave
[2006-01-30 11:31:47] - #define moo(x) (#x)
[2006-01-30 10:41:44] - It boggles the mind. -- Xpovos
[2006-01-30 10:18:55] - http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep/ interesting site... see which of your beauty/hygiene/health products contain harmful ingredients! -amy
[2006-01-30 09:51:12] - a: A little of both, but not really either. I figured people here would find it interesting but I remain mostly skeptical. I found parts of it to be amusing also. -Paul
[2006-01-30 09:40:16] - and which is this? ~a
[2006-01-30 09:30:38] - a: I'm not sure if you're looking for a response from me or not but I'll just say that you should remember that I'll often post links which I don't agree with on the message board and sometimes I'll post things which I think are funny but which I imagine others think is interesting. -Paul
[2006-01-30 09:28:25] - aba: I wish there was DDR in my PE class when I went to school.
-Paul[2006-01-30 09:09:59] - Sam: a major cause of power supply decay is dust and airborne particulates. They'll gum up the fan bearing, which leads to overheating, and the dust can sometimes create electrical problems as well, though that's much rarer. -- Xpovo
[2006-01-30 07:38:39] - paul: "As a side note, there never has been scientific proof of global warming being linked to pollution, in fact there are other geological explanations that have more evidence supporting it -Paul" heh. ~a
[2006-01-30 07:30:10] - map w/o work map w/ work ~a
[2006-01-29 13:17:37] - heh, i've also had a fan break on me before ... didn't actually kill the power supply but it did make my computer pretty unusable. - mig
[2006-01-29 11:03:46] - Sam: I've had a fan break on a power supply which actually didn't break it, but it caused my computer to start acting up (similar to what Miguel said about overheating). -Paul
[2006-01-29 11:03:06] - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/28/AR2006012801021.html Debate on Climate Shifts to Issue of Irreparable Change -Paul
[2006-01-29 10:25:46] - sam: i've had a power supply overheat itself to death on me. - mig
[2006-01-29 00:20:52] - Most And Least Expensive Cars to Insure http://www.insurance.com/Article.aspx/Most_And_Least_Expensive_Cars_to_Insure/artid/149 -sam
[2006-01-28 10:33:22] - Question.... What are some of the causes for power supply failures in computers? -sam
[2006-01-28 10:31:56] - a: I live here now http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4114+Mangalore+Dr,+Annandale,+VA+22003&ll=38.841178,-77.191916&spn=0.017181,0.066605 -sam
[2006-01-27 22:12:52] - http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=10986709&src=eDialog/GetContent west virginia to put ddr into pe classes - aba
[2006-01-27 21:03:37] - sam: oh wow. i lived with my parents in annandale, then moved with them to fairfax station. freaky. where in annandale do you live? ~a
[2006-01-27 21:03:27] - sam: yeah. i know. that was pierce. ~a
[2006-01-27 20:13:03] - and yes, I work for SRA. -sam
[2006-01-27 20:12:32] - vinnie: i used to live with parents in fairfax station. i recently moved out to annandale and living alone! FREEEEEDOM! -sam
[2006-01-27 20:05:11] - "a: 1% isn't the right number. - sam" WTF! I didn't write that -sam
[2006-01-27 20:04:57] - "a: 1% isn't the right number. - sam" WTF! I didn't write that
[2006-01-27 17:44:33] - http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=bayless/060127 Another perspective of the Ron Artest saga. -Paul
[2006-01-27 16:33:02] - I wonder if there are definitions for beta and gamma males like there are for alpha males... -Paul
[2006-01-27 16:24:31] - a: If you say so.
-Paul[2006-01-27 16:20:33] - paul: you put "
" which implies that you were joking. but you aren't joking . . . ~a[2006-01-27 16:08:35] - Amy: It's nice to hear from somebody who speaks for all females. Makes it easier to confirm stereotypes that way.
-Paul[2006-01-27 16:07:19] - by this article's definition, i think i've dated only 1 alpha, and he's most definitely the most punchable of my exes. -amy
[2006-01-27 16:06:14] - in re: paul's article: "This is unfortunate, but it is the Way We Are. " Thank you for speaking for all of us *eyeroll* -amy
[2006-01-27 14:10:31] - http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060127/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_leveraging_wives;_ylt=Av5MOJHM_5z7x8NqGLjqDnys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ-- usgov resorts to kindnapping the wives of suspected insurgents in an attempt to pressure them to turn themselves in. - mig
[2006-01-27 14:02:40] - amy: Methusela-esque -- Xpovos
[2006-01-27 13:16:27] - a: wow he is an old man -amy
[2006-01-27 12:36:53] - ah. it's not just mozart's birthday; it's his 250th. ~a
[2006-01-27 11:08:47] - Ah. Nevermind. -- Xpovos
[2006-01-27 11:02:40] - Who abused the Xpovos? -- Xpovos
[2006-01-27 11:00:29] - http://voxday.blogspot.com/2006/01/vagaries-of-female-attraction.html Although I don't 100% agree with it, I like Vox's theory of the alpha male. -Paul
[2006-01-27 10:24:12] - *** dave laughs heartily
[2006-01-27 10:23:17] - a: what? -Paul err, I mean - pierce
[2006-01-27 10:22:11] - *** a looks up the ips and yells at pierce.
[2006-01-27 10:21:54] - adrian, I think you should recheck that math. you didn't do it quite right. ~a
[2006-01-27 10:21:23] - a: 1% isn't the right number. - sam
[2006-01-27 10:21:22] - sigh
[2006-01-27 10:21:06] - a: you are dumb. it's got to gain by over 1%. - Xpovos
[2006-01-27 10:21:02] - and vinnie i won't even ask. ~a
[2006-01-27 10:20:48] - i hope to god you're kidding, aaron. ~a
[2006-01-27 10:20:34] - a: I think it needs more than a 1% gain, adrian. - vinnie
[2006-01-27 10:20:28] - pierce: and considering it was right after your crappy "nickel" joke, i figured my "weird math" statement was fair game. ~a
[2006-01-27 10:20:20] - a: actually, isn't it more like 1.0101% or something? - aaron
[2006-01-27 10:15:45] - god, you guys are assholes. ~a
[2006-01-27 10:15:40] - i should refresh more often. - mig
[2006-01-27 10:15:30] - pierce: bah you beat me to it. - mig
[2006-01-27 10:14:48] - a: that's not exactly true. it needs little more than 1% gain to break even. - mig
[2006-01-27 10:08:33] - pierce: ok, well they both work (amd or apple) ~a
[2006-01-27 10:06:37] - ...and yes, I know that it actually needs to gain 1.01010101(repeating)% to break even. You get the point. - pierce
[2006-01-27 10:00:51] - a: it's not that weird because you're just rounding too much. if a stock drops by 1%, then it needs to gain 1.01% to break even. which I know you know, but I like patronizing you. - pierce
[2006-01-27 09:59:44] - a: oh, I didn't click on the gates v. jobs link... I thought your benjamins comment was about AMD. - pierce
[2006-01-27 09:57:50] - weird math: if a stock drops by 1%, then it needs to gain 1% to break even. if a stock drops by 50%, then it needs to gain 100% to break even.
~a[2006-01-27 09:33:51] - because jobs will be using pentiums to make benjamins? ok, that does seem eerie. ~a
[2006-01-27 09:30:26] - Pierce: Curses, just a minute too late in realizing my error.
-Paul[2006-01-27 09:29:49] - (in my last message to Pierce, clearly "you're" was supposed to be "your") -Paul
[2006-01-27 09:29:48] - a: somehow I find the weird al version of that very ironic at the moment, given the subject. - pierce
[2006-01-27 09:29:15] - Paul: nevar! you could never have interpreted it better, I am the reinterpretation. You said so yourself. - pierce
[2006-01-27 09:27:42] - it's all about the benjamins! it's all about the benjamins! yeahhh. ~a
[2006-01-27 09:23:13] - http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060126-6062.html Gates vs Jobs, who is the good guy? -Paul
[2006-01-27 09:22:37] - a: yay you win - vinnie
[2006-01-27 09:22:24] - Pierce: I think I understood what Aparna said better than you're reinterpretation of it.
-Paul[2006-01-27 09:22:01] - aba: It's not even on paper. It's all in just a bunch of zeroes and ones right now.
-Paul[2006-01-27 09:09:22] - 20 year aniversary of challenger disaster and a few myths all of which aren't held in any of the documentaries that i've watched. (3 of them revolve around the fact it was the pms' faults, not the government's fault; which i thought was pretty well known) ~a
[2006-01-27 08:52:26] - http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060127/ap_on_re_eu/did_jesus_exist;_ylt=AmB3h6pnS0eGq7rvR42Zaces0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY- court case in italy on whether priest broke the law by asserting that christ existed. - mig
[2006-01-27 08:19:43] - sam: where in annandale do you live? ~a
[2006-01-27 07:05:54] - http://www.corrosivehost.com/games/roadblock.swf pretty fun flash game. most are the levels are pretty easy and there are few enough of them that you can beat the game pretty quickly. for level 17 and 18, i found a weird way to use mspaint with a screenshot to floodfill by hand using the paintbrush tool. ~a
[2006-01-27 06:49:04] - aba: are you joking? or are you asking if paul placed a sell order? (because if you are, i'm sure paul didn't sell any amd yesterday) ~a
[2006-01-27 02:47:35] - paul: I think what aparna is asking is, is your new fortune in bills or did you get the whole thing in nickels? - pierce
[2006-01-27 00:44:35] - paul: did you actually make it or is it just on paper?
- aba[2006-01-26 16:35:27] - a: I made over $800 in AMD today.
-Paul[2006-01-26 16:27:17] - a: Yeah, 10000 job cuts does that kind of thing. -- Xpovos
[2006-01-26 16:12:34] - yep. made $150 in sony today. ~a
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