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If the West Antarctic ice sheet melts, oceans will rise between 16.5 and 21.5 FEET! -- (link) - Mop Feb 6, 11:42 4
- This week in FEAR! -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 6, 11:54
- good -- nm - redmond Feb 6, 11:46
- We should just throw all the ice into some volcano. That way, when it melts, it'll be the volcano's problem. -- nm - Loyola Feb 6, 11:45
- ~Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay.~ -- nm - Tool Feb 6, 11:44
Dr. Phil says, if yew don't have a job, yer job is gettin' a job. - Beryllium Feb 6, 11:41 9
- I wonder what Dr Phil says about those already with a job, who have to come home and clean/etc because the unemployed spouse did nothing. - kelly Feb 6, 11:43 2
  - and, like i said below, it's not that hard to do if you have time everyday. - Andie Feb 6, 11:44 1
    - It does crack me up a little that housewives/at-home moms are pretty much expected to do the errands/cleaning because they are home all day (despite - kelly Feb 6, 11:47
- so, the other person could say "my job is my job, that leaves no time for housecleaning." -- nm - Andie Feb 6, 11:42 1
  - But when you actually have a job, your hours are set. When you are looking, it is 24/7. -- nm - Spawn Feb 6, 11:43
- Dr. Phil is a fraud -- nm - redmond Feb 6, 11:42 1
  - /high five -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 11:43
- When I didn't have a job, my job was watching two holy terrors and make sure they didn't kill themselves. -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 11:42 1
  - Still, I found a job, and the two rugrats survived relatively unscathed. -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 11:43
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- Hmm. Has there ever been a case with Negro Modelo beer up before the court? -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 11:43 1
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- a) 1997, b) 1978 -- nm - Strongbad Feb 6, 11:41
- 2002 1953 -- nm - Loyola Feb 6, 11:41
- 1985. -- nm - kelly Feb 6, 11:41 1
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- 1995 - Spawn Feb 6, 11:40
- I'm going to guess that part b is suprisingly recent, because the decision had something to do with rap and obscenity. -- nm - crash davis Feb 6, 11:39 3
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    - yeah, I was hoping to get it right by a them using a general discussion of rap and not a direct lyric quote. But I'll change my answer to "never" -- nm - crash davis Feb 6, 11:42 1
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- 2001. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 6, 11:39
Apple store in Georgetown has had its design rejected 4 times by ANC - MDH Feb 6, 11:36
Who is the least popular millionaire among other millionaires but most popular among the rest of the people? Answer... - David Feb 6, 11:32 25
- link to the full Op-Ed -- (link) - znufrii Feb 6, 11:37
- i dig it -- nm - Guy Feb 6, 11:37
- He is of course wrong about one thing...the needing the high pay to keep good execs - The Coraline Cat Coalition Feb 6, 11:35 14
  - If the execs are that bad, you aren't going to replace them with good one by paying low -- nm - ty97 Feb 6, 11:37
  - On a go-forward basis, you need to attract talent by rewarding said talent, not by hamstringing their compensation packages. -- nm - TFox Feb 6, 11:37 4
    - yet the scale of "appropriate compensation" in the financial industry in particular has become so disproportionately out of whack - znufrii Feb 6, 11:39 2
      - Rewarding fake results, yes. But many of those people are responsible for hundreds of millions or billions of dollars a year. - TFox Feb 6, 11:41 1
        
        But they are not paid based on that formula, or many of them would be giving money back for 2008 - The Coraline Cat Coalition Feb 6, 11:46
    - i'd rather be able to earn more, but pay higher taxes, than be capped. (although capping the companies that were bailed out doesn't appall me.) - Andie Feb 6, 11:38
  - The exodus from capped to non-capped positions will be starting soon. - Strongbad Feb 6, 11:36 7
    - You think a non-capped company would hire one of the failed CEO? If so, there is much more wrong with the corporate culture than we've discussed. - The Coraline Cat Coalition Feb 6, 11:39 6
      - You think some of the failed CEO's have a pretty strong resume up until this point? - Strongbad Feb 6, 11:41 5
        
        but most of that "profit" was illusory to begin with, which is why they're taking all these losses now. -- nm - znufrii Feb 6, 11:42 3
        
        and like the Fiorino oped said the other day, it is that company's board that sets the expectation and determines if it was delivered upon. -- nm - TFox Feb 6, 11:45 1
        
        so more importantly than capping executive pay, we need to overhaul the Board of Directors and hold them more accountable for their companies' results -- nm - znufrii Feb 6, 11:46
        
        of course, that doesn't mean companies won't still be lining up around the block to hire them. -- nm - znufrii Feb 6, 11:44
        
        It's not 1 f-up when you built the system. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 11:41
- His ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to his newsletter. - znufrii Feb 6, 11:35 1
  - Of course there would be enough loopholes like now to keep the final take of the government to a minimum -- nm - The Coraline Cat Coalition Feb 6, 11:36
- There's nothing stopping him from voluntarily paying more, is there? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 6, 11:34 5
  - He's looking for a solution to the overall problem. -- nm - ty97 Feb 6, 11:36 1
    - I understand. My question is if that is allowed, and whether he's done it in the past. - Strongbad Feb 6, 11:38
  - well, isn't there? when he files all the necessary papers, it will be adjusted to what he owes. -- nm - Andie Feb 6, 11:35 2
    - I think if you tried to pay extra, the government would spend it before they got it on extra meetings and committees to decide how to handle it. - TFox Feb 6, 11:43 1
      - I do believe you can write a check directly to the Treasury Dept.'s Bureau of the Public Debt -- nm - znufrii Feb 6, 11:45
Kelly, good news... the International is GREAT!!! - secretslacker Feb 6, 11:31 10
- Interesting. The reaction I've heard out of Berlin has been the opposite. -- nm - Dano Feb 6, 11:39
- Is this a good anniversary movie for Amy and I? - Spawn Feb 6, 11:37 1
  - Go see Friday the 13th next weekend!! -- nm - Shaun Feb 6, 11:46
- that news won't help her learn to tie her shoes -- nm - redmond Feb 6, 11:34
- Hey, I paid to see Shoot 'Em Up, so I mean it when I say that I don't care how crappy a Clive movie is, I'll see it anyway. :) - kelly Feb 6, 11:34 2
  - Shoot Em Up is amazing! -- nm - MDH Feb 6, 11:39 1
    - word -- nm - Spawn Feb 6, 11:40
- That movie looks horrible, judging just by the trailer. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 6, 11:33 1
  - I haven't really paid much attention to the trailer/commercials... - secretslacker Feb 6, 11:35
- I am so excited for this one. -- nm - MDH Feb 6, 11:33
Brilliant. Porn filmmaker offers coupon so Comcast customers can finish watching the film that cut in to the Super Bowl. -- (link) - Reagen Feb 6, 11:29 3
- I don't think it takes a dummy to know how the film ends. -- nm - secretslacker Feb 6, 11:35
- that. is. brilliant. -- nm - Guy Feb 6, 11:34
- officer level thinking -- nm - prayformojo Feb 6, 11:32
Fantasy NASCAR: Join the HSX/ST league! - Strongbad Feb 6, 11:29 2
- 9 days until the first race! -- nm - Strongbad Feb 6, 11:29 1
  - Tomorrow...Bud Shootout... -- nm - BAD Feb 6, 11:41
ST Knows: Which free firewall software gets the ST stamp of approval? Thanks! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 6, 11:27 7
- Router. If you're having trouble with programs going out from your computer (malware, spyware), then I still prefer ZoneAlarm but I'm interested in - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 6, 11:31 2
  - I do have a router but I thought it would be good to have a firewall as well? I have Norton now and it seems to start to suck. - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 6, 11:40
  - I'm not a fan of ZoneAlarm. Used to use Sygate (but it was discontinued). Comodo is a good replacement - decline Feb 6, 11:37
- AVG? -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 6, 11:29
- Do you you use a router? That's sufficient. -- nm - psilotum Feb 6, 11:29 1
  - personally I do not believe a router is sufficient -- nm - decline Feb 6, 11:29
- Comodo -- nm - decline Feb 6, 11:28
Could I get a few people to click a link for me? TIA. - Ender Feb 6, 11:25 5
- ok -- nm - not2fast Feb 6, 11:29
- Done. -- nm - David Feb 6, 11:28
- done -- nm - ty97 Feb 6, 11:26
- done. I clicked on "statutes" a ton, too. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 6, 11:26
- you got four clicks here -- nm - crash davis Feb 6, 11:26
Heh. Facebook banned from Apple Stores -- (link) - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 6, 11:22 1
- "Apple Stores left the group Fans of Facebook" -- nm - pigby Feb 6, 11:23
moderately interesing hax chat question: how much should the out of work spouse be doing around the house with their free time? - pigby Feb 6, 11:19 25
- damn near most of it -- nm - Epiphany Feb 6, 11:31
- since it is a he, far less than a she should -- nm - crash davis Feb 6, 11:29 2
  - trish isn't even here to get all riled up. - Andie Feb 6, 11:30 1
    - I know, the rest of you ladies will have to pick up her slack and get riled at me for her. -- nm - crash davis Feb 6, 11:32
- Get in the kitchen and make me a pie! -- nm - Strongbad Feb 6, 11:28
- I didn't get anything done when I was out of work. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 6, 11:23 2
  - And ST responds: "We know" -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 6, 11:24 1
    - heh. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 6, 11:24
- peple without a focus in life have less motivation, less drive less organization, if you're working you tend to be more focused and organized at - zeitgeist Feb 6, 11:22 1
  - that may explain 'why they don't' but doesn't answer the 'whether they should' part. -- nm - Andie Feb 6, 11:23
- pretty much all of it (the housework that is.) -- nm - Andie Feb 6, 11:21 3
  - Yup, there should be a conversation but the newly unemployed person should be doing most of the cleaning. -- nm - David Feb 6, 11:22 2
    - seriously, if you are home all day, every day (pretty much), it's not that hard. -- nm - Andie Feb 6, 11:24 1
      - hey, you know, I'm *here* on ST all day, so get off my back, cut me some freakn slack, sheesh - zeitgeist Feb 6, 11:33
- Having gone through this, there's a certain ammount of time that needs to be spent job hunting online, plus some slack time, but that still leaves - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 6, 11:20 1
  - agreeance -- nm - SyrDragon Feb 6, 11:44
- One week off to get over the shock, and then yeah, get his/her ass in gear and do stuff around the house inbetween job hunt -- nm - The Coraline Cat Coalition Feb 6, 11:20 6
  - I'd even give then another week to do nothing but focus on job stuff. -- nm - znufrii Feb 6, 11:24 5
    - Sure...*knock on wood I never have to try this out* -- nm - The Coraline Cat Coalition Feb 6, 11:28
    - sure, totally fair. two weeks adjustment. -- nm - Andie Feb 6, 11:25 3
      - when i left my first firm (not of my choosing), i think i deep wallowed for a good month - pigby Feb 6, 11:26
      - and then he needs to start picking up the slack. -- nm - znufrii Feb 6, 11:25 1
        
        i know my mother went a little crazy when my dad retired. he retired young (55) and then just didn't know what to do with - Andie Feb 6, 11:28
- depends, how long has he been unemployed? 2 weeks would have a completely different set of expectations than 2 months... -- nm - znufrii Feb 6, 11:20
- Um... all of it? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 6, 11:20
Loving Scrubs this year. Just loving it. -- nm - David Feb 6, 11:16 9
- I thought this was going to be their last season but apparently the show got better. (spoiler) - Sheep Feb 6, 11:29
- I was very saddened by the absence of Turk this week -- nm - Guigue Feb 6, 11:23 1
  - They're doing the Veronica Mars thing of having cast members sit out a couple of shows in the season to save $. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 11:24
- me too -- nm - redmond Feb 6, 11:18
- I finally have a brother! -- nm - Amy Feb 6, 11:18 3
  - I'm alive!!! -- nm - Spawn Feb 6, 11:20
  - This isn't my fantasy. It's that guy's. -- nm - David Feb 6, 11:19
  - your parents still getting busy? -- nm - znufrii Feb 6, 11:19
- agreed. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 6, 11:17
I'm eating at Pho Hung!! -- nm - redmond Feb 6, 11:16
No googling quiz: for the US cities over 50k in population, the top ten in snowfall are located in three states. Name them. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 11:14 29
- do you happen to have the list of cities? -- nm - decline Feb 6, 11:30 3
  - sure - Reagen Feb 6, 11:32 2
    - Thanks, had a feeling 'Cuse was #1. Crazy amount of snow up there -- nm - decline Feb 6, 11:34 1
      - removing the population requirements, it's Valdez, AK and then a resort in California. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 11:38
- Hm....maybe a rocky mountain state like Arizona? Nevada? -- nm - Inigo Feb 6, 11:27 1
  - Winner. - Reagen Feb 6, 11:28
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- Massachusetts? -- nm - JaxSean Feb 6, 11:22
- Ohio -- nm - ty97 Feb 6, 11:20
- Pennsylvania -- nm - The Coraline Cat Coalition Feb 6, 11:19
- Alaska, New York, Illinois. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 6, 11:18
- Colorado, California? -- nm - Inigo Feb 6, 11:17
- Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota. -- nm - emoticripple Feb 6, 11:17
- New York, Michigan, Minnesota -- nm - Ender Feb 6, 11:17
- California, Alaska, Colorado -- nm - Dano Feb 6, 11:17
- Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 6, 11:17
- Alaska, New York, Maine -- nm - decline Feb 6, 11:16
- Alaska, Maine, and New York. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 6, 11:16
- Minnesota, New York, Ohio -- nm - znufrii Feb 6, 11:16 3
  - New York, yes. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 11:17 1
    - yay! -- nm - znufrii Feb 6, 11:18
  - scratch Ohio for Wisconsin -- nm - znufrii Feb 6, 11:17
- Vermont, Maine, Wisconsin. -- nm - Andie Feb 6, 11:16 1
  - ooh, but maybe Vermont doesn't have enough biggish cities... -- nm - Andie Feb 6, 11:16
- Minnesota -- nm - Roger More Feb 6, 11:15 2
  - Maine and Alaska -- nm - Roger More Feb 6, 11:15 1
    - Alaska, yes. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 11:17
- the cities or the states? -- nm - The Coraline Cat Coalition Feb 6, 11:14 1
  - the states. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 11:15
~I... wanna be... anarchy!~ -- nm - Spawn Feb 6, 11:13 5
- ~ Sitting in the waiting room ~ -- nm - JaxSean Feb 6, 11:16
- but you're really a line-toer -- nm - pigby Feb 6, 11:15 3
  - Kid, your face is a line-toer! -- nm - Spawn Feb 6, 11:16 2
    - see, you even can't come up with a retort that everyone else on the boards has already run into the ground -- nm - pigby Feb 6, 11:17 1
      - COUNTER-RETORT! -- nm - con_carne Feb 6, 11:19

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