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E-mail just received at work: "You will notice an increase in your net pay this week due to a tax change that was implemented by Mr. Obama. We - mara Mar 10, 13:44 12
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  - I don't follow, "down to $8 by the end of the year." 'splain please. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:48 1
    - or would this just be the net effect on the 2010 witholding tables due to the credit being spread out over the entire year instead of 9 months? -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:55
  - This is obviously going toward beer. -- nm - mara Mar 10, 13:47 2
    - obvie -- nm - Epiphany Mar 10, 13:48
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- Did the tax update tell them to forward it on to ten friends? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:45 2
  - Ha! No, but maybe I could reply to all just for fun. -- nm - mara Mar 10, 13:46 1
    - Yeah, you should do this. -- nm - Jax si Mar 10, 13:47
- This would be the implementation of the $400 workers tax credit, which will reduce the amount withheld from your paycheck starting April 1 -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:45 2
  - Thanks! -- nm - mara Mar 10, 13:45 1
    - the About.com article -- (link) - Max Mar 10, 13:47
Madoff to plead guilty to 11 counts, looking at 150 years in prison. ST Poll -- How many years will he actually serve? -- (link) - znufrii Mar 10, 13:41 9
- None. -- nm - TaurusII Mar 10, 14:07
- Depends... when's the Zombie uprising scheduled for? -- nm - Ender Mar 10, 13:49
- He going to ask to serve the time in his penthouse too? -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 10, 13:46
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- I would say he will likely die in prison. -- nm - pmb Mar 10, 13:43 1
  - Yup, he'll serve his time until his heart stops beating. Never to see the free world again. - Krusty Mar 10, 13:45
- fakes his own death prior to entering jail - Epiphany Mar 10, 13:42
- He made 56 billion dollars disappear, I'm sure he can make 110 years do the same. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:42 1
  - (This was supposed to say 140, but what the hey. It works.) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:42
how to follow 15000 people on twitter -- (link) - marcel Mar 10, 13:38 2
- I want to know how he is able to zoom in with Tweetdeck. I can't use it with my screen resolution because the font is so small. -- nm - not2fast Mar 10, 13:45
- Who cares about how. WHY?! -- nm - mara Mar 10, 13:44
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1 job has $$ and location. 1 job has the exact experience & resume stuff wanted for the future. /sigh -- nm - Hotkiss Mar 10, 13:30 5
- Door #2 -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:33
- did you get the media company offer? if you did, you have to take it. -- nm - the emerald city loves mandy lane Mar 10, 13:32 3
  - They don't tell me if I quality for 2nd round interview until this weekend, final offer until late March, much after everyone else wants an answer. - Hotkiss Mar 10, 13:34 2
    - you yourself said it's precisely what you want to do. you can't squander experience like that (and the potential to transition an internship - the emerald city loves mandy lane Mar 10, 13:41 1
      - So you're saying choose potential vs. immediate gratification right now? - Hotkiss Mar 10, 13:45
DML (except not really, because I think I've already made my descision, as per usual): Go to Watchmen, or play with Mac Mini tonight? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:27 4
- Watchmen needs your help!! -- nm - marcel Mar 10, 13:38
- Oh sure, like there is any chance they could drag you away from that new toy -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 13:29
- social slayer -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 13:28 1
  - sissy....get in ranked -- nm - J Mar 10, 13:47
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- Were they running? -- nm - Dano Mar 10, 13:27
- the repairman can finally get busy -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 13:25
I have gossip: Sunday night/mon morn at 1:30 am there was a cop convention on my street, 12 of them (and for my suburban town means they had to borrow - zeitgeist Mar 10, 13:23
Crank Yanker, from b2, sorry to hear about the problems, but good on ya for taking in the dog, good job! -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 13:22 1
- *Puts Claritin in Marmaduke's kibble* -- nm - CY si Mar 10, 13:25
NYC to crackdown on driving and dialing. -- (link) - znufrii Mar 10, 13:20 9
- I read this as 'cracking down on drunk dialing' and immediately felt bad for dawson. -- nm - Diva Mar 10, 13:30 1
  - he drives? I figured not because that would cut into his drinking time. -- nm - zork Mar 10, 13:36
- I think they should cut down on unnecessary driving in the city anyway. Reserve only for businesses, special travel, etc. -- nm - Hotkiss Mar 10, 13:23 2
  - Too many people live in Manhattan. Should they not be allowed to drive? They should charge people to drive into Manhattan during business hours. -- nm - Krusty Mar 10, 13:26
  - I wouldn't make it that exlusive, but I'm certainly a fan of the congestion pricing plan -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:25
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  - buy him a blue tooth -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 13:28 1
    - they broke up. no gifts for the dumped! -- nm - the emerald city loves mandy lane Mar 10, 13:33
  - I thought they started to crackdown on it for a while but I haven't seen or heard of anyone getting a ticket for that in a while. -- nm - Krusty Mar 10, 13:24
nice day in the markets today, for sure. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:17
Obama's education plan might be the right thing for the children and the schools - Krusty Mar 10, 13:15 30
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  - My mom's a teacher here as well. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 10, 13:22
  - My mom is not happy and neither are her friends, all teachers. -- nm - Krusty Mar 10, 13:22 2
    - I've noticed though that...like most things...there is a different opinion in different generations - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 10, 13:24 1
      - You're right, the younger teachers I know are all for it. -- nm - Krusty Mar 10, 13:28
- Depending on how they are going to measure "student performance", the concept of tying pay to it is almost terrifying. -- nm - TFox Mar 10, 13:17 19
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    - Very simple...already in lil miss ccc's school they give one test at the start of each grade and one at the end - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 10, 13:27 13
      - An example of how teachers will jigger this: try to convince the kids to answer some stuff wrong on the entrance exam. - TFox Mar 10, 13:29 1
        
        I was thinking mainly base it on the exit exam. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 10, 13:33
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        I didn't read what he proposed (working...some :) ) but it's different than what NCLB and we do now - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 10, 13:31 9
        
        Yup, they spend way too much time teaching to the test and not teaching the student. -- nm - Krusty Mar 10, 13:32 8
        
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        that's just it. the tests aren't good enough. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:39 2
        
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        blow-up dolls? -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 10, 13:48
        
        Yes it's a problem, the tests don't cover every subject a student needs to learn. - Krusty Mar 10, 13:36 2
        
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        They do but when a teacher is told that it's basically all that matters there's a problem. - Krusty Mar 10, 13:43
        
        There is a lot of debate on that...plus on the way they use the tests for rankings - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 10, 13:36
    - The problem is, they already "teach to the tests" without pay being tied to it. - TFox Mar 10, 13:26 2
      - you're right. the current system of tests as they are currently constructed is incredibly flawed -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:37
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  - He's not a fan of the current tests, so hopefully that will be fixed as well. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 10, 13:19
- Who are they going to support instead? If anyone can afford to take them on within his own party, it's Obama. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:16 4
  - You might be right but if they stay away from the polls rather than vote for him it's going to hurt him. - Krusty Mar 10, 13:22 3
    - depends on if he can get it implemented quickly enough so that he'll be able to show improvements sooner rather than later. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:23 2
      - and besides, his horn can pierce the sky, a bunch of teahers will be a piece of cake. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:23 1
        
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Over on that game site we came from, American Idol warrants are out. -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 10, 13:12
lyc: I think Daylight Savings Time has messed up my sleep patterns the last two nights -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 13:11 2
- I started noticing this just a year or two ago. -- nm - mara Mar 10, 13:45
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- New iPhones are expected in early July. -- nm - David Mar 10, 13:24 2
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    - No link. That's just what I've read on Twitter. -- nm - David Mar 10, 13:36
- Patience, grasshumper. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 10, 13:09 8
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    - get a refurb shuffle for $29 to hold you over. -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 10, 13:16 1
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    - do you want to borrow snoopy my red ipod until you get an iphone? you can. -- nm - the emerald city loves mandy lane Mar 10, 13:15 3
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        I'll mail him friday. sorry if he pees on your rug. -- nm - the emerald city loves mandy lane Mar 10, 13:16 1
        
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    - GET IT NOW! -- nm - evil nubby on Jack's shoulder Mar 10, 13:12
- iPhones are awesome, but they aren't worth paying extra $$ to cell phone companies. Especially not when you also get saddled with a monthly bill -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:08
- Wait and get it in 5 months. -- nm - Krusty Mar 10, 13:07
- 5 months saves you $200. Wait. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 13:06
- what have you been using? hard to believe that by August you'd have been without texting for most of a year -- nm - zork Mar 10, 13:06 1
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- wait. the money's not going anywhere -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:03 7
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    - then drop $50 on an iPod Shuffle in the meantime. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:11 4
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        dude, just borrow snoopy. I'll mail him to you when I get home. -- nm - the emerald city loves mandy lane Mar 10, 13:16 1
        
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        The only issue I have is if i get the desire to listen to a particular song and have to fast-forward through two dozen or so until I find it. - znufrii Mar 10, 13:16
    - what you want will be cheaper and have more features in august -- nm - zork Mar 10, 13:07
It just might be time for chocolate. It just might be. -- nm - Diva Mar 10, 13:00
Watchmen earned $3,885,264 on Monday. -- nm - David Mar 10, 12:58 8
- Taken - in its 6th week of release is still in over 3000 theatres. That's kind of fantastic. -- nm - Diva Mar 10, 13:02 5
  - Twilight is still in the top 25. I do not think the fad is dying. -- nm - David Mar 10, 13:03 4
    - *makes The Face* -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 10, 13:05 3
      - Here... -- (link) - Diva Mar 10, 13:08 2
        
        that's the least dippy I've seen him look. - Mel Profit Mar 10, 13:22 1
        
        Do you like the idea I sent? -- nm - Diva Mar 10, 13:23
- (That's off 68% from Sunday, which is...not good.) -- nm - David Mar 10, 12:59 1
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I feel sorry for the kids of today. CBC cancels Fashion File. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Mar 10, 12:53 6
- pfft. they've got a world of porn streaming into their bedrooms. I can't imagine how we'd have turned out if we had that. -- nm - zork Mar 10, 13:02 4
  - I'm turning into one of those...."It was so much better in our day..."...kinda guys. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 10, 13:16 2
    - sex was better in the 60's and 70's wuddaya need a rubber for, catch anything, get a shot to take care of it, But BEER is much better - zeitgeist Mar 10, 13:27 1
      - but you didn't have to be 21 to get it, besides who wants to waste good beer on the young? -- nm - zork Mar 10, 13:38
  - Arthritis a decade earlier probably. -- nm - Krusty Mar 10, 13:06
- that was the only point in watching it, you were at least guaranteed a nipple slip -- nm - J Mar 10, 12:56
Bret Hart talks about Vinnie Mac and what happened out at strip club... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 10, 12:52 3
- I always liked Bret Hart, but get tired of how he always seems to pump himself up while putting everyone else (except for his family) down. -- nm - Stephen Mar 10, 13:08 2
  - his book is a *must* read for wrestling fans. -- nm - Remlik Mar 10, 13:12 1
    - but I do agree with you on him. -- nm - Remlik Mar 10, 13:12
Really? This is the next piece of hardware Microsoft is unleashing on an unsuspecting market? -- (link) - Mop Mar 10, 12:51 3
- Not everything needs to give you a blow job to be worthy of consideration. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 12:53 2
  - Ironically, this is the *only* Microsoft devices which *does* give you a blow job. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 13:02 1
    - L4 -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 13:32
I really wish my office had a cigarette vending machine. It would be great right now. - TFox Mar 10, 12:51 2
- I would back you up on Geto Boys over Ice T. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 10, 13:10
- it must be at least 15 years since I've seen one of those ... funny story when I was a kid ... - zork Mar 10, 13:01
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- If the Cook Co. sherrif has his way, the Craigslist adult section won't be around much longer. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 12:48
What? They're going to release both barebones DVDs and editions that are "Special" with extra features?! Why hasn't someone thought of this before?! -- nm - Ender Mar 10, 12:43 14
- I want to know why they don't price some stuff like in the VHS days: new DVDs MSRP is $100/disc. - TFox Mar 10, 12:48 12
  - it's all about impulse buying by people who have to have every movie they mildly enjoyed. This is why discs are on the shelves within 3 months -- nm - zork Mar 10, 13:05
  - Because Blockbuster was the main reason for that high price. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 10, 12:58
  - They finally figured out that they make more money on sales than on rentals. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 12:48 9
    - But that can't be true for everything. -- nm - TFox Mar 10, 12:50 8
      - I think it's true for most things. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 10, 13:03 7
        
        ok, good to know. thanks. -- nm - TFox Mar 10, 13:05 6
        
        Keep in mind that that is just how I think things work. I could be wrong. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 10, 13:13 5
        
        if Walmart wants to order 4 million copies @$3 and Blockbuster wants 20,000 @$50 who would you ship to? -- nm - zork Mar 10, 13:17 4
        
        Depends on the cost of packaging. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:24 3
        
        If you're losing over $10M on packaging, you need a new method of distribution. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 10, 13:42 1
        
        Yeah. It's called Digital. :P -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:47
        
        you do realise that I was pulling those numbers out of my ass, don't you? although I'm sure the real ones would be even better -- nm - zork Mar 10, 13:40
- The plan is to deny the special DVDs from the rental market. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 12:47
SITWAP: Madoff's lawyer may have a conflict of interest in the case. -- (link) - TaurusII Mar 10, 12:42 1
- "Bernie Madoff was released today as no one could be found that he hadn't ripped off." -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 12:46
Now that they've gotten rid of Blago, the Illinois legislature can get around to more important stuff, like declaring Pluto a planet again. -- (link) - Mop Mar 10, 12:41 1
- Well, with Goofy gone...why not? -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 10, 12:43

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