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Firefox has crashed on me 4 times in the past two days - amoxy Apr 6, 09:58 8
- not here -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 10:06
- no i look at porn on an houerly basis -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 6, 10:05
- It's clearly jones-ing for a porn fix. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 09:59
- No crashes here. Could it be caused by an errant extension? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 09:59 2
  - I second this suspicion -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 6, 10:01
  - When I updated, I thought I installed the Java upgrade it was prompting for - amoxy Apr 6, 10:01
- Not I. - JaxSean Apr 6, 09:59
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related to tipping - at restaurants do you check the math on your tabs? - JenBro Apr 6, 09:55 32
- What is amusing to me (and I do this too) is in a largely credit and debit card world, the benefits of this have largely evaporated. - TFox Apr 6, 09:59
- As much as I hate tipping, I'm embarrassed by friends who break out the cell phone calculator for a precise % - Hotkiss Apr 6, 09:59 19
  - double the tax here is 18%. figure out something like that. -- nm - workmanda Apr 6, 10:04
  - Seriously, move the decimal to get 10% and add half or double it - SyrDragon Apr 6, 10:03 6
    - when HST goes live here, the taxes will be 12% ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:03 2
      - You weren't paying PST on restaurant service already? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 6, 10:06 1
        
        nope, it was exempt. For the last few years, we've only been paying 5% GST ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:06
    - But the final amount MUST come out to a round number! -- nm - ML with a slide rule Apr 6, 10:03 1
      - truncate, ceiling or floor it then. -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 6, 10:09
    - this. -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 6, 10:03
  - "There's an app for that" ... but I don't have it on my phone. That's right, I have an iPhone without a tip calculator. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:02 6
    - who needs a special calculator for tips? who needs a *calculator* for tips? double or triple tax and round up or down. -- nm - workmanda Apr 6, 10:05 5
      - i tip on the whole bill, not the tax - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:06 2
        
        naw, people just do it differently. Our servers love us -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 10:07
        
        Some people use the tax percentage as a quick shortcut for percentage calculation. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:07
      - makes it easy to check the math when filling in the blanks on the CC receipt -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:06
      - I mean, Jeebus. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:06
  - it's better to check the math than screw up. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 10:02 2
    - indeed. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:03 1
      - i never do that, but i have no problem with people who want to. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 10:04
  - Do you eat out with girls? You know how girls and math are. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 10:01
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  - I don't. I just I'd give a $5 tip on that bill. -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 10:00 1
    - yup -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:01
  - is it time for Wapner, Rain Man? -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 09:59 3
    - I am stealing this phrase for a particularly detailed friend of mine ... this is going to make me giggle right up until I can use it on him - thanks! -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:03 2
      - he's not *actually* autistic, is he? -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:04 1
        
        no no ... gosh no ... I would never be cruel like that ... he's just fussy -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:05
  - Yeah -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 09:58
  - yup. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 09:58
- i don't get nearly so precise - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 09:57
- I like it when my bills are whole dollar amounts, so I try to do that in my head ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 09:57
What am I gonna do, brother? Got Lost and Red Sox on at the same time. -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 09:55 2
- Lost. There's 160 more chances to watch the Red Sox play - Will Hunting Apr 6, 09:56 1
  - heh, so true -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 09:57
my issue is not with tipping, but I do have a problem with "tip creep" -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 09:53 2
- for example, not too long ago, cabs here were outfitted to accept credit cards. - znufrii Apr 6, 09:56
- "tip creep" is some weird keeping up with the Joneses phenomenon. Just stop letting it creep. Not everything merits 20%. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 09:55
Poll: What is minimum wage where you live? -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 09:51 23
- $7.25 in Virginia. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 10:00
- $7.25 -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 09:57
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- $7.00 in Washington -- nm - prayformojo Apr 6, 09:55 1
  - I found $8.25 for DC. The Federal minimum is $7.25. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 10:01
- $8, as I said below, with a special ability for employers to go as low as $6 in some situations -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 09:54
- �5.80 = $8.70, going up 13p in October. -- nm - LMS Apr 6, 09:53 2
  - We'll see about that, skyvers! -- nm - David Cameron Apr 6, 09:55
  - For over 21s only though, �3.57 to �3.64 for workers aged 16 to 17 -- nm - LMS Apr 6, 09:55
- $9.50 - which is insane. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 6, 09:53 2
  - could you live on 9.50/hr? -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 09:53 1
    - If I had to, yes. But I had incentive to improve my skills and earn employment where I could live for more. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 6, 10:03
- 7.25 -- nm - decline Apr 6, 09:53
- no clue -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 09:52 4
  - me either. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 09:55 2
    - the googles, they do nothing! -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 09:56 1
      - $7.25 per the googles. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 09:58
  - NY State? 7>25 -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 09:53
- 8.8 -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 09:52
- $7.25 -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 6, 09:52
- $7.40 -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 09:51
- $10.25 here (just went up.) -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 09:51 1
  - And now that your dollar is worth more than ours, that's really something. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 09:57
Oh, and to be clear, I am a generous tipper. Never less than 20% unless the server is inattentive or doesn't fix a problem. - TWuG Apr 6, 09:50
Hmm, SYTYCD is doing a "All Star" season. 10 new finalists are being paired with All Stars from previous seasons. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 09:49 4
- Too bad Chelsea is probably under contract -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 6, 09:56
- So far Pasha, Twitch, Kathrine (season 6), and Allison (season 2) have been announced. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 09:54
- Jeanine! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 6, 09:51
- Russell! -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 09:50
Local couple trying to get sponsorships for their wedding. Thoughts? -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Apr 6, 09:46 17
- Do the sponsors have to tip the caterers? -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 09:50
- sounds like it would be very weird for guests. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 09:48
- i'd pay LOTTO649 for a shot at the bride -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 09:47 5
  - you may have a better chance than you think. According to the article, the grown is an ex-homosexual. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 09:50 4
    - grown=groom -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 09:50 3
      - So he probaby has a better shot at the groom. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 09:56 2
        
        hey! - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:05
        
        *zing* -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 6, 10:04
- More power to em, if the companies are dumb enough. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 09:47 8
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    - poll: What would be a surprising choice of corporate sponsorship for a wedding? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 6, 09:50 6
      - The gay dating site from the Superbowl -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 6, 10:00
      - Death Row Records -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 09:58
      - Tiger Woods for Nike -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 09:58
      - e.p.t. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 09:57
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      - "This Garter Toss is brought to you by KY Jelly....KY, for that *special* night and that *special* place." -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 6, 09:51
At HWDYK: An NCAA tournament recap quiz; plus, Roger More begins his quizzes on S2 of Arrested Development -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 6, 09:45 1
- 24/25 - Will Hunting Apr 6, 09:53
Keep the government out of my internet! -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 09:42
we all know that restaurant servers in most places make below minimum wage, right? they make 'servers wages.' - Andie Apr 6, 09:42 46
- Yes, I'm aware. My food bill is already 15-20% higher. Just stop making me tack it on at the end. Pay the servers a real wage and - TWuG Apr 6, 09:44 35
  - no, they just need to worry about you not going out to eat because all the meals start at $15 at Applebee's. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 09:45 33
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    - All the meals ALREADY cost $15 when you add in tip. The tip may technically be voluntary, but it's as close to mandatory as it can be. - TWuG Apr 6, 09:47 31
      - if you stiff a waitress, you deserve whatever you get on the return trip, scrooge -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 09:48
      - Correct. But if the menu and commercials said $15, less people would go. see? -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 09:48 28
        
        If the restaurant's that concerned, it can keep the menu prices the same and have an automatic 15% service charge in the fine print, or whatever -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 09:49 22
        
        There's at least a couple of high-end restaurants here that started doing this a few years ago... - znufrii Apr 6, 09:51
        
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        I'm not so sure - you can attract consumers with low prices, and hope they don't calculate the full cost of what they're buying - Roger More Apr 6, 09:59 5
        
        (but I don't believe the restaurant doom-and-gloom scenario that TFox is suggesting - tipping is less of a big deal in Canada & uncommon in Australia - Roger More Apr 6, 10:00 2
        
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        it's built in to the prices in UK and Europe -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:02
        
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        and some will just say fuck it and shut their doors, because taking full risk on labor costs is suicide for a lot of places. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 10:01
        
        Kid, confuse deez nuts. Will the restaurant business be less lucrative if this policy is changed? Yes. - TFox Apr 6, 09:53 3
        
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        Trust me, I get what I'm talking about. If you're somehow not taking my meaning from my posts, I apologize. - TFox Apr 6, 09:58 1
        
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        Even *after* an automatic 15-18% added onto the bill sometimes, you're still expected to add a bit more. wtf. -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 6, 09:50 9
        
        if the automatic gratuity is 15% (usually on a large party) and the service is outstanding, i have no problem bumping it up to 20% -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 09:52 7
        
        I can't tell you how many times tipping has deterred me from eating out at all. Eating out is not cheap, and you want me to pay an extra 20% on top of - Hotkiss Apr 6, 09:54 6
        
        Heh...on the other side of scale, I'm pretty sure that alcohol portion alone of my typical bill exceeds that . - JD Apr 6, 09:58
        
        that's what eating out *is*. it's going to cost more than eating at home, that's sort of the deal. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 09:55 4
        
        that's why they call it "eating out" -- nm - David Mamet Apr 6, 09:56 2
        
        i thought this was going to be Roger More for some reason. - Andie Apr 6, 09:58 1
        
        Nope - it was obviously a desperate ploy for pixie to regain cred for his screenplay knowledge -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 10:02
        
        Indeed. It's supposed to be a special/occasional thing, not a constant meal source. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 09:56
        
        Well, the restaurant/waitstaff aren't going to pass up the opportunity for free money if they can get it. -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 09:52
        
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        It's the same psychology behind the $9.99 appeal. You'll end up spending more than $10 after tax(tip), just not on the onstart -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 6, 09:49
        
        Because people are morons. Those people who balk at paying $15 are ALREADY paying $15. -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 09:49 2
        
        not if they stiff the wait staff. profit! -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 09:50
        
        the morons are subsidizing the number of restaurants that can stay in business, no? -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 09:49
      - Yeah, I don't get the shell game. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 09:48
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- (this isn't the case in Canada, AFAIK) -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 09:43 4
  - BC has an $8 minimum wage that can drop as low as $6 (I think) under certain conditions (such as it being a first job) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 09:44 1
    - i'm surprised it's that low in BC, it just went to 10.25 here. i think this is a poll... -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 09:51
  - it used to be. it may not be now. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 09:44 1
    - Hmm, it looks like it is in Ontario. I stand corrected. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 09:45
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- yeah, it's pretty shameful how little their employer is actually required to pay them... - znufrii Apr 6, 09:43
- oh, c'mon. it's not like $2/hr is nothing. that's way more than some people in Africa make. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 09:43 1
  - costs them a hell of a lot less to live there, though. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 09:44
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I'm sorry the government taxes their tips. - Jim Apr 6, 09:40 8
- effin Mr. Pink -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 09:44
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  - this is true - znufrii Apr 6, 09:44 2
    - not everywhere, and this is a fairly recent change. but yes, this should be a diminishing issue for many servers going forward. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 09:46 1
      - probably more common among corporate restaurant chains than an independent operator, sure... -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 09:46
- or you could just, you know, leave them two or three dollars - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 09:41 2
  - Tarantino Fail. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 09:42 1
    - i see that now -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 09:42
for Reagen: "Acute dislocations can be seen after trauma or dystonic reactions, but they are usually a result of extreme mouth opening - loosilu Apr 6, 09:40 2
- again, no "big sandwich". -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 09:41 1
  - I wasn't talking about sandwiches, but since you mentioend it, I'm hungry now. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 09:44
*tips B2* -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 09:39
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- that's brutal. -- nm - decline Apr 6, 09:44
- awful. and at the other end of consumption, most "recycled" electronics get dumped in West Africa. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 6, 09:43
- are those the factories making our things? -- nm - Paris Hilton Apr 6, 09:41 2
  - oh, poor naive paris .. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 09:42 1
    - derp. -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 6, 09:46
Now this is cute. -- (link) - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 09:38 [youtube]
twiggie's Mr. Pink? -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 09:37 2
- if Mr. Pink was angry. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 09:38 1
  - *shakes fist menacingly at TFox* -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 09:39

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