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"You can contribute up to 20% of your pay on a pre-tax basis. The company matches 1/2 of up to 6% of your eligible pay." 6%, right? -- nm - workmanda Aug 30, 09:10 16
- They'd only match 3% then. You'd need 12% if I'm reading right to get the max match. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 30, 09:12 5
  - nope. they match 50% of the 1st 65 of compensation (so 3% of comp.) -- nm - decline Aug 30, 09:14 1
    - 65 = 6% -- nm - decline Aug 30, 09:15
  - that's not how I'm reading it... - znufrii Aug 30, 09:13 2
    - this is very Eats, Shoots, and Leaves. -- nm - Max Aug 30, 09:14 1
      - Yep. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 30, 09:15
- 6%+ is a good move. -- nm - budice Aug 30, 09:11
- at a minimum. more if you can -- nm - decline Aug 30, 09:11 6
  - there's no benefit to doing more. why more? -- nm - workmanda Aug 30, 09:12 5
    - I used to try to hit 10% total at all times. - groiny Aug 30, 09:14
    - because every extra dollar you put in will put you that much closer to having a nice retirement -- nm - decline Aug 30, 09:12 3
      - oh, I roth as well. plus I have a brokerage account to which I contribute regularly. there' no additional benefit to 401k, right? -- nm - workmanda Aug 30, 09:14 1
        
        it's pre-tax (and if you have access to 401k the IRA may not be tax deductible any longer) - decline Aug 30, 09:16
      - and it's pretax. compare that to other uses of the money. -- nm - Max Aug 30, 09:14
- sounds like it - znufrii Aug 30, 09:11 1
  - yup, hard to beat -- nm - Beaker Aug 30, 09:12
In Charlotte, NC a group seeking a ghost train encounter a real one. Boyfriend dies after pushing girlfriend off railroad bridge to save her. -- (link) - HdnAgnda Aug 30, 09:04
Start the clock! -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 09:04 3
- So he's skipped at 2:00? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 30, 09:11
- Where's Walt Flannigan Disney? -- nm - budice Aug 30, 09:04 1
  - Out buying a ruiner jersey. -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 09:08
Silly muslims. It can't be called "terrorism" if you're the victims... -- (link) - znufrii Aug 30, 08:56
Interesting graph showing the decline in partisans voting for the "opposite party" candidate over time for president, governor, senate -- (link) - Don Homer Aug 30, 08:56
my computer just took 20 minutes to detect that I had plugged the iPhone in -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 08:50 20
- and now your cat is homeless? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 08:56
- I'm going to whine about my work computer. It takes it about 45 minutes to actually get started to the point that it is usable every day. - Kim Pine Aug 30, 08:53 14
  - "accidentally" and "repeatedly" -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 08:57
  - Yeah! Pull a Sandberg on it! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 08:56
  - I think we're actually saving power (and $) now that we got a new computer that actually boots up in less than 1 minute. - JaxSean Aug 30, 08:56 10
    - yeah, I need to get a new computer. -- nm - znufrii Aug 30, 09:04 3
      - It's *crazy* to me how much better the boot time is with the new computer. - JaxSean Aug 30, 09:07 2
        
        It's even worth using the hibernate, powersave modes with Windows 7 -- nm - budice Aug 30, 09:08
        
        yeah, right now I can forget about being able to check my email before I leave for work. - znufrii Aug 30, 09:08
    - My productivity is crap during that time frame. I usually get out my iPad and read or something while I wait for it to work. - Kim Pine Aug 30, 09:02 4
      - why turn it off at night? -- nm - decline Aug 30, 09:03 2
        
        Because there are ad order updates that run through overnight and supposedly I need to turn it off in order for that to happen. - Kim Pine Aug 30, 09:06 1
        
        'tis what I would do :) -- nm - decline Aug 30, 09:08
      - mine is actually pretty new, but I don't have an "undock" button so IO crash every time I dock or undock. goodbye, half an hour. - workmanda Aug 30, 09:03
    - I downsized from 2 desktop towers running 24x7 to a Mac Mini with powersaving enabled, and contributed to a 40% reduction in power costs. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 08:57
  - better yet, spill a cup of coffee on it -- nm - decline Aug 30, 08:54
- We think you'll love it. -- nm - Steve Jobs Aug 30, 08:52
- I obviously don't care. -- nm - Hal 9000 Aug 30, 08:52 1
  - "Dave doesn't care, man!" -- nm - stoned Hal 9000 Aug 30, 08:56
- it knew it was plugged in the whole time - it just didn't want to admit it -- nm - decline Aug 30, 08:51
STIS: I'm going to NoLA this coming weekend. Any suggestions for places to visit? My friend is a foodie and we are fully booked for restaurants. - loosilu Aug 30, 08:49 19
- The D-Day museum is fantastic. The Segway Tour that takes you down to Mardi Gras World is pretty fun as well. - Jim Aug 30, 09:09 4
  - Oh good lord. Hand grenades, yes. - Kim Pine Aug 30, 09:13
  - thanks! -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 09:09 2
    - And don't forget to go down to Jackson Square at night. As it gets dark, most of the artists pack up and go home...but some real good ones do their - Jim Aug 30, 09:12 1
      - oh, this is awesome. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 09:14
- The vampire history tour was really cool back a long time ago before the world became obsessed with them. -- nm - Kim Pine Aug 30, 09:07 1
  - hmmm, I'll keep an eye out. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 09:08
- Shay recommends this place -- (link) - Epiphany Aug 30, 09:05 2
  - *points emphatically at original post* fully booked!! :) -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 09:06 1
    - oops sorry -- nm - Epiphany Aug 30, 09:11
- Uh, places that are cheap? -- nm - Spawn Aug 30, 08:57 3
  - should I save receipts for you? -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 09:00 2
    - Just seem to recall you posting that you were running low on fundage. - Spawn Aug 30, 09:06 1
      - your concern is touching and greatly appreciated. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 09:07
- Streetcar ride to/through the Garden District. -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 30, 08:54 4
  - is you see a house with a giant (i mean giant) demon dog statue on an upper balcony, it's Anne Rice's. - Andie Aug 30, 09:05 2
    - Yeah, many many 'X's adorn that tomb. Coins, Snickers bars all figure into the offerings. No joke when I went on the cemetery tour I swore I could - HdnAgnda Aug 30, 09:10
    - oh lord, I might throw eggs. Thanks for the tomb info. And don't worry, I don't do kids drinks. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 09:06
  - oh, good. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 08:54
ST Poll: Do you listen to the radio? If so, what? Satellite, FM, Internet? -- nm - oblique Aug 30, 08:46 23
- clock radio all day at work, car fm radio when I drive. -- nm - Max Aug 30, 09:16
- FM in my car. The AM has died in my car radio -- nm - amoxy Aug 30, 09:03
- FM for non-commute driving -- nm - JD Aug 30, 09:03
- XM. Music, sports, NPR and from time-to-time comedy or news. -- nm - Spawn Aug 30, 09:02
- yeah, all the time. wfmu, mostly with a healthy dose of whrb, wmbr and wzbc.....nm - xi Aug 30, 09:01
- No radio, just CD's. Next car will have a jack for my ipod. -- nm - ceregon Aug 30, 08:58
- sirius, pandora, kexp, nhpr, whyy (phila pr), maine pr, aol radio has one channel I really dig. (I like music and news.) -- nm - workmanda Aug 30, 08:54
- Just the local college radio station (WKNC) and NPR (Morning Edition & The Story on the drive home). But this summer has opened my son's ears to the - HdnAgnda Aug 30, 08:51
- FM Radio. 1 Alt-rock, 2 Top 40, 1 Lite rock and 2 Classic Rock stations. - JaxSean Aug 30, 08:51 4
  - I skim through the Top 40/pop stations mostly, but besides that, our music choices are similar. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Aug 30, 08:52 3
    - I've settled on the Lite rock (80s/90s/00s) station lately, but sometimes a crappy Lionel Ritchie song or Chicago comes on and I have to switch. - Hal 9000 Aug 30, 08:54 2
      - I really want to hear more alt-rock/hard rock, but the only station worth listening too is like a Top 40 version of the genre. Same songs all the time - Mop (220 lbs) Aug 30, 09:00
      - sfan -- nm - JaxSean Aug 30, 08:55
- Just XM and it's been worse since the merge. -- nm - David Aug 30, 08:49
- AM only, sports radio and NPR. -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 08:49
- Sirius radio in the car. Otherwise no. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 30, 08:49
- FM, NPR mostly (while driving). Had free satellite for a year, but decided I didn't need to pay for it. -- nm - decline Aug 30, 08:49
- Sirius XM when I'm in the care. Usually the only station I keep it on is XMU. -- nm - Kim Pine Aug 30, 08:49 1
  - (car.) -- nm - Kim Pine Aug 30, 08:49
- local FM Fredericton stations, sometimes Saint John -- nm - Beaker Aug 30, 08:48
- only as my alarm clock - znufrii Aug 30, 08:47
- Just on the commute. FM radio, mostly music. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Aug 30, 08:47
- NPR on FM. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 08:47
a man has lived without spending any money since 2008. i will so read his book: -- (link) - Andie Aug 30, 08:42 2
- Remember to get it from the local library. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 08:44 1
  - all my books come from the library! -- nm - Andie Aug 30, 08:44
I've got one week to make good on a promise to myself to see Let the Right One In before summer is over. I have also decided to add Anchorman to this - HdnAgnda Aug 30, 08:40 9
- Do you not have Netflix? Let the Right One In is streaming. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 30, 08:41 8
  - Archaic as it may sound, I don't for finance reasons. During the normal TV season we have enough shows to catch up on that we really don't get - HdnAgnda Aug 30, 08:44 7
    - And IIRC I have to make sure I watch the 'good' version of LTROI (properly subtitled or something). -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 30, 08:47 6
      - There's a different one? The one I watched was subtitled. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 30, 08:57 5
        
        The company that released it was moronic and initially released the DVD with poorly translated subtitles. There is a fixed version though with - Don Homer Aug 30, 08:58 4
        
        Huh. I wonder which version Netflix has streaming? - JaxSean Aug 30, 09:00 3
        
        Oh, then that must be the bad one. :) -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 30, 09:06 1
        
        heh -- nm - JaxSean Aug 30, 09:08
        
        Not sure. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 30, 09:01
Who's the uke fan here? Mara? Amy? -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Aug 30, 08:33 2
- mara. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 08:34 1
  - Gracias! For the uke fans out there, "Cum On Feel the Noize" (actually a little bit NSFW) -- (link) - Mop (220 lbs) Aug 30, 08:38 [youtube]
Cheers on HDNet...that seems like overkill. -- nm - David Aug 30, 08:30 8
- Boy that "Norm!" really comes through well on the 5.1. -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 30, 08:41
- An overkill of greatness. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 30, 08:35
- Carla is something you never need to see in HD. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 30, 08:32 5
  - Fortunately, there's zero chance of that unless Cheers was shot on film instead of video. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Aug 30, 08:33 3
    - Per wikipedia: "Burrows, who directed most episodes, insisted on shooting on film rather than videotape." -- nm - Ender Aug 30, 08:39 2
      - they may have shot on film, but chances are they edited on tape. so no HD (nm) - howie Aug 30, 08:45
      - Ah, that explains why it was picked up by HDNet. It may still be 4x3 (and I don't know that it is) but it will actually be in HD. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Aug 30, 08:40
  - not a lot of the other actors are either. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 08:33
Astros: Spamlet - RC - ML - Jim - Spawn. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 30, 08:30 2
- Can I get a link to the boards for this computer, please? -- nm - Spawn Aug 30, 09:07 1
  - here you go -- (link) - Beaker Aug 30, 09:10
my left leg is one huge bruise. I moved a chair and keep walking into it over and over and over and over and over. - workmanda Aug 30, 08:25 4
- Snake bite from jogging too late in the day and stepped on a snake. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 30, 08:29
- Bangs will help. -- nm - Inigo Aug 30, 08:27 2
  - I *did* eat smarties for breakfast... (also, OMG if I had had bangs this weekend, I might have gotten a perfect math score on the GRE practice test!!) -- nm - workmanda Aug 30, 08:29 1
    - But you need the bangs to be smart enough to realize you need the bangs. -- nm - Inigo Aug 30, 08:35
NWBR --- My rough thoughts on that book (Game Change spoils) - Will Hunting Aug 30, 08:22 8
- Pretty close to what I got out of it. I think The Palin play was McCain's only viable shot,.... - Name Withheld By Request Aug 30, 08:39 7
  - Haven't read the book. Surprised by the Elizabeth Edwards talk. Spill some spoilers, please. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Aug 30, 08:46 5
    - Spoils - Will Hunting Aug 30, 08:47 4
      - Spoils - Name Withheld By Request Aug 30, 08:49 3
        
        Every part about those 2, I read while adding a cackle to every 5th sentence; just becuase I could picture the authors enjoying tearing them apart. - Will Hunting Aug 30, 08:56 2
        
        I am not a fan of John Edwards, but this Josh Brumberger has a serious ax to grind -- nm - amoxy Aug 30, 09:02 1
        
        Well......spoils - Will Hunting Aug 30, 09:07
  - Spoils - Will Hunting Aug 30, 08:42
Not 1, not 3, but 5 blind items today -- (link) - amoxy Aug 30, 08:22 4
- Do any of these blind items ever get confirmed? I remember reading some juicy ones. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Aug 30, 08:48 1
  - The Reggie Bush one was confirmed a month or so ago -- nm - amoxy Aug 30, 08:51
- #2 actually has 4 blinds. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 30, 08:45
- 2: Courtney Cox? -- nm - Beaker Aug 30, 08:23
Where's the Yahoo Info for Blood Feud Vamps? Jim? -- nm - budice Aug 30, 08:22 10
- What info are you looking for? -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 08:27 9
  - Jim Mentioned the BF league had been setup in Yahoo, was asking for the id and pw info -- nm - budice Aug 30, 08:28 8
    - Didn't you already sign up for this? I thought all the leagues had full enrollment. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 30, 08:29 7
      - I see last year's info, but nothing for this year. MY team setup was kinda screwy last year as david enrolled the team and passed over to me later. -- nm - budice Aug 30, 08:31 6
        
        You have to co-manage. I'll send you another invite. -- nm - David Aug 30, 08:35 2
        
        Email sent. - David Aug 30, 08:36 1
        
        thanks dude -- nm - budice Aug 30, 08:38
        
        Info inside... - Krusty Aug 30, 08:33 1
        
        But as Samara said, your team is already in the league. Not sure why it's not showing up in your list of leagues. -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 08:34
        
        Your team is listed in the league page and your keepers are sitting on your bench. -- nm - samara Aug 30, 08:33
ochocinco! -- nm - crash davis Aug 30, 08:21 1
- They almost left Pierre Thomas unprotected in our league, nearly had a heart attack -- nm - budice Aug 30, 08:23
I've always suspected Frederique Van Der Wal was born a man. -- nm - David Aug 30, 08:20 7
- we've all heard the story of me talking about her (and being really bitchy) when she guest starred on a show i worked on... - Andie Aug 30, 08:22 6
  - Even your mortifying moments are glamorous. :) -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 08:32
  - Whoops. No hot model action for you! -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 30, 08:30
  - Nemesis! -- nm - Beaker Aug 30, 08:27 1
    - *crushes all the cookies in the Cookie Drawer* -- nm - Frederique Van Der Wal Aug 30, 08:28
  - And from that day forth, Frederique was kind to everyone! -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 08:26 1
    - i was terrified she was going to get me fired, but, no-one ever said anything, so i guess she kept it to herself. -- nm - Andie Aug 30, 08:30
Anyone read Three Cups of Tea? Any good? -- nm - oblique Aug 30, 08:10 1
- Half way through. Very good so far. It seems to be a study in how difficult humanitarian efforts can be. -- nm - Inigo Aug 30, 08:16

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