4/17    And now for something *completely* different:
        "The Near-Tragic Tale of an A Bunnies"
        http://www.joshilynjackson.com/mt

4/17    Thomas Trains:
        http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PK/141F~Thomas-and-Friends-All-Aboard-Posters.jpg
        Thomas Train look-alikes:
        http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9c/Fleshlight-300.jpg

4/17    Does anyone think Jiang Yu (the China Foreign Ministry spokeswoman) is
        hot?
        \_ Yes:
           http://shanghaiist.com/2006/06/15/we_love_foreign.php

4/16    I've heard that you don't pay social security on income above $90K.
        Is this correct?  Does that mean ~$8000 a year is the most you ever
        pay?
        \_ Yes, though the limit goes up every year.
        \_ My 2007 W-2 said my Social Security Wages is $97500.
           \_ Yes, that was the limit this year. There is no limit for Medicare.
           \_ Yes, that was the limit this year. There is no limit for
              Medicare.

4/16    Social Security is fine:
        http://www.csua.org/u/laz
        \_ Social Security "reform" isn't about fixing SS.  It's about screwing
           up the one big government program that everyone likes and that seems
           to be reasonably well-run. c.f. "starve the beast"

4/17    Obama wants to raise capital gains tax rates to make it more fair, even
        if that decrases revenue?
        \_ This was from the debate last night.  Please stop deleting it.

4/16    When we move to HD signals, will cable tv descramblers no longer
        work? Or are they backward compatible?
        \_ If you're talking about the switching in 2009, it only applies to
           radio broadcast.  You can still use your analog TV to receive cable
           channels.
           radio signals.  You can still use your analog TV to receive cable
           signals.
        \_ Do you mean forward compatible?
           \_ Or are the signals backwards compatible ... Ah depends on POV
        \_ Cable won't switch completely to digital yet.  In fact, they're *required*
           to keep analog signals for few more years.  It's the over the air antennae
           signals that are required to switch to digital next year.  But your
           descrambler will only be good for analog signals.  If you plan on getting
           a shiny new HDTV anytime soon, keep in mind that analog channels generally
           look crappier on HDTV than on standard-def TVs.
        \_ Cable won't switch completely to digital yet.  In fact, they're
           *required* to keep analog signals for few more years.  It's the
           over the air antennae signals that are required to switch to
           digital next year.  But your descrambler will only be good for
           analog signals.  If you plan on getting a shiny new HDTV anytime
           soon, keep in mind that analog channels generally look crappier
           on HDTV than on standard-def TVs.