7/18    Dark Knight - Long, slow and somewhat boring. The 1st one was better.
        Oh, and Gotham looks *exactly* like Chicago, except for the parts
        that look like Gary, Indiana.
        \_ Heath Ledger's Joker is the reason to see the movie -- I was
           disappointed in the look of Gotham, I miss the Tim Burton look

7/18    emarkp, i'm going to fornicate with a married Mormon tonight,
        as her 6 year old sleeps in the next room!  I hope he sleeps
        soundly, his mother makes a LOT of noise.

7/19    Hey tom, since you're employed by the state (and receive a 6-figure
        salary), maybe you shouldn't be the one arguing for higher taxes in the
        state?
        \- I'd be happy paying Denmark tax rates for safety, security,
           cleaniness, and all the good stuff in Denmark. Your brain has
           been classified as: puny and selfish
           \_ Having been to Denmark, I disagree.
              \_ Visitors to Denmark get access to social services too?
           \_ Considering that Conservatism reached a high water mark with
              the Bush/Rove/DeLay/Frist team, the only real question is can we
              expect 10 or 20 years of Liberal dominance. If it is 20, you
              just might get your wish.
              \_ It will never happen because Americans in general are
                 proud and self absorbed and don't see outside their
                 States let along their country.
                 \_ Why did the New Deal happen then? How about the JFK/LBJ
                    period that gave us a bunch of liberal advances, including
                    the Civil Rights act? Your knowledge of American history is
                    extremely poor.
        \_ Get a life.  -tom
           \_ You don't think it's relevant that the organization you advocate
              sucking more money out of my pocket pays you?
              \_ No.  -tom
                 \_ Oh, so when Exxon execs say global warming is a hoax, you
                    won't object?  Got it.
                    \_ Once again, you suck at putting words in my mouth.
                       Practice isn't making you any better.  You also should
                       consider outsourcing your attempts at analogies.  -tom
                    \_ Once again sucking at putting words in my mouth.
                       Practice isn't making you any better at that.
                       You also should look at outsourcing your production
                       of analogies.  -tom
                       \_ Hush tom, the grownups are talking.
                          \_ Not on the motd they're not.
                       \_ You know, Tom, the "you" you addressed isn't the
                          same person as the last person you said that to.
                          You'd be a lot more objective and less knee-jerk
                          if you didn't take the motd personally.

7/19    http://jott.com is REALLY REALLY cool. You can use your phone and
        post to a bunch of cool social networking sites. See:
        http://jott.com/jott/jott-to-link.html\
        This is a cool startup. Also they're hiring.
        \_ What is their business model?  Get acquired by goog?
           \_ What is wrong with that? Most exit strategies today are
              acquisitions, not IPOs. Acquire for the sake of increasing
              user base that works with existing business models in a big
              company. AdSense/Oingo acquisition is a good example where
              it has no business models but combined with Google search,
              it is now making billions.
              \_ Joining a company whose exit strategy is "Get Bought"
                 is stupid as hell.
                 \_ You wouldn't be saying that if you're one of the original
                    employees who got bought.
                    \_ Joining a company.  Not starting a company.
                       \_ Again it depends on timing. Risk vs. reward.
                          There's no absolutely right/wrong decisions.
                          It's just a numerical game.
                 \_ My company just got bought and it worked out to be a
                    pretty nice bonus, about equal to 1/2 year salary, for me.
                    Not as nice as the two IPOs I have participated in,
                    this is granted, but it was still nice.
              \_ "The second quarter of 2008 marked the first time in 30 years
                 that no venture-backed companies went public. Not a single
                 one."
                 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121633667123063791.html

7/19    Awesome what happens when you interpolate climate data from junk.  You
        get more junk.
        http://tinyurl.com/5njt5y
        \_ Totally agree. Drive your SUV and live the lifestyle you want.
           Global warming is a hoax.                    -proud conservative
                \_ yeah keep repeating it, and maybe everyone around you is
                   stupid enough to believe it eventually. Never mind the
                   overwhelming scientific consensus. Well, what's to expect
                   when we have for a president a man who endorsed teaching
                   when we have for a president a man who advocated teaching
                   intellegent design, appointed his activist cronnies in the
                   EPA, and whose cabbinet has people with strong links to
                   big oil. Of course it's a hoax.  Gee, I can't wait for
                   him to get out already.
                   \_ You're an insulting person, and that is why I do not
                      believe you.                      -proud conservative
           \_ yeah keep repeating it, and maybe everyone around you is stupid
              enough to believe it eventually. Never mind the overwhelming
              scientific consensus. Well, what's to expect when we have for a
              president a man who endorsed teaching intellegent design,
              appointed his activist cronnies in the EPA, and whose cabbinet
              has people with strong links to big oil. Of course it's a hoax.
              Gee, I can't wait for him to get out already.
              \_ You're an insulting person, and that is why I do not believe
                 you.                   -proud conservative
              \_ You don't need consensus if you have data.  Check out this
                 data:   http://surfacestations.org

7/19    Now less popular than Nixon:
        http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1094001.html
        \_ Incorrect, this is only true among CA voters. Bush is still
           a hero to 28% of the Americans, or less than 1/2 of the
           loyal conservative. Keep in mind, he still hasn't had sex
           with an intern, therefore, he is a GOOD MAN.