9/22    I'm diagnosing a geometric algorithm, and would love a fixed-width font
        that has the same height as width on Windows.  Anyone know of such a
        font?

9/22    wtf, oil is back to ~$115.  bailout now! </troll>
        \_ Expect high volitility until the financial markets settle down.
           Also, we're at the end of the summer, so demand has decreased.
           It'll spike again at the first cold snap.
        \_ Part of the same fear of t he dollar that is causing the
           drop in reasuries.
        \_ The dollar is trash.
           \_ I'll pick up your trash for free.

9/22    What's the term to describe the act that someone says a lot of things
        but never carry out his/her words?  Sayings like "I'll help up on
        house work from now on so that you can get more sleep", "I'll leave
        work earlier from now on to watch the kids so that you can spend more
        time at work", etc.  "Perversion" doesn't seem to be the right word.
        Thanks.  (This is about family members, not presidential candidates.)
        \_ Flake.
           \_ Seconded
        \_ the fish
        \_ Liar?
        \_ Bullshitter? Blowhard? Perverse is the wrong word here, your
           instinct is correct.
        \_ Women in general. My mother.
        \_ All talk, no action.
        \_ Well-intentioned but unnreliable.
        \_ It depends on if you think they actually mean it and are just
           lazy flakes or if you think they are just saying whatever they
           want you to hear in order to get you off their back, in which
           case they are spineless flakes.

9/21    When is Obama going to get swift-boated? November? December?
        \_ After he is in office.

9/19    Is it my imagination or gmail has been really really slow and
        unreliable? It's very choppy and doesn't send email several times
        a day and says "please come back later." I also can't even connect
        to it once a day. Is it just me or everyone's having this problem?
        \_ Could be due to people switching to https
        \_ I'm going with imagination.
           \_ Seriously, it's been slow. It doesn't apply to you?

9/18    listening to NPR all day really makes me grumpy

9/18    A question.  Is it really all Phil Gramm's fault?  If I see him
        walking around, should I trip him?

9/18    FYI, today we have a no naked shorts across all equities rule, and also
        a coordinated global cash injection.

9/17    Can anyone point to a place that sells used Dell parts that has a actuaa\
        l showroom ? E-bay does not do it for me .

9/17    Touchscreen + servos = auto bearing balance board
        http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/balance_a_ball_on_servo_c.html

9/16    Sarah Palin bikini photo. Must have been years ago, but she's hot:
        link:tinyurl.com/5je2va
        \_ VPILF
        \_ Chest too flat.
           \_ Could be bigger, but she looks good.
        \_ How the hell did a girl like that turn into a hag like today?
           What the hell happened?
           \_ age

9/16    My mother's words are as empty as black hole. She would say something
        and promise something but changes her mind the next minute. She
        would tell me to not worry when her tones bellie all the problems
        we've been facing. She is never held accountable for anything.
        Maybe that is why I distrust everyone until promises are put
        in contracts. I hate my mother. All talk no action.
        \_ Welcome to the club.
           \_ club of what?
              \_ Of people with bad moms.
                 \_ Really? Is this really common?  -pp
        \_ Maybe she is getting senile. A few years ago, my dad bought five
           homes in the middle of the boom, in spite of all my efforts to
           discourage him. Turns out he has Alzhiemers and is in a home
           (and bankrupt) now. But remember, the motd.libertarians will tell
           you there is no such thing as abusive lending practices!
           \_ Free market weeds out dumb people who are unfit to
              live in this world and should be filtered out.  -conservative
           \_ While I would never clain there's no such thing as abusive
              lending practices, I admit that I'm not sure who was abused
              more in this case.

9/15    After acquisition of EDS, HP to lay off 7.5% of combined workforce
        (half in U.S., or 12,000 employees).  Doesn't sound like much to me and
        is a smart move with a slowing economy, but chime in if you think
        otherwise.  Over 3 years.

9/15    So JPM got BSC, BAC got MER and CFC, it looks like BRK is going to
        get AIG. Who is WFC going to end up with? I am guessing WM, but it
        could be WB or even something like MS or GS. Any guesses?
        \_ BRK is not getting AIG.  BRK is getting the tasty bits of AIG's
           intestines.  Looks like JPM may be getting WM's deposit accounts.
           WFC has enough on its balance sheet.
           \- AIG is a evil company

9/15    I want a well meaning, smirking hockey mom in charge during our next
        500 billion dollars worth of capital going poof banking crisis.
        \_ I totally I agree.  Better than a guy who has taken huge
           contributions from Fannie and Freddie anyway.
           \_ Actually I DO agree.  I am pretty freaked out Mrs Smirk might
              become President.
              \_ What do you have against Tina Fey?
               \_ She murdered SNL's news segments?

9/15    Pissed off sysadmin talks about the markets late last night
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDMce1USTB4
        http://market-ticker.denninger.net

9/13    Is there anything McCain actually beleives in beyond getting
        elected?
        http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/defense_mccain_FCS_091208

9/13    http://www.isbarackobamamuslin.com
        http://www.isbarackobamamuslim.com

9/12    What are some lucky numbers for Persians? Chinese->8, Western->7,
        what about Persians?
        \_ Zoroastrianism says 7 is lucky; Islam tends to agree.
        \_ 13 is unlucky in Persian/Iranian culture.
        \_ 18 is lucky for the Jews. gifts it has become common to give in multi\
ples of 18: the gematria, or numerical equivalence of the Hebrew word for "life"\
, ("chai") is the number 18.
        \_ Chinese->8 only in a sense that it sounds like "becoming rich".
           Other than that, it's not a lucky number in senses like "passing a
           test" or "avoiding accidents", etc.

9/12    argh she says 'You can see Russia from the coast'.
        \- "we have to keep an eye on russia"
           \_ In Soviet Russia, Russia keeps an eye on you!
            \_ ... keeps eye on you!
            \_ ... keep eye on you!
        \_ Link?  I can't find this anywhere.

9/12    This is all Nader's fault some how.

9/11    Wendy 4 is a lot hotter than Palin
        http://sportsbybrooks.com/girls/index.php?action=dosearch&gid=210&os=17

9/11    Happy Nine Eleven Attack Anniversary Day!

9/11    Govt "engineering a sale of LEH through a consortium of private firms".
        Announcement expected this weekend before Asian markets open.  yay!

9/9     T-9 hours until CERN turns on the juice.
        Call your loved ones now.
        \_ I can has black hole, pls ?
           \_ I just want my vaccum to collapse.
           \_ oh hai, i'm in ur universe imploding ur timespace
        \_ Actual collisions don't happen until Oct 21.
        \_ http://www.hasthelhcdestroyedtheearth.com
        \_ Check out these webcams:
           http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html

9/7     Mommy, why is Ike so big even after crossing over Cuba?
        \_ it's GWB's fault

9/8     What is with the ending to NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN?  wtf
        \_ What do you mean? Everyone doesn't live happily ever after.
           Does this disturb you?

9/6     http://www.pickensplan.com
           way, so Iraq hasn't been in the news so much.

9/8     [And since you edited my post, let's just censor the whole stupid thread
        for fun.]

9/7     FIGHT WITH ME

9/7      Wavemarket is looking for a junior to mid-level sys admin.
         If you learn quickly, come here and you will learn a lot.
         Need someone who can admin in both Linux and Windows environments.
         This is a contract position, at least to start.  email me.  -crebbs

8/8     After 4 in a row I can't get it up anymore.  Must be getting old.

9/7     http://nazisinthemilitary.com

9/6     Edwards refuses to go crawl in hole and die.

9/6     new VirtualBox 2.0 out now.  Supports 64bit guests.

9/6     I am a bad person so God is punishing me by making me go to
        Clifton, NJ.  Is there anything interesting to do there? - danh
        \_ I think there's a White Castle.  It probably has a more interesting
           downtown than most Bay Area cities, but I don't know it very
           well.  Montclair, not far away, is a nice town for rich people.
           But in terms of serious culture, catch the train to NYC.  -tom

9/6     "08:06:06 up 3 days, 16:38, 23 users,  load average: 0.01, 0.03, 0.00"
        Up 3 days but only 23 users logged on?  That's unusual.

9/6     can someone go out and check on the trees?  ok tnx.

9/6     what is 'fully functional'? ok tnx.
        \- this battle station aka orbital death star?
        \_ might be some trannie thing
           \- E_NOMOON

9/4     I am thinking of signing up for AT&T U-verse, because I do not have
        coaxial cable to my home and the idea of satellite isn't appealing.
        Anyone here have it and have experiences to share?

9/3     Car burst into flames at Chevron station on Lakeshore, around 6:30 a.m.
        no apparent injuries:
        http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~erikred/oakvideo_090408.3gp
        (3mb video)
        Fire crew was arriving on scene as I saw it. --erikred

9/3     wow not ONE mention of gwbush/cheney
        \_ gw who?

9/3     Anyone know of a source for Sun Ultra45s?

9/3     what the hell is a MCGINA?
        \_ And more to the point, why not just run a sed on your view of the
           motd rather than insert random nonsense into everyone's view of
           the motd?
           \_ For the lulz.
        \_ I assume he's likening Palin to McCain's vagina.

9/3     I read it on the motd, so it must be true.

9/3     ewabeltandoil.wmv : hot!!!!!

9/3     did you know Hugh Downs is still alive?
        wow!
        \_ 87 isn't THAT old, especially if you are rich.
           \_ you know what, 87 is pretty old.
            \_ But it isn't mindblowing old.  Lots of people live that long.

8/31    So at least they' evacuating NO this time?
        \_ It's an election year.
        \_ Humans are always fighting the last war.
         \_ Regressions happen.

8/29    mommy why am i retarded?
        \_ 'Cos Mommy's a dittohead.

8/29    anyone got an easy to use complete Nomachine install url?
        \_ wtf does that even mean? what are you trying to do, and
           what's the problem? are you using nomachine's packages, or are
           you trying to use freenx or something?
           \_ FreeNX
              \_ debian's freenx has worked all right for me before.
                 look into how the distros do it, otherwise, hah, good luck.

8/28    Blanka Vlasic: HOT!!!!!!!!!
        \_ Aww, she's not even green.
           \_ Yelena Isinbayeva >> Blanka Vlasic
              \_ Stokke is at Cal
                 http://usversusthem.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/allison-stokke-update-new-pics-still-bring-the-thunder

8/27    http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2024556682
        Hello Kitty Nutcracker

8/26    Okay, this is a lame request, but I need a copy of IE 6 for Windows
        unpatched (SP 0, if you will). I cannot seem to find it. -ausman
        \_ http://browsers.evolt.org
           \_ Thanks! -ausman
        \_ I could probably arrange to get you a giant 3 gig VM, would that
           work?

8/26    natalie coughlin about to get married
        i lost my chance!
        \_ You had a chance with her?
           \_ tjb part deux
              \_ ob i denied her sex that's why she won gold

8/26    I *hate* it when that happens
        http://failblog.org/2008/08/26/golfing-fail
        \_ Too bad, I was hoping these idiots would fall over and
           crack on their heads.

8/26    Dave Freeman, an advertising agency executive who co-wrote "100 Things
        to Do Before You Die," an adventure-seeking and often unconventional
        travel guide that personified the way he lived his life, has died.
        He was 47.
        Freeman died Aug. 17 after falling and hitting his head at his home in
        Venice, said his father, Roy.
        lolz.
        \_ two questions for you, paolo:
           1) "lolz" is fucking stupid.  Are you brain damaged?
           2) What's funny about this?    -tom

8/25    I hadn't realized it was Joe Biden who was responsible for the Anita
        Hill tragedy in the Thomas confirmation hearings.  What a dirtbag.
        \_ what tragedy?  thomas still got confirmed.  what are you whining
           about.
           \_ ^tragedy^travesty
        \_ You are right, Thomas getting confirmed was a tragedy for America.

8/25    ALL politicians are liars. Jackie Johnson is HOT HOT HOT!
        \_ All men like ham sandwiches. Jackie Johnson likes ham sandwiches.
           Jackie Johnson is a MAN!
           \_ She looks like a drag. I don't know what people see in her.
              \_ Stop insulting the great dim. Also, ALL Prius drivers are
                 stupid and superficial. Anyone disagreeing with this fact
                 is also stupid and superficial.
        \_ Matt Gonzelez seems to be a pretty honest fellow.

8/23    Where the heck did they get so many Chinamen for the closing
        ceremony? It is so fucking
        amazing!   \-^Chinamen^People of China^^^People of Chinaman descent
                     \_ Also, Dude, chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature.
                                                      nopersonclature-/
        \_ Same for open ceremony.  It's a communist country.  The govt just
           give them orders to come.  It doesn't need to pay them.
        \_ Goodbye to the Potemkin games.

8/24    Could installing Nomachine possibly be more annoying?  jesus christ

8/23    Where the heck did they get so many Chinamen for the closing
        ceremony? It is so fucking amazing!

8/22    RGOULET sings Jezabel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLeXfShIlrw

8/22    http://piratecatradio.com bets on how long they last?
        \_ Paolo Soto they have been around for 10 years.  What is your point?
        \_ paolo they have been around for 10 years.  What is your point?
        \_ didn't those guys live at the cracktory?
           \_ lol cracktory

8/21    Who is corrupting the motd text?
        \_ is not my fault you only know English - citizen of World

8/21    did any Ãœber-rich Sodans go to the Olympics?  aaron? norby? josh?
        spencer? tracs?
        \_ الله أَكْ!

8/21    did any Sodans go to the Olympics?  aaron? norby?

8/22    Anyone know of a bank that does not have an internet presence at all?
        or at least one that has a very limited one?  Small banks preferred.
        \_ Hello traveler from the future!
        \_ الله أَكْ!

8/19    Look Borat made it to the Olympics!
        http://preview.tinyurl.com/65m885
        \_ Verry Naiihce!

8/18    does the 6 foot 4 gold medal award winning American olympic
        discus thrower have enormous breasts?
        \_ doesn't look like it
           http://tinyurl.com/6cubp2

8/19    new GENERATION KILL out, thanks Soda!

8/19    best reason for leaving a Wow raid ever:
        <@mw> everybody that was in the Kara run last night sorry for having
              to leave all of a sudden. The one night I was able to raid and
              get to tank again, the insurgents decided it was there night to
              send a few rockets and mortars are way. After the Impacts I had
              to go so I could make sure all my troops were ok and nothing
              happened to them.  Everything an everybody was ok but took about
              an hour or so to find everybody. I just wanted to say sorry
              about having to go suddenly.

8/18    pr0n deleted.  now what?
        \_ WoW.

8/18    Granny keeps burgler at bay with .22 handgun
        http://www.wpxi.com/news/17223812/detail.html

8/18    You know what's wrong with working at Google? Everyone
        is the smartest kid in the room. Listen to the smartest
        kid in the room.

8/17    now i know how to cure a snakebitee with enormous breasts
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0lKpX_Htbc
        \_ That was lame.  Of course you get them to the hospital ASAP,
           I thought the question was, "if you can't get them to a hospital
           soon?"

8/17    where are the olympic ping pong torrents?
        \_ I want badminton.
           \_ http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1602836/crazy_badminton
              \_ That's not an Olympic game.  But it's great!

8/17    now i know how to cure a snakebiteeee
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0lKpX_Htbc

8/17    ok pr0n LVM vg deleted.

8/15    A kid worried about tanks in Georgia:
        http://kuvaton.com/kuvei/georgia.jpg
        \_ With that kind of English, I'd think it's some kid in the country
           Georgia learning a foreign language.

8/16    You just got Barack-rolled
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBghD0XBN5M

8/15    dear lazy web, which female Olympic athletes have the most
        enormous breasts?  I need to refine my google searches.  ok tnx.
        \_ Serena Williams?

8/15    Cease-fire my ass
        http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/14/journalists.shot/index.html

8/13    Is it possible to hold 3 citizenships?
        \_ I can't see why not.
           \_ Some countries will not even allow dual citizenship but how
              they enforce that is a different question
        \_ You whore.

8/13    Can a non-US citizen acquire a gun legally?
        \_ Yes.
           \_ How? Url?
              \_ Permanent residents can.  STFW.
                 \_ So F1 students and J1 visitors cannot? SHIT! I wanted
                    to leave my mark on the soil before I leave the country.

8/13    Weightlifter dislocates elbow.  Video here:
        http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=33a_1218642189&p=1

8/12    Happy Lefthander Day?
        \_ Today is 8/13

8/12    anyone else back up their porn to Amazon s3?

8/11    Check out Bilbo's Hemisphere Of Happiness! [NSFW-ish?]
        http://bilbobiggty.blogspot.com/2008/08/check-these-out.html
        \_ jesus christ.

8/11    http://www.theonion.com/content/video/chinese_officials_deadly_virus

8/11    Check out Bilbo's Hemisphere Of Happiness!
        http://bilbobiggty.blogspot.com/2008/08/check-these-out.html

8/11    Any theories as to why Russian and German athletics have fallen off of
        a cliff? Certainly all of their success could not have been
        because of doping? Could it? It's weird to watch the Olympics and
        see the Russians as an afterthought.

8/9     One World One Dream = All Your Bases Are Belong To Us
        \_ Black Helicopters? NWO? ZOG? Wait, how are you going
           to reconcile the contradicatory paranoid notions of ZOG
           and a black muslim president? This should cause aneurysms
           across the conspiracy spectrum!

8/8     Have you guys ever a really old woman and said to yourself
        WOW she's suppose to be 6X 7X? I bet she was a total hottie
        when she was younger!
        \_ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liza_Wang  Age 60.
        \_ Not really. More like seen a picture of a hottie from back in
           the day and then compared to now. For example, Sophia Loren,
           Liz Taylor, Racquel Welch, or (before she died) Rita Hayworth:
           Liz Taylor, Raquel Welch, or (before she died) Rita Hayworth:
           http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rita_Hayworth_(1977).jpg
           The one that always throws me is Angela Lansbury.
           Then:
           http://content8.flixster.com/photo/93/88/26/9388262_gal.jpg
           http://content8.flixster.com/photo/30/85/89/3085890_gal.jpg
           Now:
           http://content7.flixster.com/photo/93/54/25/9354257_gal.jpg
           \_ Watch the (very enjoyable) "The Court Jester" to see Angela
              Lansbury at her best.
              \_ Seen it:
                 "The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon;
                  the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true."
        \_ GMILF

8/8     GO HOME EARLY. Traffic will be horrible due to Olympics.
        \_ ?

8/8     I find this video incredibly amusing
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2yv8aT0UFc
        [Batman is hard to understand]

0~8/7   Hamlet the Facebook Feed:
        http://mcsweeneys.net/2008/7/30schmelling.html

8/7     beheading people is now a meme:
        http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/03/world/main4317818.shtml
        \_ banning knives next.. then sticks.. !!
          yeah.. liberals leading to new way of offing people..
        \_ The suspect stabbed the cops when they were trying to handcuff
           him?  What, it didn't occur the them that a guy carrying around
           a severed head might be armed?!?

8/6     Ding Dong, Medellin is dead.
        \_ Serves him right for setting up that vicious cocaine cartel.

8/5     Is it Ad-Dium or Aye-Dium? Adium chat, is the topic.

8/5     is it Sheee-ite or Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-it?

8/5     what is 'Critical Theory'?  what is 'Post-Modernism'?  thanks.

8/5     Anyone have a link to Carmack's 2008 Quakecon keynote?
        \_ Found it:   link:preview.tinyurl.com/5wo3ec
        [64 MB mp3]

8/5     What's the current percentages of Windows v. Linux v. Other on
        instructional machines. i.e. in labs for undergrad EE/CS.

8/3     Ausman sent me a pretty cool link that shows you where startups are:
        http://conotes.com

8/3     [inane David Brooks style drivel deleted]
        \_ crap, you brought it back.  why must you make motd so boring

8/3     Top polluters:
        http://scorecard.org/env-releases/cap/rank-facilities-in-county.tcl?fips_state_code=06&fips_county_code=06037fips_state_code=06&fips_county_code=06037

8/1     Gavin Newsom.  Lets illegals past the legal system so they can kill
        families, but fines people $1000 for not sorting their trash.
        \_ You are so cute when you froth.

7/31    Whaddya Know? Enforcement Works!
        http://preview.tinyurl.com/5scvgw [NRO]
        No, the url isn't broken
        \_ But you are still the kind of boring ass who everyone studiously
           avoids at parties.

7/31    ANWR sure is beautiful:
        http://www.glennbeck.com/images/news/2008/07/073108plains.jpg
        \_ You can't fool me, that's Kansas!

7/31    U.S. GDP Q4 2007 revised from +0.6% to -0.2%
        \_ And so Q1 2008 is 1.9%, does that mean we're in a rebound?
           \_ Q2 2008 revised to +3.3%
              \_ yay net exports, accounting for +3.1% of that +3.3%
        \_ URL? And when did it become July?
           \_ It's a blast from the past.

7/31    Whaddya Know?  The NRO is annoying and I hate you.
        \_ also the tinyurl that dude keeps posting is broken

7/31    im kind of mellow today.  im going to go look at
        http://michellemalkin.com now to get angry enough at her and
        increase the intensity of my lunch workout.

7/31    for partha
        http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=86f148c29736a1041478
        \- er was this directed at me because of the part at 2:57?

7/31    i was helping someone move today and i moved a suitcase and out
        popped an ENORMOUS battery powered dildo.  we're talking big enough
        to name after the Norse pantheon.  jesus christ.

7/30    SF banned selling cigarettes in drug stores? WTF?
        \_ LA bans fast food chains, and Saudi Arabia bans cats and dogs,
           completing the trio of totalitarianist bodies.

7/30    freakish:
         http://ghettobraggingrights.wordpress.com
         http://underprivilegedjournalism.wordpress.com
         http://underprivilegedamerica.wordpress.com
         http://underprivilegedcartoons.wordpress.com
         http://digitalmonkeys.wordpress.com
         http://goddamnamerica.wordpress.com
         \_ There are freaks on the Interweb?!?!?!
        \_ I blame Bill Clinton... oops, I mean Barack Obama.

7/30    Any of you know a Plone expert that lives in Portland Oregon?

7/29    Ouch, that had to leave a mark
        http://failblog.org/2008/07/29/track-fail
        \_ whoa, what happened? How did the guy trip right before the
           jump?

7/28    what is a lemon party?
        \_ Google for it.
        \_ I don't think it's work safe.  Something to do with old people
           and orgies.
        \_ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_party
           http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_site#Lemonparty.org
           Both are hilarious.

7/28    Comic-con cosplay gallery.  There's some pretty fun stuff in here
        http://redeye.chicagotribune.com/red-comiccon2008-pg,0,252541.photogallery?index=1
        \_ Navel rings are never a good thing, ever.
           \_ I agree, but which picture are you refering to?  (Just give the
              number please.)
              \_ 10 & 31
        \_ I didn't go to Comicon, but I was in San Diego all weekend and
           saw lots of participants in restaurants, bars, and on the streets. I
           was surprised at the number of women, some of them even very hot
           like the redhead in the schoolgirl uniform and the blonde in the
           Catwoman outfit. On the guy side I saw a Joker, but I didn't pay
           much attention to that.

7/25    Man, I thought I was gonna party and instead they stole my pants!
        link:www.mercurynews.com/ci_9995613
        \_ Man, 7 people we involved to steal $80 and some clothes.
        \_ I'm thinking they also stole a lot of drugs, but the guys didn't
           report that to the cops.

7/25    emarkp do open carry to Family Evening?  I bet your gun cleaning
        and concealment expertise would be a huge hit!
        What is Family Home Evening?  Family home evening is a special time
        set aside each week that brings family members together and
        strengthens their love for each other, helps them draw closer to
        Heavenly Father, and encourages them to live righteously.

7/25    Always use https option for gmail:
        http://lifehacker.com/399229/gmail-offers-always+secure-option

7/25    RIP, Randy Pausch

7/25    Q: BWhat do Russia berry farmers say?
        A: JR JVYY OREEL LBH!  (rot13)

7/24    You know who else gave speeches to big crowds in Germany...
        \_ Before he started his expansionist and genocidal policies, Hitler
           was loved by people.  Nationalizing this and that, etc.
           \_ s/started/lost/
        \_ The Dali Lama?
        \_ Chancellor Merkel with the Weapons of Mass Distraction
        \_ Sure, but did he call his wife a cunt?
        \_ Reagan.
        \_ Bono.

7/24    I'm in the market for a new watercooler for an office.  Any
        suggestions?  I like the idea of getting something efficient (I guess
        with the EnergyStar), but if anyone has any tips or reccomendations
        that'd be helpful. -mrauser
        \_ Also suggestions to where to buy water refills appreciated. -op

7/24    How do I remove apps from my iPhone? I'm using the PC version
        so I can't do all that Installer tricks.

7/24    new owners of Berkeley downtown McDonalds fired the autistic
        woman who has been working there for years:
        g_object_unref:g_object_unref:g_object_unref:
        \_ excuse me???

7/23    No wonder no one recognized Karadzic:
        link:preview.tinyurl.com/65spbv (boston.com jpg)

7/22    The @classmethod and other decorators in Python is nasty. Yuck!

7/22    What the hell? Why is a=0 and b=1 when I set b=0? ARGH!!!!
>>> a, b=0, 1
>>> a
0
>>> b
1
        \_ Oh nevermind, it's more like (a,b) = (0,1)

7/21    Okay, that had to leave a mark
        http://failblog.org/2008/07/21/biking-fail

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.

7/18    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    Hey dim, what do you think about survival of the fittest? Darwin?
        Good? Bad? Just part of life and try your best?

7/18    What's the best way to tell your parents that you're gay and you
        love getting loved in the ass?
        \_ The former: straightforwardly.
           The latter: none of their business.
        \_ "Oh Daddy, can you come hold my wet slippery body in the shower
           while I look for the bar soap that I just dropped?  And tell mom to
           take a hike."
           \_ Gaybaiting? No, seriously, you're gaybaiting on the motd? WTF
              is wrong with you?

7/17    More hypocrisy from Al Gore
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESxvY1tQHTo

7/17    Phone Saber.. kewl.. i am sure Office SPace will have it
        on their next couple of shows
        \_ drawing your phone saber at staff meetings is inappropriate
        \_ Isn't Office Space a movie?
           \_ i think he means 'the office'

7/17    Hellooooo knife control
        http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKT5419820080717

7/16    HezBoLALALALALALALALALALALALALALALLALALALA
                                         \_ What's up with this extra 'L'?

7/16    Russia discovers oil and will be drilling it in....two months?!?
        http://preview.tinyurl.com/5wvbmd
        \_ Yes, because there were no other concerns with ANWR, Perry.

7/16    On my iPhone, when I start up my Google Maps I can barely
        zoom in/out. It's slow. I'm thinking maybe other apps are
        running in the background or something? Anyone have a similar
        problem? BTW it's not the network because I tried this with
        WIFI, E, and 3G.
          The other thing is, on my 3G, my GPS receiver never kicks in
        even though I'm outside. What's up?

7/15    Video of winners at IndyMac
        http://cbs2.com/business/IndyMac.Finance.Pasadena.2.770438.html

7/15    McCain adopts Obama's Afghanistan policy
        http://www.nysun.com/national/mccain-will-call-for-a-surge-of-troops/81861

7/14    Wall-E is totally annoying. That horny iron POS has the IQ of
        a 2 year old kid. It's like that annoying pitbull you see on TV
        that always wants to hump other dogs or other people's legs.
        \_ ^annoying^cute.  Its a child's movie, get over yourself.

7/14    DOOM!!!!
        \_ yay!

7/11    Significant Israeli Air Force presence in Iraq on training exercises.
        Real, fake, or psy-ops fake?

7/11    Oops, Obama's 16-month withdrawal strategy isn't even possible.
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z4ba2KkIwI    [GMA]
        \_ yeah, we're screwed.  i really hope Bush crawls into a hole
           somewhere and starves himself in shame when he leaves office.
        \_ Yeah, because I'm 100% sure that what they are saying is the
           gospel truth.  Really I am.

7/10    The Labor Secretary was just on CNBS yesterday and said you should
        all be putting money into your 401(k).  Buy buy buy!
        \_ You should be putting your money into your 401k. The question
           is what to invest in. You can put your money in TIPS if it
           makes you feel good (I have a lot in TIPS myself) but overall
           I believe in the strength of equities. Most of us have 20-30-40
           years until retirement.
           \_ make sure you put it in targeted retirement ETFs.  Snap!