Not long before I was there, my degree course was called Cybernetics, but then they renamed it to Computer Systems Eng. because too many employers had issues with the old title. - John
Ha! I hadn't thought of that. Kind of like "space aged" but not so much - BEX
“So, for those of you that told me "just because the US consumer feels like we're in a recession doesn't mean we're actually *in* a recession": I told you so. With that out of the way, what are your thoughts now that it turns out we're in month 12 of (you guessed it) a recession?”
My thoughts are that we're actually going into a depression. - Chris White
LOL! I hate to have to say it, Daryl, but I *did* tell them. Repeatedly. And all I ever got back was "But the GDP hasn't been down two quarters in a row!". The simple fact is that the US economy is consumer driven. If the consumer feels like we're in a recession, they change spending patterns and start saving/hoarding. Those are actions that grind the current economy to a halt. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
Tina, maybe the bigger problem is our GDP is now 70% consumer spending. Doesn't that seem wrong? Spending money on crap doesn't create any value. - Chris White
Chris, it unfortunately doesn't matter if a consumer spending economy is right or wrong: that's the bed we've made and now we have to lie in it. I mean, my job is indirectly tied to consumer spending: I provide services to business clients who are dealing with consumers. Chances are, a lot of us are in that boat. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
What? Where? I don't see no stinkin' recession.... - Glen Campbell
I was gonna make this post for you, but tehJill had the laptop. - tehKenny
the way i see the malls around here jammed with people.. i to don't see a recession... - Jay Martinez
Tina, unfortunately, this economy is going to crash. Peter Schiff describes it exactly: http://bayradio.com/kgo_archiv... Things are not going to be the same as they were. - Chris White
Chris, that was the point I was (poorly) trying to make: I don't deal with consumers, but a crash in a consumer based system could very easily cost me my job. As for people in the mall, Jay: my husband and I went to 3 stores Friday night, including Sears at the mall. We spent under $40 total... - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
Tina, listen to the interview. People are going to lose their jobs. It's sad, but it is going to happen eventually. Delaying it will just make it worse (i.e. more jobs lost, longer time without jobs) - Chris White
My favorite was the nose & ear hair trimmer. - Ladybug Heather
I have a box of those After Dinner Nipples here. Bought them for a bachelor party gift (along with a box of penis pasta for the bachelorette party) and they sent me two boxes. YAY FOR ME. - Amanda H.
"Rebel Chef Heston Blumenthal, is known for thinking outside the box. With signature dishes like snail porridge and bacon-and-eggs ice cream, his scientific approach to cooking and wild ideas has taken the culinary world by storm. His Restaurant in the United Kingdom, The Fat Duck, holds three Michelin Stars and has been voted The Best Restaurant in the World twice in a row." - clarke thomas
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On camera, six actresses each try to hold a smile for as long as they could, up to one and half hours. Each ongoing smile is scrutinized by a emotion recognition system and whenever the display of happiness fell below a certain threshold, an alarm alerted them to show more sincerity. - Nathan Chase
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