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xero posted a link
Mazda’s Futuristic KAAN Racer
Mazda’s Futuristic KAAN Racer
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Holy murrow! In theory, a 250mph zero emission Formula Zero Racer. Energy comes from an electro-conductive polymer in the surface of the roadway. The polymer generates electricity from solar panels along the road. The car's tires pick up the energy from the road surface while being spun by electric motors on each wheel. - xero via Bookmarklet
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The Apple Room: Zee from WeDoCreative posted a link
Developer strikes it rich with iPhone game, Makes $250k in 2 Months.
Developer strikes it rich with iPhone game, Makes $250k in 2 Months.
3 hours ago - via Bookmarklet - Link
fair play to the fella... - Zee from WeDoCreative via Bookmarklet
(Average geek): AARGH! I hate this guy! If only I had thought of it, instead of....well, doing nothing but playing WoW all day...and actually learning how to program iPhone apps...and...well, doing anything of value actually. Still, I hate this guy! - Fleagle
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Tad, Fool posted a message
“Dear Akiva, learning some Asp.net makes it a TON easier getting through today's technical interviews.”
3 hours ago - Link
Instead of saying, "I'm really just a server guy, I don't really know all that stuff," you just answer their questions and satisfy their requirements. I'm not ever going to say again that I'm not really a web developer. I can do all that too now but I'm guessing most teams will find out that I know tons more about the server side... ("all that" not including design - I'll still say I'm not a designer). - Tad, Fool
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Tad, I diigo'd all of those ASP.NET interview sites you posted awhile back and I have a huge book from SAMS (ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed). I'm actually thinking of gravitating toward UI and away from the data layer. I'd rather do UI than SQL, I've decided. SQL makes me sad. - Akiva Moskovitz
Ultimately, I just wanna write code and solve problems. If that means coding an .aspx instead of a .cs then so be it. - Tad, Fool
Tad speaks wisely...that's exactly what I want to do...I certainly have preferences (there are days I can't stand HTML/JS, and days I can't stand WinForms)...but writing code and solving problems is the best part. - Jonas Bush
SELECT this, that FROM tblAkiva WHERE misery = true ORDER BY magnitude_level; - Josh Haley
I like turtles... - Johnny Worthington
Johnny, so do I! - Mark Wilson
Tad & Akiva - this is the exact move I made just over a year ago. I went from IT Manager (dealing with IT support, servers, etc) to Web Development. Best move I've ever made. - Justin Korn
I can't stand ASP, I'll have to get behind it soon though. I remain a PHP loyalist for the web, but I keep running into scaling problems. - Mo Kargas
Mo: I'm totally with you there...partly because I don't know ASP.net too :) - ♣genieyclo♣
ASP.NET is great, so long as you treat it like Classic ASP or PHP. - xero
Justin, I've been a C# developer forever. I did a little ASP.NET 1.0 but then got into the business and data layers and never looked back. But, over the past 2-3 years, I've gained a diabolical loathing for all things SQL so it looks like back to the UI I go. I'd prefer to do desktop clients but that's just not what the future seems to hold. I won't go so far as to get into Silverlight/Flash kind of things but ASP.NET? Sure, why not. - Akiva Moskovitz
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US Politics: ♣genieyclo♣ posted a message
“America, we have a Muslim President, this is sin against the L-rd! Exodus 20:3”
America, we have a Muslim President, this is sin against the L-rd! Exodus 20:3
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Kansas Preacher Pushes Obama Muslim Message WICHITA, KAN. — A Wichita, Kansas preacher says he will not remove a message on his church sign that says President-Elect Barack Obama is a Muslim. The sign is staying up despite the fact that Obama is a Christian. The sign at Spirit One Christian Center reads, “America we have a Muslim president. This is sin against the Lord.” Obama supporters reportedly got into a shouting match with parishioners outside the church on Sunday. - ♣genieyclo♣
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Could it be that there are too many stupid people in America for it to survive as a functioning superpower? This thought crosses my mind often these days. In the nineties I felt like we were a highly educated nation, on the cutting edge of human progress. Then the wheels fell off with the turn of the millennium. - Sean McBride
I love the "Church Without Walls" part. It's so ironic. - Glenn Batuyong
Exodus 20:3 is part of the 10 commandments, it states "Thou shalt have no other god's before me". I can think of no way in which having a Muslim president (if that were even the case) would violate that commandment for any Christian. How sad that this is what things have come to. - Aaron Krug
Reason #... ah screw it. Like I actually need another reason to not go to Kansas... - Mark VandenBerg
How is being a muslim a sin against any just deity? This is the most stupid and ignorant sign I've seen in a long time. This sign is a sin against everything that America stands for and I don't even believe in sin... - Alex Scoble CISSP
Come on people. Do you need to see a sign like this to know that there are idiots everywhere and it's best to just ignore them? :) - Patricia
Muslims believe in the same G-d as do the Christians....it's very ironic. As is that they claim to to be a "Church Without Walls", as Glenn noted. - ♣genieyclo♣
Are you kidding me? is this for real? wow! - Susan Beebe
fuckin idiots. excuse the vulgarity, but i can't stress that enough. cretin motherfuckers who serve no purpose in life. - Cee Bee
The difference between our network here and this wall-less church is that we tend to think rationally. - Aaron Hood
Patricia -- to connect a few dots: Joseph Lieberman, who was just warmly embraced by the Democratic Party leadership, is a close political ally of a religious extremist who shares these views -- John Hagee. This cultural rot reaches to the highest levels of the American political system. The Republican Party, without much subtlety, encouraged this kind of thinking during the recent campaign. Something has gone seriously wrong in America since George W. Bush came to power. - Sean McBride
That sign is painful in so many ways... - xero
@Sean, I'm going to buy that book you told me about the next time I get to the book store. I think it's going to be an insightful read. Since the election, I've wanted to learn more about the government, what's going on. Thank you!!!! - Patricia
what book, pray dear Patricia and honorable Sean, is this? - ♣genieyclo♣
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US Politics: Steven Perez posted a link
Biden gets invited on hunting trip… « Pundit Kitchen: Lol News and Lol Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden and more
Biden gets invited on hunting trip… « Pundit Kitchen: Lol News and Lol Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden and more
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Nooooo!! watch out for the old VP dude, he shoots people (by accident, of course) - Susan Beebe
Cheney's going to show him how to shoot someone in the face, PROPERLY.... :) - ♣genieyclo♣
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Stupid Blogger (aka Tina) posted a message
“I'm drinking a cup of Starbucks for the first time in years (not counting the one I bought, sipped, then threw out this spring). I'm in Barnes & Noble looking to buy something so I can break a large bill. Any suggestions?”
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Shakespeare - Johnny Worthington
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Chippendale's calendar - Josh Haley
Enders Game - Mo Kargas
Simon Kernick - Either "Relentless" or "Severed" - Matt Harwood
What Josh said. - Derrick
The Rise of the Fourth Reich--interesting book, interesting perspective. - ♣genieyclo♣
A totally serious book exploring the world of LOLcats - Josh Haley
the Brits say: choke-lit...and I mean a candy bar...er, are you a Brit? :) - MiɳiMagɘ (Sexy Scimitar)
@Josh they've recently published a book I believe...dunno if it's at BnN though.. - ♣genieyclo♣
I would totally get it, ♣ - Josh Haley
Stephen Fry's guide to America? - Cains
A bookmark? A greeting card? - Ladybug Heather
LITTLE BROTHER by Cory Doctorow. - Steven Perez
I always wander over to the mythology section. - xero
Break the large bill? I'm afraid I'd squeeze it until it cried, and not have the change left over for.... whatever you need it for. - Ladybug Heather
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Aviv posted a link
Banker Manipulation Of Gold And Silver Prices Further Exposed
Banker Manipulation Of Gold And Silver Prices Further Exposed
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"Commodities experts are in agreement that the price of gold and silver is being manipulated by bankers and government officials in order to halt a mass abandonment of paper currencies and the debt based economy. " - Aviv via Bookmarklet
"The price of silver at the time of Bear Stearns implosion was $20 to $21 an ounce. A free-market covering of a concentrated short position of this size would have driven silver prices to the $50 or $100 level and would have exposed the long-term manipulation. Rather than let the free market deal with the required short covering of such an uneconomic and unbacked short position, government authorities arranged to have the short position transferred to JP Morgan. This was undertaken by the U.S. Treasury Department, along with taxpayer guarantees against loss to Morgan worth billions of dollars. This was done, no doubt, to save the financial system from imploding. This was also patently illegal, as it aided and abetted the silver manipulation." - Aviv
the bastards. - ♣genieyclo♣
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Apps: Alexander Kohlhofer posted a link
Share any point in time across time zones with easy to use permanent urls.
Share any point in time across time zones with easy to use permanent urls.
October 27 at 3:51 am - Link
permatime.com :) - Alexander Kohlhofer
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i love you. - Zee from WeDoCreative
Nice idea. I've sorta gotten to used to doing the math and saying GMT +- etc, though. (get off my lawn) - Michael W. May
So had we - and we hated every minute of it. - Alexander Kohlhofer
oh - and I love you, too :) - Alexander Kohlhofer
Nice and simple although you could already do this by inviting people to a meeting in, for example, Outlook. It doesn't do recurring appointments, as far as I could tell. Recurrence is where you need something like this. - Jim Hawkins
we have just rolled out a nice update.. New features, more locations, better interface... - Alexander Kohlhofer
I'm not sure how this works... so I set up several timezones and I want to link to that configuration so I can check times later... where is the url/link for me to do that? Or am I using it wrong? - Lindsay Donaghe
oh... hmm, maybe I get it now... so it's not for you to check what time it is now, but for you to mark a particular point in time. That's cool, but I'd like to be able to set up my timezones so that I can come to the home page (or a url permalink) that shows the current time so I can tell if, say, it's too late in the evening to call my Grandmother who lives 2 timezones away. - Lindsay Donaghe
it remembers your settings automatically (for your computer). If somebody sends you a link it will display that time in your time zones. If you sent a link from yours it will be shown to them in their time zones. - Alexander Kohlhofer
yeah, definitely with you there Lindsay...i actually asked everyone if they knew anything like that a while back and there were a few suggestions..see here: http://friendfeed.com/e/854434... - Zee from WeDoCreative
Update again - I guess it must store those in cookies... looks like they were there when I came back to the page. So in that case a couple of feature suggestions, be able to choose different configs (say I have AZ, Central and Pacific because that's where my family lives, but another one for AZ, London, Sydney and Dallas where my business contacts are...). Also, be able to add a note or description to the zone so it would say "Central - Dad, Grandma, Uncle Norm" or something and be easy to spot... - Lindsay Donaghe
if you go to permatime.com it does just that. It shows you the current time across all your time zones :) - Alexander Kohlhofer
true - if you save the create permatime url as a bookmark...it's a great way to quickly go and insert any time in a particular place... - Zee from WeDoCreative
Any chance for those other suggestions, Alexander? - Lindsay Donaghe
Allowing custom labels is definitely on our list. I am not so sure about some more clock like features as there are plenty of good world time clocks out there. Permatime is all about sharing points in time - a definitive need with no good solution - till now ;) - Alexander Kohlhofer
We added custom labels a little while back. We have just added drag and drop, and easier date entry for the week ahead. For the keen or geekily-inclined, there's an indication how to construct your own permatime urls at http://permatime.com/about - Tim Diggins
Nice idea, not-so-good implementation. I tried about 5 different variations of input for Seattle, neither worked. Finally I had to google the official name of the time zone "Pacific Standard Time" and entered it. It should be easier than that. - andrei_c
Thank you! I have teams EVERYWHERE ... so need this...thanks! - Susan Beebe
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Kol Tregaskes posted a link
Is Your Printer Wasting Your Ink and Money?
Is Your Printer Wasting Your Ink and Money?
yesterday at 8:08 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Everyone's been there: You just bought an expensive ink cartridge for your printer, you use it for a while, and then suddenly—much sooner than seems reasonable—your printer tells you that you're either low on or out of ink. Suspicious of the amount of ink wasted by adhering to the low ink warnings of popular printers, PC World hit the lab, testing just how much ink is left in "dead" cartridges" - Kol Tregaskes via Bookmarklet
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That's nothing new, printer manufacturers make most of their income from ink cartridges, not from selling the hardware. - Amit Morson
Canon is guilty of this. They use a two chamber design: the first is a basic ink well, the second is filled with cotton that acts as a wick. The wick chamber wicks (who knew) ink out of the well chamber and delivers it to the print head (keeps an even distribution with all the head movement). The well dries up about 200 pages before the wick. The level sensor is in the well and triggers when it's empty. They can't put a sensor in the wick without messing things up, but they could make the wick smaller... - xero
You can buy a new Lexmark (ink included) for the same price as a new set of cartridges. It's ridiculous. - xero
I use mine until it says the ink is completely out. I ignore the "low" warnings, except to know I need to buy a new cartridge soon. - Ladybug Heather
Ink cartridges are way overpriced. - ♜ Bjorn Tipling
thing is, a "low" warning is just that "you're running low".. you shouldn't *ever* change a cart when it says low, only when it says out. If you have a laser printer and your print outs are getting faded lines, take the cart out and give it a gentle shake from side to side. Redistributes the soot and keeps it going for a bit longer. Repeat until you get the real "You're out!" message. Never understood the people that replace something when it just says low. - alphaxion
Some of the print drivers tell you it is "out" when it is "low". That's the issue. They're lying to you. Even when the driver has a "low" and an "out" you can still generally get another 15-20 pages after it says "out". - xero
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♫ Rahsheen™ posted a message
“If banks don't lend out money, what is their purpose?”
10 hours ago - Link
To securely hold the money of others. - xero
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Meh, I have a safe at home. That's not even a good reason. If they don't lend, how do I collect interest on them holding my money? What can they do for me that I can't do myself? - ♫ Rahsheen™
They do provide a system for moving money from one place to another. - Brian Sullivan
Your interest is only their because your money makes them money. They could just charge everyone to use their vaults and their security instead of letting most of it be free. Most home safes are about as secure as your mattress. Watch this, has a simplified history of banking in it: http://video.google.com/videop... - xero
er, according the video, xero: if they don't *lend* money, they can't *make* money. and therefore can't pay interest. really, the only benefit over the mattress or safe is that banks are FDIC-insured. - tiffany
That's exactly my point, tiffany. In relation to the economic situation at hand. Banks are obviously not lending to unstable individuals. It's also being said they won't lend to unstable companies. So, who will they lend to? If they aren't lending money, they are useless. - ♫ Rahsheen™
They can make money by charging fees to hold your money, but it won't be anywhere near as much as if they were lending money. (They can also make an obscenely huge profit due to the fractional reserve system.) Remove lending money and banks do still serve a purpose, their profits margins just become much smaller as they become a security company instead of a banking company. - xero
To take ours. - orionstarr
So, basically, they become useless, which tells me they will lend a bankrupt auto-industry money all day long. Why? Because, in these times, a bankrupt auto-industry is about as good as their going to get. - ♫ Rahsheen™
American cars suck. It's no wonder. - orionstarr
In other words, bailing out the banking industry and bailing out the auto industry means taxpayers may as well be burning their money. - Victor Ganata
To give me dollar bills to enter into Where's George. - Morton Fox
Only thing I can think of is convenience in terms of not having to pay for everything in cash. - Jason Kaneshiro
I don't think I need a conventional bank to not pay cash. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I can always get a prepaid visa/mastercard. I barely count Paypal as an actual bank. I don't know the details of why it's different, but I just get the feeling it is - ♫ Rahsheen™
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Stupid Blogger (aka Tina) published a photo on Picasa Web Albums
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That tells the whole story :) - Thom Allen
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Boy, this came outta nowhere! I guess it disproves the rumor that one's old FF content disappears =D - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
Is Notes programming as awful as I imagine it would be? - Daniel J. Pritchett
Actually, no... You can use a mix of Formula language (which is specific to Notes but super easy), LotusScript, or JavaScript depending on what your needs are (and whether it's a Notes client app or a webapp). I'm horrible with syntax as a general rule so I have to look that up regardless. But when it comes to getting a DB online and ready to interact with a user, Domino does it faster than anything I've worked with. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
Ahh, it's nice to read discussion about Notes/Dominio again. It's not part of any infrastructure I work in now, but years ago--before web 2-oh--it had my attention, what with unique abilities like online/offline, baked-in rapid development enviro and integrated user auth to name a few. - Micah Wittman via twhirl
Tina, ever read this story: http://damienkatz.net/2005/01/... - It's classic. - Micah Wittman via twhirl
Micah, that's an awesome read, thanks! I've only worked with the new engine (R6 briefly but almost all R7), and formula language is really about as intuitive as it gets. The things that hose up our Domino are invariably Java heap issues, which require some fine tuning in the server doc. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
3 out of 4 Dentists agree: a hosed Domino is better than a hosed Exchange. Glad you like the article. Recalling that part of the story where he was (my words) alone in the wilderness foreign code, slowly absorbing - almost all coders can appreciate that. - Micah Wittman via twhirl
"It's truly easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission" -- Best quote of that story. So true. - Mike
Heh, I can't boast my bookshelf. Most of useful books I read either were from corporate bookshelves or are in electronic form %) - 9000
LOL, I love it. - Nicholas Kreidberg
Sadly, this is my desk at work, less than a foot away from my right arm as I type. I snapped the photo as a joke when someone asked me what my job description was, because this is pretty much it (although I'd have to bring in some customer service books from home to round it out). - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
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♫ Rahsheen™ posted a link
3 Windows Apps To Update Your Installed Software | MakeUseOf.com
3 Windows Apps To Update Your Installed Software | MakeUseOf.com
7 hours ago - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Most Linux users would agree that “apt-get” is one of the many best things to happen to Linux. For those of us who have a dual boot system and miss the apt-get functionality on Windows, here are some ways to get that functionality in Windows." - ♫ Rahsheen™ via Bookmarklet
You should post this in the Apps room. - xero
I use FileHippo's Updatechecker. - Morton Fox
Qwinapt - wasn't aware. Thanks @Rahsheen - Micah Wittman via twhirl
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Mitchell Tsai posted a link
The Forces Driving Women Out of Computer Science [Randall Stross, New York Times - 11/15/08]
The Forces Driving Women Out of Computer Science [Randall Stross, New York Times - 11/15/08]
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Why are there FEWER women entering computer science in 2008 than 1991? - Mitchell Tsai via Bookmarklet
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ELLEN SPERTUS, a graduate student at M.I.T., wondered why the computer camp she had attended as a girl had a boy-girl ratio of six to one. And why were only 20 percent of computer science undergraduates at M.I.T. female? She published a 124-page paper, “Why Are There So Few Female Computer Scientists?”, that catalogued different cultural biases that discouraged girls and women from pursuing a career in the field. The year was 1991. - Mitchell Tsai
Computer science has changed considerably since then. Now, there are even FEWER women entering the field. - Mitchell Tsai
Why this is so remains a matter of dispute. - Mitchell Tsai
What’s particularly puzzling is that the explanations for under-representation of women that were assembled back in 1991 applied to all technical fields. Yet women have achieved broad parity with men in almost every other technical pursuit. 39% (1984-85) --> 51% (2004-5) - Mitchell Tsai
In computer science, however... 28% (2001-2) --> 22% (2004-5) Many computer science departments report that women now make up less than 10 percent of the newest undergraduates. - Mitchell Tsai
Because they can get easier and better paying jobs in other fields? - Igor The Troll
But why women leaving CS and not EE? - Mitchell Tsai
Are women enrolling then leaving or are they just not enrolling? CS has been turning people away for years now because what's taught (and how) is nothing like what is expected by the students. - xero
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xero posted a link
The World of Wealth: How To Compare Good Faith Estimates (GFE's)
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An unbiased guide to comparing mortgage loan good faith estimates. - xero via Bookmarklet
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US Politics: JoEllen posted a message
“CHALLENGE: US Auto Manufacturer Bailout - yes or no and 1 sentence why you feel that way.”
yesterday at 2:16 pm - Link
Yes - because to not do so would make the last month or so seem like "the good ol' days." - George Smith
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No. Fuck the union insanity and fatcat execs. I would only be for it only if all the execs took massive pay cuts and the unions cut down ridiculous benefits but that will never happen. - Leather Donut
No. They've had more time, and more second chances, than most industries to fix what was wrong. - Rick Powell
I'm conflicted - primarily because family members work in related industries and their jobs would be affected; some are already on work/hours reduction. - Katy Southern
No because when it will stop. - orionstarr
No. The sooner we burn out these warts the better. - RefD
Bush's tax incentive to small business owners to write off most or all of the price of a large vehicle over $60,000 was like a gift from the heavens to the American auto industry. They had that gift for 8 years, dropped directly in their lap. So many vehicles were sold through this tax loophole that now we have a glut of giant trucks and SUV's on the road. And yet, after gas goes up a dollar or two, Detroit goes immediately in the toilet. This was bad business all around. I say no bailout. - Phil Glockner
No - I don't think inefficient businesses that can't make money because of crappy products should be "rewarded." The moral hazard has already been crossed with these bailouts. What next, Yahoo! gets a bailout? The cast of Heroes when their show gets cancelled? - Jason Kaneshiro
NO! NON! NADA! A bailout is the LAST thing the dinosaur auto sector needs. Give them Big Bucks for INNOVATION, electric cars and every other truly GOOD idea out there. We need vehicles. And North America has some of the finest auto manufacturers around. But we need an overhaul of the *type* of vehicles being produced. OIL is the past. - V for Veselka
Oh and I want MY bailout - Leather Donut
Yes- with conditions. Cars must be inovative using air and or solar power. These cars must be afordable, lets say 4,000 range. If we loose GM many will loose jobs "vertical" and "cross vertical markets" are connected to GM. We need GM to employee our young people. We also need GM to be a part of the trade schools that Regan removed. Lets do away with the ego's and start with soloa powered cars made by GM.One of the ideas is to give GM money for "innovation." Here's what one man working with high school students accomplished:"SEE VIDEO" :)http://www.brasschecktv.com/pa... - SekhemetsHathor
See this. http://friendfeed.com/e/dd02be... Do you want more of this? You forget these are politicians we are talking about. Most of them cant spell economy yet wield decisions with enormous financial consequence. - Leather Donut
no.no.no.no.no. why should you bailem out? shitty company? they deserve it. look at Toyota. great company. but what's the misconception? "Not American." What's the rules for being an American company? Toyota is firmly entrenched in this market, having a large workforce in America, strong market stake, buying power, sponsorship, establishing institutions, everything. Welcome to the globalized world, this sort of pseudo-protectionism should stop. - ♣genieyclo♣
sound like the auto industry needs investors. hey, auto-dudes, i'll allow the gub'ment to invest in a project for green cars. not $$ for SUVs, or golden parachutes, etc. green cars, get it? - MikeAmundsen
I want to say no, but $25 Billion is still cheaper than $125 Billion. I don't want to think that way but I can't help it. - Occasional Headbanger
They will be bailed out with conditions. GM needs to step it up and I agree that Toyota is a great company. But regardless of what you and I think it will never be our choice as long as you stay a slave to a system that regards you only as a consumer. Just like the bank bail out, I never okayed that one and we all are paying for it. Watching the fat cows get fatter. Put up or shut up Sovereign or bust! - SekhemetsHathor
No. Let them file bankruptcy and force them to restructure. The airlines did it, right? Again - no more bailouts until WE get one. - Vince DeGeorge
No, giving money to the auto industry now is only delaying the inevitable, unless they agree to specific changes. - Kim Landwehr
Yes, but only for the good of those whose jobs will be lost when they fail, however, the money must come with stringent terms with specific goals, lots of oversight, and available to anyone building or designing an auto in the USA. Though I have to say, I really don't want them to get the money, I'd rather them suffer from their past stupidity and greed. - xero
No, fuck them. They NEED to lose those jobs in light of this. "UAW Says It Will Rather Tax Payers Foot The Bill Than Accept Cuts To Keep Detroit Afloat" I need a job. Why the fuck should my taxes pay for someone else to have a job. Fuck that. http://bit.ly/fucktheuaw - Leather Donut
No. Unfortunately, businesses can't do bad business and then expect somebody to bail them out. Ford isn't going to let itself completely die. I'm also concerned about where the U.S. government is getting this money, and it sounds like the bank bailout is leaning toward a fail. I'm sorry to see people lose their jobs but I don't think this is the answer. - Patricia
no, they've had the american economy by the balls with their stubbornness and even refusal to adapt to cleaner, safer and more efficient technologies and business models and will continue to operate along the same manner if given a bailout. al these industries are like petulant children -- you cater to them in every way possible and they'll just ask for more and more - Cee Bee
After watching this morning the Treasury secretary change the last bailout - you know,the one that if it didn't pass the entire economic world would fall - I say no. Better to have a bailout for main street so they have more money to buy cars. What happened to good old fashioned capitalism? - Chris Reed
No, because the big auto makers have proven time and again how intransigent they are to change. They've been failing for a while now. It's time to let them die once and for all. - Steven Perez
The airlines had to restructure without help. The auto industry can do the same. - Leather Donut
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AJ Batac posted a message
“dis simz lyk a nize playz to slip”
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Mona N. posted a message
“OMG Custom Made Mini Figs FTW!”
OMG Custom Made Mini Figs FTW!
OMG Custom Made Mini Figs FTW!
OMG Custom Made Mini Figs FTW!
yesterday at 6:24 pm - Link
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Awesome! Guys, we need to all kick in on custom FFundercats Mini Figs! How cool would that be? - Ladybug Heather
OMG I want it ALL - Mona N. via IM
sweetness! - (jeff)isageek
This is For Mona : 日本最高だ - J.D.
I would be a very happy camper if I could get one of those. - Jamelle
I want one SO bad!! - Mona N. via IM
OMG! - little Angel
Mona, seriously, I <3 you soooooo bad... :) - Johnny Worthington
Yes, Yes this is twisted... You are the best, Mona! - ChangeForge | Ken Stewart
Worthington: Dude, FIVE HOURS!! I LOVE YOU and I LOVE YOU GUYS SOOOOO ultra much!! - Mona N. via IM
*swoon* - Johnny Worthington
Mona: http://cgi.ebay.ph/ws/eBayISAP... - Mo Kargas
I know it's ended, but theres a few online - Mo Kargas
I want Joker. Like HELLA bad! - Mona N. via IM
These are awesome! - Mark Martinez
excellent! haha - Enrique Gutierrez via twhirl
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xero posted a message
“My agent was writing up an offer on a house that was perfect, refreshed the listing, and it went to a pending status. Grr.”
yesterday at 7:20 am - Link
I get one perfect house in 10 months of looking and I might lose it by two hours...I will be annoyed. - xero
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So hard to not keep thinking about. We are putting in a backup offer though. I keep finding myself wishing bad things to the person with the contract. I forgot how competitive I can get. There's a reason they protect their identities, and it's a good thing I left my black hat on a shelf in 98. - xero
Must. Stop. Thinking. About. This. - xero
Xero, I hope it works out for you!! My husband talked this morning to the realtor who's selling a piece of land that is our dream property. Now we're both desperately trying to not want it... - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
Sorry - Shevonne Polastre
Thanks. I had just managed to forget about it almost completely and I got the phone call from my agent to confirm the final details of the offer letter for our backup offer. doh! ;) - xero
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“Anyone got a link to an explanation of how to extend firefox's sidebar beyond it's default setting?”
yesterday at 12:10 pm - Link
Maybe All-In-One Sidebar. - Russellreno
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What do you mean by "extend it beyond its default setting"? Do you mean the width or its contents? - xero
width sorry, yeah - i should have been more clear - Zee from WeDoCreative via IM
Just drag it. Hover over the dividing frame until you get the resize arrow and resize it like a normal window. - xero
wha? no...there are a few explanations on the web for how to extend the firefox sidebar wider than it currently does. I'm looking for one of those links... - Zee from WeDoCreative
https://developer.mozilla.org/... - abacab
@Zee, is this what you're looking for? http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/... - Carlos Granier-Phelps
Add this to userChrome.css: #sidebar {max-width: none !important; } - Carlos Granier-Phelps
precisely, worked a charm...thank you carlos & abacab - heck and everyone else! :) - Zee from WeDoCreative
The above is also easily insert into Stylish, if you use/prefer that. I also use #browser { -moz-box-direction: reverse; } to stick the sidebar on the right side instead... - abacab
Ok, now I see what you mean. - xero
abacab - Great Genesis album... - Carlos Granier-Phelps
++ Great question. - mojay
I take the easy way out with All-In-One-Sidebar, too. - Brad via twhirl
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Zee from WeDoCreative dugg a story on Digg
21 Extensions to Make Firefox Work For You
yesterday at 9:40 am - Link
Great list, Zee. - Kol Tregaskes
Thanks Kol, and thanks for the digg/comment too :) - Zee from WeDoCreative
No worries. - Kol Tregaskes
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