Re: zuckerberg and google execs drop google+

2011-07-14 Thread Chris Stoner
Invite sent. I don't do a lot of social networking simply because when I type something it's rarely something i want EVERYBODY to see. I am kind of private that way, in fact last year I removed all but about 15 of my closest friends and family from my Facebook friends. With Google+, I really

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
Possibility is it true. It is true. Nice chart from Goldman Sachs that breaks down expenses and revenue for August if the debt limit is not raised. link: http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2011/07/12/the-issue-isnt-default-but-government-shutdown/ Or ED SCHULTZ, HOST: And Senator,

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
Again, i never really understood the difference between wall street and main street, since what happens there affects what happens here, and visa versabut whatever. Because the media loves to report on Wall Street but does not think Main Street is as news worthy. J - Ninety percent of

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand

2011-07-14 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:20 PM, G Money gm0n3...@gmail.com wrote: Would this be a case of wall street layoffsand not necessarily main street layoffs? Sir - Here are the main street layoffs you requested. http://signalnews.com/cisco-layoff-1-employee-497 Thank you -Cameron --

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-14 Thread Cameron Childress
Daddy's gonna cut off the kid's allowance. Aw poor babies... -Cameron On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP Excerpt: Hundreds of labor organizations, human rights promoters and other advocacy

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand

2011-07-14 Thread Casey Dougall
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Cameron Childress camer...@gmail.comwrote: On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:20 PM, G Money gm0n3...@gmail.com wrote: Would this be a case of wall street layoffsand not necessarily main street layoffs? Sir - Here are the main street layoffs you

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
Yeah. They're using free open source software to develop (very ugly) six million dollar web sites. http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/;http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/ I bet that site never goes into a MySQL death spiral. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Maureen mamamaur...@gmail.com wrote: SSA can't afford to tell us how much money they owe us, yet FEMA can spend 75 million dollars to promote flood insurance Or the $1-billion they spent on Dehydrated food at the beginning of the year. Efoods is kinda

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
Did you mean Lose, Lose, Lose? On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Casey Dougall ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com wrote: Loose loose loose, from every side. You can't raise taxes on top 2% because those are the job creators and this same top 2% relies on the markets and companies where we're

speaks for itself

2011-07-14 Thread Dana
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/89048-us-army-spent-2-7-billion-on-a-battlefield-computer-that-doesnt-work ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now!

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Sam
I. I didn't create the headline, I just linked to it. 2. Clear as day as to how the decision is made. The money is there, the payments are covered and then sent to treasury. If treasury doesn't pay it's because it's being used as a political tool to scare seniors. Nice job Pres. . On Thu, Jul

govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/childhood-obesity-call-parents-lose-custody/story?id=14068280 What a turd this guy is. Anyone who knows anything about foster care knows that taking children from their parents should be the absolute last resort, not a remedy for weight gain. Bureaucrats at CPS in

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Casey Dougall ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com wrote: On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Maureen mamamaur...@gmail.com wrote: SSA can't afford to tell us how much money they owe us, yet FEMA can spend 75 million dollars to promote flood insurance Or the

Re: speaks for itself

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
more fun with the criminal kleptocracy running our government... On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Dana dana.tier...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/89048-us-army-spent-2-7-billion-on-a-battlefield-computer-that-doesnt-work

TSA thugocracy note of the day

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
arresting mothers because they try to protect their children: http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110713/NEWS01/307130115/Police-charge-mother-Nashville-airport-altercation Way to go, TSA. You have never prevented a single terrorist act, but you have violated the rights of millions. Nice job!

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
Free markets have collapsed, the rats are fleeing the sinking ship of the US economy and they are trying to steal the furniture on their way out. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:13 PM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Scott Stewart
I guess the expert forgot about the genetic component that is present in some obesity cases On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Robert Munn cfmuns...@gmail.com wrote: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/childhood-obesity-call-parents-lose-custody/story?id=14068280 What a turd this guy is. Anyone who

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Scott Stewart webmas...@sstwebworks.comwrote: I guess the expert forgot about the genetic component that is present in some obesity cases This country needs some genetic diversity STAT! -Cameron ...

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
or that kids are obese because of the crap foods they eat, and they eat those crap foods because that is what food corporations tell them to eat and tell their parents to buy for their kids with endless advertising on television. thirty years ago this problem did not exist, it was created by the

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread G Money
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Robert Munn cfmuns...@gmail.com wrote: or that kids are obese because of the crap foods they eat, and they eat those crap foods because that is what food corporations tell them to eat and tell their parents to buy for their kids with endless advertising on

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Judah McAuley
That's an unnecessarily inflammatory subject line, Rob. The article isn't about the government saying they may come for your kids, it's about a jerk at Harvard saying that they ought to consider doing that. And then the authors of the article talk to other experts and almost all of them disagree

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
This is NOT the fault of food corporations or any of that crap...this is a result of the pussification of the American parent. Don't worry. Various governments are stepping in to protect parents from themselves. San Francisco bans Happy Meals:

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread G Money
Ro-Munn's been on a hyperbole kick for a few months now.. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.com wrote: That's an unnecessarily inflammatory subject line, Rob. The article isn't about the government saying they may come for your kids, it's about a jerk at

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Judah McAuley
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:38 AM, G Money gm0n3...@gmail.com wrote: This is NOT the fault of food corporations or any of that crap...this is a result of the pussification of the American parent. Gotta half disagree with you there, G. I do agree that there is a pussification of the American

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Judah McAuley
The tin foil has been a bit form fitting. None the less, I think it is important to point it out now and then, especially when I fundamentally agree with the point (in this case, that kids should not be taken away from their parents for being fat). Judah On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:46 AM, G

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
or that kids are obese because of the crap foods they eat, and they eat those crap foods because that is what food corporations tell them to eat and tell their parents to buy for their kids with endless advertising on television. thirty years ago this problem did not exist, it was created by the

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Cameron Childress
We could go for billboards and a campaign of shame instead... http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20059263-10391704.html -Cameron ... ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now!

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread G Money
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.com wrote: Gotta half disagree with you there, G. I do agree that there is a pussification of the American parent but it is without a doubt also the fault of food corporations and their lapdogs at the FDA and Ag departement.

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread G Money
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Cameron Childress camer...@gmail.comwrote: We could go for billboards and a campaign of shame instead... http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20059263-10391704.html Mehif the kid and his parents don't mind the shame, go for it. It's better than

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Judah McAuley
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:55 AM, G Money gm0n3...@gmail.com wrote: So? There are millions of people/companies etc. out there who are creating and pushing things that are bad for you, me and our children. Micky D's shows you the fat and calorie content of all their food. Everything's out in

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
You can't raise taxes on top 2% because those are the job creators and this same top 2% relies on the markets and companies where we're fucked again because profit is the bottom line. Fifty percent of the citizens do not pay federal income taxes. In 2008, the top 1% paid 38% of all income

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
Yeah. They're using free open source software to develop (very ugly) six million dollar web sites. The web site sucks. After spending some time clicking around it, I am dumbstruck on a six million dollar price tag. Reminds of the $400.00 hammers from the 80's. J - Ninety percent of

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
Daddy's gonna cut off the kid's allowance. Aw poor babies... That's what they fear. Really big deal for unions, which have lost collective bargaining in some states. In actuality, though, a balanced budget doesn't mean that they have to be cut off. The government could cut off the

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: Daddy's gonna cut off the kid's allowance.  Aw poor babies... That's what they fear.  Really big deal for unions, which have lost collective bargaining in some states. In actuality, though, a balanced budget

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah.  They're using free open source software to develop (very ugly) six million dollar web sites. The web site sucks.  After spending some time clicking around it, I am dumbstruck on a six million dollar price tag.  

Re: TSA thugocracy note of the day

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
Way to go, TSA. You have never prevented a single terrorist act, but you have violated the rights of millions. Nice job! Should definitely be an issue in the next election. Obama should have to march Janet out every day to defend the actions of the TSA. Fast and Furious will be an issue. Saw

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-14 Thread Scott Stroz
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Robert Munn cfmuns...@gmail.com wrote: Steve Jobs is a hero, For the record, I think Steve Jobs is a douche bag. -- Scott Stroz --- You can make things happen, you can watch things happen or you can wonder what the f*k happened. - Cpt. Phil Harris

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread G Money
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.com wrote: When there is specific evidence of lying, hiding the truth, deliberate attempts to engineer toxic substances into the product...yeah, that's culpability. Deliberate attempts to engineer toxic substances into the

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-14 Thread G Money
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Robert Munn cfmuns...@gmail.com wrote: Steve Jobs is a hero, just ignore the fact that he outsourced his manufacturing to slave labor in China so you could pay $700 for an iPad that some poor woman finished before she jumped off the roof of her building to

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 12:44 PM, G Money gm0n3...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.com wrote: When there is specific evidence of lying, hiding the truth, deliberate attempts to engineer toxic substances into the product...yeah, that's

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread G Money
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Robert Munn cfmuns...@gmail.com wrote: They put toxins in the plants via genetic engineering. Helps the plants fight disease and predators. What they don't tell you is that the toxins affect you, too. They might claim that whatever the toxin is doesn't

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Casey Dougall
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 3:44 PM, G Money gm0n3...@gmail.com wrote: Deliberate attempts to engineer toxic substances into the product? This is news to me. What are you talking about here? It's miss conceptions all over the place. As an example, diet soda is seriously bad for you. Aspartame,

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
Wow, can't make this stuff up: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8638241/Westerners-programmed-to-eat-junk-food.html I always knew there was a reason I liked beer and nachos. Makes perfect sense, doesn't it? I have always assumed that something like this was the case, and I assume

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Judah McAuley
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:03 PM, G Money gm0n3...@gmail.com wrote: We are getting way off track here. Attempt to refocus: - Article said SF is going to ban happy meals - You say good, they've been lying and cheating and drugging us to make us fat - I say that seems more the fault of the

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Sam
I bought a yogurt the other day that said no added sugar. It tasted like shit so I read the label and it was loaded with artificial sweetener. :\ . On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Casey Dougall ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com wrote: On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 3:44 PM, G Money gm0n3...@gmail.com

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Casey Dougall
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: I bought a yogurt the other day that said no added sugar. It tasted like shit so I read the label and it was loaded with artificial sweetener. :\ I eat junk food or anything thrown at me, and I weigh about 165lb. Sitting here

Re: speaks for itself

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
Lots of more of that kind of stuff here: http://www.usaspending.gov/ On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Dana dana.tier...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/89048-us-army-spent-2-7-billion-on-a-battlefield-computer-that-doesnt-work

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Sam
I read way back that something like 40 - 50% of Asians are allergic to alcohol. Is that because their ancestors didn't build up a tolerance or is that why they didn't? . On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Robert Munn cfmuns...@gmail.com wrote: Wow, can't make this stuff up:

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
So just raise the taxes on those who don't create jobs. An exemption for actual job creation should be simple to include in any tax legislation. Propose that, and if the politicians balk, you know that job creators is just a buzz word, and not an actual class of people or businesses that exist

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
No, and I never implied that you did. the Congressman (or his staff) created the headline, hence my gripe that they are spinning. Scare tactics are being used on both sides. And if the US defaults everyone better be scared, cause it's gonna be an unholy mess. I'm taking all my money out of

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
One of the documentaries I am working on is about children who die in foster care. Horror stories in almost every state. Some days after I edit the footage, I cry from the sheer inhumanity of some of these so called foster parents - who starve, burn, beat and neglect the children placed in

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
sick. society. our civilization is collapsing before our eyes. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Maureen mamamaur...@gmail.com wrote: One of the documentaries I am working on is about children who die in foster care.  Horror stories in almost every state.  Some days after I edit the footage,

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
I don't know, that's a great question for a proper scientist to investigate. If you think about the path of human migration out of Africa into the Middle East, then India, north into Central Asia and west into East Asia, and from Central Asia to Europe across the bitter cold forests of Siberia

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
For years, profits have been going to pay shareholders and not to invest in jobs or infrastructure. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Maureen mamamaur...@gmail.com wrote: So just raise the taxes on those who don't create jobs. An exemption for actual job creation should be simple to include in

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
Probably an allergy to grain alcohol, as they seem to tolerate rice based products with no problems. Lots of people can't handle grains and hops. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Robert Munn cfmuns...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know, that's a great question for a proper scientist to

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
Yes, I know. But the rhetoric is that raising taxes would kill job creation. So it's simple. Create jobs, pay a lower tax rate. I think the whole there are no jobs stuff is just BS. I've been trying to hire a dependable graphic artist to do redesigns on my websites for months, and can't get

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Scott Stewart
Ding. And saki can be potent stuff... On Jul 14, 2011 6:09 PM, Maureen mamamaur...@gmail.com wrote: Probably an allergy to grain alcohol, as they seem to tolerate rice based products with no problems. Lots of people can't handle grains and hops. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Robert

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Judah McAuley
I don't think there is an increased allergy to alcohol amongst Asians. Perhaps you're thinking of the skin flushing? That is due to a deficiency in an enzyme but as far as I'm aware, I don't think it is indicative of any other real issues with alcohol, it just happens to flush their skin. On

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
Flushing is usually caused by a burst of insulin being released into the system when the alcohol hits the blood stream. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.com wrote: I don't think there is an increased allergy to alcohol amongst Asians. Perhaps you're thinking of

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Sam
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Maureen mamamaur...@gmail.com wrote: No,  and I never implied that you did. the Congressman (or his staff) created the headline, hence my gripe that they are spinning. Ooops my bad. Scare tactics are being used on both sides.  And if the US defaults

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Sam
Found it, it's called Asian Flush: http://www.wisegeek.com/do-people-of-asian-descent-have-difficulty-metabolizing-alcohol.htm Applies to saki too. . On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 6:22 PM, Scott Stewart webmas...@sstwebworks.com wrote: Ding. And saki can be potent stuff... On Jul 14, 2011

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: I'm taking all my money out of the market and out of the bank and buying gold.  Suggesting that all my friends do the same. That's insane. Gold is way too high as an investment. Not buying it as an investment. Buying it to

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Sam
Your about two years too late. Might as well go to Vegas. . On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Maureen mamamaur...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: I'm taking all my money out of the market and out of the bank and buying gold.  Suggesting that

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
Not really. In fact the investments I recommended to the list back in October 2008 are up 108%. Time to shelter them against the stupidity of the market in the event the politicians decide their careers are more important than the economic well-being of the country. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Casey Dougall
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: Your about two years too late. Might as well go to Vegas. . Not if you believe in *Planet Nibiru*'s need for gold to protect its diminishing atmosphere. As it re-enters our solar system there could be a thriving market for it.

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Sam
I remember you buying GM just months before the bailout. . On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Maureen mamamaur...@gmail.com wrote: Not really.  In fact the investments I recommended to the list back in October 2008 are up 108%.  Time to shelter them against the stupidity of the market in the

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Sam
And there's that. . On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Casey Dougall ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com wrote: On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: Your about two years too late. Might as well go to Vegas. . Not if you believe in *Planet Nibiru*'s need for gold to

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
Actually my partner did the buying with his IRA account, as I was pretty broke at that point due to medical bills. He bought GM at 4.89 a share - it's now at 30.10, and Ford at 1.99 a share, it's now at 13.09. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: I remember you

Re: i got google+ (yay)

2011-07-14 Thread morchella
got it now.. now that when i am not at work i dont want to be on the cpu other then to update pod.. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Sam
Wow, thank you Government bailout. . On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:27 PM, Maureen mamamaur...@gmail.com wrote: Actually my partner did the buying with his IRA account, as I was pretty broke at that point due to medical bills.  He bought GM at 4.89 a share - it's now at 30.10, and Ford at 1.99 a

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
Yeah, that horrible bailout that didn't work. ; On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: Wow, thank you Government bailout. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:27 PM, Maureen mamamaur...@gmail.com wrote: Actually my partner did the buying with his IRA account, as I was

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Justin Scott
or that kids are obese because of the crap foods they eat, and they eat those crap foods because that is what food corporations tell them to eat and tell their parents to buy for their kids with endless advertising on television. thirty years ago this problem did not exist, it was created by

Re: Kindle DX?

2011-07-14 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
Last time I checked, Kindle does not support epub. That would be a deal breaker for me. I found Kindle really poor for PDFs as well, even if you don't mind monochrome. The experience on my iPad is so much better. And I now have a number of magazines as well I subscribe to and reading them in

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread PT
You are about 100 years too late. Might as well ... I dunno. On 7/14/2011 7:56 PM, Maureen wrote: Time to shelter them against the stupidity of the market in the event the politicians decide their careers are more important than the economic well-being of the country. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
Nice job, Steve, keep those slaves in line I have often wondered why Jobs and Apple seem to get a free pass from the just about everyone. Seems like MS was the whipping boy for years, yet some of Apple's antics seem much worse. It's all a bad joke, guys. California has a balanced budget

Re: Kindle DX?

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
and of course got to have an excellent RSS reader as well If you set your rss feeds up correctly in google reader, Flipboard is excellent. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, when they see light at the

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
One of the documentaries I am working on is about children who die in foster care. Horror stories in almost every state. Some days after I edit the footage, I cry from the sheer inhumanity of some of these so called foster parents - who starve, burn, beat and neglect the children placed in

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
I've been trying to hire a dependable graphic artist to do redesigns on my websites for months, and can't get anyone who actually wants to work. Lots of people who say they want a paycheck..none who will show up and do the job. You want someone to work instead of facebooking and twittering?

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
No, it simply means that 20 billion dollars more has been requested than the projected revenue will cover. It does not mean that 20 billion more has been spent, as it has not, because the California constitution forbids deficit spending. The problem arises because no funds can be disbursed for

Re: govt could be coming for your kids

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:44 PM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: Partly to blame are the the difficulties adopting in our country.  It is a shame that it is easier and cheaper to adopt a child from China or Africa than it is in your own country. We have lost our collective minds

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: All this begs the question: What qualifies as a budget gimmick? There’s no textbook answer to that question. I'm thinking if you are even asking the question, then it's a gimmick

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand

2011-07-14 Thread Gruss Gott
Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: You can't raise taxes on top 2% because those are the job creators and this same top 2% relies on the markets and companies where we're fucked again because profit is the bottom line. Fifty percent of the citizens do not pay federal income taxes. In

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
Anything that counts expense or revenue that cannot be booked in the current fiscal year is a gimmick. To use phrase that has been much overused in the last few weeks, it's simply kicking the can down the road. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Robert Munn cfmuns...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu,

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-14 Thread Gruss Gott
Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: I used to loathe entitlements.  I am to the point that I don't give a damn any more.  Just give me the amendment with a good portion dedicated to debt payment Unfortunately the two aren't mutually exclusive. If we don't fix the health care system

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
No, it simply means that 20 billion dollars more has been requested than the projected revenue will cover. Pretty damn impressive to want to spend 20 billion dollars than you have. That's going for broke with gusto. Unfortunately the two aren't mutually exclusive. If we don't fix the health

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
End the wars. There is 24 billion dollars in the current budget payable to Lockheed Martin, a substantial chunk of it for airplanes. Why do we 24 billion dollars worth of spending to a defense contractor when we can't afford to take care of the health care needs of our children? On Thu, Jul

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-14 Thread Dana
eyeroll On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote: Daddy's gonna cut off the kid's allowance. Aw poor babies... That's what they fear. Really big deal for unions, which have lost collective bargaining in some states. In actuality, though, a balanced