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Dear America: You get the government you deserve in Politics JoeUser Forums

As some people saw in the recent deficit graph, President Obama plans to create deficits that are just staggering. They make the ridiculous Bush deficits seem downright responsible. So what will happen as a result? There are 4 possible things, none of which are good for our country. 1. We’ll have to print more money to pay for the loans the government is going to have to take out to pay for these crazy programs which means increased inflation. That means your assets wi

Dear AIG: I quit in Politics JoeUser Forums

Jake DeSantis, the executive Vice Prsident of AIG’s financial product unit has put his resignation letter online. It’s worth reading. View: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/opinion/25desantis.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss

MASSIVE DEBT: Change you can believe in. in Politics JoeUser Forums

I was somewhat disgusted with Bush having deficits but compared to Obama, Bush was a piker. [more] http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2009/03/rising_tide_of_1.html I’d feel really bad about putting on our debt on the next generation except that it was young voters that were amongst Obama

Understanding how liberals work in Politics JoeUser Forums

Evan Sayet has done not one, but two great speeches for the Heritage Foundation on liberals. The first, How Modern Liberals Think , got wide play , The second, which was done earlier this month, was called, "Hating What's Right: How the Modern Liberal Winds Up on the Wrong Side of Every Issue," -- and it was every bit as good as the first speech.

A few from my hotel room in Blogging JoeUser Forums

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Effects of Celexa in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

I’ve been on Celexa for about a year and a half. Celexa is ostensibly prescribed for depression. In my case, I have used Celexa to deal with my aggressiveness. That is, I tend to lack the “flight” part of the flight or flight instinct even when it would make sense to do so. Celexa doesn’t fix that as much as greatlyincrease the threshold of when the fight or fight instinct comes into play which is useful when running a company. The effects have made others happ

Putting the Core I7 through its paces in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

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Reply to I’m glad I don’t live in Finland in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote who="taltamir" reply="18" id="2106219"] Not that I've ever seen someone's income increase by working long hours for salaried jobs either Research indicates it doesn't increase... cutting down hours you get the exact same amount of work, because workers care more and are less tired.[/quote] That's not strictly true. Research shows you get diminishing returns. But a person working 60 hours a week still gets more done on average than someone working 40 hour

Reply to The Impulse Millionth User PC Prize in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Frankly, the whole charade is disgusting because I can't win it just because I work for the company. This is just another prime example of how Stardock and their Impulse thing is a scam. Anytime someone gets something that I don't have a chance of getting I know in my bones that their benefit has come at my expense. If I had my way, I'd have everyone at Stardock (except me) shot. I think everyone here will agree that there simply is no other option here.

How much of success is due to good health? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

One of the things that I’ve been thankful for is the blessing of good health. And by good health, I don’t mean a life free of disease or injury but I mean a life free from getting colds, flus, etc. I never get sick. As I’m getting a bit older, I once in awhile will have a day where I get say a migraine or am sore from working out in the yard and my productivity drops to nil. That sort of thing would have a devastating impact on trying to succeed if it was common.

The World of Elemental in Elemental Dev Journals JoeUser Forums

A world broken in two The continent of Cartagia was broken into two at the climax of the titanic war between “the powers” in what became known as the

Reply to I’m glad I don’t live in Finland in Politics Stardock Forums

My main grief with speed limits is on high ways. that's where I tend to have a lead foot.

Reply to Change you can believe in: Let’s eliminate farmers markets… in Politics Stardock Forums

Her'es the bill: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-875

Reply to A Monday at Stardock in Demigod Journals JoeUser Forums

Multiplicity rocks! Stardock's secret to massive productivity.

Reply to The Official Demigod Change Request Thread in Demigod Journals Stardock Forums

One of the things that has been tossed around (and there's a graphic for it) are chests that are randomly placed on the field that give little early bonuses (experience, mild stat bonuses, etc.) to give players an incentive to get out there early and do things other than go for flags or hang out at the item shop.

Reply to I’m glad I don’t live in Finland in Politics JoeUser Forums

Indeed, one of my general objections has to do with speeding laws at all. It's such an arbitrary thing. Give tickets/fines/whatever for reckless driving enforcing an arbitrary speed obnoxious. Like you said, punishing people for doing things that don't hurt anyone is tyranny.

Reply to A Republican Speaks in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Artysim" reply="19" id="2099559"] For someone who's never put on a uniform you seem to be an expert on other nations military capabilities! [/quote] Wow. I never knew that putting on a uniform causes someone to become an expert in military capabilities. Stupid civilians.

Reply to Does Anybody Support the "Stimulus"? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Bush = Bad President. Obama = Worse. The problem is no one with any sense would want to run for President thus we end up with choices like Obama vs. McCain. At least Obama is smooth.

Reply to I’m glad I don’t live in Finland in Politics JoeUser Forums

Leauki: Your solution is the fairest but also the most destructive to society. Whenever you take society's producers out of commission it's not good for society so it should be done as a last resort. In my opnion, the ideal but impossible to do solution would be to have the fine be calculated based on the how much someone makes per hour of labor. So speeding might represent say 8 hours of labor. If someone makes $100 an hour, that's $800. Someone who makes $10 an hour it's $80

Reply to Ambition for Ambition’s sake in Blogging Stardock Forums

[quote who="SlyDrivel" comment="20"] My idea is a little different, though it certainly overlaps. I think Frogboy and me have different personalities. As a CEO, he probably likes to take charge. I am ok with taking charge, but I enjoy solving problems more. I really missed my calling as an engineer. Whereas Frogboy sees success as being at the top of a big company that creates great computer games, I see success as creating a great computer game. In the end, I probably got the raw

Reply to Ambition for Ambition’s sake in Blogging Stardock Forums

[quote who="SlyDrivel" comment="17"] To use a computer analogy, IQ is like how fast your CPU is. I'm not really an expert on IQ. I only have a basic understanding of psychology. But from what I have come across, I believe that IQ is a measure of functioning in the pre-frontal cortex (executive functions like working memory, realizing when you are about to do something stupid, paying attention) as well as a measure of your accumlated knowledge in specific (and un

Reply to Ambition for Ambition’s sake in Blogging Stardock Forums

[quote who="coderunner82" comment="16"] Frogboycomment 13 Speaking purely of myself, I've never thought of myself as having a massive IQ. I'd say you have a massive game creating IQ. GC2 / SoaSE ftw. I guess demigod is more GPG's puppy, but are you working on the AI in demigod also? [/quote] Well in all our games it's a collaboration whether it's developed here at Stardock or externally. Sins of a Solar Empire is a

Reply to I’m glad I don’t live in Finland in Politics Stardock Forums

Aerortar, you just completely ignored what I wrote. MOST income inequality in the United States is due to amount of hours worked. Not differences in per hour.

Change you can believe in: Let’s eliminate farmers markets… in Politics JoeUser Forums

The Democrats have introduced a bill in congress that will put an end to those Farmer Markets. The bill’s sponsor, Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), is married to the CEO of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research does work for Monsanto. The bill would force anyone who produces food and transports it (even in state) to register with a new federal agency called the “Food Safety Administration” and have their food inspected prior to sale which would, effectively put an end to those road-side stands or far

Demigod Beta 3C arrives in Demigod Journals JoeUser Forums

Demigod Beta 3C arrives. Not a lot of changes in this beta but some polish, updated network coding, performance touching, etc. The main purpose for Beta 3C is for internal infrastructure testing. But we think you’ll find this update worthwhile still. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; fo