Here's another way to look at it: Let's suppose that Brad and his friend could both buy a hybrid vehicle that gets 60 MPG (not at all unreasonable, I'm told). Brad would then use 0.2 gallons per day, or 73 gallons per year, saving the world 170 gallons. His friend would use 0.83 gallons per day, or 303 gallons a year, saving the world 220 gallons. (Actual gas usage of "over 500" was 522.) Clearly his friend is the more i
Infogeek, at the base of the collar, in shadow, is a set of black rank insignia on the dark green uniform. You do indeed have to look closely to see them.
Col Gene wrote: (a) the trouble started in 1973 (b) It's All Bush's Fault. (c) However, blame may also be spread to the rest of the Republican Party, if desired. I'd intended for this to be a summary of COL Gene's argument in this thread, but somehow it feels like I could drop this summary i
Going all the way back to the beginning, I have to agree with dabe that Dr. Guy misconstrued the statement. Ms. Sheehan started out to meet with the president. He refused to meet with her, and with all the free exposure the media gave her, she ended up forming a movement of some sort. This would not have been possible if the President had met with her as she originally hoped. However, I also have to agree with Daiwa that this seems to have
Just how, exactly, is a tax cut (letting people KEEP more of the money that they earned) "looting"?
Tell that man of yours to stop trying to steer the car with his willie and get his hands back on the wheel!
(Hopefully this won't be a second post in a row, but anyway.) really, it's the loss of refinery capabilities that's driving the major price spike. We've got the strategic oil reserves, we've got excess drilling capacity. But the ability to turn oil into gas is strictly limited by the number of refineries and the areas where the specific blend created by those refineries can be sold. Before the hurricane, U.S. refineries (as an entire grou
To lay out the scenario a little more... In order to post a profit, Major Oil Company needs to generate (let's say) $1 billion in revenue. Thanks to their ongoing refinery operations (8 refineries each turning out 50 million gallons a year), they can crank out 400 million gallons to sell. They can price it at $2.50 and make their profit. Whack! One of their 8 refineries is knocked out. Now they can only create 350 million gal
Congratulations! Sounds like a long, but very successful, recovery. And hopefully you were able to replace your scrunchy little Geo with something a little more sturdy... (and by the way, it's a "plié". )
I got: Modern, Cool Nerd 78 % Nerd, 65% Geek, 26% Dork For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of: Modern, C
I'll just be the rain on the strudel parade here... the omigod-I-can't-believe-it's-ok-to-eat-that-for-breakfast (chocolate filling!) That's probably because it's NOT really OK to eat that for breakfast. I'd be surprised if ANY of the varieties had as much nutritional value as half a cup of kids' cereal
One thing that I think is really almost universal in parents of young children is a sizeable helping of self-doubt: "Am I doing well enough by my children? Am I raising them right, do I do enough (cooking/cleaning/discipline/together-time/etc) for them to grow up happy and well-adjusted and successful?" etc. etc. etc. This is especially true because you still have no idea how things are going to turn out. When a 30-year career mom shows up (with ex
Bakerstreet, I believe it's now 95 years beyond the life of the creator. And when the 95th anniversary of Walt Disney's death rolls around, Congress will up it to 110 or 120, and so on. Andrew, if it's not theft or stealing, what is it properly called? As the copyright holder, I have a right to exact a payment from you in exchange for your use of my work. If you use my work and don't pay me the required amount, what else is it besides theft
Should you feel sorry for her? No. She has made herself unpopular by her own actions and inactions. Should you offer to help her? No. You have no moral obligation to assist her in any way, shape or form. Should you help her if she asks? Yes. It's the kind and decent thing to do. Should you have firm limits on just how much you'll help her? Yes. You're not there to make her life just as easy without him as it was with him. Make sure
AMD claims these potential antitrust violations have occurred over all levels of the IT industry on a global basis. But these were things that we heard back in the Microsoft antitrust case to begin with. Where does the IT community sit? Not quite. These have allegedly occurred over many levels of
Myrrander, thank you SO much for focusing completely on the minor (intended-to-be) humorous point of my commentary and completely ignoring the meat of the actual discussion. Now if you're done being on the rag, would you care to return to the topic at hand? I had been under the impression that you would appreciate having your post debated rationally instead of (as you worried) being branded a terrorist sympathizer, and could take a little good-nature
I comprehend your thought process on Hiroshima and Dresden, Myrrander, but I disagree with your attempt to compare those to this, for several reasons. First, using Hiroshima as my primary example, that bombing was intended to accomplish two specific things: to cripple a major city's infrastructure (which had been supporting the japanese war effort), and to demonstrate to the Japanese that they were now facing an overwhelmingly superior force. Blow
Hey, Tex, you need to quit smoking.
Okay... Name: Hellion Birthday: Pisces Birthplace: Baltimore Current location: Minneapolis Eyes: Brown Hair: brown Height: 5' 11" Handedness: Left Heritage: American. Last name indicates some element of Scots, though. Shoes: New Balance white tennis shoes (need new ones, though). Weakness: pizza Fears: Death Perfect Pizza: pepperoni, bacon, extra cheese, extra pepperoni, and maybe extra bacon
I frequently get "Connection refused" when trying to navigate from the main page to an article on an individual sub-site. This is especially common when going to a "recent forum posts" link, but still happens regularly on the "recent JoeUser Articles" links too.
oh, and YES, I do prefer lovers with large breasts, but only if they're female.
I'll second the recommendation for "Gormenghast", and for Harry Turtledove (though his "World at War" series is just ridiculously huge), and for anything by Neil Gaiman (can't believe I forgot him the first time around!), and specifically for the trade paperbacks of "The Sandman" series (by Neil Gaiman, as a matter of fact). Another fantastic trade paperback comic book series to get is "The Watchmen". And, for a fascinating look into medieval Japan,
You scored as The Pretty-Boi Dyke . You can be a bit cocky at times and ever the heartbreaker, but no one knows that you're really just looking for true love. The Pretty-Boi Dyke <table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' widt
"Switch Bitch", "Kiss Kiss", and "My Uncle Oswald" by Roald Dahl (or any other of his adult short-story collections, those are just the ones I remember off the top of my head.) the "Canopus in Argos: Archives" series by Doris Lessing "Briefing for a Descent into Hell", by Doris Lessing. "The Sound and the Fury" and "As I Lay Dying", by William Faulkner "The Sun Also Rises", "A Farewell to Arms", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", and "The Old
SJT, It's not a bad thing in and of itself, but in the context of "I want to be let back out onto the site at large", deleting all of your obnoxious, inflammatory articles gives the impression that you are "whitewashing" your blog: hiding your true style in order to appear more acceptable, at least for the duration of the decision-making process. Especially since the articles were there for who knows how long, people could read them and comme
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