http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:55 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:55 http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/walmart.html

A great story from Fast Company magazine from a while back revealing just how anti-American business Wal-Mart really is.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/83 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:42:19 Honestly, I'd say that if the economy collapses to the point where cash is worthless, gold will also be worthless, as it's value is also largely arbitrary, unless you're making fancy circuitry it doesn't have much intrinsic use apart from jewelry and a sort of social agreement that it's "precious."
... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/82 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:32:54 Bill Murray was featured in a parody video (sending up Perrier) where he's pitching "Swill" the bottled water that's dredged from Lake Erie.

He's in a restaurant with a hamburger, and he pours catsup on it, and it's all runny, but then he opens his bottle of Swill and goes to pour it over ice and... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/81 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:38:20 Suspending some kid for a week for bringing a twinkie or a roll of lifesavers from home?

This will probably get as idiotic as the suspensions for kids with nail clippers and aspirin.

I heard rumor of some school that's banned pencils and pens from students... if they're required for an activit... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/80 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 13:04:45 There's no winning this argument with Republicans. Yes, it's a catch-22 for Obama. If the economy recovers, pukes will say it was the tax cuts, so they should be extended. If the economy tanks, pukes will say it was because there was UNCERTAINTY due to the tax cuts only being for 2 yeas, so they sho... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/79 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:29:51 So it's new to them, a whole new generation of potential fans. Removes the excuse for them to steal the music from torrent sites.

Plus, a lot of people buy on impulse, especially music. They hear a song in a movie or at a friend's house, and they want that song now. So they go to iTunes and pop t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/78 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:10:34 a friend of mine completely tunes out politics and most current events, claiming she's much happier (at least happier than me) because she's not worried, outraged, concerned, pissed about a bunch of stuff neither of us have the slightest bit of control or influence over. The government will do what ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/77 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:06:07 The idea of insurance, Mittens, is that a pool of money is created where everyone chips in a relatively small amount, and then every so often, someone who has a need receives a larger amount, as agreed upon.

Perhaps his idea is a privatized unemployment insurance operation, where everyone chips i... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/76 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:09:49 The media couldn't get over the Howard Dean "scream" and I really think that's what sank his campaign... of course, it didn't matter that he was trying to be heard over a shouting cheering crowd (that you couldn't hear through his isolated directional microphone) or that he'd been campaigning and sp... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/75 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:38:28 "Most businesses do long-term multi-year planning, so two years is not enough time to really plan ahead, so you may not see so many jobs... nope, probably not. Now, if they'd been made PERMANENT, well then you betcha, would be a bonanza of hiring and competing for talented US workers and unemploymen... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/74 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:54:03 I agree, the right can not use the "uncertainty" argument any longer either.

The tax rates have been historically low on the wealthy since the Bush Tax cuts kicked in, and there was no "uncertainty" about how long they would last.

The wealthy didn't do shit to create jobs. Instead, they offsho... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/73 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:39:44 Resuming the Korean "conflict" should make them feel all warm and fuzzy.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/72 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:23:38 While there are a lot of classics available for free, I tend to think very few people still read those titles. You should be able to browse the free sources above to see exactly what titles they have to offer. There's a book fair in town this weekend that advertises 250,000 items, but looking them o... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/71 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:38:10 I went into F.Y.E. the music store, and OMG, the prices they were charging were full list price, and they just seemed astronomical compared to most music stores, and especially Amazon.

The Beatles mono box set was $299, which is list price, but I've never seen a store asking more than $200, and I... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/70 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:31:36 For the past year or so, all I've heard is that banks and businesses are sitting on trillions in cash, but will not lend or spend because of "uncertainty" that taxes might go up and the unknowns of "Obamacare."

And while I won't say the Republicans are in charge now (just running the House isn't ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/69 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:52:14 In his book "The Wrecking Crew" from 3 or 4 years ago, he made the argument that Republicans suppress government wages so that people make somewhat (to a whole lot) less than comparable jobs in the private sector. The motive being to scare off the "best and brightest" from gummint work, leaving thos... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/68 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:39:59 As usual, Orwell had it all figured out...

http://www.george-orwell.org/1984/16.html

"The primary aim of modern warfare (in accordance with the principles of doublethink, this aim is simultaneously recognized and not recognized by the directing brains of the Inner Party) is to use up the produ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/67 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:18:31 They claim that 22% of the cost of everything we buy is "embedded taxes" paid by all those involved in the production process, which may be true. But the WHOPPER is that if we pass the "Fair Tax" and outlaw all the various other forms of taxes, everyone will magically cut the cost of their goods or... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/66 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:56:07 and sorry for the misstatement of "protection" versus "coverage" -- not a distinction that most customers would recognize unless both were explained.

I've done marketing for a couple different banks over the years... even at my low level, the sneaky shit they would practice and approve still make... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/65 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:30:48 Stories of people who are paid basically to show up and sit in a room or do useless work because the union protects certain positions, even though that position has been rendered obsolete due to technology or other reasons. The union prevents these positions from being modified so the employer can h... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/64 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:47:14 So that BP's army of lawyers can clog up the courts, and battle everyone to the death, knowing that most individuals don't have the resources to engage BP in a long-term legal battle, especially while they've been stripped of their livelihood. And every time someone DOES manage to win a judgement, t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/63 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:58:14 Once they get an initial donation, they keep after those people they know are sympathetic to the cause, and enough of them continue to respond, and enough of THEM continue to escalate their level of donations, that as an aggregate, they take in more than they spend. And every so often they get some ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/62 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:49:13 Four engineers were sitting around talking, and one of them pipes up and says "You know, I think God must be a mechanical engineer. The structure of the skeleton, the weight/strength ratio of bones, the built-in shock absorbers in the joints. Clearly the work of a mechanical engineeer."

The secon... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/61 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:25:45 The less popular follow up to "Little Old Lady from Pasadena"

"Granny's Impala wasn't runnin' right,
So Grandpa got his tools and souped it up tight,
Took it down to Earl Scheib, asked for Eggshell White
But it came back painted purple with pink headlights!

Granny's Purple 'pala, gonna pass... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/60 Wed, 26 May 2010 01:06:56 http://i42.tinypic.com/2e1vk2v.jpg

I think this guy may be the inspiration for all the Tea Party window breakin' -- I doubt any of them are edumacated enough to have heard of kristallnacht.

It's hillbilly civil disobedience, pure and simple. ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/gmoney/59 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:53:01