Quoi_Tu

How about a consolidated news thread?

Or there's those friendly trees on the side of the road. 'Friendly' trees? You have no idea... Well, if there is a fence in the way, make sure it's not an electric fence. My friend can provide first hand experience to the multitude of things snow can hide.

Whether true or not, I've also gotten comments and comparison to being an old man. I think it's my easygoing, patient nature, but I don't really know. I take it as a compliment though.

Duke's Place - Louis Armstrong

Or there's those friendly trees on the side of the road.

The trick is to go during a busy night. When I worked at a movie theater, the ticket drop people were too busy to really care how old the person was unless it was obvious. I never once asked for someone's ID and quite a few times let kids who were probably 15-16 into rated R movies (17's the required age in US). I just now realized today was Friday and would plan to go hiking this afternoon, but it's so damn cold right now. I hope it warms up.

Oh, I meant just throwing it in a pdf and then showing a picture on here. However, LaTeX might be a little unnecessary for these problems.

I just got their new album, Merriweather Post Pavilion, and it is amazing! Highly recomended. It also has an awesome cover:

Push the bread behind the eyeball.

Just curious, is it because you're picky (I don't mean this in a bad way), they don't make good conversation, and/or don't have similar interests?

It probably also had something do with McCain being a bad candidate. Republicans didn't even like him.

You asked her to a movie just you and her, right?

Haha, no. Camel is a brand of cigarettes. That's kind of mean. Unless you mean they were trying to bully you into smoking.

Yeah, same. Closest I've gotten to peer pressure (of that sort) is one of my friends saying "well, if your dog dies and you're feeling really sad, just know that camels is the way to go" and I'm a sophomore and a half. If you're gonna smoke (don't!), Camels have the least intrusive smell or at least smell the best (relative). Interesting that you say that phrase because I heard it when I was in high school. Not the part about a dog dying, but the fact that Camels were always suggested as stress relief.

And call them miniaturized. :evil:

Honestly, I don't understand a lot of the language you're using (programming related problems?), but for nice notation: http://www.latex-project.org/ It's a steep learning curve (I was just introduced to it a few days ago), but it is very helpful.

I love Fanta! I love the purse! I got one just like it in New York and it broke the second day. :(

True, it would be helpful. It would solve so many problems, and cause even more. And make life boring. I think it's more fun trying to figure out how/what others think.

Cruelty and harm to children always catches attention faster than the same to adults. Also, we care a lot less about the bad things that happen outside our country or even our region or even beyond our own personal bubble.

I'm actually quite the talkative person once I get to know someone at least decently well. If it's a stranger, as long as they aren't quiet and shy there isn't too much silence. Of course, it always depends on who they are (age difference and what not). I also have a habit of asking nosy questions, but most people don't mind talking about themselves.

Well yeah, it takes months and years, but since when is exercise an immediate gain (besides maybe runner's high).

Dude, you have no idea... Stop. So for a 14 year old with high metabolism it's easier to put on fat than muscle? Or are you taking offense to my muscle statement? :P Really, sports do wonders.

Because it's kinda pathetic to be underweight. I have a friend who is incredibly skinny and he's a lot taller than me, but anyone can pretty much kick his [wagon] even if he towers over them. It's also easier to gain fat than muscles. Gaining muscles isn't as easy as some of you guys make it out to be. Gaining muscles isn't that hard. You just do stuff; it really is that simple. Also, the OP is a teenager who will burn through fat very easily, so in his case it is easier to get muscles.

True, I think most of them died out with the Great Depression (if only...) That doesn't make it healthy. Both deflation and inflation are bad, deflation is just worse. Stabilization was a policy they had during Truman I think. They could get the inflation rate quite low, but then unemployment would go up (Philip's curve). So yeah, we just have to deal with small inflation that really doesn't hurt us all that much. I definitely believe wholeheartedly in Obama's team. I also agree with Krugman in that article and the past 4 or so others (over the last couple of months) that repeat that exact same thing. However, I don't think Republicans are going to agree on that. Inevitably, there has to be some compromise. There are tax cuts that could be done that aren't based dimly in supply-side club houses. The poor can't really save when they have debt to pay and food to buy. I forget where I read it, but I think federal money given to states could help substantionally. Krugman wrote a short blog post on it called "50 Hoovers", referencing that states are cutting their spending in order to balance their budgets during a time when they need to be spending. However, that's just another thing for Congress to take their time deciding. Also on the issue of time and decisions (kind of long and conservative, but interesting): http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/archi ... ure_1.html

I haven't heard any serious Austrian (die hard free market people) commentary this recession. Not anything coming from anyone of serious intellect anways. Where did you get the idea inflation is healthy or great? Tolerable and not very detrimental at natural rates, but not healthy. Also, the current NAIRU (Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment, or natural rate of inflation) is currently around 4% not 1-2. A good report on the current Obama stimulus plan: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 49_pf.html There has been a good amount of critism as well on the small impact the infrastructure part of the plan will make on the unemployment rate. Honestly, it's not a great plan. I think Obama is trying to hard to appease, but I recognize many republicans aren't too excited stimulus spending. Politics helps make the economy go down. I've read some conflicting views on tax cuts. Some argue it has a multiplier much higher than infrastructure, while others claim the opposite. I think some temporary tax cuts (rebates probably) for lower income (they spend the most) people could provide a boost. Hopefully, they will extend unemployment benefits as well. Edit: The problem is that banks are still holding their money instead of lending. The pouring of money into the financial instituitions has helped, but not as much as we would have liked and now Congress is nervous over letting the other half of the bailout go. The credit markets are thawing, just very slowly. Consumer/business confidence does help, but the economy needs that money avoid a deeper recession. Some estimates put the unemployment rate going up to 11% without government fiscal spending. Reduced spending is what caused the recession in 1937 when FDR thought he'd balance the budget after the depression. Note, that was in a period of expansion too. In short, deficit spending (not reducing spending) is OK during a recession.