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I should be able to see that shit from SPACE.

6.5% above what you're making now, including overtime?

with the occasional bender, just to keep things interesting.

I can't put a big enough THIS here. It transforms into Ultra Magnus. Yes, but that's not the full picture. It took forever to decide who was going to pay for it and be in charge of building it, the Port Authority (who owns the land underneath it where the PATH stations have been rebuilt for some time), Larry Silverstein (the recipient of the insurance money from the towers themselves), or the LMDC (the corporate entity created by the Governor to oversee operations, it had dubious legal authority) The design took about a year and a half, the rest of the time was bickering between the 3 parties on where the money would come from and the role that the entities funding it would play (who's plans would get used). The original towers were built in 5 years from the time someone put pen to paper and created the original drawings, 3 years from the time the first shovel hit the ground. Fucking disgraceful.

It's really funny to me how reactionary people are, and how short the memory span of a collective group of people is. Everyone's prattling on about how the South and North are arming up, the showdown is imminent, all that stuff. Everyone seems to forget that they pull shit every year or so. You can't keep pulling the same gag over and over again, it loses it's potency so you have to keep raising the ante little by little. This is especially the case here as the Kid is going to take over, he needs some sort of event to galvanize the military and government towards him instead of KJI, and that event can start with ordering the shelling of a SK village and taking credit for the fact that the world leaders are going to do nothing in response. Remember, NK's propaganda is hinged on two things: fear and rejection/rebellion against the West/US. They just blew the shit out of a major ally of the United States, and we (or SK, arguably the US proxy in NK eyes) did fuck-all. MAJOR propaganda victory for NK, and that's all they needed for continuation of their regime. This also gives them artificial bargaining room at the table for aid and support for their people, which between that and the propaganda brainwashing keeps them from inciting rebellion. As far as the "powerful weapons" bit, that was just a continuation of "raising the ante". SK has had nuclear technology for years now, we were the ones that gave it to them. They claim that they don't have a weapon, but with the US as an close ally they don't need one, we have plenty to go around. Rinse and repeat, wipe hands on pants. See you again in 8-12 months.

hmmm. by having unsecured wireless I can bring people who jerk off in public to my house, film them in said act and sell it to the people who get off on that stuff and are too stupid to find free porn. Sounds like I found a supplement to my 401k.

I'm not sure if I made enough, but I'm about to get some shells for the cannoli filling I started last night, and if there's time I'll whip up some of my family meat sauce (hold for snickering) May be a little late as I'm going to try and make hockey drop-ins at 5:30, but we'll see how it goes.

on what's essentially the adult version of the quarter machine that spits out plastic eggs with toys inside. The gold is valuable to one buying it, but they have no real-world application other than to convert them back into currency.

I think the business is going to fail before that happens. Talk about creating a market with no demand or customers...

obvious troll is obvious

I agree, it amuses me what people will get all worked up on.

I've come to the realization that Corporate America is a lot like the old Italian mob; the guys that whack you come with smiles, they're the guys you've had a beer with and known your entire time there. Good to have a friendly relationship with your manager/management, but you always have to know what's going on. That being said good on you for blowing the lid off it, Tyler. Either your boss is a stand-up guy and it was someone else who tried to lowball you, or he was in on it and you just showed him you aren't taking his shit and you want what's fair. I don't know what's a fair salary for what you do, but if that number is more than the salary +4k that he told you he's going to offer, now's an excellent time to say "look, because of the previous offer I've done some research, and X is the dollar amount I've come up with. (If x is a leap from salary+4k) Can we meet in the middle?" You've got a perfect opportunity to play (without busting balls too much!), I'd take it and see what you get.

You jest, but after trying to dodge the stealth fighter electric scooters in China this kinda makes sense. All you hear on those guys is the wheel rotation and tire noise against the pavement.

Sounds like I'm keeping my Progressive policy right where it is.

that right there is all kinds of fucked up.

Needs more wood paneling.

I agree, then I disagree. Yes, if he takes that carrot without wanting anything in return he's going to get "potentialed" for the rest of his career AT THAT COMPANY. However, if he doesn't feel like he has enough or the correct set of qualifications to start banging down doors, then I would advise he "pay his dues" until he thinks he does, then either ask for the raise at that time (knowing he's probably going to get "potentialed" again) or/and if they don't make with the cash find something else.

Ah, yes.

Potential, possibilities, and any crystal ball statements like them are only as good as the person making them, and are worth approximately fuck-all on a deposit slip. It's easy to ask for potentials, what's the person that clearly wants tyler going to say, you're stuck with this forever and ever? They see value in you, and you need to politely tell them that that value is worth money and so is your time. When I took the job I have now that's precisely what I told them, I understand I'm going to be on call 24/7 with no end in sight, I understand that I'm going to be traveling all over the place. As a result, that time and effort needs to be reflected in the salary you pay me, otherwise I'm just a indentured servant (I know it's a little inflammatory) to the company just scraping by while I slave away. Fuck that. My ONLY caveat to this is if you don't think that you are marketable anywhere else, or you lack the qualifications to go anywhere else. In that event, if you feel like this is going to be a huge resume booster, get what you can, pay your dues and do the job for a few months, then start putting some feelers out as soon as you can. Wait it out a year and plead your case at your review (or whatever they do). If you don't get a favorable response, start a full-blown job search. With your enhanced credentials you shouldn't have any problem at all.

someone should have got a bigger firewall.

Incorrect. See auto insurance companies. There's enough individual competition in the arena to keep prices sort-of down. Where the rub comes in is the health insurance companies have anti-trust exemptions. The only thing the government mandate is doing is administering the "wink & nod" to the private companies that not only will there not be a public option, but we'll send the uninsured straight to you so you can increase your revenue stream.

Like Kelo, Citizens United, and Bush v Gore. Yep, good run. Heller was one of the only bright points.

panel edition? is that the plastic wood paneling on the sides? If so, that's classy.

Get elected to Congress.