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"nax -
If you're unable to invest your IRA in bonds or cash, you need to roll it over to somewhere else. Everywhere I've had an IRA has a wide variety of options to invest it in, including cash accounts and stable bond funds. Either you're..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DevilsAdvocate
11 days ago
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"I'm no economist, but isn't it worth as much as it's saving me in renting?
Not necessarily. It really depends on the market. There are a lot of other costs associated with owning a house - maintenance, association dues, PMI, taxes, interest..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by five fresh fish, zippy
6 months ago
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"Right now. It's too late already. Stop looking.
Ok, not really. But please, stop looking at it this way - you're focusing on it too much. It's almost impossible to develop a meaningful relationship in the mindset you're in right now - either..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by chicainthecity, Methylviolet, kdar
7 months ago
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"Wait, they sent you a severance check before you signed the termination documents? It's very strange they would be so lax in their layoff policies, but jerks about the phone number. Obviously the laptop is theirs, so send it back. Then cash the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Lentrohamsanin
8 months ago
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"I'd take out just enough to pay a financial adviser for a few hours of advice. It's important that you not pay them commission. I'd go to the meeting with a few long-term goals and an open mind.
This is very poor advice. Investment and financial..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by limeonaire
9 months ago
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"It's likely that other states and countries would halt trade with Georgia, and thus their decision to revert to slavery would be met with immediate economic destruction.
Mmm, I see your point. Because no countries today willingly import things..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Pope Guilty, wendell, chunking express
9 months ago
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"So, is this something that I should be this worried about.
Yes. You need to either to pay for training / rehabilitation, find someone who's willing to adopt her and work on her, or put her down. Otherwise, you are putting yourself, others around..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by amethysts, Good Brain
11 months ago
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"In both cases I still felt a twinge of that old feeling, the need that I don't feel with my current girlfriend.
Familiarity is not exciting. Old flames are. This is not necessarily relevant to your feelings for your girlfriend.
As far as the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by marble
11 months ago
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"Yeah, cute alright. Until that little prey reflex kicks in.
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While adorable this has "Mastiff Mauls Baby Tragedy" written all over it.
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Best of the web? I don't think so. Someone should call protective services.
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Part of me..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by frobozz
11 months ago
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"DU,
It is caused by overdevelopment, but not in the way you think. People are so enthralled with suburbia that they continue to push development further and further into forested lands. This means that the once-common culling of forests by..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by statolith, ogre, klanawa
11 months ago
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"Good ideas are a dime a dozen. Good implementations are one in a million. If it's a physical product, that means lots of design, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution - just to get to the point where you can test the market. For the investor,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by anildash
11 months ago
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"Also, the fact that you aren't willing to invest your own resources in the idea will speak volumes to potential investors. They will view it as a lack of confidence in the idea, or as a sign of financial weakness. The former could kill the deal,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by damn dirty ape, KokuRyu
11 months ago
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"A single link to a Register article, with editorializing. How do I keep ending on on grundlebarf's blog this week?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by klangklangston
Last year
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"Whoa, just relax. It sounds like you're hiding state secrets in your apartment. They're within their rights, and it almost certainly has nothing to do with eviction or jacking up your rent. And please rethink the recording, that's tinfoil hat..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by oxford blue
Last year
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"If the emails themselves are really creepy, I'd just try to ignore him. If it's just creepy in the sense that he's trying so hard to contact you, I would suggest sending a polite one-liner back to him, and then nothing further:
Hi [ex],
I am..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by mazienh, MaHaGoN, konolia
Last year
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"It's a great font. For comic books. He's not claiming it should be a general purpose font, he's just claiming it has a place, which it does. What's he supposed to do, include an EULA that says "I WILL NOT USE THIS FONT FOR GENERAL WEB SITES OR..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by JHarris, bugbread
Last year
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"Honestly, does anyone aside from sites as large as the one were blabbing on right now make any money from ads?
Yes. It's my only source of income.
Webhosting is cheap now. In fact, you can really present any kind of information online for free,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by davar, nilihm
Last year
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"If he's talking to you on the phone for hours at a time
I read it as online chatting, not phone talking. Correct me if I'm wrong and then ignore the rest of this comment.
Interacting online is totally different from interacting in person. If..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by crabintheocean
Last year
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""Much too expensive to be feasible"?????
Let's look at the options here. His current lawyers think he's screwed. If they've given up on him already, he has no chance. So, he could:
1) Stick with them and:
- Spend a few years in..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by srrh
Last year
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"I love that Jefferson quote. Luck has nothing to do with it. Everyone is in the right place at the right time many times in their life. The problem is that most people have not prepared themselves to take advantage of it. Usually that means..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kdar
Last year
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"The fact that you slept with someone does not obligate your son to develop a relationship with him after 26 years. This is entirely his decision - if he does not want it, you should not be putting any pressure on him. It's obvious you desperately..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by agregoli, solid-one-love
Last year
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"My most memorable date was actually a combination of the first two: zoo + sex. No, not with the animals. Sick bastards." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Myles, spec80
Last year
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"Huh. Seems like a good way to lose everybody's vote. Conservatives will still see him as a closet liberal, while liberals will see him as a closet conservative
He's never been liberal, or even a closet conservative. The only reason liberals liked..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JMOZ
Last year
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"14 year olds of the world unite! The car keys shall be yours by sheer force of will! Objectivism requires it!" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by grobstein
Last year
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"Possibilities:
1) You have a firewall on your laptop itself that is limiting outbound bandwidth. This is the most likely option given your description, but it's also puzzling that this would be the case unless you consciously set it up that way...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Hands of Manos
Last year
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"Mentallo -
Part of the problem is that the crazies have succeeded so well in equating the religious right with Christianity in general, that just admitting your religion with certain groups immediately kills your credibility. In that situation..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Goofyy, Baby_Balrog
Last year
