Get a scaner with an Automatic Document Feeder
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 1:04 PM on June 5, 2008

Yeah, equity v. subsid = unconsolidated v. consolidated. For oil/gas reserves accounting refer to FASB 69
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 6:33 PM on April 7, 2008

Note that automatic feeds have no discretion when it comes to good/bad news
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 7:08 AM on March 23, 2008

To elaborate on Kwantstar's post, under a bankruptcy, different priorities are assigned to the various claimholders (which I listed in previous thread). Any cash generated from the sale of the building during bankruptcy would be used to pay higher-level claims. Since stockholders fall at the bottom of the list, they would likely get nothing; under the proposed buyout, they at least get $2 or more per share.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 12:55 PM on March 17, 2008

radioamy is correct. To elaborate on your place in the queue, asset allocation in bankruptcy follows the Absolute Priority Rule, giving preference to:1. Secured claims
2. Debtor-in-possession claims
3. Priority claims (legal fees, wages, etc ...)
4. General unsecured claims <> 5. Preferred stock
6. Common stock.
Claim-fulfilment only moves to the next level once the level above it has been unimpaired ($1 paid for... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 10:05 PM on March 10, 2008

I moved here for grad school this year and consider myself an avid foodie. Nashville's food scene has been somewhat of a letdown so far -- though I mostly only eat very close to campus. That said:

YesFido's: coffee house with really tasty menu though small portions
Jackson's: my second choice for lunch after Fido's
Mambu: love it
Midtown Cafe (amazing)
Tin Roof
Broadway Brewhouse: decent Cajun-style food -- its... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 8:08 AM on March 1, 2008

I meant Tin Angel (Tin Roof is a bar)
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 1:43 PM on March 1, 2008

Also echoing SPIN Selling. I also know it's what UPS uses to train their salesforce ... (logistics isn't the same as box sales, but hey, similar, right?)
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 9:24 AM on February 27, 2008

Search LogoPond for "church" or similar; find a designer you like. It's like flickr but the submissions are by logo designers.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 3:53 PM on February 26, 2008

I came accross Bandago (15-passenter) tour van rental -- the electronic features (video/ipod/xbox) looks like they would be useful/entertaining.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 10:37 AM on February 25, 2008

Well, this might take a while, but you can get a stock's historic P/E on BigCharts.com (on the left menu bar, go to "lower indicators" and then select P/E ratio". You could adjust the chart period to quarterly or monthly, then build an aggregate for an industry by taking the major players who account for ~90% of market share (depending on industry).

On a general note, formulating composite earnings multiples is part science and part art -- like it or not,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 9:53 AM on February 23, 2008 marked best answer

Alternatively, you could try to find someone who has access to Capital IQ
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 9:55 AM on February 23, 2008 marked best answer

Based on the efficient market hypothesis, if you assume markets are semi-strong or strong, you would not stand to gain from your proposed strategy.

... you may want to read a bit more about insider trading. It's not uncommon, but it is certainly illegal.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 7:52 PM on February 14, 2008

Look for answers to similar questions on http://wallstreetoasis.com
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 1:12 PM on February 14, 2008

Jo's has an amazing BBQ pork sandwich.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 9:15 PM on February 3, 2008

In addition to the considerations above, you might also think about time-value compounding. To get from $5 to ~$449.59, it would only have to grow at 1.26% per year. Given that there are roughly 358 periods, a slight change in the rate can have a huge impact:

$5*(1+r)^359
1% --> $176
2% --> $5,996
3% --> $197,105
4% --> $6,264,775
5% --> $192,636,718
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 5:12 PM on February 3, 2008

... also, for perspective's sake, in 1626, the Manhattan was purchased for $24 USD.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 5:14 PM on February 3, 2008

The Font Size was set to Normal (thus all other Windows apps looked fine). But, I toggled it back and forth between normal, then large, and then back to normal, and the problem is fixed. Thanks!
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 9:54 PM on January 23, 2008 marked best answer

You should figure out what it is you really like doing and then figure out how to parlay that towards a big-impact environmental effort. For example, I naturally enjoy business so I am mastering in finance in order to help fund cleantech projects (first through an investment bank, then most likely through a private equity fund). If you talk to a number of environmental lawyers and find their work fascinating, then perhaps that route is most fitting for you.

Also, as you... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 9:41 AM on January 20, 2008

What is the site worth to you right now? One way to figure that out would be to get the present value of the sum of projected furutre cash flows: Using the "~$200/mo" as a starting point and building a (very) rough Discounted Cash Flow model for an explicit period of 4 years, with revenue declining by 2% per month after the first year ... and depending on the discount rate (10-20%) ... the site is worth somewhere between $3700 and $6300 (not considering your time and expenses)... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 10:08 PM on December 27, 2007

I should have noted that the more time and expenses it takes to maintain the site, the less the site is (theoretically) worth.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 10:12 PM on December 27, 2007

Since this has been marked as a best answer, people reading this thread in the future should take caution:

Earnings multiples are typically applied to net income, "the bottom line" of an income statement. Valuation multiples do not get applied to the "top line", revenue/sales ($200/mo in this case). For companies without positive net income, like startups, valuation multiples are sometimes applied to lines that come higher on the income statement (on... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 8:01 AM on December 28, 2007

scarabic: 21% might sound high to you, but it's a rate welcomed by people who are used to being charged 600% -- you can learn more about the poverty premium in C. K. Prahalad's Bottom of the Pyramid
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 5:17 PM on December 25, 2007

I use Jungle Disk, which is connected to Amazon's Simple Storage Service. I set it to automatically backup every 15 minutes -- files are only uploaded when they are modified/created (old copies get saved as well). The costs are nominal:


Storage
$0.15 per GB-Month of storage used Data Transfer
$0.10 per GB - all data transfer in
$0.18 per GB - data transfer out

Requests
$0.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 9:18 AM on December 16, 2007

Learn how to use Solver to your advantage.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 11:40 AM on December 6, 2007

I am ~2 months into my Msc. Finance at a business school in the South. The quality of life in the city was a significant factor in my decision on which school to attend. I am a bit surprised to say that I have had very little outside-school time to enjoy it. Therefore, I would echo the comments above: choose a program that fits what you want to do is paramount. Talk to people who actually go to the schools you are looking at. And also, don't undersestimate the importance of a strong career... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 11:47 AM on October 7, 2007

As jepler said, undoubtedly its mundane activities under surveillance -- cameras in London alone capture each person hundreds of times per day.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 9:19 AM on August 8, 2007

You may want to try a web-based video interview service called InterviewTrue
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 8:49 PM on July 23, 2007

Expensive. Cheap. Or maybe you could get a glass flask and have it bronzed/silvered.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 10:42 AM on July 19, 2007

If you both use Jajah the calls are free.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 6:56 PM on June 17, 2007

You might want to look at 2-way satellite internet access (like WildBlue). It costs between $50-80/mo & equipment fees are around $200 -- pricing that's roughly comparable to using a cell phone, but with faster access.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 11:16 AM on June 10, 2007

Maybe you could total the number of ratings certificates the MPAA has issued?
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 3:10 PM on June 9, 2007

I also have a z60t that has been behaving obscenely lately.

I thought Windows XP had turned bad from crap I had installed, so I blew that away and did a "reset to factory" re-install + all updates, including IE7. Terrible performance. Disabled Automatic Updates. Still terrible performance.

So then I used a clean copy of Windows XP and only installed necessary drivers + Lenovo Rescue & Recovery + disabled auto-updates. Terrible... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 7:39 AM on May 28, 2007

So yeah, I isolated the poor performance to the wireless network adapter, a Thinkpad 11a/b/g Wireless Mini PCI Express Adapter (manufactured by Atheros). I disabled/enabled the device, which seemed to fix it, then went one step further and rolled to the driver version 5.3.0.35. Seems to be behaiving normally again, even after a couple of powercycles.

Hopefully you've already figured this out, but if not, give it a try!
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 1:19 PM on May 28, 2007

Actually, my system is back to terrible performance. I have disabled the internal wireless and opted for an external card for the time being. I might replace the internal with the Intel one Lenovo offers (their BIOS limits you to using their components) ... I already made one botched attempt at it
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 12:18 AM on June 4, 2007

Why Christian/François, I can not say. But the phenomenon is not unique. My name is Forrest and 80% of the time someone mistakingly calls me another name, it's Hunter.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 10:38 AM on June 3, 2007

Even if you're not much of an extrovert, it's not a big deal. During the downtimes, you could grab a drink or look at merchandise, or strike up a conversation with the people next to you ... "so, what did you think of the last band?" never fails to break the ice.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 6:05 PM on May 26, 2007

For the best looking result you should create a high-res file with the gradient you want and get it printed as wallpaper on a wide format printer. This will not be the cheapest option though: expect to pay anywhere between $6 and $12 per square foot.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 10:11 PM on May 7, 2007

... actually I've learned that if you print the wall like its a billboard you can do it for $1.50 per sq ft or less. This would certainly be cheaper than hiring someone as suggested above.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 10:27 PM on May 7, 2007

"Cinnamon bark contains antiseptic properties that help to prevent infection by killing decay-causing bacteria, fungi, and viruses."
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 11:31 AM on May 6, 2007 marked best answer

Try reading through the forums at ibankingoasis.com
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 9:47 AM on April 17, 2007 marked best answer

Sorry -- I did mean 3/29, and I am posting this question because after talking to them on the phone they refused to replace it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 4:50 PM on April 1, 2007

Steven: I purchased this laptop new 1 year ago.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 5:22 PM on April 1, 2007

Well for anyone who stumbles across this thread later:

• This was not normal wear-and-tear; All lithium-ion batteries have System Management Bus (SMBus) circuits which regulate their charge, and the one on this battery failed.
• IBM/Lenovo would not cover the problem.
• The Buyer's Assurance Plan on my credit card however does extend the mfg warranty by 1 year and is reimbursing me for a battery replacement.

posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 10:37 AM on April 2, 2007

The last time I was in Steamboat I rode in a hotair balloon -- because of the basket's proximity to the burner, its not even cold.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 1:38 PM on March 19, 2007

Tom's Tabooley is distributed in and around Austin ... not exactly a national brand.

hummus is one of things that is so quick and simple to make it seems a little silly to buy
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 2:48 PM on March 4, 2007

condotel
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 12:59 PM on March 2, 2007 marked best answer

Jeff Beal
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 2:36 PM on February 27, 2007

On a tangent, there was a question on the GMAT that said deaf persons gesticulate just as freuqently as people with normal hearing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 5:22 PM on February 21, 2007

Search adland for "keystone" ?
posted to Ask Metafilter by fourstar at 11:52 AM on February 17, 2007