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MeFi post:
Next week, zero
I like watching the end of the world on the blue.
You guys are more fun than the other people on the internet.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 7:06 AM on October 10, 2008
MeFi post:
Unprotected Memory
I've done that. Made a sub game where you shot ships at the top of the screen like 16 years ago. Old school, pre-dos4gw I believe. Mode X for graphics (Yay Michael Abrash)
Didn't clip the torpedoes when they went off the top of the screen so they just wandered out into system memory and crashed everything.
Sorta fitting if you ask me.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 10:40 PM on October 8, 2008
MeFi post:
US Bailout bill, TARP, and economists' and journalists' reactions
Come back with a real nordic style nationalization and we'll talk.
This chicken shit money trough for those that caused the problem in the first place is unacceptable.
I can't imagine anyone will hold strong, but I could just be a cynic. After seeing the treasury department tell these assheads how to bypass all of the limitations they're setting up on exec pay and the like, I've lost what little faith in the system I had to begin.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 11:12 AM on September 29, 2008
MeFi post:
Bailout
There was a conference call with SIFMA last night. SIFMA is a securities industry group.
The call was from the Treasury Department to give a briefing on the bailout and how it will be used, given directly to the trade group. There were discussions on how to bypass some of the limitations, such as CEO compensation.
This is a money trough for those that got us into this mess in the first place. No real Oversight, no real teeth, no real regulation.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 1:59 AM on September 29, 2008
MeFi post:
Paul Newman is dead
Not usual that I post the . thing, but if there was ever someone who deserved it...
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posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 9:00 AM on September 27, 2008
A few anecdotes and quotes from a surprisingly respectful Fark thread.
Dave Letterman on Paul Newman's V8 Volvo:
"So I'm aware of the fact Paul is more excited about this than I am. He calls me up from time to time and he says, "Have you picked out the interior yet?" And I said, "No, I haven't." Then he calls two weeks ago, and he says, "Dave, the cars are ready. WE got two, on for me, one for... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 9:14 AM on September 27, 2008
MeFi post:
Get ready to burn through a lot of ink!
I need to figure out how to print cards without readily available perforated cards.
I suspect it involves accuracy with a paper cutter, but it's hard to be THAT accurate.
Any alternative suggestions? Or just be less twitch?
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 10:09 PM on September 25, 2008
That would be less twitchy, not less twitch.
See my problem?
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 10:13 PM on September 25, 2008
MeFi post:
Paulson: Foreign Banks Can Use US Rescue Plan.
Ignoring that it is a revolving door to buy the crappiest crap in crapville at whatever price they choose.
Ignore the fact that the motherfuckers who screwed this up get their bonuses and paulson has threatened to block anything that cuts their golden parachutes.
Ignore the fact that Lehman is paying out 2.5 billion dollars in bonuses to the people who broke things and these bonuses are firewalled in the Barclay's buyouts.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 11:36 AM on September 21, 2008
MeFi post:
CDSs and you.
Why do I have to pay my bills when Citibank doesn't have to pay theirs?
I pay more taxes than those assholes..
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 11:31 AM on September 19, 2008
Hey neat. Malor and Mutant are listed as "educated normal people" over on Calculated risk.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 10:45 PM on September 19, 2008
Not nationalized, they just proved that the best way to solve any financial hiccups in the market is with a little hard work, some elbow grease and 1.2 trillion dollars.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 11:08 PM on September 19, 2008
MeFi post:
Getting the News About Ike
How many people died?
Ike has passed into memory and nobody seems to realize how fucking huge it really was, or that it simply leveled a huge portion of coastal SE texas and LA.
Fucked up stuff.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 11:14 AM on September 19, 2008
MeFi post:
palin's yahoo mail hacked ... oh anonymous, what will you do next
Normal people are usually very boring in their day to day life.
Even really evil normal people.
Hitler probably had boring email too.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 11:19 AM on September 17, 2008
It looks like they just did some shots and posted to 4chan or wherever. No full dump.
That's sorta depressing. I was hoping for a huge sweeping expose of corruption and gossip.
No idea why, but it would be interesting to watch.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 11:23 AM on September 17, 2008
MeFi post:
The Fed "hopes" A.I.G.
What are the benefits of being an AIG stockholder? Do I get free a tote bag and coupon packet?
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 8:57 PM on September 16, 2008
I hope I can save 15% on my car insurance with these guys now that I'm a shareholder.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 8:59 AM on September 17, 2008
MeFi post:
Brokergeddon.
Less about blame, more about what this really means..
So today -
Lehman - Kaput
AIG - Dying
Merril - Sold themselves off
BOA - Buying as much poison as it can using loans from the fed
WAMU - very sick
Where does this go?
EURO go up? Dollar go up? Gold go up? Everything levels out and we're a-okay?
DOOOOOOM?
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 10:09 PM on September 14, 2008
Bankruptcy filing is in.
Lehman claims 613 billion dollars in debt.
I guess if you're going to bankrupt, miswell go BANKRUPT!
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 5:08 AM on September 15, 2008
MeFi post:
Palin, pancakes, and the straight talk express
The flat out lie approach to politicking seems to be a new one, even for a presidential election.
Unfortunately it seems to be working.
What a mess.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 5:45 AM on September 14, 2008
Mapguy - Holy crap. That's a real goddamned article? Like he's serious? Honest to god dead pan serious?
From the article -
In his 12 years as a law school professor, Obama failed to publish a single item, an oddity in the world of academia, especially when you consider that, since 2006, when he decided to run for president, he has published seven times.
Politically, Obama spent eight years in the Illinois... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 10:09 AM on September 14, 2008
An organization Obama was involved with at one time was involved in some sort of voter fraud.
An organization that John McCain is still actively involved in is directly responsible for war crimes, geneva convention violations, false cassus belli, invasion of a sovereign nation under false pretenses, destruction of New Orleans, cronyism, corrruption, and general skullduggery.
Sorta puts the whole thing into perspective, huh..
Lipstick on a pig my ass.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 11:40 AM on September 14, 2008
MeFi post:
stop crying kindle fanboy
My wife had a sony prs-505 as our first e-ink reader.
We've been using ebooks as our primary book reading device for 4 years or so. I had a reb1200 and she had an ebookwise 1100.
The prs-505 was a birthday present for her.
It was amazing. Easy to read, portable, great battery life, easy to put software on.
But it broke. She put her arm on it without thinking and shattered the screen. The ultra-thin glass... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 10:05 AM on September 13, 2008
MeFi post:
Two Americas Separated by a Common Capital City
Fuck... that David Simon article is astounding.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 12:24 PM on September 6, 2008
In the future, those who are rich will have superpowers bestowed by the powers of genetics.
Poor folks, zilch. They will have to convince a wheelchair bound superman to supply genetic material if they ever want to pass the screening and fly into space. Otherwise they will forever be Ernest Borgnine.
It is a bit random.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 12:34 PM on September 6, 2008
MeFi post:
Imperium Kontratakuje
Where oh where do I get prints or high resolution versions of these.
I'm near Poland. I can go there if need be.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 10:19 AM on September 6, 2008
MeFi post:
The Words They Used
Late in the thread, but my 2 cents.
The Palin angle is scary as shit. She's a believe. Believer, capital B. That scares the everlasting shit out of me.
Point blank, if she were to come to power, I believe she'd be on-par with a wide variety of dystopian Sci-Fi leaders. Scary shit.
But, that's the selling point.
I think the idea is to start up the culture war again. Not like they did in the past.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 10:46 PM on September 5, 2008
MeFi post:
History of Sturmey-Archer
As a proud ex-owner of a late 50's BSA and a Raleigh from the Early 60's, I love these styles of bikes.
Got ours in Cambridge for <90 GBP and they were awesome. Rusty and beaten to all hell, but built out of pig iron and steel. Great to ride, even if they looked like they were backed over by a truck, set on fire, and then thrown in the river for a bit.
Had to sell them when we moved, but if I were to buy another, I'd go with the classics.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 10:41 PM on September 5, 2008
MeFi post:
People who live without TV
I'm unsure if I have a television.
I have some computers and a projector. I also own 2 television USB sticks.
But one is made by Kowlon and has never received a channel properly. IT was very cheap and purchased from Maplin. It's sort of the plucky, retarded version of a tv USB stick.
The other is from Happauge and is hands down the most moronic and worthless piece of hardware that I have ever had the privelege of owning.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 9:26 AM on September 4, 2008
MeFi post:
Major Hurricane Gustav heads for Louisiana
I'm sort of surprised that nobody mentions the death toll from Katrina when discussing this stuff. Do people recognize how significant the loss of life was, or just think of it as abstract property damage?
Yeah it's not pertinent at the moment, but I still get pissed when thinking it.
Hopefully Gustav will putter out, but I wouldn't count on it. If that hot-water eddy kicks in, it'll get very big very fast. There's a colder patch of water that... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 9:37 PM on August 30, 2008
Katrina hit at a category 3 strength.
It killed ~1800 people, the majority from secondary flooding.
A Cat 1 Hurricane is a big deal on it's own. A Cat 3 striking an area that hasn't reinforced or rebuilt it's infrastructure since an earlier strike.. And that's largely below sea level and expecting a 15-25 foot storm surge?
That's gonna be ugly.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 3:35 AM on August 31, 2008
Useful information from Wikipedia about the Saffir-Simpson scales
Essentially, if you are in the area, leave now.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 3:38 AM on August 31, 2008
I hope Fema actually responds in a timely fashion this time.
No more toxic trailers, no more 1 week for water, food, ice. No more Fema heads trying to resign because people are mean to him.
This is hopefully a chance for the government to cowboy the fuck up and show that Katrina was a fluke.. A one time screwup..
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 3:43 AM on August 31, 2008
MeFi post:
Most countries treat tourists better than citizens
Expat here, not that wealthy, but If I understand correctly, the US is the only country in the world with a double taxation setup.
It's a bullshit setup. I pay full taxes for the country I work in, plus (over a sizeable deduction), full taxes in the US.
That's crap.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 12:08 PM on August 10, 2008
MeFi post:
Clearly unprotected
At times, I question the choice of having the fuckups run the country.
I suspect they might not be doing a quality job.
On a serious note, 33k applicants. Are any of these accepted? If they are, the program needs to stop immediately. If I understand it right, it allows a quick passthrough of the security process. Having access to their "identities" seems to open up a big ass security hole.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 11:56 AM on August 5, 2008
Or, as a gentleman from the slashdot thread says:
"All of those people should go on the no fly list"
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 12:00 PM on August 5, 2008
MeFi post:
"Fighting evil so you don't have to!"
The first episode was meh. The second was good, the Third was absolute, pure genius.
I'm talking some of the most clever and entertaining stuff I've seen on TV in a long time. (It's the Sensei Ping/Luchadore Episode).
It's a great show, and an expected shame that execs can't figure out what to do with quality stuff.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 9:17 PM on July 26, 2008
MeFi post:
Every day, once a day, give yourself a present.
I get my coffee in a bright blue bag. I think it is french roast, but I am not sure as the package is in Finnish.
I buy the blue one even though its coffee can burn through most organic materials and etch glass if it sustains prolonged exposure.
It beats the alternative of the green and red ones that taste like sour death or the brown one that tastes of bongwater and chocolate.
I pay for it with a bank card with a magic... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 11:49 AM on July 25, 2008
