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RIP Peter Falk! Columbo is one of my favourite series, I can watch some of the episodes over and over again and yet they don't bore me.

Lightbulbs are the first step...

LED lightbulbs certainly last much, much longer than traditional lightbulbs, and they really do consume only a tiny portion of the energy that the traditional ones consume. However it is a sad fact that Congress, or any other regulatory body, prohibits traditional lightbulbs from being produced...

**** or **** (don't remember which was first)... somewhere around 8 or 9 years old, i'd say.

Tough luck Hellraiser, but I wish you the best of luck finding a new job!

One question, are you ready to pay more taxes yourself? Why don't you take a look at this: http://www.globalrichlist.com/ Now, why stop with the redistribution at millionaires and billionaires in USA? Why not go all the way, and redistribute your wealth all around the world? After all, you...

This thread certainly attracted much more attention than I thought it would :) Perhaps it all comes down to whether I really care about my current gf as much I think I care? I mean, how is it possible for me to even be in a situation in which I fancy her friend? Either way, I don't want to hurt...

who's "OP"? If you are referring to me, well, you're not right, I haven't done anything yet, and I don't intend to... SpexyAsleigh gave a realistic answer, which I was actually already aware of. I guess I just needed a confirmation of that.

Well I was merely trying to show that the large public debt acquired during World War II was paid back with high taxes afterwards. I understand that the percentage of debt will go down if GDP grows and future budgets are balanced.... but you should not ignore the fact that US government has to...

That's true, both the deficit and public debt were once higher than they are now, but look at this graph: http://gregdekspeaks.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/if-i-ever-run-for-political-office/ (personal taxation) and this figures...

Obama may have cut taxes, but federal deficit is skyrocketing and that debt burden will eventually lead to higher taxes. Somebody does have to pay for all that stimulus and government programs at the end of the day.

Yeah I guess that's the only real option. Sorry for asking stupid questions to which I already know the answer :D

Letting things unfold on their own is a tempting path to follow... but I fear it's very dangerous. What if I get to like that girl even more? Not to mention that I could incidentally give myself away while in their company.

Well, the consequences would probably be quite disastrous, and I would like to avoid that disaster if possible. Well.. you're right... but it's easier said then done.

They're pretty good friends. Of course your advice is the only real option but I still feel bad about the whole situation.

I'm with my girlfriend for over two years now. We've had our share of quarrels, but, overall, we get along quite well. However, recently one of her friends has started to catch my eye. I don't know how or why, but it simply happened. The problem is that the other girl is not some insanely hot...

I don't see what's all the fuss about some congressman giving idiotic statements. Exxon paid over $2 billion for cleaning efforts after the Exxon Valdez spill. Why should it be any different with BP?

I am not familiar with the German tax system. However here where I live (Croatia) it gets increasingly difficult to evade taxes when you get richer and since Germany is something of a role model for us (most of our laws are modifications of the laws you use) I don't think the situation is very...

Who's talking about pure free market & pure capitalism? There are many ways in between... but maybe we should start with some facts. For example, take a look at these data (social expenditure as a percentage of gdp)...

I went to see an exhibition of large spiders yesterday. They're really nice, I really liked them :)

That is correct. But what is industry all about if not about capitalism? Why does one invest in a factory? Not because he thinks he will serve some greater purpose by doing so... but because he wants profit for himself! People need to realize that for most people the basic motive for doing...

Right! We live exactly the same as did the people in the middle ages! :rolleyes:

Well Bill Gates doesn't have a pile of $100B stashed under his bed but rather it has that money invested, whether it be stocks of Microsoft or some other company or deposited in a savings account. And that means that his money is used as an investment that creates new jobs and new value for the...

Jesus Christ would you please learn some history? What does Bastille have to do with anything? That was a struggle for basic human rights... not for taxing someone who makes more money than you do! Btw you should read some facts about Sweden... for instance that they lowered their taxes and are...

Actually, being from Europe, I kind of preferred the way American money looks. It's somehow more elegant and stylish than the Euro.

Have you seen the new $100 bill design? What do you think of it? I think it's hideous! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HzkimzaFpk

Absolutely not!

Jesus Christ I simply can't read the board this way.My Goodness.

Well I wish you luck and hope you find a home soon but... how can you be online if you're homeless?

Radioactive waste isn't that big of a problem as some people seem to think. It is dangerous because of radioactivity, but high radioactivity also means a fast rate of decay, so that waste stops being radioactive after a certain period of time. I've read somewhere that the majority of the waste...

The data include all deaths related to energy production, regardless of how people got ******. It may be 10 years out of date, but since no major nuclear accidents occurred in the meantime, the number of casualties in nuclear power plants can only be lower than the one I stated above.

What are you trying to prove here, that my parallel is not perfect or what? Yes, people die on ships every day, people die in car crashes every day, and people die in conventional power plants every day. Here is some data, the results of a survey conducted by Paul Scherrer Institute, in...

Yes they do but how many lives were lost recently in, say, cruise ship sinkings?

Vast majority of people who oppose nuclear energy and nuclear power plants do so because they are completely uneducated on the subject and/or deal with all the wrong data. I especially love it when in a nuclear energy related discussion someone brings up Chernobyl. Talking about Chernobyl as an...

In my country we have both the president and the prime minister. With the prime minister i'm somewhat satisfied. However the president is a complete idiot. Luckily he only has 10 more days of his term. We'll see how his successor will do.

I turn it off when i'm at the dentist or something like that. But at most times, when i don't want to be disturbed, it's simply set to silent mode.

I personally use Avast and think its okay.

I guess the members of that board are pedophiles themselves because they think it's normal for a grown up person to think of ******** when they see a small breasted woman in a porn movie.

What they are doing is just plain stupidity. To turn off the street lights, cut water supplies to parks and remove the trash cans - well I guess in the end it will cost much more to repair the damage their budget cuts will bring than the amount they will save now. But it think it's the result...

I don't know about the US constitution but for example in my country's constitution it is clearly stated that every citizen has the right to freely choose the place where he or she wants to live. I suppose that there's something similar in the US constitution and that such a law would be...

Bingo.. I think you've summarized in an excellent way the iPad will probably have great commercial success. As for my opinion of the product... somewhere I read that Steve Jobs, when first tablet PCs came out, said to his colleagues that he doesn't understand the purpose of such a computer...

I loathe snow and cold weather.

I like the iPhone, though I'm not considering buying it since its expensive and large and my current phone fulfills all my needs (calls, texting and serving as an alarm clock). As for the Mac Computer, I don't have a particularly high opinion of it. I think it's made for people who don't know...

If you're using Windows XP or newer, the best protection I know of is creating 2 accounts, one account that is an administrator account and you use that account only when you need to install software, and other account as a "restriced user" (or normal user, i'm not sure what's it called in...

I use Avast and think it's OK. But, as someone mentioned, running a computer without any antivirus is also possible, if you know what you're doing.

Russians sell ***** in all kinds of packaging. I haven't been to Russia myself, but i've heard from people who have been to Russia that you can even buy ***** in a can there.

Nice pics :thumbsup: If I may I would like to contribute with a video (not some beautiful pics but still a great and interesting video about space): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv6OtEnIAQk&feature=fvsr

I don't think that they will run out of oil in a flash. Their oil reserves will gradually decrease over decades probably until they finally dry up. It's more probable that their growth rate and investing is hindered by a sharp plunge in the oil prices we've seen during this crisis. However...

I recently read Alexandre Dumas' "The count of Monte Christo". Very nice book, albeit rather long.

As I said all medals have two sides. Certainly our system has some advantages but it also has some downsides. Thinking that moving from your health care system to a state run system would solve all the problems is just plain wrong. It would solve some problems, but would also introduce new ones...