Imponderables: Best Served Cold... by nvghostrider

Firsties?

This has been here forever.

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Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:55 AM

WOW... sorry I have been so busy and out of the office this week

So what are we pondering??/

How about why on earth it cost so much to repair one tiny car part..

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:22 AM

Cause of unions.

I love how unions were thought up to help the poor little guy worker. Then they became greedy organizations all their own. Can we outlaw greed?

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Thursday, February 25, 2010 12:12 PM

oooooooooooooh don't get me started on car repair costs, lol. There is some extensive work that needs to be done on my car. She's road-worthy, but is in bad need of some maintenance to keep her from pulling a Serenity in OoG

*seconds Zeek's motion to outlaw greed*

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Friday, February 26, 2010 8:35 AM

Oh yes please.. outlaw greed and our whole economy wouldn't be all frizzled and wrecked.

I know .. the teacher's union was meant to protect teachers and now.. it protects the worst teachers

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Friday, February 26, 2010 9:12 AM

Of course the problem is that capitalism is sorta designed to fuel greed. It's working way too well though. I think they expected a little greed. Our country is to the point where the tip toppyiest rich people in the country have everything and they just want more. Whether it destroys the economy and the whole country or not.

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Friday, February 26, 2010 11:48 AM

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Originally posted by MsA: the teacher's union was meant to protect teachers and now.. it protects the worst teachers

ugh, yes. So does tenure. Some of the WORST teachers I had (that my mother and brother had had before me and warned me about, that's how long they've been there) were on tenure, and even though they were completely useless they couldn't be gotten rid of.

So, it's the weekend ^_^ this week went by FAST, wow. I'm glad I can get some down time from studying now.

On a sad note, my dog died yesterday :( *RIP Thumpy* was preoccupying me all day because I wasn't there for him. On the up-side of that, at least he's not suffering any more. Poor thing went really down hill really fast in the last few months, and seeing him have so much trouble was harder than getting the news yesterday I think.

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Friday, February 26, 2010 12:26 PM

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Originally posted by freelancertex:
On a sad note, my dog died yesterday :( *RIP Thumpy* was preoccupying me all day because I wasn't there for him. On the up-side of that, at least he's not suffering any more. Poor thing went really down hill really fast in the last few months, and seeing him have so much trouble was harder than getting the news yesterday I think.

Sounds like what happened with our family cat. It was so sad. I was an absolute wreck afterward.

I wish there was some way to make you feel better. Losing a pet is awful. :-(

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Friday, February 26, 2010 3:06 PM

My family lost two dogs when I was a child. We had to give a third one away when we moved. I have never had one since. I live in small apartments and that is not good for an animal that needs to run around.

Talking of car parts. There is an air filter for the heater/air-conditioner for my car. It needs to be replaced about every 50,000 miles. It is cheap but they have to tear up my dashboard. It is the labor involved that is outrageous. I've been told that if my seatbelt goes bad they have to replace the entire seat. It all has to do with the electronics involved. I guess if you fly forward in a crash it signals the airbag to inflate.

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Friday, February 26, 2010 3:32 PM

Yeah... :\ Mom got me a small stuffed dog (because she's cute like that) to take with me on this trip, so that's making me feel better a little bit lol.
I can't decide if being back home (meaning in my home state) would have been worse or better; I don't know if I'd be more of a wreck or not. It's gonna be so weird because he always *there* ya know? He's the first pet I've had and lost, which I think makes it worse. Thanks for the sympathy Zeek. *hugs for your cat as well*

Seems to be a bad pet week, found out my brother's cat ran away as well O_o

Traveler: That sucks, I'd never be able to give a pet away.
yeah, pets in small apartments don't get along well with the environment lol. It's what's keeping me and the bf from getting a very badly wanted pup.
Hope your car is better soon O_o my wallet's gonna be screaming with all of the maintenance Serenity is demanding while I'm away XD lolz. good thing I'm getting paid down here!!

Ok, time to let all the negative go *deep breath* phew.
It's the weekend, finally after a week of long 6am-3pm work days (well, more like school days really, but I'm getting paid so I call it work), and I am going to utilize every minute of my chill time to the max, because I'm boring like that ^_^ lol. Anyone doing anything fun this weekend?

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Friday, February 26, 2010 7:49 PM

Yes. I am watching Stargate 1. I never had cable and for years I have watched syndicated portions of the show as it bounced from one local station to another. I never got to watch it from start to finish. Now HULU and Fancast have all ten seasons and I am finally seeing SG1 as I should have long ago. It is even better when the episodes are seen in their proper sequence. So I take in four or five episodes at a time and I am reaching the end of season six. Nice to know the difference between a Rebel Jaffa and a Tokra. I know I spelled those wrong, but my dictionary is lacking and I am to lazy to look it up. If I ever get the nerve to watch this series through again I am going to count how many times Teal'c says "indeed".

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Friday, February 26, 2010 7:54 PM

NVGHOSTRIDER

(chuckle)
"I'm not Teal'c."
*Insert my actual signature here*
I love D*C

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn
Smarts are the brains that make America think.
-Will Sasso as Steven Segal, MadTV

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Friday, February 26, 2010 8:07 PM

NAVYSEILS

Quote:
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
(chuckle)
"I'm not Teal'c."
*Insert my actual signature here*
I love D*C

hehe, me too. It's good times. I look forward to the continued adventures of Mick & Precious later this year.

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Saturday, February 27, 2010 5:18 AM

lol, I think you would get frustrated with that endeavor about five episodes in XD his answer for everything seems to be "indeed." that, or a raise of the eyebrow.

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Saturday, February 27, 2010 12:20 PM

Oh yes the eyebrow. Forgot about that. Maybe should count only the "indeeds" that include the raised eyebrow. The would reduce the count slightly. Emphasize "slightly".

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Saturday, February 27, 2010 5:00 PM

teehee, they are very often used in conjunction with each other XD I wish you luck in your tallying effort.

random question for y'all: anyone know what channels one has to go through to become a K-9 trainer?

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Saturday, February 27, 2010 7:23 PM

NVGHOSTRIDER

MSA here...
the T'ealc thing is a D*C in joke and a long story.. but

tee hee hee..... candy bra

May the adventure of AB Mick and Precious continue forever

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn
Smarts are the brains that make America think.
-Will Sasso as Steven Segal, MadTV

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Saturday, February 27, 2010 7:48 PM

Now I have discovered crackle.com and I am watching "Forever Knight". There's better viewing on the internet then on TV. My new addiction.

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Sunday, February 28, 2010 6:19 AM

checked out crackle, seems cool. Do you have to be a member to watch stuff? (what I'm trying to watch isn't playing for me, of course it could be the sucky internet here)

EDIT: just started playing, sorta XD

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Sunday, February 28, 2010 2:02 PM

I am not a member. You may need to be a member to see certain series or movies, but I watched "Forever Knight" last night.

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Sunday, February 28, 2010 2:30 PM

sounds kinda like hulu that way, lol. Some movies I wasn't allowed to view until I became a member.

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Sunday, February 28, 2010 6:38 PM

I became a member of fancast.com. I find them easier to navigate then HULU.

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Monday, March 1, 2010 5:38 AM

So sleepy. Stupid Monday. I wonder if the world would be a better or worse place without Monday.

Edit:

Found out through the grape vine that my company is holding layoffs today. Wonderful Monday morning huh?

At least my manager already stopped by to say it's not going to hit me or my officemate. I assume my stomach will calm down in a little while.

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Monday, March 1, 2010 10:52 AM

HUGS at least you know there is no way they could lay off the great and powerful Zeek:)

Why is it Monday?

Sorry about your pet FLT HUGS

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Monday, March 1, 2010 11:34 AM

Thanks MsA :( he was a good pup.

Zeek: today nothing in class seemed to be working right, so my entire class went around saying "Sounds like somebody's got a case of the Mondays" every time something off happened :P thank you Office Space XD

It was a Monday though ><;; and now it looks like rain -_ come ooooooooon Tuesday!!!

*turns on lurk mode to study*

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Monday, March 1, 2010 12:13 PM

ok heading home early so I can get a birthday party ready for NV's sis:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Monday, March 1, 2010 3:59 PM

oooh yay for parties. happy birthday NV's sis :)

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010 12:36 PM

I gotta say this country just seems to be getting more and more messed up. I was just reading an article about how some guy was running an illegal payment processing operation for online poker. OK arrest him.

The article described how FedEx got suspicious of the volume of packages he was sending so they opened them to find checks. Wait what!? Then the news article listed the amount and recipient names on the checks. WHAT!?! What did they do to get their names printed in the news and some of their financial info too? Privacy be damned apparently.

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010 1:17 PM

People are stuid... just saying

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 7:40 AM

I have never shipped FedEx, but wouldn't opening someone's mail be breaking a law. I would think there would be some contract. The U.S. Postal Department could not do it. And then giving out names. I would think FedEx is the one in trouble.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 7:49 AM

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Originally posted by traveler:
I have never shipped FedEx, but wouldn't opening someone's mail be breaking a law. I would think there would be some contract. The U.S. Postal Department could not do it. And then giving out names. I would think FedEx is the one in trouble.

People posted in the comments of the article that FedEx has a clause that says they can open any package they want. Fantastic. Makes me think shipping with the US postal service is the way to go.

Posters are also speculating that the people named in the article might be named in some public court document. That would make some sense I guess. Still seems shady as hell for the article to plaster their names on there when those people had no clue what was going on.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 7:50 AM

RUGBUG

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Originally posted by traveler:
I have never shipped FedEx, but wouldn't opening someone's mail be breaking a law. I would think there would be some contract. The U.S. Postal Department could not do it. And then giving out names. I would think FedEx is the one in trouble.

I would guess the opening part isn't protected for FedEx like it is for the USPS. Don't know if privacy laws would impact them either. Kind of like how the police can't search your car or home, but they can search a locker at a gym. At any rate, kind of scary.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 9:11 AM

I think 'cause it's private it can do what it wants...

blink blink

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 10:39 AM

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Originally posted by MsA:
I think 'cause it's private it can do what it wants...

As long as it's in writing ahead of time I guess. Makes you wonder what they could really get away with. Like would "FedEx withholds the right to murder you at their sole discretion when you send a package with us." work?

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 12:12 PM

I still don't understand how checks are evidence of anything. I mail checks to my landlord, phone company, and other bills. Who to say what these checks were for and why is it their business.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 12:31 PM

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Originally posted by traveler:
I still don't understand how checks are evidence of anything. I mail checks to my landlord, phone company, and other bills. Who to say what these checks were for and why is it their business.

You've got me. Here's the link to the full article.

I'm not even sure why what he's doing is illegal. I mean I guess the government wants people who transfer lots of money like this to be registered just so they don't do anything shady. Really all he was doing was transferring money from one entity to another.

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/feb/28/online-poker-naples-money-l
aundering-gambling/

For what it's worth it's my understanding that internet poker is only illegal in the state of Washington. There is no federal law against it that I know of. So, I don't think that's what he's being busted for. Especially since that would be the first case ever as far as I've heard.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 12:51 PM

They call it laundering. It sounds like he is paying people their winnings. And some are professional and get paid to gamble for certain firms. I would call the guy an entrepreneur.

I get the idea that it is not the gambling so much as the large sums being transfered. There seems to be some law about that. I never had that worry.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 1:20 PM

So, what's key in the definition I'm seeing on wikipedia is money laundering is trying to hide the source or destination of money "obtained from crimes". So, I guess we know what his lawyer is going to try to argue.

Still the part that really gets me is the people who had their names and check values listed in the article. That just doesn't seem right. At least it's some small news outlet and not cnn or the wall street journal or something big.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 2:26 PM

I agree. Even with charges against this guy they have not charged anyone else and he has not been found guilty of anything. They state gambling over the internet is legal so I am not sure they have a good case. Naming people like that with no charges against them looks like the Feds are over stepping their authority.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 7:26 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER

"... to get in a mans way."

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn
Smarts are the brains that make America think.
-Will Sasso as Steven Segal, MadTV

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 10:18 AM

Government is stupid.. right now the FAA is having some coniption fit over the fact that an air traffic controller let his kid " call" the flights. You can clearly tell that the dad is telling the kid what to say so an adult is actually doing the air traffic control,they just let this little kid say the words. The pilots had no problem with it and nothing bad happened, but the FAA is freaking out...

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 10:26 AM

RUGBUG

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
Government is stupid.. right now the FAA is having some coniption fit over the fact that an air traffic controller let his kid " call" the flights. You can clearly tell that the dad is telling the kid what to say so an adult is actually doing the air traffic control,they just let this little kid say the words. The pilots had no problem with it and nothing bad happened, but the FAA is freaking out...

But could you imagine the SNAFU if something coincidentally happened? Holy hell, the liability on that one is frightening. I think it's stupid that there's this huge uproar, but everyone is so scared of liability, I understand it.

I think online gambling IS illegal...they just haven't done too much about it.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 10:27 AM

Well since a legitimate air traffic controller was actually doing the flight and simply allowed the kid to parrot what he said... but yeah. Stupid lawyers wreck all teh fun

oh check this out
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100302/ap_on_en_ot/us_spider_man_fired

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 11:20 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
Government is stupid.. right now the FAA is having some coniption fit over the fact that an air traffic controller let his kid " call" the flights. You can clearly tell that the dad is telling the kid what to say so an adult is actually doing the air traffic control,they just let this little kid say the words. The pilots had no problem with it and nothing bad happened, but the FAA is freaking out...

I read about that. People are nuts. It sounds like 2 people were standing over the kid's shoulders who could step in at any time and correct a mistake. It's not like clearing a flight to take off is an instantaneous disaster. I'm sure there's still plenty of time to grab the mic and yell not to proceed. Bah

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Originally posted by RugBug:
I think online gambling IS illegal...they just haven't done too much about it.

Online sports betting is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_Act

And as the article says the courts seem to believe that only sports betting is covered under that law. The most annoying part is that the department of justice knows that. So, they tip toe very carefully around doing anything that would lead to a court case that would officially set precedent once and for all that pther online gambling is legal. They're more than happy to use strong arm tactics to try to intimidate though.

Oh and there's a state law in Washington making all online gambling illegal.

If that's not enough there's a bill being discussed right now to pass online gambling licensing regulations. What would be the point of that if the sites are illegal to begin with?

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 11:50 AM

Money.. if you license and regulate it, they have to pay you money

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 12:38 PM

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Originally posted by MsA:
Money.. if you license and regulate it, they have to pay you money

But that's like saying tax and regulate illegal drug sales but leave it illegal. No one's going to register for a license to do something illegal. At least I'd hope there's no one that stupid.

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Friday, March 5, 2010 5:41 AM

Sure there are people stupid enough. Look at the people running our government.

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Friday, March 5, 2010 5:52 AM

Bah I feel like I got us side tracked on a big old government rant. Not that it's bad necessarily.

Let's see...how about a lighter ponder. What upcoming movie release are you most looking forward to?

I would say Iron Man 2, but I've got the sneaking suspicion that it's going to suck. I think it's coming down with the Spiderman 3 syndrome of shoving way too much into one movie. They've got at least 2 main villain from what I hear. I'd venture they have a third as well. I'm of the opinion that super hero movies are better when they focus on just one villain. Really flesh out the villain's character and how they conflict with the hero.

So...I'm going to go with Cabin in the Woods. A Joss movie on the big screen is enough to get me excited. And since it's just a horror movie I can't imagine the budget was too extraordinary. So, it should have a relatively easy time making a profit. So, good plot + good reputation for Joss = Zeek happy. At least that's what I'm hoping comes from it.

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Friday, March 5, 2010 6:17 AM