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    Why are commenters in online newspapers total nutjobs yet the people here are sane?

    I like to read the news. Sometimes I scroll too far down and read what people have to say about the news. They say some pretty tin-foil hat stuff. Why have you guys not desensitized me to this bs.?
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    Why don't these big execs get paid based on stock price?

    that's where a large chunk of executive compensation comes from. and the answer to your question is market forces. if company A pays its executive only in company equity, while company B pays similar compensation but half stock and half equity, executive will choose company B because his...
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    How much to set up a hotdog stand ? And how much profit ?

    P&N IS THAT WAY -> EDIT: THAT WAY <-
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    How much to set up a hotdog stand ? And how much profit ?

    Nahhh a local butcher couldn't supply 10-15 pounds of BULK beef the size of an ALTERNATOR. I think I need to go visit a farm somewhere...
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    How much to set up a hotdog stand ? And how much profit ?

    How about a chunk of beef say... the size of an ALTERNATOR? 10-15 pounds. I need a place to buy 10-15 pounds of beef. Bulk. The size of an Alternator.
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    How much to set up a hotdog stand ? And how much profit ?

    So about the size of... an.... axle? or maybe a cylinder?
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    How much to set up a hotdog stand ? And how much profit ?

    How much beef is considered bulk beef? Around the size of a transmission? A place where living on uppers is considered ideal.
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    Having a lot of trouble choosing a major...

    I thought i wanted to major in chemistry. The department at my school was full of a-hole professors though. So now i'm majoring in economics. Cuz it pays better than english and it's easy. But since economics was too easy I decided to add math. Which is like pounding your head against the...
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    How much to set up a hotdog stand ? And how much profit ?

    Ok in my kid's 14th grade microeconomics class, the equation went like this . . . profit = pq - c(q) max profit with respect to quantity: d (profit) / dq = p - c'(q) Assuming cost structure is linear, we get somethin like this: d(profit) / dq = p-a where a is non-negative...
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    How much to set up a hotdog stand ? And how much profit ?

    THere's a few stands in the upper living place, like malls, and I see them selling things, hotdogs to be exact, that I find really cheap at the Safe-Way. The question is, to be exact, how much is an average rent for a place like that (upper living place), approximately. There's a place (upper...
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    This forum is full of morons

    Bye! Bye. Red Dawn Anandtech Senior Moderator
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    Ontario raises Beer prices...right before xmas

    The cigarette tax was effective. Consumption decreased... The tax was also particularly effective among teens, which was the group policy makers were targeting. For sources see: Reducing cigarette consumption in California: tobacco taxes vs an anti-smoking media campaign. T W Hu, H Y...
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    Long term stock market question

    No time. Correctly responding to stupid of that magnitude would require 2 well written, cohesive pages. With references.
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    Long term stock market question

    You don't know what the fuck you're talking about.
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    Long term stock market question

    Prices won't go much lower. They will go higher. If you're a long term investor now is a great time to buy. Buy in pieces, establish your position slowly. If you want x shares of stock A, buy x/8 shares at a time over a couple week period. Make sure your portfolio is diversified. Best way to do...
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    Lost .doc file in WinXP, using Office 2007

    My girlfriend did this once when she was working on a term paper. She called me at 8 am the morning it was due sobbing because she couldn't find it. We tried everything, we never recovered it. She ended up re-writing it all day, turned it in only an hour late. Good luck. There's some...
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    I am thinking of pulling all my cash out of my 401K

    SELL NOW OR YOU'LL END UP WITH A 401K THAT'S WORTH SOMETHING!
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    What is your favourite beer?

    Paulaner heferweizen and pils
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    Anyone been to Italy before?

    I lived there for a couple months this summer, traveling through most of Italy north of Rome. Didn't get far south as I was working an internship. PM me if you have any questions about it.
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    Beginner looking for a Bass guitar

    i would buy used off craigslist if possible. go for a squier (made by fender) jazz bass and a small brand name amp. this will suit you until you've decided whether you want to stick with it. You can then pawn these off at the same price you bought them and buy real gear.
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    How much leniency to give to defaulting room mate

    How is this lenient? I'm not accepting late payment. Lenient is "yeah sure I'll take a couple weeks late." Not lenient is "Give me the fucking money." I went with "Give me the fucking money"
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    How much leniency to give to defaulting room mate

    Hah. Well, it is the first bill, I'm bein a bitch about this one but no reason to kick him out over a little lateness. Of course if he hasn't paid by the time the next bill comes in things will start happenin real quick :D
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    How much leniency to give to defaulting room mate

    He says he'll get money when he goes home this weekend to see his folks. Not sure I believe this. But w/e, we'll see, will have an update on Monday. I was a hard ass. I said there was no "I'll have the money to you after the due date," because I'm not a savings and loan.
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    How much leniency to give to defaulting room mate

    See, we're all college students (dependents) from upper middle class families. He's not actually poor, I just think he's too fuckin lazy/stupid/whatever to actually get the money in on time. He just got in, I'm going to go confront him about it, will let you know how it goes.
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    How much leniency to give to defaulting room mate

    So my utility bills came in about 2 weeks ago for me and my 2 roommates. We agreed to split. The electric and water bills come in my name. The cable comes in roommate one's name. Roommate 2 was supposed to have water bill in his name but the apartment staff screwed that up. Payment is due...
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    Georgia/South-Ossetia vs China/Taiwan vs Iraq/Kuwait

    Ethnic cleansing? I think that's a stretch. Comparing what happened in Ossetia to Cambodia, Germany, etc. is an insult to the stuff those countries went through. And last time I checked it was Russia doing the ass kicking.
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    Enzyte users. Why is Bob smiling?

    This is really hilarious to me, I dunno why.
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    Oil's Biggest Drop in 17 years!

    i hate you and everything you stand for. stupidity. ignorance. call it what you will.
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    Which loan will be better?

    Um, take that extra 5k a year and pay off your credit card debt. Taking on more debt, to pay off debt, is not a good idea. From the numbers you've given it will take 1/4 of a year to pay off. Why mess around with another loan? Continue to live like a graduate student (read: poor) for the 5...
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    Man arrested for stealing 2,865 bicycles

    I always appreciate people who take their calling to heart and do their job with a passion. :tear;
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    Just finished a 1-week internship at Grameen Bank

    It shows you have goals and you've experienced international travel in a part of the world that takes some courage to go to. Colleges will love it. It would be fine to put on a resume for an internship or maybe first job out of college, but that really depends on how much other stuff you have...
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    How do you carry your money when you are visiting another country?

    uh, "ding" every time you use your card? 2% transaction fee and 2$ withdrawal charge. so you withdraw, over ten withdrawals, your entire 3k or whatever. Say you pay out 1.5k$ via the card for hotel and food and whatnot. There's 30$ for transaction fees. Withdraw the remaining 1.5k over say ten...
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    Salary negotiation tips?

    My understanding of fresh out of college grads is there isn't much room for negotiation. There's nothing that substantially separates you from any other fresh college grad with coop experience (I understand this is quite common in engineering), and there are relatively large amounts of fresh...
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    PSA: Move your money out of Money Market funds

    Ah yes, the world is always going to end in anandtech off topic and P@N. Whenever I feel my life is losing its drama and is going well I only need to come back onto these forums to get my fill of sensationalism and 15 year olds who know all the answers. Thank you for filling this void in...
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    IF you are a sniper, would you aim for the head or the heart?

    Deer hunting we always aim for the shoulder, which is equivalent to the heart/vitals in humans. I assume this isn't any different for trying to kill a man. If you carry away the lungs, heart, any of the major arteries in the chest, etc. it's going to kill the person, if not immediately than...
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    So there may be a murder/suicide happening in my condo tonight...

    If he doesn't update you know exactly what happened.