...in San Francisco on Halloween? __________________ You darn well know I live next to Sodom and Gomorrah on the potomac renots :/__________________ ...it'd be nice to meet Butch and pennypinch in person;0) __________________ ...in San Francisco is never a straight-laced affair...;0) __________________ If butch and I have anything to say about it, this will certainly NOT be a goddamned straight-laced affair...that'd be dope, actually...It'll be a hoot to see your petouli-bathed(sp?), X-File-watching, bud-smokin' ass too, Renots... I can already forsee the responses to this one: Your ass can smoke bud, Renots?! __________________ My friends and I are going to hang out in the city,, On Halloweeny  ......__________________ Then the only way to go is:http://www.worldofterror.com __________________ damnit,i'm still waiting for the on in LA. how long has it been since we wanted to set one up?__________________ yeah, all of us SoCal Apex clones are still waiting for the official announcement. What'll it be?__________________ We need an east coast party cause u cant spell west without es  __________________ we do need a huge GA party, but not in Frisco...We need the originally planned party in LA, and I'm glad that it didn't go off without me. Just out of curiosity, do we want a party...o a get-together. I'm cool with either, but I'd need to know about a week or so in advance. Let's get this ball rolling... ProMinx __________________ dorky is what we're all about  I for one like the idea __________________ How about one in TULSA, OK.__________________ I love that idea! And Tulsa would be a good place to have one because I know lots of people from here are within 3 hours or so of Tulsa. I would drive there. I would love to see everyone "in person"! __________________ great idea, chosenfool...but a lot of people aren't all that portable here on the west coast. A lot of us are students without cars or anything, but oh well. We could have the SD, the LA, and the SF parties...and connect all of them. Of course...the LA one would be the best because Apex is right here!ProMinx __________________ Halloween's on a Tuesday, so if its a party best to makeit the weekend before or after. Where's it going to be? I was thinking of throwing some social event around that time anyway, so this could give me ample excuse. I'm in SF. Let's get a head count! My place is small, but has garage and patio space. It would most ideally suit a daytime, barbecue, into late evening kinda thing. Probably wouldn't be good for anything much later than midnight, as we'd have to bring everyone in (damn neighbors!), where space is less ample (although it'd be fine for stragglers who'd been partying all day...) __________________ I think the LA one should be very close to UCLA since i know a bunch of you guys go there, I myself live about an hour north of UCLA so the drive isn't that bad.__________________ Gotmilk, are you in Tulsa?I'm in Tulsa! Maggie http://www.dealhunting.com Coupon codes, deals, email deal notification __________________ near UCLA works for me...obviously. I can also get a few other guys and girls who are less than huge posters, but are devoted readers to come. I think it would be cool to meet a bunch of you guys sometime, but we've been planning meetings of some sort for so long...ProMinx __________________ Maybe i'll go to the one in Frisco. Waiting for details...__________________ OK, I don't know why no one has suggested this, but why don't we have the party in Seattle and go to a MLB Playoff game or something. Now THAT would be cool.__________________ Better hurry up if you're going to do that! The M's will be out of the playoffs in about a week or so! The SF idea makes more sense if you wanna see a playoff game - they DO have 2 teams playing! (Although the A's will be out of it right quick when the Yanks finally get off their losing asses and spank 'em) . . . hehe__________________ chosenfool's idea is cool. who is from the DC area?__________________ I am in the Midwest Manhattan Close to Topeka, we need to do this I have a WebCam, We can set up the domain ApexParty.com!!! and show it live...__________________ Quote:
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Andrew, you are in Manhattan? My hubby & I went to school there!! We lived in Salina for awhile and now we live in Garden City! Wild!! __________________ Quote:
ME!!! __________________ I'm extra-down for the LA thing, but I'm also cool with getting up to SF. We could all get really drunk and rowdy and go to a Clipper game...that'd be really fun, now that I think about it...__________________ Hell yes! Another clipper fan. How bout opening night? With $10 tix, and the ability to move (sneakily) down to the lower level, its a bargain__________________ |
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
How about a Got|Apex party....
NSF says 8 1/2 to 9 1/4 hours of sleep for teens every (or *any*) night? HAH!
Last night I went to bed at midnight, and I've been up since 2:30 working. Sorry National Sleep Foundation, I don't think teachers and colleges listen to those recommendations... __________________ Quote:
I had a project I spent 23 hours on and it was scrapped I am on hour 38 on the new one and barly get 4+ hours of sleep a night much less post in here... __________________ {puts pillow under Ben's smashed sleepy  head}  I worry about these younguns. And he's got a big test tomorrow.  __________________ Hey, just wait a few years until I start pulling 40 hour shifts during my General Surgery Rotations hehe. Yes, I said 40 hour shifts. If you think I'm kidding, just watch the next episode of Hopkins 24/7.No wonder my classmates sister who's doing ICU right now drove her car off the freeway. Pulling 38 hours straight with 4 coding patients in an ICU is just deadly. Thankfully she didn't get killed, but just one of the 10 or so docs I know who fell asleep while driving back. Sad sad state of affairs...zzzzzzzzzz __________________ {puts pillow under sleepy AmRivlin's head} {puts pillow under colossus's snoring head} {gets own pillow ready also} __________________ Quote:
snoring head}__________________ Someone took my pillow and drooled on it! __________________ They way I look at it is this: If I am woken up, I am tired. If I sleep till I wake up normally around 2pm or so, I am fine. Since school is starting, and I will be up till three, its time to decide between sleep and less class or class and less sleep.__________________ Quote:
{puts pillow over colossus's loud ass snoring head} __________________ Hapoo, I don't snore! You knew that when you, err....nevermind.I only snore when I'm really congested with a flu or something. I move around a lot when I sleep though... __________________ Quote:
The body needs 8 hours if your under 22 or 23 or so or you are a training athlete. After that you need about 5 or 6, or 3 or 4 if you drink coffee or 2 to 3, then 14 - 16 Sat. and Sun. "There'll be plenty of time for sleep in the grave!" __________________ just like all the other college students here, i get next to no sleep. I fell asleep at about 5:45 this morning (while watching "Boiler Room" in bed) and woke up at 9 o'clock to get ready for brunch with a friend and work right after that. Oddly enough, I eflt more rested than any other night since I've got back to school...and I had no problem staying awake today.ProMinx Mavi forum |
What's the coolest domain name you've managed to register?
I just registered my first domain names a couple days ago for the $1 deal thing. I got (my name).com, "worstpart.com," "bigcityarchitect.com," "alotinstore.com," and "spatialcomplexity.com" Not the coolest names, but not too bad I think... I wonder if anybody will be interested in buying any of these.....Anybody know the best way of going about selling domain names? __________________ Quote:
__________________ Rob The Weband Rob The Website I thought they would make good Apex affiliates  __________________ I got goclippers.comMavi forum |
You can just call me Captain Pennypinch!
Oh ****, I feel a wave of Buccaneeritis comin' onnnn.................. __________________ Yo Ho Yo Ho a pirate's life for me..__________________ yar, me little parrot pal Papsy sez u got gno goosein yore liba unless u show them anandhead fairy-folk whose BOz?R U ready fer a rumble? '0? __________________ Quote:
__________________ yar, de caps gone yella on us, i sez we go raid C|net fer der monkeys!'0? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ no one's makin' a monkey out of my monkey __________________ Yar, thar be a good plan, Lieutenant Commander...dar...FIRST MATE Renots! Ye be a captain of year own rogue ship before ye knows it!Aye, we'll let loose with a broadside with our cannons, then board. Take them alive, mates! We'll make the scurvy dogs walk the plank! Fly the Jolly Roger, we're going to take those MyCoupons curs for me harem! __________________ I don't hear much from the peanut gallery. Ole Captain Pennypinch and me ar gonna make the yellabellies walk da plank. der ain't enough citrus rinds fer yer scury lot; yer betta kick arse er get yer arse Kicked!Yar! '0? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` u and what army of monkeys? __________________ Yar! Matey, that be our ship's new motto:Ye better kick ass, or ye ass be kicked! __________________ yo ho ho and 5 bottle of rum!  __________________ How about captain asswipe? That's enough out of me you sided with yongoro my mortal enemy. Me got's to give SBP 5 bottle's of beer for him to arrrr ye matey to drink to me matey. Arrrr me wooden leg really bites ass. That damn dog keeps pissin on me arrrrrr damn wooden leg.__________________  show me the treasure to plunder and the wenches now! [Edited by sbp on 09-28-2000 at 09:27 PM] __________________ Arr ye matey SBP is drunk.__________________ Quote:
I'll have no badmouthing of the cap'n on MY ship! __________________ Welcome aboard Cap'n! __________________ Yar, welcome aboard, ye dastardly bastard! Arghh, it be the truth, now that ye be a captain yerself, ye'll need a ship of yer own, lest ye fight me, the Pinch of the Seven Seas, for this here ship! Fer I be the scurviest of the lot, now that spideygak has gone to be a scurvy landlubber! Avast! (BTW, what the hell does "avast" mean?!) Get off me ship and find yer own, there not be enough room for two captains, especially one as foolishly chosen as ye!!__________________ strange, same # of posts.__________________ Quote:
Used as a command to stop or desist. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [From Middle Dutch hou vast, hold fast: hou, houd, imperative of houden, to hold + vast, fast; see past- in Indo-European Roots.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________ Quote:
very strange __________________ shall I get the plank readied?'0? Mavi forum |
Slowness...............
Is it back? __________________ I think it might be...Time to bust out another DoS roach motel... Mavi forum |
Americans are pretty cool
...too bad we have such an untrusting government which continually lies and mongers wars with no end in sight. __________________ Quote:
Now what did we tell you about drinking and posting? See what happens? __________________ I'm right there with ya renots... sad situation were in .I'm not sure whats going on in Columbia - haven't seen the news lately (too busy making money, and the parents are always watching the O'Rielly factor on the single connection DSS when I get home.). __________________ Gore draws backing from array of Wall Street Bigwigs... Tax cuts were a mantra for Reagan-era republican supply-siders, but mssrs, clinton and rubin managed to lower interest rates and eliminate the budget deficit by raising taxes. Thus, "there is little support on wall street for a big tax cut," says robert hormats, a gore supporter who is vice-chairman of the Goldman Sachs Group. Before clinton, he adds,"you would have had a lot of difficulty getting wall street to vote for a democrat. ... let me repeat: wall street Loves income tax because they are one of the biggest porkers at the trough and they certainly don't mind paying a little on the front end to get the gushing fountains of money on the back end. Capish? ;0) p.s. good to see you're feelin' feisty again pennypinch __________________ Quote:
I think the relatively conservative government we have now magnifies the business cycle. Certainly, Americans have enjoyed recent success more than any other country because they keep a greater proportion of what they make. Meanwhile, during recessions and depressions, those "socialist" countries you so derisively refer to suffer proportinately less. It's a choice: maintain that safety net at an annual price (higher income tax) or fly w/o a net, and fly higher... __________________ ...as the number of people believing in it. This is why, thank god, bad ideas die off with their propagators and the good ideas multiply exponentially beyond the ordinary lifespans of humans, strong enough to survive years of suppression and ignorance, secure in the eventuality that they will break through the winter's frost into the rebirth of spring... ...and now for another b-hit ;0) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ you say Tomatoe and I say tomaTOE __________________ when someone resorts to "philosophy" when they've run out of logical or factual things to say.__________________ ...when someone resorts to complaining about philosophy when they've run out of 'facts'.;0) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ logic is not the end-all be-all of existance. Let's Play Monkey Instead! __________________ against something that comes from where catapillars smoke hookahs on giant toadstools.Either respond to the posted rebuttal, or admit defeat. You had a kick at the can, and then you turtle when I kick back. Intellectually cowardly (yeah, that's right, I'm callin' you out )__________________ ....or do you just want to Play Monkey?seriously, is this forum about evolving the science of arguements or is it about evolving humans? yes there is a mountain, i would say sh !t-load of 'evidence' to support the status quo. And then there's Truth  ;0) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I still like U even if you did get the monkeysectomy __________________ Well, there's the crux of your argument: that "different" equates to "better". I'll grant you, the status quo (or close variations of it) does not work for some people. But it seems to be a reasonable way for things to work, and the majority of people seem to turn out ok.Science is based upon the proving of theses. Theses are supposed to be predicated upon deductions and conclusions from data, not the result of flights of fancy. Your "truth" is not a long hop from fiction, and until you can come up with a theoretical basis for the stuff you say, it remains difficult to take seriously. __________________ Quote:
I want flying cars there are not any available right now I going to B&M until someone does make them available ;0) __________________ Quote:
that's just about the nicest thing I heard out of young pennypinch's head (0: __________________ Quote:
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Aluminum cans for prescription drugs
Did anyone see that woman who asked Gore about medicare? Could the Democrats have scripted it any better? I mean, if they didn't plant her to ask that question, that has to be the most amazing bit of luck, and on the same day Bush is proclaimed to be gaining on Gore in the female and old folk vote. __________________ Any audience Gore appears before is screened. So the woman was a plant. This is a result of what happened a couple months ago. Some woman asked Gore if it was okay for Slick Willie to get away with raping women and Gore just sat there and stammered. Of course the woman who nailed Gore with that question is probably going to be audited any day now.  Gore also lied about how his mother-in-law pays more than the family dog for the same medication. His aides came right out and said he made the whole thing up. Gore certainly has a reality problem. __________________ Quote:
__________________ You asked whether or not it was scripted. It was pennypinch. The second statement shows how far Gore will go to get elected by indulging in make believe stories. The problem is the smuck believes the stories he makes up. Gore also promises anything and everything under the sun. That's fine if he wants to pay for all that crap himself.Gore also doesn't know the difference between a pap smear and mamogram. Trust him with medical care? Hell no! __________________ It may have been scripted, but the question remains: does this type of thing actually happen? If so, I'd say this is one of the more serious problems than middle-class tax cuts, etc. Say what you will about some of the issues out there, a person's actual survival is more important. Further, I think I can probably say we all agree no-one should have to live in pain.Whatever one's opinions are about Medicare, to correllate Gore's medical knowledge with the program's success or failure is just plain stupid. We all know he won't touch the thing! He'll delegate it to the division of health, or whatever the appropriate department is. And please: if you're going to invoke Yiddish, it's schmuck. At least I think it is... It's clear you're a dyed-in-the-wool, Bible-beatin', Reagan-omic Republican. Arguing Medicare's relative merits and vices is probably useless, just as trying to justify homophobia is to me. I just wonder this: if the Republicans turned around and endorsed Medicare, what would you think? You seem to endorse the entire party ticket... __________________ Sorry to disappoint you pennypinch but I don't thumb the bible.  Yeah go ahead and believe all the bs stories you hear pennypinch. Because all of them you hear must be true! Yes yes all someone has to do is say something and it really happened! You too can be just like Al Gore! If the federal government can't get the job done with a 2 trillion budget (yes 2 trillion dollars!) and by most accounts it can't, than obviously something is wrong. And people want to turn around and give them more hardearned taxpayer money to waste? No way to that. These politicans must think money just grows in people's wallets and purses. Its true the Republican party is fond of big government programs but not as much as the Democrats. The difference the Republicans are going to take us to socialist hell a bit slower than the democrats. The Democrats want to take away more of our freedom (damn that pesky second amendment}, love bigger, more intrusive government and support deviously divisive programs like affirmative discrimination. You a lowly taxpayer don't know how to spend your hardearned money so they will eagerly do it for you. I'll pass on that nonsense thanks. Finally penny please learn about Tenncare and how its bankrupted already then come back to discuss medicare. __________________ I don't know how anybody can vote for Gore with any feeling that what he says is what he stands for. Bush may make all kinds of lofty aspirations and goals, but he doesn't make up stuff. Everything from Gore's mouth is a twisted truth...gee, I wonder where he gets that from....For Gore to say he "invented the internet" (which I'll take at his word for meaning he was pro technology for the masses) is pure BULLSH*T considering he was proposing a modem-usage tax when he ran with Slick Willie in '92. That means everybody on dial-up would pay because taxes cause they're eating up the electronic infrastructure. Hmm, last time I checked AT&T and WCOM had some of the biggest corporate margins and big bucks in Washington. How can Americans just sit there and believe that what Gore promises is true? I would vote for Gore if everything he said he would do came true. I would vote for Bush if everything he believes in he pushes. Considering the monkies in Congress, I'm more apt to take Bush's side. Until I see an explosion of brainpower in Washington and the media, I couldn't care less who runs the goverment because most engineers and physicians and grocery store owners could do a better job. Sad thing is they're never the ones to run for office. I worked for a doctor doing drug studies for a start up drug company. For Gore to be putting pharmaceutical companies under the gun for the high price of drugs is the stupidest escapist route I have ever seen. We've had 13 Clinicians in our Cardiology system who all say Gore's attack on pharms is the most dangerous thing in Heath Care. As mentioned previously, these companies put more into R&D than any other industry (trust me, I've been there). Sure they want money, but at high levels these companies are partially run by physicians who's original goal was to help patients. Americans are just plain spoiled. The reasons the drugs cost so much is because so much research is done. You know how much it costs to take a drug to market? So when all these drug companies come out with brand spanking new products which they put up billions in capitol to research and charge high $ to recoup the costs Gore gets pissed. Would he prefer the drug companies take their time and develop the drugs slowly and save money? There's a reason why this country puts out more drugs than any other in the world. Americans live and die by the "pill that will save them" or make their lives better. If they take three of four drugs that alter what genes they were born with (yes, the new drugs alter gene expression), then should they not be willing to pay 20-30% of their income? Most people are willing to spend 20% of their money on entertainment. Why not on their daily well functioning body? The grass is always greener on the other side for "stupid" Americans. I'm proud to have been born and raised in the US, and after seeing what's in other countries I KNOW we're spoiled. "Stupid" Americans don't know how good they have it. I hear these news stories about how 85 year old woman need to decide between taking a diabetes medication and paying rent. First off, that woman should have planned her retirement better. Poor planning is just her fault. The information is free out there in the county library and has been for 200 years. If you choose to spend Friday night partying instead of taking care of #1 every now and then, well then tough, deal with it. This may sound especially harsh coming from somebody who's going to be a physician, but it's so true. And if the woman really needed medication, there are tons of older medications that treat her diabetes but have more side effects. Doctors can prescribe these, but the drug reps and HMOs are afraid of the consequences and possible lawsuits. Damn lawyers! Why do Americans always need to have the newest and best? What surprises me is that Americans seem so shocked by this. If you go back 300 years in the US, you're health was the best thing you could have. With that you could build your own house and make a job for yourself. Americans complain of spending $1 trillion on Health Care. It's more than that now as GDP is up and gerontology is the rage hehe. So why is it that Americans complain to spend 1/7 of their money on their own well-being? Why is it they don't bitch about the $40 Laker tickets, but $40 to keep their glucose in check is intolerable!?! When did these values change? If you're not saving 1/7 of your money for that rainy medical day, then you're in trouble. Perhaps Gore and Bush should go live in Turkey, India, China, Vietnam, Russia, Somalia, Honduras, or some other country for just 3 weeks. No reporters, no cameras. That's all it took me at age 7 to realize that we're spoiled here and we should love every moment of this. I'm just happy I can bitch like this here because in India or China there wouldn't even be enough electricity to power my PC 24/7. And forget about DSL or cable modem hehe. OK, sorry to go off, but I just wanted some of you to consider this. Those of you who have lived outside this crazy nation know what I'm talking about. I'm proud to be a capitalistic American pig and would gladly defend this country to the very end simply because I know what's real in this world. Too bad the politicians don't. Off soapbox, onto my Cardiology book...TEST MONDAY argh! __________________ Quote:
nothing, but it sure is ROFL funny ;0) [Edited by renots on 09-29-2000 at 03:19 AM] __________________ That's an excellent response, colossus. On-topic at least...I don't claim to be a champion of Democratic values: I think we all agree there needs to be a significant reduction in government programs. If you know a government worker, we all know the ridiculously good conditions they work in must cost money; the end result is the most inefficient dispensor of money. What I'm saying is that there are some programs that deserve scrapping, and some that deserve more investigation and study. Frankly, I don't anticipate that I'll be paying a half-million in pharmaceuticals when I'm 65; that may be a false assumption. In this case, I'm planning for my retirement, but there will always be societal changes that catch the retiree unawares. Certainly, many of the people that have to choose between food and drugs did NOT plan for their futures. I would contend a significant proportion saved for their retirement, but did not forsee the higher drug prices we have today. Nevertheless, I've never disagreed that Gore is plain wrong attempting to pin the blame for all of this on pharmaceutical companies. I think we both understand the associated costs with getting drugs to market (you maybe a little better than me). All I'm saying is that perhaps a program that helps with the cost of drugs is needed. Or will that contribute to the breakdown of the traditional family unit, sbp? Of course, we've all seen what a rousing success Social Security was, so maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree... Nevertheless, while I'm politically cognizant of Gore and Bush's respective crapulence (and let's face it, they're both dolts), who is left to vote for? Nader has always rubbed me the wrong way, the guys involved in yogic flying...well, 'nuff said...I think you're right, colossus: all the really qualified people are doing things that pay them appropriate salaries. Maybe we need to pay the President a salary commensurate with a CEO...you think about it, not only does he deal with personality and economic issues on a regular basis, he must also keep in mind international affairs and a whole host of other duties...it might bring a few better qualified candidates out of the woodwork! Or maybe we should set up insular city-states. __________________ It seems like socialism is the answer....or not__________________ Medicinal Marijuanagive the drugmakers a run for their money by lifting the 63 year old impediment to a truely competitive medical market. besides, pharmaceutical makers spend too much time developing ways of making cheap herbal remedies into expensive[and patentable] monopolies. Not to mention the expensive FDA process that allows them to justify such exorbitant prices and creates very high barriers to entry, thus keeping prices higher and choices less. But I don't care; just let me grow whatever damn plant I want and the Drug Makers can continue to pander to whatever market they have left. How can man justify himself in Banning a creation of God[yes,I know profit]? ;0) Mavi forum |
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