Real Estate
Realtor charging for his knowledge
By jvolstad   Tue 14 Feb 2012   92 views   4 comments, latest 26 minutes ago
http://www.thesalife.com/about What a horses ass.
Rent or Buy...simple?
By virginwhodoesntwanttobesacrificed   Wed 08 Feb 2012   519 views   18 comments, latest 39 minutes ago
I am a noob to real estate. I agree with the skeptics, don't trust realtors and I am not really optimistic...read below...should I be way more negative on buying? I made a smart decision when I didn't get pushed into...
Greedy whore dual agents - what are the cons anyway?
By Malkovich   Wed 08 Feb 2012   1,468 views   49 comments, latest 52 minutes ago
Please bear with me as I've just got home from watching The Descendants (slightly depressing) and having a few beers at Thai Stick on Fillmore... So.. I've been closed out from a few deals this year. Mostly duplex short sales....
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Investing
Exercising a stock option contract?
By Vicente   Tue 14 Feb 2012   10 views   posted 28 minutes ago
So, let's say I purchased a call for AAPL at $500 expiring March 17th. This is leverage over 100 shares or $50,000 worth. My choices: 1) Sell it before expiration 2) Exercise Let's say further I do not have anything...
Is trust an issue for you when investing?
By uomo_senza_nome   Tue 14 Feb 2012   101 views   4 comments, latest 3 hours ago
As noted in this thread, financial institutions engaged in lawless behavior have hardly been prosecuted. Also consider this: http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl But in quiet whispers, the Street knows the truth, that the money was stolen, not once but twice. And even these...
Companies in crisis are always great buys
By SFace   Wed 08 Feb 2012   358 views   7 comments, latest 7 hours ago
Over the last 10 years of observing the market, companies in short term crisis not related to the fundamentals of the business have always proof out to be great buys. Example, Merck: Sued BP: Oil Leak, The point is they...
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Science and Tech
Google TV What happened?
By The GOP   Fri 10 Feb 2012   557 views   16 comments, latest 2 hours ago
So my wife tells me last week she wanted to get our youngest a Television for her room. She's gone with out one since we've moved here in September 2010. She just wants one to use as a monitor for...
3D printer provides woman with a brand new jaw
By Dan8267   Mon 13 Feb 2012   150 views   1 comment, latest 1 day ago
http://www.newscientist.com/bl Hmmm, gives me an idea.
New forum: Technology
By Patrick   Fri 10 Feb 2012   249 views   3 comments, latest 1 day ago
Upon request, I've created a new forum for technology topics. The old "Real Estate Wanted" forum has been folded into the "Real Estate" forum.
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Health Insurance
What's Killing America?
By Anonymousone   Thu 24 Nov 2011   4,324 views   69 comments, latest 9 hours ago
U.S. ranks 28th in life expectancy (lower than Chile and Greece) while it pays the MOST for health care Meanwhile, Americans receive comparatively little actual care, despite sky-high prices driven by expensive tests and procedures. They also spend more tax...
The pros and cons of Personal Health Records (PHR)
By justme   Fri 13 Jan 2012   966 views   9 comments, latest 2 weeks ago
My insurance company would like to use the WebMD Personal Health Records (PHR) system to store all kinds data, including claims and billing information. This got me thinking about a recent experience with applying for health insurance, where the insurance...
Prescription drugs...the good, the bad and the ugly.
By American in Japan   Tue 05 Apr 2011   2,143 views   18 comments, latest 3 weeks ago
There are many prescription drugs out there. Some have really proven useful to cure diseases, conditions completely. Others have at least been able to arrest conditions or lessen the negative symptoms. Some prescription drugs have been "pushed" on patients that...
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Politics
Put me in charge !
By TMAC54   Mon 16 Jan 2012   353 views   14 comments, latest 2 hours ago
This was in the Waco Tribune Herald, Waco, TX, Nov 18, 2011 PUT ME IN CHARGE . . . Put me in charge of food stamps. I'd get rid of Lone Star cards; no cash for Ding Dongs or Ho...
Obama = Carter
By Cloud   Wed 08 Feb 2012   972 views   108 comments, latest 2 hours ago
Fact is the poor are worse off, even with the 6 Trillion in government spending. Hope and change, yeah right. http://news.investors.com/Arti http://online.wsj.com/article/
For Republican supporters out there... Which candidate do you support?
By American in Japan   Sun 12 Feb 2012   518 views   48 comments, latest 3 hours ago
How will the candidate of your choice be an improvement over Obama? What policies will be implemented...? Please be specific. I have my criticisms of Obama , incidentally, but I want to know who is better and why.
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Religion
Removing cats from images of space
By Dan8267   Tue 14 Feb 2012   43 views   2 comments, latest 1 hour ago
As plausible as any religion.
Christianity is Self-Refuting
By wthrfrk80   Mon 06 Feb 2012   1,009 views   52 comments, latest 17 hours ago
Christianity is self-refuting: Will the "true" Christianity please stand up? According to some counts, there are 38,000 different denominations. If the Bible is a clear Word of God(tm), then why can't Christians agree on what Christianity actually is? The sad...
Victoria's model quits because of "faith"
By jvolstad   Thu 09 Feb 2012   419 views   11 comments, latest 1 day ago
http://gma.yahoo.com/video/fas What does faith have to do with being or not being a model. It's grace, unmerited favor.
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Humor
Whitney Houston Jokes!!!
By zzyzzx   Mon 13 Feb 2012   417 views   11 comments, latest 2 hours ago
I guess that she beat Bobby Brown to death. Whitney Huston dies just hours after being asked to judge on the next season of x factor... Personally I think she made the right choice. Q. What's pink and sits on...
A few funnies.
By The GOP   Tue 14 Feb 2012   45 views   posted 9 hours ago
Funny picture thread
By zzyzzx   Fri 09 Dec 2011   2,491 views   70 comments, latest 1 day ago
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Miscellaneous
Critter Pictures
By elliemae   Thu 09 Feb 2012   191 views   7 comments, latest 17 minutes ago
Just curious as to what ya'll's pets look like. Here are some of mine (there are more, just don't have pics I can find at this moment: This last one is the smartest dog you'll ever meet. She has her...
Revenue from Patrick.net
By Patrick   Fri 10 Feb 2012   438 views   12 comments, latest 3 hours ago
Still not managing to pay my bills by just working on Patrick.net, so I'm cutting the newslinks back to 4 days a week kind of randomly and working on a web performance tuning class with the extra time. I wrote...
Earthquake in Northern California
By jvolstad   Mon 13 Feb 2012   124 views   2 comments, latest 7 hours ago
http://news.yahoo.com/magnitud We are due for a big one. I've only felt one quake here in the Bay Area. It was if a car hit the side of my house.
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Link Submissions
Judge Dismisses Her Own Summons
By elliemae   Tue 14 Feb 2012   6 views   posted 57 minutes ago
Yet another reason to run for office: http://www.reuters.com/article
New rules for health plans require clear summaries of benefits
By Patrick   Tue 14 Feb 2012   57 views   2 comments, latest 1 hour ago
http://www.latimes.com/health/
Home ownership Chicks dig it.
By The GOP   Tue 14 Feb 2012   38 views   2 comments, latest 1 hour ago
New NAR angle? http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/1
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Jail
Evil, possibly racist, game
By Dan8267   Thu 09 Feb 2012   284 views   10 comments, latest 2 days ago
http://www.savemefromboredom.c 500 points for shooting the cat.
The Socialist Brain of a Liberal Democrat
By Dan8267   Fri 04 Nov 2011   631 views   8 comments, latest 3 days ago
Am I the only one who notices the irony of this political cartoon in indicating how fucked up the ultra conservative set of values is? For instance, notice that the conservatives refer to the frontal lobe -- you know...
The Juicing of The Stock Market: No Where to Run Anymore
By Roidy   Sat 11 Feb 2012   182 views   posted 3 days ago
Gentle Readers, I found this on MinyanVille this morning. It clarified my thoughts and feelings exactly. "The Saddest Rally in American History Peter Atwater ... Back in September 2009, I wrote an article on MV entitled "Will Investors Join The...
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