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Why I hate Microsoft programmers
by Dan8267 on 23 Jan 2013 7 comments, latest 13 years ago
After waiting an hour for the single threaded task to complete in Visual Studio 2012.

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Baby Cats Waking Up video awwwwwwwwwwwww
by Dan8267 on 23 Jan 2013 Posted 13 years ago
http://www.rXLXhUJ6_Q8

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Slideshow: 20 Things You Can Learn from Your Pets
by Dan8267 on 23 Jan 2013 Posted 13 years ago
http://pets.webmd.com/ss/slide Cute and true.

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Innocent man imprisoned for 20 months. Guns do nothing to help him.
by Dan8267 on 20 Jan 2013 47 comments, latest 13 years ago
After 20 months in jail, cleric returns with relief, not bitterness, over flimsy terrorism charges http://articles.sun-sentinel.c Now, how exactly would being well-armed with assault rifles and high-capacity magazines have ...

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The abortion question answered. Turns out, both sides were wrong.
by Dan8267 on 18 Nov 2012 37 comments, latest 13 years ago
I have to break this post up into multiple parts. Since only the original post is repeated on each page, I'll just put the outline here. To read the ...

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The gender wage gap is a myth
by Dan8267 on 16 Jan 2013 Posted 13 years ago
Bad comparisons make for bad data http://articles.marketwatch.co

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A Senator's Lonely Crusade to Learn the CIA's Secrets
by Dan8267 on 15 Jan 2013 4 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.theatlantic.com/pol The body he sits on, the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, is charged with providing "vigilant legislative oversight over the intelligence activities of the United States," to ...

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Cops Strip Search Mom in front of her children, Forcibly Pull Tampon Out of Her
by Dan8267 on 11 Jan 2013 54 comments, latest 13 years ago
Because she allegedly didn't come to a full stop at a stop sign. http://blogs.browardpalmbeach. When the pro-gun people use their guns to bring these cops to justice, I'll buy ...

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Gun Problem Solved! Both sides get to win.
by Dan8267 on 11 Jan 2013 20 comments, latest 13 years ago
Here's the real answer to the gun problem: smart guns with smart ammo. Steps 1. Stop production of all dumb ammo (ammo that can be fired from a dumb/conventional ...

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The Real Reason Why Republicans Hate Chuck Hagel
by Dan8267 on 8 Jan 2013 3 comments, latest 13 years ago
From NPR... Chuck Hagel opposed Bush's entry into the Iraq War, and it turns out that Hagel was right to do so. Hagel is a constant reminder to Republicans ...

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The scariest job charts ever and the fiscal cliff compromise
by Dan8267 on 4 Jan 2013 2 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.businessinsider.com The job chart uses government figures, which quite frankly understate the real unemployment. As for the video on the fiscal cliff compromise, the president caved in on letting ...

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Today is the 99th birthday of the Federal Reserve Act
by Dan8267 on 23 Dec 2012 2 comments, latest 13 years ago
99 years of screwing the American public. #investing

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Pirate takes over row boat
by Dan8267 on 16 Dec 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://www.qTiNUz1fpyM > Please go back and enter some content Ok: content

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Bug in displaying comments
by Dan8267 on 6 Dec 2012 1 comment, latest 13 years ago
@Patrick, Some threads are showing no comments despite having many. I think the problem threads are all relatively old ones. Here's one example: http://patrick.net/?p=1216085

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Good Black Friday is an indication of a bad economy
by Dan8267 on 2 Dec 2012 7 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ As the chart shows, the relationship is a very weak one, with dots all over the grid. But if there is any conclusion to draw at all, the ...

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Why the Federal debt will never reach $0
by Dan8267 on 3 Dec 2012 2 comments, latest 13 years ago
The Tea Party can just give up. The Federal debt will never be paid off because it is too profitable to big banks. As an article Patrick pointed out ...

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Sign the petition to keep the Internet free from government censorship & tyrrany
by Dan8267 on 3 Dec 2012 Posted 13 years ago
https://www.google.com/takeact I signed it.

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Intern Just Happens To Be Beautiful 22-Year-Old Woman
by Dan8267 on 15 Nov 2012 16 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.theonion.com/articl I've worked at companies that did exactly that.

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The paradox of choice
by Dan8267 on 30 Nov 2012 3 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.ted.com/talks/barry One small note: Costco does understand the Paradox of Choice and their entire store is designed around having few, if any, choices on alternative products. One kind of ...

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Black Friday is America's Hunger Games
by Dan8267 on 27 Nov 2012 4 comments, latest 13 years ago
Black Friday is the day that the 47% kill each other for a discount on some crap made in China. I think the rich made that day up so ...

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E x p a n d Your Mind
by Dan8267 on 27 Nov 2012 3 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.guardian.co.uk/scie http://www.guardian.co.uk/scie http://www.guardian.co.uk/scie http://www.guardian.co.uk/scie http://www.guardian.co.uk/scie

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SpiderDuck
by Dan8267 on 26 Nov 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://www.cjJPuxtvwac Perseverance can pay off.

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Request to increase thread post size
by Dan8267 on 18 Nov 2012 16 comments, latest 13 years ago
@patrick Thread length is limited to 12000 characters but you entered 19737 characters. Can we please use a varchar(max) or equivalent. I can't settle the whole abortion debate in ...

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Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature
by Dan8267 on 14 Nov 2012 5 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.psychologytoday.com A few highlights... Men like blond bombshells (and women want to look like them) Humans are naturally polygamous Most suicide bombers are Muslim It is the combination of ...

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Why the hell is bestiality or polygomy immoral?
by Dan8267 on 15 Nov 2012 11 comments, latest 13 years ago
Oh yeah, we're going there... Spinoff of the Why the hell is gay sex immoral? thread. Now, clearly non-consensual sex is immoral and that includes humans raping animals. But ...

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Ralph Nader Says Obama Is A 'War Criminal'
by Dan8267 on 11 Nov 2012 9 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ Ralph is spot on. And Obama should be tried as such, as should Bush and most of his cabinet. In other news, a California woman was fired after ...

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WTF?
by Dan8267 on 11 Nov 2012 3 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.9bZkp7q19f0

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The stupidity of this country never ceases to shock me
by Dan8267 on 6 Oct 2012 55 comments, latest 13 years ago
OK, so I'm relaxing and watching an episode of South Park, a show that ridicules the ridiculous. Sometimes I think they make shit up, but it always turns out ...

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The key to jobs
by Dan8267 on 6 Nov 2012 9 comments, latest 13 years ago
I'm watching Real Time with Bill Maher, and Rob Reiner tells everyone exactly what the key to job creation is. He does so clearly and succinctly, and he's absolutely ...

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Voter Supression Efforts Backfire! Brings out Dems in mass.
by Dan8267 on 6 Nov 2012 9 comments, latest 13 years ago
I'm listening to the Diane Rehm Show this morning and one of the guest experts states that the Republican voter suppression strategy pissed off a lot of non-participating registered ...

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Senator-Elect Elizabeth Warren pledges to help middle class
by Dan8267 on 7 Nov 2012 7 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.boston.com/metrodes http://www.washingtonpost.com/ http://www.ABWyXKT5qt4 Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren returned this morning to the spot where she launched her campaign just over a year ago, greeting commuters at the Broadway T Station ...

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2012 election costs could reach record $5.8 billion
by Dan8267 on 7 Nov 2012 1 comment, latest 13 years ago
That's about $2000 per American. That's two grand for every person in your household. And who pays for it? Rich billionaires? Yes, but they pay for it with your ...

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Election Status
by Dan8267 on 6 Nov 2012 36 comments, latest 13 years ago
OK, I stayed up to late. Here's just about the final tally. Obama won regardless of the few popular votes (electoral votes) left to count. Here's the map as ...

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It wouldn't be a presidential election without some stupid shit from Florida
by Dan8267 on 6 Nov 2012 Posted 13 years ago
From my home town, Boca Raton, ... Woman Wearing MIT Shirt Banned From Voting In Boca Raton http://bocanewsnow.com/2012/11 A woman attempting to vote in West Boca Raton this morning ...

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Patriot Game: Use Many Good Sayings for Succeed
by Dan8267 on 30 Oct 2012 Posted 13 years ago
It would be funnier if it weren't so true. http://www.ssRh39r3J20 Please select your idiot instead of a third party candidate. English to Japanese And back to English

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Saving the oceans from oil spills
by Dan8267 on 29 Oct 2012 Posted 13 years ago
I just thought this video merits more than 38 views. http://www.-f3paRuXgYs http://www.oiltrap.com/

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Patrick, you're leaking SQL statements
by Dan8267 on 26 Oct 2012 23 comments, latest 13 years ago
@Patrick Today the site started sending back the SQL the server is executing after posting replies to messages. Here's a snippet. Looks like your log file. 1 0.56290626525879 select ...

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Why Don't Any Animals Have Wheels?
by Dan8267 on 14 Oct 2012 8 comments, latest 13 years ago
And why haven't they built roads? http://www.sAGEOKAG0zw Damn it, science has a liberal bias! Turns out that you have to live like an animal, in the literal sense, to ...

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Sometimes climate change deniers make it all too easy.
by Dan8267 on 23 Oct 2012 1 comment, latest 13 years ago
Skepticism is a method that includes the demanding of evidence and critical analysis of it. ... If, after examining that evidence, you still think Apollo was faked, then congratulations. ...

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Tax penalty to hit nearly 6M uninsured people
by Dan8267 on 28 Sep 2012 76 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.google.com/hostedne Yeah, why not tax the unemployed more than the rest of us? What could possibly go wrong? If you lose a job or have a job without benefits, ...

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