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401K vs Pension Plans
You need to provide a lot more information before anyone can help you. Do you work for a public or private company' There are many public pension systems that are very likely to fail over the next decade or so, due to the fact that the government makes the laws, so they can decide what a reasonable interest return assumption is in the valuation, and then, if they don't like what the actuaries say needs to be contributed, they can you know, just not contribute (again, since they make the laws). If a public pension fails, the most likely change for a benefit holder would be a decrease in ...
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Nov 13th, 2011
Math problem help
I hate to be the one to tell you, but if you're already having problems on what looks to be day 1 of a linear programming class, it's not going to go well from here.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Jun 7th, 2011
2nd federal Judge finds Obamacare unconstitutional
The fact that there is a >40% gap in poll numbers between people who reject the individual mandate and people who support denying coverage based on preexisting conditions tells me that most people in this county are way too stupid to rationally debate anything regarding health care.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Jan 31st, 2011
Anyone here take Paxil???
In regards to the OP, I was on Paxil for a few months a couple of years ago and had quite a few of the side effects. Sex drive gone along with just about all sensitivity in the area. A couple of times when I forgot to take a pill I had the most insane, vivid dreams, and to this day I find my dreams to be more intense than before Paxil. Also, one day I had the brain/ear "whooshing", which was scary as hell. I'm sure there's more that I'm forgetting right now. But I'm going to second what some others have said. I was in a realllly bad place in 06--I left college after 2 failing semesters where ...
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Sep 22nd, 2010
Amazon Promo Codes
I love the move to digital stuff. On Steam alone I have 266 games. Where the fuck would I put 266 more game boxes' I already have a dozen Staples storage boxes filled with them.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Aug 16th, 2010
would you buy a car that drives itself?
While admittedly this is a crude estimate, if the rate is 30,000/300 million per year and is constant over the course of your life, from birth over the next 80 years you would have a 1-[1-30,000/300,000,000]^80=~.00797 or .797% chance of dying from a car accident in your life, or in other words about 1 in 125. To me, that's scarily high, and I would welcome anything that would improve those chances.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Aug 12th, 2010
Top Chef / Vegetarians.....
I have been a vegetarian my entire life and also spent a good deal of time in food service. On many occasions I have been relayed the message that I had made the best steak, chicken, burger, etc. that the person has ever had yet I have no idea what one tastes like. Obviously the meals I cooked are not Top Chef quality, but I have no doubt a well-trained vegetarian chef could compete with everyone else.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Aug 4th, 2010
Drive Thru Tyranny: New York National Guard Scans Vehicles For Guns
Considering that there is no indication that they have ever done one of the x-ray scans with a person inside and the report specifically states that the x-ray scans are done only with warrants, the questions you are asking have about as much worth as you.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Jul 12th, 2010
Food stamps to be worth double their dollar equivalent if used at the farmer's market
It must suck to live in areas where the local farmers charge significantly more than the grocery stores.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Jul 7th, 2010
Re:Mexican students knock American flag to the ground. Drama ensues.
Which begs the question how stupid do you have to be to taunt a Mexican American with an American flag'
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
May 13th, 2010
Re:Do you ever not start a session because you're worried about the weather?
In cities, yes, power lines are under the ground. It seems as if you don't realize how much of the US is rural and fed power through power lines on telephone poles, however.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		afpunk
May 1st, 2010
Re:Seat belt laws.
Somebody failed conditional probability. According to this: seat belt use is at about 83%. So 5x as many people wear seat belts than those that do not. Yet more of the total traffic fatalities occur among people who don't use seat belts. I'm pressed for time so won't calculate any more, but you have to be blind to not see your probability of dying is greatly increased if you're not wearing a seat belt. Choosing not to wear a seat belt is one of the most selfish thing someone can do.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Apr 16th, 2010
Re:help me find a new tv series
Firefly or Dollhouse. Both are pretty short. Dollhouse starts a little slow but is great after a few episodes.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Apr 16th, 2010
Re:LOL @ store-brand products
Depends on the brand. Wegmans cheese is fucking fantastic. Hell, Wegmans anything is fucking fantastic.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Apr 11th, 2010
Re:durrrr comercial
Using 'myself' there would be awkward grammar at best.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		afpunk
Apr 8th, 2010
Re:Video of Iraqi slayings released
I don't think anyone can complain about the initial engagement. Under the circumstances it was a legitimate engagement. However, the fact that people are defending opening fire on the van is morally reprehensible. Judging solely from what we can see--A van pulls up to the scene of a slaughter and sees a very injured, unarmed man struggling to prop himself up. The van stops, and 2 unarmed men rush to the aid of the injured man. Despite what the soldiers say in the video, there is absolutely no indication that anyone from the van has any desire to collect abandoned weaponry. All the ...
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Apr 5th, 2010
Re:lol "I'm teaching math here"
The guy was quoted a price of .002 cents before he went on vacation. He asked them to make a note of that on his account--That he was quoted a price of .002 cents per kilobyte. When the bill came, he was charged .002 dollars per kilobyte, hence this phone call.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Apr 4th, 2010
Re:frying eggs
I used to be a cook at a Perkins restaurant. Best tip I ever got when starting out was to not be scared of breaking the yolk. Just do it with confidence and don't try to overthink it/go too slowly. I know it's generic advice, but it definitely worked for me.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Mar 28th, 2010
Re:computer help please!
That should work fine. Also something handy to have on hand would be something like this: Hard drive problems are pretty common, and having that on hand makes it easy to turn any former internal hard drive into an external drive for copying important files onto another computer/hard drive. Given that I'm generally the person a lot of my friends and family go to for computer problems, I have gotten a good bit of use out of it.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Mar 24th, 2010
Re:The Swedish Armed Forces
How bout it. I was red in the game that just finished (and different colors in a couple games before that). Sure is a lot of fun, but sucks when someone drops or isn't doing anything.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Mar 22nd, 2010
Re:Sports Betting Systems
Pretty obvious that there is an and there separating two independent thoughts.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Mar 19th, 2010
Re:Denied Coverage for Pre-Existing Condition
The overwhelming majority of people cannot afford the risk of catastrophic loss, so insurance companies exist to pool their risk. That's the answer in its simplest form.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Mar 19th, 2010
Re:Texas Board of Education disses Thomas Jefferson
From my perspective, there are a few major interconnected problems with the public education system in America today. Way too many parents simply don't do any significant level of educating their children outside of school when they are young. While a minority of these parents have valid excuses (i.e. a single parent working 2 jobs to stay afloat without much free time as it is), in my experience most of these parents just don't give a shit about education. As a result, the kids of these parents are way behind their peers when they start attending school. Add that to the fact that ...
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Mar 15th, 2010
Re:The Taxes of Health Care Reform
So, I don't suppose you have an actual source besides an email forward, huh' Cause I haven't seen anything anywhere that would suggest a family of 4 making $54K a year would essentially be taxed an additional 11.4% Also, every recent version of the bill pretty much grandfathers in any current health insurance you might have, which shows that "the way you understand it" isn't really close to reality anyway.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Mar 14th, 2010
Re:NRA Safety Instructor Fail
UD makes perfect sense and people are just distorting, refusing to read, or incapable of understanding simple logic. Summary of UD's points: 1. You can buy a gun for the purpose of safety and not own the gun safely (I don't see why that part was so hard to grasp for so many.) 2. Most people who purchase guns do so to have a greater degree of control in the situation when conflict arises. They do not consider whether or not data actually shows whether or not they are safer. 3. Many people from number 2 then claim they own the gun to be safer in their homes. Because of the ...
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Mar 1st, 2010
Re:New Top 25 ... CBB
Yeah...4 in the top 16 and 3 in the top 10 for the final AP football rankings. 4 in the top 15 and 2 in the top 10 for the current AP basketball rankings. But clearly, the Big Ten is relevant in basketball but not in football.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Mar 1st, 2010
Re:TV shows youve seen every episode of
The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, House, Chuck, Heroes, Lost, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, In Plain Sight, Stargate SG-1, Dollhouse, Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The Office, Criminal Minds, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Sealab 2021, Entourage, Modern Family, Life, Journeyman, New Amsterdam, Family Matters, Step By Step ,Boy Meets World, Full House Shows that I've seen most (>80%) episodes: American Dad, The Cleveland Show, Medium, Robin Hood, Futurama, Psych, Arrested Development, Seinfeld I'm probably missing something too but that goes without saying ...
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Feb 26th, 2010
Re:Something positive about religition/Christianity
That sounds like a great idea for the church, and I applaud all members of the congregation who participate. My biggest gripe with Christianity, and indeed, many religions, is that it doesn't matter how often you do charity work or how many people you influence positively with your actions. At the end of the day, if you don't believe in their deity, you will suffer an eternity of torment. Most interpretations of the Bible say that solely believing that Jesus was the son of God and that you can only be saved through him will get you into heaven, and I can't possibly understand how ...
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Feb 26th, 2010
Re:Over One Million Iraqi Deaths Caused by US Occupation
Nowhere in the link in the OP does it claim that there were 1 million civilian deaths. It quite clearly says 1 million Iraqis have suffered a violent death since the start of US military action in Iraq. Yeah, a very large portion of those are citizens who resisted militarily. I'm sure many of those were just people who felt they were defending their home, and many were people who wanted the status quo to continue due to their own selfish motives. However, they all count in this study, so make of it what you will.
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Feb 26th, 2010
Re:Greatest opening scene in a movie
What about Ghost Ship' Terrible movie, but quite the "OH SHIT" moment at the beginning. (Feel free to skip to about 2 and a half minutes in)
Posted in: Off Topic 		afpunk
Feb 25th, 2010