BruceVC

And how is that compatible with free speech? (open question) There is a major difference and one in the UK the authorities distinguish on. You can have free speech but you can't have hate speech or encourage people to turn against the UK government . For example Abu Qatada was deported for crimes in Jordan and hate speech in the UK

Actually I agree, I do think Oby believes Russian culture is superior to Western culture. Its flawed and horribly incorrect but its easy to see how someone can believe that when they only have access to certain sources of information. You can see this from his numerous links I have always said " the Internet is the greatest source of information of the 21st century, but it can also be greatest source of misinformation" I don't think Russian culture is inferior. I am opposed to the lies he is promulgating precisely because they defame Russia most of all. His is not the Russia of the valorous poet or mathematician. It is Russia of the venal bully boy and oligarch. If Tolstoy were on this forum he would challenge the sordid ****er to a duel! If Altschuller saw his posts he'd spend 40 years working out how to prevent another one! Nah Russian culture is inferior to Western culture, everyone knows that

So you make your own Pizza dough?

Actually I agree, I do think Oby believes Russian culture is superior to Western culture. Its flawed and horribly incorrect but its easy to see how someone can believe that when they only have access to certain sources of information. You can see this from his numerous links I have always said " the Internet is the greatest source of information of the 21st century, but it can also be greatest source of misinformation"

Interesting you probably could as it has the right consistency, it just won't be very healthy

Actually I do have a daughter, but when we're going to hell in a hand basket it's strikes me as ludicrous to think about who makes the best role model to take us there, not that teens pay any attention to whoever's the chair of the Fed, it's doubtful they even know the Fed exists. And if she's not going to print money (and I don't know from what you draw that conclusion, since that's exactly what the Fed has been doing, and she's reported to be a big fan of QE), how exactly is she going to create jobs in her role at the Fed? I second everything that Hurlshot has said around Yellen. Also the campaign for equality is ongoing, we don't stop believing in it just because of economic problems in any country So for example in the case of Yellen and her suitability the first criteria needs to be "is the person qualified?" If the person is qualified and is a women then that should weigh heavily in her favour. As mentioned we just don't have enough positive and intellectual role-model women in positions of power

funny

I believe you mean "the sake of this tread"... you've been very funny the last few days...whats going on in your life that you're in such jolly spirits ?

OMG !!! You have to try it, its delicious and very common in South Africa. You add it afterwards and you cut the Avo into thin slices that you put on each slice. Its a real flavour sensation

Its Friday night so its junk food night, take-away pizza with Avo, Bacon, Mushroom and Feta. And I've made some roasted garlic for extra flavour. I lovvvvvvvvvvvve garlic

But is he intentionally being racist? That's the salient question

This is what I was hoping for, some positivity. Yaaaaaaaaaay, I feel better now

The problem is they have a short deadline. Anyone not insured by February is subject to fines taxes for not enrolling - whether the system was too crap to allow them to register or not. Okay I didn't realize the deadline, that's does makes things more serious but still not insurmountable. There would have to be an extension to this deadline if the system isn't stable, that would be the only logical option Bruce, please take a look at this article and tell me what you think. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/10/18/what_if_obamacare_software_crashes_and_burns_120373.html I shouldn't be surprised that the government sat around until spring of 2013 to start getting the system put together, and effing wasted nearly three full years that could have spent fine-tuning the system. That does paint a very morbid picture, thx for ruining my Friday night But on a serious note I mentioned I work with software so I like to think I know a little about how these things work. The one think that will destroy Obamacare this year is if the code is faulty. You can fix resource utilization, network speed, load distribution and integration into other systems but at this stage you can't fix the code if its fundamentally flawed

Its okay GD I'll pay for you. Send me your banking details I just want you to start saying how great you think Obamacare is

The problem is they have a short deadline. Anyone not insured by February is subject to fines taxes for not enrolling - whether the system was too crap to allow them to register or not. Okay I didn't realize the deadline, that's does makes things more serious but still not insurmountable. There would have to be an extension to this deadline if the system isn't stable, that would be the only logical option

Or your reading comprehension is lacking. Hes clearly mentioned that he is not seeking attention nor is he upset that information is posted on multiple other sites, but instead that the same information that is shared on multiple other sites is ALSO shared here, where the devs work, and where backers would expect to find that information. But surly someone seeking attention wouldn't state he is seeking attention..that would be counterproductive to getting the attention he seeks I say we force Monte to play Bioware games where there is loads of Romance...that will teach him !!!!

I've said to Walsie I don't think Oby is a troll, I believe he genuinely believes what he posts. Most of it isn't factually accurate but lots of it makes me laugh

Why would Obama give up on Obamacare because of a badly implemented software program? I agree that this must be frustrating but this can be fixed and the problems addressed the same as any complex software program. In South Africa the Home Affairs department about 4 years ago implemented a new system to track and expedite the creating of ID documents. The system was very buggy in the beginning and basically useless. People were very angry as for about 2 months there was almost no progress or allocation of important documents. But they fixed the issues and now there is a national working database I can't judge the success or failures of Obamacare on the application used to manage the various transactions as it can be fixed.

I didn't know anything about this game so I just checked up on it on Gamespot, looks fascinating

You may well be right, but it's ass-backwards. Backers are treated like anybody else because there are folks who aren't backers. Huh? This should be the primary forum for... everything. On Facebook, for example, PE is just... tumbleweed. If the corollary of this is a site / content / forum for Backers, where the hell is it? I remain baffled by the strategy. Except there isn't one. Monte maybe if you were more supportive in our campaign to get chainmail bikini's and Romance in PE the backer site would be in place...just a thought ?

Yes that's sounds like the correct slang to describe a good week

And how many predictions did she get wrong? In a 2005 speech in San Francisco, Yellen predicted that the housing bubble "could be large enough to feel like a good-sized bump in the road, but the economy would likely be able to absorb the shock. She was wrong. The economy didn't absorb the shock. She (like others) will say two things at the same time to play both sides of the fence. If the economy did absorb the shock, then she was right. If it didn't then she'll say it was the housing bubble that hurt the economy and she was right. I suppose so

We always hear years later how someone predicted the housing crisis, the GFC or some other thing in history. True but in this case she really did, see the information below from the links I provided WASHINGTON — At a Federal Reserve meeting in June 2007, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the weakening housing market posed "downside risks" to growth, but otherwise "the economy looks to be healthy," according to a meeting transcript. San Francisco Fed President Janet Yellen stood out among Fed policymakers that day for her ominous outlook. "I still feel the presence of a 600-pound gorilla in the room, and that is the housing sector," she said. "The risk for further significant deterioration in the housing market, with house prices falling and mortgage delinquencies rising further, causes me appreciable angst."

I don't buy it. Jim Rickards makes some very good points about the Fed, but I just don't see Yellen being different than Bernanke at all. In fact she has a better economics background than him. The idea that she will just flip on the printing presses full time has little evidence to support it. She is a very shrewd economist, she is a women and she predicted the housing crisis back in 2007. She is an excellent choice for the job http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/09/02/yellen-federal-reserve/2636541/ http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/08/janet-yellen-chair-federal-reserve-woman-summers

"fighting off bears" that's cute