theodicey commented on Neel Kashkari reveals a coder's plan to save the world

"I agree that Kashkari's proposal is a joke -- the mortgage data is so corrupt that nothing is going to make people trust it -- but he was speaking to the AEI, a bunch of hacks who receive welfare from right-wing corporations and foundations to propose poorly thought out deregulation regardless of the circumstances, so he was kind of constrained about what he could say."

theodicey commented on Postal Employees Ordered To Stop Offering First-Class Mail

"If you run Windows, Shipping Assistant is by far the easiest way to do mailings."

theodicey commented on Is Google Chrome with Extensions Your Tipping Point?

"How the hell is separate processes per tab a killer feature? Firefox crashes once a month, maybe, and then whatever I had open gets restored automatically after I restart. I understand that Chrome's feature is a minor technical achievement, the type talented engineers could come up with when building a browser from the ground up, but it's nowhere near a killer feature."

theodicey commented on Two Economists From The University Of Chicago Explain What The Hell Just Happened

"McCain and Obama both have major ties to Fannie and Freddie: [www.politico.com] Sure, Obama's chief economic adviser Austan Goolsbee should've known that the subprime loans bubble wasn't going to end well."

theodicey commented on Two Economists From The University Of Chicago Explain What The Hell Just Happened

"The excerpt sounds like the stereotypical Chicago School explanation to me."

theodicey commented on Wherein We Attempt to Comprehend Celebrity Lesbian Nexus Courtenay Semel

"Courtenay?"

theodicey commented on McCain pulls ahead of Obama, Bay Area to challenge math

"Hi Paul, I just talked to someone who just switched from Firefox to Opera."

theodicey commented on Which Credit Cards Have The Best Rental Car Insurance?

"Actually the real answer is that Australia, NZ and Ireland require local insurance. Probably because a lot of people have wrecked in rural areas where there aren't any cops for 20 miles (or 200) and you have to be certain that everyone is well insured. As for Italy and Jamaica, it really is car theft."

theodicey commented on Which Credit Cards Have The Best Rental Car Insurance?

"@Jevia: So what's the issue with excluding certain countries (and virtually all the same ones too)? Italy: car will be stolen Ireland: two lane country roads are 12 feet wide with immobile stone walls on both sides Jamaica: your car will be wrecked by joyriding carjackers Israel: Hamas terrorists will blow your car into a flaming wreck."

theodicey commented on House, Senate Pass Bill That Increases CPSC Budget, Bans Lead In Toys

"Look, the bottom line is, only McCain missed more votes than a guy in a COMA, including this one. Overall the attendance debate is stupid."