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QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 09:39 AM) And Jenks never said it was...nor did he say to call him Dr or anything else. He simply said he has a doctorate, which he does, and to minimalize that in anyway is as direct of an insult as calling someone an asshole. The post that had nothing at all to do with the topic shold have been removed and a warning given. Yeah, I would support splitting out that derail. My own personal bias of what I think of when I hear "doctorate" doesn't change what Jenks has earned and accomplished.

They toyed around with the idea of payroll tax exemptions, but felt those cut into too much SS and Medicare funding. It'd be a political hand grenade at this point, but why not cut payroll taxes and raise the SS/Medicare caps to offset?

Freezing government spending at 2008 levels and not raising taxes doesn't exactly protect from huge deficits. The GOP has no real ideas. They have no "Contract with America" this time. They only have fear and polemics.

"That is, we have factories sitting idle for lack of workers – low capacity utilization. At the same time we have workers sitting idle for lack of factories – high unemployment." That's always struck me as odd. We have people who want to work and people who would consume the goods or services produced if they could also work, but they all just sit at home.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 08:23 AM) Agreed. I actually side with Jenks on this one, I think its ridiculous to say a J.D. is somehow a lesser doctorate than any other. Take that up with United States Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, and the European Research Council. A professional degree is not the same as a PhD.

Surprise: yet another study shows that the GOP solution of tort reform would have little to no impact. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/09/07...dered-after-all 2.4% of total spending.

QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 09:43 PM) I usually put regular 87 at BP. Funny this thread popped up. I found this a few days ago. http://www.toptiergas.com/index.html You don't really need to use premium unless the manufacturer requires it. Running it on a car that only requires regular 87 is a waste. With modern engine management technology, no cars really "require" it, but cars that are designed to run on 91+ octane will see performance and mileage decrease if they run regular unleaded.

Most (all?) modern cars have knock sensors in them and can retard the engine timing to prevent knocking. If the manufacturer recommends 91+, the car will run on 89 or 87 but performance and likely mileage will suffer. For my car (Pontiac GTO), people have compared their mileage and fuel costs for 87 vs. 91+ and it's usually just a wash. On the other hand, if your car recommends regular unleaded, you won't see any benefits from premium.

Yeah you're right. It is a doctorate, just as an M.D. is a doctorate, but it's generally not considered the same level as a PhD. The Juris Doctor in Academia The Juris Doctor is the degree that prepares the recipient to enter the profession (as do the D.D.S./D.M.D. and M.D. or D.O. in the dental and medical professions, respectively). While the J.D. is the sole degree necessary to teach law or to obtain a license to practice law, it (like the D.D.S./D.M.D.) is not the final degree available.[128] Advanced degrees in the study of law include the Master of Laws (LL.M.), which requires the J.D. as a prerequisite[129], and the Doctor of the Science of Law (S.J.D./J.S.D.), which ordinarily requires the LL.M. as a prerequisite.[129] Although the American Bar Association has issued a Council Statement[130] recommending that the J.D. be considered as being equivalent to the Ph.D. for employment and educational purposes,[131] the United States Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, and the European Research Council do not include the J.D. or other professional doctorates among the degrees that are equivalent to the PhD.[132][133][134] The J.D. in particular has had its status as a doctoral degree questioned (despite its name). [135][136][137] According to the U.S. Department of Education, research doctorates represent the highest academic qualification in the U.S. educational system; the National Science Foundation recognizes the Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D./J.S.D.) as being "equivalent in content and level to the Ph.D. degree

QUOTE (JorgeFabregas @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 01:49 PM) Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you a lawyer? I'm calling bulls*** if you're equating a three-year, vocational degree with a doctorate simply because it's called "Juris Doctor." While it may be technically true, it's hella tacky. A JD and a PhD are distinctly different degrees. One is a professional degree, the other is academic. One entitles you to put JD at the end of your name, the other allows you to put Dr. at the front.

Excellent counter-points.

Instead of purchasing a new version of something that there's extra of already, you saved $18. You also put $12 into the pocket of the seller. That money will, hopefully, be spent on something more useful than redundant copies of books being produced. It's the classic "broken window" story.

Usually BP, Shell or Meijer, whichever one I'm closest to. Premium grade. I could put in regular, but the mileage will drop enough so that I'm still paying roughly the same $/gallon.

Amazon has a lot bigger selection than B&N but you're limited to only Amazon for the Kindle. It's advertising, they play games with numbers just like Comcast vs. DirecTV for "HD content".

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 01:29 PM) You make no sense. Eh it's the same "liberals are supposed to be all about tolerance, but look how they treat [insert group of bigots]!"

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 12:09 PM) I support civil unions that give gay couples equal legal rights and privileges as married couples. I guess that makes me a bigot. "Separate but equal" has never been equal. It simply doesn't work. It's been tried, and it's failed. Wanting to deprive some citizens civil rights based on sexual orientation is bigoted. There really isn't any way around that. Sure. Self-loathing minorities aren't a new phenomenon. When a large part of society brays on and on and on that there's something wrong with them, some buy into it.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 12:00 PM) So, could this be sort of classified as trying to steal an election? http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...ate=fullarticle It's dishonest and shouldn't be allowed. It breaks our political system and not in a good way. But I'm reminded of the ® talking heads telling conservatives to go vote in the (D) primaries in 2008.

Interesting Vanity Fair article on Palin.

It looks like the Kindle and the nook are the big two left on the market. Sony's is around but everything I read said it isn't as good as those other two. The price points on the nook and Kindle are within $10 of each other. The Kindle has access to a lot more books on Amazon but it doesn't support some of the open-source formats. The nook doesn't have as many ebooks available through B&N, but there's a lot more public domain books you can get for it.

Or not: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_China_Study#Criticisms

Thanks guys. I had my first Sam Adams Octoberfest of the season yesterday, so it was a good birthday.

I've read it's even easier now - software only. I was curious if anyone has any experience with one to know if there's really any reason to do it. edit: following that link to the nook wiki, it looks like B&N released new hardware last month that bricks your nook if you install the firmware required to root it. Boo.

Got a Barnes & Noble nook for my birthday (don't have it yet, will get it this weekend). Anyone know if it's worth rooting one of those? It uses the Android operating system.

On those issues? Yeah. Or, they're opposing it for political reasons, which is just as bad if not worse.

Yes.