ecnarf

radiohead

It's gone down to 1 1/2 hours now, the first number was inflated. Currently downloading at 60 kb/s... so much for high speed.

I apparently have 7 hours left for the downloading... and 1 percent progress. Joy.

The Rat Who Would Be King, hands down.

all along the watchtower - bob dylan

The kettle, I would assume.

I don't live today - the Jimi Hendrix Experience

^ Neither do I. I rent them from the library and rip them to my computer.

The pope isn't in a position of power or authority? What kind of cave have you been living in? Obviously, the papacy has been marginalized as history progresses, but to say the pope doesn't wield any authority is simply naive. John Paul II wielded great influence over the Solidarity Movement in Poland, and directly affected the end of communism at least in that country, if not in other countries in Eastern Europe.

Fair enough. Pot kettle black, though.

^ YOU'RE such a douche.

Most of the music they play isn't that good... hardly "real" jazz. My dad listens to it sometimes, gives me headaches. Particularly when they play vocal jazz.

Sitting on top of the world - cream

Don't forget loaded.

Boy, I'd hate to wonder what economics course you've been taking. Let's say that there's Company A and Company B. Company A is a well-established business. Company B is a new start-up, just up the street from company A, and they both sell the exact same stuff. Company A, because it has been in business for longer and has managed to pay off its small business loans, is able to purchase more from the manufacturer, and negotiate a savings on that product because they're buying more - because they're spending less money buying, they can afford to sell for less, meaning that they are selling more products, and making more profit. Company B, however, is a new business, and its owner still has to pay off their small business loan, a heavy financial burden - this means that they have a smaller operating budget, and can't afford to buy more products from the manufacturer, and aren't able to negotiate a discount. What does this mean? It means that they have to sell their products for more money in order to make enough profit to pay off their small business loan. Because of the higher prices, they sell considerably less than Company A, making less profit. Now, under your logic, Company A would raise its prices to that of Company B. I don't understand why. The lower prices give Company A a decisive edge over Company B - people want to spend less money, so they go to Company A. Company A spends less on importing their product, so they can afford to sell their product for less. Now, if they were to raise their prices to the same level as Company B, what have they done? They have essentially destroyed their competitive edge, and people now have no reason to buy from Company A. So, let's say that Company A and Company B now have an equal volume of sales. Company A is making more profit on a per-purchase basis, but because their sales have decreased, their overall profit actually drops off from before. So, do you want to explain to me why (according to your recent posts) you think that Company A would raise its prices to the same level as Company B?

Even IF we had the death penalty, Homolka would still be getting out of jail. You can go and thank those goddamned lawyers that let her get off with "manslaughter" (whoops, I just accidentally took part in the raping and torturing and murdering!) instead of the life imprisonment she deserves. Remember what Ghandi said, "An eye for an eye, and the whole world goes blind."

u2 - sunday bloody sunday almost the 200th page

Aside from all this "OMG he's a nazi!" crap, it's a bad choice for pope. But I'm hoping that, considering his advanced age, the next pope will be in soon. After all, consider that some of the highest candidates for election were only about 60-65 years old, the Vatican doesn't want another very long reign, so Ratzinger may well just be a strategical choice to avoid having one very long reign.

Worst eating quote thing ever. P.S. I want NF too.

The Causes for the depression? Try over-manufacturing without a solid product base. Or founding our economy on a few simple resources which came in stiff competition with other countries. Look, when you buy something at at store for, say, 19.95, and the clerk just ran out of nickels, she can't change you back for the 20 you just gave her. Do you sit there and demand your nickel, or do you just not care and get on with your life? You get on with your life. I just can't believe that CEO's of companies are going to go around raising the prices of their products because they're being taxed more. For one thing, the entire board of directors would have to approve first. This would essentially be economic suicide - why would anyone want to keep buying products from one company when they could easily buy one from another for 10 dollars less? It's simple logic. Just because CEO's aren't able to roll around in just a few extra hundred dollar bills doesn't mean they're going to throw a hissy fit and raise the prices of their products. You know why? Because raising prices of products doesn't increase the salaries of that CEO or executive. If they want their money so badly, they would give themselves a raise. Companies are already making millions of dollars of profit per year - why on earth would they want to reduce that by raising the price of their products, while not even touching their annual salary? Your logic is so backwards. If CEO's start getting taxed more, they're just going to pay themselves more if they care so much about their money. It's as simiple as that.

Well I'm sorry but we're past the point where we as a country can continue to be competivite in the global ecomony running a deficit. You have Mr. Trudeau (one of the worst PM's EVER) for the huge debt we have today. (Okay not all of it, but he got the ball rolling) Buddy, try Mulroney for the debt, not Trudeau.

Pot Kettle Black - Wilco

"Best of" albums suck.

Technically, aren't all her songs "in the studio"?

Doc is right.