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by Avestan
March 21, 2013, 6:46 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

Dude, read the next sentence - the 2.45 and 2.6 pretend the prefunding did not exist. That was the entire point of what I wrote. The loss is $15 billion with the prefunding. There is no scenario with a profitable USPS. None. Clear? Since when do we expect public services to be profitable? Generally...
by Avestan
March 13, 2013, 6:02 pm
Forum: Everquest General Discussion
Topic: Cestus Dei (Veeshan) 1999-2011
Replies: 25
Views: 9114

Re: Cestus Dei (Veeshan) 1999-2011

Been playing the last two weeks. . .

I don't recognize any of the names in CD anymore :( Feel so alone.

On the upside, killed vox a few days ago with my 52 warrior and 3 others! 2 tobrin's and RBB dropped. We never got that drop back in the day.
by Avestan
December 6, 2012, 10:51 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

the USPS lost 2.45 billion last year and 2.6 the year before Why don't you do 5 seconds of research to find out WHY they lost that much money.... It might have everything to do with the 75 years worth of future retiree health benefits that senate requires them to pay off in 10 years. Something no o...
by Avestan
November 21, 2012, 6:25 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

How is forcing a mandate upon them that NO OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITY has to bear anything other than a blatant attack to force insolvency? Crony capitalism? Perhaps, if we allow that the Republican stalwarts who did this were in the pockets of UPS and FedEx. Stop sticking labels on it relating to par...
by Avestan
November 21, 2012, 3:56 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

The USPS isn't failing because of incompetence, Congressional or otherwise. It's failing because of a deliberate and calculated move to make it insolvent. This is what you don't seem to understand. newsflash: no one wants the USPS to be insolvent. No one here or in politics has called for the USPS ...
by Avestan
November 21, 2012, 3:53 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

Personal attacks are a wonderful way to distract folks from undefensible claims - but I can see you already know that. Your point, if I understand it correctly, is that no one else can 1. Be a repository for federal documents and applications and 2. Provide a way to file taxes YES, YOU HAVE NARROWE...
by Avestan
November 21, 2012, 3:25 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

Personal attacks are a wonderful way to distract folks from undefensible claims - but I can see you already know that. Your point, if I understand it correctly, is that no one else can 1. Be a repository for federal documents and applications and 2. Provide a way to file taxes Seriously? What other ...
by Avestan
November 16, 2012, 8:20 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

Not sure what Obama has to do with this other than the fact that he seems to like large government run enterprises.
by Avestan
November 16, 2012, 6:54 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

Are you seriously trying to argue that the USPS should not shrink or cut staff and that all their problems are due to government. . .wait for it. . .regulation? The fact that they have not significantly modified their business despite this little thing called the "internet" makes their cor...
by Avestan
November 15, 2012, 10:21 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

Name a single US government service (health care or otherwise) that you think runs as well or better than their private counterpart. The United States Postal Service. UPS and FedEx can't hold a candle to what the USPS does everyday, and without taxpayer dollars for the most part. The USPS remains a...
by Avestan
November 8, 2012, 7:28 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Investing on the election
Replies: 73
Views: 13921

Re: Investing on the election

I guess that depends on how you think of return. What do you this the house and senate would look like today if he had spent none of it? I wager he got something for that spend - just not as much as he expected or wanted.
by Avestan
November 7, 2012, 9:14 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Investing on the election
Replies: 73
Views: 13921

Re: Investing on the election

Well one day is not really a trend, it is a reaction. That said, in an effort to provide Kyoukan with more fodder (eventually I won't call it right), here is how I am thinking about the next six months (to be specific, let's say May 1). 10% chance of recession due to inability to compromise on fisca...
by Avestan
September 26, 2012, 1:22 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Investing on the election
Replies: 73
Views: 13921

Re: Investing on the election

Sold all my stocks today (~10% return since Feb.) and put money into a couple of domestic real estate ETF's. (REZ is an example). I think we are headed into a rough stretch for stocks in the next 6-9 months.
by Avestan
July 13, 2012, 8:04 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

Watching the USPS in the last 10 years has been like watching a train slowly roll off a cliff while the guy driving it is smiling and humming a tune. Shocker! The internet happened! People don't need as much mail as they used to! Any private company would have changed their business model and scaled...
by Avestan
July 13, 2012, 7:53 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

He really said the USPS? I am still laughing.
by Avestan
July 13, 2012, 7:48 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

Name a single US government service (health care or otherwise) that you think runs as well or better than their private counterpart. The United States Postal Service. UPS and FedEx can't hold a candle to what the USPS does everyday, and without taxpayer dollars for the most part. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH...
by Avestan
July 13, 2012, 1:04 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

why in the world would any sane person ever think that leaving critical health care in the hands of profit driven corporations is a good idea. I know that you are just regurgitating what you are told to regurgitate by right wing media, but seriously. name a single successful health care program tha...
by Avestan
July 12, 2012, 8:45 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

Straw man arguments aside, this is only a tiny step towards universal health care Americans deserve. It is important to legislate out the awful things insurance companies do to people in that country until private health care for critical illness and injury is no longer a profitable industry, and t...
by Avestan
July 6, 2012, 1:42 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

If any of you think that the GOP has a monopoly on being dickheaded, uncompromising, polarized, fundamentalist morons - you are just as stupid as they are.
by Avestan
July 6, 2012, 1:37 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Diablo 3!!
Replies: 288
Views: 78869

Re: Diablo 3!!

Speaking from the perspective of an act 3 clearing barb, I run about 4 specs. One core one for solo play that is a hybrid damage / survivability, one pure tank when I run with groups with lots of dps, a dps focused spec that allows someone else to tank, and a 2h spec that is aspirational, but still ...
by Avestan
June 29, 2012, 5:47 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obamacare!
Replies: 188
Views: 53075

Re: Obamacare!

The individual mandate is pretty much the only part of this law that I like. Pre-existing condition regulation, attempts to reign in premium increases, etc are all bad news. If you were an insurance company and two individuals came to you to get insurance and the first one was perfectly healthy and ...
by Avestan
June 29, 2012, 2:54 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Diablo 3!!
Replies: 288
Views: 78869

Re: Diablo 3!!

I think a lot of the feedback on the game is legit, but the RHAM stuff is just ridiculous. There are a lot of farmers in Diablo because Diablo has a lot of players - not because there is a RMAH. I actually think that Diablo is a lot of fun right now, but the drop rates are whack - and they seem to b...
by Avestan
June 25, 2012, 2:41 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Diablo 3!!
Replies: 288
Views: 78869

Re: Diablo 3!!

I am farming act 3 inferno now - took a while. My stats: Barb - sword & board armor: 9800 HP: 47000 Resist all: 1070 Damage 16500 I have over 15 million gold now and lots of pretty decent rares in my stash. If any of you are looking for help progressing through inferno, reach out and I will do m...
by Avestan
June 14, 2012, 4:06 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Diablo 3!!
Replies: 288
Views: 78869

Re: Diablo 3!!

Get to 60 and progress. The cash from higher difficulties dwarves that of the earlier ones. I am farming Act 2 inferno now and consistently get 1000+ gold stack drops from barrels wearing no gold find. Always looking for more folks to group with -> Mikey#1514 . Make sure you put Veeshanvault in the ...
by Avestan
May 24, 2012, 8:06 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Diablo 3!!
Replies: 288
Views: 78869

Re: Diablo 3!!

Mikey#1514

Currently on act 3 of nightmare.

I run a mumble server these days - pm me if you want info.
by Avestan
April 24, 2012, 2:33 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Batshit Insane 2012
Replies: 257
Views: 45826

Re: Batshit Insane 2012

Not to mention to rational people watching one religious kook say "This guy's imaginary friend is not real, but mine is!" is full of all sorts of delicious irony. I guess if there is one thing that mobilizes the base more than racial intollerance its religious intolerance.... Speaking fro...
by Avestan
February 16, 2012, 12:06 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Investing on the election
Replies: 73
Views: 13921

Re: Investing on the election

If you can show me even a single credible financial adviser who's serious financial advice is to toss everything you own into high risk investments and pray it doesn't fail, and then to start all over again from scratch when it does, I will fucking shoot myself. But really, keep telling people to t...
by Avestan
February 16, 2012, 12:00 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Investing on the election
Replies: 73
Views: 13921

Re: Investing on the election

Aslanna- Considering most of these same financial institutions hired a bunch of patsies for the robo signing bullshit, you may want to revisit that statement a little. Avestan- Just because you are not paying your guy a bonus does not mean the investment funds are not paying him to get your money i...
by Avestan
February 12, 2012, 8:47 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Investing on the election
Replies: 73
Views: 13921

Re: Investing on the election

Any time a bank or investment manager is trying to get you to take additional risk it is so they can get another casino chip on the table to play with. After what happened with the housing crisis, why the fuck should anyone trust these assholes Avestan? Especially in an environment where they can m...
by Avestan
February 10, 2012, 10:24 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Investing on the election
Replies: 73
Views: 13921

Re: Investing on the election

Any time a bank or investment manager is trying to get you to take additional risk it is so they can get another casino chip on the table to play with. After what happened with the housing crisis, why the fuck should anyone trust these assholes Avestan? Especially in an environment where they can m...
by Avestan
February 10, 2012, 4:36 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Investing on the election
Replies: 73
Views: 13921

Re: Investing on the election

except that it was wrong. and americans lost trillons of dollars in wealth overnight. your advice is basically the exact opposite of what any sane and wealthy investor would offer. it makes me question if you have even the faintest idea what you are talking about, or are just full of shit. Srsly? W...
by Avestan
February 9, 2012, 7:52 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Investing on the election
Replies: 73
Views: 13921

Re: Investing on the election

I hope you have a big shoe box and plan to work well into your 70s (or 80s). This is basic stuff guys. When young, take risks. Sometimes risks don't pan out - that is life. If you bought stock at the bottom of the crash in '08, you have, on the average, doubled that investment in less than 4 years....
by Avestan
February 9, 2012, 5:55 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Investing on the election
Replies: 73
Views: 13921

Re: Investing on the election

With no risk, there is no reward. When you are 50+, you should buy bonds with lower risk profiles. Hell buy bonds now - better than a freaking CD. The entire reason that Roths are attractive is that you do not have to pay taxes on their appreciation. If you are parking that cash in 0.5% return inves...
by Avestan
February 8, 2012, 2:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Math application
Replies: 15
Views: 3872

Re: Math application

<3 Math
by Avestan
February 8, 2012, 2:51 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Starcraft 2
Replies: 31
Views: 8292

Re: Starcraft 2

Larst wrote:I play a little and watch a lot of livestreams and tournaments, really entertaining. Day[9] is the best! WhiteRa is a hero!
POWER
by Avestan
February 8, 2012, 2:51 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Investing on the election
Replies: 73
Views: 13921

Re: Investing on the election

Not mine. I'm more of a 'give them money and forget about it' investor but that's mainly because I only really do 401k and Roth. And trying to time the market usually doesn't pay off in the long run. Or so I have been told. Usually you have choices in how to invest your 401k and Roth. In fact I can...
by Avestan
February 7, 2012, 4:48 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Investing on the election
Replies: 73
Views: 13921

Investing on the election

I am curious of others' thoughts on this subject. A few weeks ago, I moved most of my investments from muni bonds and commodities into a more standard (but still agressive) set of things more focused on domestic growth (real estate, retail, etc). My reasoning is that I believe the Obama administrati...
by Avestan
February 7, 2012, 3:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Salary Negotiation
Replies: 61
Views: 24523

Re: Salary Negotiation

There has actually been a massive amount of research into negotiating strategies. Without diving too much into it, the major concept is that you always want to have something called your BATNA (best alternative to negotiated agreement). You should never go into a negotiation without an alternative. ...
by Avestan
January 27, 2012, 5:20 pm
Forum: Consoles
Topic: New XBox might not allow used games
Replies: 48
Views: 9516

Re: New XBox might not allow used games

I also dont give a shit about used games, but used games drive down prices of new games. Why do you think prices fall so quickly 1 month after releases these days? It is because they are competing against used games. If the used game market goes away, you could expect those discounts to go away as ...
by Avestan
January 26, 2012, 3:44 pm
Forum: Consoles
Topic: New XBox might not allow used games
Replies: 48
Views: 9516

Re: New XBox might not allow used games

I also dont give a shit about used games, but used games drive down prices of new games. Why do you think prices fall so quickly 1 month after releases these days? It is because they are competing against used games. If the used game market goes away, you could expect those discounts to go away as ...
by Avestan
January 26, 2012, 2:16 pm
Forum: Consoles
Topic: New XBox might not allow used games
Replies: 48
Views: 9516

Re: New XBox might not allow used games

I also dont give a shit about used games, but used games drive down prices of new games. Why do you think prices fall so quickly 1 month after releases these days? It is because they are competing against used games. If the used game market goes away, you could expect those discounts to go away as w...
by Avestan
January 26, 2012, 12:41 am
Forum: Consoles
Topic: New XBox might not allow used games
Replies: 48
Views: 9516

Re: New XBox might not allow used games

Would suck to be Gamefly if this happens.
by Avestan
January 26, 2012, 12:27 am
Forum: Consoles
Topic: New XBox might not allow used games
Replies: 48
Views: 9516

New XBox might not allow used games

http://www.gamespot.com/news/next-xbox- ... rt-6349165

This would pretty much ensure that I would not buy this console despite my general preference to xbox over ps.
by Avestan
January 20, 2012, 5:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Math application
Replies: 15
Views: 3872

Re: Math application

Khan academy is the bomb. You don't need any other resources to brush up on your skills and learn things completely from scratch.
by Avestan
December 12, 2011, 3:26 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: 80+ Shot dead in Norway and no post?
Replies: 147
Views: 27236

Re: 80+ Shot dead in Norway and no post?

While his prison term might not be what the pro-death crowd here might like, you can count on this man never being free again. He'll matriculate straight from jail to a secure loony bin. Would be my expectation as well. Basically every nation has a "until no longer a danger to society" ty...
by Avestan
November 28, 2011, 5:55 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Endless War vs. Isolationism
Replies: 16
Views: 3260

Re: Endless War vs. Isolationism

Do you think that China as the world's only superpower paying for influence worldwide ends well for us domestically? I doubt it.
by Avestan
November 21, 2011, 10:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I'm getting fat
Replies: 134
Views: 40959

Re: I'm getting fat

The dude from your video challenge seemed to be doing pretty well for himself which is who I was referring to ;) According to him, he used to do what he does in that video for PETA on a salary. But PETA thought educating people was a waste of money and fired him. So now he allegedly does it on his ...
by Avestan
November 21, 2011, 10:53 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Occupy Wall Street Protests
Replies: 134
Views: 22328

Re: Occupy Wall Street Protests

I have three recs open reporting to me right now and they have not been filled for three months (2 for fresh college grads, one for someone with 5+ years experience). We have interviewed a ton, but I have a high bar not because I am an elitist hirer and only want "A Players" working for me...
by Avestan
October 25, 2011, 2:59 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Resubscribed to Planetside / interesting stat
Replies: 20
Views: 4516

Re: Resubscribed to Planetside / interesting stat

I am in as long as I can run people over with tanks. Who needs the gun?
by Avestan
October 21, 2011, 6:15 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: HOMM 6
Replies: 4
Views: 1176

Re: HOMM 6

Yeah I agree with that :) I have not quite figured out the metagame that they want you to play to be successful, but I think speed is a big part of it.