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I think we need a thread for public blunders...
Los Angeles Times Michael Hiltzik 4/16/13 How an Excel error fueled panic over the federal debt Quote:
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I couldn't help it. All I could think was "I know what love is, Chenney." And it was ironic. Wasn't it? Is that ironic? Everyone gets all weird about what is really ironic but it seems kind of ironic and therefore worth a chuckle. :p: |
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not as much as speling
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Our esteemed village idiot governor here in Kansas had a spreadsheet error himself recently:
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Mitt Romney held a political retreat in Utah yesterday.
Billed as a Republican strategist, Nicolle Nikpour said on a tv talk show today: "Romney is the adult Chucky, he just keeps on coming back" Oooops ! |
Forbes
6/15/13 He's Not Dead! Reuters Publishes Premature Obituary Of George Soros Quote:
It was his older brother, Paul, who died. :rolleyes: |
Tom's Hardware
By Jane McEntegart June 23, 2013 Facebook Security Flaw Exposed Details of Six Million Quote:
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'Master key' to Android phones uncovered Quote:
Oh, by the way, there is this too... BBC 3 May 2013 US military approves Android phones for soldiers Quote:
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I'm sorry this rocket launch failed, but the video is spectacular.
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I'm not sure if this is a public blunder or just being an enormous jerk, but:
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That makes sense.
Everyone knows women are dangerous at that time of the month. Diabetics shouldn't have a problem if they are calm and not causing trouble, but if they do they'll fall over dead. Now the persons with concealed carry permits are obviously there to prevent trouble. Oh, and it's Texas. ;) |
It's very common (in prison), for women to hide shiv's and other contraband, inside tampons.
An insulin injection can kill someone quite quickly, if you inject it into a non-diabetic, in a large dose. I haven't read the article, but the abortion debate they've had, has been very heated. I'm sure they're looking to take all possible precautions. |
Except a woman with a concealed carry license had her tampons taken away, and not her gun. Not really taking all possible precautions, are they? Perhaps we should license only those responsible enough to carry tampons without misusing them.
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"You can have my tampon when you pry it from my cold, dead..."
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I believe the reason for confiscating the tampons was because someone tipped them off that the tampons were going to be hurled at the speakers as a form of protest. No idea what the insulin is about. Seems improbable that one could inject someone with insulin that easily unless they've been watching the godfather. |
And the insulin supplies, well, those just looked sneaky. (Actually, I'm pretty sure it was only one case of a security guard confiscating a woman's sugar packets, thinking they might also have been thrown, not realizing--or not believing the story--that diabetics may carry them around for a quick glucose adjustment.)
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The athletic club membership is quite low,
but the facilities are on the 40th floor. They have bungy cords for rent. NY Daily News Julian Arenzon 8/9/13 Spanish skyscraper missing elevators in monster goof: ‘Standard for the Future’ or sign of current decline? Quote:
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that story's hard to believe, but the article seems legitimate. still... :facepalm: wtf~!
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Other articles say that elevators were installed up to the 20th floor.
But then financial (whatever ?) problems stopped the construction. When construction was re-started, they used an elevator and cranes on the outside of the building. So, their may well be the elevator shafts in the design, but not the where-with-all to move people the rest of the way up to the top floors |
If this was the only time such a thing happened it would be surprising.
But it's not... The Independent Heather Saul 8/14/13 US gun-safety instructor shoots a student during demonstration Quote:
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Now now, let's be fair.
Piemonte caught a ricochet, not a straight shot. And Dunlap said he didn't know the .38 was loaded. :smack: :rolleyes: :facepalm: |
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"I didn't know the gun was loaded. "And I'm so sorry my friend. "I didn't know the gun was loaded. "And I'll never do it again. .... |
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According to Robert Burns, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
Union Bulletin 8/17/13 No special treatment for Congress in health-care law Quote:
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The internet is now legally illegal in Florida
Huffington Post 7/8/13 Florida Accidentally Banned All Computers, Smart Phones In The State Through Internet Cafe Ban: Lawsuit Quote:
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Where have all the flowers gone ?
The POLITICS forum seems to be my own personal space lately. So I ask myself this question: With the ubiquitous N.S.A. spying on telephone and internet and US Mail and street camera's and facial recognition software and Google- and MicroSoft- and Apple- and Facebook- data collections and back-doors to proprietary software and who knows what else... ... why did NSA not detect and stop the Boston Bombers ? Incompetence - too much $ - or just Oooops ? |
Because they have neither the manpower nor the money to analyze all the info they have. They file it, then when something happens they go back and try to ferret out everyone involved from the stored information.
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And here I thought they just didn't want to tip their hand about having mind reading capability until something bigger was going to happen.
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That would be like banning high capacity assault rifle magazines. ... We'll give you the first 6 or10 or 20 shots for free, but then you have to re-load if you want more ... or carry more guns It's hard for me to believe the NSA doesn't have the manpower or money (2013 - $53billion), but it is believable to me that for whatever reason, NSA dropped the ball with Boston, or that will be all they can do after future bombs have gone off. That is hardly the level of protection the current NSA budget should provide. |
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I could not even get on Nixon's enemy's list. Does that mean the NSA also cannot list me?
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NSA is checking its list
And checking it twice Gonna find out if tw's Been naughty or nice |
OMG! Only 100 days till Christmas. Soon we will have non-stop weeks of this music. Enough to make me want to rip the christ out of Christmas.
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tw, some people already beat you to it...
Modern Readers David Romanski September 14, 2013 United Airlines Shuts Down Site After Posting $0-10 Fares Quote:
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Washington Post 10/9/13 Oops: Azerbaijan released election results before voting had even started Quote:
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bwaaaahahahahahahhahaha!!
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It's like something from a Saturday Night Live skit.
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NY Times
GAIA PIANIGIANI October 11, 2013 Coins Celebrating Pope Misspell Name Above All Names Quote:
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I saw that yesterday. They were struck by the Italian State Mint; however, by all other accounts I've seen they're papal commemorative mint medals and not coins. Much lower interest.
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October Surprise...
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I'm in the middle of enrolling. I've been confused by a couple questions (for instance I used my pers payout to pay off student loan, etc) but so far it's working.
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are you using the federal website?
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I'm really confused as to the options I pick from. I think I'll stop now and look into it later.
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Is there another one?????????? |
There are state run exchanges that let you shop for a health insurance plan, distinctly different from the federal online exchange. I was not sure where you're shopping. For example, here in Washington, the online marketplace is:
https://www.wahealthplanfinder.org/ |
so, I followed your link IM, just to see it, see where it took me. I was just browsing, and after a couple clicks, it sent me to the same place I'd just posted about, https://www.wahealthplanfinder.org/.
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I started out at healthcare.gov. It asked me what state I'm in. OHIO tells you you are going to use healthcare.gov. I suppose in WA they tell you they will be transferring you to your state site.
So it obviously varies state to state. I was in some part of HEALTHCARE.GOV the entire time. |
thanks for the clarification. I'm keenly interested to hear about your experience with the whole process. Good luck and please keep us posted. :)
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Just as another data point:
I just got our first email regarding open enrollment for health insurance with my employer. My current insurance plan is going to increase about 7% in the next year. That's a little higher than it has increased in previous years, but not dramatically higher. I bet my pay will increase by about 1% next year. Another year, another opportunity to figure out how to tighten the belt some more. An interesting new plan option is a very high deductible, low cost plan paired with a pretax medical savings account that will rollover unspent contributions from one year to the next. I wonder if we should gamble on our health? The family deductible will be $3000/year under the new plan. I wonder how much cheaper the premiums will be? It would have to be at least $250/month cheaper for me to even consider that gamble. |
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I tried out the healthcare.gov web site for a relative in PA. It transferred me to PA and I was able to find the available plans. Everything worked fine.
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keep us posted on how this works. so far in Mississippi, only 35 people have been able to register. i'll have to pick up insurance for the kids next year when I lose tricare
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