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Forum: Other Other Topics 11-09-2007, 05:13 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 960
Posted By defixated
Re: Hypothetical Management Decision re: non-tipping patron of restaur

With all the varied experiences in this thread (owners, managers, servers, patrons, international) there seems to be very little opinion change. I've noticed that my thoughts and behavior about...
Forum: Other Other Topics 10-12-2007, 02:30 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 579
Posted By defixated
Re: Blind Date Set-Up

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when i see dmitri i think french, i think most of the russian duds i have known had names ending in y.

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When I hear 'Dmitri' I think of Peter Sellers...
Forum: Other Other Topics 10-04-2007, 02:07 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 211
Posted By defixated
Re: some clothing questions.

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Start at the tailor - don't go shopping then take it to the tailor. Particularly if you are in Asia.

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Bring the tailor something to copy, pictures at least. In Bangkok...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 09-20-2007, 08:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 94
Posted By defixated
Re: Online banking... security versus liquidity while traveling

When I was in Thailand last year I took a bootable USB stick with Damn Small Linux and Firefox to log onto financial accounts. This obviously doesn't protect from hardware keyloggers or physical...
Forum: Other Other Topics 09-14-2007, 04:46 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 764
Posted By defixated
Re: Nike\'s \"Leave Nothing\" Commercial

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awesome commercial

another classic imo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPmfbhVGbIQ)

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The shorter version that aired (the last 1m of the link, I think) was more intense...
Forum: EDF 08-30-2007, 07:06 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 198
Posted By defixated
Re: call for EDF US Airways boycott (and other airline horror stories)

It's hard to tell whether this particular incident was a data entry error or a systems issue or an individual CS problem, but I think USAir has a bad corporate culture.

In the 90s I was on a USAir...
Forum: Other Other Topics 08-26-2007, 03:27 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 129
Posted By defixated
Re: suggestion for best keychain/bottle opener/tool?

From the Cool Tools blog:

http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/creditcard_tool_sm.jpg

Credit Card Survival Tool (http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/001782.php)
Forum: Other Other Topics 08-23-2007, 04:52 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 209
Posted By defixated
Re: Two things I hate about Firefox vs. Explorer

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I find it better since it's much quicker to choose a search engine. If there were a way to choose the engine with the keyboard I'd be all for it.


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Ctrl-K takes you to...
Forum: Internet Gambling 08-23-2007, 02:38 AM
Replies: 3,365
Views: 87,556
Posted By defixated
Re: Person to person transfers. [OP is a \"must read\".]

Want: $1k+ on Stars
Have: Full Tilt

Acknowledge my recent reg date and low post count but can offer a telephone contact and possibly a reference from a 7000+ poster if I can reach him at this...
Forum: EDF 07-16-2007, 06:05 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 111
Posted By defixated
Re: Ugh proposal dilemma

If you think the timing wrt friend's engagement is a big deal (and I understand that your gf can be completely awesome and still worry about this sort of thing) then propose in some romantic way now...
Forum: Other Other Topics 06-24-2007, 09:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 81
Posted By defixated
Re: Where to go for Vacation? July 2-6

site59.com (http://www.site59.com) is worth a look. They sell as air + hotel or + car or both packages. It's the same engine as lastminutedeals.com or Travelocity's last minute packages. Some extra $...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 05-30-2007, 04:30 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 97
Posted By defixated
Re: Why do 401k options suck so badly?

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Really, I'm trying to understand how 401k options are selected, who gets paid for selecting certain options, whether my employer gets a kickback for chosing certain options, whether...
Forum: Other Other Topics 05-24-2007, 02:25 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 266
Posted By defixated
Re: OK, so

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I pity really smart people who look back on their lives and think they have wasted it and lash out at circumstances which stopped them being great/constantly remind everyone how smart...
Forum: Other Other Topics 05-24-2007, 12:19 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 266
Posted By defixated
Re: OK, so

Sorry, I just reread the OP and realized that I wrote a lot of stuff you already know. Here's the important part imo:

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Basically my natural bent in life leads down a path that I don't...
Forum: Other Other Topics 05-24-2007, 12:10 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 266
Posted By defixated
Re: OK, so

I was an undergraduate at uchicago in the early 90s and took the first-year graduate econ sequence.

1. Some of the professors are unbelievably great (Nobel prizes each year I was there; it's...
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