Jeza posted:

Sorry to all STEM people, but most people in STEM are absolutely myopic wrt ethics and political implications of what they do.

oldpainless posted:

I will never understand people who freely share personal info on a website like this and are shocked, just shocked, when that turns out to be a bad idea. That’s exactly what happened to my aunt on my mothers side Sarah Corbin (née Fitzgerald) in her hometown of Dakota Falls when she posted about her 45th birthday last October.

Barudak posted:

Ive recused myself from projects I didnt want to be involved in, but also it happened anyway and my refusal changed nothing because thats how the wold works although I did sleep better for a while.

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Garrand posted:

I chuckled at the original post but now I'm not sure if there's a reference in there I don't know or if it's just the obvious joke.

I Love Loosies posted:

Smash all nobility in a particle acclerator together until we find the Emperor particle

Laurenz posted:

average british family

Solice Kirsk posted:

Man, the metric conversion of a 5 head is even bigger than I thought.

BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:

There are some really outdated parts in Classic Simpsons. Like in A Fish Called Selma, Troy McClure has his career killed for sleeping with a fish instead of winning an Oscar for it.

Olive Branch posted:

*Doorbell rings*
BFC: Well, Zaurg, we made it - despite your distractions.
Zaurg: Ah, BFC posters, welcome. I hope you're all prepared for an unforgettable thread!
BFC: Yeah.
*Zaurg checks his cryptocurrency accounts. Red, negative numbers under all totals.*
Zaurg: Oh, egads! My accounts are ruined! But what if I were to pull up my monthly budget and bog it down in minutia? Delightfully trollish, Zaurg.
*BFC refreshes the thread, notes the discrepancies, squints.*
Title sequence: Zaurg with his crazy misdirection, BFC gonna need their medication, when they hear Zaurg's lame lamentations, there'll be bans in SA tonight!
BFC: ZAURG!
Zaurg: BFC! I was just, uh... Just updating a spreadsheet on Excel. Budgetary exercise. Care to join me?
BFC: Why is there a red subtotal under your shitcoins, Zaurg?
Zaurg: Uh, oh. Those aren't red subtotals, they're pizza sauce. Pizza sauce from the pizzas my daughters aren't having. Mmm, pizza sauce.
*BFC's blood rises to their cheeks, and they close out the thread in frustration.*
Zaurg: Whew.
*Zaurg quickly types up spreadsheets, then replies to the thread.*
Zaurg: BFC, I hope you're ready for an updated monthly budget!
BFC: We thought you were denying pizza to your daughter.
Zaurg: Oh, no. I said I was just buying cryptocurrency on my high interest credit cards. That's part of denying pizza to your kids.
BFC: You call denying your daughters pizza buying cryptocurrency?
Zaurg: Yes. It's a regional practice.
BFC: Uh-huh. What region?
Zaurg: Uh, Florida.
BFC: Really. Well, some of us are from Florida and we've never heard of anyone buying shitcoins with their daughter's pizza money.
Zaurg: Oh, not in some parts of Florida, no. It's a Gators thing.
BFC: We see.
*Some silence as BFC looks over the budget.*
BFC: You know, this budget looks quite similar to what we've seen Knyteguy and Cornholio post.
Zaurg: Oh, no. Patented Zaurg spreadsheets. Old family tradition.
BFC: For buying shitcoins.
Zaurg: Yes.
BFC: Yes. And you call it denying kids pizza despite the fact shitcoins are obviously gambling.
Zaurg: Ye- You know, the- One thing I should- Excuse me for one second.
BFC: Of course.
*Zaurg leaves for a couple of days, replies to thread as shitcoin values continue to freefall.*
Zaurg: Well, that was wonderful. A good time was had by all. I'm pooped.
BFC: Yes, we should be- Good Lord! What is happening to your accounts?
Zaurg: ...Tax refund.
BFC: Uh... Tax refund. At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of BFC localized entirely within your account?
Zaurg: Yes!
BFC: May we see it?
Zaurg: No.
Zaurg's Kids: ZAURG! OUR FUTURE IS ON FIRE!
Zaurg: No, kids, that's just HODLing.
BFC: Well, Zaurg, you are an odd fellow, but we must say SELL YOUR SHITCOINS.
Zaurg's Kids: HELP! HELP!

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FactsAreUseless posted:

I'm pretty sure Zaurg is the old E/N goon that people were constantly screaming at to get divorced, so this is an old, old saga.

Solice Kirsk posted:

I'm having a hard time convincing myself Zaurg isn't some sort of genius artist creating one of the longest performance art pieces ever constructed.

FactsAreUseless posted:

I'm pretty sure Zaurg is the old E/N goon that people were constantly screaming at to get divorced, so this is an old, old saga.

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BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:

Wasn't his (ex?) wife the one who took out enormous student loans for an accounting degree from DeVry?

canyoneer posted:

Zaurg highlights:
bought a giant pool table, planning on having it do double duty as a dining room table
could barely afford his condo, but his wife wanted to buy a bigger house and keep the condo as an "investment".
when it's obvious that they really should get a divorce, his wife wants another kid. z says no. they only have sex like 3 times a year, have unprotected sex a couple weeks later and she gets pregnant
took out money on a credit card to buy a bunch of dumb cryptocurrencies, and is still paying interest on that credit card while watching those dumb things lose value

canyoneer posted:

took out money on a credit card to buy a bunch of dumb cryptocurrencies, and is still paying interest on that credit card while watching those dumb unsellable things lose value

Fleta Mcgurn posted:

Also, ex spent 50 grand on a two-year accounting degree.

spog posted:

His ex - wife invested all their money in Wonderhangers that filled up their house, unsold.

Charles Bukowski posted:

I do nothing with my money, I just watch it in my chequing account. I feel stupid and not taking advantage of what meager resources I have. Then I see stories like his and feel so goddamn reaponsible. No debts, no problems.

Solice Kirsk posted:

Honestly, not being in debt puts you ahead of like 90% of the rest of the US. Save about 6 months worth of expenses and leave that in a savings account that pays decent interest (Ally has a good free online one), if you have retirement options from work start putting in as much as you can into that, if you still have money left over then consider putting it into long term index or mutual funds.

This is a good place to ask questions and learn about this stuff:

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2892928

Or you can join us in the rear end in a top hat gambling thread and be told to buy nothing but weed stocks:

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3259986

Outrail posted:

Not the right thread, but open a vanguard account, it's about as easy as opening a new bank account. Then stuff any spare money you have into tu at account instead of your banks savings account. That's it. You've got stocks now.

One of my funds with them made like 20% in 2016, averages 8% long term. It'd be really great if I had more than a pittance in there.

LSD CURES JUNKIES posted:

I remember this same sort of thing happening when I was in like 2nd grade. We had a presenter that came and talked to use about that and physical abuse. I was too scared to mention my dad hit my sister with a vhs til it broke.

Code Jockey posted:

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO MY DAUGHTER

Solice Kirsk posted:

Not bad advice, but "Vanguard" is a big term so they should still head to that other thread to find out what TDF or Index to choose.

DACK FAYDEN posted: