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That's a good point. Also, the sales dropped around Christmas because that is the worst time in the year for car sales. People are shopping, but they're thinking of things other than cars. If you want to negotiate and exasperate a car salesman so you can get a good deal, around that time of...

All the debating in this discussion is highly subjective and anecdotal. Why not make it more quantitative and include numbers? Scholar.google.com is our friend. For one starting point, Cheng, et al. (2000) do a cost-utility study for cochlear implantation. They calculate the total cost to...

I love words! Here are some of my favorites. Some of these I love for how they sound and others for what they mean. (Then some just because they're more than a few syllables ;)) Chelate, polydentate, polyprotic, oculomotor, parietal, inferotemporal, distal, nucleosynthesis, pusillanimity...

You're right. I copied the wrong chart last night by accident (sleepy me). Thanks for the correction!

I checked the share value for Ford and compared it to GM for the last two years. General Motors has a similar peak and crash trend. What does that mean? It means that Ford's performance may have something to do with the market demand for cars itself in addition to the lesser (but still...

I think part of that is because fat makes us feel full. Meat has a lot of fat (and especially cholesterol, saturated fat and trans fat, really unhealthy stuff--you want more of the unsaturated fat). So when you eat non-meat goods, you don't feel the fat. You can usually change that a...

Where in the world is halvah from? Deeee-licious!

Northern Mexico and the Southwestern US. :)

Three times a week for Senor Endymion. ;)

Good question, Tousi. For the car, you can actually get a pretty decent vehicle for a budget as small as $2,000. The Toyota Camry lasts long and the Camry isn't the only car like that. This usually works best by private seller, though you carry some risk. Dealers are more expensive. If...

Don't worry, I've made my mistakes too! The important thing is we all learn from them. As far as that goes, you look like you're well set! :) What car did you get with the loan?

My favorite waste of money? Someone pulling out a massive loan to pay for a car, citing the vehicle as an investment. Cars lose money, they never gain money. My advice? Debt is like a lever. It makes you richer or poorer. Use it to increase your money, not to decrease it. :) Though have...

I share the same feelings. I've spent a lot of time trying to develop workarounds. Unfortunately, I've found, the phone is such a core component of most working life that we're really stuck with it. Gemtun and the others bring up great points. I think the issue here is not that you're...

ROFL! Got any backup ideas? (I'd bet fifty and the farm that you're nigh well capable of your own mischief ;))

That was a good question. It made me think! Kind of. It's like I say, "What's up, homes?" When I address one person. Though, admittedly, not in the professional environment. ;) I think of it more like "homey" than "homies" -- that helps me.

This is a problem that has always existed, unfortunately.

What's your natural color?

I think it would be amusing if someone tried to dye their hair clear.

I just call ACME for an anvil and drop it on them. ;) Easier. Wile E. Coyote don't got no nothing on me, homes.

I'm reminded of the archetypal consultant. Dressed sharp, armed with a graduate education, he is brilliant and empyrean in his specialty. His amazing plan comes loaded with 7.62 caliber, rapid-fire, low-recoil forecasting, triple-alloy pie and bar charts, and a double-barreled pump-action...