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sarameg - Aug 30, 2005 5:20:29 pm PDT #2883 of 10002

People can whap me for these spur of the moment musings: If anything, Bangladesh will return to "normal" faster, but minus a larger portion of the population.

This makes me muse on the cost balance. More tech, more development, fewer lives lost, but at a cost of longer recovery. Less development, more lives lost, but faster recovery?

What a horrible equation, either way.

Emily - Aug 30, 2005 5:26:28 pm PDT #2884 of 10002

"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

Any DC people around, or others who can explain to me why, when I ask Mapquest to give me directions to "Alexandria, VA" it asks me to choose between "Alexandria, VA, (Arlington)", "Alexandria, VA, (Hopewell (city))", and "Alexandria, VA, (Northampton)"?

Also, explain to me how on earth I'm going to afford this trip? I'm starting to think I'll have to drive it, but 8 hours each way for a weekend... oy.

Jessica - Aug 30, 2005 5:28:33 pm PDT #2885 of 10002

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I can't explain Mapquest, but I'm pretty sure the one you want is (Arlington), since I don't know where (Hopewell) and (Northampton) are.

Allyson - Aug 30, 2005 5:29:17 pm PDT #2886 of 10002

Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

"Even the orange color of the image is reminiscent of a commonly used pro-life picture of early prenatal development."

That was my favorite part. "THE FAKE COLOR THEY CHOSE LOOKS JUST LIKE THE FAKE COLOR WE CHOSE!!!"

le nubian - Aug 30, 2005 5:30:11 pm PDT #2887 of 10002

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

those people need to be slapped upside their fucking heads.

sarameg - Aug 30, 2005 5:31:00 pm PDT #2888 of 10002

I can't explain it, but do you have a more concrete address? I mostly know old Alexandria.

Is it really 8 hours by car? Ack. (Last time I was in boston was '94 or '95 and I took the train from NC. It may have been overnight, I don't recall.) I'm thinking train couldn't be more than 8 hours to Union Station, but I may be delusional.

Emily - Aug 30, 2005 5:32:15 pm PDT #2889 of 10002

"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

The train might well be shorter, but also more expensive than flying. Flying's not too expensive, but necessitates renting a car once I get there. Put that together with a hotel...

sarameg - Aug 30, 2005 5:35:47 pm PDT #2890 of 10002

Would it really need a car? I mean, sure, easier, but can you work the wimpy public transit of DC? All the times I've been to Alexandria, I've walked or cabbed, so... Depends on the trip.

Jesse - Aug 30, 2005 5:38:38 pm PDT #2891 of 10002

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It's more than 8 hours driving Boston to DC, I'm pretty sure. Although, my driving experience is mostly as a little kid, so we stopped more than I would now.

sarameg - Aug 30, 2005 5:40:19 pm PDT #2892 of 10002

OK, I've never driven. And honestly, I've only been to NYC via train, and Boston from NC so I have NO CLUE.

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