Holy shit, you guys, what if you could get your news ON THE COMPUTER???
You all gonna be here when I wake up?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Polter-Cow - Sep 26, 2009 5:33:07 am PDT #11056 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hil R. - Sep 26, 2009 5:38:55 am PDT #11057 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Sigh. A letter to the Ethicist column in the NY Times today. [link]
My daughter attended a small liberal-arts college in the U.S. that spends 25 percent of tuition funds on grants, scholarships, etc., none of which she received, although some were available to her. My wife and I strongly believe that this is forced charity, a redistribution of funds and hence unethical. We give to charity and support our alma maters, but that is voluntary. Shouldn’t the school simply cut its tuition by 25 percent?
What is wrong with people lately?
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Sep 26, 2009 5:55:01 am PDT #11058 of 30001
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
"Shouldn’t the school simply cut its tuition by 25 percent?"
Or you could make market-based choices, and send your kids to a different college. You do not live under Communism, much as you might think you do.
Seriously. We only ended entirely free undergraduate university education a few years ago (I was lucky enough to start uni in the final year of government subsidies). I for one think it was a short-sighted mistake to end it, and that the possibility of social mobility through education deserves massive investment. At the very least, I'd be delighted if my M.A. tuition fees contributed towards a scholarship for an undergrad whose parents couldn't afford the fees. But I'm a silly liberal.
Shir - Sep 26, 2009 6:03:28 am PDT #11059 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
My daughter attended a small liberal-arts college in the U.S. that spends 25 percent of tuition funds on grants, scholarships, etc., none of which she received, although some were available to her. My wife and I strongly believe that this is forced charity, a redistribution of funds and hence unethical. We give to charity and support our alma maters, but that is voluntary. Shouldn’t the school simply cut its tuition by 25 percent?
Awwww. It's so cute when you let the masses interpret Nozick into out current system-of-lives.
Hil R. - Sep 26, 2009 6:09:59 am PDT #11060 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
The letter-writer lives in Germany. If that matters for anything.
Steph L. - Sep 26, 2009 6:16:56 am PDT #11061 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Or you could make market-based choices, and send your kids to a different college. You do not live under Communism, much as you might think you do.
Heh -- the writer of the Times column said this:
If you found the policies of this college morally offensive, you could have encouraged your daughter to attend another, maybe one with the inspiring Latin motto: Nullus admittendus pauper.
P.M. Marc - Sep 26, 2009 6:26:19 am PDT #11062 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Happy Matilda Celebration!
We wish we could be there. Stupid distance between Seattle and SF!
Lee - Sep 26, 2009 6:36:31 am PDT #11063 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Happy Matilda day!
Laura - Sep 26, 2009 7:10:25 am PDT #11064 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Happy Birthday to Matilda! I am looking forward to the birthday girl pictures.
Nora Deirdre - Sep 26, 2009 7:30:45 am PDT #11065 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I agree with Matilda- shocking, indeed. Happy birthday!
How can I convince my co-worker that the state of Massachusetts is not going to barge in to every citizen's home and force them to have a flu shot?
Tell her we don't like Florida enough to make them do that- those shots are ours, bitches! I think Florida scares Massachusetts as much as Massachusetts scares Florida.