Obtuse1

[quote]but I agree they should pay a "fat tax"[/quote] IMO it should be within the health insurance industry even within a group. I have a partner that has been in the same firm with me for over three decades. He is a smoker and has been morbidly obese since we both started. He pays the same f...

[quote]What does full privileges to start threads mean though? Was a limit put on his acct due to over abuse?[/quote] The last time he was unbanned the mod(s) told him he couldn't start threads mainly because he started one for every thought that came into his head. It isn't a function of the fo...

[quote]ETA: doctor's definitely make more on average imo. They can make 5 sometimes 6 figures on a single surgery.[/quote] WTF procedures are those? My wife, a CT surgeon, damn near laughed herself silly when I repeated that. She noted total physician related billing for something like a heart ...

[quote]As for the $1.4 million, maybe it depends how you define Biglaw. [/quote] AFAIK there is no hard definition of Biglaw, I personally consider it to be the AM100 firms but there are other definitions. The 1.4m PPEP comes from AM100 but keep in mind it is an average and shops like Craveth, K...

[quote]How important is location for a data center?[/quote] I know the proximity to Wall Street the Northern NJ data centers had was paramount back in the height of high-frequency trading. I don't know how important it is now but Chicago has Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Mercantile Exchang...

[quote]I always /often UpVote myself when I get 1, so it doest look like I'm actually upvoting myself[/quote] I am sure you aren't the only one that does that. Back when OweO had full privileges to start threads I would often see he had 50+ DVs and no UVs so I would UV him to make it look like...

[quote]Went to grocery store, left with 4 1-pound packs of ground turkey, loaf of daves bread, parmesan cheese, and a 10 count pack of k-cups and total was $55[/quote] I am fascinated how poorly people shop and then complain about prices. I am not saying things cost more but if you are bothered ...

It could have been me, no wait it was me. I was headed out of Dallas at about that exact time, I was driving along in the wake of an 18 wheeler. ...

[quote]Could you point to this criminal statute?[/quote] His stubbornness as a client likely hurt him immensely. I haven't been able to follow this criminal trial as closely as the 63 12 civil trial but there seemed to be some very questionable defense strategies involved and I almost have to b...

[img]https://media.tenor.com/dc_qVOYl8R4AAAAM/funny-animals-cats.gif[/img] Diet Coke and a banana ...