ManagingPrime

I would guess it was originally intended to mean Parachute Uncoupling Device. I would speculate the original meaning became a little unclear when BOC PUD's became part of the lexicon.

I'm reminded of a quote from the movie 'The Siege":

I don't presume to know the answer, no. Does anyone really care what his reasons are? I would think that all people really care about is finding out if the two brothers are part of a larger plot.

Are the majority of people really scratching their heads about why they did this? Obviously, it's an assumption, but I doubt the reason is psychoactive drugs or because he did not make it onto the school track team.

Makes total sense. People who engage in violence always try to justify their own and vilify the other. It's how people cope.

I'd call the boston bombers terrorists, but I'd also say the us govt uses terrorism. I'd say the term is losing its meaning.

Think you have a skewed perception of gun owners. I don't shoot at human silohette targets or zomies for that matter, personally, I find it distatefull. That said, ill conceed that a handguns primary purpose, for most people, is to stop a threat. I believe leo refers to a force continuem. If you can find a bulletproof way of setting up barriers to keep people who do feel a guns primary purpose is to kill people and yet not infringe on the rights of others, I'm all ears.

That's common sense. To single this poorly constructed and biased study serves no purpose other than to identify the obvious...it's a poorly constructed and biased study. I would not conclude that there are not many economic impacts from high DTI's.

I read the article earlier this morning. I found it slightly annoying that "right wing" extremists were singled out. We have all kinds of extremists in the world and in this country. Believe it or not, there are "left-wing" extremists too. I take a pretty dim view of the sources we call news in the us, but I expect better from them.

It may not be rocket surgery, but it's a little more complicated then how you presented the two scenarios.

So can backpacks. Around DC... No backpacks or coolers and purses are searched. We're heading to that for all major assemblies of people. More rights gone due to assholes. That's the idea, right? Blow some shit up and we stumble all over ourselves to do something...spend billions of dollars and strip rights. I'm tired of the assholes "winning". Fingers crossed it's the saudi kid and not "home grown".

I see the update, but I would imagine that AQ would used far more destructive bombs. And what's up with bombing a mechanical room at the JFK library? Me thinks this story is going to take some strange twists and turns before the official story gels.

current copy at that url: Authorities have a identified a suspect, a Saudi national, who is currently being guarded in a Boston hospital with shrapnel wounds. so at the moment, you're losing that bet, though it would have been my first guess as well with the date of April 15. During the press conference they stated the fire at the JFK library is linked. This does not need like AQ MO....brown guy nutter.

NY post is reporting suspect in custody. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/two_explosions_at_boston_marathon_iMR0LCkcwASg0RQfVsH1yI My money is on it being a "white guy nutter".

http://rt.com/op-edge/bitcoin-store-value-cotsikis-773/ I think this guy summed it up quite nicely. Note how he shared his opinion that bitcoins are not a good store of value at this time, yet was not dismissive or condescending. Joe six-pack is starting to wake up to the reality that we are in the middle of a currency war. Through the internet people are discovering some of darker implications of central banking. Should those people sell their houses and invest in bit coins? HELL NO. Should they explore alternatives to fiat currencies and pick a favorite such as bitcoin? It's not a bad start IMHO. I think those that dismiss developing alternative currencies are just as shortsighted as those who are willing to plow in all of their assets into something like bitcoin. The debate of if it's a good investment or not is just dumb. The interesting debate is will we start to see a move away from central banks and will a "crypto-currency" emerge as the predominant challenger to the existing hegemony.

I never claimed to be invested in botcoins. My interest is limited to the potential of a digital currency becoming an alternative store of vale for those with an innate distrust of central banks. I may fund an account with a small amout, but if I do it will only be a token sign of support for the concept. I have no reason to question your education in finance or experience in the funancial services industry. You might do well by exercising the same level of restraint before making assumptions where your only basis is a differing of opinion on a specific topic.

why would they? I should have clarified. Not a response in UST, but by the treasury department. The run up in bitcoin value has caused a lot of attention. Attention to sites like the silk road, etc.

You don't think that stocks are speculative gambles? In any case, I don't think anyone is suggesting that people should speculate or gamble on bitcoins. The concept started as and still is a repudiation of central banks and fiat currencies. It all boils down to trust. You seem to trust the dollar, trust stocks, trust central bankers and trust the politicians that influence monetary policy. There are plenty of other people that do not trust these parties and the numbers are growing daily, it's only natural that an alternative will emerge. Will bitcoins be the predominant alternative? It's possible, but it's going to have to take it's knocks first. If the market grows to a trillion dollars we're talking 40,000 per bitcoin.... so, i could see why some may be interested in speculating. I'm very curious to see treasuries response.

Just sit back and let the market do it's thing. I don't think this is even a two billion dollar market. When there is more distrust of currencies...and there will be, the market will start to mature...that's going to be when you want to have your popcorn ready. When the big boys and girls decide it's worth their time to play it's game on. I don't see why there is so much ill will towards the concept as it's very "american". It's been over a decade now that we've being indoctrinated with the idea of paperless money systems, it only makes sense for new actors to enter the scene.

You're learning the hard way not to post on dz.com early in your skydiving adventures. I very nearly came to blows with someone at the dz because of a thread i started on here when i was still an aff student...It's a harsh crowd, but you got some good advice..take it and try not to kill yourself or someone else out there...have fun.

We are about the same weight. I went from a 210 as a student to a 190. At first the 190 seemed fast, but within 50 jumps I was on a 150. Smart? Idk., but I was comfortable with the transition and people far more experienced than me had no objections. My opinion, don't buy a canopy until you've found your sweet spot. This is a subject best discussed with people at your dz, but be weary if someone is selling and also telling you what you want to hear. Get at least a couple opinions from people you trust... had some friends over the other night and at a point it occured to me "all four of us have been broken under a parachute"..we'veall been in the sport less than three years. Food for thought.

I wouldn't give one fuck if he goes in. I could not agree more. Disgusting pos. Sad part is that his type feeds off of this kind of attention.

Wtf! You landed on the beach? What are you even bitching about. Maybe you just want people to watch your crap ass video...ok, but if you are serious then you really need to take the advice given and quit the sport.

O'rly? http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/cyber-attack-on-bitcoin-exchange-exposes-flaws-in-virtual-currency-29175639.html Old news. That's not a flaw in the bitcoin system, its a flaw in the exchange servers. It was a ddos attack on their servers...that would be like saying stocks are worthless because a hacker group attacks the NYSE servers.

So is Monopoly money. That doesn't mean it's actually worth anything. Same could be said of the usd. It's worth what the market participants think it's worth. Edit to add: what would you rather have, a million dollars, a million euro or a million bitcoins?