oh hai!

I would just like to announce that I gave Husband's computer a virus today. (He has requested in the past that I refrain from posting his name out in the interwebs... and I assume if you are reading this that you know who he is.)

So, as a fair warning to all internet users, please refrain from doing the following:
1. Browsing the internet unprotected. It's just as dumb as having unprotected sex- great while it's in the moment but in a few minutes, you realize that it was a bad, bad idea.
2. Attempt to stream the original 2001 Korean version of My Sassy Girl from the internet. It's not worth the $5 and 10 minutes you are saving by not going to Blockbuster. Instead, it will cost you 2 hours of your husband's time while he tries to fix the computer, a great deal of embarrassment, and your husband swearing that he never wants to watch the original My Sassy Girl with you. Plus, in my case, it will cost you a new computer because getting a virus is a great justification to perform a complete reformat, sell the old computer, and buy a new one.

However, as of now, Husband has successfully fixed the computer, has not actually done the complete reformat, and has not actually bought a new computer yet (although I saw him looking!)... but the old computer is already on craigslist awaiting a new owner to call.

Anyways, moral of the story: please browse the internet using updated protection and refrain from questionable browsing behaviors. You know, like trying to watch the 2001 version of My Sassy Girl. Sad.

Biggest Ripoff Ever

I haaate buying ink cartridges. It is SOOOO painful to pay $15 every couple of months the pages start being shplotchy and gray.

New, each 5 mL cartridge is $15. ($3/mL)
Refurbished it's still $8-$12, not including shipping.

Versus.

$20 for 90 mL in an ink refill kit. (today I got mine from Staples)
Let's estimate you waste about a third of that with things drying out, or spilling, or shenanigans.

So adjusting for loss, we'll say $20 for 60 mL instead. ($0.33/mL)

That's TEN TIMES CHEAPER!!

Why Americans Think (Wrongly) That Illegal Immigrants Hurt the Economy

Job insecurity, strapped state budgets, and xenophobia may all play a role. But there's more to it than that.

By Arian Campo-Flores | NEWSWEEK

At the heart of the debate over illegal immigration lies one key question: are immigrants good or bad for the economy? The American public overwhelmingly thinks they're bad. In a recent New York Times/CBS News poll, 74 percent of respondents said illegal immigrants weakened the economy, compared to only 17 percent who said they strengthened it. Yet the consensus among most economists is that immigration, both legal and illegal, provides a small net boost to the economy. Immigrants provide cheap labor, lower the prices of everything from produce to new homes, and leave consumers with a little more money in their pockets. They also replenish—and help fund benefits for—an aging American labor force that will retire in huge numbers over the next few decades. So why is there such a discrepancy between the perception of immigrants' impact on the economy and the reality? Though its overall effect may be positive, its costs and benefits are distributed unevenly...

Many undocumented workers pay money to the federal government, in the form of Social Security contributions and income taxes, and take less in return, says Gordon Hanson, an economist at the University of California, San Diego. At the state and local level, however, it's a different story. There, illegal immigrants also make contributions, through property and sales taxes, but on balance, they use more in public services, such as schools, health benefits, and welfare assistance

My thoughts: I thought this article made the public's reaction to immigration make a lot more sense after reading it, even if the big picture was largely intuitive.

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