I recently had my credit scores pulled by a bank to get a mortgage and I know exactly what they are, and this Karma site had at least one of them off by maybe 100 points. That can't just be because of the ping from having my report pulled by the bank. Then I heard from people who had very bad credit and said it gave them high scores. But it was interesting and prompted a lot of people to go pull their three free reports, so that is good for something.

Chinese capitalists gaining economic opportunity from the US right-wing's association of Obama with communist Mao. Priceless!

It cracks me up that at least TWO people looked at the letter before it went out, and nobody thought to themselves "Maybe that's a bad idea to stereotype Jews." But I'm sure their bigotry isn't limited to people of other ethnicities. Maybe their secretaries hate them and made sure the line stayed in there.

I think the problem they will have competing with Kindle now is that Kindle came out first and came out strong, and you can share content with other Kindles. So, for example, my husband, my brother, my friend, people I know who have similar reading tastes and who want an e-book are going to consider the ability to share the plethora of books I've already bought when they decide which reader to buy. My husband wants the B&N reader, but he also wants to be able to read all my Kindle books without having to buy them again. If B&N can arrange for that ability, they will have jumped over kind of a big hurdle, I think.

Of course because it is on Salon, 50 people have to tell you why it is a terrible or inappropriate article. :) But I never heard of Ikea until I moved to a big city, and a married friend and I both agree that the worst marital fallouts we've had so far have been in an Ikea store. At least on the initial visit or two, it is so overwhelming, complicated to navigate, and you're already in a stressful situation because you have to make big semi-permanent decisions, spend what is to many a lot of money, and I don't know about you but I get a bit agoraphobic in humongous warehouses packed to the rafters and full of people. I think it's funny now, I can find my way around the store now, and I enjoyed this article about it. It's a combination of commiseration and admiration. Because I have to say, I love the furniture we got at Ikea, and what a deal it was!

Before 50 people question me about it, this friend and I between us have during our marriages had children, bought houses, gone back to school, had an unemployed spouse, etc. And yes the worst arguments were in Ikea and I must say the labyrinthine layout had something to do with it!!

Why does everything written about the study have to come fromthe assumption that it is the males who chose the females? Maybe well-educated women are just better at choosing competent and healthy husbands.

I didn't realize 5 people already pointed that out. Haven't there also been studies pointing out that well-educated women marry later in life, and seek different traits in a partner than less educated women? I think I read something like that in Broadsheet, that they choose men who are less risk-taking and more nurturing.

I would save up my sick days if I could, and use them as a kind of income insurance if I ever had to be hospitalized or treated for illness long term. But I guess they don't want people to be able to do that at my company. We get 2 weeks of sick days at the beginning of every year, then they expire at the end of the year. A lot of people end up out sick in December.

Oh neat, that's like terrorism!

I think actually when a kid starts having a tantrum, you are supposed to either do nothing, or remove them from the public place and then do nothing. And by "do nothing" I don't mean, let them knock over things. I mean, let them have a tantrum. Don't give them anything as a result of it. Responding to a tantrum by trying to appease a child reinforces the behavior, it teaches them that a tantrum will get them what they want. On a plane, you can't remove the child from the public place. If they throw a tantrum, you're kind of stuck with it.

what some of the letter writers think a parent can do to punish a child while on a plane. Take them into the bathroom and hit them?

Why don't you drive a car instead, since you're the one who insists on a private journey undisturbed by other people, their kids and their problems.

Xanthro, the world also doesn't revolve around you. Sometimes you have no choice but to get on a plane with your teething infant. Ever had a death in the family? A terminal illness? A funeral? A family reunion? Or do you live within driving distance of all your relatives? Or maybe you email your family and say "I'm so sorry but you will need to reschedule around my infant's unpredictable teething, which can become a problem without notice."

I don't think it's a good idea to swallow e. coli