Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Applied Materials -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Pink Minion who wrote (47214)	5/24/2001 11:31:52 AM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 70976

Just closed a deal while chatting with you---MultiTasking This relaxes me!

To: Pink Minion who wrote (47214)	5/24/2001 11:45:35 AM
From: Lone Star	Respond to of 70976

Don't you people have a job? I'm concerned for this economy because everybody at work is reading SI and surfing the web. At least that's what was going on when I was a Dilbert. Now that you're a dildo, how do you spend your time? ( other than harassing threads where you're stock purchase mistakes have left you bitter )

To: Pink Minion who wrote (47214)	5/24/2001 12:04:23 PM
From: advocatedevil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

OT - RE: "Don't you people have a job?" I thought you knew? Everyone here lost their jobs when the tech bubble burst and needed something to do with the computers and dsl services they purchased a year ago with the piles of cash from their dot.com stock profits. AdvocateDevil

To: Pink Minion who wrote (47214)	5/30/2001 3:12:53 PM
From: mitch-c	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Don't you people have a job? I'm concerned for this economy because everybody at work is reading SI and surfing the web. At least that's what was going on when I was a Dilbert. Then you made the correct decision to depart an unproductive job. However, it may not have been the job to blame; in order to cast yourself as an ex-dilbert, you're conceding you functioned as one in the first place. To answer your question, yes. I do have a day job. In fact, an urgent project in it is what has eaten my time, which is why I wound up as a lurker for the last little while. It had an immediate and beneficial effect, but no extra compensation other than satisfaction for doing it fast and well - I was "just" doing my job. Further, I put my priorities correctly (job first), which is why I also was unable to watch over my ST AMAT options positions as they spiraled to worthless two weeks ago. I'm sure it warms your heart to hear that - but then some of us have opportunities to do crucial work that Dilberts - ex or otherwise - might only dream of. To each his or her own reward. Your constant cheap shots at the employed remind me of a famous Churchill comeback. Lady Astor told him once that if she were his wife, she'd poison his tea. He replied, "Madam - if I had you as my wife ... I'd drink it." I do respect and appreciate your analysis as much as I do other threaders ... especially (as now) when we agree on the direction of AMAT's movement, if not the severity. Let's keep it to that, and argue over perceptions of economics, not perceptions of personalities. - Mitch