Ha! Had no idea I was going to get under John's skin like that. Guess he was having a bad day. Perhaps I should clarify - I enjoy reading your site on a regular basis. The thing about the Wired link struck me because of it's specificity to that particular site and it's recurrence.

Felixthecat wishes he got this much attention for his posts. Frankly, I'm perplexed by it.

Why do we need a symbol for sarcasm? I remember back in the day when :| meant sarcasm...gee, don't we love to waste money.

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Jake Dobkin...i've followed your insightful coverage of Goldman Sachs and, wow, you've totally nailed them. the depth of your understanding of our financial system amazes me-- GS is like so totally immoral!!!!!! running a blog that feeds off of racism, sex, bicycles, grafitti and general douchebaggery is so much better at furthering humanity! cheers to you!!!

agreed. the banker-bashing comes off as jealousy. Recent grads will not get big bonuses and in this economy you don't have to be "morality-impaired" to think a job at GS would be desirable. Trust-fund impaired, maybe.

Bitch and moan, boys! It doesn't take an MBA to realize that Goldman and the other banks royally screwed the American people. And Pierre, you can say many things about Gothamist, but at least we aren't a vampire squid with its tentacles wrapped around the face of humanity.

1. I don't have an MBA.

2. I'm all for more banking regulation.

3. Don't need a PHD in philosophy to see it's a moral stretch to say students who want to work at GS are morality-impaired.

4. Don't get me wrong I love the Gothamist, though I don't love the more sensationalistic bits (read: many JDS posts. Hi, JDS!!!).

5. Agreed you don't have squid tentacles wrapped around the face of humanity.....just journalism, right?

Fhtagn!

JDS- way to stand up and be on those replies. We're right behind you in calling out the uber douchebaggery of the occasional snarky newb.

Denoting sarcasm takes away the purpose of it, not to mention the fun.

Why does Gothamist always link to articles that originated on Wired a month after? I don't mind that you're referencing them, but it doesn't instill me with great confidence in even your most basic information gathering skills that you're constantly 'discovering' information that I forgot I read about 3 weeks ago.

Also, I read Wired religiously and this was news to me. Link or you're full of shit.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/12/diy-bed-bug-detector/

Cool dude. It's like telling the texinnyc dude to fish or cut bait. Or put up or shut up. Or shit or get off the pot. Or ...

So tex I would suggest you to do the link thing to get back some web cred.

A better mark for you can be had by simply hitting Ctrl + Alt + Delete.

It's deeply appreciated when savvy and informed readers like you go out of their way keep us au courant. And remember, if you ever do lose your confidence in us, you're entitled to a full refund on your subscription. Honestly, it must be so hard for you to keep abreast of every trivial fact the moment it's reported, then suffer indignantly as the bumbling, benighted world plays catch up. And today must have been a doubly trying day for you, because Gawker also noted this pressing "news" about the sarcasm symbol! ARGH! Hang in there! You rock! Don't get run over by a bus or anything!

for a $20 million bonus my ethics too are for sale. everything has it's price, especially in NYC.

where do i sign over my soul?

Your nearest Duane Reade.

Remember when. I sure do.

Comments made in the year 1955!

That's "only" 54 years ago!

'I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $10.00.

'Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $1, 000.00 will only buy a used one..

'If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. 20 cents a pack is ridiculous..

'Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging 7 cents just to mail a letter..

'If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.

'When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 25 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage.

'I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying DAMN in GONE WITH THE WIND, it seems every new movie has either HELL or DAMN in it.

'I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas .

'Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $50,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President..

'I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now..

'It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet.

'It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work.

'I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business.

'Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes.. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to government.

'The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.

'There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay in a hotel.

'No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $15.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood.'

'If they think I'll pay 30 cents for a hair cut, forget it.'

The top income tax rate in 1955 was around 90%.

Joe Rollino, legendary Coney Island Polar Bear and strongman, died at 104 years old today. He was killed by a minivan driver while on his daily 5 mile walk. No charges were filed, of course.

Bastards.

http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=%22joe+rollino%22

We did note that yesterday.