Jack Lew says we're going to run out of money a week from Monday. We should:

[Algernon Moncrieff]

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	Buy Gold!!
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	Start binge-watching "The Walking Dead" in preparation
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	Spock all of our $5 Dollar bills
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	Stock up on eggs, milk, and toilet paper
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	Liquidate the 401K and head for Vegas
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	Garden
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	Submit to IMF imposed austerity
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	Replace Jack Lew with Robert Reich
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	Replace Jack Lew with Paul Krugman
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[Rex]

1. Who?

[Algernon Moncrieff]

2. He runs the Treasury

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Lew

[Rex]

9. Oh shit! Well can't they just print some more money?

I didn't know they could run out of money! Do we need to throw in a few bucks for ink cartridges?

[LiberalElite]

3. What does "Spock our $5 bills" mean? nt

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

4. It's a reference to what has been going on with Canadian fivers since the death of Nimoy.

Apparently the guy on their five looks a lot like him, so people are drawing on spock ears, the haircut, the uniform, and occasionally the hand gesture.

[LiberalElite]

8. Ah. It's illegal here anyway -

http://www.moneyfactory.gov/historicallegislation.html

God/dess forbid someone should draw a moustache on G. Washington....

[Algernon Moncrieff]

16. But they let kids stamp the 1s to play the Where's George game

That was more popular a few years back. I haven't seen any lately.

[LiberalElite]

20. Is it kids? I always assumed it was adults for some reason -

anyway, i do still see one once in a great while.

[Revanchist]

18. You don't draw a mustache on Washington, you turn Lincoln into Bill Murrary

Disclaimer I saw this posted in the Spock post by another DUer who's name eludes me. I do not take credit for knowing about this beforehand.

[LiberalElite]

19. That's good! nt

[Algernon Moncrieff]

5. It's a joke, and a reference to the Canadian fiver

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/03/04/spocking-fives-leonard-nimoy-canada/24366807/

Canada's central bank is urging citizens to stop defacing their $5 notes in a tribute to deceased actor Leonard Nimoy.

[Initech]

6. Put it all on red, baby! Papa needs a new pair of everything!

[Algernon Moncrieff]

7. Maybe this video explains our financial woes?

[PoliticAverse]

10. You forgot "mint some trillion dollar coins"... n/t

[Algernon Moncrieff]

15. Only if they accidentially circulate some

Like Powerball, only much more fun.

[NightWatcher]

11. I ran out last week. It's really not that bad

We'll learn to get by just fine.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

17. Here's my thought: Congress gets paid last

That usually solves the problem

[Kalidurga]

12. I can't keep track of how many times this has happened.

It usually turns out to be some GOP posturing and in the end they back down for whatever reason.

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. Bitcoin, baby!

It's as real as our fiat paper money.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

14. Maybe the treasury is behind this????

http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/06/utorrent-bitcoin-miner/

If you recently installed or updated uTorrent on your PC, you may have have picked up an unwanted passenger: a Bitcoin miner called Epic Scale. If you don't pay attention, that piece of code can be inadvertently installed with the latest uTorrent build (version 3.4.2). It can then use your computer as part of a Bitcoin farm (Litecoin, to be exact) to generate revenue for third parties. Users first reported the situation on uTorrent's forums, and it was quickly confirmed by a senior support manager. He said that the app "cannot be installed without permission," but one user claimed that there was "never a warning about it," even though he opted out of other bundled software.

Once it's installed, the program will take up CPU cycles, slowing your machine and causing it to burn more power. The support person described Epic Scale as "easy to uninstall," but some users reported otherwise. One said it didn't show up in the "Programs and Features" list for Windows, and another needed anti-adware software to be rid of it. (Epic Scale said the app can be uninstalled normally, but confirmed that it leaves behind registry keys.)

[dixiegrrrrl]

21. Interesting. Thanks.

I notice the mention of Windows.
Hopefully Linux still remains invasion proof.