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Ryan's budget not just ridiculous, it's megalomaniacal. -- (link) - mara Apr 6, 08:09 3
- There's only about 3% difference between the GDP forecasts with and without the resoluaion. That's nowhere near enough to get unemployment that low -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 08:16
- It's courageous! -- nm - Fawning Syncophatic Press Apr 6, 08:12
- I really would like to see how the republicans think they can keep the elderly happy when they basically force them into bad private insurance under - tRuMaN Apr 6, 08:11
Started up Harper's Island last night. So pumped to watch this series again. (and forgot how yummy Cameron Richardson is) -- nm - Jovian Apr 6, 08:00 5
- We started as well - we are up to episode 5. I like who pointed out the title of the next episode is how someone dies - or did die - Epiphany Apr 6, 08:01 4
  - oh nice that far in already. and yea I figured you would like some of the boys in this series. -- nm - Jovian Apr 6, 08:05 3
    - well we did watch the 1st two when it aired. so we watched another 2 last night -- nm - Epiphany Apr 6, 08:06
    - Sully for the Win!! SM hates that the chicks are all members of the itty bitty committee - Epiphany Apr 6, 08:06 1
      - I love Sully (for different reasons, he's just a cool dude). He is on Hellcats now and I still call him Sully - Jovian Apr 6, 08:12
Canadian PSA: Taco Bell's Free Taco Week begins tomorrow.....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Apr 6, 07:52 2
- I don't think there's a taco bell within 50km of me -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 08:07
- No. just - No. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 6, 07:52
My current pet peeve. Internet news sites that forget the internet is multi-media and not static like paper. If you have a story with cool visuals - TWuG Apr 6, 07:45 1
- CBC is terrible for this. Coolest thing found that you have to see to believe. *no pics* -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 07:46
Has anyone bought an album on Amazon to get the 20GB of cloud service? There are some 0.99 albums. I wonder if they work -- (link) - oblique Apr 6, 07:42 20
- I bought a $1.99 album and it worked. -- nm - Kim Pine Apr 6, 08:07
- I was considering buying the Songs for Japan. -- nm - Amy Apr 6, 07:53
- Yes, any album as far as I know. (I've only bought a $1.99 album since it kicked off, and I got the 20gb upgrade.) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 07:51 16
  - is there a monthly fee to keep the cloud going? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 6, 07:51 15
    - Wait, I hadn't noticed this before. My 20GB upgrade "trial" ends on April 3, 2012. It doesn't look like it's permanent (yet). -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 07:56 5
      - I don't think it's every permanent. It's supposed to be for 1 year from album purchase IIRC -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 08:01 4
        
        But if I buy another album within a year, does the trial period shift? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 08:05 3
        
        That's what I wonder. If not, what's the point? -- nm - Jim Apr 6, 08:05 2
        
        The point might be to get another $20/year for the 20GB from you once you get used to it. - JaxSean Apr 6, 08:07 1
        
        That would be my expectation. But I think I'd pay the $20 for a year. -- nm - Kim Pine Apr 6, 08:11
    - well, if you buy an album this year you get an extra 15gb free. no idea what happens next year - tRuMaN Apr 6, 07:56 2
      - hmmm - they get everyone hooked on it and then we all pay to keep our access to our stuff? - Epiphany Apr 6, 07:57 1
        
        Any purchases you make of Amazon mp3's don't count toward your storage. It's only additional uploaded files. - JaxSean Apr 6, 07:58
    - Nope. Unless you want more than the 20gb. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 07:53 5
      - kind of like building your own playlists on Pandora without the commercials? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 6, 07:55 4
        
        More like uploading your iPod to the web and play it anywhere. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 08:05 3
        
        but 20 GB is nothing really. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 08:11
        
        interesting -- nm - Epiphany Apr 6, 08:07 1
        
        I forgot to bring my Zune today, so I'm listening to my cloud. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 08:08
- Since it mentions the 20GB upgrade on the album's page I'd assume it would qualify. -- nm - Ender Apr 6, 07:45
So, I just wrote my Survivor Power Rankings for this week...and it was the worst week yet. I don't know who to put where (spec spoils) - Jim Apr 6, 07:40 1
- The football player should be #2 right now since he's in control of his tribe. - David Apr 6, 08:10
Cher and Daft Punk brought us autotune. -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 07:36 1
- as well as The Matrix. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 6, 07:51
WaPo's review of "Extreme Couponing" calls it "deeply disturbing." "Repulsion may or may not be the show�s ultimate intent, but it stirs up -- (link) - mara Apr 6, 07:35 60
- I don't know about anyone else, but if I'm an ordinary person and TLC says they want to do a show about me, I immediately reevaluate my life choices. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 08:01 5
  - Win. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 08:06
  - But we really think you could help shine a spotlight on the plight of giants in today's world! -- nm - TLC exec Apr 6, 08:04
  - Exteme Message Boarders! -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:03 1
    - Has there been a reality show on WOWers or Second Lifers yet? -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 08:10
  - *laughing* -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 08:01
- Those people are pathetic and I feel sorry for them. *continues refreshing slickdeals* -- nm - con_carne Apr 6, 07:50 4
  - Here's a small photo of one's stockpile (I'm ashamed she's from Montgomery Village, MD). she spent 2 days preparing her shopping list based on sales -- (link) - MDH Apr 6, 07:53 3
    - Interesting. The $2000 shopping trip was for the show. She had to special order items before the filming. -- nm - Amy Apr 6, 08:05 1
      - I would be interested to see the numbers over a 3 month period. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:06
    - She nailed one thing right on the head - znufrii Apr 6, 07:59
- just checking: we're totally watching this, right? (after zeno's, I mean.) -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 07:47
- so is it just old women sitting around a table clipping coupons? exciting stuff... -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 07:45 9
  - the trailers I saw had some young chicks doing it -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 07:49
  - Take a look at the one lady's website. It's insane the time she devotes to this. 40+ hours a week clipping coupons, and 7 subscriptions to the paper -- (link) - MDH Apr 6, 07:48
  - I assume you didn't click? The photo shows a fairly young attactive woman. -- nm - mara Apr 6, 07:47 6
    - if she's the one in the story, she buys 62 bottles of mustard. her husband says "I don't even eat mustard" -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 07:49 2
      - maybe *she* likes mustard... - znufrii Apr 6, 07:53
      - Guess what dude. You will be. -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 07:51
    - with a semi-psychotic glint in her eye -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 07:48 2
      - I just see a woman who is doing something she loves *shrug* -- nm - con_carne Apr 6, 07:51 1
        
        I feel bad for her husband. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 07:52
- The part where they don't use it, annoys me...but 4hrs to save $1800 out of $1900 isn't a failing of opportunity cost for anyone but a guy making $450 - Malomar Ghaddafi Apr 6, 07:44 33
  - I really wonder how much of it they use, though. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 07:48 28
    - on the site i use for contest links, there is a whole coupon section. it's pretty insane when you read their posts, but, to give them credit a TON - Andie Apr 6, 07:52 2
      - I loved that part of the article. "What was in the relief baskets? Febreeze?" - Amy Apr 6, 07:54 1
        
        heh, i didn't get a chance to read, but, it's all probably true. :) -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 07:55
    - That there be the rub...course, if I can get something for 95% off, I'd happily sell what I'm not using for 1/2 price. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 07:50 24
      - how do you sell 62 bottles of mustard? -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 07:51 23
        
        Same way anyone sells anything. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 07:52 22
        
        pennstate.craigslist.com. (I would not be surprised.) -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 07:57 3
        
        you can craigslist anything. -- nm - Jim Apr 6, 08:01
        
        Sure....you hit the staples for college life, and you'll do well. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 07:59 1
        
        any craigslist, people sell the craziest sh*t. "white kittens for sale." what? -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 08:12
        
        it's just so much work. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 07:54 17
        
        Yeah....but like I said, this woman bought $1900 worth of stuff for $100. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 07:58 11
        
        how often does she really get that payoff, though? and she can't sell it for the full $1800. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 07:59 10
        
        Let's say she uses half and sells the other half at 50% off store prices. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:04 7
        
        Exactly. If someone wants to invest the time, that could be quite profitable. Although, ideally, they'd probably want to become a team. - Jim Apr 6, 08:07 3
        
        So, I'll sell...you buy. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:08 2
        
        Damn...I was hoping you'd buy. -- nm - Jim Apr 6, 08:09 1
        
        Well, it does have the advantage of they're used to seeing me buy in massive amounts. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:12
        
        I see a new hobby in your future. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:05 2
        
        Nah, I know right now I don't have the discipline or desire to do this, but I can see where some enterprising person could make good money doing it. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:07 1
        
        We saw part of one episode where a couple bought like 300 Butterfingers or something and they were basically free after coupons. - Jim Apr 6, 08:08
        
        But if she sells it for $500, she's had a hella day AND still has the stuff she needs for home. -- nm - Jim Apr 6, 08:00 1
        
        meanwhile, she's hauling cases of mustard. forget it! -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:04
        
        and space. you have to KEEP all that stuff somewhere. i spend all my time trying to get rid of stuff, not bring in more. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 07:56 4
        
        I know! I'm perfectly content with saving $20 -$30 dollars a week with lazy couponing. -- nm - Amy Apr 6, 07:59 2
        
        I'm simply happy with the occasional bogo that my store offers. -- nm - decline Apr 6, 08:04 1
        
        that, and the loyalty card deals are good enough for me. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:04
        
        exactly. floor space is money. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 07:58
  - presuming they actually use what they're buying, sure. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 07:46
  - I didn't know Ghaddafi was such a fan of coupons -- nm - decline Apr 6, 07:46 2
    - He only needs to payoff the victims of one more terrorist attack to get one free. -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 07:47 1
      - He already earned the tote bag. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 07:51
- I remember ST's conversation the night the special debuted. It was fantastic conversation. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 07:43 1
  - I watched the first part of that, couldn't get past the first person they had... -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 07:44
- I don't understand buying stuff you won't use. -- nm - Amy Apr 6, 07:41
- aka "Hoarders: The Early Years" -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 07:40
anyone reading anything interesting? I need a new book. -- nm - mafic Apr 6, 07:31 11
- The Covenant of Gensis - Andy McDermott -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 08:08
- Don't read the new Preston/Child book (although at the end of the kindle edition is a book by Brad Meltzer which is quite good) -- nm - decline Apr 6, 07:49
- The Prey series of novels by John Sandford is awesome -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 07:48
- i'm reading 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. It's *great*, i didn't really know the story. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 07:47
- I'm waiting for the new Connelly. -- nm - Amy Apr 6, 07:43
- There's a new biography of Malcolm X out that I'm pretty interested in - con_carne Apr 6, 07:42
- In prep for the HBO series, A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin. -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 07:41 2
  - spent several hours last week reading the chapter summaries on some website to reaquaint myself (it's been 6 years). - decline Apr 6, 07:48
  - the teaser they showed last Sunday on HBO was pretty damn good -- nm - Epiphany Apr 6, 07:47
- Recently started Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton, but only because Horns wasn't in the library. -- nm - LMS Apr 6, 07:33
- that necromancer book that was over on the left for a while looked very interesting. Read that serial killer article Mara posted - Epiphany Apr 6, 07:32
Transport for London has some Royal Wedding souvenirs that's don't look too bad. -- (link) - LMS Apr 6, 07:20 7
- You could also knit it. -- (link) - LMS Apr 6, 07:29
- I want this: -- (link) - Amy Apr 6, 07:26 3
  - I want everything in that shop. -- nm - Amy Apr 6, 07:28 2
    - I *so* want a mug. so so so. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 07:31 1
      - i just bought the 'mystery grab bag' for $15. Says it has a random assortment worth at least $40! -- (link) - Andie Apr 6, 07:48
- "Here's a souvenir from a wedding I didn't attend" - Guigue Apr 6, 07:23 1
  - kitsch ! -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 07:24
Netflix gets all 7 seasons of Mad Men for streaming -- (link) - oblique Apr 6, 07:12 13
- Wow. I don't watch, but am a bit amazed that it's up to seven already. -- nm - con_carne Apr 6, 07:52
- I just started watching season 1, about 3 episodes in. I'm not hooked yet, should I be? -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 6, 07:39 3
  - Depends, I really didn't get hooked on it ever and didn't even see what the fuss was about till 2/3 of the first season. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 07:54
  - I thought it sucked. I tried about 3 or 4 episodes and was bored. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 07:52
  - You should be creaming in your pants already, I think - oblique Apr 6, 07:39
- Ha! Lookat Don in bell bottoms. Classic! -- nm - HdnAgnda Apr 6, 07:18
- Available now??? -- nm - nubby Apr 6, 07:15 6
  - beginning July 27 -- nm - decline Apr 6, 07:16
  - In July. -- nm - Ender Apr 6, 07:16 4
    - (And only the 4 seasons that have actually been made so far.) -- nm - Ender Apr 6, 07:16 3
      - OMG, Netflix has future view technology? -- nm - Bacon Apr 6, 07:18
      - really? what a jip. Why can't we have the ones that haven't been made yet? -- nm - decline Apr 6, 07:18
      - losers. -- nm - Time Cop Apr 6, 07:18
Women's ski-jumping approved for the 2014 Olympics. -- (link) - mara Apr 6, 07:11
Facebook is just getting stranger. I just saw "Memorable Status Updates" on my profile. They were: - Amy Apr 6, 07:08 4
- I think they're going for something like flickr's interestingness algorithm, only... less sophisticated. -- nm - mafic Apr 6, 07:19
- 100 sit-ups can be pretty memorable if you have done many for a while. -- nm - mara Apr 6, 07:10 2
  - She's in my ballet class and we do at least 50 during warm up. No way would she remember doing 100 in 2010. -- nm - Amy Apr 6, 07:13 1
    - Heh. -- nm - mara Apr 6, 07:16
I want a radiation symbol umbrella. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 6, 07:04 5
- that's even better than the Umbrella Corp umbrella. -- nm - sycor Apr 6, 07:26 2
  - link? -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 07:30 1
    - here you go -- (link) - sycor Apr 6, 07:32
- ~I'm singing in the radiation. Just singing in the radiation. What a glowingly feeling. I'm happy again~ -- nm - Bacon Apr 6, 07:09
- oh my god. me too. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 07:07
I am already tired of Monopoly Millionaires -- nm - amoxy Apr 6, 07:04 2
- Bejewled updated their flash - so now I am screwed -- nm - Epiphany Apr 6, 07:11
- Bingo Blitz is fun, if you like bingo... -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 07:10
The Love Board -- nm - Bacon Apr 6, 07:03 4
- ,/~ Love Board soon will be making another run! Love Board promising something for everyone! ,/~ -- nm - mara Apr 6, 07:04 3
  - people all over the world. join hands. start a love board, a love board. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 07:09 1
    - Love board, never meant to be. Love board, born in poverty. -- nm - mara Apr 6, 07:16
  - stop that! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 6, 07:08
I blame Cher for a lot more than just autotune. -- nm - mafic Apr 6, 07:03 3
- The bar near my apartment plays this pretty much every night. -- (link) - MDH Apr 6, 07:15 [youtube]
- The beat goes on -- nm - amoxy Apr 6, 07:07
- Leave Chaz alone. -- nm - Bacon Apr 6, 07:04

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