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- the DC revamp -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 08:31
- wii-u....nm - x Jun 8, 08:30
- Lady gaga -- nm - TFox Jun 8, 08:29
Speaking of Wifi, Can anyone recommend a wifi PCI card for an xp machine? tia -- nm - lileve Jun 8, 08:26 2
- any of them? you might also think about getting a USB dongle (i got a refurb. one recently for $10) -- nm - zork Jun 8, 08:29 1
  - Would that be just as fast as a pci connection? -- nm - lileve Jun 8, 08:30
This is an interesting tactic from a Netflix-porn site. - David Jun 8, 08:25 1
- Wow; that's smart. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 08:26
Zion National Park or Bryce Canyon? If you could go to just one (in a day) which would it be? - Don Homer Jun 8, 08:25 6
- Zion is a very nice park...and if you were camping, I would say there. But Bryce is just beautiful. For a day trip, I say Bryce. -- nm - Jim Jun 8, 08:28 1
  - hmm -- nm - Don Homer Jun 8, 08:29
- from what i remember from when i was 6, Bryce - prayformojo Jun 8, 08:28
- I don't know either, but I think Bryce Canyon of where the original Planet of the Apes was filmed, so that wins my coin toss -- nm - Roger More Jun 8, 08:28
- Zion - znufrii Jun 8, 08:27 1
  - hmm -- nm - Don Homer Jun 8, 08:29
I just tried to add variety to my pandora station. pandora has never heard of the candy skins. what?? -- nm - amanda jones Jun 8, 08:22 6
- "here's a song from me to you I hope understand meeee" -- nm - Remlik Jun 8, 08:31
- My Train in Vain channel on Pandora has never played Train in Vain. Not once. - David Jun 8, 08:30 1
  - Pandora has taste? - Spawn Jun 8, 08:31
- Who? -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 08:24 2
  - fine! be on pandora's side! (amy! you can have him back!!) -- nm - amanda jones Jun 8, 08:24 1
    - I am keeping my dresser drawer, this time! -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 08:26
~Kharma Kharma Kharma Kharma chamleon you come and go~ -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 08:22
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- yes. this. -- nm - Diva Jun 8, 08:30
- of course -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 08:30
- thanks for this reminder - done -- nm - JenBro Jun 8, 08:30
- done. -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 08:28
- Yes please, and thank you. - TFox Jun 8, 08:26 1
  - best wishes -- nm - Don Homer Jun 8, 08:29
~ Too young to fall in love~ - Epiphany Jun 8, 08:13 11
- Six days from now! -- nm - con_carne Jun 8, 08:21 4
  - it was something. We can discuss after - I don't want to influence your experience - but I can say: - Epiphany Jun 8, 08:24 3
    - My favorite/most disturning image of him is being suspended form the amplitheater roof with his drum set, wearing a "KILL BON JOVI" Tshirt and thong. - Spawn Jun 8, 08:28
    - We will. - con_carne Jun 8, 08:26
    - Tommy's nuts on the drumset? -- nm - Inigo Jun 8, 08:26
- ~she's only 17, you ain't seen love, ain't seen nuthin like me~ nm -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 08:15 4
  - She's only fifteen, she's the reason - the reason that I can't sleep. - Spawn Jun 8, 08:18 3
    - nmbS - Beaker Jun 8, 08:21 1
      - I shot him what I thought it was (dif than you did). -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 08:22
    - ~sexy and 17, my little rock n roll queen.~ nm -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 08:19
- + 50 bc points. -- nm - bc/nc Jun 8, 08:15
meredith's response to "I'm Not Ready For Her to Move In/Thrice Bitten, Once Shy" Guy. - Diva Jun 8, 08:13
SITWAP: New report says China has passsed the US as the world's top oil consumer. -- (link) - loosilu Jun 8, 08:12 6
- wow! really?!?!?!?....nm - x Jun 8, 08:14 1
  - shut it! -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 08:14
- Mop is going to have to up his game -- nm - Roger More Jun 8, 08:13 2
  - The next logical progression is reposting a story as a subthread of the original. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 08:15 1
    - L3! -- nm - Epiphany Jun 8, 08:15
- oops, not oil. Top energy consumer. The US remains first for oil. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 08:13
BP's Statistical Review of World Energy reps China as having passed the US as the world's largest consumer of energy.... - x Jun 8, 08:01 5
- Not on my watch! *lights barrels of oil on fire* -- nm - Michelle Bachmann Jun 8, 08:05 3
  - i was bummed out trump didn't hang around long enough for someone to look into where trump industries buys its stuff... - x Jun 8, 08:12
  - just like Paul Revere! -- nm - Palin Jun 8, 08:08 1
    - I had a weird train of thought that lead to Michael Palin doing a Sarah Palin impersonation, that was pretty great. -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 08:10
- non oecd usage up 63% since the year 2000, that is....nm - x Jun 8, 08:02
All schools cheat. -- nm - David Jun 8, 08:01 1
- 80% of public schools and 65% of private schools. -- nm - Max Jun 8, 08:02
*walks up, sits down, does massive eighties drum roll* -- nm - Phil Collins Jun 8, 08:01 1
- ...in a gorilla suit? -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 8, 08:02
Ready to go to sleep now, kthxbye!. - znufrii Jun 8, 07:59
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- But...but it's the album of the decade! You just can't ignore that fact! - bc/nc Jun 8, 08:13 26
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    - i don't think i've even heard a lady gaga song & i wouldn't know her if she walked through the door right now....nm - x Jun 8, 08:25 4
      - She'd be the one in the gorilla mask and leotard. -- nm - David Jun 8, 08:28 1
        
        coming out of the egg -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 08:29
      - I don't even understand how this is possible. -- nm - Jim Jun 8, 08:27 1
        
        i don't listen to mainstream radio + i don't watch entertainment news...nm - x Jun 8, 08:30
    - I think it is me and MDH with the love - the rest is just meh -- nm - Epiphany Jun 8, 08:23 3
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      - I like alot of her songs, not the PR "look at me" crap -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 08:27
      - I like her a lot. Just haven't picked up the new disc yet. I don't understand the need to rush right out and get it the first week. - Jim Jun 8, 08:25
    - I like her (not her music). She's a character. -- nm - con_carne Jun 8, 08:23 4
      - Specifically, she's Ziggy Stardust, which is someone else's character. - David Jun 8, 08:27
      - I'm mostly of this opinion. - Mel Profit Jun 8, 08:24 2
        
        CabanaMan likes her. He likes her a LOT. - Diva Jun 8, 08:30
        
        I mean she gave birth to glitter on SNL - Mel Profit Jun 8, 08:25
    - There is. -- nm - David Jun 8, 08:20
    - It's not at all my type of music generally, but I find myself fascinated by her in ways I can't explain. - Name Withheld By Request Jun 8, 08:20
    - Really? ST has always made me feel like I was soaking in it. -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 08:19
    - It's more hyperbole backlash than hatey. -- nm - TFox Jun 8, 08:18 7
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        The hyperbole is mostly here too though. -- nm - TFox Jun 8, 08:28 2
        
        Yeah, remember, Born This Way was going to be the best/most important song of 2011 before it was released. - Will Hunting Jun 8, 08:31
        
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      - *nods* Best wishes to y'all today. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 08:23
      - It is. -- nm - David Jun 8, 08:21
      - this -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 08:20
- At 99 cents, it was still overpriced. -- nm - David Jun 8, 08:05 4
  - I bought it without thinking. it was a dollar, right? yeah, I would rather have a five pack of green zotz. -- nm - amanda jones Jun 8, 08:25
  - Edge of Glory is an awesome song. and like most of her songs - sounds like another song - I can't figure out which one -- nm - Epiphany Jun 8, 08:06 2
    - Edge of Seventeen + Blaze of Glory? -- nm - David Jun 8, 08:21
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- Closest data I can find.... - Will Hunting Jun 8, 08:01
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- is it really a sale when you give it away for almost free? -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 07:58
- interesting. What's a bad 2nd week drop off for an album? -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 8, 07:58 1
  - [not this] -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 07:58
- Charging full price will do that. -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 07:58
Speaking of Netflix Streaming, were still having issues with our wireless signal strength. Do wireless signal boosters work? Anyone have a - Stephen Jun 8, 07:56 15
- David recommended this one to me. It made a *huge* difference, and we've been problem free since we installed it -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 8, 08:02 6
  - Thanks, bookmarked to check out later -- nm - Stephen Jun 8, 08:10 1
    - I wasn't sure if you were using your wifi. Some people just use whatever signal is open. -- nm - lileve Jun 8, 08:11
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    - (PS3) -- nm - Stephen Jun 8, 08:11
    - it will. the rangemax has multiple antennas and does mimo broadcasting. -- nm - decline Jun 8, 08:06 1
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- how old is your router ? -- nm - decline Jun 8, 08:00 5
  - It's an AT&T router, maybe two, three years old. -- nm - Stephen Jun 8, 08:07 4
    - that could be the problem. -- nm - decline Jun 8, 08:08 3
      - Yup, routers have a pretty high fail rate as they get older. -- nm - David Jun 8, 08:10 2
        
        Hmmm, maybe I should call and see if I can get a new router. -- nm - Stephen Jun 8, 08:17 1
        
        It's worth a shot, but the one pfm linked is only about $65. -- nm - David Jun 8, 08:29
- Are you using your own wifi router? -- nm - lileve Jun 8, 07:58 1
  - That's...an interesting question. I don't know why it wouldn't be, but I'll check that out when I get home. -- nm - Stephen Jun 8, 08:02
Did we mention The Cure yet? - Mel Profit Jun 8, 07:56 15
- something off of "Thriller"? - Mel Profit Jun 8, 08:14 1
  - It feels insane that it never got mentioned once during that thread. - Name Withheld By Request Jun 8, 08:22
- The Cure song in your IM was also the first one that came to my mind -- nm - con_carne Jun 8, 08:09 10
  - Close to Me is always my first. Head on the Door was their freshest release when I went to IU. -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 08:14 9
    - I love Lulluby, and Pictures of You is also one of my faves. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 08:16 8
      - pictures of you is *gorgeous.* wasn't disintegration 92? -- nm - amanda jones Jun 8, 08:18 7
        
        I was going to suggest this song. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 08:21
        
        92 was Friday I'm In Love. - Spawn Jun 8, 08:21 2
        
        yeah, it was kind of crap. - groiny Jun 8, 08:22 1
        
        Not sure but I think it signaled the end of their making music liked. -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 08:25
        
        probably right around there. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 08:19 1
        
        but yet, I seem to remember this either in Senior year, or shortly after. - groiny Jun 8, 08:20
        
        oh 89. maybe some homesick for the child? -- nm - amanda jones Jun 8, 08:19
- we're doing either caterpillar or inbetween days (I prefer the latter). accessible but kickass. -- nm - amanda jones Jun 8, 08:08 1
  - excellent choices. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 8, 08:11
thanks guys. you rock. -- nm - amanda jones Jun 8, 07:54 3
- we can't be done! - Mel Profit Jun 8, 07:57 2
  - I'm going to add Fine Young Cannibals. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 08:01 1
    - crap, "Lights, Camera, Revolution!" by Suicidal Tendencies came out in '90. - Mel Profit Jun 8, 08:05
I know they'll never go away completely, but I am loving these stories of seperatist collapse in Quebec right now. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Jun 8, 07:54 1
- I hope the break away crowd form a new party and then they split the Separatist vote for the next 50 years. -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 08:06
The "Halo Stats from Tuesday" one is pretty good -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 8, 07:54 1
- That comedian did lose his funny. Look how lazy he got. - David Jun 8, 08:04
If he's into the Beatles I'd be looking for 80s stuff with an upbeat sound and lots of harmony. - Max Jun 8, 07:53 13
- Tears for Fears in the 80's were the Beatles Jr. when they got to Sowing the Seeds -- nm - Remlik Jun 8, 08:33
- WINGS? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 8, 08:01 3
  - ~coming up!~ - Epiphany Jun 8, 08:06 2
    - that was McCartney solo! -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 08:10 1
      - I stand corrected. heh - Epiphany Jun 8, 08:12
- It's tough to compete with the Beatles on that level -- nm - con_carne Jun 8, 07:59 3
  - Hootie! - Spawn Jun 8, 08:04 2
    - Hoo! -- nm - David Jun 8, 08:09
    - "Ouch, that hurt my face." -- nm - con_carne Jun 8, 08:07
- REM non-ballad stuff would be good. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 07:57
- Def Leppard -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 07:54
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  - he is kinda more 90's, no? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 07:58
~got no flowers for ya, got no hippychick.~ nm -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 07:52 2
- ~No sugar tonight in my coffee, no sugar tonight in my tea~ - Epiphany Jun 8, 08:00 1
  - ~black coffee in bed.....~ nm -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 08:01
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- "I just meant that all the cupcakes were coconut!" -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 07:53 1
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Hey you! - Spawn Jun 8, 07:51 1
- out there in the cold, can you feel me? -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 8, 07:52

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