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film my wife is on at the moment (lonely colin) needs a sound designer. i shot for the moon with this one. - colin Jul 13, 18:44
Ok...that was fun. Off to watch Potter 7.1, -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:44 2
- We just got done watching it again. -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:45
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Kare music news Alert: Rilo Kiley breaks up.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 13, 18:42 1
- they haven't made an album in like four or five years -- nm - moles Jul 13, 18:43
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can't you see this netflix price increase is tearing us apart? -- nm - moles Jul 13, 18:38 4
- Diablo Cody working on the Evil Dead script... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 13, 18:40 2
  - alright you primitive screwheads, this is my hamburger phone -- nm - moles Jul 13, 18:41 1
    - heh. -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 18:43
- Clearly the government needs to get involved and make DVD & streaming a federal gig -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:40
I forgot to post earlier (Biggest Loser Weight) - amoxy Jul 13, 18:37 3
- I don't have one this week. no scale in camp. -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 18:39 2
  - Even at no change it looks like you'll still be leading the pack - unless Will comes in with a great number. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 13, 18:43 1
    - I'm curious to see if two weeks of running 5km/day will have lost me weight when I get back to Perth. -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 18:45
"Why is ... oh, that's cool" - my comment on seeing a certain guest judge on SYTYCD -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:34
Swedish to the right of me. crazy to the left. -- nm - the liioulu with Jul 13, 18:28
I'd love to know where else you're going to find unlimited DVDs & streaming for under $16 - Guy Jul 13, 18:27 61
- You could Hulu+ and Redbox 8 movies/month. - psilotum Jul 13, 18:32 1
  - i will never pay for something that will still cram ads all over their content. -- nm - colin Jul 13, 18:45
- The library? - the liioulu with Jul 13, 18:31 2
  - Bastards don't have Breaking Bad -- nm - ty97 Jul 13, 18:31 1
    - Chicago's a little beind on that. - the liioulu with Jul 13, 18:34
- Well...at Netflix, until September, that's where. How many places do you know of that can raise their prices by 50% and not have people bitching? nm -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:30 43
  - 50% is such an asinine figure for this discussion. Its $6!!!! -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:36 28
    - You may be different, but every dollar I spend matters to me, Guy. - kelly Jul 13, 18:40 6
      - Like Colin said, if that is your situation, maybe Netflix wasn't a good choice to begin with -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:42 5
        
        If you're wondering if your replies are getting worse and worse, the answer is yes. -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:45
        
        if *what* is my situation, exactly? - kelly Jul 13, 18:44
        
        how obnoxious. -- nm - b. Jul 13, 18:44 2
        
        Why? Luxuries are the first thing to go in a tight financial situation -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:45 1
        
        your judging is obnoxious in and of itself, but add in that - b. Jul 13, 18:50
    - What if you went to a theater and the ticket cost $10. You go tomorrow and the same movie at the same time is $16. - JaxSean Jul 13, 18:40 2
      - He would be fine with that, because Guy isn't the type to complain about things. -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:41
      - I would say, Thank you sir give me another -- nm - Guy si. Ralph Nader supporter? Really? Jul 13, 18:41
    - If starbucks raises prices 50% there would be outcry there too -- nm - Bacon Jul 13, 18:38 4
      - Yes, but they are already way overpriced. - Guy Jul 13, 18:41 2
        
        To YOU. To my wife, Starbuck's is perfectly priced. But if her coffee went from $1.60/day to $2.40/day...she may not think so. -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:43 1
        
        Not to me - compared to alternatives -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:44
      - Or McDonald's or Target or *insert ANY business here* -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:39
    - No, it's $6/mo ongoing. 50% is perfectly cromulent in that context. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:37
    - I pay $10/month right now. They want to make it $15/month. Is that NOT a 50% rate increase? -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:36 11
      - If I pay $1 for a hot dog and the vendor raises it to $1.50, that is also a 50% increase, but its also $.50. - Guy Jul 13, 18:38 10
        
        the percentage is a way of comparing it to any other rate increase. if the hot dog all of a sudden cost you $7, you wouldn't be saying "it's only six - dogbert Jul 13, 18:46
        
        And $6 is 12 times as much as $0.50. All of which sidesteps the point that 50% is a large percentage increase. - David Jul 13, 18:40
        
        You are such a sucker!!! Anyone getting a 50% pay raise this year? -- nm - Bacon Jul 13, 18:40 4
        
        Ummm ... Not quite that much. But getting there. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:41
        
        Hell anyone getting a 5% pay increase this year? -- nm - Bacon Jul 13, 18:40 2
        
        1.8% for me, thankyouverymuch. -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:41 1
        
        Then you can afford to pay us more. -- nm - Guyflix Jul 13, 18:46
        
        And if you're on a budget, it could be enough to red-flag it for removal. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:40 2
        
        Like I said...I already cancelled the DVD portion. So, Netflix is down $2/month from me. Woo hoo!!!! -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:40 1
        
        I cancelled my Zip.ca almost a year ago ... And I don't use Netflix Canada. Don't have time to waste money on that. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:42
  - but they've been giving it away, jim! -- nm - b. Jul 13, 18:31 6
    - Haven't they, though? - Guy Jul 13, 18:34 5
      - it might have come across better if they'd waited until their next earnings report to make the changes. they said part of the increase is because of - b. Jul 13, 18:42 1
        
        There's already some information on this. Their Starz contract alone will increase over 1000% percent - Guy Jul 13, 18:44
      - No one is saying that Netflix hasn't been a great value. We're objecting to a 50% price increase. I can't even imagine what people would do if - Jim Jul 13, 18:36 2
        
        50% increase on a $100 cable bill is vastly different than a 50% increase on a $10 netflix bill -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:36 1
        
        But you get SO much more from cable? Look at all the channels you get there? They're practically giving away ESPN. -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:38
  - Or, even more troubling, have people blindly defend them for doing so. -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:31 6
    - Exactly...it's one thing to say "it's worth it TO ME"...another altogether to defend it. -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:32 5
      - eh, a private business providing a non-essential service should be free to charge whatever they like. -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 18:37 4
        
        Of course...and their customers should be free to bitch, moan, complain and cancel their service. -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:37 3
        
        it's the moaning I don't get. cancelling may get them to change. moaning won't. -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 18:41
        
        Or cut their subscriptions which is what several people here have said they did. -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:41
        
        Agreed. But I'm free to laugh at them and wait until they realize its still the best deal around -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:39
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  - Yep. I already cancelled our DVDs. We've had Netflix for like 5 months...we've gotten exactly 0 DVDs. -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:31 1
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- spoken like a true capitalist . . . what, wha? -- nm - moles Jul 13, 18:28 8
  - This is what ST/TT has never seemed to understand - I don't have a default opinion, I look at each situation independently -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:30 7
    - You don' t have Redbox? In this (small) town, you can't sling a dead cat without hitting one. -- nm - Trish Jul 13, 18:34
    - quiet, pinko! -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 18:32
    - "What does ST think?" "Okay, do opposite" -- nm - ty97 Jul 13, 18:31 4
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        No, the Vermin Theory involves dropping the opposing bombshell and then ducking out. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 18:45
        
        Or as I call it, "playing pseudo-devil's-advocate to further one's own agenda" --nm - Trish Jul 13, 18:42
      - heh -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 18:33
Spotify Launches Tomorrow�But You Need to Sign Up NOW -- (link) - psilotum Jul 13, 18:22
I just looked into my phone's picture gallery - I had 3 albums that I honestly have no clue about. Can you get spam picture galleries? - kelly Jul 13, 18:22
Looks like we missed this deal - Long Beach to Burbank on JetBlue for $4. -- (link) - MojaveMeg Jul 13, 18:14 7
- i guess it could be worse for the environment if they printed out the boarding passes on rainforest paper -- nm - moles Jul 13, 18:24 6
  - they probably need to move the equipment anyway, so why not try and make some money? -- nm - znufrii Jul 13, 18:31 1
    - long beach to burbank is about a 30 mile trip. i can't imagine that's a regular route for them -- nm - moles Jul 13, 18:33
  - baby seal skin -- nm - Dano Jul 13, 18:26 3
    - hey, that's a renewable resource! -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 18:29
    - fueled with genuine whale oil, this weekend only -- nm - moles Jul 13, 18:27 1
      - in flight meal to be white rhino steak glazed with polar sauce -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 18:34
This is the winning Caveman roster from last year.....how in the Hell did I win? - Beaker Jul 13, 18:14 4
- An easy schedule gave you a first round bye? - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 13, 18:38
- You won? I don't recall this being mentioned before. -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:16 1
  - Hey, it doesn't happen often! Plus Cavemen need someone to keep up with all the activity in the other Leagues (we are a silent bunch mostly it seems) -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 18:16
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Together, they make one master of Death. -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:10
damn calf is cramping up. effin dehydrated. I need some water and a couple of bananas. b-a-n-a-n-a-s -- nm - CQ Jul 13, 18:10
AEG wants to bring the Dodgers downtown. vacating Chavez Ravine would be kinda sacreligous but a new rebuilt Ebbit's Field type stadium could be the -- (link) - moles Jul 13, 18:08 1
- And how will it get paid for? -- nm - the liioulu with Jul 13, 18:12
the big problem for the UFC right now...with so many PPV's they end up with Tito Ortiz as a main eventer -- (link) - Beaker Jul 13, 18:04 1
- they really need to start a Legends division -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 18:31
I'm just going to go ahead and admit right now that I seriously considered calling in sick to work today so I could read Dance with Dragons. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 13, 18:02 11
- he's in town on Saturday for a book signing. -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 18:31 3
  - the only way to get more nerds in one place would be if Zombie Tolkien came back for a book signing -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 18:33 2
    - or put a chick with big tits in a skimpy superhero costume -- nm - moles Jul 13, 18:35
    - Ahem....*cough* *cough* ComiCon. *cough* *cough* -- nm - the liioulu with Jul 13, 18:35
- Fox! -- nm - nubby Jul 13, 18:05
- officer thinking is figuring out some way to do it at the office and bill for it -- nm - moles Jul 13, 18:03
- go to work, read Dance with Dragons there. - colin Jul 13, 18:03 4
  - That is, in fact, what I'm doing. :) nm - ralph wiggum Jul 13, 18:04 3
    - "researched medieval judicial law and inheritance processes. 12.0 hrs" -- nm - wiggum's timesheet Jul 13, 18:06 2
      - It's likely going to be "General office administrative matters" :) nm - ralph wiggum Jul 13, 18:07 1
        
        "file maintenance" - moles Jul 13, 18:09
ok - posted the BOGO for DQ Blizzards on my FB page - they expire July 31st - mmmm triple chocolate blizzard! -- nm - JenBro Jul 13, 18:02 1
- don't click it ST Biggest Losers -- nm - moles Jul 13, 18:03
Can someone help me with fantasy football stuff? - kelly Jul 13, 17:58 5
- post that you have the first pick. if someone says you don't, then say you have the second pick. repeat as needed till noone complains -- nm - dogbert Jul 13, 18:07
- If you log into Yahoo you can see your team from last year. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 13, 18:04 3
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    - It does, but I gave kelly credit to have known that or figured it out. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 13, 18:32 1
      - no, I got that. I just couldn't figure out when the snaking began - after the 1st or 2nd round. - kelly Jul 13, 18:35
Kim wouldn't let us eat liilou on her birthday because the foxes ate Kim on hers. -- nm - Bacon Jul 13, 17:54 2
- I thought that was pretty funny. -- nm - the liioulu with Jul 13, 17:55 1
  - Who got it instead of you? Will? -- nm - Bacon Jul 13, 18:38
is anyone actually surprised that netflix is raising prices now that they've ruthlessly crushed the competition? -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 17:52 34
- i'm surprised at the outrage it is generating. i'd think people would like having a choice in the matter on streaming or no. - colin Jul 13, 18:19 8
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  - AMEN! -- nm - Guy Jul 13, 18:25
  - some people's plans went up by 60% - who wouldn't be annoyed about that? nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 13, 18:22 1
    - This was us. We'll just drop the 1 DVD out option and save $2 instead. - JaxSean Jul 13, 18:32
  - To keep what I had, my subscription went up $6 or roughly 30%. Who wouldn't be annoyed by that? -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:21 3
    - also, these Netflix price increases have become a pretty common occurrence. - kelly Jul 13, 18:24 1
      - Yup, they're falling victim to their own success by being forced to alienate customers. -- nm - David Jul 13, 18:29
    - heh. -- nm - b. Jul 13, 18:24
- *eyes cross* ... ok - are you guys doing this on purpose ... someone - different ST'ers ... just randomly inserting a netflix post every board roll? - JenBro Jul 13, 17:55 22
  - L1? -- nm - CQ Jul 13, 17:59 2
    - I just quit the streaming. now I get 3 DVDs for 16 bucks a month -- nm - CQ Jul 13, 18:00 1
      - We stream ~60 hours/month and get ~1 disc per month. - psilotum Jul 13, 18:07
  - Huh? It's a big deal. -- nm - nubby Jul 13, 17:58 4
    - To some of us it's more amusing. - the liioulu with Jul 13, 17:59 3
      - you know what - I bet that's it - I signed up for the free month - watched *one* movie - it was one of Dano's picks for ST movie (not the reason I - JenBro Jul 13, 18:08 2
        
        Did you know that we came from a game about movies? -- nm - psilotum Jul 13, 18:10 1
        
        yep - point duly noted - my bad everyone -- nm - JenBro Jul 13, 18:13
  - I truly don't get what you find so amusing about this. -- nm - kelly Jul 13, 17:57 13
    - I think maybe she forgot how most of us met eachother online. buncha movie geeks talking about a movie service a lot shouldn't be unexpected. -- nm - b. Jul 13, 18:05 11
      - yep - as noted above - didn't realize it was used/liked so much - JenBro Jul 13, 18:12 10
        
        You aren't alone. - the liioulu with Jul 13, 18:18
        
        we -- nm - b. Jul 13, 18:15 8
        
        (oops) we're a combo. of movie geeks + tech geeks, so our percentage of netflixers is likely higher than the general population; but I know a bunch of - b. Jul 13, 18:17 7
        
        my friend John replaced cable with it - berates me all the time for not using it - JenBro Jul 13, 18:19 6
        
        you are! there's so much on there, you don't need cable tv! - colin Jul 13, 18:21 2
        
        oh agreed - there's a ton out there when I looked at it last ... February maybe? -- it was almost over whelming for me. -- nm - JenBro Jul 13, 18:24
        
        ugh. not everyone wants to watch everything that way. there's nothing wrong with making different choices. -- nm - b. Jul 13, 18:23
        
        boo him! no berating allowed over that. -- nm - b. Jul 13, 18:21 2
        
        heh ... his hearts in the right place ... maybe "tease" is a better word :) - JenBro Jul 13, 18:23 1
        
        ok then. I was almost gonna "lemme at 'im!" :) - -- nm - b. Jul 13, 18:26
    - You say this to a girl that *dreamt* of FnH? -- nm - Spawn Jul 13, 17:58
- Gizmodo says it's a PR problem, not a policy one... -- (link) - nubby Jul 13, 17:55 1
  - I just mean that physical video stores are all but gone, and they're one of the larger remaining options. - mafic Jul 13, 18:08
yap yap yap. -- nm - kelly Jul 13, 17:51
Standin' on a corner. Suitcase in my hand. Jack's in his corset, Jane is in her vest. and me I'm in a rock 'n' roll band -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 13, 17:51 2
- you're the best ... have I told you that ever - I adore it when you do these board rolls like this ... you and Pete always post some of my favorite - JenBro Jul 13, 17:54 1
  - sweet jen....ahhhhh sweet sweet jen -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 13, 18:45

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