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I don't understand why Civ World incentivizes attacking the weakest players. "I know -- let's make the game as unpleasant for the new and - mara Jul 19, 07:27 6
- yeah, i get that. - tRuMaN Jul 19, 07:31 1
  - Sure, everyone should just join the strongest alliance. Oh, wait..... -- nm - mara Jul 19, 07:32
- you're assuming malice when incompetance works just as well. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 07:30
- Other FB games do the same. The solution is to eliminate the incentive. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 07:30 1
  - Obviously. But they don't seem to think it's a problem. I -- nm - mara Jul 19, 07:31
- Ikariam had the problem, but fixed it well enough -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 07:29
Breast Feeding Baby Doll. -- (link) - Bacon Jul 19, 07:26 1
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Your "what is wrong with people?" news story of the day: 17 yr old kills parents with hammer... -- (link) - TFox Jul 19, 07:26 2
- Michael Emerson in The Practice? -- nm - nubby Jul 19, 07:28
- If I had a hammer .. lalalala .. -- nm - marcel Jul 19, 07:28
Close-up pictures of asteroid being taken -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 07:23 1
- just wait until the driver get pissed we took his picture and decides to make a kamakazi run at us. -- nm - sycor Jul 19, 07:26
password audit - marcel Jul 19, 07:21 1
- an oldie but still funny. -- nm - sycor Jul 19, 07:24
Portland and Seattle not expected to break 70 today. - Bacon Jul 19, 07:21 1
- I'll be in Portland in a month! -- nm - MDH Jul 19, 07:23
Wow. Slowest. Board. Ever. C'mon people, let's pick it up!! nm - Jim Jul 19, 07:19 2
- Mop should be awake soon and reporting yesterday's news for us -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 07:21
- Rooooow ye bastards! *cracks whip* -- nm - colin Jul 19, 07:20
jesusy kim who just moved into my suite conducts every single bit of business on the phone. personal and work. loudly. - the endless summer of smamanda jones Jul 19, 07:05 3
- Is her email not set up? -- nm - Amy Jul 19, 07:11 2
  - she's not new; she just moved upstairs (we absorbed her from financial services in layoff reorg). - the endless summer of smamanda jones Jul 19, 07:16 1
    - My library management is so paranoid, they conduct very little business via email. They even walk over to a manager's office to tell them they want to - mara Jul 19, 07:22
The Republicans stop being obstructionists and allow the confirmation of a Federal Judge -- (link) - amoxy Jul 19, 06:51 4
- Read something the other day that judges are retiring at 2x the rate they are being confirmed. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 07:31
- My newly discovered word of the day...commentariat. Love it. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 19, 07:14
- ~it's not gay if it's before a jur-ay~ -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 06:53
- it's ok because he doesn't ever want to get married. -- nm - mafic Jul 19, 06:53
Stupid summer cold/flu... I've been coughing non stop for almost 2 weeks. I can't wait to finally have a full night of sleep... -- nm - Guigue Jul 19, 06:44 6
- coughing cause you got hen feathers stuck in your NOSE!! - Pippy Jul 19, 07:11
- Foxitis. -- nm - Inigo Jul 19, 07:00
- It's Bird Flu - amoxy Jul 19, 06:52 1
  - Weird, I've had a lot of vitamin C in the last few days, with all the orange chicken we've been eating... -- nm - Guigue Jul 19, 06:54
- Getting sick during the summer is the worst -- nm - prayformojo Jul 19, 06:45 1
  - It hasn't stopped me at least. I've been playing softball, doing races, going out with friends - Guigue Jul 19, 06:48
MD/DC/VA STers: Today's "Capitol Deal" like Groupon is a Free Large Pizza from Papa Johns inc. delivery (yes, Free. They made a huge promotion deal) -- (link) - MDH Jul 19, 06:36 2
- hey - if it goes nationwide - let us know -- nm - Pippy Jul 19, 06:58
- nice -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 06:47
The Murdochs are currently being quizzed by some MPs. -- (link) - LMS Jul 19, 06:36 6
- That's some crazy Nowhereland accent James Murdoch has. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 06:57
- Loving Tom Watson's style of questioning, so polite and vicious at the same time. -- nm - LMS Jul 19, 06:54 4
  - What type of questions are they asking? Does anyone really expect him to say he knew anything about it at all? -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 06:55 3
    - He's making Murdoch Snr look foolish and weak in his denying knowledge of anything that is going on. -- nm - LMS Jul 19, 06:58 2
      - there's a bit of "this is the guy we were afraid of?" feeling to this. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 07:24
      - "You're all worthless and weak. Now drop and give me twenty!" -- nm - Neidemeyer Jul 19, 07:00
Japan is now getting typhoons and tornados. This is not their year. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 19, 06:33 7
- We can deal with all of that but please get the Tynado back to America. He is destroying everything. -- nm - Japan Jul 19, 07:08
- might wash some of the fallout away and improve conditions for the cattle! - Danedukenuuk Jul 19, 06:50
- At least the typhoon will keep our temperature down? (Trying for optimism here) - ty97 Jul 19, 06:44
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  - damn global warming! :) -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 06:40 1
    - +20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 07:00
  - Well, I gather that the tornadoes are rare, but I know typhoons are common -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 19, 06:38
OMG. *MY* phone extension was put down as the RSVP line for one of the pre-giant-wedding events. - Andie Jul 19, 06:30 7
- Voice mail: And then let someone else listen to and record the RSVPs. -- nm - Amy Jul 19, 06:35 6
  - yeah, i might do this. let all unknown numbers go to VM. - Andie Jul 19, 06:36 5
    - "Please spell your last name and state the number of guests in your party." -- nm - Amy Jul 19, 06:38 4
      - don't people mail in RSVPs? they might be calling to ask questions. -- nm - the endless summer of smamanda jones Jul 19, 06:55 2
        
        mailing in for the wedding, calling in for this 'pre-wedding-party' apparently. -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 06:58 1
        
        the first call went like this "hi, i'm rsvp-ing". me: "um, to what?" "casaloma", me: "can you hold for a moment?" -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 06:58
      - "all monetary gifts should be made payable to Andie for tax purposes" -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 06:41
NFL free agents you will meet in Hell -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 06:28
Today's Amazon mp3 Album of the Day is They Might Be Giants' new album Join Us for $3.99 -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 19, 06:18 1
- I was going to get this. And then I realized I could spotify it first. - TFox Jul 19, 06:51
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- Normally we have single digit humidity and 90+ temps this time of year. Right now, our humidity is running in the 40-60 range and highs in the 80s. - Trish Jul 19, 07:53
- At 1AM last night the heat index outside was 87. -- nm - Ender Jul 19, 06:26 1
  - When I got out of the car this morning I'm pretty sure my arms fogged up. -- nm - Ender Jul 19, 06:26
Quick resume help - tense of verbs in resume should be all present or past tense? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 19, 05:52 5
- unsolicited advice: keep it to one page if at all possible. -- nm - mafic Jul 19, 06:13 1
  - Works for some professions, but not all. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 06:52
- Whichever, make them consistent. - Will Hunting Jul 19, 05:55
- I usually go all past except for your current job if you list something (Year - Present) -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 05:55 1
  - Not written a resume in a while but I did this too. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jul 19, 05:58
It's a shame Herman Cain is so batsh*t crazy. He reminds me of Ron Paul from 2008. - Strongbad Jul 19, 05:50
Its gotten so hot in Ontario that there are alligator sightings near Andie's hometown.....(link) - Walt_Disney Jul 19, 05:46 1
- heh (also, the spelled the city name wrong in the headline!) -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 06:02
Florida teen murders parents, hides the bodies, has a party -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 05:39
Iran says it is installing 'better' nuclear centrifuges -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jul 19, 05:23
ING is so great. Love love love them. - prayformojo Jul 19, 05:19 1
- don't say that. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 05:19
Warren Buffett: Debt ceiling should be removed... -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 19, 05:16
I like how there is a serious debt limit crisis with uber-economic ramifications, and these lunatics are wasting time with a no-chance extremist - Don Homer Jul 19, 05:14 11
- And the funny thing is the Paul Ryan budget (which Republicans profess to love) would be unconstitutional (nm) - Brian Jul 19, 07:03 2
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    - I think because it wouldn't cut low enough. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 07:30
- I like that you seem to think that if they weren't "wasting time" on this anything would actually get done before the final 72 hours. -- nm - Ender Jul 19, 06:32
- Although your point is not entirely wrong, I will say that the rhetoric expressed in your IM is decidedly unhelpful - znufrii Jul 19, 05:35 4
  - You're right; the im was unnecessary. sorry. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 07:15
  - Consider the source. -- nm - TFox Jul 19, 06:06
  - *blinks twice* Wow....Znu has really changed moving to suburbia from the Land of Unicorns..... - Walt_Disney Jul 19, 05:57
  - nomatter what i'm gonna party like it's 1928 -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 19, 05:42
- I love when words like "uber" and "extremist" get used. It makes me all giddy. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 05:29
- continuity is often seen as a positive - Danedukenuuk Jul 19, 05:18
Bookmakers William Hill are offering odds of 16/1 about "under pressure" PM David Cameron being out of office by the weekend. -- nm - LMS Jul 19, 04:58 2
- crazy. I'm waiting for it to hit over here. and I'm shocked that the media (newspapers) are mostly managing to juggle the two big stories right now. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 05:15
- someone should hack his phone to get the inside scoop! -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 05:09
Texas district will be charging students to ride the school bus -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 19, 04:56 5
- Welcome to Texas. Schools suck, but taxe are low so who cares? -- nm - ty97 Jul 19, 06:01
- Is it just me, or is a 13 cent increase huge? - Will Hunting Jul 19, 05:09 2
  - Forget it, Will. It's Texas town. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 05:10 1
    - Hey, they probably got decimated and 13 cents is the magic number, but that seems huge. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 19, 05:11
- User fees make sense compared to a tax for people who don't have kids on the bus -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 05:08
Mike Bloomberg is on Foursquare, and is the mayor of City Hall, NYC. -- (link) - nubby Jul 19, 04:54
good story....John Bradshaw Layfield talks about his feud with Eddie Gurrero - Remlik Jul 19, 04:29
Pic of the Obama family watching the women's World Cup final... -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 19, 04:16 [flickr] 5
- I love Michelle's look...like, "Take the picture already, I've got stuff to do." -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 19, 05:07 1
  - I like that they're all barefoot. And the chips and salsa look tasty. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 05:10
- He has the identical expression as in the bin Laden photo, -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 05:05 2
  - I like how much electronics are visible. Looks like: a flip camera, two remotes, a macbook, a tablet (possibly ipad), big printer, monitor... -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 05:08 1
    - thats probably why they must use the floor to hold their drinkingcups - Danedukenuuk Jul 19, 05:10
Spider-man 2012 teaser -- (link) - Remlik Jul 19, 03:48 [youtube] 3
- Wow it feels too early for this reboot. -- nm - Buzz Jul 19, 03:54 2
  - far too early -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 05:22
  - yeah there is no need to retell his origin. I would have been fine with a different story set in high school -- nm - Remlik Jul 19, 03:57
first in line for a panel at San Diego? Twilight fans... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 19, 03:35
This is why I can't have nice things. - JaxSean Jul 19, 00:05
Happy Birthday Ebbe Sand -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jul 18, 23:49 [youtube]
someone posted this on FB, a seattle store with a sidewalk sign touting their sale on...heaters -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 18, 23:16 2
- I should totally pick one up. - psilotum Jul 18, 23:20 1
  - last night I was so chilled I threw an extra blanket on, Saturday morning mom turned the heat on for a while -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 23:47
Someone forgot to break the news to the people who send out the Borders daily deals. -- nm - Mop Jul 18, 22:49 5
- when do we think they'll start putting everything on sale? friday?? -- nm - moles Jul 18, 23:12 4
  - Sounds like it -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 18, 23:14 3
    - sfek - it'll be pretty much immediate. They're supposed to be gone by September.. - MojaveMeg Jul 18, 23:15 2
      - i'm flying out on saturday and want to get my beach reading. -- nm - moles Jul 18, 23:16 1
        
        Too bad you're not closer. Prices in my bookstore start at 10 cents :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 18, 23:19
There are many bits of gold in this story (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Jul 18, 22:36 11
- So Judge Reinhold and the artist known as prince (and Prince Michael Jackson) would be banned? - howie Jul 18, 22:44
- "Number 16 Bus Shelter". Place of birth, or place of conception? -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 22:40
- I knew a guy named General in the Army... - Stephen Jul 18, 22:39 4
  - kinda like this -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 18, 22:48 [Backboard] 1
    - heh yeah, i've known several Sargents in the Army. -- nm - Stephen Jul 18, 22:50
  - Joseph Heller? -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 22:40 1
    - Right. I mean at least go to OCS so you can be Lieutenant General -- nm - Stephen Jul 18, 22:46
- Megatron is kinda awesome -- nm - moles Jul 18, 22:38 3
  - It's the deadpan "apparently after taking too many drugs" that just *kills* me. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 18, 22:42 2
    - Though I also quite enjoy the next sentence too: - ralph wiggum Jul 18, 22:59
    - the hopefully-deadpan "posted by: peter" got a chuckle out of me in the comments -- nm - Beryllium Jul 18, 22:47
Trish, I meant James, not Scott. Your absolutely right about Scott, he's a kitchen Drill Sergeatn, he's awesome. -- nm - Stephen Jul 18, 22:32
"...Hydro-Québec is the largest electricity generator in Canada and the world's largest hydroelectric producer." -- (link) - Mop Jul 18, 22:29 12
- What Reagen said. Also, in the tri-state (WA, OR, ID) area, we use existing rivers for our dams and don't have to cut down or flood anything. - Trish Jul 18, 22:37 5
  - The salmon aren't thrilled about it. -- nm - psilotum Jul 18, 23:22 4
    - They're more interested in wind power -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 18, 23:25 3
      - hawks and eagles (who love salmon) are killed alarmingly often as they just don't see the blades as they target a bird or rabbit... -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 23:46 1
        
        That's a problem that solves itself. The ones that pay attention don't get thwacked. - Beryllium Jul 18, 23:51
      - That's really cool. -- nm - psilotum Jul 18, 23:29
- one is for making paper and lumber, the other is for making power. So, no. Not the same difference. -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 22:32
- Don't try to bring "facts" into this argument! -- nm - psilotum Jul 18, 22:31 4
  - I don't know if it's bragging, but it's certainly stunning what HydroQuebec has done in northern Quebec. - Mop Jul 18, 22:36 3
    - the hydro megaprojects have done good things for the cree up there. it's one of the only places I've worked with first nations and not been vaguely - mafic Jul 18, 22:43
    - The people in northern Quebec eat seal eyeballs. I've seen it. Therefore they're totally out of my monkeysphere. -- nm - Trish Jul 18, 22:39 1
      - with gravy and cheese curds -- nm - moles Jul 18, 22:40

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