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firt reviews of the new Windows 7 Beta -- (link) - znufrii Jan 9, 07:59 4
- Actually, I read a real review last week. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 9, 08:00
- Is this a joke? -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 08:00 2
  - yes -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 08:01 1
    - See below and B2 as well. GOSH! -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 08:04
I have no idea if my outfit works today, and I am not sure I care - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:56 4
- You're good. -- nm - lileve Jan 9, 08:08
- Hey, look on the bright side. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 9, 07:58 2
  - I always wear pants. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:59 1
    - Words to live by. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 9, 08:00
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- Call ahead and grab a cab. -- nm - lileve Jan 9, 08:02
- "people won't be late for work though 'cause the governor lady said 'I'm sending in more trains!'" -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:00
- Commandeer a passing car? -- nm - TaurusII Jan 9, 07:59
- cab? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:57
- If they just rant he trains faster, they probably wouldn't catch on fire -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 9, 07:57 2
  - speeding up might also put out any fires that do start -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:00
  - Dawson is a fast ranter. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 9, 07:59
- ::channels Jovian:: -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 9, 07:57
- cab? -- nm - Dano Jan 9, 07:57
I decided it was a good day to go with a dark gray button down shirt that requires cufflinks. They just sit in my dresser drawer forever so why not? -- nm - Agent Cooper Jan 9, 07:53 4
- Because it is too cold for a button down and cuff links! -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 9, 07:56
- Ya know...I didn't see the post below and was blown away that Coop would make an appearance on ST. nm - Jim Jan 9, 07:56 1
  - me too, but he didn't all lowercase his name. -- nm - Callisto Jan 9, 07:57
- SFAN -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 9, 07:54
What do you use for a sprained ankle...heat or ice? Mama fell down and twisted her ankle.. -- nm - BAD Jan 9, 07:48 16
- Ice initially, heat later. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 9, 07:58
- what they said, and if you have an ultrasound machine just lying around, my physio friend says apparently that can help healing. - mafic Jan 9, 07:58 2
  - Do the alphabet with your foot and standing on the foot were recommended to me. -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 07:59 1
    - As well as most of the other things of course. -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 08:00
- Positive thinking -- nm - Guigue Jan 9, 07:56
- You can use PRINCE if you want to add a few steps. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 9, 07:53 2
  - I don't see how purple rain will solve anything. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 07:55 1
    - Batdance!! -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 08:00
- Iced and elevated above the heart. -- nm - lileve Jan 9, 07:50 2
  - doesn't have to be *that* high. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 07:52 1
    - lying down, sorry. -- nm - lileve Jan 9, 07:52
- RICE. rest, ice, compression, elevation. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 07:49 2
  - kinky -- nm - JaxSean SI #69 Jan 9, 07:50 1
    - so you are saying that he should suck her toes? -- nm - zork Jan 9, 07:51
- Ice -- nm - Dano Jan 9, 07:49 1
  - and elevation, i think. -- nm - Andie Jan 9, 07:49
before the internet, during the age of BBSes, what was your handle? - Jovian Jan 9, 07:38 20
- Arrakis -- nm - AJRimmer Jan 9, 07:46
- TaurusII. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 9, 07:45
- Me never, my cousins were on a bunch in their local area. Mainly hosted and op'd by teenagers. -- nm - lileve Jan 9, 07:43
- what the hell is a bbs? - JaxSean Jan 9, 07:42 8
  - bulletin board system. you know the ones that people would direct dial into. -- nm - zork Jan 9, 07:45 1
    - yup. wiki link (link) - Jovian Jan 9, 07:46
  - A BBS is like a non-internet-enabled version of AOL that doesn't blow goats. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 07:43 5
    - *shrug* I went from AOL chat rooms to HSX. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 9, 07:44 2
      - We could tell. :) -- nm - Jim Jan 9, 07:46 1
        
        [invites Jim to a private chat] -- nm - JaxSean Jan 9, 07:56
    - can you give an example? -- nm - Gwaahjo Jan 9, 07:44 1
      - The wiki loves you -- (link) - ty97 Jan 9, 07:46
- Artaud in a Bottle...theater type refference, Znufrii might be the only one to get it, and even then -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 9, 07:41 2
  - that's a bit obscure, even for me... -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 07:45 1
    - *score!* Once had a band called Becket Would Yawn - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 9, 07:56
- loopy lemon. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 07:41
- sysop - oblique Jan 9, 07:39 2
  - would that have been area code 312 at the time? - Jovian Jan 9, 07:41 1
    - 815. I was in college at NIU -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 07:41
- I ... don't remember. It might have been "grayman" for a little while, though. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 07:39
Despite possibly great performances, I can find next to zero desire to watch The Wrestler or Wendy and Lucy -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 07:38
I'm sorry. Is there some problem with Facebooking, Twittering, IMing, and emailing from the car during snowstorm? -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 07:32 23
- It's not the safest thing. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 07:39
- depends how much you value your limbs. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 07:35 9
  - or the limbs of people in other cars. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 07:40 3
    - like I worry about strangers. -- nm - mafic, elitist Jan 9, 07:50 2
      - they could sue you. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 07:52 1
        
        that's why I have insurance! -- nm - mafic, elitist Jan 9, 07:56
  - I only saw maybe 6 or 7 accidents and one really nice Charger that was missing it's frontend -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 07:36 4
    - Were you able to see if it was the FWD or AWD version? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 07:37 3
      - That is a sweet ass ride -- nm - Epiphany Jan 9, 07:39 2
        
        that is the best kind of ass ride. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 07:40 1
        
        heh - speaking of which - did your Hooker Neighbor return? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 9, 07:41
- If you're not driving. -- nm - lileve Jan 9, 07:35 10
  - hrmm...what if I'm driving at 5mph? -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 07:36 9
    - *writes ticket for driving too slowly* - STPD Jan 9, 07:43
    - you'll probably get rear-ended -- nm - zork Jan 9, 07:41 2
      - ty is there? -- nm - Dano Jan 9, 07:42
      - or rear end someone. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 07:42
    - ever read the stats on how much your risk of an accident goes up if you text while driving? -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 07:40 2
      - Can you send the link to my phone? *swerves* -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 07:41 1
        
        *laughing* -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 07:42
    - then you're a wuss. speed up!....nm - x Jan 9, 07:38
    - Not too dangerous but not recommened. -- nm - lileve Jan 9, 07:36
- yes. facebooking at least. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:33
The 'most critically acclaimed' films of the 21st Century. -- (link) - ty97 Jan 9, 07:31 6
- i have no opinion ontheir methodology, but i do like that site a lot....nm - x Jan 9, 07:39 3
  - *nods?* -- nm - Don Homer Jan 9, 07:42 2
    - -? -- nm - Don Homer Jan 9, 07:42 1
      - -! -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 9, 07:51
- A.I.?? *vomits* -- nm - Don Homer Jan 9, 07:38
- methodology link -- (link) - ty97 Jan 9, 07:31
For the most part, Vista is usable (I use it at work). However, there are instinces (such as when you're running older hardware, or ... - Beryllium Jan 9, 07:28 14
- I've been running for about a year now. Haven't had any issues with it installed on new hardware. The only people I've seen with problems is on old - oblique Jan 9, 07:34
- vista is fine *now*, but for the first few months I had it (until one of the big updates), it sucked donkey balls. buggy as all getup, and as - mafic Jan 9, 07:30 1
  - and the exact same is true for Windows XP, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.0 ... - Beryllium Jan 9, 07:32
- all I can say, is that anyone discussion the win 7 beta and vista needs to look at xkcd -- (link) - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:29 10
  - ... uhm, yes, that's what I linked at the top of B2 -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 07:30 9
    - whatever. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:30 8
      - well, I guess 7 threads down isn't technically "the top", so fair enough. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 07:31 7
        
        whatever. I reading the BBs is for canadians. - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:32 6
        
        I just dr. stalk to see if anyone mentioned me. - mafic Jan 9, 07:34 5
        
        mafic. - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:34 4
        
        yeah, but I saw that. you're supposed to do it when I'm not here. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 07:36 3
        
        but you could be lurking. you need to make a post telling us that you're not here. -- nm - zork Jan 9, 07:44
        
        the other thing you can do is use the RSS feed to see the most recent replies to your threads -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 07:38
        
        k -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:36
LIR: Fantasy golf.. reading their message board there are a lot of angry people haha -- nm - Gwaahjo Jan 9, 07:27 1
- I just sent Yahoo an email about this issue. - krusty Jan 9, 07:36
i believe in the last house on the left -- nm - prayformojo Jan 9, 07:26
The first rule about The Secret is we don't talk about The Secret -- nm - Epiphany the Secretess Jan 9, 07:25 32
- bah, i was just curious. I doubt I would rush out and buy the thing anyway. - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:27 30
  - that video really opened my eyes. i can see that I'm just a passive-aggressive co-culprit....nm - x Jan 9, 07:47 3
    - have you ever seen it? I'm pretty sure you would weep. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 07:49 2
      - oh, god no. i hate that sort of thing....nm - x Jan 9, 07:49 1
        
        it's worse than you probably think. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 07:50
  - i haven't read it, but, if it helps put people a more positive headspace, then, that's great. - Andie Jan 9, 07:37
  - Carrie has it and really likes it. The book is little more than a motivational type thing. - Jim Jan 9, 07:33 18
    - And she has the book on CD...not the movie thing. -- nm - Jim Jan 9, 07:34 9
      - hmm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:35 8
        
        Half of our disagreements are due to my nagativity... -- nm - Jim Jan 9, 07:36 7
        
        Is that a typo? -- nm - Dano Jan 9, 07:48 1
        
        heh...yes it is. but a funny one. :) -- nm - Jim Jan 9, 07:49
        
        hmm, sounds vaguely familiar. - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:40 4
        
        Without actually being involved, just going by what you've shared... - Jim Jan 9, 07:44 3
        
        hmm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:55 2
        
        Yeah...sounds like you were being asked to do a whole lot of giving and no taking... - Jim Jan 9, 07:59 1
        
        ehh, dont get my wrong - tRuMaN Jan 9, 08:01
    - hmm. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:34 7
      - Yeah...I don't buy into the whole, "if I think about it enough, I'll get whatever I want"...but focusing on the positive - Jim Jan 9, 07:35 6
        
        true. it would probably be a better world if everyone focused on the positive. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:36 5
        
        I'll also say this...when she does her "Secret thing"...we do tend to get sweet parking spaces at the mall and stuff... - Jim Jan 9, 07:37 4
        
        did hyde read this book recently or something? - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:42 3
        
        no. i read "inner happiness is a bootstrap of perpetual motion"....nm - x Jan 9, 07:57 2
        
        aww. would you like to buy my perpetual motion energy creation machine? - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:59
        
        you're cracking me up. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 07:58
  - it's new age shit. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 07:30 5
    - looking at wikipedia - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:31 4
      - that part sounds lovely. They take it much further. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 07:32 3
        
        hmm, k. like I said - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:33 2
        
        ~Everyone has a secret but can they keep? oh no they can't~ - Epiphany Jan 9, 07:38
        
        I saw it for free on Youtube. the positive thinking part is nice. However, the author uses atrocious research and scholarship to boost - loosilu Jan 9, 07:38
- The woods hold many secrets don't they, Margaret? -- nm - Agent Cooper Jan 9, 07:27
I believe in Harvey Dent. -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 07:25
I believe in Completely Normal Mel. -- nm - Tooth Fair Jan 9, 07:22 7
- He sucks. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 07:28 1
  - tell us more. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:30
- *takes your Y* -- nm - The Y fairy Jan 9, 07:25 2
  - I'm a girl. I'm XX. -- nm - Tooth Fairy Jan 9, 07:27 1
    - A girl? How are you doin? -- nm - The Y Fairy Jan 9, 07:31
- Even though I can't spell. -- nm - Tooth Fairy Jan 9, 07:22 1
  - i don't believe in spelling. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:25
*poof* -- nm - kelly Jan 9, 07:20 6
- interest something witty here. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:22
- bath? -- nm - Mel Profit SI Jan 9, 07:21 1
  - please. -- nm - lileve Jan 9, 07:37
- He was gone. -- nm - Verbal Kint Jan 9, 07:21
- Puff the magic dragon! -- nm - lileve Jan 9, 07:20 1
  - Poofter the Magic Dragon was a lot of fun -- nm - Epiphany Jan 9, 07:25

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