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I've noticed alot of the terrorist attacks happen during the daytime. What we need is a device to blot out the sun. - Loyola Jan 9, 08:50 1
- Done. -- nm - Monty Burns Jan 9, 08:52
SITWAP: Another burst housing bubble: Inaugural rentals. -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 9, 08:48
2.6 million jobs lost in 2008, unemployment to 7.2% -- (link) - znufrii Jan 9, 08:45 4
- Worst since 1945. I count my blessings. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 9, 08:50 2
  - and I wager a good chunk of that was the shutdown of war-time military production -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 08:51 1
    - You wager wise. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 9, 08:51
- On a morning like this one, I almost wish mine was one of them. -- nm - emotichanic Jan 9, 08:49
SITWAP: If we counted like we did before 1960, the unemployment rate would be more like 16.5%. -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 9, 08:44 2
- So that's if we count people who gave up looking for a job for over a year? -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 08:49
- *So* glad we added those extra nine number. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:49
Disruption of communications can only mean one thing: Invasion. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 08:43 5
- Great now I have Harvey Fierstein running around like a kook in Independence Day stuck in myhead -- nm - amoxy Jan 9, 08:51
- by squids with active camouflage abilities? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 08:45 1
  - I, for one, welcome our new cephelapod overlords -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 08:48
- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHH....nm - x Jan 9, 08:44 1
  - Take a deep breath. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 9, 08:46
Impeached! -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 9, 08:39 6
- I'm really torn on this. - ty97 Jan 9, 08:51 1
  - Isn't it impeachment that allows a trial to proceed? -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 9, 08:53
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- SPOILER! :) -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 08:43
- Wait for it. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:41
- yeah! -- nm - Callisto Jan 9, 08:41
How many e-mails in your deleted folder? - HdnAgnda Jan 9, 08:37 12
- 5525, 4302 unread. -- nm - emotichanic Jan 9, 08:49
- 307. I empty it every few days. -- nm - the last semester ever loves mandy lane Jan 9, 08:48
- 12642 unread -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 08:43
- 362. -- nm - kelly Jan 9, 08:41
- 245 -- nm - J Jan 9, 08:39
- None, it empty's it when I close Thunderbird. -- nm - krusty Jan 9, 08:39 5
  - My poor punctuation lately is really starting to piss me off. -- nm - krusty Jan 9, 08:42 4
    - *and grammar* -- nm - krusty Jan 9, 08:43 3
      - Logan has a cold, little sleep last night, I am a zombie. - Spawn Jan 9, 08:45 2
        
        very true...I'll blame it on my cold. :-) -- nm - zombie krusty Jan 9, 08:49 1
        
        Oh, and I hope he feels better and you get some sleep tonight after Halo. -- nm - zombie krusty Jan 9, 08:50
- 65. I clean it out once a day or so. -- nm - Callisto Jan 9, 08:38
so whatever happened to the GBT? -- nm - zork Jan 9, 08:35 3
- Currently filming Pirates 4 with Johnny Depp. - Qale Jan 9, 08:41
- T soup? -- nm - Callisto Jan 9, 08:36
- swam out in to the ocean looking for a mate. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 08:36
SITWAP: Next result of worldwide economic downturn: Yakuza Wars? -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 9, 08:31
PBS cuts nude scene from McKellan's King Lear -- (link) - znufrii Jan 9, 08:30 1
- Ummm, maybe it's because I haven't read it in years, but I don't remember a nude scene in the 1st Folio version -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 9, 08:41
SITWAP: NYPD looks at ways to disrupt cell phones in case of a terrorist attack. -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 9, 08:24 39
- Noooooooooooo!!!!!!! -- nm - The Dark Knight Jan 9, 08:45
- Just put it on the Alltel network. - HdnAgnda Jan 9, 08:31 1
  - funny -- nm - zork Jan 9, 08:43
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- How does that help? - Beryllium Jan 9, 08:26 34
  - They Mumbai attacks were coordinate in real time by cell phone. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 08:27 12
    - oh, well, clearly we should ban all cellphones then. ;-) My position is that communication is inherently necessary to deal with incidents like that. - Beryllium Jan 9, 08:31 11
      - I disagree. The upside of allowing the public to communicate over cell phones during an attack is way outweighed by - TWuG Jan 9, 08:34 3
        
        Pfffft... scenes of mass panic are fun! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 9, 08:43
        
        it's not like people couldn't trigger bombs remotely before cell phones. - mafic Jan 9, 08:38 1
        
        Cell phones make it easier. Doesn't require line of sight or being nearby with some other type of transmitter. Timers aren't as reliable. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 08:42
      - I disagree. Unless you are KSUTH, all you can do is make matters worse. - Spawn Jan 9, 08:33 6
        
        *shrug* You can still provide intel, even staying out of the way. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 08:35 5
        
        Just what the authorities need, hundreds of calls from citizens during a crisis. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:36 4
        
        Think back to 9/11. A truck bomb supposedy hit a Federal building. Planes over Ohio were supposedly part of the attack. - TWuG Jan 9, 08:41 1
        
        And disrupting New York calls would have still allowed those calls to happen. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:43
        
        it's not like the 911 operators have another job to do. they're basically emergency services call screeners. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:39 1
        
        Screening 100 calls is much different than screening 1000 calls or 10,000 calls. They sure as hell don't need to be - TWuG Jan 9, 08:44
  - erm, let me rephrase the first sentence: - Beryllium Jan 9, 08:27 17
    - there's also the fact that nefarious devices can be triggered via cell phone - znufrii Jan 9, 08:28 16
      - or anything that can send a signal. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:35 6
        
        Part of the point is that it is the easiest asset for them to use without drawing notice. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:37 5
        
        so the ease of detonating bombs remotely has now gone from unbelievably easy to just incredibly easy. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:42 4
        
        If you see a guy holding a detonator, you kinda know what is up. - Spawn Jan 9, 08:44 3
        
        how about a car alarm remote? -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:49 1
        
        Requires proximity. A guy in SF can remotely cset off a bomb anywhere in the world using a cell phone. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 08:52
        
        I want my phone call. -- nm - The Joker Jan 9, 08:48
      - Hrm. Yes, that's true. So this plan would help mitigate the risk of a movie-style plot with manually-sequenced detonations. - Beryllium Jan 9, 08:34 6
        
        Landlines would still be active. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:40 2
        
        which is really great for the people who don't have one. -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 08:43 1
        
        I have little sympathy for those people. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 09:01
        
        You use "movie style dismissively. Remember that a TV episode showed to potential for a commercial jet being flown into the WTC as did at least one - TWuG Jan 9, 08:38 2
        
        problem is that it's at best reactive. things have already gone haywire once the network goes down. - mafic Jan 9, 08:48 1
        
        Walkie talkies require proximity. The Mumbai attack was directed from Pakistan through cell phones. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 08:53
      - Like Domino's. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 9, 08:30 1
        
        Word. -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 08:30
  - Alternate communication sources would be utilized. Police radio, etc. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:27 2
    - So ... you buy that citizens don't deserve the right to communicate with each other in a crisis? - Beryllium Jan 9, 08:29 1
      - Agreed, for that type of attack. - Spawn Jan 9, 08:31
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- you shouldn't play with fire. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 08:25
Watched the 9 trailer. Not sure if the movie seems interesting, but it sure looks absolutely beautiful. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 08:21 3
- You separate the two? -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:23 2
  - Yes. Visually/techniclally it look stunning. I'm not sure the plot or characters interest me. - ty97 Jan 9, 08:25 1
    - Ah. If the look appeals to me, that is all it takes to get me to waych it. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:28
simply the most awesome link you will click on all day (link) - Jovian Jan 9, 08:14 [vimeo] 6
- I imagine... - Qale Jan 9, 08:43 1
  - Also... - Qale Jan 9, 08:47
- sick -- nm - Gwaahjo Jan 9, 08:24
- That's wild. -- nm - Jelly Jan 9, 08:21
- crap...you're right. - Mel Profit Jan 9, 08:20
- TFox? -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 08:20
has anyone been following the stuff at the T-E-D conference? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 08:10 3
- I ask, cause this is awesome footage of deep sea life -- (link) - tRuMaN Jan 9, 08:12 2
  - I'm even more convinced that octopi are crash-landed aliens now. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:33 1
    - the one at the end is just awesome. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 08:36
Thanks to all the ST doctors on B2...we were using ice but were not too sure... -- nm - BAD Jan 9, 08:09 3
- if it seems bad, you may want to bring her for an xray. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 08:09 2
  - she should man up and walk it off. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 08:17 1
    - Rub some dirt on it! -- nm - TaurusII Jan 9, 08:25
My stupidest typo today: "Liberalizing the movement of capitals in West African countries may be a risky process " - loosilu Jan 9, 08:08 1
- dammit, we've lost monrovia again. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:20
Want to follow celebrities on Twitter? This site (supposedly) helps cut through the fake ones and gives you the real ones. (link) - JaxSean Jan 9, 08:05 7
- first person I added from that site: David Hewlett. (Grant Jansky is my hero) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 08:16 2
  - I love Dr. Rodney McKay. -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 08:54
  - I was most excited about Sebastian Bach. - Callisto Jan 9, 08:27
- awesome, mc hammer. i've really needed to keep up with what he's doing....nm - x Jan 9, 08:15 1
  - heh. I've followed him for a long time (and rss his blog, too). - Callisto Jan 9, 08:26
- nice, added a couple. -- nm - Andie Jan 9, 08:11
- *doesn't know who most of these people are* -- nm - Dano Jan 9, 08:07
always look on the bright side of life. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 08:03
Ok...so after the whole BBS thread...I thought I'd throw this out there...what other handles have you used on ST or TT? - Jim Jan 9, 08:03 18
- maxcaddy, twigg777 -- nm - J Jan 9, 08:34
- zorkman: username zork was already taken and it was a while before I realised that whoever had it wasn't around to complain -- nm - zork Jan 9, 08:33
- Krustylu Studio Exec. was my original handle, shortned to Krustylu and now Krusty. -- nm - krusty Jan 9, 08:31
- none. -- nm - Callisto Jan 9, 08:20
- Was on HSX for 2 years as Badassdad until DMac said I had to change it...was Baddaddy for a while and changed to BAD...Initials of Badassdad. -- nm - BAD Jan 9, 08:19 2
  - Why are you not Basassdad here? -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:20 1
    - ^d^ -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:24
- I think I was hypsilophodon for a while, but that's about it. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:16
- Would sometimes post with MovieFund handles (RestrictedFund). Had a few accounts that I tried experimenting with investment strategies I may have usd -- nm - TaurusII Jan 9, 08:15
- Just this one (or variations of it in movie titles) -- nm - Dano Jan 9, 08:12
- Started out as MojaveMom, switched to MojaveMeg a couple(?) of years back. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 9, 08:12
- This is it for me. -- nm - pmb Jan 9, 08:11
- Spawn, 'Roid, 2008AD, 6 year old kid, 7 dirty words, ::gruff voice::, AA, AAA, ARod, Afghani Goat Herder, Alf, Amoxy, Aristotle... -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:08
- I'm nothing if not consistent - znufrii Jan 9, 08:06
- I obviously don't like change or something. I've always been JaxSean -- nm - JaxSean Jan 9, 08:06
- MiniVan Man -- nm - amoxy Jan 9, 08:05
- after Ashcroft left I went to Box Turtle Coalition, but this one has alliteration - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 9, 08:05
- Truman, tRUMAN, tRuMaN, trUmAn, monkeys, truspam. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 08:04
Is it cos I is black Jesus? -- (link) - Shaun Jan 9, 08:02
its 10am, and I am still the only person in the office. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 08:02 2
- Leave -- nm - amoxy Jan 9, 08:02 1
  - dammit, you just had to say that, someone just walked in. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 08:04
SFD: The Top 50 Artists, Albums, Songs of 2008. Per Music Bloggers -- (link) - ty97 Jan 9, 08:02 16
- Can you post the list? I can't access this site from work. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 9, 08:11 8
  - Image intense, over multiple pages. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:21 7
    - #1 spoil (all I remember) - Spawn Jan 9, 08:21 6
      - no. (spoil) - Callisto Jan 9, 08:31 5
        
        #9 -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:34 4
        
        oh. you're talking artists. I'm talking albums. -- nm - Callisto Jan 9, 08:35 2
        
        Yeah, I just looked at the first list. It was off the wall enough that I saw no point in continuing. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:41 1
        
        the album list was in line with most of what I've seen this year. -- nm - Callisto Jan 9, 08:42
        
        On the Artists list, anyway. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:35
- Holy crap I'm old. I just looked at the albums...I've only heard OF 9 of the artists in that top 50. - Jim Jan 9, 08:06 6
  - Heh. I've heard 30 of them in their entirety. (and several of them would be in my top ten). -- nm - Callisto Jan 9, 08:30
  - I've heard of most of them. I haven't necessarily heard them. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 08:10
  - Old or they just suck balls? -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:09 3
    - I think I like the second one better. Nice. -- nm - Jim Jan 9, 08:10 2
      - Having checked the list, I have heard of and songs from 23 of them. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:12
      - I like sucking balls too. - ty97 Jan 9, 08:12
monkeys for everyone. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 08:01 2
- *passes the bbq sauce* -- nm - JaxSean Jan 9, 08:02
- *stocks up on Purina Monkey Chow* -- nm - TaurusII Jan 9, 08:01

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