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- if you actually go to travel + leisure, the survey says it's the "most visted" attractions...nm - x Sep 28, 07:31 5
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    - i dunno. it looks like they make some attempt to explain the methodolgy at the t & l page, but i don't care enough to actually read it....nm - x Sep 28, 07:36
  - that makes more sense. Times Square is so weird to me. There's not really anything there. - loosilu Sep 28, 07:32 2
    - i used to go to times sq in the 80's when it was sleazy grindhouse cinemas, whores, hustlers and junkies, but i'd never go now....nm - x Sep 28, 07:35 1
      - but enough about your sleazy past. -- nm - loosilu Sep 28, 07:43
- 9 out of 10 (Istanbul?) -- nm - CovingtonCat Sep 28, 07:30
$79 kindle pic -- (link) - budice Sep 28, 07:25 [Image] 11
- wow, you can really see how awesome that's going to be. -- nm - TFox Sep 28, 07:27 1
  - Pricepoint alone is the attraction of course -- nm - budice Sep 28, 07:28
- Ok so we have $149 Kindle Touch 3G, $99 Kindle Touch (shipping Nov), and the $79 Kindle (no touch, shipping today) - oblique Sep 28, 07:27 3
  - Also somewhere is teh Kindle with ads (which will now be linked to Amazon Local, think groupon on your kindle) -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 07:30
  - (Plus the tablet at $199) -- nm - Ender Sep 28, 07:28
  - and the $199 Kindle Fire tablet. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 07:28
- specifically, a Kindle Touch for $79, per engadget -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 07:26 4
  - arg sorry, I meant $99, $79 is the older version. 3g will be $149 -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 07:26 3
    - The $79 version isn't the current version, it's also an all new device. No keyboard but it does have buttons. -- (link) - Ender Sep 28, 07:30 [Image] 1
      - yup -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 07:30
    - and the kindle touch is a totally different look, and color (more muted silver) -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 07:28
I'm processing salary increases, promotions AND demotions today. - Diva Sep 28, 07:22 1
- there is no Yin without a Yang. - groiny Sep 28, 07:23
ST: What is for lunch? -- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 07:21 12
- cauliflower-cheese casserole, chicken/apple salad, marinated mushrooms, pickled red onions, banana-cardamom muffin, macoun apple, chips.....nm - x Sep 28, 07:34
- Leftover chili, made with spicy hot V8 (which really isn't hot). -- nm - Jelly Sep 28, 07:34
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- I'm eating breakfast still. - Bacon Sep 28, 07:25 1
  - I'm still trying to decide on that.......we need a VooDoo doughnuts outlet ;) -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 28, 07:28
- no idea. probably a salad or chinese -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 07:25
- according to the caf menu, either veal parm, chicken quesadilla, or a roast beef club. -- nm - TFox Sep 28, 07:24
- no idea. probably either a tuna or cold cut sandwich - znufrii Sep 28, 07:23
- veggie chili from home. - groiny Sep 28, 07:22
- leftover (super spicy) chinese food -- nm - decline Sep 28, 07:22
- leftover chicken piccata and salad. -- nm - loosilu Sep 28, 07:22
- beef noodle soup, crackers, cheese and a cookie -- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 07:21
looks like I am going to be glued to ESPN 1 and 2 tonight then..... - groiny Sep 28, 07:21 6
- are all the Pennants decided? -- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 07:22 5
  - Yeah, all 6 division winners clinched a few days back. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 28, 07:25
  - Yes. -- nm - mara Sep 28, 07:23
  - Technically the pennant winners are the AL and NL champs. but the division winners are set, if that's what you mean. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 28, 07:23 1
    - yes, this is what I meant thanks -- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 07:23
  - yup, this is only for the last playoff spot in each league. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 28, 07:22
Custom Firmware for Kindle Fire tablet in 3...2...1 -- nm - budice Sep 28, 07:19 1
- Also note, funny timing considering ICS is around the corner -- nm - budice Sep 28, 07:20
The 2012 Statistical Abstract of the United States! -- (link) - Don Homer Sep 28, 07:15
Ok...so am I the only one who watches the Big C? Cause the finale on Monday...um...WOW! -- nm - Jim Sep 28, 07:11 1
- I don't - I have my reasons. But I love Laura Linney. She can do no wrong. -- nm - Epiphany Sep 28, 07:20
TV PSA: Survivor, The Middle, X-Factor, Up All Night, Free Agents, Criminal Minds, Harry's Law, Modern Family, Happy Endings, CSI, L&O: SVU, Revenge -- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 07:08 10
- new Happy Endings is so exciting. -- nm - TFox Sep 28, 07:09 2
  - agreed, got into it kind of late, and it is really solid. - groiny Sep 28, 07:21
  - I love this show - so quirky, so good -- nm - Epiphany Sep 28, 07:11
- also a new L&O UK. -- nm - loosilu Sep 28, 07:08 4
  - really????? - groiny Sep 28, 07:22 2
    - you didn't know it existed? -- nm - loosilu Sep 28, 07:26 1
      - no, I have not been paying attention. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 28, 07:32
  - and some cable reality stuff too -- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 07:09
- Survivor and the last 5 eps of season 1 of Archer for me -- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 07:08 1
  - I have to tape last week's Breaking Bad too and watch tomorrow night (stupid On Demand being late with the week before's) -- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 07:13
Amazon CEO Bezos escaped the LOST island.. -- (link) - budice Sep 28, 07:06 [Image]
"Looks like there's a $79 Kindle coming as well." -- nm - budice Sep 28, 07:02 15
- correction, $99 -- nm - budice Sep 28, 07:22 1
  - oh but wait, there is a $79 kindle -- nm - budice Sep 28, 07:23
- real page numbers? that's pretty sweet. -- nm - colin Sep 28, 07:13 8
  - wait. what are "real" page numbers? (you don't have this on kindle??) -- nm - amanda jones Sep 28, 07:15 4
    - kindle gives % complete (no page numbers) -- nm - decline Sep 28, 07:15 2
      - No, some books have it. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 28, 07:16 1
        
        The Kindle 3 has it, but not the first two models. -- nm - Ender Sep 28, 07:24
    - yep (see post below). -- nm - Don Homer Sep 28, 07:15
  - Some of mine have page numbers, it depends on whether the publisher added them to the e-book or not I think. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 28, 07:14 2
    - ah, did not know this (I've never seen it) -- nm - decline Sep 28, 07:16 1
      - It seems hit and miss, but newer books more likely. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 28, 07:17
- my brain: wow that's a great deal. I should... wait. I love my ereader. - amanda jones Sep 28, 07:03 3
  - That Kindle touch looks sweet. My wife doesn't think she needs one but damn, her birthday is in October and that looks great -- nm - oblique Sep 28, 07:17 1
    - Heh. I'm envisioning you monogramming "oblique" into her kindle a la Marge's bowling bowl "gift" from Homer. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 28, 07:18
  - you can buy me one! -- nm - znufrii Sep 28, 07:04
1970s American hijacker has been arrested in Portugal. -- (link) - loosilu Sep 28, 07:01
Happy Rosh Hashanah! -- (link) - CovingtonCat Sep 28, 07:00 [youtube]
ew! EW! -- (link) - TFox Sep 28, 07:00 2
- wtf, RI? -- nm - loosilu Sep 28, 07:02 1
  - i'm not drinking our water anymore. - TFox Sep 28, 07:03
sitwap: Iran planning to send it's navy to the Atlantic along America's territorial waters -- (link) - Beaker Sep 28, 06:59 8
- How many of the crew swim to Florida? -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 28, 07:15 3
  - iirc, territorial water extend 200 miles offshore, so I'm going to guess "none" -- nm - znufrii Sep 28, 07:17 2
    - it will be interesting to see if anyone in the region gives them rights to land and restock on food and such though...cough Hugo Chavezcough -- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 07:20 1
      - Duh. Cuba. -- nm - Michele Bachmann Sep 28, 07:22
- oh boy! visitors! -- nm - colin Sep 28, 07:10
- Good luck with that Iran - Epiphany Sep 28, 07:06
- In other news, Iran has a navy. -- nm - znufrii Sep 28, 07:00 1
  - I actually looked up Sinbad the Sailor just now, but apparently he was from Iraq. -- nm - loosilu Sep 28, 07:08
Mandy, you can get the new Facebook Timeline by following the link at the bottom of this page. IIUC, once you choose it you can't unchoose it. -- (link) - TWuG Sep 28, 06:51 4
- "Timeline is coming soon. We'll let you know as soon as it's ready." -- nm - Guigue Sep 28, 06:52 3
  - Do you have an axes to grind with the Pain's? Call me at xxx-xxx-xxxx or visit me next door to their house -- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 06:55 2
    - dammit suppsoed to be below -- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 06:55 1
      - with better spelling -- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 06:55
SITWAP: Joe McGinniss wrote a Sarah Palin book that claims "she snorted cocaine off a 55 gallon oil drum and had an affair with NBA star Glen Rice." -- (link) - MDH Sep 28, 06:47 5
- Wait a minute, wait a minute...the Glen Rice thing was before she was married? Why is this a story? - Jim Sep 28, 07:10 2
  - *whispers* cause he's black -- nm - decline Sep 28, 07:13
  - yeah the "had an affair" thing is kind of stretching it --- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 07:12
- whatever the case may be, she still wouldn't dare sue. I dont care what she says. -- nm - Jovian Sep 28, 06:54
- it's amazing how he learned all that living next door... -- nm - colin Sep 28, 06:51
What I'm struggling with is, they were (I think) the best team in baseball for 120 games, and the worst for 40. - TFox Sep 28, 06:45 13
- You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains. -- nm - budice Sep 28, 06:51
- I agree... - Mel Profit Sep 28, 06:48
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  - more like the opposite of a pathetic pre-2004 Red Sox fan. - Mel Profit Sep 28, 06:49 8
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      - if they were playing pretty well and getting beat, i'd be stoked for the playoffs. i really would. -- nm - TFox Sep 28, 06:59 3
        
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        i guess it depends how things go. if they turn it around and legit beat great teams, then I'll be stoked by the WS again. - TFox Sep 28, 07:26
        
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      - fanbases adjust expectations all the time Smarmy Jack. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 28, 06:56 2
        
        You can not win a baseball discussion with Dawson, just punt. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 28, 07:13 1
        
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  - i hope not! -- nm - TFox Sep 28, 06:48
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Car Mod brag: last night, I ran a new horn line in my wife's truck, put a button on her dash, hooked up a CB radio. - colin Sep 28, 06:44
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- this is why no one gives a shit about space anymore!...nm - x Sep 28, 07:00 4
  - I hope they have Angry Birds Omni for it! -- nm - Beaker Sep 28, 07:02
  - SELL THINGS TO MEEEEEE! -- nm - TFox Sep 28, 07:01 1
    - i've got this shiny rock... wanna see? -- nm - colin Sep 28, 07:02
  - I am going to steal this. -- nm - loosilu Sep 28, 07:00
- that's a nice size. (I hate how big my ipad is.) -- nm - amanda jones Sep 28, 06:55
- No 3G! wtph! (pic) -- (link) - budice Sep 28, 06:53
- no pictures yet? -- nm - colin Sep 28, 06:50 10
  - Go look at pictures of the Blackberry Playbook very similar hardware and designed by the same company -- nm - oblique Sep 28, 06:51 5
    - so... just like every other tablet :) - colin Sep 28, 06:52 4
      - Form factor really isn't a differentiator in this market. What's going to sell it is how they integrate it with their Amazon services - oblique Sep 28, 06:54 3
        
        I get those Amazon cloud offers every time I'm on... that could be sweet. - colin Sep 28, 06:57 2
        
        It seems weird that they sell their cloud service but their tablet doesn't have 3G... -- nm - Guigue Sep 28, 06:58 1
        
        rumor is there will be a 3g offer next spring when they launch the 10" version -- nm - decline Sep 28, 07:09
  - there is going to be an official press thing sometime this week/day i believe. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 06:51 3
    - 10 minutes -- (link) - oblique Sep 28, 06:51 2
      - OMGOMGOMG! -- nm - TFox Sep 28, 06:52
      - eeee! -- nm - colin Sep 28, 06:52
- That's nice. -- nm - Ender Sep 28, 06:50
- does it have flash? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 28, 06:47 3
  - A little raincoat...a little teaser :) -- nm - budice Sep 28, 06:47 1
    - :) -- nm - Epiphany Sep 28, 06:51
  - It's Android, so yes, it should -- nm - oblique Sep 28, 06:47
- if that holds, thats selleer -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 06:46 13
  - arg, steller. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 06:47 12
    - "Naturally, that bargain-bin sticker explains the lack of an embedded camera and microphone, though consumers will find WiFi (no 3G, sadly)" - Guigue Sep 28, 06:54 11
      - three things I wouldn't care about missing from our iPad: camera, microphone, 3G. - TFox Sep 28, 06:57 3
        
        Last month at the zoo I saw somebody using his ipad to take a picture of the gorillas. It was rather amusing. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 28, 07:09 2
        
        My father-in-law was taking pictures of Sam with it. He looked like he should be ducking his head under a black sheet and have a powder flash. - TFox Sep 28, 07:11
        
        I saw that quite a bit on vacation also. Rock what you got, but I don't miss not having it on mine -- nm - oblique Sep 28, 07:10
      - They're smart in this play. Not everyone wants a tablet coupled with a cellular plan and they're going after a space that Apple has left wide open -- nm - oblique Sep 28, 06:55 6
        
        Apple sells iPad without 3G. The difference is the smaller screen and some hardware feature missing - Guigue Sep 28, 06:57 5
        
        the "wide open space" is the price point. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 28, 07:01
        
        Your IM is the killer. I just bought a refurb 1st gen iPad for $300. They're not in the same ballpark -- nm - oblique Sep 28, 06:59 3
        
        The questions is, how can they sell at that price? Are they losing money? How's the hardware? - Guigue Sep 28, 07:02 1
        
        Amazon is most like losing money on each unit. There will never be a price increase (just more expensive models with more hardware in the future) -- nm - decline Sep 28, 07:12
        
        that's a great deal./ -- nm - TFox Sep 28, 07:00
- well played, Amazon. $250 wasn't going to cut it -- nm - oblique Sep 28, 06:45
Maybe this is mopped, but damn, This is some crazy ass dancing. It really goes insane at about 4 minutes -- (link) - oblique Sep 28, 06:42 [youtube] 3
- Heh, his crew include the little guy who was featured on So You Think you Can Dance! -- nm - Guigue Sep 28, 06:48 1
  - *nods* That guy rocks too -- nm - oblique Sep 28, 06:49
- Marquese Scott is dope, yo. -- nm - colin Sep 28, 06:43

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