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Geek Deal: 12mo XBL Gold card/code $35 @ Amazon -- (link) - budice Jan 25, 14:00
Tim Geithner gives his notice - encylopedia pixie Jan 25, 13:55 4
- hes' a hack!! A Wall Street made man -- nm - Bacon Jan 25, 14:07
- I watched for his reaction to relevant-to-him parts of the speech last night - he was pretty darned straightfaced and still throughout. -- nm - b. Jan 25, 13:57 2
  - whatever. you just think he's hot -- nm - encylopedia pixie Jan 25, 13:59 1
    - he's no lloyd bentsen. -- nm - b. Jan 25, 14:04
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- I imagine if they keep hammering at digital lockers like MegaVideo, Netflix will likely see even more increase in subscribers. -- nm - Qale Jan 25, 13:58 3
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    - Google Music offers similar unsigned artist options in a far more legit package -- nm - stewie Jan 25, 14:06
    - i saw a similar story. i doubt they did, but still, it adds another wrinkle. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 25, 14:04
- "Didn't suck as bad as expected" is lipstick on a pig. - David Jan 25, 13:53 3
  - yeah... content costs are the tightening noose - stewie Jan 25, 14:02
  - stop sucking pigs -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 13:54 1
    - But it makes new kitten happy. -- nm - David Jan 25, 13:54
- Bacon? Pippy? Still holding out? -- nm - nubby Jan 25, 13:51
- Waaaa. Waaaa! WAAAAAA! OK, we miss you now. -- nm - Twitter users Jan 25, 13:48 1
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lyc: Actually nice weather in LA today, about 80 degrees -- nm - ... Jan 25, 13:41 3
- it's *spectacular* -- nm - encylopedia pixie Jan 25, 13:42 2
  - Yep, I went out at 9:00am in a turtleneck and sweatshirt...by the time I walked home at 11:00 I realized that was a mistake :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 25, 13:53 1
    - Walks Around the Block With Schatzee. e-publish it! -- nm - encylopedia pixie Jan 25, 13:54
reminder Marg Helgenberger final CSI is tonight -- nm - peglegpete Jan 25, 13:39 1
- spoilers! geez. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 13:39
berytron says we haven't talked about mc'd's new mcbites yet - I tried the $1 (temp price) snack size yesterday - b. Jan 25, 13:27 9
- I got the snack size - split them with Jim (minus the breading) - dipped mine in the chili sauce - thought they were "meh" -- nm - JenBro Jan 25, 14:36
- Nice review. I think I'll stick with their Angus burgers if/when I go. -- nm - Qale Jan 25, 14:00
- Oh we did, I posted about them while drunk in McDonalds at 2am. I actually really enjoy them. -- (link) - MDH Jan 25, 13:37 [Backboard] 1
  - ah, sorry, I didn't go back far enough. I didn't know they'd been out that long elsewhere - they're new here. -- nm - b. Jan 25, 13:38
- Whenever I go to the drive thru at any McDonalds I always get a whiff of vomit smell when they open the window. It's turned me off so badly that I can - Trish Jan 25, 13:35 2
  - they still have me with a medium order of fries at peak hours when you know they'll be hot (sigh) -- nm - JenBro Jan 25, 14:37
  - I don't think there are many things at McDonalds that one "can't" skip :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 13:36
- I tried them the other day - tasted like normal popcorn chicken to me. I thought they were okay, especially for the promo price. -- nm - kelly Jan 25, 13:32 1
  - I tried a few pieces of KFC's popcorn chicken once, but that's it; so no real comparison. I did like that most of the pieces weren't that small. -- nm - b. Jan 25, 13:37
LYC: I've finally found a retailer worthy of banning. - Jelly Jan 25, 13:27 3
- I've had that happen with an internet order. You feel so helpless about doing something about it. - Trish Jan 25, 13:48 2
  - did you see my post earlier? - tRuMaN Jan 25, 13:55
  - Mistakes happen. It's always about how they handle it afterwards, not how bad they messed it up initially -- nm - marcel Jan 25, 13:55
I couldn't resist trying these. I am sorry. -- (link) - instagrAmanda Jan 25, 13:22 5
- I think I'd do the same thing. My apologies to your digestive tract. -- nm - Jelly Jan 25, 13:30
- verdict? -- nm - Max Jan 25, 13:29 3
  - Did the pouch, in fact, pour easily? -- nm - con_carne Jan 25, 13:31 1
    - cheesy please -- nm - encylopedia pixie Jan 25, 13:57
  - not guilty by reason of insanity -- nm - encylopedia pixie Jan 25, 13:30
Jason Omeara talks Terra Nova fixes if it comes back -- (link) - Remlik Jan 25, 13:20
Blind Items: Which Rapper Shared Some Women with Another Celebrity in Sundance? - Beaker Jan 25, 13:17 13
- Drake was at Sundance - he dated Rihanna for a while, didn't he? -- nm - b. Jan 25, 13:35 9
  - This is the answer that is popular on cdan. Cuba Gooding Jr is rumoured as the celeb -- nm - Roger More Jan 25, 13:39 8
    - thanks, I didn't want to click through at work. -- nm - b. Jan 25, 13:42
    - Please. He can get all the redtail he wants. He's been shoplifting the pootie since 1996. -- nm - David Jan 25, 13:42 6
      - But does he have boat trip money? -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 13:47
      - I wouldn't have given that reason, heh, but, upon thinking about it, I'd doubt it was him. not just because he's married with kids, but he - b. Jan 25, 13:44 4
        
        These things are always so exaggerated and with such fractured logic that I rarely agree with the assessments anyway. - David Jan 25, 13:48 3
        
        they're not all that way, or I wouldn't look at any. CDaN vs, say, gross ted casablancas, shows the contrast. - b. Jan 25, 13:52
        
        "Over the years, a newsman learns a number of things that for one reason or another, he just cannot report. It doesn't seem to matter now, so... - Roger More Jan 25, 13:52 1
        
        Conan O'Brien's sister??? -- nm - David Jan 25, 13:54
- jan jones? -- nm - the amanda nones Jan 25, 13:24 1
  - Now you're only fueling my fantasies. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Jan 25, 13:28
- Childish Gambino - encylopedia pixie Jan 25, 13:24
Health insurance is the main reason couples marry these days? - kelly Jan 25, 13:17 8
- i deal with a lot of elopement type say i do and sign the papers...its split 50-50 GI's getting married now for the ID card with the big wedding when - zeitgeist Jan 25, 13:24 7
  - local paper reported last year that more than half school kids have non married households of all kinds, - zeitgeist Jan 25, 13:29 1
    - sure. but people choosing to not get married at all isn't really a way of judging why other ones do. -- nm - Andie Jan 25, 13:41
  - Your clientele seems to be a very unique sub-section of those getting married, so lumping them in with "everyone else" might not work. - kelly Jan 25, 13:27 4
    - they do love each other and are already spending their lives together and didn't need no stupid paper...er well maybe they do - zeitgeist Jan 25, 13:34 3
      - all awesome points, but doesn't change that this is flat wrong. -- (link) - TFox Jan 25, 13:43 [Backboard]
      - I know that lots of people do get married 'on paper' for lots of reasons. but it's not necessarily why *most* people get married. you tend to - Andie Jan 25, 13:39 1
        
        exactly. - b. Jan 25, 13:47
Going out to dinner tonight - 1/2 price wines for those on the list under $50. - will likely be this awesome prosecco. Not sure what food though - I - JenBro Jan 25, 13:13 4
- call them and make a special request because you're on this new diet plan - zeitgeist Jan 25, 13:17 1
  - The chef is a friend/ client ... Maybe he would -- nm - JenBro Jan 25, 13:24
- you want to have prosesso...and hot wings? -- nm - decline Jan 25, 13:17 1
  - Not just any hot wings - Zenos peanut butter hot wings -- nm - JenBro Jan 25, 13:23
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- Also, this might be a factor if Ed Reed retires. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 25, 13:59
- I thought that would happen, but hoped it wouldn't. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 25, 13:33
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  - Colts beat writer Kravitz confirms it. -- nm - Remlik Jan 25, 13:33
- local sports guys are tweeting at Irsay that they'll call Lowe to confirm -- nm - Remlik Jan 25, 13:16
- he's an MMA fight, right? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 25, 13:12 9
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    - Every other coaching hire in this league is a former Ravens DC, it seems. - David Jan 25, 13:17 7
      - Some of them, like Mike Smith, don't even need to make it to DC for the Ravens. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 25, 13:41 4
        
        The key aspect of this is that the Colts didn't make a crippling mistake with Jim Tressel. - David Jan 25, 13:43 3
        
        I'm actually more upset about the loss now. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 25, 13:50 2
        
        the scoreboard wouldn't have mattered if they had called timeout -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 13:59 1
        
        While I agree that not calling a timeout (or taking a delay of game penalty) was a mistake... - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 25, 14:03
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        The only Ravens DC to not get a HC job (so far) is Greg Mattison. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 25, 13:47
st losers...194 - zeitgeist Jan 25, 13:09 5
- Oh yes - Meg! I'm down 2 lbs! I weighed in today because I'm going out tonight! -- nm - JenBro Jan 25, 13:14 4
  - woot ! you go girl! -- nm - TwinkLander Jan 25, 13:22 1
    - Thanks! I'll have to be super good the rest of this week to maintain it! -- nm - JenBro Jan 25, 13:26
  - Dat ass lookin' fiiine, JenBro! -- nm - con_carne Jan 25, 13:15 1
    - LOL hah! -- nm - JenBro Jan 25, 13:27
ok, i have no idea if st has heard about the drone hobbist (in texas) that took photos of some illegal dumping - tRuMaN Jan 25, 13:08 15
- I would be amused if it turned out to be a huge algae bloom. Sometimes those go blood red, I have heard. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 13:43 3
  - in salt water maybe, but in fresh water? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 25, 13:45 2
    - Even if it was an algal bloom, it would still be very likely to come from the same source ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 25, 13:47 [Backboard] 1
      - *ahem* wrong link -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 25, 13:47
- The arguments in the comments about privacy are interesting. - Krusty Jan 25, 13:23 1
  - yeah, those are what got me wondering. i am sure it will be brought up in court (that argument) someday -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 25, 13:37
- I wonder if it's visible on google maps - or Microsoft Bing Aerial Maps? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 13:18 7
  - and the answer is ... perhaps not. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 25, 13:23 6
    - oh, wait, google for the win. Your Honor, I rest my case. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 25, 13:24 5
      - you can tell where the stream goes from green to brown/red. ick. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 25, 13:25 4
        
        So nasty. -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 13:33
        
        ayyiyi. -- nm - b. Jan 25, 13:31
        
        whoa. -- nm - loosilu Jan 25, 13:29
        
        And you can see it tail off as it hits the river. Double-ick. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 13:27
- i thought gov LE could us tips from private cits to get search warrents -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 13:13
I know nothing about video cards and i need to upgrade for SWTOR, i currently have a nvidia geforce 9100 - J Jan 25, 13:04 3
- I just googled "SWTOR budget build" and got various hits like this one -- (link) - oblique Jan 25, 13:11 2
  - Nice, that one is $145. Thanks -- nm - J Jan 25, 13:16
  - btw, I would look for a similar list using an NVIDIA card but that's just my personal preference for their products -- nm - oblique Jan 25, 13:14
Toronto teens send Lego man to space via helium balloon (with video) -- (link) - Beaker Jan 25, 13:02 2
- This is absolutely incredible -- nm - MDH Jan 25, 13:35
- I claim space in the name of Canada. Chinese, get lost. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Jan 25, 13:26
The Amazing Race spoiler - peglegpete Jan 25, 12:55 5
- OMFG. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Jan 25, 13:24 1
  - May I never hear her laugh again. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Jan 25, 13:28
- no, I really think it's going to be *awesome.* I would love to see kaysar and janette (? was that her name?) -- nm - the amanda nones Jan 25, 13:01 2
  - Jenelle? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 25, 13:05 1
    - ah oui. -- nm - the amanda nones Jan 25, 13:12
it's not just msoft. The video game companies want used sales to stop as do big box stores.... -- nm - Remlik Jan 25, 12:55 8
- Sure, but I don't believe those rumors. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 25, 13:06
- But the companies have found ways to make money buy selling online passes and content - eag Jan 25, 12:57 3
  - yep and I get what you're saying. -- nm - Remlik Jan 25, 13:00
  - Gamestop was giving codes in used games. -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 12:58 1
    - it wasnt supposed to though, if i remember right. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 25, 13:01
- zawool herrr gates -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 25, 12:56
- thankfully for you, Marvel & DC do not think like that -- nm - peglegpete Jan 25, 12:56 1
  - yeah. -- nm - Remlik Jan 25, 13:02
26 national parks that are actually no longer national parks -- (link) - tRuMaN Jan 25, 12:54 1
- neat, thanks. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 25, 13:03
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- Just becuase you beat the Giants twice dipshit, doesn't mean you were good. - Will Hunting Jan 25, 12:53
- Does their divisional rival hatred thrump the Redskins glee at the idea of the Giants winning the Superbowl? - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 12:53
- What's a matter Rex. Which team in the SB are you more jealous of? -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 12:53
- now that's sexay -- nm - Buddy Dog McGee Jan 25, 12:51
the ability to Root/Jailbreak your phone, legally, is an exemption from the DMCA which might expire soon, -- (link) - tRuMaN Jan 25, 12:49 6
- I must have been reading company sites because I thought it was illegal. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 12:51 5
  - As far as I knew you were only voiding your warranty not doing anything illegal. Not sure how they can tell me I can't wipe out the OS and do whatever - Krusty Jan 25, 12:57 3
    - I may have replaced "void your warranty" with "illegal". -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 12:58 2
      - see, now you are posting like zeitgeist -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 13:01 1
        
        *quietly looks around for a place to wander off to and end it all.* -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 13:06
  - technically its illegal of tablet computers (a strange nuance i guess) -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 25, 12:53
I met her in a pub in North Soho where they drink champagne, and it tastes just like cherry cola -- nm - peglegpete Jan 25, 12:48 2
- I know what I am and that is a man, and so is Lola -- nm - TwinkLander Jan 25, 13:04 1
  - just need some soul food...and a place to eat -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 13:07
get me to the church on time -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 12:48 2
- I knew the bride when she used to rock & roll -- nm - peglegpete Jan 25, 12:51
- then we'll take the ambo- i mean limo to the ER right after -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 12:49
We Are Marshall! -- nm - David Jan 25, 12:47

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