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STIS: Who is the actor in this ad? - TWuG Apr 10, 08:11 [youtube]
heh.... -- (link) - groiny Apr 10, 08:03
Sont posts worst year ever, $6.4 Billion loss -- (link) - Beaker Apr 10, 08:00 1
- Sony -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 08:00
Obama pitching higher taxes on the rich in Florida today -- (link) - Beaker Apr 10, 07:58 1
- "Buffet rule? Is there an early bird special?" -- nm - con_carne Apr 10, 08:02
Sweet! Jaws coming to blu-ray in August... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 10, 07:57
Marylanders (is that right?). Catch a snakehead, get 200 bucks -- (link) - decline Apr 10, 07:52 5
- *plans a fishing trip* nm -- nm - groiny Apr 10, 07:56 3
  - make sure to bring your gun (guy in article had to shoot the 7 he caught). - decline Apr 10, 07:58 2
    - of course. and a few sticks of dynamite. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 10, 07:59 1
      - the gun was to rob the other fishermen... -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 08:01
- Photoshop upload in 3...2...1... -- nm - oblique Apr 10, 07:55
Google is creepy. I've started noticing that the ads it shows are much more targeted now. I'm seeing ads for - oblique Apr 10, 07:45 4
- anal lube -- nm - pixitude Apr 10, 07:52
- What creeps me out is when I get ads for specific items I've looked at (glasses, shoes, etc) -- nm - loosilu Apr 10, 07:50 2
  - Remember those open-toed colorful heels I posted for you? I saw those in ads for days. -- nm - mara Apr 10, 08:09
  - ... speculums ... -- nm - that creeps us out, too! Apr 10, 07:56
Thought this was fun... -- (link) - znufrii Apr 10, 07:41 [youtube]
Question about apps for smartphones/tablets - if you've written an app for an apple product, is the *only* way you can distribute it to go through the - prayformojo Apr 10, 07:35 5
- Yes, unless you jailbreak for Apple devices. But I think you can "beta test" an app with less than 100 users. - spamlet Apr 10, 07:40 1
  - Yes, there is a kind of private distribution with the App Store. There's also a mechanism for companies to deploy apps to their employees - oblique Apr 10, 07:43
- don't almost all Androids allow sideloading at this point? -- nm - decline Apr 10, 07:39 1
  - oops. that was to go there \/ -- nm - decline Apr 10, 07:39
- Apple: No (if you jailbreak). Android: No (if your device allows "sideloading" or you root it (jailbreak) -- nm - oblique Apr 10, 07:36
Apple stock briefly passed $600 billion in market cap this morning, barely a month after passing $500 B. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 10, 07:27
Listen Syria, don't make us say stop again. We are very important! We have a whistle! People respect our opinions! -- nm - UN Apr 10, 07:26 2
- If there was anything that has ever proved the failure of the UN, it is Syria. -- nm - Jovian Apr 10, 07:27 1
  - Take that, Rwandan genocide victims! -- nm - Roger More Apr 10, 07:31
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- well, he will swing at anything. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 10, 07:23 3
  - Yeah! -- nm - Jeff Francoeur si Apr 10, 07:41
  - Really well played. -- nm - TFox Apr 10, 07:32
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 07:24
STIS: What is the website that let's you search to see what TV series are available on Netflix Instant? - MDH Apr 10, 07:22 10
- this -- (link) - oblique Apr 10, 07:26 9
  - yeah, people may not want to click on that. - prayformojo Apr 10, 07:30 8
    - If you're not already mousing over kilbo's links before clicking, then you get what you deserve. -- nm - Roger More Apr 10, 07:40 4
      - I'm planning on upgrading ST to fend this off at some point ... gotta build the backend system first. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 10, 07:57 1
        
        sweet. pop-up nudity :) -- nm - oblique Apr 10, 08:01
      - *makes every link Kate Upton* - oblique Apr 10, 07:47
      - i suppose -- nm - prayformojo Apr 10, 07:46
    - I'll put NUDITY in all caps next time -- nm - oblique Apr 10, 07:31 2
      - better! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 10, 07:32 1
        
        Or: (o)(o) - oblique Apr 10, 07:33
Gamification of library use for students. -- (link) - mara Apr 10, 07:20
The Muppets: A Shipping Today: The Iron Lady -- nm - MDH Apr 10, 07:19
Steve Smith gets 3 year extension with the Carolina Panthers -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 07:18
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- In his defense, he did also call him a mother-effer. -- nm - Roger More Apr 10, 07:28 32
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    - You're the manager of the Miami Marilins. Your ballpark is in Little Havana. If you're in Chicago it's no big deal. If you're the manager of the - pmb Apr 10, 08:04 6
      - At best, his remarks are relevant to Cuban Americans of an advanced age. The younger Latin community isn't going to give a crap. -- nm - con_carne Apr 10, 08:12 1
        
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        Speaking directly to your comment, it's that big a deal for that reason, we don't need an "otherwise". -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 10, 08:13 1
        
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      - ahem, that was "Go f*ck yourself, San Diego!". - Diva Apr 10, 08:08
    - It was for a Time.com interview - which I don't think is available for free. He said that plus he admires how long he has been in power - decline Apr 10, 07:51 11
      - Yeah, I had trouble finding the full comments too. Here's the part of the comments I was responding to. - Roger More Apr 10, 08:08
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        yeah, and it was in typical Ozzie fashion - a free flowing of english/spanish thoughts he just spews out - decline Apr 10, 07:57 5
        
        youcan't. saythisstuff. inLittle. Havana. - Diva Apr 10, 08:09 3
        
        yup. - znufrii Apr 10, 08:12 2
        
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        *shakes head* -- nm - TFox Apr 10, 08:13
        
        The Marlins have 19 fans, I'd imagine some of them are Cuban. Can't offend large percents of the fanbase. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 10, 08:04
      - he made similar comments in 2008 apparently as well -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 07:53 2
        
        yeah, but the Cuban population in Chicago is hardly that in Miami. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 10, 07:57 1
        
        the fact he said it before though will make it much much harder for him to backtrack -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 08:06
    - he admired his longevity. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 10, 07:50
  - I actually understand what he was trying to say, but he failed miserably at it. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 10, 07:29 10
    - this and you gotta know your audience. -- nm - Diva Apr 10, 07:44 1
      - Exactly. He said about the same thing 4 years ago and it didn't raise a peep -- nm - amoxy Apr 10, 07:57
    - I'd hate to have to make a subtle point in a language I wasn't fluent in. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 10, 07:36 4
      - Ozzie is only fluent in Ozzie-ese. I don't think it would have been more coherent in Spanish. - spamlet Apr 10, 07:41 3
        
        good point. - Mel Profit Apr 10, 07:43 2
        
        I loved him as our manager. Loved. - spamlet Apr 10, 08:07 1
        
        His last year, he kinda soured me a bit. - groiny Apr 10, 08:08
    - it could make a funny Twitter meme, Ozzie's opinion on hated people in all major League Baseball cities -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 07:30 2
      - "I'm sorry for having a positive word to say about Castro. As my friend George Zimmerman says, you should never stop pursuing the proper course." -- nm - Ozzie Guillen Apr 10, 07:43 1
        
        heh -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 07:45
- heh, more games suspended than he has managed for them. - groiny Apr 10, 07:21 1
  - Al Capone was a great man and I love him very much -- nm - Ozzie Apr 10, 07:21
- to say that in Miami has to be one of the dumber quotes from a sports person in a while -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 07:20 5
  - have you met Ozzie Guillen????? - groiny Apr 10, 07:21 4
    - spouting support for Fidel in Miami would be on my list of things to do if I wanted to be killed brutally -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 07:24
    - Even for him, this one was a "Wait, what did you say?" thing. - Will Hunting Apr 10, 07:23 2
      - keep in mind, he already did sensitivity training when he was here - groiny Apr 10, 07:27 1
        
        he and LeBatard are gonna have some fun. -- nm - Diva Apr 10, 08:14
- I think that's a bit much for a PR move. -- nm - budice on fire Apr 10, 07:19 2
  - The town wants him fired. If anything, it's probably lenient given the fanbase. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 10, 07:21 1
    - yup. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 10, 07:21
- oh, wow. -- nm - znufrii Apr 10, 07:18
What was your favorite Derek Rose moment Bulls fans? Hurt his ankle against the Knicks and is in a walking boot - Beaker Apr 10, 07:16 1
- this after missing 12 of the last 13 games with an unrelated injury -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 07:16
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At the Cleveland Clinic. They're doing a bunch of tests. Transplant team was dispatched to wait for the donor to pass. -- nm - Ender Apr 10, 07:08 3
- This is the news of the year on ST thus far. I will be praying for your family. -- nm - David Apr 10, 07:26
- it's sad that someone has to die but there family should console themselves that with his/her death they will provide life to many others -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 07:12
- Hopefully this is the news that you've been waiting for. - spamlet Apr 10, 07:09
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on athlete money management and who to follow as a guide -- (link) - Beaker Apr 10, 07:08 6
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  - Antoine Walker. Game Over. -- nm - MDH Apr 10, 07:18
  - Allen Iverson for the win! -- nm - decline Apr 10, 07:18
  - if you need a hide and seek partner though he's the one to follow ("my Super Bowl and NCAA Championship rings went poof") - Beaker Apr 10, 07:13
  - dangit. *deletes from Instapaper* -- nm - spamlet Apr 10, 07:12
- an interesting read -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 07:11
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Horn tooting: Article about the birthday party we did with my son hit our local Patch site -- (link) - oblique Apr 10, 07:00 1
- cool! -- nm - Don Homer Apr 10, 07:24
In honor of the first Mets game 50 years ago, they made select tickets to tomorrow's Mets/Nats game $2.50 (1962 pricing). - Tim Apr 10, 06:58 1
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I have a user that is constantly asking about what the company can see about what she's doing (computer, iPod Touch, phone). How worried are you? -- nm - oblique Apr 10, 06:53 3
- since they put the work filter in place I have no worries. - Mel Profit Apr 10, 07:02
- You should feed her conspiracy theories. "Well, you didn't hear this from me, but they made me install this weird software, called Watchdog and..." -- nm - decline Apr 10, 06:56
- scale 1 to 10, probably about a 2 - slickertalk is my biggest worry - and I figure if they haven't said anything about it in the last 8 years I'm good - Epiphany Apr 10, 06:55
Okay which of you people fjust called pretending to be from Clevland and inviting me to some Google Gala in Toronto next month??? - Walt_Disney Apr 10, 06:49 1
- wow. I would think Walt Disney would have an unlisted number. -- nm - decline Apr 10, 06:50
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- Googling tells me they said the same thing in 2009 and 2010... -- nm - Guigue Apr 10, 06:55
- National Enquirer has broken some of the biggest stories in the past few years believe it or not. -- nm - MDH Apr 10, 06:50 1
  - they have an amazing spy network. -- nm - loosilu Apr 10, 07:13
- She was the one he was in that car accident with, right? -- nm - decline Apr 10, 06:47 3
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    - so she was 17...sounds about right -- nm - Woody Allen Apr 10, 07:04
  - I think that was what broke the story that they were dating in the first place -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 06:48
- Is it more or less creepy than the Woody Allen story? It's a tough call. -- nm - Inigo Apr 10, 06:46
- agreed to the im -- nm - Woody Allen Apr 10, 06:45
"BYU Official: Mormon Students in 'It Gets Better' Video Won't Be Punished Unless They Act on Their Gay Feelings" -- (link) - MDH Apr 10, 06:44 5
- well, that's about how they'd treat straight students too. ain't no gettin' it on at BYU. -- nm - mafic Apr 10, 07:35
- and if they do act on them...well you better believe that's a paddlin' -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 06:56 2
  - "And after the spanking, the oral sex!" -- nm - znufrii Apr 10, 06:56 1
    - but you better feel bad about yourself afterward and during -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 07:05
- Well, isn't that just so generous of them... -- nm - znufrii Apr 10, 06:44
so if in a year (or whatever the expiration date is) nobody claims the megamillions jackpot, does the pool go to the other winners? -- nm - mafic Apr 10, 06:43 2
- nope. It's either returned to the lottery pool, or given to the States (like almost 1/2 of the proceeds are) -- nm - decline Apr 10, 06:49
- A little know lottery rule comes into effect called "The Reaping" -- nm - oblique Apr 10, 06:45
Not mentioned in the teen birth rate article on B2: The rate is the lowest in 70 years - TWuG Apr 10, 06:34 6
- It was mentioned, in the 4th para. It is interesting though, that with the rates of teen pregnancies, abortions, divorce, homicide, and crime - Roger More Apr 10, 06:43 3
  - Of course we are in moral decline, gays are being treated as people now. - TWuG Apr 10, 06:46 2
    - No worries, but you still owe a dollar to the comments jar -- nm - Roger More Apr 10, 06:52 1
      - No! The comments were *in* the article! I know better than to read comments *on* the articles! -- nm - TWuG Apr 10, 06:59
- Not mentioned on B2: I did not win the lottery. Groiny told me he hid the winning ticket in a Mr. Beef shop on Orleans - oblique Apr 10, 06:36 1
  - I, uh, didn't win, either. Nope. But I heard the winning ticket was hidden in an old sushi place that closed down. -- nm - TWuG Apr 10, 06:37
*shocking* Gov. Christie exaggerated to size of potential cost overruns to give him the excuse to kill the NYC tunnel project, according to GAO report -- (link) - znufrii Apr 10, 06:31 1
- I love that even though the GAO clearly says he was wrong his mouth-piece still says differently -- nm - decline Apr 10, 06:51
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- Show who the fan favorites are, it broke records on Friday. -- nm - MDH Apr 10, 06:27
Starz Original "Magic City" was apparently renewed for a second season before airing the pilot. -- nm - MDH Apr 10, 06:23 1
- I have a feeling that is going to bite them in the bobo -- nm - Epiphany Apr 10, 06:38
Ouch, the immensely tedious TV drama Titantic is sinking fast, ep 1 did 7.4m viewers, ep 2 4.7m, ep 3 had 3.5m with just one ep to go. -- nm - LMS Apr 10, 06:19

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