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great, its a woot-off. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 22, 06:53 6
- I know, right?!? -- nm - Roomba Oct 22, 06:54 4
  - you suck. -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:55
  - woot, the official sales outlet of the Roomba. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 22, 06:55 2
    - the crazy thing is that these things represent about 60% ($42M for 1st 6 months of this year) of IRobot's revenue - decline Oct 22, 07:01 1
      - I gots mine via woot. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 22, 07:02
- my bank account is dry, so i'm safe :) -- nm - colin Oct 22, 06:54
LYC2: I'm across the river from the Marine One landing pad. Damn I thought the choppers were loud before, now they're 50 from the ground. Must get pic -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:52 8
- Ok, I have to know. You put LYC in front of all these posts which indicates that you know we don't really care...yet you post them anyway. - Jim Oct 22, 06:53 6
  - I'm generally interested in anything anyone cares to post. mandy does something similar, and I'm always happy to read hers too. -- nm - mara Oct 22, 07:00
  - I care. -- nm - Luke Skywalker Oct 22, 06:55 1
    - Dude...even YOU don't care about this stuff. ;) -- nm - Jim Oct 22, 06:57
  - it's in case *someone* cares. -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 06:54 1
    - maybe I should be more specific and type LJC. -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:55
  - because I know YOU don't care. -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:54
- 50 FEET. -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:52
You know that tax money that the US gave to banks so they would start making loans again? They aren't doing that - Brian Oct 22, 06:43 17
- this is why I though the gov should have required a representative to be on the boards of the bailedout banks. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 22, 06:56
- I'm not sure this is an entirely bad thing in the short term. -- nm - znufrii Oct 22, 06:54 2
  - but I don't like it in the long term, as I think industry consolidation had a big role to play in the current mess. -- nm - znufrii Oct 22, 06:55 1
    - Not to mention they were given money for one purpose, something they claimed needed to happen...then they used it for something else - The Calico Cat Coalition Oct 22, 06:58
- If they buy other banks, then they get *their* bailout money as well. - JaxSean Oct 22, 06:53
- yeah, well if you give out money with no strings attached, you can't really complain about what people do with it. -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 06:51 2
  - You underestimate American's ability to complain, young man. -- nm - Phil Gramm Oct 22, 06:53 1
    - NYC fulfills about 50% of america's complaining quota. -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:54
- Isn't the problem more about capital than it is about loans? At least that's what I read from people above my pay grade -- nm - kilboooo Oct 22, 06:49 1
  - "from people at the gay parade" - what ty97 read Oct 22, 06:50
- Let's re-enact the storming of the Bastille, just with their corporate headquarters...anyone have a guillotine handy? -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Oct 22, 06:49
- posted below ... looks like they were executed at the penitentiary (here) not the court. -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:48 2
  - I'm not familiar with the area, but here's what I found - Brian Oct 22, 06:57
  - dang, I didn't see that provision in the bailout -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 06:48
- yep, and others (namely Merrill) have said they are going to just sit on it for at least a quarter to shore up their numbers -- nm - secretstalker si Oct 22, 06:45 1
  - sfan -- nm - decline Oct 22, 06:45
- I'm going to beat someone -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 06:44
Effer busted my browser again. -- nm - Diva Oct 22, 06:41 2
- Flash is evil -- nm - kilboooo Oct 22, 06:48
- *sigh* Mel, you must stop -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 06:42
browser differences? i can't get anything to work in IE7 (loggin in, can't get to forums). Chrome loads a little faster, but still a lot of issues. -- nm - colin Oct 22, 06:39 2
- Lats night, after the 3rd try uisng FF and 2nd using IE, I just gave up! (NM) - Marlowe Oct 22, 06:52 1
  - actually, after an intial hickup, Chrome is moving along pretty well. - colin Oct 22, 06:53
OTOH, I'm up $7.2 million today... I was up about $2 million an hour ago -- nm - secretslacker Oct 22, 06:38 2
- You must be shmoozing a lot. -- nm - grammar Oct 22, 07:16
- ...and that's just from posting on the forums!" -- nm - secretstalker si Oct 22, 06:39
Palin thinks adding beluga whales to the endangered species list is "premature" -- (link) - znufrii Oct 22, 06:36 9
- I was reading quite a few things the last few days about how horrible she is on Environmental issues. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 22, 06:38
- anyting that might interfere with oil drilling is bad -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 22, 06:38
- I think she'd fight adding Terodactyls to the endangered list -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 06:37 4
  - I'm not convinced she believes they existed. -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 06:49
  - The fogs getting thicker! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 22, 06:46
  - "This? Why, I can make a hat or a brooch or a Pterodactyl..." -- nm - decline Oct 22, 06:38 1
    - The fogs getting thicker! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 22, 06:46
- well, there's loads of them around Anchorage. - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:37 1
  - So if she can see them from her house she's the expert! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 22, 06:42
sorting the port needs a fix thats for shure -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 22, 06:35
(ahem) LYC: My HSX bugs/issues post -- (link) - ty97 Oct 22, 06:34 1
- *flags it as offensive* -- nm - mara Oct 22, 06:39
LYC -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 06:34 3
- I don't. -- nm - znufrii Oct 22, 06:34 2
  - I know you do, Luke -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 06:34 1
    - suck it, boitch! -- nm - Luke Skywalker Oct 22, 06:37
Earn H$1,000 for voting in my poll! -- (link) - ty97 Oct 22, 06:31 17
- Unable to connect to database server -- nm - secretslacker Oct 22, 06:37 4
  - Ugh. I get that message ever 2nd link I click. Do I get $1,000 for this post? -- nm - grammar Oct 22, 07:17
  - Yeah,the site is having issues -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 06:38 2
    - More like a subscription. -- nm - Diva Oct 22, 06:42 1
      - L1 -- nm - secretslacker Oct 22, 06:46
- Apparently, I cannot connect through your socket. -- nm - Amy Oct 22, 06:36 1
  - That's hot. -- nm - mara Oct 22, 06:37
- What's your favorite word? 1. Piehole 2. Asshat 3. Strategery 4. Boitch 5. Drupal - Diva Oct 22, 06:35 6
  - Drufuckingpal! -- nm - mara Oct 22, 06:36
  - You've earned H$10,000 for schmoozing! (and then you get H$1,000 more voting on your own poll!) -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 06:35 4
    - And i'd give it all away to just be able to see my effin port by release date. 6. Manhung -- nm - Diva Oct 22, 06:37 3
      - ~You! I'd give it all for you! I'd give it all for you by my side once more!~ -- nm - znufrii Oct 22, 06:38 2
        
        Dude - I'm in enough pain today. - Diva Oct 22, 06:40 1
        
        heh. - znufrii Oct 22, 06:40
- i'm angry "tacos" isn't a choice. -- nm - colin Oct 22, 06:33
- nuts. I already voted. -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 06:33
- Bastard - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 22, 06:32
I agree with Will. This HSX design is salvageable - ty97 Oct 22, 06:26 17
- It's something I can work with, after they improve the gameplay. - Roger More Oct 22, 06:36
- It will be salvageable when they roll out HSX V4. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 22, 06:34 2
  - (and honestly, I semi-disagree.) - JaxSean Oct 22, 06:37 1
    - I don't know if it's more confusing for new users than the old system. - ty97 Oct 22, 06:46
- I agree the game can be saved but the forums... I'll likely never (or rarely) post there. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 22, 06:29 3
  - No one's going to meet their future spouse there, that's for sure. -- nm - Roger More Oct 22, 06:30 2
    - fuck that noise *deletes port* -- nm - loosi SI#8456 Oct 22, 06:45
    - Hee! -- nm - mara Oct 22, 06:33
- perhaps WE need to follow the times more ouerselfs? - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 22, 06:29 2
  - This ain't a complaint about appearance; tis a complaint about performance. - Will Hunting Oct 22, 06:34 1
    - performance is really bad right now i agree - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 22, 06:45
- I agree... you just have to figure out new ways of getting around - secretslacker Oct 22, 06:28 2
  - It's more than that. The learning curve exists with any change. But this design needs some fixing. - ty97 Oct 22, 06:29
  - yeah I was worried about that. fuck it. -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 06:28
- I love how everything just keeps crashing. -- nm - decline Oct 22, 06:28 2
  - yes, they definitely need to address performance and stability. - ty97 Oct 22, 06:29 1
    - a new coded google would also have problems in the first week or so i think :) -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 22, 06:30
~Every fuckin' now and then I fall apart~ -- nm - mara si, wedding singer Oct 22, 06:24
LIR: Amy ... the truth is slowly being revealed - zork Oct 22, 06:23
*sigh* why does fiction hate geologists? -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 06:21 24
- This one's set in Mongolia. You should go work there! -- nm - Amy Oct 22, 06:27 15
  - I could. I have a tonne of friends that have worked there. - mafic Oct 22, 06:30 8
    - Shadow Walker by Micheal Walters I picked it up since my DNA scan showed Mongolia. -- nm - Amy Oct 22, 06:34
    - L3 for having a metric tonne of friends -- nm - zork Oct 22, 06:33 6
      - Meh, that's only what, 2000 pounds of friends? -- nm - Amy Oct 22, 06:40 2
        
        2200 and change. probably 12-15 friends (which is actually about right). -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 06:42 1
        
        though some of them were more colleagues than friends. -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 06:43
      - just over 10% more friends than a short ton! -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 06:35 2
        
        how does it compare to an imperial tonne? -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:38 1
        
        about 1.5% fewer friends. -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 06:39
  - I havea friend who's going to be working there - znufrii Oct 22, 06:28 4
    - oyu tolgoi? -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 06:30 3
      - no idea where, but somewhere in Mongolia. -- nm - znufrii Oct 22, 06:33 1
        
        OT is the only one I'd expect there to be a personal chef at. -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 06:47
      - *performs heimlich manoever on mafic* -- nm - zork Oct 22, 06:32
  - L4 -- nm - zork Oct 22, 06:27
- Because, ironically, they DON'T know how to rock. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 22, 06:27
- are you kidding? they love them because it's an easy way to introduce exotic settings, plus valuable gems are really good maguffins -- nm - zork Oct 22, 06:25
- They've known a few. (nm) - Will Hunting Oct 22, 06:24
- because they figure geologists are too lame to send hate mail? -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:23
- make it into a POLL and get 10K dammit -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 22, 06:23
- Because they are sad, lonely people who spend weeks in isolation to shun all other forms of human contact. -- nm - Roger More Oct 22, 06:22 2
  - no, that's geophysicists. -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 06:24 1
    - heh. my dad got his phd in that ... - zork Oct 22, 06:27
probably already been asked, but... how close is this to what the Beta was? - colin Oct 22, 06:20 7
- Actually the trading is better/easier... there wasn't the "Trade Now" function - secretslacker Oct 22, 06:23 2
  - okay. tried to make a trade last night... noticed nothing autofills like the old site, and quicktrading was a little strange. - colin Oct 22, 06:25 1
    - And it takes a bunch of clicks to find ticker symbols. -- nm - Amy Oct 22, 06:28
- I love mafic's posts from B2 on it -- (link) - Beaker Oct 22, 06:21 [Backboard] 3
  - yo. -- (link) - mafic Oct 22, 06:28 2
    - this should be under loosi's lincoln conspirators post. not sure what went wrong there. -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 06:31 1
      - *blames Drupal* -- nm - mara Oct 22, 06:36
lyc: I'm back in my nook in the attic at Ft McNair. they tell me the Lincoln conspiraators were jailed and then executed - loosilu Oct 22, 06:16 20
- Are you close to the Supreme Court? - Brian Oct 22, 06:36 2
  - from what I have been told, the hanging was close to this building. I need to do research. -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:38 1
    - hmmm, the interweb says they were executed at the penitentiary, which was, in fact, here. -- (link) - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:47
- see any dead people? Sounds like 6th Sense... -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 06:19 13
  - apparently it's true! I'll be damned. Four conspirators hanged. One was a woman named Mary Surratt. can someone find the names of the other 3? -- (link) - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:25 12
    - Lewis Powell, David E. Herold and George A Atzeroldt. - Callisto Oct 22, 06:33 5
      - you're awesome. should I read that? -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:37 4
        
        I liked it - she's quirky with weird interests, so I could relate to her. -- nm - Callisto Oct 22, 06:52 1
        
        will order it tonight. -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:53
        
        hey, what about me? I posted it twice before she did! -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 06:48 1
        
        ok ok, you're awesome too. -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:50
    - I'm apparently a retard and posted it above. -- (link) - mafic Oct 22, 06:32
    - ....get out.... -- nm - Zombie Mary Surratt Oct 22, 06:26 4
      - shouldn't you be a ghost? -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:26 3
        
        ...my baaaaad... -- nm - Ghost of Zombie Mary Surratt Oct 22, 06:28 2
        
        And for Halloween..... -- nm - Ghost of Slutty Zombie Mary Surratt Oct 22, 06:30 1
        
        ha! -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:36
- sounds like you're posting from an episode of 24. - mafic Oct 22, 06:19 1
  - *split screen* *shot of Max waking up and glaring at his alarm clock* -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:23
- oh hey, I'll be damned. I got hte desktop to work. -- nm - loosilu in the nook in the attic Oct 22, 06:18
I guess I have to still instal Drupal... but I don't wanna install Drupal! I don't even know what that is! -- nm - secretslacker Oct 22, 06:15 1
- Why, building your own hsx? -- nm - JaxSean Oct 22, 06:18
roll? -- nm - loosilu Oct 22, 06:13 18
- Loosi, you can get money on the new HSX for posting... - secretslacker Oct 22, 06:14 15
  - wait.... what??? that's crap. -- nm - colin Oct 22, 06:15 13
    - do we get money from pre V2 postings too???? - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 22, 06:20
    - Yep, $1k per post. Not that HSX has any problem with people cheating the system anyhow. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 22, 06:17 4
      - $10K for making polls -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 06:19
      - They could just ban those who abuse it since Spamming is against the Terms of SErvice. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 22, 06:17 2
        
        We'll see how long that lasts. Clearly, they put this in and didn't care about the implications; or it wouldn't have gotten this far. - Will Hunting Oct 22, 06:19 1
        
        Or they just wanted people to check out the forums and get used to posting by doing that. - secretslacker Oct 22, 06:22
    - I'm sure that won't last long... lots of complaints... and idiots taking advantage by multiple posting. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 22, 06:16 6
      - Last night there was a thread around 600 posts long just for gettiung free money, probably a couple thousand deep now. -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 06:18 5
        
        people LOOOOOVEEEE free funny money -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 22, 06:21 3
        
        oh for sure, if the fucking thing didn;t crash every 5 seconds for me and take 5 minutes to load, I'd still be posting away :) -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 06:24 2
        
        i'm still pritty cool about the whole thing....the more bugs now the better later - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 22, 06:26 1
        
        they rushed the gameplay IMO. Are the Starbonds moving that were adjusted yesterday? -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 06:27
        
        yeah, it was around 850 when everything went pear-shaped last night. -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 06:20
  - yeah, she should start a new port and see how long it takes her to take over the #1 spot :) -- nm - decline Oct 22, 06:15
- only if freshly baked please. -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 06:14
- bagel -- nm - znufrii Oct 22, 06:14
*does not own a Roomba* -- nm - znufrii Oct 22, 06:13 2
- worst. purchase. ever. -- nm - prayformojo Oct 22, 06:16 1
  - I love my Roomba. We're on our second or third now -- nm - kilboooo Oct 22, 06:25
Protecting polar bears gets in way of drilling for oil, says governor -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 22, 06:13

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