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Wow, one month after being dead for 78 minutes, Fabrice Muamba has left the hospital -- (link) - Will Hunting Apr 16, 11:31
One thing about this year's dual Coachella is the ability to read about acts that were on the list I check out - JD Apr 16, 11:19 1
- Just checked out some live clips of Les Butcherettes. Looks to be an awesome show {nm} - Banzai! Apr 16, 11:31
Interesting take on last night's Mad Men (spoilers) - amoxy Apr 16, 11:18
IKA.org SCRUF has finally (officially) declared war on us. -- nm - flavorize Apr 16, 11:13 2
- Looks like I'll miss the fun once we finally get going. -- nm - spamlet Apr 16, 11:29
- Thanks. - Iron Spawn Apr 16, 11:22
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- ... -- nm - David Apr 16, 11:11
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- Booooooo. - TFox, Loser-est Loser Apr 16, 11:10 8
  - Damn, Fernando Rodney. - TFox, Loser-est Loser Apr 16, 11:13 6
    - Spoilers - David Apr 16, 11:14 4
      - MLB Gameday lies to me! -- nm - TFox, Loser-est Loser Apr 16, 11:15 3
        
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        Cody Ross said some things to the umpire that would be construed as rude in many cultures. - David Apr 16, 11:16 1
        
        the ump wanted to take the heat off the triple play ump. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 16, 11:17
    - he gets no respect at all. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 16, 11:13
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dear prudence chat q: spouse convinced them to not do med school, but they're still graduating with a health care PhD and 100k in debt. - pixitude Apr 16, 11:03 3
- "been involved for 8 years" "she is 32" "her biological clock has been loudly ticking since we got together." (since 24? really?) -- nm - zork Apr 16, 11:17
- It is way overrated. Just become a PA. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 16, 11:14
- the answer to the last question at least is to start drinking heavily. -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 11:06
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- Glory Johnson is a better player than Shikenna Stricklen. The Seattle Storm made a mistake there. -- nm - David Apr 16, 11:27
- Pay less attention to the WNBA and more on home plate, please. -- nm - spamlet Apr 16, 11:06
- Hooray!! -- nm - Don Homer Apr 16, 11:05
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Anyone familiar with the linux ulimit settings? - GregW Apr 16, 10:52 27
- Are you able to sudo to root from the user whose limit you are trying to change? - ty97 Apr 16, 10:57 2
  - No, and no. -- nm - GregW Apr 16, 11:02 1
    - I don't suppose su from root to you to set it would do anything. -- nm - zork Apr 16, 11:04
- check something like /etc/security/limits.conf -- nm - decline Apr 16, 10:56 19
  - There is nothing in there set to 1024 now and it looks like the values do not correspond to our site anyway. - GregW Apr 16, 11:05 17
    - The defaults are 1024. Add these two lines - oblique Apr 16, 11:07 16
      - you may also need to make sure your pam config is set to view limits. - decline Apr 16, 11:13
      - also, you would have to log in again after the changes -- nm - zork Apr 16, 11:11
      - That worked! Thanks. -- nm - GregW Apr 16, 11:11 13
        
        I am shocked that none of the sites I could find even mentioned this. -- nm - GregW Apr 16, 11:12 12
        
        I love Linux for certain situations but the documentation in general sucks and stuff like this makes it feel like black magic -- nm - oblique Apr 16, 11:14 6
        
        documentation? hahaha -- nm - decline Apr 16, 11:15 5
        
        I have no idea how people used to run Linux before google -- nm - oblique Apr 16, 11:16 4
        
        user group BBs and 300bps modems -- nm - zork Apr 16, 11:19 1
        
        Miss running a BBS, that was fun -- nm - oblique Apr 16, 11:21
        
        secret societies. -- nm - loosilu Apr 16, 11:16
        
        long hours of bashing your head against the wall and intuition -- nm - decline Apr 16, 11:16
        
        really? I'm seeing lots. -- (link) - zork Apr 16, 11:14 4
        
        Yet if you're looking in the default limits.conf you won't see a line for 1024 to change - oblique Apr 16, 11:15 3
        
        Exactly, and there is no way to know what to add. -- nm - GregW Apr 16, 11:17 2
        
        If you had done "man limits.conf" it would have explained it (although maybe not clearly enough) - oblique Apr 16, 11:18 1
        
        Didn't even think of that. I tried man ulimit, but that was no help. -- nm - GregW Apr 16, 11:23
  - (you probably need to increase your hard limit) -- nm - decline Apr 16, 10:56
- check this link to see if it helps -- (link) - oblique Apr 16, 10:55 3
  - No, I found that and tried it. It does not change the ulimit -n value. -- nm - GregW Apr 16, 10:59 2
    - "ulimit -n" in userspace as root should change it on the fly and setting the sysctl.fs.file-max should do it on boot. What linux flavor? -- nm - oblique Apr 16, 11:02 1
      - Red Hat. -- nm - GregW Apr 16, 11:05
LYC: Magnum .357 is the gun my FIL and his buddy have for me to use at the gun range - Beaker Apr 16, 10:50 16
- I'm imagining you doing what the Gooch did in that episode of Psych... - Stephen Apr 16, 11:28 1
  - Wait, no, I got my episodes wrong - Stephen Apr 16, 11:35
- Make sure you have good ear protection...they is loud -- nm - BAD Apr 16, 11:26
- First time shooting a gun? That might be a bit too much firepower. A 9mm might have been a better option. -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 10:58 10
  - or a 454 casull - ceregon Apr 16, 11:17 1
    - Heh. :-) That thing is a monster. -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 11:20
  - a plink-plink gun? Might as well stay home and NERF around. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 10:59 5
    - Say that to a guy holdiing a Beretta 9mm. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 11:02 2
      - Guy? You mean girl. - Beryllium Apr 16, 11:03 1
        
        Headshot. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 11:09
    - he could pretend to be Black Widow. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 16, 11:01 1
      - Thor can eat his heart out, I gots me a baby gun! -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 11:01
  - other than a shotgun or rifle, yup -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 10:59 1
    - I enjoyed going to the range with my dad. Have fun! -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 11:10
- your arms are gonna hurt the next day. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 16, 10:55
- Use both hands. It is a big gun with a big kick. - TWuG Apr 16, 10:53
I'm just saying... is kilbo sure it's Frank Abignale? -- nm - Roger More Apr 16, 10:47 1
- Maybe it's Frank Abignail, male stripper -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 10:48
A bit late to the game, but finally made a batch of that chicken tortilla soup groiny posted a few months ago. A+ Thanks for sharing the recipe! {nm} - Banzai! Apr 16, 10:47 2
- awesome! - groiny Apr 16, 10:48 1
  - I did. My adjust recipe... - Banzai! Apr 16, 10:55
Rumors (again) that an Ipad Mini may be coming. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 16, 10:46 5
- No, the rumors are for a ~7" screen (compared to 3.5 for iphone). But I'll believe when I see it from Apple's mouth. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 16, 10:50 4
  - But anything much bigger than the iphone and you lose the put-in-pocket mobility. As it is, the ipad screen and size are close to perfect. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 16, 10:51 3
    - Yet the Kindle Fire sells like hotcakes. The Kindle size is pretty nice for lugging around -- nm - oblique Apr 16, 10:58 2
      - Has Amazon released Fire sales numbers? -- nm - ty97 Apr 16, 11:02 1
        
        4.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. I'm not sure if they have announced for Q1 yet. -- nm - David Apr 16, 11:15
My son tried to use the zombie Apocalypse as a reason for him to get a NERF gun - oblique Apr 16, 10:44 15
- The amount of fun my brother and I (and my neighbors) had with nerf guns cannot be measured. -- nm - MDH Apr 16, 10:55 1
  - hell me and some co-workers bought some a couple months ago and we had a blast with them -- nm - sycor Apr 16, 11:08
- double tap -- nm - prayformojo Apr 16, 10:52
- Buy him the gun. If he is capable of making that argument, he deserves it.. -- nm - David Apr 16, 10:51 1
  - I was just about to post this. Seems like a winning argument to me. -- nm - spamlet Apr 16, 10:52
- Also, "Son, remember Rule #1." ... "Do unto others?" - Beryllium Apr 16, 10:48 2
  - I am looking forward to watching that with him. I'm not quite sure when the right age is. He's seen Terminator and Aliens now - oblique Apr 16, 10:51 1
    - oh for sure -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 10:51
- I dunno, I think I would have gotten him one just for coming up with that as a reason. -- nm - sycor Apr 16, 10:46
- maybe there is a way to turn the Nerf gun into a zombie killing machine...would likely be easier to find than real bullets -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 10:46 5
  - Mix a binary explosive into the tip of the dart. And pray the gun doesn't jam. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 10:46 4
    - which happens, what?, 60% of the time at least. -- nm - sycor Apr 16, 10:49
    - maybe stick a nail through each nerf bullet...no one would mess with your kid with that at hand -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 10:48 2
      - soak the darts in kerosene and add a zippo to the nozzel - decline Apr 16, 10:51 1
        
        we aren't fighting xenomorphs! flaming zombies are bad -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 10:52
LIR: znufrii. No, but as soon as you dispose of one, you will -- nm - oblique Apr 16, 10:43 1
- probably. -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 10:44
Changes may becoming to Wrigley, in order to raise $$$ -- (link) - ty97 Apr 16, 10:43
Keeping in mind that I've never been to Fenway Park, I've got a question... - David Apr 16, 10:42 47
- This has been an enlightening thread. Thanks, everyone. -- nm - David Apr 16, 11:11 2
  - To add some perspective, when I went to Turner Field, I was blown away by the comfort of sitting in that park. - TFox, Loser-est Loser Apr 16, 11:14 1
    - Modern parks go PNC/PacBell/Camden in some form. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 16, 11:23
- it's a fun place for the fans. But as a visiting player that needs to utilize the parks' facilities - I can imagine it is way less than ideal. -- nm - Diva Apr 16, 11:03 1
  - players are used to being coddled in the clubhouses. - groiny Apr 16, 11:11
- To some extent it's Lipstick on a Pig...especially, from what I've heard from the player perspective... - Mel Profit Apr 16, 10:52 10
  - I hate our stadium and I think Fenway is a much better place to see a game. - Krusty Apr 16, 10:57 5
    - It might be akin to what happened when they tore down the Old Boston Garden... - Mel Profit Apr 16, 11:03 4
      - I hate how far the fans are from the field now. It's not nearly as loud as it used to be. - Krusty Apr 16, 11:07 3
        
        I've noticed that about New Yankee and Citifield, the split upper level really swallows the sounds of the crowd. -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 11:08 2
        
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        I'd like to add the cushioned seats you have this season are wonderful. It's the first time I wasn't - Krusty Apr 16, 11:23
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    - ...I figured you'd pick up on the one word crumb I left you. - Mel Profit Apr 16, 11:00 2
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        It's not dumpy. See. I have an opinion too! -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 16, 11:05
- It's small and the seating is tigh but it's an awesome place to see a game. The action is close, you're not far away like in these new stadiums. - Krusty Apr 16, 10:50 4
  - Big Dig 2! - oblique Apr 16, 10:51 3
    - That might be the only option. It would suck if they tore it down to build a new one but how much - Krusty Apr 16, 10:53 2
      - As long as players still like money. - Will Hunting Apr 16, 10:54 1
        
        I don't think anyone isn't going there because their facilities suck. - Krusty Apr 16, 11:00
- it's been 10 years since i was there. it's small and old compared to new parks, obviously, but it didn't detract from the experience of watching the - pixitude Apr 16, 10:49 2
  - There's thousands of seats in there that don't even face the baseball diamond. - TFox, Loser-est Loser Apr 16, 10:52 1
    - Anything around Pesky's Pole is designed to drive up business for chiropractors... - Mel Profit Apr 16, 10:58
- It's cramped, it's tiny and I'd have no trouble believing the facilities inside the guts are subpar...the entire experience is it's 100 years old - Will Hunting Apr 16, 10:48 12
  - How does it compare to Wrigley? I mean, the parks are nearly the same age but I've never really had that feeling at Wrigley except maybe in the most - oblique Apr 16, 10:50 11
    - I've never been to Wrigley so I can't tell...but Fenway's such a unique design and then you look at the same place where - Will Hunting Apr 16, 10:52 6
      - Greg Maddux pitched there. That's better than Ted Wililams playing there. - David Apr 16, 11:03 5
        
        Read the "how" on that -- it's a fan vote. It's somewhat in the vein of "Okay" but taking it as gospel is a fools errand. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 16, 11:06 4
        
        Obviously, it's not a perfect system or he'd be #1. - David Apr 16, 11:10 3
        
        I ain't saying he's not top 5-8, I just can't say #3. - Will Hunting Apr 16, 11:15 2
        
        He's the best. The other guys were pitching in the dark ages. -- nm - David Apr 16, 11:17 1
        
        Hell, at their peak, I'm not sure you don't take Unit. - Will Hunting Apr 16, 11:29
    - the problem with Wrigley, other than the team that plays there... - groiny Apr 16, 10:51 3
      - Parking? What parking? :) -- nm - oblique Apr 16, 10:52
      - ..are the "fans" in the stadium that believe it's just a really expensive sports bar. -- nm - spamlet Apr 16, 10:51 1
        
        but the Champ goes there! nm -- nm - groiny Apr 16, 10:56
- I don't think there is a way to really "fix" it, and it's unfortunate. - TFox, Loser-est Loser Apr 16, 10:47 4
  - you'd pretty much need to close it down for a season, gut the whole thing and rebuild in place. -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 10:50 3
    - I would be in favor of a "new Fenway Park" that maintained all the field dimensions, but upgraded capacity and fan experience. - TFox, Loser-est Loser Apr 16, 10:56 2
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        either or, i guess. i don't see why they would need to replace the field. - TFox, Loser-est Loser Apr 16, 11:01
- wtf???? - groiny Apr 16, 10:46 3
  - Okay, so Fenway Park *is* dangerous. -- nm - David Apr 16, 10:57
  - dammit. - groiny Apr 16, 10:47 1
    - did they check if Paul Williams has an alibi? -- nm - zork Apr 16, 10:53
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