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How many seasons is Breaking Bad supposed to run? Is this 5th season coming up supposed to be its last? -- nm - Jovian Jun 27, 10:57 2
- It will be split into two 8-episode runs, 8 next month, and then the final 8 in Summer 2013. -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 27, 10:59
- "On August 14, 2011, AMC announced that Breaking Bad had been renewed for a fifth and final season consisting of 16 episodes." -- nm - mara Jun 27, 10:58
Firefly anniversary panel at Comic Con... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 27, 10:52
Brave: A+ It's a film that, as usual, exceeded my expectations. Considerable, since they tend to be pretty high for Pixar as it is. Full review later - Qale Jun 27, 10:45 3
- YAY - looking forward to seeing this! -- nm - JenBro Jun 27, 10:58
- Between this and Prometheus, you are... slipping. -- nm - Spawn Jun 27, 10:52 1
  - I really ought to dock Prometheus further for being so fucking loud in the IMAX screen next door trying to intrude on enchanting magical goodness. -- nm - Qale Jun 27, 10:53
Google: Announced Nexus Q media streamer, can control from phone..resume/play and move content between devices. -- nm - budice Jun 27, 10:45
and speaking of school, Anthropology final tonight. - znufrii Jun 27, 10:44
I'm curious if Jack and Jill is worse than Meet the Parents 3...which I turned off 20minutes in and felt like I gave it ten minutes more than deserved -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 27, 10:40 9
- Meet the Pirates 3. -- nm - WSS Jun 27, 10:56
- Like I said below, it's really bad, but still can't surpass some of the worst I've ever seen. -- nm - Magic MDH Jun 27, 10:47
- it's worth to see how low Pacino goes these days -- nm - Remlik Jun 27, 10:42 6
  - wait, he showed up too? - Will Hunting Jun 27, 10:45 4
    - oh yeah. It's a trainwreck of a movie -- nm - Remlik Jun 27, 10:48
    - And he goes full on Godfather in the movie -- nm - Magic MDH Jun 27, 10:47
    - He pines after Jill in Jack and Jill. -- nm - Mop on FireFox Beta on EVO Jun 27, 10:46 1
      - Oh, you guys are talking J&J... -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 27, 10:48
  - Pacino: ~Anything you can do, I can do worse~ DeNiro: ~No you can't~ Pacino: ~Yes I can~ -- nm - Reagen Jun 27, 10:44
Outstanding: 15 Maps that Explain the World. (single page link) -- (link) - GregW Jun 27, 10:36
Poll: Have you ever taken an online course (through a school, not, like, some freebie online thing.) - Andie Jun 27, 10:36 12
- Several -- nm - con_carne Jun 27, 10:52
- Yep. The science class I had was tough online. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 27, 10:46 1
  - we're just starting to have real lab classes online because they think it's so hard to do well. last week we were invited to a lunch and learn - amanda Jun 27, 10:56
- Nope -- nm - Krusty Jun 27, 10:41
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- yes. -- nm - znufrii Jun 27, 10:38
- Nope, they were just starting online stuff when I left school. -- nm - spamlet Jun 27, 10:38
- Not yet. Just stumbled across this, though. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin is jejune and vituperative. Jun 27, 10:37
- Yes. I was studying for an MLIS at SJSU when I got this job. -- nm - Mop on FireFox Beta on EVO Jun 27, 10:37
- No -- nm - oblique Jun 27, 10:36
- no. -- nm - Andie Jun 27, 10:36
- No. -- nm - Magic MDH Jun 27, 10:36
Krusty .... - groiny Jun 27, 10:35 4
- Nice! Thanks for the tips. I tried them out for a second earlier but I'll give them a real try tonight. - Krusty Jun 27, 10:46 3
  - np - groiny Jun 27, 10:48 2
    - heh - I still laugh when I remember one of the ST dad's that had to yell at a game about letting him cross a bridge or something? wife came running - JenBro Jun 27, 10:56
    - Heh. :-) The cursing is going to be something that I'll have to work on. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jun 27, 10:55
"Magic Mike" tickets are in hand -- nm - Magic MDH Jun 27, 10:27 19
- I'm surprised at how much marketing I'm seeing for this -- nm - prayformojo Jun 27, 10:42
- I don't think the Mrs. know about this yet, but they must have advertised during the Bachelorette, no? -- nm - CQ Jun 27, 10:32
- i am amazed at how much i want to see this. i've some how reverted back to myself of 10 years ago - i've seen *everything* that's out. -- nm - Andie Jun 27, 10:29 5
  - mid-life crisis? Did you buy the Porsche? -- nm - budice Jun 27, 10:32 1
    - like i want a porsche. - Andie Jun 27, 10:33
  - right?? -- nm - amanda Jun 27, 10:31 1
    - i think i'm matineeing MM on Saturday, actually. -- nm - Andie Jun 27, 10:32
  - I'm a little irked that the trailers focus more on stripping now than the chick. But I guess that's like pissing into the wind at this point. -- nm - Max Jun 27, 10:30
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- That better be all that's in hand, buddy. -- nm - spamlet Jun 27, 10:28 9
  - I would not want to be sitting in the row in front of him in the theater. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 27, 10:29 8
    - My friends joked that we needed to reserve all of the seats -- nm - Magic MDH Jun 27, 10:32 6
      - I might go, sit in the back row with a squirt gun full of hand lotion. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 27, 10:33 5
        
        hot yogurt -- nm - con_carne Jun 27, 10:58 1
        
        interesting concept. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 27, 10:59
        
        you'll be arrested like Pee Wee -- nm - JenBro Jun 27, 10:57
        
        Kind of like the adult version of the prank Chunk played in The Goonies huh. -- nm - Qale Jun 27, 10:46
        
        Hahahaha. -- nm - Magic MDH Jun 27, 10:35
    - If it comes with a happy ending ... watch out -- nm - budice Jun 27, 10:31
Nexus 7 ships with Chrome as the standard browser -- nm - budice Jun 27, 10:26
NFL: Vikings HC hints that AP could start Training Camp on the PUP list -- nm - Strongbad Jun 27, 10:24 4
- Drew Bress says he will not sit out this season in light of his contract negotiation. - Strongbad Jun 27, 10:25 3
  - Colts RB Delone Carter expects to be ready for Training Camp (thumb) -- nm - Strongbad Jun 27, 10:25 2
    - WR Santonio Holmes is owed $15M in guaranteed over the next 2 years and has had 25 games in a row under 100 yards receiving. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 27, 10:26 1
      - and if the Lions aren't careful, they're going to be mistaken for the Bengals from several years ago - Strongbad Jun 27, 10:27
25 Best Tech Companies to Work At. (single page link) -- (link) - GregW Jun 27, 10:20 6
- we're going to be doing a lot of work with Accenture as our Implementation partner. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 27, 10:59
- Jesus, Microsoft employees hate Ballmer. -- nm - Mop on FireFox Beta on EVO Jun 27, 10:45
- I'm a little surprised Valve isn't on the list but maybe they're not big enough -- nm - oblique Jun 27, 10:26 3
  - They only have one review on the Glassdoor.com site. -- (link) - GregW Jun 27, 10:50
  - Somebody mentioned Pixar in the comments, too. But I wonder if that and Valve count as 'tech companies'. -- nm - Dr.Vermin is jejune and vituperative. Jun 27, 10:41
  - Or maybe Valve just sucks. there's few gaming companies that treat their developers well. -- nm - Mop on FireFox Beta on EVO Jun 27, 10:39
Brooks, Groening, Simon, you're all cut. Castellaneta, gone. Kavner, cut. -- nm - Max Jun 27, 10:18 1
- they're cut from the Simpsons show? -- nm - Remlik Jun 27, 10:28
Google Play now offering TV and Movies buy/rent..ala iTunes/Amazon Video -- nm - budice Jun 27, 10:17 2
- Weren't they already? -- nm - JaxSean Jun 27, 10:30 1
  - Yeah, for some time now. -- nm - Reagen Jun 27, 10:31
NYC cabbies who can't speak Spain: way fired. -- nm - Max Jun 27, 10:12 9
- skirts whose sequins fall off after one washing: back to the minors. -- nm - amanda Jun 27, 10:19 7
  - My condo is going from top loading washing machines to front-loaders. What do we think of this? - Max Jun 27, 10:21 6
    - I don't think we've ever had that problem and have had front loaders for four or five years. -- nm - spamlet Jun 27, 10:40 2
      - how many of your skirts have sequins on them? (I just counted mine in my head. I have *way* too many clothes.) -- nm - amanda Jun 27, 10:59 1
        
        I'm all for getting rid of your excess clothing. -- nm - Max Jun 27, 11:18
    - Huh. I had always heard the opposite, that there's less wear on them in f-ls. -- nm - Reagen Jun 27, 10:22 2
      - "some say" the somesayers are conspiracy theorist busybodies. -- nm - Max Jun 27, 10:24 1
        
        I've had both kinds and never noticed much difference in quality. -- nm - Dr.Vermin is jejune and vituperative. Jun 27, 10:39
- you can't fire me because I quit! -- nm - spamlet Jun 27, 10:18
"Don't F#@! with Mr. Zero" -- nm - prayformojo Jun 27, 10:11 1
- "You made a woman meow?" - bc/nc Jun 27, 10:26
ST Poll: If you had unlimited funds, would you go back to school and for what? - spamlet Jun 27, 10:11 54
- Yes - Veterinary Medicine -- nm - JenBro Jun 27, 10:59
- Cooking or writing -- nm - con_carne Jun 27, 10:57
- 100% yes. And I would even live on campus -- nm - Jovian Jun 27, 10:54
- I hated school, yet I might consider it, if time and money were no issue. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 27, 10:36
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  - Maybe I change mine too. Is there a school a Halo Domination? - oblique Jun 27, 10:32
  - I'd love to have a reason to learn languages. - Reagen Jun 27, 10:31
- i'm not sure i'd collect degrees, i would just take whatever course at whatever school caught my fancy. - Andie Jun 27, 10:27
- Either business or law. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 27, 10:25
- With unlimited funds, I would just fly selected experts to my private island to teach me. -- nm - GregW Jun 27, 10:23 2
  - female sexuality would be a cool final exam...with the proper teacher of course -- nm - Beaker Jun 27, 10:27 1
    - Of course I would hire a few 'visual aids' as well. -- nm - GregW Jun 27, 10:40
- Doubtful. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 27, 10:23
- F No. -- nm - Beaker Jun 27, 10:22
- Video game design and psychology. - Dr.Vermin is jejune and vituperative. Jun 27, 10:22
- School = work. Money = no work -- nm - oblique Jun 27, 10:21
- I'd probably go for some food/cooking classes, learn how to DJ, automobile repair/restoration, some history classes. Not for grades really - bc/nc Jun 27, 10:21 2
  - Jam Master Jay's Scratch Academy has a location blocks from here -- nm - con_carne Jun 27, 10:54
  - *high five* -- nm - Andie Jun 27, 10:27
- hells no, retire to bora bora...100Mb Internet..and Im set -- nm - budice Jun 27, 10:20
- Not a chance. -- nm - Jim Jun 27, 10:16
- Historic Preservation, or Library Science, or network/software IT. or TV/VCR Repair! -- nm - Max Jun 27, 10:15 1
  - Sally Struthers needs you! -- nm - CQ Jun 27, 10:17
- I'd go to Law School. I fell into the medical field but I always wanted to be a lawyer. -- nm - Krusty Jun 27, 10:15
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  - This is the correct idea. Though, I'd probably stop at Masters to avoid doing several dissertations. - spamlet Jun 27, 10:19 3
    - EBD FTW! -- nm - Strongbad Jun 27, 10:22
    - my brother. -- nm - amanda Jun 27, 10:20 1
      - "I'd like the test-out-of-defense option, please." -- nm - Max Jun 27, 10:22
  - I like this idea. Just pile up the doctorates. - Krusty Jun 27, 10:18
  - right? "I have a masters in everything." -- nm - amanda Jun 27, 10:18
  - actually, I'd go back and learn to be a harbor master -- nm - CQ Jun 27, 10:16
- no, I'd buy an island, crown myself king, and have scantily clad women feed me boat drinks in my hammock -- nm - CQ Jun 27, 10:12 1
  - This. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 27, 10:29
- if I had unlimited funds, why would I need to go back to school? -- nm - znufrii Jun 27, 10:12 19
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    - no, but why else would I want to? -- nm - znufrii Jun 27, 10:18 17
      - to learn stuff -- nm - spamlet Jun 27, 10:19 16
        
        enrichment. I learned last night all about flyback chronographs. I am like, high on knowing something new. -- nm - amanda Jun 27, 10:20 3
        
        I've had to relearn a lot of the stuff I knew to try and teach it to people. That's been pretty interesting. - Reagen Jun 27, 10:21 2
        
        I am teaching my program managers excel. learning how to *explain* excel is ... something. -- nm - amanda Jun 27, 10:24 1
        
        "MOVE." -- nm - Max Jun 27, 10:25
        
        I can learn plenty without needing to go to school fo rit. -- nm - znufrii Jun 27, 10:19 11
        
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        I wouldn't know. I don't have unlimited funds to be able to find out. -- nm - znufrii Jun 27, 10:30 2
        
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        not nearly as much as if I had access unlimited funds, which was the original question. -- nm - znufrii Jun 27, 10:38
        
        life as a janitor is pretty good; the chalk is basically free. plus he gets to throw some good punches on the basketball court. -- nm - Max Jun 27, 10:28
        
        but the accountability of the report card makes you perform better; makes you study harder; makes you actually do the work. - amanda Jun 27, 10:23 3
        
        Yup. This is my problem with my work class. There's no grade, no accountability. - spamlet Jun 27, 10:27 2
        
        and like, let's talk onground vs. online: if I can see my instructor, I am far more likely to care about my class. - amanda Jun 27, 10:28 1
        
        don't get me started. -- nm - znufrii Jun 27, 10:29
        
        There's a big difference in reading Wikipedia and sitting in a classroom. - spamlet Jun 27, 10:22 1
        
        Sure is. And while I'm fine with sitting in a classroom for the most part, it's the homework I can't abide. -- nm - znufrii Jun 27, 10:24
ty97: fired. I'm just gonna start firing people. mickpix: double fired. -- nm - Max Jun 27, 10:11
Jack & Jill: I can't give it a grade because I turned it off after 15 minutes. Anyone last longer than that? -- nm - CQ Jun 27, 10:10 4
- I was just going to say I watched this last night. It's bad by all means, but not "worst movie ever." Made it through it. -- nm - Magic MDH Jun 27, 10:27
- STers can cinematic masochists from time to time. -- nm - bc/nc Jun 27, 10:22
- I accidentally caught the first five minutes of it and idly wondered what dreck I was watching. - David Jun 27, 10:11
- TURN IT OFF! -- nm - George C. Scott Jun 27, 10:10
Jelly Bean will be available to GNexus, Xoom, and Nexus S in mid july -- nm - Siri Jun 27, 10:08 3
- Fu*k you, Siri! I don't even have my Galaxy S3 yet! -- nm - Mop on FireFox Beta on EVO Jun 27, 10:36
- *eyes this post suspiciously* - JaxSean Jun 27, 10:10
- You wouldn't be trying to trick me, would you, Siri? -- nm - Reagen Jun 27, 10:09
"I wear to God, her name is Sauvignon Blanc." -- nm - Reagen Jun 27, 10:08 1
- "swear" -- nm - Reagen Jun 27, 10:08

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