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do we watch louie? I tried, but I couldn't get into it. should I try again? -- nm - amanda Jul 20, 08:24 1
- 1st season had some umph but this season has blown chunks -- nm - Epiphany Jul 20, 08:25
sitwap: LOLcat opera -- (link) - Beaker Jul 20, 08:20
the obvious reason that the Paris premiere was cancelled is that they surrendered -- nm - zork Jul 20, 08:19 4
- L0 -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 08:20 3
  - That said, I'm really really fighting my urge to tell jokes about it. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 08:21 2
    - have we had a crying baby joke yet? - zork Jul 20, 08:24 1
      - Oh, I was just thinking that now I know of a movie that will *never* be rebooted. - Beryllium Jul 20, 08:25
Audio of Obama's remarks on the shootings. Runs about 6 minutes. -- (link) - TWuG Jul 20, 08:17
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- surprised his knees could still handle pressing down on the peddles -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 08:16
SongPop spoiler for Modern Rap - Dano Jul 20, 08:14 1
- I know - fantastic - my 1st .7 -- nm - Epiphany Jul 20, 08:24
One of the victims has been identifed as an aspiring filmmaker who just missed being caught in the Toronto shooting just weeks ago. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 20, 08:11 12
- shouldve typed "sportscaster" instead of filmmaker. -- nm - loosilu Jul 20, 08:15
- Final Destination 6 -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 08:14 7
  - ... would have been ironic if that was the movie that was playing -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 08:15 6
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      - I had forgotten about that -- nm - Epiphany Jul 20, 08:26
      - I wonder if the shooter had seen that trailer before -- nm - zork Jul 20, 08:25
      - Wow. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 20, 08:24
      - yeah, that's pretty horrible. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 08:22
      - Nolan should pull that movie from existence instead of the Paris premier - oblique SI Jul 20, 08:22
- yeah, i just read her final blog post about Toronto. it's hard to read. -- nm - Andie Jul 20, 08:13 1
  - she was really pretty, and apparently smart. that's a real shame. -- nm - loosilu Jul 20, 08:14
- jokey inside - oblique SI Jul 20, 08:13
What's your preferred PC podcast downloading software? I've been using Juice but just got a new work PC so thought I'd see if there was anything better. -- nm - Ender Jul 20, 08:10
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- is this written, or was it said? -- nm - amanda Jul 20, 08:18
- You see, *this* is where I was expecting to read a story involving guns from. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 20, 08:10 7
  - word. that if going to be an insane time I'd bet -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 08:15 6
    - I expect students to hand cuff themselves to it, etc. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 20, 08:16 5
      - This is when you offload the bus of prison rapists in a target rich environment. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 20, 08:18 4
        
        *golf clap* -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 20, 08:20 3
        
        "It's no shower, but it'll have to do!" -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 20, 08:22 2
        
        I'm pretty sure that's what he had printed on his gravestone -- nm - oblique SI Jul 20, 08:24
        
        "Beats stamping license plates!" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 08:23
I'm catching up on frrrrrrresh air podcasts and listening to the recent kenneth lonergan one. margaret sounds kind of great. -- nm - amanda Jul 20, 08:07 2
- The movie sounds great but I wanted to reach through the radio and throttle him to get his words out. -- nm - Max Jul 20, 08:13 1
  - right? "if I shake the speaker, will the sentence end sooner?" -- nm - amanda Jul 20, 08:17
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  - 8 minutes? I guess they really *were* close. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 20, 08:13
  - some trades, I just don't get. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 08:11
- ugh, why??? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 08:02 6
  - Cuz it's a trade of poo-poo platters. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 20, 08:03 5
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      - you really wanna make yourself nuts??? - groiny Jul 20, 08:06 3
        
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        No, Kenny. BAAAAAADDDDD, Kenny. -- nm - spamlet Jul 20, 08:22 1
        
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Does Colorado have the death penalty? -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 07:59 3
- Yup -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 20, 08:00 2
  - *starts another ST debate!* -- nm - con_carne Jul 20, 08:01 1
    - Top notch legal teams....if guilty....remove him from the gene pool. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 20, 08:02
So, on politics, the president ha today is not a day for politics, he cancelled his events, and asked his supporters to not run political ads today - Truman Jul 20, 07:56 2
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  - "It's the least we could do for You People." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 08:08
Colorado police are confirming the apartment is booby-trapped and are trying to figure a way to disarm them. - MojaveMeg Jul 20, 07:55 34
- Earlier they interviewed an audience member who believed she saw someone leave the theater through a front emergency exit and that was where the - MojaveMeg Jul 20, 08:00 11
  - Generally, theater "emergency" exits are just exits. People leave through them all the time after movies. -- nm - Ender Jul 20, 08:07 2
    - I know it's a traditional way to sneak in, but I thought there'd be more control. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 20, 08:13 1
      - Why? The only movie screening at midnight is sold out, and none of the other films in the multiplex are screening at that time. -- nm - con_carne Jul 20, 08:26
  - One witness, a man, said an alarm did sound at some point, IIRC -- nm - con_carne Jul 20, 08:03 5
    - Maybe a smoke-detector after the teargas went off? -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 20, 08:17 1
      - the sound I heard was more like a door alarm. -- nm - loosilu Jul 20, 08:18
    - on the audio I heard, there was an alarm. -- nm - loosilu Jul 20, 08:06 2
      - oh, sorry. you meant before the shooting started. -- nm - loosilu Jul 20, 08:07 1
        
        Not necessarily, just at some point. Don't remember which. -- nm - con_carne Jul 20, 08:16
  - we heard her interview too. Very clear headed. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 20, 08:02
  - : ( -- nm - Andie Jul 20, 08:01
- At least he was caught alive and told the police first. -- nm - spamlet Jul 20, 08:00 15
  - another argument in favor of not expecting random citizens with guns to try and take out the shooter. -- nm - znufrii Jul 20, 08:01 14
    - I am sure those killed and injured would agree. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 20, 08:14 10
      - there's no guarantee that a civillian trying to take out the shooter would have prevented any of it. - znufrii Jul 20, 08:17 9
        
        I think unleashing a bunch of untrained people with guns in a chaotic, panicky, dark situation is an awsome idea. - loosilu Jul 20, 08:20 2
        
        word. when you see recordings of convenience store gunplay, it's always people ducking and throwing their gun up and shooting without aiming. -- nm - zork Jul 20, 08:22
        
        well, unless it's a bunch of 12 year old call of duty players. Then the target would be down before he saw them. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 08:21
        
        Oh, without a guarantee I guess it is better to write them off. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 20, 08:18 5
        
        My concern with armed civilians is what happens when the police arrive. They have reports of a gunman killing people. So they walk into - TWuG Jul 20, 08:22 2
        
        You drop your weapon, put your hands on your head and say, "I shot the man that was trying to kill myself and others." and let the witnesses confirm. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 20, 08:26
        
        I'm thinking they shoot first, ID them later. -- nm - loosilu Jul 20, 08:25
        
        i don't think anyone is saying that. but it is very 'well this could have helped'. but it also could have hurt. - Andie Jul 20, 08:20 1
        
        With tear gas involved, retaliation would have been disastrous. -- nm - Other David Jul 20, 08:26
    - I am about 50/50 on this. - groiny Jul 20, 08:12 2
      - well, if he's dead you know exactly how much information you're getting out of him. - znufrii Jul 20, 08:15 1
        
        which is why I am 50/50. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 08:16
- If he confesses....push him into the apartment. - Will Hunting Jul 20, 07:59
- Sounds to me like it's time to take the kid over there and make him open the fucking the door. - Jim Jul 20, 07:59 1
  - Dammit, I said I had the brain today, tomorrow's your day! -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 20, 07:59
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- ffs. -- nm - Diva Jul 20, 07:58
- this is just horrible -- nm - Andie Jul 20, 07:56
Right on cue, Texas Republican congressman asks "why nobody else in the theater had a gun to take down the shooter." - GregW Jul 20, 07:55 7
- :( -- nm - Epiphany Jul 20, 08:06
- yeah, great idea, a shootout! -- nm - loosilu Jul 20, 08:05
- The world is a disappointing place today. -- nm - Other David Jul 20, 07:56 1
  - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Jul 20, 07:59
- link, in case you want to read how far the crazy goes. -- (link) - GregW Jul 20, 07:55 2
  - Of Course it is Louie Gohmert - amoxy Jul 20, 08:00
  - I don't *want* to, but it's like a train wreck. You just can't look away. -- nm - znufrii Jul 20, 07:56
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- more details -- (link) - Beaker Jul 20, 07:56 1
  - Travis Snider also called up -- nm - spamlet Jul 20, 08:08
- JA Happ is a real nice piece. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 07:55
There appear to be hecklers during Obama's address re: Aurora shooting, which is live right now -- nm - con_carne Jul 20, 07:51 9
- where's a shooter when you really want one? -- nm - loosilu Jul 20, 08:05 1
  - well, the secret service is probably whoring it up again -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 08:10
- All I know is that a dude sitting right behind him was giggling and that was pissing me off. -- nm - Other David Jul 20, 07:55 1
  - Word -- nm - Truman Jul 20, 07:57
- you'd think Mittens would have better things to do - Epiphany Jul 20, 07:54 1
  - heh heh. -- nm - amanda Jul 20, 08:06
- classy. -- nm - znufrii Jul 20, 07:51 2
  - He's at a campaign stop, trying to say "politics can wait for another day," etc. At first I thought it was just excited party faithful or something. - con_carne Jul 20, 07:57 1
    - I wonder if maybe they just didn't adjust the microphones properly - or were the yells distracting him? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 08:11
Has anyone used VNC? Is it as easy to use as it looks? -- nm - spamlet Jul 20, 07:46 10
- yes, but if you're using it for personal use for remote access, I find logmein.com to be far superior -- nm - oblique Jul 20, 07:52 4
  - I want to control my soon-to-be Windows 7 DVR with my Macbook. Which is the better solution? -- nm - spamlet Jul 20, 07:59 3
    - I like logmein.com because you can also do it remotely -- nm - oblique Jul 20, 08:02 2
      - Okay, I'll take a look at that as well. -- nm - spamlet Jul 20, 08:03 1
        
        definitely, I use it practically everyday to log into my work PC from home. In a pinch you can run it from any computer. - zork Jul 20, 08:18
- yes fine yes -- nm - budice Jul 20, 07:50
- Yes. Yes -- nm - Truman Jul 20, 07:49 3
  - Awesome. AT&T is about to lose us a cable customer. - spamlet Jul 20, 07:51 2
    - what're you doing for internet? -- nm - amanda Jul 20, 08:09 1
      - We'll still use uverse for internet because we can't go to our local cable provider. - spamlet Jul 20, 08:13
NFL: Expect MJD to likely hold out during training camp. Both sides are digging in. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 20, 07:46 7
- Progress being made between Pittsburgh and WR Mike Wallace -- nm - Strongbad Jul 20, 07:46 6
  - RB Jahvid Best is still a big question mark heading into Training Camp -- nm - Strongbad Jul 20, 07:47 5
    - Expect Cardinals QB John Skelton to make a push for the starting job over Kevin Kolb. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 20, 07:50 4
      - No progress on contract talks between Baltimore and Flacco. (final year of rookie deal) -- nm - Strongbad Jul 20, 07:51 3
        
        Do not expect a lot of early PT for Cardinals WR Michael Floyd. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 20, 07:51 2
        
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        Rex Ryan has dropped 100 pounds and 10 inches on his waist since undergoing lap band surgery. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 20, 07:52
24 hours until Seattle!! King Tutt, Pinball Museum, I hope it's Sunny for once! -- nm - Bacon Jul 20, 07:41
In non news related stuff, it's very hard to pick cara in forza3 - Truman Jul 20, 07:40 3
- You need to set limits like only Class C cars or nothing/only over 400 HP cars. -- nm - Krusty Jul 20, 07:57
- My replacement came in last night but I can't play tonight. Anyone going to be on tomorrow? -- nm - spamlet Jul 20, 07:49 1
  - I will be in in the evening, unless something changes -- nm - Truman Jul 20, 07:50
Yahoo is giving its new chief executive, Marissa Mayer, a compensation package worth more than $59 million US over the next several years -- (link) - Beaker Jul 20, 07:38
znu : from B2 - groiny Jul 20, 07:38 6
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- perhaps it could allow for such a contingency - znufrii Jul 20, 07:42 4
  - I'm sure the guy that reports every gun he buys as stolen will be just a bit suspicious -- nm - oblique Jul 20, 07:44 3
    - this is why I would do some sort of microchip in the gun. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 07:45 2
      - Implementation would be hard. Where would you put it that it couldn't be removed or the part it's embedded in replaced? -- nm - TWuG Jul 20, 07:47 1
        
        you would have to impose a massive penalty for being caught with a gun that has no chip. - groiny Jul 20, 07:50
LIR: That's what we call SHA - oblique Jul 20, 07:37
oh wow. explosion at the shooter's "booby trapped" apartment. I don't have a link yet. -- nm - loosilu Jul 20, 07:36 7
- I think that's incorrect. They're saying it's booby-trapped, but no explosion has been reported. -- (link) - mara Jul 20, 07:52 2
  - Minute-by-minute updates/timeline by Reddit member. -- (link) - mara Jul 20, 07:55 1
    - thanks for this. -- nm - loosilu Jul 20, 08:07
- I bet the authorities did it. Make a hole in a wall to enter or use explosion to try and detonate another device that looks suspicious -- nm - Bacon Jul 20, 07:38 3
  - yeah, they showed footage this morning of authorities standing on top of a van, using a probe to sense explosives through his window. -- nm - Andie Jul 20, 07:39 2
    - Well, they uses tools to break open a window and access his apartment that way - Truman Jul 20, 07:41 1
      - That's cuz it all blew up. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 20, 07:46
ugh -- nm - Diva Jul 20, 07:33 3
- oof -- nm - budice Jul 20, 07:35 2
  - whee! -- nm - znufrii Jul 20, 07:36 1
    - *splurt* -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 07:36

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