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anybody recommend the iPhone app SeeClickFix or can I ignore setting up another media account? -- nm - Max Aug 16, 10:20
Looks like this'll be another day where we won't be able to discuss the merits of gun control. -- (link) - TWuG Aug 16, 10:14
FB shares down around a dollar so far today (5%), hovering just above $20 -- nm - Beaker Aug 16, 10:13 2
- "Get back in there and tell them to sell! sell! sell!" -- nm - Jovian Aug 16, 10:20
- Deep Discount! Get it while it's hot! Buy! Buy! Buy! -- nm - decline Aug 16, 10:17
"...the actual share of voters nationally who are up for grabs is probably between just 3 percent and 5 percent in this election," -- (link) - znufrii Aug 16, 10:08
You know what? Breaking Bad is a lot more soap opera than I expected... and hoped. - Mop (198 lbs) Aug 16, 10:08 1
- what episode are you on? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 16, 10:20
More Google idiocy - why is Brazil so dangerous, not in the eurocup, population growing, not in euro 2012 - Roger More Aug 16, 09:55 2
- Why is Roger More so ... (guess) - loosilu Aug 16, 10:07 1
  - Hung - Mop (198 lbs) Aug 16, 10:08
dang. Wish I hadn't donated my old catering tux to goodwill when we moved... -- (link) - znufrii Aug 16, 09:54
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- Hmmm. 14 players. So one could conceivably have a score of 450 or so and lose -- nm - JD Aug 16, 09:57
- no negative points for ints? kickers getting 6 points for 50+ is nice. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 16, 09:55 5
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    - With 3 RBs and only 32 starters, you still need to go RB early. - Inigo Aug 16, 10:01 3
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        Also, this scoring system makes Gronk a must have. - Inigo Aug 16, 10:21
        
        Oh yeah, always see where the most value is. - Inigo Aug 16, 10:10
pfm: re Gone Girl - Definitely yes. -- nm - Diva Aug 16, 09:49
ST Poll: You own a business. Someone comes in wearing what and you throw them out? - Mel Profit Aug 16, 09:47 10
- God Hates Fags tshirt -- nm - Epiphany Aug 16, 09:50 3
  - Serious question: what about a God Loves Fags tshirt? nm - Dignan Aug 16, 09:57 1
    - Serious Answer: I'd serve the customer. - Mel Profit Aug 16, 09:58
  - in all seriousness - any hate speech stuff gets you tossed. I agree. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 16, 09:51
- unicorn mask. - znufrii Aug 16, 09:50
- a clown outfit - decline Aug 16, 09:49 1
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- clothes. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 16, 09:48 1
  - Nudiatarian? -- nm - Qale Aug 16, 10:11
I wonder if Ecuador actually bought Assange's bullshit persecution claims or are they just being the dicks of the international community. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Aug 16, 09:44 11
- They're being dicks, IMO. You don't give someone asylum because they face non-political criminal charges. -- nm - loosilu Aug 16, 10:09 1
  - that's not why he was given asylum though. -- nm - znufrii Aug 16, 10:14
- The leader is froot loops, so I'm guessing sticking it to the US is all that they needed. - spamlet Aug 16, 09:45 8
  - Assange interviewed Correa for a Russian TV show, and apparently they got on really well. -- nm - Roger More Aug 16, 09:46 7
    - How long until Assange decides "Ecuador? F*ck this! Jail would be better." -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Aug 16, 10:05 6
      - if he gets sent to the US (as most feel he will be if he gets nabbed) he could face the death penalty -- nm - Beaker Aug 16, 10:07 5
        
        Are there any charges pending on him in the U.S.? This is all about that "sex by surprise" stuff in Scandinavia. - Mop (198 lbs) Aug 16, 10:09 4
        
        There don't have to be charges currently filed for him to worry about eventual extradition to the US. -- nm - mara Aug 16, 10:12 1
        
        "authorities in Britain, Sweden and the United States refused to give guarantees that, if Mr. Assange were extradited to Sweden, he would not then be - mara Aug 16, 10:13
        
        not yet - znufrii Aug 16, 10:11
        
        and once they get him, the feeling is the Yanks will have him extradited right away -- nm - Beaker Aug 16, 10:11
Looks like my colleagues next door are doing a series with Chris O'Dowd -- (link) - LMS Aug 16, 09:44
oh, good. Woman's severed head from in Mississauga (that's the suburb Walt Disney and zork (i think) live in.. - Andie Aug 16, 09:43 3
- wow, we sometimes go to another park downstream from there. -- nm - zork Aug 16, 10:21
- Would you rather have the odd decapitation or monthly theater/school mass shootings? It's called progress, Andie. nm - Dignan Aug 16, 09:53 1
  - We'll settle for monthly mass shootings at this point. - Will Hunting Aug 16, 09:55
Killer Joe is a freaky movie - I dont' know how to grade it. Matthew Bongo Boy McCaughney was great - as was Gina Gershon. It deserved its NC-17 -- nm - Epiphany Aug 16, 09:41 3
- I read the play it's based on couldn't bring myself to watch the movie as a result (based on the scene LMS referenced) -- nm - ty97 Aug 16, 10:01 1
  - If that scene was supposed to be funny, it didn't work. -- nm - LMS Aug 16, 10:08
- Ain't it just. Spoilers - LMS Aug 16, 09:54
Fact: Danica McKellar's son's name is ... Draco. -- (link) - Andie Aug 16, 09:40 1
- Slytherin! -- nm - Beaker Aug 16, 10:12
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- 15 out of 27 hitters were down 1-2. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 16, 09:38
Ryan Gosling colouring book! -- (link) - Andie Aug 16, 09:34 2
- You're gonna need a lot more flesh colored crayons. -- nm - Max Aug 16, 10:15
- direct link to order! :) (it is from the 'i love Mel' website. just sayin') -- (link) - Andie Aug 16, 09:35
Scott's wrecked ship Terra Nova discovered in Arctic -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Aug 16, 09:28 1
- It's 'bout time! -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer Aug 16, 10:07
oops. i packed our lunches this morning. i forgot the pork chops. i just packed the green beans. great. -- nm - Andie Aug 16, 09:23
Mmmm... The SiliconDust 3 channel cablecard tunner is now $135. -- (link) - Mop (198 lbs) Aug 16, 09:23
The "you didn't build that" thing has been so misconstrued that it makes me kind of sad. - David Aug 16, 09:19 6
- Or in this case, the middle sentence of a long paragraph. -- nm - GregW Aug 16, 09:32
- But it all an innocent misunderstanding, not a purposeful misrepresentation of what he said. -- nm - ty97 Aug 16, 09:30
- A better politician would have found a way to phrase that without that sound bite. - Mel Profit Aug 16, 09:27
- It takes a village to misconstrue a soundbite. Wait, that's not right. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 16, 09:25
- *nods* -- nm - znufrii Aug 16, 09:24
- exactly -- nm - decline Aug 16, 09:20
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The video is 2 years old, but I'm going to link it anyways. What were politics like circa 1800? (in their own words) -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 16, 09:18 [youtube]
Every eatery MUST take a political stance this year. -- (link) - nubby Aug 16, 09:11 32
- Also, I think I'd refuse a visit from President Dubya or Cheney but *might* not refuse one from a President Mitts. - Mel Profit Aug 16, 09:55 3
  - Oh, you'll get your pie, Mitt. But *no* extra cinnamon! -- nm - Reagen Aug 16, 10:02
  - Timing matters too. Like if Bush asked to visit in the 2000campaign, you might say "sure". After 9/11, "of course". In 2004... "Naaah." -- nm - Roger More Aug 16, 09:57 1
    - Good point actually. - Mel Profit Aug 16, 10:00
- I give them credit. It's easy to take free PR from the photo op, so a willingness to pass on that based on disagreement with the Administration is - ty97 Aug 16, 09:23 3
  - Now that I think about it, he is getting more press doing this -- nm - amoxy Aug 16, 09:25 2
    - Let's assume that wasn't his first consideration. -- nm - Roger More Aug 16, 09:46 1
      - why on earth would we do that? - znufrii Aug 16, 09:56
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  - But if a client came in wearing a cheesehead, you would throw his ass out, right? -- nm - amoxy Aug 16, 09:20 1
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- that's just dumb. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 16, 09:12 20
  - Why? If you were a business owner and President Bush wanted a photo op, I highly doubt you would have done it. -- nm - spamlet Aug 16, 09:14 13
    - I'm torn. It's a fine line. I certainly agree with what your saying, but as a business owner, your top priority is the bottom line. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Aug 16, 09:32 2
      - Noe everyone's a profit maximiser. Many people don't want to feel like they are selling out. -- nm - Roger More Aug 16, 09:34 1
        
        It's true that we have to draw the line somewhere. Say the local Communist Party rep or Aryan Nation candidate? -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Aug 16, 10:10
    - I sure would have. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 16, 09:20
    - because he declined to have the VP there based on incorrect information? -- nm - decline Aug 16, 09:18
    - If you want to have a successful business, you don't turn away customers...IMO. -- nm - Jim Aug 16, 09:15 2
      - Not true. Businesses absolutely turn away the customers they don't want. - con_carne Aug 16, 09:33
      - He wasn't. He was turning down being used as a prop in a political campaign he didn't agree with. -- nm - spamlet Aug 16, 09:26
    - or better yet, VP Cheney. -- nm - spamlet Aug 16, 09:14 4
      - I'd let Cheney in - he might shoot me otherwise -- nm - Epiphany Aug 16, 09:40
      - I would. Worth it for the publicity alone. -- nm - znufrii Aug 16, 09:22 1
        
        The irony would certainly appeal to your client base of hipsters. -- nm - Roger More Aug 16, 09:27
      - I would totally have had my photo taken with Cheney. that would've been awesome. - mafic Aug 16, 09:19
  - I don't understand the part toward the end where the Secret Service thanked them for standing up and saying no. - nubby Aug 16, 09:13 5
    - maybe it was a thanks for saying saying no and not potentially causing a scene or disturbance later. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 16, 09:20
    - I wonder if it was just one agent who came back in and that agent is anti-Biden -- nm - amoxy Aug 16, 09:18
    - maybe they just respected his conviction. -- nm - mafic Aug 16, 09:17 2
      - Then it's a weird way to phrase it. But after watching the video, the reporter is froot loops. -- nm - nubby Aug 16, 09:19 1
        
        yeah. didn't watch the video, but it's not exactly well written. -- nm - mafic Aug 16, 09:20
"... the health insurance companies would never be less than completely honest with us � would they?" -- (link) - GregW Aug 16, 09:10
The newest gaming machine for your living room is... -- (link) - Mop (198 lbs) Aug 16, 09:06 6
- Holy poop. I remember the Neo Geo machines from my college days. -- nm - Was Bar Was Aug 16, 09:23 3
  - Oh, and it's got Samurai Shodown II. I loved that game. -- nm - Was Bar Was Aug 16, 09:23 2
    - Oooo -- nm - SyrDragon Aug 16, 10:09
    - I think I remember this. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 16, 09:50
- Sybian? -- nm - Spawn Aug 16, 09:06 1
  - nahh Symbian is an outdated OS -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 16, 09:09
The database of all films that received a vote in Sight & Sound's 2012 greatest films poll... -- (link) - Don Homer Aug 16, 09:05
All right, Soledad O'Brian! Way to listen to Sorkin and find your courage! -- nm - David Aug 16, 09:04 6
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  - agreed to the last point. now more than ever we need this. This is why I like Stewart. He'll ask the 3rd question. - Mel Profit Aug 16, 09:53 4
    - I don't champion this sort of drilling because it's almost universally the Republicans who get taken to the task. - Inigo Aug 16, 10:04 3
      - a robust, thorough and relentless examination of the issues is the *only* way this works. - Mel Profit Aug 16, 10:08
      - just recently we had AC taking on the moveon.org flak. But you're falling for the false balance issue. -- nm - Reagen Aug 16, 10:06
      - The opposite happens on Fox news, of course. -- nm - Inigo Aug 16, 10:05
LIR: how was Killer Croc foreshadowed? I missed that one completely. -- nm - sycor Aug 16, 09:03 6
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- you needed the special "Spawn Decoder Glasses" to watch the DKR, I guess. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 16, 09:05 2
  - ML proudly wears his. -- nm - Spawn Aug 16, 09:12 1
    - my co workers also caught that tidbit as well. - groiny Aug 16, 09:18
- partial line spoil - Spawn Aug 16, 09:04
HP does make good hardware, most of the time. I'd avoid Dell; they don't. Not at all. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 16, 09:03 12
- We have both (servers) and have really no issues with either. The Dell servers are cheaper for the same performance. We use HP exclusively on the - oblique Aug 16, 09:16 1
  - Yes, I don't have an issue with the dell servers (especially the ubuntu ones) - it's the laptops that have shit construction. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 16, 09:26
- We use Dell laptops almost exclusively here and they seem decent. -- nm - spamlet Aug 16, 09:15 1
  - I've had 2, and they both had wiring issues and heat issues and the batteries died quickly. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 16, 09:27
- HP desktops are relatively innocuous. Their laptops are notoriously crap. Consistently low ratings. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Aug 16, 09:07 4
  - I've had my HP laptop for almost five years and it's been quite good. -- nm - zork Aug 16, 09:09 3
    - I have heard the same from a few people. Never a complaint, in fact. -- nm - Spawn Aug 16, 09:28
    - I'll alert PC World, PC Mag and Cnet. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Aug 16, 09:23 1
      - Thanks! -- nm - zork Aug 16, 09:29
- I figure that HP and Toshiba are usually best quality for not too much money. -- nm - zork Aug 16, 09:04 2
  - but as I pointed out on B2, the Sony has an SSD. Not sure if the others do. -- nm - zork Aug 16, 09:05 1
    - also, those three tend to have nice bright displays -- nm - zork Aug 16, 09:08
The overtime of this hellish marathon work week will not be worth it. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 16, 09:02 2
- Ruh roh... -- nm - kelly Aug 16, 09:07 1
  - I got my ass chewed up and down yesterday by the manager in Edmonton -- problem for him - Will Hunting Aug 16, 09:22
I just don't get why Bane sounds like Adam Sandler had a love child with Sean Connery. -- nm - sycor Aug 16, 09:01 1
- "I'm Ron Burgundy...?" -- nm - Max Aug 16, 09:02
pmb, I find sony to have the nicest displays. were I buying a windows laptop, I would likely go there (if cost were not *hugely* different; sometimes - coffee jones Aug 16, 09:00 1
- do they have some sort of glass screens rather than plastic? I've noticed they have good displays too. -- nm - zork Aug 16, 09:10
Free Pussy Riot! -- nm - amoxy Aug 16, 09:00
Batman!!! -- nm - Spawn Aug 16, 08:59

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