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Apple confirms: No free adapter with iPhone 5 -- (link) - oblique Sep 14, 13:04 2
- thank god Apple doesnt have embassies -- nm - Jovian Sep 14, 13:07
- *wow*. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 14, 13:06
Reagen - Do you think the results would have been different for a school that has more emphasis on science and engineering? - Fuzzy Sep 14, 12:47 9
- Possibly? Most of the people in the class knew the answer, but again it sort of wasn't the point - Reagen Sep 14, 12:50 7
  - If I knew to test the log and find that 50% of the mass comes from carbon, the answer would have come more easily. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 12:53 6
    - another part of the video was with an elementary school student before and after a unit on plants - Reagen Sep 14, 12:56 4
      - but that makes it sound more like a physics problem than a chemistry problem. - Max Sep 14, 13:01 2
        
        I'd agree in principle, but that's not the dichotomy presented - Reagen Sep 14, 13:04
        
        IMO, a college student should know that living things are mostly made of carbon and water. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 13:02
      - totally agree with this, having taught biology to undergrads. - loosilu Sep 14, 12:58
    - charcoal -- nm - zork Sep 14, 12:55
- they're a powerhouse in science (though more the natural sciences). -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:48
Not so funny royal news: The Taliban has made a pretty strong threat against Harry. - loosilu Sep 14, 12:42 4
- I cant wait till Harry just time jumps aboard the USS Hilary Clinton -- nm - Jovian Sep 14, 13:02
- they can have him :) -- nm - Buckingham Palace spokesman Sep 14, 12:44
- Wasn't this Monday or Tuesday? -- nm - Amanda Sep 14, 12:42 1
  - yep, missed it. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:43
Local ABC affiliate is reporting a settlement in the Chicago teacher's strike has been reached. -- nm - spamlet Sep 14, 12:39 3
- Yep. WGN say tentative agreements, with probably vote to lift strike over weekend. Expect school Monday. -- (link) - ty97 Sep 14, 13:02
- The rebels will take 50% pay cut and twenty lashings for their insolence. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 12:42
- Rahm, recall Amanda Bynes! - prayformojo Sep 14, 12:40
haha! the DM has mapped out the location of the photographer in the Kate scandal. -- (link) - loosilu Sep 14, 12:36 1
- frakking French assholes :( -- nm - peglegpete Sep 14, 12:43
Hiring plumbing/HVAC question. Licensed/bonded... how important? - Dr.Vermin Sep 14, 12:32 5
- I want licensed and bonded. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 13:00
- You gotta think worst case scenario. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 12:38
- you gotta watch Holmes on Homes. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 12:34 1
  - *DING* -- nm - Shaun Sep 14, 12:37
- do it yourself! -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:34
Amanda Bynes must be stopped! -- (link) - Reagen Sep 14, 12:30 9
- Of course she didn't exchange information, in LA County it's just assumed that you were hit by Bynes unless someone says differently. -- nm - Ender Sep 14, 12:39 1
  - Lohan just blames her assistant. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:40
- does she understand that the object of driving is not to hit the other cars? -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 14, 12:38
- I'm pretty sure by this point this has crossed over into some bizarre performance art -- nm - prayformojo Sep 14, 12:33 2
  - she's been weaponized. -- nm - Diva Sep 14, 12:35 1
    - Romney's gonna send her to Iran -- nm - Roger More Sep 14, 12:36
- for real. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:32
- She seriously makes me think of Homer Simpson. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 12:31
- you can't stop her. you can't even hope to contain her. -- nm - Diva Sep 14, 12:31
Seeing as Borderlands 2 is out next Tuesday, is this the last main weekend for Forza/Halo? -- nm - JaxSean Sep 14, 12:28 16
- Nah. I don't want to get too caught up in one game. I will definitely keep playing Forza. I still want to get the stearing wheel. -- nm - Krusty Sep 14, 12:45 7
  - My neighbor gave me one years ago, and it was missing the "pull away" adapter. I ordered it a few weeks ago and have played with it. - JaxSean Sep 14, 12:58 2
    - My understanding and what I figure is it would make turning better since you no longer have to keep tapping the - Krusty Sep 14, 13:02 1
      - Yeah, that's basically it. - JaxSean Sep 14, 13:05
  - Yeah, I keep looking at one. Is it just the xbox branded one or are there other better ones? -- nm - spamlet Sep 14, 12:55 3
    - I don't think there are better ones for the Xbox. There are other companies that make them but I don't think they're any better. The PS3/PC has the - Krusty Sep 14, 13:00 2
      - I looked at Amazon, and wow. $250 for some of the models? - spamlet Sep 14, 13:01 1
        
        I'm going to try and get one used on Ebay. -- nm - Krusty Sep 14, 13:03
- I'll be on Halo Reach until Halo 4 is released -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 12:34
- I hope not. I'll be on tonight and maybe tomorrow night. -- nm - spamlet Sep 14, 12:34 3
  - Have you guys played recently? I've been out of commission this week. - JaxSean Sep 14, 12:44 2
    - I haven't been on since we played tag with everyone where the kid was with me. -- nm - spamlet Sep 14, 12:47
    - Yeah, David, crash, kilbo, groiny, mop... oh wait, you mean the silly driving game. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 12:47
- Not for many of us. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 12:28 2
  - I meant for the cool people that are getting Borderlands 2. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 14, 12:45 1
    - I will still likely play Halo on Friday and Sat nights. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 12:58
omg. (Hell on Wheels) - Beryllium Sep 14, 12:27
Look what you can buy for $1.25M in Arlington VA. -- (link) - loosilu Sep 14, 12:22 17
- it's ugly on the outside, but it's a 4000 sq ft house. - decline Sep 14, 12:27 1
  - it's a nice neighborhood - close to where I swim. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:28
- That's a crappy looking back deck and yard for a million dollar house. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 12:26 1
  - the inside is nice, but the curb appeal is not. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:26
- what an ugly house. -- nm - znufrii Sep 14, 12:25 12
  - It's a garage with a small house attached to it -- nm - Guigue Sep 14, 12:26
  - It probably has AC, though. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 12:26 10
    - true enough. - znufrii Sep 14, 12:28 9
      - where I live, I would die without it. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:31
      - I will take being comfortable over being uncomfortable, any day. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 12:31 7
        
        the biggest inconvenience is the noise from the living room unit making it hard to watch tv. - znufrii Sep 14, 12:40 6
        
        Noise = mega discomfort, for me. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 12:44 1
        
        see my link below for how we plan to solve the problem. -- nm - znufrii Sep 14, 12:50
        
        #fwp bro. -- nm - Shaun Sep 14, 12:42 3
        
        so we're looking to replace it with one of these -- (link) - znufrii Sep 14, 12:45 2
        
        Cool. We're actually getting one of these in just under 2 weeks. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 14, 12:50 1
        
        love it. "New design"...comes with a couch! -- nm - znufrii Sep 14, 12:50
Nudie royals, you know the reason creases in pants are 'required' is that the king's butler folded them wrong when traveling to a horse race, since... - zeitgeist Sep 14, 12:19 2
- Really, you want to see the Queen? -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:21 1
  - especially NOT camilla either -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 12:22
White House details expected effects of budget sequestration -- (link) - znufrii Sep 14, 12:18 4
- Good. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 12:20 2
  - (not the effects in particular, but that the WH is discussing the issue) -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 12:21 1
    - agreed. -- nm - znufrii Sep 14, 12:21
- is this how anne romney contributes to Romney's campaign? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 12:18
Zork, O2 isn't incorporated into plants though - Reagen Sep 14, 12:14 22
- Zork, B2 isn't incorporated into plants though -- nm - WSS Sep 14, 12:26 1
  - actually, it is (assuming you mean O2). Oxygen is used mostly by the roots to facilitate water absorption, but there is some that is trapped in the - zork Sep 14, 12:35
- the question was where does it come from not what are the exact components -- nm - zork Sep 14, 12:16
- look at his first response. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:15 7
  - air is mostly nitrogen. No part marks. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 12:16 6
    - you didn't ask that. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:17 5
      - after reading his elaboration, I stand by my position, since the point was comprehension of the process. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 12:19 4
        
        he clearly understands the process. no fair. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:20 1
        
        mwah -- nm - zork Sep 14, 12:25
        
        OK Spock, but I had the best answer in the thread. -- nm - zork Sep 14, 12:20 1
        
        zork: yay! Reagen: boo! -- nm - JaxSean Sep 14, 12:27
- stil say magic -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 12:15 10
  - as I mentioned on B2, I wonder how many people said God -- nm - zork Sep 14, 12:24 8
    - at Harvard? not a lot. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:26 6
      - why cause no one at harvard believes in god? -- nm - decline Sep 14, 12:28 5
        
        no, but they wouldn't answer a science question like that. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:29 4
        
        I never underestimate this sort of thing. - zork Sep 14, 12:36 3
        
        I had some as students. they still would give a scientific explanation for that. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:37 2
        
        not everyone is in a science major -- nm - zork Sep 14, 12:41 1
        
        This wasn't a class for majors. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:42
    - I imagine water and dirt were popular answers. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 12:25
  - I always thoguht plants eat people and get bigger -- nm - decline Sep 14, 12:21
Zork said air! -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:14 5
- CLAMS GOT LEGS!!! -- nm - B.C. Sep 14, 12:36
- see above. Air isn't really correct. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 12:14 3
  - where are they getting the CO2 from? -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:15 2
    - Humans -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 12:18
    - Pants. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 12:18
"Remember! Double D swims free!" -- nm - David Sep 14, 12:12
In updating my EZ Pass info, I realized my newest car is 8 years old. So, poll: What year(s) is/are your car(s)? - prayformojo Sep 14, 12:12 33
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- 2012,2012. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 12:58
- 2001, 2006. -- nm - amanda Sep 14, 12:45
- I have not owned a car in at least 4.5 years. -- nm - ty97 Sep 14, 12:36
- 2010 -- nm - Shaun Sep 14, 12:32
- 2009, 2012. - kelly Sep 14, 12:25
- When I was growing up most of these cars would have rusted away before lasting this long -- nm - zork Sep 14, 12:25
- 2006, 2006, and 1990. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 14, 12:23
- 2003. -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 14, 12:23
- '08 -- nm - Ender Sep 14, 12:17
- 2008 accord. *sigh* I still miss my Prelude. -- nm - sycor Sep 14, 12:17
- '06 and we just got the 'pink' in the mail woo hoo, hope it hold for 3 more years then we can burn the mortgage and buy something new -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 12:16
- 2002 -- nm - peglegpete Sep 14, 12:16
- 2005 Mazda 3. We are looking for a 2008 or newer Ford Escape, but haven't found the right fit. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 12:15
- 2001 which I've had since 2003 with 127k. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 12:15
- 2001 and 2005 -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 12:15
- 2012 Yellow Metrocard. I upgrade every year. -- nm - Krusty Sep 14, 12:14 4
  - *cringes* Driving home from the concert last night, I just wanted to keep on driving. - Spawn Sep 14, 12:17 1
    - I love cars and want to own many at some point. - Krusty Sep 14, 12:48
  - did you hear they're considering dropping the pay-per-ride bonus altogether in the next round of fare hikes? -- nm - znufrii Sep 14, 12:16 1
    - I did and I'm livid. Those evil bastards need a good smack or more. -- nm - Krusty Sep 14, 12:47
- 2009 and 2010. -- nm - spamlet Sep 14, 12:14
- 2005 & 2012 -- nm - Kim Pine Sep 14, 12:14
- 06. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 12:14
- '04 -- nm - zork Sep 14, 12:13
- '06 -- nm - decline Sep 14, 12:13
- 1998, 2006 -- nm - znufrii Sep 14, 12:13 3
  - which reminds me, I still haven't taken the Cobalt in for its oil change - znufrii Sep 14, 12:14 2
    - You should probably reverse that order. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 12:28 1
      - probably -- nm - znufrii Sep 14, 12:30
- Mine is an 08. My wife's is a 11 -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 12:13
- 2012 & 2012 -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 12:12
- 06 and 11 -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 12:12
Mittens is a Snooki fan. -- (link) - znufrii Sep 14, 12:11 1
- See all you young poeple? I am hip! -- nm - Gov Romney Sep 14, 12:12
Sell me!!! -- nm - Spawn, Realtor Sep 14, 12:10

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