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Which city do i want to travel to for a seminar (list inside) - tRuMaN Oct 22, 08:38 13
- They are all cool cities with unique things too offer. I'm biased toward Chicago though (of course$ -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 08:45
- Chicago. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Oct 22, 08:44
- Chicago or Nashville. You could always come in the weekend before? -- nm - MDH Oct 22, 08:43
- the seminar appears to be at the Marriott Airport hotels in philly, nashville, and chicago, renaissance hotel in atlanta -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 22, 08:42 3
  - The airport Marriott in Chicago is probably in Rosemont, directly next to a train into the city - ty97 Oct 22, 08:47
  - In Philly that's attached to the airport itself I believe - which sits a bit outside of town. - decline Oct 22, 08:43 1
    - regional rail takes you right downtown. -- nm - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 08:45
- Philly or Chicago. -- nm - loosilu Oct 22, 08:40
- Chicago if you're downtown, Atlanta if you're in Buckhead -- nm - ceregon Oct 22, 08:40
- Chicago in November could be rough or beautiful. Would you have time to sightsee? -- nm - spamlet Oct 22, 08:40 1
  - no idea, its a daylong seminar, dont know if i would fly in the day before, fly out that night, or what, on any of them - tRuMaN Oct 22, 08:41
- Chicago. and it's a Wednesday so, you'll need an extra day for travel as well. -- nm - The Andead Oct 22, 08:39
- Philly! -- nm - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 08:38
Well, that is a first. (I know you are all sick of hearing about it but) the new HOA has decided they want to pay me more money than my bid. - Spawn Oct 22, 08:34 5
- But you'll have to wear the lipstick. -- nm - Max Oct 22, 08:41
- Do you get a % or flat fee? -- nm - ceregon Oct 22, 08:41
- it's a money-laundering scheme -- nm - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 08:37
- So, umm, do they have any other bids coming up soon? - Will Hunting Oct 22, 08:36
- How many board members do you have to sleep with? -- nm - X The Unknown Oct 22, 08:36
And what if there's a tie? -- (link) - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 08:33 [youtube] 1
- I love this guy's videos. His two parter on "The City" of London is great. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Oct 22, 08:47
LYC: Now my lightbulbs have their own IP address - Old Antarctic Explorer Oct 22, 08:33 7
- this one is way, way cooler. -- (link) - amanda Oct 22, 08:35 5
  - And they're different... how? -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer Oct 22, 08:37 3
    - I read data at your link. you read data at mine. see how that works? -- nm - amanda Oct 22, 08:38
    - Well, for starters, they change colors. -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 08:38 1
      - don't fish give. actually, we should all be DNE on this. I shoot myself for my above post. -- nm - amanda Oct 22, 08:38
  - this -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 08:37
- sorry, plural addresses for plural lightbulbs -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer Oct 22, 08:33
Apparently St. Louis is the best team in the history of baseball in game 7's (11-5). The worst? You guessed it. Giants (0-5). -- nm - volnelk Oct 22, 08:32 2
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  - Depends on your view of statistics, I suppose. -- nm - volnelk Oct 22, 08:33
boston.com Love Letters: He's Way Into His Job - Sidney Appelbaum Oct 22, 08:27 15
- It's never going to get better. You either move past it or break up. -- nm - spamlet Oct 22, 08:42
- This is the 47th letter I have seen that is "My bf loves his job more than me" -- nm - X The Unknown Oct 22, 08:35
- yeah, you need to stop dating him. -- nm - loosilu Oct 22, 08:35
- offs. -- nm - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 08:31 2
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    - exactly. -- nm - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 08:33
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- I love chicks that are attracted to a guy for a reason and then realize they don't like them for that very same reason. -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 08:30 7
  - guys are like that too sometimes. (puts a dollar in the Both Sides Do It Jar.) - Sidney Appelbaum Oct 22, 08:33 2
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      - this. and then there's the whole 'she's nuts! the sex is gonna be great!!!' and that may be true... - Sidney Appelbaum Oct 22, 08:36
  - ding ding ding, so frustrating -- nm - ceregon Oct 22, 08:31 3
    - chicks be loco. -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 08:32 2
      - word. -- nm - amanda Oct 22, 08:35 1
        
        I once dated a girl who thought it was AMAZING that I was a writer (actually I was a naval officer but whatever), except - ceregon Oct 22, 08:43
L'Aquila quake: Italy scientists guilty of manslaughter -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 22, 08:27 5
- Dear Italy: Keep up the good work, dumbasses. Signed, Galileo. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 08:45
- unbelieveable. -- nm - loosilu Oct 22, 08:36
- Oddly, these jurors were just selected to sit on the House Science committees under the GOP. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 22, 08:35
- that's *insane*. -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 08:28 1
  - it is pretty horrifying, reall. -- nm - The Andead Oct 22, 08:35
Community: Alison Brie and Gillian Jacobs PINUP Special video....nsfw.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 22, 08:23 3
- Tagged for later. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Oct 22, 08:46
- Aga...oh, again. -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 08:25
- I'll be in my bunk. -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 08:24
'Attack thwarted' on Finnish PM Jyrki Katainen -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 22, 08:21 1
- His vowels have been safguarded. -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 08:25
amazon local has a Burger king bogo voucher, supposedly you can actually claim as many vouchers as you want (i guess they are free). -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 22, 08:21
"I'm walking on sunshine...Wooooohhh" -- nm - Phillip J Fry Oct 22, 08:18
This was the first season where most everything went my way football-wise of the year -- nm - PFM wearing a Walton Goggins mask Oct 22, 08:13 1
- Well, the regular season is only half way over. -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 08:16
Homeland (last 5 minute spoils) - Jovian Oct 22, 08:11
#5, ftw! -- (link) - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 08:10 1
- number 1 looks like something from stalinist russia. -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 08:15
One footnote about Brownie-in-a-mug = it makes more than you think it does, and it comes out sort of dense and rich - slayformojo Oct 22, 08:05
Free $2 Amazon Instant Video Credit (Twitter Required) - tRuMaN Oct 22, 08:04 4
- *watches his twitter feed light up from sters getting this deal as well* - tRuMaN Oct 22, 08:08
- sweet. Now I have $4 -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 22, 08:07
- 'sauce! -- nm - slayformojo Oct 22, 08:07
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david, reading the gearbox forums some this morning, i havent seen anyone report anything like what happened to us - tRuMaN Oct 22, 08:00 11
- what happened? -- nm - JaxS3an Oct 22, 08:09 7
  - we were playing the DLC, going after the super-uber raid boss - tRuMaN Oct 22, 08:12 6
    - did you get the xp? -- nm - JaxS3an Oct 22, 08:17 5
      - we were playing as level 50s, so no. - tRuMaN Oct 22, 08:18 4
        
        What you should do is grab folks who have just finished playthrough one. - David Oct 22, 08:35 3
        
        yeah, probably. or at least until the game catches up to my level 50ness. - tRuMaN Oct 22, 08:39 2
        
        I finished it Friday. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 22, 08:43
        
        I know J has. Groiny is at the end. -- nm - David Oct 22, 08:40
- I think I'm going to create an account and mention it to them. -- nm - David Oct 22, 08:00 2
  - are you also going to mention that Hyperius liked to face/nut stomp you constantly? - tRuMaN Oct 22, 08:06 1
    - I did not but I have posted on Gearbox's technical forum now. -- nm - David Oct 22, 08:25
thanks all for the wishes. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 22, 07:51 6
- Sorry you've lost her, but really, you'll carry on so much of... - Old Antarctic Explorer Oct 22, 08:35
- just saw it. Very sorry to hear. -- nm - loosilu Oct 22, 08:33
- really sorry for your loss -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 22, 08:00
- sorry to hear tru. -- nm - Remlik Oct 22, 07:56 1
  - agreed. nm -- nm - ghouly Oct 22, 07:57
- Catching up, sorry man. - Spawn Oct 22, 07:55
Is today some obscure holiday? I'm always the first person at work but nobody else is here yet. There should be other early bird administrators here. - ceregon Oct 22, 07:51 2
- You went into work on MacGuffin's Day?! -- nm - Ender Oct 22, 07:54
- Feast of Maximum Occupancy -- nm - slayformojo Oct 22, 07:54
I'm gong to vote this morning. Quick ST, convince me who to vote for! -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 07:47 10
- Kodos. -- nm - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 07:51
- Richard Nixon's head is winning no matter who you vote for. It's Politics 101. -- nm - David Oct 22, 07:49
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  - Your logic is similar to mine. - ty97 Oct 22, 07:51 6
    - You really don't make sense. - Spawn Oct 22, 08:01 5
      - Let me clarify, there are two things at play. - ty97 Oct 22, 08:07 4
        
        I agree with what you are saying, but if there is one of the two I want to win, I vote for them. - Spawn Oct 22, 08:21
        
        The only way a 3rd party can exist is if people support them. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 22, 08:16 2
        
        but people simply won't support them, regardless of their positions, due to the spoiler effect. - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 08:22 1
        
        reposting this, because it's the best explanation I've come across. -- (link) - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 08:27 [youtube]
The song in that (white hot) Bioshock Infinite trailer is Beast by Nico Vega. -- nm - David Oct 22, 07:45 1
- Is that the game that everyone keeps quitting on? -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 07:57
Not the Onion: Store Owner thwarts robbery by throwing a four pack of Natty Ice at the robber. -- (link) - MDH Oct 22, 07:35 1
- about the only thing it's good for, too... :) -- nm - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 07:36
okay, even though i lost every album i had in a move 15 years ago, i still really really want this wall mounted record player -- (link) - The Andead Oct 22, 07:28
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- without looking at the link, at least in my state (GA) - Strongbad Oct 22, 08:02 7
  - Serious question - when making an early vote, do you need to show ID? -- nm - It's the Great Pumpkin, Roger More Oct 22, 08:20 6
    - TN has a voter ID law although my attendant didn't look at mine. - David Oct 22, 08:24 4
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        Kim was worried that my picture ID would be outdated. I kept telling her, "Honey, I'm a white male in Tennessee." -- nm - David Oct 22, 08:33 1
        
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      - "I'm voting for the black guy... want to look at it now?" -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 08:28
    - I believe so, but not 100% sure. - Strongbad Oct 22, 08:23
- My country makes me sad. -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 07:43 2
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    - We seem to be moving backwards though -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 07:55
- and then there's this lovely gem, from the Ohio Secretary of State -- (link) - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 07:33 1
  - that looks like Greg of Omega house all grown up. -- nm - Jovian Oct 22, 07:41
Alabama Congressional candidate implies opponent is gay and has a "all homosexual" Congressional staff. - Ender Oct 22, 07:28 4
- perfect response. -- nm - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 07:35
- Also - "Would you rather vote for some guy with a record of voting against gay rights legislation? Or for me, who has no record for or against?" -- nm - Roger More Oct 22, 07:33
- *head desk* -- nm - MDH Oct 22, 07:30
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so, this morning, I walk out of my house and...... - ghouly Oct 22, 07:25 9
- Worst. Stalker. Ever. -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 07:54
- ...*ding* I'm a princess. Wow, magic! -- nm - ghirly si Oct 22, 07:51
- I figured the "GO CUBS" would've been the one that would've pissed you off -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 22, 07:27 1
  - even Jesus hates the Cubs. nm -- nm - ghouly Oct 22, 07:29
- did you immediately drop to your knees - tRuMaN Oct 22, 07:26 4
  - well, I would have had to clean it up,so no. nm -- nm - ghouly Oct 22, 07:29 2
    - Is it too soon to make a "the flood waters will likely wash it away" joke? -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 22, 07:30 1
      - no, but next time I will call you over so you can part the waters. nm -- nm - ghouly Oct 22, 07:31
  - Hey tru, sorry for your loss. :( -- nm - Jovian Oct 22, 07:27
Just thinking: Does the average online reader actually care about by-lines anymore? -- nm - MDH Oct 22, 07:18 13
- Outside of Sorkin, I doubt I could name a single NYT columnist. - spamlet Oct 22, 07:20 5
  - Thomas Friedman? -- nm - ceregon Oct 22, 07:26 1
    - Sorry, I meant on the news side not the opinion side. -- nm - spamlet Oct 22, 07:28
  - Sorkin writes for the NYT? -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 22, 07:26 2
    - Andrew Ross, the not as talented Sorkin. -- nm - spamlet Oct 22, 07:28
    - This. -- nm - MDH Oct 22, 07:26
- I was thinking the exact same thing. - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 07:20
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  - I'll recognize them, but they are not a determining factor in whether I read the article. -- nm - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 07:30 2
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      - mine is easy: If its on NYTimes.com, I'll read it. :) -- nm - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 07:34
  - Your comment is what spurred my thought. I think besides a handful or people caring, it's just not important anymore. -- nm - MDH Oct 22, 07:26
- average? doubt it. -- nm - loosilu Oct 22, 07:19
Ermahgerd....Werd! -- nm - Jim Oct 22, 07:12 6
- Game 7 dude -- nm - budice Oct 22, 07:13 5
  - Exactly where we like to be, apparently. nm - Jim Oct 22, 07:15 1
    - I finally convinced the kid of a plan to get to Game 6 (even if an inning or two late). They better win now! -- nm - spamlet Oct 22, 07:19
  - May not happen tonight. It is pouring in SF -- nm - amoxy Oct 22, 07:15
  - i always find playing video games with david when baseball is on to be strange - tRuMaN Oct 22, 07:14 1
    - This is uncomfortably true. I'm so sorry about your grandmother, by the way. -- nm - David Oct 22, 07:40

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