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ThisIsMyJam for the day: "The Wicked & the Blind" by The Dø (video link) -- (link) - nubby Dec 12, 06:08
Inseparable in life and death: Couple married for 73 years, then died just 48 hours apart.......(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Dec 12, 05:23 4
- jeebus... -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 12, 06:12
- nmbWD - prayformojo Dec 12, 05:25 2
  - Yes....its Princess Disney :) -- nm - Walt_Disney Dec 12, 06:13 1
    - Every time I see the avatar, I think it's such a striking shot - prayformojo Dec 12, 06:15
Oooooh...Doctor Who themed Christmas Shirt.Woot. -- (link) - JaxSean Dec 12, 04:58
Clemson OC Chad Morris interviews for Texas Tech HC opening, along with A&M OC Kliff Kingsbury - Strongbad Dec 12, 04:25
Happy 12/12/12 Birthday to Fox and JenBro! -- nm - Andie Dec 12, 04:13 10
- *sits quietly in the corner...with firecrackers...3 red robed heralds with trumpets...a table saw...confetti cannons...a large komodo dragon - Nekkid Crazy Mel Dec 12, 06:08
- (and zeitgeist, I think) -- nm - kelly Dec 12, 05:28 7
  - and zeitgeist! -- nm - Andie Dec 12, 06:22
  - The Birthday Turtle needs to get his data updated -- nm - Kilbo Baggins Dec 12, 05:41 2
    - his/her? -- nm - Strongbad Dec 12, 05:57 1
      - I'm pretty sure Max is the turtle -- nm - Kilbo Baggins Dec 12, 06:00
  - Happy 12/12/12 to my fellow Sagittarians - WOO! Enjoying a day off today - just taking it easy. :) - JenBro Dec 12, 05:40 2
    - Have fun collecting toys! -- nm - Strongbad Dec 12, 05:40 1
      - Oh! Thanks for the reminder!!!! -- nm - JenBro Dec 12, 05:43
- Just think, there are no more of these dates till Jan 1, 2101. -- nm - Andie Dec 12, 04:49
The only concession to being a grownup is that I'm waiting until Friday night to go see The Hobbit. - Mel Profit Dec 12, 04:05
Dec 12, 1901 � Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland. -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 03:46 1
- 1917 � In Nebraska, Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys. -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 03:46
Happy Birthday JenBro! -- nm - CovingtonCat Dec 12, 03:41 4
- We will celebrate this weekend in Chicago! Can't wait!!! -- nm - JenBro Dec 12, 05:41
- *runs in...nekkid and crazy like...sings the most beautiful rendition of Happy Birthday heard by human ears...runs out* -- nm - Nekkid Crazy Mel Dec 12, 04:06
- Happy happy -- nm - CQ draped in tinsel Dec 12, 03:50
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 03:46
watching an old Star Trek Movie, realizing that except for transporters and warp drives, we're probably closer to star trek than life in the 60/70's -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 12, 01:03 1
- And that whole elimination of hunger, want, and the need for possessions thing. -- nm - Mara Dec 12, 04:24
coming soon: a real tricorder for your smartphone -- (link) - prisoner 24601 Dec 12, 00:24
North Korea's new satellite is in 95 min. 29 second polar orbit at 499.7km perigee alt & 584.18km apogee alt at inclination of 97.4° -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 23:11 3
- I wonder how quickly that orbit would decay (if at all) without internal boosters -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 23:20 1
  - My guess: It will decay into the atmosphere on Dec 21st, 2012, and spread Pu238 over a large landmass -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 23:34
- so that's how Kim Jong Un is going to make contact - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 23:13
Pot found in Arizona appears to have been fired over the border by cannon... -- (link) - Meg Dec 11, 23:10 1
- they must have been watching Pumpkin Chunkin -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 11, 23:59
apple maps is leading people to the middle of nowhere. -- (link) - mafic Dec 11, 22:58 4
- I know I'm a homer here, but I've used it several times now on several out of town trips and it's been perfect. - volnelk Dec 12, 05:33
- You might find this follow-up interesting -- (link) - Kilbo Baggins Dec 12, 05:27
- Nothing to see here. -- nm - Apple Fanboys Dec 12, 05:25
- I do question some peoples sense of direction sometimes -- nm - Karl_S Dec 11, 22:58
NCIS quote spoils - Beryllium Dec 11, 22:46 2
- and more - Beryllium Dec 11, 23:00
- NCIS general spoils - Beryllium Dec 11, 22:55
Now let's discuss the elimination of the penny and the fictional arbitrage opportunities is would present. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 11, 22:42 2
- Even though Nic'le is five times more valuable, you can never get rid of the Penny. -- nm - Max Dec 11, 23:13
- sometimes I pay cash and get myself 2 cents of free gas. -- nm - mafic Dec 11, 22:46
400 tonnes of corn stolen from Quebec farm -- (link) - Reagen Dec 11, 22:26 9
- corn and syrup? blech. -- nm - Max Dec 11, 23:14
- "The farmer said it was unclear if the thieves had used a number of trucks" but there were at least 12 truckloads.... - Meg Dec 11, 22:32 5
  - mot really - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 11, 22:48 1
    - But how far were they taking it. One truck making 12 round trips in one night ? -- nm - Meg Dec 11, 22:51
  - i sense a high school math word problem coming on -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 22:34 2
    - All I know is that you can't leave the corn on the same side of the river as the chicken. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 11, 22:38 1
      - the bane of my teenage existence - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 22:39
- Ocean's Onze! -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 22:27 1
  - Le Heist Amaizeing -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 22:29
nine signs you might be an introvert -- (link) - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 22:12 3
- As an introvert, if you go years without answering the phone, you have other things to worry about. -- nm - Jelly Dec 12, 03:26
- Some of those are spot on, some aren't. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 11, 22:33
- Whadya know? I'm not an introvert. Huh. -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 22:26
"The third rule of Fight Club is to have fun and try your best." -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 22:11 1
- "Fourth Rule: Look Fabulous at all Times!" -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 12, 04:00
Bery - do we know how many votes separate #'s 1 & 2 in the Roger's voting? - Meg Dec 11, 22:00 2
- Unfortunately, no. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 22:02 1
  - Bah, I didn't start voting until it had been up a while...but I have been able to vote twice today :) - Meg Dec 11, 22:07
okay mathletes, riddle me this: does 1 = 0.999999999? -- (link) - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 21:56 25
- No. Equal means exact, not infinitesimally slightly different. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 12, 04:46 1
  - But there is no infintesimal difference. - Reagen Dec 12, 06:19
- My favorite math puzzle is 2=1. I'll show this to someone at our next gathering. - Strongbad Dec 12, 04:09
- If there is a bar over the 9s, I think so -- nm - ty97 Dec 11, 22:23 6
  - oh, yes, I was presuming the bar. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 22:26 5
    - Fun with math minutiae: do you really need both the ellipsis and the bar? - TFox Dec 11, 22:35 4
      - just one or the other. But pixie's original subject had neither. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 22:36 3
        
        sorry, i thought the infinite repeating was implied. i could have added more nines -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 22:38 2
        
        I think 3...no, 4..more 9s would have convinced the non-believers. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 11, 22:40 1
        
        curse you, 150 character limit! -- nm - mafic Dec 11, 22:48
- I knew we'd done this before. -- (link) - Reagen Dec 11, 22:17 [Backboard] 5
  - I resisted initially but accepted it after looking at a circle as a regular polygon with an infinite number of sides. -- nm - Max Dec 11, 23:24 1
    - way to stick to your guns, fermax -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 23:24
  - That was a lot of nerd in one thread. -- nm - David Dec 11, 22:50
  - Poor RayRay shouting into the hurricane on that one. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 11, 22:36 1
    - yeah, we didn't even come close to tiny typing this bizzatch -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 22:40
- Yes. Think about 1/3 + 1/3 +1/3. - Reagen Dec 11, 21:57 8
  - My teacher went with 6/9=.6666..., 7/9=.7777..., 8/9=.8888..., so 9/9=.99999.... -- nm - Ender Dec 12, 04:49
  - I was like "Reagen is going to beat me to this." -- nm - TFox Dec 11, 21:58 1
    - I just happened to be up. :) -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 21:59
  - three thirds = one whole -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 21:58 4
    - right, but one third = 0.333333... - Reagen Dec 11, 22:00 3
      - yeah, but "a whole" = 1 - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 22:01 2
        
        This is one of those things where you really have to grasp infinity. - Reagen Dec 11, 22:04 1
        
        it's effectively a rounding error you get by expressing infinite numbers in finite ways. -- nm - mafic Dec 11, 22:04
So does ST recommend The Passage? Want to figure out my first Kindle purchase. -- nm - Jovian Dec 11, 21:44 3
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- Yes, although it jumps around, and that is a bit annoying -- nm - flavorize Dec 11, 22:48
- Some more than others, but generally yes. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 11, 21:47
And then he said, "Next slide, please." -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 21:32
I guess on these shows (storage wars, pawn stars) I like it when an appraiser assigns a real value (or bestows authenticity/hoaxness) on the items. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 21:32 3
- and still the dopes on Pawn Stars always ask for the full appraised retail sale value - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 21:42 2
  - Yeah, that's always a face palm -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 22:01 1
    - I'll bet they put it out on the floor with much higher price so you can bargain them down towards full retail value -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 11, 22:26
I once traveled with a guide who was taking me to Faya. He didn't speak for nine hours. - The English Patient Dec 11, 21:23 5
- I think that would have been less boring than the actual movie. -- nm - mafic Dec 11, 22:05
- You sing all the time! -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 21:33 2
  - I do not -- nm - The English Patient Dec 11, 21:33 1
    - Fouad is laughing at you right now. -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 21:36
- Too bad he was not pointing you over a cliff. -- nm - Spawn Dec 11, 21:30
Looking for new games for the iPhone. What do you suggest, ST? -- nm - kelly Dec 11, 21:22 22
- Hill climb -- nm - Mara Dec 12, 04:27
- Sailboat Championship is fantastic (and gorgeous on this mega gs3 screen). - TFox Dec 11, 21:46 2
  - I will listen to you today because it is your birthday. - kelly Dec 11, 21:48 1
    - It's racing, but also sailing, so like competitive zen? - TFox Dec 11, 21:50
- Clash of Clans -- nm - flavorize Dec 11, 21:44
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- Ticket to Ride, Letterpress -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 21:30 1
  - I already have Letterpress (if anyone wants to start a game with me, that would be great.) - kelly Dec 11, 21:39
- It's not exactly new but new to me. I've been playing Flick Home Run -- (link) - oblique Dec 11, 21:28
- Once again, TFoxy was right--Triple Town is mad addictive. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 11, 21:26 10
  - But yes, this is the best smartphone game in the world. 1.9M is my high. - TFox Dec 11, 21:47 5
    - Sweet Jesus. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 11, 21:48 4
      - It just clicks with practice. I used to think 100k would be impossible. - TFox Dec 11, 21:49 3
        
        Yeah, I still suspect witchcraft. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 11, 21:52 2
        
        Not a witch. A ninja. - TFox Dec 11, 21:56 1
        
        still - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 21:59
  - I'm currently addicted to Pocket Frogs (what a waste of time, but I can't help it). -- nm - kelly Dec 11, 21:38 3
    - I honestly don't know why it's so addicting. It just is. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 11, 21:44 2
      - I'm getting frustrated with it because I don't have enough space to hold onto all of these frogs I've bred. - kelly Dec 11, 21:47
      - they're frogs. in your pocket. -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 21:44
- have you tried wordsmack -- nm - Karl_S Dec 11, 21:25 1
  - Maybe? I'll have to check it out. -- nm - kelly Dec 11, 21:39
It is already 12:12:12 in the eastern time zone. -- nm - GregW Dec 11, 21:13 5
- It's Tom Brady Day! -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 12, 04:08 1
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- happy birthday to me...btw, was it an STr who posted about their 12 yo neice having their 12th bd on 12.12.12? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 11, 21:35
- Breaking news: Brandon Woodward was the person responsible for ending the world, but he was gunned down by a ghost. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 11, 21:20
- a long way from 01:01:01 -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 21:14
hey wigs, have you learned anything from the chilluns lately? - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 21:12 3
- Conversation at our house last night: - ralph wiggum Dec 11, 21:19 2
  - the Mr. Wigs-Nick axis is formidable -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 21:20 1
    - The Axis of Smartassery. They just need Kim Jong Un to tip into full out Evil. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 11, 21:24
Gofobo keeps sending me invitations to screenings of Jack Reacher. -- nm - Dano Dec 11, 21:09 5
- C'mon! Pleeeeeze? Dano... c'moooooon! -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 21:17
- until i saw the billboard this week i had no idea it was a Xmas movie -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 21:11 3
  - There's a ton of new releases next week. -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 21:17
  - I have idea what it is. I keep thinking "CIA Agent" or "the character from FarCey". -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 21:13 1
    - FarCry -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 21:13
do you come from a land down under? -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 11, 21:08 1
- Where women glow and men plunder? -- nm - Karl_S Dec 11, 21:18

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