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The first bill of the 113th Congress has officially been introduced by Michelle Bachmann. Despite 33 losses, the bill is to repeal Obamacare. -- (link) - MDH Jan 3, 14:03 2
- awesome. -- nm - znufrii Jan 3, 14:07
- The GOP really has their finger on the pulse of America and what the people want from them. - Krusty Jan 3, 14:07
Apparently it's like 28 Days Later over in Britain -- (link) - Reagen Jan 3, 14:03
As far as I know all people with my last name, in the US, are relatives, same with my mom's last name. - tl Jan 3, 13:59 2
- everyone with my last name (as spelled) is a relative, just found a whole nuther group with a different spelling, one is a famous pitcher -- nm - zDroid untethered, the D is *not* silent Jan 3, 14:07
- I'm sure I'm pretty close. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 3, 14:01
With a late entry for the Darwin Award, sister shoots brother in head while posing with guns for Facebook on NYE -- (link) - oblique2013 Jan 3, 13:51 4
- that's not Darwin eligible. You have to kill yourself or render yourself incapable of reproducing. -- nm - zork Jan 3, 14:05 2
  - she might spend her child bearing years in jail so it counts. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:06 1
    - guards? conj. visits? parole? - zork Jan 3, 14:07
- now he knows what it is really like to be a gangsta. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 3, 13:55
This charts shows the religious breakdown of the 113th Congress vs the American public at large -- (link) - ty97 Jan 3, 13:44 6
- I read somewhere the 113th is the first time ever when you go "White Males" vs. "Women/LGBT/Minorities" WM loses. - MDH Jan 3, 13:55 3
  - That is true for the Dems -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 13:58 2
    - Ok, thanks for clarifying. -- nm - MDH Jan 3, 13:59 1
      - I don't know this site, but here's a source link -- (link) - ty97 Jan 3, 14:02
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  - I presume so, but wish they broke that category out better. - ty97 Jan 3, 13:50
Mop, maybe you should spend your free time coming up with cool LEGO ideas like this Bioshock one -- (link) - oblique2013 Jan 3, 13:43 2
- You mean this one? -- (link) - Mop (189 lbs) Jan 3, 13:48 [Backboard] 1
  - Damnit, I've been Mopped -- nm - oblique2013 Jan 3, 13:49
You know, when you never button up a shirt, you're liable to miss the fact you've got it on inside out. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 13:43
thinking about taking someone up on their Craigslist offer to buy your sperm? -- (link) - charlie Jan 3, 13:43 6
- kansas, as liberal as afganistan -- nm - zDroid untethered, the D is *not* silent Jan 3, 14:05
- oh, wow. I didn't know he had done it through craigslist. what an idiot. - znufrii Jan 3, 13:45 4
  - psst, it is his :) -- nm - oblique2013 Jan 3, 13:46 3
    - no, it isn't. it merely contains the same genetic material. -- nm - znufrii Jan 3, 13:46 2
      - thank you for this. - TFox Jan 3, 13:51 1
        
        pleasure to serve, as always. -- nm - znufrii Jan 3, 14:12
Vatican City credit card services suspended -- (link) - znufrii Jan 3, 13:42
I'd like to see how you turn a single-lens camera into a 3D camera unless it uses a light field like the Lytro. -- (link) - Mop (189 lbs) Jan 3, 13:36 6
- there is an add on prism that focuses left/right to make a single frame split image -- nm - zDroid untethered, the D is *not* silent Jan 3, 14:10
- Using LCD shutters to create separate field of views (albeit limited separation) -- (link) - JD Jan 3, 13:43 [Image]
- wouldn't you just extrapolate or interpolate the single image into a matching stereographic image? -- nm - charlie Jan 3, 13:37 1
  - You couldn't calculate it from a single frame, you would lose the parallax effect -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 13:38
- (By using a gyroscope & accelerometer & video mode) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 13:37 1
  - Might not even need to be a video mode, in fact - the video mode hack was used for selectable-focus on a non-Lytro proof of concept. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 13:38
Nubby, go to the Genius Bar. Always go to the Genius Bar. - ty97 Jan 3, 13:31 1
- "no, but i really am a genius. yours is just a branding thing" -- nm - charlie Jan 3, 13:33
14 day free trial of Epix. No credit card or anything. Not sure how this works. Is it online only? -- (link) - Mop (189 lbs) Jan 3, 13:31 1
- they have some fun documentaries -- nm - Remlik Jan 3, 13:36
Left Behind reboot adds Ashley Tisdale -- (link) - oblique2013 Jan 3, 13:27 31
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  - I won't watch this one, either, ML. -- nm - Mop (189 lbs) Jan 3, 13:48
  - pay attention. This hit ST back in October -- (link) - oblique2013 Jan 3, 13:48 [Backboard]
  - Did you somehow miss this news? - spamlet (iPhone) Jan 3, 13:48 7
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      - You were too busy posting football news -- nm - oblique2013 Jan 3, 13:49 5
        
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        C'mon, priorities! -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 14:03
        
        I was going to say that I think it came out right around that time. - spamlet Jan 3, 13:53
        
        how are things going? -- nm - oblique2013 Jan 3, 13:51 1
        
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- Relevant really has had wall-to-wall coverage of this reboot. - spamlet Jan 3, 13:35
- and feel bad. she deserves better. but guess the girl has to work. -- nm - Jovian Jan 3, 13:35
- I think I knew this but promptly forgot it, it stars Nic Cage?? - amoxy Jan 3, 13:35
- They could have gotten a better picture than her making a kissy face. -- nm - Mop (189 lbs) Jan 3, 13:33
- Although she is much prettier as a brunette (like she was in Wildcats) -- nm - Capstern Jan 3, 13:32
- i secretly like Ashley Tisdale. -- nm - Andie Jan 3, 13:29 14
  - yeah - she's good. -- nm - Diva Jan 3, 13:32
  - Love her. She was great on Hellcats. (that was a great CW show) - Jovian Jan 3, 13:32 1
    - Agreed -- nm - Capstern Jan 3, 13:33
  - i really like her - shes fun and seems like a pretty genuine cool person -- nm - Capstern Jan 3, 13:31 5
    - *shocked* nm -- nm - groiny Jan 3, 13:31 4
      - I liked high school musical...also liked her in Kim Possible and also Wildcats was entertaining -- nm - Capstern Jan 3, 13:33 3
        
        *still shocked* nm -- nm - groiny Jan 3, 13:35 2
        
        makes no sense - actress I like - there are many I think are great and cool on tv that seem like genuinely nice people....Kristen Kreuk, Maggie Q and - Capstern Jan 3, 13:38 1
        
        really love Felicia Day will be on Supernatural again and she and her YouTube videos are just awesome - geek goddess -- nm - Capstern Jan 3, 13:40
  - I openly like her, solely for her voice work on Phineas and Ferb. I've never seen her in anything else. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 3, 13:30 4
    - Fun fact: when Sam wants to watch P&F, he just points at the computer and yells "Mo-o-o-o-o-o-m!" -- nm - TFox Jan 3, 13:39
    - she ruled in Raising Hope - didn't have much to do in Sons of Anarchy -- nm - Epiphany Jan 3, 13:32 2
      - except get her face beat in by Gemma -- nm - amoxy Jan 3, 13:38
      - yes. was hoping for so much more when I saw that she would be on the past season. -- nm - Jovian Jan 3, 13:36
Where's My Water (full version) for iPad for free from Disney Family Deals -- (link) - Mop (189 lbs) Jan 3, 13:25 1
- fun game -- nm - J Jan 3, 13:38
Wow AC/DC has 93 credited sountracks (TV/Movies) - almost expected it to be more - I swear they are in like every movie - and well - Capstern Jan 3, 13:25 1
- you mean that there was life before Iron Man? -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 3, 14:07
Instagram's new terms of service are great, right? Not so much -- (link) - oblique2013 Jan 3, 13:23
simple test of musculo-skeletal fitness is 'strong predictor' of mortality in the middle-aged and older -- (link) - euro cardiologists Jan 3, 13:17 3
- interesting -- nm - Epiphany Jan 3, 13:53
- I can get up with no support, so I know I'm at least a /5 ... I haven't tested sitting down. - Beryllium Jan 3, 13:36
- Seriously? *Adds a score of "5" to my dating profile* - Mop (189 lbs) Jan 3, 13:19
for those that like Dita Von Tease clothing style I offer you pinupgirlclothing.com -- (link) - Remlik Jan 3, 13:05 8
- thanks for the site - I need the corset she's obviously wearing with that dress - Epiphany Jan 3, 13:13 7
  - what do you think of this one? -- (link) - Remlik Jan 3, 13:15 6
    - I like it less than the 1st - and satin is an unforgiving material. The cut of the 1st dress is sublime -- nm - Epiphany Jan 3, 13:34 1
      - you have mail -- nm - Remlik Jan 3, 13:41
    - The dress is prettier than the girl. -- nm - Mop (189 lbs) Jan 3, 13:17 3
      - ok Mop what do you think of this one? -- (link) - Remlik Jan 3, 13:19 2
        
        I'd do her. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 3, 13:21
        
        Not a big fan of either. -- nm - Mop (189 lbs) Jan 3, 13:20
Is the Rooney Rule the thing holding up the Andy Reid deal? - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 3, 13:05 2
- They interviewed 2 guys from the Falcons...one of them satisfied the Rooney Rule. -- nm - Jim Jan 3, 13:07
- If you mean with the Chiefs, no. They already intereviewed Keith Armstrong of the Falcons. -- nm - Grudem Jan 3, 13:07
Hrmmm, a 9pt jump in my credit score with nothing of note changing? I'll take that. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 3, 13:04 1
- Your amount spent on food is divided by three now, so that bumps you up. -- nm - Spawn Jan 3, 13:13
ST Poll -- on a scale of 1 to 10, rate your level of uncertainty for events in 2013. How sure are you of what's going to happen in your life? - znufrii Jan 3, 12:53 26
- 8 -- nm - eag Jan 3, 13:41
- 9 -- nm - Krusty Jan 3, 13:16
- 10 -- nm - Mop (189 lbs) Jan 3, 13:15
- 10 always 10 -- nm - Jovian Jan 3, 13:12
- 7 -- nm - Dano Jan 3, 13:08
- 6 -- nm - MDH Jan 3, 13:02
- We never have any certainty. Random stuff happens all the time. -- nm - spamlet Jan 3, 13:01 3
  - for sure, I'm talking about the big picture stuff here - znufrii Jan 3, 13:02 2
    - Heh, things still happen. - spamlet Jan 3, 13:32
    - I'm still a 2. will I move? will I buy a house? will I get a new job? -- nm - amanda Jan 3, 13:21
- *feels a lot better about himself now* -- nm - znufrii Jan 3, 12:59 1
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- 6, 2013 will have a lot more variables than previous years -- nm - ceregon Jan 3, 12:59
- 69 -- nm - groiny si Jan 3, 12:58
- 2 -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jan 3, 12:58
- Plan? What Plan? - amoxy Jan 3, 12:57 1
  - This. I am a leaf on the wind. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 3, 12:59
- 6 -- nm - Capstern Jan 3, 12:57
- 6-7. -- nm - pmb Jan 3, 12:56
- 10 -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 3, 12:56
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- to the extent i try to even be sure, a 5 - charlie Jan 3, 12:54
- 3 -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 12:54
- 8 -- nm - TFox Jan 3, 12:54
- 10 -- nm - decline Jan 3, 12:54
- 8 -- nm - prayformojo Jan 3, 12:54
do you think you'll be the same person as today in 10 years? science says to think again, buster -- (link) - charlie Jan 3, 12:51 6
- If 10 years ago, I would have been told where I was at now and who I am, I'd scream - amoxy Jan 3, 13:00 1
  - i kinda wish i knew - charlie Jan 3, 13:02
- with the level of degeneration going on - figure 15% cyborg -- nm - Capstern Jan 3, 12:59
- I plan on having a cybernetic claw. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 3, 12:57
- why on earth would anyone think that? -- nm - znufrii Jan 3, 12:53 1
  - well, if you had read the article, you would know that we fool ourselves into believing that we won't really change as much as it turns out we do -- nm - charlie Jan 3, 12:55
so...do elephants have 2 knees or 4? I'm confused -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 12:51 1
- TWO!!! - Mop (189 lbs) Jan 3, 13:17
nmb Strongbad - ceregon Jan 3, 12:50
Top Chef semi-spoiler - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 3, 12:49 7
- Spoilers - Grudem Jan 3, 12:51 4
  - LCK spoiler - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 3, 13:00 3
    - Spoilers - Grudem Jan 3, 13:05
    - Spoils - MDH Jan 3, 13:02 1
      - spoiler - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 3, 13:03
- Spoils - MDH Jan 3, 12:51 1
  - spoils - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 3, 12:54
if elephants are outlawed only outlaws will have elephants - charlie Jan 3, 12:49
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- The fact that he's such a neocon on issues like this really makes me unhappy. - Mel Profit Jan 3, 13:09
- So he is doing the right thing, just the wrong way? -- nm - amoxy Jan 3, 12:56 11
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  - Honestly, if I'm Congress, I let him do it, file suit against him, if I win, he either adheres to the law or I impeach him. - Will Hunting Jan 3, 13:05 9
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      - Then I skip straight to impeaching him. You sign a law, you adhere to it. - Will Hunting Jan 3, 13:18 6
        
        So then GWB should have been impeached also? -- nm - amoxy Jan 3, 13:29 1
        
        Damn right. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 3, 14:20
        
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        Well, that's becuase Democrats are spineless. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 3, 14:21
        
        "We have secretly replaced Barack Obama with John Cena. Let's see if anyone notices..." -- nm - TFox Jan 3, 13:19 1
        
        Nah, I'm a believer in you either veto laws you don't like, or you follow them. - Will Hunting Jan 3, 13:20
where's the money lebowski? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 3, 12:45

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