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hmm, apparently the freakonomics link between abortions and crime rate drops also correlates to removal of lead additives in gas. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 3, 15:23 4
- "Correlation isn't causation. But in this case they definitely seem to be winking suggestively at one another." I call BS. -- nm - zork Jan 3, 15:31
- Fascinating. -- nm - Mop (189 lbs) Jan 3, 15:27
- Tom Miller of HSBR introduced me to this theory last year. Apparently, it correlates outside the US as well, whereas abortion legality does not. -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 15:27
- Circle of life! -- nm - Spawn Jan 3, 15:25
Same-sex marriage bills introduced in RI House and Senate -- (link) - ty97 Jan 3, 15:19
Ezra Klein: The date for filibuster reform: Jan. 22. Probably. -- (link) - ty97 Jan 3, 15:16
So have we seen the K-9 version of Louis vs Rick. Text from Dog -- (link) - JD Jan 3, 14:52
Is anyone here a Windows/ActiveDirectory admin? - Beryllium Jan 3, 14:51 4
- you may kiss me now -- (link) - zork Jan 3, 15:19 1
  - more links here -- (link) - zork Jan 3, 15:21
- break something and see if he can fix it. -- nm - loosilu Jan 3, 15:06 1
  - Might be hard over skype -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 15:13
JF - Top Chef spoilers - crash davis Jan 3, 14:40 1
- spoiler - peglegpete Jan 3, 14:52
With all due respect to Krusty, and anyone else affected by Sandy, perhaps if Reid and the Senate hadn't loaded up the Relief bill with ridiculous - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Jan 3, 14:35 24
- Silly Sceire. You expect ST to *not* blame Republicans? -- nm - Strongbad Jan 3, 17:55
- Also, the bill had the votes to pass. That's why Boehner wouldn't allow it to be brought to the floor. - David Jan 3, 14:43
- you should get a few politicans from the EU to write your bill's that atleast know how to stuff a law with reall lots of useless pork - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 3, 14:43
- This makes it no different than any other bill. They work these things through (and some of that pork goes through). The fiscal cliff bill had money - pmb Jan 3, 14:39
- I'm not reading anywhere that the bill is being held up because of pork. That's every bill they pass, this is no different. - Krusty Jan 3, 14:39
- Sharing is caring, Sceire. Why do you hate fish? -- nm - Dr.Vermin, ;) Jan 3, 14:39 1
  - I love fish! - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Jan 3, 15:17
- How does this level of pork compare to other similar bills? - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:39 9
  - $2mil for the Smithsonian to repair roofs.....that were damaged in the storm. - Will Hunting Jan 3, 14:41 8
    - Note also that the article is from December 15 and has this phrase in it . . . - pmb Jan 3, 14:45 6
      - The bill wasn't even passed until Monday, and as this article states Republicans in the Senate tried to pass a bill without some of the pork it was - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Jan 3, 14:53 5
        
        Please. Even the congressional GOP thought it was stupid to delay this. Boehner is walking funny from the reaming he's gotten from his own party on - pmb Jan 3, 14:59 4
        
        Politically it is stupid, when the other side can say "you don't care," but I don't think Reid et al should be let off the hook for loading up a - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Jan 3, 15:14 3
        
        Honestly, both sides do it. I'd be shocked if there isn't republican pork in there as well (Alaska is a very red state, though I admittedly don't - pmb Jan 3, 15:21
        
        People have been "bothered by" pork for decades. It happens all the the time and it's not going away anytime soon. Saying it's a reason to not bring - mara Jan 3, 15:18
        
        Except there is a solution to a pork-filled bill. There is no solution to the House refusing to do anything. - ty97 Jan 3, 15:18
    - you can get a lot of buckets for that -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 3, 14:44
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- Amend to cut pork, pass, send back. That excuse is invalid. -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 14:38 5
  - The Senate didn't pass it until December 31st, you think they were going to have time to amend the bill, vote on it, pass it? send it to the Senate - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Jan 3, 14:55 3
    - Yes, I do. That's their job. -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 15:02 1
      - I mean FFS, they were going to Amend and then pass a Senate Bill the same DAY the Senate passed it (hi fiscal cliff!) - ty97 Jan 3, 15:05
    - Since the majority of the House wanted to vote for it, who cares? It takes about 6 minutes on average for the House to pass a bill. - David Jan 3, 14:58
  - Exactly. -- nm - David Jan 3, 14:41
Polaroid continues to prove it's not dead. Announces kid-centric Android 4.0 tablet. -- (link) - Mop (189 lbs) Jan 3, 14:33
ST Poll: Do you put your out of office message on between business days? In other words...when you leave and take it off when you get back in? - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:32 10
- No. I even forget when I'm out for a couple of days sometimes. -- nm - pmb Jan 3, 14:46
- would not even occur to me. i do turn my on if i am out for a full day. -- nm - Andie Jan 3, 14:43 1
  - I sometimes don't turn it on for single days that I know I'm going to be out. - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:46
- I work with people who do that but I often don't even put it on when on vacation (either I forget or expect to check email anyway) -- nm - zork Jan 3, 14:41 2
  - one of my coworkers sets his OOO for his lunch break -- nm - zork Jan 3, 14:42 1
    - *laughing* that's great. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:43
- no, and I often leave my out of office message on for over 3 months past the time I was already gone - Epiphany Jan 3, 14:37 1
  - I *never* turn mine on. I was just out for 12 days. no message. I don't care one sou. -- nm - amanda Jan 3, 14:42
- no, I always forget. -- nm - loosilu Jan 3, 14:37
- Hell no, my OOO goes on only when it's a business trip or a long holiday break (5+ days) -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 3, 14:33
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- 412 -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 3, 14:28 11
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    - that's one of the more amazing stats in sports I've seen. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:33
    - you almost have to be deliberately trying for that. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 14:31
    - Wow. -- nm - Krusty Jan 3, 14:30
    - 25 years??? -- nm - David Jan 3, 14:29 6
      - Here's their list - Will Hunting Jan 3, 14:31 5
        
        So they have never drafted even an average QB in their entire history. Stunning. -- nm - David Jan 3, 14:33 4
        
        They took a lot of the 49er's castoffs -- nm - amoxy Jan 3, 15:16
        
        They technically drafted Roger Staubauch, but that was when the leagues were separate and he chose the NFL. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 14:35 1
        
        Heh. and Danny McManus who played for*ever* in the CFL. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 14:37
        
        Not even Len Dawson -- the Steelers traded him to them. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 3, 14:34
- 248 -- nm - Krusty Jan 3, 14:27 1
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- 200. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 3, 14:26 1
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- 143 -- nm - spamlet Jan 3, 14:25 1
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- 65. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 14:25 3
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    - huh. I would have thought that Brodie Croyle would have won at least one game. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 14:28 1
      - I would have as well but he was 0-10 for them according to football-reference. -- nm - David Jan 3, 14:29
Transocean agrees to pay $1.4bn oil spill fine -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 3, 14:23
If you want my feel-good story from Christmas this is it - ty97 Jan 3, 14:22 3
- great job! good luck to them -- nm - Epiphany Jan 3, 14:29
- Very nice! I hope they do well. -- nm - Krusty Jan 3, 14:26
- That is all kinds of awesome. -- nm - Spawn Jan 3, 14:23
If you say, "now let's take a picture of us with you holding the gun to my head," it's Darwin eligible. -- nm - mara Jan 3, 14:18 8
- correct. you're quibbling if you don't think that's perfectly Darwin Award. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:20 7
  - mara's example is correct, yours is not. -- nm - zork Jan 3, 14:22 6
    - So you think Mel's "example" implies it wasn't with his consent? It's his consent and participation that makes it Darwin eligible. -- nm - mara Jan 3, 14:35 5
      - and he's not the one we're considering for the Darwin Award. - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:41 4
        
        Ah, I had it backward. I say the dead guy gets the award. -- nm - mara Jan 3, 15:29
        
        No, he is. I believe it's generally a posthumous award. -- nm - tl Jan 3, 15:05 1
        
        we don't have any proof that he initiated anything to cause his own death - zork Jan 3, 15:17
        
        just because it's not likely that she would reproduce, she is still capable. - zork Jan 3, 14:43
Two sisters from Canada found dead covered in vomit in Thai hotel room -- (link) - zork Jan 3, 14:17 12
- Pohénégamook? That's not a real place. -- nm - Mop (189 lbs) Jan 3, 14:33
- some of the linked stories are interesting. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:21 1
  - the homeless guy finding $77k is interesting - zork Jan 3, 14:25
- This is like a six month old story. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 14:18 8
  - I was about to ask how it happened again. -- nm - loosilu Jan 3, 14:23
  - hmm, the linked page is dated Dec. 28. - zork Jan 3, 14:21 5
    - I saw the byline, but I have no idea why they reported this now. "Breaking" news indeed. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 14:22 4
      - They've got the Zhang Ziyi story dated to November, too. That's old news. -- nm - Mop (189 lbs) Jan 3, 14:32 2
        
        If you're looking for work as a correspondant... -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 14:34 1
        
        don't mind me...I'm looking for a million dollars. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:34
      - they should have that domain name confiscated -- nm - zork Jan 3, 14:24
  - Six months? Wow, I bet it *reeked* in there. -- nm - Spawn Jan 3, 14:20
whoa, I just saw a bad picture of Mila and I don't think I want to link it -- nm - zork Jan 3, 14:14 6
- is it the one where she's leaving the gym? -- nm - loosilu Jan 3, 14:27 1
  - she's wearing sweats but I don't see any evidence of a gym in the shot. nmbl but don't click if you have any sort of crush on her. -- (link) - zork Jan 3, 14:32
- meh. how bad could it be? She is still tiny, still ukrainian and still has those eyes. -- nm - Jovian Jan 3, 14:15 3
  - I wish I could unsee it -- nm - zork Jan 3, 14:17 2
    - Ashton is draining the life from her. -- nm - Spawn Jan 3, 14:21 1
      - she looks fine. they just stalk her and caught her at a bad moment. -- nm - loosilu Jan 3, 14:27
Yeah, Krusty sorry about that. The fact that Obamacare for the 34th time is trumping Sandy is ridiculous. -- nm - MDH Jan 3, 14:09 34
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- The fact that every other time there was a disaster they voted on the money real quick. - Krusty Jan 3, 14:13 23
  - they really don't have a problem with fed aid when its their state under water -- nm - zDroid untethered, the D is *not* silent Jan 3, 14:17 1
    - Exactly. -- nm - Krusty Jan 3, 14:19
  - This is Christie's punishment for "costing them the election". -- nm - David Jan 3, 14:15 17
    - so stupid you find highly more skilled ppl. in every kindergarden -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 3, 14:21
    - And Cantor for daring to vote against him. - Krusty Jan 3, 14:18 9
      - Christie's approval rating is going to be 80 by the time this is over. - David Jan 3, 14:31 8
        
        If I thought he was a moderate and capable of wresting control of the GOP away from the lunatic fringe I'd consider him as a Presidential Candidate. - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:36 6
        
        Slight tangent: Did you catch the Carville interview in Rolling Stone? -- nm - Spawn Jan 3, 14:40 3
        
        I think I have it tabbed here. What's up? -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:42 2
        
        No big. Read it last night and really enjoyed it. - Spawn Jan 3, 14:47 1
        
        cool. I'll see if I can find it. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:58
        
        I don't think he's faking moderation --- he's a conservative who wants to get the job done instead of letting it rot like the rest of the GOP - Will Hunting Jan 3, 14:39 1
        
        agreed. he understands that he has to compromise and work with dems. -- nm - loosilu Jan 3, 14:45
        
        Yup. Thankfully he's not running for president this year. -- nm - Krusty Jan 3, 14:32
    - God, I hope it's not something that cynical. - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:18 1
      - me too, but I could believe it. -- nm - loosilu Jan 3, 14:27
    - Biting off their balls to spite their cock. - Beryllium Jan 3, 14:17
    - LOL thats a great one. I wonder how many truely think that? - Jovian Jan 3, 14:17 2
      - I don't follow. -- nm - David Jan 3, 14:30
      - It is a factor. -- nm - Spawn Jan 3, 14:22
  - *Is pissing me off* So much so that I didn't even finish my thought. -- nm - Krusty Jan 3, 14:14 2
    - Don't worry, I'll be Mayor soon! - Christine Quinn Jan 3, 14:15 1
      - Hate!!! So much hate I'm seeing sounds and hearing colors. - Krusty Jan 3, 14:16
- the house GOP has their finger on the pulse of their donors in their gerrymandered-safe districts. -- nm - psilotum Jan 3, 14:10 1
  - "barely!" - Michele Bachmann Jan 3, 14:13
- Wait, did they start this session with -another- cursory thumbing of the nose at Obamacare? -- nm - Grudem Jan 3, 14:10 6
  - Never mind, I see it on b2 now. Idiots. -- nm - David Jan 3, 14:10 5
    - they can't even stop wasting everyone's time - you think they can stop wasting money? - Epiphany Jan 3, 14:18 4
      - Less talk, more sexy stewardess dress-up. -- nm - David Jan 3, 14:32 3
        
        *starts shaking your inflight martinis* -- nm - Epiphany Jan 3, 14:38 2
        
        Can you turn a bit to give us the profile shot? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 3, 14:40
        
        Don't skimp on the jiggle. -- nm - David Jan 3, 14:39
I'd really like to just do my taxes and move on. -- nm - amanda Jan 3, 14:08 1
- my sister! -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 14:10
"I'm sure it's down there. Let me take another look." -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:07 5
- "I am the walrus." -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 14:12
- well, you do have a birds eye view of it. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 3, 14:10 2
  - this almost makes sense. *tosses you a treat* -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:11 1
    - hmmm, an everlasting gobstopper, thanks! nm -- nm - groiny Jan 3, 14:13
- Yes -- nm - tl Jan 3, 14:10

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