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i wonder if there is anyplace nearby that delivers soup - Truman Feb 20, 09:37
Really Official: Office Depot buying Office Max for $1.2B...Poor Max -- (link) - budice Feb 20, 09:33 3
- For some reason, i think the Office Max name is stronger. -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 09:34 2
  - Not around here. I know where *one* Office Max is, I know where six Depots are and five Staples. -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 09:42
  - Also: This means even more vacant retail space as they close redundant stores post-merger. -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 09:35
PFT: Peyton Manning already is recruiting Freeney to join the Broncos. -- nm - budice Feb 20, 09:30 2
- Better than the Titans, who seem to grab all of our cast offs. -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 09:41
- I bet Marvin Harrison is still available -- nm - amoxy Feb 20, 09:34
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- Rumors are it will be more powerful than the new xbox (although that didn't really help the ps3). Possibly built in motion thingy in controller. Price - decline Feb 20, 09:37 2
  - rumor was yesterday sony was saying its starting price would be cheaper than the starting price of the ps3. whatever that was. -- nm - Truman Feb 20, 09:38 1
    - PS3 was $499 and $599 at release. -- nm - Inigo Feb 20, 09:39
- Here are the rumored specs -- (link) - Inigo Feb 20, 09:36
- Technically, it's a PlayStation event, however, the PS4 is pretty much 100% going to be discussed. Rumours are a holiday release date. -- nm - Shaun Feb 20, 09:31
- This bodes well. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Feb 20, 09:30
- PS4 event kicks off 6PM ET -- nm - budice Feb 20, 09:28 2
  - And can apparently be streamed live on your PS3 from the what's new tab. -- nm - Ender Feb 20, 09:47
  - linkage -- (link) - budice Feb 20, 09:29
ray ray, I like your new band. but it kind of just makes me want to listen to the xx more. whimper -- nm - amanda Feb 20, 09:20 1
- I can't argue with that. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 09:22
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Ordered 2 new Dell monitors yesterday. I'm pretty excited to have a dual monitor setup at home. - Shaun Feb 20, 09:08 2
- Got that at home and soon to have dual monitors at work. Very nice! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 20, 09:24
- I love my viewsonic LED at home. I can't justify a second one since all I do is play games and pay bills -- nm - oblique Feb 20, 09:10
Dear Obama people: you are emailing too much. -- nm - David Feb 20, 09:08 6
- I unsubscribed last night for this very reason. -- nm - Kelly Feb 20, 09:24
- Hasn't this been true for a year? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 09:09 4
  - The last 72 hours have been the worst I can ever recall. -- nm - David Feb 20, 09:29 3
    - congress is about to collapse the economy, reduce our gov to near civil war lvl, to point where the us might not recover -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 13:47
    - Really? I have gotten two this week. -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 09:43
    - outside of the election, yes. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 20, 09:39
Forward-thinking Tech IMHO: Things like Google Glass and Microsoft Surface are the next-gen delivery devices of tech. Computers in cars as well. -- nm - budice Feb 20, 09:04 6
- I'm fascinated by the contextual advances. Google is leading the charge here. I'm curious to see when Apple releases their foray into the space -- nm - oblique Feb 20, 09:06 5
  - *queues T2 theme* - SyrDragon Feb 20, 09:19
  - iPhone 5S. Coming soon!!!! -- nm - Shaun Feb 20, 09:06 3
    - What's interesting is that I wonder if Google is really focusing on Glass for this space and we're going to see Android on the smartphone as a "dead - oblique Feb 20, 09:10 2
      - Glass is a Smartphone Killer. - Mel Profit Feb 20, 09:14 1
        
        This is exactly right. A phone is an inconvenience that the Glass will not be. -- nm - David Feb 20, 09:16
The bouncer in the opening scene of The Rundown is unusually focused. - David Feb 20, 09:03 6
- *LOVE* that opening scene. - Will Hunting Feb 20, 09:05 4
  - very under-appreciated action/comedy movie. Needs a sequel -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 09:07 1
    - Agreed. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 09:08
  - "I'll take Option B." -- nm - David Feb 20, 09:06 1
    - "That's a lotta cows." might be my favorite line delivery in the entire movie. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 20, 09:08
- wouldn't that make him a one hit wonder? nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 09:04
ST may appreciate this. I did The Humpty Dance at karaoke this weekend, tweeted about it, and was immediately followed by Digital Underground. - volnelk Feb 20, 09:02 1
- admittedly, they wouldn't have a lot of search terms to look out for. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 09:04
Former New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici fathered a son during an affair with another Senator's daughter 30 years ago -- (link) - ty97 Feb 20, 08:57 4
- Family values! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Feb 20, 09:30
- WaPo link -- (link) - budice Feb 20, 09:11
- Whoa -- nm - budice Feb 20, 09:04
- those caucus meetings were epic -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 08:58
"[groiny] and Jenny McCarthy are now friends." -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Feb 20, 08:56 7
- we have unfinished business! nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 08:57 6
  - get her to post here. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 20, 09:22 1
    - one thing at a time, I am sure she would have nothing better to do than post here! nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 09:23
  - she wants to suck the vaccinations out of you? -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 08:57 3
    - lol, nice. - groiny Feb 20, 08:58 1
      - who would do such a thing?! -- nm - Charles Sheen Feb 20, 08:59
    - or ride his bicycle -- nm - oblique Feb 20, 08:57
Who was looking for cool summer music festival lineups? -- (link) - TFox Feb 20, 08:55 4
- lyc: The Eagles are rumoured to be doing the Salmon Festival in my hometown in July -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 09:01 1
  - In Issaqua, Washingrton - OAE -- aka OAE Feb 20, 09:39
- Me, although not for this summer. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 08:57 1
  - They do this annually though, so it's one to keep an eye on. - TFox Feb 20, 08:59
*adds these to his list of beers to try* -- (link) - znufrii Feb 20, 08:54
Menswear Dog Blog -- (link) - mara Feb 20, 08:50
If work would pay for an MBA, I'd go in an instant. -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 08:49 4
- but that's the thing. it won't. so are you willing to give everything up now and do it on your own? - amanda Feb 20, 09:24 1
  - I am not, I don't have the balls -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 09:32
- I'm starting to feel like my career here is moving onto a track where it would potentially be useful, both on the resume and in practice. -- nm - TFox Feb 20, 09:01
- I'd go back to do an international MBA program but not necessarily a regular one. - spamlet (wearing the cone of shame) Feb 20, 08:50
On Valentine's Day a Texas woman gave birth to 2 sets of identical twins. 4 sons - TWuG Feb 20, 08:47 2
- What's important here is to get ST opinions on their names (spoiler) - con_carne Feb 20, 09:23 1
  - mid-level bosses in a video game. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 09:25
The 5 most secretly badass countries -- (link) - Beaker Feb 20, 08:47 2
- "Are you hearing that in Liam Neeson's voice? No? Read it again." -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 09:00
- Also from today's Cracked - we need this for ST -- (link) - Roger More Feb 20, 09:00
I'm operating at about 11% efficiency today - prayformojo Feb 20, 08:29 3
- I am wiped out right now...need a nap -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 08:39
- eating lunch before noon was a mistake! -- nm - amanda Feb 20, 08:29 1
  - The pickle up the nose? On purpose. -- nm - TWuG Feb 20, 08:30
2 of the 5 work projects i brought home are as complete as i can get at home. - Truman Feb 20, 08:26 12
- i decided to star the third client project - Truman Feb 20, 08:30 7
  - take a meeting before lunch -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 08:33
  - Dammit! You ruined a perfectly organic Malcolm In The Middle Theme recital! - TWuG Feb 20, 08:31 4
    - how would i know that, i never watched the show! - Truman Feb 20, 08:52 1
      - Oh man. You should watch all of Breaking Bad first, and then watch MITM. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 09:12
    - you're not the boss of him, twug -- nm - mara Feb 20, 08:34
    - Speaking of organic, did I ever tell you about the time I banged Eartha Kitt? -- nm - Pierce Hawthorne Feb 20, 08:34
  - Client 3, you get a gold star. *gold star* -- nm - oblique Feb 20, 08:31
- i don't know -- nm - mara Feb 20, 08:29
- maybe -- nm - TWuG Feb 20, 08:29
- no. -- nm - amanda Feb 20, 08:27
- yes -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 08:27
Mark Hamill says the original 3 have not yet signed on to Star Wars but that they're in talks. -- (link) - Mop on Mac Pro Feb 20, 08:22 1
- If Harrison plays hardball, they can just have him in carbonite again as a coffee table. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 08:23
This bridge project is within a KM of my house ... and they just found two sets of human remains. (Likely archeological in nature) -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 20, 08:15 5
- Sounds like troubled water under that bridge -- nm - amoxy Feb 20, 08:42
- Sounds like they're handling it well - in an archaeological and culturally sensitive respect. -- nm - Meg Feb 20, 08:39
- are they missing feet (was that near you?) -- nm - decline Feb 20, 08:21
- need pictures. (of the skulls) -- nm - loosilu Feb 20, 08:16
- well, I guess it's on the other side - so it's over a KM :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 08:15
The video and examples of Google Glass are neat. I am definitely intrigued. I like the one that shows glasses attached to the frame ... but the beta -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 20, 08:08 8
- I'm having a hard time resisting buying one -- nm - oblique Feb 20, 08:48
- If they pull off even half of this it could be thought of... - Mel Profit Feb 20, 08:30 4
  - The smartphone has already kicked that off -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 08:46 3
    - probably right... - Mel Profit Feb 20, 08:53 2
      - this is the eventual end to voice recognition and contextual programming. Why do I have to touch a device and mash buttons to call you? - oblique Feb 20, 08:55 1
        
        I'm fascinated by the evolution/revolution of technology in our daily lives. I'm not sure where I stand on the smart phone vs. Tablet debate. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 20, 09:02
- For me, this would be a hazard. My eyes were constantly in the corner. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Feb 20, 08:24
- very cool. -- nm - decline Feb 20, 08:20
Hey CQ...put down the diaper or Coors Lite and come help us pillage. - Mel Profit Feb 20, 08:06 10
- doctor's app coming up, then lunch, then nappers, then Pinch pick up, etc. I'm too busy to even clear my occupied ports, heh -- nm - CQ Feb 20, 08:09 7
  - yeah...that's on the docket of things. - Mel Profit Feb 20, 08:12 4
    - naw, token stuff to just warn them when we de-occupy -- nm - CQ Feb 20, 08:29 3
      - I'll try and sweep your ports clear this evening. - Mel Profit Feb 20, 08:32 2
        
        no hurry, really. I'm not really concerned :) -- nm - CQ Feb 20, 08:40 1
        
        if nothing else it'll piss 'em off. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 20, 08:45
  - "Clear my occupied ports" sounds distinctly dirty. -- nm - Was Bar Was Feb 20, 08:10 1
    - =diapers. -- nm - loosilu Feb 20, 08:28
- *pictures CQ like MIchael Keaton in the kitchen in Mr. Mom* - charlie Feb 20, 08:07 1
  - WWJD WIT YOLO -- nm - CQ Feb 20, 08:10
It took a car commercial and I'm late to the party but that Santigold song is aces. - Mel Profit Feb 20, 07:57 26
- Check out her song Go! feat. Karen O -- nm - con_carne Feb 20, 09:28
- This has been my musical obsession of the last few days. -- (link) - Reagen Feb 20, 08:06 [youtube] 1
  - very different but interesting. Thanks for sharing. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 20, 08:11
- loosi's rule: There is always, ALWAYS a great young musician coming up. - loosilu Feb 20, 08:03 16
  - She is 36 years old and has been singing professionally for 10 years -- nm - con_carne Feb 20, 09:56
  - I was losing hope but the last little bit of time has given me some optimism that rock and pop isn't dead entirely. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 20, 08:07 13
    - I decided the other day that we need a Guns N Roses. - spamlet Feb 20, 08:52 2
      - I think that's right. - Mel Profit Feb 20, 08:54 1
        
        exactly. -- nm - spamlet Feb 20, 09:09
    - As long as we have Jack White... -- nm - TFox Feb 20, 08:11 9
      - You know... - Mel Profit Feb 20, 08:13 8
        
        If you like the Black Keys, but wish they were awesomer, better at guitar, and generally more interesting, they're a good fit (IMO). -- nm - TFox Feb 20, 08:15 1
        
        Because it's you I won't slap in in the stomach for almost disparaging the Black Keys. - Mel Profit Feb 20, 08:19
        
        Oh, dude. - Reagen Feb 20, 08:15 5
        
        I mean I know that song about taking on a big army or something but that's about it. - Mel Profit Feb 20, 08:21 4
        
        This is Grandpa Simpson behaviour, you realize. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 08:22 3
        
        I'm as shocked as anyone. Truly. Never in a billion years did I expect this. - Mel Profit Feb 20, 08:24 2
        
        Tell me you've at least heard songs by The Heavy? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 09:11 1
        
        huh? What's wrong with the Earth's gravitational field? -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 20, 09:39
  - no way. unpossible -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 08:04
- because I love you and I find us often to be maluna kayala kakua on media, I fired up spotify. - amanda Feb 20, 08:00 2
  - I rescind. it's pretty ok. -- nm - amanda Feb 20, 08:05 1
    - I like the influences are obvious but not obviously lifted. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 20, 08:06
- Which Santigold song? She's pretty dope. -- nm - Krusty Feb 20, 07:58 2
  - This one... -- (link) - Mel Profit Feb 20, 07:59 [youtube] 1
    - Yeah, good track. I really like her, very good voice. -- nm - Krusty Feb 20, 08:01
There's a nice little wrinkle to our prison system that I was unaware of. - TWuG Feb 20, 07:56 7
- Do prisoners vote? -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 08:52 2
  - It's a state by state issue. Some allow them to and some don't. -- nm - Krusty Feb 20, 08:54 1
    - While in prison, only Maine and Vermont allow felons to vote. -- nm - Krusty Feb 20, 08:56
- becuase in China they shoot most of them after trial -- nm - Bacon via droid Feb 20, 08:37 3
  - At somewhere between 1500 and 5000 executions a year in China, that isn't at all the reason for the disparity. -- nm - TWuG Feb 20, 08:41 2
    - At year-end 2007 the United States had less than 5% of the world's population[29] and 23.4% of the world's prison and jail population (adult inmates). -- (link) - TWuG Feb 20, 08:43 1
      - We have a serious problem with incarceration. We need to have a serious discussion about why this is happening. - Krusty Feb 20, 08:48
~ waitin on a star to fall ~ - TFox Feb 20, 07:56 1
- great, now I have a happy earworm. ... thanks! -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Feb 20, 09:46
HUMP DAY! -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 07:55

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