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Australian Tropfest film finalist "Cargo"....a father protects his little daughter during a zombie outbreak... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 8, 08:25 [youtube]
"Former Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti is getting $1.2 million in salary, plus an iPad" - David Apr 8, 08:16 4
- and a hotplate! -- nm - Reagen Apr 8, 08:19 2
  - also, access to a lab, and five graduate students, at least three of them Chinese. -- nm - mafic Apr 8, 08:24 1
    - Yeah, but none of these things bring the Internet clickity clicks like mentioning Apple products does -- nm - con_carne Apr 8, 08:25
- that must be the new "... in bed" meme - zork Apr 8, 08:17
Jenna Jameson arrested -- (link) - zork Apr 8, 08:12 6
- Is Citizen's Arrest a real thing or is it something that you'll more often get in trouble for doing? -- nm - TWuG Apr 8, 08:14 5
  - As long as you have a badge, it is legit. -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 08:17 4
    - I have a badge that says I'm a yukon park ranger. somehow I don't think that'd work. -- nm - mafic Apr 8, 08:20
    - but then it's not a *citizen's* arrest -- nm - zork Apr 8, 08:18 2
      - Your Citizen badge, silly. -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 08:23
      - police are citizens too! -- nm - mafic Apr 8, 08:21
Mad Men spoiler - kelly Apr 8, 08:07 1
- Agreed on your IM. And JenBro from B2 (spoilers) - amoxy Apr 8, 08:10
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- 1/3 -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 08:19
- 8/15. it's gonna be a shocker. -- nm - mafic Apr 8, 08:10
- 2/1 -- nm - Krusty Apr 8, 08:01 6
  - My worry is that my Jets will draft a QB with the 8th pick. I think it should be a LB or OL. - Krusty Apr 8, 08:07 5
    - [deleted] 4
      - *shrug* I've heard different things. I'd rather they get their #1 for next year and not this year. - Krusty Apr 8, 08:12 3
        
        Uhm... that is what Tampa has been trying to talk you guys into for weeks. -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 08:20
        
        Tampa could easily take a step forward...why would the geniuses in Jets land give up the 13th pick now for the 22nd next year - Will Hunting Apr 8, 08:15 1
        
        True. I've read a few things that made me believe that Tampa won't improve all that much and that it'll be a - Krusty Apr 8, 08:20
- 3, 1 - David Apr 8, 08:01
- 2/1 -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 8, 08:00
- 3, 2 -- nm - CQ Apr 8, 08:00
In 2012, the US Customs Department seized almost 60,000 Kinder Egg treats. (As per CBC podcast) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 8, 07:48 14
- *Bloomberg!* -- nm - Max Apr 8, 08:00
- I knew about the ban, but don't think I've ever heard/read WHY they were banned? -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 07:51 11
  - US sees the toy inside as a choking hazard. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 8, 07:52 10
    - Yup. It's against Federal law to put something inside food that is advertised towards children. -- nm - spamlet Apr 8, 07:52
    - US kids are stupid -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 07:52 8
      - speaking of, we are still talking about KFC going boneless in email. - amanda Apr 8, 08:01 7
        
        the article that I saw didn't say that with-bone would be off the menu. Won't they give a choice? -- nm - zork Apr 8, 08:14
        
        Please see: Famous Bowl. - volnelk Apr 8, 08:03
        
        Yes, actually. I don't like fried chicken because it's too much damn work. - spamlet Apr 8, 08:02 4
        
        if someone could just mush all my food into a fine paste for me, that'd be ideal. -- nm - mafic Apr 8, 08:12 2
        
        No, I like eating food, I guess I just don't like fried chicken enough to put up with it. -- nm - spamlet Apr 8, 08:23
        
        The "Robo-Cop Slurry". -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 8, 08:22
        
        Agreed. -- nm - kelly Apr 8, 08:05
- There's someone in a back room at Customs that had a great 2012. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 8, 07:50
I'm having lunch at 10:30am and I'm loving every single bite of it. -- nm - CQ Apr 8, 07:45
LIR: according to their wiki pages ... RL = 698 locations, OG = 818. A lot of people will not go anywhere near seafood. Darden says they are now openi - zork Apr 8, 07:44 27
- Seafood is gross. -- nm - Krusty Apr 8, 07:49 26
  - just renewed my clamming license. I eat 'em raw with cocktail sauce. Fear my clam breath -- nm - CQ Apr 8, 07:59 3
    - this makes me want a caesar. -- nm - mafic Apr 8, 08:06
    - note to self: eat more clams on the half shell. - znufrii Apr 8, 08:03
    - I'll fish, go crabbing and all that but I won't eat any of it. I've never tasted a piece of seafood that I liked. All of it, gross! -- nm - Krusty Apr 8, 08:01
  - And I thought we were friends. -- nm - znufrii Apr 8, 07:58 1
    - We are as long you don't try serving me seafood. I don't know how anyone walks into a fish store and thinks this smells awesome I want to eat it. - Krusty Apr 8, 08:10
  - All of it. -- nm - David Apr 8, 07:50 19
    - I'm gonna Debbie Downer this thing now - con_carne Apr 8, 08:24
    - The 6 Paragraph, Crazy David rants look tame compared to this statement. -- nm - TWuG Apr 8, 08:13
    - Heh. I was just looking at a recipe that had me wanting fish. -- nm - Kim Pine Apr 8, 08:11
    - word. -- nm - Todd Manning Apr 8, 08:04
    - this is the craziest thing you've ever said. -- nm - mafic Apr 8, 08:04 2
      - To be fair, I almost never say anything crazy. -- nm - David Apr 8, 08:05 1
        
        almost never... constantly... it's a fine line. -- nm - mafic Apr 8, 08:09
    - you guys deserve the BANHAMMER -- nm - zork Apr 8, 07:55
    - Never visit me. Either of you. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord, koozie aficionado Apr 8, 07:54 4
      - Last time we were in Myrtle Beach, Kim would go to seafood places and we would have to check to insure they sold burgers too. -- nm - David Apr 8, 07:57 2
        
        I went to a place recently that sold burgers stuffed with oysters. it was actually surprisingly good. -- nm - mafic Apr 8, 08:07 1
        
        how was their lobsters stuffed with hotdogs? -- nm - Reagen Apr 8, 08:18
      - I'm visiting you anyway for the Eggs Up Grill breakfast, the grits and your charming self. :-) - Krusty Apr 8, 07:56
    - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Apr 8, 07:53
    - crazy. -- nm - decline Apr 8, 07:52
    - You have never been more wrong, and you've said Derek Lowe would win a Cy Young. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:51 2
      - Didn't he? -- nm - David Apr 8, 07:52 1
        
        He came in 2nd to everyone else in the league. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:54
    - you people are nuts -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 07:50
Remember what a disaster the PS3 launch was? I can't shake the feeling that both systems will be like that this time. - David Apr 8, 07:42 30
- The thing I don't understand is what MS would gain by an always on system - oblique Apr 8, 08:11 8
  - It's a decision predicated upon control. Microsoft wants complete control of the user experience on their next console. - David Apr 8, 08:14 6
    - Someone should approach Samsung to make a console and convince them to learn from these mistakes -- nm - zork Apr 8, 08:16 5
      - Why? It's not like Samsung is all that open with their phones. - spamlet Apr 8, 08:18 4
        
        that was just the first big name I could think of that doesn't have a console. Who should it be then? -- nm - zork Apr 8, 08:19 3
        
        I doubt anyone else gets into the market and even if they did if it would be any different. -- nm - spamlet Apr 8, 08:22
        
        Apple is the one everyone pines for. -- nm - Inigo Apr 8, 08:20 1
        
        My guess is that it would be the flip of a switch for them to enable the Apple TV to run games -- nm - oblique Apr 8, 08:25
  - they want the Sim City model of totally FUBAR-ing up the gaming experience -- nm - decline Apr 8, 08:12
- The new Xbox has so many horrible rumours floating around right now. Always on, need to install games, no used games, etc. - Shaun Apr 8, 07:50 8
  - I do think enhanced Live subscriptions will be bundled with certain systems. - Inigo Apr 8, 07:58 4
    - If it's like PS+ fine, but if it's 'you need to pay us to play online and use Youtube', they can shove it. -- nm - Shaun Apr 8, 07:59 3
      - They're already getting away with charging for it now. Why would Microsoft change that? - Inigo Apr 8, 08:08 1
        
        Because I don't think most people will put up with it on a next-gen console. I hope they do try to charge for a worthless (imo) Live subscription. -- nm - Shaun Apr 8, 08:19
      - This. -- nm - Krusty Apr 8, 08:02
  - Yup. I reall think those rumors will be true and they're going to lose a lot ot people back to Sony. -- nm - Krusty Apr 8, 07:53 2
    - I wonder if they are testing the waters right now and have fail-safes in place if the public outcry is too enormous. - David Apr 8, 07:54 1
      - It's more than just the always-on. If Sony is still free for multiplayer that will be a big deal for me. I get nothing for the cost of Live. - Krusty Apr 8, 08:00
- It's like they looked at the Wii success in 2006-8 and thought...what can we do to not replicate that? - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:44 11
  - I'm not as tweaked about the always on aspect in isolation as some. - David Apr 8, 07:49 7
    - It might be the way of the future, but that future sucks. We almost are all always-on...by choice - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:53
    - Me neither. It's not like you're dragging your console along on a plane or in a park. - Ender Apr 8, 07:53
    - New Halo is exclusive to new device. Done. -- nm - Microsoft SI Apr 8, 07:51 4
      - That's a given but it's two years away so... -- nm - David Apr 8, 07:52 3
        
        That's your reason to upgrade. - spamlet Apr 8, 07:53 2
        
        Hallo isn't enough to sell the system to everyone, or even half of 360s install base. - Inigo Apr 8, 08:03
        
        The problem is that Microsoft gets excoriated this Christmas when there is no Halo to drive hardware sales. -- nm - David Apr 8, 07:56
  - I hate when companies go a route like that and say "We *have* to do it to stay competitive." No, you obviously do not. -- nm - Max Apr 8, 07:47 2
    - I'm not even sure why anyone thinks this is competitive... - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:51 1
      - They're doing it because it's what the game publishing companies want. - Inigo Apr 8, 08:13
*checks SimCity forums* Patch = 1.8 *goes back to playing EVE* - oblique Apr 8, 07:41
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Bioshock:Infinite check in. How far am I? Spoilers. - volnelk Apr 8, 07:38 14
- I think 85% is fair. -- nm - David Apr 8, 07:40 10
  - I will say, as well reviewed as the game, I will admit it's beautiful, but there are tons of games that I think are more fun to play. - volnelk Apr 8, 07:43 9
    - I will be interested if you change your mind a bit once you finish. - JaxSean Apr 8, 07:49
    - I'll fully admit that I had more fun playing the new Tomb Raider. B:I is a better game though, imo. -- nm - Shaun Apr 8, 07:46
    - Spoilers - David Apr 8, 07:45 6
      - It's so good you're looking to play it a third time? Damn. -- nm - Krusty Apr 8, 07:50 5
        
        The more important aspect is that when I'm playing an interesting part. Kim stops what she is doing and watches. - David Apr 8, 07:53 4
        
        That youtube 'movie' that showed up last week, while an awesome job of editing, fails miserably in capturing any sort of emotion. -- nm - Shaun Apr 8, 07:56 3
        
        I think it's a brutally difficult game to encapsulate. -- nm - David Apr 8, 07:58 2
        
        Totally. It's just not possible to shave let's say 66% of the playthu and still in any way experience the story and emotion involved. -- nm - Shaun Apr 8, 08:06 1
        
        Right. It's the investment you put into it. -- nm - Reagen Apr 8, 08:20
- The rest is downhill from there. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 8, 07:39
- I'd say 85-90%. -- nm - Shaun Apr 8, 07:38
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LIR: The rumored April announcement has been pushed to May -- (link) - oblique Apr 8, 07:37 1
- Ahhh. Thanks. Only one issue is on my mind right now and my decision will likely be based on that. - Krusty Apr 8, 07:41
Okay: Student A copied Student B's homework. Student A obviously gets a zero, what's Student B's punishment? -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord, koozie aficionado Apr 8, 07:36 23
- Go the North Korean route and instead of the cheater, randomly pick a student in class and fail them instead. Send a message that noone is safe. -- nm - volnelk Apr 8, 08:21
- on of my teacher's solutions was to split the mark between you. B's homework got an 80? two 40s it is! -- nm - mafic Apr 8, 08:05 1
  - that's good too. maybe give a choice or flip a coin between this and colin's solution. -- nm - zork Apr 8, 08:13
- Make Student B do a new assignment or quick quiz under supervision. Student B's grade is Student A's grade as well. -- nm - colin Apr 8, 07:50 2
  - nice -- nm - zork Apr 8, 07:55
  - Creative! -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord, koozie aficionado Apr 8, 07:52
- I don't understand the automatic zero for A, that should be B's grade but A should get less of a penalty since they did do the assignment. -- nm - zork Apr 8, 07:48 1
  - sorry, I read it the wrong way around. -- nm - zork Apr 8, 07:49
- Copied...or worked together. I think if's math...it's tough to say copied. English/written papers...I would give both a ZERO with a stern warning -- nm - Flavorize w/ Buffalo Wings Apr 8, 07:47 2
  - No, A definitely copied B. - nubby, Astro-lord, koozie aficionado Apr 8, 07:53
  - This is my concern. If they did the assignment together, which could be a fair assessment, I would let it slide. But if it's full on copying then idk. -- nm - Shaun Apr 8, 07:48
- also, if the copier owns up totally and completely; maybe give him a makeup assignment of some sort for a half grade - Beaker Apr 8, 07:44 1
  - Yeah, that would require a lot more work on my part. But good thinking. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord, koozie aficionado Apr 8, 07:46
- If complicit, zero. If not, full credit. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:42
- depends on if they were complicit...even then, they did the work so I wouldn't flunk them -- nm - David Apr 8, 07:40
- A full grade or 10% off the homework score and a warning that the next time student B shares the zero with student A. -- nm - Krusty Apr 8, 07:38
- Did student B allow it? If so, same grade. Zero -- nm - CQ Apr 8, 07:38 1
  - I shall discover this in about 15 minutes. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord, koozie aficionado Apr 8, 07:39
- sleep with the teacher -- nm - charlie Apr 8, 07:38
- a warning that if it happens again they get a 0 as well -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 07:38
- Explusion -- nm - oblique Apr 8, 07:37 2
  - Coronal mass explusion? -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord, koozie aficionado Apr 8, 07:37
  - and you can give me a detention also for misspelling -- nm - oblique Apr 8, 07:37
So, I didn't get picked to see if it get on a jury. I have my card. I should just take the day off work right -- nm - Truman Apr 8, 07:36 3
- of course -- nm - decline Apr 8, 07:44
- duh -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 07:38
- Of course. -- nm - Krusty Apr 8, 07:37
Last. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord, koozie aficionado Apr 8, 07:36

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