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Somehow I've got a pair of tickets to the free Muse gig this Sunday on Horse Guards Parade (where there did the beach volleyball). -- nm - LMS May 28, 07:24 1
- I saw them here in March. It was a great show. -- nm - pmb May 28, 07:30
I have to give some props to Rockstar. They have some fantastic customer service. - capstern May 28, 07:17
This is kind of scary: US Electric grid is under daily assault, Congressional report finds. -- (link) - decline May 28, 07:13
st poll: what consumer electronics brands will you never buy from again? - tRuMaN May 28, 07:09 14
- sandisk (twice screwed on rebates) gonna give sears a stinkeye which is unusual for this old school military family -- nm - zeitgeist May 28, 11:57
- Panaphonic, Magnetbox, and Sorny - prayformojo May 28, 07:25
- Your IM shocks me. -- nm - Shaun May 28, 07:21 2
  - after the stereo debacle i, and others on st had, it shouldnt - tRuMaN May 28, 07:24 1
    - I guess for every success story, there's a fail story. I've had my Onkyo receiver for awhile now without any issues. -- nm - Shaun May 28, 07:25
- Coby ;-) - Krusty May 28, 07:16 1
  - Ha, to the posts below! LG sucks! -- nm - Krusty May 28, 07:16
- LG dryers -- nm - David May 28, 07:15 2
  - didn't Max (or someone) have huge problems with an LG fridge too ? -- nm - decline May 28, 07:21
  - I bet. :-/ - Krusty May 28, 07:20
- LG -- nm - capstern May 28, 07:14
- There are a bunch I'm highly unlikely to buy, though not sure I'd definitively say never. -- nm - Don Homer May 28, 07:13
- frigidaire....nm - x May 28, 07:10
- Apple - decline May 28, 07:10
Let's play 'Guess the State': Parents face charges after a 10-year-old girl was seen riding in a dog cage in the back of a pickup truck on a highway.. -- (link) - Don Homer May 28, 07:04 9
- It's not called Pennsyltucky for nothing -- nm - decline May 28, 07:07 2
  - *shudders* We sent Sat and Sun at my MILs. (Went to Hershey Park on Saturday.) Virtually the whole state past the Philly burbs is such a dump. -- nm - Don Homer May 28, 07:09 1
    - (spent) -- nm - Don Homer May 28, 07:09
- Vermont -- nm - Jim May 28, 07:06
- Florida -- nm - Krusty May 28, 07:05 2
  - not correct, but good guess. that generally has to be the default answer. -- nm - Don Homer May 28, 07:06 1
    - It is the default answer so I went with it. I am sort of surprised it's the state it is. -- nm - Krusty May 28, 07:10
- Arkansas -- nm - capstern May 28, 07:05 1
  - wow not where I expected -- nm - capstern May 28, 07:05
Is anyone on ST using Google Plus? Reading an article how businesses can no longer afford to ignore it... - Walt_Disney May 28, 06:55 8
- I deleted it. I didn't like it much and I hated how it affected Google searches. -- nm - Krusty May 28, 07:19
- It is pretty important for SEO purposes but you can set it and forget it. -- nm - Kim Pine May 28, 07:08
- I don't like how my posts show up in Google Searches there. I don't use it -- nm - Bacon May 28, 07:07
- I check it maybe once a month. 90% of the posts are from one single person -- nm - prayformojo May 28, 07:05
- nope....nm - x May 28, 07:03
- I know people that quit Facebook and still use it, but I only check one a week or so. - spamlet May 28, 07:01 1
  - I know a couple people here occasionally post to it (I get email notices when they do) -- nm - decline May 28, 07:02
- Was the article a satire? If not, I suggest ignoring that publication in the future. -- nm - Don Homer May 28, 06:57
Salon: "Anthony Weiner can actually win the NYC mayor race" -- (link) - ty97 May 28, 06:50 2
- I don't like the Rick Perry comparison since Weiner is a real candidate with a real chance to win. Perry never had a chance to get picked or to win. - Krusty May 28, 07:10
- Buzzfeed: "Anthony Weiner, Spirits Soaring, Finds His Crowd In Queens" -- (link) - ty97 May 28, 06:50
Home prices in major cities across the nation post biggest year-over-year increase since April 2006... -- (link) - Don Homer May 28, 06:44
Higher Education: The Coming Shakeout -- (link) - Strongbad May 28, 06:41
ST Poll: When was the last time you bought a Sony electronic item? - spamlet May 28, 06:41 19
- Vaio computer for my wife last year. -- nm - pmb May 28, 07:21
- I think our first Blu-Ray player was a Sony. -- nm - David May 28, 07:20
- About 6 years ago I got a pair of headphones. Love 'em! -- nm - Krusty May 28, 07:18
- PS3 at Xmas on sale 149 -- nm - capstern May 28, 07:03
- PS3 for $199 at xmas. Before that, we have 2 point-and-shoot cameras. -- nm - JaxSean May 28, 06:54
- the ps3. i gave up on their televisions once i had two in a row that developed picture tube problems....nm - x May 28, 06:47 2
  - My last 3 tvs have been Sony. Zero problems. -- nm - Shaun May 28, 07:02 1
    - cool. all i know is i'll never buy another one....nm - x May 28, 07:05
- blu ray about a year ago or so I think -- nm - Beaker May 28, 06:45
- The TV I bought for my new house in 2003 was a Sony. Was a good TV and is still in 'my room' at my parent's house in Florida. - ty97 May 28, 06:45
- Blu Ray 1.5 years ago -- nm - MDH May 28, 06:44
- PS3 or that alarm clock/internet thingy (the Dash) a couple of years ago -- nm - decline May 28, 06:44 1
  - oh, I forgot about my alarm clock. change my "before that" answer to alarm clock. -- nm - Don Homer May 28, 06:45
- PS3 -- nm - budice May 28, 06:43
- PS3 last year. -- nm - Shaun May 28, 06:42
- My PS3 sometime last year. -- nm - Ender May 28, 06:42
- i have no idea either. i think my last little cd player that had a *tape deck* in it was a Sony. So, whenever that was. -- nm - Andie May 28, 06:42
- my bluray player a couple of years ago. -- nm - tRuMaN May 28, 06:42
- I owned the PS3 at one time, before that a DVD player that didn't last long. -- nm - Don Homer May 28, 06:42
For Canadians: Frank Magazine may return later this year.......(link) - Walt_Disney May 28, 06:40 1
- neat -- nm - Beaker May 28, 06:43
LA Times: Peyton Manning shot a 77 last weekend at Augusta National -- (link) - Strongbad May 28, 06:35 1
- And next time he will use clubs. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 28, 06:35
How can this day suck?! It's Kylie Minogue's 45th Birthday, and she has released a new single "Skirts" -- (link) - MDH May 28, 06:34
in the last decade, sony's entertainment divisions have made $7 billion in profit & insurance divisions have made 9 billion. consumer electronics? - x May 28, 06:34 13
- Way to go, PS3! -- nm - David May 28, 07:17
- Wait, they were losing money overall on consumer electronics while the PS2 was king? -- nm - Inigo May 28, 06:52 1
  - i dunno. the figure is cumulative for the decade. i don't know what the figures are specifically for like 2003-2004.... - x May 28, 07:00
- does that loss for electronics include all the "one-time" accounting charges they have booked over the years? -- nm - tRuMaN May 28, 06:40 5
  - probably some, since those charges have often come from the deals they made with samsung + ericsson et al. but that hardly matters much... - x May 28, 06:45 3
    - alot might depend on how their overhead has been charged between the companies as well. are all companies totally independent or - Beaker May 28, 06:47 2
      - (a question we always got in business class related to this type of thing) - Beaker May 28, 06:49 1
        
        sure, it could be looked at a couple ways. (third point and jeffries from the article clearly see it somewhat differently.... - x May 28, 06:55
  - I was wondering this as well. In addition to any R&D costs currently hitting the books for future products -- nm - Beaker May 28, 06:44
- I would never have thought that the electronics division was that bad. -- nm - Walt_Disney May 28, 06:37 3
  - *flex* -- nm - Ken Kutargi si May 28, 06:42
  - it's a horror show. the television division has lost money every single year for a decade....nm - x May 28, 06:40 1
    - And they're not even the division with the minidisc debacle. -- nm - Ender May 28, 06:44
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- It sounds like the democrats are growing some balls. Hopefully they keep them and go through with this and more. -- nm - Krusty May 28, 07:26
- "the whole purpose here is to stack the court" - your side lost you douchebag, get over it. -- nm - Don Homer May 28, 06:25 3
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    - I agree. -- nm - Strongbad May 28, 06:44
    - right. -- nm - Don Homer May 28, 06:42
Pair of Congressmen propose an amendment that would place an affirmative right to vote in the US Constitution... -- (link) - Don Homer May 28, 06:07 3
- Would this kill the EC? or have nothing to do with it? -- nm - Strongbad May 28, 06:16 1
  - nothing to do with it. -- nm - Don Homer May 28, 06:18
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MMA: Forrest Griffin has announced his retirement from the UFC - Strongbad May 28, 05:57 2
- his fight with Bonner could be argued to be THE driving moment of the UFC's current popularity. Certainly got me into it -- nm - Beaker May 28, 06:32 1
  - You and millions of other fans. -- nm - Strongbad May 28, 06:33
well, that will suck for some gamers. the Xbox one will be region locked always. - tRuMaN May 28, 05:53 1
- If they don't come out and completely nuke Sony at E3, they are going to be in serious trouble for this console cycle. -- nm - Shaun May 28, 06:19
this day is so going to suck. - tRuMaN May 28, 05:51 18
- no, it doesn't! my friend's cancer surgery happened yesterday and there was no sign of it in her abdomen or liver! went from expected stage 4 to - Andie May 28, 05:54 17
  - That's great. -- nm - pmb May 28, 07:29
  - Great news! Woo hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty May 28, 07:28
  - Awesome! -- nm - Epiphany May 28, 07:18
  - Nice! -- nm - David May 28, 07:18
  - Fantastic! -- nm - spamlet May 28, 06:55
  - Hooray!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney May 28, 06:35
  - Great! -- nm - MDH May 28, 06:32
  - great! -- nm - Don Homer May 28, 06:18
  - Great news. -- nm - Strongbad May 28, 06:16
  - great news! -- nm - Beaker May 28, 06:16
  - Yay! -- nm - JaxSean May 28, 06:08
  - Awesome. -- nm - kelly May 28, 06:06
  - This is rather super! - ty97 May 28, 06:06 1
    - i know, right? -- nm - Andie May 28, 06:06
  - Nice! -- nm - prayformojo May 28, 06:04
  - Huzza ^5 -- nm - JenBro May 28, 05:57
  - Excellent news! -- nm - amoxy May 28, 05:55
Anyone know if the song "Both Sides Now" in the movie was actually Joni Mitchell's voice or if someone else performed it? -- nm - JenBro May 28, 05:40 2
- That was her. She recorded a new version. -- nm - kelly May 28, 06:05
- oh - and - heh - I meant in the movie LOVE ACTUALLY :) -- nm - JenBro May 28, 05:42
hmm, a family is acting out conversations with their two yr old daughter - tRuMaN May 28, 05:36 [youtube]
NFL Head Coaches: I'm looking at a guy's Top 20 list alltime and there are some headscratchers - Strongbad May 28, 05:32 14
- A little low for Shula winningest coach of all time... -- nm - capstern May 28, 07:04
- Gibbs at two is about five spots too high. -- nm - Will Hunting May 28, 06:39 1
  - Paul Brown not at #2 is ridiculous. -- nm - Strongbad May 28, 06:43
- So losing 3 Superbowls with Elway gets you ranked higher than WINNING 2 Super Bowls with Elway. - Jim May 28, 06:08
- What is the whole list -- nm - amoxy May 28, 05:36 7
  - nmbl -- (link) - Strongbad May 28, 05:37 6
    - "The Wrong Manning". Whatever :) -- nm - Shaun May 28, 06:29 1
      - I'm really struggling with a list that has Marv Levy on it and no Bill Parcells. -- nm - Strongbad May 28, 06:31
    - your first mistake was reading Rick Reilly for anything other than his sob stories -- nm - Beaker May 28, 05:39 3
      - (never heard of the guy) -- nm - Strongbad May 28, 05:50 1
        
        used to write the backpage of SI for years till espn gave him a ridiculous contract...which is up this yer IIRC -- nm - Beaker May 28, 06:33
      - (or his tales of overcoming adversity, that kind of stuff) -- nm - Beaker May 28, 05:49
- Heh. "New York, which is the scuba mask of the world. Everything you do in New York looks one-third bigger than it really is" -- nm - Strongbad May 28, 05:35
- also, not in the Top 20 - Strongbad May 28, 05:33
Resolved: George Michael's Freedom 90 video holds up really well. - ralph wiggum May 28, 05:29 6
- concur -- nm - prayformojo May 28, 05:30 5
  - Also" -- nm - ralph wiggum May 28, 05:33 4
    - ...I've never been a Naomi Campbell fan, but man does she know how to shake what her mama gave her. nm - ralph wiggum May 28, 05:34 3
      - I *love* that video - and all of the models featured are spectacular in it -- nm - JenBro May 28, 05:41 2
        
        Didn't it come about because he was refusing to appear in his videos? Upgrade I say! -- nm - Was Bar Was May 28, 06:33
        
        PS - this is a really great ear worm to start my day - thanks Wiggs :) -- nm - JenBro May 28, 05:48
B2: Lambert was the other returnee to Idol as a judge I had heard actually -- nm - Beaker May 28, 05:25
LEGO in Sports -- (link) - Strongbad May 28, 05:23
Full 2012-2013 TV Season Series Rankings -- (link) - Strongbad May 28, 05:20 7
- thank you - some interesting stuff in there - prayformojo May 28, 05:26 1
  - My household bitched but watched The Following.....we did bitch and stop watching Revolution. -- nm - Walt_Disney May 28, 06:33
- Family Guy at #16 is a shocker for me -- nm - Beaker May 28, 05:26 1
  - Vegas at #19 overall, but in the 80's for 18-49 demo = cancelled. shows the power of that demo for sure -- nm - Beaker May 28, 05:29
- i am not sure i am ready for a world where ncis la gets that many viewers. -- nm - tRuMaN May 28, 05:22 2
  - I'm surprised to see TAR that high. I was very disappointed with this season and hope it's a sign of things to come. -- nm - Strongbad May 28, 05:24 1
    - hope it's (not) a sign -- nm - Strongbad May 28, 05:28
The Gut-Wrenching Science Behind the World�s Hottest Peppers -- (link) - Strongbad May 28, 05:17 [Image] 3
- Who are you, the Pope of Chilitown? -- nm - prayformojo May 28, 05:20 2
  - Hey mister, you don't want to drink a candle! -- nm - Reagen May 28, 06:14
  - heh -- nm - Beaker May 28, 05:30

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