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Dear Microsoft, that's not a Start button, and you can go fuck yourself. -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) May 30, 10:12 4
- you have a strange set of priorities - oblique May 30, 10:20
- Let's all take a moment to pause and reflect on how dumb the Start button was in the first place. -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 10:16 2
  - Yes. Dumb. Totally dumb. -- nm - Mac OS Finder May 30, 10:17 1
    - You! You're a putz. -- nm - Program Manager si May 30, 10:18
The Illinois legislature goes into summer recess after Friday's session, but will likely hold a vote on SSM. It's a very close vote - TWuG May 30, 10:10
Nubby, the Braves called up Alex Wood. - David May 30, 10:06 5
- Any relation to Kerry? -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 10:48
- Braves got Wood! nm -- nm - groiny May 30, 10:13
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  - Give me a dollar today and I'll give it back to you in 35 months. -- nm - David May 30, 10:20
- you can feel good. good about Wood. -- nm - Diva May 30, 10:07
Anybody else catch the USA v. Belgium soccer friendly last night? - znufrii May 30, 10:02 2
- Vancouver vs. Montreal for the Canadian Championships was a very good game -- nm - zork May 30, 10:20
- Just watching the highlights (lowlights?) was bad enough -- nm - JD May 30, 10:05
David West and Lance Stephenson each fined $5k for flopping -- (link) - charlie May 30, 10:01 3
- Also LeBron 5K. He earns 4.5K a minute -- nm - amoxy May 30, 10:08
- you may have forgotten a key name there -- nm - decline May 30, 10:06 1
  - So. Dumb. -- nm - Spawn May 30, 10:07
Let's say you're leaving a job where you're really appreciated, and you're giving a long notice (3-4 weeks), what's the best day to quit? Mon or Fri? -- nm - Guigue May 30, 09:57 16
- congrats on the new job!! -- nm - amanda May 30, 10:16 1
  - Thanks! It's really exciting, I'm doing exactly what I want to do - Guigue May 30, 10:19
- As your last day? I think the last day should either be a Friday or the last day of a pay period. -- nm - mara May 30, 10:13 1
  - No no, to tell them I'm gonna leave in a couple of weeks -- nm - Guigue May 30, 10:17
- ~ Quitting in the front seat, sitting in the backseat ~ -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 30, 10:03
- Why not treat yourself to a mini vacation and then work around that? -- nm - con_carne May 30, 10:03 1
  - I will probably have some days off between the jobs, but it will probably be used to get ready for the new one (some training, etc) -- nm - Guigue May 30, 10:05
- I would ask them what they would prefer. -- nm - David May 30, 10:00 2
  - "For you not to quit. Thanks!" -- nm - Spawn May 30, 10:10
  - smrt -- nm - Guigue May 30, 10:02
- Do you have a new job lined up? -- nm - Spawn May 30, 09:57 5
  - Yes, a contract, which means I'd likely be back here sometimes as a freelancer -- nm - Guigue May 30, 09:58 4
    - Depends on when you begin. If you are going right into it, Friday. - Spawn May 30, 10:00 3
      - No no, I'm giving a long notice because it only starts in like a month - Guigue May 30, 10:01 2
        
        It depends on who is taking your place, really, so no way to know. - Spawn May 30, 10:07 1
        
        Okay then, I'll do it when it feels right and they'll manage! :) Thanks! -- nm - Guigue May 30, 10:09
Today's lunchtime walk put me over 60 miles for the month of May - prayformojo May 30, 09:53 10
- Daron has been a really great influence on us. -- nm - David May 30, 10:01 1
  - It was his use of the tracker app that really got me going - prayformojo May 30, 10:05
- What the...?! How'd I get into Manhattan?! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) May 30, 09:59 3
  - Did you see the ika stuff? -- nm - Spawn May 30, 10:00 2
    - Yeah. psilotum is on his way to gather the points. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) May 30, 10:14 1
      - Awesome. With 'nut on board, they are really putting the pressure on. Thanks. -- nm - Spawn May 30, 10:16
- might wanna turn around now -- nm - charlie May 30, 09:54 3
  - ...Bright Eyes. -- nm - Spawn May 30, 09:57
  - My wife an I have been walking about an average of 2 miles a day since the week before Christmas. We are somewhere the other side of Pittsburgh. -- nm - landbeck May 30, 09:55 1
    - my commute is about 4.5 per day in summer. add my commute to friends' houses and zeno's and I likely average 6 per day. -- nm - amanda May 30, 09:58
The British Fund: Return of the Empire is now available for purchase. -- (link) - Under the Influence May 30, 09:42 4
- Rule Britannia! -- nm - LMS May 30, 09:48
- Wait, we have funds now? -- nm - Spawn May 30, 09:46 2
  - *nominates you to run the DUMB Fund* -- nm - charlie May 30, 09:51 1
    - Sure, get someone that can run it. And you will be the mascot. -- nm - Spawn May 30, 09:55
You know what is also annoying, when the boarding agent doesnt enforce the boarding order and people rush the gate. -- nm - James Bond (on phone) May 30, 09:39 6
- so why are you going to MSP anyway? -- nm - amanda May 30, 09:40 2
  - Some distant family there that we never see. -- nm - James Bond (on phone) May 30, 09:41 1
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- do you have an assigned seat? -- nm - charlie May 30, 09:40 2
  - It is about the overhead space. -- nm - James Bond (on phone) May 30, 09:41 1
    - unless you're pre-boarding or "preferred" it doesn't matter. they're going to take the prime overhead bin space anyway -- nm - charlie May 30, 09:43
Target Canada or Target USA: which is cheaper?......(link) - Walt_Disney May 30, 09:30 6
- That was surprisingly entertaining. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) May 30, 10:09
- We went as soon as we got back from the states and found that most of the things we purchased were the same price -- nm - J May 30, 09:56
- Too bad cross-border shopping is not a viable option for me. heheh. -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 09:46
- Target USA. - Spawn May 30, 09:34 1
  - Right - for me, the ferry + gas cost to Target USA would be insane, so Target Canada wins :) -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 09:55
- didn't click yet but lots of stuff I've seen/heard so far say that the US stores are cheaper -- nm - zork May 30, 09:33
Why the hell do I have Fall Out Boy's new song stuck in my head? -- nm - Will Hunting May 30, 09:29 13
- Because it's Fall Out Boy and they make musical crack. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) May 30, 10:15
- I have the Rosa Parks 'I sat on a bus' song stuck. -- nm - LMS May 30, 09:46
- �My Ears! The earphones do nothing!� -- nm - Radioactive Man May 30, 09:38
- I have had I Love It by Icona Pop since like last week -- nm - con_carne May 30, 09:36 8
  - I am beginning to thing this could be the song of the summer -- nm - ty97 May 30, 09:42 5
    - yeah, I'm starting to hear it everywhere -- nm - decline May 30, 09:55
    - I just checked it out. it's pretty cheesy great, -- nm - amanda May 30, 09:50
    - Really? I'm not hearing it around anywhere, which is disappointing - con_carne May 30, 09:45
    - it sounds like it should be a cell phone commercial or something. nm -- nm - groiny May 30, 09:43 1
      - And it has. The Galaxy S4. I think currently being used to sell shoes as well -- nm - JD May 30, 09:50
  - I don't care. -- nm - Tim May 30, 09:37
  - (must be because I keep playing it!) -- nm - con_carne May 30, 09:37
- Because it's kinda catchy -- nm - ty97 May 30, 09:30
Also, would it be douche like to fly in scrubs? Pretty comfy, professional pajamas -- nm - James Bond (on phone) May 30, 09:24 21
- "Oh my God! This man is having a heart attack! Is there a doctor on the plane?" - Mop (190 lbs) May 30, 10:17
- To me they look like a uniform more than casual wear. -- nm - Max May 30, 10:14
- I'd be scared people would use the length of the flight to work up the nerve to get free medical advice from me -- nm - con_carne May 30, 10:11 1
  - that's why you wear the ones with all the blood spatters still on them -- nm - charlie May 30, 10:12
- I hate scrubs unless I'm going to bed or at least at home... - Mel Profit May 30, 09:54
- hell no. if I could get away with it I would wear them everywhere. they are so comfortable -- nm - dogbert May 30, 09:52 5
  - "Are scrubs the next hipster trend? News at eleven!" -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 09:53 2
    - you calling me a hipster? what the heck did I ever do to you? -- nm - dogbert May 30, 09:57 1
      - you're only a hipster if you're wearing them ironically... -- nm - znufrii May 30, 10:16
  - douche - charlie May 30, 09:53 1
    - I used to wear sweats as comfort clothes, that has changed - dogbert May 30, 09:55
- "I'm on my way to Botswana to help at a medical clinic!" -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 09:39
- Should that be douchey (douchie?) or is it supposed to be douché for some new hipster version? -- nm - zork May 30, 09:32
- You are flying from LA to MSP, right? Why do you need pajamas? -- nm - ty97 May 30, 09:29 1
  - Just wondering, I am wearing regular clothing -- nm - James Bond (on phone) May 30, 09:36
- You can not request a specific type of scanner. You have the right to opt out of the big scanner - ty97 May 30, 09:28 2
  - can you also request who does the patting? -- nm - dogbert May 30, 09:59
  - got it, thanks -- nm - James Bond (on phone) May 30, 09:37
- Really I'm pretty "who cares?" On this. Just be comfortable and don't show too much skin. Why does it matter what you wear ? -- nm - Amanda May 30, 09:27
- Did you just walk out of surgery? -- nm - amoxy May 30, 09:25 1
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"Most awesome bear ever" -- (link) - zork May 30, 09:24 2
- So... that's a Russian guy speaking Spanish? Anyway, it's less awesome and more disturbing. - Mop (190 lbs) May 30, 09:43 1
  - hence the quotes -- nm - zork May 30, 09:44
Seen on Twitter: Most cars in Churchill, Manitoba are left unlocked so pedestrians can escape into them if they encounter polar bears on main street. - Walt_Disney May 30, 09:24 3
- The Canadian edition of Reader's Digest (I assume, from the domain) says it's true. -- (link) - mara May 30, 09:30
- I can believe that -- nm - zork May 30, 09:30
- I heard old stories at nuke plants where cars were required to back into parking spots and keys left in them - Will Hunting May 30, 09:26
So what are the rules about requesting a metal detector vs the big scanner at the airport? - James Bond (on phone) May 30, 09:23 7
- You can and are allowed to ask to not use the backscatter scanners. That'll get you the by-hand check. - TWuG May 30, 09:30 5
  - I hate the idea of them... - Mel Profit May 30, 09:53 3
    - Uh. - Beryllium May 30, 09:54 2
      - I'm cynical enough to think that if people are making gobs of money they'd fight it more unless... - Mel Profit May 30, 09:56 1
        
        There are two types of machines. One is x-ray, one is millimeter wave. The x-rays are being pulled, - TWuG May 30, 10:03
  - got it -- nm - James Bond (on phone) May 30, 09:37
- As far as I understand it, you can't request one method over the other. - Mel Profit May 30, 09:26
After Earth is an M Night movie? Huh, that explains a lot. -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 09:23 1
- "Oh, you didn't know?" -- nm - New Age Outlaw May 30, 09:57
LIR: I did have Mac and Jacks when connecting at Seatac last week. - ty97 May 30, 09:19 1
- The amber is my favorite beer ever. -- nm - Amanda May 30, 09:26
Toronto Area People: City News Channel was shut down this morning with out warning by Rogers.....(link) - Walt_Disney May 30, 09:17 2
- C'mon Rob Ford! Do something crazy, quick! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) May 30, 09:21
- didn't help that it wasn't picked up by Bell yet Rogers airs CP24 -- nm - zork May 30, 09:21
While I hope that David wasn't completely serious, what do I need to do so as to not be the pacing item -- nm - JD May 30, 09:17 2
- I'll get you the information about your team roster in a bit. - David May 30, 09:44 1
  - Got it. But from real life experience, it seems like I just got back from Coachella 2103 and as of last Friday, I have tickets for Coachella 2014 - JD May 30, 10:05
Everything is bigger in Texas. Thanks Texas, for the obesity epidemic! -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) May 30, 09:16
Well for everyone's knowledge, I am leaking ty97's new workout routine: "Prancercise." -- (link) - MDH May 30, 09:14 [youtube] 3
- and he has that exact same outfit... -- nm - decline May 30, 09:19
- *mental brillo* -- nm - znufrii May 30, 09:17 1
  - I love that this went viral in hours and everyone is covering it. She's been at since '89, and I bet she's freaking out over the press. -- nm - MDH May 30, 09:18
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- s'okay, I know some people who can still make flint projectile points :) -- nm - Meg May 30, 09:23
- just in time for grillin' season -- nm - con_carne May 30, 09:17
- SyFy IPO: PutinMammoth -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 09:15
- what could possibly go wrong? -- nm - znufrii May 30, 09:15 1
  - This was my mental picture: -- (link) - MDH May 30, 09:15 [Image]
- F*CK YEAH. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) May 30, 09:14
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so do we think they're a twist in the will smith movie? I mean, has anyone bothered to read reviews? -- nm - amanda May 30, 09:12 2
- Do you mean a further twist than what was already spoiled in the trailer? -- nm - amoxy May 30, 09:13 1
  - oh. so yeah. I guess you're one ahead of me. I could watch that. -- nm - amanda May 30, 09:13
FWP - trying a new brand of yogurt...top ripped into multiple pieces when I tore it off - then noticed the coupon printed on the inside.... - Meg May 30, 09:11
xubby? -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 09:10
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- COMIN' ATCHA! -- nm - Sol May 30, 10:15
- heat alert out by the city today (and tomorrow I expect) humidex in the mid to high 90s (36C) -- nm - zork May 30, 09:19
- It is most definitely summer weather here today. Hot and very humid. -- nm - Krusty May 30, 09:18 2
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- 90 degrees today. :( -- nm - Tim May 30, 09:15

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