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You'll never take me alive, coppahs -- nm - Aaron Hernandez Jun 21, 16:10 4
- To the white SUV! -- nm - a buddy Jun 21, 16:10 3
  - It be funny if it was Gronk or Brady -- nm - eag Jun 21, 16:12
  - I hope Gronk is the driver -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 16:12 1
    - The hoodie himself - eag Jun 21, 16:13
Ha! Yahoo had a story about Obama's trip to Africa that said he "won't be stopping in his country of birth." " - TWuG Jun 21, 16:10
On a plane. In first class. Definitely not sitting next to Vanna White -- nm - ty97 Jun 21, 16:07 1
- things you guess playing clue? places you shouldn't masturbate? ... pass -- nm - dogbert Jun 21, 16:12
Matt Taibbi on how the rating agencies (Moody's, Standard & Poor's) contributed to collapse in 2008 -- (link) - amoxy Jun 21, 16:03
And NY auto dealers really, really hate Tesla. They want it to be illegal to even register on in the state. -- (link) - TWuG Jun 21, 15:56 1
- Heh -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 15:57
Okay, so Audis have this going for them -- (link) - TWuG Jun 21, 15:55 3
- the comments on this are awesome..."Did they not air George of the Jungle in Belgium?" - dogbert Jun 21, 16:04
- some idiot left a giant pile of sand in the road! -- nm - Max Jun 21, 15:58
- They have a single driver that was extremely lucky? -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 15:56
speaking of soap, I was looking at etsy last night at the offerings of someone mentioned by a YTer - with shipping, ~$40 for 8 ounces of shower gel. - b. Jun 21, 15:55 2
- I had no idea the French knew what soap was -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 15:56 1
  - *bops you on the head with a brick of savon* -- nm - b. Jun 21, 15:58
AP's investing in Bambuser, an "iReporter" type app/website. -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 21, 15:50
"Quotes on the internet are often falsely attributed or made up" Plato -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jun 21, 15:48 4
- "Everything you read on the Internet is true." -- Abraham Lincoln, original Google investor -- nm - Beryllium Jun 21, 15:51 1
  - "I invented the Gettysburg Address"- Al Gore -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 15:52
- Most of the things I put between quotation marks are "made up". -- nm - Max Jun 21, 15:51 1
  - 83.72% of internet quotes have a lot in common with statistics. -- nm - TWuG Jun 21, 15:52
A collection of photos showing "the end of the road" from Google Streetview. -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 21, 15:44
I think the most significant news to come out of Microsoft's turn-about on the DRM for the Xbone is the bit about region-locking. - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 21, 15:34
Paula Deen is gone from Food Network. -- nm - David Jun 21, 15:27 14
- But... but... she apologized! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 21, 15:46
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- "You can murder my family cooking, you can ravish my blondies, but I beg you with all that is decent and holy, don't destroy my plantains!" -- nm - Max Jun 21, 15:38
- You get the feeling she thinks she's just guilty of being caught. -- nm - Reagen Jun 21, 15:30 4
  - Damn Yankees! -- nm - Spawn Jun 21, 16:06
  - This is how southern racism works. -- nm - David Jun 21, 15:31 2
    - "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if not for you meddling Yankees!" -- nm - TWuG Jun 21, 15:32 1
      - heh -- nm - Spawn Jun 21, 16:09
- just reading about it. good for them acting fast on this. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 21, 15:29 3
  - crap, accidentally read the top 2 comments. *flips $2 and a bar of soap into the jar* -- nm - b. Jun 21, 15:32 2
    - *puts in $20* I read them all. People are screwy. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 21, 15:48 1
      - *puts $5 in for reading a Mel profit post* -- nm - Truman Jun 21, 16:01
- She can move next door to Mark Fuhrman in Idaho -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 15:28
- Butter futures just took a huge hit. -- nm - TWuG Jun 21, 15:28
ah, this is nice. "marines won't leave ailing teen recruit behind" nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 21, 15:26
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- good. -- nm - Jovian Jun 21, 16:01
- thats a surprise - DaneDukeNuuk Jun 21, 15:28
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  - Riiiiiiight, China probably has something to say about that -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 15:29
- Shove a Predator Missile up is arse -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 15:24 25
  - No. Give him a trial. If this was really about getting the info out and not just him building his brand, then he should be willing to face the - TWuG Jun 21, 15:27 24
    - a secret trial, since everything that would be at issue is classified -- nm - charlie Jun 21, 15:33 8
      - i have no doubt the process to classify something is a though as the FISA Process to allow surviliance by Prism -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jun 21, 16:13
      - I don't know about that. The issue is the information that he stole and reported, not so much the content. - pmb Jun 21, 15:36 3
        
        Multiple federal agencies have issued orders from their directors that no employee shall read any of these leaked TS documents in the media. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 21, 15:38 2
        
        I'm not sure I get your point. My point is that the content of the information is irrelevant to the prosecution. The fact that they're classified - pmb Jun 21, 15:40 1
        
        And my point is that the kafkaesque manipulations of the apparatus don't result in logical decisions. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 21, 15:41
      - *shrug* At some point you have to trust the process. -- nm - TWuG Jun 21, 15:35 2
        
        the whole point of his leaking this information is that the "process" is a sham and a fraud -- nm - charlie Jun 21, 15:36 1
        
        I disagree and doubt any further debate will change our positions. -- nm - TWuG Jun 21, 15:38
    - My real answer is these guys should get LIFE in prison to set the example for the next idiot that wants to do this shit. - Bacon Jun 21, 15:30 13
      - so you don't want to know if your government is shredding your consitutional rights? - charlie Jun 21, 15:33 12
        
        I want people to treat a Top Secret Security Clearance the way it should be treated. - Bacon Jun 21, 15:36 11
        
        "You trusted me. Ya fucked up!" -- nm - Otter, Double Secret Probation Clearance Jun 21, 16:02
        
        The part that pisses me off about this is that he by-passed the structures in place to deal with concerns. He didn't go to Congress, he didn't - TWuG Jun 21, 15:41 4
        
        the second he opened his mouth about this to anyone, he would be fired and blackballed -- nm - charlie Jun 21, 15:42 2
        
        *shrug* That's what whistleblower protection is for. But we can only guess how that would have worked since he skipped that step and went straight - TWuG Jun 21, 15:48 1
        
        no one would have heard from him ever again. -- nm - J-Nexus Jun 21, 16:13
        
        Ding Ding Ding! There is a right way to do this and a wrong way -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 15:42
        
        I think we can all agree that he should just swap places with Bradley Manning. Give manning an asian vacation on the beach. Heh. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 21, 15:40 4
        
        I want them both put away forever. -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 15:40 3
        
        How about we release Aurnheimer, then? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 21, 15:43 1
        
        Life! -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 15:47
        
        American Gulag -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 15:41
    - Agreed. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 21, 15:30
- Good. I wonder if HK will allow him to be extradited. - TWuG Jun 21, 15:24
Barney Frank: "We are making progress.It is now more socially acceptable to be gay then a Congressman" - amoxy Jun 21, 15:17 3
- I miss Barney. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 21, 15:23
- Win. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 21, 15:18
- Nice. :-) -- nm - TWuG Jun 21, 15:18
Gibson Index alert: Facebook security glitch affected 6 million users, shared email and phone data -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 21, 15:13 7
- Duh. - Spawn Jun 21, 16:00
- And THAT is one of the reasons Facebook and Google don't have my phone number despite multiple requests for it. -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 15:15 3
  - ditto. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 21, 15:22 2
    - twitter, too. Their phone-based two-factor auth concept is dumb. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 21, 15:22 1
      - I don't believe they only want it for authentication. I can pretty much guarantee they use it for data sales. -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 15:26
- also, since it was a glitch, it would generally only be an "event", like a level zero or level one - Beryllium Jun 21, 15:14
- thanks -- nm - Beryllium Jun 21, 15:13
~rain rain/go away/seriously go fuck yourself~ -- nm - Reagen Jun 21, 15:10 1
- You really can never put away the snow shovels here. -- (link) - Reagen Jun 21, 15:17 [flickr]
The Tesla battery swap idea is clever. The company continues to surprise, despite some nasty setbacks. - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 21, 15:08 3
- Of note, in the gas pump vs. battery swap video, it looks like the guy went with premium. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 21, 15:10 2
  - It's an audi, isn't it? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 21, 15:13 1
    - That or it is a Max. -- nm - Spawn Jun 21, 16:10
Beavers......FAIL!!!! Next up, Football season -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 15:01
today's soundtrack is one song, and one song only, on repeat. - Beryllium Jun 21, 14:50 1
- ~ In the morning I raise my head and I'm thinking of days gone by ~ -- nm - zorkin' Jun 21, 14:51
LIR: Ashton is totally smart. He was in chemical engineering (like Reagen!) before he started modeling/acting. -- nm - zorkin' Jun 21, 14:45 6
- Like Dan Whitney, he's embraced the "dumb guy" persona to pretty good effect. - TWuG Jun 21, 15:21
- It's the career of choice for tall people. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 21, 14:59
- That doesn't mean he hasn't purposely abandoned his mental faculties. -- nm - Max Jun 21, 14:54
- more surprising is that Teri Hatcher also took engineering (and math) in college -- nm - zorkin' Jun 21, 14:47 2
  - as long as his check clears I'm sure redmond could take engineering classes too -- nm - dogbert Jun 21, 14:51 1
    - Hah, the jokes on you! The check wouldn't clear. Burn! -- nm - Bacon Jun 21, 15:14
Poor Aerith. Even Yuffie got to see how it ended. -- nm - David Jun 21, 14:37 1
- ha! -- nm - dogbert Jun 21, 14:47
at least CC is having good, if warm-hot, weather today for his travels. -- nm - b. Jun 21, 14:37
airport -- nm - ty97 Jun 21, 14:28 4
- George Kennedy was great in it -- nm - peglegpete Jun 21, 14:34
- places with planes? places you need your passport? places where you rent a car? ... pass -- nm - dogbert Jun 21, 14:30 2
  - couch! -- nm - mara Jun 21, 14:34 1
    - lounges? -- nm - dogbert Jun 21, 14:39
How much is a tank of gas for your location / vehicle? The remark that the Tesla battery swap price was about the cost of a tank of gas seems high - JD Jun 21, 14:23 25
- A fill up of 15 gallons usually runs me between $50 and $60. -- nm - TWuG Jun 21, 15:22
- 35-40 -- nm - znufrii Jun 21, 15:04
- my Sebring costs $75 to $80 these days to fill - zorkin' Jun 21, 14:49 1
  - somewhat relatedly: I've been getting 40 to 80 km per tank lately and I'm not sure why. -- nm - zorkin' Jun 21, 14:50
- Rarely goes below 1/4 tank so it's about $55-60 right now. Full tank would be over $70 (20 gallons) - Meg Jun 21, 14:48
- About $55. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 21, 14:38
- About $40-$45, depending on gas prices. -- nm - David Jun 21, 14:35
- At current prices, our Yukon is about $160, my Cruze is about $50. -- nm - Subversive Jun 21, 14:33 9
  - How many gallons does your Yukon hold? About 40? -- nm - David Jun 21, 14:35 8
    - 130 litres, not sure what that is in gallons. -- nm - Subversive Jun 21, 14:37 7
      - ~34 1/3 gallons. -- nm - b. Jun 21, 14:38 3
        
        Wow. My last three tanks combined were less than 29 gallons - nm - JD Jun 21, 14:45 2
        
        Yeah, it's a beast. Shockingly, its actually better on gas than our truck was. - Subversive Jun 21, 14:56 1
        
        Oh man, my truck got 12-14 MPG. -- nm - David Jun 21, 15:09
      - Dammit, now I have to do math. -- nm - David Jun 21, 14:37 2
        
        34.3. Stupid Canadian metrics. -- nm - David Jun 21, 14:38 1
        
        I apologize for our arrogance. -- nm - Subversive Jun 21, 14:40
- 16 gallon tank for my camry x gas around $4 for regular unleaded = at most, ~$64. (whine ahead.) - b. Jun 21, 14:30
- My last gas-light-on refill cost $60.46 for 91 octane. -- nm - Max Jun 21, 14:30 1
  - they saw you coming a mile away -- nm - charlie Jun 21, 14:31
- Forty-ish? -- nm - mara Jun 21, 14:25
- depends on your car. SUV's are $100+ -- nm - charlie Jun 21, 14:25
- Last time I filled up it was nearly $70. -- nm - pmb Jun 21, 14:25 1
  - yeah, but yours runs on that 24k blend -- nm - charlie Jun 21, 14:25
- last two have been $60 -- nm - dogbert Jun 21, 14:24
Mop, Tokyo Drift is somehow set ahead of FF4, 5 and 6. - David Jun 21, 14:22 6
- You mean after, right? -- nm - Stephen Jun 21, 14:26 2
  - That's what I meant by ahead by I can see that is a terrible way to describe it. -- nm - David Jun 21, 14:35 1
    - heh yeah, on second reading I realized that. -- nm - Stephen Jun 21, 14:39
- I'm gonna come right out and say it. Lucas Black has been cast in FF7. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 21, 14:26 2
  - he has? I'd love to see him...I like that actor a lot -- nm - Remlik Jun 21, 16:02
  - My immediate thought was "Lewis Black"? That would take the franchise in a very different direction. -- nm - pmb Jun 21, 14:31
I hope her middle name is 'ByNorth'. -- nm - diva Jun 21, 14:21 2
- Did I hear correctly that they were going to name it "Go" if it was a boy? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 21, 14:23 1
  - For the Pet Shop Boys or the Village People? -- nm - Roger More Jun 21, 14:38
Oooh, I just bought my first ever Groupon voucher!! That was a surprise :) -- nm - Meg Jun 21, 14:21
So got a question about my apartment dishwasher - eag Jun 21, 14:19 2
- is it clean, with no residue around it? checking that is the first step. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 21, 14:23 1
  - Thanks b -- nm - eag Jun 21, 14:26
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rollin' -- nm - charlie Jun 21, 14:17

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