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Ginsburg is awesome. The Court needs more people like her. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 07:34 3
- At least today she's trying to be the voice of reason. - Krusty Jun 24, 07:35
- And I figure she's probably the next one to leave -- nm - Bacon Jun 24, 07:35 1
  - From what I understand from talking w/Dawson and other is that she's not likely going that soon. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 07:37
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No voting rights act or gay marriage today. -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 07:28
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- This court is killing me/us. Yet another pro-employer decision. *sigh* - Krusty Jun 24, 07:31
- If I see one more Ginsburg, Kagan, Breyer, and Sotomayor as a 4some I'm going to scream. Get at least 1 more for DOMA/Prop 8. -- nm - MDH Jun 24, 07:28
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  - awesome news for me as a white man! -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 07:29 1
    - They can still fire you for any reason -- nm - Bacon Jun 24, 07:30
  - ugh -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 07:29
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- Ginsburg's dissent was 4. And Scalia was reportedly brief as well. It's like they just did this last night after fighting all year. -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 07:25
not a fan of the Kebodeaux ruling, retroactive sex offender registration okay. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 07:20 1
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Get to the big cases already! -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 07:14 19
- "on the question of 'That's where I'm viking'..." -- nm - Max Jun 24, 07:18 1
  - That will be their encore. -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 07:20
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  - Fuck minorities! *smh* -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 07:18
  - 7-1 wow. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 07:16 8
    - Who's the 1? -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 07:19 2
      - Ginsburg (Kagan recused). -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 07:20
      - Ginsburg. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 07:20
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      - procedural ruling on affirmative action � sends back to lower court for a new hearing? -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 07:19 3
        
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        oh ok, my post was copied from twitter. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 07:21
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      - explain in plain english please? -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 07:18 2
        
        "No way, man, butt stuff for everyone." -- nm - Max Jun 24, 07:19
        
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      - If you get a chance can you explain because it looks like it's another bad decision. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 07:17
We should be getting three to five decisions from SCOTUS today. - Krusty Jun 24, 07:01 15
- I am sure I am reading this Mutual case wrong. - ty97 Jun 24, 07:10 2
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    - Bush v. Gore should have disabused them of that notion -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 07:14
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  - Scary. I'm prepared for them all to go the wrong way but I haven't thought of the consequences. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 07:06 3
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      - Good point. I think we're going to find out that five justices have that view. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 07:12
    - At least not in that way/ -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 07:07
- First is "Vance" -- nm - MDH Jun 24, 07:02 6
  - "Hey, Vance!" *thwack* -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 07:05
  - First bad decision down and a couple more to go. - Krusty Jun 24, 07:05
  - another win for employers over employees. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 07:05 3
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    - Shocking that this court would do that. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 07:05
SCOTUS to hear case on President's recess appointments next term -- (link) - spamlet Jun 24, 06:55
So what happens when expensive new lofts are built right next to the region's largest homeless shelter (that's been there for 40 years)? -- (link) - spamlet Jun 24, 06:53 5
- Oh, dear. I hadn't even gotten to this quote yet. - spamlet Jun 24, 06:54 4
  - This is my absolute favorite type of NIMBYism. - ty97 Jun 24, 06:59 3
    - this -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 07:12
    - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 07:03
    - I'm sure you'll see another NIMBY flare-up in Sunnyside, Queens about the rail yard there any day now. -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 07:00
Did we know? George Zimmerman's trial starts today -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 06:52 3
- The fired Men's Warehouse dude? -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 07:08 1
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- I think knowing and caring are two different things. -- nm - spamlet Jun 24, 06:54
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- that's great -- nm - Max Jun 24, 06:49
- Oh, Kristi.... -- nm - prayformojo Jun 24, 06:48
So we took the scenic route from San Jose to San Francisco yesterday. Too bad the weather didn't cooporate. - CovingtonCat Jun 24, 06:35 2
- This all sounds so awesome - even with crappy weather - especially the burger place!!! -- nm - JenBro Jun 24, 07:25
- That sounds like a lot of fun! You probably don't have time, but there's a cat rescue place in Sonoma that is awesome...it's called Brighthaven. - CrankYanker Jun 24, 07:02
I think the Orphan Black writers are just playing a game of how many characters and characters-playing-characters they can have their lead play in one - Reagen Jun 24, 06:33 3
- And, she kicks ass at all of them. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 06:42
- "Chew on this, Toni Collette." -- nm - Max Jun 24, 06:36
- well, it does keep the budget low -- nm - decline Jun 24, 06:34
These diner blueberry pancakes are so bad they taste like *vegetables*. Not heaven. -- nm - Max Jun 24, 06:31
The Jodi Arias Story on Lifetime turned out pretty good. It's soft porn and graphic violence.....and I'm in the first scene. ;-) - CrankYanker Jun 24, 06:24 4
- you're in it? -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 06:26 3
  - as background only, but I do share a closeup with Jodi for a few seconds. -- nm - CrankYanker Jun 24, 06:27 2
    - hmm, maybe I'll check it out. I only have to watch the first scene? -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 06:27 1
      - ha, yes, but the rest of the movie is better than my shot. I'm share the screen when they first show her at a seminar. -- nm - CrankYanker Jun 24, 06:31
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- *shoots the messenger* - spamlet Jun 24, 06:18 3
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    - I just need one AB. Just one AB! - spamlet Jun 24, 06:51 1
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so, i took last Friday off, and i came in this morning and we all have name plates on our doors/desks. - Andie Jun 24, 06:12 10
- People were getting lost. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 24, 06:43 1
  - This sounds like a Better Off Ted scenario. -- nm - Max Jun 24, 06:44
- they had budget dollars burning a hole in their pockets -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 06:22
- I've been in my office since last march and haven't bothered to put my name on the door. maybe I'll do that today. -- nm - amanda Jun 24, 06:17
- do you have a lot of client traffic in the office? -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 06:16 1
  - we don't really have 'clients', exactly. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 06:22
- Somebody forgot somebody else's name and they made a big deal about it. -- nm - spamlet Jun 24, 06:16 2
  - this is almost unimaginable. my office is pretty chill. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 06:23 1
    - i asked - apparently it is a new company wide thing (we have many many locations) - Andie Jun 24, 06:27
- Sounds like the HR person needed something to do -- nm - Roger More Jun 24, 06:15
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- heh, I've been enjoying my stash since they closed. Went to the store and bought every box on the shelf and put them in the freezer. -- nm - CrankYanker Jun 24, 07:06
- Speaking of: When does McKee (who bought Drake's) start producing Ring Dings again? -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 06:21 2
  - Last I heard was September. But Funny Bones aren't apart of the initial roll-out. Insane! -- nm - Todd Manning Jun 24, 07:33
  - this is literally the only important question. -- nm - Diva Jun 24, 07:30
Leafs get Jonathan Bernier (G) from the Kings -- (link) - Beaker Jun 24, 06:09
I think I'm going to return my Nexus 4. The reception is really crummy. Even when compared to another device on the same network in my other hand. -- nm - Qale Jun 24, 05:54 12
- Weird. What carrier? T-Mobile? -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 05:55 4
  - Indeed T-Mobile. My initial thought was it might be their network and since I'm non-contract, I could try my luck at AT&T... however - Qale Jun 24, 05:58 3
    - I thought I'd done enough research before buying it, but apparently it's turning out the antenna on the Nexus is lacking. -- nm - Qale Jun 24, 06:00 2
      - That sucks. I've had zero issues with reception and call quality. -- nm - Shaun Jun 24, 07:10
      - Damn. There goes my plan. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Jun 24, 06:12
- I've seen some good deals on the iphone 5, fwiw. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 05:55 6
  - The irony of going from pure Android to iOS wouldn't be lost on me. -- nm - Qale Jun 24, 05:59 3
    - I'm intrigued by the new S4 commercial where they show them washing the phone under a faucet. - JaxSean Jun 24, 06:13 2
      - That's not the "normal" one. It's a special edition "rugged" one. -- nm - spamlet Jun 24, 06:17 1
        
        Ah. Still. :) -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 06:42
  - the only one I've seen is best buy. are there others out there? (I so need a new phone. what's my damage? why am I stalling?) -- nm - amanda Jun 24, 05:56 1
    - Walmart, Target too I think, and also AT&T. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 05:57
Stephen, I am glad everything turned out OK. Must have been very scary -- nm - amoxy Jun 24, 05:52 6
- This. I just read what happened and I'm so happy to hear she's going to be fine. - Krusty Jun 24, 06:48
- Jeebus... Happy thoughts to you, Ashlee and the kids -- nm - Roger More Jun 24, 06:33
- Sending good thoughts to you and your family......personal seizure story inside.... - Walt_Disney Jun 24, 06:29
- oh, wow, best wishes that it never happens again. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 06:28
- yes, just read that. best wishes to her! -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 05:56
- Yes. I was also thinking that it was good it happened while at home and on the couch and not doing something like driving. - JaxSean Jun 24, 05:55
Looks like Snowden missed his flight to Cuba...hmmm... -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 05:47 1
- went over US airspace -- nm - budice Jun 24, 05:54
whats the term for when you reverse two numbers in a sequence? - tRuMaN Jun 24, 05:42 3
- transposition? -- nm - zork Jun 24, 05:43
- transposition error -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 05:43 1
  - hot diggity darn. - tRuMaN Jun 24, 05:44
NSA controversy boosts interest in �private� Internet search engines -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 24, 05:40
That 70's Show star Lisa Robin Kelly has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after blocking a lane of traffic on a LA freeway -- (link) - zork Jun 24, 05:39 1
- meth is very, very bad for you -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 05:47
Supreme Court has range of options on Gay Marriage -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 24, 05:38
Brandi from Storage Wars successfully (?) sued a porn site and was awarded $750 (not $750k) in damages -- (link) - zork Jun 24, 05:38 1
- heh -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 05:45
Pentagon estimates that 53 percent of military sexual assaults in 2012 involved attacks on men... -- (link) - Don Homer Jun 24, 05:24
Nelson Mandela still in critical condition... -- (link) - Don Homer Jun 24, 05:23 1
- Francisco Franco still dead. -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 05:24
ST knows Excel - Beaker Jun 24, 05:20 6
- $T26 (or $T$26 if you want to anchor both dimensions) -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 05:21 2
  - I wish that lookup formulas would automatically insert the range this way - zork Jun 24, 05:34 1
    - Right after you type/click the cell number, hit F4. It'll toggle through the dimmensions for you. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 05:57
- =$T$26/9 -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 05:21 2
  - awesome, thanks alot -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 05:24 1
    - no prob -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 05:24
LYC: Prometheus UV $2 -- (link) - oblique Jun 24, 05:19
So, we had to buy a new refrigerator Saturday evening. - Don Homer Jun 24, 05:17 5
- who knows, that could have started a fire. - zork Jun 24, 05:42 1
  - yeah, good thing it didn't happen when we were away. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 05:44
- Sounds like an excuse to eat all of the ice cream to me. -- nm - Qale Jun 24, 05:26
- For those curious, this is the new one we bought... -- (link) - Don Homer Jun 24, 05:18 1
  - Very Nice! Snack Bin Drawer plus water filter built in!!!! Woo! -- nm - JenBro Jun 24, 07:34

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