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Hey peoples, I have a situation I need some judgment on, but want to do so after the roll, so let's be quick with the next dozen posts, m'kay? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 7, 09:45 4
- judgement? we're good at that :) -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 09:51
- Meh -- nm - Beryllium Oct 7, 09:50
- oh all riiiiigggghhhhhtttttt -- nm - JenBro Oct 7, 09:50
- OK -- nm - con_carne Oct 7, 09:49
I am looking to buy an external hard drive for photo/video backup. Longevity would be the main feature. Suggestions? - Dr.Vermin Oct 7, 09:42 3
- "cloud." -- nm - JaxSean Oct 7, 10:00
- I don't think you'll find anything with a shelf life like that -- nm - decline Oct 7, 09:47 1
  - even cds/dvds are only good for about 5-7 years - depending on the conditions they are stored in -- nm - decline Oct 7, 09:55
So this was a trivia question last night: What artist has had a #1 single on the Billboard charts in each of the past six decades. - ty97 Oct 7, 09:37 17
- guess - mud Oct 7, 09:44
- What about... - Was Bar Was Oct 7, 09:43 9
  - *ding* We were the only team to get it. - ty97 Oct 7, 09:45 5
    - Go me. Churn the butter. Woo woo. -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 7, 09:47 1
      - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 7, 09:51
    - of course you were. -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 09:46
    - and...we basically all knew it immediately -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 09:45 1
      - of course you did. -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 09:46
  - This is a good guess. Good guess. *clapclapclapclap* -- nm - JaxSean on Family Fued Oct 7, 09:44 1
    - LOL -- nm - JenBro Oct 7, 09:47
  - *finger to nose* -- nm - JenBro Oct 7, 09:43
- Guess - Dr.Vermin Oct 7, 09:42
- guess - loosilu Oct 7, 09:42
- My guess: - JaxSean Oct 7, 09:40 1
  - Oh, wait. Last 6 would be 1960's - 2010's? Nevermind. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 7, 09:41
- Aretha? -- nm - CQ Oct 7, 09:40
- guess - znufrii Oct 7, 09:38
I live in NY now, not TX. What is with this Tornado Watch crap? -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 09:27 14
- Also, you haven't posted a NYC mayoral election update today... coincidence? -- nm - con_carne Oct 7, 09:30 1
  - wait for it -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 09:34
- we've got it here too, all day. -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 09:28
- really? It's sunny and beautiful out here. I need to look a the weather -- nm - CQ Oct 7, 09:28 9
  - It's only cloudy here right now, but there's a line of stuff (that doesn't look too menacing?) out in PA right now. -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 09:30 6
    - I blame mandy -- nm - decline Oct 7, 09:32 5
      - I *am* pretty pissed about chad... (how was your date?) -- nm - all the boys love mandy lane Oct 7, 09:35 4
        
        didn't happen (which is no big deal) -- nm - decline Oct 7, 09:38 3
        
        fine, decline. we can go out *this* weekend instead. -- nm - all the boys love mandy lane Oct 7, 09:47 2
        
        WooHoo!! -- nm - decline Oct 7, 09:55
        
        or you can come to Philly *next* weekend (the 19th) for a Beer-Filled Adventure Day - znufrii Oct 7, 09:51
  - wait for it... -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 09:28 1
    - I mean, it's windy, but that's about it -- nm - CQ Oct 7, 09:30
- You are the link. -- nm - Todd Manning Oct 7, 09:28
question about movies - Gravity related - if there are errors (like physics stuff) does it bug you and take you out of the movie? - JenBro Oct 7, 09:26 12
- I feel this way every time I see John Goodman stand up -- nm - con_carne Oct 7, 09:35
- Prometheus had the most glaring one for me, but that movie was comical anyway. comical crap - CQ Oct 7, 09:34 3
  - and fast zombies. That pisses me off -- nm - CQ Oct 7, 09:36 2
    - fast zombies are skeery ... was driving home last night - blustery rainy night - dark country roads - and I kept looking for deer and was totally - JenBro Oct 7, 09:42 1
      - *laughing* I love having thoughts like these. Completely ridiculous and awesome -- nm - CQ Oct 7, 09:47
- sometimes. -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 09:34
- ice doesn't sink! -- nm - Andie Oct 7, 09:32
- Your pal can post 'bloopers' factoids to IMDb, suspend disbelief... - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Oct 7, 09:30 2
  - yep - and I totally get this ... he's just one of those brilliant people that know "stuff" and remembers everything - an idetic (sp?) memory? often - JenBro Oct 7, 09:34 1
    - to clarify too ... the one's that really bug him aren't the complex mistakes - but simple ones - where someone just clearly didn't care to fact check - JenBro Oct 7, 09:38
- If there were something glaring, absolutely. Terminator Salvation had one that took me out of the movie and still bugs me.\ -- nm - David Oct 7, 09:28 1
  - There were a couple of moments that bugged me a bit. That's why it was an A instead of an A+ for me. Obviously it didn't kill it for me. -- nm - pmb Oct 7, 09:32
Of the 10 postseason MLB teams this year, only 3 are in the top 10 team salaries -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 7, 09:12 1
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I'd like a Madmen spoiler if those in the know know (spoils) - CQ Oct 7, 09:10 8
- link - all the boys love mandy lane Oct 7, 09:12 7
  - I didn't know that (spoiler) - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Oct 7, 09:26 4
    - It was in quite a bit of the first 2 seasons. -- nm - pmb Oct 7, 09:33
    - it was flashback in an episode ... more than one actually - some when his brother turned up and some when Anna dies IIRC -- nm - JenBro Oct 7, 09:28 2
      - Fangal that I am: I missed those. thx. -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Oct 7, 09:30
      - (oops! sorry for that spoiler everyone) retract retract retract -- nm - JenBro Oct 7, 09:29
  - I guess I could have looked that up myself, heh. thanks -- nm - CQ Oct 7, 09:14 1
    - the character's history is pretty rich. -- nm - all the boys love mandy lane Oct 7, 09:14
I haven't seen Gravity yet but I already know I'd like to see a Pigs in Space version. -- nm - Max Oct 7, 09:10 1
- Poor Link Hogthrob.... -- nm - TWuG Oct 7, 09:47
I'm taking the rest of the day off. Screw it, right? effin 40 - CQ Oct 7, 08:52 14
- Might as well, right? You're only a few weeks from retirement, old man. - Inigo Oct 7, 10:07
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 09:27
- You never looked better -- and you'll improve like we all do: enjoy it! -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Oct 7, 09:24
- Australian Labour Day! -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 7, 09:24
- should be a holiday right? -- nm - JenBro Oct 7, 09:21
- Do what I do and report your age in hex. That way you're 28. -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 7, 09:15
- Happy Bday CQ. Enjoy the 2nd half of your life :) -- nm - loyola Oct 7, 09:15
- Awesome! Go with Jack Daniels, my friend. -- nm - David Oct 7, 09:08
- happy birthday! -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 09:03
- hell yeah, happy birthday! -- nm - Max Oct 7, 09:00
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- after working over the weekend I amtrying to get away 3:30ish today -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 08:54
- I am, no work all play today -- nm - budice Oct 7, 08:54
- You know what, I thoink I will join you. Breaking Bad, here I come! -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 08:53
Civilization is safe, guys. The Oathkeepers are on it. -- (link) - mara Oct 7, 08:47
in addition to my new guy, chad, we have starting today joe in PPM. they like to eat in PPM, so they had a welcome breakfast for him, - all the boys love mandy lane Oct 7, 08:42 4
- They shouldn't have slid the roofie in his doughnut. -- nm - spamlet Oct 7, 08:56
- excellent, excellent way to start a new job. - Andie Oct 7, 08:45 1
  - chad is macking hard on trashy courtney from IT right now. charlie: are you jealous?? -- nm - all the boys love mandy lane Oct 7, 08:46
- is joe 80? -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 08:43
"Someone is teaching our parents Minecraft." -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 7, 08:41
Chinese official warns US not to default, saying it will hurt Chinese interests. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Oct 7, 08:41 4
- now a guy on BNN this morning said that payment on principle and interest could continue even if they don't get the debt ceiling hike -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 08:55 1
  - "The extent to which the system can be rearranged to honor Treasury payments first, and then disbursing what's left over is unclear, -- (link) - mara Oct 7, 08:59
- well, yeah. They're gonna be real pissed if we stop paying them -- nm - decline Oct 7, 08:44
- De-FAULT! De-FAULT! -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 7, 08:42
*looks outside, remembers I sent Abby to school without a raincoat today* dammit dammit dammit -- nm - prayformojo Oct 7, 08:37 5
- I uncharacteristically remembered to bring an umbrella with me today. -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 09:00 1
  - equally uncharacteristically, I opted not to drive to work on a day that had a 90% chance of rain. -- nm - all the boys love mandy lane Oct 7, 09:05
- There's a crew on top of the 12-story building across from us trying to secure a 12-foot diameter umbrella from flying off and impaling the White Hous -- nm - Max Oct 7, 08:59
- yeesh, just hit us in Alexandria. -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 08:44
- It was 48F here so I drove Bub to school . That way, the winter coat can wait a while longer to come out. -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 08:38
Nice timelapse, showing the night sky with next to no light pollution. Plus some nice clouds. -- (link) - mara Oct 7, 08:32 [vimeo] 1
- and telescopes with freakin' laser beams! -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 08:37
Weekend movies: Sunshine on Leith - B, F&F6 - C+, No One Lives - C+, Dead Man Down - B-. -- nm - LMS Oct 7, 08:26
ST Weekend Movie Poll: -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 08:26 38
- 9 reviews of Gravity in this thread. Worst score: B+. -- nm - David Oct 7, 09:05 5
  - Spawn still gives it an F -- nm - prayformojo Oct 7, 09:10 2
    - FWIW, a co-worker of Kim's found it boring and walked out. - David Oct 7, 09:11 1
      - A guy I follow who used to work for SXSW was retweeting people who hated it over the weekend. - ty97 Oct 7, 09:30
  - fine, fine, fine. i will go tonight. -- nm - Andie Oct 7, 09:08
  - Let's get 'im! -- nm - con_carne Oct 7, 09:08
- Tombstone - A+ (as always), Masters of Sex Pilot (A), Broncos/Cowboys - A (the ending saved it for me.) -- nm - Jim Oct 7, 08:50
- Gravity: A+. - nubby Oct 7, 08:46
- Gravity - A. Maybe A+. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 7, 08:41
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- I balance watching AHS: Asylum (B, which I liked a lot more than S1) with the spring episodes of The Neighbors S1 (A-) -- nm - prayformojo Oct 7, 08:38
- Gravity A+ -- nm - amoxy Oct 7, 08:34
- Gravity B+/A- -- nm - budice Oct 7, 08:34
- we tried *really* hard to watch the place beyond the pines. we gave up after 80 minutes. -- nm - all the boys love mandy lane Oct 7, 08:33 2
  - Weird: I watched the first 92 minutes yesterday before needing to sleep... -- nm - MDH Oct 7, 08:46
  - On the plus side, if you gave up at that point, you probably would've hated the last hour. -- nm - Jelly Oct 7, 08:35
- Gravity - A. Stunning. -- nm - pmb Oct 7, 08:31
- Gravity - A - Jovian Oct 7, 08:31
- 20 episodes of Breaking Bad: A -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 08:29 12
  - What season are you on? -- nm - Inigo Oct 7, 08:34 1
    - 4 -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 08:35
  - Where are you at in the series? -- nm - David Oct 7, 08:33 1
    - See below. -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 08:34
  - heh, I finished them all Friday night, 8:00 PM until 6:30 AM. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 7, 08:31 7
    - I realized this weekend that I really want to watch S5 again in binge format. -- nm - all the boys love mandy lane Oct 7, 08:41 3
      - the part that pissed me off, is that I set my DVR, and got the last 2 episodes - groiny Oct 7, 08:43 2
        
        9-16 will be on Netflix probably in 6 months -- nm - amoxy Oct 7, 08:46
        
        *pats his Uverse* -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 08:44
    - I am about ready to do that. I am at -spoils - Spawn Oct 7, 08:34 2
      - that night fucked me up all weekend. - groiny Oct 7, 08:37 1
        
        Yes, we are old. -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 08:37
- Changing Lanes, it was pretty good -- nm - con_carne Oct 7, 08:28
- The Man with the Iron Fists: B - decline Oct 7, 08:28
- Gravity: A. Was loving the long takes. -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 7, 08:27
- Gravity - A -- nm - MDH Oct 7, 08:27
- Gravity: A+. -- nm - David Oct 7, 08:26
- Columbiana (have about 45 minutes left, wholly forgettable so far): early grade C -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 08:26
- All of Me, B -- nm - mara Oct 7, 08:26
ST Poll: Have you ever been bumped from an overbooked flight? Have you ever given your seat up? -- (link) - Beaker Oct 7, 08:25 7
- They can take my seat when they take the loaded gun out of my hand! -- nm - Max Oct 7, 09:01
- Nope and nope. -- nm - Krusty Oct 7, 08:39
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- I gave my seat up once. Got on the next flight a couple hours later with free ticket -- nm - oblique Oct 7, 08:36
- Yep. When I have the time, I love to accept the bump and get some free cash. - Jim Oct 7, 08:29
- no and no (but like znu says I totally would have if the opportunity arose pre-marriage) -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 08:27
- no, but when I was in college I had standing instructions from my parents to volunteer my seat for my flights home if the opportunity ever came up. -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 08:27
"No shots, just stats" was the Broncos reply to Jacksonville. -- nm - Jim Oct 7, 08:25 1
- STAT SHOT - Spawn Oct 7, 08:26
That was some freaking great football yesterday. The Indy/Hawks game rocked and then the Cowboys/Broncos was amazing too. -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 08:23 1
- I love that evey time the Colts do well, Peyton blows it the f- up. -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 08:25
I don't like Mondays. -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 08:21 2
- Monday Fun-day -- nm - decline Oct 7, 08:23
- Tell me why? -- nm - LMS Oct 7, 08:22

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