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BB spoils - Spawn Oct 8, 08:32 2
- spoilers - amoxy Oct 8, 08:33 1
  - heh -- nm - Spawn Oct 8, 08:34
The relative calm on Wall Street is worrying some investors, who fear the markets will not signal to politicians the true danger of hitting the debt -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 8, 08:31 1
- wait for it... -- nm - znufrii Oct 8, 08:32
I'm leaving for work, which I'm at my breaking point with. Does this job seem ok? I'm off tomorrow, I need to actually put a resume together. -- (link) - Tim Oct 8, 08:31 4
- That seems like a remarkably good fit for you. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 8, 08:34 3
  - right? I need a resume written, stat. - Tim Oct 8, 08:35 2
    - best wishes! -- nm - Don Homer Oct 8, 08:37
    - On it! - Spawn Oct 8, 08:35
Nobel Prize for physics goes to Higgs boson researchers -- (link) - Beaker Oct 8, 08:31
October 8, 1967: Che Guevara was captured -- nm - Strongbad Oct 8, 08:28
How does your NFL team stack up on offense and defense -- (link) - Beaker Oct 8, 08:27 4
- The chiefs now have the best D? -- nm - Truman Oct 8, 08:46
- Wow.. look at that 2nd worst offense. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 8, 08:30 1
  - Welcome to Planet Houston. -- nm - volnelk Oct 8, 08:31
- Go Colts! -- nm - Spawn Oct 8, 08:28
anyone got any good 750$-ish laptop advice? - x Oct 8, 08:26 3
- Google has partnered again with Hewlett-Packard to build a new Chromebook computer that costs $279 and is now available. -- nm - decline Oct 8, 08:28 2
  - i considered the chromebooks, but those tend to be a little lower end than i want.....nm - x Oct 8, 08:30 1
    - not a fan of toshiba - I would take a look at what else HP has to offer that might fit your needs -- nm - decline Oct 8, 09:06
New Orleans has 5 wins. Nobody in their division has more than 1. That is..........unexpected. -- nm - volnelk Oct 8, 08:24 2
- Watch them & Denver clinch homefield around Week 13. - Strongbad Oct 8, 08:32
- Good thing Tony G came back for one last Super Bowl run. Whoops. -- nm - Shaun Oct 8, 08:31
Remind me, what was the game that Schilling gaming co. had developed that failed? -- nm - Jovian Oct 8, 08:21 3
- Kingdoms of Amalur -- nm - decline Oct 8, 08:22 2
  - I put in 60+ hours on a single character. It's a great little action RPG. -- nm - Shaun Oct 8, 08:25
  - Actually it was MMORPG code name Copernicus that was in the same universe as Amalur - eag Oct 8, 08:24
Switzerland to vote on guaranteeing adults a $2800/month income -- (link) - znufrii Oct 8, 08:20 8
- worrying about debt or aging populations is for losers! *starts printing money* -- nm - Beaker Oct 8, 08:29
- yes. let the machines do the work...nm - x Oct 8, 08:29
- in purchasing power terms, that's probably like having a little over $20k/year. -- nm - mafic Oct 8, 08:28
- Time to move! -- nm - Spawn Oct 8, 08:26
- *packs bags* - colin Oct 8, 08:25 3
  - they wouldn't let you in. seriously, my friend's kids were born there (to foreign parents), and they'll have trouble getting citizenship. - mafic Oct 8, 08:37
  - Start practicing your yodelling -- nm - eag Oct 8, 08:26 1
    - Google has a PM office in Zurich I've been looking at.. -- nm - colin Oct 8, 08:32
weird, there was just a bowflex ad on here with Owen McKibbin pimping it, but every couple seconds the message "Owen McKibbon is not providing a - mafic Oct 8, 08:19 1
- "I like the Bowflex." Owen McKibbon - subtitle: No, he does not. Oct 8, 08:21
Danny Elfman talks Tim Burton soundtracks. Next Sunday, it's David Lynch talking about his formative early musical influences. -- (link) - LMS Oct 8, 08:16
I had the worst sports dream this weekend... -- nm - David Oct 8, 08:04 7
- I beat anything you got....Kelly's bad QB of Carson Palmer was the deciding factor in her beating my team led by Matt Schaub. -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 8, 08:20
- What happened to that team? - Will Hunting Oct 8, 08:12 3
  - The Jets might be showing just how much of a factor Sanchez was. - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 8, 08:18 1
    - In fact, both WRs being hurt. -- nm - Spawn Oct 8, 08:20
  - Worst 3-2 team in the league -- nm - eag Oct 8, 08:14
- I'm actually not upset about the UT game. It was the first time I've cared in years. I miss that feeling. - volnelk Oct 8, 08:06
- Atlanta needs to make a decision like Pittsburgh did. - Spawn Oct 8, 08:06
I got flack at work for not having enough linkedin connections, so those of you I could find got connect requests -- nm - Truman Oct 8, 08:03 14
- done -- nm - Beaker Oct 8, 08:28
- I'm there, smillie at gmail. -- nm - mafic Oct 8, 08:12
- me too! -- nm - znufrii Oct 8, 08:06 5
  - Searches for znufrii, finds no results - Truman Oct 8, 08:11 4
    - heh, i've had that problem.....nm - x Oct 8, 08:17
    - facebook? -- nm - Roger More Oct 8, 08:12
    - gimme a sec -- nm - loosilu Oct 8, 08:11 1
      - request sent -- nm - znufrii Oct 8, 08:14
- send me one, i'm on there....nm - x Oct 8, 08:06 4
  - Appearantly loosilu has to introduce me. I can't connect directly -- nm - Truman Oct 8, 08:09 3
    - done -- nm - loosilu Oct 8, 08:11 1
      - cool. tru, i sent you an invite.....nm - x Oct 8, 08:19
    - Well there is your problem! -- nm - Spawn Oct 8, 08:11
- done -- nm - loosilu Oct 8, 08:04
Bored, it's been a while poll... What are you wearing today? -- nm - Andie Oct 8, 08:01 32
- black flannel lined jeans (started early this year) my summer slacker tshirt, wooly shirt and uggs slippers -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 8, 13:49
- Khakis and a olive green polo. About to change into jeans because I'll be in the field this afternoon. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 8, 08:35 1
  - Wasted! -- nm - Spawn Oct 8, 08:36
- I'm still at home, so sweats. -- nm - mara Oct 8, 08:35
- floor length white robe from Hotel Shephearad's in Cairo, silk and velvet slippers -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Oct 8, 08:32
- Scrubs and an oversized blue tee. -- nm - Meg Oct 8, 08:30
- Blue Dockers and a grey short sleeve shirt -- nm - eag Oct 8, 08:28
- Black hoodie, Archer tshirt, jeans, black skechers. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 8, 08:24 1
  - hawt. -- nm - Diva Oct 8, 08:28
- It's Tuesday so, the usual Nun outfit. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 8, 08:23 1
  - obvs. -- nm - Diva Oct 8, 08:27
- black pants. black blouse. nmb andie - Diva Oct 8, 08:20 2
  - oooh. want to do a book trade? - Andie Oct 8, 08:23 1
    - always! - Diva Oct 8, 08:26
- black shoes, black socks, black pants, grey golf shirt. several splotches of pink Ivarest. nm - Jim Oct 8, 08:16
- dockers and a polo. lame. -- nm - colin Oct 8, 08:15 2
  - is that 'lame' with one or two syllables? If it's the latter I'd like to see that. -- nm - Diva Oct 8, 08:29 1
    - it's a french outfit.. l'ame. -- nm - colin Oct 8, 08:38
- flannel pajama pants with a reindeer pattern and a black tshirt. it got cold here. -- nm - mafic Oct 8, 08:14
- Grey sweater over a black dress, gray tights, black flats (I can only wear flats now)... - Kim Pine Oct 8, 08:14 2
  - yep, I'm pretty much all done with real heels. i'm cool with it too. -- nm - Diva Oct 8, 08:22 1
    - I'm okay with it, but I'm short, so now I'll just be short all the time. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 8, 08:29
- Jeans and a maroon long sleeve henley -- nm - Ender Oct 8, 08:12
- t-shirt, pajama pants, bathrobe -- nm - znufrii Oct 8, 08:09
- pants. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 8, 08:09
- Blue shirt, tan chinos, brown loafers. - Hal Gurnee Oct 8, 08:08
- Skinny ripped jeans, pink and white dress and a salmon loose knit jumper. -- nm - LMS Oct 8, 08:08
- gray pants, black ballet flats, black l/s t shirt -- nm - loosilu Oct 8, 08:04
- brown tone leopard print flats, brown pants, cream tshirt, long red cardigan. -- nm - Andie Oct 8, 08:03
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- Grey cords, white shirt, black cardigan, black shoes. -- nm - Spawn Oct 8, 08:02
- Jeans and a purple polo. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 8, 08:02
NJ Transit was already getting heat for allegedly ill preparing for Sandy. A systemwide outage following some thunderstorms is not going to help. - ty97 Oct 8, 07:58 1
- they're back up as of half an hour ago, with residual delays. - znufrii Oct 8, 07:59
the thing about the schilling estate sale is that it sounds totally lame..... - x Oct 8, 07:57 1
- and the artificial potted plants have dust on them. -- nm - Diva Oct 8, 08:01
@jaguars: "Stay classy, Denver." (still cracks me up) -- nm - budice Oct 8, 07:51 1
- They actually won that exchange. - Spawn Oct 8, 07:57
Tigers and monkeys, oh my! - Spawn Oct 8, 07:47
My longest-ever preorder is getting delivered today. I preordered Beyond: Two Souls on June 7, 2012. -- nm - Ender Oct 8, 07:40 1
- "WTF, a rock!" -- nm - oblique Oct 8, 07:53
And while Schilling is a lot of things I do feel bad for him. - Mel Profit Oct 8, 07:37 26
- Yup. -- nm - David Oct 8, 07:47
- i dunno, it was his own typically fatheaded hubris that did him in.....nm - x Oct 8, 07:42 14
  - although I think it's different slightly... - Mel Profit Oct 8, 07:56 4
    - i mostly agree. but the fatal flaw was thinking that because he liked games that he knew enough to develop something that could compete with wow.... - x Oct 8, 08:02 2
      - totally agree. it was hubris. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 8, 08:05 1
        
        like... - Mel Profit Oct 8, 08:06
    - although, he would have had a better time going bankrupt. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 8, 07:57
  - agreed, I suppose. He wasn't buying tigers but it's the same thing. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 8, 07:46 8
    - Schilling's d-bagness aside, I feel worse for the taxpayers in RI who gave him that loan. -- nm - Diva Oct 8, 07:51 6
      - I blame the RI officials who gave him the loan. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 8, 07:54 5
        
        Most of them weren't officials - they were mostly CEOs. The Governor was the only public official on the board. -- (link) - Roger More Oct 8, 08:11 2
        
        Right, I sit corrected. I blame these guys a lot. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 8, 08:13 1
        
        It's fascinating to me, because the thought is obviously "government decision makers don't understand the private sector and don't understand risk and - Roger More Oct 8, 08:24
        
        they were focused like a laser beam on jobs. -- nm - Diva Oct 8, 08:02
        
        This. And it's the employees I feel bad for. Many got shafted bad when he shut things down -- nm - decline Oct 8, 07:55
    - total self centered belief in what you're doing can often pay off in athletics and in business.... - x Oct 8, 07:50
- His gamble on the videogame empire was a bridge too far -- nm - budice Oct 8, 07:40 8
  - It's too bad, imo. The game was quite enjoyable and is also free right now on PS+. -- nm - Shaun Oct 8, 08:02
  - GTA made what, 800 trillion million dollars? - groiny Oct 8, 07:48 5
    - Nah, that just means it's a substantial market. Speaks nothing to his ability to earn a slice of that market. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 8, 08:09 1
      - just saying there is a good chance to hit it big with a great idea and execution.... - groiny Oct 8, 08:14
    - yeah, if you know about making games. it seems like they never had much of a business plan beyond "make cool games!" -- nm - mafic Oct 8, 07:59
    - trying to out-wow wow was a total fool's errand.....nm - x Oct 8, 07:52
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  - He tried to live his dream. I respect that. It is the state money that bothers me. -- nm - David Oct 8, 07:47
- I really don't. -- nm - Diva Oct 8, 07:38
Tom Hanks has Type 2 Diabetes. -- (link) - Ender Oct 8, 07:35 4
- *shorts* - con_carne Oct 8, 08:31
- That is the treatable (diet, etc) kind, right? -- nm - Spawn Oct 8, 07:36 2
  - "Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of the disease and can be managed with proper treatment. Hanks, too, noted that it's controllable with diet." -- nm - kelly Oct 8, 07:40 1
    - Thanks. -- nm - Spawn Oct 8, 07:48
Hint: the other pitcher did it the year after Johnson. -- nm - spamlet Oct 8, 07:33 9
- I have a meeting so I'll give it you. (spoils) - spamlet Oct 8, 07:41 3
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    - It was the rally monkey year, so it makes sense. -- nm - spamlet Oct 8, 07:45
    - very odd for it to be a reliever. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 8, 07:44
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  - K-Rod -- nm - eag Oct 8, 07:41 1
    - *ding* just beat out my post. -- nm - spamlet Oct 8, 07:42
  - Yes. -- nm - spamlet Oct 8, 07:38
  - Lackey? -- nm - budice Oct 8, 07:34
Only 2 players in NFL history have a recorded a catch in 200 straight games. Jerry Rice is one. Who's the other? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 8, 07:32 3
- Tony G? -- nm - Spawn Oct 8, 07:33 2
  - *ding* +20 SB Points for you. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 8, 07:34 1
    - heh. I knew it was not a WR, so he seemed the only likely option! -- nm - Spawn Oct 8, 07:35
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- Yup. -- nm - spamlet Oct 8, 07:33
Word. -- nm - Jim Oct 8, 07:31 1
- game -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Oct 8, 08:32

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