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Windows 8.1... free. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 22, 11:38 2
- I've been Windows-free since 2007 -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 22, 11:43
- Do not want. -- nm - Qale Oct 22, 11:40
MH PSA - CQ & Sgt Mike - sent you a tourney invite if you're game - starts in 3 hours - ZOMBIES ZOMBIES ZOMBIES :) -- nm - JenBro Oct 22, 11:38
SITWAP Here's another time sink: Land of Maps -- (link) - con_carne Oct 22, 11:37
Oh - the below about Killfile makes me wonder ... if a person you've killfiled makes a post - would you not see anyone replying to that post - or just - JenBro Oct 22, 11:33 6
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  - so ... you'd just see the replies? that might actually be pretty funny :) -- nm - JenBro Oct 22, 11:36 4
    - Who are you speaking to? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 22, 11:37 1
      - Heh -- nm - JenBro Oct 22, 11:38
    - Yeah. The idle parts of your mind try to work backwards and reconstruct who the poster is and what the post said -- nm - prayformojo Oct 22, 11:37 1
      - Sub-Poll - which ST'ers posts would be the easiest identifiable by replies showing up? -- nm - JenBro Oct 22, 11:39
Kilbo or other IPad users - I have a dumb question - if I sell my 1st gen IPad to upgrade, how does my stuff get transferred over? - Epiphany Oct 22, 11:32 3
- Use iTunes or iCloud to transfer content as a backup, then transfer it to a new device. -- (link) - mara Oct 22, 11:34
- Apps come directly from the App Store, linked to your account. Some saved data will be lost. - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 22, 11:34 1
  - that's not true. I've never lost data from an icloud backup. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 22, 11:38
Wolverine getting fired from the X-Men is still funny -- nm - prayformojo Oct 22, 11:31 5
- Donald Trump supervillain at the head of the table. -- nm - budice Oct 22, 11:32
- huh? -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 11:31 3
  - This. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 22, 11:35 [youtube] 2
    - That was the thing I was advised not to watch. -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 12:03
    - that was pretty funny -- nm - decline Oct 22, 11:40
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- Send it to me and I will take care of it for you. -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 12:04
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  - yo...Give the credit card to the wife, I'm sure she can put it to good use. :) -- nm - budice Oct 22, 11:31
- Only if it's your oldest (or one of your oldest) cards. -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 11:28 1
  - (I don't have amanda killfiled, promise!) -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 11:28
- This person says not to -- (link) - decline Oct 22, 11:26
- closing it might reduce the average length of credit history, and increase you debt usage ratio. - znufrii Oct 22, 11:26 2
  - do you have me killfiled?? -- nm - mayor amanda jones Oct 22, 11:31 1
    - why on earth would I want to do that? - znufrii Oct 22, 11:32
- how long have you had it? closing would decrease average age of accts. would also increase your utilization rate. there are pros and cons. - mayor amanda jones Oct 22, 11:25 2
  - 2 things I know of to consider - you don't want TOO much available credit - but you DO want long standing credit - JenBro Oct 22, 11:28
  - This. Just good to have long-standing accounts and some credit activity. -- nm - budice Oct 22, 11:26
Way LIR - Colin! - go visit New Belgium Brewing Company in Ft Collins - do a beer tour - Fat Tire! -- (link) - JenBro Oct 22, 11:21 3
- hell yeah. Love me some Fat Tire, but they don't have distribution out here. -- nm - znufrii Oct 22, 11:22 2
  - We only JUST got them last Summer here in Michigan ... so ... there's hope they'll make it further East :) -- nm - JenBro Oct 22, 11:26 1
    - they're in the southeast, but nothing north of North Carolina as far as I am aware. - znufrii Oct 22, 11:27
Not the Onion: On Phoenix radio this morning John McCain said he is considering a run for the Presidency in 2016. -- (link) - MDH Oct 22, 11:20 2
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  - Fun fact: I am considering running for President! -- nm - Shaun Oct 22, 11:24
Gallup: For first time ever, majority of Americans favor legalization of marijuana -- (link) - ty97 Oct 22, 11:19 2
- "We've decided it's the gays who are responsible for all of society's ills after all." -- nm - con_carne Oct 22, 11:26
- hemp rope? -- nm - budice Oct 22, 11:24
As an owner of two iPad 1st generations, I'm really tempted now to trade them in either for the new one or the newly cheaper previous generation -- nm - oblique Oct 22, 11:14 1
- ack. damnit. They're only keeping the iPad 2? wtf -- nm - oblique Oct 22, 11:17
Hey David...speaking of Deadspin...have you seen their top notch reporting on the Cardinals this post season? - Jim Oct 22, 11:12
"Packers TE Jermichael Finley should be released from hospital in next 24 hrs. Doctors believe he can play again but when remains unknown" -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 11:11
So, what do we like in terms of smartphones these days? -- nm - znufrii Oct 22, 11:08 14
- I like the Motorola MAXX with the 24 hour battery life. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 22, 11:21
- Nexus 4. However the Nexus 5 should come out this month, iirc. -- nm - Shaun Oct 22, 11:21 1
  - I don't think you can get a 4 via Google directly anymore. -- nm - Qale Oct 22, 11:31
- I'm very happy with the Sony Xperia Z (yes I know it's huge) -- nm - marcel Oct 22, 11:14
- Samsung. (S3, S4, etc.) -- nm - Bloody AxeSean Oct 22, 11:10 2
  - this. -- nm - decline Oct 22, 11:20
  - tangent - i just had to get my S3 battery replaced yesterday (got the phone in May). - Andie Oct 22, 11:13
- Droids -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 11:10 4
  - any particular model that catches your fancy? -- nm - znufrii Oct 22, 11:19 3
    - Was checking out the new one on Friday. Seems rather snazzy. -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 11:31
    - Definitely not the R5D4....they tend to explode before you get them home. -- nm - Jim Oct 22, 11:20 1
      - 1,000 Pixie Points -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 11:30
- (might be getting one inthe coming months, have Verizon) -- nm - znufrii Oct 22, 11:09 1
  - It's hard to beat the price of a previous-model iPhone. -- nm - mara Oct 22, 11:10
also, that episode of The Blacklist last night was terrible - Jovian Oct 22, 11:07 1
- T-Bag makes everything better -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 11:09
The Indianapolis Colts have signed free agent cornerback Jalil Brown and placed wide receiver Reggie Wayne on Injured Reserve. -- nm - Remlik Oct 22, 11:05 2
- Can he catch? -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 11:05 1
  - details - Remlik Oct 22, 11:07
Speaking of being sick, "Etiquette Guide to Being Sick Without Being an Asshole" -- (link) - Andie Oct 22, 11:00
So Almost Human's premiere has been delayed two weeks. Sigh - Truman Oct 22, 11:00 5
- I've been kinda wondering at the lack of ST chatter about this. I'm going to be watching it -- nm - con_carne Oct 22, 11:03 3
  - The bf and I both will be watching. -- nm - MDH Oct 22, 11:08 2
    - I'm in as well. -- nm - mayor amanda jones Oct 22, 11:12 1
      - Premier watching party at my house! -- nm - con_carne Oct 22, 11:33
- so pad your DVR to catch extra time. no need to cry. -- nm - mayor amanda jones Oct 22, 11:03
Yes, Peyton won a Super Bowl, but it was raining. -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 10:59 1
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LIR: Dr.Vermin: Yes, the autopsy rate has gone down substantially. We are encouraged to ask but most don't. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 22, 10:58 1
- PS: The Atul Gawande books are really good. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 22, 11:06
you know, I never saw a "Romney is coming for your vagina" ad, but we've very recently seen "Obamacare is coming for your vagina and/or prostate" ads. -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 10:58 3
- Spoiler: He can come for my prostate anytime he wants. -- nm - Qale Oct 22, 11:31
- right. - znufrii Oct 22, 11:05
- Socialist conspiracy *and* international incident -- nm - con_carne Oct 22, 11:04
Related to B2, ST Poll: name a music group/act/person that you thought was gonna be big but has kind of fizzled or disappear -- nm - MDH Oct 22, 10:57 24
- Maria McKee -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 22, 11:41
- Not quite but Boyz II Men went from the biggest act in the world to milk cartons in what seemed like months. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 22, 11:39
- almost everybody who appears on those sing off shows -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 22, 11:20 1
  - They are always forced to be so safe. Yet, part of what makes pop music interesting is a hint of danger -- nm - con_carne Oct 22, 11:30
- Speaking of people that fizzled and disappeared...has Cyndi Lauper's At Last from the Bones wedding last night been mentioned here? - Jim Oct 22, 11:20 2
  - FUCK! I haven't watched it yet! -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 22, 11:44
  - Cyndi just did all the music for Kinky Boots on Broadway - it won 6 Tonys. -- nm - Andie Oct 22, 11:22
- Terrance Trent D'Arby for me. How you can have such an amazing first record and then - Jim Oct 22, 11:14 1
  - word -- nm - Remlik Oct 22, 11:17
- Mr Mister -- nm - eag Oct 22, 11:10
- They didn't exactly "fizzle," but Bad Religion in the nineties - con_carne Oct 22, 11:10
- Strokes, Arctic Monkeys (though I hear the new cd is terrific) -- nm - Remlik Oct 22, 11:08 2
  - Even though I know they are from there, I was surprised to know how big AM are in England -- nm - con_carne Oct 22, 11:24
  - I think The Strokes might win this. -- nm - MDH Oct 22, 11:08
- I really thought Edie Brickell was going to be something bigger -- nm - amoxy Oct 22, 11:05
- Taylor Hicks -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 11:04
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- Corinne Bailey Rae, Blu Cantrell, James Blunt, Macy Gray -- nm - MDH Oct 22, 11:03
- Nora Jones should have lasted longer -- nm - Epiphany Oct 22, 11:01 5
  - My ex Lady T loves her music actually saw her in concert -- nm - eag Oct 22, 11:12
  - a lot of artists like her consciously steer away from the sorry of pop stuff that makes "hits" - Reagen Oct 22, 11:03 1
    - actually, I thought her 2nd was a turn to Pop which was why she fizzled -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 22, 11:09
  - I was gonna post her, and then I checked her wiki. While I may never of her, she still sells decently. -- nm - MDH Oct 22, 11:03 1
    - I'd put Sara Barilles up there too - same type of song writing/singing - I liked it a lot - -- nm - Epiphany Oct 22, 11:07
Happy birthday Diva! Best wishes! -- nm - marcel Oct 22, 10:56 1
- Happy happy! (for some reason, I thought it was tomorrow). -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 11:11
znu, cost accounting and financial accounting don't live on the same continent. - spamlet Oct 22, 10:54 8
- it is the red headed step-child of accounting -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 11:03
- can't. wait. -- nm - znufrii Oct 22, 11:01 2
  - As a class, I think it's easier than finanical. -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 11:13 1
    - well, then, should be easy enough - znufrii Oct 22, 11:15
- *Agrees* -- nm - MDH Oct 22, 11:00
- Ain't that the truth. - ty97 Oct 22, 10:55 2
  - I *love* cost acctg. -- nm - mayor amanda jones Oct 22, 11:08
  - I have to do some cost accounting (COGS, WIP), but the software package is is a POS - amoxy Oct 22, 10:58
now I want a "Ho Hey Ya" mashup. -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 10:51 4
- How's this? -- (link) - volnelk Oct 22, 10:54 [youtube]
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  - they're even kind of about the same thing. -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 10:59
  - My brain is like earworm soup right now -- nm - con_carne Oct 22, 10:54
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poll, yo: are you getting a flu shot? have you? -- nm - mayor amanda jones Oct 22, 10:50 30
- Getting one in a couple of weeks. -- nm - pmb Oct 22, 11:30
- Got one a few weeks ago...earliest we ever have -- nm - prayformojo Oct 22, 11:28
- no. I don't get the flu -- nm - Epiphany Oct 22, 11:02 2
  - You can carry it and give it to others without having symptoms yourself. -- nm - mara Oct 22, 11:04 1
    - this I did not know -- nm - Epiphany Oct 22, 11:08
- nope ... can't even remember exactly when the last time was that I got a flu shot .... - Obligatory Halloween Moniker ChangeUp Oct 22, 11:01
- been there, done that. free at work. -- nm - oblique Oct 22, 11:00
- Nov 5 (at work.) -- nm - Andie Oct 22, 10:59
- I just got the flu. Guess I should have. -- nm - marcel Oct 22, 10:59 2
  - the actual flu? that sucks, sorry dude. -- nm - Andie Oct 22, 11:01 1
    - stayed the last three days at home, coughing and sneezing. - marcel Oct 22, 11:10
- Haven't decided yet. The last 2 times I have gotten one, I got sick both times. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 22, 10:56
- Done - walk-in clinic at Kaiser. No wait, no cost. -- nm - Meg Oct 22, 10:56
- I need to -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 22, 10:55 2
  - I'm surprised they don't line you up for the first ones available. -- nm - Meg Oct 22, 10:57 1
    - They have been doing them right by the cafeteria but I seem to be busy every time they are there. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 22, 11:00
- On my list. -- nm - mara Oct 22, 10:53
- its on my list, so not yet -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 22, 10:52
- about a week from today -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 10:52
- We have to...so, yeah, I got mine. -- nm - Jim Oct 22, 10:51
- planning on it. - znufrii Oct 22, 10:51
- I don't recall that I've ever gotten one, which makes me wonder when the hell I last had any vaccinations. -- nm - Max Oct 22, 10:51 2
  - I've only ever gotten it once. I got sick. I skip now. -- nm - mayor amanda jones Oct 22, 10:59
  - you might need boosters, seriously -- nm - loosilu Oct 22, 10:51
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- no and no -- nm - budice Oct 22, 10:50
- Got mine Saturday at Tarjay. -- nm - loosilu Oct 22, 10:50 1
  - (covered by my insurance, yay) -- nm - loosilu Oct 22, 10:51
- I have not. I will not. -- nm - mayor amanda jones Oct 22, 10:50 1
  - This. -- nm - volnelk Oct 22, 10:56

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