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During the ongoing questioning of the Obamacare firm (CGI), a representative has suggested the site may not be HIPAA compliant -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 07:22 5
- From a politics standpoint, had the Republicans not shutdown the government there would have been a lot more focus on the implementation. -- nm - Dano Oct 24, 07:33
- offs - znufrii Oct 24, 07:27 1
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- I really think this is some type of Canadian conspiracy -- nm - decline Oct 24, 07:25
- ye ghads -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 07:24
Did Jon Lester use a foreign substance on the baseball last night? -- (link) - amoxy Oct 24, 07:20 6
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- ooh boy, this is gonna get good! -- nm - groiny Oct 24, 07:23 2
  - The crazy thing is...if we have a Wacha-bration tonight, the Cards will be in a good position to end this in St. Louis. - Jim Oct 24, 07:28 1
    - What I don't get about that play is why did he wave his arms if he wasn't going to make a play on it? - Will Hunting Oct 24, 07:32
- I'm so glad someone else posted this. Didn't want to seem like a whiny homer. - Jim Oct 24, 07:22
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With regards to the heat season rules below: It is exactly 68 in my apartment right now. - ty97 Oct 24, 07:19
Here is the blown call from last night -- (link) - Beaker Oct 24, 07:15 8
- On a different note...how could he seriously not have seen that ball come out??? - Jim Oct 24, 07:26 2
  - Where was this guy when I was pitching? -- nm - Joe Niekro si Oct 24, 07:32
  - I think he knew it had come out but thought it was when he was moving the ball from glove to hand for the throw -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 07:32
- Here's my question...would this call have been overturned without Farrell coming out there? - Jim Oct 24, 07:22 3
  - Beltran got hurt? - groiny Oct 24, 07:30
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    - Given that his career playoff line matches pretty well with Babe Ruth, yeah. - spamlet Oct 24, 07:31
- (which was subsequently fixed) -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 07:17
With limited competition, rural areas aren't seeing lower health care premiums under the ACA -- (link) - znufrii Oct 24, 07:13 2
- sort of related but not: I am now firmly in the camp of " The Single Payer System" -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 07:21 1
  - I am also. Trying to navigate ACA as a HR person is a mess -- nm - amoxy Oct 24, 07:22
Quiz: Which team won the first back-to-back World Series in the modern era? - spamlet Oct 24, 07:04 9
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- Cubs. -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 24, 07:06 6
  - barely beat Jack, but this is correct. 1907-1908. Haven't won one since. -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 07:07 5
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      - I always appreciate the Cubs snark. -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 07:09 3
        
        I typed my answer snarkily. -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 24, 07:10 2
        
        You're a Cards fan, it's assumed :) -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 07:12 1
        
        True and true. :) -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 24, 07:17
- St. Louis? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 07:05
Btw, other traders are saying an international forever stamp is $1.10 and should cover it. -- nm - timPhone Oct 24, 06:57 2
- I paid $1.10 for international postcard stamps the other day. I wonder if they're the same. -- nm - mayor amanda jones Oct 24, 07:00 1
  - Looks like it. "Global Forever stamp can be used to mail a postcard or 1 oz letter-size mailpiece anywhere in the world" -- (link) - mara Oct 24, 07:03
A former University of California policeman has been awarded $38,000 for psychiatric damage after pepper-spraying peaceful student protesters -- (link) - Beaker Oct 24, 06:53 4
- Fuck no! The students should sue his ass! -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Oct 24, 07:10 1
  - They received $30k as part of a settlement. -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 07:11
- "I gotta get me some pepper spray" -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 06:55 1
  - One squirt and you're south of the border. Mmmm, incapacitating.... -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 24, 06:57
Has anyone looked into Karma's 4g hotspot service - Truman Oct 24, 06:51
Americans Vastly Overestimate How Diverse the Country Really Is -- (link) - ty97 Oct 24, 06:50 1
- 47% "believe rising diversity will cause crime and neighborhood problems to increase" -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 06:51
The 5 Creepiest True Exorcism Stories of Our Time -- (link) - Beaker Oct 24, 06:49
This mother is awesome, but also has an excessive amount of free time on her hands. I can't fathom having time for this. -- (link) - MDH Oct 24, 06:45
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Pippy, we were just talking about Norah Jones... -- (link) - MDH Oct 24, 06:42 1
- that is going to be very interesting -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 06:54
Full Movie Review: [NFSPD] Need for Speed A- "Fast & Fun" ...details... - budice Oct 24, 06:42
The ump from last night just said all of Brandon Merriweather's hits this year have been clean -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 06:40
Drivers in Sierra Leone have to play a board game to get their license... -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 24, 06:32 1
- but why is it Scatagories? -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 06:36
meanwhile, at Vikings practice... -- (link) - Reagen Oct 24, 06:22 [Image] 1
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- My niece is a cross-fit trainer and competes in cross-fit competitions. - pmb Oct 24, 07:17 1
  - daymnnn -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 07:21
- Good luck - Krusty Oct 24, 06:22 2
  - this is like Taken, only with exercising instead of kidnapping -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 07:12
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- heh... - znufrii Oct 24, 06:20
- cross looks to me like a competition to see who can pull the most muscles. -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 06:20 1
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nobody really cares but I get to have hotel night this weekend. I so love hotel night. -- nm - mayor amanda jones Oct 24, 06:18 3
- bow chicka wowwow -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 06:40 1
  - yeah not so much. because of inconvenient timing, I get to stay in harrisburg friday night for a work thing saturday. -- nm - mayor amanda jones Oct 24, 06:42
- ooooooooooooooo. -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 24, 06:36
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- surprised Jacksonville would want that game gone as figure alot of Cowboy fans around the League would sell alot of tickets for them at home -- nm - Tebow Oct 24, 06:37
- *smh* One of the worst ideas the NFL has had in a while. -- nm - Krusty Oct 24, 06:23 1
  - Not if they're looking to expand there. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 24, 07:00
@#%&**^!!!! Just found out my top employee is being temporarily reassigned for budget reasons. FU sequestration! -- nm - Don Homer Oct 24, 06:00
finally gave in and turned on the heat this morning. Low of 37. - znufrii Oct 24, 05:58 9
- I turned mine on last night but it was after "heating hours" so it didn't kick on. turned it back off before I went to bed. - mayor amanda jones Oct 24, 06:09
- My super apparently did not. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 06:05 5
  - it's heat season so you may need to talk to them about that - znufrii Oct 24, 06:19 4
    - 55 is quite low. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 24, 06:40 2
      - It allow the super to sleep. They can push heat at night, go to bed, then push heat in the morning -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 06:42 1
        
        *throws on another shovelful of coal and goes to bed* -- nm - super Oct 24, 06:51
    - I am sure the inside temp didn't drop below 55 since it's been mild until now. - ty97 Oct 24, 06:38
- yeah, have a feeling we'll be doing that tonight. was a bit chilly in the house this morning and 38 outside. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 24, 06:05 1
  - and it'lll be colder tomorrow, low of 33 tonight. -- nm - znufrii Oct 24, 06:08
Movie Review: Need for Speed A- . Those that want to see it will like it, also kid-friendly. PG-13. Add more later. -- nm - budice Oct 24, 05:49
MH PSA - team Base Race - anyone wanna hunt some Zombie Mice with me? 2 person/6 hour Zombie Zombie Zombie tourney starting in 1 hourish -- nm - JenBro Oct 24, 05:48
Some interesting (to me) facts about NYC from an NYT Op Ed on de Blasio: - ty97 Oct 24, 05:31 2
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- An perhaps even more interesting, national view's on government role by race - ty97 Oct 24, 05:32
The reason to avoid poop coffee isn’t what you think -- (link) - zork Oct 24, 05:25
subway map for Andie -- (link) - zork Oct 24, 05:12 2
- Candygram for Mongo. -- nm - mara Oct 24, 06:59
- This is funny :) -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 24, 06:27
25 Trippy Optical Illusions That Will Make Your Brain Go Derp -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 24, 05:11
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- I can't believe he didn't drag out his decision and hold a press confrence the saturday before to say he wasn't taking the job -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 07:03
- So things are so desperate they'll asking grandfathers to play QB -- nm - decline Oct 24, 06:29 4
  - With Bradford done...their choices were - Jim Oct 24, 06:49 3
    - where is Kyle Orton these days? -- nm - groiny Oct 24, 07:20
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      - Tebow won a playoff game!!! -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 06:55
- I'm standing right here guys! -- nm - Tebow Oct 24, 06:13 5
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    - DON'T TEASE US, BRO! -- nm - ESPN SI Oct 24, 06:59
    - but oh the tickets they could sell to those practices -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 06:46
    - do we get *any* say in this? -- nm - Rams fans Oct 24, 06:19 1
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- In all fairness though, they just want to know if he can make the throw from SS or 3B to first. :) -- nm - Jim Oct 24, 06:00
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  - Think it was a smart move...worst case is no. -- nm - budice Oct 24, 05:13 1
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Bank Of America Liable For Fraud In Countrywide Mortgage Case -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 24, 04:38
"And all my sweaters are snagged..." -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 03:40 1
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Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run There's still time to change the road you're on. -- nm - zombie ghoul Oct 24, 01:37
1940 Buick Phaeton four-door seen in Casablanca up for auction, expected to fetch a half mill -- (link) - zombie ghoul Oct 24, 01:29
for Peglegpete: Jerry Garcia's place in Stinson Beach up for sale, kinda nice, 3 buildings and a great view -- (link) - zombie ghoul Oct 24, 00:17 1
- love the peace sign over the outdoor fireplace! also - the white couches are EXACTLY the style & color I'm wanting to replace in my living room! - JenBro Oct 24, 05:51
The Daily Show was kickass as ever tonight. taking on all the financial shows shock that the white knight who bought country wide was FINED .... - zombie ghoul Oct 23, 23:34 2
- Jamie Dimon and JPM didn't buy Countrywide's book. Unfortunately BofA did. I - Diva Oct 24, 04:00 1
  - heh to the IM -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 07:02
Top 25 Scariest Science Fiction and Fantasy TV Episodes -- (link) - Max Oct 23, 23:33 4
- I was reading through the list and saying to myself "If this episode and this episode don't make it, the list is all wrong." - Was Bar Was Oct 24, 06:51
- I never thought of that episode of Firefly all that scary. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 24, 05:48
- Ghostwatch is missing, still traumatised by it. -- nm - LMS Oct 24, 05:13
- great list, but it's missing The Sand Kings -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 00:04
daaamn, Carter. -- nm - Max Oct 23, 21:47 1
- Right? (spoils) - Stephen Oct 23, 22:15
Uruguay to legalize grass, sets price at $1 a gram -- (link) - zombie ghoul Oct 23, 21:41
"I have zero beliefs. Except for magic. I believe in magic. It's awesome." -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 23, 21:40
Top Chef....Spoiler..... - Meg Oct 23, 21:37
Ooooooh. The budget and debt-ceiling impasse is beginning to affect arms makers. Maybe they can get the point across to the nut jobs. -- (link) - GregW Oct 23, 21:23
Celebrities who were once roommates (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Oct 23, 21:07 9
- It must have sucked to have been neighbors to Tucci and Rhames. -- nm - Jelly Oct 24, 03:50
- I knew about the Graham/Britton one - imagine going to that apartment to pick up one for a date. -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 03:33 2
  - "I know how this will end but I have to ask..." -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 05:20
  - yeah, I read about that in an interview with Graham in some random magazine. I think it was a cooking magazine. all I really remember is thinking - mafic Oct 24, 04:02
- I think Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman were roomies too. -- nm - LMS Oct 24, 03:26
- I can't decide if I'd be more jaw agape walking into Britton/Graham or Smart/Larter. -- nm - Max Oct 23, 22:23
- they left out Henry Fonda & Jimmy Stewart. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 23, 21:26
- I didn't know this one: Mel Gibson and Geoffrey Rush -- nm - amoxy Oct 23, 21:09 1
  - I thought there was one more on that one...or that they went to school with. -- nm - the liioulu with pumpkins Oct 23, 21:44
more imgur, just for nubby. -- (link) - mafic Oct 23, 21:05 6
- I guess I'll be lost in here for awhile....here's one for all us breaking bad fans... -- (link) - zombie ghoul Oct 23, 21:29
- that's relatively funny -- nm - zork Oct 23, 21:19 1
  - yes it was ..effective. -- nm - mud Oct 23, 21:28
- This one made me chuckle. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 23, 21:16 2
  - This one is for you. -- (link) - ♠Spawn♠ Oct 23, 21:38 1
    - That guy just won the universe. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 23, 21:42
Seriously, @midnight is way too much of my vein of sense of humor.. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 23, 21:04
Might as well jump. - ♠Spawn♠ Oct 23, 21:01

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