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Google bought Word Lens, the app where you use your phone's camera to point at foreign text and convert it into English. And now it's free. -- (link) - Mop (205 lbs) May 21, 08:29 2
- I hope Google buys strip clubs soon. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 21, 08:30 1
  - you have arrived at your destination ( Y ) -- nm - zeitgeist May 21, 12:54
MLB Quiz: What four current Major League teams originated in the American Association? -- nm - spamlet May 21, 08:23 5
- (spoilers) - spamlet May 21, 08:33
- Cleveland? -- nm - prayformojo May 21, 08:28 1
  - Nope, the Spiders were disbanded after 1899 season and are not the Indians. -- nm - spamlet May 21, 08:32
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  - That's half. -- nm - spamlet May 21, 08:27
Edwin Encarnacion Hit The Crap Out Of A Baseball -- (link) - Beaker May 21, 08:22
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- Don't mess with Black Widow. -- nm - Max May 21, 08:19
For Toronto-based STers: is King Street East near the Eaton Centre a nice enough area? The Bank has a good hotel rate with an Omni in that area and - Diva - KBS May 21, 08:16 11
- LOFL. - Spawn Lord May 21, 08:29
- yes, perfect for TIFF. -- nm - Andie May 21, 08:21 9
  - (depending on how far east, it is a pretty easy stroll to the TIFF Lightbox theatre.) -- nm - Andie May 21, 08:22 8
    - thx! -- nm - Diva - KBS May 21, 08:23 7
      - wait... do you mean the King Edward? great place. - Andie May 21, 08:24 6
        
        That looks like a fantastic old hotel. -- nm - spamlet May 21, 08:31 2
        
        mel likes those old places a lot. -- nm - Diva - KBS May 21, 08:43
        
        They do a very fancy high tea. -- nm - Roger More May 21, 08:40
        
        yonh. -- nm - Diva - KBS May 21, 08:25 2
        
        you are less than a mile walk for the main TIFF theatre, straight west if you stay there. -- nm - Andie May 21, 08:28 1
        
        that sounds great. -- nm - Diva - KBS May 21, 08:44
zeit, I've got 9000 points for you but the update is in 45 minutes and JLO will hit me shortly after. -- nm - spamlet May 21, 08:15 1
- Just clicked an 8 hour for him. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 21, 08:16
Survivor Finale Poll. Who you got? - volnelk May 21, 08:12 4
- I'm along your lines of thinking, at this point. Except for the winner. (spec-spoils) - Jim May 21, 08:18
- in a surprise twist Russell Hantz -- nm - Beaker May 21, 08:17 1
  - They're bringing back Amanda so she can botch the final tribal again. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 21, 08:20
- Spencer -- nm - con_carne May 21, 08:16
Breaking: the Cavs have been awarded the 2019 Super Bowl, an NHL franchise, ownership of the Clippers and a free frogurt. -- nm - Beaker May 21, 08:04 1
- If the frogurt is cursed, that deal is a wash. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 21, 08:12
ST Quiz CTTP: In the 10 biggest transit systems in the US, what percentage of the costs is covered by fares (supposing the rest is taxes/subsidies)? -- nm - con_carne May 21, 08:04 2
- Answer - con_carne May 21, 08:23
- 18% covered by fares. -- nm - Andie May 21, 08:06
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- dammit -- nm - prayformojo May 21, 08:27
Target Canada continues to suck profits drop 16% -- (link) - Beaker May 21, 08:02 8
- it has become self fulfilling, the bad press just means that people expect the worst and are staying away. whether that is true or not. -- nm - Andie May 21, 08:04 7
  - Target is simply not good enough of a store here to warrant paying more than I would at Walmart or Atlantic Superstore. -- nm - Shaun May 21, 08:08 6
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      - my wife loves US Target, but can't be bothered to go to ours. We had high hopes but it hasn't been well received (even there opening sales sucked) -- nm - Beaker May 21, 08:19 3
        
        Yeah, I buy some clothes from Target but no way from Walmart. - Spawn Lord May 21, 08:27
        
        Exactly. The big dirty grand opening was lame. Walmart's Anniversary sales every September are superior. -- nm - Shaun May 21, 08:19 1
        
        yup -- nm - Beaker May 21, 08:21
      - Plus, in my case specifically, Target is on the other side of the city so it's a significantly longer drive if we aren't going to the area already. -- nm - Shaun May 21, 08:17
Hero Cat "throws" out first pitch -- (link) - Beaker May 21, 07:58 2
- Is it messed up of me to still expect that that video is fake? -- nm - Shaun May 21, 07:59 1
  - The ball is clearly on a string. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 21, 08:02
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- That's good, the rush on TJS now is just absurd.... - Will Hunting May 21, 07:51 3
  - they Mets aint going anywhere, let him get fully healed. nm -- nm - groiny May 21, 08:11
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    - Yeah, they're moving him back in the now-normal quick fashion. Rumor is he'll be ready to help the big-league team by July. - Will Hunting May 21, 07:58
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  - elbow - but it doesn't sound like Tommy John -- nm - decline May 21, 07:49 1
    - not yet at least -- nm - budice May 21, 07:55
sleepy. and bored. at work -- nm - Truman May 21, 07:45
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- Man, I wish I could watch it on my Android phone or tablet. - spamlet May 21, 08:16
- does Happy dance -- nm - decline May 21, 07:45 1
  - *arrests you* -- nm - Iran May 21, 07:49
Q: Since pi is infinite, do its digits contain all finite sequences of numbers? -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk May 21, 07:31 13
- there shouldn't ever be a zero -- nm - zeitgeist May 21, 13:00
- *kicks dirt* I guess I'll just be over here, you guys -- nm - e May 21, 07:56 2
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    - Amateurs. -- nm - Euler's gamma May 21, 08:09
- Since it's irrational, sure. Can I prove this? No, but I have no reason to believe otherwise. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 21, 07:34 8
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    - I have a PhD in hand-waving. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 21, 08:10
  - Hey, if this number's not going to be rational then my reasoning doesn't need to be rational either!!! -- nm - Ender May 21, 07:55 4
    - That sounds reasonable -- nm - con_carne May 21, 07:57 3
      - No, it's unreasonable, but pi doesn't give a fuck, so why should I? -- nm - Ender May 21, 07:59 1
        
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      - I don't think you're getting this. -- nm - Reagen May 21, 07:59
  - Do it like a web programmer does; pick 3 numbers and test that they are present, then go get a beer and call it job done. -- nm - Beryllium May 21, 07:42
Meg, we are making money this morning. - Bacon May 21, 07:23 1
- Yep, we'll see what happens when the minutes are released. -- nm - Meg May 21, 08:40
it's going to rain for the next two days straight. I'll be driving to work... -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 21, 07:21 2
- That is a long drive. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 21, 07:23 1
  - Look down... -- nm - Shaun May 21, 07:35
from BB : No Vegas tattoo for me, my table luck was not in my favor, so I did not have the extra $ to spend.... - groiny May 21, 07:17 4
- and they moved Carey Hart's shop out of the Palms and into the Hard Rock casino. - groiny May 21, 07:20
- Lisbeth Salander will give you one on the cheap. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 21, 07:20 2
  - do I get head first? -- nm - groiny May 21, 07:21 1
    - ... at great cost. -- nm - Beryllium May 21, 07:30
Where's Remlik? The Washington Nationals Racing Presidents join The Shield. -- (link) - Tim May 21, 07:15 1
- hilarious -- nm - Remlik May 21, 07:35
ebay wants you to change your password. -- (link) - Reagen May 21, 07:04 14
- I make my first purchase in several years and this happens. - Will Hunting May 21, 07:52
- Last Ebay transaction 11.27.06 The credit card I had on file has expired and the one that replaced that has expired. I think I'm safe. -- nm - volnelk May 21, 07:31 5
  - only in the last few months have I realized how much I rely on ebay. - the mystifying virtuoso May 21, 07:36 4
    - I still have never purchased or sold anything on ebay -- nm - decline May 21, 07:38 2
      - this is so crazy to me. where do you buy, like, replacement micro USB cables? 91 cents on ebay! -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 21, 07:40 1
        
        amazon -- nm - decline May 21, 07:42
    - oh, and fully 50% of my shoes are ebay, I would bet. -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 21, 07:36
- done! -- nm - Andie May 21, 07:13 5
  - so of course I went to ebay to change my password and instead I went shopping. -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 21, 07:20 4
    - All too easy -- nm - Reagen May 21, 07:25 3
      - right? a part of me thinks there was no breach! "we just want mary to go shopping." -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 21, 07:27 2
        
        It see it as giving me an out for questionable purchases. "Oh, that? My eBay account was hacked." -- nm - Tim May 21, 07:32
        
        Flying home, the long flight back had ZERO entertainment and charged for wi-fi except ebay.com was free, so I shopped! -- nm - Spawn Lord May 21, 07:31
- I tried, but someone just beat me to it -- nm - con_carne May 21, 07:09
I almost just smashed my iphone out of frustration. It accidentally activated voice control (pre-Siri) and then randomly FaceTimed a former coworker - Beryllium May 21, 07:01
Oh yeah...and Adam Wainwright is good at baseball. nm - Jim May 21, 06:42 3
- To this day, I am still bitter that he spurned my alma mater out of HS to sign with the Braves. - Strongbad May 21, 06:50 2
  - Well, he was damn near perfect last night. -- nm - Jim May 21, 07:09
  - He told every team going into the MLB Draft (except Atlanta) that he wanted to go to college. -- nm - Strongbad May 21, 06:51
Batman: Arkham Knight trailer -- (link) - Shaun May 21, 06:37 [youtube] 1
- That did not wow me as much as the first stuff, but still will be awesome. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 21, 08:03
Red Band trailer for Joe Manganiello's male stripper documentary. -- (link) - Dano May 21, 06:37 [vimeo] 2
- There Will Be Blood -- nm - ty97 May 21, 06:53 1
  - golf clap -- nm - JenBro May 21, 07:13
Hey ST - how do you (personally) hard boil an egg? I overcook them every.single.time. - seems that there are quite a few ways to hard boil. - kelly May 21, 06:26 32
- The cooking technology may depend on the age of the egg. How old are the eggs you usually buy? -- nm - OAE -- You Know Who May 21, 07:58
- Put them in already boiling water, then immediately turn off heat and let sit for 15 mins -- nm - con_carne May 21, 06:58 3
  - covered -- nm - con_carne May 21, 06:58 2
    - Dangit, now I'm starting to think my method is Andie's method - con_carne May 21, 07:06 1
      - i put them in cold water, not already boiling. -- nm - Andie May 21, 07:15
- cold to boil, 10 minutes, with a little vinegar in the water so that if the shell cracks the albumen will coagulate almost immediately. -- nm - Roger More May 21, 06:55 5
  - I'll coagulate *your* albumen almost immediately. Almost. -- nm - Diva - KBS May 21, 07:42 4
    - square it with Coolio first -- nm - Roger More May 21, 07:58 3
      - My you guys be around and/or available for STIFF? It's been entirely too long since I've seen you. -- nm - Diva - KBS May 21, 08:10 2
        
        We're back in Toronto, so we should be at STIFF. -- nm - Roger More May 21, 08:24
        
        my = may -- nm - Diva - KBS May 21, 08:18
- if you don't have it, get this book -- (link) - decline May 21, 06:47 3
  - i love this book. -- nm - Andie May 21, 06:51
  - I have the app on my phone (which I totally forgot about - thanks for the reminder!) -- nm - kelly May 21, 06:49 1
    - I use it all the time - it's a lifesaver ;) -- nm - decline May 21, 06:50
- I'm with Andie. Heavy pot with cold water that covers the egg(s). Heat to boil. Turn heat off, cover, remove from element. Generally forget them for - landbeck May 21, 06:47
- Oddly, I read a long article on this just the other day. -- (link) - Was Bar Was May 21, 06:40
- put them in cold water, bring to a boil, as soon a it boiling turn off, cover and let sit for 9 min - decline May 21, 06:39
- Put them in a pot of cold water, heat. Once the water starts boiling, let them boil for 10 minutes or so. - Jim May 21, 06:37
- cold salted water, remove from heat as soon as it reaches a boil, let sit for 10 minutes, run under cold water -- nm - znufrii May 21, 06:36
- Buy a bag of them premade and peeled at Trader Joes. -- nm - Cuzzin Toddroid May 21, 06:29 6
  - I did not know this but I am going to look for them on the next trip. - Bacon May 21, 06:38 1
    - They should be by the regular eggs, at least they are at my TJs. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 21, 06:43
  - i think this would wig me out. i want to know how fresh they are. -- nm - Andie May 21, 06:32 3
    - But by that logic how do you know how fresh anything you buy in a grocery store really is? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 21, 06:44 2
      - well, with produce i just look at it. with meat etc there are dates (and i buy most from a butcher). but cooked eggs seem like you don't know - Andie May 21, 06:48 1
        
        The boiled date I don't know, though they have an expiration/sell-by date like anything else. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 21, 07:04
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  - that's pretty much what i do. -- nm - Andie May 21, 06:32 2
    - (i didn't know the spinning trick though, cool) -- nm - Andie May 21, 06:33 1
      - Me neither. Totally going to try that. -- nm - kelly May 21, 06:34
- cold to boil. -- nm - Andie May 21, 06:27
I created an Event within the ST Facebook Group for STIFF 14. If all went well all in the group (and only those in the group) were invited. -- nm - Dano May 21, 06:26 1
- I also set up a question for which weekend would be better for people - First weekend or second weekend. -- nm - Dano May 21, 06:27
nmb ML (SCUFFL predictions) - Strongbad May 21, 06:20 4
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  - If it ended up being a Top 3-4 pick in return, I'd consider letting him go. - Strongbad May 21, 06:23 2
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      - I think I feel the same way with Romo next week. -- nm - Strongbad May 21, 06:35
*gives everyone on B2 a trophy* -- nm - Strongbad May 21, 06:18 2
- but what about the people on B3? they now feel left out. Better to give out no trophies -- nm - Beaker May 21, 06:38
- It's all Oprah's fault -- nm - znufrii May 21, 06:19
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- For what? -- nm - volnelk May 21, 06:30

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