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ST Quickbooks help pls? I need a report that will give me number of transactions/month -- nm - con_carne May 30, 13:34 3
- A total number of transactions or just in one account (like # of checks)? -- nm - spamlet May 30, 13:38 2
  - Total no. of transactions for the whole company for all bank accounts - con_carne May 30, 13:43 1
    - Let me look when I get home. - spamlet May 30, 13:49
Baseball regional on our campus this weekend. Then the super regional. Then the world series in Omaha. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 13:13
Josh Brolin is Thanos for the Guardians of the Galaxy movie -- (link) - Remlik May 30, 13:03 7
- the chances of me seeing this just went up even if it's likely just an extended tease. - Mel Profit May 30, 13:25 2
  - #itsallconnected -- nm - Spawn Lord May 30, 13:35 1
    - I'm weary of Marvels drug dealer like ways. - Mel Profit May 30, 13:47
- That is pretty perfect. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 30, 13:14
- They should probably hurry up and film that movie. It's due out in August. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 13:14 2
  - They've probably just been getting dozens of people to voice it, waiting to see what God or Stan Lee says -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 13:17 1
    - "or"? -- nm - Ender May 30, 13:18
There should be a band that just makes extended versions of ad jingles. -- (link) - Beryllium May 30, 12:51 [youtube] 2
- murderdeathkill -- nm - zeitgeist May 30, 13:29
- The death metal version of "Don't You Put It In Your Mouth" would be something. -- nm - Reagen May 30, 13:00
Whoa, I went to Yahoo Finance and for a moment there, unchanged Dow. You don't see that much. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 30, 12:43
Bitcoin Set to Overtake Paypal......(link) - Walt_Disney May 30, 12:36 3
- It's trending upward in value again, too. It's up about 50% over the last three weeks. -- nm - David May 30, 12:40
- *hiss!* THE SERVICE WHICH SHALL NOT BE NAMED! -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 12:39 1
  - Jesus H.! If there is one rule of ST...ONE RULE! it's that one. - Remlik May 30, 12:48
For Con_Carne from B2: Congrats!!!! Let me know if there is anything I can help with :) -- nm - Walt_Disney May 30, 12:30
I will workwatch carnivale now. -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 30, 12:24 15
- god, i miss work-watching tv. -- nm - Andie May 30, 12:33 1
  - I'm moving to a cube soon and don't think I'll be able to as easily. (unless I bring in my ipad, which I would totally consider. or even buying an - the mystifying virtuoso May 30, 12:34
- After you finish the series, be sure to read up online about the mythology and what they didn't get a chance to explain. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 30, 12:33
- LOVED Carnivale. Loved it. Really hated that they canceled it when they did. -- nm - Jim May 30, 12:29 11
  - Have you watched Battlestar Galactica? -- nm - David May 30, 12:33 10
    - Have not... -- nm - Jim May 30, 12:34 9
      - The same guy did it. -- nm - David May 30, 12:34 8
        
        Ron Moore did Carnivale? -- nm - Remlik May 30, 12:49 3
        
        He was the showrunner for season 1. -- nm - David May 30, 12:54 2
        
        huh. thanks I like his work -- nm - Remlik May 30, 13:01 1
        
        Did you see this last week? -- (link) - David May 30, 13:11
        
        Really? Hmmm...maybe I'll have to check it out. I was hopelessly addicted to Carnivale. - Jim May 30, 12:35 3
        
        BSG is on the shortlist for best TV show I've ever watched. - David May 30, 12:39 2
        
        Don't let that stop you. It comes to _an_ ending, but not _the_ ending. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 30, 12:42
        
        The funny thing is, they actually resolved Season 2. But they tacked on an extra scene at the end...like 5 minutes or so - Jim May 30, 12:41
If someone wrote "60 million" in answer to that trivia Q, that would mean they answered "60 million million" and they'd get disqualified, right? -- nm - Olympic-Level Pedantry si May 30, 12:19 2
- i don't think our HR team is *that* persnickety. :) -- nm - Andie May 30, 12:20 1
  - Probably not, but accounting might be -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 12:20
What are you listening to? -- (link) - amoxy May 30, 12:16 [youtube]
Yay, I see we picked up BAD in the league :) -- nm - Meg May 30, 12:11
Shinseki has resigned. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 May 30, 12:05 22
- None of the media stories seem to mention that most of the senators making the most complaints are the same ones who voted down/blocked every vets... - zeitgeist May 30, 12:11 18
  - Not that it's the wait times themselves that are the actual scandal... -- nm - Ender May 30, 12:32
  - Hasn't their budget tripled since 2001? -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 12:15 16
    - Our war budget certainly has -- nm - ty97 May 30, 12:23
    - Has it? I don't know. - znufrii May 30, 12:22 1
      - Which may very well be true - Strongbad May 30, 12:56
    - Based on this, it's roughly doubled, while the # of soldiers under care has tripled. - Will Hunting May 30, 12:22 12
      - Here's my source. -- (link) - Strongbad May 30, 12:54 4
        
        Per patient funding has risen more slowly than overall healthcare costs. -- (link) - mara May 30, 12:56 3
        
        Without even clicking the link, I'm sure you're correct. - Strongbad May 30, 12:58 2
        
        Got it, sorry. -- nm - mara May 30, 13:00 1
        
        No worries! -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 13:01
      - But to SB's point, these increases haven't been voted down or blocked. - Roger More May 30, 12:27 5
        
        Correct. -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 12:54
        
        The entire affair is a joke. Neither side actually gives a shit about the soldier until it's time to find fault in the other side's handling of the - Will Hunting May 30, 12:36 2
        
        You're correct. This has been going on for years on both sides. - Kim Pine May 30, 13:14
        
        No disagreement, especially with your second sentence, which is what I felt SB was responding to. -- nm - Roger More May 30, 13:09
        
        the most meaningful comparison would be comparing spending that was approved with what was requested on a per patient basis - znufrii May 30, 12:31
      - there you go. -- nm - znufrii May 30, 12:23
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  - And I'm going to keep at it until the problem is fixed! -- nm - Gen. Shinseki May 30, 12:11 1
    - where's your sword? -- nm - zeitgeist May 30, 12:12
speaking of epic domestic messes. a couple days ago, while mom was trying to clean the stove top, a can of grease tipped, I reached for it to keep it - zeitgeist May 30, 12:01 1
- Ugh! That sucks. -- nm - Krusty May 30, 12:31
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- I can afford to overpay for a short contract. My RB situation is pretty bad. -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 12:04 6
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    - And I still value rookie picks. Cheap labor. Rice wouldn't cost me anything else but salary cap space. -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 12:16
    - Joique more so than Vereen. We'll see how the next few weeks of FA go. -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 12:10 2
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        I put in 4 bids this week. -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 13:02
  - And I've convinced myself that somebody is going to pay more than I am. -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 12:06
you don't really care but I was supposed to get a ride home today so I bussed, not drove and now I'm not getting a ride home and - the mystifying virtuoso May 30, 11:59
A small amount of rain yesterday = cancelled softball today. - Will Hunting May 30, 11:56 2
- Hey, we're good with the schedule. -- nm - Will's Hamstrings SI May 30, 11:58 1
  - I'm ready to play! - Will Hunting May 30, 12:00
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH is "in development" on HSX . . . how did I miss this remake? or did I just forget it's there? - i'm not dead yet ! May 30, 11:54 2
- I rewatched this last year. It's still fantastic. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 30, 12:35 1
  - despite a few strayings from the original story, i thought the 1st incarnation was pretty good . . . I just hope that, like I said, . .. - i'm not dead yet ! May 30, 12:45
Disney Infinity Folks: The Marvel Q&A -- (link) - Remlik May 30, 11:54
Remlik, one neighbour of my grandparents was in the Devil's Brigade -- nm - zork May 30, 11:51 2
- nice! that was a fun little movie -- nm - Remlik May 30, 11:52 1
  - it was. of course in real life, things like an American winning that foot race would never have happened. - zork May 30, 11:54
David: I really hope the next step in that is gum tissue regrowth. -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 11:50
Helpful note: If you were to ever drop a can of pop such that it sprung a pinhole leak, you might think that opening the tab would help. - Reagen May 30, 11:49 6
- I love the idea that I believe that at this point you know exactly what happened and why that wasn't a good idea - JD May 30, 13:39
- Do Vine videos have audio? Because I'd like to both see and hear Reagen get caught off guard by this. -- nm - Max May 30, 13:32
- I'm sure it "helped", in some sense of the word. -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 11:53
- you don't carry around a roll of duct tape on your belt? - zork May 30, 11:53
- *image. painted.* -- nm - Andie May 30, 11:50 1
  - It was like the opening scene of a beverage based CSI show. -- nm - Reagen May 30, 11:54
How reliable are EW's ratings? Because all I've seen of Crossbones is a single frame, and it looked pretty blah. -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 11:48 2
- What else would you need than a single still frame! -- nm - Reagen May 30, 11:50 1
  - It was this picture. -- (link) - Beryllium May 30, 11:53
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- Yeah, he was abysmal starting out. -- nm - Will Hunting May 30, 11:55
- That's got to the one of the most thankless and frustrating jobs on the planet, no matter who you're working for. -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 11:47 1
  - Yup. -- nm - ty97 May 30, 12:23
Although now that I think about it "Clash of Cans" also has unsavory connotations - oblique May 30, 11:46
"When the hurricane season starts on Sunday, it will have been 3,142 days since the last Cat 3+ storm made landfall in the US" -- (link) - prayformojo May 30, 11:45 24
- Incredible that Sandy would have only been considered a Cat 1, given the impact it had. -- nm - znufrii May 30, 11:56 7
  - And by "would have only been" you really mean "wasn't even". -- nm - Ender May 30, 11:59 5
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    - it was officially a post-tropical cyclone when it hit land, not a hurricane - znufrii May 30, 12:00 3
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        NERRRDDDSSS! -- nm - Reagen May 30, 12:05 1
        
        Let's count how many subjects Reagen is a nerd about ... -- nm - zork May 30, 12:07
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- "we've had 4,587 tornadoes mind you, but no hurricanes!" -- nm - Andie May 30, 11:55 3
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    - DOOOOOOOOOOM? - znufrii May 30, 11:58 1
      - anti-doom. -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 30, 12:08
- See? Global Warming is good !! -- nm - decline May 30, 11:51
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  - I forget which year, but I seem to recall a recent year that above average was predicted and it was way below -- nm - zork May 30, 12:06 2
    - last year? - znufrii May 30, 12:10 1
      - Seemed longer ago but that could be what I'm thinking of -- nm - zork May 30, 12:16
  - 9 named storms predicted... -- nm - colin May 30, 11:52
  - below - 'cause of El Nino I believe -- nm - decline May 30, 11:51 2
    - That's Spanish for "the nino." -- nm - Cuzzin Toddroid May 30, 12:06 1
      - +20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 12:11
  - No, slightly below normal - prayformojo May 30, 11:51 1
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  - quite the opposite actually -- nm - znufrii May 30, 11:50
new Faith No More on the way.... -- (link) - Remlik May 30, 11:44 1
- Awesome! -- nm - Krusty May 30, 12:30
Jim! The Economist is all over your code changes. - spamlet May 30, 11:43 1
- How about 28 for Spacecraft related injuries? -- nm - Jim May 30, 12:03
The SEC's hiarlious attempt to stop James Franklin -- (link) - Strongbad May 30, 11:38
KILBO!!! JOE HILL IS STEPHEN KING'S SON! -- nm - David May 30, 11:31 16
- obviously we need to have an "Obvious things that other people should know" thread and then wait for - oblique May 30, 11:35 3
  - see if you came by more store again I'd sell you all 6 of his Locke and Key books! -- nm - Remlik May 30, 11:44 2
    - And you would love them. -- nm - Kim Pine May 30, 13:18 1
      - Unless you're a weirdo like dignan. -- nm - David May 30, 13:23
- confession - i returned NOS4A2 to the library only 1/3 read. didn't grab me. -- nm - Andie May 30, 11:32 4
  - Wow. I still have Christmasland nightmares. -- nm - David May 30, 11:32 3
    - Charlie Manx... *shiver* -- nm - Ender May 30, 11:34
    - maybe i gave up too soon... -- nm - Andie May 30, 11:33 1
      - No. nm - Dignan May 30, 11:42
- Also, JD's name comes from Heathers. Who knew? -- nm - Inigo May 30, 11:31 6
  - I am not a scientifically produced meat product. -- nm - spamlet May 30, 11:36 5
    - But you DO taste like despair... -- nm - Ender May 30, 11:41
    - No, but you are its offspring -- nm - Roger More May 30, 11:40 1
      - ha! -- nm - prayformojo May 30, 11:40
    - I'm not a ghost -- nm - zeitgeist May 30, 11:39 1
      - I'm not a dungeon -- nm - zork May 30, 12:14
*votes Yes* -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 11:30
Pacers are most penalized team for flopping.... -- (link) - Remlik May 30, 11:29
~But if you close your eyes...~ -- nm - Was Bar Was May 30, 11:28

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