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I was coming to ST to post exactly this. -- (link) - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 12, 09:13 [Backboard]
OH at work: "BitTorrenting what? YouPorn?" "No, Linux distros." "They have Linux on there too. Guys named Linux." -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 09:10 1
- Shows how much they know. YouPorn doesn't create content. It just distributes other people's content. You don't download YouPorn! -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 12, 09:14
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- *still outraged, because it's fun to be outraged* -- nm - Strongbad Jun 12, 09:42
- According to the Guns rights advocacy goups it's overstated. It depends on how you define school shootings. The 78 number focuses on shootings at - pmb Jun 12, 09:11 6
  - So wait. You're telling me I can't trust number revisions from an advocacy group? -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 09:13
  - Is CNN a gun rights advocacy group. They found 15 similar to the violence in Oregon. -- nm - Ender Jun 12, 09:13 4
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    - because those are the only types of school shootings worth talking about? -- nm - znufrii Jun 12, 09:13
    - - -- (link) - Ender Jun 12, 09:13 1
      - CNN is picking and choosing which shootings 'matter'. - ty97 Jun 12, 09:15
- Technically, it's exaggerated by 500%. -- nm - Ender Jun 12, 09:11
- Is it really? I thought it was a semantics difference between school shooting and shootings inside school grounds. -- nm - Inigo Jun 12, 09:09 1
  - gang shootings in a school don't count, apparently - znufrii Jun 12, 09:12
- was that the 78 number? - groiny Jun 12, 09:07 1
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Poll: Will you watch any of the World Cup games at a party or in a bar? - Andie Jun 12, 08:53 16
- I'd like to. Depends on my schedule and which game. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 12, 09:15
- Yes -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 09:10 1
  - This (and the Euro Cup) are the only time I ever watch soccer. Love the touranments. -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 09:11
- Probably in a bar in New York. What with the time difference, unlikely in the UK. -- nm - LMS Jun 12, 09:09
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- If we can catch one while in Ireland, sure. Otherwise, no. - spamlet Jun 12, 09:01
- I'd like to, but probably not - con_carne Jun 12, 09:01
- Highly unlikely. I may catch a bit here and there at home though. -- nm - Shaun Jun 12, 08:59
- Yes - England, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Brazil -- nm - budice Jun 12, 08:59
- We're hosting an event for clients for the game Monday night. I'll go to that, but just to do the client development thing. -- nm - pmb Jun 12, 08:58
- not one minute. - groiny Jun 12, 08:57
- Nah. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 12, 08:56
- I'm sure I'll be in at least 1 bar where a game will be on :) -- nm - decline Jun 12, 08:56
- Odds are good I'll catch a few minutes at one of our regular places, but not deliberately. -- nm - mara Jun 12, 08:55
- I'll probably catch the first USA game at a bar after work on Monday -- nm - znufrii Jun 12, 08:54 1
  - sucks that the knockout games are poorly timed. noon and 4pm ET - znufrii Jun 12, 09:02
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Your cuteness for the week: A cheetah cub and puppy have become besties at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. -- (link) - Beaker Jun 12, 08:36 2
- yeah, until that damn cheetah gets hungry -- nm - decline Jun 12, 08:45
- Horror today at the San Diego zoo as a puppy became an appetizer for a young cheetah. -- nm - Future News Jun 12, 08:44
WWE future endeavors Brodus Clay and others.... - Remlik Jun 12, 08:28 9
- Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre are gone as well. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 12, 09:02 3
  - They must've thought fairly highly of McIntyre. He was in WWE All-Stars! -- nm - Shaun Jun 12, 09:04 2
    - I'm awaiting the Heath Slater news. I'm not saying there was money in any of these guys (other than Brodus) but for a company with this thin a roster - Will Hunting Jun 12, 09:09 1
      - On another note, WWE All-Stars is a highly underrated game and it's incredibly fun. -- nm - Shaun Jun 12, 09:10
- Other than Clay, I wasn't aware any of the others were still on the roster. -- nm - pmb Jun 12, 08:43
- and rumor has it...Aksana. -- nm - Remlik Jun 12, 08:33 2
  - I'm surprised she didn't get fired sooner after what she did to Naomi. -- nm - pmb Jun 12, 08:45
  - Don't even joke. -- nm - Imperator Jun 12, 08:44
- They should fire 2/3 of creative if you can't get a 375lb mean-looking bastard over as a heel. - Will Hunting Jun 12, 08:32
Gut Check based on current prices: Dragon 2 199.88 (74.03M opening weekend); 22 Jump Street 139.67 (51.73M OW) -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 08:28 1
- Oh this reminds me, I'll look at the reserved seat theater and see how it's selling -- nm - MDH Jun 12, 09:07
Dear, Internet: There Was No Walrus Found in Kentucky River -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jun 12, 08:22 1
- Raylan has really let himself go -- nm - Beaker Jun 12, 08:23
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- i agree with your mom. -- nm - Andie Jun 12, 08:22
- Which stage is 'slut'? That stage could be fun! - ty97 Jun 12, 08:21 19
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    - The revenge fantasies can be fun for a bit, but they aren't worth the effort. It will just prolong things. - pmb Jun 12, 08:57
    - none of them will change what has happened. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 12, 08:24 14
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        it is all over and done, and you are no worse off today than you were yesterday. - groiny Jun 12, 08:53
        
        That's terrible and puzzling -- nm - con_carne Jun 12, 08:48
        
        That sucks. I've been there :( -- nm - decline Jun 12, 08:45
        
        Look at the bright side. In breaking up with him, you got to dump his friends. -- nm - Imperator Jun 12, 08:39 2
        
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        Those jackasses have probably been working against your relationship for years. - Imperator Jun 12, 08:47
        
        What kind of sick bitch takes the ice cube trays? -- nm - amoxy Jun 12, 08:33 1
        
        Women. Can't live with em, can't kill em. -- nm - Shaun Jun 12, 08:33
        
        that's really, really sh!tty. - znufrii Jun 12, 08:32 4
        
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        regardless, do you show them that it bothers you. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 12, 08:57
        
        oversight, my ass. -- nm - znufrii Jun 12, 08:38
        
        word. -- nm - Beaker Jun 12, 08:33
  - stage 1a,2a,3a,4a,5a -- nm - groiny Jun 12, 08:22 1
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- THAT'S CHUN'S MUSIC! -- nm - Jim Ross Jun 12, 08:21
ST Follow-up poll: What time do you wake up? What time you start work? -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 08:19 21
- 10am -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 14:07
- 7. 9:00. - Beryllium Jun 12, 09:07
- 6/8:30. -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 12, 09:01
- alram goes off at 6:45. I'm usually up by 7:15 and at work by 9ish -- nm - decline Jun 12, 08:50
- Wake up between 7 and 7:15 (though in reality usually earlier because my wife gets up earlier and then the dog wakes me up). Get to work between 8:30 - pmb Jun 12, 08:40
- 6am wakeup, 8am is official time, usually get into work 7:15am -- nm - amoxy Jun 12, 08:36
- 7:55am, 8:30am. - Will Hunting Jun 12, 08:33
- My absolute latest getting up alarm is 7:20. I usually get up at 6:30 to let the dogs out and then read Twitter. My normal work day starts at 9:00. -- nm - mara Jun 12, 08:28
- Mine varies by morning (depending on first call time). Today I woke up at 6:20 and started work at 6:30 -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 08:24
- 6 ish, 7:30 ish -- nm - Pippy Jun 12, 08:24
- 4:55, 8 - I don't like rushing out in the morning. -- nm - CovingtonCat Jun 12, 08:24
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  - I am always impressed with anyone who get up *early* to go to the gym. - ty97 Jun 12, 08:24 1
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- between 6 and 7. depends on what i am doing before work. -- nm - Andie Jun 12, 08:21 1
  - oh, start work at 9. usually here about 8:45. -- nm - Andie Jun 12, 08:26
- 7, 6:30 if I'm taking a shower, leave the house at 7:30, at my desk at 8:20-ish -- nm - znufrii Jun 12, 08:21
- 5:30-5:45 / 7:30 -- nm - JD Jun 12, 08:20
- 6:35 up. arrive at work around 8:15 - 8:25 depending on traffic -- nm - Beaker Jun 12, 08:20
- 6 -- nm - groiny Jun 12, 08:19 1
  - 6:30 wake up, start work when I get here, usually 8:45 -- nm - groiny Jun 12, 08:19
Close-up picture of how close the Kings came to tying the game last night -- (link) - Beaker Jun 12, 08:18 2
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- I didn't watch the game but checked the box score. Rangers had *1* 3rd period shot. Wow. -- nm - Shaun Jun 12, 08:21
I mistakenly though today was Thursday. Then I realized it was Friday (yay!) - ty97 Jun 12, 08:15 1
- Then he realized it was actually LAST Thursday... -- nm - Ender Jun 12, 08:16
Your Ultimate Guide To Streaming Every World Cup Match Live -- (link) - Beaker Jun 12, 08:12 1
- Here is the CBC and SN broadcast schedule for Canadians -- (link) - Beaker Jun 12, 08:14
Quebec just dropped the hammer on the Quebec mafia (like, right now). The Operations name?: Operation Clemenza -- (link) - Beaker Jun 12, 08:09
5 Things to Know About the Armed Men in Your Local Chipotle -- (link) - Beaker Jun 12, 08:03 1
- sounds about right. -- nm - znufrii Jun 12, 08:24
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And then there were 11 -- nm - znufrii Jun 12, 07:52
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- I'm old and I have to pee a couple times a night -- nm - amoxy Jun 12, 08:37
- 5 hours of (actual, recorded) sleep is tons for me considering that pre-CPAP, I probably got literally zero. -- nm - Reagen Jun 12, 08:25 1
  - hey what`s your new degree called? - mud Jun 12, 09:05
- Just is. Back in HS/College I learned a late bedtime from working at the theater. Later in life and currently start time is 7:30AM - JD Jun 12, 08:18
- I tend to sleep in 3-day sets: 6 hours. 4.5 hours. 11 hours. - ty97 Jun 12, 08:17
- for a couple months, before my sleep schedule adjusted to the new job/commute, I'd be getting about 5.5-6 - znufrii Jun 12, 08:09
- 1: I was born a night person. 2: I have a wicked case of neuropathy in both feet and legs 3: when I lay my head down, it hurts -- nm - trish Jun 12, 08:09
- 6 is a good night. Insomnia sucks :( -- nm - decline Jun 12, 08:07
- Combination of being a night person who has to wake up relatively early and a dog whose preference is to sleep on me which makes it hard to sleep. I - pmb Jun 12, 08:04
- No wonder people are posting angry. Ender is the only well rested STer today. -- nm - David Jun 12, 07:57 4
  - TBF, I usually get about 5 for most of a week and then crash super early one night and get like 11... -- nm - Ender Jun 12, 08:11
  - he has to rest from chasing Jack around the beanstalk all day. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 12, 07:59
  - In which we learn that David has bacon killfiled. -- nm - Amanda Jun 12, 07:58 1
    - Don't act so surprised, people. -- nm - David Jun 12, 08:01
- I have to get up super early for summer commute. My bus is at 721. I could go to bed earlier but that adds insult to injury. -- nm - Amanda Jun 12, 07:57 3
  - right? I do not get to do anything for myself til at least 10:00. -- nm - groiny Jun 12, 07:58 2
    - I've been getting home from work between 7:30 and 8:30 lately. by the time I administrate my life, it's about that. - starfish & coffee Jun 12, 08:06 1
      - your IM, you don't. - groiny Jun 12, 08:14
- I have been waking up with head noise every night around 3:00am. - groiny Jun 12, 07:53 2
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    - I was told that I hold my stress so well when I am awake, that the only time it releases is when I sleep. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 12, 08:15
I would love to meet you all tonight -- nm - Ambien Jun 12, 07:49 7
- I have tried you, you do nothing for me. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 12, 07:51 6
  - My wife takes it. Helps her fall asleep but it doesn't keep her asleep all night. Frustrating - Bacon Jun 12, 07:54 5
    - Man, Ambien puts Kim into a coma. -- nm - David Jun 12, 08:02 3
      - It does the opposite for me. 30 minutes after taking one, I'm like a toddler on a sugar/meth rush. -- nm - trish Jun 12, 08:06 2
        
        It's random for me. Sometimes it does nothing and sometimes it knocks me out and leaves me with a hangover the next day. -- nm - pmb Jun 12, 08:07 1
        
        I've had some luck using the new 10 mg timed release melantonin. - trish Jun 12, 08:15
    - yeah, I would love to be able to sleep straight through. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 12, 07:55
Sexy: "Just confirmed with @DeeJ_BNG. As long as you sign up at http://greatnessawaits.com/destiny you will be in the Alpha this weekend. Sign up!" - Shaun Jun 12, 07:47 5
- Got my Battlefield Hardlines Beta key this morning. -- nm - Ender Jun 12, 08:01 2
  - I missed that sign up. Oh well. -- nm - Shaun Jun 12, 08:07 1
    - I don't really plan to do much with it. I don't recall whether I signed up for the Destiny alpha... -- nm - Ender Jun 12, 08:10
- I'm starting to get worried that the early descriptions say it's ordinary. - David Jun 12, 07:48 1
  - Hopefully to the IM. I'd hate to be bored with it in a month. -- nm - Shaun Jun 12, 07:54
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ST could have a lot of fun with this. -- (link) - David Jun 12, 07:39
The origin of Battlefield: Hardline. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 12, 07:37 [Image]
Fancy. -- nm - Shaun Jun 12, 07:32
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- Good to know things are moving down there. -- nm - Was Bar Was Jun 12, 07:47
- saving on his water bill? -- nm - groiny Jun 12, 07:32 5
  - He received a Tinder message instructing him to do so -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 07:43 1
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  - speaking of, I *really* think I may be under $15 in electricity this month. I've not been home all that much. -- nm - starfish & coffee Jun 12, 07:33 2
    - that would be awesome. My electric last month was $175 -- nm - groiny Jun 12, 07:34 1
      - $149 -- nm - znufrii Jun 12, 07:36

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