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- no games, $1 fine -- nm - Goodell Sep 2, 08:38 1
  - See, I expect the opposite. - Spawn Sep 2, 08:39
I wonder how many people still use debit cards for purchases on a regular basis instead of a credit card. -- nm - colin Sep 2, 08:33 9
- After doing my job for nearly 3 years I am not sure how everyone hasnt switched to cash in total terror :) -- nm - Capstern Sep 2, 08:40 1
  - If I use plastic at all its debit and change pin code monthly -- nm - Capstern Sep 2, 08:42
- it depends. for a lot of local purchases I use debit -- nm - decline Sep 2, 08:38
- I use it for daily purchases and it has been cloned in the past but the bank refunds my money - Epiphany Sep 2, 08:36 1
  - yeah, mine was cloned once, a long time ago. the money was replaced immediately. -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 08:37
- my debit card is used for everything, but my bank also has checks and balances. - groiny Sep 2, 08:35
- rarely, mostly cc -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 08:35
- for everything. but our system is different than yours. -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 08:34 1
  - true. and it even varies here. but the fact that most people don't know the protection you have using a CC vs debit is telling. -- nm - colin Sep 2, 08:35
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- NE - Cincy - Tennessee - Denver -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 2, 09:05
- New England, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Denver -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 08:26 1
  - This -- nm - Capstern Sep 2, 08:42
- New England, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Denver - David Sep 2, 08:23 2
  - You are (not) so pretty. -- nm - Spawn Sep 2, 08:26 1
    - 1 to 53, I like Tennessee's roster much more than Indy's. The problem is that the QB matters 10X more than any other position. - David Sep 2, 08:30
- NE, Pittsburgh, Indy, Denver -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 08:23 1
  - This. -- nm - Spawn Sep 2, 08:27
I'm so behind on the gibson index stuff ... -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 08:09 3
- Debbie ----------------------> Mel -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 08:12 2
  - I should invent a personality who runs it. Hacker S Thompson, perhaps. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 08:28 1
    - Esquire -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 08:36
If the identity of the dude who stole these photos gets leaked, he is never getting laid again in his life. - David Sep 2, 08:03 89
- Yeah, just like Chris Brown. -- nm - ty97 Sep 2, 08:15 4
  - Touche. -- nm - David Sep 2, 08:21 3
    - I mean, I wish you were right, but there are some women with lousy, lousy taste -- nm - ty97 Sep 2, 08:22 2
      - Those "I wish Chris Brown would beat me" tweets are just about the low point of the internet for me. -- nm - David Sep 2, 08:24 1
        
        Hang on a minute. -- nm - The Internet Sep 2, 08:28
- i really doubt it's one person. -- nm - colin Sep 2, 08:05 80
  - I read something this morning that said there might actually be a 'ring' of hackers who've been doing this for awhile - decline Sep 2, 08:08 74
    - this makes more sense to me. -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds Sep 2, 08:31
    - yes.. a n00d club, you could only get in with your own hacked nudes. once one guy cashed, the rest decided to as well. - colin Sep 2, 08:09
    - the list of celebs is an impressive bunch. - groiny Sep 2, 08:09 68
      - The hackers are wrong. But, really, if you take a nude photo and expect it to stay private in this day and age, your expectations are way out of line - TWuG Sep 2, 08:12 67
        
        It's easy for guys to say that when they know they'll never get targetted for this kind of thing. -- nm - Reagen Sep 2, 08:21 5
        
        It blows my mind that people would have nudes on their phone. (ok, I just read these photos weren't on the phones. really?) - loosi in the sky with diamonds Sep 2, 08:33 1
        
        well, they started out on their phones. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 08:34
        
        I have personal experience with this kind of thing with a loved one who was exploited in such a way. - TWuG Sep 2, 08:25
        
        I mean, Verlander is a hugely famous athlete yet his participation in this is virtually an afterthought. - David Sep 2, 08:22 1
        
        he is unattractive. Now if Becks junk got leaked - than that might have caused more of an uproar - Epiphany Sep 2, 08:23
        
        I agree. Its not smart and I think the hackers should be prosecuted. I wonder if Apple is going to get sued -- nm - Epiphany Sep 2, 08:21 1
        
        yeah, the sue Apple story will be an interesting one for sure if someone goes for the gold -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 08:22
        
        "If you bank on-line, expect to have your money stolen. It's not fair, it's just reality." -- nm - ty97 Sep 2, 08:16 26
        
        it is a big jump to compare money in a bank to naked pics on a phone or server -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 08:21 19
        
        the pics weren't on their phones. -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 08:22 18
        
        This is why I won't use the password keeper in the cloud. -- nm - pmb Sep 2, 08:37
        
        until this happened, I had no idea photos from a phone went to the cloud. - Epiphany Sep 2, 08:24 16
        
        Really? At least on Android, you set up what you want to go there. Music, photo, video, documents, texts. -- nm - Spawn Sep 2, 08:28
        
        They don't automatically. It depends on your service and which boxes you check at setup. -- nm - David Sep 2, 08:25 1
        
        right, nothing on my iPhone is synced through the cloud. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 08:26
        
        right? -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 08:25 12
        
        and, when my last phone died, and i lost everything *because* i didn't have auto-backup, everyone here was like 'why don't you have it - Andie Sep 2, 08:27 11
        
        You can manage the cloud. If you ever take something like that go in and remove it. -- nm - Spawn Sep 2, 08:29 10
        
        sure, but how many people know that? and, a few people said those pictures were old, did they know that 5 phones ago? -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 08:30 9
        
        if you're going to use a tool, doesn't it behoove you to learn how to use it in the most responsible manner? -- nm - znufrii Sep 2, 08:31 8
        
        those settings change. - Mel Profit Sep 2, 08:37
        
        Don't blame the user. A lot of phones are ridiculous. -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds Sep 2, 08:33 1
        
        If theya re taking nude photos, they sure as hell should have looked into it. -- nm - Spawn Sep 2, 08:40
        
        oh, i guess i am a realist who understands that not every person understands in technical detail everything their phone does. -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 08:32 4
        
        That sounds like handing off responsibility. "I was ignorant, so I'm not at fault." - TWuG Sep 2, 08:35 3
        
        It's not as though companies providing these services try to make it simple though. -- nm - Roger More Sep 2, 08:39 2
        
        I was in mine last night. It is ultra simple. -- nm - Spawn Sep 2, 08:41 1
        
        But, Facebook. -- nm - Roger More Sep 2, 08:44
        
        Money is fungible and theft from a bank is insured against. You'll get your money back. Once a nude pic is released, it's out there forever. - TWuG Sep 2, 08:20
        
        that is miles and miles apart. There are security features in place for banks. - groiny Sep 2, 08:18 4
        
        they were photos hacked off a secure cloud server, weren't they? where do you think your banking info is? -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 08:18 3
        
        Apparently not THAT secure... -- nm - Ender Sep 2, 08:26
        
        banks have fraud prevention departments in place to deal with leaks / hacks. - groiny Sep 2, 08:21 1
        
        problem is I expect many people - including a bunch of those celebs - don't realize their photos are out there on the cloud. - decline Sep 2, 08:24
        
        It's a broader issue about the internet privacy combined with lax laws on the subject. -- nm - David Sep 2, 08:15 1
        
        what laws? -- nm - colin Sep 2, 08:16
        
        my wife said the same thing.. she said they should just say "oh well, stupid me" and move on. -- nm - colin Sep 2, 08:14 8
        
        if someone broke into your house and stole nude photos of her and posted them on, say, FB, would she feel the same? - Andie Sep 2, 08:18 6
        
        that's not the same thing... if you reasonably secure that type of thing (physical copy, in your home), you should have no expectation of a - colin Sep 2, 08:24 5
        
        these were photos that these people *deleted* and thought were gone. -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 08:24 4
        
        see above... those photos were probably collected quite some time ago when they were on the cloud. - colin Sep 2, 08:26 3
        
        i just think there are a lot of people acting like they should just 'get over it', when if it happened to someone you love would be freaking out. -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 08:28 2
        
        i think that freaking out in public doesn't help the situation. - colin Sep 2, 08:35 1
        
        i actually haven't seen a freak out, i've seen anger. -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 08:38
        
        well, they do not really have much of a choice at this point. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 08:17
        
        that feels like blaming the victim... -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 08:13 19
        
        It's the same as any other precaution you take... don't leave your car running while you run into buy a cup of coffee. Don't make your passwords 1234. - Cuzzin Todd Sep 2, 08:21 8
        
        Don't wear a short skirt. Don't get drunk. - ty97 Sep 2, 08:21 7
        
        I should've timed it on how long that argument took to come up. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 2, 08:24
        
        I disagree. its not the same. -- nm - Epiphany Sep 2, 08:23 5
        
        The philosophy is equivalent. - ty97 Sep 2, 08:26 4
        
        we can respectfully disagree -- nm - Epiphany Sep 2, 08:37
        
        Reductio ad absurdum. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 2, 08:26 2
        
        Avada Kedavra -- nm - David Sep 2, 08:35 1
        
        avocado salad. -- nm - colin Sep 2, 08:36
        
        It's not blaming them, it's telling them the lay of the land. - TWuG Sep 2, 08:18 4
        
        "Accept that if you take nude photos, they will get published online" is a pretty lousy philosophy. - David Sep 2, 08:21 3
        
        It's an unpleasant truth. From a practical standpoint, that has to be the approach because it is the likeliest outcome. - TWuG Sep 2, 08:27 2
        
        yup, if you want nudes use a polaroid -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 08:28 1
        
        Or charcoal sketches! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 2, 08:29
        
        it is not. You just have to me a bit smarter about what you put out there. - groiny Sep 2, 08:16 4
        
        These photos weren't "put out there". The current belief is that the users had checked the box... - David Sep 2, 08:19 2
        
        Welcome to the digital age. There is no barrier between 1 copy of something and a billion copies of something. - TWuG Sep 2, 08:23
        
        nothing is ever deleted off the internet. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 08:22
        
        I leaked mine and Kate's cause I like getting high fives from people -- nm - Justin Verlander Sep 2, 08:18
        
        It's like getting into the pool and hoping no one has peed in it. Good luck. -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 08:13
    - I saw that he had a whopping .25 BC to show for it so far. -- nm - David Sep 2, 08:08
    - yeah, Gawker and Deadspin have been tracking it -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 08:08 1
      - thefappening subreddit is a good place for information... -- nm - colin Sep 2, 08:12
  - someone has already claimed it, and said it took multiple people months to pull off. -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 08:07 3
    - can't believe a word anon says... but it just doesn't feel like one person. -- nm - colin Sep 2, 08:08 2
      - as far as I know, it had nothing to do with Anonymous. -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 08:09 1
        
        anon as in a 4chan user. -- nm - colin Sep 2, 08:10
  - We are Anonymous. We have liberated the photos to show the world that these so called celebrities are no different than anyone else. - Anonymous Sep 2, 08:06
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  - *golf clap* -- nm - Spawn Sep 2, 08:04
- Disagree. How many murders and rapists in prison have groupies? - TWuG Sep 2, 08:04
Scotland will vote against independence. (I'm not sure how good it would be for the country - the post-independence plan was not well thought out) -- nm - Roger More Sep 2, 07:54 2
- Step 1: Independence Step 2: ? Step 3: Haggis!!! -- nm - Ender Sep 2, 08:27
- The underwear gnomes have a more robust plan. -- nm - Reagen Sep 2, 07:58
Serena Williams might work out occasionally -- (link) - decline Sep 2, 07:51 [Image] 1
- HULK SMASH!!!!! -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 07:52
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- offs. -- nm - znufrii Sep 2, 07:56
Beaker, if you were in Survivor Last year you should have received an email to rejoin this year -- (link) - amoxy Sep 2, 07:50 [Backboard] 1
- ahh, will check. thanks -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 08:11
In the NSA/Celeb comparison contest, this is by far the worst hipocracy ... -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 2, 07:50
My a/c units, after two summers, are getting noisy, rattly, groany, and loud. - ty97 Sep 2, 07:48 20
- Are they window units? They should last at least 5 years - amoxy Sep 2, 07:57 8
  - Yeah, we have some in rentals and we estimate 5 years for them. -- nm - Spawn Sep 2, 08:01
  - "he can check your unit" - Cuzzin Todd Sep 2, 07:58 6
    - "this one is too small for your area!!!!" -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 08:00 5
      - "Can you get a bigger unit into my area?" -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 2, 08:06 4
        
        "We will first have to make sure it fits in the hole." -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 08:07 3
        
        "If it's too tight can't you just pound harder?" -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 2, 08:11 2
        
        "it is possible to damage the unit, but if you do not mind some minor blemishes on it....." -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 08:14 1
        
        "Let's rub down your unit with baby oil and I'm sure it will slide right in nice and smooth." -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 2, 08:18
- now would be a great time, as they all should be going on sale. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 07:49
- do you own them, or do they belong to the landlord? -- nm - colin Sep 2, 07:49 9
  - I bought them. -- nm - ty97 Sep 2, 07:49 8
    - They usually last a bit longer than that. -- nm - Spawn Sep 2, 07:49 7
      - They work fine still. They are just getting noisy. - ty97 Sep 2, 07:50 6
        
        yeah, one I had (a portable one) only made it 2 years.The rattle was unbearable. I had to replace it this summer. -- nm - decline Sep 2, 07:52 1
        
        Yeah, I mean they were cheap enough. And I could probably get away with only replacing the bedroom for now. - ty97 Sep 2, 07:56
        
        call the mfg and see if they have a solution. -- nm - colin Sep 2, 07:51 3
        
        "The solution to your non-warrantied issue is go buy a new air conditioner." -- nm - Manufacturer Sep 2, 07:52 2
        
        heh, I had already read the repsonse that groiny made in that same voice. -- nm - Spawn Sep 2, 07:54
        
        I got a small one for my sons room that was 89 bucks at Target. - groiny Sep 2, 07:54
Wedding dress for the roll. -- (link) - loosi in the sky with diamonds Sep 2, 07:46 10
- Plain. -- nm - Loyola Sep 2, 07:49 7
  - ? -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 07:50 6
    - The dress design is quite plain if not for the drawings. -- nm - Spawn Sep 2, 07:55 5
      - but you can't have a fancy design *plus* all those embroidered drawings. it would be insane. -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 08:08 1
        
        Right. And she prefers plain dresses, that's her. -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds Sep 2, 08:16
      - That's the idea. The plain ones are the hardest to make. They have to be tailored perfectly, and this one is. -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds Sep 2, 07:57
      - well, it is hard to draw on lace! -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 07:55 1
        
        I know you are joking, but the drawings are hand embroidered. -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds Sep 2, 07:57
- with as much money as she has, I would hope she had a nice dress. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 07:47 1
  - Agreed. I think it's very unflattering. I love the idea behind the veil, though. It's really sweet. -- nm - kelly Sep 2, 08:02

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