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- Eric Gagne will not face charges for destroying middle relief for two MLB franchises two years running. -- nm - Diva Mar 13, 07:15 2
  - like hell he won't. - TFox Mar 13, 07:18
  - eff'n Gagne! -- nm - znufrii Mar 13, 07:16
Shameless!!! -- nm - Diva Mar 13, 07:05 7
- I'm not going to Vegas, harpie! -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 13, 07:11 2
  - *crying* -- nm - Silky si Mar 13, 07:30
  - Oh but you *will* someday...Mwuh-hahahahaha!!!! -- nm - Diva Mar 13, 07:13
- Strapless! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 13, 07:07 3
  - shirtless -- nm - danedukenuuk Mar 13, 07:12 2
    - pantsless. -- nm - lileve Mar 13, 07:12 1
      - nudist - danedukenuuk Mar 13, 07:17
Not only are people not buying enough mp3 albums to make up for lost CD album sales... - TFox Mar 13, 07:05 16
- 45's, cassingles, and CD singles didn't do the damage that digital downloads are doing, imo. - JaxSean Mar 13, 07:22
- CD music is compared to movies exceptional expencive - danedukenuuk Mar 13, 07:13 2
  - Most CDs you can buy for less than most DVDs, excepting sales and whatnot (at least around here). -- nm - TFox Mar 13, 07:14 1
    - a two year old movie cost 1/3 of a two year old album here -- nm - danedukenuuk Mar 13, 07:18
- True...the current system is much more like the earlier days of rock-n-roll where everything was done as singles - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 13, 07:10 2
  - Not that hard to put a B-side on an mp3 though. Sell one, add a second for free. Or a little mini 3-song EP for $2. -- nm - TFox Mar 13, 07:13 1
    - They could...but no need to since there isn't the physical space that begs to be filled - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 13, 07:16
- The way I see it, most "albums" don't deserve to be sold as such in the first place. -- nm - znufrii Mar 13, 07:07 8
  - There have always been bad albums, and always will be. - TFox Mar 13, 07:12 6
    - I'm just saying that this new model disincentivizes bad albums, while not really having that profound of an effect on artists who can actually make - znufrii Mar 13, 07:15 5
      - Maybe not a profound effect on the established bands who make good albums, but certainly the ones to come. - TFox Mar 13, 07:17 1
        
        I don't see that your IM is that different than how it currently operates anyway. - znufrii Mar 13, 07:21
      - so really it allows producers to save money, in that they don't have to come up with nearly a whole album of filler in the studio, and can cut back - znufrii Mar 13, 07:17 2
        
        i do not want this. not in the rock genre. i don't. -- nm - TFox Mar 13, 07:19 1
        
        We've certainly seen a major roadblock to bands with "concept albums" like Pink Floyd -- nm - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 13, 07:22
  - Many songs on albums grow on me and end up being my fav instead of the singles. -- nm - lileve Mar 13, 07:08
*gets torches and pitchforks ready for a march on Albany* -- (link) - znufrii Mar 13, 07:03 1
- The fare should go up but not 23%, that's going to hurt a lot of people. - Krusty Mar 13, 07:07
First 3 inches of turf shoveled up, only another 14 inches to go - Will Hunting Mar 13, 06:48 9
- get a BobCat -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 13, 07:01
- that's way too shallow a grave. animals will dig up the body - zork Mar 13, 06:55
- Why don't you wait til tomorrow, so I can help? -- nm - kelly Mar 13, 06:52 3
  - Cuz I'm stubborn and I can do it :) -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 13, 06:52 2
    - Do you have a pickaxe? That will help greatly. -- nm - lileve Mar 13, 06:59
    - ok then. -- nm - kelly Mar 13, 06:54
- you should have rented a roto tiller to loosen the soil for you. -- nm - decline Mar 13, 06:49 2
  - I should be in shape. This shouldn't be this rough. - Will Hunting Mar 13, 06:52 1
    - Oh lord, are you kidding me? - kelly Mar 13, 06:53
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- people are the most stupid humans you can find -- nm - danedukenuuk Mar 13, 06:49
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- My client's a moron, that's not against the law. nm - Jim Mar 13, 06:53 1
  - crap...didn't read ML's post from below. -- nm - Jim Mar 13, 06:54
- A friends brother twice sold real coke to an undecover cop. - Krusty Mar 13, 06:49
- I guess it is good that it was just to a cop...less dangerous than having a pissed off coke-head mad at you -- nm - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 13, 06:47
- Does selling the fake stuff get him off? -- nm - budice Mar 13, 06:44 1
  - Probably. He's a thrill junkie. -- nm - nubby Mar 13, 06:44
- C misdemeanor, 15 days restricted duty. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 13, 06:42 1
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- did he know it was chalk? -- nm - znufrii Mar 13, 06:42
- so can you go to jail for selling chalk? -- nm - decline Mar 13, 06:41 5
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    - it's a crime against the consumer protection law? -- nm - danedukenuuk Mar 13, 07:03
    - Uhoh, I hope the feds never find out about my oregano-pushing days as a kid when we'd play cops and robbers. -- nm - Ender Mar 13, 06:47
    - Would you actually say moron in court? -- nm - budice Mar 13, 06:46 1
      - I'm sure he phrase it "alledgedly a moron", you know innocent till proven stupid -- nm - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 13, 06:48
"If mark-to-market accounting is to blame for the current financial crisis, then the National Weather Service is to blame for Hurricane Katrina." -- (link) - znufrii Mar 13, 06:32 3
- The solution to the lack or oversight and control to prevent irresponsible actions is LESS oversight? - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 13, 06:36 2
  - I can see the idea behind it, so much of the foundation of the financial industry is based on financial sleight-of-hand in the first place. - znufrii Mar 13, 06:39 1
    - That and this: "I call it �Alice in Wonderland� accounting, after Humpty Dumpty�s claim in that book " - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 13, 06:43
Ah, state basketball finals...thanks for adding 15 minutes to my commute - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 13, 06:31
I am thinking this Google Voice is going to be quite possibly a game changer. "The simultaneous ring feature can also be used by groups." -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 13, 06:27 4
- I'd probably only use it for emergency or vital calls. A ringing house phone circumvents the reasons I put my cell on silent. -- nm - Max Mar 13, 07:50
- Another article, saying its "a threat to Microsoft Outlook and other business communication tools currently used by small and medium-sized businesses" -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 13, 06:37 2
  - haven't really followed this, but isn't it just another voip service? - decline Mar 13, 06:48 1
    - Kind of, but I think it's the other way around. It sends calls to your cell phone, or your home phone, or wherever. - JaxSean Mar 13, 06:53
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- Milledge. - znufrii Mar 13, 06:24
ST Poll -- Which NYTimes link should I post first? - znufrii Mar 13, 06:23 4
- when in doubt do the gay one -- nm - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 13, 06:25 2
  - that's what she said. -- nm - nubby Mar 13, 06:45 1
    - saw your message on the BB. nmbthenubster - Diva Mar 13, 07:19
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So far I have spent the morning staring at my computer not wanting to do anything. -- nm - The Last Dano on the Left Mar 13, 06:19
People who sleep less than 6 hours a night are 5 times more likely to develop a blood sugar condition that can lead to diabetes -- (link) - Beaker Mar 13, 06:04 2
- *doomed* -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 13, 06:19
- Well, that's not good for me... -- nm - secretslacker Mar 13, 06:16
ST Music Poll: Do you agree or disagree with this statement: - JaxSean Mar 13, 05:58 24
- Agreed. There's still a ton of people who steal music digitally that count neither place. - Will Hunting Mar 13, 07:04
- Disagree, it's a huge factor imo. -- nm - Krusty Mar 13, 06:22
- Absolutely agree. -- nm - TFox Mar 13, 06:17 9
  - You agree that digital downloads aren't the cause of the decline of CD sales? - JaxSean Mar 13, 06:19 7
    - You're reading it wrong. They're saying that record companies are losing money because download sales are growing slower than CD sales are falling. -- nm - Ender Mar 13, 06:29 5
      - But that's also because (as Beaker said) you can download 1 or 2 songs instead of buying a $12 CD. - JaxSean Mar 13, 06:31 4
        
        Right, and the record labels have no idea how to make up for that. -- nm - Ender Mar 13, 06:34 3
        
        Stop selling CD's? remove DRM, sell them online, and let people do with the music what ever they want. - JaxSean Mar 13, 06:48
        
        f*ck 'em. -- nm - znufrii Mar 13, 06:46 1
        
        I agree with this sentiment, too. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 06:49
    - Oh, I thought it was saying that digital downloads aren't making up the money lost from the decline of CD sales -- nm - secretslacker Mar 13, 06:21
  - Then I disagree even *more* than I did before. -- nm - secretslacker Mar 13, 06:18
- I would think that there are enough casual shoppers who'd buy from Amazon/ITunes quicker than they would go to a record shop - secretslacker Mar 13, 06:17
- Financially for the producing machine/record companies, I think it's true. - Callisto Mar 13, 06:09 3
  - Maybe I'm reading the statement differently. I'm assuming it means "people are not buying less CDs because they can download digitally." - JaxSean Mar 13, 06:22 2
    - The article is all about how the record companies can stay in business. So I think you're reading it wrong. -- nm - Subversive Mar 13, 06:36 1
      - I understood what the article was about, but I just thought that statement to lead it off was very incorrect. (Or maybe poorly worded?) -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 06:45
- I took the statement as saying it won't make up for the decline for the sellers - which I agree with. - Beaker Mar 13, 06:06 2
  - And when you can buy 2 songs instead of a full (physical) CD, you're less likely to buy the CD. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 06:25
  - or producers -- nm - Beaker Mar 13, 06:07
- Generally I disagree, but there are other important factors: the suckiness of music, the draconian nature of the RIAA over the years, etc. That said, - Don Homer Mar 13, 06:05 2
  - I don't hear a difference, honestly. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 06:24
  - Here is one article discussing that study... -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 13, 06:06
- Financially make up for it? I believe it. -- nm - mara Mar 13, 06:03
Old time HSX PSA: Ultimate Frisbee and Mr Duck had twin girls! -- (link) - Beaker Mar 13, 05:55 1
- that's great! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 13, 05:57
"I've never shaken the hand of a real American Hero...except for Ted Nugent once." -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 13, 05:51
This is how CEO's should be acting. Solicit ideas so your coworkers don't get laid off. -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 13, 05:40
30 Rock spoiler - HdnAgnda Mar 13, 05:33 2
- yup -- nm - Beaker Mar 13, 05:36 1
  - Check out this Fun Cooker! -- nm - Beaker Mar 13, 05:39
I watched Let the Right One In last night - I wish I could say I understand why people loved it, but I don't. - kelly Mar 13, 05:30
6 OT's?! Holy crap. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 13, 05:22 2
- it was unreal, but so so tired right now -- nm - decline Mar 13, 06:02
- Watching the ESPN video clip of this; there were some horrible shot attempts at the end of each OT. - Will Hunting Mar 13, 05:25
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- Such a good game. Syracuse didn't hold a lead in OT until the start of the 6th. -- nm - Krusty Mar 13, 04:55 4
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    - My brother went Wednesday night and decided not to go last night. - decline Mar 13, 06:32 1
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    - There wasn't and that's saying a lot considering there was a new 30 Rock on. -- nm - Krusty Mar 13, 06:21
SITWAP - Jericho to return as a comic in the autumn. -- (link) - LMS Mar 13, 04:44 1
- REMLIK!!! -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 13, 04:47
Chavez nationalizes highways, ports and airports. - Krusty Mar 13, 04:43
John Stewart was magnificant last night... - Mel Profit Mar 13, 04:34 7
- FiveThirtyEight.com has three unedited lengthier segments of the interview in case you missed it or want the extras that weren't aired. -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 13, 05:35 1
  - thanks. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 13, 05:50
- I was just going to post something like this. Last night was the highly pissed off, but in control Stewart that we rarely see, but when we do , it's - Trish Mar 13, 04:59 2
  - I disagree with the last point. - nubby Mar 13, 05:19 1
    - It felt like righteous anger. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 13, 06:00
- Those clips were videos that he does for his website, thestreet.com. -- nm - nubby Mar 13, 04:36 1
  - bru-tal. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 13, 04:37
I think they just went to 46OT. -- nm - nubby Mar 13, 04:24 3
- and I still haven't gone to bed! -- nm - Callisto Mar 13, 04:41 2
  - Thanks to watching that game and my cat, I'm running on fumes right now. :-( -- nm - Krusty Mar 13, 04:52 1
    - seriously, I'm dying here. But I actually got about 4 or so hours of sleep, so it's better than nothing. - Callisto Mar 13, 05:04
Wii Animal Crossing for $29.98 on the deal of the day. -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 13, 03:21 2
- The link brought me to the $70 one with the mic included. -- nm - lileve Mar 13, 06:23 1
  - Oh, forget it. I see it's two listings on one page. Doh. -- nm - lileve Mar 13, 06:24
Amazon $5 albums: Lady GaGa, David Crowder*Band, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Missy Higgins, and Deathlok. - JaxSean Mar 13, 03:17
hiiii .. we're the dancers .. -- (link) - marcel Mar 13, 02:51 [youtube]
those of you going to SXSW -- (link) - marcel Mar 13, 02:32
~Love me hate me, say what you want about me~ -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 13, 01:33 1
- ~Love me or hate me, still an obsession, Love me or Hate me that is the question~ -- nm - Epiphany Mar 13, 07:06
We drove by this crash site tonight. Several cars were parked on the side of the road and there were hundreds of lit candles on the curb. -- (link) - CrankYanker Mar 13, 01:02 2
- pours a 40 -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 13, 01:38 1
  - heh -- nm - Stacy Mar 13, 01:39
I should hire CY to take me to U2 in LA this fall :) -- nm - Stacy Mar 13, 01:00 4
- absolutely. -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 13, 01:01 3
  - they aren't going to play up here, just LA and Vegas. -- nm - Stacy Mar 13, 01:02 2
    - Bono's Maybach - maybe he'll let me borrow it to bring you down here. -- (link) - CrankYanker Mar 13, 01:06 [flickr] 1
      - sweeet! :) -- nm - Stacy Mar 13, 01:08
roll -- nm - Stacy Mar 13, 00:55 2
- puff -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 13, 00:55 1
  - bogart -- nm - psilotum Mar 13, 01:37

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