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Dawson, the link you reqeusted -- (link) - ty97 Oct 15, 08:11 1
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More people have died in car accidents today in the US than have have contracted ebola in the US. - ty97 Oct 15, 08:04 8
- just means we should all drive in hazmat suits -- nm - decline Oct 15, 08:05 1
  - "Praise Jesus! *swerves* Dear God! *brakes*" -- nm - kilbo driving in his Holy Hefty Bag Oct 15, 08:27
- (note: this is not a knock at the important containment issues, but rather the ongoing freakout from a lot of laymen) -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 08:05 5
  - Drivers are following protocol! -- nm - loosilu si Oct 15, 08:12 4
    - aren't -- nm - loosilu si Oct 15, 08:12 3
      - Well which is it?!? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 15, 08:14 2
        
        damn it, tell me what I think. -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds Oct 15, 08:18
        
        indecisive stand-in is indecisive -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 08:15
Deep fried Pumpkin Spice Latte -- (link) - decline Oct 15, 08:04 3
- Pumpkin Spice has officially jumped the shark this year. Been bombarded by it, there's body sprays even. -- nm - budice Oct 15, 08:13
- offs. -- nm - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 15, 08:10
- I am not unopposed to this idea. Looks great -- nm - Epiphany Oct 15, 08:10
actually, speaking of SARS, CBC interviewed one of the nurses who caught it, and survived, this week, in connection to health workers and ebola -- (link) - Andie Oct 15, 08:03
HBO to launch standalone service next year. - Kim Pine Oct 15, 08:01 24
- Time Warner sold off their cable business 5 years ago. Im sure this was part of the thinking even then. -- nm - budice Oct 15, 08:20
- I bet they'll be on all the gaming boxes and other devices...price point will be interesting -- nm - Remlik Oct 15, 08:17 2
  - Pricing is an interesting topic. There's various ways for them to package it...If you want sooner, pay a little extra...later, pay less. -- nm - budice Oct 15, 08:22 1
    - Like I said below, they could release full seasons at once. Offer Netflix like service for back seasons of HBO programming. Stream live events, PPV. -- nm - budice Oct 15, 08:24
- I wonder how soon after a show airs it would be streamable -- nm - prayformojo Oct 15, 08:16 2
  - If it's not concurrant, I don't see the point. -- nm - mara Oct 15, 08:19
  - It opens a world to where they can pull a House of Cards complete season at once with like Game of Thrones. -- nm - budice Oct 15, 08:18
- Cable companies will just become a network medium, an ISP. We live in an App-Driven World. -- nm - budice Oct 15, 08:09
- yes please -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 08:06
- Take my money, HBO! -- nm - spamlet Oct 15, 08:06
- sweet. - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 15, 08:04
- After having read the article, I'm not following what this is. -- nm - prayformojo Oct 15, 08:03 11
  - HBOGo, but without the need for a cable subscription. -- nm - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 15, 08:05
  - Like Hulu but just HBO shows -- nm - decline Oct 15, 08:04 7
    - and without commercials. I wonder how much it will cost. -- nm - vice president peggy ann Oct 15, 08:05 6
      - Knowing HBO's pricing points on DVD's and other media, either their carriage fee to a cable carrier, or $50. - Will Hunting Oct 15, 08:07 1
        
        heh -- nm - Epiphany Oct 15, 08:08
      - one dollar -- nm - decline Oct 15, 08:05 3
        
        actually, it will have to be less than the Cable companies charge - so under $10/month -- nm - decline Oct 15, 08:08 2
        
        why would it have to be less? -- nm - vice president peggy ann Oct 15, 08:18 1
        
        ok equal - or less. Otherwise they are severly limiting the number of potential subscribers - decline Oct 15, 08:22
  - They're not forthcoming with a lot of details, but basically you'll be able to buy it on its own and stream. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 15, 08:04 1
    - Thank you -- nm - prayformojo Oct 15, 08:11
- Well overdue, but smart of them. Cable companies must be furious. -- nm - Inigo Oct 15, 08:03
Burfict fined $25k for ankle twists -- (link) - decline Oct 15, 07:55 1
- but just a slap on the wrist for the locker room titty twisters. -- nm - Max Oct 15, 07:57
Florida man: Wal-mart stuffed toy section. "contaminated and unsellable" -- (link) - Max Oct 15, 07:50 3
- Happy Hump Day! -- nm - budice Oct 15, 07:58
- OOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhh kay. That... wow.... -- nm - Roo Oct 15, 07:55
- Huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh he said Johnson -- nm - Beavis Oct 15, 07:51
Anderson Cooper is in Dallas in front of the hospital - said there were 76 people quarantined -- nm - Epiphany Oct 15, 07:48 8
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- The eyes of the nation descend upon Dallas -- nm - budice Oct 15, 07:59
- "Let's zoom in on that window... zoom out zoom out zoom out" -- nm - Anderson Oct 15, 07:51
- *shakes head* - amoxy Oct 15, 07:49 4
  - If the 2 nurses interfaced with a few dozen other people....there's your quarantine group. - Will Hunting Oct 15, 08:05
  - not necessarily. This might be exactly what proper containment looks like. -- nm - Magic Dinosaur Zombie Princess Mark Profit Oct 15, 07:51 2
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    - this is what i think. shut. it. down. - Andie Oct 15, 08:01
~I'm on the wrong side of heaven, and the righteous side of hell.~ -- nm - Epiphany Oct 15, 07:27
Ewan McGregor in talks for Dr. Strange for Marvel Studios -- nm - Remlik Oct 15, 07:23
Alright... next plane is mine. Cross your fingers, toes, tits and otherwise. -- nm - Qale As Folk Oct 15, 07:23 3
- ~Toes, Tits and Otherwise~ is the first single from my new Party Jam Band... - Magic Dinosaur Zombie Princess Mark Profit Oct 15, 07:24 2
  - nmbmel - Diva Oct 15, 07:34 1
    - Run, Dimples, RUN! -- nm - Magic Dinosaur Zombie Princess Mark Profit Oct 15, 07:36
Star Wars: Interesting pic of Emperor Palpatine - behind the scenes -- (link) - budice Oct 15, 07:19
The reality is, an Ebola patient can and will walk into any random hospital. Every hospital needs a minimum of gear and a protocol - loosi in the sky with diamonds Oct 15, 07:19 33
- I could totally see a Ebola PPE like that being passed out. - budice Oct 15, 07:45 1
  - My friend says she is going to speak to administrators immediately. -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds Oct 15, 07:46
- The whole Thomas Eric Duncan ebola thing has me thinking, the world would be a much better place without middle names. Right away there'd be no more mass shootings or assassinations... -- nm - Ender Oct 15, 07:41 7
  - maybe we need *more* names.... Andrea Elisabetta Consuella Ingaborg Mahala Shirley Smith. -- nm - Andie Oct 15, 07:48 6
    - Andrea Elisabetta Consuella Wayne Ingaborg Mahala Shirley Smith - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 15, 07:56 1
      - heh -- nm - Andie Oct 15, 08:00
    - Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter. -- nm - Ender Oct 15, 07:53
    - So, you're english, spanish, swedish, and hawaiian. That's quite a lineage. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 15, 07:50 2
      - dude, options! -- nm - Andie Oct 15, 07:52 1
        
        you need choices for a regnal name! -- nm - Reagen Oct 15, 08:19
- i swear i would probably buy my own and have it in my locker at work. I don't think they SHOULD have to, obviously, - Andie Oct 15, 07:30 2
  - Of course you are regularly saving people's lives so it's more necessary for you. -- nm - Dano Oct 15, 07:54
  - Honestly, I would do it as well, for my own protection. -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds Oct 15, 07:31
- where can you buy those things? -- nm - Remlik Oct 15, 07:24 19
  - Amazon! - decline Oct 15, 07:31 4
    - here it is on Amazon for $50. -- (link) - loosi in the sky with diamonds Oct 15, 07:31 3
      - this might be my halloween costume. - Remlik Oct 15, 07:34 2
        
        read my other post. -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds Oct 15, 07:35 1
        
        I've been too good a person this year I need to even it out. -- nm - Remlik Oct 15, 07:41
  - Lakeland industries, Dupont, a few others. -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds Oct 15, 07:28 12
    - Lakeland's 1 month stock chart -- (link) - ty97 Oct 15, 07:31 11
      - It's not helping that a bunch of asshats are ordering these for Halloween. -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds Oct 15, 07:33 10
        
        I'm not sure what you mean here. How is it not helping? There is no shortage so supply isn't a problem. And if more people buying - decline Oct 15, 07:39 3
        
        There will be a shortage. The British goverment just order 500K of them. -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds Oct 15, 07:45 2
        
        that isn't going to be a problem. From their most recent 10Q they have a very large (millions of units) inventory -- nm - decline Oct 15, 07:52 1
        
        that's good to hear. :) -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds Oct 15, 07:57
        
        Oh thank you!! Great idea -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 07:37
        
        yeah, well, when they tell us we all need to wear them in public, those halloween people will be laughing and the rest of will be backordered. - Andie Oct 15, 07:36 4
        
        The Halloween people will be drowning in sweat. Those things are a bitch to wear. - loosi in the sky with diamonds Oct 15, 07:38 3
        
        *pokes holes in suit for breathability* -- nm - oblique Oct 15, 07:39 2
        
        genius! -- nm - Epiphany Oct 15, 07:47
        
        I'm pretty sure there are thinner, cheaper versions. -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds Oct 15, 07:46
  - Sams Club, probably -- nm - groiny Oct 15, 07:27
trailer for the new Civilization game.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 15, 07:13 2
- 9 days -- nm - oblique Oct 15, 07:16
- *twitch* -- nm - znufrii Oct 15, 07:14
The BBC has been podcasting for 10 years, not a bad range of programmes in the top 30. -- (link) - LMS Oct 15, 07:00 1
- Ron Moore's podcasting for BSG really sold me on the idea of podcasting. -- nm - budice Oct 15, 07:02
Gas: $3.29/gallon -- nm - budice Oct 15, 07:00 23
- holy oil baron, only 2.99 reported here, i paid 319 last time -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 15, 13:25
- 3.35. oil is only $80 per barrel. I don't get why gas is the same price it was when oil was $125 per barrel. - vice president peggy ann Oct 15, 07:29
- $3.39 - groiny Oct 15, 07:27
- $3.24 when I filled up on Sunday -- nm - znufrii Oct 15, 07:16
- Yesterday I paid $2.779/gal. -- nm - enubba Oct 15, 07:15
- My last fill-up was $2.89. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 15, 07:15
- I paid 2.91 in Hackensack NJ (full service!) for the rental car on Sunday. -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 07:13 10
  - ~One Sunday afternoon, I took a train to Hackensack, and after I gave Hackensack the once-over, I took the next train back!~ -- nm - znufrii Oct 15, 07:19
  - afraid to get out of the car in Jersey? -- nm - budice Oct 15, 07:15 3
    - I withdraw the question. -- nm - budice Oct 15, 07:16 2
      - It was actually a cute little neighborhood where we exited. (Which reminds me that I wanted to check real estate prices in Ho-Ho-Kus) - ty97 Oct 15, 07:17 1
        
        HHK is just a few miles from where I grew up. -- nm - Max Oct 15, 07:19
  - Jersey only has full service - you can't pump your own gas -- nm - decline Oct 15, 07:15 4
    - What's the logic behind only being full serve? Is it a trust issue? -- nm - volnelk Oct 15, 07:40 1
      - Jobs. -- nm - mara Oct 15, 07:58
    - Yup, I know. Same as Oregon. And that full service 2.91 in NJ was probably 50 cents cheaper than I would have made in Manhattan for self serve. -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 07:16
    - gotcha. -- nm - budice Oct 15, 07:16
- 2.99 -- nm - decline Oct 15, 07:11
- $ 2.79 -- nm - Epiphany Oct 15, 07:08
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- I noticed it was $2.69 at our local station. - spamlet Oct 15, 07:01 2
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    - Yeah, central IL randomly has cheap spots. -- nm - spamlet Oct 15, 07:58
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- Cool. I've been waiting to invest. -- nm - Dano Oct 15, 07:55
- Obama! -- nm - Mop Oct 15, 07:39
- BUY BUY BUY -- nm - enubba Oct 15, 07:15
- now if it can just hit a bottom around the time when I make my IRA contribution early next year... -- nm - znufrii Oct 15, 07:13 11
  - I'm kind hoping for bottom (or near to it) around December 25-30. - ty97 Oct 15, 07:15 10
    - heh -- nm - groiny Oct 15, 07:29
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      - In gambling, you choose when to bet. My 401K match hits year-end regardless of where the market is. - ty97 Oct 15, 07:23 7
        
        sure it is. Change your elections to the stable value option prior to receiving the match. Then move it to equities when you feel the time is right -- nm - decline Oct 15, 07:32
        
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        And I'm not sure it's gambling, since A) you have to put your 401K someplace and B) I won't be pulling money out of my 401K for decades -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 07:29 3
        
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        or booze! -- nm - decline Oct 15, 07:53 1
        
        *stocks up on 30-year-old single malt whisky for his retirement* -- nm - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 15, 07:54
        
        ahh right, sorry, I had crashed early last night. - ty97 Oct 15, 07:28
- We've been heading into correction territory for a few weeks (maybe even month) so far. That's a good thing I guess. - ty97 Oct 15, 07:03 6
  - I wish I had some free money to go get things that have dropped. - Will Hunting Oct 15, 07:08 5
    - Yep. I play safer with my wife's account and I have 15k sitting on the sidelines waiting for a bottom to become apparent. - Bacon Oct 15, 07:17 3
      - I also got bloodied up by oil prices dropping, but I am leaving it in long. Down 25% on my oil related stocks - Bacon Oct 15, 07:19
      - I don't try to time the market (it take luck at best to get it right, so I avoid). I'm in for the medium to long term anyway. -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 07:18 1
        
        They say not to time the market. I read that alot. But that's why we don't pull it all out. - Bacon Oct 15, 07:23
    - I wasn't as invested as I probably should have been so I've been buying small chunks of an S&P index fund on the drops. - ty97 Oct 15, 07:14
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- The blatant racism of these laws is mind boggling. But SCOTUS says we're beyond it. - Krusty Oct 15, 07:02
- The blatant racism of these laws is mind boggling. But SCOTUS says we're beyond it. -- nm - Krusty Oct 15, 06:59
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- Is this the shark tank cake thing? -- nm - Beryllium (scream.) Oct 15, 07:27
- Barely get plastic silverware for $5. Let alone everything else. -- nm - budice Oct 15, 06:56
remind me what we use to make an epub of an article to read later on our kindles? thanks. -- nm - vice president peggy ann Oct 15, 06:51 3
- Why create a file? Just use Send to Kindle. -- (link) - Ender Oct 15, 07:03
- What browser? -- nm - spamlet Oct 15, 07:01
- chrome print to pdf? -- nm - budice Oct 15, 06:54
Ooops. -- (link) - znufrii Oct 15, 06:51 1
- errors and ommisson insurance? would that help? -- nm - Epiphany Oct 15, 06:52
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