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First half of DoFP: Teeeeeedious -- nm - prayformojo Oct 15, 19:16 1
- The only solid comic book movie this year is Captain America 2. -- nm - David, "The Concise One" Oct 15, 19:16
dock organization tips for MacOS users -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 15, 19:13
If I didn't read it beforehand I would've guessed that one of the dudes from fun. had a hand in the newest Taylor Swift single. -- nm - Tim Oct 15, 19:11
Survivor spoilers - David, "The Concise One" Oct 15, 19:00 2
- Yeah. It was hilarious. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 15, 19:14
- This wasn't specific enough so I had to go look it up. -- (link) - Roger More Oct 15, 19:05
The Starr Ranch mule deer...... -- (link) - Meg Oct 15, 18:54 [youtube]
Netflix's shares dropped 118 dollars after earnings today. 26%. Holy shit. -- nm - Kill Hunting Oct 15, 18:53 30
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  - For what? - Kill Hunting Oct 15, 19:12 11
    - made me look - so they exceeded eps estimates but not revenue. what likely creamed them was missing their subscriber forecasts both - b. Oct 15, 19:22
    - Because there is always a class action filed when there is a big dip. Then the class lawyers basically greenmail the company into settling. n m - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 19:15 9
      - So it's a relatively useless claim that's easier to pay to go away? -- nm - Kill Hunting Oct 15, 19:17
      - greenmail? -- nm - David, "The Concise One" Oct 15, 19:16 7
        
        You're not expecting some poison pill to be running around the building, am I right? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 15, 19:21
        
        "we control all these shares! do what we say or we'll do annoying things!" -- nm - mafic Oct 15, 19:21
        
        Actually, that's technically not the right term for this. Greenmail when an aggressor buys a big block in a target company and then basically forces - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 19:20 3
        
        but same principle, really. -- nm - mafic Oct 15, 19:22
        
        (But it's analogous in that it's forcing a company to pay $ to make an annoying pest go away.) nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 19:22 1
        
        I wonder how much money is spent on all of these kinds of folks - this stuff, various trolls. -- nm - b. Oct 15, 19:25
        
        I hadn't heard it before, but I love this term. -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 19:18
- But they're getting Friends! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 15, 19:02
- they're located very close to faux-meat co. perhaps they should combine efforts. -- nm - b. Oct 15, 18:58
- On the heels of a poll that revealed that 49% of millennials subscribe to Netflix. -- nm - David, "The Concise One" Oct 15, 18:56
- They reported earnings and subscriber numbers disappointed. Still, that's *a lot* -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 18:55 12
  - I think I might try to rustle up a few shares. That's a huge haircut. -- nm - Kill Hunting Oct 15, 18:58 7
    - Oh wow. I just looked at price per share. That is out of my wheelhouse - Bacon Oct 15, 19:01 5
      - try this instead -- (link) - mafic Oct 15, 19:06 3
        
        Holy shit. -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 19:10 2
        
        haha, they have B shares too -- (link) - ty97 Oct 15, 19:13 1
        
        Oh yeah. I have those in my watch list. Still more than I can afford. I am debating on Halliburton - Bacon Oct 15, 19:15
      - But it's 25% less now! -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 19:05
    - Will be interesting to see it really opens down that much tomorrow or it trims the losses in pre-market -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 19:00
  - In this market it doesn't surprise me. Intel beat estimates and I still lost money today. At one point down 6% on beating earnings! -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 18:58 3
    - Well NFLX is also a growth stock trading (before the drop after hours) with a P/E of 134 - ty97 Oct 15, 18:59 2
      - (that's trailing P/E. Forward P/E was 69) -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 19:00 1
        
        Netflix is having some major headwinds. Competition, and getting squeezed by the studios. HBO just announced they are going to offer online only - Bacon Oct 15, 19:13
- wow -- nm - Remlik Oct 15, 18:54
We have our first cancellation, Mission Control - tobor.2 Oct 15, 18:49 1
- and Emerald City -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 18:50
some days I love the Qantas website. "sale price $897. 5 or few seats left at this price, Hurry!" regular price: $540. -- nm - mafic Oct 15, 18:49
I had a 7am call that my new manager was on this morning. Later in the day, he commented to me on how early the call was. - ty97 Oct 15, 18:42
Nick's note to the Tooth Fairy on losing his second tooth (as partially dictated to his mother). (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 18:36 [flickr] 11
- I love the note running down the left side. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 15, 19:06
- Too cute! -- nm - Krusty Oct 15, 18:45 1
  - Hey, I saw a flyer for a dog walking service today and I think the name would be perfect for you: The Bone Rangers. The porn tie in writes itself! nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 18:49
- I'm not sure I believe he "lost" the last $5. -- (link) - David, "The Concise One" Oct 15, 18:45 [Image]
- sounds like a lawyer in training, the world fears. -- nm - b. Oct 15, 18:45
- "Also, if you don't have change, feel free to just leave a $20." -- nm - Nick si Oct 15, 18:37 1
  - laughing -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Oct 15, 18:45
- The tooth fairy should totally give him $20 for honesty. -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 18:37 3
  - The blatant and obsequious sucking up should have knocked off $5 right off the top. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 18:40 2
    - hey, the kid knows what works! -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 18:44 1
      - he's going places -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 15, 18:48
The Royals have not lost a playoff game since 1985. - Tim Oct 15, 18:34
my gmail is doooooooown! oh teh noes -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 18:33 1
- back now -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 18:34
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- This cannot be real. If it's real, the absent governor should fire his entire staff. -- nm - David, "The Concise One" Oct 15, 19:04
- Wait, so did he not go on at all? - spamlet Oct 15, 18:49 3
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  - He relented based on what I read. - ty97 Oct 15, 18:53 1
    - Also, this is funny -- (link) - ty97 Oct 15, 18:54
- I saw an article about that earlier but hadn't seen the video. What on earth was he/his handlers thinking? -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 18:35
Silicon Valley tech startup attempts to make meat out of plants -- (link) - ty97 Oct 15, 18:32 18
- whats new in that? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 15, 18:49
- it's so better off ted. I can't even click. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Oct 15, 18:46 6
  - IKR? All I can think of is "It tastes like despair." nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 18:47 2
    - "Maybe it just needs salt?" -- nm - Reagen Oct 15, 18:58 1
      - "It tastes like salt. What is it?" -- nm - David, "The Concise One" Oct 15, 18:59
  - I hadn't thought of that, but you're very right. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 18:46 2
    - Although, to be TRULY Ted, it would have to go one of two ways ... - Beryllium Oct 15, 18:49 1
      - Granted, I only watched a few episodes. I think I got the gist. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 18:49
- I know someone that interviewed with them - they're doing some other interesting things with plants, too. - b. Oct 15, 18:38 9
  - *tries to determine if b. just came out as a cannibal* -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 18:40 6
    - ..and then I remembered something else I posted today. I think I need to go tsk myself in a corner. -- nm - b. Oct 15, 18:43 5
      - Is that what the kids are calling it these days? -- nm - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 15, 18:43 4
        
        *squint* -- nm - b. Oct 15, 18:46 2
        
        See!? It *does* make you go blind! -- nm - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 15, 18:51 1
        
        *thwaps you with rolled-up newspaper* (note: not bdsm related) -- nm - b. Oct 15, 18:57
        
        this gave me a walking dead flashback for a second. (spoilers) - Beryllium Oct 15, 18:45
  - ... dirty things? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 18:39 1
    - more like dirt-y. - b. Oct 15, 18:41
animated Star Wars new ep starts in 5 minutes on Disney XD HD -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 15, 18:25
There is a new contender for best 404 page. Meh is just full of awesome lately. -- (link) - Tim Oct 15, 18:24 11 1
- How is ST's 404 page not FSK? -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 18:44 1
  - I'm not going to put some stranger's kid on the 404 page. The favicon is more than enough pixels for something so odd. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 19:15
- nice -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 15, 18:36
- Good gravy -- nm - prayformojo Oct 15, 18:33
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  - MLB.com -- nm - Tim Oct 15, 18:39 3
    - MLB.com's was great but this wins everything. -- nm - Tim Oct 15, 18:39 2
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        I just got the home run that bounced off Jose Canseco's head. -- nm - Tim Oct 15, 18:44
- That's pretty great -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 18:28
- !!! nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 18:27
Does ST remember my macbook problem a couple of weeks ago upgrading the OS that crashed me but (yay!) the Genius bar fixed? - ty97 Oct 15, 18:23
Fun fact I just learned: Albert Brooks's real name is Albert Einstein and he is brothers with Super Dave Osborne. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 18:17 10
- do the kids know about Super Dave? I hope they do. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 15, 19:09
- i knew the bit about his name, but not about his brother. huh. -- nm - kelly Oct 15, 18:29
- news & information to Australia have to be upgraded. I knew this years before the last century rolled :( -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 15, 18:24 7
  - Me too. :-) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 18:38
  - I didn't think it was a state secret. Just something interesting I didn't know before. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 18:26 5
    - ok. Lanie O' Grady actress from NYPD Blue & other shows is Don Grady of My 3 Sons, little sister -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 15, 18:33 4
      - Robert Pine, the Sgt. on CHIPS, is the father of Chris Pine, the new Capt. Kirk. -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 15, 18:36 3
        
        Ben Affleck & Matt Damon are 10'th cousins. this was discovered on PBS' show Finding Your Roots last night. -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 15, 18:41 2
        
        good thing they never kissed! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 18:43 1
        
        Sure... um, never! -- nm - Ben Affleck si Oct 15, 19:17
Man, someone in GA was certainly hungry with my credit card. - spamlet Oct 15, 18:17 5
- Crap. Any idea how your card got compromised? -- nm - Mop Oct 15, 18:19 4
  - Nope. Probably used in one of the breaches. It used to be our primary card but became online only. -- nm - spamlet Oct 15, 18:21
  - Ebola did it -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 18:21
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    - Gawd I hope not. - Beryllium Oct 15, 18:39
Loosi...rate this video... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 15, 18:17
spam, how are you watching the neighbors? I could totally watch that. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Oct 15, 18:15 4
- Put down the binoculars and step away from the window. -- nm - Mop Oct 15, 18:17 1
  - Yeah, just come on in. -- nm - spamlet Oct 15, 18:23
- Still recorded on the DVR. - spamlet Oct 15, 18:16 1
  - no, no worries. I can grab from the libraries. I was just wondering if it was streaming. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Oct 15, 18:45
There's leaked Star Wars Episode 7 concept art out there. Shocker. There be Jedi. -- nm - Mop Oct 15, 18:13 6
- I have been avoiding star wars spoilers like they were ebola. You spoil for than this and you are a dead man. -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 18:14 5
  - One word: Gungans. -- nm - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 15, 18:36
  - I bet there'll be a light saber duel. -- nm - mafic Oct 15, 18:15
  - more than this -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 18:14 2
    - There will be wars... in stars. -- nm - Mop Oct 15, 18:16 1
      - but will there be faults?! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 18:40
We need an exciting thread on this board. Topic suggestions? -- nm - David, "The Concise One" Oct 15, 18:11 27
- 20 years of Pulp Fiction is the movie still fresh? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 15, 18:26
- Which characters on shows ending this year really need their own spin off? My answer: Tim on Justified. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 18:15 5
  - Andy Dwyer! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 15, 18:34
  - is Supernatural ending? I'll Castiel if so -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 18:18 2
    - Good call, although I doubt Supernatural will ever end at this point. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 18:18 1
      - I'd also watch the shit out of - Supernatural premiere spoils - Beaker Oct 15, 18:23
  - Bobby Cobb on Cougar Town! -- nm - David, "The Concise One" Oct 15, 18:18
- FF trades! -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 18:14
- chicago pizza is an abomination. discuss...nm - x Oct 15, 18:14
- Names for two girl kittens. -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 18:13 11
  - whaaaaat? -- nm - kelly Oct 15, 18:30 10
    - Oh we haven't got any yet. But it gave me comfort to think I will get another Abyssinian kitten in the future. - Bacon Oct 15, 18:50 7
      - :) I was thinking, wow, quite a change from when we last spoke! - kelly Oct 15, 18:59 1
        
        Yes, my cat was the lone cat for 8 years when we tried to get a kitten. After 8 weeks or so she still wasn't having any of it and we gave it to my - Bacon Oct 15, 19:03
      - Thought that might be it. Excellent plan. -- nm - Meg Oct 15, 18:52
      - Oh and those that don't know. We had to put my cat to sleep last Wednesday. - Bacon Oct 15, 18:52 3
        
        So, so sorry. I know it wasn't unexpected but it still hurts :( -- nm - Meg Oct 15, 19:00
        
        ah, dang. so very sorry. *hugs to you and mrs. bacon* -- nm - b. Oct 15, 18:56 1
        
        Thx you two. -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 19:23
    - yah, I wondered if I missed something. -- nm - b. Oct 15, 18:40
    - Heh, beat me to it.....details dammit !! -- nm - Meg Oct 15, 18:33
- Best British rock bands of the 80s? -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 18:11 2
  - Is there any sane person who answer a band other than Def Leppard? - David, "The Concise One" Oct 15, 18:16 1
    - Insanity does make for more exciting conversations. -- nm - Roger More Oct 15, 19:02
- You know what topic I feel we haven't exhausted yet? -- nm - Mop Oct 15, 18:11 2
  - all of them? -- nm - mafic Oct 15, 18:12 1
    - watch out, that may be taken as a personal challenge. -- nm - b. Oct 15, 18:14
Ask Andrew W.K.: Should I Worry About Ebola? -- (link) - ty97 Oct 15, 18:09

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