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FCC taking hybrid approach to Net Neutrality -- (link) - znufrii Oct 31, 08:10 2
- that's stupid and it sucks -- nm - Pippy of the Damned Oct 31, 08:30
- The more they try to do something the worse they make things. Classify it Title 2 and be done with it. -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 08:18
Jingle all the Way 2: starring Larry the Cable Guy and WWE's Santino Morella... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 31, 08:09 [youtube] 3
- Thank god. I can stop my letter writing campaign. -- nm - VolnHELLk Oct 31, 08:13 2
  - well lucky for you...Ric Flair is in Magic Mike XXL. -- nm - Remlik Oct 31, 08:15 1
    - Woooooo! -- nm - Bloody Ice Oct 31, 08:16
What is the best creative constume you've ever seen from a normal person (no Heidi Klum stuff) - Will Hunting Oct 31, 08:09 7
- well, just this morning there was a girl on the subway dressed as the victim, with the horned crown, from True Detective. - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 08:18
- Vader/Jedi are pretty pimp out here. -- nm - Bloody Ice Oct 31, 08:14 1
  - A pimp Vader would be pretty funny. -- nm - Max Oct 31, 08:35
- I always remember back when the American Apparel (IIRC) ads first started being, you know, kinda wrong. A group of people dressed as that. - con_carne shirtless Oct 31, 08:14
- a couple of Cosplayers who shop at my store were all done up as crazy Harley and Joker... - Remlik Oct 31, 08:12
- I knew a guy who dressed up as Bender one year. And optimus prime the next. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 31, 08:09 1
  - (And if he bent a certain way, his Optimus costume actually turned into a truck ...) - Beryllium Oct 31, 08:10
Hey, my post is live on that blog-that-isn't-mine now ... -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 31, 08:04 4
- Very nice! -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 08:22
- nice. -- nm - Remlik Oct 31, 08:14
- "Recovering incompletionist?" how's that workin' out for you? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 08:06 1
  - Projects, projects, projects. Gotta start 'em all! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 31, 08:07
Boo. -- nm - con_carne shirtless Oct 31, 07:59 1
- TOO SCARY!!! -- nm - Star-Lord Oct 31, 08:00
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- But at what expense, ML, at what expense??? (We're seeing the same in our condo) - Max Oct 31, 08:36
- I've been switching some as well and just started switching the ones that are in our recessed lighting. Weird thing though. There is a slight lag - pmb Oct 31, 08:15
- 40W and 60W are really cost-comparable to the CFL's now. 100W+ is still pretty pricey. -- nm - Ender Oct 31, 08:09 1
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- nice. -- nm - znufrii Oct 31, 08:01
- Awesome. Fully support doing this. I've done the same and saved good $$$. -- nm - Bloody Ice Oct 31, 08:00
- can you link to an example of what you're using? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 08:00 14
  - DollarTree/WalMart/Target often have LED bulb packs in the $1-$2 range. -- nm - Bloody Ice Oct 31, 08:10 2
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      - It could be a California thing. There was subtext to a lot of the displays the bulbs were partially being paid for by California green initiatives. -- nm - Bloody Ice Oct 31, 08:18
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    - 40W. It's dark in casa de ML -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 31, 08:03 8
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        Yeah, with lighting you want to look at the lumens now, not the watts. -- nm - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 31, 08:14 1
        
        Come here, Norman. Hurry up. The lumens! The lumens! They're welcoming us back. -- nm - Ethel Oct 31, 08:15
        
        Are you a fan of the Reveal incandescents? -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 31, 08:07 4
        
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        No, I was just curious if you were color temperature sensitive and if you found it to be comparable -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 31, 08:17 1
        
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        ::looks away as kilbo opens his trench coat:: -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 08:08
    - Great, thank you -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 08:03
- nice! -- nm - Pippy of the Damned Oct 31, 07:58
Now this is a strong string of Halloween costumes. -- (link) - Ender Oct 31, 07:57 5
- that flamingo is fantastic -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 08:00
- Those are fanstastic. Took me a minute to get his 2014 one but that's brilliant. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 31, 07:59 3
  - *blank stare* -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 31, 08:03 2
    - Yeah, foosball player; the silver bar kinda hides in the background. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 31, 08:05
    - ok, I had to read some of the mentioning articles - kilbooooo Oct 31, 08:05
Reminder: Vote in the Chicago 2015 date poll, even if you live in Chicago -- (link) - ty97 Oct 31, 07:51 8
- there's a poll? Cool. -- nm - Deevil Oct 31, 08:15
- Will be talking to Amy this weekend and then we will both vote. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 07:52 6
  - Gasp! Collusion! Acorn! Fraud! - ty97 Oct 31, 07:52 5
    - Perfect for chicago. :) -- nm - Deevil Oct 31, 08:06
    - Indeed! - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 07:53 3
      - I'm in an airport headed out of the country, I don't see the poll closing until Tuesday probabably - ty97 Oct 31, 07:54 2
        
        Also, my spelling/typing today is alarming me. -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 07:55 1
        
        You are about to go to land of odd spelling, so that is quite alright. - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 07:56
Wonderful. -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 31, 07:43
"Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall, who tore his Achilles tendon last month and underwent surgery to repair it, tore it again this week" -- nm - David Oct 31, 07:42 2
- That's too bad for him. Maybe time to retire DeAngelo? - Will Hunting Oct 31, 08:10
- All these crazy celebration dances need to stop -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 31, 07:50
Amanda Bynes was released from the hospital last night. She's back ranting on twitter already -- nm - decline Oct 31, 07:40 2
- Shame....I get a sense her issues are far beyond the Lohan self-destruction...into pure mental illness. - Will Hunting Oct 31, 08:04
- :( -- nm - amoxy Oct 31, 07:46
So who's seeing what at the cinema this weekend? Nightcrawler is good. -- nm - LMS Oct 31, 07:38 20
- John Wick, Horns - SM wants to see Nightcrawler so we likely will -- nm - Pippy of the Damned Oct 31, 07:57
- Amy and I will see Gone Girl on Sunday. - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 07:57
- Hopefully Nightcrawler and Before I go to Sleep -- nm - amoxy Oct 31, 07:48
- You enjoyed Nightcrawler? I didn't expect it to be very good. -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 07:46 14
  - Thanks to ST, I think I'll check it out during the week. Thanks all! -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 07:56
  - Sure, most of the reviews have been great too. I'm surprised it's getting a wide release, as it's feels pretty indie. -- nm - LMS Oct 31, 07:50
  - The trailer really sucks me in. And my son who rarely goes to the movies, said the trailer is the best he has seen in a while -- nm - amoxy Oct 31, 07:48
  - 96% AT rt (102/4) -- nm - Beaker Oct 31, 07:48
  - film critic on NPR this morning said it was Gyllenhaal's best work -- nm - decline Oct 31, 07:47 5
    - Hmmm, it's a bit a showy part, so it lends itself to that. He is very good... - ty97 Oct 31, 07:48 4
      - I thought Prisoner was his best, How does it compare to that? -- nm - decline Oct 31, 07:55 3
        
        I haven't seen Prisoner so can't compare, but he def is very good in Nightcrawler. - ty97 Oct 31, 07:56 1
        
        I wish I knew how to quit you. -- nm - Nightcrawler Oct 31, 08:00
        
        It probably is his best performance, although it's not subtle. -- nm - LMS Oct 31, 07:56
  - I wasn't very into see it at TIFF, and thought it was quite good. -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 07:47 3
    - (i.e. I was pleasantly surprised) -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 07:47 2
      - I read that as "tan balls". -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 07:48 1
        
        as you should -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 07:49
- i am so behind on my movies. Maybe the Skeleton Twins. -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 07:42
- Whiplash. I want to see more of spooky JK Simmons. -- nm - Were-Baron Oct 31, 07:41
the Thunder are going to have to survive without Russell Westbrook, who is expected to miss at least a month after fracturing a bone in his hand -- nm - Beaker Oct 31, 07:37 1
- So, they'll probably be angling for a 5th-6th playoff spot at best....or the dread 7/8...which means San Antonio or the Clippers are going to be sweat -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 31, 08:01
Black Friday(s): WalMart/Amazon to start offering holiday discounts starting today/tomorrow. Free Shipping. -- (link) - Bloody Ice Oct 31, 07:32 2
- We're supposed to vow to boycott these in order to spend more time with our employers, right? -- nm - Ender Oct 31, 07:36
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- Just ideas to consider - Strongbad Oct 31, 07:38 8
  - WR: Hawkins? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 31, 07:53
  - Hillman was injured in practice yesterday. - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 07:45 2
    - Ah. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 31, 07:46 1
      - Note: Shoulder injury. Just like Ingram. - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 07:48
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    - I still like Hillman who has a dinged shoulder nothing major going up against the 5th worst rushing defense in NE -- nm - Bacon Oct 31, 07:46
    - Oops. Indeed. Also, Brown practiced. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 07:45
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- Sen. Warren finally constructed her...Pit of Fighting Doom for Wall Street? - Mel Profit Oct 31, 07:36
- No Mel, America will never ban Talls. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 07:29 2
  - I need mental health treatment because I read this as 'tan balls' - ty97 Oct 31, 07:41
  - When I'm Supremio Leader I'm installing Buzz Saws on all private and public access points set at the height of... - Mel Profit Oct 31, 07:33
I only have a week to catch up on Big Hero 1 through 5 -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 07:21
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- *hand clap* *rubs hands* -- nm - Strongbad Oct 31, 07:35
- The Cincinnati Enquirer also just has 1 in every 6 newsroom staff members quit rather than be forced to reapply for their jobs after a reorg. -- (link) - Ender Oct 31, 07:24 1
  - *sends in a resume* -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 31, 08:00
Short film The Body with Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy) if you still need costume ideas for Halloween. -- (link) - LMS Oct 31, 07:14 5
- that looks like a film to watch - is it good? is it subtitled? -- nm - Pippy of the Damned Oct 31, 07:19 3
  - I enjoyed it. No subtitles, there is bad language and violence. -- nm - LMS Oct 31, 07:21 2
    - sounds awesome -- nm - Pippy of the Damned Oct 31, 07:22 1
      - Pippy *loves* bad language and violence -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 07:38
- And a short film about Alfie Allen. -- (link) - Ender Oct 31, 07:17 [youtube]
lyc...Guardians of the Galaxy lands at our $1 theater today. -- nm - Bloody Ice Oct 31, 07:14 1
- See!?! -- nm - Daviid Oct 31, 07:46
After yesterday's discussion, aid workers are becoming hesitant to go to West Africa because of how they are being treated here upon return. -- (link) - pmb Oct 31, 07:11 1
- its fear mongering in reverse - " so far no one has reversed their decision to go" - Pippy of the Damned Oct 31, 07:14
Dammit, the dude I like on my DVC board wore a Green Lantern costume to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween. - David Oct 31, 07:06 2
- Ewwwww. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 31, 07:06 1
  - Right? He might as well be bald and named Pete. -- nm - David Oct 31, 07:07
huh. gantlet vs. gaunlet -- (link) - znufrii Oct 31, 07:05 3
- Red Warrior has eaten all the food -- nm - Bacon Oct 31, 07:06 2
  - Elf shot the food. -- nm - Were-Baron Oct 31, 07:14 1
    - Valkyrie needs food. Badly. -- nm - VolnHELLk Oct 31, 07:33
T/F poll: Sunday's Peyton Manning/Tom Brady matchup will the the final one ever - prayformojo Oct 31, 06:52 17
- who cares, really. They don't play against each other anyway -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 31, 07:12 5
  - Ys, this is not Ali/Fraser or Evert/Navratilova, but it still counts. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 07:13 4
    - It would only count if they went up against the same exact defenses every game. It's media hype stupidity -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 31, 07:28 3
      - As someone that has been to several of the 16 games, I disagree. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 07:50 2
        
        I think it's great that you get to see 2 top QBs play in the same game, but that's all it is. They have nothing to do with eahc other on the field -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 31, 07:58 1
        
        Not if you ask them. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 08:01
- F Peyton is going no where and Brady won't go quietly into that good night -- nm - Pippy of the Damned Oct 31, 07:07 1
  - This is meeting #16. I say they make it to #20. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 07:12
- False. -- nm - David Oct 31, 07:06 5
  - Are you thinking they meet again this season, or that Peyton will probably play past this year? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 07:08 4
    - I'm thinking Peyton somehow looks healthier than he did last year. -- nm - David Oct 31, 07:09 3
      - Huh. I thought you had concerns about his arm strength -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 07:10 2
        
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        (post was swallowed, bery) I absolutely did, but whatever strength training he did in the off-season has paid dividends. - David Oct 31, 07:13
- F. -- nm - Deevil Oct 31, 07:05
- False. I do like that it is the first time to QBs with at least 150 wins each have faced each other. - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 07:04
- False - Will Hunting Oct 31, 06:56
I do love how Axe is trying to change it's image away from dback-dom. - Mel Profit Oct 31, 06:45 6
- Your wife kissed a guy that was wearing it! -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 07:05 2
  - we've both admitted to things in our past we're not proud of. we've worked passed it. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 31, 07:23 1
    - (cotton candy) -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 31, 07:28
- Then why are you wearing it, douche? - Krusty Oct 31, 06:51 2
  - I would literally choke myself if that happened. - Mel Profit Oct 31, 06:54 1
    - Heh. :-) - Krusty Oct 31, 06:56
It's come to me listening to things on calm.com at work. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 31, 06:43 3
- is it the rain forest stuff? ZZZzzzz.... -- nm - Deevil Oct 31, 06:45 1
  - that and ocean sounds with chanting. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 31, 06:46
- serenitynow.com -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 31, 06:45
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- Ahhh! -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 31, 06:42 4
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    - Beating up on my team in BF is like beating on the special needs kid in gym class. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 31, 06:52 2
      - See, I could see that score being legit if the roles were reversed, but seriously, Ingram getting 23? - Will Hunting Oct 31, 06:57 1
        
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