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Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen(!) welcome baby girl Briar Rose into this world -- (link) - budice Nov 6, 13:31 2
- Well, well, well... -- nm - Maleficent Nov 6, 13:40
- that list at the bottom of "more e online" is something. didn't they used to be notsotrashy? -- nm - b. Nov 6, 13:38
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Mmmm...All this foodtalk....BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich for lunch. -- nm - budice Nov 6, 13:14
below reminds me - yesterday, I saw one of the most privacy-invading requests for an app pemission I've ever seen. for AT&T users, Trove app. - b. Nov 6, 13:12 9
- and now I see that the kindle app asks for those, too; so probably others as well. - b. Nov 6, 13:29
- Can you decline the permissions and still use the app in a limited way or are they completely mandatory? -- nm - Max Nov 6, 13:20 3
  - I can see a feed in my browser, but I can't easily tell if it's hitting data. (did ST see that netflix is adapting lemony snicket as a series?) -- nm - b. Nov 6, 13:22 2
    - Yeah, that's awesome. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 13:39
    - (oh, and the permissions are ahead of installation, so mandatory for it - and, duh, I'm sure the browser is hitting data, except if on wifi) -- nm - b. Nov 6, 13:23
- Shut up and hit Accept! -- nm - Trove Nov 6, 13:14
- Those dumb f**ks are *ASKING*? Hahahahaha. -- nm - Verizon and Sprint Nov 6, 13:13 1
  - I was asked via the google play store, they may just go through without if you choose another way. - b. Nov 6, 13:19
- I like Trove but... yeah. -- nm - nubby Nov 6, 13:13
Today's episode of Serial: Holy shit. - nubby Nov 6, 13:10 1
- and next week... (spoiler?) - nubby Nov 6, 13:24
psa: for anyone who likes spendy mascara, this saturday is nordstrom's buy 2, get 1 free dealio. discover has 10% back + 5% for the quarter sign-up. - b. Nov 6, 12:56 6
- also good cashback at other sites right now. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 6, 12:58 5
  - thanks for these - I always try spendy mascara and I go back to the cheap stuff -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 6, 13:07 4
    - many drugstore versions are so good, just about equivalent now. - b. Nov 6, 13:16 3
      - I'm with you on the clear mascaras. the only spendy mascara I ever liked was Clinque's long stem roses but they discontinued because it dried out fast - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 6, 13:30 2
        
        voluminous? that's been one of my most-purchased over the years. - b. Nov 6, 13:36 1
        
        (first day of sephora's fall 20% off, and their site is slammed. I don't remember this happening in past years.) -- nm - b. Nov 6, 13:39
for ty97: This Powerful Mapping Tool Lets You Plot the Weather Along a Road Trip -- (link) - decline Nov 6, 12:55 3 1
- that's pretty nifty - thanks! -- nm - b. Nov 6, 12:59
- Sweet. That's gonna come in handy -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 12:59
- *splurt* -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 12:58
I think my upstairs neighbor may be getting an eviction notice. -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 12:41 6
- what about their dog? -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 6, 12:43 4
  - (s) -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 13:00
  - I don't know. Ironically, I couldn't quite make out what was being said outside my apartment when a manager girl and a maintenance guy called him out. - Qale Nov 6, 12:50 2
    - yes sounds like eviction - Texas don't play with that stuff -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 6, 12:52 1
      - It's Texas. He's lucky they don't give him the death penalty. -- nm - The Danodook Nov 6, 13:06
- I'm pretty sure my upstairs neighbors did after they flooded by apartment - decline Nov 6, 12:42
Interesting. Amazon has essentially taken siri/cortana/google now and made it a stand alone device. -- (link) - pmb Nov 6, 12:37 21
- Lakshmi Singh!!! -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 13:01 1
  - Sprintz Arboughast -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 6, 13:45
- "Connected to the cloud so it's always getting smarter" - Spawn Nov 6, 13:01
- Pretty fancy. But I feel like I would forget to utilize it (probably takes some time getting used to it) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 6, 12:52
- Nice. We need to incorporate it into every room now, and we'd be getting close to something I imagined a few years ago that I thought of as the - mara Nov 6, 12:48 5
  - like star trek - could name it "computer" for full effect. -- nm - b. Nov 6, 12:48 4
    - But then we'll make the "quaint" joke in ST IV obsolete! -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 12:56
    - People will just name them "Asshole" or "Fuckwad". -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 12:50 2
      - heh -- nm - budice Nov 6, 19:27
      - Hal. -- nm - TWuG Nov 6, 13:25
- I have already been surprised by my new phone's voice googling feature - that might give me a heart attack. -- nm - b. Nov 6, 12:46 3
  - (or it could be my new best friend. oo.) -- nm - b. Nov 6, 12:47 2
    - Great idea for a movie. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 12:48 1
      - nah, no one would buy that. -- nm - b. Nov 6, 12:49
- Heh. They called it "Alexa". Glad to see they're finally leveraging that brand. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 12:39 6
  - Technically, you can set your own keyword to call it. It's official name is "Echo". -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 12:42
  - but what if your name is Alexa? -- nm - decline Nov 6, 12:41 4
    - Keep on stripping. -- nm - Shaun Nov 6, 12:44 3
      - poor ms. chung. -- nm - b. Nov 6, 12:57
      - "Swear to God, her name is Sauvignon Blanc." -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 12:55
      - LOL -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 6, 12:52
Adam Schefter 1 min · NFL advised Adrian Peterson this afternoon that following his plea agreement to resolve his criminal case in Texas his matter.. - Spawn Nov 6, 12:20 1
- Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 4m4 minutes ago Ravens announced CB Jimmy Smith underwent season-ending foot surgery. Big blow for Baltimore. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 13:05
flu shots all done. -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 12:18 5
- Aww, now you can cuddle with this. -- (link) - Roocrow Nov 6, 12:21
- Yeah, got mine today too. -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 12:20
- My shoulder finally quit hurting. - Spawn Nov 6, 12:19 2
  - tell Remlik to take it easy around the bed posts. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 6, 13:28
  - wuss -- nm - mud Nov 6, 12:39
You know you're in for a sugar coma when you lift up a jelly donut and actively recoil at the weight. - Will Hunting Nov 6, 12:09 10
- Lord of the Rings -- nm - budice Nov 6, 13:21
- Little chocolate donuts, the breakfast of champions. -- nm - CranBaronies Nov 6, 12:32 1
  - they help you win the track race while you're smokin' a cigarette -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 12:32
- jonathan's favorite donuts are PB filled chocolate frosted ones from weis/kings. I bought one once at self-checkout and it was so heavy - sheriff peggy ann Nov 6, 12:19
- *imagines Will on the ground smothering a jelly donut all over his face* -- nm - Roocrow Nov 6, 12:10 5
  - We're listening... -- nm - Discovery Channel si Nov 6, 12:18
  - that's a waste of a good jelly donut, if he gets most of it on his face. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 12:16
  - That's just gross. - Will Hunting Nov 6, 12:14 2
    - Less calories that way? -- nm - Roocrow Nov 6, 12:18 1
      - More calories....why smear food on your face, it's for eating not for wearing. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 12:46
so, as part of 1 of my classes right now, I need to ask ST if anyone knows of someone who uses crystals / minerals as part of a healing practice . . . - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 6, 12:03 9
- my ex was into that, used to sleep with the damn things, I think my current friend knows some (she's a LMP) also there is a retail store collective in - zeitgeist Nov 6, 12:59 1
  - TMI! -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 13:01
- I would google "crystal healers" in your town and see what you get... - Kim Pine Nov 6, 12:20
- call some new age stores in your area? yoga places too maybe? they'd likely know -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 12:16 1
  - yeah, the new age stores would *love* to talk to you. -- nm - sheriff peggy ann Nov 6, 12:19
- I don't think I can help you with your project but my mother-in-law and a friend of hers are into this bullshit -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 12:15 3
  - as an academic type, i can't call it "bullshit" :; wink wink :: but i understand where you're coming from . . . - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 6, 12:35 2
    - Quartz, in particular, is very significant in various native American Cultures. - Meg Nov 6, 12:42
    - "Unsupported by clinical studies" -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 12:42
In Ferguson, protesters, police coordinate plans for grand jury decision -- (link) - ty97 Nov 6, 12:02 6
- If only the police were as sorry about police brutality as Starbucks as is for taking away the Egg Nog Latte - con_carne Nov 6, 12:06 1
  - *throws con carne a couple quarters to buy a clue.....* -- nm - groiny Nov 6, 13:23
- Not just police and protesters. Schools have been having a ton of meetings on what to do if it comes down during the school day and what happens after -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 12:04 3
  - Just fly in some people from Los Angeles. We'll teach you how to race riot like a proper city -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 12:09
  - I would hope the court is smart about announcement time too. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 12:05 1
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Vote in the runoff for the Chicago 2015 date. You (yes you) vote here -- (link) - ty97 Nov 6, 11:59 1
- I'm so tired of these political ads! -- nm - CranBaronies Nov 6, 12:25
The oldest continuiously serving restaurant in every state -- (link) - amoxy Nov 6, 11:59 9
- yay sledders! been there many a time -- nm - JenBro Nov 6, 12:19
- 2 - The Union Oyster House in MA and Antoines in New Orleans. -- nm - pmb Nov 6, 12:18
- 1 - Union Oyster House (it's not very good.) -- nm - DivAugust Nov 6, 12:14 3
  - the one time i went to Boston we ate there. - Andie Nov 6, 12:17 2
    - Sounds like Los Angeles Clam Chowder -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 12:19
    - I wsan't a fan of the clam chowder either. The oysters were okay, but admittedly it wasn't the best time of year for them when I went. -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 12:19
- Neat -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 12:12
- I feel like we might have gone to Bright Star (Alabama) for my grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary. - Kim Pine Nov 6, 12:12
- interesting. I've only eaten at one - Oklahoma - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 6, 12:08
I like the Jennifer Lawrence that's on the Mockingjay billboards. That's a pretty lady -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 11:55 10
- yea, she is gorge -- nm - Jovian Nov 6, 12:00 1
  - But not on that poster. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 12:21
- pic? -- nm - amoxy Nov 6, 11:56 7
  - I don't think she likes having those on the internets. -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 13:05
  - I guess it's this one, but more focused on the face -- (link) - con_carne Nov 6, 12:02 5
    - I would suck her lips right off her face -- nm - Jovian Nov 6, 12:07 4
      - FACE? -- nm - groiny Nov 6, 12:48
      - ~give to me sweet sacred bliss, that mouth was made to suck my kiss~ -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 12:16
      - that is actually the next Discovery special! -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 12:10 1
        
        ha! -- nm - DivAugust Nov 6, 12:16
I couldn't resist jumping on this bandwagon -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 11:55
Someone needs to tell folks that the proper answer to the question "Should we edit star wars?" is NOOOOOOOO. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 11:48 1
- (and yes, it's from 2011. Whatever. I was researching something.) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 11:49
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People are worried about crappy increases in wages as compared to moderate increases in the CPI, and say that inflation is the problem? -- nm - mara Nov 6, 11:41 1
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Moules & Frites tonight with friends - and they are all you can eat - fresh wild maine mussels and belgian style fries ... BUT ... first first bowl of - JenBro Nov 6, 11:37 10
- classic, because you know they're good. (that sounds so good right now.) -- nm - b. Nov 6, 12:18 1
  - yep I think it's going to be classic again -- nm - JenBro Nov 6, 12:20
- I would have 4 bowls of the classic -- nm - amoxy Nov 6, 11:56
- mmmm, wild mushroom. -- nm - sheriff peggy ann Nov 6, 11:49
- mmmmm -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 11:45
- They all sound good. You should definitely get a Dragons Milk as your dessert beer -- nm - icolin Nov 6, 11:41
- considering you are starving, hit the french quarter first, otherwise the classic french *its classic cause its time tested damn good* -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 6, 11:40
- sounds fun. Indian curry maybe? -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 6, 11:40 2
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    - LOLOLOL - at least I'm driving and have control of the windows ;) - JenBro Nov 6, 11:47
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- this is how all executions should be handled. Then the convicted has till he is digested for new evidence to be found -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 12:11
- My anaconda don't want none! -- nm - Roocrow Nov 6, 11:54
- that is incredibly wrong. - Andie Nov 6, 11:46
- wait, it's not a link to "the onion"? -- nm - b. Nov 6, 11:42
- I have so many problems with this. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 11:41
- That anaconda don't want none. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 11:40
- I saw commercials for this while I was watching the Nik Wallenda walk this weekend. Seriously, wtf? -- nm - pmb Nov 6, 11:40
- are they going to give the anaconda ipecac so he will thrown the man up like he's Jon Voigt or something? -- nm - DivAugust Nov 6, 11:39 7
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  - arguably one of Jon Voight's best roles - JenBro Nov 6, 11:40 5
    - Rifftrax ripped him a new one when they did Anaconda 2 weeks ago -- nm - amoxy Nov 6, 11:55
    - *winks* -- nm - Jon Voight si Nov 6, 11:41 2
      - haaa ... I'm just remembering his accent in this one too ... I hope it's on tv again soon! - JenBro Nov 6, 11:50 1
        
        It's snakes out here dis big??!!! -- nm - Ice Cube, mad an stupefied Nov 6, 12:03
    - *wink* -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 11:40
- I...uh. -- nm - icolin Nov 6, 11:38
*declares war on spamlet* -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 11:35 5
- *marries spamlet* -- nm - CranBaronies Nov 6, 11:36 4
  - *Divorces Spamlet* -- nm - amoxy Nov 6, 11:38 3
    - *participates in Spamlet's enevitable mid life crisis* -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 6, 11:41 2
      - *blackmails spamlet* -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 11:45 1
        
        appreciates spamlet -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Nov 6, 11:49

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