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Comet update; the harpoons didn't fire. First image expected in half an hour. -- nm - Loyola Nov 12, 10:03
de Blasio late to Flight 587 memorial, angering families -- (link) - ty97 Nov 12, 10:03
OH: "You legalize all the drugs, and you legalize prostitution, and organized crime disappears" - Beryllium Nov 12, 09:58 3
- Gambling? -- nm - Mara Nov 12, 10:04
- Tangentially, Fujifilm is now predominantly a drug company. Nobody needs to develop photos anymore. -- nm - Loyola Nov 12, 10:01
- Because that's all organized crime does. Drugs and prostitution. And there's no market for underground drugs and prostitution, either. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 09:58
Do you think when they do address Howard's moms death, it will be "And now a very special episode of Big Bang Theory"? -- nm - amoxy Nov 12, 09:51 6
- She was an off-screen voice only, right? Cast a soundalike. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 09:56
- Who played her? -- nm - Amanda Nov 12, 09:55 1
  - Carol Ann Susi -- (link) - ty97 Nov 12, 09:57
- They've handled tough situations with a comedic touch and I expect it'll be well done and fit in with the show just fine. -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 09:55 1
  - FWIW, for a long time I really thought the voice was supplied by - prayformojo Nov 12, 10:00
- I expect they'll need to do something actually in the structure of the show becuase of the plotting this year. - Will Hunting Nov 12, 09:54
If anyone wants to see Chelsea Handler's butt in a parody of Kim's photograph, it's on Instagram. I'm not linking. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 09:49
The Bad Sex in Fiction shortlist has been announced! -- (link) - LMS Nov 12, 09:36 1
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Dammit people! How many times must this happen before we implement comprehensive sword control?! -- (link) - Ender Nov 12, 09:32 1
- I listen to a podcast that does a Sword Ratchetness segment every day - sgtmike Nov 12, 09:59
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- As an fyi, if you have a trade that needs to be pushed through, email me. - David Nov 12, 09:40
whoohoo! 208th palce -- (link) - znufrii Nov 12, 09:28 5
- Well done, Autumn. -- nm - Loyola Nov 12, 10:05
- solid! -- nm - CQ Nov 12, 09:34
- good job -- nm - decline Nov 12, 09:30
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- How did you do in your group? -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 09:29
Hey secret stalker! An idea -- (link) - CQ Nov 12, 09:25
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- ohhh crap, that planet is coming right at me. I'm right here! Change course! Please!! crap crap crap. Maybe if I wiggle. *ungh*... Dammit. -- nm - comet Nov 12, 09:34
- "and if I'm wrong, may we all be horribly crushed from above somehow." -- nm - prayformojo Nov 12, 09:27
- This comet is like Obamacare. -- nm - Senator Ted Cruz Nov 12, 09:26
- Good, we deserve it at this point. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 09:25 2
  - The comet appears to be headed for... Kim Kardashian. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 09:27 1
    - *whoosh* *bounce* *whoosh* -- nm - we're saved! Nov 12, 10:07
- Just because that washing machine sized probe landing on it? -- nm - amoxy Nov 12, 09:23
- Seeking a Friend... -- nm - David Nov 12, 09:17 1
  - We wish to meet Los Angeles! -- nm - Alters comet Nov 12, 09:18
- I just wanna stay awake... just to hear you BREAAAATHING!! -- nm - Roocrow Nov 12, 09:15 1
  - *cracking up* -- nm - Diva Nov 12, 09:35
- Call Bruce Willis!!! -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 09:14
- ...in 436 million years. -- (link) - Mop Nov 12, 09:14 [Backboard]
- *gets shotgun* come and get some, comet! -- nm - Loyola Nov 12, 09:11
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- I started tracking my flights early in my heavy travel period for work via this site - ty97 Nov 12, 09:09 29
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    - Nothing worth doing is easy. - Spawn Nov 12, 09:19 1
      - It was 10pm buddy and I'm a lady. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 09:20
    - You can pay them to import via excel spreadsheet. Wish they'd make that available to everyone for free but I guess they have to make money somehow. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 09:18
    - It takes me (literally) a minute (or less) after a flight to enter that flight. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 09:17 18
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        Do you use something like Tripit? It will list all of your trips you've ever used it for. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 09:21 16
        
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        I'm pissed that you might beat me. I need to visit some more airports ASAP. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 09:24 14
        
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        Didn't mafic already make you all his bitch? -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 09:28 10
        
        Oh yeah, he's way ahead and that's fine. I don't need to be #1 on ST. - ty97 Nov 12, 09:31 9
        
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        RDU was only a hub for AA in the early 90s. They dehubbed it well before 2000. - ty97 Nov 12, 09:40 2
        
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        You're just making places up now - ty97 Nov 12, 09:37 3
        
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        Yeah, I didn't count the overnight diversion to Jaipur since we never got off the plane. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 09:42
        
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        I know, but I'm afraid you are going to remember 4 throughout the day. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 09:31
  - And these are my public stats. I have fuller stats available when I log in. -- (link) - ty97 Nov 12, 09:12
  - And the government appreciates it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 09:10 4
    - Not that they need it to track me, but my 'Known Traveler Number' is attached to every itinerary. - ty97 Nov 12, 09:11 3
      - You are a POI. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 09:13 2
        
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        I just hate lines, so I submitted myself for a background check to get Global Entry (and subsequently Pre-Check) -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 09:14
The Wrong Mans is back this Christmas! -- (link) - LMS Nov 12, 09:03
I look forward to probe merging with the comet and returning to earth for vengence -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 08:52 3
- You just know that the programmer guiding the probe in for a landing can't parallel park in real life. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 12, 09:01
- V'ger? -- nm - zork Nov 12, 09:00
- Death by probe is quite the nightmare. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:53
With this Comet Quest simulation game, Rosetta-related math headaches will be a thing of the past -- (link) - con_carne Nov 12, 08:51
Stoopid question I know but what's up with FB? My newsfeed goes back 2 hours then I get this..... - Meg Nov 12, 08:48 1
- Evil Reset -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:50
MS SQL back up dilemma. I changed the location to another drive but now it is creating backups in both places. - zork Nov 12, 08:45 3
- better safe then sorry -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 12, 09:09 2
  - yeah, except the one on the C: drive (almost 4GB) takes it down to 200 MB or often less. Not good on the system drive. -- nm - zork Nov 12, 09:11 1
    - Can you monitor the system during the backup period to see what process is writing to the backup file? that might give you a clue where to look for - oblique Nov 12, 09:13
Alex From Target: The Other Side of Fame -- (link) - ty97 Nov 12, 08:44 41
- "Then his Target manager, Molly, who is a senior in high school, showed him the photo on her phone." - Andie Nov 12, 09:20 4
  - Yup, I found that amusing. Although I assume she's just a shift manager. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 09:36 1
    - those damned teenaged girls and illegal immigrants taking all the jobs! -- nm - Diva Nov 12, 09:38
  - well - znufrii Nov 12, 09:22 1
    - Still. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 09:24
- *jealous* -- nm - Jake from State Farm Nov 12, 09:08 4
  - What are you wearing? -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 09:09 2
    - "She sounds hideous." "Well, she's a dude." - Will Hunting Nov 12, 09:15 1
      - Agreed. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 09:16
  - there it is. -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 09:09
- He's in Frisco? WOOOOW -literally down the road from here- -- nm - Roocrow Nov 12, 09:07 1
  - Note this post ST, we're all going to be subpoenaed as witnesses. - ty97 Nov 12, 09:08
- This is fascinating -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 09:06
- I noticed that NYT uses his Facebook "alias" while the Buzzfeed article exposed his real name. That's kind of a dick move, Buzzfeed. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 09:00 1
  - I found it interesting that NYT gave the address of his store. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 09:04
- So many questions that all boil down to...."Why? Just...why?" - Will Hunting Nov 12, 08:59 6
  - But if it had to be anybody, why not him? - amoxy Nov 12, 09:27
  - Because Kardashian - ty97 Nov 12, 09:05
  - No one ever stopped to ask the question; what if teenage girls worldwide could interact with one another. -- nm - Loyola Nov 12, 09:04 3
    - I mean, it stands to reason there has ever been a young man who did the same thing to a young girl on Twitter. But does half the world freak out? - con_carne Nov 12, 09:12 1
      - You and I are on the same page con_carne. Katy Perry, Twilight, that other blonde singer. - Loyola Nov 12, 09:17
    - So very this. Take young girls, give them the fastest, most powerful communication tool ever invented... and stand the f*ck back. -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 09:08
- *smh* -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 08:55
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  - Your message and Spawn's message are different. Yes, Spawn is right. It's weird. No, it's no reason to weep for humanity. - Mop Nov 12, 09:04 4
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      - There are implications that Twitter's power could be used for more important matters. e.g. Arab Spring -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 09:16
      - I thought the same when I saw on Yahoo home page about a guy fired from Guy Feiri's restaurant - groiny Nov 12, 09:13
      - There's billions of people on earth, some of them are teenage girls in America with cell phones. - Mop Nov 12, 09:12
  - It's disturbing, but not too high on the list of reasons Americans make me want to cry for humanity. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 08:53 5
    - Didn't a Brit start it all? -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:54 4
      - Okay, I just looked and the chick is nuts. The number at the end of this tweet is how many times she has tweeted it (she increases it each time). - Spawn Nov 12, 09:01 2
        
        People who beg celebs to follow them on Twitter really bother me -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 09:06 1
        
        But over 40 THOUSAND times she has tweeted that? -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 09:09
      - British people are humans too, Spawn! -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 08:56
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  - EdTV? -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 08:51 3
    - has Woody, Ellen and MM -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 08:51 2
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        the death threaters certainly do, that is crazy -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 08:53
- ... The world is a weird place. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:47
Kobe Bryant made history Tuesday, setting the NBA record for missed field goals. -- (link) - Beaker Nov 12, 08:42
RIP Warren Clarke (A Clockwork Orange) -- (link) - LMS Nov 12, 08:39 4
- RIP Dim. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:41 2
  - "A bit tired, maybe. Best not to say more. Bedways is rightways now, so best we go homeways and get a bit of spatchka. Right, right?" -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:42 1
    - "Right right." -- nm - Georgie Nov 12, 08:47
- that sucks -- nm - zork Nov 12, 08:40
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- that's the stated goal of the program, yes. - znufrii Nov 12, 08:57 5
  - at a place that I went to in the 80s for kung fu/kickboxing the way they made us do pushups was ... - zork Nov 12, 09:07 3
    - no thanks! -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 09:31
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      - ah, thanks. so we did 55 p/u plus walking out and back ten times. ugh. -- nm - zork Nov 12, 09:09
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- I tried that once. My max was 47, but then I pulled a neck muscle so I stopped it. -- nm - Shaun Nov 12, 08:38
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- The dawn of the Alito period is scary. -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 09:53
- Is that why Scalia is so bitter these days? He is getting shunted and marginalized? -- nm - amoxy Nov 12, 08:38 1
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Sweet, sweet can-- -- nm - Cran-Baron-ies Nov 12, 08:29 3
- Sweet lemonade, sweet sweet lemonade -- nm - Beryllium (scream.) Nov 12, 09:36
- Mmm, Gummi Venus de Milo. -- nm - David Nov 12, 08:36
- Sweet, sweet Jane. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:30
It's A Faaaaaaaake!!! -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 08:27 2
- I am pretty sure if that pic were real the peopel of LA would be tweeting about how close it came to hitting them. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:29 1
  - "Do not be alarmed, we are only here for your free wi-fi." -- nm - comet aliens Nov 12, 08:30

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