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Genetically modified crops are the future and must not be blocked, say scientists -- (link) - con_carne Nov 12, 14:08 3
- LOL like politics usually follow science -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 12, 14:21
- that's what their skynet avatars are saying -- nm - [email protected] Nov 12, 14:15
- or we could just start randomly culling the human population - zork Nov 12, 14:12
The latest torment in Real Racing involves putting my on the Indy circuit in a Ford Focus with 21 Bugatti Veyrons. - Mop Nov 12, 14:01 2
- just survive the first lap, they'll be done and you'll have a clear field - [email protected] Nov 12, 14:18
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does crash know who is on the league tonight? -- nm - Spawndroid Nov 12, 14:00 1
- ~Jenny Banger~ clapclapCLAPCLAPCLAP -- nm - Remlik Nov 12, 14:03
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- alquada is being charged with insider trading? -- nm - [email protected] Nov 12, 14:09
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- Frack! -- nm - amoxy Nov 12, 13:55
- I'm pretty sure Republican policies are to blame somehow. Fracking or anti-abortion laws or something. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 13:55 1
  - its *always* the fornicators, always, especially the gay ones -- nm - [email protected] Nov 12, 14:19
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- Eh, that swarm's been going on for a bit. Have a friend that lived very near the epicenter of that Whittier quake we had earlier in the year...she - Meg Nov 12, 13:54 1
  - Ah, finally on the USGS website. 4.8 -- nm - Meg Nov 12, 14:00
E-mail from Home Depot... - Mop Nov 12, 13:48 3
- Ours came to a very odd e-mail as well. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 13:59
- I just came to post about this - they sent one to an address I never used for them, but not to one I have? -- nm - b. Nov 12, 13:55
- Got one of those this morning to Bill's old email. Don't remember anything from them regarding the original breach. -- nm - Meg Nov 12, 13:50
If anyone needs a QB in Astro, I have Ryan and Roethlisberger available for a WR. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 13:44 4
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- I'm intrigued ... . I'll get back to you tonight. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 12, 14:03 2
  - My offer doesn't affect you any this season. - David Nov 12, 14:14
  - If you offer me Dwayne Bowe, I will punch you in the face. - spamlet Nov 12, 14:12
What state are the Duggars from? - Mop Nov 12, 13:38 3
- different spelling of the last name. -- nm - b. Nov 12, 13:42 1
  - (they do have a same-first-name kid, but he was born in 2002.) -- nm - b. Nov 12, 13:43
- Arkansas, I thought? -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 13:38
Healthcare Triage on the placebo effect. It's really crazy stuff. -- (link) - Mop Nov 12, 13:36 [youtube] 1
- it's one of my favorite brain things. I just sent this to myself to watch later. thanks! -- nm - b. Nov 12, 13:38
How many combined minutes late to work in one year do you think is reasonable before someone is fired for it? -- nm - The Danodook Nov 12, 13:31 9
- 3 strikes and you're out. I hate people that are late. There's no excuse -- nm - CQ Nov 12, 14:11
- Do you have a policy answer? I'd be curious to know. Maybe 600? -- nm - Amanda Nov 12, 14:02 2
  - Spoilers - The Danodook Nov 12, 14:05 1
    - An incident of paddling while on probation for paddling results in... well, a paddling. -- nm - Max Nov 12, 14:13
- 360 -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 12, 13:41
- it depends on the job. is punctuality very important? -- nm - colin Nov 12, 13:36 2
  - Yes. Scheduling is done tightly to meet service levels. Not meeting service levels can lead to missing performance guarantees and paying penalties. -- nm - The Danodook Nov 12, 13:41 1
    - In that case, I'd establish a 1% variance. - ReluctantCynic Nov 12, 14:07
- 800 -- nm - Loyola Nov 12, 13:33
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- benchmarks -- nm - [email protected] Nov 12, 14:14
- I can't tell you how many times I tell my kids, "Just worry about what you're doing and not what others are doing" -- nm - CQ Nov 12, 14:12
- Hmm, I thought the IM was going to be about znufrii's sex life -- nm - oblique Nov 12, 13:27 2
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  - "People are stiffened by their own silliness" would still work. -- nm - colin Nov 12, 13:30
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- fuck -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 13:25
I've been told for a long time that I take too many things to heart. Is that a bad thing? -- nm - Roocrow Nov 12, 13:18 14
- Maybe this relates, maybe it's way off. Just based on this - con_carne Nov 12, 13:46
- depends on what you mean.. - colin Nov 12, 13:35
- it's not always bad. taking things to heart can mean just being thoughtful about them - like, seriously considering; but it can also mean taking - b. Nov 12, 13:26 5
  - I feel that if I care about something that people don't want me to, then I shouldn't be taking it to heart. - Roocrow Nov 12, 13:32 4
    - we care about what we care about, it's the level of care that can be out of proportion sometimes. - b. Nov 12, 13:37 3
      - No, no they do not. Period. -- nm - Roocrow Nov 12, 13:49 2
        
        oh, that's a different matter altogether. - znufrii Nov 12, 13:55
        
        then don't you dare let them get to you, question yourself, anything like that. brush it off, and on you go! :) - -- nm - b. Nov 12, 13:53
- you can take things to heart, just don't take things too seriously. -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 13:23
- What the hell is that supposed to mean?! -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 13:21 1
  - should stop punching cow orkers in the face...or curling up in a ball and crying for 2 hours -- nm - [email protected] Nov 12, 13:24
- Vibrating to other people's 'madness' is hyper-empathy, you can . . . - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Nov 12, 13:21
- No, it means you have a healthy heart. -- nm - Loyola Nov 12, 13:20
- depends on what it is, really. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 12, 13:20
Hey Diva...R at work is at it again. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 12, 13:08 10
- Regina? -- nm - Diva Nov 12, 13:21 9
  - No...J's underling. Details tonight. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 12, 13:41 7
    - the intern? the dumb one? -- nm - Diva Nov 12, 13:43 6
      - This one. - Mel Profit Nov 12, 13:45 4
        
        *laughing* -- nm - Diva Nov 12, 13:47 3
        
        and that one guy in the office is... - Mel Profit Nov 12, 14:16 2
        
        dialogue that just happened... - Mel Profit Nov 12, 14:20 1
        
        how the eff is this not a harassment issue? mere perception easily becomes a harassment issue. ffs. - Diva Nov 12, 14:42
      - or the one that lies? -- nm - Diva Nov 12, 13:43
  - Randy! -- nm - colin Nov 12, 13:36
Your Hotties of the Day: old timey USO edition - con_carne Nov 12, 13:07 [Image] 4
- #6 for me. #5 looks like she could kill you. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 13:17 1
  - All the good ones have that look. -- nm - Loyola Nov 12, 13:19
- 6,7,3.....that's about it. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 12, 13:17
- 1,4,3,5,6,7,2 -- nm - Loyola Nov 12, 13:13
I will post the most znufrii link ever. Life After Brooklyn: Moving Out of Brooklyn Because of High Prices -- (link) - ty97 Nov 12, 12:56 5
- Darned gentrificators! Get off my asphalt! -- nm - Cran-Baron-ies Nov 12, 13:05
- huh, I definitely remember reading this article a couple months ago, and was sure I would have posted it then, but no. :) -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 13:02 1
  - For reasons unknown, FB decided to advertise it to me today. Didn't even check the dateline. In wonder if you posted the Quooklyn article though? -- (link) - ty97 Nov 12, 13:08
- "All the way from Williamsburg to Bed-Stuy." Seriously? - Krusty Nov 12, 13:02 1
  - I thought Bed Stuy was in Nassau County? - ty97 Nov 12, 13:07
EW's Selfie-inspired list of shows that got canceled too early has all the usual suspects. -- (link) - Mop Nov 12, 12:54
B2 work stories: A couple of conflict of interest/ethical issues. HATE. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 12, 12:53
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- Seriously? I guess the Oregon bar acts with lightning speed. - ReluctantCynic Nov 12, 12:57 10
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    - did he have to sell the corvette (it was a 'vette, right?) -- nm - decline Nov 12, 13:06 7
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        does he still have clients? is he still working in law? -- nm - [email protected] Nov 12, 13:16 5
        
        q. if you hold a million in client funds, does all of it have to remain inviolate, or as long as there is enough reserve to pay on demand you can tap -- nm - [email protected] Nov 12, 13:22 4
        
        Under the model ethics rules, all client funds are inviolate. - ReluctantCynic Nov 12, 13:36 1
        
        us service providing guys are always told, call prepaid funds 'retainers' because deposits are refundable, not retainers -- nm - [email protected] Nov 12, 14:06
        
        supposed to be in a trust fund, at least in Canada. -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 13:31
        
        a. if you have to ask this, you probably shouldn't ever become a lawyer. -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 13:26
  - things move slow in Minnesota (its all that snow and stuff) -- nm - decline Nov 12, 12:59
What's the shortest you've ever lasted at a job (either of your own accord or because you got canned)? - Mop Nov 12, 12:49 43
- 6 hours doing yard maintenance. -- nm - amoxy Nov 12, 13:57
- a few hours. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 12, 13:56 9
  - I was delivering packages for a company that sold items over the phone. - groiny Nov 12, 14:00 8
    - People were refusing packages they had previously bought over the phone? -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 14:02 7
      - "We're updating our records for you and need to check the model number of your photocopier" ... *sends a toner cartridge and bills twice its value* -- nm - zork Nov 12, 14:09 3
        
        it was shady, no doubt. my "friend" delivered for them and made good money - groiny Nov 12, 14:11 2
        
        btw, I've missed some birthday lately - zork Nov 12, 14:13 1
        
        thanks. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 12, 14:15
      - 3 dollars an hour, and 20% of whatever I made in deliveries. - groiny Nov 12, 14:09 1
        
        my brother uses that phrase a lot too - zork Nov 12, 14:10
      - cash on delivery. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 12, 14:04
- bike messenger for a month...auditioned for a sweet wedding photog position w/top notch studio but... - [email protected] Nov 12, 13:40
- three hours pulling railroad ties. -- nm - Reagen Nov 12, 13:12 2
  - That's how long it took you to get all of Western Canada done? -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 13:15 1
    - me and my big blue ox. -- nm - Reagen Nov 12, 13:19
- 2 days at a temp job that was meant to go longer. I fell out of a chair. that *may* have had something to do with it. - b. Nov 12, 13:08
- Around 6 weeks at Casey's. - Cran-Baron-ies Nov 12, 13:01
- I lasted a few weeks at a plant nursery. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 12, 12:59
- About a month. Sleazy industrial injury/rehab clinic. Hired as an A/R clerk - job turned out to - Meg Nov 12, 12:59 1
  - yikes -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 12, 13:08
- Two weeks. Small business owner hired me as part-time in-house counsel and on the first pay day, tried paying me a third of what we'd agreed to. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 12, 12:59 2
  - That's right. Try to screw the lawyer. Let's see how that goes over. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 13:00 1
    - Some people just never learn ... . -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 12, 13:09
- a couple of weeks as a dishwasher at a Marriott -- nm - decline Nov 12, 12:57
- Four hours, it was selling Newsday over the phone.. Went to lunch and never went back. -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 12:56 1
  - I'm surprised that Slackers don't have more stories like these. You and Loyola are the only ones who walked out on the first day. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 12:58
- I guess 2 years at my teenage movie theatre job. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 12:56 1
  - Oh, wait. I was tech support for one semester in college. Didn't mind the job but got additional hours at my main campus job instead. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 12:56
- 3 days, going door to door as a fundraising for a progressive political action group -- nm - crash davis Nov 12, 12:54 2
  - con_queso did that shortly after high school - con_carne Nov 12, 12:58 1
    - I felt the job was misrepresented to me -- nm - crash davis Nov 12, 13:02
- A few months at a local internship during college. Small company, financial issues, shuttered my department. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 12:54
- 3 or 4 days -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 12:53
- 1 day as a UPS runner during their holiday season. The guy I got assigned to was a total prick wad. Worst person I've ever worked with to this day - CQ Nov 12, 12:53 1
  - Before I became my own boss, I don't think I lasted more than 6 months anywhere. I've said this before: no tact :) -- nm - CQ Nov 12, 12:54
- I think two weeks? I started a temp job at some company and then got offered a full time job at the bank. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 12, 12:52
- about a week -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 12, 12:52
- 2 months or so at Steak n Shake before college. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 12, 12:52
- Me,5 mins. Age 12, job picking fruit. I decided to eat some fruit and cycled off with my arms full of apples. -- nm - Loyola Nov 12, 12:52 1
  - Sounds you came out ahead. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 12:56
- one shift. waitressing job in university. -- nm - Andie Nov 12, 12:51
- a few months -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 12, 12:51
- not counting temp assignments, 3 months. -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 12:50
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- We get to see who the third woman at the party is. And I don't recognize her. :-/ -- nm - TWuG Nov 12, 13:15 2
  - Obligatory token Chinese actor for global box office appeal. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 13:21 1
    - they are going to CGI the face to whatever country they are showing the film in. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 12, 14:16
- It's weird how Ultron programmed itself to be a dick. Why not a benevolent overlord? -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 12:50

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