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Dammit National Weather Service! If ANYONE was going to get the EDT vs EST thing right, SHOULDN'T IT BE YOU?! You're in the same Cabinet department that keeps time! -- (link) - Ender Nov 24, 10:13
Then there's that crestfallen, soul-crushing look on your co-worker's face when you tell them they will have to call Tech Support. -- nm - Diva Nov 24, 10:08
After 70 years, the Rockefellers are leaving Rockefeller Plaza -- (link) - ty97 Nov 24, 10:05
Frontier Airlines running $19 each way sales between lots of US cities. Must be booked today. -- (link) - Andie Nov 24, 09:57 2
- For flights Dec 3-17th 2014. :( - oblique Nov 24, 10:08
- Keep in mind that they take the Spirit Airlines Ultra low cost approach, so everything is a fee (maybe even carry-on) - ty97 Nov 24, 10:00
anyone watch the American Music Awards? -- nm - Beaker Nov 24, 09:55 2
- ~....it came to mind that I didn't care~ - Rob Thomas Nov 24, 09:57
- I saw the 'Booty' number. That's about it. I heard Selena Gomez sing/cried about Justin Bieber. -- nm - Diva Nov 24, 09:56
Secretary of Defense Hagel stepping down -- (link) - con_carne Nov 24, 09:42 4
- Or "stepping down"... -- nm - Ender Nov 24, 09:46 3
  - or "steppin' out" -- nm - Max Nov 24, 10:26
  - I've got a great idea for a politics-themed dance movie franchise -- nm - con_carne Nov 24, 09:49 1
    - Slop step to the curb, raise back up , get thrown back up by bodyguards. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 24, 09:51
Did you know? Newborn squirrels are called kittens. - Beaker Nov 24, 09:34 3
- I did -- nm - znufrii Nov 24, 10:03
- I'm a little disappointed no one went to the trouble to make up a new name. -- nm - Loyola Nov 24, 09:43 1
  - baby foxes are kits so i suppose squirrels could be squirts -- nm - [email protected] Nov 24, 09:56
another unadvertised feature of the Fitbit Force firmware update: you just have to tap one corner to show the time now. -- nm - Reagen Nov 24, 09:33
"Snow predictions all over the map with 0 to 14 inches forecasted for D.C." -- nm - prayformojo Nov 24, 09:31 6
- They're right. -- nm - volnelk Nov 24, 09:32 5
  - I rember in the blzzard of 1993 here, a forecase 12 hour prior, if you are in this band, you couod get anywhere from 2 to 36 inches of snow - Will Hunting Nov 24, 09:40 4
    - The horror! -- nm - Buffalo Nov 24, 09:41 3
      - heh, yeah will make it hard to complain about snow after that one :) -- nm - Beaker Nov 24, 09:56 1
        
        Not at all to make light of it; Buffalo I pressume is equipped to dea with substantail snows - Will Hunting Nov 24, 10:18
      - Oh, 36' here is brutal the western MD got 15-20ft drifts....we don't have the equipment to clear that . - Will Hunting Nov 24, 09:44
16 hours till the server merge.... excited! (do we know how long we will be down for? Is it 48 hours?) -- nm - Beaker Nov 24, 09:29 5
- REPENT YOUR SINS! THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END -- nm - Zeitgeisting Day Pecan Pie Nov 24, 10:02
- Tought it was immeidate - Will Hunting Nov 24, 09:41 3
  - I did too, but then reading their info and they talk about vacation mode and that takes 48 hours to come back from - Beaker Nov 24, 09:54
  - Be sure to deploy MWCs if you can. Still not sure the free jumps are per account, but worth it just in case. -- nm - Spawn Nov 24, 09:42 1
    - Yeah, I'm all expended out on those. Hopefully I get my slots that repicate what i have... - Will Hunting Nov 24, 09:56
Gingerbread crack house -- (link) - con_carne Nov 24, 09:28 [Image]
UVA Dean Admits School Doesn't Expel People Who Have Admitted to Rape -- (link) - budice Nov 24, 09:23 2
- I think a link to the Rolling Stone story is worth posting, as well as the sarcastic comment... Frats are great! -- (link) - Mop Nov 24, 09:30
- I mean, you wouldn't want to ruin their lives. -- nm - Reagen Nov 24, 09:28
NYPD Police Psychologist Tried to Kill Her Sleeping Husband -- (link) - budice Nov 24, 09:20 1
- chung chung -- nm - Reagen Nov 24, 09:21
I'm the only one here playing Dragon Age Inquisition, right? I'm really liking it. Scratches that Skyrim itch really well. -- nm - Ender Nov 24, 09:16 8
- Hey it's been 3 years since Skyrim. I wonder how long before Elder Scrolls VI comes to truly scratch it? - Qale Nov 24, 09:22 3
  - I never did get my enchanting skill up to max. -- nm - Reagen Nov 24, 09:29 2
    - or, you know, finish the main story -- nm - Reagen Nov 24, 09:34 1
      - word -- nm - Spawn Nov 24, 09:40
- ~Hey Torquemata, what do ya say?~ -- nm - con_carne Nov 24, 09:22
- *twitch* - next month -- nm - decline Nov 24, 09:18
- I might pick this up after Christmas. -- nm - Reagen Nov 24, 09:18 1
  - (something something newborn) -- nm - Reagen Nov 24, 09:20
Oooh, new Jekyll & Hyde series from Charlie Higson. -- (link) - LMS Nov 24, 09:09 1
- be nice if it was done as a prequel to Jekyll -- nm - Beaker Nov 24, 09:11
Goddamnit Remlik. -88 Qale Points for your spoiler on b2! -- nm - Qale Nov 24, 09:06 9
- ah...sorry. -- nm - Remlik Nov 24, 09:09 8
  - I tried hard to avoid them too. Facebook with their trendings, Twitter, Google Now, ST during the show. I've seen up until Ambrose/Wyatt. - Qale Nov 24, 09:12 7
    - sorry. I'll be better about it. -- nm - Remlik Nov 24, 09:13 6
      - This is why my favorite show is Red Band Society! No one is watching it to spoil it! - Qale Nov 24, 09:20 4
        
        spoils - it will be cancelled -- nm - Beaker Nov 24, 09:31 1
        
        More than likely however it looks like they'll get the full season first. -- nm - Qale As Folk Nov 24, 10:16
        
        So what do you think about Kara and Hunter? Things appear to be heating up! -- nm - Spawn Nov 24, 09:30 1
        
        Hunter is such a worthless character. Dash is the best. -- nm - Qale As Folk Nov 24, 10:16
      - Somehow I even knew he had been on there. -- nm - Spawn Nov 24, 09:15
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Expanding on the subject raised by groin - Women and Phones. I've seen more cracked screens due to phones being stashed in butts. -- nm - budice Nov 24, 08:58 4
- If you're having to actually put it in your butt you should probably invest in some pockets. -- nm - Ender Nov 24, 09:02 1
  - The vibrate doesnt work as well. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 24, 09:48
- This is something I don't get. However, I have to guess that it's a pants shape thing. -- nm - Shaun Nov 24, 09:00
- Women stash their phones there? -- nm - Spawn Nov 24, 08:59
ST Helpdesk...Printing problem. Having a weird problem printing various documents and trying to decide between s'ware and h'ware.... - Meg Nov 24, 08:56 7
- reboot your computer to see if your memory space is being used by unneeded functions...maybe the file is too large? -- nm - Zeitgeisting Day Pecan Pie Nov 24, 10:05 1
  - I rebooted, clear disc space, jiggled the cables....this isn't just one file, it's all files of a type - even those that printed okay in the past. -- nm - Meg Nov 24, 10:09
- Nada....guess in the short term I'll ask Bob to scan to jpeg and see if that works. - Meg Nov 24, 09:25
- Either what carne said or print to PDF (again) using Chrome feature. It's likely metadata (fillable form, etc) causing a problem. -- nm - budice Nov 24, 09:03
- Try "Print as Image" in the print options when printing the PDF -- nm - oblique Nov 24, 09:02 1
  - Not a bad idea either. -- nm - budice Nov 24, 09:05
- Meh. If it's just those files, I would take screen shots and just crop and use those -- nm - con_carne Nov 24, 09:01
So playing what ive have of the Destiny demo - eag Nov 24, 08:55 13
- You are doing it wrong if you feel forced to group with someone on story missions. - Shaun Nov 24, 08:58 12
  - Well im not exactly good at FPS as some on here would atest to -- nm - eag Nov 24, 09:02 9
    - Are there warhogs in Destiny? -- nm - Spawn Nov 24, 09:07 4
      - speeder bikes. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 24, 09:08 3
        
        Can you run people over with those? -- nm - Spawn Nov 24, 09:09 2
        
        Yes. -- nm - Shaun Nov 24, 09:25 1
        
        Hmm. I see why eag likes it, then. -- nm - Spawn Nov 24, 09:32
    - Ok. In that case, try to be 2-3 levels higher that the mission suggests. You'll do more damage and take less at the same time. -- nm - Shaun Nov 24, 09:05 3
      - Thats what I usually do in most MMO's but from what seen in this game - eag Nov 24, 09:15 2
        
        The grinding parts, to use MMO language, are accomplished in the Patrol sections, where you can kill respawning enemies and do side missions for exp. -- nm - Shaun Nov 24, 09:18
        
        It's the Patrol missions where you can grind to level up. -- nm - Ender Nov 24, 09:17
  - Though you'll certainly run into other people during the story missions. They'll just pop in and out though. -- nm - Ender Nov 24, 08:59 1
    - Exactly. -- nm - Shaun Nov 24, 09:00
ST Mop-inspired poll: What local thing (place, accomplishment, natural resource, tradition, etc.) in your city/region do you take unabashed pride in? - con_carne Nov 24, 08:53 5
- our beautiful sunsets over Lake Michigan -- nm - JenBro Nov 24, 13:35
- Brooklyn/Queens Day. -- nm - Krusty Nov 24, 09:17 1
  - Never heard of this -- (link) - con_carne Nov 24, 09:21
- We also have the lowest percentage of church going people in the country. -- nm - Mop Nov 24, 09:00
- It's the Cradle of Liberty. -- nm - Diva Nov 24, 08:55
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- till Xenu kills it and everyone involved -- nm - Beaker Nov 24, 09:12
- As long as my documentary is out first. -- (link) - LMS Nov 24, 08:59
need someone to talk me down.......... - groiny Nov 24, 08:50 31
- Track the phone. Get a police report and Apple will brick the iPod (you may even be able to do "Find my iPhone" on it). -- nm - Mop Nov 24, 09:20
- When my son lost his I was able to activate a trial version of the family locator service from the provider (AT&T) and use it to locate the phone - oblique Nov 24, 09:02
- Not sure if this is helpful, but hopefully something is; -- (link) - Loyola Nov 24, 09:02
- I"m sorry dude. Its truly an age thing. Lil Pip lost 4 major things within 6 months - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 24, 09:00 2
  - An iPhone, an IPad, her viginity and a MacPro. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 24, 09:46 1
    - *snort* - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 24, 09:55
- maybe you shouldn't replace it. life lesson... -- nm - Andie Nov 24, 08:55 5
  - on the one hand, I think this is true. on the other, though, it's so hard to stay in touch and coordinate without a phone. - sheriff peggy ann Nov 24, 08:57 3
    - yeah, i know. -- nm - Andie Nov 24, 09:06
    - at&t -- nm - groiny Nov 24, 09:01
    - Kinda my take on it, rather than another christmas gift. Her gift is the replacement phone and thats it. Hard to be a parent and have contact. -- nm - budice Nov 24, 09:00
  - yeah, I am sure this is what I will do for the short term. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 24, 08:56
- Christmas gift: Cheap replacement off Craigs, transfer number(?) -- nm - budice Nov 24, 08:53 2
  - "HEY! That's the phone I lost!" -- nm - Mop Nov 24, 09:20
  - (I did this with the stepkids in the past.) -- nm - budice Nov 24, 09:09
- Does the phone have locater software on it? -- nm - Spawn Nov 24, 08:52 7
  - not that I am aware. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 24, 08:54 6
    - Is it a droid? I seem to remember a google site that was posted on ST that did it? -- nm - Spawn Nov 24, 08:56 5
      - Ah, just saw below. If she knows where she left it and it is gone it might not help as much. -- nm - Spawn Nov 24, 08:57
      - yes, LG3 -- nm - groiny Nov 24, 08:56 3
        
        is it listed here: -- (link) - decline Nov 24, 09:08 2
        
        that links me to my phone. I have to get her email info to try it for hers. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 24, 09:09 1
        
        It should work. If the phone's on, it'll find it. -- nm - Mop Nov 24, 09:22
- Do you have any kind of tracking on it? Otherwise, she gets a cheap cricket phone until the contract is up. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 24, 08:52 1
  - ugh -- nm - groiny Nov 24, 08:52
- can she retrace her steps? -- nm - Beaker Nov 24, 08:51 5
  - call the phone see if someone has found it? -- nm - Beaker Nov 24, 08:51 4
    - I did. I think she left it at Chuck E Cheese at her brothers birthday party yesterday. - groiny Nov 24, 08:52 3
      - I'd at least call the provider to see if they can temporarily disable it...? -- nm - Shaun Nov 24, 08:53 2
        
        I did that already as well. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 24, 08:54
        
        this. -- nm - Remlik Nov 24, 08:53
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- "we'll either make the playoffs or have a top 5 pick" -- nm - Reagen Nov 24, 09:09 2
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  - Blessed. -- nm - Diva Nov 24, 09:16
- "Can the Cowboys still reach 8-8 Glory?" Yes. yes they can. -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 24, 08:57
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  - MNF: Bills, Jets, Flacco, NFC South team (sorry). -- nm - Diva Nov 24, 08:47 1
    - Drew has never beat the Ravens. - Spawn Nov 24, 08:48
Monday Morning PickMeUp: Katy Perry rockin' the bikini in Australia (slight-nsfw) -- (link) - budice Nov 24, 08:39 1
- Is this the one she went *off* on the paps about? -- nm - Spawn Nov 24, 08:40
on who Christoph Waltz is playing in the new Bond film... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 24, 08:38 2
- ehhh (spoilers) - Max Nov 24, 10:40
- Good. As it should be. -- nm - Mop Nov 24, 08:59
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- yeah, they *destroyed* that 4-6 team. -- nm - Reagen Nov 24, 09:21 1
  - SM said they looked tired. I said " yeah, they just had to 50+ games, THEY ARE TIRED" -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 24, 09:26
- He's getting better looking or has hired a stylist, I can't tell which. He will make some lucky man a great husband one day -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 24, 08:41 3
  - are you calling Olivia Munn a dude?! -- nm - Beaker Nov 24, 08:42 2
    - not at all. A very respectable beard. -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 24, 08:46 1
      - I'm her beard. :) -- nm - budice Nov 24, 08:47
- Does he advertise them? - Spawn Nov 24, 08:39 7
  - Kaep got fined for wearing non NFL approved headphones, I wonder if they fine Rodgers for this (assuming Crush is a non-NFL advertiser) -- nm - Beaker Nov 24, 08:41 6
    - It's a Doctor Pepper/7 Up brand, but it's distributed by PepsiCo, who is the official NFL sponsor... -- nm - Ender Nov 24, 08:53 3
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        2014, everyone. -- nm - Reagen Nov 24, 09:19
      - you're lucky punk -- nm - Goodell Nov 24, 08:55
    - A man has got to drink. - Spawn Nov 24, 08:42 1
      - he'll drink what I God damn well tell him to drink -- nm - Goodell Nov 24, 08:42

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