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Eric is not a Great Lake! Damn you Trivia Crack! You got me! -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 18:21 3
- Eric is a viking :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 18:22 2
  - he's the Red one, right? -- nm - call me Ishmael Jan 13, 18:24 1
    - no, Bold. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 18:24
Star Wars is silly. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 13, 18:07 1
- well, in any comedy there is a grain of truth , , , -- nm - call me Ishmael Jan 13, 18:22
Prudie's answer - tobor.2 Jan 13, 18:02
Parks and Rec is killing it tonight. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 13, 17:55 2
- Werner Herzog! -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 18:10
- Absolutely. -- nm - nubby Jan 13, 17:58
Parks & Rec spoiler - nubby Jan 13, 17:52 4
- I'm impressed. -- nm - kelly Jan 13, 17:57
- she and Aubrey are looking smoking. -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 17:56 1
  - That red dress was impressive. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 13, 18:04
- Yeah, that was impressive. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 13, 17:56
"...& Eckstein." -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 17:49 1
- Michael Schur is the best. -- nm - nubby Jan 13, 17:51
I know it's early, but rite aid may have an inside track on who will be Time's person of the year this year. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 13, 17:37 1
- one reward is a year of rabbit tv - anyone here used it? -- nm - b. Jan 13, 17:45
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this is a good use for fb - local amber alerts to be added to news feeds. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 13, 17:09 1
- from side of that link, two tuskeegee airmen, who knew each other for 80+ years, died on the same day. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 13, 17:13
The Good Wife spoiler - tobor.2 Jan 13, 16:55 1
- and - Max Jan 13, 17:20
the New Girl is knocked up. -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 13, 16:51 2
- I blame Outside Mike. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 13, 16:53 1
  - Outside Dave's cousin in stank. - Diva Jan 13, 17:32
My TiVo Roamio arrived DOA. I returned it to the UPS store late yesterday afternoon. They have already received it and sent the replacement. - GregW Jan 13, 16:47
Uh Oh...he's learning SQL again. - Mel Profit Jan 13, 16:39 9
- Plenty of online resources and courses. Even templates for scripts. Google can be a good friend. -- nm - budice Jan 13, 16:43 3
  - Thanks. I'll remember this. I love Google for learning. - Mel Profit Jan 13, 16:51 2
    - Depending on the Db package, there are forums with experts. Tutorials and the like. -- nm - budice Jan 13, 17:00 1
      - It's RazorSQL. I'll look for forums. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 13, 17:04
- Take it from me.....whenever writing an Update or Delete query, write the Where phrase first - prayformojo Jan 13, 16:42 1
  - When I get to this, I'll come looking for you. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 13, 16:52
- Feel free to ask for help if you want. -- nm - GregW Jan 13, 16:41 2
  - will do. - Mel Profit Jan 13, 16:50 1
    - About the same here, but I know I miss a few things that way. -- nm - GregW Jan 13, 16:55
congrats to budice on his College Bowl pick 'em crushing victory! -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 16:31 3
- he took his time, picked one game at a time, and won the whole thing. nice win :) -- nm - CQ Jan 13, 16:49
- woo, boo.! -- nm - b. Jan 13, 16:48
- yes, cheers! -- nm - mud Jan 13, 16:37
The Dallas Cowboys have reached an agreement with Jason Garrett on a five-year, $30 million deal -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 16:24 3
- did I tell you about my body-switching comedy script in which I have Jerry Jones and John Elway swapping bodies? -- nm - crash davis Jan 13, 16:26 1
  - Jones/Manning would be better. -- nm - Ultron Jan 13, 17:25
- Defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli also received a three-year deal to remain in his position with the team -- (link) - Beaker Jan 13, 16:25
The Barrett Jackson auction must be hitting the big ticket items. Streaming is utterly choppy. And there's a woman in an evening gown on stage. -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 16:23 4
- It froze up on me several minutes ago and never returned. -- nm - GregW Jan 13, 16:41 1
  - it's on Discovery channel right now. it switches to Velocity on the hour. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 16:47
- big ticket cars & lots of models on stage is sat. afternoon. their charity car sales are the biggest zoo onstage -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 16:40 1
  - Forget women in gowns. Think goats in gowns... giraffes... I even saw a hippo once! -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 16:48
besides raping young girls, Sons of Guns star Will Hayden was also swindling his partners -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 13, 16:22
grrrrrrrrreat POI so far tonight -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 16:21 4
- ??? you have an advance copy or something? or are you a week behind? -- nm - call me Ishmael Jan 13, 16:42 3
  - he's just more advanced than most of us. - b. Jan 13, 16:44
  - we get it on CTV here at 8. Fantastic. -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 16:43 1
    - I thought of you the other day. - b. Jan 13, 16:45
Clowns usually don't bother me at all....but AHS:FS did a grrrreat job of making Twisty super creepy -- nm - prayformojo Jan 13, 16:14 2
- Just by making him a clown? -- nm - spamlet Jan 13, 16:29
- Im sure we'll sleep better now -- nm - budice Jan 13, 16:16
And now that it's over / I'll never be sober / I couldn't believe / But now I'm so high - nubby Jan 13, 16:10
Why Dano didn't name the cats Step Up and Wrong Turn is beyond me -- nm - prayformojo Jan 13, 16:05 1
- Step Turn and Wrong Up. -- nm - nubby Jan 13, 16:06
So will Peyton put on a Bears uniform? -- nm - Remlik Jan 13, 16:00
"with a crime-solving pony" -- nm - prayformojo Jan 13, 15:56
One of my few complaints about the Nest - wifi passwords are a flippin' bitch to enter. -- nm - prayformojo Jan 13, 15:50 6
- Especially mine, which is a full sentence. -- nm - nubby Jan 13, 15:51 5
  - ooh ooh, I got it "Neil DeGrasse Tyson can blow me" -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 16:21
  - "My voice is my passport" -- nm - budice Jan 13, 16:17
  - "Pi is exactly 3"? -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 16:16
  - I wouldn't have had such a problem, but for the fact that the pw is mixed case with numbers - prayformojo Jan 13, 15:52 1
    - I hear ya; and I, for one, think certain letters should be banned - no uppercase i's and lowercase L's! -- nm - b. Jan 13, 16:46
College Humor: Why Tipping Should Be Banned -- (link) - con_carne Jan 13, 15:48 [youtube]
Barret Jackson revampt their tv crew. they are showing more car sales, but NO April Rose :(( -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 15:41 1
- the segment on Discovery now is being rerun on Velocity tonight. The Boyd Coddington cars are going crazy high. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 15:44
A picture that may make right-wingers heads explode. -- (link) - GregW Jan 13, 15:30 4
- 17 year difference. -- nm - nubby Jan 13, 15:31 3
  - But the ex-marine is half the cop's age plus eight, so it's cool. -- nm - Roger More Jan 13, 15:43 2
    - "ex-marine" is another thing that would make a right winger's head explode... -- nm - Ender Jan 13, 15:51 1
      - sorry, former Marine -- nm - Roger More Jan 13, 15:57
Jon Jones' rehab stint lasted just a day -- (link) - budice Jan 13, 15:26
Naya Rivera Says Showering Daily Is "Such a White People Thing," -- (link) - budice Jan 13, 15:20 4
- I was going to react like, you know, but her husband showers 3 times a day? That *is* weird. -- nm - Max Jan 13, 15:25 3
  - I don't think I want to know what he's doing in there. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 13, 15:26 2
    - Making a salad. -- nm - Polar Baron Jan 13, 15:30 1
      - Heh. -- nm - kelly Jan 13, 16:20
Hello from the other side -- nm - prayformojo Jan 13, 15:18
Ladies and gentlemen, prepare for the TV event of January -- (link) - ty97 Jan 13, 14:57
TV PSA: Parks & Rec final season starts tonight for an hour -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 14:54
Pointless political article of the day: Man Who Got Romney Logo Tattooed On Face Won't Support 2016 Bid -- (link) - ty97 Jan 13, 14:53 4
- Why would he? He's already collected that one. He really wants that Huck '16 tat! -- nm - Ender Jan 13, 15:53
- Will Continue Wearing Zubaz -- nm - con_carne Jan 13, 14:58 1
  - "Everyone is entitled to one bad decision in their life", said the Segway owner. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 13, 15:00
- "I just can't make that kind of commitment." -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 14:57
Brad Pitt, Christian Bale and Ryan Gosling are set to star in a film version of “The Big Short" -- (link) - ty97 Jan 13, 14:45 3
- Well, if anyone can finally get me to understand credit default swaps and other mortgage based derivatives, I'm sure it's them. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 13, 15:46 1
  - I'm imagining an explanation in rapid fire delivery by a mashup of Tyler Durden and Brad Pitt's Oceans 11 character -- nm - con_carne Jan 13, 15:56
- Ooh, got that waiting for me at the library as we speak -- nm - con_carne Jan 13, 14:58
question for st. does apple pay basically create a one time use code for your purchase, so that even if a store is hacked, they dont get your actual - Truman Jan 13, 14:41 7
- From what I read pre-launch, yes Apple Pay is one time codes. - ty97 Jan 13, 14:43 6
  - The chip cards do generate a code that the bank verifies to approve the transaction (similar to your RSA dongle). -- nm - spamlet, Astro king Jan 13, 14:46 4
    - so its not a one time card # then? -- nm - Truman Jan 13, 14:53 3
      - I don't believe so but you need both the number and the code to approve. -- nm - spamlet, Astro king Jan 13, 14:55 2
        
        the code would probably be a one time use thing then. - Truman Jan 13, 14:57 1
        
        That's correct. When used with the chip reader and PIN, the combination generates a unique approval code that doesn't have card info - JD Jan 13, 15:00
  - Chipped cards due to the same with big US based IF the transaction was carried out using the chip and not swiping the mag strip -- nm - JD Jan 13, 14:44
so, nightfall raid tonight? - Truman Jan 13, 14:40 2
- Yes. In fact, multiple times would be great. - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 13, 14:58 1
  - PS: I'm not that far away from being able to solo the start of Crota's Raid. - David, Level 31 Warlock Jan 13, 15:00
these virtual currencies need Visa and MC to act as their wallets -- nm - zork Jan 13, 14:35
CQ, yeah that is one of the parts I like best, seeing the five returning guys from last season -- nm - crash davis Jan 13, 14:27 1
- yeah, it's good stuff -- nm - CQ Jan 13, 14:45
I feel like we'll either be accused by our grandkids of making things like dogecoin up, or be reading mindwave posts saying "did you know our global - Reagen Jan 13, 14:25 3
- 2039 Benoit Mindset List: They have never seen paper money nor known a world without Bit/Doge coins -- nm - zork Jan 13, 14:33
- say what?trade you some sea shells for some tobacco leaves -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the s5 galaxy Jan 13, 14:29
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National parks and forests offer free admission on MLK Day (those that charge, that is) -- (link) - con_carne Jan 13, 14:24 1
- Do they normally take Bitcoin? -- nm - amoxy Jan 13, 14:37
Say you had $1000 to buy a virtual currency. And you don't really care if it goes to nothing in value. It's just a gamble. What digital currency would - Loyola Jan 13, 14:22 27
- always bet on Black -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 15:09
- Coin_carne -- nm - con_carne Jan 13, 14:31
- I want some Russian money. -- nm - Epiphany Jan 13, 14:31 2
  - That's not a bad shout. -- nm - Loyola Jan 13, 14:32
  - *hits the pole* -- nm - budice Jan 13, 14:32
- Bitcoin. - Will Hunting Jan 13, 14:31 1
  - first to market sets the standard -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the s5 galaxy Jan 13, 14:52
- BeanieBabiesCoin, duh. -- nm - b. Jan 13, 14:30
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  - lol -- nm - Loyola Jan 13, 14:27
- $HSX has a better chance of having increasing value than just about any of them -- nm - zork Jan 13, 14:25
- I can't answer that, I haven't done any research on which ones have the best price-to-potential ... - Beryllium Jan 13, 14:25
- the only one I now of is Bitcoin since it gets headlines. how many are there & what are their names, etc.? -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 14:24 14
  - I've no idea. -- nm - Loyola Jan 13, 14:28
  - kanekoin -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the s5 galaxy Jan 13, 14:27
  - Here's a partial list -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 13, 14:25 11
    - ORLY...there is a thing as Titcoin? I guess you use that to pay for your Internet viagra pills -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the s5 galaxy Jan 13, 14:33
    - There's a potcoin to buy cannabis. Omg -- nm - Loyola Jan 13, 14:30 7
      - to "mine" those, do you have to grow pot plants? It should be called farming in that case - zork Jan 13, 14:38 1
        
        Heh my barber today was going on about how quiet it was for him after I asked him how are things. - Loyola Jan 13, 14:44
      - I just saw that. and with more legalized pot business, it should boom. so this is my coin -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 13, 14:33 4
        
        What if they bring out potcoin 2? That will just blow potcoin 1 out of the water. -- nm - Loyola Jan 13, 14:34 3
        
        like today's pot compared to Panama Red of the 70s? -- nm - zork Jan 13, 14:39 2
        
        *looks at you suspiciously* el Zorko -- nm - Loyola Jan 13, 14:45
        
        I got some Acapulco Gold. but it ain't no virtual coin :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 14:41
    - Jesus. Apple need to invent one. -- nm - Loyola Jan 13, 14:29 1
      - printing money would just be redundant for Apple. -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 14:30
City of West Hollywood will now require certain restrooms to be gender-neutral -- (link) - con_carne Jan 13, 14:14 3
- (And yes, West Hollywood is its own city, while the neighborhood of Hollywood is not. Local wackiness.) -- nm - con_carne Jan 13, 14:17 2
  - I lived in LA 20 years and do not recall ever seeing a 1 stall restroom in a business restricted. - Peglegpete Jan 13, 14:21 1
    - Looks like it's the size of the restrooms that matters, not the number -- nm - con_carne Jan 13, 14:26
Congrats to Stephen, family and new addition Ronan! -- nm - amoxy Jan 13, 14:11 1
- awesome -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the s5 galaxy Jan 13, 14:49
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