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David, it was Jerry Yang (IIRC) that made the Alibaba investment. - spamlet Jan 27, 14:30 1
- Current value of $40 billion, not counting all the prior earnings. - David Jan 27, 14:37
Saudis Say Michelle Obama Not Blurred on TV -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 27, 14:30 2
- She is vampire now. -- nm - Ultron Jan 27, 14:31 1
  - Did'nt helt to shake the TV either and now it's brokien i'm sending the invoice to the saudi embassy -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 27, 14:36
Also from backboards, to be fair the WWE Network is actually really good. It's the current product that's very bad and one way to not support it is to - Qale Jan 27, 14:24
Apple iphone sales represent 69% of sales. - ty97 Jan 27, 14:17 2
- You want all the peeps in this building scurrying around making your one share more valuable; -- (link) - Loyola Jan 27, 14:21 [Image] 1
  - that's a buried space ship if I've ever seen one. -- nm - Reagen Jan 27, 14:33
LIR: Shia as Indiana Jones didn't work because that wasn't his character. Ancient Harrison Ford is still better than Shia would ever be at it. -- nm - zork Jan 27, 14:13 3
- I actually liked Indy 4 and his part in it. I mean, it's not Oscar, but it's fun. -- nm - Qale Jan 27, 14:18
- Sean Patrick Flannery, you are needed -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 27, 14:15
- Chris Kattan would be better -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 14:14 1
my book $plurge was just delivered by Fedex. a 3 volume bio & pix of Jacques Saoutchik. one of the great car designers of the 20's & 30's -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 27, 14:13
T-Mobile, whom I broke up with in October sent an invoice that notified me that I have a current balance of (0.01). - Qale Jan 27, 14:12 5
- Relatedly: If you get a credit from Cricket for switching, you don't also get the credit for having an authorized credit card attached to your account - Qale Jan 27, 14:15
- This happened with me as well a few years ago. -- nm - David Jan 27, 14:12 3
  - I am confident they will keep sending me letters monthly for probably 6 months or so. -- nm - Qale Jan 27, 14:14 2
    - and it will cost them $143 in postage and labour to mail and call you about it. -- nm - zork Jan 27, 14:15 1
      - To wit, if you ever want to piss off your credit card company, make a $10 payment when you have a zero balance. - David Jan 27, 14:28
"Sex Box" will be an actual reality show. Couples will go and have sex in a soundproof room, then come out and analyze their problems. -- (link) - Andie Jan 27, 14:08 17
- let's go to the State Farm Money Shot cam!!! -- nm - groiny Jan 27, 14:23 2
  - But Jake sounds hideous. -- nm - Qale Jan 27, 14:36 1
    - that excuse, but he's a guy...just doesn't work ya know -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the s5 galaxy Jan 27, 14:42
- "I got a 9.8 from the Canadians, a perfect 10 from the Americans, and my mother, disguised as an East German judge, gave me a 5.6" -- nm - prayformojo Jan 27, 14:19
- ~Step 1. Cut a hole in the box.~ -- nm - budice Jan 27, 14:18
- "Let me tell you your first problem. You just had sex in a box and then came out to discuss it on tv in front of a live studio audience." -- nm - Guest therapist Jan 27, 14:17
- I feel like the meteor coming to kill us all is getting closer. -- nm - Loyola Jan 27, 14:16 1
  - That's it. Move the clock up to 2 minutes to 12. -- nm - Doomsday clock scientists Jan 27, 14:18
- "Oops wrong hole!" -- nm - budice Jan 27, 14:13
- This is the answer to your population problems Japan! -- nm - Qale Jan 27, 14:12
- "Everybody go out there and have some sex!" - Ultron Jan 27, 14:12
- I'm going to associate this name with the music of Car Wash. - David Jan 27, 14:12 2
  - in the voice of Bender. -- nm - Reagen Jan 27, 14:31 1
    - Exactly. -- nm - David Jan 27, 14:42
- I thought episodes of this had already been aired. I swear I saw ads for it. -- nm - Max Jan 27, 14:09 2
  - I've seen the ads. -- nm - Ender Jan 27, 14:12
  - I saw part of an ad in the past few days (is it Bravo? if so, during "top chef"), but I didn't see the date. -- nm - b. Jan 27, 14:11
When do kids get out of the "making a mess is playing" routine? Yeah, let's take all the books off the shelves and throw them on the floor! - CQ Jan 27, 14:06 2
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- Umm ... -- nm - software developers si Jan 27, 14:08
Roger Howarth is on The Flash tonight. -- nm - Todd Manning Jan 27, 14:03
Oh Boy, Rod Stewart's "Tonight's the Night" is on Spotify. That was an amazing night back in college - amoxy Jan 27, 14:02 2
- he sang that song about you? -- nm - groiny Jan 27, 14:02 1
  - hot chick, indeed. -- nm - Ultron Jan 27, 14:03
Why is Child 44 so low? -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 13:58 8
- Have you read this? -- nm - Amanda Jan 27, 15:04
- Everyone knows it's the odd number Child that are good. -- nm - Qale Jan 27, 14:14
- Because of 47 Ronin -- nm - prayformojo Jan 27, 14:00 3
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    - And 13 Assassins -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 27, 14:27 1
      - and the 13th Warrior. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 27, 14:36
- Chris Pratt isn't in it. -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 13:59 1
  - Yet. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 13:59
"The Warriors have 1.5 million followers on Chinese social media site Weibo, more than any other NBA team." - b. Jan 27, 13:50 2
- Marketing effort? -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 13:55 1
  - ah, thanks this reminded me - they did play a couple of games in china in 2013. the bb story should have mentioned that. -- nm - b. Jan 27, 13:59
Norwegian reality show sends teen fashion bloggers to work in Cambodian sweatshop -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 27, 13:48 1
- that's a genius way to show the horrid conditions. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 14:02
Anybody watch "sons of Liberty"? I heard a radio ad for it and it sounded terrible -- nm - amoxy Jan 27, 13:46 8
- it's fun, and by a strange quirk of fate, Sam Adams beer is sponsoring it :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 27, 13:53
- Watched the first 2 episodes. It's a lot of fun and stuff but(spoils) - CQ Jan 27, 13:52 3
  - also spoils - Peglegpete Jan 27, 13:54 2
    - I will say that the actor who plays Hancock is great. Dude is hilarious -- nm - CQ Jan 27, 14:01 1
      - yup -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 27, 14:08
- The ads look ridiculous. And I'm not sure why they chose a song by a British band to be the theme in those ads. -- nm - TWuG Jan 27, 13:49
- I'm DVRing. Haven't watched yet though. -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 13:47 1
  - Same -- nm - Scots-IrishStephen Jan 27, 13:51
Here are three reasons I would suggest watching The Americans: - David Jan 27, 13:42 8
- Who are you calling the villain? - Reagen Jan 27, 13:53 2
  - Yes. -- nm - David Jan 27, 14:01
  - either him or - major spoilers - Beaker Jan 27, 13:57
- the lead dude is awesome -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 13:46 1
  - Yup. -- nm - David Jan 27, 13:48
- I couldn't get through Season 1, and I tried hard. -- nm - MDH Jan 27, 13:42 2
  - I can't remember where I left off (spoils) - CQ Jan 27, 13:49
  - It picked up at the end of Season 1. And season 2 was fantastic -- nm - amoxy Jan 27, 13:45
Max: 6% month to date. Heh heh. -- nm - Amanda Jan 27, 13:38 30
- nice. 4.11% here. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 13:57
- 8.37% today! -- (link) - Roger More Jan 27, 13:48 20
  - Will you be bringing BACON back? -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 13:54 17
    - ~those other meats won't know how to act~ - Epiphany Jan 27, 13:58
    - I'm committed to this fund until it delists in September. And then yes, if it's available. (And if not, NBD) -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 13:56 15
      - what's NBD? -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 14:00 2
        
        No big deal - I'll just find some other old school fund to resurrect. -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 14:12
        
        No Big Deal? -- nm - TWuG Jan 27, 14:01
      - I always wanted to apply to run a QUEER fund over there. - ty97 Jan 27, 13:58 11
        
        If you want to do it I'll help you. -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 14:00 10
        
        oooooohhhh, I like! - ty97 Jan 27, 14:11 9
        
        All hot twinks should be allowed! -- nm - MDH Jan 27, 14:20 1
        
        Our fund will short TWINK -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 14:26
        
        You can play starbonds in a fund, and I'd suggest that movies those starbonds are attached to should be eligible. - Roger More Jan 27, 14:17 6
        
        That's the way I'd prefer to go with the starbonds - ty97 Jan 27, 14:19 5
        
        It's similar to how I ran BACON, CAINE, etc... - Roger More Jan 27, 14:29 2
        
        EPAGE, IMCKE, ACUMM etc... -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 14:33 1
        
        Oh, KPENN -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 17:04
        
        I'm game. - Diva Jan 27, 14:23 1
        
        Cool! I'll work on some analysis to gauge viability and see if the concept can work or needs tweaking. - ty97 Jan 27, 14:27
  - "You own 10,000 of FOXX share(s) long." - ty97 Jan 27, 13:50 1
    - (Why hasn't the Euro fund loaded up yet? I want to buy that) -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 13:51
- I refused to cover my AMSNP short so don't want to know. -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 13:47 4
  - I may short it soon. I refuse to cover low riders so I have lost a fair bit as well. -- nm - Amanda Jan 27, 13:54
  - I'm in this camp - I am doing it out of spite. to myself? I don't know but I refuse. - Epiphany Jan 27, 13:48 2
    - Same here...... -- nm - Meg Jan 27, 13:58
    - I truly have no idea why I refused, it just defied logic to me. Anyway, I'm 3.01% :/ -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 13:51
- argh! -- nm - Max Jan 27, 13:46
- Ah shoot: 5.11% -- nm - MDH Jan 27, 13:45
- I'll jump in on this, 7.25%. -- nm - CQ Jan 27, 13:45
Apple consensus estimated earnings: 2.60. Reports earnings: 3.06. Revenue beat by 7 billion. -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 13:37 6
- Revenue of 75bil for the quarter....ho hum. - Will Hunting Jan 27, 13:41
- Have they stated iPhone numbers yet? -- nm - David Jan 27, 13:38 3
  - 74.5mil for the quarter. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 27, 13:39 2
    - I feel so left out for not having one. -- nm - David Jan 27, 13:42 1
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- and it's up 5% after-hours -- nm - decline Jan 27, 13:38
Did a strip with the snowblower. Turned around, already starting to fill in. So went up the street and helped a neighbour - Beaker Jan 27, 13:35 5
- Misread "did a strip tease with the snowblower" -- nm - Polar Baron Jan 27, 13:49 3
  - I don't think you misread, I think Beaker mistyped -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 13:49 2
    - He meant he blew a landing strip -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 13:58 1
      - *head tilt* -- nm - groiny Jan 27, 14:02
- I should see how my mom's handling things. Her husband went in to work early this morning, just as the snow started to hit. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 13:38
Man, downtown funked me up today bad. -- nm - Max Jan 27, 13:34 2
- uptown would have given it to you. -- nm - Reagen Jan 27, 14:32
- I'm going to need a Snowman wearing curlers, so get on it Max -- nm - Epiphany Jan 27, 13:35
ST Reading Poll #2: What's your reading goal for 2015? -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 13:33 29
- I'm trying to get away from things that are archaeology related but I keep getting sucked back in :/ -- nm - Meg Jan 27, 13:52
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  - you have advance copies of books 16-20? do you have a secret room where you can see his imagination or are you really just the author? -- nm - Truman Jan 27, 14:11 1
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- a book a month -- nm - amoxy Jan 27, 13:46
- More than 2014. Can someone on ST please push me? - MDH Jan 27, 13:45
- make sure to periodically back-up kindle content outside of amazon. -- nm - b. Jan 27, 13:43
- 25-30 -- nm - CQ Jan 27, 13:43
- ZERO -- nm - groiny Jan 27, 13:41 1
  - good idea! Set the bar low - that way you'll have something to celebrate when you read something. -- nm - decline Jan 27, 13:42
- 100! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 13:37 1
  - liar -- nm - Truman Jan 27, 13:46
- about 50 books. -- nm - Truman Jan 27, 13:36
- Depends on whether I can find new authors I enjoy. So far there are only two books by authors I follow coming out this year. -- nm - TWuG Jan 27, 13:36
- 30. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 27, 13:36
- I'll do about the same -- nm - decline Jan 27, 13:34
- 25 -- nm - Epiphany Jan 27, 13:34
- we'll see what happens if I can finish these EWs... -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 13:34 4
  - *marks Diva down for 1 piles of backlogged EWs* -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 13:34 3
    - And then I was about to lose some flyer miles on AA so they sent me a subscription to Wine Spectator...:) -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 13:36 2
      - That's going to cost you so much money :) -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 13:37 1
        
        I know! :) -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 13:39
- To read one book a month. (I just made up that goal, but I'm already on-track, since I read Raylan this month.) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 13:33 6
  - This is a good place to start if I can't think of one to read (and each individual review often has a list of other notable books of that year) -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 27, 13:35 5
    - too much Dan Brown -- nm - Epiphany Jan 27, 13:47 1
      - ... which is where the Notable Books Of That Year part really helps. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 13:57
    - "Here is the list of books I plan to review" *pounds monitor* - ty97 Jan 27, 13:39 2
      - (in which ty97 missed the word 'list') - ty97 Jan 27, 13:40 1
        
        heh. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 13:41

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