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LYC: Watched Boyhood before we left for vacation. Not quite sure what grade to give it - oblique Mar 30, 12:33 2
- It's a failure in that as a coming of age story it's been told practically better by nearly every other film in the genre. Without the gimmick, - Qale Mar 30, 12:38
- S for slow -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 12:37
Hey StartUp fans: Alex was on one of my other favorite podcasts, Slate Money, talking about the economics of podcasts. -- (link) - spamlet Mar 30, 12:32
"The Walking Dead Season 5 finale set a ratings record for the series with a jaw-dropping 15.8 million viewers." -- nm - Ultron Mar 30, 12:30 6
- Talking Dead retained 7.5 mill. -- nm - Ender Mar 30, 12:39
- I can only hope that means they will make all episodes an hour and a half going forward. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 12:34 2
  - And more like the back half of the season in terms of pace. -- nm - budice Mar 30, 12:37 1
    - I thought this season played out much better than last season overall. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 12:37
- great googley moogley -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 12:32 1
  - And TTD kept about half of that. -- nm - Ultron Mar 30, 12:35
Remlik PSA: Cards Against Humanity has debuted 2 new expansion packs, (6th and Science) and the 2014 Holiday one is available for sale. -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 12:20
I really can't figure out Chrome on my laptop. I've uninstalled and downloaded it multiple times now and still it won't access any website. Firefox - Loyola Mar 30, 12:08 3
- does IE work? maybe you have a proxy server set (Chrome inherits most of IE's settings while Firefox usually operates independently) -- nm - oblique Mar 30, 12:21 1
  - IE works. There's a small blue and yellow shield on the Chrome icon on the taskbar, so I think that's blocking it somehow. - Loyola Mar 30, 12:26
- network socket. dns numbers -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the dark galaxy Mar 30, 12:15
Hotness of the day: Hayley Atwell -- (link) - budice Mar 30, 12:04 1
- nomnomnomnomnom -- nm - Jovian Mar 30, 12:21
Ron Hunter's son RJ Hunter (who hit the game winning shot against Baylor) declares for the NBA Draft -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 30, 12:03
"This Land Is Mine." See how many civilizations you can name! -- (link) - con_carne Mar 30, 12:02 [youtube]
I think I am going to apply for Citi 2% cash back card. Sure, I can probably get more with revolving category cards but I don't want to mess with - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 30, 11:59 6
- speaking of this - Freedom Chase Visa will give a friends sign up $ 100 - Epiphany Mar 30, 12:20 1
  - oh is there a link to that? -- nm - amanda Mar 30, 12:43
- It's a solid card, if new. If you can make your loan payments via credit card, that's awesome. -- nm - spamlet Mar 30, 12:03 3
  - and get 2% off? -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the dark galaxy Mar 30, 12:17 1
    - (cash back) -- nm - Ultron Mar 30, 12:26
  - Yeah, I just need to call them (monthly) and they can charge it to a CC. But totally worth the cash back reward. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 30, 12:16
B2: Chris Doering is a radio guy now in Gainesville. Ronda Rousey is a big UFC ppv draw. - Strongbad Mar 30, 11:56
March 30, 1939 – Detective Comics #27 is released, introducing Batman. -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 11:49 6
- 1867 – Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 11:49 5
  - Can we still get our money back on that deal? -- nm - eag Mar 30, 11:57
  - 1954 – The Yonge Street subway line opens in Toronto. It is the first subway in Canada. -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 11:50 3
    - 1964 – Jeopardy!, hosted by Art Fleming debuts. -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 11:50 2
      - that's what your mother said last night, trebec -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the dark galaxy Mar 30, 12:19
      - 1981 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr. - Beaker Mar 30, 11:51
The Witcher 3 has over 200 hours of gameplay and is 1080p on PS4. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 30, 11:49
100 years ago today, the residents of the San Fernando Valley voted overwhelmingly to join the city of Los Angeles, effectively doubling its size -- (link) - con_carne Mar 30, 11:32 5
- LA County is cray Long Beach to San Fernando -- nm - budice Mar 30, 11:43
- And the first Valley girl was quoted as saying - eag Mar 30, 11:34 2
  - ermergerd ! i'm a city girl now? -- nm - call me Ishmael Mar 30, 11:36
  - This water is like so grody -- nm - con_carne Mar 30, 11:36
- *yesterday* (LYC) -- nm - con_carne Mar 30, 11:33
Fort Meade firefight kills 1 after driver tries to ram gate to NSA -- (link) - Beaker Mar 30, 11:31 3
- WTOP stupidly began this story with "Two crossdressers shot at Ford Meade.....after the tried to ram the gate" -- nm - Max Mar 30, 11:50 2
  - White Girls 2 went *dark* -- nm - professor smartbrain Mar 30, 11:58
  - It involves an argument , gunfire, and two men dressed as women....but we are told it does not involve terrorism. -- nm - some guy on twitter Mar 30, 11:57
Sorry, but not for anything, that finale of TWD definitely lacked something. - Jovian Mar 30, 11:27 23
- every co worker I have who watch the show loved it, and I thought it was fantastic. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 12:30 1
  - Yup. Phenomenal. -- nm - Ultron Mar 30, 12:39
- spoils - Shaun Mar 30, 12:06
- I did enjoy it, but the hype before hand lead us to believe (spoilers) - amoxy Mar 30, 11:59 5
  - spoiler - Diva Mar 30, 12:17 1
    - oh yea for sure (spoils) - Jovian Mar 30, 12:24
  - I think that is always the fear, but I didn't pick up on that more so than usual -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 12:10
  - I somehow completely missed that. -- nm - Ultron Mar 30, 12:09 1
    - there was talk all season long that spoils.... - groiny Mar 30, 12:32
- Alexandra Breckenridge in a sexy maid costume? -- nm - Ender Mar 30, 11:46 2
  - *googles....* Ok that's her name. I would dig that. Big time. -- nm - Shaun Mar 30, 11:52 1
    - yeah, I dig the hell out of her. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 12:30
- I disagree. I thought it was well done. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 11:32 7
  - a lot of the stuff towards the end, just felt so forced (spoils) - Jovian Mar 30, 11:35 6
    - it typified (spoils) - Diva Mar 30, 11:43 5
      - Well see that's my issue with it (spoils) - Jovian Mar 30, 11:51 4
        
        It did both imo (spoils) - CQ Mar 30, 11:56 3
        
        agreed. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 12:15
        
        And this last half season has really been all about whether they can still live in civilization. *spoils* - Ender Mar 30, 12:02 1
        
        great point. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 30, 12:43
- spoils - Beaker Mar 30, 11:29 1
  - ya know (spoils) - Jovian Mar 30, 11:32
- did they forget the zombies? -- nm - decline Mar 30, 11:28
"Iconic" Seattle restaurant gets rid of tipping, raises employee wages and raises menu prices by about 20% -- (link) - con_carne Mar 30, 11:22 2
- What's interesting is just how little 20% really is. Tipping guides have started appearing on restaurant receipts and regularly what I want to lay on - Qale Mar 30, 12:37
- closes in six months -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the dark galaxy Mar 30, 11:32
I have a question about the James Bond movies specifically in regard to the new trailer (spoils) - eag Mar 30, 11:20 6
- ‘Spectre’ and the Age of Blockbuster Continuity -- (link) - Beaker Mar 30, 11:35 2
  - I think the reality is all drama's have gone serial now. If you watch old dramas on tv from decades ago, there - Will Hunting Mar 30, 12:02
  - spoilers for preceding Bond movies -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 11:36
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- Pretty much. -- nm - Ultron Mar 30, 11:21 1
  - +1 -- nm - Shaun Mar 30, 11:22
this is awesome - "Pop Up Forest to take over Times Square in 2016" -- (link) - Andie Mar 30, 11:14 1
- (maybe) -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 11:15
arborist found after being missing for six months - up a tree -- (link) - Reagen Mar 30, 11:14 15
- i am going to say it - dead bodies don't smell very nice. who didn't notice that? -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 12:11 1
  - it's cold in the winter, which might be why they only noticed it, then there is the pinesol effect -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the dark galaxy Mar 30, 12:22
- Ugh, the sad part of this is that he was found dead, how awful. -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 11:24 11
  - the sad part is the mom pissed at the police for not looking up trees because he was an arborist - CQ Mar 30, 11:29 2
    - OTOH...if you are an airline pilot..... -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 30, 11:58
    - heh to your im. -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 11:29
  - Also, how does one die in the tree, and the body stay up there? -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 11:24 7
    - Most tree sitters tie themselves off so they can sleep, etc without fear of falling. -- nm - Ultron Mar 30, 12:27
    - they don't say how he died or was found, I'm guessing he hung himself -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the dark galaxy Mar 30, 11:39
    - exposure. drunk and passed out probably -- nm - CQ Mar 30, 11:27
    - it was a giant pine tree, those are really dense. -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 11:26 3
      - That makes sense then. So sad. -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 11:26
      - and pine sap is sticky -- nm - decline Mar 30, 11:26 1
        
        *chuckles* dude. *chuckles some more* -- nm - CQ Mar 30, 11:26
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"Gov. Dan Malloy (D-CT) announced on Twitter that he will sign an executive order Monday regarding state-funded travel to Indiana." -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 11:09
Three newish Country/Rock acts that seem to have a decent underground following: Whiskey Myers, Dirty River Boys & Turnpike Troubadors - Epiphany Mar 30, 10:55 3
- I don't get a Dylan vibe at all from TT. I love their stuff, the others I've heard of, but will check them out -- nm - CQ Mar 30, 10:57 2
  - its the voice - I simply can't with it - its like nails on a chalk board - Epiphany Mar 30, 11:15
  - check them out in more detail. thanks for the reco -- nm - CQ Mar 30, 10:57
David, what is the word on Mike Minor these days? -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 10:54 2
- They're expecting him back by the end of April. -- nm - David Mar 30, 10:55 1
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Spotify went live on PS3 and PS4 today. People like this apparently. -- nm - Shaun Mar 30, 10:49 2
- the suspend/resume this for the PS4 is really very cool. -- nm - decline Mar 30, 10:57 1
  - I'll be excited when Bungie patches in an update to let Destiny work with it. -- nm - Shaun Mar 30, 11:19
The Smithsonian organization is so aggressive in their marketing drives. I'm a member of the Native American Museum and my membership expires at the - Meg Mar 30, 10:49 1
- me too. I get one of their arts mags and am flooded by their other museums & mags wanting me -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 30, 10:57
New Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Clip Ties Into Captain America: The Winter Soldier -- (link) - budice Mar 30, 10:43 1
- That description of the scene is incorrect. 1. That isn't a helicarrier so, 2. Not the ship Cap and WS traded blows on. -- nm - TWuG Mar 30, 11:00
Ok, who had today as the day Jaime Garcia would hit the DL? If you did, winner winner chicken dinner. -- nm - ???? Mar 30, 10:39 1
- It's a shame he can't stay healthy. -- nm - spamlet Mar 30, 12:05
Tiajuan Walker was clocked at 97 mph on a fastball, and 73 on a curveball - groiny Mar 30, 10:38 6
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  - he appears to be destined to be in the pen. - groiny Mar 30, 10:48 4
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      - They did the same thing with Sale. He seems to be the blueprint. -- nm - iSpam Mar 30, 11:01
      - yeah, although I do not remember Johan hitting 97 in his prime. -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 10:51 1
        
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Amazon tests courier drones in Canada to avoid US hassles -- (link) - budice Mar 30, 10:37
my hometown and it's connection to music, specifically Roy Orbison (something that I just found out) . . . - call me Ishmael Mar 30, 10:20 1
- I think Roy Orbison had no business driving a motorcycle. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 10:20
Kris Bryant and his agent still amazed the Cubs would send him down? -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 10:16 6
- there really is no choice, given the current landscape.nm -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 10:18 5
  - oh for sure. Bryant and his agent seem to be the only two people who don't get this -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 10:18 4
    - They get it; they're just making the kid an example of how broken this system is. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 30, 10:21
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      - Yup. -- nm - David Mar 30, 10:21
    - of course, becauset he Agent now has to wait longer for his payday -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 10:19
Wes, we dealt him in order to re-acquire Arodys Vizcaino. - David Mar 30, 10:13 1
- his defense is not great, which is a knock on him. - groiny Mar 30, 10:16
I've spent the last hour boxing books for a charity shop. Books are *heavy* -- nm - Loyola Mar 30, 10:12
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- 168 hrs until the Philly's losingest season ever!! -- nm - decline Mar 30, 10:44 2
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    - and then there is this little tidbit -- (link) - decline Mar 30, 10:49
- Brother got our tickets today! -- nm - Ender Mar 30, 10:41
- All you guys in leagues: Miguel Castro. Grab him now and thank me in a month and a half. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 30, 10:19 11
  - He's not even in the Y! system yet. -- nm - spamlet Mar 30, 10:31 3
    - Well then, be the first whenever he gets entered next week. Long time baseball beat guys think he's the Jays' closer until he hits free agency. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 30, 11:12 1
      - Yeah, I considered him for our dynasty league this weekend but didn't act on it. - spamlet Mar 30, 11:24
    - there are only 30 Castros in there. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 10:35
  - Marcus Semien. -- nm - David Mar 30, 10:24 5
    - I have him & Tomas in Dingers. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 30, 11:52 2
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        ~haters gonna hate~ -- nm - Strongbad Mar 30, 13:14
    - that is an unfortunate last name -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 10:37
    - yeah, that is a decent choice. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 10:25
  - who???? -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 10:19
- you guys should totally do opening day in London -- nm - NFL Mar 30, 10:16
- I fairly excited. - Mel Profit Mar 30, 10:15 4
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    - X is not giving it to me this spring (nor last year obviously) so it's up to Mookie. - Mel Profit Mar 30, 10:20 1
      - LYC: My cousins nickname has always been Mookie. He's a huge Yankees fan. I really really need Betts to be a superstar -- nm - CQ Mar 30, 11:51
  - Tampa should be bad, NY is not looking too strong, and I think Balt is due for regression. - groiny Mar 30, 10:17
- The Mets have just been mathematically eliminated. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 10:11

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