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Female IUDs now offering Bluetooth connectivity and vibrating elements. -- (link) - budice Mar 30, 15:12 3
- something something Ma Bell -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the dark galaxy Mar 30, 16:06
- I'd hack that. -- nm - anonymous Mar 30, 15:15
- Women are *insatiable* -- nm - professor smartbrain Mar 30, 15:15
Broadway actress Ciara Renee cast as Hawkgirl for Flash/Arrow spinoff -- (link) - Remlik Mar 30, 15:03 3
- I hope she looks better in person -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 30, 15:12
- she wasn't on Prison Break or Spartacus so I don't believe it -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 15:10
- icky -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 15:09
This makes me laugh. Apparently it was in an email that Mike Huckabee sent to supporters this weekend. - pmb Mar 30, 14:54 4
- Still sounds better than RC's bunker stockpile -- nm - professor smartbrain Mar 30, 15:13
- TWD is a reality show! -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 15:06
- Hucksterbee. -- nm - Reagen Mar 30, 14:59 1
  - AHC! Always Huckabee Closing! -- nm - TWuG Mar 30, 15:00
So guess who "Little Sweet" is in the Dr Pepper commercials? -- (link) - JenBro Mar 30, 14:48 5
- I figured it was the dude from The Darkness. -- nm - Ultron Mar 30, 15:19
- That's hilarious. -- nm - pmb Mar 30, 14:56
- Yeah, I looked that up a little while ago when I used it for a joke at work. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 14:50
- from Justin to Kelly? -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 14:50 1
  - Yup! -- nm - JenBro Mar 30, 15:39
there truly isn't enough time in the day . . . - call me Ishmael Mar 30, 14:13
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- At least Texas is looking in the right direction. -- nm - budice Mar 30, 15:14
- Who'd he turn down last year or a few years ago? -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 14:13 2
  - UCLA -- nm - David Mar 30, 14:25
  - For as much hype as he gets every time there is a vacancy, he's never won his league. Surprised me. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 30, 14:25
Harvey Fierstein Will Rework The Wiz Book for NBC Broadcast and Broadway Revival -- (link) - MDH Mar 30, 14:09 7
- Pens duet with Congressman Barney Frank -- nm - con_carne Mar 30, 14:33
- w/Cirque du Soleil contributing. I'll be there. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 14:25 5
  - Side note: I saw Angela Lansbury this weekend in "Blithe Spirit." Incredible. If you've never seen her, please try. -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 14:27 4
    - I've seen the Ange twice. She's been a fave of mine since Sweeney Todd. (I'm old) -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 14:35 3
      - This was the final night show of her final tour ever, we all waited for her to exit the stage door. People started singing "Mame" so she did a dance. - MDH Mar 30, 14:39 2
        
        that's delicious. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 14:40 1
        
        Ha! Poor Downton Abbey's Michael Gregson (he played the lead) people were looking for her, so he sort of just walked out and signed a few things quick -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 14:42
Indiana's corporate leaders, including Anthem, Eli Lilly & IU Health, call for action on ‪#‎RFRA‬ -- (link) - Remlik Mar 30, 13:55 13
- There's a lot of mixed emotions about this for me - Reagen Mar 30, 14:13 11
  - I, for one, still like Indiana and all the Indianaians I know. - ReluctantCynic Mar 30, 14:52 1
    - I have exactly the same opinion of Indianans that I know now as I did before. -- nm - Reagen Mar 30, 15:09
  - Maybe have "It's a republic and not every state is going to always do things that I like all the time" thrown in there - con_carne Mar 30, 14:45 1
    - If most people "chose" their home state, you *might* have a point. Regardless of that, discrimination is wrong no matter how much voters support it. -- nm - TWuG Mar 30, 15:02
  - I'm hoping this really gets the people out to vote come the next election -- nm - Remlik Mar 30, 14:14 6
    - People don't think of gay rights as a kitchen table issue, but it is. That's what happened in CA after Prop 8 - con_carne Mar 30, 14:18 3
      - well not all old people.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 30, 14:22 2
        
        Yeah, exactly. Because unlike other kinds of minorities, old white people are likely to have out LGBT peeps in their families -- nm - con_carne Mar 30, 14:26
        
        nice -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 14:24
    - Sure, for Pence -- nm - professor smartbrain Mar 30, 14:16 1
      - no. I think he's done. hoepfully -- nm - Remlik Mar 30, 14:18
- Sorry guys. You should only attract and keep the best talent if they are white heterosexual males -- nm - con_carne Mar 30, 14:06
Wilco cancelling Indianapolis shows... -- (link) - Andie Mar 30, 13:46 1
- ugh -- nm - Remlik Mar 30, 13:48
I really like the hot takedown pod from 538. Very highly recommended. -- nm - Amanda Mar 30, 13:34
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- Not at all. I really don't want to read and listen about him any more than I have to these days. I'm hoping he goes away very soon. -- nm - Krusty Mar 30, 15:28
- Very true IM. Same goes for all those previously busted. IIRC ARod still had 20HR pop with Seattle prior to Roids. -- nm - budice Mar 30, 13:36 1
  - We have no real idea what ARod could do prior to steroids because it's feasible he's been using since the mid 90's. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 30, 14:09
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- I thought he died 10 years ago on 24 -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 30, 13:29
AFSCME has pulled their 2015 Women's Conference out of Indianapolis "as a sign of our disgust and disappointment with Governor Pence’s discriminatory - Remlik Mar 30, 13:16 18
- For the lazy, that's the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees -- nm - con_carne Mar 30, 13:56 1
  - I knew that. -- nm - Jon Lovitz,President, Pathological Liars Anonymous Mar 30, 14:45
- Still will show their bewbs for Final Four tix. -- nm - budice Mar 30, 13:37
- Connecticut Becomes First State To Boycott Indiana Over LGBT Discrimination Law -- (link) - Remlik Mar 30, 13:37
- Is the Indiana RFRA significantly different than the federal and other state RFRAs? Is the level of controversy now more a timing thing? -- nm - Dano Mar 30, 13:25 9
  - Another take on how it is different -- (link) - TWuG Mar 30, 13:44
  - Short answer: yes. The federal laws enacted were done so prior to homophobia attempts from the Tea Party folks. -- nm - David Mar 30, 13:33 1
    - Here is legal analysis I read the other day. -- (link) - David Mar 30, 13:37
  - well the Federal doesn't apply to states from what I understand (which is very little)...I think it's a couple of things - Remlik Mar 30, 13:30
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    - Man, with language like that the governor just walked that law into the hands of activist judges! -- nm - Max Mar 30, 13:49
    - That's a good, detailed article. -- nm - pmb Mar 30, 13:37
    - thanks -- nm - Remlik Mar 30, 13:31
  - The more I read, the more it is (different). -- nm - Ultron Mar 30, 13:27
- Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard denounces "religious freedom" law -- (link) - Remlik Mar 30, 13:17 3
  - Indiana's college presidents call on leaders to "address harm done" by religious freedom bil -- (link) - Remlik Mar 30, 13:18 2
    - Pence cancels appearance at Lincoln Day Dinner -- (link) - Remlik Mar 30, 13:19 1
      - REAP IT!! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 13:23
WWE: hit 1.3 Mill subs, NXT Takeover to be a monthly event -- nm - Remlik Mar 30, 13:04 3
- And most importantly for them, 77% of the audience that signed up free in February paid in March. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 30, 14:07
- Did I see that Prince Devitt is now a NXT wrestler? Finn something? -- nm - Dano Mar 30, 13:28 1
  - Finn Balor...he's amazing -- nm - Remlik Mar 30, 13:33
Speaking of podcasts. Why hasn't someone come up with a killer online podcast app? - spamlet Mar 30, 13:03 20
- Pocket Casts. - Ender Mar 30, 13:35 5
  - Hmm, no playlists and no ability to limit number of episodes. - spamlet Mar 30, 13:46 3
    - Boy, you really are a podcast snob :) -- nm - oblique Mar 30, 13:59 2
      - I am. - spamlet Mar 30, 14:36 1
        
        BeyondPod -- (link) - sgtmike Mar 30, 15:07
  - I am going to try it but I hope that the sync is better than it was across platforms. - spamlet Mar 30, 13:36
- Have you tried this? -- (link) - oblique Mar 30, 13:28 2
  - Wow. I used PocketCasts on Android but dropped it when I went to iOS a month ago. I wonder if this is new. - spamlet Mar 30, 13:35 1
    - I've been using it for probably 3-4 months now. -- nm - Ender Mar 30, 13:37
- Online, like in a browser? - oblique Mar 30, 13:10 10
  - Yes but with an app to stream as well. -- nm - spamlet Mar 30, 13:11 9
    - Why wouldn't you just use your smartphone all the time for this? I mean you're just plugging headphones into it vs. a PC? -- nm - oblique Mar 30, 13:27 1
      - I can stream from work or from my laptop with having another device around all the time. - spamlet Mar 30, 13:34
    - I only listen to one podcast...and he has an app and it's fantastic. Punch it up and choose what I want to listen to. - ???? Mar 30, 13:22 2
      - I have an app on my phone but I have to remember to update it. This would be like Spotify/Feedly and update automatically. -- nm - iSpam Mar 30, 13:24 1
        
        I just looked and Podcast One does have an app and they have a ton of podcasts on it. I know that the one I use, updates on its own, so every time I - ???? Mar 30, 13:28
    - So like, taking something semi-complicated and making it way-complicated? -- nm - Ultron Mar 30, 13:12 3
      - Is Spotify complicated? It would be basically that but with knowing what you've listened to. -- nm - spamlet Mar 30, 13:17 2
        
        Oh man. If Spotify had a podcasts section, that would be sweet -- nm - con_carne Mar 30, 13:28 1
        
        SEE! -- nm - spamlet Mar 30, 13:33
Weird. Negasonic Teenage Warhead will be in the Deadpool movie. -- nm - Ultron Mar 30, 12:59 2
- NICE! -- nm - Remlik Mar 30, 13:00 1
  - Sounds like she will be of a more physical nature than we saw in the books. -- nm - Ultron Mar 30, 13:01
MDH thanks I got the email today as well. Customers already asking for them! -- nm - Remlik Mar 30, 12:57 6
- I'm a little bit surprised. I kind of was thinking the Cards Against Humanity thing was dying off. -- nm - Qale Mar 30, 13:00 5
  - *points and laughs* -- nm - Magic Cards Mar 30, 13:06 3
    - You change the game though. Soon, more than ever with the two block structure. -- nm - Qale Mar 30, 13:15
    - yeah...what a tool! "haw-haw" -- nm - Pokemon Mar 30, 13:13 1
      - I can't explain you. The Pokemon card game is awful. -- nm - Qale Mar 30, 13:15
  - I keep waiting for that as well. I've noticed, for me, that it sells BIG during holidays -- nm - Remlik Mar 30, 13:05
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- The Lane Kiffin of Baseketball! -- nm - budice Mar 30, 15:15
- Trading in Clemson Orange, for Texas Orange, now for Volunteer Orange -- nm - Strongbad Mar 30, 13:13
- Ugh. -- nm - David Mar 30, 13:09 1
  - Yeah. Not sure about this. I get that he is a name and can recruit, but I'm jut kind of whelmed. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 30, 13:49
Map of the day: income inequality -- (link) - znufrii Mar 30, 12:53
BAN RHINOS!!!!! -- (link) - groiny Mar 30, 12:49
james, do you get charged a fee for SL payments via CC? I get charged 3%, which negates the 2% CB. be super careful about this. -- nm - amanda Mar 30, 12:47 6
- You are using Sofi now? I am with Navient (new company, spin off from Sallie Mae). -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 30, 12:50 3
  - (are these non fed loans?) -- nm - amanda Mar 30, 12:53 1
    - No, federal loans. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 30, 12:56
  - I'm sofi, yes. but even when I was VSAC, PSEA, and AES, I was charged. -- nm - amanda Mar 30, 12:52
- No fee. I have done it a number of times already with my CapitalOne Venture card. - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 30, 12:49
- Good point -- nm - budice Mar 30, 12:49
Long cat is looooong. -- (link) - Der Frühlingshafterbaron Mar 30, 12:46 2
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  - Someone beat you to it in the imgur comments. Also, there's an animated gif of a woman in a swimsuit. I'm not sure why. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 12:50
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- JenBro? -- nm - Dano Mar 30, 13:13
- Spawn / Remlick..Do you have tix? -- nm - budice Mar 30, 12:47 4
  - Considering tix are going for a low of $700 around here, she better up her game. -- nm - Ultron Mar 30, 12:49 3
    - Damn right...you can get a boob flash at just about any bar on any Friday night. - ???? Mar 30, 12:50 2
      - She includes a kiss, which does open the door, slightly. - Ultron Mar 30, 12:52
      - flash your boobs first. -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 12:51
LIR: Loyola. That usually just means it runs as Administrator. Don't see why that would block Chrome. Maybe a firewall or AV product? -- (link) - oblique Mar 30, 12:42 2
- I've been having issues for a month now with Firefox opening blank pages and now Chrome is starting to do it -- nm - Remlik Mar 30, 12:56
- Ok thanks, I'll get a friend have a look at it. - Loyola Mar 30, 12:49
A garlic-based “potion” listed in a 1,000-year-old Anglo-Saxon manuscript has been found to kill off the MRSA superbug. -- (link) - Loyola Mar 30, 12:41 7 1
- I've got a cure for cancer. No you can't see it. -- nm - Voynich Manuscript Mar 30, 12:50
- Now Steve Martin can return as ... The Medieval Barber! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 12:45
- if true, that's *awesome*. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 12:43 4
  - totally. -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 12:46
  - The best part is that the potion was signed: The Half-Blood Prince. nm - ???? Mar 30, 12:44 2
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      - uh excuse me but....how many milliliters in a flagon? -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the dark galaxy Mar 30, 13:08
Five Nights at Freddies to me is a nonstarter, but I'll go ahead and HATE IT on the ads for those of you who might be *snicker* "triggered" -- nm - Qale Mar 30, 12:40 6
- i don't think i *get* Five Nights at Freddies -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 12:47 5
  - Jump scares, aka the cheapest form for horror. -- nm - Qale Mar 30, 12:51 4
    - I had no idea there was a new "Poltergeist" movie until yesterday and I hate it by the looks of it. - Mel Profit Mar 30, 13:01
    - no, i have the game, i just honestly don't get how you play. i've started it twice and, like, nothing happens. -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 12:59 2
      - if Roocrow is correct - you have to figure out how to stay alive for 5 nights to beat the game - Epiphany Mar 30, 13:02
      - I don't know about the phone app but in the PC version you're scanning security cameras trying to catch the dolls' movements before they get to you. - Qale Mar 30, 13:02
out here in the fields I fight for my meals I get my back into my living -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the dark galaxy Mar 30, 12:39 2
- fiddle about -- nm - Uncle Ernie Mar 30, 12:47 1
  - the crowd went crazy as Tommy hit the stage, Lil sally got lost as the police bossed the crowd back in a rage -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the dark galaxy Mar 30, 13:05
[an error occurred while processing this don't jiggle my cables directive] -- nm - Qale Mar 30, 12:39
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Mar 30, 12:38 1
- nookie. -- nm - Truman Mar 30, 13:43

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