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Man, business is booming today over on the exchange. Up $2.2M. Now #499. -- nm - volnelk May 20, 10:02 1
- I spent maybe a mill in commission andrea-ing my bonds. up 1.5. 403. (I was 401 and then last week happened.) -- nm - amanda May 20, 10:09
Let's talk about Aloha, over on that site of our origin.... i don't see it as much of a big draw. I love Cameron Crowe, but the trailer seems generic -- nm - San Andreas May 20, 10:02 14
- Limited Appeal Theater -- nm - con_carne May 20, 10:11
- also, are we now thinking mad max is a short to delist? because I am taking a bath on that long. -- nm - amanda May 20, 10:10 3
  - nope, I am not budging on my long. nm -- nm - groiny May 20, 10:18
  - i shorted it at 124. but i have an order in to cover if it hits 115. -- nm - San Andreas May 20, 10:12 1
    - (114, i just double checked) -- nm - San Andreas May 20, 10:13
- I don't see it making much. I'm shorting Tomorrowland -if Mad Max 4 makes 45 - this ain't making 60 -- nm - Epiphany May 20, 10:09 5
  - 62% positive and as reviews come in that gets lower and lower. I had it short but got out. Might get back in. -- nm - volnelk May 20, 10:27
  - Tomorrowland confuses me - right now it's priced to make 53ish Fri-Mon. It is a long wknd there. i am still long, for now. -- nm - San Andreas May 20, 10:11 1
    - jz's younger daughter asked me to take her. I was like, "whoa whoa! it's hotel weekend, sugar." -- nm - amanda May 20, 10:13
  - but it's rated PG. I really wonder how much the ratings killed max. -- nm - amanda May 20, 10:10 1
    - I still have no idea how it got an R. nm -- nm - groiny May 20, 10:19
- Yeah I don't get it. With Cooper, Stone, and McAdams? It should be gold. I'm sure I'll like it, but I don't know if America shows up. -- nm - volnelk May 20, 10:03 1
  - I have not even seen a trailer for this. nm -- nm - groiny May 20, 10:19
- the karmic bill for Almost Famous is large -- nm - professor smartbrain May 20, 10:03
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- Towns is the athletic Big Man and Okafor is more of a physical Big Man -- nm - eag May 20, 10:10 3
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      - As I read it - eag May 20, 10:24
- Well, one is a winner, the other is a loser, so I'd take Towns if I was the Wolves. -- nm - Will Hunting May 20, 10:01
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- not sure anyone in Nebraska is doing anything to warrant it -- nm - Epiphany May 20, 10:10
- Don't worry, I'll pick up the slack -- nm - Texas May 20, 09:52 1
  - As will we -- nm - Florida May 20, 09:55
Big Papi has a new job -- (link) - professor smartbrain May 20, 09:43
From the local town news in 1901: "Thomas Morgan of Bosanquet was injured while moving his barn." This was news in 1901!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney May 20, 09:39 4
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- Hey, if you were moving your barn today it would also be newsworthy. -- nm - Ender May 20, 09:40 2
  - "William Ross 10th con, of Plympton, reports that he had new potatoes that measured four inches in circumference on May 21." - Walt_Disney May 20, 09:50
  - "J.J Graham had the tip of his finger on his left hand cut off by a stave cutter at the Sutherland-Innes Mill." -- nm - Walt_Disney May 20, 09:47
Remember when I was saying it might be awesome if Spotify started doing podcasts? -- (link) - spamlet May 20, 09:35
Pool day! Who wants to go swimming. Come on bring your suit, it'll be a hoot. -- nm - CQ May 20, 09:33 7
- No thanks. It is nice and cool today. Coolest May day we have had. Around 55F right now. -- nm - Spawn May 20, 09:36 3
  - it's nice here now but it was *FREEZING* last night. -- nm - San Andreas May 20, 10:03
  - It's going to be a warm day today here ... 9:40am and it's 58F. -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 09:38 1
    - Brr. -- nm - con_carne May 20, 10:18
- Do you guys have a pool at your new place? -- nm - spamlet May 20, 09:35 2
  - community pool. Which is better, because I don't have to take care of it. There is never anyone there. It's awesome -- nm - CQ May 20, 09:36 1
    - That's why I asked because it always seemed like just you guys. - spamlet May 20, 09:39
lyc: King of Prussia Mall this evening. This place is huge. -- (link) - budice May 20, 09:33 4
- Yes, yes it is. -- nm - znufrii May 20, 10:12
- just this evening? Don't plan on seeing it all. -- nm - decline May 20, 09:34 2
  - Hotel Shuttle has us on a 3 hour window. -- nm - budice May 20, 09:36 1
    - The Court is the smaller section, but the Plaza has more of the big box stores. - decline May 20, 09:40
I'm way funnier and more attractive than Patton Oswalt. -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 09:31 1
- I concur - Epiphany May 20, 10:06
Excel question: I have some cells with text in them. A list. I have another column next to that list. - sycor May 20, 09:27 5
- with A1, click conditional formatting -> new rule ... - zork May 20, 10:00
- assign a numerical value to each item in column B, create a nested if to populate column C with those numbers. Conditional format on column A on C -- nm - decline May 20, 09:32 1
  - ok I'll try this after lunch. Thanks for the idea! -- nm - sycor May 20, 09:49
- are the numbers like a sum? or could you store them as text? -- nm - amanda May 20, 09:29 1
  - Both columns are text. No numbers involved. -- nm - sycor May 20, 09:47
I think I am liking S5 of GoT a lot more than most here, but I'll say that one thing this season is sorely missing is (spoils) - prayformojo May 20, 09:26 2
- He popped up in Starter for Ten last night. Every time I watch that film another cast member has become famous. -- nm - LMS May 20, 09:33 1
  - If you want to see GoT cast members, watch the old seasons of "Strike Back." It seems like nearly every one of their bad guys has turned up on GoT. -- nm - landbeck May 20, 09:41
LYC: Abby's reaction to the news last night really, really surprised me. - prayformojo May 20, 09:21 11 1
- she's an amazing little girl. -- nm - Diva May 20, 10:27
- It's a tribute to you and your wife that your kid is this great. - Will Hunting May 20, 10:00
- Thank you for sharing this. - landbeck May 20, 09:54
- She's a treasure. -- nm - Kim Pine May 20, 09:49
- That is wonderful in s bittersweet way. -- nm - David May 20, 09:47
- She's a great kid because she has great parents. :) -- nm - Inigo May 20, 09:42
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  - yup that is where I went with it too -- nm - Epiphany May 20, 10:13
- Kids are rather awesome. -- nm - Spawn May 20, 09:28
- WDC and I'm glad that it went better than you expected it to go. -- nm - spamlet May 20, 09:27
- Some kids are way more resourceful than we give them credit for. - groiny May 20, 09:23
GoT spoils and thoughts on how it should go - Epiphany May 20, 09:10 12
- I liked the quiet beach scene with *spoils* - landbeck May 20, 09:39 2
  - yes, I loved that interaction. nm -- nm - groiny May 20, 09:45
  - That was an 'oh my god' moment for me. - decline May 20, 09:42
- yes (spoils) - Jovian May 20, 09:16
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  - I wonder (spoils) - groiny May 20, 09:17 2
    - I sort of think *spoils* - Epiphany May 20, 09:18 1
      - no should you (spoils) - Jovian May 20, 09:20
- It ends with America. -- nm - Snoop Dog May 20, 09:14
- I am not sure who creeps me out more, Ramsay Bolton or Boone from Justified. nm -- nm - groiny May 20, 09:14 2
  - Ramsay - because like Max said *spoils* - Epiphany May 20, 09:19 1
    - they creep me out in different ways. - groiny May 20, 09:20
this is pretty cool: Google tone -- (link) - decline May 20, 09:10 2
- I'm sure that won't ever be abused :) -- nm - oblique May 20, 09:13
- *walks through rival company's office, tone'ing out a malicious site URL* -- nm - prayformojo May 20, 09:13
"Well today's market showed that a 25-25 record gets you 96 million American dollars... Andrew's about to own a team I think" -- (link) - Beaker May 20, 09:04 5
- Flacco's contract is no longer the most ridiculous in football. -- nm - Will Hunting May 20, 09:13 2
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    - well one of them earned twice that amount -- nm - professor smartbrain May 20, 09:27
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  - and his antivirus sucks! -- nm - decline May 20, 09:07
6 big U.S., U.K. banks to pay $5.6B in fines in regulatory probe -- (link) - Beaker May 20, 08:56 1
- pocket change -- nm - professor smartbrain May 20, 08:59
AdBlock announces its own browser -- (link) - con_carne May 20, 08:50 1
- suprisingly it will all be ads -- nm - Beaker May 20, 08:54
So, it's the big Survivor night...who's gonna win? Who's gonna get on Second Chance? Anyone? (spoils - I guess) - Jim May 20, 08:49 24
- Will, natch - professor smartbrain May 20, 09:36
- Hmmmm... - Roger More May 20, 09:28
- I voted for kass and ciera not even once. I don't think they deserve it. -- nm - amanda May 20, 09:25 9
  - They gave us 32 people to vote for...and over half of them, IMO, don't deserve a second chance. - Jim May 20, 09:28 8
    - kelley wentworth is out for you? interesting. -- nm - amanda May 20, 09:31 2
      - I actually voted for Kelley Wentworth (and Wiglesworth)...but only because they forced me to vote for 10 people. -- nm - Jim May 20, 09:35
      - There are two Kelly W***worth's. Wentworth is the forgettable one. -- nm - Roger More May 20, 09:33
    - Here's a question - of the returning players in previous seasons, for each of yourwho would you rate as most improved? - Roger More May 20, 09:31 4
      - Well, the ultimate in that first regard would have to be Parvati, right? - Jim May 20, 09:38 3
        
        For memorable... - Roger More May 20, 09:50 2
        
        I didn't want to mention Coach in there, lest David have an aneurysm...but he did get better. - Jim May 20, 09:52 1
        
        There was something Shakespearean about Amanda. Great player, with one fatal character flaw. - Roger More May 20, 10:07
- Whoever wins, we lose. - David May 20, 09:18 7
  - Not a huge fan of the cast either...but I actually like it better than last season. - Jim May 20, 09:20 6
    - last season was the worst in several years. -- nm - Jovian May 20, 09:23
    - But, I also like Mike and Jenn and Carolyn. Pretty sure you don't like any of them, yes? -- nm - Jim May 20, 09:21 4
      - Mike is bottom ten all-time. -- nm - David May 20, 09:49 3
        
        Hmmmmm... - Roger More May 20, 09:59 1
        
        Hell, add in Will, Dan and Rodney from his own season... I wouldn't replace any of those guys with Mike. -- nm - Jim May 20, 10:11
        
        Wha?? What's so horrible about Mike? I don't get why you and Kim hate him so much. -- nm - Jim May 20, 09:51
- My pick to win is Sierra. - volnelk May 20, 09:10 1
  - There are several non-memorable interchangeable brunettes on the women's side... - Jim May 20, 09:19
- Noooo (spoils) - Jovian May 20, 09:09 1
  - Dude, she's a lock. Here are what I think are the locks (spoils) - Jim May 20, 09:17
Why Do Men Exist? Science (Finally) Gives Us an Answer.....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney May 20, 08:48 7
- To totally make those High Flyin', Death Defyin', 360 Degree Slam Dunks! -- nm - prayformojo May 20, 09:11
- To reach items on high shelves? -- nm - LMS May 20, 08:58 4
  - We're smart! We can do things! - professor smartbrain May 20, 09:02
  - Dont forget to move heavy objects and to open jars.....I swear these three reasons are why I got hired at my first retail job. -- nm - Walt_Disney May 20, 09:00 2
    - Coolio and I had been apart for 18 months when I moved to Canada. After I arrived, on the bus ride from the airport she said... - Roger More May 20, 09:03 1
      - ha! -- nm - prayformojo May 20, 09:06
- Summary: To be awesome. -- nm - Spawn May 20, 08:53
So, that ball Giancarlo Stanton hit last night looked like a nice soft 9-iron. - Will Hunting May 20, 08:47 3
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  - What do you mean too high? That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. -- nm - spamlet May 20, 08:52 1
    - "Who gives a s**t...it's outta here." -- nm - Will Hunting May 20, 08:54
Flash finale was really great last night - major spoilers - Beaker May 20, 08:41 13
- spoils - Spawn May 20, 08:49 4
  - season 2 spoilers I've read - spoils - Beaker May 20, 08:50 3
    - I hope! spoil - Spawn May 20, 08:51 2
      - (spols) - eag May 20, 09:01 1
        
        My hope (spoils) - eag May 20, 09:11
- spoils..... - groiny May 20, 08:47 7
  - and more spoilers - Beaker May 20, 08:54 1
    - yeah, she was. -- nm - Spawn May 20, 08:55
  - yup -- nm - Spawn May 20, 08:50
  - yes - more spoilers - Beaker May 20, 08:49 3
    - spoils - Spawn May 20, 08:50 2
      - spoils - Beaker May 20, 08:51 1
        
        tangent spoil - Spawn May 20, 08:52
This is an epic stoner food gallery -- (link) - con_carne May 20, 08:41
*hunts the sea turtle with his new 3d gun* -- nm - Will Hunting May 20, 08:39
Pennsylvania -- nm - con_carne May 20, 08:33 2
- Transylvania -- nm - Spawn May 20, 08:34 1
  - 6-5000 -- nm - oblique May 20, 08:36

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