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"Report: Email connects FIFA president Sepp Blatter to $10 million payment" - David Jun 8, 07:46 1
- "...has just been revoked." -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 07:49
Jose Hernandez sat out the last week of the season in 2002 to avoid breaking the strikeout record. Where does his 188 strikeouts rank today? -- nm - spamlet Jun 8, 07:43 8
- ML ended up closest. He's the #20 season right now (and will probably drop further this year) -- (link) - spamlet Jun 8, 07:58
- 32 -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 07:49
- outside the top 20 -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 07:45 1
  - (you too) -- (edited) - spamlet Jun 8, 07:46
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  - (guess a rank) -- nm - spamlet Jun 8, 07:46 2
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    - 44 -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 07:46
I could use this for starting my BBQ. - Reagen Jun 8, 07:40 [youtube] 4
- "Only 40 watts?" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 07:58
- kid's gonna be working for DARPA by the time he's 21 -- nm - decline Jun 8, 07:44 2
  - "Do Not Look Into Laser With Remaining Eye" -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 07:45 1
    - There seems to be some backscatter off the lens -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 08:03
Silicon Valley's preview of next week's finale was extra spoilery. Avoid it if you can. -- (edited) - Inigo Jun 8, 07:36 5
- Silicon Valley basically crushed Game of Thrones yesterday. -- nm - David Jun 8, 07:38 4
  - if I were David, I'd give you 8 hours! - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 8, 07:39 3
    - 8 hours for the poorly attempted coup d'etat. -- nm - David Jun 8, 07:43 1
      - In the Game of Hours Giving... -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 07:44
    - Yes, but Silicon Valley is really top notch this year. Really really. -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 8, 07:41
Patriots release Brandon Spikes. - David Jun 8, 07:29 5
- #InflateGate? -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 07:37 3
  - Police found his abandoned car on the road. So, there's going to be a story coming. -- nm - David Jun 8, 07:38 2
    - With front end damage, and another car reporting rear-end damage from an unseen vehicle. - Will Hunting Jun 8, 07:39 1
      - not that odd. It was an old guy driving the 2nd car. It was also night and if Spikes' car was black - decline Jun 8, 07:42
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I'm having a decent little run over there this summer so far. Up to 2.11B. -- nm - Shaun Jun 8, 07:16 10
- Same. I struggled to get to #500 forever, but I'm up to #486 already. Booming lately. -- nm - volnelk Jun 8, 07:39
- me too, but honestly, it's kind of hard to lose money these days. -- nm - Andie Jun 8, 07:18 8
  - Yeah. I was at about 1.975B when I started getting involved again though. -- nm - Shaun Jun 8, 07:41
  - *looks at his down 1.3 million today* -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 07:36
  - I'm still struggling to make it quick but I pick wrong on some things. Do we think Pitch3 is going down any time soon? -- nm - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 8, 07:25 4
    - It has already gone up and down a couple of times -- (link) - Roger More Jun 8, 07:29 1
      - gracias -- nm - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 8, 07:39
    - i expect it will go down, but maybe not suddenly. i assume you bought it Saturday? if you need the money, take the profit and put it somewhere else. -- nm - Andie Jun 8, 07:27 1
      - I actually didn't - but I'm jumping in a bit for a short. we will need to discuss JURA4 as well - is it topped out at 106 mil for weekend? - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 8, 07:38
  - On most Saturdays I can find a way. :) -- nm - Diva Jun 8, 07:24
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I got to read a FB post about the neighbors in the McKinney Police incident that happened this past weekend. - Lady AnteRoo Jun 8, 06:39 3
- Depends whether the owner of the property invites them in. (But also, the FB post sounds like it's made up) -- nm - Roger More Jun 8, 07:02
- it is if they are told to leave and they do not -- nm - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 8, 06:56
- I'd say "Yes", but you don't do anything to the teens unless they refuse to leave when told. -- nm - Ender Jun 8, 06:48
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- Saved for watching on a bigger screen. -- nm - spamlet Jun 8, 07:39
- Special guest appearance by Duct Tape!!! -- nm - David Jun 8, 07:38
- "I'm gonna have to science the shit out of this..." -- nm - Ender Jun 8, 07:14
- I think I going to start pestering my friend at Scott Free about a preview of this. - LMS Jun 8, 07:13 2
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    - I can ask. -- nm - LMS Jun 8, 07:59
- Nailed it. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 07:01
- This is going to be a huge hit. P.S. The only thing I know about the book is what STers have wrote in post subject lines. -- nm - Inigo Jun 8, 06:56 8
  - Haven't read it yet? Why do you hate wiggie? -- nm - David Jun 8, 07:28
  - hurry up and read it. - prayformojo Jun 8, 06:59 6
    - and it will literally only take a day because you won't be able to stop. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 07:26 5
      - Which means three days for me. Will I have a job once I'm done reading? - Inigo Jun 8, 07:42 4
        
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        It's one of the most quotable books of our era. -- nm - David Jun 8, 07:49
        
        Since you've got a sugar momma now, YES! -- nm - David Jun 8, 07:44
        
        *makes hand wavy motion* -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 07:43
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  - quite literally. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 07:02
- holy poop that looks awesome -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 06:42 3
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    - based on the trailer - spoilers - Beaker Jun 8, 07:05 1
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Chalkboards from 100 years ago discovered in school rennovation -- (link) - oblique Jun 8, 06:36 1
- very neat -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 06:39
There was a film about FIFA released in the US this weekend. It didn't do well. -- (link) - LMS Jun 8, 06:25
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Padres activate Melvin Upton Jr. from the DL, who will supposedly debut tonight in Atlanta. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 8, 06:22 1
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The "Ballers" thread reminded me of Playmakers. That show was like the men's version of Sex and the City. Still can't believe it only lasted 1 season. -- nm - MDH Jun 8, 06:19 1
- Becuase the NFL had it spiked. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 07:40
GoT Stannis Spoilers -- (edited) - landbeck Jun 8, 05:52 2
- My thoughts. (Spoilers) - ralph wiggum Jun 8, 07:52
- (Thoughts) - Inigo Jun 8, 07:30
Original Star Wars script discovered in UNB library -- (link) - Beaker Jun 8, 05:23 1
- The conspiracy theorist in me wonders when it was put there. It's a Disney ploy! - oblique Jun 8, 06:23
Kingsman: A- -- nm - Karl_S Jun 8, 04:30 6
- Mockingjay Part 1 - B-. -- nm - LMS Jun 8, 07:14
- Nightcrawler. A- -- nm - Andie Jun 8, 06:20
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- Spy: B+, The Judge: B+ -- nm - MDH Jun 8, 06:03
- Aloha B-, Sense8 B- -- nm - amoxy Jun 8, 05:50
- Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters: B- (I kept waiting for the siblings to start making out). Ender's Game: B -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 04:37
Service on all four TTC (Toronto) subway lines has been suspended due to a "major communication issue." -- (link) - Beaker Jun 8, 03:59 7
- it's back up. it was brutal, and they basically said "we aren't putting out shuttle buses, there's no point, they can't handle it." -- nm - Andie Jun 8, 06:03 4
  - ugh -- nm - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 8, 06:59 1
    - heh, i just found out that Ryerson University delayed a 9:30 Convocation till 10:30 so students coming by transit could attend, that's nice. -- nm - Andie Jun 8, 07:00
  - yikes. -- nm - Diva Jun 8, 06:28 1
    - yeah, this is the tweet i saw this morning: Official TTC Tweets ‏@TTCnotices 3h3 hours ago Due to communication issues, all four subway lines are not - Andie Jun 8, 06:37
- So... I should stay in bed, right? -- nm - Roger More Jun 8, 04:16 1
  - PSA - it's running again, but will take time to get back to normal service -- nm - Roger More Jun 8, 04:54
If Tyrion had any remaining doubts, those should now be gone. -- nm - GregW Jun 8, 00:53 2
- spoils - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 8, 07:00
- Watch the subject line spoilers, please. -- nm - Inigo Jun 8, 05:06
"Boy, they tried" -- nm - tristafé Jun 7, 23:08
I decided tonight Minnie must have bobcat genes. She's gray rather than orange but has the white eyeliner and mane or ruff typical of bobcats. - Meg Jun 7, 22:43 1
- so you think she might want to eat you...BEFORE you're dead? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 8, 02:39
testing -- (link*) - Beryllium Jun 7, 22:37 [flickr] 1
- sexy -- nm - oblique Jun 8, 06:13
Well that's the new Worst Thing They've Ever Done. -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 21:28 1
- well . . . . - tristafé Jun 7, 21:29
"Vans are unisex" is just another way of saying "You're wearing women's shoes." -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 21:25 3
- I have a pair on Vans, I like them alot, but they are not the most comfortable shoe for walking. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 07:34
- Krieger says "what?" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 7, 22:34 1
  - You make them work, Krieger-sama. -- nm - Krieger's virtual girlfriend Jun 8, 06:16
HBO is of the opinion that it can use NFL team names and logos on Ballers without the league's express consent -- (link) - tristafé Jun 7, 20:52 12
- implied oral consent? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 8, 03:11 3
  - Furious George! -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 06:37 1
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  - Only if they broadcast from international waters. -- nm - 99 LuftBarons Jun 8, 05:59
- The article doesn't actually explain why HBO thinks it doesn't need the NFL's permission to use the logos. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 7, 22:24 2
  - My understanding is that most greeking/altering is less about real legal issues than it is just "not wanting to piss off a big corporation" or... - Ender Jun 8, 06:55
  - parody? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 8, 02:40
- The problem is that if HBO gets away with it, everyone will be doing it. - Mop Jun 7, 21:29 3
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    - Because an organization should be compensated for the products, images, and names it has licensed? - Will Hunting Jun 8, 06:14 1
      - I doubt hbo will be selling knockoff merch -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 07:55
- And if this works, look for our next show: March Madness. -- nm - HBO Jun 7, 20:54
Today's news from Yellowstone...... - Meg Jun 7, 20:39 2
- June 7, 2015: Supervolcano didn't erupt. -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 21:17 1
  - Poor guy is spending the summer trying to keep tourists from being attacked by bears or bison. - Meg Jun 7, 21:22
Daeny's dragon necklace on GOT tonight was great -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 7, 20:35 1
- Yup -- nm - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 7, 20:54
Sideshow Bob will finally get to kill Bart -- (link) - tristafé Jun 7, 20:34
not for lack of help to GS. -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 20:19
Dan Savage (savage love) weighs in on the Duggar problem -- (link) - z on the go Jun 7, 20:17
c'mon Lebron, make that little kid cry -- nm - tristafé Jun 7, 20:14
Whoo - credit card miles posted and I have enough to get home from Tampa in March!! :) - Meg Jun 7, 20:02 7
- awesome sauce. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 7, 21:28 2
  - Y'know last year I had to chose between the cruise and coming to Boston to watch Diva perform. Maybe next time :/ -- nm - Meg Jun 7, 21:40 1
    - Dive should give a resume to the cruise line. She should get hired. think of all the great trips she & Mel could have for free, and be paid!!! -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 7, 21:59
- Woo! -- nm - jaxSean Jun 7, 20:15 3
  - Coming from the west coast I pretty much have to fly in the day before unless I'm willing to fly red-eye... - Meg Jun 7, 20:25 2
    - Tampa has some cool spots -- nm - jaxSean Jun 7, 20:34 1
      - I'd like to spend more time there like I did in Vancouver but I really don't have the time. - Meg Jun 7, 20:37
these finals need more Reggie Miller -- nm - tristafé Jun 7, 20:00
True story: it's been so long since I'd heard of Uwe Boll, I actually thought that post on B2 was about Usain Bolt. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 7, 19:55 1
- And I thought it was an Axion Bolt. -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 21:18
Speaking of filmmakers doing crowd funding, I remember Spike Lee's attempt. - Mop Jun 7, 19:54
here we go again -- nm - tristafé Jun 7, 19:54 2
- *exhales* -- nm - i.b! Jun 7, 19:55
- On our own? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 7, 19:55
Clutch. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 7, 19:54
I think it was someone on ST who linked to the New Yorker article about Kalief Browder, the teenager held in Riker's for three years. - Mop Jun 7, 19:48
that was quite the sequence. -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 19:47 3
- I actually said to Diva earlier in the evening, "I hope GoT isn't a let down tonight. Like, I know it can't be as good an episode, just don't be a - Mel Profit Jun 7, 21:30 2
  - this one was actually about basketball, but I agree. -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 22:26 1
    - GOT/NBA mashup! -- nm - Max Jun 8, 00:16
seriously, does Bernadette Peters not age? - call me Ishmael Jun 7, 19:47 1
- she's great on Mozart in the Jungle on Amazon -- nm - Remlik Jun 7, 19:51

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