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max and I had dinner together apart tonight at faccia luna. -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Jun 23, 18:08
GoT finale (spoils and spec) - ML Jun 23, 18:05
The SpiderGames -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 23, 18:02
IF (NYC=STORM) THEN (STATEN.ISLAND.POWER.OUTAGE.ALERT = TRUE) - ty97 Jun 23, 18:02 1
- why in god's name are you on Staten Island? -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 18:12
*fantastic* video here -- (link) - ML Jun 23, 17:50 [vimeo] 1
- I've seen other impressive video of it, but that's totally remarkable. -- nm - b. Jun 23, 18:01
Queen Elizabeth may have to move out of Buckingham palace during year long $150M pound renovation -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 23, 17:47 6
- Lose 150 pounds and you can't live here -- nm - Bacon Jun 23, 17:55
- Thats just what the family told her - eag Jun 23, 17:52 1
  - retirement home = Balmoral -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 18:13
- She'll be sleeping rough. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:48 2
  - I hope someone finds something scandalous like a skeleton behind a wall :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 23, 17:54 1
    - you KNOW Bucks has all kinds of crazy shit like that. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 18:12
Hmm. New modem, new connections at the house. If still have problems att will have to replace line to the house. I guess I should back to work - tRuMaN Jun 23, 17:47
ST Help Desk - tell me what I already know. My PC is a 5-6 year old Dell running Vista. New hard-drive about 3 years back. - Meg Jun 23, 17:22 35
- I'm excited for you. You're gonna get to do the New Computer Dance. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 17:58
- Get a new one -- nm - Bacon Jun 23, 17:55
- You can upgrade the graphics a lot cheaper even with installation. -- nm - spamlet Jun 23, 17:41
- About the CPU utilization, get a graphics card to offload the graphics processed. Integrated graphics take away from system resources (Mem/CPU) -- nm - budice Jun 23, 17:40 2
  - Ah, this was one of my thoughts. But I'd need to find out if the tower would accept the upgrade, right? -- nm - Meg Jun 23, 17:43 1
    - honestly, with the age of your computer, I really think you're better off replacing it. It's that whatever law. The internet has outpaced your box. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:47
- you can get solid laptops with plenty of memory, cd/dvd and good 17 inch screens in the $500-750 range....nm - x Jun 23, 17:30 6
  - We may actually be at the point where one doesn't need cd/dvd which can lower the price further. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 17:59 1
    - Trust me...I need it :) -- nm - Meg Jun 23, 18:02
  - yep, and a free upgrade to Win 10 in a month -- nm - ML Jun 23, 17:48
  - Or you can get a Mac -- nm - jangles Jun 23, 17:40 2
    - if you have a fawning need to pretend, i suppose...nm - x Jun 23, 17:47
    - for twice the price. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:42
- Not enough memory for all the flash graphics every ad supported site stuffs -- nm - z on the go Jun 23, 17:26
- Costco, get a small tower. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 23, 17:23 19
  - Anything I should particularly look for? Is Windows 8.1 user-friendly now? Is there any other option? -- nm - Meg Jun 23, 17:28 18
    - Windows 8 absoultely sucks and I hate it with the fire of 10,000 suns, even with a touch screen. - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:37 3
      - Win 8 is awesome, if you set it up so that you never see the tiles. -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 17:45 2
        
        The tiles were developed and tested by Satan. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:46 1
        
        It's pronounced Sa Tan. Thank you very much. -- nm - Microsoft Developer Jun 23, 17:52
    - Windows 10 drops in about a month so you'll be able to upgrade to that for free. - Krusty Jun 23, 17:30 11
      - I like my monitor up here (arm that comes out holding ) and my keyboard on my lap -- nm - z on the go Jun 23, 17:33 10
        
        I get that, I use a desktop myself. Most people find a laptop to be just as good and saves a lot of space. - Krusty Jun 23, 17:38 9
        
        But do many laptops still have CD slots? I don't really have a space problem and I have my netbook for remote work...and - Meg Jun 23, 17:41 7
        
        it was mandatory for me. the hp I bought in april (combo of touch and pad, and you can always add a regular mouse) has a drive in it. - b. Jun 23, 18:04 1
        
        ^combo of touch screen and touch pad, is what I meant; and, I, too, use the screen more than I expected.. maybe because - b. Jun 23, 18:10
        
        Some do and some don't but like Loosi said you can buy an add-on for when you need it. If space is no issue then - Krusty Jun 23, 17:53
        
        honestly you might be surprised to find how useful the touch screen is. I use the touch pad and touch screen combined. I like it. - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:45 2
        
        But I'd have to reach for the touch pad, the mouse is in my lap. And don't say -- (edited) - Meg Jun 23, 17:57 1
        
        ANd that's good for the health of your hands. :) -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 18:15
        
        Mine does not, but I got a separate CD drive for $20. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:43
        
        mine is a laptop/tablet, which I love. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:39
    - You will likely get a free upgrade to Win 10 in a few months. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 17:29 1
      - I'm gonna have to do something about my pos -- nm - z on the go Jun 23, 17:30
- You can get a touch screen and not use it. - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:23
Hi folks. I've been housesitting. Also, purging/organizing my apartment using the KonMari method. anyone else doing that? -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:17 24
- i just throw everything out that's old. screw it. I also don't have much to begin with. - CQ Jun 23, 17:40 1
  - I think it's so interesting that some people do this naturally. I certainly didn't. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:46
- I just looked upwhat the Konmari method is. I have been keeping my home close to this for years. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 23, 17:24
- naw, i just keep everything....nm - x Jun 23, 17:23 13
  - oh please, please, please, I want, no now need, video of you holding things in your hands and asking yourself if they spark joy! -- nm - b. Jun 23, 17:30 12
    - hmmm, i wish i could help. but no such video exists.....nm - x Jun 23, 17:31 11
      - well, I expected you would need to make a new one. c'mon man, be a sport. -- nm - b. Jun 23, 17:33 10
        
        too bad for you, i'm not in massachusetts where all my stuff is...nm - x Jun 23, 17:35 9
        
        ok, fine, be that way. ::marks on list: hyde did not bring me joy today:: -- nm - b. Jun 23, 17:40 3
        
        oh, no. not The List....nm - x Jun 23, 17:48 1
        
        you know what could save you... -- nm - b. Jun 23, 17:50
        
        discard! -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:44
        
        where are you living now? I've lost track. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:38 4
        
        same as the last couple years, five days in woodstock and two in se mass a week...nm - x Jun 23, 17:46 3
        
        which woodstock? -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:47 2
        
        ny...nm - x Jun 23, 17:49 1
        
        oh, the one with the farm. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:50
- I started to read it, but she didn't sit well with me. it turned out I already do a version of hers, so on I went. - b. Jun 23, 17:20 4
  - for me it has been great. I got much further on my own than I did with a professional organizer. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:21 3
    - good for you! :) - -- nm - b. Jun 23, 17:28 2
      - for whatever reason, this works. I'm really not a hoarder, just sloppy. It definitely inspired me to get rid of the crap. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:39 1
        
        as with above, everyone is different; and it's fantastic to find something that works for you. - b. Jun 23, 17:56
- *reads up* ... so basically "throw out your taxes"? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 17:20 1
  - uh yeah. - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:21
Today's "what is TWuG watching on YouTube" series is "The Wild Wild West" - TWuG Jun 23, 17:09 [youtube]
I expect all of you are excited about this but are holding it back. owl city to release a new song on friday, featuring hanson! nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 23, 17:07 13
- I did not know. thanks for telling me. WHOOO is Owl City? -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:15 7
  - Same. Never heard of them/him/her. -- nm - Krusty Jun 23, 17:34
  - Really? Fireflies was everywhere a few years ago. ....aaaaaand now I have the earworm. - JaxSean Jun 23, 17:22 2
    - I just heard it, didn't know it was him. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:23 1
      - ah. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 23, 17:25
  - earnest electronic pop type of stuff, he's a one hit wonder -- nm - Tim Jun 23, 17:19
  - heh, just sent you links in e-mail. :) - -- nm - b. Jun 23, 17:18 1
    - Some of their collaborations have been cool, some meh. I'll be interested to hear. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:20
- Their mistake was collaborating with Carly Rae Jepsen. - Qale Jun 23, 17:13 1
  - their is a he, and I liked that song well enough. *tosses some upbeat, youthful pop at you* -- nm - b. Jun 23, 17:22
- i'm mostly excited that there is a city full of owls...nm - x Jun 23, 17:10 2
  - I am oh so loathe to burst a rare hyde excitement bubble, so I'll just say.. think of the number of pellets that would include. plus the non-stop - b. Jun 23, 17:18 1
    - Burst away, sister -- nm - jangles Jun 23, 17:21
So, not the original plan, but we will be moving entirely on Thursday and immediately going out of town Friday. Super cool. - Volnelk Jun 23, 17:05
tonight's 80's movie i never saw: smooth talk.... - x Jun 23, 17:01
Walked outside. THAT was a mistake. - ty97 Jun 23, 17:00 14
- what is fake houston? -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:16 2
  - Right now: NYC. It has all the heat and humidity of Houston with none of the other suck. -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 17:39 1
    - gotcha, I hate NYC heat waves. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:40
- drink some wine for frigs sake! -- nm - Beaker Jun 23, 17:06
- without clothes on? -- nm - Bacon Jun 23, 17:01 9
  - I wish. - ty97 Jun 23, 17:02 8
    - Portland has a naked bike ride once a year. Bring your 10 speed and nothing else -- nm - Bacon Jun 23, 17:04 7
      - Thanks for talking me out of going to Portland. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:16 4
        
        WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE DC -- (link) - ty97 Jun 23, 17:40 1
        
        In this town, that will attract like 12 people. - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:49
        
        Remember all the naked people on bikes are always the people you would least like to see naked. - Bacon Jun 23, 17:18 1
        
        That was my assumption, because, Portland. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:22
      - Poor Ty only has a 5 and a half speed.... -- nm - TWuG Jun 23, 17:06
      - A number of cities have those. I'll....no. -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 17:04
Lots of things become explainable in this world when you realize that, at a conservative estimate, 1/2 the pop. don't know what the fuck they're doing -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 16:58 5
- That's true about everyone about something. -- nm - TWuG Jun 23, 17:03 3
  - no kidding, and don't judge me for it! -- nm - b. Jun 23, 17:05 2
    - Some day you *will* learn capitalization! -- nm - TWuG Jun 23, 17:07 1
      - oh I know it already, boy do I. -- nm - b. Jun 23, 17:09
- those other people who don't know what they're doing are the worst!....nm - x Jun 23, 16:59
So remember when that guy said KFC served him a fried rat turns out its something else -- (link*) - eag Jun 23, 16:55 4
- True story, in the mid 90s, a customer at McD's in Central NY bit into a McRib and it tasted terrible. - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:37
- I'm actually suspecting someone has been practicing getting that long loose piece and the head to look like a head and tail -- nm - z on the go Jun 23, 17:25
- How did *that* get in there? -- nm - KFC Jun 23, 16:56 1
  - "Believe us, no one is more surprised than we are" -- nm - jangles Jun 23, 16:58
So in just a few days we've gone from a racist POS murdering a bunch of people to Warner Bros stopping licensing Dukes of Hazzard. - ML Jun 23, 16:46 11
- Wait ... what? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 23, 16:57
- and Hollywood can electronically erase the top of the car of the tv show before next syndication or dvd release :( -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 23, 16:56 2
  - And there gonna replace Waylon Jenning narration with Morgan Freeman -- nm - eag Jun 23, 16:57 1
    - Wouldn't this triple the sales? That's just good business. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 17:05
- "Have John Schneider killed." -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 16:55
- not quite. they stopped all merch with the flag a few years ago except for model cars. today's announcement impacts only that. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 23, 16:50 1
  - I missed this: and good for them! (plus sears, wal-mart, and ebay, which I'd missed until this.) -- nm -- (edited) - b. Jun 23, 16:52
- They renamed the car the General Grant -- nm - Bacon Jun 23, 16:49 3
  - The General Sherman - Reagen Jun 23, 16:55 2
    - nice. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 17:17
    - Better -- nm - Bacon Jun 23, 16:58
So, when they tranq'ed the bear cub, it fell out of the tree... - Will Hunting Jun 23, 16:46 4
- they're pretty robust. also, black bears are pretty non agressive.... - x Jun 23, 16:51 1
  - Yeah, this is just a pseudo-residential area. Nearest wooded area is probably 3 to 5 miles away. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 17:02
- Onto a trampoline? -- nm - David Jun 23, 16:47 1
  - No! I was outraged by this failure as well! -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 17:09
Wait wait wait. Are you telling me RAW last night started -and- ended with 20 minute plus promos?! -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 16:46
Travis d'Arnaud to the disabled list. Again. - Tim Jun 23, 16:38 1
- I think the Braves and Phillies are the only healthy teams right now. - David Jun 23, 16:41
they're not only the best at what they do..they're the only ones that do what they do. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 23, 16:36
SITWAP. but prepare for a bloodbath next Saturday . . . the IPO will be (spoils) . . . - call me Ishmael Jun 23, 16:36
They're not just getting rich... They're getting even -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 23, 16:34
*Spiderman jazz hands* -- nm - Tim Jun 23, 16:33 1
- That's gonna be three Spider-Man reboots in 16 years. - David Jun 23, 16:37
Alright, people. No lulls today! Somebody start a knife fight or something! -- nm - David Jun 23, 16:33 9
- Stabs you in the back -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 17:29
- Don't tell me what to do - amoxy Jun 23, 17:15
- *throws a trident* -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 23, 16:58
- No lulz today. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 16:41 1
  - Aim higher. -- nm - David Jun 23, 16:41
- *gets a bottle of vodka and starts to chug it* -- nm - Bacon Jun 23, 16:35 3
  - That's the type of commitment I'm looking for! -- nm - David Jun 23, 16:36 2
    - *shrug* One thing to type such as statement..... - JD Jun 23, 16:48 1
      - If you're gonna drink, at least have the courtesy to rant later. -- nm - David Jun 23, 16:49

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