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The very sad story of Bikini Atoll (site of US atomic testing). Check out the 'celebratory cake.' -- (link) - Andie Jul 30, 07:14 1
- That is sad. -- nm - kelly Jul 30, 07:36
So this exists. (Amanda signal?) -- (link) - ty97 Jul 30, 07:08 1
- dude obviously doens't know good food -- nm - decline Jul 30, 07:25
Entrepreneurs don’t have a special gene for risk—they come from families with money -- (link) - ty97 Jul 30, 07:05
I took 'Barves' to be a new plural for 'barf.' -- nm - emoticripple Jul 30, 07:01 1
- Nah. -- (link) - ML Jul 30, 07:02
Started my Windows 10 download at 12:30 last night. -- nm - Ender Jul 30, 07:00
ST Periodic Poll: As of right now, who do you think wins the POTUS election in November 2016? -- nm - ty97 Jul 30, 06:52 12
- same as last time: jeb. -- nm - b. Jul 30, 11:46
- Jeb/Hillary showdown -- nm - budice Jul 30, 07:30
- Walker -- nm - Pippy Jul 30, 07:05
- Bernie! -- nm - Krusty Jul 30, 07:00 4
  - Only Jeb! gets to ! -- nm - ty97 Jul 30, 07:01 3
    - Bernie! Bernie! Bernie! Bernie! - Krusty Jul 30, 07:06 2
      - Hell definitely win Boulder. -- (edited) - ty97 Jul 30, 07:07 1
        
        Fuck Boulder! He's going to win it all! - Krusty Jul 30, 07:12
- Jeb. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 30, 06:59
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- Hillary, but I have deep fears that mara could be right. -- nm - emoticripple Jul 30, 06:54
- Scott Walker -- nm - mara Jul 30, 06:53
ST Posterity Poll: You have to choose/guess right now: What wins Best Pictures at the Oscars - ty97 Jul 30, 06:52 3
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  - (admittedly it's like throwing darts right now, that's part of the fun) -- nm - ty97 Jul 30, 06:59
- I don't know, but if "Inside Out" isn't at least nominated it's a farce. -- nm - ML Jul 30, 06:57
Braves SP Shelby Miller has a 2.27 ERA. The Braves have lost 10 of his last 11 starts. - ML Jul 30, 06:43
Ha, the Brady lawsuit has already been thrown out (of Minnesota). -- (link*) - ML Jul 30, 06:39 1
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Apparently a suitcase has now also been found of Reunion. A new search is beginning for other stuff in the area. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Jul 30, 06:38
Now that's a big fish! 1,300lb+ Blue Marlin (link) - Jovian Jul 30, 06:32
why is amanda not posting photos of her new house? - Andie Jul 30, 06:32 3
- shocking! -- nm - oblique Jul 30, 06:35
- Right. Update, maj! - Inigo Jul 30, 06:34 1
  - yes, yes you do! -- nm - Andie Jul 30, 06:35
Neither will be on the November ballot, but a Qunnipiac poll finds Bernie would trump The Donald -- (link*) - ty97 Jul 30, 06:27 11
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  - Bernie 2016! -- nm - Krusty Jul 30, 06:38
  - And how she had really been hoping she wouldn't have to do the "go left in the primaries, go center in the general" thing. -- nm - Ender Jul 30, 06:33 7
    - She's still very comfortably leading te Dem contests. -- nm - ty97 Jul 30, 06:50 6
      - Given her competition, she could strangle a puppy on live TV and still win the primaries. That's not her issue. - ML Jul 30, 06:52 5
        
        By the time November rolls around, most people hate both candidates. -- nm - ty97 Jul 30, 06:53 4
        
        having a 14-month head start on that doesn't strike me as a good thing -- nm - ML Jul 30, 06:54 3
        
        eh, a year ago we were talking about Hillary's surprisingly good favorables. 14 months is an eternity in politics. -- nm - ty97 Jul 30, 06:56 2
        
        It is, but her problem is what's changed since then. - ML Jul 30, 07:01 1
        
        Eh, last week the complaint was that she was hiding. -- (edited) - ty97 Jul 30, 07:03
Apparently it was the Mets that nixed the deal over concerns about Gomez's hip. -- (link) - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Jul 30, 06:22
Parenting moment: Princess Disney has been to California in an alternate timeline because shes started taking like a Valley Girl.... - Walt_Disney Jul 30, 06:19
Good news everybody! -- (link) - ML Jul 30, 06:13 2
- That was actually known for quite some time, it was supposed to be cleaned up. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 30, 06:16 1
  - You make a good and unique point. - ML Jul 30, 06:46
Cards have acquired 1B Brandon Moss from the Indians. - ML Jul 30, 06:10 4
- Moss can play the OF as well. I'm guessing this isn't good news for Holliday. - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Jul 30, 06:20 1
  - Kaminsky is a big get for the Indians. I wish the Cards were smarter. -- nm - ML Jul 30, 06:45
- Bunch of fossils changing hands. -- nm - budice Jul 30, 06:12
- 1 billion? That's a alot -- nm - oblique Jul 30, 06:11
Time Warner Cable missed earnings estimates by a whopping 25 cents (nearly 20%) -- (link) - budice Jul 30, 06:04
Connecticut Man Accused of Sex Act With Shrub -- (link) - ty97 Jul 30, 06:03 7
- Where were the Secret Service on this one? -- nm - Reagen Jul 30, 06:21
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- ~Every rose has its thorn....~ -- nm - Poison Jul 30, 06:06
- ah, public indecency, makes sense, i was thinking " *IS* sex with vegetation actually illegal?" -- nm - Andie Jul 30, 06:05 3
  - "okay, it's not. PHEW!" -- nm - Andie si Jul 30, 06:13 2
    - . . . - Andie Jul 30, 06:15 1
      - :) - ty97 Jul 30, 06:25
Man, the final scene of Mr. Robot last night was something. Also, it cracked me up that (spoils) - prayformojo Jul 30, 06:02
you know person who keeps calling me to confirm something in September, when i tell you that i cannot give you an answer till mid-August, calling me - Andie Jul 30, 05:59
New PC build... - budice Jul 30, 05:59
Sony has shipped 25.3 million PS4s so far. -- (link) - Inigo Jul 30, 05:52
Tests find high levels of contamination in waters for Rio Games -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 30, 05:46 1
- That was actually known for quite some time, it was supposed to be cleaned up. -- nm - budice Jul 30, 05:52
Angry Birds 2 is officially out today. - spamlet Jul 30, 05:38
Is there anything better for breakfast than a still warm fresh blueberries-filled muffin? - Will Hunting Jul 30, 05:32 9
- A scrambled egg. - Spawn Jul 30, 07:10
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  - For breakfast? No way, too heavy. - Will Hunting Jul 30, 05:44 6
    - I do want to mention that last night's dinner was hardly "healthy". - kelly Jul 30, 07:29
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      - I regret not having really eaten sweet potatoes and zucchini and squash up to this point in my life - Will Hunting Jul 30, 05:55 3
        
        Did she have to hide them the first time or just threaten you? -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Jul 30, 06:26 1
        
        She just gave me no choice -- either eat, or cook my own dinner. - Will Hunting Jul 30, 06:30
        
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Vulture's 9 Best New Songs of the week including Robyn, Jill Scott, and New Order -- (link) - ty97 Jul 30, 04:37 1
- Of which year? -- nm - spamlet Jul 30, 05:09
Amazon Signs Former 'Top Gear' Team -- (link) - LMS Jul 30, 03:23 1
- Amazon? Ugh! I was hoping they were going to Netflix. At least the boys will be back. - Krusty Jul 30, 05:03
MH370: '657BB' code found on wreckage is Boeing 777 flaperon according to manual -- (link) - budice Jul 30, 02:45
Jurassic World moved past Avengers in US and Worldwide BO. Furious 7 not far behind. -- (link) - budice Jul 30, 02:36
"Do you have any other conditions?" ... "My sister gets to keep her cat." heheh -- nm - Beryllium Jul 30, 00:04
Thus far Windows 10 is proving to be too much for my machine. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 29, 23:58 4
- How old is you machine? -- nm - sycor Jul 30, 06:49
- really! it is running much better then 8 or 8.1 on my original surface pro -- nm - Karl_S Jul 30, 00:10 2
  - Constant crashes, plenty of not responding, popping up the CPU use to 100%. - Qale As Folk Jul 30, 00:20 1
    - Things have gotten considerably better in the last couple of hours. I've done upgrades before but never like this. - Qale Jul 30, 02:39
"star trek: into darkness" was very enjoyable, even if.. (spoileryish) - b! Jul 29, 23:26 1
- Yay for catching up - JD Jul 30, 00:37
Sure, living in Stockton has its downsides, the city's bankruptcy, high crime rate, etc., but Rowdy Roddy Piper is coming to StocktonCon!!! - IrishStephen Jul 29, 23:25 2
- Thank you for reminding me that Koko B Ware exists... I remember that guy! :) -- nm - con_carne Jul 30, 01:44
- I used to hate it when I had to work stockton in the 70s but my home town San Bernardino I hear is worse, greatly - zeitgeist Jul 30, 00:00
Cara Delevigne probably wouldn't call it Good Day Sacramento -- (link) - jangles Jul 29, 23:23 1
- There is sarcasm. And then there is just being a bitch. This is the later. -- nm - Jovian Jul 30, 06:28
Ex-Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore joins the GOP mosh pit of presidential candidates. -- (link) - Mop Jul 29, 22:35 6
- Can he pick up the important Rory Gilmore endorsement? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 30, 05:09
- I've never even heard of this guy. -- nm - spamlet Jul 30, 01:39
- Shouldn't we just list who isn't running. - tobor.2 Jul 29, 22:39 1
  - I'm not..........yet :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 22:43
- a couple more and they can field a baseball team -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 22:37 1
  - We passed that point, now they're going for bench depth. -- nm* - tobor.2 Jul 29, 22:39
Man, the only theatre here that introduces the movies is the museum IMAX -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 22:31 3
- Is it a real IMAX? Do they show feature films or just documentaries? -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 22:38 2
  - Both. Royal BC Museum. The real deal. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 22:50 1
    - I'll be there next month. Now all I need is a movie that's actually mastered in IMAX! -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 23:05
Derek Muller (from Veritasium) has his documentary on Chernobyl on PBS tonight. -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 22:19
I don't think even Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos believes his own B.S. when it comes to Adam Sandler. -- (link) - Mop Jul 29, 22:05
That Cena thing was nasty. - David Jul 29, 21:51 3
- How is New Day so amazing? -- (link) - Tim Jul 29, 22:10 [Image]
- 'cause Rollins is an idiot? -- nm - call me Ishmael Jul 29, 22:03 1
  - So does Cena hate Rollins like for reals now? Does he want to kick his ass? -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 22:05
Wait, who is on the Braves right now? -- nm - David Jul 29, 21:35 6
- Wait, all I'm trying to find out is what's the guy's name on first base? -- nm - mud Jul 29, 21:40 1
  - Who's on first! -- nm - mud Jul 29, 21:41
- Everyone here has been traded to the Braves. -- nm - Tim Jul 29, 21:38 3
  - Worst -- nm - David Jul 29, 21:40 2
    - Day -- nm - David Jul 29, 21:40 1
      - Evah -- (edited) - David Jul 29, 21:40
This week seems endless. Guess I'm anxious to get on the road next week :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 21:22
New speculation is the medical issue was CarGo's and the Mets backed out of the deal. -- nm* - Tim Jul 29, 21:17 1
- Dejavu -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 21:20
Nova on Fukushima. The quake lasted for *6 minutes*?! -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 21:10 5
- don't gripe. the few minutes I was hit by the Northridge quake was more than enough to scare the crap out of you. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 29, 21:17
- I think that huge one in Alaska in the 50s 60s? Was over 10 minutes. Crazy!! That 7.2 I was in was over a minute and a minute seemed like 5 + minu -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 21:14 3
  - This says the 9.2 Alaska quake 1964 was 4 minutes long. Not sure where I remember 10 minutes - Bacon Jul 29, 21:57 2
    - I think your IM is correct, but 4 minutes probably feels like an hour -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 22:28
    - My uncle was leaving a bar in Anchorage when it hit. He thought he was seeing things when the street heaved and split. -- nm - tobor.2 Jul 29, 22:17
I need Season 2 of "Attack on Titan"...Now! Next year is way too long -- nm - amoxy Jul 29, 21:04 1
- check crunchyroll . they g e t a of stuff esrly -- nm - Remlikindle Jul 29, 22:25
I can hear the music from the county fair from every part of my house... LOUDLY. -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 21:00 3
- Because Corvallis -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 21:01 2
  - Hey Portland, I think I saw something hanging from one of your bridges today... -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 21:30 1
    - Lies, I saw nothing -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 21:32
Speculation is deal collapsed because of someone's medical records. That's probably not good news for the mets if true. -- nm - spamlet Jul 29, 20:53 2
- 'my only regret is that I have boneitis!' -- nm - mafic Jul 29, 21:08
- Brewers front office: "Wait, Wheeler had what?" -- nm - Tim Jul 29, 20:53
Raw Is Owen was added to the WWE Network recently. - Tim Jul 29, 20:39 1
- very nice. -- nm - Remlik Jul 29, 20:43
Jaxsean invest in chinchillas -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 20:38 2
- Too late. I invested in albino lemurs. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 20:54 1
  - Sucker! I added you to the ST investing club on facebook -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 20:56
Hamels to Rangers sounds official. Phillies get 5 prospects including Alfaro -- (link) - decline Jul 29, 20:26 1
- Exclusive video of Hamels leaving the clubhouse. -- (link) - Tim Jul 29, 20:31
The media-shy Duda picked a really good game to hit 3 home runs. -- nm - Tim Jul 29, 20:17
There's some crying in baseball -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 20:17

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