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we are having a hole blown in our wall so have to work at home some. IT recommended we all use skype to stay in touch because it offers - fabulous squad Oct 28, 11:15 8
- It's also embedded in Office 365 now. It's previous incarnation, Lync, sucked. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 28, 11:29 5
  - "Skype for Business" - which is what's integrated with Office 365 - is just a rebranding of Lync. -- nm - Mop Oct 28, 11:33 1
    - It's definitely a different and better working product than what we had before. - JaxSean Oct 28, 12:03
  - it's a different product. They're both called Skype but only one really works. - spamlet Oct 28, 11:32 1
    - interesting. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 28, 12:02
  - We still use Lync -- nm - jangles Oct 28, 11:31
- peas principessa -- nm - Max Oct 28, 11:22
- "Who's on skype? Whatmary. Right, is that our mary?" -- nm - jangles Oct 28, 11:20
Deal between Don Mattingly and the Florida Marlins expected to be announced soon. -- nm - ML Oct 28, 11:10 3
- Poor Donny -- nm - eag Oct 28, 11:16
- Dan Patrick was pressing him pretty hard yesterday on his show - amoxy Oct 28, 11:11
- Marlins? Are they a baseball team? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 11:11
That was probably my favorite Agents of Shield episode to date. - David Oct 28, 11:04 4
- It was particularly good, I thought, in kind of a Monster of the Week "I know you're stalling, but I like the way you stall" way. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 11:11 3
  - It was ok but (spoilers) - eag Oct 28, 11:37
  - If anything, it's the purest mythology episode they've done in a while. - David Oct 28, 11:19 1
    - Oh, the opposite of what I said. Sure. Be that way. - Beryllium Oct 28, 11:31
"Fighter jets tracking unmanned Army surveillance blimp that broke loose from tether over Maryland." - ML Oct 28, 11:04 2
- It's huge and is someplace over PA now -- (link) - decline Oct 28, 11:22
- *reaches out and grabs jets with tentacle tethers* -- nm - flying jellyfish Oct 28, 11:05
Hey Comic book folks, real quick...is Nick Fury considered an Avenger? - Jim Oct 28, 11:01 8
- Nick Fury, Paper Pusher -- nm - Max Oct 28, 11:29
- no. - Remlik Oct 28, 11:08 6
  - ... OH COME ON! -- nm - Mop Oct 28, 11:27
  - Ok, cool. -- nm - Jim Oct 28, 11:12 4
    - they work with them and occasionally assign missions but are not part of the team -- nm - Remlik Oct 28, 11:18 3
      - Dangit. Ok. Working on a trivia night and I have Samuel L Jackson as my answer... - Jim Oct 28, 11:23 2
        
        are you talking Movie stuff? Then you could say this man was responsible for the Avengers forming. -- nm - Remlik Oct 28, 11:27 1
        
        Well, it's like this. I'm MCing for a high school cheerleading squad fundraiser. So, one of my categories is Famous Cheerleaders - Jim Oct 28, 11:29
Things I didn't know. New Zealand had a nickname. "The land of..." (fill in the blank) -- nm - Mop Oct 28, 11:00 11
- New Zeas -- nm - mara Oct 28, 11:34
- New Zealand, the land of the long white cloud. It's a translation of the Maori word "Aotearoa". -- nm - Mop Oct 28, 11:17 1
  - Misty Mountains? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 28, 11:21
- Sheep -- nm - LMS Oct 28, 11:12
- the kiwis? -- nm - Pippy Zombie Salsa Dancer Oct 28, 11:08
- ... Mordor, Where The Shadows Lie -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 11:06
- Silk and Money? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 11:06
- Pointy Landscapes. -- nm - Max Oct 28, 11:04
- *note to self: ST is highly offensive and prejudiced against New Zealanders* -- nm - Mop Oct 28, 11:03
- The All Blacks -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 28, 11:03
- Hobbits -- nm - jangles Oct 28, 11:01
NFL week 8 broadcast maps -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 28, 10:44 1
- wow - Dallas set to be humilated on a national level - Pippy Zombie Salsa Dancer Oct 28, 10:46
I was really looking forward to Wicked City but judging by its ratings, I'm not sure I'll even bother. -- nm - David Oct 28, 10:43 13
- They should have brought back Forever - eag Oct 28, 11:17 1
  - It really was. -- nm - David Oct 28, 11:18
- 10 things that make Wicked City a terrible pilot from Box Office Prophets -- nm - Remlik Oct 28, 11:10
- There were literally no serial killers working the Sunset Strip in 1982 that I have ever heard of -- nm - jangles Oct 28, 10:50 3
  - The perfect crime. -- nm - Max Oct 28, 10:52
  - Were there any science teacher meth dealers in New Mexico a few years ago? -- nm - David Oct 28, 10:52 1
    - Probably -- nm - jangles Oct 28, 11:00
- reviews have been trashing it -- nm - decline Oct 28, 10:44 4
  - My gut says it's make or break based on Erika's performance. -- nm - Max Oct 28, 10:46 2
    - I had no interest in watching even though I did like the promo for it using the song Tainted Love -- nm - eag Oct 28, 11:08 1
      - AV Club write up of the show praised the music -- (link) - JD Oct 28, 11:10
  - Yup. I've noticed. -- nm - David Oct 28, 10:45
- bummer -- nm - Pippy Zombie Salsa Dancer Oct 28, 10:44
~We're high-fiving Jesus~ - Pippy Zombie Salsa Dancer Oct 28, 10:42
Last night I saw my least favorite (by several touchdowns) and...lets say my 5th favorite movie of 2015 back-to-back - prayformojo Oct 28, 10:38 3
- Coincidentally, we watched and greatly enjoyed Man from UNCLE as well. - David Oct 28, 10:42 2
  - I thought the exact same thing as your last sentence. "Oh yeah, this is a Guy Ritchie film." -- nm - con_carne Oct 28, 10:49
  - there's no way I would have thought of Armie Hammer for the role. and I know what you mean about the opening. -- nm - prayformojo Oct 28, 10:46
“I know somebody will ask, ‘Coach, what are you gonna do?’ I don’t know. I ain’t done anything else. That’s the scary part.” -- (link*) - ML Oct 28, 10:36 [youtube] 1
- oof. that gets ya. -- nm - prayformojo Oct 28, 10:39
The Gateway Arch turns 50 today. -- (link) - spamlet Oct 28, 10:32 2
- *stargates in* -- nm - fleet of hostile spaceships Oct 28, 10:37 1
  - L3! -- nm - Pippy Zombie Salsa Dancer Oct 28, 10:37
Does anyone work for a company where you can cash out some of your accrued vacation? If so, how does that work? -- nm - spamlet Oct 28, 10:27 13
- Optional. At 50%. Can be done once at the end of each year. - psilotum Oct 28, 11:04
- They're starting this at my company for workers making smaller salaries. No details yet. -- nm* - Inigo Oct 28, 10:41
- (to clarify, not when you quit just whenever, like mandy's) -- nm - spamlet Oct 28, 10:33 3
  - I vaguely remember a max out situation, which of course is incentive to go ahead and cash out some - con_carne Oct 28, 10:42 2
    - I'm cashing max out -- nm - jangles Oct 28, 10:51 1
      - Hit it Max! -- nm - Pippy Zombie Salsa Dancer Oct 28, 10:55
- Final paycheck, accrued vacation hours paid by hourly rate. -- nm - Max Oct 28, 10:31 2
  - But you have to fight Buddy Revell in the parking lot on your way out to collect -- nm - jangles Oct 28, 10:32 1
    - My favorite part is when I get to toss some coins on the vic- outgoing employee's chest. -- nm - Max Oct 28, 10:36
- What do you mean? I used to, and was hourly. There was a form you filled out - con_carne Oct 28, 10:30
- Only when we leave the job -- nm - prayformojo Oct 28, 10:30
- we *used to* have that. if you were maxed out (240 hours) you could cash out 100 hours at 75% pay up to once every three years. - fabulous squad Oct 28, 10:29 1
  - On the plus side, free holes punched in your walls -- nm - jangles Oct 28, 10:30
Flu shot achievement unlocked. Hope it don't make me a zombie -- nm - jangles Oct 28, 10:20 1
- *sprout* -- nm - tail Oct 28, 10:21
Destiny: Solo Crota! -- (link) - Shaun Oct 28, 10:11 [youtube]
I suddenly feel really bad for Dawson's work travel agent. - Dawson's non-work travel agent Oct 28, 10:06 6
- Imagine the earfull the agent is getting about the Mets chatters. -- nm - Max Oct 28, 10:07 5
  - The Mets better than the Yankees, who knew? -- nm - Roy Jones Jr Oct 28, 10:08
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    - Recently I've been toying with the idea of bringing ear plugs to work because of all the chatter that goes on near the coffee pot. -- nm - Max Oct 28, 10:09 2
      - just get a compressed air horn and anytime more than 2 people congregate at it blast the suckers -- nm - decline Oct 28, 10:11 1
        
        We're trying to *reduce* the noise here. Maybe I could taint the coffee with licorice or something. - Max Oct 28, 10:13
Spectre made $9.2m on it's 2nd day of release, which was a full day of screenings. - LMS Oct 28, 09:59
Real life airbender? -- (link) - Shaun Oct 28, 09:48
Amazon UK really tries to help. -- (link) - Shaun Oct 28, 09:47 1
- Haha -- nm - psilotum Oct 28, 11:02
Mud....Phil Collins coming out of retirement...new surgery is proving very good for him..open to Genesis reunion as well... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 28, 09:46 5
- Meanwhile the Tool news linked to the right is disappointing. - Mel Profit Oct 28, 10:29
- wait, *with* Gabriel? holy shit. That might be cool, because the last .. - mud Oct 28, 09:56 2
  - uh...the reunion with Gabriel won't happen. Gabriel doesn't want to do it. He still remembers the '83 reunion they did... -- (edited) - Remlik Oct 28, 10:00
  - wow . . . if the whole lineup were to return, i'll be all about catching a tour date . . . - call me The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Oct 28, 09:59
- What must we do to meet his demands! -- nm - con_carne Oct 28, 09:50
SITWAP but apparently thanks to last night's game you can get free Taco Bell breakfast on 11/5 -- (link) - ty97 Oct 28, 09:46 2
- ick -- nm - Pippy Zombie Salsa Dancer Oct 28, 10:38
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kids woot has a pitching machine. That is kind of cool. -- (link) - Spawn Oct 28, 09:44
So we're going to sell 8% of the strategic oil reserve now? - spamlet Oct 28, 09:44 16
- This should be so beneficial for the US oil companies -- nm - decline Oct 28, 10:03 1
  - a literal drop in the bucket of our oil supply, really. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 28, 10:07
- Thanks, Freedom Caucus! -- nm - jangles Oct 28, 10:00
- on top of what we're already selling to fund $2b in infrastructure improvements to the reserve -- nm - znufrii Oct 28, 09:48
- Just remember this the next time any of them say they are good for business. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 28, 09:46
- what could go wrong? - ML Oct 28, 09:45 9
  - fortunately our exposure to disruptions in the global oil markets are lower than they used to be due to increased domestic production. -- nm - znufrii Oct 28, 09:52 1
    - As long as those companies are still in business becuase the global disruptions are being used to break them. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 28, 09:55
  - Even if we'll never need it, you don't sell at decade lows. -- nm - spamlet Oct 28, 09:48 6
    - If it's to be sold 5-10 years from now though, maybe the prices will be much better. -- nm - Max Oct 28, 09:49 5
      - not *that* much better... (link fixed) -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 28, 09:53
      - It's part of the 2 year budget deal so I'm assuming it's being sold in that timeframe. -- nm - spamlet Oct 28, 09:53 3
        
        5m barrels each year 2018-2021, then 8/10/10/10 to 2025 - Max Oct 28, 10:00 2
        
        That's actually better because it won't ever happen. - spamlet Oct 28, 10:29 1
        
        yeah, that's my thinking - Boehner gets to submit something that works on paper, Ryan gets the time to change it later. -- nm - Max Oct 28, 10:34
- *likes* -- nm - Spawn Oct 28, 09:44
Ooh, a thought I just had about Gotham vs Agents of SHIELD - Beryllium Oct 28, 09:43 2
- AoS provides the spark that leads to the MCU explosion. Gotham is the construction firm - TWuG Oct 28, 09:55
- And Supergirl - Spawn Oct 28, 09:45
we've probably done this before, but: What's the best movie Ron Howard has directed? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 28, 09:41 17
- Night Shift. - Dark Callisto Oct 28, 11:16
- parenthood, I really do think. -- nm - fabulous squad Oct 28, 10:08
- Apollo 13, hands down. But the question of the best directorial effort is a different one. I might even suggest that Ransom was done pretty well. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 10:05
- Cinderella Man -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 28, 10:05
- Cocoon -- nm - jangles Oct 28, 10:02
- I dunno...I don't ever think of him having a style to really tell. - Will Hunting Oct 28, 09:56
- Backdraft -- nm - eag Oct 28, 09:52
- Rush was a beautifully made film. -- nm - Krusty Oct 28, 09:52 5
  - This is where I was leaning. It's not my favorite but it was really well done. - spamlet Oct 28, 10:10 1
    - It's not my favorite of his films but I think it's the one he did the best job directing. - Krusty Oct 28, 10:16
  - way way way way too few people have seen this -- nm - prayformojo Oct 28, 10:01 2
    - I knew the story before the movie but I was still enthralled by the film. He did such an amazing job recreating the race scenes. They were almost - Krusty Oct 28, 10:12 1
      - I didn't like the camera work - too many closeups, not enough distant overview - but the pace of the climax is excellent. -- nm - Max Oct 28, 10:14
- my favorite is Apollo 13, but Frost/Nixon is a masterpiece -- nm - ML Oct 28, 09:46 1
  - Frost/Nixon knocked my socks off - con_carne Oct 28, 09:54
- Parenthood and Splash - Max Oct 28, 09:44
- Apollo 13 -- nm - JD Oct 28, 09:43
King's Fall hard mode acts and behaves more or less the same as normal mode up until Oryx. Enemies are higher or course. - Shaun Oct 28, 09:40
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- 7:00 pm thru 12:30 am on Thursday so far at our usual place. They will add more if they keep selling out. So far 9 shows are sold. -- nm - Diva Oct 28, 11:26
- My theater has showings starting at 7 PM through 11 PM, then starting again at 9 AM the next day. -- nm - Mop Oct 28, 11:03
- I have a ticket for 7:30. -- nm - psilotum Oct 28, 11:02
- the only place near me reporting times so far has first show at 7:30 and last at midnight -- nm - decline Oct 28, 10:05
- Yup -- nm - con_carne Oct 28, 10:05
- The biggest complex that I go to has last show at 2AM and then first show Friday morn at 9AM -- nm - JD Oct 28, 09:48
- Ours is going 24 hours all the way through opening weekend. We are going to a 1am Thursday/Friday. -- nm - Spawn Oct 28, 09:46
- No it is not normal. Though I have heard of this happening in the past though. -- nm - sycor Oct 28, 09:40
"Nintendo: Company Set to Unveil Its 1st Smartphone Video Game Thursday" -- nm - David Oct 28, 09:34 1
- "Pokemon iOS" would crash the App Store. -- nm - Mop Oct 28, 11:01
I bought an animal shit factory -- nm - Matt Damon Oct 28, 09:34

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