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Trump is handling his defeat about how you would expect. -- (link) - Ender Feb 3, 06:35 2
- I'd like to know the 'how' theory here. -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 06:35 1
  - Supposably... Cruz putting out a release saying Carson was dropping out, Cruz's Voter Violation mailings, and saying Trump was for Obamacare and "choice". -- (link) - Ender Feb 3, 06:42
James Corden's Groundhog Day -- (link) - LMS Feb 3, 06:08 [youtube] 1
- At what point does Adele get in the car? -- nm - Baron Whitlock Feb 3, 06:35
Sen. Rand Paul suspends his presidential campaign -- (link*) - budice Feb 3, 06:05 2
- Wow. He didn't even make it to Kentucky which he spent a lot of money on for a separate primary to keep his Senate seat. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 3, 06:17
- I read last night that Santorum had delayed kickoff of his SC event tour. Not sure if that means the end for him too. -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 06:06
Damn. One of my favs growing up, Kenny Stabler, had CTE -- (link) - amoxy Feb 3, 06:05 1
- *burns all video of every hit he ever took* -- nm - Goodell Feb 3, 06:06
Underrated rock song: Joan Jett - I hate myself for loving you -- (link) - amoxy Feb 3, 06:01 [youtube] 1
- Good track. Love Joan Jett. - Krusty Feb 3, 06:16
ST is good -- need some advice re: job/relocation (long post) - Will Hunting Feb 3, 05:42 77
- the way you wrote this sounds like you just want us to confirm the obvious decision which sounds reasonable to me. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 3, 11:22
- I think it certainly sounds like a very posititive step. -- nm - Remlik Feb 3, 06:44
- I say go for it -- nm - decline Feb 3, 06:39
- I think I'm getting on board with the 'take it for now, skill up, jump in a couple of years if you want' approach, but one thing to consider on that - ty97 Feb 3, 06:27 1
  - elementary school is the time do these things, though. before the bad kids become truly bad. -- nm - amanda jonas Feb 3, 06:30
- Don't forget to include the added benefit of being able to refer to yourselves as "The Oak Ridge Boys" - oblique Feb 3, 06:25
- and the unasked question: how does Kelly feel about moving further away from her family? -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 06:22 3
  - She's more in favor of this than I am. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 3, 06:33 2
    - Really?? That would seal it for me. Welcome to Tennessee, Hunting! -- nm* - Jim Feb 3, 06:34 1
      - yup. -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 06:37
- Take the move. Maybe the new area will present opportunities you don't have in your current area - TWuG Feb 3, 06:16 2
  - The schools in Oak Ridge (or West Knox) are definitely good. - Dark Callisto Feb 3, 06:31 1
    - (And the other plus - you'll have someone here you know!) -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 3, 06:31
- Having moved across the country for a job (twice) - the problem Carrie and I had moving away from here was leaving family behind. - Jim Feb 3, 06:11 16
  - *nods* My family's move from NY to TX was mere necessity (Dad was losing his job) but in some ways, my family feels the impacts to this day. - ty97 Feb 3, 06:17 13
    - your last point is a great one. I just flew through real estate listings and it appears that they could get something modest and livable close to ORNL - amanda jonas Feb 3, 06:23
    - AND - I guaran-damn-tee, you'll get better BBQ in Tennessee then you will in Maryland. nm - Jim Feb 3, 06:20 11
      - Yeah, but Will loves his Maryland crab which will not be in abundance in Tenn. He'll have to find a new seafood to love. -- nm - Krusty Feb 3, 06:22 10
        
        Bah - they have Red Lobster and stuff down in Tennessee. nm - Jim Feb 3, 06:31 9
        
        And David can tell them where the *good* Applebees is. -- nm - spamlet Feb 3, 06:35 8
        
        FWIW - when Carrie and I had dinner with David and Kim it was NOT at an Applebees. lol -- nm - Jim Feb 3, 06:36 7
        
        Where did we eat? Damons? -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 3, 06:39 2
        
        (I remember the company much more than the meal - :) ) -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 3, 06:40 1
        
        Lol - as do I - but Damon's sounds about right. I believe David and I were both in a "big fat steak" kinda mood. :) -- nm - Jim Feb 3, 06:41
        
        Chilli's? -- nm - Krusty Feb 3, 06:38
        
        Neither did spamlet when he had dinner with us! -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 3, 06:37 1
        
        :) -- nm - spamlet Feb 3, 06:39
        
        But it was almost certainly at a Def Leppard them restaurant. -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 06:37
  - where did you move, james? I never knew this about you. - amanda jonas Feb 3, 06:13 1
    - lol - shortly after Carrie and I got married (like - pre HSX/TT/ST) she got a promotion an we moved from Tha Lou to Charlotte, NC. - Jim Feb 3, 06:16
- So the 100% opportunity is to stay and have the insane commute or apply for a position in TN which is not guaranteed? - amoxy Feb 3, 05:57 1
  - TN would be almost a guarantee if they're inquiring as to my interest. - Will Hunting Feb 3, 06:01
- Use is as an opportunity to save for a year or two and then see what opportunities are around. -- nm - LMS Feb 3, 05:56
- How sure are you of the project sticking around for the full 10+ years? You mention the tools are being phased out -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 05:54 3
  - Project would be fine -- any project starting with the tool finishes with them - Will Hunting Feb 3, 06:01 2
    - is there any way to have them train you on the new tools during the project? That way you don't come out behind the times - Beaker Feb 3, 06:05 1
      - It would be something I would need to do. - Will Hunting Feb 3, 06:07
- Clarification - Volnelk Feb 3, 05:53
- Thoughts - ty97 Feb 3, 05:52 23
  - Answers to your queries - Will Hunting Feb 3, 05:58 8
    - As for things of interest in the new digs - are you guys "outdoorsy" at all? - Jim Feb 3, 06:25 6
      - We're not outdoorsy and there's plenty to do. Especially for kids. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 3, 06:32 3
        
        Sweet. We are - so we did a lot of that stuff and didn't really look into anything else. - Jim Feb 3, 06:34 2
        
        Downtown Knoxville is super vibrant and there is *always* something to do there. - Dark Callisto Feb 3, 06:37 1
        
        We had a great day trip to Asheville when we lived in NC. Also, honestly, for an extended weekend trip - you're not that far from Memphis, either. - Jim Feb 3, 06:40
      - Not really for me. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 3, 06:31 1
        
        Hmmm...that's a bummer. -- nm - Jim Feb 3, 06:32
    - My read (based on this and other responses) - ty97 Feb 3, 06:13
  - one minor thing to add: there are no non-stops from PVD or BOS to Knoxville - ty97 Feb 3, 05:57 1
    - Right, now, it's 1hr PVD to BWI ... it's 4 hours from TN to PVD with a stop. - Will Hunting Feb 3, 05:59
  - 97 forgets to ask: have you looked recently for work outside your current company? how transferrable are your skills? if you didn't take this job - amanda jonas Feb 3, 05:56 10
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    - Excellent points. And one more I forgot: have there been any possible jobs pop up in the NE region? - ty97 Feb 3, 05:58 8
      - I'm looking (to a degree) but nothing has really been a good fit. - Will Hunting Feb 3, 06:00 6
        
        when would you have to tell them? and when would you move? here's what I would do, I think. - amanda jonas Feb 3, 06:09 5
        
        It would all happen very quickly -- one addendum, if you take money from them, you're stuck for 12-24 months - Will Hunting Feb 3, 06:23 2
        
        honestly I would do it and still look. start saving (you'll have a ton of extra cash as I note above) and if you get some dream job - amanda jonas Feb 3, 06:26
        
        I think you would want to stay for at least 12-24 before possibly jumping to something else. Looks better on a resume. -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 06:25
        
        I really really really like - ty97 Feb 3, 06:14
        
        yeah, this is good. (unless part of the relo money is realty fees for a purchase of a new home, don't leave money on the table) -- nm* - Beaker Feb 3, 06:11
      - but they get so much snow in new eng... ohhhhhh wait. -- nm - amanda jonas Feb 3, 05:59
  - great points -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 05:55
- for the lazy, here's a wiki link. -- (link) - amanda jonas Feb 3, 05:47 14
  - 500 SF for $400k. -- (link) - amanda jonas Feb 3, 06:17 10
    - That's a 1.2mil home here. We're looking at 1800-2000sq ft stuff for the same. - Will Hunting Feb 3, 06:25 1
      - you have equity now, right? so that equity goes into new house. but again, I wouldn't buy right away. -- nm - amanda jonas Feb 3, 06:27
    - oh I like this -- (link) - amanda jonas Feb 3, 06:19 6
      - These places are huge and the mortgage is affordable. Though, that's way more space that I would need or want. I'd have rooms I never go into. - Krusty Feb 3, 06:25 3
        
        word. I have 1131 and I almost never go upstairs. -- nm - amanda jonas Feb 3, 06:29 2
        
        Seriously. I had 1060 in Chicago and when my roommate moved out, I didn't know what to do with all the space. -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 06:34 1
        
        I have second bedroom right now that is just storage and a lounge for my cats. -- nm - Krusty Feb 3, 06:40
      - I wouldn't know what to do with all this space / would not want it. (I'd also want to be in the city, not OR) - ty97 Feb 3, 06:22
      - holy shitballs, I want to move there -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 06:21
    - *5k sq ft. -- nm - Krusty Feb 3, 06:18
  - Population less than 30K surprises me, since the town is well known (I think?). But as discussed yesterday - ty97 Feb 3, 05:54 2
    - It's a 15 minute drive to Oak Ridge from our house. - Dark Callisto Feb 3, 06:34
    - It's really only known for the lab. -- nm - spamlet Feb 3, 06:18
So, the Jian Ghomeshi prosecution isn't going too hot based on their first witness -- (link) - Beaker Feb 3, 05:39
Thanks guys. Bubs is doing great well but she was 7 weeks early so has had to stay in intensive care. - Karl_S Feb 3, 05:33 5
- Good and healthy thoughts. Congrats! -- nm - Krusty Feb 3, 05:52
- Thanks for the update! Keeping fingers x'd -- nm - prayformojo Feb 3, 05:50
- Continued good development for the baby and know that the NICUs are wonderful things. - iSpam Feb 3, 05:47
- Continued good wishes for a speedy coming home party. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 3, 05:43 1
  - word -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 05:44
Popped down to the canteen just now and saw a couple of actors, Shaun Dooley and Karl Johnson (who was in Hot Fuzz!) -- nm - LMS Feb 3, 05:25 1
- Dooley was good on Broadchurch and Johnson was really funny in Hot Fuzz. -- nm - Krusty Feb 3, 05:55
Wow, college basketball edition: 1) Providence lost to DePaul? and 2) Kentucky was up by 21 at one point? - prayformojo Feb 3, 05:16
Feb 3, 1690 – The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in the Americas. -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 04:52 4
- 1947 – The lowest temperature in North America, −63.9 °C (−83.0 °F), is recorded in Snag, Yukon. -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 04:54 3
  - 1959 – Deaths of rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 04:54 2
    - 1961 – The United States Air Forces begins Operation Looking Glass, and over the next 30 years, a "Doomsday Plane" is always in the air, with the - Beaker Feb 3, 04:54 1
      - 1971 – New York Police Officer Frank Serpico is shot during a drug bust in Brooklyn and survives to later testify against police corruption. Many - Beaker Feb 3, 04:55
Lowe's to buy Canadian rival Rona for $3.2B -- (link) - Beaker Feb 3, 04:48
We've finally made! One of our films is a hwdyk quiz. -- (link) - LMS Feb 3, 04:43 4
- I got 17. -- nm - LMS Feb 3, 05:14
- Resume material! - prayformojo Feb 3, 05:08 2
  - Yeah - I thought Saving Mr Banks might have been done, but it hasn't. -- nm - LMS Feb 3, 05:19 1
    - *looks sideways at Kelly* - Will Hunting Feb 3, 05:44
You look like a prostitute for wizards. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 3, 04:42 1
- "Do I look like a clown?" "No, you look like a prostitute that solely services clowns" -- nm - spamlet Feb 3, 06:22
Zoolander 2 previews this weekend in the UK. -- nm - LMS Feb 3, 04:23
Key And Peele To Livestream "Game Day" This Sunday -- (link) - Beaker Feb 3, 03:19
TV PSA: AI, 2 Broke Girls, Arrow, Madoff, Mysteries of Laura, Mike & Molly, American Pickers, Face Off, L&O SVU, Star Wars Rebels, Supernatural, -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 03:17 1
- Hell's Kitchen, American Crime, Chicago PD, Code Black, Suits, -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 03:18
The NFL did not keep any of the data on air pressure of footballs from the 2015 season -- (link) - Beaker Feb 3, 03:00 1
- I blame Brady. He should be suspended for this obviously -- nm* - Beaker Feb 3, 03:02
amoxy, I agree with your Flash post on B2 110% -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 02:39 2
- Exactly. Though I did feel a little bad (spoils) - amoxy Feb 3, 05:48 1
  - yup. Next week's looks great though -- nm* - Beaker Feb 3, 05:50
Rubio's speach after the caucus was plagiarized from....Obama's speech 8 years ago. -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 3, 01:14 1
- with a teleprompter? -- nm - mr plow Feb 3, 01:27
lulz "Paul Ryan has two choices" -- (link) - mr plow Feb 2, 23:37
Ugh, there are almost no astronomical units of measurement that are not geocentric. - Mop Feb 2, 23:21 6
- I'm sure you'll tell me why this is an issue. -- nm - Reagen Feb 3, 06:10
- Meters won't work, that's how far light travels in 1/299,792,458 of an earth second. -- nm - Endor Feb 3, 05:23
- Astronomers are nothing if not geocentric. - Beryllium Feb 2, 23:22
- Bernie will fix that too - mr plow Feb 2, 23:21 2
  - There are more women in America than men! In my first term, I promise you, every cranky old man will get a wife! Sometimes two! -- nm - Bernie Feb 2, 23:23 1
    - man, that would cinch his hold on the demographics -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 23:36
Apparently if I wanted to buy "st.xyz" it would cost me $18,200 -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 23:06
Jimmy Kimmell reunites the cast of ER -- (link) - mr plow Feb 2, 22:28 [youtube]
Saw Hail, Caesar screening tonite...non-spoilery - budice Feb 2, 22:28 3
- I'm very excited to see this. Reminds me a lot of Barton Fink. -- nm - Baron Whitlock Feb 3, 06:12
- the commercials do nothing for me -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 04:51
- Hmmm -- nm - Epiphany Feb 3, 03:28
Tron Legacy, The Island, or the last episode of Suits Season 4? (I haven't seen any of them) -- (edited) - Beryllium Feb 2, 22:21 5
- Or Tomorrowland or Wolf of Wall Street -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 22:24 4
  - I really liked WofWS. -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 06:02
  - Wolf of Wall Street was the best of those, I think. I found it annoying, but good. -- nm - mafic Feb 2, 22:43 1
    - I ended up doing some programming instead. Fixed a tiny issue on ST. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 00:20
  - I would do one or both ofthese two -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 2, 22:28
the People vs OJ was very good. solid cast, good writing and a lot of info that was never in the news....spoils - Peglegpete Feb 2, 21:45 1
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"I'm gonna show you why they call it a cockpit." - David's Pad Feb 2, 21:16
I got a Mew today from GameStop. You can get one too! -- (link) - Qale Feb 2, 21:10 3
- We were hoping to jump the gun last week but no luck. How does it work? Do they give you a card or what? -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 21:27 2
  - It's a card. The ones that are distributed via spotpass are more annoying as you have to go to places where Nintendo Zones are like Best Buy or McD's. -- nm - Qale Feb 2, 21:47 1
    - I've read that you can hack the Nintendo Zone giveaways. You just need to have the same SSID on your home wifi as those other places. -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 23:22
John Kasich has a new plan to reinvigorate his campaign. If he's elected president he'll get Pink Floyd back together. -- (link) - pmb Feb 2, 21:08 2
- They'll have to, we'll need another brick for the wall -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 2, 21:16
- Predictably, Rubio promised to kill the remaining members with his bare hands -- nm - mr plow Feb 2, 21:11
In law school, they teach you one very important thing: *Always* keep one in the chamber -- nm - prayformojo Feb 2, 21:04 2
- ...for yourself, when the zombies surround you? -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 21:28
- In college I learned the opposite. -- nm - Krusty - Most Right Poster Feb 2, 21:10
You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand You see somebody naked and you say, "Who is that man?" -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 2, 21:03 2
- Well, who is he? -- nm* - Leon Kowalski Feb 2, 21:06 1
  - (In case folks didn't get it, this is a reference to voight-kampff testing) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 00:51

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