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Phil Humber retires. -- (link) - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Mar 30, 06:15
What Happened to Mark Fuhrman After the O.J. Simpson Trial? -- (link) - ty97 Mar 30, 06:12
here is Duncan Keith slashing a guy in the face. Should get the rest of the season and playoffs to think about what he did via suspension -- (link) - Beaker Mar 30, 06:09
In which some Democrats get overly cocky and assured. Time to dial it back to reality kids. -- (link) - ty97 Mar 30, 06:07 5
- It's not time to dial anything back. It's time to push. -- nm - David's iPad Mar 30, 06:16 2
  - It's time to dial back the assuredness that we will win the White House let alone the crazy assertion that we'll take the House - ty97 Mar 30, 06:17 1
    - It's not cocky to base assumptions on likely behavior. It's reasonable behavior. -- nm - David's iPad Mar 30, 06:19
- A few seats maybe but not the majority. -- nm - Krusty Mar 30, 06:09 1
  - They'll get a few seats regardless of who the GOP nominee is just becuase Presidential years benefit them more than the GOP in turnout. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 30, 06:11
Foxconn to take over Japan's Sharp Electronics for $3.5 billion -- (link) - Beaker Mar 30, 06:07
"Sony told reporters Tuesday that ultra-high-definition films on its upcoming Ultra streaming service will cost $30 for each movie." - ML Mar 30, 06:04 4
- Which Vudu already does, so I don't even understand what their intent is. -- nm - David's iPad Mar 30, 06:11 1
  - Sony likes to have their own things. You'll drive yourself mad trying to understand Sony. -- nm - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Mar 30, 06:16
- Of course they will because Sony. -- nm - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Mar 30, 06:10
- snort -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 06:06
Iranian indicted for hacking into NY dam system that was connected to the internet. -- (link) - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Mar 30, 05:53
How NYC gets its fantastic water. -- (link) - Krusty Mar 30, 05:48 7
- hmm, but yet it doesnt cover why so much of the city requires giant wooden tubs on the tops of buildings. -- nm - Truman Mar 30, 05:54 6
  - First, don't make fun of the water towers. I love them and it'll get you on the list. Second, they're necessary not just here but all over the country - Krusty Mar 30, 05:59 3
    - yeah, I made the list! -- nm - Truman Mar 30, 06:03 2
      - *hands truman his "on the list" t-shirt and key to the executive washroom* -- nm - TWuG Mar 30, 06:05 1
        
        *puts the key on his overburdened executive washroom memorial keychain* - Truman Mar 30, 06:16
  - "Most buildings in the city taller than six stories need some sort of water tower and pumping system to provide water pressure to tenants." -- (link) - ty97 Mar 30, 05:59 1
    - and only occasionally do dead bodies wind up in them -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 06:04
nanana, cake by the ocean. - Truman Mar 30, 05:41 1
- " high fiving Jesus" is my most recent fav lyric - also by a Jonas brother. their song writing/buying skills are low -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 05:58
Steve Avery's new attorney is going hard after the cops she says framed him -- (link) - crash davis Mar 30, 05:36 1
- interesting. She is the very epitome of a bull dog -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 06:24
March 30,1867– Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 05:18 3
- 1964 – Jeopardy!, hosted by Art Fleming, debuts. -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 05:19 2
  - 1981 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr. Another two people are wounded at the - Beaker Mar 30, 05:19 1
    - 1909 – The Queensboro Bridge in New York City opens, linking Manhattan and Queens. -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 05:20
TV PSA: Arrow, Heartbeat, Rosewood, Survivor, Empire, Criminal Minds, American Pickers, Face Off, L&O SVU, Star Wars Rebels, Supernatural, Chicago PD, -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 05:16 1
- Criminal Minds Beyond Borders, Nasvville, Americans, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 05:17
AFAIK, if drumph becomes president, he'll be the first to have a mullet -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 30, 02:28
I took a break from watching Gotham to watch the archer opening credits (to compare to cowboy bebop), so now I'm watching Archer. - Beryllium Mar 30, 00:23 1
- Two episodes. Heh. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 00:50
Gotham spoilers - Beryllium Mar 29, 23:36 2
- Now THAT would have been a really hard crossover to pull off. -- nm - Ender Mar 30, 06:33
- Overall it's still very far away from the fireworks factory, though. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 23:41
GOP candidates back off pledge to support who,ever is the candidate. -- (link) - Mop Mar 29, 23:18 4
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  - I thought he took the pledge too during one of the earlier debates? -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 05:00 2
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      - Wait, so Trump's been inconsistent? Huh. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 06:00
whoever helped out the FBI didn't apparently break the iphone's encryption. just gave them unlimited passcode guesses -- (link) - pixie ninja Mar 29, 23:10 5
- It's a difference in terms really. The passcode is the key to decrypt the information. - iSpam Mar 30, 05:38
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- The FBI requested unlimited guesses in the beginning. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 23:17
- If this technology existed, how did the Feds not already have it? -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 23:16 1
  - if it's the Israeli company as rumored, i can see them not wanting to share it with the US -- nm* - pixie ninja Mar 29, 23:19
Susan Sarandon, always on the winning side -- (link) - pixie ninja Mar 29, 23:00
Apparently you and I both get an Amazon $5 credit if you use the Amazon app for a purchase. -- (link) - Mop Mar 29, 22:31
"Thanks, Nerd Herd." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 22:29
Is it a requirement to have a tear-jerker back story to appear on Chopped? -- nm - Meg Mar 29, 22:23 2
- explains their proclivity with knives -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 30, 00:16
- Because of the onions. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 22:30
If pixie was a goat -- (link) - Spawn Mar 29, 21:53 2
- I have so many questions. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 22:42
- i am the greatest of all time -- nm - pixie ninja Mar 29, 22:10
Toast! -- nm - Dafydd Mar 29, 21:38
Is that cirque du solei show kilbo's going to in Vegas the sexy time one? - pixie ninja Mar 29, 21:07 4
- no - Is this guy doing ANY gambling?! Its all roller coasters, fabulous food and shows. Hmpf - Epiphany Mar 30, 06:06
- No, I wanted to suggest Zumanity but he's with family ;) -- nm - Meg Mar 29, 21:09 1
  - So you recommended thunder down under instead -- nm - Bacon Mar 29, 21:11
- No, Zumaniti is the sex one -- nm - Bacon Mar 29, 21:08
Tonight's OJ was the Fuhrman tape episode. I feel like grabbing a boatload of Emmys and playing Oprah "You get an Emmy, You get an Emmy, You..." -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 21:06 12
- Are you people actually serious and like the acting? - Krusty Mar 30, 05:30
- Would that make them Daytime Emmys because they're not worth nearly as much. -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 22:14
- every episode is like that -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 21:14 2
  - I really wasn't that familiar with Sterling K Brown before this, but he really impressed me here. -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 21:26 1
    - this was on tv for me every day then. it's amazing how much I have forgotten. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 21:52
- Is Ron Goldman's dad correct that the series is ambivalent about labeling OJ the undisputed murderer? -- nm - pixie ninja Mar 29, 21:09 6
  - No he isn't. They don't hit you over the head every moment, the way I'm sure Fred Goldman would like. But they use the Bob Kardashian character - crash davis Mar 29, 21:21 4
    - But also the series is quite adamant about saying the trial was a function of time and place. And boy did 1995/6 LA have a problem. -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 21:23 3
      - Sure but that was no excuse for Gil Garcetti to be such a fucking pussy -- nm - pixie ninja Mar 29, 21:36 2
        
        They totally glossed over that. He comes across as srong and with good reasons for having moved the trial. I lived in Brentwood during all of this, I - jnine Mar 30, 00:36 1
        
        I lived about 3 blocks from the Bundy house. There were always idiots driving around the neighborhood asking for directions to it. - ralph wiggum Mar 30, 04:42
  - I've only seen one episode but I've heard the opposite, suggesting it comes right out and condemns him. - Mop Mar 29, 21:20
it's a tree -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 29, 21:05 [flickr] 2
- it's another tree -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 29, 21:21 [flickr]
- That's your opinion. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 21:21
MAoS laying some Civil War groundwork pretty hard tonight. -- nm - Ender Mar 29, 21:04 2
- Bosch! -- nm - mud Mar 29, 21:09 1
  - Titus Welliver is back? Wicked. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 21:36
Apparently TED Talks premieres as a TV series on my PBS station tomorrow. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 21:02
Is it bad that when my doctor said to check my A1C in 6 months my first thought was that means I can be bad for 3 months? -- nm - Dano Mar 29, 20:44 1
- yes. now eat right - Epiphany Mar 30, 06:08
"Erstwhile on Fargo ... " -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 29, 20:36
I have a five year old. In many ways, the tactics of trump are parallel ... -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 29, 20:31 5
- So fucking scary that this man has a shot to become the President - amoxy Mar 29, 20:35 4
  - Ted Cruz is worse -- nm - Bacon Mar 29, 21:06 1
    - a year ago I despised this man. I technically still do. But Trump will be a disaster of biblical proportions. -- nm - Jovian Mar 29, 21:11
  - No it isn't. You're scary. I'll sue you. -- nm - Trump Mar 29, 20:37 1
    - That's your opinion. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 21:25
Was there something wrong with Jessica Walter? - amoxy Mar 29, 20:30
This US-Columbia game is gettin absurd. 11 yellows, two reds and countless shady plays in between. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 29, 20:24
I know ST favors pro wrestling, but how do you feel about Sportscenter covering it? Seems weird to me. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 29, 20:21 23
- If they had a topic, it'd be fine. The two topics on ESPN.com this week were atrocious and forced. -- nm - David Mar 29, 21:20
- why? ESPN started by covering worldwide athletics nobody else wanted to air. any interesting sport should be fair game to report on. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 21:08 2
  - "sport" -- nm - mud Mar 29, 21:12 1
    - Entertainment and Sports Programming Network - Spawn Mar 29, 21:45
- Dan Patrick discussed that today. He said it would be like CNN covering House of Cards. -- nm - Spawn Mar 29, 20:54 1
  - *shrug* Dan Patrick stars in Adam Sandler films with wrestlers so whatever. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 21:08
- it's fine. I mean ESPN is cover E-sports and magic the gathering tourneys now. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 20:39 1
  - See, to me those are different. They are entertainment and competition. Wrestling is scripted. - Volnelk Mar 29, 20:45
- I rarely watch ESPN enough to really care. I would have been annoyed by it a few years ago. -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 20:39
- I'd say it's a business decision that makes sense for them. there's probably a lot of crossover. if I watched I'd probably be annoyed, because it - mafic Mar 29, 20:31
- It's a joke, more for ESPN than WWE. - Will Hunting Mar 29, 20:29 3
  - ESPN is sinking even lower in the ratings so they need to do it. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 20:38
  - ESPN is really struggling these days -- nm - amoxy Mar 29, 20:36 1
    - Hmm, I did cancel them out of my TV package a couple of months back :/ -- nm - Meg Mar 29, 20:50
- Jonathan Coachman better get a Rock Bottom on Sunday, that's all I have to say. -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 20:28 8
  - The Rock will People's Elbow Coach was my thought last night. -- nm - Tim Mar 29, 20:29 7
    - I think they gave Rock show up to celebrate with Roman and Roman turns on him. - Will Hunting Mar 29, 20:32 6
      - Roman/Rock at Summerslam or WM next year. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 20:38 5
        
        They gotta do something drastic. He is being rejected totally by the audience. - Will Hunting Mar 29, 20:40 4
        
        I can't root for Shane O' Mac in one match and HHH in the other. So I'm joining The Roman Empire. -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 20:49
        
        yeah but it spread all over for Cena. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 20:47 2
        
        Cena split the crowd. I don't hear the kids backing Roman. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 20:48 1
        
        true. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 21:07
Nevermind Tim's top 10, the important thing is Youth by Troye Sivan is up to #2 on the Dance chart. - Qale Mar 29, 20:11 4
- Also, there's a song called I Took a Pill in Ibiza. - David Mar 29, 20:21 3
  - Signed, 1987 -- nm - pixie ninja Mar 29, 21:04
  - I hadn't heard it before yesterday and now it won't leave my brain. -- nm - Tim Mar 29, 20:28
  - This is what happens when we chart songs like #SELFIE. People start taking these songs seriously. -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 20:24
hey b. thanks for the info on Toby. He's quite good on the show. -- nm* - Remlik Mar 29, 20:06
One of the singers on the voice is a girl whose parents wanted her to focus on school so they pulled her from her musical group. The group replaced - crash davis Mar 29, 20:05 3
- If they replaced her with Beyonce, it's not like she can complain. -- nm - David Mar 29, 20:20 1
  - no, she was in with Beyonce and Kelly, I think it was Michelle she was replaced with -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 20:32
- No jury would convict her. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 20:09
Really?!? You just let the guy stop the ball and tee up for an uncontested shot? -- nm - JD Mar 29, 19:58
because I knew you were about to ask me for it: Kiefer Sutherland's debut country song "Not Enough Whiskey" -- (link) - crash davis Mar 29, 19:54 [youtube] 3
- he's playing here in a few weeks -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 19:54 2
  - You're running out of time! -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 19:57 1
    - (to use your DJ connections to score some tickets) -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 19:58
Is there an ST approved hotel in Toronto? Some time back I stayed at a Days Inn at Carlton & Yonge but I guess that's a Holiday Inn now. - Meg Mar 29, 19:53 6
- I think I might have stayed there last time I was in Toronto. -- nm - mafic Mar 29, 20:15 1
  - no wait, Super 8 in Chinatown. it was fine, but in an odd location. -- nm - mafic Mar 29, 20:25
- (For TIFF, Carlton & Yonge would be fine) -- nm - Roger More Mar 29, 20:12 1
  - The cheapest chain options in the downtown are probably the two Holiday Inns and the Hilton. There's also a Howard Johnson's on Avenue - Roger More Mar 29, 20:18
- Trump Tower -- nm - Roger More Mar 29, 20:10
- Airbnb andie's condo. Make her worry about the hotel -- nm - pixie ninja Mar 29, 19:56
21 Pirates FTW -- nm - JD Mar 29, 19:49 8
- Arrr, I wish I found some booty that no one's ever located. -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 20:18
- she also got an iron pyrite necklace that she calls a "Pirate eye", which is actually kind of fitting - Reagen Mar 29, 19:52 6
  - Gillian is the incarnation of sugar. -- nm - David Mar 29, 19:57 4
    - I need to hook her up to a generator. -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 19:59 3
      - I feel guilty about getting her in trouble with mom so much. - David Mar 29, 20:00 2
        
        Settled, if we came to Oak Ridge, Nathan isn't allowed to hang out with you. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 20:30
        
        don't stress it - Reagen Mar 29, 20:05
  - I just picture a commercial pilot wearing an eyepatch and announcing: This is Captain Bluebeard and I'll be your pirate today..... -- nm - JD Mar 29, 19:55
Beverly Hills okays exactly the kind of dog park you would expect them to -- (link) - pixie ninja Mar 29, 19:40 2
- "The soil is contaminated with arsenic from previous uses." Is that where people dump the poison after killing their rich relatives? -- nm - jnine Mar 29, 20:05 1
  - someone had an auto repair, usually battery recycling is the worst (some home owners here got hit with a M$ clean up from a back yard unlicensed - zeitgeist Mar 29, 20:18

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