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NASA's planet-hunter telescope has been rescued -- (link) - ML Apr 11, 09:23 3
- Nice -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 09:49
- whew! -- nm - decline Apr 11, 09:27 1
  - By aliens! -- nm - Mop Apr 11, 09:31
The actors and actresses who consistently appear in the worst and best films -- (link) - ty97 Apr 11, 09:22 4
- *mic drop* -- nm - Daniel Day-Lewis Apr 11, 09:40
- I'm surprised to see De Niro on the best list considering his recent run of films. -- nm - LMS Apr 11, 09:30
- #3 on the Men's Best list is a nice surprise entry. -- nm - Cadbarony Creme Egg Apr 11, 09:27
- who's Carey Mulligan? -- nm - decline Apr 11, 09:26
47% of employers do credit checks per john oliver. that seems super high to me. -- nm - sleep commander amanda jones Apr 11, 09:22 8
- I wonder if that's in every case. For example, an employer of 30,000 employees may have to do credit checks on a fraction of them because of duties. -- nm - Mop Apr 11, 09:36 1
  - under the scenario I describe below, I know a company with 1.7 million employees does it on all -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 09:38
- Many have you sign a form that they may, most don't to save money. -- nm - budice Apr 11, 09:34
- Seriously, how is he going to have time to give a reliable report to all those employers? -- nm* - Max Apr 11, 09:32
- my gut reaction before I read Roger's post is that since they're used in background checks now, it probably counts companies that do background but - crash davis Apr 11, 09:32
- Here's the source of the stat (I can't access the presentation at the link) but they may not have surveyed every type of employer, and employers might - Roger More Apr 11, 09:28
- With the exception of perhaps certain jobs with access to money, this seems like it should not even be legal -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 09:28
- seems pretty low to me, don't most large employers do this now? -- nm - decline Apr 11, 09:26
znu is jealous right now -- (link) - ty97 Apr 11, 09:17 2
- I want my lamb vindaloo, goddamnit! - znufrii Apr 11, 09:23
- Guy Fieri gonna stab someone -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 09:22
Also random HSX note, you have to be better than #280 to be in the 99.9% I'm further than I thought. - volnelk Apr 11, 09:16 1
- that's the cut off? good to know.. -- nm - Andie Apr 11, 09:23
The player ahead of me in HSX has been playing for 8 less years than me. That's......humbling. -- nm - volnelk Apr 11, 09:12 13
- It's a lot easier to make money now - 100k share limit, Saturday halts, OW warrants, etc -- nm - Roger More Apr 11, 09:19
- There's a YTD port from 2014 that will be in the top 125 by May 1st. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 11, 09:14 11
  - I'd like to thank Hardcore Henry for being a complete failure. I shorted at $32.68. - Shaun Apr 11, 09:17 6
    - I shorted at $15...maybe when it IPO'ed. - Will Hunting Apr 11, 09:19 1
      - I did this as wqell. -- nm - spamlet Apr 11, 09:20
    - yeah, I knew that movie would tank hard. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 09:18 3
      - It's 51% at RT now. Yeah that movie is definitely 20+% better than BvS. - Shaun Apr 11, 09:20 2
        
        are actuals out yet for the weekend? see how my BvS prediction does -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 09:21 1
        
        Gitesh (boxofficeguru.com) is saying $23.4M. (I know, I'm surprised too) -- (link*) - Roger More Apr 11, 09:39
  - thats sketchy - groiny Apr 11, 09:15 3
    - He's a consistent reset trader. So, essentially he influences which stocks move every day. -- nm - Roger More Apr 11, 09:21 2
      - What time does HSX even reset now? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 11, 09:23 1
        
        midnight PST -- nm - Roger More Apr 11, 09:28
"The Permanent White House Staff Is, Understandably, on Edge About the 2016 Presidential Race" - ty97 Apr 11, 09:12 6
- See Also, "The Butler". -- nm - Mop Apr 11, 09:38
- In the article: Trump likes his steaks well-done. He's more horrible than I thought. -- nm - TWuG Apr 11, 09:23
- Did you think Lee Daniels' The Butler was fiction? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 11, 09:14
- The place doesn't butle itself, you know. -- nm - znufrii Apr 11, 09:13
- I guess I never thought about it, but it makes sense that there would be. It's not like they are all appointed positions. -- nm - volnelk Apr 11, 09:13 1
  - I'd never thought of it either. Only position I was really aware of was chef which I think each POTUS picks their own? - ty97 Apr 11, 09:17
Someone found a new Easter Egg in Mike Tyson's Punch Out -- (link) - spamlet Apr 11, 09:11 4
- This was posted over the weekend, but I knew this back-in-the day. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 09:28 2
  - #HipsterSpawn -- nm - ML Apr 11, 09:34 1
    - Freshmen year of college, this game was played a *lot*. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 09:36
- 29 years later--impressive. -- nm - ML Apr 11, 09:25
Destiny folks: Spring update is nearly upon us! May your journey to 335 be eventful. -- nm - Shaun Apr 11, 09:07 4
- got the Trials Sniper over the weekend. Got to 7 and 0 before getting wrecked. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 09:08 3
  - Bleh, that sucks. So close, so far away. -- nm - Shaun Apr 11, 09:15 2
    - I was thrilled to get to 7. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 09:17 1
      - No doubt. 'Ok just need 2 out of 3. Shit, need 2 in a row. Dammit.' -- nm - Shaun Apr 11, 09:19
Anyone planning to give Hunters a try tonight? 10pm SyFy. - Spawn Apr 11, 09:04 5
- Yeah, but it better hook me fast, I'm running out of room on my DVR! -- nm - The Real Death Sceire Apr 11, 09:07 3
  - Any TLoU update? -- nm - Shaun Apr 11, 09:08 2
    - Yes! Was going to email you later. Busy weekend, so didn't get to play that much, but... (spoils) - The Real Death Sceire Apr 11, 09:16 1
      - Keep going. It just gets better and better. -- nm - Shaun Apr 11, 09:18
- yup (but I pretty much give every SyFy series a try) -- nm - decline Apr 11, 09:05
The Expanse S1: B (but good enough to get me started on the books). SW:TFA rewatch: C+ - ML Apr 11, 09:03 3
- What's strange about TFA is how when I have it on in the background, it never distracts me. - David Apr 11, 09:34
- yeah, I've added the Expanse books to my list of 'to read' -- nm - decline Apr 11, 09:04 1
  - There are a number of short stories and novellas to read in the series. List inside. - TWuG Apr 11, 09:19
what were ST's thoughts on Wolf of Wall Street? - groiny Apr 11, 08:59 34
- I expect I'd hate it -- nm - ML Apr 11, 09:23
- Didn't bother. -- nm - Shaun Apr 11, 09:06
- i thought it was great -- nm - CQ Apr 11, 09:03 1
  - yup, I enjoyed it -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 09:04
- I have never seen it. I have skipped all Margot Robbie movies so when I see her as Harley, I will only see her as Harley. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 09:03 2
  - she was pretty damn good in it though, and fully nekked. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 09:04 1
    - Oh, I will go back and watch a couple of her movies. Just want Harley to be my first. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 09:05
- not quite Goodfellas good but pretty good Scorsese -- nm - the brain Apr 11, 09:02 2
  - Actually, that's probably my one criticism (spoilers) - Roger More Apr 11, 09:04 1
    - I thought the same thing. - groiny Apr 11, 09:05
- I can understand why some people didn't like it, but I think it worked artistically. - Roger More Apr 11, 09:02
- I thought it was alright, hated the characters, but the movie was entirely too long. (spoils) - Will Hunting Apr 11, 09:02 2
  - Yeah, spending that much time with those characters was... unpleasant. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 11, 09:05 1
    - that is a great way to put it. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 09:06
- It's about two hours too long. -- nm - Cadbarony Creme Egg Apr 11, 09:01
- I liked it. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 09:00 18
  - characters were just way too douchey for my liking. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 09:01 17
    - That's kind of the point of the movie. -- nm - znufrii Apr 11, 09:15 11
      - right, i liked the movie. i *hated* most of the characters. -- nm - Andie Apr 11, 09:26
      - I get that, completely, but still. - groiny Apr 11, 09:16 9
        
        I can see why that wouldn't be to everyone's taste, sure - znufrii Apr 11, 09:25 3
        
        I honestly did not know what to expect. I only watched it because of Margot. - groiny Apr 11, 09:27 2 1
        
        Ah. -- nm - znufrii Apr 11, 09:32 1
        
        it might be different if I watch it again, knowing that they are supposed to be assholes. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 09:35
        
        Yeah, especially since they did such a great job of getting them to hate-status within minutes - Will Hunting Apr 11, 09:18 4
        
        and usually, you throw one likeable person in there just to offset it. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 09:20 3
        
        I think that's why they put in Margot Robbie's nudity. - Will Hunting Apr 11, 09:24 2
        
        or, everyone's nudity for that matter. - groiny Apr 11, 09:25 1
        
        Does Leo get f-ed by a bear? -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 09:37
    - that's the way some of those jackasses are. I thought they nailed it -- nm - CQ Apr 11, 09:04
    - That part, I just accepted becuase they were supposed to be vile to us normals. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 11, 09:03 3
      - yeah, I get that, but there has to be SOMEBODY to root for..... - groiny Apr 11, 09:04
      - this -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 09:03
      - nods -- nm - budice Apr 11, 09:03
Arteries...hardening... -- (link) - znufrii Apr 11, 08:51 4
- ugh -- nm - spamlet Apr 11, 09:02
- you should have one for dinner! -- nm - decline Apr 11, 08:53 2
  - There is something wrong with you. - Spawn Apr 11, 08:57 1
    - Guys, it's lunchtime. He should clearly go now and report back. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 11, 08:59
znu -- (link) - decline Apr 11, 08:41 2
- All of it. -- nm - znufrii Apr 11, 08:42 1
  - speaking of PA, they opened a Bernie shop in Doylestown this weekend - decline Apr 11, 08:44
I did download a bunch of movies to Vudu via disc to digital, what a pain in the ass that is. - groiny Apr 11, 08:37 36
- a whole hour?!?! -- nm - decline Apr 11, 08:40 35
  - and it was not like I was loading obscure shit either. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 08:41 1
    - David's Backyard Adventures Vol 13 is a bit obscure. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 11, 08:50
  - yeah, with sitting there and loading a disc, reading disc, "nope this disc is not found" - groiny Apr 11, 08:41 32
    - I think you can search it first -- (link*) - JaxSean Apr 11, 08:47 26
      - I think there are also issues with which version on the disc you have... - groiny Apr 11, 08:50 25
        
        Yeah, I did run into that. My version of Fight Club won't convert, and a few others. You are doing the $2 HDX blu ray hack too, right? -- nm* - JaxSean Apr 11, 08:51 24
        
        Does that still work? I figured they'd have closed that by now. -- nm - spamlet Apr 11, 09:00 5
        
        I used it 2 weeks ago and it worked.. -- nm - kelly Apr 11, 09:05 3
        
        nmbkelly - JaxSean Apr 11, 09:07 1
        
        :) -- nm - kelly Apr 11, 09:10
        
        Good to know. I need to go through and see if any of ours finally showed up. -- nm - spamlet Apr 11, 09:07
        
        I haven't tried it recently, but last time I tried (I think last year) it did. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 11, 09:03
        
        ?? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 08:56 11
        
        lol. ygm too. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 11, 08:57 10
        
        thanks. I need to really get on this project - we cut out our DishTV, we need more VUDU stuff - Epiphany Apr 11, 09:00
        
        feel free to email me as well, for next time. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 08:58 8
        
        I think it's documented in the FB group somewhere. -- nm - spamlet Apr 11, 09:01 7
        
        I need the "for dummies" version. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 09:01 6
        
        It was posted two years ago. I went back and pinned it so it should show on top of the group now. -- nm - spamlet Apr 11, 09:13 5
        
        cool thanks to you and Jax -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 09:14 4
        
        Sorry I didn't think about pinning it earlier and saving you a few bucks. -- nm - spamlet Apr 11, 09:17 1
        
        it really is no big deal. IMO, it is still pretty cheap at 2.50..... - groiny Apr 11, 09:18
        
        and kelly, by proxy -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 09:14 1
        
        If Jax sent you the instructions make sure they do match the FB post still. -- nm - spamlet Apr 11, 09:19
        
        wut is this -- nm - ML Apr 11, 08:53 2
        
        ygm -- nm - JaxSean Apr 11, 08:57 1
        
        thanks! -- nm - ML Apr 11, 09:11
        
        no, I just did 12 movies at half price, so 2.50 a pop, still cheap. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 08:52 2
        
        IIRC, the $2 hack goes to $1 if you do more than 10 (or maybe it's 12 now). So it would have been $12 instead of $30. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 11, 08:54 1
        
        *shrugs* - groiny Apr 11, 08:55
    - it is a cumbersome system for sure -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 08:43
    - you should have made one of the kids do it -- nm - decline Apr 11, 08:41 3
      - lol, I don't want a shit ton of Pixar movies out there. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 08:42 2
        
        I have good news for you--because Pixar is Disney, it doesn't work with Disc-to-Digital -- nm - ML Apr 11, 08:43 1
        
        either way, the movies my kids would load likely would not match what I would load. - groiny Apr 11, 08:45
Zombie vampire, Jovian. - Spawn Apr 11, 08:37 2
- KFM -- nm - rollo Apr 11, 08:50
- There are only three real monsters: Dracula, Blacula, and Son of Kong. -- nm - Cadbarony Creme Egg Apr 11, 08:43
T-minus 1 month. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 11, 08:35
Modigliani masterpiece seized in wake of Panama Papers -- (link) - Beaker Apr 11, 08:35 2
- I see paintings like this and think "masterpiece?" looks like a h.s. art project. -- nm - The Real Death Sceire Apr 11, 09:06
- Jeebus "...and their art collections are reported to be worth more than $3 billion US" -- nm - decline Apr 11, 08:38
cool and deadly -- nm - the brain Apr 11, 08:35 4
- Warm and nauseating -- nm - znufrii Apr 11, 08:35 3
  - Dark N' Stormy -- nm - JenBro Apr 11, 08:37 2
    - Warm and Moist -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 08:38 1
      - Hot and sh*tty. -- nm - Adrian Cronauer Apr 11, 08:44

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