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What a long, strange trip it's been. -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 29, 07:57
Interesting. Oregon voter turnout is down? -- (link) - ty97 Oct 29, 07:50 3
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  - Interesting. My county appears to be on track for an increase in early voting. - ty97 Oct 29, 08:00
  - I can see voters from my house. -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 29, 07:58
The administration is proposing that we shorten our semesters, and have only 3 days of breaks during the semester. - nubby Oct 29, 07:50
We get to vote for or against dog racing in our state on Nov. 4th. -- nm - Diva Oct 29, 07:50 5
- Wow. That's a big no imo. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 29, 07:53 2
  - The wording of the inititiative has voters going "Yes" if they want the racing outlawed. You should see the commercials - Diva Oct 29, 07:55 1
    - Probably got there cuz I bet on him in the 4th race, and he pinwheeled his way across the track and took out 6 other mutts. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 29, 07:57
- Whatever... - Mel Profit Oct 29, 07:53 1
  - you potheads get sidetracked so quickly -- nm - colin Oct 29, 07:55
Anyone know if you trade in "Classic" it will transfer over to Beta? - MDH Oct 29, 07:49 3
- No one knows yet and HSX might not clarify. As someone on the BBs pointed out, it HSX says it will transfer the classic ports over to 2.0... - Roger Morbid Oct 29, 08:00
- Does anyone know when Classic will become available again? -- nm - Diva Oct 29, 07:51 1
  - to paraphrase: hopefully today -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 07:51
I bought Fallout 3 last night. Total time spent playing so far: zero. I didn't even get the chance to put it in. Tonight though. -- nm - Shaun of the Dead Oct 29, 07:40 6
- I tried to get it via gamely, but they sent my rainbox 6 vegas 2. - tRuMaN Oct 29, 07:58
- I have Fable 2 sitting at home waiting. -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 07:55
- I have to finish Mass Effect first... damn. - celedhrymandias Oct 29, 07:54
- I rented it from Gamefly to try it out first, should be waiting for me when I get home. -- nm - Cuzzombie Todd Oct 29, 07:43
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  - argh. mine is in the mail. so's little big planet. and i'm getting killed a lot in far cry 2...nm - x Oct 29, 07:48
The local grocer that specializes in fruit has a great selection but everytime we buy the bag of "Seedless Grapes", they have fracking seeds in them - kilboooo Oct 29, 07:37 2
- Check the sign - they're "seed less grapes." Less seeds than regular grapes but still with seeds. -- nm - Cuzzombie Todd Oct 29, 07:45
- HSX Market? -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 29, 07:39
Shocking... The FDA ignored scientific evidence and used flawed methods when it determined that BPA chemical is not harmful. -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 29, 07:35
That's only going to be a small traffic backup this evening. - Will Hunting Oct 29, 07:34 4
- Can you leave early to avoid the backup? -- nm - Samara Oct 29, 07:53 1
  - Oh, I was so late to work, I'll miss it all, I hope.....but the normal timed-people won't. - Will Hunting Oct 29, 07:56
- yikes. - znufrii Oct 29, 07:39 1
  - Oh, it was dusty driving in seeing the various Honor Guards driving the other way. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 29, 07:41
jeez, if the announcement page is any indication of HSX expertise, I have zero expectation in a revised V2. -- (link) - CrankYanker Oct 29, 07:32 8
- . -- nm - peglegpete Oct 29, 23:34
- sadly, this is what they should have done in the first place. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 29, 07:44 1
  - yep, New Version Rollout 101 -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 29, 07:45
- Hey, I like being the reaon! -- nm - celedhrymandias Oct 29, 07:34 3
  - I wish they had told us we were the reaon. -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 29, 07:34 2
    - And the reaon is you, and the reaon is you. -- nm - Hoobaskank Oct 29, 07:35 1
      - shhh, I'm enjoying my "daquiri". -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 29, 07:36
- and, no, I don't have spellcheck either! (anyone......) -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 29, 07:33
ST election poll -- Any interesting ballot measures/initiatives in your jurisdiction? - znufrii Oct 29, 07:32 16
- Prop 8 -- nm - amoxy Oct 29, 07:58
- yeah, the city government is trying to empower themselves to become more corrupt than they already are. -- nm - Callisto Oct 29, 07:56
- The big thing here is a constitutional amendment to build a Casino. - Ender Oct 29, 07:54
- For or against dog racing and how getting busted w/an ounce or less of marijuana shall be penalized going forward. -- nm - Diva Oct 29, 07:53 1
  - And getting rid of the state income tax. -- nm - Slutty Slut Oct 29, 08:00
- nope, just school bond packages -- nm - The Grim Grinning Ghosts Oct 29, 07:49
- The big one is to remove the loss limit at area casinos, as well as allow no further casinos...in exchange for an increase in the gambling tax. - Jim Oct 29, 07:39 6
  - not really sure that is the big one. - tRuMaN Oct 29, 07:45
  - Loss limit? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 29, 07:40 4
    - When the original casino thing passed, there was a daily limit put on the amount of money a person could lose. Prop A will remove that. - Jim Oct 29, 07:43 3
      - Huh, sorta interested in how they'd monitor that, but it's an interesting idea. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 29, 07:48 2
        
        When you cash in...you get a card and they mark how much you cash in. Once you're card was full, they give you no more money. - Jim Oct 29, 07:52 1
        
        Interesting, i didn't recall that from our visit. - Will Hunting Oct 29, 07:54
- nah, just 2 school bond propositions (again? seriously? 2 more?) -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 07:39
- Two state constitution measures... voting no on slots, and yes on early voting. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 29, 07:36
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- eh, markets are volatile. that sort of thing happens all the time.... - x Oct 29, 07:32
- Did I mention that I moved my 401(k) around yesterday, for the first time since the fun started. - TFox Oct 29, 07:32
- well some of them probably slipped. -- nm - mafinstein Oct 29, 07:30
The amusing thing is, it's super-easy to read it in his voice ... -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 29, 07:29 [Image]
how do i find what's going to be on the ballot in my state? -- nm - colin Oct 29, 07:27 12
- link -- (link) - ty97 Oct 29, 07:31 3
  - cool thanks! looked around SoS site and couldn't find anything -- nm - colin Oct 29, 07:41 2
    - Elections seem to be handled at the county level. I'm assuming I picked the correct county for you. - ty97 Oct 29, 07:43 1
      - yep you did! -- nm - colin Oct 29, 07:46
- Your county clerk should have a sample ballot -- nm - kilboooo Oct 29, 07:30
- go to your polling place on election day, they'll probably give you one. -- nm - mafinstein Oct 29, 07:30
- Do they mail copies of the ballot out ahead of time in your state? -- nm - Diva Oct 29, 07:28
- check to see if your state board of elections or secretary of state office has it on their website -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 07:28
- Go here... -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 29, 07:27 2
  - Nevermind; I thought it had ballots for everywhere, but it does not. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 29, 07:29
  - hey tRU....you can find all of the Missouri stuff here! -- nm - Jim Oct 29, 07:29
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Fuckers! We're still paying $3/gal for gas in Los Angeles and Indy has stations under $2/gal? - Mr. Havens Oct 29, 07:26 6
- Wow, looks like the lowest in town here is $1.93, though the ones nearest me are still in the $2.25 range. -- nm - Ender Oct 29, 07:51
- Ha-ha. You suck. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 29, 07:32
- 2.68 here outside Chicago -- nm - kilboooo Oct 29, 07:28 1
  - Still over $3 in the city (cheapest I've seen is $3.15, most are around $3.27) -- nm - pmb Oct 29, 07:30
- it's almost getting to $2 here.. still need a little more time. -- nm - colin Oct 29, 07:27
- $2.799 for diesel where I live, regular is much cheaper. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 29, 07:27
Amy, I hadn't considered that angle. Maybe she's trying to Gaslight me into believing I'm sick so she can raid my office. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 29, 07:21 4
- thx for the link on B2. -- nm - Diva Oct 29, 07:26 1
  - Welcome. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 29, 07:32
- She could just be projecting. Maybe someone close to her has had a health scare recently and she's inspired to save you and everyone else. -- nm - pop psych Oct 29, 07:25 1
  - Well, that is probably what's triggering this specific incident. But it's really just one example of a larger controlling profile. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 29, 07:30
Okay, I need some quick Harry Potter book spoilers (inside message please) specifically about Lupin... - secretslacker Oct 29, 07:20 27
- (spoilers) - Inigo Oct 29, 07:22 1
  - Thanks all! -- nm - secretslacker Oct 29, 07:22
- major spoilers - ty97 Oct 29, 07:22 18
  - Wow, I totally forgot that. -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 07:23 17
    - major spoilers - ty97 Oct 29, 07:24 16
      - Actually - Amy of Darkness Oct 29, 07:28
      - I was so glad that stuff happened (spoils) - Will Hunting Oct 29, 07:26 11
        
        If that were the case (spoilers) - ty97 Oct 29, 07:33 10
        
        It's plenty painful for the youth audience. -- nm - Amy of Darkness Oct 29, 07:36 6
        
        Yeah, I think his suggestion woulda been an unpardonable offense for some of the young readers. (spoils) - Will Hunting Oct 29, 07:39 5
        
        well don't forget (spoils) - TFox Oct 29, 07:42 4
        
        You'll never here me dig at Book 4. It was the pinnacle of the series - ty97 Oct 29, 07:44
        
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        Kids books can be scary. Imagine if we didn't have The Witches. -- nm - TFox Oct 29, 07:46 1
        
        Gaiman's Graveyard Book is about as scary a book as I can imagine for a kids book. - Callisto Oct 29, 07:58
        
        In theory (spoils) - Will Hunting Oct 29, 07:36
        
        (spoils) - TFox Oct 29, 07:35 1
        
        I pretty much start crying *spoilers* - Amy of Darkness Oct 29, 07:37
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        I found that a cheap device, really -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 07:26 1
        
        Kid, your face is a cheap device. -- nm - TFox Oct 29, 07:40
- Well, - Amy of Darkness Oct 29, 07:21 5
  - He has a baby with Anna Friel, oh no, wait that's real life. -- nm - LMS Oct 29, 07:25
  - Spoilers - secretslacker Oct 29, 07:22 3
    - You want some more details? - Amy of Darkness Oct 29, 07:27
    - yes. spoilers. - ty97 Oct 29, 07:23 1
      - Not really. She was much younger in the movie than I expected. -- nm - Jim Oct 29, 07:24
ST Pop Quiz -- How many lines on the NY ballot do Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin appear, respectively? - znufrii Oct 29, 07:20 1
- On... (reads inside message)... FUUUUUUUUCK! -- nm - secretslacker Oct 29, 07:21
At least the infomercial is avoidable, unlike the ads during commercial breaks during a show. - ty97 Oct 29, 07:20
Is anybody here that is planning to vote actually still undecided for their presidential pick? -- nm - Don Homer Oct 29, 07:19 22
- yes. i need to decide who to write in on a lark...nm - x Oct 29, 07:22 14
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    - i love nyc. you just lost me....nm - x Oct 29, 07:25 10
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        *grabs fork and knife* -- nm - TFox Oct 29, 07:31
        
        serves you right. - Mel Profit Oct 29, 07:30 7
        
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        You Damn Right I'm bitter! - Mel Profit Oct 29, 07:37 5
        
        But it was a baby monster. Baby monsters can be cute. -- nm - Diva Oct 29, 07:52 1
        
        Baby CM CAM! -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 29, 07:56
        
        Hey Mel, wanna be my VP in 2012; we can easily outpoint ML/Godzilla Knockoff then. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 29, 07:42 2
        
        I think I'm done with politics. Blame ML. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 29, 07:57 1
        
        Fine. I'll just have to get my 2nd choice then. (nm) - Will Hunting Oct 29, 07:58
  - Ted Williams. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 29, 07:22 1
    - i did vote for bill "spaceman" lee once....nm - x Oct 29, 07:25
- I'm 99% sure I'll vote Obama, but I could just skip it, and vote for the state elections/question. - Inigo Oct 29, 07:21 4
  - Vote for slots! -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 29, 07:23 3
    - If there were going into Pimlico and Laurel, I would. - Inigo Oct 29, 07:25 1
      - At this point, it's revenue that we don't have as a state. There's going to be hundrreds of millions that will need to be trimmed. - Will Hunting Oct 29, 07:28
    - No. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 29, 07:24
- If I were, I doubt I'd admit it here -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 07:21
- yes. - colin Oct 29, 07:20
secretstalker: As of this week, most of my issues with the new version had been resolved. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 29, 07:18 9
- LIR - Grrr... what am I doing on B2? As ss said, fixable, but as bery said, still a disaster - Roger Morbid Oct 29, 07:36
- Many issues had been addressed, but there's a lot of work to get the site working right. - ty97 Oct 29, 07:25
- I still wondered about how solid the system was with the changing port values/ranks -- nm - secretslacker Oct 29, 07:21 2
  - true, and what colin mentioned. Maybe they decided it would take longer than acceptable to fix those back-end bugs. - Beryllium Oct 29, 07:23 1
    - word to the IM... - colin Oct 29, 07:25
- (Unfortunately, I didn't tell them that - I hope that didn't lead to their decision) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 29, 07:19 3
  - well.. the interface issues were getting solved, but there were serious issues with how money was flowing (as in.. leaving at an alarming rate) - colin Oct 29, 07:21
  - Aww fuck! Hit undo! Now! -- nm - HSX Team Oct 29, 07:20 1
    - Too late! They broke the undo button. :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 29, 07:21
*corrects David* -- nm - Slutty Slut Oct 29, 07:18
Not sure if LMS is still around but today is the press day for Boy in the Striped Pajamas - secretslacker Oct 29, 07:17 1
- Just don't spoil the ending! - LMS Oct 29, 07:24

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