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Olympics Medal Count: US at 100 medals for Rio 2016 -- (link) - budice Aug 19, 07:15 2
- We are #1. All others are #2 or lower. -- nm - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 19, 07:16 1
  - *googling Rwanda's medal hopes* -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 07:17
Trump campaign confirms that its chairman Paul Manafort has resigned -- (link) - budice Aug 19, 07:10 1
- I wonder if he'll face charges -- nm - Beryllium Aug 19, 07:10
Rio's mayor Paes says he accepts apology from USOC but has "pity and contempt" for 4 U.S. swimmers -- nm - budice Aug 19, 07:05 2
- As he damn well should. - Will Hunting Aug 19, 07:09
- American swimmer Jimmy Feigen to make $10,800 'donation' to get passport back -- (link) - budice Aug 19, 07:08
Krusty alert: Spider-Man: Homecoming promo picture. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 19, 07:04 [Image] 3
- Not bad but what's on his arms? - Krusty Aug 19, 07:10 2
  - Looks like the webshooters. -- nm - Shaun Aug 19, 07:12
  - I guess they put his shooters on the outside. Meh but okay. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 07:12
"There's nothing wrong with Obamacare that couldn't be fairly easily fixed with a bit of bipartisan cooperation." -- (link*) - znufrii, dad. Aug 19, 06:59 3
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- End it and give us single payer/Medicare for all. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 07:03 1
  - That would be the ideal outcome of instituting the public option, so I'm hopeful we'll get there. -- nm* - znufrii, dad. Aug 19, 07:13
NBA chooses New Orleans for 2017 ASG over Charlotte. -- (link) - Diva Aug 19, 06:49 3
- Obama! -- nm - David Aug 19, 06:53
- That's not during hurricane season, right? -- nm - Mara Aug 19, 06:51 1
  - February, during Mardi Gras season. So yes, other types of Hurricanes 4 realz -- nm - budice Aug 19, 06:52
I had to wait for their stock to replenish, so my summer stalker tee will be shipping out in 5-7 days. Just an fyi -- nm - CQ Aug 19, 06:45 1
- I need to get on this. -- nm - Diva Aug 19, 06:45
Bolt and a reporter. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 19, 06:34 [Image] 1
- ha! you know he just gets the media circus -- nm - budice Aug 19, 06:39
What lens should I shoot with today? I'll let ST decide. nifty 50, macro, or fisheye? tia -- nm - CQ Aug 19, 06:21 5
- I was going with my kit lens for the past few weeks, but last night I ditched it for the nifty 50 -- nm - Beryllium Aug 19, 06:36
- nifty 50. always the nifty 50 :) -- nm - oblique Aug 19, 06:35 1
  - It's my fav, so.... -- nm - CQ Aug 19, 06:42
- No to the fisheye. P Diddy ruined that for all time. Go macro. (nm b cq) - JaxSean Aug 19, 06:24 1
  - yeah, we're booked the 23rd - 25th of Sept in Savannah. Mosey on up -- nm - CQ Aug 19, 06:26
I have a Beastie Boys earworm. - Mel Profit Aug 19, 06:19 19
- Mine is Brian Setzer's "This Old House" -- nm - Mara Aug 19, 06:43
- Brass Monkey was my jam -- nm - Epiphany Aug 19, 06:27 1
  - I heard someone on a podcast describing what he thought Brass Monkey was and when he told Mike D he just laughed at him. - Krusty Aug 19, 06:51
- Flute Loop ... -- (link*) - Krusty Aug 19, 06:22 [youtube] 7
  - Skills To Pay The Bills ... -- (link) - Krusty Aug 19, 06:26 [youtube] 6
    - Professor Booty ... -- (link) - Krusty Aug 19, 06:27 [youtube] 5
      - High Plains Drifter ... -- (link) - Krusty Aug 19, 06:32 [youtube] 4
        
        Off The Grid ... -- (link) - Krusty Aug 19, 06:35 [youtube] 3
        
        B-Boys Making with the Freak Freak ... -- (link) - Krusty Aug 19, 06:38 [youtube] 2
        
        Live at PJs ... -- (link) - Krusty Aug 19, 06:40 [youtube] 1
        
        Of course ... Hello Brooklyn! ... -- (link) - Krusty Aug 19, 06:43 [youtube]
- Just put on Paul's Boutique and start with Track 1. -- nm - Jim Aug 19, 06:21 7
  - Pretty much. :-) That album is easily one of the best hip hop albums ever produced. It's sick from start to finish. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 06:45
  - That's definitely the plan but I'm giving Krusty access to my ears for the day for deep obscure cuts. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 19, 06:22 5
    - Rock Hard (rare) ... -- (link) - Krusty Aug 19, 07:05 [youtube]
    - Deep obscure Beasties...check out Polly Wog Stew -- (link*) - Jim Aug 19, 06:37 [youtube] 2
      - They were a much different group then, no hip hop yet. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 06:39 1
        
        PUNK!!!!! -- nm - Jim Aug 19, 06:44
    - Here's a rare track ... -- (link) - Krusty Aug 19, 06:33 [youtube]
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- I saw and reviewed it. I'm not sure it's any crazier than making a Warcraft movie... :) -- nm - secretslacker Aug 19, 06:12 10
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    - Yeah (spoils) - secretslacker Aug 19, 06:18 1
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    - Film Journal -- (link) - secretslacker Aug 19, 06:18 6
      - Me mentioning the previous Final Fantasy movie is the closest I get to an HSX shout-out. - secretslacker Aug 19, 06:21
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        And yet, I can top that with the Vikings on skis in The Last King. -- nm - secretslacker Aug 19, 06:21 3
        
        Just cut forward to about a minute into this trailer. -- (link) - secretslacker Aug 19, 06:22 [youtube] 1
        
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Money paid to Iran was leverage not ransom. -- (link) - Inigo Aug 19, 06:10
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Public school teachers are paid 17% less than other college graduates on average (yes, even taking into account benefits like a shorter schedule). -- (link) - spamlet Aug 19, 06:05
I'm starting to think these Studio Laika folks are pretty good at making movies. - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 19, 06:02 14
- speaking of movies: short everything but kubo. right? -- nm - university of amanda jones Aug 19, 06:05 6
  - I'm waiting for Thursday numbers. I think most movies will have higher mults though - secretslacker Aug 19, 06:07 5
    - I think War Dogs (at least the OW) might be a long, too. Again, I'd wait until Thursday #s are in. - secretslacker Aug 19, 06:11 4
      - the war dogs trailer is *so* well-cut. I actively want to see it. (oh, maybe I'll go this aft.) -- nm - university of amanda jones Aug 19, 06:15 3
        
        It's pretty good... although fair warning, every other word in the dialogue is "Bro." -- nm - secretslacker Aug 19, 06:19 1
        
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- Did you see it last night? We did the Rifftrax Live instead. -- nm - spamlet Aug 19, 06:04 6
  - No, I'll go to a matinee tomorrow, and it's killing me to wait. I've been wanting to see this for at least six months. -- nm - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 19, 06:06 5
    - It's good but it takes a good 20 minutes to start getting really good. - secretslacker Aug 19, 06:12
    - I swear up until recently - I thought Kubo was a girl character -- nm - Epiphany Aug 19, 06:10 3
      - *kicks dirt* Everyone always thinks I'm a girl.... -- nm - Rickon Stark Aug 19, 06:15 2
        
        Which one is Rickon again? Does he have a wolf? -- nm - secretslacker Aug 19, 06:20 1
        
        They all have wolves. Rickon is the youngest one. -- nm - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 19, 06:55
our parking lot should be called a pokeing lot. ten minutes: vulpix, oddish, rhyhorn, drowzee (my fave), venonat x 2. -- nm - university of amanda jones Aug 19, 06:00 2
- The Denver airport was a goldmine. 4 ponytas 3 abra a rhyhorn (my first) and others -- nm - decline Aug 19, 06:58
- hee -- nm - budice Aug 19, 06:32
From B2: Jen, if you don't wear a rugby jersey on your visit to Fiji, I'll be seriously disappointed. -- nm - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 19, 05:54
NFL News: Pats TE's Gronk and Bennett could be on the field at the same time for up to 80% of plays -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 05:45 6
- Pats RB Dion Lewis still hasn't practiced, 9 mo from ACL tear -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 05:45 5
  - Steelers TE Ladarius Green could begin the regular season on the Reserve/Injured list (concussion, ankle) -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 05:47 4
    - James Harrison is scheduled to discuss PED allegations with the NFL on August 29. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 05:48 3
      - Broncos QB's Siemian and Sanchez will receive roughly the same # of snaps for Preseason Week 2. Siemian will start. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 05:49 2
        
        Titans Beat Writer: WR Justin Hunter might not make the 53-man roster -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 05:50 1
        
        More Titans WR News: Reports saying Andre Johnson battling with Harry Douglas and Tre McBride for 2 roster positions. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 05:51
NMS Math question: Here was the pattern I was given. I have no idea how to solve: 5 - 14 - 41 - 122 - ??? -- nm - oblique Aug 19, 05:34 4
- is it spoils - Jim Aug 19, 06:12
- wait, there is Math in NMS? I'm out. -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 06:05
- *spoilers* -- (edited) - Strongbad Aug 19, 05:35 1
  - nice. That was probably the hardest one I've seen so far and it just didn't click in my head - oblique Aug 19, 05:37
Science! New techniques boost understanding of how fish fins became fingers -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 19, 05:31
NMS: Biggest creature I've seen so far -- (link) - oblique Aug 19, 05:06 [Image] 11
- I renamed an animal to 'Ram Camel Zebra' last night. -- nm - Shaun Aug 19, 05:38 2
  - I fed one creature last night just to have it like me but it doesn't really do much and I wasn't going to wait around for it to find stuff for me - oblique Aug 19, 05:41 1
    - Did you wait around till it pooped?!!?!? -- nm - Shaun Aug 19, 06:05
- kill it! -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 05:06 7
  - That planet was so full of creatures. I guess I could have turned it into a big game hunt but it seems mean - oblique Aug 19, 05:08 [Image] 6
    - kill it! -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 05:10 5
      - I decided to be nice and just jetpacked over him and left. I was heading out anyways -- nm - oblique Aug 19, 05:13 4
        
        I could see using a roll-play mentality being fun in the game - Beaker Aug 19, 05:16 3
        
        I have considered. I used to always play Diablo 2 on hardcore only. I'm thinking I may try NMS sometime with no "alien" interaction and never use - oblique Aug 19, 05:27 2
        
        Question - Strongbad Aug 19, 05:29 1
        
        There are quite a bit of things that you interact with in the game where you get three choices. I had one last night that was a manufacturing - oblique Aug 19, 05:31
Vacation or not, a hurting Louisiana needs you now, President Obama -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 19, 04:30 25
- The governor of Louisiana disagrees. -- (link*) - znufrii, dad. Aug 19, 06:20 1
  - I take that entire answer to be 'teaming'. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 19, 07:01
- As an aside - it amuses me when Bootstrap Republicans who hate the Federal Government start screaming for...the Federal Government. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 19, 06:16 16
  - Doesn't Louisiana tend to lean left? Pretty sure New Orleans does. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 06:28 14
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      - I'm now back to 1970 and haven't found a Republican mayor of New Orleans yet. - Strongbad Aug 19, 06:40 3
        
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        Yes, if you go back and read my post, I asked 2 questions. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 06:52
        
        There ya go. Last Republican Mayor of New Orleans according to Wiki = 1872 -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 06:42
    - To the left of what, exactly? Kansas? -- (edited) - znufrii, dad. Aug 19, 06:33 8
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        Thanks for the data confirmation. Looks like I was wrong about the state but correct on New Orleans. - Strongbad Aug 19, 06:45 5
        
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        You lost me where Pennsylvania is "Deep red" -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 07:05 3
        
        between the urban areas? red AF -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 19, 07:08 1
        
        Using Jack's same data methodology, Pennsylvania hasn't voted for a Republican for president since 1988 -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 07:09
        
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        To be fair, until 2010 or so the state legislature was controlled by the democrats more or less, maybe that's what he's thinking of? -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 19, 06:44
  - exactly -- nm - Epiphany Aug 19, 06:26
- This feels more like someone wanting Obama to get the same criticism as Bush did rather than the writer feeling it's a presidential obligation. -- nm - Inigo Aug 19, 04:58 1
  - Agreed. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 05:24
- I think the symbol of Katrina's failure was "Heckuva job, Brownie" while it was apparent it was anything but. - Will Hunting Aug 19, 04:39 3
  - Yep. And a presidential visit requires a lot prep and security that can be counterproductive in situations like this. - TWuG Aug 19, 05:16 2
    - I think we're past the point where that's a reasonable excuse. This is a week in if not more...he should be there. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 19, 06:00 1
      - See my link above. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 19, 06:28
Uber $100M class action settlement rejected by U.S. federal judge -- (link) - Beaker Aug 19, 04:26
Most recent GA Poll: Trump 43, HRC 43, Johnson 11 - Strongbad Aug 19, 04:21 6
- That 37.3% will be Trump's legacy. - Will Hunting Aug 19, 04:41 2
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  - Maybe they'll move to KS, build some disaster bunkers and never vote again. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 05:52
- Yup, their votes are pointless, they should stay home - Reagen Aug 19, 04:31 2
  - #donebeingnice -- nm - Diva Aug 19, 06:22
  - I'm sayin' -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 19, 05:06
I swear I saw one of these race walkers with his cell phone and PokemonGo app open. Dude be hatching ALL his eggs. -- nm - CQ Aug 19, 04:18 2
- Smart man because it's just walking, how hard can it be. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 06:08 1
  - Also, a fencer had his phone in his pocket and it fell out during competition. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 06:08
The UFO was the 84 ceremony. -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 02:29
James Harrison doth protest too much, methinks -- (link) - shaolin fantastic Aug 19, 00:13 1
- worked for Lochte -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 04:51
I retweeted the video of that dust-covered & bloodied Syrian kid. It's heartbreaking. - Beryllium Aug 18, 23:42
stares....runs....jumps, twists, spins....lands...wobbles -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 23:12 1
- he's hurt. please send in the St. Bernard with the flask of brandy. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 18, 23:53

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