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IT'S ALL HAPPENING -- (link) - ty97 Oct 4, 12:21 3
- Who? -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 12:23 2
  - Gary Johnson and William Weld, the Libertarian Party candidates for President and Vice President, respectively. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Oct 4, 12:24
  - spoilers - ty97 Oct 4, 12:24
sweet! Hurricane Shark! "1,700-pound shark is being tracked off the Virginia coast" -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 4, 12:12
Westworld question - prayformojo Oct 4, 12:10 5
- It appears to be. spolis - TWuG Oct 4, 12:16 3
  - Whoa. bery, the spoiler thing did not work here? -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 12:21 2
    - he no spell spoils right doofus. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 4, 12:22 1
      - bery, get on that! -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 12:23
- correct..... - Remlik Oct 4, 12:12
I just blocked 2 hours on my calendar for November 8 -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 11:59 6
- What for? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 4, 12:04 5
  - Happy Emperor Trump Day everyone! -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 12:09
  - heavy drinking -- nm - decline Oct 4, 12:06
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  - spoilers - ty97 Oct 4, 12:06 1
    - (more spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Oct 4, 12:10
Heh, so far there are 3 families selling their Panther's season tickets. Typical -- nm - CQ Oct 4, 11:55 1
- in my neighborhood that is -- nm - CQ Oct 4, 11:55
Lemony Snicket (netflix series) -- (link) - decline Oct 4, 11:37 [youtube] 10
- Huh. Way back when gmail was in the beta phase, I poached "[email protected]" as an address. I wonder if there's still any value in it. -- nm - landbeck Oct 4, 11:39 9
  - Protip: Periods in gmail addresses are irrelevant. -- nm - Qale Oct 4, 12:35
  - Meh, it's worth a Pabst. -- nm - Moe Szyslak Oct 4, 11:45
  - Heh, I actually sold a gmail addy. But as part of the agreement, I can not say what. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 11:44 6
    - Were you approached to sell it, or did you market it somehow? I wouldn't know where to start. -- nm - landbeck Oct 4, 11:58 2
      - Approached. About the time gmail went "public". - Spawn Oct 4, 12:02
      - someone met him in a dark alley and wads of money were passed to him in a brown paper bag - Epiphany Oct 4, 11:59
    - Can you say what it rhymes with? -- nm - The Munificent Baron Oct 4, 11:46 1
      - No. It was a non-comic book charcter. I have not seen the addy used (but a longer lamer version is), but there are talks about a movie. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 11:54
    - What a tease.. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 4, 11:45
Oh, Gary -- (link) - decline Oct 4, 11:32 [youtube] 1
- Trump Lite. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 11:35
Bill Clinton calls Obamacare 'the craziest thing in the world' -- (link) - budice Oct 4, 11:19 38
- Guess he didn't like being rushed into Air Force One -- nm - mr monkey Oct 4, 12:19 1
  - you aint the bossa me! -- nm - bubba Oct 4, 12:20
- FWIW, if this was preemptively placed to drive talking about the issue, it seems like a misstep - ty97 Oct 4, 12:10 1
  - Beause it os the *one* thing I keep expecting Trump to attack her on? -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 12:11
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  - Problems with Crooked Hillary's Propaganda Division? -- nm - The Donald Oct 4, 11:58 1
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  - FWIW, I first came across this from a different source. Expect this to get at least 24 hours of coverage -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 11:57
- Not surprising given the clintons' efforts to pass their own plan -- nm - Beryllium Oct 4, 11:53
- Catchy headline, but no. -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 11:21 28
  - No he actually said it. I'm wondering what the play here is -- nm - Remlik Oct 4, 11:35 24
    - No he did not. Read the quote. -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 11:39 23
      - yes he actually did. Listen to him speak. He says it in the video - Remlik Oct 4, 11:52
      - The spirit is right. It's a full-on criticism of the ACA, imo. The video really lays that out. -- nm - Inigo Oct 4, 11:40 1
        
        He is saying it did some things right, and some things wrong. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 11:41
      - I expect the play is 1 of 2 things (in no particular order) - ty97 Oct 4, 11:40 19
        
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        I think Hillary's message is 'we need better' but calling ACA 'bad' would dangerous - ty97 Oct 4, 11:54 8
        
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        gotcha. thanks -- nm - Remlik Oct 4, 12:00
        
        I was responding to your question where you said can't liberals say 'ACA is bad' -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 11:59 4
        
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        Alas in an election cycle, any 'constructive criticism' is going to be used as an attack - ty97 Oct 4, 12:03 2
        
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        There are some institutions trying to find their way through - ty97 Oct 4, 12:08
        
        Worth noting Hillary's site about health care - ty97 Oct 4, 11:57
        
        He seems to be pimping a new Hillary system instead. -- (edited) - Inigo Oct 4, 11:54 8
        
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        If he didn't call it "the current system", and lay out how to change it, you might be right. -- nm - Inigo Oct 4, 12:10 2
        
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        I didn't say he was trashing it. I said he's hinting at a new system. -- (edited) - Inigo Oct 4, 12:25
        
        If Rebuplicans maintain control of both House and Senate I could see her going to them and saying, "Okay, you don't like Obamacare. Lets make ... - Spawn Oct 4, 12:04 3
        
        "Repeal it." -- nm - znufrii, dad. Oct 4, 12:18
        
        Even if Dems get the Senate, she'll need the GOP house to help modify ACA -- nm* - ty97 Oct 4, 12:09 1
        
        ... hence my message. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 12:09
  - He is calling it a crazy system, and saying Hillary's plan is a better solution. -- (edited) - Inigo Oct 4, 11:30
  - " people who are out there busting it, sometimes 60 hours a week, wind up with their premiums doubled and their coverage cut in half. It's the crazies - ty97 Oct 4, 11:22 1
    - TRUMP! -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 11:26
ESPN finally catching on that Arizona is not a good football team. Dropped from #5 to #17 this week. -- (link) - GregW Oct 4, 11:19 1
- Fansided has the Vikings moved up to #2. Probably because they and Denver are the only teams 4-0 now. -- (link) - GregW Oct 4, 11:23
Today is free cookie day at the local Subway. I chose Apple Pie cookie which sounds like it should be really good - oblique Oct 4, 11:14 2
- it's National Taco Day and you went to Subway? Why hast thou forsaken me? -- nm - Chipotle Oct 4, 11:15 1
  - Too much sexual assault of minors? -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 11:16
Ranking Potential Saboteurs of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Venture -- (link) - Beaker Oct 4, 11:03 5
- Probably the person we all least suspect -- nm - prayformojo Oct 4, 11:11 3
  - George "Goober" Lindsay? -- nm - Reagen Oct 4, 11:12 2
    - And he would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for that meddling Elon. -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 11:35
    - precisely -- nm - prayformojo Oct 4, 11:21
- #1. Jake Busey. -- nm - The Munificent Baron Oct 4, 11:06
To get an idea of the size of SpaceX's Interplanetary Transport System, here's a picture of the LOX tank -- (link) - TWuG Oct 4, 10:57 2
- Jesus, just imagine the size of the bagel and cream cheese tanks... -- nm - Ender Oct 4, 11:48
- the bigger they are, the bigger the inevitable explosion will be -- nm - decline Oct 4, 10:57
I contributed to my first kickstarter campaign this week, this game because I'm a huge nerd. -- (link) - The Munificent Baron Oct 4, 10:52
New York City rent comparison: What $1,850 gets you -- (link) - ty97 Oct 4, 10:52 3
- Sunnyside, Bronx, Upper West Side Studio. - IrishStephen Oct 4, 11:06
- speaking of, my new mortgage servicer sent me my "payment due" notice. I received it on 10/3. date due: 9/30. I had already paid, but still. - university of amanda jones Oct 4, 10:54 1
  - We're still going to hit you with a late fee. -- nm - mortgage servicer Oct 4, 10:57
Timeless 1.9 in 18-49 demo and 7.66M ; Conviction 1.0 and 5.44M -- (link*) - Beaker Oct 4, 10:50 5
- is that good ? -- nm - decline Oct 4, 10:53 4
  - Timeless is decent (but has the Voice leadin), Conviction spells trouble -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 10:53 3
    - It lacks... something. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 11:12 2
      - Naked Haley Atwell? -- nm - eag Oct 4, 12:24 1
        
        Laws, yes. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 12:26
FX has renewed its anthology series “American Horror Story” for a seventh season -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 10:48
The NFL has no idea what taunting is (their use of flagged plays in their promotional material is hilarious) -- (link) - Beaker Oct 4, 10:42 2
- i always wonder, why arent defensive players hit with taunting when they celebrate a QB sack, or similar? or when a QB poses after a big play? -- (edited) - tRuMaN Oct 4, 10:45 1
  - I'm a big anti-fan of the WR signaling first down in the face of a defender. If that's not taunting, I don't know what is. -- nm - The Munificent Baron Oct 4, 10:50
so did any sters see Colossal at the toronto film fest? some reviews are out there from its showing at fantastic fest and i was curious. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 4, 10:34 3
- I did not. Don't think Dawson did. Not sure if any of the locals did? -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 10:36 2
  - you failed. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 4, 10:45 1
    - Yeah, they did not see Raw, either. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 11:13
Interesting chart -- (link) - ty97 Oct 4, 10:33 27
- But how many people actually pay full tuition anymore? - znufrii, dad. Oct 4, 10:52 6
  - Enough for their to be a whole bunch of student debt. "Seven in 10 seniors (69%) who graduated from public and nonprofit colleges in 2014 had student - mara Oct 4, 10:54 5
    - That doesn't really speak to my point, though I also agree that the inflow of funds from student loans has helped drive up prices as well. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Oct 4, 10:56
    - that seems like so small an amount to me. (I went to a private school.) -- nm - university of amanda jones Oct 4, 10:55 3
      - Ms. fancy-pants -- nm - decline Oct 4, 10:57 2
        
        free. well, I paid for in decades of guilt. my dad taught there. "the only reason I stayed..." etc etc. - university of amanda jones Oct 4, 11:25 1
        
        I remember (I was just teasing :) ) -- nm - decline Oct 4, 11:38
- Has anyone seen any interesting pieces with suggestions on why costs are exploding? I imagine most of their costs are straight salaries. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Oct 4, 10:45 13
  - The below, but also more jobs today require college (including post-grad, and the financial opportunities from having certain specialised degrees are - Roger More Oct 4, 10:54
  - There are a lot of factors at play. More administration, debt-fueled facility expansion, less support from government. -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 10:53 7
    - Football stadiums -- nm - znufrii, dad. Oct 4, 10:54 5
      - Not only that but also "better amenities" like single rooms and fancy food in the cafeterias. -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 11:00 4
        
        cable, wi-fi. effin pampered millenials! -- nm - decline Oct 4, 11:00 3
        
        You laugh, but having taken my daughters to see schools, the extent to which facilities are being upgraded and made more posh is really substantial. - pmb Oct 4, 11:06 2
        
        and yet when I went to University we used to throw pickles and tomatoes on windows to see who would win the race to the bottom -- (edited) - Beaker Oct 4, 11:08 1
        
        (out of fast food burgers) -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 11:09
    - greed -- nm - decline Oct 4, 10:53
  - Tuition is exploding because states have shifted more of the cost burden to students. The states are paying less of a share of school budgets -- nm - mr monkey Oct 4, 10:48
  - I'd have to look for pieces but in part it's due to states school's rising at a high rate due to cut funding from the states -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 10:47 2
    - (there are no doubt other factors and it's a complicated question, but that definitely plays in) -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 10:48 1
      - Yeah, I realized after the fact that this was cost to the consumer(student) and not a general cost question. But I wonder if college costs are.... - Name Withheld by Request Oct 4, 10:54
- *takes another drink* -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 10:43 1
  - Now imagine if you have a college bound child. - ty97 Oct 4, 10:44
- College bubble is gonna have to burst soon. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 10:36 3
  - do you mean debt bubble burst? or the cost has to burst? -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 10:37 2
    - cost. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 10:43 1
      - How though? The demand drivers are going to continue - i.e. people need specialised skills in order to have a well-paying career, even if the jobs - Roger More Oct 4, 10:50
Starbonds have adjusted -- nm - LMS Oct 4, 10:29
I actually kind of liked Timeless. I mean it's not great, but I'm interested in seeing where it goes. - IrishStephen Oct 4, 10:24 16
- I liked it well enough. I'm officially out on Blindspot. -- nm - Ender Oct 4, 10:26
- I get annoyed at time travel shows when people come back and are surprised and or annoyed that things have changed - Reagen Oct 4, 10:26 14
  - Legends of Tomorrow infuriates me with this. -- nm - Inigo Oct 4, 11:16 1
    - "....what did you think was going to happen?" -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 11:39
  - Right (spoils) - IrishStephen Oct 4, 11:08
  - For Fry to become his own grandfather. -- nm - David's iPad Oct 4, 10:30
  - I'm annoyed that the people doing the travelling are all neophytes. Yes, please, let's send someone with 5 minutes - TWuG Oct 4, 10:30 2
    - But she knows the clothing! That's the most important part! -- nm - Reagen Oct 4, 10:32 1
      - Ham. Ham is the most important part. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 4, 10:34
  - That was nice about Seven Days - minimal instances of that. - Beryllium Oct 4, 10:28 6
    - Easy....when the Past Frank Parker who backstepped caught up in time with Current Parker they merged. -- nm - Remlik Oct 4, 10:43 5
      - In bed? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 4, 10:45 4
        
        probably -- nm - Remlik Oct 4, 10:45 3
        
        Did it look like TimeCop? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 4, 11:02 2
        
        someone has a double fetish! -- nm - Remlik Oct 4, 11:36 1
        
        It was rather disgusting in TimeCop :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 4, 11:41
ty, in that case not even if he wins NV, CO, MI, WI, NH, OH, ME-2 and NM. -- nm* - Reagen Oct 4, 10:24 2
- I figure he has IA in this model as well? -- nm* - ty97 Oct 4, 10:25 1
  - Yes, I forgot to mention that one - Reagen Oct 4, 10:27
Yahoo Secretly Scanned Users Emails For The NSA and FBI -- (link) - budice Oct 4, 10:20 2
- I hope they enjoyed all the pr0n links inside mine -- nm - Epiphany Oct 4, 11:23
- That is why I never use them. -- nm - The Donald Oct 4, 11:15

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