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- The regulations thing is so stupid. It completely ignores the substance of the regulations. -- nm - pmb Nov 10, 12:46 1
  - It's been used as a gimmick elsewhere and it has been used with success. Think about all the regulations made over the years that become redundant... - Name Withheld by Request Nov 10, 12:50
This purports to be a photo of White House staff as Trump arrives. -- (link) - mara Nov 10, 12:36 2
- I love when verified accounts get suckered. This is yesterday, watching Obama speak on the results. -- nm* - Name Withheld by Request Nov 10, 12:41
- google image search shows it as being from yesterday, when obama commented on the election. like so.. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 10, 12:40
Jamie Dimon for Treasury Sec? -- (link) - decline Nov 10, 12:36
Re: b2 Boomers . The reason boomers have a better position in society, other than being older and therefore having more earning years, is because the -- (edited) - jnine Nov 10, 12:31 8
- Also there are more of them. They vote in their own interests and neither party is really willing to do anything to offend them -- nm - Roger More Nov 10, 14:20
- they could also walk away from their student loans, which is impossible now. -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 10, 12:36 6
  - Again, because of changes to the student loan laws. If people really cared, they would vote for people who would change that. Instead, they want to - jnine Nov 10, 12:43
  - Many Boomers had no student loans. Public universities charged as little as $20 per credit for in-state students. -- nm - mara Nov 10, 12:38 4
    - in massachusetts, my state school tuition wasn't that low from '81 to '85, but it was only about $4,000 a year....nm - x Nov 10, 12:41
    - Which could be done today if that was the priority of the people voting. Bernie wanted free college education. -- nm - jnine Nov 10, 12:39
    - Here's MSU's tuition back to 1979. -- (link) - mara Nov 10, 12:39 1
      - I know the numbers. If it was a priority for the electorate, they would vote for people who would do something about it. -- nm - jnine Nov 10, 12:40
no surprise, but the trans-pacific partnership is dead....nm - x Nov 10, 12:29 2
- China is laughing in glee as they move in to fill the void -- nm - decline Nov 10, 12:30 1
  - most likely. but just wait until they get branded as a currency manipulator!...nm - x Nov 10, 12:37
CNN has projected Trump as the winner of the national popular vote. -- (link) - ML Galaxy Nov 10, 12:29 11
- **ascii shrug* -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 10, 12:34
- that's some interesting math.. -- nm - Andie Nov 10, 12:33 2
  - They're still counting ballots. -- nm - ML Galaxy Nov 10, 12:35 1
    - sure. truthfully, i think it might be better at this point if he does win (on one level anyway). if moving-forward is the goal, it will help. - Andie Nov 10, 12:36
- David Weigel is saying that what it's saying is not what you think it's saying, but hasn't said what it really is saying -- nm - decline Nov 10, 12:33 2
  - He's saying that note "Projected winner: Trump" isn't referring to the popular vote. -- nm - mara Nov 10, 12:48
  - This doesn't really clear up his statement, but he tweeted again. Would like to hear from Silver, Enten, or Cohn -- (link) - ty97 Nov 10, 12:44
- hoo boy....nm - x Nov 10, 12:33
- *crickets* -- nm - oblique Nov 10, 12:33 2
  - I can't speak for anybody else, but I was so surprised when I heard this that I started asking around to find out why they think it. - David Nov 10, 12:42 1
    - this guy from cnn says it's a design flaw. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 10, 12:48
Poll (will link to this one year from today for comparison): Nov 10, 2017. In what ways will your life be better/worse/different ? -- nm* - Andie Nov 10, 12:19 26
- Workwise, depends on what Trump does to Federal employees. I doubt a year is enough time to shut down an entire agency, should he be so inclined. - Covington Nov 10, 14:45
- No idea. But then again, there's no election on 2017 (here or there). (NM) - Marlowe Nov 10, 12:48
- Complete mystery. Could be working a new job, could be running my own business, could be destroyed. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 10, 12:42
- 2016 was so freaking atrocious, I'm hoping better in every single way -- nm - Guigue Nov 10, 12:38
- I'll have been living in my new house for about 6 months. And I'll likely be employed in a stable public service job outside of Congress or ... - ReluctantCynic Nov 10, 12:36
- I will be leaving for a new job and splitting my time between N and S CA. Also, way more time to spend with my dog, Jack. -- nm* - jnine Nov 10, 12:36
- new house, new job, new lifestyle - Epiphany Nov 10, 12:35 5
  - new job? -- nm - Andie Nov 10, 12:36 2
    - oh yes $ 10k + bump. I got a certification that will open doors - but I'm guessing I need to get in that door - Epiphany Nov 10, 12:38 1
      - also - I'm not all that special - the job market for my industry in Dallas is off the hook right now. - Epiphany Nov 10, 12:44
  - swinging? -- nm - groiny Nov 10, 12:36 1
    - from the crystal chandaliers? yeah buddy - Epiphany Nov 10, 12:40
- I will still be awesome. -- nm - groiny Nov 10, 12:35
- my fireplace may actually be done by then! kitchen reno for me too. half-marathon, I think. -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 10, 12:33
- Other than possibly losing my healthcare I don't think my life will be changed much. -- nm - Krusty Nov 10, 12:30 7
  - you won't be moving? -- nm - Andie Nov 10, 12:31 6
    - My landlord isn't pushing us out yet. He came back from Italy a happier man. I still want to be out of this neighborhood as soon as I can. - Krusty Nov 10, 12:34 5
      - Have you considered moving to Chicago with Mr. Darcy? -- nm - David Nov 10, 12:45 1
        
        Not happening. If I move it'll be somewhere warmer not colder. -- nm - Krusty Nov 10, 12:53
      - Not Mr. D'arcy? -- nm - jnine Nov 10, 12:38 2
        
        *gasp* NO! - Mel Profit Nov 10, 12:43 1
        
        He leaves by the new year. 😞😳😟 I had two others move to areas too far from my other walks. -- nm* - Krusty Nov 10, 12:48
- The canal I'm constructing around NE will be 25% complete. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 10, 12:25 1
  - Quite the Tea Party -- nm - budice Nov 10, 12:27
- My guesses: - Andie Nov 10, 12:24
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Ok new noisy cube mates...you get Puerto Ricoan Rap, German Synth Pop and Underground Goth Metal leaking through the headphones. [nm] - Mel Profit Nov 10, 12:09 1
- You need to add this. -- (link) - Doctor Spawn Nov 10, 12:15 [youtube]
Star Wars: New Rogue One trailer (Intl) -- (link) - budice Nov 10, 12:01 [youtube] 1
- how come all of their spaceships are so dark? - decline Nov 10, 12:11
the guy who sits next to me in the cube farm is originally from Ireland. Understandably he wear European cut clothes and they're usually a tight fit. - Diva Nov 10, 11:56 6
- was he being all seducty when he did it? - Epiphany Nov 10, 12:06 5
  - HA! I *wish* he looked like Colin Farrell. I'd work longer hours. - Diva Nov 10, 12:09 4
    - HARD PASS -- nm - Epiphany Nov 10, 12:36 1
      - *snort!* -- nm - Diva Nov 10, 12:44
    - and seducty is a great word that I must remember to use more often. -- nm - Diva Nov 10, 12:10 1
      - I had to dr. tron it -- nm - Epiphany Nov 10, 12:42
Gronk does his best Bon Jovi for Madden 17 -- (link) - budice Nov 10, 11:50 [youtube] 1
- Speaking of which, a Wikipedia search cycle led me to this video. -- (link) - David Nov 10, 12:00 [youtube]
The new Los Angeles Board of Supervisors will consist of 4 women and 1 man. -- (link) - Meg Nov 10, 11:45
My own act of defiance: I changed all online passwords for the non-profit to incorporate references to Rage Against the Machine and Tool. - ReluctantCynic Nov 10, 11:44 5
- "'fuIwontdowhatyoutellme' does not meet the password requirements" -- nm - Reagen Nov 10, 11:54 1
  - *types "fu1wontdowhatyoutellme" instead* -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 10, 12:35
- Stinkfist is an excellent password btw. -- nm - Epiphany Nov 10, 11:53 2
  - I dare him to use Prison Sex. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 10, 11:55 1
    - *giggling* - Epiphany Nov 10, 12:07
JFC. "Trump calls Obama 'a very good man'" after meeting. - mara Nov 10, 11:44 1
- Oh, to be a fly on that wall... -- nm - David's iPad Nov 10, 11:45
On the other hand Venus Williams spoke at lunch and she was fantastic and incredibly impressive, though it suffered from a horrible interviewer. -- nm - pmb Nov 10, 11:44 4
- they should have used the questions I asked ty when she sat next to him on a flight. My questions were AWSHUM (no they weren't, they were dumb). -- nm - Diva Nov 10, 11:53 1
  - The best part was when they took questions from the audience. The interviewer was like Chris Farley on SNL. - pmb Nov 10, 11:56
- but how was the lunch? -- nm - decline Nov 10, 11:44 1
  - Decent for this kind of gathering, but not special. -- nm - pmb Nov 10, 11:46
I'm at a conference in Miami and the speakers this morning were Jeb Bush and Martin O'Malley. It was underwhelming. I thought O'Malley had some - pmb Nov 10, 11:43
ST Poll: during the Holiday Season - do you know what an " Angel Tree" is? -- nm - Epiphany Nov 10, 11:36 17
- giving tree, they put a kid's name age, M/F and a few things they want/need. usually foster kids at the Y tree, we do one or two a year -- nm - z Nov 10, 13:54
- Nope.. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 10, 12:09
- I see we have collection boxes out at the library, but not the little cards that give the ages and gift suggestions as in the past. - Meg Nov 10, 12:05
- yes, we do another version here every year, though. -- nm - b. Nov 10, 12:02
- Yes. Introducing Nathan to the concept this year. - kelly Nov 10, 12:00
- Oddly, no. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 10, 11:40
- Nope but I could guess. - Krusty Nov 10, 11:39 4
  - yes that is correct. They are in different places outside of church too. -- nm - Epiphany Nov 10, 11:44 3
    - Right. They have it at the main post office in Manhattan. -- nm - Krusty Nov 10, 11:51 2
      - Mall's all around here - not sure where our office ones are coming from - our fun committee is spear heading. -- nm* - Epiphany Nov 10, 11:52 1
        
        Nice! I'm glad people do it and I'm sure it makes the kids very happy. - Krusty Nov 10, 11:57
- Had to look it up -- I'm familiar with the concept but wasn't with the name. -- nm - mara Nov 10, 11:38
- sure -- nm - Diva Nov 10, 11:37
- yes -- nm - Andie Nov 10, 11:37
- sure -- nm - prayformojo Nov 10, 11:37
- a tree with angels? -- nm - decline Nov 10, 11:36 1
  - HELL'S ANGELS!! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 10, 11:44
lol NFL. Taking out the kicker now only costs $9,115 -- (link) - decline Nov 10, 11:35 1
- Don't tell Carpenter's wife this. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 10, 11:40
The minutes spent by the broadcast media on issues coverage in 2008: 220; 2012: 114; 2016: 32 (2016 breakdown inside) - crash davis Nov 10, 11:35 9
- ya can't sell ads with issues...nm - x Nov 10, 11:58 4
  - Sure you can "After the break, Kim Kardashian reads Ted Cruz's latest proposal about entitlements" -- nm - crash davis Nov 10, 12:07 3
    - hmmm, i might watch that.....nm - x Nov 10, 12:22 1
      - I just might, to see how many multisyllabic words she stumbles on. -- nm - crash davis Nov 10, 12:26
    - "Right after this story about agricultural subsidies, the kitten and the goat who became best friends. You'll never believe what they did on Halloween -- nm - crash davis Nov 10, 12:11
- Bush's one good point was on this. He told a story about doing a town hall meeting in NH talking about issues and having essentially no media - pmb Nov 10, 11:53
- earlier there was a discussion parts of the media failing America, above was my contribution -- nm - crash davis Nov 10, 11:36
- I was just about to guess that! -- nm - decline Nov 10, 11:36 1
  - then you beat Loyola! -- nm - crash davis Nov 10, 11:37
Also LIR: Bery. You really should watch Stranger Things. It was really really good -- nm - oblique Nov 10, 11:34 1
- yup -- nm - groiny Nov 10, 11:35
Still experimenting with the roaster oven before I commit to the turkey. Wasn't sure if it would really brown things... -- (link) - Meg Nov 10, 11:33 [flickr]
LIR: I think lots of people who voted for Trump would love to have the problem of what to do about earning 185k/yr... -- nm - oblique Nov 10, 11:31 16
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  - it's comical at this point. How many times are we going to have to go through this... - Mel Profit Nov 10, 12:31 2
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      - no we don't. I know what he is. I voted accordingly. others did this. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 10, 12:38
  - Populist ST? Get the pitchforks and torches for that elitist Dawson! -- nm - crash davis Nov 10, 12:28
- *reads the details of the article* hole lee kow. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 10, 11:51
- during the primaries: "The median household income of a Trump voter so far in the primaries is about $72,000" - crash davis Nov 10, 11:41 2
  - this is a good look at that as well -- (link) - oblique Nov 10, 11:50 1
    - that last paragraph is a real kicker - crash davis Nov 10, 11:59
- I would love to have that problem. -- nm - Krusty Nov 10, 11:40
- But Clinton won lower income families handily - Reagen Nov 10, 11:35 1
  - "While the most economically vulnerable people in America voted against Trump by a wider margin than any other income bracket - oblique Nov 10, 11:42
- "what the fuck am I gonna do with a bunch of k's?" -- nm* - Beaker Nov 10, 11:33 3
  - *snicker* -- nm - Epiphany Nov 10, 11:43
  - Post of the day -- nm - Beryllium Nov 10, 11:41
  - omg -- nm - Diva Nov 10, 11:37
CW ups Legends of Tomorrow episodes from 13 to 17 -- nm - Beaker Nov 10, 11:30 2
- ick -- nm - decline Nov 10, 11:36
- It just gets worse and worse! -- nm - Reagen Nov 10, 11:33
None of this would be happening if you people had praised Closer by the Chainsmokers more. -- nm - David Nov 10, 11:30 21
- I'm not sure your point. Closer is a meanspirited song. All of the Chainsmokers songs are. -- nm - Qale Nov 10, 11:44 13
  - who here has not stolen a mattress from a roommate in Boulder? - Epiphany Nov 10, 11:52 12
    - I like my EDM to be more PLUR. That's all. -- nm - Qale Nov 10, 12:04 6
      - Are these words? -- nm - David Nov 10, 12:07 5
        
        Electronic Dance Music - get with it Gramps! - Epiphany Nov 10, 12:08 4
        
        Peace Love Unity Respect. It was derived from rave culture in the 90s which preceded current EDM. -- nm - Qale Nov 10, 12:13 2
        
        sometimes with another r for responsibility. -- nm - b. Nov 10, 12:14 1
        
        Drugs! -- nm - Qale Nov 10, 12:17
        
        penis loving uber rider -- nm - groiny Nov 10, 12:10
    - BEAT TO DEATH - David Nov 10, 11:59 1
      - this changes everything! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 10, 12:34
    - Krusty! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 10, 11:56 2
      - Fuck Boulder! -- nm - Krusty Nov 10, 11:58 1
        
        ha! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 10, 12:42
- I know you love them but I hate their name. Still, I'll give them a listen. -- nm - Krusty Nov 10, 11:41 3
  - I'm with you on the name. -- nm - David's iPad Nov 10, 11:42 2
    - they've said they wish they'd chosen something else. it didn't have any particular meaning for them and the domain name was open, so on they went. -- nm - b. Nov 10, 12:00
    - B2 - avocado and David S Pumpkins are the touchpoints -- nm - Roger More Nov 10, 11:45
- I have issues with this hypothesis. -- nm - Reagen Nov 10, 11:37 1
  - Then you're the problem! -- nm - David's iPad Nov 10, 11:42
- blech -- nm - groiny Nov 10, 11:33
Man, white people are fucking stupid -- nm - ty97 Nov 10, 11:30 1
- *blank stare* -- nm - groiny Nov 10, 11:33
Twitter..... -- (link) - ML Galaxy Nov 10, 11:29

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