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World's oldest person celebrates 117th bday. Believed to be last person alive born in 1800s. -- (link*) - Andie Nov 29, 12:30 2
- "Tell us what you remember about the 1800s! Was it really all in black and white?" -- nm - JaxSean Nov 29, 12:33
- *rubs hands together and snickers* -- nm - 2016 Nov 29, 12:31
C'mon Liverpool, run Leeds to the ground. - Crashquick Nov 29, 12:28
Top Chef Charleston sounds intriguing. They have such an interesting and burgeoning food scene there right now. -- nm - Diva Nov 29, 12:26 9
- other than live sports and tcm, this is the only reason i wish i still had cable...nm - x Nov 29, 12:31
- haven't they done Charleston already? or am I thinking of a different food competition - crash davis Nov 29, 12:30 1
  - they may have. I haven't really watched it a lot. -- nm - Diva Nov 29, 12:31
- I've heard good things about the spaghetti. -- nm - David Nov 29, 12:28 4
  - Like a toddler version of Scarface. -- nm - Reagen Nov 29, 12:31 2
    - "Say hello to my very little friend" -- nm - crash davis Nov 29, 12:31
    - Kim and I still make that gesture when she orders pasta. -- nm - David Nov 29, 12:31
  - And the chews. -- nm - Ender Nov 29, 12:29
- yeah they do. We ate at SNOB when we were there and it was fantastic. I wish we had more time to try out different places -- nm - Crashquick Nov 29, 12:27
who is in the room with an Echo right now? Ask it the meaning of life/ -- nm - Andie Nov 29, 12:20 9
- "A traditional answer is 42." -- nm - David Nov 29, 12:28
- anytime you walk into someones house that has one say "Alexa, shuffle the chipmunks" -- nm - oblique Nov 29, 12:28 1
  - I wonder how bad it would be if I sent everyone on ST an MP3 that very loudly proclaimed "Alexa, play the Little Drummer Boy" -- nm - oblique Nov 29, 12:31
- 42 -- nm - JaxSean Nov 29, 12:25 1
  - is it? i love that. -- nm - Andie Nov 29, 12:25
- Explain 2016. -- nm - Max Nov 29, 12:24
- ask to speak with Arnold -- nm - crash davis Nov 29, 12:23
- "ordering crap you don't need from amazon"....nm - echo Nov 29, 12:21
- Ask it who is in the room with it. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 29, 12:20
I just had this conversation with my child. - kelly Nov 29, 12:15 20
- cool -- nm - crash davis Nov 29, 12:23
- nice. -- nm - Diva Nov 29, 12:20
- smart kid, just wait until Common Core math effs him all up -- nm - ML Nov 29, 12:18 2
  - Eh, Everytime I see one of those "look what they're doing?!?!" posts it's the singularly wurst example to pick and makes way more sense with a better - Reagen Nov 29, 12:21 1
    - Tangent: In 6th grade I had a math teacher that taught Chisanbop. I think it was a fluke, but I was very grateful. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 29, 12:33
- It's highly encouraged because it breaks down complex problems - Reagen Nov 29, 12:18
- Ummm....I don't think typical 4 year olds can do that - Kelly this kid is a genius. - Epiphany Nov 29, 12:18 2
  - He's definitely advanced in math for his age. He's pretty good with 3 digit numbers too. - kelly Nov 29, 12:23 1
    - that's pretty amazing -- nm - Andie Nov 29, 12:25
- Yes. But still.....that's a math skill for a kid two years older - prayformojo Nov 29, 12:17
- i do math like this in my head sometimes. -- nm - Andie Nov 29, 12:17 2
  - 25 x 2 = 50 + 2. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 29, 12:34
  - Me too. -- nm - pmb Nov 29, 12:30
- He did it backwards. I showed him stacked math Sunday night. - Will Hunting Nov 29, 12:17 1
  - Ah. That's why there were stacked math problems written all over the driveway! - kelly Nov 29, 12:21
- It may be, but this is the way I add mentally when eyeballing lots of numbers on a page. -- nm - Max Nov 29, 12:16
- this is how I do math now. -- nm - university of amanda jones Nov 29, 12:16 3
  - Indeed. -- nm - landbeck Dec 2, 07:18
  - ditto. Find two simple calculations that account for a majority of it, then figure out the remaining little bit. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 29, 12:25
  - me too -- nm - decline Nov 29, 12:23
Did I see that VUDU has new deals today? -- nm - kelly Nov 29, 12:09 1
- I havent' seen any -- nm - JaxSean Nov 29, 12:23
atletico nacional ask conmebol to award copa sudamericana to club after accident - x Nov 29, 12:07 6
- In addition, some things that teams are considering doing here.. - Marlowe Nov 29, 12:25
- Classy move -- nm - ty97 Nov 29, 12:15
- There's literally nothing about that header that is intelligble to me. - David Nov 29, 12:10 2
  - Here. - Marlowe Nov 29, 12:13 1
    - Oh. In that case, the applicable quote from A Few Good Men is... - David Nov 29, 12:27
- That's a very nice gesture of them.. - Marlowe Nov 29, 12:09
Oh mama can this really be the end? - ML Nov 29, 12:00
Speaking of Echo or Home if you could personalize the voice what person would you get ? - eag Nov 29, 11:52 20
- Ian McShane and/ or Cate Blanchett.. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 29, 12:10
- Any of batman's butlers....Catherine Zeta, hell just about any actress from the BBC -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 29, 12:10
- Mr. Bultertron from Clone High -- nm - prayformojo Nov 29, 12:05 1
  - "Wes-ley" -- nm - David Nov 29, 12:07
- Brian Blessed. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 29, 12:03 2
  - great choice -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 29, 12:04
  - "Echo, laugh for me." -- nm - Max Nov 29, 12:03
- NOT Harlan Ellison -- nm - everyone from Babylon 5 Nov 29, 12:00
- Either James May or Mary Berry. Or maybe Ki Hong Li. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 29, 11:59 1
  - the BBC did a bio of Mary -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 29, 12:02 [youtube]
- someone British, Kate Beckinsale maybe? -- nm - decline Nov 29, 11:59 1
  - Thanks to The Grand Tour, Waze updated with a brit. I like it. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 29, 12:19
- The Chinese general in Arrival had an excellent delivery. Tzi Ma. -- nm - Max Nov 29, 11:57 3
  - Actually, taking this one under spoilers -- (edited) - Reagen Nov 29, 11:58 1
    - "Echo, I'm confused, just tell me." -- (edited) - Max Nov 29, 12:01
  - The consul whose daughter was kidnapped in Rush Hour! -- nm - Roger More Nov 29, 11:58
- "Echo, talk Kevin Costner in Prince of Thieves." "Perhaps you and I would be better off parting ways." "That was close, try again." "What? No." -- nm - Max Nov 29, 11:54
- Morgan Freeman. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 29, 11:54
- Man: Patrick Stewart. Woman: Teal Redmann. - David Nov 29, 11:54
- maggie cheung...nm - x Nov 29, 11:53
So I've been thinking of getting an Echo or Google Home - eag Nov 29, 11:46 31
- Having just integrated Nest with the Echo, it's pretty cool. So now it's a music speaker, shopping list aggregator, and temp controller. - JaxSean Nov 29, 12:21
- Google Home has the better contextual Q&A engine with their assistant but the Echo has far better integrations with everything (except Google Music) - oblique Nov 29, 11:50 12
  - Yep and I just transfered all my iTunes music to google music well what wasn't DRM blocked -- nm - eag Nov 29, 11:53 11
    - One of my Christmas presents is a Logitech Harmony Hub. Going to test out the Echo integration in the basement to - oblique Nov 29, 11:58 10
      - *hacks your whole house* -- nm - iSpam Nov 29, 12:01 2
        
        *watches oblique sleep* -- nm - ML Nov 29, 12:20 1
        
        It's creepy how the Nest turns on when I look at it. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 29, 12:22
      - this is my ultimate goal. I think I'm starting with lights first -- nm - decline Nov 29, 12:00 6
        
        I can't say enough about lights. yes, they cost a bit, but the cash you save from never ever leaving lights on is worth it. -- nm - university of amanda jones Nov 29, 12:18 4
        
        My issue with this is similar to minor changes in gas prices (for cars). Do I really care if I save 0.40? -- nm - oblique Nov 29, 12:28 3
        
        do you really want to stand up to turn off the lights? -- nm - university of amanda jones Nov 29, 12:30 2
        
        *clap off* *clap* *clap* -- nm - JaxSean Nov 29, 12:32
        
        I don't normally need the lights to turn off while I'm sitting down... -- nm - oblique Nov 29, 12:31
        
        Strangely, I have no desire to control lighting in my house. not sure why. -- nm - oblique Nov 29, 12:01
- I just got an echo about a month ago. I love it - decline Nov 29, 11:48 5
  - Do you use it primarily to initiate commands, or answer questions? -- nm - Max Nov 29, 11:49 1
    - "Echo, tell me what to do." -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 29, 11:50
  - How is the speaker quality on the echo? I really cannot think of a reason to get an echo other than because it's nifty. - sycor Nov 29, 11:49 2
    - the speaker is great. I use it for the news every morning. To answer questions while cooking (and as a timer). The Shopping list is great. - decline Nov 29, 11:52 1
      - I recently integrated my Echo with Todoist. Awesome. Much better than having to go to the Alexa app for the shopping list -- nm - oblique Nov 29, 11:55
- serious question - what would you use it for *exactly*? i figure we'll get one eventually, but right now i don't have any 'smart' devices to use it on - Andie Nov 29, 11:47 10
  - google, who was in that movie, are they alive or dead (pretty much I what I do most dinner convos these days) -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 29, 12:11
  - I like that I never have to find my phone/iPad. I just talk and the Echo performs the task. - David Nov 29, 11:52 7
    - It's funny given the relative popularity levels, but I think Siri is by far the worst of the personal assistants and has been almost since its - pmb Nov 29, 11:57 4
      - I'm just disappointed Apple hasn't advanced the technology more. - David Nov 29, 11:59 3
        
        You'll get what we give you and like it! -- nm - Apple Nov 29, 12:02
        
        I need to sign up for that (or find it in my email) :) -- nm - oblique Nov 29, 11:59 1
        
        I think you can also get that info in the Alexa app. -- nm - pmb Nov 29, 12:01
    - you have email! -- nm - Andie Nov 29, 11:55
    - yup -- nm - decline Nov 29, 11:53
  - It's a nice speaker. The advantage otherwise is just not having to go pick up your phone or ipad if something occurs to you. It's a small thing, but - pmb Nov 29, 11:49
Today in grumpy old men news -- (link) - ty97 Nov 29, 11:39 2
- eh, already asked and answered. -- nm - Max Nov 29, 11:45
- He was staring at her because she looks just like Slash. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 29, 11:44
My in-laws are the worst Facebookers. Today they commented on my post about the death of Ron Glass (from 3 days ago) with - oblique Nov 29, 11:39 6
- heh...nm - x Nov 29, 11:41
- block them -- nm - decline Nov 29, 11:40
- And they did it from a couple's Facebook account, didn't they?! -- nm - ty97 Nov 29, 11:39 3
  - Yes, they share one -- nm - oblique Nov 29, 11:41 2
    - Truly *the worst* -- nm - ty97 Nov 29, 11:42 1
      - The log on like twice a week and my notifications blow up with likes and comments from (socially) ancient posts -- nm - oblique Nov 29, 11:43
Stalker Poll for Pet Owners: What kind of pet(s) do you have? Maybe they'd like some toys for Christmas... -- nm* - Diva Nov 29, 11:37 8
- No pets here. -- nm - JenBro Dec 2, 16:12
- I have two cats. One is a Russian blue boy named Loki that's very energetic and playful. The other is tortoise shell girl named Callie that's not - Krusty Nov 29, 13:18
- big but old samoyed Cody -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 29, 12:56
- Jack, 5 year old Jack Russell, chihuahua mix. 9 pounds of menace. -- nm - jnine Nov 29, 12:14 1
  - :) -- nm - Diva Nov 29, 12:15
- I live with a very domineering Russian Blue cat named Natasha. - ReluctantCynic Nov 29, 11:51 2
  - she sounds beautiful! does she mock your FFB "prowess" as well? -- nm* - Diva Nov 29, 12:00 1
    - I often catch her giving me the side-eye on my FFB picks. - ReluctantCynic Nov 29, 12:05
What did ST think of Moana anyway? - David Nov 29, 11:36 21
- Ask me on January 5th.. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 29, 11:43 3
  - Look, I'm getting old and my attention span was never good to begin with. -- nm - David Nov 29, 11:45 2
    - I could set you a calendar alert, maybe? (NM) - Marlowe Nov 29, 11:54 1
      - "Ask David to ask me..." -- nm - David Nov 29, 11:58
- Pozzi? -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 29, 11:42
- B or so. Beautiful with great voices, but the songs were underwhelming. - Inigo Nov 29, 11:41 1
  - Also, the excitement for the Beauty and the Beast trailer was really noticeable. Mostly by the parents. -- nm - Inigo Nov 29, 11:47
- Lilo without the Stitch, still B+ -- nm* - budice Nov 29, 11:41
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- I must've missed the poll. Grade: B. I couldn't help but compare it to Frozen which was better as a story and lyrically overall - oblique Nov 29, 11:41 10
  - I really like the song used in the trailer and the one at the start of the film. For me, Tangled is still the best recent Disney animated movie. -- nm - David Nov 29, 11:42
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    - The best for me was actually the "remix" version of the song they used during the credits which had him rapping in the middle as well as the short end - oblique Nov 29, 11:43 7
      - but...but....EGOT! -- nm - ty97 Nov 29, 11:43 6
        
        oh, he'll get it. if not this year, some other time. -- nm - Diva Nov 29, 11:47 5
        
        Mary Poppins Returns -- nm - David Nov 29, 11:50 4
        
        i'm thinking if he wins anything it'll be for writing something. He's so much better at that than as a performer. (And he's a very good performer.) -- nm - Diva Nov 29, 11:52
        
        I figure he at least gets a producer credit on In The Heights as well -- nm - ty97 Nov 29, 11:52 2
        
        And he'll write a new song for both it and Hamilton. -- nm - Ender Nov 29, 12:12 1
        
        or even pull out an older, earlier trunk song that was originally cut from the show. -- nm - Diva Nov 29, 12:23
- I think that Baby Moana is the cutest, ever! - prayformojo Nov 29, 11:40
merriam webster reporting that their most looked up word this year (which becomes the word of the year) is..... - x Nov 29, 11:35 6
- *sigh* - znufrii Nov 29, 11:38
- was Brexit #2? -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 29, 11:37
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  - I thin poeple have a general sense but are looking it up for the precise definition (and to see just how far it goes). -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 29, 11:49 1
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- oh goodie -- nm - ty97 Nov 29, 11:36
A KILLER. -- nm - Diva Nov 29, 11:33 8 1
- he came dancing across the water with his galleons & guns -- (link*) - Peglegpete Nov 29, 11:38 [youtube]
- Have some cereal. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 29, 11:37
- what were you allergic to? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 29, 11:36 5
  - Fentanyl. -- nm - Diva Nov 29, 11:39 4
    - dang that is crazy! - Epiphany Nov 29, 11:47 3
      - it's actually the chamomile that was the issue. (fentanyl was a joke) -- nm* - Diva Nov 29, 11:54 2
        
        "Sleep, Perchance To Dream tea" - Reagen Nov 29, 12:02 1
        
        it's a KILLER. -- nm - Diva Nov 29, 12:21
Wild thing, you make my heart sing. -- nm - David Nov 29, 11:33 1
- you make everything groovy. -- nm - mud Nov 29, 11:34

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