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if I don't have a local bank, is there any way to get change counted with no fee? -- nm - university of amanda jones Dec 1, 08:42 4
- just use coinstar and select one of the gift cards - no fee -- nm - decline Dec 1, 08:44
- the coinstar machine to amazon voucher is no fee....nm - x Dec 1, 08:44 1
  - This is what I do with the bookstore coin. Then I have to find something on Amazon to spend it on :) -- nm - Meg Dec 1, 08:49
- sure, count it yourself! - groiny Dec 1, 08:43
STIS: Is there a way to pack booze before shipment so it doesn't set off any suspicion when being x-rayed? - kelly Dec 1, 08:23 4
- like in the mail? just wrap it in bubble wrap. It won't set anything off. (I mail booze all the time) -- nm* - decline Dec 1, 08:25 3
  - And if you're sending it internationally, put "glassware" on the customs form -- nm - znufrii Dec 1, 08:27 1
    - It's domestic, but that's good to know. Thanks! -- nm - kelly Dec 1, 08:29
  - That's it? Okay, thanks. -- nm - kelly Dec 1, 08:27
wsj reporting that the tax breaks in indiana for carrier deal are worth $7 million....nm - x Dec 1, 08:20 7
- I thought the reasoning to moving it to Mexico was going to save them $65 million / year? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 1, 08:22 3
  - still moving jobs to Mexico, plus the rest of the savings will happen with the new GOP tax plan -- nm - decline Dec 1, 08:26
  - trump's angle on that was that they will save just as much with coming lowered corporate tax rates - x Dec 1, 08:25
  - They are still moving 1100 jobs to Mexico. -- nm - GregW Dec 1, 08:24
- 700k per job. Good deal, Trump! - Reagen Dec 1, 08:22 2
  - isn't that $7k? -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 08:23 1
    - I was informed there would be no math - Reagen Dec 1, 08:24
crash, did you end up getting a game to play with the group? -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 08:18 6
- I will probably pick up Overwatch tonight. And then Battlefield in a month or two. -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 08:37 5
  - ok, cool. I have both either way. -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 08:38 4
    - I did two placement matches last night - the level of play is improving - Reagen Dec 1, 08:40 3
      - so does it matchmake you if you do not have 2 teammates lined up? -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 08:42 2
        
        Yes, you get thrown in with randos - Reagen Dec 1, 08:45 1
        
        cool, I will likely be on tonight to play some, message me if you get on. - groiny Dec 1, 08:49
Am I the only one who, when confronted with a "reply with a memory of us" post on my Facebook feed, wants to make something up just to f*ck with them? - znufrii Dec 1, 08:10 5
- "we were in Thailand in the place with the primo hash, and, well, the rest of it is kind of hazy but I hope you got tested the next day." -- nm - Reagen Dec 1, 08:23 1
  - "Remember that time we headed to Tijuana and went to a crazy donkey show? You thought it would be hilarious to give it a try. Good times, Good times" -- nm - decline Dec 1, 08:31
- As soon as i see the opening I know to just skip it. -- nm - spamlet Dec 1, 08:15 1
  - Yeah, that's my usual approach. -- nm - znufrii Dec 1, 08:16
- Whats this now? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 1, 08:11
"Rick Spielman said Zimmer underwent emergency surgery for a detached retina last night and will not be coaching tonight" - ML Dec 1, 08:04
Critics Choice put Moonlight screenplay in Original? I thought it was adapted from a play? -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:02
beaver walks into maryland store, finds only artificial xmas trees... - x Dec 1, 08:02 1
- adorable -- nm - Andie Dec 1, 08:03
"If you watch the Tennessee football season backwards it's about how a terrible team got better and played a bowl game at a NASCAR track" - ML Dec 1, 07:58
There's either a baby in the next room or a goat. -- (edited) - Covington on the road Dec 1, 07:57 2
- maybe it's a baby goat -- nm - decline Dec 1, 07:58 1
  - A baby goat is a sheep! -- nm - Reagen Dec 1, 08:50
A Soyuz ISS cargo resupply might've just failed to launch -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 07:41 8
- just bring in Sarah Jessica Parker. -- nm - Andie Dec 1, 07:48
- Like "blew up", or "still sitting on the launch pad"? -- nm - Ender Dec 1, 07:48 3
  - Neither; made it to space but failed to deploy -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 07:50 2
    - such a tease -- nm - decline Dec 1, 07:54
    - They think the third stage cut off early, so I think that would still count as a launch failure -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 07:51
- I hope the space station astronauts don't starve or resort to eatin' each other -- nm - decline Dec 1, 07:43 2
  - This is quickly becoming your solution for *everything* -- nm - prayformojo Dec 1, 07:44 1
    - Why mess with success? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 07:47
Interesting things I learned yesterday - -- (edited) - Covington on the road Dec 1, 07:36 1
- Have Cheetos and Takis on standby when the munchies hit -- nm - budice Dec 1, 07:41
Lane Kiffin, Les Miles candidates for Houston opening -- (link) - Beaker Dec 1, 07:36 1
- Houston should hire Charlie Strong. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 1, 07:41
So I just upgraded ram and my hd to an ssd in a laptop, wanting to make it faster - J Dec 1, 07:32 12
- ok, turns out after you do anything with hardware you need to unplug the battery - J Dec 1, 08:33
- maybe the connections are dirty. I'd wash everything using some hot soap and water -- nm - decline Dec 1, 07:53 1
  - Ok I did that and I got smoke to come out of it so at least I know power is getting to it - J Dec 1, 08:06
- Try putting the old ram back and leaving the ssd in there, laptops can be finicky about ram -- nm - budice Dec 1, 07:39 2
  - Also, try putting the old hard drive back in with the old RAM. See if it's the actions you did, or something else. -- nm - Inigo Dec 1, 07:52
  - the old ram is still there, i just added new to a second slot. I did try to remove new but still nothing - J Dec 1, 07:42
- Did you - Doctor Spawn Dec 1, 07:35 1
  - of course...step one -- nm - J Dec 1, 07:37
- That usually means a power supply issue - could some of the connectors be loose? It might be detecting a dangerous situation & trying to be safe. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 07:35 3
  - removed the back again, the only two connections i had off went to the mb from the ssd and another for what looks like a smaller board for just a usb - J Dec 1, 07:40 2
    - Try the ram suggestion, and search google for others having the issue. Maybe there's something tricky about reconnecting the back. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 07:42 1
      - Ya unless it's completely fried, it's got to be something small -- nm - J Dec 1, 07:48
So with just a few weeks left where do you all stand with your fantasy football team right now? - eag Dec 1, 07:28 12
- 3rd place in Vamps. -- nm - kelly Dec 1, 08:22
- My only one, a Yahoo public, as me leading (tied record, but better point performance). (NM) - Marlowe Dec 1, 08:13
- IIRC out in one, in in one, in the running for the rest. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Dec 1, 07:38
- 1st place in my money league, Cavemen I am fading fast, and the other 2 I have not fared well. -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 07:37
- 5-7 in 8th place. I'll either end up in 7th or 8th. - decline Dec 1, 07:37
- 2 playoff locks, 1 no chance, 2 maybes -- nm - Strongbad Dec 1, 07:36
- I'm in first in Vamps and 7th in my league right now. I'm nervous about both. -- nm* - Krusty Dec 1, 07:30 4
  - How in the world are you nervous in Vamps? 😄 - kelly Dec 1, 07:42 3
    - Because one bad week from a couple of guys or the teams rest players and it's all over. One and done makes me nervous. -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 1, 08:05
    - Cuz he's looking at a potential 1st round matchup with me, of course! -- nm - Strongbad Dec 1, 07:45
    - yeah, I did that one year and got bounced out of playoffs in first week. -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 07:43
- playoffs for Caveman and Super Feud -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 07:28
I just spoke to someone in the oil industry (tangental to our industry) trying to set up a meeting with the owners. They used "Dick Cheney is on our - Andie Dec 1, 07:24 8
- ...and we're represented by Wolfram & Hart so don't try any funny bidness, Hazard. -- nm - Douche Board Dec 1, 07:35
- "So . . . evil. Got it." -- nm - pmb Dec 1, 07:32 1
  - heh. I was about to type this. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Dec 1, 07:36
- "I;m good friends with Tom Catt" -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 07:28
- "Oh yeah? Well David S. Pumpkins is on our board, just to give you an idea of the type of company we are." -- nm - Strongbad Dec 1, 07:26 1
  - i *wish* -- nm - Andie Dec 1, 07:28
- You should have asked them: "Which board, the water board?" -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 07:26
- so never go hunting with him, gotcha -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 07:25
All is not lost - Planet Earth II more popular than X Factor with young viewers -- (link) - LMS Dec 1, 07:11 1
- it's all because of that crazy iguana -- nm - decline Dec 1, 07:20
the carrier deal, in context.... - x Dec 1, 07:07 1
- I look forward to him spending so much time talking to *every* company. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Dec 1, 07:40
PRAISE THE GODS! MLB FANS REJOICE -- (link) - ML Dec 1, 07:04 1
- Wow, at last.. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 1, 07:06
Nice news story -- (link) - LMS Dec 1, 07:01 6
- That's great. The daily interactions with people will do him very well. -- nm - Krusty Dec 1, 07:03 5
  - nmb Krusty - Strongbad Dec 1, 07:05 4
    - He's right. It's my complaint about the new Yankee stadium, the fans are too far away from the action and noise is lost. Indoors it's magnified and so - Krusty Dec 1, 07:11 3
      - Cameron (Duke's) is the same way. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 1, 07:16 1
        
        Actually, the undergrads sit court side at Cameron. You've seen them going crazy as they say. -- (link) - Krusty Dec 1, 07:20
      - Also, the KU fans are loud for teams like Coppin St. as well as against high ranked or conference teams. He thinks it's more than about where they are as -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 1, 07:14
Dammit 2016, don't you dare set your sights on Buzz Aldrin. Don't. You. Dare. -- (link*) - ML Dec 1, 07:00 2
- Evacuated, for Antarctica's sake. -- nm - Reagen Dec 1, 08:41
- *Punches 2016 in it's fucking fat face* -- nm - Buzz Aldrin Dec 1, 07:01
The next, What are you reading post, is going to be a little redundant. -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 06:58
Remember i mentioned we had a woman named Peaches here a while ago? Well, we hired her apparently. Welcome aboard! - Andie Dec 1, 06:54 29
- You need to find someone named Herb to introduce her to. -- nm - pmb Dec 1, 07:33 6
  - Or Kareem -- nm - zeit spiced geist Dec 1, 07:54 1
    - Oh, this is excellent. I had dismissed the posssibility of someone named "Cream". Well done. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 07:59
  - you're old. -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 07:38 3
    - Dude, I've got news for you. If you got the reference, you're old too. -- nm - pmb Dec 1, 07:41 2
      - i got a good earworm. :) -- nm - Diva, Old Dec 1, 07:48
      - I feel old, that is for sure. -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 07:42
- a couple months ago, my local Walmart hired a cashier with the greatest name (thus name badge) for a Walmart cashier: Patience -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 07:17 4
  - is she cute? - groiny Dec 1, 07:44 2
    - very -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 07:53 1
      - it might be tough calling her name during sex. -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 07:55
  - "Didn't she shoot you, sir?" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 07:33
- you got the peaches, I got the cream. -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 07:01 3
  - Sweet to taste, saccharine, Cause I'm hot, (say what), sticky sweet, From my head, (my head) to my feet - crash davis Dec 1, 07:14 2
    - I thought it was "I'm hot (so hot) sticky sweet" -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 07:16 1
      - It very well could be, however, we're talking Def Leppard so I can't say OTOH -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 07:18
- you should change your name to Apricot -- nm - decline Dec 1, 07:00
- Peaches are boring. I like Pineapples better. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 1, 06:57
- ~Movin to the country~ -- nm - Strongbad Dec 1, 06:56
- Peaches & Hazard: "We get the job done." -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 06:56 9
  - dammit, we should totally pair up and solve crimes. -- nm - Andie Dec 1, 06:57 8
    - Or...stay with me here, *commit them*. Nm - ralph wiggum Dec 1, 07:37 1
      - sexy crimes? -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 07:38
    - coming next fall on CBS! -- nm - prayformojo Dec 1, 06:57 5
      - They can now compete with NBC's Chicago series. "Toronto P.I." "Toronto Tim Hortons Health Inspection" -- nm - Max Dec 1, 07:07 4
        
        btw, there are *lots* of recognizable DC shots in Miss Sloane - prayformojo Dec 1, 07:09 3
        
        aww man, but it looks like there are lots of shots of Chastain being austere that I'd have to sit through. -- nm - Max Dec 1, 07:11 1
        
        It's Chastain at her austerest. She can't possibly be any austerer. -- nm - prayformojo Dec 1, 07:15
        
        yep, all interiors were done here. -- nm - Andie Dec 1, 07:10
Will Ferrell-Themed Bar Will Pop Up In Hollywood For 10 Days Only -- (link) - budice Dec 1, 06:54 2
- speaking of WIll Ferrell themes - i think we might throw a Will Ferrell themed Halloween party next year. - Andie Dec 1, 06:59 1
  - Elf, Anchorman, cheerleader, lots of choices for him -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 07:13
Good news everybody! New US computer search law takes effect Thursday (aka, today) -- (link) - ML Dec 1, 06:54 1
- Ugh! I need to write to my senators. -- nm - Krusty Dec 1, 06:59
Sounds like the plane that crashed with the Brazilian soccer team ran out of fuel. -- (link) - spamlet Dec 1, 06:44 3
- thaty'll do it. -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 07:00
- Yep.. - Marlowe Dec 1, 06:47
- this should be the last reason a plane ever crashes -- nm - Andie Dec 1, 06:46
shedding 15% of its value hasn't been fun either. -- nm - Reagen Dec 1, 06:41
Gather 'round, kids, gather 'round.....it's finally arrived: this year's Compound Interest Chemistry Advent Calendar -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 1, 06:41 2
- "Okay, time to open the last door in 2016..." [volcano lava] -- nm - Max Dec 1, 07:10
- i like it! -- nm - Andie Dec 1, 06:42
Critics Choice Awards nominations (Jack look away now!) -- (link) - LMS Dec 1, 06:37 3
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  - WHY DO YOU HATE HEROES!?! -- nm - Doctor Spawn Dec 1, 07:35 1
    - ~We could be heroes~ -- nm - Strongbad Dec 1, 09:04

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