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So, if i've been coughing watery-liquid out of my lungs for the past week, i probably have pneumonia, right? - Andie Jan 13, 06:14 2
- Could be something else like bronchitis but you should see a doctor. -- nm - Krusty Jan 13, 06:21
- go get seen -- nm - ML Jan 13, 06:18
SITWAP: Senate voted 51-48 last night to set a deadline of Jan 27 for the drafting ACA repeal legislation - Strongbad Jan 13, 05:42 20
- The GOP leadership are a bunch of evil fucks -- nm - ty97, Queen of the Skies Jan 13, 06:19
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  - If they are dead, they are not voting.. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 13, 06:18
  - Republican. -- nm - David's iPad Jan 13, 06:18 1
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- I hate 51 Senators. I like having health insurance. -- nm* - Krusty Jan 13, 06:08 11
  - :( The only upside here, and it's a small one - ty97, Queen of the Skies Jan 13, 06:18 4
    - That's true but I'd rather have my health care. :-( -- nm - Krusty Jan 13, 06:20 3
      - I would rather that as well. - ty97, Queen of the Skies Jan 13, 06:21 1
        
        Every day it's something else from these people. They're going to do so much damage in the next four years. - Krusty Jan 13, 06:22
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  - The GOP waged a PR battle the Democrats never fought. After 30M people lose healthcare, maybe those voters will care -- nm - MDH Jan 13, 06:16 5
    - I don't get why we're such pussies while the GOP have no problem strong-arming to get their way. - Krusty Jan 13, 06:19 3
      - Honest question - Strongbad Jan 13, 06:33 1
        
        Again, if they did, they had to strong arm people to save people's lives and do the morally responsible thing. Is that wrong? -- nm - jnine Jan 13, 08:44
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- I'm basically of the mindset that either it will work or it won't. I feel bad for the people that it will hurt in the meantime. - volnelk Jan 13, 05:52 1
  - The biggest issue is everything is wound together, no one can just carve out pieces they don't like. It's going to be a mess regardless. -- nm - MDH Jan 13, 06:17
- Based on Ryan's town hall last night, high risk people with serious illnesses are totally tucked -- nm - decline Jan 13, 05:48
ST ever heard of this? Kid blew my mind with it. Notebook you microwave to erase. - volnelk Jan 13, 05:27 2
- that's so inexpensive for what it is. -- nm - university of amanda jones Jan 13, 06:08 1
  - I thought so too. You can only resuse it 5-6 times, but I was surprised by the price. -- nm - volnelk Jan 13, 06:18
Everything We Know About Nintendo Switch (Skyrim will be available) -- (link) - Beaker Jan 13, 04:37 3
- the thing is, I want a nintendo console to play zelda, and maybe some older games (when they let me rebuy them of course) - tRuMaN Jan 13, 04:46 2
  - sounds like some older stuff may eventually be available through the Switch. Plus the new Zelda and Mario games -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 05:33
  - If you're gonna buy an old WiiU, get one here. It's not really refurbished. It's extra stock they were never able to sell. -- (link) - Inigo Jan 13, 05:04
New Study: Multitasking hurts your brain -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 13, 04:14
Jan 13, 1842 – Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous - Beaker Jan 13, 03:57 5
- Related - have you read the Flashman books? You may like them (the first one is set in the 1st Anglo-Afghan War) -- nm - Roger More Jan 13, 05:14 2
  - I have not, thanks for thanks for the rec (is Flashman the author or the character?) -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 05:50 1
    - The character. George MacDonald Fraser is the author. It's historical satire - what if England's greatest hero of the Victorian age was secretly a - Roger More Jan 13, 06:20
- 1966 – Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member when he is appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban - Beaker Jan 13, 03:58 1
  - 1968 – Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 03:58
Sky Ditches 'Urban Myths' Episode With Joseph Fiennes Playing Michael Jackson -- (link) - LMS Jan 13, 03:16 1
- Good. -- nm - Krusty Jan 13, 06:12
TV PSA: Grimm, Last Man Standing, MacGyver, Rosewood, Vampire Diaries, Dr Ken, Crazy Ex GF, Emerald City, Gold Rush, Hawaii 5-O, Sleepy Hollow, -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 03:05 2
- UK gets Not Going Out, From Dusk Till Dawn, Graham Norton, Uncle -- nm - LMS Jan 13, 04:00
- Shark Tank, Gold Rush, Blue Bloods, Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) squares off with Yuri Foreman (34-2, 10 KOs), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 03:06
So wrong/fuck cancer! Former co-worker has inoperable pancreatic cancer (age 67) - with radiation/chemo - Doc says 14 months max. -- (edited) - JenBro Jan 13, 00:28 5
- Cancer sucks -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 03:53
- Very sorry to hear this. Good thoughts for your friend. Big hugs for you -- nm - Epiphany Jan 13, 03:51
- :( -- nm - Strongbad Jan 13, 03:48
- Sending good thoughts -- nm - Covington Jan 13, 01:44
- sorry for your friend. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 13, 01:02
Made it to the meeting and back - now, if someone can just explain LiDar to me ;) - Meg Jan 12, 23:17 4
- Here's a good video -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 13, 04:35 [youtube]
- GeoPhys using light to survey what is beneath the surface -- nm* - Peglegpete Jan 13, 00:11 2
  - (typically when you're going beneath the surface, it's radar not lidar) -- nm - Strongbad Jan 13, 04:48
  - Not necessarily beneath the surface, but that's a common application - Strongbad Jan 13, 04:11
Imagine for a moment that time travel is possible. Then, imagine that someone has kidnapped Hieronymus Bosch and brought him to the present day. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 12, 22:30 1
- dammit, Bery, not right at bedtime. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 22:56
Hmm, they've co-opted an existing mannerism to be their new Hydra salute -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 12, 21:36
Capriotti's founder dies -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 12, 20:59
I would be rich if I had this guy's comic perspective. -- (link) - GregW Jan 12, 20:58 1
- Yeah. He's worth a follow. -- nm - volnelk Jan 13, 04:37
Groiny in urgent care with respiratory issues? He's always trying to one-up me! - Mop Jan 12, 20:54 10
- That sucks. Get better, groiny -- nm - Roger More Jan 13, 05:17
- Ack! Get better! -- nm - JaxSean Jan 13, 04:57
- Oh, man. Feel better soon, Groiny. -- nm - Inigo Jan 13, 03:55
- What?! Get better Groiny! -- nm - Epiphany Jan 13, 03:53
- Yikes! Get well soon! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 21:37 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 03:01
- asmar suths -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 12, 21:04 2
  - Did you get your SS package? -- nm - kelly Jan 12, 21:39 1
    - yes...a seahawks gnome just in time for the playoffs -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 13, 02:46
- huh? Get Well Groiny! -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 12, 20:55
Everything I'm seeing in BFG is like a proof of concept cgi demo. I am so tired of this just 10 minutes in. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 20:30 1
- It's..not good. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 12, 20:31
[] -- nm* - prayformojo Jan 12, 20:25
Nintendo is doing a live thing right now re: the Switch -- (link) - Max Jan 12, 20:01 6
- I don't think I'm interested at launch. I still think the 3DS is their best thing going. -- nm - Qale Jan 12, 22:48
- Video went down on ign, here's the twitch stream -- (link) - Max Jan 12, 20:49
- Skyrim on the Switch -- nm - budice Jan 12, 20:46
- Thanks Max, the bf and I are watching now. These games are sort of cray. -- nm - MDH Jan 12, 20:24 2
  - *snap* You are now entranced. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 20:30 1
    - HOLY S*IT. That Mario game looked amazing. -- nm - MDH Jan 12, 20:36
"Like when my friends Scary, Sporty, Posh and Baby had a dispute with my other friend Archbishop Desmond Tutu" -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 20:00 5
- "I'm not a girl." -- nm - David Jan 12, 20:13 4
  - "So far it's genocide and leggings as pants." -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 20:17 3
    - I kind of prefer fewer episodes since they're so locked in on the characters. - David Jan 12, 20:35 2
      - What show? -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Jan 12, 20:53 1
        
        The Good Place. - Tim Jan 12, 22:26
Beat Bobby Flay is an amazing show. - Volnelk Jan 12, 19:41 10
- This episode with kids as judges is simultaneously hilarious, absurd, and creepy. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 19:59
- "Which dish will you make to beat Bobby?" "Spicy beef!" *facepalm* -- nm - Max Jan 12, 19:50 1
  - Haha. Yep. "My signature dish is............a hamburger" Good luck, pal. -- nm - volnelk Jan 13, 04:05
- I was *just* looking at the channel listings and saw it was in season 10. - David Jan 12, 19:42 6
  - It's great. That seems high though. It hasn't been on that long. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 12, 19:48 5
    - Crazy. It is season ten but it started in 2014. Short seasons I guess. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 12, 19:49 4
      - 7-13 episodes per season -- nm - Strongbad Jan 13, 05:28 2
        
        I bet they film the whole season over about 2-3 days too (which would show even more how good he is...at cooking) -- nm* - Beaker Jan 13, 05:32 1
        
        Likely. I know they used to do 4-5 episodes of Iron Chef America per day. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 13, 05:32
      - Okay, that makes me feel less insane. -- nm - David Jan 12, 19:50
My apartment area made the news. And not because of a shooting for once. -- (link) - Qale Jan 12, 19:35 5
- "The plan is to demolish the derelict building as soon as all the squatters are evicted." -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 20:57
- Yay? -- nm - iSpam Jan 12, 19:43 1
  - Kind of yay? It's nice that they made the improvements, but let's hope not too much gets done past that, else I can't afford to stay! -- nm - Qale Jan 12, 22:49
- "we've never seen so much porn in one place before!" -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 19:37 1
  - I still love the tenticle hentai. -- nm - Qale Jan 12, 19:39
Anything new from my coke rewards this year? What is this Insider stuff? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 12, 19:33 2
- Not that I have seen yet. So far the insider stuff has just been surveys. -- nm - GregW Jan 12, 20:44
- Considering they now have banner ads on the site, it had better be good stuff. -- nm - Spawn Jan 12, 19:44
So it sounds like I'll be in alameda for a week later this month. Yay? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 18:52 3
- Alameda is ok, you can visit the Mythbuster's favorite test ground, the old naval runway....jack london square, berkeley, san fran -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 13, 02:56
- Where are the nuclear vessils? - Chekov Jan 12, 18:58 1
  - wessils. -- nm - Spawn Jan 12, 19:22
The Rams hired the dude, you're getting a Dell guy as head coach? -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 18:38 4
- this aggression will not stand...man -- nm - the dude Jan 12, 21:06
- Wade Phillips has agreed to become Rams DC -- (link) - budice Jan 12, 18:53 2
  - IDP Aaron Donald FTW! -- nm - Strongbad Jan 13, 05:31
  - Mike McCoy to become Broncos offensive coordinator. -- nm - budice Jan 12, 19:06
Giuliani's security company is getting a complimentary security scan from every infosec person on twitter. - Beryllium Jan 12, 18:38 16
- "Giuliani Security & Safety is an all around disaster that runs on an ancient version of Joomla!, a free to use content management system (CMS)" -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 18:49 11
  - There seems to be a negative connotation to the "free to use" part. That just isn't so. -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 19:20 2
    - Given that he's a conservative, you'd think it would be a pro -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 20:33 1
      - Free software? Sounds communist to me. -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 21:44
  - Curiously, a side thread on twitter is that no one knows what the company actually does. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 19:12 1
    - "That's the genius of it! It doesn't *do* anything!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 19:14
  - uses an expired SSL certificate -- (link*) - Beaker Jan 12, 18:50 5
    - "...it uses fucking Adobe Flash..." -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 19:19
    - Also, it's currently down - Guigue Jan 12, 18:54 2
      - Site like that, very susceptible to DDoS ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 19:05
      - "it fell down the tubes" -- nm - Rudy G Jan 12, 18:55
    - That was registered against the wrong domain name -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 18:51
- Well, we don't want any hacked emails... -- nm - David Jan 12, 18:41 2
  - I definitely don't want to know what Giuliani's into. -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 18:44 1
    - Rudy gets doxxed in 3... 2... -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 19:28
- "First order of business, we install McAfee on every WH computer" -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 18:40
Do you believe these boots were a mistake or just a badly disguised message? -- (link) - GregW Jan 12, 18:18 9
- It would be wise for a movie person to grab a pair, for a snow nazi movie -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 20:38
- heh "The user, who goes by the name FRSHFSHFCKR..." -- nm - mud Jan 12, 18:31
- y'know, especially since it was designed by a chinese designer, i'd be willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.... - x Jan 12, 18:28 6
  - yeah, they're all over SE Asia, even on modern things. -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 18:29 5
    - i mean, asians have been using them for 4000-5000 years. and then some western aholes coopted it 90 years ago... - x Jan 12, 18:37 4
      - though there's a fair bit of, let's call it ironic appropriation of Nazi and Hitler imagery in SE Asia as well. -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 18:38 3
        
        that is an extremely different thing than a symbol that has been associated with the continent's 2 biggest religions for thousands of years....nm - x Jan 12, 18:40 2
        
        no, but I'm just saying that they're not babes in the woods about this. - Reagen Jan 12, 18:44 1
        
        sure, they are not. and maybe the designer didn't even intend it to be a swastika or culturally didn't read it the same way. at the same time..... - x Jan 12, 18:48
What did trump say about crippling US businesses internationally today? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 18:07 3
- nothing, really. he praised a u.s. retailer whose goods are almost all made overseas...nm - x Jan 12, 18:17 1
  - Are any of his goods made in the US? Heck are any of his clothes? -- nm - . Jan 12, 18:29
- That he will do it? (NM) - Marlowe Jan 12, 18:15
The Spy Who Compiled The Golden Showers Dossier Helped Bring Down Sepp Blatter -- (link) - Beaker Jan 12, 17:50 5
- Meanwhile, those pile of papers Trump showed off were almost certainly blank - Reagen Jan 12, 18:03 3
  - Multiple set designers on twitter loudly stated they would fire people if that's what they came up with for props. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 18:08 2
    - use your zoom -- (link) - mud Jan 12, 18:21
    - Trump gets what he pays for. -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 18:09
- Lesser known John le Carré novels. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 17:54
Monster Trucks 29% (14/35) -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 17:49 1
- 14 people have some explaining to do. -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 18:08
Argh, I really don't want to drive to Irvine this evening - but it looks like there may be a break in the rain about then. - Meg Jan 12, 17:45 3
- stay home & relax. they will manage without you for once. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 12, 17:59 2
  - You know me better than that ;) -- nm - Meg Jan 12, 18:01 1
    - true, but they are too dependent on you. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 12, 18:10
"This will be the 4th most important party I've ever thrown! " -- nm* - Andie Jan 12, 17:38
*goes to his Good Place* -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 17:37

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