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Myst is now available to play on android phones via google play and amazon app store. Riven to follow -- (link) - decline Jan 26, 12:20 2
- $6.99?!? Yeesh. (On Google Play) -- nm - JaxSean Jan 26, 12:23 1
  - SO WHAT!??! MYST!!!!!!!!!! So worth it. -- nm - colin Jan 26, 12:24
Well, there it is. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 26, 12:19 6
- need more info. - like how long was the holder away? -- nm - b. Jan 26, 12:25
- well, glad we have the whole story here. -- nm* - colin Jan 26, 12:25
- *sigh* -- nm - znufrii Jan 26, 12:23
- Lock Her Up! -- nm - budice Jan 26, 12:21
- Which countries will accept these new American refugees? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 26, 12:20 1
  - Somethin somethin Americas Hat -- nm - budice Jan 26, 12:21
President Donald J. Trump's strategist Stephen Bannon attacked the media as the "opposition" and said it should "keep its mouth shut." -- (link) - Remlik Jan 26, 12:14 5
- the last line made me chuckle. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 26, 12:28
- That's healthy -- nm - ty97 Jan 26, 12:18 3
  - THIS IS FINE -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 12:27
  - I'm reminded that the last guy who ran Breitbart basically stroked out. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 12:19 1
    - What probably killed him was finding out he'd offered *me* a job. -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 26, 12:26
WAP (ty97?) American and United both plan to discontinue seatback monitors in their new aircraft. - Meg Jan 26, 12:11 5
- i never used the seat back entertainment on a 14 hour flight.. i get it. i DO like it when they have the streaming server you can use from your phone -- nm - colin Jan 26, 12:19
- And AA may pull TVs out of most of there planes as well though that's to be confirmed. They will apparently offer streaming entertainment though - ty97 Jan 26, 12:15 1
  - is access to charging for devices reliably available now? -- nm - b. Jan 26, 12:22
- WestJet is phasing them out too - Reagen Jan 26, 12:12 1
  - *misreads as WetJet* What does Swiffer have to do with this? -- nm - Teddy Baron Jan 26, 12:15
Our nation's zoos are in a cute animal tweet-off -- (link) - mara Jan 26, 12:04 2
- awesome - Babette! -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 12:08
- national zoo cute-animal tweet off challenges should be a weekly thing. -- nm tRuMaN (aka Truman) Jan 26 '17, 08:16 -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 12:08
Speaking of cameras, I think it would be worth a trip to Chile just to find this dude -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 26, 12:00 1
- there was somebody in Maine doing this.. making their own glass plates.. -- nm - colin Jan 26, 12:02
This came up when I was talking to my dad last night: How many college students, if given a camera and roll of film, would know what to do with them? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 26, 11:58 16
- they still have black and white photo labs at the art college my gf works at..... - x Jan 26, 12:10 2
  - that's cool. it's way easier to process than color... can't find those chemicals any more -- nm - colin Jan 26, 12:12 1
    - yeah, they decomissioned the color labs a couple years back.... - x Jan 26, 12:14
- How about an overhead projector with slides? -- nm - budice Jan 26, 12:03
- i shoot on an Argus C3 and have to look up instructions every now and then. -- nm - colin Jan 26, 12:02 10
  - wow. one of these? -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 26, 12:03 9
    - sweet camera. -- nm - CQ Jan 26, 12:13
    - yep! the glass on it is INCREDIBLE. i took my favorite photo with it -- (link) - colin Jan 26, 12:04 [flickr] 7
      - Fantastic picture. -- nm - Krusty Jan 26, 12:12 1
        
        thank ya. that's kind of a crap scan, i have a better one.. somewhere. -- nm - colin Jan 26, 12:13
      - Soul Asylum would retroactively like to use that for a cover. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 12:08 2
        
        Good gravy. Soul Asylum? Soul Asylum?! -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 26, 12:15 1
        
        I remember reading about them in History class -- nm - prayformojo Jan 26, 12:17
      - I also like this one a lot. -- (link) - colin Jan 26, 12:05 [flickr] 1
        
        now that's cool -- nm - prayformojo Jan 26, 12:08
- Nude photos? 2/3. -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 11:59
I caught Jack Reacher on tv again last night. Zec is a lousy villain. He's *one* guy with *one* henchman. -- nm - Max Jan 26, 11:58 3
- you need to count better - spoilers - Beaker Jan 26, 11:59 2
  - and a couple in the end shootout, but really, The Sopranos are just as dangerous, and they're just a two-bit regional outfit. -- nm - Max Jan 26, 12:00 1
    - oh for sure, but I don't think they would - spoilers - Beaker Jan 26, 12:19
I wonder how much Jack Reacher 2 is going for these days? -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 11:56 4
- I heard a rumor it was about 6 bucks. -- nm - sycor Jan 26, 11:56
- 1 milllliooooonnnn dolllarsss -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 11:56 2
  - Oh was Maverick your big stud? - budice Jan 26, 11:58 1
    - Oliver Martinez - - Epiphany Jan 26, 12:01
If you want Jack Reacher 2 for $5.99, act now! -- (link) - David's iPad Jan 26, 11:53
ST Serious Poll: Do you actually believe you know someone in Witness Protection? - Spawn Jan 26, 11:49 9
- no, probably not. they're just run of the mill old people, nobody that seems out of place. -- nm - colin Jan 26, 12:03
- no -- nm - Andie Jan 26, 11:57
- No. No one I know casually is smart enough to be in WP without giving it away. - sycor Jan 26, 11:55
- I joke with people about it, if I think their name is a bit too generic, but I don't think so -- nm - Flavorize Jan 26, 11:54
- The closest I've come is living within two miles of Henry Hill (Goodfellas) right before he got busted for dealing drugs in WP -- nm - crash davis Jan 26, 11:53
- Nope -- nm - Krusty Jan 26, 11:52
- no but the german shepard next door looks a bit sketchy -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 11:52
- I suspect most of the people in my local to be in wp. -- nm - Loyola Jan 26, 11:52
- nope -- nm - decline Jan 26, 11:51
I'm shopping for new doctors. This one practice I'm looking at offers "Biblical Counseling" services. - kelly Jan 26, 11:42 20
- There are two main eye surgery places here - I skipped the one who has made a thing about his being a religious practice with a Jesus mural in his OR. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 11:49 4
  - Abortion makes a great icebreaker. -- nm - budice Jan 26, 12:09
  - Jesus take the scalpel? - Epiphany Jan 26, 11:51
  - and lo, he was smote with blindness....nm - x Jan 26, 11:50 1
    - They are kinda dry today... - Reagen Jan 26, 12:06
- I'd take that to mean - faith based counseling - in that - they pray for you/with you after or before a session - Epiphany Jan 26, 11:49 5
  - From the website: -- (link) - kelly Jan 26, 11:52 4
    - Yeah, it's definitely Biblical counseling. I've met the guy. - Dark Callisto Jan 26, 12:04 2
      - Free Confessional with Checkup -- nm - budice Jan 26, 12:05 1
        
        Check out the Take an Indulgence, Leave an Indulgence tray. -- nm - Teddy Baron Jan 26, 12:14
    - ooohhh - eek - seems more faith based then what I had - but that sliding cost scale is pretty great for families who probably can't afford - Epiphany Jan 26, 11:55
- Is Summitt Medical an option? -- nm - David's iPad Jan 26, 11:49 4
  - Yeah. Looks like they take our insurance. -- nm - kelly Jan 26, 12:04 3
    - One of many questions I find insane about US healthcare -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 12:09
    - Dr, McMillan is Kim and my doctor. She is fantastic. -- nm - David's iPad Jan 26, 12:05 1
      - Good to know. Thanks. -- nm - kelly Jan 26, 12:08
- Does TN mandate religious counseling on the life of the virus before giving you flu shots? -- nm - Mop Jan 26, 11:47
- It's either a rash or a plague. Which way would you like us to proceed? -- nm - Dr. Jan 26, 11:46
- Is that Trinity? - Dark Callisto Jan 26, 11:44 1
  - Heh, yeah it is. -- nm - kelly Jan 26, 11:45
I bet Trump's password is "TRUMP". -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 11:42 15
- Cr00ked Hi11ary -- nm - Loyola Jan 26, 12:20
- g0ld -- nm - ty97 Jan 26, 12:16
- McLovin -- nm - budice Jan 26, 12:06 1
  - woot! -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 12:09
- DonjrEricIvankaBarron -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 12:00
- IAMPREZOMG -- nm - Loyola Jan 26, 11:53
- 12345 -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 26, 11:46
- MAGA45 -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 26, 11:45
- YUGE -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 11:44
- ivanka -- nm - decline Jan 26, 11:44 1
  - ivankaishawt. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 26, 11:59
- Tremendous. -- nm - pmb Jan 26, 11:43 2
  - no, he'd misspell that too often. -- nm - colin Jan 26, 11:48 1
    - Disaster. -- nm - pmb Jan 26, 11:50
- SolidGold -- nm - Max Jan 26, 11:43
Marvel's announcement was a "multi-year, multi-game" deal with Square Enix. Only game announced was Avengers. -- (link) - Ender Jan 26, 11:38 2
- not really worth saving the date -- nm - decline Jan 26, 11:40
- I'm glad I counted down to this. -- nm - Mop Jan 26, 11:40
Grab 'em while you can: UV code for Jack Reacher 2. $5.99. (Note to my group: I just bought one) -- (link) - kelly Jan 26, 11:38 2
- I'll grab this for us, guys. -- nm - university of amanda jones Jan 26, 11:53 1
  - *cheer* -- nm - landbeck Jan 26, 11:54
The chief of US Border Patrol has departed the agency, Customs and Border Protection said in a statement Thursday - Diva Jan 26, 11:36 22
- Moved to Canada. -- nm - pmb Jan 26, 11:40 19
  - Honestly - if you were rich. Why not just up and move to another country and rent a place, live your life. la la lal la la. -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 11:41 18
    - I still wouldn't want to abandon my country, family, friends, etc. - pmb Jan 26, 11:43 1
      - if you're rich, you can just fly them out when you feel like seeing them. - colin Jan 26, 11:49
    - you do know that other countries don't actually allow that any more than you guys do? :) there are processes. -- nm - Andie Jan 26, 11:42 15
      - Money often trumps immigration policy. A number of countries have conditions for immigration based on how big your bank account is. -- nm - Mop Jan 26, 11:57 2
        
        sure, some. -- nm - Andie Jan 26, 11:58 1
        
        well, the fun ones. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 26, 12:04
      - You can live in Thailand and just u-turn every 90 days. I know people that do that and have for years... -- nm - colin Jan 26, 11:49
      - but a person could live in another country as long as they didn't get caught. - Epiphany Jan 26, 11:46 2
        
        That's how most illegal immigrants come to the US, so, yeah. But you would be at risk. -- nm* - pmb Jan 26, 11:48 1
        
        I'm not saying it would be easy or hard - just that it would take money -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 11:50
      - Yeah, nobody lets me live anywhere I want. -- nm - George Clooney Jan 26, 11:44 2
        
        you can own houses all over the place, but you have to leave the country and go home occasionally. :) -- nm - Andie Jan 26, 11:53 1
        
        I wonder if anyone actually tracks it - like could Clooney leave and just go to London - or Australia and go right back to his Chateau - Epiphany Jan 26, 11:56
      - Yeah, but to move to Canada you have to answer three questions. - Spawn Jan 26, 11:43 3
        
        2. curling.....no, wait. hockey......wait.......curling!....nm - x Jan 26, 11:49
        
        1. Have you killed any Walkers? 2. Have you killed any Humans? 3. Why'd you kill 'em? -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 11:45 1
        
        This is Canada, so question #1 would be White Walkers -- nm - crash davis Jan 26, 11:49
      - What?! But we're Americans. Of course you'd let us do it. -- nm - Max Jan 26, 11:42
- Was this a holdover Obama appointment? I'm assuming so? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 26, 11:37 1
  - named to the post in June, took over in October. -- (link) - Diva Jan 26, 11:38
David, have you made your reservation yet? -- (link) - decline Jan 26, 11:35 4
- I'll Kickstart it. -- nm - David's iPad Jan 26, 11:50
- . . . which is almost 20% more expensive than the average Disney dinner. -- nm - pmb Jan 26, 11:41
- How much is that in "days spent at WDW"? -- nm - Mop Jan 26, 11:40
- That had better include under the table service from a princess. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 11:38
wait. was this posted? The State Department’s entire senior administrative team just resigned -- (link) - university of amanda jones Jan 26, 11:34 3
- *shrug* we're already on to the sixth most insane thing today: the Potus twitter account is linked to a gmail address. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 26, 11:39 1
  - Insecure servers!! -- nm - Andie Jan 26, 11:59
- oh, it was. sorry. carry on. -- nm - university of amanda jones Jan 26, 11:35
But what if you did grow up on Purple Street? What then?!?? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 26, 11:32 1
- Make your answer for everything Main? -- nm - colin Jan 26, 11:33
ST Poll: who would you be least surprised by on here if it came out they were in witness protection? -- nm - colin Jan 26, 11:30 12
- Mel. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 26, 11:47 1
  - I'm totally not in WP. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 26, 12:04
- i'm going with Mel... he's pretty chummy with all those Boston Italians. -- nm - colin Jan 26, 11:33 5
  - Just because I'm distantly related to the head of the Italian Boston Mob doesn't mean anything. - Mel Profit Jan 26, 11:57 1
    - mob cheese.. mmmm.... -- nm - colin Jan 26, 11:59
  - *Everyone* in Boston is in the mafia anyway... -- nm - JaxSean Jan 26, 11:38 2
    - when she takes her earrings out, it's on. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 26, 11:59
    - it's like being in the union? -- nm - colin Jan 26, 11:47
- Meg, obviously. -- nm - TWuG Jan 26, 11:32 3
  - she's only in it to get to the Rats. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 26, 12:12
  - I was just thinking I could have the wagon loaded and be out of here in short order - then I remembered.... - Meg Jan 26, 11:45 1
    - i'm sure you could jack a new set in no time. -- nm - colin Jan 26, 11:48
Elizabeth Hurley (at 51) -- (link) - decline Jan 26, 11:29
Right about now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 11:29
you're busted! -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Jan 26, 11:27 1
- It's y'busted. -- nm - sycor Jan 26, 11:32

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