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Avon has gone and stopped selling my daily moisturizer again. em-effers. -- nm - Diva Feb 1, 07:21 2
- This isn't the season to be less than optimally moist. nm - Dignan Feb 1, 07:28 1
  - word. -- nm - Diva Feb 1, 08:01
12 days until pitchers and catchers report! -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 07:19 4
- 35 days until cabinets and appliances report! -- nm - university of amanda jones Feb 1, 07:29 1
  - but what about the stove ? -- nm - decline Feb 1, 07:35
- *tag/mute* nm - Dignan Feb 1, 07:27
- longest 2 weeks ever. -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 07:20
I have a serious question. bery, how hard would it be for us to have a separate, politics board? -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 07:16 15
- take it to the sports board -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 10:50
- It starts with a political board, and before we know it every poster has a board about their own butthole -- nm - Guigue Feb 1, 07:27 1
  - ty97 ruins everything -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 07:38
- I don't think it would work, BUT I think it's clear that we need some way of tagging threads & muting the topics we're not interested in. - Beryllium Feb 1, 07:23 7
  - I don't know the answer, but we are losing people. - Spawn Feb 1, 07:27 5
    - I agree we're losing people. But I think it's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. We're a microcosm of society as a whole. - Name Withheld by Request Feb 1, 07:29 4
      - until people learn how to talk to people with respect on some of these topics, it is going to continue. -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 07:30 3
        
        I'm sorry, but I really enjoy Supergirl this season -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:31 2
        
        that Mon El guy cracks me up -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:31 1
        
        and if you don't agree you can burn in Hell -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:31
  - No! I want to force Blood Feud threads on everybody every August. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 1, 07:24
- i think it would dilute ST, i don't think it would help for longevity (Imho). -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 07:21
- It won't work. Not enough p -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 07:20 1
  - Not enough pee, indeed. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 07:21
- comes with free bulletproof vests and gas masks. -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 07:20
Blues fire Ken Hitchcock. - spamlet Feb 1, 07:15 5
- Moral: Don't lose to the Jets three times in a row. nm - Dignan Feb 1, 07:21 2
  - in any sport. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 07:24
  - They're a team built to beat one division only. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 1, 07:23
- has Jake turned it around? He was in quite a funk pre-all star game -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:16 1
  - No and that might be it. He's been benched several times. -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 07:18
I keep wanting to put the stress on the 3rd syllable of Mahershala Ali's first name. But that's wrong, right? The emphasis is on the 2nd? -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 07:14 2
- yes. ma-HER-sha-la. -- nm - Diva Feb 1, 07:17 1
  - thank you. Even though it's perfectly phonetic, it's always been a hard name for me to parse. -- nm* - prayformojo Feb 1, 07:18
that was some fun TV last night. SHIELD, Flash and Legends were all kinds of fun -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:12
Can someone translate this for me; written by Gorsuch, the new Supreme Court nominee; - Loyola Feb 1, 06:59 13
- Thanks. -- nm - Loyola Feb 1, 07:11
- its = life. He's arguing against euthanasia by saying life has meaning in itself. -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 07:05
- Life. -- nm - mara Feb 1, 07:03
- Abortion is bad, m'kay? -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 07:00 9
  - *hands you the Jump to Conclusions mat* -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 07:05 3
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  - It's from his book on euthanasia. -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 07:03 4
    - Euthanasia is bad, m'kay? -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 07:05 3
      - (The argument applies the same to either, I would think) -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 07:06 2
        
        (I don't think it does?) -- nm - Loyola Feb 1, 07:10 1
        
        In either case, it's addressing a straw man utilitarian argument. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 1, 07:18
Joe and Jill Biden start the Biden foundation -- (link) - ty97 Feb 1, 06:58
5 regulations the GOP will dismantle this week using the Congressional Review Act. I hope no one here lives downstream from a coal mine - decline Feb 1, 06:58 2
- or doesn't want to get shot in the face by a crazy person... -- nm - Diva Feb 1, 07:00 1
  - Hehehe, this is funny -- nm - Dick Cheney Feb 1, 07:14
Interesting: Support for women's marches far exceeds support for tea party movement in early 2010. -- (link) - ty97 Feb 1, 06:57 1
- Awesome, let's keep it going. -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 06:59
a History of Image Comics -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 06:56 1
- Image did TWD? I did not know. I was a big fan of their stuff in the early 90s. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 07:06
Dem's have boycotted the Price and Mnuchin confirmations for a second day -- nm - decline Feb 1, 06:45 6
- GOP responds by corrupting our democracy further and will vote anyway -- nm* - decline Feb 1, 06:46
- GOP waived quorum rules and passed them out of committee anyway -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 06:46 4
  - good. - Mel Profit Feb 1, 06:49 3
    - all sorts of factions are just doing what they want up in here! -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 06:52 2
      - Sheer Anarchy! -- nm - Diva Feb 1, 06:59
      - yep - the balkanization of the US is only going to get worse. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 06:53
So my 1k I wanted in Apple in 1997 would be worth 300,000. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 1, 06:41 1
- I've got a sizeable position, relatively speaking, in one of our retirement accounts. But every time I think about trimming it... -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 06:50
I thought we moved on from eating squirrel but if not, the MO Dept of Conservation has recipes for you. -- (link*) - spamlet Feb 1, 06:35 9
- i'd try that.... - x Feb 1, 06:44 5
  - Same here. -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 06:59
  - It just seems like a ton of work for not very much meat. - spamlet Feb 1, 06:47 3
    - i think they're a pain to skin if you don't know what you're doing... - x Feb 1, 06:51 2
      - on tv?! erp. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 06:52 1
        
        sure, i watch meateater sometimes. there's also a no reservations where bourdain skins one...nm - x Feb 1, 06:57
- tastes like chicken - Epiphany Feb 1, 06:37 2
  - I would have expected it to be a red meat like kangaroo. - spamlet Feb 1, 06:42 1
    - someone tricked me - said it was chicken fried steak. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 06:44
*exhale* - znufrii Feb 1, 06:32
Trump’s Army Secretary Pick Could Trade One Potential Conflict for Another - ty97 Feb 1, 06:27
I just had my admin reschedule a meeting for me so I can leave early to go do my laundry. go penn state. -- nm - university of amanda jones Feb 1, 06:24
This is...odd. Eyesight issues? -- (link) - ty97 Feb 1, 06:24 2
- Also could have been the lights and the flashes. -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 06:37
- My guess, he knew he would be talking, knew where the hard camera was going to be, and never figured his guy wouldn't be on the same side as he was - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 1, 06:30
CNN producer detained in Atlanta files lawsuit against immigration order -- (link) - ty97 Feb 1, 06:23 2
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  - in these cases - I'm going to allow it - Epiphany Feb 1, 06:38
Apple is considering legal action against Trump's immigration ban -- (link) - ty97 Feb 1, 06:17 7
- how was their earnings call? I should go look. -- nm - university of amanda jones Feb 1, 06:24 3
  - shares up 2.6% afterhours -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 06:37 1
    - 6% this morning. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 1, 06:42
  - Better than expected -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 06:26
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  - right. - Epiphany Feb 1, 06:19 1
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Rob Stewart, Sharkwater filmmaker, has gone missing while diving in Florida. Terrible news (and if you haven't watched Sharkwater (a doc), do it asap). -- (link*) - Andie Feb 1, 06:16
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Coin is shutting down effective Feb 28th. -- (link) - spamlet Feb 1, 05:53 1
- yikes -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 06:11
Woohoo! $350 more for my car! -- (link) - spamlet Feb 1, 05:50
The Rebel (Ezra Levant) is still pushing the theory that the shooting in Quebec had 2 shooters, one muslim, and that the police is involved in a big - Guigue Feb 1, 05:47 4
- Racists gonna racist -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 06:34
- Mohamed Khadir should sue. -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 05:49 2
  - The original story was so wrong, his name is actually Mohamed Belkhadir! :P -- nm - Guigue Feb 1, 06:21 1
    - maybe it's good they got it wrong? :) -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 06:22
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Former acting Solicitor General for Obama says Dems should confirm Gorsuch -- (link) - ty97 Feb 1, 05:30 19
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  - They can't just give them the justice with no fight at all after what the GOP pulled last year. -- (edited) - Krusty Feb 1, 06:02 14
    - That article feels soft despite arguing for them to fight. I need to see toughness out of the dems. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 06:07 13
      - I think there's plenty of room for toughness on other fronts, legislatively. -- nm - mara Feb 1, 07:04 1
        
        Sure but I don't want to see them just roll over for the GOP in this instance after what happened to Garland. -- nm* - Krusty Feb 1, 07:13
      - I don't think the article to soft. It's saying they need to consider the long game, which makes sense. - ty97 Feb 1, 06:12 10
        
        If I don't see a fight I'm going to be pissed but at the same time I don't want Kennedy thinking it's okay to step down. - Krusty Feb 1, 06:24 9
        
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        People get to have opinions about who they think is boring as long as they still vote. -- nm - Diva Feb 1, 06:49 6
        
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        I vote. Not my fault Tim Kaine is boring. -- nm - Diva Feb 1, 07:02 4
        
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        he seems like a good guy. I was hoping she'd choose someone to invigorate the ticket and perhaps excite Bernie voters more. -- nm - Diva Feb 1, 07:20 2
        
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        I don't necessarily think the Bernie voters needed a person of color as they were into Bernie. I think Kaine was just boring to them. - Diva Feb 1, 08:58
        
        I was so looking forward to the Tom Kaine home baked cookies he was going to send to everyone. - Mel Profit Feb 1, 06:39
  - I can't see how the Dems have any choice but to block to the extent they can and all vote no. - ty97 Feb 1, 05:58 1
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New York state will have two ballot measures on the November ballot - ty97 Feb 1, 05:22
"U.S. bacon reserves have hit a 50 year low. " I find these types of headlines idiotic that is all. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 1, 05:04 2
- That damn OBEC keeps manipulating the market -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 05:11
- Make more bacon! -- nm - Loyola Feb 1, 05:06
Free Books, everyone! Amazon Prime Kindle First books for February. -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 1, 04:58
Resident Evil 7 has already released DLC (Banned Footage vol 1) - 1 week after releasing the game (the review of it is good, but seems really quick) -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 04:53 2
- I figured by now there would be games that are only like $10 to start with a basic game and the content gets added as you go - volnelk Feb 1, 04:57 1
  - Telltale's episodic model is kinda like that -- nm - Guigue Feb 1, 05:25
Happy National Signing Day, ST! -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 04:21 1
- sing your life.... -- (link) - university of amanda jones Feb 1, 05:19 [youtube]
TSPAL just phoned, he was lovely. -- nm - LMS Feb 1, 03:55
TV PSA: Arrow, Black Ink Crew, Hunted, Showtime at the Apollo, Criminal Minds, Star, 100, Magicians, Vikings, America's Next Top Model, Code Black, -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 03:08 2
- Suits, GF Guides to Divorce, Expanse, SIX, Samantha Bee, Workaholics, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 03:09 1
  - WooHoo!! The Expanse S2! -- nm - decline Feb 1, 07:09
Hey, remember when don the con said he would go after the families of terrorists..revenge? retribution? Drumpf's first military action resulted... - zeitgeist Feb 1, 02:42 1
- Because killing children is not the best way to radicalize people.. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 1, 04:58
60% chance of snow this weekend. That'll be fun :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 23:58 1
- Bacon is bring the bad weather back to Portland. Ice and snow expected. -- nm - Mop Feb 1, 00:13
It was about 30 minutes into Taboo that I put everything down and just watched. - Mop Jan 31, 23:45
This is so true. So god-damned heart-wrenchingly true. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 31, 23:12 3
- at least we got to see Heath Ledger play drumpf in the Dark Knight -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 02:34 1
  - Trump and Joker are nothing alike. One's a clown with bad hair and an utterly twisted view of the world ... - Beryllium Feb 1, 07:37
- Agreed -- nm - zork Jan 31, 23:32
GitLab had a major data loss incident on their cloud service today. Very unfortunate. I know a bunch of folks who work there. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 31, 23:03 10
- basically our worst nightmare as IT. I can't tell you how many times I have to check things to be sure they're working and find that they've failed - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Feb 1, 05:38 1
  - yup -- nm - decline Feb 1, 06:28
- This is why I don't use Cloud services. -- nm - Karl_S Feb 1, 04:49
- my brother was just tweeting about this. "So in other words, out of 5 backup/replication techniques deployed none are working reliably or set up in - mafic Jan 31, 23:23 6
  - Yeah. I mean, ST's backup procedures are awful, but that's a whole 'nother ballgame. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 23:28 5
    - I just went looking through my backups and found a folder called "HSX wedding epiphany to mr pippy" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 23:33 2
      - Hmmm -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 03:55 1
        
        Would you like me to zip it up and email it to you? I think maybe I spotted a Mel Profit. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 06:51
    - Sure, but it's not like we'd lose information that cures cancer. Other than login information we could go on with no back boards. -- nm - zork Jan 31, 23:32 1
      - I already behave like no post exists prior to the words I'm writing right now. -- nm - Mop Jan 31, 23:35
Taboo: All of those that I gather are damned. It's just part of a company policy of mine. -- nm - Mop Jan 31, 22:57
NashvilleclipseSTravaganza 2017!!! Woo! -- nm - JenBro Jan 31, 22:23 3
- I wish I could go, but Drumpf is likely to ban Brazilians because we look like Mexicans.. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 1, 04:53
- Current Vegas odds 1/7 America doesn't survive to see it. -- nm - Bacon Jan 31, 22:28 1
  - Well its a good excuse for a vegas trip to bet those odds - eag Jan 31, 22:32

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