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I'm shopping for a dishwasher. Anybody have a love/hate brand or feature set I should be aware of? - Max Aug 7, 08:46 7
- Db range look at a Bosch unit, it's what we have and it's quiet compared others i've heard - J Aug 7, 08:56 1
  - Miele is the quietest I've ever owned, but I'm not sure you can quite hit that price range. We have a Bosch now and are very happy with it. -- nm - pmb Aug 7, 08:58
- In that price range I would look at Kitchen Aid and Bosch. -- nm - pmb Aug 7, 08:56
- The quieter the better. We have a Samsung (I think) one with a 3rd shelf. It's ... ok. - JaxSean Aug 7, 08:54
- just hire someone to come by every day and do them by hand -- nm - decline Aug 7, 08:53 1
  - Max gets married..heh -- nm - budice Aug 7, 08:54
- Maytag, GE, Kenmore. Heated Dry, Filter. Consumer Reports guide.. -- (link) - budice Aug 7, 08:53
GOT spoiler question.....(here is better) - groiny Aug 7, 08:34 23
- They only need one - Max Aug 7, 08:48
- They shouldn't be too hard to replicate, they're not high tech. We've had them on this earth for like a couple millenia. -- nm - Ender Aug 7, 08:44 2
  - true, but they are not small......spoilers.... - groiny Aug 7, 08:46 1
    - But neither are their castles. -- nm - Max Aug 7, 08:47
- my total guess...spoilers - Remlik Aug 7, 08:39 17
  - Well yes and no spoils... - budice Aug 7, 08:44 1
    - and... - Mel Profit Aug 7, 09:30
  - I think so, too. (spoilers) -- (edited) - Inigo Aug 7, 08:44 11
    - Heres the rub on that....future spoils -- (edited) - budice Aug 7, 08:46 10
      - good gogglie mooglie do I want that. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 7, 09:30
      - what in the ever loving fuck??? People need to stop fucking spoiling future fucking episodes. WHAT THE FUCK!? -- nm - Jovian Aug 7, 08:57 2
        
        he labeled it -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 10:39
        
        The dichotomy in reactions between this and decline's post is rather humorous. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 7, 08:59
      - hey,if you're going to spoil something in the future based on something leaked or rumored, can you tag it so - decline Aug 7, 08:52 2
        
        Right. It's supremely obnoxious. -- nm - David's iPad Aug 7, 08:55
        
        Yes, agreed. Thanks in advance. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 7, 08:53
      - (spoils) - Inigo Aug 7, 08:47 2
        
        spoils... - budice Aug 7, 08:48 1
        
        so - Max Aug 7, 08:49
  - (spoilers) - Hotkiss Aug 7, 08:44
  - also on your IM.... spoilers..... - groiny Aug 7, 08:43
  - yeah, it makes sense that would be the case..... - groiny Aug 7, 08:41
- Unknown.. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 7, 08:34
Lollapalooza recap thoughts and observations. - pmb Aug 7, 08:33
ST Poll since Remlik is slowly catching up to me on the Waze points leaderboard, what Maps program do you use? - JaxSean Aug 7, 08:28 16
- google maps - sometimes my car gps, VW maps, but the Germans always want to give me crazy directions -- nm - decline Aug 7, 08:57
- I've only been able to outsmart Google Maps once, within a mile of my house. -- nm - Max Aug 7, 08:50 1
  - Whichever one I use, when it estimates arrival time, that is really just a "Challenge: Accepted" time to me. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 7, 08:55
- ... there is a Leaderboard? -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:48 1
  - There is. Go to Search and click on your icon/username (or the little arrow to the right) and scroll down on the next page to Scoreboard. - JaxSean Aug 7, 08:52
- GOT spoiler question..... -- (edited) - groiny Aug 7, 08:33 1
  - goddammit -- nm - groiny Aug 7, 08:33
- Google Maps, Ive started to use GPS on occasion. -- nm - budice Aug 7, 08:33
- I used Waze once going to the shore. I was not impressed by its routing choices. -- nm - znufrii Aug 7, 08:33 1
  - I usually use google maps if I'm looking it up in advance, or the apple maps app on my phone. -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 7, 08:33
- Waze for driving, Google Maps for walking.. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 7, 08:32
- Google maps to find stuff and for on foot navigation. Waze for driving -- nm - JD Aug 7, 08:31 1
  - This. (I wish it were easier to look something up on Maps then navigate to it with Waze.) -- nm - Ender Aug 7, 08:40
- Google Maps. Their new-ish timeline feature is pretty interesting to look back on -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 7, 08:30 1
  - *waves* -- nm - JaxSean Aug 7, 08:52
- Waze, since like forever -- nm - oblique Aug 7, 08:29
Has anyone done one of those Ancestry DNA tests? -- nm - ty97 Aug 7, 08:25 13
- iirc loosi did this, found she was more cape britton than irish??? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 10:38
- Yes, no surprises. Did it because my S-I-L sent me her results and I was planning to ask daughter to have hers done to compare results. -- nm - Meg Aug 7, 09:29
- I think my parents are getting one for Christmas. -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 7, 08:51
- Yes. I am super British isles. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 7, 08:40 1
  - You're so British isles, you almost spelled it "supre." -- nm - Shardik the Baron Aug 7, 08:44
- Results: "You're 100% White -- nm - budice Aug 7, 08:32
- are you asking bc this? -- (link) - amanda jones state university Aug 7, 08:26 1
  - Hadn't seen that, but will read. Asked b/c of a random promoted tweet -- nm - ty97 Aug 7, 08:29
- I know several who have, they were thrilled with the results. -- nm - groiny Aug 7, 08:26 4
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    - one person from high school was so impressed with the results, she went and did it again for - groiny Aug 7, 08:40 2
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        oh, no, she was rambling on and on about it, and I kind of tuned out after a few minutes. - groiny Aug 7, 08:42
ST recently taught me what an eruv is. Related, story from North Jersey: Garden State of Mind: In Mahwah, a Jewish symbol sparks fears of a takeover - ty97 Aug 7, 08:19 3
- I mean, there have been stories about ultra-Orthodox communities gaining control of some local governments and then starving them into ineffectivness. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 08:27
- "It's a trap! They have nets!" *SLAP* -- nm - Night of the Dolphin Aug 7, 08:23 1
  - I'm still with mara (I think it was mara?) on eruvs. It's not like God doesn't know what you're doing. -- nm - ty97 Aug 7, 08:24
I keep getting this promoted tweet that disturbs the crap out of me, so now you get it -- (link) - ty97 Aug 7, 08:13 7
- Guillermo Del Toro says that's creepy af. -- nm - Inigo Aug 7, 08:30 1
  - "Green pop tart? Horrifying." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 08:31
- I'm going to find whoever made that and punch him in the jimmy. -- nm - Shardik the Baron Aug 7, 08:29
- fuck me -- nm - oblique Aug 7, 08:27
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- Block it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:18
- Gah! -- nm - znufrii Aug 7, 08:17
Amy Schumer to Make Broadway Debut in New Steve Martin Play - ty97 Aug 7, 08:11 1
- Way to bury the lead. With Alan Tudyk! -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:20
There are not words that exist to fully express how angry I am at our IS&T organization. - Will Hunting Aug 7, 08:11 2
- Ick. -- nm - kelly Aug 7, 08:33
- Good start to the week. -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 08:21
GoT minor spoils - Jovian Aug 7, 08:04
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- And Chelsea Handler think it would be nice if we has similar anti-speech laws here - ty97 Aug 7, 07:52 10
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      - As they should. Though the nearest thing we have to a history of Nazism is slavery. - TWuG Aug 7, 07:59 5
        
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        Still a no. -- nm - ty97 Aug 7, 08:11 3
        
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        Sure, if you burn a cross in your black neighbor's yard, that's a crime, but not what I'm talking about -- nm - ty97 Aug 7, 08:16 1
        
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      - Good - ty97 Aug 7, 07:58
Hey Blood Feud people, can someone do the draft order post(s) to the board? - Spawn Aug 7, 07:37 2
- I heard David muttering how bored he was and wishing he had more things to occupy him. -- nm - Bacon Aug 7, 07:39 1
  - He should just be glad I was able to log-in to the BF board this year! -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 07:42
Netflix acquired independent comic book publisher Millarworld, which created the "Kingsman," "Kick-Ass," and "Wanted" series. -- (link) - decline Aug 7, 07:18 5
- Kingsman and Kick Ass not included. -- nm - Remlik Aug 7, 08:21
- So two of my least favorite franchises are going to end up not for theaters anymore. Sweet. -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 07:43 2
  - Which two? -- nm - MDH Aug 7, 07:49 1
    - Wanted 2 was never made, right? That would mean only two of those are franchises. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:09
- Awesome, okay, meh. -- nm - MDH Aug 7, 07:38
My friends and I were having fun with Alexa so I asked "Alexa, who is Jon Snow's mother?" She got it right. -- nm - Shardik the Baron Aug 7, 06:59
Greg Schiano: Ohio State's 2017 DL is more talented than Bucs DL in 2012 and 2013 -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 7, 06:51
Browns QB's for Preseason 1: Osweiler, Kessler, Kizer - Strongbad Aug 7, 06:49
Atomic Blonde: B (fun, yet predictable) -- nm - MDH Aug 7, 06:30 7
- Kong Skull Island: I don't know...B maybe? (no spoils) - JaxSean Aug 7, 07:51
- Colossal: C-, I think? Weird movie. Playing It Cool: D (sorry, Pippy). Working Girl: A-. (so dated but I love it) -- nm - kelly Aug 7, 07:13 1
  - The Last Knights. B- solid but predictable Clive Owen sword movie. -- nm - Remlik Aug 7, 07:53
- Wild (bought on Vudu cheap instead of renting). Pretty good movie. I'd give it a solid B+. The plus is because boobs -- nm - oblique Aug 7, 07:06
- War for the Planet of the Apes - C+ (spoilers) - Mel Profit Aug 7, 06:49 1
  - Also, "Snakes on a Plane" --- B (spoilers) - Mel Profit Aug 7, 08:23
- Dark Tower: C. I enjoyed seeing things come to life, but it's going to be confusing to those who haven't read it. - Shardik the Baron Aug 7, 06:37
FWIW - I think I've been on the 'secret underground' in London when we went on a school trip to the Postal museum many years ago. -- nm - LMS Aug 7, 06:30 2
- "Meg waz hear!" -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 7, 08:30
- Shhhh! -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 07:54
A cool video of the Tesla Model 3 user interface. So much cool stuff! - TWuG Aug 7, 06:24 [youtube]
Jodie Whittaker gave her first broadcast interview today since the Who announcement -- (link) - LMS Aug 7, 06:20
Landbeck's daughter, with a brief posting: - prayformojo Aug 7, 06:19 9
- Excellent Monday news! -- nm - JaxSean Aug 7, 07:48
- and a longer one..... - prayformojo Aug 7, 06:20 7
  - Fantastic. -- nm - pmb Aug 7, 08:08
  - Beastmode -- nm - oblique Aug 7, 07:05
  - sweet -- nm - mud Aug 7, 07:00
  - nmb woohoo - Strongbad Aug 7, 06:42
  - amazing. -- nm - kelly Aug 7, 06:41 1
    - right? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 06:43
  - So awesome! Go, Landbeck! Woo hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 06:23
Ronnie Wood was diagnosed with lung cancer and refused chemo because he didn't want to lose his hair. -- (link) - Krusty Aug 7, 06:17 3
- Would it be morally wrong to shave his head while he's sleeping? -- nm - Max Aug 7, 07:28
- so vain. I hope someone convinces him to wise up. -- nm - mud Aug 7, 07:04 1
  - From what I hear, he beat it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 07:32
Only 20 more weeks in 2017 -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 06:07 3
- Only 19 more days till college football -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 06:08 2
  - You really shouldn't be hitting on me this early in the morning - ty97 Aug 7, 06:12 1
    - nmb woohoo - Strongbad Aug 7, 06:28
Thanks to Turner Field renovations, Georgia State will own College Football's 8th largest video board (71' by 79') when the 2017 season kicks off. - Strongbad Aug 7, 06:04 1
- How Turner Field turned into Georgia State’s football stadium -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 7, 06:06
Could someone with my phone number text me. Trying to see if my phone has - TRuMaN Aug 7, 05:52 6
- Joke, insult or dick pic. Choose one. -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 07:49 1
  - I challenge you to make one text covering all three options. You will be judged for creativity. -- nm - TRuMaN Aug 7, 08:25
- Done. -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 05:55 3
  - Nothing received. Time to restart my phone, again -- nm - TRuMaN Aug 7, 06:03 2
    - So far this trip. Broke laptop, battery no longer works, pain. iPhone requires daily restart, if not multiple restarts. -- nm - TRuMaN Aug 7, 06:09 1
      - Yeesh. You're not having any luck with your electronics right now. Also, sorry you're also in pain to add to the misery. - Krusty Aug 7, 06:13
I wonder how long it is until the Anna Faris is a drunk rumors show up in tabloids. - Will Hunting Aug 7, 05:31 12
- Enty has been suggesting she has a drug problem and he's been cheating a lot in the last year. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 7, 05:46 11
  - Who do you go to to cheat on Chris Pratt? Jake Gyllenhaal? -- nm - Max Aug 7, 06:08 4
    - Don't people cheat down? - Strongbad Aug 7, 06:43
    - Ew. No. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 7, 06:13 2
      - Go through the cast of What's Your Number? -- nm - LMS Aug 7, 06:23 1
        
        Eliza Coupe! nm - ralph wiggum Aug 7, 06:25
  - That sounds about right.... - Will Hunting Aug 7, 05:56 5
    - Sounded like it was more recent. I think he was hooking up with JLaw when filming Passengers? nm - ralph wiggum Aug 7, 06:08 4
      - That would surprise me about JLAW only because in interviews she talked repeatedly about how awkward it was to do the love scenes with him because she - pmb Aug 7, 08:11
      - Jude Law? Good for him but he could do even better. -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 06:12 2
        
        Pretty sure I'd sleep with Jennifer before Jude. -- nm - ty97 Aug 7, 06:13 1
        
        Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 06:13
Google Engineer: Women may be genetically unsuited for tech jobs -- (link*) - Strongbad Aug 7, 05:04 6
- A response -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 08:31
- Google employs hundreds of thousands of people. Some are narrow minded bigots? I'm shocked! -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 07:59
- What does he think happens when everything is run by men though? -- nm - Roger More Aug 7, 05:55 1
  - Oh, I think it's pretty clear he'd consider ideal. -- nm - TWuG Aug 7, 05:58
- That's a damn shame then for him that his genetic superiority will die with him. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 7, 05:52
- Because that's going to go over well... -- nm - znufrii Aug 7, 05:10
Wake up! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 03:49 1
- Good morning -- nm - JD Aug 7, 04:05
RIP Darren Daulton -- (link) - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 7, 03:47 1
- this make me sad. Dutch was a great Philly and supposedly just an all around nice guy -- nm - decline Aug 7, 06:51
Half of canabinoid users stop taking pharmacueticals for their ailments, esp women -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 7, 02:37 2
- One might wonder if only 3% finding CBD ineffectual might have more to do with people who find it ineffectual no longer being users... - Ender Aug 7, 05:59
- I know some people who stopped taking women.... -- nm - Shardik the Baron Aug 7, 05:51
future geologists will research our 'era' of trash, plastics and electronics like they do volcanic ash, tsunami debrie layers -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 7, 02:25 1
- We've already started. Major Nelson was talking about how Zak Penn made a contact during the Atari doc which led him to write Ready Player One. -- (link) - Max Aug 7, 06:11
Until my arms surround you and build the world around you All I see are the stars in your eyes -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 02:14

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