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"I'm convinced that half of being smart, is just kind of...practice." -- nm - office transcripts Oct 17, 11:35 1
- Someone's ready to read Malcolm Gladwell. -- nm - Roger More Oct 17, 11:46
Bipartisan Senate deal reached between Murray & Alexander on ACA. -- (link) - ty97 Oct 17, 11:35 21
- Ugh, block grants are awful. Also, going on how many years, and still no plan, except to screw poor people? -- nm - MDH Oct 17, 11:42 1
  - This plan isn't block grants, I don't think. It doesn't change the fundamentals of ACA, for the most part. See NYT link below. - ty97 Oct 17, 11:43
- Schumer on the Alexander/Murray deal: "We think it's a good solution and it got broad support" from Dem Caucus at lunch today -- (link) - ty97 Oct 17, 11:37 17
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    - This is what Trump wanted. For them to do it. And he has already said something in support of this. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:40 1
      - Mr. Trump said he was aware of the deal, describing the effort as very close to a “short term” solution. - Spawn Oct 17, 11:41
    - Donny probably won't veto, as long as he gets to say he repealed and replaced Obamacare he'd sign anything -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 11:40 5
      - This isn't repeal or replace. It's a 2-year deal to continue subsidy funding, with a few tweaks, basically punting the long-term solution again -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 11:41 4
        
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        I'm not really sure. They were talking about a bipartisan deal of this type pre-EO, so I'm not really sure what this does or why it's needed. - ty97 Oct 17, 11:47 1
        
        The (stated) reason for the EO is that it is an appropriation that should go through Congress. - spamlet Oct 17, 12:05
        
        Years of "planning" no results. -- nm - MDH Oct 17, 11:42
    - No clue at this point. No clue what Trump thinks of it at this point. It's only a 2-year deal even if it passes -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 11:40 1
      - No clue if the 'repeal and replace' House will even be willing to pass it. Lots of uncertainty right now -- nm* - ty97 Oct 17, 11:40
  - NYT on deal (which, of course, needs to pass House and Senate still) -- (link) - ty97 Oct 17, 11:38 5
    - But if insurance companies have already priced in the end of the subsidies... - spamlet Oct 17, 11:42 4
      - What znu said below. Also, while the timing isn't great, a deal at any time will help the markets for next year. Have to take what you can get -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 11:46
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        Every time I heard/saw a news story about the end of the subsidies they said that. -- nm - spamlet Oct 17, 11:48
      - Are they still required to rebate any excess profits to their policy holders or was that just a temporary measure at the beginning? -- nm - znufrii Oct 17, 11:44
- This dude is just trying to get followers. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:35
I am thinking of adding a shed to my backyard -- not for "stuff" but for sleeping outside. like a cottage, but WAY smaller. is this insane? -- nm - amanda jones state university Oct 17, 11:30 29
- I keep thinking about a tree house, our apple tree grew wild but the original way it was trimmed would be a solid foundation.... -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 11:38 3
  - my friends are building this insane treehouse right now. they've already spent $6k on lumber alone. I don't have trees, so... -- nm - amanda jones state university Oct 17, 11:39 2
    - the wedding sunday they had an old wood shed opened up and put a bistro table and chairs in, - zeitgeist Oct 17, 11:45
    - "above-ground finished basement" -- nm - Max Oct 17, 11:42
- FYI, check your local building code before spending too much money. - spamlet Oct 17, 11:38 2
  - oh I know. -- nm - amanda jones state university Oct 17, 11:38 1
    - Figured but just in case. - spamlet Oct 17, 11:40
- I've flirted with the idea of a Bar Shed. Not all that different. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 17, 11:35 1
  - I've been watching you all night too. So do you live around- oh my gosh I'm so stupid. -- nm - last call shed Oct 17, 11:39
- I like the idea of a glass walkway connecting it to the house, like in Housesitter. -- nm - Max Oct 17, 11:34 1
  - I couldn't because of the garage. it would be *really* private. I honestly could rent it out during football season. - amanda jones state university Oct 17, 11:37
- I like this idea -- nm - serial killer Oct 17, 11:34
- StuffWhitePeopleLike -- nm - MDH Oct 17, 11:34
- love these (pics) -- (link) - Andie Oct 17, 11:33 10
  - this is right inline with what I think but maybe 75% of this size. -- (link) - amanda jones state university Oct 17, 11:38 [Image] 6
    - i think this one is my dream... -- (link) - Andie Oct 17, 11:46 [Image]
    - that is really neat -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 11:43
    - That's cool. Sit there doing crosswords while listening to the radio... Another way to think of it: detached porch. -- nm - Max Oct 17, 11:41 2
      - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:44
      - yes yes. exactly! -- nm - amanda jones state university Oct 17, 11:44
    - love. -- nm - Andie Oct 17, 11:38
  - more specific -- (link) - Andie Oct 17, 11:34 [Image] 2
    - exactly. inside but outside. -- nm - amanda jones state university Oct 17, 11:36 1
      - cute -- nm - peglegpete Oct 17, 11:37
- just get a nice tent. -- nm - groiny Oct 17, 11:33
- Insane? no. Weird? yes. -- nm - decline Oct 17, 11:32
- I just want to create a singularity in my micro house! -- nm - Max Oct 17, 11:32
- yes -- nm - budice Oct 17, 11:32
- Plus, you can rent it out on game weekends! -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:32
Your top 10 songs: Rockstar, Bodak Yellow, 1-800-273-8255, Look What You Made Me Do, Feel It Still, Mi Gente, Too Good At Goodbyes, Thunder, Sorry Not Sorry, Unforgettable -- (edited) - Tim Oct 17, 11:17 [youtube] 2
- Jenny got a new number? -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:17 1
  - Its the number to the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. -- nm - Tim Oct 17, 11:19
Destiny 2, my latest theory - - crash davis Oct 17, 11:13 30
- yes, this is what I have been saying all along. - groiny Oct 17, 11:22 11
  - this is dumb of me, but I finally realized that different weapons of the same type handle differently - crash davis Oct 17, 11:28 10
    - I wouldn't bother with grenade launchers unless you have the Play of the Game. - Shaun Oct 17, 11:34 4
      - I like using the prospector, slightly farther than shotgun range, and lay a quick 6 grenades into a boss. - groiny Oct 17, 11:40
      - I can't hit the broadside of crap with a hand cannon right now -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 11:35 2
        
        They are mostly awful right now, and this is coming from someone who loved HCs in Destiny 1. -- nm - Shaun Oct 17, 11:36
        
        yeah, those are more for skilled shooters, you still have training wheels on. -- nm - groiny Oct 17, 11:36
    - yes, every gun or weapon handles very differently. - groiny Oct 17, 11:32 4
      - I am thinking now that I should just forget grenade launchers and find a nice rocket launcher -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 11:33 3
        
        I don't even use grenade or rocket launchers, but that's just me. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 17, 11:55
        
        depends, they handle differently. - groiny Oct 17, 11:34
        
        Yes. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:33
- I have a terrific auto rifle that stacks 3X damage. Got a new one that was higher powered - Remlik Oct 17, 11:21 2
  - Origin Story -- nm - groiny Oct 17, 11:22 1
    - I still haven't gotten one. -- nm - Shaun Oct 17, 11:37
- The way to break it down is by type. - David Oct 17, 11:16 2
  - auto for pve and scout for pvp. that's what I have done. - Jovian Oct 17, 12:30
  - does it shoot semi suto, one bullet per trigger pull? burst fire? auto fire? -- nm - groiny Oct 17, 11:23
- Welcome to the party, pal! -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:14 11
  - I sucked so bad Friday that I could tell that tru was getting frustrated. But while most of that was me, I'll blame a little on my rifle. -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 11:15 10
    - i wasnt frustrated with you crash. i was more frustrated with how the games were going. - tRuMaN Oct 17, 13:14
    - Figure out what type of guns you like, first. Scout, Pulse, Assault... Then start looking at the stats of those guns. Impact, distance, handling... -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:17 8
      - or, just get Nameless Midnight, Uriels Gift, Better Devils, Mannanan SR4, Lincoln Green. -- nm - groiny Oct 17, 11:24 7
        
        MIDA, Vigilance Wing, Sweet Business, Merciless. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:26 6
        
        Well, those are exotics, I think he probably has some of the legendaries in his possession -- nm - groiny Oct 17, 11:27 5
        
        Uriels Gift sounds familiar -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 11:29 4
        
        it is most likely the best auto rifle option in the game, with elemental damage. -- nm - groiny Oct 17, 11:32
        
        You probably got killed by it a bunch in IB. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:32 2
        
        that could be where I saw the name :) -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 11:36 1
        
        heh. I do tend to pay attention for that very reason. When that many people are successfully using the same gun, I know I need to check it out. - Spawn Oct 17, 11:43
Elvis Costello is scheduled to play a handful of dates at the Wynn next year -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 17, 11:12 5
- if anyone wants to go to this, let me know. let's plan a trip. -- nm - amanda jones state university Oct 17, 11:16
- and did I hear right, Elton John is ending his Vegas run? -- nm - decline Oct 17, 11:13 2
  - more on Sir Elton -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 17, 11:20
  - yes. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 17, 11:14
- He puts on a great show. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:13
Too much crap in the world, so, Name Three Things You Love Right Now. -- nm - Andie Oct 17, 11:12 24
- Good Omens. That Iranian ice cream shop on Sunset and La Brea. That Sarah Polley NYT piece re: Weinstein. -- nm - con_carne Oct 17, 11:39
- my wife, my cats, and crisp fall days -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 11:34
- The Good Place; the minister search at my church is wrapping up; Tilly on Star Trek: Discovery -- nm - Ender Oct 17, 11:31 1
  - I believe she parties *hard* at the clubs. -- nm - Max Oct 17, 11:32
- A sunny October day. The work that IrishStephen is doing. And the kid on the bus yesterday who asked his grandmother to give me a butterscotch candy. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 17, 11:29
- Xanax, nice weather, corn dogs -- nm - Epiphany Oct 17, 11:28
- My nephew. My plans for theatre and lunch on Saturday. And, The Snowman screening tomorrow night. -- nm - Andie Oct 17, 11:21
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  - You are a good guy, Jose. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:21 2
    - 1) I love "jose." 2) I love jose. 3) I love you all of you crazy people. - amanda jones state university Oct 17, 11:27 1
      - "Rook takes Queen." -- nm - Max Oct 17, 11:31
- Coolio, the Grand Theft Auto franchise, tacos. -- nm - Roger More Oct 17, 11:20
- Brooklyn Cow, Puerto Rico, #MeToo -- nm - budice Oct 17, 11:20
- Larry the puppy, the Yankees and my mom. -- nm - Krusty Oct 17, 11:20
- neurotically searching for travel ideas, the cooling down of the weather (at home at least), college football -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 11:19
- hot & sour soup, chicken soup, and the second cup of chicken soup I'm eating now. -- nm - Max Oct 17, 11:18
- I don't think I could narrow it down to just three. The world is a wonderful place. Don't let others try to ruin it for you. -- nm - David Oct 17, 11:17 4
  - You must make the longest Thanksgiving speeches. -- nm - Roger More Oct 17, 11:21 3
    - December 3: "And that's why I'm thankful for the Azores... Now onto the 'B's..." -- nm - Ender Oct 17, 11:36 1
      - heh -- nm - Andie Oct 17, 11:40
    - You have no idea. -- nm - David Oct 17, 11:27
- Amy, Logan & Petey. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:15
- My wife, my daughter, The Good Place - znufrii Oct 17, 11:15
- chocolate, and 2 to be named later -- nm - peglegpete Oct 17, 11:14
Welcome to 'Hold my breath while my favorite team plays Real Madrid' Day. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 17, 11:09
YouTube creators apparently had a fit last week when Casey Neistat had a video promoting charitable donations for Las Vegas victims. - Mop Oct 17, 11:05
SWAT Team just showed up at Howard University -- nm - MDH Oct 17, 11:03 2
- They didn't even make it to the building, DC Police cleared the situation. -- nm - MDH Oct 17, 11:08
- Duh-nuh-nuh! Duh-nuh-nuh! Duh-nuh-nuh! Duh-nuh-nuh! -- nm - decline Oct 17, 11:06
Trump’s Net Worth Plummets on Forbes Richest List - crash davis Oct 17, 10:58 4
- "By the time Rockefeller died in 1937, his assets equaled 1.5% of America's total economic output." - Max Oct 17, 11:17
- Trump's gonna have to trade gold plated toilets for chrome plated toilets. Silk window coverings to steel bars. -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 11:06
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- See how much he's sacrificing for you, you ingrates?! -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 11:02
Clan Level 5! - David Oct 17, 10:56 13
- nice. Sadly I'm going to be behind on my clan contributions this week due to my modem crapping out, waiting on a replacement -- nm - Remlik Oct 17, 11:11 2
  - I still do not believe that you play -- nm - groiny Oct 17, 11:20
  - Don't worry, we will continue to carry you. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:15
- gotta Nightfall tonight. -- nm - groiny Oct 17, 11:10 3
  - Can someone do this with me? I need to do one, as well as the Leviathan with both my characters to get done with like 4 milestones each. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 17, 11:56
  - What is it this week? -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:10 1
    - the one with the fallen boss on the electric floor. - groiny Oct 17, 11:20
- sorry. I read this as CLAM Level 5. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 17, 11:04
- Fear my 1% contribution! - crash davis Oct 17, 11:00 4
  - You get better drops. -- nm - David Oct 17, 11:00 3
    - after everyone left Friday, I went and unlocked Patrols and then I infused some armor to see how it works - crash davis Oct 17, 11:02 2
      - yes, and I apologize for not being on Friday or Saturday much. I will get with you in there soon. -- nm - groiny Oct 17, 11:09 1
        
        no worries, we all have schedules and obligations -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 11:13
Kelly, re b2 - spamlet Oct 17, 10:48 1
- Ok, thanks. :) -- nm - kelly, bobcat Oct 17, 11:00
The Las Vegas shooting was on October 1, yet it feels like months ago to me. I think it is the Trump Effect -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 10:46 2
- Is it still too soon to talk about gun control? -- nm - Jovian Oct 17, 10:58 1
  - probably -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 11:00
The Internet is nothing if not predictable -- (link) - ty97 Oct 17, 10:41
Meanwhile, this passes for news today -- (link) - ty97 Oct 17, 10:38 7
- Seems once a year I have a backyard wedding and the neighbors have roofing work going on.... - zeitgeist Oct 17, 11:08
- It could just be a good photo that captures the imagination of people. That does happen from time to time, y'know -- nm - con_carne Oct 17, 10:50
- A Disney friend of mine posted this yesterday. -- (link) - David Oct 17, 10:48
- and then charged OT when they worked late -- nm - Beaker Oct 17, 10:41
- This sums it up "She hopes a national personality, like Ellen DeGeneres, will see the photo and honor the men for their patriotism." - Andie Oct 17, 10:40 2
  - Because standing for the anthem is so...rare? -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 10:43 1
    - Because America. -- nm - znufrii Oct 17, 10:48
Amanda, from B2: go to finance.yahoo.com. In search box put ^DJI and search. From that page select Historical Data -- nm - decline Oct 17, 10:37 1
- (also, nasdaq = ^IXIC and s&p 500 = ^GSPC) -- nm - decline Oct 17, 11:09
Welcome to salt talk. Where we talk about salt. But we can discuss other seasonings too. Poll: what do you use on your steak? - sycor Oct 17, 10:30 25
- Brush with EVOO, then salt and pepper. -- nm* - Shaun Oct 17, 11:27
- These days, nothing -- nm - JD Oct 17, 11:17
- Mushrooms sauteed in butter are always a good topping but restaurants overdo it with heavy wine-based sauces. -- nm - Max Oct 17, 11:10
- sea salt and black pepper before I grill it. butter slabs on top when grilling. -- nm - CQ Oct 17, 11:01 2
  - and a whole damn bottle of A-1 when eating it! -- nm - CQ Oct 17, 11:03 1
    - you must love raisins -- nm - decline Oct 17, 11:05
- Best steaks I've ever had were with salt, pepper and horseradish (pretty sure I've never cooked a steak though) -- nm* - con_carne Oct 17, 11:00
- a little seasoning (garlic/herb) while cooking, a little pepper on the plate, NO Salt! -- nm - mud Oct 17, 10:59
- A pinch of salt, if anything. You people seem to be eating bad steak if you need all that stuff. -- nm - Spawndroid Oct 17, 10:57 2
  - mushroom sauce because Umami -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 11:24
  - Yeah salt and a little pepper. Butter if I'm using the cast iron skillet. - sycor Oct 17, 10:59
- bernaisse -- nm - peglegpete Oct 17, 10:50
- S&P, maybe Montreal steak spice, maybe ketchup if the steak is of poor quality (for dipping) -- nm - Beaker Oct 17, 10:48
- butter, thyme, oregano, pepper, salt - Reagen Oct 17, 10:48 1
  - this. -- nm - decline Oct 17, 10:54
- Catsup and Lucky Charms -- nm - tie97 Oct 17, 10:47
- Soy Sauce and black pepper -- nm - groiny Oct 17, 10:46
- Weber Chicago steak seasoning typically if not just salt and pepper. -- nm - spamlet Oct 17, 10:38 2
  - I like their kickin' chicken for cooking a chicken breast. I haven't tried their steak seasoning yet. -- nm - sycor Oct 17, 10:56 1
    - Our local supermarket was discontinuing them so it was like a buck. It's heavy on the pepper. - spamlet Oct 17, 11:06
- salt pepper and powderized dried porcini mushrooms and garlic -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 10:37
- Salt plus a seasoning mix. Lately, I've been using the Montreal Steak seasoning mix that my Summer Stalker sent me. It's really damn good. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 17, 10:37
- Compound butters are nice but mostly I'm all about making a pan sauce -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 10:36 2
  - Yep. Cognac + some demi-glace + finished with butter. -- nm - Roger More Oct 17, 10:52 1
    - Likes -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 10:54
ST: Stop being interesting for 30 minutes so I can pound out 400 more words -- nm - Flavorize Oct 17, 10:28 1
- I'm so 2008, you're so 2000 and late -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 10:33
Worf -- nm - Beaker Oct 17, 10:25 3
- Khan! -- nm - Flavorize Oct 17, 10:27 2
  - Gorn! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 17, 10:37 1
    - Borg! -- nm - Spawndroid Oct 17, 10:57

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