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I may have gotten busted laughing at All 4 One's sound check of 'I Swear'... - Diva Nov 30, 14:13 1
- Where's John Michael Montgomery when you need him? -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 14:14
Interesting -- (link) - ty97 Nov 30, 14:05 2
- I've been on Megabus- its pretty darn nice and cheap -- nm - Epiphany Nov 30, 14:07 1
  - yeah, i've taken it from boston and providence to nyc and it's perfectly fine... - x Nov 30, 14:14
5.1 EQ in Delaware.... -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 14:02
To the person driving by blasting Empire State of Mind, well that's fitting. -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:58
By a vote of 43-2-1, conversion therapy is now illegal in NYC. -- (link) - ty97 Nov 30, 13:56 5
- does this mean Jack Dawson can't wear those pink hot pants anymore? cause I swear he's trying to convert us. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 30, 14:39
- that's terrific. -- nm - b., merry and bright Nov 30, 13:58 3
  - just realized I missed the C, whoops and dang. I know cuomo has taken steps against it, but I see it's stalled at the state legislative level. :/ -- (edited) - b., merry and bright Nov 30, 14:04
  - I'm curious who they are but assume they are from Staten Island. -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:59 1
    - I was wrong. David G Greenfield (Brooklyn) and Chaim Deutsch (Brooklyn) -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 14:02
Hey Washington fellas. All Reds #ColorRush -- (link) - budice Nov 30, 13:56
There was just a 4.4 earthquake in Delaware -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 13:53 5
- Revised back down to 4.4, and there's a report of a new (probably bigger) earthquake in Africa -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 14:06 1
  - Heh, slightly bigger: 4.6 -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 14:07
- Didn’t notice it here. -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 14:01
- USGS is currently showing 5.1? Also a 3.2 in Soda Springs - that swarm had shut down recently. -- nm - Meg Nov 30, 13:58 1
  - Yeah, it was upgraded a few minutes ago. A coworker felt it. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 13:59
Applebees with $1 Long Islands all December -- (link) - budice Nov 30, 13:53 1
- I am sure they are using liquor that they make in the kitchen, no way they are using good stuff for those. -- nm - groiny Nov 30, 13:54
This is fantastic. Archive of old baseball recordings going back to the 30s. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 30, 13:41 1
- nubby alert! -- nm - Max Nov 30, 13:45
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- Antarctica is beautiful today, glad I'm visiting. -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:42
drove to work so can stop for food on way home and home alone tonight. dinner suggestions? -- nm - amanda jones state university Nov 30, 13:35 9
- chicken gyro, pitas or pita chips and one or more spreads/dips. -- nm - b., merry and bright Nov 30, 13:54
- Pork belly banh mi. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 30, 13:49 1
  - i like the way you think....nm - x Nov 30, 13:52
- Soup and Salad? -- nm - budice Nov 30, 13:49
- Tacos and tequila -- nm - sycor Nov 30, 13:47
- Popeyes -- nm - Flavorize Nov 30, 13:47
- Moe's -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:36 1
  - that's up north, sillybilly. we don't go up north at rush hour. -- nm - amanda jones state university Nov 30, 13:39
- Are temps dropping to the 30s there? Spicy mac and cheese. (Kraft + tomatoes + jalapenos) -- nm - Max Nov 30, 13:36
Which World Cup Team should you root for (if you're an American)? -- (link*) - ReluctantCynic Nov 30, 13:22 36
- England. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 30, 14:06
- Ireland? Scotland? Italy? -- nm - IrishStephen Nov 30, 14:01
- Which team did our DaneDukeNuuk (changed name to the appropriate dearly departed STr) love? Belgian? Netherlands? -- nm* - zeitgeist Nov 30, 13:59
- Changing some answers, my backup team is Croatia -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:58
- germany -- nm - Flavorize Nov 30, 13:53
- I got Saudi Arabia, but I seid eff that. So I changed two answers and got Poland. -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 13:50 4
  - I got SA too. Don't go changing to try to please another team. -- nm - jnine Nov 30, 14:20
  - When I changed a couple it went to Iceland -- nm - Flavorize Nov 30, 13:55
  - Good luck with that. -- nm - spamlet Nov 30, 13:52 1
    - as much as I am going to watch, For all I know they could have won -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 14:05
- panama! -- nm - amanda jones state university Nov 30, 13:45 1
  - ~ah-ah-ah-ah~ -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 13:49
- Brazil -- nm - rollo Nov 30, 13:44
- I got Switzerland, but my favorite local players are on Uruguay and Panama. -- nm - psilotum Nov 30, 13:42 1
  - #DefendOurCup -- nm - psilotum Nov 30, 13:43
- I got Australia -- nm - Andie Nov 30, 13:41 1
  - I'll take that as a sign they'll make the quarter-finals at minimum -- nm - Roger More Nov 30, 13:54
- switzerland. -- nm - b., merry and bright Nov 30, 13:41
- Sweden. - Reagen Nov 30, 13:37
- Saudi Arabia. -- nm - jnine Nov 30, 13:36
- Croatia -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 13:36
- Fighting Jack Dawsons. -- nm - spamlet Nov 30, 13:36
- Belgium -- nm - budice Nov 30, 13:34
- Spain -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 13:30
- Spain -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:24 1
  - MY MAN! -- nm - Aquaman Nov 30, 13:30
- With the US and Italy (and Canada) all out, ST's allegiance should obviously go to Australia -- nm - Roger More Nov 30, 13:24 5
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    - I think I'll root for them with you, if I watch. -- nm - Krusty Nov 30, 13:44
    - NEVER! I'm still pissed about the traffic jam in Mexico City from people celebrating *tying* France -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:32 1
      - But in soccer that's the same as a win. -- nm - spamlet Nov 30, 13:40
  - (but I got Peru) -- nm - Roger More Nov 30, 13:25
- i got mexico...nm - x Nov 30, 13:23
- Whoever is facing Russia -- and then whoever is facing Brazil. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 30, 13:22 2
  - Uruguay -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 30, 13:23 1
    - Yo tambien. -- nm - Butterbaron Nov 30, 13:28
Less Bitcoin, more Manningface -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:21 4
- I don't know enough about the economics of Bitcoin or Bitcoin technology to have an opinion. - ReluctantCynic Nov 30, 13:23 3
  - nor do I, thus Manningface! -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:25 2
    - Someone should make a Manning face cryptocurrency. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 30, 13:49 1
      - officer thinking -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 14:04
Hadn't looked at Earthwatch in a while so I checked out their archaeology offerings. They have one program in the US at...... - Meg Nov 30, 13:17
so, you recall my son not wanting to go to school?..... -- (edited) - groiny Nov 30, 13:15 14
- That kid should get suspended, at least. That's assault--Especially if it's enough to leave a mark hours later -- nm* - Flavorize Nov 30, 13:46
- ayyiyi. poor grny jr. :/ -- nm - b., merry and bright Nov 30, 13:36
- jfc -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 13:34
- A warning for hitting someone with an object?? -- nm - Max Nov 30, 13:17
- ugh. -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 13:16 9
  - I am going to go to jail for beating the shit out of a 4th grader. -- nm - groiny Nov 30, 13:17 8
    - Violence isn't the answer, groiny. - Beryllium Nov 30, 13:17 7
      - Move your son out of that class right now - Epiphany Nov 30, 13:20 6
        
        Police report, lawyer to ask questions about why assault is allowed to continue...make the bully move to another class/school -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 30, 14:03 3
        
        I don't think I want to go that far just yet, but I need to do something more than "warning" -- nm - groiny Nov 30, 14:04 2
        
        That teacher is a chicken shit. If they let that slide, probably letting a lot more than that slide. Sounds like he/she has zero control. -- nm - Flavorize Nov 30, 14:15
        
        yah, they need to have a plan in place for what to do when the misbehaving kid acts out or starts showing signs it may happen. removing from class, -- (edited) - b., merry and bright Nov 30, 14:13
        
        yup -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 13:23 1
        
        What Remlik and Pippy said. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 30, 13:42
Russia lost a rocket payload because the payload stage was programmed for a different launch site. -- (link) - TWuG, neck model Nov 30, 13:12
Two more simple questions about Bitcoin, then I’ll leave it alone. - znufrii Nov 30, 13:11 31
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  - So once all the bitcoin is in circulation and no more can be gained by mining, how do transactions get confirmed -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 13:29 2
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      - Thanks. -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 13:33
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- I replied on b2, but the board rolled. - David Nov 30, 13:21 24
  - I do appreciate the response, and your obvious passion for the topic. -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 13:25 2
    - I just want everyone here to be happy and safe. - David Nov 30, 13:34 [Backboard] 1
      - if you have a newsletter on this I'm interested. for real. -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 13:41
  - There are 1318 cryptocurrencies tracked on coinmarketcap.com - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Nov 30, 13:23 20
    - Right, and most of them are garbage. The ones to track receive the support of banks. -- (link) - David Nov 30, 13:25 15
      - Ripple is kinda weird in the world of cryptocurrencies. It isn't like Bitcoin at all in that respect - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Nov 30, 14:11
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        I'm not completely clear on your point. What I'm saying is that the blockchain coin industry offers unprecedented financial opportunity. - David Nov 30, 13:36 5
        
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        No, I mean Coin Offerings. And I also mean coins that are currently cheap enough that people can buy a lot in case they rise. - David Nov 30, 13:44 3
        
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        I look forward to it. I am truly fascinated by some of the comments you have made about your job issues caused by it. -- nm - David Nov 30, 13:48 1
        
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      - So are you investing in Ripple or the cryptocurrency? -- nm - pmb Nov 30, 13:29 6
        
        I haven't yet. I've talked to a couple of STers about running a coin fund. - David Nov 30, 13:34 5
        
        You might want to run that concept by Dawson. There are issues there. - pmb Nov 30, 13:38 4
        
        I've tracked Bitcoin since early 2009. I'm well aware of the various issues. - David Nov 30, 13:42 3
        
        ooo! site redesign? i happen to live with a website design person. can she pitch you? - Remlik Nov 30, 13:49 2
        
        maybe? I don’t want to have any source of friction between friends. - David Nov 30, 13:54 1
        
        I'll ask her. and no worries if you don't want to... - Remlik Nov 30, 13:55
    - Time for one more! STcoin -- nm - Max Nov 30, 13:24 2
      - I considered that a couple years ago, when Doge was in the news. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 13:26
      - Fun fact: if it became a viable currency, we'd make more than a billion on it. - David Nov 30, 13:26
    - Dawson's head just exploded -- nm - decline Nov 30, 13:24
- 1. It's a satoshi. See link. And 2. Nothing that I know and it is possible and part of the design to have a finite amount. -- (link*) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Nov 30, 13:13
And where's the hobbit? I was in the renovated Admirals Club at O'Hare on Tuesday. It looks good! - ty97 Nov 30, 13:10 2
- :) As long as the room didn't collapse on top of you, then I think we did our job -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Nov 30, 13:11 1
  - Success! -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:18
white house maintenance orders reveal cockroaches, ants and mice infestations.... - x Nov 30, 13:10 18
- Also, dude, our office is across the park from the White House, we're above a restaurant, and I see one roach maybe every three years. - Max Nov 30, 13:22 2
  - can you see it from your window? -- nm - decline Nov 30, 13:25 1
    - Due to the angle my boss sees the Treasury building. I get no windows, and the ones outside my office face the building on the west side of our block. -- nm - Max Nov 30, 13:26
- Maybe build a wall around it? You've opened your borders to the animal kingdom, and they're not sending their best. -- nm - Max Nov 30, 13:19
- They should just plow it under and build a shiny new Trump Tower -- nm - decline Nov 30, 13:17
- I think I've heard before that basically the WH is an uninhabitable shithole so this is likely nothing new. -- nm - rollo Nov 30, 13:16 3
  - Our Prime Minister chose to not live in our PM's official residence because it is so run down. No PM wanted to be seen spending money on their 'home' - Andie Nov 30, 13:20 2
    - Until a renovation in 2015 the California Governors' Mansion was last used by Reagan in 1967. - Meg Nov 30, 13:27
    - He lives here: - Andie Nov 30, 13:21
- And that was just the administration! -- nm - pmb Nov 30, 13:15 2
  - Several rats, at least one mole, and a plethora of weasels. -- nm - rollo Nov 30, 13:17 1
    - ding! -- nm - budice Nov 30, 13:18
- I'd be interested to know if the issues predate Trump, or if even basic shit like pest control is being ignored by his admin. -- nm - TWuG, neck model Nov 30, 13:15 2
  - the full piece says that the maintenance orders aren't really out of whack with previous admins...nm - x Nov 30, 13:17
  - My understanding is that this is not new. -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:16
- 3...2...1...until a certain POTUS propose to replace it with a new White Tower - ty97 Nov 30, 13:11 2
  - Dude, ... the Gold House. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 30, 13:11 1
    - It'd have to have his name on it -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 13:16
My JackDawson complaint: he keeps sending me pictures of the screeners he is receiving and I'm super jealous. -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:08 5
- Are the discs strategically covering his nudity? -- nm - Max Nov 30, 13:20 1
  - He's using them to Crossfit. -- nm - Butterbaron Nov 30, 13:28
- JD, please send them to me after you're done with them. -- nm - David Nov 30, 13:18
- He's sending you flick pics. Flick, I said. -- nm - Butterbaron Nov 30, 13:13
- Hate him as well. -- nm - MDH Nov 30, 13:11

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