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Hospital officials in Hancock County paid a ransom to hackers worth about $55,000 in order to regain access to their computer systems. -- (link) - Remlik Jan 16, 11:05 3
- $50k. $45k. $42k. $40k... -- nm - just oblique Jan 16, 11:08 2
  - Sell walls! Manipulation! HODL! -- nm - spamlet Jan 16, 11:09 1
    - HODL may be my least favorite word I've encountered...ever -- nm - just oblique Jan 16, 11:10
Wonder Woman. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 16, 11:04 2
- Chris Pine filmed that. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 16, 11:07
- why you gotta do that to Max? -- nm - crash davis Jan 16, 11:05
InterPlay (Bard's Tale) founder moving to compete with Steam using cryptocurrency based digital game marketplace -- (link) - just oblique Jan 16, 10:59
IYC: "Sustainability quick service seafood chain" Slapfish, will now be expanding beyond the west coast to FL and the DC Area. -- (link) - MDH Jan 16, 10:50 1
- from the same company as Slapchop? -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 10:59
I forget how sleepy riding in trains makes me. -- nm - znufrii Jan 16, 10:37
Chrissy Teigen Offers to Pay Olympic Gymnast McKayla Maroney's 100k Fine If She Speaks at Larry Nasser Hearing -- (link) - Remlik Jan 16, 10:33 13
- Sure, let's give $100,000 to USA Gymnastics for covering this up. -- nm - Mop Jan 16, 11:01
- I've said it before and I'll say it again. The cover up was institutional, so USA Gymnastic should get a one-Olympics suspension. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 16, 10:57 6
  - is this sort of thing against the IOC rules? if not, I don't think your idea is the best way to handle it -- nm - crash davis Jan 16, 11:04
  - That's punishing the athletes who got abused. -- nm - Mop Jan 16, 10:59 4
    - Not even that - it's punishing the next generation of athletes. -- nm - Roger More Jan 16, 11:01
    - they can compete but like the clean Russians are. -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 11:00 2
      - Each athlete will be tested to make sure they haven't been molested. -- nm - Mop Jan 16, 11:04
      - lol clean Russians. -- nm - Shaun Jan 16, 11:02
- why would she get fined $100k for speaking? Non-disclosure agreement of some kind? But who would want her silence? -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 10:34 2
  - She received a $1.2M settlement basically with a clause she couldn't speak out. -- nm - MDH Jan 16, 10:39 1
    - "how about you just give me $1.1M and I'll say whatever I want?" -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 10:46
- Isn't this basically the same idea covered by The Insider? - Reagen Jan 16, 10:34 1
  - sure. -- nm - Remlik Jan 16, 10:50
current status: experimenting with trimming movie files and converting them into gifs. - Beryllium Jan 16, 10:22 [Attachment] 3
- current status: hoping to finish my coffee before it gets cold -- nm - crash davis Jan 16, 10:25 2
  - current status: attempting to recover from a 37-hour Monday and two redeye flights. -- nm - ty97 Jan 16, 10:26 1
    - my monday only had 24 hours, I know the universe is cheating me somehow -- nm - crash davis Jan 16, 10:28
A New Clue to the Mystery Disease That Once Killed Most of Mexico -- (link) - crash davis Jan 16, 10:16 2
- *Spoilers* The disease was named "Eating Tide Pods". These things are cyclical, people!!! -- nm - Ender Jan 16, 10:20 1
  - "All this has happened before and will happen again." -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 16, 10:21
Yay! TiVo news! -- nm - Mop Jan 16, 10:05
Oh, and while we're not on the subject. I watched David Letterman's Obama interview on his new show on Netflix and it was outstanding. -- nm - just oblique Jan 16, 10:05 2
- I am the outlier on this. I was extremely whelmed. - Epiphany Jan 16, 10:07 1
  - but then I loved the Nick Offerman cameo on Will & Grace so my tastes are suspect. -- nm - Epiphany Jan 16, 10:07
I just took the trash out and no longer feel guilty for calling in to work. This is nope weather for this city. -- nm - Qale Jan 16, 10:03
WE are flu-positive. Blech. -- nm - kelly Jan 16, 10:01
Serial SWATter in KS case faces involuntary manslaughter charges. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 16, 09:57 5
- fuck that guy. throw away the key -- nm - Remlik Jan 16, 10:27 1
  - what Remlik said -- nm - crash davis Jan 16, 10:28
- I expect that's gonna be a hard one to get a conviction on. - ty97 Jan 16, 09:59 2
  - He's all but confessed. -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 10:18
  - The dude's handle is Swautistic (like a pinapple) or some shit like that - just oblique Jan 16, 10:04
EU searching for €13b in tax revenue to replace Britain's share. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 16, 09:56
David signal, I guess -- (link) - ty97 Jan 16, 09:47 1
- What's the point of writing the best song of the decade if you're not going to use it to get laid? - David Jan 16, 09:49
This is a well done bit of design advice. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 16, 09:36 1
- OK that made me laugh out loud. - JaxSean Jan 16, 09:45
Some Steelers limited partners plan to lobby Art Rooney to make a coaching change -- (link) - budice Jan 16, 09:34 2
- Ain't gonna happen - Brian Jan 16, 09:49 1
  - I do find it funny that the team with the best WE and best DB are blaming the OC. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 16, 10:09
He tried to take off his glasses and ended up becoming an internet meme -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 16, 09:33 3
- What? You still wear visible glasses? -- (link) - Ender Jan 16, 10:01 1
  - oh, snap -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 10:15
- "I am surely wearing shit colored glasses." -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 16, 09:42
You know what the best flavor starburst is? - ty97 Jan 16, 09:24 9
- I love Starbursts but I feel like I need to eat them one for one with Gaviscons. -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 10:51
- Still better than Smartees or Sour Patch Kids -- nm - Strongbad Jan 16, 09:45 3
  - Sour Patch Kids are a top five candy for me. I can eat them all day. So good. -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 09:51
  - Starburst are wax, Smartees (the US kind) are chalk and science hasn't classified Sour Patch Kids yet. -- nm* - ty97 Jan 16, 09:47
  - Huh? SPK are top tier candy. - Shaun Jan 16, 09:47
- but they make a great vegan alternative to roasted marshmallows! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 16, 09:37
- garbage poster says what? -- nm - David Jan 16, 09:36
- Go back to Japan. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 16, 09:25 1
  - Green Tea Starburst? -- nm - Qale Jan 16, 09:46
Net Neutrality: Dem's say they just need 1 more vote to overrule the FCC -- (link) - decline Jan 16, 09:21 1
- Who do we have to sit on to make them flip? -- nm - just oblique Jan 16, 09:25
WWE: Ricochet has signed with the company, reporting to Performance Center. - Tim Jan 16, 09:20
He tried to hold in a sneeze and ended up in the hospital on a feeding tube -- (link) - ty97 Jan 16, 09:15 2
- .. why would someone hold in a sneeze? -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 16, 09:18 1
  - this -- (link) - Max Jan 16, 09:20 [youtube]
China wants to clean Earth’s orbit by blasting space junk with giant lasers -- (link) - crash davis Jan 16, 09:15 6
- We gotta do something it's overloaded with crap up there -- nm - Remlik Jan 16, 09:57
- they just want to shoot down all of our spy satellites with those dang lasers -- nm - decline Jan 16, 09:19 3
  - As long as they don't point them at the ground. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 16, 09:20 2
    - that would definitely mess up our cat special forces -- nm - crash davis Jan 16, 09:42
    - we should all put mirrors on our roofs just in case -- nm - decline Jan 16, 09:24
- *dab* -- nm - laser gunman Jan 16, 09:15
Come on down Steve Bannon, next subpoena in the Mueller investigation -- (link) - MDH Jan 16, 09:15 1
- Isn't he on the Hill today? -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 16, 09:17
Selena Gomez, call your mother -- (link) - ty97 Jan 16, 09:12 1
- "I don't want to use the 'c' word here, but she's not corrigible." -- nm - Max Jan 16, 09:15
No Mop signal I feel left out. Oh, what's this? A new Casey Neistat video? I know. Thanks. -- nm - Mop Jan 16, 09:12
Qale signal -- (link) - ty97 Jan 16, 08:59 2
- Yeah that was yesterday. But since I don’t work up front anymore, I just ran through the orders we had and only had to deal with clogged aisles. - Qale Jan 16, 09:48
- ty signal -- (pic) - budice Jan 16, 09:08 [Attachment]
amanda signal -- (link) - ty97 Jan 16, 08:59
What $3,000 rents in NYC right now -- (link) - ty97 Jan 16, 08:56 9
- That's some damned fine deceptive photography going on there. -- nm - Shaun Jan 16, 09:43
- That last one is gorgeous. What's the catch? It's haunted, isn't it? -- nm - Mop Jan 16, 09:04 4
  - It's like 300 square feet. -- nm - David Jan 16, 09:39 3
    - So it's big as well? -- nm - spamlet Jan 16, 09:40 2
      - I want to live there. its beautiful. - Epiphany Jan 16, 09:42 1
        
        Yup. I used to worry when we got taken over I'd be asked to move. They'd have to double my salary. - spamlet Jan 16, 10:00
- it's industrial-chic! are you going to move there? -- nm - decline Jan 16, 08:58
- 1 hour of a certain type of professional's time -- nm - rollo Jan 16, 08:58 1
  - bomb shelter engineer -- nm - Max Jan 16, 08:58
this weeks Happy had one of the grosser scenes I've seen on TV - spoils - Beaker Jan 16, 08:53 4
- Spoilers - Beryllium Jan 16, 08:59 1
  - ik, r? -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 09:00
- I am not reading your spoils but this makes me look forward to binge watching it. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 16, 08:56 1
  - I've loved it. I love Meloni in anything though but the character fits him perfectly. -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 09:01
I, Tonya: A-. Margot Robbie is a revelation. Best Actress is going to be a brutal call this year. -- nm - Trans-SiBaron Orchestra Jan 16, 08:51 16
- The Shape of Water - B+ -- nm - Diva Jan 16, 10:03
- I got to see Greatest Showman this weekend: Solid A - just oblique Jan 16, 10:03
- Call Me By Your Name: meh and overhyped. Dunkirk: Pretty good -- nm - ty97 Jan 16, 09:57 6
  - I can't imagine watching Dunkirk on that tiny of a screen. It was really meant for theatre watching. -- nm - spamlet Jan 16, 10:09 3
    - I was in business so it was a good sized screen -- nm - ty97 Jan 16, 10:18 2
      - Wrong. -- nm - Shaun Jan 16, 10:21 1
        
        I mean it was bigger than the coach screens - ty97 Jan 16, 10:25
  - I'm disappointed in you ty. -- nm - MDH Jan 16, 10:08 1
    - Is this about the Starbursts? - ty97 Jan 16, 10:28
- *deep breath* A Dog's Purpose: B-, Fist Fight: C, Power Rangers: C, My Cousin Rachel: B-, American Assassin: C+, The Post: A, The Girl... - David Jan 16, 09:48
- Chloe C+, Ladybird C -- nm - Epiphany Jan 16, 09:05
- The Shape of Water - B-. Beautifully made, but it was at least a half hour too long. -- nm - pmb Jan 16, 09:02 1
  - It's barely over two hours long -- nm - ty97 Jan 16, 09:58
- *kicks her in the knee on the way to the stage* -- nm - Frances McDormand Jan 16, 08:54 2
  - Nerf baton. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 09:06 1
    - *Retractable* Nerf baton. -- nm - Trans-SiBaron Orchestra Jan 16, 09:15
Thanks for the suggestion Andie. uhhh...there's no real reason that I couldn't drive in the morning - JD Jan 16, 08:51
We Thought We Were Going To Die, So We Fought Over A Tractor HuffPost’s Hawaii reporter takes an honest look at how she reacted to the missile alert -- (link) - ty97 Jan 16, 08:50 7
- that seems very real. -- nm - Andie Jan 16, 10:12
- As a fan of Miracle Mile (the movie), I'm embarrassed to admit that I was disappointed that there wasn't a more extreme reaction - JD Jan 16, 09:06 2
  - heh. I thought of this movie and wondered if one would be made about this incident. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 16, 09:29
  - haunting movie - Epiphany Jan 16, 09:27
- SAD! -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 16, 09:00
- That sounds about right. "I wanted to throw up" is probably spot on. Also, question - JaxSean Jan 16, 08:57 1
  - I think this varies by state. Some states have police car lights that are (solely) blue as opposed to blue and red. - ty97 Jan 16, 08:59
I would argue that the pile-on on Ansari's accuser are "chipping away at a movement". -- nm - Mop Jan 16, 08:48 11
- It reminds me of this quote from Nietzsche, although I think this situation is different from what he was talking about. - Beryllium Jan 16, 09:03
- It can be both. -- nm - znufrii Jan 16, 08:50 8
  - Yep - it's right to follow due process and it's also right to believe the victim, and these are mutually contradictory. -- nm - Roger More Jan 16, 08:55 5
    - Well, it’s right to give an accuser’s accusations fair hearing. - Will Hunting Jan 16, 09:16 1
      - Sure, but you have to define what a fair hearing is. - Roger More Jan 16, 09:49
    - but what due process? What could he be charged with unless begging for sex is now illegal... -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 09:03 2
      - I'm thinking more about people's opinions of someone who's been accused, and how that impacts that person's life, relationships, career, etc -- nm - Roger More Jan 16, 09:13
      - With Trump in charge, maybe paying for sex won't be illegal any more. - Beryllium Jan 16, 09:05
  - More importantly, it highlights a disconnect between competing ideas of what the movement actually is. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 16, 08:54 1
    - I thought it was about giving women autonomy over their bodies in terms of sexuality. - Will Hunting Jan 16, 09:12
- Either away, chipping occurs. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 16, 08:48
Finish this children's book title: "Bortles, the friendly _______" -- nm - Max Jan 16, 08:45 13
- Horta -- nm - ReluctantCynic - Dual FFL Champion Jan 16, 09:18
- Bortle -- nm - prayformojo Jan 16, 09:03
- Super Bowl MVP. -- nm - Shaun Jan 16, 08:58
- bortle -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 16, 08:57
- Tortles - Epiphany Jan 16, 08:55
- Seahorse. -- nm - Trans-SiBaron Orchestra Jan 16, 08:50
- License plate -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 08:49
- Derek! -- nm - TWuG, ten-stone griddle-chip Jan 16, 08:48
- Squortle -- nm - JaxSean Jan 16, 08:47
- Tortoise, obvie. -- nm - Andie Jan 16, 08:46 1
  - I think mine is a bit more obvie than yours, obvs -- nm - rollo Jan 16, 08:55
- Jaguar obvs -- nm - rollo Jan 16, 08:46
- Squirrel? -- nm - Qale Jan 16, 08:46

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