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It's Roll Up The Rim time again. Meh. -- nm - Shaun Feb 7, 07:22
has this been posted? The 425 People, Places and Things Donald Trump Has Insulted on Twitter: A Complete List -- (link) - windows jones Feb 7, 07:11
NBA: Cavs were out-scored 65-31 in the 2nd half last night by a team that's below .500 at home and one of the worst 3-4 teams in the league. -- nm* - Strongbad Feb 7, 07:07 1
- Morale must be amazing in that locker room right now. -- nm - Reagen Feb 7, 07:11
Listening to the latest Freakonomics podcast on a study about Uber and the gender pay gap. It's fascinating. -- (link) - Name Withheld by Request Feb 7, 07:03 7
- Huh. - znufrii Feb 7, 07:23
- Haven’t checked this out, but Uber seems like the kind of company that would hear “women get paid less than men” and go “That’s a great idea!” -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 07:08 5
  - Ten-cent version: The Stanford study looked at two years of Uber data (with company blessing) and found a 7% pay gap. But, once you looked at... -- (edited) - Name Withheld by Request Feb 7, 07:12 4
    - I think there's going to be very few situations where "same job, same level" is going to have a blatant pay gap - Reagen Feb 7, 07:17 2
      - I don't typically think so either. The researchers originally thought there would be no gap or one in favour of women, so were surprised by the outcome. -- (edited) - Name Withheld by Request Feb 7, 07:22 1
        
        Oh, I didn't realize this was Uber specific. -- nm - Reagen Feb 7, 07:48
    - Cool. (And thanks for the summary) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 07:17
*adds Wheel of Fortune to my shit list* -- (link) - spamlet Feb 7, 06:53 2
- It could be worse - Strongbad Feb 7, 06:59 1
  - At least people know they exist. -- nm - spamlet Feb 7, 07:01
With the Porzingis injury, there are now 4 players from Team Lebron on the shelf. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 7, 06:51
Anyone seeing that Rogers is having some troubles? our home phone, internet and cable were all out this morning... -- nm* - Beaker Feb 7, 06:50 2
- We have Rogers for cable, internet and phone. No issues noticed here. -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 7, 07:25
- I haven't heard anything from my wife so I assume our internet is up and running. There was a known issue in the Oshawa area though. -- nm - Shaun Feb 7, 06:54
British Columbia trying to block a pipeline from Alberta to the Lower Mainland. Alberta bans BC wine imports. Headline: -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Feb 7, 06:38 2
- I wasn’t aware there was already a wine pipeline -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 07:07
- "having trouble with your popularity? I got you, fam" -- nm - Reagen Feb 7, 06:48
STIS: Should I be at all concerned about using Venmo and inserting my bank account number? - Strongbad Feb 7, 06:35 2
- I use it and haven't had any issues. I use Square as well. Everything is a target for hackers including your bank. - Krusty Feb 7, 07:13
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There's not enough Altered Carbon talk here. We are through 7 episodes. -- nm - Shaun Feb 7, 06:31 1
- Starting it tonight... -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Feb 7, 08:09
More US teens are rejecting 'boy' or 'girl' gender identities, a study finds -- (link) - just oblique Feb 7, 06:07 11
- Fascinating. -- nm - znufrii Feb 7, 06:49
- my daughter has a friend who wants to be referred to as "they" rather than her - Beaker Feb 7, 06:48
- "Bicuriouser and bicuriouser" said Alice their interest piqued. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Feb 7, 06:47 1
  - +2 Qale points even if you’re mixing gender with sexual orientation. -- nm - Qale Feb 7, 07:41
- Androgyny is fun. -- nm - Qale Feb 7, 06:18 1
  - least favorite ST TNG episode ever. -- nm - Beaker Feb 7, 06:48
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  - I know my own personal experience now is colored by the fact my daughter is dating a girl (and even that isn't entirely true because they (her partner?) don't identify -- (edited) - just oblique Feb 7, 06:20 3
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      - Don't believe his lies. His children are 5 and 2 years old. -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 07:21
      - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -- nm - just oblique Feb 7, 06:49
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If your name is on the list inside, I have your Olympic entry. If not, there's still time! - Baron of the Rings Feb 7, 06:03 8
- G’day. Losers. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 06:53
- Sent to the email in Strongbad's paragraph. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 7, 06:15
- I'll send my picks in later today. Thanks for the reminder! -- nm - Krusty Feb 7, 06:09
- sorry - can you link me to the post that says what we need to do? -- nm - Andie Feb 7, 06:03 4
  - nmbl -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 7, 06:05 [Backboard] 3
    - thank you ! now i just have to find Baron's email. :) -- nm - Andie Feb 7, 06:13 2
      - DLS287 at the G -- nm - Krusty Feb 7, 06:17
      - (I had it from last time!) -- nm - Andie Feb 7, 06:16
Julie Bowen is back on the market - Reagen Feb 7, 05:51 1
- So you're saying there's a chance. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Feb 7, 05:54
Looks like the Roadster is going to the asteroid belt and Ceres, not Mars. Final burn was more aggressive than expected. -- (link) - TWuG, ten-stone griddle-chip Feb 7, 05:42 2
- The whole thing is just a prelude - Beryllium Feb 7, 07:10
- So that’s where his base is... -- nm - znufrii Feb 7, 05:46
Snoooooooooooow daaaaaaaaaaaaaay. -- nm - amandroid Feb 7, 04:55 9
- Nice! I wish I had a snow day today. -- nm - Krusty Feb 7, 05:57 2
  - I wish I had a snow cone -- nm - Bacon Feb 7, 06:43 1
    - ~A licky boom boom down~ -- nm - Strongbad Feb 7, 06:46
- Ice with an overlay of snow. I went out very early to put down de-icer. Slipped on the inner walkway, couldn't get the gate open - latch frozen. - Covington Feb 7, 05:19
- Still just a delay here so far. -- nm - Dano Feb 7, 05:15 1
  - Now it’s a snow day. -- nm - Dano Feb 7, 05:34
- Icy mess here. Schools (and day care) are closed. -- nm - znufrii Feb 7, 05:01
- we figure we will get one tomorrow. Calling for 20-25 cm of snow with winds starting this afternoon and going into tomorrow morning -- nm* - Beaker Feb 7, 05:00
- We got nothing for the second night in a row after predictions of ice. -- nm - spamlet Feb 7, 04:56
An MRI on New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis revealed that he tore the ACL in his left knee -- nm - Beaker Feb 7, 04:49
TV PSA: Big Brother Celebrity, Riverdale, Blacklist, Librarians, X-Files, grown-ish, 911, Black Ink Crew, Dynasty, NOVA, L&O SVU, Property Brothers, -- nm - Beaker Feb 7, 04:39 4
- I keep hoping THIS is the episode they do it. - Qale Feb 7, 06:19
- We are giving Celeb BB a chance, but expectations are not high. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 7, 04:59 1
  - it is a summer show imo. The wife loves BB but won't watch this as she has too many other shows during this time of year and 3 nights a week - Beaker Feb 7, 05:18
- Magicians, Amazing Race, Channel Zero, Chicago PD, Corporate, Knightfall, Impossible Builds, Match Game, Assassination of Gianni Versace, Samantha Bee - Beaker Feb 7, 04:41
Would a HDD that has a condition of (Used - Very Good) on Amazon be reliable. I need a couple of new drives but the new ones won't ship to Australia -- nm - Karl_S Feb 6, 22:39 8
- What are you looking for? Old fashioned platter or SSD? 3.5” or smaller or bigger? Or an m2? - Mop Feb 6, 23:13 3
  - 3x 3.5", 4TB HDD's for my NAS. I have hard drives around too they just aren't big enough -- nm - Karl_S Feb 7, 05:03
  - Email me. Rburriel at the hotmails. -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 23:17 1
    - hot...mail? -- nm - mafic Feb 7, 00:26
- Depends on how used it is. Do they say how long it has been in use or what kind of activity? -- nm - GregW Feb 6, 22:49 3
  - “Used - very good” is a standard marketplace condition option. Chances are they’re refurb sellers and buy parts in bulk. No real idea what they have. -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 23:17 2
    - It is from Amazon, says the seller is Amazon warehouse. -- nm - Karl_S Feb 7, 05:01
    - I wouldn't rely on vague descriptions. If they do not include more detail, then send the seller questions. -- nm - GregW Feb 6, 23:31
GUYS! I have terrible news! Kappa Delta is holding a Valentine’s Party for Girl Scouts this weekend and I have to take my daughters! - Mop Feb 6, 22:09 4
- Kappa Delta was the first sorority founded at the State Female Normal School, in Farmville, Virginia. - mafic Feb 6, 22:30 3
  - Normal schools were teaching schools. - Dark Callisto Feb 7, 02:18 2
    - Yup, wife went to the (formerly) Peabody Normal School. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 7, 05:18
    - Yup my Alma mater was originally the Kirksville Normal School. -- nm - spamlet Feb 7, 04:57
so remember when I said my company rebranded and made a weird almost Veridian Dynamics video? you can watch it now. (address inside) - mafic Feb 6, 21:40 1
- nicey -- nm - mud Feb 6, 22:02
While being a literally foreign concept, wouldn't promotion / relegation have prevented the MLB free agent / collusion situation? -- nm - JD Feb 6, 21:19 4
- It actually didn't occur to me until now that a promotion/relegation system wouldn't work with free agency. - Tim Feb 6, 21:21 2
  - So, the NBA -- nm - spamlet Feb 7, 04:58
  - it effectively exists in the form of transfers, it's just a bit different. -- nm - mafic Feb 6, 21:42
- How? -- nm - Ender Feb 6, 21:20
51 NFL players tore an ACL this season. -- (link) - GregW Feb 6, 21:12 1
- They have 2. -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 23:16
Democrats flip a Missouri state House seat that went 61-33 for Trump, made big gains in the other GOP holds. -- (link) - Tim Feb 6, 20:35 9
- That used to be all Democrat territory that the party essentially abandoned (see also NE Missouri). - spamlet Feb 7, 05:03 8
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    - Looking at where the district is that flippes, I think it's more local than national. - spamlet Feb 7, 05:56 6
      - All of the individual cases are starting to add up though. - Reagen Feb 7, 06:21 4
        
        Someone said that wasn't accurate later in the thread because otherwise they would have picked up 2. -- nm - spamlet Feb 7, 06:33 3
        
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        It was a +68 district previously some nonsense. -- nm - Reagen Feb 7, 06:45 1
        
        Oh, too early. I read it as they picked up 53 percent. - spamlet Feb 7, 06:57
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'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Named Best Movie -- (link) - Remlik Feb 6, 20:33
Good old American Airlines - they've done away with my regular flight home from KC and bumped me to one 3 hours later. - Meg Feb 6, 20:24 6
- Due to the severity of that change, you can basically request a free change to any other flight that day -- nm - ty97 Feb 6, 20:29 5
  - Oh, they did that without an argument - except I now have to fly through DFW :/ - Meg Feb 6, 20:50 4
    - The bonus is you can now stop for Garrett's popcorn! -- nm - spamlet Feb 7, 05:04
    - At least you weren't rerouted through New Jersey. -- nm - ReluctantCynic in his room Feb 6, 20:52 2
      - Yet - it's still over 2 months out. And I admit I played the little old lady card "I'm too old to be getting home that late at night" :) -- nm - Meg Feb 6, 20:55
      - Wait for it.... -- nm - ty97 Feb 6, 20:54
Steve Wynn has resigned as CEO of Wynn resorts -- (link) - Reagen Feb 6, 20:22 6
- Fun fact: I’m currently at a conference at the Wynn resort in Vegas. -- nm - pmb Feb 6, 22:12 5
  - And you’re coming back in April for Vegastravaganza? -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 22:19 4
    - Sorry. I would love to, but I can't make it. -- nm - pmb Feb 6, 22:34 3
      - You and JackDawson are starting a No Mops Club, aren’t you? -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 23:13 2
        
        they're allowed one though. -- nm - mafic Feb 6, 23:25 1
        
        “You let in Mop from Reddit!” “The sign says ‘No Mop*s*.’” - Mop Feb 7, 06:56
Porzingis is only 22 but damn is he fragile. He's not going to be in the league for very long. -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 20:16
Another crazy idea: I'll bet ST could put together a helluva mutual fund or hedge fund if we could find a fund manager. -- nm - ReluctantCynic at home - Dual FFL Champion Feb 6, 20:15 10
- *starts drafting our prospectus & SAI* -- nm - znufrii Feb 7, 04:43
- Are you a member of our investing Facebook page yet? -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 20:24 7
  - I want in.. Had me at Pork, or Bacon, heck had me Belly. -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Feb 7, 08:12
  - Is this the cryptocurrency investing page? Or a general investments page? -- nm - ReluctantCynic in his room Feb 6, 20:30 5
    - General. Pork Bellies Investment Cllub. I didn't correct the typo on club, - Bacon Feb 6, 20:32 4
      - Fire me an invite too please -- nm - Karl_S Feb 6, 22:30 1
        
        You are now in -- nm - Bacon Feb 7, 06:38
      - I added you in, feel free to drop if not interested -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 20:34 1
        
        Oh! Excellent! - ReluctantCynic in his room Feb 6, 20:36
- Hookers and crack is always a good investment. -- nm - Dano Feb 6, 20:23
The thing that made me think the most in The Post - Reagen Feb 6, 20:11
It’s amusing that Slackertalk Beta still says Alpha in the tab. -- nm - Qale Feb 6, 20:01 4
- Shush. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 20:05 3
  - (It’s alphafluid.) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 20:06 2
    - Did you just assume my app’s version number? -- nm - Qale Feb 6, 20:19 1
      - I think he definitely misversioned your app. -- nm - ReluctantCynic in his room Feb 6, 20:39
I mean, it wasn't a Saturn V. It was alright. -- nm - Max Feb 6, 19:58 6
- How old are you? Saturn V last flew in '73. :-) -- nm - TWuG, ten-stone griddle-chip Feb 6, 20:00 5
  - I was five years old when the Saturn V launched Skylab. - ReluctantCynic in his room Feb 6, 20:35 1
    - I totally remember that as well! I was a little bit younger -- nm - JD Feb 6, 21:11
  - I got to walk around one when I was at Space Academy. - Max Feb 6, 20:34
  - And no Saturn 3. - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Feb 6, 20:24
  - He's a Gray Wizard from Hobbiton -- nm - budice Feb 6, 20:06
So if I’m understanding this correctly, I’m watching a Tesla Roadster tumbling freely through space. -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 19:53 12
- Important point -- (link) - decline Feb 6, 20:11 6
  - He's half Canadian - there couldn't be a Canadian supervillain. - Reagen Feb 6, 20:29 4
    - No one suspected Justin Trudeau until it was too late. -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 20:58 1
      - “In hindsight, the socks were the red flag. Also, the red flag.” -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 23:05
    - Spoilers - Beryllium Feb 6, 20:30 1
      - (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic in his room Feb 6, 20:40
  - We know. We’ve known all along. We’ve just picked the winning side. -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 20:19
- No. It is still attached to the second stage which will do another burn to put it on track to enter a Mars-Earth orbit - TWuG, ten-stone griddle-chip Feb 6, 19:56 3
  - ...they’re sending it to Mars?!! -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 19:57 2
    - To an elliptical orbit that takes it near Mars's orbit. It will not orbit Mars and won't ever get close to it. -- nm - TWuG, ten-stone griddle-chip Feb 6, 19:59 1
      - It should orbit the sun for the next Billion years or so. (nm) - howie Feb 6, 20:13
- Well, no, not freely. But visually speaking, yes. And it is momentous. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 19:55

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