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Would it be fair to liken Nunes to Joe McCarthy? -- (link) - Mop Feb 9, 11:01 1
- Fair to Joe? Unsure. -- nm - znufrii Feb 9, 11:02
Huh. Didn't know Tosh.o was still on. It's been renewed for 3 more seasons. - Mop Feb 9, 11:00 6
- AFV is still on, so I mean... -- nm - Qale Feb 9, 11:04 1
  - Yeah, but it wasn't named Saget's Funniest Videos... -- nm - Ender Feb 9, 11:11
- It was funny up until it wasn't. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 9, 11:01 2
  - He does seem to be running out of steam. - JaxSean Feb 9, 11:02 1
    - He's mid 40s dressing like a punk, a college student who never graduated -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 9, 13:38
- I still enjoy it. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 9, 11:01
Mother of Two Goes to Immigration Interview and Ends Up in ICE Detention -- (link) - Mop Feb 9, 10:56
Since my car is from 2005 and was the base model, it has no Aux input. I bought a Bluetooth speaker for $30 and some Velcro strips.Spotify in the car! -- nm - Qale Feb 9, 10:54 2
- I wonder if drivers would be safer if we were all velcroed into our seats. -- nm - Max Feb 9, 10:57 1
  - The Velcro is actually way stronger than the adhesive on the back. So... yes. -- nm - Qale Feb 9, 10:59
Wonder no more. Buffetts not related -- (link) - con_carne Feb 9, 10:47 4
- 2 dumb questions: - JaxSean Feb 9, 10:56 3
  - At most it probably just means that their fathers' fathers' fathers'... families both came from France. - Ender Feb 9, 11:09
  - 1. Who is Warren Buffett. 2. Who is Jimmy Buffett -- nm - ty97 Feb 9, 10:59 1
    - One is a balding rich white guy. - JaxSean Feb 9, 11:03
Just saving these here for posterity. NFL Draft prospect comments -- nm - Strongbad Feb 9, 10:47 3
- "DJ Moore reminds me of Steve Smith, the way he breaks tackles as a WR." -- nm - Strongbad Feb 9, 10:56
- "There are 5 RB's I'd take before Sony Michel" - Strongbad Feb 9, 10:49
- "Josh Allen looks like Kyle Boller part 2" -- nm - Strongbad Feb 9, 10:47
National Pizza Day! Get a deal! -- (link) - Mop Feb 9, 10:45
Old Spice introduces a new playable class for Dungeons & Dragons. -- (link) - Mop Feb 9, 10:41 2
- Scary Spice Only One Willing to Take On Demogorgons -- nm - Qale Feb 9, 10:57
- A strong contender for the "daily totally random news item that made me smile the most" award -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 10:52
"as you probably know says he's innocent and I think you have to remember that. He said very strongly yesterday that he's innocent so you have to talk - Jovian Feb 9, 10:38 3
- Porter -- nm - Epiphany Feb 9, 10:59
- Bart "I didn't do it nobody saw me do it you can't prove anything" Simpson? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 9, 10:42 1
  - So not a thing to make light of. -- nm - Jovian Feb 9, 10:50
Police colluding with white supremacists?! *shocked face* -- (link) - Mop Feb 9, 10:38
National Pizza Day is today -- (pic) - budice Feb 9, 10:35 [Attachment] 2
- If they made a potato crust, gravy sauce, and cheese curd topping, that would work better than the photo. -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 10:55
- *vomit* -- nm - JaxSean Feb 9, 10:51
This Student Failed Her Assignment Because Her Professor Said "Australia Isn't A Country" -- (link) - Mop Feb 9, 10:35 4
- but is it a country that is a continent, or a continent that is a country? -- nm - decline Feb 9, 10:59
- wow. -- nm - Andie Feb 9, 10:56
- "The offending professor has been removed and sent to the penal colony in Australia." -- nm - SNHU PR Feb 9, 10:40
- That's a phenomenal disclaimer. -- nm - David Feb 9, 10:39
Is it nap time? -- nm - ty97 Feb 9, 10:32 1
- so this. -- nm - Diva Feb 9, 10:33
What the budget deal does and does not do. -- (link) - GregW Feb 9, 10:16
On Supernatural last night, I went back to the guest star credits to see who the pretty girl was. Her name is Danneel Ackles - crash davis Feb 9, 10:06 8
- She's been on before. In fact, she's played herself before. -- nm - David Feb 9, 10:07 7
  - Was she a crossroads demon? -- nm - Epiphany Feb 9, 11:01
  - No, that was Padelecki's wife. -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 10:08 5
    - Oh right, he married one of the Rubys. -- nm - David Feb 9, 10:10 4
      - The episode in question is an all-time great inside joke show - Will Hunting Feb 9, 10:12
      - Yeah, Bad Ruby. Good Ruby was David Cassidy's daughter. -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 10:11 2
        
        Really? Now I have to google. -- nm - David Feb 9, 10:12 1
        
        Oh, I just realized who you meant. This explains how she keeps getting gigs. - David Feb 9, 10:13
Athletes pics from inside the village. I love seeing the inside stuff... -- (link) - Andie Feb 9, 10:01 21
- One of my fave things from Rio was watching a news story on the Village McDonald's and seeing how many calories those athletes can put down. -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 10:17 4
  - Cool. Here's a story from CNN Money about that (no video, though) -- (link) - Mop Feb 9, 10:32
  - Rookies -- nm - Hunting Feb 9, 10:30 2
    - The Clean Plate is not a recognized event at these games, sir. -- nm - Max Feb 9, 10:33 1
      - *sets a new world record in the plate discus throw* - Will Hunting Feb 9, 10:37
- It's adorable that they brought or have teddy bears. The Olympics and Olympians are great. -- nm - Max Feb 9, 10:11 1
  - They are provided and contain nanny cams. -- nm - Spawndroid Feb 9, 10:13
- How are they having all that Olympic sex if they share rooms? -- nm - JaxSean Feb 9, 10:06 11
  - The bystanders provide the judging. -- nm - Max Feb 9, 10:09
  - Threesomes, duh. -- nm - znufrii Feb 9, 10:08
  - hang your medals on the doorknob. -- nm - Andie Feb 9, 10:07 7
    - If the medals are a rockin'.... -- nm - JaxSean Feb 9, 10:16
    - Nookie is for winners? -- nm - spamlet, farrrr from an adequate poster Feb 9, 10:12 4
      - "Why are you making them stand that way?" "Sex podium ceremony." -- nm - Max Feb 9, 10:13 2
        
        That's not a 21-gun salute. -- nm - budice Feb 9, 10:15 1
        
        "I don't know what they're doing up on the second floor but the Italian anthem has been playing all night." -- nm - Max Feb 9, 10:17
      - Yeah, second place is a set of steak knives. -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 10:13
    - +1 -- nm - budice Feb 9, 10:08
  - Loudly? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 9, 10:07
- "(And yes it's true, the village will be stocked with more condoms than ever before.)" -- nm - Max Feb 9, 10:03 1
  - Enty would have a field day -- nm - budice Feb 9, 10:08
Lucifer fans, check this out. -- (link) - Spawn Feb 9, 09:41 4
- FYI for true Lucifer fans, this is just about a tv show. - Max Feb 9, 09:44
- Is it Lucifer's? -- nm - JaxSean Feb 9, 09:42 2
  - Amenadiel's or....Maze's -- nm - Beaker Feb 9, 09:46 1
    - good question -- nm - Epiphany Feb 9, 10:02
‘The Four: Battle for Stardom’ renewed for second season by FOX -- nm - Beaker Feb 9, 09:38
They’ve done this before, but I hate how Fidelity removes my account value history chart from my home page whenever markets get volatile. - znufrii Feb 9, 09:38 2
- heh - that is sort of crazy -- nm - Epiphany Feb 9, 10:01 1
  - I mean, I get it, but still... -- nm - znufrii Feb 9, 10:02
I think I want an inexpensive tablet for the usual tablet stuff. what's my toy? -- nm - amanda Feb 9, 09:32 26
- Fire HD. Pick your size. -- nm - spamlet, farrrr from an adequate poster Feb 9, 10:13 1
  - yup -- nm - decline Feb 9, 10:50
- While not my choice, I believe the Fire HD 10 is popular and affordable here, yes? -- nm - Mop Feb 9, 09:34 23
  - it's so big. I was thinking of something in the 8 or 9 inch range. -- nm - amanda Feb 9, 09:42 15
    - Fire HD 8 then likely. -- nm - Shaun Feb 9, 09:43 14
      - OMG!!! fire 8 comes in yellow!!! -- nm - amanda Feb 9, 09:51
      - Yup. Same guts, I think. And in the $50-60 range. -- nm - Mop Feb 9, 09:43 12
        
        But you can't get XXXXXXXXX on the Fire HD. What is X? - JaxSean Feb 9, 09:45 11
        
        Yeah, the Fire tablets run special Amazon software, but you can sideload traditional Android stuff. -- nm - Mop Feb 9, 09:51
        
        You can't get a generic Android OS on the Fire HD. -- nm - Ender Feb 9, 09:49 5
        
        is this a problem for me if I am just streaming video and sending the occasional email? -- nm - amanda Feb 9, 09:54 4
        
        Gmail app will not work on Fire tablet. -- nm - sycor Feb 9, 10:03 3
        
        It will with really trivial jailbreaking. -- nm - spamlet, farrrr from an adequate poster Feb 9, 10:13 2
        
        Really? I side loaded Play and the other google stuff. Gmail will not run, it keeps crashing on the Fire I got my dad. - sycor Feb 9, 10:16 1
        
        Did you install the right version of Google Play Services? - spamlet, farrrr from an adequate poster Feb 9, 10:19
        
        I had to download the Google play store (Ender played a link that showed me how) in order to get the Vudu app. I have the Fire 8 and I'm happy with it - kelly Feb 9, 09:48 2
        
        I don't think I would watch vudu. HBO Go, though, maybe. so this is good to know ("will need ender's help"). thanks. -- nm - amanda Feb 9, 09:50 1
        
        You just have to Google "play store on Fire HD" and there will be links on how to do this. - spamlet, farrrr from an adequate poster Feb 9, 10:16
        
        It's possible to sideload the Google Play store, iirc. -- nm - Shaun Feb 9, 09:47
  - what is your choice? ipad? (I am 100% out on apple.) -- nm - amanda Feb 9, 09:35 5
    - I got a Samsung Galaxy Tab E for Christmas to replace my iPad mini. It's been exactly what i needed. -- nm - Andie Feb 9, 09:42 3
      - *bookmarks* - JaxSean Feb 9, 09:43 2
        
        tanga has the 9.6" 16 GB version of it refurb for $100. I wonder how much space I need. - amanda Feb 9, 09:49 1
        
        i have 16gb, i've been downloading netflix movies, etc, and it's not an issue (i think i have about 9 movies currently loaded.) -- nm - Andie Feb 9, 09:54
    - I've got two iPads and an iPad Pro. Work covers these. If I had to pay out of pocket, I'd get the Fire HD 10. -- nm - Mop Feb 9, 09:38
  - yes and I like it. -- nm - Remlik Feb 9, 09:35
Sears: Local Stores are closing and starting their liquidation sales today -- (pic) - budice Feb 9, 09:32 [Attachment] 7
- I DON"T UNDERSTAND! The ad says both "Store Closing" and "Now Hiring" -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 09:42 4
  - Normally they turn the liquidation over to specialists so remaining workers are hired by the new comp. They also bring in lots of refurb junk to sell -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 9, 13:44
  - Full-time employees seek new jobs when this happens. Leaves them understaffed. -- nm - Spawn Feb 9, 09:45 2
    - I would understand if they asked for temp help. They're advertising for full time. -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 09:58 1
      - Benefits. Plus, 80 hour weeks. -- nm - Spawndroid Feb 9, 10:14
- Oh, is it Friday again? -- nm - Ender Feb 9, 09:37
- After I'm doing standing in line 2 hours at Toys R Us to get nothing, I'll move down the street to Sears. -- nm - Mop Feb 9, 09:33
In case you are planning on playing a bunch of Capture the Flag in Overwatch, here's the full list of abilities that will drop the flag. -- (link) - Shaun Feb 9, 09:30
False equivalence! Sure we launched a rocket into space, but people are dying in Syria! -- nm - Mop Feb 9, 09:29 3
- "Why is elon wasting his money on space when people are dying on earth!" is an even greater loss of the plot. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 9, 09:42 2
  - It's *because* people are dying on earth and we're trying to get to Mars! Everyone will live forever on Mars! -- nm - Mop Feb 9, 09:51 1
    - Well, no. It's because having a single point of failure is a poor survival strategy. And if we keep going the way we're going, Earth will die. - Beryllium Feb 9, 09:56
Uber CEO cops to stealing Waymo (Google) self-driving car secrets. Companies settle. -- (link) - Mop Feb 9, 09:29 5
- Has Facebook done this with Oculus Rift yet or are they still fighting? -- nm - David Feb 9, 09:32 4
  - I'm not sure I've heard of this one. Facebook owns Oculus Rift. Who'd they steal the secrets from? -- nm - Mop Feb 9, 09:33 3
    - Google a company called Zenimax. The loathsome Rift guy who loves troll armies stole their tech. -- nm - David Feb 9, 10:07 1
      - Jesus. What's John Carmack doing in the middle of this? Looks like Zenimax got half-a-billion from Occulus back in Feb 2017. -- (link) - Mop Feb 9, 10:28
    - If I had to guess, I'd say Microsoft. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 9, 09:41
Well, that dude is right about one thing. Asset prices ARE entirely arbitrary. - David Feb 9, 09:26 16
- How do you figure that? -- nm - znufrii Feb 9, 09:36 15
  - I mean, I get it in the cosmological sense that nothing really matters anyway, so what’s the point of anything, but I’m curious if you have a more tailored view. -- nm* - znufrii Feb 9, 09:51 14
    - We've had this conversation before. All values are arbitrary. -- (edited) - David Feb 9, 10:05 13
      - I would posit they are utility contests, not popularity contests ... maybe that means the same thing -- nm - rollo Feb 9, 10:14 10
        
        *phew* -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 9, 10:17 9
        
        yeah, I mean I know a lot of useless people who are popular ... but for assets, things are popular because they are useful. David's point that - rollo Feb 9, 10:23 8
        
        Fine, I’ll take a shot at it. - znufrii Feb 9, 10:30
        
        All of these are discussions of perception vs. reality. - David Feb 9, 10:28 6
        
        But what you’re missing is that there is a fundamental value to a smartphone vis-a-vis speed of accessing information. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 9, 10:37 3
        
        I'm not missing anything. I'm challenging misconceptions about valuation. - David Feb 9, 10:43 2
        
        Well, you’re missing that I’m agreeing with you in large part, that’s for sure. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 9, 11:02 1
        
        Heh, fair enough.\ - David Feb 9, 11:11
        
        I'm specifically talking about assets/commodities as opposed to products that can reflect branding/marketing influence. -- nm - rollo Feb 9, 10:33 1
        
        The same argument applies, the way I look at it. -- nm - znufrii Feb 9, 10:44
      - I'm pretty sure Russell Wilson's value is fixed at awesome. -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 10:07 1
        
        You'd think he'd have trade value then! -- nm - David Feb 9, 10:12
While it is healthy to maintain a skepticism about really inexpensive products, if you saw the actual landed cost on some of them, you'd realize how - crash davis Feb 9, 09:23 8
- If you have this information, you should share it on ST. I'd love to know this. -- nm - Mop Feb 9, 09:27 2
  - I'll just say that when I worked for The Sharper Image, that one of our top sellers (for $30) cost $3.12 landed in the Los Angeles distribution center -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 09:29 1
    - when I worked at best buy, we paid cost + 5% for everything. cables, remotes, accessories, etc were routinely 90% off for employees. -- nm - amanda Feb 9, 09:31
- Sasquatch bait is actually only 2 cents a pound, not $20, you mean? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 9, 09:25 4
  - Bachelor Chow should release a Sasquatch Bait cereal -- nm - Beryllium Feb 9, 09:26 3
    - what the heck is Bachelor Chow? -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 09:26 2
      - Don't you watch Futurama??? -- nm - David Feb 9, 10:30
      - It's a joke from Futurama. Dogfood for men. -- nm* - Beryllium Feb 9, 09:27
Does anyone here do graphic design? Thought I should check before I hit fiverr for an idea I just had. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 9, 09:20 2
- I'm pretty sure liioulu does. -- nm - Mop Feb 9, 09:39
- I might be able to help you out. Here is some of my work. -- (link) - Spawn Feb 9, 09:36
VIX BABY -- nm - ty97 Feb 9, 09:17 2
- Apply directly to the forehead. -- nm - Qale Feb 9, 09:22 1
  - It's mentholated! -- nm - rollo Feb 9, 10:16

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