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Solid IPO price tomorrow. -- nm - Shaun Mar 16, 12:00
Heh, Walk score = 56 and the page shows a rental listing for the unit across the driveway. - Meg Mar 16, 11:47
it's only 2:44pm? I seriously just looked at my clock thinking 'it's time to go, right?' - Andie Mar 16, 11:45 1
- Spring Forward to the weekend -- nm - budice Mar 16, 11:47
UK treating death of Russian businessman Glushkov as murder -- (link) - crash davis Mar 16, 11:45 1
- sorry to just shock the heck out of everyone with this totally unexpected development -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 11:46
This one just got a 50K price drop. Who wouldn't want to live on Mocha Terrace? -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 16, 11:43 5
- 170K here at the max -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 12:03
- I like it a lot. Beauty Bars above bathroom sinks are an abomination. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 16, 11:53 1
  - I question the placement of their tvs. -- nm - Shaun Mar 16, 11:54
- The street my wife wants to live on here in town is War Eagle. I'm sort of partial to Knight Court -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 11:46
- right next to Latte Landing -- nm - budice Mar 16, 11:44
how the * H E L L * is it that high? -- (link) - mud Mar 16, 11:37 20
- We aren’t at war and the economy is strong. - Will Hunting Mar 16, 11:48 1
  - Wait for it. -- nm - jnine Mar 16, 14:12
- Some will approve of anyone holding the office out of respect. The relative numbers vs others is more telling. -- nm - budice Mar 16, 11:43
- The tax cut made many people happy. - Spawn Mar 16, 11:42 8
  - Got to get those Costco memberships! -- nm - znufrii Mar 16, 11:48
  - crumbs! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 16, 11:43
  - actually they don't talk much about the cut anymore, it is playing out like the fart-in-church that it is -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 11:43 4
    - If you listen to Fox News or hear any of Trump's meetings, they do. - Spawn Mar 16, 11:51 3
      - I'm taking it from the Saccone-Lamb race. Lamb was against it and Saccone got no traction with it, so he dropped it, (according to what I heard) -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 12:04
      - I mean, you can find a person that would be thankful for a punch in the face. Doesn't mean it's widespread. -- nm - Reagen Mar 16, 11:59 1
        
        I am not saying all 40.5% fall int o that. It is just a bump on top of the die-hards that will never leave him. -- nm - Spawn Mar 16, 12:05
  - very. dumb. people. -- nm - mud Mar 16, 11:43
- epistemological closure? - Reagen Mar 16, 11:40
- Give me the word that follows the first two: wolf, coyote, ____________? -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 11:38 6
  - Dog. -- nm - jnine Mar 16, 14:14
  - March Madness? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 16, 12:20
  - Hyena, weasel -- nm - Guinnezz Mar 16, 12:16
  - chupacabra? sasquatch? martian? -- nm - mud Mar 16, 11:44
  - ... dingo? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 16, 11:40
  - dingo? -- nm - mud Mar 16, 11:40
I am currently in the 100th percentile at ESPN - David Mar 16, 11:27 2
- How did you manage this when you didn't even fill out a bracket? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 16, 12:03 1
  - By knowing how at-large bids work, Mr. Georgia State. -- nm - David Mar 16, 12:08
My WalkScore is 100. -- nm - ty97 Mar 16, 11:27
Star Wars Nite coming to Disneyland After Dark Series -- (link) - budice Mar 16, 11:25
Will the IW trailer be playing in front of Tomb Raider? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 16, 11:11 3
- No one will ever know if it does. -- nm - David Mar 16, 11:23 2
  - It needs more yelling about triangles - Reagen Mar 16, 11:34
  - Have you considered the fact that this is a female superhero movie? -- nm - Spawn Mar 16, 11:33
So sad - homeless family of 4 found dead in their van across the street from my bank. -- (link) - Meg Mar 16, 11:07 3
- :( -- nm - budice Mar 16, 11:38
- How awful. And heart-breaking. It moves me to go home and check all the fire and CO detectors in my house... -- nm - landbeck Mar 16, 11:23
- :( -- nm - Epiphany Mar 16, 11:12
OMG! Jersey Shore Reunion -- (link) - decline Mar 16, 11:07 [youtube] 2
- Yes! -- nm - Shaun Mar 16, 11:17 1
  - No! -- nm - The Rest of America Mar 16, 11:23
Walk out of school to protest violence? Get paddled -- (link) - just oblique Mar 16, 11:06 7
- Sure, by all means, arm the people who are still legally allowed to hit your children. GREAT IDEA. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 16, 11:45
- "This hurts you more than it hurts me" -- nm - Reagen Mar 16, 11:31
- THey chose that over detention. I would too. -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 11:28
- This one got suspended for not walking out. -- (link) - jnine Mar 16, 11:21 1
  - "Walk out or go to study hall" Sounds more like he protest something different by breaking those rules :) -- nm - just oblique Mar 16, 11:23
- Related (sitwap) -- (link) - Roger More Mar 16, 11:13
- And yet normally you have to pay a lot of money for that -- nm - decline Mar 16, 11:08
In case youre wondering: "So, RC, how did the house construction meeting go with the architects, contractor, subcontractors, and your Mom go?" - ReluctantCynic Mar 16, 10:59 5
- At least she isnt' trying to fix you up with the cute contractor. Or is she?! - Epiphany Mar 16, 11:13 1
  - Nah. The contractor is great, but he has a girlfriend. And he's not my type. - ReluctantCynic Mar 16, 12:07
- I think there are some contractors out of Miami that are available. - crash davis Mar 16, 11:02 2
  - I think it may be race to the finish line between finishing the construction of the house and ... - ReluctantCynic Mar 16, 12:09
  - Too soon. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 16, 11:04
My walk score is...15! - IrishStephen Mar 16, 10:58 7
- Mine is even gooder. It’s a 3. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 16, 11:03 6
  - 1 -- nm - Spawn Mar 16, 11:06 5
    - 1 as well -- nm - decline Mar 16, 11:22 1
      - spoiler - Spawn Mar 16, 11:25
    - Pretty sure it's not like golf where low score wins. - Krusty Mar 16, 11:18 2
      - Yes it is. I got a 0, therefore I win. -- nm - Shaun Mar 16, 11:19 1
        
        I got 0 too....nearest anything is 10 minute drive -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 16, 12:01
Dear Jesse Green: get out of criticism. It isn’t your skill set. -- nm - David Mar 16, 10:58 6
- I assume this is someone who gave a bad review to RP1? -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 11:14 4
  - No, he (?) made up his mind about a play before seeing it and then wrote a lazy review that tried but failed to be funny. -- nm - David Mar 16, 11:19 3
    - I’ll grant that he’s no Ben Brantley when it comes to the art of the savage review. -- nm - znufrii Mar 16, 11:23 2
      - Deadspin could do better. *Deadspin*! -- nm - David Mar 16, 11:24 1
        
        It’s a tough job - znufrii Mar 16, 11:36
- Eh, it’s not like the target audience is interested in the reviews. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 16, 11:11
Yes, that’s an amazing trailer. -- nm - David Mar 16, 10:53 14
- Space monks with laser swords make all the difference. -- nm - Mop Mar 16, 11:18
- Disney needs to pump out a 4k version so I can rewatch it at home tonight. -- nm - Shaun Mar 16, 10:57 5
  - Does You Tube have that capability to show videos in 4k? -- nm - eag Mar 16, 11:07 3
    - Yup. EDIT: Includes link -- (link*) - just oblique Mar 16, 11:08 [youtube] 2
      - Wasn't sure if they could -- nm - eag Mar 16, 11:09 1
        
        You can check the quality setting on YouTube videos and if it is 4K it will go up to 2160p 4K -- nm - just oblique Mar 16, 11:10
  - Indeed. -- nm - David Mar 16, 10:58
- "Wow." -- nm - Spawn Mar 16, 10:54 6
  - To the trailer or Davids reaction -- nm - eag Mar 16, 11:15 5
    - "Wow." -- nm - Tony Stark Mar 16, 11:22
    - Yes. LOL. Also eag =- look who showed up! -- (pic) - Epiphany Mar 16, 11:20 [Attachment] 3
      - Spider-Cap! -- nm - Spawn Mar 16, 11:25 1
        
        my work computer hates me. I even saved it correctly in paint. - Epiphany Mar 16, 11:27
      - Super cool -- nm - eag Mar 16, 11:24
Word on the street that model citizen Vontaze Burfict is set to be suspended 4 games for PED use. - Volnelk Mar 16, 10:52 3
- only 4? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 16, 11:00 1
  - This might make you feel better -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 16, 11:13
- Third straight year he’ll be suspended to start the season. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 16, 10:54
From BBs: Looks like I beat Krusty, walk score 98. -- nm - MDH Mar 16, 10:49 1
- Transit score is 100. -- nm - Krusty Mar 16, 11:19
In less than 12 hours, Fortnite became the #1 iPhone app in 13 countries. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 16, 10:43 6
- plans for Android? -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 16, 10:46
- Great news! And what is that? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 16, 10:46 2
  - Most popular game out there right now -- nm - decline Mar 16, 11:10
  - Battle Royale game (like PUBG) but it actually has cross platform PS4|Xbox/PC/Mobile play (as I understand it) -- nm* - just oblique Mar 16, 10:46
- I'm not sure I can imagine how horrible I would be at an FPS on an iPhone -- nm - just oblique Mar 16, 10:45 1
  - I am pretty terrible on it on Xbone, so yeah -- nm - groiny Mar 16, 10:47
I'm starting to really get that 'new phone' itch. We're clear of our tabs in June so I should wait until then. - Shaun Mar 16, 10:34 2
- I've been thinking about this sort of thing lately. while I do agree with you that "new phone itch" starts around two years, - amanda Mar 16, 10:40 1
  - Our amortization is $15/month for the tier we're on. It's not awful, but not great either. -- nm - Shaun Mar 16, 10:44
LIR: Walk score where I live now is 78. Walk score in the house I grew up in is 2. - ReluctantCynic Mar 16, 10:28 7
- We moved from a 96 or so in Brooklyn to a 6, which was brutal, before moving to where we are now. -- nm - znufrii Mar 16, 10:52
- Flip and reverse, 5 where I am now but Brooklyn is probably very high -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 16, 10:47 1
  - using street address. Home now is 0 and Brooklyn is 96 -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 16, 10:52
- I'm rated at 69, but I'm a half mile from malls (with prof. services) in three different directions, so I don't know what it wants. -- nm - Reagen Mar 16, 10:39 3
  - nice. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 16, 11:09
  - i am apparently 39. yeah, that's not right. -- nm - Andie Mar 16, 10:52
  - I'm 65 -- but I can walk downtown in 15 minutes or to a full service grocery store in ten. it just feels really low to me. -- nm - amanda Mar 16, 10:40
“READY PLAYER ONE - Press Kit Now Live in MediaPass” -- nm - David Mar 16, 10:26
Hello, ST! For the 4th year in a row, I'm shaving my head in support of the St. Baldrick Foundation's fight against childhood cancer! - prayformojo Mar 16, 10:24 6
- I think this is great that you are doing that. -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 10:43 4
  - Thanks, mister. It's a pretty good organization to be involved with, I think. The only down side is..... - prayformojo Mar 16, 10:47 3
    - I'm looking at events near me and calculating my schedule plus how much fight I'd get from my wife and others (my mother would get real snarky) -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 10:50 2
      - it just might be the Ultimate " you are a moron" button pushing event. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 16, 11:21 1
        
        very good point -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 11:31
- (Bery, would you mind linking this from the Recent News?) -- nm - prayformojo Mar 16, 10:25
Dr. Who and Sydney Bristow to marry for new HBO show -- (link) - Remlik Mar 16, 10:22 1
- “it becomes a weekend of tested marriages and woman-on-woman crime that won’t soon be forgotten. Plus, bears.” -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 11:00
Bills GM: "I don't know what we're doing. I honestly don't." -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 16, 10:20
NFL: Adrian Peterson wants to play for HOU, says he has at least 3-4 years left in the league. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 16, 10:17 8
- I just hope D. Watson is the same player he was last year for many years to come. - Shaun Mar 16, 10:23
- Richard Sherman: Pete Carroll's message is stale -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 16, 10:19 4
  - “He hurt my feelings. Waaah!” - David Mar 16, 10:54 3
    - SEA will finish with 4-5 wins this coming season and Pete Carroll will head back to college. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 16, 11:00 2
      - He is a Super Bowl champion. He will do whatever he wants. - David Mar 16, 11:04 1
        
        He’s old old. He’s likely to just head home -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 16, 11:18
- SEA signs TE Ed Dickson to replace the loss of Jimmy Graham. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 16, 10:17 1
  - Pro Football Focus rated him as the top pass-blocking tight end in the NFL last season (though he lagged a bit in PFF’s run-blocking numbers) -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 10:27
Mashable noticed -- (link) - just oblique Mar 16, 10:02
Ross Douthat provides an interesting assessment of Pope Francis and the current direction of the Catholic Church. -- (link) - znufrii Mar 16, 10:02 1
- Thanks, good article. -- nm - Roger More Mar 16, 10:53
Updates on Miami ped bridge collapse - Strongbad Mar 16, 10:01 15
- Now is not the time to look at the engineering of bridges. Thoughts and prayers. -- nm - Mop Mar 16, 11:20
- I keep reading it was some new construction technology that was moved into place as a unit, which makes construction much faster. Maybe they didn't - jnine Mar 16, 10:09 2
  - IIRC that's how they build a lot of freeway stuff, preform, internal cables to stress it, move it into place over night. -- nm - Guinnezz Mar 16, 10:32
  - LYC, here is a great video on accelerated precast construction. Not sure if this was used at this site or not. -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 16, 10:12 [youtube]
- I am going to be interested in the final report, as I am curious if it was design or build at fault -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 10:05 10
  - clearly someone did not play enough Minecraft. -- nm - groiny Mar 16, 10:17 6
    - or, as in my case, any Minecraft at all -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 10:25 3
      - your gaming skills are weak -- nm - groiny Mar 16, 10:27 2
        
        actually, I'm not going to argue with that -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 10:29 1
        
        at least you are smart like that. -- nm - groiny Mar 16, 10:31
    - “What do you mean we can’t take the supporting blocks away and just leave the bridge hanging in mid-air?” -- nm* - znufrii Mar 16, 10:18 1
      - L3 -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 16, 10:19
  - I'm going with the build -- nm - JD Mar 16, 10:09
  - Pure speculation on my part - Strongbad Mar 16, 10:09 1
    - Mission accomplished. - Florida Man Mar 16, 11:35
TGIF! -- nm - Beaker Mar 16, 10:00 2
- Amen -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 16, 10:19
- Alpine for everyone! -- nm - Shaun Mar 16, 10:05

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