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Arrived at the venue :) -- (pic) - Beryllium Mar 22, 14:35 [Attachment] 2
- That's the most haunted house looking building I've ever seen -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 14:47 1
  - I know, it’s great :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 14:50
We haven't talked about Ready Player One enough today. - David Mar 22, 14:29 9
- for good reason -- nm - groiny Mar 22, 14:37
- I'm trying to finish the book before the movie comes out next weekend. - IrishStephen Mar 22, 14:37 4
  - It's basically the perfect book for the cable tv and videogames generation. -- nm - David Mar 22, 14:38 2
    - From what I've read so far, yes, and that's why I'm loving it. -- nm - IrishStephen Mar 22, 14:47
    - Yes its a call back to when I was in High School -- nm - eag Mar 22, 14:41
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- It’s a great book. They should make it into a movie. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 22, 14:31 1
  - Its a pretty good book with a protagonist that annoys me - eag Mar 22, 14:38
Finding leftover cheese from lunch in the scarf I'm wearing is indicative of my life these days. Tragic. -- nm - Diva Mar 22, 14:04 6
- "you gonna eat your cheese?" -- nm - groiny Mar 22, 14:38
- "I wear the cheese. It doesn't wear me." -- (pic) - David Mar 22, 14:27 [Attachment]
- Girl, please...you've found worse things in mel's beard -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 14:08 1
  - damn. -- nm - Diva Mar 22, 14:10
- is it your cheese? or NCMs? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 22, 14:07 1
  - T'was mine. I think. -- nm - Diva Mar 22, 14:11
duck and cover -- (link) - just oblique Mar 22, 14:00 2
- This seems like a lot of effort just to avoid the new aluminum tariffs... -- nm - Ender Mar 22, 14:06
- Yeah, but 30 minutes later you'll be ready for another space station to crash. *NM* - Ender Mar 22, 14:03
mandy alert: zooheads -- (link) - just oblique Mar 22, 13:59
EA training AI to play Battlefield 1 -- (link) - just oblique Mar 22, 13:52 [youtube] 1
- Now they just need to get the AI to stop shouting racial slurs. -- nm - Ender Mar 22, 14:00
City of Atlanta's entire computer system is down, victim to a ransomware attack. No word yet on personal information at risk. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 13:46
CDs and Vinyl more popular than digital downloads -- (link) - just oblique Mar 22, 13:46
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- A Disney gay tour with you guys might be the funnest thing ever. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 22, 14:39
- Ty lives in Florida! Ask him! - David Mar 22, 14:03 9
  - Do you really need me to add up how many days I was in NY last year? - ty97 Mar 22, 14:30 4
    - I presume you can count to 5, so no. -- nm - David Mar 22, 14:31 3
      - Now I have my assignment for tomorrow. -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 14:35 2
        
        Yeah, it is 5:45. You should turn in for the night, gramps. -- nm - David Mar 22, 14:37
        
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    - Shut it grey -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 14:31
    - he needs the motarized ones -- nm - Remlik Mar 22, 14:09
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- "The" reason? More like "a" reason. - ReluctantCynic Mar 22, 13:47 2
  - Non-conference champion says what? -- nm - David Mar 22, 14:02 1
    - That week ended a long time ago! I'm entitled to express opinions now regardless of my colleges' sports performances! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 22, 14:09
what's this about Apple may be buying Sony? -- (link) - Remlik Mar 22, 13:28 4
- I don't buy this one. Apple doesn't get enough out of it. Netflix makes more sense for them. - David Mar 22, 14:06
- Interesting. -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 13:42
- (Sony Entertainment). When did they sell Pixar? -- nm - Roger More Mar 22, 13:36 1
  - Looking it up, 2006. I suppose once a decade isn't so bad for a reversal of strategy -- nm - Roger More Mar 22, 13:37
For those of you who play console-based video games: What's your ballpark estimate for how much time you spent playing games in 2017? Also, what %age -- (edited) - prayformojo Mar 22, 13:17 18
- In a good week (read a week where I obsessively dive into a game (or games)) about 10-15 hours, but there are plenty of weeks where I don't play any. - IrishStephen Mar 22, 14:46
- I played probably north of 250 hours of my Switch, but that's nowhere near as much as I played PC games.. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 22, 13:58 1
  - Also, console-wise online games were maybe 3%.. - Marlowe Mar 22, 14:05
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- 10-15 hours a week. probably a bit conservative estimate. -- nm - Jovian Mar 22, 13:31
- Sometimes 30 hours a week, sometimes 20, sometimes none. Hard to say. -- (edited) - Krustylu Mar 22, 13:30
- Maybe 10 hours, 0 multiplayer. -- nm - pmb Mar 22, 13:24
- at least 100 hours - 0 online multi-player -- nm - decline Mar 22, 13:22
- Minecraft or Rocket League -- 6 hours a week for 8 months -- 200 hours -- none multi-player -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 22, 13:22
- at least 10-15 hours a week. a mix between multi and solo games -- nm - Remlik Mar 22, 13:22
- I would say 200 hours for the first part and 85% for the second part. - David Mar 22, 13:21
- 0% of mine was playing online multiplayer games. -- nm - Qale Mar 22, 13:20
- way too much to even guess a number at -- nm - groiny Mar 22, 13:18 4
  - Do you mind if I ask how you have time in your schedule? Is it less sleep, more marathon sessions on the weekend, etc.? - MDH Mar 22, 13:22 3
    - I generally get on around 9:00 at night and play til midmight a few days a week, on weekends, it can vary. - groiny Mar 22, 13:34 2
      - Okay that makes sense. - MDH Mar 22, 13:40 1
        
        most mornings I hate myself for staying up til midnight. - groiny Mar 22, 13:42
I’d like to apologize for my fellow ST gays. I mean, I’d like to... but I just try to avert my gays to be honest. -- nm - Qale Mar 22, 13:12 4
- You're fine, not all of us are as bad gays as JackDawson -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 14:35
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- *stern gaze/gays* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 22, 13:37
- *longing gays* -- nm - just oblique Mar 22, 13:16
NYT: 6 minute video on how the Vegas shooter pulled off the 2017 attack. -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 22, 12:57
ty - is this you? -- (link) - Andie Mar 22, 12:54 3
- Used to like you -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 14:32
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- ha! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 12:55
Oh wow this kind of sad original founder of Toys R Us dies -- (link) - eag Mar 22, 12:53
I see the market really loves the new economic tariff policy. - Jovian Mar 22, 12:52 7
- While I wouldn’t read too much into a single days movement in the stock market, I tend to agree with the overall thrust of your argument. -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 13:13
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  - I play online games using the name "Juan Epstein" and get race-baited *all the time.* - Dignan Mar 22, 13:37 2
    - rarely is the question asked, "is our racists learning?" -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 14:06
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  - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krustylu Mar 22, 13:15
  - lol I literally think that was the first time I ever attempted to write that down. -- nm - Jovian Mar 22, 13:07
Santa Clarita Diet S2 on Netflix tomorrow! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 12:49 2
- do I like this show? -- nm - amanda Mar 22, 13:09 1
  - I think so. Funny and engaging. Almost a little too gross for me at the offset, but Barrymore and Olyphant work really well together. -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 13:14
JackDawson mocking board - ty97 Mar 22, 12:48
David, rumours are that Borderlands 3 is about a year out. -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 12:34 4
- Yeah, I googled after I posted that yesterday. I need to finish the Pre-Sequel. -- nm - David Mar 22, 13:04 3
  - is that the Telltale game? -- nm - Remlik Mar 22, 13:13 2
    - No, Borderlands: The Presequel tells the build-up to Borderlands 2 from Handsome Jack's perspective. - David Mar 22, 13:15 1
      - right on -- nm - Remlik Mar 22, 13:22
one of the actors who played Bozo the Clown from 1959 to 1970 who was from Boston has died -- (link) - Remlik Mar 22, 12:26 1
- 89 is a pretty good run -- nm - decline Mar 22, 12:30
Oh, and if you want to join the fantasy NASCAR season, we can start our own internal competition this weekend. - ReluctantCynic Mar 22, 12:24
This was the easiest time I've ever had writing my self-assessment for work - prayformojo Mar 22, 12:21 12
- Congratulations, but this deserves a sub-poll: What question would you put on the annual performance evaluation form for STers? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 22, 12:30 8
  - What would you say your gay-age is? -- nm - just oblique Mar 22, 12:42 5
    - Over the past year, for how many hours has David placed you in time-out? between 0-3 hours; between 3-10 hours; between 10 hours and Pippy -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 12:45 4
      - I do have the most time out hours but I am the " Love" master - and he can't stand it - Epiphany Mar 22, 12:59 1
        
        Bery, what are the updated Love stats? I'm tired of this charlatan pretending she's even close to me. -- nm* - David Mar 22, 13:05
      - Where do we sign up for 10 hours of timeout with pippy? -- nm - just oblique Mar 22, 12:45 1
        
        *unfurls the sign up sheet - watches it go out the window and down the path* -- nm - Epiphany Mar 22, 12:58
  - Where are you a Viking? -- nm - decline Mar 22, 12:32
  - Are you a Ruiner? [] YES [] NO -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 12:32
- "I'm right about almost everything. You can't place a value on that, but if you could, it'd be, like, a LOT." -- nm - David Mar 22, 12:23
- "I am the bestest at my job and am really, really special" -- nm - decline Mar 22, 12:22
- "i am awesome and I do awesome work every day." -- nm - Andie Mar 22, 12:22
LIR: Y'all might be surprised at the number of Kylie Minogue albums I still have. - ReluctantCynic Mar 22, 12:19 4
- I wouldn't know a Kylie Minogue song to save my life -- nm* - decline Mar 22, 12:23 3
  - she was on a Doctor Who X-Mas episode. I think it was the one with the Titanic. -- nm* - peglegpete Mar 22, 12:49
  - You know a song she re-made, no doubt about that -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 12:49
  - That's too bad. -- nm - Gay Saw Mar 22, 12:32
Elizabeth Olsen is 29. -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 12:08 9
- aged to perfection -- nm - groiny Mar 22, 12:35 4
  - Just get rid of the accent in the Marvel movies -- nm - eag Mar 22, 12:40 3
    - *ding* -- nm - Epiphany Mar 22, 13:40 2
      - It wasn't as obvious in Civil War than AoU - eag Mar 22, 13:44 1
        
        me too -- nm - Epiphany Mar 22, 14:08
- We call this a Quarter-Ty. -- nm - David Mar 22, 12:18
- wait, WHAT? -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 12:14 1
  - *younger* sister of Olsen Twins! -- nm - Andie Mar 22, 12:18
- Yeah, she had a good run. -- nm - Hollywood Mar 22, 12:09
Sweet 16! Who wins tonight (Loy-Chi/Nevada; A&M/Michigan; KState/Kentucky; FSU/Zags) -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 12:07 6
- RAMBLERS, WOLVERINES, WILDCATS, SEMINOLES -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 12:29 2
  - it's all caps, it must be true -- nm - decline Mar 22, 12:30 1
    - !!!! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 12:30
- Loyola, A&M, Kentucky and Gonzaga. -- nm - Krustylu Mar 22, 12:20
- I'm now rooting for Loyola and Clemson, so I'll predict: Nevada, Texas A&M, Kansas State, and Gonzaga. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 22, 12:16
- LOY, Michigan ,Kentucky, Zags -- nm - eag Mar 22, 12:10
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- First gay days, and then Folsom! -- nm - MDH Mar 22, 12:31
- Can't this year, but I'd love to go some year. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 22, 12:17 3
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    - Is it consistently the same weekend from year to year? - ReluctantCynic Mar 22, 12:29 1
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- It's the last couple of days of May. -- nm - David Mar 22, 12:05 5
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    - You could always shoot for Food & Wine Festival in Sept/Oct. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 12:43 1
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    - Child, every day at Disney is gay days, you know that. -- nm* - ty97 Mar 22, 12:40 1
      - Dapper Day is pretty phenomenal. -- nm - David Mar 22, 13:04
- well of course. How has this not happened yet? -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 12:02 5
  - What if I’ve been and you guys decided not to come? How rude! -- nm - Mop Mar 22, 12:11
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    - I have no recollection of this b/c I would have been in -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 12:07 2
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        link -- (link) - ty97 Mar 22, 12:16 [Backboard]
- I’m in! It sounds festive! -- nm - Mop Mar 22, 12:02 2
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    - Grrr! -- nm - Mop Mar 22, 12:11
JackDawson mocking board -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 12:00 2
- Do we really need a specific board for this ? -- nm - eag Mar 22, 12:01
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