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Xerox just made an offer to buy HP for $27B -- (link) - decline Nov 7, 06:13 5
- Also talk of HP buying Xerox instead. Offer is $22/share and the stock is at $20. -- nm - budice Nov 7, 06:22 1
  - Nobody is in a hurry to see this happen. Least motivating buyout in quite awhile -- nm - budice Nov 7, 06:23
- Wait. WHAT? -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 06:21 2
  - Is Kodak gonna then buy them both? -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 06:21 1
    - Not before we buy Kodak! -- nm - Polaroid Nov 7, 06:53
So, the Last Christmas screening last night was overbooked by an INSANE amount of people. It was stupid, they had about 3 theatres worth of people - Andie Nov 7, 06:04 9
- I'm hoping it's massive! - LMS Nov 7, 06:21
- Whoa, good you got movie in. And Last Christmas is 312.50, huh. -- nm* - budice Nov 7, 06:08
- Last Xmwas was cute. I was stunned by the negative reactions. -- nm - JackDawson Nov 7, 06:08 3
  - oh, i'll see it. maybe sunday night. -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 06:10 1
    - Me too. I think Sunday evening will work for me as well. -- nm - Diva Nov 7, 06:15
  - Your reaction is the one I see the most often round here. -- nm - budice Nov 7, 06:09
- I have an earworm for hours every time I see this trailer. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 7, 06:06 2
  - If a Little Drummer Boy movie ever comes out, we're all screwed in the Challenge. -- nm - budice Nov 7, 06:11
  - Let me guess - ~Jitterbug~, right? -- nm - Diva Nov 7, 06:10
When you have to debate Trump...with a Hispanic illegal immigrant who supports him - JackDawson Nov 7, 05:37 2
- Question: does the demo nominee debates donald? what's the point, Hillary clearly won, looked competent, thoughtful, donny stalked around like a loony -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 10:26
- Solve 2 problems. Call ICE. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 7, 05:52
David Alert: this is the wine glass my wife just received (hers is long stem) -- (link) - Beaker Nov 7, 05:20 1
- There are some t-shirts like this, too. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 7, 05:53
Virginia beat Syracuse last night with a score of 48-34. *smh* That's basketball, not football and it's a conference game which is another thing. - Krusty Nov 7, 05:15 3
- that's either some really good defense, or some terrible shootin' -- nm - decline Nov 7, 06:01 2
  - It's Virginia. It's normal. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 7, 06:03 1
    - Pretty much. They make basketball so boring. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 06:21
ffs -- nm* - Diva Nov 7, 05:04
Nova Scotia’s annual Christmas tree gift to the City of Boston will come from Pictou County this year -- (link) - Beaker Nov 7, 05:02 1
- Here's the Heritage Minute on the Halifax Explosion -- (link) - Beaker Nov 7, 05:08 [youtube]
A man dies in Hawaii after falling into a lava tube in his yard -- (link) - Harry Tuttle cruising in 10 days Nov 7, 04:52
TV PSA: NFL, NBA, Grey's Anatomy, Jersey Shore, Supernatural, Superstore, Young Sheldon, Flip or Flop, Perfect Harmony, Unicorn, Naked and Afraid, -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 04:40 3
- UK gets Giri/Haji - nothing else matters. -- nm - LMS Nov 7, 06:17
- Good Place, Mom, Million Little Things, Will & Grace, Carol's Second Act, Conan Special, Below Deck, L&O SVU, EVIL, Mr InBetween, HTGAWM, -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 04:41 1
  - Temptation Island, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 04:42
... unlimited. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 7, 04:23
Following on from the Vice article, Airbnb have announced they will verify listings, 11 years after launch -- (link) - LMS Nov 7, 04:06 2
- Good, but....how? -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 05:13 1
  - I would assume a team of inspectors, but 7 million listing is just a crazy number of places -- nm - decline Nov 7, 05:59
"...from Lake Michigan, in Chicago." uhm...he's in Lincoln Park and you can't even see the lake. -- nm - . Nov 7, 00:48
Aaaand now laying in bed, trying to go to sleep, stressing about work. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 23:20 1
- Go the f*ck to sleep -- (link) - JD Nov 6, 23:25
Evening tv: The Losers amuses me more every time I see it. The Departed pisses me off more for stupid dialogue, characters, editing, and angles. - Max Nov 6, 22:26
Matt Riddle with the botch of the night. - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 6, 20:23 1
- I'm looking for a clip (apparently he hit his head on the apron doing a dive?) but he's still really good at this. -- nm - Tim Nov 6, 21:01
Interesting, people were leaving Trumps rally early tonight. -- (link) - Amoxy Nov 6, 20:12 1
- my guess: they were paid by the hour for only so many hours. -- nm - b. Nov 6, 20:17
Well, after almost 11 months of searching, we are making an offer on an apartment tomorrow. I am TERRIFIED - JackDawson Nov 6, 19:51 12
- good luck! -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 06:19
- good luck -- nm - decline Nov 7, 06:02
- fingers crossed! -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 05:14
- good luck! -- nm - Diva Nov 7, 05:05
- Good luck 👍🙂 -- nm - JD Nov 6, 23:26 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 04:43
- this better happen. I want to send a housewarming gift. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 6, 22:13
- best of luck -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 21:09
- good luck! -- nm - b. Nov 6, 20:11
- Best of luck! Where are you looking? How many bedrooms do you want? -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 20:07 1
  - Def 2 bedrooms. West side up and down. Have zeroed in on Two places and hopefully something will advance tomorrow -- nm - JackDawson Nov 6, 20:13
- It is a pain to do but rewarding when it is over. -- nm - Bacon Nov 6, 19:58
Super is going way overboard with the heat tonight. Gonna have to plug in a/c soon -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 19:44
I doubt this riding will flip after the recount, but a 153 vote gap is pretty narrow, at least for some ridings. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 19:20 1
- why are they called ridings -- nm - decline Nov 7, 06:03
That Cody Rhodes segment was sublime. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 6, 19:15 4
- ...unlimited. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 7, 06:12
- Saw a clip, that was great but they're either giving away the outcome of the match - Tim Nov 6, 19:27 1
  - I’ve never expected Cody to win. But I don’t think MJF turns for at least a year. - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 6, 20:16
- stellar. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 19:18
NXT Wargames match update: - Tim Nov 6, 19:10
Trump now has 157 judges confirmed. 44 are appeals courts. That is one-fourth of them all. - Spawn Nov 6, 19:02 18
- If this country does survive, it will take decades to recover from this Presidency -- nm - Amoxy Nov 6, 20:02 2
  - Generations. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 20:03 1
    - Centuries. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 7, 06:45
- With more than a full year to go (at least). This has been the entire purpose of the presidency -- nm - JackDawson Nov 6, 19:29 11
  - yup. it's why the evangelicals hand wave off his cheating on wives and all the other bullshit. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 19:40
  - I agree. "Look over here, crazy stuff!" *confirms more judges* -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 19:31 9
    - How do you propose Democrats stop the confirmation of judges in the current situation? -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 02:51 2
      - Create more judges. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 7, 06:13
      - McConnell still mostly respects the blue slip process so some slow downs and delays are possible but mostly nothing -- nm - JackDawson Nov 7, 03:45
    - But I suspect they WILL get it soon. This SCOTUS term is going to be devastating. Moreover, if a Democrat wins the White House, even if he or she ma - JackDawson Nov 6, 19:50 4
      - Such an optimist. -- nm* - . Nov 6, 20:35 1
        
        *eyeroll* -- nm - JackDawson Nov 7, 03:45
      - Biden is still counting on Reps turning and playing nicely. it's maddening. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 6, 20:17 1
        
        Oh I saw that. Obscene -- nm - JackDawson Nov 7, 03:46
    - Democrats and their supporters for the most part still don't get it. Arguing over tax policy and Medicare when none of it gets done given Senate fili - JackDawson Nov 6, 19:49
- So fucked -- nm - JackDawson Nov 6, 19:29 1
  - you are still #1 on my list of people Trump will make SCOTUS in his second term -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 6, 22:15
- that sucks -- nm - mud Nov 6, 19:24
skimmed twitter a few minutes. two amusing things. high school b. would have liked these. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 6, 18:46 1
- '/~wiggle like a worm..'/~ nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 6, 18:47
I worked 14 hours today, did Trump tweet that Matt Bevin lost because he was a Never Trumper? -- nm - Tim Nov 6, 18:37 5
- Whole lotta Radio Silence today on this. Does he do Scortched earth with recanvass/recount/election challenge or concede? - budice Nov 6, 18:43 2
  - "That Bevin guy from KY, he's slippery. Slippery Bevin, I call him. Because of the lube." -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 18:48
  - he's finding out from Putin why he fucked up and didn't win -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 18:46
- That seems like an odd/dumb thing to say about someone whose campaign he loudly supported. So yes, he probably did. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 18:40
- Matt who? -- nm - Trump Nov 6, 18:40
Have you ever crossed the equator. I just realized I have never done it. - Bacon Nov 6, 18:34 27
- Yes. 3 times. -- nm - Diva Nov 7, 05:00
- At least twice: Thaiti and Melbourne -- nm - JD Nov 6, 23:31
- Probably six times this year by plane. On land when I was in Ecuador. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 21:51
- i'd like to someday just to say that i was able to see the Southern Cross constellation ... - call me Ishmael Nov 6, 19:38 2
  - Yeah, it's OK. - Marlowe Nov 6, 19:42 1
    - I'd like to see the toilet water spin the other way when flushed. -- nm - zunkskunk Nov 6, 20:00
- Nope. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 19:35
- yes -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 6, 19:21
- Jeez. I have no idea how many times. Over 30, I'm sure. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 6, 19:02
- Negative. Furthest south is Jamaica. -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 19:00
- About 5 or 6 times -- nm - JackDawson Nov 6, 19:00
- I’ve been to Australia a couple of times, so yeah. -- nm - howie Nov 6, 18:56
- Equator, no. International Date Line, no. Tropic of Cancer, yes, barely. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 18:56
- Nope. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 18:54
- Several times. Will get close in a few weeks but not quite -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 18:49
- Twice by sea and six times by air. -- nm - Meg Nov 6, 18:40
- In a plane, yes. On sea/land, no. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 18:39 3
  - Same. A couple of times. -- nm - pmb Nov 6, 20:23
  - My poll doesn't care. Air, Sea, Land, Space, doesn't matter, just have you. -- nm - Bacon Nov 6, 18:41 1
    - I've been to South Africa twice, Australia once, Brazil twice, Argentina/Chile once. So yes. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 18:42
- mafic might have, Meg too, wiggie? -- nm - budice Nov 6, 18:38 6
  - Meg has to have -- nm - Bacon Nov 6, 18:39 5
    - and mafic many times now. plus plp, jenbro, rm. -- nm - b. Nov 6, 18:52 4
      - and of course wigs has. boo., you ok? heh. -- nm - b. Nov 6, 18:53 3
        
        And our pal Roger More. nm - ralph wiggum Nov 6, 20:47 2
        
        I could have been clearer, he was my "rm" :) - -- nm - b. Nov 6, 20:49 1
        
        Heh. I misread that as "nm" nm - ralph wiggum Nov 6, 21:12
Canadian mining firm's convoy attacked in Burkina Faso, 37 dead -- (link) - Beaker Nov 6, 18:06 3
- Mafic's in England right now...right? -- nm - Meg Nov 6, 18:24 2
  - That’s kind of nuts, that’s supposed to be the ‘safe’ parts of Burkina (also why I don’t do Burkina). -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 21:54
  - pretty sure yup (and been posting); but he might know these guys (I felt bad about posting it) -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 18:26
Jack Ryan S2 suffers from acute Abbie Cornishlessness -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 17:41 6
- Watching S2 tonight -- nm - budice Nov 6, 18:37
- I just watched E1S1. Enjoyed it. Will watch more -- nm - Amoxy Nov 6, 18:32
- 1: Who? 2: I don't disagree. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 18:23
- She knows what she did. - Max Nov 6, 17:51 2
  - you mean MC Dusk? -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 18:08
  - I've only been able to watch ep one so far but I agree with you two -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 18:02
OK, I'm convinced I know who the Penguin is now. I think I'm got a bead on Tree too. (spoils) - Baron of Beef Nov 6, 17:36 5
- CFERR -- nm - Spawn Nov 7, 05:01
- I think you're wrong on Tree. (Spoils) - Alex Wilder Nov 6, 19:18 1
  - I'm wrong about many things! -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 7, 06:12
- Stay off Twitter they are spoiling there -- nm - Bacon Nov 6, 18:30
- OK I was wrong, but that's OK, since Jenny was too. :P (spoils) - Baron of Beef Nov 6, 18:01
Trump wanted Barr to have a press conference saying he broke no laws in Ukraine call. Barr declined. -- (link) - budice Nov 6, 17:17 1
- that's hysterical. -- nm - mud Nov 6, 17:26
Why is Jim a Runaway now? -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 6, 17:13 7
- Cause we just found Runaways and have been plowing through it. -- nm - Alex Wilder Nov 6, 19:14 3
  - Attaboy. Now read the comics. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 6, 19:15 2
    - (Kim says to do Umbrella Academy next.) -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 6, 19:16 1
      - Carrie watched it without me...so I'd have to find time to catch up. Really digging Runaways though. -- nm - Alex Wilder Nov 6, 19:18
- Because of all the people on ST, he sings Cherry Bomb the best. -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 17:15 2
  - This is definitely true!! -- nm - Alex Wilder Nov 6, 19:20
  - Yup - Pippy-with a side eye Nov 6, 18:15
Re: recent fav comic strip ... Dungeons and Doggos -- nm - zork Nov 6, 17:02
Amazon Orders Two Seasons of Critical Role’s Animated ‘Legend of Vox Machina’ Series -- (link) - crash davis Nov 6, 17:01 4
- sitwap - scooped by David -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 17:15 3
  - But it’s still awesome. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 6, 17:18 2
    - Plus it's a post from crash davis which is always good news. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 18:55
    - indeed, very much so -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 17:20
Dog reacts to life size version of favourite toy. -- (link) - zork Nov 6, 17:00 [youtube]
sitwap, some fun things coming for Po.Go nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 6, 16:59

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