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Ease on down, ease on down the bo-oard. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 29, 10:42
*$143* for *one* college textbook. totally highway robbery! -- nm - kare Jun 29, 10:42
You guys don't need to know this, but I'm posting about it because I'm so happy - con_carne Jun 29, 10:38 2
- yay! what did you decide to do? -- nm - kare Jun 29, 10:42
- Oh, I'm even having to kick it up to a large room. Woot! -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 10:39
So the new netbooks that I've been seeing have 160 GB Hard Drives. What's the difference now between these and larger laptops? - JaxSean Jun 29, 10:35 3
- wait, some of actual harddrives, just like regular laptops, those are usually around 100gb+. others have solid state drivers (ssd) which is like the - tRuMaN Jun 29, 10:36 2
  - I have a dell mini 9 (its a netbook) with 16 gb, I have windows xp on it, and office, and still have - tRuMaN Jun 29, 10:37 1
    - This is one we were looking at Costco. -- (link) - JaxSean Jun 29, 10:41
Ontario drops plans for 2 new nuclear plants -- (link) - Beaker Jun 29, 10:33
The puppy's name is Fiona. After Fiona Glenanne on Burn Notice. -- nm - TWuG Jun 29, 10:33 4
- It is hairless and horrendously underweight? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 29, 10:33 3
  - shouldn't this post go in the MJ autopsy thread? -- nm - zork Jun 29, 10:41
  - You must have more info about the first but I agree on the second -- nm - amoxy Jun 29, 10:36
  - and walks funny? -- nm - JaxSean Jun 29, 10:35
Ok, supposedly this link has already been posted but I don't see it! - Cheesecake Factory nutritional info: -- (link) - kelly Jun 29, 10:29 5
- Solid Step Brothers reference. -- nm - Shaun Jun 29, 10:37
- I have yet to eat there, but most people seem to think it's the s**t -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 10:31 3
  - the lemon raspberry cream cheesecake is to die for. (apparently literally) -- nm - kare Jun 29, 10:34
  - I like their food. calorie count is really scary though. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 10:33
  - I enjoyed it, and I'm not a fan of chain restaurants at all -- nm - Roger More Jun 29, 10:33
Slight spoils about the Firday the 13th reboot. - Shaun Jun 29, 10:23 1
- nope, they didnt. reboot was pretty much the suck. nm - Jovian Jun 29, 10:31
can you believe it has been 5 years since I first announced my son's arrival? - beth445 Jun 29, 10:23 5
- time flies! Happy birthday Caleb! -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 10:28
- Dang! Welcome back. Now stay. - Mel Profit Jun 29, 10:26 1
  - wish i could - beth445 Jun 29, 10:27
- Hey! Good to see you...Yes it goes very fast...My first born just graduated HS - amoxy Jun 29, 10:25
- We miss you. -- nm - lileve Jun 29, 10:25
On Stonewall's 40th Anniversary: Police raid gay bar in Texas -- (link) - MDH Jun 29, 10:20
no school this summer. just house projects and chick lit. woohoo! (does anyone have any good chick lit [or other not 100% heavy lit] recommendations?) -- nm - kare Jun 29, 10:20 8
- my summer is a shambles so far. ugh. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 10:22 4
  - why? what? -- nm - kare Jun 29, 10:29 3
    - oh, just spent over a month recovering from that illness. not sure it's done yet, even. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 10:30 2
      - dang. that was a doozy. glad you're on the mend though -- nm - kare Jun 29, 10:34 1
        
        it threw off a lot of plans (fitness prgram, art class, etc) -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 10:36
- Dresden Files! (not really "chick" but a great fun read) -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 10:21 2
  - I bet your SO would like these as well. -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 10:28 1
    - thanks, i'll check 'em out! -- nm - kare Jun 29, 10:30
The Billy Mays 911 Tape, this is pretty sad -- (link) - MDH Jun 29, 10:17 23
- are 911 calls public property so to speak? doesn't seem they should be this easy to hear. -- nm - Andie Jun 29, 10:18 20
  - I expect they're FOIA requests. -- nm - Reagen Jun 29, 10:34
  - they never seem to get released in canada -- nm - zork Jun 29, 10:25
  - Eh, I like knowing that there are awake, alert human beings answering those -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 10:20 8
    - i just think if i ever had to, god forbid, make that sort of call, it would be gruesome to think other people would want to listen. - Andie Jun 29, 10:22 7
      - I'm pretty sure regulations require those calls to be monitored. Also, there's a journalistic "right to know," IMO -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 10:25 2
        
        i have no issue with them being recorded, i think it keeps everyone accountable. but like i would not want my medical records released for the world - Andie Jun 29, 10:33
        
        wow. how about "none of your business?" (the fact that identifiable medical info can be so easily obtained and distributed - kare Jun 29, 10:27
      - oh, i actually did catch some of this on the news. and i didn't turn it. so i should take back what i said below - kare Jun 29, 10:25 1
        
        I admit I'm kind of fascinated, but afterward I feel guilty. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 10:25
      - imagine being Joaquin Phoenix. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 10:23 1
        
        Imagine being Billy's wife in this one - MDH Jun 29, 10:24
  - i think they are, but it seems like it can easily be in violation of HIPAA laws -- nm - kare Jun 29, 10:19 8
    - er, it *should* -- nm - kare Jun 29, 10:19 7
      - I kinda wish I'd never heard the River Phoenix 911 call. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 10:21 6
        
        I have pretty much no interest in listening to something like that. -- nm - znufrii Jun 29, 10:24
        
        I've heard this is a wild one, but I've never heard it -- nm - MDH Jun 29, 10:23 1
        
        not wild so much as heartbreaking. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 10:24
        
        *nods* -- nm - zork Jun 29, 10:23
        
        that kind of stuff gives me a stomach ache. and i actively avoid it. -- nm - kare Jun 29, 10:23 1
        
        I listen to them sometimes. Think I'll avoid the Jackson one. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 10:24
- honestly, I just dont get why this type of stuff is news. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 29, 10:18 1
  - "The public has a fascination with death" -- nm - MDH Jun 29, 10:19
Apple yanks first (and maybe only) porn app -- (link) - Beaker Jun 29, 10:14
On America's Got Talent this week, they got an "illusionist" who seemed pretty lame to me. - Mop Jun 29, 10:13 3
- No trick. Illusion! -- nm - Gob Bluth Jun 29, 10:34 1
  - "A trick is what whores do for money, Michael." -- nm - znufrii Jun 29, 10:37
- Also, the dancing kid was good, but he borrowed liberally from Footloose and Billy Elliott. -- nm - Mop Jun 29, 10:13
A Taiwanese company called PhotoFast makes some great solid-state memory adapters. For instance, a CF adapter with 4 micro-SD slots in RAID -- (link) - Mop Jun 29, 10:09
"Maybe I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time, Maybe Im afraid of the way I love you" - amoxy Jun 29, 10:08 1
- Never heard this song before. -- nm - Jack Dawson S.I. Jun 29, 10:14
free Bruno screenings (via MySpace) -- (link) - zork Jun 29, 10:03 14
- can I substitute stabbing myself in the eyes with a spoon? -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 29, 10:16 4
  - *ding* -- nm - kare Jun 29, 10:20 3
    - so...you want him to stab himself in the eyes with a spoon? ;) -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 10:22 2
      - kare is into the kinky stuff. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 29, 10:30
      - heh. crap! no! -- nm - kare Jun 29, 10:25
- I'm only getting Houston as a choice -- nm - MDH Jun 29, 10:06 2
  - The city they nuked in ID4 -- nm - amoxy Jun 29, 10:19
  - hmm, must be the only one that isn't full already. -- nm - zork Jun 29, 10:07
- I still wouldn't see it, even if it was free. - Beryllium Jun 29, 10:04 5
  - Borat - and probably Bruno - are like the Jackass films for me; I hate that I laughed so much, but I did. - JaxSean Jun 29, 10:15 4
    - I don't think I'll be seeing Bruno til it's out on dvd. - kelly Jun 29, 10:25
    - Bruno is my least favorite character of his but I'll probably check it out when it gets to dvd. -- nm - Krusty Jun 29, 10:19
    - I also hate that I laughed as much as I did during Borat. - Cuzzin Todd Jun 29, 10:17 1
      - yep -- nm - zork Jun 29, 10:23
You've gotta love this kid's detention slip -- (link) - MDH Jun 29, 10:02 [flickr] 8
- that's awesome. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 29, 10:17
- JUNIOR high, heh. -- nm - zork Jun 29, 10:08
- Ouch on the name. -- nm - Shaun Jun 29, 10:05 1
  - Double D? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 10:06
- The part that says "Redmond" makes it even more ST-pertinent -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 10:05
- brilliant -- nm - znufrii Jun 29, 10:05
- Totally worth it. -- nm - Mop Jun 29, 10:04
- worth it. -- nm - Reagen Jun 29, 10:03
Your hottie of the day... -- (link) - Dano Jun 29, 10:01 [Image]
I somehow made the font smaller on one website. Anyone know how to change it back? I have firefox. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 29, 10:00 7
- hold down CTRL and click the +/- keys to make it bigger / smaller. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 29, 10:04
- Other sites are fine. Thanks! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 29, 10:01
- ctrl-0 -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 10:01 4
  - (or, hold down control and spin the mouse wheel until you get to a size you like) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 10:01 3
    - There we go!! Wohooo! That is what I accidently did in the first place I think. So does firefox remember that only that site needs to be smaller? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 29, 10:02 2
      - I think it tracks it by window or tab, but it might vary depending on the firefox version/plugin configuration -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 10:03 1
        
        I see. Thanks! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 29, 10:04
SI's Verducci with his top 10 closers of all time -- (link) - Beaker Jun 29, 09:56 2
- A Time-Warner publication that requires you to click next to get through the whole list? I'm aghast! -- nm - Mop Jun 29, 10:01
- I saw that this morning, good choices. -- nm - Krusty Jun 29, 09:59
Supreme Court declines to hear he Cablevision case ("networked DVR" thingie). Either way, this inches us closer to a new fair-use case. - Mop Jun 29, 09:56
andie, I watched the first bit of The Wiz (until MJ did his first number) then switched to something else. -- nm - zork Jun 29, 09:54 2
- I remember liking this movie a lot as a kid -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 09:56 1
  - Me too. -- nm - lileve Jun 29, 10:02
Here is CNN on the Firefighter Suprme Court case mentioned a couple boards ago -- (link) - Beaker Jun 29, 09:54
So, on Transformers 2, I got trailers for 2012...(Jeebus that looks horrendous) and then GI Joe. - Will Hunting Jun 29, 09:53 27
- unexpected side benefit of not seeing Transformers: Not having to sit through these crappy trailers as well. :) -- nm - znufrii Jun 29, 10:05
- I had Gamer (wtf? terrible), G-Force, G.I. Joe, and one other iirc. -- nm - Shaun Jun 29, 10:04 2
  - But out of those three, Gamer looks the best - amoxy Jun 29, 10:11 1
    - So sad and so true. -- nm - Shaun Jun 29, 10:14
- "What do they accelerate?" "You." Just. Ugh. -- nm - Shaun Jun 29, 10:03 1
  - "When all else fails, we don't" makes me cringe every time. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 29, 10:30
- 2012, intentionally or not, is made to look like The Day After The Day After Tomorrow. -- nm - David Jun 29, 09:57 16
  - The Next Day After Tomorrow starring Nic Cage -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 10:01
  - And I watched this yesterday....fun movie. - Will Hunting Jun 29, 10:01 10
    - I liked the part where Dick Cheney got to suck it. -- nm - Reagen Jun 29, 10:06 2
      - "we tried to tell you that..." - Mel Profit Jun 29, 10:19
      - I like the part where Dubya gets left behind. - Will Hunting Jun 29, 10:07
    - I've used the term "critical desalinization point" ever since seeing that movie to describe some about to go haywire. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 29, 10:02
    - Wolves are just a poor man's ostrich. -- nm - David Jun 29, 10:02 5
      - And yet, you never hear of Timber Ostriches. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 10:07 1
        
        that was the second choice for the name of the Minnesota BBall team. -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 10:08
      - Dennis Northcutt was traded to the Lions today. You just know they were watching that last night and had to have him. -- nm - Callisto Jun 29, 10:04 2
        
        they were dangerously low on receivers. -- nm - Reagen Jun 29, 10:07 1
        
        I tried to warn them. -- nm - Matt Millen Jun 29, 10:16
  - I Still Know What Mother Nature Did Summer Before Last Summer? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 29, 09:59 3
    - I think that one is inferior to the awesome gore-fest that is "Stream 3" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 10:00
    - Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 29, 09:59 1
      - Armageddon 2 -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 10:00
- I'm looking forward to 2012. Looks craptacular. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 29, 09:56
- no trailers for me. they barely remember to start the movie on time. - tRuMaN Jun 29, 09:55
- "so you like things exploding, do you???" -- nm - Reagen Jun 29, 09:54 1
  - The good news is Emmerich is just about out of ways to destroy the planet. - Will Hunting Jun 29, 09:56
Billy Mays probably ate more fast food than I did ... - Beryllium Jun 29, 09:52
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- "I said, don't mess up the hair! Am I going to have to stop to fix it? Great, I have a loose part now." -- nm - John Edwards Jun 29, 09:54
- "this one is said to have shown him taking positions that weren�t on his official platform." - Reagen Jun 29, 09:53
the first Lasarium show offered here was set to classical music -- nm - zork Jun 29, 09:51 3
- and the shapes were quite primitive (circles, ovals, some squiggles, etc.) -- nm - zork Jun 29, 09:52 2
  - Thanks. LIR: I'm dumb. I was misreading what they meant by the phrase. - con_carne Jun 29, 09:59
  - ... an experience greatly enhanced by mushroom tea -- nm - 'lia Jun 29, 09:58
I like fresh boards. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 29, 09:50 2
- oh,my.god Mel, look at the size of b2, its so big, it looks like one of those rap guys girlfriends. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 29, 09:55
- especially when they've been hung out to dry -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 29, 09:53

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