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"Good enough to call, good enough to raise." -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 11, 09:22
ST List Poll: In December 2005, PcWorld listed the Top 50 Gadgets of the Past 50 years. Name some. - ty97 Aug 11, 09:16 37
- TI-65 (or whatever the first Texas Instruments graphic calculators were) -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 09:27
- Speak 'N Spell. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 09:26
- Computer? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 09:24 2
  - There are some 'computers' on the list (not PCs or Macs, really, though) -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:25
  - (as in PC jr, or apple II or Mac) -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 09:24
- Fountain pens? They're pretty nifty. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 09:23
- Inspector -- nm - Danoslam Aug 11, 09:23
- tip calculator -- nm - Don Homer Aug 11, 09:23
- Swatches {nm} - Banzai! Aug 11, 09:22
- TiVo. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 09:21 1
  - I'm SO ashamed I didn't immediately think of this! - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 09:23
- walkman, discman, ipod, cd player, palm pilot, atari 2600. -- nm - mafic Aug 11, 09:21 1
  - #5 Sony CDP-101, 1982. #4 PalmPilot 1000, 1996. -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:23
- The Lincoln penny! -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 09:20
- Walkman. -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 11, 09:20 2
  - #1 -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:22 1
    - *flex* -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 11, 09:22
- Digital watches. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 09:19 4
  - #22 Hamilton Pulsar 1972. -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:24
  - With calculatores built in! Heck... handheld caluculators should be on there too. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 09:20 2
    - Ha I used to have one of those. They were all the rage for about 3 months, then everyone realised, oh wait, these are nerdy. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 09:22 1
      - I was in school when they hit, and I cheated (well, aided) on tests for quite a while before they were banned. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 09:23
- color tv, nintendo, playstation, tivo, cable, satellite tv, ipod, laptop, cell phone -- nm - MDH Aug 11, 09:18 1
  - #3 (tie) ReplayTV RTV2001 and TiVo HDR110 (1999) -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:22
- digital cameras, GPS -- nm - colinski Aug 11, 09:18
- Cell phone, iPod and the personal home computer. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 09:17 2
  - need to be WAY more specific on cell phone. - ty97 Aug 11, 09:21 1
    - Like specific models? Pffft... beats me since the list is pre-iPhone. Blackberrys? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 09:23
- Atari 2600, Nintendo, Playstation -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 11, 09:17 1
  - #7. Playstation = no, but I'll give you PS2 (2000) at #11 -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:21
- television remote -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 09:17 6
  - iPod -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 09:17 5
    - #2 Apple iPod 2001 -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:20
    - Furby -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 09:17 3
      - Tamagotchi -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 09:17 2
        
        Roomba -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 09:21 1
        
        #31 iRobot Roomba Intelligent Floorvac 2002 -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:23
Am I reading this right, the ChiSox just got Alex Rios striaght up on a waiver claim? - musubi Aug 11, 09:07 13
- Yea...Riccardi might have tried but the Sox played chicken with them...."Fine, you keep the 12mil a season." - Will Hunting Aug 11, 09:11 7
  - Riccciardi should have said, "ok". (link) - musubi Aug 11, 09:22
  - This clears the way for Snider, and saves a bunch of money on an overpaid guy. I'm ok with it. -- nm - Subversive Aug 11, 09:15 5
    - And the White Sox lose half their payroll next year so they can withstand a mediocre contract. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 11, 09:16 4
      - Now if the Jays can only find a suck to take Vernon Wells and his paltry 12 HR. -- nm - Subversive Aug 11, 09:19 3
        
        Now Well, that one *is* a bad contract. (nm) - musubi Aug 11, 09:23
        
        you may not want to open with that. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 09:22
        
        *sucker* -- nm - Subversive Aug 11, 09:19
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  - Which is really not that bad. - musubi Aug 11, 09:10 3
    - It's 12mil a year for an OFer who's about league average OPS for his career. - Will Hunting Aug 11, 09:13
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      - Dave Cameron (of USS Mariner and Fangraphs) says it much better than I can (link) - musubi Aug 11, 09:20
mmm, Jeff from Big Brother fresh out of the hot tub. -- (link) - Danoslam Aug 11, 09:07 [youtube]
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- tell him I like his Frosted Flakes. -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 09:07 2
  - I doubt ML wants a 4-iron to the head. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 09:13 1
    - "Stevie....hit him, wouldya?" -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 11, 09:14
- Club him in the knees for me. -- nm - Phil M. Aug 11, 08:59 9
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    - Alternatively, if he plays like he has the last few weeks (or, for most of his career), Lefty will be wetting his pants all weekend. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 11, 09:02
    - At least if they bring out the clocks. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 09:02 6
      - The clocks didn't seem to bother Tiger. It was Harrington who lost it. -- nm - pmb Aug 11, 09:03 5
        
        Yeah, that is my point. He was being bested until the clocks came out. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 09:07 4
        
        I don't know if I buy him being "bested". He started the day 3 strokes down and was one down and likely at minimum drawing even on the 16th when the - pmb Aug 11, 09:09 3
        
        The fact remains that the leader fell apart when the clocks came out. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 09:11 2
        
        Yes, but the fact also remains that it was not like Tiger was getting whooped without it or that he was even going to lose without it. - pmb Aug 11, 09:16 1
        
        Hmm. I don't htink I said he didn't stand a chance. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 09:19
im starting to wonder if Oregon ever actually sent my new title when i transfered it -- nm - Guy Aug 11, 08:54
Most of the donors are from Georgia and Florida?! It's an American scheme to retard Canada! -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Aug 11, 08:53
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- Seems strange; Why would the US need the identities of the accounts involved if they're looking at them because allegations were made that these - Loyola Aug 11, 09:13 7
  - because they don't know the names. They only know the account numbers that they suspect of being tax dodges. - znufrii Aug 11, 09:16 6
    - How did they find out what account numbers are tax evaders, someone rang up and goes; "Yo government, account number 1234567 is a tax evader" *click* -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 09:17 5
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      - by monitoring domestic bank transfers to overseas accounts, I would imagine. -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 09:19 3
        
        You know what's happening; they could find out the identities of those people by working backwards, but that's too much work, let's just get the Swiss - Loyola Aug 11, 09:21 2
        
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        also, see JackDawson's post, above. -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 09:21
- Ugh, so not good. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 11, 09:04 10
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    - I disagree whole heartedly - this has been going on since the dawn of time - Epiphany Aug 11, 09:07 7
      - my understanding is that this is targeted more broadly than just UBS, but offshore tax havens in general - znufrii Aug 11, 09:10 3
        
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        "The IRS is conducting offshore tax-collection efforts on a number of fronts." - znufrii Aug 11, 09:20
        
        Yeah, the criminals will have to start hiding their $ in non-safe locals, which is fine by me. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 09:12
      - So, $ is $. The US needs it, and looks like they will get it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 09:08
      - small to middle fish with Swiss Bank accounts are still big fish in my pond :) -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 09:08 1
        
        *ding* -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 09:08
    - I agree. -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 09:06
- Frick. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 08:55 3
  - So much for your tax haven, huh? -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 08:57 2
    - A couple of billion of H$... gone! -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Aug 11, 08:59 1
      - A few billion H$ here, a few billion H$ there ... and pretty soon, it still doesn't add up to real money. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 09:00
- But if UBS bows the same time as Obama does, who's the subservient one? -- nm - Max Aug 11, 08:54
- Man, was there ever a greater example of the fact that Switzerland is run by the banks? -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Aug 11, 08:54 1
  - sort of. UBS won't reveal any names without a direct order from the government, since it would violatae swiss law. that and the swiss government is - mafic Aug 11, 09:06
Pippy... per B2 and Mad Men and Betty crying... - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 08:51 16
- that is what I got as well - crazy how *spoils* - Epiphany Aug 11, 09:06 2
  - BUT... -spoils- - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 09:10 1
    - yes it was a total shock and I think it is the 1st time we really see that played out so well outside of a " spy" type role - Epiphany Aug 11, 09:17
- I watched a few more episodes last night - I am loving this season. -- nm - kelly Aug 11, 08:54 12
  - Season 2 was incredible. Gets a little weird the last few, but the finale ep... HOLY CRAP. - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 08:54 11
    - I thought one of the coolest scenes in the middle of S2 was (spoils) - HdnAgnda Aug 11, 09:12
    - Oooh! I'm watching the finale tonight. -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 11, 08:56 1
      - Nothing specific but... - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 09:07
    - Interesting article... "Will the swinging '60s crush our 'Mad Men'?" -- (link) - Don Homer Aug 11, 08:56 7
      - But I think that's what I find most fascinating about the show - how the Men of the title are forced to deal with a changing world. - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 09:03 4
        
        Oh definitely. It is inevitable and clearly why the show was set when it was. The final song of S1 playing the scene out (Dylan) let us know where it - HdnAgnda Aug 11, 09:24
        
        Yes. And on a side note, I hope Elisabeth Moss (aka Peggy Olson) wins the Emmy. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 11, 09:04 2
        
        I find her character's growth over the course of the series so far the most interesting. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 09:08
        
        She looks great in pics from S3 in this week's EW. -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 11, 09:07
      - I can tell you that without even reading this article, I have been worrying about this. S1 started in 60, S2 in 62. Keeping that pace, S3 in 64 which - HdnAgnda Aug 11, 08:59 1
        
        and how will Draper and Roger deal with it, being the old men. Guys like Pete will be running the place fairly soon. -- nm - Remlik Aug 11, 09:05
Wait. Taliban leader Mehsud was allegedly getting a foot massage on top of a building in full view of drones? Worst happy ending ever. -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 11, 08:48 5
- Can you imagine the drone pilot report? "Sir, I have the target... He's on a roof... getting a massage..." "No, sir, I haven't been drinking." -- nm - TWuG Aug 11, 08:51 1
  - From yesterday's news report, the massage was apparently how they identified the target. Something about diabetes and needing his legs massaged -- nm - Roger More Aug 11, 08:55
- "leg massage". -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Aug 11, 08:51 1
  - Well, if you are gonna die, there are worse ways. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 08:53
- I mean, I didn't think that real life mirrored Munich, but I guess I was wrong -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 08:49
My co-worker and I were just discussing how much more fun it would be if all documentation were written like Yoda would do it. - Subversive Aug 11, 08:45 6
- now do Jar Jar! -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 08:47
- There was a guy on Wipeout who talked like yoda the entire time. I would have smacked him after the third or fourth sentence. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 08:47 3
  - When I am with Logan, I only speak like Yoda. - Spawn Aug 11, 08:54 1
    - His mutant powers will never manifest if you warp his brain like that ... ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 08:56
  - yup -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 08:48
- Otherwise, read in the Dug voice. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 08:47
New MouseHunt area! New MouseHunt area! -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 11, 08:42 4
- And once again, life has meaning. - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 08:54 3
  - It's still a ways off for *me*. -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 11, 09:09 2
    - Really? Yikes! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 09:17 1
      - A couple of weeks. -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 11, 09:19
kelly: Springsteen, 1st Mariner Arena in BMore Nov. 20th -- nm - MDH Aug 11, 08:39 8
- oooooooh. (thanks!) -- nm - kelly Aug 11, 08:44 7
  - On Sale 9/25 not sure about price - MDH Aug 11, 08:47 6
    - I'll go with the tickets will cost a "fuckton." - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 08:55 4
      - Ticket prices in general are ridiculous, but I don't think his are that much more expensive than in general. - kelly Aug 11, 09:00 1
        
        That's what we paid for No Doubt (albeit in canuck bucks). It's ... not entirely unreasonable. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 09:03
      - Actually Springsteen has been really good about keeping prices low - MDH Aug 11, 08:59 1
        
        He runs Ticketmaster? -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 09:01
    - Great, thanks. - kelly Aug 11, 08:49
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- We all come from the same breeding stock as them up here though. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 08:46
- Dang it -- nm - Epiphany Aug 11, 08:42 10
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    - Points for yelling out Capt Hammer repeatedly. -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 11, 08:46 6
      - spoiler - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 11, 08:46 5
        
        My wife cracked up at that. -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 11, 08:49 4
        
        who didn't? -- nm - loosilu Aug 11, 09:03
        
        she's seen nubby's hammer? -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 08:49 2
        
        If she had, she wouldn't have laughed. -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 11, 08:51 1
        
        Nice failsafe. I was about to ding you. ;) -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 11, 08:52
    - oh hells yeah -- nm - Epiphany Aug 11, 08:43
    - oh, we were assuming that. -- nm - loosilu Aug 11, 08:43
- Ryan Reynolds? -- nm - loosilu Aug 11, 08:39
CALL DOWN THE THUNDER!!! -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 08:38 8
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  - As a Colts fan, I had no idea of this. - Spawn Aug 11, 08:41 5
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      - I completely missed the kick-off game. Just totally spaced it. - Spawn Aug 11, 08:46 3
        
        I'm thinking of getting the NFL Network....interested in Sunday watching? -- nm - Remlik Aug 11, 08:47 2
        
        I have NFL Network. But always interested in watching. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 08:49 1
        
        ... or at least I did. i think I still do. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 08:51
- am I the thunder? -- nm - Eli Manning Aug 11, 08:38

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