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Also on Amazon today: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - The Complete Series for $12.99. (nm) - David Nov 17, 12:55
Ooh! Big snowfall in Lake Erie area. Just in time for MNF. - Diva Nov 17, 12:55 1
- We've had snow flurries most of the day here, but it hasn't been sticking. It's just now starting to dust flowerbeds, cars, and roofs. -- (link) - Ender Nov 17, 12:59 [flickr]
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- 433 mhz processer and 256 megs of ram? -- nm - lileve Nov 17, 13:01
- I was wondering when they would open this up again. - psilotum Nov 17, 13:00
- *remembers back when these were supposed to cost $100 each* -- nm - Ender Nov 17, 12:57
- Wow, very cool indeed. -- nm - TFox Nov 17, 12:57
here's a question: Why does the tap water in the pantry here at work taste like it has pencil shavings in it? -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 12:52 2
- Oh, now we're talking about chemistry?!?!?! -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 12:53
- Your water filter is leaking? -- nm - TaurusII Nov 17, 12:53
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- Cause everybody's so into law. - nubby Nov 17, 12:51 12
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    - And/or there are more lawyers posting bullshit than physicists. - TFox Nov 17, 12:56 2
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        Made fun of other people. Equally satisfying. -- nm - TFox Nov 17, 12:58
    - actually, that would be an interesting survey... -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 12:56
    - "unscientific", exactly! -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 12:55 3
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        You and z screaming at each other with Cathy-style sweat drops flying off your heads does not equal "substantive discussion". -- nm - TFox Nov 17, 12:58
        
        Ten minutes ago? -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 12:57
  - This is the correct answer. Given a choice between "how do I splatter a mouse" or "this 640 page document made me weep with emotion"... - TFox Nov 17, 12:52 1
    - *sues the trebuchet company* -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 12:53
  - Don't listen to him, I like physics! -- nm - Guigue Nov 17, 12:52
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- Ooh, I should try that. I've been looking for somewhere to go with my miles :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 17, 12:46
- Let's write them a check. -- nm - Pelosi Nov 17, 12:44 1
  - That's close to reality. Unfortunately -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 12:47
STIS&F. What is this image from? -- (link) - oblique Nov 17, 12:42 [flickr] 6
- not a book I ever had. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 12:53
- I agree with the one of the comments...it feels like something from my childhood but I can't recall exactly and I'm wondering if it's something... - Mel Profit Nov 17, 12:48 1
  - Or it could be that illustrator did something else altogether that you're remembering. -- nm - mara Nov 17, 12:52
- My shrooming days -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 12:44
- Some early edition of a Narnia book? -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 12:43
- Little *White* Sambo. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 17, 12:43
tt bio quiz: I had a tetanus shot two months ago, and I got it again today. why did I have to get it again? -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 12:42 16
- you got one of those combo vaccines and it was included -- nm - decline Nov 17, 12:49
- an unfortunate accident involving a stapler and an elicit office affair. -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 12:46
- It was part of the DPT, and they couldn't take it out? -- nm - TaurusII Nov 17, 12:45 3
  - *DING DING DING* -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 12:46 2
    - Do they even *make* separate diptheria and pertussis vaccinations anymore? -- nm - TaurusII Nov 17, 12:49 1
      - good question. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 12:54
- You could not provide paperwork for it - thus had to have it again ( to get the paperwork?) -- nm - Pippy Nov 17, 12:44 3
  - nope, paperwork was available, and I had full immunity from my shot two months ago. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 12:45 2
    - I'm going to my default answer: hot male nurse -- nm - Pippy Nov 17, 12:46 1
      - cute young medic, actually. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 12:47
- you couldn't prove it? -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 12:44 2
  - that was one of the few I could prove. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 12:44
  - and, your mom. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 12:44
- Tetanus is geographically different? -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 12:43 1
  - good thinking, but no. same exact tetanus. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 12:43
- sex with groiny? -- nm - budice Nov 17, 12:43
So, I play this "MouseHunt" game on Facebook. - nubby Nov 17, 12:34 31
- You need to use Canadian math. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 12:48
- how is the maximum range 3.1 miles? teach me something -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 12:48 10
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    - conservation of energy -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 12:52
  - I'd say you have the consider the best angle and the initial speed and you can calculate the maximum distance -- nm - Guigue Nov 17, 12:50
  - Is the equation enough? - nubby Nov 17, 12:50 6
    - *splurt* -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 12:53
    - now does this apply to both catapults and trebuchets? -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 12:52 3
      - Sure, projectile motion in general. -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 12:53 2
        
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        Maybe I should teach Physics of Sex. -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 12:56
    - Assuming an intial speed of zero and a horizontal plane (not from a cliff top). -- nm - VMan Nov 17, 12:51
- But you *do* accept the premise that launching a mouse at 500 mph would not 'harm' it? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 17, 12:42 6
  - I guess the description didn't mention the mousey parachutes. -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 12:43 5
    - Wouldn't the acceleration of a normal sized catapult throwing a mouse at 500 mph crush it to death? -- nm - Guigue Nov 17, 12:46 4
      - not to mention the question of a mouse being capable of receiving enough force in the time it take a catapult to launch to accelerate it to 500 mph in - znufrii Nov 17, 12:48 1
        
        G-suits and padding, I assume. Not sure how the catapult get the suit on the mouse though. -- nm - VMan Nov 17, 12:49
      - NEXT QUESTION! -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 12:46 1
        
        Does the mouse wear pilot goggles? -- nm - Guigue Nov 17, 12:49
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  - there is a Game of LIFE FB application? -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 17, 12:42 1
    - *waits as ST grinds to a halt* -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 12:43
  - Hey, welcome back! (nmbJD) - nubby Nov 17, 12:40 2
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      - We have openers next week?! *sweats* -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 12:43
- you understand it's a game, yes? -- nm - El Fandie Nov 17, 12:39 4
  - That's no reason to have incorrect physics. -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 12:40 3
    - You should have a blog that hunts down and roots out improper use of physics all over the internets -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 12:41 2
      - There are a few that do that for movies. - nubby Nov 17, 12:42 1
        
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- You need to show your work. C-. -- nm - Professer JaxSean Nov 17, 12:38
Happy Birthday Shaun! -- nm - Max Nov 17, 12:33
REB2: You can also use Twitter in conjunction with a domain. - Ender Nov 17, 12:32 1
- Twitter already does that for you. -- nm - mara Nov 17, 12:33
USB 3.0 on the way -- (link) - budice Nov 17, 12:32
I need another car. both of mine are borrowed and I *need* to go to karen's tonight before nine. - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 17, 12:32 4
- Try calling the boyfriend hotline -- nm - budice Nov 17, 12:33 1
  - the " not" boyfriend hot line - Pippy Nov 17, 12:43
- Shouldn't be too hard to get one just for tonight, no? -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 12:33 1
  - I don't want to use anyone, one, or lead anyone on, two. plus, three: not everyone in this town has a car. I could pick the wrong dude. -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 17, 12:45
Welcome Back! -- (link) - znufrii Nov 17, 12:29 13
- Do you know any of them? I want to get in on the smaller missions. -- nm - lileve Nov 17, 12:31 11
  - nah, I'm just on their mailing lists. hadn't heard of tham until No Pants earlier this year. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 12:32 10
    - Oh, I did the mp3 experiment last year, no pants and this years mp3 event. Ton's of fun. -- nm - lileve Nov 17, 12:33 9
      - And ST activity grinds to a halt as "lileve no pants" becomes the most popular search term on Google. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 12:39 2
        
        I can try and find the picture of we that were taken... - znufrii Nov 17, 12:40 1
        
        I've got a new desktop background! -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 12:41
      - I wanted to do mp3 this year, don't remember why I bailed... -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 12:34 5
        
        Cause it rained but I didn't care. It was still a ton of fun. -- nm - lileve Nov 17, 12:43 3
        
        that's right. it was cold and miserable, and I was warm and snuggled in bed... ;) -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 12:49 2
        
        I was nice and warm with a light drizzle. -- nm - lileve Nov 17, 12:51 1
        
        stop ruining my rationalizations here! :) -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 12:55
        
        (will probably do no pants again next year though) -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 12:34
- I love it! These guys are nuts. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 12:31
I like Lifehacker's (year old) list of Top 10 Google Apps you've forgotten about (#5 is for ty97) -- (link) - Mop Nov 17, 12:25 1
- Twitter is really the perfect app for this. Facebook I think is next for the future planning aspect of the travel calendar applications - oblique Nov 17, 12:30
First review of Australia (HJACK,NKIDM) -- (link) - budice Nov 17, 12:23 9
- As God as my witness, if Hugh Jackman ends up dying in the final scene and ruins the happy ending, I'm getting up and walking out. - nubby Nov 17, 12:36 5
  - No one dies in Strictly Ballroom. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 12:41 2
    - Oh, I'm not talking about his films. Just historical epics in general. (spoilers for other films) - nubby Nov 17, 12:42 1
      - spoils - Roger More Nov 17, 12:50
  - (major spoiler) - nubby Nov 17, 12:38 1
    - spoiler - Loyola Nov 17, 12:40
- australia must be really desperate for this movie to succeed. -- nm - colin Nov 17, 12:24 2
  - I have an idea for a film, with cowboys and indians and guns and big sky country, then the development of the big cities, the civil rights struggle - Loyola Nov 17, 12:35
  - Australia blocks all bad reviews at the national firewall level. Country clueless as to the film's suck-factor. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 12:26
some (semi) spoilerish thoughts on last night's TAR ... - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 17, 12:22 8
- repost: I love Kazhakstan. -- nm - Amy Nov 17, 12:38
- I loved the Borat-style commercial that aired during 60 Minutes. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 12:32
- my wife is vegetarian (spoilers) - oblique Nov 17, 12:31 1
  - Agreed. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 12:41
- (spoils) - Roger More Nov 17, 12:29
- anyone can try for the fast forward. BUT there can only be 1 winner..there was also another season that went west..atleast no one has put regular gas - peglegpete Nov 17, 12:27
- Ken's wife has seemed fairly tolerable lately! - Dr.Vermin Nov 17, 12:24
- pt 2 splr - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 17, 12:23
~Don't stop. BEH-LEE-VAN!~ -- nm - lileve Nov 17, 12:21
B2 poll answer: I get a flu shot every year. I got tetanus and MMR boosters about 11-12 years ago. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 12:20 8
- at a physical earlier this year Doc asked when my last tenas was. I said I couldn't remember - decline Nov 17, 12:25 3
  - But then, you can't remember what you have for dinner last Tuesday either -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 12:39 1
    - well that is true -- nm - decline Nov 17, 12:43
  - er, tenas = tetanus -- nm - decline Nov 17, 12:26
- And chicken pox vaccine at the same time as the boosters. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 12:20 3
  - you never had chicken pox as a kid? -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 12:25 2
    - I think I dodged that one. Although I understand you can get it again as an adult (much worse than as a child). -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 12:27 1
      - Yeah, I had an uncle who almost died from catching it in his 40s. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 17, 12:30
hey diva, you have mail. - tRUMAN Nov 17, 12:19 4
- got it - have written you back. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 12:32 3
  - replied - tRUMAN Nov 17, 12:36 2
    - nmbtru - Diva Nov 17, 12:43 1
      - nmbdiva - tRUMAN Nov 17, 12:46
mandy's school advice: make one memorable or insightful comment per class and then tune out completely. guaranteed 92 in C-Part. - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 17, 12:19 5
- That's pretty much my meeting advice. Although the making people laugh thing has kind of backfired in the past.... -- nm - mara Nov 17, 12:21 1
  - I learned quickly the level of self censorship I need to use here. last year I was too edgy. this year, I'm almost always spot-on. -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 17, 12:22
- You need to start video taping your classes. -- nm - lileve Nov 17, 12:19 2
  - I could skype someone in if anyone wants to listen. -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 17, 12:21 1
    - "That's what she said! That's what she said!" -- nm - TTer listening to mandy's class Nov 17, 12:21
Circle, circle, dot, dot. - nubby Nov 17, 12:15
*vaccinates himself against B2* - znufrii Nov 17, 12:15 1
- wuss -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 12:16
Apparently my camera can use SDHC cards. Can the reader in my laptop? - psilotum Nov 17, 12:15 7
- Probably, but you can also just hook up the camera via USB (no card reader necessary) -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 12:32 1
  - thanks. That's a good idea as a backup. I prefer just using the SD card as a drive, and bypassing the camera software. -- nm - psilotum Nov 17, 12:40
- Sept. '07? I don't see why not. My wife has a much older laptop (Dell, Dec. '04) that can do SDHC. - Mop Nov 17, 12:17 1
  - thanks. -- nm - psilotum Nov 17, 12:39
- Insert tab A into slot B and report back. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 17, 12:16 2
  - I don't want to buy an SDHC card if I can't use it with my current equipment. -- nm - psilotum Nov 17, 12:39
  - Excerpt from Chapter 4 of "A Guide to the Vermin Honeymoon" -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 12:17
copenhagen -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 12:13 2
- No, see, you *already* use this site to tell people where in the world you are :-) -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 12:33
- Just a pinch between the cheek and gum. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 17, 12:14

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