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i'm quitting caffeine againt this weekend. starting tomorrow morning. wish me luck. -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 07:50 7
- Eww. Good luck!! -- nm - Shaun Jan 14, 07:54
- Crazy talk. -- nm - budice Jan 14, 07:53
- *marks where you're going on the map 'Here There Be Dragyns'* -- nm - Reagen Jan 14, 07:53
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- I stayed up until 2AM watching late night TV (Conan, Dave, and ... NCIS) - i need caffeine. Good luck with your attempt, though :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 07:51
- that's so silly of you. *takes a sip of a nice cold Coca Cola* actually, good luck to you! -- nm - CQ Jan 14, 07:51
- Do it gradually, not cold turkey. That's how I did it and I never got a single withdrawal headache. -- nm - ceregon Jan 14, 07:51
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TFox, did you ever find (or buy) that Star Wars disc that I was talking about after the concert? -- nm - zork Jan 14, 07:42 1
- I didn't find it, no. I have a different soundtrack that didn't include it. - TFox Jan 14, 07:48
Jim....have you made progress on that list? - Will Hunting Jan 14, 07:36 3
- I have a list but don't have actual cards numbers...think you could still find this stuff? -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 07:38 2
  - Yeah, it should be still sorta easy peasy. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 14, 07:38 1
    - Sweet...then you have mail. -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 07:41
my company raises money for UNICEF (mostly for Malawi) and just sent an email unveiling a donation page for Haiti and are kickstarting it with $10k. -- nm - zork Jan 14, 07:35
Dawson: Open Bar Update from last night - MDH Jan 14, 07:34 1
- geez, thats a good way to loose your viginity -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 14, 11:54
More than $1M raised in one day via the text-message donation campaign. -- (link) - mara Jan 14, 07:33 15
- I'm always a bit wary of these types of things that the money actually gets there. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 14, 07:37 13
  - Try this site for a list of top rated aid charities. -- (link) - loosilu Jan 14, 07:45 6
    - Here's another list of top rated charities, specifically for aid to Haiti. -- (link) - loosilu Jan 14, 07:47 5
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        yeah, they are not my charity of choice. I like Doctors Without Borders, CARE, and Catholic Relief Services. - loosilu Jan 14, 07:53 2
        
        I'm a big fan of MSF - I watched the TV show they had, it was some pretty epic stuff -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 07:54 1
        
        me too, they do great work. -- nm - loosilu Jan 14, 07:56
        
        Or maybe there isn't a strong committment that the money will go to a specific cause -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 07:50
  - There are certain charities I trust more than others. -- nm - loosilu Jan 14, 07:43
  - what about amazon's donation stuff that I've heard of? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 07:39 1
    - It's linked on their first page... -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 14, 07:40
  - I'm not a Bill Clinton fan in ways but I do trust that money donated through his site will. -- nm - zork Jan 14, 07:39
  - I mentioned to my wife yesterday whether we should see what our church is doing this weekend or whether we will donate via Intl Red Cross. One way or - HdnAgnda Jan 14, 07:38 1
    - *nods* This is why we tithe to our church which tithes itself to the ELCA and the work that they do -- (link) - oblique Jan 14, 07:41
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I did a depressing thing the other night. Stopped off on the way home and a bought a pair of those drug store reading glasses. - zork Jan 14, 07:32
MDH: I'm going to see Lady Gaga tonight but I remember you said you saw her on your bday and wasn't impressed. Why exactly was that again? just wonder - Hotkiss Jan 14, 07:31 8
- Here ya go - MDH Jan 14, 07:37 7
  - I wonder why she would play Poker Face twice... cool, thanks for the info, I'm looking forward to it :) -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 14, 07:39 1
    - Once acoustic, then later the real version. It was pre Fame Monster so she had to play something -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 07:40
  - Didn't help any that you watched Pink rock the house the night before either. -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 07:39 4
    - It's actually fairly surprising to me that Pink came back on the scene after her Missunderstood album. I thought that was it for her. -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 14, 07:40 2
      - Pink is HUGE internationally, her cds since Mizzunderstood have done okay in the US - MDH Jan 14, 07:41 1
        
        That explains it, because I've always loved her but thought America no longer did. -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 14, 07:43
    - That's also true. Gosh that show was epic. And the DVD does a great job showing why. -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 07:39
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- Why is Plaxico in jail for shooting...himself? Yet Marvin Harrison hasn't even been charged? -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 07:46
- How is not getting arrested this second for this? -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 07:44
WaPo breaking news: Haitian Red Cross estimates 45,000 - 50,000 dead. -- nm - loosilu Jan 14, 07:26 2
- that's actually pretty good, CBC was estimating well over 100k last night. -- nm - Beaker Jan 14, 07:27 1
  - yeah, the Haitian government was saying that yesterday. -- nm - loosilu Jan 14, 07:30
I hate spending 3 days working on some coding; then find a cheat sheet that fixes everything in 30 seconds. - Will Hunting Jan 14, 07:26 3
- heh. on the flip side, working through those 3 days embedded it into your brain I bet. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 14, 07:27 2
  - Yeah...ALL WRONG THOUGH! - Will Hunting Jan 14, 07:30 1
    - heh -- nm - JaxSean Jan 14, 07:32
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- here nobody can write them except MDs. Not dentists, optometrists, etc. -- nm - zork Jan 14, 07:26
Idle Poll: Do you consider the electricity usage of the various devices in your house? Does it factor into your buying decisions? -- nm - oblique Jan 14, 07:22 11
- Yes. I learned that if I leave my charger cords plugged in (even with no phone, etc) they drain juice, so I stopped doing that. Also got rid of - loosilu Jan 14, 07:38
- Not really, my city has its own utility company and its really cheap and all green. -- nm - ceregon Jan 14, 07:37
- Sure. To the extent that I'm aware of the electricity usage for tech products, and definitely for appliances. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 14, 07:34
- nope, but then again, electrac appliances aren't particularly high on the list of shopping priorities right now. -- nm - znufrii Jan 14, 07:28
- Nope, but we try to buy things that are either Energystar-compliant or efficient. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 14, 07:26
- Never have but probably would for future purchases on things lik central air or a fridge (when they need replacing). -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 14, 07:26 1
  - yeah, for stuff like this I must agree. scratch my answer. washing machines and dryers and fridges -- nm - CQ Jan 14, 07:30
- nope. -- nm - decline Jan 14, 07:26
- no -- nm - Redmond, pants on the ground Jan 14, 07:25
- negatory -- nm - CQ Jan 14, 07:25
- No. -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 07:23
So was Limbaugh jealous of Pat Roberston's remarks about the crisis in Haiti and felt the need to engage in a full-on race to the bottom? - Diva Jan 14, 07:22 45
- Remember: he's *not* a racist! The specific color of the skin discussion here has no racial overtones! -- nm - David Jan 14, 07:47 1
  - Maybe Rush will be lucky enough to have an earthquake hit where he lives! -- nm - Reagen Jan 14, 07:52
- he's an idiot. I think classless is a very good word for comments like those. -- nm - CQ Jan 14, 07:28 1
  - word -- nm - Beaker Jan 14, 07:37
- If he is in a race to the bottom with Robertson then he's losing badly. That's not even close to Robertson saying they deserved it. -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 07:28 37
  - When Robertson dies we call all say he deserved it. -- nm - Redmond, pants on the ground Jan 14, 07:32 3
    - Nah....just sleep tight knowing that in his belief system, he'll stand before St Peter and face judgment for all his actions. - Will Hunting Jan 14, 07:34 2
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      - People bought spray on hair from Ron Propeal too! It's all in the marketing. -- nm - Redmond, pants on the ground Jan 14, 07:35
  - At least Robertson says we should help them, in his own, very weird way. It seems Limbaugh is saying people should not donate more -- nm - Guigue Jan 14, 07:30 31
    - That's what you call an out-of-context quote. -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 07:38 30
      - give me the context where that doesn't imply that we shouldn't donate to haiti, 'cause I got nothing. -- nm - znufrii Jan 14, 07:51
      - I listened to it. They were talking about donations, and he said "We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax." - Guigue Jan 14, 07:41 28
        
        I've already told you - Guigue Jan 14, 07:50 1
        
        Oops, this goes under Ender's post below (reposted) -- nm - Guigue Jan 14, 07:51
        
        Worst, it was in a totally paranoid rant saying that using the whitehouse.gov website to find ways to give to haiti - Guigue Jan 14, 07:43 15
        
        umm, except for the fact that the links the whitehouse.gov site provides go directly to the Red Cross anyway. -- nm - znufrii Jan 14, 07:47 14
        
        (here's the relevant page, if anyone is interested) -- (link) - znufrii Jan 14, 07:49 13
        
        Of course he's not talking about the actual page on the actual website, he's talking about the government inserting itself between people and charity. -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 07:51 12
        
        You haven't listened to it have you? - Guigue Jan 14, 07:55 1
        
        and the red cross is running the SMS donation number, AFAIK -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 07:55
        
        so he's saying the government *shouldn't* use any means at its disposal to encourage people to donate to charities? - znufrii Jan 14, 07:54
        
        But they're not. They're leveraging a communications platform to helpfully direct people to an existing charity. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 07:53 8
        
        This was in regards to somebody apparently being pointed to whitehouse.gov in order to give. They could just as easily have been pointed to Redcross.org. - Ender Jan 14, 07:56 7
        
        Dude, they are insinuating that the money will not go to Haiti, and that your name will end up on a list and people will call you for contributions -- nm - Guigue Jan 14, 07:58 6
        
        You realize he doesn't script 3 hours of show a day and isn't actually intimitely aware of the website right? - Ender Jan 14, 08:01 5
        
        You hear what you want to hear. He specifically said "Would you trust the money's gonna go Haiti?" - Guigue Jan 14, 08:03 4
        
        L4 -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 08:05 3
        
        Dude... Forget it, you suck at arguing -- nm - Guigue Jan 14, 08:06 2
        
        To be fair, you suck at picking topics to argue about. 15 seconds of off the cuff dialog does not lend itself to intense analysis. - Ender Jan 14, 08:12 1
        
        If only you had anything to support your interpretation other than your obvious general appreciation for the guy - Guigue Jan 14, 08:15
        
        Because he's specifically talking about being directed to Whitehouse.gov to give rather than giving straight to the Red Cross. -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 07:43 9
        
        It's in the segment, but I really don't see how the comment is related to that topic - Guigue Jan 14, 07:46 8
        
        Please, find for me where he actually says you shouldn't give to charitable organizations. -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 07:47 7
        
        I've already told you - Guigue Jan 14, 07:51 6
        
        You're logic's a little faulty there. "we've already donated" does not equal "we shouldn't donate any more". -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 07:53 5
        
        In what context does anyone ever say, "I already gave once" and not mean it as a "Do I really have to again?" - Will Hunting Jan 14, 07:54 4
        
        I think we've already talked about Rush enough. Way more than he deserves, in fact. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 07:54 3
        
        I'm just annoyed that Ender's defending him like that -- nm - Guigue Jan 14, 07:56 2
        
        Of course you are, it's much easier to bash somebody over 45 seconds in a 3 hour program if nobody defends him. -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 07:58 1
        
        Well defend him then! Prove me wrong! So far you haven't done anything but say "It's out of context! It's unfair!" - Guigue Jan 14, 08:01
  - yes - we should measure how awful their statements are carefully. My opening quip was sarcasm. -- nm - Diva Jan 14, 07:29
- holy crap. What an asshole/ -- nm - mud Jan 14, 07:26
- They are both asses -- nm - amoxy Jan 14, 07:25 1
  - *bows down before them* -- nm - GOP Jan 14, 07:33
I'm sure Haiti has lots of brush for #43 to clear ... -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 14, 07:10
ST poll (courtesy of espn): which QB would you rather have: Romo, Brees, Favre or Warner? -- nm - Beaker Jan 14, 07:09 9
- Brees, easy. -- nm - TFox Jan 14, 07:26
- ...in bed -- nm - Dano Jan 14, 07:18 3
  - FAVRE! FAVRE! FAVRE! -- nm - ML SI Jan 14, 07:21 2
    - Talk about your grudge f**ks. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 14, 07:21 1
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- Brees .... most likely long term (5+) and short term (now) - Will Hunting Jan 14, 07:12
- long term, rivers. for a single glorious year, from that group brees. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 14, 07:11
- Phillip Rivers -- nm - Redmond Jan 14, 07:10
- Long-term I'd take Brees, for this years' playoffs probably Warner. -- nm - Beaker Jan 14, 07:10
on CNN live right now, Search and Rescue from Fairfax, VA going through rubble in Port au Prince. -- nm - loosilu Jan 14, 07:06 6
- Hope they are quick with panning the camera away. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 14, 07:08 5
  - C'mon, what are the odds a couple are getting busy in the rubble? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 14, 07:12 1
    - that's what i think too. i wonder if it was too gruesome, whatever it was. -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 07:13
  - looks like they're not close enough for that to be a worry. - loosilu Jan 14, 07:11 2
    - I think we all have a good sense of what S&R will be finding so I'd rather a camera not catch something really gruesome. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 14, 07:23 1
      - the press can't go into the rubble anyway. not safe. -- nm - loosilu Jan 14, 07:25
heh. TallulahHarvey! -- nm - zork Jan 14, 07:03 9
- ? - Andie Jan 14, 07:04 7
  - errr, yeah. - zork Jan 14, 07:06 6
    - ahhhh. -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 07:07 5
      - say, I mentioned the HP Experience that's comeing to the Science Ctr. to my wife and asked is she'd mind if I looked into making it an ST event. -- nm - zork Jan 14, 07:09 4
        
        that could be fun. -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 07:10 3
        
        zork - Andie Jan 14, 07:12 2
        
        I did! and made a post about it last week.... [recap] - zork Jan 14, 07:22 1
        
        send me a elf mail email about that last part if you still need info. -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 07:24
- and I had no idea that there even was a written Mongolian language -- nm - zork Jan 14, 07:04
amanda in response to your legal question about rolling. Only in certain states. - HdnAgnda Jan 14, 06:57
ML, you were asking about the Massachusetts Senate race the other day? I don't know who is going to win... -- (link) - TFox Jan 14, 06:55 1
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Followup on my broken laptop... - celedhring Jan 14, 06:51
Entourage inspired poll: If James Cameron were to make Aquaman with an A-list cast, and full studio backing, how much do you think it would make? - nm - Inigo Jan 14, 06:50 6
- he could save a ton by reusing all that water from Titanic! -- nm - zork Jan 14, 07:24
- 150mil; 300mil...450mil -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 14, 07:13
- $350M / $750M / $1.1B - a lot, but he's a pretty lame superhero overall, so it certainly won't be another Titanic/Avatar. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 14, 06:58 3
  - Somehow he would make it successful haha -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 07:11 2
    - I want James Cameron to reboot the Star Wars prequels - Redmond, pants on the ground Jan 14, 07:13 1
      - Haha they would each make like 1 billion Domestically. -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 07:22
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- shocker! -- nm - CQ Jan 14, 06:52
Amazon has Call of Duty: MW2 for $45 shipped -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 14, 06:48
hello. I have a legal question. I signed a lease in MD on 5/15/2009 for a year. If I get relo'd can I break the lease without penalty like I can a - amanda Jan 14, 06:45 9
- i have a relocation clause in my apartment contract, but unless its military related, I must pay two months of rent as a penalty. - tRuMaN Jan 14, 07:10
- If you're lucky, they'll let you out with a one month penalty. if not, you're on the hook for the remainder of the term unless you sublet - znufrii Jan 14, 06:58
- Have the employer pay for it. Which some do. -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 06:49 2
  - This was my first thought too. Make it part of the relocation costs negotiation -- nm - zork Jan 14, 07:05
  - That sounds like the most hopeful solution. -- nm - Inigo Jan 14, 06:51
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- probably hosed :( -- nm - decline Jan 14, 06:48
- Have you checked out the fine print of the lease? Usually that kind of stuff is included in the lease itself. - Jim Jan 14, 06:46
- For an apartment? I doubt it - they don't care that you're moving. They just want their rent. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 14, 06:46
Pants on the ground, pants on the ground. Looking like a fool with your pants on the ground. -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 06:43 3
- And the background on the "General". -- (link) - Jim Jan 14, 06:47 2
  - I posted the video at the top of B2 if anyone else wants the earworm. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 14, 06:51 1
    - That song is going to be a hit. -- nm - Redmond Jan 14, 07:08

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