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Federer has extended his Grand Slam consecutive semifinal record streak to 23. (Second place is shared by Lendl and Laver at 10) -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 09:08
Speaking of gross, did we ever get a Costco return update? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 28, 09:05 2
- also, Diva's crack diver. Any more info? -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 09:07 1
  - Now I'm hungry for caramel corn. -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 09:08
Happy 256th birthday to the word "serendipity", one of the most untranslatable words in the English language. -- (link) - nubby Jan 28, 09:03 2
- mmm, Kate -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 09:07 1
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LYC: Jennifer Lopez will be on HIMYM this Spring, and is in talks to be on "Glee" -- nm - MDH Jan 28, 09:01 9
- Anfd if it wasnt pre-empted by SOTU last night, Modern Family would have had another guest star as well. - HdnAgnda Jan 28, 09:03 2
  - We're really stretching the boundaries of the term 'star' here. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 09:04 1
    - I give slack to alumni of Grosse Point Blank. - HdnAgnda Jan 28, 09:09
- AHANN is pushing for Felicia Day to be the mother! -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 28, 09:02 4
  - Related, given what I have seen of tomorrow's series finale of Dollhouse, do we think - HdnAgnda Jan 28, 09:05
  - That I can get behind! - HdnAgnda Jan 28, 09:04 2
    - The line forms behind me. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 28, 09:05 1
      - yeah see. I'd already be there. -- nm - Remlik Jan 28, 09:10
- Ok Glee needs to stop with the guests stars. It's cute at first...but we don't care to see JLo. - Jim Jan 28, 09:02
Stop using Flash! Switch to HTML5 with the new YouTube HTML5 beta. -- (link) - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 28, 09:00 [youtube] 2
- "supported browsers" = Chrome and Safari - no wonder given HTML5 was written by guys from those companies - decline Jan 28, 09:08
- A great article from the Firefox people on why HTML5 "video" isn't enough -- (link) - oblique Jan 28, 09:02
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- Heh. -- nm - Loyola Jan 28, 09:01
I use iTunes on Windows and OS X. It works fine, but it's definitely bloated and can slow down. - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:57 5
- Mine loads fine, but I just hate the general layout and find it impossible to browse. -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 09:05
- mine loads with zero problem I don't know what everyone is complaing about. -- nm - Remlik Jan 28, 09:03
- I'd love for iTunes and the Store to be separate applications (and for the store, at least, to be web based given its functionality and navigation) -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 28, 08:59 1
  - ick, the iTunes *Store* interface is terrible. And that's comparing it to the "meh" iTunes interface itself. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 09:10
- I find itunes slow to load, but once loaded it's fine. -- nm - pmb Jan 28, 08:59
Ok...so we finally watched an episode of Hoarders the other day. actually half an episode. It was so disgusting I couldn't watch the whole thing. - Jim Jan 28, 08:54 15
- In a culture where consumerism rules, did we expect anything else...at some point? -- nm - OAE Jan 28, 09:02 2
  - In a culture where people are paid to come to your house 1-2 times a week and haul away your garbage for you... - Jim Jan 28, 09:03 1
    - but for that to work, you have to be able to tell the difference between what is garbage and what is not. -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 09:10
- i don't know. one of my main issues with not getting home till 7 or 7:30 every night is after i make dinner, i have no time/energy to clean. - Andie Jan 28, 08:58
- My fav was the one I saw where they found dead cats. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 28, 08:55 9
  - *shudder* - znufrii Jan 28, 08:58 2
    - 4 missing dentures, 1 found (IIRC) -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 28, 08:59 1
      - i saw one where the guy was missing a loaded handgun - had been missing for a *long time*. They found it. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 09:00
  - You're joking right? -- nm - Jim Jan 28, 08:56 5
    - i haven't seen that one - that would be upsetting. i've seen them find dead rats.... -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 08:58 3
      - i read about that one. *shudder* -- nm - Diva Jan 28, 09:03
      - There might have only been one. It was *long* dead. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 28, 09:00 1
        
        the one I'm thinking of is where the woman in question never met a stray cat she didn't like to the extent that she didn't know how many cats she had. - znufrii Jan 28, 09:08
    - "My fav" was the joke. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 28, 08:57
- the Hoarders do -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:55
kilbo, did you have a link or any more info when you said the iPhone wasn't going to be locked into AT&T anymore? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 28, 08:53 13
- It's a rumor that's been running around for a long time. I think most likely iPhone OS 4 will come out with a Verizon LTE announcement -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:58 5
  - Oh well. Guess it's a Droid-type phone then. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 28, 09:05 4
    - Remlik's Droid is pretty sweet. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 28, 09:07
    - AT&T should have a droid phone "real-soon-now". I'd wait. From my own experience, the network issues are by and large iPhone specific -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 09:07 2
      - Every person I know that has had AT&T has switched at the first possible moment. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 28, 09:08
      - I always had issues with dropped call on AT&T even before the iphone. -- nm - pmb Jan 28, 09:08
- There was an article where someone was negotiating price point, IIRC. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 28, 08:56
- (Today is my end-of-2-year-contract day with AT&T, and moving to Sprint tomorrow or a.s.a.p.) - JaxSean Jan 28, 08:54
- It's entirely speculation and rumors at this point. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 08:54 4
  - and based on AT&T's earnings reports today I really think they are fighting tooth and nail to keep it exclusive -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:55 3
    - Playing devil's adv., could also argue while the benefits have been tremendous to AT&T, it has also exposed their network issues and harmed their rep - Don Homer Jan 28, 08:57 2
      - oh it has, but even with their network issues they added 2.7 Million customers last Quarter - more than Verizon did. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:58 1
        
        yeah, I saw that earlier (vs 2.2 mil) -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 08:58
15 division 1 college basketball teams are undefeated* in their conference. Can you name them? - Dano Jan 28, 08:47 19
- Other conferences: Conference USA, Ivy (2), Metro Atlantic, MEAC, Ohio Valley, Summit, Southland (2) -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 08:54 3
  - and their undefeated teams inside - Dano Jan 28, 09:01
  - w/o looking i'd say memphis for CUSA? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 09:00 1
    - Nope. Their conference winning streak was snapped this season. -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 09:01
- ohio state? butler? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 08:51 2
  - no, 9-0 in the Horizon League -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 08:52 1
    - "Horizon League"? Now you're just making sh*t up. -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 28, 08:56
- Vandy (hey TFox!) -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:50 1
  - 5-0 in the SEC -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 08:50
- Villanova, Gonzaga, Xavier -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 08:48 1
  - see below, 5-0 in the WCC, no -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 08:50
- Kansas? -- nm - Jim Jan 28, 08:48 1
  - 5-0 in the Big 12 -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 08:51
- Michigan St -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 08:48 3
  - 8-0 in the Big Ten -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 08:49 2
    - next do winless teams - Don Homer Jan 28, 08:51 1
      - Rutgers (0-8) -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:52
- 'Nova -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:48 1
  - 8-0 in the Big East -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 08:49
I really hope they have Dan Akyroyd for the remake -- nm - amoxy Jan 28, 08:42 5
- I really hope someone comes to their senses and kills the idea. -- nm - Jim Jan 28, 08:43 4
  - Unless they go with my script. Alec Baldwin as the evil corporate CEO of Ghostbusters, Inc (who is actually a demon) is *genius*! -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 28, 08:52
  - Well, Quincy Jones and Lionel Ritchie are recording on Monday -- nm - alanis Jan 28, 08:46 2
    - *sigh* \ -- nm - Jim Jan 28, 08:47
    - We Are the World or Ghostbusters? -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 08:47
10 reasons why the iPad will put Amazon's Kindle out of business. -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 28, 08:41 8
- I just am having trouble getting past the feeling that it's just a large ipod touch. Big screen. I don't really watch videos in this way and it - pmb Jan 28, 08:54 4
  - your IM is what i use my iPhone for, since I don't have a laptop or a netbook. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:58 3
    - So a larger screen would be nice for that, but is it worth it to you to shell out another $500+? Also, I can't see why anyone would pay for the 3G on - pmb Jan 28, 09:03 1
      - I agree. I think the $499 WiFi only model will be the one that has the most demand. I don't see local content being big for this unit. Streaming is - oblique Jan 28, 09:04
    - Yeah. We have a laptop, but I've probably used it 75% less often since getting the iPhone. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 08:59
- This article supposes that there won't be another Kindle coming out that addresses all these issues. - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 28, 08:50
- Kindles and Sony Readers actually feel like books, plus they're more functionally suited to read in bed. They're pretty safe imo. -- nm - Loyola Jan 28, 08:50
- Funny thing about that article is it's written by 'Guest Author' and is clearly biases to apple. - decline Jan 28, 08:46
Ohio woman wins over $5000 in lottery, then killed in car accident after celebrating...(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Jan 28, 08:40 1
- Uh Huh -- nm - alanis Jan 28, 08:42
I received this email this morning from the mother of one of the kids in my daughter's class. Does this seem as odd to you as it does me? - pmb Jan 28, 08:37 18
- Thanks all. -- nm - pmb Jan 28, 08:48 2
  - I put that phone number into google, and I got this Spam Scam Watch with the same email from Dec 30th as my first result -- (link) - crash davis Jan 28, 08:52 1
    - mmmmm, spam sandwich -- nm - dogbert Jan 28, 08:56
- forward them an email from a nigerian prince and tell them you can't help. but you think he can -- nm - dogbert Jan 28, 08:46
- yeah, this one has been going around on facebook for awhile. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 08:45
- WTF!? why didn't you send me any help you asshole!!!!!????? -- nm - PMB's friend 1 month later Jan 28, 08:45
- scam, ghosted email -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 08:43
- It'd be fun to call the number and string them along, though. -- nm - nubby Jan 28, 08:43 3
  - as long as you don't mind paying for calls to Nigeria. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 08:46
  - someone posted a link a couple years ago to a story where someone scammed the Nigerian scammers out of some cash -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 08:43
  - "Hi, is your refrigerator running?" -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 08:43
- its a scam -- nm - Epiphany Jan 28, 08:41
- scam. -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 08:39
- I think it's a scam and someone else here had a similar type email awhile back -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:39
- There was some kind of Facebook scam just like this a little while back. Let me find the link -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:38 3
  - link -- (link) - oblique Jan 28, 08:39 2
    - Yes, it happened to me. -- nm - nubby Jan 28, 08:40 1
      - I'm still stuck in london with a broken right legg!!! - dogbert Jan 28, 08:45
ok, does anyone know just where in the frak my dow 10000 hat is?....nm - x Jan 28, 08:31 4
- Apple is droppnig like a stone! qucik, sell sell sell! -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:33 3
  - Short sell. -- nm - lileve Jan 28, 08:45 2
    - that would probably not be a good idea. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 09:10
    - are you calling Mel short? -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 08:46
Kid, you face in an accessory dongle. - prayformojo Jan 28, 08:30 1
- hehheh, you said "dongle"...hehheh... -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 08:37
ABC offers Paula Abdul $1 million development deal...as long as she appears on DWTS this season -- (link) - Beaker Jan 28, 08:30 1
- Host or compete? She's a *professional dancer*! -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 28, 08:55
Oddly, I would have been more excited about a rebuilt iTunes than I ended up being about the iPad. iTunes is sorely in need of a remake -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:28 25
- I *hate* iTunes at this point. It's become unusable for me. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 28, 08:32
- yep. In a perfect world, they would scrap the code and start from the ground up. Itunes is an ugly, nasty beast. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:29 23
  - I seem to be the only one who doesn't have issues with iTunes -- nm - Guigue Jan 28, 08:31 22
    - Nah. I prefer the old version, but I like it. -- nm - nubby Jan 28, 08:35 2
      - Your tape collection? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 28, 08:35 1
        
        How old do you think I am?! -- nm - nubby Jan 28, 08:43
    - My issues are all around usability (apart from the massive updates). It is not a very nice music manager IMO -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:34 8
      - I don't know anything else really. I've been using it since version 2 I think - Guigue Jan 28, 08:35 7
        
        WMP 11 was a small step backwards for reasons I can't quite understand, but I've used it exclusively since 9 and love it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 08:50 3
        
        I just don't think I could live without Genius on itunes -- nm - Guigue Jan 28, 08:51 2
        
        Genius seems really retarded to me - half the time it can't find anything -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:52 1
        
        It works great for me, but I have a big library - Guigue Jan 28, 09:00
        
        One feature that kills me is that it can't monitor a folder for new content. It's totally useless with media stored on a server. If I add files on - oblique Jan 28, 08:37 2
        
        Coudln't you use Library sharing for that? - Guigue Jan 28, 08:41 1
        
        There's lots of "workarounds" but seriously, that should be a basic feature of a media player -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:42
    - You have a Mac though, right? It loads very slowly on Windows, and is very "heavy". -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 08:33 4
      - i use it on a mac too. maybe that's why i don't hate it. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 08:39
      - And it's been getting progressively worse. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 28, 08:34 1
        
        I never go with the updates - never. seems to be okay for me - at least what I do with it -- nm - Epiphany Jan 28, 08:42
      - Ah, maybe that's why - Guigue Jan 28, 08:34
    - I don't have any issues with it -- nm - J Jan 28, 08:32 1
      - though I will switch to amazon if it ever comes to Canada -- nm - J Jan 28, 08:33
    - Neither do I. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 28, 08:32
    - now that it's stopped updating every 4 seconds, i don't mind either. for my needs, it works. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 08:32 1
      - word -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 08:34
*yawn* -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 08:27 1
- Are we keeping you up so early in the morning? -- nm - OAE Jan 28, 09:04

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