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Hulu adds about 400 hours of NFL -- (link) - oblique Mar 9, 13:49
who would you cast to play Vince Lombardi in the ESPN film? -- (link) - 16 & pixie Mar 9, 13:49 1
- heh - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:50
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- Between that and the Iron Man 2 trailer yesterday - eag Mar 9, 13:53
question for Toyota owners: If your toyota has cruise control, does it physically move the accelerator as the cruise control works its magic? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:43 11
- I haven't yet used it in my car; but I googled, and multiple sources say no, current cars do not have any motion except from the foot. -- nm - b. Mar 9, 13:53 1
  - here's a sample description in layman's terms. nm but: -- (link) - b. Mar 9, 13:54
- Yes -- nm - JD Mar 9, 13:48 1
  - so it's more than conceivable that people could be clicking the "cruise on" button, and the cruise activates and hits WOT - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:53
- never looked. :) -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 13:45 6
  - well, I wouldn't look, per se - that sounds a bit dangerous. But I'd feather it to find out. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:46
  - you can't feel it under your foot? -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 13:46 4
    - putting your foot on the pedal turns off cruise. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 13:47 3
      - really? this must be something new. My honda will just accelorate until I take my foot of the gas and then CC takes over again - sycor Mar 9, 13:56
      - applying a certain amount of pressure does that, in my mazda ... but then again, I don't recall if the pedal moves in the mazda on CC -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:49 1
        
        truthfully, I almost never use CC> -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 13:50
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- What if it's just a software bug? Maybe someone forgot to do proper bounds-checking :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:36 4
  - Master Control Program, we have a . . . problem -- nm - Sark Mar 9, 13:43
  - damned buffer overflows -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 13:37 2
    - so you're fine if you're going 87MPH, but if you hit 88 ... BAMF! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:42 1
      - it's becorse it don't use the metric system until 88.333.... -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:44
- except from what npr said last week (I think it was) this guy is wrong, because others have been able to show - tRuMaN Mar 9, 13:34 1
  - but honestly, i think its a software problem. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 9, 13:49
i want the t-shirt the new Tron director is wearing here -- (link) - 16 & pixie Mar 9, 13:30 2
- Hee -- (link) - Reagen Mar 9, 13:32 [Image] 1
  - L5! -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 13:35
hmm, if I started an IRA now, - tRuMaN Mar 9, 13:25 12
- no guns -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:29
- Make sure that you're eligible for a deductible contribution. If your company deposits funds for you into a retirement account/pension - Diva Mar 9, 13:29 4
  - wha? - tRuMaN Mar 9, 13:32 2
    - If you're not investing in a 401K and your company has no pension plan for you, then quick, hie thee to an IRA post haste! -- nm - Diva Mar 9, 13:35 1
      - ok, good. tis what I thought. but your fancy word mumbo jumbo was confusing me -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 9, 13:36
  - this is true. -- nm - decline Mar 9, 13:29
- so basically, if I deposit 4k i get roughly 1k back in savings and refund - tRuMaN Mar 9, 13:29 1
  - plus the state refund goes from me owing $3 - tRuMaN Mar 9, 13:31
- Instant 25% return! -- nm - TFox Mar 9, 13:28
- sounds like a plan. -- nm - decline Mar 9, 13:27
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  - straight up ira, but the contributions would be after tax anyway - tRuMaN Mar 9, 13:28
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Mmmm... finally managed to catch one of those new Dojo Sensei mice - celedhring Mar 9, 13:24
Excel/Access Question: Okay, so I have giant .csv file, of about 4.1 million lines... - Jovian Mar 9, 13:23 16
- You could use SQL to import using bulk insert, then connect Excel 2007 to SQL very easily. -- (link) - scorpion Mar 9, 13:54
- Make 5 copies of the file and delete a different 3.28 million lines from each one? -- nm - Ender Mar 9, 13:28 3
  - I think this is what kilbo meant when he suggested notepad -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:29 2
    - I hope he has alot of RAM -- nm - oblique Mar 9, 13:30 1
      - RAM's dead -- nm - Clu Mar 9, 13:47
- uhm, you could do the whole comparison in Access, if you set up two separate tables - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:26 4
  - The mind boggles at why a 4.1 million line CSV exists in the first place :) -- nm - oblique Mar 9, 13:28 3
    - a clients file inventory. -- nm - Jovian Mar 9, 13:35
    - I can see log files getting that size if they are not logrotated. -- nm - decline Mar 9, 13:29
    - I've worked with some approaching that size ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:28
- On Windows? you need a dos file splitter program. (linux has split - go figure). Google: 'dos split file command'. -- nm - decline Mar 9, 13:25 1
  - this one actually looks promising: -- (link) - decline Mar 9, 13:26
- notepad? -- nm - oblique Mar 9, 13:24
- That's a hell of a cold calling list. -- nm - Max Mar 9, 13:24 2
  - no longer than your list of dating criteria for chicks -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 9, 13:25
  - heh -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 13:25
Derek Anderson waved by the Browns. -- nm - David Mar 9, 13:19 2
- The New England Patriots have re-signed veteran cornerback Leigh Bodden(notes) to a five-year, $25 million contract, according to a league source. - David Mar 9, 13:22
- *wave bye bye* -- nm - Browns Mar 9, 13:21
Can someone link me to the new Tron trailer? All I keep finding is the one from this summer. -- nm - Hotkiss Mar 9, 13:18 5
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- here -- (link) - Remlik Mar 9, 13:20 1
  - thanks, the other link on STalk didnt work for me -- nm - Hotkiss Mar 9, 13:26
- link (its small, but a friend had sent this earlier) - Jovian Mar 9, 13:20
- I found it by going to youtube, searching for "Tron Legacy", and then saying "Uploaded this week" - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:19
Ika sea battle: opponent lost 100 fire and 5 rams (wiped out). I sent 20 fire, 15 subs, 27 balisttas and 48 PWC (and lost 20 fire and 28 PWC ouch) - Beaker Mar 9, 13:18 2
- where was this? -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 9, 13:34
- close to the endgame area? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:19
I had to get a mumps shot the other week in order to do some part-time clerical work at MGH. I will require a follow-up in a couple of weeks. - Diva Mar 9, 13:17 2
- my understanding is the second shot causes growth spurts...Mel better watch out! - Loosi si Mar 9, 13:19
- most of them lose effectiveness eventually, but adults don't get boosters. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 13:17
ikariam question - I let a guy occupy my town to pillage a large inactive. He is done and has left a single soldier to guard the place till I get back - crash davis Mar 9, 13:16 2
- I'm not sure about the wall, but you should be able to make enough forces inside (they cost twice as much so don't do more than you need) and rebel. - b. Mar 9, 13:21 1
  - thank you, I'll do that (rebel) -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 13:25
I hope this is taken the way I mean it and not the way some people will think I mean it...I don't think it's a conscious thing (more) - Jim Mar 9, 13:13 18
- Thank you for being so respectful. I sincerely appreciate it. -- nm - David Mar 9, 13:19
- As they teach us "Common things are common" Thing of the most likely diagnosis before thinking of the rare extreme stuff. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 9, 13:15 15
  - pfft, that's not what House would do. - Andie Mar 9, 13:16 1
    - "No, you can't use Malaria as a diagnostic tool!!!" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:17
  - House spoils for last night ... - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:16 4
    - OH! I missed the last 30 seconds or so of House. Can someone please spoil - loosilu Mar 9, 13:18 3
      - I missed it at first too, but then picked it up on the west coast airing. Spoils. - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:20 2
        
        nice. thanks. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 13:21 1
        
        Be Not Afraid! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:21
  - listen for zebras, rookie, not horses -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 9, 13:16 6
    - A herd of zebras is on the short list for killing my uncle. - Dr.Vermin Mar 9, 13:21 1
      - Public transit? HAH! Probably Reindeer are more likely. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:22
    - "When you hear hoofs, think horses not zebras" -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 9, 13:18 3
      - unless you are in my apartment, in which case, you will find zebras. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 13:19
      - i'm special. my doctor needs to think zebras -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 9, 13:19 1
        
        There there pixie. You are indeed special. :) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 9, 13:22
  - that's well put. my downfall is that I find the rare stuff interesting. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 13:16
- you have a good point. I'll try to think about it before posting. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 13:14
jaxsean news network: Jennifer Aniston close to launching her own perfume line. called . . . -- (link) - 16 & pixie Mar 9, 13:12 24
- Clingy. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 13:27
- PleaseDateMe -- nm - prayformojo Mar 9, 13:20 1
  - she'll only date men who make more money then her apparently. -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 13:21
- Dumped Again, for the woman that has nothing - Redmond on a phone Mar 9, 13:19 11
  - why do people think Aniston is the perpetual dumpee? just because she's not married doesn't make her undateable. -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 13:21 10
    - Guessing, but because she was dumped. -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 13:22 9
      - by Brad. there's no reason to believe the others dumped her. -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 13:23 8
        
        She's had a big number of high profile relationships and that's the only one where it became known who pulled the trigger. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 13:27
        
        I don't think Mayer dumped her, he just slept with tons of other women -- nm - Redmond on a phone Mar 9, 13:27
        
        She's been real-life typecast in the role. There's a magazine cover every week that has a "Jen still loves Brad" blurb. It's self-perpetuating now. -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 13:26 5
        
        Fuuuuuuuuck! - Jennifer Aniston SI Mar 9, 13:29 1
        
        Baaaaaaaaaang! -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 13:31
        
        exactly my point. there is no actual reason to think she cares one iota about him, or that everyone she dates leaves her. - Andie Mar 9, 13:28 2
        
        The reason is that we're told that every week, so it sinks in. I agree there's no substantive reason, but if something is repeated often enough, it - Roger More Mar 9, 13:30 1
        
        Plus, look at the names of the movies she's starred in. Derailed. The Break-up. He's Just Not That Into You. - Roger More Mar 9, 13:33
- costar -- nm - The Exploding Dano Mar 9, 13:15 1
  - nice -- nm - Beaker Mar 9, 13:20
- echo... -- nm - Diva Mar 9, 13:14
- The I Hate Brad Pitt Club -- nm - Max Mar 9, 13:13 1
  - or is it "Brad's Pits"?? - 16 & pixie Mar 9, 13:16
- Ninja Assassin? -- nm - David Mar 9, 13:13
- Really? She named it JaxRepellant? -- nm - pmb Mar 9, 13:13 2
  - JaxOff -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 9, 13:13 1
    - JaxOn! -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 13:14
I'm very realistic about things I cannot change. Why worry about something that either will or won't come to pass. - Beaker Mar 9, 13:12 24 1
- in my experience, worry is probably the most useless human emotion. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:14 21
  - They're all based on evolutionary biological needs. They just sometimes go haywire in our current societal model. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:18 1
    - true. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:21
  - right up there with envy and jealasy -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:17 15
    - actually envy can be very useful as a motivation to acheive for yourself what someone else has - znufrii Mar 9, 13:20 14
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        not in my experience. - znufrii Mar 9, 13:36
      - But you can worry that something is wrong, then check and fix it if it is. -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 13:21 7
        
        the thread is about worry about things you can't change - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:24 6
        
        and if you're worrying about stuff you can change, and not just going and changing it, there are deeper issues at hand. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:25 5
        
        in some cases sadness and worry seem alike especially when family, death and that stuff is involved - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:29
        
        Just like if you're envious of someone, but don't use that envy to improve your life, there are deeper issues at hand? -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 13:28 3
        
        definitely. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:36 1
        
        Heh - I've tried writing several replies to this, but each time I realise I sound like Dawson, and delete it -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 13:42
        
        it's far easier just to be envious and jealous then to change your own life - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:31
      - thats desire -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:20 3
        
        there's a distinction in motivation. desire is wanting something in its own right, envy is wanting something because you see that someone else has it. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:22 2
        
        well perhaps but envy often leads to a wish to destroy -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:25 1
        
        envy can lead to jealousy, sure -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:26
  - this is so true, yet i worry incessantly about the smallest things. i really fight it. -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 13:16
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    - hmmm? -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:17
- This is my general attitude as well. For some reason I find a lot of people find it frustrating. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 13:13 1
  - Misery loves company. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 9, 13:19
jaxsean, call staples or office depot, if nearby. I've seen them at both. -- nm - b. Mar 9, 13:11
The good news is, if I lose my immunization card, ST has kept great records. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 13:10 3
- yep! And apparently the typhoid vaccine is a live one. That sounds highly unpleasant :( -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:10 2
  - I got them at the same time. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 13:12 1
    - and this is why I don't plan on going to africa. yikes. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:12
Word. -- nm - Jim Mar 9, 13:08 1
- Plugh -- nm - amoxy Mar 9, 13:09

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