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live coverage of the Butler Bulldogs rally at 3pm here... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 6, 10:57
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  - Hawaii and the A's of the 70's were fantastic. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 11:02
  - Not like there's a Hawaiian MLB team -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:01 1
    - (Note: I say this as a Mariners and Blue Jays fan, for what little I care about baseball) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:01
- I figured this would be about the pitch. "Well, now we know he's not cuban!" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:59
3D poll: what release (or rerelease) will be the one that finally kills the golden goose? "My 3D Dinner With Andre" -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:55 5
- Transamerica 2 -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:59
- something by John Waters. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:58 1
  - oh i think he would thrive in it (with Smell O Vision!) -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:00
- Primer 4D -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:57
- Borat 3D. *swinging penis erupting from screen over audience* -- nm - Max Apr 6, 10:57
Final Fantasy 13 has a weird way of establishing enemy difficulty. -- nm - Shaun Apr 6, 10:55 3
- This 2003 comic still applies. -- (link) - David Apr 6, 10:56 2
  - oh look, it's a little cactus guy! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 6, 10:58 1
    - That damned 1000 needle attack!!! -- nm - Shaun Apr 6, 11:02
Nominate a book for May here: -- (link) - ty97 Apr 6, 10:54
The Masters web site sucks balls. You'd think they'd at least have an iso cam on the course today. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 10:52 2
- "Click here to watch nothing happen" -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:54 1
  - *redirects to a Major League Soccer live stream* -- nm - Shaun Apr 6, 10:55
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- you know what I want to say. -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 11:02
- she should block his email. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 10:55
- That sounded like a very mature reaction on her part. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 10:52
- women will mess your shit up -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:50
underwhelmed - marcel Apr 6, 10:49
Some ST Book Club related stuff: 1. Remember o join the ST Book Club Group at goodreads to discuss the books -- (link) - ty97 Apr 6, 10:48 7
- How do we join the st club? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:55 3
  - Click the groups button on top and from there you'll be able to search for groups. - Krusty Apr 6, 10:59
  - First, you film yourself running nake down the street and e-mail the video to..... - ty97 Apr 6, 10:58 1
    - Just found it. Searched for "st book club" and it was the 10th one down or so. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:59
- 2. The Strain is April's book. And there's still time to read March's Book, American On Purpose -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 10:49 2
  - 3. May Book Nomiation Form will be posted for your use shortly -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 10:49 1
    - "Tipping For Dummies" -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:49
b2-related whine: I've been mixed on MSFT and their various products over the years; but I really liked MS Money - the forced switch to Quicken - b. Apr 6, 10:46 2
- Can Mint do any of the stuff Money did? Even though Quicken owns Mint now, I'm hoping they won't screw it up. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 10:47 1
  - I looked at it a while back - it's not as comprehensive, and a lot of my historical info. would be missing. I frequently use it as reference. plus it - b. Apr 6, 10:59
TFox, where are you in The Girl Who Played With Fire? I'm on page 288. - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:45 11
- Pg 540, ballpark. Should finish it tonight. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 10:46 10
  - Nice. Thoughts so far? - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:47 2
    - David's comments when I started it were apt: this book the focus *really* shifts to "What the eff is up with Lisbeth?" - TFox Apr 6, 10:49 1
      - The third book has a lot of West Wing with some Law & Order thrown in. - David Apr 6, 10:53
  - It's killing me that Kim hasn't read Hornet's Nest yet. -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:47 6
    - I'm trying to decide if I should just buy it now while it's cheap-ish. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:48 5
      - The third one isn't out yet. We had to import. The second one will probably get cheaper in May when the third one comes out. -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:52 4
        
        Hornet's Nest is the third book, right? It's out in Hardcover for $11.50 on Amazon. - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:55 2
        
        Out on pre-order. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 10:55 1
        
        Oh. I never noticed that. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:57
        
        Never mind. I see now you are on the second book. My bad. -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:52
this is nice: Lefty brings in the doctor who's been treating his wife and mom for breast cancer to caddy a few holes at last week's PGA tourney -- (link) - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:43 2
- that is nice. -- nm - b. Apr 6, 10:47 1
  - Tiger should let his whore rehab doctor caddy the practice round at Augusta -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:48
on the airline baggage fees, if it helps keep them from bankruptcy or begging congress for money, so be it. - Max Apr 6, 10:42 1
- I hate all the damn airline fees, but it's the market that pushes the issue. Everyone wants the cheapest flight. - ty97 Apr 6, 10:45
SyrDragon from b2: I thought choking hazards were the opposite? 3 and under, not 3 and over. Anyway, google shows that there are loads and loads - loosilu Apr 6, 10:41 4
- that's what I was saying...sorry if I wasn't clear. The warnings say toys are FOR age3+ so poses chocking haz for 3&under -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 6, 10:53 2
  - right, so no buttons. I'll come up with something. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 10:54 1
    - yeah the ties or ribbons with pom poms will be fine...as long as it is not too long -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 6, 10:59
- maybe you can just rivet the clothes onto the baby -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:42
LYC: Enjoying Mass Effect 2 so far. spoils - sycor Apr 6, 10:40 15
- scanning tip - Jovian Apr 6, 10:46
- spoils? - Shaun Apr 6, 10:42 6
  - yeah I can't wait for that upgrade. how long does it take to get it? -- nm - sycor Apr 6, 10:43 5
    - talk to Miranda in her office and ask her about Upgrades -- nm - Jovian Apr 6, 10:48 3
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        Sadly enough, we started watching Chuck just for Miranda...well I did anyway. -- nm - Shaun Apr 6, 10:56
        
        word (spoils) - Jovian Apr 6, 10:55
    - I think you may be close-ish but I'm not 100% sure. It probably doubles the scan speed of the cursor. -- nm - Shaun Apr 6, 10:44
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  - it wouldn't be so bad if there weren't close to 30 deposits per planet so far. I scan a planet and then have to go buy more probes. very annoying. -- nm - sycor Apr 6, 10:44 5
    - another tip. avoid planets that are Poor in resources. they are a waste of time. - Jovian Apr 6, 10:47 4
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        lol, true that. but my first go through, I had no idea how abundent Rich planets were. -- nm - Jovian Apr 6, 10:49
        
        it's a complex code, to be sure. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:49
      - I support this tip. Rich or nothing. -- nm - Shaun Apr 6, 10:48
Shipping from Gamefly: Red Steel 2 for the Wii -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 10:37
Krusty, according to my brother, half of WVU overall is from Jersey - ty97 Apr 6, 10:36 1
- Yup. Six from the tri-state area and three from PA. The entire starting 5 are from Jersey or NY. - Krusty Apr 6, 10:39
I just realized I've tipped 100% over 10 times as often as I've tipped nothing. -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:36 6
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  - The practice of stealing? -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 10:39 3
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      - In talking with our bartenders in the past, they said their management gave em each about a $50 cushion for this stuff daily. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 10:43
    - "incentivizing" ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:40
- once and never? -- nm - psilotum Apr 6, 10:36
if you care, here is the trailer for the new Resident evil movie -- (link) - tRuMaN Apr 6, 10:35
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- Good luck -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 10:37 5
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    - Nope. Had some concerns the first month that things weren't up to par, but my eyes have come together nicely since. - ty97 Apr 6, 10:47 3
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        At my one month check-up, I was 20/15 in one eye and 20/20 in the other. - ty97 Apr 6, 10:56 1
        
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- godd luck and I hope it all goes smoothly. -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 10:36
- I've never had my eyes dilated...what's the problem? -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:36 15
  - Only if you have problems with awesome rap crews. - TFox Apr 6, 10:48 5
    - Ha! - Krusty Apr 6, 10:54 2
      - just a joke -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 11:00 1
        
        Too bad. I have a few of their tracks on regular rotation on my phone. - Krusty Apr 6, 11:02
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  - This surprises me. Never? - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:46
  - Thanks everyone. I always hear people complaining about it but never understood exactly why. -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:41
  - very hard to focus on stuff. Sort of like when you have a camera lense with a wide aperture (low depth of field) -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 10:38
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    - fyi, when my eyes are dilated I can't read anything or work at a computer. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 10:42
    - Good luck! -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:40
  - can't drive, light sensitivity, blurring - ty97 Apr 6, 10:37
  - people will think you're tripping balls -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 6, 10:37 1
    - *laughing* -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:42
I'm actually half excited to get my LOTR theatrical Blu-rays. -- nm - Shaun Apr 6, 10:35 2
- half more excited than you should be -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:36 1
  - I couldn't go wrong at that price point. -- nm - Shaun Apr 6, 10:38
*clank* -- nm - CBS in 3D Apr 6, 10:34
An error occurred while processing this tip. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:34 1
- HA HA -- nm - sycor Apr 6, 10:35
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- Yeah, I caught that too. Plot? What plot! It's 3D!!! -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 10:44
- yeah I noticed that. hopefully they will have spent at least a few bucks on a writer -- nm - sycor Apr 6, 10:35 6
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    - eh, I liked AVP, Resident Evil and Pandorum. -- nm - sycor Apr 6, 10:42 1
      - I reviewed AVP. It was like a script written by a 12-yr-old. I'm shocked there weren't Transformers in it. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 10:45
    - the other Paul Anderson writing a zombie action film would be an amazing train wreck. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:41 2
      - "Wes Anderson's Nightmare on Elm Street" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:43
      - yet still better than Magnolia -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:42
- Out of curiosity, do you see that as a competitive advantage or not? -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:35 15
  - I do. They're filming specifically for the the 3D expierence and not just converting it to 3D. -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 10:37 11
    - This may give them an edge, but Showbiz Sandbox is beating the drum of 3D backlash. Plus, there's only so many 3D screens. - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 10:47 7
      - 3D backlash is a nonsense media story right now. - David Apr 6, 10:48 6
        
        and that's when we will get a steady stream of 3D movies made for 3D. -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 10:59
        
        All I hear about Clash of the Titans is that the 3D sucked. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 10:50 4
        
        Because it was 2-D and flipped to 3-D after filming to sell higher priced tickets. - David Apr 6, 10:54 3
        
        The fact that the film is "quickly forgotten" is probably the bigger issue that no one wants to really admit to -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:55 2
        
        It's Clash of the Titans. We weren't exactly expecting Casablanca here. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:57
        
        That's the very basis of popcorn cinema. -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:57
    - If only there were a current discussion where you could say this! And talk about Airbender! -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:38 2
      - I know, I know...been totally swamped these past few weeks w/ the shop and basketball and the upcoming convention. -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 10:54
      - No shit, Pete. I need SOMEone else who's seen the real Avatar to comment. -- nm - Jim Apr 6, 10:39
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    - That's my opinion as well, but I was curious if folks here are more interested because of it. -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:37
    - and it can't have cost them that much more to film it that way. -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 10:37
- I think it's smart, taking away the backlash of Clash and Alice not being filmed in 3D and getting slagged for it. -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 10:35
An error occurred while processing this tip -- nm - sycor Apr 6, 10:33
tip this -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 10:33
"Joey Meyer is the head coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Indiana Pacers' affiliate in the NBA Development League." Wow. -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:33 14
- some minor talk in town that Oregon may go after Brad Stevens. -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 10:40 1
  - This could actually happen. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 10:42
- I know this isn't your point, but I recently found out there's a revival of the ABA as a minor league circuit, which is expanding to *64* teams next - Reagen Apr 6, 10:37 11
  - Knoxville has a semi-pro football team now. You'll never guess which university has the most players represented on the team. -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:39 10
    - USC? - Will Hunting Apr 6, 10:41 2
      - USC has yet to take me. -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:42 1
        
        They know you can't run the 40 that well. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 10:44
    - do they have a parole officer on staff? -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:40 6
      - You're welcome for the hanging curveball. -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:42 5
        
        *that* one's for all the Gretskys. :) - Reagen Apr 6, 10:44 4
        
        Speaking of which, I notice Phoenix is 25 points better this year without him coaching... -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:46 3
        
        young teams never improve with another year of experience! -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:53 2
        
        I say they finally canned Bobby Valentine and it helped. -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:59
        
        They are such a wildcard heading in. -- nm - Shaun Apr 6, 10:54
Word. -- nm - Jim Apr 6, 10:33

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