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Why do people never believe that shit just breaks? Yes, the USB drive you have that looks like it's from 2001 appears blank now - oblique Apr 6, 11:37 1
- shit breaks. and it's your job to fix it - ty97 Apr 6, 11:40
And now I can get the re-run of the Braves game in 1080i. - David Apr 6, 11:36 1
- And much unlike the NFL, they have online content and streaming done right. -- nm - budice Apr 6, 11:40
Who are you calling a Cootie Queen? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 6, 11:31 4
- PICKLE YOU CUMQUAT! -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 11:36
- You Lint Licker. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 11:34
- Milkaholic! -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 11:31 1
  - dad? .... DAD?!??!?!?! -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Apr 6, 11:50
marginal consumption poll: will the increased price for 3D movies make you more selective about which ones/how many movies you choose to see in 3D? - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:30 18
- I would choose to see a movie in 2D over 3D even if they were the same price. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 11:39
- I don't even like 3D much. I'll just keep going to 2D -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 11:37
- I will only see actual 3-D movies in 3-D (i.e. Avatar NOT Clash) and I have to want to see it pretty bad - MDH Apr 6, 11:36 1
  - well, i assume that going forward, other than 3Dizing things like Titanic or Star Wars, all 3D releases will be shot natively -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:38
- Certainly selective. And as DVD rollouts edge ever closer to release date -- nm - budice Apr 6, 11:35
- I still don't get the draw of 3D. Not interested in it whatsoever -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 11:33 7
  - As Amy says, we are 2D people. - Kick Ass Apr 6, 11:33 6
    - aka Dinosaurs -- nm - David Apr 6, 11:34 4
      - The current 3D set-up is the dinosaur. - Kick Ass Apr 6, 11:36 3
        
        And it's still not quite up to the standard of 3D that they had in the 1950s. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 11:40
        
        Glasses are so yesteryear. Wet wire into the cortex. -- nm - budice Apr 6, 11:38 1
        
        I know we don't have the tech yet, but I am sure we culd do contacts. -- nm - Kick Ass Apr 6, 11:39
    - oh amy has three dimensions - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:34
- An aside: I can't see 3D due to very limited depth perception. But I actually saw a bit of 3D in HTTY Dragon (spoils) - TWuG Apr 6, 11:33
- We go to the movies infrequently enough that we'll likely buy up to 3D whenever it is available. - TFox Apr 6, 11:32
- The sticker shock of $8.50 for matinee of Hot Tub convinced me to be really selective in general from here on. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 11:32 2
  - You still have matinee showings? -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 11:35 1
    - The first daily showing gets the break, here. -- nm - Kick Ass Apr 6, 11:38
for the life of me, i cannot figure out how to insert an excel page into word. - tRuMaN Apr 6, 11:30 5
- Yikes! Have you tried Help? -- nm - OAE Apr 6, 11:39
- Drag and drop -- nm - decline Apr 6, 11:34
- Maybe it's just me, but I hate crossing the streams within Office. I paste Excel exhibits in as pictures. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 11:31
- select and copy in Excel, switch to Word, paste? -- nm - zork Apr 6, 11:30 1
  - or maybe insert table of the same number of rows/columns then paste into that? -- nm - zork Apr 6, 11:32
You know what's fun. I took my boss' job when he left but he is a good friend of mine from church. Once in a while other friends of ours still email - oblique Apr 6, 11:25
fomr th backboard...Spawn is TOTALLY the UPS marker guy. -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 11:21 7
- The wazza? -- nm - Kick Ass Apr 6, 11:30 5
  - this -- (link) - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:35
  - some one on the backboard said they thought you're like the UPS marker guy. And he does look like you. -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 11:35 3
    - Moreso than that dude Jess thinks I look like, anyway. -- nm - Kick Ass Apr 6, 11:37
    - it was me. i know spawn better than he knows himself -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:35
    - Agreed -- nm - amoxy Apr 6, 11:35
- i knew it -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:26
The best words you can overhear in the office: "You're *all* getting new monitors." -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:17 14
- The bad news, is that we have to fire one of you to pay for them. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 11:29
- I'm still using a CRT and I won't give it up until it dies. -- nm - Max Apr 6, 11:22 6
  - I had to go back to a CRT at home since my LCD died. As soon as I get to $100 in rewards at Amazon, I'm replacing that mofo -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 11:25
  - why do you hate the environment (and your retinas)? :) - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:24 4
    - I don't like that LCDs look different from different angles, and that LCD color looks artificial. -- nm - Max Apr 6, 11:27 3
      - I don't like that CRTs flicker, take up huge desk real estate, often have curved screens, use so much electricity, and just generally suck. :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:33 1
        
        (on the other hand, my cat doesn't like that it can't sleep on LCDs) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:34
      - check the screen's settings for a warmer palette -- nm - zork Apr 6, 11:33
- You're getting a monitor! And you're getting a monitor! And you're getting a monitor! -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 11:22
- "We won the contract and raises for all!" -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 11:18
- "Raises for everyone!" -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 11:18
- Oprah's in town? -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:17
- *nudge* - oblique Apr 6, 11:17 1
  - yes, sorry, canada post closed early yesterday and their website didn't inform me about that. - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:18
why I'm, on about tipping today: On Saturday I write a check for over $15,000 to the company that moves my stuff to Illinois. I've been told (not by - TWuG Apr 6, 11:17 22
- You can give the physical labourors the equivalent of... - OAE Apr 6, 11:41
- Case of Beer? -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 11:19
- i paid 2 grandish to move my stuff and i still tipped the driver - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:18 19
  - I rented a truck and moved my own shit for WAY less. AND, didn't have to tip anyone. *shrugs* -- nm - Jim Apr 6, 11:21 16
    - i was moving across country -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:26 3
      - We moved from St. Louis to Charlotte, NC and back again. nm - Jim Apr 6, 11:33 2
        
        You are dumb. - Kick Ass Apr 6, 11:35 1
        
        No shit. We were only in Charlotte for a year. -- nm - Jim Apr 6, 11:38
    - We would do that if it was local. But we have too much stuff to move 400 miles on our own. -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 11:22 4
      - It would have been cheaper to Fedex your house to Illinois -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 11:24 3
        
        It seems like it. And that price is AFTER we moved a 10 foot truck of stuff ourselves. - TWuG Apr 6, 11:27 2
        
        on the plus site, the longer it takes to get the house on the market, the stronger the market may be -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:28 1
        
        I hope. We're already looking at listing for around $50k less than we paid 6 years ago. -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 11:29
    - I've hired movers to move within the same city before. - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:21 6
      - I don't think I will ever move myself again - but don't really have a lot of stuff so it is very cheap. -- nm - decline Apr 6, 11:26
      - they come in handy when you're moving out of a 4th-floor walk-up, for sure... -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 11:25 2
        
        We moved from a basement suite to a second-floor condo ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:26 1
        
        I lucked out, we had rented a U-Haul van, but the movers brought their own van as well - znufrii Apr 6, 11:28
      - I'm contemplating it for this move, because we're in our busiest season at work. - TFox Apr 6, 11:23
      - Hell yeah. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 6, 11:22
  - Oh, sure, they'll print more but it's no surprise that they're giving none away -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 11:21
  - sure, they'll print more. But that doesn't mean they'll give it to *you*. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:19
I'm on page 500 of the girl who played with fire. I stayed up until almost 3 last night reading it. it's so... deliberate. I love these books. - workmanda Apr 6, 11:15 1
- ooh, we're racing to the finish! -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 11:20
I love it when a plan comes together: Yes, Verizon, you do suck and the reason our site has been down for 5 days was you, not me. No, Mr. Government - oblique Apr 6, 11:14
"HE IS THE RUINER OF WORLDS!" -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 11:13 2
- I wonder if that's where Ruiner started. -- nm - David Apr 6, 11:25
- Jason Heyward? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 11:15
Pixie, happy birthday +1 -- nm - peglegpete Apr 6, 11:12 3
- No more dancing. - Kick Ass Apr 6, 11:14 2
  - *pictures you as the "hydra mouse" of strippers* -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 11:20
  - i was paying you to stop -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:16
LIR: b. I'm also trying to get used to Quicken. So far it's been workable. I still prefer Money -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 11:11 5
- I fully switched to mint.com recently. It's very nice in a number of ways, but has one major flaw. No tracking expected cash flow or bills. - Don Homer Apr 6, 11:22 2
  - that's one of the things I mentioned on b2 - it really is a miss. - b. Apr 6, 11:28 1
    - Ah, didn't see that. Yeah, if mint can implement bill management and cash flow it would be killer. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 6, 11:33
- That's why they call it "Money". -- nm - David Mamet Apr 6, 11:12 1
  - pixie, you've been bested. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 11:13
So, remember I was saying how the house we might rent had some weird bedrooms? here's a picture. -- (link) - TFox Apr 6, 11:08 [flickr] 21
- I think the main question is how long do you anticipate staying there? One year? Ten years? -- nm - mara Apr 6, 11:14 2
  - I agree that this is the crux of it. Ideally? We'll stay wherever we move until we're ready to buy something. - TFox Apr 6, 11:18 1
    - I'm thinking a child's room might be the best use of that space, actually. True, you have to put them to bed, but I don't think it'll be that bad. -- nm - mara Apr 6, 11:35
- He's either going to love it or be entirely creeped out by it. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 6, 11:14
- Dude, is that a face on the wall? That f*king creepy. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 11:14
- I have a friend who has a room just like that in his house Except the door is where the picture was taken from - oblique Apr 6, 11:12
- You could make it into a whole bowling lane themed room for Littlefox -- nm - decline Apr 6, 11:11 3
  - (WeeFox) -- nm - mara Apr 6, 11:13
  - "triangular bowling alley" is exactly how i've been describing it. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 11:12 1
    - or get a windmill and make it a putput course :) -- nm - peglegpete Apr 6, 11:15
- Michaelangelo has to do the ceiling :) -- nm - peglegpete Apr 6, 11:11
- To be honest, at 3 I would think that was either the coolest thing ever or the scariest thing ever. I'm not sure. (But I was a scaredy cat as a kid. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 11:11
- neat :) When we eventually go for a house, I totally want to get one with a ceiling like that on the top floor ... either for a master suite, or ... - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:10 3
  - (Oh, and when I say ceilings "like" that, I mean "ceilings like that but ideally with actual headroom") -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:11 2
    - So, not really like that. Got it. -- nm - mara Apr 6, 11:13 1
      - "like that but less aggressively peaked and taller", as opposed to "this room is shaped like a square box". -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:14
- I had a room like that, it drove me nuts. - Krusty Apr 6, 11:10 3
  - Your IM is the main (pretty much only) concern we have with renting the house. Our room would be less crazy than that, though not square by any means. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 11:11 1
    - The headroom was biggest issue, I felt like I was always walking around hunched over. - Krusty Apr 6, 11:15
  - Your -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 11:10
- my bedroom was a converted attic with the sloped wall/ceiling. i didn't turn out too bad -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:10
I haven't undertipped someone in ages until recently... - Mel Profit Apr 6, 11:06 15
- The bad thing about 10% is the guy can't know whether he sucks, or you suck. I think you need to go sub-5% to make it clear that he sucks, not you. -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 11:08 14
  - This is what I'm saying. We leave enough so that they know we didn't forget and that we're not douchebags. - Jim Apr 6, 11:15
  - Or do what someone I know has done. Stiff the waitstaff, but make a point of tipping the busboy. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 6, 11:13 3
    - *beats the crap out of the busboy for stealing his tips* -- nm - angry waiter Apr 6, 11:18
    - I like this. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 11:16
    - that's actually a good idea. - Mel Profit Apr 6, 11:15
  - by the end he knew... - Mel Profit Apr 6, 11:12 7
    - *gasp* -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 11:16 1
      - I know! -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 6, 11:21
    - whiskey on the rocks?! -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:14 4
      - Jack Dawson fainted. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 11:22 3
        
        like JackDawson drinks whiskey... -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 11:25 2
        
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        kidney-filtered beer? -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 11:32
  - Not if you're Pete Sampras! LOL LOL -- nm - Andre Agassi Apr 6, 11:10
That Sandra Bullock is sneaky. She married a known philanderer so she could wind up with his kid. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 11:06 4
- Not Without Your Daughter -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 11:11
- the kid actually put it all together to get with Sandy and away from Dad. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 6, 11:07 2
  - Dad, I'm so glad you married Sandy. Hey, isn't that heavily tattooed lady in the Nazi photograph hot? -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 11:08
  - Genius! -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 6, 11:07
FF13 spoils. - Shaun Apr 6, 11:05 4
- General FF13 boss fight tips. - David Apr 6, 11:23 3
  - Aye, I've been doing all of that, except I was using a Synergist instead of a Saboteur. Maybe I'll switch that up instead. -- nm - Shaun Apr 6, 11:30 2
    - That's another aspect. If you aren't having success with your current paradigms, mess around with new ones. - David Apr 6, 11:33 1
      - Using Libra is key as well. -- nm - Shaun Apr 6, 11:37
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- There's been a lot of Haynesworth trade rumors. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 6, 11:22
- "There's something you don't know about me, Joe Rogan." -- nm - TFox Apr 6, 11:04
an ST tradition unlike any other -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:02
New Highest Score for old school Asteroids -- (link) - budice Apr 6, 11:02 4
- 41 millions points and he beat the old score by less than 3 UFOs -- nm - zork Apr 6, 11:30
- don't tell Billy Mitchell -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:03 2
  - also, i still prefer vector graphics to all others for games -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:05
  - that dude is the biggest ass. -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 11:03

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