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I wonder how much data I'll use on the ipad. I'm guessing not that much. I have wifi at home and in airports. I wish I knew how much I use on my phone - workmanda Apr 14, 06:54 3
- I'm with you - ty97 Apr 14, 06:55 2
  - I don't even think I would get one if I had to pay for it. I mean, maybe once I see it, it'll be different, but right now - workmanda Apr 14, 06:56 1
    - Agree. It would have to be a lot cheaper before I'd even start to think about it - ty97 Apr 14, 06:58
LYC: I'm kind of surprised that 8 DVDs have sold over 2M copies so far this year - MDH Apr 14, 06:51 7
- New Moon -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 14, 06:52 3
  - That's the 5M one. The 2 3M grossers are: The Blind Side/Princess and Frog - MDH Apr 14, 06:57 2
    - I'm shocked by the last 2 on the IM. - Will Hunting Apr 14, 07:02
    - whoa. that last one I wouldn't have guessed...ever. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 14, 06:59
- Is this a quiz? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 14, 06:52 2
  - No, just an observation. The sales are a few weeks behind so it wouldn't be the best to guess on. -- nm - MDH Apr 14, 06:55 1
    - You should make it a quiz. I have no ideas, though. (Princess & the Frog? New Moon? Hurt Locker? The Blind Side?) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 14, 06:58
Cool, my wife's step brother's wife had a baby last night. 8lbs. 10oz. Alyssa Bianca -- nm - CQ Apr 14, 06:49 4
- Awesome! -- nm - znufrii Apr 14, 06:54
- Congratulations, step-uncle-in-law! -- nm - JaxSean Apr 14, 06:53
- woo! a cousin for the Dot! -- nm - Andie Apr 14, 06:51 1
  - Yay! :) -- nm - CQ Apr 14, 06:56
comment dit-on en espanol "good morning"? we are racking our brains trying to remember the spanish word for "morning." -- nm - workmanda Apr 14, 06:29 6
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  - that's what I was thinking. tardes and noches are later -- nm - CQ Apr 14, 06:47
  - Spanish sure does have some weird letters. -- nm - Dano Apr 14, 06:31
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  - muchose besos, muchacho. -- nm - workmanda Apr 14, 06:31 1
    - donde esta Vodka? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 14, 06:39
[email protected]. Now there is some chin music. -- nm - David Apr 14, 06:29
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Cigarette companies to pay half a billion for smuggling charges -- (link) - Beaker Apr 14, 06:14
Heh. Some research drone at BoA is trying to push his luck. nmblink - ralph wiggum Apr 14, 06:04
Georgia becames the first state to refuse to set up a high-risk insurance pool under the new healthcare law. -- (link) - znufrii Apr 14, 05:57 3
- from the state that brought you Cynthia McKinney and the Runaway Bride - Strongbad Apr 14, 06:05 2
  - And capsizing islands! -- nm - Ender Apr 14, 06:18 1
    - I had erased that from my memory. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 14, 06:24
it's 8:47 a.m. I'm still at home. I've already put in a full week. I'm in no rush. -- nm - miss amanda jones Apr 14, 05:47 1
- *golf clap* -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 14, 06:29
Yay! - znufrii Apr 14, 05:46
Death toll in China earthquake at least 300 -- nm - mara Apr 14, 05:14
ESPN: Brandon Marshall on his way to Miami for 2 2nd round picks -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 14, 05:00 2
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  - It could end up being one of those rare win-win trades. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 14, 06:12
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- "The heart will be down in moments, you may start your pumping." -- nm - HdnAgnda, paraphrasing Apr 14, 04:46
This is a sad/maybe happy story (kare, be advised) but the vet involved is the one I used for the last 28 years......... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 23:33
hmm ... 15 people have tinytext disabled. Interesting. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 23:28 6
- 16 - 'lia Apr 13, 23:32 5
  - Me too. I don't mind a "broken board" every so often. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 14, 05:53 1
    - (and actually now that I think of it, it doesn't "break" like TT used to.) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 14, 05:54
  - ??how do I turn it off -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 01:36 1
    - Change Info on the left - then untick deep nested font shrinking -- nm - Roger More Apr 14, 04:30
  - Screw all of you, every last one. -- nm - Tiny Tim Text Apr 13, 23:41
Oh, one more thing ... if you want to have the news permantently hidden (when you're recognized by the site, at least), go to change info ... - Beryllium Apr 13, 22:57 11
- Neechay. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 14, 06:38
- Very nice change for the news. - decline Apr 14, 06:22
- Very nice indeed. If I/we haven't mentioned it lately - we appreciate everything you do. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 23:19 1
  - :) thanks -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 23:19
- nice redesign -- nm - peglegpete Apr 13, 23:15 5
  - thanks :) Concept to reality in five hours ... not bad. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 23:17 4
    - oh, and for an hour of that ... I was swimming at the pool. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 23:19
    - (*and*, I learned something new: How to set cookies in javascript.) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 23:18 2
      - VNCoding! Lemme know if you never need any help with the Javascript, CSS, XML - SyrDragon Apr 14, 05:47 1
        
        The backend is php+mysql -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 14, 06:34
- nice, very nice - 'lia Apr 13, 23:00
Oh great, now they're finding body parts where we're going this weekend... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 22:43 8
- how convenient! -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 14, 05:08
- Are they still predicting rain this weekend? -- nm - BAD Apr 13, 22:52 3
  - Right now it looks partly cloudy with 10 - 20% chance of precip. I can live with that... - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 22:56 2
    - I have had flash flood trouble with behind Barstow twice... - BAD Apr 13, 23:03 1
      - We'll see how dry the 'dry' lakes are right now. On our last trip - to the Borrego Valley - Clark Lake was wet. - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 23:16
- any extra skulls, go to Loosi :) -- nm - peglegpete Apr 13, 22:46 2
  - This one may be a little fresh for her :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 22:56 1
    - i'm sure she knows how to clean it quickly -- nm - peglegpete Apr 13, 23:04
I made a tiny change. Can you let me know if it works in IE? I can't test that functionality until tomorrow. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 22:38 21
- works in IE 8 -- nm - 'lia Apr 13, 22:54 2
  - Yup. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 14, 05:54
  - nice :) thanks -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 22:55
- Yup. I tested it in Firefox and IE 7.06 and worked fine in both. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 13, 22:48 3
  - slick. thanks. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 22:54
  - Works on my Samsung Moment phone, too, running Android. I can check IE 8 tomorrow at work. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 13, 22:53 1
    - mine too -- nm - TFox Apr 14, 06:01
- (I mean, the little "hide" button. Does that work in IE? does it save the status between clicks on the "Live" link?) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 22:43 9
  - Now if only it worked on Pixie. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 22:47 8
    - Cardboard boxes don't support JavaScript -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 13, 22:49 7
      - Now if only Pixie would stop supporting Flash. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 22:58 6
        
        who's Flash? - 'lia Apr 13, 23:05 4
        
        I think Qale means that pixie wears a trenchcoat. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 23:07 3
        
        It can double as a reference to the old trader on HSX too. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 23:18 2
        
        He's still around...on HSX. Spends a lot of time on the Players board, counseling the newbies. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 23:21
        
        oh, right. d'oh. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 23:18
        
        But Pixie's my baby mama! -- nm - Flash Apr 13, 23:05
- The yellow box is now white (in firefox) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 13, 22:40 1
  - yes, that's intentional. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 22:41
- (It's been tested in firefox and chrome) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 22:39 1
  - ... works on the iphone, also. (I need to remember to test that *before* I roll things out :) ) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 23:13
nubby: manned space flight is the dog's bollocks. I do agree, however, that manned space flight should be firmly in the commercial realm at this time - Beryllium Apr 13, 22:16
LOST Spoiler - amoxy Apr 13, 22:10 4
- i Think... (spoils?) - howie Apr 13, 22:18 3
  - spoils - Jovian Apr 13, 22:24 2
    - spoil - G.waa.h Apr 13, 23:12 1
      - this is my thought on the matter. -- nm - znufrii Apr 14, 06:00
My foot is hurting, and I don't know why. This is not a good thing when I plan to go camping and hiking this weekend :( - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 21:53 3
- if you had gout, it would have shown up decades ago. you'll be fine :) -- nm - peglegpete Apr 13, 22:30
- could just be random. heck, I get that sometimes. -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 21:57 1
  - I'll see how it does tomorrow. If it doesn't start to improve I'll have it looked at. I walked a shade over 4 miles yesterday but I've been - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 22:09
what does Pon Pon mean? when did they change from mayday -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 13, 21:51 5
- It's not the same as mayday but similar... -- (link) - Krusty Apr 13, 21:54 3
  - Heh, you beat me to the link. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 21:56 2
    - Heh. I'm watching the show too and I was curous myself. -- nm - Krusty Apr 13, 21:57 1
      - curious too. -- nm - Krusty Apr 13, 21:57
- your pon pon will freeze before you reach the first marker -- nm - Redmond on a phone Apr 13, 21:54
That box is awfully big. -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 21:39 5
- *scrolls for an hour* I concur. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 21:58 3
  - every damn time I want to read an IM! -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 21:59 2
    - working on it. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 22:17 1
      - Slacker! -- nm - psilotum Apr 13, 22:31
- That's what he said. -- nm - psilotum Apr 13, 21:48
Great, my laptop is making a weird noise. Kind of like a grrrr -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 13, 21:36 15
- The noises are now longer and louder. :/ -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 13, 22:01 2
  - And Leon is getting LAAARGER! -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 22:02 1
    - +5 Qale Points. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 22:47
- get a can of air and blow all your vents and fans -- nm - Redmond on a phone Apr 13, 21:43 2
  - Don -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 13, 22:01 1
    - Okay, I will try it tomorrow. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 13, 22:02
- make a backup of everything you can't stand to lose. Now. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 21:43 5
  - I have all the important stuff on a usb. Are we predicting it will go down soon? :( -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 13, 21:58 4
    - no one's ever regretted making a backup. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 21:58 3
      - Uh. This may not be as true as you think on first glance. :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 13, 23:43 1
        
        (I'm sure it's true for JB, though, of course) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 13, 23:44
      - true -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 13, 22:01
- based on what I've seen in the movies, it's about to emit smoke then explode. -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 21:39 2
  - In that case, it is good I have that best buy warranty ST told me not to get. :) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 13, 21:41 1
    - sorry but that's a preexisting condition -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 13, 21:53
Watching Deadliest Catch is truly eerie this season -- nm - Redmond on a phone Apr 13, 21:34
Is there an actual Billy Joel/Elton John live album out there? -- nm - Mop Apr 13, 21:26
Housing appraisals are such a scam. Friends just got their appraisal on a house they're buying. - Mop Apr 13, 21:23 3
- The appraiser is given the price you are paying. The appraiser for our condo appraised to about 20% below our offer. It actually worked out great, - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 13, 21:30 2
  - Of course he is. He rigs it so the realtors keep using him. -- nm - Mop Apr 13, 22:20 1
    - With the market crash appraisers got more serious. But back in the days, I remember my prof telling us stories about how he would just hire - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 13, 22:22
What should the reply be for these prompts: - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 13, 21:18 4
- "do you think I was born yesterday? I don't know you. why the hell would I tell you all this information about myself?" -- nm - dogbert Apr 13, 21:27 1
  - Because they are giving out free money :) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 13, 21:30
- the one page bio sounds essentially like the "short version" and then the other questions expand upon what you've started in the bio -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 13, 21:22 1
  - But it says "minimum length one page". Hmm. I think for the autobiography I will use my personal statement for med school. Which actually addresses - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 13, 21:27
So I learned today if someone is having a stroke in LA County, it is best to call and ambulance than drive the person to the hospital. Because only - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 13, 21:14
Glee is *still* not on? I hate West Coast Hour. -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 13, 21:13 6
- It wasn't scheduled to be on yet. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 13, 21:24
- Redmond is going to be so sad when he reads this. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 13, 21:16 4
  - he's just going to have to work harder to entertain her -- nm - 'lia Apr 13, 21:39
  - Shes spoiled. when i was her age we had the west coast 15 minute and we were damn grateful for it. -- nm - Redmond on a phone Apr 13, 21:24 2
    - i had to get up to change the channel!! -- nm - Redmond on a phone Apr 13, 21:26 1
      - remember when our moms yelled at us for clicking the dial too fast? -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 21:59
After, yes. -- nm - nubby Apr 13, 21:12
If we roll it I will tell you what I learned today. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 13, 21:11
Quo Vadimus. -- nm - David Apr 13, 21:11
No. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 13, 21:11

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