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Apple boss Steve Jobs explains ban on Flash - Danedukenuuk Apr 29, 12:00 4
- I wish flash went away, though. Can't see a more efficient standard imposing itself unless big fish like Apple get behind. -- nm - celedhring Apr 29, 12:06
- Wha'd I do?! :( -- nm - Flash Apr 29, 12:01
- yeah, it was more of a rant against Flash/Adobe then an actual explanation. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 29, 12:00
- link -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Apr 29, 12:00
I have another furniture related question: chaise lounges. Anyone have them? I never have. - TFox Apr 29, 11:57 2
- does it matter? - Danedukenuuk Apr 29, 12:02
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Dear users, I don't believe you when you complain about bandwidth problems when your site is the #1 outbound traffic site - oblique Apr 29, 11:55
every time I have moved, it takes me MONTHS to find a pizza place that I like. - groiny Apr 29, 11:53 9
- Ii've found finding a good NY-style place is tough. There's no derth of them - ty97 Apr 29, 12:00
- i think part of that is you adapting to the local conditions styles water. ..i have worse issues with local Chinese food since coming from san fran -- nm - zdroid Apr 29, 11:59
- I barely eat pizza anymore because finding a pizza place is too hard. -- nm - slackmanda Apr 29, 11:58 3
  - I gave up myself and only have when I go to BK to visit family and friends. - Krusty Apr 29, 12:01 1
    - I eat the cheese off of pizza when we have it for student events, but never seek it out. it takes too much commitment. -- nm - slackmanda Apr 29, 12:02
  - just find a Chicago gig, and that will be solved. - groiny Apr 29, 11:59
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  - I think groiny lives near Indy. -- nm - ty97 Apr 29, 12:01
  - you all picked to go on the other side of the earth from me.... - groiny Apr 29, 11:55
Followup on a previous story on ST: That guy in Virginia with the neo-Nazi license plate denies there's any coded message on his plate. -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) Apr 29, 11:52 20
- Frankly, his explanation of the plate is a lot more convincing than Hooper's. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 11:57 9
  - if he didn't have the decal I might believe him. - Mel Profit Apr 29, 12:01 7
    - right? me too. -- nm - slackmanda Apr 29, 12:07
    - 14 & 88 down this way are more likley to be associated with NASCAR - the narcissist Apr 29, 12:03 2
      - It's racist code. That it's not well known is irrelevant because it's *code*. - TWuG Apr 29, 12:10
      - counsellor. -- nm - slackmanda Apr 29, 12:07
    - *I* had never heard of them before this whole license plate thing... -- nm - znufrii Apr 29, 12:02 2
      - (and even if he's telling the truth about the significance of the numbers, it doesn't mean that he's not still a racist f*ck) -- nm - znufrii Apr 29, 12:03
      - I hadn't either, but IIRC others on the boards had -- nm - Roger More Apr 29, 12:02
  - hear hear -- nm - the narcissist Apr 29, 11:59
- Sure, he just randomy chose 3 sets of two characters that all have racist connotations. It could happen to anyone. -- nm - TWuG Apr 29, 11:56 2
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    - the only proper conclusion being that Stewart and Earnhardt are therefore also racist Nazi sympathizers. -- nm - znufrii Apr 29, 11:58
- Much like the way I was accused with my harmless plate MFFDVR. nm - Dignan Apr 29, 11:55 3
  - (*Completely* unrelated: I've been known to dive on muff.) nm - Dignan Apr 29, 11:58 1
    - its true -- nm - little muff Apr 29, 12:00
  - "What? I drive the muffin truck and I'm proud of it!" -- nm - Reagen Apr 29, 11:55
- but admits to being a bigoted a$$hole where Islam is concerned... -- nm - znufrii Apr 29, 11:54 2
  - "Pronouncing the word 'I-slam,' 'Because if you pronounce it 'Ih-slahm,' it's not disparaging enough.' -- nm - celedhring Apr 29, 11:59 1
    - he's really not doing his argument any favors there... -- nm - znufrii Apr 29, 12:01
I get confused when pizza lists having 'tomatoes'. Does that mean actually tomatoes, or just sauce? - ty97 Apr 29, 11:48 10
- some places do sell white pizza (no sauce), but I think that refers to actual tomatoes. -- nm - loosilu Apr 29, 11:52 1
  - at least in some places, white pizza has a garlic cream sauce instead of tomato. -- nm - b. Apr 29, 11:54
- pizza margharita usually has sliced tomatoes and mozzarella toppings - mr. irrelevant Apr 29, 11:50
- as a topping I would think. -- nm - Stephen Apr 29, 11:49
- I would think it means tomatoes as a topping, either sliced or diced. -- nm - JaxSean (183 lbs) Apr 29, 11:49
- sliced tomatoes usually. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 11:48 4
  - yuck. - ty97 Apr 29, 11:49 3
    - well sometimes you can find non crappy tomatoes too -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 29, 11:51
    - No, no, they're good! - Stephen Apr 29, 11:51
    - yeah, no thanks. Give me the other veggies though. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 11:50
admitting to "smoking a joint" outside the presence of the officer is not really a chargeable offense. - mr. irrelevant Apr 29, 11:48 2
- and being 5 or 6 hours before a blood test for THC won't put him over any limit -- nm - zork Apr 29, 11:49 1
  - maybe or maybe not - mr. irrelevant Apr 29, 11:51
is cup of pizza a real thing...or just something steve martin made up for that old movie -- nm - zdroid Apr 29, 11:46 2
- there are some random home recipes for it, but I read about "pizza cones" a while back and was reminded of the movie. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 29, 11:49
- It should be a real thing. (And the movie was The Jerk.) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 11:47
TV News: Happy Town only had 5.23M viewers, Modern Family up 11% and 9th Straight Week as Wednesday's #1 Scripted Program -- nm - MDH Apr 29, 11:43
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- I assume Thome is on the bench vs the lefty? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 11:41 10
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    - well, Thome and Kubel are lefty, and they are not too good vs lefties - groiny Apr 29, 11:42 8
      - Proabaly still better than the alternatives, I would guess. (nm) - musubi Apr 29, 11:44 7
        
        historically, Dontrelle is much tougher on lefties than righties..... - groiny Apr 29, 11:47 6
        
        True, but Dontrell of recent times can't get *any*-handed batters out. - musubi Apr 29, 11:49 5
        
        if it is not 5-0 by then...... - groiny Apr 29, 11:51 4
        
        In the last 3 years, D-Train has walked nearly twice as many batters and he's K'd. He's a mess. Not even a hot mess, just a mess. - musubi Apr 29, 11:54 3
        
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        Oh s**t. I didn't realize it was a day game. Ha! - musubi Apr 29, 11:58
        
        I remember for a month last season, they were talking up how he was back! - groiny Apr 29, 11:56
DC Mayor Fenty honors leader of PFOX (Parents & Friends of ExGays). Then apologizes b/c he didn't know what he was signing -- (link) - MDH Apr 29, 11:40 6
- gay bitches set me up! -- nm - mr. irrelevant Apr 29, 11:41
- This guy's an idiot. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 29, 11:40 4
  - And while he has the money, he's up for re-election this year against Vince Gray -- nm - MDH Apr 29, 11:46
  - that's a job requirement. -- nm - loosilu Apr 29, 11:43 2
    - Alongside having a cocaine problem. :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 11:47 1
      - literally, hookers and crack. -- nm - loosilu Apr 29, 11:48
I was browsing craigslist for a living room set, and found this friggin absurd chair. -- (link) - TFox Apr 29, 11:40 10
- or what?? or. it just ends in "or." -- nm - slackmanda Apr 29, 12:00
- after seeing a couple of those exterminator shows, I'll never be tempted to buy or curb used furniture again. -- nm - zork Apr 29, 11:42 7
  - I think (think) I found a new set that I like that won't totally empty the bank account. But furniture is effing *expensive*. - TFox Apr 29, 11:47 4
    - (IKEA) -- nm - kelly Apr 29, 11:58 1
      - some posters her think ikea is crap. (I lover it.) -- nm - slackmanda Apr 29, 12:01
    - Dude, you don't want bedbugs, etc. and they don't just live in mattresses -- nm - zork Apr 29, 11:48 1
      - *this* -- nm - znufrii Apr 29, 11:50
  - 100% agreed. -- nm - loosilu Apr 29, 11:44 1
    - that last banana link made me cross my legs. did you hear about the pickle slicer? -- nm - zork Apr 29, 11:46
- That might be the stupidest piece of furniture I've ever seen -- nm - MDH Apr 29, 11:41
Relatedly, if it had been included in the counts, the town I grew up in would have been the per capita murder capital of Canada one year - Reagen Apr 29, 11:38 8
- and then you moved away - the narcissist Apr 29, 11:39 2
  - 100% reduction in the murder rate afterwards! We shoulda made the law enforcement record books! -- nm - Reagen Apr 29, 11:41 1
    - my dad worked in a county in idaho with - the narcissist Apr 29, 11:43
- You're not even counting all those hookers you killed. (nm) - musubi Apr 29, 11:39 3
  - those were manslaughter. totally different thing. -- nm - Reagen Apr 29, 11:40 2
    - Literally. nm - Dignan Apr 29, 11:42 1
      - more like tranny's laughter -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 11:42
- Does the town have any internship jobs going? -- nm - Roger More Apr 29, 11:39
Here's an example of the problems of illegal immigration at my college. - ceregon Apr 29, 11:38 7
- change the law that allows the disparity in tuition - the narcissist Apr 29, 11:41 6
  - and let the "you're a racist" comments fly -- nm - Redmond on a phone Apr 29, 11:49 5
    - no - not every state is hamstrung the way ceregon describes - the narcissist Apr 29, 11:51 3
      - true international students (with student visas) pay a lot more than 3x in-state tuition in CA -- nm - ceregon Apr 29, 11:59
      - When the hell does logic matter in an emotional issue? Calling someone racist is the easiest way to win an arguement -- nm - Redmond on a phone Apr 29, 11:53 1
        
        its never stopped me - the narcissist Apr 29, 11:55
    - Exactly. I have been called a racist for presenting data that shows achievement gaps. - ceregon Apr 29, 11:51
am i sorry i missed the dust up? - the narcissist Apr 29, 11:38 1
- word -- nm - Spawn Apr 29, 11:52
MLB trivia: Three MLB teams are currently batting under .230, name em. -- nm - budice Apr 29, 11:37 14
- Braves, Mariners and O's? -- nm - Krusty Apr 29, 11:40
- I get the feeling we'd be looking up at .230 and looking wistful. -- nm - David Apr 29, 11:39 4
  - I looked at your box score from yesterday. - groiny Apr 29, 11:40 3
    - Everyone had the worst case scenario start. -- nm - David Apr 29, 11:51 2
      - Well, except the Chosen One, right? - musubi Apr 29, 11:56
      - hey, I feel ya, my teams BA is worse than yours. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 11:52
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  - This would've been my standard guess had I been around. -- nm - Shaun Apr 29, 11:50
  - And the Jays at .225 -- nm - budice Apr 29, 11:40
- Orioles -- nm - The Human Danopede Apr 29, 11:38
- Os -- nm - Beaker Apr 29, 11:38
- White Sox, Braves, ???? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 11:38 1
  - Yes, Palehose .221 and yes Braves at .227 -- nm - budice Apr 29, 11:39
- Pirates -- nm - Beaker Apr 29, 11:38
How to start a fight 101: ST Poll: Best Chicago Deep Dish? -- nm - ty97 Apr 29, 11:36 35
- I've only had Gino's West and it was pretty good. Though I'll admit, I'm not a fan of Chicago style pizza. -- nm - Jim Apr 29, 11:54 2
  - BITCH!!!!!! - groiny Apr 29, 11:57 1
    - You have to understand that there is no bigger difference in pizza styles than Chicago vs St. Louis. - Jim Apr 29, 12:01
- Never been to Chicago, so I don't know. -- nm - Stephen Apr 29, 11:49
- Mother's but they haven't been here for 20+ years :-( -- nm - zork Apr 29, 11:43 1
  - actually, the best i've had was mrs. zork's -- nm - zork Apr 29, 11:47
- when I was in Chicago a few years ago was not impressed with the pizza. Didn't like the flavor of the sauce and I'm not a fan of deep dish - sycor Apr 29, 11:41
- Giordano's is the only deep dish I've had that was literally from Chicago, and it was *awesome*. (nm) - musubi Apr 29, 11:41 2
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    - I think it depends on what kind of pizza you want. - groiny Apr 29, 11:46
- easier way...refute the concept of deep dish as good i mean why not juft plop a soup kettle full of melted cheese and tomato bread on the table with.. - zdroid Apr 29, 11:41 3
  - someone's been to Uno! -- nm - TFox Apr 29, 11:43
  - not even close. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 11:41
  - I was really just using this poll disguised as a fight to get pizza recommendations! -- nm - ty97 Apr 29, 11:41
- the one that gets thrown in the trash before i have to look at it -- nm - mr. irrelevant Apr 29, 11:40
- BJ Grunts Pizza. -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 29, 11:39
- On a national level, Uno's. -- nm - JaxSean (183 lbs) Apr 29, 11:38 1
  - best, from a sample size of one? - znufrii Apr 29, 11:44
- Amateur - the correct question is which is better, Chicago deep-dish, New York style or other? -- nm - Roger More Apr 29, 11:38
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  - I wasn't sure. There's a constant NY-Style / Deep Dish fight around here. -- nm - ty97 Apr 29, 11:39 1
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  - you flying into OHare? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 11:38 2
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      - There is a Giordanos on Higgins and Manheim. - groiny Apr 29, 11:40
- Giordanos. - groiny Apr 29, 11:37 8
  - *ding* -- nm - oblique Apr 29, 11:45
  - I actually like Baccino's best. They have a "heart healthy" one that is phenomenal. - pmb Apr 29, 11:43 3
    - cool, the West Loop one is right near my office - ty97 Apr 29, 11:47
    - "heart healthy" and "deep dish" do not belong together. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 11:44 1
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  - Only deep dish I've ever had and it was quite good. - ty97 Apr 29, 11:40
  - that is good - the narcissist Apr 29, 11:38
  - This. -- nm - Callisto Apr 29, 11:38

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