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You know what's cool? Shagwong's in Montauk has a OTB machine in the bar. Wonder where I'll be Saturday -- nm - CQ Apr 29, 13:31
That's a surprise. Microsoft cancels innovative Courier tablet program -- (link) - oblique Apr 29, 13:30 3
- Meh, I was looking forward to that device. -- nm - celedhring Apr 29, 13:35
- Sure, why not. They're good at shooting themselves in the foot. Why change now? -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Apr 29, 13:31
- my guess, they couldn't figure what OS to put on it. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 29, 13:31
Here's the other question: Do I need to do anything special to get a PC to use an Airport Express? - ty97 Apr 29, 13:28 2
- I didn't have to. Just enter the data and go -- nm - oblique Apr 29, 13:29 1
  - *sigh* I'll blame my stupid work solution for this problem. - ty97 Apr 29, 13:31
hard stop 34 minutes, bro. -- nm - slackmanda Apr 29, 13:28 5
- wlir: we have 3 IKEAs in the area. I lover it too. we almost got our granite kitchen countertop there. -- nm - zork Apr 29, 13:30 2
  - IKEA makes quite good kitchens -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 29, 13:34
  - i like a lot of their stuff, but am not especially enamored of their living room furniture for our house. - TFox Apr 29, 13:31
- did you get licensed yet? -- nm - mr. irrelevant Apr 29, 13:28 1
  - idiots want my birth certificate. -- nm - slackmanda Apr 29, 13:31
so I started taking golf lessons. turns out that I do EVERYTHING wrong. - groiny Apr 29, 13:28 5
- one thing i do when i'm taking lessons is just try to take one swing thought i'm working on out on the course - mr. irrelevant Apr 29, 13:30 2
  - I could knock my 7 iron stiff from 170, now I can not hit it 140 and it never goes straight. - groiny Apr 29, 13:32 1
    - It's always tough when you change something. Hopefully they didn't try to change everything or too much. - pmb Apr 29, 13:35
- It's not just golf. -- nm - The Human Danopede Apr 29, 13:29 1
  - I know ONE thing that I am doing right. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 13:30
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WTF is wrong with hockey? #1, #2, and #3 all lose? -- nm - The Human Danopede Apr 29, 13:25 1
- where did the Hawks finish at? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 13:26
All this talk of dieting makes me feel bad that I don't really want to diet but I know I should. Pushing 270 now. -- nm - sycor Apr 29, 13:24 17
- Don't think of it as a diet, but a change in eating habits. Eat healthier choices and smaller portions. - MojaveMeg Apr 29, 13:34
- I have found in the past - you have to want to do it. - Epiphany Apr 29, 13:27
- great IQ, but if you are shorter than 8', go on the diet :) -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 13:27 1
  - this made me laugh and my belly moved like a bowl fully of jelly -- nm - sycor Apr 29, 13:30
- it is crazy how much better overall that I feel now. - groiny Apr 29, 13:25 12
  - Hmmm. This adds to my motivation. I was just looking to fit back into my 34" pants. - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 13:27 1
    - really, i can NOT afford to buy new suits again -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 29, 13:28
  - I think my problem with working out is that with working 2 jobs at 65 hrs a week I really just don't feel like using what little free time I have to - sycor Apr 29, 13:26 9
    - don't drink sugar, don't eat fatty and walk the stairs if possible -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 29, 13:31 2
      - I walk stairs all the time at the movie theater (projectionist), drink diet soda. though I do eat fatty. - sycor Apr 29, 13:33 1
        
        yuck - Danedukenuuk Apr 29, 13:36
    - I'm only really going to be making diet changes. Plus... - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 13:31
    - you don't need to go to gym to start. Eat less and better. take walks - decline Apr 29, 13:30 1
      - I agree and I'm not a gym person at all. I just won't go. I admire those who can -- nm - CQ Apr 29, 13:33
    - the number one thing you can do, seriously, is to set up a working station where you stand instead of sitting -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 29, 13:30 1
      - not an option in my office -- nm - sycor Apr 29, 13:34
    - I am not really working out. - groiny Apr 29, 13:29
Dammit kiblo and groiny, stop it! *I'M* supposed to be the sexy ST mofo of Chicago! -- nm - ty97 Apr 29, 13:20 2
- You didn't even try to touch my awesomeness at lunch. It must have been too intimidating -- nm - oblique Apr 29, 13:27
- good think you are in the other demographic. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 13:23
I must say it was a beautiful day to be working outside. -- nm - CQ Apr 29, 13:18 2
- I love that my office has two windows that open. It's awesome out right now. -- nm - JaxSean (183 lbs) Apr 29, 13:24
- indeed and the habour was full of heerings large flocks swimming along the pier a feet or two down -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 29, 13:20
Just when I'm ready to go on maintenance, you guys start a weight loss contest :( - MojaveMeg Apr 29, 13:16 13
- wow Meg seriously? I should join the crew - because I am starting a work out/eat healthy thing for some travel I am hopefully going to be doing - and - JenBro Apr 29, 13:20 1
  - good luck - I think about this too - how would I ever survive just walking around Europe? - Epiphany Apr 29, 13:34
- a better comparison would be 100lbs of bacon or a couple 5 gallon buckets of chicken fat or restaurant grease -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 29, 13:19 1
  - True, but most people know exactly what a 10lb bag of potatoes looks and feels like. I've heard of people using 2lb bags of rice, but - MojaveMeg Apr 29, 13:23
- Can you be my checker? cause I am not telling these guys my weight - Epiphany Apr 29, 13:18 7
  - Of course I'll take care of you.... - MojaveMeg Apr 29, 13:20
  - Wow, I never thought I'd see the day when Pippy punked out. (nm) - Fuzzy (195 lbs) Apr 29, 13:20 5
    - I know it's silly and yet....I just can't - we did a biggest loser at work last year - same thing - Epiphany Apr 29, 13:30 1
      - it is silly. - groiny Apr 29, 13:31
    - it's a "girl thing" silly ... you never tell guys your age or weight. -- nm - JenBro Apr 29, 13:22 2
      - this, of course, is hogwash. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 13:24
      - with good reason - mr. irrelevant Apr 29, 13:24
- You inspired them! - Spawn Apr 29, 13:17
Analyze your news diet -- (link) - Reagen Apr 29, 13:12 33
- We need to figure out how ST affects this balance... -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 13:24 2
  - overall, probably 70% liberal 30% conservative. though after writing that, i want to change it to 60-40 -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 29, 13:26 1
    - up/down from 40-60 -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 29, 13:28
- based on the sites i visited today: - tRuMaN Apr 29, 13:23 1
  - heh, the least conservative news site i went to today was BBC news. the most was WSJ -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 29, 13:27
- +2 isolation index. 56% conservative. Interesting that MSNBC is deemed to skew conservative. -- nm - pmb Apr 29, 13:22 12
  - They also claim the White House site skews 58% conservative. -- nm - Ender Apr 29, 13:28 5
    - no, they claim that 58% of the people who visited that site are conservative, not that the info is. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 29, 13:29 4
      - That's what I said. -- nm - Ender Apr 29, 13:31 1
        
        oh, sorry, i thought you mean news wise, not visitor wise. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 29, 13:32
      - 58% of people who identify as either conservatives or liberals. - znufrii Apr 29, 13:30 1
        
        true. they sorta admit in their write up that this test is flawed, but still -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 29, 13:31
  - That's startling. - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 13:25 2
    - i'm guessing its because of all the pro business stuff they do during the day -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 29, 13:26 1
      - "The average Stern hater listens for two and a half hours a day." - Reagen Apr 29, 13:30
  - they always struck me as skewing fiscal-conservative, slightly. I never watched them enough to really know, though. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 13:23 2
    - The % refers to the readership, not the coverage. -- nm - Reagen Apr 29, 13:25 1
      - oh! Good point. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 13:29
- 52% conservative, -20 isolation -- nm - celedhring Apr 29, 13:21
- 54% conservative, -10 isolation index -- nm - znufrii Apr 29, 13:19
- 54 & 57% conservative.....+2 isolation. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 29, 13:19 3
  - 111%? Interesting. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 13:20
  - You must read a lot of news. :) -- nm - Reagen Apr 29, 13:20 1
    - I only saw 2 sites listed; those were the only 3 #'s on it. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 29, 13:24
- some of those lib/cons splits are surprising. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 29, 13:19
- +48. 84% conservative. But this is only because I visited the NY Post web site for the betting lines, heh -- nm - CQ Apr 29, 13:17 1
  - yup. I've got the Post and Daily News on my list, for checking out their theatre reviews... -- nm - znufrii Apr 29, 13:21
- 58 percent conservative, 42 percent liberal. Your isolation index is +15. -- nm - The Human Danopede Apr 29, 13:16
- wouldn't work for me (since I cleared my cookies recently) -- nm - Don Homer Apr 29, 13:15 1
  - aren't you on a diet????? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 29, 13:19
- Isolation index -38, 46% Conservative, 54% Liberal -- nm - MDH Apr 29, 13:14
- I'm +29, 62 percent conservative, 38 percent liberal -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 13:14
- Your isolation index is -49 -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 29, 13:14
Are there midnight screenings of Furry Vengeance tonight? -- nm - The Human Danopede Apr 29, 13:10 6
- is this about Lindsay Lohan's vaj? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 13:12
- here, yes -- nm - ty97 Apr 29, 13:11 4
  - Isn't the expectation for these to make money; not lose it by keeping people on the clock? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 29, 13:13 2
    - If you've got people there to run Elm Street screenings, it doesn't cost much more to run another show. -- nm - Reagen Apr 29, 13:16 1
      - Other than the power to run the 3k watt bulb at 100 amps plus the power for the sound equip. but yea, payroll etc doesn't matter. -- nm - sycor Apr 29, 13:19
  - seriously?? -- nm - Andie Apr 29, 13:11
I'm on a documentary kick lately, the preview for "8: The Mormon Proposition" -- (link) - MDH Apr 29, 13:08 4
- this movie preview uses Quicktime an application under just apple control - Danedukenuuk Apr 29, 13:11
- Winner of the Pink Peach Award for Best LGBT Film at the 2010 Atlanta Film Festival -- nm - The Human Danopede Apr 29, 13:10 2
  - I was actually going to ask you if you've seen it. - MDH Apr 29, 13:12 1
    - I think it's worth seeing in the theater. -- nm - The Human Danopede Apr 29, 13:22
Sign me up on that ST weight thing. I have porked beyond belief during thesis months and this has to stop. -- nm - celedhring Apr 29, 13:05 21
- Sadly, I cannot lose weight until I decide to drink less beer. And when's *that* gonna happen?!? See? -- nm - mara Apr 29, 13:06 6
  - yeah, same problem...sigh 195 (college weight 150, weight leaving San Fran 170-175 12 years ago) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 29, 13:18
  - That part is the biggest blower. -- nm - TFox Apr 29, 13:07 3
    - s.i. joke in 3... 2... 1... -- nm - Fuzzy (195 lbs) Apr 29, 13:08 2
      - Hey! -- nm - your mom si Apr 29, 13:09 1
        
        (I appear to have compromised my own private "no more momma jokes" stance. Uh oh.) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 13:10
  - we all have our vices. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 13:07
- I am at a bit of a disadvantage, as I have dropped almost 30 already - groiny Apr 29, 13:06 13
  - Awesome!! - Epiphany Apr 29, 13:12 6
    - I am about where I was at your wedding. - groiny Apr 29, 13:13 5
      - Get out of the Wynn; they got big buffets. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 29, 13:16
      - Schweet! - Epiphany Apr 29, 13:16
      - drunk and horny? -- nm - oblique Apr 29, 13:13 2
        
        okay this was funny! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 29, 13:17
        
        well, I am always horny. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 13:15
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  - But hey, good for you! - Callisto Apr 29, 13:09
  - *nods* -- nm - oblique Apr 29, 13:07
  - Seriously, good for you. You should be proud of that. -- nm - Fuzzy (195 lbs) Apr 29, 13:07 2
    - thrilled to be down 2 pants sizes. Just had to dig into the storage crawlspace - groiny Apr 29, 13:09 1
      - Good thing you lost that weight. That would have been an awkward 911 call otherwise. -- nm - Fuzzy (195 lbs) Apr 29, 13:12
truman, the purpose of the wireless router is to allow multiple computers in the hosue to use the internet connection simultaneosuly. - ty97 Apr 29, 13:05 7
- Did you say that one of the pieces in the puzzle was 802.11n capable? -- nm - oblique Apr 29, 13:16 5
  - The Airport Epress is, but it's unplugged right now. - ty97 Apr 29, 13:19 4
    - One thing we found sometimes is that 802.11n capable machines connecting to some 802.11g routers needed to be put in "g" only mode -- nm - oblique Apr 29, 13:23 3
      - This is a dumb question - ty97 Apr 29, 13:24 2
        
        Depends on the computer, chipset, and drivers, but on Windows it is usually found in the driver properties of the network adapter -- nm - oblique Apr 29, 13:28 1
        
        I've also seen issue with adapters enabled for power management causing problems. Again, how to disable varies -- nm - oblique Apr 29, 13:28
- sure, but in theory, this could slow down one computer's test speeds. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 29, 13:06
I am going to complain now: I feel like as a preferred customer, I should get to talk to US airways reps who speak *english.* -- nm - slackmanda Apr 29, 13:04 1
- I prefer those who speak American. English is hard. -- nm - Fuzzy (195 lbs) Apr 29, 13:05
Bery, I have never seen Top Model, but... - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 13:03 2
- that's ... not what I meant. But it would definitely be amusing :) - Beryllium Apr 29, 13:05 1
  - Ah.... that would be cool too. Then I can animate THAT! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 13:12
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maj, what sunchips is it that you speak of? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 13:02 8
- the chipotle ones. I had them in ME and look for them everywhere i go and nada! -- nm - slackmanda Apr 29, 13:04 2
  - our Subway here has them. - groiny Apr 29, 13:04 1
    - subway in ME had them, not subway in NH. -- nm - slackmanda Apr 29, 13:27
- mmm, harvest cheddar sunchips -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 13:02 4
  - while they taste good, they are just as bad for you as any chip. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 13:03 3
    - Of course. They're sold in a bag with an undetermined shelf life ... they can't be that good to start with. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 13:04 2
      - it is just another in the long line of foods, marketed to be "better for you", when they are not. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 29, 13:05 1
        
        asbestos-free(tm) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 13:05
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ty: Could one have been taking priority, then? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 13:01 5
- It certainly seems possible - ty97 Apr 29, 13:03 4
  - it could be a firmware issue - or even a firewall issue -- nm - decline Apr 29, 13:04 3
    - a whole list of things you could try - if you were so inclined. -- (link) - decline Apr 29, 13:06
    - I should note: We tend to have this problem with both MacBooks. And only since we moved. - ty97 Apr 29, 13:06 1
      - here's a very long forum thread with nuggets of info -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 29, 13:09
Birthday FMK: Andre Agassi (40), Daniel Day-Lewis (53), Jerry Seinfeld (56)? -- nm - nubby Apr 29, 13:00 6
- I thought they said if they pass gay marriage it would be optional, we wouldn't have to -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 29, 13:23
- MFK -- nm - Epiphany Apr 29, 13:14
- Kill, Ignore, Kill more. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 29, 13:12
- skip, skip, skip -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 29, 13:09
- I'll be hetero today -- nm - ty97 Apr 29, 13:03
- M, Nothing, K -- nm - MDH Apr 29, 13:02

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