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Flickr announces photo page redesign -- (link) - oblique Jun 23, 13:39
fellow ike Imperium players, question - tRuMaN Jun 23, 13:36 9
- Who is this NTR player? - musubi Jun 23, 13:43
- Our policy is only to provide material support and avoid being in confrontations. I cannot help you directly in this manner. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 13:39
- if we have it's probably "defence only" - Danedukenuuk Jun 23, 13:38 2
  - yeah -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 23, 13:38 1
    - well it's certainly still a grayzone - Danedukenuuk Jun 23, 13:40
- Not sure if there's an official stance but I'd just say that I'd rather stay out of another alliances war. -- nm - Krusty Jun 23, 13:38 2
  - At best, let him hide out/move supplies over. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 23, 13:40 1
    - yep - Danedukenuuk Jun 23, 13:42
- I would just say, "At this time, leadership has instructed us *not* to get involved directly in hostilities." or some such. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 23, 13:38
So I went into the breakroom to watch the last 10 minutes of the game (spoilers) - Roger More Jun 23, 13:26 2
- Then they drew up a plan to ethnically cleanse the room. -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 13:28
- heh -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 13:27
Has either of the players found the Golden Snitch yet? -- nm - pmb Jun 23, 13:25
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- which is still better that nothing -- nm - peglegpete Jun 23, 13:27
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  - Japan winning the group? that should be great odds atleast -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 23, 13:41
WC spoiler - ty97 Jun 23, 13:21
WC Spoiler - Danedukenuuk Jun 23, 13:20 4
- I think you're using "respectively" wrong there. (nm) - musubi Jun 23, 13:29 1
  - yes - Danedukenuuk Jun 23, 13:30
- i love it - chuckles Jun 23, 13:21 1
  - i hate it - Danedukenuuk Jun 23, 13:24
dml, which one should i order. - tRuMaN Jun 23, 13:17 2
- the one with the built-in vibrator -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 23, 13:33
- A -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 13:19
WC spoils - Jovian Jun 23, 13:17 2
- so it's: - Danedukenuuk Jun 23, 13:18 1
  - believe so (spoils) - Jovian Jun 23, 13:21
Read on as the Guardian's tennis blogger slowly goes insane. -- (link) - Reagen Jun 23, 13:14 14 1
- "In the world beyond Court 18, the Wimbledon matches are won and lost...On Court 18 it is very different..." - Dano Jun 23, 13:29
- "I'm wondering if maybe an angel will come and set them free. Is this too much to ask?" this is terrific - thanks! -- nm - b. Jun 23, 13:26 1
  - "What's going on here? Once, long ago, I think that this was a tennis match." - Name Withheld By Request Jun 23, 13:27
- It's 56 games all and darkness is falling. This, needless to say, is not a good development, because everybody knows that zombies like the dark. - Dano Jun 23, 13:20 1
  - This deserves a Pulitzer. -- nm - David Jun 23, 13:20
- "It's tennis's equivalent of Waiting For Godot..." -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 23, 13:19
- This is fannnnnnnnnnnntastic writing. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 13:19
- "Mahut steps forward and saves it with his 92nd ace." He's won 23 games worth, just on aces. -- nm - Shaun Jun 23, 13:18 1
  - And is a sizable gap behind Isner in that category. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 13:29
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- "Apparently the last set of this match has now lasted longer than any match in tennis history." -- nm - Dano Jun 23, 13:17 1
  - There was over 3 hours between match points. I can't even wrap my head around that. -- nm - David Jun 23, 13:17
- Aside from t-rexing and ty's shiv, this post made me laugh th emost today. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 23, 13:16 1
  - Okay, as I read, it tops the list. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 23, 13:22
Wow. some pretty negative comments concerning Apple's iOS4 and the 'multitasking' - decline Jun 23, 13:14 17
- page blocked by iPad Safari browser - Danedukenuuk Jun 23, 13:16
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  - They can't compete with Google on software, no one can - stewie Jun 23, 13:29
  - It will be as it is on the PC side of things. Apple will have a niche but will not be the mainstream in the end. Their restrictions ultimately - oblique Jun 23, 13:23 11
    - If the Droid could/can run my iTunes d/l music and videos i'd switch in a heartbeat. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 23, 13:26 5
      - battery life issues unless you use the desk dock and car charger constantly -- nm - zdroid Jun 23, 13:33
      - WSJ just ran an article confirming that Google Music is coming - stewie Jun 23, 13:30 3
        
        to be honest, i am suprised that amazon just didnt cut a deal with google - tRuMaN Jun 23, 13:31 2
        
        Google's service will likely make them competitors... but since Amazon is DRM free they would still be compatible - stewie Jun 23, 13:38 1
        
        (some stuff bought on iTunes anyway) -- nm - stewie Jun 23, 13:39
    - i'm not seeing it eroding that far, but i think it will go down, espeically with the plethoria of anDroid phones coming out with - tRuMaN Jun 23, 13:25
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      - the entire AT&T decision is the worst thing for them (in the US market) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 13:26 1
        
        I doubt it. I think most providers would have been destroyed by the device. Their problem is the length of the exclusivity -- nm - oblique Jun 23, 13:32
    - Yep - it's really starting to look like my next smartphone won't be an iPhone. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 13:25
  - *fingers crossed* -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 13:19
- my phone doesn't support the multitasking, so I can't complain about it. (wait, what?) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 13:15
WC Spoiler - Danedukenuuk Jun 23, 13:12
Wow. $15.1 million for Toy Story 3 on Tuesday. - Inigo Jun 23, 13:11 2
- Easiest post-adjust long ever. -- nm - Shaun Jun 23, 13:12
- it will have avatar legs -- nm - chuckles Jun 23, 13:12
Play is suspended. -- nm - David Jun 23, 13:10 7
- Put em under the dome! -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 13:11
- The Queen will be attending tomorrow for the first time in 33 years. I'm guessing both men get the royal treatment. -- nm - David Jun 23, 13:11 1
  - and then one of them loses instantly. heh. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 13:12
- What's the official clock time? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 23, 13:11 2
  - I'll post when they say it. -- nm - David Jun 23, 13:12
  - 10 hours exactly. -- nm - Jelly Jun 23, 13:12
- Unreal. -- nm - Jelly Jun 23, 13:10
Do I need to get the spare bedroom made up for Amanda? - Redmond on a phone Jun 23, 13:09 1
- hope...there is always hope -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 23, 13:10
mandy? laid on or off?? -- nm - chuckles Jun 23, 13:08 3
- unclear - but her last fb post doesn't seem to promising. -- nm - decline Jun 23, 13:10 2
  - A "it was great working with you" cake? -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jun 23, 13:12 1
    - yes, but I think it was for her coworker -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 13:13
MDH - 5 songs of the new Gaga down...I like them a lot. -- nm - Jim Jun 23, 13:08 1
- Sweet, glad you like them. A video surfaced yesterday of her doing "Dirty Ice Cream" at Lolla in 2007. -- nm - MDH Jun 23, 13:12
Wimbledon spoiler question - ty97 Jun 23, 13:06 4
- There were two doubles matches scheduled. They moved one to another court and canceled the other. -- nm - Dano Jun 23, 13:08
- spoiler - Danedukenuuk Jun 23, 13:07
- spoiler - Diva Jun 23, 13:07 1
  - danke -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 13:09
Deuce! -- nm - Dano Jun 23, 13:05 7
- Isner got a match point but lost the next three points. Isner is now complaining about the light. -- nm - David Jun 23, 13:08 5
  - The scoreboard froze. -- nm - Dano Jun 23, 13:09
  - Crowd is chanting "We want more! We want more!" I think the super-ref is about to call it, though. -- nm - David Jun 23, 13:09 2
    - Make them play, Make them play! -- nm - Dano Jun 23, 13:10
    - Ref's ass is numb. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 13:10
  - rawrrr!!! -- nm - Yeti Jun 23, 13:09
- did it come from an AD? -- nm - Diva Jun 23, 13:06
A better question: Why shoud Will *not* take the job? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 23, 13:04 17
- Bigfoot -- nm - chuckles Jun 23, 13:07 1
  - f*ck him. -- nm - Yeti Jun 23, 13:08
- #1. Be away from kelly for a year. *nix* -- nm - JaxSean Jun 23, 13:05 14
  - She could go. - Black Rabbit Jun 23, 13:06 13
    - "it's camp living and most likely a solo trip." -- (link) - Ultra-tweaked-Luda Jun 23, 13:07 [Backboard] 6
      - Ah. Missed that in the roll. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 23, 13:14 4
        
        And this also moves Will up to the top of my Davidesque list: I Have No Idea What You Do For A Living. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 23, 13:15 3
        
        Purchasing / Database admin for a large engineering firm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 13:27 1
        
        I admit, I posted the above before I read the dorm part. - Black Rabbit Jun 23, 13:37
        
        Just. Answer. The. Question! - David Jun 23, 13:17
      - camp living = tent in woods or some such, right? -- nm - decline Jun 23, 13:10
    - ... not if it's camp living. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 13:07 5
      - " camp living" wtf is he panning for gold ? what kind of job is this?! -- nm - Epiphany Jun 23, 13:10 4
        
        *strumming his dueling banjoes* -- nm - Yeti Jun 23, 13:12
        
        Government job on a base doing stuff I can't say. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 13:10 2
        
        Bonus: You'd probably lose weight -- nm - oblique Jun 23, 13:11 1
        
        but he would need to keep his layer of blubber -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jun 23, 13:14
I've been putting off working out for 2 1/2 hours. Come on, darkness! -- nm - David Jun 23, 13:03 10
- C'mon dude, you know a watched match never ends. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 13:09
- This went to plaid a long time ago. What's after plaid? -- nm - Dano Jun 23, 13:04 8
  - Orange. Then orange plaid. -- nm - mara Jun 23, 13:07
  - Ultra-ludicrous. -- nm - TFox Jun 23, 13:05 3
    - ~ how long can you go? how long can you go? ~ -- nm - Ultra-tweaked-Luda Jun 23, 13:06
    - That's ridiculous. It can't go Ludicrous, Plaid, Ultra-ludicrous. That makes no sense! -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 13:06 1
      - Tell 'em Steve-Dave! (nm) - musubi Jun 23, 13:07
  - X-plaid -- nm - JaxSean Jun 23, 13:05
  - paisley? -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 13:05 1
    - stripes and polka dots -- nm - zdroid Jun 23, 13:10
Is "camp living" in a tent? Because that'a not worth an 800% bump in pay. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 23, 13:03 16
- agreed. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 23, 13:11
- Most likely dorm style. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 13:07 13
  - I'm now picturing Will as Francis from Malcolm in the Middle. (nm) - musubi Jun 23, 13:10
  - Solo trip? Does that mean you get per diem? - kelly Jun 23, 13:09 10
    - Basically....they'd pay for lodging and meals in the camp. - Will Hunting Jun 23, 13:09 3
      - Seeing as how you've been in IN for what, 3 weeks now, and you can't imagine doing it for another month? - kelly Jun 23, 13:16
      - Would they be paying for you to go back home on the 1 week off? -- nm - oblique Jun 23, 13:13 1
        
        Yeah, again with the 20% base bump in pay for a normal 40 hour week. - Will Hunting Jun 23, 13:15
    - apart = dealbreaker. imo. not worth it. -- nm - TFox Jun 23, 13:09 5
      - Yeah. Unless there was some way he or she could visit the other regularly....that's brutal. - musubi Jun 23, 13:12 2
        
        Congeal visits to the camp better be in the contract. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 23, 13:39
        
        maybe vermin could hire kelly to be a nanny for his household. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 23, 13:33
      - Yeah....like I said, the only positive is the big bump in money -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 13:11
      - agreed - Epiphany Jun 23, 13:10
  - eww. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 23, 13:08
- vacation style cabins with propane refers and lights...limited access to stores...as in delivery by charter plane -- nm - zdroid Jun 23, 13:07
This tennis match is brought to you by Virgin Atlantic. "See, 4 hours wasn't so long now, was it?" -- nm - oblique Jun 23, 13:03 2
- I think I could have flown to Wimbledon and back during this match. -- nm - David Jun 23, 13:04 1
  - using only duct tape and pillow innards. -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 13:04
WC Spoiler - Danedukenuuk Jun 23, 13:02
no -- nm - oblique Jun 23, 13:02 3
- But I really wanna hit it girl. -- nm - Shaun Jun 23, 13:02
- Hee! -- nm - David Jun 23, 13:02
- by which you mean.....? -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 13:02

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