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Stopping for gas in Strasburg, VA. They already named a town after him! -- nm - Dano Jun 24, 10:46 1
- hey, say hi to my aunt (she lives there) -- nm - chuckles Jun 24, 10:49
"Oracle Solaris" just looks odd -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 10:44 2
- yes, that would indeed look odd (I haven't seen it yet). Also, note to leverage writers: Oracle and McAfee don't belong in the same sentence. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:46 1
  - Linky -- (link) - ty97 Jun 24, 10:48
Live Nation is doing $10 deal a day tickets, one show in every "area" in the nation. -- (link) - TFox Jun 24, 10:43
I highly recommend this past Tuesday's 30 for 30 on ESPN, "The Two Escobars" - Strongbad Jun 24, 10:40 4
- Agreed, Krusty and I had a discussion regarding it on Tuesday -- (link) - amoxy Jun 24, 10:43 [Backboard] 1
  - It's right up there with "The U" with my favorites so far -- nm - Strongbad Jun 24, 10:45
- the ads looked good during the World Cup games -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:43
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Did I win? -- (link) - mara Jun 24, 10:37 [Backboard] 5
- I think jax was technically closer ... not sure -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:38 2
  - technically and actually. -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 10:38 1
    - and practically and literally! But all of these things are usually up for debate on ST. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:54
- Nope. Jax was a tad closer. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 10:38 1
  - Still easy to remember. - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:45
PS3 folks who still haven't bought ModNation Racers really need to. -- nm - Shaun Jun 24, 10:35 2
- I second this. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 24, 10:36 1
  - i really need to get it. maybe i will trade in a few games this weekend. can we play co-op online? -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 10:47
reminder. I am going to an auction preview tonight Shatner is at. any questions I should ask him? - peglegpete Jun 24, 10:33 8
- ask him to beam over and fuse the oild spill close -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 24, 10:44
- does he still hang out with Spader? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:43
- Ask him a ridiculously detailed question, and only refer to the episode number. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 24, 10:42
- Ask him if he is going to be General Governor of Canada -- nm - oblique Jun 24, 10:42 2
  - Like Obama is the Chief in Commander of the US? -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 10:44 1
    - Exactly. It's a trick question -- nm - oblique Jun 24, 10:46
- it doesn't matter. Andie will win -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 10:41
- ask him to sing for you. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 10:41
Iron Man 2: B+, needs more Whiplash -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 24, 10:28
First iPhone 4 Facetime test: FAIL - oblique Jun 24, 10:21 18
- Public test worked better. Video a little choppy on Starbucks WiFi but it worked - oblique Jun 24, 10:38
- why do people use wifi over 3G/4G on the iPhone? Faster? Cap on 3G data through the ATT plan? -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 10:24 14
  - Well, it's required for Facetime, but yes, WiFi is going to be much much faster than 3G and also not count towards your cap -- nm - oblique Jun 24, 10:25
  - I think you need to use wifi to use the video chap feature (I think). -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 24, 10:25 1
    - leather video chaps? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:35
  - For starters, wifi is typically faster. Especially at home where I can access via fios connection. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 10:25 10
    - Hmm. I think at first when I had the wifi on, it would slow down or freeze when it couldn't find the wifi signal, so i turned it off. - TFox Jun 24, 10:28 9
      - I've never tried the wifi with my Android. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:28 8
        
        If you are using the phone at home it's really silly not to use wifi, imo, unless your home connection is very slow. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 10:34 3
        
        I don't ever notice speed issues on 3G on my phone, and my house is tall enough now that the wifi can be dicey on the ground floor. - TFox Jun 24, 10:38
        
        Word. I never wanted to use a smartphone until they implemented the WiFi feature. It's the best thing ever. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:36 1
        
        (Not using it = giving the cell phone companies FREE MONEY.) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:36
        
        We also have no data cap, so who cares. Lets rejoice in our unlimited data! -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 10:29 3
        
        Yeah, it never matters to me. It's fast enough, but I'll have to try it and see if it's quicker. I wonder if it will be for my wife's HTC EVO. - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:42
        
        I have unlimited data still. But since most people take advantage of wifi connections, something like 98% of iphone users are under 2GB/month. - Don Homer Jun 24, 10:31
        
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- i need apple to come up with an app that hides my face from people i call :( -- nm - chuckles Jun 24, 10:23 1
  - Well, the people you call would sure appreciate it. -- nm - Jim Jun 24, 10:23
mmm... new phone goodness. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 10:21
truman - - crash davis Jun 24, 10:20 3
- crash - chuckles Jun 24, 10:22 2
  - pixie - crash davis Jun 24, 10:28 1
    - crash - tRuMaN Jun 24, 10:49
I want to cook a turkey. -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 10:19 5
- Deep fried turkey, yum! -- nm - Strongbad Jun 24, 10:23
- I want to eat pie. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 10:21 1
  - 3.14 -- nm - SyrDragon Jun 24, 10:25
- a jive turkey? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:19 1
  - Hey Lamont, you ain't nothin' but a fool and a jive turkey -- nm - zork Jun 24, 10:24
Today's e-mail update from my brother, who is on safari with his fiancee: - TFox Jun 24, 10:12 6
- Is your brother TFo....oh. He's TFox part B. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:14 4
  - UFox? -- nm - chuckles Jun 24, 10:15 3
    - BroFox -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:16 2
      - T2Fox -- nm - Diva Jun 24, 10:27 1
        
        This is amusing, in that T3Fox would be my little sister, aka the Terminatrix. -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 10:28
- in this episode, nature teaches T-Fox's brothers the rules of marriage -- nm - chuckles Jun 24, 10:13
I'm on a training/conference call. The instructor sounds just like Beverly Leslie and he's cracking me up. -- nm - Diva Jun 24, 10:11
this is a fascinating series of articles by Erroll Morris: "anosognosia" how can you know you are incompetent, if you are incompetent? -- (link) - chuckles Jun 24, 10:10
If any of you MFers ever do this to me, I'm never speaking to you again. -- (link) - nubby Jun 24, 10:09 [Image] 17 1
- damn. -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 10:22
- Unrelated: How do STers flag posts to view after they are home from work? Is there an easy way? -- nm - Fuzzy Jun 24, 10:19 11
  - click the "Favourite" inside the link, and then it shows up... somewhere. -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 10:20 10
    - but you only get a few spots to save in. -- nm - zork Jun 24, 10:25 5
      - It has pagination now, so you can browse backwards -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:32 4
        
        excellent work! you gave me back my girls with freakishly long tongues!!!! -- nm - zork Jun 24, 10:43 1
        
        err, linky -- (link) - zork Jun 24, 10:43 [Backboard]
        
        When are you adding paragraphinosity? -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 10:32 1
        
        starring Michael Keaton -- nm - nubby Jun 24, 10:34
    - Under the link for "Your Stats" over on the left, I think. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:21
    - it shows up under "Your Stats" in the left, for now -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:20 2
      - Thanks! -- nm - Fuzzy Jun 24, 10:25
      - (I kinda want to change it up at some point, since "favourite" and "your stats" are very misnamed) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:24
- it would be worth that "penalty" -- nm - zork Jun 24, 10:13 1
  - yep. win-win -- nm - Roger More Jun 24, 10:14
- ouch. this is why old people shouldn't be allowed to use computers. heheheh -- nm - sycor Jun 24, 10:12
- I love when people think the wall-to-wall is just between them. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:11
Al Franken's letter to the FCC, expressing his opposition to the NBC/Comcast merger -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:09
What was the final tab on Dano's repair bill? -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 10:07 5
- $700~something -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:08 4
  - $732 -- (link) - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:09 [Backboard] 3
    - OUCH! -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 10:17
    - just tires? or brakes and rims too? -- nm - SyrDragon Jun 24, 10:15 1
      - I think there was something with his suspension, too. -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 10:16
Amazon: XBox 360 250GB Final Fantasy XIII Elite Bundle $299 w/free ship -- (link) - budice Jun 24, 10:04
Amazon: XBox 360 250GB FFIII Elite Bundle $299 w/free ship -- (link) - budice Jun 24, 10:04 6
- Not bad. I guess you'd need to weigh FF13+controller vs. slim+shiny+wifi. -- nm - Shaun Jun 24, 10:10
- I'm finally on to Chapter 11... time to figure out this upgrading system. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 24, 10:07 4
  - Have you played other FF's? How do you like 13 so far. Not sure I want to get it. -- nm - lileve Jun 24, 10:28 3
    - I like it a lot. Some of it is pretty hard/time consuming. (very slight spoiler) - the wrong element, bad guy Jun 24, 10:57
    - I've played all of them. 13 is... okay. Far better than 11, not as good as 12. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 24, 10:35 1
      - Never played 11, loved 12. First was 10. Nice, think I'll get it. -- nm - lileve Jun 24, 10:44
$15 putter on Woot -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:03 1
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Popular this month at LibraryThing - ty97 Jun 24, 10:01
ML - We're actually booking a small trip to Chicago in September. - Jim Jun 24, 10:00 22
- You MUST eat at Hot Doug's. (even though the line is like an hour long, it's worth it) -- nm - Buzz Jun 24, 10:04 2
  - Doug is an old friend of mine. We went to grade school and high school together. -- nm - pmb Jun 24, 10:13 1
    - vengeance is the Monocle's! -- nm - chuckles Jun 24, 10:20
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  - No Cards-Cubs while we'll be there, which is fine. Kids are very excited about the aquarium. -- nm - Jim Jun 24, 10:08 7
    - What days will you be there? -- nm - Callisto Jun 24, 10:17 2
      - We'll fly in on 9/11 and stay til 9/14. -- nm - Jim Jun 24, 10:22 1
        
        Take me out for my birthday! - oblique Jun 24, 10:22
    - warning: Navy Pier is overrated. - ty97 Jun 24, 10:10 3
      - a summer walk up Michigan Ave starting from Grant Park is much more awesome -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 24, 10:36
      - Yes...yes it is. -- nm - Jim Jun 24, 10:12
      - (yup) -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:11
  - Friday 9/24 - Sunday 9/26 at Wrigley -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 10:05
- *ears perk up again* - ty97 Jun 24, 10:01 8
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    - are they local to you guys now? - ty97 Jun 24, 10:04 6
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        in the Region? -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 24, 10:30
        
        excellent! -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 10:05 3
        
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        (ruh-roh!). Are they moving to Chi-town proper or the burbs? - ty97 Jun 24, 10:09 1
        
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USA's odds to win the WC have gone from 80/1 to 40/1 since winning their Group -- nm - Strongbad Jun 24, 09:57 2
- Brazil still the favorite at 4/1 followed by ARG 9/2, Spain 5/1, Holland 7/1 -- nm - Strongbad Jun 24, 09:59 1
  - HOlland never wins titles and spain has just started to do it -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 24, 10:45
Steve Martin's tour rider leaked. -- (link) - Ender Jun 24, 09:56 3
- How is it leaked if it's from his site? -- nm - lileve Jun 24, 10:43
- hilarious. -- nm - kelly Jun 24, 10:23
- that's awesome. I wonder how much of that he gets -- nm - zork Jun 24, 10:10
Group H makes my head hurt. (Otherwise, things are pretty firmed up.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 24, 09:54
Comics today: The Boys: B+ , Marvel Zombies #2 (I had missed it last month): C+ -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 09:54 5
- New Thunderbolts and Avengers were awesome this week! -- nm - Jovian Jun 24, 10:00
- Why are you reading bad comics? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 24, 09:55 2
  - yeah, the done with Marvel Zombies after this arc, but The Boys is one of my faves currently (can't wait for the Butcher vs Homelander throw down) -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 09:59 1
    - Oh, The Boys is strong. - Black Rabbit Jun 24, 10:02
- also, I hope they don't screw up The Boys if the movie gets off teh ground. -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 09:54
5% discount when using your Target card, on every purchase. -- (link) - Bill Clinton Jun 24, 09:53 9
- We always use our card at Target. 1% goes to the school, too. - JaxSean Jun 24, 09:56 4
  - I canceled my Target card a few years back when they switched it to a regular Visa without notice. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jun 24, 10:09 3
    - We got the visa. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:12 2
      - I was satisfied with the store card to get the school credit. I didn't *need* another major card, and I didn't like the way it was just - MojaveMeg Jun 24, 10:18 1
        
        Yeah, that would be infuriating. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:24
- hookers and crack, Mr President? -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 09:55
- Sometimes I just don't get these joke nicks. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 24, 09:55
- who knew Bill Clinton clipped coupons? -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 24, 09:55 1
  - he's the one who left us with a surplus -- nm - chuckles Jun 24, 09:57
Dear Wired: E-mails entitled "Get the GQ Taylor Lautner Issue Guaranteed" aren't going to impress your audience. - ty97 Jun 24, 09:53 1
- heh. I just renewed my Wired subscription this morning off their email. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:01
Repost of trailer for Red, for the day walkers. - Black Rabbit Jun 24, 09:52

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