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Sky of Blue. Sea of Green. Rider Pride! Did any Americans here watch the game? -- nm - H-Mogul Jul 1, 20:00
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- He was the first NFL head coach I ever knew, even before Tom Landry. - David Jul 1, 19:55
If somebody's going to invite TT folks to ST, they maybe ought to do it fast. -- nm - mara Jul 1, 19:50 6
- HSX forums are inaccessable on iPhone. -- nm - Mop on iPhone Jul 1, 20:06 1
  - Maybe on your iPhone -- nm - Roger More Jul 1, 20:09
- screw TT someone needs to get Mungo -- nm - Bacon on a phone Jul 1, 19:59 2
  - and jp. ("bacon on a phone" is icky.) -- nm - b! Jul 1, 20:00
  - I challenged the coward to a duel. What more can I do? -- nm - David Jul 1, 20:00
- I vote for kare. She's always good with strangers. - nubavut Jul 1, 19:51
This isn't true, right? Twilight doesn't have the top 2 opening days ever. -- (link) - TFox Jul 1, 19:50 9
- Deathly Hallows Part 2 will break it next year... but by how much? - Jelly Jul 1, 19:59 1
  - first 100M day? -- nm - flavorize Jul 1, 20:01
- Unfortunately. Kinda a female Star Wars. Truly rabid fans -- nm - flavorize Jul 1, 19:56
- It has biggest Wednesday and biggest Friday if that's what you mean. -- nm - Qale Jul 1, 19:53 5
  - I'm just surprised by the numbers in this link, and thought maybe there was some shenanigans adding some midnights and not others or something. -- nm - TFox Jul 1, 19:55 4
    - I mean, there is in that its midnight numbers have been staggering but... - David Jul 1, 19:57 3
      - To your IM. I asked a female co-worker to rate the movie, she gave it 7 stars (out of 5). Gushing and giddiness -- nm - flavorize Jul 1, 19:59 2
        
        We had an obsessive tell us she liked it but not as much as the first two. - David Jul 1, 20:07 1
        
        To your IM: L3! Wow! -- nm - flavorize Jul 1, 20:15
If bery wants to do STX (slackertalk exchange) I'd totally donate my quantitative analysis/stats expertise. Could even be better than hsx. - ceregon Jul 1, 19:44
While I had said the other day that I expected Cantor to bail on this, I'm surprised by how quickly it happened. - David Jul 1, 19:34 17
- a quarter just ended. perfect timing -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 19:40
- I'm thinking someone else buys it. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 1, 19:37 15
  - HSX has friends at Lionsgate, but they're up for sale, too. -- nm - Mop on iPhone Jul 1, 19:57 1
    - Package deal! -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 1, 20:00
  - Max Kaiser. -- nm - Remlik Jul 1, 19:50 2
    - BURN IT TO THE GROUND! -- nm - Max Jul 1, 19:53
    - A twist worthy of M. Night. -- nm - mara Jul 1, 19:51
  - We should totally buy it ourselves, I'll chip in $15. -- nm - Ender Jul 1, 19:46 2
    - We can use the Biggest Loser pot. We've got like $120 in there! -- nm - Mop on iPhone Jul 1, 20:00 1
      - I bet we could resell the Virtual Specialist patent for at least $175! -- nm - Ender Jul 1, 20:05
  - Then again, Cantor may not sell it. - David Jul 1, 19:41 6
    - I'm not sure what they'd sell it for would even make a blip on their balance sheet. So we'll see. -- nm - TFox Jul 1, 19:42 5
      - Exactly. The monetary scraps may not be worth the potential embarrassment. - David Jul 1, 19:44 4
        
        The one time I try and be optimistic... -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 1, 19:48 3
        
        I'd like there to be good news. I just don't see much by way of optimism. - David Jul 1, 19:52 2
        
        How many more X-Boxes does that MotherCanuker need? - Qale Jul 1, 19:54
        
        I'm thankful for that every day. -- nm - mara Jul 1, 19:53
Evening reminder: Please vote for my Pepsi refresh group to build a program center for adults with autism. Every vote helps. -- (link) - Ender Jul 1, 19:33
Now the article from The Wrap has been updated, saying Cantor confirms *entire* staff laid off... - facto Jul 1, 19:25 17
- I sent dmac a note. hope he gets it! -- nm - b! Jul 1, 19:59
- Now maybe D.Mac can tell us all the dirt. -- nm - nubavut Jul 1, 19:33
- It could be that they are using "lay off" in the traditional sense (it's common where I live to temporarily lay off resource-based employees) - Beryllium Jul 1, 19:32 1
  - I thought they were saying "lay off" like "Hey, buddy, lay off the potato chips you fatty!" -- nm - Qale Jul 1, 19:43
- there is nobody left to make any annoucements at HSX about HSX's future :)) -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 19:30 12
  - [Scribbled] - Canadian Bacon Jul 1, 19:32 11
    - if HSX dies, i'd be damn sad. -- nm - C-andie-da Jul 1, 19:33 10
      - I would be a different person today if it weren't for HSX and you lovely people. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 1, 19:36 8
        
        everyone here would be more productive at work ;) -- nm - flavorize Jul 1, 20:00
        
        I'd be the same person, I'd just have fewer people to share the gift that is me with. (nm) - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 1, 19:59 2
        
        I know I've said this before, but Facebook has really made me appreciate you guys even more. - ralph wiggum Jul 1, 20:07 1
        
        Seriously. -- nm - David Jul 1, 20:08
        
        A sluttier person? -- nm - Dano Jul 1, 19:38 2
        
        No, my sluttiness level has remained fairly constant over time. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 1, 19:41 1
        
        Rub! :) -- nm - H-Mogul Jul 1, 19:59
        
        Way to make us feel guilty. -- nm - nubavut Jul 1, 19:37
      - Same here..... -- nm - facto Jul 1, 19:34
NetFlix PSA: Black Dynamite on Watch Instantly today. -- nm - nubavut Jul 1, 19:05 4
- I was just about to start that. Then I opted to finish Party Down. -- nm - TFox Jul 1, 19:22
- Five minutes in, and I'm loving the cameos. -- nm - nubavut Jul 1, 19:21
- also: When Your Strange (a doc about the Doors, narrated by Johnny Depp). -- nm - flavorize Jul 1, 19:14 1
  - *slap YOU'RE -- nm - flavorize Jul 1, 19:19
Fine, fine, I'll be the villian! Good riddance HSX! You died like years ago. -- nm - Qale Jul 1, 18:51 9
- I was never interested in learning the new format. -- nm - nubavut Jul 1, 19:03
- I hope you're petting a cat when you say that. (the 'some villain YOU are' nt.) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 18:57 1
  - oh crap, how can I delete an IM? -- nm - crash davis Jul 1, 18:58
- I'll accept your statement only if you are twirling the end of a waxed moustache right now. - crash davis Jul 1, 18:57 4
  - Sadly, I am not. I did make the post while lurching forward in my comfortable chair over a bank of video monitors. Does that count? -- nm - Qale Jul 1, 19:00 3
    - hmm, high tech villian...I can live with that. -- nm - crash davis Jul 1, 19:05 1
      - I always ruin my entrance since I do it on a skateboard. -- nm - Qale Jul 1, 19:06
    - hmm ... maybe. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 19:03
- [sobs] -- nm - mud Jul 1, 18:56
there's no details but things look very serious for Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat....not quite sure what happened. -- nm - Remlik Jul 1, 18:45 2
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  - thanks. -- nm - Remlik Jul 1, 18:54
first game of the season (CFL) has turned out to be a goodie -- nm - mud Jul 1, 18:36 1
- Tees up a good season. -- nm - NWBR on iPhone Jul 1, 19:31
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Watching Hondo on AMC...I think it was filmed for 3D... -- nm - BAD Jul 1, 18:33
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Andrew Garfield has been signed to play Spider-Man.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 1, 18:25 7
- I'll fix that -- nm - Charles Julius Guiteau Jul 1, 18:42
- Give them credit. They -almost- got it right. -- nm - David Jul 1, 18:29 2
  - who would you have liked? -- nm - Remlik Jul 1, 18:29 1
    - The affable kid from Journey to the Center of the Earth that you mentioned yesterday. -- nm - David Jul 1, 18:32
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  - It's not like it's Phil Spiderman -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 18:31
- English actor who was in Doctor Who? -- nm - the liioulu with migraine Jul 1, 18:27
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- peel it, cook it like you would broccoli, in fact Its like broco stem (which i like more than the flower part) -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 1, 19:30
- Steam it, mash it, add butter and lemon juice and either onions or garlic. - the liioulu with migraine Jul 1, 18:24
Bah, I hate these recipes I find online that don't have complete instructions. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 1, 18:16 7
- This is a good place to stick an idea I thought of today. -- nm - Canadian Bacon Jul 1, 18:17 6
  - except I hit the enter key. What if we did a recipe of the month. - Canadian Bacon Jul 1, 18:18 5
    - Could work..... - MojaveMeg Jul 1, 18:30 1
      - Hah I agree with the IM -- nm - Canadian Bacon Jul 1, 18:43
    - Or we could pick two recipes, due to a possible allergy or vegetarian status etc. -- nm - Canadian Bacon Jul 1, 18:19 2
      - And we allow redmond only one bacon recipe a quarter. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with migraine Jul 1, 18:20 1
        
        I hate that idea -- nm - Canadian Bacon Jul 1, 18:20
wonders if crash is awake. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 1, 18:12
seems Tzukai is the *only* one left, from what I'm reading... How's that for skeleton staff? - facto Jul 1, 18:01 6
- Curious - What specifically are you reading that says D. mac is the only one left? -- nm - Diva Jul 1, 18:55 1
  - A highly reliable source, I think - facto Jul 1, 19:05
- well their servers were nested in with a cantor fitzgerald server farm so there's likely to be other techs on staff -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 1, 18:08 2
  - let's hope so - and let's hope the site lives on -- nm - facto Jul 1, 18:12 1
    - I thought it had a secondary purpose of providing some preliminary numbers for betting in the UK? -- nm - the liioulu with migraine Jul 1, 18:14
- Who else would be left? - the liioulu with migraine Jul 1, 18:02
I'm still #7 LTD whoooo hoooo -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 1, 17:58
Farrel's Ice Cream Parlor is going to open again in Portland. HELL YES! - Canadian Bacon Jul 1, 17:54 5
- They had one in Daly City (short distance from where I lived growing up) used to love going there. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 1, 18:00 4
  - Shakey's Pizza had a huge pipe organ with a bubble machine. Bubbles = kids going nuts - Canadian Bacon Jul 1, 18:06 3
    - Yeah, I remember Shakey's too. -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 1, 18:06 2
      - They had good pizza. - the liioulu with migraine Jul 1, 18:08 1
        
        Didn't they also have really good root beer? -- nm - mara Jul 1, 19:21
On a scale of 1 to 10 how pissed off am I right now? - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 1, 17:44 14
- I am off, but I wish I was working -- nm - amoxy Jul 1, 18:59
- I am not either. Ah well. -- nm - Qale Jul 1, 18:49
- that'd be around the 312.50 range for me -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 1, 18:16
- And they just told you? Easily a 9, if they had previously promised the day off, I would go ballistic. -- nm - not2fast Jul 1, 17:57
- but you get Canada day off :) -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 17:52
- Thats.......Un-American!!! -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 1, 17:48 4
  - Oh, i'm going to be unproductive as hell on Monday, he'll wish he had given me the day off! -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 1, 17:52 3
    - how is that different from regular days? - Canadian Bacon Jul 1, 17:55 1
      - Oh, I know if I try really hard I can be even less productive! -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 1, 18:00
    - Fireworks! -- nm - Roger More Jul 1, 17:55
- No one ever posts when the answer is 1 -- nm - Roger More Jul 1, 17:48
- My sister does, but it's a furlough day. - the liioulu with migraine Jul 1, 17:48
- 8 -- nm - amoxy Jul 1, 17:48
- Small business, it falls on Sunday not Monday = that sucks! -- nm - Canadian Bacon Jul 1, 17:45
So Bery had probably better start work on setting up a new HSX -- nm - Roger More Jul 1, 17:44 3
- The site is the easy past its the vitrual trading engine that's difficult -- nm - Karl_S Jul 1, 17:49
- I wonder who has the code to Movie Boss. That's one I'd like to see brought back. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 1, 17:47 1
  - word -- nm - crash davis Jul 1, 18:38
I would like to endorse the adele cd 19 that's $5 at amazon this month. it's great background music at work or for reading. well worth $5. -- nm - miss amanda jones Jul 1, 17:44 1
- i endorse a shitload of them this month. leaving me none to buy. -- nm - TFox Jul 1, 18:27
of course, they were fighting over Andie. And damn I tuned in after half-time so I didn't see her being featured - zork Jul 1, 17:42
Same here re the original HSX password, and even though I haven't played in at least a year or two, I still have it memorized. -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 1, 17:40 4
- Mine was the one that was assigned to me by my student email. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 1, 17:45
- I still have the original and 2 more (one alternate port and a fund port) - the liioulu with migraine Jul 1, 17:43
- I changed mine but still remember the original: 9376. how do I remember that? I blame ty97. -- nm - miss amanda jones Jul 1, 17:42 1
  - *pre-emptively fires self* - ty97 Jul 1, 17:43
Dear fuzzy - I hate your wife. - the liioulu with migraine Jul 1, 17:36 7
- Fake Art? -- nm - Canadian Bacon Jul 1, 17:37 6
  - Ahem!!!! - the liioulu with migraine Jul 1, 17:38 5
    - Ansel Adams is a fake Picaso -- nm - Canadian Bacon Jul 1, 17:39 4
      - Not entirely on topic, but not entirely off either. - the liioulu with migraine Jul 1, 17:42 3
        
        I like his work. A lot. -- nm - Canadian Bacon Jul 1, 17:44
        
        I found Edward S. Curtis' Sacred Legacy in the library bookstore for $5. - MojaveMeg Jul 1, 17:44 1
        
        That's what made me look. Not quite as good as your find, but I'd been looking for the series for ages. -- nm - the liioulu with migraine Jul 1, 17:45
Frankenmuth! -- nm - CovingtonCat Jul 1, 17:35
It's my 13 year anniversary with you slackers: 06/06/1997 16:29 Buy MYBST 3000 H$31.75 H$95,250.00 Success - Canadian Bacon Jul 1, 17:34

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