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Hey everyone. Back from vacation. Did I miss anything? -- nm - pmb Jul 29, 07:35 8
- My kid is at the BSA National Jamboree (sticking with the kid news theme of this thread) -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 29, 07:42
- You should have STVR'd The Dano Show and The Georgetown Hour while you were gone. - JaxSean Jul 29, 07:42 1
  - Setting your DVR to grab The Georgetown Hour is brutal, because it's on TV *constantly*. -- nm - TFox Jul 29, 07:43
- ML got caught doing stuff in an airport bathroom with a client. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 29, 07:41
- Bery and his wife had a kid! -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 07:39 1
  - Excellent! Congrats Bery! -- nm - pmb Jul 29, 07:41
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  - Again? This happens every time I go on vaction. - pmb Jul 29, 07:42
Does Dano know of this movie? -- (link) - decline Jul 29, 07:29
I love when non-Excel users lavish you in praise and compliments like "GENIUS!!"... - TFox Jul 29, 07:29 7
- Branching! -- nm - Steve Martin Jul 29, 07:31
- heh -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 07:30
- I'm not even sure what that is - znufrii Jul 29, 07:30 3
  - more like =if(condition,then,else) -- nm - zork Jul 29, 07:42
  - If [ ] then [ ] else [ ]. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 07:31 1
    - *duh!* - znufrii Jul 29, 07:35
- That sounds Genius to me. -- nm - lileve Jul 29, 07:30
Hypothetically : "I hate golf, I left my birdie putt on the lip on 18. Woulda shot 56." -- (link) - Will Hunting Jul 29, 07:26
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- Wow. I thought this was a joke link. I mean, it is, but ... it isn't. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 07:44
- Boy, I didn't see that coming. -- nm - The only idiot in the movie theater Jul 29, 07:35
- I'd rather watch Battleship the movie -- nm - amoxy Jul 29, 07:31 1
  - starring Rihanna. This is destined to do well. -- nm - MDH Jul 29, 07:35
So we bought the cruise yesterday. We're taking the kids with us, so 4 tickets for a 5 day cruise, $1026 total. - JaxSean Jul 29, 07:14 22
- fantastic -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 07:35
- Very cool -- nm - amoxy Jul 29, 07:32
- Good work on the deal! And your kids owe you! - MDH Jul 29, 07:31
- Wow, good deal. You should blog about bargin hunting. -- nm - lileve Jul 29, 07:30
- That's rad sauce. I want to take a cruise. -- nm - TFox Jul 29, 07:27
- nice! -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 07:22
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- Carnival? From what I hear they're the most kid-friendly -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 07:19
- that's great! where's the cruise to? -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 07:18 2
  - Nassau and Half Moon Cay, Bahamas. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 07:25 1
    - Sounds great. Conch chowder for everyone! -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 07:29
- awesome! -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 07:17
- that's just an amazing price. - decline Jul 29, 07:16
- is that after port taxes? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 29, 07:16 3
  - Yep, total including taxes and all. And it's a ocean view room. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 07:22 2
    - Here's the deal page. -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 29, 07:26 1
      - nice deals there... -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 07:36
- Sounds like fun! What cruise line? And have you ever cruised before? -- nm - Don Homer Jul 29, 07:15 4
  - Yes, Suzanne and I went a few years ago as our "postponed honeymoon." This will be the kids' first one though. Same boat we went on (Carnival) before, - JaxSean Jul 29, 07:24 3
    - Cool. We've been on two, and I'd really like to go on another. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 29, 07:28 1
      - It's also nice to live close enough to a port that we don't have additional travel charges. :) -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 07:30
    - the girls are going to love it :) -- nm - decline Jul 29, 07:25
Red Bull cancels air races worldwide (I watched some of this yesterday...craziest thing I ever saw I think...) -- (link) - Beaker Jul 29, 07:12 2
- That's interesting that they're not doing this in response to any event ... I wonder how bad the cash flow is for this. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 29, 07:16 1
  - I can't believe it hasn't killed hundreds yet, wild stuff. -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 07:16
Summer Stalker assignments are out - have you got plans already for the purchase or going to wing it? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 29, 07:08 5
- hoping to get inspired this weekend at our annual side walk sales -- nm - JenBro Jul 29, 10:07
- Already know what I'm getting. -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 07:23
- well, my stalkee changes things abit, but i know what to do.... -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 07:21
- wing it. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 07:12
- I plan to cheat a little by buying a T-shirt from my next holiday destination -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 07:11
Sometimes doing the right thing hurts so much. -- nm - lileve Jul 29, 06:58
I love how the only way MIA tries to stay relevant is by dissing celebrities -- (link) - MDH Jul 29, 06:53 2
- Linked is a Funny or Die parody. -- (link) - lileve Jul 29, 06:59 [youtube]
- I liked Kala but this new one does suck. And she now sucks. She's not the same person which is fine but she's trying to be and failing hard. -- nm - lileve Jul 29, 06:57
Slack have Ika mail...with prizes awarded! Plus we need RC or crash to let Shinobi in asap... - Beaker Jul 29, 06:53 2
- we do? -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 06:57 1
  - in your pants -- nm - lileve Jul 29, 06:57
I know Mop posted it before, but I hadn't seen the article and hadn't seen us discuss. New Kindle. $139 WiFi only. Will you buy? -- (link) - oblique Jul 29, 06:47 35
- As a current Kindle owner I don't recommend it until the publishing economy changes. - Fuzzy Jul 29, 07:31 4
  - Aren't they $9.99 on amazon? -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 07:33 3
    - They vary. Some of them are reasonable, but many aren't. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 29, 07:39 2
      - In my experience they're about on par with the paperbacks and well below the hardback price. -- nm - Ender Jul 29, 07:53
      - That's a bit extreme. More like most are reasonable, and but some should be lower compared to the paper version. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 29, 07:42
- The new 3G version may be a Christmas gift for wife. It depends. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 29, 07:14
- having just bought a refurb 3g one for $109, i really would have considered this instead. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 29, 06:56
- I'm sure this is in response to the $149 Nook wifi only reader. I would not - the 3G is just way to convenient -- nm - decline Jul 29, 06:55 6
  - I was trying to think if the extra $50 for the 3G would be worth it. It would for travel, definitely. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 06:58 5
    - Would it? Wouldn't you just buy the books at home and then read them? - TFox Jul 29, 07:26 4
      - It's for downloading books anywhere (but also some web content; blogs, wikipedia, I believe) -- nm - psilotum Jul 29, 07:29
      - You finish one at the hotel and want another? I guess the 3G would just be a convenience. - JaxSean Jul 29, 07:29 2
        
        But really, WiFi is so prevalent if you can get it at the hotel or even a Starbucks, the 3G is extraneous -- nm - oblique Jul 29, 07:37 1
        
        Aren't many hotels charging for WiFI access these days? -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 29, 07:41
- unless they stop printing books altogether - never. -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 06:50
- There's nothing different enough to make me want to replace my ancient Kindle. Give me color and we'll talk. -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 06:50
- nope. bough a dx last week. -- nm - mafic Jul 29, 06:50
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  - With the Kindle, I buy more books than I did before. - TWuG Jul 29, 06:59 7
    - Same here. -- nm - Ender Jul 29, 07:12
    - yeah, I am definitely reading more. -- nm - decline Jul 29, 07:04
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      - libraries are starting to carry e-books, just fyi. -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 07:40 1
        
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      - When I started majorly reading again I had aspirations of using the library, but... - Ender Jul 29, 07:19
      - "In a world where libraries exist........he doesn't want the temptation." -- nm - Movie Trailer Voice Guy Jul 29, 07:13
  - I'm considering the same thing. My wife does read a fair number of books so I'm considering it for her - oblique Jul 29, 06:51
- I'm not chomping at the bit, but maybe something I would want for xmas or something. Plus, if my library had ebooks for checkout, - JaxSean Jul 29, 06:49
- Now that the kindle has apps on the iphone, ipod touch, and other moble diveces; if you own one of them the actuall Kindle is worthless. -- nm - lileve Jul 29, 06:49 6
  - Good points! -- nm - lileve Jul 29, 07:00
  - not at all. Reading on the kindle is much better than any of the devices that don't have eInk -- nm - decline Jul 29, 06:56
  - reading off a kindle is way easier on the eyes than an ipad. I still prefer books, but this way I don't have to carry 5 around when I travel. -- nm - mafic Jul 29, 06:52
  - There's a much different reading experience on a phone screen (even the iPad) vs a Kindle screen. I'd use the former in a pinch but I'd be more - oblique Jul 29, 06:50
  - Not really, unless you want to spend hours reading off of backlit screens. -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 06:49 1
    - And let's not forget that the Kindle screen's twice as big. -- nm - Ender Jul 29, 07:11
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  - Brown had his first start for the Phillies last night. He was pretty solid. - decline Jul 29, 07:03 1
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  - Good. Glad to see the Cardinals rumors turned out to be wrong. - Jim Jul 29, 06:45
So looking over the boards from last night, Scott Pilgrim is good, and The Colony isn't? - JaxSean Jul 29, 06:42 3
- don't take my word for it but... - Mel Profit Jul 29, 06:51 2
  - Oh, is this a second season? I'd never heard of it before. - JaxSean Jul 29, 06:53 1
    - the first season was fun... - Mel Profit Jul 29, 07:00
Pretty sure I just had the best peach of my entire summer. Not too hard, not too soft. Juicy and sweet. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 29, 06:41
Considering their pasts, a Chris Pine and Tom Hardy movie could prove to have the hottest off camera sex scenes -- nm - MDH Jul 29, 06:33 4
- me thinks i am missing the back story here... -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 06:40 3
  - I never really shared it...basically Star Trek set, Chris Pine and Zach Quinto - MDH Jul 29, 06:45 2
    - I've heard whipsers about Quinto but nothing confirmed. -- nm - Remlik Jul 29, 07:42
    - Oh my - hee! and Tom Hardy admitted he experimented in his early 20's -- nm - Epiphany Jul 29, 06:46
I'm assuming that Old Spice HE ad I see for $19.40 has to be for a case of the stuff, right? -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 29, 06:32 1
- If that's from something I linked on Amazon, it's for 6 I think. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 06:34
"Blake Lively Wants Scarlett Johansson To Teach Her To Fight " (if this takes place, there'd better be video) -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 29, 06:31
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Tickets purchased for tomorrow night. -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 29, 06:26 3
- wow! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 29, 06:48
- They better be bringing that stuff. -- nm - Jim Jul 29, 06:28 1
  - I've only seen it (in a theater-setting, which was really a gymnasium in college) once. - JaxSean Jul 29, 06:47
"...have some girl time together..." UGH! -- nm - lileve Jul 29, 06:21 4
- Pillow fights! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 29, 06:25 3
  - This is a pre-bride thing I HAVE to go to. -- nm - lileve Jul 29, 06:43 2
    - sorry - can you muddle through and think of the Queen? - Epiphany Jul 29, 06:47 1
      - hehe. -- nm - lileve Jul 29, 06:49
The Book of Eli: C+. Interesting story with a nice ending (spoilers?) - oblique Jul 29, 06:11 2
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  - *nods* That's about my take as well. I think it would have been better without it (or at least as good) - oblique Jul 29, 06:20
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- just over 3 grand. -- nm - decline Jul 29, 07:01
- I get $1100 more from the Obama Tax Proposal compared to the Bush Tax cuts for the top 2% - Mel Profit Jul 29, 06:57
- Up about 10% letting it go....down about 5% with Obama's -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 29, 06:28
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- $ 3200 -- nm - Epiphany Jul 29, 06:17
- increase by less than $700 -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 06:11
Huh. Checking on a reference for a potential new-hire this morning. - Strongbad Jul 29, 06:00 14
- Would they care to elaborate on that? -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 29, 06:31 1
  - "No, really, how bad did he f*ck things up for you?" -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 06:32
- That is an odd response. Considering they can't give details, that doesn't sound good to me. - Jim Jul 29, 06:19 2
  - Not HR. Somebody I know who worked with him that he listed as a reference. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 06:31 1
    - Yeah...that throws up the red flag. I'd definitely be checking the other references. - Jim Jul 29, 06:34
- it happens, and is not necessarily a reflection on the employee. - znufrii Jul 29, 06:05 7
  - I was expecting something like - Strongbad Jul 29, 06:08 2
    - this is one reason why I'm sitting at home this morning. - loosilu Jul 29, 06:13 1
      - I don't see it as a negative, and it's ultimately not my decision. It just wasn't what I expected to hear. - Strongbad Jul 29, 06:16
  - ahem. My last client is happy to provide a positive reference for me, even though I was not a good fit for that specific job. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 06:06 3
    - I'm just saying it's a poor choice of a reference to give if you're not sure it'll be a positive one... -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 06:16 2
      - I guess it depends what else they said. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 06:17 1
        
        true enough. -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 06:19
- that's not necessarily bad. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 06:04
The Move to 'Restore' the 13th Amendment... -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 29, 05:58 1
- move halfway to Hamburg :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 29, 06:04
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