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Picked up some yummy beers over lunch today... - Don Homer Aug 6, 13:14 2
- Thought that said gummy beers. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 6, 13:20
- Dawson called you? -- nm - nubby Aug 6, 13:14
Wow, if I do the Dell University discount I end up paying $140 more than if I just do no discount. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 6, 13:14 5
- Dell in a nutshell -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 6, 13:17
- Yup. That's never seemed like a very good deal to me. -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 6, 13:16
- Double check all the specs. I wonder if it has a longer warranty/support, for one? -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 13:14
- We have the same issue from time to time with our Dell Premier account. Cheaper to buy as a straight out small business user -- nm - oblique Aug 6, 13:14 1
  - I think you mentioned before that the biz side has better service too. -- nm - lileve Aug 6, 13:15
Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd has resigned following the investigation of a sexual harassment claim -- nm - stewie Aug 6, 13:13 1
- Rumor has it that the resignation of ABC's president of programming was also related to a sexual harassment claim. -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 6, 13:15
LYC: Signed up for Netflix. One disc and streaming on the xbox 360. So if I want to watch a cetain movie on the xbox it has to be at #1 queue? -- nm - lileve Aug 6, 13:08 4
- No. You can browse your Instant Queue on the box as well as search for titles (IIRC) -- nm - oblique Aug 6, 13:09 1
  - Thanks -- nm - lileve Aug 6, 13:15
- No, for streaming the order doesn't matter much, really. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 13:09 1
  - Thanks -- nm - lileve Aug 6, 13:15
i am just racking up the brownie points here - i was asked to print out a bunch of presentations and i was reading it as i printed - found a glaring - Andie Aug 6, 13:06 1
- you just signed your offer letter with that one. -- nm - Diva Aug 6, 13:07
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- 2 -- nm - lileve Aug 6, 13:16
- I think most of my co-workers think I might be that guy. - sycor Aug 6, 13:15
- all it takes is one customer to say the wrong thing and I'll drown his ass -- nm - CQ Aug 6, 13:15 1
  - so 0 -- nm - CQ Aug 6, 13:15
- it could happen anywhere. people are unpredictable. 5 -- nm - Diva Aug 6, 13:12
- One place thought I was most likely to be that disgruntled worker. - the liioulu with Aug 6, 13:12
- 1.5 -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 6, 13:10
- 0.5 - Dr.Vermin Aug 6, 13:10
- I worry more about a disgruntled reader coming in and sneaking past the security doors. - Callisto Aug 6, 13:09 5
  - We had a comment come into us over a column that "white people need to learn a lesson" that put us on edge for a bit - Reagen Aug 6, 13:11 3
    - Sounds like they succeeded. -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 13:14 2
      - we didn't actually do anything about it, FWIW - Reagen Aug 6, 13:15 1
        
        I meant putting you on edge. -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 13:17
  - yeah, that's unsettling. -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 13:10
- maybe a 3... - Mel Profit Aug 6, 13:09
- 0.00 -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 13:08
- 4 - oblique Aug 6, 13:07
- 4 -- nm - Epiphany Aug 6, 13:07
- 10 -- nm - crash davis Aug 6, 13:07 2
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    - There is a rampage going on right now -- nm - crash davis Aug 6, 13:10
- pretty damn low. .001 -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 13:07
- 0.2 -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 13:06
I got my Hulu Plus preview invite. I'm not gonna use it because I don't want to pay $9.99. Maybe if I don't use it I can pass it to someone else. - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 6, 12:58
I would liken eBooks to Blockbuster. 10 years ago, I wouldn't have predicted Blockbuster would declare bankruptcy. - JaxSean Aug 6, 12:58 32
- Who cares about the cost of Kindles? I'm reading Dragon Tattoo on my phone. ($7 on Amazon) - Dr.Vermin Aug 6, 13:04 14
  - that sort of thing is hugely popular in japan... - xi Aug 6, 13:08 4
    - I read a novel that was done as emails last year. you get 3-5 emails a day that tell an entire mystery over two weeks. highly enjoyable and would - Andie Aug 6, 13:13 1
      - i could see those catching on here....nm - xi Aug 6, 13:15
    - How are you not a candidate for Jeopardy? -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 6, 13:11
    - "Faster tentacle porn?! Why didn't you say so sooner!?" -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 13:08
  - Yeah, I can't take my 'book' being that small. I tried it on my phone. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 6, 13:06
  - *finger to nose* The Kindle is an in-between medium. As we consolidate computing on a single handheld tablet, video, books, music... - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 6, 13:05 3
    - No device is going to be perfect for everything. There will also be devices dedicated to specific purposes - oblique Aug 6, 13:06 2
      - I really want to see color eInk. "Eventually", there will be one product. Sure, maybe it'll take a hundreds years... - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 6, 13:09 1
        
        excatly. size is the factor now (as well as the eink thing). The phone size is great for somethings but fails at others. If they get too big (EVO) - oblique Aug 6, 13:10
  - that, I find, goes too far in the direction of screen size. - Reagen Aug 6, 13:05 2
    - I agree. Likewise, the iPad is better than the Kindle as far as page size. - Callisto Aug 6, 13:11
    - It's not as uncomfortable as I expected it to me, but I can see why it could be untenable for some. - Dr.Vermin Aug 6, 13:07
  - I read it for free from the library. Nice new paperback and everything. -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 6, 13:05
- I wouldn't pronounce libraries dead yet. According to one report I heard, the top distributor of DVDs right now appears to be libraries. -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 6, 13:03 11
  - Even with my Netflix account and streaming, the majority of our "kid" DVD rentals is from the library - oblique Aug 6, 13:05 10
    - I really wish they would get to the point of everything streaming. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 6, 13:07 8
      - 30 years away from that. the networks couldnt handle it -- nm - Remlik on the 'droid Aug 6, 13:10 2
        
        No, I just mean I wish New Releases were streamable on Netflix. Not 80% crap and 20% watchable stuff. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 6, 13:13
        
        We're victims of the shitty ISPs. The bandwidth is more than available. Look at 50mbps+ cable and FIOS - oblique Aug 6, 13:12
      - We use the streaming on a daily basis. No question about it's value - oblique Aug 6, 13:08 4
        
        My kids watch it all day long. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 6, 13:10 3
        
        Spongebob? - oblique Aug 6, 13:13 2
        
        Christina is into all the anime they have, and catching up on movies we've recommended. - JaxSean Aug 6, 13:14 1
        
        Did you show her the Robotech series? -- nm - oblique Aug 6, 13:15
    - I just didn't want Netflix to know I was checking out the Star Wars prequels, and our library purges all check-out history for legal reasons. - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 6, 13:07
- sure. the process will just be much, much slower and staggered than the techno-optimists say. there'll also always be room for the physical object... - xi Aug 6, 13:03
- My library loans eReaders -- nm - oblique Aug 6, 13:01 3
  - Ditto. -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 6, 13:09
  - I remember just 12-13 years ago in college an exgf worked at a video store that rented vhs players. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 13:03 1
    - for like $20 a night. Yeesh. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 13:04
FYI I have a job interview next thursday - eag Aug 6, 12:57 9
- fly like an eag...le -- nm - Zeitgeist Aug 6, 13:14
- rock that interview, stud. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 6, 13:09
- We don't want you any more. - Unemployment Club Aug 6, 13:09 1
  - And I dont want to be a part of this club anymore either - eag Aug 6, 13:14
- good luck! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 6, 13:08
- good luck -- nm - crash davis Aug 6, 13:05
- good luck man , I will be joining you soon. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 6, 13:00
- Best of luck! -- nm - Krusty Aug 6, 12:59
- Nice. Good luck! -- nm - JaxSean Aug 6, 12:58
Andie - Once Upon a Time in China, A Better Tomorrow, Dragon Inn (1992) - Hong Kong classics of a sort. -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 6, 12:55 2
- sigh, the old tsui hark. i dread that jet li remake of dragon inn....nm - xi Aug 6, 12:59 1
  - Haven't seen any recent ones. - the liioulu with Aug 6, 13:08
Facebook credits? what scam is this? -- (link) - zork Aug 6, 12:53 9
- Interesting. Give it a try and let us know if you get hacked or anything. -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 6, 13:00
- is it like ambrosia in ikarium? -- nm - Zeitgeist Aug 6, 12:58
- Facebook credits is Facebook's new in game currency for games like Farmville, etc. They're strongly pushing it and have many real-life - oblique Aug 6, 12:56 6
  - Any that don't involve giving them your CC info? -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 6, 12:56 5
    - No, Conquer Club is a completely separate website. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 6, 13:05 1
      - ;) -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 6, 13:09
    - Linky -- (link) - oblique Aug 6, 12:58
    - You can buy them with Paypal so you're not giving your information to Facebook directly -- nm - oblique Aug 6, 12:57 1
      - Still more info than I want them to have. - the liioulu with Aug 6, 13:02
I have some leftover watermelon (yes Vermin, I do). I should blend it into a margarita, right? -- nm - Diva Aug 6, 12:53 1
- only if you drink it out of a brown paper bag. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 6, 12:56
College football as Deadwood. Get on it, Milch! -- nm - nubby Aug 6, 12:52 2
- hey, are you digging Pillars of the Earth? I am -- nm - crash davis Aug 6, 12:53 1
  - I'm saving them up to watch all at once. - nubby Aug 6, 12:54
Andie. Dead Again -- (link) - oblique Aug 6, 12:52 1
- i should rewatch this. i know i've seen it, but i remember almost nothing. thx, -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 12:59
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  - His BAC is. (nm) - nubby Aug 6, 12:53 1
    - so the three martini lunch is not dead -- nm - Zeitgeist Aug 6, 12:56
- why not quit pressuring your colleagues then? nmby - crash davis Aug 6, 12:51 3
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    - genius! -- nm - crash davis Aug 6, 13:04
  - Uh-huh. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 6, 12:56
"stretching out our nutsacks"? - oblique Aug 6, 12:50 38
- I stand by the assertion. The majority of people dont want to carry a USB charger for an effing book. They want a book. -- nm - TFox Aug 6, 12:52 35
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  - Seriously. The thing runs for weeks between charges, has instant access to books via whispernet, works anywhere (including the beach and there are - oblique Aug 6, 12:53 6
    - I was talking to my brother about this the other day. My niece (10mo) will possibly never have a physical text book -- nm - decline Aug 6, 12:55 3
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        they need to keep print college newspapers, so students have something to cut beer coupons out of -- nm - crash davis Aug 6, 13:03 1
        
        *checks into Foursquare, gets beer discount* -- nm - Random college student Aug 6, 13:04
    - I didn't expect to love the idea so much, but I was an instant convert. - Reagen Aug 6, 12:54 1
      - I'm fairly convinced my wife would love one but she hasn't had the time to read lately that she has in the past - oblique Aug 6, 12:55
  - I charge mine like once a month if that. It's not an issue. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 12:52 26
    - One thing that ereaders can't replicate yet are kids books - with pictures. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 12:56 6
      - "Pat the Bunny" loses a lot of its point. :) -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 12:57 3
        
        Great example, touch and feel books. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 12:58 2
        
        (or smell etc.) -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 12:58 1
        
        Any book you give a little kid is any of these. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 6, 13:04
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        yeah, but not e-ink yet. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 12:57
    - One thing that ereaders can' -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 12:55
    - Please don't misunderstand. I think they are cool. For some people. - TFox Aug 6, 12:53 17
      - 5 years is pie in the sky nonsense. But eventually surplanting the physical book to something like vinyl records? Sure. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 12:55 13
        
        Not really, recordings aren't the same physical experience reading is. - the liioulu with Aug 6, 12:59 4
        
        and there are people that swear vinyl records sound better. Same thing. - Reagen Aug 6, 13:03 3
        
        i actually saw a thing about a music prof who blind tests his kids on what sounds best to them..... - xi Aug 6, 13:06 2
        
        Yep. I remember that research. Tinny mp3s sounded best to young people. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 13:07 1
        
        If it's something I've listened to on vinyl, the mp3s are severely lacking. - the liioulu with Aug 6, 13:15
        
        We want to talk 50 years, cool. I'm not Nostradamus. But nothing that even approaches "soon". -- nm - TFox Aug 6, 12:59 7
        
        probably not that long. I'd say 15-20. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 13:02 6
        
        like, its been 10 years since the iPod was invented. CDs? not close to dead. - TFox Aug 6, 13:03 5
        
        My (physical) CD purchases have all but gone away. Maybe 5 in the last 5 years. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 6, 13:09
        
        i haven't bought a cd in *years*. - Andie Aug 6, 13:09
        
        it's a dead format walking. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 13:07 2
        
        aka "not dead". -- nm - TFox Aug 6, 13:10 1
        
        what seems to be happening is that there's an accelerated curve on each new development - Reagen Aug 6, 13:14
      - What's your opinion on the newspaper? -- nm - oblique Aug 6, 12:54 2
        
        I think it has a shorter time in this world, but its a different experience. Shorter articles, more disposable. - TFox Aug 6, 12:58 1
        
        Actually for newspapers, it might be more local or regional, with the caveat that they actually report news. - the liioulu with Aug 6, 13:19
- I think I've been using my e-reader wrong then. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 12:51 1
  - No wonder the library loans them out! -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 13:10
And the only character that I care about on Royal Pains is Even (spoilers) - amoxy Aug 6, 12:48 3
- I also like Campbell Scott's character because I'm waiting for him to unveil a death ray - crash davis Aug 6, 12:50
- heh. Evan's the one who makes me want to drop the show - prayformojo Aug 6, 12:50 1
  - Nobody else is interesting to me right now - amoxy Aug 6, 12:53

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