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i mostly hate digital goods because they concentrate all the power to the producer and takes away my individual ability to resell stuff... - x Oct 19, 10:52
example: this day just went to shit. if i didn't have system of a down's "toxicity" handy, i'd be screwed. - TFox Oct 19, 10:49 7
- I prefer Rage but that is a good album. A Perfect Circle has a few good songs for that mood. -- nm - sycor Oct 19, 10:53
- I prefer Don'y worry be happy on days like that -- nm - Beaker Oct 19, 10:53
- Bodies (Let the Bodies hit the floor) by Drowning Pool and Lose my Mind by DMX (helps in rush hour too) -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Oct 19, 10:52 1
  - heh. jacen likes that drowning pool song. -- nm - TFox Oct 19, 10:54
- I have various go-to NIN stuff for days like that. - Mel Profit Oct 19, 10:51
- "break stuff" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 19, 10:49 1
  - a) you can't cure a bad mood/day in 4 minutes. you need some shit to lean into and find a groove. - TFox Oct 19, 10:53
I hate voicemail systems that don't let me talk to someone when I press 0 -- nm - sycor Oct 19, 10:48 5
- Old man. -- nm - Spawn Oct 19, 10:48
- sorry. not voicemail, just phone systems. -- nm - sycor Oct 19, 10:48 3
  - There are several online "talk to a human" cheat sheets, that give you the number combination for many companies. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:49 1
    - these are regular local doctor offices. doing followups on some record requests. -- nm - sycor Oct 19, 10:49
  - Yeah, I hate them. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 19, 10:48
i is considering getting a laptop, suggestions? - tRuMaN Oct 19, 10:40 7
- I can email the latest Consumer Reports article if you like. It's from September. -- nm - mara Oct 19, 10:49
- Gotta Rep Apple--Macbook! -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Oct 19, 10:49
- Sony Vaio is excellent. Or Lenovo. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:48
- I really like my Dell Studio. -- nm - CQ Oct 19, 10:46
- whatever costco is selling -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 19, 10:45
- I've been partial to HP lately but really it's more about getting the best bang for your budget -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 19, 10:44
- I dig my Dell XPS. Solid state drives ftw!! -- nm - Don Homer Oct 19, 10:40
Big Debate In Town This Week: "Was The Valedictorian Over The Line?" What say you ST? - Name Withheld By Request Oct 19, 10:38 53
- Wait, are you telling me Canada has free speech in its constitution? -- nm - Christine O'Donnell Oct 19, 10:49 1
  - To be fair, Coons couldn't name any of the other freedoms in the 1st amendment. -- nm - Ender Oct 19, 10:57
- i have no problem with it. she is speaking for herself, and that's fine. -- nm - Andie Oct 19, 10:46 3
  - yeah, I have no issue with it either, it comes with the territory. I'm more ticked at the audience's reactions, but group think and all -- nm - CQ Oct 19, 10:48 1
    - They're college students. They know everything. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 19, 10:49
  - I'm with you on this. Would I have done it? probably not, but I have no problem with her doing it. -- nm - Jim Oct 19, 10:47
- dump him -- nm - Spawn Oct 19, 10:44
- there's frequently some kind of protest at such gatherings, rude sure, over the top sure, boring, not so much -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 19, 10:44
- slut whore -- nm - CQ Oct 19, 10:44 3
  - wait, this isn't a hax chat thing -- nm - CQ Oct 19, 10:45 2
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    - heh -- nm - Beaker Oct 19, 10:45
- I tend to lean towards "silence implies consent" more often than not. -- nm - Reagen Oct 19, 10:44
- Certainly not 'brave', but I probly wouldn't say particularly inappropriate. She earned her time to make a speech, so content is up to her. - Code Vermin Oct 19, 10:43 2
  - Agrees -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Oct 19, 10:50 1
    - With her Speech her content, -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Oct 19, 10:50
- not worth the candle. -- nm - znufrii Oct 19, 10:43
- Sounds fine to me. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 19, 10:42
- As the man didn't bring it up in his speech or even seemingly give a political speech, I say wrong tenor on her speech.. - Will Hunting Oct 19, 10:42
- It could go either way. Without hearing the actual context of how it was delievered, it's tough to say. - musubi Oct 19, 10:42 2
  - To your IM, I think it really does make a difference. - Name Withheld By Request Oct 19, 10:49 1
    - I know what you're saying, and while I respect your right to that, I feel that shouldn't impede others from speaking up if they feel. - musubi Oct 19, 10:53
- I feel strongly enough about it that I don't think there is a wrong or place to, respectfully, debate the issue via a speech. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 19, 10:42
- if i was 22 and had the forum, i probably would have done the same. one of the licenses of youth -- nm - hachiko Oct 19, 10:42
- I like her quote: "if you didn't want my speech to be controversial, you shouldn't have awarded an honourary degree to a controversial politician" -- nm - Beaker Oct 19, 10:41 22
  - that's just whiny BS. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:42 21
    - OK, debate over. -- nm - Beaker Oct 19, 10:42 20
      - sounds like BS excuse to me. trying to justify her being out of line. -- nm - sycor Oct 19, 10:43 19
        
        exactly, she made her choice. it wasn't someone else's fault. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:45 18
        
        where does fault enter into it? -- nm - Reagen Oct 19, 10:49 7
        
        "if you didn't want my speech to be controversial, you shouldn't have awarded an honourary degree to a controversial politician" -- nm - Strongbad Oct 19, 10:50
        
        "If you didn't want X, you shouldn't have done Z." -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:49 5
        
        but she never said 'it's all your fault." because for there to be 'fault' there would have to be something she thought was wrong. she doesn't think - Andie Oct 19, 10:51
        
        yes, we're well aware of cause and effect. But her statement is the opposite of whiny. It's reaffirming her choice to make the speech. -- nm - Reagen Oct 19, 10:50 3
        
        Exactly. It's her way of saying "Screw you guys...I'm standing behind what I said." -- nm - Jim Oct 19, 10:51
        
        I think we are splitting hairs over nothing here. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:51 1
        
        Hi, welcome to ST are you new here? :) -- nm - Beaker Oct 19, 10:51
        
        Wait, what? She's not saying she was strongarmed into it. - musubi Oct 19, 10:48
        
        she isn't exactly passing the buck, she's saying 'i still disagree with your choice. deal with it.' -- nm - Andie Oct 19, 10:47 1
        
        that's not how I took her remark at all. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:48
        
        what story did you read? -- nm - Beaker Oct 19, 10:46 6
        
        the one in which she said exactly what she wanted to say. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:47 5
        
        That's still not what you're saying she said. - musubi Oct 19, 10:50 2
        
        I know. However she makes it sound as if she was forced to do it. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:50 1
        
        i don't get that AT ALL. -- nm - Andie Oct 19, 10:52
        
        OK...so she shouldn't of used her time to say what she wanted to? Maybe she should have had someone at the university vete her speech for her... -- nm - Beaker Oct 19, 10:47 1
        
        not at all what I said. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:50
- I agree with the wrong place, wrong time. If he stayed non-political she should have also. -- nm - sycor Oct 19, 10:41
- I wouldn't call it "brave" but I don't think it's "wrong to use the podium that way" either -- nm - Strongbad Oct 19, 10:40 3
  - hmmmm. I think it is self serving. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:41 2
    - If she wants to use 5 of her 15 minutes in the spotlight to talk about that, so be it. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 19, 10:46 1
      - I'm not AT ALL saying she should not have been allowed. I just think she chose poorly. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:51
- I think I'm with you. rude and inappropriate hijacking of a ceremony. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:40
Recommendation: Target's gummy eyeballs look terrific. they went great with my jello brain. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:35
Can any ST'ers give me a review of what the casinos are like in Black Hawk, CO? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 19, 10:35 1
- Down runs a great chain of casinos. - crash davis Oct 19, 10:40
everytime i follow a link to TMZ all i can think is 'my god, why is this site so ugly?' -- nm - Andie Oct 19, 10:33 2
- It's a reflection of its soul. -- nm - Reagen Oct 19, 10:33 1
  - "You dial 91, and when I say so... dial 1 again." -- nm - Don Homer Oct 19, 10:34
spawn, I refudiated your comparison on B2. (And I think I actually am using that made-up word correctly :) ) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 19, 10:30 12
- Exactomundial -- nm - Danedukenuuk Oct 19, 10:42
- heh. How do you know if you don't like a song if you don't listen to it? -- nm - Spawn Oct 19, 10:32 10
  - iTunes lets me preview songs. And I may come to be aware of them organically through alternative media. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 19, 10:33 9
    - But how do you choose what to preview? -- nm - Spawn Oct 19, 10:39 8
      - I consume a *lot* of media, and much of it has music in it. I hear fragments, I like them, I research them, I find the artist, I find the song. - Beryllium Oct 19, 10:40 7
        
        Hmm. I think the whole not having a favorite band part is what seems the most alien. -- nm - Spawn Oct 19, 10:44 1
        
        I don't like any one band enough above all others to name it as my favourite. - Beryllium Oct 19, 10:46
        
        more examples of my recent acquisitions: - Beryllium Oct 19, 10:43 4
        
        Nice mix, but what I am talking about are songs that are on an album that never get radio play or used on a show or movie. - Spawn Oct 19, 10:47 3
        
        often I'll find a band I kinda like, and preview a bunch of songs on their albums and grab the one I like the most. - Beryllium Oct 19, 10:49 2
        
        The concept of previewing a song to decide is you like it makes me sad. Going to see Roger Waters do The Wall Friday. Ever listened to it? -- nm - Spawn Oct 19, 10:52 1
        
        No. One day I might. Maybe. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 19, 10:52
Rumour is that NBC is on the verge of picking up the back nine of "Chuck". -- nm - H-Mogul Oct 19, 10:29 2
- Chuck's injury status since the show began has been Questionable -- nm - Strongbad Oct 19, 10:32
- again? -- nm - Spawn Oct 19, 10:30
Tom Bosley is indeed dead.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 19, 10:29 2
- one of his first roles is in one of my favorite films, The Secret war of Harry Frigg - peglegpete Oct 19, 10:34
- aww...Mr. C...:( -- nm - Diva Oct 19, 10:32
When did Spawn become the old man of ST? - kilbooooo Oct 19, 10:28 49
- the purists really don't know what they are missing. i save $$ and get my music instantly. - Guy Oct 19, 10:37
- you just noticed now that he hates everything new? -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:32
- i don't own an mp3 player. i still buy only CDs -- nm - hachiko Oct 19, 10:30 24
  - You have a computer. Ergo, you have an mp3 player. - JaxSean Oct 19, 10:31 19
    - portable. he doesn't have a portable -- nm - Remlik Oct 19, 10:32 5
      - Does he have a cell phone? -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:33 4
        
        he lives in a cardboard box what do you think? - Remlik Oct 19, 10:34 3
        
        in LA, a cell phone is more important than food. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:34 2
        
        AMEN----- -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Oct 19, 10:39 1
        
        i have one but barely use it -- nm - hachiko Oct 19, 10:43
    - now you're just being silly :) - kilbooooo Oct 19, 10:32 12
      - i have mp3s in itunes that i napstered back in the day. they sound like *shit* - hachiko Oct 19, 10:34 11
        
        Heh. You're probably aware of this, but some research has found that young people *prefer* the sound of mp3 in sound tests. - Don Homer Oct 19, 10:37 4
        
        err.. that last sentence should say "weaker audio options..." -- nm - Don Homer Oct 19, 10:40
        
        I truly can't tell the difference, but I have bad ears. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:37 2
        
        Completely unrelated but my cousin went deaf in one ear due to some virus just recently. Totally a shocker - kilbooooo Oct 19, 10:38 1
        
        wow, that sucks. I didn't know either. for me the virus hit both. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:39
        
        codec have gotten a lot better. Many people didn't know what they were doing back then. -- nm - Reagen Oct 19, 10:36 1
        
        yeah, criticizing that is like saying that music accidentally encoded on pottery has poor fidelity. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 19, 10:37
        
        I'm not sure you can compare what was probably music ripped by a random internet person and shared on napster to the quality of digital downloads toda -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 19, 10:35 2
        
        silly kilbo, he did it once back in 98, so it must be bad forever. -- nm - loosilu Oct 19, 10:36 1
        
        that explains his sex life -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 19, 10:37
        
        yeah the mp3's have come a long way since then. and with the remastering of catalogs, songs are sounding better and better. -- nm - Remlik Oct 19, 10:35
  - Yes, but you use the cases to build walls in your cardboard box so you, at least, have a good reason -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 19, 10:31
  - Screw that. Vinyl baby! -- nm - Don Homer Oct 19, 10:30 1
    - i have that too - hachiko Oct 19, 10:31
  - See, I own 5 MP3 players. -- nm - Spawn Oct 19, 10:30
- It has nothing to do with age. Some change is not good. Don't be Barney. New is not always better. -- nm - Spawn Oct 19, 10:29 10
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    - So download it and make a CD. You can get the music cheaper online 95% of the time, and a CD costs $0.10. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 19, 10:34 7
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        check this -- (link) - kilbooooo Oct 19, 10:40 4
        
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        I don't have one but I believe you can do that on the kindle as well - kilbooooo Oct 19, 10:45 2
        
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        Top 10 kindle features (you will be interested in 9 and 10) -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 19, 10:50
      - I do this for car tunes, because the audio system in my car doesn't play well with my iPhone -- nm - Beryllium Oct 19, 10:35
  - Pour me a glass of that grape scotch! -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 19, 10:30
- awesome! i need to call someone on my razr to tell them the good news!.....nm - x Oct 19, 10:29 5
  - a razr would be the next gen upgrade for my current cell phone -- nm - hachiko Oct 19, 10:30 4
    - i'm ahead of the curve! i feel 15 again!.....nm - x Oct 19, 10:32 1
      - *plugs in lava lamp* -- nm - Don Homer Oct 19, 10:33
    - Jitterbug? -- nm - Don Homer Oct 19, 10:31 1
      - ::clap, clap:: -- nm - Spawn Oct 19, 10:32
- and truly, Berry is also weird. I enjoy a good album from a favored band - kilbooooo Oct 19, 10:29 2
  - I throw all my songs in a folder and hit Shuffle. Next, next, next, ooh I like this ... next, next ... -- nm - Beryllium Oct 19, 10:31 1
    - This is pretty much how I consume music. - musubi Oct 19, 10:36
- Seriously. I don't watch videos on my computer either, but that's what [insert any number of video transfer devices here] are for. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 19, 10:28 1
  - agreed. I can watch my Amazon VOD on my TV just as easily as a DVD and I have a Divx certified portable DVD player as well that uses an SD card - kilbooooo Oct 19, 10:30
Crazy! -- nm - Spawn Oct 19, 10:27

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