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Did Tivo get rid of much of their product line? I used to be able to just go and look at the various DVRs and see a 1-time lifetime purchase price - Will Hunting Nov 22, 09:27
Brad Childress fired; Leslie Frazier promoted to head coach of Vikings. -- nm - David Nov 22, 09:26 3
- I know things are desperate, but a chick head coach? -- nm - Reagen Nov 22, 09:28
- C'mon Loosi, read the link just below. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 22, 09:27
- will they be starting T.J yet? nm -- nm - groiny Nov 22, 09:27
So I think I've got my stalker gift, will hopefully send it this week, if not the weekend. -- nm - LMS Nov 22, 09:25
*pets his 120 points in the pick em league* - groiny Nov 22, 09:24
Stalker Request - PLEASE click the link above and answer polls if you haven't yet done so - Friday's a BIG SHOPPING DAY -- nm - JenBro Nov 22, 09:22
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow I: B-. Disc one of Total Drama Island: A. -- nm - David Nov 22, 09:17 2
- I'm glad they put a PG-13 rating on HPDH. - Strongbad Nov 22, 09:26
- HPDH: B. -- nm - Spawn Nov 22, 09:19
And the winner is.................Chilly! Please show him his parting gifts! -- (link) - Will Hunting Nov 22, 09:17 1
- heh, that was quick -- nm - Beaker Nov 22, 09:17
Question for the frequent airline travelers: - kelly Nov 22, 09:11 32
- I'd ask your doctor to document your 'device' and carry the letter with you. - OAE Nov 22, 09:19 19
  - Yeah, I'm not much for causing a scene so I don't think this'll happen. -- nm - kelly Nov 22, 09:25 2
    - Suit yourself. It's your health. -- nm - OAE Nov 22, 09:28 1
      - yeah, not causing a scene does mean I don't care about my health. - kelly Nov 22, 09:32
  - I'm turned off by the class-ism in this response. -- nm - ty97 Nov 22, 09:21 13
    - Class-ism. I love it. - Strongbad Nov 22, 09:29
    - class-ism? You're joking, right? - OAE Nov 22, 09:22 11
      - I dont' think that's what he was referring to... -- nm - znufrii Nov 22, 09:24 10
        
        Help me out here: I'm clueless (as usual?) -- nm - OAE Nov 22, 09:24 9
        
        My guess (I could be wrong)... - znufrii Nov 22, 09:26 8
        
        Never intend to offend anyone, but... - OAE Nov 22, 09:27 7
        
        standing up for your health and demeaning the people working for TSA aren't the same thing. it's not your advice to stand up for yourself that ty or - Elf Andie Nov 22, 09:28 6
        
        What's demeaning about being an hourly wage earner for TSA? - OAE Nov 22, 09:33 2
        
        the implication that they can't think for themselves and that they can't speak proper english. -- nm - Elf Andie Nov 22, 09:35
        
        you used "hourly wage earner" in a very derogatory tone. -- nm - loosilu Nov 22, 09:34
        
        the ebonics phrasing was classy, too. -- nm - Reagen Nov 22, 09:29 2
        
        That's reading a LOT into OAE's post. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 22, 09:34 1
        
        not at all. -- nm - loosilu Nov 22, 09:35
  - THIS IS MY DEVICE AND IS IN NO WAY A BOMB!!! -- nm - Spawn Nov 22, 09:20
  - this -- nm - Beaker Nov 22, 09:19
- Forgive my really stupid question. Do you wear the insulin pump? - ty97 Nov 22, 09:17 2
  - Yes, I wear it. - kelly Nov 22, 09:22 1
    - A quick google resulted in a few horror stories regarding diabetics/TSA, but...... - ty97 Nov 22, 09:26
- unfortunately, I expect you will probably have to have it scanned. -- nm - decline Nov 22, 09:17
- I'm afraid the answer is who the hell knows, unfortunately. Whatever the whim of the screener at that very moment. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 22, 09:15
- What is your alternate choice? Packing it with your luggage? -- nm - con_carne Nov 22, 09:14 4
  - My alternate is walking through the scanner with it. If it gets packed with my luggage, I am not getting my insulin, and it still winds up going - kelly Nov 22, 09:15 3
    - I don't think they'll let you carry it through the new scanner. - ty97 Nov 22, 09:22 2
      - Hmm, okay. Well, that's good news I guess. - kelly Nov 22, 09:24 1
        
        I believe you can ask for a hand check of your pump, which avoids it going through the scanner - ty97 Nov 22, 09:28
- Ouch. In the current light, I see a flag. -- nm - Spawn Nov 22, 09:14
- you saw what happened to the urostomy bag guy, right? I would say the more you can tell them, the better. -- nm - mandy "senioritis" jones Nov 22, 09:13
There's a verdict in the Levy case. -- nm - ty97 Nov 22, 09:08 1
- ~How can one Chandra be so Levy?~ -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 22, 09:08
amy from facebook: spawn stinks -- nm - chrisco Nov 22, 09:08 1
- ... of awesomeness. -- nm - Spawn Nov 22, 09:15
The end of the Walking Dead episode. (spoils) - HdnAgnda Nov 22, 09:07 5
- That bothered me (spoils) - howie Nov 22, 09:17 1
  - Interesting. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 22, 09:21
- They need to do a bit more of that. - Mel Profit Nov 22, 09:12 2
  - Merle's brother has a little more going on in his brain. I would trust him far more than Merle himself. He probably keeps Merle in check. - HdnAgnda Nov 22, 09:17 1
    - good comparison. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 22, 09:18
I expect this pat-down opt-out protest to be a bust, fwiw -- nm - ty97 Nov 22, 09:05 1
- I expect a few high profile incidents... - Mel Profit Nov 22, 09:15
TV Tonight: Chuck, House, HIMYM (last week's killed) -- nm - Beaker Nov 22, 09:05 3
- Accused ep2, Giles and Sue Live the Good Life (final ep), The Trip ep 4 and V. - LMS Nov 22, 09:15 [youtube]
- Tangent: Robin is in Maxim this month. She looks 10x better than the show. - Spawn Nov 22, 09:06 1
  - Really? I did not know this so thank you. - HdnAgnda Nov 22, 09:08
The mural for this new pawn shop opening up in Brooklyn is....something... -- (link) - znufrii Nov 22, 09:03
$4500 to replace the burgundy carpet in the new place with beige. - Beryllium Nov 22, 09:00 9
- you should tear it out yourself, it is simple and should knock some of that price down. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 22, 09:29
- my first thought "buy nice rugs instead." (for that big a space get a few nice high end rugs.) -- nm - Elf Andie Nov 22, 09:23
- I installed burgundy -- recycled plastic bottles!! -- in 1,200 sq ft just south of you for the same price. - OAE Nov 22, 09:21
- that seems high, have you checked around? -- nm - Beaker Nov 22, 09:18
- whoa. -- nm - loosilu Nov 22, 09:17
- That is crazy compared to here. -- nm - Spawn Nov 22, 09:12
- What's the quality of the carpet? I went mid-grade and got 1200sq ft with all you state for about $5300. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 22, 09:11
- Is that on the high side for carpet? Premium brand? -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 22, 09:10
- Are you asking our opinion or telling us? (I'd like to replace all our carpeting eventually with wood.) -- nm - Don Homer Nov 22, 09:03
Do I want an iPad for Christmas? -- nm - ty97 Nov 22, 08:57 8
- Hell. Yes. -- nm - David Nov 22, 09:19
- I love it. It's a multipurpose device that I use a ton. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 22, 09:04
- I freakin love it - it has almost replaced my desk top -- nm - Epiphany Nov 22, 09:01
- Naw -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 22, 08:59
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  - I'm still surprised by it's near constant use at our house - oblique Nov 22, 09:03 2
    - Thanks for this insight.....my wife is wanting one for Christmas. -- nm - Walt_Disney Nov 22, 09:11
    - do you have a book like cover for it? - Epiphany Nov 22, 09:05
LYC: Your word of the day thrown into a business plan to make it look cool and smart is "viral coeficent" - Walt_Disney Nov 22, 08:56
why should anyone be surprised or upset that a Palin continues to receive strong popular support despite being totally unqualified v. the competition? - chrisco Nov 22, 08:55 7
- "get upset about real issues" is the truest thing anyone's said about it. - Reagen Nov 22, 09:04 3
  - i'm just happy that Sarah will no longer see fit to play the "Hollywood elite" card since her daughter is now one of them -- nm - chrisco Nov 22, 09:06 2
    - she herself has her own TV show too -- nm - Beaker Nov 22, 09:06 1
      - And it garnered the highest-ever ratings for TLC, IIRC -- nm - con_carne Nov 22, 09:07
- I'm appalled. I can't believe a fine upstanding institution of America like Dancing with the Stars can be subjected to blatant ballot-stuffing. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 22, 08:57 2
  - DWTS . . . Florida, Ohio - chrisco Nov 22, 08:58 1
    - Washington State.. Minnestota... -- nm - Strongbad Nov 22, 08:59
It really is hard to deal daily with a job you really couldn't care less about :( - Hotkiss Nov 22, 08:53 2
- Growing up/having responsibilities. -- nm - Spawn Nov 22, 09:03
- Alcohol. Food. Friends. Family. SlackerTalk. Take your pick :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 22, 09:01
Catching up on the BBs. Boooo Netflix! -- nm - sycor Nov 22, 08:49 23
- what about netflix? -- nm - Epiphany Nov 22, 08:52 22
  - introduced streaming-only option, but also raised prices on all the plans (especially on the 3 or more at at time plans). -- nm - Don Homer Nov 22, 08:53 21
    - What it looks like from my account at least is that I am grandfathered in the 3 DVD plan at the old price. -- nm - Dano Nov 22, 08:54 20
      - My account shows a message that my current plan is no longer offered and if I change plans I won't be able to change back. -- nm - Dano Nov 22, 08:55 19
        
        Mine said that also, but it would be changing by January 2. -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 22, 08:57 5
        
        I didn't see that. I will probably drop down to 2-out at a time at that point as well. I think they're trying to ween people off DVDs. -- nm - Dano Nov 22, 09:01 4
        
        this is what I did this morning. -- nm - decline Nov 22, 09:07
        
        Looks like I will dropping a level too. It looks like they are starting to move to streaming only. which is sad. I like having an actual disc. -- nm - sycor Nov 22, 09:03 2
        
        They're looking five years down the road when the DVD will have gone the way of the CD. -- nm - Dano Nov 22, 09:04 1
        
        see my post below. -- nm - sycor Nov 22, 09:06
        
        interesting. I will check mine tonight since netflix is blocked at work. -- nm - sycor Nov 22, 08:55 12
        
        Here's the message I get when I go to the Change Membership page. - Dano Nov 22, 08:59 11
        
        Fwiw, my reading of everything I've seen is that all customer's prices are going up. - Don Homer Nov 22, 09:02 10
        
        Jax's link above has the details. They don't want to rent DVDs any more. Think of the labor and postage costs they can save by eliminating DVDs. -- nm - Dano Nov 22, 09:03 9
        
        Yeah, I don't doubt that's the case. But until they have streaming for 100% of their library - at higher qualities- plus other options such as - Don Homer Nov 22, 09:04 1
        
        exactly. -- nm - sycor Nov 22, 09:06
        
        yeah but I can get better quality from DVDs usually. so unless they start offering every movie all the time for streaming, I will be dropping them if - sycor Nov 22, 09:04 6
        
        Good luck finding DVDs in 5 years. -- nm - Dano Nov 22, 09:06 5
        
        I'm not sure they will be able to effectively remove a physical media. Unless they stop having the digital media expire after a certain period. - sycor Nov 22, 09:32
        
        It seems pretty obvious that many titles now on DVD will never see the light of day on Blu Ray. - con_carne Nov 22, 09:09 2
        
        They will let you purchase DVDs maybe, but the studios have been steadily cracking down on the DVD rental business. They want to go streaming. -- nm - Dano Nov 22, 09:13 1
        
        It still amazes me that libraries have new release videos. -- nm - Spawn Nov 22, 09:21
        
        still lots of CDs around -- nm - Beaker Nov 22, 09:07
More Amazon deals: Disney DVD's are $12.99 today, The Hangover, Dark Knight, Blind Side all $3.99. Big Bang Theory S1 & S2 $12.99 each. -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 22, 08:45 7
- I'm pretty sure I will purchase Inception when it comes out. I want to see that commentary and the xtras. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 22, 08:57
- what are the chances that toy story 3 goes on sale for under $ 18 before Xmas? -- nm - Epiphany Nov 22, 08:52 3
  - $13 at Target Friday -- nm - ty97 Nov 22, 08:53 2
    - good to know - can I do that online on Friday? through Target? -- nm - Epiphany Nov 22, 09:04
    - then i'd say chances are pretty darn good -- nm - chrisco Nov 22, 08:59
- List filtered to show only Blu-rays... -- (link) - Mop (218 lbs) Nov 22, 08:52
- Am at the point of not buying DVD/Blu-Ray..going all online streaming/download...Without crossing the streams of course -- nm - budice Nov 22, 08:52
Wife and I are strongly considering buying a Kindle. Would ST'ers that already have one recommend them? -- nm - Strongbad Nov 22, 08:42 7
- Yes, highly recommended. -- nm - TWuG Nov 22, 09:17
- I was surprised at the number of people at the Nook counter set up in the B&N down by me. I figured Kindle & iPad made the Nook moot but not anymore. - HdnAgnda Nov 22, 08:55 2
  - but, but, but, the iPad killed all the other ebooks! Everybody told me so. -- nm - decline Nov 22, 09:11
  - The ebook counter at Borders is always busy, too. - Kim Pine Nov 22, 09:10
- I have the original, so note that in my opinion - ty97 Nov 22, 08:46
- absolutely. probably the best electronic purchase I've made in recent years. I love it. -- nm - decline Nov 22, 08:46
- Absolutely. I've got one of the older ones and I still use the heck out of it. - Kim Pine Nov 22, 08:45
ST NFL Coach Poll: who gets fired first: Marvin Lewis in Cincy, John Fox in Carolina or Chilly in Minnesota? -- nm - Beaker Nov 22, 08:37 6
- The only 1 of the 3 I could see fired before the end of the season is Chilly. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 22, 08:43
- Chilly....both the Bengals and Panthers owners iirc are cheap bastards who almost refuse to pay extra people if they can help it. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 22, 08:38 2
  - Yep, no way Lewis is fired before his contract runs out in the offseason. Keep in mind that losing is nothing new for the Bengals owner. - Ender Nov 22, 08:42 1
    - this is assuming one of them gets canned before the season is over though -- nm - Beaker Nov 22, 08:43
- Lewis. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 22, 08:37 1
  - my pick too -- nm - Beaker Nov 22, 08:38
Mandy, I find the divide among frequent flyers too....some hate the TSA, some fervently support it. I think for casual travelers, the lack of - ty97 Nov 22, 08:37 3
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  - Yes, other travelers are the biggest nuisance. I've encountered more and more rude TSA people lately though. - ty97 Nov 22, 08:50
  - Amen. (other ignorant travelers) -- nm - Strongbad Nov 22, 08:48
Man Gets Penis Tattoed on his Back for making fun of tattoo artist -- (link) - con_carne Nov 22, 08:36
I bought kanye this morning too, fox. I couldn't not for $4. and ... yeah. how can such a doosher make such great music? -- nm - mandy "senioritis" jones Nov 22, 08:36 4
- I can't get myself to give him any money. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 22, 08:41
- Most great minds have an eccentric quality to them -- nm - budice Nov 22, 08:40 1
  - bragging and hip hop go together like cheddar cheese and apple pie. kanye just sucks at bragging. -- nm - TFox Nov 22, 08:44
- did you hear monster yet? i thought i kind of disliked nicki minaj. when she finished that verse, her microphone must have exploded. - TFox Nov 22, 08:40
The Big Picture: National Geographic's Photography Contest 2010... -- (link) - Don Homer Nov 22, 08:35 5
- ohhh thanks for posting this!!! -- nm - JenBro Nov 22, 09:16
- 2, 6, 12, 16, 19, 24, 39, 45 are my faves -- nm - znufrii Nov 22, 08:58
- There is, needless to say, always a lot of drama going on in a baboon troop. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 22, 08:56
- Stunning -- nm - LMS Nov 22, 08:53
- wow to the wow! -- nm - loosilu Nov 22, 08:46
uh oh, looks like Vince Young needs his diaper changed again -- nm - Beaker Nov 22, 08:34 1
- Vince Young, Justin Bieber and a toddler walk into a day care center... -- nm - Diva Nov 22, 09:00

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