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STIS: I'm I download the Gtalk client, and I have a Gmail page open and someone sends a chat, which does it open in? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 8, 09:44 3
- both -- nm - decline Dec 8, 09:47 1
  - and if you have gtalk on your adroid phone it'll pop there too. - decline Dec 8, 09:48
- I think both. -- nm - mara Dec 8, 09:47
Pete Sampras robbed of tennis trophies, memorabilia... -- (link) - Don Homer Dec 8, 09:37 1
- Fuckin' OJ!!! -- nm - Jim Dec 8, 09:39
on the unemployment benefits, a detailed writeup I found yesterday says it doesn't mean you can be on unemployment for 3 years, the 99 week program is - crash davis Dec 8, 09:29 5
- so, it's only for people who are currently getting extended benefits from the feds, not anyone currently on state UI? -- nm - znufrii Dec 8, 09:36 4
  - no, it will help the people on state UI, if they didn't pass this then the people on state UI would not receive extended federal benefits should they - crash davis Dec 8, 09:39 3
    - okay, I'm confused. - znufrii Dec 8, 09:42 2
      - okay - let me see if I can clarify - crash davis Dec 8, 09:47 1
        
        this might help -- (link) - decline Dec 8, 09:48
Carlos Pena for 10 million? Here's to the next 100 years, Cubs! - groiny Dec 8, 09:29 5
- Did you see Konerko's deal? - musubi, moral contract judge Dec 8, 09:31 1
  - odds are good we will get 30 homers and 90+ rbi for him. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 8, 09:36
- That deal was bad enough I'm reconsidering the Reynolds trade. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 09:31 2
  - What did you think of the proposed Bartlett trade? - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 8, 09:46 1
    - I wouldn't have minded it too much. Reimold fell off a cliff and he's 27 now...he's not a young guy. - Will Hunting Dec 8, 09:46
CC: 8101856 needs 2 players. WWII Europe map, escalating -- nm - Beaker Dec 8, 09:25 5
- You had me till escalating. - Will Hunting Dec 8, 09:34 4
  - it's my favorite. usually ends quicker and requires short-term strategies -- nm - Beaker Dec 8, 09:34 3
    - First one to eliminate someone ends the game. I'm not a fan of something that requires luck more than actual strategy. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 09:38 1
      - most of the time, but using your cards properly, cashing at the right time and spreading yourself out to make a harder target all play a role - Beaker Dec 8, 09:42
    - plus less chance of collusion between players -- nm - Beaker Dec 8, 09:34
anyone play the DS game called Minions before? Bought it as a gift from Santa for myself :) -- nm - Beaker Dec 8, 09:24
Best Kinect hack so far... turns you F*CKING INVISIBLE! -- (link) - Mop (214 lbs) Dec 8, 09:24 2
- thats a hack? i thought that was a feature from soeme of the complaints people have had about the system -- nm - tRuMaN don't need no teaching Dec 8, 09:34 1
  - the one better off ted episode I saw applies here: "we should all be proud at its ability to recognize hispanics and asians" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:38
Meanwhile, low income earners will actually see a tax increase... -- (link) - Don Homer Dec 8, 09:20 4
- but its ok cause the rich will save us -- nm - tRuMaN don't need no teaching Dec 8, 09:25 3
  - That's why you should only have one kid while I have lots. -- nm - Ted Turner SI Dec 8, 09:29 1
    - the new Stephen Hunter book I, Sniper is a direct shot at Turner and Jane Fonda. -- nm - Beaker Dec 8, 09:31
  - damn straight -- nm - Bill Gates Dec 8, 09:27
Damn you, evil Amazon! B1G1 50% for select Lego sets. Includes 6 different Star Wars sets. -- (link) - Mop (214 lbs) Dec 8, 09:15 1
- toys r us is having a big sale today -- nm - tRuMaN don't need no teaching Dec 8, 09:22
Serious question, not looking for snark...have the Republicans commented on how the tax cuts/increased spending goes with their anti-deficit platform -- nm - ceregon Dec 8, 09:10 28
- Not writ large...and that's becuase Obama / democrats have enabled them to avoid it. - Will Hunting Dec 8, 09:15 4
  - what's frustrating is when you look at the actual deal, Obama made out fairly well. - znufrii Dec 8, 09:23 3
    - yeah, he seems to be getting a lot done quietly, which makes it seem like he isnt getting anything done. -- nm - tRuMaN don't need no teaching Dec 8, 09:40 2
      - Seems like this needs a repost. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Dec 8, 09:42 [Image] 1
        
        I guess the other hand has his dick in it. - Will Hunting Dec 8, 09:45
- Serious non-snarky followup: have they indeed proposed increased spending as well? I haven't been following that closely. - Dr.Vermin Dec 8, 09:15 18
  - Yeah, up to 3 years of unemployment benefits now -- nm - ceregon Dec 8, 09:20
  - You do realize that a tax cut without spending cuts is the same as increased spending, right? - Will Hunting Dec 8, 09:17 15
    - I don't define "not cut" as "increased", no. - Dr.Vermin Dec 8, 09:22 13
      - as we said last night, when you have to increase the deficit, i.e. borrow money to cut taxes, then yes, it's spending money. - Reagen Dec 8, 09:25 12
        
        We define 'spend' differently. - Dr.Vermin Dec 8, 09:35 10
        
        it pretty much only has one meaning. -- nm - decline Dec 8, 09:38
        
        End of the day, if you're talking balanced budgets, using your definition is hiding reality. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 09:37 6
        
        I am conceding that it raises the defecit and is bad for the budget. - Dr.Vermin Dec 8, 09:40 5
        
        define for me, in your opinion, when increasing the debt is bad? - Mel Profit Dec 8, 09:48
        
        If you make $100 a day and you spend $95 a day, that's rational spending. - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:42 3
        
        I understand this logic. - Dr.Vermin Dec 8, 09:44 2
        
        There are several ways to increase spending, is what we're saying. - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:45 1
        
        er, "spending power" is a typo. Should be "buying power". :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:45
        
        spending the same amount while earning less money is overspending. Living beyond your means. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:37
        
        whether you label it "spending" or not, if it has a negative effect on your overall cash flow, it's the same thing. -- nm - znufrii Dec 8, 09:37
        
        agreed -- nm - tRuMaN don't need no teaching Dec 8, 09:26
    - *withdraws 90% of the snark* -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 09:20
  - I'm assuming he's referring to the unemployment benefits extension in the compromise bill. -- nm - znufrii Dec 8, 09:16
- not to my knowledge. - znufrii Dec 8, 09:13
- Their Pledge to America (released several months ago) did not cover the Bush tax cuts since this was largely a legislative platform for 2011 -- nm - Strongbad Dec 8, 09:13 1
  - heh -- nm - Don Homer Dec 8, 09:14
- There have been some reports that a few are unhappy with the proposal for this reason. -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 09:12
In honor of recent reports that Frenchy is close to signing with KC, a link. (link) - musubi Dec 8, 09:10 [Image] 1
- Posanski's going to go A-1 NUTS on this. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 09:14
STIS: THis is a math question (NOT excel). An event happens twice, each time with a probability of resulting damage. I need to calculate - loosilu Dec 8, 08:59 33
- You have to apply the second probability only to the percentage of times it wasn't damaged in step one. - TFox Dec 8, 09:02 26
  - Okay, now you can go back to being a dick. - Will Hunting Dec 8, 09:05 8
    - Maybe he was still being a dick, and it just flew over our heads because it was so well-disguised? (this would amuse me.) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:06 7
      - he was very helpful and not at all dickish. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:07 6
        
        which, for the record, is exactly how the last time went too. but i don't care to rehash that, except to respond to your ps warning. -- nm - TFox Dec 8, 09:11 4
        
        since I am tired of this, I would like to apologize for last time. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:12 3
        
        just because you're tired of it, and so tired of it that you brought it up? well then, thank you for apologizing. -- nm - TFox Dec 8, 09:15 2
        
        it's a sincere apology for being a jerk when you were helping me. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:19 1
        
        well then thank you, sincerely. -- nm - TFox Dec 8, 09:20
        
        oh, yes, I know. I just meant if there was some subtle math bug that made hours of extra work or something. :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:07
  - I've only taken one stats course ... but this sounds correct, I think -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:05
  - ok, nice. further queston: The outcome is not binomial, there are 5 possible damage states from "none" to "complete". - loosilu Dec 8, 09:04 14
    - same idea, you only pull out the completes. assigning a damage percentage to the twice hits is something you'll have to decide. - TFox Dec 8, 09:14 5
      - ok, I think I will try stacking them first. thanks again. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:15 4
        
        (you could actually make an argument that a partially damaged site would have its damage rate increased if hit a second time, but up to you.) -- nm - TFox Dec 8, 09:17 3
        
        that would be logical, but I can't arbitrarily change damage probabilities. If I were running hte actual heavy duty model, I would do that. - loosilu Dec 8, 09:18 2
        
        not the probability of damage, the extent of the damage. but i agree, its probably too much refinement. -- nm - TFox Dec 8, 09:19 1
        
        I think it would change both. In either case, it's beyond my silicon power. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:20
    - This sounds like a solution I would normally tackle using the power of computer science. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:05 7
      - I'll get there eventually. :) just need to work out the strategy first. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:06 6
        
        "establish an algorithm using pseudocode" :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:06 5
        
        or, elaborate on my existing bullshit pseudocode. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:07 4
        
        Or, construct an N-dimensional array of all possible outcomes. :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:08 3
        
        I think a bag of black and white marbles will work better. - loosilu Dec 8, 09:12 2
        
        well, in your case, it sounds like you want several shades of marble. - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:16 1
        
        the bag has to be influenced by the previous pick. yeah, it's not the right model. oh well. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:16
  - this makes sense to me -- nm - Beaker Dec 8, 09:03
- Wouldn't you just add them? - Will Hunting Dec 8, 09:02
- Is the probably the same for both events? -- nm - ceregon Dec 8, 09:02 2
  - different each time. Yes, earthquake with aftershock. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:02 1
    - Formula - ceregon Dec 8, 09:04
- so is this an earthquake followed by an aftershock type thing? -- nm - Beaker Dec 8, 09:01
- ps. TFox, don't be a dick. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:00
FBI issues alert of Barbie doll with hidden video camera -- (link) - Beaker Dec 8, 08:59 3
- *obligatory dickish "again?" post* -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Dec 8, 09:08
- Terrorism is hard! -- nm - Radical Islam Barbie Dec 8, 09:06
- *prepares its apology* -- nm - Mattel Dec 8, 09:04
This article from Kotaku is great. It explores the idea that video games are more like cars than they are like art. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 8, 08:57
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- I'm not sure it's that big an advantage to cable tv providers. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 8, 09:40
- people who use more of a resource pay more is a pretty standard pricing structure for all sorts of stuff, i think.... - x Dec 8, 09:32
- Given the increases in traffic and the expectation of lower prices, it doesn't surprise me that providers are moving in this direction - oblique Dec 8, 08:57 2
  - Game over, man. Game over! -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 8, 09:00 1
    - THE INTERNET IS DEAD! -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Dec 8, 09:07
- I'd hardly call it the FCC's plan. It's existed all along. Whether consumers embrace it or not is not dependent on the FCC. -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Dec 8, 08:55
loosi: noo no no, of course not - kare Dec 8, 08:52 2
- too late! already happened. there's no opt-out option when you sign up. - loosilu Dec 8, 08:54 1
  - there's lots of adult stuff too, fwiw. wonderful cashmere wraps last week. and the animal gloves fit adults! ;) -- nm - kare Dec 8, 09:13
PayPal says US advised it to stop Wikileaks payments - Danedukenuuk Dec 8, 08:48 4
- I could see why that VP would err on the side of paranoid compliance. -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 08:50 3
  - he's likely had a condom break at some point too. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 08:56
  - It's either comply or get Stuxnet'ed right up the business end of the servers. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 8, 08:52 1
    - I just mean, look at his name. -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 08:53
Speaking of Hot Fuzz: Podcast recommendation - Adam & Joe's 12 podcasts of Xmas. -- (link) - LMS Dec 8, 08:47 1
- Carolla and Rogan??? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Dec 8, 09:16
ST Poll: Predict the Survivor Final Three - Dano Dec 8, 08:45 5
- my guess - TFox Dec 8, 08:46
- finalist one, two and tree -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 8, 08:46 1
  - agreed. -- nm - tRuMaN don't need no teaching Dec 8, 08:47
- my guess... - Kim Pine Dec 8, 08:46 1
  - Agreed. -- nm - MDH Dec 8, 09:06
Love Actually, 0.99 rental on Amazon today -- (link) - oblique Dec 8, 08:44
and here comes my first baby clothes spam! - loosilu Dec 8, 08:42 1
- was there a birth story on it? - TFox Dec 8, 08:43
this conference is at a hotel which is sometimes more known for the bad thing that happened here. name the hotel. -- nm - tRuMaN don't need no teaching Dec 8, 08:40 23
- Last thing you'll remember is you were running for the door... -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 8, 08:49
- spoiler hint - tRuMaN don't need no teaching Dec 8, 08:44 15
  - Hyatt Regency, walkway collapse? -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 08:45 13
    - loosi's knowledge of disasters is encyclopedic. -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Dec 8, 08:49 2
      - I suspected it was the collapse, couldn't remember the name. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 08:55 1
        
        Same here, and I was there just a couple years after that happened. -- nm - not2fast Dec 8, 09:10
    - the hint cheater is correct -- nm - tRuMaN don't need no teaching Dec 8, 08:47 9
      - this was a take home test! you didn't say no googling. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 08:55 8
        
        I'm sure it was implied just like Nubby doesn't have to say no using cramster! -- nm - Remlik Dec 8, 09:03 7
        
        if he didn't say it, it didn't happen. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:05 6
        
        it's a moral contract! -- nm - Remlik Dec 8, 09:09 5
        
        take it to the moral contract judge! -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:10 4
        
        I find you guilty of poll cheating. (nm) - musubi, moral contract judge Dec 8, 09:14 3
        
        It's not a poll. MISTRIAL! -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:16 2
        
        Don't make me slap you with a contempt charge, missy. (nm) - musubi, moral contract judge Dec 8, 09:33
        
        take it to the moral judge mistrial appeals judge -- nm - tRuMaN don't need no teaching Dec 8, 09:24
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- Ambassador Hotel. -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 08:43
- Imperial Palace - con_carne Dec 8, 08:43
- The Shining Hotel -- nm - TFox Dec 8, 08:42
- Bates? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 8, 08:42
- Watergate. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 08:41
- Watergate? -- nm - Beaker Dec 8, 08:41
Roger Clemens trial delayed 3 months due to vast amount of evidence -- (link) - Beaker Dec 8, 08:40
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Kinect currently in stock @ Amazon -- (link) - oblique Dec 8, 08:38

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