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Remember that joke menu a guy put together once that showed premium rates from your ISP for certain internet services? Hulu? $x/mon. Netflix? $y/mon -- (link) - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 6, 09:14 1
- Vaguely, but I wouldn't have described it as a joke. I would have described it as "one possible future of the Internet". - Beryllium Jan 6, 09:16
Top Chef comment (spoiler) - crash davis Jan 6, 09:06 15
- Recap from Gawker (spoils) -- (link) - amoxy Jan 6, 09:20
- spoils - Kim Pine Jan 6, 09:09 13
  - *spoils* - Strongbad Jan 6, 09:20 4
    - But here's the conspiracy - Trish Jan 6, 09:23 3
      - Jennifer C is pretty good looking. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 09:23 2
        
        Gone baby gone - Trish Jan 6, 09:26 1
        
        She was Final 4 in her season. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 09:27
  - spoiler - crash davis Jan 6, 09:15 2
    - *spoils* - Strongbad Jan 6, 09:23 1
      - spoiler name is a one tool player in a league of Ichiros (spoils) - crash davis Jan 6, 09:27
  - spoils - amoxy Jan 6, 09:13 4
    - so she goes back to the kitchen (spoils) - Trish Jan 6, 09:25
    - what I really want to see (spoils) - crash davis Jan 6, 09:17
    - i think they are trying to follow the standard they set last season (note I didnt watch this weeks ep yet) - tRuMaN Jan 6, 09:14 1
      - I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 09:20
HOF Prez confirms: Blyleven will be wearing a Twins hat. Alomar will be the first Blue Jay. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 6, 09:06
CIA's new Wikileaks Task Force is abbreviated... yes... WTF. -- (link) - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 6, 09:04 2
- I posted that when it first came out ... in December. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:06 1
  - Yep, still funny though. It even had a mention on The Rachel Maddow Show. -- nm - not2fast Jan 6, 09:09
Scary! Chinese stealth fighter jet! -- (link) - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 6, 09:02 17
- uncomfortable with this -- nm - Nobel Peace Center - Oslo Jan 6, 09:15
- again? -- nm - amoxy Jan 6, 09:09
- Designing their own cars has proven so successful, why not progress to a multimilliondollar supersonic plane? -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:07
- they dont own our defense contractors. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 6, 09:05 11
  - they are rapidly improving. - Mel Profit Jan 6, 09:12 8
    - oh sure. plus you know - tRuMaN Jan 6, 09:14
    - two words: Chinese spies. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:12 6
      - The Russians did this as well during the Cold War... - Mel Profit Jan 6, 09:18 1
        
        sure, and we did it right back. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:20
      - My book that I recommended for book club "Cyber War" - amoxy Jan 6, 09:13 3
        
        nice. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:15
        
        fibber, you know it was "The Help". -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 09:14 1
        
        I really wanted to submit "Go Dog Go" but ty talked me out of it -- nm - amoxy Jan 6, 09:19
  - but they do try to steal our technology rather than pay for it. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:07
  - You think! -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 6, 09:07
- Oh, sh!t... -- nm - Mattel Jan 6, 09:03 1
  - the Chinese take their apologies seriously -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 09:04
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- Try closing and then opening the doc? - con_carne Jan 6, 09:04 1
  - Reading is hard... your link is not external. Hm. - con_carne Jan 6, 09:10
The big news story here seems to be a push to let Ex-Governor and current felon George Ryan out of prison to see his dying wife. - ty97 Jan 6, 09:00 4
- Apparently they do this for others. He's actually offered to return at nights to the local county jail. I'm no fan of his, but I think they should - pmb Jan 6, 09:27
- He got remairried after Jeri dumped him? Women still baffle me. -- nm - not2fast Jan 6, 09:12
- oh, why not. she's probably too sick to go to him. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:02
- Cart her to see him. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 09:01
/agrees with MDH - Dr.Vermin Jan 6, 08:56
Toni Braxton considering offer from Playboy -- (link) - Beaker Jan 6, 08:56 7
- is she the one who keeps going bankrupt? -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:00 2
  - Yep, In October, TMZ speculated that she may owe $50M. -- (link) - loosilu Jan 6, 09:05 1
    - I bet she's wishing she still had her Vegas gig. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 09:06
- the mom from the sixth sense? pass. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 08:59 1
  - Can't tell if you're for real or not....but just in case, that's Toni Collette. -- nm - Jim Jan 6, 09:00
- Her album this year was a mess. She tried way to hard to make dance music, it didn't work. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 08:59
- Hey Toni, call me. -- nm - 1995 Jan 6, 08:58
Wizarding World of Harry Potter sells its 1,000,000th butterbeer -- (link) - znufrii Jan 6, 08:55 10
- I actually think it's halfway interesting. A kind of pop culture metric that also has to do with the tourism industry. -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 09:25
- why wouldn't you put out a press release if you were them? -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 09:10 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 09:11
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- Big round numbers! -- nm - Lazy media Jan 6, 09:01
- don't knock the press release. knock the NY Times for thinking its news. (plus, dumber than CES coverage? of course not.) -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 08:59 2
  - NYTimes pulls an automatic feed from the AP wire...it's not like they spend any editorial time on this. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 08:59 1
    - then, the AP. i wouldn't want to sully the NYT's good name either. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 09:00
- the put out press releases about everything. if it gets picked up it's cheap publicity. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 08:56 1
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TFox alert: Kinda fun to listen to... for a few reasons. All Things Considered did a story about Wu-Tang Clan -- (link) - con_carne Jan 6, 08:49 3
- All Things Considered ain't nuttin' to fuck with. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 6, 08:51
- *bookmarks for later* -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 08:49 1
  - it's quite good. -- nm - decline Jan 6, 08:50
1 in 6 Americans living in Poverty -- (link) - amoxy Jan 6, 08:48
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- Well, nothing says new direction like picking a Chicago politico to replace a Chicago politico. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 08:56 2
  - and a JP Morgan exec. i was so worried Wall Street might lose its voice in the new staff shakeup - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 09:21
  - Although he was Secretary of Commerce under Clinton and actually has a good reputation on both sides of the aisle. - pmb Jan 6, 09:01
I wish I could deal with a round table. I love this. -- (link) - amanda jones Jan 6, 08:47 7
- you know, the style of this one is not totally unlike the one Mike wants you to buy. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 08:53 4
  - I'm both anti-round and anti-filth. the one he proposes may well work, but it looks despicably filthy, one, and two, it has no chairs. - amanda jones Jan 6, 08:58 3
    - understood, it's pretty gross. If you're set on a retro style, however, I'd try to find a used one. they were built better. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:01 2
      - jesus-is-lord antiques has three retro sets that are ok but not perfect. the sled factory is an antique store outside harrisburg that may have - amanda jones Jan 6, 09:04 1
        
        I would go to JIL, but I prefer the real thing even if it's a little beat up. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:08
- I have a round table and love it. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 08:53
- It takes work, but can be done. -- nm - Aurthur Jan 6, 08:47
Engadget: LIve blog of CES opening keynote..Verizon -- (link) - budice Jan 6, 08:47
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- Baseball fans needs to start doing that thing from the 80s where a buxom woman runs out to the mound and kisses the pitcher -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 08:52 6
  - I've always wanted to see a chick with huge boobs get tazed. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 08:53 1
    - *launches a new TV show* -- nm - Spike Jan 6, 08:54
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    - She always did. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 08:55
    - I've always wondered how many baseball players she boned in her career -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 08:53
    - she'd lucky not to be tased. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 6, 08:53
- the other good one there is "Cam Newton's Secret Santa leaves another bag of cash in his locker" -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 08:41
- The Onion is getting a bit ridiculous these days. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 08:38
- "Unfortunately, in a phone interview and not on video again, no one could see Winters� luscious bosom, so it was kind of a waste of everyone�s time" -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 08:36
NFL: Cowboys: Jason Garrett has been named the Dallas Cowboys' head coach, a source said Thursday. 1:30pm CT press conf set -- (link) - budice Jan 6, 08:34 1
- Now if Jerry Jones would step down as GM, they would have a chance -- nm - amoxy Jan 6, 08:35
For Jack: 48 hours after Chafee's inauguration speech, the RI House is introducing a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. -- (link) - TFox Jan 6, 08:34 7
- I know David Cicilline (great guy) and hopefully all his supporters come through again. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 08:58
- Aww I love you puny gay-loving Northeastern states. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 08:38
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  - (The Democrats control it, like everything else, but for local politics that is sort of meaningless.) - TFox Jan 6, 08:45
  - The head of the Senate is anti, but it's hard to say. It was easier politically to vote against it before, when you knew the Governor would veto it. - TFox Jan 6, 08:43 2
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      - The State House is right outside my office window. I'll hang up a rainbow flag banner for you. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 08:48
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- Kinda sad, even though we abandoned them a few years ago. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 6, 08:36 4
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    - So did Blockbuster and Borders. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 08:41 2
      - They have FFL at Borders? - Spawn Jan 6, 08:43
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LYC: I remember now what was the final straw in my friends and I moving each other. Fourth floor walkup, Queens, June. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 08:32 32
- The actual moving of the items really isn't the worst part, it's when they're totally unprepared and you're having to pick through stuff and thow it into boxes as you go. -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 08:43 16
  - *guilty look* -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 08:52
  - The key is to get, like, a thousand friends to show up. Everyone carries one item each. After a few trips, you are done. Easypeasy. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 08:51 4
    - That's what Facebook is for -- nm - Roger More Jan 6, 08:57 3
      - Flash mob at 123 Main Street! Marching to 127 Main Street! - Will Hunting Jan 6, 08:58 2
        
        A choreographed dance to Carry That Weight by the Beatles -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 09:02 1
        
        or She's So Heavy -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 09:02
  - I had a former friend do that to us... - Mel Profit Jan 6, 08:49 4
    - About 5 friends and I had it happen to us once and then the pizza and beer they promised turned into 3 crappy pizzas and a 6-pack. - Ender Jan 6, 08:52 3
      - It's a classic way to ruin a friendship. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 6, 08:57
      - And it was 95 degrees that day and their new house had no AC. -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 08:54 1
        
        oooof - znufrii Jan 6, 08:59
  - See? This is where I sit. I'm happy to move my friends anytime they need me...but they damn well better be packed. Cause I ain't packing them AND - Jim Jan 6, 08:44 4
    - My dad did this: asked me to get my friends to help him move, and then hadn't packed. - TFox Jan 6, 08:49
    - me too. i really don't hate moving people at all. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 08:47 1
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    - *nods* Be ready. That's rule #2....right after proper payment = booze and pizza. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 08:46
- i've been paying for movers for about 15 years now (instead of asking friends). But, with a "one flight up" move, i'd probably wing it on my own. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 08:37
- My best moving story: In college, a buddy moved twice in the same year. I helped move him and told him he had used up his credit. - Spawn Jan 6, 08:36 3
  - well done. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 08:37
  - nice -- nm - amoxy Jan 6, 08:37
  - Good for him. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 08:37
- Every moving discussion has to end with something about a NYC walkup -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 08:34 5
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    - I bet he's steadily losing friends. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 08:38
  - it's not just stairs, it's *narrow* stairs. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 08:35
  - If I was in a walk-up, I'd have movers. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 08:34 1
    - the pros are amazing. I think they have PhD in topology. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 08:36
- ouch. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 08:32 3
  - Long Island City. you know exactly what it was like, right? -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 08:33 2
    - *nods* -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 08:34 1
      - we should have hooked up a pulley and hauled up our stuff through the windows. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 08:36
Call me Mr. Flintstone, I can make your bed rock. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 08:31
I need to write a greasemonkey script that detects when I'm about to post a comment/reply on a Gawker site ... it will say - Beryllium Jan 6, 08:31 1
- Just use OpenDNS and block Gawker for yourself :) -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 08:31
So the reading of the Constitution will be "Huck Finned" - amoxy Jan 6, 08:31
It's true I am so pretty -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 08:30
The slotted spoon doesn't hold much soup... - znufrii Jan 6, 08:30
*disassembles B2* -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 08:29 1
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