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A Twitter primer for everyone who doesn't get it. -- (link) - mara Jan 6, 15:12 1
- yeah, still don't get it. -- nm - CQ Jan 6, 15:14
is your team one of the five who could use Vince Young? -- (link) - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 15:00 2
- he can go bring his "talents" elsewhere, thank you -- nm - CQ Jan 6, 15:11
- Oh hell no -- nm - Fighting Stephen! Jan 6, 15:09
ST Poll: Which of these movies should I take my mom to this weekend? List inside. - con_carne Jan 6, 14:59 23
- Kings or True Grit -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 15:14
- Tron Legacy -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 15:10
- If your mum is any kind of an Anglophile: Kings Speech, otherwise, True Grit -- nm - OAE Jan 6, 15:09
- I say True Grit and I have not even seen it -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 15:04
- I have no idea, but this just made me realize I've never been to a movie with my parents. Weird, right? -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 15:04 9
  - I can't ever remember going to the movies with my mom, except when we were younger, but I've always gone to the movies with my dad. -- nm - Fighting Stephen! Jan 6, 15:12
  - I think if my mom didn't take me to ROTJ back in the day I would have run away from home or chopped down a tree or something -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 15:08 3
    - srsly. some of my best times with my dad has been going to the movies together. Dumbo was the first (i think) -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 15:09
    - my mom just dropped us off. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 15:09 1
      - Okay, well that's good. I would have been too young for this for Jedi. -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 15:11
  - pretty much -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 15:08
  - My mom and I had a monthly movie night date in the year or two before I moved - I liked it a lot. -- nm - kelly Jan 6, 15:06
  - Not even as a kid? -- nm - pmb Jan 6, 15:04 1
    - "never" -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 15:05
- with my mom, King's speech, True Grit, Fighter. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 15:02
- The Tourist -- nm - CQ Jan 6, 15:02
- If you hate your mom, then Gulliver's Travels or Little Fockers. -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 15:01 1
  - Oh, I love my momma -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 15:02
- King's Speech. Is she comfortable with profanity? There's quite a lot of the f word in it. - TWuG Jan 6, 15:01 2
  - It will be fine. :) -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 15:02
  - *one* scene -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 15:02
- King's Speech, True Grit -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 15:00
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Cool! I want this! I wonder what the final bid might end up at. -- (link) - TWuG Jan 6, 14:54 3
- If you spend any more than $20 on that I'm never talking to you again. -- nm - Loyola Jan 6, 15:01 2
  - Promise? :-) - TWuG Jan 6, 15:02 1
    - Like *even if* it did come from Nasa (which I doubt, tags removed, how convenient), knowing them they probably had 10000 such vessels ordered and only - Loyola Jan 6, 15:08
My free portfolio item was "The Savages", and TFox, I joined in 2006. -- nm - kelly Jan 6, 14:53 6
- really? huh. maybe that makes sense. ok, '06. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 14:56 5
  - I had only been posting on TT for 6 or 7 months when I went on my first Vegas trip in May '07. -- nm - kelly Jan 6, 15:09 1
    - you're brave. it took me more than a year to meet up with the TT Gay Mafia -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 15:12
  - you don't remember the arrival of fenway4777? -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 14:58 2
    - It was 4277, stalker, and I only used that for a few months til people seemed shocked by the fact I was not a dude. - kelly Jan 6, 15:03 1
      - hee ... I remember you posting as Fenway :) -- nm - JenBro Jan 6, 15:21
When you use your credit card to make a purchase, do you have to enter your own personal pin code to verify it, or does the shop assistant just swipe - Loyola Jan 6, 14:51 4
- US credit card don't have chips/pins -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 14:54
- Ok cheers. -- nm - Loyola Jan 6, 14:54
- Usually, a credit card purchase requires a signature (although not always). When I use it as a debit card, that requires a PIN. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 14:53
- Credit Card = Swipe and done and sadly increasingly without checking ID. Debit Card = PIN number required. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 14:53
Illinois Income Tax Increase May Be Coming Together -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 14:46 6
- Not thrilled about, but I don't really believe there is another choice. The state is broke. -- nm - pmb Jan 6, 14:50 5
  - I'm amazed that we can be broke considering the state income tax, the property tax, the high sales tax, etc - ty97 Jan 6, 14:53 4
    - The state income tax rate has been pretty low. I'm sure there's room to make some cuts, but I think the revenue shortfall is significant and has been - pmb Jan 6, 15:01 2
      - We're on the low spectrum for states with a flat tax* but are quickly headed to the high end. - ty97 Jan 6, 15:10 1
        
        It will be temporary. It'll temporarily be 5%, then it'll be 6%+ :-) -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 15:11
    - it's all the public unions fault! -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 14:54
You might hear Ted Williams voiceovers as early as tonight. -- (link) - mara Jan 6, 14:42 5
- Here's what bugs me. He's worked in radio before. It's not like this is a found talent. He lost his job because of his actions. - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 6, 14:50 1
  - The proof will be in how he handles this. If he's clean and can stay clea then he'll have earned his second chance and good on him for it. -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 14:58
- Deeeeee----frooooooossssst meeeeeeeeeeee -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 14:42 2
  - nmb -- (link) - crash davis Jan 6, 14:58 [Backboard]
  - I'm imagining this in the same voice as "Oil can!" from the Tin Man. -- nm - nubby Jan 6, 14:53
what do you want right now? - Truman Jan 6, 14:40 15
- a 10 carat flawless D diamond set in a crown prong setting in rose gold -- nm - OAE Jan 6, 15:10
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- more time ... it's a want bordering on need really -- nm - JenBro Jan 6, 14:51
- I want to decide what movie I want to take my mom out to when we get together this weekend (this may be a poll) - con_carne Jan 6, 14:48 4
  - These suggestions are acknowledged, my friends, but go play in my poll above anyway. :-) -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 15:00
  - what about the Reese Witherspoon movie? she is momma friendly -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 14:58
  - True Grit. -- nm - Loyola Jan 6, 14:54
  - Tron ? True Grit too much? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 14:52
- Love, sweet love. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 14:45
- I just realized I did not have my bacon cheeseburger last night. - znufrii Jan 6, 14:43
- To finish this grant and get to the bar. -- nm - nubby Jan 6, 14:42
- Damn you, now I want that. -- nm - Loyola Jan 6, 14:42
- To go home and make O-faces with my special lady. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jan 6, 14:42 [flickr]
- a hammock and a boat drink -- nm - CQ Jan 6, 14:42
- A job -- nm - amoxy Jan 6, 14:41
"Evolvement" is a word? Can there be a situation in which it is preferable to "evolution"? -- nm - nubby Jan 6, 14:39 2
- You writing for Palin now? -- nm - OAE Jan 6, 15:11
- The evolvementation of language is an interesting thing. -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 14:49
ST was discussing catching sharks for their fins? Obama signed a law on the 4th banning it (with one tiny exception) in US waters -- (link) - TWuG Jan 6, 14:38 2
- Good for him (except for the exception) -- nm - Fighting Stephen! Jan 6, 14:49
- That's the shark vote in the bag. -- nm - Loyola Jan 6, 14:41
NY Movers: Reserved -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 14:38
Forecasts looking at another ice storm here Sunday-Monday. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 14:34
Wow. Cool video that sort of explains how trains store energy during breaking, but it's all about the slo-mo gelly stuff. -- (link) - mara Jan 6, 14:29 [youtube]
civ for facebook? there goes my work day - Truman Jan 6, 14:29 7
- On the other hand, with your job you won't feel guilty about playing Civ for Facebook -- nm - Roger More Jan 6, 14:45
- *twitch* -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 14:36
- My complaint with Cityville is the same as my complaint with Farmville. There's no option to invade and pillage your neighbors. - Dr.Vermin Jan 6, 14:36 3
  - Isn't burying them in requests pretty much the same thing? -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 14:40 2
    - I hate this part of it. I feel like a scum bag sending requests all the time -- nm - CQ Jan 6, 14:42 1
      - Worse it seems they are magically exempt from their requests only appearing on the "games" wall. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 14:43
- Relatedly: Stupid sexy Zynga. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 14:35
here's a new twist on the "who really wrote Good Will Hunting?" apocrypha: Matt Damon says Terrence Malick suggested the ending to him and Ben -- (link) - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 14:27
As of today, you can not only store, but play uploaded videos right in Google Docs. -- (link) - mara Jan 6, 14:25 1
- sounds very droid tablet friendly -- nm - stewie Jan 6, 14:27
Bye bye debit fees... hello monthly account fees - stewie Jan 6, 14:16 12
- Yeah, I'm pretty sure if my Monster Mega Bank� started to do this, I'd be shopping for another one. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 14:28
- if my bank does this, I'll switch to a credit union faster than fast. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 6, 14:22 4
  - not so fast. my credit union (Keypoint) has similar fees. I only found out about one a couple of days ago, after charges hit my account. (grr ahead) - b. Jan 6, 14:59
  - customers are probably a growing inconvenience now that they can borrow for free and loan it back to the government w/ interest -- nm - stewie Jan 6, 14:37 1
    - "This job would be great if it wasn't for the effing customers. " -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 14:49
  - Yeah, they took away my interest, but my checking account is still completely free (plus online banking saves me postage and buying checks). But if - Spawn Jan 6, 14:29
- I was a BOA customer for about a year once, early in the 2000s and the fees for effing ridiculous then. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 14:21 3
  - the final push to close my account with them (years ago) was a crappy thing they did to their employees. - b. Jan 6, 15:02
  - I don't pay any fees now... and the other big banks are already said to be headed in the same direction - stewie Jan 6, 14:22 1
    - I used to stay local, with bank that didn't charge stupid fee.s - ty97 Jan 6, 14:24
- *hugs his credit union* -- nm - ceregon Jan 6, 14:20
- *pats his Borg bank* -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 14:18
Jax, why would you want to keep a small balance on credit cards. Unless it's zero interest, I see no reason why you would keep a balance at all. (nm - musubi Jan 6, 14:14 3
- it shows activity and payment history. it counts towards your credit score. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 14:21 2
  - But you can pay off the balance every time you use it and achieve the same goals. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 14:23 1
    - Exactly. Carrying a balance just means paying financing charges. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 14:24
Yeah I have your Walking Dead damnit. I forgot I have it. -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 14:12 1
- I kid. We both knew there was something when I borrowed the system, but couldn't remember what. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 14:16
SITWAP: Blue Shield of California seeks rate hikes of as much as 59% for individuals - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 6, 14:08 37
- All I have to say is.. Obama better deliver. If the premiums aren't lower (for the same coverage) then I will be pissed. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 6, 14:15 13
  - certainly not in the California high-risk pool. -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 14:23
  - You have to look longer term than that. It was never intended to have a short term effect of lowering premiums. - pmb Jan 6, 14:23
  - I thought the purpose of the healthcare bill was to extend coverage, not reduce healthcare costs -- nm - Roger More Jan 6, 14:21 6
    - Over the long term it is supposed to bend the cost curve by limiting increases. - TWuG Jan 6, 14:24 4
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        This is true. Though one side has economists making the claim and the other side has self-interested parties making the claim. -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 15:00
      - Sure, but the immediate impact was to provide healthcare coverage to a big chunk of the one-sixth of Americans that didn't have it - Roger More Jan 6, 14:34
      - I'm going to break into your house and steal your valuables. It's for your own good though because a better criminal could come along later if I don't - Loyola Jan 6, 14:31
    - strike that. reverse it. -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 14:22
  - I thought the republicans have ruled it unconstitutional or some such? -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 14:17
  - Weren't you anti-health-care-reform when it was being discussed? -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 14:16 1
    - No, I don't think I posted anything anti about it. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 6, 14:18
  - if the premiums are lower for the same coverage, you're getting paid less. - TFox Jan 6, 14:16
- Why do you say BS? If multiple companies in CA are doing it, doesn't it suggest they have a shortfall at the moment? - TFox Jan 6, 14:14 14
  - If all the companies are doing it... then where will the members go? Are you saying the new law sucks so BAD that companies need to raise their rates - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 6, 14:17 13
    - They just keep it up until no one can buy insurance any more, then the gov't has to step in and create a state run plan. Problem solved! -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 6, 14:59
    - you think the 59% is all because of the law? there's no way. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 14:18 11
      - They make it seem so. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 6, 14:20 10
        
        They can claim it as their reason, but it's not. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 6, 14:20 9
        
        Yeah, they are just raising it because they want to. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 6, 14:22 8
        
        World reality #1: Insurance companies for fucking evil liars. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 14:25
        
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        it is scary how little you know about how this stuff works. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 14:23 5
        
        So from 2009-2010 to 2011, they costs will go up 59%? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 6, 14:26 4
        
        Well first, your numbers are wrong. In aggregate, its not 59%. It's 30-35%. - TFox Jan 6, 14:30 1
        
        And to my second point, they state that right in the article. - TFox Jan 6, 14:33
        
        They'll tell you that. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 14:30 1
        
        yup. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 6, 14:30
- They've got to raise rates now because the new law, once it goes into effect, will limit increases. They're - TWuG Jan 6, 14:12
- Any proof that the Obamacare is going to hurt them is shown in this "let's get ours while we still can" mentality. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 14:11 1
  - no, it's not going to hurt them. but they're still going to try to get as much as they can before they are "forced" to accept mandated payments -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 14:12
- all for the greater good - ty97 Jan 6, 14:10 3
  - (Blue Shield of California is a non-profit.) -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 14:15 2
    - Interesting, I did not realize any parts of Blue Shield were NFP anymore -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 14:20 1
      - the large majority of the blue cross blue shield association is non-profit. - TFox Jan 6, 14:20
- they try for 59% and hope for a compromise of 40% -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 14:10
/shits in the Fond-uzzi -- nm - Frequent Flyer Vermin Jan 6, 14:08

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