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Interesting article about Shazam (music identification service) and how it's music is collected. I always wondered how they collected the music... -- (link) - oblique Feb 15, 09:10 1
- "PYLE!" -- nm - con_carne Feb 15, 09:16
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- what do we think about this: I have existing loans on which I'm repaying. if this goes through and I go back to school, will my interest still freeze - amanda jones Feb 15, 09:22
- Great news for the banks! -- nm - Don Homer Feb 15, 09:17
- they're also eliminating Pell Grants for summer terms, iirc. - znufrii Feb 15, 09:10 1
  - wow. FPE will *crap a freaking toad.* -- nm - amanda jones Feb 15, 09:16
- *not shocked* -- nm - Beaker Feb 15, 09:09
Enraged Justin Bieber fans have gone all nutso on Esperanza Spalding for winning "his" award at the Grammys -- (link) - Beaker Feb 15, 09:07
This db recovery job is interesting to watch. There are 4 steps. Each step has 2 loops. Each loop has a counter than runs from 1 to 616K, stepping by - prayformojo Feb 15, 08:59 5
- Ha! Only I was going to St. Ives! -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 09:01 1
  - L512k -- nm - zork Feb 15, 09:12
- ETA on completion? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 15, 09:00 2
  - 87,600 hours -- nm - decline Feb 15, 09:13
  - doesn't give an indication -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 09:01
here's a weird thing I'm going to ask you to do for me: please to link me to your favorite coffee table book (the costlier the better). - amanda jones Feb 15, 08:53 22
- Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Posters and Panels -- (link) - CovingtonCat Feb 15, 09:21
- Rock posters -- (link) - volnelk Feb 15, 09:05
- Madonna's -- (link) - Epiphany Feb 15, 09:04
- 100 Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces......(link) - Walt_Disney Feb 15, 09:03
- I make out with you all. -- nm - amanda jones Feb 15, 09:01 4
  - slut -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 09:01 3
    - you say that like its a bad thing - Epiphany Feb 15, 09:10 1
      - She gets it. -- nmbimwto - Spawn Feb 15, 09:11
    - (thanks.) -- nm - amanda jones Feb 15, 09:05
- here are a few -- (link) - zork Feb 15, 08:59 1
  - and more -- (link) - zork Feb 15, 09:00
- Here -- (link) - Amy Feb 15, 08:58
- Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 15, 08:58
- One of my favorite art books. Out of print, now goes for $1200.00 -- (link) - loosilu Feb 15, 08:58
- special edition of The Godfather Photo Album (only $1,800!) -- (link) - cupixie Feb 15, 08:56
- it's not overly costly, but i *still* want the large hardcover of this, even though i have the small paperback. -- (link) - Andie Feb 15, 08:55
- it's a coffee table book about coffee tables! Plus it turns into a coffee table!! -- nm - Kramer Feb 15, 08:53 5
  - I knew this would be a reply. I just wish I could have remembered Regis' response -- nm - zork Feb 15, 08:55 2
    - they love it till Kramer spills coffee all over Kathy Lee :) -- nm - Beaker Feb 15, 08:57 1
      - *TOUR CANCELED* -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 08:58
  - this -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 08:54 1
    - aka -- (link) - Spawn Feb 15, 08:56
Late and creative tenant update: He paid Feb in full, and half the back rent owed. - ceregon Feb 15, 08:50 5
- You know this is an ST letdown right? - con_carne Feb 15, 08:52 1
  - read the IM -- nm - ceregon Feb 15, 09:03
- If he owes money, February is not paid in full. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 08:51 2
  - bjjs -- nm - Epiphany Feb 15, 08:51 1
    - One would hope. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 08:52
Sage Steele on ESPN can't pronounce Adidas. - Will Hunting Feb 15, 08:49 5
- That's the real, German way to say it. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 08:54 3
  - Let's deport her -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 15, 08:57 2
    - what's hurling her through a door going to accomplish? -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 08:59 1
      - I get a promotion with ESPN. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 15, 09:01
- Her way might be my way -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 15, 08:53
The use of Johnny Cash's "God's Gonna Cut You Down" was fine in the True Grit trailer, but it's power is greatly diminished when in a car commercial -- nm - con_carne Feb 15, 08:46
2 part question How interested are you on the upcoming Royal Marraige and do William and Kate make a good couple -- nm - eag Feb 15, 08:45 38
- Not much, don't see why not - LMS Feb 15, 09:07
- As the likely heads of state for Canada at some point in the future, about a 6....and they make a good couple... - Walt_Disney Feb 15, 08:59 8
  - well, they are older than Diana, i think Charles was 31. -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 09:03
  - the Queen is still your head of state? -- nm - loosilu Feb 15, 09:00 6
    - she's still the mother but we moved out of the house -- nm - zork Feb 15, 09:08
    - have you seen our money? -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 09:03 4
      - I thought she was replaced with moose and beavers? - loosilu Feb 15, 09:08 3
        
        flip it over -- nm - zork Feb 15, 09:09 2
        
        ah. -- nm - loosilu Feb 15, 09:12 1
        
        this thread is taking a dirty turn -- nm - zork Feb 15, 09:13
- They need to take all that lavish epxense and build something for all the British people. - con_carne Feb 15, 08:51 5
  - the only thing the tax payers are paying for is security (which won't be small), but the economic boost will be huge. -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 08:52
  - I was thinking the same thing -- nm - eag Feb 15, 08:52 2
    - I do like that they are not going to have servants, etc. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 08:52 1
      - they should be hiring people and spreading their money around! -- nm - zork Feb 15, 09:09
  - I wouldn't worry about the cost. They are bringing in tons of tourists and selling lots of memorabilia. -- nm - loosilu Feb 15, 08:51
- Less than not at all. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 08:50
- not at all, how should i know -- nm - ceregon Feb 15, 08:49
- no interest, no idea -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 08:48
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  - My FB friend said his business is closing for the whole week. It should be ridic. -- nm - Amy Feb 15, 08:51 2
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      - well, they close every night. - loosilu Feb 15, 08:52
  - God help them. -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 08:49
  - you won't be able to do much else ... city will shut down. -- nm - loosilu Feb 15, 08:49
  - my god, that will be insane. -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 08:48 2
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      - every drag queen will be dressed as Kate! -- nm - zork Feb 15, 08:51
- meh, and yes. I admire her skills--she's had his picture up in her room and stated she was going to marry him since her tweens. -- nm - Amy Feb 15, 08:47
- who? -- nm - decline Feb 15, 08:47 1
  - this was my original thought as well. I had no clue some prince or princess or something was getting married. -- nm - CQ Feb 15, 08:49
- Not at all. I don't care (it's not for me to judge). -- nm - CovingtonCat Feb 15, 08:46
- On an L scale. L0 -- nm - oblique Feb 15, 08:46
- Last in the AL Central -- nm - CQ Feb 15, 08:46
- somewhat and i think so. -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 08:46
- only a little, sure. -- nm - loosilu Feb 15, 08:45 2
  - this -- nm - Epiphany Feb 15, 08:53
  - this -- nm - Beaker Feb 15, 08:47
That economist on TDS last night seemed like he was playing the villain on a sitcom. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 08:32
re: Billy Ray. Throughout his interview I get the feeling he feels he has lost any say in Miley's choices. it's sad. -- nm - loosilu Feb 15, 08:31 9
- She's over 18, right? I'm not saying it's good, i'm just saying a lot of 18 year olds feel they don't need parental guidance anymore. -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 08:36 8
  - This seems to have manifested well before she was 18. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 15, 08:38 6
    - sure. but if he's saying 'at this point', it's too late now. -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 08:43 4
      - Maybe so...i just wish instead of him not being her blanket when her handlers need cover for her behavior - Will Hunting Feb 15, 08:46 3
        
        i think it's more like he regrets not stepping up then, but accepts that now it's too late. she's an adult now, he is powerless. -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 08:48 1
        
        might very likely be...I'd still put one of her handlers thru a wall. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 15, 08:51
        
        I really have a feeling this has been developing over many years. -- nm - loosilu Feb 15, 08:48
    - I'm just saying, it may not be fair to blame him. I'm sure he has been fighting a nonstop battle for years. -- nm - loosilu Feb 15, 08:41
  - this was for her 18th birthday party, so, yeah. -- nm - loosilu Feb 15, 08:38
from last night, this simple little Chicken Kiev recipe from Alton Brown gets the crash seal of approval, -- (link) - crash davis Feb 15, 08:31 1
amanda, depending on the demographics of the school and the program, 131 may not be out of order. -- nm - zork Feb 15, 08:30 3
- we're talking typical college-age students. 18-24. (no other names are sticking out like amanda to me.) -- nm - amanda jones Feb 15, 08:32 2
  - I can't think of any big TV or movie characters with that name. I know my name was rarely seen until - MojaveMeg Feb 15, 08:54
  - I could run some cross-tabs for you :-) -- nm - zork Feb 15, 08:52
watch me break ML's brain... -- (link) - Mel Profit Feb 15, 08:28 [youtube] 11
- yep, still funny -- nm - CQ Feb 15, 08:41 3
  - If ML gets uppity I might have to hit him with the 8+min version. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 15, 08:43 2
    - absolutely. dude, I got spring training Sox tickets. fear me -- nm - CQ Feb 15, 08:45 1
      - you suck. and congrats. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 15, 09:01
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- for the long-suffering YT blocked folks, what is it? -- nm - loosilu Feb 15, 08:32 4
  - It would destroy you. It's a two legged running horse with a retarted soundtrack -- nm - oblique Feb 15, 08:32 3
    - are there penguins? -- nm - loosilu Feb 15, 08:33 1
      - give Mel time... -- nm - oblique Feb 15, 08:33
    - retart...nice. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 15, 08:33
- That's some awesome vocal delivery -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 08:31
The Rock still has it. -- nm - Beaker Feb 15, 08:27 2
- Cant believe its been 7 years -- nm - eag Feb 15, 08:35
- he and the Miz trading barbs should be sweetness. I may have to start watching again for that -- nm - Beaker Feb 15, 08:31
I thank B2 for providing a handy list of STers I should be sure to reply with L1s-L5s -- nm - con_carne Feb 15, 08:27 9
- *laughing* -- nm - loosilu Feb 15, 08:30
- lol! -- nm - Amy Feb 15, 08:28 7
  - Personally, I'm a big fan of "Hee" -- nm - con_carne Feb 15, 08:35 6
    - i like written representations of people's amusement - it's what helps the board feel conversational. -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 08:43 3
      - sure but sometimes L2 is more representative than Heh of your amusement - zork Feb 15, 08:50
      - agreed. I like to acknowledge when someone makes me laugh. - Mel Profit Feb 15, 08:44 1
        
        This -- nm - con_carne Feb 15, 08:47
    - *snork* - Spawn Feb 15, 08:40
    - Oh god, I'm so guilty of that. World, I think you are very funny a lot of the time, but I'm not telling you that anymore. -- nm - Amy Feb 15, 08:39
apparently, Hookers and Crack isn't just a joke for some. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 15, 08:27
For my next trick I'll now try to fix the 5 GB corrupted database table.... -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 08:25 1
- RESULT: Table truncated. 1,355,230,012 rows affected. -- nm - oblique Feb 15, 08:26
Wait, there are lawsuit video games? - Spawn Feb 15, 08:25 17
- Ooo! DENNY CRANE BONUS! I made Justice Thomas Talk! -- nm - Remlik Feb 15, 08:46 2
  - Okay, a Denny Crane game would be the exception. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 09:01 1
    - with an Arnie Becker expansion MilfHunter pack -- nm - Remlik Feb 15, 09:07
- "I put on my robe and barrister wig" -- nm - Amy Feb 15, 08:31 2
  - "judge needs gavel badly." -- nm - amanda jones Feb 15, 08:33 1
    - "All your jury belong to us" -- nm - oblique Feb 15, 08:34
- Your client is a 22yr old black man in Odessa Texas. He is charged with jaywalking. The prosecution is offering a plea. - Will Hunting Feb 15, 08:28 2
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    - Change lethal injection to hanging. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 15, 08:32
- You never heard of LawYars' Revenge? -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 15, 08:27 1
  - L3.125 -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 15, 09:04
- You've never played Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney? -- (link) - Ender Feb 15, 08:27
- You really need to buy the gavel attachment for your Wiimote though for best play -- nm - oblique Feb 15, 08:26 2
  - this is kind of awesome. I want to play this game!! (realtedly, one of the guys in learning design is working on an iphone app for us - amanda jones Feb 15, 08:31 1
    - Yahtzee is my wife's game de jour on our iPad now -- nm - oblique Feb 15, 08:33
- I need to get to level 12 so I can file a class action lawsuit -- nm - Beaker Feb 15, 08:26
- Objection! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 08:26

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