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if I chew a piece of sugar free gum, will it sop up all the sugar in my bloodstream? -- nm - amanda jones Feb 16, 11:28 1
- Good food fights bad food in your stomach in a war on your behalf. As long as you eat something good, you can eat whatever bad thing you want. -- nm - Max Feb 16, 11:30
David, from Bwhatever...do you really dump Rob first thing? I can see why you might think it...but... - Jim Feb 16, 11:28 5
- not if i want my tribe to have the numbers at the merge -- nm - moles Feb 16, 11:30
- The RE aspect is why he has to go. - David Feb 16, 11:30
- My thoughts...I get rid of the guy as soon as our camp is set up (by Day 3, I assume this done)....and until I'm proven wrong, I don't think anyone's - Will Hunting Feb 16, 11:29 1
  - For me...I dump Russell right away. He's not a threat to win any duels at RI and he just stirs up so much shit, that life would be better without him - Jim Feb 16, 11:31
- I agree with jim. it's partially because of this added level of complexity that I'm looking forward to S more than usual this season. -- nm - amanda jones Feb 16, 11:29
Overdrive (library ebooks and audiobooks) released their ipad app this week. -- nm - Amy Feb 16, 11:22 4
- I have the app on my Blackberry. I was disappointed it will not play WMA audiobooks :( -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 11:30
- now that Amazon has made the kindle an open system, it would be nice for them to make a kindle app. -- nm - decline Feb 16, 11:28
- (I marvel constatnlt at how smart and with-it you make me look.) -- nm - amanda jones Feb 16, 11:26 1
  - One of the few things about you that is not easy. -- nm - dignan Feb 16, 11:29
Bah, this weekend's camping trip has been postponed/canceled due to possible wind and cold :( -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 16, 11:18 1
- Aw. Where would it have been to? -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 11:20
Celebrity Survivor? - Mop (211 lbs) Feb 16, 11:14 17
- I'd call it, "Get Me Out of Here, I'm a Celebrity." -- nm - David Feb 16, 11:26
- should just call it D List Celebrity Survivor -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 11:25 2
  - Kathy Griffin Survivor -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 11:26 1
    - She's my first candidate for Celebrity Hunger Games. -- nm - Stephen, Most Miserable Poster in America Feb 16, 11:27
- Top Chef Survivor. let's see what they can do with a bag of rice and 1 pot :) -- nm - peglegpete Feb 16, 11:19
- We need to have Nobel Prize Winner Survivor - con_carne Feb 16, 11:18 7
  - Basketball challenge is in the bag! -- nm - Mop (211 lbs) Feb 16, 11:19 6
    - Speechifying challenge! -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 11:19 1
      - No one would ever suspect a de Klerk/Mandela alliance. -- nm - Mop (211 lbs) Feb 16, 11:26
    - I think that may just have been racist. -- nm - Mop (211 lbs) Feb 16, 11:19 3
      - He does actually play basketball... -- nm - Stephen, Most Miserable Poster in America Feb 16, 11:24 2
        
        That's why I posted it. But then... "Black President... basketball". It could have been worse. I guess I'm glad he's not a renown fried chicken cook. -- nm - Mop (211 lbs) Feb 16, 11:28 1
        
        He grows the finest watermelons this side of the Mississippi. -- nm - TWuG Feb 16, 11:29
- Would love it, but it needs to be the full experience. 39 days, not 7. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 16, 11:15 1
  - 7 is too short. But they need to start small. 7 is more likely to attract real talent. -- nm - Mop (211 lbs) Feb 16, 11:18
- You think that would keep away the media whores? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 11:15 1
  - I think there's enough quality talent wanting to do this that we can keep out anyone who's ever been on MTV. - Mop (211 lbs) Feb 16, 11:17
Bahrain, Iran, Lybia. Place your bets. Which one falls next? -- nm - Mop (211 lbs) Feb 16, 11:12 5
- Yemen, Bahrain, Libya, Iran, in that order. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 11:17 1
  - ain't gonna happen in Libya. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 11:31
- I think Bahrain. But Yemen has an outside chance for the win too. -- nm - Loyola Feb 16, 11:14
- Bahrain. Malamar Kadaffy will go medieval and Imadinnerjacket will, too. -- nm - TWuG Feb 16, 11:13 1
  - Oh, Libya and Iran don't go down without a fight, but for every East Germany, you need to break some Romanias. -- nm - Mop (211 lbs) Feb 16, 11:15
It's Banksy in Hollywood, Charlie Brown -- (link) - moles Feb 16, 11:11 3
- Every time I see "Bansky" I still assume people are talking about Elizabeth Banks - prayformojo Feb 16, 11:12 2
  - How do you know they're not? Banksy wears a mask, after all. -- nm - David Feb 16, 11:22 1
    - The Overlooked caption was pretty funny -- nm - prayformojo Feb 16, 11:24
Getting any snow up there, Redmond? -- nm - Mop (211 lbs) Feb 16, 11:10 2
- Did you see Guy's photo on FB? -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 16, 11:15 1
  - That's Guy? I thought I was friends with a real life MLB pitcher! -- nm - Mop (211 lbs) Feb 16, 11:23
Jack. Wikipedia has a decent table cross referencing eBook formats with supporting hardware -- (link) - oblique Feb 16, 11:08 1
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I totally just pre-ordered Horns to get the signed bookplate. -- nm - nubby Feb 16, 11:08 1
- can I talk you into taking a pic of it when it arrives? I am most curious as to how it turns out - Epiphany Feb 16, 11:44
pixie - a list in no particular order of 20 sci-fi movies from the 1990s I consider better than either Starship Troopers or The Fifth Element - crash davis Feb 16, 11:05 43
- ... Galaxy Quest is a good point, though. I'd concede that that is indeed better than Troopers and Fifth Element (and Armageddon) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 11:12 7
  - he's in your corner, crash! -- nm - moles Feb 16, 11:14 6
    - you're so wrong even Bery has turned on you -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 11:19 4
      - I haven't turned, I'm simply conceding that it would require a complex multi-input mathematical model to finalize the one true best scifi movie - Beryllium Feb 16, 11:24 3
        
        Flip a coin 3 times. First one is Alien/Aliens. Second is Terminator 2/Jurassic Park - Will Hunting Feb 16, 11:28
        
        Aliens. There, all done. -- nm - TWuG Feb 16, 11:26 1
        
        but with what I have in mind, I could aggregate by decade. :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 11:28
    - This is giving me an idea for an ST side project. :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 11:15
- Richard Gere finding hooker Julia Roberts isn't Sci-Fi? -- nm - peglegpete Feb 16, 11:11 2
  - Fantasy -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 11:12 1
    - :) -- nm - peglegpete Feb 16, 11:13
- (Also: Mars Attacks was a shitfest) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 11:11
- Matrix, T2, JP, Dark City, MIB, ID4, Galaxy Quest, Arrival, Stargate. - Will Hunting Feb 16, 11:09
- Oh, dear. No, no, no... Mars Attacks is clearly inferior to Fifth Element. They both suck hard, but MA sucks more hard. -- nm - TWuG Feb 16, 11:09 2
  - Mars Attacks is intentionally stupid. That is the main difference to me -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 11:10 1
    - The only good thing about Mars Attacks was Jack's line that referenced Meatloaf -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 11:11
- yeah i don't see any, other than Matrix, that i would actually rate higher than Fifth Element - moles Feb 16, 11:07 12
  - T2 -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 11:17 4
    - if you get past the revolutionary CGI for the time, it's basically a remake of the first one with the kid -- nm - moles Feb 16, 11:19 3
      - And the entire humanity aspect of the robot becoming more human..... - Will Hunting Feb 16, 11:21 1
        
        its the implication that he considers the Fifth Element original that boggled me -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 11:22
      - omg -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 11:20
  - Iron Giant isn't better than FE? And you want to write screenplays? I weep for Hollywood. -- nm - TWuG Feb 16, 11:12 6
    - I agree that Iron Giant is better, but I don't even understand why Truman Show and it are on this list. There is no commonlity there. -- nm - David Feb 16, 11:17 5
      - sci-fi is a shorthand for science fiction - elements of science fiction include.... -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 11:18 4
        
        You wanted to pad your list and was hoping nobody would call you on it. -- nm - David Feb 16, 11:19 3
        
        if I wanted to pad a list, I'd go with Toy Story and Edward Scissorhands -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 11:21 2
        
        or Truman Show -- nm - David Feb 16, 11:23 1
        
        the alternate world of Dark City made me think of the dome in Truman, take that off then and throw something else up like Total Recall -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 11:28
- I would only count Matrix and JP as better than Troopers and 5th element. -- nm - Loyola Feb 16, 11:07
- I enjoyed parts of each in the second half of that list but Fifth Element is still better. -- nm - Max Feb 16, 11:07
- wow. wonder what kind of crazy stuff the put in the water out where you live - decline Feb 16, 11:06 2
  - okay, I'll grant Mars Attacks is questionable, but it does show the disdain I hold for the two movies in the subject line -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 11:15
  - Men In Black is a huge yes. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 11:11
- You lost me at that crapfest Armageddon. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 16, 11:06 7
  - Yeah. Terrible movie. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 16, 11:14
  - its funnier than Fiftth Element, it has more action than the Fifth Element - the only thing FE ties on is Bruce Willis -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 11:09 5
    - I like Fifth Element and Armageddon both. I'd generally rather re-watch Fifth Element, though. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 11:10
    - The ONLY thing Armageddon has going for it - Strongbad Feb 16, 11:10 3
      - please don't tell me you think the plot of FE was brilliant -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 11:13 2
        
        yes, for a sci fi movie, it is a great plot -- nm - moles Feb 16, 11:15
        
        Of course not. - Strongbad Feb 16, 11:14
- I'm glad Boise State choked. -- nm - David Feb 16, 11:06
Anybody have trouble with chrome? It's been giving me trouble all morning. -- nm - ceregon Feb 16, 11:04 6
- What kind of trouble? I'm trouble free on two computers running the current release. -- nm - TWuG Feb 16, 11:07 4
  - pages not loading, i can load them on explorer fine -- nm - ceregon Feb 16, 11:08 3
    - You may need to check any extensions you have installed. - TWuG Feb 16, 11:16
    - could be an upstream issue that IE is bypassing via caching. For example, your DNS service could be intermittent. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 11:10 1
      - Time to switch to Google DNS. -- nm - TWuG Feb 16, 11:11
- Me too, back on ff a week now. -- nm - Loyola Feb 16, 11:05
Getting some pretty intense hail, bb sized, looks like somebody dumped styrofoam all over. Very weird for sunny California. -- nm - ceregon Feb 16, 11:03
So....since there wasn't a deal....one year from now, who's Albert Pujols playing for and for what contract? - Will Hunting Feb 16, 11:03 2
- Several Cardinals officials believe this isn't a firm deadline and they are awaiting word from Pujols' camp about how to proceed. - David Feb 16, 11:05
- Pirates, 12 years ownership -- nm - Amazon Feb 16, 11:04
Can someone take a look at this demotion notice I'm planning on turning in to my boss? We are pretty laid back and relaxed at the job fyi - sycor Feb 16, 11:01 44
- Why were you doing these tasks? Did they never hire to fill a vacancy and your stepping in meant they didn't have to? - TWuG Feb 16, 11:06 16
  - Also, are you just working more hours now or is your old job suffering? - Strongbad Feb 16, 11:08 15
    - technically this is a part time job for me. I was hired as a projectionist, converted to a manager with no comp., and then started doing the extra - sycor Feb 16, 11:11 14
      - Talk to your boss: "I'm doing the work, saving you from having to hire another staffer. I deserve a pay increase" - TWuG Feb 16, 11:21 3
        
        my last raise more than a year ago (before getting made manager) was 5 cents/hr. And when the fact that it was a mistake and should have been more - sycor Feb 16, 11:22 2
        
        Then you should find another part-time job, because this one is abusing your good will. -- nm - TWuG Feb 16, 11:25 1
        
        This. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 11:29
      - I don't know what to tell you then - Strongbad Feb 16, 11:12 9
        
        worded strongly? okay. I thought it was relaxed. hehe. I guess it's the anger/stress coming through. -- nm - sycor Feb 16, 11:15 8
        
        not so much how it's worded as the fact that it's worded at all. - znufrii Feb 16, 11:17 5
        
        true. but I want to make sure the point gets across. I will try talking to them first though. -- nm - sycor Feb 16, 11:17 4
        
        you need to give him a chance to respond to your concerns. - znufrii Feb 16, 11:20 1
        
        I don't think he would fire me. he still needs me too much and he is too anti-confrontational. but he could be ordered too though. -- nm - sycor Feb 16, 11:21
        
        IMO, you're running the risk of losing your job if you submit that. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 11:19 1
        
        point taken. That's part of the reason I asked for input. :) -- nm - sycor Feb 16, 11:20
        
        "Effective immediately" is very strong. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 16, 11:16 1
        
        good point -- nm - sycor Feb 16, 11:17
- How about adding a "...due to circumstances..." or "...due to time constraints..." -- nm - Mop (211 lbs) Feb 16, 11:05
- PS: F**k you, pay me! -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 11:05
- If you enjoy your job, - Strongbad Feb 16, 11:05 8
  - "I have been performing duties and responcibilities above and beyond my job description/pay grade. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 11:10
  - I have. I've gotten nothing. I get no support and when stuff breaks that I cannot fix they refuse to bring in a tech to do it and just except me to - sycor Feb 16, 11:09 3
    - ok, then you need to tell them that. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 11:10 2
      - I should say that these decision are coming from the DM and not inside the building. so my immediate boss cannot (and is too big a pansy to try) do - sycor Feb 16, 11:12 1
        
        fair enough, but you need to explain this before submitting your letter. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 11:13
  - Word. -- nm - Loyola Feb 16, 11:09
  - I agree. That letter would be very difficult to word in a manner that doesn't burn bridges. -- nm - David Feb 16, 11:06
  - this -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 11:06
- Whoa. I'd be out of a job if I turned in a letter like that. -- nm - mara Feb 16, 11:04 12
  - that was my thought. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 11:04 11
    - why? too relaxed? or just because I'm going to stop doing a job I'm not getting paid for that I voluntarily started doing? -- nm - sycor Feb 16, 11:05 10
      - If you're a manager, the question is why is this position not filled...and if it can't be justified to be filled why aren't you doing what it takes - Will Hunting Feb 16, 11:08 5
        
        see above, I was made a manager against my will. and just got stuck with the extra work because no one else had the knowledge or ability. -- nm - sycor Feb 16, 11:13 4
        
        the ideal solution is to talk to the District Manager, get your boss fired, and take over his role and salary. -- nm - znufrii Feb 16, 11:15 1
        
        my DM is a lot of my problem. she has been within 4 feet of me and yet to acknowledge I exist. She is like this with anyone below the level of AGM. -- nm - sycor Feb 16, 11:18
        
        Not to pick on you, but I find that stuff crap. You were asked to take on a manager's role without compensation and you accepted by doing it - oblique Feb 16, 11:14 1
        
        unfortunately I need the job. I was hired as a projectionist and they converted all of us into managers and were told we could either take a pay cut - sycor Feb 16, 11:16
      - have you *talked* to your boss about the issue, before resorting to putting it in writing? -- nm - znufrii Feb 16, 11:06 2
        
        this. talk first then submit in writing. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 11:08 1
        
        ok. I was thinking about this too. -- nm - sycor Feb 16, 11:14
      - too lazy, is how I would put it. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 11:06
- "P.S. Get your bulb shit tight, yo!" -- nm - moles Feb 16, 11:03 2
  - wanted: manager to run film and handle some hot bulbs. -- nm - Max Feb 16, 11:05
  - word -- nm - sycor Feb 16, 11:04
Leeloo Dallas, mooltipass! -- nm - Strongbad Feb 16, 11:01
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- :) It's like $900 on mine -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 11:01
uh negative. i am a meat popsicle -- nm - moles Feb 16, 11:00 1
- *Redmond signal* -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 11:01
*eats a pound of B2* -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 11:00

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