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I just had my quarterly review and I think I just pawned off a quarter of my workload to someone else! Huzzah! -- nm - Amy Mar 17, 08:10 1
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The green is a nice touch, Bery. :-) -- nm - TWuG Mar 17, 08:09 1
- Yes indeed, Beryllium -- nm - con_Blarney Mar 17, 08:10
*twitch* first tipoff in 1 hour -- nm - decline Mar 17, 08:04 4
- First tourney game in 10 years for PSU. (2:10 on TNT, fyi) -- nm - Don Homer Mar 17, 08:06 1
  - and I'm, gulp, rooting for PSU -- nm - decline - Go Pitt Mar 17, 08:10
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  - Wait for it. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 17, 08:06
After an 11 year old TX girl was gang raped by 18 teenage boys a FL state rep has proposed... a dress code to make sure 11 year olds don't look like 21 year old hookers. -- (link) - Ender Mar 17, 07:57 15
- Yes, let's put girls in schoolgirl outfits. Oh, wait. -- nm - Amy Mar 17, 08:12
- she needed Casey there to protect her. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 17, 08:12
- I thought your subject was paraphrased commentary. Not a direct quote of a state rep. - TFox Mar 17, 08:04
- "that 2 year old was waggling her full diaper at me provocatively" -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 08:02
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- oh jeez. the original article is all about how this girl dressed like a hooker. -- (link) - loosilu Mar 17, 08:01 1
  - The quote from the hospital worker is disturbing. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 17, 08:11
- Saw that yesterday. She was just asking for it they way she was dressed! -- nm - Don Homer Mar 17, 08:00
- But what about the 21 year old hookers who are dressing to look like 11 year old girls? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 17, 08:00
- *headdesk* -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 08:00
- "As a genus, politicians aren't the brightest wicks in the candelabra," -- nm - decline Mar 17, 08:00 1
  - What's a canned elabra? -- nm - That guy from TAR si Mar 17, 08:01
- So they're in *favor* of government telling parents how to dress their kids. And that's not a nanny state. Huh. -- nm - mara Mar 17, 07:59 2
  - I don't know if FL is a nanny state or not -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 17, 08:02 1
    - I think it's a granny state. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 08:05
Good news for the economy! Corporate profits hit 18-year high! -- (link) - mara Mar 17, 07:57 2
- Great news!! -- nm - Don Homer Mar 17, 08:00
- *waits forever and one day* -- nm - Epiphany Mar 17, 07:59
Going to Bend, Oregon tomorrow for 4 days of skiing and snowmobiling. Pics to come later. - Bacon Mar 17, 07:45 7
- I was talking to someone from Bend this weekend. Looking at the map it seems like a you'd need a specific reason to go there - not a place you'd - MojaveMeg Mar 17, 07:52 3
  - some of the best sport climbing in america! the rocks are kind of nice too. -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 07:55 1
    - and even if you're not into climbing, the hike up to Misery Ridge is a good time. - znufrii Mar 17, 07:57
  - gorgeous country out that way, though. -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 07:55
- sneak off to smith rocks for a quick crag session while you're there. -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 07:50 1
  - *twitch* -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 07:51
- fun times! -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 07:46
*head explodes* -- (link) - znufrii Mar 17, 07:43 17
- Didn't they already try a pay model for some stuff, a few years back? Not a good idea imo. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 17, 08:02 5
  - yeah, that was a premium content model. crashed and burned. -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 08:09
  - I think they've tried it more than once. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 08:08
  - What alternative would you suggest, when it's turning out that "eyeballs" alone can't sustain the institution? -- nm - con_Blarney Mar 17, 08:06 2
    - Not sure. Glad I'm not a newspaper publisher though. ;) -- nm - Don Homer Mar 17, 08:07 1
      - I mean, continued cutting of staff would be a tragic thing, we can agree. *shrug* -- nm - con_Blarney Mar 17, 08:09
- Why they got to illegally stick it to you, znu?! -- nm - TFox Mar 17, 07:53
- I guess we'll be finding out if links we click on ST count toward that limit? - con_Blarney Mar 17, 07:50
- "Readers who come to Times articles through links from search, blogs and social media like Facebook and Twitter will be able to read those articles, - Blinky the Three Eyed Fish Mar 17, 07:46 8
  - They want the discussion factor surrounding their articles. The hardest thing about fee-based-viewings is that you drop out of the newscycle. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 17, 07:51 7
    - except there's nothing to stop people from going to google news, and searching for the top news stories and finding the nytimes articles for free... -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 07:52 6
      - I assume they wouldn't release the content to google news. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 07:57 2
        
        i dunno. it sounds a lot like the model the financial times uses successfully... - x Mar 17, 08:02
        
        There's that, but I assumed google was included in "search, blogs and social media" -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 08:02
      - No, however that supposes they know what to search for. They'll be unable to browse. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 17, 07:55 2
        
        you browse on google to find the news items you're interested in -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 07:56 1
        
        A lot of general newspaper readers don't target in on the news like that though. They want the paper to tell them what is news-worthy. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 17, 08:11
I *really* want to take off work, go sit at Lynch's Irish Pub at the beach and drink Guinness all day. - Blinky the Three Eyed Fish Mar 17, 07:42 7
- I'm leaving around 2 and took tomorrow off. it's going to be a long night -- nm - decline Mar 17, 07:52
- ym boss forced us to the pub for guinness at lunch. *forced* -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 07:47
- and watch Basketball!! -- nm - Bacon Mar 17, 07:45 1
  - Whatever. I just want to go enjoy the day. -- nm - Blinky the Three Eyed Fish Mar 17, 07:47
- Word. - znufrii Mar 17, 07:44
- I'll skip the Guinness since I don't like beer and go with a whiskey. -- nm - sycor Mar 17, 07:44 1
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- Patient: Yankees -- nm - Strongbad Mar 17, 07:33 2
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    - I guessed them just because in the early part of the decade, they were notorious for ringing up the pitch count on your SP. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 17, 07:36
- Most Patient: Giants. Worst Team: Pirates. -- nm - TFox Mar 17, 07:29 6
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    - Phillies wouldn't be the best pitching staff? - Bacon Mar 17, 07:38 2
      - they do now. not for the last decade. -- nm - TFox Mar 17, 07:39 1
        
        aaah gotcha. missed that part -- nm - Bacon Mar 17, 07:40
    - I'm way more interested in the results than I was at guessing teams at random to see if they were right. -- nm - TFox Mar 17, 07:37 1
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BB PSA: "Research In Motion is urging BlackBerry users to disable JavaScript on their devices " -- (link) - decline Mar 17, 07:22 2
- a host on Breakfast Television recently was explaining the QR codes for passing your contact info and showed his to the camera. Within moments he got - zork Mar 17, 07:25
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anyone want my Excel file version of the bracket? -- nm - zork Mar 17, 07:22
The bars went green. -- nm - lileve Mar 17, 07:19 1
- yay! -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 07:22
I wonder if this will be collectible. -- (link) - mara Mar 17, 07:18 8
- hilarious -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 07:36
- Heh, I was just going to look for a link for that. It's been on our local new since last night :) - MojaveMeg Mar 17, 07:32
- That's the last time they hire Remlik as a consultant. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 07:26
- I doubt it. unless they die in a car wreck or plane crash or something. -- nm - sycor Mar 17, 07:19 4
  - spoiler - mara Mar 17, 07:22 3
    - fair enough. I didn't look that closely. -- nm - sycor Mar 17, 07:38
    - the story was reported on some british sites yesterday. I think it is real. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 07:23 1
      - I think it's real, too, but that doesn't mean the photo has to be of the actual finished product. -- nm - mara Mar 17, 07:31
Ashley Greene is back on the market. -- nm - Diva Mar 17, 07:14 5
- Yummy! -- nm - Bacon Mar 17, 07:34
- how long was that contract? a year? 8 months? not bad work if you can get it - Epiphany Mar 17, 07:17
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- Woohoo! -- nm - prayformojo, roughly shoving JD out of line Mar 17, 07:16
- *rejoices* -- nm - the market Mar 17, 07:15
Irish funny of the day: I finally figured out why leprachauns dress so funny. They are single guys who never had a wife!! -- nm - Luck of the Irish Disney Mar 17, 07:14
Raise your glass, it's Petey's birthday. -- nm - Amy Mar 17, 07:13 2
- *tips one for Petey* Here's a blast from the past. Petey Blog! -- (link) - oblique Mar 17, 07:31 1
  - heh. "Damn those Irish" I forgot about that -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 07:32
Which nuclear reactor in the US is at the highest risk of quake damage? You may be surprised. -- (link) - mara Mar 17, 07:11 4
- there was a big todo in the late '90s when they found some active faults under one of the plants in ontario. - mafic Mar 17, 07:40
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  - just curious -- what method of storage/disposal of the nuclear waste do you favor? -- nm - mara Mar 17, 07:28 1
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During the commute I noticed lots of folks are already drunk. And some of them are driving. -- nm - Diva Mar 17, 07:11 11
- There are more Americans claiming to be Irish than their are Irish citizens - decline Mar 17, 07:12 10
  - I believe there are more Irish-Americans in NYC alone than in Ireland. - loosilu Mar 17, 07:29 5
    - *wonders why anyone would think there would be more Irish-Americans in Ireland than in the US* -- nm - sycor Mar 17, 07:40 4
      - ha ha. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 07:45 3
        
        Would "ethnic Irish" be a fitting term that encompasses both Irish Americans and Irish in Ireland? -- nm - con_Blarney Mar 17, 08:07 1
        
        people of Irish descent -- nm - zork Mar 17, 08:16
        
        :) -- nm - sycor Mar 17, 07:47
  - I got the red hair to prove it, but alas I'm at work today. -- nm - sycor Mar 17, 07:20
  - it wouldn't be so bad if these Massholes wouldn't drive. -- nm - Diva Mar 17, 07:15 2
    - ....ever. -- nm - TFox Mar 17, 07:16 1
      - palabra -- nm - Diva Mar 17, 07:17
Hoof shoes (and high-heeled, at that). -- (link) - mara Mar 17, 07:08 2
- *splurt* -- nm - znufree Mar 17, 07:31
- Mandy needs those! -- nm - decline Mar 17, 07:12
So they cancelled The Cape - did they resolve anything or should I just delete the episodes I haven't watched yet? -- nm - sycor Mar 17, 07:00 3
- I deleted unwatched. -- nm - decline Mar 17, 07:02
- I haven't watched them, but they have the remaining episodes online - MDH Mar 17, 07:01 1
  - ok -- nm - sycor Mar 17, 07:06
Paramount Pictures to release film on BitTorrent... -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 17, 06:58 3
- It;s a trap! -- nm - lileve Mar 17, 07:04
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  - to be fair, there's probably more than one story under that umbrella. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 07:01
New Facebook apps making stalking/crushing easier -- (link) - Beaker Mar 17, 06:57
Video highlights Nintendo 3DS Augmented Reality built-in games that you can use to unlock more games - oblique Mar 17, 06:57 [youtube]
Why Gadafi was able to remain in power. -- (link) - mara Mar 17, 06:55 1
- This makes me sad/angry. Libya establishes the new formula for despots to put down insurrection. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 17, 07:52
Last call: NCAA Bracket (Yahoo) - 2 hrs left - Jammed Uzi Mar 17, 06:54 1
- or a proper ST link... -- (link) - Jammed Uzi Mar 17, 06:54
halo lyc - tRuMaN Mar 17, 06:50
It's cheating using a zoomed shot to illustrate the so-called "moon illusion." -- (link) - mara Mar 17, 06:49 2
- I think that's technically a long focus lens. :) -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 06:56
- don't be hatin' -- nm - decline Mar 17, 06:52
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FB poking is pretty much like doing someone with a tattoo gun you bought on the internet, right? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 17, 06:45
NCAA First Four Poll, now that it's over: mildly intriguing, or colossal waste of time? - TFox Mar 17, 06:41 8
- Only because I bet on them. They didn't air up here anyhow, but I wouldn't have watched. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 17, 07:27
- waste of time. actually, given the talent level i'm beginning to sour in general on the ncaa... - x Mar 17, 06:54
- I have no idea - Blinky the Three Eyed Fish Mar 17, 06:52
- Worthless. You can't just randomly pick 4 extra games. It has to be a multiple (aka extra round) for anyone to care -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 06:45 2
  - that's the logic that gets us to 96. so you will kindly keep that logic out of your mouth. - TFox Mar 17, 07:06 1
    - I didn't say I wanted an extra round, but that would be of more interest generally than just 4 games :-) -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 07:07
- Completely worthless. Go back to just 64, please. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 17, 06:44
- more intriguing than last year where it's just 64 vs. 65. But I still don't care. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 17, 06:42
also (when are you guys going to yell at me to shut up), the bad teacher trailer is *stellar.* -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 17, 06:40
John Smoltz to enter Nationwide golf tournament (South Georgia Classic) with a sponsor's exemption -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 17, 06:39 1
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Caught up on GLEE last night and totally forgot to watch Survivor. Please try to keep the spoiler talk down. Thanks. btw, I thought GLEE had two - oblique Mar 17, 06:39 2
- Can't wait to see your reaction when Rob's tribe chops up Phillip and eats him with rice.... - Jim Mar 17, 06:46 1
  - "we could throw the challenge and vote him out." "or..... we could *eat* him." - TFox Mar 17, 07:05
poke -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 06:38 2
- *shoots you in the face* -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 06:39 1
  - *gets Beaker a paper towel* -- nm - TFox Mar 17, 06:39

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