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Something I saw in the Salinas Valley last weekend that I'd not heard about before... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Mar 17, 10:38
So ... based on the spotty information in Japan ... is TEPCO on equal footing with BP now? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:38 2
- no. bp remained a viable company after their boondoggle. tepco's teetering with $91 billion in debt on the books...nm - x Mar 17, 10:47
- I'm going to give it more than a few days before deciding. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:40
For nubby's physics feed -- (link) - oblique Mar 17, 10:37 1
- How did he think that would work? -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 10:39
American Idol thoughts - con_Blarney Mar 17, 10:34 10
- I don't really know who's who, but I have noticed that I find I am just not at all in sync with the judges anymore. I used to find that I was - pmb Mar 17, 10:47
- I hate how for the last few seasons they took out the factor of them having to remember the lyrics. - zork Mar 17, 10:38 1
  - Kaoroke Idol. -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 10:39
- speaking of shows that have run their course... -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Mar 17, 10:35 6
  - yes, i really want this show to end, or at least have something else capture the imagination of our female office workers - ceregon Mar 17, 10:42 3
    - I love this. So, if they asked you who you like, what would you say? :) -- nm - con_Blarney Mar 17, 10:47 2
      - I'd say I liked the screecher, thought the fuzzy guy had an off night and like the girl that sings the power ballads -- nm - ceregon Mar 17, 10:50 1
        
        Pia? - con_Blarney Mar 17, 10:53
  - It's all good. Haters gon' hate. -- nm - con_Blarney Mar 17, 10:39
  - to some extent, yes, but the talent selection this time was better without Simon and Paula. -- nm - zork Mar 17, 10:39
crap...Arnofsky drops directing duties of Wolverine.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 17, 10:26 7
- Seems to me that is fantastic news for fans of his, though. *shrug* -- nm - con_Blarney Mar 17, 10:39
- *writes off hope for that one* -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 10:31 2
  - well....they could still land a good director. so we'll see. -- nm - Remlik Mar 17, 10:37 1
    - UWE BOLL gotta eat! -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 10:37
- and there goes my faith in the movie -- nm - sycor Mar 17, 10:29 2
  - eh. Should have refreshed. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 10:31 1
    - how's that hopey faithy thing working out for ya? -- nm - Sarah Palin Mar 17, 10:33
Survivor observation. Nobody seems to be eaten alive by the bugs and little critters, like they usually are by now -- nm - peglegpete Mar 17, 10:24 2
- Do we know what had happened to Russell's arm? - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 17, 10:47
- the special agent had a lot of welts, russell too, the women do look pretty fresh though -- nm - ceregon Mar 17, 10:31
An Apple friend is hiring two paid interns for the summer. Asked me to sell him on my current roommate. I couldn't do it. - ceregon Mar 17, 10:24 13
- Yeah, from what you've told us of him before, I don't blame you. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 17, 10:37
- obviously it's your choice who you rent to, but if he pays rent on time and doesn't cause problems why do you give a crap what his work ethics are? -- nm - decline - Go Pitt Mar 17, 10:32 11
  - this is where i am. you can really only complain about roommate matters. not his work ethic outside the home (that said, i don't think ceregon - Andie Mar 17, 10:44
  - well, he's a slob, his room is a mess, half my plates and silverware are in there - ceregon Mar 17, 10:33 9
    - He could be slobby at home, but awesome at work. -- nm - Amy Mar 17, 10:35 5
      - Well he was supposed to fix a broken gate, hasn't done it yet. Forgets important instructions. Has no attention to detail. - ceregon Mar 17, 10:39 4
        
        LOL! I don't think I've ever had a roommate that knew so much about me--including Spawn. :) -- nm - Amy Mar 17, 10:45 1
        
        seriously. just distance yourself. it sounds like they're way more involved than they should be. -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Mar 17, 10:48
        
        if you don't have faith in his abilities, don't recommend him. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:40 1
        
        I'm not recommending him any more. I set him up for three golden opportunities and he bailed on each one. -- nm - ceregon Mar 17, 10:43
    - once he leaves, ship his stuff to him and say "nice knowing you". Then look for a new renter -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 10:34 2
      - I have potential new renters being sent to me all the time. - ceregon Mar 17, 10:41 1
        
        honestly, based on what? the idea of being evicted because i wasn't showing enough effort outside the home work-wise seems very odd to me. -- nm - Andie Mar 17, 10:46
what's japanese for "heckuva job, brownie?" -- nm - moles Mar 17, 10:21 1
- seppuku....nm - x Mar 17, 10:23
catchThirtyThree: I got 65 seconds on my first try -- (link) - zork Mar 17, 10:20 1
- 50 sec -- nm - decline - Go Pitt Mar 17, 10:22
In re: to my Survivor comment earlier, last night was a series low 18-49 viewership. Yikes. -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 10:19 33
- It was a good show. Had a great run. - Spawn Mar 17, 10:24 8
  - 2 more. And it'll still do just fine. This ain't the death of Survivor. It's that time of the season... - Jim Mar 17, 10:26 2
    - and CBS will continue to (and can afford to) give it a lot of latitude -- nm - prayformojo Mar 17, 10:29
    - The issue is it loses fans each season, and its more dramatic in the only demo advertisers care about, 18-49. -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 10:27
  - still a huge money maker I bet -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 10:25
  - I think only 1 more season. They usually do 2 season renewals (current/next). It's a fine show for Fridays though... -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 10:25 3
    - I thought I had heard two more, and Probst is in for both. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 10:26 2
      - You may be right. But it'll be better than half of tv no matter what night they do it on. -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 10:27
      - yep -- nm - Jim Mar 17, 10:26
- Afraid that would happen (spoils) - Jim Mar 17, 10:20 23
  - You guys are reading way too much into a tenth of a point drop. -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 17, 10:27 20
    - You really need to read up on TVBTN then. .1 in the 18-49 is a really big deal, seriously. - MDH Mar 17, 10:35 6
      - Yes, I don't understand media metrics. That must be it. -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 17, 10:36 5
        
        I didn't imply that. I was just offering their commentary, b/c then tend to be the most knowledgeable source. - MDH Mar 17, 10:46 1
        
        Alternately, we're back to "you are reading way too much into a tenth of a point". -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 17, 10:48
        
        you can go read up on them at boxofficeprophets.com -- (link) - amanda "training day" jones Mar 17, 10:40 1
        
        providing a link elevates this a half-letter grade. -- nm - prayformojo Mar 17, 10:48
        
        Learn yourself, fool. -- nm - TFox Mar 17, 10:38
    - A SERIES LOW!!! -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 10:29 1
      - A couple of weeks ago, the headline was, "Modern Family gets a 4.1". - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 17, 10:31
    - Last night's episode was still boring. :) -- nm - Jim Mar 17, 10:28 10
      - Preaching to the choir there (Survivor spoilers) - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 17, 10:32 6
        
        I know, in the recap (spoils) - Jim Mar 17, 10:34 4
        
        It's not posted yet, but I read it last night! -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 17, 10:38 3
        
        I was feeling pretty positive (spoils) - Jim Mar 17, 10:42 2
        
        Spoilers - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 17, 10:45 1
        
        I don't necessarily disagree with what she was saying, on principle. (spoils) - Jim Mar 17, 10:48
        
        word -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 10:34
      - the dumb talk was close to a series high though - Beaker Mar 17, 10:31 2
        
        It's a shame though because (spoils) - Roger More Mar 17, 10:34
        
        Seriously...that entire tribe sucks. David is the only one that I have any interest in at all...and I just got that interest last night (spoils) - Jim Mar 17, 10:33
  - Agreed. That's exactly what I said a few boards ago. - MDH Mar 17, 10:23
  - And Phillip. -- nm - Jim Mar 17, 10:21
*buys a ticket to Australia* -- (link) - znufrii Mar 17, 10:14 2
- *buys a ticket to Australia* -- (link) - MDH Mar 17, 10:20 [Image]
- *buys a ticket to Australia* -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 17, 10:19 [Image]
This is how you jury rig electric power. C'mon, Japan, get with the program -- (link) - TWuG Mar 17, 10:13
*takes my fat, ugly, beaten ass to the unemployment office.* nm -- nm - groiny Mar 17, 10:12 8
- before this turns into a thing and people start taking up sides...sorry groiny. - Mel Profit Mar 17, 10:29
- I'm in training so can't laugh. thanks mel! -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Mar 17, 10:19 1
  - I mean serious...that picture is like groiny's alternate universe, good twin. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 17, 10:46
- That didn't cross the line, it lapped it. - Amy Mar 17, 10:18 1
  - oh I think he is. -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Mar 17, 10:19
- *look down* *lowers shoulders* - Danedukenuuk Mar 17, 10:14
- *sigh* -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 10:13
- to echo you... - Jim Mar 17, 10:13
WooHoo ! MM (spoils) - decline - Go Pitt Mar 17, 10:11
I don't think a story has ever infuriated more than the Texas 11-year-old. - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 17, 10:10 28
- One word for that state rep: Backpfeifengesicht -- nm - TWuG Mar 17, 10:16
- seriously... 18 guys. Who videotaped it. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:15 5
  - and at least one of those made it onto the Internet. -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 10:27 3
    - or maybe I'm misreading how the classmate of hers got access to it... -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 10:28 2
      - what I read was that someone showed it to her on his phone. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:28 1
        
        which is also dumb, but yeah. -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 10:32
  - It wouldn't be too much to ask for certain plot elements of Final Destination to come true, would it? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:18
- That poor poor community. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 10:12
- I didn't even read the story. The comments here were enough to know that I shouldn't read it. -- nm - Jim Mar 17, 10:11 16
  - I avoided it when Houseman posted it on Twitter the other day, I'm glad I read the details. - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 17, 10:17 14
    - I can understand that. But the NYT article didn't even touch on the trauma to the girl. the NYT! -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:18
    - The thing about stories like this is that they piss me off so much and the fact that there's absolutely NOTHING I can do - Jim Mar 17, 10:18 6
      - I take the inverse point of view that people can't get away with this nonsense like they could prior to the internet/social media. -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 17, 10:24 4
        
        I really hope this is true. I don't know...it just seems like the world - Jim Mar 17, 10:30 3
        
        I think if people talk about it online, the idiots are more likely to be held accountable. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:31 2
        
        It's red queen stuff. The idiots are also more likely to find supporters on line. (On balance I think it's for the better though) -- nm - Roger More Mar 17, 10:37 1
        
        true, but in cases like this, it seems l ike common sense tends to win. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:41
      - fwiw, I don't think Internet outrage is useless. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:22
    - But still. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 10:17 5
      - How could it be wrong if *EIGHTEEN* people thought it was a good idea!? You can't argue with basic math. -- nm - TWuG Mar 17, 10:18 4
        
        The fault is clearly with the girl's mother. -- nm - Mike Huckabee Mar 17, 10:25 3
        
        and Natalie Portman, of course. -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 10:26 2
        
        And teaching about evolution. -- nm - mara Mar 17, 10:29
        
        yup --nmbz - Spawn Mar 17, 10:28
  - wise choice. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:14
- but she dressed like a 20 year old! -- nm - sycor Mar 17, 10:11 2
  - And those poor boys will have to live with this scarlet letter their whole lives! -- nm - spamlet Mar 17, 10:13 1
    - Stop treating rapists like rapists! -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 17, 10:18
SITMOP: Michael Gough has passed. Bruce needs a new display case for Alfred's suit now. -- nm - sycor Mar 17, 10:06 1
- and the link -- (link) - sycor Mar 17, 10:07
"Buy our high tech device and get interrogated by the TSA" -- nm - Commericals, explained Mar 17, 10:05
Work is having a game today. They handed out green necklaces, and set some Taboo Words. - Beryllium Mar 17, 09:57 6
- Sounds fun. -- nm - Krusty Mar 17, 10:17
- So, you're going burn red wine at bar tomorrow night? -- nm - the liioulu with lots less Mar 17, 10:13
- neechay. Do you have to show your boobies when you give up your necklace, too? -- nm - Blinky the Three Eyed Fish Mar 17, 09:59 3
  - I'd like to keep my job. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:01 2
    - But think of all the promotions that will be lost! -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 10:05 1
      - promotions to what? management? No thanks. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:07
SDF finishes spraying water on No.3 reactor -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Mar 17, 09:56 23
- I'm stunned that they suggest that a new power line will fix the problem. No one thought to pull a mobile generator up to the pumping station? -- nm - Mop (208 lbs) Mar 17, 09:58 22
  - good god man, what are you doing armchair quarterbacking? they obvioulksy need your expertise on the front lines....nm - x Mar 17, 10:02 2
    - or at least, mop would be glowing. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:03 1
      - and green light is highly fitting for today too -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 17, 10:06
  - It's possible that a mobile generator wouldn't be able to supply enough juice. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:02 1
    - I suspect this is the root of the compatible plug problem. -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 10:06
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    - L3. -- nm - Diva Mar 17, 10:02
  - they tried on day one, but they can't find one with compatible plugs. -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 10:00 13
    - Actually, one of the explosions was *caused* by this! -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 10:04
    - don't they have radioshack over there? They just need an attachment thingy. They're like 59 cents or something! -- nm - decline - Go Pitt Mar 17, 10:02 11
      - Bah! No one wants to give out their home address! -- nm - Amy Mar 17, 10:04 2
        
        nobody *has* a home address -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 10:32
        
        snicker....nm - x Mar 17, 10:06
      - It's Radio Shack, and no one wanted to pay $5.99 for it. -- nm - Mop (208 lbs) Mar 17, 10:04
      - Is there where we start talking about how easy it can be because of our vast experience shooting womprats back home? - Diva Mar 17, 10:04 4
        
        they should try turning it off, and then on again. that almost always works with my xbox. -- nm - mafic Mar 17, 10:05 3
        
        and if that doesn't work, take the cartridge out and blow on the connectors -- (link) - znufrii Mar 17, 10:06 2
        
        Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start -- nm - mara Mar 17, 10:08 1
        
        CRISIS AVERTED. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:08
      - "Someone go get a fuckload of extension cord!" -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 10:03 1
        
        "They appear to have spliced the surge protector into some kind of....wall....cord." -- nm - prayformojo Mar 17, 10:05
  - I have a suspicion that anything that seems like an easy answer to somebody like you or me has a pretty good reason for not working. -- nm - mara Mar 17, 10:00
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