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video game post: Final Mass Effect 2 DLC sees 'Arrival' on March 29 -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 09:53 2
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  - dude! -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 09:57
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I need a better email organizational system. Outlook, you officially suck. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 09:52 4
- *what the news said 5 years ago* -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 09:57
- You like tags (ala GMail?) Try this Outlook add-on -- (link) - oblique Mar 18, 09:54
- Have you tried Thunderbird? -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 09:53 1
  - this is for work, I'm kind of stuck with outlook -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 09:54
amazon is willing to give me $40 for my dreamcast. screw you amazon, you can have it when you pry it from my dead cold hands. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 09:51 2
- Wow, that's a good price. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Mar 18, 09:56
- *ships a handfull of Amazones* -- nm - Amazon s.i. Mar 18, 09:54
Spawn: congrats and thanks - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 09:51
NY Times David Pogue's podcast covered Zediva today. The company already has a waiting list. - not2fast Mar 18, 09:48 1
- Yeah, it (the podcast) downloaded to my Tivo yesterday (it's the only way I can get my wife to watch any tech news). - Mop (210 lbs) Mar 18, 09:56
LYC: So I'm playing around with Amazon cloud services. Created a "micro linux" box on their free AWS tier. Running uTorrent on it as a test and - oblique Mar 18, 09:47 9
- Wow. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Mar 18, 09:54 3
  - It's neat. I get a free micro-Linux (10GB storage, 15GB traffic/mo) to do basically whatever I want - oblique Mar 18, 09:56 2
    - Can you terminate usage when the cap is achieved or will you be charged overages? -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Mar 18, 09:57 1
      - You can. Bandwidth and I/O are the two you can exceed. It's designed so that the CPU/memory/storage are basically accounted for - oblique Mar 18, 09:58
- interesting. - tRuMaN Mar 18, 09:50 2
  - Routing protocol. Instead of just saying "send all your stuff here" like a default gateway, we need to be able to dynamically exchange routes with - oblique Mar 18, 09:53 1
    - aw. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 09:55
- I haven't played around with AWS, but I think that sort of service that lets you fire up and shut down servers on demand could be useful for a project -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 09:49 1
  - Yeah. I'm looking at it for potential disaster recovery options (they have a VM importer for VMware) and maybe even the option - oblique Mar 18, 09:52
Canadian CF-18s headed to the Libya no-fly zone. That's a hell of a round-trip. -- (link) - Mop (210 lbs) Mar 18, 09:43 1
- "It [The Libyan Government] also recognizes its obligation to protect all foreigners and their assets." - Mel Profit Mar 18, 09:47
huh....DiNozzo and Eliot from Leverage did a movie together. Her Minor Thing.... - Remlik Mar 18, 09:43 3
- Miss Warren - is that movie any good? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 09:57
- DiNozzo was also Eyes Only on Dark Angel -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 09:43 1
  - yeah he and Alba were an item for years -- nm - Remlik Mar 18, 09:46
~partyin' partyin' yeah. partyin' partying yeah. fun fun fun fun. looking forward to the weekend~ -- nm - cq Mar 18, 09:42
Battle-proof Wind Farms Survive Japan's Trial by Fire -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 09:42
BBC News Twitter: Prime Minister (Cameron) says Britain and Europe can't just 'stand by' and allow #Gaddafi to brutalise his people - Mop (210 lbs) Mar 18, 09:41 1
- it's a hit against Germany (and rightly so) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 09:47
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- I bet it's right now watching him walk out the door. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 09:55
The Russian Mob "Law and Order" episodes from the late 90s always scared me. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 18, 09:39 3
- That's probably why I try to avoid doing business with russians. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 09:43 2
  - "Not One Step Back" (spoilers) - Mel Profit Mar 18, 09:45
  - Look, friend. No trouble. You just pay me. We stay friends. I come over to your house, say hi to your wife and kid. Yes? -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Mar 18, 09:45
so saturday night would be the best night to take a moonlit stroll. - tRuMaN Mar 18, 09:30 2
- to zeno's!!!! -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 18, 09:41 1
  - thats a mighty long walk for me. ok, see you in a couple of weeks. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 09:49
Crash Davis Movie Alert: The Dush is in a movie called The Alphabet Killer as former cop Megan Price. -- nm - Remlik Mar 18, 09:28
Yay Friday! /~Yesterday was Thursday/Today it is Friday/Tomorrow is Saturday/And Sunday comes afterwards.~/ -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Mar 18, 09:17 4
- We so excited! -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 09:27
- *hunts you down like a dog* -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 09:19 2
  - I posted it on Facebook, too! -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Mar 18, 09:21 1
    - double dog hunt down -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 09:38
Radiation down slightly near No.3 reactor -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 09:10
It's Friday, which is good. But it's not 7:00 yet, so that's bad. -- nm - Dano Mar 18, 09:08 3
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  - A! Men! -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 09:16
- Maybe I'll go see a movie after work today. What should I see? -- nm - Dano Mar 18, 09:11
TFox alert. KRS-One does a "What's In My Bag?" interview with local awesome record store -- (link) - con_carne Mar 18, 09:07 1
- (vid) -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 09:08
can i be general? - guy on ika who just joined 2 days ago si Mar 18, 09:00 10
- Is that "min"? -- nm - Guigue Mar 18, 09:03 6
  - yep. - Mel Profit Mar 18, 09:05 4
    - Can I just say that, of the new members, I'm disappointed in melinda - Guigue Mar 18, 09:08 3
      - she's not quite got the hang of getting along just yet. - Mel Profit Mar 18, 09:13 2
        
        Basically I want to go after players with a high score but barely any military - Guigue Mar 18, 09:15 1
        
        Sounds interesting. Let's take this in-game. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 18, 09:29
  - think so -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 09:03
- the fact that he left was really the funny part. - Mel Profit Mar 18, 09:03 2
  - i'm in SHLDA now. -- nm - guy on ika who just joined 2 days ago si Mar 18, 09:22
  - Maybe he can try NTR. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Mar 18, 09:09
Wow, when you install Skype on your computer, it pretty much takes over the whole thing, doesn't it? - Mop (210 lbs) Mar 18, 08:55 14
- But it is *awesome*! - con_carne Mar 18, 09:18
- If you let it. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 09:04 6
  - Is there a Skype lite? Do tell. -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 09:12 5
    - All of the things that Mop mentioned should be configurable and optional. - Beryllium Mar 18, 09:17 2
      - This. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Mar 18, 09:25 1
        
        I have skype installed on my work machine, and it doesn't start at boot, and it never installed browser plugins. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 09:27
    - can't you just tell it not run unless you ask it to, and then call it up when you need it? this is what I used to do, I think. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 18, 09:14 1
      - that is what I do. -- nm - Remlik Mar 18, 09:33
- it's why i don't have it on my laptop, it just slows everything down so so much. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 09:01
- Yep, very annoying. -- nm - Subversive Mar 18, 08:59
- still cheaper than a whole camara team -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 08:58 3
  - Funny you should mention this. I just had my production team broadcast a Skype out of the studio yesterday. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Mar 18, 09:03 2
    - it's grat but when it obviously is used to save money on reporting it dislike it -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 09:05 1
      - Oh, my videographers hate it. But CNN keeps calling and asking to Skype stuff. - Mop (210 lbs) Mar 18, 09:10
What would've happened if she had just given him his change instead? -- (link) - znufrii Mar 18, 08:50
This is already on facebook (I hereby decree a new acronym for this, AOF), but I was shocked (SHOCKED!) by how good Nelly was in concert last night. - Subversive Mar 18, 08:49 3
- sounds like you had a good time - nice! -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 08:52
- reminds me - I need to replace Country Grammar - solid album. Glad you had a great time! - Epiphany Mar 18, 08:51 1
  - Hmmm, don't remember him playing that one, but it's possible. There were a few I didn't recognize. -- nm - Subversive Mar 18, 08:52
"Asians in the Library" video and parodies have been making the rounds on my FB. If you haven't sen it, this will offend the politically correct. -- (link) - con_carne Mar 18, 08:33 [youtube] 2
- And here's a (just as un-PC) Youtube spoof response from a fellow student -- (link) - con_carne Mar 18, 08:35 [youtube] 1
  - The Sheen and Hitler pictures are a nice touch -- nm - Remlik Mar 18, 08:41
Earworm Poll (Because I've got "This Too Shall Pass" by OK Go playing on a loop in mine.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 18, 08:30 3
- "Walk Like A Man" by Franki Valli and the Four Seasons :) -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 09:10
- Hey! Must be the money! -- nm - Subversive Mar 18, 08:52
- various irish songs from yesterday. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 08:32
The Yakuza are helping out in Japan, anonymously. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 18, 08:28 8
- (Wait...there's really a yakuza? Huh. I thought it was just a joke.) -- nm - Blinky the Three Eyed Fish Mar 18, 08:30 6
  - watch Black Rain starring Michael Douglas -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 08:43 4
    - And, it's pretty much a sub genre of Japanese gangster films -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 08:46 3
      - I recommend this one -- (link) - con_carne Mar 18, 08:47 2
        
        does it feature white doves? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 08:53 1
        
        No! - con_carne Mar 18, 09:09
  - Law & Order wouldn't lie to us. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 08:41
- and again my beta code apparently needs some fine-tuning. Good to know. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 08:29
Looking at a Government Seizure Auction: why do you need a 498ct Emerald? What the hell would you do with it? -- nm - sycor Mar 18, 08:28 3
- Impress my mistress with it -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 08:52
- Insure it -- nm - OAE Mar 18, 08:34 1
  - touche, salesman. -- nm - sycor Mar 18, 08:36
"A Libyan rebel spokesman has dismissed the cease-fire announcement, claiming Moammar Gadhafi's forces are still attacking key cities" -- nm - Ender Mar 18, 08:22
ST poll: maj inspired - on a scale of 1 to 10 - how " girlie" or " manly" are you? - Epiphany Mar 18, 08:09 35
- 4 on the Alaskan scale. 8 on the lower-48 scale. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 18, 09:17
- 6, but I can crank it up to 9 if I'm hanging around with a bunch of rednecks. -- nm - Subversive Mar 18, 08:55
- On a scale of Redmond to Spawn, I'm slightly more girly than Redmond, but a touch more manly than Spawn. -- nm - Mop (208 lbs) Mar 18, 08:52 2
  - so, Redmond is more manly than spawn? -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 08:52 1
    - Well... yeah. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Mar 18, 08:57
- 6/7 -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 08:51
- I couldn't pass for a dude, but I have some dudelike personality attributes. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 08:29 1
  - This. -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 08:58
- I'm not even going to think about how to begin answering this poll. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 08:27 1
  - -5 - Jack DawsonSI Mar 18, 08:29
- Visually, probably a 6. Manerisms, probably a 4. - Blinky the Three Eyed Fish Mar 18, 08:26 1
  - heh -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 08:28
- I feel like I'm about a three on most things. I'm pretty non girlie. Which is why when I am, it pisses me off so much. -- nm - miss amanda phones Mar 18, 08:25 4
  - Me too. But I broke my toe last night and the nail fell off and I'm panicking about sandals. I'm going to get a fake one. GIRLY! -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 08:28 3
    - Um.... OW! -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 08:53
    - *cries at the thought of breaking my toe and the nail falling off* -- nm - Blinky the Three Eyed Fish Mar 18, 08:29 1
      - Michael wasn't home so I had to pretend it was all OK and just tape it up and go ahead with bath and bedtime for Logan. -- nm - Amy Mar 18, 08:36
- According to my idea of a man, 9. According society's, probably a 5 or 6. -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 08:21 2
  - I like this idea... - Mel Profit Mar 18, 08:25 1
    - Eh, I was a sociology major. Still often think like one. :) -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 08:37
- no idear and why should i care - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 08:20
- I would say 6. If I was more confident with a few "real life" areas, I could get up to a 6.5 or a 7. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 08:19 2
  - I'm basically like Morgan Grimes, really. Right down to the beard, at the moment. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 08:24 1
    - Hell, I can't even grow a beard. -- nm - Blinky the Three Eyed Fish Mar 18, 08:27
- I feel like this a hard question to answer. - MDH Mar 18, 08:16 1
  - I'd match your 5 - Epiphany Mar 18, 08:18
- 6 I wear my heart too much on my sleeve -- nm - eag Mar 18, 08:15
- 69 -- nm - Bacon on a droid Mar 18, 08:13 1
  - No one is that girly. -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 08:17
- i'm pretty much a 7.75 -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 08:12
- 7 -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 08:12
- Was going to say "5" but I think that makes me androgynous so I will say 6.5 -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 08:11 3
  - 1 makes you a girlie man -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 08:16 2
    - and girlie men are not androgynous, they are girlie men. Somewhere in the 3-4 range is the andro zone. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 08:18 1
      - true that -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 08:29
Japan raises nuclear alert level -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 08:03 4
- In a world of chaos, wrinkle-free pants keep me sane. - Beryllium Mar 18, 08:04
- "We're at Level Godzookie here people, God help us if we get to Level Godzilla" -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 08:04 2
  - And even Level Rodan is pretty shit scary -- nm - eag Mar 18, 08:07 1
    - /misses the calmer days of Mothra -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 18, 09:21
Word. -- nm - Jim Mar 18, 08:01 1
- ....Perfect -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 08:02

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