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it's about time! - Matt

Netbook OS in the works too http://www.cbc.ca/technol... - Robert

Please... this must be the 10th entries about that. Check the group before posting! - Jérôme Flipo

Hopefully the last one of this miserable cold season :) - Robert

Two people over here got it last night as well. - Matt

He was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...) 2 weeks ago. Hate to link to wikipedia for this, but it actually has a great description of it. Of all the leukemia subtypes, it's the one to get. Has the best prognosis. But it's a very long hospital stay (initially 1 month followed by 2 more chemo treatments of 1 week to 1 month each time). He has about 3 more weeks for this stay. - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

Nancy actually suggested FB as an easy way to lose large quantities of time. - Matt

Yeah - I suggested FB as well. He's just not interested. - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

He can hook up to FF in hospital, cool. Hope he gets better, Jen! - Kol Tregaskes

Thanks Kol. and me too. It's been very hard, but it looks promising. - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

Not sure how many of these apply with his condition, but maybe: Any MMO game if the hospital wireless can handle it (a lot of his friends play hint hint), any social network, pick up an instrument, Netflix on demand, start a blog, start a podcast. Many of his friends are almost permanently online so he really needs to get connected again, but he just might not be ready yet. - Robert

He doesn't really have the attention span to learn something new right now. He started City of Heroes again. Are any of you still playing WoW, Rob? He's already watching Netflix on demand and as you know he started a blog. I just really thought he might take advantage of this time to get involved in social networking. We'll see... he does have more time. There is a keyboard in a small activity room on his ward... but I doubt he'll try to pick it up. He's very musical though, so who knows. - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

Still - great, great suggestions. - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

Me, Kelly and Robert play WoW a lot. I know Dave still plays, but he tends to be on pretty late at night. I would love it if he gave it a try. - Robert

Yes - saw this listed. I want to check it out with Anna sometime. Love, love, love muppets. :) - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

I don't know who will enjoy this more--Nate or Rob and I. :) - Kelly W.

Great. Now the theme song to Fraggle Rock is in my head - not such a bad thing :) - Robert

:( - MVB (Grinch of FF)

Awful Kelly. Sorry. - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

Ouch! That stinks. - Nurse Katie

@RAPatton. Took some repeat listens for me as well. Love the last half of the song, but the first half sounds like cliched Subterranean Homesick Blues mixed with some Britney Spears - oooo Sexy Boots. - Robert

Couldn't agree more, Rob. - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

Willem DaFoe. I know most people think he's a bit scary looking... but he was "it" for me for a long time. :) - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

He's definitely scaring-looking. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Gary Busey - JUST KIDDING!!! Alan Rickman, actually. - Helen Sventitsky

well i can't think of any actor or actress right now but when it comes to my unlikes the first thing that comes to my mind is that , I really hate Mark Anthony ... - Viva Vida

Judy Dench. She has a sexy voice! :-} (You meant "most unlikely crush", right?) - Thomas Bøhm

Seth Green isn't exactly a classic sex symbol... - Lis Miller

Thomas, yes. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Oh Seth is s cutie though, Lis, especially with all his geekiness. My "old man" crush is Hugh Laurie though. - Kelly W.

Kate Pierson. I blame it on Iggy Pop's "Candy" video. - Robert

Kelly, I've had such a crush on Seth since he played the delectable Ox on Buffy. He's just so adorable (even if he is two inches shorter than I). - Lis Miller

Stephanie Zimbalist - Morgan Haley

I expect a full report on Fallout 3 soon. - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

Haven't fired either up yet. :( - ·[▪_▪]·

Shoulder Devil: If you are going to blow off the election coverage, may as well blow off work and fire them up. - Robert

LOL I would have if i didn't have a meeting. Five more minutes ... - ·[▪_▪]·

I've heard about your "meetings." Telecommuting conferences comprised of the occasional supportive grunt or mmmhmmm. Sounds like game on to me ;) - Robert

We already know. It will be very clear by early evening tonight. Landslide. - Robert Scoble

I think we'll know tonight. - Mattb4rd

I am going with landslide as well. - Geoff Schultz

With all the problems being reported this early (FL, VA, PA, OH, etc) if its close we will be in limbo again. I'm hoping for a landslide victory. - Robert

Karl Rove's predicting a landslide for Obama. - J450N

The Dems are voting in record numbers. It won't be close. - Robert Scoble

Seriously? - Yolanda

I took way more than 3 minutes and I had a sample ballot with me all filled out. :/ - Alix Whitmire

whats the location, i'll gladly call this in for you. - Carlos Ayala

Yeah, what's the polling station? I'll file a complaint too - Soup

I would raise hell if they tried telling me that. Just sayin'. - David Cook from twhirl

Very nefarious tactics - would contend that a time limit would be illegal? - Matt Harwood

Um... yeah. Someone call that in. That's illegal. - Carla Thompson

You should of had all of your picks done before going to the polls really, should just be recognizing names and marking a vote. - xero

What are they going to do ... forcibly remove you? They can't enforce that time limit. lol - Brandon

Is there an online copy of the ballot so I can make my picks before I go vote at lunch? - David Cook

David, yes I believe there is. Google 'SC voter reigtration' to get to the SC site. I remember there being a menu item for elections, so if there's a sample ballot, I guess it would be there. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina) from fftogo

Unbelievable! That can't be legal... - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

I know that some states do have legal time limits, but 3 minutes seems to be ridiculous. California, for example, has a law that limits the time in a booth to 10 minutes. I wonder if time limits are really enforced? - Rochelle

Okay, upon further research, Iowa and Pennsylvania have a law that states no one can be in a booth for more than 3 minutes. Others may, too. I didn't check every state. What state is that picture from? - Rochelle

Sign says South Carolina. - Scott of Two Countries

South Carolina Code of Laws SECTION 7-13-760. Time when voter must leave booth and voting place; voter must be alone in booth and must not talk while voting.No voter, while receiving, preparing and casting his ballot, shall occupy a booth or compartment for a longer time than five minutes. No voter shall be allowed to occupy a booth or compartment already occupied by another, nor to... more... - Rochelle

So yeah, the 3 minute sign is illegal. SC voters get 5 minutes. - Rochelle

+++ Rochelle. - Carlos Ayala

It would make sense to have some limit -- otherwise voters could foul the whole process by entering the booth and staying there all day - Brian Sullivan

Election Protection http://www.866ourvote.org/ - Robert

Wow, it took me 20 minutes and I pretty much knew how I was voting the 13 page ballot. - David Z

it's just a sign. It's not enforcable. - Mattb4rd

The sign still shouldn't be up. Just because it can't be enforced doesn't mean it's okay to put up signs in polling places that say illegal things. - Rochelle

There are a lot of choices. 3 minutes is definitely not enough time for many people. I just returned from my own polling location in NY where the clerk explained the machine and told me to "take all the time I needed". - Tom Harrison

I agree. There's no way I could have voted in under 3 minutes. I had already determined my vote for President, but I had to read the amendments and decide in the booth. I never received a sample ballot. Conspiracy! - Mattb4rd