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I'd love to watch the Olympics here, but I have two problems: uni study, and the time zone difference. accountant_4_Jesus Jul 29, 17:02

track and field, men's gymnastics. swimming, diving, rowing, table tennis, white water. Others if I have the time and I'm not burned out JDolphin Jul 29, 22:48

Yeah that's fair enough. Probably a smart move to watch the sports that normally aren't on TV. accountant_4_Jesus Jul 30, 22:12

Milestone! H$10M ... Ttaaggggeerr Jul 29, 12:20

Mazel tov! :) {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Jul 29, 15:55

Whoo hoo! {nm} elchan Jul 29, 20:29

another zero added!...congrats! {nm} tealfan Jul 30, 00:31

Thank you all! {nm} Ttaaggggeerr Jul 30, 13:12

Last 2 spots for the HSX Fantasy Football league at Yahoo slappydavid Jul 29, 08:02

damen getting me sind in spadeswhatisthat Jul 29, 16:10

I have Tom ready to go, he is a casual trader for the last few years. He has alot to learn but can be an asset for the game and the boards. {nm} damenchipguy Jul 29, 16:16

Welcome aboard Tom! {nm} slappydavid Jul 30, 05:29

Nbcolympics.com You can watch it all live event. Or You can watch illegal stream mike255 Jul 28, 16:38

Michael PHELPS...if you're gonna keep updating people about the guy, maybe get his name right in one thread {nm} alfpaulytd2012 Jul 28, 17:16

Or you can move here to england and watch any of the many many MANY bbc channels {nm} blaze223 Jul 29, 10:44

No spoilers: but there is NO REASON for NBC to not show the events live on the weekend! People are off work! What's the point? goodvibe61 Jul 28, 13:40

I totally agree - I kept waiting for NBC to have a pay deal for online coverage like CBS did with the NCAA basketball tourney in March JDolphin Jul 28, 14:20

They don't want their prime time to be filled with non-prime time events. It shows how backwards in thinking the network executives are. elchan Jul 28, 14:49

I wanted to watch cycling so bad, but no such luck... (SPOILERS) slappydavid Jul 28, 15:58

But all you need is a DVR or equivalent....I recorded NBC and started watching about 3 hours late. I could fast forward Buy BONDS 19 Jul 28, 22:39

It wasn't televised in my country, even if it was previously announced... {nm} slappydavid Jul 29, 05:47

I posted elsewhere, but here we go again. If they only show events LIVE, there would be nothing but interviews in Prime Time. London is Buy BONDS 19 Jul 28, 22:48

I don't think UK audience would watch non-live sport (apart from highlights) {nm} Rednax Jul 29, 04:49

Also BBC isn't ad-funded so has no need to maximize audience by delaying to prime time {nm} Rednax Jul 29, 04:50

They're not gonna spoil it? What a joke. It's the real world, not the NBC world. Events happened 9 hours earlier on the west coast. goodvibe61 Jul 30, 08:12

Also: How exactly is it spoiling anything for Prime Time if they showed the event live at 11:00 AM? goodvibe61 Jul 30, 08:15

Not Going To Happen. They paid 1.8 Billion for rights years ago. They need prime time ad money. wroberson Jul 30, 22:12

Michael Phelp Collapse 4th place. 400 meter freestyle {nm} mike255 Jul 28, 12:06

thank you for spoiling it - bye bye life board for 2 weeks {nm} JDolphin Jul 28, 12:17

Wow, if you hate spoilers, you're going to have to avoid TV, newspapers, the internet, and any other source of media. ;-) {nm} elchan Jul 28, 12:19

I think Phelp's success in Beijing, was because not everyone had those new special bathing suits. elchan Jul 28, 12:20

I'm avoiding obvious sites like sports etc - thought the people here would be a little more poilite and but the acual news inside {nm} JDolphin Jul 28, 12:29

and put (not but) {nm} JDolphin Jul 28, 12:29

Don't turn on the TV. Or the Radio. Don't go on the computer. GOOGLE will spoil it. CNN. EVERYONE. It's not spoilers. It's life NOW. goodvibe61 Jul 28, 13:42

Apparently not, as I hadn't been spoiled until I visited this forum {nm} JDolphin Jul 28, 14:21

Really? So when you go on TV to watch any other sports or news, you don't see what happened at the Olympics? Impossible. {nm} goodvibe61 Jul 28, 14:40

I followed the Cardinals-Cubs game this afternoon, watched a little CNN and they didn't mention the Olympics once {nm} JDolphin Jul 28, 14:44

Besides just being common courtesy, it's been customary on this board not to spoil live sports, current tv episodes, movies, etc {nm} islander Jul 28, 13:16

Yeah, I know when you got to ESPN, or CNN, or ABC, or FOX, or Google, or Yahoo, they have no spoilers up. {nm} goodvibe61 Jul 28, 14:35

Well I haven't been to espn or CNN or abc or fox or google or yahoo, but I have been to this here Life Board and (spoilers) islander Jul 28, 14:41

Come on folks. Can you imagine a discussion board where the top level comments, contain no information? elchan Jul 28, 14:45

He could have said - Phelps 400 results (with actual info inside) - that tells everyone what you are talking about without spoiling anything {nm} JDolphin Jul 28, 16:19

can someone PLEASE put a leash on this guy? {nm} Moviesnob Jul 28, 21:36

I quite like the broken English myself {nm} baronblacksheep Jul 30, 13:06

Live olympics ceremony is tape delay. You are force to watch illegal stream {nm} mike255 Jul 27, 13:42

No I'm not. {nm} Tanker Jul 27, 15:00

After what the British said taking a shot at the Salt Lake Olympics, I wouldn't watch the Olympics if it was the only thing on TV {nm} Mr. Smitherz Jul 27, 23:58

tbf - Cameron only said what he said after Mitt Romney insulted the London games BEFORE they had even started! {nm} Ttaaggggeerr Jul 28, 02:12

Except he didn't insult the games. He just questioned whether they were ready, a fair question given the security shortage that was reported {nm} Mr. Smitherz Jul 28, 02:32

If they allow some sort of act of terrorism to occur, they'll look incredibly inept. {nm} Mr. Smitherz Jul 28, 02:37

Yeah but we didn't fly into Salt Lake, slag off everyone there - we just stood up for ourselves {nm} baronblacksheep Jul 30, 13:08

Mike....get real Prime time...8PM is 1AM and later in London....All of prime time is tape delay. Nothing new... Buy BONDS 19 coming 7/24/12 Jul 28, 06:34

Just because it isn't new doesn't mean it doesn't SUCK. Show the events LIVE. Show them in prime time too, but show them LIVE. goodvibe61 Jul 28, 13:30

NBC (and ABC anc CBS previously) try to make the prime time show "as if live" for those who only can watch Buy BONDS 19 Jul 28, 22:33

damenchip guy i know its early but Spurs/Thunder second game of the season nice little home opener for SA {nm} blaze223 Jul 27, 11:59

Uncut Police Radio From Aurora Colorado wroberson Jul 26, 21:34

Sometimes life gets a little busy... accountant_4_Jesus Jul 26, 21:14

Summertime is landscaping season - definitely cuts into the HSX time. Find time to sleep once in a while. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2012 Jul 26, 23:25

I'll definitely try to lol. Hope that your landscaping is going well. :) {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Jul 29, 16:50

I just finished work this week Jane_Citizen Jul 27, 05:10

I'm glad to hear that :) {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Jul 29, 16:51

James Cameron purchases 2300 acres in New Zealand. Talks a bit about Avatar, but nothing Movie's boards worthy. :) Vashta Nerada Jul 26, 18:38

Google fiber hit Kansas city 1gigabits for just 70 dollars a month mike255 Jul 26, 15:19

here's a link that works Moviesnob Jul 26, 16:24

yowsa {nm} tealfan Jul 26, 17:17

you can't be serious with that last sentence... ndmaster Jul 26, 21:49

Yes rd since you have faster trading than other hsx member {nm} mike255 Jul 27, 05:31

Thank you to Slappy for FF, I am proud to co-comm but we need 6 more managers. Contact me or SD and we can get you the info! {nm} damenchipguy Jul 26, 14:10

12 is the ideal number, but I think it can still work and be fun if we get 10 {nm} Moviesnob Jul 26, 16:20

Here's the direct link to join the HSX Fantasy Football league at Yahoo... 6 spots still open! slappydavid Jul 26, 16:21

I'm signed up and ready to rock. I request we move the draft a little later for west coasters {nm} skamanfu Jul 26, 19:22

That's just a placeholder draft time, we can discuss later one that works for most of us... {nm} slappydavid Jul 26, 19:55

Poll for no reason: When did you first go online? First thing you ever downloaded? First song you downloaded? islander Jul 26, 06:45

Don't remember as many details as you, but here's some stuff that comes to mind... slappydavid Jul 26, 07:14

with dialup, you had to be careful not to dial a long distance number; i remember a phone bill one time in the hundreds! {nm} islander Jul 26, 09:07

man, I remember doing a course in high school called 'information technology' for a semester with DOS Jane_Citizen Jul 26, 12:23

Ha! I feel so ashamed that I had to google your last line. I really shoulda known that :) {nm} islander Jul 26, 12:59

At least your typewriters were electric!! {nm} slappydavid Jul 26, 13:16

I may regret the DOS, but never the touch-typing :) {nm} Jane_Citizen Jul 26, 17:16

Let's see if my memory is as good as yours... accountant_4_Jesus Jul 26, 07:30

Oh, side note: 1996 was when I was 9. {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Jul 26, 07:30

good memory! and 2GB, wow, big time back then :) {nm} islander Jul 26, 09:07

hmm...college campus around 1988...ftp'ing miscellaneous stuff I can't remember...first time at home was AOL around 1995 {nm} tealfan Jul 26, 08:32

"You've got mail!" how exciting was it to hear that :) {nm} islander Jul 26, 09:08

ha! {nm} tealfan Jul 26, 12:15

it was awesome, even better if somebody was at my apartment to hear it! {nm} damenchipguy Jul 26, 12:53

first time online probably 96; first download song was by Magnate - Nuestro Amor Es Asi {nm} daveart Jul 26, 08:43

never heard of it, so I searched around and heard it. kinda catchy :) {nm} islander Jul 26, 09:08

In 1990 I was on local BBS sites. Not sure what year, but my first AOL disk was version 1.3 when you had limited hours. skamanfu Jul 26, 09:20

ive still got aol cds in my cabinets. they were everywhere back then {nm} islander Jul 26, 10:55

My first e-mail address was in 1993 it was first.last@ucobronco.edu damenchipguy Jul 26, 10:36

I should also add that it was not until hughes.net that I could actually stream anything from my office, so alot damenchipguy Jul 26, 10:55

im like you, prefer to buy something physically in store. but selections here keep getting smaller, almost impossible to find blurays at our islander Jul 26, 10:57

Very True, we have a Hastings that has a nice selection but I do not think I could buy a copy of License to ill from a store. {nm} damenchipguy Jul 26, 12:52

My first computer course at Brooklyn College was summer, 1965 but there was no "line" and we had to keypunch our BUY StarBondFund Jul 26, 11:42

Computers weren't still room-size by then, were they? {nm} islander Jul 26, 12:17

The IBM 1620 was about 7 feet wide, 4 feet tall and about 3 feet deep. There was an additional 20K attachment of about half that size. {nm} Buy BONDS 19 coming 7/24/12 Jul 26, 13:18

Because I do not know; is that about the size of today's SmartCar? {nm} damenchipguy Jul 26, 13:52

Bigger {nm} Buy BONDS 19 Now Active Jul 26, 16:29

1994, in the SRC building in my first year at university. Jane_Citizen Jul 26, 12:21

that was you guys?!...I still haven't gotten over that phone prank... {nm} tealfan Jul 26, 15:09

1995. My first email address was astroman@mediaone.net wroberson Jul 26, 21:31

"the things ive hear"? some telescope :). 10-12 years ago, I bought a telescope off of QVC for 100some bucks. Looked through it exactly once {nm} islander Jul 27, 07:55

weird weather: so theres a "heat advisory" for my area starting in 5 minutes for the next 8 hours. however, islander Jul 25, 08:57

They say weatherman is the only job where you can screw up every day and not get fired... :) {nm} slappydavid Jul 25, 09:00

That, and being Brian Ross. {nm} Tanker Jul 25, 09:56

Or, pretty much any member of government in a decision-making role. {nm} BSmurf Jul 25, 10:21

(cuz I know u r all so curious, seems we'll top out at 89 :) {nm} islander Jul 25, 13:48

HSX Fantasy Football 2012 is ready to go! Link to join inside! slappydavid Jul 25, 07:24

I get :URL NOT FOUND {nm} PRodNano Jul 25, 08:48

Ok, let's try again slappydavid Jul 25, 08:52

I am in, a 1:00 pm CST would be better for me to draft (I attend church until noon) but I would like to be involved with the live draft. {nm} damenchipguy Jul 25, 13:08

I am down for a keeper league, I do not plan on going anywhere.I really would enjoy if we can muster 12 HSX traders to manage their own team damenchipguy Jul 25, 13:17

im signed up, but cant make that time for draft. i not asking it to be changed, but i assume i can autodraft or something like that? {nm} islander Jul 25, 09:01

We can discuss draft time when the league is filled up. I just had to put something... {nm} slappydavid Jul 25, 09:02

ok. i see though it looks like it can autodrafted, so im not too worried {nm} islander Jul 25, 09:04

Yeah, when one of the managers doesn't show up for a live draft, it gets auto picks... {nm} slappydavid Jul 25, 09:08

the cap should be 12. Any more and its slim pickins come waiver wire time {nm} Moviesnob Jul 25, 09:07

also should we set up a keeper league? (i vote yes!) {nm} Moviesnob Jul 25, 09:08

Ok, readjusted to max 12 teams. I'm all in for a keeper league if everyone else agrees... {nm} slappydavid Jul 25, 09:57

What does that mean? {nm} PRodNano Jul 25, 14:24

at the end of the season, you can keep some players on your roster for the next season, usually 3 (1 QB, 1 WR, 1 RB) {nm} Moviesnob Jul 25, 14:57

so players like trent richardson and RG3 are more valuable (in theory) than they are in regular leagues {nm} Moviesnob Jul 25, 14:58

keeper leagues generally do drafts the following year based on past years standings, not by random {nm} Moviesnob Jul 25, 14:59

Sweet. Thanks. {nm} PRodNano Jul 25, 17:12

I'm in and signed up. {nm} KaiGee Jul 25, 15:09

RIP Sherman Hensley {nm} RazorHawk Jul 24, 19:59

Awww .... He's moved to the ultimate deluxe apartment in the sky {nm} JDolphin Jul 24, 20:45

Aww :( Jeffersons and Amen, he was great {nm} islander Jul 25, 06:00

Christian Bale visits Aurora victims LonePirate Jul 24, 15:22

agree, very classy {nm} Moviesnob Jul 24, 16:55

Very cool, Mr. Christian. :) {nm} tealfan Jul 24, 17:10

Yes, good gesture from Bale. WB would be smart to offer a private screening, for all the survivors who want to go see it after recovering. elchan Jul 24, 18:55

"after recovering" is the key. Not all survivors will reach that point at the same time. zonker2 Jul 27, 11:04

What could the future Hall of Famer, just traded, do in Seattle, that he cannot do in New York, and would never be allowed to in the NFL?... Buy BONDS 19 coming 7/24/12 Jul 24, 10:43

could be a cultural thing. While his first name is Ichiro, in Japan, family name usually comes first, so he's Suzuki Ichiro in Japan Moviesnob Jul 24, 12:30

From Wikipedia....Suzuki is the 2nd most common last name (Williams?) in Japan.... Buy BONDS 19 coming 7/24/12 Jul 24, 18:00

very interesting, thanks for the research {nm} Moviesnob Jul 24, 20:26

DL: MCAMP Martin Campbell And Georgeville TV Shop Reboot Of Cult U.K. Sci-Fi Series ‘Blake’s 7′ Rednax Jul 24, 06:07

Link inside, sorry! Rednax Jul 24, 06:08