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Notifications on Android are like crappy web ads. Safeway app notification: "Don't forget to redeem your free..." - Mop Nov 4, 16:20 8
- you can go into the app menu under settings and turn them off completely. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 16:28 6
  - Or not download the Safeway app so they cannot track you throughout the store. -- (edited) - Bacon Nov 4, 16:43
  - NO! I want my free... something! How do I get the ellipse to show me more? -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 16:31
  - Yup. Easy peasy. -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 16:29 3
    - I've had to do this for a couple of apps that Just. Wouldn't. Listen. - Reagen Nov 4, 16:30 2
      - Me too. Some only give you important notifications but a few have been really annoying, mostly games. -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 16:32
      - Games. Tons of games. No, Angry Birds I played 6 months ago, I don't need to know that I have full lives again. -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 16:31
- I hate them with a passion -- nm - Epiphany Nov 4, 16:27
ST Poll: What percent curious are you to see what a Trump presidency would actually be like? -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 16:17 6
- A whole lot less excited than germans were to see how their country was going to made great again -- (edited) - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 16:26
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- -100% -- nm - mr monkey Nov 4, 16:24 1
  - So this! -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 16:29
- Dumpster fire gonna burn -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 16:22
- 56.5 percent. -- nm - Epiphany Nov 4, 16:20
Ford’s Next-Gen Driver Assist Will Deny You the Right of Running People Over -- (link) - ML Nov 4, 16:00 2
- I'm sure this'll go over great with Trumpists. -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 16:12 1
  - It will be fine, the sensor can be adjusted for the amount of reflection -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 16:24
Rami Malek, Bryan Singer to Tackle Freddie Mercury Biopic -- (link) - philip k mud Nov 4, 15:55
Lionsgate extends Michael Burns' contract to 2022 -- (link) - philip k mud Nov 4, 15:33
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- "Congress will keep Trump in check" and "Let's face it, Pence will actually be running things..." are the two ways I'm consoling myself. - Mop Nov 4, 16:17 1
  - That's not much consolation. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 16:35
- did you say " oh honey"? -- nm - Epiphany Nov 4, 15:34 1
  - "Well bless your heart!" -- nm - TWuG Nov 4, 16:17
- "And that makes it better?" -- nm* - znufrii Nov 4, 15:32
- They've certainly done a bang-up job of keeping him in check up to now! -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 15:30 3
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    - she sounds incredibly competent -- nm - mr monkey Nov 4, 15:40
    - ALL THE LOGIC! -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 15:35
NC must restore removed voters to the rolls, judge rules -- (link) - Reagen Nov 4, 15:20 1
- You know Texas was ordered to forgo their ID checks, but NPR reports election clerks are still demanding them. -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 16:29
OMG the horror - Jovian Nov 4, 14:55 3
- Spiders should not be bigger than my slipper!!! -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 15:15 1
  - "Oh, a slipper? Thank you! Uh... ah, sorry. I don't mean to sound ungrateful but, would you happen to have 7 more?" -- nm - Spider Nov 4, 15:20
- oh hey RC, check this out -- nm - ML Nov 4, 14:56
"Antone Smith suffered a knee injury Thursday night that is expected to end his season." - ML Nov 4, 14:49 1
- On a meaningless play after the outcome was decided. It was heartbreaking. -- nm - David Nov 4, 15:04
"What a terrible terrible mess. Over *nothing*. All she had to do was follow the rules. And now she's going to run the country." -- nm* - Trump audio today reported on NPR Nov 4, 14:04 7
- Nasty! -- nm - budice Nov 4, 14:41
- "..is when you accidentally tell the truth" -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 14:30
- He's right. - David Nov 4, 14:28
- I appreciate his vote of confidence. -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 14:25
- She wouldn't say the magic words, "Islamic terrorism " so now we won't be protected -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 14:06
- let's hope he's right for once. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 14:04 1
  - If not, how many of us can stay in your spare room? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 4, 14:07
Dark Tower now set to open on Jul 28, 2017. Happy birthday to me! -- nm - Baron More Dough Nov 4, 13:45
I'm going to get a drink now. Have a nice weekend everyone. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 13:39 2
- Drink and ST, its what were here for. Happy weekend. -- nm - budice Nov 4, 13:45 1
  - You too booty-chay! -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 13:59
John O'Hurley was on a morning show here today. Which made me think of J Peterman, Which made me wonder if it still exists. -- (link) - Andie Nov 4, 13:31 3
- Yes, we get their adverts, expensive. But like cold water creek, someone probably bought the name, hired some of the people and -- nm* - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 14:04
- And the first thing on their web page is a cloak and top hat, for that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde cosplay, I assume? -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 13:43 1
  - How *else* are you supposed to dress for the club, sir? What are we, farmers? -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 14:08
For what it's worth, the guy accused of killing two cops in Des Moines had had previous run-ins with police. -- (link) - Mop Nov 4, 13:26 1
- The video clip confrontation at the football game got a lot of play here on Wednesday. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 4, 14:08
pmb. Now they're saying 5 million people -- (link) - AC000000 Nov 4, 13:17 5
- That seems maybe a bit hyperbolic, but it was a huge mass of humanity and I can't say how many were along the route before the loop. I was surprised - pmb Nov 4, 13:21 4
  - There will be 50 million at my Inauguration, it will be HUGE, believe me - Drumpf Nov 4, 14:12
  - also, I get that this was a rally for the existing team but I was surprised that they didn't make this a big Cubs thing with a lot of older players -- nm - AC000000 Nov 4, 13:40 1
    - Why would they? Those guys were losers. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 15:51
  - I can't imagine if you were on the parade route you would get anywhere close to grant park to see so why bother -- nm - AC000000 Nov 4, 13:39
Red Sox bench coach Torey Lovullo will become the next manager of the Diamondbacks. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 13:07 1
- sh*t. - Mel Profit Nov 4, 13:53
SITWAP? Multiple people stabbed at Rutgers -- (link) - AC000000 Nov 4, 13:01
"[H]is only option was to hold the piece of chicken with his hands and tear off pieces with his teeth" -- (link) - Baron More Dough Nov 4, 13:00
Writer of Sandman movie adaptation drops out. Says material won't work as a movie, has to be TV. - Ender Nov 4, 12:56 8
- It's nice to hear that and I hope the people developing Y: The Last Man are listening because that needs to be a TV show. - Krusty Nov 4, 15:55
- He's right. -- nm - TWuG Nov 4, 13:04 5
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    - Terry's a cool dude -- nm - mr monkey Nov 4, 14:05 1
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  - yup -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 13:48
  - *calls up the screenwriter for the Constantine movie* -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 13:10
- "I kin't do it, C'ptin! There's just too much material!" -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 13:00
Huh. I had never heard of Mel Kiper's current #1 QB prospect in the 2017 Draft until today. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 4, 12:51 2
- *spoilers* -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 4, 12:52 1
  - Miami's guy had been on top, which was funny. - David Nov 4, 13:00
I'm not sure Lithgow was the ideal choice to play Churchill in this Crown thing - mr monkey Nov 4, 12:28 3
- wow, Lithgow as Churchill and Little Dorrit in the lead role! love it. -- nm - mud Sep 27, 10:11 (0) -- nm - philip k mud Nov 4, 12:45 1
  - Foy is great so far -- nm - mr monkey Nov 4, 12:48
- Dano should watch, it's got the asshole from Scrotal Recall on it -- nm - mr monkey Nov 4, 12:31
There's a Last Week Tonight on Sunday, yes? I imagine John Oliver goes nuclear on Trump. -- (edited) - Tim Nov 4, 12:25 9
- you're pretty. :) -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 12:28
- I'm pretty sure he's talked about it each episode. IIRC, he started last week's show talking about him or the election. -- nm* - Krusty Nov 4, 12:27 2
  - "Or as I like to call it, lice on a rat on a flaming horse corpse, 2016" -- nm - rollo Nov 4, 12:29 1
    - But it sounds so nice in his cockney accent -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 13:16
- Wha? They talk about the election every week. There's even a running gag about it. - Inigo Nov 4, 12:27 4
  - Ah, I only see the viral clips, which are usually about another topic. -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 12:28 3
    - Oh, that makes sense. If you only watch the main stories, I think the only one since then was the scandal comparisons. -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 12:30 2
      - The curse of being TV less for, oh, 13 years now. -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 12:31 1
        
        truly, you're not missing much - ML Nov 4, 12:32
Not only is Chappelle on SNL next week but the musical guest is A Tribe Called Quest. What?!? -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 12:23 2
- Holo-Phife? -- nm - ML Nov 4, 12:24 1
  - They better not. -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 12:26
"Poop Into Fuel? You've Got To Be Shitting Me" -- (link) - ML Nov 4, 12:22
Julius Caesar to play Steppenwolf in Justice League. STIF: What does the Steppenwolf character do? -- nm* - Diva Nov 4, 12:17 5
- There's an actor named Julius Caesar? Seriously? -- nm - David Nov 4, 12:21 4
  - from Rome...which gives me hope as he is awesome -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 14:25 1
    - Related: I am getting the Complete Rome on Blu Ray shortly. So psyched, fucking love that show -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 14:26
  - *after googling* Oh, I see. -- nm - David Nov 4, 12:23
  - I don't think so, no. it's Ciaran Hinds. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 12:22
No major Blizzcon announcement (e.g. new game). New Hearthstone expansion, new Overwatch character, new HotS characters. -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 12:08
Yikes. So what kind of terrible poll numbers just dropped, to bring 538 down to 64% ? -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 12:07 15
- But if it's any consolation, those polls were taken 3 or 4 days ago. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 13:48 1
  - Before the World Series commercials! All is fine, people! -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 14:26
- Trump up in FL, OH, PA, and New Hampshire by 4+ each. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 12:23 10
  - oh so the worst possible news ever. got it. -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 12:26 9
    - Note: I have no idea what happened and exist only to stir up dread amongst ST over this. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 12:28 8
      - do.not.do.that. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 4, 12:42 4
        
        Only up 11 in Massachusetts, you say? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 12:47 3
        
        Hey Kell...kick him for me when you have a moment. Thanks. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 4, 12:53 2
        
        I hope the new puppy pees on his pillow. -- nm - TWuG Nov 4, 13:03 1
        
        Hey Kell...padlock the fridge for me. - Mel Profit Nov 4, 13:55
      - oh wait...these arent real poll numbers?? - Jovian Nov 4, 12:33 2
        
        She's only up 6 in Maryland. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 12:36 1
        
        That's what she gets for rooting for the Steelers -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 13:15
- per Silver, bad (edit: for Hillary) batch of state polling -- nm* - ML Nov 4, 12:19 1
  - Ties in MI, CO and PA to be exact. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 13:05
Oregon has broken its record for early ballot returns. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 11:57 3
- I was wondering what counted as "early" in Oregon given that it's all "vote by mail". "Friday before the election" is the definition. - Mop Nov 4, 12:01 1
  - Yup. The cut-off is the last day that ballots can arrive in time by mail (rather than being dropped off). -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 12:04
- That's a lot of ballots that are going to get lost, he thought warily. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 11:58
*heads over to the pawn shop with a shiny new laptop* -- nm - State College Methhead Nov 4, 11:55 1
- "Sanduskys Kids" -- nm - budice Nov 4, 11:56
Commentary magazine has a good piece (by Noah Rothman) on Wikileaks and Russia. - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 11:42
I've never seen an episode of Gunsmoke. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 4, 11:41
LIR: JackDawson, I gotcha. :-) But with this election, and my anxieties/sensitivities at the breaking point, I'm trying to help others ... - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 11:40 2
- If the house is a rockin, don't bother knocking ....we've had bigger dust ups over....pizza -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 13:10
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El Oso Blanco will be with the Astros for 2017 -- nm - ML Nov 4, 11:40 1
- Ice Bear approves. -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 11:44
Apparently a theatre here is showing Dr Strange in "4DX". What is that, you might ask? - Andie Nov 4, 11:34 9
- The Baltimore Aquarium has a theater set up for that. The "rain" is a a mist. -- nm - landbeck Nov 4, 12:07
- All I will say is that they sure as hell better have seatbelts. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 4, 11:55
- wait - it'll rain on you? -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 11:48 1
  - you hope it is rain -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:50
- I walked out of a couple of shows because of it.. - Marlowe Nov 4, 11:46 1
  - The rain is prolly like someone peeing on you. - budice Nov 4, 11:48
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- Mad Max was great in the motion seats. Don't know if I'd go for many other movies in that. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 11:37
- Welcome to the multiverse -- nm - budice Nov 4, 11:35
Uh-huh. -- (link) - ML Nov 4, 11:33 4
- "The exercise begins...now. There's an Earth-killer about to hit us in 48 hrs." *leaning back in chairs, flicking pencils* -- nm - Max Nov 4, 12:51
- *eyebrow raise* -- nm - S.M.O.D. Nov 4, 11:48
- starring Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck -- nm - budice Nov 4, 11:36 1
  - Today in class we will watch Armageddon. -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 11:44
Rizzo's in tears introducing David Ross. -- nm - pmb Nov 4, 11:33
Chiefs RB Spencer Ware will not play on Sunday. -- nm - ML Nov 4, 11:33 1
- Oh, come the fuck on. I think this will be between injury and bye weeks, my 8th running back in one league this year. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 11:38
the "138th Episode Spectacular" is almost old enough to drink. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 11:29
TV PSA: Doomsday, Gold Rush, Hell's Kitchen, Last Man Standing, MacGyver, Vampire Diaries, Bellator, Dr Ken, Crazy Ex-GF, Hawaii 5-O, Z Nation, Shark -- nm* - Beaker Nov 4, 11:28 2
- Tank, Exorcist, Blue Bloods, Van Helsing, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:29 1
  - OMG, f*ck Friday night TV! -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 13:46
Here are some other numbers from the long history of “The Simpsons.” -- (link) - Beaker Nov 4, 11:27

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