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I might be a Pikachu hoarder -- nm - ty97 Dec 14, 18:33 1
- I have a hard time letting eevees go. so cute. - b. Dec 14, 19:15
I should have known it wasn't possible not to know this, but I had no idea that Jerry Butler of Jerry Butler & the Impressions is a Cook County Commis - prayformojo Dec 14, 18:33
No real snow. Just a fuckload of ice. I think I can expect to not go to work tomorrow. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 18:14
69-year-old Alan Thicke was playing hockey with his 19-year-old son. I want to be like Alan Thicke. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 18:12 1
- Dead? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Dec 14, 18:32
RIP Dr. Bombay of Bewitched -- (link) - Remlikphone Dec 14, 18:06 2
- Look, in my defense, I thought he had died ages ago. I was just fixing the oversight." -- nm - 2016 Dec 14, 18:14
- Oh, now it's on, 2016! -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 18:10
Huh. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 14, 18:01 1
- Dude. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 18:13
Finally have a couple of hours to play XCOM2. realized I never installed it. - iSpam Dec 14, 18:00
I feel a little guilty thinking about people trying to stay warm and my big ordeal just now was clearing the snow off the satellite dishes -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 17:49 3
- It's a nice night out and we are gonna go check out a local "candy cane lane" of decked out houses -- nm - con_carne Dec 14, 18:33
- "Brb cleaning the dishes" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 14, 17:54 1
  - The satellite was going to go hungry due to dirty dishes -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 17:56
The excavation project at Oak Island is insane. They're spending more than they can ever expect to earn from whatever treasure they find. - Mop Dec 14, 17:49 7
- If they find the Ark of the Covenant and rule the world, I'd call that a good return -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 17:55 1
  - me too because the Ark is in that little monestery in Ethiopia nobody can get into except a few monks. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 14, 18:07
- if they find a shit ton of pirate treasure I think they'll be fairly well off....and buy their own country -- nm - Beaker Dec 14, 17:54 3
  - Joke's on them, it's buried lead waiting for the right alchemist - and driving the inhabitants mad. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 14, 17:55 1
    - and Canada gets almost everything found. they just get the Glory. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 14, 18:05
  - America's for sale. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 17:55
- I think it's been about that forever. I don't think anyone rational has really believed there's anything there for a while. -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 17:51
i'm gonna say this about autonomous cars and trucks (rant inside).... -- (edited) - x Dec 14, 17:47 49
- I'm fine with securing the jobs by specifically taxing CEOs. But dropping corporate rates does nothing but enrich them at the expense of the workers. - Max Dec 14, 18:33
- Guaranteed basic income! - Reagen Dec 14, 18:12 6
  - I'm surprised that all three replies concur on this. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 18:24 1
    - it's that or a return to feudalism. -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 18:29
  - Unavoidable. nm - Dignan Dec 14, 18:21
  - It seems inevitable. -- nm - David's iPad Dec 14, 18:17 1
    - And just like Social Security and Medicare, it'll be a political football -- nm - TWuG Dec 14, 18:18
  - that is fine by me....nm - x Dec 14, 18:13
- Yep, the jobs angle of this definitely bothers me. Oddly enough, the wrath from voters doesn't seem to come until *after* it happens -- nm - ty97 Dec 14, 18:03 18
  - But it's also blamed on other things. China, not technology. Renewable energy, not shale oil etc -- nm - Roger More Dec 14, 18:09 2
    - That's part of my point from below. Far more jobs were lost to automation, but a part wins blaming China - ty97 Dec 14, 18:13 1
      - Campaigning against Musk is just good policy. - Will Hunting Dec 14, 18:40
  - People don't want to confront their own obsolescence, or in many of these places, have no ways to do so. - Will Hunting Dec 14, 18:07 14
    - So, self-driving cars are to blame for the stupidity of American voters? - David's iPad Dec 14, 18:08 13
      - They ran as the protectors of the downtrodden; but they overlooked the downtrodden in - Will Hunting Dec 14, 18:13 8
        
        So the Dems should have just lied to them. Got it. -- (edited) - ty97 Dec 14, 18:14 7
        
        Or offer legit plans or play up the actual success. Trump has gotten as much PR for 700 jobs as Obama got for saving the auto industry. - Will Hunting Dec 14, 18:18 6
        
        Meh, Hillary had all kinds of plans, gave numerous policy speeches. Fact: no one gave a fuck about that. -- nm - ty97 Dec 14, 18:21 2
        
        This was a reality show election. -- nm - ty97 Dec 14, 18:27 1
        
        every election is a reality show election.... - x Dec 14, 18:41
        
        Nobody cared about legit plans this election. The POTUS-elect has no set positions. - David's iPad Dec 14, 18:19 2
        
        Hilary should of come out pro-gravy obviously -- nm - Beaker Dec 14, 18:20 1
        
        and anti-mustard -- nm - Beaker Dec 14, 18:20
      - Insularity is to blame. -- nm - Roger More Dec 14, 18:09 3
        
        And Comey. -- nm - David's iPad Dec 14, 18:10 2
        
        If all that matters to you is a factory or a mine, then you're going to vote based on that issue. -- nm - Roger More Dec 14, 18:56
        
        So why did she underwhelm in those states really only? - Will Hunting Dec 14, 18:15
- I'm looking forward to my autonomy-ready car. But one quibble, traffic deaths aren't rising. -- nm - TWuG Dec 14, 17:55 2
  - yes, they are.... - x Dec 14, 17:59 1
    - Huh. Hadn't actually looked recently. -- nm - TWuG Dec 14, 18:17
- public works system! -- nm -- nm - Crashquick Dec 14, 17:53
- My best friend's father was a trucker. - David's iPad Dec 14, 17:51 14
  - shrugging your shoulders and saying this is how it works is how you just lost an election.... - x Dec 14, 17:57 13
    - The other guys aren't offering much better. -- nm - . Dec 14, 17:58 1
      - They at least paid lip service to the issue. Voters drank the sand, because they were thirsty. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 14, 18:02
    - Why is it the responsibility of democrats specifically? -- nm - David's iPad Dec 14, 17:58 10
      - because you are getting your ass kicked....nm - x Dec 14, 18:00 9
        
        I guess my issue is (and see above that I agree with you) where was the anit-manufacturing automation from the GOP before it happened - ty97 Dec 14, 18:05 1
        
        ha! i never give voters too much credit. people are largely idiots... - x Dec 14, 18:17
        
        Won the vote by almost 2.9 million. - David's iPad Dec 14, 18:04 6
        
        you have lost the presidency. the house. the senate. a majority of state governorships. a majority of state legislatures.... - x Dec 14, 18:12 4
        
        I live in an area that voted out a Republican Senator and Congressman, and voted in a progressive Congressman in addtion. -- nm* - . Dec 14, 18:36
        
        I like self-driving cars. If that makes me cavalier, I guess I am. -- nm - David's iPad Dec 14, 18:16 2
        
        for fuck's sake. it's not about just liking self driving cars. as i tried really hard to make clear, so would i..... - x Dec 14, 18:26 1
        
        Not trying to be difficult. - David's iPad Dec 14, 19:40
        
        Lost 95% of the contested races. - Will Hunting Dec 14, 18:05
- If people could be turned into robots, problem solved. Is that Reverie I Hear? -- nm - budice Dec 14, 17:51
- I generally agree with your aside. if Trump succeeds in bringing back any manufacturing, it'll mostly be jobs for robots. -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 17:50
- Post-job future. We need to figure this out. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 17:50
Godzilla spoilers - Beaker Dec 14, 17:36 4
- plus i must have missed something - spoils - Beaker Dec 14, 18:02
- Hey. Don't mock the only scene in the movie with proper light. - Will Hunting Dec 14, 17:48 2
  - The Broderick verison is 10x better than this one. - Jovian Dec 14, 17:50 1
    - Oh god no. The Broderick version was a different kind of shitty -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 14, 18:03
The Penatonix Christmas Special is unbelievably gay. -- nm - Epiphany Dec 14, 17:32 5
- you needed to watch the show to know ? ... -- nm - call me Kris Kringle Dec 14, 18:26
- *bobbing head* -- nm - Mike Pence Dec 14, 17:46
- superfruit-y even? - b. Dec 14, 17:36 1
  - :) -- nm - Epiphany Dec 14, 17:37
- I expect no less. -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 17:33
this ship is in the harbour outside my office this week. -- (link) - mafic Dec 14, 17:28 5
- I always expect to see "For legal reasons..." plastered all over the documentation of these. -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 18:14
- I researched those when they were first proposed. My main concern was access to medical care. - Meg Dec 14, 17:37 2
  - yeah, that could get interesting. I imagine there's a doctor on board, and there's generally good medical care to be had most places in the world - mafic Dec 14, 17:43 1
    - If you liked the 199 other people it would be cool. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 14, 17:44
- All Aboard! -- nm - SS Titanic Dec 14, 17:29
Looking at the extended forecast, do I really want to go to Kansas next week? - Meg Dec 14, 17:22 4
- Your subject line works even if you lose the first five words -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 17:35 2
  - Eh, if I want to see the grandkids I have to. Cheaper than bringing them to me :) -- nm - Meg Dec 14, 17:38 1
    - well if grandkids are involved, its different :) -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 17:40
- You shouldn't need a forecast to know you want to avoid Kansas at any cost. nm - Dignan Dec 14, 17:31
Survivor spoils - Jovian Dec 14, 17:11 1
- Hahahahahahhahahaha - Volnelk Dec 14, 17:40
Math Story Problem: RC left work at 3:46 p.m. after his office closed due to a snow storm. His bus route home is 3.3 miles. In the first hour ... - ReluctantCynic Dec 14, 17:11 13
- "Word problems" is what we used to call these in school - con_carne Dec 14, 18:37
- start making people jerky from a couple of the other passengers -- nm - Beaker Dec 14, 17:46
- Ah, I remember snow in Olympia and Seattle...a friend being followed closely down a snowy hill because he had Illinois plates...cars sliding down hill - . Dec 14, 17:44
- I remember my first snow storm in Bellevue, WA. Mercedes and Jags just abandoned on the road. The bus driver gave up fifty blocks from my home. - crash davis Dec 14, 17:32 5
  - people with front wheel drives putting chains on their rear wheels -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 17:36 4
    - Ha! FWD is what you want in the snow too but those chains are pretty much useless on the rear wheels. -- nm - Krusty Dec 14, 17:50
    - The first time I heard chains out there I asked a friend who was from Washington what that was. She was shocked I didn't know. - . Dec 14, 17:46 2
      - I thought studs were illegal here, but Canadian Tire offered to stud my new winter tires today. - Beryllium Dec 14, 17:59
      - I had no idea they were illegal there -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 17:47
- You could have walked home in that time. Sorry. -- nm - Krusty Dec 14, 17:21 3
  - Now that I'm across the river, I am! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 14, 17:25 2
    - Good man! -- nm - Epiphany Dec 14, 17:33
    - Nice! -- nm - Krusty Dec 14, 17:29
I'd object to that post on B2, but I'm drunk right now so... -- nm - Roger More Dec 14, 17:07
Trump wants A-list performers for his inauguration festivities. So his team offered talent bookers possible ambassadorships if they deliver. -- (link) - ty97 Dec 14, 16:53 7
- Did he not pay attention to those Cease and Desist papers? -- nm - . Dec 14, 17:48
- And also, what is wrong with Meatloaf headlining his ball? That could also be what they serve for dinner -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 17:29
- yeah, but not good ones. nobody really wants to be the ambassador to Burkina Faso. -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 17:29 1
  - that is because people think small, there is a Nobel prize to be won in Burkina Faso if only people dared to dream -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 17:34
- Ungrateful! Working with C-list has got him to where he is today. -- nm - Roger More Dec 14, 17:03 1
  - Ambassador Ted Nugent! -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 17:54
- They do realize that Katy Perry vigorously campaigned for the other candidate, don't they? -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 16:58
Google Play rental for $0.99 -- (link) - ML Dec 14, 16:49 2
- If you use this link and rent Kubo. I will guarantee you like it. I'll even moneyfriend you the 99 cents if you don't. -- nm - iSpam Dec 14, 17:09
- Wow thanks -- nm - Epiphany Dec 14, 17:03
Shot -- (link) - ML Dec 14, 16:40 12
- "being operated by its human driver at the time" -- nm - Max Dec 14, 16:50 10
  - I love Uber. I love self-driving cars. But when you're operating intentionally in violation of state law, you deserve bad PR when it happens. -- nm - ML Dec 14, 16:54 9
    - Uber is worse than taxis. -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 17:30 2
      - But cheaper. -- nm - Epiphany Dec 14, 17:33 1
        
        I like the idea, but Uber itself is the devil. -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 17:41
    - The problem here is that hundreds of car accidents barely gain notice in SF today while gets headlines. - David's iPad Dec 14, 16:55 1
      - awww, those poor autonomous cars... - x Dec 14, 17:02
    - nobody deserves dishonest headlines -- nm - Max Dec 14, 16:55 3
      - "As Uber Launches Self-Driving in SF, Regulators Shut It Down" - ML Dec 14, 16:57 2
        
        dude, I thought you were Mr. "bad headlines are ruining the media". -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 18:20
        
        "Self-driving" followed by "Driverless Uber running red light" video featured prominently in the story. -- (edited) - Max Dec 14, 17:00
- Chaser -- (link) - ML Dec 14, 16:41
It's labor peace week. The NBA and NBPA have reached an agreement in principle on a new 7-year CBA. - ML Dec 14, 16:34 7
- not super surprised. they've been signaling since late summer the deal was mostly in place... - x Dec 14, 16:41 5
  - And nobody wants a strike in the social media era. -- nm - David's iPad Dec 14, 16:48 4
    - yep. it's not like you can expect people to take the time to understand the nuances of labor negotiations.... - x Dec 14, 16:58
    - I remember the great BOP News strike of 2003. - prayformojo Dec 14, 16:55 2
      - God, I miss Ruddiger. -- nm - David's iPad Dec 14, 16:56 1
        
        "His name's Bart!" -- nm - Krusty Dec 14, 17:30
- Trump! -- nm - Spawn Dec 14, 16:36
TV PSA: Pentatonix Christmas Special, Empire, Lip Sync Battle, Survivor (finale), State of Play, Goldbergs, Speechless, Modern Family, SNL Christmas, -- nm - Beaker Dec 14, 16:21 2
- Vikings, Blackish, Designated Survivor, Incorporated, Real World, Younger, WWE, Star, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Dec 14, 16:21 1
  - Secrets of the Dead, Jay Leno's Garage -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 14, 16:42
I caught a shellder today. Didn't even know those existed. -- nm - ty97 Dec 14, 16:15 3
- There was a nest not far from me, and I think I've hatched one. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 14, 17:32 1
  - And on the subject of nests, they've apparently migrated. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 14, 18:11
- I nabbed my first one of those 12/3, now I've seen them a few times. also nabbed my first snorlax and jynx that day. - b. Dec 14, 16:18
I guess there wasn't, but when your site admin doesn't even know what's going on :/ - Meg Dec 14, 16:13
B2 was a hoax -- nm - ty97 Dec 14, 16:11 1
- awiens !! -- nm - call me Kris Kringle Dec 14, 16:31

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