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so I had this dream last night that I was trapped in a house of dolls (more like androids, not like Chuckie dolls) where me and whoever I was with had - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 15, 07:57
charlie's going home sick so I need to order from brothers. meatball sub? pizza? calzone? chicken parm? - university of amanda jones Dec 15, 07:52 6
- Calzone. Friday is pizza day. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 08:02
- Chicken parm you taste so good. -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 07:54
- Thursday is Chipotle day -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 15, 07:54
- Meatball sub is calling to me today, though I think I'd request a fork and just eat the meatballs sans the bread. -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 07:53 2
  - I really want meatball calzone, but they don't make those. -- nm - university of amanda jones Dec 15, 07:54 1
    - I didn't even know this was a thing, but now I want it badly. -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 07:55
Last night I watched an episode of Black Mirror ("Shut Up And Dance") with an actor I couldn't place for the life of me. (actor spoils) - Baron Zero C Dec 15, 07:40 1
- You should check out his singing career! -- nm - LMS Dec 15, 07:46
Today Sheriff Joe Arpaio (who'll be replaced Jan 7th) will hold a press conference regarding his investigation into the birth certificate of President Obama (who'll be replaced Jan 20). -- (link*) - Ender Dec 15, 07:36 6
- Finally, we'll get to the bottom of this! - znufrii Dec 15, 07:47
- loooookkkkatttmmeeeee..... -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 15, 07:39
- Last gasp of an idiot -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 07:38 1
  - *tap dancing up to the podium* Look at me! Look at me! -- nm - Sheriff Joe Dec 15, 07:38
- your taxes pay these people. that would infuriate me. -- nm - Andie Dec 15, 07:36 1
  - a week+ trip to Hawaii to look into it a few years ago... -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 15, 07:58
Donald Trump canceled his press conference today? I'm honestly kind of disappointed. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 07:34
If you're like me, you're seeing Rogue 1 this weekend. So, poll: Are you like me? -- nm - prayformojo Dec 15, 07:34 13
- Nope -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 08:03
- no, likely 2 weeks or so -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 07:54
- Seeing it with my cousins when I am in Tampa for New Year's. - ty97 Dec 15, 07:42
- nope -- nm - decline Dec 15, 07:42
- no...nm - x Dec 15, 07:41
- Nope. -- nm - kelly Dec 15, 07:41
- no but in everything else we are the same - Epiphany Dec 15, 07:38
- I'll have the spoilers you're looking for in less than 36 hours ... -- nm - call me Kris Kringle Dec 15, 07:38 1
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- like a brother from another mother -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 15, 07:37
- i am not. -- nm - Andie Dec 15, 07:36
- Yes. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 15, 07:36
- yeah -- nm - ML Dec 15, 07:36
Trump selects Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke to be Secretary of Interior. - decline Dec 15, 07:28 2
- this reminds me - I have a South Dakota Pipeline question - as it stands the Army Corp of Eng denied the easement so the companies - Epiphany Dec 15, 07:32 1
  - It's complicated. -- (link) - mara Dec 15, 07:39
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- I kidnapped George Lucas and I'm having a private screening that my gf isn't even invited to attend. - Krusty Dec 15, 07:23
- We bought a whole theater for tomorrow at 4 PM. -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 15, 07:19
- The closest I've been to that level of fanboy-ness was catching back-to-back viewings of LOTR: Return of the Kings - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 07:19 6
  - mel and I did that too. It was lots of fun. -- nm - Diva Dec 15, 07:21
  - So a 9 hour nap? -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 15, 07:21
  - *spoil bitching* - Epiphany Dec 15, 07:20 3
    - that's straight out of the books fwiw - ML Dec 15, 07:21 2
      - good grief -- nm - Epiphany Dec 15, 07:22 1
        
        oh yeah, there's tons of songs. -- nm - Diva Dec 15, 07:23
- I have tickets for Saturday IMAX 3D. Does he have that? Hmmm? -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 15, 07:16
- I'll probably see it when it hits the cable channels next summer -- nm - decline Dec 15, 07:13
- yes, I'm not going any of those days. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 07:11 1
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- "Just kidding. The gift is in the next doll... ah wait, the *next* one for sure!" -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 07:11 3
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    - I'm not saying *all* of my suggestions are 100% constructive - Reagen Dec 15, 07:14 1
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- Send them a jar of lube. -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 07:11
- What seems to peeve the Russians the most is the sanctions. He could double down on them -- nm - crash davis Dec 15, 07:09 11
  - Though why is peeving the Russians a priority? -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 07:10 8
    - That was a word choice. What seems to get their attention, etc.etc. Pick your own word or words to replace peeve with -- nm - crash davis Dec 15, 07:13 7
      - I'm not quibbling about word choice, I'm asking why you want to antagonise them. I don't think it's the best way forward here. -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 07:17 6
        
        If they have violated a treaty provision with the missile move in Europe, they should face consequences. Otherwise our treaties are meaningless. -- nm - crash davis Dec 15, 07:19 5
        
        I expect this is about renegotiating these types of treaties that were established in the Cold War. - Roger More Dec 15, 07:29
        
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        I know you're joking, but I think a re-negotiation with Russia is inevitable, and probably overdue. - Roger More Dec 15, 07:38 2
        
        What upsets Russia a lot right now are the 2014 sanctions from the Ukrainian invasion. Its not long overdue grievances. And in its simplest form, if - crash davis Dec 15, 07:45
        
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    - Fine, but make it his responsibility to do so -- nm - crash davis Dec 15, 07:11
Good morning from Planet Hoth! -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 07:06 9
- OMG, judging from the tire tracks, it looks like 3 to 4 inches of snow. Oh, the humanity! - crash davis Dec 15, 07:08 7
  - You might think you're exaggerating, but for a typical Portlander, you are not even close to sufficient hyperbole. However ... - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 07:15 4
    - Doesn't it snow there every year and more than just once or twice? This isn't like when it snows in the south, is it? -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 07:18 2
      - It does not snow in Portland every year. At least not with any significant accumulation. - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 07:32 1
        
        Got it. I thought it was more snowy than that and was really surprised to see all the posts yesterday on different sites showing the traffic and chaos - Krusty Dec 15, 08:01
    - I should be fair and say its not just Portland. I'd shake my head when Seattle would lose their collective crap over a couple inches -- nm - crash davis Dec 15, 07:16
  - ik, r? isn't that cute? -- nm - Diva Dec 15, 07:14 1
    - I took the opportunity to grab a Mini Cooper from Reach Now and go driving around at midnight. - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 07:17
- lol -- nm - ML Dec 15, 07:08
I know Trump likes to attack the media, but at some point, he will have done that enough that it becomes non-news, right? -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 06:43 2
- No, because the media likes talking about that sort of stuff. -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 06:44 1
  - If viewers eventually bore of it, the media likely will too. -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 06:53
as ‘superbugs’ strengthen, an alarming lack of new weapons to fight them.... - x Dec 15, 06:43 2
- I think it's amusing that one of the goals of a bacteria is to be like a virus.. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 15, 06:53
- Nuke the site from orbit. -- nm - Baron Zero C Dec 15, 06:47
The reviews on "Passengers" haven't been very kind.. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 15, 06:41 13
- I liked the first trailer, but seeing it on every movie for 3 months has made me completely uninterested -- nm - MDH Dec 15, 06:53
- not shocking, tbh - Reagen Dec 15, 06:44 8
  - I'm having a brain cramp right now and can't figure out the acronym tbh. Please help -- nm - crash davis Dec 15, 06:58 4
    - To be honest, I can't quite understand your issue.. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 15, 06:58 1
      - brain cramp, it might be from one of hyde's Gram negative bacteria -- nm - crash davis Dec 15, 07:01
    - to be honest -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 15, 06:58 1
      - danke -- nm - crash davis Dec 15, 07:03
  - Yep.. I can't say I would ever be thrilled, at this point, about a Tyldum film.. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 15, 06:47 2
    - headhunters was ok....nm - x Dec 15, 06:49 1
      - OK is right.. - Marlowe Dec 15, 06:55
- review spoils -- (edited) - ML Dec 15, 06:43 2
  - That blurb sounds spoilerish, but also disappointing. -- nm - Inigo Dec 15, 06:55 1
    - I hadn't thought about that. I'll move it to the IM. -- nm - ML Dec 15, 06:56
Uber says "Screw you CA, we're using our self-driving cars today!". Here's a video of one running a red light - decline Dec 15, 06:29 12
- Traffic Light Color Detection: FF6600. Interpretation: Orange. Instruction: Proceed. -- nm - Car Computer Dec 15, 06:42
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  - A person WAS driving. The car was not self-driving at the time. -- nm - Ender Dec 15, 06:35 3
    - Tangent: That is a weird light set up. I can't imagine having to write an algorithm to find those lights. -- nm - Ender Dec 15, 06:47
    - "Plane with auto-pilot function crashes!" -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 06:37
    - well, uber claims the driver was in control of the vehicle. The car hasn't made a statement yet -- nm - decline Dec 15, 06:36
  - oh, legal query! Say a self-driving car (uber or otherwise) runs a red light, hits another care and hurts or kills the drive. - ty97 Dec 15, 06:34 4
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      - I was thinking more from a negligence angle (as opposed to intentional) -- (edited) - ty97 Dec 15, 06:54 2
        
        Nobody knows how these liability issues are going to work in practice yet. -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 07:05
        
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  - nope, never. -- nm - decline Dec 15, 06:33
i hate the first day back after vacation. i will be reading emails till Monday at this rate... -- nm - Andie Dec 15, 06:16 3
- The only answer is: never come back from vacation - ty97 Dec 15, 06:27
- give urself a couple more days, no hurry -- nm - budice Dec 15, 06:17
- Ctrl+A, Delete - znufrii Dec 15, 06:17
It's a wee bit cold outside -- nm - decline Dec 15, 06:11 26
- The banana I brought to work may have frozen sitting on the passenger seat on the drive in... -- nm - Ender Dec 15, 06:38
- I only walk 35 minutes to the bus stop. my phone turned off and wouldn't turn back on until I was in my office. that was quick. -- nm - university of amanda jones Dec 15, 06:26 1
  - even your phone wanted you to drive in this morning -- nm - decline Dec 15, 06:30
- *meaningful stare* -- nm - ML Dec 15, 06:12 22
  - (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 07:07 [Image]
  - Because your eyeballs have frozen in place, right? - Reagen Dec 15, 06:40
  - you should try that thing where you toss hot water in the air and make snow -- nm - decline Dec 15, 06:15 19
    - Sunday it might be possible. Current predicted low is -23F, balmy high of -11F - ML Dec 15, 06:16 18
      - I just looked at my parents for Sunday. -6/-18 - spamlet Dec 15, 06:29 2
        
        Right now it's -4 with a -23 wind chill. -- nm - spamlet Dec 15, 06:37 1
        
        A FB friend in Florida (originally from NY) was complaining about how warm it was going to be for Christmas (80s) - ty97 Dec 15, 06:39
      - yikes....nm - x Dec 15, 06:22
      - I hope your kids are old enough to shovel the driveway now - decline Dec 15, 06:20 4
        
        Our new neighbors just moved here from ATL. I sense a breakdown coming. -- nm - ML Dec 15, 06:23 3
        
        "They resorted to cannibalism awfully quickly" -- nm - spamlet Dec 15, 06:42 1
        
        "Our neighbours kept bringing us these inedible jelly monstrosities as a way to taunt us!" -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 06:44
        
        My mom worked in HR in TX in the 90s and managed a relocation of a number of people from Austin to where you live. - ty97 Dec 15, 06:24
      - Ms ML be dreamin of outlets in AZ -- nm - budice Dec 15, 06:20 1
        
        we've talked in passing about a transfer of her job to Scottsdale - ML Dec 15, 06:22
      - Jebus. -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 06:18 5
        
        POLAR VORTEX!!! - ML Dec 15, 06:19 4
        
        you're right, learning why things happen is for suckers. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 07:12 2
        
        except it's not always the case but that's what we scream from the rooftops every time it gets cold around here now - ML Dec 15, 07:45 1
        
        Are you sure? It's either surface effects of the PV or it's arctic oscillation, isn't it? And either way, the cold air comes from the arctic? -- (link) - mara Dec 15, 07:57
        
        To your IM, yup! But that's more cold than I can deal with. -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 06:28
      - That sounds....fun? -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 06:17
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler stepping down Jan 20th. Are there any Wall Street CEO's still available? -- nm - decline Dec 15, 06:08 11
- Is there any chance net neutrality lives through this nightmare presidency? -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 06:11 10
  - Not even. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 07:11 1
    - " powerful business interests turning the web into a glorified version of cable television" - Epiphany Dec 15, 07:19
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    - "The Internet has been shut down. Except for Donald's Twitter account" -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 06:56
  - Unlikely, but a good campaign to the masses about the downsides of ending neutrality could potentially have some impact. - ty97 Dec 15, 06:19 1
    - Everything and I mean *everything* that gets fought in the new administration needs to be done in ways that will hurt Trump's approval. - ty97 Dec 15, 06:20
  - Lol -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 06:14
  - 0.0000001% chance I would say -- nm* - decline Dec 15, 06:12 2
    - too high...nm - x Dec 15, 06:22
    - Pretty much what I was thinking. -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 06:18
There is a lot of truth in this tweet -- (link) - ML Dec 15, 06:08 1
- "Tell your sister...you may be right." - Inigo Dec 15, 06:10

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