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ST: What are you reading? (hi wiggie) -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 17:38 13
- Money Ball -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 21, 20:09
- Rereading Belgarid... On deck: Cuba: A History. -- nm - VMan Jan 21, 18:07
- man-eater by ted willis and the art of charlie chan hock chye presented by sonny liew...nm - x Jan 21, 18:01
- Chernow's Hamilton, finally -- nm - Mara Jan 21, 17:57
- Disney Demystified, Vol 1. -- nm - Meg Jan 21, 17:51 2
  - Yeah! I'm hearing great things about the up and coming author! -- nm - David Jan 21, 17:52 1
    - i hear the guy is a bum....nm - x Jan 21, 18:02
- I'm still working on My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected. -- nm - David Jan 21, 17:46
- A Field Guide to Lies (And speaking of reading more people need to set a reading goal!) -- (link) - Cuzzin Todd Jan 21, 17:45
- Moriarty. Recently finished The House of Silk and the terrific The Last Days of Jack Sparks". nm - ralph wiggum Jan 21, 17:45
- Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager -- nm - Dano Jan 21, 17:41
- First to Kill by Andrew Peterson -- nm - JD Jan 21, 17:41
- A book on Napolean and the battles before and at Waterloo -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 17:39
My favorite protest sign: -- (link) - David Jan 21, 17:36 12
- But this one won my heart for the day -- (link) - ty97 Jan 21, 17:50
- I liked "I'm not a sign guy, but geez" -- nm - Dano Jan 21, 17:49 1
  - It's good, but been done before alas. -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 17:50
- This one is also rather good -- (link) - ty97 Jan 21, 17:48
- This is one of the cutest I've seen -- (link) - ty97 Jan 21, 17:40 3
  - There was another where someone brought their 4 year old boy and the best compliment he had to write on a sign was - Reagen Jan 21, 17:45
  - "STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN" = killer quote -- nm - David Jan 21, 17:42 1
    - I love Woody's "I hate crowds, but this is important!" nm - ralph wiggum Jan 21, 17:50
- that's hilarious...nm - x Jan 21, 17:37
- I can't find it at the moment, but I like the one that said... - Cuzzin Todd Jan 21, 17:37 2
  - I saw - Spawn Jan 21, 18:11
  - Slackers FB page ;) -- nm - Meg Jan 21, 17:43
You know, it's hard to watch The Incredibles and not see it as a White Male Empowerment fantasy. - TWuG Jan 21, 17:14 17
- “Sometimes I feel like people got silly with their analysis of [the film], the Ayn Rand nonsense for example..." Brad Bird - IrishStephen Jan 21, 18:01
- I had the weirdest dream that wiggie came back to ST and posted in this thread. -- nm - David Jan 21, 17:37 4
  - I've been hanging out with my Mom and Dad! Too busy sitting around in my pyjamas doing jigsaw puzzles. :P. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 21, 17:41 2
    - Are you taking them to the Australian Open? - David Jan 21, 17:43 1
      - No, I was visiting them. Just got back home a couple of hours ago after a 28 hour trip. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 21, 17:47
  - My job here is done. -- nm - TWuG Jan 21, 17:40
- Politicization of Everything FTW! -- nm - Strongbad Jan 21, 17:20 7
  - you can't seriously believe that the incredibles has no political viewpoint...nm - x Jan 21, 17:25 5
    - Like most Pixar movies, it's there if you're looking for it -- nm - Strongbad Jan 21, 17:41 4
      - i'm sorry, but this is ridiculous. the political viewpoint exists in the art as a product... - x Jan 21, 17:59 1
        
        What I'm saying is - Strongbad Jan 21, 18:15
      - Your implication is that it's a viewer creation and not inherent in the product. -- nm - TWuG Jan 21, 17:43 1
        
        My implication is it's there if you're looking for it. - Strongbad Jan 21, 17:52
  - art never has viewpoints! - Reagen Jan 21, 17:23
- the end message is explicitly opposite that, though - Reagen Jan 21, 17:19 2
  - There is still an weird undercurrent of "it's cheating to use your brain if you wereN'T born with physical talent". nm -- (edited) - ralph wiggum Jan 21, 17:32
  - It does redeem itself with the ending. - TWuG Jan 21, 17:25
Why Drumpf is fighting with the media over crowd sizes (nmbl) - Brian Jan 21, 17:13 4
- oh, i don't need to click through to vox for that news... - x Jan 21, 17:24
- the alternative is to just let bullshit stand, which can't be accepted. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 17:16
- That and he's really, really insecure about the size of his penis and wishes his daddy would just tell him how proud he is of him. -- nm - TWuG Jan 21, 17:15
- Yeah but...... - ty97 Jan 21, 17:15
So, we're supposed to stop billionaire bailouts by...*keeping* a tax benefit (1031 exchanges) they enjoy? -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 21, 17:12
Tito Ortiz or Chael Sonnen ... who ya got?! -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 17:08 4
- Depends -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Jan 21, 17:19
- Chael -- nm - Strongbad Jan 21, 17:19
- Chen, Nagasu, or Wagner... who you got? -- nm - Dano Jan 21, 17:13
- Tito -- nm - J Jan 21, 17:10
damn, i suddenly feel old ... Tara Lipinksi is 34 and won a national championship about 20 yrs ago ... - call me Ishmael Jan 21, 17:06
The Dumb Jerk Tyrant actually has me starting to worry that he will try to nuke Tehran or something similarly stupid. -- (edited) - VMan Jan 21, 16:57 4
- I fully expect him to try to start a conflict as a shameless attempt to improve his popularity. -- nm - David Jan 21, 17:08 2
  - Canadian Bacon 2 -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 17:10 1
    - Nah, North Korea or someplace brown that cannot counterattack on home soil and will boost Primetime news coverage. -- nm - VMan Jan 21, 17:13
- He apparently made a flippant remark at his CIO speech and about going back into Iraq to take the oil -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 17:00
Fox news contributor isn't having it with Spicer either... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 21, 16:55
DRAMA!!!! Okay that was dramatic, but, little note: Ivanka's brother-in-law (Jared Kushner's brother) apparently attended Women's March -- (link) - ty97 Jan 21, 16:49 3
- 1 protester... 2 protesters... Not as many as at the inauguration, dad. -- nm - VMan Jan 21, 17:01
- the family Rabbi is getting pretty loose with Sabbath dispensations :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 21, 16:57
- good place to pick up chicks -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 16:50
Sir Ian McKellen marching with the Picard facepalm poster is the best thing to come out of this whole thing -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 16:47 1
- I also liked the Suffragetes cosplay from London. Reminded me of Mary Poppins. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 17:03
John Brennan is *pissed* -- (link) - Reagen Jan 21, 16:25
**Strongbad Running Shoes update** - Strongbad Jan 21, 16:15 1
- do they have a 'how many miles they are good for' number, like car tires? -- nm* - Peglegpete Jan 21, 16:22
"who are you going to believe, me or your own lying eyes?" -- nm - znufrii Jan 21, 16:13
Some time ago I set up a gmail account to communicate with the bookstore volunteers and asked them to use it. - Meg Jan 21, 15:44
holy crap. this is authentically baghdad bob stuff - x Jan 21, 15:25 49
- RE B2, you're right that this shouldn't be of any concern to them - Reagen Jan 21, 16:10 13
  - I also think what troubles them is that they expected broken spirits - Reagen Jan 21, 16:17 12
    - All 7 continents. All of them. -- nm - Andie Jan 21, 16:38 1
      - "Those penguins were marching already!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 17:17
    - i don't expect Trump to care or change. i *do* hope that those around him realize that people aren't going to just sit back and take their crap. -- nm - Andie Jan 21, 16:38 1
      - The easiest way to get the media to do their jobs is to make them your enemy. -- nm - TWuG Jan 21, 17:44
    - Yep. They know they are going to have a vocal opposition now. CNN just fact checked Spicer's comments. It was amazing. - pmb Jan 21, 16:32 2
      - Apparently they didn't broadcast live - waited to see the content first. - Reagen Jan 21, 16:34 1
        
        Nice. -- nm - znufrii Jan 21, 16:36
    - That IM is exactly right. -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 21, 16:20 2
      - I'm picturing Lisa Simpson playing a bad folk song. - Reagen Jan 21, 16:23 1
        
        but Lisa, the blues ain't about making yourself feel better, its about making everyone else feel worse. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 21, 16:28
    - yep...nm - x Jan 21, 16:18
    - hundreds marching at most... -- nm - Trump Jan 21, 16:18
- Baghdad Sean -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 15:33 4
  - Bullshit Spice -- nm - VMan Jan 21, 15:42 3
    - This is impressively good -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 17:00
    - the lesser popular Spice Girl -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 16:34 1
      - Yeah, it's perfect :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 16:41
- I took a much scarier read on it (see one thread down) - ty97 Jan 21, 15:27 29
  - oh, it can sow even more distrust of media among supporters, to be sure. i just don't think you can win with this sort of media strategy.. - x Jan 21, 15:34 28
    - The same kind of "evidence" that showed he had a 99% chance of losing the election? - Cuzzin Todd Jan 21, 15:42 27
      - ST wasn't there. We thought Hil would win, but a lot of people gave way lower odds than those. (link) -- (link) - Andie Jan 21, 16:43 [Backboard]
      - It would be difficult to find any over 85%, although I think there were one or two outliers up there. -- nm - mara Jan 21, 15:55 9
        
        My recollection is that almost everybody other than 538 was in the mid-upper 90s on election day -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 16:06 8
        
        bookies were paying out tickets for Hilary prior to the election, doesn't get more sure thing than that -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 16:13 3
        
        show me a bookie who pays out before the race is over, and i'll show you a bookie.... - x Jan 21, 16:16 2
        
        I wonder if it saved them some bucks in the long run - Reagen Jan 21, 16:18 1
        
        right. you pay out early to hedge your bets....nm - x Jan 21, 16:21
        
        It's weird (but I mean, I know why people are trying this) that Silver is getting hammered for polling failures - Reagen Jan 21, 16:08 3
        
        the real problem is that most people don't understand how probability works....nm - x Jan 21, 16:10 1
        
        There's a 50/50/50 chance you're right about that. -- nm* - Cuzzin Todd Jan 21, 16:20
        
        Conservatives have hated him for years and don't care about facts. They just want a pound of flesh from Mr. Smarty Pants. -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 21, 16:10
      - what are you taking about? i don't remember anyone saying he had a 99% chance of losing the election. what is your source for that? - x Jan 21, 15:52 10
        
        Actually, it was 538 that kept me from hopping competely onboard the "Hilary's got this" train. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 21, 15:59 1
        
        I posted a Ken Jennings tweet that Trump had the same chance as a missed extra point. - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 21, 16:05
        
        some of the poll aggregator/model people did. HuffPo I think. NY Times had her at 94 or 95%. -- (edited) - ty97 Jan 21, 15:58 7
        
        Even Princeton Election Consortium had her at 98-99%. Here they are defending it on November 6. -- (link) - ty97 Jan 21, 16:03 4
        
        Nate of 538 and Ryan Grim of HuffPo twitter warring about the topic in early November -- (link) - ty97 Jan 21, 16:04 3
        
        Heh, okay. I guess it was HuffPo. -- nm* - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 21, 16:07 2
        
        this is all fair enough. i sure don't pay any attention to huffpo....nm - x Jan 21, 16:12 1
        
        The important thing is that it was the bad timing hall of fame. - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 21, 16:16
        
        I'm trying to find the piece I read on election day (or the day before) scolding 538/Nate Silver for being too gloomy... - Cuzzin Todd Jan 21, 16:01 1
        
        That's the one I referenced below. I don't remember who it was, either. -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 21, 16:06
      - That's probability models, not polling, and anyone who went with 99% was bonkers. -- (edited) - ty97 Jan 21, 15:48 4
        
        Nate Silver got slammed by an analyst at some site like HuffPo (but not them). His research indicated 99%. - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 21, 16:04 3
        
        I think it actually was HuffPo. But models have to allow for unexpected events like Comey to happen - ty97 Jan 21, 16:05 2
        
        Could have been, but I tend to dismiss things on HuffPo as quickly as I would dismiss something from Fox. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 21, 16:21
        
        That's the problem with models predicated on history. Nothing can anticipate the unprecedented. - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 21, 16:09
The thing that troubles me is the disinformation campaign - ty97 Jan 21, 15:25 13
- having someone else come out and voice your petulant bratty tantrum is less effective than DIY - zeitgeist Jan 21, 16:26
- "Doesn't work?" - Cuzzin Todd Jan 21, 15:30 10
  - Eh, they don't have Hitlery to kick around any more. The only bad guy is the media, and they can fight back. -- nm - mara Jan 21, 15:41
  - sure. but that it worked as a campaign tactic is not in any way indicative of how it might work as a governing strategy... - x Jan 21, 15:37 7
    - I dont know. By constantly undermining trust in even "legitimate media" which seems to work for a meaningful portion of the population, it provides - pmb Jan 21, 16:03 2
      - c'mon man. this stuff should be like a gift to you all... - x Jan 21, 17:04 1
        
        this is the first day I've felt hopeful about this whole situation. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 17:07
    - But this is only a negative if the other governing groups don't support him. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Jan 21, 15:44 3
      - i don't really have a response to this, since you said you weren't going to stroke out over trump...nm - x Jan 21, 15:55 2
        
        Nah. Precisely because of my thoughts. I don't see today, or any countless millions of marchers, letters, calls , tweets or anything changing - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Jan 21, 16:37 1
        
        But I am trying to wean myself from the absurdity of this operation so I'll drop it. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Jan 21, 16:43
  - kinda my point - ty97 Jan 21, 15:31
- eh. it's a signal of weakness....nm - x Jan 21, 15:27
YDC but ugh I knew better than to ever depend on Air France - ty97 Jan 21, 15:24
Seriously, if you're raising a daughter, you should have them watch Girl Meets World. -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 21, 15:22 4
- She's a little young for that, still, I think. -- nm - znufrii Jan 21, 16:12
- series finale next week :( (the wife and I really enjoy watching Liv & Maddie with the girls) -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 15:24 2
  - It was actually last night...and Disney Channel didn't show it much respect. - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 21, 16:01 1
    - (here next Friday :)) -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 16:17
“This was the largest audience to witness an inauguration. Period!” Spicer said. -- nm - Mop Jan 21, 15:19 2
- by Nazis -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 15:22 1
  - ... not even then. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 15:34
TV PSA: Figure Skating: U.S. Championships, Ransom, NBA, Star Wars Rebels, Bellator (Chael Sonnen vs. Tito Ortiz), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 15:18
Why did they copy Duff's cake? Was Paula Dean busy? -- nm - Qale Jan 21, 15:14 3
- maybe there's a dearth of ideas....nm - x Jan 21, 15:20
- Because everything that is good, they want to copy and claim as their own. -- nm - Mop Jan 21, 15:16 1
  - Worked for awhile for the Japanese -- nm - JD Jan 21, 15:24

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