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Not politics: I so want these Mean Girls socks. -- (link) - Andie Feb 1, 09:03
more fun with staffing audit. "hey, john in IT. you have an open project manager position. are you planning on hiring?" - university of amanda jones Feb 1, 09:00
ML Bait: Minnesota Is Rising: Six Takeaways From Magic-Wolves -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 08:58
Hamilton hot take. I haven't heard one piece of music that I consider to be catchy at all. - volnelk Feb 1, 08:53 9
- Context matters, but there are some catchy songs. The songs by King George are very catchy (and the guy who played him here was really spectacular). -- nm - pmb Feb 1, 08:56 5
  - Satisfied, the Reynolds Pamphlet, and Non-Stop are my three favorite catchy ones. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 1, 08:58 4
    - My favorites are probably "You'll Be Back," which makes a good ukulele song, and "What Did I Miss." But it's getting harder to say I have favorites. -- nm - mara Feb 1, 09:04
    - Helpless and My Shot are very catchy, too. -- nm - Inigo Feb 1, 09:00 2
      - I have a hard time picking one song when two or three stack up - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 1, 09:05
      - I loved how they staged the Helpless/Satisfied combo -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 09:03
- I haven't heard one song from it cause they won't release a DVD version of it -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 08:54 2
  - ?? You can hear songs on CDs.... -- nm - mara Feb 1, 08:54 1
    - but I need the context only a DVD would provide! - Beaker Feb 1, 08:56
an employee whose budget I oversee "volunteered" to go "help out" in another unit that's not mine. - university of amanda jones Feb 1, 08:52 4
- How is this not an intuitive understanding? -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 1, 08:55
- "so we'll volunteer not to pay you for those hours" -- nm - decline Feb 1, 08:53
- "You don't get paid to volunteer" -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 08:53 1
  - her take is "I'm working for penn state. I should be paid by penn state." honey, if you're not working for world campus, you're not being paid by - university of amanda jones Feb 1, 08:54
Another funny post-Hamilton moment that is kind of telling about the country. A lot of my wife's family came in to see the show. My SIL who lives in - pmb Feb 1, 08:51 3
- My last trip to Columbus I saw more people of color in 10 minutes at the mall than I see in a month where I live. - TWuG Feb 1, 08:54 2
  - My neighborhood here is somewhat diverse but far less so than the neighborhood I was in in Chicago. -- (edited) - ty97 Feb 1, 08:59
  - Today I had to explain why there is a Black History Month to Logan. - Spawn Feb 1, 08:57
I read an interesting theory about Lord of The Rings recently (Fellowship - spoilers) -- (edited) - Beaker Feb 1, 08:50
I have never killfiled anyone on ST, ever. But on Facebook I have unfollowed about 50+ and about 30 of those were in the last year. - Bacon Feb 1, 08:49 4
- I need to cull some more - cause its causing me stress -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 09:01 3
  - cull them all, let Satan sort them out. -- (edited) - Spawn Feb 1, 09:06
  - I started with hiding family members that were way way fringe politics. They are the most annoying because it's family -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 09:04 1
    - agreed. Hid crazy uncle, his wife is next ( unfactual meme..." sad") and one guy got unfollowed for saying the marching women were STUPID - Epiphany Feb 1, 09:07
This is fascinating: "the preponderance of business creation is now intensely concentrated in a handful of metropolitan hubs" -- (link) - decline Feb 1, 08:42 4
- Yeah, there's no easy way around it. A service-led economy means that businesses start in hubs of creativity and innovation with deep talent pools and - Roger More Feb 1, 09:05 1
  - (Sorry, I'm on mobile and haven't played the video) -- nm - Roger More Feb 1, 09:07
- And that's why the economic recovery didn't extend beyond many city boundaries. (Though I'm surprised no Silicon Valley.) -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 1, 08:44
- Yes. This is a big part of why the rural Trump coalition developed. -- nm - pmb Feb 1, 08:43
Hooters is adding waiters and ditching the outfits? - Spawn Feb 1, 08:40 8
- Service has always been crap around here. Much less food. -- nm - budice Feb 1, 08:46 4
  - last time I ate at Hooters, I got so sick. -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 09:01 3
    - Next time, wear protection. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 09:01 2
      - those tights can be used as an emergency rubber. -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 09:03 1
        
        ... there is why you got sick. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 09:11
- no, just an offshoot restaurant version here and there. -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 08:42
- Dammit Trump!! -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 08:42
- People just go there for the food right? - pmb Feb 1, 08:42
Something I'd really like to see in The Good Place season two (huge spoilers from the season one finale) - David Feb 1, 08:36 2
- I'd like to see more robots -- nm - decline Feb 1, 08:37 1
  - Also, the actor's real name is Bambadjan Bamba. - David Feb 1, 08:44
So Hamilton really does live up to the hype. It was fantastic. - pmb Feb 1, 08:31 12
- I believe Diva said that they had to legthen the pause on that line due to reactions. - ty97 Feb 1, 09:01
- It was Lafayette to Hamilton. "Immigrants - we get the job done." It's an amazing show. Loved every moment. - Inigo Feb 1, 08:44
- :-) Yeah, probably the most famous line in the show. You must have gone to this totally spoiler-free, which is so cool. I really envy you. - mara Feb 1, 08:34 5
  - I actively avoided it. Everyone kept telling me I was crazy. That I needed to be really familiar with the music in order to really appreciate it, - pmb Feb 1, 08:37 3
    - spoiler question for you - mara Feb 1, 08:42 2
      - No. And it was a bit confusing at first, but just for a minute. -- nm - pmb Feb 1, 08:43 1
        
        I can imagine. But it's so genius. "We fought with him!" at the beginning. (spoiler) - mara Feb 1, 08:50
  - it lives up to the hype. I say this knowing each time someone says this it raises expectations but I've yet to hear anyone who was underwhelmed. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 08:36
- I would love to see that live now. It turned out to be a prescient lyric. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 08:33 2
  - It's remarkable how timely the show is. -- nm - pmb Feb 1, 08:35 1
    - Especially considering he started writing it in 2008 AFAIK. -- nm - Inigo Feb 1, 08:47
- I doubt we'll be seeing any Hamilton performances at the White House for a while. -- nm - David Feb 1, 08:33
Denis Villeneuve (Arrival) Is Officially the Latest Director to Attempt a Dune Adaptation -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 08:28 8
- All Pippy wants to know is who will play Feyd Rautha. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 08:59
- Do the books hold up? I've read a synopsis for the first one and I've very whelmed. What elevates the plot? -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 1, 08:41 1
  - the 1st 2 do. The next are shaky...but around book 4 or 5 it gets really good again -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 08:57
- It's such a dense story, I hope he's able to do something good -- nm - decline Feb 1, 08:33
- The person who does this will be the next Peter Jackson. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 08:30 3
  - needs a clear vision of what they are doing. Not pull a DC and just throw shit at a awall. but plan for 3-6 movies right from the start -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 08:31 2
    - agreed. whoever is successful with it will have a detailed idea for a trilogy. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 08:35 1
      - Which makes me kinda sad Villeneuve is taking it on. I would prefer he kept producing original properties. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 1, 08:46
These police chases are getting out of hand. -- (link*) - Spawn Feb 1, 08:27 [youtube]
Cruise story. About 8:30 pm on the second to the last day of our cruise (was a sea day no stops that day) - Bacon Feb 1, 08:00 11
- Why wouldn't they not have anything universal, artificial -- nm - Z2G2 Feb 1, 13:49
- odds are good i imagine. My friend was a flight attendant for years. She said that *every* time they made an announcement asking if there was a - Andie Feb 1, 08:03 9
  - Yup. Everytime I've heard one it's been answered by multiple people. -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 08:47
  - I remember the Carrie Fisher news had a couple of medical staff attend to her. - Bacon Feb 1, 08:07 7
    - Vampire. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 08:19 1
      - I didn't see anyone sparkle in the sunlight -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 08:26
    - Blood transfusion could be for lots of reasons. Accident, yes. But also things like severe infections can do it, bleeding ulcer, etc. -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 08:09 4
      - Ah yeah. And it's an older crowd on that line. I could totally see that -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 08:14
      - vampirism -- nm - decline Feb 1, 08:11
      - Or anemia from something like kidney disease or cancer. -- nm - Ender Feb 1, 08:11 1
        
        yep. (my friend had one yesterday. :/ ) -- nm* - Andie Feb 1, 08:18
Groiny, it isn't just about how we speak on political issues. It's just that politics in general turns some people off. - Name Withheld by Request Feb 1, 07:56 23
- Seems to me that ST just tends to talk quite a bit about what is going on, and like it or not right now, politics is what is going on. - volnelk Feb 1, 08:09 1
  - I agree with this. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 08:23
- Politics turns me on baby! Ooh yeah -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 08:02 1
  - we all know you are a sick puppy. -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 08:02
- this has been going on a while, where people say things behind a keyboard - groiny Feb 1, 07:59 18
  - Right. If we could all agree not to be assholes to one another it'd really help. - spamlet Feb 1, 08:51
  - alternately, the number of posts that get typed and deleted has skyrocketed. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 08:19
  - The low point was when someone started saying Hitlary. -- nm - David Feb 1, 08:15 4
    - and to be honest, I would have said that in person as well. -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 08:28
    - which, I did stop when asked. - groiny Feb 1, 08:27 2
      - Yes but you posted it in the first place to be antagonistic. - David Feb 1, 08:29 1
        
        because no one on ST ever posts anything to be antagonistic. - groiny Feb 1, 08:30
  - I don't think NWBR is dismissing that, but he's right about politics in general (or specifically, now) turns some people off. - Roger More Feb 1, 08:09 10
    - It all cuts both ways. Politics is one of the reasons I come here. I feel I get more informed here than on my own by general discussion, links to - pmb Feb 1, 08:34 8
      - Sure, it's one of the reasons I come here as well. But "here's the latest awful thing, just 2 hours after the last awful thing" is wearying. - Roger More Feb 1, 08:45 2
        
        Again, it largely reflects what's going on in the world right now. Hopefully it will settle down, but I'm far from convinced it will. -- nm - pmb Feb 1, 08:57
        
        exactly, I even check Facebook less often because how many Trump memes can one person look at a day? -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 08:54
      - political talk is fine, I don't care for it, but I still read it. - groiny Feb 1, 08:39 2
        
        I have become more happy keeping out of 90% of the political discussions. - Bacon Feb 1, 08:42 1
        
        yes, I am trying to keep my distance now as well. -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 08:43
      - Agreed. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 08:38
      - Exactly. If I came here and there wasn't politics when major things were in the news, I'd be dissapointed. A separate politics board would just be.. - volnelk Feb 1, 08:35
    - it certainly is a factor. But people have been leaving for a lot longer than this election. - groiny Feb 1, 08:12
i love end of season sales. Black leather boots, and two pairs of shoes, $100 shipped. Woo! -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 07:54 3
- Grabbed an $850~ suit for $132 plus alterations on Sunday. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 1, 07:57 2
  - how you doin'? -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 08:42
  - nice! -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 08:26
ouch. car sales were not good in January. Ford -0.6%, GM -3.9%, Toyota -11.3% -- nm - decline Feb 1, 07:52 14
- Is that year over year or just December to January? Maybe January is always a dip from December. -- nm* - Mop Feb 1, 08:13 2
  - these are monthly #'s. January is usually a good month. All 3 were expecting increases -- nm - decline Feb 1, 08:14 1
    - Those numbers are bad. Expecting an increase and getting numbers like that is worse. -- nm - Mop Feb 1, 08:15
- The American companies dropped less than the foreign one. Trump power! -- nm - Inigo Feb 1, 07:56
- wow. that toyota number is... -11.3%. -- nm - university of amanda jones Feb 1, 07:53 9
  - (wow) Lexus posted January sales of 15,572 vehicles, down 25.6% -- nm - decline Feb 1, 08:06 3
    - that is huge -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 08:16
    - that's really weird. is that US sales only? -- nm - university of amanda jones Feb 1, 08:07 1
      - yup, just US -- nm - decline Feb 1, 08:07
  - I'm trying to figure out why? -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 07:54 4
    - Because December was higher? "cooling in demand following brisk sales in the prior month" -- (link) - mara Feb 1, 07:56 3
      - Should have been clearer: why is Toyota's number so much worse? -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 07:57 2
        
        Toyota is saying a combo of strong December #'s and limited availability in Jan for some of their smaller trucks -- nm - decline Feb 1, 08:07 1
        
        yeah, I wondered if it might be supply-related. maybe they underestimated demand? -- nm - university of amanda jones Feb 1, 08:10
Things you just don't think could happen: This woman got a snake stuck in her earlobe -- (link) - CQ Feb 1, 07:49 2
- wrong hole, sammy!!!! -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 07:53
- Snakes, why did it have to be snakes. -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 07:51
Trump must be making some sort of Black History Month remarks this morning. He has no clue what he's talking about. -- (link) - mara Feb 1, 07:47 8
- Did he mention African Americans? -- nm - Jewish People Feb 1, 08:11
- He's going to have the best Black History month in the history of Black History months. It's going to be amazing in how amazing it's going to be. -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 08:10 1
  - So huge, it's gonna last THIRTY days! -- nm - Mop Feb 1, 08:12
- Mmhmm. -- nm - Michele Obama Feb 1, 08:08
- "Douglass was a firm believer in the equality of all peoples, whether black, female, Native American, or recent immigrant" - ty97 Feb 1, 07:56 1
  - Jen Kirkman: Drunk History of Frederick Douglas -- (link) - decline Feb 1, 08:04 [youtube]
- Oh, dear. -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 07:50
- Remember Book Report Dubya? -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 07:49
The songwriting team behind La La Land‘s “City of Stars,” has written an original song for the Supergirl/Flash musical cross-over -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:40 1
- as has "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" creator Rachel Bloom -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:41
I need to get something for my camera so I can take pictures of the eclipse. -- nm - sycor Feb 1, 07:40 6
- you better hurry! There's not much time! -- nm - decline Feb 1, 07:41 5
  - I know! August will be here before you know it. -- nm - sycor Feb 1, 07:42 4
    - Yep only a few months in a year. - Loyola Feb 1, 07:43 3
      - And February is just a few days cobbled together. T'isnt even a month. - Loyola Feb 1, 07:45 2
        
        Technically, it is just a few weeks cobbled together. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 08:18
        
        ok, mr. trump. -- nm - university of amanda jones Feb 1, 07:49
Nintendo Switch Super Bowl ad -- (link*) - Inigo Feb 1, 07:38 [youtube] 3
- We might have 6 games by 2018!! -- nm - Nintendo Switch Feb 1, 07:43 1
  - That's not fair. They'll have tons of 3rd party games that are not as good as their Xbox and PS4 equivalents. -- nm - Mop Feb 1, 08:14
- that dude spends way too much time playing video games. He should go outside and play -- nm - decline Feb 1, 07:40
Heh. Nailed it. -- (link) - znufrii Feb 1, 07:34
"I've hoovered shneef off of the cover of Gordon Korman's 'This Can't be Happening in Macdonald Hall.'" nm - Dignan Feb 1, 07:34 4
- I still owe someone a copy of No Coins, Please. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 07:37
- I read those books as a kid. -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 07:35
- I have no idea what any of this means -- nm - decline Feb 1, 07:35 1
  - It's not even 11am and Dignan's already drunk... -- nm - Ender Feb 1, 07:54

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