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Hmm. I wonder if there's anything similar to lego technic that I could use to build a mounting cage for a raspberry pi, some sensors, and a battery .. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 20:20 6
- Lincoln Logs -- nm - Peglegpete May 4, 20:28 3
  - That might work for a different project, but this cage needs to be able to slide into a 6"-8" circular housing & go underwater .. :) -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 20:30 2
    - I want to build a modified version of this ... -- (link) - Beryllium May 4, 20:31 [youtube] 1
      - that should not be hard -- nm - Peglegpete May 4, 20:37
- But basically just this. -- (link) - Beryllium May 4, 20:28
- I guess maybe meccano. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 20:26
Damn, Carrie Fisher was hot in Empire - Amoxy May 4, 20:17 2
- it took you this long to figure that out? :) - call me Ishmael May 4, 20:32 1
  - nobody tell Spawn! -- nm - Peglegpete May 4, 20:40
Archer spoilers - Beryllium May 4, 19:59
the World's Strongest Man copm. 2016 is on CBS Sports right now. The Mountain from GOT is one of the contenders and doing well - Peglegpete May 4, 19:38
Trump says to Australian PM "You have better healthcare then we do - Amoxy May 4, 19:37 8
- Most first wotld countries do. And a few second and third world ones. -- nm - . May 4, 20:24
- Not quite - everyone is covered, but if your income is over a certain amount ($80k or so) you have to buy health insurance, or pay more in taxes. - Roger More May 4, 19:58 5
  - It also increase extra if you are over 30 and don't have cover. - Karl_S May 4, 21:13
  - You have to buy hospital cover. Extras (like dental, vision and a bunch of rando things like chiropractors) is optional. nm - ralph wiggum May 4, 20:46
  - That's still UHC, though. -- nm - Reagen May 4, 20:27 1
    - That's true, I'm confusing universal with single payer. -- nm - Roger More May 4, 20:41
  - and the insurance is reasonably heavily regulated. the tax surcharge is also more than even quite good insurance. -- nm - mafic May 4, 20:08
- Saw that. Just perfect. What an idiot. -- nm - Volnelk May 4, 19:41
LYC: my current top five songs: - Tim May 4, 19:30 1
- P.TM's singer is gonna wreck his vocal chords doing that. -- nm - Reagen May 4, 19:35
How have I reached my limit on free reads from Wapo? Its only the 4th -- nm - Amoxy May 4, 19:20 7
- Might wanna consider subscribing. - Qale May 4, 20:19
- See here. -- (link) - Mop May 4, 20:05 [Backboard]
- IN COG NI TO! *clap clap clapclapclap* -- nm - Reagen May 4, 19:26 4
  - You can also reload the page and quickly hit Stop before the warning pops up. nm - Dignan May 4, 20:02 1
    - I've found a work around for the G&M's unlimited nonsense - Reagen May 4, 20:20
  - they just slapped a limit on my incognito window too. (I know shut it down, and use a new one) -- nm - crash davis May 4, 19:42
  - Yeah, I always browse those sites in Guy Incognito mode. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 19:29
This is a concerning point. -- (link) - Beryllium May 4, 18:26 7
- Meh. This suggests a party with a plan. They have no game. They're children looking for immediate gratification with no long game. - Mop May 4, 19:54
- If you're concerned about the mental well being of Sarah Kendzior, it is. If you're concerned about what she says might come to pass, I wouldn't be -- nm - crash davis May 4, 19:20
- please join the Circle. you'll love it. -- nm - Peglegpete May 4, 19:02
- eh, they were clearly desperate to pass something, anything, to show they had done it. - Reagen May 4, 18:59
- Eh, like our elections here have ever been "free and fair". ;P -- nm - znufrii May 4, 18:54
- unless you have anything to back that elections thing up, it's panicky arm-waving. stupid panicky arm-waving. -- nm - mafic May 4, 18:51
- He signed the religious "freedom" act today. His base kept saying they wanted Obamacare repealed. Now they have everything they want. If they get - jnine May 4, 18:31
lawyer bureaucracy is weird. company in Indonesia: "we need the date of the EULA to be the same as the date of the contract." me:"weird, let me check - mafic May 4, 18:09
"If I wanted your asshole on my mouth I'd do it while you were asleep" -- nm - Beaker May 4, 18:04
Things just got bonkers in the Celtics-Wiz series. -- nm - Volnelk May 4, 17:48 2
- The court turned to ice! -- nm - Mop May 4, 19:56
- hmm. -- nm - Truman May 4, 18:27
Did anyone watch Victorian Slum House? -- nm - Dano May 4, 17:46 4
- Part of it. Hoping it gets rerun tonight. -- nm - . May 4, 20:22
- caught half of one, maybe the first one? -- nm - zeitgeist May 4, 18:02
- I watched part. they are all on youtube. -- nm - Peglegpete May 4, 17:53
- Only when they opened for the Genghis Conmen -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 17:52
GOTG2 84% (165/31) -- nm - Beaker May 4, 17:14 16
- For a well reviewed movie that's probably going to make $150M, there's not much discussion/excitement/anticipation -- nm - Roger More May 4, 17:22 15
  - At it right now -- nm - Remlikphone May 4, 19:15 1
    - Deadline has preview numbers already - $17-$20M, which would be in line with tracking. -- nm - Roger More May 4, 20:01
  - TWO HOURS!!! -- nm - Spawndroid May 4, 17:33 9
    - Dr STalk results for "Guardians" - 5 posts in the last week, and 3 of those are Beaker posting the RT% -- nm - Roger More May 4, 17:36 8
      - Searching for "GoTG" has better results, but I'm just not feeling a vibe. I think everyone has made up their mind about Marvel movies - those who are - Roger More May 4, 17:39 6
        
        Anecdotally, i have tickets and I haven't seen the last few Marvels. -- nm - Andie May 4, 18:07 3
        
        I can't remember which ones have come out since the first GOTG. Strange, Civil War... -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 18:17 2
        
        Ant-Man -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 18:22 1
        
        Ultron -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 18:24
        
        Kind of the norm with a sequel. If you skipped volume 1 you will not be there for 2. - Spawndroid May 4, 17:41 1
        
        I'm not doubting it will do well - it's just odd that it's not being talked about compared with, say, Fate of the Furious. Or Logan. -- nm - Roger More May 4, 20:03
      - Try GOTG. -- nm - Spawndroid May 4, 17:38
  - I am more excited for Wonder Woman -- nm - Curt Shill May 4, 17:25
  - I'm looking forward to it, but I won't get to see it until next weekend -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 17:23 1
    - Also, there are a few things weighing on the minds of people ... -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 17:23
The air is pregnant with the latent wrath of the old gods. - Beryllium May 4, 17:13 4
- This sounds like a line from Dirk Gently. -- nm - Mop May 4, 19:57
- moved through here like a scrotus campaign ralley, a lot of noise and rumbling from up high, gusting down pour threatening the safety of all beheath, -- nm - zeitgeist May 4, 17:31 2
  - I think it completely missed us. I'm disappointed. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 19:24 1
    - we had 3 waves of thunder/lighning, last one came with a down pour and gusty winds, we didn't get the hail that olympia wa got, quite a show -- nm - zeitgeist May 4, 19:27
What was that about state level legislators? -- (link) - ty97 May 4, 17:11 1
- 40% batshit crazy? -- nm - Beaker May 4, 17:13
33 years ago today 16 Candles opened. So did 'Breakin', which won the box office that weekend. -- nm - Andie May 4, 16:51 1
- Max gonna sic his lawyers on you -- nm - Beaker May 4, 17:01
Petroglyph found in Costa Rica -- (link) - Peglegpete May 4, 16:51 1
- *blames meg* -- nm - Truman May 4, 17:19
Shang Dynasty tombs reveal 90 Burriels -- (link) - Peglegpete May 4, 16:50
Curt Schilling listed a few examples of what he sees as black people trying to perpetrate “fake racist hoaxes” against white people -- (link) - Beaker May 4, 16:38 3
- Cross burnings... church bombings... lynchings... apartheid... Selma... slavery... fake! - Mop May 4, 20:13
- of course he does -- nm - Truman May 4, 17:13
- They were yelling Kegger Kegger, and people heard what they wanted to hear. -- nm - Curt Shill May 4, 17:02
You Can Buy a Cow for the Price of Lonzo Ball’s First Signature Shoe -- (link) - Beaker May 4, 16:33 4
- I would expect a cow would be cheaper. -- nm - Mop May 4, 20:02
- I can just see Krusty trying to keep the building management from finding out about the cow in his apartment -- nm - zeitgeist May 4, 19:28
- But do ballers buy cows? -- nm - IrishStephen May 4, 18:16
- or with a handful of magic beans -- nm - Peglegpete May 4, 16:38
I bought some jerky the other night. I wish I had never bought this bag. - kelly May 4, 16:33 13
- This is my relationship with Twizzlers. -- nm - Mop May 4, 20:03
- you should buy a cow! make your own jerky. -- nm - mafic May 4, 18:52 8
  - that or a pair of shoes. -- nm - Reagen May 4, 19:16
  - No to the cow, heh, but I do want to try making jerky. -- nm - kelly May 4, 19:09 6
    - My dad's been making homemade jerky since I was a kid. best stuff ever. -- nm - znufrii May 4, 19:10 5
      - I used to do this, beef jerky and would also make salmon trout jerky -- nm - zeitgeist May 4, 19:29
      - Next time they discount London broil I plan to make a batch. -- nm - Meg May 4, 19:22 3
        
        How thin do you slice it? -- nm - kelly May 4, 19:44 2
        
        Something less than a 1/4 inch. This is the recipe I use. - Meg May 4, 19:57 1
        
        This is the last batch I made - or not......can't have been 5 years?!? -- (link) - Meg May 4, 20:01 [flickr]
- I have to buy jerky in small individual bags (costco, 12 in one large bag) or I'll end up eating the whole thing on one car trip -- nm - zeitgeist May 4, 18:09
- where do you hide it from Will? -- nm - Beaker May 4, 16:36 1
  - Heh. It didn't last long enough to get to him. (I like bacon a lot more than he does anyway.) -- nm - kelly May 4, 16:38
Jets cut safety Marcus Gilchrist -- nm - Beaker May 4, 16:32 1
- I'm willing to bet Pryor doesn't make it out of training camp. -- nm - Krusty May 4, 16:40
Baby Got Sarlacc -- (link) - Beryllium May 4, 16:22
STIS - keeping in mind I like Guinness which of these beers would you suggest? -- (link) - Meg May 4, 16:13 16
- The 60 and 90 minute IPAs are both very good -- nm - TWuG May 4, 16:32
- I guess the Nut Brown is the most local apart from the Pumpkin Porter (which may be seasonal?) -- nm - Meg May 4, 16:28 2
  - And the beer will likely be the easiest choice of the evening. There's absolutely no reason for such a great restaurant in Williams... - Meg May 4, 16:31
  - It should be seasonal. And I wouldn't suggest it without trying it first. -- nm - . May 4, 16:31
- Left Hand Milk Stout. -- nm - Reagen May 4, 16:24 4
  - yes. -- nm - mafic May 4, 18:54
  - Yup -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 4, 16:37 1
    - I'm making one this weekend. -- nm - Reagen May 4, 16:39
  - Missed that one. -- nm - . May 4, 16:28
- cutthroat -- nm - Peglegpete May 4, 16:18
- Cutthroat Porter or the Nut Brown Ale. -- nm - . May 4, 16:17
- If you put a slice of bread on top of a pint...? -- nm - Mop May 4, 16:15 4
  - you can call it a sandwich!!!! :) -- nm - Peglegpete May 4, 16:17 3
    - Or Toast.... -- (link) - . May 4, 16:20 2
      - What about this? -- (link) - Mop May 4, 16:22 1
        
        I wonder how many of them left "presents" in their humans' shoes. -- nm - . May 4, 16:27
Brady Skjay... how do you pronounce "Skjay"? -- nm - Mop May 4, 16:09 2
- It's "Skjei", but "shay" -- nm - Reagen May 4, 16:10 1
  - Autocorrect militantly refused. -- nm - Mop May 4, 16:12
Amelie the Musical, starring Phillipa Soo of Hamilton, was shut out of the Tony noms and will close May 21 -- nm - ty97 May 4, 16:02
a corn dog is not a sandwich. that's insane. a pig in a blanket, though? could be. -- nm - windows jones May 4, 15:56 15
- What if it's an actual pig in a blanket? Sandwich, Wrap, or Pet? -- nm - Nickname will change someday when I figure out how May 4, 16:17 1
  - Depends on if you named it Pork Chop or Daisy. -- nm - . May 4, 16:23
- But a grilled cheese is? The openings on the side make the difference? Yeah, what about a Monte Carlo? This is important! - Mop May 4, 16:14 12
  - grilled cheese is a religion, not a sandwich. -- nm - windows jones May 4, 16:25 5
    - Ha! - Krusty May 4, 17:57
    - And the best cheese to use? - the wrong element, bad guy May 4, 17:43 3
      - Whatever you find tastiest. I go with the classic of just American cheese. Simple, easy and so tasty. -- nm - Krusty May 4, 17:51
      - depends on the bread, but usually farmers cheese. grilled ham and cheese is like, a slightly different sect. -- nm - windows jones May 4, 17:47 1
        
        I've never heard of farmers cheese. - Krusty May 4, 17:52
  - Monte Cristo -- nm - Peglegpete May 4, 16:19 5
    - I'll take your word for it. I don't have my atlas. -- nm - Mop May 4, 16:31
    - excellent question: not a sandwich. -- nm - windows jones May 4, 16:24 3
      - Why not? It has 2 slices of bread, which would normally make it a sandwich. The fact it's fried is just an extra. -- nm - kelly May 4, 16:29 2
        
        isn'y it batter dipped so no open edges? -- nm - windows jones May 4, 17:15
        
        plus it is literally called a Monte Cristo Sandwich -- nm - Beaker May 4, 16:31
"Usually ships within 3 to 5 months." - ty97 May 4, 15:47 11
- first they have to buy some kids in a few poor villages, wait for the tears to stop, train them to work for their food, yeah 3m is about right' -- nm - zeitgeist May 4, 17:35
- Usually? They just introduced them. -- nm - . May 4, 16:44
- you buy those damn flip flops -- nm - Beaker May 4, 16:10
- I might not have health care by then! -- nm - Mop May 4, 16:09
- That's how long the shoes take to get from a footlocker to China for rebranding and back to your doorstep -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 15:55 2
  - two weeks to cross the pacific, a couple days for the container to be packed, moved to the shipyard, again reverse here, so 6 to 8 weeks -- nm - zeitgeist May 4, 17:39 1
    - Barring another shipping bankruptcy. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 19:20
- I saw that message often when shopping for patio furniture/cushions. Thanks but no thanks, Amazon! -- nm - kelly May 4, 15:49 2
  - I just bought some rice on amazon that's expected to ship in july. sure, that's fine. -- nm - windows jones May 4, 15:55
  - must be household stuff maybe? This is a stepladder -- nm - ty97 May 4, 15:50
- Im not sure you would look good in those shoes anyway -- nm - eag May 4, 15:49

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