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Ryan urges Trump to hold off on scrapping DACA -- (link) - mud Sep 1, 14:15
If I cut the cord...how do I access local news channels? Would Sling TV do that? -- nm - Pippy Sep 1, 14:12 8
- I think you can get basic service of just local over air chanels for 20 bucks or so -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 14:43
- We're going to do this (cut the cable cord) this month. I figure I'll get an antenna. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 1, 14:17
- Danny Trejo comes over every night, bringing dinner, and all the headlines. -- nm - peglegpete Sep 1, 14:17
- Determine here by zipcode -- (link) - budice Sep 1, 14:15
- Most Likely- You'll need a Antenna-- approximately $30 -- nm* - Matrix_Mafia Sep 1, 14:14 2
  - meh, we're down not quite a hallow, but we'd need one of those towers with guy wires, a motor rotator...cable was invented for places like this -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 14:42
  - Yep, I can get NBC and ABC with 'rabbit ear' but not CBS. I'm sure a roof antenna would do it. - Meg Sep 1, 14:18
- It would depend on the channel. If they're local, maybe they broadcast OTA? -- nm - Mop Sep 1, 14:14
longtime 45 aide Keith Schiller leaving WH...citing low pay.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 1, 14:05 1
- ...denies reports of Gen. Kelly hurting his feelings -- nm - mud Sep 1, 14:08
So course. He has to build up false suspense. Trump to announce DACA decision on Tuesday... - Jovian Sep 1, 13:59 1
- Speaking of which, Trump set a new low today at 34/61/-27. -- nm - David Sep 1, 14:01
*Must have waddling porg!* -- nm - Mop Sep 1, 13:58
Browns released Brock, but will pay him $16M. Just what the hell is going on over there? -- nm - Volnelk Sep 1, 13:55 3
- Actually, this one makes sense. They almost cut him the day they got him. - David Sep 1, 14:00
- sounds like they are going all in on Kizer -- nm - crash davis Sep 1, 13:58
- Are there any fantasy manager leagues? Like, fantasy sports then work not on player performance but salary? -- nm - Mop Sep 1, 13:57
Memphis must have been hit hard by the storm last night. FedEx has already sent out 2 notices about delays today. -- nm - GregW Sep 1, 13:53
Smoke seen pouring from Russian consulate in San Francisco, Firefighters turned away. -- (link) - amoxy Sep 1, 13:52 4
- My first thought: JAGUAR. -- nm - Pickle Rick!! Sep 1, 14:11
- the fireplace is jammed with document -- nm - mud Sep 1, 13:54 2
  - That was my first thought - destroying all their paper files. -- nm - Meg Sep 1, 13:56 1
    - all the paper ! -- nm - mud Sep 1, 13:58
Well, I just got a plot point from the Last Jedi spoiled for me as I was watching a YouTube video re: the toys. Stupid talking toys! -- nm - Mop Sep 1, 13:48 3
- and what have you learned from this experience? -- nm - mud Sep 1, 13:53 2
  - I'm more bitter and jaded than ever, and must spoil everything for everyone all the time! -- nm - Mop Sep 1, 13:56 1
    - It's a pretty ____ though -- nm - mud Sep 1, 13:57
The carnage has begun. NFL roster cuts. -- (link) - GregW Sep 1, 13:46 2
- ouch, Matt Barkley got cut by the 49ers - I guess its Arena ball time -- nm - crash davis Sep 1, 13:48 1
  - Wow, I thought that TD run last night was spectacular, but I guess they didn't have much opposition :/ -- nm - Meg Sep 1, 13:54
What is your earworm today? -- (link) - amoxy Sep 1, 13:38 [youtube] 8
- The Script - Rain. (I've still never heard that song you linked, thankfully.) -- (link) - JaxSean Sep 1, 14:11 [youtube]
- But you really don't remember, was it something that they said? -- (link) - JD Sep 1, 14:08 [youtube]
- ~/ I'll be your Emmylou and I'll be your June ~/~ If you'll be my Gram and my Johnny too /~ - ReluctantCynic Sep 1, 13:54 [youtube]
- Cyndi Lauper - Hole in My Heart -- (link) - Max Sep 1, 13:54 [youtube]
- Praying by Keisha -- nm - Pippy Sep 1, 13:49
- This for some reason... -- (link) - Dark Callisto Sep 1, 13:49 [youtube]
- don't judge me, monkey -- (link) - crash davis Sep 1, 13:44 [youtube]
- Brian Setzer's "This Old House" -- (link) - mara Sep 1, 13:41 [youtube]
I am looking forward to seeing American Assassin. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Sep 1, 13:37
Ezekiel Elliott is eligible to play as a court has ruled in his favor on halting his suspension. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Sep 1, 13:35 2
- Then I love my trade in Caveman. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 1, 13:53
- Darren McFadden now available for cheap in BF! -- nm - David Sep 1, 13:40
Thanks David for picking my team, still no internet at home - amoxy Sep 1, 13:34 1
- My pleasure. -- nm - David Sep 1, 13:40
Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Sep 1, 13:34 2
- a *bouncing* baby -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 14:44
- LOL -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Sep 1, 13:52
when I was in college, I remember the budget for athletic tape for the football team was larger than the annual budget for the swim team -- nm - crash davis Sep 1, 13:33
Is 4:30 on a Friday before a holiday weekend an unreasonable time to ask someone to look at a couple documents for 15 minutes? -- nm - Max Sep 1, 13:31 2
- YES -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Sep 1, 13:33
- if you are asking, no...if you are being asked, Hell Yes!!!!! -- nm - peglegpete Sep 1, 13:32
New Star Wars toys: For those who loved (and spent a fortune) on the Lego UCS Millennium Falcon... there's a bigger, more expensive Millennium Falcon. -- (link) - Mop Sep 1, 13:26 1
- Mop? -- nm - Spawn Sep 1, 13:27
It's so cold outside the building A/C switched over to heat. -- nm - Max Sep 1, 13:16 1
- Uhm... it is supposed to require a humen to do things like that. -- nm - Spawn Sep 1, 13:21
Bery, can you dumb down this programming lingo for me? - Mop Sep 1, 13:13 4
- The person is examining the HTTP requests and responses to learn how to talk to the API. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 1, 14:12 2
  - I don't specifically know what they mean by "code librarys" (which are usually open source?) and "Talend" (never heard of it) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 1, 14:13 1
    - I mean, if it's a REST API, there should be documentation available, either via swagger or just regular docs. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 1, 14:14
- It looks to me like he is trying to find a way to bypass the API. Unless there are huge problems with it, that can cause maintenance headaches later. - GregW Sep 1, 13:44
Postmodern Jukebox has a James Bond-style cover of Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do" -- (link) - Mop Sep 1, 13:09 [youtube]
According to recent Disney filings, how much did the Power Five conferences earn in football last year? -- nm - David Sep 1, 13:08 21
- 6B -- nm - Spawn Sep 1, 13:22 9
  - That's correct. I was reading a financial article and legitimately boggled at that number. -- nm - David Sep 1, 13:23 8
    - So, 90 mil a year per program based on 65 programs. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Sep 1, 13:26 4
      - I'd actually be interested in a revenue split analysis that shows how much each sport pays for itself/others. - David Sep 1, 13:28 3
        
        We're talking $6B for football alone, right? I'd love to hear about other sports. Basketball aside, is anything else profitable? - Mop Sep 1, 13:43 1
        
        Football is subsidizing everything else at most schools, even basketball. -- nm - jnine Sep 1, 13:51
        
        I would says women's ball is 3 as outside the sun belt and south, no one cares about baseball - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Sep 1, 13:31
    - The NCAA belongs up there with FIFA and the IOC for shameless making of all the money. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Sep 1, 13:25 1
      - It's actually better today than it was just 10 years ago. - David Sep 1, 13:27
    - As an aside, the SEC made $420 million on media rights alone. -- nm - David Sep 1, 13:25
- $4 BN -- nm - rollo Sep 1, 13:17 5
  - Closer than Mop but still low. -- nm - David Sep 1, 13:18 4
    - As an employee of a university covered under in this discussion, I'm distressed by the monies being thrown around. - Mop Sep 1, 13:20 3
      - You're also 6-18 the last two years. -- nm - David Sep 1, 13:23 2
        
        I'd say "records don't matter" but I'm not sure that's true. Part of my concern is I don't know how that pie is being cut up, in so many different way - Mop Sep 1, 13:28 1
        
        Your point is well-taken. Government funding of professional sports stadiums is one of the worst tax payer scams in this country. -- nm - David Sep 1, 13:29
- I'm not sure I understand. Why would Disney have this information? - Mop Sep 1, 13:10 4
  - They have it through ESPN, as that contract fluctuates based on revenues. -- nm - David Sep 1, 13:14 3
    - Hmm... I wonder if they're talking about TV earnings or total earnings (ticket sales, for instance). So... $800 million. -- nm - Mop Sep 1, 13:17 2
      - 2.5bil - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Sep 1, 13:21
      - Way low. -- nm - David Sep 1, 13:18
Aw, man, I don't want to wait nearly a year for MEG the movie. At least on Sunday I'll have a new ep of- dammit! -- nm - Max Sep 1, 12:59 1
- Damn, I'll be in Flagstaff release weekend - otherwise we could have planned a gathering :) -- nm - Meg Sep 1, 13:38
Harry Shearer ... Hairy Shearer ... oh my god - rollo Sep 1, 12:55 2
- It occurs to me now that they've made this exact joke on the show. -- nm - Reagen Sep 1, 13:14 1
  - Loafer lightener! -- (link) - David Sep 1, 13:16 [Image]
Tyler Perry donates $1M to Harvey relief, posts a video defending Joel Osteen -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 1, 12:46 1
- Tyler Perry's Madea's Ark -- nm - Max Sep 1, 12:48
ESPN: Jon Jones passed a blood test on Jul 29, after failing a urine test on Jul 28. He is expected to appeal his failed drug test . -- nm - Strongbad Sep 1, 12:32
These are the 2 dozen forest fires burning in the Northwest right now. -- (link) - Mop Sep 1, 12:28 2
- looks like the containment plan on some of these is wait for rain -- nm - crash davis Sep 1, 13:00
- Elon Musk, build us a fire suppression pipeline from Houston to Oregon, stat -- nm - Max Sep 1, 12:32
I was planning on going to The Inhumans in IMAX tonight, but when even io9 is saying don't do it... -- nm - David Sep 1, 12:11 18
- It is on at or State Museum, which means tickets are something like $18 for 80 minutes. That alone was enough to make me pass. -- nm - Spawn Sep 1, 12:21 4
  - Yeah, ours are $18.74 plus the Fandango fee. - David Sep 1, 12:25 3
    - Yeah, Amy just found out about him and now wants to see it. - Spawn Sep 1, 12:26 2
      - just look at any 3 sec. of any trailer or clip to see it's garbage. -- nm - mud Sep 1, 12:33
      - just buy her the Funko Lockjaw plush -- (link) - Remlik Sep 1, 12:32
- LFTL. First result when I Bing is the Guardian: Marvel's The Inhumans destined to be the TV disaster of the year -- (link) - con_carne Sep 1, 12:19 11
  - All this make me *more* inclined to go see it. - Spawn Sep 1, 12:26 3
    - The Batman v. Superman Effect -- nm - con_carne Sep 1, 12:27 2
      - Luckily, I saw that before there was a single review. -- nm - Spawn Sep 1, 12:28 1
        
        Luckily, I got Ebola before there was a single warning about Ebola. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Sep 1, 13:28
  - Yeah, I'd read this. I suspect Marvel wishes they'd just renewed Agent Carter. - David Sep 1, 12:24 3
    - the cast is decent...but man did they drop the ball on this. Shame... -- nm - Remlik Sep 1, 12:40 2
      - A couple of years ago, I told you that the TV/movie schism would come with a body count. - David Sep 1, 12:42 1
        
        Well Feige didn't want it...and Pulmutter did....and I agree with your IM -- nm - Remlik Sep 1, 12:45
  - I hate that it's going to suck so much that it's probably going to take down Agents of SHIELD. -- nm - Mop Sep 1, 12:20 2
    - and Chloe Bennet didnt help it this week either. -- nm - Jovian Sep 1, 12:39 1
      - If rattling cages in the head office means the show gets canceled, that's too bad. But she's not wrong. -- nm - Mop Sep 1, 12:55
- yeah, Wired said it's total crap too -- nm - decline Sep 1, 12:11
(consults notes) it is some sort of rythmic music popular with people of african descent, which I believe is called boo gee woo gee 'M Lord -- nm - constable Sep 1, 12:05 3
- damnit, this was supposed to be under con carne's first -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 12:05 2
  - Your efforts are noted - con_carne Sep 1, 12:26 1
    - Because American stations wouldn't play black music, the blues invasion had to come from England, where the BBC filled night hours with free recordin - zeitgeist Sep 1, 13:31
ESPN: Seahawks trade WR Jermaine Kearse and a draft pick to the Jets. -- nm* - Strongbad Sep 1, 12:04 21
- Tyler Lockett must be healthy -- nm - crash davis Sep 1, 12:15
- a 2nd or 3rd rd pick -- nm - decline Sep 1, 12:09 1
  - It's a 2nd rounder and a swap of 7ths -- nm - Strongbad Sep 1, 12:30
- (and DL Sheldon Richardson goes to Seattle) -- nm - Strongbad Sep 1, 12:06 17
  - Heh, buried the lede there! -- nm - David Sep 1, 12:09 16
    - Seriously. I guess they had no intention of re-signing him next year and Kearse and a #2 or #3 pick seems okay. -- (edited) - Krusty Sep 1, 12:21 15
      - Kearse has more talent than most Jets. jmo -- nm - crash davis Sep 1, 12:27 6
        
        This is the definition of damning with faint praise. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Sep 1, 12:37 2
        
        Well, I'd say more but this means something specific and I need to check my teams and the waiver wire first -- nm - crash davis Sep 1, 12:40 1
        
        never mind, he'll be there if I need him...Paul Richardson just got a huge promotion -- nm - crash davis Sep 1, 12:48
        
        Sure which says a lot about the lack of talent at WR on this team. - Krusty Sep 1, 12:33 1
        
        His stat line isn't huge because it was a running team and Doug Baldwin transformed himself into something else. But this is the guy who beat the - crash davis Sep 1, 12:37
        
        But when you get their, your talent is cut in half. -- nm - Spawn Sep 1, 12:28
      - I feel bad for Leonard Williams, who is going to waste a couple of years on a rebuild but... - David Sep 1, 12:23 7
        
        Lamar Jackson would be fun to build a team around. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 1, 12:27 4
        
        Not very accurate but fast and exciting, reminds me of Vick. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 1, 12:40 3
        
        I'd rather a guy that we can protect that can sit back and chew up the defenses with his arm. - Krusty Sep 1, 12:46 2
        
        Then you don't want Lamar. He's definitely the Geno Smith/Michael Vick mold. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 1, 12:48 1
        
        (You'd need an OC that can build a successful NFL offense around a QB that won't complete 60% of his passes) -- nm - Strongbad Sep 1, 12:50
        
        Him or someone with an arm we can bank on for a long while. I don't know college football but I've read that there are a few guys - Krusty Sep 1, 12:25 1
        
        There are supposedly 3 studs this year. Darnold, a kid from Montana?, and another western qb -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Sep 1, 12:38
geez.....September 1 and it's 64 degrees outside -- nm - prayformojo Sep 1, 11:55 2
- Winter is coming. - David Sep 1, 12:01
- Tis a wee bit nipply. -- nm - Spawn Sep 1, 11:57
IPAs are giving you man boobs -- (link) - con_carne Sep 1, 11:51 5
- I don't drink IPAs. So what's my excuse? -- nm - Mop Sep 1, 12:35
- dang, I thought it would improve my vertical leap (because its full of hops) -- nm - crash davis Sep 1, 12:25 2
  - "Who is this?" "Ben." "Ben who?" "Ben D. Knee." *click* -- nm - Max Sep 1, 12:35
  - (tsk tsk) -- nm - mud Sep 1, 12:31
- and they're full of bitter milk! -- nm - Max Sep 1, 12:04
Good night Billie Joe Armstrong! -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Sep 1, 11:50 1
- There it is! -- nm - Epiphany Sep 1, 12:13
~September morn, Do you remember how we danced that night away~ -- nm - decline Sep 1, 11:48 1
- stop that -- nm - prayformojo Sep 1, 11:50
What's all this then? -- nm - con_carne Sep 1, 11:46

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