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Brewers acquired Christian Yelich from the Marlin -- nm - budice Jan 25, 15:10
with AI help, a scientist has cracked some of the Voynich manuscript -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 25, 14:43 1
- That computer analysis of the language is pretty neat. -- nm - Max Jan 25, 15:05
DONE! - ty97 Jan 25, 14:36 1
- 🍻 -- nm - budice Jan 25, 14:57
I just simultaneously corrected someone on both Catholic and Star Wars doctrine. It's a weird time we're in. -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 14:34 1
- Pope Palpatine? -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 15:23
The White House asked to borrow a van Gogh. The Guggenheim offered a gold toilet instead. - Mop Jan 25, 14:33 4
- he has his choice out of anything in any Smithsonian museum, all Military collections, the National gallery and countless other govt. owned artwork. - peglegpete Jan 25, 14:38 3
  - Because probably some friend of his told him he should get himself a van Gogh, and thus... - Jovian Jan 25, 15:00 2
    - "You don't have a van Gogh? We all have van Goghs. You're no kind of world leader without a van Gogh in your office." -- nm - Davos pranks Jan 25, 15:02 1
      - Exactly how it probably went. -- nm - Jovian Jan 25, 15:13
Black Panther’ Projected To Open To $120M-$150M Over Four Days -- (link) - Remlik Jan 25, 14:24 5
- why? i'm actually curious, i don't see the draw over any other. -- nm - colin Jan 25, 14:46 1
  - If DC can make a minority superhero hit, imagine what Marvel can do? -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 15:22
- It's Deadpooling. -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 14:30 1
  - Except this one was a little more predictable, no? Many on here were calling it a success from the first trailer. - Name Withheld by Request Jan 25, 15:06
- As a reminder, we looked at this in November and predicted if it beats Justice League $94M. *high fives you and a few others* -- (link) - MDH Jan 25, 14:28 [Backboard]
fucking Facebook. I literally just clicked to see less of someone's post. went out, go back in and his shit is the 2nd post in my fucking timeline -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 14:17 2
- Evil -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 15:20
- I'll try to post less. -- nm - Mop Jan 25, 14:18
Trump supports path to citizenship for up to 1.8 million ‘dreamers’ in new White House proposal -- (link) - spamlet, no longer an adequate poster Jan 25, 14:14 3
- Amnesty Don. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 15:24
- And also the largest cut in legal immigration since the 1920s. - Jovian Jan 25, 14:58
- Trump changes positions on DACA. Must be a day ending in y -- nm - znufrii Jan 25, 14:23
An NBA All-Star is about to be the last person picked in a basketball draft. - David Jan 25, 14:14 8
- all star games should be banned....nm - x Jan 25, 14:48 1
  - *banned* I tell you! [shakes fist at cloud] -- nm - cranky old mud Jan 25, 15:06
- NHL does it right. Mr. Irrelevant gets a car. -- nm* - Name Withheld by Request Jan 25, 14:15
- It works for the NHL ASG. The players seem to have fun with it. -- nm - spamlet, no longer an adequate poster Jan 25, 14:15 4
  - The NHL doesn't have egos like this. -- nm - David Jan 25, 14:17 2
    - Suck it up, buttercups. -- nm - spamlet, no longer adequate Jan 25, 14:40
    - it will leak. the more they try and hide it the bigger it will be when it leaks -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 14:18
  - yup, ridiculous the NBA isn't showing it. -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 14:15
Didn't feel that 4.0 shake last night and it wasn't more than about 20 miles away. At least it wasn't that 5.8 -- (link) - Meg Jan 25, 14:08
Tonight's and Friday's midseason TV premieres - GregW Jan 25, 14:04
There it is: Sport & Disabilities Minister Kent Hehr resigns from Trudeau cabinet amid harassment claims. -- (link*) - Name Withheld by Request Jan 25, 14:02
Competition Bureau sues Ticketmaster, Live Nation over allegations of inflated ticket prices -- (link) - Beaker Jan 25, 13:59 1
- This is my shocked font - spamlet, no longer an adequate poster Jan 25, 14:00
DMT: Do I want to do $28 w/20% off concessions or $58 with unlimited food and concessions for BPS. - spamlet, no longer an adequate poster Jan 25, 13:57
Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner West Side Story Remake Issues Casting Call -- (link) - ty97 Jan 25, 13:36 1
- now Jared Kushner I could see, getting into a knife fight for Ivanka with dumb and dumber twins, eric and D jr -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 13:52
Ruth Ellen Brousseau named as NDP House Leader - Reagen Jan 25, 13:27 1
- I'm a fan. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 25, 13:48
"We leverage asset-based assessment, intervention, and evaluation in order to maximize results." this is crap, right? these things don't exist? -- nm - amanda Jan 25, 13:23 9
- Had to look this up, but I agree it does sound like gobbledygook. It means the skills, strengths, etc. you already have. -- nm - GregW Jan 25, 14:11
- What assets? - spamlet, no longer an adequate poster Jan 25, 13:59
- I think it translates as we tell you went to buy low and later to sell high -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 13:53
- It's certainly a paradigm shift. nm - Dignan Jan 25, 13:52 1
  - But I think there are some synergies we can leverage there. -- nm - Ender Jan 25, 13:53
- Sounds like Murders & Executions specialist speak. -- nm - Max Jan 25, 13:27 1
  - It's Wolfram & Hart all over again. -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 13:29
- lots of fancy words that, put together, don't mean a thing -- nm - decline Jan 25, 13:24 1
  - "making the world a better place… through paxos algorithms for consensus protocols!" -- nm - prayformojo Jan 25, 13:32
Casey Affleck backs out as Best Actress Oscar presenter. -- (link) - Ender Jan 25, 13:15 3
- No mulligan. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 13:19
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- HAHAHAHA!!! He should back out on every board. -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 13:18
"ESPN is looking at multiple strategic options for FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver's data-analysis site that it bought in 2013, including selling it..." - David Jan 25, 13:13 5
- What would be the motivation to selling it, assuming the data is useful? -- nm - Max Jan 25, 13:18 4
  - Disney wants ESPN out of politics. My guess is that they fold 538 into ABC News. -- nm - David Jan 25, 13:22 3
    - So the headline is that Disney is looking to sell part of itself to itself? -- nm - Max Jan 25, 13:30 1
      - No, the headline is that Disney will listen to bids from other places like The Atlantic. - David Jan 25, 13:33
    - That would make a lot more sense. -- nm - Ender Jan 25, 13:27
ST Poll: Did you ever attend an XFL game? - just oblique Jan 25, 13:13 6
- I've been to an Areana League game, but XFL is just silliness -- nm - prayformojo Jan 25, 13:27
- true: I was a season ticketholder. -- nm - amanda Jan 25, 13:24
- No, but I did play Fantasy XFL on CNNSI. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 25, 13:19
- nah, brah. -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 13:18
- No - what is it? minor football league? I'd likely go watch it if tickets were cheap enough. - Epiphany Jan 25, 13:18
- I still don't even know what XFL is -- nm - peglegpete Jan 25, 13:14
Just to verify we saw this -- the man did not ask his wife (the Small Business Administrator of the USA) before he plunked down $100mil in start-up - Will Hunting Jan 25, 13:00 8
- $100M is not a small business -- nm - peglegpete Jan 25, 14:03
- 100m is like ...a CD for the rest of us, he probably has a Massey PreNup -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 13:56
- start up beanie babies company with it? what to the what what? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 25, 13:02 3
  - heh -- (link) - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 13:04 2
    - Ha! -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 13:32
    - *snort* - love it -- nm - Epiphany Jan 25, 13:06
- Yeah, that jumped out at me, too. -- nm - David Jan 25, 13:01
- Clearly, he is the Man. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 13:01
XFL will focus on safety and be family-friendly. So... not at all like the old XFL? -- nm - Mop Jan 25, 12:55 5
- I was just thinking the other day... if they want to still be the anti-NFL they're going to have to do a 180 and be the safer, less extreme league. -- nm - Ender Jan 25, 12:58 4
  - Because fans will *love* that. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 12:59 3
    - I think it means an upgrade it in equipment. Apparently there is a new helmet that would protect players even more... - Remlik Jan 25, 13:29 1
      - Prototype XFL uniform. -- (pic) - Mop Jan 25, 14:18 [Attachment]
    - no felons, player safety comes first, importance of a player's character. Man this thing is going to be boring -- nm* - decline Jan 25, 13:21
ST Poll: What 8 cities will the XFL set up shop in? -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 12:48 40
- the 8 cities with the best head trauma centers....nm - x Jan 25, 14:46 1
  - as if Vince doesn't know all about covering up head trauma. -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 15:06
- Des Moines, Mobile, Little Rock, Memphis, Dallas, Tallahassee, Reno, and Phoenix -- nm - Jovian Jan 25, 13:28
- Brockway, Ogdenville, North Haverbrook, Terror Lake, Humbleton, Stenchburg, Lake Flacid and Cranford. -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 13:28
- They'll start with Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota. -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 13:25
- Norfolk, Raleigh, Charlotte, Rock Hill, Atlanta, Birmingham, New Orleans, Albuquerque..these are the cities Chuck Berry used in his song Promised Land -- nm - peglegpete Jan 25, 13:18
- if 8 states had a city of the same name, those. Sadly there are only 3 or 4 Springfields I know of. but if there were 8 of them ... -- nm - peglegpete Jan 25, 13:14
- Anchorage, Bakersfield, Cheyenne, Davenport, El Paso, Fort Wayne, Greensboro, Hartford -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 13:13
- Duluth, Durango, Jackson Hole, Savannah, Tuscon, Provo, Boise, & Birmingham -- nm - Epiphany Jan 25, 13:04
- Berlin, Tokyo, Paris, Leningrad, Constantinople, Beijing, Hanoi & Johannesburg -- nm - peglegpete Jan 25, 13:01 1
  - Bangkok, Bangkok, Bangkok, Bangkok, Bangkok, Bangkok, Bangkok and Antwerp. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 13:02
- Tuscaloosa, Jackson (MS), Tampa, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, and Dallas. -- nm - David Jan 25, 13:01
- question referencing B2 - What was it about the ESPN doc on the old XFL is making Vince want to restart this? -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 12:57 4
  - (he claims he was already planning to, FWIIW) -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 12:58 3
    - sure - but he lies all the time, so what was it? -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 12:59 2
      - He's not someone who deals with failure well. He still believes that WCW beat him for so long simply due to deep pockets. -- nm - David Jan 25, 13:02
      - This one. -- (link) - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 13:00
- Kenosha, Racine, Rockford, South Bend, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Grand Rapids, Ft. Wayne. -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 12:56 3
  - It's funny because it's true -- nm - just oblique Jan 25, 13:11 1
    - :) -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 13:17
  - Davenport missed out? - Strongbad Jan 25, 12:57
- What team will Johnny Manziel play for? -- nm - Mop Jan 25, 12:55 1
  - someplace in Canada -- nm - decline Jan 25, 12:55
- Des Moines, Butte, Fargo, Nome, Tallahassee, Frankfort, Montpelier, Little Rock -- nm - decline Jan 25, 12:53
- I'd think St Louis and San Diego would be givens as the NFL left them without a team -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 12:52 3
  - I agree with Beaker. I'd also throw in Las Vegas, Denver, New York, Chicago, Dallas, and Salt Lake City. -- nm - ReluctantCynic - Eagles Fan (at least this year) Jan 25, 12:56 2
    - Vegas might be a tapped market with the NFL arriving that year. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 25, 14:14 1
      - And they'd certainly need a domed stadium with a big-ass A/C system :) -- nm - Meg Jan 25, 14:24
- Biggest markets that have football stadiums available in the Summer time. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 25, 12:52
- LA, NY, Nashville, San Antonio, Seattle, Phoenix, Miami, Cincinnati. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 12:50 4
  - If I were them I'd go Columbus over Cincy. No NFL team and there's talk of Cbus losing their MLS team. -- nm - Ender Jan 25, 13:00 3
    - Ah, did not know that. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 13:01 2
      - Although, given Columbus has Ohio State football there, it'll be a challenge rooting for people not charged with DUI's. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 25, 13:03 1
        
        (heh, that was why I chose Cinci) -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 13:10
- NY, Miami, LA, Pitts, Chicago, Houston or Dallas, Seattle, Boston or Baltimore -- nm - Remlik Jan 25, 12:50 5
  - LA isn't using the football teams they have, why give them more? -- nm - colin Jan 25, 12:50 4
    - tv market. -- nm - Remlik Jan 25, 13:29
    - Because it will be summer time! -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 12:53 2
      - ~Sum Sum Summertime~ -- nm - Strongbad Jan 25, 12:56
      - right? Because there is nothing better than strapping on 20-30 lbs of equipment and running for 120 minutes in 90° weather -- nm - decline Jan 25, 12:55
Sadness. Vlad Guerrero chooses the Angels over the Expos. He was the Expos last hope. -- (link) - Name Withheld by Request Jan 25, 12:43 11
- Had no idea. He'll become the first Angel. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 25, 13:12
- that is something. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 25, 12:48
- Last, tho? The Expos have had other HOF inductees. And they'll have more when the team returns. -- nm - Mop Jan 25, 12:47 1
  - not for a long, long time, assuming a team goes back there. - groiny Jan 25, 12:48
- BULL. SHIT. -- nm - Mop Jan 25, 12:46
- that is interesting -- nm - decline Jan 25, 12:46
- that's bullshit. -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 12:45 1
  - the Hall can still right this travesty though -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 12:49
- that is dissappointing -- nm - Jovian Jan 25, 12:44 1
  - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 12:47
- that is surprising -- nm - groiny Jan 25, 12:44
YOU LEAVE JESSICA ALONE -- nm - ty97 Jan 25, 12:41
Out on #11. Ugh. -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 12:41 2
- DAMN IT!! keep trying -- nm - Epiphany Jan 25, 12:41 1
  - And I guessed Ox for #12. :-/ -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 12:42
Netflix series Altered Carbon (drops Feb 2) looks really cool -- (link) - decline Jan 25, 12:41
2 hours for the game? what, will they not use stop time? -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 12:39
Stupid bocce -- nm - znufrii Jan 25, 12:39 1
- BOCCE BALLS!!! -- nm - Stan, the Tour Guide Jan 25, 12:42
W-2 in hand! -- nm - Strongbad Jan 25, 12:38
We are truly fucked -- (link) - just oblique Jan 25, 12:37 5
- whips it out...the laminated list I mean -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 13:49
- that's fascinating, but, yeah, messed up. -- nm - colin Jan 25, 12:48
- Even fake me is getting more action. -- nm - Mop Jan 25, 12:47
- saw this yesterday, it's creepy as f*ck -- nm - decline Jan 25, 12:38
- link is mostly safe for work. there is a sketchy animated pic about 2/3 of the way in showing a bad version of the face swap tech -- nm - just oblique Jan 25, 12:37

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