ST Alpha - Backboarding

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Search Dr. S. Talk
TT/ST Wiki
How Well Do You Know ...

RSS Feed

Hosting by DigitalOcean

Support ST on Ko-Fi

Welcome to SlickerTalk ▲

Kick your heels up, settle in, and get ready for a raucous discussion. The topic is anything and everything: movies, television, politics, music, breaking news, recycled news, orange-colored prediction markets, etc.

Join the Conversation

Suggestions and requests can be sent to team @ slackertalk.com. Or, please use this form to submit a bug report.

Recent News ▲

BlueSky Starter Pack for STers
This is a list of automatic follows when creating a BS account. Special thanks to Kim for setting it up! To bridge your account to the Fediverse, follow @ap.brid.gy (per the Bridgy docs)
the pack

[ SlackerTalk / Beta ] [ SlickerTalk ] [ Dr. S. Talk ]

Live

Down to Post

< Newer

Older >

Posts: 155

roll -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 17:41 1
- it -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 17:41
Jaguars RB Leonard Fournette pays tuition of LSU student athletic trainer -- (link) - Beaker Jul 5, 17:32
"Ha ha - suckers!" -- US Army -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 5, 17:16 1
- It makes Trump look bad when non citizens seve in the military when he dodged the draft. -- nm - Bacon Jul 5, 17:30
LATimes story on a legal permanent resident with a 2001 conviction for domestic assault who's been picked up and detained by ICE. -- (link) - Mop Jul 5, 16:48 5
- I think this is all about the elections. Get rid of people in heavily Democratic areas, scare everyone else away from showing up. -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 17:05 3
  - [deleted] 1
    - Did you see the scaring everyone away part? People won't show up if they are afraid of government, even if they are here legally. They are going to be - jnine Jul 5, 19:14
  - It seems like a very effective get-out-the-vote tactic. -- nm - Mop Jul 5, 17:06
- [deleted]
#NeymarRolling is trending. -- (link) - Mop Jul 5, 16:42
Sony keeps messing with cross-platform compatibility for games. Now it's Fallout '76. - Mop Jul 5, 16:32 5
- they're jerks, but I also kind of don't care. I'm not really into the online gaming experience. -- nm - mafic Jul 5, 17:35
- Is this you can play against people on other platforms. Or you buy a game once and it works on all of them -- nm - Karl_S Jul 5, 16:56 3
  - Like Fortnite, play against people on other platforms. -- nm - Mop Jul 5, 16:58 2
    - Not PC though right? Mouse Keyboard to big of advantage. -- nm - Bacon Jul 5, 17:37 1
      - The plan is to include PC as well. The bigger issue isn't the keyboard/mouse advantage but the hacking of the games which is done much -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 5, 17:42
I hate that Volvo ad SO much. You know the one. What does it mean?!?!? -- nm - Covington Jul 5, 16:31 11
- Only saw the 30 second ad, but it seemed touching -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 16:51
- OK, in searching for a link to post I found that what I've been seeing is the last 30 seconds of a newly released 3 minute ad. -- (link) - Covington Jul 5, 16:44 7
  - oh, wow, that's filmed at Fisgard Lighthouse. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 16:56 3
    - and right down the road at Esquimalt Lagoon. Neat. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 16:59 2
      - Beautifully scenic. -- nm - Mop Jul 5, 17:03 1
        
        Yep, I've taken lots of great photos from both those spots. (They're right next to each other - you can see one from the other.) -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 5, 17:06 [flickr]
  - Man, if that Volvo ad is bugging you, this one will break you. -- (link) - Mop Jul 5, 16:49 [youtube] 2
    - Ooh, that does bother me. - Beryllium Jul 5, 16:55 1
      - Is that what they're saying in that ad? -- nm - Mop Jul 5, 17:04
- What ad? -- nm - Mop Jul 5, 16:34
- I do not, in fact, know the one. But I heard a rumour of one involving eliminated WC countries. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 16:32
Nashville knowing folks: a friend from work and her husband are moving there in the next month or two: any tips? places to avoid? - Beaker Jul 5, 16:24 2
- Finally moving to a city with a hockey team! -- nm - Mop Jul 5, 17:16
- I don't know where they should look, but real estate is HARD to come by there. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 5, 17:10
Just made for dessert for tomorrow night: Frozen Lemonade Pie -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 5, 16:23 2
- I am having Starburst for desert tonight. Not mine, eating a cow-orkers -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 16:35
- I think I may try that at my Pruitt party. But it will be Lobbyist House Lemonade Pie. -- nm - crash davis Jul 5, 16:25
Heh. This reminds me of The Walking Dead. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 5, 16:18 [youtube]
because there is such an overwhelming demand here for it: Bon Appetit's Beef Tartare with Cherry Peppers recipe -- (link) - crash davis Jul 5, 16:08
This week is screwed up. I can’t tell. Is today Friday? -- nm - Dano Jul 5, 16:01 3
- I blame Batman #50. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 5, 16:03 1
  - loved it. -- nm - Remlik Jul 5, 16:18
- if you are in Singapore, yes. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 5, 16:02
sitwap - James Woods' agent celebrated the 4th by declaring independence from James Woods -- (link) - crash davis Jul 5, 16:00 2
- Years ago, my friend was at the beach in Malibu and he tried to give her a massage while she was face down on a towel. She was 14 and he was 30. -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 16:09 1
  - What a freaking creep. -- nm - crash davis Jul 5, 16:11
a Las Vegas TV station is claiming that an arrest is imminent in the 1996 murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur -- (link) - Beaker Jul 5, 15:57 6
- Poor Russel Poole. He was after Keefe D for years. -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 16:05
- this is the station I don't like -- nm - peglegpete Jul 5, 16:01
- 2018 is righting wrongs. CDAN reminded me earlier today that Robert Wagner is still being investigated in Natalie Wood's drowning. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 5, 16:00 3
  - Tbc, I don't believe the James Dean thing for a second. -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 16:08 2
    - What would he have lived on for all of these years? -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 16:40
    - Can you link that one directly? I tried browsing the site but it's ... too much. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 16:29
Report: Kawhi Leonard Hid From Spurs Execs When They Came To Check Up On Him -- (link) - Beaker Jul 5, 15:52 1
- I know I'm not supposed to read the comments, but the "Trade him to the EPA for that phone booth" is amusing. -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 15:55
US Army is discharging immigrant recruits who enlisted through a program that offered a path to citizenship. -- (link) - TWuG Jul 5, 15:47 6
- I hope they sue for discrimination due to their racial / ethnic background -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 5, 19:28
- Sadistic is too nice of a word for this Administration -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 16:40
- JFC -- nm - prayformojo Jul 5, 16:00
- I don't like this. That is the calmest response I can give because I feel like yelling. -- nm - crash davis Jul 5, 15:57
- I suppose it's easier than reverting back to muzzle loading Enfield rifles with pork fat on the cartridges. -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 5, 15:56
- THIS IS FINE. -- nm - Mop Jul 5, 15:54
People who said no in the steak tartare poll, do you eat sushi? -- nm - Amoxy Jul 5, 15:40 12
- negative ghost rider -- nm - Epiphany Jul 5, 16:14
- FUGU ME!!! - Cuzzin Todd Jul 5, 16:12 2
  - That is on my bucket list -- nm - Amoxy Jul 5, 16:20 1
    - throw up into a bucket? -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 16:23
- yup -- nm - prayformojo Jul 5, 15:56
- Cooked tuna is also a meatcrime. -- nm - mafic Jul 5, 15:55
- fuck no. if God wanted me to eat raw meat he wouldn't have created the BBQ -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 15:53
- Absolutely. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 15:50
- rarely -- nm - peglegpete Jul 5, 15:46
- I didn't respond. But no and no. -- nm - Jovian Jul 5, 15:46
- Yes - crash davis Jul 5, 15:46
- NO. -- nm - Mop Jul 5, 15:45
What is the current charge on your phone? Mine is 84% -- nm - Amoxy Jul 5, 15:39 10
- 50% so still half full! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 5, 16:12
- 100 -- nm - Covington Jul 5, 16:07
- 59% -- nm - crash davis Jul 5, 16:06
- 62% -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 16:05
- 105% -- nm* - peglegpete Jul 5, 15:46
- 20% -- nm - prayformojo Jul 5, 15:45 1
  - I start interrupting my plans when my charge gets this low. -- nm - Max Jul 5, 15:46
- 99 -- nm - Max Jul 5, 15:41
- 95 percent -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 5, 15:41
- 💯 I just got out of bed. -- nm - mafic Jul 5, 15:40
I need computer help. I need to buy a laptop very soon. Confession: I have never bought a computer, I always use my work laptop. My newest laptop is - jnine Jul 5, 15:34 18
- I also haven’t bought one in ~15 years, but I’d probs get an HP if I did. Had an Eitebook G5 at my old job that was great. - mafic Jul 5, 15:52 5
  - Yes, I love mine but it's probably more than I'm going to need. -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 15:58 4
    - fwiw the elitebook ran the modelling software quite well. if I was getting a laptop, I'd probably go that route. it'd be fine for any gaming I'd do. -- nm - mafic Jul 5, 17:24
    - and this is the thing that pushed me to the xps in the end. I always tended to buy more than I need to "futureproof." - windows jones Jul 5, 17:10 2
      - The new one doesn't have a USB A port. Do I care? -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 19:22
      - I hate being in this weird little niche where connectivity is not necessarily a thing. - mafic Jul 5, 17:27
- Laptop Mag (part of Tom's Hardware) has a list of recommended laptop's under $500. - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 15:50 3
  - I see their highest rated overall laptop is the Dell XPS 13. -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 15:54 1
    - It's a really solid laptop. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 16:04
  - And a list of best laptops overall, too, at various price points. Personally, I'm terribly interested in a Microsoft Surface. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 15:53
- I have a Dell xps 13. I love it. It's two years old and still great. -- nm - amandroid Jul 5, 15:39 4
  - I've practically retired my XPS 13. I use my desktop at work but an iPad Pro with keyboard while on the road. -- nm - Mop Jul 5, 15:45
  - There seem to be many models of that ranging from $600-1300. Any thoughts on if the lower priced ones are great? -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 15:41 2
    - sorry; I was gardening. I bought the cheapest one with 8GB of RAM. I always worry about under-RAMming because I sometimes use excel (ram hog). - windows jones Jul 5, 17:06 1
      - Thanks. -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 19:20
- Asus and Acer are my 2 preferred brands. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 15:37 2
  - never had an asus, but the two Acer laptops I’ve had were terrible. -- nm - mafic Jul 5, 15:43
  - Thank you. Models comparable to the one I have? -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 15:38
Hmm. About to walk down to the library - seems it's 90 deg out there :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 5, 15:21 1
- And a bit humid. -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 15:30
pmb, you still got it -- nm - crash davis Jul 5, 15:17 2
- Thanks. I just can't remember where I put it anymore. -- nm - pmb Jul 5, 15:34 1
  - for me, I think I left it in the garage somewhere. -- nm - crash davis Jul 5, 15:36
Covington, on my southern trip, I tried okra a couple ways. Fried was the best, but there are probably 50 vegetables I would enjoy more fried. -- nm - crash davis Jul 5, 15:14 2
- I've been meaning to try roasted okra. My cousin swears by it now. - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 15:28 1
  - I take it that your aunt in Florida made something you really like? -- nm - crash davis Jul 5, 15:38
Heh, the RW line on Pruitt seems to be trying to settle on that it was just a coordinated effort to smear him instead of incredible corruption - Reagen Jul 5, 15:09 19
- It never happened, and even if it happened it wasn't illegal, and even if it was illegal so what? -- nm - The Rudy Giuliani Line Jul 5, 15:35 6
  - And even if I talked to him about doing the illegal things ahead of time and helped with them, it's all ok because I'm me. -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 15:38 4
    - This sort of thing happens all the time with lawyers. -- nm - The Rudy Giuliani Line Jul 5, 15:41 3
      - "But you just said-" "I never said that. And even if I said it it wasn't wrong. And even if it was wrong wait until I come back tomorrow." -- nm - The Rudy Giuliani Line Jul 5, 15:43 1
        
        Why can't he just go back to Noun-Verb-9/11 irrelevancy? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 16:33
      - And really, Don John is going to pardon all of us anyway, so we don't care. -- nm* - jnine Jul 5, 15:42
  - LOL. This is literally 100% accurate. And also literally why Rudy's television appearances have dropped to almost zero. -- nm - Jovian Jul 5, 15:36
- She can be two things. -- nm - David Jul 5, 15:23
- Idon't know, look at her brother. -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 15:18 2
  - He is a James Bond villain. I bet he has bought either a missile silo or a volcano somewhere. -- nm - crash davis Jul 5, 15:20 1
    - He sits on a throne of lies. This interview is filled with them. -- (link) - jnine Jul 5, 15:29
- His replacement may be less corrupt, but his policies probably will be worse -- (link) - Amoxy Jul 5, 15:17 1
  - Worse? SP was pretty much dismantling the EPA. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 5, 16:05
- He resigned because he'd accomplished his mission, dammit! -- nm - Mop Jul 5, 15:11 2
  - he did every single bad thing he could think of until he couldnt think of any more so he was done. -- nm* -- mud Jul 5 '18, 13:15 -- nm - mud Jul 5, 15:12 1
    - I'M OUT! -- nm - Kramer Jul 5, 15:15
- rw? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 5, 15:11 2
  - Position that Ovechkin plays. -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 15:13
  - Real World, obvs. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 15:11
Poll: Steak tartare - ever had it? - prayformojo Jul 5, 15:09 17
- hard N. -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 15:53
- yes -- nm - peglegpete Jul 5, 15:46
- "rare" steak is steak incompetently cooked. -- nm - Max Jul 5, 15:36 2
  - Well done is meatcrime. -- nm - mafic Jul 5, 15:54 1
    - "It's a fine line between steak and nausea." -- nm - Coming to America Jul 5, 16:22
- No - I'm out on that -- nm - Epiphany Jul 5, 15:36
- NO -- nm - Mop Jul 5, 15:36
- Gross, no -- nm - groiny Jul 5, 15:34
- Though logically I know beef is far less likely to be harmful than pork or chicken if consumed raw (or under cooked), it still gets an EWWWWW from me. - Cuzzin Todd Jul 5, 15:31
- Not that I remember. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 5, 15:25
- A few times. First time was heavenly (even though I had to be talked into it). Last time was awful, so I'm not inclined to try it again. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 15:24
- HELL NO! -- nm - David Jul 5, 15:22 1
  - Hey, it has plenty of Worcestershire, so I don't know what you have to complain about ... . - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 15:25
- Yes. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 5, 15:19
- Having previously experienced food poisoning, no. -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 15:14
- Yes, many times. loved it -- nm - Amoxy Jul 5, 15:13
- No, I keep meaning to try it but I've never had it. -- nm - crash davis Jul 5, 15:13
a 2200 year old crossbow in excellent condition has been found at the Terra Cotta warrior site in China -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 5, 15:06
Groiny unless she died within the last month, she still hanging in thete -- (link*) - Amoxy Jul 5, 15:05 2
- I didn't know James Lipton was that old. -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 15:36
- She seemed 90 20 years ago -- nm - groiny Jul 5, 15:33
"Britney Spears." "Wow!" "Only kidding. She was rubbish." -- nm - Max Jul 5, 15:01

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

(Disclaimer: This website uses cookies to store identifying information. Please practice safe password usage.)