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Oregon’s recreational industry has crippled the market for medical marijuana. -- (link) - znufrii Jul 31, 09:39 4
- I'll have to reread this again later, because the article seems to be all over the place. -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 09:49 3
  - Are you saying it's sorta half-baked? -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 09:59 1
    - I think the journalist was smoking something -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 09:59
  - Yeah, I had some trouble figuring it out. But I think I pinned it down. - Mop Jul 31, 09:53
Timeless Lives! NBC Revives Cancelled Drama With 'Two-Part Finale' -- (link) - Remlik Jul 31, 09:33 15
- lol figures. 2 days after I finally deleted the 7 unwatched episodes on my dvr. -- nm - Jovian Jul 31, 09:59
- Season 1: Cancelled after 16 episodes. S2: Cancelled after 10 episodes. S3: Cancelled after 2 episodes. S4: Cancelled after a 2 minute spot that airs during the reboot of Golden Girls. -- nm - Ender Jul 31, 09:44
- Say what you will about Sony Entertainment, they have really done right by Timeless fans. -- nm - David Jul 31, 09:42 8
  - I was really hoping Netflix or someone would pick it up, but I guess I'll take the 2 part finale. It's more than I'm getting from Deadwood. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 09:47 4
    - I read an interview with a Netflix exec that indicated they had barely considered it, which frustrated me. -- nm - David Jul 31, 09:52 3
      - Wow - that seems crazy to me. But, I guess that's why I do what I do and they make shows. Or something. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 09:54 2
        
        It's shocking since Netflix's business model is quality entertainment, and Timeless is of the highest quality. - David Jul 31, 09:57 1
        
        "Timeless is of the highest quality" That is like saying The Event was of the highest quality. -- nm - Jovian Jul 31, 10:01
  - After Reagen took to the streets, they had no choice but to recognize them. -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 09:43 2
    - Because Sony execs could see him from their office? -- nm - David Jul 31, 09:44 1
      - He can frighten people in office towers -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 09:46
- I am legitimately shocked. -- nm - Ender Jul 31, 09:38 1
  - Yeah, I had no idea people watched that. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 09:40
- Fucking Rittenhouse - they can't even get us a full season. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 09:38
- I can totally live with this. -- nm - LMS Jul 31, 09:34
sitwap. because we didnt enough tax cuts to the rich, the President wants even more. -- (link) - tRuMaN Jul 31, 09:29 2
- “If it can’t get done through a legislation process, we will look at what tools at Treasury we have to do it on our own and we’ll consider that,” - Max Jul 31, 09:30 1
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WWE: Tribute to Nikolai Volkoff... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 31, 09:27 [youtube]
Congrats to Mop's boyfriend on reaching 10M YouTube subscribers! -- (link) - Shaun Jul 31, 09:25 5
- Wait, this dude is real? -- nm - David Jul 31, 09:42 2
  - Mop has created a commonly shared delusion -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 09:43
  - Apparently, he is just getting started. - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 09:43
- His interview with Logan Paul did it! -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 09:36
- "... But why?" -- nm - gif Jul 31, 09:27
New Scientist speculates: Is Western civilisation on the brink of collapse? -- (link) - Mop Jul 31, 09:19 7
- well they spelled civilization with an S so I am gonna say no. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 31, 09:23
- The incognito window trick isn't working for me, can you c/p it? -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 09:22 5
  - You'd be surprised by the number of "End of Days" articles that New Scientist publishes. Here's the one in question. - Mop Jul 31, 09:31
  - It's full paywall. Let me see if I can pull it out of Lexis Nexis -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 09:27 3
    - Here it is - mara Jul 31, 09:56 1
      - gracias -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 09:58
    - gracias -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 09:33
You have less than 24 hours left to get 12 months of Xbox Live Gold straight from Microsoft for $39.99, $20 off regular price. -- (link) - Mop Jul 31, 09:17 1
- mucho danke -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 09:22
Massive Nerd Civil War on the Horizon. NASA tells Elon Musk that his idea won't work -- (link) - crash davis Jul 31, 09:14 3
- I'm waiting for Musk to insult their families or them, cause that seems to be his rep. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 31, 09:27 1
  - a good flame war would amuse me. It wouldn't be productive, but it would be amusing. -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 09:36
- Ohhhh, boy! (NM) - Marlowe Jul 31, 09:16
FWIW, Vudu users, Deadpool 2 is D2D eligible. It's not "active" yet (in the sense that when you scan the barcode, it goes "nope") but it's on the list -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 09:14
I've mentioned StarrBuck before - the mule deer with a hormone deficiency causing antler deformity.... -- (link) - Meg Jul 31, 09:06 1
- wow -- nm - Remlik Jul 31, 09:09
Speaking of the West Wing, don't worry guys, the current occupant is on top of it (with insightful analysis too) -- (link) - crash davis Jul 31, 09:06
Jack Dawson Question: it seems Flake is on vacation and he's on judiciary committee. Does this hold up the Supreme Court Nom? - Remlik Jul 31, 09:05 1
- I don't believe so. the SCOTUS nomination doesn't go through the Judiciary Committee and Flake will be back in Sept. when they do the vote -- nm - decline (not dawson) Jul 31, 09:08
I hate this person in my office. Here is an exact Cut and Paste (with just names changed) of today's email conversation. (flipped to read correctly) - Andie Jul 31, 09:04 2
- Damn, it's like an SAT question. I'll guess the car is blue and Alan is driving? -- nm - Max Jul 31, 09:06 1
  - I'm sorry, you need to read more carefully, the *question* is, - Andie Jul 31, 09:08
A South Carolina school district just abolished snow days — and will make students learn online -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 31, 08:53 2
- I wouldn't say I've been learning it, Bob. -- nm - Max Jul 31, 09:02
- bastards -- nm - decline Jul 31, 08:55
West Wing S4 E1,I saw it when it aired, but not since. I remember the farmer's daughter w/ the masters but did not realize it was pre-fame Amy Adams - crash davis Jul 31, 08:44 18
- well clark gregg also shows up. must have been before he transferred to shield. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 31, 09:12
- We've had the same reaction to re-watching ER. The number of people (including west wing actors) that went through that show is astounding -- nm - oblique Jul 31, 08:53 1
  - John Wells who produced ER also produced West Wing and had lot's of ER actors and directors on West Wing -- nm - Remlik Jul 31, 08:54
- What I love about that episode being here in Indiana is that my first GF could easily have been AADAM's sister. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 08:48 9
  - What I love is when Remlik mocks me for Idaho, I just remember Josh standing in Indiana and screaming "We're trying to have a civilization!" -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 08:50 8
    - Sure....but we feed the world...what does Idaho provide? Also in fun casting...that's Jim pre-Newsroom as the guy who drives them in the jeep -- nm - Remlik Jul 31, 08:53 7
      - There is a starchy tuber here that tends to feed a lot of people. I had no idea that was Jim in the Jeep! -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 08:57 6
        
        This is why you fail. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 09:08 2
        
        This had better be about Jim and not Idaho. According to Remlik, Idaho provides 1/2 your diet. -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 09:11 1
        
        Indeed it is. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 09:12
        
        neither did I till I got to the episode on the podcast and they interviewed him. -- nm - Remlik Jul 31, 09:00 2
        
        I'm going to have to listen to this podcast, aren't I? -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 09:16 1
        
        it's good. It does go into policy a lot and they talk to a lot of former advisors to the show who worked/work in politics... - Remlik Jul 31, 09:17
- Also having appeared on early episodes: - prayformojo Jul 31, 08:45 4
  - Wait, what? Are you describing WW or performers-of-the-week closing out Las Vegas episodes? -- nm - Max Jul 31, 08:55
  - I only recognize about half those names, and I am thinking they are not actors. If I'm wrong, call me (maybe) -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 08:48 2
    - Casting agent on Band of Brothers did a good job too (Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy, Jimmy Fallon, Dominic Cooper, James McAvoy etc) -- nm - LMS Jul 31, 08:56 1
      - Oh yeah, they were great on young talent too. -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 08:58
My Vudu library is 2300 titles. I have over 200 titles on my "wishlist". IT'S NOT ENOUGH! I WANT MOAR! -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 08:39 10
- How many shark movies? Movies about killer grizzlies? Cold war spy stories? 19th century English Empire combat films? - crash davis Jul 31, 08:52 2
  - All of them. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 09:11 1
    - I'm not sure I believe but it would be awesome if it was true -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 09:12
- and just think, it would probably take you 1/2 a year of watching 24/7 to see them all -- nm - decline Jul 31, 08:44
- Ours is decent sized, but I'm the only one in the group that ever adds anything. nm -- (edited) - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 08:44 2
  - I suck because I'm still confused about how adding works. - Max Jul 31, 08:58 1
    - Is there anything I can help clarify? -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 09:11
- My VUDU library is 2 titles. I have only watched one of them. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 08:41 2
  - "Let's watch Sucker Punch again tonight. No? OK. Spring Breakers it is." -- nm* - Mop Jul 31, 09:10 1
    - heh. There is just too much good new content in the world to rewatch much, at all. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 09:12
ty97, that's an amazing article -- nm - decline Jul 31, 08:38 3
- I have a theory based on reading the article - ty97 Jul 31, 08:38 2
  - You mean it might turn out that he's a missing person that nobody missed at all? -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 08:45
  - a distinct possibility -- nm - decline Jul 31, 08:43
We watched the first episode of Who is America? last night. Wowsers. - Shaun Jul 31, 08:28
I am not adapting to the 2-hour time difference in SLC to the East Coast. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 31, 08:26 8
- I've always seemed to adapt better to an overseas trip than the 2 or 3 hours domestically. -- nm - Meg Jul 31, 08:34 2
  - I find going east, even overseas, no problem. Going *west* is much harder for me (but, 2 hours wouldn't do much.) -- nm* - Andie Jul 31, 08:37 1
    - That may be it - pretty much all of my trips have been eastbound...except for 3 trips to Hawaii. -- nm - Meg Jul 31, 08:54
- When I went to SLC a few years ago (3 hour difference), I also adapted very poorly. I was going to bed at like 8:30pm. -- nm - Shaun Jul 31, 08:30 3
  - But 8:30 was when the town shut down for the night so nothing was truly lost. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 08:31 1
    - I spent most of evenings at the nearby sports bar that was maybe a 4 minute walk from the hotel. -- nm - Shaun Jul 31, 08:32
  - heh that's when I went to sleep last night. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 31, 08:31
- child please -- nm - ty97 Jul 31, 08:27
Forza Horizon 2 is free for Xbox through GWG and the link also has more links for free cars. -- (link*) - Krusty Jul 31, 08:26 25
- What's GMG? (NM) - Marlowe Jul 31, 08:32 8
  - You mentioned you were considering buying an Xbox One. If you have Xbox Live Gold (monthly online subscription), you get free games. - Mop Jul 31, 08:38 2
    - Yeah, I actually did buy one. It's probably getting here in a few days. - Marlowe Jul 31, 08:47
    - I'll add that if you have a 4k TV and don't mind the price jump, buy the Xbox One X. -- nm* - Shaun Jul 31, 08:40
  - Ignore, I thought it was through a partner. -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 31, 08:33
  - Games with Gold, ie. here are your free games this month because you have a Gold Xbox Live sub. -- nm* - Shaun Jul 31, 08:33 3
    - Right. I read it wrong and thought it was through someone else. - Krusty Jul 31, 08:35 2
      - And you still have no way to play Spider-Man on Sept. 7th. Sort. It. Out. -- nm - Shaun Jul 31, 08:36 1
        
        This thread makes me laugh as I nearly posted in a S-M thread a couple days ago that S-M games are like driving games. The experience just does not... - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 09:10
- They jumped the gun. It's not even August yet! -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 08:28
- Is this game any good? - David Jul 31, 08:27 14
  - Why I oughtta. But yes, FH2 is fun. -- nm - Max Jul 31, 09:01
  - Forza 6 is fantastic -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 08:29 11
    - I love the Forza series, they've all been awesome. I played the first Horizon and wasn't thrilled with it but I'll give this one a try. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 08:36 10
      - so something that maybe has co-op driving? - tRuMaN Jul 31, 08:41 9
        
        I'm down for that. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 09:10
        
        FH3 has co-op, I forget if FH2 does. FH4 will be largely co-op with the option to go it solo. -- nm - Max Jul 31, 09:01
        
        Rocket League! -- nm - Shaun Jul 31, 08:42 6
        
        I have it, I think I see Will playing it occasionally. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 31, 08:58
        
        *^5* -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 08:45 4
        
        It's cheap and ridiculously fun. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 31, 08:47 3
        
        It's one of those games that I just sit back in awe of perfect it is. How did a major publisher not do something like this prior? - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 09:16 2
        
        it was like $5 during an xbox sale one time so I grabbed it. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 31, 09:20
        
        The best part about RL for me was that it was free for people with PS+ when it released on PS4, so I didn't even have to buy it. -- nm - Shaun Jul 31, 09:19
  - It's free! ie. Spawn won't bother. -- nm - Shaun Jul 31, 08:29
David re: Pham - word around town is that he was not happy. He had that interview before the season where he popped off - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 08:26
Shaun - we have three different Soundfreaq bluetooth speakers, and have had zero issues with any of them. - JaxSean Jul 31, 08:25 6
- not speaker related but did you know that Panic!'s set list is 28 songs?! 28! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 08:26 5
  - and speaking of not related. I saw your question late night and unfortunately, I'm the last person with information on that - JD Jul 31, 08:36 1
    - thanks for the info. - Epiphany Jul 31, 08:46
  - dayam. I think they're here in Salt Lake on Wed or Thursday. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 31, 08:30 2
    - bah, next Wed. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 31, 08:32 1
      - I thought they would never top their opening song Vegas Lights. HA! I was wrong - Epiphany Jul 31, 08:48
My theater is opening Death of a Nation this weekend. I'm really curious if it's going to cause any problems between customers. -- nm - sycor Jul 31, 08:23 1
- Not fun fact, D'Souza's movies have made more than $60M domestically. -- nm - MDH Jul 31, 08:26
David, I think Pham's one of those guys in the STL clubhouse who's feeling jerked around by the way things have gone - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 08:23 4
- Sure, but it's kind of amazing that a dude who finished #11 in the MVP voting 9 months ago just got dealt. -- nm - David Jul 31, 08:26 3
  - It also seems the team is trying to get younger. Also the entire AAA starting rotation is on the big team now... - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 08:37 1
    - Also should be noted, the Cardinals probably aren't done. Jose Martinez and Bud Norris likely to be dealt today as well. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 08:39
  - Phshaw -- the winner got dealt 9 days later! -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 08:31
Fear the Walking Dead is soon coming to a TV channel I can access - should I bother watching or is it not worth my time? - LMS Jul 31, 08:22 7
- Watch the first season and see how you feel. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 08:48 1
  - I think this season was different than the earlier seasons. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 31, 09:30
- I like it more than TWD, but a large part of that is because of Abigail. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 31, 08:41
- it's got ups and downs for sure. But I like the lead actress a lot and they have some damn good supporting cast... - Remlik Jul 31, 08:27 3
  - Noted, I'll give it a go and see how I like the characters. -- nm - LMS Jul 31, 08:35 2
    - you're probably going to think they're dumb. just a warning. -- nm - Diva Jul 31, 08:39 1
      - You say that like she has never watched TWD, -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 09:17
I remember when Enron had a "plan for profitability" in 2001. -- nm - David Jul 31, 08:20

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