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Google Glass' potential to help kids with autism -- (link) - oblique Aug 2, 05:58 1
- That's awesome. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 2, 06:08
The $10m Tiger vs Phil showdown looks set for Thanksgiving weekend -- when the old Skins Game used to play. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 2, 05:45 2
- I miss the old skins games they were fun -- nm - Beaker Aug 2, 06:19 1
  - The golfers should put their entire fortunes on the line, then that would be pressure packed golf. $10M is pocket change -- nm* - Budice Aug 2, 06:20
Ranking of All of Netflix's Original Movies Horrifyingly Implies That One Person Watched All of Them -- (link) - Reagen Aug 2, 05:32 7
- I love that this has emerged as a theme this week -- nm - prayformojo Aug 2, 06:12
- I see they're using the 'bought a finished film and slapped their branding all over it' meaning of the word 'Original'. -- (edited) - LMS Aug 2, 06:11 1
  - Yep. -- nm - MDH Aug 2, 06:12
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- I think I've seen a couple. I actually liked "Okja" though. -- nm - MDH Aug 2, 06:06 1
  - It was OK, if you'll pardon the pun, but doesn't hold a candle to his movie Mother. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 2, 06:11
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PoGo people, if you are looking for spinda, it is a reward for a field research task -- (edited) - ty97 Aug 2, 05:25 5
- I am the worst at curveballs. unrelated: caught a 97% dragonair on the bus this morning. hubba hubba. -- nm - amanda Aug 2, 05:57 3
  - I'll give you a run for your money on the worst at curveballs -- nm* - decline Aug 2, 06:35
  - oh nice on the dragonair! For the spinda quest, it just need to be three curve in a row, they don't need to be nice, excellent, great...just make - ty97 Aug 2, 06:06
  - I was too. I watched some videos. Basic idea is : - oblique Aug 2, 06:02 [youtube]
- piece of cake :) - oblique Aug 2, 05:34
SITWAP - Illinois lawmaker Nick Sauer quits after 'catfishing' claim -- (link) - LMS Aug 2, 05:23
It is 630am, Logan is ready, and the bus does not get here for another 22 minutes. Shoot me now. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 03:36 1
- Is he already in middle school? - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 2, 05:40
Where the heck does he shop? A top secret Sam's Club? -- nm - . Aug 1, 23:00
Saw someone talking about Agents of SHIELD's season finale stuff on twitter tonight, and it made me realize something ... - Beryllium Aug 1, 22:43 2
- Except....(spoils) - . Aug 1, 23:03 1
  - "I hate temporal mechanics" -- nm - Chief O'Brien Aug 2, 06:20
Heh. This is a great redesign. The music is great, too. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 1, 22:02
Two years later, people are still talking about No Man’s Sky. -- (link) - Tim Aug 1, 21:36 7
- I played again last night because of the large update. I will say, it is significantly changed again from when I last played when they introduced - oblique Aug 2, 05:33
- The dude comes across a sentient being and immediately cracks it open for treasure? I think that's an F on his Ethics exam. -- nm - David Aug 1, 21:42 2
  - You’re banned from Space Arizona. -- nm - Tim Aug 1, 21:43 1
    - And not for the first time! - David Aug 1, 21:46
- The stuff I’ve seen from the latest release has got me really curious, but I’ve got nothing to play it on. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 21:38 2
  - The guy who wrote that thread calls people saying this out on it at the end, but it recently got patched into what it was originally sold as, it seems -- nm - Tim Aug 1, 21:43 1
    - I wanted to play it when it first came out, too, but I’ve got nothing to play it on. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 21:58
OMG, Gravity Falls ... - Beryllium Aug 1, 21:32
Hey Beaker, Lux is at war. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Aug 1, 21:12
Did NBC yank season 2 of “Trial and Error” after only one airing? -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:46 1
- Episodes 5 and 6 August 9. -- nm - . Aug 1, 23:05
“Wrecked” on TBS in 6 days. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:46 10
- Cool! -- nm - Strongbad Aug 2, 03:10 1
  - Really enjoyed season 1 & 2. Silly tv with good writers. Good mindless tv to let your brain rest. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 2, 05:07
- Thank you! -- nm - Jovian Aug 1, 21:04
- Much more importantly, Venture Brothers in four days... -- nm - David Aug 1, 20:47 6
  - WHAAA—-?!! -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:51 5
    - Better Call Saul in 5 days!!! -- nm - mud Aug 1, 21:03 4
      - Game of Thrones in 2-300 days! -- nm - peglegpete Aug 1, 21:04 3
        
        Trump will lose an election in 824 days! -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Aug 1, 21:06 2
        
        no, Pence will though -- nm - mud Aug 1, 21:43 1
        
        Right. -- nm - David Aug 1, 21:52
People are hiring Fortnite tutors to help their kids play better -- (link) - Bacon Aug 1, 20:28 4
- Alternate headline: Fortnite players are tricking stupid parents into paying them money to pwn their kids. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:52 1
  - That's exactly what one of the trainers said on the story I watched last night. - zunk xometimes Aug 2, 05:16
- I should hire Logan out to teach them to do the dances. He even nails the squat kick. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Aug 1, 20:42
- maybe Groiny's family can find him a tutor. -- nm - Remlik Aug 1, 20:32
How can cats want to cuddle in this heat? Even Minnie who's rarely a lap cat. -- nm - Meg Aug 1, 20:09 1
- "Now that I'm comfortable, turn on the A/C. But *don't* get up." -- nm - Max Aug 1, 20:14
For some reason I'm suddenly inappropriately hungry for banana chips. -- nm - Max Aug 1, 20:01
Batalla Del Vino. a wine festival in Spain now on my bucket list. -- (link) - peglegpete Aug 1, 19:56 [youtube] 1
- due to a delay in flight and rerouting...you end up here instead -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 1, 21:27 [youtube]
WWE: Cedric Alexander and Tye Dillinger have owned up to their old, bad tweets (since deleted) and apologized. -- (link) - Tim Aug 1, 19:47
Thing that will make ST sad: Dave Poland left Movie City News. -- nm - David Aug 1, 19:42
I'm probably the last person who didn't know this, but James Gunn and Jenna Fischer were married for 7 years? nm - ralph wiggum Aug 1, 19:38 9
- oh great, now *I'm* the last person who didn't know this -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 19:39 8
  - Now *I’m* the last person to know this! -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:47 5
    - i'm the last now. who is she? -- nm - peglegpete Aug 1, 22:22 4
      - She was the secretary on The Office. -- nm - David Aug 1, 22:27 3
        
        I tried watching the show once. it wasn't for me. -- nm - peglegpete Aug 1, 23:06
        
        Kind of weird that her wikipedia page doesn't mention her breaking her back. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 22:34 1
        
        (four months before the divorce from Gunn) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 22:35
  - It's like the endless cycle of the oldest person in the world! -- nm - Max Aug 1, 19:49
  - You people never listen when I talk about Gilmore Girls stuff. - David Aug 1, 19:42
Trump Pushes for Interview With Mueller Against Lawyers’ Advice - mud Aug 1, 19:12 9
- He's gonna hit him with so many diminutive nicknames, Bob's gonna cry! -- nm - Max Aug 1, 19:49
- Another round of “God, I wish this would happen” “He thinks he’s so smart but Mueller will bury him” and “Never gonna happen”. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 19:24 7
  - Remember the president is a stable genius. - . Aug 1, 19:29 6
    - Who has to show picture ID when he buys groceries. -- nm - Meg Aug 1, 19:31 5
      - Whoa, whoa, whoa, there buddy. Where do you think you’re going with those Cheez-its? -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:46
      - Was about to ask if he had a driver's license. Found one, but it's a New York license, is that valid any more? -- nm - Meg Aug 1, 19:44 3
        
        as president he's not allowed to drive -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 19:46 2
        
        No, but he'd need one to buy groceries ;) -- nm - Meg Aug 1, 19:53 1
        
        Does he need one to eat at McD's? -- nm - . Aug 1, 19:57
Courtney Love asks John Mayer to ask Phil Lesh if he is her godfather. -- (link) - peglegpete Aug 1, 18:57 3
- It’s like Mamma Mia, but on drugs! God, this is so stupid. Par for the course for Courtney Love. - Mop Aug 1, 19:22 2
  - I would very much like Courtney to be excluded from this narrative. -- nm - Max Aug 1, 19:50 1
    - What if we cast Cher instead? -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:51
Shooting of doctor cycling to work likely a revenge killing tied to the death of suspect's mother 20-years ago. -- (link) - Meg Aug 1, 18:50
incredible gold jewelry and other important finds in 3000 year old Kazakhstan Burriel -- (link) - peglegpete Aug 1, 18:37
“Tired of wasted breath. Tired of nothing left. Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down. Failure.” -- nm - Qale Aug 1, 18:35 3
- In some ways Mueller's tweets are very different than Trump's. -- nm - Max Aug 1, 19:55
- "Drive the cloud away, we will fall from last to none. The dark before the dawn, the war will carry on." -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 1, 18:52 1
  - I'm tired of screwing up, I'm tired of goin' down I'm tired of myself, I'm tired of this town Oh my my, oh hell yes -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 19:05
Investors liked Tesla's quarterly report. Up almost $30 after close -- nm - TWuG Aug 1, 18:17 5
- And that Musk apologized to the analysts he insulted on last quarter's call - znufrii Aug 1, 18:23 4
  - The Model 3 is outselling all other vehicles in its class. I expect that won't change any time soon, so Q3 likely will be profitable. - TWuG Aug 1, 18:29 2
    - The big unknown will be their product mix, i.e. can they move enough of the higher-margin versions of the 3 to meet their overall target -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 1, 18:32 1
      - So far, the AWD and Peformance AWD are doing very well. But even the base 3 with zero options will have a healthy margin - TWuG Aug 1, 18:53
  - You are welcome! -- nm - POTUS Aug 1, 18:25
I'm watching an episode of The Closer that features an actor that could very well be Jere Burns' 53%-more-handsome brother -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 18:16
was this a shout-out to Qanon? -- (link) - mud Aug 1, 18:13
Lays Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Popped Chips = Disgusting -- nm - Dano Aug 1, 18:09 1
- Whew, thanks. - Tim Aug 1, 19:51
Spamlet is an Astronaut trading machine! -- nm - Strongbad Aug 1, 18:03 1
- I have advice if Spamlet ends up with 4 first round draft picks. -- nm - Bacon Aug 1, 18:08
what is a widely recognizable TV show about a specific alien that isn't Mork and Mindy, ALF or My Favorite Martian? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 17:51 22
- Starman spinoff -- nm - Max Aug 1, 19:51
- Invader ZIM -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 19:26 1
  - I keep wanting to say Rick and Morty, but they’re not aliens. Unless you count Gazorpazorp. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 20:18
- Ready Jet Go. (You didn’t specify an age range, did you?) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 19:25
- Supergirl -- nm - . Aug 1, 19:24
- Hell's Kitchen. Gordon Ramsay is still a UK citizen -- nm - peglegpete Aug 1, 18:42
- the Adventures of Superman starring George Reeves -- nm - peglegpete Aug 1, 18:30
- Roswell -- nm - David Aug 1, 18:23
- Alien Nation, an underrated spinoff from the movie. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 1, 18:10 6
  - They chickened out by renaming Sam Francisco as George - TWuG Aug 1, 18:12 5
    - How about V? -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 1, 18:15 4
      - Just as bad, especially with the vinyl jumpsuits the aliens wore. -- nm - TWuG Aug 1, 18:19 3
        
        the original mini series is still solid. The tv series is trash -- nm - Remlik Aug 1, 20:27
        
        Oh yeah, I would expect it to be pretty terrible, but boy we loved it back in the day. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 1, 18:22 1
        
        always needed more Michael Ironside -- nm - Beaker Aug 1, 18:22
- ahh, I think you mean specific; Smallville -- nm - Beaker Aug 1, 17:58 1
  - Supergirl -- nm - Beaker Aug 1, 17:58
- ST TNG, DS9, etc -- nm - Beaker Aug 1, 17:57 1
  - A *specific* alien. Although it seems that TNG is about Worf and DS9 is about Garak, in fact, they are ensembles. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 19:22
- Doctor Who -- nm - mafic Aug 1, 17:55
- 3rd Rock from the Sun -- nm - mud Aug 1, 17:54
- American Dad. -- nm - Qale Aug 1, 17:52
Tony Barnhart on the Urban Meyer situation -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 1, 17:29 1
- Meyr needs to go. The AD needs to go. Any other coaching staff that kept silent need to go. School admins who knew need to go. -- nm - TWuG Aug 1, 17:43
problem solved! TSA mulls a plan to eliminate security checkpoints at 150 smaller airports -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 1, 17:23 1
- Canada does this, it works. -- nm - mafic Aug 1, 17:29
Doug Baldwin likely to miss most, if not all, of preseason with knee injury -- (link) - Beaker Aug 1, 17:14
In Latin Jehovah begins with an I! -- nm - Reagen Aug 1, 17:13 1
- but Hitler still signs his name in English. -- nm - mafic Aug 1, 17:16
Eighth Grade 99% (142/2), The Spy Who Dumped Me 55% (16/13), Death of A Nation 0% (0/6) -- nm - Beaker Aug 1, 17:10
there's a photo of the ostrich jacket. -- (link) - mafic Aug 1, 17:09 9
- Dare I admit I once had an Ostrich handbag - souvenir of one of our South African trips (honeymoon?) -- nm - Meg Aug 1, 18:38 1
  - heh. I think on Amy and my first trip to Vegas we walked through the mall (not eh big one, the one closer to Excaliber) and they had a pair of boots. - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Aug 1, 18:42
- OMG, those bands? Awful. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Aug 1, 18:22
- Someone should turn Manafort into a coat -- nm - Budice Aug 1, 17:14
- I don't know why I expected feathers. -- nm - Reagen Aug 1, 17:12 2
  - He's gotta own some killer russian hats, though. -- nm - Max Aug 1, 19:52
  - Manafort as Liberace is nightmare inducing. -- nm - TWuG Aug 1, 17:13
- Ain't no jacket worth that price in any material or by any designer. That's a "fool and his money" price. -- nm - TWuG Aug 1, 17:11 1
  - But it came with an ostrich burger! Waste not, want not. -- nm* - Baron Starr Aug 1, 18:29
TV PSA: Big Brother, Burden of Truth, Black ink Crew, MasterChef, World of Dance, Suits, Property Brothers, Originals, Real HW, Reverie, SIX, Sinner, -- nm - Beaker Aug 1, 17:08 2
- Martha & Snoop, Samantha Bee, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Aug 1, 17:08 1
  - Yellowstone, Castle Rock -- nm - mud Aug 1, 17:34
Happy birthday, mafic! May you poison a historic number of randos this year! -- nm* - David Aug 1, 17:06 4
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 1, 18:53
- Happy birthday!!! -- nm - kelly Aug 1, 18:05
- cheers! -- nm - mud Aug 1, 17:35
- thanks! I have a french food hangover. -- nm - mafic Aug 1, 17:09
dafuq: JLo with denim boots -- (link) - Budice Aug 1, 17:06 1
- giggles, looks like she dropped her pants -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 17:50

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