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Just did a Motherboard swap on a Win 10 PC. OS came right back, easy peasy. -- nm - budice Dec 3, 11:34 2
- ? Isn't the software key tied to the motherboard now? -- nm - Mop Dec 3, 11:42
- Is there any long software reconfiguring wait, or is it just like booting up on the previous mb? -- nm - Max Dec 3, 11:39
Cannabis producer Aphria drops 30% after short seller calls acquisitions 'worthless' -- (link) - Beaker Dec 3, 11:27 3
- I'm sure he had no motivations for torpedoing the company's stock. -- nm - Mop Dec 3, 11:40 1
  - oh definitely not; just looking out for the public... -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 11:41
- The seller could have at least used the phrase "What are you, high??" -- nm - Max Dec 3, 11:35
Heisman: 2-3 weeks ago you had Tua at -1000. Now Kyler Murray is a betting favorite (-172) -- nm - Strongbad Dec 3, 11:20
Blech! Bug flew up my nose and now it feels like it is stuck in my throat - Amoxy Dec 3, 11:17 7
- It is not stuck in your throat. - Spawn Dec 3, 11:21 3
  - God dammit Spawn, now I can't get that thought out of my head -- nm - Amoxy Dec 3, 11:28 2
    - not thoughts those are also eggs -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 11:30 1
      - *nods* -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 11:31
- I once knew a guy who swallowed a fly... -- nm - oblique Dec 3, 11:18 2
  - he swallowed a spider to catch the fly; -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 11:19 1
    - I think this dude just liked eating bugs. -- nm - Reagen Dec 3, 11:29
Potentially largest cave in Canada discovered -- (link) - Beaker Dec 3, 11:16
Dutch court rejects man's request to be 20 years younger -- (link) - Beaker Dec 3, 11:15
Summer Tour News: Queen+Adam Lambert "The Rhapsody Tour" US Arena Tour, Hootie and the Blowfish/Barenaked Ladies - MDH Dec 3, 11:09
SpaceX just launched and recovered the same first stage rocket for the third time. -- nm - TWuG Dec 3, 10:57 1
- It's starting to look a little janky! -- nm - Mop Dec 3, 11:38
Spawn alert! -- (link) - Shaun Dec 3, 10:42 3
- ooo...that would be interesting -- nm - Remlik Dec 3, 11:01 1
  - I was pulling for a Bane thing (done right), but yeah, that would probably be second on my list. And since they already lamed Bane, this will work. -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 11:09
- *THUD* -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 10:56
Prilosec or zantac? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 3, 10:35 1
- Zantac -- nm - Strongbad Dec 3, 10:45
Your top ten songs: Sicko Mode, Thank U, Next, Happier, Without Me, High Hopes, Mo Bamba, Zeze, Drip Too Hard, Girls Like You, Lucid Dreams - Tim Dec 3, 10:33
Shang-Chi’ Marvel’s First Asian Film Superhero Franchise; Dave Callaham Scripting, Search On For Director Of Asian Descent -- (link*) - Remlik Dec 3, 10:31 2
- The Shang-Chi mythology is closely tied to that of Iron Fist, no? -- nm - Mop Dec 3, 11:41
- starring Tilda Swinton as Shang Chi -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 10:33
Is it pronounced Re-conciliation or Rec-onciliation? -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 3, 10:19 7
- I say 'Wreckonciliation", because I say 'Wreckoncile', not 'Reeeeconcile'. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 3, 10:49
- The later. Although usually shortened to "rec" pronounced "wreck." -- nm - MDH Dec 3, 10:40
- You Americans never make an “eh” sound when you can make an “eee” sound, so I guess “reeeconciliation” -- nm - Roger More Dec 3, 10:38
- I use the latter -- nm - Krusty Dec 3, 10:27
- Per dictionary.com: rek-uh n-sil-ee-ey-shuh n -- nm - Ender Dec 3, 10:21
- For me it's dependent on context. For Congress, #2. All other uses #1. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 3, 10:20 1
  - WHY -- nm - con_carne Dec 3, 11:42
Trumps foreign policy -- (link) - Amoxy Dec 3, 10:18 4
- Did Trump create the North Korea crisis? - Strongbad Dec 3, 10:19 3
  - What crisis is that? The one that has been going on since 1992? -- nm - Jovian Dec 3, 10:48
  - I’m guessing he’s referring to Trump instigating the most recent cycle. -- (edited) - Super Daddy Princess Dec 3, 10:22 1
    - and he's going to pout because he's not going to get a Nobel peace prize for not nuking a country like he said he would -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 3, 10:34
Tate Britain has a huge slug problem -- (link) - LMS Dec 3, 10:09 2
- Nothing says Christmas like two giant slugs. - Krusty Dec 3, 11:51
- Do they have a problem with slugs that are huge? Or a huge problem with slugs? -- nm - Mop Dec 3, 11:41
NFL: Cheifs expected to sign another RB soon. Charcandrick West and CJ Anderson are 2 names being thrown around. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 3, 10:07 1
- West would make sense, he was on the team for a few years -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 10:08
when do we find out how many claims were made on Hunt through Waivers? -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 10:05 7
- Hey, not sure if you saw but until December 8th, EB is selling their Platinum memberships for half price. -- nm - Shaun Dec 3, 10:25
- Deadline is 4:00. Adam Schefter says he is unlikely to be claimed. - Strongbad Dec 3, 10:16 5
  - I don't get the DC team then. Why you pick up a guy who's terrible and then not pick up the guy who's not terrible - Will Hunting Dec 3, 10:17 4
    - Because we already *did*. Must not make it a pattern! -- nm - Dan Snyder Dec 3, 11:12
    - I'm curious is after this do the Cubs do a double take on wanting to keep Addison Russell -- nm - eag Dec 3, 11:09
    - the difference is video... a dozen witnesses can say you did something and we can shrug, but we all saw him kick a woman already on the floor -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 3, 10:31
    - yup, you've already taken the hit; embrace the hate. -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 10:22
Some info on the Galaxy S10 -- (link) - Shaun Dec 3, 09:57 [youtube]
Qale called it, Tumblr is about to be officially dead. "Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th" - MDH Dec 3, 09:53 10
- NOOOOOOOOOO!! - Epiphany Dec 3, 10:50 1
  - I haven’t searched for porn on Reddit yet. -- nm - Qale Dec 3, 12:41
- Guess it’s time to move BlueGhostSkater.com. Any ideas? -- nm - Qale Dec 3, 10:24 2
  - I'd guess you could host it on a service like wix -- nm - oblique Dec 3, 10:52 1
    - Meh. I’m not in favor of pouring any money into it. -- nm - Qale Dec 3, 12:40
- Isn’t that the entire point of tumblr? -- nm - Tim Dec 3, 10:07 3
  - There are some pockets of Social Justice stuff, but generally it’s a platform where those misfits and outcasts from other social networks found solace -- nm - Qale Dec 3, 10:25 1
    - And for that, it provided a huge benefit. Plus, when Tumblr first began, the content interface was pretty astounding. - ReluctantCynic Dec 3, 11:14
  - Yes. Full stop. -- nm - MDH Dec 3, 10:14
- Starbucks will be filtering adult content at their stores. -- nm - budice Dec 3, 10:00
Presidential plane flying under the designation “Special Mission 41” -- (edited) - Super Daddy Princess Dec 3, 09:46 1
- I’m not crying, you’re crying. -- (link) - Super Daddy Princess Dec 3, 09:51
Motley Crue Movie "The Dirt" on Netflix in March 2019 -- (link) - Remlik Dec 3, 09:43 1
- Excellent -- nm - Epiphany Dec 3, 10:51
Netflix appears to be losing Friends (in the US anyway) in 2019. -- (link*) - Shaun Dec 3, 09:28 5
- They're also losing friends in Canada -- nm - Beryllium Dec 3, 09:28 4
  - first they came for Iron Fist and I did nothing... -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 10:23
  - "Netflix has no friends. Report at 11" -- nm - budice Dec 3, 09:59
  - Sabrina is back April 5th! -- (link) - Shaun Dec 3, 09:34
  - Which of you is Laurel and which of you is Hardy? -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 09:30
Osiris-rex has arrived -- (link) - oblique Dec 3, 09:26 1
- and it will return to earth with the sample IIRC -- nm - SyrDragon Dec 3, 10:26
Anyone have lots of experience buying houses? It's effing *stressful*. - JaxSean Dec 3, 09:25 26
- the west coast leads the nation, right now the market hit a plattou, greed meets reality, 10% of listings have reduced prices -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 3, 10:17
- The difference is you know you can go somewhere else and get a car. If you miss out on a house that you love, you may never get in that neighborhood. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 3, 09:56 5
  - This was us. The market was so hot, people were getting offers <24 hours. You had to pay over list if you wanted the house. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 3, 10:04 3
    - This is kind of what is happening with us. Stuff is going off market so quickly. - JaxSean Dec 3, 10:09 2
      - We bought in a hot market, but we ended up limiting ourselves to houses that had been on the market >2 weeks. -- nm - psilotum Dec 3, 10:16
      - We made an offer on the house we bought within 24 hours of it being listed. Sold our house that way too. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 3, 10:14
  - Very true as well. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 3, 09:57
- Once is enough for me. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Dec 3, 09:47
- Generally speaking, sites like Zillow should show you (and your realtor should also) comparable houses to the one you are buying. Especially around - oblique Dec 3, 09:43 3
  - We want to pay below what Zillow is showing, so... - JaxSean Dec 3, 09:56 1
    - So... good luck! -- nm - Roger More Dec 3, 09:57
  - Also recognize that sites like Zillow are not perfect - Strongbad Dec 3, 09:46
- Hire a good realtor and trust them. - Strongbad Dec 3, 09:30 12
  - also hire a good property inspector. lots of stuff can be wrong with a house that you can't see without a deep dive -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 10:06 4
    - Good inspectors are hard to find in my experience. Also, keep in mind that even good inspectors can only dig so deep. If you really wanted to know - pmb Dec 3, 11:51
    - Yes. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 3, 10:07 2
      - especially in Florida. sink holes, termites, old people... -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 10:24 1
        
        (floods) -- nm - JaxSean Dec 3, 11:47
  - Yeah, I think I kind of trust the two that are helping us, but they need to make money, too. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 3, 09:38 1
    - Oh, they will. -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 09:43
  - But how do you know they're good? In the past several months I have met numerous adults who fail at being adults. -- nm - Mop Dec 3, 09:37 4
    - attractive female, big signs on bus stops/buses -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 09:55 1
      - One local realtor looks like Joe Pesci in Goodfellas. I'm definitely buying through him. -- nm - Roger More Dec 3, 09:57
    - references -- nm - psilotum Dec 3, 09:38 1
      - This. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 3, 09:42
- lol -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 09:25
YDC: Tweeted this yesterday, but with Free Solo hitting $10M at the box office, 2018 is the first year ever to have 4 $10M grossing docs. - MDH Dec 3, 09:23 1
- *points and laughs at Michael Moore* -- nm - Zombie Mr. Rogers Dec 3, 09:30
Destiny 2: Weapons of the Black Armory trailer. -- (link) - Shaun Dec 3, 09:21 [youtube] 7
- great, more shotguns -- nm - groiny Dec 3, 09:28 5
  - well, *a* shotgun. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 3, 10:12 3
    - one more is one more too many -- nm - groiny Dec 3, 10:13 2
      - Just avoid Crucible all together and stick to Gambit! -- nm - Shaun Dec 3, 10:26 1
        
        I have been -- nm - groiny Dec 3, 10:33
  - I will enjoy killing the guys that try to use that mine gun. -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 09:35
- spoils - Shaun Dec 3, 09:23
LIR: Qale ... (nmbQale) - ReluctantCynic Dec 3, 09:13
Real Lawyer reacts to Miracle on 34th Street -- (link) - Beaker Dec 3, 09:12 [youtube]
Because my own team crapped the bed this weekend, my playoff hopes rely on Adrian Peterson scoring less than 13.76 points. - Shaun Dec 3, 09:12 1
- Yeah, every one of teams but one under-performed this week. WTF? - Spawn Dec 3, 09:16
"Looking forward to being with the Bush Family to pay my respects to President George H.W. Bush." -- (edited) - POTUS Dec 3, 08:53 9
- Sorry, that seat's taken. -- nm - Michelle Obama Dec 3, 09:14 3
  - "Seats taken!" Hopefully he has his own personal Jenny that makes room for him. -- nm - Jovian Dec 3, 09:18 1
    - This is the No Donalds side of the Funeral. Yes, Rumsfeld counts that's why it is the no DonaldS side... -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 09:25
  - I hope he tweets during it. -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 09:17
- I assume Carter, Clinton and Obama will be there. The question is whether Trump will talk to anyone -- nm - Amoxy Dec 3, 09:04 1
  - And if he will have that envious-hurt face he had when Putin and MBS shared a hug. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 3, 09:11
- I'd assume you just have to. My real question is whether or not he will speak. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 3, 09:00 2
  - "Is Crooked Hillary here today?" -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 09:02 1
    - "Your dad was pretty good. Not great... not bad. I hate to say it, I hate to say it but... he was lucky to get elected because I didn't run in '88." -- nm - Trump's eulogy Dec 3, 12:16
In looking at the domestic grosses on the same day of release, Fantastic Beasts 2 is $49M behind Fantastic Beasts 1. -- nm* - MDH Dec 3, 08:53 7
- Try this for Jurassic World 1&2 -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 3, 09:20 5
  - I actually did track this one and posted here, it's astounding. #2 made $236M less. -- nm - MDH Dec 3, 09:22 4
    - Force Awakens and Last Jedi! -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 09:24 3
      - Last Jedi $316M less than Force Awakens. Solo $319M less than Rogue 1. -- nm - MDH Dec 3, 09:29 2
        
        Though at day 17 (I think that's the original post's point?) it was "only" 211M difference. Though $742M after only 17 days is kind of crazy -- nm - JD Dec 3, 10:02 1
        
        Ah sorry, I was confused by what was being asked. Thanks! -- nm - MDH Dec 3, 10:26
- Ouch. -- nm - Shaun Dec 3, 08:57
Into the Spider-Verse 100% (58/0), Mary Queen of Scots 90% (27/3), Vox Lux 84% (42/8), Ben is Back 82% (23/5) -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 08:50
last night was the first time I've seen Rivers' big boy haircut this season -- nm - prayformojo Dec 3, 08:48 1
- The Dad Bob. -- nm - Baron Gifts Dec 3, 08:50
Trailer for new TV version of Les Miserables (and Jack Dawson alert - Olivia Colman is in it) -- (link) - LMS Dec 3, 08:47 [youtube]
Seattle NHL expansion likely a go, announcement tomorrow from Buttman -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 08:46 10
- Come on, Seattle Kraken. -- nm - Baron Gifts Dec 3, 09:26 1
  - Yes! -- nm - Beryllium Dec 3, 09:28
- Seattle Netsounders? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 3, 09:24
- I'm rather excited about this. Was hoping Portland would land an NHL team, but that is still a bit over the horizon. - ReluctantCynic Dec 3, 09:15 3
  - Like Las Vegas, I have zero doubt that this is going to work. Big success coming for the league. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 3, 09:26
  - The Portland Tokers -- nm - Beryllium Dec 3, 09:24 1
    - "The Portland Potheads" is probably too direct, huh? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 3, 11:15
- I don't know how TSN will incorporate Nylander into this story, but I am sure they will find a fucking way - Beaker Dec 3, 08:47 2
  - "Will Toronto leave him exposed in the expansion draft?" -- nm - Reagen Dec 3, 09:02 1
    - for a 20 goal scorer TSN went all in on this coverage -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 09:09
So this is a thing -- (link) - Reagen Dec 3, 08:45 5
- Thankfully their giant cookies message blocked my view. -- nm - Max Dec 3, 11:38
- Goodnight my good Knight -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 3, 11:08
- Looks like a Grand Theft Auto or Fortnite outfit. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 3, 09:01
- For when you absolutely must defend the bridge against King Arthur's passing. -- nm - Baron Gifts Dec 3, 08:49
- If I was into robbing places, that is what I would wear. -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 08:49

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