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STIS: To get our brains going post New Years, what are your thoughts on how the "Christmas week movies" performed? -- nm - MDH Jan 2, 06:28 6
- It's underwhelming across the board except for maybe Aquaman. - Will Hunting Jan 2, 06:34 1
  - I mostly agree with this. TBH even The Favorite seemed to disappoint (but that's a longer play). The Mule/Second Act are doing okay though. -- nm - MDH Jan 2, 06:45
- dont wanna. brain wants to remain foggy. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 2, 06:33
- I am pissed that I didn't pay enough attention and likely had every OW derivative wrong. -- nm* - Shaun Jan 2, 06:29 2
  - I had all of the first week ones right (Poppins, Bumblebee, etc). but forgot to change all of the Holmes/Vice ones. -- nm - MDH Jan 2, 06:32 1
    - I think I was opposite...maybe. I got hosed on Poppins/Bumblebee/Aquaman iirc. -- nm - Shaun Jan 2, 06:34
Lots of space stuff over the holiday. We flew by Ultima Thule and will get better and better pics over the next weeks and OSIRIS-REx has started - oblique Jan 2, 06:25
It's new phone day! -- nm - Shaun Jan 2, 06:23 5
- again? what happened to your huawei? -- nm - amanda Jan 2, 06:42 2
  - Here. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 2, 06:44 [Backboard] 1
    - ahhhh I've barely been online. I really like my pixel 2. how's huawei's android skin? actually, wait a few weeks and answer that. - amanda Jan 2, 06:49
- whatcha gettin? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 2, 06:39 1
  - Pixel 2 XL. -- nm - Shaun Jan 2, 06:41
Tesla drops more than 7% pre-market after reporting it missed it's 4Q delivery goal and drops prices by $2k for it's cars -- nm - decline Jan 2, 05:49 8
- Missed consensus estimate for quarterly deliveries by 1.5% (90,700 v. 92,000), price drop was to absorb the impact of losing half of the tax credit -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Jan 2, 06:12 7
  - They completely sold out production for the quarter. That's a good problem to have. - TWuG Jan 2, 06:39 6
    - I was at the vw dealership last week and was just stunned at the inefficiency of carbuying. the overhead is insane. - amanda Jan 2, 06:48 3
      - Yep. Dealers HATE Tesla because it shows just how broken their sales model is - TWuG Jan 2, 06:57
      - But none of that allows people to get suckered into things they don't need for more then they should pay for it. Silly maj. -- nm - oblique Jan 2, 06:50 1
        
        oh I know. I used to sell credit protection at best buy. another infuriating thing is that all these layers of touch points means that the car buying - amanda Jan 2, 06:56
    - Sales of all models for the year were roughly 245,000. Which nearly doubled the number of Teslas on the road - TWuG Jan 2, 06:48 1
      - The Model 3 was the best selling vehicle in its class for the entire year. The first time in ages an American car has held that distinction - TWuG Jan 2, 06:52
TV PSA: Vikings, Masked Singer, A Series Of Unfortunate Events, Mythbusters Jr, Gordon Ramsay, Project Runway All-Stars, grown-ish, NOVA, Real HW, -- nm - Beaker Jan 2, 04:47 1
- Property Brothers, Black Ink Crew, SEAL Team, Criminal Minds, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jan 2, 04:48
Making news in Perth: police respond to house with man shouting “why don’t you die?” repeatedly, screaming toddler, no sign of wife... - mafic Jan 2, 03:17
Want to look at more Victoria photos? Here's a few from Dec 30th. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 1, 23:14 [SmugMug] 1
- I won't be doing a photo-a-day challenge this year, but I might aim for a photo a week. - Beryllium Jan 1, 23:16
My addiction continues too - con_carne Jan 1, 21:42 4
- So now it's the left AND right hands? -- nm - Mop Jan 1, 22:16 1
  - Oy! -- nm - Qale Jan 2, 04:39
- eventually the only way to accomplish this will be to increase your surface area. -- nm - mafic Jan 1, 21:56 1
  - root beer float! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 1, 22:09
Hmm, is Disney firing off their NY's fireworks tonight. That seems a lot louder than usual - first explosion rattled the windows. - Meg Jan 1, 21:34 1
- That Admiral from Mary Poppins is so punctual. -- nm - Qale Jan 2, 04:39
Rod Stewart plays a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, drawing a crowd estimated at 3.5 million (the fireworks help goose that number - Guinness record largest concert ever 1994 Jan 1, 21:16 2
- I still want him & Faces to get back together for a few shows. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 1, 21:34 1
  - It was all downhill after he went solo. -- nm - Mop Jan 2, 06:02
Seems Senator Romney is establishing himself early as a counter balance to Trump (link) - Jovian Jan 1, 21:13 7
- lol -- nm - Tim Jan 1, 21:38
- Riiiiiight. -- nm - Reagen Jan 1, 21:24 3
  - Gotta start somewhere. Good start to his tenure. -- nm - Spawn Jan 1, 21:39 1
    - Also he is from a red state that is one of the least Trump loving ones - eag Jan 1, 21:53
  - Voting with Trump 97% of the time instead of 98% will be YUGE! -- nm - TWuG Jan 1, 21:30
- Is he running against Trump in 2020? -- nm* - Mop Jan 1, 21:18 1
  - I doubt he will, but I wouldn't be surprised if one of the generals don't mount a challenge -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 1, 21:24
Reading the fine print. Why do they insist on packaging things with fractional servings? -- (link) - Meg Jan 1, 20:45 3
- Because most people would view an actual single serving package as too little to make a serving. And it requires math to figure out - TWuG Jan 1, 20:54 2
  - Well I did the math and only ate half the package. Three points instead of 4 :) -- nm* - Meg Jan 1, 21:18
  - besides the servings they suggest, I want a calorie total on eating a whole bag of chips or a pint of Hagen Daaz, etc. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 1, 21:08
Man, fuck this Bandersnatch. I’m having to rewatch whole swaths of the movie. -- nm - Mop Jan 1, 20:34 7
- I'm pretty sure that's the wrong kind of Snatch for that. -- nm - Qale Jan 2, 04:41
- I mean the alternative is to just deal with not seeing all of it. -- nm - mafic Jan 1, 20:55 2
  - But how does that satisfy the addiction? -- nm - Reagen Jan 1, 21:25
  - There are supposed "golden eggs" that are almost impossible to find. And something like 5+ hours of content. -- nm - TWuG Jan 1, 21:01
- I will not buy this Bandersnatch, it is scratched. -- nm - Reagen Jan 1, 20:47
- "The only winning move is not to play." -- nm - mud Jan 1, 20:40
- This was david's issue as well. I've never seen any Black Mirror, so I have not suffered this consternation. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 1, 20:39
This is in the running for my favorite cover song of all time. -- (link) - Dano Jan 1, 19:52 [youtube] 1
- mine -- (link) - mud Jan 1, 20:16 [youtube]
Hmm, trying to watch local channel 7 (KABC) on DirecTV and RT TV keeps breaking in. -- nm - Meg Jan 1, 19:26
hey plp, or anyone else who knows Las Vegas restaurants well.. - b! Jan 1, 18:50 6
- the Sterling Brunch only on Sundays pushes the limit of the budget. the Wynn & Caesars have the best 2 daily buffets in town. -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 1, 19:34 1
  - Baccanal? Aria? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 1, 21:18
- and I always recommend Lotus of Siam, the top Thai restaurant in the country. -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 1, 19:23 1
  - thanks for these! - b! Jan 1, 20:01
- Marche Bacchus is also excellent & off strip. they are French, Esther is Italian -- (link*) - peglegpete Jan 1, 19:19
- Esther's Kitchen is off strip, downtown and has been getting rave reviews since it opened last winter. here's the menu/website. I have not been there -- (link) - yet. peglegpete Jan 1, 19:17
Bull attacks bulldog on live television. -- (link) - David Jan 1, 18:43 1
- That is such a load of bull -- nm - Bacon Jan 1, 18:48
Sad to see. Tyler Trent, the Purdue student that was the inspiration of their upset over Ohio State passed away. -- (link) - Volnelk Jan 1, 18:41 1
- :-( -- nm - Krusty Jan 1, 19:09
woo, won HQ for the 2nd time. - b! Jan 1, 18:22 3
- Stop being so smart and stuff! -- nm - Qale Jan 1, 18:46
- Congrats - eag Jan 1, 18:31 1
  - :) - - b! Jan 1, 18:55
Oh God, she can even make John Cena entertaining. Now THAT is impressive. -- nm - David Jan 1, 18:17 4
- Becky Lynch? -- nm - Tim Jan 1, 18:19 3
  - Of course! -- nm - David Jan 1, 18:21 2
    - She's really leaning into the Stone Cold thing and it's great. -- (link) - Tim Jan 1, 18:23 1
      - she's just ok at that move for now. she'll get better. CJ and I were cracking up over Becky owning Cena -- nm - Remlik Jan 1, 19:40
Turns out my shower problem was actually a faulty water intake valve on my washer. The part is $53 on amazon. A good friend volunteered labor. - Covington Jan 1, 18:06
Huskies -- nm - mud Jan 1, 17:35 1
- They played a good game. That one-handed catch near get end was fantastic -- nm - TWuG Jan 1, 17:43
This guy will never be welcome at Disney World. -- (link) - David Jan 1, 17:16
poll. what was the last thing you bought [store or online, gas, etc.] in 2018? - peglegpete Jan 1, 17:05 26
- Nier:Automata. -- nm - Shaun Jan 2, 06:31
- Chinese food -- nm - Todd Manning Jan 2, 05:29
- pork loin -- nm - Max Jan 1, 23:29
- A blouse purchased with a several years old gift card I came across cleaning up. - . Jan 1, 22:54
- A drink at the swiss -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 1, 20:37
- Aw, no hookers and crack. -- nm - con_carne Jan 1, 20:16
- I think it'd be the groceries early yesterday afternoon. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 1, 19:29
- Champagne, cider, and a shooter of irish cream -- nm - Flavorize Jan 1, 19:13 2
  - You might want to say this stuff quietly to yourself before posting... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 1, 19:29 1
    - Nah--Last stop before that, brought some crab+cheese, had the champagne/Crab/cheese with the wife, split the cider tonight - Flavorize Jan 1, 19:48
- Two pints of Haagen Dazs ice cream. -- nm - Krusty Jan 1, 19:10
- Icing sugar, cranberry juice and soda water -- nm* - Andie Jan 1, 19:08
- I bought my momma and my step-neice’s boyfriend Chick-fil-A chicken buiscuts for taking me to the airport at 6am. -- nm - Qale Jan 1, 18:48
- store was some fizzy waters and fruit last night; online was charitable - b! Jan 1, 18:25
- I believe it was 12/30 - 8.28lb pork cushion, 3lb bag tangerines, 16oz bag of oatmeal, and bulk trail mix. -- nm - Meg Jan 1, 18:18
- Movie ticket. No, wait, I actually bought some BluRays to be delivered to my sister, who is spending the week in NYC. (NM) -- (edited) - Marlowe Jan 1, 18:07
- 20 oz bottle of Schweppes Ginger Ale. -- nm* - Jovian Jan 1, 17:56
- Boxes of pasta. -- nm - kelly Jan 1, 17:55
- Dinner. -- nm - jnine Jan 1, 17:44
- Deodorant and a hair brush -- nm - Covington Jan 1, 17:35
- Tangled and Mickey & Minnie Mouse puzzles for my wife New Year's Eve -- nm - Beaker Jan 1, 17:32
- I bought a pizza using my "free birthday pizza" on NYE. the last thing I paid actual money for was three yogurts and some olive bar olives at wegmans. -- nm - amanda Jan 1, 17:21
- green olives -- nm - znufrii Jan 1, 17:09
- lunch at the cafe down the road from my house. -- nm - mafic Jan 1, 17:07
- chinese food takeout -- nm - Beryllium Jan 1, 17:06
- Pair of socks for Kim. - David Jan 1, 17:06
lovely. the (presumably) guy that uses my email has signed up to shagafatty.com -- nm - mafic Jan 1, 17:05 2
- Does this email make my ass look fat? -- nm - Qale Jan 1, 18:48
- I got LoveSwans recently. -- nm - Reagen Jan 1, 17:22
have any of us ever bought glasses from googles4u? I am wondering about quality vs. zenni and glassesusa. (goggles4u has 45% off everything right now. -- nm - amanda Jan 1, 16:35
The Vegas Rock and Roll marathon/half-marathon/10K/5K is November 16-17. -- nm - Dano Jan 1, 16:32 5
- Throw in a bike thing and I'll consider it. - . Jan 1, 20:39
- Perth city to surf, last Sunday in August. which is a good time to run, but otherwise a not good time to come to Perth. -- nm - mafic Jan 1, 16:56
- I wish the 5K was a run/walk. Funny this should be mentioned now - I was watching Say Yes to the Dress this weekend and one of the - Meg Jan 1, 16:43 2
  - The 5K time limit is 1 hour. That can be done as a walk. -- nm - Dano Jan 1, 16:54 1
    - Saw that - certainly doable. -- nm - Meg Jan 1, 17:53
Detroit Lions part ways with OC Jim Bob Cooter -- nm - Beaker Jan 1, 16:23 2
- I still don't believe that's a real name. -- nm - Tim Jan 1, 16:33 1
  - he can now get back to his original job of hosting USA Up All Night with Rhonda Shearer -- nm - prayformojo Jan 1, 16:43
I use cast iron and an instant pot. The IP has changed dinners here for the better. I’m more inclined to try new things because it takes very little - kelly Jan 1, 15:26 19
- I'm a shiny new Instant Pot owner as of Xmas. I've used it twice already. - Shaun Jan 2, 06:29
- thanks, gang -- nm - prayformojo Jan 1, 16:09
- Cast iron is a con. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 1, 16:02 4
  - they're so easy to clean if you do it while it's still warm. -- nm - mafic Jan 1, 16:53 2
    - And they supply iron in your diet. They last forever if treated right, even if they aren't. - . Jan 1, 20:32
    - I'm usually busy eating what it is I've cooked at that point. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 1, 17:11
  - carbon steel -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 1, 16:35
- I agree with everything kelly says here. -- nm - amanda Jan 1, 15:49
- We just got am Instapot from Santa. There is a porridge setting. -- (edited) - zunk on edge Jan 1, 15:42 1
  - Just don't leave the peas porridge in the pot for 9 days -- nm - Bacon King of PPR League Jan 1, 15:55
- what size IP do you have? Any idea if there are some brands that are better than others? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 1, 15:41 8
  - I have the 6 qt. I agree with amanda below; a lot of recipes are made using an IP so if you're making something specific, you won't have to guess on - kelly Jan 1, 16:23
  - they all do pretty much the same thing but you'll find that most people have IP brand so if you get IP brand, you'll never have to guess "what does - amanda Jan 1, 15:47 6
    - kinda like microwaves, they have different power, different programmed buttons, IP is the standard. I like the American Test Kitchen book -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 1, 15:55 5
      - I have no book. I use the internet solely. -- nm - amanda Jan 1, 16:05 4
        
        test kitchen books are educational because they talk about the why they do it this way because of the problems doing that, but yeah we usually online - zeitgeist Jan 1, 16:40
        
        I made this the other night. Even with the icky-to-me sundried tomatoes in them, this was fantastic. -- (link) - kelly Jan 1, 16:24 2 1
        
        I made this once. I used twice the spinach *and* chopped up the tomatoes super finely. I think I halved the cream cheese too. it was great. -- nm - amanda Jan 1, 16:34 1
        
        It definitely needed more spinach. -- nm - kelly Jan 1, 16:52
If the 1st day of 2019 is any indication of what the rest of 2019 is going to be, I am fucked -- nm - amoxy Jan 1, 15:19 4
- Uh oh. Worse than my sleeping in until noon (but still feeling exhausted), and then having a root beer float? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 1, 16:12 3
  - I'd kill for a root beer float right now -- nm - amoxy Jan 1, 16:26 2
    - Right, right, but I mean - if I were to do that every day in 2019, the year might not go so well. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 1, 20:22
    - This -- nm - Bacon Jan 1, 19:05
y'all should read this excellent article in The Atlantic -- (link*) - mud Jan 1, 15:08 1
- Pffft... Name one bad thing that ever happened in Europe. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 1, 16:00

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