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Destiny 2 - Crown of Sorrow - Race for World's First. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 4, 11:24 [youtube]
Art. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 4, 11:11 [youtube] 6
- *alarm goes off, casually pours ball bearings on floor* - Reagen Jun 4, 11:19 1
  - spoils - JaxSean Jun 4, 11:27
- I *just* got off a call about this. -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 11:19
- That is it exactly. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 4, 11:14 2
  - perfection! -- nm - Epiphany Jun 4, 12:09
  - The only part of my experience that it doesn't mirror is ... there's no water leak. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 11:19
Jeopardy promises to "take 'very, very, very appropriate' action against those responsible" for Final Jeopardy leak. -- (link) - Ender Jun 4, 11:06 3
- Re: the bet amount (spoils?) - Reagen Jun 4, 11:25 1
  - (spoilers) - Marlowe Jun 4, 11:28
- Someone please mention it to James that nobody calls me Kit anymore. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 4, 11:21
Wait, the new Destiny season starts *today*? - David Jun 4, 11:03
Netflix is producing a Jurassic World summer camp animated series... It's going to get super awkward when every single kid is eaten by raptors... -- (link) - Ender Jun 4, 11:03
Ron Howard blaming trolls for Solo results -- (link*) - budice Jun 4, 10:51 19
- I felt it was uneven, but I liked it. I had heard of the production troubles, that concerned me the most. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 11:25 3
  - And thanks to trolls you heard all about them. -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 11:26 2
    - ... thanks to ST, you mean? Is Ron Howard blaming ST? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 11:28 1
      - Yeah, he is a stalker here, I'm quite sure. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 4, 11:29
- the four of us really liked it. -- nm - Beaker Jun 4, 11:23 2
  - Make that five of us. - Spawn Jun 4, 11:24 1
    - I meant me, the wife and kids :) -- nm - Beaker Jun 4, 11:26
- Could it also be that the enthusiasm for a Han Solo backstory was a bit overblown? nm - Hercules Mulligan Jun 4, 11:07 5
  - Incorrect. -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 11:24
  - Also Hollywood's hard up need to have other actors fill Harrison Ford's shoes as a Young Indiana Jones, Young Jack Ryan, or Young Han Solo. -- nm* - budice Jun 4, 11:12
  - And Boba Fett is the most overrated character of all-time. -- nm - Shaun Jun 4, 11:12 2
    - Agreed. -- nm - Ender Jun 4, 11:14
    - Meesa Dont Tink So .. Boonta Yassa -- nm - Jar-Jar Binks Jun 4, 11:13
- Blame an average, completely forgettable movie. -- nm - Shaun Jun 4, 11:00
- Howard's been skating by on his early success for decades. -- nm - Brightbaron Jun 4, 10:58 3
  - He's an entirely competent director but I don't think I could give you a defining characteristic of a "Ron Howard movie". -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 11:03 2
    - And a lot more misses than hits as of late. Rush may be the notable exception since Early-Mid 2000s -- nm - budice Jun 4, 11:04 1
      - I loved Frost/Nixon. Saw it twice. Had no idea he directed it, or had long forgotten. -- nm - Brightbaron Jun 4, 11:10
- Impacted at least. -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 10:56
Best Buy just sent me an email with the header of, "You Should Actually Read This One." - David Jun 4, 10:40
I WILL get to the bottom of these polling numbers! -- (pic) - ty97 Jun 4, 10:33 [Attachment]
Can't you all see that this Tom Petty Salad Dressing is tearing us apart? -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 10:29
Punky Brewster’ Reboot Starring Soleil Moon Frye In Works -- (link) - Remlik Jun 4, 10:18 2
- Somebody had better get trapped in a fridge... -- nm - Ender Jun 4, 11:15
- There's so much other information buried in that article - decline Jun 4, 10:23
co-host of the Star Wars show on Youtube pissed that he didn't get an invite to Galaxy's Edge, pledges not to cover it on official Star Wars show... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 4, 10:07 12
- Please please please be the start of the end of "influencer culture". -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 11:04
- I honestly don't know if "hom" is a typo, or some new gender pronoun... -- nm - Ender Jun 4, 10:28
- Paraphrased: "Oh sure, you invite Bobby Moynihan, but you can't be bothered to invite me - an internet nobody." -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 10:19 9
  - Who's been passionate about Star Wars for *5* years. - Will Hunting Jun 4, 10:24 8
    - I think that might have meant when the YT content production started, to give him the benefit of the doubt. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 11:27
    - David's hate ticked up a notch or two then. -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 10:31
    - sure but he handled this in the complete wrong way. Not every press/media person gets to go the openings. Collider has people going and it's job to... - Remlik Jun 4, 10:28 5
      - Oh, I'm sorry...you read some level of me defending this entitled dick. - Will Hunting Jun 4, 10:49 1
        
        HA! gotcha -- nm - Remlik Jun 4, 11:05
      - His beef should really be with Collider. -- nm - Ender Jun 4, 10:42 1
        
        In talking to other media folks with invites, the bosses almost always said, "I'll take this one!" - David Jun 4, 10:43
      - "Dude, go cover The Mummy Cineverse instead." (NM) - Marlowe Jun 4, 10:40
I earned another Nobel Peace Prize today - Reagen Jun 4, 10:01
Interesting: Apple is replacing Bash with Zsh in macOS Catalina - decline Jun 4, 09:58 3
- Uh huh, uh huh, those are definitely words -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 10:02 2
  - It's because of GPL3. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 10:04 1
    - Funny history: BASH stands for Bourne-again Shell. Which is basically Bourne 2.0. -- nm - GregW Jun 4, 10:52
Korn's Brian "Head" Welch Play "Blind" With Ex-Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee -- (link) - Remlik Jun 4, 09:43 4
- No! Don't legitimize him! - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:44 3
  - Fuck that dude. - JaxSean Jun 4, 10:41
  - How can you not like Head? -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 09:45 1
    - I have no opinion, I am just going for laughs. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:46
Destiny 2 leak for the fall content. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 4, 09:38 1
- "thanks to dataminers digging through the PC files in today’s big Destiny 2 update" - Spawn Jun 4, 09:39
‘Siri, I’m getting pulled over’: iPhone shortcut records police interactions -- (link) - Remlik Jun 4, 09:34 3
- wouldn't 'Siri, record' be a shorter shortcut? -- nm - decline Jun 4, 09:35 2
  - (it also calls someone for you when you are pulled over) -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 09:36
  - well maybe "I'm being pulled over" can detect gunshots and start streaming to twitch and relay the recording to your lawyer -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:36
I would approve of traffic cameras that caught people using their cellphones while they drive. - pmb Jun 4, 09:03 5
- You just won my vote. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Jun 4, 10:21
- Just hit them with an EMP -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:06
- Yes. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 4, 09:05
- And fired laser beams at them? Agreed. -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 09:04
- Yeah I'm good with this. Put the fucking phone down. It's impaired driving. -- nm - Shaun Jun 4, 09:04
So, I'd imagine Chernobyl gets mini-series love while GoT gets Drama push for Emmy's? - Will Hunting Jun 4, 09:03 2
- It's billed as a mini, so yes. -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 09:28
- Years and Years might be a contender and it's also on HBO (starts 24th June) -- nm - LMS Jun 4, 09:09
So, 3 of the 6 MLB divisions are wrapped up already; and 4 of the 10 playoff spots are nearly wrapped up. Thank god for the NL being a flat dump - Will Hunting Jun 4, 08:59 3
- In 4-6 weeks you will be receiving a picture of this post along with a citation for failing to properly signal an NM. -- nm - ST NM Police Camera Jun 4, 10:25
- *checks standings for fun* lolz friggin Blow Jays. -- nm - Shaun Jun 4, 09:03 1
  - I like your 2021 team, but yeah, right now, it's ugly. It's hard to believe that 3-5 years later, - Will Hunting Jun 4, 09:04
how'd i do that? -- nm* - Hercules Mulligan Jun 4, 08:58
For Reagen from the backboards - SNL better not come for Charles Glenn!! nm - Hercules Mulligan Jun 4, 08:58 8
- Has he ever been taught the song? -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 09:27 5
  - Aw shit - I felt a disturbance run through the city right now. Don't come for Charles!! -- nm - Hercules Mulligan Jun 4, 09:29 4
    - Actually, hearing him sing the anthem in person is pretty moving. It's electric in that building. I was waiting for the national guys to ask - Hercules Mulligan Jun 4, 09:30 3
      - He's a very good singer, that's... just not how the song goes -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 09:38 1
        
        He makes the song his own. :) -- nm - Hercules Mulligan Jun 4, 09:42
      - Boston's former anthem guy was awesomely terrible. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 4, 09:35
- I'll imagine it was pretty bumpin last night in town. -- nm - Shaun Jun 4, 08:59 1
  - they shut down the city streets and had big screens where thousands of people watched right outside the stadium. it was insane. -- nm - Hercules Mulligan Jun 4, 09:02
I really need to do a photo shoot of myself as Tinfoil Kevin. For work. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 08:56
Also for Destiny people, the update is live now, so I'd figure out a way to remotely trigger the download if you can. - Shaun Jun 4, 08:55
June's PS+ games are live on the PS Store now. Also, if you have a Pro and a 4K device, don't forget to download the Borderlands texture pack. -- nm - Shaun Jun 4, 08:48 7
- hmm, maybe I should replay Borderlands -- nm - decline Jun 4, 08:52 6
  - I never got around to the Pre-sequel, so I may see how that is at some point. -- nm - Shaun Jun 4, 08:53 5
    - It's ... okay. The new mechanics are decent, but overall...I had a bit of fatigue with similarities. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 4, 09:05 4
      - Playing as Claptrap was...a mistake. -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 10:03
      - I kind of wandered off midway through. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Jun 4, 09:14 1
        
        I made it about 2/3 through (I think). -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 4, 09:19
      - I think I'd be better off just replaying 2 and finally doing the Tiny Tina DLC. -- nm - Shaun Jun 4, 09:06
Interesting note from yesterday's Jeopardy - Reagen Jun 4, 08:37
In Calgary, they are required to a) sign where there's photo enforcement b) play fair with the signal lengths - Reagen Jun 4, 08:33 7
- Bozonaro, being the law-and-order guy, wants to get rid of them. So I am all for them. - Marlowe Jun 4, 09:18
- My problem with speed cameras is that they become enforcement cameras and then they become surveillance cameras and then - Beryllium Jun 4, 08:40 3
  - my Brother! -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 08:51
  - and then we're living in a police state where government drones are peeking in your windows every night -- nm - decline Jun 4, 08:45 1
    - and under your sheets! Exactly! - Beryllium Jun 4, 08:48
- Yes, the same rules are in Georgia. - Strongbad Jun 4, 08:35
- yes, and as long as they display a timer for the time to change to yellow, I have less of a problem with it - groiny Jun 4, 08:35
Krusty doesn't even drive! - JaxSean Jun 4, 08:27 37
- I just remember a whole lot of people being sent pictures of themselves doing nothing wrong and then the cameras were gone here as well -- nm - con_carne Jun 4, 08:49
- How would Krusty feel about jaywalking cameras? -- nm - pmb Jun 4, 08:32 3
  - Dogwalking cameras!!! -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 08:32 2
    - Terrible pizza cameras! -- nm - Shaun Jun 4, 08:33 1
      - Food touching cameras -- nm - con_carne Jun 4, 08:51
- RIGHT? STAY OUT OF THE INTERSECTIONS ON YELLOW LIGHTS!!!! -- nm - groiny Jun 4, 08:27 31
  - I guarantee that if the light has turned yellow, the walk hand is no longer displayed. nm - Hercules Mulligan Jun 4, 08:30 30
    - Y'all might be taking this too far. Krusty is passionate about his own safety. I see no harm in his opinion. - Epiphany Jun 4, 08:36 29
      - I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 4, 08:57
      - Yeah, there actually are good people on both sides of this. -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 08:44 2
        
        And depending on how good the pedestrian's reactions are, maybe on top of it too. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 4, 08:45 1
        
        Mistakes were made. -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 08:51
      - the red light cameras deter people speeding through yellows, not straight out blowing red. - groiny Jun 4, 08:39 17
        
        I'm more likely to hit by a driver not paying attention as they turn than by someone running a red light. - Krusty Jun 4, 08:51 16
        
        so, you step out in front of a car that you know is looking to turn? - groiny Jun 4, 08:54 15
        
        Cars turning left are the biggest worry. They're usually too focused on traffic coming towards them that they don't see people crossing until they've - Krusty Jun 4, 09:05 1
        
        which should have nothing to do with the red light cameras, really. - groiny Jun 4, 09:07
        
        No, they turn as we're crossing. If you see someone on a corner you turn instead of stopping to let them cross? -- nm - Krusty Jun 4, 08:58 12
        
        i hate those people who decide pedestrians, who have the right of way, can just wait. -- nm - Andie Jun 4, 09:00 9
        
        I see it everyday, as I am sure you guys do. - groiny Jun 4, 09:03 8
        
        but why is the onus on pedestrians to change their behaviour instead of the driver? yes, i pay attention to avoid death, but, the RESPONSIBILITY is - Andie Jun 4, 09:06 6
        
        because not everyone does. You may be careful, but walkers also can cause accidents. - groiny Jun 4, 09:10 5
        
        I've seen people run lights five seconds after it turns red, having covered 150m in that time. Pedestrians would be well into the assumption of a safe - Reagen Jun 4, 09:37 4
        
        and stupid people still get hit by trains, which should never happen. -- nm - groiny Jun 4, 09:54 1
        
        Some of which can be prevented by better design - Reagen Jun 4, 09:57
        
        right, as as I said earlier in a thread, the red light camera is no help for that situation. - groiny Jun 4, 09:54 1
        
        If the goal is to make nothing bad happen ever, you'll never do anything. Harm reduction, then try for perfection. - Reagen Jun 4, 09:56
        
        especially in larger cities where traffic is SO bad. nm - Hercules Mulligan Jun 4, 09:06
        
        the red light camera is not going to stop that. -- nm - groiny Jun 4, 09:00 1
        
        We were discussing turning at lights so no they won't. -- nm - Krusty Jun 4, 09:06
      - Yup. Thank you. -- nm - Krusty Jun 4, 08:39 6
        
        I work in downtown chicago, I know all about walking in traffic. - groiny Jun 4, 08:41 3
        
        i agree that pedestrians need to be cautious. but when the responsibility is with the driver to make sure the way is clear, - Andie Jun 4, 08:59 2
        
        I understand, I also know it is much easier for me as a walker to take an extra second to look than for a driver - groiny Jun 4, 09:01 1
        
        sure, and when it is minus 30 and i am walking somewhere, and drivers expect me to wait for them at every corner, i am less empathetic. (more) -- (edited) - Andie Jun 4, 09:03
        
        (and you know I'm kidding) :) -- nm - JaxSean Jun 4, 08:41 1
        
        I do. I saw your IM. 😁👍 -- nm - Krusty Jun 4, 08:41
Where's Mel? Girl in NC loses leg & several fingers in shark attack. Her father saved her by fighting shark bare handed. -- (link) - decline Jun 4, 08:23 1
- He doubled up his fist with the extra fingers. -- nm - Max Jun 4, 09:20
they count on the fact that many people like me are not burning a day off to go fight a 100 dollar ticket. - groiny Jun 4, 08:20 1
- They count on the fact that many drivers are batshit crazy. - Strongbad Jun 4, 08:33
~Take my picture~ -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 08:19 1
- ~cause I won't remember~ -- nm - Epiphany Jun 4, 08:19

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