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Breakdown of OKC first round picks - Beaker Jul 12, 09:03 2
- Big problem for them...arguably none of those picks will be inside the top 20 other than their own. - Will Hunting Jul 12, 09:09 1
  - Right, what they have is capital, and its value is in the eye of the beholder. - David Jul 12, 09:15
Over 300,000 people have signed on to a Facebook event pledging to raid Area 51 in Nevada in a quest to "see them aliens." -- (link) - Beaker Jul 12, 08:54 7
- hmmm, I hope they all have camping gear, I doubt there are facilities to feed 1,000 much less room/baths -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 09:55 1
  - for decades you could literally walk up a hill overlooking the base and photo the activies, a decade ago they got..serious - zeitgeist Jul 12, 09:57
- Is there any chance we can get the Q people mixed up in this and kill two birds with one stone? -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 09:09
- It's about time someone took the steps necessary to bring this coverup into the light of day -- nm - decline Jul 12, 09:08
- Tangent: I’m still bummed we never got a third season of People of Earth -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Jul 12, 08:56
- September 20th if interested -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 08:54 1
  - I'll be in Oregon learning about PHP. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 08:59
Krusty alert -- (link) - Super Daddy Princess Jul 12, 08:49
TGIF - Weekend plans ? -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 08:36 32
- Olde Towne blues fest -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 10:02
- Housework and laundry tomorrow. Sunday: Movies/dinner -- nm - Diva Jul 12, 10:00
- Probably Spiderman tomorrow dinner with son on Sunday -- nm - amoxy Jul 12, 09:20
- Yankee game tomorrow with my brothers followed by dinner with my mom and brother (he arrives tonight) -- nm - decline Jul 12, 09:07
- Literally no plans. - JaxSean Jul 12, 09:06 1
  - plan for ty's visit! -- nm - decline Jul 12, 09:06
- Flying to Florida Sunday to get ...out of the cold? -- nm - ty97 Jul 12, 09:03 3
  - I did not approve this. -- nm - JaxSean, Florida Border Patrol Jul 12, 09:05 2
    - I'm going to the non-Georgia portion of Florida. We'll basically be as close to each other as we are right now -- nm - ty97 Jul 12, 09:18 1
      - I'll allow it. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 12, 09:31
- bday party for my grandpa Saturday, fly to Philly sunday for Work. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 12, 09:02
- I will be attending arts fest and ripping out my rosebushes (guys, she *dead*). -- (link) - amanda Jul 12, 09:01
- My band is playing at a music festival here on Sunday. Dinner with friends Saturday. -- nm - pmb Jul 12, 08:57
- Somewhat limited, as my sister's puppy will be staying here and he hates TV. - Marlowe Jul 12, 08:52 3
  - does he talk shit to the shows or just prefers movies? -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 08:55 2
    - THESE MARVEL MOVIES SUCK!!!! -- nm - PUPPY Jul 12, 08:59 1
      - heh -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 09:31
- Hopefully catch The Dead Don't Die on Saturday, visual arts exhibition at a Victorian sewage pumping station and a free gig at Greenwich on Sunday. -- nm - LMS Jul 12, 08:49
- Nothing at all. I squandered my opportunity to plan a fishing trip. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 08:48
- Participating in this on Sunday. Seems I'm designated to talk about native food procurement and seed/nut grinding. -- (link) - Meg Jul 12, 08:44 3
  - that looks fun. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 09:09
  - The flyer mentions blacksmithing. The blacksmiths barn burned down on the 4th :( -- nm - Meg Jul 12, 08:46
  - Oops..... -- nm* - Meg Jul 12, 08:46
- Dollyrots album release concert on Sat night -- nm - JD Jul 12, 08:42 1
  - Dollyrots and The Pink Spiders will be at Jack Rabbits here on Aug 9. - JaxSean Jul 12, 08:58
- heading to The Lake in about 4 hours -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 08:42
- Installing a toilet and hoping things don't go Money Pit. -- (link) - Max Jul 12, 08:42 [youtube] 2
  - did I tell you my tip? - amanda Jul 12, 09:14
  - amazing scene -- nm - mud Jul 12, 08:46
- Avengers tonight, meeting tomorrow morning, hiding from the heat wave and otherwise not sure. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 08:38
- Back to the shore. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Jul 12, 08:37
- Lights For Liberty tonight. Jimmy Buffett tomorrow night. Maybe kayak on Sunday. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 08:37
i do not have an Istant Pot, but if i did, I would make this banana bread in it. -- (link) - Andie Jul 12, 08:30 1
- very interesting -- nm - Pippy -Buffalo Wing Sauce dipper Jul 12, 09:06
::looks at movie choices for tonight:: Eh, what the hell... Avengers Endgame, it is! -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 08:19 8
- In their effort to sink Avatar, they have released the longer version here this week. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 12, 08:27 3
  - Already done. I saw it and commented here. spoilers - Spawn Jul 12, 08:31
  - I hope they do squeak past it so Cameron has to do one of those letters. And I hope he brings the snark. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 08:30 1
    - He'll get his re-re-release in a few years and take it back. "Avatar: Remember Pandora?" -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 12, 08:31
- heh (this is me summer '77) -- nm - mud Jul 12, 08:21 1
  - heh, my 1983. I walked to the mall once per week and watched Jedi. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 08:22
- 4th or 5th time? -- nm - eag Jul 12, 08:20 1
  - ::counts on fingers... raises other hand...:: 6th? 7th? Think I will skip the first hour. - Spawn Jul 12, 08:21
Popcorn Champs: 1966 - The Bible -- (link) - Beaker Jul 12, 08:11
Oh hello, Debt Ceiling my old friend -- (link) - decline Jul 12, 08:07 5
- Add another thing to the list of stuff Americans think everyone does but no one else knows what the hell you're talking about -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 08:36 1
  - I would not say that. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 08:42
- "Sure, we can do that. Contingent on abolishing ICE." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 08:16
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- With friends like that... -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 08:10
"[The Jacksons' Victory tour] was also a financial disaster for promoter Chuck Sullivan, who along with his father Billy was eventually forced to sell -- (edited) - prayformojo Jul 12, 08:05 7
- Is this one of the lesser known dominoes moments in history? -- nm - Max Jul 12, 08:31 1
  - maybe? the sale was to Kiam, not Kraft, but it got the ball rolling -- nm - prayformojo Jul 12, 08:36
- *how?* -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 08:17 4
  - The wikipedia is an interesting read....the tour was such a mess - brothers didn't get along, outrageous costs, the ticket lottery (I'd forgotten that -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 12, 08:18 3
    - Part of me is kinda laughing at the small numbers that were so catastrophic, but then just in awe of how tehy could manage to do this. - Will Hunting Jul 12, 08:31 1
      - $30?! For a concert?! How extravagant. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 08:40
    - lunch reading secured. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 08:20
I can't wait to see what OKC gets for Chris Paul. I hope in addition to draft picks it is someone they can trade for even more draft picks -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 08:05 1
- Let that miserable bastard rot there. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 12, 08:25
40 years ago, Disco Demolition night/riot occurred -- (link) - Amoxy Jul 12, 08:04
”Find out the people that went to the island.” -- (link) - mud Jul 12, 07:46 1
- more -- (link) - mud Jul 12, 08:15
laughing -- (link) - ty97 Jul 12, 07:40 7
- *sigh* -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 08:11
- He made that face he made when he is was in the big truck when he said it. -- (link) - pmb Jul 12, 08:07 [Image]
- "I didn't fuck up, I fucked down!" -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 07:52 1
  - "Down-TOWN!", he added, inexplicably. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 07:54
- L5 - Amoxy Jul 12, 07:50
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- beeeep beeeep beeeep -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 07:43
10TaW v.85 - prayformojo Jul 12, 07:36
Oh, I missed an earthquake in Washington. 4.6. I hope it wasn't a foreshock. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 07:33 2
- This one -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 12, 07:42 1
  - Oh, that must be the one that our local news anchor said (with a perfectly straight face) was in no way connected to the Ridgecrest quakes :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 12, 08:32
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- You saucy minx! -- nm - Baronfiki Jul 12, 07:36
Mueller testimony delayed by one week -- (link) - mud Jul 12, 07:21 1
- maybe not (they're negotiating for more time) -- (link*) - mud Jul 12, 07:49
The Acting US Government -- (link) - decline Jul 12, 07:16 3
- So Trump knows all the best Actors? -- nm - JaxSean Jul 12, 07:30 1
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- "Acting!" -- nm - Jon Lovitz, Acting Director of Acting Directors Jul 12, 07:30
Happy Manhattanhenge -- nm - ty97 Jul 12, 07:04 1
- Gesundheit -- nm - JaxSean Jul 12, 07:05
New décor for the home -- (pic) - Pippy -Buffalo Wing Sauce dipper Jul 12, 07:02 [Attachment] 2
- Love it !! -- nm - Meg Jul 12, 08:34
- I like it. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Jul 12, 07:51
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- Good. We agree. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 12, 07:16 7
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    - The good ol' Balance Fallacy. - Cuzzin Todd Jul 12, 08:52
    - This issue was actually highlighted by some media experts (and a serious challenge to journalists) immediately after Trump got elected. It is - pmb Jul 12, 07:32 4
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        What's fascinating is watching what's happening at Fox News. The "news side", which has always had a conservative bias, but has trained journalists - pmb Jul 12, 07:43 2
        
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        There's an old journalism saying -"If one person says it's raining and another person says it's not, it's your job to stick your head out the window!" -- nm* - Reagen Jul 12, 07:45
- Right. There are other biases in the media than political leanings. In some ways the latter are more tolerable than the others. - Super Daddy Princess Jul 12, 07:02 1
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LYC: I am still really digging the LED light strips on the TVs. -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 06:45
Now it looks like Barry won't reach hurricane strength? -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 12, 06:43 3
- You just have to find the right trigger. He went on that hurricane strength killing spree at the end of S2. -- nm - Max Jul 12, 07:12
- These HBO promotions have really gone too far. -- nm - Baronfiki Jul 12, 06:53 1
  - Hurricane NoHoHank will be delightfully offbeat -- nm - prayformojo Jul 12, 07:01
Acosta out -- nm - ty97 Jul 12, 06:40 6
- He had a good run at CNN. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 08:11
- I wonder what % of people paying half attention are celebrating that Jim Acosta is banned from the WH again. -- nm - Max Jul 12, 07:12
- link -- (link) - mud Jul 12, 06:41 3
  - Good, but also who the heck is going to replace him? The lack of any form of top-level administration in this government is frankly terrifying -- nm - decline Jul 12, 06:43 2
    - one of those wingnuts from the shitshow yesterday most likely -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 06:49
    - eric -- nm - mud Jul 12, 06:45
Turbulence injures 37 (9 had severe injuries) on Air Canada flight to Sydney -- (link) - LMS Jul 12, 06:16 3
- Always keep that seatbelt fastened when seated, even if the seatbelt sign is not on. - ty97 Jul 12, 06:20 2
  - word -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 06:23
  - yep. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 06:23
Amazon is making an Alexa-powered robot called Vesta that not only will always listen to you, but will also follow you around your home -- (link) - decline Jul 12, 06:13 4
- Suggestions that the robot will always love you are premature. Currently they're only able to achieve like. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 07:55
- I already have dogs that do this. - zunk xometimes Jul 12, 07:49
- "Current prototypes of the robot are said to be about waist-high, per the report," - JaxSean Jul 12, 07:03
- all the easier to kill you when the robot uprising happens -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 06:15
amanda, if it's the router that's crap, I'd highly recommend this guy. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 12, 06:12 17
- Ubiquity router plus POE AP is about the same price and waaaaay better. -- nm - colin Jul 12, 07:29 2
  - A friend of mine got Ubiquity routers installed throughout his whole house (3 story condo at the beach), and he loves them. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 12, 07:39 1
    - new sashamart has them because they could get internet to the outbuildings. there is zero cell service at new sashamart. -- nm - amanda Jul 12, 07:43
- I have this one too and it's great. I have a pretty big house and it covers the whole thing. The router is on the top floor and there's one spot in - pmb Jul 12, 07:25
- I had this model as well (until just recently going to a Netgear Orbi set from Costco) and it's really good. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 12, 06:52 7
  - I was looking at orbis. I think that in the back of the house, the garage conversion is a big wifi problem -- I was thinking that mesh might alleviate - amanda Jul 12, 06:54 6
    - We got the Orbi with one satellite, and the satellite would give me some issues at first. I think the latest firmware update fixed the issue. - JaxSean Jul 12, 07:00 5
      - mine is 1231, but again: garage conversion. my attic was also converted when the garage was from storage to living space. the original house was - amanda Jul 12, 07:07 3
        
        I actually have the Nighthawk if you want me to send it to you tomorrow. - JaxSean Jul 12, 07:32 2
        
        seriously? that would be awesome. let me know if you find the cord. (I suppose it's replaceable, right?) I would muskpay you postage obvs. -- nm - amanda Jul 12, 07:39
        
        I emailed you. (hopefully) -- nm - JaxSean Jul 12, 07:38
      - sidenote: I will always* buy Netgear routers. - JaxSean Jul 12, 07:06
- I don't mind throwing some money at the problem. thanks for the recommendation. -- nm - amanda Jul 12, 06:24 4
  - I would really see what it would take to run either coax or ethernet from your attic downstairs - decline Jul 12, 06:33 3
    - yeah, jennifer at work (who we love) left a dongle on my other desk for me for the weekend so let me see what develops tonight/tomorrow. -- nm - amanda Jul 12, 06:36 2
      - you've become so important you have 2 desks? - decline Jul 12, 06:43 1
        
        I have four. again, work is crazy. I would draw you a map but two of my buildings are satellite so not on penn state maps. - amanda Jul 12, 06:50
The Lion King 59% (111), Stuber 44% (95), Crawl 88% (24), The Art of Self-Defense 88% (42), The Farewell 100% (74) -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 06:09 1
- Art of Self-Defense! Saw the trailer for this once but before it ended some people thought I was in their seat (which I was not) and missed the title! -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 08:14
The Golden Age of Cord-Cutting Is Over. Now What? -- (link) - Beaker Jul 12, 06:03 3
- thanks for this. -- nm - Pippy -Buffalo Wing Sauce dipper Jul 12, 07:01
- Of all the new streaming services coming; Disney+ is the only one I will get (assuming it even comes to Canada) -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 06:17 1
  - It'll be here, but when is the real question. I doubt that it'll be this year. -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 06:18

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