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It's learning... -- (link) - David Aug 3, 11:32 1
- That staff is scary. - Will Hunting Aug 3, 11:49
E3 data breach leaks info for thousands of registered journalists -- (link) - budice Aug 3, 11:27
I binged watched 'The Boys' and I have absolutely no idea whether I hated it or sort of liked it. - Diva Aug 3, 11:18 2
- I liked it, because ... - Beryllium Aug 3, 11:37 1
  - Low bar, but agree. -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 11:39
Soft drinks and puns. Oh my. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 3, 11:16
CNN - Active Shooter Situation in El Paso, TX -- (link) - budice Aug 3, 10:34 9
- Mixed messages, but several news outlets are reporting 18 shot and/or injured. -- nm - GregW Aug 3, 11:46 1
  - And 3 suspects in custody -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 11:50
- my mind first goes to Marty Robbins and his beautiful guitar work on El Paso -- nm - peglegpete Aug 3, 11:17 1
  - I used to sing that as a lullaby to my daughter when she was having a colic attack :) -- nm - Meg Aug 3, 11:30
- Fwiw. It's just off I-10 that runs through El Paso. The Same I-10 that runs through L.A. -- nm* - budice Aug 3, 11:02
- Never Thought Cielo Vista Mall would be trending -- (link) - budice Aug 3, 11:00
- In/near a Walmart....... -- (link) - Meg Aug 3, 10:42
- That's a large area to avoid. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 10:39 1
  - There's a major Mall right there -- nm - budice Aug 3, 10:46
Metallica: James Hetfield 56 today -- nm - Remlik Aug 3, 09:54 1
- NE Patriots: Tom Brady 42 today. -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 11:13
The best line in Hobbes & Shaw was about the spoil - Spawn Aug 3, 09:32
Jeff Bezo's new yacht Flying Fox - amoxy Aug 3, 09:23 3
- I mean.. -- nm - Jovian Aug 3, 10:23
- She's stacked -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 3, 10:17
- Compensating. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 09:30
48 years ago today, Paul McCartney formed Wings with his wife Linda and former Moody Blues guitarist and singer Denny Laine -- nm - Remlik Aug 3, 08:52 2
- Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings? -- nm - amoxy Aug 3, 09:16 1
  - He does not remember the songs, so I will say no. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 09:38
32 years ago today, Def Leppard released their fourth studio album, “Hysteria”. The record went on to sell more than 20 million copies worldwide, -- nm - Remlik Aug 3, 08:36 18
- This was my first cassette tape. -- nm - kelly Aug 3, 09:54 1
  - My first CD. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 11:49
- Mini poll: favorite song off the album -- nm - Pippy, I’m Britney Bitch! Aug 3, 09:09 11
  - FIGHT THE POWER! REFUSE TO CHOOSE! -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 11:44
  - Pour some sugar on me. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:43
  - Probably Rocket. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 3, 10:26 3
    - We watch a Twitch streamer named Meghan Yeah. I get a Rocket ear worm every time. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Aug 3, 10:30 2
      - My buddy and I used to scream the chorus when we played Doubles in Halo and would light people up with the rocket launcher. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 3, 10:34 1
        
        Ha! That’s great. -- nm - David Aug 3, 10:42
  - It’s a toss up between Animal and Gods of War. -- nm - kelly Aug 3, 10:25
  - Animal -- nm - Dano Aug 3, 10:03
  - Women. -- nm - David Aug 3, 09:57
  - Changing this to Run Riot but it actually is Don't Shoot Shotgun/Run Riot as I consider it one song. -- nm* - Spawn Aug 3, 09:21
  - title track -- nm - prayformojo Aug 3, 09:12
- Relatedly while trying to sing along in the car... - Cuzzin Todd Aug 3, 08:49 2
  - Hit me like a mom. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 09:21
  - Don’t worry, Joe Elliot doesn’t either -- nm - Pippy, I’m Britney Bitch! Aug 3, 09:09
- I was at the Kingsport Fun Festival! - David Aug 3, 08:42
Mike Trout passed 8 more Hall of Fame hitters in career WAR in July. He’s in the top 70 ever. -- (link) - Will Hunting Aug 3, 08:10
Remember that Chinese national who was caught totally-not-spying-but-yes-of-course-spying at Canada’s top virology super-lab last month? -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Aug 3, 07:50
a whole mes of cooking charts -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 3, 05:46 2
- to hell with you, chart - I will saute my beets and there's nothing you can do about it! -- nm - Reagen Aug 3, 06:00 1
  - Hobbs & Shaw featured beet sauteing prominently in its trailers, and look what happened -- nm - prayformojo Aug 3, 06:50
Hobbs & Shaw looking at a $57M OW. That's just baffling. -- nm - Shaun Aug 3, 05:20 20
- I do think the Rock's 'shine' is wearing thin. I love the guy...but every movie he's in, there's no danger to him or his family... - Remlik Aug 3, 08:03 1
  - Oh you think The Rock’s shine is wearing thin? You think that The Millions AND MILLIONS of The Rock’s fans don’t support The Rock anymore? -- (edited) - Qale Aug 3, 11:14
- I'm baffled by the bafflement. - Cuzzin Todd Aug 3, 07:20 9
  - It's the two most popular actors from the series in a standalone buddy movie. It should be massive business. - David Aug 3, 09:03 8
    - But they aren’t though. Latino audiences drive F&F. They aren’t there for the Rock and Statham. -- nm - MDH Aug 3, 10:31
    - largest non opening Disney release though. -- nm - Remlik Aug 3, 09:29 6
      - That’s like being the best non-Safety Dance song by Men without Hats. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Aug 3, 10:29 2
        
        who the what huh? -- nm - Remlik Aug 3, 12:15
        
        I love Pop Goes the World -- nm - Dano Aug 3, 10:52
      - Non opening? -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 09:39 2
        
        sorry non disney opening. -- nm - Remlik Aug 3, 09:43 1
        
        In 2019? It’s the 6th biggest in the franchise itself. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:49
- Apparently with a very high Cinemascore. - Volnelk Aug 3, 06:31 1
  - A- but every F&F movie got an A or A-. Even 2 Fast 2 Furious -- nm - Roger More Aug 3, 06:45
- Mrs. zunk wants to see it which is also baffling. - zunk xometimes Aug 3, 06:13
- Maybe people underestimated how much each individual member of the Fast/Furious crew bring in? -- nm - Qale Aug 3, 05:28 4
  - I think the audience was just turned off by the franchise's shift to simple realism. -- nm - Dano Aug 3, 05:37 3
    - They're such a bunch of sellouts, man. -- nm - F&F superfans Aug 3, 07:04
    - When simple realism in the F&F realm means a normal man can Captain America a military helicopter. - Shaun Aug 3, 06:09
    - They never should have let Terrence Malick behind the camera. -- nm - Reagen Aug 3, 05:41
First they made lab grown 'meat' for burgers, now they have lab grown milk for ice cream.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 3, 00:08
The first FilmJerk podcast is now available on iTunes. - Mr. Havens Aug 2, 23:43 9
- Question: Are you familiar with the work of Alan Cross? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 00:30 2
  - TE for the Tampa Bay Bucs? Not really. -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 3, 00:38 1
    - No. The Ongoing History of New Music podcast. Worth checking out - yours feels like it, in some ways ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 00:50
- Fun! That's right up my alley! Enjoyed it--Keep 'em coming! - Flavorize Aug 3, 00:07 2
  - Thank you. I need to figure out how to not sound like I'm in a tunnel, and to remix the trailers so they're not so loud. - Mr. Havens Aug 3, 00:10 1
    - Sound kinks aside, I appreciate the content and level of information that is presented. -- nm - Flavorize Aug 3, 00:22
- hah, bluebell ... that's a funny coincidence ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 00:07
- Nice. One of the folks I follow on twitter built Transistor.fm, might be worth checking out. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 2, 23:53 1
  - Thank you. I think I want to see some audience growth before I go to a paid account, but I will definitely keep them in mind. -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 3, 00:09
I can't tell if this is truly a good photo, but it did catch my eye. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 2, 23:40 [flickr] 1
- goodish -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 3, 00:06
Can't fall asleep. I blame spawn. -- nm - Truman Aug 2, 23:35
There is a Netflix show "Blown Away" that is a blown glass competition elimination type show. It's amazing to watch. - JaxSean Aug 2, 22:53 4
- This may just put me over the top to finally sign up -- nm - zork Aug 2, 23:40
- The local art association I volunteer at/sit on the board of, is setting up a glass studio right now. Classes start next month - TWuG Aug 2, 23:11 2
  - I've been wanting to do that for ages -- nm - zork Aug 2, 23:39
  - Very nice. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 2, 23:16
... lets go exploring. -- nm - Hobbes & Shaw Aug 2, 22:44
Inbound flights to John Wayne airport had to be diverted due to a power outage affecting 24,000 So.Cal Edison customers. -- (link) - Meg Aug 2, 22:00
Riding on my horse, I like saying horse, horse horse horse horse horse, horse horse horse horse horse. -- nm - Qale Aug 2, 20:02 1
- My name is Ted. - Spawn Aug 2, 20:59
Got a deal on Sheba cat food today. Minnie thinks it's Christmas. Moj had a quick snack and went back to sleep :) -- nm - Meg Aug 2, 19:50 2
- We have a coupon buy 5 get 5 free -- nm - Bacon Aug 2, 22:05 1
  - Mine was only buy 3 get 3, but knowing how indifferent these two are that seemed plenty. -- nm - Meg Aug 2, 22:08
Endgame extra detail - budice Aug 2, 19:20 8
- Yeah, - . Aug 2, 19:40 3
  - oh! hmm - Beryllium Aug 2, 22:21 2
    - On the other hand - . Aug 2, 22:47
    - Well.. - eag Aug 2, 22:46
- and... -- (link) - budice Aug 2, 19:39 1
  - and... - budice Aug 2, 20:15
- Can't put too much thought into it, or it falls over. - Beryllium Aug 2, 19:29 1
  - You're looking at it wrong. It's not "cats but not dogs" -- (edited) - Mop Aug 2, 20:39
Twitter has its moments. That's probably why they added the Moments tab, come to think of it. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 2, 19:18 1
- Those are some fancy chickens. We had similar ones down at the pond for a while. -- nm - Meg Aug 2, 19:26
Camping Report - Beryllium Aug 2, 19:12 9
- I gave up on air-mattresses early on. Got tired of having to re-inflate in the middle of the night. -- nm - Meg Aug 2, 19:28 2
  - We bought a new one a couple days ago and it was great. Double-height. It was hilarious, and worked great. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 2, 19:31 1
    - Sensing that it wouldn't fit through the tent door, I drove the truck right up next to the tent and inflated the mattress in place. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 2, 19:32
- A woman jogging and taking pics in BC was charged by a bear. I tnought of you on your camping trip. -- nm - . Aug 2, 19:25 5
  - Thank you, I appreciate being thought of at the same time as the concept of jogging. Even though it makes me jiggle & makes my shins hurt. 😂 -- nm - Beryllium Aug 2, 19:30 4
    - It was more the picture taking. 👅 -- nm - . Aug 2, 19:36 3
      - I figured :D That reminds me, though, of a story I saw while camping. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 2, 19:39 2
        
        any news about the two missing teens wanted for murder? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 2, 20:45 1
        
        Nope. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 2, 21:49
The NFL requested a random drug test from Steven Jackson after signing 1-day contract to retire -- (link) - Beaker Aug 2, 18:54 1
- The penalty would be a one day suspension? -- nm - zork Aug 2, 23:41
The show I'm seeing next weekend (West Side Story) has 8 more performances - 4 of them are sold out and few tickets remain for the rest. Generally - Meg Aug 2, 18:35 5
- They went method on the rumble? -- nm* - . Aug 2, 19:17 4
  - They do some very strenuous dance numbers in most shows but I guess this show is more intense than most. - Meg Aug 2, 19:24 3
    - The original had serious dance numbers by Jerome Robbins. -- nm - . Aug 2, 19:28 2
      - Yep, numbers like this have to take a toll. -- (pic) - Meg Aug 2, 19:34 [Attachment] 1
        
        That's out of the original. -- nm - . Aug 2, 19:37
The New England Patriots have signed wide receiver Cameron Meredith, who became a free agent when the New Orleans Saints released him -- nm - Beaker Aug 2, 18:31
Harley Race story - Beaker Aug 2, 18:28 2
- HAHAHA! -- nm - Remlik Aug 2, 19:00
- “If I hit him with my left and he doesn’t go down, I will walk around him to see what is holding him up.” -- nm - Beaker Aug 2, 18:29
Searching for this video it seems elk herds are not uncommon - even in town :) -- (link) - Meg Aug 2, 18:20 1
- Huh. On the coast. -- nm - Mop Aug 2, 20:14
Netflix may get a 4 hour version of Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood -- (link) - Beaker Aug 2, 17:35 2
- yea that would probably put this flick right at the top of my Tarantino list. -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 18:08
- ooh yea -- nm - mud Aug 2, 17:59
That shirt is actually pretty good. -- nm - Tim Aug 2, 17:31
Aaaand internet instructions were insufficient for repairing Kieran's bike brakes. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 2, 17:15 13
- What's wrong? -- nm - . Aug 2, 19:56 9
  - They're unbalanced or something, causing the front wheel to lock up. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 2, 20:31 8
    - What type of brakes? -- nm - . Aug 2, 21:34 7
      - Squeezy rim pad ones. Not disc brakes. -- nm* - Beryllium Aug 2, 22:15 6
        
        Side pull? Is there a wire on the side or does it pull from a point between the sides? -- nm* - . Aug 2, 22:20 5
        
        Google indicates linear pull. It's like, I can shove them around and get them equidistant from the rim, but then it wobbles around and undoes that. -- (edited) - Beryllium Aug 2, 22:22 4
        
        I think the problem is probably how they're attached to the frame. - . Aug 2, 22:31 3
        
        And it seems there are some kind of springs involved in the arms, this could also be the problem. - . Aug 2, 22:41 2
        
        This one looks pretty good too -- (link) - . Aug 2, 22:43 1
        
        Thanks :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 2, 22:54
- Instructions unclear, dick stuck in bike chain. -- nm - Qale Aug 2, 17:50 1
  - Cheney Bike Repairs -- nm - Beryllium Aug 2, 18:08
- Brakes are for wimps anyway. -- nm - Dano Aug 2, 17:27
roll it -- nm - Beaker Aug 2, 17:00

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