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5 years after NYPD officer Pantaleo killed Eric Garner with a choke hold, he's been fired. -- nm - Mop Aug 19, 10:07
I witnessed something utterly bizarre last night. - David Aug 19, 09:39 3
- whoa. -- nm - Diva Aug 19, 10:12
- Egads! -- nm - con_carne Aug 19, 10:12
- oh geez -- nm - prayformojo Aug 19, 09:40
I'll be recording the next episode of my podcast tomorrow. Plenty of time to get caught up on the previous episodes. - Mr. Havens Aug 19, 09:36
Well, this isn’t going to be awkward at all - Super Daddy Princess Aug 19, 09:34
Gears 5 Horde - trailer -- (link) - Shaun Aug 19, 09:28 [youtube]
My wife had this observation about Marvel movies over the weekend - prayformojo Aug 19, 09:27 6
- the Winter Solstice! Buwhaa. - Pippy, Xanadu resident Aug 19, 09:44 1
  - That must be the shortest film of the series. -- nm - pmb Aug 19, 09:45
- Yes -- (link) - TWuG Aug 19, 09:35 1
  - excellent. thank you. -- nm - prayformojo Aug 19, 09:36
- We call Captain America, "Cap". Calling her "Black" never caught on. It can also be due to BW being her bad guy name, though. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 09:30 1
  - You think I named myself Black Vulcan? Hell no, that was Aquaman's idea. So I said 'Well maybe we should call you White Fish.' -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 19, 09:36
LA Times video: L.A. in the Time of Charles Manson (if you're going to see Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood, you need to see this) -- (link) - Mop Aug 19, 09:25 [youtube]
I have news that I would like kept solely within ST. And please (please) don't put anything out on Facebook. - ReluctantCynic Aug 19, 09:04 13
- This sounds pretty remarkable. Next chapter. -- nm - Qale Aug 19, 15:34
- That sounds exciting! Congrats! -- nm - David Aug 19, 10:09
- Bittersweet, I’m sure, but I’m certain you’ll make the best of it and find more ways to help people. -- (edited) - Super Daddy Princess Aug 19, 09:36
- You're damn right on that last point! If I can do it, anyone can do it. - Mr. Havens Aug 19, 09:33
- Time to write that spicy memoir! -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 19, 09:33
- Nothing wrong with that. At some point that dude will retire and then where would you be? - Spawn Aug 19, 09:32
- Very nice sir! -- nm - Remlik Aug 19, 09:29
- best wishes -- nm - mud Aug 19, 09:26
- Good luck, RC! Congratulations on taking this step -- nm - prayformojo Aug 19, 09:24
- Congratulations on launching your next chapter! -- nm - Andie Aug 19, 09:23
- Good luck! Change is never easy but you got this! -- nm - Pippy, Xanadu resident Aug 19, 09:21
- Aw man! This is both heart breaking and swelling. It was great having you in this position of authority but it's time to spread your wings. - Mop Aug 19, 09:07 1
  - Hate to lose someone like you from a position like that, but I can completely understand why. Best of luck in your next endeavor. -- nm - pmb Aug 19, 09:09
Here's a winner. John Goodman Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters -- (link) - Mop Aug 19, 08:58 [youtube]
I made an online order with Target and I've received different e-mail notifications from them so far. -- nm - Mop Aug 19, 08:47 3
- That many!?! -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 08:48 2
  - Uh... *SIX*. -- nm - Mop Aug 19, 08:49 1
    - And I thought monoprice's 3 emails (received, invoiced, shipped) was bad -- nm - oblique Aug 19, 08:52
Mr Robot rewatch underway. -- nm - budice Aug 19, 08:37
Looks like OBJ is focusing on the important parts of his game in training camp. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 19, 08:32 1
- His hands (and gloves) are amazing. - Will Hunting Aug 19, 08:33
One of these days, I'm going to need to figure out how baseball WAR is calculated. - Will Hunting Aug 19, 08:30 18
- WAR! What is it good for? (Absolutely nothing!) -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Aug 19, 10:13
- There must be other stats that favor Minor. I know Wins are out of favor as a stat that reflects pitching performance. How is his BABIP? - rollo Aug 19, 09:29 3
  - Minor's ERA+ is 174, Verlander is 160. That shouldn't be enough. - Will Hunting Aug 19, 09:38 1
    - there is some defensive stat called DER, Houston is #1, Texas is dead last. - groiny Aug 19, 09:42
  - is it easier to win 15 games for a team that won 79 than it is to win 11 for a team what won 60? - groiny Aug 19, 09:36
- Once you figure it out, you'll realize it was good for absolutely nothing. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 19, 09:06 3
  - Goddamnit. - Super Daddy Princess Aug 19, 10:14
  - an hour after I first read this, I reread and got the joke. - prayformojo Aug 19, 10:13
  - well done -- nm - rollo Aug 19, 09:25
- because Texas is bad, and Houston is good? -- nm - groiny Aug 19, 08:37 4
  - It's supposed to be team neutral. -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 09:22 1
    - if a pitcher is getting a lot of run support, and the other is not, and the team defense is worse, that is all I can come up with. -- nm - groiny Aug 19, 09:25
  - I mean, the likelyhood is I could have a 2.0 WAR pitching for Houston. -- nm - groiny Aug 19, 08:38 1
    - And why Trout is above 7.0. Angels don't have a farm system and no depth on their 40man -- nm* - budice Aug 19, 08:45
- These kinds of things are why I can't take WAR as gospel yet. -- nm - Inigo Aug 19, 08:36
- I think you just multiply by Pi until the player you want to be better has a higher number. -- nm - Uncle Six Aug 19, 08:34
- He is replacing someone much worse? (NM) - Marlowe Aug 19, 08:32
- You forgot to add in the Because We Say So factor. -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 19, 08:32
PBS is a YouTube behemoth, pulling in more than a billion views/year. You've probably watched a lot of their content. -- (link) - Mop Aug 19, 08:26
I think I'm going to have to send my new DVD player back, it makes a grinding noise playing some DVDs. -- nm - LMS Aug 19, 08:22
I missed the fact Antonio Brown has left the Raiders camp again over his helmet. - Will Hunting Aug 19, 08:20 3
- this whole thing is ridiculous. Anyone know if they're they covering it all on Hard Knocks? -- nm - Diva Aug 19, 10:12
- Brown's insistence on an all-glass or invisible helmet are unreasonable to the league. But I'd allow it. -- nm - Mop Aug 19, 08:22 1
  - I'm voting for the Impossible Helmet. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 19, 08:27
HP threw in the towel, sent me a new computer. Newer model. It's all good except it doesn't have a touch screen. - Mop Aug 19, 08:19
So, that happened. We now have a kid living overseas. - Uncle Six Aug 19, 08:08 27
- Wow, that must be really intense for you. -- nm - David Aug 19, 10:10
- He'll have a great experience. And fortunately with things like facetime you can stay in pretty good touch. My daughter did a semester in London and - pmb Aug 19, 09:44
- Sweet. Ask him how Trump is viewed over there. Maybe we can get some laughs that way. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 09:33 2
  - In France in 2017, Trump was HATED. Can't imagine it's gotten any better for him since. -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 19, 09:34 1
    - I get my best Trump cartoons from my Sister-in-Law in England. -- nm - Meg Aug 19, 09:39
- such a great life experience! glad he got to go. - Pippy, Xanadu resident Aug 19, 09:23
- If he comes back saying "Bar-the-lona", are you gonna smack him? - Mop Aug 19, 09:08 2
  - Unless Bar-the-lona is a safe word he learned in Amsterdam...no. -- nm - Jim si Aug 19, 09:16
  - Related, I cringe when I hear people pronounce Ibiza as "Eye-bee-za." -- nm - MDH Aug 19, 09:10
- Sucks emotionally, but good for him. It'll get easier, I think. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 19, 09:07
- That's pretty awesome, even though it must be scary, too. - ReluctantCynic Aug 19, 09:05
- also (nmbeveryoneEXCEPTjim) - ty97 Aug 19, 08:26
- Think I learned when in the Netherlands: there are NOT a lot of buses headed for Geen Dienst - ty97 Aug 19, 08:18 5
  - More importantly - what sweet local Pokemon will I be able to add to my 'Dex? -- nm - Uncle Six Aug 19, 08:19 3
    - All those weird European Pokemon like Anglofyle, Frankofon, and Polkat. -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 19, 08:27
    - Will be interesting to see if Europe gets a new regional when Gen 5 starts getting released, which will probably be within the next couple of months. - ty97 Aug 19, 08:23 1
      - Well - I definitely need the Volbeat and the blue Shellos. The others, notsomuch. And yeah, Gen 5 should be out in September. - Uncle Six Aug 19, 08:29
  - lmao - good tip. -- nm - Uncle Six Aug 19, 08:19
- Very cool! Best of luck to him! -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 08:17
- Hij heeft een knuffel nodig. -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 19, 08:17 1
  - Gesundheit! -- nm - Uncle Six Aug 19, 08:19
- very nice! -- nm - Remlik Aug 19, 08:10
- that's big stuff. you should go visit! -- nm - Andie Aug 19, 08:09 4
  - Actually, I am. I'm headed over there a week before he comes home. - Uncle Six Aug 19, 08:12 3
    - awesome! oh, right before christmas will be beautiful. -- nm - Andie Aug 19, 08:15 2
      - European Christmas markets!!!! -- nm - ty97 Aug 19, 08:17 1
        
        i know, i am so jealous. -- nm - Andie Aug 19, 08:21
AEW: Tony Schivonae returns to TNT, he was close to signing a WWE deal, but he goes to AEW. NXT: Jericho says they launch on USA Sept 25. -- nm - Remlik Aug 19, 08:06 2
- I wonder if the USA stuff came about because they don't the Christley joke anymore. - Will Hunting Aug 19, 08:17
- Arrow's Stephen Amell to Headline 8-Episode Wrestling Drama Heels at Starz -- (link) - Remlik Aug 19, 08:11
LYC: I back-lit my tv with an LED light strip and am really very pleased with the results -- nm - rollo Aug 19, 07:58 5
- Okay, explain to me the why of this? I mean, I see the comments below but I don't really get it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 09:34 2
  - Essentially it's just about adding a glow behind your TV. It has nothing to do with the picture itself. - Mop Aug 19, 10:22
  - Go find an inexpensive strip and see for yourself! -- nm - Shaun Aug 19, 09:38
- I'm always surprised at the effect this has - I have mine on a timer, and the backlighting adds a bit to the experience when it comes on -- nm - prayformojo Aug 19, 08:07
- It's a super sexay and easy upgrade to the tv watching experience. -- nm - Shaun Aug 19, 08:00
Rolling Stones A. Jagger was amazing considering he had heart surgery a few months ago. - Amoxy Aug 19, 07:58 4
- I'm so jealous. -- nm - David Aug 19, 10:12
- The must have had a hell of an attorney that drafted their deal with the devil. Saw them in 89 and again in 15 and there was no sign of aging. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 08:02 2
  - Keith has definitely aged. When I saw them in June he had definitely lost a step. Maybe a step and a half. He had his moments, but there were times - pmb Aug 19, 08:19
  - Well, Keith's been dead for far longer... -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 19, 08:15
Weekend viewing - Where'd you go Bernadette - D- (worst movie I've seen in at least 5 years). Good Boys - B+. Fun. Still can't get over how bad - pmb Aug 19, 07:57
The Inside XBox show from gamescom starts in 15 minutes for anyone who may be interested. -- nm - Shaun Aug 19, 07:46
This kitten really ties the room together. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 19, 07:44
I just booked someone to come swap out a ceiling light fixture (it's weird wiring). From their site I picked Saturday at 11am. He called 2 minutes - Andie Aug 19, 07:40 3
- Annoying, but understandable. - Spawn Aug 19, 07:55
- That's pretty annoying. Yeesh. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 19, 07:46
- I guess you'll just have to skip work -- nm - con_carne Aug 19, 07:44
Beaker's vacation request: DENIED -- nm - con_carne Aug 19, 07:35
Frigging Kijiji/FB Marketplace tire kickers: Is this still available? Yes it is. *crickets* - Shaun Aug 19, 07:30 2
- Oh that's not so bad, what really sucks is when people schedule a pickup and don't show up... - Guigue Aug 19, 07:33 1
  - Yeah, those are worse. I've had very few no shows and on the spot re-negotiators which is nice. -- nm - Shaun Aug 19, 07:37
I found Krusty's new cell phone!! -- (link) - Shaun Aug 19, 07:27 3
- For my thriving drug dealing business? - Krusty Aug 19, 08:11 2
  - *shrug* I'm not your supervisor. -- nm - Shaun Aug 19, 08:12 1
    - HA -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 08:18
Is there an ST recommended pillow? I need a new one asap. Last one I bought was way too hard -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 07:20 7
- I'm likely the only person in this community rocking not 1 but 2!! antique feather pillows. - Pippy, Xanadu resident Aug 19, 09:25
- I'll give these two a try and just return the one I like less. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 07:35
- These have been good to me -- (link) - con_carne Aug 19, 07:25 1
  - Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 07:35
- verified purchase ... very happy with it -- (link) - rollo Aug 19, 07:25 2
  - Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 07:35
  - Yeah. My wife and kids have those. They love them -- nm - oblique Aug 19, 07:27
Looking on the general internet but STIS&F. Any recent xbox live deals? -- nm - oblique Aug 19, 07:19
Roku getting some improved kids content -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 19, 07:18
Weekend Viewing: Mindhunter season two B, Bandslam (2009) B+, le samourai (1967) A -- nm - mud Aug 19, 07:16 2
- the ending of Mindhunter S2 kind of left me flat -- nm - groiny Aug 19, 07:26 1
  - yep -- nm - mud Aug 19, 07:27
Certainty of Imminent Recession Confirmed -- (link) - mud Aug 19, 07:12 4
- Truth has no place in politics! -- nm - Mop Aug 19, 08:19
- Germany is allocating 55b to fight a potential recession their bank thinks is coming. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 19, 07:22
- Consumers are rich? -- nm - Volnelk Aug 19, 07:21
- Tangent: We may have forgotten how “normal” recessions start. -- (link*) - Super Daddy Princess Aug 19, 07:19
here is my q re: disney plus. will the office and parks and rec have commercials? -- nm - amanda Aug 19, 07:02 5
- Well, The Office is moving to NBC's streaming service. And Parks & Rec too, I suspect. No word if they'll have an ad supported tier. -- nm - Mop Aug 19, 08:04 1
  - Yes, Parks & Rec is Universal, meaning it'll be going to NBC's streaming service eventually. Any reports that it's going to Hulu are inaccurate. -- nm - Mop Aug 19, 08:21
- oh no. Is Parks & Rec going to be yanked from Hulu? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 19, 07:03 2
  - oh wait. you're right. the office and P&R will go to hulu. (WHERE THERE ARE COMMERCIALS.) -- nm - amanda Aug 19, 07:56 1
    - ymmv, but we pay for the commercial free hulu. it's worth the ~2 bucks extra a month -- nm - prayformojo Aug 19, 09:39
Cavemen reminder: Tyreek Hill, Andrew Luck and Josh Gordon are available in a trade. -- nm - Inigo Aug 19, 07:00 3
- Those are some mighty fine keepers. - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 19, 07:12 2
  - Hey Josh Gordon is going to be great - Bacon Aug 19, 07:18 1
    - I agree. Clearly a scenario where you need to Sell High. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 19, 07:19
Part of my couch will be delivered tomorrow. I hope it's the part I sit on. -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 19, 06:55 2
- Sit On It! -- nm - The Fonz Aug 19, 07:02
- its only the sexy parts -- nm - Pippy, Xanadu resident Aug 19, 06:58

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