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Michigan State held Tulsa to -73 yards rushing. -2.9 yards per attempt. 6 sacks and 5 fumbles, with 2 lost. -- nm - GregW Aug 30, 21:33 2
- Which team won? -- nm - Bacon Aug 30, 21:41 1
  - It should have been a blow-out, but MSU had 14 penalties for 122 yards. -- nm - GregW Aug 30, 22:19
Never been a Zellweger fan but she is out of this world amazing in Judy -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 21:03
Twitter can’t block neo-nazis like they block ISIS, or they’d end up blocking some GOP politicians. -- (link) - Mop Aug 30, 20:20
AEW: All Out spoiler.... - Remlik Aug 30, 19:53
Zillow: Titan II Missile Silo listed for $360K -- (link) - budice Aug 30, 19:15
two Mongolian Burriels -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 30, 19:03 2
- The HMS Terror stuff was amazing, BTW. Complete intact shipwreck. They actually suggest they might find some documents. -- nm - Mop Aug 30, 20:21 1
  - Yep. I'm curious what model of ROV they used. Looked like it might have been a DeepTrekker variant. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 20:22
happy/safe weekend, y'all. I leave you with something critters-related that I for sure have never posted before.. nm but: -- (link) - b. Aug 30, 18:58 5
- That is everything--Marvelous! -- nm - Flavorize Aug 30, 19:27
- Well, of course!! 😍 -- nm - Meg Aug 30, 19:20
- ! -- nm - budice Aug 30, 19:03
- :-) love it. -- nm - mara Aug 30, 19:00 1
  - a beastie version of rock stacking? :) - - i.b.! Aug 30, 21:36
just came across BuddhaHat from tt days - amusing/cringey backstory to "numb3rs" production. here's his post; but I rec scrolling to the OP first. -- (link*) - b. Aug 30, 18:50 3
- I don't even understand what's being said here. -- nm - David Aug 30, 19:28 2
  - Writer: Here's my show idea. - Tim Aug 30, 20:49 1
    - yes. (I had to read it a couple of times at first to get it, too.) -- nm - i.b.! Aug 30, 21:35
Argh, what is that photography thing called when the photo’s colors are intensified? It starts with an H I think. -- nm - mara Aug 30, 18:27 10
- For extreme color there's posterization where all colors are reduced to a select few -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 30, 23:33
- Hue is used to shift the look of some colours (e.g., making green a bit bluer), saturation is used to intensify them -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 18:30 6
  - Luminosity is used to make them brighter or darker (e.g., red to pink, red to blood red) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 18:31 5
    - It’s an initialism, like HGTV. (Maybe 3 letters) It used to be an option on my iPhone camera, dammit. -- nm - mara Aug 30, 18:39 4
      - HDR? nm but: -- (link*) - b. Aug 30, 18:41 3
        
        That’s it. I was actually to post that myself and I guess was too excited or something. :-) -- nm - mara Aug 30, 18:46 2
        
        Ah! Sorry I didn't pick up on that. That's the one that pastes multiple exposures on top of each other to bring more detail to high contrast shots -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 18:52 1
        
        Ah, cool, good to know. -- nm - mara Aug 30, 19:01
- saturated? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 18:29 1
  - or color balance? -- nm - b. Aug 30, 18:33
Greetings from Pensacola. Tomorrow I make my final change to the coast. Looks like the storm will get there on Tuesday morning. nm - howie Aug 30, 18:25 1
- Hell of a welcome to florida, man -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 30, 23:34
Orangey done fucked the CIA -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 30, 17:54 1
- Or maybe the NRO. Either way. Yet another weakening of the USA via OCPOTUS. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 17:56
Ten minutes to Weird Al! -- (pic) - TWuG Aug 30, 17:52 [Attachment] 2
- Saw him a few weeks ago! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 30, 19:14
- WooHoo! Loved it when I saw him -- nm - amoxy Aug 30, 18:14
Done with my crazy Trump supporter Uncle. Last straw was an forwarded email titled "Who/what really died at Auschwitz" -- (edited) - amoxy Aug 30, 17:27 2
- Narrator: "The email suggested squirrels. Reality leaned more toward a piece of humanity." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 17:47
- Nope.jpg -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 17:40
ancient Peruvian Burriel -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 30, 17:07
TSA has reversed its decision to ban the stylized Coke bottles sold at Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge -- (link) - budice Aug 30, 16:58 2
- Maybe Disney should have thought it out better too. -- nm - . Aug 30, 19:27
- Don't F*$% with the Mouse, Mister -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 30, 17:06
Bret Stephens is very much not done digging -- (link) - Reagen Aug 30, 16:58 12
- I’m going to invite him over to my place so he can say it to my face, in a letter cc’ing his supervising editor and his publisher. Not to get him in trouble, you understand. -- nm* - Roger More Aug 30, 17:25
- how the heck did that get published? especially after recent other badness. friday afternoon new plan slippage?! -- nm* - b. Aug 30, 17:03 4
  - this finally made me feel less queasy about it. thanks, senator schatz! nm but: -- (link) - b. Aug 30, 17:41 3
    - He's the best Senator on Twitter by far. -- nm - Tim Aug 30, 17:43 2
      - does he have the mug to prove it? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 17:57
      - yep. -- nm - b. Aug 30, 17:44
- Does he have guaranteed contract or something? -- nm - David Aug 30, 17:00 5
  - Or perhaps... -- (link) - Roger More Aug 30, 17:32 4
    - or maybe he's just self-destructing. 'cause dude. nm but: -- (link) - b. Aug 30, 18:16 1
      - NYT says that horrible link was added by them, and they’ve updated it. nm but: -- (link*) - i.b.! Aug 30, 21:33
    - or.. nm but: -- (link) - b. Aug 30, 17:37 1
      - Oops never mind, you already posted that -- nm* - Roger More Aug 30, 17:43
Hey Ash...whatcha playin? -- (link) - Remlik Aug 30, 16:46 [youtube]
Making my half marathon mix. I should put a song I hate right after my goal time. Motivation to finish before I have to hear it. -- nm - Dano Aug 30, 16:42 1
- Brilliant. Don’t ever get down on Friday -- nm - Pippy, Dipping the dip Aug 30, 17:19
Old ben kenobi? What does he know about any of this? -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 30, 16:30 2
- hmmmm. -- (pic) - Peglegpete Aug 30, 16:35 [Attachment]
- (This is a fellow developer I've met before) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 16:32
154 players in MLB history have exactly one at bat. 16 got a hit. Five of those are still alive today. This is pretty neat. -- (link) - Tim Aug 30, 16:28 1
- How many of the 5 homered off the O's this year? All 5, right? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 16:38
"Fake (news) is when it’s wrong, Mr. President, not when it’s unpleasant." - Fox News -- (link) - Cuzzin Todd Aug 30, 16:23
nm -- nm* - prayformojo Aug 30, 16:18
I have thought about this exact thing in the same manner. -- (link) - Reagen Aug 30, 16:13 2
- I think mine looks splendid! -- (link) - edmund Aug 30, 16:38 [youtube]
- what about that fad wearing your pants below your butt, hanging on your thighs? - mud Aug 30, 16:23
it's not clear if this is ok'd by the treasurer or not, but the pennsylvania treasury dept's twitter acct is.. very opinionated. -- (link) - b. Aug 30, 16:09 3
- "We handle all of the money" is funny -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 16:29
- The tweet is right. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Aug 30, 16:23 1
  - no question about that. -- nm - b. Aug 30, 16:26
FF: Just traded Pollard to our Zeke owner for Corey Davis. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 30, 16:05
idttwap, malcolm gladwell continues to malcolm gladwell. oof. nm but: -- (link) - b. Aug 30, 15:57 1
- something something 10000 hours of practice being an idiot -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 16:04
Valerie Harper has passed away -- (link) - Remlik Aug 30, 15:57 4
- :( -- nm - budice Aug 30, 16:43
- Uh, this is Carleton, the doorman..... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 30, 16:36
- :-( I really liked her. -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 16:10
- :( - many happy thoughts of seeing her when I was growing up, always so real and likeable. -- nm - b. Aug 30, 15:59
a city in Denmark has new Viking themed street crossing signals -- (link*) - Peglegpete Aug 30, 15:53 1
- Ahem.. -- (link) - . Aug 30, 18:56
Something I learned today: Worcestershire sauce has a pantry shelf life of 3 to 4 years after opening. - ReluctantCynic Aug 30, 15:49 1
- peobably longer since foods have to have an expiration date -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 30, 15:54
the only US entry in the list of the world's safest cities is.....Washington DC? -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 30, 15:46
Wandering around downtown with my new backpack -- (pic) - Beryllium Aug 30, 15:46 [Attachment] 4
- CQ would have issue with this photo -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 15:48 1
  - Yes, I know. It makes me laugh. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 15:49
- "...ladies..." -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 15:47 1
  - My backpack brings all the photogs to the yard -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 15:49
Brazilian prosecutor says toy unboxing videos are a form of advertising to children, sues YouTube. - Mop Aug 30, 15:30 1
- He's not wrong per se, but my nieces endlessly watch unboxing videos and never ask to own the toys. -- nm - Max Aug 30, 15:39
The Joker trailer reminds me of The King of Comedy. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 30, 15:00 4
- FWIW, I missed that DeNiro was in this movie until I saw the trailer. This seems like a return to form for him. The whole thing looks incredible. -- nm - Mop Aug 30, 16:09
- Seems intentional to me - Reagen Aug 30, 15:03 2
  - It pretty much has to be, and I'm there for it. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 30, 15:09 1
    - Really, the remake movie mashup was our destiny. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 30, 15:11
the lede here is pretty great. nm but: -- (link) - b. Aug 30, 14:23 8
- "Aim for the bushes." -- nm - The Other Chickens Aug 30, 15:02 1
  - "Cross, don't cross. I'll tell you what *doesn't* work, though." -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 15:03
- "Ladies, you're institutionalized chickens. We're crossing that street to Zihuatanejo. Yep, it's time to get busy living or get busy d-" -- nm - Beaks Was Here Aug 30, 14:47 1
  - "All right, time for Plan B." -- nm - Ozymandias Aug 30, 14:55
- Would you rather encounter a 1000 dead chicken parts or the 1000lb carcass of one giant chicken? -- nm - Max Aug 30, 14:28 3
  - *echoing* "BUH-KWOK" -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 14:29 2
    - Nobody does spoof movies anymore. They should do this for Godzilla. -- nm - Max Aug 30, 14:31 1
      - That, or this is the aftermath of the final scene of Ghostbusters 3. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 14:36
in case you ever fancied being the First Human on Earth to Ever Make a Shot Glass out of a Block of Spam, I got bad news for you -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 30, 14:11 2
- I swear I've seen one before this. -- nm - . Aug 30, 14:55
- I suppose Klik is still available, if only a technical difference. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 14:12
I've lost about 12 pounds this summer through the combination of running and the revolutionary technique of "not stuffing your goddamned face so much" - Reagen Aug 30, 14:11 12
- That seems so...unamerican -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 30, 15:47
- I've lost 7 pounds in close to 3 weeks -- primarily from stress. But that comes on the tail of 12 pounds in two months after cutting out ... - ReluctantCynic Aug 30, 15:46
- I lost 2 pounds on that plan but then discovered intravenous Black Forest cake. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 15:35 1
  - Yeah, we are celebrating three birthdays in our family this weekend, and that means three cakes. -- nm - Roger More Aug 30, 15:37
- I've lost 40 pounds since spring on the "eat dinner at my parents'" plan. -- nm - Ender Aug 30, 14:41 2
  - Trying to figure out what that means about the food.... -- nm - . Aug 30, 14:53 1
    - Mostly it means it's not takeout every night. -- nm - Ender Aug 30, 18:04
- eat fruit -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 30, 14:32
- I’m on the same plan! Down 15. -- nm - Dano Aug 30, 14:20 2
  - I'm not gonna get up to a marathon, though - Reagen Aug 30, 14:43
  - hey wait a minute, you're also on that plan of "not walking on the sidewalk so goddamned slow all the time" -- nm - Max Aug 30, 14:23
- It's a bold strategy, Cotton... -- nm* - decline Aug 30, 14:14
from bb re: troye sivan - b. Aug 30, 14:10 2
- You’re too late b. You can’t pile on me now. Mwah ha ha. I guess I really was the only one that was like, pffft whatever from start to finish. -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 16:35
- and here's troye's twitter - relevant posts are recent ones. nm but: -- (link) - b. Aug 30, 14:11
There's an AEW special on TNT tonight. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 30, 14:02
You're saying fentanyl isn't part of the standard MLB doctor's kit? -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 13:57 5
- Angels statement -- (link) - budice Aug 30, 14:17
- I'm betting one of the clubhouse attendants was hooking him up on the road. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 30, 14:02 1
  - I'm wondering if he became addicted to something after one if his injuries. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 30, 14:07
- No, those are the lollipops in the waiting room. -- nm - Max Aug 30, 13:59 1
  - "Ugh. Pineapple. No way I'm getting addicted to these." -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 14:00
Self-pitying but funny post. Here's how my week ended. -- (edited) - David Aug 30, 13:52 4
- That is a wonder. - ReluctantCynic Aug 30, 15:48
- the timing of that..... -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 13:53 2
  - It's like the awful flipside to "Your winnings, sir" -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 14:08
  - I laughed through tears on the drive home. -- nm - David Aug 30, 13:54
the top 3 panels on the Recently Viewed screen on our Hulu for the past week has been some combination of Parks and Rec, Doc McStuffins and -- (edited) - prayformojo Aug 30, 13:46 5
- In some ways... -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 14:05
- (which reminds me of the Offerman's perfect delivery of this) -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 30, 13:53 [Image] 3
  - I loved Doc McStuffins. - Will Hunting Aug 30, 14:10 2
    - Octonauts was pretty terrific -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 14:12
    - It's all Paw Patrol now and I'm ready to embrace the darkness. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 14:11
@Jack (CEO of twitter) was hacked and posted a bunch of racist tweets -- nm - decline Aug 30, 13:42 5
- am I missing something, or does twitter's explanation here not expose a great way for someone else to do something similar? nm but: -- (link) - b. Aug 30, 17:21
- How could they tell? -- nm - Tim Aug 30, 13:43 2
  - The tweets lacked the requisite pretension. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 13:50
  - use of of "rofl" instead of "roflmao" -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 13:45
- "hacked" -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 13:43
Terminator trailer (spoiler) - Amoxy Aug 30, 13:39 1
- Thirdminator -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 13:40
Second -- nm - Amoxy Aug 30, 13:38
first please -- nm - Jovian Aug 30, 13:37

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