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Johnny Galecki looks more like Eugene Levy's son than Eugene Levy's son. -- (link) - Reagen Dec 12, 11:11 2
- No, but looks like the guy from BBT. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 11:13 1
  - and he looks like the guy from Roseanne -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 11:15
So how is the UK election going? -- nm - Berylorian Dec 12, 11:10
The Ringer has a Survivor article (may include new details on what is going on - spoilers obviously) -- (link) - Beaker Dec 12, 11:06
Here’s some interesting trivia from my inbox: who was first offered the role of John McClane in Die Hard? -- nm - David, Troll Summoner Dec 12, 10:56 17
- I know this one. And I know why. -- (edited) - Mop Dec 12, 11:07
- I know this one but will put it IM as not to spoil - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 11:01
- spoils - Roger More Dec 12, 11:01 1
  - This is correct. -- nm - David Dec 12, 11:02
- Mcaully Culkin. -- nm - pmb Dec 12, 11:01
- Fred Rogers. -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 12, 11:01 2
  - Timeframe-wise, you're closer than bery. -- nm - David Dec 12, 11:01 1
    - In my defense, - Berylorian Dec 12, 11:04
- Kevin Costner. -- nm - Berylorian Dec 12, 11:00
- I don't know this, but I'll pivot off for different Die Hard trivia - Reagen Dec 12, 10:59 5
  - Reading the IM, yes. They were contractually obligated to offer to Sinatra for that reason. -- nm - David Dec 12, 11:04 2
    - What was Deepfake created for if not to create this? -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 11:06 1
      - "Come out to the coast, we'll have some laughs" -- nm - Berylorian Dec 12, 11:07
  - (unless I'm technically right...) -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 11:01 1
    - (you are) -- nm - decline Dec 12, 11:02
- That sounds like a Tom Selleck type time frame - Will Hunting Dec 12, 10:57 1
  - Even earlier. -- nm - David Dec 12, 11:01
Baby Yoda is now available as you D+ avatar. -- nm - Ender Dec 12, 10:52 2
- Boba Fett there yet? -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 11:11
- About freakin' time. Will Let Logan have it though because as "Father" I have Vader. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 11:04
Top Chef season 17 *spoilers* - Strongbad Dec 12, 10:49 1
- season starts March 19 2020 -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 12, 10:55
If you own a Ring camera you should read this. The hacking of them is so common now, groups have podcasts where they listen to people being harassed -- (link*) - decline Dec 12, 10:42 5
- Discord is right up there with 4chan on sites that ought to be taken over by the Feds. -- nm - Qale Dec 12, 10:57
- I'm not sure if it is better or worse that the method being used is essentially user error. - JD Dec 12, 10:48 2
  - Ring could do a better job of not allowing brute force attacks on their login (hell, this is a similar primary complaint against Disney+ too) -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 12, 10:50
  - Ah yes, the ID-10-T vulnerability. There's no patch for that. -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 12, 10:49
- I would like to introduce an amendment that people using dumb ass passwords aren't labelled "hacked" - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 12, 10:47
WWE: Lana has been getting death threats, FBI investigating. -- nm - Remlik Dec 12, 10:35 5
- I bet it’s Rusev. -- nm - Qale Dec 12, 10:53 4
  - The stupidest thing about this storyline is that he clearly reveres her. -- nm - David, Troll Summoner Dec 12, 10:56 3
    - This entire storyline is stupid but he was fantastic on Raw. - Tim Dec 12, 11:07
    - He's very high on the list of talents they've wasted - Will Hunting Dec 12, 10:57
    - I actually am completely blissfully unaware of the current product. I was just going by their previous relationship. -- nm - Qale Dec 12, 10:57
Christmas dinner, redefined -- (link) - decline Dec 12, 10:35 1
- ...beef sauteed with peas and onions, a layer of lady fingers... -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 12, 10:40
FF: I just know that whatever combination of WR I pick this week, I'm certain that I'm going to choose poorly. I have to pick 4 - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 12, 10:33 3
- You have them in order of pref. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 11:07
- You didn't ask me, but - Strongbad Dec 12, 10:36 1
  - Yeah - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 12, 10:37
The Live Good Times cast is awesome, Viola Davis, Andre Braugher, Tiffany Haddish... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 12, 10:21 4
- Again? -- nm - Spawn Dec 12, 10:29
- Kevin Bacon and Jesse Eisenberg to be on the All in the Family one as co-stars too (my guess is they will do The Draft Dodger episode) -- (edited) - Beaker Dec 12, 10:23 2
  - All in the Family taught me how to put on socks and shoes properly. -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 12, 10:33 1
    - *hops on one foot keeping both feet dry* -- nm* - Beaker Dec 12, 11:02
Rep Hank Johnson throwing some major shade: "The pot calling the kettle black is not something we should do" -- (link) - decline Dec 12, 10:07
I've moved on from being pissed at the Dodgers for not even offering Rendon a contract because they didn't feel like he wanted to play in LA, to my - jnine Dec 12, 09:33 10
- Her Tweet gave us more info than we had before. -- (edited) - Mop Dec 12, 09:55 4
  - Spoils, I guess? - Dark Callisto Dec 12, 11:22
  - I never doubted that's what it was. I'm wondering how many similar stories will come out about his professional life? This didn't start when he went -- (edited) - jnine Dec 12, 10:59
  - You gotta wonder if this is gonna open Pandoras box - eag Dec 12, 10:02 1
    - more "crazy might kill you in your sleep" from what I recall rather than "feel you up in front of dozens of witnesses" -- (edited) - Beaker Dec 12, 10:04
- CBS as a company is like a creepy old guy with his hand in his pants. -- nm - David Dec 12, 09:54 4
  - Word around the campfire is that Kellee is suing both CBS and Dan, but who knows for sure? -- nm - Dr. Luthor Swann Dec 12, 10:06
  - I mean, for a number of years, they literally were that. -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 09:55 2
    - I look forward to the Bull / Survivor cross-over episode -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 09:57 1
      - "Wow, I'm having such a hard time seeing what the problem is here" meanwhile it's literally happening right in front of him -- nm - Berylorian Dec 12, 10:06
In honour of the new Star Wars movie here's a sci-fi inspired music playlist (warning you may get a 'So Long & Thanks For All The Fish' earworm. -- (link) - LMS Dec 12, 09:32 2
- ~So sad that it should come to this~ Darn you, LMS! -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 12, 10:37
- Veeeery nice. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 09:34
I just saw one of the Sklar brothers but I'm not sure which one. Lol -- nm - Krusty Dec 12, 09:32 3
- The Scolari brothers?? -- nm - Berylorian Dec 12, 10:05
- I don't think I've ever seen them apart in anything. -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 09:43 1
  - Me either. One was with his wife and another couple on the UWS -- nm - Krusty Dec 12, 10:52
The early reviews I've seen for The Expanse season 4 are very, very good. -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 09:23 4
- Related: as a book series I enjoy it more than Game of Thrones. Just a hint as to how great the books are as I have a shitton of GOT shit in my book - Beaker Dec 12, 09:24 3
  - That is a lot of shit. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 09:24 2
    - that's season 8 for you -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 09:25 1
      - mud gonna get you. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 09:26
How ‘Fleabag’ Became the Defining Comedy of 2019 -- (link) - Beaker Dec 12, 09:20 2
- It was talked up so much I expected to be let down by the actual viewing. I was not. It's glorious. -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 12, 09:22 1
  - I binged it a few weeks ago. S1 was a letdown but then S2 redeemed it, and more. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 09:24
with the Rakuten rebate ($13.43) Disney+ for the year ended up being $6.38 a month -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 09:20
So... does anyone here know anything about broadcasting over shoutcast (or other radio streaming protocols)? -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 09:16
$5 Fridays - A lot of Christmas related items. Couple things I plan to try for (I was hoping the Funko Advent calendars would be up this week though) -- (link*) - Beaker Dec 12, 09:12 4
- sorry, double post from my mobile -- nm* - Spawn Dec 12, 09:17
- Picked up my Batman books yesterday and the store had opened the blinds and had them for sale. -- (pic) - Spawn Dec 12, 09:16 [Attachment] 1
  - $5 Friday or bust! (I suspect next week or the Friday after Christmas...both stores here have the Marvel one for sure) -- nm* - Beaker Dec 12, 10:20
- a couple Frozen 2 things Shaun -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 09:15
The founders of NGINX (the most popular web server in the world) were arrested by Russian police -- (link) - decline Dec 12, 09:11 11
- SlackerTalk prefers the Apache web server. -- nm - Berylorian Dec 12, 10:04 5
  - circle the wagons! -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 12, 10:46 1
    - *rides around in a circle very fast* -- nm - Bery on a wagon Dec 12, 10:47
  - Jump on it. -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 10:44
  - why do you hate Russia, Bery? - decline Dec 12, 10:05 1
    - You can take my CGI-BINS but you'll never take my FREEEEEDOM -- nm - Berylorian Dec 12, 10:49
- Arrested because... apparently, the founders claim the software is open source, while a Russian search engine claims to own the code. - Mop Dec 12, 09:14 2
  - Well it is Russia -- nm - decline Dec 12, 09:15 1
    - In Russia, copyright violates you! -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 09:16
- man, if you had money why would you stay in Russia? Putin sees something he covets and in jail you go -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 09:14 1
  - i'm surprised he doesn't already control the internet as much as he does the broadcast media -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 12, 10:44
the poll on B2 reminded me to ask - I'm considering getting a new PC laptop. Only looking to do basic office stuff, stream, store some pics. I do not - Diva Dec 12, 09:04 7
- If you're ok with using google docs for office stuff, look at a chromebook -- nm - decline Dec 12, 09:11 1
  - You can still use Office on a chromebook. -- nm - sycor Dec 12, 09:28
- Would you ever use as a tablet? The Surface devices are fairly nice and can be used as either - spamlet Dec 12, 09:06 4
  - I've been looking at a Surface as laptop replacement, too, and I'm leaning that way. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 12, 09:14
  - Yeah, I could see a Chromebook working for that kind of use. Otherwise - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 12, 09:09
  - I would use a tablet, but I don't want a small one. (and thx!) -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 09:07 1
    - Ah. I’d definitely look at the surface Pro devices then. The kid mainly uses ours and loves it for drawing and streaming stuff. -- nm - spamlet Dec 12, 09:20
Patton Oswalt preaching to Murica -- (link) - BBud-8 Dec 12, 09:01 3
- Tell me how you really feel, Patton. Don't hold back. :P -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 12, 09:08
- Of all the comedians I have seen, he is the one I could most easily imagine hanging out with. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 09:07 1
  - An aside: He had an opener and he invited a guy he met on Twitter to open for her. He came out to introduce each one. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 09:45
lolol Greta updated her Twitter profile -- nm - Jovian Dec 12, 09:00 1
- Trump makes it so easy to get owned. -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 09:50
Scheer is out -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 12, 08:50 10
- What I got from a very good source of CPC info: - Name Withheld By Request Dec 12, 09:27 4
  - who the front runners as replacement? -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 09:30 3
    - Too early to say who'll run. Won't be a dozen like last time as it has only been 30 months since the last one, not 13 years. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 12, 09:53 2
      - no Doug Ford?! :) - Beaker Dec 12, 10:09 1
        
        I don't think so. He'll maybe endorse, but he isn't going to run. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 12, 10:56
- whoa -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 09:07
- This is my shocked face. -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 08:57 1
  - ME TOO! -- nm - Peter MacKay Dec 12, 09:07
- Had to happen. Sounds like the item being used to trigger it is pretty ticky tack. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 12, 08:56
- Fer Scheer -- nm - BBud-8 Dec 12, 08:53
These two lol-catz break me up! -- (link) - Facto Dec 12, 08:49 [youtube] 3
- Mine's broken. Let me try yours. -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 12, 09:04 1
  - Or maybe it's like: "Hey, I'll get this guy's grub, too!" -- nm - Facto Dec 12, 10:15
- Ok, "crack me up".. Pavlov's cats! -- nm - Facto Dec 12, 08:49
Amazon vid clip for SW:TROS -- (link) - BBud-8 Dec 12, 08:48
so are they now like 60 million over the cap? -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 08:45 18
- The projections are they'll end up around $235m in salary. They'll trade guys and make more moves but the tax isn't too bad for them this year -- nm - Krusty Dec 12, 09:14 2
  - until they make those deals, they are at what they are at. - groiny Dec 12, 09:30 1
    - The Dodgers had 4 payrolls in a row over 245mil from 2014 to 2017. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 12, 09:32
- This was my thought. The Yankees are spending like there's no salary cap. -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 09:11 13
  - They actually aren't *that* high at the moment. - Will Hunting Dec 12, 09:25 5
    - god that Cole number is going to look like that Ellsbury number in 5 years. -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 09:31 4
      - THey clearly are betting he's a Max or Verlander. - Will Hunting Dec 12, 09:34 3
        
        it is possible, but he was barely an all-star level pitcher in his years in Pirateville. - groiny Dec 12, 09:56 2
        
        I'd say Houston figured it out for him ... he's not going to forget what their analytics told him worked best. - Will Hunting Dec 12, 10:04 1
        
        "The Astros showed Cole that his upper-90s, four-seam fastball was harder to hit up in the zone." -- (link) - JD Dec 12, 10:14
  - they'll just pay the luxury tax -- nm - decline Dec 12, 09:13 6
    - This occurred to me, too. What happens if you exceed the salary cap? Do you just pay a fine? -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 09:15 5
      - it's a graded tax, something like up to $20M over at 32%, up to $40M over at 40% (or something like that) -- nm - decline Dec 12, 09:17 4
        
        Multiple years over it raise the penalities too. - Will Hunting Dec 12, 09:35 1
        
        right (I forgot about that part) -- nm - decline Dec 12, 09:44
        
        *increases ticket prices... still sells out every game* -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 09:26 1
        
        Their revenue is north of $600M/year - I'm sure they'll be just fine -- nm - decline Dec 12, 09:28
- Israel? - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 08:48
Gardner back to the Yankees on a 1yr deal for $12.5m with a $10m team option for a second year. -- nm - Krusty Dec 12, 08:38
Israel back to the polls for a third time in March. -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 08:36 5
- We complain about how long our election campaigns go, but at least we're not doing them every 3 months. -- nm* - pmb Dec 12, 08:42 2
  - Uhm, I wish we had one sooner than 327 days from now. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 08:53
  - It's the main reason I don't like full prop rep. -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 08:45
- And we’re going to keep doing it until you get it right dammit. -- nm - Qale Dec 12, 08:39 1
  - At some point, Bebe's going to be running from prison, right? -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 08:41

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