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Quibi! Our ad wasn't as bad as Trump's or Bloomberg's! -- nm - Mop Feb 3, 10:56 2
- stop trying to make Quibi happen -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 11:00 1
  - Seriously. -- nm - Mop Feb 3, 11:01
I assume Audi had to license "Let It Go" from Disney for that ad. It seems odd that Disney would allow this. -- nm - Mop Feb 3, 10:55 2
- Mrs. zunk tried to point out why Maisie Williams was singing that song. I did't see a connection. It's a little flimsy to me. - zunk lake county Feb 3, 11:11 1
  - I feel it's unrelated. -- nm - Mop Feb 3, 11:14
The bidness behind the Disney Hamilton-in-theatres deal. -- (link) - Diva Feb 3, 10:52 10
- Yeah, it’s $75 million to have Hamilton always available on Disney+. So, it’s a master stroke. -- nm - David Feb 3, 11:01 5
  - Aside? I haven't been on Disney+ in weeks. Any new content would be appreciated. -- nm - Mop Feb 3, 11:05 4
    - So you're all caught up on Clone Wars and Rebels? -- nm - Ender Feb 3, 11:51
    - I use it as background noise. "Watched" Black Panther over the weekend in small doses. -- nm - Spawn Feb 3, 11:06
    - Watch Togo! -- nm - Shaun Feb 3, 11:06 1
      - How many times am I supposed to watch that? -- nm - Mop Feb 3, 11:09
- Disney should snap up a bunch of Broadway stuff that don't have movie adaptations (and for their own shows) - Beaker Feb 3, 10:59
- Tell you honestly, I thought this was going to be an adaptation. I'm glad it's not. -- nm - Mop Feb 3, 10:57
- so it's all done and ready to roll? The $75M seems like an easy investment for them to make - Beaker Feb 3, 10:56
- they should have a live movie theatre projected event -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 3, 10:55
Just watched the Fast & Furious 9 trailer. That's going to make Hobbs & Shaw look like an Oscar movie. - Shaun Feb 3, 10:51 3
- They need to set up Furious Future: The Next Generation. -- nm - Max Feb 3, 11:14
- Seriously. Let's make it less funny, far more serious, and up the outlandish by about 25%. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 3, 11:04 1
  - "We need more outlandish, Scotty!" "SHE KIN'T HOLD IT, KIPTIN! SHE'LL BREAK APART!" -- nm - Mop Feb 3, 11:09
so if a plane has to circle for hours and hours before an emergency landing, do they still serve or is the bar closed? - zeitgeist Feb 3, 10:51 1
- It's air canada, everything is too expensive -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 10:51
A dog I was giving rubs to just peed on my leg. Ugh! - Krusty Feb 3, 10:49 3
- somehow i feel *now* is the appropriate time to ask her the question -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 3, 10:52 2
  - nah, do it from the bathtub taking a bubblebath like Steve Martin in The Jerk. -- nm - Jovian Feb 3, 10:54 1
    - Haha! -- nm - Krusty Feb 3, 10:55
1 dead, 5 wounded after shooting on Greyhound bus -- (link) - Beaker Feb 3, 10:43 3
- a greyhound bus is certainly one of the top ten places I would not like to be caught dead in... - zeitgeist Feb 3, 11:00 1
  - Are there distinct entries on that list for pants up vs. pants down? -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 3, 11:02
- Yeah, the yadda yadda yadda part of this story needs to be heard. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 3, 10:52
LYC: I spent most of the Superbowl realigning my credit cards (overdetail inside) - oblique Feb 3, 10:30 7
- Also: I realized I was being really dumb about frequent flier miles. Made sure that myself and my wife both have our own numbers on United and AA as - oblique Feb 3, 10:44
- The points from Chase are going to be worth more than the Hyatt points as they are way more flexible. Unless it’s a big difference -- (edited) - spamlet Feb 3, 10:32 5
  - Yeah, I don't expect to put a lot of charges on the Hyatt outside of the initial spend to hit the bonus. I'll use the Sapphire for primary travel - oblique Feb 3, 10:37 4
    - If you’re paying cash, always book on the Hyatt website. You’ll occasionally have issues with points and status booking through Chase. -- nm - spamlet Feb 3, 10:40 3
      - I also meant to ask. Do you know how things work if you're renting a car with Chase points related to how the rental car company does their - oblique Feb 3, 10:46 1
        
        Usually yes because it looks like a cash rental to them. I think Chase uses Orbitz so they'll just see it as that. - spamlet Feb 3, 10:55
      - Good to know. I usually only use the Chase portal if I'm cashing in points. -- nm - oblique Feb 3, 10:42
So whats the timetable on the Iowa Caucusesses? they have an official start time, right? Long story short, when do we see results from them? -- nm* - Volnelk Feb 3, 10:29 1
- Tonight probably pretty late. It’s not a centralized process. -- nm - spamlet Feb 3, 10:35
The Air Canada flight landed safely. The Spanish air force had sent an F-18 to inspect. There's footage. -- (link) - Mop Feb 3, 10:27
NFL: Falcons announce they are not planning to re-sign DL Vic Beasley. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 3, 10:27
Yeah. I just heard. You guys. :( -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 10:26 6
- It good to see some old 'faces' here but yeah, a terrible reason. Hope you are doing well -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 10:37 3
  - This. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 3, 10:44
  - I scrolled through the BBs. It was nice to read everyone's thoughts. -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 10:42 1
    - [[[hugs]]] -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 3, 11:01
- Hi. Thanks for dropping in. I felt I was late to find out myself. It's been so nice to see so many people with fond memories. -- nm - oblique Feb 3, 10:30 1
  - We didn't meet in person, but he was good to talk to. We discussed mental health stuff sometimes. -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 10:32
So, Pam Anderson made it 12 days into her marriage. -- nm - Spawn Feb 3, 10:25 2
- Story -- (link) - Remlik Feb 3, 10:28 1
  - Well as long as the marriage wasn't consummated... -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 3, 10:47
Well, *a* plane seems to have landed successfully. It might've been the one. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 10:08 5
- Twitter account from the plane -- (link) - Roger More Feb 3, 10:25 2
  - Scrolling through that is nuts. The picture of the fire on the wing is crazy. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 3, 10:31 1
    - Sounds like he might have video of it, maybe he'll get $$$ for it :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 10:33
- (Judging from the emergency lights chasing it, it was probably the one.) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 10:09 1
  - good news -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 10:21
I've decided "Smaht Pahk" is a dumb feature. First it appears you have to be pointed straight into a spot. Which doesn't happen in scenarios ... - Cuzzin Todd Feb 3, 10:02 5
- Yeah, but I've decided it's a good ad. -- nm - Mop Feb 3, 10:52
- That last part is on point. But it actually would be useful for some other situations - TWuG Feb 3, 10:04 2
  - Tight garage I'll agree with, but the scenario presented not so useful. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 3, 10:35
  - Isn't it "autopahk" and "smaht summon? -- nm - zunk lake county Feb 3, 10:20
- If everyone would buy Smaht Pahk from us, dings wouldn't be an issue. Solved! -- nm - Hyundai Feb 3, 10:03
There sure are a lot of these "Iberia" planes landing in spain, I wonder what that's about. - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:56 1
- Bery pls -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 09:56
(~this is lycanthropy...~) -- nm - humming Feb 3, 09:49
And ty97, that is an effin' ludicrous amount of paperwork for a frickin' apartment. Like, "there is a Portlandia episode somewhere in there" type ... - ReluctantCynic Feb 3, 09:42 14
- and, income 40x your rent? how do people have apartments that work at, like, Starbucks? -- nm - Andie Feb 3, 09:50 13
  - to be completely honest, I have no clue how a lot of people make it work here. - ty97 Feb 3, 10:44
  - They're called roommates -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 3, 10:02 3
    - so, everyone applies together to hit your minimum? i assume in reality one person gets a guarantor and THEN gets the roommates. -- nm - Andie Feb 3, 10:09 2
      - I think it would depend the renter if allows for multiple people to sign the lease -- nm - JD Feb 3, 10:15 1
        
        My exp in san fran was, one person, or couple sign the lease so its based on their income, but you could go 50% of your monthly inc for rent - zeitgeist Feb 3, 11:06
  - I don't know if the rules are as stringent outside of Manhattan. But like recent college graduates have to have their parents as guarantors - ty97 Feb 3, 09:56 6
    - How difficult is it in NYC for a landlord to get rid of a tenant who falls behind on their rent? - Roger More Feb 3, 10:20 4
      - Very difficult. It takes months to go through the courts and the laws and protections very much favor the tenants today -- nm - Krusty Feb 3, 11:03 1
        
        is there still stringent rent control? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 3, 11:08
      - My dad represented some landlords there years ago. He said it was very hard. -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 10:41
      - I'm not sure of the details, but know that we have strong tenant protections -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 10:40
    - It's the same in the boroughs unless you can get a place directly through the owner. -- nm - Krusty Feb 3, 09:59
  - They don't, they live in the stockroom. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 3, 09:52
Experimental HIV vaccine trial seems to have failed. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:37
To add to Krusty's happy vibes today, it was a year ago today that we brought our dog to the ER and were told he had an aggressive cancer and a - pmb Feb 3, 09:35 8
- yea -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 3, 11:10
- Yay!! After last week a happy Monday is good!! -- nm - Meg Feb 3, 10:06
- That's so great! 🙌😁 Continued good health! -- nm - Krusty Feb 3, 10:00
- That's awesome! -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 09:58
- Whoo! -- nm - Shaun Feb 3, 09:47
- Love this. And congrats, Krusty! Great news all around. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 3, 09:40
- I’m so happy to hear this. -- nm - David, Troll Summoner Feb 3, 09:40
- that's the type of update i love to hear. -- nm - Andie Feb 3, 09:37
I guess I should book my flight and hotel for STL -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 09:29 13
- does booking Fast Passes for Animal Kingdom tomorrow morning count? -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 09:51
- I need to book our flights to Las Vegas over Easter to visit my parents -- nm - znufrii, human scum Feb 3, 09:50
- The fun part for you will be packing. Cause it could be 8 degrees with snow, or 85 and sun shiny or both. Ya just never know. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Feb 3, 09:49
- I should book a flight and hotel somewhere soon. It's been almost 18 months since I left this place. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 3, 09:44
- Nobody cares. I need to book my flight to Portland soon. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 3, 09:34 6
  - !!! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 3, 09:36 1
    - Yeah, if any ST'ers are in the area, first round is on me. - Strongbad Feb 3, 09:42
  - ugh, shut up. i have to book a flight to Detroit. nobody cares. -- nm - colin Feb 3, 09:36 3
    - Work conference, but it looks like they've built in some time to enjoy the city. - Strongbad Feb 3, 09:38 2
      - been out before? - colin Feb 3, 09:47 1
        
        Seattle 4-5 years ago, but didn't make it down there. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 3, 09:48
- Wouldn't be a horrible idea...or you could just drive here. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Feb 3, 09:29 1
  - I haven't owned a car in 12 years -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 09:31
Browsing Jams & Jellies at the market, found Hot Pepper and Bacon Jam!! This could be very bad 🙄 - Meg Feb 3, 09:27 2
- And just noticed the 'best by' date was a month ago...guess it's not a popular item. -- nm - Meg Feb 3, 10:18
- Related: got some local maple syrup mustard and maple syrup bbq sauce to go on the baked wings last night..Dragon kids approved! -- nm - SyrDragon Feb 3, 09:59
B2 Re: Hamilton Movie. We had a discussion about this last night and I was disappointed it is a film of the stage production. - zunk lake county Feb 3, 09:25 16
- They’ll do both over the next few years. -- nm - David, Troll Summoner Feb 3, 09:27 9
  - The bigger In The Heights is, the sooner a Hamilton movie gets made. -- nm - Tim Feb 3, 10:01 6
    - That trailer makes me so happy. -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 10:04 5
      - I just hear the wood blocks clink together and get giddy -- nm - oblique Feb 3, 10:20
      - Just watched it again. Yup. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Feb 3, 10:12
      - it is pure joy. -- nm - Diva Feb 3, 10:06 1
        
        This may be the first movie I see repeatedly in theaters in a long long time -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 10:40
      - Word. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Feb 3, 10:06
  - This. One could also end up with Phantom of the Opera and drift too far away from the original musical - JD Feb 3, 09:33 1
    - The original cast is the key to this, IMO. I have no desire to watch a filmed version of a stage show. Especially - Turd Ferguson Feb 3, 09:38
- That version will be made someday too -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 09:27 1
  - Hope so. -- nm - zunk lake county Feb 3, 09:34
- it will save them $25 Million in budget easily. -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 09:26 1
  - I’m glad you posted or I would have had to do a SI -- nm - spamlet Feb 3, 09:28
- I'd guarantee someone said the exact same thing about Cats. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Feb 3, 09:26 1
  - HA! -- nm - Diva Feb 3, 09:35
White women paying up to $2500 for the privilege of being told how they are racist. *smh* -- (link) - znufrii, human scum Feb 3, 09:24 9
- I'm in the wrong line of work. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 3, 09:37
- If it works, that's excellent. Knowing you have a problem and confronting it to change it is a good thing. -- nm - TWuG Feb 3, 09:30
- is the issue the money or the message? - colin Feb 3, 09:27 6
  - At first blush it seems consistent with the trope of well-to-do liberal white women putting in more effort to not appear racist - znufrii, human scum Feb 3, 09:37 5
    - yeah, i think if the work is sincere, then paying for someone to come in makes sense. - colin Feb 3, 09:44 4
      - The problem of "do it on your own" is that white privilege blinds people to a lot of problematic thinking/actions. An outside viewpoint is needed - TWuG Feb 3, 09:49 3
        
        well, i mean the work of discussing your personal experiences and issues is personal work.. learning is from someone who is external. - colin Feb 3, 09:53 2
        
        You don't just grab some random person and tell them they need to fix you. That would be not good. -- nm - TWuG Feb 3, 09:58 1
        
        Wait. You don’t? -- nm* - Liberal White Women Feb 3, 10:24
Wow. My AMC has BoP on both Dolby Cinema and IMAX. - Spawn Feb 3, 09:22 1
- OTOH, what would be the alternate movie to show on the special screens that would convince people to pay the premium? -- nm - JD Feb 3, 09:30
sitwap: USA Today's admeter results of the super bowl commercials: 1. Jeep Groundhog, 2. Hyundai Smaht Pak, 3. Google Loretta, 4. Doritos Cool Ranch, - JaxSean Feb 3, 09:22 5
- Also, did I miss Budweiser Clydesdales? Oh and Fallon/Cena was good too -- nm - SyrDragon Feb 3, 10:01
- Here's one from Northwester U. school of management FWIW - zunk lake county Feb 3, 09:33
- I thought Ellen/Alexa was great - SyrDragon Feb 3, 09:25 2
  - I thought the Google Loretta was Hallmark-y (sweet, but overly sappy and a bit creepy), and the Doritos mustache wave was great - JaxSean Feb 3, 09:35 1
    - But Nas' remake plus Billy Ray at the end is gold! -- nm - SyrDragon Feb 3, 09:46
Congrats Krusty! -- nm - pmb Feb 3, 09:21 1
- yah! cool news!! -- nm - colin Feb 3, 09:30
probably a dumb question: remoting into a machine using X2Go, LXDE. i cannot for the life of me find the terminal. - colin Feb 3, 09:16 3
- Ubuntu's always had a terminal installed by default when I've used it. Maybe the icon got lost? - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:21 1
  - Ubuntu has it, but LXDE is a separate light desktop that runs when you remote in. tried running all three, said it couldn't find them. -- nm - colin Feb 3, 09:25
- remoting from windows machine to Ubuntu machine, btw. -- nm - colin Feb 3, 09:17
222nd win on 2/2/2020 is great -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 09:15
Fun fact from one of my students. 'Mas' in Arabic is 'Suck' so 'How do I Mus?' from Sabra sounds like 'How do I suck?' -- nm - Volnelk Feb 3, 09:13
I wonder if they can take time to do any sightseeing when circling to reduce fuel levels? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:12 1
- Those poor people. They thought they had escaped Barajas. -- nm - Mop Feb 3, 09:15
Also required: blood, semen, stool and urine sample -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 09:11 5
- That's going to make for an awkward meeting when he provides them fresh and in person. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 3, 09:13
- I'll provide them, but they'll be heavily redacted. -- nm - colin Feb 3, 09:12 3
  - >heavily radioactive -- nm - Qale Feb 3, 09:15 2
    - Heavy fuel. -- nm - Spawn Feb 3, 09:16 1
      - you know it. -- nm - colin Feb 3, 09:17

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