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Biden won the Iowa Caucus -- nm - budice Feb 4, 12:16 4
- Michael Dukakis won the Iowa Caucus. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 4, 12:21
- I support his efforts to contest these results. -- nm - Mop Feb 4, 12:19
- I heard it was Shakira. -- nm - Spawn Feb 4, 12:17 1
  - won my caucus -- nm - budice Feb 4, 12:19
The Lombardi Luge! -- (link) - Shaun Feb 4, 12:10
Here's a lovely story for wrestling fans. -- (link) - David Feb 4, 12:06 2
- David...MJF called into Busted Open...and...well... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 4, 12:22
- bery, pleeeeease create a separate board !!! -- nm - mud Feb 4, 12:08
The Party of Evil -- (link) - mud Feb 4, 12:04 4
- we had a good run. Nazis running the show now. -- nm - Jovian Feb 4, 12:18
- there is nothing, NOTHING I think is off limits. A law stating " President" is just another name for " King" can't be far off. - Pippy - fruit fly collector Feb 4, 12:08
- 49%?! -- (link) - mud Feb 4, 12:06 1
  - Here's the thread from last board. -- (link) - David Feb 4, 12:09 [Backboard]
the owner of the NYSE, Intercontinental Exchange, has approached eBay with a takeover bid (valuing it at $30B) -- nm* - decline Feb 4, 12:03 4
- US Steel down and eighth, funko batman up a quarter -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 4, 12:26
- They're gonna burn a ton in listing fees. -- nm - Reagen Feb 4, 12:21
- Selling or buying? -- nm - Mop Feb 4, 12:19 1
  - yes -- nm - Spawn Feb 4, 12:20
Here's some test footage from a live-action Marvin the Martian movie that Warner Bros was developing back in 2013. -- (link) - Mop Feb 4, 11:48 7
- I’d go see it. My cup today -- (pic) - spamlet Feb 4, 12:09 [Attachment] 1
  - sweet -- nm - mud Feb 4, 12:10
- ... maybe. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 11:58
- ! -- nm - mud Feb 4, 11:54 3
  - I would watch that, on tv at least. But I have a weak spot for him. He is Amy's fav. - Spawn Feb 4, 11:57 1
    - that Martian Manhunter/Marvin Martian crossover was excellent -- nm - Remlik Feb 4, 11:58
  - Looked like a real winner! -- nm - Mop Feb 4, 11:56
Someone Used Neural Networks To Upscale An 1895 Film To 4K 60 FPS -- (link) - Remlik Feb 4, 11:44 3
- Fantastic. -- nm - Mop Feb 4, 11:53
- I have become Self-Aware -- nm - 1895 Film Feb 4, 11:47
- sexy -- nm - Spawn Feb 4, 11:47
The Twenty this week has artists you've actually heard of! Kesha and Pearl Jam have new music out. Also indie darlings Bleeker with two tracks. - Qale Feb 4, 11:34 [spotify] 3
- I [heart] MXMS. I also like You Me at Six. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 4, 11:47 2
  - MXMS isn’t joining Lords of Acid when they get here in March. Grumble. Grumble. -- nm - Qale Feb 4, 12:04 1
    - We're seriously considering driving to Tampa to see that show. - JaxSean Feb 4, 12:15
Heh, Shakira dressed like her Zootopia character for the halftime show! -- nm - David Feb 4, 11:33
*...please don't have jury duty. please don't have jury duty...* -- nm - Diva Feb 4, 11:33
Lunch today: pan seared miso glazed salmon with perigord truffles or spice braised tofu, with cream of broccoli soup. - Beryllium Feb 4, 11:29 1
- Hot chicken tenders, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw, bread, pickles, and a coke zero. -- nm* - Ender Feb 4, 11:32
ST, I have some exciting news. - kelly Feb 4, 11:25 15
- Happy birthday, Nathan! -- nm - Krusty Feb 4, 13:02
- chuckie cheese tonight? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 4, 12:27
- Woohoo! Happy birthday little dude! -- nm - sycor Feb 4, 12:07
- Happy birthday Nathan! -- nm - jnine Feb 4, 12:05
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - Pippy - fruit fly collector Feb 4, 11:53
- happy b-day N! -- nm - decline Feb 4, 11:44
- DAYAM...you're old as shit!!! nm - Turd Ferguson Feb 4, 11:40
- Happy birthday kid! -- nm - Mop Feb 4, 11:39
- hbd nathan! -- nm - Diva Feb 4, 11:38
- congrats! you did all the work and deserve the bulk of all praises :)))) -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 4, 11:36
- nice! -- nm - Remlik Feb 4, 11:34
- All birthdays really belong to the moms. What are his favorite things and gift wishes at this age? -- nm - Max Feb 4, 11:30 1
  - "Happy Eviction Day" -- nm - Reagen Feb 4, 11:31
- oh. my. god. that's insane. congrats and happy birthday :) -- nm - colin Feb 4, 11:29
- Happy birthday to that kid! -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 11:28
Katy Tur doing her hour long show outside in Iowa is stupid. There has to be a dive bar with some heat. - zunk lake county Feb 4, 11:24
Will, it's the Iowa DNC specifically that runs it and made these choices. National DNC had little say. - Reagen Feb 4, 11:22 3
- They also run on a shoestring with volunteers. And the caucus process itself is complex. Add in the new crosschecking measures and the demand that - TWuG Feb 4, 11:25 2
  - This is just what I was about to say. The world hasn't fallen in because we don't know the winner yet. Hold off until you have everything. -- nm - Reagen Feb 4, 11:25 1
    - but clearly it's a DNC conspiracy against Bernie. according to the bernie bros. -- nm - Remlik Feb 4, 11:34
That terrifying moment when you realize you have 10 kills, and the rest of your team has 1. -- nm - David Feb 4, 11:17 22
- Logan had a game of Roblox last night where he got the achievement for killing the entire other team without dying, three times. And it wasn't that... - Spawn Feb 4, 11:22 16
  - This is how Ender's Game begins. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 4, 11:56
  - That's spectacular! -- nm - David Feb 4, 11:32 11
    - He gets accused of being a hacker in nearly every game. The only times he doesn't is when there actually *is* someone hacking. Then he targets the - Spawn Feb 4, 11:35 8
      - ten miiiiiilllion dollar prizes dude and you don't get maimed for life like in pro sports -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 4, 12:29
      - time to get him into an e-sports program -- nm - Remlik Feb 4, 11:41 6
        
        Nah. He's too old. -- nm - David Feb 4, 11:47 5
        
        College scholarships are available. My nephew is going to be on his college League of Legends team next year when he’s a freshman. -- nm - pmb Feb 4, 11:58 4
        
        Yeah, I was just joking. It's a Lugash reference. -- (pic) - David Feb 4, 12:02 [Attachment] 2
        
        My sister was never sure whether to tell her son to stop playing and study more or the other way around -- nm - pmb Feb 4, 12:07 1
        
        All kidding aside, I think that's a problem many parents face with talented kids whose hobbies are *generally* non-money making ventures. -- nm - David Feb 4, 12:10
        
        several high schools have programs around here that are getting big investment -- nm - Remlik Feb 4, 11:58
    - David needs Halo help! Send in The Bub. -- nm - Shaun Feb 4, 11:33 1
      - He hates joysticks. I honestly cannot process how he does the things he does with a keyboard. -- nm - Spawn Feb 4, 11:36
  - oh, kieran likes roblox too -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 11:23 2
    - It is amazing just how much it has. He is basically playing CoD there now. -- nm - Spawn Feb 4, 11:25 1
      - Yes, kieran was touting the virtues of the AR-15 or something last month. Yay. 🙄😂 -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 11:28
- I'm finding myself more and more often in this situation in Halo. "Guys, I shouldn't be the best player on this team!" is a common refrain. -- nm - Mop Feb 4, 11:18 4
  - I'm an absolute wrecking ball now, but the lack of communicating teammates is definitely a problem. -- nm - David Feb 4, 11:19 3
    - And there's a perfection. Think I'll quit while I'm ahead. -- nm - David Feb 4, 11:30 2
      - Yes, you have to. It's like gambling. If you let it run itself out, it'll leave you a wreck at the end. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 11:32 1
        
        It's a rule I have with Halo Reach. When I get a perfection, I stop playing. - David Feb 4, 11:34
I guess this one's for David. Is renting a DVC timeshare easy? Because this website doesn't make it look easy. - Mop Feb 4, 11:16 4
- Shoot me an email. That'll be easiest. My first question: are you trying to get a night within the next seven months or later than that? -- nm - David Feb 4, 11:18 3
  - It's mostly idle curiosity. I'm broke, so no time in the next decade. -- nm - Mop Feb 4, 11:19 2
    - The short answer is that it's easy, as long as you can find availability. I just rented out some points to a person the other day. -- nm - David Feb 4, 11:38 1
      - I'll be sure to speak to you when the time comes. -- nm - Mop Feb 4, 11:54
Altered Carbon S2 teaser trailer -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 4, 11:08 5
- Any nudi--? -- nm - Mop Feb 4, 11:16 2
  - Yes, tons. -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 4, 11:18 1
    - I mean, hopefully. -- nm - Shaun Feb 4, 11:34
- Sounds like I'll probably need the subtitles again. -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 4, 11:15 1
  - I watch pretty much everything with subtitles, anyway. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 11:15
By pulling 99 phones down empty streets, artist Simon Weckert made it look like they were gridlocked on Google Maps. -- (link) - Mop Feb 4, 11:04 1
- love this art project. -- nm - colin Feb 4, 11:30
Tesla at $928. - TWuG Feb 4, 11:04 21
- Saudi Arabia sold over 8 million shares in Q4. -- (link) - Reagen Feb 4, 11:34 1
  - So sad! -- nm - Mop Feb 4, 11:36
- Blue Horseshoe loves Tesla. -- nm - Max Feb 4, 11:16
- I’m seriously considering getting out of it. - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 11:04 17
  - I'm holding since my initial investment is really low. I figure it'll be a nice bequest to someone when I die - TWuG Feb 4, 11:12 1
    - Only had 5 shares. Might get back in at some point. We’ll see. - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 11:15
  - Sell order at 999. -- nm - Spawn Feb 4, 11:09 1
    - 3125.0 or gtfo -- nm - Shaun Feb 4, 11:23
  - You should. This is irrational and will come back down to earth soon. -- nm - Mop Feb 4, 11:05 12
    - Flip your position! Ride it down! Flip it again! - Beryllium Feb 4, 11:06 11
      - Wish I could. Can’t trade both ways within 60 days under our personal trading policy. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 11:12 10
        
        But you could sell, wait, and buy again, right? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 11:15 9
        
        As long as it’s more than 60 days between trades, yes. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 11:16
        
        I wonder what would have to happen to get it from 980 back to 200. Heh. - Beryllium Feb 4, 11:15 7
        
        Serious answer? Actual volume production from legacy builders. Like, all of them with new EVs selling 100k+ - TWuG Feb 4, 11:29
        
        Some kind of Musk meltdown. It has happened before. -- nm - zunk lake county Feb 4, 11:18 2
        
        Not down to 200 but, 400? What goes up must come down. -- nm - zunk lake county Feb 4, 11:20 1
        
        I might take another look at it around $500 or so. Maybe as high as $600. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 11:24
        
        EMP -- nm - Spawn Feb 4, 11:17 2
        
        That would just increase profits as new parts were ordered & covered by insurance. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 11:23 1
        
        Stock crashes, then skyrockets to even loftier heights. -- nm - Spawn Feb 4, 11:24
Callisto alert - Lilo and Stitch gets its live action remake (for Disney+) -- (link) - Roger More Feb 4, 10:44 2
- This has been confirmed for at least a year, but she's understandably excited. -- nm - David Feb 4, 11:19
- Devito's getting a little old to play Stitch. -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 4, 10:53
I'm starting to think that the app is just a highly convenient scapegoat for greater issues in Iowa. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 10:41 7
- That it’s Iowa? -- nm - Qale Feb 4, 11:09 1
  - I was going to blame corn, but sure. That works too. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 11:09
- Warren: I don't understand what releasing half of the data means. They ought to get it together and release all of it. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 4, 10:51 2
  - I don’t understand it either, at this stage. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 10:58 1
    - And now the campaigns are trying to get out in front of it by releasing counts based on their own records of precinct results. - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 11:04
- Here's a good hot take. Last night happened because Trump doesn't understand technology. - Strongbad Feb 4, 10:48 1
  - I took it as a broader critique of the political establishment as a whole, and the Democratic Party apparatus in particular. - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 11:01
Leaving a note for Jim about the finale to The Circle (spoils) - prayformojo Feb 4, 10:40 3
- We loved it (some spoils and some inside baseball) - Turd Ferguson Feb 4, 11:06
- Spoilers - rollo Feb 4, 10:59 1
  - Related (spoils) - Turd Ferguson Feb 4, 11:20
Morgan Fairchild 70 today. -- nm - Remlik Feb 4, 10:39 2
- and *not* a cultist. -- nm - Jovian Feb 4, 10:48 1
  - I don't know, I was a follower back in the day. -- nm - Spawn Feb 4, 10:54
If you lost the Mahomes rushing yards prop bet, blame Shanahan for insisting on using his 2 TO. -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 4, 10:30
holy cow...check out this Star Wars General Grievous cosplay -- (link) - Remlik Feb 4, 10:28 3
- That's amazing! I checked their YouTube channel but I'm not seeing any behind-the-scenes stuff. Tested (Adam Savage) would eat this up. -- nm - Mop Feb 4, 10:59
- I keep waiting for him to trip over the robe -- nm - JaxSean Feb 4, 10:44
- Heh, well done -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 10:29
"Nevada Democrats drop plans to use app that delayed Iowa caucus results" ya think?? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 10:26
May I have your attention for a very important announcement. Stop what you are doing and click this. -- (pic) - Spawn Feb 4, 10:22 [Attachment]
My local Target has removed the entire 3DS section. -- nm - Qale Feb 4, 10:21
If you think about it, the Jags just gave JaxSean a day of his life back! -- nm - David Feb 4, 10:21 7
- We're seriously considering not renewing. - JaxSean Feb 4, 10:51 6
  - Wow! Who would you get to play your backyard? -- nm - Spawn Feb 4, 11:11 1
    - Minshew. -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 4, 11:15
  - I wouldn't blame you. -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 10:55 3
    - it seems only a matter of time before he pulls up stakes and leaves anyway. So get ahead of it now... -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 10:56 2
      - I'd imagine you could get cheaper tickets day of the game than what you pay for seasons tickets too if you still wanted to attend... -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 11:02 1
        
        with season tickets, you're paying for having the same seat / neighbors every game. That's the benefit. - JaxSean Feb 4, 11:05
Survivor. No surprise, Probst says the Marianos and Parvati were the toughest to get. Once the 3 of them were onboard, the rest just fell into place -- nm - Strongbad Feb 4, 10:20 4
- So so so happy to have Parv back -- nm - Jovian Feb 4, 10:33
- Sandra said YES before Jeff even described what they were doing, just like she did for 39. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 4, 10:24
- Oh, Ambuh is on it too or just Rob? -- nm - rollo Feb 4, 10:23 1
  - Both. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 4, 10:23

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