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Automatic is also shutting down if you have any of their car readers. -- (link) - spamlet May 1, 09:46 7
- what's Automatic ? -- nm - decline May 1, 09:47 5
  - Goes in your car ODB port. Can alert you to car troubles but the gold models also do GPS based tracking. I have them in both kids cars -- nm - oblique May 1, 09:49 4
    - Okay, spill it. What the heck did they do -- nm - con_carne May 1, 10:02 1
      - So your "Check Engine" light goes on. Plug this thing into your car, and it'll do a diagnostic scan to tell you what the actual problem is. -- nm - Shaun May 1, 10:04
    - helicopter dad -- nm - decline May 1, 09:49 1
      - heh. I'd say we use it fairly infrequently. The little notifications are nice to know "kid is on their way home". Once we had the - oblique May 1, 09:52
- grrrr -- nm - oblique May 1, 09:47
Pixie posted that HSX is on autopilot — Cantor let DMac go. - Will Hunting May 1, 09:23 47
- Wow that sucks. Had not played in a while but just thinking of all the life change and updates from all you as a result of HSX. -- nm - Walt_Disney May 1, 10:16
- That's too bad. Things are really gone to orange over there. -- nm - Loyola May 1, 10:04
- bummer. Echo all the sentiments below. You guys are the greatest. -- nm - oblique May 1, 09:57
- ahh that sucks -- nm - Beaker May 1, 09:55
- I'm virtually hugging ALL you b!tches right now... -- nm - Diva May 1, 09:54 2
  - *assgrab* - oblique May 1, 09:56 1
    - imma tell yo wife... -- nm - Diva May 1, 10:06
- *shorts PASON one last time for old time's sake* -- nm - znufrii, silly old man May 1, 09:47
- On the bright side -- and I mean this sincerely -- the community has officially outlived the game. That's commendable. -- nm - David May 1, 09:39 2
  - HSX is to ST as Diff'rent Strokes is to The Facts of Life -- nm - Roger More May 1, 09:56 1
    - I can't find my conversion chart right now, so I'll have to take your word on this -- nm - prayformojo May 1, 09:58
- The real HSX was the friends we made along the way. - Dark Callisto May 1, 09:38 6
  - Truly. -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 1, 10:31
  - Ha that reminds me of a Bungie quote about Destiny, somethig like: "the real endgame are the friends we make along the way." - Shaun May 1, 09:45
  - that's well said -- nm - prayformojo May 1, 09:43 3
    - I dunno, shorting PASON felt pretty real to me -- nm - con_carne May 1, 09:44 2
      - Longing it kickstarted my port, which was having trouble building up. -- nm - Shaun May 1, 09:54
      - I think that was the last significant trade I made on that site. Good times. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man May 1, 09:50
- Aw. -- nm - loosilu May 1, 09:37
- Given their, uh, past issues how can it even be running if no ones there? -- nm - spamlet May 1, 09:36 5
  - D.Mac wasn't the only employee -- nm - Roger More May 1, 09:38 2
    - Ah. I thought it was basically a one man show at this point. -- nm - spamlet May 1, 09:38 1
      - I think in terms of running the game he was, but my understanding is there are some other people at the back-end. - Roger More May 1, 10:00
  - Well, no new movies opening. Are they still doing IPOs? -- nm - Spawn May 1, 09:37 1
    - They were as of this week. -- nm - pmb May 1, 09:43
- :-( -- nm - Krusty May 1, 09:35
- :( I certainly got many days and years of enjoyment out of a free game. Salute! -- nm - Pippy- inky spot on your desk May 1, 09:34 7
  - The site literally changed my life. -- nm - Diva May 1, 09:36 6
    - Absolutely. -- nm - pmb May 1, 09:42
    - gave me some of the best friends I've ever had - decline May 1, 09:38 4
      - Gave me some of the only friends I’ve ever had. -- nm - Qale May 1, 09:39 3
        
        {hugs Qale} -- nm - decline May 1, 09:44
        
        Gave me every friend I still give a damn about. -- nm - Spawn May 1, 09:41 1
        
        {hugs Spawn} - decline May 1, 09:44
- That is sad, but it had a good run. -- nm - Spawn May 1, 09:31 1
  - 24 years or so, yes? I don't think I've played in a decade. -- nm - TWuG May 1, 09:37
- 😢 -- nm - JD May 1, 09:30
- Sucky. -- nm - Shaun May 1, 09:30
- this makes me so sad. -- nm - Andie May 1, 09:27
- That makes sense from a data service point of view, but there's always history to talk about. Movie sites don't need to die with theaters. -- nm - Max May 1, 09:27 1
  - ...and ours won't. we will always talk movies here -- nm - Pippy- inky spot on your desk May 1, 09:35
- wow that sucks -- nm - JaxSean May 1, 09:27
- That sucks. -- nm - LMS May 1, 09:25
- :( -- nm - budice May 1, 09:25
- There are no movies being released. No bonds adjusting. Not much to do. Sad to see it. -- nm - pmb May 1, 09:24 2
  - And thank you again to Bery for giving us a home. -- nm - pmb May 1, 09:42 1
    - this -- nm - Diva May 1, 09:56
HA. TSN with the position change. Here's their Oilers All-Time lineup. -- (link) - Shaun May 1, 09:18 4
- for the checking line it makes sense -- nm - Beaker May 1, 09:29 2
  - Meh. If you are making an all-time list, pick the best players. -- nm - Shaun May 1, 09:32
  - Tik/McT/Buch would be a *nightmare*. -- nm - Reagen May 1, 09:30
- There's a bit of a argument to make for Moog and CuJo. But it's a pretty good list. - Reagen May 1, 09:29
I have a condo owner complaining he can hear his upstairs neighbor when she DOES HER LAUNDRY. - Spawn May 1, 09:09 9
- laundry machines are loud. - znufrii, silly old man May 1, 09:29 2
  - Yeah, my only complaint about our house is laundry. It faces the master bedroom. -- nm - Spawn May 1, 09:30 1
    - Should I go down the list? -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man May 1, 09:59
- Update: Upstairs owner is putting a rubber mat under washer. Renter is a nurse, so she is working 12 hour shifts and laundry happens at odd hours. - Spawn May 1, 09:28 1
  - god bless her! -- nm - Pippy- inky spot on your desk May 1, 09:36
- "Does that really work?" -- (link) - Max May 1, 09:18 [youtube]
- tell him to staple pillows to his ceiling -- nm - decline May 1, 09:17
- Maybe it's a euphemism? -- nm - Open Baron May 1, 09:13 1
  - Oh yeah baby. Who’s a delicate hand wash only? You are! You are! -- nm - Qale May 1, 09:15
Good lord that Alex Smith story. - Will Hunting May 1, 09:08
More David News: Pink Floyd doing "live" premiers each Friday, starting now. Currently playing, performing live in April 1970 - JaxSean May 1, 09:06 [youtube]
If you don't know who CT is, you've never watched THE best reality show competition. - David May 1, 09:01 10
- Yup. Johnny Bananas as well. - Dark Callisto May 1, 09:33 1
  - Your IM is the correct answer. -- nm - Volnelk May 1, 10:05
- Oh, he was on The Mole? -- nm - Open Baron May 1, 09:11 2
  - +20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad May 1, 09:19
  - No, you poor, sad, deluded, incorrect, inaccurate, disappointing fool. - David May 1, 09:15
- I'm fine with that. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man May 1, 09:06 2
  - yeah, pretty sure I'll be ok. -- nm - Uhtred Ragnarson May 1, 09:09 1
    - Cord cutting has many advantgaes. -- nm - Shaun May 1, 09:12
- I have met him. Have you? -- nm - Spawn May 1, 09:03 1
  - Why would I want to meet him? - David May 1, 09:06
I started a new player for Road to the Show mode last night. Instead of the Stanton archetype player,I used the Griffey Jr archetype. - Shaun May 1, 08:58 6
- This is the same team that has a guy who all he does is hit. He can’t play the field. But they won’t call him up due to too many bad DH’s. - Will Hunting May 1, 09:10 3
  - Chris Davis is on the AA team with me. -- nm - Shaun May 1, 09:11 2
    - So AI game is smarter than the real team. -- nm - Will Hunting May 1, 09:15 1
      - Seems like it. -- nm - Shaun May 1, 09:15
- So this guy can steal bases? -- nm - Flavorize May 1, 09:09 1
  - I have more than my first guy already after like 10 games compared to 1.2ish seasons :) -- nm - Shaun May 1, 09:11
10 years ago in theaters: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Furry Vengeance, (ltd): Housefull, Harry Brown, Please Give - Max May 1, 08:47 [youtube] 8
- 10 years from now your 10 years ago in theaters posts are going to be very dull -- nm - oblique May 1, 08:57
- 15 years ago: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, xXx: State of the Union, (ltd): Kaal, Ladies in Lavender, 3-iron, Funny Ha Ha - Max May 1, 08:47 [youtube] 6
  - 20 years ago: The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Frequency, Where the Heart Is, (ltd): Timecode, The Big Kahuna, Committed - Max May 1, 08:47 [youtube] 5
    - 25 years ago: Friday, Village of the Damned, Top Dog, Destiny Turns on the Radio, (ltd): A Pyromaniac's Love Story, The Underneath - Max May 1, 08:48 [youtube] 4
      - 30 years ago: The Guardian, Spaced Invaders, Q&A, Wild Orchid - Max May 1, 08:48 [youtube] 3
        
        35 years ago: Stick, Just One of the Guys - Max May 1, 08:48 [youtube] 2
        
        45 years ago: Death Race 2000 -- (link) - Max May 1, 09:12 [youtube] 1
        
        And 7 year old me LOVED it at my grandparents drive-in. -- nm - Spawn May 1, 09:32
Sammy Hagar and the Circle cover "Whole Lotta Rosie" -- (link) - mud May 1, 08:43 3
- Niiiiice. May have to look and see what they did 1-4. -- nm - Spawn May 1, 09:01 2
  - I did that last time- its good stuff. -- nm - Pippy- inky spot on your desk May 1, 09:03 1
    - I love Sammy when he is Sammy (non-VH). -- nm - Spawn May 1, 09:06
LMAO -- (link) - Beryllium May 1, 08:42 4
- wow, I didn't recognize him. I mean his face of course. -- nm - Max May 1, 09:15
- Ha! - Will Hunting May 1, 09:14
- Haha! -- nm - Krusty May 1, 09:03
- Ha -- nm - JaxSean May 1, 08:56
@elonmusk I am selling almost all physical possessions. Will own no house. - Spawn May 1, 08:39 18
- I want to see Elon Musk, carrying $50 in quarters, looking for a phone booth -- nm - Flavorize May 1, 09:13 1
  - A roll of quarters would be a physical possession. -- nm - Spawn May 1, 09:18
- Isn’t his woman pregnant? - Will Hunting May 1, 09:11
- Obviously, he's moving to Mars -- nm - decline May 1, 08:56 1
  - We’re going to Mars! -- nm - Qale May 1, 09:14
- does he think the mother ship is coming back to take him home? -- nm - tRuMaN May 1, 08:51
- he's off his meds -- nm - Remlik May 1, 08:47
- Some people can’t handle tests of mental fortitude. -- nm - ST Draft Analyst May 1, 08:43
- He's a weird dude. -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 08:42 5
  - Weird doesn't even cover half of it. - TWuG May 1, 09:36 1
    - Yeah, rings true. -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 09:42
  - Like, so what if people are ragging on you for owning seven houses? They're going to latch on to something else. They're raggers. - Beryllium May 1, 08:46 2
    - If it doesn't have some novel technological solution, he's not interested - Reagen May 1, 08:51 1
      - Yes, because he's a weird dude who uses the work of others to build himself up as a visionary. - Beryllium May 1, 08:58
- I don't own a house either. I assume he'll live in a house paid for by the company. -- nm - Mop May 1, 08:41
- this feels like "For legal purposes, the trucks are always rolling." -- nm - Reagen May 1, 08:41
- fuckin' renter -- nm - Beaker May 1, 08:40
- gonna keep is $750M in stock options though I bet -- nm - Beaker May 1, 08:40
Now playing on the Covers channel: Tom Jones doing "She Drives Me Crazy"... and it's fantastic! -- nm - Open Baron May 1, 08:36 4
- Oh my. Looks like that album also has Never Tear Us Apart feat Natalie Imbruglia -- (link*) - con_carne May 1, 08:40 [spotify] 2
  - He over sings that IMO, but then that's just what Tom Jones do. -- nm - Reagen May 1, 08:49 1
    - Think I'd better dance now! - Spawn May 1, 09:02
- Yeah, that is a good one. -- nm - Spawn May 1, 08:37
ACNH: If you are the checklist type, there are 12 new things for you to catch today. -- (link) - Qale May 1, 08:33
"Individual [climate] action is not the answer." -- (link) - Beryllium May 1, 08:27 3
- So I can do WTF I want? - Spawn May 1, 08:28 2
  - No. It clearly has an effect. Just a small one compared to what strict corporate and industry regulations could accomplish. -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 08:29 1
    - Nah, gonna party like it's 1999. -- nm - Spawn May 1, 08:36
PM says "closing the market for military-grade, assault weapons in Canada," banning 1,500 models and variants by way of regulations. -- (link) - mud May 1, 08:26 6
- good. -- nm - Andie May 1, 09:21
- "You don't need an AR-15 to shoot a deer" -- (link) - mud May 1, 08:29 2
  - If people want an AR-15 to shoot deer, then I think the only fair action is to weaponize the deer. -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 08:30 1
    - "Do you feel lucky, punk?" -- nm - Deer w/ Uzi May 1, 08:33
- I know such weapons were used in previous attacks (I.e., Montreal), but have they said what was used in the NS one? -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 08:28 1
  - he had several semi-automatics, all illegal, and no license -- nm - mud May 1, 08:35
It me. -- (link) - Beryllium May 1, 08:23
Movers call. Truck is having mechanical issues. So that's happening. -- nm - Mop May 1, 08:22 2
- Translation: One of the crew is still drunk and we're going through the McDonald drive-thru in hopes of sobering him up -- nm - Flavorize May 1, 09:14
- That ALWAYS happens. - Spawn May 1, 08:27
Summer Game Fest. -- (link) - Shaun May 1, 08:15
Stay at home! Until midnight. Our order expires tonight and they are not announcing until later today if it is extended. Idiots. -- nm* - Spawn May 1, 07:59 4
- on this topic, I was watching a clip of an interview with Anderson Cooper and Dr. Fauci, where the good Dr. kept referring to the guidelines put out - tRuMaN May 1, 08:17 2
  - Our daily cases have been slightly increasing and are in the 600 range. We did have a 1,000 day (Sunday, IIRC) and no declines, except the day after. -- nm - Spawn May 1, 08:19 1
    - We had single digits for a week before they eased up a little, and I think it was harsher here than most places in the US. Been another week of that - mafic May 1, 08:23
- Or you'll be hearing the music! -- nm - Shaun May 1, 08:04

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