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STis...how do I get around a newspaper's paywall without having to pay for it? Using an incognito tab doesn't work. -- nm - Loyola May 2, 05:26 2
- cut n paste the headline into google and find another paper or tv station that ran the story..outline is great but doesn't work with NYT wapo etc -- nm - zeitgeist May 2, 11:22
- You can try using the site Outline but otherwise I haven't found a way around them since they closed the incognito loophole. -- (link) - Krusty May 2, 06:35
RIP coffeemaker. Off to Walmart! Coffee is essential, yo. -- nm - Shaun May 2, 04:29
TMZ sports reporter gets a deeper scoop on some Cavallari/Cutler stuff - Flavorize May 2, 03:12
McHammer with the viral beach tweet of the day -- (link) - Flavorize May 2, 02:59
Late Night NFL Twitter: One tweet that showed a helmet-to-helmet hit, and accidentally used the word “ejaculated” instead of “ejected” went viral...so -- (edited) - Flavorize May 2, 02:38
my county keeps adding 20-30 new cases a day, but no deaths in 3 days (though the major military base is not reporting any stats) -- nm - zeitgeist May 2, 00:33
Fucking monsters. -- (link) - Beryllium May 2, 00:26 4
- He's gonna racist, no matter what it takes. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 03:33
- this is known for a week now...sounds weird when a pretty face says Nazi shit -- nm - zeitgeist May 2, 03:00
- Dear god. -- nm - Andie May 2, 02:49
- Yeah, he's not politicising the virus, not one bit. -- nm - . May 2, 01:49
171 workers at a nuclear plant in Georgia have tested positive for Covid-19 -- (link) - Beryllium May 2, 00:15 2
- Too bad they can't march day and night by the big cooling tower, since they have the plant but they have the power -- (link*) - con_carne May 2, 00:29 [youtube] 1
  - Now play Classical Gas! -- nm - Reagen May 2, 03:47
Hey Reagen or people watching The Flash (spoilers, I guess) - David May 1, 23:19 3
- IIRC - Reagen May 2, 02:34
- Spoiler - . May 2, 01:46
- i'm not sure I fastforward thru a lot of the episodes in this story arc because the writing is bad. -- nm - Peglegpete May 2, 00:00
Some more fun facts for Wiggie. TIL Derek and the Dominos was pretty much Clapton solo and never had any member named Derek. - con_carne May 1, 22:56 3
- Derek = Duane (Allman) + Eric. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 03:34
- now look at the band history & members. they were originally with Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen then became Delaney & Bonnie's band -- (edited) - Peglegpete May 1, 23:07 1
  - I was just listening to Blind Faith and looked backward from there :) -- nm - con_carne May 2, 00:36
I’m alive... and showered! I’m really fucking messed up and makes me never want to move again (more so!) - Mop May 1, 22:11 2
- take a hot bath....oh...yeah -- nm - zeitgeist May 1, 22:51 1
  - Epsom salt! -- nm - Dano May 2, 03:27
I've not been good about the hand washing routine, but tonight after I was handed a restaurant tab in a plastic folder and a pen to sign it with I - Meg May 1, 21:07 4
- Why are they using the folders? Yuck. Clean hands right after touching high traffic items. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) May 1, 22:40 2
  - Exactly. When I got home I put the bag on the counter, pulled it down to expose the food container, and then went and washed thoroughly. - Meg May 1, 22:51 1
    - Dont forget to wipe down the car -- nm - Karl_S May 2, 05:33
- I know what you mean. I feel myself giving the internal side eye at people not distancing, and worrying about how long I have my hands exposed before - crash davis May 1, 21:47
D+: Princess Bride debut today -- (link) - budice May 1, 20:54 2
- Disney got it in the Fox purchase? -- nm - Mop May 1, 22:14 1
  - Disney took every Fox movie and television production. -- nm - David May 1, 22:44
I'm laughing because Trish has an earworm of Bye Bye Lil' Sebastian -- nm - crash davis May 1, 20:32 4
- I had an earworm of "Glamour Boys" by Living Colour for three days, it was awful. -- (link) - Max May 1, 20:58 [youtube] 2
  - That was like Shiny Happy People for metal, it was bad -- nm - con_carne May 1, 23:32
  - I'm not playing it. I remember it well enough -- nm - crash davis May 1, 21:32
- Duke Silver ! -- nm - eag May 1, 20:38
Van Horn by Saint Motel will be a strong contender for my favorite song of 2020 -- (link) - Dano May 1, 20:14 [youtube]
One of the first new Tech Unions navigates a lay-off ... -- (link) - Beryllium May 1, 20:12
Hmm. Maybe I should re-watch the Witcher before I turn into Geralt. -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 20:00 2
- "Hmm." -- nm - con_carne May 1, 22:18
- Im up to episode 7 - eag May 1, 20:19
Hmm -- (link) - Beryllium May 1, 19:59 1
- So if the U.S. were uniformly like NY, we'd be at 400,000 deaths by now. -- nm - Max May 1, 20:08
Hmm. -- (pic) - Beryllium May 1, 19:50 [Attachment] 1
- If it lasts for more than four hours you should see a doctor. -- (edited) - znufrii, drinking an 18 year-old scotch May 1, 20:03
Now playing: Jesus Christ Superstar Live Arena Tour - JD May 1, 19:46 4
- #thetwelve ??? Apparently very updated but Tim Minchin is an excellent choice -- nm - JD May 1, 19:51 3
  - I think I've been most impressed by the This Jesus Must Die number so far which makes me wonder if I'm watching from too much a secular basis -- nm - JD May 1, 20:09 2
    - I don't think I ever realized that I Don't Know How to Love Him was from this musical. I think I remember Helen Reddy - JD May 1, 20:27 1
      - and let’s stage the crucifixion with Jesus hanging from stage lights to represent the cross as the end of the show stopping number. - JD May 1, 21:20 [youtube]
Now the other side of c19 news: some friends, both lost their jobs same day a couple weeks ago, announced they are having twins due xmas -- nm - zeitgeist May 1, 19:44 1
- I read an article about 2 months ago saying stay at home isolation will cause more children & divorces than usual -- nm - Peglegpete May 1, 19:53
YAY! I'M MOVED IN! Wait... there's no water!!! -- nm - Mop May 1, 19:22 4
- did you bring any toilet paper? -- nm - Peglegpete May 1, 20:02
- Huh. 30 minutes later, I have water. The city's emergency service line really works. -- nm - Mop May 1, 19:55 1
  - Sue them anyway! -- nm - ty97 May 1, 19:59
- Sue someone like a normal person!! -- nm - Shaun May 1, 19:32
Oh. Prime has Cougar Town. That will keep me occupied for a while. -- nm - Dano May 1, 19:10 2
- We have been rewatching 30 Rock. -- nm - Andie May 2, 02:51
- RIP Ted -- nm - Beaker May 1, 19:14
Cool video of a tumbleweed tornado -- (link) - Beryllium May 1, 19:07
Sunchips are a top tier snack. -- nm - Shaun May 1, 19:05 3
- Harvest cheddar flavor, for sure. -- nm - znufrii, drinking an 18 year-old scotch May 1, 19:10 2
  - Garden Salsa. -- nm* - Reagen May 2, 02:36
  - Enjoying a bowl now! -- nm - Shaun May 1, 19:18
jeez, an SUV parked in a backyard on the block behind and a few houses down is playing raggae rap so loud its giving me heart palpatations -- nm - zeitgeist May 1, 19:01
Jackbox games on Facebook is doing a celebrity Quiplash on live right now. It's hilarious -- nm - JaxSean May 1, 18:54
In Other Streaming/OTT News: AT&T CEO Stepping Down -- (link*) - budice May 1, 18:51
Huh. Suddenly I have a 60 go update to halo. Wha? - tRuMaN May 1, 18:34 2
- Heh. The future! -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 18:36 1
  - I moved the game from my external drive to the internal drive, I wonder if something was - tRuMaN May 1, 18:37
Diner rather than steakhouse but still......Ribs!!! -- (pic) - Meg May 1, 17:48 [Attachment] 5
- we had ribs too tonight...our town was having a 'cruise' night get some togo, drive and wave at friends, but ...there was an office involved shooting -- nm - zeitgeist May 1, 18:39
- Yum! Is that beans it came with or a separate BBQ sauce? -- nm - Flavorize May 1, 18:06 3
  - Small tub of beans and of potato salad. Corn cob and fall off the bone ribs. If I do it again I'll cook up a side of green veg or a salad. -- nm - Meg May 1, 18:26 2
    - This is their FB. A real small town diner, right down the street from me. I rarely, if ever, buy take-out but want to support our local businesses. -- (link) - Meg May 1, 18:34 1
      - Next week I may try this one. They're a legend in town and have cocktails and beer on their takeout menu right now :) -- (link) - Meg May 1, 18:42
first trailer for Jordan Peele's new HBO horror series Lovecraft Country -- (link) - Beaker May 1, 17:41
This weekend was supposed to be the Pittsburgh Marathon so tomorrow I will be running a marathon on my own as a virtual race. -- nm - Dano May 1, 17:28 3
- Good luck! To me that's harder than running the distance as part of an organized event 😱 -- nm - JD May 1, 20:42
- Go Dano! -- nm - Epiphany May 1, 20:32
- we'll all chip in a dollar for every 26 miles you run -- nm - zeitgeist May 1, 19:45
JD, did you hear about the truck that supplies mini-bars overturning? - crash davis May 1, 17:28 1
- 😃 -- nm - JD May 1, 19:23
David, I assume you don’t watch NXT anymore so here’s Candice LeRae just straight up murdering poor Kacy Catanzaro. -- (link) - Tim May 1, 17:21 [Image] 5
- Evil Stepsister! - ST Draft Analyst May 1, 17:36 1
  - Even as a heel she still gets a Disney reference in. -- nm - Tim May 1, 17:37
- We watched it. :) - Dark Callisto May 1, 17:29
- that was a good match. Candace finally has some personality -- nm - Remlik May 1, 17:24 1
  - Begone, vile trolll. -- nm - ST Draft Analyst May 1, 17:37
Rank these streaming services for me: Criterion, Disney+, HBO Now, Hulu -- nm - Dano May 1, 17:15 13
- ?, 3, 2, 1. Hey, I think Hulu mighta brought back their 3 buck a month thing too. -- nm - con_carne May 1, 19:04
- Hulu. Then probably, HBO. I have D+ but haven't used it in months. Criterion. -- nm - JaxSean May 1, 17:42 8
  - D+ really needs to start pushing the new series and content -- nm - Beaker May 1, 17:44 7
    - it is terrible - Jovian May 1, 17:45 6
      - But didn't we pay something like $3.12 a month? -- nm - Spawn May 1, 18:24
      - but for us, just Frozen 2 and Onward it has already paid for itself for a year. Throw Mandalorian, Rise of Skywalker and their older stuff in and it - Beaker May 1, 17:48 4
        
        Yeah, we watched it tonight with the kids. Worth my $100. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request May 1, 22:04
        
        I hear you, I really mean that in a 'content' sense. - Jovian May 1, 18:02 1
        
        oh agreed definitely. if it wasn't for COVID they wouldn't even have Frozen 2 and Onward yet... -- nm* - Beaker May 1, 18:06
        
        the girls LOVE High School Musical, plus all the Marvel and Star wars stuff. easiest $70 a year ever -- nm - Beaker May 1, 17:49
- I get more out of Hulu than anything else, by far. HBO and Disney+ would be tied for me -- nm - prayformojo May 1, 17:23 1
  - I’d like to think I would check out classic world cinema on Criterion but I’m more likely to watch Cougar Town and Happy Endings reruns on Hulu. -- nm - Dano May 1, 17:31
- as D+ is the only available in Canada I'll vote for that -- nm - Beaker May 1, 17:18
Not for nothing, but if we want new blood, it might not hurt to flood the HSX Boards with links to ST... -- nm - Beaker May 1, 17:08 4
- New blood = overrated. Plus have you seen some of the people who post there? - Roger More May 1, 17:11 3
  - heh, I jumped the gun and posted a ink. we can weed out the wingnuts and if nothing else they can be fun for a few days - Beaker May 1, 17:13 2
    - I mean if notfabio alone comes it will all be worth it -- nm - Beaker May 1, 17:13 1
      - I’d love it if he and the other industry people came over, but I don’t see it. They’re not Misc board people. -- nm - Roger More May 1, 17:32
"My blood type is just positive." -- nm - Reagen May 1, 17:05
Want some sandwich loaf? Hey where ya going? -- (link) - con_carne May 1, 16:41 1
- Were they all out of aspics? -- nm - Open Baron May 1, 16:51
JD, what do you call what you have when you give someone 4 quarters for a dollar? - rollo May 1, 16:31 1
- Hmmmm....oh! 😁 -- nm - JD May 1, 16:37
JD, did you hear about the autobahn extension from Mainz to the German-Danish border region? - crash davis May 1, 16:26 5
- Well...it is an improvement over some of JD's this week. - . May 1, 17:02
- 🙄 -- nm - JD May 1, 16:37
- A man who took an Airline Company to court after his luggage went missing............ - Meg May 1, 16:34 1
  - 👏🏻 -- nm - JD May 1, 16:37
- oh my -- nm - mud May 1, 16:27
Hurray! Peacock the NBC/Universal streaming is now working on my Xfinity Flex! -- nm - Qale May 1, 16:26
Having just paid my rent, I had the thought that at least now I'm getting more for my money than just a place for my stuff, take shower, sleep - JD May 1, 16:16
Man, the season finale of Dave was...just....wow. -- nm - JaxSean May 1, 16:07 4
- the caught a fish scene was awesome -- nm* - Beaker May 1, 16:24
- Is the show any good? It starts here soon. -- nm - LMS May 1, 16:14 2
  - I enjoy it -- nm - JaxSean May 1, 16:24 1
    - Gata should win an award for episode 5, too. It's an amazing episode (minor spoils) - JaxSean May 1, 16:46
Have we heard Good Omens: Lockdown -- (link) - JD May 1, 16:05 [youtube] 3
- Now I want cake. -- nm - Open Baron May 1, 16:40 1
  - “I got peckish!” -- nm - znufrii, drinking an 18 year-old scotch May 1, 16:43
- Yes, but well worth the repost as I am showing it to Amy when she finishes the dishes. -- nm - Spawn May 1, 16:11
You'll never say hello to you until you get it on the red line overload. You'll never know what you can do until you get up as high as you can go. -- nm - crash davis May 1, 16:02
RIP Sam Lloyd (he was Ted in Scrubs) -- (link) - Beaker May 1, 15:58 2
- Aw man :( -- nm - JaxSean May 1, 16:06 1
  - I was gonna say he was my favorite, but I loved everyone on that show -- nm - Beaker May 1, 16:08
When I worked 55 hours one week during the pandemic...yeah -- nm - JackDawson May 1, 15:55 3
- That’s me every week now. Bonus - I had to spend time today identifying people on my team who have been redirected to COVID-19 related work because - Roger More May 1, 17:08 2
  - Wonderful. -- nm - Strongbad May 1, 17:23
  - Geez! -- nm - JackDawson May 1, 17:18
My photo a day project for May is probably going to be "Manual May", where my DSLR photos are all done with manual focus. -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 15:50
Meg, I had maybe a half second of brief IRS panic and then I thought this must be dummy's letter. Thankfully others here on ST got it earlier - crash davis May 1, 15:48 1
- Exactly, same here :) -- nm - Meg May 1, 15:52
Guys. Guys! GUYS!!! SyFy is airing the first four episodes of Harley Quinn Sunday night! - David May 1, 15:46 4
- In fact, if you own YouTube TV, you can stream all 13 episodes RIGHT NOW!!! - David May 1, 15:49 2
  - thanks for the heads up, for the moment at least, you're a prince -- nm - crash davis May 1, 15:50 1
    - Yeah, I am not used to this side of David. -- nm - Spawn May 1, 16:12
- i dont have cable or a dvr. -- nm - tRuMaN May 1, 15:47
TGIF! -- nm - Beaker May 1, 15:45

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