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For Marlowe, I suppose? 12 months of Xbox Live (in Brazil... or for you with VPN) for $25.09 -- (link) - Mop May 6, 11:44 2
- Thanks!! -- nm - Marlowe May 6, 11:55
- Also for first time upgraders, the $1 upgrade and conversion to Game PAss Ultimate should still work. -- nm - Shaun May 6, 11:45
R.I.P. Florian Schneider, 73 -- (link) - mud May 6, 11:41
virus researchers find 200 mutations but only one strain to c19 and believe it was wild as early as oct - nov -- (link) - zeitgeist May 6, 11:30 2
- What if both theories are right and it's natural but recently escaped from an ancient aliens cave lab like in Prometheus. -- nm - Max May 6, 11:35 1
  - RUN STRAIGHT AWAY FROM IT AS IT FALLS!!! -- nm - Spawn May 6, 11:35
CBS just announced its renewals and cancellations. List within... - David May 6, 11:30 18
- CBS could cancel everything and I wouldn't care. -- nm - Mop May 6, 11:43 3
  - (or notice) -- nm - Mop May 6, 11:56
  - Evil is one of my top 3 or 4 shows. -- nm - Spawn May 6, 11:54
  - my man. -- nm - colin May 6, 11:47
- Maybe Pauley Perrette needs to get into movies like David Caruso. -- nm - Max May 6, 11:41 1
  - yeah … I've tried to watch Broke, but it's a task getting through an episode. I really like her, but this show … i'm just not feelin' it -- nm - call me ishmael May 6, 11:46
- On second thought, we'll cancel 60 Minutes -- nm - CBS May 6, 11:41
- yay magnum pi! -- nm - Beryllium May 6, 11:35
- i realize now that i don't watch a single CBS show. -- nm - colin May 6, 11:34 7
  - I recommend The Unicorn and Bob Hearts Abishola. -- nm - David May 6, 11:37 3
    - i so rarely like sitcoms, i'm really wary to try a new one. -- nm - colin May 6, 11:48
    - Wow. The performances in the ads for BHA seemed nearly as forced as Carol’s Second Act. -- nm - Spawn May 6, 11:47
    - We'll probably pick up The Unicorn once we burn through the last of our DVRd stuff (which is nigh!) -- nm - Reagen May 6, 11:40
  - just 1 for me. Evil is quite good -- nm - decline May 6, 11:35
  - Amazing Race would be it. -- nm - Reagen May 6, 11:35
  - Evil - Spawn May 6, 11:35
- I secretly didn't hate Tommy. -- nm - amanda May 6, 11:33
- Glad to see more Evil. Surprised that Tommy didn't survive. I'm not a fan of Falco but I thought many are. -- nm - Max May 6, 11:32
A good video comparing three types of EV batteries. Cells (Tesla), Prismatic (BMW), and Pouch (Chevy) -- (link) - TWuG May 6, 11:28 2
- Either of the last two. -- nm - X Æ A-12 May 6, 11:30 1
  - Et tu, Exe? -- nm - Elonginus Caesar May 6, 11:36
Ha! The kid has been assigned to watch Armageddon and write something about changes in technology since the film. - spamlet May 6, 11:21 20
- No one plays craps at Caesars anymore. They can use a digital machine -- nm - Pippy - aka Brilliant Betsie May 6, 12:02
- Would we have a better sense of identifying planet-killing asteroids now? - Roger More May 6, 11:59 1
  - That's an excellent point with regard to the news getting out - JD May 6, 12:05
- It's a Disney property. Someone in your sharing group buying it wouldn't have added it to your library. - Mop May 6, 11:59 1
  - Ah. It’s $4 to rent or $17 to buy and I’m not spending $17 on that pile of crap. -- nm - spamlet May 6, 12:01
- Today, the explosions would be bigger and more realistic. -- nm - Mop May 6, 11:57
- So I'm guessing the topic is the technology depicted in the movie as opposed to that used in making the movie? - JD May 6, 11:55 1
  - Yes. How it would be different with today’s tech. -- nm - spamlet May 6, 12:01
- Your kid has to watch a movie for school but isn't being given access to the movie? -- nm - con_carne May 6, 11:41
- Deep Impact? -- nm - Beaker May 6, 11:26
- Would hair replacement therapies for Bruce Willis count for changes in technology? -- nm - Open Baron May 6, 11:26
- I have it but my Plex server is down. -- nm - sycor May 6, 11:25 1
  - down....where? -- nm - colin May 6, 11:46
- He said they could use a similarly themed alternate and I asked her if he had a sense of humor so we could watch Mars Attacks. She said he doesn't. -- nm - spamlet May 6, 11:24 6
  - What class? -- nm - Spawn May 6, 11:26 5
    - Aerospace Engineering. -- nm - spamlet May 6, 11:48 4
      - I can see why Mars Attacks... might not work. -- nm - Spawn May 6, 11:50 3
        
        It seems like kind of a joke assignment. He gave them nothing last week and just gave them this for this week. - spamlet May 6, 11:52 2
        
        and IMO there's nothing wrong with Armageddon as fun - JD May 6, 11:59 1
        
        Yeah, it's a turn your brain off movie. I'm more harsh than I should be about it above. - spamlet May 6, 12:06
The IRS has posted new FAQs on stimulus payments to those deceased. I know it came up here and I'm sorry that I don't remember who. -- (link) - spamlet May 6, 11:15 8
- Speaking of being dicks, the FAQ says you have to be alive on the day you received the payment in order to be eligible for it. - spamlet May 6, 11:57
- dead money -- nm - budice May 6, 11:17
- Also they have taken the position that those incarcerated are ineligible but that certainly wasn't in the legislation. -- nm - spamlet May 6, 11:16 5
  - What's the rationale for that? -- nm - znufrii, silly old man May 6, 11:26 4
    - They don't have rent, etc to pay. -- nm - Spawn May 6, 11:27 3
      - I was thinking more from a tax law specific to incarcerated individuals perspective than the IRS simply being dicks. -- nm* - znufrii, silly old man May 6, 11:28 2
        
        I think it's the administration being dicks. - spamlet May 6, 11:50 1
        
        Thx. Wasn't sure whether the FAQ was for the credit as a whole or just the advance payment. -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man May 6, 11:52
What's that CBS. You're offering me a free month if I don't cancel? Okay fine I'll stay. And then cancel next month. -- nm - sycor May 6, 11:08 10
- I really enjoyed Discovery but I'm slagging through Picard. Not enjoying it nearly as much. -- nm - oblique May 6, 11:09 9
  - it's different in that it's not a done in one episode series like TNG was. It's a whole novel. and it does take a bit to get cooking -- nm - Remlik May 6, 11:35
  - Most feedback Ive heard is CBS AllAccess just for Picard thats it -- nm - budice May 6, 11:26 4
    - Good Fight is the most daring show on (tv) right now I think, but you have to be willing to accept the overt politics. -- nm - Max May 6, 11:44
    - No Activity was fun. Tell Me a Story S1 was a rough start but ended pretty solid. -- nm - sycor May 6, 11:39
    - Star Trek Discovery, the Short Treks, and Picard. And the Good Fight. all excellent -- nm - Remlik May 6, 11:34
    - Discovery is one of the best Star Trek series that has been made. -- nm - Spawn May 6, 11:28
  - Picard definitely started slow but I thought it got much better towards the end. But I like Discovery more. -- nm - sycor May 6, 11:24
  - I disagree with much of ST in that Picard is at least 80% for fans of Picard. -- nm - Spawn May 6, 11:13 1
    - who *isn't* -- nm - zeitgeist May 6, 11:28
Today’s from the T-shirt vault -- (pic) - JD May 6, 10:50 [Attachment] 6
- I wore a U2 t-shirt from their 1992 tour yesterday. -- nm - jnine May 6, 10:59 5
  - Me too! "Smell the flowers... while you can." - Spawn May 6, 11:07 3
    - I went blue tie dye, Outside Broadcast. It's a tour shirt, but my show isn't on it, even though I bought it at the show. -- nm - jnine May 6, 11:17 2
      - Yeah, mine as well. World Music Theater (Chicago) in Sept. -- nm - Spawn May 6, 11:21 1
        
        Dodger Stadium, I went for the big spectacle. -- nm - jnine May 6, 12:16
  - Nice! -- nm - JD May 6, 11:01
This will be fun. Haven't sung chorally in ages and an old theater acquaintance put out a call for tenors on facebook for a virtual choral piece. -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man May 6, 10:48
"Millions predicted to develop tuberculosis as result of Covid-19 lockdown" - Loyola May 6, 10:43
My mom has a Nokia 6.1 android phone and I'm going to get her an iPhone SE 2020. I'm going to be too dumb to transfer stuff. - Dano May 6, 10:30 8
- There’s an app for that. -- (link) - Qale May 6, 11:16
- On Sony phones they have an app that you download to transfer stuff over. Might be one for your model too. -- nm - Loyola May 6, 10:35
- Don't switch. -- nm - Spawn May 6, 10:34
- Any major reason as to the ecosystem switch? -- nm - Shaun May 6, 10:32 4
  - She can't figure out her phone. I think an iPhone will be easier for her. Plus I have an iPhone so my "tech support" will be easier. - Dano May 6, 10:35 3
    - Verizon won't transfer for you anymore. You need to move everything to the cloud and then she can get it back. Without, it's going to be a lot of - jnine May 6, 11:02
    - I mean, yeah... if she's struggling with Android, get her an iPhone. What are you needing to "transfer"? - Mop May 6, 10:56
    - Fair enough. I've never switched ecosystems on phones, so I don't know how much of a PITA it'll be. -- nm* - Shaun May 6, 10:36
And so I do have empathy for what it feels like to suddenly be told that you can’t go back to work, or that you might lose your job -- (link) - Kevin Spacey May 6, 10:30 1
- "Man, there's really something wrong with you." -- nm - Beryllium May 6, 11:00
Your Quarantine Alcoholic name is you first name followed by your last name - Beaker May 6, 10:22 4
- Us minorities can't get caught slippin. All this "look how drunk I am all the time" crap would have folks looking a damn fool. -- nm - con_carne May 6, 10:31
- truth hurts. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man May 6, 10:26
- Boring! -- nm - Beryllium May 6, 10:25
- Seems legit. -- nm - Shaun May 6, 10:23
Thank you to everyone who listened to the new episode yesterday. We're back in the Top 50 of Film History podcasts on Apple Podcasts -- nm - Mr. Havens May 6, 10:13 2
- Well done 8-) -- nm - JD May 6, 10:52
- You have a podcast? -- nm - oblique May 6, 10:24
so I'm guessing we should all watch this fucking cartoon you're all talking about -- nm - mud May 6, 09:53 27
- that's a no from me. -- nm - colin May 6, 11:35
- What's it called? -- nm - loosilu May 6, 10:08 4
  - Porn Clown -- nm - Spawn May 6, 10:09 3
    - pretty much. -- nm - Diva May 6, 10:10 2
      - Spoiler - Spawn May 6, 10:12 1
        
        ah. -- nm - loosilu May 6, 10:17
- The Blacklist? -- (link) - Max May 6, 09:59 2
  - That's pretty fucking amazing, actually. Some interesting out-of-the-box thinking. -- nm - Mop May 6, 10:58
  - nope. not here. -- nm* - Diva May 6, 10:00
- what network/stream/thing is it on? -- nm - Diva May 6, 09:58 17
  - Right now, it’s on SyFy. New episodes air on DC’s streaming service, which has one week free when you sign up. Also, you can just buy it on Vudu. -- nm - ST Draft Analyst May 6, 10:01 14
    - omg - watching Ep. 1 - it's really fun. -- nm - Diva May 6, 10:09 12
      - What. Is. It. Called? -- nm - Andie May 6, 10:15 3
        
        Harley Quinn -- nm - Diva May 6, 10:15 2
        
        ooohhhhh. thank you! -- nm - Andie May 6, 10:16 1
        
        it's very funny. -- nm - Diva May 6, 10:17
      - Be sure to google the cast. Amazing. -- nm - Spawn May 6, 10:14
      - It’s definitely the laugh we all need right now. -- nm - ST Draft Analyst May 6, 10:12 6
        
        I love well used profanity. - Spawn May 6, 10:15 5
        
        Any nudity? -- nm - Shaun May 6, 10:17 2
        
        Well, Clayface doesn't wear clothes. - the wrong element, bad guy May 6, 10:23
        
        Nearly male. - Spawn May 6, 10:22
        
        exactly. it's not superfluous. -- nm - Diva May 6, 10:16
        
        fuck yeah! -- nm - Beaker May 6, 10:15
    - Thank you. -- nm - Diva May 6, 10:03
  - Google sez! I'm up here googling every ST show rec that sounds interesting and it is usually at the top of the results -- nm - con_carne May 6, 10:01 1
    - people answer questions here all the time. -- nm - Diva May 6, 10:02
Raising Canes is a restaurant chain based in Louisianna. That's like if there was a restaurant in California named Gimme Some Earthquakes. -- nm - con_carne May 6, 09:50 6
- I don't normally give a hoot about chicken fingers, but they blew me away on my first visit. Been a regular since. -- nm - Open Baron May 6, 11:06
- There's one in Lakewood CA, about two miles from my house -- nm - Mr. Havens May 6, 10:17
- I really like Raising Canes -- nm - MDH May 6, 10:03
- Raising Cane's opened a restaurant in downtown Portland back in November. I can understand the allure. - ReluctantCynic May 6, 09:54 2
  - Was not a fan of the movie. -- nm - Spawn May 6, 10:15
  - Canes and Zaxby’s. I’m not sure which is a rip off of the other, but I don’t care. Both great. -- nm - Volnelk May 6, 10:09
So, we’ve been the nearly victims of a scam. They’ve tried twice so far. - Volnelk May 6, 09:50 1
- or they wait for the truck to drop it off and grab it -- nm - zeitgeist May 6, 11:07
Mother’s Day is in 4 days!! Have you gotten something for your momma yet? - kelly May 6, 09:49 17
- Yes - Ms. Prindables apples for the two Mother in Laws and stuffed animals for my mom -- nm - Pippy - aka Brilliant Betsie May 6, 11:51
- I ordered an oximeter a couple of weeks ago -- (edited) - JD May 6, 10:53
- Yes. Sent her a 1000 piece wrigley field puzzle and we're driving up to Wisconsin to surprise her. Going to bring food and sit out on their deck - oblique May 6, 10:21
- I think I might just call her. I know it seems weird, but we don’t call. Her birthday is at the end of the month, so I’ll get her an actual present. -- nm - Qale May 6, 10:09
- I ordered some fancy pants basket from a local shop for my wife, which is supposed to be delivered Sunday morning. -- nm - Shaun May 6, 10:03
- for the wife: St Patrick's day flag, 2 summer flags, bottle of wine, couple Funkos, Flags of the world puzzle, some other stuff -- nm* - Beaker May 6, 09:57 4
  - Why St Patrick's? -- nm - loosilu May 6, 09:59 3
    - it was one of the ones at the store where I got the others :) -- nm - Beaker May 6, 10:00 2
      - So ... flag theme. -- nm - loosilu May 6, 10:09 1
        
        coincidence really :) -- nm - Beaker May 6, 10:12
- Mostly. Got a trip planned to Oregon City to visit another pioneer cemetery and grab lunch from Five Guys along the way. - ReluctantCynic May 6, 09:52
- No. Not for lack of interest, but mostly due to crushing anxiety and coping by avoidance. -- nm - Beryllium May 6, 09:50
- I already mailed a card. Was debating flowers, but i really should. -- nm - Andie May 6, 09:49 4
  - yeah, the female of the species loves their flowers. -- nm - mud May 6, 09:51 3
    - i don't always send flowers - i often do other things, but this year i realize my mom is housebound by herself so flowers are probably a good choice. - Andie May 6, 10:00 2
      - Same. Good thread. -- nm - Shaun May 6, 10:11
      - nice! -- nm - mud May 6, 10:02
Now kiss! -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 6, 09:46 1
- aint kissing any Americans - mud May 6, 09:50
Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium May 6, 09:42 1
- I mean...yeah -- nm - Pippy - aka Brilliant Betsie May 6, 11:53
I've partially played or fully played only 7 of the 16 games on the GMG bracket. -- nm - Shaun May 6, 09:42
Halfway tempted to turn this into a blog post. -- (link) - Beryllium May 6, 09:39 [Backboard]
Coffee for Bang. -- nm - Spawn May 6, 09:38 1
- "Brought a tiger. Seems pretty cool." -- nm - David May 6, 09:39

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