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VLIR: Hamilton on D+ : A++. I had all the feels. Also watched Everything, Everything (B) which had an interesting feel to it given current events - oblique Jul 8, 11:00
Has anyone bought a new car recently? How much should I expect a dealership to negotiate on price? - sycor Jul 8, 10:52 6
- Costco is the largest auto buying reference service. just put the car you want and they'll reply with a price and dealer somewhere in your state -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 8, 11:42 1
  - I did this. I hated the dealer in their program. Their salespeople were so sexist. I got the verified offer, called the Mini dealer that had the car I - jnine Jul 8, 11:50
- Check out leasehackr.com I hang out a lot there. The website is more for leasing but overall dealer discount is similar. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 8, 11:03 1
  - Interesting. Thanks for the info. -- nm - sycor Jul 8, 11:17
- Not a ton really. Especially if the car is in demand. - spamlet Jul 8, 10:54 1
  - I'll check that out. Thanks! -- nm - sycor Jul 8, 11:00
I spotted an error on West Wing! Where can I collect my Sorkin bucks? -- nm - Baron Burr Jul 8, 10:49 10
- The thing that drove me crazy was that Bartlett consistently mispronounced Concord, NH. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 11:14
- I remember I had spotted one too at one point, but I can't recall what it was. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 8, 10:51 8
  - It was small and of no real consquence and could be chalked up to dramatic license but... - Baron Burr Jul 8, 11:01
  - There was one clip where a supposed Canadian said "premier" like "premiere". -- nm - Reagen Jul 8, 10:58 6
    - Pree-mee-yay? -- nm - Baron Burr Jul 8, 11:05 5
      - like the opening of a movie. -- nm - Reagen Jul 8, 11:17 4
        
        I pronounce those two words the same. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 11:17 3
        
        Me too, but I always add finger guns whenever I pronounce "premiere" -- nm - prayformojo Jul 8, 11:19
        
        the leader of a province would be pronounced "preem-yer". -- nm - Reagen Jul 8, 11:18 1
        
        Huh, ok. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 11:18
Ok, I don't hate this one. -- (link*) - znufrii, silly old man Jul 8, 10:45 12
- 38" seems tiny for a dining table, imo. -- nm - Shaun Jul 8, 11:19 4
  - that's the width, 54"/72" long. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 8, 11:24 2
    - nm, 38" is the leaf. -- nm* - Shaun Jul 8, 11:24 1
      - That's for the leaf. -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Jul 8, 11:25
  - It says extendable? -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 11:23
- That is a bit... plain? -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 11:15 1
  - Modern? Minimalist? -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 11:18
- Furniture is stupid expensive -- nm - oblique Jul 8, 10:51
- Yeah, I like this one more than the one you posted the other day -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 8, 10:48 3
  - The rim around the bottom of the table top looks weird to me though. -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Jul 8, 10:54 2
    - I like it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 11:13
    - I was going to say the rim doesn't bother me but the angled legs do. -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 8, 10:56
Probably of interest to a few people here - Hamilton Act 1 But It's Muppets -- (link) - Reagen Jul 8, 10:45 [youtube] 1
- OMG, wait for it. You only have to wait about 20 seconds for this to become awesome. -- nm - Mop Jul 8, 11:22
Spoilers for Ready Player Two. I think it's gonna have to be a hard-R. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 8, 10:33 5
- Wait, am I going to have to block that like I did Ready Player One? -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 11:08
- this cannot be real -- nm - Jovian Jul 8, 10:57 2
  - (It's not, but...) -- nm - Reagen Jul 8, 10:57 1
    - oh man, i just read the rest of that 'excerpt', lol thats definitely not real - Jovian Jul 8, 11:00
- Ready Player Two? Nice... -- nm - oblique Jul 8, 10:36
Was the SCOTUS decision today that the government MUST offer a religious exemption or just that there's nothjng preventing allowing it. - TWuG Jul 8, 10:33 1
- 2 said must the 7 others didn’t opine either way -- nm - JackDawson Jul 8, 10:34
United Airlines sent layoff notices to 36,000 workers -- (link) - the ice Jul 8, 10:30 1
- Technically furloughs but 8 months and 13 months is a really long time even if one maintains benefits -- nm - JD Jul 8, 10:33
Is there something that would let me use my monitors on my laptop or my desktop without having to crawl under the desk to plug/unplug? - spamlet Jul 8, 10:23 11
- KVM switch - that'll let you switch video plus just use one mouse/keyboard set. -- nm - colin Jul 8, 10:52 1
  - Kill Validate Marry? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 8, 10:54
- What kind of laptop? My Dell has a docking station that I have 2 monitors (plus my laptop monitor) plugged into. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 8, 10:35
- does your laptop have a usb typc C port? -- (link) - tRuMaN Jul 8, 10:33 2
  - It does but to get the HDMI cables from the desktop I have to crawl under the desk. -- nm - spamlet Jul 8, 10:43
  - Also a good option. USB-C can carry DisplayPort protocol (which is why it works) and thus can also be adapted to HDMI or DVI as needed -- nm - oblique Jul 8, 10:35
- Yes, but also just look to see if the monitor has a DisplayPort or DVI port on the back. Both are as good as HDMI and you can get adapter cables to - oblique Jul 8, 10:26 2
  - Oh monitors might have more than one input? I always assumed they didn't. - spamlet Jul 8, 10:31 1
    - Probably. VGA wouldn't be a good option if you're looking to maintain the same quality - oblique Jul 8, 10:34
- There are HDMI switches that you could look into, if that's what you mean. -- nm - Shaun Jul 8, 10:25 1
  - I think that's what I need if they only have one input. Wasn't sure if they were still around. -- nm - spamlet Jul 8, 10:44
Halloween Kills update. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 8, 10:17
Disneyland reveals full list of reopening Downtown Disney shops and restaurants - the ice Jul 8, 10:16 9
- Japan’s theme parks have banned screaming on roller coasters because it spreads coronavirus. “Please scream inside your heart.” -- (link) - decline Jul 8, 10:54 3
  - OMG the video in the article is so Japanese -- (link) - JD Jul 8, 11:02 [youtube]
  - I'm screaming inside my heart -- nm - oblique Jul 8, 10:56 1
    - I've been doing that for 50 years! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 8, 10:57
- I hadn't realized how long I hadn't been to Downtown Disney. - JD Jul 8, 10:28
- Apparently in Florida universal Busch gardens etc have been operating for a bit? -- nm - JackDawson Jul 8, 10:18 3
  - no changes to occupancy! if attendance remains like the last time we were there you could social distance 50 feet from people -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 10:21 1
    - *snicker* -- nm - JD Jul 8, 10:29
  - And SeaWorld, yes -- nm - David Jul 8, 10:20
Welcome to the 2024 Presidential Race MD Governor Larry Hogan -- (link) - MDH Jul 8, 10:14 3
- Not crazy enough, thanks! -- nm - 2024 Republicans Jul 8, 10:40
- He's been great during the pandemic. -- nm - Inigo Jul 8, 10:18 1
  - I've thought so too. If he runs for Senate in 2022 he wins (first GOP since 1980). -- nm - MDH Jul 8, 10:23
ALmost Famous has a 5 episode podcast -- (link) - Remlik Jul 8, 10:10 4
- I take back 14% of the nasty things I’ve said about you. -- nm - David Jul 8, 10:11 3
  - eh it's mediocre movie at best that focused on the wrong character - Remlik Jul 8, 10:45
  - That just messed up my spreadsheet. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 10:14 1
    - Sorry, Pete. I have to take it back. I can’t mess up Loosi’s spreadsheet. -- nm - David Jul 8, 10:20
Not a good trend: 0 to 1 million cases: 98 days, 1 to 2 million cases: 43 days, 2 to 3 million cases: 28 days -- nm - decline Jul 8, 10:06 2
- It's like the more infected people there are, the more likely others will get infected. -- nm - Mop Jul 8, 10:12
- Dude - it's because we're testing more. Duh! -- nm - Daniel Prime Jul 8, 10:08
Hearsay, but.. Bozonaro, to his visitors, before the results: "To use masks is such a homo thing" (in the original, way more offensive language) - Marlowe Jul 8, 10:00 4
- His closet has to be *fascinating* - Reagen Jul 8, 10:02 3
  - Oh, he has a phallic obsession that is beyond belief. But that expression is so very comon here, a vulgar way of saying something sucks. - Marlowe Jul 8, 10:07 2
    - To your IM, 'we' only recently quit using 'so gay' in the same fashion. - JD Jul 8, 10:10 1
      - Then we (US and Canada) switched to "so lame", and that is also now on its way out (due to it being ableist language) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 10:12
Flo Pugh taking her Zach Braff Arm Candy for a walk -- (link*) - the ice Jul 8, 09:54
Krusty... you may be able to buy new.. check this site. -- (link) - colin Jul 8, 09:40 13
- Thanks! bikesdirect was recommended by people on reddit -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 8, 09:49
- The first bike on that page is $11.5k. What the actual f@ck. I paid about $700 for my Trek (in like 2008) -- nm* - oblique Jul 8, 09:42 11
  - I test rode a bike that would have set me back about 5k five years ago - Reagen Jul 8, 10:04
  - But like the description says: Ultra high-end component level carbon frame crosscountry bike - JD Jul 8, 09:47 8
    - for 11K the damn thing better pedal itself -- nm - decline Jul 8, 09:50 1
      - Spend the 11K on a different type of bike and the damn thing would pedal itself ;-) -- nm - JD Jul 8, 10:04
    - electronic shifter.. haaaaa -- nm - colin Jul 8, 09:48 5
      - Yeah, that's dumb - one more thing to break. But I'd love a carbon fibre bike some day. - Reagen Jul 8, 10:01 4
        
        It's a far cheaper upgrade than that front fork. As a non-rider something like DI2 seems kind of magical as well no missed shifts -- nm - JD Jul 8, 10:03 3
        
        My Trek has constant shifting issues. It really is the only complaint I have about it... -- nm - oblique Jul 8, 10:08 2
        
        you should have gotten an automatic -- nm - decline Jul 8, 10:10 1
        
        Now that's one more part to break ;-) - JD Jul 8, 10:14
  - dirty casual. -- nm - colin Jul 8, 09:43
I don't see opening day cares as problematic if appropriate measures are in place. - znufrii, silly old man Jul 8, 09:37 20
- This of course can apply to every single thing and the only issue is your opinion and his and mine and theirs about what is essential may differ -- nm - JackDawson Jul 8, 10:11 4
  - ...and? - znufrii, silly old man Jul 8, 10:20 3
    - My point is that the time for having a more coherent and principles based discussion about what is safe and needs to be reopen is way past - JackDawson Jul 8, 10:26 2
      - Ok. Have fun with that. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 8, 10:31 1
        
        Yeah no I know most people aren’t interested in that - they just want to judge others’ behavior while pretend and lie that theirs is ok - JackDawson Jul 8, 10:36
- We're very skeptical about school. I can't even imagine how I'd feel if I lived in the US. -- nm - Shaun Jul 8, 09:54
- Each toddler must stay at least 6 feet away from the others, and wear a mask. -- nm - Mop Jul 8, 09:45 6
  - Toddlers are more dangerous than Al Quaeda right now. -- nm - Loyola Jul 8, 09:58
  - what will they do after the first 2 minutes and that is over with I wonder? -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 09:53 4
    - stuff 'em in pillow cases and hang them on the coat hooks 6ft apart -- nm - decline Jul 8, 09:55 3
      - that's texas, what about the other states? -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 09:55 2
        
        Hunger Games? -- nm - Shaun Jul 8, 09:58 1
        
        we are almost out of new things to watch on the TV... -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 10:20
- It's a lose-lose position. It's just like opening schools here next month. - JaxSean Jul 8, 09:43 5
  - here was easy. The province closed the schools. period. -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 09:54
  - yup -- nm - prayformojo Jul 8, 09:53
  - Yup. My wife and I both teach, we have two kids under 5 and at-risk parents. Really looking forward to the school year. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 8, 09:45 1
    - Been seeing an interesting amount of "pop-up" school type services starting to show up. Either micro-home school or come to your house home schooling - oblique Jul 8, 09:57
  - I'm trying to imagine the scenario where a teacher gets sick. I did find it interesting that Harvard (?) was looking to test students every 3 days - oblique Jul 8, 09:45
- If our district Facebook group is any indication, kids are unable to wear masks for more than 5 minutes at time before they will utterly and - oblique Jul 8, 09:38
my retired parents are building a house a few miles away from my brother and his wife. - colin Jul 8, 09:34 6
- The day after they get the keys your brother will be off to a new city. -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 8, 09:42 1
  - you know it. it's not done until march, might not even last that long. -- nm - colin Jul 8, 09:43
- My sympathies to your brother. - Mop Jul 8, 09:37 1
  - oh he loves it. he worships the ground they walk on. -- nm - colin Jul 8, 09:38
- Everybody Loves Raymond -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 09:35 1
  - except nothing remotely funny about it -- nm - colin Jul 8, 09:36
Qale: Cornyn's campaign is running radio ads for West against Hegar. So, we know who he fears most -- nm - ty97 Jul 8, 09:34 1
- Yeah. She's very likely to win. I'll vote in the runoff. It's just not that exciting. -- nm - Qale Jul 8, 09:43
Of the masks I just ordered, i think this is my favourite. They have neck straps! -- (link*) - Andie Jul 8, 09:33 4
- so cute! -- nm - Epiphany - with dog ears Jul 8, 10:07
- Please tell us how they are. I've been looking at them. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 09:58
- Months ago, I'd see in-app ads (Candy Crush, etc.) for "gaters" and wondered "What douche bag would wear this?" - Mop Jul 8, 09:36 1
  - FWIW, in the last couple of weeks, the in-app ads have really pegged me. I've got multiple tabs open from ads I clicked through. - Mop Jul 8, 09:38
YOU'RE ALL ON NOTICE! -- nm - KW Miller Jul 8, 09:30 9
- Hey "Cancel Culture" Your Cancelled KW Miller has put you On Notice -- (link) - KW Miller Jul 8, 09:32 7
  - this guy is awesome. -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 09:32 6
    - I'm just waiting for him to pull of the mask and go "Ready for my new film guys? Joaquin Phoenix gotta eat!" -- nm - ty97 Jul 8, 09:35
    - This guy IS the boogie man! -- nm - Mop Jul 8, 09:33
    - I have worked in Africa. I've been to the ghetto. I've been with more poverty-stricken black human beings than anyone in this country. -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 09:33 3
      - I question the accuracy of this. -- nm - Mop Jul 8, 09:33 2
        
        You're On Notice. -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 09:55 1
        
        He'll have a great political afterlife taking selfies with people and telling them they're on notice. -- nm - Mop Jul 8, 10:07
- *blasts BTS from a boombox* -- nm - ty97 Jul 8, 09:32
Your Slow-Motion Birds in a Birdbath Accompanied by Odd Tango Music video of the day -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 8, 09:29 [youtube] 1
- that was so fun. Those starlings are a mess! -- nm - Epiphany - with dog ears Jul 8, 10:20
Warning of serious brain disorders in people with mild coronavirus symptoms -- (link) - Maracello Jul 8, 09:28 7
- No, no. Boris Johnson and Jair Bolsonaro were already like that. -- nm - Mop Jul 8, 09:30 1
  - heh -- nm - Diva Jul 8, 09:33
- All of this is what concerns me the most right now - oblique Jul 8, 09:29 4
  - i'm thinking its gonna cause zombies. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 8, 09:34 2
    - Only in combination with the sting of a certain type of hornet. I don't recall which one, though. -- nm - Mop Jul 8, 09:39 1
      - Cuddle hornets -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 10:13
  - Maybe they were already like that! Did they have a brain scan before COVID-19? -- nm - Mop Jul 8, 09:31

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