ST Alpha - Backboarding

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Search Dr. S. Talk
TT/ST Wiki
How Well Do You Know ...

RSS Feed

Hosting by DigitalOcean

Support ST on Ko-Fi

Welcome to SlickerTalk ▲

Kick your heels up, settle in, and get ready for a raucous discussion. The topic is anything and everything: movies, television, politics, music, breaking news, recycled news, orange-colored prediction markets, etc.

Join the Conversation

Suggestions and requests can be sent to team @ slackertalk.com. Or, please use this form to submit a bug report.

Recent News ▲

BlueSky Starter Pack for STers
This is a list of automatic follows when creating a BS account. Special thanks to Kim for setting it up! To bridge your account to the Fediverse, follow @ap.brid.gy (per the Bridgy docs)
the pack

[ SlackerTalk / Beta ] [ SlickerTalk ] [ Dr. S. Talk ]

Live

Down to Post

< Newer

Older >

Posts: 160

Today a conference emailed me to tell me they were opening their CFP for talk proposals for an in-person event in Feb 2021 in Montreal. - Beryllium Sep 11, 18:36
Contact and Interstellar would make a decent double header, wouldn't it? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 18:26 10
- No, because it includes Contact. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 11, 19:48
- I like Contact, but I’d pair it with something with some action. Armageddon perhaps. -- nm - Qale Sep 11, 18:35 2
  - Tropic Thunder -- nm - budice Sep 11, 18:37 1
    - Yes, Armageddon and Tropic Thunder would make a much better double feature. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 11, 19:49
- Contact is a cool movie in my book -- nm - budice Sep 11, 18:31
- throw The Martian in for some light fun maybe as a trilogy? -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 18:29 4
  - Collaborator search shows Steve Burg, Art Department, for Contact, Prometheus, Interstellar, and The Martian. Burg Cinematic Universe? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 18:31 3
    - Starship Troopers? -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 18:34 2
      - As a conceptual artist, Mr Burg has been involved in some great movies. Terminator 2, Total Recall, Waterworld, X-Men 1, Riddick ... -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 18:38 1
        
        (Plus all the ones I already mentioned) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 18:39
Yay Nuggets! I wrote them off at halftime. -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 18:22
Im halfway through season four of The Expanse. Man, what giant disappointment this is. Not even in same realm as seasons 1-3. -- nm* - Jovian Sep 11, 18:05 12
- I enjoyed it quite a bit, and the characters were fine, but...spoils... - Remlik Sep 11, 18:25
- the books make it make a lot more sense. -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 18:20
- Yup. -- nm - David Sep 11, 18:19
- I do wish it was better than it ended up being, but I feel it holds its own. To me, Season 3 is the gold standard and hard to follow. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 18:16 2
  - it holds its own because the characters are still so good and very well established. -- nm - Jovian Sep 11, 18:19
  - Season 5 is coming probably in December and I'm nervous to see how it goes. - Beryllium Sep 11, 18:19
- [snork] - mud Sep 11, 18:10 5
  - I mean (spoils) - Jovian Sep 11, 18:14
  - your both stupid. go sit in the corner -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 18:12 3
    - spoil - mud Sep 11, 18:14 1
      - I guess I'm the only one who caught the irony in his wording -- nm - mud Sep 11, 18:23
    - its barely a C- -- nm - Jovian Sep 11, 18:14
"Traffic cone" works in so many ways -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 11, 18:05 4
- It's not a real ballot request. Trump is mailing them to Democrats so they don't get the real ballot. -- nm - jnine Sep 11, 20:50
- i don't have speakers but i'm outraged she's got that awesome cleavage and not panning down, also the flyers are mirror image, she must be a witch -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 11, 18:53
- It's a third party mailer, not something sent by the gov't. Looks similar to this one reported on by CNN. -- (link) - Sam SeaBaron Sep 11, 18:45
- The music track is also excellent. (If you're an American voter, watch it. It's either accurate, and horrifying, or a misunderstanding, and ...) - Beryllium Sep 11, 18:14
TD19 forms off the coast of Miami - headed towards New Orleans early next week (Sally?). System that could be Teddy still developing near Cape Verde. -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 18:03
The writing on Narcos Mexico dramatically improved in S1E5 - Beryllium Sep 11, 17:34
I don't know if Trump is being punked or if his whole campaign staff is clueless, but anyone who knows the lyrics to Fortunate Son knows it shouldn't - jnine Sep 11, 17:18 10
- Its the end of the world and we know it, and I feel fine -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 11, 18:01
- It's only because nobody knows the lyrics to Hobo Humpin Slobo Babe -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 17:35
- I think they deliberately pick this kind of thing, because it pisses people off, gets people to talk about his events, and they know his supporters - Reagen Sep 11, 17:33 2
  - This. They think it’s some kind of double owning of the libs, but again and again it just makes them look stupider. -- nm - Qale Sep 11, 17:35 1
    - The only thing that could maybe stop it is if the artists start saying they'll donate $x to Biden/Senate candidates, etc every time it's played. -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 18:00
- has the band said anything? -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 17:33 4
  - In general you can't really do anything anyway. Sites have licenses that let them play what they want. -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 17:53 1
    - I know. They still sometimes issue a statement. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 18:01
  - I imagine if he hasn’t said anything, it’s because his head’s exploded. Fogerty would NOT approve. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 11, 17:46
  - I haven't seen John Fogerty say anything yet, he doesn't talk to the rest of the band, but I think he regained the rights from Saul Zaentz. -- nm* - jnine Sep 11, 17:43
The big cities with the worst air quality on Earth right now -- (link) - budice Sep 11, 17:18
local gang leader is probly pleased tonite - mud Sep 11, 17:17
Dano can still be right in his picks for the men's and women's champions -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 17:10 2
- :) -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 12, 20:00
- I should have wagered. -- nm - Dano Sep 11, 17:46
TIL Julie "The Cat" Gaffney was in Men in Black 2 -- (link) - JD Sep 11, 17:01 [youtube]
On 9/11, the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador showed stranded travelers the true meaning of compassion. -- (link) - Beaker Sep 11, 16:51 5
- wasn't there a movie about it? -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 17:35 3
  - Broadway Show -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 17:36 2
    - And a documentary or three. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 11, 17:44 1
      - (the documentary is amazing) -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 17:56
- suckers -- nm - 45* Sep 11, 16:54
Now: Go Dominic! We're One Each Other's Thiem! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 16:47
Point Roberts isn't the only border hamlet with a huge inconvenience during the closure ... -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 11, 16:42 2
- American children attending school in Canada? That’s socialist! -- nm - Mopsy Sep 11, 16:55 1
  - This is how the metric system gains a foothold. -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 16:57
My implied disappointment fueled someone to the US Open Men's Finals! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 16:42
The Merrimack Police Department in New Hampshire is asking for residents to look out for a missing forty pound, four year old African Serval -- (link) - budice Sep 11, 16:38 2
- From that picture it looks like they ought to be checking the local Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks locations -- nm - JD Sep 11, 16:40 1
  - They are, but it’s unrelated to the image. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 11, 17:06
Stephen Colbert does interviews with the cast and crew of Dune, with additional behind the scenes footage. -- (link) - Mopsy Sep 11, 16:38 [youtube] 3
- Chalamet saying he did only two scenes on green screen gives me chills. It's almost unbelievable. -- nm* - mud Sep 11, 17:33 1
  - "One of them was the closing credits dance party scene." -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 18:23
- Given the level of his fandom and expertise on Tolkien, and now Herbert’s Dune work, what *else* did Colbert love in his youth? -- nm - landbeck Sep 11, 17:26
New Springsteen and the E Street Band album coming Oct. 23rd. First song "Letter to You" released. This is what we need now. - pmb Sep 11, 16:34 [youtube] 1
- oh yeah -- nm - mud Sep 11, 16:53
Houston Rockets' Danuel House Jr. booted from bubble for violating safety protocols. -- (link) - Diva Sep 11, 16:32
The horror! A lentil silo has collapsed in North Vancouver, but early reports indicate no one has bean injured. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 16:30 1
- this slant lentil silo riles so. -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 16:32
Supposedly Nikola has been revealed to be built on a truckbed of lies -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 11, 16:25 3
- There was video posted of drone footage of what's supposed to be their factory - it's a bare field. -- nm* - Reagen Sep 11, 17:03
- That’s too bad. I saw a video discussing the potential for a hydrogen fuel cell future if Nikola succeeds. Turns out it’s all crap. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 11, 17:00
- I was momentarily confused. I though that it was quite upfront that Jokic's defense far trails his offense but his offense offsets -- nm - JD Sep 11, 16:28
This reads as utterly fake, but still funny. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 11, 16:17 12
- So you're saying that *can't* start a fire? -- (link) - Reagen Sep 11, 16:45
- *smh* -- nm - znufrii finally got a haircut Sep 11, 16:31
- Conservative talking heads saying Antifa pretending to be 1st responders, telling people to leave their homes and then ransacking and/or setting fires - Flavorize—Mr Unliiiiiiiiimited Sep 11, 16:27 6
  - there is a serious problem of evacuated homes being looted, esp in burned out area -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 11, 18:50
  - ~it's gonna get dumber/it's always gonna get dumber~ -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 16:30
  - Jentucky Fried Chicken. -- nm - znufrii finally got a haircut Sep 11, 16:29
  - Modern civil war. -- nm - mara Sep 11, 16:28 2
    - ‘My dearest Margaret. It is with the utmost respect that I call upon you to make haste to the Oregon Railway. Your betrothed has crossed the line...” -- nm - Qale Sep 11, 16:37 1
      - I entreat you in earnest. Yours with the deepest longing of my heart, Rathburn Shoemaker Eleventh Corps -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 16:43
- It's documented that a town chased down a random family of campers in NW Washington because they thought they were Antifa. -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 16:24 1
  - in Forks So embarrassing that I recognize the town name of Forks and thus I remember that news story being reported from there - JD Sep 11, 16:26
- That abbrev was in a court decision I was reading a couple months back and it messed me up repeatedly! - Sam SeaBaron Sep 11, 16:22
*punches Nick Nurse in his stupid junk* -- nm - Diva Sep 11, 16:16
This boat is a wreck, but I have to admire the pun. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 11, 16:08 1
- Catalina 'boats' should be preceded by PBY -- (pic) - Peglegpete Sep 11, 16:14 [Attachment]
2nd Circuit: Committing voter fraud in a strictly local election _can_ earn you time in federal PMITA prison. -- (edited) - Sam SeaBaron Sep 11, 16:07
Ralph Macchio should follow up Cobra Kai with a sequel to Crossroads costarring Nandi Bushell. -- nm - Max Sep 11, 15:59 1
- I dearly enjoy Cobra Kai -- nm - Epiphany- Drunk Slutty Camel Sep 11, 16:08
Turned on the TV at the end of the day (avoiding 9/11 stuff) and it turns on to a streetview shot of the towers falling. - loosilu Sep 11, 15:56 4
- THEN, I went to the store downstairs. Tommy, the owner, had the TV on and was complaining about too much 9/11 stuff on TV. I agreed. He then proceeds - loosilu Sep 11, 16:00 3
  - Oh yeah. Misery loves company is a clinical fact -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 17:03
  - when does your Captain find out she is an Admiral? -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 11, 16:21 1
    - Oh jeez. Months. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 16:57
I so want to meet the kid that has been marking the Trumper's signs. Today the two sides read, " GET BENT... SMOOTH BRAIN". - Wakanda Forever Sep 11, 15:55 1
- Have you taken pictures? -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 15:58
Since every accusation is a confession, president Trump is apparently now taking performance-enhancing drugs? -- nm - znufrii finally got a haircut Sep 11, 15:49 5
- What if it's actually just viagra? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 16:05 1
  - Thanks, I hate it. -- nm - Qale Sep 11, 16:39
- Adderall. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 15:54 1
  - Sniffing it. -- nm - . Sep 11, 16:00
- I expect you could get a contact buzz off the Resolute Desk. -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 15:51
I guess the city benefited from some infrastructure funding in the new budget. For a few weeks now you couldn't drive down a street without finding - Meg Sep 11, 15:45
GO RAPTORS! -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 15:35 3
- AND TAKE THE BLUE JAYS WITH YOU! -- nm - mara Sep 11, 15:49
- NO RAPTORS! -- nm - Diva Sep 11, 15:45 1
  - CUS CRISE! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 15:47
Here we see the VP punching out Joe Biden. -- (link) - RNC Sep 11, 15:30 2
- "Qapla'!" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 16:06
- “My God, Trump is terrible, isn’t he?” “Yes Mike, he is.” -- nm - Mopsy Sep 11, 15:39
watching The Post. There's a lot of stuff here blowing Abby's mind, like smoking in restaurants. Outdoor payphones -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 15:26 1
- I think as late as 1999 my boss smoked a pack a day in his office, creating a foot thick cloud at the ceiling. -- nm - Max Sep 11, 15:35
dammit. ransomware on kiddo's school system network. -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 15:24
spider: wow -- (pic) - prayformojo Sep 11, 15:03 [Attachment] 1
- I love this -- nm - Epiphany - Let me roll it to ya Sep 11, 15:49
US Open Men's semi spoiler - prayformojo Sep 11, 14:54
Time to revisit this list of movies set to be released in 2020. What actually makes it into theaters? -- (link) - Mopsy Sep 11, 14:48 7
- Blake Lively best actress -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 11, 16:16
- And the Academy Award for Best Picture goes to... Bad Boys for Life. -- nm - Sam SeaBaron Sep 11, 15:38 1
  - Russell Crowe wins best actor for Unhinged! -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 15:49
- Oh snap! He updated the list! -- (link) - Mopsy Sep 11, 15:01 1
  - oh snip! -- nm - Max Sep 11, 15:02
- I've been oblivious to the fact that there's another Indiana Jones film coming. - Max Sep 11, 14:57 1
  - Oblivious -- (link) - mud Sep 11, 15:10 [youtube]
10 years ago in theaters: Resident Evil: Afterlife, (ltd): Fearless, Legendary, I'm Still Here - Max Sep 11, 14:20 [youtube] 14
- "the-aters"??? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 14:48 1
  - The Before had many wonders. -- nm - RNC Sep 11, 15:41
- These posts are going to be interesting in 5 years. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 11, 14:40
- 15 years ago: The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Man, (ltd): An Unfinished Life, Hello Greetings - Max Sep 11, 14:21 10
  - 20 years ago: The Watcher, Nurse Betty, The Way of the Gun, (ltd): Turn It Up, Back Stage, Fiza - Max Sep 11, 14:21 9
    - *toss a coin to your watcher* -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 14:34
    - 25 years ago: To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, The Tie That Binds, Last of the Dogmen, Senior Trip - Max Sep 11, 14:21 7
      - 30 years ago: Slumber Party Massacre III - Max Sep 11, 14:22 [youtube] 6
        
        40 years ago: Battle Beyond the Stars, He Knows You're Alone -- (link) - Max Sep 11, 14:23 [youtube] 5
        
        45 years ago: It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time -- (link) - Max Sep 11, 14:24 [youtube] 4
        
        50 years ago: Five Easy Pieces -- (link) - Max Sep 11, 14:25 [youtube] 3
        
        nice clip! -- nm - mud Sep 11, 14:50
        
        55 years ago: Operation C.I.A. (Burt Reynolds first starring role) -- (link) - Max Sep 11, 14:28 [youtube] 1
        
        60 years ago: Let's Make Love (Monroe's penultimate role) -- (link) - Max Sep 11, 14:35 [youtube]
Soooo ... was this because of death threats? -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 11, 14:00 1
- I don't think so, but the reasons are unknown -- nm - mud Sep 11, 14:46
My second favorite part of last year's over/under was Beaker getting congrats for finishing second. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 11, 13:53
There is not a chance in hell if I'm a studio that I'm putting the *next* blockbuster into theaters. Let someone else be the guinea pig. - Reagen Sep 11, 13:39 8
- If they keep pushing back WW'84, they'll keep releasing new "final trailers". Then we can just cobble together the movie for ourselves. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 11, 14:26
- YEEHAW! *pew* *pew* *pew* We'll do it! We'll release... uh... ... ... DAMMIT! Do we have another Star Trek movie in the works? -- nm - Paramount Sep 11, 14:22
- Yep. Disney at least has the Disney+ route if Mulan worked but WW2, Bond 25...that’s a billion dollar property. No rush. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 11, 14:10 3
  - Yeah I wonder what they will do with bond. Don't want that to flop. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 11, 14:56
  - MGM always seems to need money though. -- nm - Roger More Sep 11, 14:45 1
    - Lion gotta eat. -- nm - Qale Sep 11, 16:44
- Yep. -- nm - Judge Bane Sep 11, 14:02
- This sounds like some new version of the Mexican standoff -- nm* - Beryllium Sep 11, 13:43
C'mon in, guys! -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 13:35 1
- "Name something you shouldn't say to a group of vampires." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 13:36

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

(Disclaimer: This website uses cookies to store identifying information. Please practice safe password usage.)