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For far too long, I have been without the sweet embrace of Apple Pie. That ends today. -- (pic) -- (link*) - prayformojo Jan 11, 08:58 [Attachment] 2
- Just make sure you lock the door, okay? -- nm - Spawn Jan 11, 09:07
- 28 Days Later 2: The Christmas Gift. - David Jan 11, 09:02
Guys! Guys! We've gotten new chairs at work! -- nm - mara Jan 11, 08:57 2
- Musical chairs just went easy mode. -- nm - Qale Jan 11, 09:01
- When Mara gets Michael's old chair, I get Mara's old chair. That means I'll have *two* chairs! - prayformojo Jan 11, 09:00
MLB has a good list today: Longest tenured player on each team. -- (link) - David Jan 11, 08:46 1
- That's actually who I would have guessed, although maybe only because you said it was unusual. -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 08:48
The Lamar Jackson winning a playoff story is the most insane “create a narrative” I can recall. - Will Hunting Jan 11, 08:44 15
- Josh Allen is similar. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 11, 08:59 3
  - Allen did get Diggs—which helps -- nm - flavorize Jan 11, 09:06
  - Until this year, Allen looked really suspect. - Will Hunting Jan 11, 09:01 1
    - I'm surprised Ken Dorsey isn't getting more attention right now. -- nm - David Jan 11, 09:08
- He also just turned 24 last week. It's ridiculous. -- nm - David Jan 11, 08:49
- It's a "Win Now" League, unfortunately - Reagen Jan 11, 08:48 8
  - Devil’s 👿 advocate—Brees and Manning weren’t NFL MVP in Year 2. If you’re THE BEST nfl player, at the most important position—gotta win playoff games -- nm - flavorize Jan 11, 08:50 7
    - In 1999, Peyton was 3rd behind 2 Rams. He was the AFC MVP on a 13-3 team. - Will Hunting Jan 11, 08:57 2
      - Peyton definitely took a lot of smoke for losing first rd games. He did that a lot. Going into year 3, I’d say expectations were just as high for PFM -- nm - flavorize Jan 11, 09:05 1
        
        yes, prayformojo has a lot to answer for... -- nm - Diva Jan 11, 09:09
    - It’s still a team game and the Ravens couldn’t stop Derrick Henry last year. Yesterday, they made him look bad and coincidentally, Tannehill - Will Hunting Jan 11, 08:55 1
      - It's also a textbook example of small sample sizes. - David Jan 11, 09:01
    - Absolute nonsense. It's not his fault that his defense actively ran away from Henry last year. - David Jan 11, 08:52 1
      - Definitely preaching to the choir, I said weeks ago, if they get hot and make it in, they can make a run. I think he’s seen a superstar, so there are - flavorize Jan 11, 09:03
- I saw that yesterday and we like "Wait, that's a thing? It's what, his 3rd fucking playoff game?" -- nm - Shaun Jan 11, 08:45
A friend of mine posted this on Facebook, and it seems like an important observation to keep in mind. Tl;dr it’s still about racism - znufrii Jan 11, 08:37 2
- I think there is a lot of truth in that, and yet I think its more complex than that because I think there are a lot of people who truly believe the - pmb Jan 11, 08:56 1
  - That’s probably fair, but even then I think it goes back to an underlying skepticism that our government only works to the benefit of “those people” - znufrii Jan 11, 09:05
Schefter: Former ATL HC Dan Quinn considered the favorite to be Def Coord for the Cowboys. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 11, 08:32
I'm sure you know this was coming, but there's absolutely no reason to believe an insurrectionist died of a heart attack due to a taser. -- (link) - mara Jan 11, 08:32
Per the New York state vaccination site, Phase 2 'All other people' is estimated to start in the summer. Ugh. -- nm - ty97 Jan 11, 08:26 37
- as more vaccines get approved, this date will improve. te J&J vaccine should be online by EOM. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 11, 09:02
- Our county just released the signup list to be contacted. -- nm - spamlet Jan 11, 08:53
- C'MON! -- nm - AMC Theaters Jan 11, 08:45
- the inconsistencies are wild. In TX & OK, if you live in a rural county - you got a shot for various reasons. In an orderly manner. - Pippy Jan 11, 08:38
- All you other people can get in line. -- nm - Spawn Jan 11, 08:34
- With the speed at which things are going I'm resigned to the fact that I won't be getting it until the fall. :-( The feds and Cuomo have really - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 11, 08:33 23
  - My mom (who's 75) got an email from her doctor saying they have shots and she can arrange to get one - I'm incredibly relieved about this -- nm - decline Jan 11, 08:35 19
    - My aunt and uncle (89 nd 91) don't want it because they think it's a hoax. My cousins are frantic. -- nm - loosilu Jan 11, 08:37 2
      - Roo's only remaining grandmother refuses to get it but doesn't want me to tell her she's not getting it. - Pippy Jan 11, 08:42 1
        
        She’s so powerful, even I have moments where I’m thinking... “oh shit, I hope no one tells Roo.” -- nm - Qale Jan 11, 08:54
    - Meanwhile, Indiana went to an age hierarchy, period. Over 80 is phase one. Meanwhile, my 79 yo mother has to wait. - Spawn Jan 11, 08:37 13
      - wait, health care workers and teachers etc are lumped in with the age hierarchy? Also - I am pissed at Ontario's/Canada's actions on this. -- (edited) - Andie Jan 11, 08:41
      - No priority for front line workers or those with illnesses? I get opening it up to the older people but we have to focus on those that - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 11, 08:39 11
        
        Doesn't look like it, so far. -- (link) - mara Jan 11, 08:41 10
        
        Oops, you meant Indiana. We're prioritizing first responders but not other front line workers. -- (link) - mara Jan 11, 08:42 9
        
        How can they not get it after a year of this? People like grocery store workers and just about anyone working in the service industry need - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 11, 08:44 8
        
        True. Maybe it's a matter of supply. -- nm - mara Jan 11, 08:46 1
        
        I'd like them to be honest with us about it so we aren't fighting with each other about who should get priority. Not that we are here but people - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 11, 08:49
        
        Teachers should be first, after health care. (We have in-person schools, at half capacity). -- nm* - Spawn Jan 11, 08:45 5
        
        There shouldn't be a first or second with front line workers. There should be a big list of jobs that go ahead of me and you and the banker. - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 11, 08:48 4
        
        Well sure, if we had 10x the supply already. -- nm - Spawn Jan 11, 08:49 3
        
        This is what I mean with my post above. Because we don't know about things like supply of vaccines we're going to argue over who should go ahead of -- (edited) - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 11, 08:52 2
        
        But my Indiana post is that I will get my vaccination before Logan's teachers. That is not right. -- nm - Spawn Jan 11, 09:06 1
        
        Yeah, that shouldn't happen and is why there needs to a front line/public facing workers priority -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 11, 09:14
    - Great! My mom is expecting to get it where she gets dialysis. They gave her the flu shot. Hopefully that's the case but my mom sees so many docs - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 11, 08:36
    - Yas!! -- nm - Pippy Jan 11, 08:36
  - I worry about the 2nd doses getting to people within the window it should be given -- nm - Pippy Jan 11, 08:34 2
    - me too -- nm - prayformojo Jan 11, 08:40
    - My understanding is that they're supposed to hold the second doses but things keep changing. -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 11, 08:36
- but at least now you have a phone number you can call so they can tell you that it's this summer -- nm - decline Jan 11, 08:33 3
  - We do? I haven't heard about it. -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 11, 08:34 2
    - 877-VAX-4NYC -- (link) - decline Jan 11, 08:36 1
      - Thanks! No reason for me to call yet but I'm glad they're starting to make some moves -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 11, 08:38
- I was wondering about "I'm fine being much later in the process but...should I be 'signing up' somewhere?" earlier. - JaxSean Jan 11, 08:30 3
  - States are starting to rollout websites/phone #'s to sign up - you should check you state Health Dept website (although somehow I don't think FL is on - decline Jan 11, 08:32 2
    - Yes, everyone should be monitoring state and county dept of health websites. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 11, 08:35 1
      - Sadly, I trust (and get more info from) Rebekah Jones' website more than the state one. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 11, 08:43
House Democrats introduce article of impeachment, charging Trump with ‘incitement of an insurrection’ -- (link) - ty97 Jan 11, 08:24 1
- Helluva upgrade from... *checks notes* ...Oh yes, obstruction from the first time. -- nm - Qale Jan 11, 08:25
LIR ST weekend viewing. Tenet - big fat F. I'm actively mad about it. More of Queen's Gambit - A, Yellowstone (half way through all seasons) B -- nm - Pippy Jan 11, 08:16 35
- I Used to Go Here - B-. -- nm - pmb Jan 11, 08:59
- The greatest indictment I have about Tenet is how little I've thought about it since watching. - David Jan 11, 08:54 3
  - The main plot is in the realm of "Since the dawn of time, mankind has yearned to destroy the sun..." -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 08:56 2
    - we have? -- nm - mud Jan 11, 09:02 1
      - Simpsons quote. -- nm - David Jan 11, 09:05
- Better Call Saul S1: A -- nm - Spawn Jan 11, 08:34 14
  - I still need to get to this -- nm - prayformojo Jan 11, 08:40 11
    - The most recent season rivals anything from Breaking Bad. -- nm - David Jan 11, 08:51 9
      - The Kim Wexler Show (feat. Saul Goodman) -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 08:55
      - I feel alone in saying the show is so boring at times. I watched the first couple of seasons and then dropped it. It wasn't close to as good as - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 11, 08:55 6
        
        You're such a Chuck McGill. :P -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 11, 08:59 5
        
        I think I liked him the most. Not his character as a person but McKean did a great job. - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 11, 09:02 4
        
        Oh yes, I was on the McKean for Emmy bandwagon early. - Hibernating Baron Jan 11, 09:06
        
        Then just start again with the introduction of Lalo Salamanca. -- nm - David Jan 11, 09:03 2
        
        Does the show become Breaking Badder because otherwise I'm good with things to put me to sleep. ;-) -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 11, 09:07 1
        
        I'm not gonna do spoilers. All I'll say is that he's a fascinating villain. - David Jan 11, 09:10
      - indeed. -- nm - mud Jan 11, 08:53
    - It is pretty great. And much like Breaking Bad, it is not at all what I expected (so far). -- nm - Spawn Jan 11, 08:44
  - :-] -- nm - mud Jan 11, 08:36 1
    - I am glad I saved it for a time when I *needed* it. - Spawn Jan 11, 08:38
- Letterkenny S6: A- -- nm - JaxSean Jan 11, 08:32 1
  - Contains one of my top three Wayne fights (Bush Party) and episodes (Century Club). -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 11, 11:06
- finished Bridgerton, A-. -- nm - znufrii Jan 11, 08:28
- Bridgerton Ep 5 & 6: A. ST:Discovery season 3 finale: A+ -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 11, 08:26
- I watch Uncle Peckerhead on Prime. It was more entertaining than I expected B-, ST Discovery finale B-, Tremors original B+, Breach D+ - sycor Jan 11, 08:25 3
  - Is Uncle Peckerhead a prequel to Pecker? -- nm - Qale Jan 11, 08:26 2
    - No, monster horror-comedy. -- nm* - sycor Jan 11, 08:28 1
      - So you’re saying there’s a chance! -- nm - Qale Jan 11, 08:40
- The 100 (3/4 through season 4): A-.B+ (much better than season 3) -- nm - Beaker Jan 11, 08:24
- It Should Happen to You (1954) - B; Mr Deeds Goes to Town (1936) - B. -- nm - mara Jan 11, 08:22
- Cobra Kai S3 B+. William Zabka deserves an Emmy. S4 of Fargo C-. Interesting characters and pretty to look at, but the writing was a mess. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Jan 11, 08:22
- I didn't dislike Tenet that much, but it was definitely a bit pretentious and overly complicated just for the sake of complication. - sycor Jan 11, 08:21 2
  - It is arguably the Nolaniest of Nolan films. I quite enjoyed it but I understand and sympathize with those who didn't. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 11, 08:23 1
    - I feel about the same way. I didn't love it, but I did enjoy it, but can definitely understand people hating it. -- nm - sycor Jan 11, 08:30
- Oceans Eleven (2001) is probably the best paced movie ever after a rewatch. I’m frustrated Donnie Walberg’s Very Scary People season 2 isn’t on HBOMAX -- nm - Qale Jan 11, 08:18
guys, remember my supervisor who joined TG? she just called me spouting conspiracy theories. I have never actually talked to someone who believes - amanda jeans Jan 11, 08:12 23
- oh my goodness... -- nm - Diva Jan 11, 09:02
- I can't even unpack everything she said. ;ike I was taking notes but now I'm like "wait did she say that?" -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 11, 08:28 11
  - okay! I give up. What's TG? -- nm - mud Jan 11, 08:33 9
    - Took me a minute too. Telegram. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 08:35 8
      - That doesn't help. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 11, 08:53 7
        
        it's a WhatsApp clone - if you sign up Amanda will send you cat videos -- nm - decline Jan 11, 09:02
        
        The new Parler -- nm - JaxSean Jan 11, 08:59 3
        
        Thanks -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 11, 09:08
        
        Not intentionally, from my understanding. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 09:02
        
        I hear Gab is rapidly gaining members, too. -- nm - mara Jan 11, 09:02
        
        did for me -- nm - mud Jan 11, 08:56 1
        
        I guess you're just hipper than me. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 11, 09:01
  - I'd go to HR. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 11, 08:32
- That’s a whole lot of nope.jpg I do not feel like I have to deal with this at work too. -- nm - Qale Jan 11, 08:21
- Beyond the scariness of believing that stuff, does no one get that this doesn't belong in the workplace? -- nm - ty97 Jan 11, 08:18 6
  - We have a senior IT guy who has, a few times, wore a MAGA hat to work, and mentioned some QAnon stuff. - JaxSean Jan 11, 08:26
  - RIGHT? It's handing HR the means and burden to protect the company. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 08:19 4
    - What if HR believes it too? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 11, 08:23 3
      - HR reports to somebody. A VP? They need to know. -- nm - mara Jan 11, 08:33 1
        
        Oh, I agree. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 11, 08:53
      - Then the company is already dead. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 08:32
- eek! -- nm - Pippy Jan 11, 08:15
- Disgusting. Would it do any good to contact her supervisor? -- nm - mara Jan 11, 08:13
The Canadian Conservative party. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 11, 07:54 9
- Boy, I sure hope they don't lean into it. -- nm - Mop Jan 11, 08:23
- I'm fascinated by the 6% Singh/Trump constituency. -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 08:19 3
  - it's an extreme variant of Horseshoe Theory. -- nm - mud Jan 11, 08:21 1
    - Or who actively want to see the US burn. -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 08:24
  - 6% didn't understand the question... -- nm - Mop Jan 11, 08:20
- Still impressive it's only 40-60. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 11, 08:02 3
  - not impressive at all. appalling -- nm - Andie Jan 11, 08:09 2
    - It is, but I suppose that those are the further to the right in Canadian politics, right? - Marlowe Jan 11, 08:40
    - agreed -- nm - mud Jan 11, 08:14
I mean..... -- (link) - ty97 Jan 11, 07:52 10
- Is that really what they thought though? Didn't they think Trump was going to literally overturn the election somehow and everything would change? - mara Jan 11, 07:55 9
  - These are not mutually exclusive. -- nm - loosilu Jan 11, 08:37
  - I think a majority of them thought they were going to a rally where "everything was going to be revealed," and it turned into an insurrection. - JaxSean Jan 11, 08:28 3
    - Disagree, from the chatter I saw, they expected insurrection. -- nm - loosilu Jan 11, 08:38 2
      - Well, they talk about a *lot* of stuff. I would say the numuber that *expected* it was a couple percent. Like, the idiot that had his work badge on - Spawn Jan 11, 08:42 1
        
        He’s from my old hometown, lots of social media about being special needs. - Will Hunting Jan 11, 08:45
  - Whatever they thought they might happen, they invaded the Capitol and then just...went on their way -- nm - ty97 Jan 11, 08:23 1
    - I can't read this without hearing Russell Brand. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 11, 08:26
  - That’s not a ‘better’. Both are lunacy. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 11, 08:07 1
    - I didn't mean to imply "better," just "more accurate." -- nm - mara Jan 11, 08:10
Cool radar image. Ski slopes that make snow can create actual snow downwind from them. (If I'm understanding this right.) -- (link) - mara Jan 11, 07:51
not a lick of snow anywhere in the forecast, dammit -- nm - prayformojo Jan 11, 07:46
Seems that the Parler data harvest happened because Twilio dropped them as a customer - which meant, as I suggested earlier, account recovery was - Beryllium Jan 11, 07:38 [Backboard] 8
- LIR: Will. The article I read was only discussing scraping public data. Basically like if you were harvesting Tweets. They're public, you just need - oblique Jan 11, 08:24 1
  - 70TB data including photos, videos, deleted posts, and the creation of millions of admin accounts to get access to said deleted content. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 08:30
- I wonder if they have a claim against Twilio for that? -- nm - ty97 Jan 11, 07:49 2
  - The IT folks say proper process is the site with a gap like that should fail closed so you can’t do this. Instead this seems to have failed open. - Will Hunting Jan 11, 08:06
  - I was wondering the same, but I think the issue was in how they handled losing Twilio access - I think it exposed underlying flaws -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 07:56
- my understanding is that there is now no 2FA, no SMS, no email verification - thousands of bots signing up now. -- nm - colin Jan 11, 07:48 2
  - Signing up for Parler? I thought they were offline. -- nm - mara Jan 11, 07:49 1
    - sorry, before they went fully down, but after a lot of services pulled, they had a big bot sign up. they'll be a mess when/if they open up - colin Jan 11, 07:54
DDale advises caution on the airport no-fly video (too late, laughs have been had) -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 11, 07:29 1
- The Venn diagram of those two things still likely overlap A LOT. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 11, 07:38
I didn't realize that the Saints CB who got punched yesterday was the same guy who got punched in the last Bears game AND had his own teammate - Beaker Jan 11, 07:21 1
- I guess I have to update that if you get punched three times in the same season it’s probably you. -- nm - spamlet Jan 11, 07:38
I keep getting these hangup calls from area code 52o in arizona. is it my couch??? looking for help?? -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 11, 07:17 3
- Did you hear any heavy brocading? -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 11, 07:50
- Thats Tuscon area of Arizona -- nm - eag Jan 11, 07:24
- This would make a good Soderbergh short -- nm - prayformojo Jan 11, 07:21
Heinicke = the Zamboni driver backup goaltender of the NFL -- nm - Beaker Jan 11, 07:14 3
- Kinda over sells it. Dude won the Walter Payton award in college. -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 07:23 2
  - he's 27, was a backup to an XFL team. He was studying for college... -- nm - Beaker Jan 11, 07:27 1
    - Beer League goalie is several steps below XFL backup. -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 08:25

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