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"Daft Punk's Gerry" -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 13:00
I have an idea for the Streaming folks. Actually, it's more of a thesis. It's about how every damn thing needs to be shot on steadicam ("shaky") now. -- (edited) - con_carne Feb 22, 12:33
Relatable. -- (link) - David Feb 22, 12:28 1
- Free Agents gonna Free Agent -- nm - budice Feb 22, 12:30
Bery, can you switch the "Down to Post" and "Live" links? They're backwards from what they were - or at least my muscle memory thinks so. -- (pic) - JaxSean Feb 22, 12:24 [Attachment] 17
- I've had the same issue. -- nm - pmb Feb 22, 12:47
- I want the older boards button back at the top. -- nm - sycor Feb 22, 12:34 2
  - I loved that button! -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 12:41 1
    - I also want a Random one that will go back to any board, ever. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 12:51
- Same with me, though it may also be my instinct that Go to Top jump links go on the left, and this is Go to Bottom. -- nm - Max Feb 22, 12:32
- same -- nm - decline Feb 22, 12:28
- No, then Down To Post would be next to the Backboards. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 12:26 10
  - I'm 99% sure that's how it used to be -- nm - JaxSean Feb 22, 12:29 9
    - That's how it was for the experiment, yes. But before the experiment, for a decade, down to post came first. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 12:37 8
      - you should switch them back and forth every couple of weeks to really mess with us -- nm - decline Feb 22, 12:43 7
        
        Are you kidding? 40% of his traffic is driven by muscle memory! - Fozzie Baron Feb 22, 12:45 6
        
        I'm really bad about having a ST tab open, and then opening a new. Or closing the ST tab, and then my brain says, Hey what's going on with ST? - sycor Feb 22, 12:55 3
        
        I have an average of three ST tabs open at any one moment. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 12:59
        
        The worst is when I open a link and think "ST would like this!" and I go to post it and I realize that's where I opened it from. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 12:57
        
        Ditto. It's observational comedy the wider world will never know. -- nm - Max Feb 22, 12:57
        
        "I'm just going to step away from ST on my desktop" - Beryllium Feb 22, 12:54
        
        Reads IM. Oh, that's what you meant -- nm - JD Feb 22, 12:52
Oh wow. When a fund gets really big..... -- (link) - ty97 Feb 22, 12:21 3
- I've heard of precisely one of those. -- nm - Fozzie Baron Feb 22, 12:43
- Six of those are clearly made up. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 12:33 1
  - Which six? (Unrelated: I have a PagerDuty shirt that I quite like.) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 12:38
Jeff Bezos Linked to Washington Football Team Sales Talk -- (link) - budice Feb 22, 12:16 2
- Washington Amazons! -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 12:23 1
  - Prime Delivered Snacks and Supplies at the game. Free Prime for Season Ticket Holders. -- nm* - budice Feb 22, 12:25
AEW: Anna Jay has injured her shoulder again and may be out for a year. -- (link) - Remlik Feb 22, 12:15 1
- "Does it hurt here? poke, poke...How about here? poke, poke" -- nm - decline Feb 22, 12:16
so yea, he doesnt sound worried at all... -- (link) - Jovian Feb 22, 12:11 17
- He will fight tooth, nail, writs, petitions, appeals. Look how long the fight over his taxes has gone, 2 trips to scotus -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 12:37
- honestly, they'll never find a jury to convict -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 12:14 14
  - Wouldn't surprise me if most of the investigations don't get prosecuted, and those that do get settled. - Max Feb 22, 12:52
  - 100% Agree -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 12:28
  - so honestly you're saying he IS a King. -- nm - Jovian Feb 22, 12:16 7
    - I'm saying 75 million people DID vote for him. How do you get a jury without at least 1 or 2 people sympathetic to him? Seems very difficult. -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 12:19 6
      - It's not like jury selection is tomorrow. In a couple of years, people may be a lot less emotionally invested in him. -- nm - mara Feb 22, 12:56 1
        
        True -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 13:00
      - I was told all NYers hated him. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 12:26 3
        
        Just like there are blue voters in Kansas, there are red voters in NY. - ty97 Feb 22, 12:31 2
        
        The Trump counties are further and further upstate. They don't know him like NYC does. -- nm - loosilu Feb 22, 12:50 1
        
        See below, SDNY covers only part of NYC and includes some counties north of the city -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 13:00
  - In NYC? Pretty sure that won't be an issue. -- nm - Krusty Feb 22, 12:16 3
    - SDNY pulls jurors from the following counties: New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 12:18 2
      - I still don't think they'll have an issue -- nm - Krusty Feb 22, 12:33 1
        
        It only takes 1. -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 12:38
- Seems fine. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 22, 12:14
Thank you for asking us questions, everyone. It helps more than you know. -- nm - David Feb 22, 12:11 4
- what show were you talking about again at the end with Kathryn Hahn? -- nm* - Remlik Feb 22, 12:16 3
  - A movie. Afternoon Delight. -- nm - David Feb 22, 12:21 2
    - (with Keeley from Ted Lasso) -- nm - David Feb 22, 12:21 1
      - thanks -- nm - Remlik Feb 22, 12:42
Movie theaters in New York can now open at 25% capacity -- (link) - decline Feb 22, 12:05 9
- NOPE. -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 12:11 6
  - People have always said they'd swear off theaters for years. And then what happens is the right movie is gonna come out and you'll be first in line. - con_carne Feb 22, 12:18 3
    - I don't know when I'm heading back to the theaters, but certainly not before I'm fully vaccinated. -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 12:33 2
      - What if 49 vaccinated people go to a theater and you're the 1 who makes up #50 and aren't yet vaccinated? -- nm - decline Feb 22, 12:36
      - This... -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 12:34
  - Once I'm vaccinated I'll feel comfortable going to a theater again. -- nm - Krusty Feb 22, 12:14 1
    - Once *everyone is* vaccinated I'll feel comfortable going to a theater again. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 12:15
- They will just move the bodies out, right? -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 12:07 1
  - Repurpose the rolling trash containers: "Bring out yer dead. (Monty Python)" -- nm - budice Feb 22, 12:12
I know I'm weird, but I'm less likely to watch a show that drops a season all at once. I feel like I'm immediately a full season behind. -- nm - Dano Feb 22, 12:00 3
- I love and hate it. I love having the whole season to binge but then I hate that it will be a long time before I get another episode. - Krusty Feb 22, 12:14
- Agreed. I like being able to catch up on something I missed at my own pace, but I don't mind waiting for new stuff at all. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 22, 12:10
- If it is not one I am psyched about, agreed. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 12:03
SITV STers are smarter: Do you see any of the streaming platforms folding in the near future? Or most likely to fold? -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 11:58 32
- Two major conglomerates are under so much debt that I don't understand how they're still around. - Mop Feb 22, 12:08 10
  - I've gotten more enjoyment out of the MGM cable channel than any of the streaming services in the last six months. -- nm - Max Feb 22, 12:37 2
    - We've been watching old classic B&W movies on youtube. An indie theatre i follow gives recommendations every Friday. It's been fun. -- (link*) - Andie Feb 22, 12:47
    - Epix is the crown jewel of MGM right now. It's MGM's shadow streaming service. -- nm - Mop Feb 22, 12:39
  - Yeah, that's a good point, the depth of content library matters. Everything Disney and Fox ever made for $13 vs AMC's library for $9... - Reagen Feb 22, 12:13 4
    - To me it seems almost even odds that Apple doubles down and purchases somebody (ies) as they decide to fold -- nm - JD Feb 22, 12:15 3
      - They could almost buy NFLX with cash on hand. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 12:31
      - That's the thing. Since it's Apple, all options are on the table. - David Feb 22, 12:25
      - Apple remains the prime candidate to buy themselves a streaming service with all that money in the bank. But that money may already have a destination - Mop Feb 22, 12:24
  - Consolidation is a good observation. There's also clawing back of content and price hikes for content offered. Could fold a few of the fringe -- nm - budice Feb 22, 12:10
  - AMC+....eeesh. -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 12:09
- the ones that don't produce their own content are vulnerable. I think there's really only space for 2 or 3 of the "live TV" guys. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 12:03 11
  - Gotcha. That's like Pluto TV, tubi, etc, right? I thought Pluto was owned by Viacom, but maybe I'm wrong. -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 12:05 10
    - Pluto TV is something else, although what - exactly - is unclear. But, yes, Tubi, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live - Mop Feb 22, 12:41
    - The ones that dispense ads are in MUCH better shape than the ones that require subscription revenue. - David Feb 22, 12:20
    - and YouTube TV. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 12:06 7
      - Roku announced days ago their intent to produce OC, and they have their built-in live TV app. -- nm* - con_carne Feb 22, 12:23 1
        
        as discussed on Streaming into the Void! - David Feb 22, 12:26
      - Ah okay, I mis-read. YT TV is live right, where the ones I mentioned are "free streaming services" -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 12:08 4
        
        YT TV is both. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 12:09 3
        
        YouTube is free. YouTube TV is a skinny bundle that is decidedly not free, although it does have a free trial. -- nm - David Feb 22, 12:18 1
        
        I guess I misread as him saying you could not stream on YT TV, just that it was live TV. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 12:25
        
        Oh interesting, didn't know that, thanks. -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 12:11
- No. Not sure why they would. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 11:59 8
  - The one triggering this question for me is Discovery+. 90% of the ads on HGTV are for it, and word I've heard is that the initial signups was awful. - MDH Feb 22, 12:03 7
    - TV ad revenue is in free fall anyway. Attempts like this are an attempt to save a failing business model. - David Feb 22, 12:10
    - I am only vaguely aware that exists. - Spawn Feb 22, 12:04 4
      - i had no idea. i learned of its existence in this thread. -- nm* - Andie Feb 22, 12:10 3
        
        Oh man, if you watch HGTV or Food network at all there are HUNDREDS of ads for it. It's constant. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 22, 12:11 2
        
        I don't watch reality tv. - Spawn Feb 22, 12:12
        
        YUP. Every commercial break, and on-screen ads non-stop -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 12:11
    - Their programing is dirt cheap to produce though. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 12:03
Another gender reveal party death. Has any show used a gender reveal party as a murder scheme yet? -- (link) - TWuG Feb 22, 11:55 5
- Celebrate your future child’s genitalia by blowing yourself up? -- nm - znufrii Feb 22, 12:07
- Tends to spoil the fun when one of those starts a fire that displaces thousands. Sorry to ruin your little joke! -- nm - con_carne Feb 22, 12:00
- I'm self-censoring like a motherfucker on this story. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 11:58 1
  - The problem with gender reveal parties is that they lead to there being children, and these children eventually end up in Reagen's class. -- nm - Fozzie Baron Feb 22, 12:06
- 9-1-1 had similar. Not a murder plot, but it caused chaos (as 9-1-1 does) -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 11:57
Megan McCain is more than welcome to become a K nox County Schools employee - she could get vaccinated immediately!! - kelly Feb 22, 11:49 1
- Can my 90 year old grandparents in Montgomery County join as well? They still haven't gotten it. :-) -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 11:53
The sound of the wind blowing on Mars -- (link) - decline Feb 22, 11:48 4
- Full video of the descent and landing -- (link) - TWuG Feb 22, 11:51 3 1
  - F-me that's awesome -- nm - oblique Feb 22, 13:23
  - *BONKERS* -- nm - Mop Feb 22, 12:14
  - Perfect. I had actually not watched one yet as I was waiting for something like this. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 11:58
Also if any Non-US people don't already have Disney+ and are on the fence, the annual price goes up to $120cdn from $90cdn tomorrow. -- nm - Shaun Feb 22, 11:46 4
- is the monthly price going up? I am so not paying attention. -- nm - Andie Feb 22, 11:46 3
  - Yes, by $3. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 11:49 2
    - Ah, thanks. Annual it is. -- nm - Andie Feb 22, 11:49 1
      - and Rakuten that sucker for $12.50 back -- nm - Putin Feb 22, 12:25
sometimes I get a response from a client and I am like "WTF?" off-balance sheet goodwill? - tRuMaN Feb 22, 11:41
The Eagles released their song 'Hotel California' 44 years ago today, February 22, 1977 -- nm - budice Feb 22, 11:37 1
- and the song just ended. -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 11:59
(I swear this isn't directed just at Tim.) If you haven't watched the most recent WandaVision episode, you should. Otherwise, you'll get spoiled. - David Feb 22, 11:36 12
- I’m with Jim...I’m going to binge the series in 2 weeks. - Will Hunting Feb 22, 11:43 11
  - Isn't waiting weeks and weeks until the entire season is released a type of patience? -- nm - JD Feb 22, 11:49 3
    - nah, out of sight, out of mind -- nm - decline Feb 22, 12:04 1
      - I guess it also depends on excitement level. What, 18 months since a Marvel Studios release had *me* climbing the walls. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 12:07
    - (excessive, even) -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 11:50
  - Then be very careful for the next 10 days. -- nm - David Feb 22, 11:48 5
    - Meh, I don’t care about spoilers so if I see it, cool. If not, cool. I’ll still watch the show. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 22, 12:57
    - When the official social media accounts are basically giving a 48 hour spoiler window... -- nm - Shaun Feb 22, 12:03 1
      - Yeah, that bugs me. -- nm - David Feb 22, 12:11
    - I must not have the right friends...I've been spoiled on like nothing from WandaVision or any other shows. Mandalorian, Cobra Kai...none of them. nm - Johnny Lawrence Feb 22, 11:51 1
      - my FB has no joke, 20 articles referencing WandaVision theories and shit -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 11:57
  - I like week to week when there is supplemental stuff to check out in between. Like Thrones. I like the speculation, discussion, etc. - Volnelk Feb 22, 11:45
Oh good. The air part of our dumb HVAC system isn’t working today. - spamlet Feb 22, 11:33 1
- It broke last week but you still had hot air coming in? -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 11:35
Artemi Panarin is getting targeted with hit pieces for his anti-Putin statements -- (link) - Reagen Feb 22, 11:24 4
- I wanted the inventor of Panera Bread killed. immediately -- nm - Putin Feb 22, 11:26
- Panera Bread in Russia is Panarin Bread -- nm - budice Feb 22, 11:24 2
  - Panera Bread in metal is Pantera Bread - con_carne Feb 22, 11:28 1
    - Pantera Bread in Thundercats is Panthro Bread. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 22, 11:31
Just gonna put this here. -- (pic) - Mop Feb 22, 11:23 [Attachment] 9
- Interesting thanks! Some of my thoughts: I see HBOMax on the upswing, Peacock seems DOA until Olympics, Discovery+ just needs to fold. -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 11:57 1
  - Discovery+ just launched last month. We can be cynical about "Do we need another streaming service?" but I'm hearing things... - Mop Feb 22, 12:06
- The HBOMax number surprises me. - JaxSean Feb 22, 11:45 2
  - I thought I read that "HBO Go" was going to keep going legacy-style for a bit as a kind of "IQ Test." I wouldn't think those people would be included. -- nm - con_carne Feb 22, 11:49
  - Probably does not include those that have not accessed it. - Spawn Feb 22, 11:47
- It appears that Peacock has *exploded* since 2018! -- nm - NBC Feb 22, 11:37
- it's the Please Stop Pirating Everybody wars - con_carne Feb 22, 11:36
- It's not that the others are less popular. It's that their appeal is becoming more selective. -- nm - Fozzie Baron Feb 22, 11:34 1
  - That and Disney owns so much now. -- nm - sycor Feb 22, 11:42
Hello Raylan -- nm - con_carne Feb 22, 11:22

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