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Will Smith/Antoine Fuqua runaway slave thriller "Emancipation" getting out of Georgia. -- (link) - Mop Apr 12, 10:04 1
- Kinda meta -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 10:05
NBA Topshot. Price chart for my one "valuable" NFT. - zunk xometimes Apr 12, 10:01 [Attachment]
D Dmitry Kulikov to the Oilers for a 4th -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 10:01 1
- The trade deadline, where even players you've never heard of still get 3 hours on TSN! -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 10:05
annual office reviews this year include discussion about re-opening to the public - what are others doing? - JenBro Apr 12, 09:57 10
- Our lease is up in October, I don't expect them to renew. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 10:14
- we've been basically business as usual since June with masking/distancing in place. Significantly more Teams based meetings now but people have - oblique Apr 12, 10:09
- We've been back full time since last July - decline Apr 12, 10:07
- nationally its office by office. I think we are supposed to learn by the end of June for KC. -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 12, 10:06
- big ten university. we are expecting to be told in may 2021 what RTO looks like for august 2021. the university has said "look we know - amanda jeans Apr 12, 10:05
- They just announced today what city our HQ will be in. We don't even know where the office *will be* though -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 10:04 1
  - oh what city? -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 12, 10:05
- Returning January 2022 hybrid. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 10:03
- my company has been clear, at some point we will go back to full time in office. but we aren't even guessing at a date yet. -- nm - Andie Apr 12, 10:02
- my wife works for a bank, she thinks she'll be allowed to work from home going forward. Unsure about me but may be a split of each -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 10:02
White House issued "infrastructure report cards" to each state. -- (link) - stim-mie Apr 12, 09:44 15
- "Expired. Expired. Expired." "It's a lot of country. Hope you can keep it maintained." -- nm - Max Apr 12, 10:06
- C- for Oregon. That tracks. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 10:05
- South Carolina's highways are horrible. They should just get an F- for that alone. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 09:54
- Like I’m going to trust the grades of people who can’t put things in alphabetical order. Why the f are the North’s before the New’s - Will Hunting Apr 12, 09:49 3
  - I agree with you, but it does look like Postal Code is the sort criteria here -- nm - rollo Apr 12, 09:54 1
    - That's will's second point - if the short code is the sort criteria, then it should be in the text label being sorted -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 10:03
  - It takes time to undo the devos agenda. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 09:52
- What are Utah and Georgia doing "right"? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 09:49
- why no grade for arkansas i wonder -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 12, 09:48 2
  - The phone line was down so they could not reply to the e-mail using their dial-up internet. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 12, 09:50
  - They get the "See me after class" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 09:49
- Like that VW commercial with Peter Stormare. "You get an F." -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 09:48
- Woohoo!! C- we're not the worst! -- nm - decline Apr 12, 09:45
- “I thought you said we’d be graded on a curve?” -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 09:45 1
  - "Well, C's and D's have curves." (NM) - White House Apr 12, 09:48
What fresh hell is this?! -- (link) - TWuG Apr 12, 09:29 2
- F**k you article writers. Bringing back Miami Vice would be awesome. - Will Hunting Apr 12, 09:31 1
  - As long as they have Elvis, I am in. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:32
with who owns what in streaming, where would we expect CW shows to stream? -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 12, 09:27 9
- Expect: Paramount+, but I believe most/all are with netflix -- nm - MDH Apr 12, 09:42
- It’s complicated. -- (link) - David Apr 12, 09:40 2
  - If ever there was a case to be made as to why studios should just keep all their content to themselves... -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 09:59 1
    - or at least have firm deadlines like Disney does. They'll gtet all their shit back eventually -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 10:00
- Mixed bag. Netflix has most, HBO Max has some, CBS All Access has Nancy Drew, CW Network has the latest three episodes of everything. -- nm* - Reagen Apr 12, 09:31
- 50% owned by CBS. Expect Paramount(?) - Currently CW Site & Netflix -- nm - stim-mie Apr 12, 09:30
- I would think either Hulu or NF -- nm - decline Apr 12, 09:28
- Netflix has them all in Canada I'm pretty sure -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 09:28 1
  - At least some, here. -- (link*) - Spawn Apr 12, 09:30
My Hot Topic order I fought over showed up. $22 Canadian for Shopkeeper Funko (from IT 2) and 3 Zombie keychains - Beaker Apr 12, 09:22 3
- The bait and switch? So they *DID* have the Funkos after all? That sounds seriously shady and cause for a complaint. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 10:00 2
  - no, they just didn't have 1 available to ship to canada (and it was the only reason for my order), then my complaining got me a great deal :) -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 10:07 1
    - I guess the product legally couldn't be shipped to canada for some reason -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 10:07
Typical TSN NHL Trade Center. No trades. a dozen people starring at each other shootin' the shit -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 09:06
Topps debuts its first NFT baseball card collection -- (link) - oblique Apr 12, 08:58 5
- Stupid question about NFTs. Can anyone see these cards or do you need the blockchain address(?) to view them? - TWuG Apr 12, 09:25 3
  - you own the intellectual rights to the item, but anyone can view it. -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 12, 09:56
  - I look forward to the PBS debut of NFT Roadshow. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 12, 09:28 1
    - We have great difficulty valuing your file as there are no longer functional floppy drives -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 10:00
- The corners are intact, the centering is perfect, and the image is sharp with no fading. I estimate the value to be approximately $0. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 12, 09:02
The American Masters on Doc Severinsen is great! Yes, he's still alive. Yes, he's still playing and performing. -- (link) - Mop Apr 12, 08:42
For anyone interested, here’s the website with details for the Zoom show I’m performing in, including how to get the link. I’ve also shared the event on Facebook if you prefer to get your details there. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 12, 08:37 9
- Direct link to the Facebook event is here -- (link) - znufrii Apr 12, 09:34
- Will it be recorded for later viewing but only live? I won't be home in time :( -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 09:01 2
  - I believe there will be a recording made available on YouTube for a limited time for anyone unable to make the live performance. - znufrii Apr 12, 09:05 1
    - Thanks - that's the 2nd day of our rummage sale and I'll be on the cash desk until 4:30. I'll look out for your update. -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 09:28
- (Bery, any chance you can throw this link up top? Much appreciated) -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 08:49 3
  - Done! Sorry about the autocorrect, I just noticed it. Will fix. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 09:01 2
    - Fixed. - Beryllium Apr 12, 09:02 1
      - Thanks! - znufrii Apr 12, 09:04
- very cool! -- nm - Andie Apr 12, 08:44
Air Disasters Season 5 Episodes 3-10 -- nm - JD Apr 12, 08:33 1
- Uh, that's what I watched this weekend when I wasn't sleeping due to vax induced tiredness - JD Apr 12, 08:34
lol. just had a moment of panic. apparently caps and gowns are ready at the school to pick up and my brain was like "Um, did you order that?" - oblique Apr 12, 08:29 7
- That's a weird fetish. -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 08:44 1
  - ::kilbo puts on his cap and gown:: -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 08:48
- Congrats on finally graduating high school! -- nm - decline Apr 12, 08:32 2
  - too slow, old man. Max beat you to that horrible joke -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 08:32 1
    - Congrats though. Are you ready for the full on emotions that are more emotional than saying goodbye to an 18-year-old car? -- nm - Max Apr 12, 08:36
- Hey! Those gowns are for the kids! -- nm - Max Apr 12, 08:30 1
  - "How do you do, fellow kids?" - Kilbo, Enrobed -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 08:34
The NWSL got off to uh, a competitive start -- (link) - JD Apr 12, 08:26
Apr. 12 Birthdays: Herbie Hancock (81), Ed O'Neill (75), Dan Lauria (74), Tom Noonan (70), David Hanson (67), Andy Garcia & Walter Salles (65) - Max Apr 12, 08:19 16
- Jennifer Morrison is 42? -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 08:21 13
  - Looking at pictures, sounds about right. I don’t know her but her Google images 40-43 woulda been my guess. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 08:52 1
    - Yeah, 43 would have been mine. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:10
  - She looks buff and fit on This Is Us. I would have said she's 35 if she hadn't been on TV for so long. -- nm - Inigo Apr 12, 08:35 3
    - Oh I agree she looks good, I would have just guessed older. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 08:37 2
      - she's been around forever. if you'd asked me, I'd have guessed older based on that. she's also been on tv consistently, so - amanda jeans Apr 12, 08:56 1
        
        Kidlet was rewatching Iron Man yesterday. Because I have a sickness for this, I looked up how old people were in this - Reagen Apr 12, 09:38
  - Why would you question *Max*? -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 08:31 1
    - I don't make the babies, I just report them! -- nm - Max Apr 12, 08:32
  - Well - House did premiere in 2004 - so, sounds about right. -- nm - Dean Winchester Apr 12, 08:26
  - older or younger? -- nm - Max Apr 12, 08:23 3
    - I would have thought older. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 08:35 2
      - I think her Once Upon a Time makeup made her look older than she is. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 08:59 1
        
        Maybe that was it? I just feel like she would be older than I am by a couple of years rather than the same age. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 09:28
- whoa, can't believe Saoirse Ronan is 27. -- nm - colin Apr 12, 08:20 1
  - It could be older or younger. Those crazy Irish write one thing and pronounce it completely differently. - Max Apr 12, 08:23
Google Cloud Issues this morning. May have problems accessing Drive, Docs -- (link*) - stim-mie Apr 12, 08:16
omg bro! You just won't let up, will ye! -- (link) - harry Apr 12, 08:08
OTD 60 yrs ago, Yuri Gagarin first man in space -- (link) - mud Apr 12, 08:06
This story is about a casual friend's older brother. Canada's first double lung transplant on a covid patient. -- (link) - Andie Apr 12, 07:50 1
- that is truly amazing that only his lungs were affected ... wow -- nm - JenBro Apr 12, 09:59
Hmm. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 12, 07:49 1
- I have never believed that the Police presumed innocence. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:08
have you seen this still for Concrete Cowboy? -- (pic) - colin Apr 12, 07:48 [Attachment] 9
- ... For some reason this made me think of Resident Alien. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 07:49 7
  - Big Black! -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:06 6
    - Damn right. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 09:07 5
      - (That whole subplot was so gloriously weird, and they kind of dropped it in the last couple episodes) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 09:08 4
        
        spoilers - Beaker Apr 12, 09:24 3
        
        Ah, true. ("We"? You mean your household?) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 09:35 2
        
        wife and I watch together -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 09:39
        
        I miss this show. - Spawn Apr 12, 09:37
- something just shot to the top of my queue - colin Apr 12, 07:48
"What does that 1 mean in that formula?" "The number 1." -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Apr 12, 07:40 3
- "Do you ever wonder why the water just doesn't fly up into the sky?" -- nm - SanDeE* Apr 12, 08:10
- Which in this equation has a value of 2. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 12, 07:41 1
  - My ex-sister-in-law once told me the story of a college prof she had who confused the class mightily by using pi as just another variable. - Baron Nefcy Apr 12, 08:22
BLM protests are effective in driving change in policing -- (link) - TWuG Apr 12, 07:40 1
- Can’t have that, now can we? -- (link) - znufrii Apr 12, 07:45
weekend viewing: -- nm - mud Apr 12, 07:39 25
- Godzilla vs. Kong: B+ -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 08:44
- Godzilla vs Kong: A -- nm - Jovian Apr 12, 08:31
- New Mutants: D. Superman Animated Adventures S2: A. TFATWS: A. FTWD: D (pissed). Gangs of London: B. I am banking Invincible for Covid Vac viewing. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 08:30
- The Great Pottery Thrown Down - S3&4: A+, Cruising the Cut - S1: B+ -- nm* - Krusty Apr 12, 08:25
- Finished WandaVision.B+ All caught up on Falcon/Winter Soldier.B Gardner Museum Heist show. C+ Top Chef: A- because Quickfire was v.cool SNL:A- -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 08:16
- The inside of a restaurant: A+ -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 08:12
- I'm watching the series "Wayne". I don't think I've ever seen it mentioned here, but it's fantastic and I think people here would like it. -- nm - pmb Apr 12, 08:11
- Justice League (2021) B-, Thunder Force C. -- nm - zunk xometimes Apr 12, 08:10
- I started watching the gardner museum doc on NF. it's ok. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 12, 08:02
- Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (Netflix doc, C-), Schitt's Creek S1 & S2: A- -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 07:59
- Palmer: A, Thunder Force: C+, Time Traveler's Wife: B+, F&WS EP3, 4: B-, also started watching Big Little Lies: Solid A so far. -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 07:56
- Falcon and Winter Soldier: A ; Tournament of Champions and MasterChef Canada: B+ ; The Masters B ; more of Burn Notice season 5: B- -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 07:55
- Justice League - the Egomaniac cut. twas fine. probably better than the original, but wasnt any super special. Monster Hunter - umm, plot? - tRuMAN Apr 12, 07:46 2
  - The Lex Cut? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 07:48 1
    - Synder=Lex? possibly. -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 12, 07:50
- Continuing our Supernatural binge - but also ep 1 of The One. This has potential. Still waiting for a chance to start Them. -- nm - Dean Winchester Apr 12, 07:42 7
  - where are you on Supernatural? -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 08:03 6
    - We are about midway through season 8. (spoils, I guess) - Dean Winchester Apr 12, 08:05 5
      - is this a rewatch or first time? -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 08:13 4
        
        First time. We've been crushing Netflix and finally decided that a 15 season marathon was just what we needed. nm - Dean Winchester Apr 12, 08:20 3
        
        it has some really fun episodes though -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 08:38 2
        
        and Mark Pellegrino is so awesome as Lucifer -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 08:56 1
        
        He really is. -- nm - Dean Winchester Apr 12, 09:10
- first half of Minari last night... A. what a stressful film. -- nm - colin Apr 12, 07:40
- Saving Private Ryan rewatch A+, The Nevers ep.1 A+ (I usually don't include single episodes in our weekend reports but I really liked it) -- nm - mud Apr 12, 07:39
This is the ad Paramount+ is running on Instagram for thr Real World reunion. - Mop Apr 12, 07:38 [Attachment]
i'm spinning some classic dubstep on turntable.fm. listen or DJ - colin Apr 12, 07:35 6
- okay, I just got an account but I have to go to work. Later tell me how to add you as a friend -- nm - crash davis Apr 12, 07:47
- someone already has the username tRuMaN..... I cant join then. -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 12, 07:40 4
  - it's probably... you -- nm - colin Apr 12, 07:40 3
    - unless it carried over the old logins, nope. -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 12, 07:42 2
      - Yeah, I was able to get JaxSean again, so I think they're all new -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 07:57 1
        
        I got my vannestjc. -- nm - Dean Winchester Apr 12, 07:59
And that wrapa up the SlackerTalk business report. And now, the weather... -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 07:34
The trees are in the meadow. The cows are in the trees. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 12, 07:33 1
- are the meadows in the sky? -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 12, 07:34

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