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Well, that happened. The first feature film I sign as one of the producers is finally completed. - Marlowe May 13, 08:05 12
- *impressed* -- nm - zeitgeist May 13, 11:36
- Nice! -- nm - Remlik May 13, 08:36
- Congrats!! -- nm - Walt_Disney May 13, 08:28
- Fantastic! -- nm - spamlet May 13, 08:26
- Phenomenal! -- nm - David May 13, 08:23
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker May 13, 08:21
- Nice! Congrats! -- nm - JaxSean May 13, 08:15
- Any nudity? -- nm - Barontronic May 13, 08:14
- That's exciting! 👍👍 -- nm - zunk xometimes May 13, 08:12
- Congratulations! Here's to many more. -- nm - LMS May 13, 08:11
- 👏🏼👏🏼 Congrats! -- nm - Krusty May 13, 08:09
- WHOA! Congratulations! -- nm - Mop May 13, 08:06
Variety has a feature article about how the WGA is concerned (not really) about how Disney+ Marvel shows don’t use a show runner. - Mop May 13, 08:05 1
- Here's the other strange Disney article from Variety yesterday. -- (link*) - David May 13, 08:24
Oh... speaking of my podcast... funny story about some of our recent "success"... - Edward Havens May 13, 07:59 3
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty May 13, 08:10
- That's awesome! Congrats! -- nm - David May 13, 08:03
- 24 episodes sounds a tad much. -- nm - Mop May 13, 08:01
this might be opening up a can of worms, but the social media response to the airstrikes and death in Gaza is some of the most sickening stuff i've.. - colin May 13, 07:54 4
- I personally feel that ignoring mass murder is the worst offence, and that happens quite a lot - often, almost. Sri Lanka is a good, fairly recent ex- - ore-o May 16, 06:14
- Atrocities being committed on both sides and I wish the World Court would change leaders of both countries for their actions. -- nm - Walt_Disney May 13, 08:19
- This is my shocked face. -- nm - znufrii May 13, 08:02
- A pretty strong indication, IMO, that *nobody* is immune to the banality of evil. We are all susceptible. -- nm - mara May 13, 07:57
If you're bored and have 35mins to kill, your second favorite STer-hosted podcast just put up a new episode, about Raging Bull -- (link) - Edward Havens May 13, 07:50 1
- Sweet! -- nm - Krusty May 13, 08:02
Colonial Pipeline Company actually paid hackers almost $5 million in ransom -- (link*) - budice May 13, 07:47 12
- *cue the federal government indicting them for sending money to a foreign criminal entity* -- nm - oblique May 13, 08:23
- I would have guessed 10x that. - zunk xometimes May 13, 08:10
- I sure hope someone is getting fired. -- nm - Mop May 13, 07:53 2
  - I don't think you can be fired from being a hacker. -- nm - Reagen May 13, 07:54 1
    - old hackers don't die, they just turn into 1s and 0s - colin May 13, 07:55
- "Congrats, here's an NFT pic of your pipeline." -- nm - hackers May 13, 07:52 2
  - A diabolical variation of this... - Beryllium May 13, 07:55 1
    - love it. -- nm - colin May 13, 07:55
- That's a real sparse article. I dunno... -- nm - IAmQale May 13, 07:52
- good for those hackers, yay hackers. -- nm - colin May 13, 07:49 2
  - Expensive pen test -- nm - JD May 13, 07:50 1
    - yep. could have spent $2M on a consultant, but noooooo... - colin May 13, 07:55
Free french fries at every NYC @shakeshack for the next month every time you show your vaccination card -- (link) - ty97 May 13, 07:47 3
- Ohio: Win a million dollars! NYC: Have some donuts and fries for your health. -- nm - ty97 May 13, 07:48 2
  - Relevant -- (link) - Roger More May 13, 08:03
  - and a 32oz soda.. oh wait! -- nm - colin May 13, 08:00
My secret James MacAvoy film has now been announced. -- (link) - LMS May 13, 07:38 4
- Very nice! -- nm - Krusty May 13, 08:11
- Nice! James McAvoy... I hope you got to run into him in the elevator once or twice. -- nm - Mop May 13, 08:07 1
  - No such luck, but I have seen him IRL a couple of times at premieres years ago. -- nm - LMS May 13, 08:12
- Nice! Congrats! -- nm - JaxSean May 13, 07:54
Earworm -- (link) - znufrii May 13, 07:34 [youtube]
May 13 Birthdays: Harvey Keitel (82), Armistead Maupin (77), Zoe Wanamaker (72), Joe Johnston (71), Stevie Wonder (71), Johnny Logan (67) - Max May 13, 07:19 5
- 52 years is a long time to have a bucket on your head. -- nm - Dano May 13, 07:33 1
  - I assume he wasn’t born with the bucket but got it stuck later. - spamlet May 13, 08:27
- I expect someone named Zoe Wanamaker to be about 47 years younger than that -- nm - prayformojo May 13, 07:24 1
  - Daughter of Sam, very versatile actress. -- nm - LMS May 13, 08:14
- I am currently doing full frontal nudity in honor of Harvey Keitel's birthday. -- nm - Dano May 13, 07:22
Put in for my summer time off, and I still have three weeks of vacation left to take this year. -- nm - znufrii May 13, 07:19 13
- We have 2 weeks scheduled (our annual music cruise and Bristol NASCAR) and a few long weekends on the calendars now. -- nm - JaxSean May 13, 08:16
- the one thing i don't like about consulting is the never-off lifestyle.. every day, even weekends, i have a little bit to do. - colin May 13, 07:47 1
  - I'm on 24/7 unless I say I can't (like on a cruise), and I'm not a consultant - JaxSean May 13, 08:18
- I am taking a 4 week sabbatical in Aug/Sept. that is entirely separate from my 4 weeks of vacation. Very excited. -- (edited) - Diva May 13, 07:29 7
  - noice -- nm - JaxSean May 13, 08:18
  - VNS! -- nm - Dano May 13, 07:34
  - Nice! -- nm - David May 13, 07:34
  - Any time off that's fancy enough to be called a sabbatical is pretty awesome. -- nm - IAmQale May 13, 07:33
  - Excellent! -- nm - prayformojo May 13, 07:33
  - Nice! -- nm - Krusty May 13, 07:32
  - Nice. -- nm - znufrii May 13, 07:32
- I get 3 weeks have 2 left also get 2 personal days which I'm using in June -- nm - eag May 13, 07:21 1
  - I get four weeks a year now, plus three personal days, plus I had three carryover days which would normally have expired at the end of March. -- nm - znufrii May 13, 07:24
old and busted: DEBIT CARD. new hotness: SAM'S CLUB CARD - amanda jeans May 13, 07:18 3
- Thats why I like Paypal Debit cards. 1) Theyre not the Bank ones 2) They still link to any bank or card you choose 3) Free replacements anytime 4) Paypal purchase protection (note: not the prepaid ones) -- nm* - budice May 13, 07:23
- There has to be a digital version nowadays right? -- nm - ty97 May 13, 07:19 1
  - The "get gas" app doesn't always work so you really need to have the physical card as a backup. -- nm - amanda jeans May 13, 07:36
Muppets - Jim Henson Company put out a job offering to diversify their puppeteering talent -- (link) - budice May 13, 06:34 2
- Fun fact: The Jim Henson Company operates a studio in LA originally built in 1917 by Charlie Chaplin. - howie May 13, 07:08
- I like the people trying to drag them that "this isn't what Jim Henson would stand for" - Reagen May 13, 06:47
Colonial Pipeline will be running at full capacity by Noon -- (link) - budice May 13, 06:18 3
- ...driver has been instructed to ignore all stop signs and crosswalks. -- nm - Mop May 13, 07:47
- "uh... Gasoline fight anyone?" -- nm - Reagen May 13, 06:53 1
  - Daffy Duck splashing in a gas puddle "I'm rich, I'm fabulously wealthy" *dies* -- nm - rollo May 13, 06:56
In case you really disliked the white DualSense controller, two variants are coming at you. -- (link) - Shaun May 13, 06:13 2
- Please don't say "two variants are coming at you" ever again -- nm - rollo May 13, 06:54 1
  - Double Mutant COVID-PS4 -- nm - IAmQale May 13, 07:36
In other American Idol news - Top 5 finalist Caleb Kennedy leaves the show after video of him sitting next to someone in a KKK hood surfaces. sitwap -- nm - Diva May 13, 06:02 1
- Was that wrong? Should he not have done that? - Cuzzin Todd May 13, 07:52
Sounds like 2 climbers have died on Everest after summiting. - spamlet May 13, 05:51 22
- The experience seriously screws with your body systems. Krakauer's book details it pretty well. -- nm - Barontronic May 13, 06:03 20
  - I understand why they die. I don’t understand why they go. -- nm - spamlet May 13, 06:04 19
    - because -- (pic) - colin May 13, 07:46 [Attachment]
    - This has been the question since the first man decided not to live in a tree all the time. -- nm - IAmQale May 13, 07:38
    - Adrenaline junkies. -- nm - znufrii May 13, 06:28
    - isnt it basically the same reason that people are paying to tourist into outer space - tRuMAN May 13, 06:18 1
      - I think space is a bit different, in that it's something you can't experience here on Earth - JaxSean May 13, 06:27
    - You don’t understand why some would want to challenge themselves to stand on the literal roof of the world? -- nm - Will Hunting May 13, 06:12 6
      - *figurative -- nm - Ender May 13, 07:22
      - I get the appeal but not the sense of invulnerability. - JaxSean May 13, 06:37 1
        
        I'm pretty sure they are told it's dangerous. -- nm - loosilu May 13, 07:01
      - At a significant risk of dying, no. -- nm - spamlet May 13, 06:27 2
        
        Humanity is full of people who wanted to achieve something at risk of dying. We are here because of them. -- nm - Will Hunting May 13, 06:28 1
        
        I went to a talk of a guy who climbed Mt Logan (tallest in Canada, 2nd in NA) and nearly died - Reagen May 13, 06:43
    - Because they have $60k to spare and want to tick a box. -- nm - mafic May 13, 06:12
    - Yup. And at this point it's bad for the environment. Their excretions and dead bodies cover the mountain. - Krusty May 13, 06:09 4
      - And you're basically being dragged up in a line like it's Alpine Disneyland with a somewhat higher chance of death. -- nm - Reagen May 13, 06:45 1
        
        Yeah, it doesn't look like an enjoyable experience. I only learned about the lines going up a few years ago and it made it even less of a cool - Krusty May 13, 07:11
      - That the corpses function as signposts is highly disturbing. -- nm - Barontronic May 13, 06:15 1
        
        Very much. -- nm - Krusty May 13, 06:22
    - To quote Screenwriter Guy: Because. -- nm - Barontronic May 13, 06:06
- Meanwhile, the sherpas completed their 5th round trip of the season. -- nm - Dano May 13, 06:00
Amazon inks deal for streaming rights to 16 WNBA games -- (link) - oblique May 13, 05:38
NHL playoffs all but set - Reagen May 13, 05:25 9
- Won't lie, I like the first round matchup. -- nm - Shaun May 13, 06:19
- It's nice of the BLues to let the other teams think they have a chance. -- nm - Barontronic May 13, 06:07
- and not till the Final 4 that they cross-over correct? so all canadian round 2 as well right? -- nm - Beaker May 13, 05:29 1
  - Yes. -- nm - Reagen May 13, 05:32
- So CAL & VAN get to play for the fun of it -- nm - budice May 13, 05:27 2
  - draft position! - Reagen May 13, 05:28 1
    - Go Vancouver! -- nm - mafic May 13, 05:35
- *When* Colorado wins. *When* -- nm - prayformojo May 13, 05:26 1
  - I think they get to carry forward 2 goals from last night. -- nm - Reagen May 13, 05:27
I recognized 43 of the Firefly bands. My top 10 is... - Dano May 13, 05:06 1
- Grandson would easily be my 'must not miss' band too. -- nm - IAmQale May 13, 07:40
The Forever Purge trailer -- (link) - Beaker May 13, 04:45 [youtube]
TV PSA: Young Sheldon, Manifest, Walker, United States of Al, Last Man Standing, Legacies, L&O SVU, Swamp People, Wipeout, Mom, Let's Be Real, -- nm - Beaker May 13, 04:31 5
- B Positive, 144, Flip or Flop, Clarice, Top Chef L&O Organized Crime, Hacks (HBO Max), Intergalactic (Pcock), Rebel, Everything's Gonna Be OK, -- nm - Beaker May 13, 04:34 4
  - Castlevania (NF), other stuff -- nm - Beaker May 13, 04:34 3
    - Pumped for the final Castlevania season. -- nm - Shaun May 13, 06:12 1
      - I can't remember if I watched s3 or not -- nm - Beaker May 13, 06:48
    - 1) Young Sheldon but I'll be watching more of The Great British Sewing Bee. I'm on season 6 and it's yet another wonderful "Great British..." show. -- nm - Krusty May 13, 06:06
Spelling Bee - prayformojo May 13, 04:30 [Attachment] 3
- There are 2 bullshit long Ls today. Fortunately Nick remembered them from a previous Bee. nm - ralph wiggum May 13, 05:52
- spoils - Volnelk May 13, 04:44 1
  - aha. I bet that's it -- nm - prayformojo May 13, 04:49
After many social media reports about G5 causing covid in India, the government stated that in fact there are NO G5 networks in the country. -- nm - zeitgeist May 13, 02:39
Founder of Students For Trump arrested for impersonating a lawyer for 2 years and collecting 46k in fees, sentenced to 13 months -- (link) - zeitgeist May 12, 23:49 2
- So hopefully Students Like Trump -- nm - JaxSean May 13, 05:29
- Suits lied to me! -- nm - Beaker May 13, 04:25
The correct answer to ty97's dilemma is turn on all the lights and walk around naked. -- nm - Mop May 12, 22:50 7
- Are you the guy who sits outside my house every night? -- nm - Edward Havens May 13, 07:51
- Ha HA! Dangly parts. -- nm - Barontronic May 13, 06:05
- I don’t see how that will bring Trump back to Twitter, but ok. -- nm - IAmQale May 12, 23:26
- C’mon people. He needs to build a fort. -- nm - mafic May 12, 23:01
- But what about all the hidden cameras? -- nm - Beryllium May 12, 22:53 2
  - If he’s not sure if there’s any, he can just add his own. -- nm - Mop May 12, 23:21
  - Yeah technically he's not completely naked until he removes them. -- nm - Max May 12, 23:00
Tomorrow's going to be lit. IDF may launch a ground invasion of Gaza. -- nm - Beryllium May 12, 22:42 3
- So what happened, it seems, is that IDF made it appear that they would, which made loads of Hamas fighters run down in the tunnels to prepare - then - ore-o May 15, 21:45
- sure, why not. -- nm - colin May 13, 07:43
- (But of course, this is based on incomplete Twitter innuendo, so take with salt grains. Coarse. And Kosher.) - Beryllium May 12, 22:43
There are 900 Pokemon. That boggles my mind. -- nm - David May 12, 22:35 4
- And yet they peaked in gen 1 with Magikarp. -- nm - spamlet May 13, 04:03
- Only about 30 total are really of any meaningful importance. -- nm - IAmQale May 12, 23:57
- 8 generations of pokemon now so the list grows and grows. - ty97 May 12, 22:45
- I'm in a G4 content spiral. -- (link) - David May 12, 22:37 [youtube]
Buying a steak at Amazon, by a Redditor. -- (edited) - IAmQale May 12, 22:31 1
- *pats self on back for knowing what "chotto matte" means* -- nm - Barontronic May 13, 06:19
This Doolittle pitch meeting is probably infinitely better than the film itself. -- (link) - Beryllium May 12, 22:31 [youtube] 2
- What? He does what? What does he do? -- nm - Dano May 13, 07:21
- to start with, it's NOT about Jimmy Doolittle -- nm - Peglegpete May 12, 22:40
my spoonflower page. the top 4 rows are under consideration for a friend who has a pizza truck. the rest are shirts I had made -- (link) - Peglegpete May 12, 21:48 1
- Heart shaped pizza for the win. The pizza eye would kill anyone's appetite. -- nm - Mop May 12, 22:47
Max scares me -- nm - ty97 May 12, 21:42 1
- Nobody at work but me lately, I'm gonna try it. -- nm - Max May 12, 21:44

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