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Liz Cheney is on the House select committee to investigate the events of 1/6 -- (link) - TWuG Jul 1, 07:46 1
- List -- (link) - decline Jul 1, 07:49
10% store credit or 3% cash back? -- nm - znufrii Jul 1, 07:44 7
- What store? -- nm - spamlet Jul 1, 07:50 6
  - West Elm -- nm - znufrii Jul 1, 07:51 5
    - I guess if you need more furniture, take the store credit. If not, the cash back. -- nm - spamlet Jul 1, 07:56 1
      - Vicious cycle! -- nm - Spawn Jul 1, 08:19
    - Never heard of it, so 3%. -- nm - Spawn Jul 1, 07:53 2
      - They make some very nice furniture. My kitchen table is from West Elm. -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 07:55
      - think overpriced HomeGoods -- nm - decline Jul 1, 07:55
British National Trust wasn't having it today -- (link*) - budice Jul 1, 07:37
TikTok Will Triple Maximum Video Length, Expanding to 3 Minutes -- (link*) - budice Jul 1, 07:20 9
- Tik Tok Two! Er, Tree! -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 1, 07:35
- I don't have three minutes. stay in your lane! -- nm - amanda jeans Jul 1, 07:33 2
  - This. If I want three minutes of video, I'll go to YouTube! - ReluctantCynic Jul 1, 07:37 1
    - or Quibi! -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 1, 07:48
- Instagram announced the other day they'll expand the # of videos in people's feeds, including pushing video to your feeds from others you don't follow -- nm - decline Jul 1, 07:23 4
  - That would likely cause me to use IG much less. I can't see the posts from people I want to see so they're going to give me posts by strangers? - Krusty Jul 1, 07:36 1
    - IG is literally the worst lately. -- nm - amanda jeans Jul 1, 07:40
  - what the hell? how does it make more money from videos?? -- nm - amanda jeans Jul 1, 07:34 1
    - Maybe they insert ads? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 07:36
Recovery work at collapsed condo building halted due to concerns about stability of remaining structure -- (link) - spamlet Jul 1, 07:20
SCOTUS says Arizona laws don't violate Voting Rights Act. -- (link) - Inigo Jul 1, 07:18
Interesting article about a Microsoft employee who stole over $10M in gift cards from the company - decline Jul 1, 07:05 2
- That paragraph is gold - Guigue Jul 1, 07:31
- I was going to say, why does Microsoft have $10M in gift cards lying around but then... - oblique Jul 1, 07:08
Also, from the other day, LinkedIn denies they were hacked -- (link) - oblique Jul 1, 07:01 1
- (This time, they believe it happened in April) -- nm - spamlet Jul 1, 07:20
Fat bear throwdown -- (link) - oblique Jul 1, 06:54 3
- So glad the bears are back! It's such a nice combination of zen and entertainment during the summer -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 07:07 2
  - ~My bear friend's back and you're gonna be in trouble~ -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 1, 07:37 1
    - ~Hey-la-day-la~ -- nm - Spawn Jul 1, 07:54
Meghan McCain to Announce Her Exit from The View After Nearly 4 Years -- (link) - budice Jul 1, 06:54 1
- How will she now let everyone know who her father was?!? -- nm - decline Jul 1, 07:06
My insurance won't cover any implants at all. None. Not even for a bridge. They consider it cosmetic. It will have to come out of my pocket. - Krusty Jul 1, 06:53 2
- Maybe not helpful, but a lot of dental offices offer payment plans. But that really stinks for you. Dental insurance is such a racket. - sycor Jul 1, 07:28 1
  - Yeah, I'm going to have to do some research into what dentists offer a payment plan and hopefully I can work something out. Hard to interview for - Krusty Jul 1, 07:34
Last night I passed off the Treasurer duties for our school's music booster organization to the new incoming Treasurer. Man is that a weight off my - oblique Jul 1, 06:39 3
- Enjoy your freedom! -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 06:54
- My dad is in the same boat. He likes volunteering, but that normally leads to him running things while everyone else is along for the ride. -- nm - budice Jul 1, 06:45 1
  - This is where I was this week. Tuesday I was ready to walk away from it all. A little better now. - Meg Jul 1, 07:56
"the big what-if, and that is what’s causing a panic locally, because there is a shit ton of condo buildings here. And you can’t put off these repairs - ty97 Jul 1, 06:35 2
- I just see local regulators turning a blind eye leading up to this. Either because of incentives or straight up bribery -- nm - budice Jul 1, 06:38 1
  - Hopefully insurers will exert the necessary corrective force. They tend to be pretty pragmatic. -- nm - mara Jul 1, 06:40
“There is no evidence so far of a surge in job searches in the 20 states that have already ended the federal benefits.” -- (link) - znufrii Jul 1, 06:25 5
- Counterpoint (also from Reuters): "U.S. jobless claims dropping faster in states ending federal benefit" - Baronnoo Jul 1, 06:37 4
  - uh, yes, that's because less people are eligible to file. It doesn't mean there's any change in actual unemployment. - ty97 Jul 1, 06:38 3
    - I’m guessing there’s some other factor at play here, to my understanding ending the federal supplement would not in and of itself affect eligibility to continue claiming -- (edited) - znufrii Jul 1, 06:50 1
      - Right, if they're eligible for state benefits, they're eligible. The federal supplement is separate. -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 1, 06:59
    - Right, and there's this from Baron's link. -- (edited) - Inigo Jul 1, 06:44
Yesterday my Flickr account had 32,316 photos. Today: About 2,700. Still way over the 1k limit for non-pro -- nm - oblique Jul 1, 06:25 1
- Our Amazon Photo/Video storage has 55,280 photos, and 177gb in videos. Photos are unlimited, but videos are the kicker. - JaxSean Jul 1, 07:28
Tropical Storm Elsa has formed in the Atlantic. Current track has it aimed to hit South Florida in 5 days -- (link) - decline Jul 1, 06:01 5
- TWC sounds a little excited about it. -- nm - mara Jul 1, 06:17
- Do you wanna build a cyclone? It doesn’t have to be a cyclone. -- nm - mafic Jul 1, 06:14
- C’mon anywhere but Florida. - Will Hunting Jul 1, 06:13
- Let it go elsewhere -- nm - ty97 Jul 1, 06:04 1
  - go sit in the corner and contemplate what you did -- nm - decline Jul 1, 06:10
IBM's 18-month company-wide email system migration has been a disaster -- (link) - budice Jul 1, 05:58 5
- "everything should go fine provided everyone follows the instructions emailed to them." - Hahahahahahaha! -- nm - Dano Jul 1, 06:26
- They tried to move everyone to Lotus Notes, didn't they? Lord, I hated that product. -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 1, 06:21
- “Minutes after this article was published, an IBM spokesperson dictated the company’s statement over the phone, presumably because email is a bit spotty” -- (edited) - spamlet Jul 1, 06:19 1
  - Yep, that's gold right there -- nm - JaxSean Jul 1, 06:26
- oof -- nm - oblique Jul 1, 06:18
Happy Canada Day to our neighbours from the north! -- nm - ty97 Jul 1, 05:53 2
- Yay Canada! Love our Canadian STers! -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 06:55
- Huzzah! Now you shall hear my favorite Canada Day story. - Baronnoo Jul 1, 06:25
Bobby Bo day -- (link) - budice Jul 1, 05:52 2
- He also gets paid $500k split between the Orioles and Mets per year until 2035. -- (link) - Inigo Jul 1, 06:01 1
  - Max Sherzer will get 15mil a year for the next 7yrs from the Nats. He’s a free agent in November. - Will Hunting Jul 1, 06:18
Another reason Tesla is eating legacy builders' lunches. Porsche has to physically recall the Taycan to fix a software issue. - TWuG Jul 1, 05:50 4
- TBF, this involves Porsche recalling, what, 50 toucans? -- nm - ty97 Jul 1, 05:52 3
  - My CEO *loves* his. Loves. - spamlet Jul 1, 06:21
  - They just have to follow their nose. - mafic Jul 1, 06:16
  - 20k in the US, apparently -- nm - TWuG Jul 1, 05:55
Anyone have YouTube channel/show recommendations? I subscribe to 117 shows but most don't post regularly. -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 05:46 2
- Doug Demuro? He posts weekly. Goofy car reviewer. - spamlet Jul 1, 06:50
- Jelle's Marble Runs -- nm - rollo Jul 1, 06:29
To answer your question David, if the Canadiens get swept, a good two thirds of Canada is like "ha ha that's what you get!" -- nm* - Reagen Jul 1, 05:37 1
- And about a third will be - Man, how did we lose to those guys!? -- nm - VMan Jul 1, 05:43
Here was Trump’s reaction to the Leona Helmsley tax case 30 years ago -- (link) - ty97 Jul 1, 05:25 6
- I can't think of anything I would care less about this morning. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 1, 05:30 5
  - Curling? -- nm - ty97 Jul 1, 05:31 4
    - There's curling in the summer??? - Cuzzin Todd Jul 1, 05:55 3
      - They're still playing hockey. *shrug* -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 06:18
      - Australian curling -- nm - oblique Jul 1, 06:16 1
        
        We play our national championships in New Zealand because there isn’t a regulation rink here. -- nm - mafic Jul 1, 06:19
ConEd asked us to conserve power yesterday and they lowered output to many people. But Times Sq. was lit up like always. - Krusty Jul 1, 05:23 1
- *smh* -- nm - znufrii Jul 1, 05:28
nm tysmm -- nm* - Strongbad Jul 1, 05:11
Good morning Tim -- (link) - ty97 Jul 1, 05:06
Spelling Bee -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 1, 05:04 [Attachment] 5
- DividedNudite -- nm - rollo Jul 1, 06:28
- NudeDivine -- nm - Dano Jul 1, 06:17
- TinDuvet. -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 05:38
- NutDive -- nm - budice Jul 1, 05:07 1
  - also DIVETUNE, obvs. -- nm - amanda jeans Jul 1, 05:10
Biz Markie is not doing well. He's in hospice and may not have much longer. :-( - Krusty Jul 1, 04:50 2
- :( I crank that song whenever it is on. I think my wife hates it but you gotta do it -- nm - oblique Jul 1, 06:16
- very sad -- nm - ty97 Jul 1, 04:58
TV PSA: NBA, Beat Shazam, Making It, Good Girls, Holey Moley, Cube, Alone, Hustler, Top Chef Amateurs, Top Chef, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (Para+), -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 03:35 4
- Why Women Kill (Para+), No Sudden Move (HBO Max), Tom And Jerry In New York (HBO Max), Smother (Pcock), Watch What Happens Live, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 03:37 3
  - whoever didn't tell me about no sudden move is fired city (ty97). "Soderbergh’s Best Heist Movie Since Ocean’s 11" what????? - amanda jeans Jul 1, 05:22 2
    - Yeah someone is definitely in trouble. Looks great. -- nm - sycor Jul 1, 06:30
    - maybe I definitely want to watch this movie -- nm - Max Jul 1, 06:13
Hmm...is that hot chocolate in the banner? -- nm - . Jul 1, 00:36 1
- Christmas in July? -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 04:51
Happy Canada Day! Your annual reminder of what Canada has to celebrate. -- (link) - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 1, 00:00 [youtube]
Ryan Reynolds, now on TikTok. -- (link) - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 30, 23:10 [tiktok]
Press conference underway about the fireworks explosion -- (link) - Meg Jun 30, 23:04 13
- Now they are saying the police have no idea why they exploded, but damn, that looked like some real C4 type blast - zeitgeist Jun 30, 23:25 10
  - Maybe they use C4 to detonate the explosives. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 30, 23:38 1
    - I'll be very amused if this is was a metric-imperial mixup -- nm - Beryllium Jun 30, 23:45
  - Kaboom -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 30, 23:34 4
    - Normally Mythbusters would do that sort of thing in a quarry. -- nm - Max Jun 30, 23:47 2
      - I assume they’re arguing something like “It was too dangerous to move”. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 30, 23:49 1
        
        I mean obviously! It blew up! -- nm - mafic Jul 1, 01:54
    - Chief, we're gonna need a new truck. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 30, 23:37
  - Kablooie -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 30, 23:34 2
    - Bomb Technician: It was my first day! -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 30, 23:36 1
      - *to penguins* Quack, quack, quack! -- nm - Ender Jun 30, 23:58
- The six civilians injured were in buildings that had supposedly been evacuated. -- nm - Meg Jun 30, 23:15 1
  - "I know science! Explosions were created in China and they are made up and not real!" -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 03:25
Confirmed my re-booked flight for September. How soon before AA changes it again? -- nm - Meg Jun 30, 22:49
I think I love this woman. -- (link) - David Jun 30, 22:48 [tiktok]
Starting tomorrow Oregon is 100% green. Pandemic's over. Saw Walmart putting up a banner tonight saying masks no longer required. - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 30, 22:44
Sounds like the Lytton fire isn't even a forest fire, it's being called structural. But basically all of the main street is gone. - Beryllium Jun 30, 22:34 3
- It literally burned down the observatory. -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 03:14
- Lytton's really all "hey, look at me!" lately, no? -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 30, 23:39 1
  - yeah, they really stuck their neck out for a smiting, huh? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 30, 23:43
As much as 1971 was a bellweather year for music, so it was for the culinary world with so many innovative chefs/restaurants and food lifestyles -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 30, 21:58 2
- Thanks to this rabbit hole, I now know that Kelloggs made Presto Pizza, which is essentially pizza flavored Pop Tarts. -- (pic) - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 30, 22:39 [Attachment] 1
  - Alice Waters, salad bars, food processors, Diet for a Small Planet, Fondue, and you find pizza pop tarts..... -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 30, 22:46
How was Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust? The original Vampire D is one of the anime that made a fan. Back in the day of renting the tape from Tower - JD Jun 30, 21:53 4
- I gave it 3/5 stars after subtracting a star because they keep saying "dunpeal" instead of "dhampir". -- nm - Ender Jun 30, 21:58 3
  - In the dub? Or the original dialogue? -- nm - JD Jun 30, 21:59 2
    - I think English is the original language on this one. -- nm - Ender Jun 30, 22:01 1
      - Oh! That's unexpected. I'll have to check it out -- nm - JD Jun 30, 22:05
Late Night in the Bronx results in Salami off Aroldis Chapman in 9th to tie. -- (link) - budice Jun 30, 21:50 4
- and why not? Angels win -- nm - JD Jun 30, 22:07 2
  - This team is a fucking mess and people should be fired -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 04:41 1
    - Ha! Sorry. Still, Boone should be fired. -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 09:43
- And the Angels' offense takes Othani off the loss hook -- nm - JD Jun 30, 21:54
Since nobody else is going to say anything... (Loki episode 1-4 spoilers) - David Jun 30, 21:29 8
- aka The spoil - Spawn Jun 30, 22:33
- Loki spoilers - Beryllium Jun 30, 22:14 6
  - Spoilers - David Jun 30, 22:21 5
    - Spoilers - Beryllium Jun 30, 22:32 4
      - You mean the movie that starts filming in one year? -- nm - Spawn Jun 30, 22:34 1
        
        Yes, right. Forgot that part. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 30, 22:35
      - Spoilers - David Jun 30, 22:34 1
        
        Okay, fine *spoilers* - Beryllium Jun 30, 22:35
For the past 37 years, either Shaq or someone who played on the same team as him made the NBA finals. Until this season. -- (link) - Tim Jun 30, 21:16 1
- Randomly, if we hated traded Rondo, this streak would still be alive, at least for now. -- nm - David Jun 30, 21:20
I'm three hours into this episode of Critical Role, so only four hours to go. -- nm - Ender Jun 30, 21:01

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