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Lotsa pot out there in the desert :/ -- (link) - Meg Jul 7, 20:52 6
- BBC World News had several segments on the SoCal desert illegal grows last month -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 7, 21:52
- $1 billion? cops are getting ripped off if they're paying those prices. -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 21:12 1
  - cops weigh the whole tree and count that as the weight. they do not strip off the good weed. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 7, 21:54
- at first I thought that was one grow op, but jeez one large one had 50 million worth, thats still jaw dropping huge -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 7, 20:58 2
  - And it's not like there's a few plants hidden among the trees, those greenhouses must be visible from satellites. -- nm - Meg Jul 7, 21:05 1
    - I would imagine that they use the same ones as legit farmers, if you look legit they might assume they could avoid a casual view by aircraft - zeitgeist Jul 7, 21:54
Now Playing: The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) -- (link*) - Ender Jul 7, 20:48 5
- I think you are required to declare at this point: Team Edward or Team Jacob -- nm - Pippy Jul 7, 22:38 2
  - Give me till the end of the night, Edward's been a dick to her in two and they're just setting up Jacob so I want to see how 3 shakes out. -- nm - Ender Jul 7, 22:41 1
    - *nods* -- nm - Pippy Jul 7, 22:55
- You’re having a worst night than I am. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 7, 21:50 1
  - Narrator: "He posted, from the emergency room." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 22:08
Johnny Juzang has withdrawn from the NBA draft and will return to UCLA, along with Cody Riley. UCLA will have all of its starters back for next season -- nm - jnine Jul 7, 20:42
Heh -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 7, 20:22
Wembley on Sunday is going to be something else. Cant wait. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 7, 19:31 1
- Also, Harry Kane, please don’t leave me. - Volnelk Jul 7, 19:33
a soccer player would be confirmed as deceased -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 19:18
BELIEVE! -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 19:14 1
- Not hard enough. -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 20:30
Two ad things: 1) I'm so sorry, Krusty -- (link) - Reagen Jul 7, 18:46 [youtube] 3
- I admit that I enjoy this one -- nm - zork Jul 7, 19:40
- 🤦🏻‍♂️👎🏼 -- nm - Krusty Jul 7, 19:04
- 2) the yuzu-obsessed lady is fun but maybe wearing out her welcome now, but listen to the funky bassline of this song -- (link) - Reagen Jul 7, 18:46 [youtube]
Visual Capitalist: Cost-effectiveness of renewable energy sources -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 7, 18:46 2
- The two cheapest forms of energy are now renewable. -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 21:20 1
  - sure, but you shouldn't really count most renewables without including the cost of storage. -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 21:25
AEW spoils - Remlik Jul 7, 18:43
Loki Ep 5 sorta spoiler - ralph wiggum Jul 7, 18:34 1
- Spoils - Beryllium Jul 7, 18:35
Elsa is getting all the attention, but a disturbance near Rockport, Texas has flooded the area as bad as anything named. -- (link) - Qale Jul 7, 18:27 1
- #flodding is not helping the coverage. -- nm - Spawn Jul 7, 18:30
Bill and Ted Face the Music: B+ (though A for the casting of the [sp] -- (edited) - prayformojo Jul 7, 18:23
That implosion you heard was just the Federal Green Party in Canada -- (link) - Beaker Jul 7, 18:05 9
- *shrug* they've been ineffective forever. I look forward to increased futility. -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 18:23
- Oof. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 18:09 7
  - I for one blame Justin Trudeau and his hatred towards women -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 18:12 6
    - You're supposed to put on an Erin O'Toole mask before you say something like that. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 18:16 5
      - (A white paper plate with eyes and a mouth should suffice.) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 18:17 4
        
        too much charisma -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 18:18 3
        
        Okay, how about that special recycled light taupe paper plate colour? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 18:21 2
        
        gotta be plastic, and burn it when you're finished. - mafic Jul 7, 18:29 1
        
        Ah, rolling coal for tableware, good call. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 18:32
I found David's burner account on Twitter -- (link) - ML Jul 7, 18:04
lots of bear cubs near Brooks Falls today -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 7, 17:57 1
- dig: -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 7, 17:57 [Image]
do I want to get up at 3am on Monday to watch the UEFA Final? I mean I do, but should I? seems like a bad plan. -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 17:54 6
- Do you think you could record it and watch it later without being spoiled on the winner? If so, do that and sleep well -- nm - Krusty Jul 7, 19:06 1
  - my TV might be able to record things, but I'm not sure. I'd timeshift but the company with the rights here is only making the livestream free. -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 21:11
- Is it Canada vs. Australia? -- nm - Dano Jul 7, 17:56 3
  - famously the 2 best teams in Europe. - mafic Jul 7, 17:58 2
    - This tournament does seem rather skewed toward the Euro teams. All of the semifinalists were western European. - Baronnoo Jul 7, 18:09
    - Japan played in Copa America twice, so... (NM) - Marlowe Jul 7, 18:09
Ted Lasso spoilers - Beaker Jul 7, 17:50 4
- A freeze frame of that scene when that happens is *amazing*. Kelly reminded me (spoils) - Will Hunting Jul 7, 17:55 3
  - oh shit the other one that get me is - spoilers - Beaker Jul 7, 18:20 1
    - You know why, right? (Spoils) - Will Hunting Jul 7, 19:10
  - yup -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 17:55
Storming The Capitol! -- (link) - mud Jul 7, 17:35
I bought my condo less than 2 years ago. Yesterday an identical unit went on the market asking 30% more... - howie Jul 7, 17:26 9
- same here. a friend was at an open house on the weekend that was cancelled when it was bought for 20% over asking sight unseen. -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 17:52
- People keep insisting "it's not a bubble" but this does not feel sustainable to me? -- nm - ty97 Jul 7, 17:33 4
  - Seems that it isn't generally possible to get a loan for prices over the price the houses are valued at. - . Jul 7, 19:16
  - agreed -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 17:37
  - We're starting to see it ease up a bit here. Prices aren't falling, but the all out wars and overbids are not happening as frequently and extremely. -- nm - pmb Jul 7, 17:36 1
    - Our friends sold a rental property. Listed it, within 6 hours got 5 offers. Kept it on the listing for another 2 days and got 25 total offers - JaxSean Jul 7, 17:45
- Market’s starting to look pretty good right now -- nm - DJT Jul 7, 17:30
- Do I remember correctly that you moved to Florida? -- nm - Meg Jul 7, 17:29 1
  - Correct. I actually get texts and voicemail messages asking if I want to sell my condo sight-unseen. - howie Jul 7, 17:36
"That Which Binds Us Through Time: The Chemical, Physical And Biological Nature Of Love; An Exploration Of The Meaning Of Meaning - prayformojo Jul 7, 17:04 1
- Christopher Nolan must be stopped -- nm - ML Jul 7, 18:04
Beaker/Reagen/Walt, you guys try the Covered Bridge Donair chips yet? -- nm - Shaun Jul 7, 17:04 4
- not a big fan of the Covered Bridge chips -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 17:07 3
  - I don't mind the kettle ones, but they're more expensive as a rule - Reagen Jul 7, 17:20 2
    - Not my fave food, but I'm going plan on finding a bag, just to try. -- nm - Shaun Jul 7, 17:24 1
      - yeah I'll grab one for the wife for the weekend as she loves donairs -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 17:36
Sanjay G. is a pretty awful Jeopardy host -- nm - prayformojo Jul 7, 16:58 1
- He's in my bottom 3. Bland and a bit judgy. I don't have high hopes for the next one either, but then things start to look up. - Baronnoo Jul 7, 18:05
Phoenix Suns forward Dario Saric suffered torn ACL in Game 1 -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 16:56
Does anybody remember an older hgtv show about house flipping where it was just someone normal and pretty bad at renovation per episode? -- nm - colin Jul 7, 16:44 6
- Flipping with Jeremy Renner? -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 16:54 4
  - Flipping Out with Luke Wilson? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 17:22 3
    - *demo day destruction everywhere* Wow. -- nm - Owen Wilson Jul 7, 17:23 2
      - Right, in the middle of each episode he shows up to swing a hammer or mallet or something and say Wow. - Beryllium Jul 7, 17:37 1
        
        And he insists on using the character name Drillbit Taylor. -- nm - Qale Jul 7, 17:41
- First Time Flippers? -- nm - Dano Jul 7, 16:53
*heavy sigh* -- (link) - TWuG Jul 7, 16:40 2
- Ugh! -- nm - Krusty Jul 7, 16:52 1
  - Can they use that same law to deny care to those doctors and the pols that voted for it? -- nm - . Jul 7, 19:11
nm -- nm* - Beaker Jul 7, 16:18
I stood for a long time staring at the nuts section in the grocery store tonight looking for a can of walnuts, no luck. - Max Jul 7, 16:07 6
- Less migrant workers, less nuts. I mean, there are still the nuts that hate them entering the country to do the work. But I meant on the shelves. -- nm - Qale Jul 7, 17:22 3
  - Are they grown in the U.S? If they're anything like our tree at the museum they're also drought affected. -- nm - Meg Jul 7, 17:31 2
    - Yes, California is the major growing state so that could be an issue for them. -- nm - Krusty Jul 7, 17:39 1
      - And China! Always China! -- nm - Qale Jul 7, 17:42
- Walnuts are fine on the shelf, no issue more than any other nuts. It will eventually go bad but they all do. - Krusty Jul 7, 16:15
- Check out the price of deez nuts -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 16:08
CFL-XFL talks have broken off. -- nm - Remlik Jul 7, 16:02 4
- "3 downs!" "4 downs!" "3 downs!" "...3.5 downs?" -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 16:06 3
  - "We'll give you the 4 downs, but you have to adopt the rouge." -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 7, 16:11
  - Rouge! -- nm - budice Jul 7, 16:10 1
    - *points and laughs with boodechay* -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 7, 16:11
Star Trek The Motion Picture - The Director's Cut will get a 4k restoration -- (link) - Remlik Jul 7, 15:58 5
- And then played at 0.75x speed. -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 16:02 4
  - I hope there's theatrical screenings in Dolby Digital cinemas - JD Jul 7, 16:09 2
    - they're doing a whole new soundmix -- nm - Remlik Jul 7, 16:19 1
      - That sounds good. It had a very complex sound... maybe modern mixing will elevate it. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 16:41
  - This movie is amaaazing. -- nm - Seth Rogen si Jul 7, 16:02
Taiwan's draconian pandemic measures were effective at keeping out COVID... until May 2021. -- (link) - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 7, 15:54 [youtube] 1
- Thailand, where CJ's daughter lives, is struggling. We're trying to convince family there to take her to the American Embassy & get the shot. -- nm - Remlik Jul 7, 15:59
July 7, 2006: the premiere of Psych -- (link) - Max Jul 7, 15:42 [youtube]
"Vax that thang up!" -- (link) - Krusty Jul 7, 15:37
43 years ago today, the Grateful Dead played their first show at Red Rocks -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 7, 15:22 [youtube]
Ichiro's Favorite American Expression -- (link) - JD Jul 7, 15:11 [youtube]
David Lee Roth's Eat 'Em and Smile released 35 years ago today! -- nm - Remlik Jul 7, 15:02 1
- One of my top 20 live shows. -- nm - Spawn Jul 7, 17:02
my friend in jax says a tornado just hit two blocks from him! -- nm - amanda jeans Jul 7, 15:02 7
- yup -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 7, 15:45 4
  - I concur. That is a big tornado. Holy bleep. -- nm - IAmQale Jul 7, 15:48 2
    - It's a tad nerve wracking when I'm like, "Hey I know that place. Wait, that's right down the street.." -- nm - JaxSean Jul 7, 15:52 1
      - I know. When I was young a tornado wrecked a resort we have a share in called R-Ranch in Dahlonega, GA. We went many times to help clean up. - Qale Jul 7, 17:26
  - and the result -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 7, 15:47
- Yikes! Is everyone OK? Did the tornado happen to revoke Rudy's license in florida too? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 15:03 1
  - "my daydrinking brewpub is f-ed." he seems ok. -- nm - amanda jeans Jul 7, 15:15
Rudy G's law license revoked in DC now as well. (hate to see it) -- nm - Jovian Jul 7, 14:56
Disney Adults Are Having A Magical Time Whether You Like It Or Not - JD Jul 7, 14:53 2
- We love to have Disney items donated at the museum. When the Friends of the Mouse have their monthly meetings there it's pure profit :) - Meg Jul 7, 15:47 1
  - And one year, the month before their Halloween meeting they wiped us out of gaudy costume jewelry. I believe they were having a pirate theme. -- nm - Meg Jul 7, 18:58
Things are coming up Qale today! Texas Workforce Commission might have got a behind the scenes smackdown from the feds? - Qale Jul 7, 14:45 2
- Yay! -- nm - Tim Jul 7, 18:15
- woot! -- nm - JaxSean Jul 7, 17:20
Spike & Maggie speaking up at Cannes: -- (link) - mud Jul 7, 14:33 1
- Tiiime out! Y'all take a chill -- (link) - JD Jul 7, 14:40 [youtube]
Braithwaite and Delaney are not very Danish names - ori-o Jul 7, 14:25 1
- Seven of England's starting XI against Denmark in the Euro2020 semi final have parents or grandparents born overseas. -- (link) - JD Jul 7, 14:58
Cool video of the recent Falcon 9 landing. -- (link) - TWuG Jul 7, 14:19
Euro spoiler - znufrii Jul 7, 14:14 9
- *spoiler* - JD Jul 7, 14:21 8
  - Spoils - znufrii Jul 7, 14:23 7
    - spoil - mud Jul 7, 14:24 6
      - Yeah spoils - znufrii Jul 7, 14:25 5
        
        spoilers - Marlowe Jul 7, 15:25 3
        
        Soccer reddit is having none of this, FWIW. - Reagen Jul 7, 15:28 2
        
        just watched it - for me - spoilers - Beaker Jul 7, 16:14
        
        *shrugs* I don't care either way. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 7, 15:31
        
        [nods] -- nm - mud Jul 7, 14:26
Today the state raised the COVID alert level for the county where I work and the county where I live, from lowest to second lowest (out of four). -- nm* - mara Jul 7, 14:03 1
- No take backs! -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 7, 14:47
Snakes in the mother f*cking toilet -- (link) - oblique Jul 7, 13:57 2
- I always get Austria and Australia confused, too. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 7, 14:34 1
  - I was going to point out that we're in the clear this time. No matter how likely it is ;) - Meg Jul 7, 14:50
I have been invited to go back to the office on July 28th. - Diva Jul 7, 13:55 6
- There better be cake. I'm not going back to my office without cake and neither should you! -- nm - Qale Jul 7, 15:44 1
  - you are correct. -- nm - Diva Jul 8, 05:31
- I need to transfer to your office so you can wish me happy birthday. -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 7, 14:25
- Now that I'm fully vaccinated (as of tomorrow it's been two weeks since 2nd dose) I think I'd be allowed to visit the mountain view HQ once it reopens - Beryllium Jul 7, 13:56 2
  - Unless you got AZ I think? -- nm - ty97 Jul 7, 14:05 1
    - Dunno. 1st was AZ, so it's a concern, but I'm not planning on visiting the US for the foreseeable future, so ....... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 14:12
Swedish Viking Burriel -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 7, 13:54

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