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"You didn't tell me how small this plane is!!" "I told you it was a regional jet and that's all you needed to know" - spamlet Jul 9, 07:28 2
- 3 hour hop from LAX to DFW on a 787-9. - Mop Jul 9, 07:37 [youtube] 1
  - Yeah she's going into a fairly tiny airport. I'm not sure anything bigger than a regional can even fly there. - spamlet Jul 9, 07:41
Hearsay and all that but not surprised. Supposedly ALL tickets for the Field of Dreams game are going to sponsors, none to fans. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 9, 07:05 2
- Field of dreams… but not for you. -- nm - Mop Jul 9, 07:34
- bastards -- nm - decline Jul 9, 07:07
A woman using a toaster for the first time... -- (link) - Krusty Jul 9, 07:01
Wow … 5 minute standing ovation for Matt Damon at Cannes? -- (link) - JenBro Jul 9, 06:51 6
- Unplanned, viewed out of competition. Good sign. -- nm - budice Jul 9, 07:00
- How 'bout THEM apples -- nm - JaxSean Jul 9, 06:57 1
  - that TOTALLY should have been the headline!!! -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 06:58
- isn't Cannes kind of known for this? -- nm - Andie Jul 9, 06:54 2
  - Yes, 5 minutes is short for them. -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 9, 06:59
  - Ohhhh … maybe? probably … heh heh - JenBro Jul 9, 06:57
It can not be overstated... Matteo Berrettini is an incredibly handsome man. -- nm - Dano Jul 9, 06:48 1
- Who's the most muscular right now? When I was growing up Chang always stood out for his strong legs. -- nm - Max Jul 9, 07:38
Interesting site tracks ransomware payments on the bitcoin network because nothing on bitcoin is anonymous -- (link) - oblique Jul 9, 06:47 1
- I love how the attackers all have names like they're internet start up companies. I can't wait until they start getting venture capital funds and are - pmb Jul 9, 07:05
Qantas 787-9 flew more than 10k miles from Brisbane to St Lucia. The longest regularly scheduled flight is 9,500 miles (JFK-SIN) -- (link) - spamlet Jul 9, 06:40 3
- I hope they all get frequent flyer miles -- nm - decline Jul 9, 06:45
- The IM answers my question -- nm - ty97 Jul 9, 06:45 1
  - I figured. It was my first question too. -- nm - spamlet Jul 9, 06:49
Critical Role: Vox Machina vs. Mighty Nein -- (link) - Beaker Jul 9, 06:32 [youtube]
Finally finished Falcon/ Winter Soldier last night (spoils) - sycor Jul 9, 06:12 1
- And Loki Ep 1 was really fun. I have high hopes for this one. -- nm - sycor Jul 9, 06:13
Since 1977–Wherever Tom Brady LIVES, championships follow for local sports teams -- (link*) - flavorize Jul 9, 06:02 1
- Let's try an extreme case. Hey, Tom, move to Buffalo. -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 9, 06:06
Go Berrettini! -- nm - Dano Jul 9, 05:36
Not having a DH makes the games far more interesting, in my opinion. Far more. - Volnelk Jul 9, 05:34 24
- You'd love the craziness that Maddon opts for when Othani has to leave a pitching start early rather than have any of the other Angels pitchers hit -- nm - JD Jul 9, 06:41
- I grew up in AL territory but am a happy convert to the NL style. -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 9, 06:07 1
  - same here. -- nm - mud Jul 9, 06:26
- The whole strategy revolves around the pitcher being a horrible hitter. - Inigo Jul 9, 05:50 15
  - It’s a necessary trade-off due to skill specialization imo. -- nm - znufrii Jul 9, 06:07 14
    - It's something that's been fixed for almost 50 years, but...tradition. - Inigo Jul 9, 06:12 13
      - What needed fixing, exactly? - znufrii Jul 9, 06:17 12
        
        One positional expectation of failure. A handful of competent hitters amongst the hundreds of failures isn’t a selling point. - Will Hunting Jul 9, 06:40
        
        Pitchers are horrible hitters and painful to watch bat. -- (edited) - Inigo Jul 9, 06:39 10
        
        But to counter that, doesn’t that also help the opposing pitcher? -- nm - Volnelk Jul 9, 06:46 9
        
        Sure. Traditionally, the NL has an overall lower ERA than the AL does. - Inigo Jul 9, 06:55
        
        I agree. A "detriment" to a team is value-neutral. The benefit of the opposing pitcher batting cancels out the detriment of your pitcher batting. -- nm - mara Jul 9, 06:51 7
        
        To the teams overall, yes. To the sport, no. - Inigo Jul 9, 06:57
        
        Half of the at-bats this year by pitchers (non-Ohtani) end in strikeout. 737 of 1469. That’s not entertainment. They bat .110 (161 hits) -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 9, 06:56 5
        
        If it’s “entertainment” you want, let’s just let them juice up and go out and hit some dingers. -- nm - znufrii Jul 9, 07:44 2
        
        Or just take the already implemented solution? -- nm - Inigo Jul 9, 07:50 1
        
        Nah, too complicated. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 9, 07:52
        
        I just fundamentally disagree because I look at it as a part of the overall game. - Volnelk Jul 9, 07:26 1
        
        yep -- nm - mud Jul 9, 07:33
- Pitchers are terrible hitters, are nearly always an easy out and at times are forced out of the game because of it when they would be - Krusty Jul 9, 05:50 2
  - Everyone likes the one they grew up with. To me the DH, you might as well replace the game with a home run derby, which is not more enjoyable to watch -- nm - rollo Jul 9, 05:57 1
    - I grew up with both. We have both an AL and NL team here and my entire immediate family are Mets fans. I pitched in HS and college. I want a universal DH. -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 9, 06:05
- I grew up in neither and I agree. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 9, 05:43
- Yup. -- nm - znufrii Jul 9, 05:38
Black Widow 81% (201/48) -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 04:53 2
- Audience score is 94 -- nm - Remlik Jul 9, 07:49
- Sounds about right. Solid B -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 05:28
Spelling Bee -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 9, 04:49 [Attachment] 7
- Bit-O-Molty - nature's sloughed-off candy -- nm - Max Jul 9, 07:51
- Jennifer's nickname in highschool ... TillyBomb -- nm - rollo Jul 9, 05:35
- LimitBoy - the math-themed superhero -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 05:01 3
  - And his trusty ward Asymptyke -- nm - rollo Jul 9, 05:37 2
    - "I just... can't... reach it!" -- nm - The cliffhanger of every. single. episode Jul 9, 07:35
    - Meanwhile, back in the Limit Cave hidden away on the distant moon Delta Epsilon Zero.... -- nm - Announcer Jul 9, 06:04
- Billymoot - the annual gathering of the goat society -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 04:54
TV PSA: Gossip Girl, Gold Rush, Love Island, Smackdown, Leverage: Redemption (IMDb TV), SW Bad Batch (D+), Lisey’s Story (Apple), RuPaul (Para+), -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 04:45 2
- Black Widow (D+), Fear Street Part 2: 1978 (NF), How I Became A Superhero (NF), Atypical (NF), Virgin River (NF), This Way Up (Hulu), -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 04:47 1
  - How To Become A Tyrant (NF), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 04:47
Zig-a-Zig-Ahh! 25th anniversary of Wannabe -- nm - zork Jul 9, 03:38
Chik-fil-A rated the #1 fast food outlet for the 7th year in a row.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 9, 02:06 1
- Still on my "Never eat there" list. Meanwhile, Krusty Burger doesn't make the list, again. -- nm - Krusty Jul 9, 04:57
Jeep is going electric by 2025. Ooo-eee. They might go on my consideration list. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 01:55 2
- Chrysler is the company I expect is the least capable of actually doing this. -- nm - spamlet Jul 9, 03:06 1
  - "Company with history of electrical issues in vehicles attempts to build electric vehicles" -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 03:39
1:45 am. current outdoor temp 95. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 9, 01:45 2
- It’s been raining here more often than not for days. It cuts the heat but meh. -- nm - IAmQale Jul 9, 06:17
- 56F here -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 01:47
20% done reading Dune for the first time - Beryllium Jul 9, 01:14 2
- I read it in high school, I wonder if I should revisit -- nm - ty97 Jul 9, 04:38
- I should do that too - zork Jul 9, 03:40
For Amanda (I think she's the one who likes these?) -- (link) - Meg Jul 8, 23:09
Las Vegas record high is 117. tomorrow is est. to be 114. sat & sun 116. friday & sat will be new records for those days. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 8, 22:38 2
- I need to get my car serviced and take a run up there. -- nm - Meg Jul 8, 22:54 1
  - get your battery checked. high heat makes some go bad faster. it happened to me after I got here. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 8, 23:16
Whew, I am not looking forward to this one-day workweek... -- nm - Ender Jul 8, 22:23
"This is what happens when disney buys marvel and fox" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 21:06
NYC, you done fucked up. -- (link) - Tim Jul 8, 21:06 2
- Half of us didn't vote for him and I knew he was a republican faking being a dem. I'm also not planning to vote for him in November. He'll win easily but he won't get -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 9, 05:30
- those are certainly names. -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 04:21
The antibiotics have been flying out the door since people stopped wearing masks. We're so fucked come flu season. -- nm - Tim Jul 8, 20:54 2
- Flu is a virus. Antibiotics don't work on it. -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 9, 06:01
- I saw something today about babies being infected by a particular kind of bad cold that's generally only seen in the winter. -- nm - Meg Jul 8, 21:42
I had fun with my Magic Arena D&D Sealed tourney, but the payout schedule is ass. Even going 5-3 I "lost" 400 gems. You don't break even until 6-3. - Qale Jul 8, 20:54 2
- Sorry, sounds like you may have already burned up your luck for the week. -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 21:16 1
  - Oh no, on the contrary 5-3 is really good. Especially for sealed when the skill is finding a playable deck out of a pile of cards. -- nm - Qale Jul 8, 21:57
Watching Stake Land (2010) Kelly McGillis got old. *nm* - Ender Jul 8, 20:50
SLAM DIEGO -- (link) - Tim Jul 8, 20:45 2
- I hope the National League never adopts the designated hitter. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 8, 21:34 1
  - I wish they'd already adopted it. Despite two guys in the league that can hit, the rest are trash and a waste of an at-bat. -- nm - Krusty Jul 9, 04:59
There look to have been around 60 aftershocks of >2.5 in the four hours since that big one. Now reported as a 6.0 -- nm - Meg Jul 8, 20:22 3
- Dylan Dreyer of NBC News is playing in the Celebrity Golf Tournament at Lake Tahoe. I'll be interested to hear what she has to say in the morning. -- nm - Meg Jul 8, 20:31 2
  - Isnt she like 7 months pregnant? -- nm - Volnelk Jul 8, 21:37 1
    - I think so. She did say she's the first pregnant player in the tournament. Except for last time when nobody knew she was pregnant :) -- nm - Meg Jul 8, 21:39
WA state is developing a new emergency number 9-8-8 for mental health issues, suicide attempts to be connected to a professional and not an armed cop -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 8, 20:02
They are doing the HR Derby…at Coors Field…at altitude…no humidor…with juiced/tightly wound balls! This is going to be an all timer HR Derby - flavorize Jul 8, 20:01 1
- I haven't read anything about the balls being juiced. They won't be kept in the humidor which is enough to give them extra distance. - Krusty Jul 9, 05:03
Loki episode five not actual spoilers -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 8, 18:53 5
- not spoilers: Loki has my least favorite theme music of the Marvel/Star Wars series. -- nm - Max Jul 8, 19:56 2
  - There's something about it that I like. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 20:09
  - Worse than FATWS? - Spawn Jul 8, 20:00
- Why has David not went nuts about spoil - Spawn Jul 8, 18:55 1
  - Well, when he does, I think someone should remind him to "Get Help". (Spoils) -- (edited) - Beryllium Jul 8, 19:08
My sister is fully recovered. Very mild case, a few days of low fever and a few days losing taste/smell. - Marlowe Jul 8, 18:46 15
- I'm so happy she's recovered and ended up with what seems like a mild case. Healthy thoughts for you and your family! -- nm - Krusty Jul 9, 05:04
- Thanks for sharing! -- nm - Strongbad Jul 9, 03:57
- Awesome -- nm - zork Jul 9, 03:41
- Yay! -- nm* - jnine Jul 8, 20:55
- So good to hear!! -- nm - Meg Jul 8, 20:11
- yay! -- nm - mud Jul 8, 19:51
- That’s great! -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 8, 19:48
- Yay!!! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 8, 19:34
- I've heard the taste smell thing is weird even months after, is her's same, different, weird? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 8, 19:13 1
  - She said she is fine, no details. She lost it for 3 days, I think. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 8, 19:59
- Excellent! -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 18:53
- Fantastic! -- nm - spamlet Jul 8, 18:52
- oh great -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 18:52
- great news! -- nm - ty97 Jul 8, 18:50
- glad to hear. -- nm - Remlik Jul 8, 18:49
Pfizer seeking US authorization for third-dose COVID booster -- (link) - znufrii Jul 8, 18:42 1
- Uhm, WTF is the FDA going to approve the first two? -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 18:53
Seems this has just hit the newswires in the last day or so. Guess there's been more important news out there. - Meg Jul 8, 18:32 2
- Ugh -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 18:38 1
  - Local PD's post and video regarding the incident. -- (link) - Meg Jul 8, 20:09
Tyson Fury Has COVID-19, Wilder Fight Likely Postponed -- nm - budice Jul 8, 18:25 1
- Let them fight. -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 18:26
Mythic Quest S1: B/B-; it felt like a cross between Avenue 5 and Silicon Valley, with 38% and 92% less bite, respectively - prayformojo Jul 8, 18:23 2
- Incorrect! - Dark Callisto Jul 8, 18:48
- I'm really likeing it. 6 in so far -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 18:37
Those folks wading into the water at 157 St station? This is the above ground view -- (link) - ty97 Jul 8, 18:15 5
- 🎵 In Washington Heights 🎵 -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 8, 19:51
- I'd double wrap those shoes and toss them as toxic waste -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 8, 19:16
- I'd hesitate at going underground where the tile was actually spewing water. -- nm - Max Jul 8, 18:18 2
  - eh, where's your sense of urban adventure? -- nm - ty97 Jul 8, 18:18 1
    - the bathrooms? -- nm - Max Jul 8, 18:42
The Day After Tomorrow War? -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 17:34 11
- Edge Of Tomorrow War -- nm - budice Jul 8, 17:37 10
  - Groundhog War -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 17:38 9
    - Palm Springs War -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 17:39 8
      - The Cloverfield Paradox War -- nm - budice Jul 8, 17:39 7
        
        Bill & Ted's Excellent War -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 17:54 6
        
        Memento War Inception -- nm - Max Jul 8, 18:10 5
        
        Slumdog Millionwars -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 18:29 4
        
        Star Wars -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 18:38 3
        
        War Trek: Wrath of Tomorrow -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 18:42 2
        
        Anchorman War - flavorize Jul 8, 20:08 [Attachment] 1
        
        War Brothers -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 20:56
Danny Pudi is awesome in Mythic Quest -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 17:24 1
- I’m glad he didn’t get typecast as Abed. He’s clearly got range. -- nm - Mop Jul 8, 21:37

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