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Bassam Tariq in Talks to Direct Marvel’s ‘Blade,’ Starring Mahershala Ali -- (link) - Mop Jul 19, 13:23 1
- I worked on his previous film which was a low budget film with Riz Ahmed so really chuffed for him -- nm - LMS Jul 19, 13:36
Speaking of writing, I posted this on Twitter: Kalki Helaku, the protagonist of Later, Skater and Later, Skater on Tour turns 30 this Friday. -- (edited) - Qale Jul 19, 13:18 2
- And just like that Kevin Spacey lost interest in the project. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 19, 13:28 1
  - He would have been such a great villain for the antagonist in the first one too. -- nm - Qale Jul 19, 13:48
Did anyone else watch the McCartney 321 thing on Hulu? It's really interesting. -- nm - Diva Jul 19, 13:14
So that's weird. I just signed into my Outlook mail account. - ty97 Jul 19, 12:53 15
- Articles documenting the IBM Email migration -- (link*) - stim-mie Jul 19, 13:05 4
  - I assume, after all this, they'll just jump to Exchange Online or Gmail. All this trouble for nothing. -- nm - Mop Jul 19, 13:16
  - The e-mail I am referring to is my Kyndryl e-mail -- nm - ty97 Jul 19, 13:12 1
    - There are no vowels in that word. -- nm - Mop Jul 19, 13:19
  - It's IBM. I'm sure they've got this. What could-- Oh. Oh no... Oh dear God... -- nm - Mop Jul 19, 13:10
- what, you used Lotus Notes? -- nm - chicken daddy Jul 19, 12:56 9
  - Until a couple of years ago, we *owned* Lotus Notes -- nm* - ty97 Jul 19, 13:01 4
    - If I'd known you worked for (redacted), I would have stopped asking what it is you do for a living. - Mop Jul 19, 13:03 1
      - The Unknowable Machine... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 13:15
    - But now I'm being spun off and new company will use Outlook -- nm - ty97 Jul 19, 13:02 1
      - Spoiler: Outlook still sucks. -- nm - Qale Jul 19, 13:14
  - I have something called "Gmail". -- nm - Spawn Jul 19, 12:58 3
    - PINE or GTFO. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 19, 13:25 1
      - ELM FTW -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 13:36
    - just say no to govamint email, they'll charge you stamps and take two weeks to deliver...heard it on facebook -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 19, 13:08
The counter-intuitive math behind why more of the UK hospitalized patients for COVID19 are vaccinated than not -- (link) - Reagen Jul 19, 12:34 1
- it is literally just a numbers game. So many ARE vaccinated that even a much much lower percentage of that number is bigger. -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 12:36
There’s no easy way to ask this of SlackerTalkers. - Qale Jul 19, 12:32 [Attachment] 21
- (Venmo asks for the last 4 # of your phone) -- nm - prayformojo Jul 19, 12:59 1
  - 6258. - Qale Jul 19, 13:04
- How are you on rent? -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 19, 12:54 6
  - I have August. People have already been immensely generous. So I may have September now too. September is when I expected to have this problem. - Qale Jul 19, 13:02 5
    - We'll randomly send you some $$ every once in a while until you're back to a comfortable place. - Dark Callisto Jul 19, 13:05 4
      - This request has gone really well, so please don’t go too much out of your way. - Qale Jul 19, 13:09 3
        
        We are all family and we help each other. -- (edited) - Dark Callisto Jul 19, 13:11 2
        
        I feel terrible never taking him up on those. I’m not sure why I never did. Maybe it’s because I’m a fiction writer and none of the opportunities… - Qale Jul 19, 13:13 1
        
        There ARE fiction opportunities at times. It varies. -- nm - David Jul 19, 13:19
- do you have an email addy to use for money friend? -- nm - Diva Jul 19, 12:51 1
  - It’s [email protected] - Qale Jul 19, 14:31
- 🫂 - Krusty Jul 19, 12:44 7 1
  - I’ve never seen that emoji. I’m pretty sure you have to say ‘no homo’ while using it, Krusty. Unless. 👉👈 - Qale Jul 19, 12:46 6
    - I'm doing okay. I've got some dog boarding and a few walks right now. But I sold a bunch of my sneakers over the last few months as prices got way - Krusty Jul 19, 12:52 5
      - I too have sold some things. But they weren’t as valuable as I’d expected. Magic cards went sky high, but not so much the ones I had. - Qale Jul 19, 13:06 4
        
        I'd rather you speak to us first rather than selling anything. -- nm - David Jul 19, 13:07 3
        
        I’m not selling anything that I’m using or need to use. And not my plasma. They don’t need my gay plasma. - Qale Jul 19, 13:11 2
        
        On the one hand, it's just a cat, and I'm aware that some STers have suffered much more devastating losses. - David Jul 19, 13:16 1
        
        I used to try and compare my wins and losses with others. It doesn’t work and makes little sense. It’s essentially gatekeeping, which is wrong. - Qale Jul 19, 13:20
- stay strong, friend -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 12:40 1
  - Thanks. I am strong. Stronger than I ever knew. I was always a pretty good lone wolf, but way underestimated what a pandemic meant just overall. -- nm - Qale Jul 19, 12:42
Random thought is random: The Harold Ramis scene in Knocked Up is my favorite Harold Ramis moment in film, even if it isn't his signature moment. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 19, 12:31 1
- Those paired scenes are fantastic, among my favorite parts of the movie. So genuine. - Baron of the Rings Jul 19, 12:42
ESPN: Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop says he is gay, hopes living 'authentic life' helps NHL career -- (link) - MDH Jul 19, 12:27
Should the work-for-hire deals at Marvel and DC encompass material that is then adapted to other mediums (i.e. movies and TV)? -- (link) - Mop Jul 19, 12:21
DTL: Now is when I need to start looking at recruits, right? - spamlet Jul 19, 12:21 7
- You get to see 5 HS games before the first deadline (WED 5PM ET) and should definitely wait to spend until after TUE 5PM. On preferences: -- (edited) - rollo Jul 19, 12:43 2
  - also check the msg board recruiting thread - they can help you avoid firefights for high demand players (or at least let you know what you're in for) -- nm - rollo Jul 19, 13:00 1
    - (Though firefights can be fun too. Just have backup plans.) -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 19, 13:33
- You can start looking, but I wouldn't spend points yet. -- nm - Dano Jul 19, 12:33 1
  - I've already put a radar point on a few local guys, but that's it. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 19, 12:53
- I usually start with local conference and then region to find guys where I have a geographic advantage. - Baron of the Rings Jul 19, 12:30 1
  - Ok, thanks -- nm - spamlet Jul 19, 12:32
is it really easier for people to understand a fire the size of LA, or NYC, vs saying a 300 square mile area? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 19, 12:00 14
- What's around 300 miles from Chicago. -- (link) - . Jul 19, 13:41
- Also, LA is much bigger than those two. -- nm - Spawn Jul 19, 13:20
- If someone tells me something is 300 square miles, I think two things - ty97 Jul 19, 12:09 10
  - That might be the same area encircled by the DC beltway. -- nm - Max Jul 19, 13:14
  - about 17 x 17 miles? -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 12:16 4
    - this is what I usually do - quickly estimate the sides -- nm - mud Jul 19, 12:18
    - Admit it, you share 'overheard on ST' anecdotes with your classes, don't you? -- nm - ty97 Jul 19, 12:18 2
      - not classes... -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 12:26
      - "Names encountered today, class: znufrii, budice" -- nm - prayformojo Jul 19, 12:22
  - Agreed. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 12:12
  - I think it helps East Coasters, because we aren't used to that scale. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 12:11
  - I have issues when navigation tells me to turn in 1,000 feet. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 19, 12:11 1
    - Turn now. Now!! Oh, look who missed their turn. You did. -- nm - Google Girl Jul 19, 12:34
- vs 482 square kilometers? -- nm - Spawn Jul 19, 12:07
How open is Ontario right now? Say, someone's gospel performance class was postponed and they found themselves with time to visit Toronto... - Diva Jul 19, 11:59 7
- Here's the government's page -- (link) - Reagen Jul 19, 12:17 1
  - thx! -- nm - Diva Jul 19, 12:26
- When? The border isn’t opening for a couple of more weeks, right? -- nm* - spamlet Jul 19, 12:00 4
  - it opens 8/9 for fully vaxxed, so some time after that. -- nm* - Diva Jul 19, 12:01 3
    - We went into Step 3 last week. As of right now you can eat in a restaurant, go to a movie, etc. No festivals or anything this summer though. - Andie Jul 19, 12:23 2
      - (I took two teenagers to Kensington Market to go thrift store shopping last weekend, felt normal. You still have to wear a mask in stores etc.) -- (edited) - Andie Jul 19, 12:25 1
        
        thx! -- nm - Diva Jul 19, 12:25
NPR has canceled Ask Me Another. Help a friend out and sign the petition to save the show. -- (link) - Mop Jul 19, 11:58 2
- That show is still on? - Spawn Jul 19, 12:21
- What??? I can't believe they'd cancel it. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 12:14
Dear stock market, please knock down the prices on stocks I would like to buy and not on the stocks that I already own. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 19, 11:57
LYC overshare: College fund #1. $0 balance. - oblique Jul 19, 11:51
Zeit, from B2, I'm not really sure. I only charge to 100% when I go on road trips. Haven't done that in almost a year. - TWuG Jul 19, 11:50 1
- That's damn good -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 19, 12:06
I've (just today literally) started drinking warm/hot water instead of cold / room temp water. I'm doing it for a) perceived health benefits and b) - rollo Jul 19, 11:48 3
- hot water,squeeze of lemon...but you know the stomach is good at regulating hot/cold also alkaline water gets adjusted as it goes in -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 19, 13:21
- I’m intrigued by your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newsletter. I’ve always heard that drinking ice water is actually not great for you. - Qale Jul 19, 12:40
- a.1) sinuses -- nm - Spawn Jul 19, 11:49
Kara Eaker identified as US gymnast who tested positive for coves. Reportedly vaccinated in May. -- nm - Diva Jul 19, 11:48 1
- that sucks. i feel for people who did everything right and this still happens. I am sure she will be 100% fine (thanks science!) but it still wrecks - Andie Jul 19, 12:35
Doc Strange's reaction to the Loki series -- (link) - stim-mie Jul 19, 11:46
The plan was (and remains) to take the kids to see my folks in February. - Mop Jul 19, 11:38 5
- Will the area include Quebec City? It should. Winter Carnival, right? -- nm - VMan Jul 19, 11:40 4
  - That was the plan back in 2020 when we had to cancel. We'd booked a night at the Chateau Frontenac. -- nm - Mop Jul 19, 11:41 3
    - That would be pretty sweet. Keep wanting to go but the wife is a teacher. Maybe I should take the "kids" (early 20s). We could still have a blast. -- nm - VMan Jul 19, 11:43 2
      - Yeah, scheduling is tricky. We need to go during "Spring Break" which means maybe we miss Winter Carnival. -- nm - Mop Jul 19, 11:46 1
        
        It's Feb 4-13 next year. (it's pretty awesome.) -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 12:29
That’s one way to start a soccer match…(concacaf gold cup, usa v. can) -- (link) - znufrii Jul 19, 11:37 19
- its weird to me that these are not the "big names" for the Countries playing -- (edited) - tRuMaN Jul 19, 11:59 2
  - I think it might have been a timing issue this year, because of COVID, iinm FIFA usually requires that clubs release players for marquee confederation tournaments. -- (edited) - znufrii Jul 19, 12:03 1
    - I think the "marquee" tournaments have already taken place (they were all delayed from last year), see Euro 2020/21 -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 19, 12:08
- ...and barely hung on. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 11:50 3
  - still better than Haiti which almost lost the game 2 men up. -- nm* - tRuMaN Jul 19, 11:57
  - Yeah, that tracks. -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 11:54 1
    - I'm curious to see how we do against Jamaica (or Costa Rica) - Reagen Jul 19, 11:57
- Also our uniforms are still ugly as f*ck. -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 11:44
- boo -- nm - mud Jul 19, 11:41
- Is this business still going on? Are none of these teams going to the Olympics? -- nm - Mop Jul 19, 11:39 9
  - Senior men’s national teams don’t go to the Olympics, actually. The men’s tournament is all U-23 teams, I think. -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 11:42 8
    - The men are the U23 it seems but didn't qualify. I know the women are the US national team and will be in Tokyo. -- nm* - Krusty Jul 19, 11:50 7
      - nm, what you said. -- (link*) - znufrii Jul 19, 11:52 6
        
        Yeah, I edited it after I realized I misread an article. Not sure why there's an age limit for soccer and not many other sports. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 11:54 5
        
        Oh, it's because of FIFA not wanting it competing with the World Cup. *smh* -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 11:55 2
        
        that and the start of the big money leagues in europe. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 19, 12:01 1
        
        Oh, right. How long is a season because it seems they don't get much of a break. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 12:12
        
        Because FIFA paid off the right people? -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 19, 11:55 1
        
        Yup. " FIFA still did not want the Olympics to rival the World Cup so a compromise was struck..." -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 11:56
Irma Vep casting: -- (link) - mud Jul 19, 11:35
So, the right wing media is claiming Florida is a SUCCESS and that they proved masks are not needed. - loosilu Jul 19, 11:30 17
- If you measure success by how many libs have been owned, it still doesn’t make any sense. -- nm - Qale Jul 19, 12:44
- They did that because they opened up early and had lower rates than some other states(mostly because of consistent warm weather so more outdoor stuff) - pmb Jul 19, 11:54 1
  - Also, they did a GWB "Mission Accomplished" way too early. -- nm - pmb Jul 19, 11:57
- We're a success by being 20% of the new COVID infections in the country. (That's *crazy*.) -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 11:41 2
  - THey never hear that number, do they? -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 11:44 1
    - It's the DeSantis Variant -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 11:50
- "You will know us by the trail of Dead" -- nm - actual name of a band Jul 19, 11:33
- We already know that there's some segment of the population that is willing to accept infinite deaths for the sake of their own "freedom". -- nm - Mop Jul 19, 11:31 4
  - I think masks (and the vaccine, for that matter) suffer from bad marketing/branding. Call them fuckers "Freedom Masks" - Dean Winchester Jul 19, 11:39 2
    - That presumes that Faux News, etc wouldn't just change the way they demonize mask wearing and vaccines. -- nm - TWuG Jul 19, 11:52 1
      - I have questions, who are these people hiding their faces from you? Why don't they want you to see their lips move when they lie to you... -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 19, 12:09
  - for the sake of their master's stock portfolio -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 19, 11:33
- Texas is the same - they're claiming masks are worthless by getting sick at a higher rate than anybody else -- nm - chicken daddy Jul 19, 11:31 4
  - NS is one of the highest mask compliant regions of the world. Today, we have seven (7) active cases in the entire province. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 11:52
  - And if you try to tell them their state is doing ASTONISHINGLY badly, they look at you like you're from Mars. Fox News etc - loosilu Jul 19, 11:33 2
    - Biden's biggest misstep, its not FB, its Faux News -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 19, 11:35 1
      - It's both. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 11:36
(audio only) Foo Fighters - the Dee Gees - doing Night Fever. -- (link) - Mop Jul 19, 11:24 [youtube] 2
- Seems fun -- nm - rollo Jul 19, 11:43
- We know how to do it. -- nm - Spawn Jul 19, 11:34
of newest car: a friend of mine just bought a Toyota minivan in June. On the way to the beach last weekend they were hit and the vehicle totaled. - Max Jul 19, 11:24 6
- you guys know that the reason I drive VW is because sash is alive, right? - amanda jeans Jul 19, 12:01
- Leasing is possibly slightly more expensive over the long term but I think worth it given the latest safety features -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 19, 11:41
- wow -- nm - Spawn Jul 19, 11:32
- modern car safety is incredible.. it's really the biggest selling point for getting a newer car. - chicken daddy Jul 19, 11:28 1
  - Yeah, the practicallity of Lotto Dream cars like 60s Italian sportsters, none of safety devices we have, hard dash, steering column is a spear -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 19, 11:43
- wow -- nm - mud Jul 19, 11:28
David Harbour, Hot Ones! -- (link) - Mop Jul 19, 11:23 [youtube]
Congrats to Max! ST is having a good July. -- nm - Spawn Jul 19, 11:23 1
- Let's keep ST July rolling! -- nm - Max Jul 19, 11:25

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