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Hi from 14,115 feet. It’s snowing. -- nm* - spamlet Aug 3, 11:50 4
- Are you high? -- nm - budice Aug 3, 11:54
- Hello on Pikes Peak -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 11:52
- That is a lot of fleet! -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 11:52
- Nice! -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 11:51
It would be difficult for me to take someone seriously who won an Olympic medal in "dinghy". -- nm - Reagen Aug 3, 11:44 1
- I had never heard of a 'Nacra' before last week. -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 11:56
Sneaky west elm outlet is sneaky -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 3, 11:41
Disneyland new Magic Key AP: New Tiers and Pricing -- (link) - budice Aug 3, 11:39 6
- For nostalgia's sake, I looked up what a Premier Passport would cost one back in the day. $1439 for an annual pass to all the Disney Parks in CA/FL - JD Aug 3, 11:56
- I'm not really familiar with Disney's program. Does that mean for $1399 you get entrance into 6 parks or the privilege of buying entrance into 6? - oblique Aug 3, 11:43 4
  - That 'key' is for Disneyland and there's only two parks at that resort. The highest level and the 6 is for concurrent reservations - JD Aug 3, 11:50 2
    - Does the $1399 include the ticket then? I'm just not following if this is like a AMC A-List for Disney -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 11:51 1
      - At $1399 it is like the AMC A-List but to get into Disneyland and California Adventure as well as covering parking fees -- nm - JD Aug 3, 11:54
  - $1399 per person, per year. Parking Included, 20% off merch. Res process a bit sketchy but no blackouts -- nm* - budice Aug 3, 11:45
Cinderella - Prime Video - Trailer -- (link) - oblique Aug 3, 11:38 [youtube] 1
- Billy Porter makes everything 1000% better. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 11:47
WTF -- (link) - mud Aug 3, 11:37
NMB Beaker - OK - package just shipped USPS tracking # LH147545723US - lady said it may be 2 weeks before it leaves the US even. Nothing perishable - - JenBro Aug 3, 11:37 2
- Thanks!! -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 11:41 1
  - So Happy to Stalk you finally! -- nm - JenBro Aug 3, 11:46
Today is the last day to Fleet - so get to fleeting before fleets disappear! -- nm - decline Aug 3, 11:35
Giants training camp seems to be going well... -- (link) - decline Aug 3, 11:12 12
- The "knight jumps queen!" scene in History of the World comes to mind. -- nm - Max Aug 3, 11:32 6
  - “GANGBANG!!!” -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 11:42
  - Part I or Part II? -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 11:33 4
    - Wait, this timeline never saw Part II. Disregard. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 11:34 2
      - That and "Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League" are the two sequels I was promised and am most bitter that they don't exist -- nm* - JD Aug 3, 11:45 1
        
        and Mathilda -- nm - mud Aug 3, 11:51
    - the account by H.G. Wells -- nm - Max Aug 3, 11:34
- omg -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 11:26
- *laughs* -- nm - Panthers Aug 3, 11:17
- *snort* -- (link) - decline Aug 3, 11:14 2
  - Daniel Jones should be used to ending up on the bottom of a pile of Giants. Fumble recoveries don’t come cleanly. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 11:17
  - ... and now requires foot surgery. -- nm - Dano Aug 3, 11:15
Walking to my optometrist's office. Has Mafic's deranged cousin been sneaking up on motorists? -- (pic) - con_carne Aug 3, 11:05 [Attachment] 1
- Why do I drive like a maniac, to get from those idiots behind me ( 3rd rear ender in 2 years) -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 3, 11:47
Your attention please: Cancel the cancellation of Matt Damon -- (link) - rollo Aug 3, 10:49 7
- Just. stop. talking -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 11:10 4
  - Enh, reading this it actually clears things up. -- nm - Reagen Aug 3, 11:15 3
    - I need to see it acted out in stage format as in Thor: Ragnarok. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 11:31 1
      - I'd watch that. -- nm - mud Aug 3, 11:33
    - I concur. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 11:18
- Matt Damon Refuses To Be Woke As He Was Never Asleep In The First Place -- nm - Max Aug 3, 11:09
- Re-cancel him: he reminded us all of Stuck On You -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 10:55
Colts: Nick Foles would like to be reunite with Frank Reich.... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 3, 10:45 4
- You can never count of the possibility of a comeback when Frank Reich is involved. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 3, 10:57 2
  - this is so true. -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 11:57
  - 👏 -- nm - JD Aug 3, 11:26
- Just meet up at the Eagles Superbowl 10th anniversary party in 2028 -- nm - rollo Aug 3, 10:54
after careful consideration and scrutiny I believe I've "deciphered" that shot (or illustration) from the new LotR series. - mud Aug 3, 10:45 [Attachment] 3
- *ding* -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 11:18
- Or it's just some random character wandering through a field enjoying the sunshine since they are living in an era of peace and prosperity -- nm - decline Aug 3, 10:50
- I'd watch that -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:47
Fandango sent out notifications it's moving it's library to Vudu -- nm - Remlik Aug 3, 10:44 3
- ~ Chitra, my queen, I've joined Fandango ~ -- nm - Max Aug 3, 13:35
- And still they made it dumb: Vudu Fandango. I guess it's better than Vudu+Fandango -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 11:35
- bastards -- nm - decline Aug 3, 10:50
Vox deep dive on breakthrough cases and the COVID-19 surge -- (link) - oblique Aug 3, 10:41
*doublechecks his 529 account contributions, just in case* -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:39 2
- My brother's youngest will be a junior this year. His oldest needs to start having kids so I can open 529s for them and mooch tax breaks. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 3, 10:53
- RESPs here, get to make our first withdrawal in September! -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 10:46
Wonderful juxtaposition -- (link) - TWuG Aug 3, 10:34
Missouri coroner keeping Covid cause of death off death certificates if requested by family, skewing Covid stats -- (link) - TWuG Aug 3, 10:21 5
- This could come back to bite them, some questionable death or homicide goes to court and the attorneys use that to tear up the conclusions this case -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 3, 10:36 1
  - I'd watch that show -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 10:46
- WTF? -- nm - Andie Aug 3, 10:32
- Why not just cut out the middleman and have families file vital documents themselves? -- nm - Max Aug 3, 10:27
- The stats have been messed with the entire time. And that's on top of being undercounted overall when considering excess deaths in total. -- nm - Qale Aug 3, 10:25
Cuomo presser: "My sexual harassment accusers delegitimize sexual harassment accusers" -- (edited) - budice Aug 3, 10:15 1
- He sounds so much like Christopher Walken here it's uncanny -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 3, 10:16
denying it all -- (link*) - mud Aug 3, 10:02 2
- DJT taught this scumbag well. -- nm - Jovian Aug 3, 10:04 1
  - Wait for the Trudeau - People experience the moment differently. -- nm - VMan Aug 3, 10:17
For those who don't understand my rationale, it's economic. Free college for all? The government can kindly send me a check for $628,000 to put - rollo Aug 3, 09:56 41
- I want a refund on the computer I bought for 1200 a few years ago, it's so much cheaper now -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 3, 10:47 2
  - Oo, can I get that in the form of scratchers? I'm feeling lucky. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 3, 10:52
  - From the store you bought it from or from the government? -- nm - rollo Aug 3, 10:50
- My thoughts on this are varied as we are going through it now. We saved about $160k for our kids college plus out of pocket expenses (they had equal that in scholarships). I do think -- (edited) - oblique Aug 3, 10:28 1
  - You worked hard and saved money to pay for your kids college? Sucker. Signed, student loan forgiveness. -- nm - rollo Aug 3, 10:31
- This is in line with the majority of Americans (sorry ST, it's a silo here). And is exactly why student loan debt will never be forgiven. -- nm - MDH Aug 3, 10:10 14
  - And it's a criminal distraction from producing a wet Pippy. -- nm - con_carne Aug 3, 10:36 6
    - If she on the chaise lounge in her underwear, sitting down, when she should be horizontal? -- nm - Qale Aug 3, 10:38 5
      - you never go full horizontal - Pippy Aug 3, 10:40 4
        
        Full vertical, though... -- nm - TWuG Aug 3, 10:41 3
        
        I was...inverted -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:43 2
        
        Nice -- nm - rollo Aug 3, 10:51 1
        
        This board is giving me the twisties -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 3, 11:51
  - Biden on three occasions thus far has directed agencies or whatever to forgive debts. Is it a blanket forgiveness? No. But something. -- nm - Qale Aug 3, 10:28 4
    - Unrelated, Qale q for you - MDH Aug 3, 10:31 1
      - A Q's A. - Qale Aug 3, 10:36
    - Not apples to apples unfortunately. He forgave debt from certain for-profit educational institutions. -- nm - MDH Aug 3, 10:31 1
      - I disagree. While campaign promises might not be kept to the letter, it's done for those people than had been previously. And he's only 6mo in. -- nm - Qale Aug 3, 10:33
  - If only opinion could be swayed by proper framing of the issue. -- nm - TWuG Aug 3, 10:13 1
    - I honestly think it wouldn't help. All people are going to see is "they got it free, I didn't." Money is the biggest factor to most people. - MDH Aug 3, 10:22
- "I suffered a high six figure hardship, so should you" is definitely a take. -- nm - TWuG Aug 3, 09:59 20
  - Please continue to insinuate that I've suffered when I've not, or that I wish others to suffer. That's a great take. -- nm - rollo Aug 3, 10:14
  - He knew the hardship and didn’t want a handout. He made an informed choice. You are reinforcing reckless personal behavior, not correcting a fucking - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:08 18
    - It is not reckless to get a college education, something almost everyone agrees is a good thing and that employers demand - TWuG Aug 3, 10:12 17
      - If you spend 100k to earn 35k….that’s a reckless decision. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:14 16
        
        Out of cusiosity, what would the $35k be without college education? (NM) - Marlowe Aug 3, 10:39
        
        Two issues: education costs too much, jobs pay too little. Education increases economic mobility - TWuG Aug 3, 10:17 14
        
        And your plan is remove personal accountability and reinforce handouts. -- (edited) - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:19 13
        
        debt forgiveness is relief. that's how our government works .. we don't fix issues, we just push the issue out a little bit. - chicken daddy Aug 3, 10:25
        
        Yes, I believe we should be handing out education hand over fist. -- nm - TWuG Aug 3, 10:23 11
        
        I’ll start handing it out for real cheap. If I purchase 100k worth of product to earn 35k off it…I should bone up on math some. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:25 10
        
        I am 100% on the side of will here. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 3, 11:06
        
        Except the $100k is inflated and the $35k is kept artificially lie - TWuG Aug 3, 10:30 3
        
        And your ‘plan’ is nothing to truly balance this. You aren’t solving anything. - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:33 1
        
        The "plan" isn't about solving any problem. It's 100% political. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 3, 14:16
        
        Arguably, one of the main drivers of the increase in college costs is the availability of loans and other federal subsidies leading to an inefficient -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 3, 10:32
        
        have you forgotten what it's like to be 17 and being told to go to college and make a plan for your life? - chicken daddy Aug 3, 10:28 4
        
        Not if they want to be an accountant -- nm - rollo Aug 3, 10:33 3
        
        Does anyone really *want* to be an accountant though, at 17? :) -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:40
        
        damn. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 3, 10:33 1
        
        (I have an accounting degree) -- nm - rollo Aug 3, 10:36
Blizzard president J. Allen Brack steps down following discrimination lawsuit and employee walkout -- (link) - Beaker Aug 3, 09:55 3
- From the sidebar: AV Club reveals what actor Jay Mohr has been up to. Spoiler: It's not acting. -- (link) - Mop Aug 3, 10:05 2
  - ever seen The Mentalist? or Psych? like that, only real -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 10:12 1
    - So, totally still an actor! -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:44
Forgiving student loan debt is a bandaid if you don't address the real problem of the insane costs - Reagen Aug 3, 09:54 9
- Also missing from the discussion is that not all student debt is the same. -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:23 5
  - My grandfather-in-law paid for multiple Navajo kids to go to college in exchange for them weaving traditional rugs for him. -- nm - Max Aug 3, 10:29 1
    - pegleg? -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 10:47
  - Correct. Federal loans aren't generally going to the wealthy. Private debt is a harder but, but there are ways to make it - TWuG Aug 3, 10:26
  - Excellent point. I think my debt was at 3.75% which in the mid-90s was like free money. Predatory lending can get bent. -- nm - rollo Aug 3, 10:25 1
    - Predatory lending, for-profit education, excessive institutional spending driving up costs to compete for students and the federal aid money that comes with… -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 3, 10:28
- The chatter has been increasing though. Costs are slowly but surely getting harder to manage. Not as extreme as US. Give it time. -- nm - VMan Aug 3, 10:15
- 100%. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 3, 10:09
- this is the TL;DR of what i said below :) -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 3, 09:55
the real issue here is that the US college system is yet another scam designed to rip as much free cash from middle and lower classes as possible. - chicken daddy Aug 3, 09:50 18
- The 1 v. 99% is entirely wrapped up in this as well. I appreciate your perspective and comments Colin. - rollo Aug 3, 10:11 1
  - and i do get where you're coming from... - chicken daddy Aug 3, 10:21
- Fwiw, Harvard is free if your family income is less than 65k and reduced all the way up to 150k. Stanford had a similar deal and others may too. -- nm - Reagen Aug 3, 09:56 10
  - I believe all if not most of the Ivys and their ilk (ND, Duke, etc) also do this - need based aid versus merit based. -- nm - rollo Aug 3, 09:59 9
    - well then why is there any school debt? -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 3, 10:04 2
      - I imagine their acceptance rate is seriously low plus not to put too fine a point on it but the average student from a household with that level of - oblique Aug 3, 10:22
      - Because ONLY these schools do it this way, and most people go to other schools or fall into income categories that don't qualify, yet still find the - rollo Aug 3, 10:13
    - for how many though? 5 actual students a year? -- nm - Pippy Aug 3, 10:01 5
      - data is here, it's a little obscured, but seems like about half receive SOME financial aid. -- (link) - chicken daddy Aug 3, 10:02 4
        
        Each year our private university offered us Stafford loans under the label of "financial aid". The whole process is shit -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:32 2
        
        And, this. -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:34
        
        Yes and ... the Stafford loans are/were the GOOD ones. -- nm - rollo Aug 3, 10:34
        
        thanks -- nm - Pippy Aug 3, 10:04
- College Employees gotta eat too. -- nm - budice Aug 3, 09:55 2
  - are they eating those gold flake covered french fries? -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 3, 10:00 1
    - And astronaut ice cream for dessert! I don't want NASA money paying for that! -- nm - Max Aug 3, 10:01
- Education should be free at all state schools. If an institution is a land grant university, they should be tuition free for all students at all - TWuG Aug 3, 09:54 1
  - what if instead colleges displace poor people and horde land? - chicken daddy Aug 3, 09:56
Tesla rumored to start pilot production of a $25k compact EV at the China factory by year's end. -- (link) - TWuG Aug 3, 09:46 3
- Is China doing better than the US on charging infrastructure? -- nm* - Max Aug 3, 10:10
- Does the model have a name? -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:02 1
  - I've not seen an official name. I've seen suggestions of Model 4 or Model C. But if Musk is in charge of naming - TWuG Aug 3, 10:09
"inadvisable." -- (link) - mud Aug 3, 09:45

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