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Thanks Covid! Obama scaling back his huge birthday bash -- (link) - decline Aug 4, 08:29 2
- More like due to republican meme running wild -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 12:58
- Music performance canceled, but the buffet will have a number of jams -- nm - ty97 Aug 4, 08:30
John Collins returns to Hawks. 5/125M -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 08:11
Haven't been keeping track - is it still holding up that the vast majority of Covid-19 hospitalizations are unvaccinated? - Dano Aug 4, 08:10 6
- An article yesterday said "The CDC said 99.99% of people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 have not had a breakthrough case that resulted in hospitalization or death." -- (link*) - mara Aug 4, 08:15 3
  - Slightly newer data that what is referenced in the article. 125k breakthrough over 38 states as of July 30. 0.08% of 164M+ vaccinated. -- (link*) - oblique Aug 4, 08:27
  - Thanks, I knew that was the original data, but wasn't sure if it held up. So I'm wearing my mask largely to protect the unvaccinated. - Dano Aug 4, 08:23 1
    - We were never wearing masks for ourselves. That's what makes people not getting the vaccine even more frustrating. That action IS for you! -- nm - Qale Aug 4, 08:30
- Yes. It's not even close. Not at all. Not even a little bit. -- nm - Qale Aug 4, 08:13
- The vast majority are unvaccinated. -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 08:12
"And so it begins." Fall Out Boy pulls out of the next 2 Hella Mega Tours stops in NYC and Boston due to you guessed it. -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 4, 08:04 5
- My Songs Know What You Failed To Get Done -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 08:11 4
  - "It’s important to note that everyone on the entire tour, both band and crew, are fully vaccinated.” - ty97 Aug 4, 08:13 2
    - It’s also important to note this development makes the tour significantly better. -- nm - mafic Aug 4, 08:21
    - Light em up, up, up. Light 'em up up up. Light em up up up. There is a liar. - crash davis Aug 4, 08:20
  - I Write Tragedies not Sins? -- nm - Qale Aug 4, 08:12
Trump lawyers sanctioned -- (link) - mud Aug 4, 08:04
Gene Hackman… - flavorize Aug 4, 07:56 [Attachment] 32
- He's one of the best at being able to play the villain or the hero equally believably -- nm - prayformojo Aug 4, 08:21 2
  - I bet ya he’s a ruthless UNO player though—someone needs to send him to GRRM for a kick in the butt too -- nm - flavorize Aug 4, 08:25
  - Exactly -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 08:21
- Favorite Gene Hackman movie? - Strongbad Aug 4, 08:13 19
  - how can it possibly be that no one has mentioned The French Connection yet? -- nm - JenBro Aug 4, 10:00
  - Unforgiven, Tenenbaums, No Way Out and The Firm, in that order. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 4, 09:47
  - Royal Tenenbaums. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 4, 08:22
  - That one about the Chevy Pintos. -- nm - mafic Aug 4, 08:22
  - Hoosiers -- nm - Dano Aug 4, 08:20
  - Crimson Tide, Superman, Quick and the Dead -- nm* - budice Aug 4, 08:19
  - Unforgiven is up there for me in the top 5 -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 08:18 1
    - Superman makes it in. -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 08:19
  - The Conversation, followed by Hoosiers. -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 08:17
  - I've seen Hoosiers so many times it's hard not to pick it, but he elevates everything he's in, so there are too many good choices. - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 08:17 1
    - Unforgiven— so nasty in that one too -- nm - flavorize Aug 4, 08:19
  - Enemy of the State. - Beryllium Aug 4, 08:16 6
    - Have you seen The Conversation? -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 08:18 5
      - No, but it sounds like I should. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 08:33
      - the prequel! -- nm - Remlik Aug 4, 08:30
      - superb. The acting, the directing ..and that music! -- nm - mud Aug 4, 08:22 2
        
        Plus, prequel to EotS. I took a films class and it was one we studied. -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 08:23 1
        
        ! (I did not know) -- nm - mud Aug 4, 08:33
  - the former -- nm - rollo Aug 4, 08:15
- I keep hoping he will do one last great role. -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 08:00 4
  - If nothing else, just to have something other than Welcome to Mooseport as his final film role. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 08:10
  - Alan Arkin is just a bit younger and is amazing in The Kominsky Method. So, it can be done. -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 08:07 1
    - I expect he could do it, but he appears to be happy not doing so, and good for him -- nm - ty97 Aug 4, 08:09
  - hell yeah -- nm - mud Aug 4, 08:04
- twitter link for the nitpicky -- (link) - oblique Aug 4, 08:00 1
  - Thanks! I screenshot cause I love the photo—he’s an all-timer —such a great run of movies -- nm - flavorize Aug 4, 08:10
- Good for him -- nm - budice Aug 4, 07:58
- whoa. Gave me a fright! He should .. - mud Aug 4, 07:57
"Just found out that in socialist Los Angeles (I am from the REAL America), you have to get a government “Driving Passport” just to use local roads - Krusty Aug 4, 07:52 16
- Don't forget the socialist insurance theft were you are required to pay thousands a year to pay for everyone else's accidents -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 13:05
- Of course the same argument can be used for Voter ID, though the distinction could be that voting is a right and driving isn't. -- nm - Dano Aug 4, 08:06
- I assume that's satirical but these days I just can't be sure. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 4, 08:01 1
  - 100%, he's a comedian -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 08:06
- In all seriousness, why aren't these people all up in arms about Real ID? - Dark Callisto Aug 4, 07:54 11
  - It keeps getting delayed, but what's the difference other than it takes some more documentation to get? -- nm - ty97 Aug 4, 07:56 9
    - isn't Real ID Federally based? (so federal databases - not state) -- nm - decline Aug 4, 07:58
    - because you have to have a birth certificate and you just know they will give one to Obama anyways -- nm* - crash davis Aug 4, 07:57 7
      - Mah freedoms! - Dark Callisto Aug 4, 08:01 6
        
        I had to do that to get mine and it was easier than I expected. Did it online and had it a week later. -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 08:08 3
        
        I had to do that when I was getting my first passport, and yeah, NY was surprising easy on it. - ty97 Aug 4, 08:11 2
        
        Just like voter ID, it'll be a problem for those who aren't able to get access to their birth certificate for whatever reason. - Dark Callisto Aug 4, 08:23
        
        I don't exactly remember what the ID requirements were but I believe I showed my state ID, social security card, birth certificate and a piece of mail, iirc. -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 4, 08:22
        
        in the course of rounding up birth certificates this spring, I found out MI (trish) charges twice as much as ID (me)...frigging Wolverines -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 08:05 1
        
        Looks like mine will be about $40 for Alabama. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 4, 08:21
  - As soon as someone can't get in a Social Security office without a gold star, it will become a thing. -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 07:55
While at a stop light this morning I updated my Waze and I am now driving a Warthog. An eag appeared in front of me and was run over immediately. -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 07:50 1
- *laughing* -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 4, 07:52
TIL: Rihanna is now a billionaire -- (link) - decline Aug 4, 07:43 5
- Fenty Beauty is a massive success. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 08:28
- Good for her. Now take it away. -- nm - mafic Aug 4, 08:12
- Reason why her music releases are likely slowing down or coming to a halt -- nm - budice Aug 4, 07:45 1
  - Yeah, they earn what seems like pennies for her, now. -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 07:46
- females are strong as hell -- nm - prayformojo Aug 4, 07:44
Happy Robin Ventura Day, ST! -- nm* - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 07:33
Bears getting their breakfast in the fog at Brooks Falls -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 4, 07:30 [Image] 3
- *goes to make a Trubisky joke* ... dammit! -- nm - Dano Aug 4, 07:59
- I would eat salmon in the fog, I would eat salmon in a bog. I'll eat salmon while sitting on a log, but I will not share salmon with a hog. -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 07:32 1
  - I'll eat salmon during a jog, I'll eat salmon served in a clog. I'll eat salmon poached in egg nog, but I will not eat salmon prepared by a dog. -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 07:48
Happy Hump Day: Mickey-Ds currently out of Boy Toys -- (link) - budice Aug 4, 07:24
Nissan Leaf S is now the cheapest EV in the US ($27,400) -- (link) - oblique Aug 4, 07:19 10
- That is good, but still, it is a Nissan Leaf. -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 07:49
- what's it's flammability quotient? -- nm - decline Aug 4, 07:22 6
  - Less than a vehicle that carries a tank of highly flammable fuel? -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 07:46
  - I'd tell you but someone remove its mattress tag despite the severe repercussions that face such renegades. -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 07:30
  - And why doesn't it match the inflammability quotient? -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 07:27 3
    - Look, is the car straight or gay, that's all I'm asking. -- nm - Qale Aug 4, 07:42 2
      - Hemisexual. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 08:14 1
        
        AC/DC -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 13:07
- if this were dating, I'm in the Nissan Leaf's league, but I fantasize about the Ford F-150 Lightning -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 07:21
- Just add it to the College Tuition. Bill the kids later -- nm - budice Aug 4, 07:21
NHL, IOC unable to agree on expanded media rights deal for 2022 Winter Olympics, sources say - crash davis Aug 4, 07:17 1
- oh yeah, we have the better Olympics coming in just six months -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 07:17
Kemba Walker is getting bought out by OKC and plans to sign with the Knicks. -- (link) - Krusty Aug 4, 07:08
NHL rejects Seattle Kraken's deal with goaltender Philipp Grubauer, noting violation of front-loaded contract rules, source says - crash davis Aug 4, 07:05 3
- Guy is (probably) still pissed about them doing this to Kovalchuk. -- nm - mafic Aug 4, 08:14
- bastards -- nm - decline Aug 4, 07:07 1
  - It was already fixed. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 07:07
Netflix trailer: Kate (with Mary Elizabeth Winstead) out Sept 10th -- (link) - decline Aug 4, 07:04 [youtube] 3
- Heck yeah. -- nm - Shaun Aug 4, 07:26
- I'll watch it. Looks better than Jolt. -- nm - sycor Aug 4, 07:23
- I'll buy that for a dollar - nmbB - prayformojo Aug 4, 07:18
DTL: I've already completed my recruiting for the final week. Really no decisions to make. No contingencies to consider. - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 06:58 5
- I'm in a decent position for recruiting - Dano Aug 4, 07:09 4
  - My maxes didn't budge - 5/5 4/4 3/3 - but I cultivated 4 CLs in the net with guys I rank 136/180/288/351 overall. Winning a tie would be good. -- nm - rollo Aug 4, 08:06
  - Of my 4 maxes, 5/5, 4/4, 1/1, CL. I had a 5th safety net that is a 2/2 because he’s good. And a 6th guy Rollo suggested so I’ll test out a 31pt - Will Hunting Aug 4, 07:17 1
    - I don't think you'll be in position to sign him without a scholly, he will go into the walkon pool -- nm - rollo Aug 4, 08:01
  - 2/2, 2/2, and 1/1 and my priorty maxes. 0/0 on the reserve, who I'll still be very happy to take on. -- (edited) - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 07:14
Sport Climbing may be my new favorite thing. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 4, 06:52 6
- Headline: “[climber] sets Olympic record in sport climbing!” It’s the first time it’s been in the Olympics! They’re all records! -- nm - mafic Aug 4, 08:17
- This looks awesome! -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 07:08
- The skill is insane. The speed climbing is nuts. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 07:08 1
  - I keep looking at it and wondering how can a human body do those things. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 4, 07:12
- it is so cool. -- nm - Diva Aug 4, 06:58
- Yes! I saw it yesterday (recorded from I think the day before?) it was great. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 06:54
Cori Bush's sit-in results in temporary reprieve to millions of people facing eviction. - Diva Aug 4, 06:47 7
- There are billions available for relief that have been passed along to states to dole out. States continue to fail their people by sitting on thumbs. -- nm - Qale Aug 4, 07:48 1
  - yep. this too. -- nm - Diva Aug 4, 08:11
- I await the Supreme Court weighing in “Did we f**king stutter?” -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 07:07 4
  - I'm pretty sure the strategy here is just to delay because Congress didn't vote. -- nm - Dano Aug 4, 07:10 3
    - Because they don't have the votes to pass it. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 07:19 2
      - Hence-"Nothing was going to get done in the House to help people. So the WH acted. It's only temporary, but it is something." -- nm - Diva Aug 4, 07:43 1
        
        There's a really interesting philosophical question there. Should the WH do something it itself has said it is not legally permitted to do? - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 08:13
In a race Dems should have been watching closely, Shontel Brown defeated Nina Turner 50.2%-44.5% last night for the OH District 11 Primary. - MDH Aug 4, 06:47
Pixel phone people may find this interesting. Some early info about the Pixel 6/6 Pro and how they are using in-house chips. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 4, 06:47 [youtube]
While they were asleep, their Teslas burned in the garage -- (link) - decline Aug 4, 06:41 3
- That's just the secret wealth tax. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 07:21
- A Tesla battery just burned for three days in (Australian) Victoria. -- nm - mafic Aug 4, 06:44 1
  - Sounds like a point of pride. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 07:15
Robinhood 🚀🚀🚀 -- (link) - decline Aug 4, 06:34 5
- Robinhood can eff right off. -- nm - colin Aug 4, 06:51 3
  - So your more pro Sheriff of Notingham kind of person? -- nm - eag Aug 4, 07:04 2
    - More like a Friar Tuck kind of guy. -- nm - Qale Aug 4, 07:45 1
      - i'm 100% a robinhood kind of guy, but this version is stealing from the poor to give to the rich. that seems.... off. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 4, 07:59
- and "Robinhood shares halted for second time this morning amid 65% surge " -- nm - decline Aug 4, 06:49
'84 Olympics were great on their own, pushed over the top via the McDonald's scratch off game. Plus, I mean, 1984. What a time to be alive. -- nm - rollo Aug 4, 06:29 6
- ok boomer -- nm - mafic Aug 4, 08:19
- YeAh—The McDonald’s stuff made it super fun too— -- nm* - flavorize Aug 4, 07:57
- I don't remember any of that. - colin Aug 4, 06:45 1
  - Just run a highlight reel of 1984 movies in your head… Buckaroo Banzai, Sixteen Candles, 1984, Dune… and set it to a New Order soundtrack. - Mop Aug 4, 07:12
- ooo - I remember that game. McDonald's was not prepared for the boycott from the Soviet bloc nations (except for Romania obvs). - Diva Aug 4, 06:41 1
  - “You personally stand to lose 44 million dollars.” -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 07:13
so "resort fees" are kinda like the "forum fees" that I've been seeing lately on my monthly SlackerTalk bill? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 4, 06:12 12
- I pretty much expect it now. Last night my online confirmation for two nights at the casino included resort fees but when I got the - Meg Aug 4, 08:19
- I love the hotels that charge a high resort fee then pressure you to opt out of housekeeping to save the environment. - Strongbad Aug 4, 08:17
- LIR: It's not even a "resort". It's just a stupid hotel/casino on Fremont street. -- nm - oblique Aug 4, 06:21 3
  - Everywhere in Vegas has them. - spamlet Aug 4, 06:27 2
    - Everywhere in everywhere they have them now. It's annoying. -- nm - pmb Aug 4, 07:09
    - it's horrible. Rando hotels in NYC charge them too. -- nm - Diva Aug 4, 07:00
- There are no monthly ST fees if you maintain a positive karma balance over 9,000 -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 06:16 4
  - oh. I only pay for the special Bats version. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 4, 06:24
  - I just pay for the premium karma-free Slackertalk+ -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 06:21
  - optional ST gloryhole available to make up any deficits -- nm* - budice Aug 4, 06:21
  - goddammit -- nm - pfm - karma balance: 150 Aug 4, 06:17
- No that's just Berry's boat fee. -- nm* - sycor Aug 4, 06:16
Please state the nature of the medical emergency. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 06:08
yay! -- nm - mud Aug 4, 06:07

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