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Pete & Chasten gonna be daddys -- (link) - mud Aug 17, 11:30 2
- Congrats!! -- nm - Pippy Aug 17, 11:33
- Ah, cool, I somehow missed that they've been trying to adopt. -- nm - mara Aug 17, 11:32
Well, here's an android to freak you out. -- (link) - Mop Aug 17, 11:19 6
- Damnit, just give us sex bots already....sheesh -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 11:33
- ::spits out a kitten:: -- nm - Grace Aug 17, 11:24 1
  - Three. - Grace Aug 17, 11:29
- more like Angel of Death Murderbot -- nm - decline Aug 17, 11:23
- Dye her hair red and she’d be better qualified for Jurassic World 3 than Bryce. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 17, 11:22
- Rachel! -- nm - deckard Aug 17, 11:21
Jake Sullivan getting put thru the ringer in the press room, knocking every answer out of the park IMHO -- nm - mud Aug 17, 11:14
You wouldn't expect Malcolm Gladwell on Hot Ones, but he's a great interview. -- (link) - Mop Aug 17, 11:10 [youtube]
LYC: I just changed my Alexa wake word to Ziggy. -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 17, 10:54 7
- Piggy? -- nm - David Aug 17, 11:24
- I wish Google would let me change it to computer or something fun. Stupid Google. -- nm - sycor Aug 17, 11:18
- We changed the voice but changed it back. -- nm - spamlet Aug 17, 11:07
- Can I change it to DANGERBOAT? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 10:57 1
  - Sadly, the choices are limited. Else I'd have made mine Janet ages ago. -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 17, 10:59
- Did you change the voice too? -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 10:55 1
  - That's a good idea. Thinking with your smarty brain.... -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 17, 11:05
WDW: Ohana Dinner menu update -- (link) - budice Aug 17, 10:54
County has now started updating its COVID data three times a week now, instead of only once. :( -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 17, 10:52
Hah -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 17, 10:51
Honest Trailers | The Suicide Squad -- (link) - Beaker Aug 17, 10:47 [youtube] 1
- Yeah, I watched it and then about an hour's worth over the weekend. -- nm - Spawn Aug 17, 11:05
I know I'm one of the few people who actually like the Boston Dynamics robots, but here's a new video: -- (link) - mara Aug 17, 10:45 13
- Apparently one of the lead engineers for them was a college gymnast. -- nm - Dano Aug 17, 11:22
- They edited out all the good parts -- (link*) - decline Aug 17, 10:50 3
  - Is this where it kill a few hobos? -- nm - Spawn Aug 17, 11:06
  - Neat, I missed that. Thanks for the link! -- nm - mara Aug 17, 10:57
  - I, for one, will not laugh at our new robot overlords when they fall on their faces -- nm - JaxSean Aug 17, 10:53
- Robot Ninja Warrior! -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 10:50
- I recognize them as being innovative and amazing. Wish I could build something like that myself. But when I see them, all I see are future weapons. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 10:49 2
  - Stepping on the barren wasteland of our skulls -- nm - JaxSean Aug 17, 10:52 1
    - Skulls are so small, they wouldn't all be next to each other like that unless the robots had stacked them. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 10:56
- They have a lot of potential for doing very dangerous work. -- nm - TWuG Aug 17, 10:47 3
  - Like going on a murderous rampage and destroying all of humanity -- nm - decline Aug 17, 10:51 1
    - Or at least Boston. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 10:52
  - Like driving school buses. -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 17, 10:48
Funkos: Sherlock Deadpool, What If? T'Challa and Mickey Mouse with heart popsicle -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 10:44
Of a piece with yesterday’s trash truck discussion, just got an email from our school district that they are having trouble finding bus drivers. -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 10:37 1
- here too! they should just roll the two services into one! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 17, 10:38
Interesting video on how Nike's guerilla marketing changed how Olympic sponsorship worked. -- (link) - Mop Aug 17, 10:32 [youtube]
spotifive: top 5 REM songs. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 17, 10:29 41
- Driver 8, S Central Rain, Begin the Begin, Finest Worksong, Pretty Persuasion -- nm - mud Aug 17, 11:19
- It *should* be Night Swimming. -- nm - Spawn Aug 17, 11:15
- What's the Frequency Kenneth -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 17, 11:13 2
  - *flinches* -- nm - Dan Rather Aug 17, 11:16
  - Spotify is an internet based station. - Spawn Aug 17, 11:14
- everybody hurts -- nm - groiny Aug 17, 11:07 2
  - (best not worst) -- nm - mud Aug 17, 11:22
  - four points! -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 17, 11:14
- Superman -- nm - JenBro Aug 17, 10:57
- also ... freaky -- (link) - rollo Aug 17, 10:53 [Backboard] 2
  - sorry! we'll call it a refresher! -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 17, 10:57 1
    - Reading that old thread again... guess I'll listen to You Are The Everything again -- nm - rollo Aug 17, 11:00
- Shiny Happy People, maybe? -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 17, 10:43 2
  - three points. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 17, 10:47 1
    - Really? Huh. Didn't think it would be. Just threw it out there b/c no one had. -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 17, 10:52
- Radio Free Europe -- nm - rollo Aug 17, 10:43
- I have 203 REM songs in my Apple Music Playlist. You want me to pick just five? Okay. - Edward Havens Aug 17, 10:42
- Driver 8 -- nm - rollo Aug 17, 10:39
- South Central Rain (I'm Sorry) -- nm - rollo Aug 17, 10:38 1
  - it's okay. no need to apologize. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 17, 10:47
- Stand, The One I Love -- nm - Inigo Aug 17, 10:37 1
  - dang -- nm - rollo Aug 17, 10:37
- Stand -- nm - rollo Aug 17, 10:37
- Can't Get There From Here -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 17, 10:34 1
  - and this -- nm - mud Aug 17, 11:22
- Night Swimming -- nm - LMS Aug 17, 10:34
- Orange Crush -- nm - the wrong element Aug 17, 10:32 1
  - Also, Everybody Hurts. -- nm - the wrong element Aug 17, 10:33
- End of the World -- nm - spamlet Aug 17, 10:32 1
  - two points -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 17, 10:46
- Man on the Moon -- nm - Andie Aug 17, 10:32 3
  - one point. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 17, 10:46
  - End of the World as we Know It -- nm - Andie Aug 17, 10:33 1
    - aka the slow version :) -- nm - Shaun Aug 17, 10:45
- Are there 5 REM songs, aren't they all the same? -- nm - budice Aug 17, 10:31 4
  - I'd say so yes -- nm - Pippy Aug 17, 11:04
  - This! -- nm - Krusty Aug 17, 10:57
  - negative two points. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 17, 10:32 1
    - word -- nm - Spawn Aug 17, 11:08
- losing my religion -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 10:29 1
  - 5 points. (please keep track of your own points.) -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 17, 10:30
So it looks super cool, but Shang-Chi is basically going to bomb isn't it, compared to other Marvel movies? -- nm - Shaun Aug 17, 10:28 27
- I'm seeing it purely for Tony Leung but the trailer did nothing for me. Think I'll do a In the Mood for Love rewatch soon. -- nm - LMS Aug 17, 10:47
- My only thought: Black Widow is a known character and Shang Chi is not. -- nm - Pippy Aug 17, 10:47
- Nope. It won't be as big as Black Panther, but it will have a similar cultural impact within the Asian community - Edward Havens Aug 17, 10:44 9
  - I think he means Eternals. -- nm - Spawn Aug 17, 11:07
  - That's good to know. I have no reference to it other than that it is "Marvel" so it seems fairly disposable on the surface. I'm not super jazzed - oblique Aug 17, 10:47 6
    - I married into a family that is primarily Chinese (my wife is adopted), and it's all they can talk about - Edward Havens Aug 17, 10:52 5
      - movie question about characters = spoilers? maybe - Pippy Aug 17, 10:57 4
        
        You didn't miss it (no spoilers) - Edward Havens Aug 17, 11:05 3
        
        Hmmm. I may have to rewatch that -- nm - oblique Aug 17, 11:32 1
        
        I'm the only one who got a whole lot out of IM3 but I missed that some how. *shrug* - Pippy Aug 17, 11:34
        
        Thank you. -- nm - Pippy Aug 17, 11:24
  - Cool. I hope it exceeds at least my expectation. -- nm - Shaun Aug 17, 10:46
- Why? Because of current theater conditions? Or does it look bad? - TWuG Aug 17, 10:39
- The movie is just so nebulous. They could use Snake Eyes trailers for it and I wouldn't know the difference except for Awkwafina. - Mop Aug 17, 10:36
- I'm not sure we can use regular parameters to determine what is considered a bomb right now. - the wrong element Aug 17, 10:35 1
  - I feel like it's going to take in significantly less than Black Widow. -- nm - Shaun Aug 17, 10:37
- I'm not going to theatres in the pandemic. But if it wasn't for the pandemic, I'd certainly be there opening weekend. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 10:31
- I would place my opening weekend estimate in the $55 million range. -- nm - David Aug 17, 10:29 2
  - That's about what I think for the 4-day weekend. -- nm - Inigo Aug 17, 10:50
  - oooooh I will take UNDER. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 17, 10:49
- if they make it D+ opening day we will get it for sure, otherwise we will wait till it is free on D+. -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 10:29 6
  - Sadly that's how we're leaning -- nm - eag Aug 17, 10:37
  - 45-day theatre run, before it hits D+. -- nm - Shaun Aug 17, 10:36 3
    - free after 45 days? or Premiere Access then free? -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 10:38 2
      - It's expected to be free. -- nm - Shaun Aug 17, 10:41 1
        
        giggity. thanks -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 10:43
  - It's not going to be Premier Access. -- nm - David Aug 17, 10:35
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 17, 10:23 [Attachment] 11
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 17, 10:23 [Attachment] 10
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 17, 10:24 [Attachment] 9
    - 2/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 17, 10:47
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 17, 10:33 [Attachment] 4
      - 2/2 -- nm - JaxSean Aug 17, 10:50
      - 2/2 -- nm - JD Aug 17, 10:34
      - 2/2 -- nm - decline Aug 17, 10:34
      - 2/2 -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 10:34
    - Nm -- nm* - prayformojo Aug 17, 10:24 2
      - (not the answer) -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 10:27 1
        
        Oh my yes, substantially not the answer, not like normal where they fail to write the answer in the answer. :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 10:30
NHL to allow ads on sweaters -- (link) - spamlet Aug 17, 10:19 5
- I despise advertising on uniforms. I hate it so, so much. - Krusty Aug 17, 10:59 2
  - Of course! They play for Emirates. -- nm - spamlet Aug 17, 11:08 1
    - That's exactly what it looks like -- nm - Krusty Aug 17, 11:18
- Ugh. I hope they're not massive. -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 10:58 1
  - 3.5" x 3.5" max it says but it's still a bad idea. -- nm - Krusty Aug 17, 11:00
Random Roles with Mike O’Malley -- (link) - Beaker Aug 17, 10:12 2
- So strange that he's the guy to have emerged successful from "Yes, Dear" (maybe the guy who "survived" the show?) - Mop Aug 17, 10:34
- They don’t ask him about The Rick from the ESPN ads. -- nm - Tim Aug 17, 10:26
B2: here's a link to the BBC Archive of sets for zoom backgrounds -- (link) - LMS Aug 17, 10:03 2
- I really wish I could use the Everything is Fine room but it would be…frowned upon - spamlet Aug 17, 10:20
- those are pretty cool -- nm - prayformojo Aug 17, 10:06
The ultimate post-mortum: "What We Need to Learn: Lessons from Twenty Years of Afghanistan Reconstruction", a 140-page report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. -- (link*) - mara Aug 17, 09:55 5
- Without reading it, does it spend a good deal of time talking about the post-Soviet Invasion/pre-American Invasion timeframe? - Edward Havens Aug 17, 10:46 1
  - Not really. When it describes the starting point from the US's point of view, it's basically summarizing the consequences of that period. But it's only a few paragraphs. -- nm* - mara Aug 17, 10:56
- Seems like the reality of that situation could be summarized in a few sentences. -- nm - budice Aug 17, 09:58 2
  - I suspect it may be a bit more complex than that. -- nm - mara Aug 17, 10:03 1
    - Clearly whatever govt was there was propped up by US miltary presence. With llittle else backing it. Can get into nuts and bolts, bigger discussion -- nm - budice Aug 17, 10:06
B2: There wasn't any formal plan for having that many people on the deck of the plane, much less any multiple levels. - JD Aug 17, 09:54 6
- Yeah, that's a LOT of people and a serious concern for the pilots. Gotta keep the nose down or your cargo shifts to the rear, which would be very bad. -- nm - TWuG Aug 17, 09:59 4
  - Indeed. Though the C-17 can fly remarkably slow for its size and has corresponding low stall speed. More for the people barely restrained to keep - JD Aug 17, 10:10 [youtube] 1
    - I'm always amazed something that large can get into the air at all. -- nm - TWuG Aug 17, 10:40
  - so, no loop-the-loops? -- nm - decline Aug 17, 10:05 1
    - You'd start a loop and pretty quickly pancake into the ground. There are several videos of large cargo craft losing lift due to - TWuG Aug 17, 10:11
- agreed on the IM -- nm - prayformojo Aug 17, 09:57
Here... -- (pic) - Beryllium Aug 17, 09:53 [Attachment] 3
- Nice! -- nm - TWuG Aug 17, 09:54 2
  - Uhm, who is that weird guy behind you? -- nm - Millennials Aug 17, 10:11 1
    - One of my coworkers just watched it for the first time on the weekend. Because of this exact problem. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 10:28
165!?! That is to effin' high! -- nm - Marshall Lucky Aug 17, 09:47

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