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Washington Football Team's training facility was searched by the DEA and Loudoun County on Friday -- (link) - budice Oct 4, 11:08 2
- "No talent in here, boss." -- nm - DEA agent Oct 4, 11:11 1
  - hee -- nm - JaxSean Oct 4, 11:20
LYC: I didn't miss a Final Jeopardy in September. Calendar rolls over to October, and I miss the first one. :P -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 4, 11:05 3
- What is a loser? - oblique Oct 4, 11:07 1
  - At least I got the Roger Rabbit question, unlike Matt. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 4, 11:10
- Starting out strong! -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 11:06
Vic Fangio chafed over Ravens running an extra play to end the game -- (link) - budice Oct 4, 11:03 4
- I might accept that if he didn't call 3 timeouts in the last 30 seconds. - the wrong element Oct 4, 11:29
- what was the streak that they extended? -- nm - oblique Oct 4, 11:07 2
  - Extended streak of 100-yard rushing games on final play -- nm - budice Oct 4, 11:10 1
    - I'll allow it -- nm - oblique Oct 4, 11:10
FB Stock down 5% -- (link) - budice Oct 4, 10:59
Only Murders in the Building gets an Emmy nom this year right? Noms for all 3 leads to we think? -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 10:53 3
- It's on a streaming service or so yeah. The Emmys give them auto-noms. -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 10:55 2
  - so far I like it more than Ted Lasso season 2 (Ted Lasso season 1 still the tops though) -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 10:59
  - (don't get me wrong, it's very good and deserving) -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 10:56
Roll. IT peeps what is this called? Can I go to a local store and buy one? -- (pic) - Epiphany Oct 4, 10:35 [Attachment] 18
- you can buy it online, fyi, official dell versions are expensive - tRuMaN Oct 4, 10:39
- Dock. -- nm - Mop Oct 4, 10:38
- It’s a docking station. A branded one like that is going to be expensive. - spamlet Oct 4, 10:38 6
  - (also backordered at the manufacturer.) -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 4, 11:09 4
    - Docks are IMPOSSIBLE to get right now. We're buying them from anywhere we can find them. CDW backordered for like 6 months -- nm - oblique Oct 4, 11:11 2
      - I have one at home I bought on ebay in 2019 for like $60. then I was like "this is an extravagance." now I am like "that was a genius move." -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 4, 11:14 1
        
        I still have not received an adequate full explanation for why every supply chain is falling apart at the same time. - ty97 Oct 4, 11:18
    - We literally can’t move forward on our CRM upgrade because we can’t order servers atm. -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 11:10
  - Yup, this. I have a Dell one as well, probably going to run you $100-$200 -- nm - JaxSean Oct 4, 10:40
- What does it do / is there a model number on the bottom? -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 10:37
- Actually still called a Docking Station (USB-C). Plug it in and has all the ports on it. -- nm* - budice Oct 4, 10:37 5
  - Also note, there are a wide variety of these. If you are replacing it, note the number and type of ports (USB, Ethernet/Network, HDMI, DisplayPort) - oblique Oct 4, 10:38 2
    - there are some dongles that can replace simple docks. I have one of those at home. it has usbc, hdmi, usb reg. works in a pinch. -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 4, 11:16
    - Yup. I have 2 different Dell docking stations, and they're very different (i.e., they're not interchangeable.) -- nm - JaxSean Oct 4, 10:43
  - oo, you knew it by sight. -- nm - tattoo daddy Oct 4, 10:38 1
    - yeah, I'm impressed -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 10:41
- I don't know from the photo. What does it do? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 4, 10:37 1
  - same. can we see some ports? or a model number? -- nm - tattoo daddy Oct 4, 10:37
My new boss (current rating: Awesome) who has a daughter a little older than Abby, pointed this out to me re:your teen driving - prayformojo Oct 4, 10:32
okay, i'm on the wet leg bandwagon. a little late i know. - tattoo daddy Oct 4, 10:30
YYYYYEEESSSS!! Gov Kathy Hochul says she wants the Port Authority to consider "alternatives" to LaGuardia Airtrain -- (link) - ty97 Oct 4, 10:29 6
- Meaning...? -- nm - Mop Oct 4, 11:09 2
  - Cuomo had planned for a (very poorly devised) LGA Airtrain to be built going...away from Manhattan.... - ty97 Oct 4, 11:12 1
    - This from August provides a summary - ty97 Oct 4, 11:14
- Yes!!! Good move -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 10:34
- I really want them to do something with Stewart Airport. For 25 years they’ve been saying it’s going to be the alternative to LGA/JFK/EWR. -- nm - Tim Oct 4, 10:31 1
  - They've been saying it since it opened and, meanwhile, SWF has continued to lose service as people drive to the city for non-stops and better prices - ty97 Oct 4, 10:34
Pandora papers revealing how Pakistan's ruling party is enriching itself moving millions around off shore banks -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 4, 10:27 3
- Jordan’s King Abdullah II amassed about $100m worth of property in the United States and United Kingdom through secret companies. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 4, 10:29 2
  - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his family have secretly been involved in British property deals worth more than 400 million pounds ($542m) -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 4, 10:31 1
    - Cool cool, totally normal. -- nm - colin Oct 4, 10:50
AP Top 25 Week 6 Ballots -- (link) - budice Oct 4, 10:27 1
- A few votes for the Beavers at the bottom of the list but presently the #1 team in the PAC-12 North isn't in the AP Top 25. -- nm - Mop Oct 4, 10:38
Strongbad local news: Parents of medically-vulnerable students suing the schoolboard for violating federal law regardings masks. -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 4, 10:23 1
- good. -- nm - tattoo daddy Oct 4, 10:33
NFL Rushing Yard leaders so far. -- (link) - Shaun Oct 4, 10:22
That postal service link say first class going from 55 cents to 58 cents. It already did that. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 10:18
What's the Frequency, Kenneth? 35 years ago today, NBC news anchor Dan Rather is attacked with a hammer by someone asking that.... -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 4, 10:10 2
- and a good song was born out of it.. -- nm - tattoo daddy Oct 4, 10:24
- Speaking of....the guy who attacked Rather late killed an NBC stagehand. Guy sounds schizophrenic but got 12.5 - 25 yqears in prison? - ty97 Oct 4, 10:20
LOL. Wow, that Urban Meyer video was from last week? When I first saw it I was assuming it was during his OSU tenure. - Strongbad Oct 4, 10:09 6
- If reports from the party were true, he was the one chasing tail -- nm - budice Oct 4, 10:20
- … -- (link) - David Oct 4, 10:18 1
  - hahahaha. But also: I wouldn't have learned about this if not for ST. -- nm - prayformojo Oct 4, 10:29
- USC be like -- (link) - budice Oct 4, 10:11
- He is so gone after this season. Will blame health or "personal" reasons -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 10:10 1
  - I wonder if he’s willing to quit or he’ll makeKhan fire him. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 4, 10:18
Had an experience this weekend that I'm guessing isn't too unusual anymore. Tried to get Panera for my daughter around 5-6pm on a Saturday proved to - oblique Oct 4, 10:03 1
- Yup it’s not worth attempting fast food at the moment -- nm - Epiphany Oct 4, 10:34
New Kids on the Block’s 2022 tour will include supporting acts: Salt n Pepa, Rick Astley, and En Vogue. -- nm - MDH Oct 4, 10:02 4
- I had the (great) idea the other day that Salt n Pepa should go on Masked Singer and share a character, alternating who is performing - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 4, 10:18
- I am insulted on En Vogue's behalf -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 10:12 2
  - Free your mind. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 4, 10:24
  - give it up already -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 4, 10:23
Four major access points that Jan. 6 rioters used to break into and overtake the U.S. Capitol had something unusual in common: -- (link) - mara Oct 4, 10:00 2
- Meh. Breachers breached through weak points. Shocker. -- nm - Mop Oct 4, 10:07
- Its almost as if this was an inside job -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 4, 10:03
Bah, my bank is still showing "temporarily closed" I have another branch closer but the traffic pattern is awful :/ -- nm - Meg Oct 4, 09:58 2
- real q: why do you need to go to a physical bank? -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 4, 10:07 1
  - Heh, was expecting that. Bookstore deposit - >$600 in small bills :-) - Meg Oct 4, 10:11
episode three of the big leap is on tonight. I'd like to again recommend it to you as "way better than you think it'll be" and "totally charming." - amanda jeans Oct 4, 09:56
Possible explosives shut down Ambassador Bridge (Windsor-Detroit) border crossing as police investigate -- (link) - zork Oct 4, 09:50
Well, Facebook had a good run. -- nm - Mop Oct 4, 09:44 3
- Did it though? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 4, 09:44 2
  - :-D -- nm - mud Oct 4, 09:50
  - heh -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 09:45
Judith Light! -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 09:44
It's always DNS -- (link*) - oblique Oct 4, 09:41 4
- So someone just got fired? -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 09:57 1
  - Someone somewhere is. It always surprises me how non-resilient some things are. The post-mortem on this should be an interesting read -- nm - oblique Oct 4, 09:59
- Looks like more routing issue. Routing to DNS servers for example -- nm - budice Oct 4, 09:51 1
  - Interesting tweet from the CTO of cloudflare -- (link) - oblique Oct 4, 10:06
Powerball list for this evening, window closing noonish 2.5 hours. Who is Dustin? List so far -- (edited) - zeitgeist Oct 4, 09:40 9
- Sorry that's me. Forgot to attach ID. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 4, 10:11 1
  - thanks -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 4, 11:11
- Did mine go through twice? The web seems to think so but I’m not sure -- nm - MDH Oct 4, 09:52 1
  - just one from yesterday -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 4, 10:02
- sending -- nm - oblique Oct 4, 09:41 1
  - Got -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 4, 09:43
- I sent to your new email. Did not get? -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 09:41 2
  - No -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 4, 09:42 1
    - got one -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 4, 09:59
TIL - when vendors fail to respond to inquiries about deliveries just hope you paid through Paypal. A message through them gets - Meg Oct 4, 09:39
It wasn’t a binary choice between Veep or House of Cards. It’s Veep *and* House of Cards. -- (link) - Jovian Oct 4, 09:34
Will from B2: I think the domestic top 3 could be some combination of Venom, No Time To Die and No Way Home. - Inigo Oct 4, 09:31 13
- I think Eternals opens to $100+ million. -- nm - David Oct 4, 09:39 12
  - We'll get a good read in a few weeks when pre-sales data comes out. I just don't see anyone outside fans of the comic getting excited. -- nm - Inigo Oct 4, 09:42 10
    - It’s the most powerful Marvel comic book characters ever in a film from the person who just won Best Picture. Don’t overthink it. -- nm - David Oct 4, 10:05 5
      - (I kind of don't care about "oscar winning director." also to be honest angelina jolie makes me way less likely to see it in theatres.) -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 4, 11:12
      - A film that made $2 million domestic and was seen by no one on streaming is not gonna help Eternals opening. -- (edited) - Inigo Oct 4, 10:24 1
        
        I expect Spider-Man to win the year and Eternals to finish second, at least domestically. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 4, 10:53
      - She won Best Director in a year no one cared…and since when does power characters matter to box office? - Will Hunting Oct 4, 10:22 1
        
        It's "the next Avengers superhero team" demo and the film Disney has been talking up since the start of the pandemic. - The Allfather Oct 4, 10:52
    - I think high 80s / low 90s (not 100) but david's correct that it's going to be pretty big. it looks accessible to non-marvel fans. - amanda jeans Oct 4, 09:44 1
      - It's certainly possible, but I don't think high 80s or low 90s gets it to top 3 for the year. -- nm - Inigo Oct 4, 10:27
    - I dunno. I know nothing about Eternals and I'm stoked after having seen Shang Chi -- nm - oblique Oct 4, 09:43
    - GOT fans (Robb Stark and Jon Snow!) -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 09:42
  - so so stoked for this. A Marvel title I never ever imagined could reach the silver screen (kinda like GOTG). - Jovian Oct 4, 09:41
Black Widow is out of Premier Access for Disney+ people on Wednesday. -- nm - Shaun Oct 4, 09:23 8
- So it goes to regular Disney for free? -- nm - Epiphany Oct 4, 09:26 7
  - Yes. -- nm - Shaun Oct 4, 09:30
  - This is the first Marvel I do not have any desire to rewatch. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 09:29 5
    - Word. I mean, it was fine. Would have been so much better in they made/released it after Civil War. -- nm - Dean Winchester Oct 4, 10:17
    - I rewatched it recently. Technically I didn't plan on it, either, but it just sort of happened. - Beryllium Oct 4, 09:33 1
      - I did too, enjoyed it a lot. It might be a while b4 a third view though, if ever. -- nm - mud Oct 4, 09:49
    - It was fine and same. I don't feel the need to rewatch. -- nm - Shaun Oct 4, 09:30 1
      - I rewatched once mainly felt I should after buying it opening day :0 -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 09:36
October 4 Birthdays: Anne Rice (80), Susan Sarandon (75), Armand Assante (72), Tcheky Karyo (68), Christoph Waltz (65), Russell Simmons (64) - Max Oct 4, 09:23 [youtube]
DTL: well that went as expected. And I get Omaha next as a reward. - spamlet Oct 4, 09:21 6
- The NTT left me and everyone I know a flaming carcass -- nm - rollo Oct 4, 09:52 2
  - We still have a shot to play if we both win or lose the next game. - spamlet Oct 4, 09:56 1
    - I'm way more excited about my top-10 recuiting class at this point -- nm - rollo Oct 4, 10:21
- I lost ... stupid team couldn't stop anyone. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 4, 09:22 2
  - All the 12s won and 2 of the 13s so you’re not alone. - spamlet Oct 4, 09:30 1
    - I want to apologize to all the bettors who backed me to pull off the 12-5 upset - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 4, 09:34
Vegas goalie Robin Lehner will release 1 story about NHL medical malpractice a day till the NHL does something about it -- (link) - Beaker Oct 4, 09:20 1
- Says he has a years worth stored up -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 09:29
Kyrie Irving will lose $380,000 per game he misses -- (link) - Beaker Oct 4, 09:16 5
- do we also think that future endorsement deals will suffer? -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 4, 09:26
- I really hope he gets or has gotten the vaccine. -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 09:23
- Just to avoid a shot. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 4, 09:20 1
  - Relatedly, 99% says Ben Simmons isn't vaccinated because he's almost never takes a shot. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 4, 09:21
- that's an expensive lousy-attitude habit -- nm - mud Oct 4, 09:19
B2: Property Tax - yup ours went up 10%. Have never appealed one, what's the process? do you know? -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 09:16 12
- Link. -- (link) - Shaun Oct 4, 09:20
- My mailed county tax bill comes with instructions on how/deadline to appeal - the website will most likely have instructions as well. -- nm - Max Oct 4, 09:19
- Is the valuation accurate? - Will Hunting Oct 4, 09:19 9
  - The increases this year are not accurate. It's purely a reaction to the hot real estate market. -- nm - Shaun Oct 4, 09:22
  - I'm surprised by how much people on the local facebook groups complain and hem and haw about their property taxes. I will consider myself blessed that - oblique Oct 4, 09:21 4
    - for me even a small increase is very visible because you're paying the previous year's increase plus prepaying the next 14 months. -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 4, 09:24 3
      - This -- nm - Epiphany Oct 4, 09:28
      - We bought for 210k in 2016. In 2020, they got the assessment up to 212k .... my house would have sold for 285k that year - Will Hunting Oct 4, 09:28 1
        
        for me a 4.7% increase is MUCH larger than $51 and thus more noticeable from a dollar standpoint. also - amanda jeans Oct 4, 09:47
  - most likely undervalued by 20-25% -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 09:20 2
    - Then here, I'm nodding and paying up. - Will Hunting Oct 4, 09:21 1
      - Yup. -- nm - mara Oct 4, 09:22

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