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I'm not sure what this is about but I hope it's about that trump BS from yesterday -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 21, 08:37 6
- the right can't meme or security -- nm - colin Oct 21, 08:43 1
  - Or comply with licensing -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 08:44
- Seems to be related to this -- (link) - oblique Oct 21, 08:39 3
  - Also, I've been thinking of adding Mastodon to ST. I don't know if I'll do it, but I've toyed with the idea in the past. - Beryllium Oct 21, 08:47
  - Oh snap. - Beryllium Oct 21, 08:43
  - We need to jump in and get some. @FoxNews, @SteveBannon... -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 08:42
Ambulance - Trailer -- (link) - Shaun Oct 21, 08:23 [youtube] 8
- ohhhh my girl playing the EMT - Jovian Oct 21, 08:58
- They've got Garret Dillahunt after them. They might as well give up. -- nm - Dano Oct 21, 08:36 2
  - Yeah, the cast has me intrigued. -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 08:43 1
    - I watched the whole trailer. I almost never make it through the whole trailer. -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 21, 08:44
- I'm sure it's fine and well-made. Better than Transformers. But it feels like a child of the 2000s. I don't think audiences are looking for that. - Beryllium Oct 21, 08:35
- trailer = the entire movie -- nm - Mop si Oct 21, 08:30
- Bay-licious! -- nm - decline Oct 21, 08:29
- Chaser -- (link) -- (link) - Spawn Oct 21, 08:27
Should be released today. Actually slept well last night. Dreamed I was riding a unicycle and was really good at it. -- nm - TWuG Oct 21, 08:20 7
- Awesome! -- nm - Krusty Oct 21, 08:41
- 👍 -- nm - prayformojo Oct 21, 08:40
- I used to be able to. - Spawn Oct 21, 08:35
- Its a sign. Go get one from a pawn shop and start learning. Yay! -- nm - Pippy Oct 21, 08:35
- good news. -- nm - Andie Oct 21, 08:31
- 👍 -- nm - decline Oct 21, 08:30
- Now juggle! -- nm - Qale Oct 21, 08:27
New BBC comedy, The Outlaws, from Stephen Merchant. -- (link) - Mop Oct 21, 08:13 [youtube] 1
- Definitely checking it out. -- nm - Krusty Oct 21, 08:43
Jax - drink package is included!! I got the email yesterday :) -- (link) - Meg Oct 21, 08:10 2
- The $60,999 is a *steal*. -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 08:13 1
  - Can't live in a hotel, eat 3 meals a day and drink for less than that, though that is probably an inside room -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 21, 10:39
LYC: I did my first pull-ups at the gym last week and continued working on them yesterday but also have started doing bench presses. I started with - oblique Oct 21, 07:59
I have my sister's house on LI all to myself this weekend. Sadly, it's because my mom is in the hospital to have a procedure or two done. - Krusty Oct 21, 07:57 8
- ((Hugs)) for you and mom -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 21, 10:39
- Good healing thoughts for your mom. -- nm - Pippy Oct 21, 08:36
- Hopefully everything goes well this weekend. - spamlet Oct 21, 08:09 1
  - Diabetes and she had injured her feet rather badly after a fall. She ended up with an infection that just wasn't clearing up like it should. -- nm - Krusty Oct 21, 08:39
- Good thoughts for your mom. - znufrii Oct 21, 08:07 1
  - Echoed. -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 08:38
- Gonna do the Risky Business dance? -- nm - VMan Oct 21, 08:04 1
  - Of course! -- nm - Krusty Oct 21, 08:38
DTL friends: If you're in need of PG/SF for your net, there's a certain player out of Detroit I will call your attention to. - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 21, 07:57
has mandy decided what color phone to get? -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 21, 07:51 3
- Orange. - Spawn Oct 21, 08:18 2
  - but green! -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 21, 08:41 1
    - This! -- nm - Krusty Oct 21, 08:43
VIVID: LAITY - The preferred adult entertainment destination for those who are not clergy, but who work with them on a daily basis. - rollo Oct 21, 07:50 7
- Those aren't rosary beads! -- nm - VMan Oct 21, 08:03 4
  - Didn't I see this movie? Tobey Maguire and Kirk Lazarus? -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 21, 08:06 3
    - Inspired by Satan's Alley? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 08:08 2
      - Everything about that fake trailer was pitch perfect. I roared. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 21, 08:31 1
        
        Yep. Even the pun in the title. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 08:38
- I assumed it was all missionary. -- nm - Dano Oct 21, 07:55 1
  - 👍👍👍 -- nm - rollo Oct 21, 08:44
iOS 15.0.2 moved the Safari address bar to the bottom on the screen from the top? Thanks, I hate it. -- nm - znufrii Oct 21, 07:48 8
- my question is...why? what was the point of that? -- nm - Pippy Oct 21, 08:37
- You can move it back -- (link) - oblique Oct 21, 08:00 1
  - But where is the fun in that? -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 08:41
- I tried it for a bit, to see if maybe they were on to something. But alas, no, they were not. -- nm - Qale Oct 21, 07:56
- I mean, I like it. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 21, 07:56
- Didn't they change it back after complaints? Or was that just the Safari weird tab experiment? -- nm* - Beryllium Oct 21, 07:55
- Nope, that was on 15, I guess. And you can change it. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 21, 07:50 1
  - Just upgraded from 14.8 so this is my first time seeing it. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 21, 07:51
Red Notice trailer -- (link) - Beaker Oct 21, 07:48 [youtube] 1
- Fun. -- nm - Shaun Oct 21, 08:36
Michael Jordan’s earliest known regular season Nike’s at Auction (red and white Nike Air Ships Jordan wore Nov 1, 1984): Bid at $1.1M -- (link*) - budice Oct 21, 07:38 2
- Sorry, Krusty. That's a bit steep for me. But let me know when you need help with another auction! - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 07:45 1
  - Heh. :-) - Krusty Oct 21, 07:47
Pass-rusher Whitney Mercilus to sign with Green Bay Packers -- nm - Beaker Oct 21, 07:29
Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, North Texas, UTSA, Rice, UAB set to join American Athletic Conference -- nm - Beaker Oct 21, 07:28
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands class trailer -- (link) - Shaun Oct 21, 07:22
It's been six year's since Back to the Future's "future". Well..? -- nm - Mop Oct 21, 07:13 6
- It'll still be two days till I say I'm sorry. -- nm - Qale Oct 21, 07:57 1
  - Hold it now and watch the hoodwink. -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 07:59
- Blame the Avengers -- nm - eag Oct 21, 07:44
- It is now a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away. -- nm - VMan Oct 21, 07:31
- We're two year Post Blade Runner -- nm - Dano Oct 21, 07:28
- I find it more distressing that Back to the Future's present is now further in our past than its past was to its present. -- nm* - Cuzzin Todd Oct 21, 07:23
Earthquake in Alberta. Neat. -- (link) - mafic Oct 21, 07:11 3
- let's frack our way out! -- nm - Beaker Oct 21, 07:18 2
  - Around Rocky it’s more likely regular old plate tectonics. -- nm - mafic Oct 21, 07:28 1
    - I blame Trudeau -- nm - Kenny Oct 21, 07:29
For the low, low price of $60,999 per person (for an *interior* stateroom) you too can take a 274 day cruise around the world leaving on Dec. 10, 2023 -- (link*) - decline Oct 21, 07:07 12
- Sure, why not. -- nm - Qale Oct 21, 08:23
- Australian friends of mine took one for 108 days back in 2006. I looked it up and the minimum was $25K each. -- nm - Meg Oct 21, 07:52
- If you get pregnant and have the baby during the cruise, does that make him a Bahamian citizen? -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 21, 07:33 2
  - If you have twins are they BahaMen? -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 07:40 1
    - TIL: Sidney Poitier is Bahamian, but he was born prematurely while his parents were in Miami, so, ta-dah!, American, and we all benefited. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 21, 07:45
- I'd do that in a heartbeat (though I never figured out if food and drinks were included) -- nm - JaxSean Oct 21, 07:15 1
  - Typically on RC ships, there's a per day addon for unlimited sodas and there is a higher perday addon for unlimited alcohol - Strongbad Oct 21, 07:47
- This might actually be pretty fun to do in 20 years or so. And I’m not really even a cruise fan in general. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 21, 07:13 1
  - we'll all be living on ships like Water World in 20 years once the oceans rise -- nm - Beaker Oct 21, 07:18
- Walt! Carry over your unused vacation days. -- nm - VMan Oct 21, 07:10
- Does it include funeral costs? -- nm - Mop Oct 21, 07:09 1
  - Barf and diarrhea clean-up costs extra -- nm - Beaker Oct 21, 07:19
How do you write an article on the rise of adult-oriented animation and not even mention Archer? -- (link) - znufrii Oct 21, 07:04 4
- It's hard out here when your newspaper of record is in another country -- nm - con_carne Oct 21, 07:38
- Archer is old new…. What no Bojack Horseman?! -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 21, 07:17 2
  - Guess Harley Quinn didn't make the cut either. -- nm - VMan Oct 21, 07:28
  - Probably even more egregious of an omission, yeah. -- nm - znufrii Oct 21, 07:20
Survivor spoils - Jovian Oct 21, 06:57 1
- Yeah, there's only so much gameplay to be done when (spoilers) - oblique Oct 21, 07:43
That Uncharted trailer works for me till the end. (Spoils) - Will Hunting Oct 21, 06:56 2
- They apparently went to The Fast and Furious School of Physics. (The movie looks like The Da Vinci Code meets Fast and Furious) - Dano Oct 21, 07:05 1
  - Yeah. I mean, it looks generic action-adventure carried by two likable leads until … yeah. Based in reality goes out the window. - Will Hunting Oct 21, 07:13
What dummy takes only two days of vacation in a year and then complains about being over worked? Ohh that would be me!! - Walt_Disney Oct 21, 06:52 2
- do some long weekend till Christmas -- nm* - Beaker Oct 21, 07:46
- Same! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 07:42
So, here is a fun scam that just happened to me. First, the item I ordered. This is snipped from my confirmation email: -- nm - Andie Oct 21, 06:40 13
- What I received. AND, their response to my email asking for the correct item to be sent. - Andie Oct 21, 06:42 [Attachment] 11
  - Did it come from China? Pp will require you to send that back and it be received before they’ll reimburse you. - kelly Oct 21, 08:01 3
    - that's crap. -- nm - Andie Oct 21, 08:12 2
      - Which is why they don't care. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 08:15 1
        
        yeah, i mean, it's a lot of effort for the money, but i hate that they just get away with it. -- nm - Andie Oct 21, 08:18
  - So they admit they did not send you what they promised. Should be quick resolution -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 21, 06:50 1
    - right? -- nm - Andie Oct 21, 06:54
  - If you take off your glasses and squint really hard, they look exactly the same! -- nm - decline Oct 21, 06:43 4
    - Related: I was reading a reddit post this weekend and it explained why squinting works instead of glasses. It is similar to looking through a pinhole - oblique Oct 21, 06:49 1
      - That’s how I read the bedroom clock at night: make a pinhole with my fingers - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 21, 06:52
    - Tinkerbell is a FAIRY! She requested a GNOME! -- nm - VMan Oct 21, 06:46 1
      - ha! -- nm - Andie Oct 21, 06:58
- Ooops - with attachment: Item ordered: -- (edited) - Andie Oct 21, 06:41 [Attachment]
Memo to Nathan Drake: This is how you do a heist movie. -- (link) - Mop Oct 21, 06:39 [youtube]
Spammy, yeah, still with Tidal. - Reagen Oct 21, 06:38
Big Linen... Bin Laden... Wait a minute -- nm - Reagen Oct 21, 06:37 1
- Linen… Lindell… -- nm - Mop Oct 21, 06:39
Amanda: a mix and match guide to booster shots -- (link) - decline Oct 21, 06:33 1
- no pfizer --> pfizer. -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 21, 07:14
Hadn’t realized that Facebook had partnered with Ray Ban to may their own version of Google Glasses. -- (link) - Mop Oct 21, 06:30 1
- I'd classify this more like the Snapchat glasses than Google's or even Microsoft's Hololens - oblique Oct 21, 06:31
TV PSA: NFL, MLB, NBA, Young Sheldon, Blacklist, Coroner, Station 19, United States of Al, Grey's Anatomy, Legacies, B Positive, L&O x2, Big Sky, Bull -- nm - Beaker Oct 21, 06:22 8
- Dune (HBO), Introducing, Selma Blair (Discovery+), What We Do in the Shadows, The Next Thing You Eat (Hulu), Sex, Love, & Goop (NF), -- nm - Beaker Oct 21, 06:24 7
  - The Girl In The Woods (Pcock), Creepshow (Shudder), The Lost Symbol (Pcock), Doom Patrol (HBO Max), Titans (HBO Max), Tacoma FD, Desus and Mero, other - Beaker Oct 21, 06:26 6
    - CBS Ghosts (apparently the episodes are now their own thing now). -- nm - LMS Oct 21, 07:25 1
      - I check 3 freaking sites and none had this for CBS! wtf!! (maybe a repeat? it is The Dinner Party so I have no idea) -- nm* - Beaker Oct 21, 07:27
    - 12: Sex, Love and Goop 12 times -- nm - Mop si Oct 21, 07:21
    - 3: Station 19 and Grey's for the wife; The Lost Symbol for all of us and maybe some NFL for me -- nm - Beaker Oct 21, 07:20
    - 2) NBA & Tacoma FD -- nm - Krusty Oct 21, 06:41
    - Netflix Night Teeth came out last night. A very decent vampire movie. Solid B - decline Oct 21, 06:37
Those YouTube Music changes.. - Mop Oct 21, 06:22 1
- bastards -- nm - decline Oct 21, 06:25
Nearly 9,000 craft breweries, with nowhere to sell it all as distribution is still largely controlled by the megas. -- (link) - znufrii Oct 21, 06:20 17
- ST Poll — Favorite local craft brewery -- (link) - znufrii Oct 21, 06:29 16
  - Karbach is owned by In-Bev now, but alas, they still put out the good stuff here I think. -- nm - Qale Oct 21, 08:34
  - Allagash -- nm - colin Oct 21, 07:58 1
    - Solid choice. -- nm - znufrii Oct 21, 08:06
  - Tighthead! -- nm - rollo Oct 21, 07:32
  - Pelican Brewing or Fort George. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 07:12
  - Not my scene, too much good and proper behavior required at those places :) -- nm - con_carne Oct 21, 07:08
  - Sussex Ale House -- nm - Beaker Oct 21, 07:05
  - Probably either Kaiju! if I’m in Melbourne, or Feral here. -- (link) - mafic Oct 21, 06:40
  - I'm not there often, but this is generally my go to. -- (link) - Dano Oct 21, 06:39 4
    - do you know tattered flag in middletown? I love their food. (beer is ok.) -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 21, 07:22 3
      - Have not been there. On the East Shore I will generally go to Appalachian Brewing Company. -- nm - Dano Oct 21, 07:30 2
        
        ABC: love beer, hate food. the anti-tattered flag. although honestly lately all of my harrisburg-ish brewery dollars go to the millworks. -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 21, 07:33 1
        
        Yeah. Millworks is good too. There are actually an abundance of good breweries in the area. I should drink more beer. -- nm - Dano Oct 21, 07:53
  - Lemonstreet Brewing. -- (link) - JaxSean Oct 21, 06:39
  - I don't drink and my wife doesn't drink beer but we often search out local brewpubs in unfamiliar locations because they often have a good burger. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 06:32
  - I don't frequent breweries, bars, etc. The closest thing would be Duke's Ale House which is a gastropub in a nearby town we've dined at a couple times - oblique Oct 21, 06:31

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