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This Netflix movie has a David interest rating of 1.0. -- (link) - Mop Oct 21, 15:53 [youtube] 3
- Is that a lot? -- nm - cogito ergo sum Oct 21, 15:54
- STOP SWITCHING PRINCESSES! -- nm - Reagen Oct 21, 15:54
- I haven't actually watched the first two. But if they're making Holidate 2, I'm there! -- nm - The Allfather Oct 21, 15:54
Tom Holland looks all wrong in Uncharted. For that matter, so does Wahlberg. - The Allfather Oct 21, 15:50 10
- Holland is too young looking and Wahlberg just isn’t grizzled enough for the sidekick iirc. - Will Hunting Oct 21, 16:02
- Wahlberg ran into a big brick wall labelled "50". -- nm - Reagen Oct 21, 15:53 3
  - To play Sully he probably should have run into "60" as well. -- nm - Ender Oct 21, 16:02
  - I picked that lock a couple of years ago. - The Allfather Oct 21, 15:55
  - Been there, done that. -- nm - TWuG Oct 21, 15:54
- I never played the games, but I heard that originally Nathan Fillion would've been good for the part. So ... yeah. I dunno. Whatever. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 15:51 4
  - The internet cast Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake like right after the first game came out. -- nm - Tim Oct 21, 15:58 2
    - Yeah, that's what it was. Not an official casting. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 15:58 1
      - They took far too long to get around to a movie so it wasn't willed into existence, like Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool. -- nm - Tim Oct 21, 16:00
  - They cast way too old for Dora the Explorer and way too young for Uncharted. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 21, 15:52
New Animal Collective -- (link) - Dano Oct 21, 15:48 [youtube] 1
- It's like in the last minute they remembered they were Animal Collective. -- nm - Dano Oct 21, 15:51
Chuck Schumer just did something the neither the state Democratic party nor the governor have done yet. -- (link) - Tim Oct 21, 15:43 2
- Tore a phone book in two with his bare hands?!?!? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 21, 16:01 1
  - Correctly identified butter vs. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter 9 out of 10 times? -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 21, 16:04
This is lovely. -- (link) - The Allfather Oct 21, 15:35 1
- By way of explanation... -- (link) - The Allfather Oct 21, 15:35 [Backboard]
I agree with Mop -- (link) - JD Oct 21, 15:31 [Backboard] 3
- SEE?! -- nm - Mop Oct 21, 16:08
- Not sure if this is something you want to say out loud. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 21, 15:33 1
  - Well, I wasn't going to just re-post it - JD Oct 21, 15:35
Another film shot landed on my Twitter today -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 21, 15:23 9
- muy bonito. I want a Cuban Cigar now. -- nm - cogito ergo sum Oct 21, 15:39
- Apparently, people have never heard of cranes/lifts, or platforms hung by pulley from the wire clearly visible at the end. - TWuG Oct 21, 15:34 4
  - I assumed mostly the same thing (except I didn't notice the wires at the end (one view), however, I'm still struck by how smoothly they moved the - pmb Oct 21, 15:38 3
    - The explanation within -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 21, 15:56 1
      - (Basically: it would have been too bouncy if it was just pulleys and camera handoffs, so it's attached to the cameraman. And he's on pulleys.) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 15:58
    - It's a great shot, but I hate the "impossible" hyperbole. - TWuG Oct 21, 15:40
- How did they get Superman to be their camera operator? - pmb Oct 21, 15:26 2
  - That's a very impressive shot. - Marlowe Oct 21, 15:32
  - Called in a special favour from the Red Son. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 15:28
Was this season of American Horror Story any good? -- nm - Ender Oct 21, 15:14 1
- Impeachment? -- nm - Dano Oct 21, 15:20
Ambulance as a title has big "just slap that on, we'll figure out a new title during production" energy. -- nm - Reagen Oct 21, 14:59 9
- Re:Uncharted - they can drop this "subtitles over the whole trailer" thing anytime - Reagen Oct 21, 15:03 8
  - The version I watched was subtitle-less. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 21, 15:49
  - Kim and I would vote for subtitles on everything. - The Allfather Oct 21, 15:44 1
    - the ones they put on these online videos feel obnoxious - Reagen Oct 21, 15:45
  - No they can't, because tons of people watch it on mute. -- nm - Ender Oct 21, 15:12 4
    - *my* preferences, Ender. -- nm - Reagen Oct 21, 15:41 2
      - (also watching trailers on mute is dumb) - Reagen Oct 21, 15:44 1
        
        But what’s your avatar? -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 15:48
    - This is me. Almost everything I do on my phone is on mute, unless it's at a time when I'm OK with having some sound. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 15:30
Remains confirmed to be Brian Laundries -- nm* - budice Oct 21, 14:58 9
- Good. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 21, 15:42
- I haven't followed closely, but is the theory that he got eaten by something? -- nm - pmb Oct 21, 15:22 3
  - I think the theory is that he killed himself, then was eaten. Because Florida is a mini Australia. -- nm - Ender Oct 21, 16:05
  - Local news says remains were "skeletal" but I guess could have been scavengers rather than cause. Particularly if he was underwater. - Meg Oct 21, 15:53 1
    - "partial skull" - but I guess the part with teeth because that's how they identified him. -- nm - Meg Oct 21, 15:57
- Good. -- nm - Ender Oct 21, 15:13
- Damn. -- nm - loosilu Oct 21, 15:09 2
  - you bet on Hoffa? -- nm - cogito ergo sum Oct 21, 15:30 1
    - Heh -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 15:31
Wasn't Facebook supposed to rename themselves today? Or is that next week? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:48 1
- I think that was "as soon as next week". -- nm - Ender Oct 21, 14:50
Hmmmm. Jack really liked Dune. Gave it an A. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 21, 14:44 1
- He's under Chamolet's spell -- nm - Pippy Oct 21, 14:48
DTL: All you need to know about my game is my team had 21 TO to my opponent's 3. - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 21, 14:35 5
- It’s me vs #98 for the crown. They upset a top 10 team. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 21, 15:41 1
  - You’re likely in either way. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 15:58
- Another PTT for me. Had I won the semifinal I think I could have made the NTT with a loss to Newark in the final. -- nm - Dano Oct 21, 15:38
- Was hoping for a rematch with Tulsa to attempt to improve my ranking and seed but noooo - spamlet Oct 21, 15:21
- Cyclical offer to free up some of my net guys if anyone is wanting -- nm - rollo Oct 21, 14:42
Zillow: The house from Nightmare on Elm Street 1 -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 21, 14:30 1
- Did they fix those gooey spots on the stairs that keep you from running away? -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 21, 15:51
*Queen spends night in hospital after cancelling Northern Ireland visit* -- (link) - cogito ergo sum Oct 21, 14:27 4
- I'm gonna go light a candle. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 16:15
- Uh oh -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:31 2
  - She's what, 95? -- nm - loosilu Oct 21, 15:10 1
    - 96, I thought -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 15:10
Holy crap. Did this newspaper really do this? -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:25 1
- NO, I don't think the currency does that. -- nm - loosilu Oct 21, 15:11
Detroit, your vested interest is showing. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 21, 14:15
I'm home. Wearing a 30 day monitor. No real concerns, but watching those - TWuG Oct 21, 14:14 2
- Please take every little thing seriously. I'm so glad you're home. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 21, 16:02
- 👍 -- nm - cogito ergo sum Oct 21, 14:17
On the subject of student loans -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 21, 13:57 20
- That's not how that works. -- nm - Ender Oct 21, 14:51
- Would…they rather the government try to make a profit off of them? -- nm* - znufrii Oct 21, 14:40 3
  - Weird that you think that's the only other option. -- nm - Reagen Oct 21, 14:45 2
    - It’s a weird argument to make in the first place. -- nm* - znufrii Oct 21, 14:51 1
      - If it was costing them more to administer the repayment of student loans then they were getting from the repayment, then it would be a perfectly valid - Reagen Oct 21, 14:59
- And that's not how it works. Those people aren't collecting on the loans, they are running the program. You'd still have to have people running it. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 14:01
- And related -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 21, 13:58 13
  - Yes, I trust the guy with the hammer and sickle in their Twitter avatar. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 13:59 12
    - He's not wrong about the costs and inefficiencies of means testing though. The much simpler way of dealing with it would be to just provide it to - pmb Oct 21, 14:11 9
      - Yup. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 14:20
      - If you're putting that as your avatar I'm not going to bother listening to the message. Same as putting a Trump avatar. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 14:15 7
        
        Ok, and I'm not arguing whether his "facts" are correct (I have no idea). Just the basic concept. -- (edited) - pmb Oct 21, 14:19 2
        
        I concur with the general concept and the same about UBI but the devil, as always, is in the details. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 14:25
        
        That is absolutely true. So many benefit programs run by so many different agencies is an immense economic waste. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 14:24
        
        Great argument against avatars, I'll write that down. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:17 3
        
        I'm firmly anti-avatar so I'm glad I could help. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 14:18 2
        
        Added it to the notes for my book. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:22 1
        
        (I'm not being glib, I literally did this. I found it to be a very curious and informative sociological observation.) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:24
    - Where's the lie in what they said, though? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:09 1
      - The broader point is actually pretty good, but the lie is that the federal government doesn't actually spend $100 to ensure every $1 is correct. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 14:20
This thread has a killer ending -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 21, 13:54
so, whatever year Blair Witch came out, Ive been around since probably about 2 years before that. -- nm - Jovian Oct 21, 13:45 6
- We still used Lotus Notes for company email! -- nm - Jovian Oct 21, 14:12 1
  - Really? Ugh ... . -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 14:21
- I think I first popped up on TT in August of 2002. - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 14:05
- July 5th 97 for me. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 21, 13:59
- I found TT right about the time of the Fight Club adjust... - Turd Ferguson Oct 21, 13:53
- and I have not aged and still have all my hair -- nm - Jovian Oct 21, 13:45
Heh, bc premier being an oddball -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 21, 13:21
Wonder Woman 3? Yeah, I guess I'd watch that. I hope it's better than the last one. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 13:18 10
- it's her birthday. she's 80 today -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 21, 13:43
- oh man, watched '84 a few weeks ago. Man that is a mess. Gardot is the only reason I continued to watch. - Jovian Oct 21, 13:40 2
  - I loved Wiig in it, and there's an interesting idea for the Pascal character there, but mess undersells it. Dumpster fire. - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 21, 13:45
  - ^this - Likely the only reason I would glance at 3. What's the outfit look like this time? -- nm - VMan Oct 21, 13:45
- I watched 2 not very long ago and i already have forgotten most of it. i didn't dislike it, it just sort of washed over me in a vaguely amusing - Andie Oct 21, 13:26 5
  - That was how the first one was for me. -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 13:58
  - Exactly. It had a lot of pieces, they didn't really fit together well, but it was a thing that happened and I don't think I hated. - Beryllium Oct 21, 13:28 3
    - Really? I put it under Green Lantern, even. Awful. -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 13:29 2
      - Heh. I dunno. I might be contradicting my earlier self. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 13:43
      - oh agreed. definitely worse than Green Lantern -- nm - Jovian Oct 21, 13:41
Nine Republicans join Democrats in voting for criminal contempt resolution for Steve Bannon -- nm - znufrii Oct 21, 13:16 10
- 229-202 (NV-greg Pence) -- (link) - cogito ergo sum Oct 21, 13:18 9
  - So, 202 Members of the House think it is okay to tell congress to F- off. After all this shit, I am still amazed by this. -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 13:53 3
    - Correction: They think it’s okay for *republicans* to tell congress to eff off. -- nm - znufrii Oct 21, 14:38
    - 202 members of the house think it's ok for a republican to tell congress to F-off. Those same 202 would instantly subpoena and prosecute Hunter Biden - pmb Oct 21, 14:15
    - its astounding really. The GOP stands for nothing any longer. -- nm - Jovian Oct 21, 14:11
  - wow. Mace is a surprise. -- nm - Jovian Oct 21, 13:42
  - "ladies, ladies .. ladies!" -- (link) - cogito ergo sum Oct 21, 13:22 1
    - My response -- (link) - eag Oct 21, 13:25 [youtube]
  - Are these the same Rs that voted for impeachment last time? -- nm - eag Oct 21, 13:22 1
    - House vote, Jan. 12: -- (edited) - cogito ergo sum Oct 21, 13:29
B2: Tim I'd sell them too. I would of probably donated them to Value Village like a chump :) -- nm - Beaker Oct 21, 13:15
trade in my current phone, right? like tim, I could get more but is it worth the time. (I'm getting a new phone, guys!) -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 21, 13:05 3
- Depends. What will they give you? -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 13:06 2
  - more than half of the price of the new phone. -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 21, 13:07 1
    - sexy - Spawn Oct 21, 13:26
Work is going to a new time and attendance policy next month. Announced today, the change will leave nothing untouched. -- (edited) - Qale Oct 21, 13:05 2
- I would love this as an employee. -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 21, 13:06 1
  - You can’t go into the negative for your occurrences, so no banking future call ins unfortunately. I currently get asked to come in early and stay late - Qale Oct 21, 13:08
Razer's LED "smart" face mask is now available -- (link) - oblique Oct 21, 13:02 3
- I want to look like a dork. Not sure about a goof. I think that has a different meaning in Canada. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 13:06
- I wonder how much it *weighs*. - Spawn Oct 21, 13:05
- Coming soon, you mean. -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 13:03
Starting to plan what to do for my parents’ 50th anniversary (February 2023). Where should we go? - znufrii Oct 21, 13:00 7
- I would think somewhere *they* want to go? -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 13:05 6
  - Oblique and Tim are already at the Sizzler so that is a no go -- nm - Pippy Oct 21, 13:09 5
    - "Shut up mom, you will love the Olive Garden." -- nm - znu Oct 21, 13:32 4
      - I mean, they do, so yeah, it’s an option. :) -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 21, 13:42 3
        
        It is cool, I guess, if that is how your family functions. I have a family with zero fights or anything but doing that might cause the first. -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 13:46 2
        
        We mostly function by leaving each other alone and minding our own business. :) -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 21, 13:56 1
        
        " If Mom wants two desserts, let her have two desserts, what do we care?" -- nm - Your sister Oct 21, 13:59
Qale, I’m 100% sure if I pieced them out individually on eBay I could have gotten more even after fees, but I don’t have the time. - Tim Oct 21, 13:00 3
- I can’t blame you for not wanting to deal with eBay. I hate eBay so much. Not quite Amazon level hate, but it’s a real close call. -- nm - Qale Oct 21, 13:09 2
  - I miss the early days when it was “what will one of you give me for this crap I don’t want anymore?” - Tim Oct 21, 13:13 1
    - They both are very similar in that they are littered with 3rd party marketplaces filled with dangerous pitfalls you have to avoid. -- nm - Qale Oct 21, 13:18
Crown Jewel spoils... - Remlik Oct 21, 12:57
[blink] -- nm - cogito ergo sum Oct 21, 12:54 3
- try it again -- nm - Weeping Angels Oct 21, 13:00
- But do you *really*? -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 12:56 1
  - I'm seriously having doubts lately. -- nm - cogito ergo sum Oct 21, 12:57
2,000 Amazon warehouse workers on Staten Island have signed a call for unionization -- (link) - budice Oct 21, 12:54 2
- Is that a lot? -- nm - oblique Oct 21, 12:56
- That is NOT what I meant when I said you all need to work together. -- nm - Amazon Oct 21, 12:55
B2 pretty much had it all. - Spawn Oct 21, 12:54 1
- Love was all we had worth giving -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 21, 12:55

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