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DTL — NTT loss…okay, I can handle a 16 see…oh, they upset the #4 team. Shit. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 25, 09:06 1
- That effing Keanu is the one that dropped 52 on me in the first round a couple of years ago. - spamlet Oct 25, 09:19
Who manages a house that sits 120 yards from the street that was ran into by a car this weekend? - Spawn Oct 25, 09:00 6
- Asleep, drunk or medical emergency? - Will Hunting Oct 25, 09:01 5
  - From what I can gather, sleep. This place is remote, not another house for a mile or so. Tons of trees. But she went through a gully, up across the - Spawn Oct 25, 09:05 3
    - Jesus. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 25, 09:07
    - that's some massive bad luck -- nm* - decline Oct 25, 09:06 1
      - I figure cruise control? -- nm - Spawn Oct 25, 09:07
  - That sounds like my infamous Dodgers game outing -- nm - JD Oct 25, 09:04
MTGA: Gem STONKS!!! in the store today. -- nm - spamlet Oct 25, 08:57
Bery!!! I need Vancouver to Victoria advice. - Andie Oct 25, 08:54 4
- You could take the ferry, it's only 90 minutes -- nm - Roger More Oct 25, 09:14 1
  - (Oh, more like 4h 30m taking the times to get to and from ferry terminals) -- nm - Roger More Oct 25, 09:16
- Dogsleds -- nm - decline Oct 25, 08:55 1
  - that sounds like it would be a very wet trip. - Andie Oct 25, 08:56
Mastercard reportedly partnering with Bakkt to offer crypto services to it's network of banks and merchants. -- (link) - oblique Oct 25, 08:53
Hertz orders 100,000 Teslas -- (link) - oblique Oct 25, 08:51
Moderna Says Its Low-Dose COVID Shot Works for Kids 6 to 11 -- (link) - budice Oct 25, 08:40 10
- Pfizer kids doses being evaluated by FDA advisory panel this week, iirc. *twitch* -- nm* - znufrii Oct 25, 09:09
- unrelated: I am trying to schedule booster but the rite aid website sucks. I'm just going to stop by on way home. -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 25, 08:44 3
  - I got mine at Walgreens on Friday. There were so many people. -- nm* - jnine Oct 25, 08:52 2
    - our CVSs are all booked but rite aid has a ton of availability. -- nm - amanda jeans Oct 25, 08:56 1
      - That’s probably why. -- nm - spamlet Oct 25, 08:57
- i mean, i don't know why it wouldn't. -- nm* - Andie Oct 25, 08:42 4
  - Just to be clear, Moderna is only approved for 18+ in the U.S. Pfizer is approved for ages 12 and up, and awaiting approval for ages 5 to 11. - Inigo Oct 25, 08:48 2
    - No, i get it. I am just saying, vaccines work, so it working in kids needs to be approved, but no reason to think it won't work. -- nm - Andie Oct 25, 08:53 1
      - Oh, agreed. It's just a lot of red tape. - Inigo Oct 25, 09:02
  - The good part is scientific testing is now there to back it up for that age group -- nm* - budice Oct 25, 08:43
Well, it only took a few tries but managed to walk my wife through registering for the Chargepoint app and using it to charge the new Kia at a parking - oblique Oct 25, 08:37 1
- It uses a few unorthodox parts. -- (link) - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 25, 08:48 [youtube]
STL Cards New Manager is... -- (link) - budice Oct 25, 08:35
Gen-x’s uneasy relationship with Christian Slater, their resident bad boy - JD Oct 25, 08:33
"PayPal stated that it is not pursuing an acquisition of Pinterest at this time." -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 25, 08:19 1
- Darn, now I have to go back to avoiding them separately -- nm - Beryllium Oct 25, 08:19
Facebook: Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store two years ago over concerns being used as a tool to trade and sell maids -- (link) - budice Oct 25, 08:06 1
- But buying and selling the rain forest is still fine. -- nm - LMS Oct 25, 08:17
Oh hey, here's Maid Season 2 -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 25, 08:06
mafic alert: Aloy showing off some slick moves in this Horizon Forbidden West clip. -- (link) - Shaun Oct 25, 07:52
anyone checking out the 4400 reboot tonight? -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 07:24 8
- I... hadn't heard about this at all. Might have to try it. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 25, 08:06
- That show started so well and then petered out so quickly. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 07:34 1
  - Yes. I enjoyed Season 1 and portions of Season 2. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 25, 08:06
- I was curious because I saw the listing that said it was Season 1, Episode 1. I could have sworn there was already a show. -- nm - Dano Oct 25, 07:26
- There's a 4400 reboot? -- nm - decline Oct 25, 07:24 3
  - CW! -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 07:28 2
    - "A tiny budget and clunky dialogue keep The CW’s 4400 from providing a worthy successor to The 4400" -- (link) - decline Oct 25, 07:34 1
      - so almost every CW show then? - Beaker Oct 25, 07:36
Antlers 80% (16/4), The French Dispatch 73% (115/42), Last Night in Soho 70% (50/21), Passing 85% (76/13) -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 07:19 6
- Super intrigued by Soho. Wright is very close to watch-because-his-name-is-on-it status for me. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 25, 07:45 4
  - I am as well but since I don’t like horror I won’t be checking it out. If I did, I’d be there. -- nm - spamlet Oct 25, 07:48 3
    - Does not come across as horror, to me. -- nm - Spawn Oct 25, 07:48 2
      - It's rated 18 here so I figure it's going to be pretty horrific), although I got the impression it's psychological horror. - LMS Oct 25, 07:52 1
        
        Agreed, varied definitions of "horror". -- nm - Spawn Oct 25, 08:10
- Coming Soon: Eternals 71% (29/12), Ghostbusters Afterlife 79% (27/7), Spencer 91% (61/6) -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 07:22
So the Guardians of the Galaxy game is...actually pretty good. -- (link) - Shaun Oct 25, 07:15 2
- It should be. The single-player Avengers story and gameplay is pretty good. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 25, 08:07
- makes me happy to see Hades is rated w highest Metascore currently for PS5. That is probably the best game I've played (XB1) in a decade. -- nm - Jovian Oct 25, 07:21
ST Survivor. 6 through. We lost Krusty and his Panthers this week. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 25, 07:12 1
- I was out of good options - Krusty Oct 25, 07:40
How to Fix a Drug Scandal on Netflix quite the scandal for Mass -- (link) - budice Oct 25, 07:08 2
- But who hasn't stolen cocaine to manufacture crack to smoke at work? -- nm - Dano Oct 25, 08:29
- Wow. -- nm - Mop Oct 25, 07:19
Tesla has blown past Facebook to become the 5th largest company in the US. $960B market cap...Musk now worth $250 Billion -- (link) - decline Oct 25, 07:03 2
- The earnings report was especially good. Margin on vehicles increased as average vehicle price decreased - TWuG Oct 25, 08:24
- This is absurd. - Beryllium Oct 25, 07:41
MRI confirmed a sprained PCL for Jets’ QB Zach Wilson, who now is expected to be sidelined 2-4 weeks -- nm - budice Oct 25, 07:02 1
- Thankfully it's just a sprain -- nm - Krusty Oct 25, 08:29
assistant director, Dave Halls, had handed the weapon to Baldwin and announced "cold gun," -- (link) - Beaker Oct 25, 07:00
Sudan's top general on Monday dissolved the government and announced that the military will run the country -- (link) - Beaker Oct 25, 06:58
weekend viewing: DUNE (part one) A+, The Matrix trilogy rewatch A/B+ -- nm - mud Oct 25, 06:57 21
- Dune C. Gorgeous but I found it mostly boring. No set piece leapt out save a few minutes here and there. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 25, 09:09
- Chef's Table S6 Ep 1-4 B+ The Dario Cecchini episode has to be a vegetarian / vegan's worst nightmare -- nm* - JD Oct 25, 08:58
- Dune: A; Black Widow: A-; Haunting of Bly House (ep 8+9): A- -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 25, 08:48
- Dune: C+, it's slow, and Chalamet it's too one-note and drab to pull off the role. -- nm - Inigo Oct 25, 08:00
- Dune: B+; first half of I May Destroy You: A -- nm - prayformojo Oct 25, 07:57
- Dune: A. Second Life S2: C (glad it is done). DC's Deathstroke animated thing: B. -- nm - Spawn Oct 25, 07:48
- Dune: C. I got a little lost in the middle but that's on me. -- nm - zunk xometimes Oct 25, 07:40 1
  - I don't think it's on you. -- nm - pmb Oct 25, 08:41
- The French Dispatch - C+, Rong's Gone Wrong - B+. -- nm - LMS Oct 25, 07:34 3
  - Are you typically an Anderson fan? -- nm - spamlet Oct 25, 07:37 2
    - Yes, I've enjoyed pretty much most of them. - LMS Oct 25, 07:49 1
      - Thanks. I always ask people because he’s very much love him or hate him. -- nm - spamlet Oct 25, 08:24
- The Office Experience B+ ... cute -- nm - rollo Oct 25, 07:34
- Dune: B (an average of two halves). I've read the book but it's been *checks watch* 25 years. - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 25, 07:26
- Dune - D. Unless you've read the books I don't quite get the love. Bond - A. One of the best Bond movies ever. Loved it. -- nm - pmb Oct 25, 07:21
- Free Guy: B+, Tucker & Dale vs Evil: A- -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 07:11
- Dune: A, Mythic Quest S1: B -- nm - Jovian Oct 25, 07:07
- Locke & Key S2 eps 1-8. Solid A (at least as good as season 1) -- nm - decline Oct 25, 07:06
- Dune: A. You S3: B+. Bears v. Brady: F - oblique Oct 25, 07:05
- Ready or Not (rewatch for me, first time for wife and girls (they all loved it)): A- ; NFL: A (Pats win; won 2 bets out of 4 made +$1.55) -- nm* - Beaker Oct 25, 06:59 1
  - also Equalizer 2: B- ; Only Murders in the Building finale: A- ; Survivor: D (these players are terrible - spoilers) -- (edited) - Beaker Oct 25, 07:06
OTD 50 yrs ago: Jeff Beck released 2nd album Rough and Ready: -- (link) - mud Oct 25, 06:57 [youtube]
Jetson One launch video (personal flyable drone or pod racer if you want to think of it that way) -- (link) - oblique Oct 25, 06:42 [youtube] 1
- Well, that's awesome. But thwy need to cage those propellers. -- nm - Mop Oct 25, 07:14
PC cleanup when leaving your job: besides deleting personal files and deleting cookies in the browsers, what else should I do when I leave my job? - marum scarum Oct 25, 05:59 22
- I missed that you're getting a new job! Congrats! -- nm - TWuG Oct 25, 08:26
- Giant electromagnet. -- nm - Reagen Oct 25, 06:27
- Fresh Win10 install via usb to be sure. OTherwise everything under your users directory for starters. Remove/Reinstall browser -- nm - budice Oct 25, 06:27 7
  - I'm not authorized to do any installing or uninstalling. -- nm - marum scarum Oct 25, 06:50
  - I was going to say, all of these are good suggestions for reasonable protection. Truth is, it's a work computer and they could have backups or other - oblique Oct 25, 06:32 5
    - I'd also ask her IT department to either disable or delete her account while she's there. - Inigo Oct 25, 06:42 2
      - They have a procedure that I have to just leave them to. I won't be making any requests of them. -- nm - marum scarum Oct 25, 07:03
      - I don't see what that would be necessary. -- nm - PreCrime Division IT Oct 25, 06:52
    - We don't backup PCs fwiw. If its not on a network drive or portal, there's no backup -- nm - budice Oct 25, 06:33 1
      - We don't either. We rely on OneDrive for Documents, Desktop, etc. as backup of what matters. PCs are disposable -- nm - oblique Oct 25, 06:37
- Deleting cookies isn't the same as deleting saved passwords. -- (edited) - Inigo Oct 25, 06:11 1
  - Thanks! -- nm - marum scarum Oct 25, 08:20
- Burn that mf’er to the ground. - mafic Oct 25, 06:09
- Is today the retirement day? -- nm - spamlet Oct 25, 06:08 2
  - No, my last day is Nov 12. I'm just planning ahead. -- nm - marum scarum Oct 25, 06:12 1
    - Ah, I'll hold my congrats then :) -- nm - spamlet Oct 25, 06:12
- Clear all browser history, sign out of browsers, empty trash can. -- nm - colin Oct 25, 06:06 5
  - make sure anything with an automatic sign-in is deleted/removed (like gmail, bank account) -- nm* - Beaker Oct 25, 06:24
  - yup, signing out of the browser is something people miss - decline Oct 25, 06:10 1
    - Thanks! -- nm - marum scarum Oct 25, 06:12
  - Oh, yeah, trash! Thanks. -- nm - marum scarum Oct 25, 06:07 1
    - Take the password stickies off the monitor -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 25, 06:07
Facebook shares under pressure following release of leaked whistleblower documents -- (link) - budice Oct 25, 05:42 5
- Yes, I'm sure the company is doomed and the share price will never recover. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 07:17
- Remember when people thought Mark Zuckerberg might run for President? -- nm - mafic Oct 25, 05:48 3
  - Who thought that? -- nm - colin Oct 25, 07:00 2
    - A fair number of people thought the Great Zuckerberg Listening Tour might be a prelude to a run for something. -- nm - mafic Oct 25, 07:17
    - everyone! -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 07:09
both games I won bets on yesterday I picked wrong in the ST Pick 'em :) - Beaker Oct 25, 05:37 1
- Ha! -- nm - Krusty Oct 25, 06:14
Disneyland raising Ticket and Parking prices. -- (edited) - budice Oct 25, 05:31 4
- You're linking David's client's competitor - Dark Callisto Oct 25, 06:49 1
  - Duly noted. - budice Oct 25, 07:03
- bastards -- nm - decline Oct 25, 05:46
- wife started looking into going on March Break...on resort potentially at Carribean? (not bad pricing with 2 queen beds and can gondola to parks) -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 05:35
TV PSA: NFL, Voice, DWTS, Masked Singer, All American, 4400, Raw, Big Leap, Good Doctor, Ordinary Joe, Y The Last Man, Below Deck, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 05:27 5
- UK gets The Long Call, The Outlaws (new comedy drama with Christopher Walken and Stephen Merchant!) -- nm - LMS Oct 25, 06:09 4
  - I'm looking forward to The Outlaws -- nm - Krusty Oct 25, 06:10 3
    - Season 2 wrapped last week so I guess they have confidence in it (it's a co-pro with Amazon) -- nm - LMS Oct 25, 07:33 2
      - They've filmed two seasons before the first one has even aired? I don't think I've ever heard of that happening before. - Krusty Oct 25, 07:38
      - Stephen Merchant is funny -- nm - mud Oct 25, 07:36
FF: I only need 44 points from New Orleans DEF tonight to get my first win in Astro - oblique Oct 25, 05:22 6
- I've clinched Astro (see b2) and need Lockett to go for less than 20 in the PPR. -- (edited) - spamlet Oct 25, 06:11
- I need 45.6 from Alex Collins and Jameis to make the big comeback against decline -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 05:31
- ST Survivor: Krusty only one to fall thanks to the Panthers -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 05:29 1
  - I was out of good options -- nm - Krusty Oct 25, 06:04
- I have a lot of games hinging on MNF this year. Tonight I need an average performance from DK Metcalf and a good game from Kamara. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 25, 05:24 1
  - I continue to get lucky in Astros this year. If this week's score holds I will have won 3 in a row with a combined 12.4 margin of victory. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 25, 05:26
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Oct 25, 05:22 [Attachment] 9
- MY CAT TAINT ATTIC - Free admission! -- nm - rollo Oct 25, 07:31
- AY CATTAIN MY CATTAIN - What if Dead Poet's Society but with cats? -- nm - rollo Oct 25, 07:26
- MYANTIC - Having done nothing all weekend, I was feeling a bit MYANTIC after hearing about all the fun stuff everyone else got up to -- nm - rollo Oct 25, 07:19
- Tymcani - Drums made from empty cans -- nm - VMan Oct 25, 06:33
- MINCATTY, nemesis of Mojo -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 25, 05:59 1
  - :) -- nm* - Meg Oct 25, 07:30
- Manicmancitycatnanny -- nm - mafic Oct 25, 05:40
- YANNIMATIC - the vending machine for light jazz -- nm - Reagen Oct 25, 05:40 1
  - The pan flute inevitable gets stuck halfway down -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 25, 06:10
Rock waves! Like normal waves, only with rocks! -- (link) - mafic Oct 25, 05:18 1
- This is -ow ow ow- really great for -ow ow ow- exfoliating and -ow ow ow- deep tissue massage -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 25, 06:01

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