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My not all thst great Great Gatsby high school english tale - . Oct 27, 11:30 3
- did you beat her up after school that day? -- nm - decline Oct 27, 11:33
- You skipped over the part with the sexy time. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 27, 11:32
- obviously read the book - A -- nm - Boooooooker Oct 27, 11:31
Succession spoils for most recent ep - Reagen Oct 27, 11:24 1
- Also Re: Connor - Reagen Oct 27, 11:28
"Stan Kroenke might be trying to back away from his promise to cover tens of millions of dollars in legal expenses related to his team's 2016 - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 27, 11:21 4
- *gets some city to pay for* -- nm - Boooooooker Oct 27, 11:25
- LOL. “I’ve screwed everyone I’ve ever done business with but I’ll never screw you guys” -- nm - spamlet Oct 27, 11:25 1
  - City gonna make out like the Silna Brothers. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 27, 11:33
- Oh Stan. I never expected *you'd* betray us. -- nm - NFL Owners, somehow Oct 27, 11:22
Macklemore's Daughter, 6, Hilariously Critiques Dad's New Song: 'Is This Really Your Best Rapping?' -- (link) - budice Oct 27, 11:17
Tornado in Orange, TX earlier today - includes flying ATV -- (link) - decline Oct 27, 11:13 1
- Air + Terrain Vehicle -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 11:17
Do you guys audiobook? I want to listen to "Dear White Peacemakers" but my library says they can't get it on Overdrive/Libby. I don't really think - kilbooooo! Oct 27, 11:13 4
- Pay me! -- nm - Author, Voice Artist, Publisher Oct 27, 11:22
- can you get it free with a free trial at Amazon (or Apple) ? -- nm - decline Oct 27, 11:17 2
  - Sure. I've considered it before but it isn't sustainable. Once I burn the trial I can't do it again next time I want one... -- nm - kilbooooo! Oct 27, 11:20 1
    - you seem to do audio books frequently enough it may be time to just buckle and pay for the subscription -- nm - decline Oct 27, 11:24
Sold my gas range yesterday, and had our gas meter removed. Once Mini comes out with an electric convertible and we install the solar panels 1/22... - Mr. Havens Oct 27, 11:00 14
- wait, what if you got an outhouse and a system to harvest the methane and used it to power a gas heater or a generator -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 11:27
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Oct 27, 11:11
- 19 year old, hjppieish me is impreaaed. -- nm - . Oct 27, 11:09
- Yeah, I am torn. If there is no convertible MINI when Nightwing dies I think I will have to go hardtop MINI EV. - Spawn Oct 27, 11:08 5
  - Right now the mini EV isn't really useable. - spamlet Oct 27, 11:12 4
    - I am hoping* the next version is. - Spawn Oct 27, 11:29 1
      - The range is ridiculous. Like, they're not really trying. -- nm - jnine Oct 27, 11:35
    - Yeah, when I was researching I looked at the specs and laughed. -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 11:21 1
      - (car arrives Saturday!) -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 11:30
- Kudos. I have a hard time imagining not using natural gas appliances or home heating still. -- nm - kilbooooo! Oct 27, 11:08 3
  - I used an electric stovetop recently and while it worked fine it was hard to judge how high/hot the pan was getting. - Krusty Oct 27, 11:13 2
    - Induction is good, I hear. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 11:16 1
      - That's what she has actually. I'm on the phone with her now. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 27, 11:43
- that's cool! -- nm - Remlik Oct 27, 11:02
ST Poll — Based on what you know about what has been proposed, which parts of the Build Back Better spending bill are the most relevant to you? -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 27, 10:47 16
- Maybe the college. But is likely no longer there. Script drugs maybe. Climate change maybe if I really am… - Qale Oct 27, 11:25
- I expect little of it to directly impact me at this point. I just think it can be really good for the country as a whole. -- nm - pmb Oct 27, 11:18
- The only thing that benefits me personally would be the tax cuts for workers without children. - Krusty Oct 27, 11:00 1
  - I think the last sentence is easy to say, but they are working with razor thin margins. Pretty much all legislation of this magnitude in the past has - pmb Oct 27, 11:16
- The part where it fixes my lower back pain. I'll be looking forward to more federal relief bills. -- nm - Max Oct 27, 10:59
- Corporate minimum tax and infrastructure improvements -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 27, 10:55
- Optical and dental coverage...tax the rich...monthly minimum income -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 10:52
- Anything related to infrastructure (esp. clean electricity performance program). SBA program to provide entrepreneurial funding to ex-inmates. - ReluctantClown Oct 27, 10:51
- *shrug* I've been more interested in the infrastructure bill (professionally) since my employer is a general contractor... - kilbooooo! Oct 27, 10:51 1
  - This. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 27, 11:41
- The taxes. -- nm - spamlet Oct 27, 10:48 5
  - Not sure if it relevant, or if you already saw, but they released legislative language on the 15% minimum corporate tax yesterday. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 27, 10:51 4
    - Thanks! I did. -- nm - spamlet Oct 27, 10:53
    - Is that 15% min on gross receipts or just "profits " -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 10:53 2
      - Financial statement earnings, for companies that earn >$1 billion a year. -- nm - znufrii Oct 27, 10:55
      - Profits. A 15% gross receipts tax would put almost every business out of business. -- nm* - spamlet Oct 27, 10:54
For All Mankind (small spoils) - Jovian Oct 27, 10:29 1
- that series has a really nice Halt and Catch Fire feel to it.. a bit technical, a bit history, a LOT of personal drama -- nm - saugerties daugerties Oct 27, 10:36
I'm preparing the 90 day review for a recent hire in my department. Honestly, he's doing great. I'm struggling to come up with an "Areas in need of - kilbooooo! Oct 27, 10:28 22
- Advice about crypto coins is subpar -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 11:34
- does not worship me with enough furvor -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 11:30 1
  - sadly lacking in enough mitichlorians to be a true jedi -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 11:31
- When I have this situation I just tell them they're doing great and what they can focus on next to continue to grow. -- nm - pmb Oct 27, 11:19
- Lacks a basic sense of imperfection. -- nm* - . Oct 27, 11:12
- "Doesn't think it's funny and sexy when I sexually harass them." -- nm - The Allfather Oct 27, 10:55
- Any timeliness issues? Is he too independent from the team? Does he lack knowledge in some obscure, but still tangentially related area? - ReluctantClown Oct 27, 10:46 3
  - "Lacks basic comprehension of Sanskrit " -- nm - decline Oct 27, 10:48 2
    - Even better: Lacks basic comprehension of Fortran. -- nm - ReluctantClown Oct 27, 10:51 1
      - Sanskrit is probably more useful today, or is that your point. -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 11:29
- "Will *not* acknowledge the existence of foodchem!" -- nm - prayformojo Oct 27, 10:42
- "Has never brought me free Chipotle?" - ty97 Oct 27, 10:40
- "Wish he was taller." -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 27, 10:39 2
  - "Wish he was a baller." -- nm* - Qale Oct 27, 10:42 1
    - "And a six-four Impala" -- nm - ReluctantClown Oct 27, 10:46
- this is a good opportunity to put some trainings you'd like him to get in writing.. maybe not "improvement", but if it would benefit your team - saugerties daugerties Oct 27, 10:37
- fashion sense could use some improvement -- nm* - decline Oct 27, 10:36
- "insufferably perfect" -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 10:35 3
  - "Never provides opportunities to chastise him on his work" -- nm - decline Oct 27, 10:39
  - My worst trait is that I just care too much -- nm - spamlet Oct 27, 10:37 1
    - “My biggest flaw is that I’m *too* awesome.” -- nm - Tim Oct 27, 10:39
- lacks urgency when giving foot rubs -- nm - Boooooooker Oct 27, 10:30
Bosch: the new series has wrapped filming.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 27, 10:28 5
- If McConaughey shows up, my mind would be blown. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 10:51
- Harry & Maddie? Bosch & Daughter? Bosch 2.0? -- nm - mud Oct 27, 10:37
- Does it have a title yet? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 10:36 1
  - According to IMDb, no -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 10:37
- giggity. highly recommend Bosch on Amazon -- nm - Boooooooker Oct 27, 10:30
The Wheel of Time - Main Trailer (Amazon November 19th) -- (link) - Beaker Oct 27, 10:14 [youtube] 1
- Can I just watch a regular version without the 360 degree bullshit please? -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 27, 10:18
So paying my credit card bills I realize it's time to perform a new spending analysis. -- (edited) - ty97 Oct 27, 10:12 4
- food = down, travel = down; Funkos = up -- nm - Boooooooker Oct 27, 11:31 1
  - Hoes? -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 11:34
- Can I recommend tiller for your analysis? It's been so life-changing for me. -- nm - Pocket Jones Oct 27, 11:31
- Yeah, I slimmed down online subscription costs significantly. Recurring -- nm - budice Oct 27, 10:13
November 23rd for Masters of the Universe: Revelation - Part 2 -- (link) - Beaker Oct 27, 10:10 [youtube] 1
- (I liked Part 1) -- nm - Boooooooker Oct 27, 10:23
Not sure how he managed it, but crash got to play the Halo Infinite campaign early. -- (link) - Shaun Oct 27, 10:07 [youtube]
Steinway's self-playing pianos can now sync with live performances from anywhere in the world -- (link) - kilbooooo! Oct 27, 09:55
The planned fossil fuel generator to be built in Astoria has been rejected. :-) -- (link) - Krusty Oct 27, 09:44 19
- What is it going to be replaced with? -- nm - spamlet Oct 27, 10:16 14
  - The governor wants it to be replaced with a renewable energy source. What that is will have to be worked out. - Krusty Oct 27, 10:36 6
    - Renewables are basically at the point where they're cheaper per MW already. -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 10:42 5
      - Yes if you have a place to put a giant solar array or wind farm. I don’t think you’d be able to do either in Astoria. - spamlet Oct 27, 10:48 3
        
        Calgary is putting giant solar farms in the middle of the city. Different layout to be sure, but it's not undoable. -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 11:21
        
        What I'm understanding, and it's not much, is that they want the plant to be powered by renewable resources and not from natural gas as it is today. - Krusty Oct 27, 11:08
        
        Tidal power! -- nm - znufrii Oct 27, 10:49
      - The infrastructure bill is supposed to have funds for research into using "green hydrogen" but that's years away. -- nm - Krusty Oct 27, 10:45
  - Elise Stefanik's hot air -- nm - Jovian Oct 27, 10:30
  - Krusty on a stationary bike. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 27, 10:23 4
    - *dangles a pair of Air Jordans just out of reach* -- nm - Boooooooker Oct 27, 10:24 3
      - *runs the numbers* - Spawn Oct 27, 10:26 2
        
        *power goes off all over NYC* "What happened?" "Someone brought Maude to the generator site so the rider quit." - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 27, 10:38 1
        
        :-) She's the best! - Krusty Oct 27, 10:46
  - My read is that the NRG needs to determine that (I would guess they have a prelim Plan B?) -- nm - ty97 Oct 27, 10:17
- Enjoy your darkness :P -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 27, 09:58 1
  - Fast forward to NYC 99% in the dark but Times Square still glowing 24/7 -- nm - ty97 Oct 27, 10:00
- I didn't realize we had any facilities here that weren't Con Ed. -- nm - ty97 Oct 27, 09:57 1
  - Me either -- nm - Krusty Oct 27, 10:44
To Beaker's poll from B2: A whole lot of things you probably don't know*, some that you do (Animal Farm comes to mind). - Marlowe Oct 27, 09:39
October 27 Birthdays: John Cleese (82), Ivan Reitman (75), Fran Lebowitz (71), Roberto Benigni (69), Peter Firth (68), Robert Picardo (68) - Max Oct 27, 09:36 [youtube]
VLIR: decline. I use Pocket for recipes too -- nm* - kilbooooo! Oct 27, 09:33
Krusty time to do some googling about the other mayoral candidates! (There's also a write-in option, I'd be no worse than Adams!) -- (pic) - ty97 Oct 27, 09:25 [Attachment] 3
- I looked them up and the only person that is remotely reasonable is Raja Flores. - Krusty Oct 27, 09:41 2
  - The Save Our City candidate (Fernando Mateo) is the guy who lost the GOP primary to the more moderate Curtis Silwa :) IINM - ty97 Oct 27, 09:59 1
    - I guess I'll throw my vote to Flores and focus on the other races. -- nm - Krusty Oct 27, 10:47
The gun still had other ammunition in it -- (link) - ty97 Oct 27, 09:22 33
- There is just SO MUCH blame to go around, the whole state could be covered by it. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 27, 09:51 3
  - *I* feel like getting a lawyer. -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 10:15 2
    - I have good news for you! -- nm - spamlet Oct 27, 10:16 1
      - You're gonna text your professor? -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 10:26
- I'm sure every actor on that set was glad they were not the ones who ended up with that particular gun. Good lord. -- nm - Pippy Oct 27, 09:45
- So when do we start entertaining the possibility it's a set up? -- nm - Qale Oct 27, 09:43 14
  - The fact that they were using those guns to play with/target practice is just unfathomable. I don't think it was intentional, just hugely irresponsib -- nm - le. - Necromandie Oct 27, 09:48 13
    - Yeah. Sure, they're real revolvers, but that doesn't mean you can or should take them plinking. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 09:59 12
      - there should not be real bullets on a set. ever. -- nm - le. - Necromandie Oct 27, 10:07 11
        
        What if the crew is attacked by bears? -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 10:24 8
        
        Or 30-50 feral hogs while their children play in yard? -- nm - znufrii Oct 27, 10:28 4
        
        "It's an older meme, sir, but it checks out" -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 10:29 3
        
        2019-08-04. I guess that counts as older. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 10:36 2
        
        (I mean I used a 44 year old reference to make this joke) -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 10:43 1
        
        By Jove, that's older than me! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 11:08
        
        The Bears' playcalling will neuter them. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 27, 10:25 2
        
        It's funny because it's true -- nm - kilbooooo! Oct 27, 10:26
        
        this play calls for me to run around in circles and then lay down and play dead for 10 minutes! -- nm - Grizzley Oct 27, 10:26
        
        100% agree -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 10:13 1
        
        That's not an opinion, it's the rule. -- nm* - Necromandie Oct 27, 10:16
- that is an unfathomable fuckup. -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 09:25 3
  - Yup. Someone is getting (well deserved) jail time. -- nm - spamlet Oct 27, 09:48 2
    - or will run for Congress -- nm - Boooooooker Oct 27, 09:51 1
      - or both! Because America! -- nm - ty97 Oct 27, 09:54
- "Is it empty now?" "Yes." "Sure?" "Yep." "So if I point it at your head and-" "No wait!" -- nm - Max Oct 27, 09:24
- (the reporter appears to be live tweeting the Sante Fe County Sheriff) -- nm - ty97 Oct 27, 09:23 7
  - "500 pieces of ammo found on the set, a mix of "live rounds," dummy bullets and blanks" -- nm - prayformojo Oct 27, 09:31 6
    - "just grab a handful and have at it" -- nm - Boooooooker Oct 27, 10:24 1
      - "I color coded them, just like Die Hard 2. Magenta for real bullets, fuchsia for dummies. ... Or was it the other way around?" -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 10:29
    - "and this one I call Big Betty" -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 10:14
    - and candy corn rounds. -- nm - Max Oct 27, 09:37 2
      - Unforgivable -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 10:08
      - I bet there were some arrows mixed in as well. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 27, 09:40

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