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Good news, I guess. We don’t need to get our roof replaced before this winter. Probably after, though. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 11:30 2
- did you go the blue tarp route? -- nm - decline Nov 4, 11:31 1
  - This is philly. - Spawn Nov 4, 11:33
It occurred to me (probably finally) that "Phrasing" is just a better, less misogynistic and gender neutral version of "That's what she said". -- nm - rollo Nov 4, 11:24
Newsmax, One America News sued by voting technology firm Smartmatic -- (link) - ty97 Nov 4, 11:16 2
- Is this another suit, thought they already were? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 11:53 1
  - IIRC - That's Dominion v Newsmax (only). -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 12:04
Green Bay Packers get top WR Davante Adams back from reserve/COVID-19 list -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:16 2
- bortle bortle -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 11:16
- Just in time too... oh wait -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 4, 11:16
One of my new least favorite things is when I order something online and make decisions based on the information presented, and then AFTER I order... - Volnelk Nov 4, 11:14 1
- Your expedited shipping paid for the high energy electrons used to create the email. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 4, 11:16
"Jack Eichel will get artificial disk replacement surgery as soon as this week" - The Allfather Nov 4, 11:14 3
- his injury was known and that he wanted surgery. Buffalo wanted him to rub dirt on it or something and suck it up. - Beaker Nov 4, 11:23
- He’s a very talented player and the thinking is that this disk replacement will leave him good to go in a few months. The surgery that Buffalo - Will Hunting Nov 4, 11:22
- *misreads as DESK replacement* -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 4, 11:15
Microsoft Warns Windows 11 Features Are Failing Due To Its Expired Certificate -- (link) - budice Nov 4, 11:05
Without even seeing it yet, one scene in Eternals already has it lowering a letter grade for me. minor scene spoil - Spawn Nov 4, 11:05 1
- So what I'm hearing is ... (spoils that are not really spoils) - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:06
The judge in the rittenhouse trial just booted a juror for a making a tasteless joke. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 10:53 8
- To be clear, that tasteless joke was apparently about the Jacob Blake shooting that started the protests that led to the shooting. -- nm - pmb Nov 4, 11:34 1
  - It was tasteless on, like, sixteen levels. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 12:16
- "Those aren't buoys!" -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 4, 11:02 5
  - "...so I took a butchers up the apples and pears and said, 'What is this, the tea interval?!?'" -- nm - prayformojo Nov 4, 11:12 1
    - "...sat on a turtle!" -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 4, 11:21
  - "The Aristocrats!" -- nm - rollo Nov 4, 11:07 2
    - I said to round up a little "posse"! -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 11:10
    - "Killed it" -- nm - budice Nov 4, 11:09
And A’s pediatrician isn’t scheduling appointments yet for the Covid vax. Call back next week. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 4, 10:52 7
- We were on a waiting list for the last month or so with our pediatrician. They called us yesterday. Her first shot is next Friday. -- nm - volnelk Nov 4, 11:06 1
  - Nice! -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 11:07
- "Hello, Walgreens" -- (link) - oblique Nov 4, 10:56 3
  - Her school district is having clinics starting next Friday, but we’d prefer to have it done by her pediatrician just to keep all her records in one place. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 4, 10:59 2
    - assuming they give out cards like we all got, just give a copy to your doc and he'll put it in with her records -- nm - decline Nov 4, 11:01 1
      - I mean yeah, we probably could just do that. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 11:04
- what a jerk -- nm - decline Nov 4, 10:54
U2 out with new music -- (link) - budice Nov 4, 10:50 3
- Heard last night. Not one for me. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 11:03
- If it's not on my phone, it didn't happen -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 10:52 1
  - Bery too quick on the draw for me with this one. Point for the admin. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 4, 11:12
Last day of pre-sales for Eternals. $20 million total. Looks to be between Shang Chi ($74 million) and Black Widow ($80 million). -- (link) - Inigo Nov 4, 10:49 3
- Black Widow - FWIW - exploded onto the Movies charts in streaming. Daaaaamn. -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 10:51 2
  - Shang Chi free on D+ November 12th! -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:01 1
    - YES! I'd have paid for it, but they didn't let me, so this is next-best. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:03
ST Poll: Weekend plans? -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 10:36 32
- ST D&D tomorrow night (and should be exciting). Work on Saturday (not so exciting). Usual lunch with Mom and her friends plus NASCAR on Sunday. - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 11:30 4
  - how do you guys play? where I've started watching Critical Role I might be interested if I can figure out how to set it up -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:30 3
    - We play via Roll20 and Discord. You're welcome to listen in anytime we're playing. And spamlet broadcasts on Twitch, too (I think). -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 11:32 2
      - I was thinking more of joining and playing eventually :) -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:32 1
        
        My fighter/Thief dwarf from university is rusty -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:33
- Dawson's is back with live music (favorite dive bar) with T-Town Aces. Miss Waterworld had expressed int in a bluegrass band but not much in me sigh. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 11:22
- lol. I just realized it is Thursday, not Friday - oblique Nov 4, 11:08 3
  - (was wondering about that) -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 11:09 2
    - It's because I'm going to see Eternals I think. Feels like Friday -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 11:12 1
      - After realizing I can see Thursday movies again earlier this week, I have been thinking I may not *want* to. - Spawn Nov 4, 11:16
- Animal Crossing. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 4, 11:03 1
  - which new part is most exciting for you? carrie was freaked this morning when someone knocked on her door and Pietro came in. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Nov 4, 11:08
- yard work (dig potatoes/carrots, cleanup garden) -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 10:50
- My older brother is bringing my niece down so she can tour Bryn Mawr College - so hanging with them for most of the weekend - decline Nov 4, 10:50
- It is Thursday... I am off tomorrow, going to Ottawa to help a friend who is paralyzed about doing anything, need to get her place cleaned up and get - Andie Nov 4, 10:46 2
  - That's really nice of you. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 10:48 1
    - she's in a pretty bad head space, so, i am happy to help. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 10:50
- writing. and waiting for my new laptop to arrive. - Beryllium Nov 4, 10:43 10
  - Which one did you get? -- nm - spamlet Nov 4, 10:45 8
    - not the most expensive one, but ... very expensive - Beryllium Nov 4, 10:57 7
      - I went to the Apple store yesterday to buy the same thing... completely sold out. I asked about the 16" - also sold out. - howie Nov 4, 11:11
      - just think of the boat you could have bought for what that thing costs... -- nm - decline Nov 4, 10:58 5
        
        option 3 (my point is these are all bad options, the laptop is much nicer :) ) -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:02 2
        
        laptops don't sail gloriously across the ocean waves and provide you with joy and the freedom of the open sea -- nm - decline Nov 4, 11:06 1
        
        no, but they probably skip alright if you get enough spin on them -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:07
        
        option 2 -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:01
        
        option 1 -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:00
  - ~Wake me up, when December Ends~ -- nm - budice Nov 4, 10:44
- Virtual archaeology symposium on Saturday. Museum tour on Sunday. -- nm - Meg Nov 4, 10:39
- Bowling Tournament Club meeting on Sunday and later that evening seeing Japanese Breakfast at the Glass House -- nm - JD Nov 4, 10:38 1
  - They're (she's) on my list -- nm - rollo Nov 4, 11:08
- Driving down to MD so A can get some cousin time. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 10:37
I just noticed that Jay Leno is guest hosting the Kelly Clarkson Show. I dunno. Doesn't look like he's got the chops. I don't think he'll make it in this business. -- nm* - Mop Nov 4, 10:35 2
- he just seems too folksy, not nearly cut-throat enough. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 10:43 1
  - She must want someone less funny than she is? -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 11:09
This article is crazy: Bloomberg: "Papa John Is Still Obsessed With Papa John’s" -- (link) - MDH Nov 4, 10:31 1
- Maybe saying you were Crucified is a...bit much? -- nm - spamlet Nov 4, 10:45
Finished up Mythic Quest last night. Pretty good show. Though its kind of mean spirited imo. Will still watch season 3 though. -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 10:30 1
- it is up to a point. And then hey have a breakthrough for the characters. There is character growth. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 10:45
Last night: “free upgrade to Windows 11? Sure!” This morning: “thanks, I hate it.” -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 4, 10:25 4
- It's already veering straight into ME/Vista/8 territory. -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 10:31
- No backsies! -- nm - Microsoft Nov 4, 10:30
- No hurry here. Can wait a Service Pack or 3 -- nm - budice Nov 4, 10:27 1
  - I think we estimated about 1/3 to half our machines can't upgrade to it due to CPU age. I need to review the final specs and put together a true list -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 10:32
Yet another in a string of school moosings -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 4, 10:20 1
- The only remedy for a bad moose is a good moose? -- nm - Qale Nov 4, 10:23
Squid Game with another 3 billion minutes viewed. (SITV spoilers) -- (link) - Inigo Nov 4, 10:13 3
- Hallmark Channel's "Good Witch" scores on the Acquired list! -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 10:16 2
  - Oh, wow! It's a Hallmark/Catherine Bell franchise going back to 2008. I didn't know that. -- (edited) - Inigo Nov 4, 10:25 1
    - In some ways, you and I are very different people. -- nm - Not Picard Nov 4, 10:37
OMFG. The lawyers I'm working with on an email collection task sent me over a list of keywords to use. It contained a line like this - oblique Nov 4, 10:09 6
- I would do just what they ask and not overthink it. Let them stress over it. -- nm - budice Nov 4, 10:14 1
  - Sadly it just means I have to spend hours and hours each time generating more search results and getting them the files - oblique Nov 4, 10:16
- Even better, they have another line of - oblique Nov 4, 10:13 3
  - lol. After asking about the /2, NOW they say that /2 means "within two words" - oblique Nov 4, 10:58 2
    - I wonder if this is somehow related to LexisNexis searching. -- (link) - mara Nov 4, 11:02 1
      - Either that or Relativity I'm sure -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 11:07
This is the time of year when I hate fantasy football. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 10:08 3
- But the FantasyPros said… -- nm - Not Picard Nov 4, 10:10 2
  - That Husker Nowledge has suffered some tough breaks, but is still in playoff contention and #4 in the dynasty rankings for the Astronauts. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 11:31
  - They forgot the random injury generator - Will Hunting Nov 4, 10:11
Speaking of 'just friends', during this past weekend I was invited by FH to go to Disneyland next weekend....and meet her parents -- (edited) - JD Nov 4, 10:03 17
- So... no Disneyland? -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 10:51 1
  - Last I heard, there's still going to be Disneyland - JD Nov 4, 10:55
- I…what? Are you dating or just friends? - Not Picard Nov 4, 10:08 13
  - Well, I guess we're dating but at the same time, there's no expectations for the long term - JD Nov 4, 10:18 12
    - That sounds... messy. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 11:08
    - This explanation didn’t help! Explanations should explain things! It’s right there in the terminology! -- nm - Not Picard Nov 4, 10:38 4
      - Oh! Have another fun fact that seemingly drives other people crazy. We came across this local craftsperson's jewelry - JD Nov 4, 10:50 3
        
        Unless the ring had a diamond in it, it doesn’t mean anything. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 10:52 2
        
        Apparently there's this concept of a promise ring? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -- nm - JD Nov 4, 10:56 1
        
        Yeah, if you’re in high school or something. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 11:01
    - Sound like you’re having fun at least. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 4, 10:23
    - I can’t even imagine how different budding relationships are during a pandemic. Even in a currently waning one. But I like hearing about it. A lot. -- nm - Qale Nov 4, 10:21 4
      - I don't think we'd have a relationship without vaccinations - JD Nov 4, 10:34 1
        
        Yay! -- nm - Qale Nov 4, 10:38
      - My son is current living with the girl he met (via Tinder I think) and dated virtually through the pandemic. I specifically remember we "sponsored" - oblique Nov 4, 10:26
      - me too - its fascinating. -- nm - Pippy Nov 4, 10:23
- ah, geez. not where I thought this was going -- nm - prayformojo Nov 4, 10:06
Heh -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 4, 10:00 2
- I would have labeled the second circle "Jumping in a pile of slugs" and then labeled the middle as Seattle. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 10:05 1
  - Hah! That'd be perfect. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 10:10
DTL: still never a 5-0 start. Got hammered by my nemesis. This team is driving me insane. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 09:46 5
- This season is a [censored] disaster. Down 130 spots from the start. No idea how to fix it. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 4, 09:54 2
  - But hey my team rating keeps going up so that's... disheartening. -- (pic) - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 4, 09:58 [Attachment] 1
    - I’m +44 up from +41 -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 10:06
- I'm 5-0 but it's misleading because my SOS is 234 -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 09:52 1
  - We would've lost to at least 3 of those teams. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 4, 10:00
75in Roku TV for $550 @ Target -- (link) - budice Nov 4, 09:44 2
- Good, not great. Doesn't do 120Hz refresh rate so it won't do the highest end resolutions on the PS and Xbox. -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 10:15 1
  - PS5's can't even do 4K 60Hz perfect yet. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 4, 11:13
I just saw an TV ad for an NFT, and it looks as sh*tty as you would imagine. - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 4, 09:41
Fun story about my mom and her friend playing detective at her retirement apartment. - Andie Nov 4, 09:33 11
- Encyclopedia Grayhairs -- nm - Qale Nov 4, 09:46
- Ha! Nicely solved! -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 09:42
- No! Ken is obviously setting up the maintenance man! Andie's mom, don't date Ken!!! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 4, 09:38 3
  - How can the maintenance guy not know about the cameras? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 10:32 1
    - my guess is he is always on camera, and he probably only took things when he was places he was supposed to be anyway. Seeing him on camera would be -- (edited) - Andie Nov 4, 10:47
  - ha! -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 09:39
- "Oh, uh, just one more thing ..." -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 09:36
- And he would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those pesky seniors! -- nm* - VMan Nov 4, 09:35
- Only Murders in the Retirement Community? -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 09:34 2
  - Only *Thefts* in the Retirement Community? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 10:08
  - she should do a podcast. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 09:36
I gave Republic Services a 90 Day Termination Notice on Nov 1st, per the contract. - Spawn Nov 4, 09:31 3
- Sounds about right for them. I'm going to go back to getting a paper invoice if they keep hiding it on their website. -- nm - Meg Nov 4, 09:42
- Efficient! -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 09:33 1
  - Right? If only their service was likewise. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 09:33

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