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I think "spider monday" is hilarious. also, I will see spider-man opening night. he's my faaaaaaavorite. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 17, 05:45 5
- Spidey's the best! -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 06:03
- my kids want to watch SM 3 and the Garfield ones now to prepare -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 05:49
- I mean, he’s no Sexiest Man of the Year, I’ve heard. -- nm - Not Ant-Man Nov 17, 05:48
- It’s trying really hard to make fetch happen. -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 05:47 1
  - go drink your cider. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 17, 05:50
NTSB closes probe into fatal Tesla 2020 California crash - oblique Nov 17, 05:41 12
- I can't see Autonomous driving ever replacing regular driving on roads. A nice to have like Cruise Control, just too many variations on road looks -- nm - budice Nov 17, 05:45 11
  - I'll let you know. I should be added to the FSD beta this weekend. -- nm - TWuG Nov 17, 06:03
  - I mean that’s the whole of it, right? Trying to do something we don’t yet imagine happening. Is it an unsolvable, or a matter of time. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 05:47 9
    - I think it’s a matter of time, but a longer time than most people think. - mafic Nov 17, 05:49 8
      - I’ll have you know I only get it right 97% of the time! -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 05:57 2
        
        You can interpolate from missing data! The damn machine doesn’t know what to do when it can’t read the code. -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 06:02 1
        
        UPC tech is flawed and it’s just a basic pull from a database! -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 06:03
      - Plus I think that at some point the entire "system" around driving changes to accommodate it whether that be road design, additional cooperating tech, - oblique Nov 17, 05:51 2
        
        I don’t know the first thing about the tech, but I do wonder if the design is flawed from the start because of this. - Qale Nov 17, 05:59 1
        
        Basically yes. It doesn't take much of a stretch of the imagination to consider a road that tells the car the information it needs instead of the car - oblique Nov 17, 06:02
      - plus you will always have the a-holes who override as they are better drivers than some stupid computer made specifically for driving -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 05:51 1
        
        If anything it seems that the a-holes currently are overriding in the opposite direction. Pushing the cars to do the driving when they shouldn’t be. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 06:00
Finally getting to some turntabling until 10am Eastern / 9 Central. -- nm* - Qale Nov 17, 05:37
This seems like a big deal. Amazon UK to stop accepting UK issued VISA cards on January 19th -- (link*) - oblique Nov 17, 05:33 3
- Two super rich corporations that make obscene profits are fighting with each other to see who gets more profits. -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 05:50 2
  - All because a bunch of xenophobic assholes decided to Brexit. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 17, 06:01
  - Fun Fact: HEB does not sell Amazon gift cards. Do you know how much glee this gives me informing the customers that fact? -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 06:00
Dammit. Some friends just invited us to their friends’ cabin in Perth wine country. Just found out it’s nowhere near said wine country. - mafic Nov 17, 05:23 10
- sounds like it's time for some new friends -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 05:28
- maybe they just have that much wine -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 05:28
- "well, we still have wine" -- nm - budice Nov 17, 05:24 7
  - It’s like orchard country, so there’s probably cider? -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 05:25 6
    - lets ask Meg if there are any orange trees left in Orange Co (besides the ONE growing in the historical society yard -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 12:17
    - the orchards are 400 miles away -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 05:34 2
      - "man this cider is weak" -- nm - budice Nov 17, 05:35 1
        
        ha ha ha ha. I laughed. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 17, 05:37
    - I mean really it sort of sounds like driving for 2.5 hours to get to a slightly different version of my house. -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 05:31 1
      - A year ago, we’d be all for it. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 05:38
Seton Hall beat Michigan last night and Oregon lost by 32 to BYU. Neither is on the front page of ESPN or The Athletic. But The Athletic did have news - Krusty Nov 17, 05:22
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 17, 05:12 [Attachment] 6
- DADDY AND NANNY LAID IN HAY -- nm - Max Nov 17, 06:20
- HINNYLAD, a young equestrian who specializes in horse-donkey hybrids. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 17, 06:02
- Hall and Yanni - Much less successful group following Oates' departure -- nm - VMan Nov 17, 05:48
- AllHailLadyDiana. -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 05:25
- HindLadDay, a new holiday. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 17, 05:23
- After losing his PA state senate seat due in part to sexual assault allegations, DAYLIN HAD NIL -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 05:21
JP Morgan sues Tesla for Elon’s pocket change -- (link) - znufrii Nov 17, 05:10
Spider-Man trailer—possible edit—spoilers - flavorize Nov 17, 04:07 1
- yeah I can see that -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 05:20
Happy Birthday Shaun! -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 03:34 5
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 12:18
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - decline Nov 17, 05:31
- Happy birthday, Shaun! Woo hoo!! -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 05:03
- Happy b-day, sir! (NM) - Marlowe Nov 17, 04:04
- Happy birthday! -- nm - spamlet Nov 17, 03:38
WA is starting to look like Houston -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 17, 02:01 [youtube]
When the hypothetical becomes ... thetical. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 17, 00:50 2
- *sues first man for driving the cow that direction* -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 05:27
- unexpected for sure -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 01:58
This feels like a self-own by the BC government -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 17, 00:44
A self portrait by Frieda Kahlo is auctioned for almost 35 million, highest ever for a latin-american art work -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 17, 00:29 1
- I never knew she had a face on her face. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 17, 05:35
Get upset about that, Max! -- (link) - The Allfather Nov 16, 23:48 2
- All you suckers don't realize you're getting scored on. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 06:24 1
  - I mean, Road House is in the list too. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 06:25
I don't know how non-techies survive. I just had to modify the DNS servers on my router just to get xbox.com to load on my wifi... - Ender Nov 16, 23:23 2
- Sanity check me here. I have no Xbox, and my pc is like 6 years old, but if I got Xbox game pass ultimate and an Xbox controller... - Ender Nov 17, 00:09 1
  - I’m afraid I’m of no use here as I don’t use Game Pass Ultimate for PC since I’m on Mac Mini. On your previous issue, you’ll want to use a wired… - Qale Nov 17, 06:02
The Red Notice Roadshow -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 16, 22:34 [youtube]
"Oh, Alton Brown tickets would be a good xmas gift for my brother and his fiance!"*checks dates*Oh, that's the weekend before their wedding. Bad idea. -- nm - Ender Nov 16, 22:14 1
- Stag night! -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 00:19
370 days later my dad finally managed to order a PS5 today. Bet he regrets not taking that spare PS5 I sold to maj's friend. -- nm - Ender Nov 16, 22:00 1
- that kid still texts me like once a week thanking me. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 17, 05:38
Wait, Psychonauts 2 is available on Playstation? I thought they were bought by MS... -- nm - Ender Nov 16, 21:41 1
- Remember that this is the same Microsoft that lobbied hard to get their Xbox Game Pass on iOS and PlayStation. - Mop Nov 16, 22:10
That Simpsons 2-parter was a great Fargo story but it sure wasn’t a Simpsons story. -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 21:25 6
- They ran out of new Simpsons stories 15 years ago. Be happy with what you got. -- nm - Ender Nov 16, 21:30 3
  - The show didn't even have its best season until 25. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 16, 21:31 2
    - My friend Arthur has suggested they are 'ending' everyone's storylines. With as many characters as they have, could take a while. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 05:23
    - Sure, they had plenty of time to perfect the no-longer-new Simpsons stories. *nm* - Ender Nov 16, 21:57
- It was hysterical. Poor Fat Tony. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 16, 21:25 1
  - first Simpsons I've watched in ages and I enjoyed it quite a bit -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 05:59
Staples Center to be renamed after crypto.com -- (link) - Volnelk Nov 16, 20:50 14
- isn't that Superman's dog's name? -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 05:59
- Welcome to pets.com stadium! -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 05:24
- That's an awful name. Are they going to use the .com part? That would make it so much worse so I hope they do. -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 05:05
- Meanwhile, in Chicago, the Hancock Building is more the not the Hancock Building. - . Nov 17, 01:12
- This feels... pretty much exactly how it did when they went with the office supply name. Only older. -- nm* - con_carne Nov 16, 22:06 1
  - *renames the White House* -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 22:07
- Cincinnati is so lucky when it comes to stadium names. -- nm - Ender Nov 16, 21:28 1
  - The Reds nailed it because if you don't know they're an insurance company you would think it was just the name the Reds came up with. - Krusty Nov 17, 05:07
- every writer in LA is now going to make CRYPT jokes about every team that plays there, concerts, etc. whether they lost/ I.E. got buried there - Peglegpete Nov 16, 21:14
- Crypto is a scam and it's gonna collapse any day now... right? RIGHT?! -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 20:52 4
  - Saw a crypto.com ad on reddit that mentioned credit cards. Not sure if it was that they accepted them or some kind of points back thing, but I hope... - Ender Nov 16, 22:17 1
    - Zoiby wanna buy on margin! -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 16, 22:26 [youtube]
  - Not as long as there are suckers willing to give their money to the bigger fish. -- nm - MDH Nov 16, 20:56 1
    - *finger to nose* -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 05:22
Hmmm... I might just be coming around on hard tacos. -- nm - Ender Nov 16, 20:07
This is rich, like one of the sweet desserts at your local Cactus Club -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 16, 19:57 1
- :-] -- nm - mud Nov 16, 20:01
This is amazing. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 16, 19:44
This house confused me. It's 2600 square feet, but it's 2 bedroom? -- (link) - ty97 Nov 16, 19:32 4
- They're really big bedrooms -- nm - decline Nov 17, 05:33
- I count two beds plus an office, so it still really has three beds. With a master that big it had better have a walk-in closet or they wasted an oppo. -- nm - Ender Nov 16, 20:12
- I don't understand how I hate it so much. The master is too big. The combo living + dining + kitchen + nook gives me anxiety. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 19:40 1
  - It all looks nice. I shouldn't hate it. But I do. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 19:40
Canada / Mexico spoilers - Beaker Nov 16, 18:54 7
- more spoilers - Beaker Nov 16, 18:54 6
  - spoiler - mud Nov 16, 19:22
  - I give you another spoiler - loosilu Nov 16, 19:20 1
    - ... spoils - Beryllium Nov 16, 19:25
  - !!! -- (link) - mud Nov 16, 19:08 2
    - How is there that much snow in Mexico? -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 20:49 1
      - It's actually cocaine. That's why the canadians jumped in so eagerly. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 21:08
*sob* The Mets are gonna have so many draft picks next year. *sob* -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 18:42 1
- *slaps top of Mets org* this bad boy can fit so many clowns in it - Beryllium Nov 16, 18:52
Boba Fett to join Fortnite December 24th -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 18:36
I swear to God if they end up having Olivia Benson’s kid get sexually assaulted I am gonna be so mad. -- nm* - Qale Nov 16, 18:19 10
- I can't speak for the show because I haven't watched it for a decade or more, but ... - Beryllium Nov 16, 18:51 9
  - Not sure what you mean. She has a son named Noah. - Qale Nov 16, 18:55 8
    - well, flip the pronouns then. whatever. :D -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 18:58 7
      - It’s okay. I can post things that only matter to me. Been doing it for decades. - Qale Nov 16, 19:07 6
        
        When I stopped watching it, it wasn't because I thought it was bad. I thought it was great; I just couldn't handle the subject matter. - Beryllium Nov 16, 19:31 1
        
        I find odd comfort in the procedural nature. Though that’s been somewhat altered last season and this. - Qale Nov 16, 20:01
        
        I like SVU in reruns, it's cool you are watching it new. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 19:13 3
        
        It is strongly tied in with Organized Crime. -- nm - Qale Nov 16, 19:16 2
        
        you mean Dick Wolf? -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 19:19 1
        
        Same thing. Hehehe. -- nm - Qale Nov 16, 19:23
that's canadian soccer motherfucker! -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 18:08
So...um....Netflix appears to have...um....created (?) The Real World: Austin -- (link) - ty97 Nov 16, 18:03 1
- Oviposited? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 18:49
Today's listing that Redfin e-mailed me -- (link) - ty97 Nov 16, 17:56
UPDATE: "Efforts to remove a barge that ran aground on Vancouver’s Sunset Beach have failed." -- (link) - mud Nov 16, 17:56 1
- I heard abbotsford is severely flooded - I assume just one section, but otherwise that means 3 BC towns destroyed or severely damaged this year -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 18:50
CFP rankings out. Little movement at the top. - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 16, 17:37
New Spiderman Trailer -- (link) - budice Nov 16, 17:34 [youtube] 15
- Zendaya has one line and steals the trailer. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 06:29
- I wonder about the spoil - Spawn Nov 16, 22:04
- SQUEEEEEEEEEEE! - TWuG Nov 16, 18:07 1
  - Spoils - TWuG Nov 16, 18:14
- That’s … got potential. (Spoils) - Will Hunting Nov 16, 17:54 2
  - It's the worst kept secret going. -- nm - Shaun Nov 16, 17:58 1
    - I know but there’s some random people who might not know. Jolt em. As it is, people are just gonna be waiting for them cause no surprise. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 18:02
- Fun fun fun! -- nm - Remlik Nov 16, 17:53
- spider monday? gtfo -- nm - mafic Nov 16, 17:52 1
  - National holiday! -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 21:55
- giggity -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 17:47
- OK, OK. OK. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 16, 17:43
- There is A LOT of shit going on there. -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 17:41 1
  - It'll take 4 hours to deal with it all. It's like Lawrence of Queens. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 16, 18:01
- oh my -- nm - mud Nov 16, 17:39
Also I get my L2 charger tomorrow so range anxiety can get fucked. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 17:00
LIR: Wally's! I really want to visit that place. - ReluctantCynic Nov 16, 16:57 2
- It's fantastic! Wall of fountain drinks, pulled pork sandwiches, bakery, jerky bar along with all kinds of "general merchandise". - zunk xometimes Nov 16, 17:15 [Attachment] 1
  - *twitch* - ReluctantCynic Nov 16, 17:52
OK... Yellowstone is distributed by ViacomCBS, airs on the Paramount Network, and is on... Peacock??? -- nm - Ender Nov 16, 16:50 9
- What I'm taking from this is that Paramount+ should either be renamed to ParamountMinus or "Spacedock" or "Starbase Alpha" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 18:46
- It's a licensing nightmare! -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 17:41 1
  - Catchphrase! -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 18:39
- They took NBC’s money rather than using it to build up their streaming service. -- nm - spamlet Nov 16, 17:35
- And in Canada it's probably on Prime or Disney+ -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 17:14 2
  - Prime FTW! -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 17:47
  - got on the first try. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 17:29
- Third base! -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 16, 16:59
- Yes. We just went down this rabbit last night in trying to watch a scene from season 4. - The Allfather Nov 16, 16:51
Visualizing the Race for EV Dominance -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 16, 16:36
A's shot one: done. - znufrii Nov 16, 16:29 1
- yeah!!! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 16, 16:36

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