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Fed UNCH but doubles pace of taper to $30 billion per month. The central bank also sees three rate hikes next year. ' -- nm - budice Dec 15, 11:06 1
- Pretty much what was expected, I think. -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 15, 11:11
Some crazy weather out west -- (link) - decline Dec 15, 11:00 3
- Insane. (Lamar, CO has been the subject of a running joke between my dad and myself for about 30 years) -- nm - prayformojo Dec 15, 11:10 1
  - My Dad lived there for quite a while when he was younger my half Uncle lives there now -- nm - eag Dec 15, 11:15
- Holy crap! We have predictions for high winds tonight. Hope it's not like that. -- nm - zunk xometimes Dec 15, 11:08
"these malevolent clowns" -- (link) - mud Dec 15, 10:51
My third favorite animal! - Jovian Dec 15, 10:50 2
- Elephants are the best! - Krusty Dec 15, 10:57 1
  - love love them - Jovian Dec 15, 11:02
Calgary Flames add 17 team members, including coach Darryl Sutter, to NHL COVID-19 protocol -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 10:46 1
- Flame Out -- nm - budice Dec 15, 10:54
Villeneuve on to ‘Rendezvous with Rama’ next: -- (link) - mud Dec 15, 10:44 12
- please no. -- nm - colinberry sauce Dec 15, 10:58 6
  - Explain? (I know little about sci-fi so I don't how to read your reaction) - ty97 Dec 15, 10:59 5
    - it's a good book, but there's literally no plot. it's an exercise in world building, the later books kind of give it plot. - colinberry sauce Dec 15, 11:02
    - Arthur C. Clarke -- nm - Spawnta Dec 15, 11:00 3
      - in a name, yeah. it's technical sci-fi.. all about "how it works and what it looks like" and not about plot. -- nm - colinberry sauce Dec 15, 11:02 2
        
        ahh, okay -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 11:15
        
        *ding* Give the man credit for *vision*. -- nm* - Spawnta Dec 15, 11:10
- aww I remember when I used to pronounce this Ren-da-vis - Jovian Dec 15, 10:54 1
  - I remember my 4th grade teacher getting mad at a classmate for intentionally mispronouncing it during a reading exercise. - Baron Please Come Home Dec 15, 11:12
- Oh. Wow. -- nm - JD Dec 15, 10:52
- oh that's interesting. -- nm - Remlik Dec 15, 10:47
- "Dennys Ville Newve" -- nm - budice Dec 15, 10:45
Shaun and Walt: hearing Level 2 as of tonight. Going to be announced in 1 minute on their Live stream -- (link) - Beaker Dec 15, 10:28 2
- haven't said it yet though... -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 10:50 1
  - Was about to ask. I wasn't able to watch til now. -- nm - Shaun Dec 15, 10:51
Theranos - First look at Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes and Naveen Andrews as Sunny Balwani in Hulu's The Dropout -- (link*) - budice Dec 15, 10:24
Can they call Juice WRLD a "superstar" when I've never heard of him? -- (link) - Mop Dec 15, 10:12 5
- Not even in your Lucid Dreams? -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 10:37
- Especially because you've never heard of him ;-) -- nm - JD Dec 15, 10:17
- Yes, you are old - ty97 Dec 15, 10:13 2
  - I’ve heard of him, so HA! -- nm - spamlet Dec 15, 10:19 1
    - So have I, so don't be rushing around in your walker, buddy -- nm* - ty97 Dec 15, 10:25
2 pieces of news: 1) Apparently anti-vaxxers staged a sit-in at The Cheesecake Factory in Queens. 2) Apparently there' a Cheesecake Factory in Queens. -- nm* - ty97 Dec 15, 10:05 15
- Now that you've discovered this glorious news, will you be dinning at said restaurant? -- nm - decline Dec 15, 10:19 2
  - Haven't been to one in many years. Always liked some of their cheesecakes. Never found anything on their food menu memorable - ty97 Dec 15, 10:30 1
    - I think that's actually a feature of their success. It's a place that a group can agree upon as everybody only has vague memories of the actual food - JD Dec 15, 10:32
- all they're doing is hurting the cheesecake factory. that can't sit well with them. -- nm - colinberry sauce Dec 15, 10:10 3
  - need to send in the thugs with clubs to disperse those morons -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 10:29 2
    - bust some skulls, amirite? -- nm - colinberry sauce Dec 15, 10:58 1
      - if it were lefties protesting they'd already be teargassed and in jail -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 11:13
- Also: There's no WalMarts in NYC -- nm - budice Dec 15, 10:09 3
  - An ever-increasing number of Targets though -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 10:10 2
    - CityTarget is a thing in LA too -- nm - budice Dec 15, 10:11 1
      - You can find some 'real-sized' Targets out in the boroughs (and maybe the one in Harlem?) but yeah below 96th st, they are all that small-format -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 10:12
- Necessary backstory: You can't dine-in in NYC without providing proof of vaccination -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 10:08 1
  - I know, I know. I tried anyway, but I know. (NM) - Bozonaro Dec 15, 10:18
- I wonder exactly what pollutants are emitted from its plethora of smoke stacks -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 10:06 1
  - zero, since 99% of everything at Cheesecake factory is microwaved -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 10:23
Brand new (as in one hour) video for My Sweet Lord. The cameos will make your head spin, cheat sheet at the end. -- (link) - loosilu who Dec 15, 10:02 [youtube] 1
- I missed Dhani & Olivia - where were they? -- nm - mud Dec 15, 10:26
DTL: Decided my recruiting maxes - Dano Dec 15, 09:50 1
- Hansen is so hot right now. - spamlet Dec 15, 09:56
Huh, I somehow missed this -- Nascar legend Jimmie Johnson joined IndyCar this year (but no ovals) -- next year, he's running every race. -- (link) - Will Hunting Dec 15, 09:49
Rumors are that Kevin Owens has re-signed with WWE for multiple years. That opens up some creative in the New Years PPV coming up - Will Hunting Dec 15, 09:48 7
- Wonder what made him resign when others are flipping -- nm - eag Dec 15, 09:50 6
  - $$$. Also, if you look at AEW, at the top of the card, they have a log-jam of people and only 4 PPVs a year - Will Hunting Dec 15, 09:54 4
    - So does this mean WWE will keep Sami too cause both contracts were up same time -- nm - eag Dec 15, 09:57 3
      - Dunno but he’s getting a full court press too with a solid mid-card push. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 09:59 2
        
        he's a really good heel who could turn it nasty if they want. And they need that. -- nm - Remlik Dec 15, 10:11 1
        
        But he's in the land of giants (as much as Roman and Owens are 'giants') At best, he's a mid-card title pest ... he's a better wrestling Miz. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 11:05
  - Money. Fightful says AEW couldn’t match the offer. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 15, 09:52
DTL: I posted my maxes on the board but here they are as well - spamlet Dec 15, 09:48 3
- Mine are: Eric Landry, Nicholas Walker, Anthony Myers, Roger Caster (Caster is 4th in my all-ranks so i'm shocked he's not listed by 6 people.) -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 09:51 2
  - I have Caster 27th so yeah fairly high. -- nm - spamlet Dec 15, 09:55 1
    - My lowest (I can't recall- this cycle sucked to find targets) is #80 overall in my rank. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 09:56
(overshare) - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 15, 09:43 1
- Those instances are probably increased due to overall pandemic issues. Hopefully… -- nm - Qale Dec 15, 09:46
Sounds like King Manchin has sunk BBB until 2022 -- nm - Jovian Dec 15, 09:39 3
- Pelosi: “I'm not going to have a post-mortem on something that hasn't died.” -- (link) - mud Dec 15, 10:34
- He needs to be thrown into the woods and let The Mothman handle it from there. -- nm - Qale Dec 15, 09:46
- he needs a stocking full of coal, if you know what i mean. -- nm - colinberry sauce Dec 15, 09:41
Deion Sanders flips No. 2 overall college football recruit Travis Hunter from Florida State to Jackson State on national signing day -- (link) - Beaker Dec 15, 09:29 6
- Walter Payton's school. A long time ago. - zunk xometimes Dec 15, 09:43
- That seems...not a great decision for the kid? -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 09:39 3
  - In addition to the other possible positives posted, I think it is evidence of how scouting and drafting has changed - JD Dec 15, 09:54
  - a CB learning from one of the all-time great CBs -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 09:48
  - Deion was a brilliant cornerback (and athletic freak) so the kid might learn more from him but it's more an - Will Hunting Dec 15, 09:42
- My bet, he doesn't move up because he's going to get caught cheating hardcore at JSU -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 09:32
Cineplex wins $1.24B in damages in lawsuit with former merger partner Cineworld -- (link) - Beaker Dec 15, 09:27 1
- Plex flexes, World wounded -- nm - rollo Dec 15, 11:29
Minecraft content has reached 1 Trillion views on YouTube (here's an earworm for you!) - Max Dec 15, 09:27 [youtube]
B.C. couple gifts property with pristine grizzly habitat to conservation group -- (link) - Beaker Dec 15, 09:26
I was this old when I learned that "I Know There's Something Going On" was done by Frida. Like Anni-Frid, one of the 'A's of ABBA - JD Dec 15, 09:14 [youtube] 4
- And Phil Collins produced it and played drums and backing vocals on it. -- nm - Remlik Dec 15, 09:28 1
  - But that part I will forgive him for not recognizing. -- nm - Spawnta Dec 15, 09:29
- hahahahah, fool. I learned that weeks ago! -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 09:24
- newb -- nm - Spawnta Dec 15, 09:19
Disney+ now supports Apple's new SharePlay feature (iOS 15.2) -- (link) - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 15, 09:13
Spawn, $5/month for a year so a bit under $7 after fees and taxes. -- nm* - Tim Dec 15, 08:57 1
- Not bad. Just checked my CC. We have two radios and I are paying a total of $12.96 per month. -- nm - Spawnta Dec 15, 09:18
Man I love Liz -- (link) - Jovian Dec 15, 08:48 9
- great, but don't forget she votes with GOP on everything, including against actual measures to ensure there is not an end to democracy that she - colinberry sauce Dec 15, 08:57 6
  - this is NOT political theater. She is an apostate to her own party. I dont agree with her politics. But she and Kinzinger are heroes for what they are - Jovian Dec 15, 08:59 5
    - sure, they're mad that she's not endorsing fascism, but she's not out of the party. i'm not trusting of a lifelon republican, and a chaney to boot. - colinberry sauce Dec 15, 09:06
    - I like what she is doing on this topic. That doesn't mean I have to be okay with everything else she does. -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 09:04 3
      - She is standing up to Trumpism cause she believes and I agree - eag Dec 15, 09:55
      - correct -- nm - Jovian Dec 15, 09:16
      - i will agree she is saying the right things on this topic right now. -- nm - colinberry sauce Dec 15, 09:07
- LIZ FOR PRESIDENT!!! -- nm - Spawnta Dec 15, 08:50 1
  - Liz Lemon, yes. Liz Cheney, no. - Beryllium Dec 15, 09:00
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer | Official Trailer | Netflix -- (link) - Beaker Dec 15, 08:46 [youtube] 2
- ohh nice, all over this. As a child, this was the first time I was told that there were people who just murdered people for no reason. -- nm - Jovian Dec 15, 08:53 1
  - and then the murders began -- nm - rollo Dec 15, 09:00
Subject line from my company's IT email: AMAZON WEB SERVICES ISSUE - JD Dec 15, 08:43 8
- Have they tried unplugging then re-plugging in the internet? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Dec 15, 09:21
- I like to tell our C-level execs that the difference between in-house infrastructure and cloud is that when it is in-house, they can feel better about - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 15, 08:51 3
  - do you bring this out for show and tell? -- (pic) - colinberry sauce Dec 15, 09:00 [Attachment]
  - C. Fix the cloud, kilbo. -- nm - C-level Dec 15, 08:54
  - Cloud has more redundancies, so this shouldnt really happen. But good to have onprem backup -- nm - budice Dec 15, 08:53
- Amazon AWS Issue is Fixed for the most part. -- nm* - budice Dec 15, 08:45 1
  - Subject line from most recently received email: AMAZON WEB SERVICES ISSUE - RESOLVED -- nm* - JD Dec 15, 08:55
- Most people don't get how any of this works -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 08:44
Dr. Anthony Fauci: “Our booster vaccine regimens work against Omicron.” “At this point, there is no need for a variant-specific booster.” -- (link*) - ty97 Dec 15, 08:43
re:b2 Baron: I finished my formulas but it really flattened the grades out between players - spamlet Dec 15, 08:39 3
- My formulas definitely pull things toward the center. - Baron Please Come Home Dec 15, 08:58 1
  - I'm currently using the "any" formulas for the last step. That may be it too. - spamlet Dec 15, 09:04
- That reminds me. I need to recruit today,. -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 08:53
No training for Jorts! - JD Dec 15, 08:38
I wouldn't mind changing to a parliamentary system (I think?) -- nm* - ty97 Dec 15, 08:37 18
- That covers a lot of territory though, and look at the results. - Roger More Dec 15, 08:55 5
  - I want to vote the for the Health Care and Pretzels Party! -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 09:06 4
    - I'm not overly fond of pretzels, so I'm voting for the Health Care and Potato Chip party -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 09:12 3
      - I can support the HC&Pretzels party as long as they declare public support for the pretzel/peanut butter bites that Costco sells. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 15, 09:19 1
        
        These. They are amazing. -- (link) - Strongbad Dec 15, 09:20
      - It's a big-tent party that accepts all health care fans and potato chip adherents from kettle-chip-lovers to Lays-enjoyers - Roger More Dec 15, 09:14
- i'd be happy to get rid of the senate, bring house up to thousands of members.. whatever that means. -- nm - colinberry sauce Dec 15, 08:44 5
  - Lower Senate to 5 year terms, Raise House to 3 year terms. Term limit Supreme Court Justices to 20ish years? -- nm - Qale Dec 15, 09:00 1
    - 18 years for scotus, staggered every two years. -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 15, 09:15
  - Multi-member districts with ranked choice voting, ftw! -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 15, 08:55 2
    - will the GOP allow it? no? then no. -- nm - colinberry sauce Dec 15, 08:57 1
      - You’re the one who suggested getting rid of the senate entirely. -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 15, 09:09
- I have ideas about this. - znufrii, boosted Dec 15, 08:43
- *laughs in Belgium* - spamlet Dec 15, 08:39 4
  - At least it would be a different kind of awful from what we currently have? - ty97 Dec 15, 08:41 3
    - If we get PM questions, I'll subscribe to your newsletter. -- nm - spamlet Dec 15, 08:44 2
      - I should write the Newsletter of Things That Will Never Happen But I'd Like (in theory) -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 08:45 1
        
        I could have many, many guest columns! -- nm - spamlet Dec 15, 10:05
If we can't find a suitable leader out of 275mil natural-born people, we've got bigger issues than the text of a 232yr old document. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 08:34 4
- No one who would run for POTUS should ever be POTUS -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 08:37 3
  - This. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 15, 09:22
  - that's how you end up with President Selena Gomez - prayformojo Dec 15, 08:47 1
    - I would vote for Taylor Swift. -- nm - Spawnta Dec 15, 09:27
Spiderman No Way Home 95% (112/6) -- nm* - Beaker Dec 15, 08:33 1
- Seeing it in about 3 hours, looks like screenings have sold out tonight. -- nm - LMS Dec 15, 08:35
I probably wouldn't vote for him, but I wouldn't have general concerns if Arnold Schwarzenegger was able to run for President. -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 08:33 2
- we'd all be wearing lederhosen, working out to Hanz and Franz videos and singing Edelweiss at the start of every morning -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 08:35 1
  - ... Prime Ministah Ahnold? "Get to da Cabinet!" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 08:36
(Unwanted) earworm is Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer (and CVS is to blame for it) -- nm* - ty97 Dec 15, 08:30 1
- That song just played so much back in the 90s that it's *still* overplayed (it's not a bad song, I'm just tired of it) -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 08:34
Just do it. -- nm - Spawnta Dec 15, 08:29 1
- you two faced entendre -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 15, 08:30

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