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Someone built a prototype universal subtitler... -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 5, 12:43 1
- Google Glass could have helped this! -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 12:45
Meg, I believe you sent in twice, I'll roll over if the powerball rolls over -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 12:38 2
- Nope, I only show once on the 2nd (Monday's draw) and once yesterday for tonight. -- nm - Meg Jan 5, 13:13
- Whoops, sending now. - The Allfather Jan 5, 12:38
Evil Ben Grimm didnt like Merrick Garland's speech, so I guess it was very good. -- (link) - Jovian Jan 5, 12:29 6
- it was nice and polite. basically: be patient, folks -- nm - mud Jan 5, 12:33
- I know none of the characters in the Jovian Cinematic Universe (JCU). -- nm - The Allfather Jan 5, 12:33 4
  - HEH. This was the acting attorney general after Sessions and before Barr. -- nm - Jovian Jan 5, 12:43 1
    - When you think about it, that sentence is amazing. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 5, 12:50
  - Probably one too many movies with the big orange alien, but an exciting, if stressful, story arc. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 5, 12:39 1
    - Their January 2021 release was preposterous and jumped the shark. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 5, 12:39
One of my HOA board presidents just tested positive. Damn it. This is the closest it has gotten to me (no in person contact for weeks, but still). -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 12:20
Today's a double feature of Gravity and The Martian. - The Allfather Jan 5, 12:18 3
- Four thumbs up. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 5, 12:36
- Are you kidding me? -- nm - Max Jan 5, 12:24 1
  - I never lie about The Martian and Gravity. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 5, 12:27
Wrestling/Knox County: Danhausen an independent wrestler calls out Mayor Kane -- (link) - Remlik Jan 5, 12:17 2
- Nathan is playing in the mayor’s reading challenge kickoff next week. - kelly Jan 5, 12:37 1
  - Nice and well done on your part. Kane is a just a pos. -- nm - Remlik Jan 5, 12:38
anyone have a good experience with a home warranty company? - groiny Jan 5, 12:09 7
- The cost of them averages out to what you would pay to buy new stuff to replace old stuff, IE furnace, water heater, refer, washer -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 12:36 2
  - but check with your home/auto company -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 12:48 1
    - lets get jenbro to check in -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 12:49
- American Home Shield -- nm - rollo Jan 5, 12:34
- If it’s already out, it’s too late. - spamlet Jan 5, 12:26
- We had one included when we bought our place and never had to use it, so I’m guessing that’s probably the best experience someone can have with that. -- (edited) - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 5, 12:11
- In all my years of managing rentals... *once*. The rest, no. - Spawn Jan 5, 12:10
Help my gambling: What movie wins Best Picture Oscar? What actor wins Best Actor? Best Actress? - Name Withheld By Request Jan 5, 12:08 20
- The offshore site I use has Belfast 2/1, Will Smith 1/2, Kristen Stewart 4/9 as the favorites -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 12:35 14
  - Purposely going against the chalk. With Power of the Dog getting director talk for Campion and supporting front runners, I think it and BC have growth - Name Withheld By Request Jan 5, 13:05
  - There's a common sense element about whether the Academy would vote Kristen Stewart for Best Actress. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 5, 12:40 9
    - She's had a half a dozen really well hailed performances in indies the last 5 years. I think people see her as having paid her dues. -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 12:44 8
      - I just don't think she's anywhere near redeemed enough for the average Academy voter. It's the Sly Stallone problem. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 5, 12:52 1
        
        My thing is, who would they vote for then? Gaga ain't winning, and I can't see Colman winning again so soon. Zegler (IMO) is the nominee that.. - MDH Jan 5, 12:54
      - I stand by my ridiculous prediction that Gaga takes the gold. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 5, 12:48 1
        
        And that Moreno will be nominated for this version of West Side Story as well. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 5, 12:54
      - She needs to do the female Joker, then she is there. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 12:47
      - Same could be said for Chastain though. -- nm - ty97 Jan 5, 12:46 2
        
        Feinberg has Chastain currently 7th. -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 12:52
        
        Chastain should already have 2. -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 12:50
  - This matches Feinberg at THR. He's got top 2 for nominations as: Belfast/Dog, Smith/Garfield, Stewart/Kidman -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 12:36 2
    - My site has West Side Story 2 and Dog 3. Cumberbatch 2 and Garfield 3. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 12:48 1
      - Interesting, so a flipped 2/3 ranking, but otherwise the Top 3s match overall. -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 12:51
- Tangent: I need to re-try to watch Power of the Dog spoiler - Spawn Jan 5, 12:16
- Depends on whether you want to be right or aim for the most profit. - The Allfather Jan 5, 12:16 2
  - Power of the Dog is great but it's not the kind of film that gets passionate champions. -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 12:30 1
    - I think you have to go down to Licorice Pizza on the odds sites to find a movie that anybody is emphatic about, and PTA has proven too niche. - The Allfather Jan 5, 12:32
- Pig. Cage. Cage. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 12:14
Brian Kelly, shitheel from Notre Dame, now of LSU, cultivator of accents…says he’s from Boston, and Bostonians don’t have strong accents. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 12:01 12
- I hereby authorize the Vols to beat the tar out of LSU every year until such time as ND wins another championship without Kelly. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 5, 12:38 5
  - The era of the ND football championship is long past. '93 is ancient history. -- nm - rollo Jan 5, 12:39 4
    - '93? I wish we had won in '93! Try '88. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 5, 12:40 3
      - No no, we won in '93. Don't you remember we beat Fla State, then the next week the Boston College kicker duffed it and we went on to beat West Va. - rollo Jan 5, 12:45 2
        
        I like your universe better. I shall live there from now on. - Baron Enero Jan 5, 12:51 1
        
        I doubt it - they had their chance and WVA was undefeated -- nm - rollo Jan 5, 12:55
- So like Kevin Costner? -- nm - eag Jan 5, 12:09
- Let's see what the Affleck brothers have to say about that - Epiphany Jan 5, 12:07 3
  - I mean…it’s at worst the 2nd most known American accent depending on how many mob movies you’ve seen from New York. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 12:11 2
    - I thought their alphabet only had four letters -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 12:15 1
      - Just because Worcester becomes Woostah, doesn’t mean they’re capped at 5. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 12:17
- 🤣 -- nm - Diva Jan 5, 12:05
My company will donate money to food banks when employees get booster shots. - Diva Jan 5, 11:57 13
- OSHA rules require proof of vax or weekly testing at our bank beginning 1/10 -- nm - SyrDragon Jan 5, 13:07
- Do you want to know how this makes me feel? - ty97 Jan 5, 12:45
- "We're appealing to your better nature." "Well that's your fuck up." -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 12:32
- I'm not sure where people who already won't do something for themselves and their common good will decide to change their mind so a company can... - Qale Jan 5, 12:20 1
  - ik, r? -- nm - Diva Jan 5, 12:23
- That's a fascinating attempt to pressure people into doing the right thing. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 5, 12:01 3
  - You know locally, it would be met with, “why can’t they just pull themselves up and get their own damn food? Why am I getting a shot for their hunger -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 12:02 2
    - Go Vols! - The Allfather Jan 5, 12:17
    - Because if you don't get a shot you will be fired and need the free food. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 12:03
- Amy found out she will get a $100 check when she presents her card. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 11:59 3
  - nice! -- nm - Diva Jan 5, 12:04 2
    - I asked if I could get one since I helped carry in the dollhouse she got for the kids. She has yet to answer - Spawn Jan 5, 12:05 1
      - cross your fingers! -- nm - Diva Jan 5, 12:09
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 5, 11:55 [Attachment] 4
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 5, 11:56 [Attachment] 3
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 5, 11:56 [Attachment] 2
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) -- (edited) - prayformojo Jan 5, 11:57 [Attachment] 1
      - 2/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 5, 11:57
Grammy Awards postponed indefinitely due to concerns about omicron Covid spread -- nm - budice Jan 5, 11:54 1
- They should do Zoom Grammy Awards. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 11:56
Powerball pool so far ( gonna make breakfast and get going soon) - zeitgeist Jan 5, 11:51 5
- Sent just now -- nm - budice Jan 5, 11:55
- S perk is me—Flavorize -- nm - Flavorize Jan 5, 11:52
- You should have received from me yesterday. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 5, 11:51 2
  - Just came in -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 12:33
  - Looks like it didn’t go through so I just resent -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 5, 12:31
STIS: i for the life of me can't find a simple tool that just monitors internal network IP device uptime, reports it back to a dashboard - colin Jan 5, 11:49 8
- I lurk in r/msp on reddit. You can probably find some suggestions there. We use NetCrunch for monitoring. it is probably overkill, but really, any - oblique Jan 5, 12:02 3
  - I came across this one. Not free but not super pricey. Includes on-prem monitoring options -- (link) - oblique Jan 5, 12:14 2
    - this one seems right.. AGENTchecks seem to do what i want. -- nm - colin Jan 5, 12:41
    - oh excellent. i'm on r/msp quite a bit... -- nm - colin Jan 5, 12:39
- Is nagios customizable enough to work? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 12:00 1
  - maybe. i'll get a demo. i feel like i'm close, but i don't have the right words for it. -- nm - colin Jan 5, 12:39
- We use New Relic and Icinga at my work (but I don't know much about them) -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 11:56 1
  - I've heard NR is pricey -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 11:59
so no Mayfield for the Browns and no Burrow and Mixon for the Bengals...what to do what to do (pick-wise, not a viewing what to do to be clear) -- nm* - Beaker Jan 5, 11:48 1
- Burrow won’t be the last Bengal to sit. Line is at -6 Browns—go that direction -- nm - Flavorize Jan 5, 11:51
So I'm on a quest for a new gym. Did a trial class at a place near where we are likely to move. It was OK. Hard workout but a pretty typical - oblique Jan 5, 11:46 19
- kilbidol - groiny Jan 5, 12:01 1
  - sometimes I miss that guy -- nm - oblique Jan 5, 12:04
- Pilates!! - Epiphany Jan 5, 11:50 14
  - I already feel weird enough being the 50 year old dude working out with women. I'm thinking that might be a bad idea :) -- nm - oblique Jan 5, 11:58 12
    - they can spin you around like a top! -- nm - groiny Jan 5, 12:03
    - hee! I understand -- nm - Epiphany Jan 5, 12:00 9
      - Avoid eye contact, kilbo! -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 12:04 8
        
        Ummm..I'd advise pretty much exactly the opposite but YOMV - JD Jan 5, 12:30 4
        
        At that moment there is no denying you were looking at them, JD. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 12:50
        
        I don't get out in the world much but daymmmnnnn - Epiphany Jan 5, 12:36 2
        
        If 1985 taught me anything -- (pic) - Spawn Jan 5, 12:49 [Attachment] 1
        
        Trading Places taught me that -- nm - rollo Jan 5, 12:57
        
        KLTYP - groiny Jan 5, 12:06 2
        
        the instructors could be on any fitness mag - they are super in shape and pretty -- nm - Epiphany Jan 5, 12:09 1
        
        no one wants an ugly instructor. -- nm - groiny Jan 5, 12:09
    - It is only because you are so picky about your spotter. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 12:00
  - Me arrrrrms arr sorrre. -- nm - Pilates Pirates Jan 5, 11:58
- YMCA is a great deal and has a TON of classes that are included. -- nm - colin Jan 5, 11:49 1
  - Yeah, I'm definitely leaning more towards the personal trainer/programmed workout side of the house. I'm not really one for a strict group class - oblique Jan 5, 11:58
NS school opening extended a week, online to start on Monday. Wherever *sets lesson plans on fire, watches the pretty flames* -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 11:44 1
- I really hope they extend our opening here. Online would suck, I know, but I dread having my children used as incubators. - Beryllium Jan 5, 11:46
Republican response to Biden’s remarks tomorrow will be given by Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 5, 11:41 15
- Ugh. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 12:32
- "Go Crazy? DON'T MIIIIND IF I DOOOOO!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 12:31
- Hosted by the Onion? -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 11:51
- it would be cool if Gaetz got arrested mid response -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 11:47 1
  - "Oh, uh, just one more thing." -- nm - Elliot Stabler si Jan 5, 11:49
- That could be so stupid it's entertaining. More likely it will be infuriating. -- nm - zunk xometimes Jan 5, 11:46 2
  - Drinking game? -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 12:00
  - I find it intolerable when even the politicians I support open their wind holes; these nut bars would fill me with incandescent rage. - Beryllium Jan 5, 11:49
- Just in case it wasn't completely clear that the lunatics are running the party. -- nm - TWuG Jan 5, 11:43 6
  - that's what I take it to mean. Someone who has a brain isn't available? This is a dumb ass move -- nm - Epiphany Jan 5, 11:51 5
    - The GOP wants to distance themselves as much as possible from the crazy, while still benefiting from it politically, so they become invisible. -- nm* - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 5, 11:54 1
      - you just blew my mind and that makes so much sense. -- nm - Epiphany Jan 5, 11:59
    - someone dropped the brain they share a few months ago and none of them can find it. - colin Jan 5, 11:53 2
      - I agree but this has got to be the dumbest move of dumb moves -- nm - Epiphany Jan 5, 11:54
      - someone dropped the brain and they're all standing around waiting for someone else to pick it up. -- nm - Diva Jan 5, 11:54
I love this video. Mumford and Sons playing The Cave (their best song*) at their first big gig, the Reading festival. -- (edited) - spamlet Jan 5, 11:38 [youtube] 1
- Here’s that performance at the Mexican restaurant -- (link) - spamlet Jan 5, 11:40 [youtube]
Uber passenger stuck in the Virginia freeway jam billed $600 (an additional 400 after the initial $200) -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 5, 11:36 5
- I guess people do take 3 hour uber rides... - oblique Jan 5, 11:40 4
  - when i was in orlando, i talked to a Lyft driver who had a woman request a ride from there to miami. he wandered for the day, picked her up at the end - colin Jan 5, 11:51 2
    - The problem with super long rides (unicorns) is that you usually dead head back and the cost of driving means you literally lose money - zeitgeist Jan 5, 12:48
    - Yeah, that kinda makes sense. It seemed odd in this case because the guy flew into Dulles and then Ubered to Richmond -- nm - oblique Jan 5, 11:56
  - at least the passenger didn't cancel the ride while stuck and walk to an exit to catch another ride...he'll likely get a refund too -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 11:45
Mayo clinic fires 700 employees for refusing vax mandate (%1) -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 5, 11:31 2
- good. mel's company has been doing the same although I don't remember the numbers. -- nm - Diva Jan 5, 11:39 1
  - the problem here is that nursing homes are extremely short staffed due to refusniks, this means hospitals are full of patients who need not be there. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 11:47
LIR: Wait. The boss from SuperStore was that guy from Studio 60. *mindblown* -- nm - oblique Jan 5, 11:31 4
- I knew him from Slings and Arrows, and never made the connection watching Superstore -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 5, 11:42
- the American visitor to Dog River Saskatchewan in Corner Gas!! Kevin MacDonald as THE Tax Man -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 11:42
- *sigh* -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 11:40
- I crush your head. Crush. Crush. -- nm - Inigo Jan 5, 11:35
Looks like the stock market did *not* like the minutes from the December Fed meeting… -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 5, 11:29 1
- Buying oppor.....maybe not -- nm - ty97 Jan 5, 11:29
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Jan 5, 11:23 2
- boom boom -- nm - budice Jan 5, 11:23 1
  - Dooom! Dooooooooooooom!!! -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 5, 11:28

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