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director Peter Bogdanvich has passed -- (link) - Remlik Jan 6, 11:37 2
- :((( -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 11:43
- WTF 2022? -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 11:41
The song run on the 90s Sirius station I'm listening to now: - Reagen Jan 6, 11:35 10
- Were you able to get back up again? -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 11:41
- Those sound like fricking Beethoven compared to what comes out today -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 11:38 1
  - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 11:41
- The decades stations tend to specialize in this type of stuff that has no other real home. - ty97 Jan 6, 11:38 5
  - "The 10s Spot" goes on runs of excellence, and then pure trash for an hour. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 11:39 4
    - I should note that I only hear these stations when I have a rental car with SiriusXM - ty97 Jan 6, 11:40 3
      - The weekly countdowns on the 80s channel are the 'deepest' cuts you're gonna find. Otherwise it's the same stuff over and over and over sadly -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 11:41 2
        
        I adored their Top 1,000 Countdown they did a ways back. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 11:44
        
        Rick Springfield's show has had the mega deep cuts from the 80s. And they'll sometimes play the Lost Hit. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 6, 11:44
- now go look at the 80;s -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 11:36
Wordle funny -- (link) - TWuG Jan 6, 11:18 2
- I haven't watched GoT, but I know exactly what is happening here and I find it hilarious. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 11:26
- Giant? Raven? Doors? I don't know! -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 6, 11:22
Well, since we have so much going on in the hobbit-house, my doorbell is probably dead dead and out of warranty from Eufy. Guess I'm getting a new one - oblique Jan 6, 11:15 5
- wyze! -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 11:32 1
  - I'm considering it. The reviews on the new Pro doorbell are pretty poor but the V1 should be fine for me. I am liking our Wyze vacuum. -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 11:40
- are your doors all round with the knob in the center? -- nm - mud Jan 6, 11:18 2
  - heh. no, regular doors. have to accommodate visiting humans -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 11:20 1
    - *knocks head on lamp, turns around and hits head on beam* -- nm - con_dalf Jan 6, 11:36
NYT is buying The Athletic. -- nm - David Jan 6, 11:14 7
- Misread this as the Atlantic. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 11:17 4
  - me too -- nm - mud Jan 6, 11:19 3
    - Ditto. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 11:39
    - NYT buying The Atlantic Ocean -- nm - budice Jan 6, 11:32 1
      - Without the ability to enforce ownership, I think that investment is going to be a wash. - Beryllium Jan 6, 11:34
- "Clearly no one told the NYT that they could have had The Athletic for just $1 a month for the first 12 months" -- nm - on Twitter Jan 6, 11:16 1
  - *golf clap* -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 11:26
Boy Child tested negative so he's a go to head back to the dorm on Sunday. His classes are all online for the short-term but everything else on campus - zunk xometimes Jan 6, 11:13
Inigo, I'll take over your Caveman team next year if no one else wants to claim it in BF. - samara Jan 6, 11:10 8
- Wait, we can do that? - Spawn Jan 6, 11:42
- ~I want it all~ -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 11:18
- Awesome! Here's the team. Lots of potential trade value. I'm sure you'll take it to the next level. -- (edited) - Inigo Jan 6, 11:18 5
  - Not too shabby. -- nm - samara Jan 6, 11:39
  - So 11 keepers. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 11:19 3
    - I chose to keep potential over free agent pick-ups at the end of the year because I wanted whoever took over to be in a good position. -- nm - Inigo Jan 6, 11:21 2
      - That's appreciated. Thank you. -- nm - David Jan 6, 11:29 1
        
        Thank you to you and Kim. You're great commissioners and people. :) -- nm - Inigo Jan 6, 11:30
And looks like I get to find out what virtual kindergarten looks like. Going virtual tomorrow due to expected weather, not because Covid. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 6, 11:02 1
- I laugh a bit at people going "virtual kindergarten is chaos!" ... As opposed to how it is normally? -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 11:08
The snow is on the way! -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 10:48
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 6, 10:46 [Attachment] 8
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 6, 10:46 [Attachment] 7
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 6, 10:47 [Attachment] 5
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 6, 10:48 [Attachment] 4
      - 2/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 11:32
      - 2/2 -- nm - JD Jan 6, 10:53
      - 2/2. - Dark Callisto Jan 6, 10:52
      - 2/2 -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 6, 10:48
  - nm -- nm* - prayformojo Jan 6, 10:47
The 355 17%, See For Me 84%, A Hero 95%, June Again 100%, The Kindred 100% - Beaker Jan 6, 10:44
NFL Week 18 broadcast maps -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 6, 10:39 1
- All our games suck. Can't we just rerun episodes of Young Sheldon? -- nm - CBS Execs Jan 6, 10:41
So I've never done this wordle thing before. Am I correct to assume that a letter never is used twice? -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 10:38 15
- Related: How to Master (or Cheat at) Wordle, the Internet's Favorite Word Game of 2022 -- (link) - JD Jan 6, 10:51 3
  - Article contains today’s word (and also you can cheat with incognito mode (or different browser)) -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 10:53 2
    - Thanks, didn't click but got today's word on the 5th line. Is that good? -- (edited) - oblique Jan 6, 10:58 1
      - That's what I got. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 11:13
- that's not correct -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 10:40 9
  - If a letter comes up grey though that means it is NEVER used but a GREEN/YELLOW letter could be used in more than one place? -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 10:41 8
    - The word could, for example, be GREEN. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 10:49
    - And green means it is the correct place, but the letter could still be used elsewhere. - Beryllium Jan 6, 10:43 5
      - What color is a known good letter used a second time if it isn't used at all? IE: the letter is green in the correct spot but used again in another - oblique Jan 6, 10:58 4
        
        It would be grey, yes. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 11:05 3
        
        That's mean :) -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 11:09 2
        
        How else could it work though? - Reagen Jan 6, 11:12 1
        
        Dunno. Just challenging to know if the letter is used twice. Can definitely send you down the wrong road -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 11:13
    - Yes -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 10:42
- No -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 10:39
R.I.P Peter Bogdanovich, 82 -- (link) - mud Jan 6, 10:34 6
- I am *so* over this year. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 11:42
- He was Tony Soprano's shrinks shrink. -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 10:53 1
  - :-) -- nm - mud Jan 6, 10:55
- I have seen very little of his work. The one that jumps out the most is Mask. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 10:41 2
  - Paper Moon is terrific. He was also hilarious as Dr Elliott on The Sopranos -- nm - mud Jan 6, 10:54 1
    - Dr Elliot! that was it! (couldnt remember) -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 11:21
"politicized Charlie Foxtrot"? -- (link) - mud Jan 6, 10:32 20
- meanwhile Thelma and Louise -- (link) - Jovian Jan 6, 10:37 1
  - That's an insult to Thelma and Louise -- nm - eag Jan 6, 11:27
- He's so going to be President in 2024. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 10:34 16
  - He's got 0 shot at beating Trump to be the Republican nominee. -- nm - Inigo Jan 6, 10:38 15
    - I'm assuming Trump doesn't run in this scenario. Agreed with Jovian below. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 10:52 1
      - Unless he dies, he's running. -- nm - Inigo Jan 6, 11:37
    - I think the implication is that DJT *isnt* going to be the nominee. And in that case, he will win in a walk -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 10:42 11
      - he'll win even if he doesn't. and he'll probably jump all over VP hoping DT kicks the bucket real fast. - colin Jan 6, 10:54 10
        
        Trump and DeSantis can't both be on the ticket since Trump changed his residency to Florida. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 11:07 9
        
        But changing residency is easy. Cheney changed his back to Wyoming after signing on with GWB. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 6, 11:17 2
        
        Trump will not change for a VP (he's too "alpha" to do that) which would leave the sitting governor of a state to claim he doesn't live there. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 11:20 1
        
        Plus, Trump doesn't want his VP to be as popular as DeSantis is. His ego can't take the competition. -- nm - Inigo Jan 6, 11:24
        
        also, DeSantis would never be his running mate. It'll be that bobble head from South Dakota or some other pretty maga baby maker -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 11:12 3
        
        that wacko in AZ -- nm - mud Jan 6, 11:14 2
        
        nah. Keli Ward / Wendy Rogers? never. It'd have to be someone with some legit 'credibility'. -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 11:20 1
        
        DT will probably want a lackey in there someone who will say yes and not challenge him or want power -- nm - eag Jan 6, 11:24
        
        I did not know this. -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 11:10 1
        
        If you want to know about obscure American constitutional issues, just ask a Canadian. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 11:13
    - I'll take the over. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 6, 10:39
- Is he still gasping for air? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 10:34
Right now, 15% (and rising) of ALL COVID cases in Canada since March 2020 are active. I bet that hits 20-25% next week. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 6, 10:25 5
- BC isn't testing very many people. Only healthcare workers. And we're still pulling gobsmacking numbers. - Beryllium Jan 6, 10:27 4
  - We're not even reporting daily cases anymore due to how official testing is being done now. -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 10:43 2
    - Scratch that. I guess they are reporting official cases, but the real number is likely much higher. -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 10:47 1
      - Our new cases aren't the headline anymore, because official testing is so down, we've moved on to hospitalizations and deaths. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 10:49
  - Good addition. Nature of this version of the bug. The numbers are almost meaningless as we discuss this right now. No way to capture a representive sample. -- nm* - Name Withheld By Request Jan 6, 10:29
I think my brother was paying 700 or 800 in Morgantown for a 2 bedroom (!) like 2006-2009 range. - ty97 Jan 6, 10:18 21
- I feel like we need to start showing basic NYC/DC rents and see what people think. It's so wild. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 10:36 20
  - Looked up my old 2br apartment in Brooklyn on Zillow, $3100 (est) -- (edited) - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 6, 10:43 6
    - Here you’re probably looking at $1700+ for 1br or $2300+ for 2br in one of the riverfront apartment buildings. -- (edited) - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 6, 10:55
    - What neighborhood? -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 10:49 4
      - Clinton Hill, almost into Bed-Stuy, corner of Fulton and Grand. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 6, 10:52 3
        
        Looks like my previous apartment in Park Slope was recently listed for $2650 for 1B. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 6, 10:58 2
        
        Wow, downright affordable for Park Slope! -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 11:03 1
        
        And renovated, to boot! -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 6, 11:23
  - i looked on rentals.ca, the closest thing to me (basically right behind my building) available for rent is this one bedroom for $1975. The next is a - Andie Jan 6, 10:38 12
    - My mortgage is $1450 or so (taxes escrowed) -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 11:03 2
      - Must be nice, boomer. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 11:04 1
        
        I'm not lying that part of the moving anxiety is going to be we are probably going to have to pay more for less house -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 11:05
    - That 1Br is nice! I'll come be your neighbor! -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 10:50 1
      - Come on down! Err, Up! Indoor AND outdoor pool. and across from the beach. -- nm* - Andie Jan 6, 10:51
    - I followed your steps: Closest 1 BR to me is $2,400, closest 2BR is $3,400 -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 10:42 3
      - Closest 1BR (down the block) is 3400. - ty97 Jan 6, 10:52 2
        
        That's about what I expect for NYC. A studio for $2,400 is just so crazy though. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 10:55 1
        
        Studio in my building right now listed for $1900. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 11:02
    - And here is a fancy 2 bedroom in the city core for $7700 a month! -- (link*) - Andie Jan 6, 10:41 2
      - More! This is a one bedroom in a building the same complex as my last apartment (mine was a 2 bdrm though) - $1550 -- (link) - Andie Jan 6, 10:44 1
        
        We were paying $1350 for a 2 bedroom there 8 years ago. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 10:50
Admittedly, I myself am a crotchety old man when people use their phone (calls, music, facetime) on speaker in public. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 10:15 11
- Seems appropriate for this -- (pic) - spamlet Jan 6, 10:38 [Attachment]
- No one should have volume/speaker on their phone for any of those, especially Facetime. Headphones or don't do it people. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 10:28 3
  - Correct. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 10:29 2
    - Like, I'll (barely) tolerate people having ringers on....IF they answer after one ring. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 10:29 1
      - I'd agree here too. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 10:31
- How else will you find out about their cousin's raging case of the clap? -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 10:27
- FaceTime -ok…the rest…burn in hell. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 10:22 4
  - Put your earbuds in anyway! -- nm* - ty97 Jan 6, 10:24 1
    - Eavesdrop like the rest of us and throw in snark! -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 10:26
  - sure, but just chatting on facetime on like, the bus? burn in hell. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 6, 10:22 1
    - Oh, that…burn. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 10:23
LIR: pmb, that's a generous offer on B2. I know my wife would appreciate anything you/her could send our way. -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 09:56
Despite all the issues, I was able to find 4 packs (2 tests per pack) of the BinaxNOW COVID tests last night at 11pm at our local Walgreens. They - oblique Jan 6, 09:52 8
- I have 2 packs (4 tests) that my Mom sent home with me - ty97 Jan 6, 10:06
- I think that’s how I got the ones I did on Christmas week. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 6, 10:04
- Our CVS had a sign on their door yesterday that they were out. -- (edited) - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 6, 10:03
- Like contraband. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 09:57
- that is like finding diamonds at this point. Good luck with the results. -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 6, 09:57 2
  - Also where is our monkey man Tru? You feeling better today? -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 6, 09:58 1
    - not really. and its gonna get worse cause the sammich I got delivered for lunch - tRuMaN Jan 6, 10:56
- 👍 -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 09:55
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 09:51 1
- Speak up, sonny -- nm - rollo Jan 6, 10:15

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