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So this 5G and airlines things is apparently becoming a ... thing. Air India, Japan Airlines, ANA, Emirates cancel most US-bound flights -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 11:13 7
- did this JUST happen? -- nm - Andie Jan 18, 11:25
- I saw that whole thing and thought of you... -- nm - Diva Jan 18, 11:14 5
  - I only like 10% even understand what this is all about but it certainly escalated quickly -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 11:15 4
    - It's an immense cluster****. And it's been a known hazard since at least 2015 or 2016. - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 12:07
    - just wait until 10G rolls around! -- nm - decline Jan 18, 11:16 1
      - Right? When they turn 10G on, planes are gonna be flying inside out! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 18, 11:16
    - Too many Gs? -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 11:15
awww -- (link) - mud Jan 18, 11:12 1
- What a good boy! -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 11:34
IsTheNasdaqInCorrectionTerritory.com - ty97 Jan 18, 11:06 1
- I stand Corrected. -- nm - NASDAQ Jan 18, 11:08
*wonders why I have an I Left My Wallet in El Segundo earworm* - goes back to test case for work and looks at test member's address. -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 11:05 3
- 1 degree of separation. That song is referenced in one of my favorite Robbie Williams songs - Me & My Monkey -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 18, 11:16
- Last week, Trader Joe's gave me awful earworm: Can't Get Enough of You Baby by Smash Mouth. Took most of the weekend to shake it. - ty97 Jan 18, 11:08 1
  - At least my earworm is a good song. -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 11:09
We are loooooong overdue* on replacing our hot water heater. Anyone have recent experience with a new gas tankless water heater? - prayformojo Jan 18, 11:05 11
- they are excellent, cost very little. i'd get an outdoor one - save some space, easy access, etc. - colin Jan 18, 11:24 3
  - Huh. Have never heard of one being installed outside. Wouldn't the ambient air temperature affect its performance? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 18, 11:25 2
    - what zone are you in? -- nm - colin Jan 18, 11:26 1
      - they've been making outdoor ones for a few years now. a lo to the indoor one can be placed outside, but with some cover and a vent, these vent out - colin Jan 18, 11:27
- We put one in our house while it was being built. Works like a champ. I recall it was more expensive than a regular water heater. It never runs out of - St. Epiphany Jan 18, 11:17 3
  - niiiiice... -- nm - Diva Jan 18, 12:27
  - That's great to hear! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 18, 11:19 1
    - the brand is Rinnai and the model number is inside -- (pic) - St. Epiphany Jan 18, 11:29 [Attachment]
- I forget, when we replaced ours just over a year ago, whether we really looked into tankless, but went with a traditional gas replacement instead. - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 18, 11:08
- wait - the install date on it is 4/6/99. Going on 23 years. This water heater would have graduated college by now - prayformojo Jan 18, 11:08
- we chickened out at the requirements, either 2 220 breakers or a commercial grade natural gas line. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 11:07
"Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban urges West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to support Freedom to Vote Act" - David Jan 18, 10:49 18
- There’s also a footnote from Saban to keep the filibuster. -- (link*) - Volnelk Jan 18, 11:15 1
  - [cigar clenched in teeth] I love it when a joke comes together. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 18, 11:18
- This is an UNBELIEVABLE response to it. -- (link) - Volnelk Jan 18, 10:57 4
  - I totally believe that response. -- nm - Diva Jan 18, 11:00 1
    - word -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 11:01
  - They're 0 and 1 in their last 1 games! - The Allfather Jan 18, 10:59 1
    - The struggle is real -- nm - budice Jan 18, 11:00
- He...does -- nm - spamlet Jan 18, 10:51 7
  - Lol, ok. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 18, 11:00
  - Does he? Didn't he come up with his own counter legislation? - Inigo Jan 18, 10:59 3
    - AFAIK, he’s said he’s a yes to the legislation but not to the change of the rules. -- nm - spamlet Jan 18, 11:13 2
      - So he supports it as long as he knows it has no chance of passing. Got it. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 18, 11:15 1
        
        I mean the Democrats could pass it tomorrow if they’d make them talk. - spamlet Jan 18, 11:18
  - You know what he means. -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 10:55 1
    - Yes, but "Saban urges Manchin to change Senate rules" doesn't get many clicks -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 18, 11:00
- This feels like a mad libs -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 10:51
- Wow! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 18, 10:50 1
  - That tornado in 2011 really changed him. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 18, 10:58
Last night was Kyler Murray's eighth career multi-INT game Three have come against the Rams -- nm - budice Jan 18, 10:43 2
- He should probably stop throwing the ball when he plays them -- nm - decline Jan 18, 10:48
- They've identified his Oreo tell. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 18, 10:47
ty97, "There is the potential for a major winter storm Saturday" -- (link) - decline Jan 18, 10:30 1
- meh, they always promise me these storms that don't happen -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 10:32
I only realized Peter Dinklage's 'Cyrano' movie was a musical the other day during the trailers in front of 'The Tragedy of the Scottish Play'. - Diva Jan 18, 10:27
Wow. Raiders had 13 picks in the top 100 in the last three years. Two are starters. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 18, 10:04 9
- Yep, that’s why Mayock is gone. You can’t mess up that badly with the types of misses. - Will Hunting Jan 18, 10:20 6
  - I don't recall anything Mayock has said/done to ever have been particularly insightful -- nm* - budice Jan 18, 10:24
  - how much was him though and how much was Grudin... -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 10:22 4
    - If you’re the draft guy (his only claim to the job), and you can’t win that fight, you gotta quit. Protect your reputation. - Will Hunting Jan 18, 10:25 2
      - There's a pretty famous story about a future GM... - David Jan 18, 10:30 1
        
        Well, Mike Mayock, noted draft expert couldn’t draft to save his job is now the story. - Will Hunting Jan 18, 10:35
    - Grudin had final call on all draft picks and final roster composition. It's why they had a schism last year. -- nm - David Jan 18, 10:22
- My favorite Raiders pick - Strongbad Jan 18, 10:17 1
  - My favorite all time pick is the Bengals taking John Ross 9th, directly between McCaffrey and Mahomes. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 18, 10:31
Your top 10 songs: Easy On Me, Stay, Heat Waves, We Don’t Talk About Bruno, Shivers, Super Gremlin, Pushin P, Need To Know, abcdefu, Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) -- (edited) - Tim Jan 18, 10:01 7
- Gayle has 7 letters for you (but she's okay with your dog) -- nm* - Dano Jan 18, 10:08 1
  - I love how she exempts the dog. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 18, 11:21
- I do love that Detective Rosa Diaz has a Top 10 song. -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 10:07 1
  - It's cool. Whatever. No big deal. -- nm - Det. Diaz Jan 18, 10:09
- I dunno. I think that Gayle song is kind of catchy - JD Jan 18, 10:05
- and now I have Rick James in my head singing "Super Gremlin" -- nm - Max Jan 18, 10:04
- for -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 10:02
"White House says it believes situation has reached a point where Russia could launch an attack on Ukraine at any time" -- nm - budice Jan 18, 10:01 4
- bastards -- nm - decline Jan 18, 10:17
- I love how all the Republican foreign policy hawks have just stayed silent on this for months. They WANT Russia to invade Ukraine. - Jovian Jan 18, 10:05 2
  - yup. -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 10:31
  - Plus Military Industrial Complex needs a new battlefield after Afghanistan dried up -- nm - budice Jan 18, 10:09
Diva, you still around? I saw "A Strange Loop" and they just announced it's coming to Broadway with the same cast. It's quite a show. IM. - MDH Jan 18, 09:59 4
- I have heard about this and I'm fascinated. Thx for the link. -- nm - Diva Jan 18, 10:02 2
  - 100% worth it. The soundtrack gives you a sense of how boundary pushing it can be in places. - MDH Jan 18, 10:05 1
    - The Pulitzer Prize might help with the marketing at least. -- nm* - Diva Jan 18, 10:14
- Here's the trailer of the show if you care to watch: -- (link) - MDH Jan 18, 10:00 [youtube]
This Dear Evan Hansen discussion is fascinating to me. I have not seen the movie or the show and knew almost nothing about it other than having the - pmb Jan 18, 09:56 21
- Same. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 18, 10:53
- It's the same basic plot as World's Greatest Dad, which at least understands that its main character is a bit of a monster. -- nm* - Reagen Jan 18, 10:16 3
  - I haven't seen the movie, but the play lets you know that what Evan Hansen is doing is horrible. -- (edited) - Inigo Jan 18, 10:20 2
    - FWIW, I've agreed with all of your takes so far. So, at least we saw the same show. - Turd Ferguson Jan 18, 10:22 1
      - Right, he totally deserved to have repercussions for his actions. - Inigo Jan 18, 10:25
- We saw it on Broadway with our kids and enjoyed it. Wasn't sure going in but we did. - zunk xometimes Jan 18, 10:14 1
  - Yeah, I feel like a lot of people saw a different show than I did. -- nm - Inigo Jan 18, 10:17
- Without delving into below reviews/view of the show moved more negative since it debuted. The writers changed the ending for the movie. - MDH Jan 18, 10:09 4
  - Wait what? How did the movie end? Spoil me - I don't care. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 18, 10:16 3
    - Here's a few changes, and why the movie ending exacerbated the whole "Feel bad for Evan!" messaging. - MDH Jan 18, 10:27 2
      - they removed Good for You for the movie? Really? nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 18, 11:08
      - my guess is that my takeaway would be a combo of the two sides. - i.b.! Jan 18, 10:36
- same -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 18, 10:07
- It's not that controversial. Either you like the show or you don't. Either you get a decent message out of it or you don't. - Turd Ferguson Jan 18, 10:04 4
  - 'hits totally different' is one thing. telling me 'I don't get the show because I don't have kids' is another. But I get your point. - Diva Jan 18, 10:09 3
    - HI, ST!!! -- nm - Did Someone Say Mediocre White Male? Jan 18, 10:19
    - And see, to me it didn't hit even close to your IM. nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 18, 10:16
    - That IM is EXACTLY what I've thought. -- nm - MDH Jan 18, 10:10
- I've seen neither but I remember learning about the story a while ago and being like...wait, what? -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 10:03
- word -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 10:01
- Same. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 18, 10:01
As bad as the Post Office is/was, I wish I could show you all how behind the IRS is processing returns/notices, etc. -- nm - MDH Jan 18, 09:52 8
- LOL. They really are “hold my beer” in this situation. -- nm - spamlet Jan 18, 09:59 4
  - Processing returns from February 2020... -- nm - MDH Jan 18, 10:02 3
    - We just got our CARES ACT carryback refund two weeks ago. Filed it that May. - spamlet Jan 18, 10:10
    - I've heard that folks who took the extension to file their 2020 personal income taxes last fall might have their returns processed ... - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 10:10 1
      - That seems ambitious honestly. The complete disarray is unbelievable. -- nm - MDH Jan 18, 10:11
- ... sweet! -- nm - Max Jan 18, 09:55
- Oh ... I know ... -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 09:53 1
  - Ha! True. :-) -- nm - MDH Jan 18, 09:55
Ballot reveals traditionally dry up for them at this point. Papi’s going to be close. Bonds and Clemens will miss on their final ballot. -- (link*) - Tim Jan 18, 09:51 6
- Vizquel still making next year is smdh-worthy. - spamlet Jan 18, 10:13 2
  - He’s worthy of consideration in a lot of ways… but he’s never getting in given his personal life either. - Will Hunting Jan 18, 10:17
  - Biggest year to year collapse in the history of their tracking, and probably ever, though. - Tim Jan 18, 10:17
- This could be two years in a row without a new member? Eesh. -- nm - MDH Jan 18, 09:54 2
  - They got Veterans Committee guys this year so there’ll be people. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 18, 09:57
  - I think Ortiz gets in, barely. These guys have a lot of data, he’s showing trend lines with Pudge Rodriguez. -- (link) - Tim Jan 18, 09:57
Sign up for your free COVID test kits from USPS - Max Jan 18, 09:38 15
- Done. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 18, 10:32
- Sweet. Thanks. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 18, 10:05
- Thanks! -- nm - MDH Jan 18, 09:48
- thx. -- nm - Diva Jan 18, 09:42
- Flip'Em for a profit in other countries -- nm - budice Jan 18, 09:42
- "I don't recall when" ... I recall it pretty good, it's when Biden took over the Presidency. -- nm - rollo Jan 18, 09:41 2
  - Nah. Mail is still slow. -- nm - spamlet Jan 18, 09:46
  - It feels more recent than that, but I have that covid times moon knight brain. -- nm - Max Jan 18, 09:44
- Thanks for this. At this rate they are going to need to send out Antibody tests for people who *thought* they had COVID but couldn't get a test timely -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 18, 09:41 2
  - The tests will be available after all those antibodies have worn off -- nm - rollo Jan 18, 09:43 1
    - exactly -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 18, 09:45
- (expect v heavy site usage for a while - I've been trying to get the page to load for ~20 min) -- nm - prayformojo Jan 18, 09:40 3
  - I just went and had no issues -- nm - decline Jan 18, 09:42 2
    - Thanks! The page kept trying to reload while I had VPN on. I turned it off and got in right away. -- nm* - prayformojo Jan 18, 09:43 1
      - is that sketchy or what? -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 18, 09:45
So...is Black Knight a big deal in Marvel Comics? -- (edited) - Diva Jan 18, 09:36 15
- Not really. A C+ character with some good storylines though. It does look like he's going to tie in with the Monster MCU characters like Blade -- (edited) - Remlik Jan 18, 10:37
- What did you think of Eternals? (spoils) - Inigo Jan 18, 09:42 6
  - no spoils really - Diva Jan 18, 09:48 5
    - The ironic part for me was….. - Volnelk Jan 18, 09:54 4
      - They specifically discussed this in the movie. (spoils) - sycor Jan 18, 10:37 2
        
        right, so spoil - Diva Jan 18, 10:43 1
        
        (spoils) - sycor Jan 18, 10:50
      - we asked that same question when it was over. - Diva Jan 18, 10:05
- Knight. Not huge but he certainly plays a part. The main issue here is potentially (spoilers) - Volnelk Jan 18, 09:42 3
  - I have a buddy comedy idea for Disney Plus (spoilers) - Max Jan 18, 09:49
  - (SPOILS) - eag Jan 18, 09:44
  - thx! -- nm - Diva Jan 18, 09:43
- No. But spoils - Spawn Jan 18, 09:38 2
  - Oh, ok. - Diva Jan 18, 09:40 1
    - Nice! -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 11:08
Some Qanon people thought "Trump" was really a body double at that AZ rally. And of course, the double was JFK in a Trump costume. -- nm - Diva Jan 18, 09:30 6
- Not Tupac? I heard Tupac was there. - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 09:55
- The level and magnitude of collective crazy is really . . . something. -- nm - pmb Jan 18, 09:49
- JFK in costume or JFK Jr in costume? Because JKF would be silly. -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 09:47
- he handles himself well in costume at 103 years old! -- nm - Jovian Jan 18, 09:42
- The flaw in that plan is the sheer amount of tail that would need to be streamed into anywhere JFK was hiding. It would have to be some kind of... -- (pic) - Beryllium Jan 18, 09:40 [Attachment]
- Big if... nah. -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 09:30
money money money money (money~) -- nm - Max Jan 18, 09:28

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