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SpaceX launch tonight. 19th flight for this booster - TWuG Jan 18, 16:42
Willem Dafoe hosting SNL January 29th with Katy Perry -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 16:37
just watched first 2 eps of Tehran (Apple) holy Crap is it good! I can't wait to get back to it. - mud Jan 18, 16:30 1
- Hadn't heard of it. Sounds interesting. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 16:44
Zillow! -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 18, 16:02 14
- This should be crank yanker's new house in MO. What is all of that parking with all of those people, just to see the cave? Looks like a festival. -- nm - jnine Jan 18, 16:41 2
  - ooh, good one, I'll post this to his house hunting thread -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 18:43
  - It's near Lake of the Ozarks, so I think some people base camp there. -- nm - psilotum Jan 18, 17:31
- Can I shut down the tourist attraction and turn it into a server farm? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 16:25
- no mention of the cave business annual employee salaries & other costs, taxes, etc. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 16:17
- I'm curious as to what the HOA fees will cover - JD Jan 18, 16:10
- Cool, but if I'm going to pay $3.4 million for a cave, it'd better have a $3m pirate ship in it. -- nm - Max Jan 18, 16:05 7
  - (oops, wrong Jacobs Cave) -- (link*) - Max Jan 18, 16:13
  - Well, you're also getting 223 acres of land. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 18, 16:10 2
    - Sounds like a lot of mowing. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 18, 16:10 1
      - Oh, you also get the nonstop enjoyment - Strongbad Jan 18, 16:12
  - I'd prefer it came with a Batmobile. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 18, 16:10
  - Also cool: the cave's constant 53 degree temperature, a perfect refuge against the inevitable global warming. -- nm - Max Jan 18, 16:08
  - Chester Copperpot! -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 16:06
Our Flag Means Death -- (link) - Reagen Jan 18, 15:56 [youtube] 5
- Having just finished Black Sails, I am very interested in this. - Beryllium Jan 18, 16:43 2
  - since this is apparently a spoof with Stede Bonnet as the main character, Im sure other more ruthless pirates will appear. - Jovian Jan 18, 16:54 1
    - I meant specifically Zack McGowan - but I don't see it on his IMDb. - Beryllium Jan 18, 17:08
- I saw them open for Godspeed You! Black Emperor in ‘98. -- nm - mafic Jan 18, 16:39
- yes please -- nm - Jovian Jan 18, 16:33
I totally enjoyed the first three episodes of Peacemaker -- nm - crash davis Jan 18, 15:47 1
- I heard what he said about Batman. - Spawn Jan 18, 15:50
Heh. Amy sat across from me doing it. Took me 5, but took her 6! - Spawn Jan 18, 15:45 2
- Actually, no. - Spawn Jan 18, 16:01
- So you finished before her? -- nm* - Ender Jan 18, 16:00
So we're driving out to Portland, OR to spend a month. Leaving from Dallas. And recommendations on two cities to park in along the way? - colin Jan 18, 15:34 8
- Albuquerque to Farmington / four corners / Moab / Green River / Price to SLC -- nm - gort Jan 18, 16:38 1
  - or Albuquerque to Flagstaff through Winslow then Hwy 89 north through Page to SLC. - gort Jan 18, 16:44
- are you looking for sleep the night and go or stop to smell the flowers, latter I'd do zion and vegas - zeitgeist Jan 18, 16:36
- Denver or Colorado Springs then Boise -- nm - Flavorize Jan 18, 16:22
- The drive through SE Utah is nice. Stop in Arches/Canyonlands if you’re not on a deadline. - mafic Jan 18, 15:48 3
  - Stop in St. George and say hi to my parents -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 18, 15:50 2
    - "znu said we could crash here for the week." -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 16:04 1
      - “RV’s full up. Where’s your sewage dump?” -- nm - mafic Jan 18, 16:20
DTL: So I'm just going to park myself here in the PTT regional final where I belong. Everyone cool with that? -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 18, 15:21 2
- I need to win 1 out of the last 3 games to tie the program high for wins in a season, 2/3 to beat it. -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 15:27 1
  - Good luck! -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 18, 15:28
Amy is so good on Jeopardy that it almost makes it kind of boring. Part of me wants to see her break Ken's record with him hosting, though. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 18, 15:20 1
- I don't like these long streaks of the same player winning. -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 15:52
apropos of that Whedon interview, we're in the middle of a Firefly rewatch with the kiddo - Reagen Jan 18, 15:10 1
- "Do you want to do the thinking for us??" "Yes!" "Well, you can't!" -- nm - Max Jan 18, 15:15
I…don’t think this push alert I just got is real -- (pic) - spamlet Jan 18, 15:00 [Attachment] 3
- Someone's getting a mild scolding. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 18, 15:19 1
  - And now a second alert saying that was just a test. Nice try. We all know he's still out there. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 18, 15:41
- Sounds like someone's being a joker -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 15:02
It's possible the magic number of 54 might be reached tomorrow (no of letters required to initiate a no confidence vote for Boris). - LMS Jan 18, 14:50 6
- Finally, the Uk can get the prime minister it deserves. - Beryllium Jan 18, 16:07 2
  - Which one? -- nm - LMS Jan 18, 16:12 1
    - The one that comes with deputy prime minister Webb -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 16:21
- Look, no one told him breaking the law was against the law. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 15:06 2
  - Even sunken Tudor warships are trolling him -- (link) - LMS Jan 18, 15:07 1
    - Oof. -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 15:53
I, for one, welcome the Master Chief/Warcraft/Pitfall mash-up. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 14:50 1
- at best, maybe they will finally release a throwback Activision compilation? Pitfall, River Raid, HERO, Keystone Kapers. - Jovian Jan 18, 14:56
Next show: Hamilton in early February. -- nm* - Ender Jan 18, 14:47 1
- We get Mean Girls in early Feb, then Rent?…Hairspray….a Donna Summer we will skip, and one other. Hamilton is next year. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 18, 14:49
Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis and Boris Epshteyn subpoenaed by the 0106 committee -- nm - Jovian Jan 18, 14:45
So this Microsoft acquisition of Activision is to help with Microsoft's work to create a metaverse? Can we just all agree that the metaverse is a - pmb Jan 18, 14:41 14
- it's to get hold of valuable properties because cash is basically free, consolidation helps remove choice. - colin Jan 18, 15:36
- It's a 3D/AR/VR internet, and its arrival is inevitable. - The Allfather Jan 18, 14:43 12
  - I disagree with the idea that there is nothing innately good or bad about it. I think we've seen that the rise of social media, for instance has - pmb Jan 18, 14:47 7
    - I would argue that you're making that argument on the internet with a stranger you wouldn't know otherwise. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 18, 14:52 6
      - I need to drink more or less. -- nm* - Will Hunting Jan 18, 15:23
      - Sure. Doesn't change my view of things. The fact that there can be instances in which it works doesn't mean it hasn't been more bad than good. - pmb Jan 18, 14:57 4
        
        And I feel the internet is overwhelmingly positive as an invention. The same will be true with the metaverse. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 18, 14:59 3
        
        Okay Phastos -- nm - Max Jan 18, 15:13
        
        The internet as a whole, perhaps. But people leading their lives more virtually through social media has proven over and over again to be problematic - pmb Jan 18, 15:02
        
        We’ve had this exact discussion about the kid. - spamlet Jan 18, 15:02
  - yup the world of Ready Player One is on the way. -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 14:44 3
    - Don't forget what the real world was like in Ready Player One. -- nm - pmb Jan 18, 14:59 2
      - It’s Ohio. We’re already there. They won a playoff game. It’s the end-times. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 18, 15:15
      - Also on the way -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 15:01
Matt Damon's crypto.com got hacked and $15 million was stolen.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 18, 14:37 11
- crypto is the future -- nm - mafic Jan 18, 16:43
- you can't steal crypto. the blockchain determines ownership. and he's not on the blockchain. -- nm - colin Jan 18, 15:39
- Is that a lot? Cause it doesn't seem like a lot. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 18, 15:36 1
  - Yeah, my HSX crypto laughs at it. -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 16:03
- If I were so moved I would tweet the clip of Damon getting blown over by the dust storm on Mars. -- nm - Max Jan 18, 15:22
- I think if I laugh any louder my neighbors will complain. -- nm - Max Jan 18, 15:00
- MATT. DAMON. -- nm - Jovian Jan 18, 14:46
- How bout them apples? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 18, 14:44 1
  - I laughed way to hard at that. -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 14:45
- Fortune favors the brave! -- nm - Hackers Jan 18, 14:40
- To the FDIC! Oh. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 14:39
~and I do my little goosestep on the catwalk~ -- (link) - Reagen Jan 18, 14:36 1
- Though it's hard to look at the photo and not agree with them. - Dano Jan 18, 14:39
Despite how long I've been in this group, I'm still suprised what will set off multi-page "discussion". - .💭 Jan 18, 14:05 5
- Honestly, it sounds boring AF. I hear High School Musical has good songs too—I love musicals, but this ain’t my jam. -- nm - Flavorize Jan 18, 14:26 4
  - Musicals aren't my jam. -- nm - .💭 Jan 18, 14:50
  - We're all in this together. -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 14:32 2
    - They play that at showtunes night sometimes. -- nm - MDH Jan 18, 14:33 1
      - I think anySTer could probably name 10 terrible movies with good music. I like when people talk about mental health, but suicide dramas aren’t for me - Flavorize Jan 18, 14:41
Dan Orlovsky could use a good tranquin' today. -- nm - Diva Jan 18, 13:59
Clv Browns' Malik McDowell arrested after walking around naked near a school -- (link) - zork Jan 18, 13:58 1
- thought this was America etc etc -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 14:31
Vax mandate at DC restaurants went into effect this weekend. One restaurant had OAN/Daily Caller staff show up Saturday since they refused to obey. - MDH Jan 18, 13:55
And now Texas is apparently running out of voter registration forms -- (link) - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 18, 13:54 1
- *Uh huh, sure* gif -- nm - TWuG Jan 18, 13:58
AEW: Forbes does a nice interview with Ref Aubrey Edwards & how she went from a video game designer to ref -- (link) - Remlik Jan 18, 13:54 [youtube]
I expect its that my car weighs ~3800 pounds and is RWD. But, yes, I do enjoy punching it and that eats tires. - TWuG Jan 18, 13:43
Best post on B3 -- (link) - Todd Manning Jan 18, 13:37 [Backboard]
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 18, 13:34 [Attachment] 6
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 18, 13:34 [Attachment] 5
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 18, 13:35 [Attachment] 4
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 18, 13:35 [Attachment] 3
      - 2/2 -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 14:26
      - 2/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 14:09
      - 2/2 -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 18, 13:38
Things happening at the AV Club -- (link) - TWuG Jan 18, 13:33 1
- That's the same guy who ran off everyone at Sports Illustrated. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 18, 13:45
Pandemic’s over! -- (link) - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 18, 13:32 2
- Again? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 18, 15:48
- COVID was just trying to meet its year-end quota. "We're pushing Omicron models out the door to make way for our new 2022 variants!" -- nm* - Max Jan 18, 13:44
Ooh, and Disco also got renewed. Excellent trek news! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 13:30 15
- Picard starts in March, Strange New Adventures on May 5th, Lower Decks this summer -- (link) - Remlik Jan 18, 13:37 14
  - Lower Decks has become one of my sleep shows. Season two was exceptional. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 18, 13:49 9
    - I made a comment catching up that I didn't actually find it super *funny* but that it was excellent Trek on its own terms. - Reagen Jan 18, 13:52 7
      - ST:D is so angsty I just quit. I can't watch anymore. - Max Jan 18, 14:04 5
        
        I have the solution for them. - Beryllium Jan 18, 14:13 4
        
        They're limited to Jett's health issues. She's got an open slot whenever she's comfortable being there -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 14:27 3
        
        Tig! C'mon, Jet is a *ridiculous* name. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 14:32 1
        
        HA! yeah I have a crushing headache today so I'm off my trek knowledge. -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 14:37
        
        Ah. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 14:30
      - This season of Disco...has it's moments. But man the start of it was sllloooowww. -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 13:55
    - it really is a clever, clever show with heart. If you know nothing about Trek it works. But if you do know stuff...man it's hilarious. -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 13:52
  - and SNW got a season 2 renewal -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 13:40 3
    - (sigh) -- nm - mud Jan 18, 13:47
    - And disco is good for #5 -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 13:44 1
      - (Wait, I said that already) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 13:44
B2: The Life and Music of George Michael for this upcoming Saturday - JD Jan 18, 13:29 4
- Whenever the Up performance with the STL symphony was rescheduled. -- nm - spamlet Jan 18, 13:53
- Waxahatchee in ~ a month -- nm - rollo Jan 18, 13:42
- Wet Leg in March! -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 13:33 1
  - Was able to get tickets with the move to larger venue so that one too but barely in March for me on the 30th. - JD Jan 18, 13:44
Music Tours Announced this past week: Hanson (81 dates), Zac Brown Band (arenas/stadiums/amphitheaters), Spoon (20 dates, mostly clubs) -- nm - MDH Jan 18, 13:26 9
- an Offspring/Simple Plan show here was cancelled so COVID was good for something. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 15:14
- Avett Brothers added a 2nd night here in town. Tons of shows announced today. -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 13:36 5
  - Zero percent chance Avett Brothers are a real band. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 18, 14:46 2
    - I - And - Love - And - You -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 15:15
    - They are real and spectacular -- nm - rollo Jan 18, 15:09
  - Yeah, I'm hearing the next 1-2 weeks are going to have massive spring/summer tour announcements. And lots of joint/co-headline tours. -- nm - MDH Jan 18, 13:44 1
    - yup. And even the bands that place the 500-1200 seater places....they're ALL going out. It's nuts -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 14:14
- aww, I miss karebud -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 13:26 1
  - watching her daughter group up on FB has been a treat -- nm - prayformojo Jan 18, 13:30
Don't Look Up -- nm - prayformojo Jan 18, 13:24
You choose your name. -- nm - Master Chief Jan 18, 13:22 3
- Nruter yam I taht rewop tneicna eht ekovni I nrub ot emoc sah emit ym ltoloxa -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 18, 13:32
- YEAH!!! -- nm - The Allfather Jan 18, 13:25
- #6 -- nm - Patrick McGoohan Jan 18, 13:22

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