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Jack Ryan... Jack Reacher... who will be next for Amazon? -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 12:54 7
- Virgil F***ing Flowers, I hope - Beryllium Feb 7, 13:01 1
  - Sorry. We are required to feature Jack... -- nm - Prime Feb 7, 13:08
- Jack Ryan S3 better be next. -- nm - Max Feb 7, 12:54 4
  - And it had better be better than S2 (that I never did finish). -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 12:55 3
    - s2 was so bad. (I totally watchd it all.) -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 7, 12:59 2
      - (Reacher and Ryan spoilers) - Beryllium Feb 7, 13:03 1
        
        The episodes with dying were the best they ever had. -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 13:07
Weekly Wordle Wrapup 1/31-2/6: 27 last week pretty good, pretty pretty good. -- nm - rollo Feb 7, 12:54
UK TV PSA- new series of Starstruck today, not to be confused with new series Starstruck which starts Saturday. - LMS Feb 7, 12:51
Some dick has been taking the Mike Trout daily pics and selling them as NFTs -- (link) - spamlet Feb 7, 12:46 5
- The original img got deleted, but here was a follow up on the guy who said it's fine to create NFTs of copyrighted/trademarked images -- (link) - Reagen Feb 7, 13:12
- "May Bartolo Colon have mercy on your souls." - David Feb 7, 13:08
- I was so happy to see KC Green (dickbutt, this is fine) say hell no to nfts, even though he could make bank off of those two. -- nm - colin Feb 7, 12:52
- ... so? Anyone that buys an NFT is a fool, so part them from their money. -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 12:49
- Better than someone selling Mike Trout's dick pics as daily NFTs. -- (edited) - Max Feb 7, 12:48
I watched five episodes of recaher this weekend. it's pretty bad, honestly. I mean, the plot is okay but the writing is so bad and the characters are - amanda jeans Feb 7, 12:40 8
- It is a popcorn movie stretched into a season, and I was fine with that. And I actually enjoyed the... "mystery". -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 12:50 2
  - I didn't get though (spoils) - Max Feb 7, 12:52 1
    - easy spoiler - Spawn Feb 7, 12:54
- You might remember Alan Ritchson from such roles as "Gloss" in Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and Raphael in two Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies - Max Feb 7, 12:48 2
  - and as a contestant on American Idol -- nm - Dano Feb 7, 13:14
  - She was new to me. - Spawn Feb 7, 12:51
- It's based on novels that are basically the comic book versions of novels... I thoroughly enjoyed it. I mean, it's not nearly as good as The Expanse, - Beryllium Feb 7, 12:47 1
  - bad people doing terrible things; then Reacher does terrible things to those bad people. Revenge story essentially. -- nm - Beaker Feb 7, 12:53
Ready for the next chapter in the Vikings saga? -- (link) - Mop Feb 7, 12:38 [youtube]
Court grants injunction to silence honking in downtown Ottawa for 10 days -- (link) - mud Feb 7, 12:32 3
- Now all you have to do is enforce it. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 12:32 2
  - With A Quiet Place monsters. That'll shut 'em up right quick. -- nm - Max Feb 7, 12:33 1
    - It's my right to honk my horn and die a horrible death! -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 12:38
Last weekend was the best I've had in a few years. -- (edited) - Inigo Feb 7, 12:24 5
- I don't know what most of this is, but it sounds phenomenal! If the Cheers bar sells merch, I'd probably drop $1,000 there. -- nm - David Feb 7, 13:10
- Nice! -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 12:53
- Nice - who was the guest for Smartless? -- nm - Andie Feb 7, 12:33 2
  - It was Conan O'Brien for the 6pm show. An MIT Professor for the 9pm show. -- (edited) - Inigo Feb 7, 12:39 1
    - Nice weekend! Conan I'm sure was a good guest. -- nm - Krusty Feb 7, 13:16
Kyler Murray unfollows Cardinals on social media. -- (link) - budice Feb 7, 12:15
work: "We want you to help lead this new support team." - budice Feb 7, 12:00 1
- You're costing this company money by asking for compensation. Come in to work and let's talk about this. -- nm - management Feb 7, 12:18
Schefter confirms Lovie Smith to the Texans. -- nm - David Feb 7, 11:58 2
- This feels shady, and like they want to tank. - Inigo Feb 7, 12:00 1
  - DeShaun still TBD -- nm - budice Feb 7, 12:08
I cancelled my spotify. (I know, you might think "But you've been complaining for weeks! Why not until now?") - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:44 [Attachment] 6
- 👍 -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 12:42
- If they can afford to pre pay Rogan $300,000,000, but a pittance to the source of their core service, the musicians, wrongness is deep -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 7, 12:18
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Feb 7, 12:15
- nice -- nm - Andie Feb 7, 11:53
- I did the same last night. And pretty much for the same reasons. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:52
- 👍 -- nm - mud Feb 7, 11:49
I think I've got the yips when it comes to Wordle. - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:36 9
- I keep getting them in very weird ways. One day soon, I won't. - Spawn Feb 7, 11:44
- Since I started using the same four words for each one, I've guessed the answer on line 5 every time. -- (pic) - Max Feb 7, 11:41 [Attachment] 3
  - max streak. heh heh. -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 7, 11:49 2
    - doh -- nm - Max Feb 7, 11:49 1
      - heh. "Max" has been my, "Can I have a name for your order?" for a couple years, now. - Spawn Feb 7, 13:10
- the last two have required a lot of skill -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:41 1
  - Yesterday really only required one skill -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 11:42
- I've been using Olympics themed starting words (spoilers) - CinnaBaron Feb 7, 11:41
- Well - ty97 Feb 7, 11:37
Well, Mop, at least we got to Monday before there were new Joe Rogan developments. - Dark Callisto Feb 7, 11:33 10
- I'm waiting to hear Barstool's offer. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 12:31
- ... what is rumble? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:45 3
  - I do not care as long as it makes him go away. -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 12:07
  - I had the same question -- nm - JD Feb 7, 11:48 1
    - I mean, if they're willing to pay that much for their cuppa joe, I'd like to know so I can avoid them :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:49
- we don't know the terms of his deal, right? -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 7, 11:36 4
  - Not the precise terms, no. Just that it's in excess of $100 million for Spotify exclusivity. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 7, 11:39 3
    - but not for how long, right? so he could (in theory) go to rumble? -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 7, 11:40 2
      - Right. Might also be an elegant way for Spotify to break up. - Dark Callisto Feb 7, 11:43 1
        
        I think I think as well that they do not want to break up. -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 7, 11:51
Speaking of Steam, what's everyone playing these days? -- nm - Shaun Feb 7, 11:26 14
- *redesigns his Factorio production lines* - znufrii Feb 7, 13:29
- Restarting the Stranger Things mobile game. -- nm - colin Feb 7, 12:50
- Replaying DA:Inquisition. FF14 as usual. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 7, 12:21 1
  - Trying to decide whether to buy GT7 or Horizon Forbidden West at launch. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 7, 12:22
- Lost Judgment in the evenings, MTGA in the mornings, something random in the afternoons. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 7, 12:10
- Oh, and I'm also playing Guild Wars 2. I'm looking for an MMPORG or other game for some social outlets (in case anyone else wants to form a guild) - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 12:08
- Civ 6 -- nm - Beaker Feb 7, 12:07
- Old World -- nm - oblique Feb 7, 11:40
- Minecraft mod Vault Hunters. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 7, 11:35
- While I was sick over New Year's I restarted Skyrim, still going with that play thru. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 7, 11:32
- Animal Crossing all the time. But I did download new Pokemon and will start it this week. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 7, 11:30
- I'm bouncing among Skyrim, Halo Infinite, and the suite of World of Tanks/World of Warships/World of Warplanes. Also playing some Surviving Mars ... - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:29 1
  - Did you splurge for the new Skyrim anniversary content? I haven't... considering it. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 7, 12:15
- Madden 22. Working on my 16th straight ring. -- nm - The Allfather Feb 7, 11:28
GLOW star Betty Gilpin to portray Anna Nicole Smith in upcoming film ‘HURRICANA’. -- (link) - budice Feb 7, 11:01 4
- I can see this -- nm - prayformojo Feb 7, 11:05
- Hmmmm. Kay -- nm - Pippy Feb 7, 11:04
- The Hunt is a dumb movie, but it showed me that Betty Gilpin is a star. -- nm - Inigo Feb 7, 11:03 1
  - agreed -- nm - Remlik Feb 7, 11:32
Thanks, folks. (I posted that this morning then left for work, didn’t even notice it was a first.) -- nm - Tim Feb 7, 10:55 8
- Does she not know you're the Co-star of podcast? - Remlik Feb 7, 11:36
- You know we think you're the greatest. - Dark Callisto Feb 7, 10:57 4
  - We don't think. We KNOW! -- nm - David Feb 7, 11:18 1
    - Okay, Yoda. -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 12:56
  - It just feels so completely unlike her from everything I knew about her. - Tim Feb 7, 11:06 1
    - It's probably as simple as she met somebody local. -- nm - David Feb 7, 11:19
- It's her *massive* loss. What happened with the high-risk woman at the start of the pandemic? -- nm - David Feb 7, 10:56 1
  - That one I at least understood. - Tim Feb 7, 11:03
This isn't great news for Kim or other Switch fans who want the Steam Deck. -- (link) - David Feb 7, 10:44 16
- The Steam Deck is set to weigh about 1.47 pounds. -- nm - Shaun Feb 7, 10:57 3
  - I look forward to breaking my nose when I’m using it while lying in bed and I drop it on my face. -- nm - Tim Feb 7, 11:07 1
    - I almost knocked out some teeth with a laptop this way once. - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:21
  - Gamers are gonna be getting some gains -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 10:58
- see I dont see that as a negative. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 7, 10:57 6
  - It won't be for me. I thought the original X-Box controller was the best thing ever. But it's gonna bother a lot of folks. -- nm - David Feb 7, 11:20
  - It's not awesome for those of us with tiny hands. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 7, 10:58 4
    - Which means no kids can play the Steam Deck, I guess... -- nm - Inigo Feb 7, 11:19 1
      - Switch has that nice external controller option ... maybe gabegear will too? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:22
    - Girls don’t play video games, duh! -- nm - spamlet Feb 7, 11:12
    - so that was a comment in one video I listened too. basically both people with smaller hands - tRuMaN Feb 7, 11:11
- Gabe Gear! -- nm - Tim Feb 7, 10:54
- Sweet jeebus. - Dark Callisto Feb 7, 10:54 1
  - I almost added, "The bear alone." -- nm - David Feb 7, 10:55
- That doesn't look comfortable at all. It might be, but first glance makes me cringe. -- nm - Inigo Feb 7, 10:51
- Looks and seems meh tbqh -- nm - budice Feb 7, 10:45
Just out of curiosity, what other subscription music services have a free tier? Is it just Tidal (other than Spotify) or have any of the others? -- nm - oblique Feb 7, 10:37 4
- Am I paying for YouTube Music? I have YouTube Premium. I don't know if that's part of the bundle, or if it's just free for everyone. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 12:33
- nm -- nm* - budice Feb 7, 10:42
- not free, but if you have Amazon Prime you get their music too -- nm - Beaker Feb 7, 10:40 1
  - Id ship it -- nm - budice Feb 7, 10:45
ST Poll: How much will it cost to repair my washing machine? And will the repair technician actually show up on Friday? - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 10:37 10
- Amy googled, ordered parts and fixed ours. - Spawn Feb 7, 11:38 2
  - You should marry that woman! -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 7, 12:40
  - I'm rather tempted to try a DIY repair. - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 12:13
- $125 -- nm - Beaker Feb 7, 10:43
- He's going to get there, take the back off, fix one thing and bill you $150 for the 30 minutes he's there. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 7, 10:42 1
  - I'll report back on Friday (earliest opportunity for an appointment), but you and pegleg are probably closest to the pin. - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:27
- Enough where you will consider just getting a new one but not so much that it's worth it to do. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 7, 10:41
- $300 -- nm - budice Feb 7, 10:39
- I'm putting $10 on technician will arrive but be unable to complete the job and need to order a part. -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 7, 10:39
- $87.55 -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 7, 10:39
Whoa. Printable gifs. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 7, 10:31 5
- The artist -- (link*) - TWuG Feb 7, 11:47
- let the lawsuits commence! -- nm - Remlik Feb 7, 11:43
- ooooohhh -- nm - Andie Feb 7, 10:44
- Shut up and take my money! -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 7, 10:37
- heh, Spaceballs -- nm - mud Feb 7, 10:35
whelp, all the Valve Steam Deck embargo'd reviews are out today (at least on the form, controls, and gaming with a set of games) - tRuMaN Feb 7, 10:27 2
- Geoff Keighley said he's allowed to fully talk about it on the 25th. -- nm - Shaun Feb 7, 10:29 1
  - I believe that is the software embargo, Linus Tech Tips and Gamer's Nexus both have videos out about the first impressions playing games on it (I've watched the first, starting the second soon). -- nm* - tRuMaN Feb 7, 10:31
I have many questions -- (pic) - ty97 Feb 7, 10:26 [Attachment] 6
- The seats at the end would block your view of the tv! -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 13:00
- I’ve got no questions and I’d buy this and never leave it -- nm - Pippy Feb 7, 11:07
- The new home office for studio apartments. -- nm - Meg Feb 7, 10:46
- Well, that certainly solves my couch vs. recliner dilemma. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 10:38
- isnt that just a convertible choice? -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 7, 10:27 1
  - I think this would be a great seating layout for both convertibles and hardtop cars. -- nm - Max Feb 7, 11:26
Fun little trick in the Sunday New York Times crossword yesterday -- (link) - budice Feb 7, 10:23 5
- That's officer level thinking. -- nm - Max Feb 7, 11:21
- I'll take Irony for $1000, Mayim. - CinnaBaron Feb 7, 10:55
- Awesome -- nm - znufrii Feb 7, 10:47
- Brilliant. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 7, 10:43
- fantastic -- nm - mud Feb 7, 10:30

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