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DTL: Branson and Starkville are safe from us. -- nm - spamlet Apr 8, 14:18
TB Rays advertised a home opener sell out, but did not open the 300-level -- (link) - budice Apr 8, 14:07
MTGA: free sleeves - spamlet Apr 8, 13:58 4
- Waiting for the first New Capenna card that I really like to get previewed. -- nm - Tim Apr 8, 14:02 2
  - I haven’t been able to play it as much as I’d like but I really dig the current set. - spamlet Apr 8, 14:03 1
    - Neon Dynasty has been a grand slam for draft, competitive and casual formats. - Tim Apr 8, 14:07
- Kewl! -- nm - Marlowe Apr 8, 14:00
Masters: Stewart Cink - Ace at the 16th -- (link) - budice Apr 8, 13:57
I really want to play the new Lego Star Wars game now -- (link) - JD Apr 8, 13:39 1
- She kicked his head right off his body! -- nm - TWuG Apr 8, 13:44
In a just world, his smug face is behind bars -- (link) - TWuG Apr 8, 13:28
I have been outraged. Or inspired to be outraged? or something - JD Apr 8, 13:26 3
- now I'm really looking forward to the Mets game tonight. -- nm - Tim Apr 8, 13:32 1
  - how dare she speak about baseball while having a vagina? -- nm - Reagen Apr 8, 13:35
- *clicks on Politics tab* Ah, that explains it. -- nm - Reagen Apr 8, 13:31
Mandy News Network Breaking News Alert: we now take you live to a bar where miss jones is headed to celebrate *the* job offer! -- nm - Max Apr 8, 13:16 12
- woohoo! :) - — nm - i.b.! Apr 8, 14:51
- Guys offer on Monday. But like we know it's coming. -- nm - Pocket Jones Apr 8, 14:08
- yay -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 8, 14:07
- nice! -- nm - Peter Kilmer Apr 8, 13:55
- Woo hoo! -- nm - Krusty Apr 8, 13:52
- Nice! -- nm - Marlowe Apr 8, 13:26
- woohoooo! -- nm - Andie Apr 8, 13:22
- yaaaay! -- nm - Tim Apr 8, 13:21
- Friday afternoon wooooo! -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 13:18
- Hooray! -- nm - spamlet Apr 8, 13:17 2
  - *cough* -- (link) - ty97 Apr 8, 13:18 [Backboard] 1
    - See the IM -- (link) - spamlet Apr 8, 13:19
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 8, 13:14 [Attachment] 6
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 8, 13:15 [Attachment] 5
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 8, 13:15 [Attachment] 4
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 8, 13:15 [Attachment] 3
      - 0 -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 8, 13:42
      - 2/2 -- nm - JD Apr 8, 13:22
      - 2/2 (spoils) - spamlet Apr 8, 13:17
Kimmel was reported to the Capitol Police.... -- (link) - . Apr 8, 13:10 1
- isn't this par for the course, of course some detective will have to interview him and write a report and Kimmel will have a file... -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 8, 13:59
Yes, by all means be annoyed that this is the third month in a row I've had to bug you for something. - spamlet Apr 8, 13:04 3
- Well now it is the principle of the thing. -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 13:06 2
  - I mean I’m saving them a five figure penalty from the US government. - spamlet Apr 8, 13:13 1
    - look I said I'll get it done, you don't have to nag me every six months about it -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 8, 14:00
One of Abramovich’s lesser yachts changed hands the day before the invasion -- (link) - znufrii Apr 8, 13:01 8
- At least it's not as fuck-ugly as Sailing Yacht A -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 13:20
- Congrats Bery on your purchase -- nm - eag Apr 8, 13:09
- Why does someone need 5 yachts? -- nm - spamlet Apr 8, 13:05 3
  - So they don't have to sail from the Med to the Caribbean -- nm - Roger More Apr 8, 13:14
  - To further Russian culture -- nm - . Apr 8, 13:12
  - For epic splits! -- (link) - Max Apr 8, 13:11 [youtube]
- Pfft, you can't even land a helicopter on it. Toss it in the bargain bin. -- nm - Max Apr 8, 13:04 1
  - It's the yacht he uses to shuttle mistresses to the main yacht. -- nm - Andie Apr 8, 13:05
This article makes me smile - JD Apr 8, 12:58
Apple +: Severance season 1...A fucking plus -- nm - Peter Kilmer Apr 8, 12:46 2
- Niceeee. First thing I do when I get home today is to watch the season finale. -- nm - Jovian Apr 8, 12:51 1
  - CJ was on the edge of her seat -- nm - Peter Kilmer Apr 8, 12:54
geek alert: I'm training a AI form recognizer -- nm - oblique Apr 8, 12:40 1
- You could train it to assess employee BMI figures! -- nm - Max Apr 8, 12:41
WWE releases awkward statement that "the current NXT Tag Team Champions have relinquished the titles." - Tim Apr 8, 12:29 3
- Wes Lee's wife came to Nash defense saying it was divorce revenge -- nm - eag Apr 8, 12:32 2
  - There are too many people on the internet taking Nash Carter's side which is kind of sickening. -- nm - Tim Apr 8, 12:37
  - 1) She should stay out of it. 2) He got fired for the Hitler pic. -- nm - David Apr 8, 12:36
Will Smith gets 10 Years -- (link) - mud Apr 8, 12:00 23
- So long as this is how they handle unacceptable behavior from here on out regardless of skin tone or prominence, I have - TWuG Apr 8, 13:35
- and yet Harvey Weinstein was welcome for years -- nm - Peter Kilmer Apr 8, 12:53 2
  - Not when things blew over. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 8, 13:17
  - He was an ahole for years, they didn't know just how much of one. - . Apr 8, 13:15
- Well, there goes the celebration of the 18th anniversary of Hitch that was planned for next year's Oscars. -- nm - Dano Apr 8, 12:51
- I wonder if he gets the same at SAG, since they were discussing it with AMPAS. - Max Apr 8, 12:39
- I guess that's pretty much what could be expected by now. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 8, 12:33
- I wonder who presents Best Actress next year? -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 12:10 5
  - Questlove and his fellow producers -- nm - . Apr 8, 13:12
  - Frances McDormand didn't present Best Actor this year. They'll do a group of male actors or something. -- nm - Andie Apr 8, 12:28
  - Chris Rock -- nm - decline Apr 8, 12:14 2
    - "I see Jada didn't bother showing up again this year..." ooh, imagine if she got nominated and won Oscar in the future -- nm* - Max Apr 8, 12:14 1
      - Probably not for Angel has Fallen... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 12:20
- I would have lost money on that bet. I expected no more than two. -- nm - Max Apr 8, 12:08 4
  - i honestly think it's a lot. -- nm - Andie Apr 8, 12:28
  - It will get reduced in a few years -- nm - eag Apr 8, 12:20 2
    - (for good behavior) -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 12:32 1
      - He will have to behave with his auntie in Bell Air -- nm - eag Apr 8, 12:51
- I wonder what Jessica Chastain would have got? -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 12:03 4
  - an Emmy. -- nm - Andie Apr 8, 12:29
  - Who did she slap? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 12:04 2
    - In this exercise, Chris Rock. -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 12:04 1
      - 10 days and a nom for her next role whatever it is -- nm - mud Apr 8, 12:05
The White Sox haven't had an Opening Day in Detroit since 1962 - spamlet Apr 8, 11:59
No guilty verdicts in Whitmer kidnap trial. 2 not guilty, 2 hung -- (link) - spamlet Apr 8, 11:47 1
- Hanging seems a bit extreme for no guilty verdicts. -- nm - TWuG Apr 8, 12:08
Bubba Watson from the pines. -- (link) - budice Apr 8, 11:45 2
- me, from that same spot: *hits 3 trees and ricochets back at me, finally coming to rest 20 yards behind me* -- nm - JaxSean Apr 8, 12:13
- I think he did something similar one of the years he won it. - zunk xometimes Apr 8, 12:07
doing an online 6-week Excel course as we finally just upgraded software and i wanted a refresher with the new version. I am on the 'advanced pivot - Andie Apr 8, 11:28 7
- I always use Pivot Tables as good example of something that's hard to explain. "Do you know how they work?" "Pretty much." "Can you explain?" "Nope." -- nm - JaxSean Apr 8, 12:15 1
  - The best I could do recently was "Pivot tables are best for data with two or more classification types per item, when trying to summarize it." -- nm - Max Apr 8, 12:21
- I really like Learn Google Spreadsheets (which has Excel tips) and Leila Gharani for Excel tips - Max Apr 8, 12:14 [youtube] 3
  - oh, the course itself is fine, but just spending an hour delving into splicers and groups and charts and fields and - Andie Apr 8, 12:30 2
    - heh, or like this scene from Real Genius -- (link) - Max Apr 8, 12:37 [youtube] 1
      - accurate -- nm - Andie Apr 8, 12:41
- PIVOT!!! -- nm - Ross Geller Apr 8, 12:01
Is DnD happening tonight? Has everyone read the Syrinscape post I made on FB? Crash needs to accept the FB invite. -- nm - zork Apr 8, 11:28 4
- I am assuming it is. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 8, 13:26
- Yes but I haven't set up the account yet. Do we need to do by tonight? -- nm - spamlet Apr 8, 11:35 2
  - No, certainly not. Completely optional mood stuff. -- nm - zork Apr 8, 11:44 1
    - Ok. I’ll try to get it done for both of us but won’t guarantee :) -- nm - spamlet Apr 8, 11:45
AEW: Well Tony Khan just dropped some interesting info... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 8, 10:46 1
- It's likely not all that expensive. -- nm - spamlet Apr 8, 10:47
Reddit is banning users for using the term Orc to refer to the raping murdering Russian troops. I guess it hurts their feelings. -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 8, 10:43 12
- What about Ork? -- nm - Dano Apr 8, 11:29 3
  - Or maybe Zorc -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 11:41 2
    - Hey! -- nm - zork Apr 8, 11:42 1
      - I changed the spelling! Your identity was protected! 😂 -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 11:44
- I get that they want to not allow dehumanizing ethnic groups as a rule, but it’s hard to concede that humans are the ones committing such atrocities. -- nm* - znufrii Apr 8, 10:54 4
  - I also get that Reddit is wildly inconsistent in their rule enforcement, so this is hella suspicious. -- nm - colin Apr 8, 11:17 3
    - het -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 11:27 2
      - het? -- nm - mud Apr 8, 12:06 1
        
        aka nyet -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 13:08
- It seems unfair to the orcs to lump them in with the actions of the Russians being discussed -- nm - JD Apr 8, 10:49
- I feel bad for doing it but I refuse to engage my brain with thoughts of the horrors such as this that are being committed across Ukraine - oblique Apr 8, 10:45 1
  - Considering your past posts about sometimes taking on too much in your own life, we don't want you to worry about it either - con_carne Apr 8, 10:58
apple TV+ is launching across Comcast’s entertainment platforms, Xfinity customers will enjoy the largest preview of Apple Originals ever, - Remlik Apr 8, 10:38
From B2 - I'm sorry to have breached ST etiquette on B2. We're putting in some Coretec LVP throughout the house. - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Apr 8, 10:35 3
- Here's the pic... -- (pic) - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Apr 8, 10:36 [Attachment] 2
  - Awesome -- nm - Epiphany! Apr 8, 10:42
  - Nice. -- nm - budice Apr 8, 10:37
'Dancing with the Stars' moving to Disney+ after 30 seasons on ABC -- (link) - oblique Apr 8, 10:34
Earn less last year or had a child, you may still be eligible for some or all of a $1400 stimulus check -- (link) - oblique Apr 8, 10:33 2
- oh crap, that reminds me. I need to do my taxes -- nm - JaxSean Apr 8, 10:35
- This is a good reminder that spamlet should finish my taxes. -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 10:34
Wordlebot from the NYT analyzes your Wordle games with deep statistics including effectiveness of each guess -- (link) - oblique Apr 8, 10:26 3
- Stop trying to suck the fun out of it, bots. Sometimes I like to make crazy guesses like KUDZU. -- nm - Baruno Apr 8, 10:33 1
  - seriously, and what’s the point? I got today’s in 3. telling me what starting words would have been better helps only for today’s word, but it’s kind - i.b.! Apr 8, 14:50
- Someone should do this for politics. -- nm - David Apr 8, 10:28
SITV spoiler -- (link) - oblique Apr 8, 10:21
Classic game 'Myst' being turned into a VR mini golf course -- (link) - oblique Apr 8, 10:20 1
- Dangit, I hit my ball into the red book again. -- nm - Baruno Apr 8, 10:21
They had released half the songs as "singles" already and I saw them live so there were no surprises, but yes, the Wet Leg album is awesome. -- nm - Dano Apr 8, 10:19 2
- They know it’s weird. -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 11:16
- ♫ ♡ -- nm - mud Apr 8, 11:08
Made it through initial screen for COVID booster study. Will find out on the 19th if I'm fully accepted. - spamlet Apr 8, 10:17 7
- Oo, I wonder if anyone I know is running that study. -- nm - Baruno Apr 8, 10:22 6
  - I'm guessing yes. - spamlet Apr 8, 10:27 5
    - If it's Wash U, probably yes. If it's SLU, probably no. VA, hard to say. -- nm - Baruno Apr 8, 10:32 4
      - I didn't know how small the world was. It's through SLU. - spamlet Apr 8, 10:35 3
        
        Good chance I probably set the study up in our billing system... so there's that. Lol -- nm - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Apr 8, 10:37 2
        
        Add a note to his file saying "Jab this patient extra hard." - Baruno Apr 8, 10:40 1
        
        *marge grumble* - spamlet Apr 8, 11:45
Smart unveils production version of its compact electric SUV (looks kinda like a Mini) but forget about getting in the US -- (link) - oblique Apr 8, 10:13 4
- That's hardly an SUV -- nm - zork Apr 8, 11:41 3
  - Smart Utility Vehicle -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 11:43 2
    - SmEV -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 11:48 1
      - Smeg -- nm - zork Apr 8, 12:10
"what a pujol" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 10:05
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Apr 8, 10:04

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