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Russian ambassador to Poland attempted to lay a wreath at soviet cemetery in Warsaw to mark VE Day. It did not go well. -- (link) - znufrii May 9, 10:28
Former Michigan State superstar Adreian Payne was shot to death yesterday at the age of 31. - David May 9, 10:22
It worked out but I did not like some of the Quordle word choices today: 3 9 6 7 - oblique May 9, 10:17
Actorle - 1 - Diva May 9, 10:11
Wordle - 5 - Diva May 9, 10:04 2
- 3 for me today. - pmb May 9, 10:12
- 4 - RelutantCynic May 9, 10:07
In the country that gave the world the German shepherd and the Doberman pinscher, short-legged, smashed-nosed pugs, called “Mops” in German, - JD May 9, 10:02
My film being EP'd by Cumberbatch has been announced, starring Jodie Comer. -- (link) - LMS May 9, 09:51 5
- I don't watch Killing Eve but my wife does. If I walk in the room and Jodie Comer is on the screen I can't take my eyes off her. - zunk xometimes May 9, 10:11 2
  - If you can find the limited series Thirteen - she's great in that too. She was also in Doctor Foster, but it was a limited role. -- nm - LMS May 9, 10:16
  - Villanelle is a Top 5 TV character of all-time. -- nm - Shaun May 9, 10:14
- That sounds like a great film. -- nm - RelutantCynic May 9, 10:08
- excellent! -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 10:01
Ahsoka filming underway -- (link) - budice May 9, 09:44
NASA Webb Telescope: The picture on the left is from the now decommissioned Spitzer Space telescope. The picture on the right is from the new Webb -- (link) - decline May 9, 09:44 1
- That gave me shivers -- nm - oblique May 9, 09:52
Avatar question: Couldn't they arguably use other worlds and other races? Does it have to be all about Pandora? -- nm - Mop May 9, 09:26 11
- Pandora = Arrakis -- nm - Jovian May 9, 09:41
- The Na'vi should make human avatars to infiltrate the humans. -- nm - Dano May 9, 09:40 1
  - Avatar is The Matrix from the POV of the machines. -- nm - Max May 9, 10:09
- Pandora is where the last airbenders live, Mop -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 09:35
- side comment: I watched Simpsons last night for the first time in years and there was a waiting-for-Avatar joke. -- nm - Max May 9, 09:28
- Unobtainium is only found there, silly Mop -- nm - Beaker May 9, 09:28 5
  - I mean, this is the main answer. The humans used "avatars" to interact with the Na'vi, so if not there, then it's called something else. -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 10:03 3
    - Uh, wait. Avatar (noun) an electronic image that represents and may be manipulated by a computer user (as in a game) - JD May 9, 10:08 2
      - These ones were genetically compatible for the avatar program - but the fact it occurred to them at all indicates that this might not be the only - Beryllium May 9, 10:26
      - The main reason in the first one was to interact with the Na'vi to then be able to mine the Unobtainium. - JaxSean May 9, 10:18
  - What a n00b. -- nm - Shaun May 9, 09:37
Hi Andie! So we ended up going to Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit this weekend just because it was honestly the only restaurant in TO I knew at that point - Guigue May 9, 09:25 2
- oh! glad you liked it. Did you have the corn ribs? We loved those. -- nm - Andie May 9, 09:27 1
  - Because it was just the two of us we stuck with the "Large" meals and it was plenty, so no we didn't get to try that many different things... - Guigue May 9, 09:29
This is a terribly written article, but it's a nice story - about my friend's son! CCM made him his second custom goalie glove as he has no fingers on -- (edited) - Andie May 9, 09:17 1
- 8-) That's amazing - JD May 9, 09:33
Worldle - 3 - Diva May 9, 09:11 2
- I got Wordle in 6, but in my defense, it was for today's original word -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 09:15 1
  - I haven't done Wordle yet. -- nm - Diva May 9, 09:25
More human remains found in Lake Mead as water level drops - did CSI: Vegas get renewed for next season? -- (link) - Max May 9, 09:10 5
- My Bonnie lies over the reservoir, my Bonnie lies somewhere in lake mead, please bring back my Bonnie to meeeee -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 11:33
- Las Vegas has been drinking corpse water for decades! -- nm - Mop May 9, 09:27
- the Water Wars will be a fun thing to live through in 10-15 years -- nm - Beaker May 9, 09:21
- It did, with Marg Helgenberger coming back! -- nm - MDH May 9, 09:21
- Not unexpected. And that's our drinking water - time to invest in bottled water companies ;) -- nm - Meg May 9, 09:21
Initial solar quotes are $20k-$25k depending on # of panels I'd choose to go with. Both from nationwide vendors. Getting comparison quotes from two - oblique May 9, 09:02
Islanders fire Barry Trotz for the crime of not beating the Lightning and missing the playoffs this year. - Will Hunting May 9, 08:58 6
- And in typical NHL fashion, he'll be a head coach somewhere else before next season. -- nm - Shaun May 9, 09:26 4
  - In this case, I’m okay with that. - Will Hunting May 9, 09:32 2
    - The issue in the NHL is that you can lose the room, and you can't dump the players easily. -- nm - Reagen May 9, 10:05
    - For sure. He's got a track record worthy of being rehired. -- nm - Shaun May 9, 09:38
  - You could exchange Premier League for NHL and it be would equally accurate - JD May 9, 09:28
- Barry got paid, hats off to him. Did what he could. -- nm - budice May 9, 09:09
MDH, credit where credit is due. That MMO comment about Avatar was originally Banzai!'s. I just ran with it. (NM) - Marlowe May 9, 08:54
Awww. Arkells canceled their Harrisburg show. -- nm - Dano May 9, 08:53
A Strange Loop leads TONY nominations pack with 11. - Diva May 9, 08:51 4
- Was just coming to post this! My many thoughts inside, and would love yours. -- (edited) - MDH May 9, 09:09 3
  - my thoughts - Diva May 9, 09:22 1
    - Agreed with your two comments as well. Makes me very happy to see. -- nm - MDH May 9, 09:27
  - Also some rumors already abound: Paradise Square was set to announce closing tomorrow, will reconsider. Mrs. Doubtfire to announce closing. -- nm - MDH May 9, 09:13
another one. food-related words. - i.b.! May 9, 08:45
LIR: znu. I was happy that I'm dealing with new wiring. Seems 3 way switches are challenging for smart apps. Given that I'm automating - oblique May 9, 08:39 2
- I’m regretting having put in three-way switches when we redid our kitchen, instead of just going smart. -- (edited) - znufrii May 9, 08:41 1
  - Looking at my map and notes, I think I only have 2 or 3 switches I have no idea what they do :) - oblique May 9, 08:43
You know, Tokyo Vice would be even more entertaining if I imagined Jake being played by Reilly. - Beryllium May 9, 08:34 2
- How does it compare to Giri/Haji? -- nm - LMS May 9, 08:48 1
  - I have no frame of reference, but, my review of S1 of Vice would be A-, with the season finale being more like a B-. -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 08:55
I had a short weekend as I'm working today so I can have Saturday off to play in a chess tournament. I was feeling guilty about that as - crash davis May 9, 08:32 1
- Pay some neighborhood kid to mow, you ain't got time for that -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 11:36
The Lost City is on Paramount + tomorrow -- nm - Remlik May 9, 08:32 12
- Damn, that's fast. But I'm not objecting. I want to see this one. -- nm - Mop May 9, 09:20
- I'm wanting to see this! -- nm - St. Epiphany May 9, 08:56
- aka Reduxing The Stone -- nm - LMS May 9, 08:49
- They are so desperately trying to get to $100M. -- nm - MDH May 9, 08:38 5
  - If they were desperate to get over $100 million, releasing it on Paramount+ is not the way to get there. -- nm - Inigo May 9, 09:00 3
    - Does that as mean as much these days as it used too? -- nm - JD May 9, 09:29
    - They had already locked in the date, and despite looking to push it, they could not. -- nm - MDH May 9, 09:27
    - "That was so great I need to go see it again on the big screen!" -- nm - Spawn May 9, 09:22
  - its a shame, it deserved to net well over $100M -- nm - Jovian May 9, 08:53
- sweet, wonder where it will pop up up here... -- nm - Beaker May 9, 08:35
- Excellent. I've been wanting to watch that. -- nm - sycor May 9, 08:33
- thank you sir -- nm - crash davis May 9, 08:33
Dr. Strange- C. It confirmed all my worst fears about the multiverse storyline. If they don't end it soon it's going to do serious harm to the - pmb May 9, 08:28 16
- I hate that...(spoilers) - Mel Profit May 9, 09:41 3
  - I made the kind of ridiculous statement to my daughter that (spoils) -- (edited) - pmb May 9, 09:53 2
    - It's like they decided that "What If..." should be the main story. - Mel Profit May 9, 10:04 1
      - Right. And frankly my reaction to "What if . . ." was "Who cares . . . ?" -- (edited) - pmb May 9, 10:16
- I've not seen every one of the MCU movies and, right or wrong, have the impression I need to to "get it". So never had plans to see this. - zunk xometimes May 9, 08:50
- nmbpmb - how is your father? -- nm - St. Epiphany May 9, 08:31 10
  - Thanks for asking. I meant to report back. He's doing much better. When he went into the hospital on Wednesday he was deteriorating pretty rapidly. - pmb May 9, 08:41 9
    - excellent -- nm - Spawn May 9, 09:09
    - WOW. That's an epically good update -- nm - JD May 9, 09:06
    - Yay!! good news -- nm - St. Epiphany May 9, 08:55
    - wow, go dad! — nm - i.b.! May 9, 08:46
    - That's scary and sounds like he's turning the corner so that's great! -- nm - zunk xometimes May 9, 08:46
    - that's great! -- nm - Diva May 9, 08:45
    - good news! -- nm - Andie May 9, 08:44
    - great news! -- nm - decline May 9, 08:43 1
      - this -- nm - Beaker May 9, 08:55
Bitcoin is worth 1/2 of what it was 6 months ago -- (link) - decline May 9, 08:12 3
- It's got company. Lots of funds and stocks down that or more in 6 months also. - zunk xometimes May 9, 08:33 1
  - ARKK has done even worse, down over 65%. So glad I didn’t bite on that. -- (edited) - znufrii May 9, 08:39
- Someone, somewhere, probably: "Wake up. Time to buy." -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 08:25
LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS VOLUME 3 | Official Trailer | Netflix (is this show good? cause this trailer looks really cool) - May 20th -- (link*) - Beaker May 9, 08:08 [youtube] 7
- 👍 -- nm - JD May 9, 08:30
- Season 1 was great. Season 2 was okay-good. I'll still watch season 3 for sure. -- nm - sycor May 9, 08:27
- Nicey -- nm - Jovian May 9, 08:20
- they are cool short stories. Some are great, some are meh. But it is a good watch overall. -- nm - St. Epiphany May 9, 08:14 3
  - This. I love it since they're all pretty short, but overall it's enjoyable. -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 08:16
  - neat, kinda sounds like the Star Wars Visions a year or so ago. some great, some good, some meh -- nm* - Beaker May 9, 08:15 1
    - tbh it's better than Visions -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 08:23
Insurrection Index. Search your state to see who has been linked to Jan 6 -- (link) - TWuG May 9, 08:06 1
- 104 individuals from Pennsylvania -- nm - znufrii May 9, 09:14
some Dallas Mavs fan went after Chris Paul's wife and mother -- (link) - Beaker May 9, 08:05 1
- that's really messed up. -- nm - Diva May 9, 08:49
Disney upped their "estimate" to $187M for Dr Strange -- (link) - budice May 9, 08:03 6
- That's both amazing and bad at the same time. It's a huge post-COVID opening, but the word-of-mouth and legs are going to be bad. -- nm - Inigo May 9, 08:04 5
  - it's essentially the only big movie till Top Gun at the end of May (Downton Abbey in 2 weeks is a different audience) - Beaker May 9, 08:12 2
    - Yeah, I went ahead and booked my ticket as I do not need the "space" before that on Stubs+. -- nm - Spawn May 9, 08:25
    - I think Firestarter is also on Peacock, although I doubt that has a ton of impact. -- nm - MDH May 9, 08:19
  - lol -- nm - Spawn May 9, 08:08
  - I'm tempted to see it again, there was a lot to take in the first time. -- nm - LMS May 9, 08:06
Has anybody seen the Sorkin Mockingbird revival? Worth seeing? - spamlet May 9, 08:02
OK Pippy, I was a big fan of The Staircase documentary series. Did you watch it and did you factor that into your grade? -- nm - rollo May 9, 07:58 3
- I have not seen it, but I will watch it after this HBO series. I'm not a fan of the story telling style. several spoils - St. Epiphany May 9, 08:10 2
  - The underlying case is one of the best true-crime stories of all time, and the doc is stellar thanks to the defense filming every everything -- nm - rollo May 9, 08:21 1
    - the few episodes I saw...gave me the creeps. -- nm - St. Epiphany May 9, 08:25
Re: Top Gun 2: I've said it before, I don't care for the 1st movie. I am 100% there for the second, without question. Looks awesome. -- nm - MDH May 9, 07:48 22
- I love the first movie. I'll see the sequel for nostalgia and the cinematography which looks to carry forward from it's predecessor. -- nm - Mel Profit May 9, 09:44
- Well, uh...counts via fingers....were you like single digits when it came out and you only saw it, uh, not in theaters -- (edited) - JD May 9, 09:23
- I never watched the first one and really have no desire to see either of them. (NM) - Marlowe May 9, 08:55 3
  - i saw the first, liked it fine, but i just don't care about Marvel basically at all anymore. It became all too much. Over it. -- nm - Andie May 9, 08:58
  - you'll never be a true American with that attitude! -- nm - Beaker May 9, 08:56 1
    - Exactly! (NM) - Marlowe May 9, 09:04
- Top three* movie of my childhood, probably, in terms of how many times we rewatched the VHS we had taped off of tv. -- (edited) - znufrii May 9, 07:54
- The first was okay but I will add to it that I do not like Tom Cruise. I am psyched for this one. -- nm - Spawn May 9, 07:53 7
  - I'm the opposite he was cool back then now I think of him as a douche - eag May 9, 07:59 6
    - Hmm. He was a douche back there but now he is defying the aging process. -- nm - Spawn May 9, 08:02 5
      - Due to your dislike of him, is it safe to assume you haven't seen an M:I since they soft rebooted them with part 3? -- nm - Shaun May 9, 08:11 2
        
        I have seen a couple of them including the one with Superman. - Spawn May 9, 08:26 1
        
        Cool cool. -- nm - Shaun May 9, 08:30
      - It was when he went full Scientology that he lost me - eag May 9, 08:10 1
        
        Same. I really can't watch him knowing what a horrible person he is. That said, this is the first one that's tempted me, just because of the - pmb May 9, 08:21
- Top Gun 2 - Meh. Tho Ive seen worse. -- nm - budice May 9, 07:52 4
  - You should see the industry tracking on this movie. Massive total gross. I'll be really curious after Memorial Day the legs it has. -- nm - MDH May 9, 07:53 3
    - Covid? lol -- nm - Top Gun 2 May 9, 07:54 2
      - Huh? -- nm - MDH May 9, 07:56 1
        
        (Box Office will ignore the new normal) -- nm - Spawn May 9, 07:56
- I'm the opposite -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 07:49 1
  - So the first movie came out when I was 19 and it was cool and Tom Cruise was cool - eag May 9, 07:56
All-Time Cold Take Anniversary -- (link) - budice May 9, 07:48 2
- Hall of fame take. -- nm - Volnelk May 9, 07:49 1
  - What he contributes to society Ill never know -- nm - budice May 9, 07:57
Maybe not. -- nm - Spawn May 9, 07:46

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