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Just got a call from The Office of Visa and Mastercard! -- nm - Spawn May 11, 12:56 5
- *shaking head* -- nm - Stanley May 11, 13:15
- I hope you gave them all your info! -- nm - jnine May 11, 13:03 1
  - Well yeah, if the think I am *that* important. -- nm - Spawn May 11, 13:12
- I think that’s a law firm. You might wanna call em back. -- nm - Will Hunting May 11, 12:58
- Joint task force! -- nm - David May 11, 12:58
Disney Earnings in about 10mins -- (link*) - budice May 11, 12:48 12
- There's a miss. Revenue: $19.2B v $20.3B Expected EPS: $1.08 v $1.20 Expected -- (link*) - budice May 11, 13:07 7
  - SELL! SELL! -- nm - Mop May 11, 13:15 1
    - Fire all the analysts, they are clearly bad at their jobs. -- nm - ty97 May 11, 13:18
  - That's Bob Iger's Music! -- nm* - eag May 11, 13:12
  - Welp, time to pummel the stock and drive it to zero. -- nm - Qale May 11, 13:10 3
    - They increased Disney+ subscribers by 7.9 million, and that's all that matters to Wall Street. - Inigo May 11, 13:14 2
      - Their profits are up 23 percent year over year, too. - David May 11, 13:16
      - BUY! BUY! -- nm - Mop May 11, 13:15
- It's at 1:30 Pacific. 30 more minutes for the webcast. -- nm - Mop May 11, 13:01 1
  - They'll announce the earnings right now. Then, they do the call. -- nm - David May 11, 13:03
- The anticipation is killing me!! - decline May 11, 12:53 1
  - ... no charger! -- nm - Spawn May 11, 12:53
Excellent, just checked fiverr, there are people that help with Home Assistant on there. - sycor May 11, 12:44 3
- Just give us all the passwords to all your home automation systems and we'll take care of the rest. -- nm - Mop May 11, 12:51 2
  - I'm sure it's safe. - sycor May 11, 12:59 1
    - But it is just to assist you! - Spawn May 11, 13:00
Sequel to "A Simple Favor" set for Amazon Studios/Lionsgate. Honestly, who asked for this sequel? -- (link) - MDH May 11, 12:40 8
- i liked it well enough but "box office success", did it have any? -- nm - Andie May 11, 12:43 3
  - I was about to comment that it likely suffered from COVID. Then looked it up and saw it came out in 2018. My brain no understand time. -- nm - sycor May 11, 13:00 1
    - Ah, the Before Times. I heard every movie back then was guaranteed to make at least 100 mil. -- nm - Spawn May 11, 13:02
  - 97mil worldwide vs 20mil budget -- nm - Will Hunting May 11, 12:44
- That’s…why? - Will Hunting May 11, 12:42 3
  - A Simple Favor... Is Never So Simple. -- nm - Spawn May 11, 12:58 1
    - A Complicated Proposal -- nm - Andie May 11, 13:10
  - I had the same reaction. -- nm - MDH May 11, 12:44
LOL, WotC -- nm - spamlet May 11, 12:39 3
- Obvious bans were obvious? -- nm - Qale May 11, 13:12 2
  - I hadn’t crafted Winota so I did now. Free wildcards! - spamlet May 11, 13:14 1
    - I got my Oko Avatar so I'm good now. -- nm - Qale May 11, 13:20
Well, at least this author was consistent... -- (link) - decline May 11, 12:30 1
- Got to protect your brand. -- nm - znufrii May 11, 12:33
Verge Article on Pixel 6a. Smaller battery than 5a, only two cameras, cameras appear to be same hardware as 5a, has to dumb camera bump, and no headph - sycor May 11, 12:21 9
- that camera bump was the worst phone thing ever. I hated it so much. -- nm* - amanda May 11, 12:27 2
  - if you have a protective case then it evens out, my galaxy now has a camera hole because of the case so I can't use my fisheye auxillary lens -- nm - zeitgeist May 11, 13:53
  - yeah I remember my old Droid Razr or whatever it was called had the camera area much thicker than the rest of the phone. It was so dumb. - sycor May 11, 12:39
- ... no charger? -- nm - Spawn May 11, 12:27 5
  - it's got a tiny hand crank you have spin when you want to use the phone -- nm - decline May 11, 12:28 4
    - They need to knock at least $50 off, then. -- nm - Spawn May 11, 12:28 3
      - Apple is doing the same thing, and getting sued for it. Google stopped including chargers with the P6 I think. -- nm - sycor May 11, 12:35 2
        
        I have at least a dozen chargers, so I am okay with it. -- nm - Spawn May 11, 12:40 1
        
        I think I have 3, my gf has 1, and we both have chromebook chargers... so 6 total. We should be okay for a while. -- nm - sycor May 11, 12:46
LIR not sure about living a cruise ship, but I'm definitely toying with the idea of just going RV life. -- nm - sycor May 11, 12:16 12
- Wasn't it tRuMaN's folk that lived in an RV and traveled around working as campsite hosts? -- nm - Meg May 11, 12:45 1
  - Amy has an aunt and uncle that have RVed for a decade or two. -- nm - Spawn May 11, 13:01
- My parents had wanted to do that, six weeks later the RV had broken down and they’d put in an offer on a new house. -- nm - znufrii May 11, 12:32
- talk to me if you're seriously considering it.. - colin May 11, 12:30 1
  - I mean after retirement. Which is like 13 years away. But I'd love to hear about it. Maybe change my mind ahead of time. -- nm - sycor May 11, 12:40
- If I win over a million in the lottery, I'll be buying a 40-50 foot catamaran and living the RV-boat life. - Beryllium May 11, 12:17 6
  - I get sea queasy. And there are plenty of places I can drive in the US. - sycor May 11, 12:22 4
    - If my boat was big enough to handle my heli, then maybe. But otherwise, ports get old. I need to be able to travel on land to get to the good stuff. - Spawn May 11, 12:28 2
      - There's plenty to pass on the water when you're coastal cruising - it's just not moving. - Beryllium May 11, 13:13
      - you're not the only boat on the water, Spawn - decline May 11, 12:29
    - There are people down in the Atlantic City area who have huge boats (40+ ft range) who live on them year round and have never left the dock -- nm - decline May 11, 12:25
  - Por que no los dos? -- (link) - spamlet May 11, 12:18 [youtube]
I like this art Twitter is using for their mute words interstitial -- (pic) - Beryllium May 11, 12:14 [Attachment]
Sir, I dont believe that will be fixable -- (link) - Jovian May 11, 12:05 2
- Russian tanks store ammo too close to the turret. Hit the tank at the right point and the ammo all goes up. -- nm - TWuG May 11, 12:11 1
  - I do find 2022 to be amazing in its desire to expose the big bad Russians as paper tigers. - Will Hunting May 11, 12:41
Oh, look... Google Glass redux! -- nm - Mop May 11, 11:58 8
- Just without the creepy ability to video stuff :) -- nm - Shaun May 11, 11:59 5
  - I saw a fb ad for sunglasses with an embedded camera just the other day. Don’t think it was google related though. -- nm* - znufrii May 11, 12:08 1
    - Yeah, I noticed that a while ago and discovered that Facebook has been making these "smart" Ray-Bans for years. -- nm - Mop May 11, 12:11
  - That you know of... -- nm - Google May 11, 12:01 1
    - Indeed. -- nm - Shaun May 11, 12:03
  - Loser -- nm - The Batman May 11, 12:00
- Yup. Doesn't matter what else they announce today. The only thing coming out of Google I/O today is "Google Glass is back!" -- nm - Mop May 11, 11:58 1
  - Build it into a helmet and along with my gauntlet, I will be Iron Man. -- nm - Spawn May 11, 11:59
Judge rules Elon Musk made reckless and inaccurate statements about taking Tesla private -- (link) - znufrii May 11, 11:57 8
- TSLA: −56.83 (7.10%) -- nm - Mop May 11, 12:00 7
  - How much further does it need to go to f*ck up the financing of his TWTR deal? -- nm - znufrii May 11, 12:04 6
    - This ruling is likely to tank the price of Tesla stock further as the implication is that it was artificially inflated. - Mop May 11, 12:11 4
      - Not really. it’s a shareholder lawsuit intending to recoup losses incurred by anyone who traded at the time of his fraudulent statements -- (edited) - znufrii May 11, 12:14 3
        
        Yeah, the current Tesla insane valuation is totally different than this fraud. - Will Hunting May 11, 12:43 2
        
        Right. - znufrii May 11, 12:52 1
        
        Which is of course insane since it jumped 10+% immediately. -- nm - Will Hunting May 11, 12:57
    - I believe it's getting very close -- nm - decline May 11, 12:05
Current mood: -- (pic) - David May 11, 11:56 [Attachment] 5
- Which one's which? -- nm - Mop May 11, 12:01 1
  - The one on the left is Kodos. - Beryllium May 11, 12:06
- 👍👍👍 -- nm - prayformojo May 11, 12:00 2
  - They're going on top of the thing I showed you last night! - David May 11, 12:03 1
    - that's fantastic -- nm - prayformojo May 11, 12:03
Writing a letter, trying to say "Nails or screws can work their way out..." Is their a better way of saying that? -- nm - Spawn May 11, 11:53 6
- shit breaks -- nm - oblique May 11, 12:02
- In a desperate bid for freedom the wily nail and the dastardly screw can undue the hours of backbreaking toil from the lowly carpenter - decline May 11, 12:00 1
  - role ... how embarrassing -- nm - rollo May 11, 12:22
- Fasteners can work loose over time -- nm - TWuG May 11, 11:56
- can work their way loose -- nm - mud May 11, 11:55 1
  - Ah, "loose". Thank you both. - Spawn May 11, 11:58
Pixel Watch reveal. -- nm - Shaun May 11, 11:50 3
- It's what was teased, and it's beautiful, with the bezel-less rounded edge. -- nm - Mop May 11, 11:51
- Talk to me when they offer a Pixel Gauntlet. -- nm - Spawn May 11, 11:50 1
  - Just don't snap your fingers. Or do. -- nm - Mop May 11, 11:51
Synchrony bank is offering a 2-year “bump up” CD, which allows the holder to request an interest rate increase during the CD term. -- (edited) - znufrii May 11, 11:47 4
- Ally has a similar deal. The online (or mostly online) banks almost always offer better deals than brick banks. -- nm - Baruno May 11, 11:58 2
  - Yup. I’ve been with Synchrony for maybe 10 years now for that reason. First time noticing this kind of product on there though. -- (edited) - znufrii May 11, 12:02
  - Full disclosure: I have an account with Live Oak. -- nm - Baruno May 11, 11:59
- "No" -- nm - Synchrony bank's answer May 11, 11:48
what movie is this...or will be? -- (link) - zeitgeist May 11, 11:39
Like, how is this possible? Explains his draft slide. -- (link) - Strongbad May 11, 11:37 1
- Somewhere, Todd Marinovich's dad is smiling. -- nm - David May 11, 11:57
Pixel 6a: From $449usd -- nm* - Shaun May 11, 11:37 11
- Then proceed to announce Pixel 7 and 7 Pro for Fall. Why buy 6a? -- nm - budice May 11, 11:43 3
  - They do that every year -- nm - spamlet May 11, 12:19
  - For me, I'm not paying ~$1400 for a phone, ever. $600 is very appealing. -- nm - Shaun May 11, 11:48 1
    - 1,000% agreed. -- nm - Spawn May 11, 11:48
- Not clear what they're compromising on with the "6a" vs the "6". -- nm - Mop May 11, 11:40 5
  - Smaller screen, only 2 rear cameras. -- nm - Shaun May 11, 11:47 1
    - MONSTERS! -- nm - Mop May 11, 12:01
  - Ah, no phone capabilities. -- nm - Spawn May 11, 11:41 2
    - Who makes phone calls anyway? -- nm - Mop May 11, 11:42 1
      - They should charge *more* for it! -- nm - Spawn May 11, 11:43
- *twitch* -- nm - Spawn May 11, 11:39
Swear to God, they'd better show off the new Android Wear at the Google I/O keynote... -- nm - Mop May 11, 11:35 5
- *it's about fucking time!* -- nm - Mop May 11, 11:49 1
  - That should be their ad campaign slogan. -- nm - Mop May 11, 11:50
- You gonna set the building on fire? -- nm - Spawn May 11, 11:35 2
  - Why limit myself to just the building? -- nm - Mop May 11, 11:40 1
    - Please do not burn down the world. - Spawn May 11, 11:40
LIR: David. Solar Production. My quote guarantees about 9k kWh annual production. I don't have good usage numbers for my house but my projected bill -- (edited) - oblique May 11, 11:32 10
- Check your agreement - I can't overproduce for the year, but I can holdover within the year - Reagen May 11, 12:53 1
  - Sounds the same. Our credits with ComEd net metering last for 1 year and expire in April of every year. -- nm - oblique May 11, 13:01
- Did...this answer my question? Are you adding more than enough or not? -- nm - David May 11, 11:59 7
  - I save about $100 a month on power, averaged over the year. It doesn't completely cover my bill, but I don't have enough roof - Reagen May 11, 13:11
  - I'm at a disadvantage to most home users in that I do not have good estimated usage for my situation (new home, new EV, etc.). My *intent* is to cover - oblique May 11, 12:01 5
    - Ah. -- nm - David May 11, 12:03 1
      - Talking with the guy now. Will probably end up with 22 panels. My usage certainly seems to warrant it and I'm also anticipating increased usage over - oblique May 11, 12:34
    - if you have excess, just throw a blanket over one of the panels -- nm - decline May 11, 12:02 2
      - Usually my go to is "bitcoin mining" but we all know how that is going... -- nm - oblique May 11, 12:03 1
        
        There are much more profitable coins to mine anyway, but the market probably won't recover until the Ukraine fiasco ends. -- nm - David May 11, 12:04
Ursula is QAnon Queen. -- nm - Spawn May 11, 11:21 3
- who dat -- nm - mud May 11, 11:36 2
  - Phoebe's twin sister. -- nm - Spawn May 11, 11:39 1
    - ah -- nm - mud May 11, 11:56
"All day long, every purchase you make helps families with sick children!" - Beryllium May 11, 11:16
Quordle 9 8 7 4 - oblique May 11, 11:13
Guardians-White Sox game postponed by COVID-19 outbreak -- (link*) - budice May 11, 11:12 1
- I am Groot. -- nm - Spawn May 11, 11:18
Shaun/Walt: Brewbakers is burning down -- (edited) - Beaker May 11, 11:11 6
- Namaste posted on FB saying that they are closed indefinitely. Also, gas is going up 10+ cents tonight so get gas if you need it. -- nm - Shaun May 11, 11:25 4
  - filled up Monday and Tuesday night :) -- nm - Beaker May 11, 11:26 3
    - Doing so soon. -- nm - Shaun May 11, 11:28 2
      - GET TO THE GAS PUMP! -- nm - Spawn May 11, 11:30 1
        
        Pump and Dump -- (link*) - budice May 11, 11:32
- they say they will be open tomorrow; but I can't see how. I was outside for 5 minutes getting a pop and now reek of smoke -- nm - Beaker May 11, 11:19

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