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Oooooh fancy. My Quicksilver Mastercard is now called World Elite Mastercard. I bet that have so many awesome benefits I won't use! -- nm - Qale May 25, 16:28 2
- "Travel the world when you reach 1,600,000 points" -- nm - budice May 25, 16:29 1
  - "Earn 1 point for every $1000 you spend at Brookstone!" -- nm - ty97 May 25, 16:33
Hmm. -- (link) - Beryllium May 25, 16:27 [Image] 1
- booo -- nm - mud May 25, 16:28
ugh .. -- (link) - mud May 25, 16:15
Gov candidate Beto crashes a press conference. Out of line? Hardly. The line was passed a long time ago. This is good. -- (link) - Qale May 25, 15:55 5
- His press conference afterwards is good, too. He hits all the points. -- (link) - Mop May 25, 16:17 [youtube]
- I see it’s been posted, but I’m calling a mulligan since I rarely post news. -- nm - Qale May 25, 16:02 3
  - Feel free to repost this repeatedly. -- nm - Mop May 25, 16:15 2
    - I see it’s been posted, but I’m calling a mulligan since I rarely post news. -- nm - Qale May 25, 16:16 1
      - Feel free to Mop. -- nm - Remlik May 25, 16:17
icymi: Richardson, TX student arrested today with AK47 in tow -- (link*) - budice May 25, 15:51
For some reason lately I've been thinking of the HBO Max limited documentary series, The Lady and the Dale, so I guess I should recommend it. -- nm - Dano May 25, 15:41
For my book with a green cover portion of the challenge, I just started The Searcher by Tana French.. What is everyone else reading? -- nm - crash davis May 25, 15:26
Kane gonna get 4 tomorrow night -- (link) - Reagen May 25, 15:22
I set a reminder on my calendar for 6pm. It just says: "Pedals". Zero idea what this means. I cannot stress this enough. -- nm - prayformojo May 25, 15:21 4
- A restaurant -- nm - zeitgeist May 25, 16:14
- ZuZu's Pedals? -- nm - Max May 25, 15:27
- I'm guessing bike-related. Unless it is a gardening group with a speech impediment. -- nm - crash davis May 25, 15:24 1
  - "Last biking session was difficult without pedals, remember to bring them next week." -- nm - Max May 25, 15:26
I know I'm late to the party on this, but Lando Norris achieved 8th place at the Spanish Grand Prix (F1) while suffering ... (spoilers) - RelutantCynic (Oregon State Beaver Believer) May 25, 15:18
Josh Duggar gets 12 years -- (link) - Reagen May 25, 15:04 2
- I hear that’s his faaaaavorite. -- nm - Qale May 25, 15:48 1
  - I want to laugh at this so much but it feels so wrong - zeitgeist May 25, 16:08
J.J. Abrams Is Producing a Speed Racer Live-Action Series For Apple TV+ -- (link) - Remlik May 25, 14:38 4
- I always get Abrams and Whedon confused and then posts like this enrage me for a second. -- nm - Pocket Jones May 25, 15:27
- 😐 We already have the definitive live action Speed Racer -- nm - JD May 25, 14:51
- ... less likely to watch this than True Lies, I must say. -- nm - Beryllium May 25, 14:42
- Way to steal my thunder. -- nm - Mop May 25, 14:39
Have we seen the trailer to True Lies on CBS? -- (link) - Mop May 25, 14:36 [youtube] 1
- Yep, I'd watch that. -- nm - Beryllium May 25, 14:41
Musk's Twitter offer no longer backed by loan or Tesla stock -- nm - TWuG May 25, 14:24 11
- So, see if I get this right…he acted like a moron for a month, drove the Twitter stock down, undermined confidence in the company, and generally -- (edited) - Will Hunting May 25, 15:53 1
  - I mean, the people supporting the bid could care less about Elon Musk. It's about overthrowing democracy and setting us back to the days of the serfs. -- nm - David May 25, 16:24
- Hmm, now this deal has a better chance of happening. I didn't expect that. -- nm - David May 25, 15:41 2
  - Also, Dorsey quit the board today. -- nm - Beryllium May 25, 15:52 1
    - He was leaving anyway -- nm - spamlet May 25, 16:12
- I think this tweet (of a tik tok) said it pretty well. -- (link) - pmb May 25, 14:51 3
  - Note, I think he will do the cyber truck eventually, but he responds to every crisis with how he's going to fix it and then does nothing (or nearly - pmb May 25, 14:54 2
    - there's times I feel like I'm taking crazy pills about this. We all know Elon isn't actually designing shit, right? - Reagen May 25, 15:13 1
      - We know. I think he portrays himself as the genius behind everything. I have no problem with his business and it did involve vision on his part, but - pmb May 25, 15:24
- Basically because of the drop in Tesla stock -- (link) - spamlet May 25, 14:27
- He wants to get out of this without paying a penalty. He's going to pay one, and it's going to be more than just financial. -- nm - Mop May 25, 14:24
Education does not know what to do with people who don't have the cookie cutter qualifications - Reagen May 25, 14:23 4
- I'm guessing that they don't understand what you used to do -- nm - crash davis May 25, 14:47 1
  - the most charitable interpretation is that they think it's a wood shop position. -- nm - Reagen May 25, 14:48
- They're just asking to have their systems hacked and have the decision reversed. -- nm - Mop May 25, 14:29 1
  - If they keep the password written on an index card taped to the pull out desk, they will. -- nm - Dano May 25, 14:53
Chicago had guns that were struck down at least 10 years ago. And we are right next to two states with extremely lax gun laws. -- nm - . May 25, 14:14 1
- i wish the gunnuts would quit using that line. The NRA made sure those laws were struck down they know better. -- nm - . May 25, 14:18
Tom Hanks cracks me up. -- (link) - mud May 25, 13:55
DC people, this probably appeals to me but not you...however it is happening in your area. - crash davis May 25, 13:49
Oh! Lego Masters, Season 3, May 31st. -- nm - Mop May 25, 13:48
This morning we gave a tour to a 2nd grade class. It wasn't until I got home I started thinking about 19 just a little older than this :-( - Meg May 25, 13:40
Jalen Rose gave Kyrie Irving a 3rd-team All-NBA vote. - Will Hunting May 25, 13:32
The Empty Man and Vicious Fun - both of these sound pretty good - prayformojo May 25, 13:24 1
- I was trying to figure out why this post got blocked. - Dark Callisto May 25, 13:40
I've always loved Lance Storm but never more than today. -- (link) - David May 25, 13:21
Uvalde shooter sent chilling messages to a girl he'd met online about his imminent attack (c&p from CNN) - zork May 25, 13:20 1
- what could grandma be annoying about the ATT bill? running up big bandwidth charges? -- nm - zeitgeist May 25, 13:45
On this day in 1977 I sat thru the first 2 showings of Star Wars. the theatre was almost empty. -- nm - Peglegpete May 25, 13:18 8
- You saw what was coming... -- nm - Mop May 25, 13:49 1
  - I was at ComicCon the year before and first heard about the film there -- nm - Peglegpete May 25, 13:53
- I didn't see it for almost a year after it opened. Not crowded at that point. -- nm - zork May 25, 13:24
- I'm not even sure I saw it before I saw Empire Strikes Back in theaters. Did they show it on tv in the late 70s? -- nm - Max May 25, 13:20 4
  - I was there, too. With a broken wrist. That I broke while riding my brothers' big wheel. - RelutantCynic (Oregon State Beaver Believer) May 25, 13:22
  - Usually it would be on TV about two years after exiting theatres as I recall. It was first run for a good year and a half at least. - zork May 25, 13:22 2
    - that was the era of openning in big cities, then suburbs/nabes and finally discount all day 4 movies for 99 cents joints -- nm - zeitgeist May 25, 13:47
    - It, as in, any movies -- nm - zork May 25, 13:24
Beto played that well. Make your opponent raise their voice. -- nm - Reagen May 25, 13:15 3
- I don't think Uvalde's mayor is a fan. -- (link) - mud May 25, 13:21 2
  - He's apparently been on Tucker Carlson a few times when they want to attack the governor and senators from the right. -- nm - David May 25, 13:38 1
    - that's a lot of terrible in one sentence. -- nm - Reagen May 25, 13:39
Re: the charger plug, there shouldn't be any wear and tear on a fixed unit. It's if you were getting a portable unit that there could be - Reagen May 25, 13:12 16
- clarifying q (sorry I had a meetting) that adapter kilbo linked means that I can plug the charger into my existing round plug - amanda May 25, 13:23 [Backboard] 14
  - Yes. The home depot link is a cable to go from the 10-30R plug you have to the NEMA 14-50 plug that the Grizzle needs -- nm - oblique May 25, 13:26 6
    - this all seems way too simple. -- nm - amanda May 25, 13:29 5
      - You're lucky you already have that kind of plug in your garage. The grizzle has a short cord (maybe 1-1.5ft) from the plug to the unit but the cord - oblique May 25, 13:34 4
        
        the plug is right under some shelves mounted to the wall so I should be able to mount to either the shelves (wood) or directly to the cinderblock. -- nm - amanda May 25, 13:37 3
        
        I would go cinderblock if you can. -- nm - Reagen May 25, 13:38 2
        
        yeah. the cords have some serious heft to them. Good to also have a way to secure them when not in use. I just hang one end over a nail but it - oblique May 25, 13:51
        
        "I would have wink install that, if you can." (what you're really saying) -- nm - amanda May 25, 13:50
  - Yes, you should be able to. -- nm - Reagen May 25, 13:24 6
    - is there any benefit to hardwiring? -- nm - amanda May 25, 13:26 5
      - not that I can see. Harder to steal maybe? -- nm - Reagen May 25, 13:33 4
        
        I don't lock my garage.... unrelated related the reason dan and birgitta want me to work at their house all summer is that their house doesn't lock. - amanda May 25, 13:35 3
        
        I sometimes don't lock my house when leaving a short distance away. But, Canada. -- nm - Reagen May 25, 13:38 2
        
        they're gone for summer (they're on salt spring island). they winter in new orleans. it's so wacky to me that nothing has ever been messed with. -- nm - amanda May 25, 13:48 1
        
        salt spring is nice in summer. I might visit (haven't been over for the last two years because pandemic) -- nm - Beryllium May 25, 13:54
- My ComEd account is now starting to show daily (hourly) usage. Pretty much as expected -- (pic) - oblique May 25, 13:16 [Attachment]
In fairness the book was not "How To Murder Your Husband And Not Get Caught" -- nm - Reagen May 25, 13:10 3
- If this murder had had an editor, her husband might be alive today. -- nm - Max May 25, 13:16
- she probably should have done some more research before starting to write -- nm - decline May 25, 13:13 1
  - Research is overrated. It's fiction! -- nm - Beryllium May 25, 13:19
Huh. The Raiders are actually working out FA QB Colin Kaepernick today, source said. His first workout in years. -- (link) - decline May 25, 13:05 1
- Fat Thor? -- nm - Max May 25, 13:28
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo May 25, 12:55 [Attachment] 7
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo May 25, 12:55 [Attachment] 6
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo May 25, 12:56 [Attachment] 5
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo May 25, 12:56 [Attachment] 4
      - 2/2 -- nm - JD May 25, 13:09
      - 2 -- nm - Peglegpete May 25, 13:05
      - 2/2 -- nm - znufrii May 25, 13:00
      - 1/2 -- nm - decline May 25, 12:58
Solar: Perhaps Limited Mobile Power Station instead of whole-house? -- (link) - budice May 25, 12:52 3
- Sun Like It Hot -- nm - Max May 25, 13:03 1
  - And the heat is on? -- nm - RelutantCynic (Oregon State Beaver Believer) May 25, 13:20
- Yeah, I want one. And I want to earn commission on getting other people to buy one. -- nm - Beryllium May 25, 12:52
I should buy this boat ASAP. It's even moored where I want to moor it. -- (link) - Beryllium May 25, 12:51 4
- Do it, do it do it -- nm - zeitgeist May 25, 16:05
- Or, buy the marina and then force everyone to give you their boats -- nm - Max May 25, 13:04 1
  - Billionaire officer thinking. - Beryllium May 25, 13:13
- that's a pretty boat -- nm - decline May 25, 12:55
Yeah so, my JJ Binksy JJ joke got me thinking: what if obi-wan, but Shoresy? - Beryllium May 25, 12:49
I have a flight credit (well a few now, thanks COVID) and I think I might (finally) go to Quebec City in July. - ty97 May 25, 12:47 2
- Yet you can take a train or a bus to DC. -- nm - MDH May 25, 12:49 1
  - I have flight credits! -- nm - ty97 May 25, 12:54
"Why can't our HOA have Tax-exempt status?" -- nm - HOA President May 25, 12:40 2
- In searching our neighborhood Facebook group I learned that the guy who has the pool has it because it is half above ground. The bylaws apparently - oblique May 25, 12:43
- Set up the HOA as a sovereign entity. Done! -- nm - Mop May 25, 12:41
Y9u better stop all this running around...I put a spell on you...because...you're Mine -- nm - zeitgeist May 25, 12:24
This is the sexiest thing I have ever seen in my entire life. -- (link) - David May 25, 12:23 28
- You're saying Guillory is sexier than Jovovich? -- nm - Max May 25, 13:01 1
  - That’s the game version. -- nm - The Allfather May 25, 13:09
- How’d the meeting with the builder go yesterday? -- nm - spamlet May 25, 12:38 10
  - It was a debacle, but things are trending in the right direction today. - David May 25, 12:49 9
    - I wondered about your rate lock. glad it's cool. here we are really starting to see prices slide bc increasing interest rates. -- nm* - amanda May 25, 13:25 2
      - Yeah, the real estates were swearing the market wouldn't cool down for at least a year. I admire their optimism. -- nm - David May 25, 13:40 1
        
        We are seeing huge price cuts. It's so good for cash buyers. -- nm - Pocket Jones May 25, 15:12
    - What the hell is the delay? Weather has been great. -- nm - Will Hunting May 25, 13:24 2
      - Supply chain issues. Our garage door hasn't arrived. It's a month late. And now they're saying "loaner fridge." -- nm - David May 25, 13:39 1
        
        That's a new phrase -- nm - spamlet May 25, 13:57
    - Sounds like progress, at least. And glad the builder is taking matters seriously. -- nm - RelutantCynic (Oregon State Beaver Believer) May 25, 13:24
    - !!! Good luck! -- nm - St. Epiphany May 25, 13:03
    - Good luck! Hopefully they’re bluffing but if your lock expires, your lock expires - spamlet May 25, 12:58
- Except for your wife, you mean. -- nm - Swilcan Baron May 25, 12:33 7
  - She'd say the same thing about it. - David May 25, 12:35 5
    - Your saving throw would have been, "She is not a *thing*." -- nm - Spawn May 25, 12:37 4
      - or "She is not a 'thing'. She is EVERYTHING." -- nm - Diva May 25, 12:39 1
        
        All joking aside, this is the God's honest truth. -- nm - David May 25, 12:41
      - He rolled a 1. -- nm - Swilcan Baron May 25, 12:38
      - He will learn -- nm* - eag May 25, 12:38
  - He said what he said. - Spawn May 25, 12:34
- I must be an arcade snob because whenever I see these emulator based cabinets I just cringe -- nm - oblique May 25, 12:24 6
  - If I ever find a used Joust or Dragon's Lair cabinet, I'd be tempted to convert it into something like that. -- nm - RelutantCynic (Oregon State Beaver Believer) May 25, 12:29 4
    - iiRcade and Arcade 1up both sell Dragon's Lair mini-cabinets. -- (link) - David May 25, 12:34 3
      - I looked at one of those last year, but it doesn't quite scratch the itch in the same, satisfying way. -- nm - RelutantCynic (Oregon State Beaver Believer) May 25, 12:37 2
        
        There's also this. -- (link) - David May 25, 12:45 1
        
        *twitch* - RelutantCynic (Oregon State Beaver Believer) May 25, 13:20
  - You...don't want to play tens of thousands of games? -- nm - David May 25, 12:27
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique May 25, 12:23

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