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Hits keep coming. Hershel Walker has a ‘secret son’. -- (link) - Volnelk Jun 14, 18:02 4
- Horrible candidate from the beginning. Stupid UGA fans. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 15, 04:12
- Kemp doesn’t play. Doubt this comes from Dems. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 14, 18:09 2
  - Isn't Kemp running for Gov and Walker running for Senate? Why would Kemp do anything here? -- nm - ty97 Jun 14, 18:15 1
    - I was mistaken. I thought Kemp and Walker were in a run-off. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 14, 18:23
Patricia Heaton chose today to drag Lightyear for not including Tim Allen -- (link) - budice Jun 14, 17:29 17
- Toldja! -- nm - Spawn Jun 14, 18:16
- She can go watch Jungle 2 Jungle again if she wants. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 14, 17:56
- She’s just having his back. I was just thinking today about asking if anyone knew Allen’s reaction—from the Toy Story 4 interviews, IMO he thought - Flavorize Jun 14, 17:42 5
  - Honestly, Disney does have an opportunity here ... - Beryllium Jun 14, 17:44 4
    - That would be cool—neat idea -- nm - Flavorize Jun 14, 17:47 3
      - It makes sense to me these the voices are different. Tim is the toy. The toy is based on a story of a different ranger. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 14, 17:53 2
        
        What other ranger? Fizzbuzz Lightyear? - Beryllium Jun 14, 18:20 1
        
        Oh wait, now I've got it: Tim Allen is the voice actor for the cartoon based on the film where Chris Evans is the main character. - Beryllium Jun 14, 18:34
- He's a plastic action figure. They're all castrated. -- nm - Max Jun 14, 17:42
- Removed and then added the one element that would guarantee a block buster. Disney knows there audience - Pippy Jun 14, 17:36
- he was the second-rate low-budget voice actor for a kid's toy. That was the entire point of his character. - Beryllium Jun 14, 17:33 6
  - Yup. Tim Allen is who you get because Chris Evans is too expensive. -- nm - TWuG Jun 14, 17:36 5
    - And Tom Hanks? Talk about scraping the bottom of the barrel for voice talent. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 14, 17:38 2
      - The movie is the in-universe film that inspired the Buzz Lightyear toy line. The movie voice rarely does the merchandising voice - TWuG Jun 14, 18:44
      - ... as a stand in for John Wayne, yes. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 14, 17:39
    - or hasn't been born yet, in this case -- nm - Beryllium Jun 14, 17:37 1
      - (TIL, he's actually older than I am) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 14, 17:37
Arrived in Cabo. Here’s the view for the week. -- (pic) - Volnelk Jun 14, 17:27 [Attachment] 3
- Fantastic! -- nm - spamlet Jun 14, 18:24
- Well that will do just fine! -- nm - ty97 Jun 14, 18:13
- Lovely -- nm - Pippy Jun 14, 17:36
I’ve learned that the dozen or so Tesla power stations at the end of my grocery store parking lot (that will inevitably cause a very expensive crash)… - Qale As Folk Jun 14, 17:05 9
- They can't be sticking out too far. The charging cables are very short and require backing in almost to the charger pylon itself. -- nm - TWuG Jun 14, 17:31 5
  - The drivers aren’t cognizant enough to realize they should be backing further into the space. Some as many as 3 feet or so! -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 14, 18:00
  - manufacturers seem to be standardizing on charging port on the side, which feels like a mistake to me. Front seems better, especially if we start - Reagen Jun 14, 17:38 3
    - I wonder where the charge port is on the ID.Buzz ... I know where I'd stick it. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 14, 17:39 2
      - Whoa whoa! This is why I don’t do the role anymore! -- nm - Tim Allen Jun 14, 18:01
      - rear passenger side. -- nm - Reagen Jun 14, 17:58
- That’s how something like 90% of those charging stations work. Tesla pays to place them and promote themselves. -- nm - MDH Jun 14, 17:25 1
  - Absolutely essential to mass adoption of EVs. The charging stations are along routes people travel instead of buried - TWuG Jun 14, 17:30
- Ugh. Our nearest Target shopping area has them, but they've put them away from the different stores in their own area. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 14, 17:09
Disney Parks Around The World – A Private Jet Adventure - JD Jun 14, 16:55
Timeliness graphic of most popular websites from 1990s -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 14, 16:51 1
- Where are all the Minitel sites I visit every day? -- nm - Archer Jun 14, 17:10
Boebert was a paid escort who had two abortions. - Jovian Jun 14, 16:40 8
- Isn't her husband a child molester? What a great first couple they'd make. -- nm - jnine Jun 14, 19:20 1
  - Arrested a couple times for exposing himself to minors. -- nm - . Jun 15, 02:58
- I'm gonna wait for some reputable sourcing on this -- nm - ty97 Jun 14, 18:14
- rumored so far. no national news outlet is saying it yet. -- nm - Remlik Jun 14, 17:12
- she fucked for money and now is fucking rubes for donation money. good for her -- nm - Beaker Jun 14, 17:09
- Did those clients Venmo her the money leaving naughty messages too? -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 14, 16:47
- no see, Republicans just want to take the choice away from *other* people. it's cool when they do it. -- nm - mafic Jun 14, 16:43 1
  - Yup -- nm - Pippy Jun 14, 17:02
Neill Blomkamp set to direct Gran Turismo film -- (link*) - budice Jun 14, 16:16 1
- Clint Eastwood is *pissed* -- nm - mafic Jun 14, 16:26
... with a few tweaks, this could work on an ST shirt -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 14, 15:37 3
- Where we argue about Mayo vs Miracle Whip -- nm - Pippy Jun 14, 17:03
- Oh my God yes. - Reluctant Cynic Jun 14, 16:38
- I'd wear it. -- nm - Krusty Jun 14, 15:46
me: "Almost done with the blog." Mr.A: "I'm done on my end, go with website restart." Tech: "Restarting website now." me: wtf - Max Jun 14, 15:01 2
- Someone needs a team building exercise. How about one drift car with three drivers, and the techie isn't allowed to touch the gas? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 14, 15:33 1
  - Pedal to the Metal, this train stops for no one -- nm - budice Jun 14, 15:37
Brolin interviewing himself -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 14, 14:58 2
- He's really a funny guy. His Colbert Questionnaire was really entertaining. -- nm - pmb Jun 14, 15:48
- When he's leaning his head back in the beginning he looks like old Jeff Fahey. -- nm* - Max Jun 14, 15:35
I am in vegas for a couple of days (work training) the week after next. one of my coworkers wants to go to the Heart Attack grill. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 14, 14:40 10
- Eater Vegas should give you some good ideas where to eat -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 14, 16:11
- I'd go if someone else really wanted to go but otherwise it is not a place I'd choose to eat at. I think it celebrates overeating which is not something -- (edited) - Krusty Jun 14, 15:37 5
  - There is just so many better options! -- nm - Pippy Jun 14, 17:04 4
    - There has to be 100 better places to eat in Vegas. -- nm - Krusty Jun 14, 17:07 3
      - my favorite local burger place is a dive -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 14, 17:30 2
        
        Dives can have good things too. I just can't see going to that heart attack place when there are so many better options. -- nm - Krusty Jun 14, 17:34 1
        
        that's why I have never been there -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 14, 17:55
- I have not been there, but have heard that the food is ok and it's fun atmosphere. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 14, 15:25
- Vegasaccountantstravaganza -- nm - Spawn Jun 14, 14:42 1
  - Let's get fiscal! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 14, 17:43
Bradley Cooper Recalls Time in His 20s When He Was 'So Lost' and 'Addicted to Cocaine' -- (link) - budice Jun 14, 14:25 4
- And he's never really lost that addicted-to-cocaine sheen. -- nm - Max Jun 14, 15:42 1
  - Wasn't limitless just a thinly veiled cocaine ad? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 14, 15:46
- But weren't we all? -- nm - Spawn Jun 14, 14:28 1
  - 20s, 30s .. whatev -- nm - mud Jun 14, 14:48
The horrific political dispute between Canada and Denmark over Hans Island has reached an agreement, ending this nightmare for our countries. -- (link) - Andie Jun 14, 14:18 3
- *Shorts distillery stocks* -- nm - zork Jun 14, 14:38
- "Haaans!" -- nm - John McClane Jun 14, 14:28
- /pours one out for the close of this harrowing chapter -- nm - prayformojo Jun 14, 14:25
Walt Disney Imagineering Move to Florida delayed til 2026 -- (link) - budice Jun 14, 14:07
Some advice for the ladies: -- (link) - Jovian Jun 14, 13:57
Werewolf? Therewolf. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 14, 13:55 1
- it's been just under 40 years since I ate here -- (pic) - Peglegpete Jun 14, 13:59 [Attachment]
Hope everyone finds love today! -- nm - spamlet Jun 14, 13:44 4
- Interestingly enough ... - Reluctant Cynic Jun 14, 15:58
- as it has been foretold -- nm - prayformojo Jun 14, 14:03
- Love Today -- (link) - JD Jun 14, 14:02 [youtube]
- love will find a way -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jun 14, 13:52 [Attachment]
House sends bill to expand security for families of SCOTUS justices to POTUS desk. 396-27 -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 14, 13:42 3
- Here are the 27 No's -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 14, 13:43 2
  - Hah. My congresswoman voted against it. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 14, 17:01
  - Let this be a lesson, kids. If you want to be safe... -- nm - Spawn Jun 14, 14:30
Least confusing: Ernest Goes to Prison -- nm - rollo Jun 14, 13:34 1
- Yeah but that moment when the falsely accused left the prison was one of the most poignant takedowns of the school to prison pipeline I've seen -- nm - spamlet Jun 14, 13:39
Wordle - 3 - Diva Jun 14, 13:18
Decline, it will be the better part of a decade before Tesla is upset as the EV leader, if then. So, yes, competition is coming, but - TWuG Jun 14, 13:13 40
- Do not underestimate name recognition/history. Many would buy a GM/MINI/Honda... before a Tesla if given good options. I might even say, *most* would. -- nm - Spawn Jun 14, 13:23 39
  - Well that and the negative perception of Elon Musk. - Strongbad Jun 14, 13:55 2
    - I want tesla and spacex and starlink and so forth to succeed, but - Beryllium Jun 14, 13:59
    - It's part of it! -- nm - Skeleton Spawn Jun 14, 13:57
  - You'd think that would incentivize legacy builders to actually build EVs. They keep claiming that they will, and I hope they do. - TWuG Jun 14, 13:31 3
    - It's unfair to say that their entries are plagued with problems. They are Fords and Chevys. - Beryllium Jun 14, 13:56 2
      - They are finding the learning curve is steeper than they thought. -- nm - TWuG Jun 14, 13:58 1
        
        No, they just suck at building cars at the best of times. heheh -- nm - Beryllium Jun 14, 13:59
  - TWuG isn't wrong about the dealership model destroying the car market though. Saw a post the other day with a $20k markup on a new Kia Forte - oblique Jun 14, 13:31 2
    - Try a market adjustment (i.e. doubling of the pric) on a F150 Lightning -- (link) - zork Jun 14, 14:37 [Backboard]
    - auction them on ebay (note for awhile competition for apartments in San Fran was so intense a landlord put an apartment up on ebay... - zeitgeist Jun 14, 13:48
  - Someone's going to come out with the EV version of a Honda Civic and it's going to ... well blow up is the wrong choice of words, but... -- nm - Reagen Jun 14, 13:29 28
    - problem (at least in the US) is both foreign and domestic makers have basically abandoned the non-SUV ICE models and now they can't un-SUV their EVs - hollywood big shot Jun 14, 14:01 19
      - ~You wanna be a big shot! You wanna be the big man. You wanna hold a big gun? You gotta have a quick hand.~ -- (edited) - Qale As Folk Jun 14, 17:10
      - e.g. the actual maker of the Civic's only 2024 fully EV model will be this dumb ugly piece of shit SUV -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 14, 14:07 17
        
        The Japanese builders have been strangely absent in the EV market. -- nm - TWuG Jun 14, 14:16 16
        
        Honda needs to bring this Cutie Patootie to north america -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 14, 14:27 6
        
        110 mile range simply isn't going to sell. - spamlet Jun 14, 14:31 4
        
        It would be perfect for a little runabout. That's about 3x the average daily driving distance, and plenty of city folks throw under that average. - Beryllium Jun 14, 14:38 2
        
        Yeah, most people never need anything close to the smaller ranges but are deathly afraid of them -- nm - zork Jun 14, 14:42
        
        it makes sense as a PHEV range, where you can gas up more infrequently for driving longer distances but nobody in California's gonna charge every 110m -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 14, 14:41
        
        Yup. Otherwise Make Mine MINI. -- nm - Spawn Jun 14, 14:32
        
        it's a marketing problem, not a tech problem -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jun 14, 14:29
        
        not so strangely in the case of Toyota because of their bet on hydrogen. -- nm - Reagen Jun 14, 14:22 7
        
        Japan was going all in on hydrogen and gave a lot of incentives to their automakers to go that way too. -- nm - spamlet Jun 14, 14:32 6
        
        with good cause. EV alone can't scale to the current size of the ICE market, for myriad reasons - hollywood big shot Jun 14, 14:35 5
        
        Batteries work with Moore's Law too - Reagen Jun 14, 14:51 3
        
        solid state (if/when it gets here) should help. but there's still the charging infrastructure problem that has no easy fix, at least in cities of size - hollywood big shot Jun 14, 15:09 2
        
        A big part of the solution will be garages, employers and shopping putting in Chargers. -- nm - Reagen Jun 14, 15:45 1
        
        Destination charging is probably more important than travel charging for a good portion of drivers - TWuG Jun 14, 16:10
        
        Biden will fix that! -- nm - Spawn Jun 14, 14:40
        
        Toyota kept going for too long with what turned out to be an interim technology and has yet to change course - JD Jun 14, 14:22
    - GM is trying with the price drop on the Bolt. - TWuG Jun 14, 13:39 7
      - Doesn't work with the interior. I want a cockpit, not a flight deck. - Spawn Jun 14, 14:23 1
        
        I'm not sure I understand the complaint. -- nm - Reagen Jun 14, 14:26
      - tesla doesn't make an affordable hatch does it? all I ever see is the sedan. -- nm - amanda Jun 14, 13:45 4
        
        No. Cheapest they make is the Standard Range Model 3 that starts in the low $40s - TWuG Jun 14, 13:56
        
        tesla doesn't make an affordable car :) -- nm - oblique Jun 14, 13:49 2
        
        Their 3 and Y start at the average new car price in the US. - TWuG Jun 14, 14:07 1
        
        A year ago average was 40k now it is 47k. - Spawn Jun 14, 14:40
Cool Runnings. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 14, 12:59 1
- "I enjoyed it but felt I should have gone in with rolling papers" - Beryllium Jun 14, 13:10
Tenet wasn't confusing, just badly written. -- nm - Reagen Jun 14, 12:59 6
- I liked it just fine. worst Nolan, but that's still like a 6.5/10. -- nm - mafic Jun 14, 16:28
- I enjoyed it but felt I should've gone in with graph paper. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 14, 13:06
- yes. I thought it was covid that derailed this one from getting laurels. Then I finally watched it. -- nm - Jovian Jun 14, 13:00 1
  - One of the few movies I started and then shut off. -- nm - Spawn Jun 14, 13:05
- There were a lot of similar replies on twitter -- nm - MDH Jun 14, 12:59
- Yup. -- nm - The Allfather Jun 14, 12:59
I had no idea that that was what octurnal animals was about. -- nm - amanda Jun 14, 12:57 1
- ot what you thought, for sure. -- nm - Spawn Jun 14, 12:58
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Jun 14, 12:56 [Attachment] 10
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jun 14, 12:56 [Attachment] 9
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Jun 14, 12:57 [Attachment] 8
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jun 14, 12:57 [Attachment] 7
      - 2/2 -- nm - zork Jun 14, 14:40
      - 2/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 14, 13:42
      - 2/2 -- nm - Diva Jun 14, 13:24
      - 2/2 -- nm - znufrii Jun 14, 13:14
      - 2/2 -- nm - JD Jun 14, 13:02
      - 2/2. In your face, Mr. Snooty! -- nm - The Allfather Jun 14, 12:59
      - 1/2 -- nm - decline Jun 14, 12:58
LAME! -- nm - Spawn Jun 14, 12:55 1
- DUMB! -- nm - mud Jun 14, 12:59

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