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Rocket recovery for SpaceX has become old hat. Just recovered a booster after its 13th flight. Their launch cadence has been ~once a week this year. - TWuG Jul 7, 06:48
"Hello David, Fantasy Football is back! Congratulations, you are the commissioner of your Fantasy Football league, Astronauts Rises." -- nm - David Jul 7, 06:43 1
- *stress* -- nm - oblique Jul 7, 06:44
How come every picture I ever see of Boris his hair looks like he's been touch a Van de Graaff generator? - sycor Jul 7, 06:35 10
- Because as with Trump, his hair is part of his brand -- nm - Roger More Jul 7, 06:54
- It’s part of his charm! -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 06:43
- Few more parties and he'll look like Iggy Pop -- nm - budice Jul 7, 06:38
- It kills me that he has this image of a ladies man - Will Hunting Jul 7, 06:37 6
  - I suspect it’s more that he has neither morals nor standards, and lots of people are attracted to power. -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 06:50 2
    - yep. this. -- nm - Jovian Jul 7, 06:59
    - Same for Trump, Weinstein, likely many others -- nm - budice Jul 7, 06:54
  - At first I thought maybe it was just a windy day or something. But eventually I noticed all of his pictures look that way. - sycor Jul 7, 06:43 2
    - He apparently messes up his hair just before he goes on camera. -- nm - LMS Jul 7, 06:56
    - Weird hair seems to be a British MP thing. -- nm - TWuG Jul 7, 06:45
My system tray told me there was breaking news. I clicked it and the top story was "Two more Shake Shacks opening in New Jersey" - ty97 Jul 7, 06:28 2
- At least yours does something when you click it. Mine says "Breaking News" and then ignores me -- nm - oblique Jul 7, 06:36
- priorities ty97 -- nm - decline Jul 7, 06:29
This Week in Tory -- (link) - Reagen Jul 7, 06:26 2
- This is a shockingly accurate description -- (link) - mafic Jul 7, 06:42
- nice to hear the phrase 'absolute casserole' is catching on. -- nm - LMS Jul 7, 06:38
*twitch* -- nm - ML Jul 7, 06:23
Larry the Cat is somewhere purring contentedly. It's all going to plan... -- nm - Diva Jul 7, 06:08
How to make a hanging hammock, with 10 rolls of plastic wrap— - Flavorize Jul 7, 06:07 3
- is she attempting to sous vide herself? -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 06:21
- I'm sure that's good for the environment -- nm - decline Jul 7, 06:08 1
  - 🤣—The replies are, of course, fantastically fun to read -- nm - Flavorize Jul 7, 06:11
Moviedle: 3/6 - Marlowe Jul 7, 05:56 1
- 4/6 -- nm - Roger More Jul 7, 06:07
Pickle Pizza! -- (link) - Flavorize Jul 7, 05:56 1
- Not a pizza. Merely pizza-shaped. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 7, 06:14
Logged onto my work email this morning. No messages. This is eerie. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 7, 05:54
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 7, 05:32 [Attachment] 1
- Indiana's latest anti-math initiative was to CANCEL PI. -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 05:58
Wordle 383 5/6 - prayformojo Jul 7, 05:19 4
- 383 4/6 - GregW Jul 7, 07:38
- 3 - Shaun Jul 7, 06:18
- 5/6 - Marlowe Jul 7, 06:16
- X - decline Jul 7, 05:37
TV PSA: Press Your Luck, Alone, Kings of Pain, Orville, Miss S, Karma's World, The Visitors, Moonhaven, Players, On the 3rd Day, Top Gear, The Old Man -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 04:28 2
- Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Good Trouble, NJPW, Generation Gap, Heartland, This is Going to Hurt, NHL Draft, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 04:30 1
  - TV PSA will be on hiatus till Monday. Enjoy your viewing this weekend! -- (link) - Beaker Jul 7, 04:30
Boris to announce resignation in just a few minutes. -- nm - GregW Jul 7, 04:26 7
- Says he’ll stay until a new leader is chosen, and apparently has the support of the backbench. - mafic Jul 7, 04:40 2
  - Imagine the parties 24x7 now. Not going out with a whimper, but a bang -- nm - budice Jul 7, 05:31
  - he's gonna try, at least -- (link) - Reagen Jul 7, 04:56
- Speaking now. -- nm - LMS Jul 7, 04:31 3
  - Nice to hear he hasn't stopped lying even in his resignation speech (or he's just delusional). -- nm - LMS Jul 7, 04:34 2
    - Man has a family to support -- nm - budice Jul 7, 05:26 1
      - several -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 05:27
Actorle -1 - Will Hunting Jul 7, 04:21 3
- 2 - Shaun Jul 7, 06:24
- 1 - Diva Jul 7, 06:05
- 2/8 - Marlowe Jul 7, 05:58
quick, someone code howmanyministershaveresignedtoday.com because we're up to 8. education minister of 36 hours just quit. - mafic Jul 7, 01:09 8
- what about the Undersecretary of Partying Down? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 7, 05:14 1
  - His bro is the Levelling Up Deputy Sec. -- nm - Diva Jul 7, 06:06
- If a confidence vote was held today he'd get about 60. -- nm - LMS Jul 7, 01:39
- Now here's a plan! -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 7, 01:20
- That's Numbertendowningwang! -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 01:17
- oooh, Boris has apparently agreed to resign, but wants to stay on until a new leader is chosen. I wonder if that'll be enough? -- (link) - mafic Jul 7, 01:12 2
  - Theory is he said that as he doesn't want to serve less days than Theresa May (he's 28 days short at the moment). - LMS Jul 7, 02:18 1
    - It's crazy to me that he's been in office for that short of time (it feels like forever) -- nm - decline Jul 7, 05:40
7 ministers gone today, and the guy who became chancellor yesterday has come out and said he needs to go. I wonder if he goes today or tomorrow? -- (link) - mafic Jul 7, 00:55 1
- I had an utter giggle-fit over this QT -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 7, 01:07
Lithium ore prices have skyrocketed this year SIX FOLD, Musk wants to start mining his own... -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 6, 23:40
UK early AM: Two more Cabinet Ministers quit -- (link) - budice Jul 6, 23:03 3
- up to 5 for the day already! -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 00:02
- ok fine I'll be prime minister. - mafic Jul 6, 23:27 1
  - you could still fire him ... out of a cannon, into the sun -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 23:58
Holy shit crime afoot in my hood, details to follow -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 22:52 4
- High speed chase ( they don't DO that) wreck. Shots fired. There's a multicar wreck in a driveway house stove in on the corner. ... -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 23:06 3
  - Another car whacked in the rear and soun around, I think it was a pizza delivery, a flat warmer bag on top of another car -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 23:09 2
    - And some guy. A vigilante? In cuffs yelling he did it you help the cops now his life is in ruins -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jul 6, 23:10 [Attachment] 1
      - someone on nextdoor says it was a road rage conflict -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 7, 00:38
Framed: 1/6 - nm but spoils - JaxSean Jul 6, 22:04 5
- 3 - Shaun Jul 7, 06:20
- 3/6 - Marlowe Jul 7, 05:55
- 1 - Diva Jul 7, 04:00
- 4/6 - prayformojo Jul 6, 23:03
- Yeah, I got it in 3 without doing that. -- nm - David Jul 6, 22:34
3/6 - znufrii Jul 6, 21:12 3
- 4/6 - oblique Jul 7, 05:29
- 4/6 - TWuG Jul 6, 22:10
- Same. - mafic Jul 6, 21:55
And y'all should stop by to see Mop and get a tour of his work. Utterly gobsmacked at how much had changed since I'd last been on the OSU campus. - ReluctantCynic Jul 6, 20:41 4
- I had a great time! Thanks so much for coming out! -- nm - Mop Jul 6, 21:09
- I learned about Mop's passion nine years ago when I took him to Starr Ranch to check out their web-cam setup. - Meg Jul 6, 20:52 [Attachment] 2
  - Like by the time we parted ways, I was already thinking ... - ReluctantCynic Jul 6, 21:01 1
    - Yay Mop! I met him once two blocks from the Nakatomi tower and I am very happy to say no one mentioned a damn thing then about educational technology. - con_carne Jul 6, 21:16
7 billion minutes viewed gets you your own production deal at Netflix and a Stranger Things spin-off. -- (link) - Mop Jul 6, 20:02 3
- oh...they're adapting Death Note. -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 20:17 2
  - Again? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 20:17 1
    - Listen, it's not like there are thousands of anime series out there waiting to be adapted. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 7, 05:53
So FH and I have taken our relationship to a different level: quarantining together having both tested positive yesterday - JD Jul 6, 19:06 18
- Hope you both feel better soon. -- nm - Diva Jul 7, 04:02
- Glad you're alright and improving. Both of you. And, yes, like zeitgeist said, "here's to Fauci Ouchies." - ReluctantCynic Jul 6, 20:44
- Here's to Fauchi ouchies -- nm* - zeitgeist Jul 6, 20:30
- best wishes -- nm - mud Jul 6, 19:58
- For a casual relationship, y'all sure look like life partners. -- nm - David Jul 6, 19:55 7
  - Well probably not so casual since we've got plans to go to my parents place in October for my birthday and the Disney World trip in Dec with her - JD Jul 6, 20:13 6
    - Just elope already. -- nm - David Jul 6, 20:33 5
      - They're in quarantine, they cantaloupe. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 20:44 4
        
        When you're quarantined they won't lettuce -- nm - JD shoulda said this Jul 6, 21:24 1
        
        👍 -- nm - JD Jul 6, 21:37
        
        🍈🍈 -- nm - JD Jul 6, 21:06
        
        oh no -- nm - mud Jul 6, 20:51
- How romantic? Maybe? Okay, not really. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 6, 19:29 2
  - So looks like we'll physically survive so let's how the relationship part goes 😉 -- nm - JD Jul 6, 19:38 1
    - I'm glad you won't spontaneously combust like in that one movie. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 6, 19:58
- Feel better man. -- nm - budice Jul 6, 19:27
- Get well soon -- nm - Pippy Jul 6, 19:27
- Hope you're both back in the pink soon -- nm - prayformojo Jul 6, 19:19
RC visited campus. Had a great time visiting some of his old haunts. - Mop Jul 6, 18:44 6
- It was absolutely wonderful. Thanks again! - ReluctantCynic Jul 6, 20:28
- I'm sorry I couldn't see you when I was up that way. Was great visiting with Bacon and RC. -- nm - Meg Jul 6, 19:02 4
  - I'm sorry I couldn't make the meet-up. I miss you! -- nm - Mop Jul 6, 20:03 3
    - We keep saying we need to plan Vegas - or 'something' -- nm - Meg Jul 6, 20:06 2
      - I'll be in Vegas the first weekend in March. Probably. For the NASCAR race. It's usually that weekend, but whenever it is. - ReluctantCynic Jul 6, 20:59 1
        
        March 3-6, 2023. That's usually the weekend of the state archaeology conference but that's two weeks later next year. I'm in. -- nm - Meg Jul 6, 21:12
Hey ty97 or other frequent travels I could use some help on something. -- (edited) - sycor Jul 6, 18:09
Man lights fireworks on his head..... -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 6, 18:07 4
- I wonder how that worked out for him. -- nm - Mop Jul 6, 18:44 1
  - he's decided to never try it again -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 6, 18:58
- The most horrifying part of this is that they felt they had to describe his death as "near-sudden" and not "sudden" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 18:13 1
  - I'm guessing the concussion probably knocked him unconscious. -- nm - TWuG Jul 6, 18:15
I was reading that the Georgia Guidestones (which have since been demolished fully) were probably paid for by a David Duke follower, so ... own goal? -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 18:06 2
- The only thing I know about them is that there are represented in Fallout 76 as well. -- (link*) - Qale As Folk Jul 6, 18:23
- It was an ouroboros of stupidity. Erected by stupid, destroyed by stupid. Stupid all the way through. -- nm - TWuG Jul 6, 18:12
Wordle - 4 - Diva Jul 6, 18:03 1
- Worldle - 1 - Diva Jul 8, 05:22
Wait, women feel pain? -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 18:02 1
- I saw it a movie yesterday, but I'm sure it was just fiction. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 6, 18:03
So, Ohioans have this to look forward to. -- (link) - TWuG Jul 6, 17:55 11
- That would be...bad. -- nm - Diva Jul 7, 06:10
- I don't think they have the votes to get it past a statewide ballot. -- nm - Ender Jul 6, 20:37
- So...they can mandate birth, but not vaccination. Is it because men can't handle needles? -- nm - .🎡 Jul 6, 20:18 1
  - i like the ferris wheel. -- nm - Diva Jul 7, 06:48
- People gonna die, and not just stupid people. -- nm - Mop Jul 6, 18:43
- How did stupid take over Ohio? They weren't this awful not too long ago. What went wrong? -- nm - Krusty Jul 6, 18:37 2
  - Lots of people who had successful families have seen their towns lose all their jobs. Tons of industry is just gone. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 6, 19:07 1
    - Sprinkle in some racism and gerrymander the shit out of it and away you go. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 6, 19:40
- JFriedChicken -- nm - prayformojo Jul 6, 18:21
- Offs. I give up. - Pippy Jul 6, 18:01
- oh joy -- nm - mud Jul 6, 17:59
Crosby, Stills & Nash ends their Joe Rogan Spotify boycott. -- (link) - Ender Jul 6, 17:43
Ohtani 101mph -- (link) - budice Jul 6, 17:33 2
- Meh, he's no Spencer Strider. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 6, 18:02
- When the drones come for us, he shall be our savior. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 17:40
I had no idea about ginks. Females are *strong as hell* -- nm - prayformojo Jul 6, 17:28 3
- Yeah, miss jones is right - they can be super sore / uncomfortable. - Dark Callisto Jul 6, 17:36
- from my long-haired days it's not like "ahhhh! my hair!" but it's a notable discomfort. - mafic Jul 6, 17:32 1
  - Word -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 17:35
Dead& Co. show tonight was cancelled because John Mayer's father is in the hospital -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 6, 17:26
A Shelley Winters story via Maria Shriver -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 6, 17:25
Hump Day! -- nm - Beaker Jul 6, 17:23

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