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DTL: My PG only played 8 minutes that game but you can't say he wasn't busy. - Barons Barons Barons Jul 29, 15:00 1
- and instantly became a fan favorite - JD Jul 29, 15:27
The buried story is that they live in Ecum Secum -- (link) - zork Jul 29, 14:50 1
- and the author took the opportunity to write the phrase: "Ecum Secum abuzz" -- nm - JD Jul 29, 14:54
Holy monkey client clusterf*ck. -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 14:35 1
- ... what, like wandering Japanese snow monkeys that attack people? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 15:02
Gamespot ranks the 17 characters in Multiversus. You won't believe #1 and #2. - David Jul 29, 14:34 8
- I don't know this game. This seems ludicrous - Will Hunting Jul 29, 15:28
- Donkey Kong and Bowser were often pretty bad Smash Bros. characters. -- nm - Tim Jul 29, 15:26
- I don't believe it. -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Jul 29, 15:04 1
  - But it's the inclusion of Arya Stark that really messes with my head. -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Jul 29, 15:04
- Seems vaguely reasonable given that it is based on game play. The more unbelievable part would thus seem to be on the game makers - JD Jul 29, 14:45 2
  - Spoilers - The Allfather Jul 29, 15:20 1
    - *spoils* - JD Jul 29, 15:34 [youtube]
- I'm not 100% sure what this is, but it seems insane -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 14:42
can anyone with Bloomberg access c&p the article that decline linked earlier? -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 29, 14:20 [Backboard]
David linked the menu for Thrilled Cheese a couple weeks ago. Looking at DoorDash, I see it locally. It’s a virtual brand from… - Tim Jul 29, 14:09 6
- heh -- nm - St. Epiphany Jul 29, 14:13 5
  - It’s not far away but a lot of the virtual brands don’t offer pickup options, which grrr. - Tim Jul 29, 14:16 4
    - Delivery fees are a small price to pay for thrills, Tim. -- nm - David Jul 29, 14:35
    - I agree, how hard is it to have a window for pick up?? -- nm - St. Epiphany Jul 29, 14:30 2
      - I think there’s a degree of “you’re not supposed to know it’s coming from a chain!” vibe they’re hoping for. -- nm - Tim Jul 29, 14:33 1
        
        "Ghost Kitchens" -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 14:35
Qale, I had Active Shooter Training yesterday (how to defend against, not how to be one). The cop spent a good five minutes on why we're not Uvalde -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 14:05 6
- I hate the yearly training for this. Please don’t traumatize me by making me watch re-enactments. And yet… -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 29, 19:48
- Isn’t it usually summarized as Run. Hide. Fight? -- nm - landbeck Jul 29, 14:44 4
  - That is your basic options. They've made changes to the hiding and fighting portions from when I first started getting this training -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 15:09 2
    - like Double Jump? -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 15:10 1
      - actually since we went over the best way to knock a window out of its frame, they tweaked the running portion too -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 15:22
  - That was the gist when I was at the theater, yeah. Our training video was by the DOJ or FBI. -- nm* - con_carne Jul 29, 14:46
WIP? that Hershey doesn't think it will fully meet Halloween demand this year? -- (link) - Meg Jul 29, 14:00
Verizon thinks the calls I get from this area code/prefix are spam - wonder why? :) - Meg Jul 29, 13:55
Things I'm learning from my new Kasa smart plugs with energy consumption monitoring (I am dreading that I sized our solar system too small so this -- (edited) - oblique Jul 29, 13:50 15
- So you're going to run around yelling at your wife to turn the damn lights off? -- nm - decline Jul 29, 14:08 1
  - More? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 29, 14:32
- (Eventually you will stop obsessing) -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 14:05 3
  - I'm just going to be very disappointed if the array is too small especially since we expect to move more things to electricity over time - oblique Jul 29, 14:07 2
    - What about the fact that it's summer now and solar energy is at its peak, and will drop substantially in winter? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 15:08
    - ::looks at watch... shakes head:: -- nm - Lex Jul 29, 15:03
- Ive had similar results. Things I found, HDR(especially) and 4K really up the power consumption on TVs. Hot shower and cooking spike. Then Fridge on warmer days and A/C when running -- nm* - budice Jul 29, 13:58
- Just how many spreadsheets *do* you have? -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 13:55 4
  - Is this a poll? -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 14:36
  - Files or sheets? I always have my diet plan open, but that has 6 different sheets :) I hate think how many I have in total. -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 14:32
  - like open right now? -- nm - oblique Jul 29, 13:57 1
    - L4 -- nm - sycor Jul 29, 13:58
- So what you're saying is that you didn't size your solar system too small, you sized your family too big? -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 13:52 2
  - I'm debating enhancing my motion sensors in the house to control the thermostat. The nest sensors are okay but I really am thinking a couple cheap - oblique Jul 29, 13:57 1
    - The ideal solution is for you to do this, and a bunch of other stuff so when I slowly move to a smart house, you can be a resource :) -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 14:00
What is your weekend forecast? Supposed to be 104 Sat, 106 Sun here. Shakespeare in the Park has been moved to an airconditioned church -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 13:29 14
- Mid 70s. "That's good!" It's also the humidity. "That's bad!" -- nm - con_carne Jul 29, 15:18
- High 80’s -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 14:38
- "Florida at the end of July" hot -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 14:36
- Whatever Kim says it is. -- nm - David Jul 29, 14:36 1
  - Heh -- nm - zork Jul 29, 14:46
- and renamed Shakespeare in the Pew -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Jul 29, 13:55 1
  - Well done -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 14:01
- Mid 80s with our normal everyday chance of storms. - Dark Callisto Jul 29, 13:54 1
  - I used to be like David in that respect. Now I tolerate it -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 13:58
- Yeesh. High 80s here but it should be lower humidity than we've had recently. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 13:39 1
  - The humidity here right now is 18% -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 13:51
- our heat wave of mid 90's has been extended two days through the weekend -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 13:34
- 85-105 chances of rain -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 29, 13:32
- Sat-87F with a dew point that doesn't entirely suck; Sunday: 86F and more humid -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 13:30
MOONAGE DAYDREAM -- (link) - mud Jul 29, 13:07 [youtube] 1
- Had the trailer before Elvis and gasped out loud. -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 13:27
And to provide equal time, Canadian officials can be just as petty -- (link) - Reagen Jul 29, 13:00 5
- That's terrible. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 13:41
- Ugh -- nm - zork Jul 29, 13:09
- I don't like this. Make it unhappen -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 13:08
- An HOA might have *prevented* that! -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 13:05
- heartbreaking. -- nm - mud Jul 29, 13:03
Trish is re-watching 24. The scenes where someone threatens President Palmer by saying "I have evidence of you obstructing justice" seem quaint -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 12:58
ha -- (link) - Reagen Jul 29, 12:44 2
- 👍👍 -- nm - mud Jul 29, 12:48
- That would have sent me into a giggle loop. -- nm - David Jul 29, 12:47
AEW's best title defense this year. -- (link) - David Jul 29, 12:41 2
- Another guy who was good in NXT that they didn’t utilize enough. -- nm - Tim Jul 29, 14:25
- Stokely is fun. -- nm - Remlik Jul 29, 12:49
WWE: I forgot Jeremy Borash is an exec there... - Remlik Jul 29, 12:41 1
- He should take over for the man without a fucking chin. - Will Hunting Jul 29, 14:18
Is there one big enough for chubbers? -- (link) - oblique Jul 29, 12:35 [youtube]
Last call for megabillions I have one extra set of tickets already purchased last night. I can still get some more between now and 5pm post here - you are in.... Jul 29, 12:28 31
- oops - sending now -- nm - JenBro Jul 29, 13:48
- This is the list as of last night. Early morning, haven't checked for new ones yet. We'll let me put the damn list in then -- (edited) - zeitgeist Jul 29, 12:55 11
  - That list is missing me - I sent $10 USD + $1 out of the US fee on musk pay yesterday. -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 15:25 1
    - Ok -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 16:39
  - Adding my five numbers to the pool -- (edited) - Max Jul 29, 15:11
  - I love that I’m J Land B -- nm - Landbeck Jul 29, 14:42
  - adding later today pbm diva jenbro (received) and becker sycor (trust) -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 13:53 1
    - sent just now. -- nm - sycor Jul 29, 13:58
  - This is the roll over for group 4 ....group 3 got nothing on their 2nd go and is now closed -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jul 29, 13:13 [Attachment] 4
    - July 29th billionaires part1 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jul 29, 13:14 [Attachment] 3
      - Part 2 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jul 29, 13:20 [Attachment] 2
        
        I must have missed the update the other day. where are group 1 & 2? dead? -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 29, 13:25 1
        
        Yes, all done. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 13:44
- Thanks for always doing this! I’ve sent in not sure if you posted the names for today. -- nm - MDH Jul 29, 12:47
- Sent - whew! -- nm - Diva Jul 29, 12:43
- I think I sent my $10. If not, cover me and I'll send it when I see you say I didn't. - sycor Jul 29, 12:42
- I sent early. You got it, right? -- nm - David Jul 29, 12:42 1
  - I also sent yesterday -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 12:47
- Diva was asking if the window was still open this morning. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 12:40 2
  - thx Krusty! -- nm - Diva Jul 29, 12:44 1
    - Yup yup! -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 12:47
- Not falling for it again! -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 12:38
- Sending now. Give me a minute -- nm - pmb Jul 29, 12:34 5
  - Done. Thanks. -- nm - pmb Jul 29, 12:36 4
    - do you have the time schedule for the line of up of Loolapalooza tonight? -- nm - St. Epiphany Jul 29, 12:37 3
      - It's here if this helps -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 29, 13:04 [hulu] 2
        
        it does. thank you -- nm - St. Epiphany Jul 29, 13:20 1
        
        Here's the overall schedule. Work has been so crazy I made it yesterday for only 1 act at 9:00. Caroline Polachek. She was great. -- (link) - pmb Jul 29, 13:24
- sure. $70 I owe you know. -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 12:32 2
  - now -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 12:32 1
    - Just endorse the back of the giant novelty check and we'll call it even. -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Jul 29, 12:34
Reformulated Covid boosters expected to roll out in the fall -- (link*) - znufrii Jul 29, 12:28
DTL STI: I have some OOC Requests out there (Branson EX1, Hartford EX3) -- nm - Dano Jul 29, 12:07 1
- done and done -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Jul 29, 12:30
I would stay away from used Leafs on the EV front. Bad battery management. -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 11:46 3
- Yeah, no active battery management. Just air cooled. - TWuG Jul 29, 13:04
- I thought the tears of Leafs fans is what fueled you. -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 12:55
- Ah. Thanks. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 11:54
Because we said so. That's why. -- nm - HOA Jul 29, 11:44 9
- Our only HOA issue was waiting for their "approval" though solar is not prohibited at all in the documents and Illinois passed more laws limiting - oblique Jul 29, 12:32 1
  - Just because something is legal doesn't mean it is easy, kilbo. -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 12:39
- Yeah, Colin has a terrific, pragmatic idea...that our society has somehow chosen to make challenging if not impossible. -- nm - David Jul 29, 12:27 1
  - I'd love to live that solarpunk life. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 12:28
- Americans hate Big Government but seem to looooooove Small Government. -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 11:53 2
  - The Americans who hate big government love it when that government is on their side -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 11:55 1
    - *ding* -- nm - St. Epiphany Jul 29, 12:25
- Also, your mailbox is 2 inches too long and also the wrong color. -- nm - HOA Jul 29, 11:50 1
  - And you used the wrong font of numbers. -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 12:04
Gov Abbot didn’t just stop by the fundraiser after Uvalde’s shooting to say he couldn’t stay. He was there for hours. - Qale As Folk Jul 29, 11:22 1
- He's from the South...you know how Southern goodbyes go. - Will Hunting Jul 29, 11:45
HAHAHA Dr. Oz is such a phony. -- (link) - Tim Jul 29, 11:09 7
- If the Democrats hold the Senate, it'll be solely on the backs of the idiots the GOP voters nominated in a few contestable races. - Will Hunting Jul 29, 11:12 4
  - Ah yes, the defeatist Democrat. When losing is losing and winning… is also losing. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 29, 11:34
  - Shades of 2010, the year of I Am Not A Witch. -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Jul 29, 11:26 1
    - I think I remember his review of Inception. -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 11:33
  - Walker is so bad a candidate there are several points worth of Kemp/Warnock voters. -- nm - Tim Jul 29, 11:15
- Maybe he's a Manchurian candidate. Has anyone checked if he ever lived in Manchuria? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 11:12 1
  - Accidental saboteur, I mean. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 11:57
Short skirt and a looooooooooooooooong...pair of waders. -- (link) - David Jul 29, 11:05 11
- I've been keeping my waders with my other gear, but maybe I'll move them to my vehicle. -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 13:21 1
  - Yeah, never know when you might roll up to an execution where a helpless damsel (as decreed by the state) will need 'em -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 13:22
- Maybe they are just tired of the execution groupies? -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 12:40
- keep a hijab in the car when you run into victorian vigilantees -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 12:22
- come on lady, we can't have the condemed die with a boner now can we.... -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 12:20
- People have some weird morals. - JaxSean Jul 29, 11:21 5
  - Your IM has a wow factor to it, but it's also 100% accurate. -- nm - David Jul 29, 11:23 4
    - But the IM depends on the method of killing the guy. Firing squad? No open toed shoes might make sense. -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 11:24 3
      - Only if you're one of the ones firing the guns. Even still, smh. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 12:03 2
        
        Then, stilettos and a bikini. -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 12:13
        
        Depends on how much he bleeds! -- nm* - Jim Morrison Jul 29, 12:09
I wonder if this would be good for podcasters? -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 29, 10:59 1
- samson makes some of the noisiest microphones i've ever heard. - colin Jul 29, 11:30

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