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Kansas City water park behaves racistly, whines about it. -- (link) - TWuG Aug 10, 16:44
TOny Khan on working with WBDiscovery..... - Remlik Aug 10, 16:29 2
- They’re going to be part of the 90 Day Fiancée Universe? -- nm - Dano Aug 10, 16:33 1
  - Sammy G and Tay Conti! -- nm - The Allfather Aug 10, 16:55
OTD in 1985 Micheal Jackson heading the advice he got from Paul McCartney a few years previous about buying music publishing, buys the Beatles catalog - Remlik Aug 10, 16:15 4
- I heard it was closer to 100m or more, and it paid for itself in over a year. bar codes and computer radio play tracking just as .... - zeitgeist Aug 10, 19:01
- usinflationcalculator says that's ~$129m in current dollars which still is a huge deal if Dylan and Sting sold theirs for >$200m -- nm - Max Aug 10, 17:00
- ~When Michael Jackson dies/we're covering Blackbird/And won't it be absurd/when no one knows the song they just heard/unless the radio DJ/tells them~ -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 16:26
- Imagine the goldmine now -- nm - budice Aug 10, 16:22
Crocodile Dundee, still alive at 82 -- (link) - budice Aug 10, 16:07
VF: From GOP lawmakers to Fox News, the ex-president’s pals have been dangerously—and baselessly—fanning the flames since Monday’s FBI raid .. - mud Aug 10, 16:06
Wait. You can stay in the Bass Pro Shop pyramid? Just when I'd accepted there was such a thing, now I learn there's a hotel in there? - JD Aug 10, 16:02 1
- huh, the Bass near me has a forest service lookout tower out front, entrance looks like a Nation park hotel lobby, yeah the aquarium is cool as are .. - zeitgeist Aug 10, 18:57
"Pollen", some kind of travel/event startup, is looking like a hundred-million-dollar disaster -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 10, 15:57 1
- I first heard about it from this thread about their woes ... -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 10, 15:58
" Miller participated in regularly scheduled additional photography over the summer, apparently without incident, before being charged with burglary" -- (link) - Reagen Aug 10, 15:50
Newsradio streaming on Amazon Prime -- nm - Remlik Aug 10, 15:46 3
- I need to figure out which episode has the silent opening, streetview, of Bill. -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 15:59
- Harken back to a simpler time, when Joe Rogan was doing a job he was almost good at. - Beryllium Aug 10, 15:49 1
  - well said. - mud Aug 10, 15:50
"Stay alive! No matter what occurs! I will find you!" -- nm - prayformojo Aug 10, 15:27 1
- I remember making fun of his earnestness with that delivery. Shame on me as he turned out to be one the greatest actors of my time - JD Aug 10, 15:41
SITV: have you guys discussed annual vs monthly subscriptions and their impact on subscribers? - Beaker Aug 10, 15:21 3
- There's sure to be a generational split. Yearly has "MOM AND DAD BUY THIS ONE" written all over it. Gen Z not even sure what the world will be like in - con_carne Aug 10, 15:52
- Also think people are more likely to cancel a monthly due to ease of ongoing reminder. -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 15:34 1
  - yup exactly -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 15:42
"activations across our synergy machine" is corporate speak for what? -- (link) - TWuG Aug 10, 15:16 6
- This fits -- (link) - budice Aug 10, 15:45
- something something something NSFW something something -- nm - JD Aug 10, 15:36
- I *loved* that. He got a business-jargon bingo in just a single sentence! -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 15:28 2
  - I bet he called Zaslov for some corp speak tips -- nm - Remlik Aug 10, 15:46
  - 1986 Business Jargon Bingo is a game I would play. -- nm - con_carne Aug 10, 15:34
- "multi brands work together, buy one thing get other thing" -- nm* - Reagen Aug 10, 15:26
Just saw my first Kia EV6. Nice looking SUV -- nm - TWuG Aug 10, 15:08 4
- Did it put your tender heart into a blender, watch it spin around to oblivion, rendezvous, till I’m through with you? -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 10, 17:00
- Nice looking SUV, but we didn't wait for it because of that back hatch. Not enough room for my golden. I love my Kia Niro EV. -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 10, 15:10 2
  - There's countless Niro EVs around here. Very nice. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 15:12 1
    - Yeah, it's strange. In my neighborhood, I never saw one until we bought ours. Now I see regularly see 4-6 Niros in a three block radius - Mr. Havens Aug 10, 15:24
Krusty - keep fingers crossed -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 10, 15:02 1
- 🤞🏼 I do not have them and would love them! -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 17:04
Scott Bakula Return for NBC's Quantum Leap Reboot? 'The Invitation Is Out There,' Ernie Hudson Reveals -- (link) - Remlik Aug 10, 15:01 2
- It'd be cool if a running subplot would be a mysterious leaper helping the new team and the reveal be Sam -- nm - TWuG Aug 10, 15:09 1
  - I totally think either that....or it's the next to final episode to the season...and Ben bumps into Sam - Remlik Aug 10, 15:45
Can I ask a small favor for like two days? - Mr. Havens Aug 10, 14:57 10
- done -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 15:27 1
  - Thank you. -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 10, 15:28
- Subscribed. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 15:18 1
  - Thank you -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 10, 15:22
- I did it. But just know that Apple screwed up their Podcast app quite a while ago, so anyone who is really into Podcasts doesn't use it anymore. -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 10, 15:00 5
  - I am not really into podcasts, but I do use that app for SITV -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 15:47
  - Apple Podcasts is still the #1 way people listen to my show by a more than 2:1 margin, so it's where I still focus my attentions. - Mr. Havens Aug 10, 15:02 3
    - I'm glad to hear that people are pushing through the bad update to keep listening! I'll sub over on Overcast which is what I use and listen to some. -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 10, 15:08 2
      - If you want to sub on Overcast, that's great, but this is to test a theory specifically for Apple Podcasts. -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 10, 15:09 1
        
        Oh, I did both. Overcast is for me. -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 10, 17:01
Hyperloop was another empty promise from Musk oh I'm surpris -- (link*) - Reagen Aug 10, 14:49 13
- I think it was a fancy back door for just building tunnels, which he thought would be cheap and easy. now he's found out it's neither, so he's bailing -- nm - mafic Aug 10, 17:00
- I hate this. There was a time I hoped this could change the way we travel, someday. -- nm - Andie Aug 10, 16:29 1
  - It was always a dangerous, too expensive idea that could be done in more normal ways. -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 17:07
- Just like Mars. -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 15:14 6
  - "Get your ass to Mars." -- nm - Jovian Aug 10, 15:54
  - I dunno about that one cause I'm pretty convinced that he personally wants to go to Mars - JD Aug 10, 15:20 4
    - I'm of the exact opposite thought... - Mr. Havens Aug 10, 15:27 3
      - I think only the justification is different for us. Elon is totally going to support Space X as he wants to go to Mars - JD Aug 10, 15:34 2
        
        International waters might be applied to interplanetary space, laws of what country you are flagged with apply? - zeitgeist Aug 10, 19:09
        
        C. all of the above -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 15:35
- I am shocked to learn Elon Musk lied about his intentions to do something. Shocked, I say. SHOCKED!!! -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 10, 15:00
- Boo-urns. I was excited about that one. -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Aug 10, 14:55
- Though he was remarkably upfront on that one and right from the start let others spend money on trying to develop it - JD Aug 10, 14:55
Felix Bautista saw Edwin Diaz’s entrance and raised. -- (link) - Will Hunting Aug 10, 14:38 2
- All relievers have walk in music but I hadn't seen the flashing lights before. - zunk takes things literally Aug 10, 14:54
- *miming the jerk off motion* -- nm - Batter in the on deck circle Aug 10, 14:43
OK my new conspiracy theory, donald deliberately kept some minor classified docs, related to a party, just so he'd get raided and get talking points - zeitgeist Aug 10, 14:30 2
- it would be more likely that he kept documents he thought could help him as dirt against foes, or with business deals. - tRuMaN Aug 10, 14:48
- Yeah, he’s clever and subtle like that -- nm - VMan Aug 10, 14:45
spoils for last night's WWDitS - mud Aug 10, 14:27
My calendar app just reminded me that I have tickets for Hadestown next Tuesday. What am I in for? -- (edited) - JD Aug 10, 14:22 4
- I really enjoyed it -- nm - MDH Aug 10, 14:54 1
  - 8-) That's probably as good a recommendation as I could personally receive. - JD Aug 10, 15:00
- A Hell of a time. -- nm - Dano Aug 10, 14:23 1
  - 👏 -- nm - JD Aug 10, 14:24
"while i’m not a fan of donald trump, it is chilling to realize that this could happen to any one of us..." -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 10, 14:19 1
- lmao -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 14:23
It's been a while. I forgot how time-consuming submitting travel expenses is. -- nm - ty97 Aug 10, 14:09 2
- “It didn’t take me long to realize something that never occurred to me before. Actually, no one really ever talks about this but… - Qale As Folk Aug 10, 14:51
- ~and everything I can't remember~ Staind's song sequel has some pasty middle class vibes. -- nm - con_carne Aug 10, 14:17
Problems logging into PokemonGo can possibly be fixed by pressing Sign Into Another Account > Returning Player > and then just use your original login -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 10, 14:05
DTL: Good luck Dano as Buffalo attempts to go 10-0 in conference. To do so he needs to take down #11 Allentown. Let's go Piranha. -- nm - rollo Aug 10, 13:57 3
- Wow didn't expect to win that one. Funny thing is I won't have a single first team all conference selection. -- nm - Dano Aug 10, 14:23 2
  - Crack open the good moonshine! This maddening Branson team just won its first ever regular season title! - Barons Barons Barons Aug 10, 14:29
  - Whoo...let's go team -- nm - JD Aug 10, 14:24
The names associated with spam phone numbers on Google must be from the same random name generator that Bery uses for attachments :) - Meg Aug 10, 13:51 3
- I got one today from, Best Friend. -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 15:32
- I can only aspire to the creativity behind "Rappk Fieldsrivers" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 13:59 1
  - Pedrovalentin Stoupakis is awesome...I think Stoupakis is what you have to do to get donald's endorsement -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 10, 14:32
I'm shopping for a power bank (charging battery pack) for travel. What do I need to know? What's IQ and PD? -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 13:39 23
- Buy online, don't wait to buy from Best Buy like I did when I travelled. You pay a 50% premium there. -- nm - Max Aug 10, 17:06
- Watch the weight -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 15:13 1
  - Did you just call Mop fat? -- nm - Dano Aug 10, 15:32
- I just buy anker, they serve me well, I don't overthink it. - ty97 Aug 10, 14:11
- what the power listings/voltage/etc. are if you are planning to go to another country so you don't fry your tech. -- nm* - Peglegpete Aug 10, 14:07 1
  - Batteries can help on that note as they output only DC power. The key part is having universal AC adapters to plug into the varying voltages coming -- (edited) - JD Aug 10, 14:14
- Intelligence Quotient & Police Department, duh -- nm - mud Aug 10, 13:52
- IQ and PD are fast charging standards. - JD Aug 10, 13:47 10
  - Anyone else reading this thread in Danny DeVito LA Confidential voice or is it just me? -- nm - con_carne Aug 10, 14:49
  - Do I need to be concerned about "too much" battery to board a plane? -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 13:51 8
    - There's a limit of 100 watt/hour per battery pack - JD Aug 10, 13:54 7
      - That's a pain-in-the-ass when batteries are generally marked by mAh. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 13:55 6
        
        If it doesn't say it on the battery then how would they know if it's over or under the limit? -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 14:00 1
        
        Yeah, that kind of arbitrary information is how TSA agents go on power trips. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 14:03
        
        (mAh)*(V)/1000 = (Wh) -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 13:57 3
        
        This looks like the right one. Evidently, it comes to 100 Wh *exactly*. -- (link) - Mop Aug 10, 14:00 2
        
        I have something similar that I paid $20 for, holds a week's worth of recharging for my cell about 5x there's also solar ones that recharge themselve -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 10, 14:34 1
        
        The difference between the $20 ones and the $60-$70 ones is the fast charging. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 15:13
- PD and iQ are two different fast charging standards. The device you are charging uses one or the other - tRuMaN Aug 10, 13:45 4
  - So Anker do-dads that have both... that's good? -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 13:45 3
    - Yes, and Anker is who you want. -- nm - David Aug 10, 14:00 1
      - Can confirm. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 14:01
    - probably yes, I think most charging devices due both because of that issue. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 10, 13:46
Not sure if the DC area STers are in the city now, but this is some of the loudest thunder I've ever heard. -- nm - MDH Aug 10, 13:34 4
- I was out in Tysons and saw the bolts but there wasn't much sound out there. -- nm - Max Aug 10, 17:04
- We had thunder here, too, which is actually pretty rare for us. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 13:35 2
  - send it over here! with some lightning & a big downpour - it would make for a very happy mud it would -- nm - mud Aug 10, 13:37 1
    - according to EC, it's on the way -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 13:48
This little pussycat doesnt have any time for a c*ck-blocking Roomba -- (link) - Jovian Aug 10, 13:16
Upson County Sheriff's deputies said a hand-held “massager” that resembled a gun prompted a lockdown at all schools in Thomaston, Georgia. -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 10, 13:10 2
- Theragun - Spawn Aug 10, 15:38
- jeez *mom* you're em barr ass ing me -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 10, 14:36
Disney+ with ads: Dec. 8 for $7.99 a month - decline Aug 10, 13:07
Disney beats earnings per share/revenue expectations. -- (link) - David Aug 10, 13:06 17
- What? Impossible! Must be because of theatrical releases. -- nm - zaslav si Aug 10, 13:07 1
  - or the tax write downs -- nm - Dano Aug 10, 13:28
- Disney raises price on ad-free Disney+ 38% to $10.99 as part of new pricing structure for streaming services -- nm - budice Aug 10, 13:07 1
  - Well... omit-bee for life. (It's in D+ in Canada) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 13:08
- 14.4 million streaming subscribers added to Disney+. -- nm - David Aug 10, 13:07 12
  - We (and 3 friends) all got free subscriptions for some reason when renewing our phone plan. -- nm - MDH Aug 10, 13:22
  - That's a staggering number of new subscribers for a single quarter. A quarter in which they *lost* Indian Premier League cricket. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 13:10 9
    - Yeah, like I said a while back, I don't think they'll feel that until the start of 2023 since people mostly bought annual subscriptions. -- nm - David Aug 10, 13:14 8
      - If you look vs last quarter, all the growth is International (6M D+ Intl, 8M Hotstar) -- nm* - budice Aug 10, 13:15 7
        
        Domestically the original 3-year D23 2019 promo (3yr for $120) for D+ is set to expire in November. That'll hit subs most likely -- nm - budice Aug 10, 13:17 6
        
        Yup, that's when I'll cancel mine. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 10, 14:06
        
        I'm in that group. I think it is reasonably justified but if ad supported doesn't limit my content at all, I may switch to that since I don't watch a - oblique Aug 10, 13:25 2
        
        I felt that way about Hulu, and now I'm watching a bunch of stuff on Hulu and it's annoying. -- nm - pmb Aug 10, 13:38 1
        
        Yeah, I have ad supported hulu but didn't notice it at all when watching Prey. Definitely more annoying watching a series especially when binging -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 13:43
        
        Yeah, I've mentioned that on the podcast. That's a worrisome date since it impacts as many as 10 million people. - David Aug 10, 13:23 1
        
        Of course, if most of them switch to ad plans, Disney makes even more money than if they just renew at regular. They should actually push those plans! -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 10, 14:08
  - Disney+ increasing from $7.99 to $10.99 for ad-free. Ad tier starts at $7.99 on December 8th. -- nm - David Aug 10, 13:08
The group behind the swatting I mentioned on b2 are essentially a 4chan-like message board called KiwiFarms. -- (link*) - Qale As Folk Aug 10, 13:01
Hmm. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 10, 12:57 11
- Omaha, New Brunswick -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 13:00 10
  - lol amazing. a reporter thought it was NB and not NE. How does that even -- nm - Jovian Aug 10, 13:02 9
    - The postal code for Nebraska was NB in the long, long ago. -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Aug 10, 13:48 1
      - So he's an old timey reporter, eh? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 13:50
    - Obviously NE is reserved for New England. - Beryllium Aug 10, 13:04 2
      - "Hey when do we drive through New England??" an actual statement a friend made - Jovian Aug 10, 13:19 1
        
        To be clear, I wouldn't put it beyond myself to make a similar silly statement. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 13:44
    - He's a Homeland Security reporter. Maybe this is the first time he's ever had to report about Nebraska. -- nm - Max Aug 10, 13:04 3
      - Next they'll be insisting that North Dakota doesn't exist -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 13:07 2
        
        It’s a conspiracy of cartographers. -- nm - mara Aug 10, 13:16 1
        
        You're thinking of lemurs :) -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 13:17

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