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This looks like a fun electric whip -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 16, 00:11 1
- (I can't decide if this sounds more like a 1950s milkshake experiment or a Ferengi weapon) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 16, 01:17
Uh oh. Heat soak possibly imminent for end of august in PNW. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 15, 23:55
Hmmm... I know for a fact I've played some Two Point Hospital, but I'll be damned if I can find it on either Steam or my PS5... -- nm - Ender Aug 15, 23:17
what do you call a problem that’s easy to solve in one reference frame, but difficult in another? - JD Aug 15, 22:36 2
- politics -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 23:11
- woman? -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 15, 22:56
"Six ways marvel could bring dr doom into the MCU" - only six? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 22:25 1
- (It's from an ign promoted tweet so I don't feel like linking it) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 22:26
What Is the Espionage Act and How Has It Been Used? The Espionage Act is a World War I-era law covering the handling of sensitive information. - crash davis Aug 15, 22:15
Pigs to the Rescue: An Invasive Species Helped Save Australia’s Crocodiles Invasive species can damage the ecosystems they wind up in. But in parts of - crash davis Aug 15, 21:42 1
- interesting... Read a book called the Founding Foodies, what colonists ate etc. Pigs were introduced when Ponce deLeon released 50 figuring they... - zeitgeist Aug 15, 23:18
21,000 Fish Die in ‘Catastrophic Failure’ at California Research Center A dangerous amount of chlorine entered the tanks where the fish were kept at a - crash davis Aug 15, 21:28
Madden 23 is live if you bought the All-Madden edition. -- nm - David Aug 15, 21:19
Hmm, for the subset of ST I'm porting right now, 35 of 63 tests are passing. Progress! - Beryllium Aug 15, 21:12 3
- 36 of 63. Man, I wish that code headache had caused more tests to start working. ah well. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 16, 00:16 2
  - 40 of 63 -- nm - Beryllium Aug 16, 00:36 1
    - 51 of 63 -- nm - Beryllium Aug 16, 00:44
Hmm? Seems I've gained less than 10lb since the beginning of the pandemic. And one or two of that is the clothes I was wearing in the doc's office. - Meg Aug 15, 21:01 2
- not so much weight...but jeez i've aged 20 years the last 2, i use a cane now -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 23:20
- I am right there with you Megs. I've been eating like a trash panda for a few weeks now. -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 15, 21:11
Mark Rosewater posted their list of puzzles before Dominara United spoilers begin for the next Magic set. I said there would be a new Lotus! - Qale As Folk Aug 15, 20:30
um, why is their color in my gmail -- nm - ty97 Aug 15, 20:16 2
- What, you want it all white, old man? - David Aug 15, 20:56
- what is the colour? is it green? Maybe it's a She-Hulk tie in. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 20:45
V: Ezra Miller seeking treatment - "I want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed" -- (edited) - budice Aug 15, 20:14 1
- Ezra Miller has physically assaulted people, and may have sexually assaulted and abducted people. But, sure, treatment’s a good first step. -- nm - Mop Aug 15, 20:17
GOOD QUESTION Shark or Orca: Which Should You Fear More? Swimmers often worry about attacks by certain marine predators. But beware the bite of a mor - crash davis Aug 15, 20:10 1
- humpbacks do it because orcas attack and eat their babies -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 23:22
My desktop can take a terabyte of RAM. What would I do with a terabyte of RAM? - Mop Aug 15, 20:02 5
- edit extremely large photoshop images with dozens of layers -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 23:23 1
  - if you had that much ram, wouldn't it slow down the processing? just having to keep track of where everything is? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 23:25
- Have a thousand open browser tabs -- nm - JD Aug 15, 22:55
- Why would anyone need more than 64k of RAM? -- nm - zork Aug 15, 22:34
- sooo many podcast edits -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 20:39
Haha...Relationships that start with "Where are you from?" -- (link*) - budice Aug 15, 19:59 [youtube] 2
- I generally start with "Garden Grove" ;) -- nm - Meg Aug 15, 20:32 1
  - I don't really feel that where I was born has much relevance to who I am. - Meg Aug 15, 20:36
This short video of a guy driving through Death Valley after the floods is great on multiple levels. -- (link) - Mop Aug 15, 19:52 [youtube]
BCS Finale *chefs kiss* -- nm - budice Aug 15, 19:40 4
- Spoilers - David Aug 15, 20:49 2
  - I loved the flash back scene with walt - zeitgeist Aug 15, 23:27
  - nods -- nm - budice Aug 15, 20:50
- yep -- nm - mud Aug 15, 19:48
Go to Google and search for "cat." Click on the paw icon on right. Click some more. -- (link) - budice Aug 15, 19:21 1
- Super cute -- nm - JaxSean Aug 15, 19:50
*Marge grumble* Power bill is up over a hundred this month. -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 15, 18:43 4
- The power company gave me money! -- nm - Kilbo s.i. Aug 15, 19:52
- Ours was almost $200. - Spawn Aug 15, 18:50 1
  - My apartment is only 650 square feet and partially shaded. I blame the lady downstairs using her stove! -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 15, 18:51
- market rate! -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 18:48
Straight Man starring Bob Odenkirk and Parish starring Giancarlo Esposito coming to AMC in 2023. -- nm - David Aug 15, 18:36 2
- BCS right now -- (link) - budice Aug 15, 18:44
- The book made me cackle in a most undignified manner. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 15, 18:43
The average CW view is how old?!?! - ralph wiggum Aug 15, 18:23 15
- How much CW does ty97 watch? -- nm - Roger More Aug 15, 19:21
- MDH's father is the only person I know who watches more than 1 CW show (he watches nearly all of them) and he's over 70. -- nm - Spawn Aug 15, 18:52
- Anyone who watches any network television at this point is super-old. - David Aug 15, 18:29 11
  - But listening to the Big Broadcast every Sunday night is my favorite thing. :( -- nm - Max Aug 15, 18:52
  - network news is sponsored by geriatric meds, depends, and how seniors save money on car insurance -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 18:50
  - does this include sunday football? -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 15, 18:44
  - Ninja Warrior finale starts tonight on NBC -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 15, 18:43
  - Say that again and I won't share my Ensure -- nm - crash davis Aug 15, 18:40 3
    - We're gonna to change the URL here to AARPST.com. -- nm - David Aug 15, 18:41 2
      - ! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 15, 18:53
      - That looks like a rapist trying to get first billing in a phone book. - Qale As Folk Aug 15, 18:44
  - I pay for network television. I am doubting the point. - Beryllium Aug 15, 18:35
  - Is this why my Mountain Dew flavour ointment never got off the ground? -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 18:31 1
    - Not having Mountain Dew's written consent probably didn't help. -- nm - David Aug 15, 18:40
- I'm telling you, it's all because of Connor and Duncan MacLeod's fanship of Kung Fu -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 18:27
Microsoft's Xbox One sold less than half as many units as Sony's PS4. -- (link) - Ender Aug 15, 18:13 1
- We already knew that PS4 was a huge success. -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 15, 18:46
I'm making myself watch Gone with the Wind for the first time. I'm not saying that Scarlett O'Hara is the worst person ever, but I'm also not - prayformojo Aug 15, 18:00 6
- oh, she's not a good person, at all. -- nm - Andie Aug 16, 06:10
- don't blink. you'll miss George Reeves -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 15, 18:16
- Not as bad as Skylar White, but up there for sure -- nm - Flavorize Aug 15, 18:12 3
  - ??? nm - Misogyny Watchdog Aug 15, 18:16 2
    - she was terrible for the years of being lied to and gaslit. Walter just wanted the freedom to make meth and murder people! -- nm - mafic Aug 15, 18:24 1
      - for awhile she was into it, masterminding the take over the car wash, that was her slippin jimmy moment, then she goes all Kim.... - zeitgeist Aug 15, 18:53
Saul Gone -- nm - Beaker Aug 15, 17:58 1
- :-( -- nm - mud Aug 15, 18:07
Jameela Jamil of She-hulk with quite the Marvel dress -- (link) - Peter Kilmer Aug 15, 17:48 3
- it appears to be ripped. Do we think she'll be able to get a refund? -- nm - mud Aug 15, 17:52
- I like how it accentuates the boobies. -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 17:51 1
  - Did she raid Katy Perry’s old wardrobe? -- nm - Roger More Aug 15, 19:22
General Relativity for Babies -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 15, 17:25 1
- excellent. -- nm - mud Aug 15, 17:27
Maybe it's my location but this current headline on CNN - a DC-focused news agency - is hilarious to me. - Max Aug 15, 17:18 3
- Including one of us if I recall correctly? -- nm - Meg Aug 15, 18:06
- And if my understanding is correct, they all get told all the top secret secrets as soon as they get the clearance. - mafic Aug 15, 17:30
- That one's a classic. -- nm - con_carne Aug 15, 17:21
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler will have season-ending elbow surgery next week -- nm - Beaker Aug 15, 17:05
How much would you pay for the Samsung Odyssey Ark 4K 55" super curved monitor? -- (link*) - Max Aug 15, 17:02 [youtube] 2
- Cheaper than I expected -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 17:17 1
  - It is. I'm not balking. Not buying because I don't need it, but that looks really functional right out of the box. -- nm - Max Aug 15, 17:19
Russian special forces dog defects to work for Ukrainian army -- (link) - zork Aug 15, 16:43 3
- 'We can't understand why the Russians would leave behind such as lovely animal." Special Forces asset, mine detector, propaganda coup - the Russians - crash davis Aug 15, 18:46
- Good Dog! -- nm - mud Aug 15, 16:44 1
  - Talk to the tail -- nm - zork Aug 15, 23:04
I'm so behind on better call saul. I blame Max's paramount plus - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Aug 15, 16:39 1
- Spawn thinks he will be able to get away. No, you think you're done and then there's one more thing. That's the power of P+ -- nm - Max Aug 15, 17:24
I haven't watched TWD or Fear TWD in a while now, but I enjoyed Tales of TWD -- nm - Beaker Aug 15, 16:27
Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg expected to (finally) plead guilty to tax charges -- (link) - zork Aug 15, 16:24 1
- didn't they already pick a jury? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 17:15
DOJ says they don't have Trump's passports. -- (link) - TWuG Aug 15, 16:17 8
- Trump lied. Shocker. *yawn* -- nm - znufrii Aug 15, 16:54 2
  - you don't think it's just a little interesting that he's thinking about his passport(s) right now? -- nm - mud Aug 15, 17:23 1
    - You think he came up with it on his own? Probably was mentioned in passing on Fox News and he decided to run with it. -- nm* - znufrii Aug 15, 17:42
- #WhereAreTrumpsPassports ??? Also, how is this *PLURAL*?! -- nm - Mop Aug 15, 16:30 1
  - Apparently one expired. Others are probs diplomatic and regular. -- nm - mafic Aug 15, 17:24
- Show up on ebay 20 years later -- nm - budice Aug 15, 16:23
- They *would* say that! -- nm - Butters Aug 15, 16:20
- that figures -- nm - mud Aug 15, 16:17
Happy 50th anniversary of Who's Next! -- nm - loosilu Aug 15, 16:06 3
- (51st) -- (link) - mud Aug 15, 16:12 [Backboard] 2
  - dammit -- nm - loosilu Aug 16, 16:19
  - Loosi won't get fooled again! -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 15, 17:54
Odds this'll just be a bunch of bots posing as women and about 10,000 incels? -- (link) - TWuG Aug 15, 15:47 6
- Can’t wait for the same guys who complain about affirmative action and inclusion to sign up to the “ladies get in free” app -- nm - Roger More Aug 15, 19:25
- It had been reported that republican staffers couldn't get dates in DC because of their political affiliations -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 17:13 3
  - It'll be sadder still if the only thing they have to talk about on their dates is how they finally don't have to deal with pronouns on dating apps. -- nm - Max Aug 15, 17:16 2
    - that's what It said -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 18:56
    - Heh. -- nm - con_carne Aug 15, 17:24
- "Come quick! Sam's getting his ass kicked by a girl!" - Max Aug 15, 15:50
Sigh. It looks like no mobile service appointments were available on Monday, so I'll be driving 60+ miles to Bloomington for the Tesla service. - TWuG Aug 15, 15:04 5
- You win. I'm driving 50 miles on Monday to get the recall work done on my car. -- nm - Mop Aug 15, 16:35 1
  - Are you calling them before you leave to make absolutely sure they're open and ready for you? -- nm - Meg Aug 15, 16:43
- Get you some Avanti's! (It's not far from there.) -- nm - Butters Aug 15, 15:53
- Can't you just tell the car to drive there itself? "Use the force. Trust your navigational instincts. Watch out for those towers." -- nm - Max Aug 15, 15:14 1
  - Sadly, no. -- nm - TWuG Aug 15, 15:31
I'm working theLady Gaga show and came in early for the sound check. They have it turned up to 11. - zunk takes things literally Aug 15, 14:51 6
- Could it be louder because there aren't any soft bodies to absorb the power, it's just bounced around the cement -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 15:38 3
  - Maybe. But I've heard others and this was different. Anyway -- nm - zunk takes things literally Aug 15, 21:36 1
    - Best crowd I've seen working there. So much fun. Packed house maybe 45k? Might have been why they cranked it. -- nm* - zunk takes things literally Aug 15, 21:37
  - You could be right. I was touring a stadium the day before a Green Day concert. They were soundchecking by blasting American Idiot to a field of hay - jnine Aug 15, 17:57
- "Freedom Rock. Turn it up man." -- nm - budice Aug 15, 14:58
- nice! -- nm - mud Aug 15, 14:52
Better Call Saul finale tonight is almost two hours long, can't wait -- nm - mud Aug 15, 14:48 2
- Apparently the show isn't that much longer they're packing three times the commercials -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 15:39 1
  - nawww -- nm - mud Aug 15, 16:03
So, you can definitely get a fungal infection from getting a haircut. -- (link) - Krusty Aug 15, 14:40 2
- *runs my fingers through my shoulder length hair... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 15:42 1
  - I cut my own hair. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 15, 16:23
"Well folks, today's weather was sponsored by Canada. Canada - good people and Tim Horton's." (cloudy, 73 in DC) -- nm - Capital Weather Gang report Aug 15, 14:37 1
- It's hot and sunny here. - Beryllium Aug 15, 14:38
Lisa LaFlamme out at CTV News -- (link) - Reagen Aug 15, 14:34 8
- CTV apologizes for firing 58-year-old Lisa LaFlamme: “She should’ve been fired when she turned 50” -- (link) - Beaker Aug 15, 16:24 2
  - They sure went all out on that one -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 16:35
  - Well done -- nm - zork Aug 15, 16:29
- (Likely a move borne out of both sexism and ageism) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 14:39 1
  - $$$ism. -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 14:40
- I nominate Rachelle Lefevre to fill in. -- nm - Max Aug 15, 14:38 1
  - I nominate Ron LaFlamme - prayformojo Aug 15, 15:38
- Flamme out. FTFY -- nm - con_carne Aug 15, 14:36

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