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Interesting theory about CFB playoff expansion. It will lead to MORE titles from the big dogs not less. - Volnelk Sep 3, 06:10
I think if you tried signaling, people would honk less. They don't need to know my business. -- nm - Dano Sep 3, 05:59 4
- I forgot how genuinely good Bandslam is. It’s not just a “guilty pleasure” at all. -- nm - Dano Sep 3, 06:10 3
  - I watched this last night! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 3, 06:37 2
    - I put it on this morning to be a background movie. I was not successful at not actively watching it. -- nm - Dano Sep 3, 06:41
    - and I was reminded that I liked the band more with Charlotte than with Sa5m -- nm - prayformojo Sep 3, 06:41
My high school won 44-41 last night on a last second FG by one of my students. That stuff never gets old. So cool. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 3, 05:51
Early in the season, stupidity early JD local time Merseyside Derby. Let's go, Blues! -- nm - JD Sep 3, 04:31 5
- Pickford!...and I guess we're even on posts -- nm - JD Sep 3, 05:15 4
  - Pulling for your boys today. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 3, 05:49 3
    - Yaaaaassssss 😃 -- nm - JD Sep 3, 05:57 2
      - Well that VAR decision was the downside of the rollercoaster of emotions 🙁 -- nm - JD Sep 3, 06:00
      - You’re welcome. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 3, 05:58
a worldle first for me. 1! - i.b.! Sep 2, 23:12
Overlooked No More: Vera Menchik, First Women’s Chess Champion - crash davis Sep 2, 21:45
‘The Rings of Power’ Premiere Recap: All Is Not Calm in Middle-Earth Here are seven takeaways from the first two episodes (spoilers) -- (edited) - crash davis Sep 2, 21:13
Framed #176 - 3/6 - prayformojo Sep 2, 21:12 1
- Framed: 2/6. Moviedle: 3/6. Actorle: 1/8. - Marlowe Sep 3, 06:56
Worldle #225 3/6 - prayformojo Sep 2, 21:11
Wordle 441 5/6 - prayformojo Sep 2, 21:09 5
- 5/6 - Marlowe Sep 3, 08:07
- 5 - decline Sep 3, 07:59
- 5/6 - znufrii Sep 3, 05:39
- 6/6 - TWuG Sep 3, 00:26
- 4 - 441 - GregW Sep 2, 23:19
Man, the CGI in She-Hulk ep3 is bad. Really bad. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 2, 20:40 6
- Yeah, it dropped a level. A repeat viewing will be a bit difficult. - Spawn Sep 3, 00:00 1
  - You mean - Reagen Sep 3, 05:01
- Yeah, I’m trying to let it slide, but it’s difficult to ignore. -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 22:32
- All I noticed was the sparkling dialogue. -- nm - The Allfather Sep 2, 20:51 2
  - I do like how they're running with the "wacky legal cases, but in the superhero world" - Reagen Sep 3, 05:04 1
    - Just like the Dan Slott/PEter David run. Going to be reprinted in the next couple of months. very amusing series. -- nm - Remlik Sep 3, 08:20
This documents scandal created a real dilemma for me. - crash davis Sep 2, 20:27 1
- yup, he is quintessentially insidious in this regard -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 20:38
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write a famous author and ask for advice. K Vonnegut was the only one to reply -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 2, 20:10 6
- I'll have my entire Game of Thrones series finished & published by 2010. -- nm - George RR Martin Sep 2, 20:33
- That is great -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 20:30
- That was excellent. -- nm - The Allfather Sep 2, 20:26 3
  - I was bracing for the reply to be - prayformojo Sep 2, 20:31 2
    - "Go Yankees"? -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 20:32 1
      - SAN DIMAS HIGHSCHOOLFOOTBALL RULES! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 20:37
At the race track, I'm bacon of the touts, every horse I've picked comes in dead last so far -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 20:06 3
- That's kind of impressive. Not profitable but still impressive -- nm - JD Sep 2, 20:11 2
  - Just had one, a slacker theme, Curling Secret come in 4th -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 20:51 1
    - I had one winner so only lost half my money, my friend the water goddess (who I just learned goes often) didn't win a single bet. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 00:50
NYT crossword this week has been weird. I finished the Friday (19:50) and Saturday (26:28) faster than I did the Thursday (30:14) - prayformojo Sep 2, 19:39
Sheesh, go out to eat and by the time I get home there's emails from the rewards website and Citicards thanking me for my business :/ -- nm - Meg Sep 2, 19:29
US open not really spoils -- (edited) - znufrii Sep 2, 19:20 2
- Spoils. - znufrii Sep 2, 19:24
- spoils - budice Sep 2, 19:24
Do I post things I personally disagree with just because I find them thought provoking? Yes, to wit: -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 18:51 4
- Please Don’t Make a Tolkien Cinematic Universe - crash davis Sep 2, 18:54 3
  - I can’t believe they made a Lord of the Rings prequel and didn’t call it “Better Call Sauron.” -- nm - budice Sep 2, 21:05
  - I was just remarking earlier tonight how surprised I am that I have zero interest in the new series. -- nm - znufrii Sep 2, 19:02
  - I refuse to believe anything that long-winded would be about LotR. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 2, 18:58
Krugman - Wonking Out: The Nightmare After Gorbachev -- (edited) - crash davis Sep 2, 18:33 2
- that's a great point I never thought about. THere were zero institutions to keep an eye on the markets in Russia... - Remlik Sep 2, 18:47 1
  - So much energy is expended here griping at our institutions, but thanks be, at least they exist -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 18:56
John McWhorter - Proving racists wrong is not a trivial pursuit - crash davis Sep 2, 18:25
FBI: Classified Docs breakdown at MarALago -- (link) - budice Sep 2, 18:18 2
- WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DOCUMENTS IN THE EMPTY FOLDERS?! -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 18:23 1
  - Obama and Hilary broke in and took them -- nm - 45 Sep 2, 18:31
The contractor who staffs our city's bus drivers is so short staffed that the city is canceling routes. -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 18:12
Public Proposal goes wrong at Minor League Game -- (link) - budice Sep 2, 18:11
Rivian saves the day, man receives vasectomy as scheduled -- (link) - TWuG Sep 2, 18:05 1
- Hope that is not an undocumented Feature -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 19:36
Social Media Influencer and Miss Canada Semi-Finalist Dies After Accident During First Solo Skydive -- (link) - Mop Sep 2, 17:57
DC canceled 2022 Fandome event. -- (link) - Mop Sep 2, 17:55
I want to ask some market-sizing questions (eg how many tire shops in San Francisco) as critical thinking questions for my grade 8s - Reagen Sep 2, 17:23 10
- How many dick pics do you get in a month? -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 18:16 1
  - "Yes officer, this man right here" -- nm - Reagen Sep 2, 18:24
- Number of times they eat at or food from a restaurant, sit down and quick serve. They can compare a lot - TWuG Sep 2, 18:01
- use minecraft -- nm - Remlik Sep 2, 17:53
- Total number of Pokemon cards owned by the kids in the school. -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Sep 2, 17:41
- “How many different toilets have you pooped in?” -- nm - znufrii Sep 2, 17:30
- Estimate the cost of all of the clothes that you own -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 17:30 1
  - What can possibly go wrong? -- nm - con_carne Sep 2, 19:41
- hours of [streamer of choice] watched per [period] -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 2, 17:29 1
  - Yeah, I like the time spent angle as a subtle dig. -- nm - Reagen Sep 2, 17:43
Actors And Crew Have Alleged On-Set Abuse By Nickelodeon TV Show Creator Dan Schneider -- (link) - Remlik Sep 2, 17:16 3
- So fair it's still just the Business Insider story, but since it's paywalled, I'm glad others are starting to reprint it. - Mop Sep 2, 18:10
- I feel like this has been happening again and again for a long time. -- nm - Diva Sep 2, 18:09
- Dennis Blunden! -- nm - con_carne Sep 2, 17:38
It’s always the people you’d least expect by looking at them. -- (link) - Dano Sep 2, 16:54
"Elrond Hubbard" -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 16:53
I had a wonderful thing happen at school today. - kelly Sep 2, 16:49 16
- This is wonderful! -- nm - ty97 Sep 3, 03:59
- so great! :)! — nm - i.b.! Sep 2, 23:10
- Outstanding! -- nm - JenBro Sep 2, 19:58
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 18:20
- Fantastic. It’s Saint’s work you’re doing. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 2, 17:57
- Got some dust in the apartment tonight. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 17:50
- That is a beautiful moment. -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 17:48
- 👊 -- nm - Strongbad Sep 2, 17:22
- awsome -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 2, 17:22
- That's awesome! 😊 -- nm - Krusty Sep 2, 17:13
- that's wonderful! -- nm - Remlik Sep 2, 16:59
- sweet! -- nm - mud Sep 2, 16:56
- Awesome! -- nm - Dano Sep 2, 16:55
- now that's cooooool -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 16:54
- Wonderful! -- nm - TWuG Sep 2, 16:53
- Nice!! (NM) - Marlowe Sep 2, 16:50
Chris Evert is not calling this match. ESPN is showing lots of BIPOC folx in the stands and seizing on their Wakanda moment. -- nm - Diva Sep 2, 16:32 1
- more than a few comments about the broadcasting crew of her last match. little lack of diversity -- nm - budice Sep 2, 16:40
US made HARM anti-radar missiles have been successfully integrated into Ukraine's fleet of MiGs - TWuG Sep 2, 16:28
There was a childishly fake tweet after Biden's speech that had Jennifer Rubin calling for arrests, which a bunch of far right idiots fell for - Reagen Sep 2, 16:25
okay, Maren Morris is pretty awesome -- (link) - Tim Sep 2, 16:02 4
- I wonder if.. - Dano Sep 2, 16:12 3
  - Well played. Full marks. -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Sep 2, 16:36
  - there it is -- nm - Tim Sep 2, 16:14 1
    - whenever it will be that ST ends, the final post ever will make a reference to this -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 16:32
Elvis streaming on HBO Max -- nm - budice Sep 2, 15:51 1
- As foretold by The Prophets... and Mop. -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 15:53
I started my day by getting an EKG. I ended my day by getting flu and pneumonia vaccines. I sure do know how to live it up! - kelly Sep 2, 15:43 6
- Living the Dream! - Diva Sep 2, 16:56
- Colonoscopy next -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 16:04 3
  - Holding out for the Cologuard bucket. -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Sep 2, 17:31
  - I have 2 more years to my next one. Had my last one in 2019. -- nm - kelly Sep 2, 16:49
  - 🥳 ST knows how to party! -- nm - Krusty Sep 2, 16:43
- I need to get a flu shot as well. -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 15:45
COVID-19 Booster info from the epidemiologist I follow... -- (link) - Dark Callisto Sep 2, 15:17 1
- I've had my sleeve rolled up for months. -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Sep 2, 15:59
ahhh looks like the former guy just finished his round of golf and unloaded on Bill Barr -- (link) - Jovian Sep 2, 14:58 2
- Laptop from Hell? WTF 🤬 is he talking about? I can’t keep up -- nm - Flavorize Sep 2, 19:49
- I read somewhere that Whatever Media (his Twitter-like thingie) is behind on payments for the website host (surprise!) - Marlowe Sep 2, 15:01
important news from NYPost: NYC mom conned into buying $19M penthouse after being lied to about doorman, suit claims -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 2, 14:49 5
- it's going to be a lot cheaper for the building owners to hire a full time doorman, that what the lawyers will cost if this plays out -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 2, 14:58 4
  - All I know is that I need clients like that one. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 15:37 3
    - That want to f- the doorman? -- nm - Spawn Sep 2, 15:44 2
      - That are willing and able to pay huge legal bills without batting an eye. -- nm* - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 16:12 1
        
        I'm assuming that means the landlords are no relation -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 2, 16:26
Ender, would you be interested in a Zoom chat? - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 14:43 2
- Neither I nor the CNN reporter took issue with WHAT he said. Lord knows I've got no love for the MAGA crowd. -- (edited) - Ender Sep 2, 14:59 1
  - And that's what I'd like to chat about. :-) - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 15:24
Last week "we're eliminating gas power cars by 2035. This week "Flex Alert!! Don't power your EVs between 4:00 and 9:00PM" -- (link) - Meg Sep 2, 14:41 18
- If we're going to have to build out an infrastructure anyway, let's do hydrogen! -- nm - Ender Sep 2, 16:12 1
  - unless Big Oil plans on buying out electric companies to avoid eventual extinction, they probably should (Shell & Chevron are taking baby steps) -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 2, 16:29
- It was a call to voluntarily reduce usage during those hours with EVs as an example of one way to defer/reduce usage. - TWuG Sep 2, 15:26 9
  - California's grid, relatively speaking, works great. it's been hitting 100% renewable sourcing for peak daytime capacity lately. but you can't just - hollywood big shot Sep 2, 15:35 7
    - If 10s of millions of EVs are coming then the grid owners are negligent in not preparing for that eventuality. - TWuG Sep 2, 15:40 6
      - "we just sold you the things, suckers. we never claimed they wouldn't be a giant suck on an infrastructure not designed to accommodate their existence - hollywood big shot Sep 2, 15:44 5
        
        The infrastructure can be changed. Should be changed. Must be changed. It cannot remain static - TWuG Sep 2, 15:56 4
        
        yes, massively upgrading its 50-state patchworked infrastructure is what America is famously great at - hollywood big shot Sep 2, 16:01 3
        
        You just described what has to happen for hydrogen to be viable and it has to start from zero AND rely on the electricity grid. -- nm - TWuG Sep 2, 16:22
        
        To me it's a bit like saying that broadband will never catch on because we'd have to lay too much fibre optic cable - Reagen Sep 2, 16:10 1
        
        Well, the US really lags on relative basis compared to the world on broadband installation. That's even allowing for one of the most - JD Sep 2, 16:19
  - True - it was just the timing :) -- nm - Meg Sep 2, 15:30
- BEVs don't really scale but nobody wants to admit it - hollywood big shot Sep 2, 14:43 5
  - They scale just fine. The grid is inadequate and would be regardless of EV usage -- nm - TWuG Sep 2, 15:27 3
    - lol, okay - hollywood big shot Sep 2, 15:32 2
      - A 5 hour window applying to all high usage is not an indication of too many EVs but if a grid that is insufficient to meet -- (edited) - TWuG Sep 2, 15:36 1
        
        Also, charging after midnight is not a hard ask. -- nm - Reagen Sep 2, 17:05
  - and this is with BEVs only being around 2% of all California registered vehicles on the road - hollywood big shot Sep 2, 14:48
Boy, they made zero effort to make Kerbal Space Program playable on consoles... -- nm - Ender Sep 2, 14:28

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