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7.5 quake in Mexico -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 19, 11:23
And some jerkwad kicked down my Fetterman yard sign over the weekend. -- nm - znufrii Sep 19, 11:04 6
- Put up two. -- nm - con_carne Sep 19, 11:32 1
  - made of steel and set in concrete but made to look kickable... -- nm - Max Sep 19, 11:41
- Maga hate is strong - Jovian Sep 19, 11:19 1
  - Or some punk kid thought it’d just be fun to try and kick at it and got more of it than he bargained for. -- (edited) - znufrii Sep 19, 11:24
- it got knocked down, but you put it up again, they are never going to keep it down. -- nm - Remlik Sep 19, 11:12
- bastards -- nm - decline Sep 19, 11:06
anyone have a Vanity Fair sub for a c&p? - Remlik Sep 19, 10:51 2
- No Sub but apparently still have free articles - JD Sep 19, 11:06
- It didn't ask me for a sub, but here is the c&p - decline Sep 19, 11:03
Tours Announced Today: TobyMac sets a 30 date (small) arena tour - MDH Sep 19, 10:43 2
- Live Nation announced a "Club Pass" giving purchasers admission into the remaining shows of 2022 for certain venues. Starts at $59. -- (link) - MDH Sep 19, 10:46
- Fatboy Slim announced a UK Tour - MDH Sep 19, 10:44
Don the Con's accounting firm begins transferring financial documents to jan6th cmte and NY prosecutor -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 19, 10:35 1
- Reminder, this is a 3 yo investigation into his property values, 1m for taxes, 100m for loan collateral -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 19, 10:37
After reading through many dipshit messages, I've learned what was supposed to happen from the Martha's Vineyard stunt in MAGA world - Reagen Sep 19, 10:15 13
- its the " ah ha gotcha" bullshit for me. They don't even call ahead so the people can be met by assistance. - Saint Pippy Sep 19, 11:28 2
  - Especially considering some of them had important upcoming appointments. - Beryllium Sep 19, 11:34 1
    - Because these people are victims of major crimes like kidnapping and cross state trafficking, they should be granted visas automatically -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 19, 11:39
- Please send them to the DC region to fill out our lifeguarding staff needs for a full pool summer. -- nm - Max Sep 19, 10:52
- Thus the talking point now since the sent them to elsewhere in MA, they were DEPORTED by these liberals -- nm - Tim Sep 19, 10:48 3
  - “That’s not how it works. That’s not how any of this works.” -- nm - znufrii Sep 19, 11:25 1
    - The peons don't realize that though. It's ALL talking points to keep the fake outrage machine chugging along -- nm - Jovian Sep 19, 11:28
  - Yup. -- nm - Jovian Sep 19, 11:23
- you really didn't need to read any dipshit messages to suss that out. -- nm - mud Sep 19, 10:28
- I thought they expected MV to treat them like they treated MAGA tourists -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 19, 10:20
- Not sure if this is new news but apparently the brochure the migrants got was full of lies about what they were receiving boarding the plane -- (link) - oblique Sep 19, 10:19 1
  - It's also wildly shitty that these are people applying for refugee status from Venezuela, which is becoming Cuba 2.0, and you'd think they'd identify - Reagen Sep 19, 10:24
- oh yes, the "see they immediately put them on a bus to somewhere else, they dont care about the immigrants at all" response. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 19, 10:18
Mike Evans suspended one game. Lattimore apparently not. -- nm - David Sep 19, 09:59 2
- I’m surprised Evans didn’t get more. - spamlet Sep 19, 10:09
- gonna appeal -- nm - budice Sep 19, 10:05
Alright, since I'm doing multiple festivals this year, there's now festival recaps outside of April. Primavera Sound LA Day 1 - JD Sep 19, 09:49 2
- FH is a trooper!! Yes I was appalled when I read that. Very good wrap up. -- nm - Saint Pippy Sep 19, 10:12
- My most surprising discovery is that you wear panties. -- nm - Qale Sep 19, 09:56
This guy built a computer in Minecraft that runs Minecraft -- (link) - oblique Sep 19, 09:48 [youtube] 5
- Now build a computer in Minecraft that can build a computer in Minecraft to run Minecraft -- nm - znufrii Sep 19, 10:43
- Minecraftception -- nm - Max Sep 19, 10:35
- I mean...just wow -- nm - Jovian Sep 19, 09:56
- Creepers all the way down. -- nm - Barynn Sep 19, 09:55
- yo dog... -- nm - rollo Sep 19, 09:49
“I’m not that smart. I’ll just show up and do my best.” Just what you are looking for from a senator. -- (link) - Volnelk Sep 19, 09:47
FF week 2: 1 win locked up. 20 pt lead with Devonta Smith vs Diggs and Hurts. 19 pt lead with Goedert vs Bills DEF. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 19, 09:38 2
- My team scored zero TD this week, but that's OK because they sucked in other ways too. -- nm - Barynn Sep 19, 09:56
- 0-2 unless D. Knox maintains my 10 point lead against Allen, Goedert, and the Buffalo D :) - oblique Sep 19, 09:42
Fiona gonna make things spicy for Bermuda and Newfoundland -- (link) - Reagen Sep 19, 09:37
Ian Rapaport: Mike Evans will be suspended for 1 game. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 19, 09:34
Babylon 5: JMS asking for help -- (link) - Remlik Sep 19, 09:30
"The last thing I need is another picture of me looking like a porcelain doll." - Beryllium Sep 19, 09:24
The Queen's visit to Australia in 1963 - Meg Sep 19, 09:23 [Attachment]
I need to find a decal for my car (or start selling them) that says: 100% American Energy. Preferably with some kind of anti-gas pump icon :) -- nm - oblique Sep 19, 09:22 2
- I think they already have DRILL BABY DRILL decals -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 19, 10:22
- Truck nuts but instead of nuts it's Hoover dam -- nm - Beryllium Sep 19, 09:25
Fiona rips out a "temporary" bridge that was installed after Maria .. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 19, 09:20
Funny college sports bit: Teams that play Liberty market it as Pride Day. -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 19, 09:11
Drummer Zak Starkey of The Who, Oasis and others....son of Ringo....57 today -- nm - Remlik Sep 19, 09:11 2
- Keith Moon was The Who's only drummer, Quadrophenia was their final album, and it was (and still is) a bleeding masterpiece. -- nm - mud Sep 19, 09:39 1
  - heh. -- nm - Remlik Sep 19, 09:44
JWST: Mars -- (link) - oblique Sep 19, 09:07
So...ummm...would you take a solo trip to Egypt? - ty97 Sep 19, 09:00 9
- IF I were to go to Egypt, it would have been 44 years ago when The Grateful Dead played 3 shows at the Pyramids -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 19, 10:09 1
  - Can't imagine that happening these days -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 19, 11:36
- As a homosexual? Absolutely not. -- (link*) - Qale Sep 19, 09:33
- Like on a tour or just figuring out when you got there? -- nm - spamlet Sep 19, 09:12 5
  - Wouldn't plan a package tour for the trip, but would probably figure out some day tours to take rather than try to get myself around. -- nm - ty97 Sep 19, 09:20 4
    - I mean it seems generally safe if you don't go to Sinai peninsula? -- nm - ty97 Sep 19, 09:21 3
      - ish? - spamlet Sep 19, 09:28
      - Where's mafic to tell me that he once hiked across Egypt alone with only a canteen and a package of gummy bears? -- nm - ty97 Sep 19, 09:28 1
        
        "Haribo. Sugarless." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 19, 09:38
Hey jones - you ingesting any of the RHAP Survivor stuff? If so - who ya got? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Sep 19, 08:59
The lone piper looks familiar. Did we see that at Phillip's funeral? -- nm - Meg Sep 19, 08:51
(maybe will hunting signal?) I have an excel file that queries a sql database which is not something I do on the regs. I need to update the sql qry - amanda Sep 19, 08:45 13
- Also, regarding week ending, I believe what you're looking for is: - oblique Sep 19, 09:03 4
  - yes I can do that in sql but the excel query editor says that "dateadd is inavlied. -- nm - amanda Sep 19, 09:28 3
    - If you're stuck in PowerQuery, there is an EndofWeek function you can use -- (link) - oblique Sep 19, 09:31 2
      - I'm pretty okay at PQ. I just didn't know that I needed to use PQ to get from sql to excel. - amanda Sep 19, 09:34 1
        
        Yeah, not so much that you have to but it is commonly used by those who don't really "get" SQL. My #2 guy here is like that. Uses PQ a lot because - oblique Sep 19, 09:40
- SQL usually has functions that can wrap fields, if you need to format or add things. And Group By for aggregating. -- (edited) - Beryllium Sep 19, 08:59
- The te. is an alias for the dataset which is the source of those variables, yes? -- nm - Barynn Sep 19, 08:48 6
  - yeah, that would be an alias to the database table name -- nm - oblique Sep 19, 08:49 2
    - ok so I can bring in new fields using "te." but I can't aggregate my data into weeks or months using any sql commands I know. is it just not possible? - amanda Sep 19, 08:53 1
      - see my response below if that helps (native SQL querying) -- nm - oblique Sep 19, 08:54
  - I... use sql. I don't know. is that what's happening? -- nm - amanda Sep 19, 08:49 2
    - Guessing it is using Microsoft Query or Power Query? Looks like there is a method to just write your own SQL if you have that -- (link) - oblique Sep 19, 08:53 1
      - okay thanks I'll try this. again sorry to be a pain. -- nm - amanda Sep 19, 09:30
How can anyone stand this much church in a week? -- nm - loosilu Sep 19, 08:45
Top 3 QB's in passing yards after Week 2: Tua, Wentz, Flacco. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 19, 08:44
PSA: Altered photo of the Queen's final portrait. If you scroll down a few replies you'll get a link to the real portrait. -- (link) - Max Sep 19, 08:31
So is Jason's Good Place one where the only Jaguar games are when they are hosting the Colts? -- nm - JD Sep 19, 08:10
Jesus Fucking Christ, Joss. (Nmblink) - ralph wiggum Sep 19, 07:59 11
- There's a reason I haven't re-watched firefly lately. - Beryllium Sep 19, 08:48
- And then HBO was like 'we should film this King Joffrey scene' -- nm - Max Sep 19, 08:36
- Unsurprised isn’t exactly right, but that feels kinda like his ultimate form. -- nm - mafic Sep 19, 08:16
- I am all for writing whatever stories you want to tell. But, uh, you might wanna keep that one just for yourself and maybe, like, fellow degenerates. - Qale Sep 19, 08:11
- "see, I'm thinking these things but *not* doing them. That's what makes me a feminist." -- nm - Reagen Sep 19, 08:09 4
  - He's a pig. cause you are right - he is thinking them - Saint Pippy Sep 19, 08:36 3
    - oh for sure. Especially the last part. - Jovian Sep 19, 08:50 2
      - He's both the monster and the hero in his mind. -- nm - Saint Pippy Sep 19, 08:58 1
        
        He’s such a hero that only a woman brought so low would be able to recognize and acknowledge his heroics. -- (edited) - znufrii Sep 19, 09:32
- The special hell. -- nm* - budice Sep 19, 08:07
- !!!! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 19, 08:01
happy belated bdays kilbo and david. -- nm - Diva Sep 19, 07:53 4
- yes! happy birthday, gents!! :) - — nm - i.b.! Sep 19, 08:46
- Happy BDay! -- nm - budice Sep 19, 08:07
- Yay! I got you an ice cream but was melting so I eated it. -- nm - Barynn Sep 19, 08:04
- indeed, Happy Birthday!!! -- nm - Jovian Sep 19, 07:55
there's some dude in the procession, walking directly in front of the hearse, has to be 7 feet tall -- nm - mud Sep 19, 07:51 4
- NBC was just talking about him. He was the Queen's valet for the last 40 or so years. He was the one who sat with her and watched TV in the evenings. -- nm - Meg Sep 19, 07:58 3
  - "Down in front. hee hee hee." "Says the lady in the big hat. ha ha." "Oh you." -- nm - The Queen's Valet Sep 19, 08:51
  - Nice that he gets that position of honor given that he's gonna be buried with her. -- nm - Mop Sep 19, 08:34
  - ah, nice -- nm - mud Sep 19, 07:59
Woody Allen's Rep says Director ain't retiring after all -- (link) - budice Sep 19, 07:35
United Nations: What to Expect at the General Assembly This Week -- (edited) - crash davis Sep 19, 07:33 11
- Are they bringing back Hell in a Cell? -- nm - Reagen Sep 19, 07:56 1
  - I can't believe they're booking Paul Heyman to throw Roman Reigns off Hell in a Cell. -- nm - Qale Sep 19, 08:20
- Gridlock in Manhattan. -- nm - ty97 Sep 19, 07:47
- One thing: Bozonaro acting as if it is a campaign stop and embarassing the country, yet again. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 19, 07:44 1
  - We had a guy who did that too! -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 08:13
- World leaders gather in New York under the shadow of the Ukraine war. - crash davis Sep 19, 07:34 5
  - Biden will be late, but vital, to the General Assembly. - crash davis Sep 19, 07:34 4
    - The leaders of Russia, China, India and Ethiopia will miss the General Assembly. - crash davis Sep 19, 07:35 3
      - U.S. and Europe hope to use General Assembly to apply pressure on Iran to reach a nuclear deal - crash davis Sep 19, 07:37 2
        
        The U.N.’s annual gathering of world leaders returns to full swing for the first time in three years. - crash davis Sep 19, 07:38 1
        
        The West will try to balance emphasis on the Ukraine war and other crises. - crash davis Sep 19, 07:40
*up votes all selfies on Instagram with the Queen's coffin* -- nm - Mop Sep 19, 07:32
LIR for mandy: Yes. -- nm* - loosilu Sep 19, 07:26 5
- Nope. I’ll probs remember now tho. -- nm - mafic Sep 19, 07:32
- I think my HR director looks a bit like her. it's very disconcerting. -- nm - amanda Sep 19, 07:31 3
  - yeesh. -- nm - Diva Sep 19, 08:32
  - Oh my. -- nm - loosilu Sep 19, 07:40 1
    - I KNOW!!! -- nm - amanda Sep 19, 07:50
FFL Week2: Wacky 2nd Half performances really tilted results -- nm* - budice Sep 19, 07:25
weekend viewing: -- nm - mud Sep 19, 07:25 18
- Thor Love and Thunder A; Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness B- -- nm - Beaker Sep 19, 08:44
- Pinocchio live action 7/10, Aladdin live action 8/10, Abbott Elementary S1 9/10, Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert 9/10, wrapped Hard Knocks Detroit 8/10 - crash davis Sep 19, 08:41
- Abercrombie and Fitch documentary: B- It's pretty. I love the inclusion of XY Magazine. But it's super boring as it hews strictly to the format. -- nm - Qale Sep 19, 08:23
- Moonfall. Super silly end of the world film, which I give a B+ for that category. Plot holes galore and it's silly...but I liked it. -- nm - Remlik Sep 19, 08:04 1
  - 1st episode of The Resort on Peacock was excellent -- nm - Remlik Sep 19, 08:05
- Some football (Everton wins, Son scores, some Red Zone) but otherwise nothing. Notably, still have yet to see the Heathers the Musical -- nm - JD Sep 19, 07:44
- nothing really. read a lot. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 19, 07:32
- Beast: C+ A lot of the dialogue and some performing came across as adlibbed and unrehearsed, not in a good way. Disappointing final fight. - Max Sep 19, 07:31
- Barbarian: B+. Stumbles a bit on the landing, but otherwise a strongly crafted film. Well worth 1:40 of your time. -- nm - Barynn Sep 19, 07:31 3
  - no, thx -- nm - mud Sep 19, 07:36 2
    - My single favorite moment (non-spoilery spoils) - Barynn Sep 19, 07:43 1
      - lolol its so perfect -- nm - Jovian Sep 19, 07:58
- Vengeance (Peacock): A. Life and Beth (Hulu): B Bears vs. Packers: F -- nm - oblique Sep 19, 07:30 2
  - Didn't like Bears/Packers? -- nm - budice Sep 19, 07:32 1
    - worst birthday present ever :) -- nm - oblique Sep 19, 07:34
- Seeking a Friend for the End of the World C+, Rings of Power ep.4 A+, HotD ep.5 A, Bad Sisters ep.6 A- -- nm - mud Sep 19, 07:26 2
  - also: 'The U.S. and the Holocaust' Part 1 (repeat tonight, parts 2 & 3 on tomorrow & wednesday) A+ -- nm* - mud Sep 19, 07:32
  - also: finished 'Kleo' (kooky 8-pt. Netflix release, basically a German rip-off of Killing Eve) B- -- nm - mud Sep 19, 07:29

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