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76, sunny and breezy with dew point dropping below 50! I'm going outside to run in circles and roll around on the grass. -- nm - Max Sep 22, 12:52 11
- Also, this comment makes me itchy. -- nm - sycor Sep 22, 13:07
- Rain rolling through right now. High of about 90 today. High tomorrow of 70. Yay NC weather. -- nm - sycor Sep 22, 13:06
- 97 with a heat index of 102. Why do I live here again? -- nm - Qale Sep 22, 13:05
- 41F here tonight. It was 95F yesterday. - Spawn Sep 22, 13:05
- It's been crisp, but we're back to higher temps again this weekend. So enjoy! -- nm - con_carne Sep 22, 13:03
- Yup, today will be our last day in the 90's. Tomorrow high 77 -- nm - Strongbad Sep 22, 13:00
- It's so nice after that little front came through. Cooler but still nice through next weekend -- nm - prayformojo Sep 22, 12:58
- I just ran 5K. It's beautiful out. -- nm - Dano Sep 22, 12:54 1
  - 🏃👍 -- nm - JD Sep 22, 13:03
- vid or it didnt happen -- nm - mud Sep 22, 12:54
- Naked or GTFO -- nm - spamlet Sep 22, 12:53
new Vince Gilligan series, w/ Rhea Seehorn, lands at Apple+ -- (link) - mud Sep 22, 12:50 2
- No plot details, not even a title. But I'm going to watch, that's for damn sure. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 22, 12:57
- $15m per episode for a VG one-hour. FML -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 12:57
Sep. 22nd birthdays: Toni Basil (79), David Coverdale (71), Nick Cave (65), Joan Jett (64), Tatiana Maslany (37) - Max Sep 22, 12:26 [youtube] 2
- I saw Whitesnake on my birthday one year and Coverdale said it was his birthday. - Spawn Sep 22, 12:38 1
  - Happy Birthday Spawn! -- nm - ty97 Sep 22, 12:42
kinda disturbing what going on in Russia. -- (link) - mud Sep 22, 12:20 11
- more -- (link) - mud Sep 22, 12:20 10
  - As a parent, I could not listen to that whole video without wanting to cry. -- nm - Walt_Disney Sep 22, 12:55
  - anecdotally, they likely aren’t taking native Russians en masse (yet) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 12:24 8
    - no surprise. In an already ugly situation, this is...going to get worse and worse. -- nm - Remlik Sep 22, 12:42 2
      - People rarely think about why the term 'cannon fodder' exists. -- nm - David Sep 22, 12:46 1
        
        nor the origin of the term INFANTry -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 22, 14:46
    - If I'm a chechen dude, I'm quietly complying, getting deployed, and then surrendering right away. -- nm - amanda Sep 22, 12:42 2
      - I was reading that is indeed what's happening and they're joining Ukraine -- nm - Remlik Sep 22, 12:43
      - I’m guessing Putin is also rounding up the ones leaving family members behind first -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 12:43
    - yuk -- nm - mud Sep 22, 12:32
    - This is my shocked face -- nm - spamlet Sep 22, 12:32
EV news network: Hertz commits to buying 175,000 EV's from GM over the next 5 years. This is on top of the 100K from Tesla and 65K from Volvo previously reported -- (link*) - decline Sep 22, 12:17 4
- and a goodly chance they won’t report them as stolen to have you falsely arrested for renting them -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 12:21 2
  - that is crazy -- nm - Remlik Sep 22, 12:47 1
    - but here's our number, so call us maybe -- nm - Hertz Sep 22, 12:50
- *checks my GM stock purchase* - oblique Sep 22, 12:19
FFS. CMC limited in practice today (ankle) -- nm - Strongbad Sep 22, 12:14 1
- FFS indeed -- nm - oblique Sep 22, 12:18
Based on his looks, this guy ain't gonna have a fun time in prison... -- (link) - decline Sep 22, 12:14
"Have you ever been to prison?" "What? No." "Oh. Everyone I know has been to prison, except my parents. Well, my dad's been to prison." - Classroom Transcripts Sep 22, 11:56 1
- Classroom transcript or Taylor Sheridan script copy? - Max Sep 22, 12:00
ST Poll: When would you buy tickets? We're going to Iceland in February. I've used Hopper before to get estimates but I'm not sure if there will be - oblique Sep 22, 11:51 3
- January 31st -- nm - decline Sep 22, 12:10 1
  - 2022, right? :) -- nm - oblique Sep 22, 12:13
- Might find certain sites with a 10-15% off -- nm - budice Sep 22, 11:53
Revisiting a story from awhile back: Amazon is changing their policy on ebook returns. Likely shortening the window and not allowing returns for books - decline Sep 22, 11:50 3
- (because a TikTok "hack" encouraged getting a refund after reading, which ends up costing the authors money.) -- nm - Tim Sep 22, 11:56
- "We cannot accept this return as it is covered in eyeprints." -- nm - Baronbarian Sep 22, 11:51
- Cha-ching! -- nm - David Sep 22, 11:50
The chess world is ... something -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 22, 11:13 3
- The Queen's Gambit Series 2 -- nm - Dano Sep 22, 11:40 1
  - "A pawn sacrifice like you've never seen before." -- nm - Max Sep 22, 11:41
- "ooh, check me harder" -- nm - Max Sep 22, 11:32
why electrifying the US vehicle fleet with batteries is a fools’ errand without seriously expanding grid transmission (spoilers) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 11:12 2
- I'm currently listening to this. Lots of great info along those lines -- (link) - oblique Sep 22, 11:25 1
  - Unintentional pun point for "lines" -- nm - Baronbarian Sep 22, 11:48
I would not design a sailboat interior to look like this. Something about this really hits me the wrong way. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 22, 10:58 2
- the table in front of the electronics looks inconvenient -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 11:15 1
  - Lots of shorter boats are set up that way for the nav desk. I don't get it. But then, my needs are different than most ... I want a real desk. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 22, 11:47
you just got spammed - Lafarrow Sep 22, 10:32 10
- Well, it’s not quite as delightful as being femboy’d but I’ll take it. -- nm - Qale Sep 22, 10:41
- Hi there -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 10:38 6
  - been awhile! - Lafarrow Sep 22, 10:39 5
    - indeed it has, I hope life is treating you well -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 10:45 4
      - treating me fairly - Lafarrow Sep 22, 10:50 3
        
        youarerite -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 11:20
        
        I mean, the motherfuckingmoviecheck joke is more than 20 years old. - David Sep 22, 10:57 1
        
        to be fair all of my stuff is stolen - Lafarrow Sep 22, 12:01
- I look forward to my week 5 spamming -- nm - oblique Sep 22, 10:37 1
  - oh I'm gonna spam you good - Lafarrow Sep 22, 10:39
Nah, no way this is a robocall operation ;) - Meg Sep 22, 10:28 4
- DTL names just keep getting weirder. -- nm - Baronbarian Sep 22, 11:28
- Related, I got a call yesterday on my work phone from a lady claiming I had called her multiple times and hung up. I never use my work phone. - znufrii Sep 22, 10:33
- My son is also named Fecordgaf -- nm - prayformojo Sep 22, 10:31 1
  - you goddamn monster -- nm - rollo Sep 22, 12:52
Our beagle Gus is in the hospital for pancreatitis. He should recover, but has to spend the night. -- nm - TWuG Sep 22, 10:20 5
- Crap! Good and healthy thoughts for Gus. -- nm - Krusty Sep 22, 11:25
- Oh, that's tough. Is he diabetic? -- nm - Meg Sep 22, 10:26 2
  - He wasn't. Hopefully this doesn't change anything. -- nm - TWuG Sep 22, 10:27 1
    - All the best to him and you. That's what I went through with Schatzee :( -- nm - Meg Sep 22, 10:30
- Sending Gus good healing vibes! -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 10:21
“ Amazon Prime’s first exclusive “Thursday Night Football” broadcast of the 2022 NFL regular season averaged 13 million viewers, according to Nielsen. -- nm - The Allfather Sep 22, 10:18 8
- So you're saying Sunday Ticket will go to a streaming service. -- nm - the wrong element Sep 22, 10:23 4
  - Apple, Disney or Amazon. -- nm - Inigo Sep 22, 10:24 1
    - Would Disney just have it on one service or available on all three? - the wrong element Sep 22, 10:41
  - I was always saying that. -- nm - The Allfather Sep 22, 10:24 1
    - It made the most sense for what the NFL wants with Sunday Ticket. - the wrong element Sep 22, 10:36
- is that good or bad? -- nm - decline Sep 22, 10:19 2
  - They had promised advertisers 12.5 million, but that number includes 1.2 million for the two local network broadcasts. - The Allfather Sep 22, 10:24
  - assuming they all watched 2 hours of the game that's about 1.5B minutes. Verdict: Good -- nm - oblique Sep 22, 10:21
Poll: decline's Zillow had an interior inspired by Tron. What movie would you want your interior design inspired by? -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 09:58 44
- Gosford Park -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 22, 12:17
- Inception. -- nm - Baronbarian Sep 22, 11:33 1
  - And in the center of the living room, a scale model of the house decorated the same way -- nm - Baronbarian Sep 22, 12:02
- Good guesses, everyone. But the correct answer is Indiana Jones. -- nm - Mop Sep 22, 11:22 5
  - The boulder that chases you down the hall whenever you leave the kitchen was a mistake. -- nm - con_carne Sep 22, 11:40 1
    - Nah you gotta earn that second helping. -- nm - sycor Sep 22, 11:46
  - I considered it, but it's too sweaty and snakey and nazi -- nm - Beryllium Sep 22, 11:27 2
    - And spidery. *shudder* That scene at the beginning of Raiders gives me heeby geebies every time. -- nm - sycor Sep 22, 11:29 1
      - The booby traps would probably offend people, too. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 22, 11:30
- Loise Lane's penthouse apartment with the perfect view from Superman -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 22, 10:52
- If I could custom-design a sailboat interior, I'd want it to be inspired by ... - Beryllium Sep 22, 10:35 2
  - much better, I was afraid your IM would be All Is Lost -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 10:37 1
    - Still haven't seen it -- nm - Beryllium Sep 22, 10:51
- Gone With the Wind ;) -- nm - Meg Sep 22, 10:31
- Scarface -- nm - budice Sep 22, 10:29
- Related unrelated: lover location check -- (pic) - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Sep 22, 10:25 [Attachment] 3
  - (I love the single big-drawer small-table table.) - Max Sep 22, 10:28 1
    - we are getting a new lamp soon that makes more sense with the table now that we have square chairs. that table was 50 cents at a yard sale. I lover it - amanda Sep 22, 11:36
  - I get what you are saying. But Oliver is the star of that design 😺 -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 10:28
- The Godfather mansion -- nm - Krusty Sep 22, 10:16 2
  - If you did that, I'd visit. And as we are about to go to Yankee Stadium I'd say (you know what is coming) - crash davis Sep 22, 10:19 1
    - 😁 -- nm* - Krusty Sep 22, 11:25
- Hogwarts -- nm - con_carne Sep 22, 10:08
- Maybe one of the Treks or Decker's house in Bladerunner - TWuG Sep 22, 10:08 3
  - I've always wanted a wall or something done in the tile from that house. -- nm - sycor Sep 22, 10:15
  - it's 'Deckard' (this was my choice a year ago when we did this) -- (link) - mud Sep 22, 10:14 [Backboard]
  - Sounds like you want a Strange New Worlds one -- nm - Beryllium Sep 22, 10:09
- Kill Bill -- nm - budice Sep 22, 10:07
- Real Genius dorm rooms and lecture hall. - Max Sep 22, 10:04 4
  - Devil's Advocate moving body wall, Sweeney Todd attic, Parasite basement, Knight's Tale outdoor tournament area, Joe vs the Volcano tailoring room -- nm - Max Sep 22, 10:38 2
    - I must confess I've never seen The Devil's Advocate or Parasite. But I do love the idea of a tournament area -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 10:44 1
      - Devil's Advocate scene touring Al Pacino's office. Later in the movie the wall moves. -- (link) - Max Sep 22, 11:03 [youtube]
  - *fills your house with popcorn* -- nm - sycor Sep 22, 10:04
- Moulin Rouge -- nm - Saint Pippy Sep 22, 10:02
- 8 1/2 -- nm - znufrii Sep 22, 10:02
- laugh at me, but I've always loved the set design on the 1st class area of Titanic. That art noveau sort of thing -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 10:01 1
  - Fancy. -- nm - budice Sep 22, 10:03
- Im legit still trying to understand how that house was inspired by Tron Legacy -- nm - Jovian Sep 22, 10:01 1
  - I had the same thought. -- nm - MDH Sep 22, 10:26
- Master and Commander. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 22, 10:00 2
  - If I had a warehouse to use as an office: Blade Runner 2049 -- nm - Beryllium Sep 22, 10:06
  - I hope you get it brother. And always choose the lesser of two weevils -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 10:02
- I call dibs on Tony Stark's stuff! -- nm - oblique Sep 22, 10:00 1
  - I was think Iron Man or Tron. -- nm - sycor Sep 22, 10:03
Presidential Power to Declassify Information, Explained - crash davis Sep 22, 09:53 2
- The DNI twitter account should publicly shoot this down like NARA did about Obama's records. -- nm - Max Sep 22, 10:07 1
  - I enjoyed the part where the classification experts called it 'borderline incoherent' -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 10:20
Trump now claiming Feds went into his home to search for Hillary's emails -- (link) - oblique Sep 22, 09:52 13
- I forget if it was here or elsewhere (Twitter maybe?) but someone predicted this eventuality. -- nm - ty97 Sep 22, 12:22
- I get it in a "Stupid like a fox!" way. He's just trying to throw up chaff and remind people of Hillary's "crimes". -- nm - Reagen Sep 22, 11:54
- Jentucky fried chicken. -- nm - znufrii Sep 22, 09:57
- Jeebus -- nm - Saint Pippy Sep 22, 09:56
- What the actual fuck. *facepalm* -- nm - sycor Sep 22, 09:56
- Cancer, listen, I know I've talked bad about you in the past, but if you could do us all a solid and go Stage 4 on this dude, I'd appreciate it. -- nm - TWuG Sep 22, 09:56 1
  - They have an agreement to avoid each other. Like sharks and lawyers ... professional courtesy. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 22, 09:59
- brilliantly stupid. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 22, 09:55
- bwhahahahAHAHAHAHAAHHAA -- nm - prayformojo Sep 22, 09:54
- he is actually nuts. -- nm - mud Sep 22, 09:54 2
  - No he is genius. Now, if he ever had a sentence to serve he can say he is doing Hilary's time. And he finally locked her up. -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 09:56 1
    - *giggling* -- nm - Saint Pippy Sep 22, 10:03
- I award this a 10.0 for creativity. -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 09:54
Goodbye, “tiger mom”, hello jellyfish parents! -- (link) - znufrii Sep 22, 09:45 3
- ... I think that's just being exhausted and trying to survive. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 22, 09:49 2
  - Could be. -- (edited) - znufrii Sep 22, 09:51 1
    - Same. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 22, 09:53
I was waiting for that final shot of Reboot ep3 since the first episode -- nm - prayformojo Sep 22, 09:44 1
- We watched ep1 the other night. It was pretty good, and the season looked funny enough. - JaxSean Sep 22, 10:31
I think Krusty should put a GoPro on his head for a day and then send us the time lapse video. - ReluctantCynic Sep 22, 09:43 5
- That's what I want to do but using the strap on my backpack instead of my head. -- nm - Krusty Sep 22, 10:17 2
  - I think you could totally do that with one of those handheld gimbal cameras like this -- (link) - oblique Sep 22, 10:20 1
    - I'll just need to figure out a good way to attach it to my bag as I need my hands free. I'll figure it out. -- nm - Krusty Sep 22, 11:27
- I second this. -- nm - mud Sep 22, 09:48
- I'm sure it wouldn't be the strangest thing in New York that day. But I recommend an Insta360 instead. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 22, 09:45

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