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Krusty news network: Nike said it could cancel orders placed with automated ordering software or technology on its website or apps -- (link) - decline Oct 11, 11:53
Quantum Leap poll: how far back in history do you think you could reasonably stand to live, versus the level of society we have achieved today? - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 11:48 13
- I'd be more concerned about "where," than "when," but I'd say back to the 1880s or 1890s. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 11, 12:01
- refrigeration, boiler tap water, and pharmacy products sets my limit but I like the idea of inventing those things in the middle ages. -- nm - Max Oct 11, 11:54 5
  - A New Jersey Max in King Arthur's Court -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 11:57 4
    - heh -- nm - mud Oct 11, 11:58 3
      - "Listen up, Art, there's gonna be some changes around here" -- nm - Emperor Max Oct 11, 12:00 2
        
        "This is lithium. We're going to need a lot of this." -- nm - Max Oct 11, 12:03 1
        
        I need a cubic meter of platinum -- nm - Spock Oct 11, 12:25
- I'm a sissy. When was AC invented? that far back. I need my AC. -- nm - sycor Oct 11, 11:54
- zero far back -- nm - mud Oct 11, 11:52
- Yesterday. That's about as far back as I'd want to go. - TWuG Oct 11, 11:51
- 100 years for the reasons you mention -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 11, 11:48 2
  - but . . . sweetener is you get to be besties with whoever the greatest person of a given era is (but no coming back) -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 11:51 1
    - "Hey Abe, I think we should skip the theatre tonight" -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 12:04
Disneyland Ticket, Parking, and other prices up across the board. -- (link) - budice Oct 11, 11:48 1
- Bastards! -- nm - decline Oct 11, 11:50
Tulse Gabbard exit from democratic party sure gives the maga meme machine a lot of material to work with - zeitgeist Oct 11, 11:45 4
- I saw the headline earlier and my only thought was that I assumed she had already left several years ago. -- nm - ty97 Oct 11, 11:50 1
  - My guess is that they'd had this planned for at least a year. But the only people who care about Tulsi work in PR. -- nm - David Oct 11, 11:56
- Russian operative does what Russia tells her to do. What a huge story! -- nm - David Oct 11, 11:47 1
  - in the before-times, sonny .. this woulda been really really big [harrumph] -- nm - mud Oct 11, 11:50
apparently my partner's been sitting on a 1930s Gretsch Model 50.. needs some work, but it's a hella cool guitar. - colin Oct 11, 11:39 [Attachment] 4
- Thatll be some bucks restored. $1,000+ -- nm* - budice Oct 11, 11:44 3
  - yes, but looking at about $800 estimated to restore ;) so... i guess it's like buying one in good condition -- nm - colin Oct 11, 12:05
  - man, his partner really shouldn't have sat on it -- nm - decline Oct 11, 11:49 1
    - terrible choices. -- nm - colin Oct 11, 12:05
Yar -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 11, 11:35
Marvel pushes back multiple titles. New dates... Blade: 9/6/2 Deadpool 3: 11/8/24 FF: 2/14/25 Secret Wars: 5/1/26 -- (link) - budice Oct 11, 11:30
NASA changed the orbit of Dimorphos by 32 minutes (from 11:52 to 11:23) by smashing DART into it -- (link) - decline Oct 11, 11:30 5
- I haven't seen this yet - I'd be interested to find out what their estimates of the change would be -- nm - prayformojo Oct 11, 12:00
- What'd I do?! -- nm - Dimorphos Oct 11, 11:34
- It will be interesting to see if it reverts back or if it continues to decrease. -- nm - TWuG Oct 11, 11:34 2
  - IT'S COMING RIGHT AT US!!! -- nm - Spawn Oct 11, 11:38 1
    - ~I don't want to close my eyes .. I don't want to fall asleep .. ~♪ -- nm* - mud Oct 11, 11:43
What we do in the star wars -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 11, 11:20 4
- I love that kind of poster art and wish there were more of it. -- nm - Max Oct 11, 11:21 3
  - Crossover photoshop manipulations? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 11:36
  - I have one of these on my wall. -- (link) - Spawn Oct 11, 11:24 1
    - nice -- nm - mud Oct 11, 11:37
"My nipples still hurt." "We don't have to share everything, bud." -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Oct 11, 11:20 1
- groiny? -- nm - Spawn Oct 11, 11:25
Merino wool long johns are crazy expensive. $80-110 for just the bottom or top. -- nm - Krusty Oct 11, 10:56 3
- can't have cheaper wool scratching you *everywhere* though i would do regular cotton waffle under a wool shirt and flannel/fleece lined pants -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 11, 11:09 2
  - Cotton is a bad base layer as it doesn't wick moisture away. It's warm and a good layer but I want a wool base layer. - Krusty Oct 11, 11:36 1
    - What about silk -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 11, 12:28
the intro I did on SITV came out even better than I hoped. -- nm - Tim Oct 11, 10:53
all of my zeno's 50th peeps have COVID. I do not have COVID. thank you for listening. -- nm - judge amanda jones Oct 11, 10:32 9
- zeno's paradox -- nm - Dano Oct 11, 11:05
- Lucky duck! Very nice! -- nm - Krusty Oct 11, 10:57
- How did you avoid it? Maybe your cow orker making you late saved your life -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 11, 10:42 5
  - oh actually you may be right. I was late and when I got there, everyone was talking to randy (robby?), who left so I could sit. - judge amanda jones Oct 11, 11:00 4
    - Rrrrrr what was his name? -- nm - judge amanda jones Oct 11, 11:00 3
      - was it Maurice? -- nm - decline Oct 11, 11:12 1
        
        don't you mean "gangster of love?" -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 11, 11:37
      - Robandy -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 11:12
- i masked slightly at the NO/PSB Bowl show (when in long lines packed closely) and mildly shocked i got through apparently unscathed -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 10:39
I have to hand it to this LA Times writer. - David Oct 11, 10:31
big Harry Ellis energy coming from this eternal dipshit with nukes on the line -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 10:30
King Charles III’s coronation will take place on May 6 next year -- (link) - decline Oct 11, 10:11 1
- May the Sith be with him -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 11:13
today's games poll: Braves, Mariners, Yankees, Dodgers -- nm - mud Oct 11, 10:07 4
- Mariners swipe first -- (link) - budice Oct 11, 10:38 1
  - They're selling tshirts that say Houston We Are the Problem -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 11, 10:44
- K, K, K, F -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 10:23
- Braves, Astros, Yankees and Dodgers. -- nm - Krusty Oct 11, 10:11
China is testing robot murder dogs -- (link) - decline Oct 11, 10:06
The last time the Phillies and Braves played each other in the postseason I won a case of Killians Irish Red from one of my college roommates -- nm - rollo Oct 11, 10:02 7
- I liked that beer -- nm - prayformojo Oct 11, 10:37
- - -- nm* - spamlet Oct 11, 10:26 2
  - I'm not into water sports -- nm - rollo Oct 11, 10:27 1
    - Tried to edit in time. -- nm - spamlet Oct 11, 10:27
- Was that the great pennant race year in like 93? -- nm - David Oct 11, 10:15 2
  - It was 93! I was a senior, now my youngest is a senior -- nm - rollo Oct 11, 10:25 1
    - You gotta stop saying things like that. We're all 29 forever. -- nm - David Oct 11, 10:30
College Loan: WH officials say they still expect student loan forgiveness application out in October and "vast majority" of apps processed by mid-Nov -- (link) - budice Oct 11, 09:56 1
- That checkbox is pretty standard on most government items. -- nm - Qale Oct 11, 10:04
Rail unions reject compromise deal brokered by Biden admin. Crushing strike back on the table. -- (link) - spamlet Oct 11, 09:50 3
- After seeing this video, breaking the railroads doesn't sound like a bad idea. -- (link) - Mop Oct 11, 09:57 [youtube] 1
  - Warren Buffett says no thank you. -- nm - Barynn Oct 11, 10:52
- Interesting, it was a close vote but surprised they voted it down -- nm - ty97 Oct 11, 09:54
NMS 4.0 - Not much different - oblique Oct 11, 09:45 1
- I started a new game this weekend with just some minor tweaks to the parameters. - decline Oct 11, 09:50
Kasparov: "Would Musk also suggest giving up Estonia or Taiwan if Putin and Xi shout enough about nukes?" -- (link) - mud Oct 11, 09:42 11
- Also, since that f*cker really loves attention as much as he loves money, I think we really should stop talking about his BS all the time. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 11, 10:45 2
  - yeah, that would really make a difference [eyeroll] - mud Oct 11, 11:37 1
    - Chill, dude. I'm not talking about you. I'm talking about Kasparov and the NYT. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 11, 12:17
- He really isn't very smart outside his engineering lane. -- nm - TWuG Oct 11, 09:59 5
  - He also doesn't seem to have a concept of people beyond abstractions - Reagen Oct 11, 11:22 2
    - I think that's part of the neurodivergence. Everything is an abstract problem that can be fixed using engineering logic. - TWuG Oct 11, 11:32 1
      - or he's just always been an asshole -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 11:38
  - It's one thing to not be very smart. It's another to be whatever the f*ck Musk is. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 11, 10:00 1
    - He's neurodivergent, which explains some of it. He's also rich, which explains even more of it. -- nm - TWuG Oct 11, 10:11
- I mean, yes, yes he would. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 09:44 1
  - so would 45*, Orban & Fucker-C -- nm - mud Oct 11, 10:08
Oct. 11th birthdays: Daryl Hall (76), David Morse (69), Joan Cusack (60), Jane Krakowski (54), Michelle Trachtenberg (37), Cardi B (30) -- (edited) - Max Oct 11, 09:41 [youtube] 4
- and my wife! :) -- nm - oblique Oct 11, 10:00
- Cardi B being significantly younger than Trachtenberg feels weird -- nm - prayformojo Oct 11, 09:57
- I wanna see Emily Deschanel & Michelle Trachtenberg in a Justin Lin picture. -- nm - mud Oct 11, 09:46
- 30! Get that OnlyFans money while you can! -- nm - spamlet Oct 11, 09:42
sitwap: 'Blade' paused -- (link) - mud Oct 11, 09:35 7
- Olivia Wilde is tech avail -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 10:26
- The tapdance around their trying not to say they fired the director has been amusing to watch. -- nm - David Oct 11, 09:38 5
  - The Oscars have taught me that some really great movies direct themselves. -- nm - Barynn Oct 11, 10:29 1
    - nah, Oscar only teaches us they write themselves. directors save the script on set -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 10:30
  - Ali and the director didn't get along? -- nm - Remlik Oct 11, 09:57 2
    - It sounds like the director lost confidence early on and could never find it again. There are rumors about interpersonal issues, but... - David Oct 11, 10:14 1
      - Stake! Ha! I see what you did there. -- nm - Qale Oct 11, 11:15
WDW Price increases for food/drink, Genie+ as well -- (link*) - budice Oct 11, 09:27 20
- Looks like we got our trip in just in time -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 11, 09:57 1
  - And yes, I probably would have paid as much as $22 per ticket for Genie+, it was that important to our trip’s success. -- (edited) - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 11, 10:08
- Bastards! -- nm - decline Oct 11, 09:37
- My early calcs on this suggested that they'll net about $800 million annually just from the digital FastPass price increases. - David Oct 11, 09:37 1
  - Who can afford it at this point? -- nm - Tim Oct 11, 10:53
- when you abandon theatrical exhibition, gotta squeeze those other sectors -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 09:30 14
  - To my eyes they look like the only studio trying to fill the August/September/October theater void. -- nm - Inigo Oct 11, 09:59 6
    - as the massive haul for Hocus Pocus 2 indicates (Disney has been very clear about wanting to kill all backend participation for producers and talent) - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 10:22 5
      - Avatar, Barbarian, Amsterdam, See How They Run and Brahmastra wouldn't have been released if Disney is doing what you're saying. - Inigo Oct 11, 10:30 4
        
        as much as i would have loved to see Iger try to kill the bloated Avatar shoots when they bought Fox, c'mon man - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 10:32 3
        
        I'm really not following. Not giving someone a blank check for an original multi-film theatrical franchise = abandoning theatrical releases? - Inigo Oct 11, 10:45 1
        
        my god he admit it: "The business moved on [from exclusive theatrical exhibition]." Chapek's ceiling now is Marvel, Star Wars (if they even make more) - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 10:53
        
        anyway, writers are going to strike the studios next year and we'll see exactly who's totally committed to what when everyone's money is on the line -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 10:40
  - "‘Amsterdam’ Stands To Lose Nearly $100 Million: What This Means For Upscale Movies" -- (link) - David Oct 11, 09:36 6
    - yes, Disney has kneecapped every title they inherited from Fox in the buyout - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 09:58 3
      - Eh, I don't know if that was them so much as the pandemic. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 11, 10:05 2
        
        they wanted to put Free Guy on Plus directly -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 10:07 1
        
        I mean... -- nm - David Oct 11, 10:16
    - As I was hearing about Amsterdam, I was reminded of what a terrible person David O. Russell is. - Mop Oct 11, 09:50 1
      - Total crap human being, not only limited to that incident. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 11, 09:53
The Benin Bronzes are going home today. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 11, 09:23 1
- Good! I learned a little about them last week. This sounds like a good start. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 09:47
Jonathan Majors covers the latest issue of Men’s Health -- (link) - budice Oct 11, 09:23 3
- who's Jonathan Majors? -- nm - decline Oct 11, 09:25 2
  - the dish at the end of the universe -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 09:32 1
    - oh, wait, no, his Loki credit is "He Who Remains", I spelled it wrong. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 09:34
I went to Aftershock and came back with a book recommendation: Sellout: The Major Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994-2007) - JD Oct 11, 09:19 4 1
- In a discussion I had about that book (though I've not read it) two others were recommended to me that you may also check out.... - Volnelk Oct 11, 09:28 3
  - I've heard of the second as the documentary based on the book but thanks for the recommendations -- nm - JD Oct 11, 09:29 2
    - The first feels similar to the one you listened to. Band by band. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 11, 09:37 1
      - *bookmarked* -- nm - JaxSean Oct 11, 10:38
Aren't we all "seemingly innocent bystanders"? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 09:16 1
- to the Rhamondre Stevenson rushing title? yes -- nm - budice Oct 11, 09:18
Current Top 10 2023 NFL Draft Order: CAR, LV, PIT, DET, WAS, HOU, ATL, HOU, PHI, SEA - Strongbad Oct 11, 09:14
Disney/Marvel: finished promo for the new Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur animated series -- (link) - Remlik Oct 11, 09:13
*taps top of tweet* this bad boy can fit so many angry replies -- nm - joe walsh si Oct 11, 09:13 1
- Sorry, I have him blocked. -- nm - Qale Oct 11, 09:14
ugh. Bill Murray news makes me sad. -- (link) - Remlik Oct 11, 09:11 4
- it does, but i'm not actually surprised. I rewatched Meatballs during the pandemic and there are few scenes of his character being completely -- (edited) - Andie Oct 11, 09:17 2
  - That is one that I adored that I have actively avoided for those reasons. -- nm - Spawn Oct 11, 09:26 1
    - yeah, it's better the way you remember. -- nm - Andie Oct 11, 09:29
- yep -- nm - mud Oct 11, 09:12
You should probably run. -- nm - Spawn Oct 11, 09:05 4
- Fine, I’ll go for a run. -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 11, 09:08 1
  - Lyc, 3.15 mi, 34:38, 11:30 pace -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 11, 09:52
- ...run to the hills -- nm - decline Oct 11, 09:06 1
  - ♪~run for your lives!~ -- nm - mud Oct 11, 09:08
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Oct 11, 08:56 2
- meeting meeting -- nm - Spawn Oct 11, 09:01 1
  - minutes minutes -- nm - mud Oct 11, 09:05

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