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Musk blocks Ukraine starlink access -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 11, 20:27 13
- to be fair, the article you linked says Musk denied a Ukrainian request to expand Starlink to Russian-occupied Crimea...bit of a difference -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 20:41 6
  - Well, he did block access. That much *is* true. The details may not be as damning, but then again he said a few days ago that - Marlowe Oct 11, 20:46
  - Except it also appears to be getting turned off in Eastern Ukraine. -- nm - Ender Oct 11, 20:45 3
    - which might be a good thing as the article speculates -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 20:53 2
      - The article speculates no such thing. -- nm - Ender Oct 11, 21:03 1
        
        "prompting speculation that it had been shut off in areas controlled by Russia — perhaps to prevent the Kremlin from itself exploiting the network" -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 22:07
  - But the outrage machine must be fed, Crash! -- nm - Mop Oct 11, 20:42
- Or: Musk personally rejected a request from Ukraine to enable Starlink in Crimea. - Mop Oct 11, 20:40 5
  - It would certainly be meaningful if their troops moved in and couldn't get internet. -- nm - Ender Oct 11, 20:41 4
    - that is a ways off, I'm thinking they wanted to communicate with partisan groups in the Crimea -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 20:44 3
      - It might be a violation of operating/funding agreements, at least until the map is redrawn. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 20:46
      - I fail to see what would be wrong with that... -- nm - Ender Oct 11, 20:46 1
        
        neither do I, but Ukrainian troops in the Crimea (barring massive Russian collapse) remains something quite a ways off right now -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 20:54
on the same day LA City Council melted down over racist corruption, Rick Caruso says in a debate that he’s “Latin” because of his Italian heritage -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 20:10 7
- well, since that is what the Romans spoke and Rome is in Italy.... -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 20:22 3
  - all of his garbage overpriced apartments are in fact decorated in faux Italianite -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 20:25 2
    - They are hideous, however a self-proclaimed preservationist, who claims to be concerned about gentrification, then argues against keeping single fami -- (edited) - jnine Oct 11, 21:01
    - ugh -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 20:38
- Latin America bro. -- nm - mafic Oct 11, 20:13 2
  - I guess he said Latin, not Latino, so maybe he's technically correct, but he's still a white guy (but then so are lots of Latinos). -- nm - mafic Oct 11, 20:17 1
    - The original Latin! -- nm - Mop Oct 11, 20:21
Im warmin up in the Padres Bullpen -- nm - budice Oct 11, 19:38 1
- In the game. -- (pic) - budice Oct 11, 19:51 [Attachment]
4 winning tix for the 420m Powerball, if the mega rolls over tonight it will be 500m+ and I'll open up the casino window -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 11, 19:26 2
- my tickets expire over the weekend. I drove to state line to check how long the wait was. I was in-n-out in under 30 minutes. I expected 2 hours -- nm - peglegpete Oct 11, 19:38 1
  - I now have my personal tickets thru 11/1 -- nm - peglegpete Oct 11, 19:46
Putin, you strategic genius. It looks like your latest shenanigans just got Ukraine NASAMs - crash davis Oct 11, 19:10 5
- good -- nm - Remlik Oct 11, 19:23
- The U.S. charges a Russian oligarch’s British employee with evading sanctions. - crash davis Oct 11, 19:20 1
  - My excitement about throwing Bonham Carter in jail diminished a little bit when I found out which Bonham Carter it was -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 19:22
- good. -- nm - mud Oct 11, 19:12 1
  - Although from another analysis, Russia doesn’t have many more missiles left to lob at cities. -- nm - Mop Oct 11, 19:25
And THANK YOU -- Marlowe -- for completing the damn CALENDAR REQUESTS FOR D&D GAMING TIMES ON DISCORD! - ReluctantCynic Oct 11, 19:09
F*ck it. - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 11, 18:59
Michelle Yeoh And Pete Davidson Have Joined Transformers: Rise Of The Beast -- (link) - Remlik Oct 11, 18:42 7
- That sentence didn’t end the way I expected. -- nm - Dano Oct 11, 18:55 2
  - That is a quintessential expression of a puzzlement I was struggling to express. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 11, 19:10
  - You might say that it was more than meets the eye - Beryllium Oct 11, 19:04
- On purpose? -- nm - Qale Oct 11, 18:49
- I sort of consider this a step down for Michelle and a step up for Pete -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 18:45 2
  - I love Michelle Yeoh, but she's not one to turn down a job because it's pulp. -- nm - mafic Oct 11, 19:02 1
    - Best of both worlds for her: she gets paid, and sometimes she really helps elevate the film/show -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 19:03
Clerks 3 is playing on Sunday. I’ve never seen the second one and it’s only on Fubo. Will it matter? -- nm - spamlet Oct 11, 18:41 5
- Thanks all -- nm - spamlet Oct 11, 19:00
- Totally -- nm - Spawn Oct 11, 18:53
- Yes. -- nm - Remlik Oct 11, 18:52
- I would say yes. -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 18:44 1
  - I just realized I think JSBOB is the last Askewiverse thing I saw. Maybe I should go watch something else -- nm - spamlet Oct 11, 18:50
How to make corn chowder -- (link) - Remlik Oct 11, 18:37 4
- omg -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 18:41 3
  - She thought about it though . -- nm - spamlet Oct 11, 18:43
  - right? I was cracking up -- nm - Remlik Oct 11, 18:42 1
    - except - znufrii Oct 11, 18:49
Halloween Ends nsy, TAR 97% (84/3), Decision to Leave 90% (56/6) -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 18:33 2
- Coming Soon: Ticket to Paradise 71% (40/16), Banshees of Inisherin 100% (63/0), Black Adam nsy, Aftersun 98% (52/1), My Policeman 51% (19/18) -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 18:37 1
  - The Banshees trailer looks amazing, but I might need subtitles. -- nm - Barynn Oct 11, 18:57
So on the nights I've not gone to my mother's place, I've been eating via Door Dash - crash davis Oct 11, 18:22 4
- We love you. Just let ST know when you need replenishing. -- nm - David Oct 11, 19:11
- after I made this post El Herradero's entry arrived. They threw in a free order of chips and salsa and they served it in an aluminum dish, not styro- - crash davis Oct 11, 18:36 2
  - hrrmmm .. chips and salsa -- nm - homer Oct 11, 18:38 1
    - indeed -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 18:38
In honor of her passing, Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves. Skip to 45:02, for the good stuff. - colin Oct 11, 17:58 [youtube]
Sydney Sweeney is BARBARELLA -- (link) - mud Oct 11, 17:56 10
- I'll watch that. Only to see if they improved on the original film -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 18:18 2
  - The bad was the appeal. It's not supposed to be good. -- nm - colin Oct 11, 18:20
  - (not a tall order) -- nm - mud Oct 11, 18:20
- "MAGA Fam be damned" -- nm - budice Oct 11, 18:17
- is she supposed to be a good actress in Euphoria? cause she was terrrrrrrrrrible in Night Teeth -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 18:17 1
  - The Emmy people thought so -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 18:18
- "Who do we know that'd be willing to appear topless on film?" -- nm - Mop Oct 11, 18:14 1
  - Julia Fox will step in when Sweeney bows out -- nm - Epiphany Oct 11, 19:22
- No she fucking isn't. -- nm - colin Oct 11, 17:59 1
  - lol -- nm - JD Oct 11, 18:01
Harley Quinn animated series is still very enjoyable. Best DC show, right after Teen Titans Go -- nm - colin Oct 11, 17:52
I hope this is true. I very much want this to be true. -- (link) - ty97 Oct 11, 17:21 1
- I think this is absolutely true. I used to watch this as a kid with my mom and she would point them out -- nm - rollo Oct 11, 17:52
Maybe take a pitch when the two guys before you were walked? Ugh! - Krusty Oct 11, 17:21 3
- That shit drives me insane -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 11, 17:31 2
  - I get wanting to be aggressive but don't help the pitcher out in that situation. Make him throw a strike. -- nm - Krusty Oct 11, 17:43 1
    - People aren’t here to see walks! -- nm - spamlet Oct 11, 17:49
Even Fat Bear Week isn’t immune -- (link) - spamlet Oct 11, 16:54 1
- Is this about butt vibes? -- nm - colin Oct 11, 18:00
Former Angels communications director Eric Kay gets 22 years for his role in the death of former Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. -- (link) - budice Oct 11, 16:47 1
- reading the news story that tweet links to, I agree with the judge exceeding the sentence recommendation -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 18:15
Netflix have signed up to UK ratings agency BARB -- (link) - LMS Oct 11, 16:45 1
- (erella?) -- nm - spamlet Oct 11, 18:24
Figures - the Coronation is announced for the day I'll likely be leaving on a cruise. Wonder if they'd change it? ;-) -- nm - Meg Oct 11, 16:43 4
- call in an IRA bomb threat for old time's sake -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 16:45
- "You owe me for that thing I did in that place the one time." -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 16:44 2
  - The thing with the guy in the place. -- nm - con_carne Oct 11, 17:43
  - “I’ve never even been to Belize.” -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 11, 17:10
Crash is officially excused from work tomorrow. -- nm - David Oct 11, 16:29
Oh f**k off -- nm - Jovian Oct 11, 16:19 1
- Robbie Ray, the COVID guy from Zeno's? -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 16:39
Well that happened -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 16:18 8
- NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO - psilotum Oct 11, 16:31
- I am so sorry, dude -- nm - prayformojo Oct 11, 16:19 6
  - I've never been a big fan of the use a starter as a reliever piece of strategery. And missing a chance to steal one in Houston against Verlander, - crash davis Oct 11, 16:31 5
    - But we need to be rational human beings. And rational human beings would blame Volnelk for jinxing things - crash davis Oct 11, 16:35 4
      - I genuinely meant beat it in general. I wasn’t even watching the game. I’m over them as a thing. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 11, 17:06
      - What happened to blaming Redmond for doing that? Did we replace them? -- nm - Qale Oct 11, 17:03 1
        
        I'm considering whether his name should be Bacon Jr. It sounds like a hamburger, so I'm leaning towards yes right now. -- nm - crash davis Oct 11, 17:26
      - no you're right, it's his fault. -- nm - mafic Oct 11, 16:44
good grief -- nm - mud Oct 11, 16:18
Aftershock Day 1 - Where's the *&^%!@ buses? - JD Oct 11, 16:17 2
- I guess technically four bands but we did stay for the majority of each set and yup, that was this past Thursday - JD Oct 11, 18:06
- Nice. So just 5 bands? - JaxSean Oct 11, 17:29
My brother in the Dominican Republic: "Do you know of any Road House remake in the works? I just got an invite to be an extra for $50." -- nm - Max Oct 11, 16:16 2
- DO IT! Tell him to say he's willing to have his throat ripped out on film. -- nm - Mop Oct 11, 18:11
- Yes. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 16:17
You know that solid to really good tv show you never hear about anymore or think about doing a rewatch for? Actually let's make this a poll: -- nm - rollo Oct 11, 16:16 29
- I've been thinking about Battlestar Galactica. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 11, 18:52
- King of the Hill, but I stopped doing "on in the background..." I should resume. Thanks! -- nm - con_carne Oct 11, 18:23
- My Name is Earl / Eureka -- nm - gort Oct 11, 18:15 2
  - Pushing Daisies -- nm - gort Oct 11, 18:15 1
    - Middleman -- nm - gort Oct 11, 18:16
- News radio is in Amazon Prime. Still hysterical. - TWuG Oct 11, 17:00 2
  - What a gut punch that Andy Dick is NOT the the worst person on that show. But it is great writing. -- nm - colin Oct 11, 17:36
  - Ooh, I wonder if Just Shoot Me is anywhere -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 17:07
- Married w/ Children -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 11, 16:49
- Boardwalk Empire, Lost, SG-1, X-Files, True Blood -- nm - colin Oct 11, 16:33
- We just did “Murphy Brown” which was fun. Rewatching for me/first time for partner CSI, and he’s enjoying it. -- nm - MDH Oct 11, 16:32 5
  - Was it as wildly offensive as you remember? All I recall as a kid was how christians lost their minds ove it. -- nm - colin Oct 11, 16:39 4
    - The hilarious thing about that controversy is how anodyne the show usually was - Reagen Oct 11, 17:13 3
      - that's how i remembered it. a generic CBS multi-cam until Dan Quayle pretended to be mad about it onstage at the 92 GOP conventions -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 17:48 1
        
        IIRC the next few airings afterwards were pretty much an event. The point is to attack Big media, I suppose -- nm* - con_carne Oct 11, 18:34
      - The outrage machine was just getting up steam... -- nm - colin Oct 11, 17:37
- I tried to do the X-files once. too much filler. -- nm - mafic Oct 11, 16:31
- Lost -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 16:28
- one of my pandemic binges was the full run of St Elsewhere, which appears to be on hulu. some of it still holds up, the rapey parts not so much - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 16:21 2
  - also, Wonderfalls should still be on YT somewhere last i checked -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 16:46 1
    - *clutches DVD set* -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 16:50
- I've been tempted lately to re-re-re-rewatch Fringe. -- nm - mud Oct 11, 16:21 2
  - first half of S1 is slow and then it takes off like a rocket. -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 16:50
  - I've considered rewatching but haven't pulled the trigger yet -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 16:22
- ER -- nm - Max Oct 11, 16:20
- My own vote/impetus for this is House. I might have to rewatch S1 at least. It did go off the rails at some point but everyone still loves Grey's -- nm - rollo Oct 11, 16:19 2
  - Have you tried Avenue 5? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 16:20 1
    - It's a weird show. I don't love it -- nm - rollo Oct 11, 16:23
- State of Play, amazing cast. -- nm - LMS Oct 11, 16:18
This is one of the best recreations of 90s Alt Rock Girl I've heard in a long time. Like Liz Phair meets Courtney Love. -- (link) - Reagen Oct 11, 16:15 [youtube] 6
- That's hot. The vocal is straight Liz. LOL they have "supernova" in the lyrics even - are we sure this isn't AI generated? -- nm - rollo Oct 11, 16:18 5
  - The algorithm fired this one in to me like a fucking javelin. -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 16:50 1
    - I hope Liz Phair hears this and is inspired -- nm - rollo Oct 11, 17:48
  - Like had you told me it was some long lost track I wouldn’t have questioned it. -- nm - spamlet Oct 11, 16:26 1
    - Oh, hi Courtney. Yup I get that (also a live review) -- nm* - spamlet Oct 11, 16:28
  - Oh geez. It's exactly as you describe. This is a live review by the way -- nm - rollo Oct 11, 16:22
Heheh -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 11, 16:09
OW 2 launch has been buggy and shit. Here's some digital doodads -- (link) - Reagen Oct 11, 16:03
Kaley Cuoco expecting. Her first child. -- (link) - budice Oct 11, 16:01 4
- Since Poison Ivy's the other mother, that child's gonna run Gotham. -- nm - David Oct 11, 16:06 3
  - Their teenage rebellious phase will consist of being terminally normcore. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 16:08 2
    - with Leonard Hofstedder for a father, he could be Brainiac -- nm - mud Oct 11, 16:11 1
      - I've just looked up the actual father: Ward Meachum. Uh oh. (Danny Rand's nemesis in Iron Fist) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 16:15
I’ve barely paid attention to baseball but I couldn’t be more over the Astros. Beat it. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 11, 15:53
it's a step down from Lara Worthington, let alone Paul Hogan. -- (link) - mafic Oct 11, 15:52
never been more glad the Braves lost than today -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 11, 15:37 1
- Big Suarez fan? -- nm - David Oct 11, 15:50

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