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Roku Partners With Walmart to Offer New Line of Smart Home Products -- (link) - budice Oct 12, 12:48 1
- Which are repackaged Wyze products. I... don't get it. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 12, 13:00
Alex Jones jury 2 appparently at $700m in damages and counting -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 12:46 6
- and this one isn't capped by the state, IIRC. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 13:05
- Now up to Eleventy Kajillion. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 12, 12:55 1
  - Judgments against Alex Jones now represent 1% of total GDP. -- nm - Barynn Oct 12, 13:03
- kylorenmore.gif -- nm - Tim Oct 12, 12:51
- $965 million total -- nm* - mud Oct 12, 12:49
- There is a beautiful deep canyon somewhere with his name on it. Just waiting. -- nm* - Jovian Oct 12, 12:49
Okay so note to self, don't order from Old Navy online anymore. Paid to expedited shipping last week. They shipped it via Lasership which is how - sycor Oct 12, 12:42
On my way out of the gym, unexpected heh. -- (pic) - con_carne Oct 12, 12:22 [Attachment]
This week, this month, and 2022 in general can just go jump. Here's to a better 2023. - ty97 Oct 12, 12:14
Today’s Braves vs. Phillies NLDS Game 2 will not start at 4:35 p.m. due to weather. The start time is TBD -- nm - decline Oct 12, 12:13
Gannet is offering buyouts and killing 401ks -- (link) - Remlik Oct 12, 12:12 10
- These seem like things that should have some grandfathering legal protection regardless of unionization. -- nm - Max Oct 12, 13:11
- ugh, this is awful -- nm - ty97 Oct 12, 12:21
- Sigh -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 12, 12:19 7
  - (I obviously knew, but today sucks) - Dark Callisto Oct 12, 12:20 6
    - =( -- nm - budice Oct 12, 12:32
    - I'm sorry -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 12:30
    - I’m fine, by the way. But good lord this is tough for a lot of people. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 12, 12:23 2
      - sorry, truly sucks. -- nm - Andie Oct 12, 12:24 1
        
        Kim's on the profitable side. That's why it's getting spun off. Hilariously, she was supposed to speak at that Town Hall, but they did this instead. -- nm - David Oct 12, 12:30
    - I'm so sorry this is all happening -- nm - ty97 Oct 12, 12:21
Self-shill: I've been invited to join a panel of experts commenting on the 40th anniversary of the infamous Exxon memo on global warming. - ReluctantCynic Oct 12, 12:12 1
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 12:30
Cartoon Network Studios, as you know it, is gone thanks to David Zaslav. It consolidating into a single unit with Warner Bros. Animation -- (link) - Remlik Oct 12, 12:07 5
- is it important for a content provider to have content? -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 12:21 2
  - just a shame that Discovery was forced to buy Warners at gunpoint -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 12:25 1
    - (when Boeing let the smaller, worse company take it over in a similar "merger" transaction, we got the 737-MAX) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 12:28
- Lavy the Liquidator -- nm - David Oct 12, 12:11
- bastard! -- nm - decline Oct 12, 12:09
supper? -- nm - Beaker Oct 12, 11:57 21
- Chicken franchese with rice and roasted asparagus. -- nm - Krusty Oct 12, 12:47
- Tackos -- nm - con_carne Oct 12, 12:40
- I'll be having some sort of delicious lean n green meal. haven't decided yet. nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 12, 12:27
- I dunno because I didn't have Chop House yesterday because Kim wanted China Lee! -- nm - David Oct 12, 12:24
- ziti-ish. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 12:20
- Roasted corn and shrimp chowder -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 12, 12:18
- Steaks and bakes. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 12, 12:11
- Pork stir fry with m8sc vegetables and noodles -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 12, 12:07
- ?? maybe breakfast for dinner? scrambled eggs, sausage in a tortilla? -- nm - St. Epiphany Oct 12, 12:07
- Leftovers from the kid being here. -- nm - spamlet Oct 12, 12:06
- Leftover Chinese takeout. - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 12, 12:05 3
  - Me too! - Dark Callisto Oct 12, 12:21 2
    - I discovered dan dan noodles at this place, had never tried them before. - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 12, 12:32
    - *growls* -- nm - David Oct 12, 12:22
- Thanksgiving leftovers. Possibly in sandwich form. -- nm - Andie Oct 12, 12:01 4
  - who won the muffin contest? -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 12:08 1
    - The 8 year old won the in-person vote (grandmothers slanted everything), my SIL won the "People's Choice Vote" on Facebook. This was mine! -- (link*) - Andie Oct 12, 12:20
  - how did last minute hosting turn out ? -- nm - decline Oct 12, 12:05 1
    - oh it was fine, i found a fresh turkey (for a billion dollars) and the rest easy enough to find. the Nailed It challenge was a huge hit! -- nm - Andie Oct 12, 12:07
- leftover homemade Bolognese -- nm - decline Oct 12, 12:00
- turkey enchiladas -- nm - Beaker Oct 12, 11:57
Mud/others familiar with Vancouver. Looking for hotel recommendations. Last time I was at Blue Horizons, liked it but also like historic properties. -- nm - Meg Oct 12, 11:54 1
- Ah, I don't have helpful recs - when we visit, we stay in Burnaby and skytrain into downtown - Beryllium Oct 12, 11:58
Disney+ Canada has the original She-Hulk, Ally McBeal -- nm - Beryllium Oct 12, 11:48 1
- ~Single Female Lawyer, havin' lots of sex.~ -- nm - Tim Oct 12, 11:50
The Mole's good. - Tim Oct 12, 11:43 3
- Your IM would be in line with Mole history, in particular Celebrity Mole. -- nm - Barynn Oct 12, 12:25 2
  - This is starting to sound like a cooking show -- nm - Beryllium Oct 12, 12:37 1
    - Hosted by Rick Bayless. -- nm - Barynn Oct 12, 13:00
So many darn birds outside right now I feel like Tippi Hedren. -- nm - Barynn Oct 12, 11:35
WWE: Sheamus is bringing back the Celtic Warrior Workouts to YouTube. Been silent for 2 years so maybe Hunter is letting the workers - Will Hunting Oct 12, 11:33 3
- those are fun. -- nm - Remlik Oct 12, 11:33 2
  - I’ve seen 1-2 and he’s a lot more entertaining than he had been on tv. - Will Hunting Oct 12, 11:37 1
    - his episode with Asuka is amusing -- nm - Remlik Oct 12, 12:01
I got the Canadian bivalent + flu vaccines today. Rode my bike there and back (16km total). Much more relaxing than dealing with traffic - Beryllium Oct 12, 11:32
It’s Never Too Late to Pivot From N.F.L. Safety to Neurosurgeon - crash davis Oct 12, 11:25 1
- Or MLB pitcher to NFL photographer -- nm - Beryllium Oct 12, 11:27
It is 91 damn degrees on October 12th. Like for real, Houston. This ain’t right. -- (edited) - Qale Oct 12, 11:11 1
- PNW is about 5 degrees above average and the driest on record -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 12, 11:37
Caribbean all-inclusive, or Shenandoah/Asheville road trip -- (edited) - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 12, 11:02 14
- I will always choose Shenandoah/Asheville/ Blue Ridge Parkway. So gorgeous. -- nm - sycor Oct 12, 12:45
- Disney! -- nm - Beaker Oct 12, 11:31 3
  - Not for another couple years, probably. :) -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 12, 11:35 2
    - Harry Potter at Universal! Swim with the dolphins ate Sea World!! -- nm - Beaker Oct 12, 11:37 1
      - But John when the pirates of the Caribbean ride breaks down the pirates don't eat the tourists. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 12, 11:39
- um...all inclusinve? like a cruise? or a resort? - Turd Ferguson Oct 12, 11:29 4
  - Resort was the original idea. But now you’ve got me looking into Disney cruise options… - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 12, 11:42 3
    - kids suck at recovering the cost of an all-inclusive by drinking a lot of free booze though. -- nm - Beaker Oct 12, 11:43 2
      - I didn't drink any alcohol when I went to an all inclusive. - Beryllium Oct 12, 11:51
      - Effin low tolerance light-weights. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 11:49
- Bringing the kidlet? Ashville. Otherwise, all inclusive beach drinks. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 12, 11:28 1
  - With, and she has been asking about doing a road trip, actually. -- nm* - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 12, 11:43
- I love the Shenandoah, but... -- nm - Inigo Oct 12, 11:14
- in spring? Caribbean -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 11:12
"Mom, I'm trying to podcast!" -- nm - prayformojo Oct 12, 11:00 2
- LOL! I loved it. -- nm - St. Epiphany Oct 12, 11:58
- my finest moment -- nm - Tim Oct 12, 11:04
jacked up interest rates are cooling home sale prices which is good news for . . . vulture capitalists -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 10:58
For Jax on B2: Scottish Hooters = Tilted Kilt -- nm - Barynn Oct 12, 10:56 3
- Do those still exist? - JaxSean Oct 12, 11:29 1
  - yes, but in the US -- nm* - budice Oct 12, 11:30
- Rocky Mountain Hooters = Twin Peaks (franchise restaurant) -- (link*) - budice Oct 12, 11:23
Re: travel the most shocking thing I've noticed from international/domestic travel this year. The complete disappearance of Chinese tourists. - MDH Oct 12, 10:49 2
- one of my officemates originally from China had her baby two years ago during lockdown and her parents still haven't been able to fly over to see it -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 10:52 1
  - unrelated office goss: she dated and married a co-worker (hence the baby) but during lockdown he quit the firm and went full Donny Blaze with tats and - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 11:05
Cincinnati Reds have announced a multi-year partnership with BetMGM that includes a retail sportsbook at the stadium -- (link) - budice Oct 12, 10:48 1
- in the Pete Rose Parlor -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 10:51
VisCap: Charted: The World’s Most Populous Countries (1973–2023) -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 12, 10:42 1
- also Herschel Walker's answer to the travel poll -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 10:47
Biden’s National Security Strategy Focuses on China, Russia and Democracy at Home - crash davis Oct 12, 10:32 2
- focus on the real threats! Canada, Mexico and Wokeness! -- nm - Trump probably Oct 12, 10:33 1
  - Antifa, I mean the world is not safe for neo-nazis when you can get punched in the face by people you don't recognize as human -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 12, 10:47
$420 Powerball tonight. $495 Megamillions on friday -- nm - peglegpete Oct 12, 10:32 3
- are we sending Z our Starlink bucks? -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 10:43 2
  - Just for the mega mill as it will probably be 500 by then. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 12, 11:36 1
    - ok will send. -- nm - Truman Oct 12, 12:43
If you are looking to add some European countries to your list, this Med cruise out of France in January is a crazy good deal. -- (edited) - Andie Oct 12, 10:31 4
- I've been to three of those four countries already! -- nm - ty97 Oct 12, 10:34 3
  - me too (missing Malta), but i haven't been to those specific cities necessarily. -- nm - Andie Oct 12, 10:35 2
    - Malta is near the top of my List of Countries Where I Would Like to Retire. -- nm - Barynn Oct 12, 11:04
    - True! -- nm - ty97 Oct 12, 10:42
Nobody seems to know anything about the waivers mentioned concerning cars that don’t pass emissions. It’s as if the government websites are… -- (edited) - Qale Oct 12, 10:31
Flu shot powers activate! - Beaker Oct 12, 10:31 2
- I'm jelly. - Barynn Oct 12, 11:27
- i get mine at 9am tomorrow. -- nm - Andie Oct 12, 10:32
RE B2 about Peacock. Their problem is that when I scroll through their content, since I'm on the free plan, some stuff just literally doesn't show up. - sycor Oct 12, 10:29
MacArthur Foundation Announces 25 New ‘Genius’ Grant Winners - crash davis Oct 12, 10:25 13
- Tangentially - MacArthur Park is melting in the dark. nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 12, 11:28 4
  - I'm not surprised since it is primarily composed of cakes left out in the rain. -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 11:33 3
    - Word. And i'll likely never have that recipe again. nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 12, 11:34 2
      - this song is proof the drugs were better in the 60s. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 12:22 1
        
        I'm sure Richard Harris was pissed when We Built This City came out and took the title of "worst pop song ever" from him. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 12, 12:25
- At this point, it's hard not to take all of these snubs personally -- nm - prayformojo Oct 12, 10:28 2
  - I know my friend and I am sorry. All I can do is declare your post the board winner. -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 10:37 1
    - But let's be real - it's not even the "thread winner" nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 12, 11:48
- "someone had once chased her down at a conference to convince her that attempting to study common sense was a fool’s errand." #2020 -- nm - Max Oct 12, 10:28
- CDNN is the bestest. Brings me tidings I love to read. Thanks! -- nm - con_carne Oct 12, 10:27
- One thing I'll do when I win the lottery is establish a foundation to dispense awards for achievements in laziness -- nm - Beryllium Oct 12, 10:26 2
  - That sounds like a lot of work. Can't someone else do it? - Barynn Oct 12, 11:34
  - Make it a Deadly Sins Award and give out grants for all seven -- nm - decline Oct 12, 10:27
“there is a hard wall of reality that exists that’s going to foil any effort to implement libertarianism on a broad scale” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 10:22 3
- BEARS! You buried the g-- damned lede. Bears! -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 10:51
- That's a pretty good read. crash davis will like this -- nm - prayformojo Oct 12, 10:38 1
  - libertarianism can never fail, it can only be failed (by hungry-ass bears) -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 10:40
Scandalous Hulu: Falwell Jr Sex Scandal Doc -- (link) - budice Oct 12, 10:18
Dead & Co. "Final" Tour tickets secured. Second Wrigley show. Will work the Friday show. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 12, 10:18
Zeitgeist. $$ sent -- nm - peglegpete Oct 12, 10:17 1
- mine too -- nm - St. Epiphany Oct 12, 10:26
NFL: ARI/SEA will be a 5:30 eastern kickoff on FOX Sunday if the HOU/SEA ALDS goes to a 4th game. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 12, 10:17
Oct. 12th birthdays: Lin Shaye (79), Hiroyuki Sanada (62), Hugh Jackman (54), Bode Miller (45), Josh Hutcherson (30) - Max Oct 12, 10:12 [youtube]
Depending how you count, I'm coming up with 47 countries -- nm* - ty97 Oct 12, 10:12 4
- Canada, United States, Spain, UK, Iceland, St. Maarten (Netherlands), St. Martin (France), Bahamas. - Mop Oct 12, 10:18
- Crimea and Taiwan? -- nm - Max Oct 12, 10:13
- mafic's got you beat - you better get travelin' -- nm - decline Oct 12, 10:13 1
  - I think mafic has lived in more countries than I've visited -- nm - ty97 Oct 12, 10:28
Zillow! -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 12, 10:11 3
- Someone ran out of money before finishing -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 12, 10:20
- For 1/4 of that price, I like it. For that price, no. But I think it has potential. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 12, 10:15
- " Industrial feel " - I hate it -- nm - decline Oct 12, 10:12

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