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Antman trailer. -- (link) - Volnelk Oct 24, 11:20 1
- So... LOKI hits the Nielsen streaming ratings again next week? -- nm - Spawn Oct 24, 11:21
Yikes. Adidas still hasn't cut ties with Kanye?? - Jovian Oct 24, 11:19 14
- All Day I Do Anti Semitism -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 11:29
- word to the im -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 11:24
- old navy as well. old navy sent out an email on the weekend advertising his line. -- nm - judge amanda jones Oct 24, 11:22 3
  - Ye broke up with Gap last month. I guess they can sell off whatever they have left of his. - Dark Callisto Oct 24, 11:27 2
    - They yanked from stores immediately. - Spawn Oct 24, 11:30 1
      - I do hope they donate the clothes to the homeless. -- nm - Remlik Oct 24, 11:36
- F-. These are Logan's only brand. -- nm - Spawn Oct 24, 11:22 3
  - I used to be adidas but recently got a pair of hokas and they are amazing. $$$$ but amazing. -- nm - judge amanda jones Oct 24, 11:23 2
    - Oh, he shoes/socks, t-shirts and hoodies them. He has a few non-hoodies, but they are his core. -- nm - Spawn Oct 24, 11:25
    - Hokas are good. I got some Kurus and like them even a little better. - Dark Callisto Oct 24, 11:25
- that doesn't sound like the Germans i know -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 11:20 1
  - "The Bart, The." -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 11:27
- You'd think they'd be able to run away more quickly than this -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 11:20 1
  - golf clap. -- nm - judge amanda jones Oct 24, 11:21
What's an equivalent to a nothingburger, where the news actually is important, yet no one cares -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 11:18 9
- Bidenburger -- nm - Spawn Oct 24, 11:30
- A Royale with Cheese -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 11:29
- In this case: Chinese spies operating with impunity; well it wasn't about Thomas or TikTok or Musk or Trump so it's unimportant in the Twitter scheme of things. But it's still important. -- nm* - Beryllium Oct 24, 11:26
- burrito supreme? -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 11:24
- a Garland -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 11:21 1
  - Garlandburger? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 11:24
- A Big Kahuna Burger. (Jules thought it tasted great, but still didn't care) -- nm - Jovian Oct 24, 11:20
- (Where a regular nothingburger is when news gets pre-announced as being super important, yet ends up being worthless or disappointing) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 11:20 1
  - Election results when they routinely get decided at the primary level now. -- nm - con_carne Oct 24, 11:36
Per source, Colts benching Matt Ryan, turning to Sam Ehlinger. Sam makes 1st career start Sunday vs. Washington. Nick Foles will be No. 2. -- (link) - Remlik Oct 24, 11:12 2
- Oh, I dread reading the Falcons board now... -- nm - David Oct 24, 11:27
- heh -- nm - Remlik Oct 24, 11:13
The Colts are starting QB Sam Ehlinger vs the Commanders this week (Matty ice out with a sprained shoulder) - decline Oct 24, 11:10
Colts’ HC Frank Reich on his team’s QB change: “Right now the move is for Sam to be the starter for the rest of the season.” -- nm - budice Oct 24, 11:08
what was that Chinese company that had a phone that was banned here and in Canada? -- nm - Remlik Oct 24, 11:07 2
- Huawei -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 24, 11:08 1
  - the CHIPS Act is going to look more and more game-changing as Xi continues to tighten his grip on China's economic levers -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 11:11
Garland running late -- (link) - Remlik Oct 24, 10:52 4
- I know the Donald is fat but I don't think he has his own zip code -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 24, 10:59
- Cases against nation-states? Should Max Barry be concerned? -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 10:57 1
  - Biden is pissed at the Saudis, maybe he'll have the king charged with the murder of the reporter. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 24, 11:17
- here we go -- nm - Remlik Oct 24, 10:57
Meal planning poll — Decide this week’s pasta dish - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 24, 10:50 8
- First one -- nm - kelly Oct 24, 12:18
- osso bucco and use the sauce on the noodles -- nm - peglegpete Oct 24, 11:14
- if you switch meat sauce to a Bolognese that's my choice - decline Oct 24, 11:07
- first one -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 11:05
- I made veal n fennel pasta this weekend, fennel bulbs are in season -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 24, 11:01
- I like cavatappi, broccoli isn't my fave but to each their own :) -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 10:55 2
  - Whereas I love broccoli but would give the mushrooms a pass. -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 11:05
  - It’s a relatively recent addition to the recipe, we figured it was an easy way to get an extra vegetable in there. -- (edited) - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 24, 11:05
AppleTV+ now 6.99/mo -- (link) - budice Oct 24, 10:50
thanks for the suggestions below! -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 10:26 10
- Is he forgetting his keys or his phone? - JaxSean Oct 24, 10:43 7
  - Thx. His keys and sometimes his badge. Doesn't have a phone. Don't think he has something that he always has on him that we could tile. -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 10:52 6
    - does he where the same belt most of the time? - decline Oct 24, 10:54 5
      - that's a good idea, but there are probably instances where he doesn't have it on -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 10:57 4
        
        Shoes, lots of us old farts wear the same shoes for months, years. ( really? Auto correct fought me over the word fart) -- nm* - zeitgeist Oct 24, 11:14
        
        RFD implantation is the only option left. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 11:11 2
        
        pierced ears and airtags -- nm - decline Oct 24, 11:19 1
        
        Might take a while to gauge them out that big, but yeah, that'll work. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 11:30
- Note, the watch I linked may not be helpful for lost notifications. I'm guessing the GPS only works when paired with a phone - oblique Oct 24, 10:38 1
  - hmmm. thanks. -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 10:41
Microsoft Edge, a normally perfectly fine web browser, has suddenly started deleting bookmarks. And no, not just the porno ones. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 10:25
you: There’s no such thing as “bad press” me: -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 10:16
what's the fix for the "unsafe website" error? -- nm - judge amanda jones Oct 24, 10:15 8
- On what site? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 10:25 4
  - wtboard. I don't get it on the others but don't know my pass so.... -- nm - judge amanda jones Oct 24, 10:49 3
    - is this my pass? -- nm - judge amanda jones Oct 24, 10:51
    - Ah, it's been flipped over to a testing server (ichabod). I'll see about switching it back. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 10:51 1
      - I figured out my pass. I'm cool for now. thanks though! -- nm - judge amanda jones Oct 24, 10:52
- I just click through cause why not -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 10:19
- start browser with --ignore-sll-cert errors or click on continue on. SSL cert is likely expired or wrong. The site management lacks most times. Just make sure its the correct site and not some redirected one -- nm* - budice Oct 24, 10:18 1
  - We have reminders for our sites and people are still lazy in renewing them -- nm - budice Oct 24, 10:23
Personally I've generally given up caring about being tracked and surveilled. Mostly I'm just sorry for the person who is stuck spying on me. - Dano Oct 24, 10:11 10
- oldest bought a stuffed toy this week and we were talking about it last night. Wife went into FB and it had ads for that specific stuffed toy for her -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 10:21 4
  - Did you buy it with a debit card? Banks are notorious tattle tales, stupid because why post ads for something you already bought? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 24, 11:24
  - Do you have an Alexa or other home assistant? -- nm - Dano Oct 24, 10:22 1
    - nope -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 11:06
  - Electric Dreams taught me to never let any of that shit into my house 40 years ago -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 10:22
- it goes beyond just surveillance when social media of any channel becomes people’s go-to source of news and info - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 10:15 2
  - Good point -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 10:41
  - anyway, this sounds more like a Huawei than TikTok indictment -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 10:18
- the-good-wife-nsa.gif -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 10:12 1
  - My second favorite recurring character behind Elsbeth Tasconi. - spamlet Oct 24, 10:27
the first Punk Rock museum is coming to Las Vegas -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 24, 10:06 1
- 1 Un-Limited Edition ill fitting Punk Museum T-shirt, 2 warm beers at the bar -- (link) - JD Oct 24, 10:14
Jets’ RB Breece Hall suffered a torn ACL and a minor meniscus injury -- nm - decline Oct 24, 09:58 2
- I feel bad for him. He was going to have a fantastic year. Hopefully he comes back and continues where he left off. -- nm - Krusty Oct 24, 10:47
- TE David Njoku - high ankle sprain -- nm - Strongbad Oct 24, 10:24
Updated 2023 NFL Draft Order. 6-0 Eagles picking #4. -- (pic) - Strongbad Oct 24, 09:55 [Attachment] 2
- nice -- nm - decline Oct 24, 09:56 1
  - nice -- nm - rollo Oct 24, 10:08
These are the drones you've been looking for. -- (link) - Reagen Oct 24, 09:51 1
- 👏 very cool -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 11:28
STers esp with older parents: Do any of you use an andriod/iphone app to track where they are? My dad has increasing dementia and has - prayformojo Oct 24, 09:39 7
- I'd look for something like this perhaps -- (link) - oblique Oct 24, 10:15
- You can turn on Location sharing in Google / Google Maps, and share with users. -- (link) - JaxSean Oct 24, 10:05
- Can you put a key for the building on his keys? -- nm - Spawn Oct 24, 09:46
- If you have iphones you can share your location in perpetuity, but he'd have to have the phone on him. - spamlet Oct 24, 09:46
- We got my mom a samsung smart watch last year but it is more for if she falls - decline Oct 24, 09:45
- I have not. But maybe Tile? -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 09:44 1
  - or an iphone airtag? -- nm - decline Oct 24, 09:47
Justice Clarence Thomas, acting unilaterally, issues a "shadow docket" ruling against Sen. Lindsey Graham testifying -- (link) - budice Oct 24, 09:38 7
- Tweet has been deleted. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 10:29
- nah, they'd take a pass -- nm Posted by mud Oct 20 '22, 14:18 -- nm - mud Oct 24, 09:47
- Thomas is the SC justice assigned to the 11th circuit (FL, GA, AL). -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 09:44 1
  - And Fulton County already had until Thursday to respond. It's a stay, not a ban. -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 09:48
- JFC -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 09:43 2
  - more on this -- (link) - Jovian Oct 24, 09:47 1
    - Thanks -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 09:51
Star Trek movies beaming down to HBO Max next month -- (link) - Remlik Oct 24, 09:30 2
- It's an undiscovered licensing country! - Beryllium Oct 24, 09:33
- LOL -- nm - Mop Oct 24, 09:31
Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 24, 09:29 1
- ! -- nm - mud Oct 24, 09:48
OK, this is tricky. I'm looking for a box to keep all these extra hard drives sitting around. Except... - Mop Oct 24, 09:27 4
- more like this? -- (link*) - oblique Oct 24, 09:32 3
  - I had in mind something like this -- (pic) - JD Oct 24, 09:35 [Attachment] 1
    - Yeah, I almost linked him but refrained. -- nm - Spawn Oct 24, 09:36
  - Oooh, yes. That'll do! Thank you! -- nm - Mop Oct 24, 09:34
French colleague: "ciao is said by French-speaking people so much that I legit thought it was a French word until I was an adult and discovered it was -- nm - Italian." Oct 24, 09:17 6
- "Chau (ciao in pidgin Spanish)" is common among Spanish speakers here as well. I grew up with it. There's also the en-cute-ified "chaucito." - con_carne Oct 24, 10:15
- French and Italian are first cousins anyhow -- nm - rollo Oct 24, 09:41
- Also it's a fine line when something is an borrowed word still in another language and when it becomes just part of the language that borrowed it. - Reagen Oct 24, 09:26 2
  - I feel like they can still be classified in two different groups. - Max Oct 24, 10:01 1
    - I look at it differently. French is prescriptive and English is descriptive. - TWuG Oct 24, 10:10
- It's been adopted in a bunch of non English speaking European countries. It's like OK. -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 09:24
The Trust No One Teams. AFC: Miami, LA Chargers, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, New England. NFC: LA Rams, San Francisco, Atlanta, Green Bay, Wash, Atlanta -- nm - rollo Oct 24, 09:04
AntManAndTheWasp: Quantumania poster -- (link) - budice Oct 24, 09:03 17
- New trailer -- (link) - budice Oct 24, 09:04 16
  - So, see if I got this right. (Spoils) - Will Hunting Oct 24, 10:13
  - This trailer just confuses more (spoils) - eag Oct 24, 09:51 1
    - Gotta see the movie to find out! -- nm - Spawn Oct 24, 09:52
  - and Im digging the in canon Wasp pixie haircut. -- nm - Jovian Oct 24, 09:18
  - Ohh there is a trigger warning in that for Seth Green. -- nm - Jovian Oct 24, 09:14 1
    - heh -- nm - mud Oct 24, 09:15
  - So... LOKI hits the Nielsen streaming ratings again next week? -- nm - Mop Oct 24, 09:11 3
    - February is a ways off. -- nm - Spawn Oct 24, 09:22 2
      - I expect the trailer will trigger considerable traffic on D+. -- nm - Mop Oct 24, 09:29 1
        
        Except anyone that knows who he is probably already watched Loki. Unless I missed Iron Man in the trailer, I expect the response to be gradual. -- nm - Spawn Oct 24, 09:32
  - Oh look, a connection to one of the Marvel series. Hope y'all have done your homework. -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 09:11 4
    - I haven't - so spoil me. -- nm - LMS Oct 24, 09:25 3
      - spoilers for the season finale of Loki - Beryllium Oct 24, 09:28
      - spoiler -- (link) - oblique Oct 24, 09:27
      - The dude at the very end is from Loki. Sorta. -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 09:27
  - yay! -- nm - mud Oct 24, 09:08
Oct. 24th birthdays: Bill Wyman (86), F. Murray Abraham (83), Kevin Kline (75), BD Wong (62), Drake (36) - Max Oct 24, 08:56 [youtube] 2
- "Wongers! ... Wongers?" -- Madisynn portaling into DC by mistake and meeting the OTHER doctor strange -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 09:10
- I wanna see BD Wong & Casey Wilson in a Martin Campbell picture -- nm - mud Oct 24, 09:00
LIAR! - mud Oct 24, 08:55 [youtube]
CDAN was onto TikTok as evil Chinese spy shit from like day one -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 08:52 7
- Cause they are reputable. The amount of hijacking ads on that site is unacceptable -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 09:33 2
  - they called out NXIUM, Spacey, and Epstein years before any legit press. unfortunately have also gone full Q-Anon lately with child trafficking shit -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 10:31 1
    - 👍 -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 10:42
- Claire Danes? I mean she was good in Homeland and all, but come one -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 09:17
- I havent interacted with it much. Dont use the App -- nm - budice Oct 24, 08:56
- The Twitter speculation around it being about TikTok seems fuelled by stock market speculation on Snapchat and Instagram/Facebook -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 08:55 1
  - Snap has been in a freefall. They just need to hold out a little bit longer... -- nm - Mop Oct 24, 09:13
kilbo, is waiting until March 2023 to make reservations because the earliest they'll accept them is a year in advance? - crash davis Oct 24, 08:52 5
- The Hyatt Place near the falls is 13 months advance booking (I'm partial to Hyatts). EDIT: No, I don't believe they require payment up front -- (edited) - oblique Oct 24, 09:02 1
  - A lot of hotels today will offer a cheaper rate (maybe 10-15% less) for pre-pay/non-refundable rates, but will also offer normal rates.... - ty97 Oct 24, 10:13
- ::ears perk way the f- up:: -- nm - Spawn Oct 24, 08:54 2
  - Will be stranger for you to come only because it already is going right through your backyard -- nm - oblique Oct 24, 09:10 1
    - I would come for the gathering, not the event. - Spawn Oct 24, 09:21
Backyard Squirrelympics 3.0- The Summer Games -- (link) - JD Oct 24, 08:48 [youtube]
DTL: guess it’s time to see what this team really is. Only one of my 6 scrims was decided by less than 25 points. - spamlet Oct 24, 08:48 3
- Still waiting for mine to return to computer control. I emailed on Sat. -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 08:57 2
  - I would use a DM on the message boards. I never got an answer from the email on an issue with my L31 team but kmoney responded immediately to a DM. -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 09:45 1
    - I'll try that. Thanks. -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 09:57
Scouts believe that Colts QB Matt Ryan’s arm "is shot" -- (link) - budice Oct 24, 08:45 1
- So he’s hit the Aging QB line… -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 24, 08:52

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