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exquisite. -- (link) - Reagen Nov 3, 16:18 [youtube]
I just realized that this is two straight times that we dropped off a laptop and never saw it again. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 3, 16:11 3
- I have a nonfunctional gaming laptop that I haven't dropped off anywhere because I'm not even sure if it's worth the hassle -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 16:23 1
  - Either it's a $30 fix to the power adapter, or a dead GPU and full motherboard replacement -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 16:23
- Okay, Hunter -- nm - Dano Nov 3, 16:12
Now that I've got a ko-fi page set up, I should look at some others for ideas on how they ought to look ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 16:05
Here's my pronunciation of Mary, marry and merry. -- (link) - Krusty Nov 3, 16:00 [youtube] 4
- without playing it, I'm just laughing that's your first YouTube video -- nm - JD Nov 3, 16:02 2
  - :-) I downloaded Soundcloud and was going to use that but then I realized I could make a YouTube video which would let me share the audio. - Krusty Nov 3, 16:05
  - At least it wasn't FMK -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 16:04
- merry mary, quite contrary -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 16:01
I know it’s unavoidable but I think I’m good on speculative political polls. Let’s just vote. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 3, 15:49
I don't claim to understand what happened but we left Best Buy with a new laptop. - The Gossip King Nov 3, 15:46 11
- There'll be one less tech in that department tomorrow ;) -- nm - Meg Nov 3, 16:21
- You bought a new one or they compensated you ? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 16:17 1
  - They worked the system to give me a replacement since they couldn't give me back the one I'd had them repair. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 3, 16:22
- Amazon called them and told them to not F it up -- nm - Epiphany! Nov 3, 16:10
- that's some powerful kung-fu -- nm - prayformojo Nov 3, 16:05
- Nice! What'd ya get? -- nm - Krusty Nov 3, 16:01 2
  - A Samsung. I was kind of in a rush in case they changed their mind. - The Gossip King Nov 3, 16:01 1
    - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 3, 16:02
- They looked at the wrong work-order and tore apart a machine that didn't need it. -- nm - Meg Nov 3, 15:52 1
  - Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's what happened. - The Gossip King Nov 3, 16:01
- "Would you like the extended warranty?" -- nm - Untucked Shirt Best Buy dude with dandruff Nov 3, 15:48
LA: Stolen Big-rig goes up in flames -- (link*) - budice Nov 3, 15:40 2
- "If something horrible happens, we're gonna have to pull away from it" -- nm - JD Nov 3, 15:57
- part 2 -- (link) - budice Nov 3, 15:41
My polling place next week. -- (pic) - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Nov 3, 15:23 [Attachment] 9
- Ours is a church whose coke machine apparently hasn't worked since 1985. There's a basketball goal that reeks of sadness, too. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 3, 16:05
- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning. -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 15:43 1
  - Nailed It -- nm - budice Nov 3, 15:45
- "Why don't we get into that running car?" "Are you crazy?? Let's hide in that room with industrial equipment." -- nm - Max Nov 3, 15:34 1
  - Legitimately one of the best commercials of the 21st century. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 3, 16:02
- I can smell that room from that photo. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 15:26 3
  - Yup -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 15:41
  - Hostel or Saw? -- nm - budice Nov 3, 15:33 1
    - mix of sawdust and grease. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 15:44
Serkis was tremendous on Andor this week -- nm - Jovian Nov 3, 15:00 4
- At one point I paused it for some reason, and the face he was making ... yep. That is the face that someone would make in that situation. - Beryllium Nov 3, 15:29
- Yep. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 15:18
- Yep. Very good. Semi-spoilers. - Volnelk Nov 3, 15:06
- If only he could do it in the Gollum voice -- nm - budice Nov 3, 15:02
How do you pronounce Mary/marry/merry? -- (link) - con_carne Nov 3, 15:00 [Image] 15
- Mawwiage -- nm - Strongbad Nov 3, 16:38
- I'm British and all three (pronounced correctly) are different. - Meg Nov 3, 15:35 1
  - Dairy, Carry, Berry. -- nm - Meg Nov 3, 15:37
- All the same. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 3, 15:22
- F, M, K -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 15:20 1
  - awww -- nm - meriadoc brandybuck Nov 3, 15:21
- 1st two the same (mare-ie) 3rd sounds the E (mer-ie) -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 3, 15:20
- all 3 the same and don't know how I would say them differently. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 15:11
- All three are different -- nm - Krusty Nov 3, 15:05 5
  - Like how? I honestly don't get how they would be pronounced differently. -- nm - pmb Nov 3, 15:11 4
    - I don't know which ones would sound the same. -- nm - Krusty Nov 3, 15:31 3
      - If I say the phrase: I would marry Mary. It would sound like I was repeating myself vs ummm...I was merry cause she said she would marry Mary. - JD Nov 3, 15:37
      - So how do you pronounce them? -- nm - pmb Nov 3, 15:36 1
        
        Mary = mare like a female horse with a hard e at the end. Marry = mah-re which I'm having a hard time writing phonetically. -- (edited) - Krusty Nov 3, 15:41
- How the fuck am I lumped in with Philadelphia? -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 15:02
RIP punter Ray Guy -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 14:58
Paypal and Apple have an agreement to accept each others Payment Options -- (link*) - budice Nov 3, 14:53
She-Hulk Pitch Meeting -- (link) - Beaker Nov 3, 14:51 [youtube] 2
- "CAREFUL..." -- nm - Max Nov 3, 15:52
- Genius. -- nm - Sub-baroner Nov 3, 15:18
"I want to be on the air when Donald Trump goes to jail," Kimmel said. -- (link) - mud Nov 3, 14:45
Oh she's in a Christmas movie and she's named Joy! I get screenwriting! -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 14:39
Ugh. I should not be this tired. - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Nov 3, 14:37 3
- Bery - beta bug report - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Nov 3, 14:43 [Attachment] 2
  - Excellent! Thanks. I'll take a look tonight. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 16:00
  - good job Rainman! -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 14:44
Bob Odenkirk being eyed for a role in Disney+ Wonder Man -- nm - Jovian Nov 3, 14:05 4
- The year is 2050. All entertainment is Star Wars or Marvel. All other productions have stopped. Indie film makers are hunted for sport. -- nm - colin Nov 3, 14:10 3
  - oh man that would make a clever SNL skit. -- nm - Jovian Nov 3, 14:12 2
    - A spoof of The Menu? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 14:24 1
      - I scored Adv Screening tix for Menu next Wed -- nm - budice Nov 3, 15:01
i do thank elon musk for a unique opportunity - i've never cared to block him before, but blocking the owner on his own platform is nice. - colin Nov 3, 14:01 [Attachment] 4
- The only posts I see from him are screen shots from other accounts ripping him. There's been a few of those lately. - zunk takes things literally Nov 3, 14:27
- I blocked him many months ago. He remains blocked. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 14:19 2
  - The only reason he is not blocked anymore is because the accounts I used to block him were deleted. But his website is blocked. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 3, 14:26
  - Me too. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 3, 14:23
A little girl who usually asks me to break a 5 so she can buy candy from the vending machine, just asked me to break a 100. I think someone has been - crash davis Nov 3, 14:00 7
- what about the creepy dude always in the photography section? She may have .. y'know -- nm - mud Nov 3, 14:03 6
  - dammit groiny -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 16:02
  - good lord some folks have filthy minds -- nm - mud Nov 3, 14:54
  - Dude. -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Nov 3, 14:34
  - Jeez, dude. -- nm - kelly Nov 3, 14:24
  - now that is just wrong -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 14:19
  - ... knocked him down, stolen his camera, and hocked it at a nearby pawn shop? -- nm* - Beryllium Nov 3, 14:03
AMD new GPUs on 12/13: RX 7900 XTX $999, 7900 XT $899 -- (link) - budice Nov 3, 13:56
Pfizer, Audi, General Mills pausing Twitter Ad buys -- nm - budice Nov 3, 13:51 3
- There's a list circulating in the tech world of dozens of companies who've said all ad buys will halt if certain folks are allowed back on. -- nm - MDH Nov 3, 13:52 2
  - who besides DT? KW? (he's back, right?) -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 3, 14:00 1
    - It's basically DT, but a few of his other campaign folks were secondary on the list. -- nm - MDH Nov 3, 14:05
do we think that the roku ultra will get cheaper on BF? $70 at target. I need a new attic roku as well (mine is incompatible with apple tv plus) so... -- (link) - judge amanda jones Nov 3, 13:44 13
- I think good BF deals are largely a thing of the past. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 3, 14:24 2
  - I wonder if streaming services are an ex exception. - the wrong element Nov 3, 14:55
  - fair point. -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 3, 14:29
- Not sure if you need 2, but Costco has a 2pack (2022 Ultra 4k and an additional Roku ultra 4k stick) for $90. -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 3, 13:55
- You want to wait? Chubbers is missing his shows -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 13:48 2
  - Chubbers only watches "the lady show." All day. -- (pic) - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Nov 3, 13:53 [Attachment] 1
    - look at that widdle face, he needs a Roku! -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 14:01
- Roku Ultra $50 -- (edited) - budice Nov 3, 13:47 5
  - no USB is a dealbreaker for me. thanks! -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 3, 13:51 4
    - This has usb (see 3rd pic in Amazon listing) -- nm* - budice Nov 3, 13:53 3
      - LT has no USB. I ordered the ultra for chubbins and me. thanks! -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 3, 14:09 2
        
        Not sure if it matters, but the one boodee linked is the 2020 model, the Tarjay one is 2022. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 3, 14:14 1
        
        oh thanks. I actually did cancel and get the tarjay one. newer is newer. (I can pick up tonight.) -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 3, 14:22
I just found out that a guy from my drama dept. at Uni did 6 years of mo-cap work on Avatar 2. (and I guess 3 as well...) -- nm - Diva Nov 3, 13:39 4
- six *years.* on avatar!! -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 3, 13:46 1
  - that's a lot of SAG-AFTRA health weeks... -- nm - Diva Nov 3, 13:46
- wow, for an acting gig that is remarkably stable employment -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 13:44 1
  - this. And I'm so pleased for him because he has kids going into college. Steady work didn't always come his way. -- nm - Diva Nov 3, 13:45
Would you be offended/annoyed if your team lead referred to you (meaning it as a compliment) as “Rainman” on a call with your department head? - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Nov 3, 13:31 6
- call him pig fucker in the next meeting with the boss -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 14:43
- I would just talk to them about it not being cool. -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 13:40
- What I would do is the next time he says it you go, "hey man, are you calling me mentally challenged?!" and before he can respond you walk off and go - rollo Nov 3, 13:38
- If I were a shaman famous for stopping droughts, I would not be offended in the least. -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 13:37
- Yeah. And yeah. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 3, 13:33 1
  - +1. NBD, but nip it in the bud -- nm - rollo Nov 3, 13:35
My pride and joy though would be creating and building the largest and best Movie Memorabilia Store on the east coast. - Jovian Nov 3, 13:25 3
- what was that store in NYC? the one where matt bought me the trust poster? something movie magic? -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 3, 14:14
- I would definitely Executive Produce a few indie movies. -- nm - Dano Nov 3, 13:27 1
  - heck yes. And Id certainly approach the Big Brother producers and say, okay what do you need for me to get my very needed input on this show?? -- nm - Jovian Nov 3, 13:29
Winter Movies 2022: Here’s What’s Coming Soon to Streaming and Theaters - crash davis Nov 3, 13:24 5
- Bad Axe! Right where all my Michigan family is from. Rural and weird. -- nm - colin Nov 3, 14:03
- Five that pique my interest: THE WONDER, THE MENU, ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL, THE WHALE, THE PALE BLUE EYE -- nm - Dano Nov 3, 13:59
- BARDO or GTFU -- nm - mud Nov 3, 13:26 1
  - I'd like to see that. Plus The Menu, Glass Onion, and several others -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 13:34
- I wish Lindsey Lohan the best on her Netflix Christmas movie. If she does well, maybe Hallmark will call her up to the show. -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 13:26
"independent monitor" appointed -- (link) - mud Nov 3, 13:20 1
- more -- (link) - mud Nov 3, 13:22
Is this something you could do legally if you wanted to? - Jovian Nov 3, 13:06 15
- There are many drawings for houses, vacations, bottles of super premium whiskey, fast food have grand prize games -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 16:26
- Browsing lottery laws the other night the gist I got from Virginia is that only state-run lotteries are legal here. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 15:40
- it would be better to set up a nonprofit or trust, buy housing, and create your own affordable housing system. - colin Nov 3, 14:05
- AFAIK, you can give fairly substantial sums as tax-free gifts (the Shawshank rule). -- (edited) - Sub-baroner Nov 3, 13:24
- There are tax issues both for you and the recipients, but sure. -- nm - pmb Nov 3, 13:22
- So you want to be MrBeast? Yeah, I think. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 3, 13:13 5
  - I would want to make Mr Beast obsolete! - Jovian Nov 3, 13:15 3
    - 5% would go to ST and its top 32 posters (or maybe just all, whatever % needed to give everyone at least a half a mil each) -- nm* - Jovian Nov 3, 13:17 2
      - *checks the leaderboard* I got start posting more! -- nm - Dano Nov 3, 13:20 1
        
        This. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 3, 13:21
  - I figured Mop would be the most Beastly of us ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 13:15
- yes -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 13:09
- sort of? You'd want to start a charity and then use that to give away the money -- (edited) - decline Nov 3, 13:08
- It's called Philanthropy, and it's how billionaires are supposed to save themselves from the guillotine. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 13:08
- I don’t know about trademarking issues with the lottery, but the bones of the idea are basically what Mr. Beast does. -- nm* - The Allfather Nov 3, 13:07
my sister has a DVD player with "smart" capability that won't load NF or youtube anymore. obviously the answer is "get a roku" but - judge amanda jones Nov 3, 13:02 6
- thanks guys -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 3, 13:18
- There can be a number of answers. At its core... - Mop Nov 3, 13:12
- is it all apps or just those 2? -- (edited) - decline Nov 3, 13:06
- Lack of support from the service. Something has changed over the years that requires an update to the app and the app - JD Nov 3, 13:04 2
  - Yup, old TVs have the same issue. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 3, 13:06 1
    - Manufacturers could update them, but feel its not worth the time. Also pushes people to buy new gear from them -- nm - budice Nov 3, 13:12
On it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 13:02

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