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Jay Leno received "fairly significant" second and third-degree burns but appears to be doing well according to his doctor -- (link) - decline Nov 17, 08:16 1
- good news -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 08:18
Ticketmaster CEO: "The site was supposed to be opened up for 1.5 million verified Taylor Swift fans. We had over 14 million hit the site. " -- (link) - budice Nov 17, 08:09 10
- "12 million of which were Ticketmaster Verified Scalpers and StubHub Resellers." -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 08:18 2
  - right? implying it was just fans buying is gross. -- nm - i.b! Nov 17, 08:21 1
    - At minimum, it indicates that they verified way too many accounts. Did they really think that it was going to be like a 10% purchase rate? -- nm - JD Nov 17, 08:23
- *laughs and points* -- nm - Spawn in his a mastodon costume Nov 17, 08:18
- all of them ticket scalpers, coincidentally -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 08:17
- "..and as a result, I will be stepping down as CEO. Now please everyone welcome our new CEO, Elon Musk." -- nm - Jovian Nov 17, 08:11 4
  - Tbh I would support this. Or PayPal taking it over. - Beryllium Nov 17, 08:14 3
    - To scale up like that quickly is a task. People talk of dynamic scaling, then there's the payment processing mechanisms. Millions of transactions is a hit on any network, firewall, or load balancer. -- nm* - budice Nov 17, 08:17 2
      - And why did they think it was a good idea to have all the dates go on sale at the same time? -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 08:29
      - It's the slashdot effect. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 08:26
"Aircraft departing from Albuquerque International Sunport are being sprayed with deicing fluid to remove snow and ice." - ty97 Nov 17, 07:53
Rosenthal: Pete Rose hasn’t given Rob Manfred any reason to change his mind - crash davis Nov 17, 07:49 1
- Any discussion of lifting the ban should be run by Paul Giamatti. -- nm - Sub-baroner Nov 17, 07:53
Fresca goes (tequila) hard. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Nov 17, 07:48
Got my NYT crossword consecutive days streak up to a personal best 200 days. And Thursday's puzzle was fun -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 17, 07:44 [Attachment] 1
- 👍🐱‍👓 -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 07:45
MLB investigating whether Mets, Yankees communicated improperly about Aaron Judge: Sources - crash davis Nov 17, 07:40
Nielsen's The Gauge numbers for October. Broadcast up but lower than this time last year. Streaming still up and gaining market share. -- (link) - Inigo Nov 17, 07:36 1
- -- nm* - con_carne Nov 17, 07:40
The death of NHL slap shots: Why players are abandoning hockey’s signature offensive weapon - crash davis Nov 17, 07:34
First time for everything: I’ve never had to book my own flight for corporate travel before. Glad my corporate card still works. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 17, 07:30 2
- Hopefully you plugged in your frequent flyer code -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 07:54 1
  - Yup. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 08:01
Lots of ticket buying lately. They Might Be Giants: check. Highly Suspect: check. Air Supply (mrsjax & friend): check. Ooh, Foreigner and Loverboy! -- (edited) - JaxSean Nov 17, 07:28 1
- Hahaha. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 07:57
0.6 kWh. Also decided to start tracking my 80% charge mileage on the car now also to see how much it declines in the winter months (194 today) -- nm* - oblique Nov 17, 07:26
Things that never happened for $500 Alex. -- (link) - Jovian Nov 17, 07:17 10
- I legit can't believe that this profile isn't satire. I urge everyone to (not) look at it. I can't believe people like this exist. -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 17, 08:02
- He called himself an Alpha Male. I didn't need to go past that first line to know what he is. -- nm* - Andie Nov 17, 07:24 6
  - LOFL, I thought you were referring to Trump's speech. -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 08:02
  - If you have to tell everyone you're an alpha male...you're not an alpha male. -- nm - spamlet Nov 17, 07:28 1
    - A lion has no need to announce the fact. -- nm - whisper Nov 17, 08:11
  - so you wouldnt swipe right is what you're saying? -- nm* - Jovian Nov 17, 07:26
  - Lacking features and full of bugs? -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 07:25 1
    - it works on so very many levels. -- nm - Andie Nov 17, 07:25
- I feel bad for this person. They allowed their life to work in such a horrific way that they would become compelled to tweet this. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 07:22
- that's adorable -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 07:18
Nancy Pelosi to step down from her leader role but stay around to help guide the new leader (apparently Hakeem Jefferies). -- (link) - pmb Nov 17, 07:03 3
- Pocketbook Issues forever! -- (edited) - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 08:16
- I really think the scare with her husband affected her more than she is admitting in public -- nm - decline Nov 17, 07:13 1
  - She had said she would step down when she last was elected to the position. It's rare for the former speaker to not retire. I thought after her - pmb Nov 17, 07:18
The man who unwound Enron is now in charge of FTX and said he's never seen such a failure of basic financial documentation in his life. -- (link) - decline Nov 17, 06:25 3
- it's all on the blockchain bro -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 06:40
- Why is it not surprising that an enterprise based on decentralization without regulation was lacking corporate controls. -- nm - pmb Nov 17, 06:29 1
  - Yup. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 17, 06:39 [Backboard]
Geek Deal: Roku Ultra LT (2021 model 4801) $30 @ WalMart -- (link*) - budice Nov 17, 06:24 1
- *does not have USB* for those interested. -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 17, 07:13
Google is releasing a bunch of new features today in Search, Maps and Shopping. One lets you search by food dish near you 'Mac and Cheese near me' -- (edited) - decline Nov 17, 06:18
what happens to bass's house seat? -- nm* - judge amanda jones Nov 17, 06:12 2
- I think there were two candidates on the ballot for that, and Kamlager won. -- nm - mara Nov 17, 06:23 1
  - A Chicagoan who went to SC but holy moly an amazing State Senator with a background in nonprofit family services and arts. -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 06:34
Brendan Fraser won't be attending the Golden Globes. -- (link) - Ender Nov 17, 06:09 1
- "It's because of the history that I have with them. And my mother didn't raise a hypocrite." Bam! -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 06:13
Pardon me lady but can you please ask Oliver to vacate my chair? -- (pic) - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Nov 17, 06:03 [Attachment] 4
- Last week Origami Bank folded, Sumo Bank went belly up, and now Bonsai Bank plans to cut back some of its branches. Now, Karaoke Bank is up for sale - JD Nov 17, 22:07
- Ha! -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 06:09
- they should share! -- nm - decline Nov 17, 06:07 1
  - Oo, do they curl up together into a giant cat ball? I love that. -- nm - Sub-baroner Nov 17, 06:37
Adam Schefter: 3-6 feet of snow for BUF-CLE with possibility of Thundersnow. Difficult to postpone game also due to BUF playing at DET on 11/24. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 17, 06:01 8
- The worst of the snow is supposed to be south of Buffalo, not in Buffalo proper so that....wait...hold on... *maps where the stadium is* - ty97 Nov 17, 06:46
- good gravy. now *that's* a lot of snow -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 06:34
- The heaviest snowfall is supposed to be tomorrow night into Saturday - Can they even remove that much snow from the stadium by Sunday? -- nm* - decline Nov 17, 06:06 5
  - Never underestimate the People of Buffalo when it comes to snow removal. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 06:44 2
    - "It's what we do." -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 06:49
    - this -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 06:44
  - When I was much younger, they used to offer people $10 bucks an hour to help shovel out the stadium. It used to work. - Diva Nov 17, 06:40
  - I remember them offering fans shovels and free stuff to help -- nm - budice Nov 17, 06:23
Dave's replacement for Taskmaster 'Outsiders' returned yesterday -- (link) - LMS Nov 17, 06:01 [youtube] 1
- I love David, Joe, and Jessica, but I'm not sure if this format works well. --nm - howie Nov 17, 07:53
News agencies are calling the house for Republicans. GOP already talking up investigations and impeachments -- (link) - oblique Nov 17, 05:27 4
- They very blatantly said their first priorities were kicking certain Dems off of committees. -- nm - MDH Nov 17, 06:14 1
  - This is where it will get interesting. Looking back at the election they're saying that what hurt them was sowing chaos, being mean, etc. and now they - pmb Nov 17, 06:21
- Of course they are. - znufrii Nov 17, 05:41
- Cool. The message last week isn’t being heard at all. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 05:34
Semantle Jr.: 38 guesses, 2 hints - prayformojo Nov 17, 05:14
USA takes on Portugal for last spot in next year’s rugby world cup -- (link) - znufrii Nov 17, 05:10 9
- Awwww! That's so cute! -- nm - New Zealand Nov 17, 07:16
- where either of them would do well to win a game in a pool with Australia, Wales, Fiji, and Georgia. -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 06:15
- It's a fun sport to watch and I hope we make it. -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 05:12 6
  - Tangent, I’d love to see the extra point in football replaced by rugby-style conversions. - znufrii Nov 17, 06:17 1
    - That would be an interesting change. It's not something anyone in the NFL would want but I can see fans enjoying it. -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 06:47
  - one of my brother's played rugby in the Canada Games a couple years. Massive legs and one of the fastest people you ever met -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 05:59 1
    - Very cool! And every guy I see playing has the thickest thighs I've ever seen. The game looks brutal but also like a lot of fun. -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 06:08
  - It is. A few years back, after watching a string of rugby games, I found it very hard to go back to the constantly paused football. - Marlowe Nov 17, 05:47 1
    - I watched a bunch of matches and really liked the action. I wish it was available to watch more often but I rarely see it. -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 06:07
Framed: 4/6. Moviedle: X/6. Actorle: 3/8. - Marlowe Nov 17, 05:07
Happy birthday, Shaun! Woo hoo!!! 🥳🎂 -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 04:55 8
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 11:20
- happy birthday!! 🎉 — nm - i.b! Nov 17, 07:31
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - Jovian Nov 17, 07:25
- Happy birthday! -- nm - LMS Nov 17, 07:19
- indeed -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 07:02
- Happy birthday! -- nm - spamlet Nov 17, 07:00
- Happy birthday! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 06:58
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 04:59
TV PSA: NFL, L&O x 3, Hell's Kitchen, Walker x 2, Call Me Kat, Alaska Daily, Fleishman is in Trouble, 1899, Big Brunch, Dead to Me, Gangs of London, -- nm* - Beaker Nov 17, 04:45 5
- Dragons the Nine Realms, Pennyworth, Sex Lives of College Girls, Pepsi Where's my Jet?, Star Trek Prodigy, Titans, Pickled, Winter House, -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 04:48 4
  - Welcome to Flatch, Best of All the Smoke, Top Gear, NJPW, NBA, Indefensible, Leopard Skin, lots of other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 04:50 3
    - Are some shows on hiatus already? I feel like there was so much to watch and now there's not so much this week. -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 04:56 2
      - some are over due to shorter seasons, Pickled is a 2 hour thing on CBS taking up their spots and Christmas stuff starting -- nm* - Beaker Nov 17, 05:00 1
        
        Makes sense but it feels early for shows to go away until the new year. At least I have the Bob's Burgers Thanksgiving episode this Sunday. - Krusty Nov 17, 05:07
I wasn't left in the car for errands, on the other hand we were allowed to roam the neighborhood without adult supervision. -- nm - .🐢 Nov 17, 04:28 1
- I was left in the car all the time. - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 06:45
Pete Davidson the Tweet edition -- (link) - Epiphany Nov 17, 04:27 [tiktok]
Something something Star Wars hotel Disney something something satire something something whatever -- nm - .🐢 Nov 17, 04:26
There is a small English sheep on Artemis. -- nm - .🐢 Nov 17, 04:12
(vid) Chinese President Xi Jinping confronts Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, alleging leaks of their closed-door meeting at the G20 -- (link) - budice Nov 17, 02:55 1
- "Now hold on a minute there. You're not the one with Freedom of Speech, that's the other guy." -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 05:03
Well, got my new phone ordered, but it wasn't easy. *phew* - Ender Nov 17, 01:20 1
- That was some runaround but glad it worked out in the end. -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 04:36
Tulsa King spoilers - Beryllium Nov 16, 23:57 3
- spoils - Beryllium Nov 16, 23:59 2
  - Two things I don't quite get, but I'm not bothered enough for it to matter (spoils) -- (edited) - Max Nov 17, 00:07 1
    - spoils - Beryllium Nov 17, 00:19
Twitter is going *great*. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 16, 22:45
PS5s currently in stock. -- (link) - Ender Nov 16, 22:33 1
- Still in stock for the morning crew. -- nm - Ender Nov 17, 04:28
I’m late to the party, but I see that someone’s finally proven the lie in Apple’s “Do Not Track” features. Turns out Apple’s apps still track you. -- (link) - Mop Nov 16, 21:44 4
- I had no expectation that Apple would shut out everyone *except* themselves. -- nm - Qale Nov 16, 22:23
- eh, as long as it's cutting off Facebook and Google -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 16, 21:53 2
  - Yeah, screw those mega corporations. I just want my data being held by the biggest mega corporation the world has ever known. I trust them. -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 21:56 1
    - A poet once said, you gotta serve somebody. That doesn't mean you gotta serve everybody. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 22:22
this is like Al Gore losing Tennessee -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 16, 21:43 5
- Explain it to us like we don’t live in Los Angeles. -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 21:47 4
  - Caruso owns The Grove and this is The Grove's vote totals -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 16, 21:52 3
    - Well, nobody lives in The Grove, nobody lives at CBS Television City(yet). There's 1 apartment building on Beverly Blvd. -- (edited) - howie Nov 16, 22:21
    - Ah, understood. Although I doubt the analogy is apt. Would residential neighbors of The Grove think favorably of the tycoon who owns the mall? -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 21:54 1
      - You just don't know who lives in trendy neighborhoods anymore. Air BnB is rampant. -- nm* - con_carne Nov 17, 05:13
As someone that used to sell ticketmaster tickets, it did have one perk. - JaxSean Nov 16, 21:41
gouging boomers for Springsteen seats is one thing but feeding Swifties to the scalpers probably won't end well for Ticketbastard -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 16, 21:19 2
- STIT: isn't it true that if your internet node/hub server is closer to theirs, you have easier/faster chance to get in to buy tickets? - zeitgeist Nov 17, 01:27
- Someone said Swift should just make her own, and that sounds like a grand idea. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 21:28
waffle300 - 4 waffles - prayformojo Nov 16, 21:09 5
- 4. - i.b! Nov 17, 07:41
- 2 as usual - oblique Nov 17, 06:37
- 4 - decline Nov 17, 05:28
- Same here too -- nm - spamlet Nov 17, 04:56
- 4 stars - znufrii Nov 17, 04:45
New 4K remaster of Planes, Trains & Automobiles comes out next week. Comes with an hour of never before seen deleted/extended scenes. -- (link) - Ender Nov 16, 21:07 2
- Huh? A 4K master of the bargain basement Cars spin-off, Planes? And… wait, did they make a sequel called Trains..? Oh. Never mind. -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 21:46
- (Apparently already available on Vudu...) -- nm - Ender Nov 16, 21:28
Wordle 516 4/6 - prayformojo Nov 16, 21:06 8
- 3 - 516 - GregW Nov 17, 19:09
- 4/6 - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 06:49
- 3 - rollo Nov 17, 06:30
- 4 - decline Nov 17, 05:26
- 4/6 - oblique Nov 17, 05:23
- 3/6 - Marlowe Nov 17, 05:14
- 4/6 - znufrii Nov 17, 04:43
- Same - spamlet Nov 17, 03:26

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