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this is like sitting in the lifeboats watching to see when the lights on Titanic finally go out -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 17:03 2
- AOC just congratulated all the quitters, which is A+ trolling. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 17:04
- not to mention the screams dying out in the night -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 17:04
So, there are reports of Elon begging people to stay. Here's the possible explanation. -- (link) - The Gossip King Nov 17, 16:39
Okay, I'm sending him $20. -- (link) - The Gossip King Nov 17, 16:33 2
- Do you want to get witches? Cause that’s how you get witches -- nm - Epiphany Nov 17, 16:59 1
  - I mean, I married one so... -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 17:03
Titans vs Packers WHO YOU GOT!!?? -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 16:31 1
- Titans. I can’t stand that liar piece of shit Rodgers -- nm - Epiphany Nov 17, 17:00
ain’t gonna be no rematch -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 16:22 1
- Darn it! Now we’ll never get a clear answer from both candidates on vampire versus werewolf issue. -- nm - Dano Nov 17, 16:32
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt has been voted the National League MVP -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 16:09 1
- Judge AL 28 of 30 1st place -- nm - budice Nov 17, 16:51
Now playing: 1899. If it's as half as good as Dark, I'll be happy -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 16:08
In the immortal words of Loverboy, this could be the night. -- (link) - The Gossip King Nov 17, 16:03
Report: Twitter Offices Closed until 21st - "Twitter just alerted employees that effective immediately, all office buildings are temporarily closed and badge access is suspended." -- (link*) - budice Nov 17, 16:02 17
- probably the only saving grace is he'll miss the sound of his own tweets so much if it goes down, he'll pay through the nose to keep shitposting -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 16:37
- I remember the Great HSX Thanksgiving Day Sabotage of 1999? was it? -- nm - Dano Nov 17, 16:35
- I'm waiting for the email telling them they're getting an early Thanksgiving break and they'll be expected in the office all next weekend. -- nm - Meg Nov 17, 16:30 1
  - I wouldn't be surprised if elon felt that it went without saying -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 16:31
- a big thread of departures/signoffs -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 17, 16:17
- But Elon just banned work-from-home! Who'll feed the hamsters?!! -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 16:12 4
  - he eased up on that some earlier. (see my elon post below.) -- nm - i.b! Nov 17, 16:27 1
    - It's almost like, every time one of his half-assed decisions is proven to be half-assed, he has to undo it. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 16:41
  - He’s apparently afraid that someone is going to sabotage it so it’s probably best if nobody works at all. I’m sure it’ll be fine. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 17, 16:17 1
    - Fortunately, the system is totally on auto-pilot and doesn't ever need manual intervention. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 16:20
- And unplug that Mac Mini. We don't need to be wasting any electricity on superfluous servers. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 16:10
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 16:06 1
  - In his mind, he honestly thought he was making the rah-rah speech that would rally the troops and win the big game. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 16:06
- When you play Russian Roulette, it's *essential* that you leave some chambers empty. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 16:04 3
  - unless playing with a vampire -- nm - Herschel Walker Nov 17, 16:16
  - Heh - Epiphany Nov 17, 16:14 1
    - I expect every Tesla to self-destruct on Elon's birthday. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 16:18
Anyone else here an Evernote user? I heard they've been bought out by a small Italian company. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 15:59 5
- Not anymore. Are you full Mac? Bear is a great option if you just need text. -- nm - spamlet Nov 17, 16:17 2
  - I'm interested in some level of formatting, such as markdown. But also, I need organization capabilities. - Beryllium Nov 17, 16:18 1
    - It’s markdown and has links but I think that’s it. Not open in folders as far as i know. - spamlet Nov 17, 16:21
- Kinda why I stuck with Google Keep -- nm - budice Nov 17, 16:00 1
  - I'm unsure if I'll switch away from it, but Obsidian is a strong contender for where I might land if I do -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 17, 16:02
probably shoulda listened to Bill Pascrell in 2009 -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 15:56
168 hours until bloat -- nm - Max Nov 17, 15:45
elon once again showing his mad managerial skillz in this set of 3 posts. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Nov 17, 15:40 2
- I'm honestly surprised that the site is still online. I still expect for there to be issues, despite being wrong so far. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 15:50 1
  - January 9th might be the deciding day. Could be fun. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 15:51
Do we have any Sherlock Holmes experts here? I'm looking for a quote that my mind is telling me came from one of Doyle's stories. - Max Nov 17, 15:38 3
- Hmm, not yet. Perhaps this, though? -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 17, 15:42 2
  - That helped me find the specific source: "A Case of Identity" from 1891. Here's an audio version: - Max Nov 17, 15:54
  - That's it! Thanks! -- nm - Max Nov 17, 15:43
Speaking of blankets - smugmug recently added a photo printing option for fleece blankets, in either 50x60 or 60x80 -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 15:35 1
- (this is probably also available by flickr prints ordering, if you have a flickr account) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 15:35
feds have arrested Alexander Hamilton -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 15:28 3
- fine, writer boy, yours has more pizazz than mine. — nm - i.b! Nov 17, 15:36
- I would very much like to make jokey references to the show here, but I've never seen it. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 15:30 1
  - He was arrested for filming in the room where it happens. -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 16:54
Ticketmaster graph showing site traffic over the last year, including Superbowl -- (pic) - budice Nov 17, 14:54 [Attachment] 9
- "Over 3.5 billion total system requests were registered on Ticketmaster, 4 times more than the previous peak." -- (link) - budice Nov 17, 15:26 3
  - Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour sold 2 million tickets in just one day of pre-sale, according to Live Nation chairman. The ‘reputation’ tour sold 2.8M tot -- nm* - budice Nov 17, 15:35 1
    - Eras: Estimated average ticket price $150 - $250 Estimated gross $285M - $637M. -- nm - budice Nov 17, 15:40
  - And why did they think it was a good idea to put them all on sale at once? -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 15:28
- Does BTS not tour here? or do they have potempkin ticketbuying fans? -- nm - Max Nov 17, 15:15 2
  - they’re very anti-ticketmaster. -- nm - i.b! Nov 17, 15:15 1
    - (they = the fans, at least.) -- nm - i.b! Nov 17, 15:16
- Doesn't exactly bode well for the Garth Brooks residency going on sale Monday. -- (edited) - spamlet Nov 17, 15:11 1
  - They've been doing Verified Fan for years -- nm - JD Nov 17, 15:18
look man, anyone facing bankruptcy and potential federal crim/civil liability fires their white-shoe firm to retain a law professor for their defense -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 14:49 3
- they do if their checks don't clear and mommy and daddy need to call in a favor. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 15:07 1
  - Right. The guy defended Milikin so it's not like the alleged crime is scaring him off. -- nm - spamlet Nov 17, 15:09
- professor of criminal law and white collar crime. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Nov 17, 15:01
new pix from the Webb telescope. an hourglass shaped protostar -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 17, 14:39
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan had $75M+20M in FTX. Late note repeated the number saying they're gonna zero it out on the books -- (link*) - budice Nov 17, 14:25 11
- taken to $0 -- (link) - budice Nov 17, 14:30 1
  - If OTPP were a public company it would be about the size of Shell or McDonald's. -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 14:44
- Out of ~200B in holdings. -- nm* - Reagen Nov 17, 14:27 6
  - Its a rounding error -- nm - decline Nov 17, 14:58 5
    - 5 bps is not exactly a rounding error, but its not particularly material either. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 15:06 4
      - people acting like the teachers don't have a pension anymore don't understand the scale. -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 15:16 3
        
        They probably have holdins of everything imaginable under the sun. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 17, 15:20 1
        
        they used to own the Toronto Maple Leafs! -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 15:21
        
        Definitely. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 15:19
- They said $90M last week. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 14:26 1
  - If we wait long enough it will be $0. -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 14:29
good news, crime is over (for at least the next 18 months) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 14:21 1
- Crime! Crime! Crime! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 14:23
ST IT: my dog walked on my keyboard, now I can't open new tabs in a window like I always did...help -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 14:14 3
- even worse I can't even back arrow to go back to the previous page... I don't even know what to ask to find help, keyboard shortcuts tabs? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 14:24
- sorry. I don't speak dog to ask what keys and the order they walked on :( -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 17, 14:18 1
  - lil bastard ain't barking either -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 14:21
*insert throwung away his shot joke here* grand jury service criminal fail. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Nov 17, 14:01 2
- afaik, the original AH *invented* the grand jury so ...yeah -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 14:16 1
  - there was something like it long before, started with greeks. we have it because there was similar in england. madison wrote the text for the fifth - i.b! Nov 17, 15:14
Vent: most standard blankets are 60" long. That's height-ist! -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 14:01 15
- Solution -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 17, 15:20
- I was going to mention below how it's going to be short but it will be fine for a couch blanket. I hate that it's not easy to find larger blankets - Krusty Nov 17, 14:06 10
  - Agreed -- nm - Epiphany Nov 17, 15:17
  - it’s just throws that are usually the 60” - twin and double 90”, queen and king 100”. -- nm - i.b! Nov 17, 14:10 1
    - Thanks! I'll make sure to avoid throw blankets in the future. -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 14:17
  - I want a blanket that could cover The Big Show! -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 14:07 6
    - is that what Kim calls it? - Remlik Nov 17, 16:10
    - A Fetterman-sized blanket? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 14:12 4
      - Big Show is bigger than Fetterman -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 17, 14:14 1
        
        Yes, but David got my reference anyway :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 14:17
      - He was once an on-set stand-in for The Big Show so yes! -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 14:14
      - I would like to buy Fetterman blankets for my NJ family members. I almost wore a blue hoodie for my annual condo meeting this week. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 14:13
- I’ve definitely gotten a Facebook ad advertising ridiculously large blankets. -- nm - Tim Nov 17, 14:03 2
  - They should sell one with Fast & Furious runway pattern. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 14:09
  - I’ve seen those too -- nm - spamlet Nov 17, 14:07
How missile defense systems work -- (link) - Jovian Nov 17, 13:54 1
- And check out the first reply. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 16:17
One of these days I won’t have a drink. - znufrii Nov 17, 13:47 2
- You'll have two drinks instead? -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 13:50 1
  - *motions you to keep guessing higher* -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 13:53
So I've been depressed for a while (go figure). Due to that I went Christmas shopping for myself, spending a bit more than I should. -- (edited) - crash davis Nov 17, 13:45 15
- Good for you and that gift is awesome!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Nov 17, 14:20
- excellent nerding and self-care!💕 -- nm - i.b! Nov 17, 13:59
- excellent -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 17, 13:55
- That blanket is AMAZING. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 17, 13:54
- nice, you deserve to treat yourself. -- nm - Andie Nov 17, 13:54
- Semi-tangent: Hey, have you filed for your Survivors Benefits? - Spawn in his a mastodon costume Nov 17, 13:54 2
  - Not yet. i was told SS will give a survivor in my case $255. Its better than a stick in the eye, but doesn't seem like much - crash davis Nov 17, 13:58 1
    - Yeah, sorry. Just wanted to make sure you were aware. Of the two people I have mentioned it to one had no idea and the other had forgotten. -- nm - Spawn in his a mastodon costume Nov 17, 14:08
- That is definitely deep nerd. -- nm - spamlet Nov 17, 13:53
- 👍👍👍 -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 13:47 1
  - This! -- nm - Marlowe Nov 17, 14:04
- I would snuggle my brains out in that! -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 13:46 3
  - (We just bought one, too!) -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 13:58 2
    - heh, Travis owes me a commission :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 13:59 1
      - We're Blanket Buddies! -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 14:01
Our school just opted out of Elsevier. It was nearly 1/4 of their annual collections expenditure. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 13:44 3
- That sounds like there was some drama in the background of that decision. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 16:23 2
  - It takes a lot to get OSU, PSU, and UO to agree to anything. The last time, it was a pandemic. Congratulations, Elsevier! -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 16:25 1
    - Huzzah! - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 16:35
What's wrong with H&R Block? - ty97 Nov 17, 13:39 17
- I use their software, which is pretty much 'fill in the blanks.' OTOH, it's a fairly simple return with some mutual fund income and no deductions. -- nm - Meg Nov 17, 14:22 3
  - they were okay when federal returns were free but once they started charging for those on top of the state, byeee -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 14:27 2
    - freefile fillable forms, ftw! -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 15:29
    - I’ve bought deluxe, free fed plus pay state, for years - usually get some good deal, not that bad. - i.b! Nov 17, 15:06
- They are the Walmart of accountants. -- nm - Spawn in his a mastodon costume Nov 17, 13:55 2
  - literally located in Walmarts -- nm - budice Nov 17, 13:57 1
    - yah? it’s jackson-hewitt in at least one here. (no idea if they’re any better than H&RB.) -- nm - i.b! Nov 17, 14:06
- I was expecting an amoxish punchline here -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 13:44 1
  - HR Blocked -- nm - budice Nov 17, 13:45
- If you can’t do your return, neither can they. - spamlet Nov 17, 13:43 3
  - Yup, my mom worked for them a bunch of years ago - decline Nov 17, 14:19
  - oh. ooohhhhh. -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 13:44 1
    - This is the job listing for their front line people. HS degree and an 18 hour course. Sales experience is a plus. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 17, 13:52
- They're the Poland-Ukraine border of accounting. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 13:43
- they seem one step above payday lenders with the way they rip off filers to sign over their refunds, taking a cut for marginally expedited payment -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 13:42
- H&R Block is to accounting as McDonalds is to milkshake machines -- nm* - Beryllium Nov 17, 13:40 1
  - McDonalds once a year is delicious! -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 13:40
Nooooooo. -- nm - Spawn in his a mastodon costume Nov 17, 13:38

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