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So if there's a crazy Fantasy Football League story that Matthew Berry hasn't heard..... -- (link) - JD Nov 18, 09:42 1
- Yep. That's a new one. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 18, 09:50
BTW, CounterSocial might be a way to ease into Mastodon. Works the same, but no server choice necessary, and one less timeline. -- nm - mara Nov 18, 09:36 3
- repost from last night. i see a lot of creatives advertising they're likely moving to Post (from the Waze creator) if/when Twitter kicks it -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 18, 09:46
- So it's like truth social or gab, but not racist? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 18, 09:37 1
  - As far as I can tell -- nm - mara Nov 18, 09:41
24 years ago, first trailer for Episode I premiered -- (link) - budice Nov 18, 09:34 7
- That was the day that nostalgia died (and was reanimated by corporations). -- nm - Beryllium Nov 18, 09:36
- And I saw *Waterboy* to see it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 09:36 5
  - I thought it premiered with Wing Comander -- nm - eag Nov 18, 09:40
  - I suffered through Meet Joe Black to see it. -- nm - Mop Nov 18, 09:38 1
    - I saw it ahead of The Siege -- nm - JD Nov 18, 09:44
  - Waterboy is awesome. -- nm - Beaker Nov 18, 09:37 1
    - YOU CAN DO IT!!! -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 09:39
man, I wonder how much office supplies have been removed from the Twitter offices in the past few days -- nm - Beaker Nov 18, 09:32 1
- Twitter coffee cups -- nm - budice Nov 18, 09:34
Sterling K. Brown's meet cute with his wife Ryan Michelle Bathe is indeed cute -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 18, 09:26 1
- How does she do that with her eyes??? -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 18, 09:33
If any gambling sites are offering odds on Twitter downtime, I think that increases the chances of actual downtime. - Beryllium Nov 18, 09:22 4
- I also think every bit of news about the servers being on autopilot is going to give hackers incentive to see if they can bring it down first. -- nm - Max Nov 18, 09:31
- Not just Elmo, *any* staff. -- nm - mara Nov 18, 09:25 1
  - Remaining staff who aren't being forced to stay there due to visa issues are certainly professionally suspect, in my mind. - Beryllium Nov 18, 09:29
- Hope no one takes any bets from a Mr Elno Skum -- nm - Roger More Nov 18, 09:25
Taylor Swift response from IG -- (link) - budice Nov 18, 09:21 6
- I totally feel her when it comes to being reassured several times that something can work and then it definitely does not. -- nm - Qale Nov 18, 10:19
- Posted to IG as a Story so it disappears and folks can't reply. -- nm - Mop Nov 18, 09:44
- That's nice. What's she doing to fix this? - Mop Nov 18, 09:41 1
  - writing a song about it -- nm - Beaker Nov 18, 09:42
- znu, show me on the doll where the bear attacked you. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 09:34
- Here's the image so you don't have to go to twatter. -- (pic) - JaxSean Nov 18, 09:25 [Attachment]
“Murderville” is returning to Netflix with a Christmas special with Jason Bateman and Maya Rudolph. -- (link) - LMS Nov 18, 09:19 2
- Sweet! I hope they do another full season. -- nm - Krusty Nov 18, 09:59
- Rudolph? Christmas? Murder..? -- nm - Mop Nov 18, 09:41
Ha! Of course payroll and taxes would jump, they can go *anywhere*. -- (link) - Reagen Nov 18, 09:05 10
- fwiw, HR-Payroll can be outsourced fairly easily these days. -- nm - budice Nov 18, 09:18 6
  - I used to work for Big Payroll and I guarantee Twitter doesn't do it in house. That said, HR staff is needed to submit the information to the provider - zunk takes things literally Nov 18, 09:45
  - I hear H&R Block is great -- nm - Elon Nov 18, 09:26
  - It really depends on what system they are using. - decline Nov 18, 09:25
  - For payroll, it's even easier with remote employees -- nm - Beryllium Nov 18, 09:20 2
    - Timekeeping, Payroll, Benefits can happen anywhere on the Web. The challenge is associating FTE time with internal projects and stuff. -- nm - budice Nov 18, 09:24 1
      - Pfft. -- nm - Big Head si Nov 18, 09:25
- Funny how many would immediately stop work if they knew the direct deposit wasn't coming. -- nm - budice Nov 18, 09:17
- Heh -- (pic) - Beryllium Nov 18, 09:11 [Attachment]
- Pretty sure-fire way to piss off those who remain is to not pay them on-time and with correct rates and withholdings. -- nm - TWuG Nov 18, 09:08
Have we heard anything about Bad Sisters on Apple+? - znufrii Nov 18, 09:03 9
- It’s been highly recommended to me by a coworker, but I haven’t watched it yet. -- nm - kelly Nov 18, 09:39
- ST loved it -- nm - Beaker Nov 18, 09:38
- My sister, niece, and mother all love it. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 18, 09:20
- it's so good. -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 18, 09:13
- it's feckin good -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 18, 09:11
- I've raved about it repeatedly since Aug!!! -- nm - mud Nov 18, 09:10
- My wife and I watched it. I gave it an A -- nm - oblique Nov 18, 09:05
- I heard renewal (but have zero idea what it is)? -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 09:05 1
  - it's hilarious (and Bono's daughter is outstanding) -- nm - mud Nov 18, 09:19
Wow, 5/3 Bank with the second app change this year. And it looks so crappy I logged in on the computer to make sure it was real. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 09:03
I liked the first episode of 1899 a good bit. Now I want to rewatch Dark -- nm - prayformojo Nov 18, 08:53 5
- they're not related, right? Just the same studio - decline Nov 18, 08:58 1
  - not related, but both made by same husband/wife team. Dark is just about my favorite sci-fi project (*heavy* sci-fi) ever - prayformojo Nov 18, 08:59
- Same. (slight spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Nov 18, 08:57 2
  - The actor who plays the captain was one of the leads in Dark.He's great as the captain, I'm glad they are working with him again -- nm - prayformojo Nov 18, 09:02 1
    - I recognized him and his broodiness. - ReluctantCynic Nov 18, 09:26
Wordle in a cool 5 - rollo Nov 18, 08:48 3
- I have that Mondrian on my living room wall -- nm - prayformojo Nov 18, 08:50 1
  - Upside-down, I presume? -- nm - znufrii Nov 18, 09:15
- that's fairly impressive -- nm - oblique Nov 18, 08:49
For less than 0.3% of the Twitter purchase price, elon could've bought The Expanse from Amazon and made 3 more seasons. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 18, 08:41
Wait, FTX wasn’t hacked? -- (link) - mara Nov 18, 08:37 3
- The hack was coming from the INSIDE -- nm - Epiphany Nov 18, 09:02 1
  - oooo - Johnny Onions probably knows about this -- nm - Epiphany Nov 18, 09:03
- I figured it was an inside job but this might be even better -- nm - oblique Nov 18, 08:49
Appears that McCarthy may have a hard time getting to 218 for Speaker. -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 18, 08:31 7
- I'm reminded of a certain scene in Team America: World Police. -- nm - Mop Nov 18, 08:48
- this is just negotiating the price -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 18, 08:47 1
  - a good thread on how the voting math actually works on the floor -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 18, 08:52
- So that's the Freedom Caucus at work. -- nm - Max Nov 18, 08:35
- and it appears the GOP has a hard time getting more than 218. (yet) -- nm - mud Nov 18, 08:34 2
  - it could still end up 218-217 !! -- (link) - mud Nov 18, 09:14 1
    - can you imagine if (a whopping big if) Cheney ran as an independent, won and then became speaker? the two parties coulda been 217-217 ! -- nm - mud Nov 18, 09:17
do I want to replace my two functioning 24" monitors with two new 32" monitors? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 18, 08:31 18
- you should link me the monitors you're considering. I would love a 32" with good resolution. -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 18, 08:57 7
  - Here is a slightly newer(?) version of what Kilbo posted about i think - tRuMaN Nov 18, 09:51
  - Someone may have posted a chart below showing all the relevant options currently on the market. -- nm - Mop Nov 18, 09:01 3
    - kilbo's linked monitor is half the price of the least costly one on your list? -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 18, 09:17 2
      - As Kilbo noted, these are all *at least* 4k. That was a minimum requirement. - Mop Nov 18, 09:49
      - Note: mine is QHD, not 4K (specifically that has to do with resolution and gaming for me) - oblique Nov 18, 09:39
  - This is the one I bought back in 2019 (has it been that long?) -- (link) - oblique Nov 18, 08:58 1
    - We bought 2 LG 32" from Costco for mrsjax home office, but putting them next to each other was too large. -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 18, 09:19
- Yes. And you're welcome. -- (pic) - Mop Nov 18, 08:51 [Attachment]
- Why not just one and use split windows? -- nm - spamlet Nov 18, 08:47
- I will not try to sway you but if you want to send me the two trash 24" ones I will PayPal you $50! -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 08:47
- I love my 32" LG. Two of them is alot -- nm - oblique Nov 18, 08:41 3
  - Yep, this. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 18, 08:51 2
    - Two widescreen 27" are probably about the largest I'd go. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 18, 08:53 1
      - I think we have one guy here using dual 32". He's in accounting and deals with giant spreadsheets so I can see it -- (edited) - oblique Nov 18, 08:55
- No. It's too big. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 18, 08:36
- Why not a big 60"? -- nm - Strongbad Nov 18, 08:33
- mid-life crisis? -- nm - decline Nov 18, 08:31
Watching S1 of Supernatural. They're all babies! Was this really 17 years ago? -- nm - Ender Nov 18, 08:29 2
- it is surreal. -- nm - Epiphany Nov 18, 08:35 1
  - the acting in the pilot is...not good. -- nm - Epiphany Nov 18, 08:36
Huh, interesting (Wasserman) trivia -- (link) - ty97 Nov 18, 08:23
Kilbo! Your next car: The 9,046-lb Hummer EV is so enormous that charging it costs ~$100 -- (link) - decline Nov 18, 08:23 5
- It really is ridiculously inefficient -- nm - TWuG Nov 18, 09:06
- That would be a $40 charge here. -- nm - Reagen Nov 18, 08:29 1
  - you should get 2! And it would probably help you drive over the giant snow drifts you have year round -- nm - decline Nov 18, 08:31
- Ooof. 246 kWh battery roughly 4x larger than the one in my car. I get 256 miles on a good day. If I was running at the Hummer efficiency, I'd get 85 -- nm* - oblique Nov 18, 08:25 1
  - but just think how stylin' you'll look -- nm - decline Nov 18, 08:27
While looking for a picture of Scapey I just took a nice stroll down memory lane on the Common Terms and Phrases wiki page. -- (link) - Ender Nov 18, 08:19 2
- I’m sorry. ML was certainly not the Democratic spy. Edit: it wasn’t even a *Democratic* spy -- nm* - spamlet Nov 18, 08:41
- 3 Dong Night doesn't go away quickly -- nm - budice Nov 18, 08:21
Fencing rings that netted $18 million in L.A. railroad thefts are taken down, authorities say - con_carne Nov 18, 08:14 5
- I might watch this movie, actually. -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 18, 09:11
- I knew what you meant even before I clicked. Even so, I thought of underground fight clubs with the foil, epee, and saber -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 08:16 3
  - Those would be some swashbuckling heists! -- nm - con_carne Nov 18, 08:31
  - That's where I was too. "Man, that's a fancy fight club they hav....oh." -- nm - Volnelk Nov 18, 08:18
  - First rule of Fence Club -- nm - budice Nov 18, 08:18
Bills having logistical challenges getting to Detroit for the game -- (link) - budice Nov 18, 08:12 2
- I hope they don't make it. If they hold a professional football game in Detroit, then Detroit will want a professional football team -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 08:14 1
  - Well, the other team is Cleveland. - the wrong element Nov 18, 08:15
I remember my mom telling me that my dad got up in the middle of the night at the age of 60something to beat all the other old men to - crash davis Nov 18, 08:09
We camped out part of the night for goddamn Phantom Menace tickets! -- nm - Qale Nov 18, 08:09
Is Will back from the bank yet? -- nm - mara Nov 18, 08:08 12
- Got my $100 back too -- nm - budice Nov 18, 08:14
- Paperwork is signed, account is locked down, new account is in place (for now) and I didn’t need to cut a bitch. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 18, 08:14 9
  - oh, good -- nm - decline Nov 18, 08:23
  - *whew* -- nm - mara Nov 18, 08:22
  - Did they cover the money taken? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 18, 08:16 3
    - Pending investigation, yes. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 18, 08:17 1
      - awesome -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 08:18
    - yes, this -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 08:17
  - Awesome. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 18, 08:16
  - when is your money reappearing in your account? -- nm - Epiphany Nov 18, 08:15
  - Glad to hear. I'd 100% submit a complaint to the CFPB about this especially since this is not the first time they have failed to prevent this -- nm* - oblique Nov 18, 08:14
- The police scanner says that someone fitting his description robbed it, so, yes? -- nm - Qale Nov 18, 08:09
taxing ticket resell profits at a confiscatory rate could put the volume brokers out of business, presumably -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 18, 08:06 1
- interesting -- nm - Epiphany Nov 18, 08:16
“The higher the monkey climbs, the more he exposes his backside. So too with the super rich.” -- (link) - znufrii Nov 18, 08:04
Next up on HDTGM: The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure -- nm - JD Nov 18, 07:59 4
- WTF is an Oogielove? -- nm - znufrii Nov 18, 08:01 3
  - wtf is an HDTGM? -- nm - mud Nov 18, 08:12 2
    - I'm assuming the podcast How Did This Get Made. -- nm - the wrong element Nov 18, 08:13
    - IRYS! -- nm - Qale Nov 18, 08:12
Out of all the overnight tweets, this is my favorite. -- (link) - The Gossip King Nov 18, 07:58 12
- I want to tweet "EEELONNN JENNNNKINNNS" but since my account is semi-corporate we've been advised not to tweet anything brand related. -- nm - Max Nov 18, 08:13 2
  - You need a new @hititmax personal twitter -- nm - oblique Nov 18, 08:14 1
    - Yes, by all means make more twitter accounts. - Spawn Nov 18, 08:48
- Oh, and here's why WWE is trash you should never ever never watch. -- (link) - The Gossip King Nov 18, 08:00 6
  - Remlik, I'm not following what David is saying here. Please explain -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 08:05 5
    - Linda McMahon is in blue doing Linda McMahon things. -- nm - Qale Nov 18, 08:06 4
      - thank you Qale! -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 08:07 3
        
        You don't have to denounce Qale, just Remlik. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 18, 08:07 2
        
        But I like Cena too? -- nm - Qale Nov 18, 08:10 1
        
        Gross. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 18, 08:12
- Wait, you read *all* the overnight tweets? As they happened, or this morning!?! -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 08:00 1
  - probly -- nm - mud Nov 18, 08:18
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Nov 18, 07:58

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