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The French jersey looks cool. -- nm - Loyola Nov 22, 11:29
Geographically speaking, Qatar is to Saudi Arabia as Florida is to the US. - Loyola Nov 22, 11:27
The Univision announcers saying the names of the Australians is comical. -- nm - Mop Nov 22, 11:16
I was wondering why it seemed so much added time is being played at the World Cup -- (link) - znufrii Nov 22, 11:12 2
- They really should just go to a "ball in play" clock. A bit harder to control, granted, but it's not like the major competitions don't have the - Marlowe Nov 22, 11:38
- leap seconds? -- nm - Dano Nov 22, 11:16
after It's A Wonderful Life, do you think Clarence ever tried the same trick with other suicidal losers but then they saw it would have been better if - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 11:10 3
- 🤣—Honestly, I think they would always have their thumb-on-the-scale, for the “what if?” flash forwards—family dead or evil without the person— - Flavorize Nov 22, 11:34 2
  - Scrooge's ghosts had no problem showing him what a worthless piece of shit he'd been in life -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 11:36 1
    - I think Scrooge’s ghosts would be less “pro-life” about him—Either he changes, or he’s gone…world is better off. Scrooge is more Trumpish to Bailey’s - Flavorize Nov 22, 11:41
Is France gonna get Argentina'd? -- nm - Mop Nov 22, 11:10 2
- No. -- nm - Mop Nov 22, 11:33
- They saw-de Argentina match for sure. -- nm - Loyola Nov 22, 11:19
FTX Lawyer Says ‘Substantial Amount’ of Crypto Firm’s Assets Stolen or Missing -- (link) - spamlet Nov 22, 11:02 9
- I am going to check into one of the Bahamian properties since my money helped pay for it - Epiphany Nov 22, 11:10
- did he show up to court in a giant hot dog costume? -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 11:05 7
  - Peyton / Eli had no clue on Snapchat Hotdog in the stands during one MNF game. -- nm - budice Nov 22, 11:06 6
    - i'm told the great thing about blockchain is there is a permanent record to show who the current crypto owner is -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 11:07 5
      - Good luck when you find out the assets were cashed out under Alameda and SBF's name. -- nm - budice Nov 22, 11:11 4
        
        but the blockchain -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 11:13 3
        
        impersonation yo. "Hi Im Alameda or SBF" -- nm* - budice Nov 22, 11:16 2
        
        so then it is hackable -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 11:21 1
        
        For every mousetrap there's a better mouse. -- nm - budice Nov 22, 11:24
Ice Cube passed on $9m paycheck for getting the vaccine shot that the rest of the world was lining up to get for free -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 10:59
🎵 waltzing matilda waltzing matilda 🎵 -- nm - Mop Nov 22, 10:58
Saudi Arabia has declared tomorrow a national holiday -- nm - Beaker Nov 22, 10:52 3
- The team might as well withdraw from the tournament now. They done. -- nm - Mop Nov 22, 10:59
- a free bonesaw for every citizen -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 10:58
- this could be real. is this real? -- nm - Diva Nov 22, 10:54
Greg Olsen flippantly told Tom Brady ‘This TV thing sucks’ during their first Fox meeting -- (link) - budice Nov 22, 10:47 1
- so does his announcing. and his face. - Diva Nov 22, 10:52
Laptop quandary - should we buy Mac a laptop on Black Friday? Here's the situation - prayformojo Nov 22, 10:16 10
- Thanks, everybody. This helps a lot....it looks like taking the plunge and buying one now is the way to go. I'll probably have follow-up questions - prayformojo Nov 22, 11:01
- if the kid is getting into art and potentially animation, then an iPad or similar maybe a better option if they dont have touch screen laptops - tRuMaN Nov 22, 10:42
- Honestly if you’re buying a Mac (ha!), it will easily last six years. - spamlet Nov 22, 10:34 2
  - Yep. I would strongly recommend a Mac for Mac as well. - Dark Callisto Nov 22, 11:10
  - And if you or Mac have questions about the art stuff email me: - spamlet Nov 22, 10:52
- We bought both our kids laptops heading into their senior years of HS. EDIT: My son's lasted fine. My daughter is now sophomore and still going strong -- (edited) - oblique Nov 22, 10:30
- M2s are dropping soon I think but for college use an M1 (which will be discounted more after that) should be more than enough -- nm* - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 10:23 1
  - fwiw Macworld says buy now, especially with those sweet Black Friday deals -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 10:50
- timespans need bridging? laptop needs to last for many years? my go-to answer is ... - Beryllium Nov 22, 10:17 1
  - The only thing I don’t like about the Amazon laptops is I think they’re limited to 256gb. - spamlet Nov 22, 10:56
... pushing out a small patch, let me know if login breaks. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 22, 10:16 3
- Was logged out and just logged back in -- nm - bink* Nov 22, 10:23
- Still logged in, it seems. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 22, 10:20
- well, it worked for me ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 22, 10:19
FInal Four: Indy will host the 2029 Mens game. -- nm - Remlik Nov 22, 10:10 2
- Portland will host the NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four in 2030. I'll be buying tickets. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 22, 10:46
- Nashville will host Wrestlemania 43 in 2026 iirc. David has already bought tickets. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 22, 10:19
Dani Rojas (FOTBOL IS LIFE!) commercial for Verizon. -- (link) - Mop Nov 22, 10:05 [youtube]
In non-World Cup soccer news, Cristiano Ronaldo will be leaving ManU effective immediately. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 22, 09:59 2
- Is he at the World Cup? -- nm - The Allfather Nov 22, 10:01 1
  - yup -- nm - Beaker Nov 22, 10:02
I've been watching this match through the Spanish speaking announcers just hoping. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 22, 09:55
JFK: 9 years ago one of my radio friends interviewed Dr. McCelland one of the docs in the room in Dallas -- (link) - Remlik Nov 22, 09:55 2
- one of the sad(der) things about listening to the news reports from that day is for about the first hour they still didn’t know enough to know how bad - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 10:10 1
  - agreed. It's fascinating to see how news coverage has changed since then -- nm - Remlik Nov 22, 10:11
The Guardian on Musk -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 22, 09:41 8
- Sounds about right. -- nm - znufrii Nov 22, 09:49
- the fiduciary business rule is a cruel mistress -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 09:48
- Not too many people I wish death upon. But this man qualifies. -- nm - Jovian Nov 22, 09:45 5
  - i just would like to see him broke and ignored. - Andie Nov 22, 09:48 1
    - but that's never going to happen. He will die a billionaire. So the sooner, the better. -- nm - Jovian Nov 22, 09:51
  - and before ST gets mad. Understand I find this man to be a direct threat to democracy and western civilization as we know it. - Jovian Nov 22, 09:47 2
    - Tell me you've at least watched Altered Carbon ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 22, 10:13 1
      - Oh I have. That's a horrific thought of a forever Elon. -- nm - Jovian Nov 22, 10:27
Nice animation showing Artemis' path relative to the moon's orbit around the earth -- (link) - oblique Nov 22, 09:22 5
- Thanks. That's really interesting -- nm - prayformojo Nov 22, 09:26 1
  - I missed this one also. Artemis photo of the far side of the moon -- (link) - oblique Nov 22, 09:42
- another view from a different perspective -- (link) - oblique Nov 22, 09:23 2
  - I wouldn't have been remotely close to the second one by watching the first one. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 22, 09:26 1
    - yeah, I find the second link (which is often shown) confusing because the moon moves side to side which isn't really what is happening in the first -- nm - oblique Nov 22, 09:30
Pie crusts are my nemesis - decline Nov 22, 09:17 3
- Try putting the crust back into the fridge or freezer and then par bake them - bink* Nov 22, 09:19 2
  - Oh I have - decline Nov 22, 09:32 1
    - *will keep fingers crossed for success* - bink* Nov 22, 09:36
Hola TTers long time no see - Happy Thanksgiving (just doing a quick fly by) -- nm - bink* Nov 22, 09:16 25
- OMG! Happy holidays!!! -- nm - Spawn Nov 22, 11:31
- Happy Thanksgiving! -- nm - Dano Nov 22, 11:17
- Hello! Drop-in more often! Happy holidays! -- nm - Flavorize Nov 22, 10:44
- david did you wrong. it's worse than twitter in here -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 10:38
- Have a Happy Thanksgiving and hope you come by more often! -- nm - spamlet Nov 22, 10:35
- Happy Thanksgiving! Good to see you! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 22, 10:17 1
  - :) -- nm - bink* Nov 22, 10:25
- *waves* - znufrii Nov 22, 10:14 1
  - *waves back* - bink* Nov 22, 10:24
- hello! -- nm - i.b! Nov 22, 09:43 1
  - Hello :) -- nm - bink* Nov 22, 10:25
- Nice to see you. Happy holidays! -- nm - pmb Nov 22, 09:39 1
  - HH :) -- nm - bink* Nov 22, 10:25
- Welcome! I hope things are going well for you :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 22, 09:28 1
  - Thanks, you too. :) -- nm - bink* Nov 22, 10:26
- hi! -- nm - oblique Nov 22, 09:25 1
  - :) -- nm - bink* Nov 22, 10:26
- gobble-gobble-gobble! *waves* -- nm - JaxSean Nov 22, 09:20 3
  - Been enjoying your beer feed on the IG. ;) -- nm - bink* Nov 22, 09:21 2
    - Got to see NIN at Louder Than Life - hadn't seen them in so many years. - JaxSean Nov 22, 09:36 1
      - That show had an ah-Mazing setlist! - bink* Nov 22, 09:45
- Wow, now there's a blast from the past. Thanks for stopping by! Hope you're doing well -- nm - prayformojo Nov 22, 09:17 3
  - Thanks, I got a nudge from David M. - bink* Nov 22, 09:20 2
    - OF COURSE WE DO!!! - The Allfather Nov 22, 10:02 1
      - :) -- nm - bink* Nov 22, 10:09
Mel Alert: Undertaker 1 man show in Boston on Friday. He does a 2 hour talk, local band plays. It's supposed to be pretty good -- (link) - Remlik Nov 22, 09:16
What time does Andor drop? I'm debating staying up to see the finale if it's midnight. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 22, 09:08 3
- I think he finally becomes a Jedi in the finale. - Jovian Nov 22, 09:38 1
  - The Andorlorian -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 09:44
- Futon Critic says 3:01 AM (but may drop earlier as sometimes happens) -- nm* - Beaker Nov 22, 09:09
I know you're dying to know: I think I am back at pixel watch. -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 22, 09:03 3
- This is the right - if not altogether economical - decision. -- nm - Mop Nov 22, 09:04 2
  - I have some google store credit. -- (link) - judge amanda jones Nov 22, 09:08 1
    - definitely -- nm - JaxSean Nov 22, 09:21
oh of course, the reason why everyone is out sick from the school is covid, why didn't I think of that? - Beryllium Nov 22, 09:01 2
- but wearing a mask infringes on my freedom and masks were invented by Hitler and Trudeau is Hitler. -- nm - Beaker Nov 22, 09:02
- (it's not reached our house, but definitely the youngest's classroom) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 22, 09:02
Today is apparently the busiest day for air travel in the US, not tomorrow -- (link) - znufrii Nov 22, 08:56 6
- Makes sense -- nm - ty97 Nov 22, 09:04
- i haven't gone home for T'giving in 15 years. i'd really have to leave today to make it worthwhile with the time zone shit -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 08:58 3
  - Yup, we’re facing the same conundrum with our trip to Oregon in February, how long do we need to stay to make it worth it. -- nm - znufrii Nov 22, 10:06
  - If it's 15 years, is it still home? -- nm - loosilu Nov 22, 09:05 1
    - i go back at Xmas for 10 days -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 09:07
- "I'll travel on Tuesday to beat the crowds!" -- nm - Everyone Nov 22, 08:58
The Devil Conspiracy -- (link) - mud Nov 22, 08:55 [youtube] 3
- Well, I watched about half of that before losing interest. -- nm - Mop Nov 22, 08:58 2
  - The trailer / movie seems very very dark. And I mean that literally. Did they use lighting when they filmed this? - Jovian Nov 22, 09:37
  - thank you for sharing that. -- nm - mud Nov 22, 09:04
Dear online stores, *angrily points to calendar* -- nm - spamlet Nov 22, 08:37 6
- Why do you hate deals spamlet? -- nm - ty97 Nov 22, 09:05
- If they don't tell you first, you might wait and buy from someone else on Friday! -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 22, 08:49
- ik, r? 😅 -- nm - Diva Nov 22, 08:42
- Black Week -- nm - Beaker Nov 22, 08:38 2
  - and a half -- nm - Beaker Nov 22, 08:38 1
    - even longer from what I’ve seen in recent weeks. it’s dumb and also stress-inducing. -- nm - i.b! Nov 22, 09:39
FTX bought at least 19 Bahamas properties worth $121M US, some in name of Bankman-Fried's parents -- (link*) - Beaker Nov 22, 08:25 9
- Sure, that Bankman-Fried guy is a fucked up crpyto-bro, but the real star here is the girlfriend. Who plays her in the movie? - Mop Nov 22, 09:02 2
  - i think the girlfriend is a glammed-down Elle Fanning. -- nm - Andie Nov 22, 09:17 1
    - And a bulked up Austin Butler is SBF. -- nm - Andie Nov 22, 09:19
- Law professors. huh. -- nm - Andie Nov 22, 08:32 4
  - not that i would expect it from Stanford but probably should look into how much the parents were also wrapped up in their son's shady shit - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 08:42 3
    - to wit -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 08:51 2
      - I wonder if they knew about it before it was done. -- nm - i.b! Nov 22, 09:43 1
        
        I know what they would (hopefully) teach their law students! -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 10:21
- get em, trustee -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 22, 08:29
Wordle 521 2/6 (starting word really paid off) - spamlet Nov 22, 08:21 5
- 4/5 but I made a neat pattern! - ReluctantCynic Nov 22, 09:48
- Waffle 2/5 - oblique Nov 22, 09:38 1
  - Waffle 3/5 - ReluctantCynic Nov 22, 09:47
- me, too. - i.b! Nov 22, 09:36
- 3 - rollo Nov 22, 08:51
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Nov 22, 08:15 2
- Enjoy. -- nm - Chef Slowik Nov 22, 08:21 1
  - Did not get a chance to go this weekend (sinus headache) but really looking forward to it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 22, 08:24

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