ST Alpha - Backboarding

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Search Dr. S. Talk
TT/ST Wiki
How Well Do You Know ...

RSS Feed

Hosting by DigitalOcean

Support ST on Ko-Fi

Welcome to SlickerTalk ▲

Kick your heels up, settle in, and get ready for a raucous discussion. The topic is anything and everything: movies, television, politics, music, breaking news, recycled news, orange-colored prediction markets, etc.

Join the Conversation

Suggestions and requests can be sent to team @ slackertalk.com. Or, please use this form to submit a bug report.

Recent News ▲

BlueSky Starter Pack for STers
This is a list of automatic follows when creating a BS account. Special thanks to Kim for setting it up! To bridge your account to the Fediverse, follow @ap.brid.gy (per the Bridgy docs)
the pack

[ SlackerTalk / Beta ] [ SlickerTalk ] [ Dr. S. Talk ]

Live

Down to Post

< Newer

Older >

Posts: 157

AMC Networks to See ‘Large-Scale Layoff’ After Streaming Miscalculation -- (link) - budice Nov 29, 09:31 14
- it doesn't help that their streaming app is the worst of them all, by several touchdowns -- nm - prayformojo Nov 29, 09:47
- can't believe fucking over writers (not named Vince Gilligan) with mini-rooms never produced a decent follow up to Mad Men or Breaking Bad -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 29, 09:39 4
  - Sure, spending more will solve the problem. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 29, 09:41 3
    - their competitors somehow managed to find and buy many great shows through normal development over the last 8 years -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 29, 09:43 2
      - They half-assed it is the main problem I think -- nm - rollo Nov 29, 09:47 1
        
        writers have been screaming at them for years that their mini room model was not only cheap but also bad for creating anything good. fuck em -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 29, 09:49
- "It was our belief that cord cutting losses would be offset by gains in streaming. This has not been the case." - Mop Nov 29, 09:38 4
  - yeah. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 29, 09:42
  - wait till they find out about theatrical exhibition -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 29, 09:41 1
    - All you need to do is release more movies to theaters! There, fixed! -- nm - The Other AMC Nov 29, 09:45
  - Yup. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 29, 09:39
- I’m so disappointed in James Dolan. He always seemed like such a competent executive. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 29, 09:36 2
  - This 1 seems destined for a casestudy about licensing dynamite content v. building an expensive streaming platform no one will want in a crowded space -- nm - rollo Nov 29, 09:41 1
    - they're just one in the growing line of suckers who bought into the dumb idea that anybody can be a Netflix -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 29, 09:48
And for the next 24 hours or so we are dog people -- (pic) - znufrii Nov 29, 09:21 [Attachment] 4
- ohhhhhhh. adorable. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 29, 09:34
- Riiiiight. 24 hours. Like you're ever giving up that precious treasure. -- nm - Mop Nov 29, 09:27 1
  - We can’t keep him. - znufrii Nov 29, 09:28
- ahhh -- nm - Andie Nov 29, 09:26
lol Zaslav drove Legendary over to Sony -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 29, 09:19 2
- How devastating to WB. - The Allfather Nov 29, 09:39
- To be fair, it was Kiler's day-and-date strategy that drove Legendary away. Zaslav just didn't have the money to repair that partnership. -- nm - Mop Nov 29, 09:24
another benefit of the IRA -- putting the squeeze on lithium supplies for Tesla -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 29, 09:15
Guys guys. Please stop picking on Elon Musk. Okay? Kevin has asked nicely. -- (link) - Jovian Nov 29, 09:14 3
- What a bunch of weenies. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 29, 09:15 2
  - I think the word you're looking for is... SNOWFLAKES. -- nm - Mop Nov 29, 09:23
  - Come on. Its just a little light fascism for the early afternoon. "Id trust Elon more than the government" -- nm - Jovian Nov 29, 09:18
BBC Christmas programming has been announced (includes new Detectorists and Happy Valley) - LMS Nov 29, 09:07 2
- Thanks for sharing this! -- nm - Krusty Nov 29, 09:44
- yay! -- nm - mud Nov 29, 09:08
Happy Deshaun Watson Day Browns fans -- nm - Beaker Nov 29, 09:07 2
- I picked up Deshaun in ff ~5 weeks ago. I knew it was a limp move at the time, but figured he could come in handy as the season hit its climax -- nm - rollo Nov 29, 09:36 1
  - So you’re planning ahead as a hands-on owner might overcome the up and down nature of the first 11 weeks? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 29, 09:38
This is just a really weird story: Dude didn't check baggage for a flight, yet went to the carousel, took a woman's bag, and checked it on his next few flights -- (link*) - decline Nov 29, 08:55 5
- I get there is some newsworthiness here, but Alpha News? Eeesh. -- nm - Qale Nov 29, 10:52
- What a shitty article. - JaxSean Nov 29, 09:11 2
  - I hope we never link to that site again. just the reference links alone should be clues to its right-wing wackadooness, even if this writing - i.b! Nov 29, 09:37 1
    - sorry - I didn't realize. In my defense, I'm trying not to link to twitter, so linked to the article -- (edited) - decline Nov 29, 09:40
- The choice of photos is interesting. -- nm - Spawn Nov 29, 09:02
Will/Kelly: Kanye West ate dinner at Matsutake in Frederick last night (with Nick Fuentes). -- nm - MDH Nov 29, 08:43 2
- Lol. Of all the places to go… -- nm - kelly Nov 29, 08:47
- Awww, they had some vermin in their establishment. Call the heath department. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 29, 08:47
Anyone see the Dale Dickey film A Love Song? - got an option to go see it tonight but can't really be bothered unless it's great. -- nm - LMS Nov 29, 08:38 1
- RT is 95%, but imdb is 6.9 stars. -- nm - Spawn Nov 29, 08:47
The decline of Sears makes me sad. Christmas for my childhood was all about the Sears Christmas Catalog. - Max Nov 29, 08:38 11
- Similar but for a local department store called Boscov's -- nm - rollo Nov 29, 09:34
- I see Eddie Lampert still owns the company and continues to run it into the group. - Mop Nov 29, 08:54
- Amazon sends out a physical toy catalog every year. -- nm - Mop Nov 29, 08:51 3
  - It's not the same! THE WISH BOOK RULED! -- nm - ty97 Nov 29, 09:31
  - Target as well. -- nm - znufrii Nov 29, 08:52 1
    - For some of their toys, sure. -- nm - Spawn Nov 29, 08:53
- I appreciate more options being available on a whim -- nm - budice Nov 29, 08:42 2
  - see, that's not nearly as fun to me. You had to REALLY think through your choices in the catalogue. You had to decide what you REALLY REALLY wanted. -- nm - Andie Nov 29, 09:18 1
    - Plus, the Sears catalog was THE authority. As in, nowhere else to look. At least not with as good of options. -- nm - Spawn Nov 29, 09:19
- That and the decline of Christmas catalogs in general. -- nm - Spawn Nov 29, 08:38 1
  - Williams Sonoma catalog was always fun browsing, esp the recipes which used that $300 utensil...till they became buy this $20 jar of sauce too. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 29, 10:44
Pacers/Lakers local radio guy with the call of the final shot -- (link) - Remlik Nov 29, 08:17 4
- That is the Reggie Spot. -- nm - Spawn Nov 29, 08:28 3
  - right? This is the 1st time in a long time that we have a TEAM that likes each other w/ a good coach. This team is turning heads. -- nm - Remlik Nov 29, 08:29 2
    - We were slow to start, but daaaaaamn. - Spawn Nov 29, 08:30 1
      - Side note: I miss amoxy. -- nm - Spawn Nov 29, 08:49
Consumers spent $11.3 billion on Cyber Monday, representing 5.8% growth year-over-year - the biggest online shopping day of the season and year - decline Nov 29, 07:57 3
- Is that number inflation-adjusted because.... -- nm - Sub-baroner Nov 29, 08:00
- Which surprises me because I felt the deals this years were pretty lame. Or I just didn't need/ want anything this year so it just felt that way -- nm - sycor Nov 29, 07:58 1
  - I still need to buy several gifts. I didn't look at a single Black Friday or Cyber Monday deal. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 29, 08:13
I see a pattern. -- (link) - mud Nov 29, 07:57 10
- you gonna take that, Tim Cook? -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 29, 08:55
- Did we think this somehow wouldn’t happen? -- nm - znufrii Nov 29, 08:36 1
  - Maybe a little. -- nm - Spawn Nov 29, 08:38
- lollool @ me once believing this was the guy to lead humanity to the stars. -- nm - Jovian Nov 29, 08:32
- Misinformation is free speech - Epiphany Nov 29, 08:20 5
  - No it isn't. - Beryllium Nov 29, 08:23 4
    - I agree. It was a poor joke - Epiphany! Nov 29, 09:37
    - Sadly, the Venn diagram of free speech and harmful speech has quite an overlap. -- nm* - mara Nov 29, 08:32 2
      - It's true. But it doesn't apply to corporations; they can control speech to their heart's content moderation. - Beryllium Nov 29, 08:37 1
        
        (The disgusting mental image in that IM *utterly pales in comparison* to a mental image in my blog post draft from last night ...) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 29, 08:39
Can anyone help with a weird audio issue in Chrome vs Edge? - spamlet Nov 29, 07:47 2
- Jiggle the cables. --nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 29, 07:53
- Disable extensions and turn off hardware acceleration -- nm - budice Nov 29, 07:52
The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa on Hawaii, is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years -- (link) - decline Nov 29, 07:40 5
- take me . . . TO THE VOLCANO! -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 29, 08:56
- I think it's one of two big volcanos that woke up this week... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 29, 08:10
- Add that to the list of items for the special prosecutor. -- nm - Sub-baroner Nov 29, 07:46 2
  - won't your new congress have a commission for that? Devin Nunes can chair. -- nm - mud Nov 29, 07:59
  - "it was a perfect eruption! perfect!" -- nm - Jovian Nov 29, 07:48
don't want to block up people's searches :) -- nm* - Beaker Nov 29, 07:19 1
- Yea. Ya got any? -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 29, 07:20
cute wombat gets all the itchies scritched. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Nov 29, 07:18 1
- (start baby talk voice) adorable!!! (end baby talk voice.) -- nm - Andie Nov 29, 09:39
“It’s enough to make an old prosecutor with stubborn faith in the courts proud” -- (link) - znufrii Nov 29, 07:08
Strange to see a Westjet plane at Heathrow - ty97 Nov 29, 07:00 2
- My friend flyed JetBlue LGW to NY recently, said it was the best flight they've ever had. -- nm - LMS Nov 29, 07:08 1
  - Its cool, but lost some luster -- nm - budice Nov 29, 07:11
Finished 1899 last night (major spoils) - Jovian Nov 29, 06:59 3
- Finished watching Gotham Knights cut scenes last night. Thank god I did not buy and play it. Terrible ending. -- nm - Spawn Nov 29, 07:36
- I watched a lot of stuff not sure I can remember it all. Locke & Key S3: C+. Andor: B+ (kinda lost me at the end). Spirited: B- - oblique Nov 29, 07:25 1
  - Also watched that Weird Al movie: B -- nm - oblique Nov 29, 08:16
RIP Theo from Die Hard (also from Walker Texas Ranger and MATLOCK) - Clarence Gilyard Jr -- (link) - Beaker Nov 29, 06:59 4
- Aw man, not Trivette :( -- nm - Beryllium Nov 29, 08:08
- Today my brother told me I killed him. We had watched this over Thanksgiving and I turned to him and said that it *always* bothered me that Theo - Jovian Nov 29, 07:01 2
  - he should of reappeared in #3 after escaping prison - or more likely revamp #4 and make him the big bad -- (edited) - Beaker Nov 29, 07:11 1
    - Yep. He definitely should have been brought back -- nm - Jovian Nov 29, 07:15
World Cup Group A prediction poll: NED v. QAT, ECU v. SEN. Senegal needs a win to get in. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 29, 06:55
Royal Bank of Canada has signed a deal to acquire HSBC Bank Canada for $13.5 billion in cash. -- (link) - Beaker Nov 29, 06:22
Every NFL Fan's Reaction to Week 12 -- (link) - Beaker Nov 29, 06:17 [youtube]
Qatari official puts World Cup deaths 'between 400 and 500' -- (link) - Beaker Nov 29, 06:12 1
- (also, this official is going out a window in the very near future as no way he was supposed to say this); 401-501 new total -- nm - Beaker Nov 29, 06:14
STALKER (or anyone who can find it): looking for a copy of the Ashton Irwin CD Superbloom (we have the LPs). It is insanely hard to find -- (edited) - Beaker Nov 29, 06:11 3
- Ebay from the UK...oddly more expensive than the available LPs. -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 29, 10:50
- I could use a good poll to help out with some suggestions. -- nm - Krusty Nov 29, 06:42 1
  - I didn't want to throw this out there cause it is very pricey and super hard to find; but if someone finds a used one all the better -- nm - Beaker Nov 29, 06:53
Framed: 4/6. Moviedle: 5/6. Actorle: X/8. - Marlowe Nov 29, 06:01
LDB 2022: Link to the sheet is here. Reply here or add yourself if you're playing or if you're out already -- (link) - oblique Nov 29, 05:47 20
- For as little time I actively spend listening to christmas music, it's amazing to me I've never won this -- nm - rollo Nov 29, 09:12
- Count me in! One day, all Christmas music will be Mariah Carey. -- nm - Mop Nov 29, 07:53
- In and out. Heard JJ last night in the car. -- nm - Spawn Nov 29, 07:33 2
  - harsh -- nm - oblique Nov 29, 08:15 1
    - It was not even a Christmas station! This is the first time I did not make it until the final days. - Spawn Nov 29, 08:29
- In, but very relieved that the contest doesn't start before US Thanksgiving -- nm - Roger More Nov 29, 07:29
- Playing but out. -- nm* - mara Nov 29, 07:05
- Survived my daughter's holiday jazz performance last night. Had flashbacks when she introduced a song with "This is my favorite Christmas song" - oblique Nov 29, 06:55
- In and still safe. -- nm - TWuG Nov 29, 06:53
- In and still alive. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 29, 06:44
- I'm in, safe so far. -- nm - LMS Nov 29, 06:44
- In and in so far. -- nm - sycor Nov 29, 06:41
- I'm in. But I'm going to the dentist today and they have music playing constantly. --nm - howie Nov 29, 06:39
- in and ... in. -- nm - colin Nov 29, 06:32 1
  - (i've never officially played, just always followed along, so this is a first) -- nm - colin Nov 29, 06:33
- in and so far, so good. -- nm - Andie Nov 29, 06:20
- Been out since November 11th; then out as soon as it counted and pretty much every day since (wife listens to Christmas music all day every day) -- nm - Beaker Nov 29, 06:07 2
  - You should make her a big Christmas playlist without that song on it. Give yourself a fighting chance. -- nm - sycor Nov 29, 06:40 1
    - she listens to a local radio station mostly :) -- nm - Beaker Nov 29, 06:52
- In, baby! But I don't expect to make it to the end this year with all the store shopping I have to do. -- nm - Krusty Nov 29, 05:56
Wordle 3/6 - oblique Nov 29, 05:44 9
- 5/6 - Marlowe Nov 29, 06:36
- 5 - rollo Nov 29, 06:23
- 5/6 -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 29, 06:18
- 4 - decline Nov 29, 06:07 5
  - wafflegame: 0 stars - decline Nov 29, 06:09 4
    - 2 (as usual) - oblique Nov 29, 06:24
    - 5 stars -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 29, 06:23 2
      - Deluxe, 28 turns, no stars for you! - znufrii Nov 29, 06:33 1
        
        27 - decline Nov 29, 06:47
Lin-Manuel Miranda is on the most recent episode of the It's Always Sunny podcast. -- (link) - Krusty Nov 29, 05:38 [youtube] 2
- Hee hee hee. - Dark Callisto Nov 29, 05:42 1
  - I think you'll enjoy the casual conversation they have -- nm - Krusty Nov 29, 05:47
if I were not H1B, I would be out at twitter immediately. if I were H1B, I'd be looking for a new job like mad. -- (link) - judge amanda jones Nov 29, 05:35 2
- This is not about flu variants. -- nm - Mop Nov 29, 09:00
- It’s insane that he thinks this is a regime that keeps good people. -- nm - mafic Nov 29, 05:57
TV PSA: NBA, Voice, Resident, WWE NXT, Diane Sawyer, Oak Island, Monarch, Rookie Feds, Behind the Music, Black Ink Crew, Queen Sugar, Professionals, -- (edited) - Beaker Nov 29, 05:30 1
- Oak Island is it (we'll get it Sunday) -- nm - Beaker Nov 29, 06:07
Time again to vote for Jim’s friend. She’s in second place. See link,above -- nm - Epiphany Nov 29, 05:27
Restaurants at Disneyland Paris just got 20-30% price increases today -- (link*) - budice Nov 29, 05:21 3
- IGER! -- nm - Mop Nov 29, 07:13
- bastards -- nm - decline Nov 29, 06:59
- that’s way higher than france’s overall inflation rate. I wonder if they’re making up for energy prices going up more. (capped -- (edited) - i.b! Nov 29, 06:55

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

(Disclaimer: This website uses cookies to store identifying information. Please practice safe password usage.)