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On December 19th, 2022, NASA lost contact with the InSight Lander, and it’s assumed InSight may have reached its end of operations :( -- (link) - decline Dec 20, 07:42 5
- That’s what Insight wants you to think. It’s cut the comm lines and the AI is now taking over. Insight is Inevitable. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 20, 07:47 1
  - So Munroe's prediction was wrong only in his choice of hardware? -- (link) - JD Dec 20, 07:53
- RIP -- nm - oblique Dec 20, 07:45
- The FB posts will make you cry! -- (link) - Andie Dec 20, 07:44 1
  - Which reminds me of that great Rosetta and Philae video. Always made me tear up a little. -- (link) - mara xmas, ya filthy animals Dec 20, 07:54 [youtube]
Every NFL Fan's Reaction to Week 15 -- (link) - Beaker Dec 20, 07:40 [youtube]
Dear Stalkee: I apologize. I really thought I had ordered everything with enough time to get it to you by Xmas, but still waiting on one item. -- nm - Dano Claus Dec 20, 07:27 2
- part 2 of mine should be going Thursday -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 07:34
- Tracking says it's been in my town since Thursday, but it hasn't gone "out for delivery" yet. -- nm - Dano Claus Dec 20, 07:28
May I recommend not flying this week? -- (edited) - ty97 Dec 20, 07:00 16
- Ugh. Not flying until 12/26, but I expect spillover will make it awful. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 20, 07:55
- Another view -- (link*) - ty97 Dec 20, 07:33
- BOI - PHX - YUM in two days, back the opposite direction a week later on American -- nm - crash davis Dec 20, 07:26 2
  - I just realized my final destination looks like I'm going to a smoked salmon factory. I'm not that lucky. -- nm - crash davis Dec 20, 07:34 1
    - That airport code was a trivia question last week. -- nm - psilotum Dec 20, 08:01
- i have a United redeye tonight at 11p - hollywood big shot Dec 20, 07:22 1
  - You're ahead of the madness -- nm - ty97 Dec 20, 07:27
- what is a weather waiver? -- nm - Jovian Dec 20, 07:18 5
  - you can voluntarily change your flights with no change fees -- nm - Andie Dec 20, 07:25 3
    - ohh. so stress! - Jovian Dec 20, 07:35 2
      - It's stressful either way, but if you have flexibility (hard at Christmas) it's better than getting stranded in a snowed in airport. -- nm - Andie Dec 20, 07:39 1
        
        Oh agreed. I just know for how little I travel it would stress me out in the worst way if I saw this at the airport that day -- nm - Jovian Dec 20, 07:49
  - it's like a get out of jail free card, except for snow -- nm* - decline Dec 20, 07:24
- we're famous! we're famous!! -- nm - judge amanda jones Dec 20, 07:16
- *looks at the list inside ty's post* That's not so bad *clicks through to twitter* ohhhhhhhhh -- nm - prayformojo Dec 20, 07:08 1
  - it just keeps going! -- nm - colin Dec 20, 07:13
EW First Look at 'Rise of the Pink Ladies', the Grease prequel coming to Paramount+ in 2023 -- (link) - oblique Dec 20, 06:57 1
- eww is right -- nm* - decline Dec 20, 06:58
So I consult for a company (A). I'm a reseller of a lot of services via my other company (B). There's a specific product (C)... stay with me - colin Dec 20, 06:49 1
- FYI, my reseller agreement doesn't have a non disparaging clause, but it does address proprietary information. -- nm - colin Dec 20, 06:49
'Feels Like' Temps for outside NFL games this Saturday: - decline Dec 20, 06:45 1
- The Bills get to play in mild weather for a change -- nm - ty97 Dec 20, 06:49
Why Emily St John Mandel asked for help getting divorced on Wikipedia -- (link) - LMS Dec 20, 06:17
Semantle Jr. 27 guesses, 1 hint (answer spoilers and more rants) - oblique Dec 20, 06:06 1
- yeesh. 55, 7 clues. should have, but didn't see what they were going for. Your hint threw me too! -- nm - prayformojo Dec 20, 06:15
it's anticlimactic: my hiking boots are here. -- nm - judge amanda jones Dec 20, 05:58 7
- aw yeah. time to go find that blair witch. -- nm - mafic Dec 20, 06:31
- What did you get? -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 06:01 5
  - I got crestas from bean. they're so costly but last forever. (black friday sale so over 30% off.) -- nm - judge amanda jones Dec 20, 07:03
  - hiking boots -- nm - decline Dec 20, 06:04 3
    - Herman Survivors? They got me through college. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Dec 20, 06:19 1
      - I hope you love them just as much today. -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 06:44
    - Ahhh. Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 06:05
Pokemon Go ST Poll: how many Scatterbugs have you received so far? - Beaker Dec 20, 05:50 12
- 7 for me. I need to apparently target some friends in 11 other regions...sheesh. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 20, 07:10
- There are 20 total, but only 18 of them are in Pogo right now. I'm at 9. - ty97 Dec 20, 06:25 7
  - THIS is why having worldwide friends is helpful! - Andie Dec 20, 06:30 6
    - I have numerous friends from around the world, but apparently not distributed well to the right regions :( - ty97 Dec 20, 06:31 5
      - oh, i figured you did. -- nm - Andie Dec 20, 06:39 4
        
        I really enjoy different geotags on my things, distance eggs are nice -- nm - ty97 Dec 20, 06:41 3
        
        i did too, and i liked seeing the gifts from other places - just the normal places people walk by in other countries. -- nm - Andie Dec 20, 06:43 2
        
        There's a town in the Netherlands called Zoetemmer, it's near Rotterdam and The Hauge. They've done something I find really neat - ty97 Dec 20, 06:48 1
        
        nice! -- nm - Andie Dec 20, 06:50
- 9. i logged in to play a bit this weekend. -- nm - Andie Dec 20, 06:05
- 5 -- nm - loosilu Dec 20, 06:03
- 5, now 6! -- nm* - Beaker Dec 20, 05:51
I'm so far behind this year and I don't know how the days got away from me. I was so early with buying all my gifts and getting them wrapped. -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 20, 05:42 4
- I might need to rethink my belief in wrapping all my Christmas gifts and having some sent directly to the person to save some money and time. -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 05:48 3
  - I started doing this since I've been buying stuff off ebay etc, why pay postage twice. as long as its new in box -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 20, 11:58
  - I think about this a lot but I get so much joy from just looking at well-wrapped gifts -- let alone what's inside. no way am I depriving people of tha - judge amanda jones Dec 20, 05:50 1
    - Yeah, I'm with you in getting joy from all the wrapped gifts and love a well wrapped present. It's why I have everything shipped here to be wrapped - Krusty Dec 20, 06:01
Framed: X/6. Moviedle: 1/6. Actorle: X/8. - Marlowe Dec 20, 05:40
TV PSA: NBA, Celebrity LEGO Masters, Bering Sea Gold, WWE NXT, Oak Island, Professionals, Welcome to Chippendales, Trolley, College Football, - Beaker Dec 20, 05:10 15
- Nothing but Christmas movies and tv shows for us. :-) -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 05:24 14
  - we're wrapping tonight with Elf on. -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 05:24 13
    - Nice! We haven't watched that one yet. Last night we watched Christmas Vacation and the Christmas episodes of Ghosts. -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 05:26 12
      - The Ghosts Christmas episodes were really funny. There were moments we were laughing hysterically. -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 06:11 11
        
        yup was great; she is such a strong actor and I never realized he was from Pitch Perfect till the girls told me -- nm* - Beaker Dec 20, 06:25 6
        
        wait, which actor is from pitch perfect? -- nm* - oblique Dec 20, 07:20 3
        
        the husband -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 07:48 2
        
        oh yeah, I remember him more from Brittany Runs a Marathon. He's great in that. He's also in Never Have I Ever (series) -- nm - oblique Dec 20, 07:53
        
        I’m glad he got his life together. He drank himself out of Hamilton and was in rough shape. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 20, 07:50
        
        She was killing us in part 2! So funny! -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 06:58 1
        
        I read an interview with her and she used her iZombie experience to assist with how she did it - Beaker Dec 20, 06:59
        
        I keep thinking they are going to run out of material but so far it has been a great season -- nm - oblique Dec 20, 06:12 3
        
        Theresa and I were talking about this last night. I didn't think it would be this good having to do so many episodes but it's been - Krusty Dec 20, 06:56 2
        
        the addition of new neighbours every once in a while keeps it fresh...hopefully they can get Liam Neeson to guest sometime -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 06:58 1
        
        I chuckled at the preview the had on the last episode (spoiler?) - oblique Dec 20, 07:18
Vamps: 2, 4, 6 and 8 ; Caveman 1, 2, 3 and 4 -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 04:36 11
- Astros: 1-ML vs 4-Spawn, 2-Strongbad vs 6-David -- nm - Strongbad Dec 20, 06:05 1
  - Strongbad v David is a rematch of last year's championship. All 4 teams in the Semis were the 4 highest scorers in regular season. -- nm* - Strongbad Dec 20, 06:09
- FJS: Missed playoffs by 15.15 *shakes fist at RC* -- nm - oblique Dec 20, 05:26
- Reminder: eliminated Blood Feuders can NOT pick up players. -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 04:49 7
  - Except we have consolation games... -- nm* - Reagen Dec 20, 05:01 6
    - *cries in 11th place* - oblique Dec 20, 05:44
    - Does it have any affect on the draft position for next year? If not, then it doesn't matter and no players should be picked up. -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 05:32 2
      - Correct. Don't be that guy. Consolation games do not effect draft order. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 20, 06:04
      - right. when I was eliminated last year I still set my lineups, just can't pick anyone up/make changes that could impact playoffs -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 05:40
    - pretty sure those don't count; but I'll defer to David/Kim (link attached) -- (link*) - Beaker Dec 20, 05:05 [Backboard] 1
      - Correct. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 20, 06:18
I haven't seen any digital trading cards featuring the donald in an orange prison suit..just sayin -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 20, 01:05 1
- Waiting for the new Netflix show: Orange Is the New Orange -- nm - Dano Claus Dec 20, 05:11
"Snow Ride" - a YouTube short in which not much happens -- (link*) - Beryllium Dec 20, 00:46 [youtube] 2
- Nice. Does it come with the fat wheels or did you buy them for the winter? -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 05:50 1
  - Came with. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 10:36
cats = sneaky little jerks -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 19, 22:54 2
- 1) that's a beautiful cat. 2) oliver knows how to turn on the fireplace so I have to hide the remote. -- nm - judge amanda jones Dec 20, 05:53 1
  - *dialing* "Hello, room service? Turn on the fireplace for me please. ~Thank you." "*sigh* That's not a phone. Give it to me I'll do it." -- nm* - Chubbs & Ollie Make Fire Dec 20, 07:39
oh no, now even Victoria's toys r us is going out of business -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 19, 21:36 2
- oof, love ours. Just ordered a Vecna 2 pack Funko set from their site (which I never thought I would get). -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 04:59
- :( -- nm - budice Dec 19, 21:42
Waffle 5/5 stars - znufrii Dec 19, 21:07 4
- 1 - decline Dec 20, 05:31
- 1/5 - spamlet Dec 20, 03:34
- 1/5 - prayformojo Dec 20, 03:32
- Deluxe waffle 3/5 stars - znufrii Dec 19, 21:15
Wordle 3/6 - znufrii Dec 19, 21:02 7
- 4 - 549 - GregW Dec 20, 20:12
- 3 - rollo Dec 20, 07:24
- 4/6 - Marlowe Dec 20, 05:50
- 3/6 (lol) - oblique Dec 20, 05:31
- 3 - decline Dec 20, 05:29
- 5/6 - prayformojo Dec 20, 03:28
- Same - spamlet Dec 20, 03:21
Highlander S2E5: Damn dude, your fiance was murdered LAST EPISODE and you're already sleeping with the IRA chick?! -- nm - Ender Dec 19, 21:02 5
- Also, Joe the Watcher has gone pretty quickly from "We are Watchers, we must NEVER interfere!" to "Ok, Duncan..." - Ender Dec 19, 21:16 1
  - Well, I mean, he's not that hard to lean on to begin with ... -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 21:31
- He's 1000 years old. Women come and go. - David Dec 19, 21:04 2
  - Adrian Paul directed episodes were damn good. -- nm - Remlik Dec 19, 21:09
  - Damn Romani curses... -- nm - Ender Dec 19, 21:06
RC you better be watching Mary Berry on PBS right now -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 19, 21:01
British Airways computer system is down reportedly affecting every flight -- nm - budice Dec 19, 20:57 1
- ... -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 19, 21:04 [youtube]
Aargh, I know some archaeologists are confusing and boring but our December speaker was a paleontologist and it's like translating a foreign language. - Meg Dec 19, 20:53 3
- the dates for human settlement in the americas keeps getting pushed earlier and earlier, begrudgingly. so it would not surprise me if true -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 19, 22:49 2
  - Oh, I know. I'm good with at least 21,000 years now and it was no more than 12,000 when I started in archaeology 30 years ago. - Meg Dec 19, 23:14 1
    - Did they specify that it was humans doing the butchering? It could just a easily have been Aliens, or Bigfeet, or Mothmen... -- nm - Ender Dec 20, 01:59
Hades is $12.49 right now on the Switch eShop. -- nm - Qale Dec 19, 19:59 3
- Meanwhile, Pikmin 3, a game released 9 years ago, is still $59.99... -- nm - Ender Dec 19, 22:14
- I don’t care that this was posted on b3. It’s that important! -- nm* - Qale Dec 19, 20:00 1
  - Also from b3: I was definitely not dissing Placebo. It was a double-sided joke. - Qale Dec 19, 20:05
So no chance on Christian Watson then? Not even going to look at him? Got it. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 19, 19:22 3
- Poor Samara -- nm - Bacon Dec 19, 20:06 2
  - Remember not to pickup any players once you're eliminated from the playoffs -- nm - budice Dec 19, 20:14 1
    - Yeah, if anyone does this, the players will be removed. -- nm - David Dec 19, 22:10
GSN has What's My Line and I've Got a Secret back for their annual 2 weeks at midnight pacific starting tonight. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 19, 19:01
Postal Service/Death Cab sold out a 15k person DC venue so fast they’ve added 2 new shows at the 5k person venue. 1 is on sale now and sold out. -- nm - MDH Dec 19, 18:56 2
- the whole tour is selling really well. they're adding dates -- nm - Remlik Dec 19, 19:16
- old enough to remember when Postal Service did their last farewell tour -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 19, 18:57
“Aaron likes his balls very inflated” in the cold (Peyton/Eli) -- nm - budice Dec 19, 18:53
The World’s Richest Billionaires Over the Past 10 Years -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 19, 18:52 12
- Wouldn't a centibillionaire have a net worth of $10M? - psilotum Dec 19, 19:06 11
  - only in the metric system. besides, nobody would understand hectobillionaire. -- nm - mafic Dec 19, 19:28 3
    - I understand it enough that he's hecka rich. -- nm - Max Dec 19, 19:43
    - plus you'd be combining greek and latin, which...ewww. -- nm* - znufrii Dec 19, 19:32 1
      - I'm pretty sure there was a whole inquisition about that -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 19:34
  - To be as confusing as possible, the prefix 'centi' means both one hundredth and one hundred. -- (pic) - Ender Dec 19, 19:22 [Attachment]
  - does a centipede have one hundredth of a foot? -- nm - znufrii Dec 19, 19:20 5
    - Is a centimeter a hundred meters? -- nm - Volnelk Dec 19, 19:27 4
      - it would be, had the French actually paid attention in Latin class instead of being too busy revolutioning. -- nm* - znufrii Dec 19, 19:32
      - how many men does a centurion command? - mafic Dec 19, 19:31 2
        
        Is 50 Cent $50.00? nm - Dignan Dec 19, 19:35 1
        
        maybe if he was centi50 he would be -- nm* - mafic Dec 19, 19:46
Aikman and Buck need a better excuse for this QB display than "it's cold outside" -- nm - Beaker Dec 19, 18:52

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