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USC is being sued for withholding information to increase their rankings in US News and WR. A consulting company that helped them cheat is also being - jnine Dec 20, 20:16
the audit was coming from inside the (white) house -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 20, 19:38
It's like the N-word and the C-word had a baby and it was raised by all the bad words for Jews. - Spawn Dec 20, 19:06
Harrison Ford on why he’s decided to join the MCU: “Hey, look, I’ve done a lot of things. I now want to do some of the things I haven’t done.” -- nm - Remlik Dec 20, 19:05 6
- Translation: “I already work around the clock!” -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 19:54 5
  - "...and crashing planes is an expensive hobby." -- nm - mafic Dec 20, 20:13 1
    - "...and Im married to Calista Flockhart, so there's that." -- nm - budice Dec 20, 20:24
  - Harrison has always been a paycheck guy since Star Wars. he was just (generally) very good at picking the movies they paid him $20m to show up for -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 20, 20:04 2
    - Give me a ping Vasili -- nm - K-19 the Widowmaker Dec 20, 20:27 1
      - some clunkers sure but pound for pound from 77 to 97 he was as close to money in the bank -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 20, 20:29
The movie options on this 13 hour flight are so bad. Ugh. - MDH Dec 20, 18:48 1
- You could try to watch the first part of Avatar. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 20, 19:10
Arianespace lost a Vega C mission tonight. 2nd stage failure. 2 sats lost. -- (link) - TWuG Dec 20, 18:46
Raccoon catching snowflakes -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 20, 18:36 [mastodon] 1
- stupid rat -- nm - mud Dec 20, 18:45
Work really sucks tonight. I hate my [s] job [/s] life. -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 18:16 17
- on the bright side, this is exactly how Go starts -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 20, 20:22 1
  - on the down side, I'm Ronna in this situation. -- (edited) - Qale Dec 20, 22:31
- I'll leave you roses by the stairs. - mafic Dec 20, 20:14
- sorry sir -- nm - Remlik Dec 20, 19:33 1
  - I keep buying Innistrad packs because they keep getting cheaper. -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 19:53
- Sorry, man. -- nm - Spawn Dec 20, 19:28
- Sorry it sucks. :( -- nm - Andie Dec 20, 19:18
- :-( So sorry you're having a rough night. -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 18:46 2
  - I should have flown to NYC to eat pizza at Five Boys! -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 19:51 1
    - I wish you were here having pizza with five boys. 😁 -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 20:33
- Pre-holiday weeks are the pits. I know the chaos that was Target yesterday {{hugs}} -- nm - Meg Dec 20, 18:41 1
  - There is only two inner-city Target stores in Houston. They are insanely busy. Blows my mind since my outside one is so peaceful. -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 20:00
- Sorry Qale--Keep your head up, you're aweseome--This week will melt away. - Flavorize Dec 20, 18:38 1
  - I appreciate the commiseration. And the offer but I’m ok. -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 19:50
- *hugs* -- nm - whisper Dec 20, 18:38
- :( - sorry, Q. — nm - i.b! Dec 20, 18:22 1
  - b! - Qale Dec 20, 19:55
They tried to kill us / We're Alive! / Let's Eat / Trees! -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 20, 18:15 2
- Hanukkah: we beat back invaders. Found a tiny supply of oil to light the lamp over the ark where we store sacred scrolls that requires use to keep... - zeitgeist Dec 20, 19:09
- ha! the spreadsheet sent me. -- nm - i.b! Dec 20, 18:25
good doggo! -- (link) - mud Dec 20, 18:12
Apparently, I'm out of LDBC as of December 11th (and I didn't even realize it). - ReluctantCynic Dec 20, 18:07 8
- It can be on and you don't hear it because you're not paying attention. That wouldn't knock you out as you didn't really hear it. -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 18:42 1
  - This...doesn't count if someone deliberately plays it or otherwise sneaks it on you. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 20, 19:01
- You were in the restroom? Outside having a smoke? ;-) -- nm - Meg Dec 20, 18:38
- my understanding is that it only counts if you recognise it. if you didn't notice it and nobody brought it to your attention at the time - mafic Dec 20, 18:10 4
  - Agreed. -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 18:42
  - prove that he didn't -- nm - prayformojo Dec 20, 18:20 2
    - Burden is on the accuser. -- nm - One Baron Posting Dec 20, 18:21 1
      - it's clearly an a priori disqualification - prayformojo Dec 20, 18:23
surprising no one, I thought EEAAO was excellent. I’ve long hearted michelle yeoh, this just cemented it further. I read it was originally meant for - i.b! Dec 20, 17:24 5
- This reminds me: I need to watch EEAAO next week. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 20, 18:08
- And you know who played Waymond, right? (Edited to add relevant clip) -- (link*) - Beryllium Dec 20, 17:40 [yarn] 3
  - yes! I looked at who it was after realizing he looked familiar. great to see him acting again! -- nm - i.b! Dec 20, 17:45 2
    - oh, I also knew him from things after that. :) - -- nm - i.b! Dec 20, 17:46 1
      - He's scooping up awards too. Definitely in the running for the big one. -- nm - One Baron Posting Dec 20, 18:20
A tweet ST will appreciate -- (link) - Jovian Dec 20, 17:11 2
- I do appreciate it. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 17:36 1
  - yep. -- nm - i.b! Dec 20, 17:39
At 9 minutes (well, the actual song part is "only" 7 minutes) this song is admittedly long, but it kept me engaged through the whole thing. -- (link) - Dano Claus Dec 20, 16:51 [youtube] 1
- 9 minutes? That's cra- unusual. -- nm - Max Dec 20, 16:55
NYT: House committee votes to publicly release Donald Trump’s tax information -- (link) - mud Dec 20, 16:41 3
- vote along party lines: 24-16 -- nm - mud Dec 20, 16:49
- lawsuit in 3...2...1... -- nm - znufrii Dec 20, 16:47
- this should go well -- nm - budice Dec 20, 16:44
Oh no. “Florida man opens bar in DC that looks like a swimming pool” -- (link) - MDH Dec 20, 16:36
Big Train Derailment in Victorville, CA. 27 cars with iron ore -- (link) - budice Dec 20, 16:14 8
- Tons of Steel. the 'other' Grateful Dead railroad song -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 20, 17:08 [youtube]
- ya load 16 tons and what do ya get? -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 20, 16:43
- ~With a load of iron ore, twenty six thousand tons more Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty~ -- nm - instant earworm for me Dec 20, 16:37
- huh. a derailment like that? today?!? - prayformojo Dec 20, 16:31 1
  - add in the derailment in tennessee, no telling if it’s the same one or two! - i.b! Dec 20, 17:20
- GET YER SHOVELS, BOYS! -- nm - Mop Dec 20, 16:22 2
  - that's like $350k of iron! -- nm - mafic Dec 20, 16:24 1
    - I'll trade you 3 ore for 2 brick. -- nm - One Baron Posting Dec 20, 16:28
Hah, that Hotz guy who was going to do a favour for his best bud Musk ... quit. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 15:58
Ravens claim WR Sammy Watkins as Devin Duvernay put on IR -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 15:53
the skull things in the December Yums box are really, really, really, really, really chewy -- nm - prayformojo Dec 20, 15:52 2
- The ones where some are brown and some pink and white? Chewy but tasty. -- nm - Meg Dec 20, 16:18 1
  - ayup -- nm - prayformojo Dec 20, 19:59
WSJ - NFL Sunday Ticket Winner: Youtube TV - Google -- (edited) - budice Dec 20, 15:51
Activision Blizzard President Leaves To Take Over Bored Ape Yacht Club -- (link) - budice Dec 20, 15:43 4
- The CEO - Bobby Kotick - remains in charge, despite allegedly knowing about the sexual misconduct at the company. -- nm - Mop Dec 20, 16:22
- Just how bad are things are at Activision Blizzard? -- nm - JD Dec 20, 15:58 1
  - getting bought out by microsoft would probably be an improvement. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 16:02
- "I know the Titanic has just hit an iceberg, but I think it's the right time to take over it as captain" -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 15:45
The day I had planned to travel: Thursday. The worst weather day to travel: Also Thursday. - One Baron Posting Dec 20, 15:41
I read 9 novels in 2022, one of which was 872 pages. - psilotum Dec 20, 15:35 17
- 71 books with another in progress. This includes novels, novellas, and short stories. - TWuG Dec 20, 18:39
- The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett at 928 pages and Cloud Cuckoo Land at 640 were my two largest novels for 2022 -- nm - crash davis Dec 20, 15:46 11
  - My 3 longest were a trilogy. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 20, 16:39 3
    - I want to thank you. I basically took on Cloud Cuckoo Land on your recommendation and I am richer for it. Thank you so much :) -- nm - crash davis Dec 20, 17:11 1
      - Glad you liked it! (NM) - Marlowe Dec 20, 18:12
    - My one longest was a compilation, Tales of the Dying Earth, but that just seems like cheating. -- nm - One Baron Posting Dec 20, 17:01
  - A Promised Land by Barrack Obama at 768 pages was my largest non-fiction book. -- nm - crash davis Dec 20, 15:49 6
    - The Red Badge of Courage at 132 pages shortest fiction, The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell at 256 pages shortest non-fiction -- nm - crash davis Dec 20, 15:55 5
      - I got back to my list - 29 fiction, 10 non-fiction, One graphic novel, one book of poetry for 2022. I'll do better next year. -- nm - crash davis Dec 20, 16:25 4
        
        how did you do on the contest you were trying? -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 16:26 3
        
        I bailed two weeks ago. I was eleven short due to circumstances in 2022 and I didn't want to try 11 in three weeks. - crash davis Dec 20, 16:30 2
        
        I'll be a few short of one per week, which is really much better than I was expecting. - Marlowe Dec 20, 18:14 1
        
        I hadn't read so much in years. I'm glad I got back into it due to that contest. -- nm - crash davis Dec 20, 18:24
- 22 novels, 3 in progress. - mafic Dec 20, 15:40 1
  - Speaking Bones by Ken Liu was the longest at 1294. he's my top 3 for length this year. read two of his others at 1210 and 986. - mafic Dec 20, 16:01
- Given the length and the author, the title in your IM counts as three. -- nm - One Baron Posting Dec 20, 15:38 1
  - It really does. -- nm - psilotum Dec 23, 22:34
Last-Minute Gift Idea: Mjolnir Meat Tenderizer -- (link) - budice Dec 20, 15:31
there's no much about Wednesday that I don't really like -- nm - prayformojo Dec 20, 15:30 1
- There might be a typo here? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 16:55
Start writing the script: Chiefs superfan “ChiefsAholic” arrested for robbing banks to fund Chiefs tickets -- (link) - Dano Claus Dec 20, 15:25 2
- It sounds like no one got hurt, so that's good. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 15:51
- nominates The Zouk -- nm - prayformojo Dec 20, 15:26
Sonya Eddy, ‘General Hospital’ Actress, Dies at 55 -- (link) - Todd Manning Dec 20, 15:18
I knew a girl in university whose post-bar food of choice was a McDonald's cheeseburger hold the patty. -- nm - mafic Dec 20, 15:12 16
- i miss McDonald's pizza -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 15:23 7
  - still available in orlando, per this. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Dec 20, 17:51
  - Said no one ever before this. -- nm - Krusty Dec 20, 17:10 3
    - it was incredibly popular. and shockingly good. -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 17:23 2
      - that's like saying Alanah Myles had more than 1 hit -- nm - Remlik Dec 20, 17:42 1
        
        Places other than the USA exist! -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 04:18
  - Did you know: Every McDonalds had to enlarge their drive thru window in order to accommodate the pizza box. -- nm - Mop Dec 20, 15:31 1
    - Well, that was money well spent. -- nm - One Baron Posting Dec 20, 15:33
- That's a grilled cheese, it's on the menu -- nm - loosilu Dec 20, 15:21 1
  - I mean this was also 25 years ago -- nm - mafic Dec 20, 15:33
- It was sad when Husky House went away. That was the best pre-hangover food. -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 15:19 1
  - Husky House will never die. -- nm - mafic Dec 20, 15:38
- no booze, but I did that periodically when I was vegetarian. - i.b! Dec 20, 15:18
- You can always order a grilled cheese at McDonalds. -- nm - Mop Dec 20, 15:16
- "bread soaks up the alcohol" - ty97 Dec 20, 15:14 1
  - A local pancake joint features a martini glass on its sign. Make of that what you will. -- nm - One Baron Posting Dec 20, 15:16
ST Laptop Recommendations? - Strongbad Dec 20, 14:47 15
- check Best Buy for Boxing Day sales -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 15:24
- Could you get away with a chrome book instead? -- nm - spamlet Dec 20, 15:19 2
  - Can chromebooks have MS office installed? -- nm - Strongbad Dec 20, 16:55 1
    - Sorry had a Christmas party. If you have 365, you can use the online version at least. -- nm - spamlet Dec 20, 19:46
- I'm definitely an Asus fan. Slickdeals, NewEgg, and Bensbargains should have New Year's deals. - David Dec 20, 15:08 1
  - Maybe this? -- (link) - David Dec 20, 15:10
- My son had an Asus ROG Strix gaming laptop. Worked great until it died. Still not sure why it died. - Beryllium Dec 20, 14:58 1
  - Well maybe that exact configuration would be in the price range. Looks like ASUS has kept that product line very much up to date - JD Dec 20, 15:04
- Im gonna order a Nothing-Laptop and see what gets delivered. -- nm - budice Dec 20, 14:50 6
  - I'd like a vegan laptop with no memory, no screen, no keyboard and no graphics capabilities -- nm - Strongbad Dec 20, 14:51 5
    - an abacus? -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 14:55
    - So you want a silica packet -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 14:54 3
      - I worked on a high-purity quartz project a while back. I could probably hook you up. -- nm - mafic Dec 20, 15:05
      - An expensive one. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 20, 14:55 1
        
        Himalayan silica packet -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 14:59
I can't believe Mike saw an Avatar. -- nm - loosilu Dec 20, 14:47 6
- Of course not. But the bad reviews almost make me want to. -- nm - Spawn Dec 20, 14:55 5
  - DONT -- nm - loosilu Dec 20, 15:21
  - (glowing reviews and word of mouth) -- nm - David Dec 20, 15:11 3
    - "It is like if Luke, Leia and Han just hung out at the Ewok village for the entire 3 hour movie." -- nm Posted by Spawn Dec 14 '22, 18:46 -- nm - Spawn Dec 20, 15:38 2
      - A Cinemascore, top three Comscore PostTrack for the year. -- nm - David Dec 20, 16:09 1
        
        (don't argue with the guy who hasn't seen but is giving a review) -- nm - Beaker Dec 20, 16:19
Police say a member of Elon Musk’s security team is currently a suspect in their investigation, not a victim -- (link) - Reagen Dec 20, 14:45 6
- Did he learn nothing from Jussie Smollett? -- nm - Epiphany Dec 20, 15:57 1
  - You got that right! -- nm - Jocqui, Jurnee, JoJo, Jake and Jazz Dec 20, 16:12
- Is this about the weirdo incident? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 14:53 3
  - you're gonna need to be a little more specific -- nm - mafic Dec 20, 15:15 2
    - right? was this the one he said was near an airport when it was shown it wasn’t? -- nm - i.b! Dec 20, 15:19 1
      - "Grimes is communicating with me through secret messages on her gram" -- honestly, plausible -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 15:20

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