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Poor TWuG has entered “It’s just a little squishy” mode with Tesla. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 21, 09:38 5
- There's no way it drops below 100 - Beryllium Dec 21, 09:41 4
  - A lot of stocks will probably drop, and a lot of them will be strong buys. -- nm - mara Dec 21, 09:42 3
    - In the next week and a half? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 09:44 2
      - Sorry, being too serious again! — just eventually. I did read your IM. :-) -- nm - mara Dec 21, 09:52 1
        
        Ah, i see :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 10:05
ST Poll: boss asks for something - send back fast to show how good you are? or take your time to make it seem was hard to do? - Beaker Dec 21, 09:38 5
- Ask when they need it by and take your time but send earlier than they expected. -- nm - LMS Dec 21, 09:43 2
  - *ding* that way you look busy AND are doing them a favor. -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 09:54
  - Good answer -- nm - Krusty Dec 21, 09:47
- schedule it to send at 11:38pm at night to show that you're putting in the long hours - prayformojo Dec 21, 09:43
- Fastish but not too fast -- nm - mara Dec 21, 09:41
BAWH GAWD! THAT'S NICK FOLES MUSIC! -- (link) - Remlik Dec 21, 09:29 5
- Legend -- nm - budice Dec 21, 09:33 1
  - that's what he calls his penis -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 09:34
- so the Colts win the AFC South and the Super Bowl now right? -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 09:32 1
  - PATHWAY TO THE PLAYOFFS CONFIRMED! -- nm - Remlik Dec 21, 09:35
- FOLES!!! - Jason Mendoza Dec 21, 09:31
I feel like I'm one of Santa's elves. I've got 8 laptops on my build bench that need building by Friday. -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 09:28
One of the merch items my kids wanted for Christmas was supposed to have been delivered yesterday. - Mop Dec 21, 09:22
A mom was going to the Radio City Christmas show with her daughter and other girl scouts, but the mom wasn't allowed in due to facial recognition. - ty97 Dec 21, 09:22 7
- I'm curious how they got her picture for their system. -- nm* - Krusty Dec 21, 09:48 2
  - They went to the firm's website and ingested the photos. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 09:49 1
    - That doesn't sound legal but I could be wrong. -- nm - Krusty Dec 21, 09:51
- Can refuse service to anyone…even lawyers -- nm - Flavorize Dec 21, 09:42
- If only she knew someone who could litigate this... BECAUSE THAT'S BULLSHIT. -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 09:27
- Welcome to the future. -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 09:23 1
  - I don't like it here. -- nm - ty97 Dec 21, 09:24
So what's shakin' y'all? I mean other than Elon Twitter shenanigans, COVID threatening to burn down the globe again, and - musubi Dec 21, 09:14 13
- Some dumbasses said Psycho was the best movie of all time. -- nm - Qale Dec 21, 09:18 12
  - I like the list overall. Different than what you often see. - Dark Callisto Dec 21, 09:54
  - That list is WILD -- nm - MDH Dec 21, 09:40 2
    - Pink Flamingos was a surprise for sure, it's not my go to John Waters film of choice. -- nm - LMS Dec 21, 09:46
    - # 62 Dazed and Confused. Love it. Quite simply, minus the underclassmen hazing, was my entire HS experience. -- nm - Jovian Dec 21, 09:44
  - That's ridiculous. The Princess Bride is clearly the Best Movie Of All Time. -- nm - musubi Dec 21, 09:21 2
    - I don’t even like that movie and would support it over Psycho. -- nm - Qale Dec 21, 09:22 1
      - Went back to look, I've seen 24 on that list. - musubi Dec 21, 09:30
  - and neither Citizen Kane or Paddington 2 made the list. -- nm - LMS Dec 21, 09:20 4
    - wasn't CK number 3 or 4? -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 09:21 3
      - Goes to check, you're right it was 4, I was skim reading by that point. -- nm - LMS Dec 21, 09:23 2
        
        I guess it keeps getting in on technicals, but that movie is meh -- nm - ty97 Dec 21, 09:25 1
        
        It's not meh. - Beryllium Dec 21, 09:30
Manischewitz debuts Crypto Gelt -- (link) - JD Dec 21, 09:03 4
- no. -- nm - i.b! Dec 21, 09:07
- Saw these at the grocery store this weekend. Eww. -- nm - All I want for Xmas is znu Dec 21, 09:06
- those are all words, right? -- nm - kilbowlful of jelly Dec 21, 09:04 1
  - I hear Manischewitz pronounced said a lot more than I see it spelled -- nm - prayformojo Dec 21, 09:06
QB Arch Manning, No. 2 prospect in ESPN 300, signs with Texas (Eli and Peyton's nephew) -- (link) - Beaker Dec 21, 09:01 3
- I mean, he's OK, but wait until Mega Manning or even Super Manning. -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 09:19 2
  - Super Saiyan Manning will crush them all. -- nm - musubi Dec 21, 09:21 1
    - Niiiiice. I was hoping someone would go there. -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 09:23
Happy holidays ST! (nm) - musubi Dec 21, 08:57 15
- cheers!! -- nm - mud Dec 21, 09:34
- Enjoy your holidays and the Mets spending spree! -- nm - Krusty Dec 21, 09:11 3
  - this -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 09:32
  - Is this what it was like to be a Yankee fan in the early 90s? - musubi Dec 21, 09:32 1
    - Very much so. It was wonderful! -- nm - Krusty Dec 21, 09:50
- Same to you! -- nm - ty97 Dec 21, 09:09
- You as well, Moose! -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 09:08
- merry season to you and yours , mus.! :) - -- nm* - i.b! Dec 21, 09:07
- Cheers, moose! -- nm - prayformojo Dec 21, 09:04
- 🎄👋 -- nm - JD Dec 21, 09:03
- Dat der's a moose! -- nm - kilbowlful of jelly Dec 21, 09:03
- Jingle my bells, baby. -- nm - Qale Dec 21, 08:59
- happy tidings! -- nm - colin Dec 21, 08:59
- Mooooooooose -- nm - budice Dec 21, 08:59
- Merry Yule, Moose! -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 21, 08:58
Question for ST people in an IT field. How big of an issue is it if a staff members name in a computer system like SAP does not match e-mail?... - Walt_Disney Dec 21, 08:54 4
- I didn't even know SAP used email... -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 09:02
- at penn state I was mzg141 for my systems login but mary in aliasing. so like "it depends." -- nm - judge amanda jones Dec 21, 08:58
- If the SAP system was also using that username as their email contact, I'd think it was a big deal -- nm - kilbowlful of jelly Dec 21, 08:55 1
  - agreed. if it's referencing a record of truth somehow incorrectly, that's an issue. -- nm - colin Dec 21, 08:58
MatPat solid all his YouTube channels (Game Theorists, Film Theorists, etc.) -- (link) - Mop Dec 21, 08:50
Trailer to the game - YES, GAME - Twelve Minutes from Netflix. Starring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, Willem Dafoe. -- (link) - Mop Dec 21, 08:48 [youtube] 1
- that looks interesting -- nm - Remlik Dec 21, 09:12
Tesla's new slogan: Finally, an electric car for the deplorables! -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 08:44
Mozilla to host a Mastodon instance -- (link) - mara Dec 21, 08:41 6
- This certainly could be the solidifying factor. Firefox at one time did mount a pretty strong campaign against Google, but got ran out. -- nm - Qale Dec 21, 09:22
- I'm gonna start posting "THIS TIME, FOR SURE!" every time we think Twitter's dead for good. -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 08:48 4
  - My greatest fear is that it never dies. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 09:28 1
    - Related -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 21, 09:32
  - Literally nobody is saying it is. -- nm - mara Dec 21, 08:50 1
    - THIS TIME FOR SURE! -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 08:50
Dogs can be trained to reliably detect Covid infections. -- (link) - TWuG Dec 21, 08:40
that's a nice list by Variety on B2 ..(82) -- nm - mud Dec 21, 08:39 3
- agreed, that's a pretty nice film education if you were to watch all those. -- nm - colin Dec 21, 08:59 1
  - (despite the Blade Runner omission) -- nm - mud Dec 21, 09:29
- (repost) -- (link) - mud Dec 21, 08:54
Kind of weird. Here is Gardner Minshew’s offseason living quarters...a former prison bus -- (link) - decline Dec 21, 08:34 1
- Also kind of weird? Gardner Minshew. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 21, 08:58
Iñárritu Breaks Down His Most Iconic Films -- (link) - Mop Dec 21, 08:34 [youtube]
Here. Enjoy some Raiders of the Lost Arc screen tests with Sean Young, Tom Selleck, and Tim Matheson. -- (link) - Mop Dec 21, 08:33 [youtube]
how Ticketmaster cornered the market -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 21, 08:33 1
- Ticketron is a name I haven't heard in a long time. - psilotum Dec 21, 09:19
Babylon 60% (71/48), Whitney Houston 55% (6/5), Living 94% (92/6), Corsage 88% (49/7), No Bears 100% (56/0) - Beaker Dec 21, 08:24
Happy Jack Ryan Season 3 day to all who celebrate -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 08:22 6
- I thought about trying to watch season 2 again last night. I opted for Rick and Morty, instead. - Spawn Dec 21, 08:30
- Going to be a busy weekend of content: Jack Ryan, Top Gun, Glass Onion to name a few -- nm - kilbowlful of jelly Dec 21, 08:23 4
  - I will pass on those but throw Alice in Borderland S2 into the mix. -- nm - Spawn Dec 21, 08:31 3
    - I'm re-watching S1 right now - so glad they made a S2 -- nm - decline Dec 21, 08:33
    - I *really* thought this got cancelled after S1 -- nm - prayformojo Dec 21, 08:32 1
      - I made a quite audible gasp when Netflix told me Thursday was new ones. -- nm - Spawn Dec 21, 09:09
. . . and that’s when the firings started -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 21, 08:22 1
- The Electrek article, if you've maxed out your free Reuters reads. - TWuG Dec 21, 08:36
Happy Solstice everyone - I hope you have a Yule that's cool! -- nm - Diva Dec 21, 08:20 4
- Yes, happy solstice to all! We may brave the cold and have a bonfire tonight. -- nm - mara Dec 21, 08:30 3
  - what'll the low be tonight -- nm - prayformojo Dec 21, 08:30 2
    - Oh, just checked and our cold weather starts tomorrow — still above freezing at sunset today. -- nm* - mara Dec 21, 08:34
    - 31F tonight. -4F tomorrow night. -- nm - Spawn Dec 21, 08:31
our youngest has pneumonia...been sick for over a week and finally got into our doctor - Beaker Dec 21, 08:16 4
- hope she feels 100% soon. I had that on Christmas after we moved into our first house. It was brutal. Could hardly walk downstairs without -- (edited) - kilbowlful of jelly Dec 21, 08:21 2
  - yeah,, last week she was pretty miserable and even now she runs a fever at night but ok through the day; may have an ear infection too -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 08:28 1
    - ugh. poor kiddo. hope she’s back to feeling 100% good soon! -- nm - i.b! Dec 21, 09:07
- Free health care! -- nm - 'merica Dec 21, 08:16
TIL - on 9/21/01, we arrested a DIA agent for spying for Cuba for nearly 20 years. Normally, would have been a massive story…but 9/11 fog kept it -- (link*) - Will Hunting Dec 21, 08:11 4
- Kind of like when Rumsfeld had the big press conference that the Pentagon couldn't account for like a trillion dollars...on 9/10/01. -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 09:00 1
  - LBJ dodging a congressional investigation into one of his cronies that could have gotten him kicked off the ticket in 64, but then they went to Texas -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 21, 09:14
- So you're saying MLB has gotten a lot more lax in their treatment of signal stealing since then? -- nm - TWuG Dec 21, 08:13
- baseball is the worst -- nm - kilbowlful of jelly Dec 21, 08:12
“It seems to me like more people than ever have a chance to make some music and have it be heard,” - JD Dec 21, 08:10
Mean Joe Greene is the only 70s Steeler to have his number retired by them? -- (edited) - Volnelk Dec 21, 08:04 6
- what have they done for me lately?? -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 08:13
- bums -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 21, 08:12
- Bradshaw's is not officially retired but it is known nobody can wear it. -- nm - Spawn Dec 21, 08:05 3
  - I just checked and it looks like there are 6 others like that. - Spawn Dec 21, 08:06 2
    - Yeah, that was my first thought…they didn’t retire his number yet? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 21, 08:07 1
      - He might play again so they are keeping it available. -- nm - Spawn Dec 21, 08:09
Semantle Jr.: 44 guesses (7 green), 4 hints. I'm considering myself lucky given the word - prayformojo Dec 21, 08:03 2
- I had an easier time with Senior: 52 guesses, 11 green, 4 hints - the hints were much more helpful -- (edited) - prayformojo Dec 21, 08:17
- 43 guesses, 3 hints -- nm - kilbowlful of jelly Dec 21, 08:11
Is there a history how the Rock Hall wound up in Cleveland? Local rock connection? Tax breaks? Random selection? -- nm* - ty97 Dec 21, 07:58 6
- Looks like I finally get to go in March. -- nm - Spawn Dec 21, 08:03
- A great lobbying effort by the City of Cleveland leveraging the roots of rock n' roll in the city. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Dec 21, 08:01 2
  - At least they didn't have to go to court like Huntington Beach did over Surf City -- nm - JD Dec 21, 08:12 1
    - Court Rock would have been a logical spin-off of Cop Rock. -- nm - Spawn Dec 21, 08:14
- Alan Freed, a Cleveland DJ coined the term "Rock n Roll", that's the connection. -- nm - TWuG Dec 21, 07:59 1
  - His wiki is a good read -- (link) - TWuG Dec 21, 08:03
Estimated Delivery: December 15th, er 16th, er 17th, er 18th, er 19th, er 20th, er 21st. (I'm *sure* that last one will stick - ha ha) -- nm - Dano Claus Dec 21, 07:54 1
- 21st it is! - Spawn Dec 21, 08:04
Trailer for Corsage -- (link) - LMS Dec 21, 07:47 [youtube] 3
- The same Empress Elizabeth that's got a series on Hulu right now? -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 08:46 2
  - Looks like there's a Netflix series this year about her, but not Hulu. - LMS Dec 21, 09:13 1
    - No, you're right. I think Hulu for some reason but it's definitely Netflix. -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 09:26
Pisses me off... - Marlowe Dec 21, 07:45 6
- make it up in stolen office supplies -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 08:16
- WTH? - ReluctantCynic Dec 21, 08:02 3
  - What soften the blow is that the one that got max grade (only one per area) was her direct boss. - Marlowe Dec 21, 08:15 1
    - And I thought working in the U.S. Senate was kinda screwey. - ReluctantCynic Dec 21, 08:39
  - math is hard -- nm - kilbowlful of jelly Dec 21, 08:03
- Guess she got a low grade for Playing the Game. - Spawn Dec 21, 07:53
Washington Post journalists on Mastodon links. Looks like there is a journa.host instance that may be hosting a lot of journalists? -- (link) - JaxSean Dec 21, 07:44 [mastodon]
Andie, I found My Best Friend's Wedding to be a weird inclusion, yeah. -- nm - ty97 Dec 21, 07:39 3
- But it is Bicycle Thieves. The ladri in Ladri di biciclette is plural. -- nm - Roger More Dec 21, 09:00 2
  - Interesting - in their own link to the review, they use The Bicycle Thief (which is what I have always seen in English.) -- nm - Andie Dec 21, 09:01 1
    - I prefer the remake in any case - Taken - LMS Dec 21, 09:03
Where's B1? -- nm - ty97 Dec 21, 07:38 1
- behind the cat -- nm - prayformojo Dec 21, 07:40

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