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Star Trek writers reunion..... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 3, 20:04 [youtube]
“Oh Crypto Bro, you lost ANOTHER $3.6m in bitcoin?!” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 3, 19:53 2
- I added twitterisgoinggreat.com to my rss feed reader, maybe I should add web3isgoinggreat as well -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 3, 20:18
- everybody loves a stateless currency until they need the state to help them find it. -- nm - mafic Jan 3, 20:15
Watching The Hobbit Part 3 and what should have been the climax of the movie just took place with 2 hours, 33 minutes left... -- nm - Ender Jan 3, 19:50 1
- I srsly dug the extended battle scenes -- nm - budice Jan 3, 20:07
*sigh* 2023 has been a long year so far... - Ender Jan 3, 19:29 3
- Everything about that sucks. I'm sorry. -- nm - David Jan 3, 20:08
- I'm so sorry. :-( -- nm - Krusty Jan 3, 19:56
- That's rough :( I hope things improve from here. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 19:36
Per that earlier discussion of Justified, I decided to jump back into my re-watch ... S1 E4 has the best first four minutes. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 19:14 2
- Rollie Pike. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 19:31 1
  - "Enjoy it. And thank you for your service to our nation!" "I lost the leg to diabetes. But you're welcome!" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 19:38
now watching Bullet Train - it is early but there is a character named Tangerine - which would clear up my confusion in earlier thread -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 19:04 4
- also, I think there is a mid credits scene FYI -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 19:08
- I saw the movie a couple of weeks ago, only reason I got the reference earlier. -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 19:07 1
  - so today I am watching/have watched two movies with an A T-J in it. Only one can become the future Mrs. davis - crash davis Jan 3, 19:21
- what, like the fruit? -- nm - znufrii Jan 3, 19:06
Delta had a minor oopsie in MSP (probably related to ice) -- (link) - ty97 Jan 3, 18:54
I think my dad is just looking for reasons to dislike the new Quantum Leap. First it was "there's too much action", then it was... - Ender Jan 3, 18:50 2
- I've quite liked it so far -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 18:59
- Now he's apparently confused about who the hologram is... -- nm - Ender Jan 3, 18:55
The Menu. WTF was that? Half the movie was A+, Half was C-, so a 7.5/10, I guess. -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 18:49 5
- As expected though, both Voldemort and the future Mrs. davis were stellar -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 18:50 4
  - That's a weird way to refer to Judith Light... -- nm - Ender Jan 3, 18:51 3
    - well, do you know my real name? -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 18:52 2
      - Oh yeah... -- nm - Ender Jan 3, 18:53 1
        
        So that is why I call her Voldemort -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 18:54
NJPW: Osprey/Omega presser -- (link) - Remlik Jan 3, 18:42
Southwest was Grounded due to Tech Issues -- (link) - budice Jan 3, 18:42 1
- Thankfully that seems to have been resolved relatively quickly -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 18:45
I guess some Marvel Snap players are mad about Zabu, and the idea of a new card being part of the monthly Season Pass - Tim Jan 3, 18:28 12
- Ka-Zar's sabretooth tiger. I assume it's a tie-in to the Savage Lands? -- nm - Mop Jan 3, 18:38 4
  - I don’t know Ka-Zar either! -- nm - Tim Jan 3, 18:41 2
    - He's basically Marvel's Tarzan. -- nm - Remlik Jan 3, 18:45
    - And yes, this month’s theme is Savage Lands and the pass can unlock Ka-Zar and Storm variants. -- nm - Tim Jan 3, 18:45
  - That, or it's the highly anticipated Lion King crossover. - Mop Jan 3, 18:38
- (Also balance patch tomorrow, I believe. Bring on the nerfs!) -- nm - Tim Jan 3, 18:32 6
  - Whoops, it’s been delayed. -- (link) - Tim Jan 3, 18:35 5
    - What? Companies can test their patches before deploying them? -- nm - WotC Jan 3, 18:40
    - Just checking to make sure video games are still supposed to be fun. -- nm - con_carne Jan 3, 18:37 3
      - What? God no. They are little micro-economies designed to scrape money from players as inconspicuously as possible. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 18:39 2
        
        (I placed 42nd out of 100 in my last CoD Mobile Battle Royale, about two minutes ago) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 18:39 1
        
        (3rd of 100, that time) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 18:58
Dart championships.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 3, 18:22 4
- I watched darts and cricket at night in New Zealand. Loved it. -- nm - MDH Jan 3, 18:54
- ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHHHHHHHHTYYYYYYYYY -- nm - mafic Jan 3, 18:46
- which also doubles as the Drinking Championships. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 18:25 1
  - A dart for a dart, I says. -- nm - Squirrelly Dan si Jan 3, 18:25
Toy drive has now passed $5.5M -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 18:22
OMG: The Lion King grossed $4.3M last week on Broadway. Average ticket price of $285. A handful of other shows broke house records. -- nm* - MDH Jan 3, 18:20
Sasha Banks sends her thanks to WWE -- (link) - Remlik Jan 3, 18:13 2
- As of this past weekend, WWE officials were still planning for her to appear at Royal Rumble. So, we'll see what happens next. -- nm - David Jan 3, 18:23 1
  - I saw that. Sarayna also has a mystery partner to reveal over in AEW -- nm - Remlik Jan 3, 18:25
A thing that I was just reminded of was that Jay Bouwmeester had a cardiac event during an NHL game on Feb 11, 2020. The game was suspended and - Reagen Jan 3, 18:12
Kev needs to go full Banshees of Ineshirin on them - hollywood big shot Jan 3, 18:11 1
- Don’t encourage them! -- nm - Mop Jan 3, 18:15
Mississippi State must have played some real patsies to be 11-2 before tonight. -- nm - David Jan 3, 18:11
McCarthys leadership pac has donated to 17 of the 20. He paid for them to vote against him. - Will Hunting Jan 3, 18:04 2
- That's delicious. -- nm - Diva Jan 4, 06:38
- HAHAHAHA! H -- nm - Remlik Jan 3, 18:11
Not sure if posted. But this is a great explination on how that cardiac arrest happens due to baseball or blunt force trama to the chest - Bacon Jan 3, 17:59
I've done a little bit of research now, and I still can't say I have the first clue what a pacojet does... -- nm - Ender Jan 3, 17:58 3
- An 8 thousand dollar kuereg for hot soup or cold ice cream. Ok i want one. I can see why it popular for timed kitchen shows -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 3, 19:07
- Oh, I see. It's like on those cooking competition shows where they take, like, taco salad or some shit and turn it into ice cream. - Beryllium Jan 3, 18:01
- Maybe it's a typo for tacojet, a private jet for taco deliveries? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 18:00
The conservative subreddit insisting this is just what healthy democracy looks like and isn't at all embarrassing is fun. - colin Jan 3, 17:50 1
- They mistake respect as weakness. -- nm* - Qale Jan 3, 18:50
Pretty sure we won't see as much of Bart Scott on TV for a while -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 3, 17:45 1
- I sure hope so. I was down on him after his comments that the Ravens should purposely hurt Burrow last year. He’s not good on the show. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 3, 17:52
‘Dangerous Liaisons,’ ‘Becoming Elizabeth’ & ‘Step Up’ Pulled From Starz -- (link*) - Beaker Jan 3, 17:33 3
- The Looney Tunes and Flintstones seasons that were pulled… their license expired. WB was licensing these shows to HBO Max. - Mop Jan 3, 17:48 1
  - This inter company stuff cracks me up/makes no sense -- nm - MDH Jan 3, 17:55
- Oh shit. -- nm - Mop Jan 3, 17:45
Cheery thought for the day -- (link) - TWuG Jan 3, 17:32
24 minutes in. Can something be an incredible comedy without telling one single joke? -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 17:29 14
- If the comedy is in the other people’s reactions…Nathan told what felt like a 24 minute story tonight and Kelly and I had to listen. - Will Hunting Jan 3, 17:44 6
  - This was a recent Simpsons episode. Obviously, a kid of one of the writers figured out how to break the Roblox economy. -- nm - David Jan 3, 18:03 1
    - I try to think back to when I was playing games…did I do this to my parents? “So, you go three screens over, 4 up and then burn the 2nd bush from the - Will Hunting Jan 3, 18:06
  - Count your blessings you only had to hear one story. That child has not stopped talking (to me) the entire break. - kelly Jan 3, 17:49 3
    - HA! when my nephew starts his minecraft youtube channel I'll post the link. -- nm - Remlik Jan 3, 18:10
    - When we visit my partner’s nephews/niece this is how I feel haha. I cannot imagine it every day. -- nm - MDH Jan 3, 18:00
    - RocketLeague was the subject of the break here. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 17:59
- Charlie Chaplin / Buster Keaton / Harold Lloyd -- nm - gort Jan 3, 17:41
- Sir this is a Wendy's -- nm - Bacon Jan 3, 17:40
- Andy Kaufman? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 3, 17:38
- um, crash, you do realize that you're watching Hukkle, right? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 3, 17:36
- I've seen incredible comedy that had no words. -- nm - loosilu Jan 3, 17:35
- It can definitely work the other way. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 17:32
- I think so, yes. Just imagine it started with "Knock, knock." -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 17:31
Sad news. Our 10-year old 50" Panasonic plasma appears to be on the way out. - Strongbad Jan 3, 17:23 6
- Shorts a 40 for poor plasma -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 3, 17:37
- That's terrible. -- nm - Ukrainian refugee child Jan 3, 17:36
- CNET posted a solid Amazon deal. -- (link) - David Jan 3, 17:29 3
  - That looks amazing. - Strongbad Jan 3, 17:47 2
    - She says that now, but she'll come around when she needs it. -- nm - David Jan 3, 17:48 1
      - I'm also considering putting the new one in the family room and shifting them. - Strongbad Jan 3, 17:50
There has been more outright hostility with other Below Deck crews but the Below Deck Adventure crew is the most passive aggressive dysfunctional crew -- nm - Dano Jan 3, 17:23
Tuesday jan 3 mega set one -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jan 3, 17:17 [Attachment] 5
- Set 2. -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jan 3, 17:18 [Attachment] 4
  - And a straggler -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jan 3, 17:19 [Attachment] 3
    - Roll over. Dec 29th group - zeitgeist Jan 3, 17:21 [Attachment] 2
      - You'll buy those for the next draw and one will hit the jackpot! Right?? -- nm - Meg Jan 3, 19:35 1
        
        yup, money is in the envelope -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 4, 01:11
Renner was helping a motorist stranded near his home and somehow was hit by his own snowcat. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 3, 17:13 10
- I had a coworker (retired now) who owned a Sno-Cat and was in a club. - Mop Jan 3, 17:51
- TMZ has a video Renner took of the snowplow. I don't know how he's alive. -- (link) - David Jan 3, 17:20 7
  - it looks like a snowcat, I don't see damage. It's a heavy vehicle. There's all kinds of ways heavy machinery can eff you up. -- nm - loosilu Jan 3, 17:34
  - For someone who was run over by a snow plow, his hair is still on point. -- nm - Dano Jan 3, 17:28 1
    - Elmo & Patsy must be cursing their luck that this happened only days after xmas -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 3, 17:29
  - The only thing I can think is he got pinched between it and the car. - Will Hunting Jan 3, 17:23 3
    - Heavy machinery can do all kinds of crazy shit to a body. Snocats have those weird mechanics. -- nm - loosilu Jan 3, 17:35
    - What we need is a taiwan news animated TV reenactment -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 17:26 1
      - Noooo - budice Jan 3, 18:39
- Easy enough in snow, vehicles slide - loosilu Jan 3, 17:20
"We have reached the basecamp of Mt. Bulls--t" -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 17:11 1
- That was a very enjoyable movie. -- nm - One Baron Posting Jan 3, 17:15
how do burner phones work? do you pay for just minutes? -- nm - loosilu Jan 3, 17:08 3
- In almost every media example, burner phones are used improperly. - Beryllium Jan 3, 17:12 2
  - Very good points, I never thought about the location. -- nm - loosilu Jan 3, 17:19 1
    - And shutting off GPS or other location doesn't keep cell tower pings from tracking you. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 3, 17:44
Buffalo Sabres arriving for their game -- (link) - Beaker Jan 3, 17:06 2
- Awesome -- nm - Epiphany Jan 3, 17:21
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 17:08
good thing Brexit bailed out the NHS with all that money they were sending to Brussels each month -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 3, 17:05
The litter -- (pic) - TWuG Jan 3, 17:02 [Attachment] 5
- shut up -- nm - Ukrainian refugee child Jan 3, 17:37
- And that is why a collection of basset hounds is known as a "flop." -- nm - One Baron Posting Jan 3, 17:27
- Awwwww -- nm - Marlowe Jan 3, 17:25
- So sweet -- nm - Epiphany Jan 3, 17:24
- Endless puppies!! -- nm - Meg Jan 3, 17:08
"Russia has said a new year missile attack that killed at least 89 Russian soldiers happened because troops were using their mobile phones." -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 3, 16:58 9
- "Is a shame, as TikTok was generating very good engagement" -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 17:25
- Yes, this isn’t unprecedented. Both Russian and Ukrainian forces have stopped housing troops in large groups, especially within range of artillery… - Mop Jan 3, 17:09 2
  - A decade ago the special forces staging, training base was doxxed by their use of smart watches tracking their jogs around the perimeter fence -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 3, 17:49 1
    - like the Strava incident? -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 3, 17:57
- Yeah, I find it amazing (not in a good way) that they are so intent on avoiding dissent that they blame the victims of their poor leadership -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 17:02 4
  - Not only that, but that they're doing it in a way that will allow them to further cut off communication home from troops -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 17:08 3
    - I mean they've banned personal phones more or less from the start. that just seems like smart policy. -- nm - mafic Jan 3, 17:52 1
      - Alright, fine, I'll grant that. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 17:57
    - Good point as well. -- nm - Krusty Jan 3, 17:24
So, it's ultimately up to the finalists in Blood Feud. - David Jan 3, 16:58 9
- I'll discuss with ML. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 3, 17:10 1
  - Sounds good. Just let me know. -- nm - David Jan 3, 17:18
- I didn't expect the McCarthy vote to come down to this, but sure, have at it finalists. -- nm* - ty97 Jan 3, 17:03 1
  - 2023 The Unprecedented Year -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 17:04
- Vamps was over regardless of yesterday. For caveman it should come down to what the NFL does. If the game is wiped out then the score before the game - Beaker Jan 3, 17:02 4
  - That game's not getting replayed in a way Yahoo can make work. That's why I'm doing this. - David Jan 3, 17:05 3
    - for Caveman - I have no interest in redrafting. I dance with the team that brung me. If I'd started Cooper I'd be claiming victory, didn't so just - Beaker Jan 3, 17:08 1
      - I’m fine with whatever. I was winning but was likely to lose. It’s not like it’s for $1000. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 3, 17:24
    - like I said Vamps was over regardless, no players yesterday so that one should be done (I lose :( ) -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 17:07
Ronaldo says that the move to South Africa won’t be the end of his career. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 3, 16:57 1
- oh no, he's gonna get strangled in an embassy. -- nm - mafic Jan 3, 17:00

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