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MJ +4.20%, heh. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 4, 08:05
New Year, New You! Poll: Tickets - what do you have coming up? Travel, theatre, movies, classes, what's coming up for you? -- nm - Andie Jan 4, 08:00 27
- going to see Water world I mean Avatar, first movie in 3 years..maybe 4 -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 4, 10:47
- Seattle last week of January -- nm - Max Jan 4, 09:15
- ROCK. BOAT. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 4, 09:07
- Nothing yet but trying to figure out what we're going to do this summer. -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 08:17
- I leave for Egypt in 20 days -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 08:15 2
  - Did you book the Swiss bed-for-a-night place? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 08:16 1
    - Not yet but I'm going to -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 08:16
- indy next week for 26 hours. -- nm - judge amanda jones Jan 4, 08:15
- Nothing. - Beryllium Jan 4, 08:14
- Disney in March -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 08:13
- Nothing planned as of yet but I'd like to take two trips this year. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 08:12
- We always get season tickets to a concert series (Jan - Apr) and camping passes for a 4-day bluegrass festival in June. I want to do a rug-hooking - mara Jan 4, 08:11
- Legally Blonde in January (wife's student performing), Iceland early February and then Kentucky when we get back as my wife is speaking at a conferenc -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 08:11
- Ohio in March: Rock n Roll HoF and to see a podcast that Amy likes. -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 08:09 2
  - what podcast? -- nm - Andie Jan 4, 08:10 1
    - 99% sure it is And That's Why We Drink. One of the murder ones she listens to. I am not a podcast person, hence her adding the Hall to the trip. - Spawn Jan 4, 08:17
- Just booked a night in DC for MLK weekend, don’t know yet what we might do there. Flying to Portland in February for parents’ 50th anniversary. - znufrii Jan 4, 08:08 2
  - Also might still get tickets for Come From Away when in comes here next month. -- nm - znufrii Jan 4, 08:08 1
    - ohhh you should remind me about that. I would go to that. -- nm - judge amanda jones Jan 4, 08:14
- Social Distortion next Tuesday (band rescheduled from about a month ago), Ingrid Andress Mar 2nd, Tove Lo the day after that, March Madness then - JD Jan 4, 08:05 1
  - busy! -- nm - Andie Jan 4, 08:06
- booked: Cuba flights Feb 1 (apartment, not resort). Hamilton in April, Hadestown sometime in the summer, may buy to see M3gan this wknd. -- nm - Andie Jan 4, 08:04 2
  - I keep toying with the idea of seeing Hamilton on Broadway if we go to Vermont in the fall. -- nm - mara Jan 4, 08:15 1
    - ooh, do it! -- nm - Andie Jan 4, 08:15
- Bringing an 8 week old puppy home. That means restless nights, constant vigilance, increase in cleaning supplies budget - TWuG Jan 4, 08:03 1
  - she is *adorable*. -- nm - Andie Jan 4, 08:04
- Fully inbreathiate-ing each day -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 08:02
EDIT: ComEd says I'm getting screwed by hourly pricing. Would've been better off by $80 to be on the fixed plan -- (edited) - oblique Jan 4, 07:52
Today, the youngest member of KITH, Dave Foley, turns 60. - Andie Jan 4, 07:26 2
- Wow, Canada chose violence today. -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 07:43
- yeowch -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 07:29
Tesla $110.66 (up $2.56 today) -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 07:24
Trump endorses McCarthy after three failed speaker votes -- (link) - ty97 Jan 4, 06:55 11
- I'm just surprised he isn't endorsing Herschel Walker for the position. -- nm - pmb Jan 4, 08:01
- Lol. - znufrii Jan 4, 07:47
- It's a million to one, there's a place in the sun / To dance with the big boys again ... -- (edited) - Beryllium Jan 4, 07:45
- "after working furiously overnight to use much less teeth, Kevin has re-secured his endorsement." -- nm - Jovian Jan 4, 07:30 1
  - I am too busy at work today for ST, but I can't quit you guys. -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 08:09
- heh, that will surely turn the tide! -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 4, 06:58 3
  - to be fair, if he really wanted he could put these 20 on blast and have this thing over by 1pm. - Jovian Jan 4, 07:36 2
    - Did McCarthy go to Marlago and blow him, again? -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 07:52 1
      - lol see above -- nm - Jovian Jan 4, 07:57
- Boo! -- (edited) - spamlet Jan 4, 06:57 1
  - Wait for it - eag Jan 4, 07:01
When does the Kevin McCarthy Show resume? -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 06:49 17
- I’m still in awe they aren’t sworn in. So people not actually sworn in are choosing a leader before they can begin the job they were elected for. - Will Hunting Jan 4, 08:00
- I watched a little bit of the voting yesterday on C-Span. I could've done without the mini-speeches some wanted to include. - Baron, Provisional Vamps Champ Jan 4, 07:10 3
  - Yeah, Congress people on tv are going to avoid speechifying. -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 07:47 1
    - I know, I know, dare to dream. :) I kept flashing back to CJ's West Wing quote about the House. - Baron, Provisional Vamps Champ Jan 4, 07:50
  - yeah that was lame (and mostly Dems too) -- nm - mud Jan 4, 07:13
- I think that if they can’t choose someone after today, they should lose the right to the Speakership. Cause, you know, it IS kind of serious. -- nm - Qale Jan 4, 06:59 3
  - Two months. 133 ballots. We've got a long road ahead of us. -- (link) - Mop Jan 4, 07:04
  - that's not how it works that's not how any of it works -- nm - mud Jan 4, 07:01 1
    - I mean, if you can’t even vote for a leader, how can you possibly vote to govern a country… Oh. -- nm* - Qale Jan 4, 07:05
- Noon EDT -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 06:56
- now you've got me imagining a sitcom with a studio audience laughtrack -- nm - crash davis Jan 4, 06:51 6
  - How is it not? -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 06:55
  - Hunting's post regarding McCarthy's PAC funding 17 of the 20 had me howling with laughter (on the inside. I'm in the office). - Diva Jan 4, 06:53 4
    - Everybody Hates Kevin. -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 06:55 3
      - Kevin Can F*ck Himself -- nm - znufrii Jan 4, 06:56 2
        
        😂😂😂 -- nm - Diva Jan 4, 08:25
        
        This is better. -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 07:01
Weight perception is weird. Last weight before surgery: 207.2. Weight after having boot removed: 210.6. Weight today feeling like a total slug but - oblique Jan 4, 06:35 5
- Water retention is a thing. I can be up or down 10 pounds depending on what I had to eat or if I was drinking. -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 07:24
- You had a hammer on your toe. Remove the hammer, feel better. No weight loss involved - crash davis Jan 4, 06:50
- body composition yo. my weight doesn’t fluctuate all that much, but my muscle:fat sure does. -- nm - mafic Jan 4, 06:46
- Been back for three weeks now. Feel a lot better. -- nm - budice Jan 4, 06:37 1
  - Kicked my own ass last night but the foot felt pretty good. Can't do a lot of "floor" stuff like pushups or even lunges because I can't really bend - oblique Jan 4, 06:51
Crazy, a Tesla went off a 250 FT cliff and the family of 4 survived. Even crazier, the driver/father was just arrested for attempted murder. -- (link) - decline Jan 4, 06:28 5
- The cars are extremely well designed to prevent occupant injury. - TWuG Jan 4, 07:43
- Oh shit. You want (or maybe you don't) to see the pictures of the car. -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 06:59
- Read the first half of that earlier, but they hadn’t gotten to the second yet. That’s nuts. -- nm - mafic Jan 4, 06:37 1
  - The father... was the car!!! -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 07:52
- Toonces, what'd you do?!? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 06:30
WAS - Heinicke starts finale -- (link) - budice Jan 4, 06:19 5
- Wentz: 8 games, 28M bucks (and is under contract for 2 more years) -- nm - decline Jan 4, 06:36
- Looks like Week 18 is on barring some announcement today -- nm - budice Jan 4, 06:32
- Playoffs or Bust! -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 06:30
- On point for this dumpster fire. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 4, 06:21 1
  - sounds about right -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 06:26
Whatcha reading, ST? I'm listening to "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" by Gillian McAllister. Might appeal to fans of Grimwood's "Replay" (or Groundhog Day). -- nm - mara Jan 4, 06:15 13
- The Dark Hours Connelly with Bosch and Ballard -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 4, 10:48
- 50 Great Short Stories. -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 4, 06:58
- The Girl With All the Gifts -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 4, 06:52
- Jennifer Egan's "The Invisible Circus". (NM) - Marlowe Jan 4, 06:52
- Million Dollar Demon by Kim Harrison -- nm - Ender Jan 4, 06:51
- psalms for the end of the world by Cole Haddon, which is thoroughly enjoyable. -- nm - mafic Jan 4, 06:39
- The Authoritarians by Bob Altemeyer and Vampire Hunter D vol 1 - colin Jan 4, 06:35
- rereading Thunder Road by Chadwick Ginther (fantastic read if you like Norse mythology). First book of a trilogy -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 06:27 3
  - The next two are called ‘for the lonely’ and ‘burned out Chevrolets’, right? -- nm - mafic Jan 4, 06:42 1
    - Tombstone Blues and Too Far Gone :) -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 07:01
  - (one of my favorite versions of Loki) -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 06:27
- Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield -- nm - Baron, Provisional Vamps Champ Jan 4, 06:22
- Ashlands by Chris Fox -- nm - decline Jan 4, 06:16
Heather Cox Richardson has a good explanation of what happened yesterday and the ramifications. - colin Jan 4, 06:11 2
- The Metal Detectors are gone?!! what sense does that make? -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 4, 07:26 1
  - it makes sense to about three people, who some how view them as a violation of their freedom.. - colin Jan 4, 08:09
SSD: NVMe PCIe Gen 5 introed. 12+ Gb/s vs 7Gb/s prior Gen 4 -- (link) - budice Jan 4, 06:08
OTD 40 yrs ago, Eurythmics released their 2nd album Sweet Dreams .. -- (link) - mud Jan 4, 06:02 [youtube]
Framed: 2/6. Moviedle: 3/6. Actorle: 2/8. - Marlowe Jan 4, 05:27
Mattress Mack dropped $1.5M on TCU -- (link*) - budice Jan 4, 05:10 1
- He must not have a big sale going on. - Will Hunting Jan 4, 05:19
TV PSA: Chicago x 3, Price is Right, AEW Dynamite, Tough as Nails, Home Economics, Big Sky, The Circle, Willow, Star Wars Bad Batch, Abbott Elementary - Beaker Jan 4, 04:35 5
- Price Is Right At Night always feels like heresy. -- nm - Qale Jan 4, 07:18
- Mayfair Witches sneak too on AMC -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 07:05 1
  - ooooh -- nm - mud Jan 4, 07:08
- 1. Abbott Elementary but I have a bunch of shows to catch up on as well. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 05:51
- 6: Chicagos for the wife, World Juniors for me and we will binge National Treasure and Willow eventually -- nm* - Beaker Jan 4, 04:35
Wordle 564 - a frustrating 6/6 - prayformojo Jan 4, 04:27 8
- 5 - 564 - GregW Jan 4, 19:10
- 4. Nearly fell for same trap. - Baron, Provisional Vamps Champ Jan 4, 06:27
- 5/6 - znufrii Jan 4, 05:55
- 3, oddly enough. I’m convinced I wordle differently because I also tend to struggle with the ones people get easily. - Dark Callisto Jan 4, 05:52
- 6/6. This was a yikes. - Marlowe Jan 4, 05:48
- X/6 -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 05:27
- 5/6 - decline Jan 4, 05:19
- (Spoilers) - spamlet Jan 4, 05:02
TIL the East India Company considered buying the Mayflower as its first ship, but rejected it. -- nm - mafic Jan 4, 04:14
Sasha Banks debuts at NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom as Mercedes Moné -- (link) - Tim Jan 4, 03:58
Waffle: no stars but I got it - spamlet Jan 4, 03:37 5
- 3 stars - znufrii Jan 4, 06:00 1
  - me, too. - i.b! Jan 4, 08:10
- X -- nm - decline Jan 4, 05:32
- I x'd and I wasn't even close -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 04:31 1
  - (Spoilers) - spamlet Jan 4, 05:04
teen stars of 68's Romeo and Juliette sue over their child exploitation of their nude scene seeking 500 million -- (link) - aud lang zeit Jan 4, 01:10
Next megabillion will be 940m, probably get to a billion by friday Jan 6th -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 4, 00:38 2
- Maybe whoever wins should be appointed Speaker -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 00:56 1
  - way to curse a free frogurt -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 4, 01:08
I like this article from last April about EV efficiency versus "old beaters" -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 3, 22:23 2
- My 2002 RAV 4 won’t pass emissions due to the catalytic converter. So I imagine I guess my beater is definitely a polluter. (Not to mention expired registration.) -- nm* - Qale Jan 3, 23:25 1
  - I suppose one saving grace in terms of actual carbon output is that I drove my 2005 mazda3 fewer than 1000km last year. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 23:29
I once called Part 3 "by far the best Hobbit movie". After watching the Extended Editions, I was wrong. It is by far the worst of the three. -- nm - Ender Jan 3, 22:20 2
- always been my least favorite of the 3. they get progressively worse -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 04:56
- None of the Hobbit movies are anywhere in the vicinity of ‘good’ but are merely tolerable for Smaug’s introduction. -- nm - Qale Jan 3, 23:26
love a precise shipping window. "Arriving 4 Jan - 27 Feb" -- nm - mafic Jan 3, 21:32 2
- Ordered some reusable Keurig pods last week. First it was a week and a half, then it was one week, then it was three weeks... - Ender Jan 3, 22:02
- the snow high in the pass is blocking the wagon trains from getting through -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 21:57
Time Mag Person of the Year: Zelensky -- (pic) - aud lang zeit Jan 3, 21:21 [Attachment] 2
- wow, didn't realize that's old news....sigh -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 3, 21:25 1
  - still, it's a good choice. - Beryllium Jan 3, 21:35
wordle in 6 - rollo Jan 3, 21:10 1
- 4 today - spamlet Jan 4, 03:34
Cackling at Clarence Williams III in Justified - Beryllium Jan 3, 21:05
Bullet Train was ridiculous but the actors made it fun. 7/10 -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 20:59 9
- If you thought of it as anime, it made more sense. -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 07:34
- Excellent summary. -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 06:45
- I liked the book it is based on -- nm* - Beaker Jan 4, 04:57
- yeah, that sounds about right. -- nm - znufrii Jan 3, 21:03 1
  - I agree ... 8/10 if it was 20 minutes shorter -- nm - rollo Jan 3, 21:10
- Soundtrack was awesome -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 21:02 3
  - One thing I hated about the film (spoiler) - crash davis Jan 3, 21:09 2
    - If it's any consolation (trivia spoilers) - Beryllium Jan 3, 21:16 1
      - and you think that is consolation??? :) -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 21:20
Apparently the same Tom Brady courtroom sketch artist also did SBF -- (link*) - budice Jan 3, 20:43 2
- Reminds me of this classic -- (link) - colin Jan 4, 05:43
- *mints an NFT* -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 20:57
speaking of twitter, it's almost entirely non-functional for me. seems to be an Australia thing. -- nm - mafic Jan 3, 20:23 4
- yeah, twitter is going great mentioned that a couple hours ago. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 20:57 2
  - make that *six* hours ago -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 20:58 1
    - fwiw it's getting worse. this morning mobile was fine, and desktop would load but slowly. now nothing works. -- nm - mafic Jan 3, 21:29
- Have you tried turning your lan cable upside down? The bits flow the other direction up here. -- nm - Ender Jan 3, 20:28

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