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World Juniors: What a strange game for Team USA (spoilers) - Mop Jan 4, 18:25 2
- the unsigned Canadian goalie played on his head -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 18:27 1
  - my brother an his daughter will be at the final tomorrow night -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 18:27
Michael Giacchino To Make Feature Directorial Debut With Fresh Take On ‘Them!’ At Warner Bros -- (link) - Remlik Jan 4, 18:20
"My son is also named Rutger McGroaty." -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 18:01
Kevin McCarthy and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Downfall. -- (link) - Beaker Jan 4, 17:57 2
- Someone should hire a bunch of German voice actors to redub this clip with nonsense, but keep the original subtitles. Just to mess with people. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 18:14
- Jaw...drop -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 18:03
Now booking: Zurich capsule hotel -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 17:56
216-214 the House adjourns. -- nm - budice Jan 4, 17:55 1
- Biggs, Boebert, Crane and Gaetz were the 4 R's to vote No -- nm - Strongbad Jan 4, 18:02
Gran Turismo Movie sneak peek (O Bloom, D Harbour) -- (link) - budice Jan 4, 17:49 1
- Based on the inspiring true story? Is this a movie about the *making* of the game? -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 18:26
US gonna invade -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 17:48
Apparently 18” gaming laptops are the thing at CES -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 17:46
What I've learned over the last 2 days is that the House is a bunch of children -- nm - Fuzzy Jan 4, 17:30 1
- FIFY: The House GOP is a bunch of children -- nm - TWuG Jan 4, 17:37
I hit 800km on my bike today, since purchasing it in May. - Beryllium Jan 4, 17:20 5
- Nice! (supporting the idea that people with ebikes get more exercise than those with traditional bikes) -- nm - psilotum Jan 4, 17:50 4
  - Yes, I had an analog bike for years and it was painful to ride ... I still tried to, but it wasn't as fun as it should be. The new bike is fun. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 17:52 3
    - I will walk out of my way to get to a dock with an ebike rather than ride a regular bike to my destination. They're such a better ride and I don't -- (edited) - Krusty Jan 4, 17:54 2
      - You could try the Swytch kit to electrify your bike. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 4, 18:13 1
        
        Interesting. I will definitely look into this more. Thanks!! -- nm* - Krusty Jan 4, 18:27
I’m more than a little impressed that ChatGPT can write the code for entire programs with just a few prompts. -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 17:19 1
- Try copilot. It’s like orders of magnitude better. -- nm - mafic Jan 4, 18:05
SITWAP: former Survivor winner Todd Herzog is now making customized funko pops -- (link*) - Strongbad Jan 4, 17:16 1
- Once a Survivor winner, always a Survivor winner! -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 17:18
Beaker, you and I go best friends in the next gift open, so let's coordinate! - JaxSean Jan 4, 17:16 3
- what time tomorrow works for you? -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 17:21 2
  - also -- (link) - Beaker Jan 4, 17:22 [youtube] 1
    - Lol anytime after 9am should be fine. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 4, 17:52
Dems requesting yeas and nays on motion to adjourn until tomorrow. -- nm - znufrii Jan 4, 17:15 4
- See if Nancy brought some extra adult diapers! No one’s leaving until we elect a Speaker!!! Sergeant-at-arms, lock the doors! -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 17:25 1
  - And some fruit cups -- nm - eag Jan 4, 17:29
- AOC to Gaetz -- (link) - budice Jan 4, 17:19 1
  - Man, I wouldn’t want to him just then… or ever, really. -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 17:21
Twitter down for me again, second day in a row. -- nm - Bacon Jan 4, 17:08 3
- Seems fine for me -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 17:21 1
  - It's always desktop with Chrome. I go to my phone and it works. -- nm - Bacon Jan 4, 18:03
- THISTIMEFORSURE! -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 17:17
EU Schengen looks more and more like Disneyland every day. From a non-visa requiring country? Then you’ll need to pay a fee to enter the EU. -- (link) - Mop Jan 4, 16:55 7
- $9.50? I'll just visit my own continent! - Beryllium Jan 4, 17:01 5
  - When it’s $230/day and you have to pick what 2 countries you’re visiting every day, we’ll be reminiscing about when it was only $10. -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 17:03 4
    - Pfft, as if Putin would be so gracious as to grant access to TWO countries -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 17:07 1
      - (Sorry, in this future timeline, he is to be addressed as Lord Emperor Putin) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 17:08
    - But at least they have a Matterhorn. -- nm - Ender Jan 4, 17:05 1
      - *golf clap* -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 17:18
- Make sure to board early so you get there in time for the Customs rope drop. -- nm - Ender Jan 4, 17:00
The Toy Drive has now passed $6.5M -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 16:40
Rats. Angels get a big upgrade in their TV booth. (He also happened to luck into Pujols’ 700th HR when filling in on Apple TV+) -- (link) - Tim Jan 4, 16:23
Guy on Reddit does an analysis to find the most meaningless baseball game of 2022 -- (link) - spamlet Jan 4, 16:16 8
- Sounds about right and that was some pretty good work by that person. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 16:34
- Can't argue with the result -- nm - ML Jan 4, 16:21
- Meanwhile: Qui-Gon Jean -- (link) - budice Jan 4, 16:20
- I would have guessed Pittsburgh Pirates. -- nm - David Jan 4, 16:17
- ~Too Much Time On My Hands~ -- (link) - Beaker Jan 4, 16:17 [youtube] 3
  - r/baseball is a gold mine in the off-season. - spamlet Jan 4, 16:18 2
    - I miss the guy drawing pictures of Mike Trout. -- nm - David Jan 4, 16:39
    - they've elevated shitposting to an art. -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 16:29
that guy was bound and determined to get a penalty by shooting it over the glass -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 15:53
Barry season 3 epi 2 spoiler - Beaker Jan 4, 15:46
Devers staying with the Sawx on an 11/331 deal -- (link) - spamlet Jan 4, 15:23 4
- Interesting…they sign arguably the worst of the trio but let Bogarts walk and couldn’t get rid of Betts fast enough -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 4, 15:27 3
  - They should have signed Betts and I'm very glad they didn't. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 15:29
  - For $100 million more than Riley got. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 4, 15:28 1
    - I get he’s younger than Betts and Bogarts but…he’s not as good as Xander and far far less than Betts - Will Hunting Jan 4, 15:32
This is some kind of magic. -- (link) - pmb Jan 4, 15:19 6
- that's slick -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 15:50
- There’s a small visible of the ball hitting the floor next to Klay’s foot. It’s a near-perfect alignment/angle. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 4, 15:28 1
  - Camera angle and players line up in a nearly perfect screen of the pass -- (link) - JD Jan 4, 15:40
- fast, but no magic. - i.b! Jan 4, 15:23 2
  - Yep. Took me a while to see it. And to add to Will's comment (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Jan 4, 15:32 1
    - sorcery. -- nm - mud Jan 4, 15:55
Anyone watching Kaleidoscope? I have questions. It’s supposed to be random but I don’t see how it randomizes. - Volnelk Jan 4, 15:13 3
- We got yellow too, then green. I like it -- nm - Epiphany Jan 4, 17:10 1
  - I've got black, green, yellow. -- nm - Ender Jan 4, 17:29
- Are you getting them chronologically? It’s my understanding that different subscribers will get different sequences. -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 16:59
Am I misremembering, or does Adobe have an ad platform similar to Adsense/AdWords? If they do, how can I find out how big it is? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 15:13 2
- They have programmatic display, so yes similar to AdSense. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 4, 15:49 1
  - I guess search, too. I read them as an agency, like my company. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 4, 15:54
These two action flix sound like they're worth a try - prayformojo Jan 4, 14:54
The Aptera EV looks interesting... sort of a 2-person runabout. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 4, 14:53 1
- and doors that go like *this* -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 15:00
DTL: Just fumbled my regular season conference title, 2 seed in the c.11 tourney. Buffalo-4, Hartford-3, Starkville-2, Shawnee-1 -- nm - rollo Jan 4, 14:49 4
- Though I can't wait for shadiouz to get bounced from like the second round of the tournament. - spamlet Jan 4, 15:11 2
  - I irrationally dislike him. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 4, 15:36 1
    - I don’t think it’s irrational. -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 15:41
- C26 was a circular firing squad so I won on PR. Tulsa/Stillwater are both on the NTT bubble and will come gunning in the final. -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 15:02
This dude is soo thirsty. - Jovian Jan 4, 14:44 2
- So was Hitler and other deplorable people at one time. -- nm* - Krusty Jan 4, 15:30
- they all love their Time Person of the Year cover -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 15:19
Fire-making challenge. First Rep from either party to burn through their rope is Speaker. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 4, 14:42
Woohoo, Nottingham Forest! Up to 15th! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 14:38 1
- Based on their recent win and passing Bournemouth, West Ham and Everton. Conversely after giving up 2 to Brighton another 2 to Hove Albion -- (edited) - JD Jan 4, 14:48
side link to the Dionne Warwick story below, Romanian authorities seized all 33 manly sports cars from Andrew Tate -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 4, 14:17 2
- they're zero emissions now for sure -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 15:27
- but left the EVs? -- nm - JD Jan 4, 14:26
DC/WB: some BTS on The Rock's powerplay to gain control -- (link) - Remlik Jan 4, 14:09 3
- Michael De Luca leaks story that makes Michael De Luca look good. Film at 11. - David Jan 4, 14:15 1
  - right? -- nm - Remlik Jan 4, 14:19
- Why a K-Pop boy band is commenting on it, I'll never know. -- nm - Dano Jan 4, 14:14
I wonder where Hakeem Jeffries ranks in the list of most votes for Speaker without being Speaker list. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 4, 14:03
The ending of the Sweden/ Cheq game has been awesome -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 13:57 1
- that kid who iced it is walking home... -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 14:20
Words I'd written that I realized I needed to edit: "look forward to seeing that head teleport in and out of that box." - David Jan 4, 13:54 2
- No means no. -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 13:57
- Explanation... -- (pic) - David Jan 4, 13:55 [Attachment]
Canadians: The Menu is on D+ -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 13:53 1
- Is Canadians: The Menu a prequel or sequel? -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 16:04
"Signed, Gio Reyna's Mother" -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 13:51
LYC - i really want wonton soup for dinner. -- nm - Andie Jan 4, 13:50 1
- That sounds good. I don't know what I'm having - pasta, maybe -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 13:51
Doing my self-review (ugh) one thing that really bothers me is that there is one (self) review form for every level in the company. - spamlet Jan 4, 13:46 1
- Though I have decided to stop being subtle. I'm a damn good employee and they should stop ignoring me or risk losing me. -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 15:07
“Republicans created a cult of personality around Trump. And now that Trump is off the main stage, the cult no longer has a personality, just a cult.” -- nm - Volnelk Jan 4, 13:46 1
- The Cult Will Eat Itself (Hopefully) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 13:49
We have a volunteer. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 4, 13:32 [mastodon] 10
- "I will be Speaker next." -- nm - Dionne Warwick Jan 4, 13:34 9
  - Speaking of -- (link) - Reagen Jan 4, 13:38 7
    - this paragraph is just amazing - prayformojo Jan 4, 13:47 1
      - the next one got me...Call me bitch to my face...someday you will have daughters... -- nm* - aud lang zeit Jan 4, 14:15
    - That's a great story. -- nm - pmb Jan 4, 13:44 4
      - did they actually stop using it tho? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 14:27 3
        
        I don't think it was just about that one word -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 14:50 2
        
        sure but it's not like they went cold turkey and started playing the Lilith Fair - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 15:23
        
        She's also not particularly fond of gerunds. -- nm - Ender Jan 4, 14:55
  - I shall be tribute -- nm - Katniss Jan 4, 13:37
When the world ends, the only survivors will be roaches, Keith Richards and Bobby Petrino. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 4, 13:27
re: the L4 on B2, my department at work is L3 Finance and every time I see it, I think "it's not that funny." -- nm - judge amanda jones Jan 4, 13:26 1
- "Not ha ha L3 anyway." -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 13:38
bwaha -- (link) - Reagen Jan 4, 13:26 1
- excellent -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 13:35
Stalker Poll: Sent? Received? -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 13:25 9
- Yes and yes. <3 -- nm - whisper Jan 4, 19:09
- Yes & Yes -- nm - Meg Jan 4, 15:19
- Sent part 1 and part 2 goes out Saturday. I was stalked last week. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 14:22
- Yes sent (though I'm a little concerned my stalkee hasn't mentioned it and it was delivered before Christmas (kind of afraid someone might have stolen - pmb Jan 4, 13:35 2
  - And yes, just received today. Thank you Dano! - pmb Jan 4, 13:36 1
    - waves - decline Jan 5, 05:40
- Yes and yes -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 13:32
- Yes and Yes! -- nm - Andie Jan 4, 13:28
- Sent (2 parts). Not Received yet. -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 13:26
It would of course be a terrible idea and tempting fate, but the prankster side of me would want to rotate Dem as the one to vote for and then move on - Reagen Jan 4, 13:24 3
- Al Franken -- nm - Strongbad Jan 4, 13:38 1
  - *makes two-handed honking gesture toward the GOP* -- nm - Al Franken si Jan 4, 13:39
- "I rise to nominate Greta." -- nm - Max Jan 4, 13:28
So, what is a theoretical timeline on the House voting? At what point does not handling any house business actually start to affect people? Is it like - oblique Jan 4, 13:20 4
- I thought I heard there was something important like budget oe debt in March and figured that was their goal -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 13:40
- This is why they funded the government for the entire fiscal year to 9/30. - spamlet Jan 4, 13:28
- debt ceiling hits in August i think -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 13:22 1
  - The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson on CBC news said that what McCarthy's already given away makes it impossible for him to raise the debt ceiling. -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 13:24
Whopper whopper whopper whopper -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 13:18 1
- malted milk ball malted milk ball malted milk ball malted milk ball -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 13:19

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