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As near as I can tell, Dana White's slap show failed to finish in the top 150 on cable for its second episode. - David Jan 26, 13:48
so when your own PD is warning other cities not to riot when the body cam footage of an alleged murder by five Memphis cops is released, that video -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 13:37
next question: the grocery store I am working from has a bar. what time can I start drinking? -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Jan 26, 13:15 6
- *ahem* -- nm - O & C, at the foodbowls Jan 26, 13:18 1
  - dinner is at six, lovers. also I just got a notification from my cameras that there was a person in my living room and I looked and it was chubbins. - judge indianapolis jones Jan 26, 13:20
- 4:20 -- nm - TWuG Jan 26, 13:18
- 4 hours ago -- nm - decline Jan 26, 13:16 2
  - This -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 13:42
  - ☝ -- nm - colin Jan 26, 13:20
my internet is down so I'm working from a grocery store. I *think* their wifi has one of those TOS agreements that I somehow can't get to. - judge indianapolis jones Jan 26, 13:06 4
- I think the common suggestion I see is to flush your DNS cache. Open a command prompt - oblique Jan 26, 13:09 3
  - kiss near you. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Jan 26, 13:13
  - or you if you go to 192.168.1.20 or something like that it'll trigger the redirect. -- nm - colin Jan 26, 13:12 1
    - kiss near you too. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Jan 26, 13:13
Fucking Jets! Hackett??? Ugh!! - Krusty Jan 26, 13:05 4
- Do the Jets think Aaron Rodgers will come there now? - Diva Jan 26, 13:37 3
  - Based on all of his work this is a shitty hire. -- nm - Krusty Jan 26, 13:52
  - Ding* and right on the IM, as well -- nm - Flavorize Jan 26, 13:40
  - To your IM: I'm really hoping that this is some long con between Rodgers and Hackett and that they won't work together until after Rodgers retires -- nm - JD Jan 26, 13:39
So thats what happened to Nelson Rockefeller -- (link) - budice Jan 26, 13:00 1
- in an alternate timeline, the GOP sends Goldwater and his batshit crazy packing at the 64 Convention and Rocky makes LBJ a historical footnote -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 13:13
The citation of the 1992 Best Album Juno led me down a memory hole. I take some enjoyment that The Tragically Hip got their only album Juno for.... - Name Withheld By Request Jan 26, 12:57 2
- It's a fall off from Day For Night. Although it kicks the pants off, say, In Between Evolution. - Reagen Jan 26, 13:02 1
  - Well, DfN is their best album, second at worse. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 26, 13:31
Clearly the Deep State got to him -- (link) - TWuG Jan 26, 12:51 3
- the big (previously unreported) news is Durham actually uncovered possible crimes by Trump and Barr directed him to skip that part -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 13:31
- "Investigate the investigator investigating the investigations!" -- nm - Jovian Jan 26, 13:27
- Great, More George Santos news -- nm - budice Jan 26, 12:54
At a mental health day workshop yesterday for my company, someone put "watching United loose" as one of their ways they support their mental health. - Walt_Disney Jan 26, 12:40 1
- *laugh* I wonder how quickly I'd get a safety check for stating: "I'm an Evertonian" -- nm - JD Jan 26, 13:10
We lost power at last class change today. You would think war had just been declared. - Reagen Jan 26, 12:34 1
- What's that siren? -- (pic) - Mony Baroney Jan 26, 12:36 [Attachment]
APStylebook: "We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing “the” labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled" -- (link) - budice Jan 26, 12:31 1
- The English wrote that. -- nm - Mony Baroney Jan 26, 12:35
Does anybody use carbon steel cookware? How do you do your initial seasoning? -- nm - colin Jan 26, 12:30 8
- Just use it, cook bacon, remember "sticking" is part of cooking. Stuff will stick but release itself when ready -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 12:32 7
  - nah, seasoning and treating them right (no long soaking) makes a difference. - i.b! Jan 26, 12:40 1
    - i figured it was basically like how we treat our cast iron... wipe clean, maybe scrub with water if there is something persistent, but mostly just let - colin Jan 26, 13:11
  - Also realize that these pans are nearly heat transparent, the surface temperature is nearly exactly the heat source underneath -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 12:35 4
    - the one we got is nice.. very heavy, all metal. i'm guessing i'll need to just cook with a towel since that handle will heat up. -- nm - colin Jan 26, 13:14 2
      - you may want to nab a handle cover - quilted or silicone. (I fear forgetting to use a towel.) — nm - i.b! Jan 26, 13:19 1
        
        i have the little silcon ones for your finger tips for taking baking stuff outta the oven. a little small, but they might work -- nm - colin Jan 26, 13:20
    - Oo, really? *touches pan* Ow! -- nm - Mony Baroney Jan 26, 12:39
Many thanks to Reagen for his reply to my post from yesterday :) -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 26, 12:26 1
- Another thing it allows - Reagen Jan 26, 12:32
Per the IRS, what percentage of new hetero Married Filing Jointly couples filed the tax return listing the man's name first? -- nm - spamlet Jan 26, 12:08 12
- "Hetero Married Fling." Whoa there Hump Day was yesterday! -- nm - con_carne Jan 26, 12:46
- Budice was the closest. 74% -- nm - spamlet Jan 26, 12:38
- 31.250% -- nm - Spaun Jan 26, 12:25
- high 80's -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 26, 12:24
- $1 -- nm - David Jan 26, 12:19
- 105% -- nm - Mony Baroney Jan 26, 12:17
- 85% -- nm - prayformojo Jan 26, 12:15
- 88% -- nm - znufrii Jan 26, 12:14
- 83.1250% -- nm - tRuMaNaNaNaNa Jan 26, 12:12
- 69% -- nm - budice Jan 26, 12:11
- 100% -- nm - decline Jan 26, 12:11
- 97%. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Jan 26, 12:10
You might not buy a used car from Bill Barr but that didn’t mean we shouldn’t have taken him at his word about the legitimacy of the Durham inquiry -- (link) - NYT Pitchbot Jan 26, 12:04
BedBathBeyond: Can't pay its debts, officially explores bankruptcy -- (link) - budice Jan 26, 12:01 1
- default (as of yesterday) on two loans (ABL & FILO) — $1.11 billion balance -- nm - budice Jan 26, 12:03
these are the Slate takedowns that give me life -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 11:54
bob's burgers renewed for 2 seasons -- nm - Beryllium Jan 26, 11:47 2
- Alright! -- nm - Krusty Jan 26, 13:10
- simpsons and family guy, as well, but those aren't important -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 26, 11:48
Can anyone explain to me why DirectTV would just allow the entire GOP media ecosystem, trash it's company like this?? -- (edited) - Jovian Jan 26, 11:45 13
- They have said it. "In a statement, DirecTV said it wanted to 'continue to offer the network' but the channel’s demands for carriage fee increases - mara Jan 26, 11:51 1
  - yea. then the CEO should blast this message on twitter every time an *elected* official spreads the lie. -- nm - Jovian Jan 26, 11:55
- DirecTV is the next Blockbuster Video -- nm* - budice Jan 26, 11:51
- Because it is a meaningless criticism? - ReluctantCynic Jan 26, 11:47 8
  - It's really not though. Why allow it to stand? -- nm - Jovian Jan 26, 11:48 7
    - Not every attack needs to be parried. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 12:04 6
      - because thats how they win. Theyve already won. The DirectTV name is now trashed for millions. But sure not every attack should be parried. -- nm - Jovian Jan 26, 12:14 5
        
        Who are these millions? Your posts are the only things I've heard about this. - the wrong element Jan 26, 13:23
        
        There were plenty of democrats that have been lobbying to get them booted from Direct TV. Why step into the mess any further. Plenty of people are -- (edited) - pmb Jan 26, 12:37
        
        This is a bad take. DirecTV is a dead brand. Virtually nobody on this planet cares about this other than you. - The Allfather Jan 26, 12:30
        
        It's minnows fighting minnows here. No one outside of their bubble gives a flying fuck. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 12:20
        
        They dropped them over a dispute over money, not that they were the public relations for the destruction of democracy, fvck them -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 12:17
- the race to the exits when Sunday Ticket goes to YT will be a thing to behold -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 11:46
In Pokémon Go they are trying to get me to care about ones that are tiny or huge. And I just can’t. -- nm - Qale Jan 26, 11:45 6
- Size queen -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 11:58
- maybe if it meant something, but it doesn’t as far as I’ve seen. just more medals to ignore. maybe kids like it? — nm - i.b! Jan 26, 11:56 4
  - There are people that very, very much care about this and are among the most actives. Is it just a sop to them? - spamlet Jan 26, 12:10 3
    - I should have said meant anything to people who play like I do and I think Q does. I could see it maybe mattering for people who battle more and want -- (edited) - i.b! Jan 26, 12:27 2
      - One of the guys in our play group was (let’s say obsessed) with the sizes and having one each of all the different sizes of each. -- nm - spamlet Jan 26, 13:02 1
        
        ah, yah, I know there are super collectors - definitely not for me. — nm - i.b! Jan 26, 13:28
National Archives are asking the past 6 Presidents and VPs to check if they have any classified material. - TWuG Jan 26, 11:39 2
- but her emails. -- nm - budice Jan 26, 11:44 1
  - very good point. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Jan 26, 12:07
Apparently my employer doesn’t give service recognition certificates for seven years. My 1, 3, and 5-year certs were each signed by a different CEO -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 26, 11:38 1
- Just create your own and have them sign it for a keep sake. -- nm - sycor Jan 26, 11:41
My going to college computer -- (link) - JD Jan 26, 11:36 4
- my going to law school computer -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 11:38 3
  - My photo studio no name pc at clone with a 20mb hard drive and a whole megabyte of motherboard memory, green monitor dot matrix printer 2400 baud mode -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 26, 12:14
  - Ooooohhh, fancy. Color graphics and separate monitor - JD Jan 26, 11:39 1
    - with a LaserWriter it was $3k+ in 1995 dollars (about the same price as my tricked out 16" M1 MacBook Pro in 2023) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 11:43
I am having one of those experiences when someone else forgetting to do something for 2 months, and then doing it this morning, handing it to me, and - Andie Jan 26, 11:33 3
- Your omnipresence was on the fritz!?! -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 11:39
- I thought today was a snow day? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 26, 11:34 1
  - optional snow day. i, stupidly, came in. -- nm - Andie Jan 26, 11:35
Carolina Panthers: Frank Reich is the new HC. -- nm - Remlik Jan 26, 11:25 3
- He was literally outcoached in 2022 by their interim coach. NFL racism never ceases to amaze me. -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 11:40
- was really hoping for Matt Sunday. -- nm - tRuMaNaNaNaNa Jan 26, 11:28 1
  - So were Indy fans. -- nm - the wrong element Jan 26, 11:56
So what Wordle-spawned games do you regularly play? - prayformojo Jan 26, 11:23 4
- Word Cookies and it came first! -- nm - Beaker Jan 26, 11:33
- Wordle and Waffle -- nm - Pippy the Substitute Teacher Jan 26, 11:27
- Framed, Waffle, Wordiply, Wordle. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 26, 11:27
- Wordle -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 11:24
pmb, yes! I do remember Gigglesnort Hotel! -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 26, 11:13 1
- (Dirty Dragon) - Dark Callisto Jan 26, 11:15
The glories of dining out alone - JD Jan 26, 11:13 7
- I prefer it as I am my own best company. -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 11:42
- corollary to Reagen's Woke Theorem, 95% of Vox/Slate/Buzzfeed takes are NY/LA writers in their 20s discovering how the world works for everyone else -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 11:15 5
  - Heh. That would make a bunch of sense but it took me be suddenly single in my mid 40's to completely embrace the eating alone thing -- nm - JD Jan 26, 11:20 4
    - Even when I was single I hated eating in restaurants alone. Now I don't think I'd care as much. - sycor Jan 26, 11:21 3
      - my wallet would certainly be fatter if i had more shame -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 11:24 2
        
        And my stomach would be less fat probably too. -- nm - sycor Jan 26, 11:25
        
        Ha! You and me both -- nm - JD Jan 26, 11:25
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon will get a nationwide re-release February 17. -- nm - MDH Jan 26, 11:07 9
- the original one or the sequel that focuses on her? -- nm - Remlik Jan 26, 11:21 1
  - Sword of Destiny -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 11:23
- Oooooooooooooh. - Dark Callisto Jan 26, 11:15 5
  - ... to see Antman 3! -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 11:17 2
    - We already have those tickets. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 26, 11:18 1
      - *phew* -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 11:18
  - Should we fly out to Colorado and watch it with Grendel? -- nm - David Jan 26, 11:16 1
    - Seems like we should! - Dark Callisto Jan 26, 11:18
- Yeoh-Mania! -- nm - mud Jan 26, 11:09
CNN: All five Memphis police officers who were fired following the death of Tyre Nichols have been charged with murder. -- (link) - mud Jan 26, 11:06
NFL-CAR: Frank Reich chosen as new HC -- nm - budice Jan 26, 11:03 6
- Broncos get Demeco Ryans at HC -- nm - Flavorize Jan 26, 11:18
- He was literally outcoached in 2022 by their interim coach. NFL racism never ceases to amaze me. -- nm - David Jan 26, 11:11 4
  - Nevermind. I see your meant Carolina's interim coach. Which I agree totally. -- nm* - Inigo Jan 26, 11:17 3
    - the "NFL" = 32 white billionaire men who could always just choose not to be racist about who they hire, any day they want -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 11:20 2
      - 31? Or maybe Kahn just has a really good tan? -- nm - JD Jan 26, 11:22 1
        
        Also, 5 teams owned by women (but they're probably white billionaires, so...). - the wrong element Jan 26, 12:04
NPR tells staff it can no longer afford some fonts -- (link*) - budice Jan 26, 11:03 9
- *waiting for Fvcker Carlson to to throw a tantrum about this.... -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 12:25
- This is fine. There's plenty of free, open-source fonts. -- nm - Mop Jan 26, 11:38
- Free the Serifs! -- nm - Mony Baroney Jan 26, 11:20 1
  - 👍 -- nm - JD Jan 26, 11:27
- "Can no longer afford?" or "Doesn't want to pay for?" -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 26, 11:07 4
  - Both can be true. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 11:11 3
    - Sure. I'm just confused about the headline on the Twitter piece. - ReluctantCynic Jan 26, 11:18 2
      - At least they're being proactive! -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 26, 11:19 1
        
        True dat! - ReluctantCynic Jan 26, 11:46
In their filing today, Comcast announced that Peacock has added about 5 million subscribers, and is now over 20 million subscribers. -- nm - Remlik Jan 26, 11:03 2
- and still lost almost $1b dollars last quarter (none of this is sustainable) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 11:09 1
  - Not with *that* attitude. -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 11:40

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