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Bautista might be the very first of his kind: the wrestler turned character actor. -- (link) - Beaker Feb 2, 08:54 7
- I've liked him in every role I have seen him in. Great in Riddick 3, Spectre, Glass Onion and of course his Drax is amazing -- nm* - Beaker Feb 2, 08:58 4
  - I don't remember him in Riddick 3 but then again haven't watched that in years. But yes, I've been very impressed with his transition. - sycor Feb 2, 09:08
  - and you fail to mention the most important one. -- nm - mud Feb 2, 09:00 1
    - Blade Runner? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 09:22
  - What Mop saw: "I've liked him in every hole he's been in." - Mop Feb 2, 08:59
- Somewhere John Cena harrumphs. (I kid, of course, but Blockers was fun.) -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 2, 08:57
- uh Tor Johnson -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 2, 08:55
SITWAP Dexter New Blood S2 has been cancelled. Likely to be replaced with a prequel series. -- nm - sycor Feb 2, 08:40 2
- The Paramount+ / Showtime merger cancelled a bunch of stuff -- nm - decline Feb 2, 08:41 1
  - Not to surprised. I haven't kept up though to know what all has been cancelled. Just happened to see that article. -- nm - sycor Feb 2, 08:44
I know it's Frontier and not for everyone depending on where you live but this seems like a crazy deal. -- (link) - Volnelk Feb 2, 08:39 9
- "What do you mean the Plane has no engine?" -- nm - budice Feb 2, 08:43 4
  - That’ll be an extra $52.37 for the Engine Fee -- nm - znufrii Feb 2, 08:45 3
    - Airplane restroom has a card reader in case you need to use it. (fee extra) -- nm - budice Feb 2, 08:47 2
      - "Flights do not include any add-on products (like bags or seats)." So literally pack em in like a bus? -- nm - JD Feb 2, 08:48 1
        
        "We toss the people in like luggage." -- nm - budice Feb 2, 08:49
- or $1,299 for a yearly pass. -- nm - tRuMaNaNaNaNa Feb 2, 08:42
- "he day before flight departure for domestic travel and starting 10 days before flight departure for international travel." - Spawn Feb 2, 08:41 2
  - I could totally see us doing something like this after we retire, actually. -- nm* - znufrii Feb 2, 08:46
  - flights cost you $0.01 though. that could add up to like a dollar. -- nm - tRuMaNaNaNaNa Feb 2, 08:43
Apparently, you can add a "second home" to Netflix for only $2.99/month. That's chump change. -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 08:34 15
- They've been testing that in LATAM. Is it official here? -- nm* - spamlet Feb 2, 08:37 4
  - They've started updating their support documentation. Apparently begins in August. -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 08:55 2
    - I ask because a couple of days ago they posted the " every 31 days on home wifi" rule and then pulled it. -- nm* - spamlet Feb 2, 08:56
    - To their credit... document first, change second... is rather unprecedented into the tech industry. -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 08:56
  - Not yet (I think May for the US/Canada). Peru, Brazil and a couple other countries have it now -- (edited) - decline Feb 2, 08:40
- I'll still cancel. Screw you Netflix. Your library is not that great anymore. I'll re-sub when the new Stranger Things hits in a year or two. -- nm - sycor Feb 2, 08:36 1
  - I have been saying for like two years that if I paid for NF, I would cancel. I can buy months onesie twosie when I need to. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Feb 2, 08:45
- people will still complain - decline Feb 2, 08:36 7
  - I DEMAND FREE NETFLIX! -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 08:36 6
    - that was the girl's take. Why do college kids have to pay for Netflix if they are away from home??!! - Beaker Feb 2, 08:37 4
      - A question which answers itself. -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 2, 08:49
      - And also she's an adult and responsible for her own life? -- nm - Reagen Feb 2, 08:42 2
        
        she was thinking household. especially if the kid is just away for school. I figured Netflix would do something to cover it, like a student add-on or - Beaker Feb 2, 08:47
        
        Let us not get too crazy here -- nm - crash davis Feb 2, 08:43
    - (Biden's on it!) -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 08:36
Wiarton Willie, Ontario's weather forecasting rodent, predicted an early spring on Thursday -- (link) - Beaker Feb 2, 08:30 2
- IT'S NOT SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE!!!!! -- nm - NPR Feb 2, 08:32 1
  - for Wiarton though they sacrifice him and read his entrails, so it is a kind of science. -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 08:33
I guess I should start trying to figure out how to watch the Superb owl and be able to see the commercials. -- nm - sycor Feb 2, 08:28 6
- I'm trying to figure out how to watch it at all. I seem to have lost my FOX OTA signal :( -- nm - Meg Feb 2, 08:37 3
  - I bet the Superb Owl could solve this (how have I never noticed this before?! How??!!) -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 08:38 2
    - It was actually a thing back in the 90s before the NFL shut it down. -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 08:39 1
      - The Superb Owl says you lie -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 08:52
- I watch a show called The Superb Owl -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 08:29 1
  - "How many licks does it take..." -- nm - The Superb Owl Feb 2, 08:30
I have to write an MOU and I've never written one before. I figured I could ask ChatGPT to do it. IT'S FUCKING DOWN! - Mop Feb 2, 08:26 8
- Didn't they just announce a subscription? -- nm - Qale Feb 2, 09:33
- Yeah, I wanted to show it to my team this morning and it was down. Stupid jerk. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 2, 08:47 1
  - Now I want an Excel formula that I know ChatGPT could make for me... AND IT'S STILL DOWN! -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 08:57
- ChapGPT: First off, that would be 'a' MOU...... -- nm* - JD Feb 2, 08:27
- what's an MOU ? -- nm - decline Feb 2, 08:27 3
  - Memorandum of Understanding. -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 08:30
  - a promissory note, i.e. Mop Owes You -- nm* - crash davis Feb 2, 08:30
  - Movin' On Up - Jeffersons script writing -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 08:28
Outer Banks 3 | Official Trailer | Netflix - February 23rd -- (link) - Beaker Feb 2, 08:26 [youtube] 10
- No ferry from Chapel Hill to the OBX this season? -- nm - sycor Feb 2, 08:43
- "New adventures take the Pogues to the Caribbean and far beyond as the friends are pulled into a dangerous rival's hunt for a legendary lost city." - Mop Feb 2, 08:30 8
  - Oh, I was confusing it with Outer Range -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 08:33 3
    - we needs more of that right away, precious -- nm - mud Feb 2, 08:35 2
      - Didn't that get cancelled? -- nm - sycor Feb 2, 08:37 1
        
        outer range was renewed for a second season in October 2022 (per googling) ... I thought it was cancelled though before checking -- nm* - Beaker Feb 2, 08:39
  - the girls (wife plus daughters) love it. -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 08:31 3
    - Hell, I love it. - decline Feb 2, 08:36 1
      - it's such great trash. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Feb 2, 08:46
    - Yep. That's the demo. Every one of my female students is dialed in. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 2, 08:34
Kind of sad parenting moment last night. - znufrii Feb 2, 08:23 10
- Next up: Dating! -- nm - decline Feb 2, 08:28 1
  - Shut your face. - znufrii Feb 2, 08:33
- And so, it begins. - Spawn Feb 2, 08:25 7
  - Yeah thats rough. Conversely I had a proud parenting moment yesterday. - Volnelk Feb 2, 08:34 5
    - ! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 2, 08:53
    - that's awesome -- nm - decline Feb 2, 08:40
    - 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Feb 2, 08:39
    - =) -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 08:38
    - Wow. That’s really great. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 2, 08:35
  - Granted she’s usually up late regardless, so more time for us where she’s keeping to herself in her room is a plus. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 2, 08:33
Just two Republicans sitting down for some dinner. -- (link) - Jovian Feb 2, 08:23 1
- and I read that Kari Lake's in town, chatting up senators or something. -- nm - mud Feb 2, 08:32
Yay, found a streaming service that carries ESPN and has a free trial. Now ready for IU vs Purdue this weekend. -- nm - mara Feb 2, 08:20 4
- yay, Make them Boils - crash davis Feb 2, 08:22 2
  - Boiler Up. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 2, 08:23 1
    - It is pronounced, "Purdue sucks!" -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 08:25
- Purdue has already won, carry on. -- nm - budice Feb 2, 08:22
Meanwhile in Congress... -- (link) - oblique Feb 2, 08:01 9
- see that image just looks off and I think its a fake. -- nm - tRuMaNaNaNaNa Feb 2, 08:40 2
  - that's just how Santos always looks... -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 08:48
  - Here is George Santos speaking in Congress wearing it on 1/31 -- (link*) - oblique Feb 2, 08:46
- Meanwhile Maxine Waters is a boss -- nm - rollo Feb 2, 08:32
- So dumb. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 2, 08:24
- Quick, somebody needs to also make Tbone steak, Hummer, and gas stove pins. -- nm - mara Feb 2, 08:18
- Death Cult -- (link) - Spawn Feb 2, 08:15 [Backboard]
- Could you imagine the reaction if the Squad showed up with Pride flags or a rainbow on their lapel instead of the American flag. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Feb 2, 08:04 1
  - They're giving Raskin crap for his head covering while he deals with baldness from cancer treatment, but, sure gun pins during - TWuG Feb 2, 09:22
This house posted on zillow gone wild is right outside NYC and was designed by a famous architect. People are wondering why it's so 'cheap' at $950K - decline Feb 2, 08:01 4
- I'd like to see their winter heating bills. All those windows and open plan. -- nm - Meg Feb 2, 08:35
- The blue bathroom has to go. But otherwise, I dig it. Not crazy about the upper floor sitting room as it seems kind of pointless. - sycor Feb 2, 08:09 2
  - are you nuts? THose pastel midcentury bathrooms are COVETED. - loosilu Feb 2, 08:39 1
    - Eh, not my thing. But to each their own. -- nm - sycor Feb 2, 08:44
lol with friends like Hakeem . . . -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 2, 07:58 1
- You have the 93-94 Houston Rockets? -- nm - JD Feb 2, 08:01
Bery, does this affect your code for twitter embeds? -- (link) - decline Feb 2, 07:57 3
- Assuming this is about the API costs, it would be really stupid of them to charge for this particular approach. So maybe? Doubt it, though. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 08:23
- Maybe this will bring back third party apps then -- nm - spamlet Feb 2, 08:08
- j. fried chicken -- nm - prayformojo Feb 2, 07:59
Every Simpsons fan knows what the new Australian $5 note design should be. -- (link) - budice Feb 2, 07:57 1
- Haha! -- nm - Krusty Feb 2, 08:00
Pelosi endorses Schiff, if DiFi doesn't run (the establishment candidate) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 2, 07:56 1
- Retire Dianne. You barely know what day it is. -- nm - Jovian Feb 2, 08:05
New study by Clean Wisconsin shows solar arrays produce 100x the energy of a comparably sized field of corn producing ethanol -- (link) - oblique Feb 2, 07:44 5
- What if you build the solar array on top of the corn field and then get energy from both! -- nm - decline Feb 2, 08:26 1
  - With some plants this results in a better crop yield -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 08:31
- Shocked. Shocked,I say. -- nm - TWuG Feb 2, 08:00
- Especially when you set them on fire. -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 08:00 1
  - Solar array burning. Instructions unclear. Please advise. -- nm - oblique Feb 2, 08:02
ST Poll: Will Trevor Bauer pitch in a major league game ever again? - Strongbad Feb 2, 07:39 7
- https://magic-8ball.com/ says It Is Certain -- nm - crash davis Feb 2, 08:20 1
  - but it didn't elaborate, so could be certain that he won't -- nm - crash davis Feb 2, 08:21
- Yes but I hope he doesn't. -- nm - Krusty Feb 2, 08:01
- Id say yes. Contenders always desperate for pitching. It may not be Spring Training, but midseason could easily sneak in around trade deadline -- nm* - budice Feb 2, 07:44
- I’m hoping no…and the fact Bonds couldn’t get hired even when he was still able gives me some hope… - Will Hunting Feb 2, 07:41
- yes. he was too good for some team not to sign him, especially if they get him cheap (or super overpay in the case of Deshaun Watson). -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 07:40 1
  - He can be had right now for the league minimum. Let's see if anyone is crazy enough to sign him. -- nm - Krusty Feb 2, 08:01
DTL - any of you guys noticed that Abilene has the best player in league history so far and it’s not close? - Will Hunting Feb 2, 07:38 2
- *Marge grumble* - spamlet Feb 2, 07:42 1
  - So you are very aware. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 2, 07:45
Outer Banks Season 3 premieres February 23 -- (link) - decline Feb 2, 07:17
Noticed this on Apple TV+ coming soon: Going to be a tough watch I think -- (link) - oblique Feb 2, 07:16 1
- I wanted to see it an Sundance, but it had sold out before tickets went on sale for mortals like me. -- nm - Inigo Feb 2, 07:17
Unopened first generation iPhone expected to fetch $50,000 at auction -- (link) - znufrii Feb 2, 07:10 6
- LOL -- nm - Customs Feb 2, 08:26
- I still have my iPod color with the wheel from... 2006-ish? I think I can get like $50-75 on ebay. -- nm - sycor Feb 2, 07:50
- I’ve got an opened one in my classroom. I charge it every so often to show kids. -- (pic) - Volnelk Feb 2, 07:36 [Attachment] 3
  - "Wow, is that button used for inputting Morse code?" -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 2, 07:45 2
    - The screen is soooooooo little it's amazing. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 2, 08:08 1
      - But now screens and thus by necessity the phones have gotten so large that people don't hold them like phones and scream at them like they're - JD Feb 2, 08:14
Prez Biden wants to eliminate resort fees, flight fees, fees fees fees -- (link) - budice Feb 2, 07:07 11
- I support fees if the alternative is everyone paying more for stuff I don't need/want -- nm - Strongbad Feb 2, 07:53 1
  - Absolutely, fees that are not universally applied and reflect an actual added cost are a great idea. -- nm - mara Feb 2, 08:21
- Dirty fees, done dirt cheap. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 2, 07:40
- Winner for me right now is Frontier’s $10 fee to speak with an agent at the check-in counter. -- nm - znufrii Feb 2, 07:25
- Would this apply to scalping companies like Ticketmaster? If so, YESSS!!! -- nm - Inigo Feb 2, 07:13
- Resort fees have definitely been becoming more common. They are obnoxious. -- nm - ty97 Feb 2, 07:09
- Fees have definitely gotten out of control. Just build it in the price. Why am I paying a delivery fee for pizza? You aren't giving to the driver! -- (edited) - sycor Feb 2, 07:09 4
  - Unpopular opinion: I'm more than ok with my local family pizza place charging for delivery. -- (edited) - JD Feb 2, 07:52
  - Service Fee. Delivery Fee. Tax. Fee Fee. Tip. -- nm - ty97 Feb 2, 07:10 2
    - Fee Fi Fo.Fum -- nm - Reagen Feb 2, 07:21 1
      - Feesable -- nm* - budice Feb 2, 07:23
Got a semi-weirdly specific advertisement on Hulu last night for a new Little Caeser's opening two towns over. Kinda neat though that digital ads - oblique Feb 2, 07:05
#5 Jaromir Jagr. The first, I assume of three Penguins in a row, which is amazing. -- nm - crash davis Feb 2, 06:56 2
- He had an odd journey after leaving the Pens. Played til he was 45, 24 yrs -- nm - budice Feb 2, 07:00 1
  - Still playing in the Czech league! -- nm - Reagen Feb 2, 07:19
Why are videos of pier runners (who missed their cruise ships) so funny? -- nm - loosilu Feb 2, 06:55 2
- I wonder what it is in me that thinks men getting slapped in videos is hilarious. It is like the " fart joke" for men - Epiphany aka sneaky link Feb 2, 07:51 1
  - I think it's because they're so tiny in the videos. Little ants running for a huge ship, holding a banana daiquiri. WAIT FOR MEEEEEEE! -- nm - loosilu Feb 2, 08:36
30 years on, the legacy of Groundhog Day endures. -- (link) - znufrii Feb 2, 06:40 4
- Harold Ramis on Groundhog Day -- (link) - Max Feb 2, 07:25 [youtube]
- My theater is showing it this weekend for the anniversary. I was briefly tempted to go see it. - sycor Feb 2, 06:48 2
  - We visit Woodstock a couple times a year. Always fun -- (pic) - oblique Feb 2, 06:53 [Attachment] 1
    - Nice! -- nm - sycor Feb 2, 07:07

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