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An image from the China-US call over the "weather balloon" leaked... -- (link) - spamlet Feb 3, 07:56 1
- if it isnt a screen cap from Nobody speak video (RTJ!) then this is a fail. -- nm - tRuMaNaNaNaNa Feb 3, 08:17
Lyc meal kit report, chicken and cheese flautas -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 3, 07:55 4
- Is this that meal service you are using? -- nm - sycor Feb 3, 08:06 3
  - Yup. Home Chef -- nm* - znufrii Feb 3, 08:08 2
    - That is disappointing when I used them a couple years ago, their recipes were simple but their produce was very good. -- nm - crash davis Feb 3, 08:17 1
      - 4/6 have been great so far. - znufrii Feb 3, 08:27
Everton (15 pts, 19th in the table) vs Arsenal (50 pts!, 1st in the table) 4:30 AM PST *sigh* Maybe I'll get to see our new guy get some minutes - JD Feb 3, 07:55 1
- Go get em. The good news is things are so tight that if you even luck into a couple wins, you can move up 7-8 spots. -- nm* - Volnelk Feb 3, 08:12
Here's a fun little thread that might amuse comics fans ... -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 3, 07:54 [mastodon]
MLB’s 2023 schedule changes: Everything you need to know and what it means for your team - crash davis Feb 3, 07:48
If I were SNL I would do a skit this weekend with that spy balloon being over Montana and somehow turn it into a Yellowstone skit. -- nm - Jovian Feb 3, 07:45 17
- this story is so crazy to me. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Feb 3, 08:00
- I can’t believe they they didn’t shoot it down. How much lethal debris can there be from a balloon? -- nm - Loyola Feb 3, 07:50 15
  - Quan, you've lost another balloon? -- nm - JD Feb 3, 08:18
  - The fact is we're spying on China too. There's a lot of value in "ha ha, very clever but we caught you" vs simply shooting it down. - spamlet Feb 3, 08:01 5
    - I'm surprised we haven't seen a story from China press accusing US of the same damn thing. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 3, 08:28
    - Isn’t it an intrusion of sovereign airspace? - Loyola Feb 3, 08:12 3
      - Sure, and they’ll do the same to our spy satellites sitting over their country. -- nm - spamlet Feb 3, 08:14 2
        
        That would be an escalation. Nobody owns space. Every country has a right to defend their airspace. -- nm - Loyola Feb 3, 08:20 1
        
        Sure, they have a right to. But no one is innocent and provocation doesn’t help. - Will Hunting Feb 3, 08:28
  - you don't inadvertently start WWIII over a weather balloon (stray or intentional) -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 3, 07:59 3
    - Shooting down a weather balloon won’t start ww3. -- nm - Loyola Feb 3, 08:10 2
      - Not with that attitude -- nm - rollo Feb 3, 08:17
      - . . . probably -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 3, 08:10
  - probably not a lot unless it's holding a canister of sarin gas or something. More likely though, they want to see what's on it and not destroy stuff - decline Feb 3, 07:55 1
    - Yeah, if it runs out of lift, it might land somewhere capturable. - Beryllium Feb 3, 08:21
  - ditto that -- nm - Jovian Feb 3, 07:54
  - ....over Montana. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 3, 07:51
Pete Thamel: OU and Texas's attempt to join the SEC a year early in 2024 will likely not happen. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 3, 07:32
I watched most of Wakanda Forever. It was mostly... the same marvel stuff, but I was not prepared for how sad the opening was going to make me. - colin Feb 3, 07:02 2
- Yeah I was mixed on it overall. They were obviously forced into some choices because of Boseman. Spoilers. - Volnelk Feb 3, 07:08 1
  - agreed spoilers - colin Feb 3, 07:11
Inspired by Pop Pantheon: If you had to guess how many #1s and Top 10s George Michael had in the US what would say? Excluding Wham -- nm - MDH Feb 3, 07:00 17
- I'll go ahead and spoil: George Michael (solo): 8 #1s and an additional 7 Top 10s. Wham: 2 #1s and an additional 4 Top 10s. Massive. -- nm* - MDH Feb 3, 07:28 12
  - Does that credit Careless Whisper to him or Wham? (It’s amazing that Faith had 4 #1s on it) -- nm - Tim Feb 3, 07:41 10
    - Faith-era was his "imperial phase" -- nm - MDH Feb 3, 07:48 1
      - 87-92 he owned MTV, just before it stopped really being an actual music video channel -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 3, 07:55
    - I looked up the list and didn't recognize many of them. Here it is: -- (edited) - Volnelk Feb 3, 07:48 4
      - Huh, I would have never guessed those duets went to #1. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 3, 08:17
      - and outside of all those, "Last Christmas" became so ubiquitous in the UK that a couple tried to raise money to buy the rights so that it wouldn't - JD Feb 3, 08:01
      - I'm curious as to which songs you do or don't recognize, whichever list is shorter -- nm - JD Feb 3, 07:51 1
        
        I know all the #1s except Praying for Time. I don't know any of the others except Freedom, which is my favorite song of his actually. -- nm* - Volnelk Feb 3, 08:14
    - I counted Careless Whisper for him solo (good question) -- nm - MDH Feb 3, 07:48 2
      - Then Wham! only has Wake Me Up Before You Go Go and Everything She Wants -- nm - Tim Feb 3, 07:54 1
        
        Oops yes, correct. Will update! Thanks. -- nm - MDH Feb 3, 08:22
  - especially when you realize his last US chart hit was 1996. basically a 10-year run after Wham! -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 3, 07:41
- if it's including top 10s . . . probably around 12 -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 3, 07:25 1
  - Low on total number. -- nm - MDH Feb 3, 07:26
- 2 -- nm - JaxSean Feb 3, 07:13 1
  - Low on both. -- nm - MDH Feb 3, 07:14
MLB power rankings: Astros, Yankees, Braves lead the way heading into spring training (Volnelk and Ender, don't read) - crash davis Feb 3, 06:53 5
- I'm fine with it. It's Elly de la Cruz Watch season. It's hype up the prospects season. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 3, 07:02 4
  - In ESPN's "Most talent in the minors" rankings, the Reds are #5. I'll take that. -- (edited) - Volnelk Feb 3, 07:09 3
    - Hope for the future is always a good thing. -- nm - crash davis Feb 3, 07:11 2
      - I look forward to that one year where they are good before they turn around and trade all THESE guys for prospects. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 3, 07:12 1
        
        I enjoy the spring. The Astros have yet to build an impossible lead in the West. -- nm - crash davis Feb 3, 07:21
it's friday! who wants some AI generated images? -- nm - colin Feb 3, 06:49 9
- tell me what you want to see... -- nm - colin Feb 3, 06:50 4
  - Matty Beniers holding aloft the Stanley Cup -- nm - crash davis Feb 3, 06:55 3
    - this one was fun. it didn't know who that was, so i had to blend two images. it got pretty close on the face. - colin Feb 3, 06:59 [Attachment] 2
      - Not bad! thanks! -- nm - crash davis Feb 3, 07:00 1
        
        any time. -- nm - colin Feb 3, 07:01
- i've been trying and trying to get hands to look right in a basic image, without luck.. -- (pic) - colin Feb 3, 06:50 [Attachment] 3
  - i went simple, "two human hands".. i get this. -- (pic) - colin Feb 3, 06:54 [Attachment] 2
    - Gah! *closes browser, kills the internet with fire* -- nm - znufrii Feb 3, 06:56 1
      - it's getting worse, i don't know how. -- (pic) - colin Feb 3, 07:08 [Attachment]
This morning we are saying goodbye to our Fiona. She's 14 or so and her back legs have failed her. -- (pic) - TWuG Feb 3, 06:46 [Attachment] 10
- {{hugs}} to all of you, and to Fiona :( -- nm - Meg Feb 3, 08:13
- I'm so sorry. -- nm - pmb Feb 3, 07:43
- So sorry. Big hugs -- nm - JaxSean Feb 3, 07:15
- :( -- nm - decline Feb 3, 07:01
- Oh man, Im so sorry. :( -- nm - Jovian Feb 3, 06:59
- :( -- nm - znufrii Feb 3, 06:56
- Love to you and your family. It's so hard. -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 3, 06:55
- oh man, that sucks. it's so hard to say goodbye, even when it's right. *hugs* -- nm - colin Feb 3, 06:51
- TWuG, I am so sorry. My condolences to you and your family. -- nm - crash davis Feb 3, 06:47
- Aw very sorry to hear. Thoughts to you and the family. -- nm - MDH Feb 3, 06:47
#4 Sidney Crosby -- nm - crash davis Feb 3, 06:38
Dano! I found your next race -- (link) - decline Feb 3, 06:32
JOBS! -- (edited) - decline Feb 3, 05:35 20 1
- plus upward adjustments to previous quarters (when Powell was still making rate button go brrrrr) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 3, 07:44
- Wages still declining in real terms. Up 4.4% vs. 6.5% inflation -- nm - znufrii Feb 3, 06:10
- Remember when Republicans were flexing because jobs and unemployment were the best they were in decades? This is now even better. Yet somehow... - Inigo Feb 3, 06:04 10
  - My 401k agrees with those Democrats -- nm - Fuzzy Feb 3, 06:17 8
    - Investments have come roaring back in the last 6 weeks. -- nm - Reagen Feb 3, 07:19
    - 401ks/the stock market are not the economy though. And especially if you are not retiring soon, it doesn't matter. - ty97 Feb 3, 06:29 6
      - But this is what the "general voter" cares about. It doesn't matter how many times the Dem make your point, people see their 401k as the economic data -- nm - MDH Feb 3, 06:46 5
        
        nobody gave two shits about gas stoves until a month ago. it's your job to make people care about things they don't normally think about -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 3, 07:45 4
        
        thats proof of how strong the maga media machine is. This happened because ONE person said something out of turn about banning them. -- nm - Jovian Feb 3, 07:47 3
        
        Weren't there already legislative initiatives in NY or CA proposing it? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 3, 08:30
        
        i get that there is a massive asymmetry in media, which is all the more reason Dems need to get their collective heads out of their 1980s media asses -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 3, 07:49 1
        
        like Biden's approval got the biggest bump when (1) they were passing actual legislation but also (2) leaning into the whole Dark Brandon meme - hollywood big shot Feb 3, 08:02
  - Second line of your IM is totally accurate. -- nm - MDH Feb 3, 06:09
- Forecast: +190K, unemployment 3.6%. Actual +517K, unemployment 3.4%. More rate hikes coming. -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 06:00 4
  - Stock market not happy with these numbers for exactly that reason I’m guessing. -- nm - znufrii Feb 3, 06:23 1
    - pretty much -- nm - decline Feb 3, 06:24
  - Rate hikes will happen/not happen because of inflation data. - Inigo Feb 3, 06:06 1
    - lol have you met Jerome Powell? DGAF -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 3, 07:26
- *flinches reflexively* -- nm - Gates Feb 3, 05:58
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Feb 3, 05:54
Current temp:+3. Temp at 9 pm: -19. - Reagen Feb 3, 05:32 18
- Right now it is -5 in your language. And you should pull the batteries out of the clocks at 8 pm. -- nm - crash davis Feb 3, 06:59
- Meanwhile, on Mt. Washington... -- (link) - decline Feb 3, 06:24 1
  - Holy lord. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 3, 06:47
- Freezing starting tonight through Sunday AM then back to 70 by Thursday. -- nm - colin Feb 3, 06:10
- Current temp (10pm): 26C, temp at 3pm: 42C. So swings and roundabouts I guess. -- nm - mafic Feb 3, 05:58
- Temperatures should have more than one syllable. -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 3, 05:56
- 40 F currently. High of 44 today and then dropping to 19 tonight. I gotta remember to drip my faucets tonight -- nm - sycor Feb 3, 05:50 1
  - Oh and then back up to 68 by Wednesday. I really hate NC weather sometimes. -- nm - sycor Feb 3, 05:51
- 24F now but it's going to drop throughout the day. We'll end up in the single digits later and with the wind chill it will be horrible. -- nm - Krusty Feb 3, 05:44
- oof -- nm - prayformojo Feb 3, 05:41
- Not quite that cold here, but going to be chilly 5 mile race tomorrow. -- nm - Dano Feb 3, 05:36 4
  - Ooof. - znufrii Feb 3, 06:21
  - the wind chill is gonna kill you -- nm - decline Feb 3, 05:41 2
    - I will just have to run faster. -- nm - Dano Feb 3, 05:51 1
      - "Which is faster- hot or cold?" - prayformojo Feb 3, 06:01
- 25F, breezy, feels like 12, going down to 14 -- nm* - znufrii Feb 3, 05:34
- That's like 62 in Fahrenheit, right? -- nm - ty97 Feb 3, 05:33
- sounds like a beach day -- nm - decline Feb 3, 05:33
I don't wanna go outside! - Krusty Feb 3, 05:26 3
- We have a Pomsky and laugh and laugh when people tell us if we’re cold she’s cold and to bring her inside. - spamlet Feb 3, 05:35 2
  - She lives for this kind of weather! -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 3, 05:45
  - Haha! People that don't own or know dogs always comment about them in bad weather. - Krusty Feb 3, 05:39
In honor of the Chinese spy balloon floating around the skies of Montana, I give you this story from WWII -- (link) - decline Feb 3, 05:26
Framed: 4/6. Moviedle: 3/6. Actorle: X/8. - Marlowe Feb 3, 04:56 1
- Actorle - spoils - Inigo Feb 3, 05:02
One of the local news stations apparently had a small story last night about Dad -- (link) - ty97 Feb 3, 04:51 2
- jeez, if its 'news' then he's more than just hurt -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 3, 11:38
- He's Famous! -- nm - decline Feb 3, 05:20
TV PSA: Lopez vs Lopez, Smackdown, Gold Rush, SWAT, Penn & Teller, Young Rock, Criss Angel, Fire Country, AEW Rampage, Blue Bloods, Legend Vox Machina - Beaker Feb 3, 04:46
The Most Fuel Efficient Cars From 1975 to Today -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 3, 04:37 1
- I am kicking myself passing on the few opportunities I've had to buy a geo metro -- nm - colin Feb 3, 06:13
The three largest economies (Germany, France, Italy (?!)) make up 53% of the EU's collective GDPs -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 3, 04:36 1
- Those are also the three most populous countries in the EU. -- (edited) - ty97 Feb 3, 04:46
Waffle: 3 stars - spamlet Feb 3, 03:30 5
- 4 - 378 - GregW Feb 3, 11:41
- 5 today! I'm getting better at strategerizing my moves -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 3, 06:03
- 3/5 - znufrii Feb 3, 05:28
- 3/5 - decline Feb 3, 05:18
- 3/5 - prayformojo Feb 3, 04:04
Wordle 594 4/6 - spamlet Feb 3, 03:29 7
- 3 - 594 - GregW Feb 3, 11:43
- 4 with a bit of sweat. - Mony Baroney Feb 3, 05:57
- 3 - dandelion field at sunrise - rollo Feb 3, 05:45
- 5/6 - znufrii Feb 3, 05:26
- 3/6 - decline Feb 3, 05:16
- 4/6 - Marlowe Feb 3, 05:11
- 4/6 - prayformojo Feb 3, 04:02
Remember, no matter how rough your day is, Cocaine Bear is just around the corner. -- nm - David Feb 3, 00:41
Am I wrong, or has Rey Mysterio still not been eliminated from this year's Royal Rumble? -- nm - Ender Feb 2, 23:11 6
- Technically, he never appeared. Booker T took his place. -- nm - David Feb 2, 23:36 5
  - Hand wavy…only 29 appeared. - Will Hunting Feb 3, 04:46
  - Ok, I didn't make the Booker T connection. -- nm - Ender Feb 2, 23:39 3
    - without the MG’s? rude. -- nm - mafic Feb 3, 02:14
    - He was legitimately injured on Smackdown. Booker T didn't even know he was going to perform, but he packed his gear just in case. -- nm - David Feb 3, 00:37 1
      - It’s the anti-Vince. Hometown guy…better pack in case for the nice pop. - Will Hunting Feb 3, 06:11
"Now you're speaking my language!" hah -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 22:27
"ChatGPT sets record for fastest-growing userbase" - it could be creating its own users. Who would ever know? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 22:06
If your last project of note is Beasts of the Southern Wild… -- (link) - Mop Feb 2, 21:35 2
- I love JGL, but him playing (I assume) "a bland guy named Dave" is just perfect. -- nm - mafic Feb 2, 21:44
- Is this a sequel to EEAAO? -- nm - Ender Feb 2, 21:36
James Cameron is recreating the door scene of Titanic to prove that Jack couldn’t (or could!) have survied. -- (link) - Mop Feb 2, 21:27 6
- Um, "Mythbusters" did this test 10 years ago with special guest ... James Cameron. nm - howie Feb 2, 22:15 5
  - What was the outcome? -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 06:09 2
    - There was room for two, and it was buoyant enough -- nm - colin Feb 3, 06:11 1
      - Justice for Jack! -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 06:28
  - Lord Cameron the genius of all things is just upset people keep memeing about it. - sycor Feb 3, 05:47 1
    - His portrayal in Future Man was dead on. -- nm - colin Feb 3, 06:00
Youngkin still doing his hardest to turn Virginia into North Florida -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 2, 21:21 1
- One of the biggest issues in the hearing, apart from the framing of Black people, is there is no time to teach all of this - colin Feb 3, 05:59

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