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Nobody In the World: I wish my spaghetti chili was even more trash. Cincinnati: on it, boss! -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 17, 10:15 4
- I owe myself $139.36 on april 4th. thank you self for this reminder. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Mar 17, 10:39
- I'm starting to think some of you guys are just jealous for as often as you bring this stuff up. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 17, 10:31
- Kids probably eat that up -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 10:20
- *hurkk* -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 17, 10:19
look I know the dances are funny and all but TikTok is spying on y’all for China and always has been -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 17, 10:11 7
- Changing the ownership doesnt necessarily fix that fwiw -- nm - budice Mar 17, 10:21 1
  - they’ve know this was an eventuality for three years now and apparently have done nothing to fix it on their own -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 17, 10:24
- Yeah, we’d rather have American companies spying on us for the benefit of unaccountable corporations. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 17, 10:17
- Yeah but banning it from government devices is just rank Sinophobia and doesn't improve security very much. - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:15 3
  - I don’t think I’d have a problem with my employer restricting installations on a device I don’t own. -- nm - mara Mar 17, 10:18 1
    - me either -- nm - Epiphany Mar 17, 10:29
  - I would ban it as implemented whether it came from China or Russia or Canada -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 17, 10:16
Bel Air gets a season 3. I still haven't watched it, but I'm glad it's doing well. Strikes me as having been a bold and unique idea. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:05
USC/Michigan State is like a clinic in how NOT to defend the pick and roll. -- nm - David Mar 17, 09:49 1
- Po-tay-toes! -- nm - Flavorize Mar 17, 10:08
I've got a Dr Pepper in the fridge. Tempted to dash out to the store to get a Twix to go with it. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 09:31 13
- Ugh. How do people drink pop/soda with chocolate bars and such? Way too much sweetness together. Has to be accompanied by milk. -- nm - zork Mar 17, 10:16 2
  - "Has to be accompanied by milk" is NOT how I expected this otherwise-sensible reply to end -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 11:34
  - I like my sweets with strong black French roast coffee -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 10:23
- Ah! Solved. I have leftover subway cookies. Caramel chocolate brownie. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 09:46 1
  - But boss, I've told you many times. Those should be paired with a clear, like a Monday Sprite. -- nm - head sommelier, Maison du Bery Mar 17, 09:49
- This is why you can’t have your own mobile convenience store…you’d eat your own stash! -- nm - Flavorize Mar 17, 09:34 2
  - Truth. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 09:39
  - sneak attack! -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 09:37
- The Tuesday Dr. Pepper pairs nicely with the right Twix. -- nm - head sommelier, Maison du Bery Mar 17, 09:34
- do you drink it down a little, and then drop the twix in? - colin Mar 17, 09:32 3
  - No, dr pepper and twix is not a thing. Just ... - Beryllium Mar 17, 09:38 2
    - Lemon flavor stuff goes well with Dr. Pepper too. Might harken back to college and putting Bacardi Lemon in my Dr. Pepper. -- nm - sycor Mar 17, 10:18
    - oooh, gotcha. -- nm - colin Mar 17, 10:06
Quebec’s major junior hockey league bans fighting as part of intended culture change - crash davis Mar 17, 09:17 4
- boooooring. -- nm - colin Mar 17, 10:06
- Juniors really need reforms when it comes to player safety and abuse by coaches. -- nm - budice Mar 17, 09:21 1
  - DON'T LOOK AT THAT! -- nm - spamlet Mar 17, 09:24
- they should just change the name to the junior figure skating league -- nm - decline Mar 17, 09:18
You would think an airport website would make it easy to find a map of the gates at that airport. You would be wrong. -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 09:12 2
- And there's tools on the web that could make it easy. But heck no, they gotta reinvent the wheel and be meh -- nm - budice Mar 17, 09:15 1
  - isn't there an app that does this? -- nm - decline Mar 17, 09:17
Denzel Washington joins Gladiator 2 -- (link) - mud Mar 17, 09:05 14
- Also news to me - they're making a third Equalizer movie? -- nm - Roger More Mar 17, 09:43 1
  - Denzel gotta eat! -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 09:49
- Barry Keoghan will reportedly play emperor. -- (link) - mud Mar 17, 09:07
- I was unaware until this moment that Gladiator 2 was something serious people were considering seriously -- nm - crash davis Mar 17, 09:07 10
  - The studios probably told Ridley "no more Alien sequels" -- nm - Roger More Mar 17, 09:33 3
    - I don't think any studios are saying anything to Scott Free Productions other than give us more. There's also plenty of Alien stuff coming. -- nm - mud Mar 17, 09:42
    - Hopefully we don’t get some ultra meta nonsense, like Matrix 4 -- nm - Flavorize Mar 17, 09:35 1
      - Otoh. Fighters leaning backwards to dodge multiple time stuttered sword blades would be aw6 -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 10:28
  - Paul Mescal starring, Ridley directing. It's been news for a couple weeks. -- nm - mud Mar 17, 09:08 5
    - I'm slow -- nm - crash davis Mar 17, 09:09 4
      - well youre certainly on top of all things NYT, though! -- nm - mud Mar 17, 09:10 3
        
        Honestly, I ignore about at least 90% of it and only read the things that interest me. -- nm - crash davis Mar 17, 09:12 2
        
        (that wasnt a dig) -- nm - mud Mar 17, 09:15 1
        
        oh yeah, it is just it is so massive that I wouldn't say I was on top of it -- nm - crash davis Mar 17, 09:22
Mass hysteria! -- (pic) - TWuG Mar 17, 08:57 [Attachment] 3
- Cute photo—This is probably a matter of spacial perspective…but that cat looks massive. Like 70 LBs massive -- nm - Flavorize Mar 17, 09:33 1
  - Yeah, it's just perspective. The dog is 35 pounds, the cat is about 11, but very fluffy. -- nm - TWuG Mar 17, 10:10
- Nap Time! -- nm - crash davis Mar 17, 09:01
Jerome Powell really does seem like a fucking tool -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 17, 08:56
What it was like for the Canadiens and Panthers to play the wildest period of the NHL season - crash davis Mar 17, 08:50
March Madness Day 2 starts in 30 with MichSt/USC (CBS) -- nm* - budice Mar 17, 08:47
The Mandela Effect must be horrible for Time Travelers... - Ender Mar 17, 08:46
Whoa, ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Putin -- nm - zork Mar 17, 08:34 17
- They don’t have a police force to enforce the warrant. So I don’t know what happens. -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 09:10 3
  - States that are party to the ICC treaty have an obligation to co-operate - eg carrying out the arrest - Roger More Mar 17, 09:41
  - Nothing is what happens. Maybe it restricts his travel but I don't think he really does anyway. - spamlet Mar 17, 09:25
  - millions knew he was a war criminal, that # has now probly tripled. -- nm - mud Mar 17, 09:11
- now do Trump. -- nm - mud Mar 17, 08:54 2
  - I give the over/under of 1 month before DJT starts trashing the ICC. -- nm - Jovian Mar 17, 09:53 1
    - him and that *ucker Carlson. -- nm - Diva Mar 17, 10:02
- Good. Not sure how it'll actually be served or how it limits his travel, but good. -- nm* - TWuG Mar 17, 08:50 2
  - Won't limit him much, he's a leader of state, diplomatic immunity, ie: Gaddafi visit to the UN -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 10:32
  - hell yeah -- nm - mud Mar 17, 08:53
- I have a new answer for the Weekend poll. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 17, 08:36 3
  - 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Mar 17, 08:37 2
    - Gassing up the '67 Impala. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 17, 08:42 1
      - I'll get coffee and sandwiches made. If we start driving tonight, do you think we'll reach Europe by mid-day tomorrow? -- nm - crash davis Mar 17, 08:45
- hes in trouble now -- nm - budice Mar 17, 08:35 2
  - Hopefully he gives away his location, by ordering pizza from a local pizza joint -- nm - Flavorize Mar 17, 08:37
  - It's about the taking of Ukrainian children to Russia -- nm - zork Mar 17, 08:36
When Helpless Fish Need a Hero, She Answers the Call - crash davis Mar 17, 08:33
Speaking of Fleetwood Mac - last week's The Remix opened with a great version of The Chain -- (link) - LMS Mar 17, 08:27
LYC: SNAP: Hit 95 last night. These new +5 jumps really add up. Highest I got before was 60-ish though I have to attribute a lot of success to - oblique Mar 17, 08:19
Will, one of my partners made it through the satellite tournaments and into the WSOP. He made it through the first day of the tournament as well - pmb Mar 17, 08:12 9
- I’m not in yet… but I can at least play for the seat now. - Will Hunting Mar 17, 08:57 4
  - go, Go GO! -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 09:50 1
    - be sure to know when to hold them and know when to fold them. Know when to walk away and know when to run - Beaker Mar 17, 09:51
  - 😺 -- nm - crash davis Mar 17, 09:32
  - You can do it!! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 17, 09:29
- just saw, congrats Will!!! -- nm - colin Mar 17, 08:39
- Does just making it into the tournament earn a player any cash? Or do they have to win to come away with anything? -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 08:16 2
  - You need to be top 10% to make the money (12-14k at that point). You’ll play for 35 hours before that money bubble pops. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 17, 08:58
  - have to finish in a top percentile (top 16%? I think for some) to hit the money -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 08:18
Yea so I have been thinking that that Picard season 3 episode may be one of my favorite ST episodes of all time. -- nm - Jovian Mar 17, 08:11 5
- Tribbles are back? -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 17, 09:07 1
  - better -- nm - Jovian Mar 17, 09:18
- I'm in love with that one scene I mentioned yesterday. Because Patrick Stewart is an ACTOR, and he was ACTING! -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 08:12 2
  - spoils - Jovian Mar 17, 08:17 1
    - "verklempt" -- (link) - mud Mar 17, 08:56 [Backboard]
Shazam Fury of the Gods 54% (66/55), Inside 62% (31/20), Moving On 62% (23/14) -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 08:09 2
- John Wick 4 91% (63/6), Dungeons and Dragons Honor Among Thieves 89% (34/4) -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 08:10 1
  - heh. read this quickly as John Wick 4.91% fresh. I was like whaaaa -- nm - Jovian Mar 17, 08:18
Speaking of AI. Midjouney 5 raises the bar for AI generated images -- (link) - oblique Mar 17, 08:07 1
- And it can do hands now. -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 08:18
Slovakia follows Poland in pledging warplanes for Ukraine, but most of its jets are in disrepair. - crash davis Mar 17, 08:06 7
- it's a curb alert "come to Slovakai, we'll leave jets outside. Have not started in a while, but worked last time we used them." -- nm - colin Mar 17, 08:14 1
  - 😺 -- nm - crash davis Mar 17, 08:18
- More MIG fighters will help Ukraine, but what Kyiv really wants are F-16s. - crash davis Mar 17, 08:12 4
  - Firefox -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 17, 08:17
  - I remember this conversation last year, and the bottom line is that Ukraine's pilots are already trained on the MIG-29. - Mop Mar 17, 08:15 2
    - Now Mop, before we start speculating on whether Tom Cruise is too busy to train them, shouldn't we just ask Tom Cruise? -- nm - crash davis Mar 17, 08:17 1
      - “When contacted, Tom Cruise indicated he was in the middle of a dogfight with Russian SU-27’s over Donetsk and would get back to us.” -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 17, 09:21
TIL that cuisinart is owned by conair. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Mar 17, 07:59 4
- The prison transport airline? -- nm - Roger More Mar 17, 08:02 1
  - it's a licensing nightmare -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 08:03
- I had learned that by reading your post just now -- nm - crash davis Mar 17, 08:00 1
  - i started with your comment, was curious what you were talking about and then learned the same fact as you plus the fact that you just found out. -- nm - colin Mar 17, 08:03
Today's NHL Power Rankings in The Athletic are on "with one month, what each team has left to play for". The Red Wings comment was brutal (sorry) - crash davis Mar 17, 07:58 2
- Once they dumped at the deadline we all knew the deal. - spamlet Mar 17, 08:00 1
  - 👍 -- nm - crash davis Mar 17, 08:02
re: coddling.. maybe Japan? - colin Mar 17, 07:57
Channing Frye’s wine business, partnership with Kevin Love opening new doors - crash davis Mar 17, 07:51 1
- 🍷 -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 17, 08:43
I want to get a Google Titan Key. What advantages does a YubiKey have over the Google key? -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 07:48 15
- WC says yubikey is best -- (link) - judge indianapolis jones Mar 17, 07:54 2
  - Sure looks like there's a consensus with Yubikey, but these guys point out that the cheap plastic keys could break easily. -- (link) - Mop Mar 17, 08:11 [youtube] 1
    - I have had my yubikey for maybe ... five years? I am not easy on my toys. it's fine. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Mar 17, 09:02
- is this a personal project? I haven't taken the steps to get a hardware key yet (either work or home) other than having those OTP generators -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 07:54 5
  - Personal. I've been seeing nightmares about how 2FA is failing people. -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 07:56 4
    - if you want a very basic FIDO2 key, cheap cost, Token2 is also very good. Swiss made, reliable, inexpensive. -- nm - colin Mar 17, 08:02 3
      - Man, that's a good price. I think I have to go with these. -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 08:09 1
        
        glad we found you something :) also, if you find you need more capabilities, you can always upgrade in the future - colin Mar 17, 08:15
      - Wow, I think we used to use these guys in my company back in the 90s. -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 08:05
- Google, as a company, is notorious for abandoning their projects, especially consumer goods. I recently had a contract with them and they sent me a - colin Mar 17, 07:52 4
  - Any more likely that Google's security keys will be around in 10 years than a company called "YubiKey"? -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 07:55 3
    - 10 years? The tech will be outdated in 2 -- nm - decline Mar 17, 07:59
    - Yubikey *is* FIDO for all intents and purposes. They are the gold standard. -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 07:58
    - YubiKey has been around since 2007, so I'd say more likely. -- nm - colin Mar 17, 07:58
- a shorter name - decline Mar 17, 07:49
weekend Plans: Today and tomorrow - Sister Act rehearsal. Sunday: Church gig and premiere of my new Gospel ensemble group. Sleep. -- nm - Diva Mar 17, 07:47 7
- heh, for a second I thought the Gospel group's name was Sleep -- nm* - decline Mar 17, 08:01
- who are you playing in Sister Act? (i missed this!) -- nm - Andie Mar 17, 07:49 2
  - just chorus stuff. understudying Deloris. It's fun. -- nm - Diva Mar 17, 07:59 1
    - nice! -- nm - Andie Mar 17, 08:04
- Ohhhh, new ensemble? -- nm - spamlet Mar 17, 07:48 1
  - Yep: The Shine A Light Ensemble. :) -- nm - Diva Mar 17, 08:00
- ...and premiere of my new Gospel ensemble group: Sleep. -- nm - WSS Mar 17, 07:48
2000 bikini miles YTD. On pace to meet 9K miles easily -- nm - prayformojo Mar 17, 07:44 5
- Beach ready! -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 07:49
- yowza -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 07:46
- sexy -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 17, 07:44 2
  - I meant to add "Hi Pippy!" on the IM -- nm - prayformojo Mar 17, 07:46 1
    - LOL!! yup - still funny! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 17, 09:31
Patriots agree with ex-Dolphins TE Mike Gesicki, 1 year deal up to $9M -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 07:44 2
- Hoodie will use a three TE formation. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 17, 07:45 1
  - Don't threaten me with a good time. -- nm - Bellichek Mar 17, 07:50
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 07:42

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