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There are depressing jobs and then there’s having to catalog munitions debris from Russian attacks to build war crimes cases against them -- (link) - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 22, 09:39 1
- I would imagine that exhuming mass graves would be the worst -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 09:41
Halle Berry enjoying the midweek -- (link) - budice Mar 22, 09:31 2
- Strategically fogged mirror, sigh -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 09:43
- Oh my. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 09:39
DTL: “Recruiting is going to be really hard and I don’t have time.” *enters data and hits the Best Big Man filter*. 5 names. Oh, never mind. - Will Hunting Mar 22, 09:28 1
- Yeah bigs are a problem this cycle. -- nm - spamlet Mar 22, 09:38
delete Spotify -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 22, 09:15 8
- SITV bailed on Spotify and never looked back. -- nm - Mop Mar 22, 10:24
- I did. Back a while ago when they did the wrong thing. - Dark Callisto Mar 22, 09:33
- Did that already. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 09:31
- But I deleted twitter. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 22, 09:22 4
  - Did that, too. - Dark Callisto Mar 22, 09:42
  - Delete everything! -- nm - Qale Mar 22, 09:26 2
    - Delete ST! -- (pic) - budice Mar 22, 09:28 [Attachment]
    - *deletes Qale* -- nm - TWuG Mar 22, 09:27
scientists have Beethoven (the composer's) DNA -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 22, 09:14 1
- He's not your great great great grandfather? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 09:37
"China finds a new junior partner" (an amusing bullet point I just read) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 09:09 1
- From a thing -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 22, 09:15
Please don't threaten me with a good time. - TWuG Mar 22, 09:09 3
- He is using the dumbest reverse psychology. He doesn’t want cuffs…he just wants them to think of the visual they’d create to his mob and not make him - Will Hunting Mar 22, 09:15 2
  - It’s served its purpose. - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 22, 09:21
  - Yes, please. -- nm - TWuG Mar 22, 09:16
STL people, can I get a fact check on this? -- (link) - ty97 Mar 22, 09:08 2
- LOL, real and like a mile from my office. - spamlet Mar 22, 09:11
- Real -- (link) - TWuG Mar 22, 09:10
Lawyer question: are Grand Jury indictments made public when handed down by the jury or when executed by the DA? -- nm - TWuG Mar 22, 09:05 2
- unless portions are sealed/redacted for cause -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 22, 09:07
- yes -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 09:06
Not sure if anyone is looking for headphones, but Wyze has theirs on sale for $40 (from $90). I give them an A+ and use them all day for work. - JaxSean Mar 22, 09:04 1
- Ohhhh, free delivery with Prime. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 09:06
Rivian pushes software update to include Tesla Superchargers in in-car navigation. -- (link) - TWuG Mar 22, 09:04
45 Indictment Party postponed -- (link) - budice Mar 22, 09:02 3
- bastards -- nm - decline Mar 22, 09:04
- I blame Aaron Rodgers -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 09:03
- Way to leave us hanging. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 09:02
Tom Johnson on his role in the ‘October surprise’ story -- (link) - Todd Manning Mar 22, 08:57 2
- The Onion on Reagan's role in the October Surprise story -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 22, 09:01 1
  - ugh -- nm - mud Mar 22, 09:08
Hello, car fire stats -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 22, 08:57 [mastodon] 6
- Kinda of like the stats for train derailments. You'd think that since Palestine there have been a rash of them but they are actually quite common -- nm - oblique Mar 22, 09:30
- EV fires are incredibly rare. They need extra attention when they do happen. -- nm - TWuG Mar 22, 09:01 4
  - EVs can burn, just like anything can, but ICE cars literally run on combustible material. The stats, compared to press coverage, are revelatory. -- nm* - Beryllium Mar 22, 09:10 3
    - It occurs you may have read my "extra attention" to mean media coverage. I meant fire fighting and suppression. - TWuG Mar 22, 09:27 1
      - I did read it as an indictment of the press, yes. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 09:30
    - Yeah, the coverage is way out of proportion to the danger. -- nm - TWuG Mar 22, 09:21
Everglades tour booked, at A’s request, for our extra day in Miami. She’s been learning about wetlands in science, so she’s very excited. -- (edited) - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 22, 08:41 23
- the best way to memorialize the event will be for you to wrestle a gator. -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 09:03 2
  - Gators are part of the natural ecosystem, wrestle a python trying to swallow the gator... - zeitgeist Mar 22, 09:47
  - make it PPV - Romp in the Swamp -- nm - Epiphany Mar 22, 09:04
- oooh, fun! -- nm - Andie Mar 22, 08:55
- Walking tour or airboat? I got to do one via airboat many years ago - was super cool. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 22, 08:49 5
  - Airboat -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 22, 08:50 4
    - Awesome! You may very well see gators from the boat. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 22, 08:54 3
      - $ 50 and the Gator can ride shotgun -- nm - Epiphany Mar 22, 09:03
      - That’s the plan. There’s also a show by the Gator Boys who apparently appear on Animal Planet. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 22, 09:02 1
        
        The Gator Boys swear they are a diva, the Gator Boys have it all under control. -- (edited) - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 09:03
- Oh that will be cool! -- nm - zunkskunk Mar 22, 08:48
- I hope she gets to see alligators and giant snakes! -- nm - decline Mar 22, 08:46 9
  - You can see alligators from the road on I-75/Alligator Alley, so I'm pretty sure 100% they'll see them on an air boat. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 22, 08:58
  - Actually includes a baby gator photo op so we can cross one of those off the list. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 22, 08:48 7
    - Slip them an extra $50 and you can take it home. - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 08:49 6
      - I don’t think they’ll allow it on the cruise though. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 22, 09:00 5
        
        Then slip the captain a $100. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 09:02 4
        
        This trip is getting more and more expensive by the hour. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 22, 09:03 3
        
        We have not even got to the flight home. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 09:04 2
        
        *shakes fist at Frontier* -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 22, 09:05 1
        
        But...it's my emotional support companion -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 09:49
- Nice. Swamp tour in NO was among my fave parts. Expect this will be at least as cool. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 08:42
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 08:42
Cop City in Atlanta is backed by Inspire Brand money. So, to be clear. Cop City is backed by Dunkin Donuts. -- (link) - Qale Mar 22, 08:19 4
- Waffle House? huh -- nm - JaxSean Mar 22, 09:01
- Way to play to type. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 22, 08:42
- Cops and donuts. It makes perfect sense. -- nm - pmb Mar 22, 08:28 1
  - It has a certain sugary synergy. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 08:44
Mop, since we're showing cars, I sort of want this one this morning -- (link) - crash davis Mar 22, 08:08 3
- I'm happy to see Hammacher Shemmacher is still around! -- nm - zunkskunk Mar 22, 08:50
- But you will end up with one of these. -- (link) - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 08:18 1
  - omg, I think I saw that Top Gear 😺 -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 08:20
What’s the fuel economy on the Bugatti Bolide? I love that their answer is “WE’RE NOT BOUND BY YOUR LAWS!” -- (link) - Mop Mar 22, 07:59 3
- It’s not street legal as well. -- nm - spamlet Mar 22, 08:04 1
  - If you can afford that sucker, you make your own laws -- nm - decline Mar 22, 08:05
- Well, it uses racing fuel,so, yeah. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 08:02
Wordle in 4 - rollo Mar 22, 07:51
Ford F-150 Lightning EV production was stopped after Lightning caught fire in the factory lot. Cause was a fault in the battery -- (link) - TWuG Mar 22, 07:49 2
- I'm glad they're finding the problems before I get mine :) -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 08:14
- KA-CHOW! -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 07:57
One of my favorite crossword clues from the past few weeks. "Join a boxer rebellion". 10 letters. Answer was (sp) - prayformojo Mar 22, 07:49 1
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 07:49
OTD 60 years ago, The Beatles released their debut album Please Please Me -- (link) - mud Mar 22, 07:43 7
- um...actually. you're a little early for the one that counts.January 10 1964 is the date to celebrate - Remlik Mar 22, 09:47
- the wildest thing about watching Get Back is realizing they recorded everything they were ever going to do together in seven years - hollywood big shot Mar 22, 09:03
- Around that time I was sitting in my carpool friend's car on a back street in Fremantle when the DJ introduced the -- (edited) - Meg Mar 22, 08:06 4
  - nice! -- nm - Remlik Mar 22, 09:39
  - that's pretty cool that you remember that! -- nm - Andie Mar 22, 08:19
  - sweet -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 08:16
  - nice -- nm - mud Mar 22, 08:13
Sorry Sirius XM. I do not want to renew at $25/mo. And your cheapest plan is $14/mo. Nah I'm good. WTF do you mean I have to CHAT with someone to - sycor Mar 22, 07:43 19
- I think certain parts of the day definitely have set (small) playlists. I love the Broadway channel, and their list of played songs is massive. -- nm - MDH Mar 22, 08:36 5
  - they do. And they rotate that block throughout the day -- nm - Remlik Mar 22, 08:42 4
    - As a 5 day per week listener, exactly. And since XM lets you skip songs (some of the time), I can skip past something I have heard recently. - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 08:45 3
      - We just booked a big time person for a Studio 92 session. - Remlik Mar 22, 09:02 2
        
        Am I? -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 09:20 1
        
        Not sure -- (link) - Remlik Mar 22, 09:56 [youtube]
- My problem with SiriusXM, which admittedly I listen to only nowadays when a rental car has it, is the really shallow playlists. - ty97 Mar 22, 07:45 10
  - Yep. That's why I never kept it. Also, the paradox of choice. There are so many channels I would just keep searching for a better song. Felt like - pmb Mar 22, 08:30
  - 100% agreed. I might be better served downloading the Spotify app and blue toothing it -- nm - Epiphany Mar 22, 07:58
  - The best thing about 80s on 8 are the historical top 40 countdowns. -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 22, 07:51 2
    - Yes! -- nm - MDH Mar 22, 08:36
    - Agreed, it's the only time you hear unique songs -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 07:53
  - some of the stations are definitely like this. Alt Nation is a bit better. But honestly my main issues are some of the DJs. Looking at you Madison. - sycor Mar 22, 07:50 4
    - She's a stand up comic and part of the old LA radio people from the 90s. -- nm - Remlik Mar 22, 08:44 1
      - I actually enjoy her. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 08:46
    - Deep Tracks is a favorite of mine esp. Earle Bailey's Head Trip. -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 22, 07:52 1
      - And Classic Rewind is not bad. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 07:56
- Chat with someone and get it for $6 a month. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 07:44 1
  - Fingers crossed. I do like it. But I can get Amazon music for like $7/mo. or something close. -- nm - sycor Mar 22, 07:45
ChatGPT to be banned in Ohio soon -- (link) - ty97 Mar 22, 07:39 4
- At least now we know where to build the last human outpost. - pmb Mar 22, 08:32
- Because ChatGPT can't have the chili. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 22, 07:45
- heh -- nm - Andie Mar 22, 07:44
- Sarah Connor approves. -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 22, 07:41
every ginned up right-wing outrage du jour in a nutshell -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 22, 07:36
‘Camelot,’ Beloved but Befuddling, Gets the Aaron Sorkin Treatment - crash davis Mar 22, 07:34 6
- thx much for posting this. -- nm - Diva Mar 22, 08:09 5
  - I remember as a kid, my dad had the vinyl of the cast recording. Richard Burton could talk on key. -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 08:12 4
    - I have never been a fan of the show, but the score is solid. -- nm - Diva Mar 22, 08:17
    - this was the biggie -- (link) - crash davis Mar 22, 08:17 [youtube] 2
      - *shoots the television* -- nm - Elvis Mar 22, 08:42 1
        
        Reminds me, I watched the first episode of Agent Elvis this weekend. Would be great while stoned. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 08:50
The Writers Guild of America has proposed allowing artificial intelligence to write scripts -- (link) - Remlik Mar 22, 07:32 10
- I mean... shouldnt they literally be proposing the exact opposite?? -- nm* - Jovian Mar 22, 08:01 2
  - It sounds like they're covering their ass in the "If I use an AI to write this script and get found out, I still get paid, right?" - Mop Mar 22, 09:13
  - that sounds like a great idea. -- nm - mud Mar 22, 08:24
- Way ahead of them. (NM) - Ant-Man 3 writers Mar 22, 07:48
- There were over 200 e-books in Amazon's Kindle store as of mid-February listing ChatGPT as an author or co-author... -- nm - decline Mar 22, 07:39 1
  - ugh -- nm - Diva Mar 22, 08:10
- Sounds like a great idea. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 07:35
- no they haven't (assume nothing you read in the trades about the WGA's proposals are true b/c the guild is on media blackout during negotiations) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 22, 07:34 2
  - thank you -- nm - Remlik Mar 22, 08:45
  - its almost like the media is just using click bait article headings - Epiphany Mar 22, 07:59
Radon in the US. We have a system to remove it. -- (link) - TWuG Mar 22, 07:23 1
- Zone 1, ftw! -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 22, 07:28
Minors Madness, the quest for the top team name in MiLB: Round 2 (can anyone stop #1 seeded Rocket City Trash Pandas?) -- (edited) - crash davis Mar 22, 07:23 1
- 'topes win! 'topes win! -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 22, 07:42
This woman is a hero -- (link) - TWuG Mar 22, 07:20 1
- Wow. I had no idea. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 22, 07:24
*Sigh*—people on Twitter already spoiling “Only Murders” -- nm - Flavorize Mar 22, 07:18 4
- You mean the pictures that Martin and Martin posted yesterday or something more? -- nm - Volnelk Mar 22, 07:18 3
  - I'm not clicking the spoiler below, I guess the question is whether it is something major? -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 08:00 1
    - Some serious spoiler speculation—from a writer from Entertainment Tonight -- nm - Flavorize Mar 22, 10:51
  - spoiler - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 22, 07:46
"You’ve been added to the waitlist! Thanks for your interest in Bard. You’ll receive an email when it’s your turn." -- nm - decline Mar 22, 07:12

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