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Framed: 2/6. Moviedle: 1/6. Actorle: 4/8. - Marlowe Mar 25, 07:09
Linus Tech Tips had its YouTube channels hijacked through a browser caching hack. -- (link) - Mop Mar 25, 06:47 [youtube] 1
- This happened recently with one of my favorite channels, Foolish Baseball. -- nm - Krusty Mar 25, 06:52
One of the best investments of the last decade or so? Zimbabwean inflation notes - Reagen Mar 25, 06:34 4
- dang it, I had a chance to get one a few years ago for $30 and thought "later" - crash davis Mar 25, 07:23 2
  - and my last perusal of notes indicated to me that the Weimar Republic, Venezuela and others never hit the numerical heights of Zimbabwe -- nm - crash davis Mar 25, 07:25 1
    - Don't sleep on the Hungarian pengo -- (link) - Reagen Mar 25, 07:28
- and like a chump, I sunk way too much in Zambian inflation notes -- nm - prayformojo Mar 25, 07:21
Happy birthday, Beaker! Woo hoo!!! 🥳🎂 - Krusty Mar 25, 05:29 11
- Happy Birthday!!! -- nm - Jovian Mar 25, 07:58
- Happy Birthday! Hope it's a great one! -- nm - zunkskunk Mar 25, 07:21
- Happy birthday! -- nm - Reluctant Cynic Mar 25, 07:16
- happy bday -- nm - budice Mar 25, 07:13
- Happy b! (MN) - Marlowe Mar 25, 07:09
- indeed! -- nm - crash davis Mar 25, 07:00
- Hope you have a great day! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 25, 06:31
- cheers!!! -- nm - mud Mar 25, 05:59
- Happy Birthday Beaker! -- nm - Flavorize Mar 25, 05:54
- Happy birthday! -- nm - spamlet Mar 25, 05:47
- Happy birthday! -- nm - ty97 Mar 25, 05:35
That Mondo news seems ill-conceived. And there are a lot of poster artists who are unhappy about it. - . Mar 25, 04:01
TV PSA: NCAA, NHL, UFC, AEW Rampage, XFL, Figure Skating, Say Yes to the Dress, Tokyo Revengers, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Mar 25, 03:48
Costco has 80 inch TVs on sale for $200! Only problem is the volume button doesn’t work. - JD Mar 25, 00:51 2
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis Mar 25, 07:01
- 🤣 -- nm - Flavorize Mar 25, 03:58
twitter: kanYe says he likes jewish people again after seeing Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street... so...yea? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 25, 00:30 1
- swell -- nm - mud Mar 25, 06:00
Who are the remaining teams in your bracket? I have Creighton, Gonzaga, and Miami. - David Mar 24, 22:54 9
- Texas. - Reluctant Cynic Mar 25, 07:07
- UConn and Texas but not for much longer. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 25, 06:56
- Texas, Gonzaga and Miami. -- nm - Krusty Mar 25, 05:31
- You’re going to make me cry—Alabama was my champ pick. I need UConn to win the whole thing, but “Mary” might win because she picked UConn as champ -- (edited) - Flavorize Mar 25, 03:55
- My stupid cat has Gonzaga winning it all. And that is all he has left. -- nm - crash davis Mar 25, 00:28 1
  - Gonzaga kept trying to kill my college (d**n law students) for years. -- nm - . Mar 25, 04:02
- Is Starfleet Academy still in it? -- nm - Ender Mar 25, 00:01
- Texas and Gonzaga with only Gonzaga still live past the next round. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 24, 23:15
- Mentioned no chalk and chaos at the start and here we are. Put Gonzaga as Champs. -- (link) - budice Mar 24, 23:01 [Backboard]
Diablo 4 thus far (only level 5) doesn’t seem all that innovative in any way. But it does graphically push things and pours a heavy dose of ichor… - Qale Mar 24, 22:46
why you really pay $44b for Twitter when you're an aspiring Nazi -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 22:42
CinemaScore John Wick - A -- (link) - budice Mar 24, 22:02
Hmm, I've never had any interest in watching Titans, but if Klaus is playing Brother Blood... - David Mar 24, 21:57 1
- oh, not Klaus Hargreeves ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 24, 22:19
even Pudding Fingers’ money men are already debating whether to pull the ripcord -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 21:50 2
- Aspiring Future GOP Nominee Pudding Fingers -- nm - Beryllium Mar 24, 22:01 1
  - lets don't be Hasty. msnbc reported that Desantis may have gotten an early boost because a hundred or so tiktocers got on Truth and keyworded him - zeitgeist Mar 24, 22:49
UConn +300 Texas +400 Gonzaga +500 Creighton +550 San Diego State +800 Kansas State +800 Miami +1000 FAU +1300 -- nm - budice Mar 24, 21:23 3
- Of my tickets remaining—I have Miami at 40-1, San Diego st 40-1, Creighton 35-1, UConn at 18-1–Mad at myself for not cashing out Alabama tickets… - Flavorize Mar 25, 04:02 1
  - I’ve got Miami +2300 and Gonzaga +650 to make the final four, UConn +1800 to win it all and several losers. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 25, 05:49
- I'd put a dime on FAU. -- nm - psilotum Mar 24, 21:36
Waffle 428 - first 5 for a while - prayformojo Mar 24, 21:10 3
- 4 - 428 - GregW Mar 25, 14:50
- 4/5 - znufrii Mar 25, 07:16 1
  - Bonus deluxe waffle for international waffle day 3/5 - znufrii Mar 25, 07:23
Wordle 644 6/6 - prayformojo Mar 24, 21:09 3
- 4 - 644 - GregW Mar 25, 14:20
- Oh, well. X/6. - Marlowe Mar 25, 07:38
- 4/6 - znufrii Mar 25, 07:13
Come on Xavier, I would like to have nice things -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 20:25 2
- Things got a bit chippy towards the end there between those two teams -- nm - budice Mar 24, 21:13
- BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! -- nm - Ender Mar 24, 20:31
World Baseball Classic tiers: Sorting the teams guaranteed a spot in 2026 - crash davis Mar 24, 20:15
Of course tonight my cable can’t seem to get CBS. Every other channel is fine. -- nm - pmb Mar 24, 20:15
Seems somebody thought the fallen tree outside my wall could be saved. It's been staked back upright against the wall.I know ficus have a - Meg Mar 24, 20:14 2
- I'm rooting for it. -- nm - Loyola Mar 25, 00:21
- maybe...I had a pine tree (a former xmas tree in a bucket transfered to a whiskey barrel) topple over, we propped it up.... - zeitgeist Mar 24, 20:25
Knock at the Cabin streaming on Peacock -- nm - Remlik Mar 24, 20:07
An Aurora photo I spotted -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 24, 19:55 [mastodon] 4
- This photographer is actually in an Aurora facebook group I'm in. I'm sharing a news article with her photos from last night. -- (link) - psilotum Mar 24, 21:12 1
  - Amazing. There's some desktop wallpapers there. -- nm - Mop Mar 24, 21:13
- how far north do you have to be to look UP to see it? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 20:15
- That looks like an angel -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 19:57
What is the game plan in Oakland with the As? -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 19:55 1
- There is none. Hasn't been for a long time. When we lived in Berkeley ten years ago, there were like five different ideas in three years. - Mr. Havens Mar 24, 22:53
I keep trying to upload a picture of my hand giving a thumbs up to Midjourney, it keeps flagging as explicit -- (pic) - colin Mar 24, 19:52 [Attachment] 1
- If graphical AI bans explicit images, then what is it good for? -- nm - Mop Mar 24, 21:12
If I had a nickel for every bottle I recycled… - Dano Mar 24, 19:48 1
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 19:53
gordon moore (silicon valley pioneer, co-founder of Intel) has died at 94. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Mar 24, 19:46 5
- truly an end of an era. i keep trying to convince my writers group that Bob Noyce beating Texas Instruments in the race for integrated circuits would - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 19:54
- the rate I see news about his death keeps doubling every 2 minutes -- nm - prayformojo Mar 24, 19:54 3
  - raised eyebrow gif? -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 19:56 2
    - ... - prayformojo Mar 24, 19:57 1
      - oh, I knew where the joke was coming from -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 20:07
Meet the women’s college baseball coach vying for back-to-back championship wins - crash davis Mar 24, 19:35 1
- This article made me feel REAL guilty. - crash davis Mar 24, 19:37
We have a well-loved Italian restaurant here in town where we order pizza for volunteer lunches at the museum sales but I've never eaten there. - Meg Mar 24, 19:34
Clone High returns on HBO Max -- (link) - Remlik Mar 24, 19:23
Aurora update. 2 hours north. Sitting on dark beach. No clouds!!! Now, we wait and see what happens... - Andie Mar 24, 19:21 2
- Nice -- nm - budice Mar 24, 19:24 1
  - Also, my friend has a Mercedes. We cannot turn off the car interior lights. It is quite funny. - Andie Mar 24, 19:37
Maybe because it's approaching my 23rd anniversary playing HSX... - secretslacker Mar 24, 19:05 1
- 26 years Thanksgiving weekend. -- nm - Meg Mar 24, 19:54
Princeton hello. -- nm - budice Mar 24, 19:02
UConn is the only team left from the ‘one of these teams will win the tourney’ list. - Volnelk Mar 24, 18:52 1
- I miss Zakai Zeigler. -- nm - The Allfather Mar 24, 18:58
Small beind the scenes cut of this week's Picard episode (spoilers) -- (link*) - Jovian Mar 24, 18:40 1
- all the little details really matter. -- nm - Remlik Mar 24, 18:47
Former Michigan player Kent Johnson pulls off a Michigan Goal in the NHL. -- (link) - Ender Mar 24, 18:34 3
- I love the beauty of this goal. But its not helping the tanking. -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 18:37 2
  - It really does not... -- nm - Ender Mar 24, 18:53
  - Also I couldn't hear the goal song, just the cannon -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 18:39
MarchMadness: There -had- never been an Elite Eight without a single No. 1 seed. -- (link*) - budice Mar 24, 18:29 7
- Bama is 1-9 all-time in Sweet 16 games. -- nm - budice Mar 24, 18:35
- I was just typing that! Final Fours without any are rare enough. -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 24, 18:31 5
  - Texas is also the last remaining #2 seed plays later on -- nm - budice Mar 24, 18:35 4
    - Let's go X -- nm - rollo Mar 24, 18:44 3
      - They are, in fact, gonna give it to ya. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 24, 18:52
      - BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! -- nm - Ender Mar 24, 18:52
      - 👍 -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 18:46
Night Agent also has Hong Chau. (Lady Trieu in Watchmen, Marge the Trucker in Pokerface - she's excellent) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 24, 18:26 1
- also The Menu & The Whale. -- nm - mud Mar 25, 05:59
so Victoria Alonso's shitcanning by Disney is going well -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 18:17 3
- Strange. People who are fired are usually so kind when speaking about their former employers. -- nm - David Mar 24, 18:23 2
  - "Glaser said Alonso “was terminated when she refused to do something she believed was reprehensible,” without giving specifics." guess we'll find out -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 18:25 1
    - They're gonna have to buy her off just like they did with ScarJo. - David Mar 24, 18:27
So I will lose both my title teams in an hour timeframe. Dang. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 24, 18:16 5
- Maybe the DTL tournament isn’t so unrealistic after all. -- nm - Dano Mar 24, 19:15
- My hopes are on Creighton, who I have losing in the final. There are 99 entries in my work pool, surviving winner picks include... - psilotum Mar 24, 18:56
- As a wise man recently said... - David Mar 24, 18:24 1
  - This is my worst performance in 9 years so chalk chalk Jayha…. Sorry, bad timing? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 24, 18:33
- This year seems more chaotic than most -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 18:20
Can you tell what toppings are on this pizza? -- (pic) - kelly Mar 24, 18:12 [Attachment] 11
- Tofu? - Reluctant Cynic Mar 25, 07:09
- Nope, but it looks wonderful. I'll take your word that it isn't, but my mind rebels at the idea of "too much cheese". -- nm - TWuG Mar 24, 18:32 2
  - I normally agree…this was too much and not enough other flavors. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 24, 18:35 1
    - See, I don't think this is a question of quantity, but of proportions. It's not too much cheese, it's too few toppings for that amount of cheese. -- nm - Ender Mar 24, 19:02
- Oh, that’s something… -- nm - MDH Mar 24, 18:27 1
  - Fortunately, I had ordered myself a salad. It was faaantastic. -- nm - kelly Mar 24, 20:09
- I don't think that's too much cheese, but too much of it is top cheese. More of that should be on the bottom. -- nm - Ender Mar 24, 18:23
- I think I see some ham, so pineapple might be in the picture too ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 24, 18:19 1
  - You are correct. -- nm - kelly Mar 24, 18:34
- Looks like there might be a mushroom in there -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 24, 18:16
- Inexpensive mozzarella and some lightly sprinkled dried herbs? -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 18:16
DTL: 7/7 on #4, 3/3 on #14, 11/11 on #3 and a CL. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 24, 18:12 3
- My NR came in in the 50s and a 3/3. Again. -- nm - spamlet Mar 24, 18:22 1
  - My CL was in the first top 75 so I’m pleasantly surprised he’s clear. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 24, 18:34
- 7/7 (hello Hartford) 1/1, 1/1, and a bunch of leads in the net -- nm - rollo Mar 24, 18:17
everything's lining up for national champion Princeton's march to the title -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 18:11 1
- Jerry from Philly was telling me about a sign he saw: "Cinderella is a Jersey Girl" -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 18:28
Richard Sherman places the blame for Lamar's contract debacle firmly where it belongs: Allen and Mahomes for not holding out for 100% guaranteed deals -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 18:07 2
- I want a team friendly 440mil dollar contract. - Will Hunting Mar 24, 18:15
- the chance they ever get cut is like 1%, who gives a fuck about guaranteed money when they are at that level... -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 18:09
the problem with watching authentic 70s TV is that you can practically smell the exhaust fumes. - Beryllium Mar 24, 18:05 3
- that and cigarette smoke -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 20:20 1
  - Good point. I remember "non-smoking sections" of restaurants in the 80s and 90s. And gum under the table. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 24, 23:36
- I can still remember how highways smelled as a kid. -- nm - TWuG Mar 24, 18:34
Crash Rankings -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 18:04 13
- One day I'll figure out who my favorite Canadian musician is -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 18:15
- #6 Best Canadian Song – Let It Ride – BTO - crash davis Mar 24, 18:09 4
  - #7 Best Canadian Song – Helpless – CSN&Y - crash davis Mar 24, 18:10 3
    - #8 Best Canadian Song – Courage (for Hugh MacLennan) – The Tragically Hip - crash davis Mar 24, 18:11 2
      - #9 Best Canadian Song – Early Morning Rain – Gordon Lightfoot - crash davis Mar 24, 18:11 1
        
        #10 Best Canadian Songs - Limelight - Everybody Forgets Who - crash davis Mar 24, 18:14
- #1 Best Canadian Song – If You Could Read My Mind – Gordon Lightfoot - crash davis Mar 24, 18:05 6
  - Silly crash, it's not even his best song (The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald) -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 18:06 1
    - pffffft -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 18:15
  - #2 Best Canadian Song – Sundown – Gordon Lightfoot - crash davis Mar 24, 18:06 3
    - #3 Best Canadian Song – Carefree Highway – Gordon Lightfoot - crash davis Mar 24, 18:06 2
      - #4 Best Canadian Song – The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot - crash davis Mar 24, 18:07 1
        
        #5 Best Canadian Song – O Canada – The Loudspeakers At Climate Pledge Arena And T-Mobile Park - crash davis Mar 24, 18:08
I am outraged that if I want to watch John Wick 3 on Peacock then I'm forced to watch ads. That's not what I'm paying for. -- nm - Ender Mar 24, 18:02 1
- Doh, I forgot... I actually own this on Vudu. -- nm - Ender Mar 24, 18:35

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