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Clarence Thomas and a decades long grift. -- (link) - TWuG Apr 6, 06:09 1
- Maybe I'm just too cynical? - Strongbad Apr 6, 06:15
waffle 440 4/5 - decline Apr 6, 05:34 1
- 4 - 440 - GregW Apr 6, 15:10
Super Mario Movie: CS=> A, $32M Wed -- (link*) - budice Apr 6, 05:31
Quebec fell off the Internet -- (link) - budice Apr 6, 05:28 2
- 1,000,000+ without power due to the ice storm -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 05:48
- Parts of Ontario impacted as well due to ice storm -- (link) - budice Apr 6, 05:35
TV PSA: The Masters, Station 19, L&O x 3, Next Level Chef, Grey's Anatomy, Animal Control, Call Me Kat, Beef, Lucky Hank, Bel-Air, - Beaker Apr 6, 04:46 4
- I've never heard of a bunch of these so I'll likely catch up on shows I've missed recently. -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 05:16 2
  - New Taskmaster tonight and UK also gets The Dog House Australia. -- nm - LMS Apr 6, 05:49 1
    - That's right, new Taskmaster. Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 06:01
- Station 19, Grey's, NLC, Top Chef for the wife. The Reviews for Beef I've seen say it is great so may check that out -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 05:11
Incredibly, the Nashville Predators, in 10th place in the West and sellers at the deadline, control their own destiny for the playoffs - Reagen Apr 6, 04:24 1
- (correction on the second part) - Reagen Apr 6, 04:40
Would y’all rather I didn’t post or link Tik Toks? -- nm - Pippy Apr 6, 03:23 4
- This is SlackerTalk. You post whatever you want. -- nm - Qale Apr 6, 07:34
- Honestly, curated TikTok may be the only safe way to watch it. If you want to take that bullet for us, I’m grateful. -- nm - Mop Apr 6, 05:17
- It's all good with me. I won't join the app but I'll watch things you and others post. I read and click on Twitter posts even though -- (edited) - Krusty Apr 6, 04:45 1
  - same -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 04:53
Did we even know Justin Long and Kate Bosworth were a thing? They are apparently engaged! -- (link) - Andie Apr 6, 02:22 3
- Not until I saw they were engaged. -- nm - . Apr 6, 04:21
- I heard that so I watched the movie they met and fell in love on. Don’t do that - Pippy Apr 6, 03:22
- He's dated Drew Barrymore, Amanda Seyfried, Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES. Nerd done good. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 02:47
I've finally found out why it's so hard to find this Simpsons quote. It was shown in a promo, but not in the episode. - Beryllium Apr 5, 23:36 [youtube]
This week's Mandalorian dialogue brought to you by CosplayerGPT. -- nm - Max Apr 5, 22:46
I can see why donny wants to move the trial, Manhattan voters were 650,000 biden 85,000 donald -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 22:29 1
- Eh, it took him decades to achieve that. -- nm - . Apr 6, 01:57
Two private liberal arts schools have now given my daughter $50k/year to attend. Except they both charge $70k/year. So… yeah. -- nm* - Mop Apr 5, 22:22
Feeling smug about my wine purchase and then remember - -- (link) - Meg Apr 5, 21:53
Hey internet, show me a false statement that sounds very true (edited to fix the link) -- (link*) - Beryllium Apr 5, 21:24 [mastodon] 2
- Don’t ever trust anything Ohio says. -- nm - Mop Apr 5, 22:23
- I will love an honor you till death do us part -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 21:26
Wordle 656 4/6 - prayformojo Apr 5, 21:19 3
- 3 - 656 - GregW Apr 6, 15:08
- 4 - rollo Apr 6, 06:35
- 5 - decline Apr 6, 05:32
I like Cuban and Doncic, but it would please me to no end if the Mavs missed the playoffs after having traded for Kyrie -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 21:14 2
- They're saying that his re-signing is their top priority...to which I say, WHY??? -- nm - David Apr 5, 21:36
- I agree with the second half of your post. :-) - Krusty Apr 5, 21:18
NLRB: all non-disparagement clauses are retroactively void: Twitter: all you fired employees better STFU! -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 19:50 5
- I especially enjoy the part where it says that someone has to abide by said agreement even if they didn’t sign the agreement. I’m not a smart man… - Qale Apr 5, 21:16
- Sometimes it would be nice if judges could just initiate their own pre-crime hearings and sentencing without the appearance of either party. -- nm - Max Apr 5, 20:28 2
  - technically I think this would not be pre-crime, but contemporaneous-crime hearings. The criming is happening simultaneously. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 20:38 1
    - I'm guessing it's pre-crime because no party has actually been harmed yet but the whole point here is entirely avoiding the weeds, so... -- nm - Max Apr 5, 20:40
- boldstrategycotton.gif -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 19:57
This pitch meeting rerun reminded me that I forgot why a certain person had to die in John Wick 1, and then told me why. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 5, 19:39 [youtube]
The Bitcoin white paper is shipped with every copy of MacOS -- (link) - spamlet Apr 5, 19:34 2
- so we can print our own bitcoins? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 21:25
- *sigh* I'm going to need some lighter fluid and a match. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 19:39
for the first time in Seattle Kraken history, an MLB player gets pitch clock violation on the mound, at the plate -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 5, 19:32
New Yorker using the courtroom sketch as a cover -- (link) - budice Apr 5, 19:25 3
- just a Ken -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 19:30 1
  - **giggles** -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 21:28
- ewww -- nm - mud Apr 5, 19:27
I'm not expecting to grow flowers in a desert. -- nm - Dano Apr 5, 18:44 1
- But you can write your name in the sand. -- nm - Spawn Apr 5, 22:26
How does one obtain an authentic replacement FireTV Stick remote control, without having to buy a new FireTV stick? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 18:39 5
- CL, FB Marketplace, or Ebay -- nm* - budice Apr 5, 18:42 4
  - (I see the edit and still concur. :) ) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 22:47
  - sad to think that those options would be more likely to be authentic than buying off of amazon, but I think you're right. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 18:42 2
    - People Custom Mod the Fire Sticks like crazy, plenty floating around -- nm - budice Apr 5, 18:43 1
      - I tried to remotely control one over TCP and it was not really possible. Roku was much easier at the time. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 18:58
AEW All In to run in Wembley Stadium -- nm - Remlik Apr 5, 18:36 2
- (90,000 capacity. This could legitimately be one of the handful of most attended shows ever.) -- nm - David Apr 5, 18:49 1
  - About time they go bigger. - Tim Apr 5, 19:12
VisCap: The Head of State of Each Country, by Age and Generation -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 5, 18:19 1
- WTF Cameroon, I thought we'd be the end of the scale -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 18:23
My ST friends, while today was nowhere as close to being as awesome as yesterday, it is still a good day. I wish you all joy and happiness. -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 18:15 3
- He's bringing us joy and happiness! GET HIM!!! -- nm - David Apr 5, 18:16 2
  - right?! *initiates baby steps towards group hug* — nm - i.b! Apr 5, 18:18
  - pro tip: if you ever have problems with the packaging at the Ed Brubaker store, the guy who packages on Thursdays does a superlative job. -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 18:18
Super Mario $34M Wed -- nm* - budice Apr 5, 18:15
sounds like LSU's grudge against Dr. Jill started even before her staff bollocksed the WH invitation -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 18:02 3
- well tell them to wait 2 years and they can celebrate with fast food burgers with the donald 2 -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 19:57
- Not even her bracket. Idiots -- nm - . Apr 5, 18:33
- *smh* -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 18:07
I'd like to see what MJF could do with a REALLY good swing band. -- nm - Remlik Apr 5, 17:54 1
- Michael J Fox? -- nm - Volnelk Apr 5, 18:31
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Pitch Meeting -- (link) - Beaker Apr 5, 17:39 [youtube]
The Clone High trailer just serves to remind me that the brilliant debut album by Abandoned Pools, Humanistic, remains unavailable in Canada -- (link) - Reagen Apr 5, 17:19 [youtube]
do house flippers realize that the shitty gray faux panel floorings they lay down wall to wall in their houses are ugly AF? - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 17:19 2
- Are you talking about LVP? -- (edited) - Strongbad Apr 5, 17:45
- No. They do not. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 17:20
Idaho Gov. Little vetoes 'harmful material' in libraries bill - crash davis Apr 5, 17:14 5
- It's super quaint they're worried about what kids will see in printed books. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 17:21 4
  - From Gov. Little's full veto letter "However, I am also concerned that harmful content can be much more easily accessible to youth on their phones and the internet, not at their libraries" -- nm* - crash davis Apr 5, 18:13
  - someone should point them at YouTube Kids *5 minutes later* *agog anime shocked face* -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 17:26
  - Meanwhile they're passing laws to be able to check childrens genitals on demand -- (link) - Jovian Apr 5, 17:26 1
    - That sounds like they're handing kids over to the pedophiles with the GOP's blessing. -- nm - . Apr 5, 18:30
600 victims, 60 years. Catholic abuse cover ups still coming to light. And this is just in Baltimore. -- (link) - TWuG Apr 5, 17:10 1
- $potlight -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 17:12
Jose Ramirez played in a “baseball gambling league” as a 13-year-old… -- (link) - Flavorize Apr 5, 17:07 1
- Pony League -- nm - zunkskunk Apr 5, 17:13
Just bought my wine for the next two months. 12 bottles for a little less than $50 - and the receipt says I saved $60!!! - Meg Apr 5, 17:00 2
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 18:24
- Yellow Tail is a nice wine, Great deal! -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 17:11
"The UK is on a par with Russia for confidence in how the political system is functioning, according to a global survey." - mud Apr 5, 16:54 2
- but at least they got back the extra 350m pounds from Brussels each week for NHS -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 17:07 1
  - will it be spent on crack 'n whores -- nm - mud Apr 5, 19:28
Disney changing the lyrics to “Poor Unfortunate Souls” might be the dumbest thing of the week. Do they not understand the point of the song? -- nm - MDH Apr 5, 16:52 17
- No, the dumbest thing of the week is the Bidens/LSU/Iowa story. - Strongbad Apr 5, 17:48
- Oh, not for language, but to add "consent". Hmm. Well, I suppose modelling better behaviour is ... a good idea ... but ... ehhhhh. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 17:11 6
  - I think that's for kiss the girl. poor unfortunate souls is changing the bits about women who speak up being bad. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 17:14
  - The plot of the movie is she wants to make out with the guy. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 17:12 4
    - The plot of the movie is that she wants to make out with the guy, but then ... - Beryllium Apr 5, 17:18
    - they've become so risk averse they don't even want the potential for stupid conflict. - mafic Apr 5, 17:17 2
      - Thus causing the stupid conflict they're trying to avoid... -- nm - Ender Apr 5, 18:53 1
        
        It needs a name that is separate from the Streisand effect. How about ... the Ursula Effect? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 20:12
- Feels like a cousin to the "stop showing sex scenes in movies" prudes. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 17:05
- Sure they do, they just assume audiences are stupid. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 16:59
- semi-related Genii+ sold out again today (the waitlists were insane...again) -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 16:54 5
  - DL and WDW...despite having the highest price ever. Disney's an absolute juggernaut. -- nm - David Apr 5, 17:06
  - Is there a reason you keep spelling it with two is? -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 17:04 3
    - Genii -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 17:12 2
      - Did you buy it from a dude on the sidewalk? I'm concerned. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 17:14 1
        
        I have no idea how it is spelled, that was all the wife's job. -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 17:15
- Undersalaried differently-abled patroni? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 16:54
Something made me revisit this classic today. -- (link) - Dano Apr 5, 16:42 [youtube] 1
- have never seen this before -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 16:47
if I ever ran into him I'd hope I had the wits enough to say "Topographic Oceans is brilliant!" -- (link*) - mud Apr 5, 16:35
Showtime cancels Ziwe after 2 seasons -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 16:34 2
- ‘The Big Door Prize’ Earns Speedy Renewal at Apple -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 16:35 1
  - i thought it was just a movie -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 16:40
Super Mario Bros 54% (70/60), Air 96% (137/6), Paint 21% (7/26), How to Blow Up a Pipeline 100% (36/0), Joyland 98% (53/1), Showing Up 89% (40/5) -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 16:33
the disconnect between experienced crime voters and “crimez vibez” voters continues apace -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 16:21
Baseball reporting has gotten strange. - David Apr 5, 16:18 1
- Byline: ChatGPT -- nm - Dano Apr 5, 16:49
WANT: Set 75355 UCS X-Wing -- (link) - JD Apr 5, 16:11 1
- wings that open like *this* and not *this* -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 16:14
ST Poll: Easter Supper: Ham, Turkey, Other? -- nm* - Beaker Apr 5, 16:06 11
- Tofu -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 18:26
- Doing ham this year -- nm - decline Apr 5, 17:37
- Leg o lamb -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 17:34
- Ham. Or preferably, bacon and pork belly. -- nm - Reluctant Cynic Apr 5, 16:55 1
  - you should have pink salt so you can brine a pork belly to make your own bacon. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 5, 16:56
- Passover -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 5, 16:51
- lamb -- nm - Dano Apr 5, 16:50
- Other. Sausage and meatballs to go with the manicotti I'm making. -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 16:27
- turkey -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 16:20
- Ham -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 16:15
- Both -- nm - Strongbad Apr 5, 16:06
I'm not sure RFK Jr wins the RFK Jr Household primary. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 16:05 6
- But I look forward to that one troll showing up in a year and innocently asking, "Why aren't people voting for him? He seems much better than Biden!" - David Apr 5, 16:09 2
  - foodchem would never do that. -- nm - Todd Manning Apr 5, 16:23
  - Ken Bone -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 16:13
- if the DNC chooses even to hold any debates Biden would (theoretically) have to share the stage with RFK and Marianne Williamson -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 16:07 2
  - it'd be like the debate on Veep -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 16:10
  - unless he just declares that he has his book club meet that night. -- nm - mud Apr 5, 16:10
Today I learned that RFK Jr is married to Cheryl Hines. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 5, 16:05 2
- They do not share the same view on vaccinations. -- nm - . Apr 6, 01:50
- I learned he's one of 11 children. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 17:10
aliens -- (link) - mud Apr 5, 16:02
Zillow! -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 5, 16:02 1
- Seems a bit much. -- nm - T Leary Apr 5, 16:05

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