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sounds like 5 Seconds of Summer is touring this summer. Boston on August 12th (per the girls) -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 09:36 4
- Do they only tour in the Summer? -- nm - decline Apr 6, 09:41 1
  - shortest. show. ever. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 09:42
- Boston vs Tigers that day too; I may try and get a ticket for that -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 09:38
- their last album is weak. But I'd see them in concert for sure -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 6, 09:38
Kieran Culkin Fires Sean While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones -- (link) - Beaker Apr 6, 09:32 [youtube]
Musk continues to be a child at T(w)itter. -- (link) - TWuG Apr 6, 09:30 5
- but only at Twitter -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 6, 09:52 1
  - I assume there are more checks on him at Tesla. He gets to run amuck at Twitter. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 10:17
- could he? would he rename it altogether? something something Dogecoin? -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 6, 09:39 2
  - at this point its clear that a 12-year old with billions can basically do what he wants with his toys. -- nm - Jovian Apr 6, 09:46
  - sure -- nm - decline Apr 6, 09:41
Canadian Supreme Court won't hear an appeal around for-profit/private healthcare. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 6, 09:27
Disney Names Asad Ayaz as First-Ever Chief Brand Officer -- (link) - budice Apr 6, 09:23 2
- Interesting. He's already President of Marketing for Walt Disney Studios. And what about the role isn't already the CEO's responsibility? -- nm - Max Apr 6, 09:32 1
  - Exec Page updated -- (link) - budice Apr 6, 09:36
Tennessee having a real normal one -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 6, 09:22
Masters: Kevin Na withdraws after shooting +4 on front nine. -- (link*) - budice Apr 6, 09:19 1
- He looks under the weather. -- nm - Easter Baron Apr 6, 09:46
Mars Suing Motley -- (link) - mud Apr 6, 09:05 2
- Sad. Glad I retired my fandom when they retired. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 09:13 1
  - they're trying to cut him out of what they agreed. Fuckers. -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 09:27
ugh. (overshare) - oblique Apr 6, 08:54 10
- Ugh! That's tough. -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 09:34
- i don't know how close he is to graduating but, relatively speaking and for a future pharmacist, getting a student loan (even 100% private) for $8k - hollywood big shot Apr 6, 09:08 5
  - And iirc these days they want parents to co-sign -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 6, 10:11
  - I hope so. I don't know how private student loans work though. Guessing they don't have the same deferment that federal ones do? -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 09:41 1
    - as i recall from law school more about how much of the interest is federally subsidized/unsubsidized (Fed loans are more locked in as to the rate) -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 6, 09:51
  - besides the college bill... -- (edited) - budice Apr 6, 09:12 1
    - they're in the dorms so yes and no -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 09:40
- oh that is a shame, best wishes something can be worked out -- nm - crash davis Apr 6, 09:05
- oh, that's awful. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 09:03
- :( -- nm - budice Apr 6, 08:56
OMG, looking at the standings before tonight's game with the Coyotes, I think it is "Win and you're in" - crash davis Apr 6, 08:47
The 3 Tenn reps have entered the chamber ahead of the expulsion vote. - TWuG Apr 6, 08:44 5
- This is one of the most insane stories out there right now. I'm surprised it's not getting more attention. In the realm of threats to democracy, - pmb Apr 6, 09:20 3
  - I agree. -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 6, 09:38
  - part and parcel with the Roberts court being a shadow legislature of six FedSoc goons bought and paid for by billionaires - hollywood big shot Apr 6, 09:24
  - Sorry - we can't cover this story, Trump gets more clicks. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 6, 09:24
- They won't. We live in trashland. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 6, 09:20
CAN Injection: keyless car theft -- (link) - JD Apr 6, 08:26 1
- tl;dr Auto makers didn't bother to encrypt internal comms, thieves took advantage. -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 08:45
Children's book artist on trial, dropped by publisher, for threatening trans kids -- (link) - TWuG Apr 6, 08:24
I had a nightmare (?) last night that my tax refund had shrunk to almost zero. -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 08:16 5
- I haven't received a refund in over a decade. And wouldn't getting nothing back mean you paid the right amount? - Krusty Apr 6, 08:34 3
  - Let me enjoy my annual 'bonus'! - ty97 Apr 6, 08:36 2
    - Haha! -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 09:25
    - I pay estimated and based 2022 on the 2021 market. Score!! Double the amount I owed last year. -- nm - Meg Apr 6, 08:56
- I didn't owe this year!! - decline Apr 6, 08:16
I want the guy on the left's job -- (link) - decline Apr 6, 08:15
interesting thread on the population centers of the Texas Triangle (warning: Twitter link) -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 6, 08:14
"Clarence Thomas’ retreats were all-male because Republican men can’t make women come." -- (link) - TWuG Apr 6, 08:05
they landed, are home and are driving me crazy -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 08:02 8
- buwahaaaa -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 6, 08:34
- 😺😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis Apr 6, 08:18
- as it should be. :) -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 08:18
- Very nice! -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 08:14
- excellent -- nm - prayformojo Apr 6, 08:10
- nice -- nm - decline Apr 6, 08:07
- mission accomplished! :) -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 08:07
- AWESOME!!! -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 08:05
Super Mario Bros. $32 million in the U.S. on Wednesday. $38+ million international. Probably close to $400 million for the 5-day worldwide total. -- nm - Inigo Apr 6, 07:59 9
- Massive. They got kids, and Gen Xers out for this, which is unbelievable. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 08:48 3
  - why? there hasn't been a kids movie in theaters since Xmas. - hollywood big shot Apr 6, 08:52 2
    - I just mean they got multiple demos to come out for this big. It's rare to get that many people my age/Xers out for a "kids" movie. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 08:55 1
      - They got a lot of crossover and all. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 08:56
- Pratt = money! - Spawn Apr 6, 08:01 4
  - kids don't know who Chris Pratt is or give a fuck who actually voices an animated movie as long as they're funny. Shrek and Aladdin really ruined VO - hollywood big shot Apr 6, 09:10
  - A friend tried to get tickets this weekend and they were all sold out. All of them. That is craziness. -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 6, 08:34
  - He's definitely one of the most bankable stars out there. - Inigo Apr 6, 08:29 1
    - He's only been in established IP, so I'm not sold he's bankable at all. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 08:48
I just watched the trailer for The Little Mermaid. I really hope they improve the effects. Ooof. - Inigo Apr 6, 07:53 [youtube] 1
- It’s no Avatar: The Way of Water, that’s for sure. -- nm - Qale Apr 6, 08:07
For the morning crew: one of the best curling shots you will ever see. Maybe the best of all time -- (link) - Beaker Apr 6, 07:51 [youtube] 6
- he needed 2 to tie it in the 10th -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 07:52 5
  - I have no idea what that means, but do they where special slippy shoes to slide down the ice like that? -- nm - decline Apr 6, 08:13 4
    - in hockey or basketball it would be like scoring the tying goal/basket after shooting from behind your own net blindfolded -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 08:28
    - Slippy on one, grippy on other is my limited understanding. -- nm - Easter Baron Apr 6, 08:27 1
      - correct -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 09:04
    - yes -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 08:27
"Logan Roy is a family man" said without any irony. -- nm - Jovian Apr 6, 07:40 1
- “You are not serious people!” -- nm - Flavorize Apr 6, 07:44
JWST took a picture of Uranus -- (link) - decline Apr 6, 07:35 [Image] 15
- That would make a cool dinner plate, soup bowl -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 6, 10:35
- No matter how old I get, I will never not snicker at the mention of Uranus. -- nm - Dano Apr 6, 07:45 1
  - And per Futurama, you've got another 600 years before scientists finally change the name, so live it up. -- nm - Easter Baron Apr 6, 07:48
- !!! -- nm - mud Apr 6, 07:44
- that's very cool -- nm - prayformojo Apr 6, 07:41
- Amazing. That is the best photo I've ever seen of it. We need more telescopes. -- nm - crash davis Apr 6, 07:41 4
  - Yup. And now that Starlink and other satellite constellations are polluting the sky, we need more off-planet telescopes. -- nm - mara Apr 6, 07:44 3
    - 👍 -- nm - crash davis Apr 6, 07:49
    - pretty soon it'll be the only way to see anything -- nm - decline Apr 6, 07:45 1
      - Funny how that means that SpaceX will have created their own market. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 08:18
- that's incredible -- nm - Jovian Apr 6, 07:41 1
  - Thank you. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 07:50
- article -- (link) - decline Apr 6, 07:39 1
  - so badass. thanks -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 07:48
- Uranus: I’m in the top 0.05% on OnlyPlanets. -- nm - Qale Apr 6, 07:39
Rumor has it Keanu Reeves is heading to Broadway to star in "Waiting for Godot" -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 07:29 2
- How many headshots? -- nm - decline Apr 6, 07:29 1
  - Godot must be his dog? -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 07:30
After exactly 100 Hades runs, I have reached the stage where I can quit if I want. (spoilers) - Easter Baron Apr 6, 07:13 3
- spoiler - Spawn Apr 6, 07:25
- There’s something pretty significant, in my opinion, that happens after where you are. Maybe that’s what you’re calling the Epilogue. - Qale Apr 6, 07:17 1
  - The in-game story is surprisingly compelling. I will probably grind some more just to see the extra bits, but the pressure is off now. -- nm - Easter Baron Apr 6, 07:26
Long (?) weekend plans poll! -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 06:57 18
- 4-day weekend. No plans. I think the weather won't be good for sailing, either. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 08:22
- Going to Lawrence to see the kid for her birthday since they don’t have any days off. -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 07:47
- Apple and pear harvest, then making cider. -- nm - mafic Apr 6, 07:27
- PIL visit tomorrow for the night, I do their taxes and Easter dinner Saturday. Then nothing planned. -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 07:22
- Jax Icemen games Fri & Sat night, see the grandkids, drive home. (No long weekend here.) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 07:10
- Fri and Sat work. Sun and Mon no work. -- nm - Qale Apr 6, 07:04
- Thanks to JenBro seeing Depeche Mode tomorrow. Vet appt and going to Cirque Du Soleil - Kooza on Saturday. Cleaning and homework on Sunday. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 07:03 7
  - Wow - what a great Easter weekend! Just saw the pics and video you took last night - crowd was into it - seemed like a great show! -- nm - JenBro Apr 8, 04:02
  - My friend saw Depeche Mode last night in Chicago. He's seen them a dozen or so times, and said it was an incredible show. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 07:30
  - linky -- (link) - decline Apr 6, 07:29 1
    - 'middle aged goths' is 100% the vibe i expect. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 07:32
  - Depeche Mode is a rare group that I still keep up with and listen to the new stuff. -- nm - Qale Apr 6, 07:05 2
    - i am very excited. - Andie Apr 6, 07:06 1
      - Jenbro: Not sure if you've heard of it, but there's a Depeche Mode bar in Tallinn, Estonia. I went last year and it was a blast. - MDH Apr 6, 07:31
- Long weekend. Helping my mother tomorrow and shopping. Cooking Saturday. Easter Bunny dinner Sunday -- nm - decline Apr 6, 07:02
- All church, all the time plus cooking after for parents and sister and son (Ham) -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 07:01 2
  - but what's Ham's sister's name? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 6, 07:02 1
    - Peanut -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 07:04
Thomas' slush funder also behind the Manchin/Sinema obstruction of Biden's agenda -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 6, 06:56 2
- also, burn down the Fifth Circuit -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 6, 06:58 1
  - Dick Durbin could always haul Thomas across the street with a subpoena to testify before the Senate judiciary committee but ha ha - hollywood big shot Apr 6, 07:05
This is crazy. Before Wednesday’s Knicks game, no NBA team ever had 3 players score 30+ with each making 5+ 3pt shots. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 06:54
Hey kilbo, just a heads up, the sentinels are way harder to fight on corrupted planets - decline Apr 6, 06:52 1
- excellent :) -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 06:56
sort of a poll: go to your Amazon front page and link the weirdest thing they have recommended for you. -- (link) - crash davis Apr 6, 06:44 25
- Manischevitz potato starch -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 6, 10:44
- Not so much an item but a category -- (pic) - JD Apr 6, 07:42 [Attachment]
- i don't use amazon, so i'll do aliexpress. -- (link) - colin Apr 6, 07:33 2
  - tiny desk minisplit is weird but kind of funny -- (link) - colin Apr 6, 07:35 1
    - "It cannot be used for cooling or as a fan. The small fan inside is only for simulation." sad. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 07:40
- Goat mineral. obvs. -- (link) - mafic Apr 6, 07:25
- I Sleep Soundly herbal supplement. It has the expected Valerian Root. But Bhringaraj was completely out of nowhere. -- nm - Qale Apr 6, 07:23 1
  - I had to look up Bhringaraj. Now I know something new. Thanks! -- nm - crash davis Apr 6, 07:29
- It's not a weird product - but I think the poor kitty in this photo doesn't really "sell" the product. -- (link) - JaxSean Apr 6, 07:05 1
  - you are right, that is a bad photo for selling it -- nm - crash davis Apr 6, 07:15
- Amazon is stupid. I recently bought a 5 year supply of AA & AAA batteries. Now they're constantly trying to sell me more batteries. I'm good thanks. - howie Apr 6, 07:01 3
  - how many batteries is a 5 year supply ? -- nm - decline Apr 6, 07:04 1
    - about 50. I bought a bunch of flashlights because I live in hurricane territory and the power goes out occasionally. -nm - howie Apr 6, 07:21
  - lol to the IM -- nm - crash davis Apr 6, 07:02
- heh I actually might order these -- (link) - Pippy the Gifted Apr 6, 06:53 [Image] 3
  - I'm afraid to ask but what is actually supposed to go in the jar? -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 06:55 2
    - I assume, Hair Ties, Q-tips, cotton balls. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 06:56 1
      - yes -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 6, 07:01
- Tai chi ruler! -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 6, 06:51 2
  - I read that link as "Marital Qigong Exercise Equipment" and was like "Oh yeah..." -- nm - oblique Apr 6, 06:54
  - Ummmm...okay. -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 6, 06:53
- C4Labs Travel Portable Draw Bridge Dice Tower – Walnut -- (link) - decline Apr 6, 06:50
- Super Coffee (from the Recommended for you section) - oblique Apr 6, 06:48 1
  - You have to have told me at some time that you hate coffee, but I'm shocked. I'm so sorry my man -- nm - crash davis Apr 6, 06:58
- croc headlights -- (link) - Andie Apr 6, 06:47
HBO's Succession, analyzed by key data point -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 6, 06:41
OTD 30 years ago, Tool released their debut album Undertow -- (link) - mud Apr 6, 06:17 [youtube] 4
- *wrong* (my post, not yours) -- nm* - Andie Apr 6, 06:26
- "Sober" -- (link) - mud Apr 6, 06:17 [youtube] 2
  - One of my inner-monologue themes. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 07:26 1
    - :-) -- nm - mud Apr 6, 07:41

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