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Max debuts on May 23. There will be 3 price ranges: - With Ads: $9.99 per month - Ad-free: $15.99 per month - Ultimate Ad-free: $19.99 per month . Tier deets added -- (link*) - budice Apr 12, 10:40 6
- Ad-free and REALLY REALLY ad-free? -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 10:41 3
  - Stupid naming. HD vs 4K (like Netflix) -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 10:47 2
    - Somehow if David is right and they don't cancel us on AT&T, we're going to get stuck with ads -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 10:51 1
      - I'm cheap so I'm fine with that. We do Hulu and stuff with ads. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 11:07
- I also offer free half-hour coupons. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 10:41 1
  - If I pay you $10, will you read me Mad Men quality ads for a month? -- nm - Inigo Apr 12, 10:48
Andrea Bocelli - fall arena tour - MDH Apr 12, 10:37
They're gonna do a Big Bang Theory spinoff without any of the cast. -- nm - David Apr 12, 10:32 13
- OG cast to guest star -- (link) - Remlik Apr 12, 10:51
- Big Bang Hypothesis? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 10:50 4
  - (I guess that would be a prequel) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 10:51 3
    - Big Bang Law, where they use comedy to convict science criminals. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 10:52 1
      - : Chicago -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 10:53
    - Big Bang Corollary -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 10:51
- I hope it's the story of a group of nerdy physicist girls who live across the hall from a really hot guy who works at a cheesecake factory -- nm - decline Apr 12, 10:47
- That’s not how that works -- nm - Tim Apr 12, 10:40 2
  - bet -- nm - Taylor Sheridan Apr 12, 10:51
  - That IP ain't gonna exploit itself! -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 10:47
- And the Dunk and Egg prequel for Game of Thrones is a go. -- nm - David Apr 12, 10:33 2
  - very nice. -- nm - Jovian Apr 12, 10:46
  - giggity -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 10:40
Coming to a Chipotle near you? EV charging stations and rooftop solar panels. -- (link) - oblique Apr 12, 10:32 4
- From our discussion yesterday, this is what they need to do to build out the infrastructure - decline Apr 12, 10:52
- Inflation Reduction Act credits. -- nm - MDH Apr 12, 10:35
- good place for me to promote the Keithadilla at Chipotle, get the vingerette and mix it with sour cream. How is the Chicken Al Pastor? anyone try it? -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 12, 10:33 1
  - I tried it a while back when they offered free delivery on it. Wasn't impressed enough to keep ordering it. -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 10:34
Sanctuary the movie looks like a redux of Secretary. -- (link) - Pippy the Gifted Apr 12, 10:28 [youtube]
EPA releases new emissions rules: 60% EV by 2030, saves US trillions -- (link) - oblique Apr 12, 10:20 2
- current % of new car sales is 6% so only a tenfold increase in seven years -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 10:41 1
  - 7.2% :) -- (link) - oblique Apr 12, 11:16
Jake Paul v Nate Diaz, boxing in Dallas August 5 -- nm - Strongbad Apr 12, 10:19 3
- gross -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 12, 10:29 2
  - Yes. Diaz says he wants to win, then head back to UFC and fight Conor for a 3rd time. - Strongbad Apr 12, 10:32 1
    - I think that might be it for COnnor in UFC after that. Then onto the WWE -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 10:52
moral relativism is good now, actually -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 10:08 1
- why, that sounds like some kind of hypocrisy. Do the papers know about this yet? -- nm - rollo Apr 12, 10:21
Playing NY Times Digits reminded me to rewatch this... -- (link) - Dano Apr 12, 09:51 [youtube] 2
- That’s Numberwang! -- (link) - znufrii Apr 12, 10:16 [youtube]
- Digits #3 (15/15⭐) - oblique Apr 12, 09:58
Katie Holmes Covers Glamour’s April 2023 Issue -- (link) - budice Apr 12, 09:47 8
- Wanna feel uncomfortable? Here's Stranger Things' Sadie Sink on the cover of Vogue last year. -- (link) - Mop Apr 12, 10:01 5
  - why is that uncomfortable? -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 10:08 4
    - Because apparently teenagers are suddenly not supposed to be attractive or something, lol, idk. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 11:24
    - see also: Hermione -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 10:10 2
      - is this an age thing? -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 10:13 1
        
        Yeah. Character is 15. She's 20. It's messy :) -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 10:18
- That first picture I would have never guessed is her. 3rd, yes. -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 09:50 1
  - There's some ridiculous photoshop. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 10:09
1992 college editorial coming back to haunt Hakeem Jeffries -- (link) - mud Apr 12, 09:45
OTD 40 years ago, R.E.M. released their debut album Murmur. -- (link) - mud Apr 12, 09:38
Credit Suisse bailout package (symbolically) rejected by Swiss parliament -- (link) - znufrii Apr 12, 09:34 4
- Remember when Symbolically Rejected opened for Puscifer at Kick-Spit? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 09:39 3
  - that you know who Puscifer is ....is impressive -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 12, 09:51 2
    - Heh - not sure I've listened to them much. The few tracks I tried on Apple Music were not the sound I expected -- nm* - Beryllium Apr 12, 10:04 1
      - they're redoing everything. It's so much better -- (link) - Remlik Apr 12, 10:46 [youtube]
Arnold Schwarzenegger fills a SoCal pothole, city says it was a gas company service trench :/ -- (link) - Meg Apr 12, 09:29
As if fentanyl isn’t bad enough on its own, now it’s being mixed with xylazine, a tranquilizer used by veterinarians -- (link) - znufrii Apr 12, 09:22
meet the new Phoenix Suns boss, same as the old boss -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 09:17 1
- Can't make an omelet without mistreating a few employees along the way. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 12, 09:19
Random Roles with Stephen Root -- (link) - Beaker Apr 12, 09:15 2
- (final season of Barry starts Sunday) -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 09:24
- Jimmy has fancy plans!...and pants to match -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 09:20
I wonder how that earworm happened Tim -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 09:11
The Warlock Effect has been optioned by the makers of Sherlock -- (link) - LMS Apr 12, 09:10 6
- They should make more Sherlock instead. -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 09:16 5
  - I thought Martin and Ben hated each other now. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 10:10
  - word. Tangent: Did you watch the Marvels trailer yet? -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:20 3
    - I haven't. I'm way behind on superhero films these days. -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 09:24 2
      - (don't listen to the music) -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:28 1
        
        It's actually a good use of it (and it's a remix anyway) -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 10:05
The Problem With ty97 -- nm - Max Apr 12, 09:08 1
- Mr Big Time streaming service Max -- nm - budice Apr 12, 09:09
Happy Golf League Opening Day to everyone that celebrates! Just me? Fine. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 12, 09:07
spamlet, I may need your help (nmbspamlet) - Reluctant Cynic Apr 12, 09:03 8
- Y'all could just go to Destihl Brewery and Beer Hall in Normal. :D - Dark Callisto Apr 12, 09:45 1
  - Do they have Yeungling? - Reluctant Cynic Apr 12, 10:38
- I'm of no help here - ty97 Apr 12, 09:14 2
  - That's okay. - Reluctant Cynic Apr 12, 09:38 1
    - Hey, we just had 2-3 years that never existed. 2019 was just yesterday! -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 09:43
- What part of STL? City or anywhere? -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 09:13 2
  - City or anywhere. We'll be driving down from Peoria. -- nm - Reluctant Cynic Apr 12, 09:37 1
    - Ok. I'm in meetings today for a system upgrade. I'll think of ideas and shoot you an email. - spamlet Apr 12, 10:39
You know the problem with haircuts? - ty97 Apr 12, 09:02 4
- Well you could do the old hippy thing and grow a pony tail -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 10:25
- Just buy a Wahl trimmer and a decent-sized bowl and you're good to go. -- nm - Reluctant Cynic Apr 12, 09:04 2
  - You know the problem with that? - ty97 Apr 12, 09:06 1
    - One time! -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:21
Second question: Dudes, (ladies can answer if they want) how often do you get your hair cut? -- nm - crash davis Apr 12, 08:51 27
- My last haircut was Halloween Week. - David Apr 12, 10:07 1
  - hippie -- nm - crash davis Apr 12, 10:33
- Every 4-5 weeks. -- nm - MDH Apr 12, 09:20
- Every 4-6 weeks. It's been on the longer side since Covid began. -- nm - pmb Apr 12, 09:17
- Every two or three weeks. -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 09:17
- Maybe twice a year? -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 09:15
- I shave my head once a week -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 09:12
- every 5-7 weeks -- nm - Jovian Apr 12, 09:10
- 4 times a year - Pippy the Gifted Apr 12, 09:08
- 6-8 weeks -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:05
- I generally cut my own hair every 3-6 months, but I'm 1 month into my current cut and itching to go to a barber -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 09:04
- monthly-ish -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 09:04
- I don't really keep track but it seems like once every 6-8 weeks or so. Been doing it myself since COVID -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 09:03
- 2-3 times per year -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 09:01 1
  - This. -- nm - Marlowe Apr 12, 09:41
- Cut? Every 11-12 weeks. Color is every 5-6. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 12, 09:01
- 4-6 weeks -- nm - JD Apr 12, 08:59
- Repeating todo every 6 weeks or I get shaggy. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 08:58
- Barber: every 15 years. Home: every week. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 08:58
- Once a month -- nm - Reluctant Cynic Apr 12, 08:57
- Seems to be every 6-8 weeks on average. - ty97 Apr 12, 08:56 1
  - Same here. Got it cut in January, and again in March, will need it again in the beginning of May. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 09:07
- every 3 weeks or so - decline Apr 12, 08:56
- I shave my head so I do it about twice every three or four weeks. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 12, 08:54
- Once every 1-2 years. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:54
- I try to target every 8 weeks, but usually then procrastinate another four. - znufrii Apr 12, 08:53
- every time I take a shower. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 12, 08:52
4 MLB teams so far are extending beer sales into the 8th inning. The shortened game times are hurting sales -- (link) - Beaker Apr 12, 08:50 8
- My concern is now they're pounding beers and heading out to their car 30 minutes later. -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 09:18 6
  - I thought the original cutoff was so people weren't as likely to leave drunk but this almost guarantees that will happen. Bad idea. -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 09:22 5
    - Exactly. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 12, 09:34
    - I think they should cutoff sales at the 5th inning for the safety of everyone. -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 09:25 3
      - But people don't even arrive until the 3rd! :) -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 09:27
      - Krusty, won’t you think of the billionaire owners? -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 09:26 1
        
        Fuck 'em all. :⁠-⁠) -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 09:46
- average game time down 31 minutes this year. fastest games since 1984 -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 08:51
Digits 15/15, that last one was a doozy. - znufrii Apr 12, 08:49 3
- 15/15 - decline Apr 12, 09:15
- 15/15. I thought the 4th one was difficult (we have the same calcs on the 1st two only) - JaxSean Apr 12, 09:06
- pshaw! -- nm - Rachel Riley Apr 12, 09:00
Royal Cab. has rescheduled my Seattle shore excursion to 9:30am - I don't have breakfast before 9:30 :( -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 08:47 4
- Maybe you can find a place in Seattle to get a cup of coffee. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 09:00 1
  - I think Starbucks original location is featured on the tour ;) -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 09:19
- Ours had a beach trip in Cozumel that was exactly what we were looking for that day, unfortunately it departed at 7:30am. - znufrii Apr 12, 08:51
- OTOH that means I can grab lunch at Pike's Place. -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 08:50
Blood & Gold | Official Trailer | Netflix May 26 -- (link) - Beaker Apr 12, 08:44 [youtube] 1
- nice! -- nm - QT Apr 12, 08:52
Do you see anything wrong with a man over 50 wearing Birkenstock Arizona sandals? -- nm - crash davis Apr 12, 08:44 10
- In public? ;⁠-⁠) People should wear whatever they want. -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 09:57
- I remember being concerned about Zeit wearing sandals to hike in the desert - not so much about fashion, but cactus. He survived :) -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 09:48
- Everyone should wear whatever they want, unless what they want is nothing. Then? Maybe. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:06
- anything? nope - decline Apr 12, 08:47 5
  - Please, there's a scale - ty97 Apr 12, 08:50 4
    - I'm pretty sure I'm at the 70+ point, but am only in the 50's crowd. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 09:25
    - my cool is ubiquitous and eternal. I am 68. -- nm - mud Apr 12, 08:54 2
      - You're almost old enough for socks with your Birks. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:55 1
        
        Hee, I wear socks with my Crocs. But that's to control and pad my renegade toe :/ -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 09:49
- Nothing wrong. Only caveat is: - ty97 Apr 12, 08:46
John Chu will direct a movie version of “Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat.” We are never getting a sequel to Crazy Rich Asians are we. - MDH Apr 12, 08:42 2
- Never say never. There were Tron and Blade Runner sequels.....eventually -- nm - JD Apr 12, 08:48 1
  - BR2049 saved my life. -- nm - mud Apr 12, 08:56
The Continental (John Wick) series trailer -- (link) - budice Apr 12, 08:39 7
- Three episodes? Mel Gibson really is unbearable. -- nm - David Apr 12, 08:58 1
  - Well at least I won't be missing much, I guess? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 09:11
- a comedy set in this world could work. Someone wanders into the Hotel on vacation, finds a coin somewhere along the way to stay and hijinks occur - Beaker Apr 12, 08:48
- This is different than the Ana De Armas thing, right ? -- nm - decline Apr 12, 08:44 2
  - yes, prequel iirc -- nm - budice Apr 12, 08:44 1
    - 70s -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:29
- Congratulations Peacock. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 08:40
Personal Finance Day! -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 08:38 1
- It's hard to see the road to 1M even for me with a large savings already in the bank. But money earning money is very difficult to envision - oblique Apr 12, 09:30
do conservative men not get that one company owns ALL the breweries? -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:36
Queen Cleopatra (documentary) | Official Trailer | Netflix May 10 -- (link) - Beaker Apr 12, 08:36 [youtube] 2
- Has her tomb been found yet? -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:55
- This looks great! -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 12, 08:50

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