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Coachella is streaming live on YouTube now. Multiple streams. Click through to their channel to see all the stages. -- (link) - Mop Apr 14, 17:23 [youtube] 2
- Does anyone know this band? -- (link) - Krusty Apr 14, 17:39 [youtube] 1
  - The Murder Capital. -- nm - Krusty Apr 14, 17:45
Term I just heard for the first time: Tip Baiting. - David Apr 14, 17:18 5
- If only there were a system Instacart and others could take to ensure that the supplier could be certain of what they'd be paid. -- nm - Max Apr 14, 17:27
- Is this the one where they show the tip and then start subtracting bills? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 17:20 3
  - You order Doordarshan, uber and promise $$$ tip..or even give a tip in Ap...but then reverse it ...shopping service too -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 17:24 2
    - Yikes -- nm - Pippy Apr 14, 17:30
    - Eww -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 17:27
Wagner Group leader calls for end to Ukraine War -- (link) - Reagen Apr 14, 17:17 6
- I heard an interesting podcast about him. Apparently he's an ex-con turned cook and was a cook for Putin before getting into the private - Krusty Apr 14, 17:28 1
  - That’s pretty much the deal with Wagner. Expendable and deniable. - mafic Apr 14, 17:39
- we'll take it under advisement -- nm - Putin's Generals Apr 14, 17:25
- he seems nice. -- (link) - mud Apr 14, 17:23
- while falling out a window? -- nm - Beaker Apr 14, 17:19 1
  - Wait for it -- nm - Pippy Apr 14, 17:26
Finally watched Nope last night. Within the first 15 minutes, I realized I'd waited far too long. (no spoilers) - Reluctant Cynic Apr 14, 16:44
Icymi: "I was a Disney princess — the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’ was toxic" -- (link*) - budice Apr 14, 16:23 3
- I guess the NY Post hadn't said anything bad about Disney in two days. -- nm - David Apr 14, 17:21
- OK Starlight -- nm - Max Apr 14, 16:49
- No one opines like Gaston, pickets lines like Gaston, lodges formal complaints online like Gaston -- nm* - Union Man Gaston Apr 14, 16:46
turn up the volume -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 16:18 1
- 😂 -- nm - Krusty Apr 14, 16:33
aw gee, and you had such a real shot at it too -- (link) - mud Apr 14, 15:59 2
- Wonder if he will get his gastro surgery reversed now. -- nm - Jovian Apr 14, 16:44
- ah well, the field for the nom will still be rich and open. -- (link) - mud Apr 14, 16:05
‘The Last Kingdom’ Oral History (series ending movie dropped today on Netflix) -- (link) - Beaker Apr 14, 15:59 1
- Noice! Man that was a good show -- nm - con_carne Apr 14, 16:17
Per Manfred, what percentage of people in the Cardinals exclusive territory could watch a game live if they wanted to? -- (edited) - spamlet Apr 14, 15:45 6
- What Manfred would say? 95%. -- nm - David Apr 14, 15:45 5
  - Much lower. -- nm - spamlet Apr 14, 15:49 4
    - 15% of homes could watch the game if they wanted to. -- (link) - spamlet Apr 14, 16:53 1
      - Jeez -- nm - Krusty Apr 14, 17:08
    - 23% -- nm - decline Apr 14, 16:45
    - 60% -- nm - Krusty Apr 14, 16:00
I instinctively always pick right, but I still fact-check farther vs. further like twice a week. -- nm - David Apr 14, 15:24 2
- Toughie—I always go farther for distance and further for the non distance stuff -- nm - Flavorize Apr 14, 15:30 1
  - He's going the distance - Strongbad Apr 14, 16:11
The NRA is more than just old white guys..... -- (link) - Beaker Apr 14, 15:09 1
- [snork] -- nm - mud Apr 14, 16:12
(GQ video) Donald Glover breaks down his iconic roles. SPOILER! -- (link) - Mop Apr 14, 14:57 [youtube]
DTL: 9/50 are 0/0's Haven't checked if any of the others are catchable computer coached teams yet. -- nm - Dano Apr 14, 14:35 7
- Dano, I didn't get any 0/0s at 16, but I made my choices from my net and you're welcome (or anyone) to take a look at Simcha Turnage in C11 0/0 @ 26RP -- nm - rollo Apr 14, 15:28 1
  - Thanks. Once I review I will likely have options if others are looking as well. -- nm - Dano Apr 14, 15:30
- 1/1 , 1/1, 2/2, 3/3, 0/0 on my radar. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 14, 14:42
- Wait, you have a recruit who is #9 but a clear lead? How is that possible? -- nm - David Apr 14, 14:42 2
  - Nah, he forgot to recruit so he flagged 50 guys to track. 9 are 0/0 -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 14, 14:43 1
    - Okay, that makes a lot more sense. -- nm - David Apr 14, 14:43
- I have a 12/12 that’s all radars on the guy. Maxes are 6/6, 2x3/3, and a CL -- nm - spamlet Apr 14, 14:41
"We will prosecute the prosecutors who prosecute the murderers of minorities. - Jovian Apr 14, 14:16 1
- He doesn’t know what he is talking about as usual -- nm - Pippy Apr 14, 17:30
what is the word for not going 'classy' like for weddings where you don't pretend you're the duke and dutchess (which is traditional) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 14:12 5
- Normcore -- nm - con_carne Apr 14, 16:18
- No Frills ? -- nm - Meg Apr 14, 14:57
- Dressing down? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 14:21
- Um...trailer park chic? nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 14, 14:13 1
  - there's a wedding venue in seattle called Shotgun weddings where they feature a little camper trailer as a backdrop -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 14:15
sure Pudding Fingers is pathetic but none of them hold a candle to Pence -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 14:03 1
- I don't even understand what the hell he is doing. -- nm - Jovian Apr 14, 14:05
Former guy states you will need to take a loyalty pledge to him if you wish to serve in the federal government. - Jovian Apr 14, 13:58 11
- Seems legal. -- nm - David Apr 14, 14:32 3
  - It’s not which is why it wouldn’t go anywhere and it’s not worth paying attention to. -- (edited) - spamlet Apr 14, 14:34 2
    - Your second assertion does not logically follow from the first. -- nm - znufrii Apr 14, 17:13
    - Of course its not and he knows that. - Jovian Apr 14, 14:51
- No 500 word essays about what you like about him? I'm disappointed. -- nm - Pippy can't read Apr 14, 14:00 6
  - maybe some of the questions are essays, is he a great president or the greatest, please explain your answer. -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 14:14
  - And hate about DeSantis -- nm - eag Apr 14, 14:03
  - Nope. Just agree to agree with whatever he says and you're in I guess. -- nm - Jovian Apr 14, 14:01 3
    - But I was told we all had to suck his mushroom, too. I mean, I still will, but... -- nm - GOP Congress Apr 14, 14:04
    - Only allowed to write with big, black sharpie, as well, for the test -- nm - Flavorize Apr 14, 14:02 1
      - we all make fun. But really this is serious shit. The Fourth Reich writing is right on the wall. -- nm - Jovian Apr 14, 14:03
Interesting draft tidbit/theory if Young goes 1. Stroud’s agent is Watson’s agent so Houston will NOT take him. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 14, 13:48 14
- Stroud also supposed to be “difficult to coach” (read: stubborn) -- nm - Flavorize Apr 14, 14:03 4
  - Stroud’s agent is also Deshaun Watson’s agent…who the Texans do NOT love -- nm - Flavorize Apr 14, 14:05 3
    - I'm gonna give you partial credit for reading Volnelk's post -- nm - David Apr 14, 14:30 2
      - Yeah—I couldn’t stop myself—I have football gossip diarrhea…just flows right out of me. -- nm - Flavorize Apr 14, 14:35 1
        
        It’s……right…….there. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 14, 14:48
- I meant to post this here—Houston is supposed to be going defense at 1.02 (Will Anderson has fallen from +4000 to +350 to be #2 overall -- nm - Flavorize Apr 14, 13:59 8
  - Houston has Hooker as 3rd overall rated qb and would take him at #12 (they have 2 picks)…feeding (trade) frenzy at 1.03 for Stroud would follow -- nm - Flavorize Apr 14, 14:01 7
    - So you're saying my PFF mock with Atlanta taking Hooker in Rd3 isn't going to happen? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 14, 16:10
    - At least they get that right. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 14, 14:26 5
      - Apparently, about one-third of the league has it right. Two-thirds don't care about performance. -- nm - David Apr 14, 14:31 4
        
        A Florida fan plays poker and he’s dead certain Richardson is the real deal. I asked, 53%?! Oh, it wasn’t that…. - Will Hunting Apr 14, 14:37 3
        
        Talent is there for Richardson—but for a top 5 pick, they want you to start right away—and that dude needs at least a year. -- nm - Flavorize Apr 14, 14:46 1
        
        I don’t see much “talent” for a guy who hits 53% for less than 8yds a completion. - Will Hunting Apr 14, 14:59
        
        And Vick's 56% came at a time when the national average was like 59%. It's in the mid-60s now. -- nm - David Apr 14, 14:43
Amazon stopped active development of its VA HQ2, but still wants its tax subsidies from Youngkin -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 13:42 5
- The whole HQ2 thing was absurd. Like some kind of rub-and-tug-and-rugpull. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 13:47 4
  - I thought it made sense, not only in case a quake wipes out the west coast, but its easier to buy politicians when you are nearby. -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 13:49
  - AOC was right -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 13:48 2
    - These things never play out the way they are supposed to, but on some level you can't blame states for trying. It's really one of annoyances with - pmb Apr 14, 13:51 1
      - at lot of major manufacturers went to the south with its right to work laws to break unions, jets/autos... if they can't do it in asia -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 14:18
Maybe a great thread for the STIS pod crew—Fox negotiations with cable providers and now Dominion lawsuit messes with that -- (link*) - Flavorize Apr 14, 13:25 2
- cable is a dead platform walking but probably also a reason providers will continue to pay through the nose to keep the Fox sheep from cutting cords -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 13:36
- Fun tangent, my first real office job was with the Fox Cable Networks (everything ex-Fox News) group that negotiated these agreements with cable companies -- nm* - znufrii Apr 14, 13:32
Fun trivia. If Chicago beats Miami tonight, the Heat will win their division and NOT technically make the playoffs. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 14, 13:17 4
- NBA divisions lost all relevance a while ago. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 14, 13:27 1
  - Sure, but they still exist and Miami won one. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 14, 13:39
- That IS fun! Go Bulls! -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 14, 13:17 1
  - I need Derozan’s daughter to show up for this game, too -- nm - Flavorize Apr 14, 13:28
loosi from B2: $2k for a 1 BR is absolutely below market rate for living in the city. -- nm - MDH Apr 14, 13:14
LOLOL. DeSantis begging Florida congress members to stop endorsing Trump -- (link*) - znufrii Apr 14, 13:13 7
- Like Nelson Muntz being forced to walk down the street after having his pants pulled down. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 13:17 1
  - I'm sure we don't need a refresher, but dammit I'm posting one anyway. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 14, 13:21 [youtube]
- *chuckle* - Dark Callisto Apr 14, 13:16 4
  - that no one (I believe) from his own home state has endorsed him yet is just wow to me. -- nm - Jovian Apr 14, 13:18 3
    - He's term-limited, and they can't wait to be done with him. - David Apr 14, 13:36 2
      - I just assumed he was popular with his own in his state. Clearly they cant stand him. - Jovian Apr 14, 14:09 1
        
        He was likely to get re-elected but when Crist was the D nominee it was over immediately. -- nm - Tim Apr 14, 16:37
Hey look it's me -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 14, 13:09 2
- that boat won't buy itself! -- nm - colin Apr 14, 13:13
- The problem? -- nm - Spawn Apr 14, 13:11
and here's an example of why Tim Scott threw his hat in the ring for the VP sweepstakes. As this f**king bobble head clearly isnt cut out for it. - Jovian Apr 14, 13:05
Alito temporarily halts lower court rulings that set limits on access to mifepristone -- (link) - mud Apr 14, 13:04 1
- prediction, this (eventually) will be struck down 7 - 2 or 6 - 3. -- nm* - Jovian Apr 14, 13:10
And, it’s allergy season. -- nm - znufrii Apr 14, 13:00 1
- (4 weeks ago) -- nm - Spawn Apr 14, 13:07
It's the 25th anniversary of Netflix -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 12:51 2
- The original web page -- (link) - decline Apr 14, 13:00
- My brother worked for them…before they went to robots for the dvd picking. -- nm - Flavorize Apr 14, 12:53
Is anyone here signed up for Bluesky? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 12:50 4
- No. I need a good place to scream into the void. Post didn’t really do it for me. -- nm - Qale Apr 14, 13:02
- The terrible, natural soda? -- nm - Flavorize Apr 14, 12:53 2
  - No, the Jack Dorsey twitter replacement. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 12:58
  - *weeps* -- nm - Mr. Blue Sky Apr 14, 12:55
who in Md wants to succeed Ben Cardin? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 12:37
DJTs request to essentially dox his jury has been denied by the judge in the Carroll trial -- (link) - Jovian Apr 14, 12:06 4
- Question, is the president still the greatest in America...or...the greatest of all time in the world? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 12:20 3
  - Well some have him on equal footing with Jesus at this point. So.. - Jovian Apr 14, 12:22 2
    - Great Friday - Spawn Apr 14, 12:39
    - I'll let them have that one...if he dies for their sins -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 12:36
“I’m not going to answer a bunch of hypotheticals.” That’s literally the job. We send you to the White House to deal with all of the hypotheticals! -- nm - Qale Apr 14, 12:06 1
- it's always been code for "you know exactly how i'll decide but i'm never going to slit my own throat by saying it out loud" -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 12:08
will laugh if Succession ends like GoT with Bran running the company -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 12:05
Weather forecast: Today 80. Tomorrow 80. Sunday 60. Monday 37. *blinks* WTF Monday? -- nm - oblique Apr 14, 11:58 2
- Ha! -- nm - Krusty Apr 14, 13:15
- Yesterday 90, Today 88, Tomorrow 65, Sunday 66, Monday 61, Tuesday 60, Wednesday 65. -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 14, 12:21
How inappropriate is Cocaine Bear for children. Is it "South Park" inappropriate or "Last Tango in Paris" inappropriate? -- nm - Mop Apr 14, 11:58 15
- drug use and violence, gore *spoils* - Pippy can't read Apr 14, 12:42 2
  - Drug use? I'm shocked that a nature film such as this would feature drug use. -- nm - Flanders si Apr 14, 12:52 1
    - The Bear obviously needs rehab. No one ever suggests it. This movie is so unrealistic. -- nm - Pippy can't read Apr 14, 12:56
- it's inappropriate for any and all ages as there is NOTHING funny about cocaine. -- nm - mud Apr 14, 12:23
- Let's say Quentin Tarantino inappropriate. -- nm - David Apr 14, 12:16 2
  - so it includes creepy closeups of the bears paws? -- nm - decline Apr 14, 12:17 1
    - I'm not saying it doesn't show creepy closeups of the bear paws. - Pippy can't read Apr 14, 12:41
- The bear does not f- anyone, if that helps. -- nm - Spawn Apr 14, 12:13 2
  - That must have been some terrible cocaine then. -- nm - Qale Apr 14, 12:15 1
    - *finger to nose* - Spawn Apr 14, 12:30
- imo its way too violent for children under 10. -- nm - Jovian Apr 14, 12:03
- I haven’t seen it but I do like that Sweet Tooth’s Christian Convery yells “There was a bear. It was fucked!” -- nm* - Qale Apr 14, 12:01
- gory as shit but the rest of the humor is hard PG-13 at best -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 12:00 1
  - I didn't think it was that gory. Or at least, the gore is not lingered on so it doesn't seem has bad. -- nm - sycor Apr 14, 12:03
- Define children. -- nm - sycor Apr 14, 11:59
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Apr 14, 11:57 2
- Work decided to move our EDI and external transaction fileshare to new storage and not update hundreds of automated jobs tied to it. So they failed. -- nm* - budice Apr 14, 11:59 1
  - whoops. maybe they could automate fixing the automation scripts? :) -- nm - oblique Apr 14, 12:01

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