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Check marks are gone. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 20, 11:31
Pearl Jam announces tour. tickets on sale now for fanclub members -- (link*) - Remlik Apr 20, 11:30 2
- I look forward to all their efforts at keeping prices low collapsing within the first minute of the sale. -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 11:33
- Ticketmaster!... Whoa, Indy is one of the five locations!?! How do we find out pricing? -- (edited) - Spawn Apr 20, 11:32
FINALLY. Leadership signed off. I just dropped a quarter-million-dollars on laptops. - Mop Apr 20, 11:26 7
- Hopefully you just got 5 really awesome laptops. -- nm - Dano Apr 20, 11:31
- Did you get one for each of us too? -- nm - decline Apr 20, 11:28 2
  - I like round numbers. But I didn't *need* round numbers. But I definitely ordered a round number. -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 11:31
  - this -- nm - budice Apr 20, 11:29
- Awesome. Good work. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 20, 11:27
- Sounds heavy, how many screens did it break? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 11:27 1
  - if its 100 dollar bills then its only 5 pounds (little more than 2 keys) but knowing mop, he collected his tips in $2 bills.... -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 11:44
Atlanta isn't Metropolis, dummies -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 20, 11:26 2
- They shot the first two in Calgary. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 11:30 1
  - QED! -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 20, 11:32
From the age thing on B2. This summer is my 20th Anniversary of joining HSX. I was 16 when I started. -- nm - MDH Apr 20, 11:21 5
- This is where I look up the release date for the Michael Richards vehicle, Trial and Error. Next month will be 26 years for me. -- nm - Dano Apr 20, 11:29
- 3/20/03. where's my 20 years of service prize? -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 20, 11:24
- Newbie. Think I have passed the 25 year mark. -- nm - Spawn Apr 20, 11:24 1
  - My parents had one phone line when I started -- nm - MDH Apr 20, 11:25
- so you're 27 now. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Apr 20, 11:23
I use Bluehost to do some web hosting. - Mop Apr 20, 11:19 1
- chrissy-teigen-grimace.gif -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 11:20
I heard you guys liked maps. Here's one that shows 2022 election problems in Harris County due to temporary lack of paper for ballots. - Qale Apr 20, 11:05 1
- Both can be true. It's possible that those locations are where republicans are concentrated but still outnumbered (or voted for Biden) - Fuzzy Apr 20, 11:19
yeah trackball mice were bad but my bluetooth laser mouse is shit too on the area of the desk that has become smooth over time with its use - hollywood big shot Apr 20, 11:03 4
- rub some fine sandpaper -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 11:17
- In one room we have glossy white desks. Had to get mouse pads. *MOUSE PADS!* -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 11:14 2
  - I have a Marvin the Martian mouse pad that I will cherish forever -- nm - decline Apr 20, 11:19 1
    - Oh, goodie! -- nm - Spawn Apr 20, 11:20
For 2022 I resolved not to curse on line. I succeeded. I've continued into 23, but some days it is excruciatingly hard because some things just need - TWuG Apr 20, 10:59
the Musk Mars mission dramatized -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 20, 10:59 [youtube]
What could possibly go wrong? "Brazil planning to build the world’s largest anti-dengue mosquito macro farm." 5 billion genetically modified mosquitos released per year... -- (link*) - decline Apr 20, 10:51 2
- AFAIK we did, maybe still do, release 100s millions of nuetered to keep med fly population in check from southwest farms -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 11:17
- wave after wave of Chinese needlesnakes! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 20, 10:52
I can't with this story. How depraved do you have to be to do something like this -- (link) - TWuG Apr 20, 10:41 4
- He didn’t use the bathroom…all day…sounds like a total lie, that the helper is saying. -- nm* - Flavorize Apr 20, 10:52 1
  - He might not have. - Spawn Apr 20, 11:08
- Someone knows. If done by a youth, they'll definitely tell their wretched friends. -- nm - Qale Apr 20, 10:49
- Holy lord. That's unfathomable. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 20, 10:43
25 years ago today, the timeline cracked for real -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 20, 10:41
Six-year-old and her parents shot at by neighbor after basketball rolls into neighbor’s yard -- (link) - znufrii Apr 20, 10:37 6
- Violent man acts violently. Looks like this is a guy who shouldn't have had access to a firearm. But North Carolina? Good luck with that. -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 10:51 1
  - Violent man acts violently. Looks like this is a guy who shouldn't have had access to a firearm. But 'merica? Good luck with that. -- nm - fixxed it for you Apr 20, 11:04
- The castle doctrine needs to die. -- nm - TWuG Apr 20, 10:46
- There was one with Cheerleaders in a parking lot too—opened the wrong car, by mistake—Guy got out, followed them, and shot them all in their car -- nm - Flavorize Apr 20, 10:40 2
  - Ban cheerleading! -- nm - znufrii Apr 20, 10:41 1
    - Shoot the cheerleader, save the world! -- nm - Flavorize Apr 20, 10:42
you’ll not be surprised to learn that Elon also just stuck his bomb site in a very bad ecological place -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 20, 10:21 10
- Look at Cape Canaveral. The whole thing is a nature preserve. -- nm - TWuG Apr 20, 10:25 3
  - FWIW, I believe it was made into a nature preserve *because* of the NASA installation. -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 10:28 2
    - also, one that NASA has never burned to a crisp -- nm - decline Apr 20, 10:30 1
      - Excuse me? Have you not seen the copious number of rocket failures from the early days of the space race? -- nm - TWuG Apr 20, 10:36
- That's just a couple of miles from Mexico. I assume the rockets are launched... south? -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 10:23 4
  - They are launched over the Gulf. From Canaveral they are launched over the Atlantic or Caribbean. From Vandenberg - TWuG Apr 20, 10:27 3
    - True. The real reason the launch pad is so close to Mexico is in the event something goes wrong, everyone can get over the border quickly. -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 10:29 2
      - "OK, T-minus 20, that means they're not looking at the border - run, everyone!" -- nm - Space Coyote Apr 20, 10:38 1
        
        (Hey, what's the canadian and american equivalent of "coyote", for each direction across the northern border?) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 10:39
- hmmm .. -- (link) - mud Apr 20, 10:23
Is the Mandalorian over? Or are they (spoilers) - Flavorize Apr 20, 10:20 22
- "No. No. No. No." -- nm - Max Apr 20, 10:33
- Spoilers to your IM - Volnelk Apr 20, 10:26 2
  - One thing still bothers me, though. spoil - Spawn Apr 20, 11:12 1
    - (Spoilers) - eag Apr 20, 11:15
- season 4 has been written already -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 10:21 17
  - It's simply a matter of whether Disney wants to spend money on another production now, later, or ever. -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 10:22 16
    - Also if they can smooth out issues with Pascal -- nm - eag Apr 20, 10:33 15
      - whoa -- what issues? -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Apr 20, 10:35 14
        
        There are reports that he was unhappy with the season and that's why the story became heavy Bo Katanish. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 20, 10:45 13
        
        Uhm, he was also off filming Last of Us at the same time. -- nm - Spawn Apr 20, 11:06
        
        He was also pro Carrano and was upset they fired her -- nm - eag Apr 20, 10:50 3
        
        ewwwww do they share views? -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Apr 20, 11:23 2
        
        His sister is trans and he's fiercely supportive. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 11:30
        
        I think he thought it was more of an overreaction than sharing views -- nm - eag Apr 20, 11:27
        
        It felt like they deleted one or two storylines midway through -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 10:48 7
        
        The one obvious one to me (spoilers) - eag Apr 20, 10:54 6
        
        Maybe they decided there was a more interesting show in those storylines so they shuffled them around to ahsoka or something -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 11:08 5
        
        I'm guessing (spoilers) - eag Apr 20, 11:13 4
        
        Spoils - Beryllium Apr 20, 11:16 3
        
        Nope (spoilers) - eag Apr 20, 11:26 2
        
        True -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 11:29 1
        
        They are also connected - eag Apr 20, 11:32
How do I tell my Logitech rep (because I have a Logitech rep) that their wired mouse options are limited and uninspired? -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 10:14 13
- "Your company's trash. Be better!" -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 12:03
- to be fair, most wireless mice work as wired mice. we just glue the cable in and move on with our day - colin Apr 20, 10:57 1
  - Hmm... -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 10:59
- also, who even uses wired mice anymore? - decline Apr 20, 10:32 5
  - Allow me to outfit a classroom or lab with a wireless mouse. I'll send someone tomorrow to make sure it's still charged. - Mop Apr 20, 10:37 3
    - you should get trackballs and glue them to the table -- nm - decline Apr 20, 10:41 2
      - Don't tempt me! -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 10:46 1
        
        Nubs for everyone! -- nm - Qale Apr 20, 10:51
  - me! -- nm - mud Apr 20, 10:33
- Insipid! -- nm - Pachypodium baronii Apr 20, 10:27
- "tepid" "underwhelming" "insufficiently cromulent" ... oh, you weren't looking for wording suggestions? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 10:17 1
  - also, maybe you can suggest that they come up with a new version of the K760 for me? :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 10:18
- "Your mouse sucks!" -- nm - decline Apr 20, 10:15
This GOP rep in Tenn still has a job. He voted to exprl the 3 Dems. -- (link) - TWuG Apr 20, 10:10 3
- Please stop shining the spotlight on us! We're sorry we're sorry!! -- nm - Jovian Apr 20, 10:14
- This is a separate guy from the one who was having an affair with the prison lobbyist -- nm - Flavorize Apr 20, 10:13 1
  - the speaker of the TN house, who almost certainly doesn’t actually live in his district either -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 20, 10:14
Ok - so I know it's fun to dunk on DeSantis...but don't we kinda want him to have some support for president? That way he declares - Turd Ferguson Apr 20, 10:10 10
- Absolutely not. The last time we kinda hoped some dope ran for President, he became President. -- nm - Qale Apr 20, 10:51
- Does he have to resign if he declares for president? -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 10:11 8
  - Theoretically yes, but Florida has already said it'll change the law so that he doesn't. -- nm - David Apr 20, 10:13
  - Yes. Unless the FL legislature changes the law (I dont think thats likely any longer. Its quite clear they are actually in DJTs pocket and not Ron) -- nm - Jovian Apr 20, 10:12 6
    - Seeing him declare and resign and then Trump curb stomping him is a best case DeSantis scenario, if you ask me. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 20, 10:13 5
      - his toadies in the legislature are about to make his travel records a secret. he ain’t going nowhere, in every sense -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 20, 10:19
      - ... and losing the primary, of course. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 10:15
      - Better case scenario would be all of that. AND then DJT has a massive stroke. -- nm - Jovian Apr 20, 10:15 2
        
        Is it wrong that I'm kinda still hoping for Covid over a stroke? nm -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 20, 10:16 1
        
        Any natural cause is fine with me. Infected mosquito bite, alligator attack, stroke out while trying to poop - TWuG Apr 20, 10:19
heh, "...hes close to making a fool of himself" -- (link) - Jovian Apr 20, 10:07
The Paramount/WBD South Park battle is heating up! -- (link) - decline Apr 20, 10:05 1
- FWIW, in the original WBD filing, Paramount responded that they hadn't been paid yet. This is just them filing the counter-suit. -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 10:10
Toronto drug case dropped after cop testifies he stole drug evidence, overdosed in station parking lot -- (link) - budice Apr 20, 10:05
what's really killing journalism (which its money men are perfectly fine with) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 20, 09:55 3
- When companies fail it is seldom their CEOs that starve. - znufrii Apr 20, 09:57 2
  - IT'S TIME TO LEAVE PITY CITY, znu! -- nm - Andi Owen, MillerKnoll CEO Apr 20, 09:59 1
    - BTW, Andi Owen wants us to know she feels bad that she was exposed as an uncaring and insensitive boss. -- (link) - Mop Apr 20, 10:01
This is spot on -- (link) - Jovian Apr 20, 09:48 30
- IF CBS News reported that an erroneous tweet was "direct evidence that mainstream media outlets believe their job is to promote the rich" - would we call that accurate? Apr 20, 10:11
- What would accurate look like? Because this outcome was well within the range of outcomes SpaceX expected. Their - TWuG Apr 20, 09:52 19
  - Success in Failure: Space X Gleans Key Data After Rocket Explosion -- nm* - Qale Apr 20, 10:00
  - But do you think the lay reader understands that nuance? - znufrii Apr 20, 09:56 4
    - If reporters are doing their job, yes. Also, the headline isn't meant to be the full story. - TWuG Apr 20, 10:05 2
      - Reporters don’t write the headlines, and it’s precisely the headline I’m faulting here, because that’s all most people will see. - znufrii Apr 20, 10:09 1
        
        Nah, it's maybe clickbait: "A success, but it exploded?" The failure is with people who think that and then fail to read the article. - TWuG Apr 20, 10:13
    - You will not question its success!!!!! -- nm - Jovian Apr 20, 09:57
  - The tweet should have been: "Starship explodes, but Musk and SpaceX happy because astronauts are expendable" -- nm - decline Apr 20, 09:55 7
    - What I'll say here is that the microreactions of the people in that room were looks of abject failure. - David Apr 20, 10:07 6
      - Sure, I'd be bummed too if it had gone that far past initial expectations and then fell apart. - TWuG Apr 20, 10:16 4
        
        No. These people looked defeated. -- nm - David Apr 20, 10:18 3
        
        Spend a year or more on a project. Dot your i's and cross your t's on something no one anywhere has ever done before. Set a goal - TWuG Apr 20, 10:24 2
        
        Also is there reporting that the SpaceX middle management is the cavalier Enron of engineering companies? - Max Apr 20, 10:27 1
        
        Pretty much the IM. - TWuG Apr 20, 10:35
      - Completely understandable for that to be the case given how much work has gone in to even getting to program to this place. - znufrii Apr 20, 10:11
  - Or have gotten so complacent with rocketry they expect it to work first time, every time. -- nm - spamlet Apr 20, 09:55 2
    - How many disassemblies did SpaceX encounter before landing a booster? It felt like dozens. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:55 1
      - It was a fair number. And now Falcon 9 launches about every 4 days, with nearly 200 booster recoveries. - TWuG Apr 20, 09:59
  - Personally, I think anything that doesnt literally have them sucking Elon's dick might be a good first step. -- nm - Jovian Apr 20, 09:54 1
    - "literally"! -- nm - mud Apr 20, 09:56
- Well, it's not wrong - CBS just doesn't mention that little hiccup that happened **after* the successful launch -- nm - decline Apr 20, 09:51 8
  - I dont see how something blowing up a minute or two after launch is considered a successful launch. -- nm - Jovian Apr 20, 09:55 6
    - Because it was a test of a rocket that had never flown before. Success wasn't defined as 100% achievement of all - TWuG Apr 20, 10:03
    - The goal was to get off the pad. It did that, so therefore success. - spamlet Apr 20, 10:01 2
      - This was never intended to be an orbital flight in any case. -- nm - znufrii Apr 20, 10:02 1
        
        Well, most of an orbit. -- nm - spamlet Apr 20, 10:04
    - Because the technical standard for success of this launch was to clear the tower. Everything else was extra gravy. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 20, 10:01
    - Same. Although, I think the answer is included in your phrasing. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:56
  - Right, it got off the pad just fine. -- nm - Meg Apr 20, 09:53
A before and after of Starship launch mount. - TWuG Apr 20, 09:46
How this headline isn't fake word salad escapes me... -- (link) - Diva Apr 20, 09:40 4
- - -- nm* - Reagen Apr 20, 12:15
- tale as old as time -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 20, 10:30
- That's a Mad Libs headline if there ever were one -- nm - Pachypodium baronii Apr 20, 09:59
- "petit" larceny? -- nm - Meg Apr 20, 09:52

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