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John Oliver discusses Inverse Jim Cramer -- (link) - budice Apr 24, 10:04
The Dutch Reach isn't near as dirty as I expected -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 10:04
stay classy Nikki -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 10:02 1
- Awww let her have her fun today. Its the most fun she will have this week. -- nm - Jovian Apr 24, 10:06
Important news -- (link) - ty97 Apr 24, 09:56
The captioning on the hockey games on TNT/TBS are robo-captions. I don't even know if that's legal. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 24, 09:53
More LYC NMS: About 9 hours in now. Been pushing the Artemis quest line hard. At the stage now where I hired an Overseer but I happened to find it - oblique Apr 24, 09:48 11
- I went over 100 hours on my current save this weekend. Finished my base in the Hesperius Dimension and spent a bit of time rooting around before - decline Apr 24, 09:56 7
  - I got to the point now where Polo was giving me choices for Black holes or other stuff. Is the Artemis quest line the most efficient way to get to a - oblique Apr 24, 09:58 1
    - Technically yes, since the 2nd Galaxy is Hilbert Dimension which is the same as Euclid - decline Apr 24, 10:04
  - Latest base (it has a pool!) -- (pic) - decline Apr 24, 09:57 [Attachment] 4
    - I may have to build a base just to advance one of the quests. Having my base on a Freighter is too convenient to give up completely. - TWuG Apr 24, 10:06 1
      - The repetativeness is why this save I'm going galaxy to galaxy making bases on different planet types and using different terrain/styles - decline Apr 24, 10:10
    - makes me want to pick this up again. And build a better base! - Jovian Apr 24, 10:00
    - sweet! I took way too long integrating the cylindrical room into my rudimentary base. Good thing ferrite is plentiful on this corrupted planet -- nm - oblique Apr 24, 09:59
- The Sentinel ships are huge bank when sold for scrap. If you need cash, find a few -- (edited) - TWuG Apr 24, 09:53 2
  - I'm playing permadeath and nervous so I'm still slinking around avoiding corrupted drones because I've done zero upgrades for combat so far apart from - oblique Apr 24, 09:57
  - yup, fasted way to make credits now (even faster than smuggling) -- nm - decline Apr 24, 09:56
Tale as old as time: don't talk shit about the people that sign your cheques -- (link) - Reagen Apr 24, 09:45
I do wonder how much of Carlson's firing is because of Trump vs. Dominion. - David Apr 24, 09:45 5
- contrary to what the maga frothers on twitter are screaming today, this is never in anyone's plan. - Jovian Apr 24, 09:47 2
  - We've finally found the one thing that worries Fox leadership: insurance premiums. -- nm - David Apr 24, 09:48 1
    - It *always* comes back to money. Always -- nm - TWuG Apr 24, 09:50
- Or how much he slagged Trump in the released documents from the trial. -- nm - spamlet Apr 24, 09:46 1
  - That's what I mean. -- nm - David Apr 24, 09:47
Service of a contempt warrant on Ammon Bundy going about as expected. -- (edited) - TWuG Apr 24, 09:42 2
- Lawsuit and warrant unrelated to Oregon standoff. This is related to protests at a Boise, ID hospital. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Apr 24, 09:56
- Breonna Taylor would have something to say about this if she hadn’t been wrongfully shot to death asleep in her bed -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 09:55
s5 of Succession gonna be wild -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 09:39
Aw man, I really don't think this is going to end well: "Pennsylvania State Police have issued an arrest warrant for Brandon "Bam" Margera" -- (link) - decline Apr 24, 09:36 6
- "Welcome to Jackass. This is Run From The Cops." -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 09:42 4
  - Should we look forward to "spike strip to the face"? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 24, 09:43 3
    - And stun gun to the taint. -- nm - TWuG Apr 24, 09:44 2
      - haven't they done that one before? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 24, 09:46 1
        
        You've confused me with someone that has the slightest clue about the Jackass crew's oeuvre -- nm - TWuG Apr 24, 09:51
- I have a feeling it didn't start well, either. -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 09:38
DTL: Two 16-1 upsets, including one by 31 points. - spamlet Apr 24, 09:31 2
- Montgomery deserved a better fate -- nm - rollo Apr 24, 09:38
- Wheeling is good but not *that* good. -- nm - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Apr 24, 09:35
FOX shares -4% on news of Tucker Carlson‘s departure -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Apr 24, 09:22 24
- Saw this before I saw the news, wasn't exactly sure of the significance ;) -- (pic) - Meg ⛵ Apr 24, 09:46 [Attachment]
- I'm sure it's because they're "going woke" by firing Carlson. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 24, 09:39 2
  - Who *hasn't* gone Woke at this point? -- nm - David Apr 24, 09:49
  - L3! -- nm - Pippy can't read Apr 24, 09:39
- Buy the dip, znu! -- nm - decline Apr 24, 09:37
- Awww unemployed Megyn Kelly has some thoughts. -- (link) - Jovian Apr 24, 09:32 3
  - This shows how much I keep up with the hate machine. I thought she was back at Fox. -- nm - David Apr 24, 09:53
  - I still remember when her move was announced to NBC and it was so clear the audience wouldnt show up. Most obvious thing ever. -- nm - MDH Apr 24, 09:41 1
    - Yep. Things are going great for Megyn now, on twitter as a professional twitter troll. Never you mind! -- nm - Jovian Apr 24, 09:50
- (also f*cks them for carriage renewal negotiations to lose their biggest draw) -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Apr 24, 09:32 3
  - I wonder if carriage renewal negotiations are going poorly and that played in? Wild speculation though -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 09:34 1
    - The palace intrigue on this is tantalizing. Cable carriers really should tell them to get lost. It's a mathematical imperative. -- nm - David Apr 24, 09:50
  - They had a good run. -- nm - Spawn 🗿 Apr 24, 09:32
- Wait, why is he leaving? What did he finally do? -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 09:25 10
  - If it were part of the settlement would we have for sure heard that it was? -- nm - Dano ✔️ Apr 24, 09:27 3
    - I don’t think it necessarily was. More likely he’s just uninsurable now, in light of the settlement. -- nm* - znufrii 🦄 Apr 24, 09:29
    - No, but I want to know what the rumors are. -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 09:28
    - nope -- nm - decline Apr 24, 09:28
  - here -- (link) - Spawn 🗿 Apr 24, 09:26 2
    - Don't be a dick, neck pain or not. -- nm - David Apr 24, 09:47
    - Cool, thanks for the link. -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 09:26
  - the guess is insurance company and shareholder pressure finally got him out. -- nm - Remlik Apr 24, 09:26 1
    - Insurance is possibly the angle. If it was part of the settlement it already would have happened -- (link*) - Reagen Apr 24, 09:27
  - he was let go :) -- nm - Jovian Apr 24, 09:25
Don Lemon fired from CNN -- nm - Jovian Apr 24, 09:22 16
- Bad day to be an idiot talking head -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Apr 24, 09:25 2
  - *kicks a rock* -- nm - Chris Frantz Apr 24, 09:27 1
    - there, there [pats your arm] -- nm - Tina Weymouth Apr 24, 09:29
- Kind of went under the radar but Dan Bongino also is out at Fox - Reagen Apr 24, 09:23 5
  - that guy is terrifying. he's still got some ways to go in doing damage, but at least he has to find a new platform. -- nm - colin Apr 24, 09:35 1
    - oh he's a legit maniac. As dangerous as anyone in the deep maga pit of fanatics. -- nm - Jovian Apr 24, 09:37
  - *bong* -- nm - Spawn 🗿 Apr 24, 09:25 2
    - Why do you have a Moai icon? -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 09:28 1
      - apparently he has self-verified as thickheaded -- nm - Beryllium Apr 24, 09:34
- To be replaced with... -- nm - Spawn 🗿 Apr 24, 09:23
- The Lemon & Carlson Show, coming soon to - Beryllium Apr 24, 09:23 1
  - Kickstart it. -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 09:25
- good. -- (link) - mud ♪ Apr 24, 09:23 3
  - maybe now that early show with Kaitlin & Poppy will be watchable! -- nm - mud ♪ Apr 24, 09:26 1
    - Mmmmmm Kaitlin - Jovian Apr 24, 09:28
  - WH Press Secy refused to be interviewed by him -- nm - Remlik Apr 24, 09:25
Maybe there was an NDA on part of the Fox agreement requiring letting TC go - TWuG Apr 24, 09:21
“The Magnificent Seven” series to Amazon. -- (link) - mud ♪ Apr 24, 09:16
Forbes appears to be on a crusade against TikTok. - Mop🧹 Apr 24, 09:07 2
- I would be too if they were targeting my journalists -- nm - oblique Apr 24, 09:14 1
  - makes sense to me -- nm - Pippy can't read Apr 24, 09:39
new House of Dragon S2 casting: Freddie Fox, Gayle Rankin, Abubakar Salim and Simon Russell Beale -- (link) - mud ♪ Apr 24, 09:07 1
- dang. I guess Emily Beecham (1899) didnt get the role of Alys. - Jovian Apr 24, 09:15
Tucker's last words on Fox were, appropriately enough, a lie. - TWuG Apr 24, 09:06 5
- it's not a lie, if you believe it -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 24, 09:11
- Is it technically a lie if it was true at the time & the cause of it becoming untrue had nothing to do with his own decisionmaking? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 24, 09:10 3
  - Odds are, if Tucker speaks, it's a lie. -- nm - TWuG Apr 24, 09:11 2
    - Well, yes, but if you tell someone on friday "I'll meet you at the Jamba Juice on monday" and on saturday someone demolishes it, is that a lie? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 24, 09:14 1
      - if you said "let's meet" but you KNEW it wasn't going to be there, then it's a lie - colin Apr 24, 09:36
Aw, I got an auto-reply email from one of our researchers stating she's currently in Reykjavik, and now I'm jealous. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii Apr 24, 09:02 2
- Bet they had a great northern lights show last night -- nm - oblique Apr 24, 09:03 1
  - But so did we last night! -- nm - Spawn 🗿 Apr 24, 09:03
LYC Home report: Successfully replaced under counter LEDs (again). Long explanation inside - oblique Apr 24, 09:02
Whoa. Tucker Carlson will have a show on CNN. -- nm - Spawn 🗿 Apr 24, 08:55 9
- I was going to joke on the BB that was where he was going but then I realized it was too close to reality. -- nm - zunkskunk Apr 24, 09:05 1
  - as close as this coffee cup is to that coffee cup over there in the next galaxy there. -- nm - mud ♪ Apr 24, 09:20
- I think it was impossible to keep him and their insurance. There is also a shareholder lawsuit going forward against Fox. They probably wanted it too. -- nm - jnine Apr 24, 09:05
- i just have to say wherever he lands on his feet, i hope he is a miserable failure. -- nm - colin Apr 24, 09:02
- The only way he should even possibly have a show is if it's a lead in to another show called Fact Checking Tucker Carlson. -- nm - Dano ✔️ Apr 24, 09:00
- I heard he's actually running for president. - Beryllium Apr 24, 08:58 3
  - I heard he's the new chairman of the board at Twitter. -- nm - mara 🍂 Apr 24, 09:00 2
    - new Speaker of the House! -- nm - Jovian Apr 24, 09:01
    - He's going to do a buddy comedy with Jon Stewart -- nm - Remlik Apr 24, 09:00
Hello, I am looking to use Chase points to redeem for a room in Quebec City. I give you some hotel choices in links below. What say you ST? -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 08:51 19
- For poutine, go to Ashton. That's the standard. -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 09:36 1
  - And like most standard, it's pretty "meh" in my opinion. But still, poutine is better than no poutine -- nm - Guigue Apr 24, 09:53
- Motel Sees -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 09:07
- I've only heard good things about l'Auberge Saint-Antoine - Guigue Apr 24, 09:06 7
  - There's a funicular, I'll be fine :) -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 09:07 6
    - Funnily enough, I've never used it in 20 years living there, and I don't know anyone who did - Guigue Apr 24, 09:11 5
      - I did when I was little. It's fun. Concur about the museum. Also, rent a bike, that's the perfect location. -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 09:32
      - I'll be there last weekend in May - ty97 Apr 24, 09:18 3
        
        Perfect. and if you like strawberries go to Ile d'Orleans. - loosilu Apr 24, 09:34 1
        
        Unfortunately he's a little early, auto-picking season starts in June -- nm - Guigue Apr 24, 09:51
        
        Ah, then there'll be a new gender identity expo by then! -- nm - Guigue Apr 24, 09:22
- Château de Pierre -- (link) - ty97 Apr 24, 08:55 1
  - If you hate walking uphill in the morning, stay here. -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 09:37
- The Continental -- nm - Spawn 🗿 Apr 24, 08:53
- Hôtel Le Germain Québec -- (link) - ty97 Apr 24, 08:52 2
  - If you want access to the biking/walking path along the St Lawrence, this is ideal. -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 09:31
  - I stayed here last time I went to Quebec City. It was fine, but I am very much a "the only thing I need the hotel for is to sleep" person -- nm - Roger More Apr 24, 09:03
- Auberge Saint-Antoine -- (link) - ty97 Apr 24, 08:51 1
  - this one looks lovely -- nm - colin Apr 24, 09:46
The Wyze smartwatch wasn't particularly well-reviewed in 2021. Maybe it's been improved? -- (link) - mara 🍂 Apr 24, 08:48 14
- For me, it depends on the need. I use mine for being alerted for new texts/email/calls/notifications (since my phone is always on silent), and steps. - JaxSean Apr 24, 09:05
- If I had the money, I'd get the Pixel Watch. Until I have the money, I have no watch. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 24, 09:04 8
  - I have a pixel watch because I had $272 in google store credit. it's pretty amazing honestly. people complain about battery life but I can get two day - judge indianapolis jones Apr 24, 09:21
  - The Fossil watches are nice, but as they don't support the latest WearOS, there's no point buying old tech. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 24, 09:05
  - Semi-Tangent: Over the weekend I finally decided to get a Pixel 7. - Spawn 🗿 Apr 24, 09:05 5
    - THis is what I want soon. -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 09:42
    - I have a p5 now but it's getting ... funny. I think I will have to upgrade to the 8 this fall. the 5 is such a perf size for me; I will miss it. -- nm* - judge indianapolis jones Apr 24, 09:16
    - The next phone I will get is a Pixel. I'm done with you, Samsung. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 24, 09:08 1
      - My brutha. - Spawn 🗿 Apr 24, 09:23
    - It's what I have. Great camera. -- nm - TWuG Apr 24, 09:07
- I, and somebody else on this dump, have a Garmin Venu 1. Got mine in late '21 and I love it. The Venu 2 is pretty pricy but I see a vívoactive 4 at BB - zunkskunk Apr 24, 09:02 1
  - I have the Venu 1 as well -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 24, 09:06
- it has been favorably reviewed by JaxSean -- nm - decline Apr 24, 08:49 1
  - True, true. -- nm - mara 🍂 Apr 24, 08:52
I wear a suit *maybe* twice a year. I got dressed today and tied my tie perfectly *on the very first attempt*. This *never* *happens* - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 24, 08:46
lol Sinema -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 08:44 1
- *does a little curtsey* -- nm - Jovian Apr 24, 08:47
meanwhile in Missouri -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 08:43 1
- Lie, cheat, steal - do whatever it takes to get their way. -- nm - Pippy can't read Apr 24, 08:45
Latest GotG Vol 3 poster. Word around campfire ticket sales sluggish $80M opener -- (link) - budice Apr 24, 08:43 1
- Ill say this, if the MCU bubble has finally burst. I wont be too sad. - Jovian Apr 24, 08:55
(I was basing it off of my coworker's calendar since he's in australia & out of office today) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 24, 08:42 1
- 👍 -- nm - Meg ⛵ Apr 24, 09:35
sha-na-na-na na-na-na-na Hey hey hey! -- nm - oblique Apr 24, 08:40

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