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Gough Island: Worker sought for one of world's remotest places -- (link) - LMS Apr 27, 09:16 4
- Basically you count 'guins and kill mice, lots and lots of mice -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 11:01
- Do they have wifi ? -- nm - decline Apr 27, 09:23 1
  - yep -- nm - JaxSean Apr 27, 09:24
- "a seven-day boat ride from South Africa"?!? sheesh -- nm - JaxSean Apr 27, 09:19
I'm 2 episodes into The Diplomat and it's *GOOD*. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 27, 09:06 5
- We finished up on Tuesday night. It is really very good. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 27, 09:19
- I'm personally pretending that it takes place in both the Night Agent and Recruit universes. - Beryllium Apr 27, 09:13
- the acting is superb. -- nm - Pippy can't read Apr 27, 09:13 2
  - Rufus Sewell plays a great smarmy American. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 27, 09:19 1
    - right?! I see so many actors who can get an accent correct. He has no problems. -- nm - Pippy can't read Apr 27, 09:22
RIP Dick Grote, former NBA player and MLB star. - zunkskunk Apr 27, 08:52
ST Poll: Brokered CDs / Default to Discover / or chase rate? - oblique Apr 27, 08:48 6
- We just did 3 month T-bill at 5% through Vanguard. E-Trade might not offer those. The CD pays monthly? That's a good rate and Goldman seems solid(safe - zunkskunk Apr 27, 08:58 3
  - Yeah, I see that. I could do a 5.145% Treasury for 3 months also -- nm* - oblique Apr 27, 09:15
  - not sure. I guess the monthly would just be paid like a divided/interest and be in the cash part of the portfolio - oblique Apr 27, 09:04 1
    - hmmm -- nm - Pippy can't read Apr 27, 09:05
- pork bellies -- nm - decline Apr 27, 08:48 1
  - orange futures -- nm - Beryllium Apr 27, 08:50
After minutes, hours, days of research I predict with the 9th pick in the draft My Team will select a Lineman from Alabama. - zunkskunk Apr 27, 08:38 2
- The Bears? Seen a couple mocks where they end up with Carter. That would be an unreal turn of events to get that haul & still end up with that guy. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 27, 08:41 1
  - Or maybe the OL from Georgia, Jones, who I was thinking went to 'Bama. There's a need on both sides. -- nm - zunkskunk Apr 27, 08:51
Sisu 93% (53/3), Are You There God? It's Me Margaret 98% (57/1), Big George Foreman 60% (3/2), Polite Society 92% (72/5) -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Apr 27, 08:06
Random complaint. My company has two people in the same position, one Canada, one USA, their names are - Andie Apr 27, 08:02 1
- I can see that -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 27, 08:04
Cheapest tickets in our section for T.Swift listed on StubHub are currently over $1600 each. - znufrii 🦄 Apr 27, 07:54 10
- When I saw Hamilton opening week on Broadway someone was offering us $1,500/ticket cash. More than 10x what we paid. We did not sell. -- nm - MDH Apr 27, 08:57
- We need to buy one (long story) so, yeah, I've been watching. -- nm - zunkskunk Apr 27, 08:32 1
  - Oof. Good luck. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Apr 27, 08:40
- Resell tix, profit! -- nm - budice Apr 27, 07:56
- sell that sh!t -- nm - decline Apr 27, 07:55 5
  - It’s absolutely ridiculous that we’re not. -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 Apr 27, 08:01 4
    - my hair stylist said her sister made $ 17k off resell tickets. Her sister did go to the show and didn't offer not a single ticket to her - Pippy can't read Apr 27, 08:40 1
      - Scalpers get... hmmm. Not stitches, but? -- nm - Spawn Apr 27, 08:48
    - why would a baby care about taylor swift? - oblique Apr 27, 08:17 1
      - Gotta start ‘em young. - znufrii 🦄 Apr 27, 08:20
Working: What We Do All Day | Official Trailer | Netflix May 17th (thanks Obama) -- (link*) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 27, 07:51 [youtube]
Just logged into HSX for the first time in probably a year. I have some hilarious holdings both ways. - Volnelk Apr 27, 07:45 7
- I can't remember the last time I logged in. Hell my account may have been purged it's been so long. -- nm - sycor Apr 27, 08:00
- Take your time...Almost caught you and Andie. $4.4B (473) -- (pic) -- (link*) - budice Apr 27, 07:49 [Attachment] 3
  - oh, look at all my fake money.... -- nm - Andie Apr 27, 08:31 1
    - I think it's hilarious that I'm 99.8% but Meg has triple what I've got. Like the top is......waaaaaaaaaay up there. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 27, 08:39
  - Well I'm down $6M today because I just spent about a billion dollars. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 27, 08:26
- VNT! -- nm - Pippy can't read Apr 27, 07:47 1
  - And there's only 8 funds? Sad. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 27, 07:48
PSA: Google Authenticator now supports backing up your 2FA keys into your google account. This is good. Do this if you use it. -- nm - oblique Apr 27, 07:44 2
- 👍 my goal is to have Authenticator integrated into my website for logins by the end of this year -- nm - decline Apr 27, 07:55
- MS Auth has same feature -- nm - budice Apr 27, 07:45
‘This is it’: How Jarred Kelenic adjusted body and mind to live up to the hype - crash davis 😺 Apr 27, 07:24 5
- grumble grumble -- nm - Tim Apr 27, 07:52 1
  - You got Diaz and Cano! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 27, 07:56
- Coolest thing in the article is "a Trajekt Arc pitching machine, a device that can project an image of any major-league pitcher onto a screen and - pmb Apr 27, 07:37 1
  - I was unaware of that until I read the article. It sounds pretty cool to me too. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 27, 07:40
- Mariners’ Robbie Ray needs flexor tendon surgery, will miss rest of regular season - crash davis 😺 Apr 27, 07:31
RIP: Jerry Springer at 79 -- (link) - budice Apr 27, 07:15 11
- A thought from a person who was negatively impacted by the show's editorial perspective ... -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 27, 08:35 [mastodon] 2
  - Meanwhile, I just wonder if he shared any final thoughts. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 27, 08:45 1
    - Either that wallpaper goes, or I do. -- nm - Spawn Apr 27, 08:51
- NOOOO...this used to be on at 10pm and I would watch it before going to an over night job I had for a while. We would discuss episodes at work. -- nm - Walt_Disney Apr 27, 08:18
- He was at a Lightning game just a few months ago. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 27, 07:40
- I thought he was older. RIP Jerry -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 27, 07:24
- He was a mayor?! I had no idea. -- nm - sycor Apr 27, 07:22 3
  - It’s wild. He wrote cheques to prostitutes, one of them maybe bounced, he became embroiled in a vice probe, resigned from council, testified, ran for - mafic Apr 27, 07:29 2
    - Pride of Cincinnati -- nm - Volnelk Apr 27, 07:36
    - I was just reading that. That's nuts! Dude lived an interesting life. I had no idea he was a lawyer either, and a partner at that. -- nm - sycor Apr 27, 07:32
- Whoa. :( -- nm - Jovian Apr 27, 07:22
Jessie Ware tickets secured! -- nm - MDH Apr 27, 07:08 14
- U2 Vegas tickets secured! Did not make the first fan presale but was on standby until 3am! -- nm - Spawn Apr 27, 07:39 8
  - Let's ALL go to Vegas! -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 27, 08:52
  - Nice! -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Apr 27, 08:11
  - Woot! -- nm - JD Apr 27, 07:43 3
    - They let you pick 3 dates and all the sections you would accept. Picked 3 Saturdays. I did not select the cheapest option but the next two tiers. - Spawn Apr 27, 07:56 2
      - I made the waitlist but no further notifications -- nm - JD Apr 27, 08:04 1
        
        Frick. Sorry. See below. - Spawn Apr 27, 08:07
  - Nice. That's going to be an experience. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 27, 07:41 1
    - Someone polled yesterday the greatest concert you have seen. Did not want to jinx it but U2 Zoo TV (for Achtung Baby!) was the best show I have ever - Spawn Apr 27, 08:05
- who is Jessie Ware ? -- nm - decline Apr 27, 07:09 4
  - Pop/R&Bish singer that now makes disco, and put out a great disco album in 2020 called "What's Your Pleasure?" -- (link) - MDH Apr 27, 07:19 [youtube] 1
    - An album that included Save A Kiss -- (link) - JD Apr 27, 07:32 [youtube]
  - More like Jessie Who, amiright?!? -- nm - Volnelk Apr 27, 07:13 1
    - I think you've mixed her up with Betty Who -- nm - JD Apr 27, 07:29
I think the beginning of tonight's NFL draft is going to be fascinating. - Volnelk Apr 27, 07:06 2
- with all the potential trade backs, teams better be ready to run a pick up if someone screws the pooch and misses the deadline -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 27, 07:45
- I'm curious to what the Seahawks do with the Wilson bounty. #5 and #37 overall in this draft. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 27, 07:34
Heat Pump Maker’s $13.3 Billion Sale Raises Questions in Germany - crash davis 😺 Apr 27, 06:55
Lea Seydoux as Lady Margot in DUNE -- (link) - mud ♪ Apr 27, 06:54 3
- Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan in DUNE -- (link) - mud ♪ Apr 27, 06:55 2
  - Food Service Worker with the hair net -- nm - budice Apr 27, 06:59 1
    - *scratches head as well* they chose this photo? -- nm - Jovian Apr 27, 07:01
Three days to our scholarship deadline. I have *two* applications so far for our four awards. Every damn year :/ -- nm - Meg Apr 27, 06:31 1
- Can I get a scholarship for Independent Study? -- nm - Dano ✔️ Apr 27, 06:39
ST Poll: Signature role...Jack Nicholson -- nm - MDH Apr 27, 06:30 18
- The signature Nicholson role has to involve charm + ego + womanising deviancy - Roger More Apr 27, 09:02
- First thought is Jessup. -- nm - zunkskunk Apr 27, 07:28
- Shining, probably. But he has a lot of roles that are just indefinably him. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 27, 06:55
- Joker. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 27, 06:52 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 27, 07:28
- Colonel Jessup -- nm - Flavorize Apr 27, 06:47
- Probably Shining. But because of my age I want to say Joker. - sycor Apr 27, 06:44
- for me, The Shining -- nm - Jovian Apr 27, 06:42
- Cuckoo came to my mind first -- nm - Dano ✔️ Apr 27, 06:40 3
  - There are many right answers to this one, but this is the rightest. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii Apr 27, 06:50 2
    - I think Cuckoo was his best *acting*, but if you ask 100 people "Name the first Jack Nicolson movie that comes to mind," The Shining would likely win. - JaxSean Apr 27, 07:05
    - It's also one of my father's two favorite movies, so my opinion may be shaded by that. His other favorite is The Sting. - Pachypodium baronii Apr 27, 06:53
- I think he's super tough with multiple choices, but I go "One flew over the cuckoo's nest" -- nm - MDH Apr 27, 06:40
- Chinatown -- nm - mud ♪ Apr 27, 06:39 1
  - My partner argued this one as well when I asked. -- nm - MDH Apr 27, 06:40
- The Shining. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 27, 06:36 1
  - this -- nm - budice Apr 27, 06:39
- Tough but I'll say The Shining. I think him coming through the door with the axe is his most famous scene. -- nm - Inigo Apr 27, 06:35
“The Venn diagram was one big white angry circle.” -- (link) - znufrii 🦄 Apr 27, 06:30
Hey Ms. Jones, which Ego string trimmer did you get? I was looking at them at Lowe's the other day as I know I will need one eventually. -- nm - sycor Apr 27, 06:28
The President of South Korea sang "American Pie" to President Biden. I am here for this. -- (link) - MDH Apr 27, 06:19 4
- World leaders singing like crazy weirdos is my jam. -- nm - mafic Apr 27, 06:52
- And if you feel inclined to listen to the best version of American Pie, here you go. -- (link) - MDH Apr 27, 06:22 [youtube] 2
  - Wow. Ok. The degree of wrongness here is going to take Deep Mind quite a bit of time to process. -- nm - Mop Apr 27, 07:36
  - think you meant this link -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 27, 07:29 [youtube]
Platonic trailer -- (link) - Dano ✔️ Apr 27, 06:17 [youtube]
I’d watch this -- (link) - Tim Apr 27, 06:13 1
- Heh. :⁠-⁠) -- nm - Krusty Apr 27, 06:44
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Trailer -- (link) - decline Apr 27, 06:07 [youtube] 2
- Haven't not watched Beast Wars, I thought the gorilla was an earlier form of Prime. Guess I was wrong. - sycor Apr 27, 06:21
- Amazing. And to think that the original script was an update of Titus Andronicus - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 27, 06:11
This is a good response to a common question. It's sports, but is widely relevant. -- (link) - TWuG Apr 27, 06:06 8
- Damn. That man was raised right. -- nm - Mop Apr 27, 08:08
- There's a myopic sports point of view that you don't become a champion unless you see everything other than winning the championship as failure. - Inigo Apr 27, 06:26 5
  - A similar attitude has infused political opinion among the public. Compromise is seen as failure; only complete victory is acceptable -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 27, 06:38 1
    - Except with politics, there’s usually actually something ultimately at stake. -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 Apr 27, 06:43
  - it's like people who ask an olympic bronze medalist if they're disappointed. like, what?? just because you're not first you're sad? - colin Apr 27, 06:30 2
    - Why Bronze Medalists Are Likely Happier Than Those Who Win Silver -- (link) - JD Apr 27, 07:35 1
      - that's simple in a team situation- you just won when you get Bronze, you just lost when you get Silver -- nm - Andie Apr 27, 07:58
- I love his take. Thank you for sharing this -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 27, 06:15
I love cats and enjoy seeing pics on reddit but I had to leave the r/cats subreddit as there are way too many posts about people mourning their - Krusty Apr 27, 05:57 2
- You should stick to the more niche subreddits like r/purrkour, /r/catculations, /r/KittyKicks, /r/CatsWhoYell, /r/OneOrangeBraincell as examples -- nm - JD Apr 27, 07:39
- To add insult to injury, they are not even cats anymore! - con_carne Apr 27, 06:14
1 in 9 adults saying they are current smokers (an all time low) while 1 in 17 adults say they use electronic cigarette - decline Apr 27, 05:40 2
- the "good old days" must have reeked. -- nm - colin Apr 27, 06:31 1
  - they did. I remember coming home from working at Bingo and having to shower and smelling the smoke coming out of my hair - Beaker 🍺 Apr 27, 07:30
digits - stars should be awarded by number of steps, not just if you get the number - decline Apr 27, 05:37 1
- Agreed - znufrii 🦄 Apr 27, 05:50
TV PSA: NFL Draft, NHL, NBA, L&O x 3, Next Level Chef, Walker, Young Sheldon, Animal Control, So Help Me Todd, Call Me Kat, Lucky Hank, Ghosts, - Beaker 🍺 Apr 27, 04:31 4
- UK has Taskmaster, The Dog House Australia and new Guilt, Inside No. 9 and Dalgleish (and I'm out tonight so going to have to catch up later) - LMS Apr 27, 05:17 1
  - Have fun! -- nm - Krusty Apr 27, 05:22
- 2) Ghosts and Taskmaster -- nm - Krusty Apr 27, 05:03
- Draft, NLC, Ghosts, Top Chef, NHL and a local weekly comic auction I watch on FB -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 27, 04:33
Waffle 461 - 4 waffles left - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 27, 04:25 3
- 1/5 - decline Apr 27, 05:28
- 4/5 - znufrii 🦄 Apr 27, 05:17
- 4 - 461 - GregW Apr 27, 04:48
Wordle 677 3/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 27, 04:16 5
- 4 - lightning strike - rollo Apr 27, 06:47 1
  - bitchin' -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 27, 08:39
- 5 - decline Apr 27, 05:27
- 4/6 - znufrii 🦄 Apr 27, 05:16
- 3 - 677 - GregW Apr 27, 04:49

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