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I have wound up "stuck" with eCredit with Delta Airlines because work changed plans. Now I need to figure somewhere to go. - Dano Jun 23, 10:20 4
- Can you use those eCredits for their alliance airlines? -- nm - oblique 🌈 Jun 23, 10:23
- They should 100% still reimburse you. It was their plans that changed not yours. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 23, 10:22 2
  - I didn't ask so I don't know if they would say no. I would just feel weird getting reimbursed and then using the eCredit for personal use. -- nm - Dano Jun 23, 10:31 1
    - If you weren’t planning on going anywhere you’re still out the money. If you really feel bad you can sell them the credit if you’d like. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 23, 10:44
Titan sub CEO repeatedly dismissed safety concerns; - Loyola Jun 23, 10:19
ST Travelers: Do you have a Clear Plus membership? - Coach Bearond Jun 23, 10:18
not to read too much into it but Jack Smith is flipping fake electors in the DC case, which seems maybe more portentous than stolen top secrets -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 10:17
Titan sub CEO dismissed safety warnings as 'baseless cries', emails show -- (link) - LMS Jun 23, 10:16 2
- Just read that. Unreal. -- nm - Loyola Jun 23, 10:20 1
  - It's jaw-dropping. The vessel was never certified or classed. -- nm - LMS Jun 23, 10:22
Amazon Basics has a L2 EV charger now for $291.50 -- (link) - oblique 🌈 Jun 23, 10:11
Cocaine Bear Funko -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Jun 23, 10:10 2
- Love it! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jun 23, 10:24
- damn. I *never* buy Funkos but this... -- nm - oblique 🌈 Jun 23, 10:12
DGA vote closes today. my best guess is it squeaks by but sub 75% approval - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 10:08
‘Mission Impossible’ Costar Pom Klementieff (Mantis in GOTG) Talks About The Most Difficult Tom Cruise Stunt -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jun 23, 09:55 1
- pretending he was attracted to her? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 09:56
I'm angry at Hot Ones for making Jennifer Lawrence cry! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 23, 09:36
Doja Cat's last tour was in 2019 in 500 seats venues. This fall, arenas, with Ice Spice or Doechii opening. - MDH Jun 23, 09:20 1
- I was sad when I googled to find that Ice Spice is not related to The Spice Girls. -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 09:28
Dumb Money (movie about GameStop stock) trailer -- (link) - Dano Jun 23, 09:03 [youtube] 18
- Pfft. That's yesterday's trailer. Today's trailer is the Beanie Baby movie. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jun 23, 09:38 [youtube]
- awesome -- nm - oblique 🌈 Jun 23, 09:36
- That kinda did it for me. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 23, 09:31
- You might say... it dropped. -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 09:05
- Paul Dano as DFV is perfect casting -- nm - budice Jun 23, 09:05 13
  - Is Paul Dano one of the most successful transitions from child to adult actor? -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 10:01 12
    - Jodie Foster -- nm - Roger More Jun 23, 10:25 2
      - Always a winner in my book. You want a woman who can do it all? She has. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 10:28
      - Natalie Portman -- nm - Roger More Jun 23, 10:26
    - Nicholas Hoult -- nm - Dano Jun 23, 10:21 1
      - He is certainly trying his darnest. I feel like his projects so far lack the clout? -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 10:27
    - Kurt Russell -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 10:15 2
      - No. He’s accomplished it, but his career is more prolific than successful. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 10:19 1
        
        Just try to imagine Paul Dano as Captain Ron. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 10:24
    - Jason Bateman -- nm - oblique 🌈 Jun 23, 10:06 1
      - No. Bateman is amiable. But where are his awards? -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 10:20
    - Christian Bale -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 10:04 1
      - Bale is probably a good answer. He has been in far more notable projects and the accolades. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 10:21
Baby owl - Jovian Jun 23, 08:59 3
- Jovian Bird Week -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 09:03
- i love them. -- nm - Andie Jun 23, 09:02
- Hoo, hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo -- nm - Coach Bearond Jun 23, 09:01
A good explanation of why the search was made even with the pick up of the sound of it imploding. -- (link) - TWuG Jun 23, 08:56 2
- other than not knowing that the sound was the submersible? -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 23, 09:06 1
  - yes, but the thread explains in detail why that is. -- nm - Andie Jun 23, 09:10
Weekend Plans ? -- nm - Andie Jun 23, 08:25 38
- Hopefully "Elemental" at some point. Otherwise, some boardgaming and videogaming. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 23, 09:49
- I am actually going to Friday Night Magic I believe tonight for the Lord of the Rings set draft. Tomorrow work. Sunday, I’m off, but shouldn’t be. - Qale Jun 23, 09:46
- nuffin much -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 09:41
- Book club meetup at a cidery tomorrow. Massage and N haircut Sunday. -- nm - kelly Jun 23, 09:41 1
  - I need those last two. But especially a haircut. But not like N’s. His his always sooo short. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 09:46
- watch workmen replace my soft water system and other workers rebuild the wall of my house that got water damaged. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 23, 09:24
- dropping daughter off at airport, afternoon party, Mistfits/Megadeth/Fear concert Saturday night. Sunday yardwork probably. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 23, 08:42
- My cousin is coming to stay for the weekend. Girlie things: getting our toesies done, shopping, maybe a water park. relaxing -- nm - Pippy Quintas Jun 23, 08:41
- seeing the Jennifer Lawrence sex fantasy movie. -- nm - Jovian Jun 23, 08:39 1
  - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 09:03
- Finally catching up on a some small home projects. Breakfast at the lake pavilion. Maybe a movie, maybe. Kittens. -- nm - Andie Jun 23, 08:35
- Grandpa's 96 birthday party saturday (what type of bourbon should I get him, thats a decision for tomorrow), trying to relax a bit. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 23, 08:35 6
  - That's not an easy question. What kind of bourbon does he like? And yay for the birthday! -- nm - sycor Jun 23, 08:51 5
    - the answer is yes, he likes bourbon. - tRuMaN Jun 23, 08:56 4
      - Okay so that doesn't help narrow it down. Depending on how much you want to spend, Bardstown has some good stuff. Buffalo Trace is good. - sycor Jun 23, 09:02 2 1
        
        he has gotten stuff from his kids and grandchildren that is all over the place price wise, I just dont think he is super picky. - tRuMaN Jun 23, 09:08 1
        
        This year, a bottle of Bob Dylan's Heavens Door -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 23, 11:48
      - Alan Arkin in Little Miss Sunshine approves. -- nm - Coach Bearond Jun 23, 08:59
- Flying home tomorrow, be at home 12 hours, and then fly to Prague for work. -- nm* - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 23, 08:33 1
  - Enjoy the Czech bathhouse experience? -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 09:47
- Wife flys down to FL for a week (teaching) on Saturday. Loading up Son right after and driving 2nd car to MI (he's moving there). Probably drive right - oblique 🌈 Jun 23, 08:33
- Yard work. Might stain my fence. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 23, 08:33
- Tonigh: Helping FH host a joint Bday party for a couple of her friends, Sun: Tournament Club Bowling and then headed to the OC to dog/house sit -- nm - JD Jun 23, 08:32
- Work, work, work. Seeing my parents. Work travel all next week. -- nm - MDH Jun 23, 08:31
- My brother is coming to visit my mother and staying at my place. I'll probably join them for dinner tomorrow night but I have just a ton of errands - decline Jun 23, 08:30
- OT tomorrow. Cut the grass. GF is having a girl's night tomorrow so I have the house to myself. - sycor Jun 23, 08:30 2
  - 👍 cheese dust! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 08:32 1
    - I got the Sam's size barrel. I'm ready! -- nm - sycor Jun 23, 08:53
- Packing up my office, going to look at floor tile and fixtures for the new bathroom -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 23, 08:30 1
  - cool, post a pic of the winning tile -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 08:32
- Unsure. Would like to go sailing, now that the halyard has been retrieved. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 08:27 5
  - If sailing doesn't work out, I might check out a street fair for candy. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 08:43 4
    - Candy Street Fair ??!! -- nm - Andie Jun 23, 08:52 2
      - Yep! -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 23, 08:59 1
        
        I will need you to send me some Sasquatch Snacks -- nm - sycor Jun 23, 09:05
    - CANDY! -- nm - sycor Jun 23, 08:49
- Painting and DIY around my place. Going to be a rainy weekend so movies at night. -- nm - Krusty Jun 23, 08:27
- heading to The Lake in about 3 hours -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 23, 08:26
A couple kitten photos from this morning - Pancake and Tiger -- (pic) - Andie Jun 23, 08:03 [Attachment] 20
- ( it's not letting me add more images, it's telling me they are not a valid format, but just normal jpgs from my phone?) -- nm - Andie Jun 23, 08:06 8
  - Hmm, strange! Does it reject it after uploading, or before uploading? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 08:08 7
    - why do you hate kittens, Bery? -- nm - decline Jun 23, 08:11
    - They're all good kitties, Bery. -- nm - WeRateCats Jun 23, 08:11
    - before uploading. i emailed myself, downloaded and then it worked?? -- nm - Andie Jun 23, 08:09 4
      - Hmm, there's a browser-side limiter for filetypes - I think it relies on filename extensions. Maybe that's what is tripping up. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 08:17 3
        
        I blame the crash davis emojis! -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 08:18 2
        
        I rate this post as five hippos. 🦛🦛🦛🦛🦛 -- nm* - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 08:24 1
        
        🙂😊😀😄😁😆😅😂🤣 -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 08:39
- Raven -- (pic) - Andie Jun 23, 08:06 [Attachment] 9
  - *melt* I have such a weakness for black cats. -- nm - Coach Bearond Jun 23, 08:44 1
    - Me too. I'm all about Starlight, though. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jun 23, 09:02
  - Nevermore. -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 08:15
  - OMG, I love Raven. Looks like Samwise when I adopted him. 😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 08:09
  - Biscuit -- (pic) - Andie Jun 23, 08:08 [Attachment] 4
    - Oh you definitely cannot let me visit as I'd definitely spirit her away. -- nm - Coach Bearond Jun 23, 08:44
    - buwhaaa. these are all so cute! -- nm - Pippy Quintas Jun 23, 08:43
    - Still my fave. -- nm - sycor Jun 23, 08:13
    - 😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 08:10
- 😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 08:04
ST Poll: Are you currently Working from home? Working at an office/location? Mixture of both? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 23, 08:01 24
- Technically, I have a little garden next to the house I do about 2/3rds of my wedding ceremonies at. -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 23, 11:50
- Nope. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 23, 09:48
- I am... 95% in the office with a commute consisting of 2 traffic lights. Wife is 100% work from home. - Strongbad Jun 23, 09:35
- Usually MWF home, TH office. But the office is a very lonely place lately so I might as well WFH then too. - Coach Bearond Jun 23, 08:43
- In the office full time. I can slack off any time and work from home but I’d truly be slacking. I’m more efficient in the office. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 23, 08:40
- full time work remote/home. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 23, 08:40
- Home full-time. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jun 23, 08:28
- In the office today. Normally in office 3 days per week on average. I enjoy it. -- nm - MDH Jun 23, 08:19
- full time at the office since the first day they would let me back, May 2021. fuck WFH -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 08:16 1
  - Finally something we can agree on! Did we just become best friends?! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 23, 08:52
- Mix, 1-2 days at home, rest at the office or clients. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 23, 08:15
- lol. Never worked from home, though I do a fair amount of work there. -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 08:13
- The official expectation is to be in the office three days a week. - znufrii 🦄 Jun 23, 08:12
- Office 2, Home 3 days. Optional 3 days per quarter to work from home on an office day. But mandatory 1 day a month everyone on my team is in office - sycor Jun 23, 08:10 1
  - To clarify. In office days are 6 hours in, 2 at home. The mandatory day per month is full 8 hours in office. - sycor Jun 23, 08:14
- Office mostly full time except I work from home every other Monday after I do my volunteering thing -- (edited) - decline Jun 23, 08:08
- no. no. no. -- nm - mud Jun 23, 08:06
- Home, two office trips across country per year. -- nm - Max Jun 23, 08:04
- working from home full time -- nm - Pippy Quintas Jun 23, 08:03
- In office full time since early 2022 -- nm - Andie Jun 23, 08:02
- Home, since 2016 -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 08:02
- currently an hour away from going in to work -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 08:02
- Office, full time. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 23, 08:01 1
  - This -- nm - JD Jun 23, 08:04
Paddington 3 casting announced -- (link) - LMS Jun 23, 07:55 7
- I really like emily mortimer. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 23, 09:27
- Colman will play The Reverend Mother, described as a blithe and sunny guitar-playing nun who runs the Home for Retired Bears. -- nm - LMS Jun 23, 08:03 3
  - get his little furry ass, sister -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 08:18
  - that sounds like a trap -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 23, 08:12
  - So ... will there or won't there be a Gom Jabbar? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 08:07
- I will end up watching this :) -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 07:57
- Zegs! -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 07:56
Actors could join writers on strike July 1 -- (link) - mara Jun 23, 07:54
NFL 2023 offseason winners and losers: Aaron Rodgers is happy, but AFC test will be tough - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 07:46 1
- Did David tell you all that I have exclusive rights to Jaxon Smith-Njigba? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 08:00
Russia Sought to Kill Defector in Florida - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 07:38 3
- Drew Magary can be annoying, sure, but that's extreme. -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 09:41
- *whew* -- nm - JaxSean Jun 23, 07:42 1
  - I liked this article. 1) Win for US intelligence; 2) shows Putin is a monster willing to cross uncrossable lines; and cherry on the top 3) Florida Man -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 07:52
The Bear S2 ep.6 spoil - mud Jun 23, 07:37 1
- thanks! *puts a Hamilton down on 747 to win the fat bear contest* -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 07:40
The Katmai National Park bear cams are back online! Not many bears yet, but the salmon count has started, so the furry friends won't be far behind -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 23, 07:37 6
- bald eagle, posing nicely for the camera -- (pic) - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 23, 07:47 [Attachment] 1
  - "here fishy, fishy" -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 07:54
- thanks! *puts a Hamilton down on 747 to win the fat bear contest* -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 07:39 3
  - This attracts a witty, knowledgeable community, and I'm always amazed that they can identify the bears by number -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 23, 07:40 2
    - I can only identify bears by name: Winnie, Smokey, Paddington -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 07:56 1
      - Cocaine -- nm* - Beaker Jun 23, 07:57
From has been renewed for a third season at AMC+. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 23, 07:33 3
- That's interesting, since it's been on MGM+ previously. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 23, 09:53
- Is anyone watching this? I think we've discussed but don't remember and search is kind of useless for a term like "From". -- nm - sycor Jun 23, 07:50
- ... the man at shortstop. -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 07:37
sitwap - The U.S. Population Is Older Than It Has Ever Been New census data shows that the country’s median age is now over 38. In 1980, it was 30. - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 07:33 1
- can we all just say it is ty? - crash davis 😺 Jun 23, 07:48
LYC: I should have never mentioned my Marvel SNAP season. Reached a high of 99.1 this season and am now at 91.4 - oblique 🌈 Jun 23, 07:31
Did Dawson design this seizure notice? :) -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 23, 07:28 [mastodon]

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