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Andrew Abbott, through 5 career starts is 4-0 with a 1.21 ERA in 29.2 innings -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 21:05 1
- The Reds are currently tied for 6th longest active win streak in the MLB. -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 21:25
so close to getting it: Lukashenko says he told Putin not to kill Prigozhin because "a bad peace is better than any war.” - crash davis 😺 Jun 27, 20:39 3
- Days after the mutiny, Lukashenko offers some rare criticism of Putin. - crash davis 😺 Jun 27, 20:46 2
  - Ukrainian forces take more swampy river areas near Kherson, Russian analysts say. - crash davis 😺 Jun 27, 20:49 1
    - today's DOD release: $500 million more in military aid - crash davis 😺 Jun 27, 20:55
oh wow, Yusef Salaam (of the CP5) just won a city council seat from Harlem. that is a journey -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 20:34 3
- Amazing. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 27, 21:34
- I'm happy for him. I was rooting for him over the other two candidates. Also, this is a loss for Adams who endorsed someone else. -- nm - Krusty Jun 27, 20:42 1
  - even better -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 21:03
tmi: I can be such a moron about my own health. - crash davis 😺 Jun 27, 20:29 7
- "And that was the last time I ate raw monkey's brain." -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 27, 21:30
- I don’t want to “that’s normal for men” this, but well, it IS. -- nm - Qale Jun 27, 21:24
- you better take better care of yourself. -- nm - Remlik Jun 27, 20:43
- Glad you decided to go and hopefully it knocks it out quickly. Get well soon! -- nm - Krusty Jun 27, 20:41
- (hug emoji) oh wait, are you contagious? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 27, 20:39 1
  - not at all, which was why I went to work feeling ill just thinking I'll beat it any day now -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 27, 20:41
- Still not as big of a moron as I was, health-wise, in february -- nm - Beryllium Jun 27, 20:39
Canadians.. you have an all you can eat bread restaurant and you didn't tell any of us about it? - colin Jun 27, 20:29
Surovikin reportedly knew about the Wagner plans in advance, weirdly didn't tell Putin apparently -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 20:27 1
- he feels like a shoot the messenger kind of guy. - mafic Jun 27, 20:41
It suddenly occurs to me that when we actually do get "holographic" 3d displays they're going to be micro drones acting as pixels. -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 20:18 1
- it's fine. just don't inhale too sharply. -- nm - mafic Jun 27, 20:19
MEG! I just learned about this tour company I think you might like. -- (link) - Mop Jun 27, 20:10 1
- Interesting! Perhaps a little pricey but some great destinations. -- nm - Meg Jun 27, 20:23
Hmm? Amazon tracking - Wednesday, June 28 - Carrier picked up package. -- nm - Meg Jun 27, 20:07
View from the bleachers tonight. - zunk takes things literally Jun 27, 19:59 [Attachment] 4
- we get it, you vape. -- nm - mafic Jun 27, 20:02 1
  - Breaking out the old memes. You love to see it. -- nm - Qale Jun 27, 20:26
- Whoa.... wildfire smoke? -- nm - colin Jun 27, 20:01 1
  - Yup. Once the sun set, the wind died down and it settled in -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jun 27, 20:05
We wrapped up our current Dungeons & Dragons campaign last night. We're considering moving to Pathfinder 2e, but I've pointed out that we'd need to... - Ender Jun 27, 19:59 8
- What are the features of Pathfinder that are drawing you to it? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 27, 20:14 4
  - For me, nothing really, I'd prefer we stay with 5e. It's the DM and another player that are pushing it, mainly out of a fear of One D&D. -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 20:20 3
    - I'm reading the core rulebook now and, man, there sure are a lot of random roll modifiers that you're expected to know off the top of your head. -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 20:22 2
      - My personal thought is this One D&D stuff has been blown way out of proportion. Also: wasn't Pathfinder 1 similar to 3e, and 2 is more like 5e? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 27, 20:32 1
        
        In theory, though I don't know 3.5e or PF1 well enough to know what the 5e-like changes were. They still don't have things like advantage. -- nm* - Ender Jun 27, 20:37
- You have been attacked by an accessible cedar planked trail. -- nm - Mop Jun 27, 20:04 2
  - A fur-clad woman astride a secluded forest lane attacks from above. -- nm - Mop Jun 27, 20:06 1
    - 👏 -- nm - mafic Jun 27, 21:41
Like Netflix, Costco now cracking down on shared memberships -- (link) - budice Jun 27, 19:20 6
- when I was at costco a couple of weeks ago, they compared my face to my costco ID photo and asked to see my DL because it doesn't look like me. - mandy on home machine Jun 27, 19:37 5
  - Single White Shopper -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 20:25
  - I'm buying stuff for mom often, they won't let me use her CC, so I have them scan my card and then tap her card to pay, no problem so far -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 27, 19:54 1
    - I think this would be fine if sash weren't buying stuff too. like, two orders paid for by two different people using same membership is taboo. -- nm - mandy on home machine Jun 27, 19:55
  - Suppose you were paying in cash? -- nm - Meg Jun 27, 19:53 1
    - does costco take cash? -- nm - mandy on home machine Jun 27, 19:54
At the risk of jinxing it, Acuna is currently tracking at 39 homers and 72 stolen bases this year. 40/60 and 40/70 are legitimately in play now. - David Jun 27, 18:51
It looks like the Google Fold is having the same 1st gen problems of every other folding phone -- (link) - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 27, 18:37 2
- That writer's a bullshit Apple shill. Don't trust anything he says about Android. -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 18:59
- My 3DS has a broken top screen. I need to get on repairing that before prices go even higher. -- nm - Qale Jun 27, 18:52
I am a legitimate person -- nm - Jovian Jun 27, 18:36 5
- Hello fellow legitimate person -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 27, 20:47
- wtf -- nm - mud Jun 27, 19:28 2
  - Trump doesn't do anything wrong. He only does things right. He's a legitimate person. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 27, 21:32
  - Should have added quotations -- nm - Jovian Jun 27, 20:06
- Prove it! -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 27, 19:22
I paid the balance of my September trip today. AA better not screw up my flight again. - Meg Jun 27, 18:31 1
- ….or else -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 27, 19:22
*shakes fist at Frontier* -- nm - znufrii Jun 27, 18:20 10
- tbf you should probably do this even when you're not flying. -- nm* - mafic Jun 27, 18:27 9
  - I'm not flying, I'm trying to book a new trip with the flight credit from our last adventure with them, and it's not going through. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 27, 18:28 8
    - You picked a terrible week to try to contact an airline -- nm - ty97 Jun 27, 19:33 2
      - *shakes fist at Frontier* - znufrii Jun 27, 19:39
      - one with days ending in Y. -- nm - mafic Jun 27, 19:35
    - Today was another bad day for weather delays and cancelations. -- nm - Meg Jun 27, 18:34 4
      - Didn’t take too long to get someone on the chat, actually. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Jun 27, 18:44 3
        
        And, handled. We're going to Nashville. -- nm* - znufrii Jun 27, 18:55 2
        
        Fantastic! It’s a great city to visit. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 27, 19:23
        
        Yay!! -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 27, 19:23
Brie Bella says Bryan Danielson's injury is worse than we thought. I guess arm X-rays shouldn't look like that. -- (link) - Tim Jun 27, 18:08 1
- It's a much cleaner break, which is better, but YIKES! -- nm - David Jun 27, 18:21
The Bear S2E9 spoiler - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 27, 18:07 1
- from that same episode - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 27, 18:11
data suggests putting Airbnb/VRBO out of business would go a long way to easing the housing crunch -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 17:44 42
- I wish it was like the early days - a room in someone's house. It was a way to meet someone, feel safe, connect with the location. - colin Jun 27, 19:53 2
  - it's like how ebay used to be "how much will one of you give me for this crap I don't want anymore?" - Tim Jun 27, 19:56 1
    - Still is though, depending on your hobbies. It's also a great business platform...I buy a lot of small industrial products there, easier - colin Jun 27, 19:59
- While I appreciate that people should be entitled to own a property that they can rent to others, I don’t see how we control this. -- nm - Mop Jun 27, 19:37 8
  - Banning corporate ownership is a start. A lot of Airbnbs are houses scooped by companies, turned into short term rentals. - colin Jun 27, 19:55 2
    - *cough*cough*CANADA*cough* -- (link) - Mop Jun 27, 19:58 1
      - North American problem, I'll say. -- nm - colin Jun 27, 20:00
  - fees and taxes to the point that it is not economically feasible to choose to offer short-term rentals -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 19:52 4
    - here, it used to be that if you made less than $2ok per year on an STR platform, you didn't get 1099'd. people I know would make $19k on airbnb then - mandy on home machine Jun 27, 20:11 1
      - thanks annie! -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 20:13
    - I suppose it’s the difference between short term and long term that matters. -- nm - Mop Jun 27, 19:56 1
      - In PDX, it is massively cheaper to Airbnb by the month than a day/week. Wonder if that helps... -- nm - colin Jun 27, 20:01
- You rent a house or worse, rent a room, get a tennant who doesn't pay you're stuck with legal bills, no income for a year, find house trashed at end -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 27, 19:11
- I'm surprised Vegas is not on the list. we have had some zoning laws changed recently to discourage Air B&B people. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 27, 18:25
- ...PHOENIX. Where the number of short-term rentals (18k) is more than DOUBLE the number of for sale listings (8k). - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 27, 18:08 9
  - like it's almost a rational economic action to get into short-term rentals, but it just screams unsustainable bubble. - mafic Jun 27, 18:10 8
    - it's also characteristic of most Tech 2.0 ventures that are collapsing now that the jig is up - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 18:15 7
      - I do think that it's interesting that airbnb's latest pivot is back to its roots: rooms in people's homes. -- nm - mandy on home machine Jun 27, 18:44 5
        
        effin lodgers -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 19:53
        
        last time I looked at air bnbs (pre-pandemic) I found a whole subculture of people who exclusively do this. -- nm - mafic Jun 27, 18:52
        
        I assume the original market was people looking for quaint/intimate and authenticity and wanting to avoid commercial and touristy venues - Max Jun 27, 18:52 2
        
        this is all kate winslet's fault. -- nm - mandy on home machine Jun 27, 19:04 1
        
        Which, really, means it's all Rufus Sewell's fault. - Max Jun 27, 19:14
      - yep. jack the prices was always on the cards. can't lose money blitzscaling forever. -- nm - mafic Jun 27, 18:17
- I hope they burn to the ground. They're a massive problem here that should be banned. -- nm - Krusty Jun 27, 18:07
- anecdotally, the newish development across the street from my brother in Vancouver is ~80% Air BnB. 25 units, he says maybe 5 occupied. -- nm - mafic Jun 27, 17:59 15
  - People staked their entire livelihoods on it, and...oh well. -- nm - Tim Jun 27, 18:02 14
    - like the stripper scene in the big short. "I have five houses and a condo." a woman I used to work with turned her rental into an airbnb and just - mandy on home machine Jun 27, 18:40 8
      - I was *just* work watching this yesterday and totally thought about it before you posted this. - Max Jun 27, 18:45 5
        
        We want to do it but it's not as simple as it seems. It can be done but it'll still be quite expensive. -- nm - Krusty Jun 27, 19:05
        
        it's suuuuuuch a good workwatch. two things: 1) has any "disruption" ever truly worked out in the end? 2) do these metros actually need more hotels? -- nm - mandy on home machine Jun 27, 18:49 3
        
        streaming's going to the moon, i'm reliably informed -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 19:55
        
        my old software company was a disruptor that's actually done pretty well. but they went for organic growth rather than blitz. - mafic Jun 27, 19:02
        
        I don't know if they need more hotels but you couldn't get any closer to the museums, since there are few residential buildings there. - Max Jun 27, 18:59
      - classic erika -- nm - mafic Jun 27, 18:42 1
        
        not untrue. -- nm - mandy on home machine Jun 27, 18:42
    - yeah, that sucks, but if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. - mafic Jun 27, 18:09 4
      - I've never used it but I've seen so many screenshots lately that they're now frequently more expensive than hotels. - Tim Jun 27, 18:10 3
        
        if you're traveling with a group, they can be cheaper. but for less than four people for sure hotels are cheaper considering fees. -- nm - mandy on home machine Jun 27, 18:42
        
        Yep, I go away to have someone take care of me, not to trade one home to another. - Meg Jun 27, 18:17 1
        
        my kid is obsessed with RV trips (specifically to Broome) right now. it's like all she talks about. - mafic Jun 27, 18:19
- this whole thread is an aphrodisiac -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 17:45
Minecraft Suspicious Stew Pringles taste like… stew. -- nm - Dano Jun 27, 17:39
new defense dropping tonight: "It was bravado" never possessed any so-called classified docs, actually. locker room docs -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 17:35 6
- How long before he employs the Shaggy defense? -- nm - Mop Jun 27, 19:44
- what a maroon. -- nm - Remlik Jun 27, 18:24
- "look, we all know he lies about everything," might not be the winning defence they think it is. -- nm - mafic Jun 27, 18:16 1
  - NPR fact checked the first 75 statements at a debate, found most all were lies, unconfirmed was his claim about his penis size -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 27, 19:15
- Next defense: That’s James Austin Johnson on the tapes. -- nm - Dano Jun 27, 17:44 1
  - lol apparently the docs in question, that he definitely didn't possess and show to people at Bedminster, aren't even charged in the case -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 17:55
‘Leguizamo Does America’ Renewed for Season 2 at MSNBC -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jun 27, 17:17 1
- Stop making shit up! -- nm - Mop Jun 27, 19:35
Graham Norton to Host U.K. ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Reboot -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jun 27, 17:17 2
- can't we trade him for Seacrest? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 17:18 1
  - At least with Seacrest hosting, I won’t feel dirty when I turn on the TV and accidentally see the Wheel. -- nm - Mop Jun 27, 19:40
This seems like a good Safari extension for using the Reddit mobile interface after Friday -- (link) - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 27, 17:08 2
- This is incredibly naive of me, but I didn't know you could add extensions to your mobile browser. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 27, 17:14 1
  - Same. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 27, 17:31
This book sounds fascinating -- (link*) - znufrii 🦄 Jun 27, 17:02 1
- "Why does it have to be so antagonistic?" Asks Woman While Poking Lion With Stick -- nm - Max Jun 27, 18:42
correct me if I’m wrong but refunding 80% of your ad sales back to the advertisers is probably bad for your ad business -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 16:47 8
- LOL at the idea that Google will give back any of that money. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 27, 17:11 7
  - If it violates standards they never should have run but I don’t see how you refund on that -- nm - VMan Jun 27, 17:13
  - they're already getting sued out the yin-yang over their ads, what's another class action? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 17:13 5
    - My company feels pretty confident about our odds at winning. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jun 27, 19:01
    - Note that the article says "standards" (not binding?) while to poster said terms of service (binding?) - Mop🧹 Jun 27, 17:15 3
      - illusory contracts are illusory -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 17:17 2
        
        tell that to Kim Basinger! -- nm - mafic Jun 27, 18:00
        
        But are they metaphorically binding? -- nm - Mop Jun 27, 17:41
I didn't understand the theme of the purple category on Connections until the reveal -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 27, 16:28 2
- Was that spoils - TWuG Jun 27, 17:17 1
  - yup -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 27, 17:56
seen at Denver Pride Parade: "Recovering bigot, I'm Sorry" -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 27, 16:24
Meryl, J-Law, Quinta & 300 A-Listers have written to SAG leadership to remind them that they're no DGA chumps, so get a better deal or they walk -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 27, 16:21 1
- In this analogy, AMPTP is Ukraine. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 27, 17:09

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