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For all the Sho talk, Halos 3-8 in last 11 -- nm - budice Jul 2, 09:16 1
- the Tungsten Arm O’Doyles are 7 games out of first and 2 games behind the 3rd wild card -- nm - Tim Jul 2, 09:18
That explains the WWE plot with Rousey. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 2, 08:48
BoxOffice: Indy $60M 3-day $82M 5-day (3day maybe overestimate, closer to $58M) -- (link*) - budice Jul 2, 08:43
Local wine store loses 600 bottles of wine - owner says loss is around a half-million dollars. -- (link) - Meg Jul 2, 08:23 5
- *gives Meg the side-eye* - ReluctantCynic Jul 2, 08:48 2
  - Drop the ‘the,’ just ‘side-eye.’ It’s cleaner. -- nm - Qale Jul 2, 09:16
  - I wish ;) -- nm - Meg Jul 2, 09:05
- Inside job/insurance scam. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Jul 2, 08:32 1
  - Yep—how do you wines, individually worth $thousands…and you have a $20 security camera, and no motion detection -- nm - Flavorize Jul 2, 09:12
I just had a lovely Sunday afternoon idea; - Loyola Jul 2, 07:48 1
- Does Russia really care about Wagner foot soldiers? They can dispatch the top guys themselves. -- nm - mara 🍂 Jul 2, 08:15
So apparently making electricity from thin air is a thing we can do now -- (link*) - znufrii 🦄 Jul 2, 07:46 1
- until we suck all of the humidity out of the air and turn the earth into a desert hellcape -- nm - Dano Jul 2, 09:20
Austrian F1 spoils... - budice Jul 2, 07:32 8
- Spoil question - Krusty Jul 2, 07:43 5
  - I’m not sure if he’s been beaten on track this season. Possibly only by his teammate. - Loyola Jul 2, 07:53
  - Mercedes made a stupid design decision which caused them to be slow. There was a race or two at the beginning where Max wasn't as dominant. Its over -- nm - budice Jul 2, 07:50 3
    - Theres also a spending cap now which limits the amount you can spend on redesign in-season. No more infinite cash for fixes. -- (link*) - budice Jul 2, 08:03 2
      - Unless, of course, you are Red Bull. If them, you can overspend. (NM) -- (edited) - Marlowe Jul 2, 08:04 1
        
        I agree with Marlowe. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 2, 08:46
- Cool cool -- so the rigged cheater has won 7 of 9 races this year... that's not a sport. - Will Hunting Jul 2, 07:40 1
  - The rest of the field has shown some exciting competition, though -- both drivers and constructors. - ReluctantCynic Jul 2, 08:51
Blackberry film, B+. Some great moments. If the Social Network had a cousin, this film would be it. Enjoyable watch. -- nm - Loyola Jul 2, 06:59 1
- I watched it a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed it. Easy B+ from me as well. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 07:13
Theo Huxtable's daughter makes him rewatch the shirt episode for the first time in many years -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 06:21
*WSOP poker sppilers* - Strongbad Jul 2, 05:45
baltimore shooting with 30 wounded, a couple dead, half a dozen critical... no one in custody .. house party? street party? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 02:33
Government committee hearing into financial scandal at state owned company: - Loyola Jul 2, 02:16 5
- So they *did* know (roughly). They just didn't want to say. - Mop🧹 Jul 2, 05:40 4
  - Agree with your im. -- nm - Loyola Jul 2, 06:57
  - Is 200k excessive for the C-suite? I don't think so, but I don't know any more information about this company. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 2, 05:53 2
    - Doesn’t sound excessive but the scandal appears to be related to what they *said* they were paid versus what they were actually paid. -- nm - Mop Jul 2, 06:50
    - I’m guessing it’s the state broadcaster, RTE. - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 2, 06:23
It’s 4am and my neighbors are still outside having a party. Wild. It’s not particularly loud so it’s not upsetting. More a curiosity. -- nm - Qale Jul 2, 01:55 1
- 4 day weekend for many people -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 02:30
I flicked on the golf for a second and saw the most beautiful golf swing I’ve ever seen. And it belongs to a guy called Peter Kuest. And he’s ranked - Loyola Jul 2, 01:37 1
- T5, so far—pretty good -- nm - Flavorize Jul 2, 06:26
four 20-game winners. four. -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 23:52
Best Star Trek Episode Ever? I think maybe so. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 23:38 1
- It’s gotta be up there. -- nm - Mop Jul 2, 06:52
Adam and Eve were the first to ignore Apple's Term and Conditions -- nm - FB Jul 1, 22:38
backyard evening poll: favorite bug light shade? classic yellow, spooky green, new blue? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 21:34 1
- I've never had one, but i vote yellow because too many of the lights around us are blue these days -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 21:57
Wordle 743 5/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 1, 21:14 2
- 4 - Fuzzy Jul 2, 04:54
- 5 - decline Jul 2, 03:50
TIL -- if you have Kindle books, you can use the Amazon webpage to assign them into various collections instead of just using the shitty Kindle UI. - Will Hunting Jul 1, 21:08 1
- thank you! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 1, 21:18
watching witness. kelly mcgillis is *amazing.* -- nm - mandy on home machine Jul 1, 20:52 7
- I remember going to that Dairy Queen on purpose after this came out. We lived 45 minutes away from the region. -- nm - landbeck Jul 2, 05:45 1
  - just to beat up some Amish?! - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 06:02
- the score of this movie is also *great.* -- nm - mandy on home machine Jul 1, 21:00 4
  - all-timer all around - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 21:12 2
    - they'd make her move to phl and convert for him. -- nm - mandy on home machine Jul 1, 21:25 1
      - ha, prolly true - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 21:26
  - I loved the barn raising scene. Iirc, the music during that was quite nice -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 1, 21:02
"not yet" -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 1, 19:55 [tiktok]
I just picked up six games from the Steam summer sale. Stray, The Last Campfire, In Sound Mind, Black Mesa, Action Henk and The Binding of Issac. - Krusty Jul 1, 19:10 4
- I'm interested to hear what you have to say about Stray -- nm - JD Jul 1, 20:00
- I'm toying with the idea of buying Subnautica under my own account ... anyone know if the savegames can be transferred between machines? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 19:34 2
  - A lot of games have cloudsave, you need to check its description. (NM) -- (edited) - Marlowe Jul 1, 20:05 1
    - Does cloudsave allow transfer between accounts? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 20:09
Ah, 2019. A simpler time. "Okilly Dokilly". -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 1, 19:01
LOL -- (pic) - Jovian Jul 1, 18:59 [Attachment] 6
- heh also a good point -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 06:08
- L3! -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 1, 21:42
- ha! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 1, 21:22
- brutal -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 21:15
- Post -- (pic) - mud Jul 1, 19:07 [Attachment]
- looks a little bit like Stockton Rush did -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 19:02
TIL: Just watched the first John Wick. It was produced by Eva Langoria. -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 1, 18:54 2
- This blurb cracks me up -- I would have loved this. - Will Hunting Jul 1, 20:23
- that's a fun fact. -- nm - mandy on home machine Jul 1, 20:08
Thunderstorm and fireworks at the same time is a new one for me. -- nm - Spawn Jul 1, 18:44 1
- pick one and run toward it -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 18:44
I'd like to hear ST's thoughts on these two screenshots from a BlueSky blog post -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 1, 18:39 [mastodon] 4
- My thinking is that it is not very different from how ST does things, except for the public blocklist thing. - Beryllium Jul 1, 19:07
- Nope. -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 18:56
- I'm OK with that. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 1, 18:52
- Yeahhhh, no. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 1, 18:42
The top 10 restaurants in the United States according to math. -- (link) - David Jul 1, 18:29 8
- S2 Spoils of The Bear - Flavorize Jul 1, 22:57
- nothing from vegas? nola? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 1, 19:45 1
  - pretty stupid to do a national analysis using a ratings guide which only surveys a few markets -- nm - psilotum Jul 1, 22:44
- Math is stupid. - Will Hunting Jul 1, 18:45
- christ more analytics -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 18:40 3
  - hah, I'm going to have to use this outburst at work -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 18:43 2
    - it's pretty all-purpose these days - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 18:44 1
      - (by all accounts Charleston and Inn at Little Washington are outstanding tho i never ate at either when i lived in the area) - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 18:50
mild twitter hack: if you google any given account, the results page should display the text of its several most recent tweets. mostly they're dunking - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 17:42 1
- my twitter has returned -- nm - budice Jul 1, 17:55
BobbyBo: We did know he also gets $500k a year from the Os right? -- nm - budice Jul 1, 17:40 2
- he's no Albert Belle -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 17:42 1
  - Belle didn't get deferred and the Orioles were on the hook for like $12mil total from that after insurance payouts. - Will Hunting Jul 1, 17:50
Kurt Busch is nice, isn't he. I though Kyle was the douche. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 1, 17:08 4
- They're both rough but gotten slightly better as they age. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 1, 18:01
- Kurt is an asshole -- Kyle is a hotshot douchebag thinks he's God, but really is just very very good. - Will Hunting Jul 1, 17:21 2
  - The next one -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 1, 18:03 1
    - I hear that Kyle is going to go race those races too just for extra laps in the car. - Will Hunting Jul 1, 18:07
I just got home from costco. two things: 1) I forgot to buy a pepper grinder. look, if you have one you love, please just link me. please. 2) - mandy on home machine Jul 1, 16:50 12
- Peugeot and Unicorn are popular selections in my local foodies group. -- nm - psilotum Jul 1, 22:57
- Mine isn’t fancy but I like it a lot. -- (link) - kelly Jul 1, 19:38 3
  - I love OXO obvs. I like this one but feel like the capacity looks small. is it? -- nm - mandy on home machine Jul 1, 19:43 2
    - (note that I am super pro pepper so a small grinder is unsuper for me.) -- nm - mandy on home machine Jul 1, 19:44 1
      - It holds about a half cup. -- nm - kelly Jul 1, 21:44
- Got a hammer? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 1, 18:23
- well i guess i know who not to rely on for my spice accessories when i run out -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 17:30
- this style seems to be a 'Greek style peppermill'. I've had one for decades and love it. -- (link*) - Peglegpete Jul 1, 17:23 1
  - sash recommends this one. actually she recommends the bigger one of this, but I'm not a millionettte. - mandy on home machine Jul 1, 19:37
- You just tip it over and starts grinding -- (link) - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 1, 17:03
- Place peppercorns on cutting board. Grab largest chef knife or cleaver. Turn blade sideways. Crush pepper. -- nm - VMan Jul 1, 16:58 1
  - Forgot. Season to taste. -- nm - VMan Jul 1, 16:59
The Bear spoilers mid season S2 - Flavorize Jul 1, 16:39
If this is true, it's extremely hilarious. -- (link) - TWuG Jul 1, 15:59 5
- It's a bit teleological, no? Allegedly the blocking was to reduce the traffic... but the blocking is causing the traffic? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 1, 20:47
- Jack Dorsey subtext to his hand-picked successor: Hey dipshit, get it together -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 19:52 1
  - Gotta get in that bitcoin plug, 'eh Jack? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 1, 20:46
- He is just gonna BS his way through it apparently -- (pic) - Jovian Jul 1, 16:05 [Attachment] 1
  - Fu£kt@rd -- nm - VMan Jul 1, 16:45
Looks like Subby had a close encounter with a tornado. Those things are *everywhere* -- nm - Meg Jul 1, 15:56
Question: does this guy mean "blockchain" when he says "crypto"? Guy: "it's literally nothing to do with bitcoin ethereum nfts scams. we are using - mara 🍂 Jul 1, 15:43 6
- I don't understand his statement. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 17:53 4
  - That’s helpful in itself, thank you. -- nm - mara Jul 1, 18:13
  - My guess is each transaction would be a game move...not a financial tracker like we think of blockchain as. - Will Hunting Jul 1, 17:55 2
    - So, using it as a nonperformant immutable database? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 18:00 1
      - I have no idea, I think blockchain is stupid but I've seen things like this that people pie in the sky think it can work for. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 1, 18:01
- Not a techie but my understanding is that blockchain is the tech behind crypto. It manages transactions, security, etc. and may be worth something. -- nm - VMan Jul 1, 15:50
Okay, maybe the Chicago street race will be better than I expected. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 1, 15:37 2
- Googled 'Nascar Chicago' and got a weather alert to seek shelter from lightning. Twitter so can't link. -- nm - Meg Jul 1, 15:47
- da carz -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 15:44
SITWAP: The Vulture article on the streaming industry is very good. -- (link) - MDH Jul 1, 15:02 1
- Thank you for this. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 1, 19:06
"Do you need mulch? What?! We have a ton of mulch. A literal ton." - TWuG Jul 1, 14:55
i'd like to dedicate this to my grandpa, who showed me these moves. -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 1, 14:42
That was a lot more of Scarlett Johansson than I was expecting to see today. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 1, 14:38 9
- Seemed like a body double to me. -- nm - LMS Jul 1, 15:31
- Que? -- nm - David Jul 1, 14:46 7
  - Saw Asteroid City today but also a play on this post -- (link) - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 1, 14:53 [Backboard] 6
    - JLAW was not a body double. -- nm - Spawn Jul 1, 15:48 5
      - I guess after Red Sparrow it’s possible, I just assumed. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 1, 17:38
      - Jude always insists on doing his nude scenes. -- nm - VMan Jul 1, 16:49 1
        
        Even when they don’t call for any. -- nm - Qale Jul 1, 21:09
      - Oh come on man, I already saw a movie today. -- nm - Jovian Jul 1, 16:06
      - Under the Skin was not a body double -- nm - budice Jul 1, 15:56
i thought the bad Hornets GM decisions were supposed to stop when MJ left -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 14:36
Leaves got Reaves -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 1, 14:21
Eufy Perez's ERA rose by over a run today. -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 14:18 2
- We're supernova hot right now. It's insane. -- nm - David Jul 1, 14:36
- 0.1 IP, 6 ER, 7 H -- nm - budice Jul 1, 14:34

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