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(Reuters): Russia's Medvedev says standoff with West to last decades, Ukraine conflict 'permanent' - mud Jul 3, 08:20 3
- Get'em into NATO and set up our bases, then. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 08:32
- Awww, look at the cute puppet. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 3, 08:26
- From Kyiv in 3 days to decades, I see a government now trying to shift its citizens' expectations. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 08:25
I’m gonna need both an explainer AND a fact check on this -- (link) - ty97 Jul 3, 08:12 11
- So millions of people without AC died yesterday? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 3, 08:30
- IIUC, it's the temp at 100% humidity and at 100% humidity sweating won't cool you. You'll slowly cook. - TWuG Jul 3, 08:17
- I’m a weather nerd and have never heard of this measure until last week. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 3, 08:12 8
  - I've been hearing about wet-bulb (albeit without specific numbers for fatal zones) for a couple of years -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 08:50
  - I remember learning to use a sling psychrometer in middle school, that was probably the last time I engaged with the concept -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 Jul 3, 08:18 2
    - (And yes, I had to look up the name to remember what a sling psychrometer is called) -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Jul 3, 08:29 1
      - Isn't that what Dr. Strange uses? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 08:33
  - Is he claiming that everyone in that zone without a/c is dead now? - ty97 Jul 3, 08:14 3
    - Don't you remember heat waves in Chicago that killed hundreds, mostly elderly unable, or unwilling to open windows -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 3, 10:46
    - Yes, Baton Rouge is gone -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 08:30
    - It's not like, instant, but it is deadly - Reagen Jul 3, 08:27
Perhaps a Grand Jury can't always indict a ham sandwich, no charges offered by one in the Travis Scott Astroworld Festival crowd crush deaths. - Qale Jul 3, 08:10
Lol, MEX. -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 Jul 3, 08:07
Slate has a feature on the ascendancy of Grimace. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jul 3, 08:06
ST: What'd you watch this weekend? -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 3, 07:38 27
- Asteroid City: A- -- nm - Dano Jul 3, 08:34 1
  - Nice. I look very forward to watching it at home. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 08:35
- D&D HAT (4th rewatch, it puts me in a good mood) A, Joe Pickett s2 e6 A, Wind of Change podcast A, Jack Ryan season 3 B- -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 08:28 2
  - It took me a second viewing to follow all the steps of the wagon sequence. -- nm - Coach Bearond Jul 3, 08:29 1
    - The wagon sequence is a great heist caper. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 08:32
- John Wick (A-), John Wick 2 (B+) - JaxSean Jul 3, 08:25 1
  - In some ways, those are two *very* diff...no, wait -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 3, 08:29
- Chainsaw Man S1 Ep1-4: Whoo boy, 🤪 -- nm - JD Jul 3, 08:21
- EEAAO: A -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 3, 08:06
- I rewatched Batman, I mean The Flash. A for the Batman stuff, C for The Flash stuff. The family is seeing Indy tomorrow. -- nm* - Spawn Jul 3, 07:58
- Black Widow ( 87') B, Silo episode something B, -- nm - Pippy Quintas Jul 3, 07:56 1
  - Apple logged me out *in the middle* of last week's episode and I realized I did not care enough about it to log back in. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 07:57
- D&D - About a C -- nm - VMan Jul 3, 07:55
- No Hard Feelings B, Asteroid City A, Chicago cup race A, neighbors tree down in our yard F -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 3, 07:51 2
  - Uh oh—did the tree wreck anything? -- nm - Flavorize Jul 3, 07:52 1
    - Luckily nothing other than their fence but it’s the second chunk of tree to come down. The renter is great but the landlord is an asshole. - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 3, 08:12
- Lots of “The Bear” S2–A and some of Mr Mercedes S1—B-…enjoyed it…needed to be 8 episodes and not 10 -- nm - Flavorize Jul 3, 07:50
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (B+); Sky Captain of Tomorrow (B); Sliding Doors (C-). -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 3, 07:45
- Sicko. Kind of sad that it's still almost completely accurate this many years later. Grade: A- -- nm* - Qale Jul 3, 07:44
- Dial of Destiny: B-. It was fine, not great but fine. A step above Crystal Skull. -- nm - Coach Bearond Jul 3, 07:40
- Seven Psychopaths rewatch A-, DUNE Part One re-rewatch A++ ..also Silo S1 finale A+, The Idol finale B+ -- nm* - mud Jul 3, 07:40
- Nimona A-. I can see why Disney passed on it but still enjoyed it. Witcher first 3 episodes new season B+, finished Fubar B+ overall -- nm - sycor Jul 3, 07:40
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - B+ -- nm - Jovian Jul 3, 07:40
- D&D: Honor Among Thieves B+ ; Nobody (rewatch) A ; Velocipaster F- as a movie, A++ as an experience -- nm* - Beaker 🍻 Jul 3, 07:39 3
  - Velocipastor has been on my list for a while. Along with Slaxx, Terrordactyl, and Killer Sofa. And if you enjoy the idea of these Thankskilling is a - sycor Jul 3, 07:46 2
    - we are still quoting it and laughing about how downright awful it was. Made our Friday night -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 3, 07:57 1
      - I think Thankskilling will be very enjoyable for you. I think it's on Tubi. Don't watch the trailer. Just watch the movie. -- nm - sycor Jul 3, 08:28
OTD 50 years ago, Bowie Killed Ziggy -- (link) - mud Jul 3, 07:28
Somebody foolishly scheduled a work demo for 3 pm today. -- nm - Coach Bearond Jul 3, 07:22 3
- This is going to be the longest day—so slow -- nm - Flavorize Jul 3, 07:37
- I don't have an exact count on percentage of ppl off today, but I'm sure it's >50%. -- nm - Coach Bearond Jul 3, 07:24 1
  - Sorta mixed - Being medical, people still need their drugs and ER visits -- nm - budice Jul 3, 07:28
Need to get/update your passport? Apparently, it's a mess right now. -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 3, 07:14 1
- Demonstrating the flaws of the contractor system. If it were nimble, they wouldn't have an issue of rehiring to meet demand. -- nm - Max Jul 3, 07:28
Work Timing: New Office Site went live today. New staff there can't complete HR training cause the training site is being upgraded over the next week. -- nm* - budice Jul 3, 07:12 1
- 1) Completing the training enables their access to apps 2) Payroll, other items also completed during it. Bunch of new people with just email now -- nm - budice Jul 3, 07:19
As part of the Kickstarter for James Acaster's Springleaf podcast one of the rewards was a video where James(Springleaf) uses - Krusty Jul 3, 06:48 3
- It actually works out better that he mispronounced it. :) -- nm - Dano Jul 3, 07:16
- "I don't care." - ReluctantCynic Jul 3, 06:59 1
  - I really enjoyed it. I can't wait for the podcast after hearing a live reading. -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 07:15
Beach Day was A/A+. Just the right amount of crowd. The fact that it could have been warmer and clearer was offset that we totally Andie'd.... - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 3, 06:44 1
- Woooo!!! Free fudge! -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 06:53
Oof... one of my parlays lost in a final set tiebreaker 11-9. -- nm - Dano Jul 3, 06:36 2
- Shenanigans! -- nm - Coach Bearond Jul 3, 07:44
- dang -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 3, 06:43
This BlueSky migration reminds me of that time when a message board turned orange for a week and everyone freaked out. - Secret Stalker Jul 3, 06:15 12
- Hello! -- nm - Pippy Quintas Jul 3, 06:35
- I remember the organging. It was a dark time. -- nm - sycor Jul 3, 06:34 1
  - ...for a week. Literally. -- nm - Secret Slacker Jul 3, 06:38
- It went the way of the Nintendo Virtual Boy. -- nm - Coach Bearond Jul 3, 06:31
- We left and didn't look back. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 3, 06:23 1
  - So true. Best thing that happened to us, likely. -- nm - Qale Jul 3, 07:48
- could use an invite - budice Jul 3, 06:21 1
  - Me too. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 3, 07:10
- 🤣 -- nm - Flavorize Jul 3, 06:16
- Haven't been here in so long, I forgot my handle :) -- nm - Secret Slacker Jul 3, 06:15 2
  - I pop in, maybe once a year—do you remember people selling their accounts, on Ebay? -- nm - Flavorize Jul 3, 06:23 1
    - That lasted right up until I had my port in a place worth selling.... -- nm - Secret Slacker Jul 3, 06:30
"UBS Analysts estimate $250-500 million in medical costs could be directly attributable to pickleball." - Coach Bearond Jul 3, 06:04 9
- I mean honestly, given the cost of medicine in the US isn't this only like 750-1000 hip/knee replacements? for your population that seems very minor -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 3, 07:35
- I'm guessing those health benefits go away when they're lying on the couch recovering from ACL or knee replacement surgery. ;-) - Krusty Jul 3, 06:09 5
  - Faster than games of tennis— -- nm - Flavorize Jul 3, 06:14 4
    - You must mean in how long the games take because pickleball might be the most boring sport since golf. -- nm* - Krusty Jul 3, 06:20 3
      - Watching golf on tv has more action than any other sport. -- nm - MDH Jul 3, 06:48 2
        
        I think those are your dreams as you're asleep on the couch. I don't watch but I'd say hockey is non-stop action and the most exciting to watch on TV. - Krusty Jul 3, 06:52 1
        
        nm -- nm* - Krusty Jul 3, 07:07
- they likely weren't asked to calculate that. -- nm - Reagen Jul 3, 06:09 1
  - Agreed. I have less problem with their analysis and more with the breathless reporting on it. "ZOMG pickleball hurts ppl!" -- nm - Coach Bearond Jul 3, 06:22
The Pentagon will no longer work with filmmakers that allow China to censor their movies. -- (link) - Krusty Jul 3, 06:04 1
- GOOD. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 3, 08:30
Gfycat, a widely used GIF database, is set to shut down...all user content will be deleted in a matter of weeks -- (link) - decline Jul 3, 05:51 3
- Yet another weird byproduct of the "free" money era. I'm not sure how those businesses worked; I suspect they simply didn't. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 05:55 1
  - I always assumed ad revenue. -- nm - sycor Jul 3, 06:22
- But who will host Nyan cat gifs now? -- nm - sycor Jul 3, 05:54
"We often misdiagnose our current malady as one of “polarization.” That’s wrong. We have one rogue, ethno-authoritarian party and one fairly stable - TWuG Jul 3, 04:51
Wordle 744 4/6. I'm disappointed with myself - Fuzzy Jul 3, 04:30 2
- 5 - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 3, 05:12
- 4 - decline Jul 3, 05:04
Canadian PSA: Drivers of many 1998 to 2016 vehicles eligible in $78 million class action settlements -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Jul 3, 03:57 1
- Ah, not me. I've never bought new. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 04:05
TV PSA: The Rising, Raw, Claim to Fame, Bachelorette, The Price is Right, Eric Andre Show, Black Ink Crew, - Beaker 🍻 Jul 3, 03:45 8
- I’ve heard of three of these. -- nm - mafic Jul 3, 06:11
- ‘High Desert’ Canceled at Apple TV+ After One Season -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 3, 03:59 1
  - Freeform Cancels ‘Single Drunk Female,’ ‘The Watchful Eye’ -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 3, 04:00
- UK has Wonders of the World I Can't See (think a less good version of Travel Man with blind comedian Chris McCausland) and loads of Wimbledon. - LMS Jul 3, 03:58 4
  - Wonders of the World I Can't See is definitely on my list. Love Chris! -- nm* - Krusty Jul 3, 04:53 3
    - I'm watching the first episode with Harry Hill right now. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 06:12 2
      - Hope you enjoy, personally I think it should be 30 mins rather than an hour, but I like the concept. -- nm - LMS Jul 3, 06:18 1
        
        I just hope it's not filled with him and others eating. I understand people travel to eat different food but it's not entertaining for me to - Krusty Jul 3, 06:23
LOL. A funny thing about bluesky blocking. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 2, 23:51 [mastodon]
I just read Deadline's recap of The Idol and...oh no. Ohnonono. -- nm - David Jul 2, 23:09
Hmm, key lime pie experiment 2 may have not worked very well. -- (edited) - Beryllium Jul 2, 22:56 5
- I thought there was no eggs in Key Lime pie. -- nm - . Jul 3, 05:06 4
  - I searched some online recipes. Some of them do have egg, but not all. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 05:08 3
    - The recipe I use has three eggs. Most call for eggs but you're right that some don't. You get a looser and runnier base without the eggs. -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 05:11 2
      - I use a recipe I learned when I was around 11, no eggs. I think it's a simplified version out of a cookbook for kids. -- nm - . Jul 3, 05:18 1
        
        A quick search shows a good mix of recipes using and not using eggs. Now I want to try one of each and see which I like more. -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 05:38
Well I just watched EEAAO and now I’m re-evaluating all my life choices. -- nm - Mop Jul 2, 21:22 3
- Best movie featuring a tax audit as a main plot point ever. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 3, 07:50
- Raccacoonie taught me so much! -- nm - mafic Jul 2, 22:04
- Are you regretting your decision to replace your hot dog fingers with regular ones? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 22:00
i'm not saying the FedSoc goons are gonna vacate their fraudulent opinion in 303 Creative but defendants should at least prove it was fraudulent -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 21:21 4
- We all need to make up fake cases for rulings that solve a problem no one actually had -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 2, 21:29 3
  - if you are jewish or muslim, do you have to serve nazi pigs? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 21:44 2
    - No you don’t. Trump supporters either. Just disagree with the “ message” and claim creative freedom of expression. You are then golden -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 2, 21:51 1
      - Amy Sedaris says its sure to come up that they'll refuse to print Bar Mitzvah invitations or offer kosher food on cruise/airline -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 23:02
What's the name of the movie where Gwyneth Paltrow's character is always trying to take pictures? -- nm - David Jul 2, 20:53 5
- sky captain ..... -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 2, 20:54
- Sliding Doo....no, dammit! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 2, 20:54 3
  - it's so annoying that her movies are good but she's a con. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 21:05 1
    - Yes, I quite agree. But even with that, she's still a far sight better than some of the other famous monsters. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 21:24
  - :P -- nm - David Jul 2, 21:00
hey can we all just hold off on all the Idol finale spoilers for like 24 hours, tia -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 20:31 14
- psssst... the butler did it -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 21:40
- I’m going out on a limb and say that it somehow managed to save the entire series in the last 5 minutes! - Qale Jul 2, 20:32 12
  - it's unexpectedly the best series ever now. -- nm - mafic Jul 2, 20:43 11
    - not "the best", but I'd say in the Max pantheon we have: The Wire, Game of Thrones, The Idol, The Sopranos, and Band of Brothers. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 2, 21:21
    - i don't even know what it is but do I have to watch it now? y'all have been freaking over it. \ -- nm* - loosilu Jul 2, 21:06 7
      - I have seen 0 minutes of it. I plan on continuing that trend. -- nm - mafic Jul 2, 22:00
      - Absolutely not. I’ve been saying repeatedly that no one should be watching it, but nobody ever listens to me. -- nm - Qale Jul 2, 21:24
      - Oh, no. If you need to know may I suggest checking YouTube for a 10 minute video about the series or each episode. I'm sure there are many. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 21:08 4
        
        I hvae no clue where to even start. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 21:08 3
        
        From what I've read here, it's mostly about those famous monsters I mentioned a few hours ago. The ones who are worse than Gwyneth. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 00:43 1
        
        (Or, more specifically, the people who create and maintain the environment in which those people can "thrive") -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 00:43
        
        "The Idol Recap" You can go episode by episode. I don't know anything about the show other than what's been written here. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 21:29
    - Pippy's gonna have no choice but to urge everyone to watch it now! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 2, 20:48 1
      - The rat tail is going to need it’s own Emmy! -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 2, 21:27
Indiana Jones spoils - budice Jul 2, 20:13
Direct TV did not make a new agreement with the owners of the local CBS station. it was pulled a few hours ago. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 2, 19:57
Three Dong Night evolves into Three Dog Weekend -- (pic) - budice Jul 2, 19:50 [Attachment] 3
- I don't know how to respond to this. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 21:07
- Whatever you did to get those dogs… it sounds very uncomfortable. -- nm - Mop Jul 2, 19:53
- that's quite a typo -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 19:53
The American Gladiators documentary on Netflix is kind of terrific. Definitely for the nostalgia factor, but - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 2, 19:48 2
- Why does wrestling survive, but AG did not? -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 08:34
- I agree. In the middle of it now and very interesting -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 2, 20:31
I got to see a Rivian R1T at the canada day car show yesterday -- (pic) - Beryllium Jul 2, 19:42 [Attachment] 6
- And it also doubles as a yacht. -- nm - Mop Jul 2, 21:25
- There are a number of R1Ts and R1Ss running around town. They're built about 60 miles from here. - TWuG Jul 2, 20:16 1
  - I like the look of the T more than the S -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 20:36
- Is that guy wearing body armor, on the other side of that? -- nm - Flavorize Jul 2, 19:52 1
  - Yes, local PD -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 19:53
- lets write this, the next FnF someone shoots a rocket at vin who opens the doors and it flys right through hitting another baddie on the other side -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 19:51

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