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European premiere of Barbie in London now -- (link) - budice Jul 12, 09:58
I don't know what this "EVs are going unsold / used EV prices are dropping" nonsense is. The biggest used car lot near me has exactly 3 used EVs. -- (edited) - Beryllium Jul 12, 09:49 8
- IIUC, it was mostly the very high end stuff sitting that triggered the "lots are full". And used car prices dropped across the board. - TWuG Jul 12, 10:07
- Used Tesla prices *are* dropping, but that's because new Tesla prices are dropping. Also, used prices dropping is a good thing for adoption. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 10:04 1
  - Tesla has 20+% automotive margins. They have all sorts of room to drop prices. Other builders generally have much tighter margins on their EVs - TWuG Jul 12, 10:10
- fossil fuel addicted right wing denialist rubbish? -- nm - mud Jul 12, 09:52 1
  - yes -- nm - Pippy Quintas Jul 12, 10:11
- Mindless regurgitation. Same as the whole "most of the US will see the aurora tonight" -- nm - oblique Jul 12, 09:52 2
  - I dunno, ars technica doesn't usually regurgitate ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 12, 09:54 [mastodon] 1
    - My guess is their comments section will roast that guy for linking the Axios piece -- nm - oblique Jul 12, 09:57
Ukraine, Allies Agree To F-16 Training Program -- (link) - JD Jul 12, 09:41
“This is nothing about a third party,” he said. -- (link) - mud Jul 12, 09:30 3
- well I can still see Tweets when posted here, so thats good, but once I click on it and launch twitter, it disappears. - Jovian Jul 12, 09:40 2
  - probly not missing much: -- (pic) - mud Jul 12, 09:45 [Attachment]
  - My account is on the 30 day deactivation clock. I think I might actually kick the habit this time. -- nm - Qale Jul 12, 09:41
I should start re-watching all the M:I movies. Yes, this sounds like a good idea. -- nm - sycor Jul 12, 09:29
the DJT fanatic Taylor Taranto, who showed up near Obama's house with guns and ammos in his van, has been ordered detained until trial. -- nm - Jovian Jul 12, 09:16 1
- guess he didn't get McFadden -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 12, 09:21
OMITB: Martin Short nominated, Steve Martin NOT nominated. Selena Gomez snubbed again. -- nm* - ty97 Jul 12, 09:13 1
- I'm sure Martin will definitely not bring this up to Steve at all. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 09:16
Weird got 8 Emmy noms! -- nm - TWuG Jul 12, 09:08 1
- Make the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame weird! -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 12, 09:19
That's one way to get to the debate stage, I guess. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 12, 08:55 4
- worked for Tom Steyer -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 12, 09:01
- donate the $1 and then donate $21 to the Dems (or the SPCA or Planned Parenthood) (and be sure to tweet the $21 receipt back at him too) -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 08:57 2
  - I assume there is a rule that you must have 50,000 individual donors to make the debate? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 09:03 1
    - I think it's 40,000 but yeah it's to meet that. -- nm - spamlet Jul 12, 09:11
Emmy Noms: Drama Actor - mud Jul 12, 08:43 3
- Emmy Noms: Comedy Actor - mud Jul 12, 08:45 2
  - Emmy Noms: Drama Actress - mud Jul 12, 08:45 1
    - Emmy Noms: Comedy Actress - mud Jul 12, 08:49
Emmy Noms: Limited Series - mud Jul 12, 08:42 2
- Emmy Noms: Drama Series - mud Jul 12, 08:44 1
  - Emmy Noms: Comedy Series - mud Jul 12, 08:46
Emmy Noms: Lead Limited/Movie Actor - mud Jul 12, 08:37 2
- Emmy Noms: Lead Limited/Movie Actress - mud Jul 12, 08:38 1
  - oldest will be happy of Daisy and the Six girl getting multiple noms -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 08:39
Eagles final farewell show in Indy tickets are 169.50 to $1,325. -- nm - Remlik Jul 12, 08:33
Hey there kids - long time and stuff. Broadway-heads...what can you tell me about Company as a show? nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 12, 08:32 3
- the documentary of the original cast recording is fantastic -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 12, 09:08
- It’s one of my faves. - znufrii 🦄 Jul 12, 09:06 1
  - ok cool. maybe we'll keep it then. my mom is hit and miss with stuff she doesn't like...so glad to hear. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 12, 09:23
Inflation drops to 3% y-o-y - znufrii 🦄 Jul 12, 08:23 2
- I would like no more interest rate increases, please. -- nm - Qale Jul 12, 08:33
- Bidenomics! -- nm - rollo Jul 12, 08:31
I liked Paris in Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One - JD Jul 12, 08:23 2
- They brought back Leonard Nimoy's character from the original series? -NM - howie Jul 12, 08:45
- That's hot. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 08:30
I missed this. New Academy rules means no more one week releases in NY/LA to qualify. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jul 12, 08:08 2
- June 21: -- (link) - mud Jul 12, 08:19 [Backboard] 1
  - I'm just glad you didn't like to a post I made. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 12, 08:22
Mission Impossible with $7M last night. Inigo, that’s your music… -- nm - MDH Jul 12, 08:01 5
- nvm. $7M true TUE, $2.5M Sun-Mon. $9.5M in previews -- nm* - budice Jul 12, 08:20 2
  - don't forget, Tuesday is typically cheap night... -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 08:26
  - 312.50 - Spawn Jul 12, 08:21
- Is it in 5/4 time? -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 12, 08:04
- that's a lot of old Asian grannies -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 08:03
Football isn't the only problem at Northwestern. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 12, 07:56 2
- prime example of lack of institutional control -- nm - budice Jul 12, 07:57 1
  - President goes down for this. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 12, 08:21
Highly caffeinated version of Prime Energy drink ordered recalled by federal government (I gather this is the Logan Paul drink) -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 07:54 14
- My douchebag students will be crestfallen. - Reagen Jul 12, 07:56 13
  - I'd never heard of it before (but gather one of my nephews and a couple other kids drink the regular stuff) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 08:01 12
    - it floors me that the generation is into energy drinks and not sodas. - Pippy Quintas Jul 12, 08:16 11
      - Femboys love their Monsters. -- nm - Qale Jul 12, 08:50 2
        
        Apparently I resemble that remark. - JaxSean Jul 12, 09:07 1
        
        Do you also own a BLÅHAJ? -- nm - Qale Jul 12, 09:22
      - Logan drinks neither (by choice). Water, juice, or milk. I mean, he will have a Sprite or a Mountain Dew on occasion, but very rarely. -- nm* - Spawn Jul 12, 08:47
      - I don’t coffee, so I sometimes have an energy drink in the morning. - Tim Jul 12, 08:35 2
        
        Diet Pepsi in the morning is my coffee (then another in the afternoon around 2 or so) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 08:38 1
        
        Diet Coke is mine. But i have to cut back, my DC levels are way too high. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 08:41
      - They're not *not* into it, there's just more of a mix. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 08:23 1
        
        *nods* -- nm - Pippy Quintas Jul 12, 08:24
      - No sodas but let them order whatever at Starbucks -- nm - JD Jul 12, 08:20 1
        
        heh -- nm - Pippy Quintas Jul 12, 08:24
I’m all for reining in the abuses of the current Supreme Court, but reporting like this is dumb and does nothing to help the cause, imo. -- (link*) - znufrii 🦄 Jul 12, 07:53
There are 3,243 counties (or county equivalents, St. Louis) in the US. How many have voted for the winner of every Presidential contest since 1980? -- nm - spamlet Jul 12, 07:51 6
- 1 -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Jul 12, 08:16 1
  - *ding* A rural county in Northwest Washington is the last of the bellweathers. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 12, 08:17
- 42 -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 12, 07:59
- 69 -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 07:55
- 3 -- nm - TWuG Jul 12, 07:52
- 312.50 -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 07:52
Bank of Canada raises rates another quarter percent -- (link) - Reagen Jul 12, 07:51
Dear applicant, when putting professional experience on your resume, I would recommend including the name of the company you worked for -- (edited) - oblique Jul 12, 07:45 3
- YOU try explaining wifi passwords to octogenarians -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 11:06
- He went from IT to wait staff? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 12, 07:53 1
  - I can't even tell. LinkedIn lists zero of the work experience (just graduation in 2019 with BS in IT/networking) - oblique Jul 12, 07:58
Bear Grylls ran wild with Benedict Cumberbatch -- (link) - budice Jul 12, 07:44 3
- That Julian Sands episode didn't go well. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 12, 07:49 1
  - he shouldn't of missed the helicopter to the resort they stayed in while "roughing" it then -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 08:03
- Between the two of them, they have an average number of letters in their names. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 07:45
I'm laughing that if Florida insurance proceeds as it's doing, that they're going to get socialism by default. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 07:40 2
- Socialism is what happens when other people benefit. -- nm - spamlet Jul 12, 08:20 1
  - The people living on the coasts benefit. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 12, 08:23
R.I.P. Milan Kundera, 94 - mud Jul 12, 07:37 4
- Man, 94? I still remember her on That 70s Show. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 12, 07:39 3
  - She did famously lie about her age to get on the show. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 07:52 2
    - That's what I always tell my lawyer. -- nm - Ashton Kutcher Jul 12, 08:09
    - it is known. -- nm - mud Jul 12, 07:57
FYI, in case you're seeing the news stories about northern lights tonight/tomorrow, they're crap. The sites I've been following aren't even sure where - oblique Jul 12, 07:28
There's like 5 dudes in this city that are taller than me ... and I ran into the same guy (and his amazon girlfriend) twice in two concerts - Reagen Jul 12, 07:23 5
- Meet cute! -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 12, 07:29
- "Ran into" as in seen each other above the shorts, across the hall? -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 07:26 3
  - as in was standing in front. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 07:27 2
    - fight! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 07:31
    - hard to miss, you too-tall freaks are -- nm - mud Jul 12, 07:29
LegalEagle's Devin Stone Answers Law Questions From Twitter | Tech Support -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 07:20 [youtube]
Well I guess thats it. No more twitter for me. I can no longer view any posts from anyone. -- (edited) - Jovian Jul 12, 07:18
Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 97% (222/6), Theatre Camp 77% (36/11) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 07:18
Gran Turismo's first reactions call it "a turbo-boosted sports epic" -- (link) - budice Jul 12, 07:06 6
- It's such a preposterous premise that could never actually happen. - Bari Seldon Jul 12, 07:45 2
  - kind of like the Jim Abbott story -- nm - JD Jul 12, 08:03
  - "You can't take a video gamer and make him a city planner! It'll never work!" "He's doing things we never dreamed of!" -- nm* - Cities: Skylines The Movie Jul 12, 07:47
- The trailer looks stupid. It also tells the whole story. It just doesn’t feel all that inspiring. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 12, 07:40 1
  - We *may* not be the target audience. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 07:41
- I'm debating taking my team to this for break in the day when it comes out. Seemed fun. -- nm - oblique Jul 12, 07:15
Based on this fun video, Canada's military is wholly unprepared and unable to assist if there's a major military conflict. -- (link) - Krusty Jul 12, 06:55 [youtube] 11
- Tell it like it is, flash-animated AI-voiced video! -- nm - mafic Jul 12, 07:24
- being next door to the biggest dog in the neighborhood makes it not really necessary. The US would have to assist otherwise they'd get invaded from - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 07:01 4
  - Of course. Having both a very friendly and powerful neighbor allows Canada to not have to focus on a robust military. Also, we don't really have to - Krusty Jul 12, 07:10 3
    - you know that video is pretty ... slanted. I agree we need to modernize and upgrade, but -- (edited) - Andie Jul 12, 07:12 2
      - Yeah, I'm sure it is and I know there's a lot more info and details not included. But it's also not far off and invalid in its assessment. -- nm - Krusty Jul 12, 07:14 1
        
        And I don't think it requires glorifying the military like we do here. That's certainly not the way for any country to go. - Krusty Jul 12, 07:18
- It's time to invade!! -- nm - decline Jul 12, 07:00
- we have 1/10 the population and more land. We are well aware we can't defend it. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 06:57 3
  - It's more than that. It needs to modernize, recruit much better and just focus on where its strengths are as there's no way to be a well rounded - Krusty Jul 12, 07:03 2
    - "changing the entire culture of Canada", to be more militaristic and paranoid? not sure that's a plus. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 07:04 1
      - Oh, I'm certainly not saying that's what should happen. I'm saying it won't happen because it would require a massive change in culture. - Krusty Jul 12, 07:06
Andie - we ordered 2 of those paddleboards yesterday too. Thanks for the link! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 06:47 5
- nice! -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 06:57
- I wish they had some "real" kayaks on sale. We're looking to upgrade past the inflatable -- nm - oblique Jul 12, 06:52 3
  - What about oru? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 08:04
  - Costco has them fairly often around here; maybe Amazon has a deal for them too today -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 07:15
  - we sold our inflatable kayak 2 years ago, it was SO HEAVY. -- nm* - Andie Jul 12, 06:58
spam la voila level 1 & 2 -- (link) - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 12, 06:47 14
- Danke. -- nm - spamlet Jul 12, 07:26
- I can't tell if these are UL certified or not. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 07:23 5
  - In the questions there is some discussion of that. At least part of it is. -- nm - spamlet Jul 12, 07:26 4
    - I feel like with electric stuff, if one part isn't, then the whole thing isn't. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 07:28 3
      - Point taken. -- nm - spamlet Jul 12, 07:51 2
        
        at 16A it's *probably* not a big worry? -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 08:03 1
        
        I just feel like there are no good UL options... -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 12, 08:10
- Don't EVs come with one of these? Mine has one. It's how I charge at home. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 12, 07:08 2
  - Mine only came with a L1 charger. Some models don't even include that. I had to buy my own L2 and it is decidedly NOT portable :) -- nm - oblique Jul 12, 07:15 1
    - Huh. Looks like this was a perk. Apprently the Ford charger retails for $500. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 12, 07:51
- and kilbo, I would ditch the VW-issued L1 if I got the combo. to save space, as you say. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 12, 06:52 1
  - one thing to note, it appears the first link just includes the adapter from 14-50 to 5-15. I would assume (but I'm not your electrician) that if the - oblique Jul 12, 06:59
- la voila the other -- (link) - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 12, 06:48 1
  - If you don’t need the extra power might as well go for flexibility -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 12, 07:28
tRU, it must have just been a woot deal. The Beats Pro are $179 on Amazon today and they go on sale for $159 really regularly. -- nm - spamlet Jul 12, 06:45 1
- got them for $210 Canadian yesterday for the girls (beats the $700 the oldest was going to pay for Apple) -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 06:46
There's a snake in my boot! -- (link) - TWuG Jul 12, 06:39 1
- I always love the Far Side strip where 2 explorers were getting up and one guy empties out his boot and the other guy's thought bubble was - Beaker 🍺 Jul 12, 06:45

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