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For the first time in 10 years, Reliant NRG is asking us to conserve electricity for an extended duration from now until Monday. - Qale Jul 14, 13:05
Will any of those almost-in-the-can series that got pulled be relaunched as strike content? Maybe they were secretly building a war chest. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 13:00 2
- not if they want to keep the write-offs -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 13:03 1
  - That would be true for some of them (Batgirl), but do we know for sure if all of them were done for writeoff reasons? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 13:06
August's gonna be bangin' at the State Theather* = coming are *both* the Thurston Howell Yacht Rock Spectacular *and* Yngwie Malmsteen - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 14, 12:54 [Attachment] 2
- Tangent: Margaritaville was playing Sex on the Beach by Yachtley Crue earlier. -- nm - David Jul 14, 13:03
- Don't sleep on Fishbone there. -- nm - spamlet Jul 14, 12:55
GOP will now block the Defense spending appropriations bill cnn -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 12:30 3
- They should, considering the crap that they-themselves attached to it. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 12:51
- the one they just passed? -- nm - oblique Jul 14, 12:35 1
  - it's a rope-a-dope -- nm - decline Jul 14, 12:36
How much of the API fees red-wit is demanding is to offset the bandwidth cost of google Bing chatAI scraping entire contents? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 12:25
Bob Iger’s big ideas for Disney involve cost-cutting at Marvel -- (link) - decline Jul 14, 12:19 6
- Not to praise the machine, but is this not what people have been saying? Too much Star Wars, too much Marvel? -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 12:24 4
  - 3 Pixar Releases, 3 - 5 Star Wars Series, 3 Marvel Series all for D+ which was charging $6.99/mo until recently. Purposely burning cash to build the subs -- nm* - budice Jul 14, 12:37
  - I've been saying "more star trek", yet P+ axed Prodigy -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 12:37 1
    - Yet they still air Firestarter. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 14, 12:45
  - definitely -- nm - decline Jul 14, 12:28
- "it's the only idea I need, Shaun!" -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 12:21
lol even Wall Street thinks actors are more important than the writers -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 12:15 1
- Man doesn't seem to be any way to opt out of their privacy invasion -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 12:28
Damn that was a quick turn around. Transformers Rise of the Beasts already available for rent at home. - sycor Jul 14, 12:09
consumer sentiment starting to come around on Bidenomics -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 11:56 1
- “How this could backfire on President Biden.” -- nm - NYT Pitchbot Jul 14, 12:29
SDCC list of cancellations -- (link) - budice Jul 14, 11:53 9
- Wait, Matt Cardona canceled Comic-Con in solidarity with the strikers? That's kinda awesome. -- nm - David Jul 14, 12:44 3
  - Is that the Major Wrestling Figures thing? -- nm - Tim Jul 14, 12:47 2
    - Yup, and it's him and Curt Hawkins -- nm - David Jul 14, 13:04
    - I was told they were non-union. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 12:51
- That list seems waaaay smaller than I expected. It probably isn’t complete yet. -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 12:28
- Even the Muppets are striking, I didn’t know Kermit and Elmo were SAG members -- nm - Tim Jul 14, 11:58
- Creation's annual Vegas Star Trek con is in 3 weeks. I can't see them going ahead. the con all relies on acting talent for panels & signings. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 14, 11:57
- ::reads...: "Sesame Street Muppet Puppeteers" ::cancels flight and hotel:: -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 11:54 1
  - "I paid $5,000 for my trip and they're cancelling the muppets?" -- nm - budice Jul 14, 11:58
I just looked at the clock, fully expecting it to be about 4:30 and the day almost over. It is not. -- nm - Andie Jul 14, 11:44 1
- Good news: It’s later than when you posted this! -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 12:28
Reddit just deleted all private chat logs from before Jan 1 2023 -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 14, 11:40 14
- As a non-reddit person, can someone in plain language explain the recent reddit issues/drama? -- nm - MDH Jul 14, 12:07 6
  - Forums are almost universally moderated with volunteer staff, but it's close to impossible to manage without the third party software that they just - Reagen Jul 14, 12:26 2
    - This delete could also be one or more of: spite; software expense; clearing any potential GDPR pitfalls for a buyer. -- nm - Max Jul 14, 12:32 1
      - IPO? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 12:36
  - it started when they started charging for their data feed (the same way twitter is) *alot* thus killing most of the 3rd party apps that people used to read reddit -- (edited) - decline Jul 14, 12:10
  - all the group content that users spent years building up for free, Reddit owner now wants to monetize without compensating the group members -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 12:09
  - I heard they deleted most of the private chat logs. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 12:08
- bastards -- nm - decline Jul 14, 11:51
- It's like they keep growing new feet to shoot themselves in. -- nm - sycor Jul 14, 11:49 2
  - i think they all watched Glass Onion at xmas and panicked to prove to the world that Ed Norton wasn't based on *them* -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 11:55
  - That's never fun. -- nm - Jeebs si Jul 14, 11:51
- Spotify under fire for making private playlists public -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 14, 11:47 [mastodon] 1
  - Lots of artists use those "Save Music" services. I never do them because they grant external entities the ability to update things like this - JaxSean Jul 14, 11:58
- I noticed that -- nm - budice Jul 14, 11:42
I know the answer probably is "just call" but WTFBBQ, I've emailed multiple places multiple times for things and NEVER get a response - oblique Jul 14, 11:32 4
- Yeah, I resort to chat if they have it. I cant even remember the last time a business returned an email I sent -- nm* - budice Jul 14, 11:35
- Next week you will get all three answered by the same person. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 11:33 2
  - Forgot to include the baptists that never returned my call about hospital bills -- nm - oblique Jul 14, 11:34 1
    - That one is a different department. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 11:35
for some godawful reason, I have a military-grade earworm of "I Have Confidence in Me" going nonstop through my head today -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 14, 11:31 1
- *laughs and points* - Spawn Jul 14, 11:34
Xbox: Major Nelson retires.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 14, 11:30 1
- It was sad enough when e and AceyBongos stepped away. This is the end of an era. -- nm - Max Jul 14, 13:07
Salma Hayek's husband is aiming to buy out CAA -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 11:16 3
- This seems like the worst possible day to buy a talent agency. If you wait six weeks, you'll get it for 20% off. -- nm - David Jul 14, 12:54
- I remember hearing a year or 2 ago that Carrie Fisher's Ex and Billie's dad was running CAA -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 14, 11:27 1
  - Bryan Lourd is the head agent but private equity acquired a large stake in them some time ago. -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 11:30
weekend plan: listening to fighter jets rip the sky at near tree top level as the Thunderbirds perform at JBLM...also B17 -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 11:15 2
- Driving back from OBX tomorrow. Doing absolutely nothing on Sunday. - znufrii 🦄 Jul 14, 11:22 1
  - did you hanglide off Jockey's Ridge like max? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 11:24
Twitter's new feature: welfare checks to nazis -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 11:09
what "just convert all those empty office buildings into housing" ends up actually looking like -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 11:01 17
- Why. The. F*ck. would there need to be a $655 per *month* HOA fee? -- nm - JaxSean Jul 14, 11:27 7
  - probably the cost of maintaining the building. likely has some stupid expensive stuff compared to standard residential housing - oblique Jul 14, 11:30 6
    - Electricity, too. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 11:32 5
      - Water and Electric get paid for in the HOA? -- nm - JaxSean Jul 14, 11:40 4
        
        Sometimes? Depends on the setup - Reagen Jul 14, 12:54
        
        If it was a conversion most likely separate meters were not easily accomplished. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 11:43 2
        
        HOA also regulates casual fridays -- nm - oblique Jul 14, 11:45 1
        
        As well they should. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 11:45
- They are great for shooting pron, though. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 11:25
- terrible reno is going to be terrible. jeez didn't get rid of the drop tile ceiling? nor replaced the florescent office lights? that's criminal -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 11:12 5
  - thing is, they don't have to be ugly, blatantly so, like the developer didn't bother to hire a designer -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 11:17 4
    - have you met landlords? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 11:18 3
      - I love reading legaladvice on reddit. Today's gem was "my landlord airbnb'd my apartment while I was out of the country" - oblique Jul 14, 11:22 2
        
        Read. Your. Leases. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 11:36
        
        Signed -- Spawn's Renter -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 11:24
- They couldn't even replace the ceiling and carpet? -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 11:11
- You just need a lot more lipstick for that pig. -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 11:03
This sums up my thoughts on Secret Invasion perfectly: - Jovian Jul 14, 10:23 3
- Spoilers through Episode 1-4 - David Jul 14, 10:35 2
  - spoils - Jovian Jul 14, 10:49 1
    - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 11:13
The flue is not a problem since we removed the water heater it was connected to last year. So it's just the HVAC return that's in the way. -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 14, 10:09 2
- RIP your checking acc't -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 10:23
- Sounds like an all new heat pump outside -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 10:21
WGA/SAG Strike also gives Studios another excuse for bad quarters coming up. -- nm - budice Jul 14, 09:47 4
- That's inaccurate. The expectation that the studios are going to post higher profits due to reduced production costs. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 14, 10:00 1
  - so they can afford to settle even more. great news -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 10:00
- if Wall Street buys the Iger bullshit, they’re suckers. the studios could have made a deal in May -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 09:56 1
  - the stupidity of the “we’ll just starve them out after DGA and SAG cave as usual” plan was obvious to many writers from day one -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 09:59
Forecast is 10-12 more days of excessive heat warnings, blistering sun, no rain. Woof. -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 09:17 6
- 92F today, 80F tomorrow. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 09:35 1
  - 80 is what we hope to cool off to in the darkest of night. -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 11:02
- Absolutely pouring rain here. And promised wet for all of next week. -- nm - Loyola Jul 14, 09:31
- this calendar for the weather in Phoenix for the rest of the month is insane -- (link*) - decline Jul 14, 09:31 2
  - "This city is a monument to man's arrogance!" -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 09:47
  - Normally, you can’t really predict specific weather very far in advance. But when it’s simply a high-pressure dome firmly rooted? Ctrl C, Ctrl V. -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 09:34
NBCNews launches a "lite" page -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 14, 09:16 5
- Can I get a dark theme for their lite page? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 14, 09:31 1
  - It used a dark theme when I loaded it -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 09:46
- I don’t know how to feel about a website that’s not Slackertalk that is completely useable, without being violently attacked by advertising. -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 09:23 2
  - Well crazy nekkid mel could still make an appearance any time -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 09:32 1
    - It's true, nature's bizarre and ostentatious reproductive displays are the original advertising. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 09:49
there's a Producers update in this Sound of Freedom scam, except make it an exhibitor chain funding a big-budget Q-Anon blockbuster -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 08:56 2
- RT: Critics: 76% - 33 reviews - Spawn Jul 14, 09:45
- Hilarious what conspiracy brain does to you. -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 09:04
Fringe candidates getting desperate to get on stage. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 14, 08:52 9
- No free college! Well, okay, free college if you win my contest/grift. -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 09:25 1
  - "Libs Hate It When You Do This One Secret Trick" -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 09:28
- Is that contest legal? Don't contests have to allow a "no purchase required" option? -- nm - ty97 Jul 14, 08:54 6
  - They do. It's illegal otherwise. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 14, 09:15
  - legal? Who knows and I doubt they care. Trump has done similar for years with no record of anyone ever winning his fundraising contests -- nm - decline Jul 14, 09:05 1
    - huh, I didn't realize -- nm - ty97 Jul 14, 09:07
  - I don’t think so. Think about house raffles and stuff like that. - spamlet Jul 14, 08:59 2
    - That's for charity, not a business. Though donations to this guy could be considered charity -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 10:09 1
      - Political campaigns are a specific type of not-for-profit entity. -- nm - spamlet Jul 14, 10:42
Do I go to Crabfest, or do I try again to go sailing? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 08:51 3
- Crabfest is always the correct answer. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 09:04
- go sailing, catch some crabs and have your own fest! -- nm - decline Jul 14, 08:53 1
  - Technically possible. I have the gear, I have the license. But generally I don't have much luck. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 09:10
Pixie -- (link) - ty97 Jul 14, 08:40 9
- Oh it was apparently deleted -- (pic) - ty97 Jul 14, 08:40 [Attachment] 8
  - Here you go -- (link) - ty97 Jul 14, 08:42 7
    - "The AMPTP radicalized Fran Drescher" is the most searing indictment of the studios' so-called strategy -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 08:46 6
      - Drescher says in the replies to the tweet that the episode was her idea, who knew? -- nm - ty97 Jul 14, 08:51 5
        
        I heard her on the news today but I'm completely confused by the tweets. Context? -- nm - oblique Jul 14, 08:55 4
        
        In The Nanny, her character refused to cross a picket line. Today, she is the President of SAG-AFTRA, the massive actors union that is striking. -- nm* - ty97 Jul 14, 08:58 2
        
        That made it worse :) Wouldn't striking unions also NOT cross a picket line? -- nm - oblique Jul 14, 09:09 1
        
        The point is being made in support of Drescher being a real one, from way back, and not a criticism. -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 09:21
        
        she ripped the AMPTP several new assholes in her speech announcing that SAG was going on strike yesterday -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 14, 08:57
LIR weekend plans: OT tomorrow then playing with Amazon deliveries. Cut the grass last night so I don't have to worry about that. -- nm - sycor Jul 14, 08:38 2
- Olympia Lakefair with Randy Hansen doing his Jimi Hendrix tribute -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 10:04
- Also, mmmmm pigs in a blanket. -- nm - sycor Jul 14, 08:38
NCAAF: TEN football program committed 18 Level I violations — 200 individual infractions. Five years of probation for Tennessee -- (link) - budice Jul 14, 08:25 2
- They're SEC so will get off lighter than if they were say, Texas El Paso or Utah State. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 14, 09:23
- I initially read that as 10! football program(s) and was like about time for some enforcement until the too good to be true part of my brain made me - JD Jul 14, 08:29
well, we hit our first major snag with the renovation. HVAC guy (who has been terrific up to this point) says he can't move the flue/return that were - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 14, 08:13 4
- "Can't" just means more money is needed to make it work. -- nm - sycor Jul 14, 08:36 1
  - Yeah, will first have to remove some load-bearing walls... -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 09:41
- As seen on every home renovation show. At least it wasn't a load bearing wall :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 14, 08:29
- *sending positive vibes* -- nm - Diva Jul 14, 08:26
Water Wizz! -- nm - Diva Jul 14, 08:09 1
- TWWB is when I finally started to like Rockwell -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 14, 08:13

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