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When this sellout hack is upset? You know they did something right. -- (link) - Jovian Jul 24, 13:58
San Francisco Police shuts down operation to remove Twitter’s name from X headquarters -- (link) - budice Jul 24, 13:42 9
- Love this. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 13:51
- Bery do you have a trademark for TTER? -- nm - Max Jul 24, 13:47
- Queue the attacks on the SFPD in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 13:47 3
  - QUESTION: is the correct spelling of Queue (this) or is it Que? -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 13:53 2
    - It would be “cue,” wouldn’t it? Like an actor’s cue? -- nm - mara Jul 24, 13:58 1
      - Now I really dont know. :) -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 14:00
- I was wrong…this could get funnier. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 24, 13:45 2
  - Depending on the lease (if one), the building owner needs to approve the signage. Also, zoning ordinances have requirements that they may violate. -- nm - VMan Jul 24, 14:33
  - "less to take down later" -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 13:50
In honor of Phish playing a two night stand in town starting tomorrow, our local radio station is dedicating a three-hour block tonight to their music - znufrii 🦄 Jul 24, 13:17 1
- only 6, but the first one will be reprised toward the end of the set - rollo 🐙 Jul 24, 13:21
Mbappe says no to the transfer, would rather sit out a year than play in SA. -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 13:07 5
- He's worth 9 figures. At that point, it's all monopoly money anyway. -- nm - David Jul 24, 13:08 4
  - Exactly what I said! :) -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 13:52
  - that's something someone who has a private island that goes like this *gull wing motion* instead of like this *butterfly door motion* would say -- nm - rollo 🐙 Jul 24, 13:16 2
    - In defiance of Silicon Valley wisdom, two commas is perfectly fine. -- nm - David Jul 24, 13:20
    - He’ll never get to tres commas that way. -- nm - spamlet Jul 24, 13:19
seen this Aporia trailer? It looks like a great time-travel tear-jerker, but also kinda scary. -- (link) - mud Jul 24, 12:44 [youtube]
Wow, futurama with the surprisingly fresh breaking news takes -- (pic) - Beryllium Jul 24, 12:15 [Attachment]
"There's something in the air today." -- (pic) - mud Jul 24, 11:49 [Attachment] 5
- if I had a gun for every ace I have drawn, I could run a town the size of Abeline. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 24, 12:17
- The waiting is the hardest part Every day you see one more card You take it on faith, you take it to the heart The waiting is the hardest part -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 12:10
- Sorry, I had a chimichanga for lunch. -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 24, 12:07
- bomBOM, bomBOM, bomBOM, bom bom BOM BOM -- nm - rollo 🐙 Jul 24, 12:05 1
  - :-] -- nm - mud Jul 24, 12:49
Unilever says it will comply with Russian law if their workers are conscripted to fight in Ukraine, ION,Unilever does biz in RU 3k employees -- (link*) - zeitgeist Jul 24, 11:23 3
- So what you're saying is that a company who continues to operate in Russia, with employees in Russia, must comply with Russian law? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 24, 11:32 1
  - What I'm getting is not Russian citizens working for them, but people brought into the country...Israel has similar conscription laws -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 12:05
- that is fukked up. -- nm - mud Jul 24, 11:29
Fun tidbit: Found out that my counsin-in-law bought a "First Wayne Gretzky Cover" SI for $200 Canadian, got it graded, auctioned it for $30K USD. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 24, 11:22 5
- I should see if my dad still has that old box of Playboys from the 70-80s. I wonder if they would be worth anything. -- nm - sycor Jul 24, 11:38
- I had a collection of old SI mags from that time. Wish I kept them -- nm - budice Jul 24, 11:32
- I remember that one, we subscribed at that time. - Reagen Jul 24, 11:28 2
  - This was a newstand version, so that's one of the factors that gave it such a high rating. No "sticker" damage. Craig said he was hoping for $5K. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 24, 11:30 1
    - very nice -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 11:31
Alf returns! -- (link) - Remlik Jul 24, 11:05 3
- Hear me out - Instead of tv show, make it a movie and release it the same weekend as an Einstein biopic! -- nm* - Dano Jul 24, 11:20 1
  - Surely You're Joking, Mr. Shumway! -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 24, 11:54
- I had no idea that Maximum Effort was doing a show on Fubo so already this marketing effort is working! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 24, 11:07
I'm not crying -- (link) - Jovian Jul 24, 10:42
I don't think I've ever seen The Cage, so I don't think I knew that (SNW spoils) - Beryllium Jul 24, 10:40 3
- You’ve never seen The Cage?!?! -- nm - mara Jul 24, 10:50
- Spoiler - Mop🧹 Jul 24, 10:48 1
  - partially right. They were a married couple. The network said for her as number one "No one will believe a woman can be in command" and made him... - Remlik Jul 24, 10:52
"Everybody Loves Raygun" -- nm - David Jul 24, 10:31 3
- In my experience, not strictly true. - Reagen Jul 24, 10:40 1
  - "Any tv show that cares about its audiences, that loves and respects them, should...no...MUST be canceled every few years." - David Jul 24, 10:54
- "Boodeechay's Mojo Dojo Casa House" -- nm - budice Jul 24, 10:39
for those familiar with both Foundation (the books) & Sex Education (the series) ..spoil - mud Jul 24, 10:17 1
- My brother accused me of tricking him into watching a TV show about math. :) -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 24, 10:28
Jason Aldean's early work included Rearview Town, a song about how he hated small towns and small minds, its all pander and grift -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 10:10 8
- He didn’t write that one either. -- nm - mara Jul 24, 10:26 1
  - just a big ol' phony, the fucker -- nm - mud Jul 24, 10:33
- And from what I read over the weekend, the video for the new song shows clips from protests not even in the US. -- nm - sycor Jul 24, 10:19 3
  - of course. as if his maga filth fans will know the difference (or even care) -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 10:30 2
    - Probably not. I think some of the stuff was from Canada and maybe... England? I don't remember. -- nm - sycor Jul 24, 10:42 1
      - it doesnt matter. they believe what ever they want to. -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 10:52
- You mean sometimes songs aren't about personal experiences? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 24, 10:17 1
  - wait wait wait. you mean Aqua wasnt a real barbie girl before they made that song. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 24, 10:20
Apparently, Invincible season 2 on Amazon Prime Video will be 4 episodes, followed by an indeterminate hiatus. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 24, 10:09 4
- booooo -- nm - sycor Jul 24, 10:20
- Weekend Viewing: I watched the Atom Eve origin last night too. B+ -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 10:11 2
  - I liked it. Good casting, too. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 10:48
  - I started to watch it the other night (right when it came available and I was mindlessly flipping through Prime), but didn't finish. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 24, 10:47
Gen V | Official Teaser Trailer | Prime Video (The Boys spinoff) - Sept 29th -- (link*) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 10:06 [youtube] 11
- looks wild -- nm - Pippy Quintas Jul 24, 10:32
- related: Jack Quaid of the Boys, was in Oppeniheimer and that Star Trek SNW/Lower Decks episode this weekend.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 24, 10:25 8
  - Ill say this, outside that Picard season 3 episode, this may have been one of the best ST episodes ever. -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 10:33 2
    - I especially liked (spoils) - Beryllium Jul 24, 10:34 1
      - yep that was excellent too! -- nm* - Jovian Jul 24, 10:36
  - At 6'1", Jack Quaid isn't absurdly tall, but he was taller than anyone else on SNW. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 24, 10:30
  - oh, he plays Richard Feynman! ha -- nm - mud Jul 24, 10:28 3
    - I think I was peeing during that part -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 24, 10:46
    - (pfft, like you youngsters know who that is) -- nm - mud Jul 24, 10:36 1
      - Surely you must be joking. -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 10:41
- sweet. - mud Jul 24, 10:10
Elon says Tweets should now be called "x's". Like, "ex-es." Because if there is something everyone loves, it's their exes. -- nm* - Andie Jul 24, 10:01 16
- I still subscribe to the "He's not blowing this much wealth on a joke/political play" but with every step of change, he's making me question. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 24, 11:31
- So instead of tweeting, something so ubiquitous as to be a verb of known product, we are going to X-it? - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 24, 10:46 1
  - The login/signup screen now has two Xs on it -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 10:47
- Are you sure he said exes and not Axis? Because I'm sure he prefers the second one. (NM) -- (edited) - Marlowe Jul 24, 10:09 5
  - Yep he clearly chose a symbol that can easily be turned into a swastika. Change my mind. -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 10:17 4
    - X is a sans serif swastika -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 10:34
    - I won't try, you are right. As I have been saying since forever, HITSAT? (NM) - Marlowe Jul 24, 10:21
    - see dis -- (link) - mud Jul 24, 10:19 [Backboard] 1
      - yep I did! (its when I first heard that he decided to change the logo of an established company as one does lol) -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 10:23
- They won't let go, ex's and oh's -- (link) - JD Jul 24, 10:05 [youtube] 1
  - Like the song, hate the spelling -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 24, 10:09
- man, he did go full Jerry Boyle -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 10:04
- this will go as well as facebook insisting they're now called meta. - colin Jul 24, 10:03 2
  - Well, Facebook is still Facebook, and Instagram is still instagram. Those site names didn't change, so, a bit different. -- nm* - Andie Jul 24, 10:08
  - lol at least FB puts out commercials day and night calling it Meta. When is the last Twitter commercial you have seen? -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 10:07
- oh well played -- nm - Remlik Jul 24, 10:03
Apparently tiktok now supports text posts -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 09:43 1
- And they're changing their name to tixtox -- nm - Dano Jul 24, 09:58
AVENGED! -- nm - David Jul 24, 09:37 1
- Sevenfold? -- nm - rollo 🐙 Jul 24, 12:03
Its like the entire IT Dept is trying to do Prod IT work during the day with users on. Just asking for trouble -- nm* - budice Jul 24, 09:34 3
- I spent my whole morning trying to get Graylog up and running and talking to our Wazuh server I'm experimenting with with our interns who - oblique Jul 24, 09:56 1
  - I've considered graylog for ST's logs. Haven't tried it out recently. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 10:00
- don't you have a CAB? -- nm - colin Jul 24, 09:53
Easiest Digits ever, by several touchdowns. The last rack was suspiciously easy -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 24, 09:12
bah -- nm* - Remlik Jul 24, 09:11 1
- "Please hire me! I knew how to design an X." -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 09:12
MLB: Rockies trade P Pierce Johnson to Braves for 2 minor league prospects -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 09:10 1
- Braves also acquire Taylor Hearn from the Rangers. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 09:10
OTD in 1983 a plate umpire (clearly in the Yankees pocket) called George Brett out...and GB lost his mind -- (link) - Remlik Jul 24, 09:08 1
- Great player, even greater reaction. It only served to boost his HoF profile. -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 24, 09:41
an anecdote from Quincy Jones about working with Michael Jackson -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 24, 08:55
OTD 45 years Sgt Pepper the movie was released and destroyed careers..... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 24, 08:55 13
- Steve Martin came out okay. -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 24, 09:46
- I remember going to a premiere then. We were so baked, and we got totally hyped and convinced it was good. The Aerosmith appearance probly clinched it -- nm - mud Jul 24, 09:01 11
  - Aerosmith was good. Steve Martin is good. the rest is super guilty pleasure music -- nm - Remlik Jul 24, 09:02 2
    - I freaking love Steve Martin in it. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 24, 09:05 1
      - I should've looked here first. Love his version of the song. -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 24, 09:46
  - It's SUCH a guilty pleasure movie for me. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 24, 09:02 7
    - I should watch this -- nm - JD Jul 24, 09:41 6
      - is it streaming anywhere? -- nm - Remlik Jul 24, 09:45 5
        
        Doesn't seem to be for free but it appears to be a $3.99 rental pretty much on all services -- nm - JD Jul 24, 09:48 4
        
        David actually bought it for me on Vudu. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 24, 10:06 3
        
        To me it sounds like, Callisto : Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / JD : Xanadu -- nm - JD Jul 24, 10:09 2
        
        I think that's fair. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 24, 10:14 1
        
        Now I really gotta watch it 8-) -- nm - JD Jul 24, 10:15
Mbappe has a $1B offer to join LIV Soccer -- (link*) - budice Jul 24, 08:54 3
- PSG reportedly accepting the offer -- nm - budice Jul 24, 08:56 2
  - sadly for them the player also has to agree to the transfeer -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 24, 09:56
  - no shit -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 08:59
Tourists fined for taking 'dangerous' selfies with pack of dingoes -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 08:54
Addidas still has all those Yeezy sneakers -- nm - budice Jul 24, 08:32 4
- They can't give them away and there's probably some lawsuit involved where they don't want to push forward disposing / selling them until they know - Will Hunting Jul 24, 08:46 1
  - AFAIK, there're no lawsuits. They're going to start selling them off and day now according to some legitimate media - Krusty Jul 24, 09:50
- "Do you have any idea how much money we'll lose if we choose to cut ties with a socially irredeemable person?!* -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 24, 08:38
- should rebrand them as X -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 08:35
LIR: TIFF lineup -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 08:19 [Backboard] 1
- Buy $GME -- nm - Paul Dano as DFV Jul 24, 08:21
"Hey lets Jetski!"...Remember other dumb ones like falling off a bike or landing on glass and being cut -- nm - NFL Teams everywhere Jul 24, 08:19 1
- they have a pretty long off season... and they play a violent sport for a living. why not have some fun? -- nm - colin Jul 24, 09:54
Well I hope this person got paid. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 24, 08:17 [mastodon]
Spotify raising price to 10.99 -- nm - Remlik Jul 24, 08:16
Does Your State Lean toward Barbie or Oppenheimer? -- (link) - psilotum Jul 24, 08:13
This board is sponsored by the patriarchy -- nm - rollo 🐙 Jul 24, 08:09
Did we see that A24 has already signed interim agreements with the actors and writers? -- nm - Spawn Jul 24, 08:08 5
- Variety (from last week): - mud Jul 24, 08:49 4
  - oh hello. "Flight Risk will star Mark Wahlberg as a pilot transporting a dangerous criminal to an upcoming trial." this sounds like a 45% RT film - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 24, 08:56 3
    - they got some extra budget $$ and went with Wahlberg over Gerard Butler -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 08:58 2
      - I think I almost would have preferred butler, but I'll take it. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 24, 09:01 1
        
        We've got a Scottish project and I've been trying to convince them (unsuccessfully) to get Gerry Butler for it - LMS Jul 24, 09:54
If you can mark an "X" You are my kinda people! - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 08:08 2
- Jerry Boyle! -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 08:10 1
  - the best! -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 08:15 [youtube]

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