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new twitter shit: pay $8/mo for the bluecheck of death but now you can also hide it to avoid being marked as an instant asshole -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 07:08 1
- double secret probation! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 2, 07:10
lyc, the Mets get the middle finger from me for the rest of the season. Verlander was supposed to leave Houston and spend the rest of his life in the NL -- nm* - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 06:29 8
- Houston should be moved back to the NL. It still feels wrong for them to be in the AL. We'll take the Brewers back in the AL. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 06:34 3
  - Yep, I miss the Brewers! -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 07:23
  - I wholeheartedly agree -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 06:39 1
    - When one of us becomes commish we can make the changes. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 07:04
- Mets current payroll $140M, Payroll No Longer on the team $160M -- nm - budice Aug 2, 06:33 3
  - Scherzer says 2024 Mets will be a rebuilding year from what he was told -- (pic) - budice Aug 2, 06:36 [Attachment] 1
    - Verlander to the Astros, Sherzer to the Rangers - the Mets did a double f u to the AL West -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 06:39
  - May anyone associated with the Mets side of trading Verlander suffer uncontrollable flatulence. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 06:35
How the puzzle game ‘Puckdoku’ took the hockey world by storm this summer - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 06:23 3
- I got 1 of 9 and was happy for it. -- nm - Bari Seldon Aug 2, 07:07 1
  - I'm a newbie. I got Patrick Roy and that was it -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 07:09
- https://www.puckdoku.com/ (othertim posted this once before) -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 06:25
WWE: "On July 17, 2023, federal law enforcement agents executed a search warrant and served a federal grand jury subpoena on Mr. McMahon." -- (link*) - budice Aug 2, 06:19 1
- With Vince, it could be anything from steroid trafficking to stock crimes to rape to conspiring with Trump. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 2, 06:29
Tell me you didn't bother to read the output without telling me you didn't bother to read the output. - Bari Seldon Aug 2, 06:14
So, on a whim while sitting on the lawn during Howard Jones set last night, I got a deal alert and yadda yadda yadda - my friend and i are going to - Andie Aug 2, 06:12 26
- I just want to know what kind of deal alerts I need to win like Andie. -- nm - sycor Aug 2, 07:10
- My parents live in a suburb so if you need more ideas from locals, lmk. - TWuG Aug 2, 06:32 1
  - thanks! -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 06:33
- these are all excellent suggestions! Thanks everyone. -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 06:31
- Barrio Queen in old Scottsdale -- nm - rollo Aug 2, 06:30
- Get ice cream at the Sugar Bowl in downtown Scottsdale. - znufrii 🦄 Aug 2, 06:29 1
  - I second this. -- nm - jnine Aug 2, 11:24
- Desert Botanical Garden looks nice -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Aug 2, 06:27
- My wife did an ATV tour through the desert and loved it. -- nm - spamlet Aug 2, 06:23 5
  - Ooohh. -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 06:24 4
    - I sent a message to the person that organized everything to see if they had a link or name. -- nm - spamlet Aug 2, 06:44 3
      - thanks - my friend would LOVE that. -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 06:45 2
        
        Here you go. She wasn't all that excited at the idea but wouldn't stop talking about how great it was. -- (link) - spamlet Aug 2, 06:51 1
        
        noted! -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 06:52
- Coyotes NHL game in a stadium built for a Canadian Triple A team! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 2, 06:22 3
  - Mullet Arena was the first thing that sprang to my mind too -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 06:46
  - here is November scheudle - Beaker 🍺 Aug 2, 06:24 1
    - never mind - we aren't there for a home game. :( -- nm* - Andie Aug 2, 06:34
- It's like your following us. - JaxSean Aug 2, 06:21 1
  - ha! that's funny. -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 06:21
- You'll be about 200 miles from the Grand Canyon. -- nm - TWuG Aug 2, 06:17 2
  - Yeah, that's tempting. I've never been right to it, and i doubt my friend has either. (seen it from the air, but not the same) -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 06:20 1
    - We did a helicopter tour that landed in it. It's pretty spectacular. -- nm - Reagen Aug 2, 06:56
- Visit the Arizona Biltmore Hotel for drinks and/or lunch. Historic and sprawling. Pretty neat history. Hit up the arts district at Scottsdale. -- nm - Pippy Quintas Aug 2, 06:17 2
  - excellent. i will. -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 06:20 1
    - these are in the lawn area of the hotel. Do not sit on them. -- (link) - Pippy Quintas Aug 2, 06:27 [Image]
ST Poll: My earworm is _____________ but I wish it was my latest favorite song _____________. -- nm - Pippy Quintas Aug 2, 05:59 5
- Float - Janelle Monae, n/a -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Aug 2, 06:26
- Balance, Not Symmetry (Biffy, for some reason, I heard it a few days ago so not sure why), and LoSt (Bring Me the Horizon). -- nm - JaxSean Aug 2, 06:20
- Hey Soul Sister, Two Shots (from The Afterparty) -- nm - Bari Seldon Aug 2, 06:18
- Sunroof, High Horse by KC Musgraves -- nm - Pippy Quintas Aug 2, 06:16
- Fast Car, Cast Iron Skillet - Krusty Aug 2, 06:13
Trailer for Netflix choose your own adventure Rom Com -- (link) - Dano Aug 2, 05:58 [youtube]
I haven't flown in decades. Are they still making people take their shoes off when going through security? -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 2, 05:40 36
- I haven't had to do shoes within Canada for several years now. It seems to be just the US sticking to that. -- nm - Reagen Aug 2, 07:00
- also, plan for lineups and lots of waiting -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 2, 06:47
- watch your electronics too. laptops and Ipads have their own rules too. be sure to take them out of their bags -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 2, 06:21 1
  - Unless you get TSA Precheck! No shoes, belts, laptops out of bags...nothing! It's a glorious path. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 2, 06:23
- Canada is changing this for people with any sort of Global Entry/Nexus. Shoes and belts on, liquids in carry-on, laptops in carry-on. Etc -- (edited) - Andie Aug 2, 06:18
- I got TSA-precheck about a year ago (finally) and it is a real game changer -- nm - rollo Aug 2, 05:58 12
  - I've heard it's helpful but it feels like extortion. They have burdensome requirements to check in but if you give them some money it all goes away. - Krusty Aug 2, 06:01 11
    - You're making a principles based argument, which I agree with. But at the end of the day I just want to get to my gate efficiently -- nm - rollo Aug 2, 06:18 1
      - And that's how they get you. They've made it so annoying and so much of a headache to get through security people are willing to pay them - Krusty Aug 2, 06:27
    - And there are even more expensive services like Clear Plus which let you skip ahead further! -- nm - Bari Seldon Aug 2, 06:17 1
      - No one will convince me this isn't a money making scheme at this point. And people are happy to go along with it because they get to skip the line - Krusty Aug 2, 06:21
    - I love my Nexus (Canadian equivalent of Global Entry), but if you only fly occasionally, not sure i would bother. -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 06:16 1
      - I'd like to travel more but I don't see myself taking more than one or two flights a year. I'll just deal with the check-in lines. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 06:19
    - They still do a background check. Our friend was denied (at first) because he owns a CBD store - which is 100% legal. - JaxSean Aug 2, 06:14 4
      - Still feels like a payoff to avoid a hassle of their creation. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 06:16 3
        
        If you fly more than 2 or 3 times in a year, it's totally worth it. Best thing I've paid for in years. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 2, 06:22
        
        well, it's security. this is just one deep security check to avoid one every time. -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 06:18 1
        
        Overly burdensome security of their making which now allows them to make money off people looking to avoid it. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 06:22
- The real answer is "it varies". I've had airports tell me to do it. I've had airports tell me not to. - oblique Aug 2, 05:57 4
  - this -- nm - Diva Aug 2, 09:21
  - This has been my experience too -- nm - Pippy Quintas Aug 2, 06:00
  - And they will yell at you for not knowing their particular rules. -- nm - spamlet Aug 2, 05:57 1
    - Also yes -- nm - Pippy Quintas Aug 2, 06:00
- Yeah—still with the shoes -- nm - Flavorize Aug 2, 05:41 12
  - Unbelievable. I'm not looking forward to flying. I don't know all the rules and I'm sure I'll bring things I shouldn't. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 05:44 11
    - I'm right there with you, Krusty. Haven't flown anywhere in 25 years+. -- nm - Bari Seldon Aug 2, 05:55 1
      - My last flight was in January of 2001. I went to Miami and didn't like the place. The highlight was going to the pool area where they filmed - Krusty Aug 2, 05:57
    - no sharp things, no liquids, check the size for anything liquidy you pack. Depending on how long of a trip/flight changes do NOT check your bag(s) - Beaker 🍺 Aug 2, 05:46 8
      - No liquids means I can't bring shampoo or body wash? I'll have to buy it when I get there? Or just those little bottles? -- nm* - Krusty Aug 2, 05:48 7
        
        You can take small bottles. ALL my toiletries are solids now. Shampoo, deodorant, sunscreen, *toothpaste*. I take zero liquids' -- (edited) - Andie Aug 2, 06:41 1
        
        Interesting. Thanks!! -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 07:02
        
        In your carryon it has to be less than 100ml and all the liquids need to fit in a single clear quart sized bag. -- (link) - spamlet Aug 2, 05:57
        
        allowed little travel bottles. they should have a size chart or something on their website -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 Aug 2, 05:57 3
        
        No water bottles is ridiculous. But thanks to you and others for the helpful tips. I think I'll stick to the buses and trains in the future. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 06:09 2
        
        You can take an empty water bottle and fill it up on the other side. You can take that on the plane. -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 06:41 1
        
        That's good to know as I drink a lot of water throughout the day and like having my water bottle handy. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 07:03
TMNT: Mutant Mayhem 95% (91/5), Meg 2: The Trench nsy, LOLA 100% (23/0), Shortcomings 80% (41/10), Passages 91% (49/5), Til Death Do Us Part 82% (9/2) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 2, 04:49
TV PSA: regular Wednesday stuff, Afterparty, Hijack, Physical, Reservation Dogs, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Big Brother, - Beaker 🍺 Aug 2, 04:41 3
- Is this the season premier of Big Brother or had it started already? -- nm - Dano Aug 2, 05:41 1
  - 25th season premiere. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 2, 05:43
- GOTG3 and Reservation Dogs -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Aug 2, 04:47
Wordle 774 5/6: Dawn in the valley - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 2, 04:12 3
- 4 - decline Aug 2, 08:43
- 5/6 - Dawn at the edge of Mirkwood - Fuzzy Aug 2, 05:25
- 5 - a classic at this point, dawn in the city - rollo Aug 2, 04:52
lolMets BALK OFF -- (link) - Tim Aug 2, 04:03 1
- I expected it to be one of those little twitches they call a balk. Nope. It was blatant. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 05:45
Wordle 774 4/6 - spamlet Aug 2, 03:44
Blur played a tiny gig in my building a couple of weeks ago - this performance of Parklife is a lot of fun. Phil Daniels is still a legend. -- (link) - LMS Aug 2, 03:31 [youtube]
I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that the number of pages in the indictment is…45. -- nm - George Takai on Mastodon Aug 2, 01:36
If you don't like the news, go out and make some of your own, catch phrase of "Scoop" Nisker, radio reporter for KSAN ,died -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 2, 01:33
NO winner in the megaball, next draw Friday the 4th -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 2, 01:30
Trump making calls -- (link) - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Aug 2, 00:54 [tiktok] 1
- Hah -- nm - Beryllium Aug 2, 00:58
"TweetDeck's new name is XPro" ... actually i don't hate that. -- nm* - Beryllium Aug 2, 00:36
Okay, how about some boat talk? There are two boats. Same builder, same length, different years, different prices. -- (edited) - Beryllium Aug 1, 23:42
We need a reinvigorated West Coast/Europe/Australia crew. This place dies after midnight. -- nm - David Aug 1, 22:43 14
- We also need to be about 15 years younger. -- nm - Bari Seldon Aug 2, 05:46
- I know! Send Starbucks gift cards. -- nm - con_carne Aug 2, 05:22
- As usual, blame pixie. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 05:10
- I’m in Africa man! -- nm - mafic Aug 2, 04:06
- I'm usually holding up the west coast till 2am.... new stuff doesn't usually get posted till 3am ish -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 2, 01:14
- This got me pondering what it would take to add ActivityPub support to ST. Kinda not as much work as I thought it would be. - Beryllium Aug 2, 00:56
- I can only do so much. Sometimes I post a ton of links as I browse RSS. Like this one, about the Loki S2 trailer ... -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 1, 23:06 1
  - Real talk: Kim made me write that. - David Aug 1, 23:29
- I do my best but I'm really not into sports ;-) -- nm - Meg Aug 1, 22:47 5
  - My favorite topics these days are mainstream UFO encounters and women of K-pop. -- nm - con_carne Aug 2, 05:28
  - It's never too late! Pick a team and then tell anyone who isn't a fan that they're a moron! -- nm - David Aug 1, 23:28 1
    - Or better yet tell everyone that is a fan they’re a moron! -- nm - spamlet Aug 2, 03:38
  - And it may not bother me, but I feel for my grandkids if the world burns - either from global warming or politics. -- nm - Meg Aug 1, 22:51 1
    - The Floor is Lava might not just be a game soon -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 2, 01:16
Bery, has this project had any coverage locally? -- (link) - Meg Aug 1, 22:39 1
- Only a little bit. That sort of discovery isn't exactly uncommon. Lots of construction projects find burial sites, for example. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 23:10
excerpt I just saw on mastodon: Pence today posted comments on far-right website "X.com" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 21:46
"We have a criminal justice system in this country... And former presidents are not immune from being accountable by either one.” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 21:39
You can follow me @iamqale.bsky.social -- nm - Qale Aug 1, 21:09 1
- The Angus Cloud death was a little delayed for me under Paul Reuben’s. It’s a real heartbreak. -- nm - Qale Aug 1, 22:01
Go Ewok, Go Broke -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 20:56
Just remembered the wordle from today - 6 - rollo Aug 1, 20:51
I just found out about the Atlanta Braves stock. David, which class did you buy? - psilotum Aug 1, 20:46 10
- I haven't yet. I didn't realize they were available for purchase yet. -- nm - David Aug 1, 21:19 1
  - I assume you want voting shares. - psilotum Aug 1, 21:25
- I'm seeing a much lower market cap on multiple sites. - Krusty Aug 1, 20:53 7
  - ~$2.5B across all three share classes per Fidelity. - znufrii Aug 1, 21:42 2
    - I see websites having problems with the number of outstanding shares. -- nm - psilotum Aug 1, 21:54
    - That makes sense. -- nm - Krusty Aug 1, 21:46
  - Even the internal calcs here are FUBAR -- (link) - psilotum Aug 1, 21:06 1
    - It's different on Bloomberg... - Krusty Aug 1, 21:21
  - Oh, interesting. That makes more sense. -- nm - psilotum Aug 1, 20:58 1
    - 👍🏽 -- nm - Krusty Aug 1, 21:02
Hold your opprobrium, but even though I ditched Twitter, I am buying a new Tesla Model Y. - TWuG Aug 1, 20:37 7
- Hopefully they get the whole mileage lying thing taken care of. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 05:13
- just don’t get a white one and it’s fine. -- nm - mafic Aug 2, 04:32
- I’ll be interested to see the final look of Highland. -- nm - spamlet Aug 2, 03:39
- I am renting a Model 3 in September. - psilotum Aug 1, 20:39 3
  - They are fantastic vehicles. Look up voice commands before you rent. - TWuG Aug 1, 20:44 2
    - A little different than remembering to adjust the mirrors and locate the wiper controls before leaving the lot. -- nm - psilotum Aug 1, 20:47 1
      - Still need to do that, but everything else is set once and never worry about it again. - TWuG Aug 1, 21:03
WGA neg comm confirms AMPTP requested a meeting with them for Friday -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 20:29 2
- Whoa. Writers first? - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 20:31 1
  - Also, this reeks of desperation from the AMPTP. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 20:32

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