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Batman by The Front Bottoms (which I interpret as a F*** You to the fans who only like their old stuff and think their new stuff sucks) -- (link) - Dano Aug 13, 08:35 [youtube]
Poilievre is on the Davos conspiracy train. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 13, 08:17
yeah yeah preseason. But still, that's nuts. -- (link) - Reagen Aug 13, 08:17 5
- Damn! -- nm - Krusty Aug 13, 08:32
- Jesus. That's wow. - Will Hunting Aug 13, 08:23 2
  - like just getting back to the LOS would be a win in that situation. -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 08:29 1
    - Absent the miraculous catch, I like it more than Helmet Catch - Will Hunting Aug 13, 08:45
- how bout them cowboys -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 13, 08:22
Spurs drew with . . . Brentford? -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 13, 08:10 1
- Brentford finished one place behind Spurs last year and lost once at home in 2023. They’re no pushover. - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 13, 08:25
Filed under “Tim Gunn is a nice guy”. Tells the story of his fight with Weinstein Co. and Project Runway. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 13, 08:00 [youtube]
Dwayne Wade honoring his father in his HoF speech -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 13, 07:58
ah now the immigration system needs "fixed" when Meatball Ron starts forcing businesses to fire their undocumented workers -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 13, 07:50 8
- Has the GOP learned yet that it's better to have the issue to campaign on rather than to "solve" the issue? (see also Dobbs) -- nm - Fuzzy Aug 13, 08:37 3
  - They are masters of this, food prices will rise as crops fail, blame Biden -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 13, 12:32
  - They keep winning on outrage and slipping further into parody to finding outrage. It’s going to snap back hard at some point. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 13, 08:48
  - businesses weren't illegally employing fetuses even when Roe was in place -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 13, 08:43
- "We need our immigrants to work,’’ Dover said. But the solution is not amnesty for them, rather a system that allows them to be here as temporary -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 13, 08:04 3
  - We've been trying this since colonial days, African slaves, Chinese n Mexican labor with temp work visas. - zeitgeist Aug 13, 12:37
  - the system can stay broken longer than they can stay solvent (we'll see how much it's really worth to them if there's a proposed bill) -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 13, 08:08 1
    - I don't like to root for bad things to happen to people but sometimes they make it really tempting. They don't see them as humans, forget about equals -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 13, 08:37
IKEA's newest Toronto location is about to open -- (link*) - budice Aug 13, 07:41
20 pts/28 of Flashback, NYT's game for putting historical events in the right order -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 13, 07:15 2
- 24, 7 of 8 - TWuG Aug 13, 07:47
- NYT keeps tricking us into learning stuff! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 13, 07:20
Yep, Bing killed off the wrong Tom Jones, and the right one. - . Aug 13, 05:57 1
- ~It's not unusual to be loved by anyone~ -- nm - budice Aug 13, 05:58
Happy birthday, Dano! Happy birthday, Mop! Woo hoo!!! - Krusty Aug 13, 05:17 20
- HBDX2 -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 13, 12:30
- Happy Birthday!!! -- nm - Jovian Aug 13, 09:37
- Happy birthday, Fish! Happy birthday, Raul! -- nm - David Aug 13, 09:33
- happy birthday -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 13, 09:20
- Happy b, guys! (NM) - Marlowe Aug 13, 08:59
- Thanks! And Happy Birthday to my ST Twin, Mop! -- nm - Dano Aug 13, 08:28
- Happy birthday Dano! Always thought you have one of the cooler names on TT/ST (Also happy birthday Mop and Meg! I think I missed yours)— -- nm - Flavorize Aug 13, 07:59
- Happy Birthday to my fellow Leos. -- nm - Meg Aug 13, 07:52 1
  - happy birthday happy birthday! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 13, 07:55
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Aug 13, 07:51
- It’s quite alarming to wake up and notice you have a bunch of notifications on Facebook, only to realize… - Mop🧹 Aug 13, 07:19 2
  - This is why I schedule an out of town trip and dinner reservation :) -- nm - Meg Aug 13, 09:24
  - Haha! :-) - Krusty Aug 13, 07:49
- Happy happy birthdays birthdays! -- nm - Andie Aug 13, 07:10
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - MDH Aug 13, 06:24
- Happy BDay! -- nm - budice Aug 13, 06:22
- Happy birthday guys! -- nm - spamlet Aug 13, 06:18
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - JaxSean Aug 13, 06:16
- Happy Birthday Dano! Happy Birthday Mop! -- nm - . Aug 13, 05:56
- cheers!! -- nm - mud Aug 13, 05:23
Reuters: Russian warship fires warning shots on cargo ship in Black Sea - mud Aug 13, 05:15
OTD 50 years ago, Lynyrd Skynyrd released their debut album. -- (link) - mud Aug 13, 05:07 [youtube]
CNN: Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump’s team is behind voting system breach - mud Aug 13, 05:05 3
- I can see how a lot of this could feel very distant to most voters, but voters in Coffee Co., GA… - Mop🧹 Aug 13, 07:29
- That seems pretty huge. -- nm - Andie Aug 13, 07:10
- Seems significant, no? -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 13, 06:25
Eep, Osaka's going to take a direct hit from a hurricane on monday. I assume it's the same one that hit Maui. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 13, 02:42
Good Omens S1E5 easter egg - Beryllium Aug 13, 01:08
Connections - Will Hunting Aug 12, 23:03 1
- I seem bad at this. - David Aug 12, 23:21
So I got When We Were Young tickets for FH's birthday present but I just started listening to a playlist of the bands and I can't stop laughing -- (edited) - JD Aug 12, 22:42 3
- Hot Topichella -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 12, 22:52 2
  - Meh. Even Hot Topic went Barbie. -- nm - Qale Aug 12, 23:14
  - 😆 -- nm - JD Aug 12, 23:04
Bob Dylan is selling his small Scottish retreat. -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 12, 22:03 1
- Can’t imagine the cost to upkeep the grounds. -- nm - spamlet Aug 13, 06:53
Jeez the world is keg of gun powder waiting for a spark..this is off the freeway close by. Across from The water goddess' shop -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 12, 21:55 1
- It’s hella dry and windy out there. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 12, 23:05
Connections 63: Stupid Mistakes in the Land of Green - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 12, 21:54 1
- One of the red herrings gave me a Billy Joel earworm - Fuzzy Aug 13, 05:03
Wordle 785 5/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 12, 21:46 2
- 2/6 - Fuzzy Aug 13, 04:54
- 3 - decline Aug 13, 04:49
Orioles Magic, hon -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 12, 21:35
Sweep streak continues! -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 12, 21:34
Ooh, Peacock just added Asteroid City. That's one movie I thought I'd like to see. -- nm - Meg Aug 12, 21:15
Barbie passes the $500m domestic mark, will pass the Dumb Knight this week to become Warner's highest US earner of all time -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 12, 21:11 7
- i was wrong about the $500m delist. it's going to be $526m -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 13, 08:01 1
  - It's had a ridiculously consistent drop in both weekends and weekdays until this weekend (slightly) - Will Hunting Aug 13, 08:07
- also Oppenheimer is about to pass Sing as the highest-grossing movie to never be #1 at the weekly box office -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 12, 22:54 4
  - This making nearly 300mil is the most surprising box office of the post-pandemic to me. - Will Hunting Aug 13, 07:09 3
    - Yeah. The opening weekend Barbenheimer hype was one thing, but I'm surprised that it's held as well as Barbie once the hype was over. -- nm - Dano Aug 13, 08:43 1
      - Exactly. -- nm - David Aug 13, 09:31
    - especially when you actually watch it -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 13, 07:53
Matilda x Rob Zombie -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 12, 20:37 6 1
- really this just tells me the choreography in Matilda is incredible. -- nm - mafic Aug 13, 02:59
- Love this -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Aug 13, 00:23
- Here's a longer cut -- for so much garbage on teh internet... this is awesome. -- (link) - Will Hunting Aug 12, 21:43 [youtube]
- Wow. -- nm - David Aug 12, 21:21
- That is...incredible. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 12, 21:02
- (I've looped this about 50 times so far) -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 12, 20:42
What’s that Nicholas Cage movie..? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 12, 20:32 4
- the unbearable lightness of being nicholas cage? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 12, 20:46 3
  - You guys are no fun! You always get it right on the first try. - Mop🧹 Aug 12, 20:51 1
    - Oh, it’s good. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 12, 23:06
  - oh right, "weight of massive talent" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 12, 20:47
Halos tied for the worst record since Trade Deadline @ 2-9. Next two series @TEX and TB. Outscored 22-6 by HOU in two games. Buyers at deadline. -- nm* - budice Aug 12, 20:09
AEW: Punk went off on Hangman after the show... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 12, 19:42 2
- Boo this man! -- nm - Qale Aug 12, 19:57
- We define "went off" quite differently. -- nm - David Aug 12, 19:46
LA: Another Smash&Grab Robbery at Nordstroms - Topanga Mall -- (link) - budice Aug 12, 19:27 4
- That doesn’t sound like the Topanga I know. She was such a sweet girl. -- nm - Qale Aug 12, 19:29 3
  - Didn't budice have a college class with her? Or was it Caprice? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 12, 21:57
  - She been hanging with Maitland Ward too much... -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 12, 19:29 1
    - Oh? … … Oh! -- nm - Qale Aug 12, 19:44
DTL: Spamlet and I played a scrimmage today that had less D than a lesbian convention. - Will Hunting Aug 12, 19:17
On the bright side, the Mets improved by 12 runs in one game. -- nm - David Aug 12, 19:11 1
- The Braves hit 0.53 miles of home runs today. -- nm - Tim Aug 12, 19:13
'16-23 Preseason Ravens (24-0) -- nm - budice Aug 12, 19:11
Can any Globe&Mail subscribers do a cheapskate a solid and cut&paste this one for me? It’s making a bit of noise in my circles. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Aug 12, 19:09 4
- Inside - Reagen Aug 12, 19:14 3
  - Thanks. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 12, 22:20
  - bit of a hatchet job, but man he’s not doing himself any favours. I look forward to the conservatives losing another winnable election. -- nm - mafic Aug 12, 20:42 1
    - I’d love another stumble to set back the forces in control of the party right now, but I don’t think it happens this time. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 12, 22:20
DTL: Scrimmages available for all -- nm - rollo Aug 12, 18:42 1
- Didn't see until this morning so will fire off at lunchtime. -- nm - spamlet Aug 13, 06:37
Relax, it’s just therapy. Insane. Demented. And most important, extremely secluded, therapy. STAR Guides Wilderness. -- (link) - Qale Aug 12, 17:34 7
- Its a cheaper, better sounding solution than military boarding school -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 12, 20:12
- I smell a reality show! -- nm - Netflix Aug 12, 19:03 1
  - Deal with it! -- nm - Taylor Aug 12, 19:16
- I had no idea there were that many of them or that that many kids were involved. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 12, 18:08 1
  - We need a Sound of Freedom reverse uno card played right here in the United States. -- nm - Qale Aug 12, 18:28
- Just sign your kids up to be traumatized. I’m sure it’ll be fine. -- (link) - Qale Aug 12, 17:38 1
  - 15 years ago, I wrote and published Later, Skater about this issue. It has not gotten any better. -- nm - Qale Aug 12, 17:41
Hmm. The tides service from government of canada is down. I'm assuming that means tsunami? :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 12, 17:27 4
- Invasion. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 12, 18:56 2
  - Wave invasion -- nm - Spawn Aug 12, 19:14 1
    - Starring Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, and John Wayne. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 12, 20:33
- It's the only possible explanation!! -- nm - mud Aug 12, 17:52
Bike friendly as in, it's directly on the bike trail. Actually easier to get there by bike than by car, at least from my house. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 12, 17:05
Okay -- computer people - help diagnose my machine. No sound comes out of the machine when I have the Realtek speakers (inside) as the default audio - Will Hunting Aug 12, 16:54 10
- Does Bluetooth use the feed from audio chops/board -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 12, 18:51
- if you plug in wired headphones to the same port, or the front port, do you get sound? - tRuMaN Aug 12, 17:28
- Can you try installing drivers directly from realtek? Or deleting/reinstalling the device? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 12, 17:03 7
  - I deleted / reinstalled -- no success. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 12, 17:08 6
    - are there settings you can try flipping on and off, like enhanced audio or dolby or similar stuff? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 12, 17:10 5
      - Flipped them all. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 12, 17:13 4
        
        Is there any chance the dogs pulled on the plug, and you accidentally stuck it back in the wrong port? - David Aug 12, 17:20 3
        
        Nope — all systems just say “working properly” and the troubleshooters determine no issues. Device Manager - Sounds - All versions of check driver - Will Hunting Aug 12, 17:23 2
        
        Okay, what's the full command line for this? - David Aug 12, 17:29 1
        
        That’s literally what the event log says in the device manager. Nothing command line since I don’t know that studd - Will Hunting Aug 12, 17:31
I love that OMITB throws Meryl Streep a fastball down the middle in the first scene of the season just to watch her crush it -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 12, 16:51
kitty's toe beans are activating my trackpad. He's sitting under my laptop (which is on the Roost-style stand) and poking his paw out from under it. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 12, 16:17 1
- ah, he got embarrassed that I was talking about him & decided to leave -- nm - Beryllium Aug 12, 16:17
ChatGPT may bankrupt OpenAI within a year -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 12, 15:57 4
- Anything we can do to speed that along? -- nm - Reagen Aug 12, 16:30 3
  - Let me ask ChatGPT for ideas. -- nm - Dano Aug 12, 16:41 2
    - it says . . . "mustard gas" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 12, 17:06
    - I'd ask it if it was going bankrupt, but I'm not creating an account just for that. -- nm - Dano Aug 12, 16:47
I have 2 Bluesky invite codes. Both in the IM - TWuG Aug 12, 15:23
RIP Tom Jones -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 12, 15:23 2
- That's not Tom Jones the singer, who is alive and 83. I'm betting it's not unusual to confuse the two. -- nm - TWuG Aug 12, 15:26
- :((((((((((( -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 12, 15:25
we could probably save a lot of trouble if we just let these billionaire assholes have the rap careers they so desperately want instead of politics -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 12, 15:16 1
- I’d take a Kendall Roy over a Trump, any day -- nm* - Flavorize Aug 12, 15:17
This post was inspired by hearing that a three year old girl died on one of Abbott's Inhumane Immigrant Busses. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 12, 15:13 [mastodon]

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