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what was that old PC game (late 90s?) where you could create pocket universes? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 11:29 7
- Here -- (link) - Spawn Aug 18, 11:31 6
  - no, more like chronotrigger ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 11:35 5
    - hmm, maybe it was ChronoCross -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 11:35 4
      - chronomaster? -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 11:44 1
        
        ah! I bet that's it, yes -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 11:45
      - If there were power tabs, it was Chrono Cross. -- nm - David Aug 18, 11:36 1
        
        I never played it, I only read reviews 20 years ago. I'm trying to remember it to see if it would work as a name for a concept at work. - Beryllium Aug 18, 11:44
Let It Be: Dolly w/Paul on piano, Ringo on drums, Frampton on guitar, Mick Fleetwood on drums... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 18, 11:13 [youtube] 6
- ST Poll: I was appalled to learn that Amy did not know the song Hard Candy Christmas. Do you? -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 11:30 3
  - Nope. -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 11:47
  - nope. -- nm - mud Aug 18, 11:35
  - i don't think googling hard candy will be a good idea -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 11:35
- I think those kids could go somewhere. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 11:29
- I like it. -- nm - loosilu Aug 18, 11:27
Just realized I'm flying back into the country on 10/1. I can assume government shutdowns are so common now that it'll be fine, right? -- nm - spamlet Aug 18, 11:09 1
- Come From Away 2 -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 11:34
Trailer for Palme D'Or winner Anatomy of a Fall -- (link) - Dano Aug 18, 10:08 [youtube] 2
- that looks nice. (clearly the dog did it) -- nm - mud Aug 18, 10:29 1
  - I disagree. Clearly an owl attack. -- nm - Bari Seldon Aug 18, 11:02
stick a fork in him. when you need to go this low (that you're just going to gun down people crossing the border), you've reached your end game. -- (link) - Jovian Aug 18, 09:59 24
- I'm not sticking a fork in him. There would be pudding everywhere. -- nm - pmb Aug 18, 10:50 3
  - That would damage Eric's Tucker Carlson disguise and he won't be able to get his deposit back. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 11:17
  - red sauce... -- nm - colin Aug 18, 10:51
  - sploosh -- nm - the wrong kind Aug 18, 10:51
- Ah, the Israel wall methodology. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 10:48
- He talks so much about violence, I think someone needs to take his personal guns away - Pippy Quintas Aug 18, 10:30
- tbf, THAT specific talking point does do well with the GOP base. -- nm - colin Aug 18, 10:15 17
  - Killing people they don't like has always been a favorite thing of fascists. -- nm - Jovian Aug 18, 10:19 16
    - killing people they view as "bad guys" has been a favorite things of conservatives. killing people they don't like moves into fascism. - colin Aug 18, 10:21 15
      - this is also where the "demon" label gets applied which has very specific meaning to a side of right wing evangelical radicals -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 10:32
      - 'bad guys' and 'people they don't like' are not mutually exclusive. - Jovian Aug 18, 10:24 13
        
        First you dehumanize as vermin... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 10:30
        
        no, but that's the clever position of a conservative. they can have a sliding scale to make you sound crazy for questioning their standard. - colin Aug 18, 10:29 2
        
        there is a new guard and an old guard 'conservatives'. -- (edited) - Jovian Aug 18, 10:34 1
        
        agreed - given that so few people can be so damaging (or just one, if we're watching what tubberville is doing) means you don't need much to really - colin Aug 18, 10:39
        
        and this is why I listen to Greg Kelly, Kilmeade, Mark Levin, Sid Rosenberg, on the radio. This is the rhetoric that is pushed day in and day out. -- (edited) - Jovian Aug 18, 10:28 8
        
        every country contains a % of the population that would be fine with fascism. but it's never a majority. - colin Aug 18, 10:31
        
        Hear me out here...what if, you don't listen to them and you keep some of your sanity and deprive them of the viewership? - Will Hunting Aug 18, 10:30 6
        
        because then I wouldn't be able to make a judgement call on where this is all ultimately leading to. -- nm - Jovian Aug 18, 10:36 4
        
        Seems like you’ve already come to a pretty solid conclusion in that regard. -- nm - znufrii Aug 18, 11:00
        
        try listening to Christian AM talk radio - that has become absolutely bonkers. -- nm - colin Aug 18, 10:40 2
        
        hehe. no thank you. I dont hate myself *that* much :) -- nm - Jovian Aug 18, 10:42 1
        
        just coming across some reply from a nazi on social media is more than enough "what are they thinking' for me -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 11:19
        
        that's why Knowledge Fight is great.. they listen to terrible stuff so you don't have to. - colin Aug 18, 10:32
WGA sign o the day, cousin -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 18, 09:39 2
- Could she punch it up a bit? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 18, 10:48 1
  - i asked chatgtpt and it suggested the sign say "Show Me the Word Count and the Paycheck!" -- nm - colin Aug 18, 10:51
wordle 4 - rollo Aug 18, 09:34
Okay, the Cash thing isn't great, but it's not worst case scenario. - David Aug 18, 09:24 [vimeo] 2
- No flips just clips -- nm - Tim Aug 18, 10:46 1
  - New Bullet Club member! - Tim Aug 18, 10:48
Saw on BlueSky that Musk is removing the ability to block Twitter users except for DMs. So the site actually *can* be less user friendly, apparently -- nm - TWuG Aug 18, 09:17 11
- all i use twitter for any more is blocking people.. kind of a fun hobby. if they take that away, i'll never come back. -- nm - colin Aug 18, 10:49 2
  - I'm not there anymore. I can't imagine going back. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 10:52 1
    - it's ugly as hell. i'm on for a few folks in particular. -- nm - colin Aug 18, 11:42
- should be the final death knell -- nm - Jovian Aug 18, 09:28 4
  - This time, for sure! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 18, 10:44
  - he says to use Mute instead. -- nm - mud Aug 18, 09:29 2
    - here's the problem with that advice (and it reminds me that ST's block acts more like a mute) -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 18, 10:46 [mastodon]
    - heh. its hilarious that Elon has basically turned himself into a Message Board moderator. -- nm - Jovian Aug 18, 09:42
- Because people have him blocked and also a lot of people block any advertised tweet. - Tim Aug 18, 09:21 1
  - Yep. I did that for a month or so before deleting my account. -- nm - TWuG Aug 18, 09:39
- Next up, each time you tweet it emits a 20 s blast of 12000 kHz sound from your speakers, overriding your volume setting. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 09:20
Meg 2: The Trench Pitch Meeting -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Aug 18, 09:17 [youtube] 2
- THESE ARE BASED ON BOOKS?! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 18, 10:48 1
  - I got a deal on the 1st two books...they are so not good. - Will Hunting Aug 18, 10:51
Police destroy home where suspect in cop-shooting barricaded. - Qale Aug 18, 09:14 3
- destroy? ... wow. -- nm* - Spawn Aug 18, 09:16 2
  - Yesh. Destroy. -- (pic) - Qale Aug 18, 10:53 [Attachment] 1
    - for sale, handyman fixer upper, good ventilation, lots of light -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 14:27
Pudding Fingers: okay Disney, fun is fun but let's agree to disagree; Disney Legal: here's a new countersuit -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 18, 09:09
Weekend Plans? -- nm - Andie Aug 18, 08:50 33
- BD party tonight, 3 wedding sat, drive to meet the Rose in the middle btw here n Vancouver -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 10:36
- car has AC now! so cleaning it up, then driving partway to Atlanta on Sunday. cleaning the house also. - colin Aug 18, 10:22
- First of the only two summer weekends were I have nothing and let me tell you, I am thrilled for it. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 18, 09:59
- Going to mom's 90th birthday party celebration tonight! -- nm - David Aug 18, 09:18 2
  - Happy Birthday David's Mom! -- nm - Andie Aug 18, 09:52
  - Wow! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 18, 09:20
- Finally going to see Barbie. Probably catch a bit of the air show as well. -- nm - pmb Aug 18, 09:14
- Cubs, Ribfest, Cubs. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Aug 18, 09:12 3
  - I'm actually getting buzzed at the ballpark right now! - zunk takes things literally Aug 18, 09:14 2
    - oh, btw, we are going to be at the park on 9/8 for "work" :) -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 09:54
    - nice! I was going to ask about the show and there is your IM -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 09:53
- holding auditions - that's about it. :) -- nm - Diva Aug 18, 09:09 2
  - you are the casting director, not the auditioner? how fun! THE POWER. -- nm - Andie Aug 18, 09:10 1
    - Yep. 'Mr. Popper's Penguins' and then 'Wrinkle In Time'. :) -- nm - Diva Aug 18, 10:18
- Yard stuff Saturday, Smashing Pumpkins / Interpol / Rival Sons Sunday night -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 09:09
- lake -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 18, 09:08
- Storm Betty just started so I’m toying with the idea of moving the bins to a more secure location. Then heading to the pub. -- nm - Loyola Aug 18, 09:06
- Going to Nashville to see Carrie Underwood at the Grand Ole Opry. Coming back through Louisville to see the Slugger museum. -- nm - spamlet Aug 18, 09:05 6
  - Nice! - znufrii Aug 18, 09:35 1
    - I'm not sure why they announced this one or if that's new. It used to be maybe a day or two before you'd know. -- nm - spamlet Aug 18, 11:03
  - [Approved] -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 09:09
  - while the kids are away, the parents will play :) - oblique Aug 18, 09:09
  - Awesome! I love the Opry. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 18, 09:05 1
    - We went years ago and ended up seeing Charlie Daniels. This time they announced a few weeks ago she’d be performing. - spamlet Aug 18, 09:06
- Drive to Indy and back tomorrow with carload for daughter's move in for Junior year (she left this morning). Running sound for church and the picnic - oblique Aug 18, 09:03
- Pool and dinner at friends house tonight, birthday bounce and pool party for another friend tomorrow, then to the shore at some point after that. -- nm - znufrii Aug 18, 09:01
- improv classes, hurricane -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 18, 08:54 4
  - as one does. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Aug 18, 09:03 3
    - i think we're in for quite a blow -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 18, 09:08 2
      - I think the flooding will be catastrophic in places. very dry land does not take well to massive amounts of rain in one day. it wants slow rain. - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Aug 18, 09:12 1
        
        flash floods incoming. stay safe everyone. -- nm* - Andie Aug 18, 09:12
- Tomorrow night taking my nephew on a Bat Walk. We get to walk through the park with handheld sonar bat detectors. Sunday, work event at Canada's - Andie Aug 18, 08:53 1
  - that sounds cool (the bat walk) -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 09:04
Random question running through my mind: Does 2001 have a score or a soundtrack? Yes, it's probably both but even though it's not a John Hughes film - JD Aug 18, 08:47 3
- 2001 a space odesssy had a chorus of a hundred holding a long Om -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 10:39
- all classical cues until the third act crazyness IIRCC -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 18, 08:49 1
  - Coincidentally it's discussed in the Chris Nolan interview below. -- nm - LMS Aug 18, 09:50
Oh yikes. Fake foraging books, written by LLMs. Including ones about mushrooms, one of the likeliest to be fatally misidentified. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 18, 08:41 [mastodon] 1
- Welp sycor, it was nice to know you. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 08:57
OMGBBQs on Ahsoka were meh -- nm - budice Aug 18, 08:34 3
- Disney didn't give them enough free swag? -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 18, 08:41 2
  - you were actually able to glean some meaning from that? -- nm - mud Aug 18, 09:02 1
    - couldn't have the usual premiere b/c SAG strikey so they opened the doors to fans at Disneyland for the "premiere" -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 18, 09:03
new conservative minority on Wisc Sup Ct having a total normal one -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 18, 08:28 2
- that's a fantastic picture. -- nm - colin Aug 18, 10:44
- *Reads it Wisconsin Supper Club* which makes me hungry for prime rib or a nice walleye -- nm - zunk takes things literally Aug 18, 08:38
Whoops! I accidentally bought two pairs of those Homer Adidas sneakers. Anyone a size 11 and want a pair? Lol -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 08:21 13
- I just looked. Those are awesome. -- nm - work phone jones Aug 18, 10:03
- I wear 11, but missed what shoes you are talking about? -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 08:57 4
  - I just looked. Those are awesome, but get your money if you can. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 08:59 3
    - If you want them I'd be happy to sell them for retail. I'll cover the shipping. - Krusty Aug 18, 09:54 1
      - you gotta convert that to bushels of corn or something -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 18, 09:57
    - i.e., the rubes in Indiana don't even wear shoes - hollywood big shot Aug 18, 09:00
- I’m only a 10.5, Harry Henderson -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 18, 08:31
- Those are freaking amazing, though. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 18, 08:29
- I absolutely love them but an 11 is too small for me, sorry. -- nm - David Aug 18, 08:26 1
  - I'm normally a 12 but with some brands and models I can go a full size down. With Timberlands I go 1.5 down. -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 08:41
- silly krusty. -- nm* - tRuMaN Aug 18, 08:25 2
  - I entered a raffle that I didn't expect to win so I bought a pair from a local store and just now got an email saying I won - Krusty Aug 18, 08:35 1
    - Ah, if you can return that would be good. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 08:58
I've only ever bought milk twice at Target. Both times it's soured before I finished it :/ - Meg Aug 18, 08:18
There’s a realistic chance tonight will be Edge’s retirement bout on Smackdown. Last match of his contract in his hometown. - Will Hunting Aug 18, 08:17
Kelowna Fire grows -- (link) - mud Aug 18, 08:17 1
- i would be out of there. i wouldn't have waited for the order. -- nm* - Andie Aug 18, 08:20
Interview with Chris Nolan about the use of music in his films for those interested - LMS Aug 18, 08:17
I know we're streaming Swishers, but it would mean a lot if you could listen to / add Flagship Romance's "Imposter" as well. -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 18, 08:08
Here's the article ST has always wanted. -- (link) - David Aug 18, 08:05 1
- I don't have the card yet but Throg is in Marvel Snap also -- (link) - oblique Aug 18, 08:09 [Image]
AEW: Cash Wheeler of FTR arrested on assault charge. -- (link) - Tim Aug 18, 07:53 10
- So he's not been convicted of a crime, he's not been ask to surrender his passport. so he can work the show. -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 11:06
- The warrant was issued end of last month. - the wrong element Aug 18, 09:02 1
  - He wanted to tell Talent Relations but, well… -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 18, 09:06
- Wow, that’s not the one of that duo I would expect to be a fiery dumbass. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 18, 08:18 2
  - That's the joke running rampant on wrestling social media right now. -- nm - David Aug 18, 08:21 1
    - FTR Hair and FTR Bald -- nm - Tim Aug 18, 08:38
- I'm not joking when I say that I stared at my email for 20 straight seconds when I got this message earlier. -- nm - David Aug 18, 08:06 2
  - Remember the look on TK’s face when Punk did that post show promo? I see him doing that right about now. -- nm - Tim Aug 18, 08:10 1
    - I'm in wait-and-see mode because I believe there are three possibilities here. - David Aug 18, 08:21
- (He probably can’t go to the UK for All In now.) -- nm - Tim Aug 18, 07:57
Is ST aware of Limbo and Outside? They are two Gamepass Xbox games that were recommended to me. I started Limbo last night. Very cool. - Volnelk Aug 18, 07:52 4
- Two of the games I've ever 100% on XBOX. Perfection. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 08:11 1
  - Sweet. I started Limbo last night and just kept playing and playing. I dig it. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 18, 09:05
- Limbo is great. I installed Firewatch yesterday, will likely try that this weekend. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 07:54 1
  - Walking simulator but I heard good things about the story. - Tim Aug 18, 07:55

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