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Honest Trailers | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Pt. 1 -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Oct 24, 13:42 [youtube] 1
- Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 13:46
*shoots Emmer firework into the sky* -- (link*) - spamlet Oct 24, 13:40
Emmer out, already -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 13:40 3
- good grief -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 24, 13:45
- why will Dems not yada yada yada -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 13:44
- 'thy will be done. Amen' -- nm - God King Oct 24, 13:42
NFL meeting week 7 with Annie Agar -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Oct 24, 13:37 [youtube]
Ivo Steyaert finished lap 80 at 59:50. He's out on lap 81, but I have concerns. -- nm - Dano Oct 24, 13:30 1
- I hate that I’m at this conference and can’t watch. -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 13:42
Republicans should take the opposite approach. Have everyone mark which Republicans they would vote against on the floor. -- nm - Dano Oct 24, 13:26 5
- this only ends when God King has passed. -- nm - Jovian Oct 24, 13:29 4
  - I fear this is an optimistic view. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 13:35 3
    - I've seen enough at this point to know this is the only view. -- nm - Jovian Oct 24, 13:38 2
      - **puts hand to her ear** Is that Kevin McCarthy's music I hear? -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Oct 24, 13:44 1
        
        This is the only way it can end, unless we hit a real REAL crisis point and the 8 or so most sane repubs vote for Jeffries -- nm - rollo Oct 24, 13:46
What is it about these techbro assholes that make them entirely incurious about anything creative? -- (link) - Reagen Oct 24, 13:21 [Image] 4
- They are going to force us to become a type II civilization simply to survive the energy requirements of the AI models they're going to need. - Beryllium Oct 24, 13:34 1
  - it is no longer enough to have a zombie proof compound; we need a Foundation and a planet on the edge of the galaxy -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 13:36
- "If it's easy to consume, how hard can it be to create!" -- nm - TWuG Oct 24, 13:26 1
  - that, and they don't see the creative process as reward in itself. Everything is problems to be solved and optimized. -- (edited) - Reagen Oct 24, 13:45
NC GOP rewarding the turncoat with a new heavily gerrymandered district -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 13:08
What would be faster, the GOP electing a Speaker, or ST electing an official pen? -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 13:03 8
- Forget pens, we're nowhere near consensus on the One True Font -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 24, 13:12 3
  - or even the One True Style Manual, but I've recently defected from Chicago and am going with MLA -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 13:19
  - Droid Sans is my current favorite -- nm - TWuG Oct 24, 13:18
  - The kid is going to South Africa next summer with a group. All their docs are in Comic Sans. I’m not sure I can trust them anymore. -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 13:15
- are we talking note taking, sketching, or marking? - Reagen Oct 24, 13:06 1
  - Marking is another great category. I'm not all about Sharpie anymore -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 13:17
- The official pen of slackertalk is a pencil. -- nm* - Beryllium Oct 24, 13:06 1
  - I'm very particular about pencil sharpeners. I have a 60 year old Champion that is, in fact, a champion at pencil sharpening -- nm - TWuG Oct 24, 13:19
The NHL is reversing its ban on Pride Tape, after one player decided to use it in a game and they realized fining him would be astoundingly dumb -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 12:56 4
- kudos to whoever that was -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 24, 12:57 3
  - Even better it was “just a guy” not someone that could otherwise be safe taking on the league. -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 13:02
  - Travis Dermott of the Arizona Coyotes, who's a journeyman defenceman, for all the talk of how would take a statement from the stars of the league -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 13:02 1
    - He's my favorite NHL player. Hero. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 24, 13:20
This vote for Speaker is like the Isner-Mahut version of internal House politics. -- nm - Dano Oct 24, 12:25 4
- Live look at the GOP conference -- (pic) - spamlet Oct 24, 12:30 [Attachment] 3
  - I really don't see how the Republicans find someone that gets 217. The Nutjobs won't cave. Hope the RINOs don't either. -- nm - Dano Oct 24, 12:31 2
    - One side or the other is going to have to compromise at some point. - spamlet Oct 24, 12:36 1
      - Congressional Republicans haven't understood the word "compromise" since the Gang of 14 was around. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 24, 12:45
Poor Emmer, how it started: -- (pic) - Jovian Oct 24, 12:21 [Attachment] 1
- How it's going: -- (pic) - Jovian Oct 24, 12:22 [Attachment]
Do we think Emmer will get Blindsided at Tribal Council? -- nm - budice Oct 24, 12:21 2
- heh, see above. God King likes to be a spoiler. -- nm - Jovian Oct 24, 12:23 1
  - I mean, he needs a patsy in place to have any hope of stealing an election and thereby avoiding prison. -- nm - David Oct 24, 12:40
Meanwhile, the FJS maintains its perfect Bell curve: 6-1; 5-2 (2); 4-3 (3); 3-4 (3); 2-5 (2); 1-6 (1) -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 24, 12:20 2
- I believe the 6-1 in the FJS is the same person who is 1-6 in the Astronauts -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 12:57 1
  - The feline overlords need to get their frickin' act together. - ReluctantCynic Oct 24, 13:03
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 23, 2023 key takeaways - crash davis 😺 Oct 24, 12:13 1
- #1 sucks but is to be expected. #7 is good, they're getting out of the simulators starting live soon -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 24, 12:15
Buyer’s Remorse? Brand New DVC Villas at Disneyland Hotel Already Hitting the Resale Market -- nm - budice Oct 24, 12:11 2
- speculators? just put a deposit down and now flip it for a modest boost that essentially doubles their cash investment? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 24, 15:39
- It usually takes a month, so this is normal. - David Oct 24, 12:17
Star Trek DS9: Martok doesn't like Jazz -- (link) - Remlik Oct 24, 12:03 [youtube]
“It’s like watching my parents try to pick a restaurant” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 12:01 2
- offs, its time for Hakeem Jeffries so we can just get some sh!# done - crash davis 😺 Oct 24, 12:05
- they're gonna have to make a deal with dems. -- nm - Remlik Oct 24, 12:04
Aand I just made two richard curtis references within five minutes, completely unrelated to each other. That was weird. - Beryllium Oct 24, 12:01
Sofia Coppola almost directed the final Twilight movie - budice Oct 24, 11:53
Christopher Columbus letter describing his journey to America sells for $3.9 Million. -- (link) - Peglegpete Oct 24, 11:51 2
- "This is taking forever and the work is nonstop. When I get back I'll so be ready for a holiday." -- nm - Chris Oct 24, 12:12 1
  - if we had known there was pot in the new world, none of the crew would have considered mutiny & returning to Spain. -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 24, 12:22
He voted to certify 2020 election, to keep the gov. open for 47 days, voted to avoid a debt default and voted to codify same-sex marriage. He Toast -- nm - Dano Oct 24, 11:49 3
- and he was just shived by God King himself a few minutes ago. He's done. -- nm - Jovian Oct 24, 12:13
- I love what constitutes failure in the Republican Party today. -- nm - David Oct 24, 12:10
- And the amazing thing is that they will lay out that argument exactly as why they won't vote for him. -- nm - pmb Oct 24, 11:55
Someone left a Uniball Vision Elite behind in the library. I picked it up and have been using it. I like it so much, I'm contemplating a box from - crash davis 😺 Oct 24, 11:47 9
- heh, I’ve tried all of these - all good. I’ve been back to more use of a longtime fave, Pilot Hi-Tec-C .4mm with some G2 .38, too. — nm - i.b! Oct 24, 13:41
- I guess since we’re doing it, the Pilot Varsity disposable fountain pens are my daily drivers -- (link) - spamlet Oct 24, 12:33
- It's no Precise V7 -- nm - rollo Oct 24, 12:25
- Thumbs up on Uniball Signo Micro 207 -- nm - Max Oct 24, 12:14
- I ride or die with Sarasa Dry these days. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Oct 24, 12:04
- I like the uniball Onyx (micro) pens at work. -- nm - pmb Oct 24, 11:49
- Those are great pens. -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 11:47 2
  - never last long enough tho -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 11:48 1
    - quit leaving them behind in libraries, they'll last longer -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 24, 12:08
"I saved the filibuster and could go sit on any corporate board I want right now" is certainly a re-election strategy -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 11:37
Manhattan DA dishes the goods on Jonathan Majors - budice Oct 24, 11:31 4
- Well, yikes. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 11:42
- Did we ever find out who it was from? - Spawn Oct 24, 11:33 2
  - Loki episode 3 (spoilers) - eag Oct 24, 11:36
  - This case is flimsy at best -- nm - eag Oct 24, 11:35
BF Vamps: 7-0 (1), 5-2 (2), 4-3 (2), 3-4 (4), 2-5 (2), 1-6 (1) -- nm* - samara Oct 24, 11:20 18
- 🎶 All by myself. Don't want to be, all by myself. 🎶 - Krusty Oct 24, 11:53 1
  - You won't finish last, you're middle of the pack in total points. -- nm - Samara Oct 24, 11:56
- Caveman 6-1 (1), 4-3 (6!!), 2-5 (2), 1-6 (1) -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 24, 11:44
- I lost by 8 yards this week. =( -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Oct 24, 11:31 3
  - I saw. Had Addison not had to briefly leave the game, you'd likely have won. -- nm - Samara Oct 24, 11:35 2
    - So you're totally going to take it easy on me this week while I lick my wounds, yes? -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Oct 24, 11:42 1
      - I believe you won it all last year, so that's a hard no. -- nm - Samara Oct 24, 11:53
- BF Astro: 6-1 (1), 5-2 (2), 4-3 (3), 3-3-1 (1), 3-4 (2), 2-5 (1), 1-5-1 (1), 1-6 (1) -- nm* - Spawn Oct 24, 11:25 10
  - Finally getting some separation. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Oct 24, 12:05
  - Prepare for total domination. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Oct 24, 12:04
  - psst. ML is 6-1 -- nm - oblique Oct 24, 11:26 7
    - I was the first person to beat him this season? - the wrong element Oct 24, 12:23
    - Oh, that was *my* win I saw. - Spawn Oct 24, 11:29 5
      - kingslayer -- nm - oblique Oct 24, 11:35 4
        
        only good thing he's ever done around here -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 11:36 3
        
        Beating kilbo? Yes, add it to my list. Next week I will beat yet another team with the same record as mine. -- nm - Spawn Oct 24, 11:41 2
        
        stupid SF DEF -- nm - oblique Oct 24, 11:43 1
        
        Peyton called out their obvious Cover-2 -- nm - budice Oct 24, 11:44
California DMV just kneecapped Cruise taxis. (Good.) -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 24, 11:15 [mastodon] 6
- unfortunately, not in Austin which is where i'll be this weekend instead of California (haven't encountered them driving in LA yet tho) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 11:16 5
  - Those Waymos are all over where I live, but I haven't seen one of these. -- nm* - jnine Oct 24, 11:42
  - Afaik, they were only in San Fran which is a horrible complicated maneuvering space for human drivers. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 24, 11:26 3
    - they just announced this week they were gonna start running in Santa Monica -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 11:27 1
      - They are here in Houston now. Very limited area and time they're running. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 12:08
    - Can confirm. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 11:27
Padres manager Bob Melvin has accepted a job with the San Francisco Giants -- nm - budice Oct 24, 11:15 6
- I’ve completely missed this - to the google! (I’ve liked him since he was a giant, hoping it’s nothing bad.) — nm - i.b! Oct 24, 13:48
- This story is so strange. -- nm - David Oct 24, 11:32 2
  - Preller wins the turf battle -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 24, 11:36 1
    - Somebody's gonna be very right, someone's gotta be very wrong here. This isn't one where you want to be on the losing end. -- nm - David Oct 24, 12:18
- like as waterboy? -- nm - oblique Oct 24, 11:17 1
  - zoom zoom -- nm - budice Oct 24, 11:17
James Hetfield covers..."Sober" by Tool is something I'd like to see -- (link) - Mel Profit Oct 24, 11:06 [youtube]
2023 Gotham Awards Nominees: -- (edited) - mud Oct 24, 10:57
for the non-lazy bastards who are actually in an office, how hard do you go for Halloween? we have punkin carving contest tomorrow and costumes on Mon - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 10:56 24
- Nothing. We do nothing for Halloween. -- nm - sycor Oct 24, 11:25
- Halloween got banned in our office sometime in the late nineties because people couldn’t behave themselves. -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 11:11 11
  - We had a receptionist who decided to be Lady Godiva. - pmb Oct 24, 11:54 2
    - Bringing in the horse is where you had to draw the line. -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 12:45
    - ‼️ -- nm - mud Oct 24, 11:56
  - We had that issue at the office (when I worked local and not for corporate) too. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Oct 24, 11:43 2
    - It's been like 15 years, and I still can't believe that story. -- nm - David Oct 24, 12:09
    - !!! -- nm - mud Oct 24, 11:58
  - we cancelled halloween because we acquired a company with some very religious leadership who take offense to halloween. - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Oct 24, 11:19 4
    - Our team toned down the spooky stuff due to a team mate who was religious - Pippy the Lioness Oct 24, 12:18
    - but . . . you acquired them - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 11:22
    - At least they're consistent? Though I'm guessing that whole Christ thing at the end of year is still on? -- nm - JD Oct 24, 11:21 1
      - yes that's still on for sure. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Oct 24, 11:26
- I'm not supposed to wear something sheer, too short, or see through. So obviously I'll be doing that. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 11:08
- "It's only laziness if you're enjoying it." -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 11:04
- i have been in office full time for, like, 2 years, and tragically our office does *nothing* for Halloween. :( -- nm* - Andie Oct 24, 11:04 7
  - all that happens here is ALL the leftover candy everywhere on Nov. 1st. -- nm - Diva Oct 24, 11:05 4
    - Diabetesgiving -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 11:19 3
      - yeah - and it's only 3 short weeks before Thanksgiving and unavoidable yet delicious stuffing. And then the holidays are in full swing, so... - Diva Oct 24, 11:23 2
        
        Always figured that's why gym memberships double in January -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 24, 11:27 1
        
        I flirt with doing Dry January, but mel's bday is in that month so it probably wouldn't work too well. - Diva Oct 24, 11:30
  - we should office swap cause it's all lost on me -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 11:05 1
    - I like taking photos of such things. But, I have no interest in participating. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 24, 11:07 [flickr]
- Diva's post and yours are perfect together. -- nm - David Oct 24, 11:01
5pm is a weird time for an apple event -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 10:52 2
- They work on Mother Nature's time now! -- nm - Octavia Spencer Oct 24, 10:53 1
  - Nikes and Purple Shrouds -- nm - budice Oct 24, 11:00
perhaps i didn't work as hard... -- (edited) - Diva Oct 24, 10:52 13
- This is awesome -- nm - JaxSean Oct 24, 14:31
- 👏🏻👏🏻 — nm - i.b! Oct 24, 13:46
- Yep -- nm - Max Oct 24, 12:18
- ALLLLLLLLLLL this. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Oct 24, 11:48
- Amen— -- nm - FlavorizeThis Oct 24, 11:13
- Finally. Someone's saying what needs to be said to Pixie. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 11:09
- I feel this in my soul. -- nm - sycor Oct 24, 11:04
- Nailed it. - znufrii, vice president Oct 24, 11:01 1
  - Ha!! 😂 -- nm - Diva Oct 24, 11:03
- I hear this. - Mel Profit Oct 24, 11:00 2
  - nmbmel - Diva Oct 24, 11:02 1
    - We need to learn out to Force Choke folks. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 24, 11:07
- I love you for this - Pippy the Lioness Oct 24, 10:58

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