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Meta to Offer Ad-Free Facebook, Instagram subscriptions in Europe (Bloomberg paywalled). €9.99 per month on the web, €12.99 on mobile -- (link) - decline Oct 30, 06:07 2
- LOL. -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Oct 30, 06:24 1
  - The EU is making them do it. This is compliance, they don’t want anyone to actually sign up for it. -- nm - spamlet Oct 30, 06:41
Levon’s Trade follows a former black-ops agent turned construction worker, who is drawn back into the world of violence and secrets when his boss’s - decline Oct 30, 05:58
Iowa/Northwestern has an opening O/U of 29.5, the lowest in the modern gambling industry -- nm - spamlet Oct 30, 05:48 1
- *takes the under* -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 30, 06:11
What trailers have grabbed you lately? Yesterday Ferrari certainly caught my eye. Argylle looks insane fun. - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 05:46 3
- I’ve rewatched Argylle trailer a couple of times. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 30, 06:45
- The Holdovers and The Killer both look fantastic. -- nm - Krusty Oct 30, 05:51
- Boat Story (TV) looks like fun -- (link) - LMS Oct 30, 05:49 [youtube]
Yesterday I attended an interesting sports match. - Loyola Oct 30, 05:42 7
- According to the Laws of the Game, the duration of stoppage time is at the sole discretion of the referee. - znufrii, vice president Oct 30, 06:03 4
  - That’s what I was afraid of. Then those rights need to be removed from him. - Loyola Oct 30, 06:24 3
    - with the game ending though he was likely worried shit would go downhill fast -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 30, 06:28 2
      - I agree; he was likely worried that that would be the case. My take is that his worries should not materially impact on the result of the game. -- nm - Loyola Oct 30, 06:36 1
        
        My assumption would be that if he thought the team starting a fight was doing so to end the game, then he wouldn't end it. - Volnelk Oct 30, 06:47
- Tough call without having seen the game, what lead up to the moment and how bad the fight was. The game could have been halted to calm everyone down - Krusty Oct 30, 05:53
- I'd say it depends. My assumption is he ended the game early as he felt if they started play again it would devolve into a full-on brawl - Beaker 🍺 Oct 30, 05:53
And the strike against Tesla in Sweden was a bust. Employees didn't see the need. Sounds like union wasn't terribly convincing about what they could - TWuG Oct 30, 05:30
Trump is again pushing the line of the gag order—this post was AFTER the gag order was reinstated -- (pic) - FlavorizeThis Oct 30, 05:30 [Attachment] 1
- Hehe the biggest political crowds in his imagination. That has been debunked so many times. -- nm - sycor Oct 30, 06:44
"Congratulations! You solved a Monday Crossword in 29:32. 5 MONDAYS IN A ROW" - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 05:24 5
- how hard is it to time it so you finish them all at 29:32 ? -- nm - decline Oct 30, 05:56 1
  - as John Lennon said in Imagine, its easy if you try -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 05:59
- niiiiice! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 30, 05:34 2
  - This morning I stomped through Wordle, The Mini, Spelling Bee, Connections, and the crossword. I'm all "I'm out of puzzles. What do I do?" - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 05:39 1
    - can commiserate -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 30, 06:22
Morning puppy pic -- (pic) - znufrii, vice president Oct 30, 05:13 [Attachment] 3
- Cute pooch!! -- nm - Krusty Oct 30, 05:36
- He’s so cute! -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Oct 30, 05:35
- 🐶🐶🐶 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 05:32
I'm still enjoying Starfield. Some fun stuff and some complaints. - TWuG Oct 30, 05:11 3
- Those robots are not up on their Asimov. -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Oct 30, 06:40
- reminds me that Alan Wake 2 is out now -- nm - Remlik Oct 30, 05:52
- I got sidetracked finishing Cocoon. Should hop back to Starfield now. I've barely started it. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 30, 05:20
Connections 141 - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 30, 05:00 3
- Weird order but no mistakes - VMan Oct 30, 06:11
- 2 mistakes - decline Oct 30, 05:54
- Connections Puzzle #141 - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 05:26
ST: What did you watch this weekend? Thoughts? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 30, 04:46 17
- SNL, and got caught up with John Oliver. Best SNL of the season so far. -- nm - mara 🍂 Oct 30, 06:48
- Loki: A+. Finished Foundation S2: B. Watching Lessons in Chemistry and Morning Show, both very good. -- nm - oblique Oct 30, 06:20
- American Horror Stories season 1, ep 1& 2 B, Cobweb B- -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Oct 30, 06:18
- Several episodes of Trillion Game (I'm through episode 6). A+ - Dark Callisto 🦊 Oct 30, 06:04
- Yonaka was great (and got to meet the lead singer) A. Barns Courtney impressed me a LOT in Orlando. Power went out for one song and he went down - JaxSean Oct 30, 06:03
- KOTFM 8/10 inside comment 1; Knights of the Zodiac 4/10 comment 2 - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 05:32
- some rewatches: Possession (1981), Passion (1982), Gangs of New York (2002) —all good; some football, some curling -- nm - mud Oct 30, 05:24
- KOTFM - B-, Time S2 ep1 - B+, Wisconsin Death Trip (rewatch) A- -- nm - LMS Oct 30, 05:11 2
  - a cheery selection! -- nm - mud Oct 30, 05:40 1
    - I mean, I watched Strictly Halloween episode and Graham Norton too, so not all misery (spoiler) - LMS Oct 30, 05:43
- Bottoms: B-, As Above So Below: C -- nm - Dano Oct 30, 04:53
- Free Guy, B+ -- nm - znufrii, vice president Oct 30, 04:52 4
  - Getting a new puppy, A++++++++++++++++++ -- nm - znufrii, vice president Oct 30, 04:53 3
    - Trying to work from home with a new puppy, TBD. -- nm - znufrii, vice president Oct 30, 04:56 2
      - Do you have a fenced in yard? -- nm - Dano Oct 30, 05:00 1
        
        Mostly. We’re planning on getting it redone sometime soon. -- (edited) - znufrii, vice president Oct 30, 05:03
- Mighty Nein Reunion (still about an hour to go): A; wife watched Nope and gives it a nope -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 30, 04:47
TV PSA: NFL, World Series, NBA, NHL, Voice, Raw, The Irrational, Antiques Roadshow, Below Deck Med, 30 Coins, The Daily Show (Charlmagne the God), - Beaker 🍺 Oct 30, 04:44
Was the ISS worth it, and what happens next? -- (link) - znufrii, vice president Oct 30, 04:42 3
- Yes. And it's deorbited by 2035 and replaced by 2040. -- nm - TWuG Oct 30, 04:44 2
  - Scheduled for deorbit in 2031. -- nm - znufrii, vice president Oct 30, 04:53 1
    - Scheduled. With no ship yet built to deorbit it. That schedule is pretty much guaranteed to get pushed. -- nm - TWuG Oct 30, 05:13
Purple first - znufrii, vice president Oct 30, 04:05 2
- Perfect but I only got blue by default. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 30, 04:38 1
  - Ditto - TWuG Oct 30, 04:42
Wordle 863 3/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 30, 04:03 3
- 6 - decline Oct 30, 05:42
- Wordle 863 5/6 - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 04:35
- 4/6 - Fuzzy Oct 30, 04:08
Israeli tanks are near/at Gaza City. locals say they are shooting at cars on the street. -- (link*) - zeitgeist Oct 30, 01:58
Okay, I fixed the URL parsing/image detection code to better handle URL query string pollution. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 30, 01:29 [Backboard]
Ukraine war news seems to have disappeared, last BBC article is 3 days old. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 23:50 1
- Inflation is rampant in russia, central bank now has 15% prime. the military took over prison recruitment and their population is lowest in record -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 23:52
This skit from several years ago contains a tiny little callback to a conversation on ST earlier this week -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 29, 23:01 [youtube]
Pretty good—for Krusty—Thomas Morstead highlights - FlavorizeThis Oct 29, 21:18 1
- Hahaha! He did bury a bunch of punts. -- nm - Krusty Oct 30, 05:05
They were one Bagent TD away from suggesting Fields move to WR. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 29, 20:45
"Reference List: 1. Google. 2. Wikipedia." -- (edited) - Presentation Transcripts Oct 29, 20:25 2
- Points for honesty. -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Oct 30, 05:17
- oh dear. — nm - b.oo! Oct 29, 21:07
During Colorado/UCLA game thieves stole jewelry from the Colorado locker room -- (link) - Remlik Oct 29, 19:39 3
- Terrible! I've never seen so much bling at a game.I had 2 ex-Pac12 players sitting in the seats behind me and 6 in the seats next to me. Everyone was - jnine Oct 30, 01:31
- That’s bullshit. I hope they find who did it, and these kids get their stuff back. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 29, 20:44 1
  - but smart bullshit! -- nm - mafic Oct 29, 22:40
Nate Bazinga was great in that G Washington sketch, and the best moments were with Kenan Thompson. They need to do a movie. -- nm - mud Oct 29, 19:20
jeezus LeBron has been playing in the NBA literally 20 years now -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 29, 19:14 1
- he's amazing. -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 19:20
how the Falcons season is going so far -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 29, 19:12 8
- Why are you talking about plays from previous games? Ones we won? -- nm - David Oct 29, 19:19 7
  - That did happen today —Pitts was blocking on that play…instead of being thrown the ball. -- (pic) - FlavorizeThis Oct 29, 20:51 [Attachment] 3
    - We've run it at least three times this season. -- nm - David Oct 29, 20:54 2
      - Must’ve been preseason—only seeing London with a pass attempt. This guy had a similar point as Pixie (see photo) - FlavorizeThis Oct 29, 21:13 [Attachment] 1
        
        Smith runs skill player option passes at least every other game. I would guess it's every game. It typically turns into a run, or Ridder gets it again - David Oct 29, 21:33
  - (You're gonna have to follow sports to make these posts.) -- nm - David Oct 29, 19:19 2
    - This is all I needed!!!! -- (link) - zunk takes things literally Oct 29, 21:10 1
      - Click the link, pixie! -- nm - David Oct 29, 21:12
Red Flag warnings throughout SoCal. Santa Ana fire season has arrived. -- nm - Meg Oct 29, 18:52 1
- You getting the red winds? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 19:06
maybe they should put him in the basement -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 29, 18:51 3
- But Biden is losing his marbles. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 29, 20:46
- "I know, have you seen how many lawsuits I'm in?" -- nm - Reagen Oct 29, 18:54 1
  - *giggle* -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 19:08
Cops were sent to the Maine shooters house six weeks ago over concerns he was going to snap and go on a rampage -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 29, 18:47 3
- Father and brother both said that they had it covered and had ways to secure his weapons, so he couldn’t get them— - FlavorizeThis Oct 29, 19:06
- This was news a week ago, CNN. Nice job. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 29, 18:53
- swell -- nm - mud Oct 29, 18:50
Kirk Cousins tears right Achilles in Vikings' victory -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 29, 18:44
Tyson Bagent sounds like a totally AI-generated name -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 29, 18:33 2
- perhaps even moreso than "Hubertus Bigend" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 29, 18:44
- Bobson Dugnutt. -- nm - Reagen Oct 29, 18:34
sitwap - amidst the badness, there’s been an amusing(ish) set of videos with israeli troops. - i.b! Oct 29, 18:25 2
- That’s fantastic. - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Oct 29, 18:54
- 👍 -- nm - mud Oct 29, 18:29
Welp theres SNF -- nm - budice Oct 29, 18:20
Netflix family horror movies are lame. Why cast Marlon Wayans in The Curse of Bridge Hollow if he’s gonna play the straight man? - Mop🧹 Oct 29, 18:20 1
- Hmm. We Have a Ghost is neither a family movie nor a comedy. It’s like they mashed two scripts together. - Mop🧹 Oct 29, 22:01
Malcolm Gladwell reference on Sunday Night Football, everyone! Up yours, foodchem!!! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 29, 18:07 5
- Gladwell’s got a podcast. He does his own ad reads. Hearing him do an ad for eBay Motors is existential. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 29, 18:52 1
  - How very Paul Harvey. -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Oct 30, 05:18
- heh, caught that -- nm - Tim Oct 29, 18:13 1
  - you couldn't see it, but I was high fiving you all at that moment -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 29, 18:14
- I'm just staring at the screen, in a haze, unable to comprehend what I'm seeing or hearing. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 29, 18:12
In addition to War of the Worlds, WAMU's Big Broadcast plays "The Thing on the Fourble Board" from 1948 every Halloween weekend - Max Oct 29, 18:04 [youtube]
Original 4GB iPhone, bought in 2007 for $535.18, sells tonight — still sealed — for $133,435. -- (pic) - budice Oct 29, 18:02 [Attachment] 3
- I remember when an old phone just exploded, the battery puffed up like a new tube of toothpaste, the case and boards inside all split their layers - zeitgeist Oct 29, 19:16
- That's pretty cool. Not sure it's $133k cool though. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 29, 18:09
- That is a level of apple fandom I will never have -- nm - Beryllium Oct 29, 18:08
Trunk or Treat at church. Only one Kelce missing their Taylor (couldn’t come). - spamlet Oct 29, 17:57 3
- and that will be the subject of her break up song -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 19:11
- Any toothpaste given out? -- nm - FlavorizeThis Oct 29, 18:44 1
  - I dunno I was on hotdog duty. -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 18:50
I got around to the new South Park, and it's amazeballs. -- nm - mud Oct 29, 17:42
dammit! -- nm* - mud Oct 29, 17:41
Is Uber Eats trying to turn itself into Kozmo with this new deliver anything model? -- nm - Reagen Oct 29, 17:38 6
- I miss Kozmo. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 29, 17:49 5
  - you ever watch Startup? writing should have been on the wall for all these “disrupters” 20 years ago -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 29, 18:05 4
    - (sorry, “e-dreams” Startup is the one about the online govt payment bros who went tits up) -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 29, 19:01
    - Silicon Valley had a lot of their number too - remember the pizza delivery app that just bought slices and resold them> -- nm - Reagen Oct 29, 18:12 2
      - What, like same-day pizza slice futures? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 29, 18:22 1
        
        I had it slightly wrong, they were buying Dominos and repackaging it - Reagen Oct 29, 18:33
Flava Flav with the Natl Anthem flavor at the Bucks game -- (link) - budice Oct 29, 17:20
Every team in the AFC North has a winning record. -- nm - Dano Oct 29, 17:06 1
- Top 5 AFC playoff seeds seem pretty legit: KC, MIA, JAX, BAL, BUF. CIN looked better, and I like HOU as a darkhorse -- nm - budice Oct 29, 17:10
Denver is funny -- (link) - Bacon Oct 29, 17:03
trump back under gag order for DC case. nm but: -- (link) - b.oo! Oct 29, 16:58 1
- "Will no one rid us of this turbulent pig?" -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 17:03
Oxfam says blockading humanitarian aide is a war crime, meanwhile UN warehouses in gaza are looted by residents looking for food/supplies -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 29, 16:51
Tyson Bagent's sample size doubles tonight. Some saying he's the new Brock Purdy!!! I'm just interested to see a pass travel more than 15 yards and - zunk takes things literally Oct 29, 16:48 4
- It's kind of nice seeing a Bears QB throw a few complete passes in a row again. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 29, 16:50 3
  - How quickly we forget the good old days when a Bears QB started a game with like, 12 for 12. - zunk takes things literally Oct 29, 17:14
  - especially when it's someone on his team who catches it. -- nm* - Peglegpete Oct 29, 16:53 1
    - I know, right?!?! - ReluctantCynic Oct 29, 17:06
I can't tell one from another Did I find you, or you find me? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 16:46

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