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ahahaha “there’s always a tweet” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 17:54
Boeing orders its engineers and administrators to return to full time in office work. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 13, 17:26
wow, Brandon Tartikoff was only 48 when he died? - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 13, 17:23 4
- All the networks had VPs in their 20s and had an attrition rate higher than the NFL -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 13, 17:41
- also his daughter was nearly killed in a car crash six years before he died -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 17:29
- they were desperate after Fred Silverman ran the prime-time lineup into the ground -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 17:27
- He probably didn't have time for bike miles though. You're way ahead on that scoreboard. -- nm - Max Dec 13, 17:24
Ohtani: Look at me, I’m the captain now. -- (link*) - spamlet Dec 13, 17:18 [Attachment] 3
- So, if it isn't working out, they fire Andrew and Ohtani will leave? -- nm - jnine Dec 13, 18:23
- That's almost too much power for Andrew Friedman to have. -- nm - David Dec 13, 17:28
- that's more like a FU-clause to the rest of the org for Andrew Friedman -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 17:20
Starting to see the "Doctor Who screwed up with the regeneration from 14 to 15" articles. What sad babies these people are. -- nm* - TWuG Dec 13, 17:12 4
- spoils - Peglegpete Dec 13, 17:17
- I..may have just gotten spoiled on something? -- nm - David Dec 13, 17:14 2
  - Nothing that wasn't teased leading up to The Giggle -- nm - TWuG Dec 13, 17:23 1
    - I don't know what The Giggle is. We've only seen the first special. -- nm - David Dec 13, 17:24
Gee, a fight between Gail Simone and Mark Millar…who to pick? Who to pick. - David Dec 13, 16:52 13
- I read this as Gail Simmons and was very confused -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Dec 13, 17:28
- If Majors proves anything, it's that any huge-budget production is at risk. There should be MORE investment in smaller ones. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 13, 17:10 2
  - (I'm still pondering what I've said here. I think it's phrased poorly and might unintentionally conflate two things.) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 13, 17:55
  - (Not to legitimize whatever crap he's spouting) -- (edited) - Beryllium Dec 13, 17:11
- Who's the guy that said he hoped the next time he saw Millar was running him over with his car? -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 16:58 2
  - Grant Morrison. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Dec 13, 17:01 1
    - that's on my Mt. Rushmore of "tell me how you really feel" comments. -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 17:46
- Gail posted this by David Macho. It’s something all STers should read and think about as we advance in age. - David Dec 13, 16:58
- there is no comic Cancel Pigs. It's a term he used in a video that got trending among comicgaters - Remlik Dec 13, 16:56 3
  - and it's crazy because she was agreeing with a lot of what he was saying. Gail is great. Mark and his people suck -- nm - Remlik Dec 13, 16:58 2
    - I’m actively angry, but I can’t pretend to be surprised. ST has had the right read on him since before Wanted came out. -- nm - David Dec 13, 17:02 1
      - Except he's a damn good writer. so we disagree there. -- nm - Remlik Dec 13, 17:58
- Always choose Gail. She's aces. -- nm - TWuG Dec 13, 16:55
O Captain, My Captain -- (link) - Tim Dec 13, 16:51 1
- The B99 posts killed me. He was revered. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 13, 16:55
Depeche Mode, were honored at Los Angeles City Hall on Wednesday, which was officially proclaimed as “Depeche Mode Day” in L.A. -- (link) - budice Dec 13, 16:46 2
- but not tonight -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 16:48 1
  - 👏👏 -- nm - JD Dec 13, 17:40
I just read this on Reddit in a tangent to an entirely different flame war (hi Pete), and it’s remarkably astute. - David Dec 13, 16:39 3
- ayup -- nm - budice Dec 13, 16:45
- "three months" lol -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 16:44
- And TVs getting larger and cheaper. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 13, 16:41
this pleases me, because everyone should use real rocks for their counters. -- (link) - mafic Dec 13, 16:31 10
- Installers use vacuum saws and respiratory gear. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 13, 17:39
- And what about tile flooring? Is that engineered? (Probably not, but ya never know ...) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 13, 17:07
- Is this because natural stone doesn't have silica? Wouldn't cutting natural stone also produce fine particles that could trigger lung issues? -- nm - Max Dec 13, 16:41 5
  - engineered stone is typically almost entirely silica. marble would be near zero, granite variable but still way lower. -- nm - mafic Dec 13, 16:53
  - A quick search says that it's about half as much in natural stone. It's 90-95% silica in manufactured vs. 40-50% in granite. - Krusty Dec 13, 16:52 3
    - granite is 20-60% silica if we want to be technical. higher than that and it's a quartz-rich granitoid. mmmm... igneous classification. -- nm - mafic Dec 13, 16:57 1
      - I figured you'd know better. :-) Thanks! -- nm* - Krusty Dec 13, 17:00
    - just don't get sandstone counters. -- nm - mafic Dec 13, 16:53
- Big Rock gets their way, huh? (Kidding. But what is it about engineered stone that causes it to release such dust, compared to natural stone products? - Beryllium Dec 13, 16:40 1
  - silica content. I imagine the same tools, you'd just get more harmful dust from the engineered stuff because way more silica. -- nm - mafic Dec 13, 17:03
Ex-Facebook diversity manager pleads guilty to bilking $4M from company in kickback scheme -- (link) - budice Dec 13, 16:22
Fargo: Dave Foley is almost unrecognizable. And I love how Jennifer Jason Leigh plays her character - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 13, 16:14 3
- and Juno is really terrific -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 13, 16:17 2
  - Don’t forget Argo. -- nm - VMan Dec 13, 16:22 1
    - Key Largo, Montego -- nm - Tim Dec 13, 16:45
love terrible website security. "is your phone number still ********04?" uhhh... maybe? -- nm - mafic Dec 13, 15:42 4
- That could be mine. It also ends in 04 -- nm - TWuG Dec 13, 16:05 2
  - dammit. are you stealing my identity? -- nm - mafic Dec 13, 16:07 1
    - Mayyyybe. -- nm - TWuG Dec 13, 16:28
- Just let me use my Google Voice number. That way all the spam calls auto-fwd to voicemail -- nm - budice Dec 13, 15:58
My "home town" junior hockey team is rebranding for one night as the Cobra Chickens -- (link) - Reagen Dec 13, 15:35 4
- I do not like the cobra chicken. - Krusty Dec 13, 17:05
- random -- nm - budice Dec 13, 15:57
- nice art -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 13, 15:42
- I would wear that shirt. -- nm - mafic Dec 13, 15:40
when you definitely know how the Metro in the city you’re the mayor of actually works -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 15:33 2
- Oof. I'm guessing she hasn't taken it in a long time which is a shame. -- nm - Krusty Dec 13, 15:58 1
  - Metro should tell Youngkin they're not gonna stop any trains at that station unless Va fully funds their share of the system -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 16:59
DJIA soars 500 pts breaks 37k for first time in history, spelling doom for President Biden's re-election prospects -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 15:26 3
- So down a gazillion points tomorrow? UGH -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 13, 15:38
- (that trader shot is psychotic) -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 15:26 1
  - I wonder what their rules on flair are. -- nm - mafic Dec 13, 15:59
this is some quality trolling -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 15:16
MLB adding a new way for Mets’ top prospects to blow out their knees and arms -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 15:13
“ Republicans are pushing forward with a formal investigation even though their yearlong scrutiny of the president and his family has turned up no…” - David Dec 13, 15:12 6
- I really do think this is the new norm for every president from here on out. We can't get good candidates now. this will make it worse. -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 13, 15:39 3
  - Yes. - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Dec 13, 17:30
  - with a bit of luck only until Trump dies. -- nm - mafic Dec 13, 15:44 1
    - Can we impeach donny again -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 13, 15:45
- by the time the Fox-verse gets done spinning it, 40% of Americans will think he murdered everyone on 10/7 instead of Hamas -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 15:20 1
  - My Son Hunter (2022) re-released in theaters -- nm - budice Dec 13, 15:22
R.I.P. Prince of Lies, 468 -- (link) - mud Dec 13, 14:59
221-212 yea .. pathetic -- (link*) - mud Dec 13, 14:51 [Attachment] 6
- Biden responds -- (pic) - mud Dec 13, 15:15 [Attachment]
- It's fascinating that even with two wars and a misreported economy, this is still the only path they see to having a chance in 2024. - David Dec 13, 15:03 1
  - Alternatively, it’s their only way to keep their jobs. - Will Hunting Dec 13, 16:17
- Biden should go full Don Draper. call the impeachment vote right now, no need to wait for an inquiry -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 14:59 [youtube] 1
  - this would be bad ass. I approve -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 13, 15:37
- and with room to spare. -- nm - Jovian Dec 13, 14:58
ST poll: what are you reading? -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 13, 14:39 8
- I just bought The Wager by the author of Killers of the Flower Moon but it has to wait until Xmas. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Dec 13, 16:03 1
  - it's grrreat (wait until they all get scurvy) -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 16:07
- Witch King -- nm - Beryllium Dec 13, 15:16
- Saga, Book Two. -- nm - B'nai B'ron Dec 13, 14:53
- Wu Tang book I got from RC -- nm - Krusty Dec 13, 14:50
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab. I may give up on The Power Worshippers: Rise of Christian Nationalism. It is mostly propaganda -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 13, 14:45
- Im in between. I gave up on reading The Long Earth. So now I need something else. -- nm - Jovian Dec 13, 14:43
- Just finished the Ron Shelton book on the making of Bull Durham. Unsure what’s next. -- nm - spamlet Dec 13, 14:41
I feel like the back of my nose is under attack. So that's not good. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 13, 14:28 3
- christmas is all around you? and so the feeling grows. -- nm - mafic Dec 13, 16:00
- my covid started with a single trickle out of my nose. from nowhere. I'm not saying you have covid. All types of weird colds now. - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 13, 14:34 1
  - When i woke up, i attributed the feeling to my new night guard changing the way i snore. That's less likely now. :-/ -- nm - Beryllium Dec 13, 15:19
Nintendo Switch is officially the #3 best selling system ever in the US. It's only behind the Nintendo DS and PS2. -- nm - budice Dec 13, 14:20
Caption this -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 13, 14:03 3
- One doesn’t simply walk into Krogore. -- nm - VMan Dec 13, 15:59
- Excuse me, miss, in what aisle could I find the rings? -- nm - B'nai B'ron Dec 13, 15:02
- "In my day the orcs got their *own* meat." -- nm* - Reagen Dec 13, 14:11
"Hearse catches fire while carrying coffin" -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 13, 13:59 1
- Guess we know where they’re going for the afterlife -- nm - VMan Dec 13, 14:07
V'ger...er Voyager 1 stops communicating with Earth due to computer issue -- (link) - Remlik Dec 13, 13:53 2
- Maybe Musk can shoot himself into to space to go out and fix this? -- nm - Jovian Dec 13, 14:40
- disruption can mean only one thing -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 14:01
No more Printer Drivers - Microsoft decides to finally implement a Secure Printing System. -- (link) - budice Dec 13, 13:46 1
- This is just a conspiracy from Big Printer to get you to buy a new printer by breaking the old one. -- nm - B'nai B'ron Dec 13, 15:00
Hmmm. I want to make a pizza for dinner, but I don't want to torture my dog to do it. -- nm - Dano Dec 13, 13:44 7
- Do you have a grill? Can you grill it? -- nm - sycor Dec 13, 14:08 1
  - Yes you can! - spamlet Dec 13, 14:48
- i am not exactly sure how you make pizza, but you might be doing it wrong. -- nm - Andie Dec 13, 13:51 4
  - heh -- nm - JaxSean Dec 13, 14:23
  - My dog gets scared (he goes to the couch and shakes) whenever I use the oven. I think it must make some high pitched sound that I can't hear. -- nm - Dano Dec 13, 13:54 2
    - Does it have a convection fan? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 13, 15:47
    - oh, that's awful. :( -- nm - Andie Dec 13, 13:54
Jonathan Majors Called Himself a 'Monster,' 'Horrible Man' in Alleged Texts to Accuser (Court released all docs related to case today) -- (link*) - budice Dec 13, 13:22 1
- ::flex:: -- nm - Spawn Dec 13, 13:23
Kit Kitteridge getting belated sequel -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 13:22
Time has been flying by lately and this week it just seems to have stopped. -- nm - Meg Dec 13, 13:07 2
- Does that mean I'm all caught up, or I just don't care any more? -- nm - Meg Dec 13, 13:08 1
  - For me, it would mean the latter. - Spawn Dec 13, 13:23
Dodgers gave Yamamoto the full court press in their meeting yesterday -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 12:50 3
- Im curious as to how this new business model that LA rolled out, doesnt get applied to all new signings? -- nm - Jovian Dec 13, 12:52 2
  - they’re not all going to have $50m/yr in endorsement money to defer -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 12:56 1
    - And there all not gonna want money differed -- nm - eag Dec 13, 13:01
Here's something I consider a must-read about news coverage, society, and what's happening. -- (link) - David Dec 13, 12:45 9
- that is good, and I think it's a reflection of why Gen Z doesn't watch/read news. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Dec 13, 14:00 2
  - even cable news is preferable to the unvetted garbage stream on tik tok -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 13, 14:02 1
    - AND twitter -- nm* - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 13, 14:35
- I read a parallel story about 4chan and their backing of the donald, they knew he was really a fake, it was like they were in on the joke - zeitgeist Dec 13, 13:39
- How is that pronounced? -- nm - Spawn Dec 13, 13:19 4
  - Surprisingly, it’s pronounced “Bon Iver” -- nm - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Dec 13, 13:35
  - I believe both As are long. -- nm - spamlet Dec 13, 13:28 1
    - it's a pig latinish for "be fake". -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 13:52
  - I always assumed "kay-bull" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 13, 13:24
The Rock to play former UFC fighter Mark Kerr in a Benny Safdie film -- (link) - Remlik Dec 13, 12:32
Hmm, did we know the Taylor Swift rental includes three songs that weren't in the theatrical release? - David Dec 13, 12:31 5
- The real question, will it include her farting into the microphone -- (pic) - Spawn Dec 13, 13:26 [Attachment] 1
  - Oh sweet. I like The Archer! -- nm - Spawn Dec 13, 13:27
- It was part of her original post that the rental would be available -- (link) - JD Dec 13, 13:13
- I did. -- nm - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Dec 13, 12:41
- it’s literally (Taylor’s Version)! -- nm - Tim Dec 13, 12:33
"Amit Patel, the former Jacksonville Jaguars employee accused of defrauding the franchise of $22.2 million, was a high-volume, high-stakes... - David Dec 13, 12:27 1
- Shocking. No, wait, the opposite. -- nm - B'nai B'ron Dec 13, 12:38
12 hulk's a smashing - Spawn Dec 13, 12:25 1
- I laughed so hard. -- nm - David Dec 13, 12:27

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