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Over his past four games, Jokic has attempted 44 shots and made 39 of them (including the crazy game winner last night) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 5, 07:22 1
- Contrary to early reports, the ball did not actually leave a trail of smoke in its wake as it arced toward the basket. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 5, 07:24
Minneapolis-St. Paul to host 2026 World Junior Hockey Championship -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jan 5, 07:15
OscarsWatch2024: GG on Sunday, BAFTA Longlists are out -- (link) - budice Jan 5, 07:14
Virginia McCasky is 100 years old today -- (link) - oblique Jan 5, 07:11
Well, that didn't take long. Made my first 23/24 mistake -- nm - oblique Jan 5, 07:05
DTL Heh: Six times this season we reached 95 points in a game, but couldn't crack 100. Last game: 116. - Three Quark Baron Jan 5, 06:34
the think I find fascinating about looking at news stories at Ground.news is just that craziness that is news headlines. - tRuMaN Jan 5, 06:32
Oof. B-1 Bomber crashed during landing at Ellsworth. Crew safely ejected. -- (link) - TWuG Jan 5, 06:28 1
- 300 million each (in the 80s) so probably a billion to replace? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 11:21
I think we need new economists because they haven't been right about a damn thing in like two years. Every month last year they said the -- (edited) - Krusty Jan 5, 05:41 11
- *turns chart upside down* Oh. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 5, 07:26
- They deal in likelihoods…so typically, inflation and interest rate hikes lead to recession. The last 10 years have broken patterns - Will Hunting Jan 5, 07:22
- the ones on TV and in the news get paid to guess, not to be right. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 5, 06:45 3
  - called doing the Jim Cramer -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 5, 07:11
  - They all seem to guess wrong month after month. One day a news site is going to get a good economist that does the work and gets things close to right - Krusty Jan 5, 06:47 1
    - economist chat bots gotta eat too. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 5, 06:57
- Could it also be at least partly sort of a quantum effect like predicting something changes the outcome? -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 06:41 2
  - I, for one, am confident that I will never again lay down with a beautiful woman! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 5, 07:25
  - Man do I wish that was possible. -- nm - Krusty Jan 5, 06:45
- *cackles madly* -- nm - NYT Pitchbot Jan 5, 06:11
- The problem is that they all have two hands. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 5, 06:02
TV PSA: Reacher, The Greatest #AtHome Videos, Smackdown, AEW Rampage, NBA, Foe, For All Mankind, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, The Curse, - Beaker 🍺 Jan 5, 05:40 2
- Definitely going to check out the next James May In series but I'll likely be mostly watching Taskmaster today as I'm still not feeling well. -- nm - Krusty Jan 5, 06:14
- The Brothers Sun came out yesterday on Netflix (series stars Michelle Yeoh and sounds interesting) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 5, 05:59
Stay classy, Rockford: Rockford-area bowling alley cancels live music event over controversial name -- (link) - oblique Jan 5, 05:29
10K finished -- nm - prayformojo Jan 5, 05:22 1
- Awesome!she kicks ass -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Jan 5, 05:34
Dog accidentally runs half marathon -- (link) - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Jan 5, 04:44 [tiktok] 5
- Haha! Better dog than the one that ate $4k the other day. -- nm - Krusty Jan 5, 05:45 4
  - exactly. I feel like she did it because her mom calls her lazy. - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Jan 5, 05:51 3
    - 😆 -- nm - Krusty Jan 5, 06:22
    - 1:32:56! If it was spite, maybe that's the fuel I need to run a sub 2 hour half (note: nearly half an hour slower) -- nm - JD Jan 5, 06:09 1
      - Just don't stop and play with the cows and you will do fine. LOL -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Jan 5, 06:20
uh, TV news about stolen cars says the most stolen models are NOT Kia/Hyundai but Honda Civic, Honda Accord and Chevy Silverado. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 01:53
Connections Puzzle #208 - one silly mistake - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 5, 00:47 4
- No oopsies. - VMan Jan 5, 07:28
- same but different - oblique Jan 5, 06:55
- Connections Puzzle #208 - crash davis 😺 Jan 5, 06:50
- no mistakes - decline Jan 5, 05:14
Wordle 930 4/6 - a study in green - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 5, 00:43 4
- Wordle 930 5/6 - crash davis 😺 Jan 5, 07:04
- 4 - rollo Jan 5, 06:19
- 6 - decline Jan 5, 05:12
- Wordle 930 3/6 - Beryllium Jan 5, 00:46
Nikola Jokic, ladies and gentlemen -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 5, 00:42
We went to butchart gardens this evening ... i took many photos, but have only posted this one so far. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 5, 00:40 [flickr]
What's an undead farmer's favorite crop? - JD Jan 4, 22:50
When I opened apple tv+ today, it tried to get me to re-watch Ghosted. And I'm kinda tempted to. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 22:25 2
- Don’t do it!! -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Jan 5, 03:50
- LOL the opening credits for Monarch were so far into the episode that I thought they were the closing credits. There's more show! Yay! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 22:40
This Jameson Orange I was given for Christmas is way too easy to drink! I may have to put another bottle on the shopping list for tomorrow :/ - Meg Jan 4, 21:49 6
- GF has been on a Skyy (or Pinnacle) Vodka kick lately. Pineapple flavored. It's also a tasty treat if you like pineapple. -- nm - sycor Jan 5, 06:24
- It is a sneaky yummy treat. I can't drink a lot of it because it's a tad too sweet. But it is tasty for a shot or two. -- nm - sycor Jan 5, 06:21
- That's FH's favorite. -- nm - JD Jan 4, 22:51 2
  - Ralphs cardholders get $3 each off when you buy two. So $16.99 each. -- nm - Meg Jan 4, 23:10 1
    - that's a great price, it would be 30 here with all our taxes. -- nm* - zeitgeist Jan 4, 23:55
- And having just had trouble walking upstairs maybe I shouldn't :/ - Meg Jan 4, 22:16
My daughter really shouldn’t have a car. - Mop🧹 Jan 4, 21:21 3
- the 60k service, which is basically changing a few fluids and filters *checking* on plugs blah blah... is 1200 bucks -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 21:26 2
  - Have we won the lottery yet or should I postpone my retirement a few more years? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 4, 21:28 1
    - I haven't checked the rollovers yets but off hand I'd say no. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 21:37
unrealized capital gains continue to go untaxed in the US at $8.5 trillion and counting -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 20:40 1
- cause they are "unrealized" gains. Can they also claim unrealized losses? that way lays madness -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 5, 07:18
least coasters know there's a snow storm coming this weekend right? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 20:12 7
- Looks like rain here. -- nm - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 5, 04:54 1
  - as usual, we're right at the rain/snow line -- nm - decline Jan 5, 06:24
- later in the week and not likely down at sea level where most of us live -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 23:58
- We've been told to expect a flake or two. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 20:13 3
  - For us, next weekend seems to be where the action is. Maybe I'll be able to defrost the freezer finally. -- (pic) - Beryllium Jan 4, 20:15 [Attachment] 2
    - The forecasts are already walking back some of the threatened flakes. I enjoyed the excitement while it lasted. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 4, 20:38
    - ‼️ -- nm - mud Jan 4, 20:28
GE has a new indoor countertop smoker. only $1000. -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 4, 19:09 2
- I'll get Theresa one for Christmas in about 3-4 years when there are others on the market and the price drops 60%. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 19:19
- Step 1: Disable all your smoke detectors. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 4, 19:14
According to the infographic provided, 66% of players decided Halsin should bare all, not bear all, in Baldur’s Gate 3. -- (pic) - Qale Jan 4, 18:38 [Attachment]
"I can't feel my fingers" what the tetris kid mumbled while hyperventilating after breaking the game. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 18:31 1
- "Your wrist is pretty badly sprained, kid. You did this... playing Tetris? Sure." -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 4, 19:39
Night Swim 30% (17/42), The Bricklayer 50% (3/3) -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jan 4, 18:22
Emmy nominations -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Jan 4, 18:11
Nikki Haley says recruitment is down in the Army by 25% due to they/them classes. It’s actually only down 2.7% in 2022 compared to 2021. - Qale Jan 4, 18:06 2
- That last sentence is a doozy and sad -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Jan 4, 19:03 1
  - The last three words alone are not surprising and the most sad. Watching the mental health system be systematically dismantled over - sycor Jan 4, 19:33
The Affordable Connectivity Program, one that discounts high speed internet to lower income folks (including me) by $30 will run out of money in April - Qale Jan 4, 17:49 4
- Pissing around over billions when they still don't know where 1 Trillion dollars went due in scams of the COVID relief funds -- (link) - oblique Jan 5, 05:40
- Something that would make Biden look good in an election year? Nope, it’s doomed. -- nm - Tim Jan 4, 17:54 2
  - It would make the Speaker of the House look good as his own constituents are on the dole as well. -- nm - Qale Jan 4, 18:06 1
    - The GOP’s super power is to convince people to vote against their own interests -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Jan 4, 19:05
I use the included clip, spin and tuck if it’s missing, volnelk if it’s regular bread (vs. rounder/ovaler loaves). — nm - i.b.! Jan 4, 17:24 2
- Baron is my Bread Alignment Soulmate. -- nm - samara Jan 4, 17:38
- psyhcopath -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 17:31
And $10 says Ackman couldn’t tell this difference between MLA and Chicago Manuals of Style for citations. -- nm - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 4, 17:11
con law nerds identify a Scalia opinion that would seem to divest the DC Cir (and SCOTUS if they follow the holding) of jurisdiction over fucko's -- (edited) - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 17:06 2
- Uh huh, I'll take that right under consideration. -- nm - Hon. Judge Calvinball Jan 4, 17:32 1
  - i think DC Cir would have no problem applying it. SCOTUS would have to invent a whole new category/exception to Scalia's rule to avoid the holding - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 17:36
me watching every Chris Nolan joint -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 16:47 3
- I liked that movie but I strongly desired some quad-ruled paper to sketch things out while watching it. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 4, 18:01 2
  - but the little light on your pen would bother your fellow theater patron -- nm - mud Jan 4, 18:08 1
    - Meh, it came out before the Covid vaccine. I was probably the only one there. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 4, 18:15
NYC mayor files $708 million lawsuit against bus companies who transported migrants from Texas -- (link) - znufrii Jan 4, 16:39 13
- Chicago has put in place new laws that require 48 hours notice from the bus companies. So the bus companies started dropping them off in the suburbs. - pmb Jan 4, 17:04 5
  - I think the Feds need to take money from Texas and Florida and give to the cities they send migrants to. - . Jan 5, 05:47
  - has any died due to being abandoned somewhere without adequate clothing/shelter? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 20:56 1
    - I believe one has. -- nm - pmb Jan 4, 20:57
  - 💯 agree. -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Jan 4, 19:13
  - good lord -- nm - mud Jan 4, 17:05
- texas has the right to interstate 'commerce' afaik, sue texas for rights violations, its their responsibility -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 16:44 6
  - this is kidnapping -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 16:55 4
    - Allegedly they all agreed to get on the buses - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Jan 4, 19:15 3
      - Because they were promised shelter and services that they weren't getting in Texas. -- nm - Meg Jan 4, 19:26 2
        
        It’s all jacked up -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Jan 4, 20:00
        
        okay, so extortion -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 19:45
  - yup -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 4, 16:44
My novels Later Skater and especially Bite were adapted from my and another’s previous writings. LS: On Tour and Freakshow had elements based… - Qale Jan 4, 16:28
It's funny how the assholes never learn. If you've got skeletons in your closet... DON'T DRAW ATTENTION TO YOURSELF! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 4, 16:24 2
- They can’t help it. Every accusation is a confession -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Jan 4, 19:16 1
  - It's why I don't go around accusing anyone of freebooting. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 4, 19:37
Hank Green - yes THAT Hank Green - is recording a stand-up special in Los Angeles -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 4, 16:20 4
- This is where you get the *FREE* tickets for the live recording. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jan 4, 19:16
- That reminds me to actually post this as it is an intersection of ST interests -- (link) - JD Jan 4, 16:28 [youtube] 1
  - Thank you! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 4, 16:29
- good for him -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 16:25
David Tennant to Host BAFTAs -- (link) - mud Jan 4, 16:08 1
- Oh it's all fun and games until he rolls up his sleeve and summons the rest of the Death Eaters. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 4, 16:15
If you don't have an IRA but would like to open one, SoFi will give you extra money for your money. - Three Quark Baron Jan 4, 16:08 1
- Also, IRA contribution limits are up to $7,000 this year (+$1,000 for oldies). -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 4, 16:14
WVU has a new recruit -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 16:00 2
- Ask him if he says "Ni!" -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 4, 16:06
- For Coach Koonz?!?! WeLiveInASimulation -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 16:04
doesn't my local theatre have anything else to advertise? They just re-sent their Dec 23th list. -- (pic) - Beryllium Jan 4, 15:43 [Attachment]
Spamlet, I'm getting banner ads that Lufthansa can get from STL to Hyderabad from $1216. - ty97 Jan 4, 15:39 1
- That's a lot to spend to get sick on vacation. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 15:53
Two things I have discovered in 2024 that have helped at work: Windows Steps Recorder and the Aiko app for my iPhone. -- nm - Dano Jan 4, 15:38
I totally stole once in college. -- (edited) - David Jan 4, 15:29 5
- I was going to say I plagiarized but I don't think it counts when I did a report with the book in my hand. - . Jan 5, 05:44
- I graduated with a computer science degree. We had a capstone project to write a chess game in C++. Most of that project wasn't my work. - Mop🧹 Jan 4, 16:28 1
  - ChatGPT definitely would have been a game-changer for me as a programmer. I had the ideas, but my code was spaghetti. -- nm - David Jan 4, 16:38
- I never knowingly plagiarized, but it's possible I did unintentionally not properly cite something. -- nm - Dano Jan 4, 15:34 1
  - I don't think I ever learned to properly cite. I was in engineering, when would it ever come up?! -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 15:52
The problem with trying to call out a bullshitter is that no one supporting them actually cares because they already know it’s bullshit. -- (edited) - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 4, 15:28 1
- no, i'm sure divorce proceedings are underway as we speak -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 15:28
The shadow of night all around me I walk in a moonlight solitude When I thought romance really found me Love was just an interlude -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 15:21 1
- We're white punks on dope Mom & dad moved to Hollywood Hang myself when I get enough rope Can't clean up, though I know I should White punks on dope -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 4, 15:23
Trains collided on the UWS with one train derailing. 24 injuries with 8 requiring a trip to the hospital but none are serious afaik. -- (link*) - Krusty Jan 4, 15:19 8
- "Obviously, two trains should not be bumping into one another" Ya think? :) -- nm - Meg Jan 4, 15:29 1
  - So many questions about how this happened. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 15:46
- Hope everyone is okay. I wonder how long the line will be out of service. -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 15:25 3
  - They said they'll have the lines running by morning. I hope so for everyone that relies on the 1/2/3. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 15:32 2
    - That's pretty impressive if they do. I figured the tracks would likely be torn up bad and take time to replace - ty97 Jan 4, 15:40 1
      - Hopefully there isn't much track damage and I'm not seeing much in the pics. I'm very interested in hearing how this happened. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 15:44
- Pics from reddit... -- (link) - Krusty Jan 4, 15:22 1
  - someone posted another thread about an 'asshat' who pulled the Emergency Brake on several cars locking them, which might be why the train was blocking -- (link*) - zeitgeist Jan 4, 16:39

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