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NFL meeting wild card week with Annie Agar -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Jan 16, 14:00 [youtube]
Random weekend thought: I briefly considered a paleo diet. But I love bread and cheese too much. And peanuts. - sycor Jan 16, 13:52 10
- We would try keto before paleo. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 16, 14:05 2
  - Why? There doesn't seem to be much difference between them on cursory looking. -- nm - sycor Jan 16, 14:07 1
    - For one, cheese. - Strongbad Jan 16, 15:30
- I started Jan saying I could lose 3 pounds this month. I've gained 3. - TWuG Jan 16, 13:54 6
  - I've lost 25 lbs in the past 6 months - decline Jan 16, 14:00 3
    - Awesome! -- nm - TWuG Jan 16, 14:10
    - Well done! -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 14:05
    - Nice! Congrats! -- nm - sycor Jan 16, 14:01
  - Just change the start date retroactively. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 16, 13:57
  - HA! Yep I know the feeling. -- nm - sycor Jan 16, 13:56
Hey Will. I don't lost a lot of poker videos here... but just to be sure I'm not crazy, -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 16, 13:46 5
- I haven't played poker in a while but I did watch Rounders on the weekend, and I'd fold if I completely gave it away with my reaction to the cards. -- nm - Roger More Jan 16, 13:59
- Believe it or not…in a bar game, I fold. Here…I probably fold. - Will Hunting Jan 16, 13:53 3
  - I am shoving with anything in that spot. - Strongbad Jan 16, 14:04 2
    - If it was just about anything other than 7-2, I push. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 16, 14:13 1
      - Nm -- nm* - Strongbad Jan 16, 15:29
On Saturday, Utah St. defeated UNLV via a 5-point play with 8.4 seconds remaining. What is this, Rock 'n' Jock? - Three Quark Baron Jan 16, 13:46
Marve/DC Comics artist Patrick Zircher has raised $5k for homeless shelters by doing pencil sketchs for $100 other artists jumping in to help -- (link) - Remlik Jan 16, 13:25 6
- Not a big fan of his, but thought about it. Who else is doing it? -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 13:31 5
  - Jerry Ordway did something, Phil Hester and some others. - Remlik Jan 16, 13:35 4
    - Man I'm out of touch. I don't think I know any of those names aside from Hester. Ordway maybe. -- nm* - sycor Jan 16, 13:36 3
      - Most of them have been around for decades. Hester did the Kevin Smith Green Arrow run, Jerry Ordway is a DC legend -- nm - Remlik Jan 16, 13:37 2
        
        Pretty sure I stopped reading around 2006. I think Civil War was still happening when I stopped. - sycor Jan 16, 13:44
        
        Off the top of my head, I know Zircher from the Deadpool and Cable series. -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 13:40
Ava Duvernay's Origin Movie early access screenings are taking place tomorrow -- (link) - budice Jan 16, 13:21
TV: sub zero weather reduces EV range 20-30%...but running the heater doubles that. Bolt was worst, Konami best -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 12:57 26
- so, if you live east of the Mississippi and drive a Tesla, you're a bit screwed?? -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 16, 14:06 1
  - No. I live in central Illinois and have driven an EV for almost 6 years. I have worried about range all of 1 time after the car sat out in freezing - TWuG Jan 16, 14:13
- Heated seats and heated steering wheel allow you to turn the HVAC low or off if you *need* the extra range. -- nm - TWuG Jan 16, 13:52 1
  - I never had heated seats before my current vehicle. Life changer. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 16, 13:55
- So if you turn on the heater you could get 60% less range? - Loyola Jan 16, 13:23 12
  - AC systems in general are a range drain (the harder you push them) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 13:34 7
    - I'd been meaning to ask about that. Hotter states, longer distances, less range. -- nm - Meg Jan 16, 13:55 3
      - AC is less of an impact than heating. -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 14:03 1
        
        (also the Bolt doesn't have a heat pump for heating, which is becoming a standard feature in EVs) - Reagen Jan 16, 14:10
      - Excessive heat is also bad for range. -- nm - TWuG Jan 16, 13:57
    - As they are in gas cars, people just don’t notice it. -- nm - spamlet Jan 16, 13:53 2
      - See below. In the winter I typically get the car warm at the beginning of the commute but then it barely runs the rest of the way. - Spawn Jan 16, 13:57
      - And they're quicker and easier to fill when needed. -- nm - Meg Jan 16, 13:56
  - I can tell you my real world experience. My 80% range is normally 200 miles or so today (-10F) my 80% range was 142 but that is also a guess based on -- (edited) - oblique Jan 16, 13:33 3
    - I get EVs have their fans. And I even see the benefits of them regarding less harmful emissions. And that is cool about the instant heat. - Loyola Jan 16, 13:58 2
      - Range estimates depend on many factors. Most are generated dynamically, but it is car dependent - TWuG Jan 16, 14:10
      - in daily commuting, it's not an issue. I'm not driving 200 km a day, so I get back with "half a tank". I never even charge to full - Reagen Jan 16, 14:09
- Especially after inputting the Konami code, obviously. -- nm - Qale Jan 16, 13:21
- Amy dropped hers off for a cosmetic repair, a bit of a distance away. I hope they have a charger! I did notice in my ICE my fuel efficiency took a hit -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 13:15
- I've already been "arguing" with friends online posting EV winter crap news articles. Norway has like 80% of new cars sold as EVs. Tell me again - oblique Jan 16, 13:06 6
  - And some of their cars look like this... tiny! - Andie Jan 16, 14:10
  - All about expectations? Maybe they look a warmer months as bonus range and that cold weather conditions are the base line - JD Jan 16, 13:09 4
    - Yes, these are new adopter problems. Gasoline infrastructure breaks down in cold weather too, it's just there is more of it. - Reagen Jan 16, 13:24 1
      - Reminds me of that power outage/ice storm that hit Virginia a few years ago. It was all "what will EV users do?!?" yet you can't pump gas without - oblique Jan 16, 13:40
    - The article that's been going around is a bunch of Tesla's stranded in Chicago. Mostly because the charging infrastructure is broken. I won't - oblique Jan 16, 13:15 1
      - The one linked here was to New York Post, and I was like, uh-huh. -- nm - Qale Jan 16, 13:22
Ayo’s mom tho… -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 12:36 1
- Was Ayo's dress leather..or just made to look like it? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 13:47
David Simon’s eulogy for the Baltimore Sun -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 12:34 1
- He got his start there, wrote Homicide Life on the Killing Streets which was published in segments in the paper -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 12:59
never mind The Bear, how can Beef be a limited series if they’re gonna make another season -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 12:26 4
- White Lotus was a Limited Series for Season 1 and a Drama Series for Season 2. Maybe all shows should be a Limited Series in Season 1? -- nm - Dano Jan 16, 13:02
- "Limited to how many episodes we can make." -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 16, 12:38
- they want their awards while the getting is good -- nm - Jovian Jan 16, 12:38
- Isn't Fargo a limited series? -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 12:30
Governors Ball NYC Headliners: Post Malone, Rauw Alejandro, The Killers, 21 Savage, SZA, and Peso Pluma -- nm - MDH Jan 16, 12:25 1
- 3: Post Malone, The Killers, and SZA. No wait, SZA not RZA? Then 2. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 16, 12:31
Janet Jackson extends "Together Again" tour into 2024. Opening act Nelly. (This is a Jax show, and she's great live) - MDH Jan 16, 12:24 3
- I'm getting a little bit anxious they haven't announced the Lawn Pass sale date yet. Last year it went on sale in December. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 16, 12:57
- so many shows were announced today -- nm - Remlik Jan 16, 12:45 1
  - Yeah, MDH is slacking! -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 12:52
"So God made Trump." -- (link) - mud Jan 16, 12:11
I should probably make a note of what the mileage on our cars is right now. God bless my wife. She's planning now for extra visits to my daughter - oblique Jan 16, 12:08 8
- Also, I should add, I'm SO FUCKING GRATEFUL that we get to make these plans - oblique Jan 16, 12:17 7
  - Great news! -- nm - sycor Jan 16, 14:02
  - Incredible news! -- nm - David Jan 16, 13:58
  - Yah. I mean, more time with the kids even outside of what you’ve been through, is usually a net positive. So this is great. -- nm - Qale Jan 16, 13:53
  - Hugs for all -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 13:50
  - Definitely good news -- nm - JaxSean Jan 16, 12:31
  - Awesome! -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 12:21
  - That’s really great. -- nm - spamlet Jan 16, 12:20
Honest Trailers | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jan 16, 12:07 [youtube]
"A federal judge has rejected Peter Navarro's motion for a new trial based on his jury's mid-deliberation fresh-air break." -- (pic) - mud Jan 16, 12:06 [Attachment] 1
- Your honor, the jury ordered Chinese for lunch. That clearly denotes a foreign influence -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 13:02
Set my MAX streaming acct for cancellation. Just got emailed an offer for 50%-off ad-free plan for 6 months -- nm* - budice Jan 16, 12:01 5
- How much in actual dollars? -- nm - David Jan 16, 12:43 3
  - 7.99/mo normal 15.99/mo -- nm* - budice Jan 16, 12:44 2
    - Thank you! -- nm - David Jan 16, 12:55 1
      - word -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 12:57
- email 'em back and see if they'll do 75% -- nm - decline Jan 16, 12:03
LIR: The Bear is a comedy? - oblique Jan 16, 11:56 7
- The top shows in the comedy division are all "dramadies". On the other hand, I don't see how you distinguish it from Succession that was in the drama - pmb Jan 16, 12:09 3
  - Abbott Elementary and Jury Duty are pure comedy shows but the rest are definitely dramadies. It's a shame that pure comedy shows - Krusty Jan 16, 13:24 1
    - I think I'd put Ted Lasso in the pure comedy category as well even though it has a bit of drama here and there. It's definitely a comedy. -- nm - pmb Jan 16, 13:32
  - If the episodes were an hour long they’d put it in drama -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 12:19
- They know there's triggering moments (as Matty admitted during the acceptance speech). Heck, that Coca-Cola commercial triggered me! - Mop🧹 Jan 16, 12:01
- No, of course not. And it allegedly triggers folks who have worked in restaurants. That said - it's fantastic. -- nm - Diva Jan 16, 12:00
- It's not not a comedy. -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 18:01 4 it's fucking hilarious -- nm - mud Jan 15, 18:46 -- nm - mud Jan 16, 11:57
I'm home today. Landscapers have been here since 7 cleaning the roads and sidewalks. They don't use leaf blowers anymore but added quads and - decline Jan 16, 11:44 16
- Why are leaf blowers bad? -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 11:55 15
  - Nemesis to gnomes everywhere. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 16, 12:30
  - something something turtles. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 16, 12:22 2
    - What does loosi have to do with this? -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 12:23 1
      - She knows what she did -- nm - JaxSean Jan 16, 12:31
  - gas powered ones spew out a ton of CO2 - decline Jan 16, 12:01 1
    - Well yeah, I have not used a gas powered yard tool for a couple decades. -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 12:03
  - so loud and they just move the mess to someone's else's problem. -- nm - Andie Jan 16, 11:59 1
    - You blow the snow off the walkway into the yard. Where is the harm? -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 12:00
  - cause they are useless -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 16, 11:58 2
    - Except for, you know, when they blow leaves or snow off the sidewalks/drives/roads. -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 11:59
    - and noisy and annoying and pointless -- nm - mud Jan 16, 11:59
  - think of the poor leaves. -- nm* - tRuMaN Jan 16, 11:57 3
    - Who says they don't like to be blown? - Spawn Jan 16, 11:58 2
      - heh -- nm - mud Jan 16, 12:00
      - "He's a god damn used car salesman" - oblique Jan 16, 11:59
An Eagles Fan Reaction to the 2023-2024 NFL Season -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jan 16, 11:41 [youtube] 2
- accurate. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 16, 12:29
- yeah, that about sums it up -- nm - decline Jan 16, 11:50
JD, Jetblue's plan was to buy Spirits planes and people and then stop operating them as an ultra low cost carrier, turning them in Jetblue style planes. -- (edited) - ty97 Jan 16, 11:39 3
- What's the logic here. Help me workshop it... - Mop🧹 Jan 16, 11:59
- apparently coming as some surprise to the traders -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 11:44 1
  - Not particularly. The Jetblue per share purchase price was $33.50 a share. The fact the stock was sitting around $15...... -- nm - ty97 Jan 16, 11:49
Hitler Returns From Beer Hall Putsch to Command the German National Psyche -- (link) - NYT Pitchbot Jan 16, 11:32 1
- this Quisling yearning to get back in good with the the new Fuhrer now that the writing is clearly on the wall. -- nm* - Jovian Jan 16, 12:51
So has Everton had another point deduction yet? #PLcorrupt -- nm - JD Jan 16, 11:29 1
- well , they schedule the Man City hearing I guess if that helps. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 16, 11:52
Nikki deserves every remaining humiliation she's gonna get heaped upon her by fucko in the next few weeks -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 11:28 11
- nobody named Nimrata Randhawa would ever be accepted by the base no matter how hard they try. -- nm - Tim Jan 16, 11:52
- what a coward. She'll never ever get his base. -- nm - Remlik Jan 16, 11:49 8
  - She wants them in 2028 -- nm - Dano Jan 16, 12:54 2
    - *ding* -- nm - mud Jan 16, 12:55 1
      - "Hahahahahahahaha. As if Im going anywhere once Im back." -- nm - DJT Jan 16, 13:13
  - Until the base turns on Trump, or sees him as a loser, his opponent shoot themselves in the foot by attacking him. It's a no-win for them really -- nm - ty97 Jan 16, 11:53 4
    - if you're running against him, it's your whole job to make them view him as a loser! -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 12:00 1
      - Losing battle, either way they go. -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 12:22
    - He’ll be the nominee until he dies. I hope he’s immortal. -- nm - Tim Jan 16, 11:57 1
      - "So do we!!" -- nm - MAGA Jan 16, 13:14
- that is such a politician answer to ignore the question. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 16, 11:48
if your accounting method relies on periodic large out-of-court settlements to maintain its opacity from judicial scrutiny, the problem might be with -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 11:16 4
- Feature, not a bug. -- nm - David Jan 16, 11:40
- Lawyers for both sides notified the court on Jan. 5 of a deal to resolve the dueling suits. Booooooooo -- nm - JD Jan 16, 11:19 1
  - Let them figh... DAMN IT! -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 11:25
- My favorite is still the profit and loss statement from one of the HP films that alleged it lost $250M. Pull the other one! -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 16, 11:19
znu, it's Ollie Palmer I keep confusing with Paul Mullin. Palmer played 2 season with AFC Wimbledon. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 16, 11:14
lines: BAL/HOU -9.5, SF/GB -9.5, DET/TB -6.5, BUF/KC -3 -- nm - mud Jan 16, 11:02 4
- Hoping for: Houston, Packers, Lions, Bills -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 16, 11:28 3
  - Why do you want the most fun player eliminated? - the wrong element Jan 16, 11:38 2
    - STROUDS will blow up my house if I don't hope for them -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 16, 11:40 1
      - Small price to pay. - the wrong element Jan 16, 11:47
next Tagovailoa up (Maryland's QB will not be staying in the transfer portal) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 10:57
Uh oh, more snow in the forecast -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 10:56 10
- what a bunch of snowflakes -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 11:27
- The current forecast is for the freezing rain to start right about now and carry over into early tomorrow morning. - Mop🧹 Jan 16, 11:08 5
  - Funk soul brother! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 16, 11:17
  - We've had freezing rain since 9AM this morning. I had to turn the parking assist off in my car because there was a layer of ice - decline Jan 16, 11:12 3
    - ~1/4 inch of ice here. Made the mistake of cleaning the snow off the cars too early. -- nm - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 16, 11:13 2
      - roads are actually very decent if you need to go anywhere (I drove down 95 to Bristol this morn and back) -- nm - decline Jan 16, 11:15 1
        
        Yeah, they do a pretty good job with them around here as well. Haven’t had to go out anywhere and my rehearsal for tonight was canceled though. - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 16, 11:37
- Hush, you. - Three Quark Baron Jan 16, 11:06
- I'm going to regret this Nashville trip. - JaxSean Jan 16, 11:02
- wooHooo -- nm - mud Jan 16, 10:57
Chad Stahelski Will Oversee 'Highlander' and 'John Wick' Franchises for Lionsgate -- (link*) - budice Jan 16, 10:55 5
- That post says the same thing 3 times. Now for the bonus round: Who is Chad Stahelski? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 16, 11:04 4
  - Ex-husband of Heidi Moneymaker -- nm - decline Jan 16, 11:06
  - Ah, the stunt guy who directed the John Wick movies. OK. Did we know that Henry Cavill was Highlander? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 16, 11:06 2
    - Christopher Lambert -- totcobonm - Spawn Jan 16, 12:06
    - yes. And Chad is a big fan of the original movie and the tv show mythology -- nm - Remlik Jan 16, 11:21

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