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"piggy bank for the Cult Master" -- (pic) - mud Feb 12, 17:47 [Attachment]
U.S. shelling out $7 million a year for upkeep of Russian oligarch’s seized yacht while judge determines whether it can be sold -- (link) - Znufrii, promoted Feb 12, 16:45 10
- The CIA should be well aware that I'll sneak in and torch it for 50K plus expenses. It'll go just as smoothly as any op you've seen on Archer -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Feb 12, 17:41 [youtube] 1
  - crash davis, mercenary agent of justice -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 12, 18:10
- Hear me out…don’t pay the upkeep. - Will Hunting Feb 12, 16:49 6
  - It's a boat. It is in a constant state of disrepair; abandoning upkeep will mean it requires the buyer to pay tens of millions to rehab it. - Beryllium Feb 12, 17:08 5
    - Yeah. I get that. Let him pay it or the buyer in the future. - Will Hunting Feb 12, 17:22 2
      - I guess what I'm trying to say is that every year of deferred maintenance costs 2x or more in realized repair. - Beryllium Feb 12, 18:36 1
        
        Oh, and that's before accounting for inflation. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 18:37
    - aka why the day you buy a boat is the second-happiest day of your life -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 17:12 1
      - I love that joke, and I've never owned a boat. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 12, 17:21
- Let govt AirBNB it for $7M/yr -- nm - budice Feb 12, 16:49
favorite SB stat of the day -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 16:17
The wolves of Chernobyl are becoming resistant to cancer -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 12, 16:02 3
- good band name -- nm - Max Feb 12, 16:10 2
  - My fifth favourite The National song. -- nm - Reagen Feb 12, 16:11 1
    - Dunno why they chose to sing it to the tune of They're Coming to Take Me Away, though -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 17:14
There’s a lot of Travis Kelce on TikTok after winning the Superbowl. In one video he’s “singing” We are the Champions, and on the line, “no time for - Loyola Feb 12, 15:45 4
- he isn't known for being the professional singer in his family :)))))))))))) -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 12, 16:41
- Not his greatest moment. -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 12, 15:57
- In another he’s riffing on Hey Jude surrounded by his teammates, 90% of whom are video recording him with their phones. He clearly feels they’re in - Loyola Feb 12, 15:57 1
  - alternatively, they know he’s an extrovert, and he’s putting on a similar show to what he’s done in the past; and they’re sharing it because it amuses - i.b.! Feb 12, 16:00
United has grounded their Airbus 321NEO fleet (it's only 5 planes right now). Why? - ty97 Feb 12, 15:34 1
- Smokem’ if you gottem’ -- nm - Qale Feb 12, 16:15
careful out there, NYrs - mud Feb 12, 15:33
ESPN posted this list of players across sports who have three rings and two MVPs in their first seven seasons. - David Feb 12, 15:21 3
- HOFer at 28. I like how Disneyland announces the Chiefs are Celebrating there, when its just Mahomes on a float. lol -- nm* - budice Feb 12, 15:29 1
  - He was just live on Sports Center, and they didn't want to let him go. -- nm - David Feb 12, 15:42
- wow -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 12, 15:25
wap? The Cube Rule of Food Identification -- (pic) - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 12, 15:02 [Attachment] 1
- Quiche should be labelled as tart, and calzone as pie. -- nm - Roger More Feb 12, 16:19
For our pharmacists: Medical Alphabet -- (link) - JD Feb 12, 15:01 [Image]
Best post on B3 -- (link) - Todd Manning Feb 12, 14:57 [Backboard]
I have mixed feelings about this - alex smith part of the pfizer cancer campaign. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Feb 12, 14:55 4
- Why mixed feelings? Between his daughter and doctors saving his leg, he seems like a perfect spokesman. -- nm - David Feb 12, 15:23 3
  - I think he’s terrific, and anti-cancer efforts are obviously great; but ad campaigns by pharma companies with their varied and assorted evils in the - i.b.! Feb 12, 15:54
  - Maybe she's one of those types who mixes up Smith and Jones -- nm - rollo Feb 12, 15:43 1
    - seriously? you think I’m that ignorant? — nm - i.b.! Feb 12, 15:56
Nassau County, NY ground zero for murders committed by undocumented immigrants -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 14:33 5
- Hopefully the snow will keep all the murderers inside. -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 12, 14:49 3
  - "A 2012 Forbes article based on the American Community Survey reported Nassau Co. as the most expensive county and one of the highest income counties - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 14:52 2
    - Parts of it for sure. But it's not all rich people on LI. -- nm - ty97 Feb 12, 15:10 1
      - The CRIME CRIME CRIME narrative has really stuck with the suburbanites over the past few years though, I've definitely noticed that. -- nm - ty97 Feb 12, 15:13
- (Dems have an 11k margin in the early vote so the snowstorm tomorrow could have an effect. the Queens side of the district already canceled school) -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 14:47
Late, but I didn't have the US feed so I didn't see most of the SB ads. Is it just me or the past few years most of them have the exact same concept - Guigue Feb 12, 14:25 8
- Your IM started reading like the Deadpool trailer and I was about to fight you! -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 15:21 1
  - Movies are fine, it's not like they make them just for the SB -- nm - Guigue Feb 12, 15:27
- Chip. - Beryllium Feb 12, 14:40
- You're correct in your assessment. Many are just celebrities playing themselves in a fun way. We don't get many that are clever and stick with you - Krusty Feb 12, 14:29 4
  - Remember the first Snickers “You’re not you when you’re hungry” commercial with Betty White? Easily my favorite ad campaign featuring celebs. (Since - mara Feb 12, 15:09 3
    - That was a great use of a celebrity. Loved that ad! -- nm - Krusty Feb 12, 15:47 1
      - Really perfect, because you had the surprise of seeing Betty, followed by the shock of the violent tackle, followed by the reveal. -- nm - mara Feb 12, 16:04
    - I did leave that one out because it didn't support my rant, but yeah I did think about it as an example of a celeb campaign that did work :) -- nm - Guigue Feb 12, 15:17
I just finished my first listen of The Last Dinner Party and if there was ever an album to highlight the differences in the UK and USA music markets.. - JD Feb 12, 14:22 [Backboard] 2
- Apparently they had a great set at Glastonbury. We're playing the song Sinner. -- nm - Remlik Feb 12, 14:56 1
  - That's one of the first songs that I went back to play again after the playing the album through -- nm - JD Feb 12, 15:00
All the Swifties showed up: Just Mahomes at Disneyland -- (link) - budice Feb 12, 14:22
fucko has petitioned SCOTUS for cert in his immunity case from the DC Cir -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 14:16 5
- Did we think he wouldn’t? -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Feb 12, 16:49 1
  - we did not. -- nm - mafic Feb 12, 18:17
- the first citation is… yogi berra.. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Feb 12, 14:32
- He didn't ask for a full panel appeals decision? or did they already do that? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 12, 14:17 1
  - DC Cir foreclosed en banc review last i checked -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 14:20
Zimmer as DC deal with Cowboys is finally done -- nm - budice Feb 12, 14:15
MJ at ease: Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan have ended their relationship -- nm - budice Feb 12, 14:15
Goodreads list : Book Title Matches Lyrics From A Song -- (link) - crash davis Feb 12, 13:44
No lies told -- (pic) - Jovian Feb 12, 13:36 [Attachment] 4
- This survey is from 2019, FWIW. -- nm - Reagen Feb 12, 15:57
- Strong disagree. - Roger More Feb 12, 13:51 2
  - vlad owns donnie, and xi owns kim. I think it's ass-backwards or something. -- nm - mud Feb 12, 14:32 1
    - Effin' Germans -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 15:28
listing to the Perna/Grossi podcast were he talks about the Steven Stefanski moment, its great. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 12, 13:24
NBC News, dumb enough to give pixie their password -- (link) - crash davis Feb 12, 13:18
Central Park can stop crying about no snow now -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 13:01 2
- Meh. I'm willing to bet we get like 2" -- nm - Krusty Feb 12, 13:50
- Could still fizzle out! -- nm - ty97 Feb 12, 13:40
slightly hate myself for laughing at this one -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 12:57 1
- Don't worry, Texas doesn't have any books anymore. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 12, 13:03
Stealth price increases combined with stealth feature reductions. Fun. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 12, 12:53 [mastodon]
Dude has got such a sweet swing Shohei smashing first batting practice -- (link*) - eag Feb 12, 12:48 [youtube] 5
- West Coast Yankees -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 12, 12:51 4
  - 'cept they make the playoffs -- nm - JD Feb 12, 13:06 3
    - but only the playoffs -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 14:11
    - Poor Krusty. -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 13:25 1
      - 🤷🏻‍♂️ We miss one year and people act foolish about it. - Krusty Feb 12, 14:11
Apparently there’s AI now that provides instant real-time translations so that 2 people speaking different languages can have a conversation over the - Loyola Feb 12, 12:42 2
- Great for shouting matches. -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 15:25
- I'm familiar -- nm - Lieutenant Uhura Feb 12, 12:48
WWE: Jade Cargill had a blink and you’ll miss it moment in the Aubrey Plaza Mountain Dew ad -- nm - Tim Feb 12, 12:42 2
- apparently she impressed the higher ups with that. -- nm - Remlik Feb 12, 14:18
- Also WM trailer -- (link) - eag Feb 12, 12:55 [youtube]
I love when Nate Cohn gets dragged -- (pic) - Jovian Feb 12, 12:41 [Attachment]
My favorite line from a commercial yesterday was: "Remember when I said I'd do anything for you? Well, this is anything" -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 12, 12:37
a follow-up from the reporter who I recently linked to about the camp associated with the chiefs co-owner/ceo. did this story get attention 2 years - i.b! Feb 12, 12:30 7
- not justifying there actions, but they are, or at least are supposedly, very religious and supportive of certain things like that. - tRuMaN Feb 12, 12:58 1
  - there was mention of that in her earlier content. extra gross. — nm - i.b.! Feb 12, 14:33
- probably easier at this point to find the one pro sports team owner who isn’t an absolute shitheel -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 12:33 3
  - The Paul Allen Trust is all right -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 12, 12:39 1
    - yah, and badness level varies for others. I would hope this stuff would be high. — nm - i.b.! Feb 12, 12:56
  - Well there's..uh, maybe not..How about, er there was *that* thing, so mebbe... 🤷‍♂️ You go first -- nm - JD Feb 12, 12:36
- older posts are a bit down in the account. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Feb 12, 12:32
keep dragging his ass, kween -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 12:27 1
- Yay -- nm - JD Feb 12, 12:30
1700 year old egg found with contents intact -- (link) - Znufrii, promoted Feb 12, 12:19 2
- and even the Chinese are like whoa, that one might not be edible -- nm - JD Feb 12, 12:22 1
  - 2000-year rule, it's fine -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 12:27
STFU -- nm - Blake Feb 12, 12:17
do it Taylor -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 12:09 12
- yes please, and if you see Merrick Garland while you're there, please punch him right in the nuts. -- nm - Jovian Feb 12, 12:25
- Deadline is so out of touch they don't know who Ice Spice is. -- nm - Roger More Feb 12, 12:16 8
  - At this moment, none of can conclusively prove that "unidentified short woman" isn't on her birth certificate. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 12, 12:27
  - Who was the other girl with them? The short blonde? -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 12:18 6
    - Googling, it seems you’re not the first to ask this question. her name is Ashley Avignone -- (link) - Roger More Feb 12, 12:22 5
      - "The two reportedly got close through their mutual friend, Emma Stone." That's some rare air she's breathing. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 12, 12:32 2
        
        nevermind, that joke was stupid -- nm* - crash davis 😺 Feb 12, 12:34 1
        
        ... and? -- nm - pixie Feb 12, 13:27
      - If I was ever to be part of something like being in the inner orbit of Taylor Swift, I think I'd aspire to be Ashley - JD Feb 12, 12:29
      - Wow. I actually knew of her but did not think it was her. Thanks. -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 12:27
- I've decided I like it when when the news manages to sneak photos of Blake Lively into stories that have nothing to do with her. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 12, 12:15
- yes! -- nm - mud Feb 12, 12:13
so if i understand the Twisters trailer, this is a world where climate change since 1996 doesn't exist and it's just about . . . killing tornados -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 12:04 8
- My understanding is that climate change is incorporated into the plot, and the reason why there are more and bigger twisters. -- nm - Roger More Feb 12, 12:14
- I’m sure there will be some reference to cc contributing to an increased prevalence of tornadoes. -- nm - Loyola Feb 12, 12:11 4
  - they don't seem like actual scientists in this one -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 12:13 3
    - They seem like Reed Timmer and the other cowboys who do this stupid chase stuff. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 12, 13:46
    - True but I assume they’re not carting around Dorothy and the sensors for the fun of it. -- nm - Loyola Feb 12, 12:17 1
      - They could be cosplay enthusiasts in the wrong place at the wrong time. "Are those sensors even connected to anything!?" "I bought them on Etsy!" -- nm - rollo Feb 12, 13:08
- Tornadoes are getting stronger and more frequent due to climate change (I'm guessing), so killing them would actually be useful. - Beryllium Feb 12, 12:07 1
  - They turned d9wn 45s suggested nuke option, so no firenado and no plague of mutant ninja field rats e8tyer -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 12, 13:08
"Every country needs sovereign AI", says person in charge of key AI-building component - Beryllium Feb 12, 11:54 11
- unrelated, my earworm for the day will now be Lady Sovereign. -- (link) - Max Feb 12, 12:03 [youtube]
- WTH is a sovereign AI? -- nm - JD Feb 12, 12:01 9
  - An AI that uses that country's data, that operates within that country's laws and is used for that country's purposes. -- nm - Roger More Feb 12, 12:03 5
    - To expand a little... an AI LLM trained in English isn't going to provide great solutions in Japan. - Roger More Feb 12, 12:12 4
      - Thanks for the explanation. So more like video game regionalization than my misguided nationalization. -- nm - JD Feb 12, 12:20 3
        
        Nationalization will play a part - countries like Saudi Arabia and UAE are investing heavily in state-based AI companies, not to mention China. - Roger More Feb 12, 12:29 2
        
        I get that last part and yet it sends shivers down my spine - JD Feb 12, 12:31 1
        
        Everyone thinks it will be humans vs. the machines. What if it is humans and machines vs the replicants? - crash davis 😺 Feb 12, 12:46
  - A national AI. Like, I dunno, "CanadAI" or some BS like that. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 12:02 2
    - CanadAI. 👏👏 -- nm - JD Feb 12, 12:04 1
      - indeed. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 12, 12:51
"Nickelodeon to do a companion broadcast on election night." -- (link*) - budice Feb 12, 11:52 10
- (Slightly silly.) -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 12, 12:00 2
  - If Trump wins I may ask SpongeBob if he has a spare room in his pineapple. -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 12:01 1
    - Don't blame me. I voted for Jethro Q. Walrustitty. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 12, 12:24
- Sponge Bob has called Florida for Biden. -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 11:53 6
  - He's seen enough? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 12, 11:55 5
    - *hits the edible, flips on Nickelodeon on Election Night* -- nm - budice Feb 12, 11:57 4
      - honestly, if I can't be at Disney on election night, this feels like the way to watch. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Feb 12, 11:58 3
        
        Somewhat on-topic: We moved our next visit to September -- nm - Fuzzy Feb 12, 12:03 2
        
        move it to election night instead! :D -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Feb 12, 13:03 1
        
        "25% oooh Leo 25" -- nm - budice Feb 12, 13:04

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