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January inflation: +0.3%, +3.1% y-o-y - Znufrii, promoted Feb 13, 06:14 5
- .. what's the take away from this? -- nm - colin Feb 13, 06:15 4
  - Higher than expected (2.9%), markets down pre-open. -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Feb 13, 06:17
  - The economy is terrible and inflation is running rampantly out of control and it's all Biden's fault! -- nm - GOP Feb 13, 06:17
  - Higher than expected all around, and the chances of a rate cut in March have evaporated. - Inigo Feb 13, 06:16 1
    - 👍 -- nm - colin Feb 13, 06:19
WordDaily - Roseate ADJECTIVE Rose-colored. Used in names of birds with partly pink plumage, e.g., roseate tern, roseate spoonbill. Optimistic or idealistic -- (edited) - crash davis 😺 Feb 13, 05:58
TV PSA: Bachelor, WWE NXT, FBI, Name That Tune, Extended Family, FBI International, La Brea, The Floor, FBI Most Wanted, Quantum Leap, Night Court, - Beaker 🍺 Feb 13, 04:45
Connections Puzzle #247 two mistakes spoiler - crash davis 😺 Feb 13, 03:17 5
- X'd it (second time in 2 days) -- nm - decline Feb 13, 06:17
- Two oopsies - VMan Feb 13, 06:15
- blue first green last - rollo Feb 13, 05:47
- struggled for a second day - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 13, 04:36 1
  - seems to be getting harder or I'm getting dumber -- nm - oblique Feb 13, 06:22
Wordle 969 3/6 - crash davis 😺 Feb 13, 03:14 5
- 4 - bat signal over gotham - rollo Feb 13, 05:43 2
  - I'll analyze it - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 13, 05:53 1
    - Have your report on my desk by 5 -- nm - rollo Feb 13, 06:16
- 4 - decline Feb 13, 05:35
- 5/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 13, 04:17
Have you ever had cocoa nibs? I don't think I have. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 00:07 6
- They're... fine. -- nm - Andie Feb 13, 06:15
- yep. they're a great ingredient in brewing because you can get chocolate flavor without the oils. they're also a nice finish for very sweet deserts - colin Feb 13, 06:09
- Yup. Not a fan -- nm - Krusty Feb 13, 04:50
- yes. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 13, 04:34
- I have. They’re tolerable. Toasting makes them a lot better. -- nm - mafic Feb 13, 04:10
- Yes supposed to be a tad healthier - Pippy Feb 13, 00:37
I'm vaguely disappointed no conspiracy theorists have locked in on the 123.4 million viewers thing yet. - David Feb 13, 00:00 4
- Posted by David (aka David) Feb 13 '24, 00:00 - Beryllium Feb 13, 00:01 3
  - (Incidentally, this is also a great depiction of lazy programming. That "aka David" is clearly unnecessary.) - Beryllium Feb 13, 00:04
  - (I'm in on it.) -- nm - David Feb 13, 00:03 1
    - 130303 - David Feb 13, 00:04
sounds like Marvel hit another one out of the park -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 23:57 3
- It's Webin' Time! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Feb 13, 05:50
- “Morbius was better.” oof. just f*cking oof. -- nm - mafic Feb 13, 04:07
- Sony's so good at Spider-Man and so bad at all the rest of it. - David Feb 12, 23:59
Sometimes, when having intrusive thoughts, you have to just write them out and then delete them to make them go away. -- (pic) - Beryllium Feb 12, 23:49 [Attachment] 1
- Hee, it just might work -- nm - Pippy Feb 13, 00:38
you can take Money out of Oakland… -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 23:43
I met a Slovak sound engineer - JD Feb 12, 23:41
I did not know how fvcking much I missed John Stewart...and why don't the DNC hire him to run the campaign or at least consult him Daily -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 12, 23:23 1
- because the first thing out of his mouth is Biden shouldn't be running at all? -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 23:38
"Cranky Kansas City Chiefs Get Their Storybook Super Bowl Ending" -- WSJ knew the headline its readers wanted. -- nm - David Feb 12, 23:05
So I guess Pres Drumpf would let Putin do whatever he wants to Canada (map of countries and their %GDP defense budgets) -- (pic) - zeitgeist Feb 12, 22:52 [Attachment] 2
- Yes, he would, because his brain operates on an entirely one-way transactional level. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 23:20 1
  - Makes me wonder what it is that Putin has on him. - . Feb 13, 04:33
I have an answer for good thing that I'm late to the party for: Dune, Dune!, DUUUUUUNNNNNEEEEE!!!!! - JD Feb 12, 21:50
The most-watched television event since the Moon Landing. - David Feb 12, 21:29 14
- so what you are telling me is that the two most watched Super Bowls in history have KC as one of the teams. - tRuMaN Feb 13, 04:36
- TBF: in 69 most folks had maybe 6 channels and 5 of them were all showing the same moon landing feed.... - zeitgeist Feb 12, 23:35 4
  - In '89 I only had 3 channels, so, this does seem likely to be the case. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 23:36 3
    - No, wait - 5 channels. CBC, CHEK, BCTV, KVOS, and UTV -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 23:36 2
      - And I can't remember if we got PBS at the time or if their content was just rebroadcast on CBC. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 23:42 1
        
        The only times I remember every channel showing the same thing growing up were '97 and 2001. - Beryllium Feb 12, 23:44
- 37% of the US population. MASH finale calculates to 45%, moon landing calculates to 74% -- nm - Max Feb 12, 22:32 5
  - There's a Taylor Swift line about haters... -- nm - David Feb 12, 22:40 2
    - I have no doubt this was the Taylor Bowl, but it's like claiming The Force Awakens was the biggest box office movie in history - Max Feb 12, 22:45 1
      - Conversely, this achievement is MUCH more impressive in this day and age of entertainment competition and wrecked linear television. - David Feb 12, 22:49
  - population growth is hard -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 22:33 1
    - We should revisit this 9 months from Sunday. -- nm - Max Feb 12, 22:36
- and still 3.875 billion less than the World Cup -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 22:05 1
  - The planet's population during Apollo 11 was less than that -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 22:33
The truth is, I *am* Iron Man. - Spawn Feb 12, 21:22 2
- I love Pepper's "take out the trash" catty scene so much. -- nm - David Feb 12, 21:28 1
  - I find it hilarious that the trash is married to Sam Rockwell in real life -- nm - Pippy Feb 13, 00:43
Here Are the Republicans Breaking With Their Party to Back Ukraine Aid - crash davis 😺 Feb 12, 21:01 2
- unless there are five more in the House willing to sign a discharge position, likely for naught -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 22:05
- Neat! -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 21:17
Ronny Chieng is so fucking funny. -- nm - David Feb 12, 20:31
“Sports Hulu… ‘Sulu’, if you will.” - Mop🧹 Feb 12, 20:30 1
- Oh myyy. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 20:53
"I do not like hijinks." -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 20:12 1
- "Bad cop!" "Damn!" "Gotta be quicker, chief." -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 20:15
there's the old Jon Stewart -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 20:04
Andy Reid breaks down the play that won him the Super Bowl. -- (link) - budice Feb 12, 19:54 2
- Like he's ordering brunch at Denny's. -- nm - Max Feb 12, 19:56 1
  - Lenny's -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 12, 19:59
Ohtani took 21 swings today and hit 10 HR. -- (link) - Volnelk 🍊 Feb 12, 19:53 1
- The way he just casually destroys those balls. My God, what’d they do to him to make him hate them so much? -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 12, 20:05
Investigation into 12-year-old’s death reveals wilderness camp uncooperative, being processed as manslaughter. - Qale Feb 12, 19:48 3
- These types of wilderness behavioral camps often operate under little legal oversight and lack any sort of real medical personnel. -- nm - Qale Feb 12, 19:51 2
  - But are apparently very well versed in asserting their legal rights to not cooperate with the police. -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 12, 20:34 1
    - What’s really gross is how many get kids funneled to them by the justice system itself. -- nm - Qale Feb 12, 20:45
$185.6 Million Wagered on Super Bowl in Nevada. -- (link) - budice Feb 12, 19:43 7
- $23.1 Billion total for US betting on the game. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 12, 20:08
- What's happening to make them only win a third of what they did in 2020? -- nm - Max Feb 12, 19:53 2
  - I’m guessing it’s betting apps. -- nm - pmb Feb 12, 20:16
  - Swifties -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 12, 20:04
- that seems low, I would have figured betting was over a billion -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 12, 19:46
- I would have guessed more. Like a lot more. -- nm - pmb Feb 12, 19:45 1
  - me too -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 12, 19:59
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 12, 19:42
the range predictor on my Subaru is straight nonsense. start driving, range 110km. drive 60km, range goes up to 150km. drive 30km more, range stays - mafic Feb 12, 19:39 4
- subaru recalculates every 10 miles, iirc, so it's making adjustments. if you're tooling around town after exiting the highway, it'll suddenly drop - colin Feb 13, 06:12
- it seems all wonky on mine as well until I get about a 1/4 of the way through the tank, then it settles down and is predictable. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 13, 04:53
- Is it all-gas or all-electric or hybrid? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 20:24 1
  - all gas all the time. -- nm - mafic Feb 12, 20:45
I having coffee at 9pm. I’m sure this won’t be a problem at all! -- nm - Qale Feb 12, 19:36 1
- That’s the spirit! You’re never going to build up an immunity to caffeine by only drinking coffee in the morning! -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 12, 20:46
Dakota Johnson at the Madame Web premiere tonight -- (link) - budice Feb 12, 19:27 4
- Sydney Sweeney -- (link) - budice Feb 12, 19:40
- (O).(O) -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 12, 19:36 1
  - does that link need a NSFW warning? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 12, 19:42
- Can’t say she didn’t try everything to make this project work. -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 12, 19:32
Narrow, scalding and irrational -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 12, 19:18 1
- My nicknames in highschool. - Beryllium Feb 12, 19:20
More details emerge following shooting at Osteen’s Lakewood Church. Shooter had history of mental illness. - Qale Feb 12, 19:14 7
- Relation or no relation between the cop and the shooter? (No relation, I'm assuming) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 20:53 1
  - No relation. -- nm - Qale Feb 12, 21:25
- Suffice to say, people are having a field day with the gender identity situation involving this shooter, the fact police probably were the ones who… - Qale Feb 12, 19:24 4
  - There's lots of reasons for someone to use a male name for public transactions not involving personal sexual ID. - zeitgeist Feb 12, 19:41
  - And of course "we don't need fewer guns, we need better mental health care" :/ -- nm - Meg Feb 12, 19:30 2
    - It being Texas, fewer guns is not happening. Ever. But fewer mental cared-less-for folks having them would be good. - Qale Feb 12, 19:38
    - says the state that slashed funding for mental health the most. say why don't we tax gun sales like cigarettes to fund mental health? naw we're good -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 12, 19:34
Casually performing a mind meld as the only two crew on a shuttle in visual range of Gorn ships while hiding in a gas giant's decaying atmosphere. - Beryllium Feb 12, 19:13 1
- Now they're literally doing the maneuver from the opening credits of Lower Decks -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 19:22
So, True Detective (spoiler speculation) - Mop🧹 Feb 12, 19:09
Usher got married after the game. -- (link) - Peglegpete Feb 12, 18:59 3
- Dammit! Placed the wrong get married after the Super Bowl prop bet. -- nm - Dano Feb 12, 19:04 1
  - next year is their big wedding after the game. celebrating the hat trick. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 12, 19:10
- The Rise of the House of Usher -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 19:01
Does anyone need a bottle opener? -- (pic) - Dano Feb 12, 18:56 [Attachment]
SB: 123.4 million viewers, up 7% from 2023; more than 200 million watched all or part of it across all networks. 120 million watched on CBS alone -- (link) - budice Feb 12, 18:45 5
- the after game party -- (link) - Peglegpete Feb 12, 18:58 1
  - “Jason Kelce dressed in festive attire” -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 12, 19:29
- I was told that nobody was going to watch because of all the focus on Taylor. -- nm - Tim Feb 12, 18:54
- This seems low to be honestly. I know 7 teenage girls who have never watched football in their life who watched the entire game last night. - Beaker 🍻 Feb 12, 18:48 1
  - But 6 men didn’t watch because of Taylor. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 12, 18:53
The most annoying thing about my sister is that she's been boycotting Amazon since she was dumped by early Amazon employee. She won't even click an - amandaphone Feb 12, 18:40 17
- i mean . . . those stock options -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 12, 19:22
- bit.ly those effers. -- nm - mafic Feb 12, 19:15 3
  - and where's OUR link mandy? -- nm - mafic Feb 12, 19:17 2
    - Can I post links without being judged now?? I don't know!!! -- nm - amandaphone Feb 12, 19:51 1
      - Yes, amazon links are fine! They just don't earn money any more because they banned us. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 20:00
- There goes my hero. Watch her as she goes! - Qale Feb 12, 19:01
- Good for her. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 18:41 10
  - I mean, I try to avoid amazon too - but my wife uses it extensively, and ST's code uses it a bit too. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 19:02 9
    - It's really hard in rural areas to not use Amazon. Would we prefer that I have Wal Mart plus? - amandaphone Feb 12, 19:12 2
      - I get amazon cards from work and give them to my wife. I'm not trying to be judgemental. I'm trying to say it's hard work and often only available to - Beryllium Feb 12, 19:16
      - I actually am only self-boycotting Amazon. I don’t actively try to get people to stop using it. Now, Twitter ON THE OTHER HAND… -- nm - Qale Feb 12, 19:15
    - It’s impossible to avoid the AWS stuff. -- nm - Qale Feb 12, 19:05 1
      - Actually, in this case, I could actually swap out the underlying system with a compatible offering from Digital Ocean. That's a goal for later in 2024 -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 19:09
    - Plus, The Expanse and Reacher ... -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 19:03 3
      - ... and The Boys and GenV and Jack Ryan ... -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 19:03 2
        
        ... and TRoP and Citadel and Mr and Mrs Smith and Good Omens and Leverage Redemption and ... -- (pic) - Beryllium Feb 12, 19:08 [Attachment]
        
        Well it's a good thing you never mention these then. -- nm - con_carne Feb 12, 19:06
I enjoyed Tracker. Won't win any awards, but just some fun action with an interesting storyline. I'll keep it in the rotation -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Feb 12, 18:21
Variety: Blackpink’s Lisa Joins ‘White Lotus’ Season 3 - mud Feb 12, 18:20 2
- JD! To the fainting couch! -- nm - rollo Feb 12, 18:22 1
  - Ohhhhh....and in a show that I ought to enjoy watching -- nm - JD Feb 12, 22:12
chili dog. -- nm - mafic Feb 12, 18:18 1
- You've said it all -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 12, 18:24

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