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four years ago today, it was The Weeknd -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 08:29
Rewatching Discovery S2, I see where the final season of Picard got a lot of it's good ideas from. -- nm - Spawn Mar 7, 08:21 2
- I'm also on S2 -- nm - Beryllium Mar 7, 08:32 1
  - Nice. I have the two part finale to go. -- nm - Spawn Mar 7, 08:35
+$114,553.04 -- (link) - budice Mar 7, 08:18 1
- He has 2 days to pony up the $91M to fight the Carroll verdict (or pay her the $83M he owes her) -- nm - decline Mar 7, 08:23
old-timey movies really weren't trying very hard -- (link) - NYT Pitchbot Mar 7, 08:08 2
- The rest of the front page is way more interesting. Is that a Harrier Jump Jet in the picture? How are flat worms (planarians) and migration linked? - JD Mar 7, 08:16 1
  - Looney Tunes slipped some doozies in below the headline -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 08:31
LYC The English Championship is set up to have one hell of a run in with regards to relegation. 3/8 of the league is within 2 points for 2 relegation - JD Mar 7, 08:08
Seth Meyers sums it up better than any Dem I've ever heard -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 08:05 2
- nice -- nm - mud Mar 7, 08:16
- Fake news. -- nm - Spawn Mar 7, 08:08
ah, so they do know how to make exceptions when rich white women tell them -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 07:52 4
- Just because you have immunity doesn't mean you are not a murderer....just sayin -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 7, 12:25
- Ah, because they're not viable! I wonder if there are other situations where they are not viable. -- nm - Reagen Mar 7, 08:05
- All about intent, I guess. -- nm - Spawn Mar 7, 07:58
- Larry Hogan: I wouldn't know anything about that though -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 07:54
Sooo - I'm perpetually a day behind on Survivor, so anyone watching Deal or No Deal Island? I'm really digging it. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 7, 07:40 5
- Spoils yep its great! - Jovian Mar 7, 07:45 4
  - Also, Claudia (spoils) - Turd Ferguson Mar 7, 07:59
  - yeah, I don't get that (spoils) - Turd Ferguson Mar 7, 07:55 2
    - spoils - Jovian Mar 7, 08:01 1
      - I agree - that kid (spoils) - Turd Ferguson Mar 7, 08:05
A friend of mine just met randomly ran into Junior Soorano on the street in London, recognised him, and then went for a cup of tea. Weird. - mafic Mar 7, 07:37 10
- "just keep on walking, fella" -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 07:48
- I would never recognize Junior nor would I recognize Tony Junior. -- nm* - crash davis 😺 Mar 7, 07:42
- Also I would not have guessed he was still alive. 93! -- nm - mafic Mar 7, 07:42 3
  - I honestly thought he recently passed -- nm - Jovian Mar 7, 07:50 1
    - It was his ghost? -- nm - Spawn Mar 7, 08:23
  - That is great. More power to him -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 7, 07:43
- Johnny Ola! -- nm - Roger More Mar 7, 07:39 2
  - shoulda told him he had all the makings of a varsity athlete -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 07:52
  - "You're Hyman Roth's messenger boy!!! Can I get a selfie??!" -- nm - Jovian Mar 7, 07:49
- how fun! -- nm - Andie Mar 7, 07:38
Spice Girls share never before seen audition video for their 30th anniversary. -- (link*) - Mop🧹 Mar 7, 07:34 2
- babies -- nm - Andie Mar 7, 07:37 1
  - Oh, the places they will go. -- nm - Spawn Mar 7, 08:20
The dueling back and forth on naming songs from Metallica and Taylor Swift last night on Survivor was probably the most enjoyable segment in decades - Jovian Mar 7, 07:29 1
- You can’t just say “Enter Sandman” over and over!!! -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 7, 07:31
Regal wants us to know that Sydney Sweeney has a new movie coming out on the 22nd. She plays a nun. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Mar 7, 07:23 8
- These romcoms are getting a bit ridiculous. -- nm - Spawn Mar 7, 07:30 1
  - I’m not spoiling anything because no one’s ever going to watch it, but Mrs. Davis on Peacock has our protagonist - a nun - having sex with Jesus. - Mop🧹 Mar 7, 07:38
- That is quite the dress. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 7, 07:30 5
  - Her… range is spectacular. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 7, 07:31
  - However, you probably should have saved this for next board. You're going to run out of SydneyContent -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 7, 07:31 3
    - you know when you instinctually like or dislike someone? I kind of dislike SS. For no reason. i really haven't watched anything she's in. -- (edited) - Andie Mar 7, 07:33 1
      - I know what you mean. I've had visceral reactions like that myself. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 7, 07:39
    - Nope. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 7, 07:32
Ugh, transferring nearly 2TB of data from one drive to another is tedious. - sycor Mar 7, 06:34 13
- You eat an elephant one byte at a time. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Mar 7, 08:14
- *pictures Sycor moving bytes from one pile to another* That’s a lot of bytes. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 7, 07:24 1
  - That's pretty accurate. -- nm - sycor Mar 7, 07:42
- robocopy is your friend -- nm - oblique Mar 7, 07:12 3
  - Not familiar with that. I'll give it a google. -- nm - sycor Mar 7, 07:15
  - *long drag on the cigarette to find the right flags to use* -- nm - budice Mar 7, 07:13 1
    - xcopy /a /s /r -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 7, 07:27
- Use NVMe sticks to transfer onto. Mucho faster -- nm - budice Mar 7, 06:46 3
  - punch cards. much more efficient -- nm - decline Mar 7, 07:09 1
    - Scantron right here -- nm - budice Mar 7, 07:09
  - It's an older PC I use for my plex server. Upgrading the drive to a larger one. No NVMe. -- nm - sycor Mar 7, 06:49
- maybe you should jiggle the cables occasionally. - tRuMaN Mar 7, 06:38 1
  - But only twice. Otherwise, I'd be playing with it. -- nm - sycor Mar 7, 06:45
McWhorter - The ‘Rule’ Against Ending Sentences with Prepositions Has Always Been Silly - crash davis 😺 Mar 7, 06:34 9
- somethingsomething up with which I will not put. - mafic Mar 7, 07:41 1
  - The tortured construction of your subject line is why the rule needs to go. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 7, 07:48
- This is mostly tied to the awkward stuffiness of "whom" -- nm - rollo Mar 7, 07:33 2
  - I had to try and explain the difference to A between “who” and “whom” and was completely lost. -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Mar 7, 07:36 1
    - I can only remember this way, if you would answer with the word with HE, it's Who. If you would replace it with HIM, it's whom. -- nm* - Andie Mar 7, 07:42
- Some English teacher somewhere just got a migraine and doesn't know why yet. -- nm - sycor Mar 7, 07:07
- I agree with the author. I tried to follow the rules but sometimes it doesn't sound right and breaking the rule works better. - Krusty Mar 7, 06:52 1
  - I use 'so' myself. I never thought much about it, until today. I love reading McWhorter. - crash davis 😺 Mar 7, 06:56
- We clearly have identified the cause for the Fall of Rome. -- nm - Max Mar 7, 06:42
Speaking of Reddit, r/boomersbeingfools is full of gold lately. Present company excepted of course -- (link) - con_carne Mar 7, 06:33
March 7 - Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 7, 06:29
Looking forward to this - Ian Rankin: Young John Rebus returns for new BBC TV series -- (link) - LMS Mar 7, 06:29
WordDaily - Démarche dāˈmärSH NOUN A political step or initiative. - crash davis 😺 Mar 7, 06:27
Jake Paul will be boxing 58 year old Mike Tyson on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Texas. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 7, 06:26 3
- This is the worst f*cking timeline we're in. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 7, 06:31 2
  - I dunno - if Tyson ends him that could be ok. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 7, 07:07 1
    - maybe they will both end each other. -- nm - Jovian Mar 7, 07:10
So *now* will people know what a cinematographer is? -- nm - con_carne Mar 7, 05:55
Purple first - Znufrii, promoted Mar 7, 04:28 1
- no mistakes - decline Mar 7, 05:27
Strands #4 - Spanagram first - prayformojo Mar 7, 04:20 6
- I was not getting this at first. - JaxSean Mar 7, 06:16
- This puzzle is new to me. They need to add it to the app posthaste. My mom would love it. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Mar 7, 06:12
- nice (took me awhile) - decline Mar 7, 05:36
- first? impressive - rollo Mar 7, 05:34 1
  - spoils -- (edited) - prayformojo Mar 7, 05:35
- Mine - Znufrii, promoted Mar 7, 04:35
several KC fans that got frostbite at the playoff game will need amputations..... -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 7, 02:15
Docs find micro-plastics in arterial plaque in over half heart patients in the study... with an alarming higher mortality rate.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 7, 01:42
US residents, friday is last day to get free covid tests, if you don't want them, order anyway and give to someone, its $70 to buy. -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 7, 01:25 5
- Just got an email that mine will be delivered today. -- nm - Meg Mar 7, 08:02
- For those who are wondering, yes, they keep track of how many you’ve ordered, no, you can’t order more than your limit. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 7, 07:26
- Thank you. This link is a nice community service you are doing. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 7, 07:03
- Thanks! Ordered. -- nm - sycor Mar 7, 05:49
- I ordered some a few months ago but I gave it a try again just in case they send them. Did it using Theresa's name as well. We ran out last time and - Krusty Mar 7, 05:02
Nikon bought RED ... hmm -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 7, 01:04 1
- my gut says that sucks but also sounds like Red got the very dumb idea to try and enter the smartphone market at one point -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 01:11
What are twins favorite fruit? - JD Mar 6, 22:28
Lord Howe Island has daylight saving time, which seems normal, but it's only 30 minutes. -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 21:25 6
- Lord Howe was one of the 3 Stooges Lawyers. -- nm* - Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe Mar 6, 22:27 4
  - and the Car Talk guys (this was a long running public radio show, basically they laughed for an hour while talking about cars... - zeitgeist Mar 6, 23:37 3
    - I miss Click and Clack. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 7, 07:54 2
      - Don't drive like my brother... -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 8, 13:37
      - I miss Ratchet & Clank. -- nm - Spawn Mar 7, 08:09
- That's the origin of the phrase "Howe and." -- nm - Max Mar 6, 21:55
Connections Puzzle #270 - can of corn. prescribed order - prayformojo Mar 6, 21:17 2
- One oopsie with a side of d'oh - VMan Mar 7, 05:56
- 1 bobo - rollo Mar 7, 05:24
"Lawmakers removing Alexandria arena funding from Virginia state budget, Post and Times-Dispatch report" - MDH Mar 6, 21:11 4
- ha ha eat shit Youngkin -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 21:17
- Seemed the inevitable outcome. Was there any news of locals objecting, like Georgetownies objecting to a metro stop? -- nm - Max Mar 6, 21:13 2
  - nobody was really for it except Ted & Glenn, but Glenn never bothered to ask the legislature before announcing it -- nm* - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 21:18
  - Seemed to be yes, but I don't know the extent. -- nm - MDH Mar 6, 21:15
Wordle 992 2/6, only my 7th ever 2 - prayformojo Mar 6, 21:10 4
- Wordle 992 3/6 - crash davis 😺 Mar 7, 06:17
- I have 25 career twos, but never a one (except in Canuckle). - Baron the Wonder Horse Mar 7, 06:13
- 3 - rollo Mar 7, 05:21
- 4 - decline Mar 7, 05:21
Ewan is funny -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 20:45 1
- "You took it out of the packaging and used it??" -- nm - Max Mar 6, 21:02
Gabriel García Márquez Wanted to Destroy His Last Novel. It’s About to Be Published. - crash davis 😺 Mar 6, 20:42
I just paid $9.75 for Anyone But You. Judge me accordingly. - David Mar 6, 20:33 12
- I would pay $9.75 not to watch it. -- nm - Loyola Mar 7, 03:05
- You make a compelling argument, Sydney Sweeney in a bikini. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 6, 20:41 10
  - only if she has a bellini, eats linguine, and reads James Redfield's prophesy celestiney. -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 21:03
  - I’m just glad we keep making our Sydney Sweeney posting requirements here on SlackerTalk. -- nm - Qale Mar 6, 21:02 8
    - Poor Malcolm Gladwell and foodchem. -- nm - Dano Mar 6, 21:15 1
      - ! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 6, 21:17
    - Yeah but you and I knew her before she was cool. -- nm - David Mar 6, 21:07 5
      - ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction was lit! -- nm - Spawn Mar 7, 07:23
      - I didn’t watch Heroes. -- nm - Qale Mar 6, 21:29 3
        
        The first season is worth a watch -- nm - JD Mar 6, 22:29 2
        
        Narrator: It wasn't. -- nm - David Mar 6, 23:11 1
        
        Save the cheerleader, save the world. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 6, 23:24
MDH - I responded on B2. I highly recommend the Citi Open even if you only have a casual interest in tennis. -- nm - Dano Mar 6, 20:23
has anyone tried The Regime yet? despite Winslet once i saw it was from The Menu guy imma need more persuading -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 20:22
WTF, Nepal?! -- nm - David Mar 6, 20:11 10
- Here's a good video about weird time zones. -- (link) - Krusty Mar 6, 20:28 [youtube] 2
  - You're such a thoughtful friend! But I worry that watching this will keep me up at night. - David Mar 6, 20:34 1
    - Just be thankful you don't have to write code that depends on cognizance of these quirks. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 6, 21:29
- now do Ethiopian traditional time. -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 20:21 4
  - Quit it! -- nm - David Mar 6, 20:22 3
    - Newfoundland is a 30 minute difference zone too. -- (edited) - Andie Mar 6, 20:44 1
      - Et tu, Andie? -- nm - David Mar 6, 21:09
    - there are also five towns in eastern Western Australia with their own unofficial but locally observed +8:45 time zone. -- (link) - mafic Mar 6, 20:39
- ~That's why I'm going to Katmandu / Up to the mountains where I'm going to..../ and if I ever get out of here....~ - prayformojo Mar 6, 20:17
- yes comrade? -- nm - Nepal's new government Mar 6, 20:17
You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 6, 20:08

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