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how much does a billion plays on streaming pay to the artists? (spoiler: nobody knows for sure) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 8, 15:45 [youtube] 2
- "I should have made $200k but I didn't see that money, I don't know why ... $400m in unclaimed money..." - Max Mar 8, 16:07
- To be clear, part of this is that he doesn't really understand anything about the business here. He's conflating payments the recorded song copyright - pmb Mar 8, 15:55
What’s for dinner? -- nm - Dano Mar 8, 15:41 15
- Baked chicken thighs and veggies -- nm* - Pippy Mar 8, 17:27
- Church fish fry -- nm - Fuzzy Mar 8, 16:17
- Pizza Friday! Favorite son is home for break. -- nm - zunkstump Mar 8, 16:12 1
  - This! If it's Friday, I'm eating pizza. Have a nice time with your son! -- nm - Krusty Mar 8, 16:16
- I'm not sure yet, either bean and tofu tacos or salmon patty sandwiches -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 16:09
- Chapter 5. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 8, 15:54
- turkey sammy, mac salad -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 8, 15:51
- Kim's sick, and we always get Chick Fil A when Kim's sick. - David Mar 8, 15:47 5
  - Feel better Kim! -- nm - zunkstump Mar 8, 16:12 1
    - indeed -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 16:14
  - get well soon‼️ ♪ -- nm - mud Mar 8, 15:49
  - Feel better Callisto! Is there a 2-hour line there or get it delivered? -- nm* - budice Mar 8, 15:49 1
    - We usually drive to one where there's an orderly set of two lines, but we got delivery tonight since we weren't up to driving. -- nm - David Mar 8, 15:49
- Korean BBQ -- nm - JD Mar 8, 15:47
- Friday is takeout. I suggested cheesesteaks. -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Mar 8, 15:45
Grammy Winner Tyla Cancels World Tour, Coachella After Injury -- (link) - JD Mar 8, 15:40
The Nets, Of The Great State Of Brooklyn, Have Lost, I Fear, For The Children! Of America. To The Detroit Pistons—Of. This. Great. Na. Tion. Tonight. -- (edited) - JD Mar 8, 15:34
'He's a liar and a hate-monger' -- (pic) - mud Mar 8, 15:25 [Attachment]
Fence lights: hanging between the posts or pulled taut? -- (pic) - Znufrii, promoted Mar 8, 15:23 [Attachment] 3
- Hanging if you want more of a glowy effect, taut if you want to define the space -- nm - rollo Mar 8, 15:38
- I'd go taunt along the top rail. -- nm - zunkstump Mar 8, 15:27
- Hanging. Looks good. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 8, 15:25
Criminal justice reformer arrested after torso found in his apartment -- (link) - znufrii Mar 8, 15:19 1
- This is spotify's fault. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 8, 15:21
Hot mic Biden is the best -- (link) - Znufrii, promoted Mar 8, 14:40 10
- He'll convert those heathen Jews! -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 8, 15:19
- Heh, from that page: "Republicans baffled by Katie Britt’s State of the Union response: ‘One of our biggest disasters’" -- nm - David Mar 8, 14:49 1
  - "oh look how hard we stepped on our own foot, pity us and talk all about us, yes, talk, that's good, keep talking about us" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 8, 15:02
- I mean, the funniest part of that is him telling Netanyahu that they have to have a "come to Jesus" meeting. Do you think he caught the irony of - pmb Mar 8, 14:46 4
  - doubtful -- nm - Narrator Mar 8, 14:53
  - Right? -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Mar 8, 14:50
  - while that's a unique americanism, there's that old joke that peace won't come to the mideast until they accept jesus -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 8, 14:50 1
    - If the mountain won't come to Muhammad ... -- nm - things could always be worse Mar 8, 15:01
- Oh no I accidentally said a thing on a hot mic what a mistake I made -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 14:42 1
  - Yup. - Znufrii, promoted Mar 8, 14:52
32m viewers for Joe's SOTU, up 18% over last year's -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 8, 14:37
Oh, my cousin made the news again -- (link) - Reagen Mar 8, 14:10 12
- She's...pro-coal? -- nm - David Mar 8, 14:18 11
  - She's basically the MTG of Saskatchewan. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 14:20 10
    - And realty that whole branch of the family is complete nutbars and assholes - Reagen Mar 8, 14:29 7
      - How are you and I so different from our hillbilly extended families? -- nm - David Mar 8, 14:48 4
        
        Dad married well. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 14:49 3
        
        congratulations to your mothers then -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 16:10
        
        I'm glad we're each other's family now. - David Mar 8, 14:53 1
        
        Right back at ya. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 14:59
      - yuck -- nm - mud Mar 8, 14:42
      - Oh yeah, and she assaulted her dementia-suffering mother. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 14:32
    - congrats? -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 14:25
    - she does have that karen haircut -- nm - . Mar 8, 14:21
Carroll judge in NY invites her to file any objections to the proposed appeal bond posting before she grants it (if at all) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 8, 14:03 2
- There's no way a judge doesn't accept a bond from a large insurance company. -- nm - pmb Mar 8, 14:05 1
  - Still E.Jean gets to get her licks in and the idiot can't say boo about it either. -- nm - . Mar 8, 14:22
Russ Wilson meeting with the Steelers -- nm - budice Mar 8, 14:01
Ok, this one is pretty good too. -- (link) - pmb Mar 8, 13:53
Something called the No Labels party is considering a presidential ticket. -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 8, 13:44 13
- Is that Joe Lieberman's music I hear? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 8, 14:06 2
  - #AlltheOldWhiteGuys! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 8, 14:08 1
    - God help us all. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 8, 14:10
- I thought R Kennedy Jr was going to be their nominee? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 8, 14:00
- "No! No named platform ideology. No labels." "Then why am I voting for you?" "Because we're on the ballot!" "Not yet." -- nm - George Costanza 2024 Mar 8, 13:53
- a Mark Penn-run, billionaire-funded ratfucking operation -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 8, 13:49 6
  - Former D VP nominee Joe Lieberman is also involved. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 8, 14:07 5
    - he hasn't been a Dem since he ratfucked Ned Lamont in the 2006 CT senate race -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 8, 14:09 4
      - True. He also caucused with the D's, endorsed Hillary in 16 and Biden in 20. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 8, 14:14 3
        
        It proves he may be a crook, but not a fucking idiot. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 8, 14:23 2
        
        I mean, hold that thought until we see what happens with this. - David Mar 8, 14:58 1
        
        Well, I meant in the sense he endorsed the non-Trump candidates in those elections. - Marlowe Mar 8, 15:01
- Imma gonna label 'em - Beryllium Mar 8, 13:45
no idea if the game is any good but a former writers grouper is scripting the Watch Dogs adaptation -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Mar 8, 13:41
Stolen from Reddit (r/CrazyIdeas): "Joe Biden should accept Trump's offer to debate right now on the condition that they both appear naked on stage." - ReluctantCynic Mar 8, 13:26
Femboys on Parade! -- (link*) - Qale Mar 8, 13:17 [tiktok] 2
- bery never gonna ban Tik Tok! -- nm - Spawn Mar 8, 13:18 1
  - tbh, the embedded view only plays for me about 10% of the time. It's weird. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 8, 13:19
William & Mary defeats N. Carolina A&T in the first round of the Coastal Atheletic Association tournament to keep their Futile 4 hopes alive. -- nm - Dano Mar 8, 13:06
Oh of course, on the previous Sweeney, Kate Upton. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 12:52 12
- There's a few Russian, Ukraine gals who starred as Bond G8rls -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 8, 13:34
- Kirsten Dunst -- nm - Fuzzy Mar 8, 13:25
- *whispers* "Kate Upton still got it" -- nm - budice Mar 8, 13:04 2
  - I mean, she’s just now 31. -- nm - David Mar 8, 13:45 1
    - TIL kate upton is younger than caitlin upton (and also a separate person) -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 8, 13:47
- There are similarities but a few key differences: 1) Sweeney's acting career has already surpassed Upton; 2) Sweeney is not married to a #%@&$ Astro. - crash davis Mar 8, 12:56 1
  - in fact, the Rangers can go #$%^ right off with the Astros, I'd be happy with a division of the Mariners and California AL teams. -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 13:00
- Did anyone mention Scarlett? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 8, 12:53
- And Katy Perry, the brunette version. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 12:53 3
  - At least Upton tried acting, but Katy is pretty tangent. -- nm - Spawn Mar 8, 12:55 2
    - I'd argue mostly Venn diagram appropriate. She's a bubbly, busty, brunette -- nm - JD Mar 8, 13:52 1
      - And realty the point is that bubbly booby babes be beloved and ubiquitous. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 14:00
Rep Matt Rosendale (R) is out. Will not run for re-election in the House. -- (pic) - Jovian Mar 8, 12:50 [Attachment] 2
- Who could be behind such a thing -- nm - rollo Mar 8, 13:26 1
  - I guess we will never know -- nm - Pippy: of the Meat Lover's Court Mar 8, 13:41
Vegas trades for Tomas Hertl, who is on LTIR until the playoffs *jerking off motion* -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 12:49 1
- Jesus Christ, and the Sharks are *giving* picks back with salary retention - Reagen Mar 8, 13:58
It's Friday afternoon, what are you craving ? -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 12:44 26
- Steak and lobster (or crab) and garlic mashed potatoes -- nm - Beryllium Mar 8, 13:43
- Soft serve chocolate ice cream with rainbow sprinkles in a cone. -- nm - Krusty Mar 8, 13:37 1
  - good answer good answer! -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 8, 13:38
- 👅 -- nm - JD Mar 8, 13:24
- Bananas Foster -- nm - Max Mar 8, 13:08
- to leave the office -- nm - decline Mar 8, 13:00
- To call it a day so I can log off from work -- nm - eag Mar 8, 12:52
- Popeye's fish sandwich -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 8, 12:50
- I just had a Drumstick. I'm good. -- nm - David Mar 8, 12:47 3
  - meat or cream? -- nm - oblique Mar 8, 12:48 2
    - ...ice cream? -- nm - David Mar 8, 12:53 1
      - sure -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 8, 12:56
- Lemon Crisp Kit-Kat -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 12:47 9
  - I have salt and lemon kit kats right now (my sister was in japan, obvs). -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 8, 13:15 1
    - I have to admit to being envious -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 13:24
  - What is this of which you speak? -- nm - oblique Mar 8, 12:48 6
    - It taste heavenly, sort of the same sort of flavor as those lemon Girl Scout cookies. - crash davis Mar 8, 12:53 5
      - This is now my quest -- nm - oblique Mar 8, 12:54 4
        
        The thought has crossed my mind to go back and buy the rest of that box in case they don't get anymore. -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 12:57 3
        
        Target had them for buy 1 get 1 50% off. Order placed for pickup on my way home :) -- nm - oblique Mar 8, 13:08 2
        
        Cases? - Spawn Mar 8, 13:10
        
        😺😺 -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 13:10
- I would like a real, handmade chocolate milkshake right about now. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 12:46
- a post nacho nap -- nm - Pippy: of the Meat Lover's Court Mar 8, 12:46
- I'm wondering if I'm allowed to "spring forward" an hour right now. -- nm - Dano Mar 8, 12:46 1
  - seems reasonable -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 12:47
DTL: Ah, the to Priority Point or not Priority Point dilemma. -- nm - Dano Mar 8, 12:42
I know there's a few who might like this: the 311 Cruise is back. Presale sign ups are open. -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 8, 12:41
Gabriel Garcia Marquez wanted his final novel destroyed upon his death. Ten years later, his children are publishing it instead -- (link*) - Znufrii, promoted Mar 8, 12:34 9
- not sure if i'd publish it against his wishes but Jane Austen's sister burned almost all the letters she wrote during her life . . . - hollywood big shot Mar 8, 13:32
- For some reason I just had a flashback to this Moxy Fruvous song from the early 90s... - Andie Mar 8, 12:53 [youtube] 2
  - definitely have never heard this song before -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 8, 12:58 1
    - oh, i expect most people have not. They were a band that started by busking in Toronto. Though things DID get interesting... -- (edited) - Andie Mar 8, 13:01
- Gabriel García Márquez Wanted to Destroy His Last Novel. It’s About to Be Published. Posted by crash davis 😺 (aka crash davis) Mar 6 '24, 20:42 -- (link) - crash davis Mar 8, 12:42 [Backboard]
- One of the few authors that I was forced to read in high school that I didn't hate. - Strongbad Mar 8, 12:39 1
  - (He also wrote the short story we read in Spanish, back when I was semi-fluent. It was good.) - Strongbad Mar 8, 12:43
- Their motto: "betraying the wishes of their parents are what kids are for!" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 8, 12:37
- He gonna haunt the shit out of them. -- nm - Spawn Mar 8, 12:35
Biden will sign the TikTok bill if it reaches his desk -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 8, 12:15 8
- #Merica -- nm - Qale Mar 8, 12:43
- Unfortunately the bill was sent by snapchat and disappeared before he could get the app open. -- nm - Max Mar 8, 12:20 1
  - lol -- nm - Pippy: of the Meat Lover's Court Mar 8, 12:29
- "Here to sign bill banning Twitter today." -- nm - budice Mar 8, 12:20 3
  - Can we just ban the portion of Twitter that sucks? - Strongbad Mar 8, 12:44 2
    - Elon could go back to the way it was before he bought it right now -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 8, 13:30
    - data mining is free with every twitter handle!! - Pippy: of the Meat Lover's Court Mar 8, 12:45
- chocolate chip cookies -- nm - Spawn Mar 8, 12:19
Still cant get over how great that Traitors S2 finale was - Jovian Mar 8, 12:08
there’s more Wembys? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 8, 12:05 1
- So, the runt of the family. - Will Hunting Mar 8, 12:17
nepotism is good again, actually -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 8, 12:04 1
- It'll be really interesting to see what this does to down-race ballots when they gut the RNC coffers -- nm - decline Mar 8, 13:01
"Letter from a Montgomery Kitchen" lol -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Mar 8, 11:50 1
- "Taika Waititi reads a hilarious letter about everything wrong with America" -- nm - Max Mar 8, 12:03
"Don't worry. It'll be over." -- (link) - JD Mar 8, 11:45 3
- This show is about love -- (link) - JD Mar 8, 11:47 2
  - The husband is smart as he know's she is stuck in a corner at that point. -- nm - Spawn Mar 8, 12:08
  - Atsuko is great -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 8, 11:52
What day is it? - Spawn Mar 8, 11:45 4
- Rex Manning Day! -- nm - Pippy: of the Meat Lover's Court Mar 8, 12:30
- Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anyone really care? Certainly not on Sunday -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 8, 11:51
- Now is our day of discontent. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 8, 11:51 1
  - sorry, whole dang winter made glorious summer by this sun of York -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 8, 12:04

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