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znu: "The Sandman Season 2 will feature more of Death and The Endless, Death actress says" -- (link) - decline Mar 12, 10:06 1
- Excellent. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 10:09
Derrick Henry is signing a two-year, $16M deal with the Ravens. $16 million deal worth up to $20 million. -- nm* - budice Mar 12, 09:49
test -- nm - mud Mar 12, 09:48 2
- pass -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 12, 09:55 1
  - thx! -- nm - mud Mar 12, 10:06
Marcus Mariota is going to play for like 10 teams before he retires, am I right? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 12, 09:23 2
- Coming for the Ryan Fitzpatrick mark. -- nm - na-Baron Mar 12, 10:03
- The most desirable QB in the NFL! -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 12, 09:32
DTL: this team can be fun… overtime at 103 in regulation. - Will Hunting Mar 12, 09:23 1
- Ow, we got whistled for 30 fouls in this game. There were 29 total foul calls in the first half. The refs made it about themselves. -- nm - na-Baron Mar 12, 10:02
Alphabetically, do I put "AWS" after "AVI" or before, because it's "Amazon Web Services"? -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 12, 09:22
USA: Four years ago today was the first full day of the COVID lockdown. -- nm* - budice Mar 12, 09:17 19
- I remember when they were closing schools in Europe and on a Thursday said to Mrs Disney that we needed a plan for Princess Disney just in case... - Walt_Disney Mar 12, 11:17
- I always remember it for the last day I was in the office, Friday the 13th. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 12, 09:20 16
  - We kept my office open until the 20th. Then I came in every other day during the lockdown as 'essential personnel' -- nm - decline Mar 12, 10:16 1
    - i was in once a week the whole time. i didn't mind, there were never more than 3 people on the floor, i never saw people. -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 10:20
  - 9am on the 19th is when I took advantage of my CEO's high-risk no-questions-asked policy. - Will Hunting Mar 12, 10:14
  - All my wedding clients for the week canceled...then the phone started ringing from couples whose venues canceled on them... -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 12, 10:14
  - I think it was the 10th or 11th for me. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Mar 12, 10:12
  - We were called to a dept meeting at 9 am Mon morning and sent home. -- nm - na-Baron Mar 12, 10:04
  - We had an all hands at the end of the day because it was about to be spring break - Reagen Mar 12, 10:04
  - ours was a Sunday. we got home from Florida on the Saturday, one day later and we would of had to isolate for 2 weeks -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 12, 09:58
  - We were in the office until middle of the following week. -- nm - MDH Mar 12, 09:58
  - same. We had an all hands meeting on the Thursday advising WFH. On Monday I was the only person in the office for the next six months. -- nm - Max Mar 12, 09:57 3
    - did you roller skate like drunk Peggy Olson? -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 10:01 1
      - I did my share of office chair races and no shoes. -- nm - Max Mar 12, 10:29
    - just going full Cena the whole time? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 12, 09:59
  - same -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 09:54
  - i worked one week more than anyone else i know. My last day was the 20th (which was dumb.) -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 09:21 1
    - We went to a weird A/B schedule at the office. I was on B schedule and worked 2:30-11pm. We didn't start telework until I think the 25th. - sycor Mar 12, 09:31
- I remember discussing it at my birthday dinner with friends on March 6 that year. I remember saying I wasn't too worried about it and it wasn't - sycor Mar 12, 09:19
Only 9 reviews so far but Monkey Man is currently 100% fresh at RT. -- (link) - LMS Mar 12, 09:16 1
- i'm looking forward to it -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 12, 09:20
Lyc run report, picking up where I left off six months ago, more or less. - znufrii Mar 12, 09:13 2
- Woot! chalk one up for muscle memory ;-) -- nm - JD Mar 12, 10:07
- !! -- nm - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 12, 09:32
LA-Vegas hispeed rail: "will eventually charge more than $400 for a round trip from Las Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga.” -- (link) - budice Mar 12, 09:13 9
- Who wants to spend that much to go to a ranch? -- nm - sycor Mar 12, 09:44
- What is the travel time for this? -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 09:16 7
  - 2 hours (vs 3 1/2 driving) - decline Mar 12, 09:18 6
    - depending on the airport and train facilities, would the plane actually be shorter door to door? - Reagen Mar 12, 09:24 3
      - but $ 400 is way more than the airfare. this is madness -- nm - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 12, 09:32 2
        
        If it arrives and departs from the Strip? Depends on how long boarding takes, but still, worth a lot. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 09:35 1
        
        arrives next to an empty 6 foot deep hole in the desert -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 12, 09:53
    - I guess high-speed is different here than there. - Will Hunting Mar 12, 09:20
    - Location (of both ends, really) would be key. If Vegas drops you very central, that is worth a lot. Hate getting from the airport into fun and back. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 09:20
we picked up bottle of this chocolate wine on Saturday at Aldi for $8. Sunday we went back for 3 more bottles -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 12, 09:08 2
- That sounds really sweet. I'll see if the GF is interested in trying it. Thanks for the recommendation. -- nm - sycor Mar 12, 09:18
- I remember when Aldi was closed on Sundays. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 09:11
Jon Watts might be the most anonymous director who's had multiple films over $750M. -- nm* - Reagen Mar 12, 09:08 8
- I always wonder what David Yates will do next. 4 Harry Potters, 3 Fantastic Beasts, and a Tarzan movie. -- nm - MDH Mar 12, 09:17 1
  - Is there a British DC hero they're trying to do something with? -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 09:20
- The crazy thing is someone said - decline Mar 12, 09:14 3
  - Clown is the only movie of his that I've seen. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 09:20 1
    - Cop Car is OK. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 09:21
  - I considered starting the post with - Reagen Mar 12, 09:19
- That's a very weird career path ... but bravo to him - Will Hunting Mar 12, 09:13
- yeah, i'm stumped -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 12, 09:09
If you can face it, the second series of Jon Ronson's podcast Things Fell Apart about the culture wars is a good listen. -- (link) - LMS Mar 12, 09:07
Saban says his wife told him modern players only care about money - budice Mar 12, 09:02 2
- Like, would it be better if money got out of sports a little? Sure, but ... you first. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 09:07
- Nick notoriously coached for free his whole life - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 09:06
What are the advantages/disadvantages of the OLED Switch over the older model? -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 12, 09:02 2
- From what I've read, if you plan to play mostly connected to a TV, go with the older one as performance is the same. If you plan to do more handheld - sycor Mar 12, 09:14
- Noticeably better built-in screen, better speakers, more internal storage. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Mar 12, 09:07
i know conspiracy theories are the hotness this week but maybe the Boeing dude just killed himself because the depo made him think about using trash -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 08:52 1
- one man's trash is another man's .... trash -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 12, 10:01
Tokyo Police Club farewell tour dates (4 nights in Toronto) - MDH Mar 12, 08:51 1
- fuck, out of town for that one. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 08:56
OFFS. Remember I was having trouble setting up an additional gmail account for work? Now they shutdown one I have had for a couple months. - Spawn Mar 12, 08:41 9
- Ive been using Fastmail with a single mailbox and wild card domain addresses. To external services, they look like separate accounts. - Beryllium Mar 12, 09:45
- Time to register batcaveproperties.com -- nm - oblique Mar 12, 09:00 3
  - I am trying to set up an outlook email address and it is simply rejecting everything. Not even offering me options. - Spawn Mar 12, 09:07 2
    - Okay. If I try "eagle" it says someone else has the address. If I try "eaglebay" it says [email protected] isn't available. But, why? -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 09:14 1
      - So apparently there are some words it likes, and others it simply does not. Set one up for the one I was unable to on gmail. - Spawn Mar 12, 09:37
- I mean thats probably fair when you create accounts named like "GivemeyourMoney" or "IControlYourHouse" -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 12, 08:51 2
  - so you're saying those are open now? -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 08:57
  - heh. I am seeing a number of places saying you can have infinite emails, but no more than FOUR tied to a single phone number. Of course, none of these - Spawn Mar 12, 08:55
- lol - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 08:42
Joe Mixon traded to HOU. Not being cut after all. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 12, 08:34 11
- Cataline Wine Mixon lives again! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 12, 10:02
- Falcons and WR Darnell Mooney have agreed to terms on a 3-year, $39M deal, with $26M guaranteed -- nm - budice Mar 12, 08:48 7
  - Hmmm. I really want them to grab Nabers at 8. - Strongbad Mar 12, 09:18 2
    - We're still all but certain to draft a WR in the first four rounds. It's our worst position for depth. -- nm - David Mar 12, 09:50
    - Grabnaber? - Spawn Mar 12, 09:39
  - That seems like a lot for a #3 reciever. Congrats to him. -- nm - zunkstump Mar 12, 08:57 3
    - wait til you hear how much they're paying a 35-y.o. torn achilles rehab -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 09:07 2
      - $25M cap hit in 2024! -- nm - David Mar 12, 09:57
      - Yesterday's news. Stale and pale Matt Ryan replacement. But that's David's issue. I've got The Bears to worry about. -- nm - zunkstump Mar 12, 09:38
- Jameis Winston to the Browns, which I dont get, but I guess he is just a backup QB now. - tRuMaN Mar 12, 08:42
- if your team don't have Joe Mixon, your team could use some fixin -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 08:42
OTD 40 years ago, Marillion released their 2nd album Fugazi. -- (link) - mud Mar 12, 08:33 [youtube]
Windows 10 21H2 support will officially end for businesses and education institutions in June -- nm - budice Mar 12, 08:18 5
- I need to check my plex server at home. I think it's still on 10. Actually both my machines at home might be on 10 still. - sycor Mar 12, 08:22 3
  - None of our regular machines at home can upgrade to 11. I'm going to have replace both my wife's laptop and my gaming machine eventually -- nm - oblique Mar 12, 08:57
  - I've been rejecting the upgrade for ages. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 08:26
  - And the plex server may be able to upgrade to 11. Welp, guess I need a new one! -- nm - sycor Mar 12, 08:22
- I sent out my report to managers yesterday of any machines we have that can't run Windows 11 and to plan to get rid of them by the end of the year -- nm - oblique Mar 12, 08:20
Today is Darwin's last day. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 12, 08:17 23
- (((Hugs))) -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 12, 10:10
- I'm terribly sorry. -- nm - David Mar 12, 09:45
- :( -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 09:08
- So sorry. -- nm - MDH Mar 12, 09:05
- Very sorry. We've been through that recently and it's hard. Keep the memories. -- nm - zunkstump Mar 12, 08:59
- I am so sorry. Big hugs -- nm - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 12, 08:54
- I'm so sorry. supportive vibes your way -- nm - JaxSean Mar 12, 08:53
- So very sorry. Losing a family member is always hard {{Hugs}} -- nm - Meg Mar 12, 08:50
- Im so sorry CT -- nm - Jovian Mar 12, 08:42
- I'm so sorry :( -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 08:40
- So sorry. ❤️❤️ to you and Darwin. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 08:40
- So very sorry. Good thoughts for everyone today. -- nm - Krusty Mar 12, 08:37
- so sorry. I loved seeing photos of that silly lover. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 12, 08:36
- i am so sorry. :( -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 08:33
- so sorry, best wishes -- nm - mud Mar 12, 08:29
- They're all good boys but Darwin was especially. Be with him -- nm - JD Mar 12, 08:28
- very sorry to hear. -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 08:26
- very sorry to hear :( -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 12, 08:23
- I'm so sorry -- nm - decline Mar 12, 08:22
- Sorry to hear this. :( -- nm - sycor Mar 12, 08:21
- I am so, so sorry. Please do sit with him. I honestly think it is the best thing we can do for them. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 08:21
- Really sorry to hear this, CT -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 12, 08:18
- sorry my friend. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 12, 08:18
“We had John Cena onstage naked and somehow Trump still managed to be the biggest dick of the night." -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Mar 12, 08:09 2
- Wait, that was a real tweet? -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 12, 09:12
- Hey now! It was cold in that theatre! -- nm - John Cena Mar 12, 08:35
purple last. - mud Mar 12, 08:01
Tyrod Taylor to the Jets -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 12, 07:48 1
- So, starter by week, what, 3? -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 07:54
Bump from B2: A Packers Fan Reaction to Aaron Jones Signing with the Vikings -- (link*) - JD Mar 12, 07:46 [Backboard]
TV PSA: Shogun, Extended Family, FBI, FBI Most Wanted, FBI International, The Cleaning Lady, Voice, Alert: Missing Person Unit, Night Court, - Beaker 🍺 Mar 12, 07:45 2
- I was just wondering this weekend if the cleaning lady was still on. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 12, 08:38
- Shogun and oak Island (Sunday for us); also 1 more epi of TWD Those Who Live to watch to catchup -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 12, 07:46
B2: The potential split between extreme pro-lifers and the GOP is interesting and will likely backfire. It will be a good lesson on the foolishness of - rollo Mar 12, 07:40
Wallows summer amphitheater and arena tour (I can't believe they are this big) - MDH Mar 12, 07:31
311 Summer Tour with AWOLNATION and Neon Trees - MDH Mar 12, 07:29 2
- Damn it. I would love to see Neon Trees, and they will be here. Maybe I can find someone to split a ticket? -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 07:55
- Yep. Cincinnati three days before my 50th birthday. I accept. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 12, 07:46
The American dream of homeownership is dead, say renters -- (link) - znufrii Mar 12, 07:28 15
- I totally agree - decline Mar 12, 08:09 12
  - :( -- nm - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 12, 09:03
  - I feel you man. If it weren't for the help of my dad, I had already accepted this fate. Sorry for bad feels you are dealing with. - sycor Mar 12, 08:54
  - since I WFH now I think of moving somewhere cheaper (SC is very expensive considering we have nothing here) but there is no "cheaper" - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 12, 08:43 6
    - House prices around here have doubled in the last 10-15 years. It's so crazy to see it. A lot of people do not stand a chance. - sycor Mar 12, 09:11 2
      - 2 examples in my area - decline Mar 12, 09:35 1
        
        I sympathize. Kim and I were just discussing this weekend. A place we loved is where we wanted to own barely 3 years ago. It's listed at 140% higher. - David Mar 12, 09:56
    - same -- nm - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 12, 08:55 1
      - yeah same. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 12, 09:10
    - I couldn't afford to buy my place today either. -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 08:47
  - :( -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 08:43
  - I am sorry. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 08:41
  - wow. sorry to hear that -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 12, 08:10
- We had not picked up a new rental home since Covid, which actually saw many owners sell them off. We have picked up 3 this week. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 07:34 1
  - Oh, hey, big spender. How _you_ doin'? ^^ -- nm - na-Baron Mar 12, 07:36

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