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Happy Pi 🥧 Day to all who celebrate! -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 06:11 9
- Only in America. Europe would celebrate it on April 31st, which sadly does not exist, even in a leap year. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 14, 06:17 5
  - see where the extremely logical progression of day, month, year gets your metric loving a$$es? NO PIE FOR YOU -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 14, 06:23 1
    - the MOST logical is really year month day (hour minute second) -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 06:41
  - the alternative is July 22 (22/7 as the approximation of pi) -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 06:19 2
    - Carry the two plus fetch divided by making fetch happen. -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 06:22 1
      - march 14 is just as much an approximation. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 06:40
- Frito pie for dinner tonight! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 06:15 1
  - hmmm, if I am good about my diet the vast majority of the time, special exceptions can be made on special days -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 14, 06:21
- indeed -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 14, 06:12
WordDaily - Quodlibet ˈkwädləˌbet NOUN (Archaic) A topic for or exercise in philosophical or theological discussion. (Literary) A lighthearted medley - crash davis 😺 Mar 14, 06:07
The Dodgers have renewed the contract for Andrew Toles again so he can continue to have access to their health insurance. They're awesome for doing - Krusty Mar 14, 06:05 1
- That is a great move by the Dodgers. But still they are trying to buy the Series and when they lose it to the Ms, I hope they learn a valuable lesson -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 14, 06:08
US scientists power EV with 100-kW wireless charger in 20 minutes -- (link) - decline Mar 14, 05:54 1
- 12 people electrocuted. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 14, 06:22
Cool cool cool. All hands meeting at 10am. Asked my boss about it and she said she cannot talk about it before the meeting. - sycor Mar 14, 05:18 4
- get ready to storm the castle -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 06:01
- stressful. -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 06:00
- I hope it's nothing but good news! -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 05:53
- Ugh! Hopefully it's not bad but good thoughts for you and the rest of the staff. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 05:52
Strands #11 - prayformojo Mar 14, 04:33 4
- x -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 07:34
- First one I've done with zero hints -- (edited) - ty97 Mar 14, 05:57
- Perfect - znufrii Mar 14, 04:49 1
  - same (easy peasy) - decline Mar 14, 05:18
Connections Puzzle #277 - got the first two quickly then stalled for a long time - prayformojo Mar 14, 04:29 5
- Purple first, then a couple of mistakes - ty97 Mar 14, 06:04
- rather quick for me; green immediately, and then purple just jumped into my mind, then I saw stupid blue - yellow last - crash davis 😺 Mar 14, 06:00
- same (and same order) - decline Mar 14, 05:16
- same order with (spoils) - . Mar 14, 05:11
- Mine - znufrii Mar 14, 04:46
Wordle 999 4/6 - prayformojo Mar 14, 04:15 3
- Wordle 999 4/6 - crash davis 😺 Mar 14, 06:04
- 3/6 - ty97 Mar 14, 05:58
- 3 - decline Mar 14, 05:11
I’m at the tyre place and this lad just drove in with his modified bicycle with 3 tyres for changing. -- (pic) - Loyola Mar 14, 02:53 [Attachment] 4
- Here he is leaving and showing off his bicycle for ST. - Loyola Mar 14, 03:00 [Attachment] 3
  - Maybe he's just tyred. -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 06:25
  - pretty cool -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 06:01
  - Fun little bike -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 04:49
Friday Mega nearly 800m include your nic and date of the draw 3/15 -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 02:11 1
- Sweet. Sent. -- nm - Loyola Mar 14, 03:06
nothing against the stars of today but jfc old Hollywood was just on another level -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 22:59 1
- "He's gone. We can relax to our regular postures now." "Ahhhhh, yes, better." -- nm - Max Mar 14, 01:06
Thanks all for below. Also, funny story from tonight. I mentioned here earlier today that Jai Paul is playing at Pitchfork and my daughter is - pmb Mar 13, 21:36
good night all, I hope you all dance -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Mar 13, 21:36 [youtube] 2
- no clips from Xanadu or Breakin' -- nm - Max Mar 13, 22:39 1
  - or Titanic or Singin' In The Rain, you could probably make at least 10 of these videos -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 14, 05:54
Watching Desk Set for the first time, the 1957 movie has a computer that sounds just like ChatGPT AI - Max Mar 13, 20:55 [youtube] 1
- Sounds more like Google than a generative AI. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 14, 06:13
TikToker Shining Nathan makes a good point of what happened when Grindr was forced to be sold. Ads and subscription models! -- (link) - Qale Mar 13, 20:36 [tiktok] 2
- 1 - didn't know Grindr was owned by a Chinese company who was forced to sell. 2 - the Chinese aren't giving you a free app out of the kindness - Mop🧹 Mar 13, 20:49 1
  - You blew right on past the point. It was monetized, sure. But not, MAXIMUM monetized. -- nm - Qale Mar 13, 20:51
Cine2Nerdle #497 - crash davis 😺 Mar 13, 20:16
Wilco Summer Tour - MDH Mar 13, 20:03 2
- I've tried to like them, but outside one album they just aren't my cup of tea. -- nm - . Mar 14, 02:55
- Bought tickets earlier today (Milwaukee). -- nm - zunkstump Mar 13, 20:15
She did great. Not a huge crowd because she was the first act of the night, but decent. Several people were singing along to her songs which was cool. - pmb Mar 13, 19:54 [Attachment] 24
- so cool -- nm* - decline Mar 14, 05:09
- So awesome. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Mar 14, 04:54
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 14, 04:27
- that venue is indeed amazing -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 04:08
- That's exciting! -- nm - zunkstump Mar 13, 21:17
- That's awesome! Congrats all around! -- nm - Krusty Mar 13, 21:13
- fantastic -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 13, 20:47
- very cool. -- nm - mud Mar 13, 20:36
- Amazing. -- nm - Andie Mar 13, 20:31
- What kind of accompany? Any video? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 13, 20:23 1
  - She uses the backing tracks from the recordings (can't afford a band), but she does stuff with it live with a looper and effects. I have video, but - pmb Mar 13, 20:27
- That's awesome!! -- nm - colin Mar 13, 20:19
- 😺😺😺😺😺🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🐯� ��🐯🐯🐯 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 13, 20:17
- Rock star! -- nm - Qale Mar 13, 20:09
- Awesome! -- nm - znufrii Mar 13, 20:04
- Here's a bit of a wider shot so you can see more of the setting. -- (pic) - pmb Mar 13, 20:01 [Attachment] 4
  - time to go stand in line at Franklin's for three hours -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 20:05 3
    - (do you have a feel for how many artists who said they were going to boycott the fest actually stayed away?) -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 20:17 2
      - BBC got it -- (link) - con_carne Mar 14, 05:43
      - I read that as of today something like 60 had dropped out. Many at the last minute which is not great. At the same time, I saw no protests - pmb Mar 13, 20:26
- vng! -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 20:00
- Nice! -- nm - con_carne Mar 13, 19:59
- Oh, that's incredible! Congrats! -- nm - David Mar 13, 19:59
- Excellent! -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 19:59
My goodness, Queen's Blood in FF7 Rebirth *really* takes a turn. -- nm - David Mar 13, 19:54 1
- Here are the cutscenes if you don't mind being spoiled. -- (link) - David Mar 13, 19:55 [youtube]
The Factory Must Grow. - ReluctantCynic Mar 13, 19:40
seems like a non-zero chance of Speaker Jeffries for some period even before the November election? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 19:32
phone call between Macron & Putin four days before Russia invaded Ukraine (short version: bitch be crazy) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 19:26 1
- He’s not delusional. He knew what he was doing and was couching it in tenuous excuses. - Mop🧹 Mar 13, 19:51
Musk-X gets approval to launch the superheavy 33 engine Starship (3rd try, first two blew up on launch) -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 13, 19:25 1
- "On purpose", "helping to gather important data" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 19:47
Whelp just got a smorgasbord of hail, from pea sized to golf ball. Guess I need to get the insurance people to check the roof. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 13, 18:59 3
- Damn. Hopefully no real damage. I assume your car is in a garage. -- nm - Krusty Mar 13, 19:48
- Daughter just sent me this, taken in Shawnee. -- (pic) - Meg Mar 13, 19:31 [Attachment] 1
  - Ouch, that would hurt...a couple days ago I had some hail during a wedding, just pea size and that stung enough -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 13, 19:49
Theo James would be a great Bond. -- nm - mud Mar 13, 18:32
Trev Albert's leaving alma mater (Nebraska) to become new AD at Texas A&M -- nm - Strongbad Mar 13, 18:26
is she on the case yet? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 18:12 1
- She already solved it.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 13, 19:01 [youtube]
Anaheim School District laying off teachers. Maybe they can find jobs at Disneyland :/ -- nm - Meg Mar 13, 18:11
This is the grocery store in the town where my sister is on vacay. -- (pic) - amandaphone Mar 13, 18:05 [Attachment] 12
- This season on Yellowjackets... -- nm - rollo Mar 13, 21:25 1
  - Perfect -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 03:13
- and? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 13, 19:07
- Maybe the lighting is what makes the shoppers want to go out and shoot something. -- nm - Max Mar 13, 19:03
- If you ever had an elk trapped inside you would understand the need to warn the rest of them -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 13, 18:39 4
  - She also passed a horse farm today that had horses and A ZEBRA. what a weird place she's in. -- nm* - amandaphone Mar 13, 19:04 3
    - It's possible the zebra was actually a horse wearing camo that the owner bought at the grocery store. -- nm - Max Mar 13, 19:18 2
      - Very good disguise. -- (pic) - amandaphone Mar 13, 20:11 [Attachment] 1
        
        Looks like a zebroid. -- nm - . Mar 14, 02:41
- I bet that's the vegan aisle - Beryllium Mar 13, 18:24
- Oko would be pissed. -- (link*) - Qale Mar 13, 18:14
- "The Council will see you now." -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 18:09
Breaking:16 local SWAT members injured in a traing session explosion. Reminded of the L.A. fireworks disaster. -- (link) - Meg Mar 13, 18:03 4
- Is one of them Armani D Hazzard? - Dano Mar 13, 18:26 3
  - See what happens when he couldn't do his training?! -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 13, 20:50
  - Ha! -- nm - Andie Mar 13, 20:32
  - Can't help thinking this is a rookie firefighter whose department signed him up. And their secretary isn't too sharp. -- nm* - Meg Mar 13, 18:40
Linebacker Eric Kendricks, who earlier on Wednesday agreed to a one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers, has instead decided to join the Cowboys -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Mar 13, 17:55
Nicolas Cage confirmed Disney is no longer working on National Treasure 3. That movie is a guaranteed hit but that studio has no idea what to do. Sigh -- nm - MDH Mar 13, 17:42 10
- Nobody watched the National Treasure TV series. -- nm - David Mar 13, 17:59 9
  - It’s not National Treasure without Cage. Everyone knew that except Disney. The fact they made it was lighting money on fire. -- nm - MDH Mar 13, 18:35 3
    - they really need to get cracking on a new movie, I don't know why they don't. -- nm - Remlik Mar 13, 19:41 1
      - NT-Sahara expanded cinematic universe! -- nm - Max Mar 13, 19:48
    - agreed. the first National treasure is an all-time favorite of ours -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Mar 13, 18:53
  - I did -- nm - J Mar 13, 18:11 4
    - Did it get better? I quit after four episodes. -- nm - David Mar 13, 19:06 3
      - It got better with the addition of Jacob Vargas. Overall not too exciting but Lisette Olivera was good. -- nm - Max Mar 13, 19:25 2
        
        this. The cast was fine, bit it was sllloooowwww -- nm - Remlik Mar 13, 19:40
        
        This -- nm - J Mar 13, 19:32
Because my new thing is buying travel guides and I was by a bookstore I bought Banff, Eastern Europe, Norway, and Sri Lanka this evening. -- nm - Dano Mar 13, 17:27 1
- Are they GAY travel guides? Heh. I remember when those were a thing. -- nm - Qale Mar 13, 18:55
Maine has officially joined the natl popular vote compact, putting it at 209 EVs. enough “blue” states left to put 270 EVs in play -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 17:17 1
- But states' rights or something.. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 13, 17:19
one more Oscar winner playing an Oscar winner that was missed: Nicolas Cage (best actor for Leaving Las Vegas) played Charlie Kaufman (best original screenplay for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) in Adaptation -- nm* - Tim Mar 13, 17:03 9
- Bale and Blanchett kind of played Bob Dylan. -- nm - Max Mar 13, 17:33 2
  - and Heath Ledger as well -- nm - Tim Mar 13, 17:34 1
    - oh doh, I didn't read the full thread -- nm - Max Mar 13, 19:59
- Does order matter? He played him before Kaufman won an Oscar. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 17:10 5
  - Here was the list transcribed from the Twitter thread that got mostly buried by Oscar night. Competitive awards only, tv portrayals count. -- (link) - Tim Mar 13, 17:15 [Backboard] 3
    - I've never seen anyone give themselves an asterisk before. -- nm - con_carne Mar 13, 17:39 2
      - I contain multitudes. -- nm - Tim Mar 13, 17:45 1
        
        There's an infinity within you, Tim. - David Mar 13, 19:28
  - Doesn’t matter, like RDJ is now retroactive. -- nm - Tim Mar 13, 17:13
AEW: Sasha Banks has arrived. And...business is about to pick up -- nm - Remlik Mar 13, 17:03 4
- I think they should’ve had her show up after the Willow match. -- nm - Tim Mar 13, 17:23 2
  - That's what Kim had predicted, and I presume they didn't want to do the obvious thing. - David Mar 13, 17:31
  - or during she wipes them both out and cuts a promo -- nm - Remlik Mar 13, 17:25
- With the BEST hair. -- nm - David Mar 13, 17:10
WW II Monuments Women get overdue praise/exhibit at WW II museum in New Orleans. -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 13, 16:55
Fun video: They had players doing crew jobs (parking, gift shop checkout, etc.) incognito at Indian Wells. -- (link) - Dano Mar 13, 16:54 [youtube]
Padres finalizing trade with White Sox for RHP Dylan Cease -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Mar 13, 16:50 1
- I was looking for a player to make a cease and desist joke about this but the first result for "MLB desist" is this guy. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 16:59
Joe Flacco has signed a one year deal with the Colts $8.7M -- nm* - Beaker 🍻 Mar 13, 16:49 1
- “Who else has a trash young QB I can easily replace? Oh, right…” -- nm - David Mar 13, 16:55
Now back to Gene Krupa syncopated style -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 16:33
Star Wars Rogue Squadron movie back in the works with patty jenkins -- (link) - Remlik Mar 13, 16:33

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