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News for the Roll: Imagine changing your minor league team's name to The Masturbators! -- (link) - con_carne Mar 15, 18:22 4
- Since it's paywalled, I'll never know what they changed their name to! -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 15, 18:49 3
  - Here you go - con_carne Mar 15, 18:57 2
    - When I worked for a mining giant they went through a phase of naming prospects in local languages. Asked a local First Nations guy what a good name - mafic Mar 15, 19:28 1
      - that's great -- nm - prayformojo Mar 15, 19:31
Lots of Kentucky and Tennessee fans with hotel rooms for the weekend in Nashville with nothing to do. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Mar 15, 18:19
bad day for former GOP VP endorsements -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 18:11 2
- This is the GOP he helped me. Dr. Frankenstein doesn't like his monster? Boo hoo. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 15, 18:16
- I'm waiting for ex-potus Bush to grow some balls and come out against Trump. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 15, 18:15
You'll all be relieved to know that I survived my blood labs today. - Mop🧹 Mar 15, 18:08
Massive hail storm in Mission Viejo this afternoon but it's been bright and sunny here - so far. -- nm - Meg Mar 15, 18:06
Oh well done, Denis. If he can stick the landing, I think there's a Return of the King type sweep available for him. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 17:54 5
- I'm really dragging me feet to watch it. I want to but it's been hard to convince myself. - Marlowe Mar 15, 19:17
- my understanding (without having read it) is Dune Messiah is not really a ROTK kinda third chapter? -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 17:59 3
  - The first two books tell a fairly contained story together. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 18:00 2
    - They couldn’t make Children of Dune without a pretty significant rewrite. Goes off the rails a bit in the last third. Spoils - mafic Mar 15, 19:35
    - that i vaguely recall from HS when i read them (forgot that these two are only the first book!) -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 18:06
Tucker Carlson Duped By YouTubers Into Interviewing Fake Kate Middleton Whistleblower -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Mar 15, 17:33
Bill Maher Fires CAA After Oscar Party Snub -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Mar 15, 17:31 1
- "no Bill, stop don't go" -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 17:34
Just a little reminder of how smart our Senators are when it comes to the Tikky Tok. -- (link) - Qale Mar 15, 17:13 [tiktok] 10
- But really, it’s about the Source Code. It’s made in China. Or, maybe not. Byte Code! Byte code, when it’s complied. That’s the China part! -- (link) - Qale Mar 15, 17:44 [tiktok] 1
  - This one gets cut off, but the end goes on to say they are disappointed that their results are getting misconstrued. But the point remains, Congress… - Qale Mar 15, 17:49
- It’s okay, though. These Really Smart Senators don’t understand SnapChat either. -- (link) - Qale Mar 15, 17:38 [tiktok]
- the fact that China already bans TikTok in China tells you all you need to know about how open it is to dissent on the platform -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 17:18 6
  - China doesn’t ban TikTok in China. They have their own version called Douyin. But hey, let’s do a China count! -- (link) - Qale Mar 15, 17:23 [tiktok] 5
    - "their own version" lol okay. how many americans get to post about Tiananmen Square on that one? -- nm* - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 17:33 4
      - Did you get your talking points from Senator Ted Cruz? China has their own version because they have different laws. Change the laws, don’t force-sell the apps. -- (link*) - Qale Mar 15, 17:35 [tiktok] 3
        
        L3. - Strongbad Mar 15, 18:01
        
        nobody outside of China is allowed to use it. it's not really just "their own version" of the thing the rest of the world has if the rest of the world - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 17:37 1
        
        Using the web, you can absolutely use Douyin. (You can also use vk which is Russia’s version of Facebook.) -- (link) - Qale Mar 15, 17:41
Uber and Lyft to Stop Offering Rides in Minneapolis After Minimum Wage Hike for Drivers -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Mar 15, 16:59 2
- well, bye -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 17:34
- Seattle is over 15 now. And SeaTac airport area is iirc 20 plus sick leave time. They still serve the Area -- nm* - zeitgeist Mar 15, 17:24
This morning I had a phishing email from John Doe at Acme Corporation addressed to Dear {recipient}. I couldn't help laughing. -- nm - Meg Mar 15, 16:37 2
- They probably need additional postage for the anvil you won, those things are heavy. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 15, 17:31
- Ooo, this must be a reward for being such a loyal customer! *opens message* -- nm - Meg E. Coyote Mar 15, 16:39
another Boeing panel lost, another emergency landing -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 16:34 2
- “United says the missing panel wasn't discovered until the plane landed safely in Medford” - znufrii Mar 15, 17:31 1
  - Pilot did a walk around post flight inspection and discovered the missing panel from under the plane -- nm* - zeitgeist Mar 15, 17:57
"We had the lead and then we Chargered it" -- (link) - JD Mar 15, 16:30 [youtube]
Only Murders in Los Angeles adds Zach G. to its already stacked s4 cast -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 16:29
British wildlife photography awards -- (link) - znufrii Mar 15, 16:11 1
- So ELI5: Hidden Britain: Runner-up Flower crab spider and Honey bee, Lee Mill, Devon by Lucien Harris - JD Mar 15, 16:16
Rollover from. 3-12 group -- (pic) - zeitgeist Mar 15, 16:05 [Attachment]
Halo tv show conspiracy theory -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 15, 15:44 [mastodon] 1
- I'm glad to see that I'm not alone (and David, obvi) in my utter disdain of the show. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 15, 18:09
Rams signing Jimmy Garoppolo to one-year contract -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Mar 15, 15:43
I presume Gov. Kemp is now speaking with lawyers at this time to remove Willis as per the law he signed on Wednesday? -- (link) - Qale Mar 15, 15:28 4
- I doubt it. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 15, 15:34 2
  - I didn’t think he’d endorse Trump, but alas… -- nm - Qale Mar 15, 16:08 1
    - Oh I could have told you that months ago. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 15, 17:03
- i think she'd hand it off to a hand-picked deputy in her office if she ever thought that was imminent -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 15:32
Huntington Beach might be beyond all hope but there are still some relatively sane Orange County voters -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 15:16 7
- Out with bigotry! I mean parental LGBTQ notification? Of all the bone headed, non-issue, unforced error reasons to lose your office. -- nm - con_carne Mar 15, 16:44 2
  - They're trying to pass an initiative here in WA -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 15, 17:34 1
    - Well, if you need some LGBTQ activists to come down there and remind the bigots what a school board member's job actually is, just let us know. -- nm - con_carne Mar 15, 17:51
- HB I consider to be an outlier of the the geographic divide of Orange County. There's the Housewives of OC (South) OC and there's places like - JD Mar 15, 15:38 3
  - I'm somehow surprised that so many Asians are Republicans, but I guess it's the old style rather than the dictator followers. -- nm - Meg Mar 15, 15:58 2
    - Capitalism. Bootstrapping and all of that. I got mine, pull up the ladder and no more taxes - JD Mar 15, 16:11
    - at least the Vietnamese refugees, they're basically West Coast Cubans -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 16:03
well shit. I thought Invincible dropped all the rest episodes of season 2. but just the one -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Mar 15, 15:14 1
- This must come as a shock. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 15:19
Walmart starts selling the M1 MacBook Air for $700 forcing Best Buy to price match for the 3 year old, yet still quite stellar, device. -- (link*) - Qale Mar 15, 15:09 1
- Costco has it for $650 until Sunday. -- nm - Qale Mar 15, 15:11
It is now officially spring break for the kids - until april 3rd -- nm* - Beryllium Mar 15, 15:01
Hey Kim. Did you finish Three-Body Problem? Did you start The Dark Forest? - Jovian Mar 15, 14:57 4
- I did finish the first book, yes. I thought it was super intriguing. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Mar 15, 15:07 3
  - Very nice. Dark Forest is about as an intriguing sci-fi book I've ever read. Only a few others come to mind. Hyperion & Children of Time - Jovian Mar 15, 16:31
  - are you going to watch the series? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 15, 15:10 1
    - Yes, I think it looks great. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Mar 15, 15:36
happy ides of march -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 14:52 4
- Happy Birthday PHIL LESH. -- nm - all Deadheads Mar 15, 16:29
- Beware? The Ides of March -- (link) - . Mar 15, 15:02 [youtube]
- Happy Ides of March -- (link) - pmb Mar 15, 15:02 [youtube] 1
  - Heee! -- nm - . Mar 15, 15:03
so odds are of a big Labour sweep into power a few weeks before the US presidential election -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 14:27 3
- The clock is ticking on Irish reunification, too -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 14:56
- I thought they weren't due for an election for another year or two? -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 14:32 1
  - Was just looking, the absolute latest for the next election is January 2025. -- nm - Tim Mar 15, 14:33
Michael Gallup released by the Cowboys -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Mar 15, 14:20 8
- If he'd asked around the locker room, he may have had some ideas... -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 15, 15:24
- Dak Prescott sued in civil court over 2017 sexual misconduct accusations -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 14:29 3
  - Over two thousand accusations is a lot. -- nm - Dano Mar 15, 18:41
  - Cowboys QB Dak Prescott files lawsuit against woman who accused him of sexual assault -- (link) - JD Mar 15, 16:25 1
    - iirc he filed before anything else as her lawyers approached him and wanted $100 Million for her and them to go away -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Mar 15, 16:27
- Goes to the Chiefs -- nm - eag Mar 15, 14:22
- All in! -- nm - David Mar 15, 14:20 1
  - Obviously Jerry is trying to make McCarthy a lame duck head coach -- nm - eag Mar 15, 14:28
Brave Mike Pence won't endorse the dude who encouraged his supporters to hang him from the nearest lamppost on Jan. 6th -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 14:02 2
- only four of his fourty-four Cabinet members have endorsed him. -- nm - Jovian Mar 15, 14:03 1
  - and considering there are only 15 cabinet positions total, that's a lot for one four-year term -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 15:05
The 6% commission on buying or selling a home is gone after Realtors association agrees to seismic settlement -- (link) - oblique Mar 15, 13:54 9
- I so don't live in an average real estate market: For the average-priced American home for sale — $417,000 - JD Mar 15, 15:29
- As the spouse of a realtor, I put this in the category of "be careful what you wish for". Buyers will now have to pay their agents instead of having - pmb Mar 15, 14:43 3
  - As someone who bought a house for sub $250k, 6% is honestly not terrible. I would have been happier at 5% because I did all of my own research - amandaphone Mar 15, 19:29 1
    - The percentage has always been negotiable, but generally the 6% or 5% is shared between buyer and seller agents. Often to get a deal done a broker - pmb Mar 15, 19:36
  - *blink* This. The whole point about having to potentially finance a fee outside of loan financing will be come clear to purchasers soon - JD Mar 15, 15:22
- nearly all realtors are commissioned via a broker (Gaudy Colored Jacket Name Brand) and split commissions like multi-level marketing sales) - zeitgeist Mar 15, 14:13
- i mean, good? but sucks to be an agent today sounds like: "By some estimates, real estate commissions are expected to fall 25% to 50%" -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 13:57 2
  - Oh no. 🤷🏻‍♂️ When it comes to the rental market they're a scourge on our society. -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 14:00 1
    - *increases rental fees to make up for not being able to screw over homebuyers as much* -- nm - Realtors, probably Mar 15, 14:16
I thought Brexit was the worst thing to happen to the UK in the last 400 weeks but apparently not -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 13:52 2
- No, it's everyone else who's wrong. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 15, 18:32
- The millennial anthem. -- nm* - Qale Mar 15, 14:21
I took this photo this morning. I think it’s tranquil. I have no idea why the sun changed shape into a giant pear. -- (pic) - Loyola Mar 15, 13:51 [Attachment] 3
- It's cloud illusions, you recall. You really don't know clouds at all. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 15, 14:39
- Lovely -- nm - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 15, 14:08
- Very nice! Beautiful countryside. -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 14:02
all this afternoon, I've been hearing bits of All Along the Watchtower in the house wherever I go. Probably doesn't mean anything. -- nm - prayformojo Mar 15, 13:44 1
- maybe you have a window cracked open and the wind is howling through. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 15, 14:14
I just found out it is "Poutine Fest" where I will be this weekend. -- (edited) - Andie Mar 15, 13:41 4
- nice -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Mar 15, 15:37
- Stop by one of our booths to have your face painted with cheese curds! -- nm - Max Mar 15, 15:24
- I want to go to there. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 13:47
- Lucky! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 13:45
the inventor of karaoke has died at 100 -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 13:36 1
- He at least got to experience the hellscape he created. -- nm - Loyola Mar 15, 13:41
Mega 3/15 set one -- (pic) - zeitgeist Mar 15, 13:24 [Attachment] 6
- Set 2 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Mar 15, 13:24 [Attachment] 5
  - My numbers for the pool -- (pic) - Max Mar 15, 17:15 [Attachment]
  - The list I have as of 12:30. Sometimes a deposit doesn't show for hours, day later like pegleg sent yesterday, posted today - zeitgeist Mar 15, 13:36 1
    - My 4 dollars will be the lucky numbers so I should get most if not all of our winnings. -- nm - Loyola Mar 15, 13:43
  - thanks -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 15, 13:30
  - thanks! -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 13:27
10th anniversary of these scorching hot takes -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 13:11 2
- Nobody seemed to believe that nazi would be elected, the biggest blind side... -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 15, 13:32 1
  - by 2014 Obama had had six years of experience with Mitch McConnell's obstruction. he should have known that might be his last chance esp given her - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 13:38
feds want to send away SBF for a 40-50 yr stretch -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 12:51 10
- it takes me a second to comprehend subject lines like those, I immediately think "SPF 50" -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 15, 13:07 4
  - Yeah. Someone like RBG earned the acronym treatment as a sign of respect. Not this guy. Not the Congresswoman from Georgia either. -- nm - zunkstump Mar 15, 14:38 1
    - Agreed. -- nm - Krusty Mar 15, 14:45
  - Whenever I hear Sam Altman's name, i immediately think of Sam Bankman-Fried. -- nm - Andie Mar 15, 13:27 1
    - I don't know if he's done anything illegal on the same level but he's his equal as a conman. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 13:30
- You don't get 25 without asking for 50. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 13:02 2
  - Imaaa thinking this -- nm - JD Mar 15, 13:22
  - there’s some room for departures from the fed sentencing guidelines but generally if you earned the upward hits you’re gonna get banged -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 13:09
- he'll get stretched' -- nm - budice Mar 15, 12:56 1
  - probably min security fed facility but that’s half a life or more these days -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 12:58
zeit: I sent to you over 2 hours ago. -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 12:45 1
- Yes -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 15, 13:23
*exhales* - znufrii Mar 15, 12:42
Taylor's Era's movie is everything they said it would be. I'm watching in chunks cause it is overly long - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 15, 12:42 6
- We really enjoyed watching it in the theater and we're not giant Swift fans by any stretch -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 12:48 1
  - You don't fool me, you big ole Swiftie softie -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 15, 13:08
- It's spectacular. I've also been watching in chunks, but I'm just thoroughly loving it. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Mar 15, 12:46 3
  - It is not impossible but it is unusual for me to instantly love a song I've never heard before. And there are numerous in this movie -- nm - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 15, 12:55 2
    - Happened for me in her first Disney concert, too. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 13:42
    - Good vibes in the theater -- nm - budice Mar 15, 12:56
Michigan fires coach Juwan Howard after 8-24 season -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Mar 15, 12:36
$4m for an original van der Rohe is a steal -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 12:31
Kenny Pickett leaving Pittsburgh -- (link) - budice Mar 15, 12:27
Nathan Wade has resigned -- nm - Jovian Mar 15, 12:25
Possibly. -- nm - Spawn Mar 15, 12:16 3
- Truly. -- nm - budice Mar 15, 12:17 2
  - Deeply. - Andie Mar 15, 12:17 1
    - sorry... - zeitgeist Mar 15, 12:36

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