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Because some of us are off tomorrow - Weekend plans? -- nm - Andie Mar 28, 08:48 11
- getting wet, apparently -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 28, 08:58
- *i have no plans - i get to stay home.* We aren't even doing anything for Easter. Will probably go out of town for a hike on Saturday or Sunday. -- nm* - Andie Mar 28, 08:55
- Driving to my parents to pick up my brother/sil/niece/nephew to celebrate a week of birthdays together. - Max Mar 28, 08:55
- Church, church and more church interspersed with a visit from my son and his girlfriend (Saturday) and in-laws (Sunday) and probably my daughter for - oblique Mar 28, 08:50
- Mentally and physically preparing for the potential matchup between Tennessee and Purdue, my wife's alma mater vs mine. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 28, 08:50 4
  - If it helps you out, I have you both losing tomorrow so you don't get divorced. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 28, 09:02
  - Go Purdue! - ty97 Mar 28, 08:51 2
    - IJTUIMMALB -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 08:52 1
      - gesundheit! -- nm - ty97 Mar 28, 08:54
- Heading to Krakow -- nm - ty97 Mar 28, 08:49 1
  - sure. -- nm - Andie Mar 28, 08:56
Kaplan finishing up: "SBF knew it was wrong" -- nm - budice Mar 28, 08:38 16
- SBF lead out by US Marshals, clasping his hand behind his back. -- nm - budice Mar 28, 09:02
- " I've been doing this job for close for 30 years. I've never seen a performance like that." -- nm - budice Mar 28, 08:46 14
  - SBF gets 25 years -- nm - budice Mar 28, 08:47 12
    - That seems...extreme? -- nm - ty97 Mar 28, 08:54 7
      - half the max is extreme? -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 08:56 2
        
        The max is just ridiculous -- nm - ty97 Mar 28, 08:57 1
        
        whenever I can be -- nm - Max Mar 28, 08:58
      - the guidelines are the guidelines, generally. amount of loss upward departure is a bitch -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 28, 08:55 3
        
        I mean, the guidelines could be what are extreme, yes. -- nm - ty97 Mar 28, 08:56 1
        
        blame the 80s drug warriors -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 28, 08:58
        
        Judge had him at max guidelines, which was well north of 100 years-life -- nm - budice Mar 28, 08:56
    - "would you like me to read you the conditions?" SBF: No, thanks, I'm OK. -- nm - budice Mar 28, 08:53
    - good -- nm - decline Mar 28, 08:53
    - (half the total he coulda got. but still a pretty good stretch for white collar shit) -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 28, 08:52 1
      - Recent White Collar sentences: - Jovian Mar 28, 08:55
  - Trump judge(s) should be taking notes. -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 08:47
Xiaomi (the company that made the band on kilbo's arm) releases electric car $4K cheaper than Tesla’s Model 3 as price wars heat up - (It's a nice looking car) -- (link*) - decline Mar 28, 08:31 9
- "Lei also claimed that Xiaomi’s car factory, for which all “key” steps are fully automated, can produce an SU7 every 76 seconds." - pmb Mar 28, 08:47 5
  - I think this means a car leaves the line every 76 seconds not the total time to assemble -- nm - oblique Mar 28, 08:49 3
    - 31,536,000 cars per year is pretty impressive. -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 08:55 2
      - Seems crazy since Tesla does something in the neighborhood of 2-3M -- nm - oblique Mar 28, 08:57 1
        
        That is, like, over 12 minutes per car. Slackers!!! -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 08:59
  - They should cost a couple thousand bucks! -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 08:48
- *looks down at his Xiaomi band on his wrist* - oblique Mar 28, 08:33 1
  - Tap the band three times and your new car will drive to you! -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 08:36
- fancy -- (link) - decline Mar 28, 08:32 [Image]
Seems we've discovered a black hole orbiting a black hole -- (link) - oblique Mar 28, 08:30 3
- that's DEI -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 28, 08:50
- bitchin -- nm - prayformojo Mar 28, 08:45
- If one gets sucked into the other, it opens a gate to the Astral Plane. -- nm - na-Baron Mar 28, 08:39
The Ringer’s 2024 MLB Preseason Predictions -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Mar 28, 08:16 1
- I get why people think Jackson Holliday was shockingly a preseason cut but the #'s support it. - Will Hunting Mar 28, 09:01
Canada Trip to Montreal: do I need american dollars? get loonies here in the US Or there? which credit card will convert without a crazy fee? do I - Pippy: Mar 28, 08:16 24
- It might depend on which establishments you are visiting on Rue St Catherine -- nm - Roger More Mar 28, 08:27
- Just use your bank card at any big bank ATM here (if fact it's a good tip for traveling in most countries). Avoid exchange foreign exchange counter. - Guigue Mar 28, 08:21 22
  - Thank you. dumbest question: do we need a rental car or could we navigate with city transportation and Ubers? - Pippy: Mar 28, 08:28 16
    - Do not get a car unless you get out of the city. You'll probably be near a metro 95% of the time. If you're okay with some walking - Guigue Mar 28, 08:34 4
      - Hilton Garden Inn Midtown -- nm - Pippy: Mar 28, 08:44
      - Also, I'm assuming you'll travel by air. If you want to take a metro/bus card for the week, know that there's a shuttle from the airport to downtown - Guigue Mar 28, 08:38 2
        
        Yes, thank YOU!! very kind - Pippy: Mar 28, 08:50 1
        
        (Give me an hour while I lunch, I'll be back!) -- nm - Guigue Mar 28, 08:54
    - City transportation will be fine. Where are you staying? -- nm - Roger More Mar 28, 08:29 10
      - Hilton Garden Inn Midtown -- nm - Pippy: Mar 28, 08:37 9
        
        Haha, right near the Orange Julep? That will be fine for the Metro, though it's not a great area for eating, going out etc -- nm - Roger More Mar 28, 08:41 4
        
        OMG, I had to look that up, SM is going to lose his mind over that LOL -- nm - Pippy: Mar 28, 08:59
        
        (If you do need nearby suggestions, the Baton Rouge nearby would be up your street, and there's an Indian restaurant called Pushap which is very good) -- nm - Roger More Mar 28, 08:44 2
        
        Yes! thanks. I am writing these all down -- nm - Pippy: Mar 28, 08:56 1
        
        For Montreal style food, here are some suggestions - Roger More Mar 28, 09:30
        
        You're a 6 minute walk from Métro Namur on the orange line, which will take you directly to the old port - Guigue Mar 28, 08:41 1
        
        this is so helpful. we are up for walking -- nm - Pippy: Mar 28, 08:53
        
        i popped in there to use their washrooms in January! :) -- nm - Andie Mar 28, 08:41 1
        
        :) -- nm - Pippy: Mar 28, 08:54
  - This. If you have a credit card with no foreign exchange fees you will probably be able to use it pretty much everywhere. Also, loonies are -- (edited) - Andie Mar 28, 08:24 4
    - I thought places in Canada gladly took American dollars since $ is a third more and they accept them 1-1 -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 28, 10:41
    - And try to avoid those darned coins, you'll get sick of carrying them. -- nm - Meg Mar 28, 08:26 1
      - They are no good in the red-light district. -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 08:29
    - LOL! thanks. -- nm - Pippy: Mar 28, 08:26
YDC: The developer of the Arena in Virginia (now cancelled) is really pissed. Here's the statement from their president. - MDH Mar 28, 07:58 6
- cry about it, bitch -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 28, 09:01
- Ummm that is how it works. Do they not know that? - Pippy: Mar 28, 09:01
- Do people in Virginia really care whether the stadium is in Virginia or if they have to drive "across the border" into DC? -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 08:13 3
  - because the arena is located at a metro stop, nobody drives to it (or has to if they don't want to). the potomac yards stop is much smaller - hollywood big shot Mar 28, 09:01
  - I mean, there's definitely economic benefit to the area where the stadium is. The question is more about who funds building it. Private or public - pmb Mar 28, 08:31
  - I'm not invested enough to know the local economics of sports, but voicing that would be hypocritical considering the Commanders are located in MD. -- nm - Max Mar 28, 08:16
FTX: SBF, Sam Bankman-Fried, gets sentenced today, somewhere likely between 5 years and the 50 years prosecutors are seeking. -- nm - budice Mar 28, 07:44 4
- Live Thread of court -- (link) - budice Mar 28, 08:02 2
  - Kaplan: "The total offense level is 60 - once you cross 43, it cannot go higher. The guideline is life in prison. But the maximum is 1320 months here" -- nm - budice Mar 28, 08:09 1
    - "He knew it was wrong" -- nm - budice Mar 28, 08:37
- Judge Kaplan calls out SBF for witness tampering and perjury as well. Don’t think this is going to go well for him. -- nm - znufrii Mar 28, 07:51
ST Poll, how many times so far this week has the car dealership’s service department called to introduce themselves? -- nm - znufrii Mar 28, 07:43 10
- Too many. Way to many. I still get mildly annoyed the salesman I bought from almost 4 years ago emails/calls/texts several times a year. - sycor Mar 28, 07:48
- 312.50 -- nm - Pippy: Mar 28, 07:45
- Let's see, Monday, Tuesday, Wed... 8 times -- nm - rollo Mar 28, 07:44 7
  - It’s been daily calls since Monday, so 4, and always the same pre-recorded voicemail. -- nm - znufrii Mar 28, 07:53 2
    - I don't know why they do this. "I want to introduce you to my robo caller..." -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 28, 07:54 1
      - yup. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 28, 08:12
  - Plus 4 texts -- nm - oblique Mar 28, 07:45 3
    - 2 doorbell rings -- nm - budice Mar 28, 07:46 1
      - And a partridge in a pear tree -- nm - budice Mar 28, 07:46
    - And a weird dude in overalls standing on your porch at 7AM this morning -- nm - rollo Mar 28, 07:46
MLB Network is now available on Hulu. YouTube TV continues to hold out.. -- nm* - budice Mar 28, 07:42
Hmmm Tractor Supply has a 36in Blackstone griddle for $250. The Weber 22in insert for my grill is $200. - sycor Mar 28, 07:31 5
- That lid is going to nerve you - Pippy: Mar 28, 07:46 2
  - The dome lid is an extra $250 (so $500). I'm not sure I can justify $250 for a lid with a hinge. -- nm - sycor Mar 28, 07:54 1
    - dang it! I guess we got a really good deal -- nm - Pippy: Mar 28, 08:14
- I'd get the griddle over a grill insert - they're better set up for cleaning, pushing grease off, probably heats more even. -- nm - colin Mar 28, 07:36 1
  - Yeah that's what I was thinking. Larger surface should also allow for more temp control for zoned cooking. -- nm - sycor Mar 28, 07:42
AI is gonna be so bad for so many industries -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 28, 07:18 1
- Silly human. -- nm - AI Mar 28, 08:02
NO PEACE, BITCH! -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Mar 28, 06:51
Is there like baseball today or something? :) -- nm - oblique Mar 28, 06:48 1
- meh, baseball is overrated. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 28, 07:10
Mop, from B2 -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 28, 06:33
"There is a war on masculinity" Well you know, if there is one thing masculinity should be able to win... -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 28, 06:21
Wordle 1,013 4/6 - crash davis 😺 Mar 28, 06:05 1
- 3 - rollo Mar 28, 06:26
If you have access to Peacock and are a comedy fan, "Good One: a Show About Jokes" is pretty cool. Behind the scenes stuff - Volnelk Mar 28, 05:57 5
- Thanks for rec, I'll check it out. Love Birbiglia! -- nm - Krusty Mar 28, 06:00 4
  - word -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 07:58
  - Then you'll love it. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 28, 06:02 2
    - Cool. That Tig special on Netflix killed me last night. We had to pause it twice to wait for our laughter and crying to stop. -- nm - Krusty Mar 28, 06:04 1
      - nice -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 07:58
Has anyone else watched The Tourist Series 2 yet? -- nm* - LMS Mar 28, 05:54 2
- my viewing plan for this weekend. I really enjoyed the 1st Series -- nm - decline Mar 28, 06:32
- I finished it a month ago. It was a lot of fun. -- nm - Krusty Mar 28, 05:58
All my Spectrum services went down simultaneously yesterday just before 5 pm. They're still out this morning. I bet someone didn't call 1-800-DIG-RITE -- nm - na-Baron Mar 28, 05:45
Today's Connections is the first one in a long time that made me say "Oh Come on." to my computer. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 28, 05:38 2
- I saw "spatula" and instinctively said "Words that should be Yiddish but aren't." - na-Baron Mar 28, 06:20
- Ha, purple second - Tim Mar 28, 05:49
Strands #25 spangram 2nd - decline Mar 28, 05:25 4
- same - prayformojo Mar 28, 08:15
- Almost last - VMan Mar 28, 07:13
- First - znufrii Mar 28, 06:48
- no hints, took a bit to find the theme - rollo Mar 28, 06:40
Group of Ontario school boards launch $4.5 Billion lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and TikTok -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Mar 28, 05:18 1
- It'll get tossed out of court quickly. -- nm - Krusty Mar 28, 05:28
connections #291 : 1 mistake - decline Mar 28, 05:18 4
- 291 - prayformojo Mar 28, 08:15
- No oopsies - VMan Mar 28, 07:11
- Mine - znufrii Mar 28, 06:41
- Connections Puzzle #291 - crash davis 😺 Mar 28, 06:00
He thought he'd sold his Rolex for $15K. Sleight of hand left him with coupons instead -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Mar 28, 05:17 12
- Montreal Criminal Magicians! -- nm - Remlik Mar 28, 08:09
- Any of these kinds of transactions, I'm on high alert the whole time. -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 05:31 9
  - yeah, like I have my dad's stamp collection which near as I can tell is probably worth something, but like I don't *really* know anything about it, - mafic Mar 28, 05:46 1
    - It's all the gluing. -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 06:38
  - for that much money I am kind of shocked he would let the person into his house. I meet at a store to sell $10 worth of stuff ffs -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 28, 05:32 6
    - here people tend to meet at subway stops a lot, but picking up from someone's house isn't unusual. -- nm - Andie Mar 28, 06:44
    - I'm surprised anyone sells anything on Facebook Marketplace -- nm* - oblique Mar 28, 06:40 4
      - it is really big in Canada. Kijiji is a ghost town as everyone uses FB -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 28, 06:48 1
        
        and you can spot a lot of scammers too, just watch for the recently created bios and with the FB activity people get outted pretty quick -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 28, 06:49
      - Sadly, it's one of the most popular sites for selling used goods. I don't use it but so many do. -- nm - Krusty Mar 28, 06:43 1
        
        We use it for high value Barn Sale items but they have to come to the Museum for the purchase. People here also use Police Station lobbys. -- nm - Meg Mar 28, 07:45
- Oof. I'd be embarrassed as much as mad. -- nm - Krusty Mar 28, 05:27
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire nsy; In the Land of Saints and Sinners 86% (18/3), Lousy Carter 94% (16/1), Blood and Honey 2 53% (10/9) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 28, 05:14
Giancarlo Esposito Shifts Into the Driver’s Seat. The master of TV villainy embraces a new role as a leading man in AMC’s upcoming ‘Parish.’ -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Mar 28, 04:54
TV PSA: MLB opening day, March Madness, NHL, NBA, Next Level Chef, 911, Grey's Anatomy, Station 19, American Rust, Tokyo Vice, The Source, Invincible, - Beaker 🍺 Mar 28, 04:43 9
- is Grey's anatomy just gonna go forever? I remember being excited for my friend's cousin when she got a part on it in its 9th season 12 YEARS AGO. -- nm - mafic Mar 28, 05:32 2
  - Not until they kill every doctor in Seattle. -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 05:55
  - the doctor version of L&O. with that many seasons I believe it still regularly dominates a lot of streaming charts -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 28, 05:33
- UK has Taskmaster, Whitstable Pearl and The Dog House. -- nm - LMS Mar 28, 04:49 4
  - I just went and looked at Australian broadcast TV, and man it's grim. one channel is currently in the first of five consecutive episodes of 2.5 men. - mafic Mar 28, 05:37 2
    - You do get your own version of Taskmaster and it's hysterical. Check it out if you haven't already. - Krusty Mar 28, 05:49 1
      - agreed on all counts! but the new season doesn't start until May. -- nm - mafic Mar 28, 05:54
  - We have to wait a day for Taskmaster. :-( I normally don't mind waiting to watch shows but the internet is great for spoiling shows. -- nm - Krusty Mar 28, 05:29
- Grey's, Station 19 and NLC for the wife; 911 for the wife and kids; Invincible for me. Probably some Madness as well -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 28, 04:45
Our neighbor’s doberman is close to a puppy age, but she’s how we know that someone has arrived at OUR house. Good dog. -- nm - Landbeck Mar 27, 23:31

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