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Wyze is running a $10k contest to find a buried golden Wyze cam (livestream TikTok) - oblique Apr 24, 11:37 [tiktok] 3
- I think I might be giving up on Wyze. I've just not been over impressed and having so many features locked behind the subscription is annoying. - sycor Apr 24, 11:42 1
  - I don't have anything Wyze but I get you - Reagen Apr 24, 11:45
- go find it! -- nm - decline Apr 24, 11:39
So question the NDA thing if it's no longer legal and I ask our Wrestling ppl will it have a huge impact on Wrestling -- nm - eag Apr 24, 11:26 6
- The new rules have to do with non-compete clauses, not NDAs. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 24, 11:27 5
  - Which is big in Wrestling sorry got the 2 mixed up -- nm - eag Apr 24, 11:29 4
    - I wouldn't be surprised if someone files a lawsuit to overturn the regulation. For reasons like this. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 24, 11:38 1
      - Someone has, a bunch of attorneys in Texas. - Reagen Apr 24, 11:51
    - It will, at least, allow a wrestler to jump from one exhibition to another without any contractual nonsense. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 24, 11:34 1
      - They're also very popular in media, radio, TV, etc. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 24, 11:51
Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone -- (link) - decline Apr 24, 11:24
Here is the sports content I crave. -- (link) - David Apr 24, 11:21 [youtube] 1
- Haha! How is it that close, Kenny?? -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 11:54
40% of people in the US live in unhealthy conditions because the air that you breath is bad -- (link) - decline Apr 24, 11:17 10
- Sort of related, lately I’ve been sleeping with a window open. Not sure if it’s recommended but I figure it makes sense. -- nm - Loyola Apr 24, 11:47 1
  - It's asking for leprechauns, is what it is. -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 11:48
- My Grade = F !! -- (link) - decline Apr 24, 11:18 7
  - According to that link 25 years ago DC suburban VA had 50 high ozone days per year. The past five years have averaged 1. -- nm - Max Apr 24, 13:15
  - Ozone: F, Particle: B Annual: Pass On my corner it's all an F. Between the trucks, buses, cars and the subway my air is - Krusty Apr 24, 11:56
  - DNC. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 24, 11:36
  - We get a C/B, somehow. *stares meaningfully at the Covanta incinerator next door* -- (link*) - znufrii Apr 24, 11:21 3
    - weird (isn't Bucks more rural than Montco - I would expect the opposite) -- nm - decline Apr 24, 11:23 2
      - You probably get it wafting over from NJ though. -- nm - znufrii Apr 24, 11:29 1
        
        true. it is a hell-hole -- nm - decline Apr 24, 11:30
Evanston township (Chicago suburbs) banning cell phones in classrooms -- (link) - oblique Apr 24, 11:17 2
- bastards -- nm - decline Apr 24, 11:19
- Norway did it and has already measured positive effects - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 11:19
THR: Why It’s Never Been Easier to Land in Director’s Jail - mud Apr 24, 11:15 5
- read the line from imdb on The Freshening, the next Cathy Yan (Birds of Prey) picture mentioned in the article!: -- (edited) - mud Apr 24, 11:18 1
  - No sir, I don't like that one bit -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 11:20
- oh the poor directors! -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 11:17 2
  - do you hate all filmmakers, or just most of them? -- nm - mud Apr 24, 11:21 1
    - He just hates, period. -- nm - Qale Apr 24, 11:32
CFL indefinitely suspended veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon on Wednesday for betting on league games, including one the league says he played in -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 24, 11:01 5
- CFL salaries aren't public but he almost certainly made under 200k and probably closer to 100k. -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 11:10
- The CFL and NFL's responses as opposed to MLB's are fascinating. -- nm - David Apr 24, 11:02 3
  - Baseball did suspend one of their greatest players for betting on games … maybe the investigation into Shohei is that he really is that gullible and - Will Hunting Apr 24, 11:12 2
    - Well supposedly he said he was Ohtani on the phone - eag Apr 24, 11:21
    - "Wallet inspector again?" -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 11:16
"The Lions and star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown have agreed to a four-year, $120 million extension, a source confirmed to ESPN." -- nm - David Apr 24, 11:00 3
- "his father, John Brown" - Strongbad Apr 24, 11:52
- Steelers not expected to pick up Justin Fields option -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 24, 11:07
- In one of the 5 easiest decisions the franchise has ever made, the Bengals picked up the option on Chase. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 24, 11:06
LH456 747 go around at LAX yesterday -- (link) - JD Apr 24, 11:00 [youtube] 1
- did it hit too hard the first time? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 24, 11:20
California (Malibu specifically), home of the $2.1m double-wide -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 10:52 1
- wuh? "California isn’t the most expensive state to own a mobile home in 2024, though. That would be Idaho." -- nm - decline Apr 24, 10:58
Bears and current mayor on the local channels promoting new stadium on the Chicago lakefront. -- (edited) - The Last Of My Kind Apr 24, 10:46 [Attachment] 3
- This is what they should have built when they redid Soldier Field. I actually think it would be good for the city, but it depends on the cost and how - pmb Apr 24, 12:32
- is this anywhere near where Reinsdorf wants to move the Black Sox? -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 10:51 1
  - Relatively but not walking distance(I don't think). The ballpark would be west of the lake but closer to downtown than the current one. -- nm - The Last Of My Kind Apr 24, 10:56
Apparently Threads now has a larger "active user base" than Twitter. - Reagen Apr 24, 10:32 3
- BlueSky got gifs on web, soon to mobile. Not my favorite thing, but sure, why not. -- nm - Qale Apr 24, 10:53
- i don't post on either but have found myself scrolling through Threads more regularly than since it first dropped -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 10:44 1
  - me too but only bc twitter is so dead. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Apr 24, 11:02
latest SCOTUS abortion arguments have wrapped -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 10:31 5
- copied from bluesky - decline Apr 24, 10:34 4
  - I kind of hope Alito and the other Republican scumbags on that court uphold the ID law. - Jovian Apr 24, 10:46 3
    - Biden should just pull the federal funds, obvs, and see how long the states like it -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 11:15 2
      - I believe the point of the lawsuit is that they get the funds but don't have to adhere by the rules. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 24, 11:26 1
        
        states can't force the feds to give them money. there can be limits on conditions the federal govt imposes, e.g., how Roberts killed the Medicaid exp - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 11:32
Owen Wilson declined a $12M offer to play attorney Douglas McCann in a movie depicting O.J. Simpson as innocent. -- nm - budice Apr 24, 10:30 6
- Was he offered the role based on his experience on Loki with alternate universes? -- nm - Roger More Apr 24, 10:42
- Who exactly has $12 million and thinks this is a good idea. Unless there's some MAGA thing that wants make OJ a hero now. -- nm - pmb Apr 24, 10:37 4
  - Once Upon a Time in Brentwood -- nm - Quentin Tarantino Apr 24, 11:52
  - If that's the case, they should go get Caviezel and save a bunch of money. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 24, 10:39 2
    - Caviezel should never be allowed to work in Hollywood again. Does this POS even still have a SAG card? -- nm - Jovian Apr 24, 10:48
    - He'd make a terrible OJ -- nm - Beryllium Apr 24, 10:46
The British Museum is like the Met. They "recommend" a donation. - Mop🧹 Apr 24, 10:20 5
- A large part of the British Museum's funding comes from government (unlike the Met, which is almost all private donations) - Roger More Apr 24, 10:33
- I give something small when I go to a local museum and pay the recommended amount when I visit a museum in another city. - Krusty Apr 24, 10:32 2
  - Less than 10% of the Met's revenues are from government - it's overwhelmingly from private gifts, admission, endowment etc - Roger More Apr 24, 10:41 1
    - Your IM sounds fair. -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 11:51
- We "suggest" a $5 donation. Seems it has to do with the non-profit status. We can't charge admission. -- nm - Meg Apr 24, 10:30
I am not so sure I want to see a movie that might make me pregnant. -- nm - LFG Apr 24, 10:19 1
- I dunno, the medical miracle alone might be worth it. -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 10:25
Sam Bennett out for an extended time for Florida (took a puck off the hand last night, guessing that's a break) -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 10:16 5
- Nylander, head -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 10:27 3
  - pussy\ -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 24, 10:57 1
    - I don't think they'd put that on the injury report either -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 10:59
  - Weird that they're specifying - Reagen Apr 24, 10:29
- Oww. - David Apr 24, 10:24
cry, bitch -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 10:08 1
- The better to learn some manners with. -- nm* - Mop🧹 Apr 24, 10:19
Hathaway’s a gooner now -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 10:07 3
- I'd like to be less cynical and think that she's been outed as an Arsenal fan now rather than just having become a fan -- nm - JD Apr 24, 10:38
- "Oh, that type of gooner." - budice Apr 24, 10:10
- BOOOOOOOOOOOO -- nm - Volnelk Apr 24, 10:08
Scenes From a 4/20 Phish Sesh at Sphere in Vegas -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 24, 10:01
Does Alan Tudyk Know Lines From His Most Famous Movies & TV Shows? -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 24, 09:32 [youtube] 4
- I had no idea he did all this voice work. -- nm - Jovian Apr 24, 10:21 1
  - (same) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 24, 10:58
- "ahh-HA!" nailed it. -- nm - Max Apr 24, 09:56
- I'm pretty sure they're a front for...meth. Crystal meth. -- nm - JD Apr 24, 09:43
in Massachussetts i guess today is still NKOTB Day? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 09:28
so how do congressional vacancy replacements work in NJ? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 09:27
I have become Madonna. - Mop🧹 Apr 24, 09:22 2
- Best I can hope for is walking down the street and having people ask me the date of the next barn sale. -- nm - Meg Apr 24, 09:43
- you will always be just 'Mop' to us though -- nm - decline Apr 24, 09:25
Quick share. This is horrible, right? - Strongbad Apr 24, 09:10 20
- San Francisco had a place called Le Café Restaurant -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 24, 10:29
- An English cat, a Spanish cat, and a French cat were about to cross a stream. Each of them was named in their respective languages 1 2 3 - JD Apr 24, 09:58 1
  - I'll allow it. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 24, 10:21
- For upscale, that's bad -- nm - con_carne Apr 24, 09:41
- There's a place with that same name in upstate NY. 🤦🏻‍♂️ -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 09:19 2
  - It's an unoriginal, but perfectly cromulent name. Montreal's biggest fishmonger is La Mer Poissonerie. Until recently there was a fishmonger chain in - Roger More Apr 24, 09:24 1
    - La Mer Cromulent was their second choice -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 24, 09:26
- Seafood is lame, yes. -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 09:16 4
  - wait, you live on the ocean and you don't like seafood ? -- nm - decline Apr 24, 09:23 3
    - Even better - he moved there from a place of beef. -- nm - Roger More Apr 24, 09:34 2
      - !! Nmb Roger Moore - Pippy Apr 24, 09:47 1
        
        That's great! I'm glad you had a good time. -- nm - Roger More Apr 24, 10:03
- (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Apr 24, 09:13 6
  - I've been trying to save up for a show preceded by dinner at Vaca -- (link) - JD Apr 24, 09:38
  - (spoilers) -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 24, 09:14 4
    - I like the dishes on the menu, but Vietnamese + Cajun? Pick a lane. -- nm - Roger More Apr 24, 09:29 2
      - Right? - ReluctantCynic Apr 24, 09:32 1
        
        Or were stuck on a Hell's Kitchen episode. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 24, 10:03
    - I know just the type of people who will frequent that restaurant. - ReluctantCynic Apr 24, 09:21
- Just inside the door is the ATM Machine. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 24, 09:11
The Sports Bra has franchise support, thanks to Alex Ohanian -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Apr 24, 09:06 2
- Nice! -- nm - znufrii Apr 24, 09:47
- that's terrific -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 24, 09:19
so yeah apparently Clavell didn't pay off anything in the book either -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 09:05 1
- SEASON TWO!!! -- nm - Hulu Apr 24, 09:42
I don't think I've seen anyone mention it, but is anyone watching The Circle S6, by chance? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 24, 08:47
Atlantic hurricane season is warning it will be "extremely active," with up to 23 named storms compared to a 30-year average of 14. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 24, 08:39 12
- Boiling oceans ftw. Nice job humanity, we had a good run. -- nm - con_carne Apr 24, 08:45
- i'll be in the desert, laughing. - colin Apr 24, 08:45 9
  - Easy there, people die in these things -- nm - con_carne Apr 24, 08:58
  - and I'll be on the other coast ignoring the non zero possibility of a no to little warning major earthquake but hey there's no hurricane season -- nm - JD Apr 24, 08:47 7
    - Didn't you have a hurricane last year too ? -- nm - decline Apr 24, 08:51 1
      - Just a tropical storm by the time Hilary made its way this far north -- nm - JD Apr 24, 08:55
    - fire season is waiting for you -- nm - colin Apr 24, 08:47 4
      - Palm trees are candles in the murder wind -- (link) - JD Apr 24, 08:49 [youtube]
      - we get those too... -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 24, 08:48 2
        
        yeah, it's kind of become a *gestures everywhere* issue -- nm - colin Apr 24, 08:49 1
        
        I heard some about the fires in Europe last year but hadn't seen the details :( -- (link) - Meg Apr 24, 09:57
- Wheeee -- nm* - Reagen Apr 24, 08:43
“Why are you here?” - znufrii Apr 24, 08:37 4
- Someone on the court decided their arguments had merit, or this hearing would be happening. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 24, 08:54 1
  - only takes four to grant cert (and at least four FedSoc goons have already taken other cases based on made up standing claims) -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 09:03
- from AP "The conservative justices have remained largely silent" - colin Apr 24, 08:44
- the exchange between Prelogar and Alito I just heard (cnn) was fucking bonkers. -- nm - mud Apr 24, 08:39
Reggie Bush got his 2005 Heisman Trophy reinstated and is getting it back -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 24, 08:37 2
- It won't happen, but I wish he would give then a double bird salute and tell them they can keep it. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 24, 09:12
- Did Matt Leinart push it to him? -- nm - Baron Kills World Apr 24, 09:05
TikTok is officially on the nine-month clock -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 24, 08:36
Q skirts for everyone!!! -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 24, 08:27 7
- (that was quite funny). Now that they are actually getting into playing this season has really turned around and also make the extra 1/2 an hour - Beaker 🍺 Apr 24, 08:31 6
  - Yeah, it's getting better. Couldn't have gotten much worse (spoils) -- (edited) - Turd Ferguson Apr 24, 08:37 5
    - spoils - Jovian Apr 24, 08:57
    - Oh - also Charlie. (spoils) - Turd Ferguson Apr 24, 08:43 1
      - spicy -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Apr 24, 08:46
    - makes sense -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 24, 08:40
    - Agreed with your IM. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 24, 08:39

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