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Life Moves Pretty Fast - The John Hughes Mix Tapes - Max Apr 25, 13:02 1
- speaking of sounding delightful -- nm - mud Apr 25, 13:04
R.I.P. Mike Pinder, 82 -- (pic) - mud Apr 25, 12:55 [Attachment]
I'm in the office today and it's "Bring your child to work day". I feel like I'm trying to work in a daycare center. I've had random 2 year olds - pmb Apr 25, 12:55 8
- That sounds delightful, actually. -- nm - David Apr 25, 13:00 1
  - have you ever met a two-year old? -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 13:02
- No, that's just what law interns look like. -- nm - Reagen Apr 25, 12:59 1
  - There's no question they're getting younger. -- nm - pmb Apr 25, 13:00
- can they do doc review? -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 12:56 3
  - I tried, but the summaries are all just pictures of stick figure people with a tree and sun in it. -- nm - pmb Apr 25, 12:59 2
    - so .. equally cogent. -- nm - mud Apr 25, 13:01 1
      - I will gladly pay them next tuesday for legal work today -- nm - DJT legal defense team Apr 25, 13:05
911 in the south starting to get calls about alien invasion..i mean cicada spawning season... -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 25, 12:51
Never change, WWE. - David Apr 25, 12:47
I'm this old (this is cute) -- (pic) - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 25, 12:26 [Attachment] 2
- oh, those were coveted. -- nm - Andie Apr 25, 12:43
- I am that old too -- nm - sycor Apr 25, 12:28
not that I’m expecting any consistency but isn’t the implication for Biden’s next 8 mos that he could tell SCOTUS to shove their rulings and - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 12:01 11
- With the advice of the Attorney General, of course. -- nm - mara ❄️ Apr 25, 12:30
- Technically, he could go full Cuervo Jones and kidnap Ariana Grande and nobody could stop him. -- nm - Loyola Apr 25, 12:04
- I mean - or conceivably, since they keep mentioning SEAL Team 6 - if they rule for Trump - he could send them down to Mar-a-lago and - Turd Ferguson Apr 25, 12:03 8
  - Which is why I think they'd have to be pretty clear about official acts and the duties of the office. -- nm - mara ❄️ Apr 25, 12:49 3
    - yup, this is all just stall tactics. they'll narrowly define what is included in immunity and then push it back to the lower courts - decline Apr 25, 13:01 1
      - the timing matters most because i would expect J Chutkan to just say "nope, trying to overturn an election is not an Official Act regardless" when she - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 13:03
    - The con man is a clear and f'n present danger ...but I think we need LA Fem Nikita, the mob would have someone close n trusted..Ivanka -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 25, 12:54
  - Then you would have soldiers in a fire fight with Secret Service -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 25, 12:48
  - I mean.... it appears so. -- nm - Pippy Shark Apr 25, 12:24
  - I've been wondering about that as well. The President has immunity. er, wait. Not like that! -- nm - JD Apr 25, 12:07
  - yup -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 25, 12:04
WA state driver charged with vehicular manslaughter when his Tesla killed a motorcyclist while on Autopilot -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 25, 11:53 1
- If you are in the driver seat, you are responsible. Stop looking at your damn phone. -- nm - sycor Apr 25, 12:29
"an NFL Films crew has followed Khan since Wednesday's Dynamite episode and will continue to do so through the weekend" -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 25, 11:49 2
- It’s brilliant marketing. -- nm - David Apr 25, 11:58
- I'm hoping he gets attacked live during the Draft now when the Jags are up.... -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 25, 11:50
I want to know more about Tommy Castro's knees. -- nm - David Apr 25, 11:47 3
- And why no one came to Bo Callahan's birthday party -- nm - rollo Apr 25, 12:03 2
  - Because everyone knew Black Panther was the better draft pick. -- nm - David Apr 25, 12:14 1
    - But with their restored draft capital, the Browns took a RB? at their original #7 slot - JD Apr 25, 12:25
Wrexham adding friendlies on the West Coast Chelsea on July 24 in Santa Clara, Bournemouth on July 20 in Santa Barbara, Vancouver Whitecaps July 27th -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 25, 11:38 1
- I saw that - i was toying with buying tix (available now) but i think i've decided against. -- nm - Andie Apr 25, 12:22
Great playlist of songs that sound uncannily like a different artist -- (link) - LMS Apr 25, 11:36 5
- Not that uncanny in the case of Julian Lennon, though. -- nm - mara ❄️ Apr 25, 12:33 2
  - Who does he sound like? Ringo? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 25, 12:38 1
    - Heaven forfend! -- nm - Baron Kills World Apr 25, 12:46
- Lauren Daigle's "You Say" fools me every time. -- nm - Baron Kills World Apr 25, 11:51
- It probably won't make the cut but this Not Imagine Dragons song was in contention for the Top 20 for April. -- (link) - Dano Apr 25, 11:41 [youtube]
I think the Carroll 85mm civil penalty was upheld today -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 25, 11:30 1
- heh. Yay!! - Pippy Shark Apr 25, 11:57
DC and Philly people: Thoughts on the concert venues: The Atlantis (DC) and The Foundry (Philly). -- nm - Dano Apr 25, 11:15 4
- Atlantis is designed after the original 9:30 Club. Haven't been but it's small/right next door to 9:30. - MDH Apr 25, 11:27 1
  - Yeah. I just looked it up on the map. I may be visiting DC again in June. Trying to figure out whether the DC or Philly date works better. -- nm - Dano Apr 25, 11:29
- Atlantis was after my time but from shows friends have gone to there and the bookings it always seemed like "9:30 but for people who used to go to the - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 11:24 1
  - Heh. Original 9:30 people...still get home at a decent hour AKA old people ;-) - JD Apr 25, 11:26
My local sheriff's department's Employee of the Quarter. It is kind of a big dill -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Apr 25, 11:14 [Image] 1
- The cutest sheriff! -- nm - jnine Apr 25, 12:13
So, the Supreme Court is gonna delay the Georgia and Federal criminal case. Does that mean the current NY criminal trial will get delayed, too? -- nm - Inigo Apr 25, 10:59 3
- The NY case is also based on actions prior to being president, so I don't think it should run into the same issue. -- nm - pmb Apr 25, 11:26 1
  - (though technically he was still cutting some of the checks from the oval office in 2017) -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 11:29
- this was just the federal cases afaik (another reason it's preposterous on the face) -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 11:00
RIP Bob Cole -- (link) - Reagen Apr 25, 10:55 3
- Amazon Monday night game news killed him! :( -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 25, 11:06
- :-[ -- nm - mud Apr 25, 11:04
- Bob Dole still RIP -- nm - budice Apr 25, 10:55
pmb fully non-legal question if you're still around - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 10:51 6
- She generally co-produces her songs with another producer and others do the mixing and mastering. Typically her process is that she does a basic demo - pmb Apr 25, 11:23 5
  - no that's basically where i am with a producer i hired to mix/master four demos. mostly it's been fine (all the instrumentation is me, he just tracked - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 11:28 4
    - Yeah, ultimately it's got to be your call and sometimes it does take just reminding them of that. Maybe if you can provide some examples from other - pmb Apr 25, 11:39 3
      - oh i sent him a specific reference track. still not totally right. but ultimately these are still just demos with his production glow-up so . . . - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 11:42 2
        
        I'm just in awe that the technology exists that you could learn to do it at home as opposed to the extreme contrast of the Boston guy who built stuff - JD Apr 25, 11:50 1
        
        the difference between my setup now and the gear I started with 30+ yrs ago is quantum leap level - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 11:58
It makes absolute sense that Andie’s birthday is the perfect date. -- nm - Tim Apr 25, 10:46 9
- Happy birthday Andie! -- nm - jnine Apr 25, 12:17
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Loyola Apr 25, 12:05
- :) Thanks everyone!! -- nm - Andie Apr 25, 11:18 2
  - Happy birthday! -- nm - sycor Apr 25, 12:04
  - Happy Birthday!! -- nm - pmb Apr 25, 11:25
- april babies, best babies -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 10:55
- Happy BDay! -- nm - budice Apr 25, 10:54
- have a great day! -- nm - Remlik Apr 25, 10:54
- Happy birthday, Andie! -- nm - David Apr 25, 10:53
oh, net neutrality is back now apparently -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 10:31
less than 30 days after the Key Bridge collapsed, first cargo ship is able to exit Bawlmer harbor (hon) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 10:16 1
- Did they open the main channel, I think they have side paths, but tye huge containers need the deeper main path -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 25, 11:14
well Johnny and Jenny Canuck, hope your Amazon Prime sub is up to date -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 10:10 5
- (it's traditionally Johnny and Janey) -- nm - Reagen Apr 25, 10:29
- who watches hockey on Monday (other than playoffs)? -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Apr 25, 10:17 2
  - TBF I would default to a hockey game in just turning on the TV to turn it on, but I wouldn't be seeking one out on Monday. -- nm - Reagen Apr 25, 10:20
  - I’m not Canadian! - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 10:18
- Jenny and Johnny -- (link) - JD Apr 25, 10:12 [youtube]
This testimony from Pecker is pretty insane. (Inside) - pmb Apr 25, 10:06 4
- I get everyone's presence in that office except Comey. What was he doing? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 25, 11:21 1
  - That sure makes his announcement of FBI reopened the Weiner dix pix laptop with Hillary's classified files so fvcking conspiratorial -- (edited) - zeitgeist Apr 25, 11:44
- they sure thought they had committed electoral fraud -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 10:19
- ah yes but has Judge Merchan heard of the new SCOTUS doctrine of immunity for acts engaged in by presidents-elect on inauguration eve -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 10:11
Dang it Amazon. Bring me my stuff! It was supposed to be here yesterday and now not until tomorrow? Get it together! -- nm - sycor Apr 25, 10:01
SCOTUS adjourned. Now back to the hush money trial live updates. What a time to be alive. -- nm - mara ❄️ Apr 25, 09:49 1
- 2025: Trump appoints Stormy Daniels to the Supreme Court -- nm - Loyola Apr 25, 09:57
i guess i might be marginally less despondent about the federal judiciary being hijacked by Leonard Leo if Biden et al would ever treat it as such - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 09:47 4
- I'm sure Sen. Durbin will write another strongly worded letter soon. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 25, 10:08 3
  - advisory opinions are fine now, apparently -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 10:14 2
    - Well of course. We shouldn't let the facts get in the way of applying legal principles, should we? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 25, 10:16 1
      - did anyone from the govt side helpfully point out the petitioner’s own arguments against the impeachment conviction remedy in those proceedings? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 10:26
I'm not sure how I ended up on this particular list, but I'm getting saturation-bombed by donation emails for Jacky Rosen -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 25, 09:45 1
- Colin Allred really wants my money -- nm - ty97 Apr 25, 09:50
4/26 - National Pretzel Day Deals and Specials - budice Apr 25, 09:41 2
- I wake up every morning in a bed that's too small, driving my daughter to a school that's too expensive and then I go to work to a job for which I get - rollo Apr 25, 09:51 1
  - solid reference -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 25, 10:04
Everyone: …. DeShaun Watson: Saudi Arabia is so fucking great. -- nm - David Apr 25, 09:40 1
- "We need that Saudi money bad." -- nm - Network Apr 25, 10:43
Lego's Gorgeous New Space Sets Shoot You Into the Stars -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 25, 09:36
Lord of the Rings Extended Editions remastered in 4K coming to theaters in June for a weekend. -- nm - MDH Apr 25, 09:19 8
- *twitch* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 25, 09:52
- Alien is back in theaters this weekend if you've never seen it on the big screen -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 09:49
- I wonder if it's gonna be in that horrible 48FPS rate that The Hobbit was in. -- nm - Inigo Apr 25, 09:47
- Extended? Oh boy. -- nm - Krusty Apr 25, 09:21 4
  - One movie, one showing per day starting in the middle of the afternoon - JD Apr 25, 09:27 1
    - And ending around midnight. -- nm* - ReluctantCynic Apr 25, 09:59
  - "even the fuckin trees walked in those movies" -- (link*) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 25, 09:24 [youtube] 1
    - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 25, 09:30
Pippy, they are stopping Houston Intercontinental, not Hobby. Also they are thinking about additional ways to earn seat revenue - ty97 Apr 25, 09:13 2
- OOoooo - thank you! -- nm - Pippy Shark Apr 25, 12:00
- . -- (link) - ty97 Apr 25, 09:15
Josh Harris is righting a DC Redskins wrong -- team is going to retire Darrell Green's #28 number. -- (link) - Will Hunting Apr 25, 09:12 2
- ...that didn't happen before? WTF? -- nm - Inigo Apr 25, 09:35 1
  - Summing up -- Snyder. - Will Hunting Apr 25, 09:35
Mop inspired ST Poll: Are you published in some kind of academic journal, doctoral thesis, or similar thing like US patent or other official things? - oblique Apr 25, 09:09 13
- yes. several comic art price guides. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 25, 11:24
- 50 years ago I had an article published in a professional photography magazine the Rangefinder, about Bar Mitzvah photography -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 25, 11:12
- Yes -- nm - Dano Apr 25, 10:41
- I'm listed as an author on a couple scientific papers and one law journal article. And I've written a few dozen published patents and patent applications. -- nm* - ReluctantCynic Apr 25, 09:51
- I wrote a chapter of a legal treatise on the Bank Secrecy Act (many years ago). And I think I had my college honors thesis published, but I honestly - pmb Apr 25, 09:37
- No but a professor did offer to help us pursue work and possibly a patent on a theoretical project we did. But the group didn't pursue it - sycor Apr 25, 09:29
- Nope, just a shout-out, kind of like pixie’s. -- nm - mara Apr 25, 09:16
- Nay -- nm - Krusty Apr 25, 09:13
- i think i got a "contributed to the research" shout out for some article at work i helped the signed authors with -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 09:13
- no, but I've had 2 sets of pictures published in an online news blog (of big fires) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 25, 09:12 1
  - You seem to know a lot of details about these fires... -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 25, 09:14
- No -- nm - Pippy Shark Apr 25, 09:12
- I've been published in exactly 2 places. nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 25, 09:10
The more of this I'm listening to, the more I think we are absolutely and totally - Turd Ferguson Apr 25, 09:02 10
- They’ve already fucked us by slow rolling it to this point and framing it as a question of immunity for “official acts” -- nm - znufrii Apr 25, 09:22
- Sure. *Now* they are giving him thr power to really do whatever the fuck he wants. - Marlowe Apr 25, 09:08 3
  - I mean - if they decide that there IS absolute presidential immunity - then no, you're not reading wrong. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 25, 09:09 2
    - I think the very worst case scenario is some kind of decision that addresses official acts. (In the case against Trump, resulting in removing specific - mara Apr 25, 09:19 1
      - I hope you're right. Listening to it, though, I feel like seeing Trump win this outright is not off the table. nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 25, 09:21
- where can I listen to this? -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Apr 25, 09:05 2
  - The YouTube - CSPAN -- (link) - Turd Ferguson Apr 25, 09:06 [youtube] 1
    - thanks. I am going for a walk and will listen. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Apr 25, 09:10
- I keep hoping this is not the worst timeline. - LFG Apr 25, 09:05
- secrtetly keeping RBG on life support for a couple months woulda helped a bit. -- nm - mud Apr 25, 09:04
LIR: I mean, they already completed the heist, so why do they care if they win the case or not? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 25, 09:01
ohana means price gouging -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 09:01
Benjamin Franklin, at the Constitutional Convention, "Word." -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 25, 09:01 1
- yeah the goons who invented a completely made up " history & tradition" test to immunize gun owners have nothing to say about the FF's intent here -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 25, 09:03

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