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let them fight -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 14, 10:27
LAFC sign Olivier Giroud from Milan on a free transfer -- (link) - znufrii May 14, 10:14 1
- huh. I would have thought he would stay at Milan after this season. -- nm - tRuMaN May 14, 10:24
We're really living through a dark time - Jovian May 14, 10:08 [Attachment] 3
- trump used to wear a pink tie. buncha cowards, these red tie folks are. -- nm - Beryllium May 14, 10:13 1
  - I havent seen him wear a pink tie in at least 8 years, this is his 'signature' outfit. -- nm* - Jovian May 14, 10:16
- I went to more than a few business meetings wearing that look in the 90's -- nm - JD May 14, 10:13
Hopes for sustainable jet fuel nothing more than “magical thinking” -- (link) - znufrii May 14, 10:03 5
- EV Airplanes from Tesla with Autopilot -- nm - budice May 14, 10:07 1
  - planes already have autopilot. And a local company is ordering EV planes for short-haul seaplane flights. -- (link) - Beryllium May 14, 10:12
- Clean Coal -- nm - budice May 14, 10:07
- “flying accounts for about 2% of all emissions” so we obviously should be looking elsewhere anyway. -- nm - Qale May 14, 10:05
- Jury still out on " Magic Beans" -- nm - Pippy Shark May 14, 10:03
Washington Post: The wacky, grueling bike race that captivates a Midwest college town -- (link) - MDH May 14, 10:01 7
- I've known of the Little 500 seemingly forever thanks to Breaking Away -- nm - JD May 14, 10:10 3
  - Another underrated movie. -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 14, 10:20 2
    - still on my list to see -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 14, 10:21 1
      - So so good. Dated but lovely. -- nm - Volnelk May 14, 10:45
- LYC: our unique fun bike race at my Alma mater. -- (link) - Strongbad May 14, 10:06 2
  - The pit crew aspect of this has me cracking up. -- nm - MDH May 14, 10:08 1
    - We're nerds and we're proud. -- nm - Strongbad May 14, 10:16
R.I.P. Alice Munro, 92 -- (link) - mud May 14, 09:53 3
- oh. -- nm - Andie May 14, 10:45
- Yep, that sucks. - Beryllium May 14, 10:10 1
  - one of my mom's faves. -- nm - mud May 14, 10:23
I'm having the hardest time getting the sanitation dept to clean up broken glass on a sidewalk. I've reported it to 311 three times over - Krusty May 14, 09:44 1
- people pissing on the sidewalks, they just don’t care -- nm - hollywood big shot May 14, 09:58
Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce -- (link) - budice May 14, 09:43
Red Lobster Is Closing Nearly 50 Locations and Liquidating the Restaurant Equipment -- (link) - budice May 14, 09:26 5
- I guess I should go to a Red Lobster one last time before they are all gone. -- nm - sycor May 14, 09:36 1
  - You should not -- nm - Pippy Shark May 14, 10:38
- they never opened one here. From my perspective, they never really existed. -- nm - Beryllium May 14, 09:28
- Saw that last night. Of the 10 in my area, we lost 1. -- nm - LFG May 14, 09:27 1
  - Yeah we lost the closest one to us. Probably haven't been to one in... 7-8 years? -- nm - Strongbad May 14, 10:17
the UN cuts the estimate of deaths of women and children in Gaza -- (link) - Pippy Shark May 14, 09:22 5
- Still a high number, but I think it does make it clear that you can't rely on the Hamas numbers and it does makes some difference from an - pmb May 14, 09:26
- Due to the lack of confirmable data, not because they’ve confirmed otherwise. -- nm - znufrii May 14, 09:23 3
  - good point. I know we can't trust Hamas with data or details. but the amount is not zero. -- nm - Pippy Shark May 14, 09:25 1
    - I remember reading early on that their casualty reporting on a macro level is generally reliable. -- (edited) - znufrii May 14, 09:27
  - At this rate, the war never happened! -- nm - LFG May 14, 09:24
Time to break out the fake wasp nests (I've found they work surprisingly well) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 14, 09:18 2
- Also, I really need to get out and wrap my trees. The Cicadas are on the move -- nm - oblique May 14, 09:25
- We have those. They do work surprisingly well. Our neighbor has a fake owl on his porch which I think is supposed to work for birds and rodents? - oblique May 14, 09:21
FFC trying to kiss film extras on set of Megaopolis to get them in the mood? -- (link) - budice May 14, 09:09 2
- Stop! Stop! The movie's already dead! -- nm - Mop🧹 May 14, 09:12
- Megalopolising -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 14, 09:10
til: Sofia Coppola and George Lucas share the same birthday -- nm - hollywood big shot May 14, 09:08 1
- hmmm .. makes ya think .. - mud May 14, 09:16
Everyone's just racking their brains trying to remember what all the meme stocks were. AMC +55%, Blackberry +15%, etc -- nm - rollo May 14, 09:08 2
- I think Bed Bath Beyond is officially dead -- nm - Pippy Shark May 14, 09:19
- Koss! -- nm - Last Of My Kind May 14, 09:13
By this time tomorrow, I am hopefully going to be two-to-three training videos deep into my first day at the new job. - Qale May 14, 09:00 11
- Hot damn. -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 14, 10:21
- Woot! -- nm - Pippy Shark May 14, 09:19
- Please let us know if they're on VHS. -- nm - Masked Baron May 14, 09:14 1
  - Haha. Silly goose. They didn’t have mass shootings back in those days. -- nm - Qale May 14, 09:27
- 👍👍 -- nm - mud May 14, 09:07
- I missed an episode. That's great. Where are you working? -- nm - oblique May 14, 09:04 3
  - Oh, it was an episode alright. But my friends here kept me together. - Qale May 14, 09:09 2
    - first crack at Funko Chases' !! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 14, 09:11 1
      - I’m starting as a cashier, but I will definitely be making my intentions known I’d be down to learn lots of departments. -- nm - Qale May 14, 09:31
- Excellent! -- nm - sycor May 14, 09:04
- awesome news. - decline May 14, 09:03
Soundwave Festival (Bridgepoint, CT): Noah Kahan, Foo Fighters, Goo Goo Dolls, QOTSA, Norah Jones, etc. -- (link) - MDH May 14, 08:53 [Image] 4
- *Bridgeport -- nm - ty97 May 14, 10:27
- 12 -- nm - Last Of My Kind May 14, 09:30
- 7. -- nm - Qale May 14, 08:56 1
  - this -- nm - LFG May 14, 09:31
What Has The Biden Administration Done to Starting Pitchers? -- (link) - NYT Pitchbot May 14, 08:48 4
- Ummm, they can’t? - Will Hunting May 14, 09:06 2
  - clearly the 90s Braves would have won all those rings if they had just let their four aces pitch shorter games -- nm - hollywood big shot May 14, 09:29 1
    - The numbers are pretty clear -- 3rd time through the rotation is murder on most pitchers. - Will Hunting May 14, 10:17
- It's all because of the designated hitter rule! -- nm - Mop🧹 May 14, 09:00
RoadHouse 2 on the way -- (link) - Remlik May 14, 08:35 9
- I have no interest in watching the first (new) one, but weirdly, I'd watch a sequel -- nm - Beryllium May 14, 08:59 6
  - it's fine. Cheesy B level movie. I did like Connor Mcgregor in it...over the top bad guy. - Remlik May 14, 09:36
  - It was pretty good with enough homage to the original but different enough. -- nm - sycor May 14, 09:05 4
    - it was decent, worth a watch -- nm - Pippy Shark May 14, 09:19 1
      - 90% different movie, but that is good. If it was 50% it would not have worked. -- nm - LFG May 14, 09:21
    - I was shocked how well they pulled it off. -- nm - Spawn (aka Dalton) May 14, 09:12 1
      - Yeah, way better than I expected. -- nm - pmb May 14, 09:27
- Doug Liman indicated he'd only return if he was paid a lot of money. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 14, 08:41 1
  - Me too. Me too. -- nm - Reagen May 14, 08:46
UNC redirects $2.3 million DEI budget to campus policing in wake of protests -- (link) - znufrii May 14, 08:29 2
- (they woulda done it regardless) -- nm - hollywood big shot May 14, 08:31 1
  - nice of the protestors to cover the move then for them -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 14, 08:38
GoT: HOTD S2 trailer -- (link) - budice May 14, 08:19 5
- very cool. love the dragons. -- nm - mud May 14, 08:35 4
  - dragons in 5 weeks, rings in 15 weeks .. I'm going mental. -- nm - mud May 14, 08:41 3
    - aliens in August, vampires (nosferatu) in Dec.! -- nm* - mud May 14, 08:43 2
      - I am really happy that you’ve got all of these things you’re excited and anticipating. This is the way. -- nm - Qale May 14, 08:55 1
        
        :-] -- nm - mud May 14, 09:03
This feels like mad libs: "Nicolas Cage is back as Spider-Man in live-action Amazon series" ... but then they say it's called - Beryllium May 14, 08:14 6
- If you've seen Into The Spider-Verse, Spider-Man Noir uss in it. He looks like a detective version of Spidey. -- nm - Inigo May 14, 08:20 1
  - This is why I had the reaction I had in the IM. -- nm* - Beryllium May 14, 08:23
- so, a geriatric spider-man ? -- nm - decline May 14, 08:16 3
  - Going in Style, but the three protagonists are geriatric super-heroes who turn to bank robbery when Social Security is not enough to live on. -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 14, 08:25 1
    - the bucket list, but the list items are geriatric supervillains to be finally brought to justice -- nm - Beryllium May 14, 09:25
  - think 1930's Action Hero/Detective. That's Spider-man Noir. -- nm - Remlik May 14, 08:23
IF nsy, The Strangers Chapter 1 nsy, Back to Black 38% (71), Babes 100% (21), You Can't Run Forever nsy, In Our Day 100% (15) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 14, 08:12
I'm gonna volunteer in PA for the lead up to the November election. I'm saying this so I do it, and don't forget about it. - Inigo May 14, 07:58 3
- I would volunteer more but have the same issues. you could vol to go to a campus or a street corner and register voters. - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 May 14, 08:39 2
  - Thanks, mandy! Good call on Jack. -- nm - Inigo May 14, 08:43 1
    - also you can vol to bring people to polls on election day or vol at your polls! -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 May 14, 08:59
Lego's return to Middle-earth delves into the land where shadows lie, for a 5,471-piece recreation of Sauron's sinister tower -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 May 14, 07:58 4
- I want. -- nm - tRuMaN May 14, 08:59
- where are the stairs? -- nm - decline May 14, 08:14
- heh. the second floor with Orcs boozing and eating is excellent. That's a lot of pieces though. -- nm - Jovian May 14, 08:03
- whoa -- nm - mud May 14, 08:00
I cant believe this was actually a toy that was sold for children in the 1950s. Heh it reminds of Blast Radius you can loot for materials in Fallout 4 -- (pic) -- (link*) - Jovian May 14, 07:58 [Attachment] 10
- The Blast Radius you break down in Sanctuary is key to getting glow sights early on your 10mm. -- nm - Qale May 14, 08:33 8
  - yep. I think at last count, I have over 900 of Nuclear Material. :) - Jovian May 14, 08:38 7
    - Um. Be wary of overloading any one particular workshop. You could crash it. Eventually, I get the perk that highlights the searchables I declare. -- (edited) - Qale May 14, 08:40 6
      - and yep, the highlight materials perk is a godsend. - Jovian May 14, 08:46
      - oh I know...my main base of Sanctuary crashes often when I am there. I have started to move stuff around and load more materials at other settlements, - Jovian May 14, 08:43 4
        
        Preston might be proud, but I’m like, that’s a lot a lot! -- nm - Qale May 14, 08:45 3
        
        also here is a trick I learned that I didnt previous know when I was playing this playthrough (back in 2016)... -- (edited) - Jovian May 14, 08:49 2
        
        I never really gave much thought to time progressing when traveling. I thought you were going to mention the tip of dropping things, then scrapping. - Qale May 14, 08:57 1
        
        oh I know that trick :). I dont do it any longer though as increases chances of crashing by like a lot. When it reaches Yellow I usually now stop. -- nm - Jovian May 14, 09:48
- Geesh -- nm - Pippy Shark May 14, 07:59
LIR: Slum Dogging Millionnaire -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 14, 07:54 29
- The Thin Manning -- nm - Beryllium May 14, 09:13
- The Bing-Oiler Room -- nm - Beryllium May 14, 09:12
- Pitching Black -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 14, 09:09
- ING The Firm -- nm - JD May 14, 08:56 3
  - Clever! but The Firming was right there. -- nm - loosilu May 14, 09:00 1
    - Hmmm you may be on to something -- nm - rollo May 14, 09:02
  - there it isn't -- nm - rollo May 14, 09:00
- Flashing Gordon -- nm - LMS May 14, 08:53
- Shafting, FISTing -- nm - hollywood big shot May 14, 08:39
- Lilo and Stitching -- nm - LMS May 14, 08:35
- Big Banging Theory -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 14, 08:31 1
  - Burn Noticing -- nm - Beryllium May 14, 08:48
- Minority Reporting -- nm - Beryllium May 14, 08:27
- Inside Outing: Pixar’s first lgbt+ animated adventure. -- nm - Will Hunting May 14, 08:24
- Goodnight Mooning -- nm - Max May 14, 08:17 1
  - M-O-O-Ning -- nm - Beryllium May 14, 08:24
- Steal This Booking -- nm - Last Of My Kind May 14, 08:16
- Fasting and the Furious -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 14, 08:10 2
  - Ghandi is back and he's pissed -- nm - JD May 14, 08:55 1
    - Gandhing -- nm - hollywood big shot May 14, 08:59
- Blacking Swan -- nm - znufrii May 14, 08:08
- Ghosting -- nm - ty97 May 14, 08:07
- Petting Sematary -- (link) - Beryllium May 14, 08:01 [Backboard]
- Jurassic Parking -- nm - ty97 May 14, 08:00 2
  - "200 million years of unpaid parking tickets, and they're finally coming to collect..." -- nm - Inigo May 14, 08:10
  - there it is -- nm - rollo May 14, 08:02
- Scott Pilgrimming vs The World -- nm - budice May 14, 07:57
- Gosford Parking -- nm - znufrii May 14, 07:55
- Who Framed Rogering Rabbit? -- nm - LMS May 14, 07:55
Yay! The 80's Movie Podcast is back - JD May 14, 07:48 3
- Using Overcast on iPhone, I love how easily go back and pick and choose from the episodes. -- nm - Qale May 14, 08:38
- World is always a bit better, with more Havens! -- nm - Trending May 14, 07:55
- Nice! -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 14, 07:50

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