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85% of Neuralink wires have detached in test subject -- (link) - Reagen May 22, 16:28 1
- but that means 15% didn't! checkmate, libs -- nm - Tim May 22, 16:31
If you weren't sure who won Disney vs. DeSantis, there's this. -- (link) - David May 22, 16:00 9
- how is Disney gonna handle no female performers (let alone workers) wanting to work in a state with a six-week abortion ban? -- nm - hollywood big shot May 22, 16:14 8
  - Like the military, you can get an emergency leave and stipend to travel to a state with actual health care -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 19:02
  - Are performers considered full time employees with benefits? Or part time contractors? -- nm - Strongbad May 22, 16:19 2
    - I don't know the answer to this. I just remember hearing something when I worked there about the major talents - Strongbad May 22, 16:20 1
      - there are union/non-union tiers (though the Disneyland characters voted to unionize) but they're all Disney employees afaik -- nm - hollywood big shot May 22, 16:22
  - The same as every other southern employer, I'd imagine. -- nm - David May 22, 16:17
  - As long as they believe it’s not going to happen to them they'll be fine with it, most likely. -- nm - znufrii May 22, 16:17 2
    - there will probably still be a supply of local labor for the drudge park jobs but the Broadway-level stuff? why ever risk that -- nm - hollywood big shot May 22, 16:18 1
      - Because no performer has ever had to slum it in a less than desirable gig for the sake of having work. -- nm - znufrii May 22, 16:22
New to me: Oakland A's Erceg starts 1-3 putout to end the inning -- (link) - JD May 22, 15:39
85 degrees outside with a 69 degree dew point. "Very hot, and awfully wet." -- nm - Max May 22, 15:36 2
- sucks nards -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 22, 15:40
- third week of may and it still feels mostly like february with the marine layer -- nm - hollywood big shot May 22, 15:40
The British PM’s speech announcing an election was quite something. In perhaps the most consequential speech of his premiership, putting his case - Loyola May 22, 15:18 4
- Oh to be a fly on the wall after that speech, to see him bollocking his team for saying he should announce it outside. -- nm - LMS May 22, 15:50 3
  - Piers Morgan said earlier the newspapers are gonna have a field day making fun headlines. PM all wet. 10 Drowning street .... -- nm - Peglegpete May 22, 15:53 2
    - Things can only get wetter. -- nm - LMS May 22, 17:01
    - and when Piers Morgan calls you an embarrassment... -- nm - Reagen May 22, 16:29
Still waiting for ST to catch up on S2 of the jinx—last episode had such a genius pop culture reference, that I really want to spoil…but I won’t -- nm - Trending May 22, 15:15
Jennifer Tilly receives 30% of whatever Sam Simon’s estate gets from Fox…Sam Simon of The Simpsons…Tilly will appear as “friend of” in RHOBH, in S14 -- nm - Trending May 22, 15:09
Georgia GOP voters advance a Jan 6 insurrectionist to runoff for their House nomination -- (link*) - hollywood big shot May 22, 15:03 1
- (to a runoff) -- nm - Reagen May 22, 15:04
Sheldon Keefe reportedly bringing that coaching magic to the Devils next season. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 14:44 1
- Sheldon? No. A Sheldon can do your income taxes. If you need a root canal, Sheldon's your man. But humpin' and pumpin' is not Sheldon's strong suit. -- nm - Harry May 22, 14:50
I got sent off tonight for the first time ever at soccer. Two of us were going for a 50/50 ball, he got there first and I absolutely clattered into - Loyola May 22, 14:42 2
- Are you allowed to watch the remainder from the sideline or banished from the pitch completely? - Last Of My Kind May 22, 14:46 1
  - I was chatting away to him in his dugout for the remainder. They had no subs. We didn’t either. -- nm - Loyola May 22, 14:48
There's another royal portrait. -- (link) - LMS May 22, 14:42 4
- I gods honest truth thought that was some Asian Princess portrait for a second. Good lord that’s awful. -- nm - Will Hunting May 22, 14:50
- That's a very talented middle schooler. Wait, what? -- nm - Reagen May 22, 14:50
- Not great. It looks flat and barely resembles her. -- nm - Krusty May 22, 14:48
- cool, Serinda Swan is the Princess of Wales -- nm - Max May 22, 14:48
O's bullpen bout to end the sweepless streak -- nm - hollywood big shot May 22, 14:32 1
- Yup. We really need to replace the bad parts of our bullpen and offense. - Inigo May 22, 14:40
shorter Tories: “you didn’t say no takebacks” -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 22, 14:30 5
- Apparently nowhere near enough letters at the moment. -- nm - LMS May 22, 14:43
- related -- (link) - Roger More May 22, 14:34
- hahahaha OMG -- nm - Reagen May 22, 14:32 2
  - one tweet i saw said the Chuckster had already dissolved Parliament based on Sunak's request -- nm - hollywood big shot May 22, 14:37 1
    - in acid. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 14:39
"sir, there was a second Alito flag" -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 22, 14:10 1
- "My wife loves pine trees" -- nm - Jovian May 22, 14:25
lol, what a spineless coward -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 22, 14:09 15
- "Nikki on her way to the Manhattan Courthouse next." -- (link*) - mud May 22, 14:53 3
  - Im surprised that they put this out. This shit isnt even funny in the remote. -- nm - Jovian May 22, 15:01 2
    - geez. Lighten up. -- nm - mud May 22, 16:00 1
      - Sorry. Just find this latest news as dark as the Comey letter. -- nm - Jovian May 22, 16:12
- I am shocked that she felt the need to state this now and not wait till the NY trial verdict. -- nm - Jovian May 22, 14:25 7
  - Would have been even slimier to do it after a guilty verdict. nm - Dignan May 22, 15:14 6
    - My point is she wouldn't have had to if he was convicted -- nm - Jovian May 22, 15:36 2
      - She was going to regardless. Doing it now saves her from the potential "but he's a convicted felon!" backlash. nm - Dignan May 22, 15:39 1
        
        So she built that coalition of voters who refused to vote DJT in primaries for nothing -- nm - Jovian May 22, 16:11
    - Yep—she’s doing it either way—not sure why she thinks Trump’s VP pick wouldn’t be the presumptive candidate, next time around and not her -- nm - Trending May 22, 15:23 2
      - because Mike Pence didn't last five minutes in the race? -- nm - hollywood big shot May 22, 15:31 1
        
        The entire base turned on Pence, because he “turned on Trump”—handpick next VP will be more a lackey and built to take over -- nm - Trending May 22, 15:49
- dumb ass cracker -- nm - Pippy Shark May 22, 14:19
- and there it is. -- nm - Jovian May 22, 14:16 1
  - all we need now is an acquittal in two weeks and this Mother F**cker is all but locked in. -- nm - Jovian May 22, 14:24
Have you ever heard a cello live? I haven’t. But there’s a cello festival going on at the moment and I think I’m going to sample it and get some cello - Loyola May 22, 13:40 15
- Sure. I was part of orchestras into my 30s. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 May 22, 14:08 1
  - Very nice. What an experience that must have been. -- nm - Loyola May 22, 14:17
- Yes. I've seen The Happy Fits in concert. -- (link) - Dano May 22, 14:02 [youtube]
- Speaking of Cello, Rufus is my friend's partner, his stuff is pretty great! - link -- (edited) - Andie May 22, 13:59 1
  - Track 1 is great. Sounds like it would be a great accompaniment to a film scene. -- nm - Loyola May 22, 14:06
- Yes, I played in school orchestras. Wonderful instrument. Enjoy the festival! -- nm - Krusty May 22, 13:42 7
  - Cool! I had to YouTube it. Was it like this?! -- (link) - Loyola May 22, 13:50 [youtube] 1
    - Ha! I wish it was fun like that. -- nm - Krusty May 22, 13:56
  - The portrait of Krusty grows ever lustrous. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 13:49 4
    - I was a mediocre trumpet player and a poor violinist. I played piano well but that was in bands. -- nm - Krusty May 22, 13:54 3
      - Oh, I was interpreting that as having played cello. Trumpet fits a little better. - Reagen May 22, 14:28 1
        
        I played it badly enough that I never had to do a public music performance! -- nm - Roger More May 22, 14:32
      - I can also play bass guitar and the drums. I tried so many instruments as a kid though not the cello or any large string instruments. - Krusty May 22, 14:01
- yes, a rather haunting somber soulful sound... yo yo ma -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 13:42
- really? I guess I've been to too many band/orchestra concerts with my kids and/or church stuff with the orchestra. It is one of my more favorite - oblique May 22, 13:41
Just had my debrief with the recruiter and she said based on my description of the interview she doesn’t see how it could have gone any better. -- (edited) - znufrii May 22, 13:36 5
- Neechay! -- nm - Strongbad May 22, 15:32
- Huzzah! Great news! -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 22, 14:22
- wahooo!! -- nm - Pippy Shark May 22, 13:58
- Nice!! -- nm - Krusty May 22, 13:41
- Way to go! -- nm - Loyola May 22, 13:38
I'd say if conservatives could take the same open-mindedness and benefit of the doubt to protestors as they do to Harrison Butker... -- (edited) - Inigo May 22, 13:31 9
- And thanks for making a point for me from B2. - Strongbad May 22, 15:38 1
  - It's an extreme Catholic sharing his extreme views with other extreme Catholics. - Inigo May 22, 15:55
- Pixie explains my position on the protestors much better than I do. - Strongbad May 22, 15:33
- This may be the main topic of the first episode of The Reluctant Cynic Podcast. - ReluctantCynic May 22, 14:21
- they DO NOT want a dialogue. Its their way or you are an enemy of the state. - Jovian May 22, 13:42 4
  - I had some great conversations about this very topic with fellow Catholics during a retreat at Mt. Angel Abbey this weekend. -- nm* - ReluctantCynic May 22, 14:21 3
    - ooooo - how did that go? was it relaxing and awesome? -- nm - Pippy Shark May 22, 14:28 2
      - Eminently so! -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic May 22, 14:56 1
        
        absolutely thanks. so very interesting. -- nm - Pippy Shark May 22, 15:04
NVDA gonna crack 1k a share tomorrow. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 13:26 16
- split coming? -- nm - LFG May 22, 13:33 13
  - Ah, well there you go. 10:1. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 13:37 11
    - Wait, really? -- nm - David May 22, 13:40 10
      - Oh, wow. -- (link) - David May 22, 13:41 9
        
        it hit 10th biggest cap in 3Q '21. 5th by Q1 '23, and just passed Google fr 3rd. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 13:47 8
        
        I don't believe it can hold that kind of lead for long, but I'm still glad I bought a 2X Long ETF Wednesday - Guigue May 22, 13:51 7
        
        AMD & NVDA too rich for my blood so I got into the income ETFs -- nm - Pippy Shark May 22, 14:18
        
        to the moon - oblique May 22, 13:58 1
        
        double leveraged actually consistently beats the market long term. Triple leveraged is danger zone stuff. - Reagen May 22, 14:32
        
        Yeah, there's an offramp up ahead somewhere. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 13:52 3
        
        Either AI will be a bust, or someone else will figure out how to compete and eat away their profit - Guigue May 22, 13:55 2
        
        First is inevitable, it's just when. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 14:29
        
        You'd think but chip making is hard. I'm constantly surprised that AMD is nowhere in this race despite being their major graphic competition for years -- nm - oblique May 22, 13:57
  - maybe? splits are less relevant these days. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 13:35
- It was $306.88 on May 23rd, 2023. -- nm - David May 22, 13:28 1
  - $5.50 in 2015. - Reagen May 22, 13:34
Whom do you believe Elon Musk is like more?: Jonathan Pryce in Tomorrow Never Dies, Mark Rylance in Don't Look Up, or Riz Ahmed in Venom? -- nm - Jovian May 22, 13:18 13
- Judd in Avenue 5 -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 14:02
- Alfred E. Neuman in MAD. -- nm - Peglegpete May 22, 13:46
- Icarus, who flies too close to the sun of publicity. -- nm - Loyola May 22, 13:36
- I will give him, "Most Likely To Pull A Thanos*" -- (edited) - LFG May 22, 13:31
- Also, Hugo Drax. (NM) - Marlowe May 22, 13:28 1
  - awww, only second to my favorite Bond villain all time. - Jovian May 22, 13:29
- Gregory Peck in The Boys From Brazil -- nm - hollywood big shot May 22, 13:22
- Samuel L Jackson in The Kingsman -- nm - Pippy Shark May 22, 13:20 1
  - ha, that's another good one. -- nm - Jovian May 22, 13:21
- all of those flatter him. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 13:20 3
  - Agreeance. -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 22, 13:25
  - *ding* - LFG May 22, 13:21 1
    - yep -- nm - mud May 22, 13:26
Pretty sure the Pratt rumor is bogus (thank the Maker), so, who does Gunn cast as Booster Gold for DCU? -- nm - LFG May 22, 13:16
Strongbad from B2: Sandy Stevens and Tony Dungy were a couple that had to transition to other positions. -- (edited) - Inigo May 22, 13:14 7
- Thanks for that. I didn't know enough NFL history to realize that. -- (edited) - Strongbad May 22, 15:30 3
  - For Frazier, I think he had blood clot issues and never played. Ward opted for the NBA draft, iirc. -- nm - Inigo May 22, 15:36 2
    - Yeah, Ward said all along while in college that his future was in basketball. -- nm - David May 22, 15:42
    - Ward - Strongbad May 22, 15:40
- And maybe it wasn't the NFL's fault specifically but it went further up the pipeline - Holloway was the first black QB in the SEC - in 1973. - Reagen May 22, 13:22 2
  - Right, it was systemic through our country, but the NFL definitely fought the progress even after colleges stopped. -- nm - Inigo May 22, 13:26
  - And you can imagine how great he had to be for UT to do that. -- nm - David May 22, 13:24
Southwest fares now displaying in Google Flights -- (link) - budice May 22, 13:12 2
- Voluntarily or begrudgingly? -- nm - Max May 22, 13:36
- ooooo sweet!! -- nm - Pippy Shark May 22, 13:17
RE: B2: Cows. I'm catching up on podcasts. Heard on one today that 50% of habitable land in the world is used for agriculture and 80% of that is cows -- (link*) - oblique May 22, 13:08 2
- yes, and it is super bad for the world. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 May 22, 13:10 1
  - eat mor chikin -- nm - Pippy Shark May 22, 13:18
$2m is apparently the going rate for a school full of dead kids now -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 22, 13:07 10
- NPR says 2m each from city and county, looks like the limits of their insurance policy, still have suits against the state and individual officers... -- (link) - zeitgeist May 22, 13:41 1
  - That makes sense. Given the incompetence, the cops should be lucky a parent didn't drive a car through a barricade. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 22, 13:57
- They agreed so the city would not go bankrupt. - LFG May 22, 13:35 1
  - The suggestion to pull it out of cops' pension funds is a good one. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 13:37
- is that split between the 19 families or is that *each*? -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 13:32
- Depends entirely on the insurance policy -- nm - mara May 22, 13:21
- That's ridiculous. Chicago Police lawyers crap out $2 million settlements with their oatmeal twice a week. -- nm - Last Of My Kind May 22, 13:20
- Ugh. I have now oversee a poolgate security system. I noticed there is a prominent "LOCKDOWN" button on every screen. Pointed it out and the guy - LFG May 22, 13:19
- each student? -- nm - Pippy Shark May 22, 13:19 1
  - I'mguessing no, so lawyers get nearly half, families get a little more than 50k each, so they could buy a car or a down on a house in TX -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 13:34
the wolf came in, I got my cards we sat down for a game. I cut my deck to the queen of spades, but the cards were all the same. -- nm - Peglegpete May 22, 13:02 3
- and then the murders began -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 13:08 2
  - don't murder me -- nm - rollo May 22, 13:12 1
    - did you say "please" no you didn't -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 13:14

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