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Silly Buzzfeed "Experts Say These Are The 5 Worst Foods For Your Cholesterol" with a picture of someone from Grey's Anatomy. - sycor Jul 3, 05:03 3
- heh, same here. so much clickbait -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 3, 05:05 2
  - Yeah, me too. I don't have to use it, but I can't uninstall it, either. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 3, 05:19
  - It really is quite ridiculous. For some reason it reminds me of Minority Report with the crazy amount of billboards. -- nm - sycor Jul 3, 05:14
AI drives 48% increase in Google emissions -- (link) - LMS Jul 3, 04:43 4
- I had the pleasure of being on stage with a microsoft pilot employee and calling them out for labeling products green that have AI associated with them. -- nm* - colin Jul 3, 04:49
- Hey, at least it's spitting out total nonsense that no one wants. -- nm - Reagen Jul 3, 04:49 2
  - so its essentially politicians? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 3, 05:24
  - a podcast said that generative AI will only be used to create larger volumes with fewer people of things nobody looks at. - colin Jul 3, 04:54
it's almost like vaccinations are good... -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 3, 04:35 2
- but the microchips! -- nm -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 3, 04:41 1
  - We have a protester who stands outside our office every day trying to draw attention to this 'issue'. -- nm - LMS Jul 3, 05:17
Cows along the Wild Atlantic Way -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 3, 02:49 [Attachment] 1
- Surf Ireland! -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 3, 03:01 [Attachment]
To Mix and the "Suitcase of Death" -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 3, 02:09
"We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be." -- nm - Kevin Roberts, chair of Project 2025 Jul 3, 01:03
*finally* the DNC has a meme that will motivate me to donate.... -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jul 3, 00:19 [Attachment]
You solved today's murdle in 8 minutes and 15 seconds -- nm - prayformojo Jul 3, 00:17 1
- Nice. Your times are coming down. - Fuzzy Jul 3, 04:05
A very popular website is no longer available in Idaho -- (link*) - crash davis 😺 Jul 2, 23:03
Biden economy continues to boom, another clear signal he should step aside for the good of the country -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 22:25 1
- Burn him! -- nm - jnine Jul 2, 22:26
Wordle 1,110 5/6 (300 day streak 907 Played Win percentage, 99 99 Win % Current Streak count, 300 300 Current Streak Max Streak count, 300 300 Max St) - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 2, 22:04 1
- 3 - decline Jul 3, 05:13
If colleges really want to prepare high school students for todays job market - JD Jul 2, 22:04 1
- There was a software guy who said he wouldn't qualify for jobs using programs he wrote because he didn't have enough years of experience using it - zeitgeist Jul 2, 23:54
one of the two candidates for president is all over the newly released Epstein call logs. -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 21:26 6
- Immunity! He was already contemplating being President and official acts he would take. -- nm - jnine Jul 2, 22:28
- and the pleadings -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 21:32 4
  - in case you have not already clicked it, this post contains descriptions of rape and violence. -- nm - colin Jul 3, 04:58
  - I miss the days when this was enough to end a candidacy or, you know, land someone in jail. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 2, 21:39 2
    - or make the front page of the NYT -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 22:03 1
      - The right wing NYT? They're not the paper I grew up reading. - Krusty Jul 3, 04:17
VJ Edgecomb isn’t even a freshman yet, and he’s already NBA ready. -- (link) - David Jul 2, 21:23
ain’t the beer cold hon -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 21:22
So, it’s been a couple of hours. Has anyone tried to buy Paramount recently? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 2, 21:04 4
- Can I buy just VH-1? -- nm - Qale Jul 3, 00:28
- guess we’ll see how badly Diller might really want it -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 21:10
- I broke a fifty at the pharmacy earlier, does that count? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 21:09 1
  - Give it a few weeks. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 2, 21:36
Macron's party deals with the far left to get hundreds of candidates to withdraw to prevent vote split advantage to the far right party -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 2, 20:50 1
- Typical French strategy: win by surrender -- nm - BaRRRon Jul 3, 04:39
all the Igers know how to do is buy shiny things from other people -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 20:35
pour it on Birds -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 20:32
So debate performance didn’t move the needle in the polls. I don’t know that the SCOTUS ruling will, either, but I bet it brings out the voters. - Mop🧹 Jul 2, 20:18 1
- Democracy v. Dictatorship -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 20:20
Hmm, should I pack a tripod on my trip ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 19:22 1
- Is that a euphemism? -- nm - Qale Jul 3, 00:28
when I went to Kauai in January 2020 it was legit a nice break from the heat. "ahhh, this tropical island is refreshingly cool." -- nm - mafic Jul 2, 19:13 1
- Trivia winner fact. Hawaii is the only state to never reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit. - Will Hunting Jul 3, 03:32
the backyard bandit -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 2, 19:13 [flickr] 1
- he looks like he'd be my friend. -- nm - mafic Jul 2, 19:14
I have more digital amex gift cards and this time, they're saying they won't just give me a check. I was able to sucker best buy into selling me - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 2, 18:45 6
- can you buy Traveler's Checks? (do they still have those?) and then deposit them in your bank? spend money on your amex card and pay off with the GCs -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 19:03 5
  - It's not a bad idea to try to buy travelers checks but I wonder if they only take cash. I can't use them to pay my Amex, unf. -- nm - amandaphone Jul 2, 19:34
  - I know they still exist because I saw someone use one recently, and I'm pretty sure amex issues them. - mafic Jul 2, 19:09 3
    - Amex no longer issues. Womp womp. -- nm - amandaphone Jul 2, 19:36 2
      - Try Visa or AAA. Through Chase on the first. -- nm - . Jul 3, 02:18
      - wow, that was their reason to exist back then.... how about buy something you can return? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 20:34
Caitlin, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchel are all All Stars -- nm* - Remlik Jul 2, 18:25 8
- the vote totals are insane -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 19:56 1
  - Angel and Caitlin brought the college crowds with them -- nm - Remlik Jul 2, 21:33
- And Angel Reese. The Clark-Reece rivalry is set for a decade. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 2, 18:47 5
  - I think Angel takes ROY -- nm - Trending Jul 2, 19:01 4
    - i think they share it -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 19:44 1
      - everyone's a star! -- nm - mafic Jul 2, 20:13
    - The Ringer article on the ROY rac e -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Jul 2, 19:04
    - I think so to -- nm - Remlik Jul 2, 19:04
*Grimacing intensifies* -- nm - Tim Jul 2, 18:17
*turns on XBox* "Oh, is Xbox Live still down?" - Beryllium Jul 2, 18:06 2
- It's working for me now, but it wasn't this afternoon. -- nm - David Jul 2, 18:19 1
  - EA sports was down for like a week for me. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 2, 18:27
Rolling Stone doesn’t have the best track record on lists, but their “50 most disappointing sequels” provides common ground in these divided times -- (link) - Roger More Jul 2, 17:51 11
- agree on TROS tho -- nm - mafic Jul 2, 19:25
- T3 should be way higher on that list if the metric is drop-off from previous films. hot take: the Lost World - not bad. -- nm - mafic Jul 2, 19:19 2
  - also not bad: Terminator Dark Fate. best post-Cameron Terminator, which is a very low bar, but still. -- nm - mafic Jul 2, 19:22 1
    - Dark Fate is great. -- nm - mud Jul 2, 19:28
- True or false? Theres a Zoolander 2. I would’ve been wrong. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 2, 18:30
- uh needs way more Matrix -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 17:55 5
  - No Bond films…really? Also Indy 4> Indy 5 (abomination of a film) -- nm - Trending Jul 2, 18:18 1
    - I have low expectations for Bond movies. even the late Brosnan ones or like Moonraker or View to a Kill are still dumb fun. -- nm - mafic Jul 2, 19:31
  - Nothing from the Alien franchise either -- nm - Roger More Jul 2, 18:13 2
    - Resurrection at 40 -- nm - mafic Jul 2, 19:25 1
      - Ooops -- nm - Roger More Jul 2, 19:29
wow, Tapper getting savaged today. Then someone brought this ol' nugget out: -- (link) - mud Jul 2, 17:46
MaXXXine 74% (65), Despicable Me 4 53% (43), Beverly Hills Cop 4: Axel F nsy -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 2, 16:57
Re: that supposed pre/post debate poll, if Colorado has gone from +14 to +2, just wrap it up now - Reagen Jul 2, 16:53 6
- is this re: the Puck thing on B2? I see CO +3.7 down to +1.9 .. (confused) -- nm - mud Jul 2, 17:09 1
  - meaning Colorado was +14 in 2020. -- nm - Reagen Jul 2, 17:11
- the asymmetry between our election and what the UK is very likely to do in a few days is gonna make me jump off a bridge - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 17:04 3
  - On the bright side, the American dollar is cheap for those who want to move for a while. -- nm - David Jul 2, 18:20
  - We don't really have bridges around here -- nm - JD Jul 2, 17:11 1
    - Long Beach baby -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 17:17
How come Jake McDorman (from the Limitless tv show) didn’t become Glen Powell? He even looks a bit like him. - Dano Jul 2, 16:42 3
- some guys take a little longer, like George Clooney. -- nm - . Jul 3, 02:05
- I wish they had kept that showing going— -- nm - Trending Jul 2, 16:55
- he could be the guy who plays The Tracker's brother -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 2, 16:47
Honest Trailers | Beverly Hills Cop -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Jul 2, 16:40 [youtube]
WSOP: Scott Siever won his third bracelet of 2024 (7th overall). 6th person to win 3+ in a year. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 2, 16:36
Michael Steele just now: Project 2025 plans on adding 4 Supreme Court justices. -- (pic) - mud Jul 2, 16:35 [Attachment] 4
- . . . what every progressive was screaming at joe to do in 2021 -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 16:40 2
  - is it too late now? If he did it, he'd win handily. -- nm - mud Jul 2, 16:43 1
    - they would have had to kill the fillibuster while they still had control of the house, so yeah too late now. but at least he had a committee study the - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 16:46
- (according to a MAGA acquaintance of his) -- nm - mud Jul 2, 16:38
aww RIP Robert Towne (Chinatown) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 16:11 1
- The Last Detail, good stuff -- nm - mud Jul 2, 16:13
Skydance has new agreement to buy Paramount. 45-day window for Redstone to shop for better deal. -- (link) - budice Jul 2, 15:55 4
- Glitch in the Matrix... -- nm - David Jul 2, 16:07
- So far this week... - Mop🧹 Jul 2, 16:00
- Disney will bid it up to $14 Billion and end up overpaying :))))))))) -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 2, 15:59 1
  - Jean-Luc Picard, Luke Skywalker, and Tony Stark walking into a theater... and Bob Iger emerges with an extra billion dollars in his pocket. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 2, 16:02
WWE: Before Cean and HBK had that iron man match, Cena rang up a 9 day 70K bill while drinking...Johnathan Coachman tells the story - Remlik Jul 2, 15:40 1
- Being drunk all the time would explain the quality of his matches. -- nm - David Jul 2, 15:53
aaah, that wasn't mint, that was stinging nettle. -- nm - Reagen Jul 2, 15:06 1
- Yeesh! -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 15:46
A congressional democrat from Maine has thoughts: - Jovian Jul 2, 14:58
Nice. Bought Logan two $13 T-Shirts from Woot's garage sale and for some reason I got a Prime discount of $13. So, two for $13. -- (link) - WSS Jul 2, 14:39
Dang Mark....do you guys have this in your library? -- (link) - Remlik Jul 2, 14:30 1
- No, there has been a variety of different responses across the state to the library bill. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 2, 17:24
Forget NBC, I blame Bobby Brown for Trump. -- nm - WSS Jul 2, 14:17 9
- IIRC—Trump presented himself to Bush Sr, to be Bush’s VP -- nm - Trending Jul 2, 14:59
- It's his prerogative. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 2, 14:37 1
  - 🤣 -- nm - Trending Jul 2, 16:54
- The singer or the model? -- nm - eag Jul 2, 14:31 1
  - Yes -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 14:32
- so many what-ifs: also the NFL not letting him buy the Buffalo Bills -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 14:19 3
  - He's the main, single most reason the USFL league failed and didn't merge with NFL he so poisoned everything -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 14:28
  - He did buy a USFL team -- nm - eag Jul 2, 14:26 1
    - Are you saying we should blame yet another bad Trump business decision? -- nm - WSS Jul 2, 14:28
Variety: Top 10 ‘The Bear’ Episodes - mud Jul 2, 14:07 20
- There's less than 30 episodes total..a top 10 seems a little silly. Just rank them all, you're 1/3 done. -- nm - colin Jul 3, 04:49
- It says something that I can recognize most of these just from their title. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 2, 14:39
- I'm just now starting this show. Through the first 6 episodes, I was confused why people said this show was so intense. - Inigo Jul 2, 14:38 4
  - ep 8! - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 14:40 3
    - Isn't Episode 8 - Braciole? Which I haven't seen yet. -- nm - Inigo Jul 2, 14:42 2
      - oh yeah, ep 7 is the one-taker -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 14:46 1
        
        Yes. That one. -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Jul 2, 16:04
- I think I made it through four episodes, so this says I saw two of the ten best which makes me glad I dropped it, then. -- nm - WSS Jul 2, 14:30 2
  - you are very silly sometimes. -- nm - mud Jul 2, 14:34 1
    - Any scene about food is like listening to the Charlie Brown teacher, for me. -- nm - WSS Jul 2, 14:40
- I do think they got #1 right. I know many think it's (spoiler?) - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 2, 14:24 4
  - and it's not particularly close to me. though one of my groupers and i were texting about s3 this weekend . . . when all your show's best episodes - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 14:28 1
    - it's really true. I would argue that (spoiler) - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 2, 14:35
  - Spoilers - David Jul 2, 14:26 1
    - agreed 100%. and I love that you can see the change happening, little by little. as you say, "believable." -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 2, 14:38
- This is a fascinating list, and I think that season 3's 1 and 10 belong. Still, they got the top two right. - David Jul 2, 14:22 4
  - did you mean guest-star ("co-star")? - mud Jul 2, 14:33 1
    - Yes, guest star. -- nm - David Jul 2, 15:16
  - Spoiler speculation for season 4 of The Bear (don't read until you've finished season 3). - David Jul 2, 14:25 1
    - agreed. -- nm - mud Jul 2, 14:31

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