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Screw it, it's Friday night. I'm having a gin and tonic. Just watched Twisters which was dumb fun. Thelma tomorrow night. -- nm - LMS Jul 19, 12:21
meanwhile on Earth 2, the GOP convention devolved into a bare-knuckled brawl as Trumpists and Haleyites failed to agree on a candidate to replace the - hollywood big shot Jul 19, 12:20
Related poll: Is there any Dem who could join the race right now and enthuse enough voters to get to the polls to beat Trump? -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 19, 12:11 19
- Michelle. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 19, 12:24 2
  - They're making bank outside of government service, millions for a speech, why give that up to face a firehouse of maga hatred -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 19, 12:28 1
    - She won't. But I think she's the only one that would really excite Dems. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 19, 12:30
- I'm not convinced voters need to be enthused. They are currently actively *DIS*-enthused about Joe however. - ty97 Jul 19, 12:22 1
  - Worse, magas see blood in the water...and it's not just the dye leaching out of their hats -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 19, 12:50
- I would put Gov. Gretchen Whitmer up there. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 19, 12:15
- Clooney, Swift, MorB Obama -- nm - budice Jul 19, 12:14
- *sigh* Joe Effing Biden got the most votes in prez history in the middle of a global pandemic. just pick somebody and put a D next to his/her name -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 19, 12:13 1
  - Also, most models are running on RV tabs, which switch to LV later on, which will favour Dems. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 12:25
- Taylor Swift -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 19, 12:13
- Yes. Voter pool is volatile. The problem is neither of the top line candidates are doing anything to give them an excuse to move one way or the other. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 19, 12:12 8
  - Allow me to add: And if so, who? -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 19, 12:14 6
    - See below. The type that best fits the bill is a Shapiro or Beshear-type. But Whitmer would have the least baggage of the known crowd. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 19, 12:15 5
      - Don't you alienate part of the black voter base if you skip over the *sitting* VP? -- nm - ty97 Jul 19, 12:24 4
        
        Yes. It's in the body of the below post. I think it has to be Harris, but it isn't the most ideal. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 19, 12:28 1
        
        I agree, given a clean slate I don't think Harris is the choice, but the slate is not clean at all. I can't see any other choice. -- nm - ty97 Jul 19, 12:29
        
        As AOC put in her IG Live address last night, what's the plan to deal with money, Republican challenges, SCOTUS, etc? They don't got one - Reagen Jul 19, 12:27
        
        just all of them, that's all. -- nm - mud Jul 19, 12:25
  - Further: Ideally, I wouldn't want a Democrat with a lot of built in history (Harris, Newsome). Do better with a fresh story to sell. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 19, 12:13
here's the things about twisters (spoilers) - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 19, 11:57 3
- The 1st one…the bit players are mostly trash too…but they don’t actively suck in trash roles. - Will Hunting Jul 19, 11:59 2
  - fair fair. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 19, 12:01 1
    - Maybe these guys suck in the new roles but - Will Hunting Jul 19, 12:03
Poll: If Biden had declined to run and did not endorse anyone, who would be the Democratic nominee? -- nm - Dano Jul 19, 11:53 22
- the second name has to be someone that could pull in the centrists/middle ground voters. maybe Pete, maybe Liz Cheney, maybe Beto. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 19, 12:23 1
  - Don't you even DARE with Liz Cheney -- nm - ty97 Jul 19, 12:30
- lgbtqnation: "People are going wild for a possible Kamala Harris/Pete Buttigieg 2024 ticket" -- (link) - mud Jul 19, 12:08 4
  - This was my original thought. But, a Harris/Manchin ticket would be a solid ticket. - Jovian Jul 19, 12:10 3
    - they couldn't even be in the same room together -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 19, 12:11 2
      - Well they've never called the other American Hitler before, so I think they can manage. -- nm - Jovian Jul 19, 12:44
      - Bonus! -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 12:27
- Newsom/Whitmer -- nm - Jovian Jul 19, 12:07 1
  - i'm not sure Gavin would even win California in a wide-open Dem primary -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 19, 12:09
- I keep hearing Whitmer, Pete would be great, but its Harris most likely, she has access to the biden/harris campaign funds, money changes everything -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 19, 12:00
- May 2023: "Within his own party, 60%" backed Biden, " 20% favor activist and lawyer Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. " - Max Jul 19, 11:59
- Stone Cold Steve Austin -- nm - VMan Jul 19, 11:59
- AOC. - Beryllium Jul 19, 11:59 3
  - 2040 for her, if ever. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 19, 12:00 2
    - she's focused on ascending to one of the NY senate seats first is my guess -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 19, 12:05 1
      - that'd be cool. -- nm - mud Jul 19, 12:09
- probably newsom. I get that he's problematic but he's also got great name recognition. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 19, 11:57
- Pete. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 19, 11:57 3
  - he should run in 2028, maybe 2032. we're sadly not ready for a gay man as pres yet, -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 19, 11:58 2
    - I think he’s the guy to win the middle especially against the right wingers . - Will Hunting Jul 19, 12:01 1
      - except the progressive wing hates (and probably always will hate) his McKinsey guts -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 19, 12:04
- Bernie, obvs - hollywood big shot Jul 19, 11:55
high-yield savings accts. i have a chunk of change i should probably put in one. which ones are preferred (generally don't want to go with a big bank) - hollywood big shot Jul 19, 11:53 9
- Weathfront. 5%. Referral will boost it for 3 months to like 5.5% I think. Or just treasurydirect.gov -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 19, 22:16
- Been with Synchrony for years, great rates, never had an issue. - znufrii Jul 19, 12:31
- Project 2025 plans to get rid of the FDIC. -- nm - jnine Jul 19, 12:00 3
  - are you joking? -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 19, 12:01 2
    - No. They want the banks unregulated and uninsured. -- nm - jnine Jul 19, 12:14 1
      - 3rd time's the charm, Reagan's dereg boosted the national debt, bush's dereg nearly broke the whole economy..let's drive the world into a great depression -- nm* - The greatest depression everyone tells me so Jul 19, 12:23
- I use ally because their customer service is great and their website is great and easily understood. you can make a little more interest at other - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 19, 12:00 1
  - grazie -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 19, 12:10
- $DJT -- nm - VMan Jul 19, 11:57
Drone Delivery Is on the Brink of Reshaping the Pizza Segment -- (link) - Remlik Jul 19, 11:47 4
- "Consumers don't have to tip the drone so they'll save!" "So you'll be removing the tip % selection page from your payment menu?" "Ummmm..." -- nm - Roger More Jul 19, 11:55 1
  - The untipped drone operator drops your pizza on the oil stain on your driveway -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 19, 12:13
- i'm guessing "reshaping" means "firing all the people we currently pay to deliver pizzas" -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 19, 11:50 1
  - First they came for the assembly line workers -- nm - Dano Jul 19, 11:52
I feel like bragging today, and you guys have to take the brunt of it! After 15 years playing in a softball league, I finally hit a out of the park HR - Guigue Jul 19, 11:41 14
- Yeah! That must have felt *great*! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 19, 12:17
- Noice! -- nm - sycor Jul 19, 12:03
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 19, 12:02
- Woo!! -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 11:53
- nice! -- nm - Remlik Jul 19, 11:47
- Congrats! -- nm - . Jul 19, 11:47
- w00t -- nm - budice Jul 19, 11:46
- bravo! -- nm - mud Jul 19, 11:45
- Don Homer! -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 11:44 1
  - No... Guigue Homer! -- nm - Dano Jul 19, 11:46
- Yeah, we just really need you to get on base though. Gonna have to cut you -- nm - Softball Analytics Dude Jul 19, 11:44
- Congrats! Chicks dig the long ball! -- nm - Trending Jul 19, 11:42 2
  - My GF *almost* showed up to watch, which she never does since the field is a little far. I'll have to do it again next I guess. -- nm - Guigue Jul 19, 11:44 1
    - Such an epic moment—hopefully she is there for the next one -- nm - Trending Jul 19, 11:45
Feige: MCU's X-Men team will be a mix of characters both new and old to the screen...and inspired by X-Men 97's drama. -- nm - budice Jul 19, 11:39 4
- Who we expecting to be in it? Any Iceman or Angel or anyone like that? -- nm - Trending Jul 19, 11:41 2
  - *SNIKT* -- nm - LFG Jul 19, 11:50 1
    - *BAMF!* -- nm - mud Jul 19, 11:52
- yes! -- nm - mud Jul 19, 11:41
Crowdstrike: Prelim analysis shows the core problem file just had a bunch of zeros(null) in it -- (pic) - budice Jul 19, 11:37 [Attachment] 3
- Oh Oh -- nm - . Jul 19, 11:40 1
  - Naughty naughty -- nm - VMan Jul 19, 11:55
- Those look like Russian zeroes to me -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 11:38
Peacock: Daily Highlights from Paris host by voice of Al Michaels....generated by AI - Remlik Jul 19, 11:20 5
- why anyone in their right mind would want that is beyond me. - mud Jul 19, 11:39
- A.I. Michaels? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 11:37 1
  - *giggles* -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 19, 11:53
- would he get paid for that usage? I sure hope so... -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 19, 11:36 1
  - *chuckling softly* oh yeah for sure -- nm - Sheinhart Wig Company Jul 19, 11:38
Angel v Caitlin from half court -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 19, 11:13 1
- they were wearing each others merch earlier -- nm - Remlik Jul 19, 11:19
xkcd: Crowdstrike -- (pic) - budice Jul 19, 10:57 [Attachment]
Jeffries still fully behind Biden -- (link) - Reagen Jul 19, 10:49 1
- Welp, Joe had a good run. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 19, 10:51
Still no work computer, sort of. Logged into someone else's periodically. Almost everyone else is okay. :( But, my desk is SOOO clean! - Andie Jul 19, 10:48 4
- At least you have power now! -- nm - LFG Jul 19, 11:11 2
  - it has been a week, not going to lie. -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 11:16 1
    - You are being tested, my friend. -- nm - LFG Jul 19, 11:50
- Today has been such a waste. We were not affected at all, but most of our clients and business partners are - so basically just sitting here all day - decline Jul 19, 11:10
“You have stiff competition, but I believe you to be the most dishonest mayor I have ever met” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 19, 10:34
WNBA All Star game travel impacted (at least from Indiana which…) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 19, 10:31 2
- That's going to be an All-Star Game worth watching - JD Jul 19, 11:30
- it's insane out at the airport right now. -- nm - Remlik Jul 19, 11:13
Microsoft CEO on the Crowdstrike Outage -- (link) - budice Jul 19, 10:31 2
- can Elon just F off and die already? -- nm - Jovian Jul 19, 10:34 1
  - That escalated quickly. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 19, 11:12
Canada: LCBO reaches tentative agreement to end strike, stores could reopen Tuesday -- (link) - budice Jul 19, 10:23 2
- Just Ontario actually (Liquor Control Board of Ontario). But, it hasn't been too much of a thing, honestly. -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 10:28 1
  - The Internet Not Take Ontario Things As Universal Across Canada Challenge -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 10:48
I'm on vacation but I'm really really tempted to log in at work and read the crowdstrike convos -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 10:10 3
- wait for it .. .. -- nm - mud Jul 19, 10:22 2
  - Logged in: eh, not much chatter. Everyone has other stuff going on and crowdstrike doesn't affect us at all. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 11:38 1
    - time for vacation! woot! have fun -- nm - Pippy Jul 19, 11:39
Open Golf: Afternoon wave scoring average is currently 76.1 (+5 morning was +2). Justin Rose just posted 68. -- nm - budice Jul 19, 10:10 1
- No fair. He's English. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 19, 11:11
CISA notice about Crowdstrike. Warns of malicious actors capitalizing on the issue for phishing campaigns, etc. -- (link) - oblique Jul 19, 10:09 3
- Is that pronounced See-Eye-Ess-Aye or SZA? -- nm - JD Jul 19, 10:12 2
  - I pronounce it Sissa -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 10:27
  - Seesaw -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 10:13
The Millennials’ Guide to Beating Tweens Online in ‘College Football 25’ -- (link) - JD Jul 19, 09:58
I mean....*Crowd**strike* - it's right there in the name - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 19, 09:53 2
- I'm goin' hungry. - LFG Jul 19, 09:58
- It is nice seeing various sysadmin/msp reddit forums popping up with "call if you need boots on the ground" IT helping IT posts -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 09:56
the thing about goodles is that they're almost too cheesy. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 19, 09:50 1
- *almost* - LFG Jul 19, 10:09
Anybody have experience with a sump pump system? The back up battery system on ours has failed and the people who installed it say we need to replace - pmb Jul 19, 09:34 12
- Timing sounds about right. I've replaced several pumps and currently have one and needed attachments sitting and waiting in case. - . Jul 19, 10:46
- Other than having them and having them fail, can't speak specifically to the timing. I don't recall that they are particularly integrated if it was - oblique Jul 19, 09:48 8
  - I agree with kilbo BUT I would get a second opinion before I do and I don't know that I would use the same company again for the new pump. - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 19, 09:52 7
    - I'm inclined to get another bid as well. It seems super expensive to me (but I have no real frame of reference). - pmb Jul 19, 10:00 6
      - Normally we've used regular plumbers for our sump pumps. I do have a contact with Perma-Seal as we have a close friend whose husband works there -- (edited) - oblique Jul 19, 10:06 5
        
        Doing a quick check of what sump pump systems cost at home depot (not that I would ever have the ability to install myself), this quote they gave us - pmb Jul 19, 10:31 4
        
        Yes. That's crazy. I had a sump pump installed (no battery backup) in 2020 for $720 by Black Diamond -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 10:33 3
        
        The battery is definitely more expensive than the sump pump, but even if you double your price it's a bargain relative to their offer. I would - pmb Jul 19, 10:48 1
        
        Yeah, that was at the old house. I actually would have to check our new setup to see what we have. All of them are sealed up - oblique Jul 19, 10:53
        
        Black Dynamite will do that shit for free, my brother -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 19, 10:35
- If never used, I would almost be tempted to just leave it dead in place. Supposed to dump water in there every 4-6 months to confirm operable status. - VMan Jul 19, 09:41 1
  - 7-10 years according to these folks. -- (link) - VMan Jul 19, 09:54
Netflix: "we will never have ads" also Netflix: as long as you keep paying our jacked up prices for the privilege -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 19, 09:31
Pippy, from B2 - znufrii Jul 19, 09:24 1
- sounds delicious -- nm - Pippy Jul 19, 11:19
Milwaukee airport is a mess, too. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 09:23 8
- Reporters have been at Midway and O'Hare for hours. -- nm - . Jul 19, 10:36
- They just need to recombobulate. -- nm - . Jul 19, 10:35
- Newark is a mess, but no one can tell the difference from a normal day. -- nm - Dano Jul 19, 09:27 5
  - For all the "America's airports are dumps now" talk, I thought LGA was quite nice when I went through last month. - Reagen Jul 19, 09:31 4
    - It was rated the best large airport in the US after being the worst for a long time. JFK is getting upgrades now as well. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 10:01
    - New LGA is supposed to be really nice, but I haven’t been. FLL was a hellhole, at least the terminal I was in. -- (edited) - znufrii Jul 19, 09:34 2
      - FLL there's an OK pizza place, a Steak and Shake, and empanada booth, a little sitdown pub. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 09:37 1
        
        We were flying Spirit *shakes fist at Frontier* and all our terminal had was a Burger King that was a complete and utter shitshow. -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 09:41
Vegas Airport a mess -- (link*) - budice Jul 19, 09:17

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