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Borderlands 3% (33 reviews), It Ends with Us 58% (57 reviews) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 8, 10:48 1
- I know Borderlands looked like it missed the mark from the trailers, but ... worse than Gigli? I doubt it. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 10:51
New Windows Exploit can uninstall/undo Security Updates making systems vulnerable again -- (link*) - budice Aug 8, 10:38 1
- In some cases, that would actually improve system integrity, amirite? -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 8, 10:50
I messaged Kim that there were 10 seconds left in France/Germany. Four minutes later, there were still 7.4 seconds left. - David Aug 8, 10:34
Paramount Sells ComicBook.com & PopCulture.com to Savage Ventures -- (link*) - Remlik Aug 8, 10:33 2
- But I'm *sure* their earnings call in three hours will be great! -- nm - David Aug 8, 10:35 1
  - $9B writedown, no problem -- nm - budice Aug 8, 10:52
AZ coming home, and WAR in the senate looking strong -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 8, 10:30 7
- Helps that Lake is an insane weirdo. -- nm - Tim Aug 8, 10:46 1
  - She alienated and pissed off the McCain moderates in the state - eag Aug 8, 10:51
- Lake is a MAGA fraud even MAGA is souring on her -- nm - eag Aug 8, 10:38 4
  - i guess Blake Masters can always try in six years -- nm - mr mooch Aug 8, 10:42 3
    - I dunno he lost in his primary for a house seat -- nm - eag Aug 8, 10:45 2
      - but but how?? He's the first real R candidate for any office that totally doesnt look like a serial killer. - Jovian Aug 8, 10:49 1
        
        Because dumbass 45 endorsed his opponent another MAGA then also endorsed Blake at the last minute -- nm - eag Aug 8, 10:58
We just had Jana Mila from Amsterdamn in our studio and she was fantastic. Got a standing ovation from our listeners -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 10:30
Trump is sending non-stop tweets, today - Trending Aug 8, 10:29 24
- he is threatening a press conference this evening, right? - tRuMaN Aug 8, 10:53
- I love that the Harris campaign is trolling him on his own social media -- (link) - oblique Aug 8, 10:51
- Why is the press not reporting much about how little campaigning he's doing? He has one event this entire week. Also how weird it is that they have - pmb Aug 8, 10:38 2
  - I just started to see some of that this morning -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 10:52
  - Vance is stalking Kamala because it's the only way he gets coverage -- nm - Andie Aug 8, 10:40
- Why are people still going to that site? -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 8, 10:37 2
  - Because it's where most people are -- nm - ty97 Aug 8, 10:38 1
    - Most of the horrible people, yes. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 8, 10:43
- 100,000? Are we adding 55 events together? -- nm - David Aug 8, 10:32 4
  - I need the pro-Palestine protesters 🪧 to go after Trump, instead of Kamala…win/win as Trump would double his rally size if they did -- nm - Trending Aug 8, 10:36
  - David, what are numbers anyway? -- nm - Jovian Aug 8, 10:34 2
    - All I know is that Pi is exactly three. -- nm - David Aug 8, 10:36 1
      - it is known. -- nm - mud Aug 8, 10:37
- and quite suspiciously, JD has not tweeted in 24 hours... - Jovian Aug 8, 10:31 2
  - Has Donald unfollowed him? -- nm - Dano Aug 8, 10:44
  - the fun part will seeing who turns away from that first, when it becomes obvious that it's just more BS and he's not actually taking questions .. CNN or MSNBC -- nm* - mud Aug 8, 10:35
- being down 6-8 pts nationally in two weeks will do that to a felon staring down dying in prison if he loses -- nm - mr mooch Aug 8, 10:31 7
  - About 6 weeks away from MAGA floating that Trump should be pardoned to, “heal the country,” if Kamala wins -- nm - Trending Aug 8, 10:33 6
    - It was lack of consequences for Nixon that contributed to the current state of affairs so, hard no -- nm - rollo Aug 8, 10:37 1
      - Certainly not without a statement admitting guilt, and with none of that "what I did, I did what I believed was in the best interests of the nation" - Roger More Aug 8, 11:05
    - I 97% expect that Biden will pardon Trump post-electio -- nm - ty97 Aug 8, 10:37 1
      - heh. Well if Harris or Biden were to do it, it would definitely be Joe. NO way Harris would. -- nm - Jovian Aug 8, 10:42
    - I literally dreamed this the other night. -- nm - David Aug 8, 10:35
    - 1000% -- nm - Jovian Aug 8, 10:34
There's a real chance Wemby's arms are longer than Simone Biles. -- nm - David Aug 8, 10:28 1
- does that count the ref he has both hands up their asses puppeting them? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 8, 10:30
Security/Compliance trainings come out of the woodwork these days. -- (edited) - budice Aug 8, 10:22 1
- same. We got a new compliance director recently and we had a couple of simultaneous ones that didn't necessarily apply to everyone. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 8, 10:30
Apparently NYC has drones that issue weather alerts. And they need to work on their Spanish. -- (link*) - ty97 Aug 8, 10:14
Warner Bros Animation’s Looney Tunes Movie ‘The Day The Earth Blew Up’ To Hit Theaters In New Ketchup Entertainment Deal -- (link) - LMS Aug 8, 10:14
Nick Foles has announced his retirement from the NFL. 11 years, 6 teams and a superbowl win - decline Aug 8, 10:13
ah yes the evils of European Socialized Medicine -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 8, 10:06
Rare day in the office and it's air show practice day. Always enjoy watching the blue angels buzz the building. -- nm - pmb Aug 8, 10:01 1
- I once worked in an office that was right next to the El Torro Marine air base. We used to take the day off the Friday of the air show. - Meg Aug 8, 10:53
do we like yellow or red? -- (link) - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 8, 09:32 21
- I thought you were one-strapping it? -- nm - rollo Aug 8, 10:32
- red -- nm - Dano Aug 8, 10:25
- Say it with me... puurrrple. - whisper Aug 8, 10:25
- where’s the puke green brah? -- nm* - mr mooch Aug 8, 10:19 1
  - I'm going to the forest! -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 8, 10:25
- Red, though I like Blue Spikemass best. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 8, 10:08 1
  - I like the colors on that one. -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 10:36
- red -- nm - decline Aug 8, 09:57
- 1. Rattan Print, 2. Red, 3. Yellow -- nm - JaxSean Aug 8, 09:57
- red -- nm - prayformojo Aug 8, 09:55 1
  - thank you all for agreeing with me. -- nm* - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 8, 09:56
- Red -- nm - Andie Aug 8, 09:54
- I like the Smoky desert print. It’s kind of carefree, and says to thieves, no one would put something valuable in something this colour. -- nm - Loyola Aug 8, 09:47
- Red. I don't like the (turquoise?) with the yellow, not a good complement -- nm - ty97 Aug 8, 09:40 2
  - *sad face* -- (pic) - Dunsparce Aug 8, 09:59 [Attachment] 1
    - Isn't that dundunsparce? -- nm - ty97 Aug 8, 10:09
- both are nice, but I like red the best -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 8, 09:35 4
  - I feel like I like the yellow because it has many different colors but red is the safer color I think. much more visible. this yellow is wishy washy. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 8, 09:37 3
    - that was why I liked the yellow too, wasn't too bright. -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Aug 8, 09:38 2
      - for like around town maybe. in a forest, you need a poppier color -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 8, 09:50 1
        
        I was going to point out that red would also be more visible which has it's advantages. -- nm - Dano Aug 8, 10:26
My oldest kid asked if we have any "days off" while we're in Europe. - Mop🧹 Aug 8, 09:31 6
- CHECK THE 16-PAGE TRAVEL GUIDE!!! -- nm - Mop SI Aug 8, 10:22
- Wonder how many Paris cafes will let you just chill for hours on your computer —could be a fun to do that -- nm - Trending Aug 8, 09:49
- My nephew (age 7) is spending his birthday in Paris. Coolio told him that they don't have cake there. - Roger More Aug 8, 09:36 3
  - LET THEM EAT CAKE, COOLIO -- nm - JaxSean Aug 8, 10:00
  - He's in for a pleasant surprise -- nm - JD Aug 8, 09:41
  - *blinks* -- nm - con_carne Aug 8, 09:41
Does anyone know what Kamala’s heckler was saying? -- nm - mara Aug 8, 09:30 7
- “oh you want us to go yell at the AR-15 toters? lol okay Zionists” -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 8, 10:08 1
  - but now who should we vote for *shrug* -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 8, 10:29
- FWIW, scrolled past this earlier but did not investigate -- (link) - con_carne Aug 8, 09:44 1
  - So they won’t be voting at all? -- nm - Epiphany Aug 8, 10:16
- Kamala you can't hide from genocide or something -- nm - mr mooch Aug 8, 09:32
- Not specifically but... - Roger More Aug 8, 09:31 1
  - Thanks, all. -- nm - mara Aug 8, 09:52
THR: ‘The Diplomat’ Season 2 releases Oct. 31 -- (link) - mud Aug 8, 09:24 2
- Fuck yes. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 8, 09:25 1
  - OH NO! That picture in the article is ominous! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 8, 09:27
I have personally sent nearly 10% of the Macs on this campus to the scrap heap. At some point, Tim Cook is going to send someone after me. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 8, 09:16 5
- CJ just scrapped over 800 Iphone 13's and under from the corporate pool -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 09:48
- Anything still remotely viable for home use or home automation? I'll give you $5. -- nm - sycor Aug 8, 09:29
- Did you replace them in kind? -- nm - JD Aug 8, 09:22 2
  - No, I replaced them with superior Windows PCs. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 8, 09:25
  - Hopefully upgrades to PC. -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 09:22
Ariana Grande, Hot Ones, if you're into that. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 8, 09:12 [youtube]
Uglies | Official Trailer | Netflix (Sept 13th) -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Aug 8, 08:59 [youtube] 3
- Oh? A young adult dystopian future? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 8, 09:13 2
  - These books were HUGE. -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 09:21 1
    - Never heard of them. But the movie looks visually great. Not sure I care about the story too much, but I'll give it a shot. -- nm - sycor Aug 8, 09:29
English Teacher | Official Trailer | Brian Jordan Alvarez, Stephanie Koenig, Sean Patton | FX -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Aug 8, 08:57 [youtube] 1
- (this looks funny) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 8, 09:01
“Games won on Monday since the MLB season began” - Tim Aug 8, 08:46 1
- heh/wow -- nm - prayformojo Aug 8, 08:47
Huh. If a water polo match ends in a tie, they have a shoot out. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 8, 08:44 4
- Overtime should be sudden death underwater polo. -- nm - Dano Aug 8, 08:59
- I hope the horses are okay -- nm - Epiphany Aug 8, 08:56 2
  - I had 2 kids play water polo in HS and college ... I made that joke sooooooo many times -- nm - rollo Aug 8, 09:09
  - snort -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 8, 09:02
Glengarry Glenn Ross heading to Broadway Spring 2025. Starring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr -- nm - MDH Aug 8, 08:43 1
- ~ one of these things is not like the other ~ -- nm - mr mooch Aug 8, 08:49
if you're gonna lose Tester in MN it probably behooves you to nuke Ted Cruz and/or Rick Scott as compensation -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 8, 08:42 1
- From your lips to God's ears.. Ted Cruz can burn in hell. -- nm - whisper Aug 8, 09:44
IMO this is kind of evilly brilliant: Windows Update Flaws Allow Undetectable Downgrade Attacks - JD Aug 8, 08:33
Quite the poster for the Saturday Night Live movie -- (link) - budice Aug 8, 08:29 15
- Does Peacock have the old original seasons of SNL? I'd kind of be interested to see a bit of how the show was originally? -- nm - sycor Aug 8, 09:02 6
  - yeah but lots and lots of it is just ponderous for the 1st couple of years. There is some standout performances... - Remlik Aug 8, 09:49
  - yeah (it was always uneven from day one. but it was the first so the sketches that hit really hit big, culturally) -- nm - mr mooch Aug 8, 09:05
  - Peacock Premium does. -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 09:04 3
    - 49 seasons worth -- (link) - JD Aug 8, 09:05 2
      - Carlin's opening monologue -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 8, 09:10 [youtube] 1
        
        As a pre-teen kid I watched a lot of these with my big sister. -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 09:22
- ok I'm interested. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 08:49
- Trailer -- (link) - LMS Aug 8, 08:30 [youtube] 6
  - isitfunnyorisitnotfunny.com -- nm - con_carne Aug 8, 09:13
  - casting Wolfman Jack as Belushi was a choice -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 8, 08:54
  - did aaron sorkin write this? - mr mooch Aug 8, 08:38
  - I'm stressed and exhausted just from watching that. Well done. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 8, 08:36
  - I'm intrigued -- nm - oblique Aug 8, 08:35
  - Can. Not. Wait. -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 08:33
L3 on B2 -- (link) - con_carne Aug 8, 08:20 [Backboard]
Kite surfing... boy, I don't know. The athletes are dressed the Michelin Man. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 8, 08:15 3
- this looks like a job for Kite Man! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 8, 09:38
- The goalies in field hockey looked like the Stay Puft Marshmallow man. -- nm - Loyola Aug 8, 08:28
- They're celebrating French culture. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 8, 08:23
Happy National Custard Day! -- nm - oblique Aug 8, 08:14
I mean, if we're being honest, Chicago's manager deserved to be fired. - David Aug 8, 08:08 10
- The team has been a bunch of terrible professionals for a while. Not just his choices or their talent. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 09:02
- Like I don't know why he never came up with the idea to have his team score more runs than the opposing team. That's what I would have done. -- nm - Dano Aug 8, 08:37
- My only thought was why now? It's been historically bad for months. At this point who cares? Is it to get the new manager around for the September - pmb Aug 8, 08:18 5
  - I suspect they decided to fire him doing the losing streak but wanted to wait until they won a game. -- nm - David Aug 8, 08:22 4
    - "Ha ha mother fuckers, job security!" -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 08:49
    - After 20 straight losing games, I’m sure he was at the end of his ideas—can only yell and flip over the snack table so many times -- nm - Trending Aug 8, 08:29
    - And a "what now" . Firing him gets a head start on finding replacement vs other teams -- nm - budice Aug 8, 08:24 1
      - No one worth a damn is available. They’re hired and working on non-shitty teams. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 08:58
- I thought they won on Tuesday -- nm - JD Aug 8, 08:18
- Sooner or later the music had to change -- nm - budice Aug 8, 08:13
WSOP is at Cherokee this week. Few locals went down there and one of the guys is 66th in the monster stack tournament out of 145 left. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 08:06
Supreme Court of Canada won't hear Jordan Peterson's social media training appeal (good, fuck this guy) -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Aug 8, 08:06 2
- I assume he flees to another country. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 8, 08:16 1
  - we could only be so lucky -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 8, 09:36
SHAABOZEY! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 8, 08:05

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