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Strands #165 - decline Aug 15, 08:42
I still haven’t found the original “which Frog Thor” post, but this thread is fascinating in hindsight. -- (link) - David Aug 15, 08:35 [Backboard] 3
- In the mean time Wu has ended up RW grifter curious. -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 08:50
- Pretty sure it's this one -- (link) - Roger More Aug 15, 08:48 [Backboard]
- the contrast between wiggums' contribution and the rest of that thread is.... -- nm - prayformojo Aug 15, 08:39
Never letting A play the claw game again -- (link) - znufrii Aug 15, 08:23 3
- "Oh! Oh! Win me that! I want it!" -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 15, 08:28 1
  - It is usually cats that are in the claw machines -- nm - JD Aug 15, 08:29
- "It took a village to set the varmint free" 😆 -- nm - JD Aug 15, 08:27
Here's every #1 song from 1982, 1 second per week -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 15, 08:20
just now reading the article about hackers trying to sell the personal information of everyone from US and Canada (which included US SSNs). - tRuMaN Aug 15, 08:17 5
- FWIW, it’s rather likely that all our SSNs have already been floating out there for years. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 15, 08:22 4
  - Yup. I don't pay attention to these things anymore. I'm sure all of our info is out there and has been for a long time. - Krusty Aug 15, 08:30 2
    - I was just thinking more like "I probably should make sure my mom has locked her dad's credit down" -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 15, 08:36 1
      - That's a good idea. Hopefully they monitor their statements and will notice anything unusual. -- nm - Krusty Aug 15, 08:39
  - true. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 15, 08:28
no, Judge Merchan is not gonna delay your sentencing until after the election -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 08:11 3
- OH! That is why Vance wants September 18th. I thought that was weird. -- nm - David Aug 15, 08:32
- All I want for my birthday on the 18th of September is for him to go to jail -- nm - oblique Aug 15, 08:15 1
  - i doubt they would revoke his bail on the spot (but the chance isn't zero given his behavior) but it would be atypical for the ringleader to get less - mr mooch Aug 15, 08:22
Russ Vought (Project 2025, Satan) privately admits that Trump's lying about distancing himself from Project 2025 -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 08:10
Reno of 120-year-old Ontario home unearths crumbling condom from a forbidden time.......(link) - Walt_Disney Aug 15, 08:05 1
- "[A] silhouetted warrior, mounted on his steed in full charge with spear in hand." Huh-huh, huh-huh-huh. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 15, 08:39
The Substance Trailer -- (link) - decline Aug 15, 07:57 [youtube] 5
- is this a watered-down remake of The Blob? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 15, 08:03 3
  - The Slurry. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 15, 08:33 2
    - The Stuff -- nm - JD Aug 15, 08:34 1
      - The Pink Slime -- nm - con_carne Aug 15, 08:44
- Demi always looked great with longer hair. -- nm - budice Aug 15, 07:59
Last night’s poker was a rare Will on tilt moment - Will Hunting Aug 15, 07:46 9
- Yeesh! -- nm - Krusty Aug 15, 08:45
- Sounds like you were getting the cards but playing them poorly! -- nm - David Aug 15, 08:29 3
  - I trusted my idiot opponents had a shred of self-preservation instinct. - Will Hunting Aug 15, 08:31 2
    - “It’s a poor craftsman who blames his tools, Casey.” -- nm - David Aug 15, 08:33 1
      - Apparently the other guy holding the two-person saw decided they wanted to try wrapping the saw around the tree. - Will Hunting Aug 15, 08:40
- That's quite a ride on the Tilt-a-Will. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 15, 07:54
- Thats about how my luck goes with a pair upfront -- nm - budice Aug 15, 07:49
- Go sit down Bernice!! I laughed out loud. But man, that is an incredible run of cards. Glad you pulled it out. - Epiphany Aug 15, 07:49 1
  - I’m usually never tilting…that table put me there very quickly. - Will Hunting Aug 15, 08:07
So—how about a Lego, massive DS9 station -- (pic) - Trending Aug 15, 07:44 [Attachment] 2
- The DS9 opening music should play on repeat in that room at all times. -- nm - Jovian Aug 15, 08:38 1
  - I haven’t seen Michael Dorn doing a lot, recently—could probably get him to live, full-time in that attic - Trending Aug 15, 08:44
Latest Apple Leak Offers the Best Look at the iPhone 16’s Vertical Camera Stack -- (link) - budice Aug 15, 07:35
The Biggest Question Facing Every Premier League Team -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Aug 15, 07:25 4
- Without reading, is Everton's When are we getting a new owner? -- nm - JD Aug 15, 07:55
- ManU has had the same questions for the last 10 years. And now DeGea's gone. -- nm - budice Aug 15, 07:33
- "What's a Premier League Team?" -- nm - David Aug 15, 07:27 1
  - C'mon. Even you're familiar with the Greyhounds -- nm - JD Aug 15, 07:43
The Chicago White Sox are lowering season-ticket prices for 2025 by an average of 10% -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Aug 15, 07:25 1
- If they are going keep losing on Mondays, maybe they can have that day be free -- nm - Trending Aug 15, 07:28
This rural Saskatchewan town is offering $30,000 to anyone who builds a home there -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Aug 15, 07:18 3
- Just a quick 2 hour commute to Regina! - Reagen Aug 15, 07:58
- NO -- nm - ty97 Aug 15, 07:22 1
  - but it has a tim hortons! -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 15, 07:49
Google is actively killing uBlock Origin (switch to uBlock Origin lite if you can) -- (link) - decline Aug 15, 07:15 6
- Or use Firefox, foos -- nm* - Reagen Aug 15, 07:59 1
  - Firefox is moving to manifest v3 at some point as well (which is what kills uBlock) -- nm - decline Aug 15, 08:18
- I wonder if this will filter down to Edge since it is chromium based. We use uBlock here at work and it's been pretty nice -- nm - oblique Aug 15, 07:51 1
  - yeah, all my pc's here are ublock - trying lite now to check it out -- nm - decline Aug 15, 08:00
- Switch to Firefox. -- nm - Krusty Aug 15, 07:22
- Nuke the site from orbit. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 15, 07:18
masterful gambit, sir -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 07:15
the prices don't go into effect until 2026 but if you or loved ones are on any of these drugs, new lower Medicare prices just dropped -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 07:12
Pochettino agrees to lead U.S. men's soccer -- (link) - budice Aug 15, 07:11
Joe Biden can still be the Dem nominee if Mike Pence has enough courage -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 07:03
RT-Alien:Romulus: 83% @ 129 reviews. Happy "There's somethin' in da fookin wata'" Day -- nm* - budice Aug 15, 06:50
cause I always like to find new musical artists. Whats the newest artist (to you) that you have been listening to? - tRuMaN Aug 15, 06:35 22
- Stephanie Ann Johnson country soul -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 10:59
- My oldest son recommended Gon -- nm - Landbeck Aug 15, 08:38 1
  - Gojira before I heard them at the Olympics. -- nm - Landbeck Aug 15, 08:39
- Meghan Patrick. She only got to perform four songs as the first of the openers at the Luke Bryant concert and IMO was the only one worth listening to - JD Aug 15, 08:26
- Rosali -- nm - rollo Aug 15, 08:21 1
  - Also the French Cassettes album Benzene, probably the most excited I've been about an indie release in a couple few years -- nm - rollo Aug 15, 08:32
- Related: We're watching "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" on Netflix and they played Wet Leg during the 2nd episode -- nm - oblique Aug 15, 08:14
- To the IM. I'm so glad that you've heard them. They were the among, OH! this is why I go early to festivals when I was lucky enough to see them - JD Aug 15, 07:50
- Artemas -- nm - Spawn Aug 15, 07:43
- I just pulled the Warning up - I have heard ' More" and I love it. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 15, 07:42
- OMG, I am so glad you asked! I'm obsessed. what if Spaghetti Western music was actually groovy? -- (link) - Epiphany Aug 15, 07:32 [youtube] 6
  - Have you listened to Khruangbin? -- nm - rollo Aug 15, 08:44
  - Here's an old 90s favorite, Dan the Automator remixes 70s Bollywood exploitation soundtracks -- (link) - con_carne Aug 15, 07:49 [youtube]
  - Tinariwen is a favorite on my volleyball mixes: What if nomads picked up electric guitars? -- (link*) - con_carne Aug 15, 07:43 [youtube] 3
    - Very cool. I am enjoying this genre. I did not know it existed -- nm - Epiphany Aug 15, 07:55 2
      - Yeah, think I heard about them on public radio way back when. -- nm* - con_carne Aug 15, 08:10 1
        
        Yup, they..and several other toureg bands tour. I just missed them in Seattle, miss communication with the water goddess -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 11:02
- a lot of single songs (Shaboozey, Post Malone's new one, Noah Kahn) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 15, 07:08
- Teddy Swims. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 15, 06:57
- Twice (K-pop) -- (link) - con_carne Aug 15, 06:56 [youtube] 1
  - That one took me a bit to warm up to since it's a bit ballady. This one here is probably my favorite since it's more of a banger -- (link) - con_carne Aug 15, 08:23 [youtube]
- Dayseeker slipped into my random mixes a few months ago, and I keep rotating back to them. -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 15, 06:51 [youtube]
"You come to realize there are bad guys, and there are worse guys." -- nm - Spawn Aug 15, 06:34 4
- "I am that guy" -- nm - Amos Aug 15, 07:10
- It's just a bunch of guys. -- nm - Max Aug 15, 06:46 2
  - Zero Effect for the win -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 09:48
  - Guys should have a more interesting collective noun than that. Say, a perspiration of guys. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 15, 06:49
remember when millennials were all like "oh man i'm gonna have to scrub my Facebook pics if i ever wanna run for president when I'm 40" -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 06:27 9
- if he had had any friends, someone would've given him a blanket and a bucket... -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 15, 07:58
- he even passes out in an uncommon way -- nm - Epiphany Aug 15, 07:37
- pfft, been there. this makes me like him -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 15, 06:59
- The clever politicians will be able to use it to their advantage. "See, I'm an actual human." - Baron of the Rings Aug 15, 06:38 5
  - i can't imagine anyone caring about this. Remember the AOC college dancing vids? "oh, they went to college? cool." -- nm - Andie Aug 15, 07:23 4
    - Agreeance. Unless you've got something patently offensive or grossly hypocritical, this is just so much thrown spaghetti. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 15, 07:31
    - People are always going to be judgy—people will always use stuff like this to confirm their biases imo -- nm - Trending Aug 15, 07:27 2
      - Again you guys, with the engaging of logic when it's not required. The photo in particular is memeable. It's probably up already on r/Photoshopbattles -- nm - con_carne Aug 15, 07:33 1
        
        the costume photos with him in a wig are more fun but I see what you are saying. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 15, 07:38
Worldwide Box Office Update (see IM): Deadpool/Wolverine hits $1B, Despicable Me $800M, Bad Boys $400M, Twisters $300M; Inside Out nears $1.6B - MDH Aug 15, 06:14 2
- Is Borderlands on Vudu yet? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 15, 06:17 1
  - $5 bin at Walmart -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 15, 06:59
Author on our paper: I'm submitting this. Please check it for major errors. Co-author: There's another year of data available. Why don't we use it? - Baron of the Rings Aug 15, 06:05 1
- Some people need to learn how to swallow their whistles. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 15, 06:34
NJ Transit fare holiday: All modes of transit free August 26 - September 2 -- (link) - ty97 Aug 15, 06:02 1
- That'll solve their financial woes and fix their broken system. You know what would have helped, money from congestion pricing that - Krusty Aug 15, 06:43
What3Words now has a link you can send to people who don't know where they are, in case you need to find them - LMS Aug 15, 05:34
Happy birthday, Subversive! Woo hoo!!! 🥳🎂 - Krusty Aug 15, 04:27 15
- Have a great day! -- nm - Remlik Aug 15, 07:17
- cheers! -- nm - mud Aug 15, 06:49
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - Andie Aug 15, 06:48
- Happy happy, joy joy! -- nm - Spawn Aug 15, 06:34
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - MDH Aug 15, 06:29
- Have a great birthday! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 15, 06:18
- Happy BDay! -- nm - budice Aug 15, 06:10
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - JaxSean Aug 15, 06:03
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - . Aug 15, 06:01
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - J Aug 15, 05:56
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - ty97 Aug 15, 05:54
- Happy Birthday!!! -- nm - Jovian Aug 15, 05:45
- Happy Birthday! 🎉 -- nm - Trending Aug 15, 05:33
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 15, 05:02
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Dano Aug 15, 04:45
Alien Romulus 83%, Skincare 78%, My Penguin Friend 70%, The King Tide 95% -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 15, 04:25 2
- Rogue One is trending on Twitter…as people are saying Alien:Romulus is the Rogue one of the ALIEN franchise -- nm - Trending Aug 15, 05:32 1
  - would be sweet if it was that good. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 15, 05:35
TV PSA: Jackpot!, Press Your Luck, Big Brother, , Lucky 13, Masters of Illusion, Bel-Air, Emily in Paris, Evil, Kita Man HELL YEAH!, - Beaker 🍺 Aug 15, 04:24
Mauricio Pochettino set to be new USMNT manager -- (link) - znufrii Aug 15, 04:08 5
- 👍 -- nm - JD Aug 15, 06:17
- That seems like a huge get. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 15, 04:24 3
  - Yup. Quite happy with this selection. -- nm - Krusty Aug 15, 04:46 2
    - Agreed. -- nm - znufrii Aug 15, 05:19 1
      - Yep. He’s awesome. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 15, 05:36
Murdle 2:28 - Fuzzy Aug 15, 03:58 1
- 6:15 - prayformojo Aug 15, 05:01
Huh. So the announcement of the A Levels in the UK is a pretty big deal. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 15, 02:45 2
- A Level results day and GCSE results day take over the news headlines for a day each. People want to know if their kids are smarter or not. - LMS Aug 15, 03:43 1
  - Surprised this hasn’t become a thing yet in a country with National Cheeseburger Day and National 7-Eleven Day. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 15, 04:47
"Pro-foxhunting group says UK hunters should be protected ethnic minority - Chair of Hunting Kind says he has built legal case to obtain same protecti -- (link) - as Roma and LGBTQ" Aug 15, 02:36 4
- Rich white English folk? -- nm - . Aug 15, 06:00
- What a bunch of fuckers. A fantastically effective way of diminishing protections of actual minorities. - Mop🧹 Aug 15, 02:39 2
  - This always happens though - people who are middle/upper class want the same support/protections that is given to the poor and vulnerable - Roger More Aug 15, 07:23
  - Yup. This is wrong and hopefully gets laughed out of court. -- nm - Krusty Aug 15, 04:29
Donald is really hitting the "whatever is the worst about me, accuse Harris" Everything she does is terrible and nobody likes her... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 02:29
Texas Attorney General says he'll sue the State Fair over their policy of banning guns. -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 15, 00:20 1
- Texans are not dying QUICK enough for him. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 15, 07:41
Apparently I like to spend my evenings fixing timezones on 1000+ photos -- nm - Beryllium Aug 14, 23:41 6
- *select all > delete* Problem solved. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 15, 02:40
- Surprisingly annoying to take care of when you're running low on disk space -- nm - Beryllium Aug 14, 23:47 4
  - another annoyance: forgetting that the timezone offset is FOUR hours, not THREE hours -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 00:16 3
    - There’s no batch metatag editor you can use? Is this something Lightroom does? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 15, 02:48 2
      - tbh i didn't check - i went for exiftool on the CLI -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 09:49
      - Either Lightroom or Bridge should be able to do this -- nm - Fuzzy Aug 15, 03:59

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