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Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren & Pierce Brosnan In Final Negotiations To Star In ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Associate for Paramount+ -- (link) - Remlik Oct 9, 17:35
PUT IT IN THE BOOKS! (I remain dead.) -- nm - Tim’s Ghost Oct 9, 17:28 1
- This is the first time the Mets have clinched a playoff spot or won a playoff series in Citi Field history. -- nm - Tim’s Ghost Oct 9, 17:46
Jax has a more recent video on FB. About an hour ago. -- nm - Meg Oct 9, 16:59
All 10 TOS And TNG Star Trek Movies Exit Paramount+ (Again), This Time For MGM+ And Prime Video -- (link) - Remlik Oct 9, 16:42 2
- "What if, hear me out, we didn't have our most valuable property on our service?" -- nm - Reagen Oct 9, 16:44 1
  - Bob Hope? -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 9, 17:09
MVP! MVP! MVP! -- nm - Tim’s Ghost Oct 9, 16:38 1
- Linsanity! -- nm - Trending Oct 9, 16:56
Tonight's Halloween movie is, "Drag Me To Hell." -- nm - Krusty Oct 9, 16:34
Lanterns: Kyle Chandler signs to be Hal Jordan -- (link) - Remlik Oct 9, 16:34 1
- Dig it. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Oct 9, 17:48
At 7:00pm ET, 120mph (Cat 3), 952mb, moving NE at 15mph. Center of the eye located here -- (pic) - ty97 Oct 9, 16:31 [Attachment] 4
- Sarasota/Bradenton airport just clocked 93 mph winds -- nm - eag Oct 9, 17:18 3
  - gust apparently, but yeah. It looks like landfall of eye will be in/around Sarasota very soon. Heavy rain/high wind in the northern eyewall - ty97 Oct 9, 17:22 2
    - Looks to me as it snuck under the shear enough to get a bit more north at the sacrifice of a southern eye wall -- nm - eag Oct 9, 17:32 1
      - Siesta Key landfall -- nm - eag Oct 9, 17:46
Wait. Was this the Girls Night Out tour? - JD Oct 9, 16:24 [Backboard]
TIL that the NWS has an 'Extreme Wind Warning' -- (link) - ty97 Oct 9, 16:24
Yep. OMITB was fantastic this week. I think I'll watch it again. - Diva Oct 9, 16:11 5
- TikTok calls it gaslighting. -- nm - Andie Oct 9, 16:55
- I think this was at 20:20 -- (link) - Max Oct 9, 16:17 1
  - Yep -- nm - Diva Oct 9, 17:15
- Imagine the fun and stress of telling Meryl off to her face. -- nm - Reagen Oct 9, 16:16 1
  - apparently she and Melissa insisted on doing the fight scene themselves -- nm - mr mooch Oct 9, 16:31
So seriously tonight? The Challenge, Survivor, The Floor, and Yankees all the same time.. - Jovian Oct 9, 15:42 5
- Hurricane Milton coverage on every network -- nm - ty97 Oct 9, 16:06 4
  - Are you in FL? I think my CBS has CBS. ? -- nm - amanda Oct 9, 16:35 3
    - No, just streaming Florida local news -- nm - ty97 Oct 9, 16:40
    - Ty is there wherever there are things to worry about. He is Worry Man. -- nm - con_carne Oct 9, 16:36 1
      - Please see the blue dot in this picture - ty97 Oct 9, 16:42 [Attachment]
SITWAP: You can extend Manifest V2 on Chrome until June 2025, allowing uBlock and other ad blockers to work correctly. -- (link*) - colin Oct 9, 15:40 1
- Long term, switching to Firefox on desktop and mobile, adding uBlock there (works on both!) and watching Youtube in-browser works well. - colin Oct 9, 15:43
Bob Dylan, world traveler and famously anti-hockey -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 9, 15:37 2
- I mean they need some depth on the wings, but he seems a bit old. -- nm - mafic Oct 9, 17:49
- Seattle has a live band play at their hockey games, so... why not both? -- nm - Max Oct 9, 17:16
A steal! Buy 3! -- (link) - Reagen Oct 9, 15:34 4
- bah, they probably got one of the apes to do the signing. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 9, 16:52
- i only buy my autographed memorabilia from Costco. -- nm - colin Oct 9, 15:47
- Huh - why?? -- nm - Meg Oct 9, 15:39 1
  - you gotta spend money to make money! -- nm - mafic Oct 9, 17:50
Scrubs Creator Says Potential Follow-Up Will Be a Revival and a Reboot -- (link) - Remlik Oct 9, 15:11 3
- we're in a rewatch - lots of it did not age well -- (edited) - Reagen Oct 9, 15:12 2
  - We couldn't get past a few seasons with my girlfriend, who had never watched. Some genius moment, but also of old jokes that - Guigue Oct 9, 15:17 1
    - it's very cheesy, for sure. i loved it at the time, cringe a little now. -- nm - colin Oct 9, 15:19
RE: Battery Generators - I'm not trying to be discouraging, but do the math on what you're using it for. - colin Oct 9, 15:08 14
- this is something NB Power offers (you have to provide the actual generator) -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Oct 9, 15:27 1
  - nice that they provide installation and support. -- nm - colin Oct 9, 15:29
- I love learning about stuff like this, thanks. -- nm - samara Oct 9, 15:24 2
  - have not seen you long time, good to see you! -- nm - loosilu Oct 9, 15:49
  - yeah -- nm - prayformojo Oct 9, 15:27
- This is a scary but necessary rabbit hole —thanks for the info—will have to dissect—lots there but important to do that math -- nm - Trending Oct 9, 15:15 8
  - and i'm serious - i'll help you spec out anything for any budget and do the math. -- nm - colin Oct 9, 15:20 6
    - generator to run ST for a year while we live underground. -- nm - Max Oct 9, 17:12 2
      - It could run just fine off a pair of raspberry pis. The trick would be internet access. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 9, 17:39 1
        
        dedicated GlobalSTar satellite -- nm - Max Oct 9, 17:48
    - Thank you 🙏🏻 -- nm - Trending Oct 9, 15:40
    - This is an area of interest for me (because sailboats), and I had intended to provide info related to that on my ChargeBySolar.com domain -- nm - Beryllium Oct 9, 15:23 1
      - i have a friend that does electrical system design for yachts and smaller boats, if you ever need anything. she's sharp and happy to chat :) -- nm - colin Oct 9, 15:27
  - for sure. this is esp important if you have medical devices or medicine that needs constant refrigeration. nobody can run a whole house on backup - colin Oct 9, 15:18
Tiktokers are following Concrete House Lady, who is refusing to leave. -- (link) - loosilu Oct 9, 15:07 [tiktok] 1
- All 67 of them -- nm - rollo Oct 9, 15:59
ST Stolen From Twitter Poll: “(Name) A flawless 1990s album that isn't by Nirvana or Pearl Jam.” -- nm - Trending Oct 9, 15:00 53
- OK Computer. - ReluctantCynic Oct 9, 16:26 1
  - That's an example of music that I'm still wrapping my mind around. Maybe I'll finally get Radiohead when I'm like 80. -- nm - con_carne Oct 9, 16:28
- Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 -- nm - Bayronmax Oct 9, 16:21 1
  - My memory serves me far too well. -- nm - David Oct 9, 16:26
- Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road; Belle and Sebastian, If You're Feeling Sinister -- nm - rollo Oct 9, 16:10
- Rust in Peace by Megadeth, Vulgar Display of Power by Pantera, Midnite Vultures by Beck, Wiseblood by Corrosion of Conformity, Meantime by Helmet, Dookie by Green Day -- (edited) - con_carne Oct 9, 16:01 1
  - Pixie's answer reminded me of Mezzanine by Massive Attack -- nm - con_carne Oct 9, 16:18
- August and Everything After - Counting Crows -- nm - pmb Oct 9, 15:55 2
  - Missed Beaker’s post below. -- nm - pmb Oct 9, 16:06 1
    - His Hootie mention means his posts don't count. -- nm - con_carne Oct 9, 16:07
- Am I out of touch for thinking of Jagged Little Pill? -- nm - Max Oct 9, 15:20 5
  - related unrelated -- the first fiona apple. -- nm - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 9, 15:42 1
    - agreed -- nm - loosilu Oct 9, 15:49
  - nope. that's a defining album of the decade -- nm - Remlik Oct 9, 15:22
  - not at all. 1995, almost every track a hit. i think i know every song on there by heart. -- nm - colin Oct 9, 15:21 1
    - yup -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 9, 15:22
- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 9, 15:19 1
  - Siamese Dream for sure, Mellon Collie a bit overstuffed to be considered flawless -- nm - rollo Oct 9, 16:04
- Tribe-Low End Theory -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Oct 9, 15:19
- Pretty Hate Machine released in October 1989 but Head Like a Hole was a single in March of 90. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Oct 9, 15:18
- Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 9, 15:15 1
  - I know it’s not cool but I listened the hell out of that album. -- nm - Dano Oct 9, 16:30
- Check Your Head, The Low End Theory, Ready to Die, Illmatic, Enter the Wu-Tang and Black on Both Sides -- nm - Krusty Oct 9, 15:14 3
  - thought you would have pulled out Ill Communication. -- nm - colin Oct 9, 15:15 2
    - I think Check Your Head is perfect while Ill Communication has a few misses. -- nm - Krusty Oct 9, 15:23 1
      - noted. -- nm - colin Oct 9, 15:29
- Metallica - The Black Album -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 9, 15:13
- Beck - Odelay, Collective Soul's Blue Album and Dosage are two favorites (but grunge!), NIN The Downward Spiral (although Further Down the Spiral... - colin Oct 9, 15:13
- Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 9, 15:12 2
  - good answer. -- nm - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 9, 15:42
  - My 2nd choice. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 9, 15:17
- Counting Crows - August and Everything After -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 9, 15:12
- One from the Vault -- (link) - Peglegpete Oct 9, 15:11
- Us. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Oct 9, 15:11 1
  - And Wildflowers -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Oct 9, 15:13
- Soundgarden - badmotorfinger and SuperUnknown -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 9, 15:11
- Adrenalize, Badmotorfinger and the Crow soundtrack -- nm - David Oct 9, 15:10
- Dick's Picks volume 4 -- (link) - Peglegpete Oct 9, 15:10
- Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting. Rush - Counterparts. REM - Out of Time -- nm - Remlik Oct 9, 15:07 4
  - I would rank both Automatic and New Adventures higher than Out of Time. -- nm - loosilu Oct 9, 15:34
  - sweet oblivion too. soup by blind melon. NME by the gin blossoms. that posies album I love. -- nm - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 9, 15:09 2
    - all good choices -- nm - Remlik Oct 9, 15:20 1
      - my very unpopz opin is that sweet oblivion is the best album to come out of seattle in the 90s. hard stop. -- nm - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 9, 15:42
- Exile in Guyville -- nm - Dano Oct 9, 15:07 1
  - brilliant album. -- nm - loosilu Oct 9, 15:48
- Automatic for the People -- nm - Tim’s Ghost Oct 9, 15:06 2
  - This is the correct answer. -- nm - loosilu Oct 9, 15:07 1
    - I agree. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Oct 9, 15:16
- Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Have a Ball - prayformojo Oct 9, 15:06
- I still like TMBG's Apollo 18. -- nm - mara Oct 9, 15:05
- Screamadelica, Foxbase Alpha, Moon Safari, Heaven or Las Vegas yadda yadda yadda - mr mooch Oct 9, 15:03 1
  - Yeah, grunge was The Thing From MTV, but I don't know that real fans went around calling it that. It was Rock 2.0. - con_carne Oct 9, 16:26
- Mazzy Star - So tonight ... -- nm - rollo Oct 9, 15:02
how it started and how it’s going -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 9, 14:51 1
- That is one strong hurricane -- nm - rollo Oct 9, 15:00
That Naples Pier cam is getting more dramatic by the hour. Very moody. -- (link) - mara Oct 9, 14:47 [youtube] 14
- Has the tide gone out? Or the storm moved away? -- nm - Meg Oct 9, 17:49
- Dude just out there walking around taking pictures. GTFHome. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Oct 9, 15:20 1
  - Did you see the two emergency response types, in their neon green vests, taking video? Lol. -- nm - mara Oct 9, 15:35
- ("God this weather sucks. "Go to Florida" they said, "it's great." I could have been in Santa Monica, dammit.") -- nm - Pier Whine Oct 9, 14:54
- theres no way that far end of the pier is going to survive -- nm - Jovian Oct 9, 14:51 7
  - That far end is less than two years old! - ty97 Oct 9, 14:53 6
    - its crazy and its crazy how the waves are essentially coming in diagonally -- nm - Jovian Oct 9, 14:55
    - It seems odd (not knowing the geography, orientation, or anything about the Gulf) that the water's movement is so left-to-right, rather than inward. -- nm* - mara Oct 9, 14:55 4
      - right? exactly, I just said the same thing -- nm - Jovian Oct 9, 14:56 3
        
        Oh, GREAT. My brain's done got Joviated. GREAT. - mara Oct 9, 14:57 2
        
        it happens to everyone at least once. - Jovian Oct 9, 14:58 1
        
        it has NOT! that's my story and I'm sticking to it. -- nm - loosilu Oct 9, 15:08
- where ennui meets sturm und drang -- nm - prayformojo Oct 9, 14:48 1
  - The sea was angry that day, my friends. -- nm - mara Oct 9, 14:51
“The outfit’s weirder confections should have stayed in Portland, a city with possibly the nation’s most self-important culinary scene,” Cuozzo wrote. - ReluctantCynic Oct 9, 14:43 2
- But also wtf does a NY Post critic know? -- nm - znufrii Oct 9, 15:28 1
  - Always amusing when a critic uses the term "self-important" as criticism. -- nm - mara Oct 9, 15:43
M. Oki was perfect casting for Hiro -- nm - prayformojo Oct 9, 14:42 2
- Agreeance—thought the villain stuff was really good…then they sorta tripped themselves up over all that -- nm - Trending Oct 9, 14:51
- Yes. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 9, 14:43
Defund the police -- (link) - znufrii Oct 9, 14:41 2
- What’s their top speed? I don’t think I’ve seen one go over 40MPh -- nm - Trending Oct 9, 14:43 1
  - That's so you have plenty of time to admire them ;) -- nm - Meg Oct 9, 15:38
NOAA satellite imagery of Milton, with bonus lighting storms -- (link) - Roger More Oct 9, 14:41 1
- that's so metal -- nm - prayformojo Oct 9, 14:43
“ ‘TERRIFIER 3’ is tracking to potentially beat ‘JOKER 2’ at the domestic box office this weekend.” -- nm - Trending Oct 9, 14:40
Rattler starting for the Saints, for the injured Carr -- nm - Trending Oct 9, 14:37
Are we still doing phrasing? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 9, 14:34 7
- I’m in tip-top condition! -- nm - Qale Oct 9, 14:45
- You watch your phraseology! -- nm - Mayor Shinn Oct 9, 14:40
- If the phrase in question is “pretty backyard” we sure are. -- nm - Roger More Oct 9, 14:37 3
  - 😲 -- nm - Trending Oct 9, 14:44
  - Roger More gets me! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 9, 14:42 1
    - (speaking of phrasing) -- nm - Roger More Oct 9, 14:43
- We ever start? - prayformojo Oct 9, 14:37

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