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Kamala going to The Sphere (in a way) -- (link) - ty97 Oct 29, 08:38
No Man's Sky dev fixes a fan's 600+ hour save file after it got a game-breaking bug -- (link) - decline Oct 29, 08:38 1
- also PSA, there is a very short expedition running right now that gives you a great millenium falcon looking ship as the main reward -- nm - decline Oct 29, 08:39
Bernie Sanders has a pretty simple message. The Biden/Harris administration should not be supporting Israel’s all-out war on Gaza, but Trump would be worse. -- (link*) - mara Oct 29, 08:26 [youtube] 9
- That's great and all - but can't he just shut the absolute fuck up and take it up with Kamala AFTER she wins? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 29, 08:35 6
  - No, because like most people who consider themselves Very Smart™️, it's important to him to be correct and precise at all times. - Beryllium Oct 29, 08:41
  - This is a pro-Harris message to voters who are mad at Biden/Harris at the war. -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 08:39 1
    - I feel like he could have left off the first 90 seconds, or moved it to the end. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 29, 08:43
  - He’s rebutting the “Harris would be just as bad as Trump re: Israel/Gaza” people, which needs to be done. -- nm - mara Oct 29, 08:38 2
    - Right, as other STers have pointed out on this board, we are looking at the possibility of people voting for Trump over Gaza, including Jewish people. -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 08:42
    - Hmm, I hadn't considered that. Thanks. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 29, 08:42
- read this as Barry Sanders -- nm - prayformojo Oct 29, 08:29
- damning by faint praise as usual -- nm - mr mooch Oct 29, 08:26
2024 Post Season Stolen Bases Ohtani: 0, Freeman: 1 - JD Oct 29, 08:12 2
- If nothing changes -- and as a baseball fan, I hope NY wins the next three -- there won't even be a huddle for WS MVP. -- nm - David Oct 29, 08:18 1
  - I'm hoping that Freddie hits another one out in the first inning but the bullpen game strategy falters so there's a game 5 - JD Oct 29, 08:20
The owners of a New Zealand volcano that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, appeal their conviction - ty97 Oct 29, 08:06 8
- I just watched this documentary a couple weeks ago -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 08:38
- To add a little more info, the owners knew about an eruption that had taken place three years earlier, and did not do a risk assessment to look at - Roger More Oct 29, 08:14 6
  - Yes, but who owns a volcano?! -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 08:15 5
    - "Pay attention, 007. This pen is everything you need to take down Dr. No. Click once to start writing your legal briefs." -- nm* - Q Branch Oct 29, 08:21
    - And do they facilitate volcano drops under the table -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 08:17
    - I have a new win-the-lottery plan now -- nm - decline Oct 29, 08:17
    - new life goal! -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 29, 08:16 1
      - So You Want to Buy a Volcano - JD Oct 29, 08:25
Instagram encodes less popular videos at a lower quality than more popular videos. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Oct 29, 08:00 2
- Does it matter? Wasn't Instagram originated as a mobile social media service? Like weren't the ones who didn't have a desktop interface when they started -- (edited) - JD Oct 29, 08:18
- bastards -- nm - decline Oct 29, 08:02
Steve Bannon is a free man today -- nm - decline Oct 29, 07:37 2
- He…doesn’t look any different. Guessing someone got what “he needed” in jail -- nm - Trending Oct 29, 07:42
- how much shit can he stir in 7 days? -- nm - mud Oct 29, 07:39
I want Whataburger -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 07:28 12
- I think I heard rumor we might be getting a Whataburger soon -- nm - sycor Oct 29, 07:46 1
  - Articles from early this year suggesting Charlotte, Greensboro, Fayetteville at least -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 07:50
- why? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 29, 07:39
- they seem to be different tasting the last 6 months - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 29, 07:34 5
  - there has been a trend recently of burger restaurants increasing the fat content - they say it's for taste, to make it "juicy" - colin Oct 29, 08:18 3
    - 80/20 or GTFO! -- nm - Krusty Oct 29, 08:24 2
      - Indeed. Even trying to simply brown those lean mixes of like 93/7 is a nightmare -- nm - JD Oct 29, 08:26 1
        
        I wouldn't bother. It'll be too dry and flavorless. I've walked to another supermarket because I couldn't get 80/20. -- nm - Krusty Oct 29, 08:35
  - Yeah that sucks. Burger places are one thing that should remain constant/consistent I think. -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 08:16
- How close is the nearest Whataburger? - ReluctantCynic Oct 29, 07:31 2
  - Lavonia, Georgia it appears -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 07:34 1
    - you could probably figure out a flight configuration with 32 legs and 12 layovers and get there by lunch -- nm - decline Oct 29, 08:03
Conservative guest doubles down. CNN bans Ryan Girdusky (claiming he made a joke) telling Muslim journalist 'I hope your beeper doesn't go off' -- (link*) - oblique Oct 29, 07:12 13
- in case you ever wondered what kind of racist assholes were behind Project 2025 -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 29, 08:24
- He shouldn't have been on CNN in the first place. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 29, 07:27 2
  - It’s almost impossible to find conservative commentators now who aren’t bigots or liars. -- (link) - mara Oct 29, 08:41
  - *ding* -- nm - mr mooch Oct 29, 08:25
- Abby was pissed, probly insisted on it. -- nm - mud Oct 29, 07:17
- It was not said in a joking manner. -- nm - Trending Oct 29, 07:15 7
  - That was what I was wondering. - ReluctantCynic Oct 29, 07:21
  - Agreed. And giving CNN their due, this happened around 10:30pm at night and CNN had a statement released banning him within like an hour. -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 07:16 5
    - joking or not, the puerto rico comment was not acceptable. - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 29, 07:18 4
      - To clarify, this isn't the comedian from the rally. Different person. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 29, 07:36 2
        
        Yes, I know but I'm saying CNN should not be pushing the GOP narrative by talking about it - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 29, 08:07
        
        Though it came up during a discussion about...the comedian from the rally. This feels like Inception -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 08:05
      - CNN host said it best—It’s important to have the two sided discussion about topics, but threats are not a way to have proper discourse -- (edited) - Trending Oct 29, 07:24
Utah Jazz forward Taylor Hendricks is expected to miss the remainder of the season after suffering a fractured right fibula and dislocated ankle -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 29, 07:05 6
- When I did that the doc told me the fibula actually breaks to protect the ankle from more damage - guess it didn't work too well in this case. -- nm - Meg Oct 29, 08:33
- I do not want to see that video. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 29, 07:39 4
  - The wild part is that he was just normally running to the basketball to get in defensive position. There was no contact or unique movement. -- nm - David Oct 29, 07:49 3
    - Non-contact injuries are the worst. -- nm - Bayronmax Oct 29, 08:15 2
      - They are but I don't think they usually lead to broken bones. Usually terrible tears. -- nm - Krusty Oct 29, 08:33 1
        
        Right. This an absolute fluke and a devastating one at that. There's an AEW wrestler... - David Oct 29, 08:44 [youtube]
Open enrollment starts for me today. Let's see how much my premiums are going up (haven't looked yet) -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 06:59 7
- If I keep same plan, medical premium goes up $30 a month. Coverage remains same. - ty97 Oct 29, 07:51
- Our previously free plan is now $441 per month... -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 29, 07:05 5
  - That's an absolute gut punch to people relying on it. They're making a car payment without a new car. -- nm - David Oct 29, 07:50
  - YIKES!! -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 29, 07:14 3
    - It was heavy subsidized. The other option are up $100-200 per month. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 29, 07:33 2
      - Doctors don't get free medical insurance? Sorta seems like it would be part of the gig? -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 07:52 1
        
        Nothing is free ... -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 29, 11:02
And THIS is why the pushmi-pullyu is just an impractical design. - Bayronmax Oct 29, 06:54
Polls being what they are but: NE-1 Trump 48, Harris 43 - Reagen Oct 29, 06:49 2
- is this the best they could find to parachute in for Deb Fischer on the last weekend? -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 29, 08:37
- (Trump won it by 18 pts in 2020) -- nm - mr mooch Oct 29, 08:29
Whatever happens, only one week to election day. -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 06:48 2
- If there aren't any long lines, I'm going to early vote tonight on my way to Venom -- nm - oblique Oct 29, 06:50 1
  - I’m turning in our ballots today after school. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Oct 29, 06:52
JPMorgan begins suing customers who allegedly stole thousands of dollars in ‘infinite money glitch’ -- (link) - oblique Oct 29, 06:34 8
- “unless you would prefer we swear out criminal charges for check kiting?” -- nm - mr mooch Oct 29, 08:34
- banks up here took cash back away from new customers and a bunch of folks a number of years ago due to this happening -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 29, 07:24
- heh. Some dude wrote a fake check for $335,000 -- nm - decline Oct 29, 07:13 1
  - I'm curious as to why that specific amount. The size of his mortgage maybe? -- nm - Bayronmax Oct 29, 07:23
- It goes without saying (so why say it? :D) don't get your financial advice from TikTok. -- nm - Bayronmax Oct 29, 06:46 2
  - Also: don't commit fraud/crimes. If you do, don't video them. If you video them, don't post them to the internet. -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 06:47 1
    - heh heh - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 29, 08:12
- "Videos ... showing people celebrating the withdrawal of wads of cash from Chase ATMs shortly after bad checks were deposited." - ty97 Oct 29, 06:40
LYC - here is my completely simplistic reason why i remain cautiously optimistic that it is going to be Harris - Andie Oct 29, 05:59 37
- It makes me nervous to say it but I think she wins easily. - Volnelk Oct 29, 07:53
- My hesitation with that view is that I feel like both sides view this like Avengers Endgame. Last chance to save the world. - pmb Oct 29, 07:47 1
  - This is where I'm at. - ReluctantCynic Oct 29, 07:53
- As of today I'm slightly confident that she wins PA, MI, WI and gets exactly 270 EV. -- nm - Max Oct 29, 07:19 1
  - I think WI is table stakes at this point due to changing electorate there. PA is the roughest by far. -- nm - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 29, 07:24
- From your mouth to God's ears. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 29, 07:06
- My current personal take is: I know nothing and at this point there's not much I can do but vote. In my mind it's exactly 50/50. -- nm - Dano Oct 29, 07:02 6
  - I do think the illusion or feeling it’s 50/50 is important to manufacture, especially if you are going to say it’s stolen…going 50/50 to say 55/45 in - Trending Oct 29, 07:14 1
    - It could definitely all be manufactured. I don't have the time or energy to dig into everything to have a confident opinion. I'll just vote and see. -- nm - Dano Oct 29, 08:13
  - When I do see an indicator that makes me think it could swing one way I can immediately find something that makes me think the opposite. -- nm - Dano Oct 29, 07:04 3
    - Yeah, that's one of the reasons it keeps looking like a manufactured neck and neck horserace. -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 08:10
    - Trump just took a shit on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier...why that is bad for Kamala Harris -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 29, 07:12
    - Yes. -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 07:11
- That could very well be true. Here are my concerns. - Inigo Oct 29, 06:50
- She's also picking up vocal Republicans switching to vote for her. He is not switching Democrat voters to him. - JaxSean Oct 29, 06:36 4
  - He actually has. Particularly black men and Latinos (though we'll see if that holds after this weekend). There's something of a realignment happening. -- nm - pmb Oct 29, 07:39
  - 2020 already saw a huge spike in turnout, I'm curious how 2024 plays on that front. - ty97 Oct 29, 06:43 2
    - I fully expect a huge spike again. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 29, 07:07 1
      - The Dems biggest potential vulnerability right now, I feel, is turnout of Dem and Dem-leaning voters. -- nm* - ty97 Oct 29, 07:12
- She has shown up in my dreams twice the last couple weeks. Political advertising really has gone too far. -- (edited) - Bayronmax Oct 29, 06:22
- But she's black and female (though I'm still leaning toward her winning) -- nm* - prayformojo Oct 29, 06:18 1
  - Yeah—damn— -- nm - Trending Oct 29, 06:23
- I had a similar thought…Biden beat Trump soundly…how is Trump picking up votes, when even Republicans are jumping ship post 1/6 -- nm - Trending Oct 29, 06:16 3
  - In percentages, the denominator matters. If Trump picks up zero votes, but some Biden voters stay home, then Trumps % goes up. -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 06:33 1
    - This isn't a prediction, just a theoretical avenue that would allow for the outcome -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 06:34
  - racism and sexism are things that exist outside of this space. -- nm - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 29, 06:23
- my very conflicted note is: I get that polls are bullshit, but if betting sites have trump winning nevertheless, that's worrisome. -- nm - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 29, 06:15 10
  - Make of it what you will, but trading in DJT (which is basically a bet on Trump winning) - Brian Oct 29, 07:33 4
    - I see that stock trading activity as a grift ledger. -- nm - Max Oct 29, 07:55
    - (Hi!) I wonder if it's more of a GME type meme stock than a prediction vehicle. Not sure. - ty97 Oct 29, 07:54
    - ! hello there. -- nm - mud Oct 29, 07:38
    - It's an exercise in Tinkerbell "clap harder!" -- nm - Reagen Oct 29, 07:38
  - I'm very slightly confident Harris wins but I also created a trailing stop sell on my market index funds just in case. - Max Oct 29, 07:17
  - that would mainly be because MAGA love giving money to grifters and are a cult worshipping Trump so are dumping dollars into him winning - Beaker 🍺 Oct 29, 06:55 2
    - betting odds aren't about actual winning and losing. it is the sites predicting who will bet the most on an outcome and tweaking the odds so they - Beaker 🍺 Oct 29, 06:57 1
      - Good to know. Makes sense. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 29, 07:07
  - They did last time too. Bettors are at best a second derivative. -- nm - Reagen Oct 29, 06:43
FF: 1-1 this week. Astro standings: 6-2 (3), 5-3 (1), 4-4 (4), 3-5 (2), 2-6 (1), 1-7 (1) -- nm - oblique Oct 29, 05:49 1
- Every team in Vampirates cleared 100 this week. Good job, Vamps! -- nm - Bayronmax Oct 29, 05:57
Not these kind of avatars, thanks -- (link) - znufrii Oct 29, 05:39
PhD student finds lost Mayan city in Mexico jungle by accident -- (link) - LMS Oct 29, 05:21 3
- Cool and good for him! -- nm - Krusty Oct 29, 06:07
- "I was looking for the swim up bar" -- nm - Reagen Oct 29, 05:26 1
  - L4, L4.5 even. -- nm - Bayronmax Oct 29, 06:22
TV PSA: World Series, NBA, NHL, Voice, FBI x 3, DWTS, The Irrational, High Potential, Only Murders in the Building, - Beaker 🍺 Oct 29, 04:44 2
- World Series and a Halloween movie. I'll watch Only Murders and High Potential later in the week. -- nm - Krusty Oct 29, 05:18
- got to watch game 4 of the World Series, and eventually OMITB (we are 2 season behind) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 29, 04:59
Connections Puzzle #506 - xxGBxx - prayformojo Oct 29, 04:26 2
- YGxBP - ReluctantCynic Oct 29, 07:20
- GYBP - decline Oct 29, 05:52
Strands #240 - 5th - prayformojo Oct 29, 04:23 1
- Yellow last - decline Oct 29, 06:13
Murdle 3:33 - Fuzzy Oct 29, 04:13 5
- For the life of me I can’t make sense of Murdle. No idea what to do. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Oct 29, 06:54
- I saw a book of these in Target this weekend and didn't make the connection. -- nm - Bayronmax Oct 29, 06:26
- x - prayformojo Oct 29, 04:48 2
  - It was the either-or clue, right? I spent a lot of time on that thing. -- nm - Fuzzy Oct 29, 04:50 1
    - yup -- nm - prayformojo Oct 29, 04:51
Wordle 1,228 4/6 - prayformojo Oct 29, 04:13 2
- 3 - decline Oct 29, 05:48
- 5 - rollo Oct 29, 05:13
I don’t blame them for sending Stanton, and Teo’s throw just happened to be perfect, but lol -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 29, 00:47
School staffer jokes(?) about suggesting students menstrual cycles to be tracked. - Qale Oct 28, 23:49 4
- Gross - Pippy Oct 29, 04:23 3
  - Entirely inappropriate and 100% should not have been said, but I imagine it was more of a classroom management issue than nefarious plot - znufrii Oct 29, 06:07 2
    - Or an extension of the right-to-life movement. Monitoring possible pregnancies. -- nm - Meg Oct 29, 07:42 1
      - Say something horrible to just float it out there, if there's a lot of blow back just say it was a joke. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 11:12
"linguistic flexion" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 22:57 1
- (Don't mind me, just being silly on social media) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 23:16
I miss Kitana Baker. - David Oct 28, 22:28
I was born by the river in a little tent. Oh, and just like the river, I've been runnin' ever since -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 28, 22:21

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