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Paddington in Peru is the weakest of the three, but still enjoyable. I was the only one who stayed for the post credits scene. - LMS Nov 9, 10:50
my initial waking thoughts the last 4 mornings, and probly for a few more: -- (edited) - mud Nov 9, 10:34 9
- All I’m hanging on to is the idea that he isn’t going to actually be able to do all the things that we’ve feared that he would do. - Volnelk 🍊 Nov 9, 11:17 1
  - We cling to the idea that everyone has empathy, but like some cheap movie tag line, "your screams are music to my ears" -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 9, 12:49
- my thought trend towards: the average Republican voters IQ is lower than my age. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 9, 10:56 4
  - citizens of a christian community are very likely to become christian, same with other religions, very few shop for a faith that suits their lifestyle - zeitgeist Nov 9, 11:06
  - And thinking other people are stupid does fuck all for liberals because stupid people still get to vote. What is the benefit of going around - con_carne Nov 9, 11:00 1
    - Not getting your expectations up. -- nm - znufrii Nov 9, 13:15
  - probly. -- nm - mud Nov 9, 10:59
- whats that fable about a prisoner who gets a message rescue on the way, but guards are going to cut an arm/leg off each day his choice - zeitgeist Nov 9, 10:55 1
  - ugh! -- nm - mud Nov 9, 10:58
Spotify's AI DJ X continues to amaze me. It continues to serve my purposes. - con_carne Nov 9, 10:29
Back in my place after a week with my parents. Electric restored last Saturday evening, water Wednesday, gas Thursday. - Tim Nov 9, 10:28 4
- If you cook the defrosted meat it resets the clock on the 3 days thing. so a cooler and ice can save much of it. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 9, 10:57
- What was the reason for the power outage? -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 10:46 1
  - Presumably for safety reasons after the fire in another part of the building last week. -- nm - Tim Nov 9, 10:48
- Glad you're back home. Sucks that you have to restock the fridge and freezer. -- nm - Krusty Nov 9, 10:42
Today is National Scrapple Day. What are you doing to celebrate? -- nm - Dano Nov 9, 10:08 7
- Had to look it up—what’s the difference between this and say…a breaded hot dog? 🌭 -- nm - Trending Nov 9, 10:38 6
  - Scrapple has a tougher exterior than a hot dog and a mushier interior. I really like it with eggs or sausage gravy. -- (edited) - Inigo Nov 9, 11:17
  - I think nobody eats it. People on the Internet just like to go around saying "scrapple." -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 10:49 4
    - old school deli items, mom liked it. but its in the rhelm of pickled pig feet, snouts. salt and vinegar mostly -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 9, 11:10 2
      - All these things sound like they would be scrumptious with a lot of hot sauce. -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 11:20 1
        
        Since covid stomped my taste buds I put that shit on everything -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 9, 12:50
    - 🤣—-makes sense -- nm - Trending Nov 9, 11:00
now playing: Excalibur -- nm - prayformojo Nov 9, 10:01 1
- Not sure if this is the movie or a ten episode series I haven't heard of. Either way, approved. -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 10:18
Zip City it's a good thing that they built a wall around you - zunk takes things literally Nov 9, 09:53
Ah. Tennessee hoops dominating. Florida football losing. We are off to a good start today. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Nov 9, 09:41
Clint at LGR starts repairing all the vintage tech that got wrecked by the hurricane. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 9, 09:37 [youtube]
I've been forced to do some soul-searching regarding racism, or at least cultural bias. I live in a neighborhood where I sometimes (often?) feel - Meg Nov 9, 09:33 8
- Being a minority in California ain't so bad. -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 10:22 5
  - True - I should probably learn the language though. -- nm - Meg Nov 9, 10:40 4
    - Learning a second language ain't so bad either. If you ever want to talk sometime about this I can share my experience. -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 11:11 3
      - I've been trying to learn spanish on duolingo. It's going okay, but slowly. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 11:12 2
        
        Let me know when you learn this fact: Spanish is way easier than English. -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 11:14 1
        
        I wouldn't be surprised. English is three languages in a trenchcoat. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 12:35
- Fat Boy! -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 09:37 1
  - So I'm not the only one ;) -- nm - Meg Nov 9, 09:50
Facebook has decided that I should see many photos of Tyler Seguin, and I’m not mad about it. -- nm - Dano Nov 9, 09:29 4
- standing rumours are that he's a party boy and slept with a teammate's wife. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 09:36 3
  - Eh. I’m not saying he’s a role model. Just don’t mind that the algorithm has decided to show me shirtless photos of him. -- nm - Dano Nov 9, 09:42 2
    - Is he clean? -- nm - amanda Nov 9, 10:27
    - value neutral information! Maybe he's prone to drunken lapses! -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 09:44
"Welcome to Gemini" Nope. No. Fuck off. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 09:25 2
- My current opinion is that "AI", as defined by current hype, is a tool of fascism. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 09:31 1
  - Well, we all went around demanding free ad-free services on the Internet and AI is the result. -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 09:35
Missing Green Lake kayaker believed to have faked his own death; thought to be in another country - zunk takes things literally Nov 9, 09:23
When the team that can't win at home hosts the team that can't win on the road, you get that Everton at West Ham slog - JD Nov 9, 09:00 2
- “That leaves only one winless team in the Prem. Ipswich.” Checks the schedule. Sigh. You know what’s coming Spurs fans. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Nov 9, 09:37 1
  - We crossed Southampton off the list so you got this ;-) -- nm - JD Nov 9, 10:50
Oregon allegedly threatened to cancel season if beach volleyball players complained -- (link*) - Mop🧹 Nov 9, 08:26
College Gameday bringing the feels -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 9, 08:19 6
- Yeah I’m not remotely a dog guy and that was rough. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Nov 9, 08:25
- The tortilla throwing in Lubbock is cracking me up -- nm - Pippy Nov 9, 08:20 4
  - DESPISE THAT -- nm - ty97 Nov 9, 08:25 3
    - The food waste? -- nm - Pippy Nov 9, 08:47 2
      - Yes. Plus someone has to clean that all up. You think it's the students throwing the tortillas cleaning up after themselves? -- nm* - ty97 Nov 9, 08:48 1
        
        Fair point -- nm - Pippy Nov 9, 09:04
Exit poll demographics are out -- (link) - mara Nov 9, 08:10 7
- Frankly, somewhat mindboggling there are not yet full results. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 9, 08:42 6
  - This is every election with California. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 08:45 5
    - Though that also screws with the perception of the popular vote. Harris isn’t going to catch Trump but it will be a lot closer than it looked. -- nm - Dano Nov 9, 09:46 1
      - he claimed he won California outright the last time. it doesn’t matter what the real numbers ultimately are -- nm - mr mooch Nov 9, 10:41
    - Doubly so. It freaking is one of the richest places on Earth that has an election, and they are unable to get full results within a week? (NM) - Marlowe Nov 9, 09:21 2
      - CA can't open mail in ballots till election day, and can receive them a week later if postmarked day of. Each has to have signature compared by 3 -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 9, 09:43 1
        
        And every registered voter is sent a ballot so there are a *lot* returned. -- nm - Meg Nov 9, 10:42
F*cking hackberry tree. - znufrii Nov 9, 07:53 7
- Too large to dig out? There are chemicals but with your kid running around in the yard I'd guess that's not a good option. - Krusty Nov 9, 08:02 6
  - It’s right under the fence, and next to a concrete footing from the old fence that was left in the ground. Also sandwiched between two hydrangeas - znufrii Nov 9, 08:07 5
    - What a crappy and difficult spot to deal with that. - Krusty Nov 9, 08:10 2
      - I’m hoping if and when our neighbor’s house sells, they’ll get a landscaper in there and I can ask them to deal with it. :) -- nm - znufrii Nov 9, 08:12 1
        
        That would be nice. -- nm - Krusty Nov 9, 08:32
    - Brush killer. It's the only way. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 9, 08:08 1
      - yup. every couple weeks/month give it a few squirts. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 9, 10:07
Speaking of the house (if you care) - ty97 Nov 9, 07:50 1
- Americans have absolutely incoherent politics. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 07:57
the Denver Nubbahs? -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 9, 07:42 1
- 🤣—pretty good—The funnier part is the scroll: “Ben Simmons: Dream to play in ‘28 Olympics”—probably have to make the Saudi Arabia team -- nm - Trending Nov 9, 08:36
Now watching, Taskmaster Junior. If no one cries it should be fun. -- nm - Krusty Nov 9, 06:45 6
- It's a delight. -- nm - LMS Nov 9, 07:36 1
  - That's the perfect description for that episode. They did great and it was fun to watch. -- nm - Krusty Nov 9, 09:35
- I'm going to guess that they're letting the kids use whatever name they want otherwise someone named their son Lazer. -- nm - Krusty Nov 9, 07:06 3
  - One I saw yesterday: Trailblazer -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 07:14
  - Have you *met* parents? Just sayin -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 07:13 1
    - A name that will always stick with me is Courvoisier. Back in the early '00s I saw a list of new baby names and two people named their kid Courvoisier -- (edited) - Krusty Nov 9, 07:24
Confession: my news consumption has essentially dropped to zero. - znufrii Nov 9, 06:24 16
- Uh, is "news consumption" supposed to be good in some way? 15 minutes in the morning, 15 minutes at night, why do you need more? -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 08:20 6
  - Generally, staying on top of world events is considered a good use of one’s time, yes. -- nm - znufrii Nov 9, 09:26
  - Because it’s a hobby -- nm - Roger More Nov 9, 08:22 4
    - At some point you have to figure out that you're being manipulated. -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 08:39 3
      - People who don’t are more susceptible to being manipulated IMO -- nm - Roger More Nov 9, 08:53 2
        
        But they are out there doing something. Meanwhile people who keep checking the news keep checking the news like mindless consumers. -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 09:03 1
        
        I think this is less about not checking the news every 15 minutes and more about not having the appetite to read long-form articles right now because - Roger More Nov 9, 09:20
- Agreed, I’m out for four years. I will not actively read anything political. I need a mental health break - Pippy Nov 9, 08:06 2
  - What I need to remember (and will likely fail at) is to not get so engaged in the next presidential election news cycle. -- nm - ty97 Nov 9, 08:07 1
    - Next presidential election? This was it! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 9, 08:08
- I'm just sticking to the headlines for most serious news at the moment. -- nm - LMS Nov 9, 07:38
- I'm watching House results on CNN.com, but not really reading much news otherwise. -- (edited) - ty97 Nov 9, 07:32
- Currently starting the pre-election issue of the Economist. I feel it’s going to be a slog. -- nm - Roger More Nov 9, 06:43
- Same. I've decided to opt for current events apathy for the foreseeable future. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 9, 06:38
- local news is probably more important to support than ever, but the national outlets that chose chaos get nothing. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 06:31
- Same except for local news like Gothamist and Streetsblog. I usually have 1010 WINS on the bathroom radio all day but turned it off. - Krusty Nov 9, 06:30
Murdle 3:24 - Fuzzy Nov 9, 05:32 1
- x - prayformojo Nov 9, 06:01
Strands #251 Yellow 5th bleck spoil - decline Nov 9, 05:26
Connections Puzzle #517 GBYP - decline Nov 9, 04:11 2
- BGYP - prayformojo Nov 9, 05:43
- BPYG - mud Nov 9, 05:31
TV PSA: Arcane season 2, NHL, College Football, NBA, AEW Collision, SNL (Bill Burr; Mk.gee), - Beaker 🍻 Nov 9, 04:10
Wordle 1,239 3/6 - decline Nov 9, 04:09 2
- 5 - prayformojo Nov 9, 05:43
- 5 - rollo Nov 9, 04:40
Thinking of making the switch to BlueSky? There’s a website for that. (I mean, one that isn’t actually BlueSky, but helps you do the migration.) -- (link) - Qale Nov 9, 00:09 2
- Mara asked if I'm currently using twitter. I was banned from Twitter shortly after Elmo bought it. -- nm - loosilu Nov 9, 05:25 1
  - While I certainly get that you wouldn't want to go back, it wasn't really you that was banned, it was that account. You can always make a new one. But - mara Nov 9, 06:48
Apple uploads code to confound cops. -- (link) - Qale Nov 8, 22:20 2
- Nicely done -- (pic) - Beryllium Nov 8, 22:24 [Attachment] 1
  - I thought you were praising my masterclass alliterations. -- nm - Qale Nov 8, 22:31
in case you ever wondered about the Good German mindset -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 8, 22:12 1
- *smh* -- nm - znufrii Nov 9, 05:49
This island cabin would be a fantastic writing/coding retreat -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 8, 22:12 1
- You can finally get that cabin in the woods, and run around naked all day. Ha-HA! Dangly parts. -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 9, 07:04
The voice of AOL "You've got mail" Elrod Edwards died. His wife worked for the founding company, he got $200 for his work. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 8, 20:32
I am simply asking for people not to be racist. This should not be controversial. -- nm* - colin Nov 8, 19:19 2
- The controversy is the accusation that some were. Now that we've all said our peace, let's drop it. -- nm - David Nov 8, 19:29 1
  - well said. -- nm - mud Nov 9, 05:44
should never've left the Crystal Lake..... -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 18:37
Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk!! -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 18:27 2
- Can you maybe let us in on what this annual cheer of yours is about? I think we could all use more things to cheer about. -- nm - con_carne Nov 8, 22:24 1
  - Sure. It's the chant that fans sing before and after Kansas University games. It's quite old having been invented in the 1880s. -- (edited) - Krusty Nov 9, 04:49 [youtube]
I think my most satisfying Grammy nomination is Fontaines DC -- nm - Dano Nov 8, 18:17 6
- And I get that new artist is a vague term but Khruangbin had a top 40 album in 2020. -- nm - Dano Nov 9, 06:44 2
  - It’s effectively “no previous nominations,” with possible exceptions for minor genre noms if someone blows up in the future. - Tim Nov 9, 06:49 1
    - The 2020 album charted higher than the current album. I like them so good for them. There’s always one in the category that doesn’t make sense. -- nm - Dano Nov 9, 06:53
- Cage the Elephant is a band that on paper I should enjoy but have never ever connected with. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 05:43
- Idles - Reagen Nov 9, 05:39
- yeah, "one of these things is not like the others" -- nm - mud Nov 9, 05:24
RIP Candyman -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 8, 18:14 4
- He was a massive bit player. He had a lot of presence. -- nm - con_carne Nov 8, 22:30
- :( -- nm - budice Nov 8, 18:23
- awww.....he was very underated. -- nm - Remlik Nov 8, 18:21
- Rats. -- nm - David Nov 8, 18:15
Left home at 9:00am, back at 4:30pm. I really should get a job :/ -- nm - Meg Nov 8, 18:11
Mark Morford (former columnist for SF Chron) advice... buy a gun long read - zeitgeist Nov 8, 18:10 5
- This seems mostly correct to me. - Beryllium Nov 8, 18:21 4
  - Not to be overly paranoid here - znufrii Nov 8, 18:44 3
    - I have a flag that I can set to enable password-protected mode, and I can shut the servers off. - Beryllium Nov 8, 19:12 2
      - Thank you. - znufrii Nov 8, 19:55 1
        
        Also, signups are turned off for now. I'm planning to bring them back as Invitations. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 8, 20:00
lol like clockwork -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 8, 18:06 2
- A bunch of the questions are about the future so it's not crazy to switch. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 03:43
- and those who were marching on the left are now marching on the right, and beards grew longer overnight.... -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 8, 18:09
someone post a bluesky link for those like me who are dumb as shit please -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 8, 18:06 4
- Browser works fine on my android. I tried that 1st. Started using the app yesterday and it works great. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 8, 19:38
- Bsky.social on a web browser, I believe; but on a phone or tablet you’d want the app, I think -- nm - mara Nov 8, 18:10
- bsky.app .. thats all -- nm - budice Nov 8, 18:08 1
  - dumb as shit... -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 8, 18:45
Late-Night with the Slackers -- nm - budice Nov 8, 17:53 6
- It’s not yet 9 EST. ST is getting old! - Roger More Nov 8, 17:58 2
  - Past tense. Gotten. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 8, 18:37
  - taking a break from watching your stories? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 17:59
- Is that a show pitch for Slacker TV? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 8, 17:54 2
  - We should have ST Night Flight instead -- nm - Dano Nov 8, 19:29
  - Ill start a podcast -- nm - budice Nov 8, 17:55

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