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-- -- nm* - mud Nov 18, 09:34
King Donald confirms plans to use military to round up residents without papers in ordnung. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 18, 09:18 1
- hope he finds himself a good Reinhard Heydrich to manage it all -- nm - Jovian Nov 18, 09:20
Movies Javier Bardem Starring in ‘Cape Fear’ TV Series from Producers Spielberg and Scorsese -- (link) - Remlik Nov 18, 09:14 1
- lol just stahp -- nm - mr mooch Nov 18, 09:21
Apparently NBC is showing the full version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer this year - znufrii Nov 18, 09:13 1
- Finally releasing the Roemer/Nagashima directors cut!!! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 18, 09:36
Nike's Air Max 1000 are almost entirely 3D printed -- (link) - oblique Nov 18, 09:08 1
- That's... amazing. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 18, 09:58
ST Poll. Weekend viewing. What did you see? what was the grade? -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 18, 08:56 23
- concerts: Dead Poet Society (A+), Better Than Ezra (B-). TV: Justified S5 E1-3 (B). -- nm - JaxSean Nov 18, 09:35 2
  - Ezra (C+) -- nm - Dano Nov 18, 09:39 1
    - the math checks out -- nm - rollo Nov 18, 09:47
- Cross on Prime - A. Really enjoyed it. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Nov 18, 09:28 1
  - I made it one episode and switched to say nothing. in some ways, they are very different shows. -- nm - amanda Nov 18, 09:32
- JRAD: music, A-; going to a concert with a cold, D; seeing two 70+ year old couples doing whippets from a balloon on the sidewalk, A+++ - znufrii Nov 18, 09:15
- First episode of Fallout. Latest episode of The Floor. (spoilers for The Floor) - Bayronmax Nov 18, 09:15 1
  - LOL omg (spoils) - Jovian Nov 18, 09:22
- We're up to season 41 in Survivor - Strongbad Nov 18, 09:15
- Deadpool & Wolverine A+ Tyson vs Paul F -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 18, 09:12
- "I'm Still Here", currently my top film of 2024. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 18, 09:11 4
  - are you prepared to predict an Oscar nom for a certain category? -- nm - mud Nov 18, 09:13 3
    - I wish. As far as I'm concerned, best performance of the year, but there are way too many young singers around. - Marlowe Nov 18, 09:25 2
      - ! I was merely referring to that last one. :-) -- nm - mud Nov 18, 09:28 1
        
        There have been talks of Actress. - Marlowe Nov 18, 09:32
- The Substance (B), Strange Darling (B+) nm - Dignan Nov 18, 09:09
- finished Say Nothing A+, premiered DUNE Prophecy (only 1 ep.!) A+, finally watched Jurassic World Dominion C+ -- nm - mud Nov 18, 09:06 1
  - I enjoyed Prophecy. But man its a bit confusing. A lot to take in. - Jovian Nov 18, 09:16
- Emilia Perez— it’s on Netflix and might be one of the most impressive films to mix genres—projected buzz for Oscar’s— A grade -- nm - Trending Nov 18, 09:05
- Bears: F -- nm - oblique Nov 18, 08:59
- Say Nothing (B - i get why they thought it should all be told through the Price sisters' eyes but just made the whole thing feel small) -- nm - mr mooch Nov 18, 08:59
- Dimension 20 seasons 10 and 11, Silo, a few minutes of Rings of Power S2 - Beryllium Nov 18, 08:58 1
  - I'm somewhere in EP3 now I think. I'm slowly working my way through -- nm - oblique Nov 18, 09:04
Three teams in the AP Top 12 have zero wins against teams that are currently ranked in the Top 25: Texas, Indiana, Miami -- nm - Dano Nov 18, 08:46 12
- Meanwhile, the rest of the SEC has half a dozen legitimate teams in play. - Will Hunting Nov 18, 09:35
- Yeah I'm interested to see what will happen to Indiana is they get blown out by Ohio State. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 18, 08:49 4
  - Heh -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 09:36
  - And if they win? - Strongbad Nov 18, 08:51 2
    - Pretty much. And Ohio State barely drops. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 18, 08:59
    - I think you'd have to. -- nm - ty97 Nov 18, 08:53
- what sport? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 18, 08:49
- Indiana plays Ohio State this week. Texas plays A&M next week. Miami....is Miami. -- nm - ty97 Nov 18, 08:49 4
  - Miami will have a ranked undefeated SMU in the ACC Championship if neither lose again. - Strongbad Nov 18, 08:50 3
    - Sorry, 1 loss SMU who's loss is to 9-1 BYU -- nm - Strongbad Nov 18, 09:02
    - fair point! -- nm - ty97 Nov 18, 08:53 1
      - (I think they lose to Syracuse and it's Clemson vs SMU) -- nm - Strongbad Nov 18, 08:54
Dog+lightsaber+/insurance company commercial— -- (link) - Trending Nov 18, 08:44 1
- Here's a better link -- (link*) - oblique Nov 18, 09:02 [youtube]
“Trash island” aka Puerto Rico 🏝️ votes to become a state (again)—will probably have to wait until GOP decides to get over their bigot shenanigans - Trending Nov 18, 08:28 [Attachment] 1
- I'm sure the GOP thinks they are another country and that its citizens need passports to visit the US. -- nm - . Nov 18, 08:56
black bean & pumpkin chili is in the crock pot - basically following Kare's recipe, but taking a page from Reagen I'm gonna add some peanut butter -- nm - prayformojo Nov 18, 08:27
Let bodies hit the floor -- (link) - JD Nov 18, 08:13 [youtube]
my electric car question is more a network question maybe. yesterday I went to hershey and harrisburg and I had very carefully mapped out - amanda Nov 18, 07:56 8
- I've only used Electify America and EV Go chargers so far, and I'd say I had about a 60% success rate on first tries. - JaxSean Nov 18, 09:41
- I've only had limited experience with Shell. One was a very rural charger in Wisconsin on the route to my parents and now a lot of our Volta free - oblique Nov 18, 08:04 5
  - I did try to call from the shopping center but I was on hold 18 minutes. I get that it was sunday, but it sucked a bit. - amanda Nov 18, 08:11 4
    - It might be worth doing it locally and connecting with Shell support. You have a BMW, right? -- (edited) - oblique Nov 18, 08:15 3
      - I do not. I have a VW. -- nm - amanda Nov 18, 08:26 2
        
        our closest recharge is in bellefonte so I need to carve out time to go. you may not know this, but I live fairly rurally so don't have a ton of - amanda Nov 18, 08:27 1
        
        Ah yeah, that's right. Hope you can give it a go. I think that would give me a lot of piece of mind to see it work once. The constant failures would - oblique Nov 18, 08:35
- I also tried to start the recharge chargers from the chargepoint app (the internet suggested) and it could not find the chargers. -- nm - amanda Nov 18, 07:58
LYC: basement update. still no permit. - oblique Nov 18, 07:49
In addition to tanking, Giants avoiding performance based bonuses for Lock -- (pic) - Trending Nov 18, 07:44 [Attachment]
MLB ROY announcements today — we’ll see if Gil and Skenes take it home -- nm* - Trending Nov 18, 07:36 3
- I don't think there's a single award that's all that close this year. -- nm - Krusty Nov 18, 08:30
- Gil -190. Skenes -344 -- nm - Strongbad Nov 18, 07:45
- mooooo -- nm - mr mooch Nov 18, 07:37
Heh. I see that Mika and Morning Joe went to Maralargo this weekend to bend the knee. - Jovian Nov 18, 06:41 15
- 'Loyal "Morning Joe" fans are furious ..' -- (link) - mud Nov 18, 07:55 [BS] 4
  - It's like they've never met Mika and Joe. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 18, 08:02 3
    - Confused by this statement? They have literally been anti MAGA since 2015... - Jovian Nov 18, 08:06 2
      - They strike me as sycophants who go whichever way the wind is blowing. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 18, 08:10 1
        
        Correct. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 18, 09:00
- Here's a link to a story. Others might have a different spin, depending on the source. - zunk takes things literally Nov 18, 07:53
- that'll fix it -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 18, 07:37
- Definitely pathetic—but, not sure I can blame them considering Trump’s rhetoric about “enemy’s within” and retributions for perceived slights on Day1 -- nm - Trending Nov 18, 07:27 5
  - oh imo its just more proof we are in a post-democratic United States -- nm - Jovian Nov 18, 07:36 4
    - Feels like extortion—similar to Trump selling pardons, but in this case: Kiss the ring, pay the toll, and not get targeted -- nm - Trending Nov 18, 07:42 3
      - feels like extortion. Smells like fascism. - Jovian Nov 18, 07:44
      - *targets them anyway* -- nm - MAGAworld, probably Nov 18, 07:43 1
        
        Yes - there is no safety under fascism. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 18, 08:54
- ugh -- nm - mud Nov 18, 07:19
- Didn't see that. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 18, 06:48
Beaker - did your wife end up having a broken foot? -- nm - Andie Nov 18, 06:36 1
- no thankfully. soft tissue damage, likely a bad sprain -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 18, 08:07
$300 pizza and $190 chicken tenders in UNLV luxury box (23% “admin fee” added as well…and it’s specific that this ISNT a tip charge) -- (pic) - Trending Nov 18, 06:31 [Attachment] 6
- Don’t suites usually accommodate groups? Guessing those are catering-scale prices for corporate hospitality, not a la carte pricing for a single pie. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 18, 07:33
- I just don't understand. I've been to VIP boxes before. The food is always free. - Mop🧹 Nov 18, 07:21 2
  - have you BOOKED boxes before? there is usually a charge for the food. That's why it varies wildly depending on who booked the box. -- (edited) - Andie Nov 18, 07:32 1
    - Yup. *Somebody’s* paying for it. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 18, 07:38
- That looks like an $8 pizza from the freezer section. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 18, 07:18 1
  - Put that on the box! "TASTES LIKE A $300 PIZZA!" -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 18, 07:19
Pop Tarts Bowl will have 3 mascots this year: Frosted Hot Fudge Sundae, Frosted Wild Berry & mystery flavor. MVP picks flavor to be eaten. -- (pic) - budice Nov 18, 06:27 [Attachment] 1
- I miss the old Dutch Apple flavor, but a Blueberry tart with a light schmear of peanut butter is to die for. -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 18, 07:33
I guess i have a grand-puppy now? Dave's son and his girlfriend got a mini Aussie puppy, here he is meeting Phoebe last night. - Andie Nov 18, 06:20 11
- They are both so cute! -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 18, 07:04
- What is _that_ doing in here? -- nm - Phoebe Nov 18, 06:32 9
  - she didn't *love* it. 🤣 she basically laid in the hall the whole night not letting Artie go any further. -- nm - Andie Nov 18, 06:33 8
    - Kitties are the Mutombos of the pet kingdom. :) -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 18, 06:39 7
      - "Go ahead. Try it." -- (pic) - Andie Nov 18, 06:43 [Attachment] 6
        
        That's a mini?! How old? -- nm - mara Nov 18, 06:57 1
        
        11 weeks -- nm - Andie Nov 18, 07:10
        
        the air is crackling with dramatic tension! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 18, 06:47 3
        
        I expected more violence -- nm - oblique Nov 18, 06:49 2
        
        just a lot of stand offs. The puppy was actually really really good. He just wanted to be friends, but he could read the room. -- nm - Andie Nov 18, 06:49 1
        
        I was going to say. Rex…would not have been so chill. -- nm - znufrii Nov 18, 06:52
Giants vs Cowboys on Thanksgiving—both backup QBs playing —now I know what game to time my nap to -- nm - Trending Nov 18, 06:14
Gary Oldman reads a special CBeebies Bedtime Story for BBC Children in Need -- (link) - LMS Nov 18, 06:10 [youtube]
SAS Rogue Heroes season 2 trailer -- (link) - LMS Nov 18, 05:58 [youtube] 1
- Episode 1: Baffling the Germans with obscure proc logistic options -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 18, 06:03
Beyoncé to make ‘Cowboy Carter’ live debut on Netflix’s NFL Christmas stream - oblique Nov 18, 05:56 2
- How much do we need to pay her to stop? -- nm - Fuzzy Nov 18, 06:14 1
  - Compared to what she's probably getting from them for this and the halftime show.. - zunk takes things literally Nov 18, 06:42
FF: Astro: You're welcome RC. Spawn and I have crushed your opponents -- nm - oblique Nov 18, 05:49 1
- On behalf of the entire Husker Nowledge organization, thank you. - ReluctantCynic Nov 18, 06:57
In the NFL right now, every team above 500 would make the playoffs and every team 500 and below would miss the playoffs. -- nm - Dano Nov 18, 05:45
today I will have an electric car questions and a smart home question. please let me know when you've had your coffee and we will begin. -- nm - amanda Nov 18, 05:32 3
- Proceed -- nm - oblique Nov 18, 05:45
- I’m on whisky and probably can’t answer either, but fire away! -- nm - mafic Nov 18, 05:40 1
  - ~Everybody at mafic's gettin' tipsy~ -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 18, 05:45
*hits Tommy Devito's music* -- nm - Strongbad Nov 18, 05:25 2
- Walk Like a Man -- nm - ty97 Nov 18, 05:36
- Lame—Drew Lock is so much better…but, can’t tank with Lock -- nm - Trending Nov 18, 05:34
Spirit Airlines files for Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy -- (link) - ty97 Nov 18, 05:18 [BS]
Murdle: 2:38 - prayformojo Nov 18, 04:23 1
- 1:50 - Fuzzy Nov 18, 05:20
Strands #260 - 6th, 1 hint - prayformojo Nov 18, 04:15 1
- Yellow 1st (lots of wrong words before that) - decline Nov 18, 10:39
Connections Puzzle #526 - PYBG - prayformojo Nov 18, 04:11 2
- BPYG - mud Nov 18, 07:13
- YGxBP - decline Nov 18, 05:56
Wordle 1,248 5/6 - prayformojo Nov 18, 04:08 2
- 4 - rollo Nov 18, 05:57
- 4 - decline Nov 18, 05:50
Ovechkin is now less than 30 from Wayne. Hat trick last night, 13 on the season. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 18, 03:38
Tonight I was talking with the owner of our Azteca Restaurant. They have direct access to the restaurant through a back door to the - Meg Nov 17, 23:16
25 years ago Rolling Stones are 1st major act to 'stream' a show, few had ability to see it, basically a promo for a PPV cable concert. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 22:31 1
- Whether the Stones were first or not, apparently it was *30* years ago. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 18, 08:08
Carr who recently said that NBC could lose its license for having VP Harris on SNL, is the author of the FCC Chapter in Project 2025. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 21:52
Michael Nesmith - of the Monkees - pretty much invented MTV. - Mop🧹 Nov 17, 21:34 6
- not even close to inventing the internet :))))) -- nm - Hedy Lamarr Nov 17, 22:19
- his mother invented Liquid Paper -- nm - mr mooch Nov 17, 21:46 2
  - And MTV later had an animated show called Liquid Television! See, it’s all connected man! -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 23:31 1
    - I loved Liquid Television. That was appointment viewing before the term had been invented. -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 18, 05:15
- Nesmith had a couple episodes of a comedy show made up of video clips, like a pirate on sesame st saying the letter RRRRRRR -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 21:37
- Part 4 of Hit Record’s history of the music video, telling about the birth of MTV. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 17, 21:37 [youtube]
Contextualizing New Social Networks -- (link) - psilotum Nov 17, 20:46 [mastodon]
BEYONCÉ NFL Halftime Show - Ravens vs Texans Christmas Day on Netflix -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 20:43 1
- Whatever it takes to get people to watch “the other NFL game” on Netflix on Christmas Day. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 17, 21:19
The Bengals are making an absolute art out of breaking hearts. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 17, 20:37 1
- Masterpiece. Just top shelf stuff right there. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 17, 20:48
OMG! -- (link) - zunk takes things literally Nov 17, 20:28 [BS] 1
- heh -- nm - mud Nov 17, 20:31
So based on the current AP rankings these would be the playoff seeds? -- (edited) - Dano Nov 17, 19:07
while Dems pretend that the election was about Teh Economy, the broligarchs are carving up the federal govt daily without a peep -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 17, 18:59
Argos!!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Nov 17, 18:47
fuck Monday -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 17, 18:43 2
- Bombers fan, eh? -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 19:10
- Pre-emptive Monday hate! -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 17, 18:51

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