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NY: Robinhood clearly an expert on optics -- (pic) - budice Dec 4, 18:06 [Attachment] 1
- I can’t believe anyone would use Robinhood after their antics during the GameStop stuff. -- nm - Qale Dec 4, 18:07
what was your favorite NYE fireworks in NYC moment? -- (link) - mr mooch Dec 4, 17:29 1
- Is this about cancelling them in the parks? Makes sense with the drought we've been dealing with lately. We've had some rain of late but - Krusty Dec 4, 17:49
I love that Shazam the music identification app that Apple sherlocked recognizes K.K. Slider songs from Animal Crossing. -- (link*) - Qale Dec 4, 17:28
I do think it was a gangster or a hitman, not a victim of the company. Otherwise why be disguised? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 4, 17:27 4
- Because you want to try to get away with it? It was planned - easily could be a smart pissed off person. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 4, 17:49
- yeah he looked like a pro of some sort -- nm - mr mooch Dec 4, 17:28 2
  - He had dad shoes on—bicycle escape was smart -- nm - Trending Dec 4, 17:37 1
    - Calm and cool about it from what I saw. IMHO a rando wouldn’t hold it together as well during the shooting. Then the planned escape as well. -- nm - VMan Dec 4, 18:32
The phrasing on this is ... chefs kiss. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 4, 17:10 [mastodon]
The National Board of Review names Wicked best film of 2024 -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 4, 16:42 3
- Damn! I was sure it'd be Megalopolis! -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 4, 17:10 1
  - pretty much the same aesthetics -- nm - mr mooch Dec 4, 17:27
- they havent seen Nosferatu!! -- nm - mud Dec 4, 16:49
Oh weird, I have the exact same backpack as the CEO shooter -- nm - Beryllium Dec 4, 16:40 5
- And where is my phone? -- nm - Bery SI Dec 4, 16:43 3
  - I used it to take a photo of my backpack -- (pic) - Beryllium Dec 4, 16:44 [Attachment] 2
    - silencer in the background!! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 4, 16:47 1
      - Ha :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 4, 16:47
- (dun Dun DUN!) -- nm - mud Dec 4, 16:42
heh, "zombie chairmen" -- (link) - mud Dec 4, 16:34 [BS]
spotify is planning to host an inauguration day pop-up podcast studio and a brunch to celebrate the "power of podcasts" in this election -- (link) - ty97 Dec 4, 16:15 3
- Gross -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Dec 4, 16:35
- I despise them so much. -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 16:26
- yeah, fuck right off -- nm - mr mooch Dec 4, 16:24
Kacey Musgraves: The Architect -- (link) - JD Dec 4, 15:59 [youtube]
This may be the most Philly picture I’ve ever taken -- (pic) - znufrii Dec 4, 15:58 [Attachment] 5
- BOOOOOOOOOO! *throws batteries at his head* -- nm - Iggles Fans Dec 4, 16:28
- Nice shot! -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 16:14
- Nice! I like that 🎅 -- nm - Trending Dec 4, 16:00 2
  - Inside -- (pic) - znufrii Dec 4, 16:05 [Attachment] 1
    - Santa spreading some holiday cheer. -- nm - VMan Dec 4, 16:30
Dear McDonalds: Was there an accident at the cookie factory? This looks like vomit. -- (pic) - Beryllium Dec 4, 15:58 [Attachment] 1
- Grimace’s Best. -- nm - VMan Dec 4, 16:26
Ok - so reading that Anthem anesthesia article below...in June of this year, Anthem reported 24% growth in income and profit. - Jim Dec 4, 15:34 7
- Though who to blame can depend on the plan whether it’s fully funded or self funded. - Dano Dec 4, 16:35
- But it’s in your 401k! It benefits everyone. -- nm - VMan Dec 4, 16:28
- Hey, that's OUR schtick! -- nm - Private Equity Vultures Dec 4, 16:05
- Stock Price>Doing what’s best for people—their decision is beyond gross and hoping they get sued into oblivion -- nm* - Trending Dec 4, 15:50
- They can spend that money on extra bodyguards. -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 4, 15:47
- it's interesting. we've got Anthem through CJ's work at Lilly. Lilly makes some of the GLP-1 stuff and even w/doc prescription..Anthem won't cover it -- nm - Remlik Dec 4, 15:46
- Grifters and bean counters are feeling empowered right now. -- nm - David Dec 4, 15:41
Today is Early National Signing Day for CFB. Arkansas has the #30 overall class, which is...FIFTEENTH in the SEC! -- nm - David Dec 4, 15:25 1
- Recruiting rankings exist to make money off larger fanbases - Strongbad Dec 4, 17:54
Have any other 90s movies had songs made about them, or is it just Hook? - Beryllium Dec 4, 14:59 4
- Just misses but, Prince went over and above for Batman. -- nm - VMan Dec 4, 16:25 1
  - True - but Bangarang came out 20 years after the film. That discrepancy is what I'm wondering about. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 4, 16:38
- ~ welcome to the dollhouse ~ -- nm - GNR Dec 4, 15:01 1
  - Ah, because of Johnny Squares, got it -- nm - Beryllium Dec 4, 15:09
Aaron Rodgers: Enigma | Official Trailer | Netflix (Breakdown: "I've never seen anything make someone look more like an asshole") -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Dec 4, 14:46 [youtube] 3
- I saw the russian ambassador to the UN laughing at Ukraine's ambassador talking about kidnapped children. Is this worse than that? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 4, 14:49 1
  - Nothing. And I mean nothing, is worse than a Russian. -- nm - Jovian Dec 4, 14:51
- (I stole the asshole quote from Grossi's Bronco fan buddy) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Dec 4, 14:47
FWIW, one of the theories I heard was that the killing was done by a crypto ransom gang. - Beryllium Dec 4, 14:35 1
- It was Canada trying to disrupt private healthcare! There’ll be hell to pay! And MORE tariffs. -- nm - 45/47 Dec 4, 14:51
The new President of the Washington Commanders is the current CEO of Campbell's Soup. - David Dec 4, 14:15 4
- He's going to be very busy. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Dec 4, 14:34
- No.... CEO of "Campbells" .... they dropped soup from their name -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 4, 14:24 2
  - Worst decision since dropping Green Pea Soup from their lineup. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 4, 14:27
  - No soup for you? -- nm - Spawn Dec 4, 14:24
Westgate hires Barry Manilow 'for life'. this is the first casino lifetime offer to a performer -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 4, 14:06 4
- Yes, Barry . . . just sign your name at the bottom of this last page and you'll be set for "Life" -- nm - Lou Cypher, Westgate CEO Dec 4, 14:15
- First I've heard of the casino. Hopefully they're both happy with the arrangement. -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 14:08 2
  - They're considered to have one of the best sportsbooks in Vegas -- nm - JD Dec 4, 15:42
  - It’s a timeshare group. There’s a couple in the Smokies. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Dec 4, 15:21
This article about the shooting says the police found a cellphone at the location and the guy took off on a Citibike. I think they'll find him -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 4, 14:03 21
- I assume they released this info as they already have everything they need from it or it proved useless. -- nm - VMan Dec 4, 14:52
- I wonder what the cops will find in his past that warranted this type of kill. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 4, 14:35 1
  - Probably nothing. He was just a CEO of an arguably inhumane company, thus responsible for inhumane things. - Beryllium Dec 4, 14:38
- those e-bikes reportedly have GPS - ty97 Dec 4, 14:04 17
  - He rode it into Central Park and disappeared - decline Dec 4, 14:13 14
    - They have a cellphone and he used a bike that has gps. He'll be in cuffs soon. -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 14:22
    - He's got a six hour head start on you, which is more than he needs. Brody's got friends in every town and village from here to the Sudan ... - Beryllium Dec 4, 14:21
    - 100%. This was a fully professional hit. Someone paid good money for this. -- nm - Jovian Dec 4, 14:19 9
      - He dropped a cellphone. Pros don't do that. -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 14:23 8
        
        Leave the gun, take the canoli.... its a burner unless stupid... I wonder if they can ID some spotters in the crowd -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 4, 14:26 2
        
        Burners can be tracked back to where they were bought. - Krusty Dec 4, 14:30 1
        
        yea, back to Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman out of his van in an abandoned parking lot. :) -- nm - Jovian Dec 4, 14:45
        
        I'm unclear if he dropped a phone, or if they have video of him *on the phone* and are trying to track that call -- nm* - ty97 Dec 4, 14:25 3
        
        They recovered a phone at the scene. -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 14:30 2
        
        are we 100% sure that it was actually his phone? (and not a misdirection?) -- nm - Andie Dec 4, 14:34 1
        
        We don't know yet. -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 15:00
        
        Misdirection tactic. -- nm - Spawn Dec 4, 14:24
    - Hunter Biden is a ghost! -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 4, 14:13 1
      - technically there was a window of a couple hours there when he could have gone full ham with the federal criminality -- nm - mr mooch Dec 4, 14:18
  - I edited my comment to include that part as I'm sure most wouldn't know that. Those are two big mistakes from someone people are thinking is - Krusty Dec 4, 14:05 1
    - It's probably a burner and the call was from a spotter to ID the vic...met someone in the park to switch bikes/clothes and then hopped a ride -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 4, 14:30
Twitter has apparently removed time stamps from Tweets -- (link) - Reagen Dec 4, 13:45 [BS] 1
- He's so incredibly bad at this it's laughable. -- nm - Tim Dec 4, 15:10
Stupid people at work are getting on my last nerve and I may yet lose it. I hope I still have a job in 2025. -- nm - Dano Dec 4, 13:32
The Playlist: The 75 Most Anticipated TV Shows Of 2025 -- (link) - mud Dec 4, 13:23 4
- Ohhhh a series based on The Four Seasons (1981) - Jovian Dec 4, 13:33 2
  - by Tina Fey last i checked -- nm - mr mooch Dec 4, 13:37 1
    - ooooooooh. *interesting* - Andie Dec 4, 13:45
- That's TOO MANY! Also, they cheating by adding *TWO* at #75! -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 4, 13:29
Ancient-Origins seems to be hacked. All weekend it was wonky. now it's down and they can't put up historical news. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 4, 13:15 1
- Damn—there goes my lead source for burriel site news -- nm - Trending Dec 4, 13:18
Weird day to announce this -- (link) - Reagen Dec 4, 13:08 [BS] 18
- The ASA post is dated Nov 14, 2024 -- (link) - JD Dec 4, 14:21
- Doesn’t seem ethical -- nm - Pippy Dec 4, 14:00 5
  - It's fine. They'll wake you up during surgery to tell you you've reached the limit, and then you'll have the choice of how to handle it from there. -- nm - prayformojo Dec 4, 14:03 4
    - "We were just about to close your chest up, would you like a mirror to watch?" -- nm - Jovian Dec 4, 14:09 2
      - A mirror and a couple of shots of whiskey, please. -- nm - Spawn Dec 4, 14:23 1
        
        Erryone in the OR gettin' tipsy. -- nm - Reagen Dec 4, 14:33
    - "But doctor, you only take mastercard and visa, and I have amex" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 4, 14:05
- semi related: I had nose surgery yesterday and they informed because of the Hurricanes it wiped out the factory that makes IV's... - Remlik Dec 4, 13:21 7
  - I thought they got back on track??? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 4, 14:33 1
    - So did I, but I guess not. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 4, 14:41
  - Yes -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Dec 4, 13:47
  - Are you okay? -- nm - David Dec 4, 13:44 1
    - yeah just fine. I have my nose broken several times over my life and could never breathe out of my left nostril... - Remlik Dec 4, 14:27
  - They just want an excuse to use that used IV bag with you. -- nm - Spawn Dec 4, 13:33
  - there is. That's true. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Dec 4, 13:28
- ... if anyone gets shot over this, the shooter should make sure to use low-velocity cartridges and some kind of bullet that is - Beryllium Dec 4, 13:19
- ASA already issuing a statement to tell them to knock it off -- nm - mr mooch Dec 4, 13:18
- They must be really confident in their 2025 contracts. -- nm - David Dec 4, 13:17
Okay fine, I'll imagine some dragons -- nm - Beryllium Dec 4, 12:59 1
- That's my secret - Spawn Dec 4, 13:00
About a minute’s worth of video, from the Casa Bonita documentary showing how F’d and disgusting the place was during the initial walkthrough -- (link) - Trending Dec 4, 12:44
This is funny. -- (link) - pmb Dec 4, 12:39 [BS] 4
- I saw a lot of discussion about this on bsky today also. It is exactly that. LLM bots that simply disagree with everything -- nm - oblique Dec 4, 12:44 3
  - "I'm the AI Bot who always lies" -- nm* - mr mooch Dec 4, 12:49
  - I don't think that's the case -- nm - JD Dec 4, 12:45 1
    - I haven't watched yet but part of the discussion -- (link) - oblique Dec 4, 13:58 [BS]
Diontae Johnson suspended from playing because he refused to play in the game vs the Eagles 🦅 … - Trending Dec 4, 12:33 [Attachment] 6
- OK. I'll bite. Why wouldn't he play against the Eagles? -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 4, 13:23 4
  - He was already on the other side. -- nm - Todd Manning Dec 4, 18:07
  - Guessing—but thinks he should be above Bateman (WR2) on the depth chart—except Bateman works his butt off and makes the tough catches - Trending Dec 4, 13:25 1
    - Agholor I can see, but he isn't better than Bateman. - the wrong element Dec 4, 16:47
  - patriotic -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Dec 4, 13:24
- to be fair, nobody wants to tackle/injure Joe Walsh. -- nm* - Peglegpete Dec 4, 13:11
small comfort but Jamie Raskin will replace Jerry Nadler as ranking member on House Judiciary -- (link) - mr mooch Dec 4, 12:30 2
- also increases the odds that AOC will take Raskin's spot as ranking member on Oversight -- nm - mr mooch Dec 4, 15:00
- Ill take these small wins though -- nm - Jovian Dec 4, 12:32
David/Kim, what’s up with your heat? My friend’s husband has his own HVAC business. Want me to see if he has availability today? -- nm - kelly Dec 4, 12:30 1
- Thank you, Kelly! -- nm - David Dec 4, 12:52
Mother EFFer. I very quickly added a few holiday song stations to my SiriusXM favorites, trying to avoid LDB. I go back to the Broadway channel to - kelly Dec 4, 12:27 [Attachment] 11
- I am going to a christmas market thing tonight. Drinking cocktails in a yurt. It's a fool's errand, but it must be done. -- nm - Andie Dec 4, 13:30 1
  - I hope it's a fun night. I wouldn't avoid doing something fun just for the game. The risk makes it a bit exciting. -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 13:56
- Heh... 69 -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 4, 13:26
- Our knockout was very funny. - David Dec 4, 12:55 2
  - You are not out if you are directed to it -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 4, 14:39
  - heh -- nm - prayformojo Dec 4, 12:56
- Now I want to hear what this is but it's going to have to wait - oblique Dec 4, 12:34
- nice -- nm - mr mooch Dec 4, 12:31
- That is ridiculous. Everyone knows only boys can handle drums! - Jovian Dec 4, 12:29 2
  - I was hoping for enough differences that it could be considered a different song. Nope. -- nm - kelly Dec 4, 12:32 1
    - Damn. -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 12:42
pa rump a pum pum -- nm - mr mooch Dec 4, 12:27 1
- ba dump dump -- nm - rollo Dec 4, 14:09

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