Snarky Puppy Founder Michael League: The Movie

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Experience the extraordinary story of the star Michael League and the Tuscan luthier Bruno Bacci, relive the personal challenges that led to the construction of the incredible bass with worm-eaten wood. This film is about friendship, music, and our most beautiful bet: the one on ourselves.

Limited to just 40 pieces, Amrita is not merely an instrument; it is a masterpiece, a testament to the unique collaboration between two musical visionaries. Join Michael League and Bruno Bacci as he takes you on a compelling journey through the history of Amrita, unveiling the secrets behind its distinctive sound and exceptional craftsmanship. This is more than a bass; it’s a work of art, a symphony of friendship, creativity, and musical mastery.

Follow the intertwined stories of Michael League and Bruno Bacci. In this journey spanning over two decades of craftsmanship, the narrative unfolds around how they met and formed their unique bond, the challenges they faced, and Bruno Bacci’s creative process in search of the perfect sound for the worm-eaten wood.

Bacci’s revolutionary approach turns this unique wood into a sonic powerhouse, leveraging its natural wormholes as intricate acoustic chambers. These enhance the bass’s depth and clarity, producing a sound that blends the soulful resonance of vintage instruments with the crispness of modern technology.

Light in weight yet rich in sound, each Amrita bass is an embodiment of innovation, combining artistic craftsmanship with unparalleled acoustic engineering, marking a new era in the legacy of bass guitars.

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goddamnedfrank Dec 9, 2023 • 10:55:12am

Joe Bacon ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 10:56:39am

dat_said Dec 9, 2023 • 11:09:04am

NPS news release: Three national scenic trails designated as units of the National Park System 

Three national scenic trails have become the country’s newest national parks, raising the total number of existing parks from 425 to 428. The Ice Age, New England, and North Country national scenic trails, all previously established by Congress and administered by the National Park Service as part of the National Trails System, are now also recognized as units of the National Park System.

Doubt much will change. I’ve done parts of Ice Age and North Country. Great trails. They join the Appalachian, Natchez Trace, and Potomac Heritage trails in the national park system.

Ice Age is about 1200 miles long and somehow stays entirely in Wisconsin. North Country is projected to be 4600 miles long (Appalachian Trail is “only” about 2200 miles long, so North Country takes a bit longer than needed for two Argentinian mistresses).

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 9, 2023 • 11:13:59am

I’m out grocery shopping. There’s a guy in here with a prosthetic leg wearing a t-shirt that says:

“LEG STORY - $20”

Honestly, if I had cash on me right now I might just take him up on it.

goddamnedfrank Dec 9, 2023 • 11:14:52am

goddamnedfrank Dec 9, 2023 • 11:19:07am

ROFL, insert Xzibit saying “Yo Dawg, we heard you like plagiarism so …”

🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈 Dec 9, 2023 • 11:21:09am

goddamnedfrank Dec 9, 2023 • 11:22:03am

re: #6 goddamnedfrank

P.S. Let’s humor Igor’s excuse for a second and assume it’s not a flagrant lie. All he’s describing is the informational gray goo scenario, where large language model AIs spread and corrupt the internet like an infectious prion disease a la Mad Cow, and it’s spread the same way, by feeding the product back into itself.

Eventual Carrion Dec 9, 2023 • 11:25:44am

re: #8 goddamnedfrank

P.S. Let’s humor Igor’s excuse for a second and assume it’s not a flagrant lie. All he’s describing is the informational gray goo scenario, where large language model AIs spread and corrupt the internet like an infectious prion disease.

Scouring the web for truth and facts. Sounds like a winning strategy to me.
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Captain Ron Dec 9, 2023 • 11:27:21am

Texas Justice Who Voted To Block Woman’s Emergency Abortion Was Arrested 37 Times Protesting At Clinics https://t.co/vnTNpUEmXq pic.twitter.com/bKFnaR7Kem

— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) December 9, 2023

goddamnedfrank Dec 9, 2023 • 11:28:20am

Dangerman Dec 9, 2023 • 11:32:17am

re: #10 Captain Ron

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They would never make a man beg for healthcare in a court of law.

— KD 📚🌎🌊🇺🇸🟧 (@kdnerak33) December 9, 2023

Joe Bacon ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 11:33:06am

re: #10 Captain Ron

Not surprised at all!

Time to restart the Underground Railroad for women in Texas!

Dangerman Dec 9, 2023 • 11:39:13am

PhillyPretzel ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 11:41:07am

re: #14 Dangerman

Like he said he would not go to a golf course when he was president. Yeah, right.

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 9, 2023 • 11:42:16am

re: #12 Dangerman

Remember when a wingnut judge ordered a hospital to give Ivermectin to someone who had Covid?

sagehen Dec 9, 2023 • 11:45:39am

re: #5 goddamnedfrank

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just don’t tell him how seahorse pregnancies work…

JC1 Dec 9, 2023 • 11:54:22am

re: #2 Joe Bacon ✅

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It’s more likely that they used OpenAI’s models to generate a portion of the training set.
The actual code that runs these things is trivial.

🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈 Dec 9, 2023 • 11:59:31am

re: #18 JC1

It’s more likely that they used OpenAI’s models to generate a portion of the training set.
The actual code that runs these things is trivial.

I can rewrite Eliza to be bigoted this afternoon if right-wingers really need a computer to act like a bigoted loser to make them comfortable. How smart do they really need a bigot-bot to be?

darthstar Dec 9, 2023 • 12:02:05pm

So the missus wanted to go to a consignment shop this morning. I asked if she wanted to take her car or the truck. She said let’s take the truck.

Now I know what a red flag sounds like.

jeffreyw Dec 9, 2023 • 12:10:34pm

Chocolate Chip No Nuts

sizzzzlerz Dec 9, 2023 • 12:11:31pm

re: #10 Captain Ron

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No conflict of interest there.

sagehen Dec 9, 2023 • 12:12:38pm

Doctor Who Special 3 has been posted.

re: #20 darthstar

So the missus wanted to go to a consignment shop this morning. I asked if she wanted to take her car or the truck. She said let’s take the truck.

Now I know what a red flag sounds like.

Is the new house not yet fully furnished?

PhillyPretzel ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 12:13:52pm

re: #21 jeffreyw

No nuts. That works for me. They look great.

jaunte Dec 9, 2023 • 12:20:24pm

re: #12 Dangerman

Unless he was poor and sick.

TedStriker Dec 9, 2023 • 12:21:04pm

re: #6 goddamnedfrank

Don’t worry, no OpenAI code was used to make Grok

dat_said Dec 9, 2023 • 12:24:45pm

Forbes: With His $700 Million Deal, Shohei Ohtani Is Set To Become MLB’s All-Time Earnings Leade

Signed with Dodgers.

Nerdy Fish Dec 9, 2023 • 12:27:41pm

re: #27 dat_said

Forbes: With His $700 Million Deal, Shohei Ohtani Is Set To Become MLB’s All-Time Earnings Leade

Signed with Dodgers.

Jesus H. Christ, that’s a big contract. And yes, I know he’s a big deal, but wow.

jaunte Dec 9, 2023 • 12:30:14pm

re: #27 dat_said

Beer will be going up.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have the most expensive beer at 99 cents per ounce for 16-ounce cans, which cost $15.99. Beer at Dodger Stadium cost 30 cents more per ounce than any other team.
usatoday.com

Captain Ron Dec 9, 2023 • 12:34:21pm

One of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes in front of it to produce a one-of-a-kind eclipse late Monday into early Tuesday. https://t.co/EJLeBwhTtY

— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 9, 2023

sagehen Dec 9, 2023 • 12:36:00pm

re: #30 Captain Ron

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sizzzzlerz Dec 9, 2023 • 12:46:36pm

re: #29 jaunte

Beer will be going up.

With Othani’s new contract, I’m pretty sure Dodger fans can expect a lot more than beer to get more expensive.

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 9, 2023 • 12:52:40pm

re: #28 Nerdy Fish

Jesus H. Christ, that’s a big contract. And yes, I know he’s a big deal, but wow.

I’m predicting someone will sign somewhere for $1 Billion within 10 years.

Jay C Dec 9, 2023 • 12:55:48pm

re: #30 Captain Ron

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I did a double-take there “Leona” (the asteroid that will be occulting Betelgeuse) was also my mother’s name - who knew???

Nojay UK Dec 9, 2023 • 12:59:49pm

re: #27 dat_said

Forbes: With His $700 Million Deal, Shohei Ohtani Is Set To Become MLB’s All-Time Earnings Leade

Signed with Dodgers.

Is that his yearly salary?

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 9, 2023 • 1:00:32pm

re: #35 Nojay UK

Is that his yearly salary?

10 year contract.

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Dec 9, 2023 • 1:01:58pm

I worked for a guy who negotiated one of the first $1 million contracts in sports for Reggie Jackson. And negotiated the deal that got him an additional 25 cents for every ticket sold at Yankee stadium for every game he played in.

TedStriker Dec 9, 2023 • 1:08:19pm

re: #31 sagehen

Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse

You rang?

The Ghost of a Flea Dec 9, 2023 • 1:35:03pm

US retail lobbyists retract key claim on ‘organized’ retail crime

The NRF’s claim that organized retail crime accounted for “nearly half” of inventory losses was repeated in multiple media reports on the issue. The NRF has cited growing rates of crime in calls for Congress to pass new laws, including proposed legislation that would broaden the scope of offenses considered “organized” crime and increase potential penalties.

According to NRF spokesperson Danielle Inman, the claim that organized crime accounted for nearly half of all inventory losses was based on two-year-old testimony from Ben Dugan, former president of the advocacy group Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail. In 2021, he told a U.S. Senate committee that organized retail crime accounted for $45 billion in annual losses for retailers, according to estimates by the coalition.

Nerdy Fish Dec 9, 2023 • 1:40:51pm

re: #39 The Ghost of a Flea

US retail lobbyists retract key claim on ‘organized’ retail crime

Note that they said this to the media, and to Congress, but they didn’t say it to investors. Because investors can sue the pants off them if they lie on financial disclosures.

Dizzy Dec 9, 2023 • 1:49:20pm

BREAKING

Liz Magill, the embattled President of the University of Pennsylvania, is resigning. pic.twitter.com/ptyrZ68SIJ

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) December 9, 2023

PhillyPretzel ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 1:50:32pm

WaPo ping: U of Penn President is resigning.

PhillyPretzel ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 1:51:38pm

re: #41 Dizzy

Dang. You beat me by one minute. Great Minds Think Alike. :)

Nerdy Fish Dec 9, 2023 • 1:51:59pm

re: #43 PhillyPretzel ✅

Dang. You beat me by one minute. Great Minds Think Alike. :)

Yours too.

Joe Bacon ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 1:53:44pm

Stefanik Scores Another Scalp.

Joe Bacon ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 1:59:54pm

Kevin McCarthy shredded by his own hometown: ‘Not what we expect from our elected leaders’

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy isn’t very well liked, even by Republicans in his own hometown in California, according to a report.

McCarthy, who made history when he was booted out of the speakership after a remarkably short period of time, recently announced that he was leaving his seat at the end of the month. That is among the reasons given by locals in McCarthy’s hometown of Bakersfield who say they have negative feelings about their outgoing representative.

“How much did McCarthy love Bakersfield, and how much did Bakersfield love him back? The responses were mixed then, and they remain mixed now,” according to the Guardian, which included a quote from Greg Perrone, president of the Greater Bakersfield Republican Assembly, which the outlet describes as “an activist group that hews to McCarthy’s right.”

“If you went through the wringer he went through, I suspect there’s a little humiliation, a little embarrassment. Maybe he’s licking his wounds and wants to go off into the sunset,” he said, according to the report. “Still, I’m a little disappointed that he didn’t finish the term that he was elected to serve. That’s not what we expect from our elected leaders.”

The report continues:

“The critical voices that fill the letters column of the local paper, the Bakersfield Californian, have been quite a bit blunter. ‘Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kevin,’ two of them wrote last week. One added: ‘You haven’t represented us in a very long time.’”

The mayor apparently didn’t even have time to respond, according to the report.

“Bakersfield’s mayor, Karen Goh, who has been photographed with McCarthy on passingly few occasions since she took office seven years ago, issued no statement. When invited to comment on ways in which McCarthy had helped the city in his 16 years in Washington, she told the Guardian she was too busy to respond.”

theguardian.com

Oh yeah Qevin! We feel the love for you! 😈

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 9, 2023 • 2:04:36pm

I’ll keep Kevin in my prayers…

Pray for You - Jaron and The Long Road to Love :: Official Video

wrenchwench Dec 9, 2023 • 2:09:12pm

re: #46 Joe Bacon ✅

Bakersfield is, in some ways, the opposite of NYC. One of the ways: If you can’t make it there, you can’t make it anywhere.

goddamnedfrank Dec 9, 2023 • 2:11:20pm

re: #39 The Ghost of a Flea

US retail lobbyists retract key claim on ‘organized’ retail crime

There was a lot that was fucked up about the claim and the larger ecosystem it inhabited that I got into here, but the one thing I missed was how it’s just basic DARVO and served as a way of distracting people from the fact that wage theft dwarfs all other forms of theft:

According to the Economic Policy Institute, wage theft costs U.S. workers as much as $50 billion per year — a number far higher than all robberies, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts combined. While we’re taught to be vigilant and lock our homes and cars to prevent robberies, most workers are not trained on how to identify wage theft and claw back stolen wages. Wage theft is also more likely to affect low-wage workers, immigrant workers, and workers with less education and fewer resources.

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips Dec 9, 2023 • 2:12:37pm

Is it lefty behaviour to not show up for a funeral when you’ve been dead for 23 years? https://t.co/hNRuCg84CY

— Dermot the Donut Muncher 🇮🇪🇪🇺 (@DermotNCosgrove) December 9, 2023

Teukka Dec 9, 2023 • 2:26:23pm

re: #50 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

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Now that’s what I call a gold standard epic fail…

Grunthos the Flatulent 🇳🇿 Dec 9, 2023 • 2:28:31pm

re: #38 TedStriker

If you spell it “Betelgeuse” Ford Prefect shows up.

jeffreyw Dec 9, 2023 • 2:40:17pm

re: #38 TedStriker

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I was an avid reader of science fiction as a youth and came across the star in various books and ‘zines but my inner voice always pronounced it bet - el - guoo - ese because I was a tad dyslexic so when I heard “beetle juice” I thought it a joke.

darthstar Dec 9, 2023 • 2:41:36pm

re: #23 sagehen

Doctor Who Special 3 has been posted.

Is the new house not yet fully furnished?

Not even close. But she and her best friend watch the consignment shop websites for deals and today’s was an Eames chair and ottoman for the new place. It’ll be good to have up there for sure.

Also picked up a tree on the way home and stopped at a crafts fair for a new tie dye.

wrenchwench Dec 9, 2023 • 2:42:33pm

re: #49 goddamnedfrank

There were a lot that was fucked up about the claim and the larger ecosystem it inhabited that I got into here, but the one thing I missed was how it’s just basic DARVO and served as a way of distracting people from the fact that wage theft dwarfs all other forms of theft:

During reorientation at the Kroger affiliate, one segment emphasized that we clerks are forbidden to chase, hold, or otherwise confront anyone suspected of shoplifting. They say it’s for our safety, and talk about weapons and hostile people. Here’s what really happened. A couple of employees are permitted to confront, follow, harass, and ‘threaten’ shoppers. The name of their department is Asset Protection, but I call them the shrinkage guys (they’ve all been men, that I know of). The ones where I work, last time I worked there, would follow shoppers of color in a cartoonish show of stealth that we observed from the deli. This included the Store Director, their supervisor, with a twisted enthusiasm. Shortly after I quit, they finally got in trouble, and got fired (or ‘put on some kind of leave’, as some ‘understood’ it.) This must have cost Kroger some money. That’s why we can’t accuse or follow shoppers. Lawsuits lurk.

Making the shoppers out to be the dangerous ones is a capitalist defense mechanism.

While I was typing that, I got a call from work. A shift closing tonight came available. I turned it down.

sizzzzlerz Dec 9, 2023 • 2:43:50pm

re: #33 Eclectic Cyborg

I’m predicting someone will sign somewhere for $1 Billion within 10 years.

Sooner than that, I bet. Pro athletes have tremendously large egos and the mere thought that somebody is making more money than they do, drives them to be the No. 1 guy at their next contract negotiations.

darthstar Dec 9, 2023 • 2:45:06pm

Tree’s up…ornaments are all down from the attic…time to lay on the couch for a bit and read about goings on…

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 9, 2023 • 2:46:56pm

re: #56 sizzzzlerz

Sooner than that, I bet. Pro athletes have tremendously large egos and the mere thought that somebody is making more money than they do, drives them to be the No. 1 guy at their next contract negotiations.

Sports agents are greedy motherfuckers too.

Well, a lot of them, anyway.

Backwoods Sleuth Dec 9, 2023 • 2:47:36pm

Mastodon

A Cranky One Dec 9, 2023 • 2:51:59pm

re: #57 darthstar

Tree’s up…ornaments are all down from the attic…time to lay on the couch for a bit and read about goings on…

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I thought your tree were taller

jeffreyw Dec 9, 2023 • 2:53:21pm

2h ago
His Excellency the Chief ImPoster

A WIN-WIN SITUATION.
Trump says he will testify at his trial on Monday.

Trump to testify as final defense witness in fraud trial
Former President Donald Trump returned to a New York courtroom Thursday to hear witness testimony in his civil fraud trial. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins “America Decides” to take a look at Trump’s legal troubles and how they impact his 2024 bid.

If he backs out and does not testify, he will look a fool.
If he does testify, he will look a fool on cross-examination.
If he refuses to answer questions on cross-examination, he will look and be a fool.
I cannot wait.

Joe Bacon ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 2:53:47pm

Already jacking with it!

Eclectic Cyborg Dec 9, 2023 • 2:54:25pm

re: #59 Backwoods Sleuth

JFC. JOSH HAWLEY is the sane one here??

HRH Stanley Sea Dec 9, 2023 • 2:55:11pm

re: #57 darthstar

Tree’s up…ornaments are all down from the attic…time to lay on the couch for a bit and read about goings on…

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Love your tree. I always like when they have room for ornaments to hang free.

I’ve started. It’s a 2 day event usually.

Joe Bacon ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 2:56:31pm

jeffreyw Dec 9, 2023 • 2:56:33pm

sizzzzlerz Dec 9, 2023 • 2:58:02pm

re: #63 Eclectic Cyborg

JFC. JOSH HAWLEY is the sane one here??

I know! I had to read the article to make sure there wasn’t some kind of quid pro quo going on here. It’s shocking when a republican does something for the good of regular people these days.

jeffreyw Dec 9, 2023 • 2:58:09pm

Dangerman Dec 9, 2023 • 2:58:16pm

re: #60 A Cranky One

I thought your tree were taller

Smith25's Liberal Thighs Dec 9, 2023 • 2:59:28pm

re: #56 sizzzzlerz

Sooner than that, I bet. Pro athletes have tremendously large egos and the mere thought that somebody is making more money than they do, drives them to be the No. 1 guy at their next contract negotiations.

Remember this about pro sports contracts:
In Collective Bargaining, players get about 45-50% of revenues-depending upon the league. Add in that great players can help teams generate more revenue, and from a purely capitalistic POV, great players have a market value. While players aren’t the only ones that help make the money, they are the most front facing, and sport dependent, endure the most physically taxing career. While the large dollar amounts compared to the normal persons salary are a huge gap, they should not be paid less than what their labor is worth.

Dangerman Dec 9, 2023 • 3:01:28pm

re: #61 jeffreyw

2h ago
His Excellency the Chief ImPoster

A WIN-WIN SITUATION.
Trump says he will testify at his trial on Monday.

Trump to testify as final defense witness in fraud trial
Former President Donald Trump returned to a New York courtroom Thursday to hear witness testimony in his civil fraud trial. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins “America Decides” to take a look at Trump’s legal troubles and how they impact his 2024 bid.

If he backs out and does not testify, he will look a fool.
If he does testify, he will look a fool on cross-examination.
If he refuses to answer questions on cross-examination, he will look and be a fool.
I cannot wait.

Oh there’s more

His lawyer’s a ass:

Donald Trump’s attorney Alina Habba claimed Friday that her client would take the stand on Monday in his civil fraud trial, despite the judge’s gag order and discouragement from his legal team, The Hill reports.

Said Habba: “I will say and I still say that having any client get on a stand with a gag order as limited or large as this is a First Amendment violation. And you should not respect the court and give them the opportunity to hear you.”

Ianal and guess what I know.

Gag orders are for statements not made in court

wrenchwench Dec 9, 2023 • 3:05:54pm

I did see the aftermath of a shoplifting, knowing who it was, sort of, and didn’t say that part when I threw away his old shoes and socks as he was walking around in fresh new ones, out of sight.

I saw a guy trying shoes on, who I only know as ‘Buster’ from a bus ride we took together 3 years ago. All the buses here have bike racks on the front, and I watched Buster load his at the bus stop. He was on his way to see his old girlfriend Punky, which would be two bus rides and then a bike ride to get to the town where she lived in a care facility of some sort. They used to live in this town, but got kicked out of their apartment because Buster fixed something that he couldn’t get the manager to fix, and that violated their rental agreement. I see Buster about every other month, around town. He lives in a tent south of downtown. Tough way to hang on to a bicycle, not to mention health and dry shoes.

sizzzzlerz Dec 9, 2023 • 3:06:56pm

re: #70 Smith25’s Liberal Thighs

Remember this about pro sports contracts:
While the large dollar amounts compared to the normal persons salary are a huge gap, they should not be paid less than what their labor is worth.

I wasn’t suggesting that at all. AFAIC, this is between the player and team. If the team is willing to pay out that kind of coin, good for that player. As long as it doesn’t take money from me in the form of subsidies for new stadiums since I don’t go to games and pay the increased ticket prices, parking fees, and food and beverage costs. My only point was that salaries are how players rank themselves and they all believe they deserve to be king of the money pile.

BeachDem Dec 9, 2023 • 3:07:10pm

re: #56 sizzzzlerz

Sooner than that, I bet. Pro athletes have tremendously large egos and the mere thought that somebody is making more money than they do, drives them to be the No. 1 guy at their next contract negotiations.

I remember when Bill Russell got $100,001 so he’d make more than Wilt Chamberlain. Yeah, it was 1965, but that would only translate to $600,000 today —for arguably the NBA GOAT.

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips Dec 9, 2023 • 3:07:13pm

Army’s game

TarHellion Dec 9, 2023 • 3:11:53pm

Had a really enjoyable afternoon with my cinephile buddy checking out Godzilla Minus One. Good story and music, along with nice homages to the versions from the 1950s and 60s.

GlutenFreeJesus Dec 9, 2023 • 3:19:21pm

re: #57 darthstar

Tree’s up…ornaments are all down from the attic…time to lay on the couch for a bit and read about goings on…

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danarchy Dec 9, 2023 • 3:26:08pm

re: #71 Dangerman

Oh there’s more

His lawyer’s a ass:

Ianal and guess what I know.

Gag orders are for statements not made in court

I believe Engoron’s order extended to the court room. Even the attorney’s were not allowed to make a motion in open court regarding the gag order, they had to submit it in writing because the judge didn’t want them mentioning the clerk.

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips Dec 9, 2023 • 3:26:11pm

re: #75 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

Army’s game

To lose?

LOL

Never easy

Dangerman Dec 9, 2023 • 3:32:18pm

re: #78 danarchy

I believe Engoron’s order extended to the court room. Even the attorney’s were not allowed to make a motion in open court regarding the gag order, they had to submit it in writing because the judge didn’t want them mentioning the clerk.

Like I said ianal.

Just seems to me the judge can’t gag someone’s speech under oath.

And doesn’t have to.

He can rule, instruct, admonish, hold in contempt etc if they misbehave cause they are sitting there in front of him.

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips Dec 9, 2023 • 3:35:07pm

re: #79 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

To lose?

LOL

Never easy

Phew

Odie Hugh Manatee Dec 9, 2023 • 3:40:27pm

re: #39 The Ghost of a Flea

The NRF is claiming this shit because retailers refuse to secure their own stores against theft. Our local Kroger affiliate has two security people who work overlapping hours, one is the department manager. This means that the store only has coverage for a little more than half of the time that it is open. Shoplifters around here know this and act accordingly. Theft in stores is out of control because retailers benefit from it.

I believe that the big retailers refuse to staff to deter theft because the executives want to pocket the ‘savings’, put the losses on consumers and dump the criminal violations on already overburdened courts. More cynically, out of control theft also gives conservatives a boost at the polls with voters who think that Republicans are better on crime than Democrats.

Which is a load of horse crap.

Backwoods Sleuth Dec 9, 2023 • 3:41:12pm

Mastodon

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips Dec 9, 2023 • 3:44:56pm

re: #75 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

Army’s game

re: #79 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

To lose?

LOL

Never easy

re: #81 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

Phew

Army was 12-8 while I was in.
Then lost 14 straight after I retired. Started to worry about someone realizing and recalling me to active duty
lol
Luckily they’re 6-2 since the streak was broken

Backwoods Sleuth Dec 9, 2023 • 3:45:56pm

and another one bites the dust

Mastodon

PhillyPretzel ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 3:47:58pm

re: #85 Backwoods Sleuth

A member of the trustees resigns too. Wow.

Backwoods Sleuth Dec 9, 2023 • 3:56:56pm

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darthstar Dec 9, 2023 • 3:57:18pm

re: #64 HRH Stanley Sea

I’ve always been a fan of the silver tip for that reason.

jeffreyw Dec 9, 2023 • 3:58:02pm

darthstar Dec 9, 2023 • 3:58:06pm

Oh…it looks like I napped for a good hour.

jeffreyw Dec 9, 2023 • 4:00:07pm

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Vicious Babushka Dec 9, 2023 • 4:01:12pm

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jeffreyw Dec 9, 2023 • 4:04:29pm

re: #92 Vicious Babushka

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I’m curious about the oil in the one on the left.

jeffreyw Dec 9, 2023 • 4:05:28pm

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wrenchwench Dec 9, 2023 • 4:06:15pm

re: #91 jeffreyw

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Part birb, part flower.

wrenchwench Dec 9, 2023 • 4:07:35pm

re: #94 jeffreyw

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Part lizard, part flower.

Flowers get around.

darthstar Dec 9, 2023 • 4:09:28pm

darthstar Dec 9, 2023 • 4:12:32pm

Video clip on fb…here’s a screenshot.

Vicious Babushka Dec 9, 2023 • 4:15:21pm

re: #93 jeffreyw

I’m curious about the oil in the one on the left.

Those are oil cups.

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goddamnedfrank Dec 9, 2023 • 4:17:12pm

re: #55 wrenchwench

During reorientation at the Kroger affiliate, one segment emphasized that we clerks are forbidden to chase, hold, or otherwise confront anyone suspected of shoplifting. They say it’s for our safety, and talk about weapons and hostile people. Here’s what really happened. A couple of employees are permitted to confront, follow, harass, and ‘threaten’ shoppers. The name of their department is Asset Protection, but I call them the shrinkage guys (they’ve all been men, that I know of). The ones where I work, last time I worked there, would follow shoppers of color in a cartoonish show of stealth that we observed from the deli. This included the Store Director, their supervisor, with a twisted enthusiasm. Shortly after I quit, they finally got in trouble, and got fired (or ‘put on some kind of leave’, as some ‘understood’ it.) This must have cost Kroger some money. That’s why we can’t accuse or follow shoppers. Lawsuits lurk.

Making the shoppers out to be the dangerous ones is a capitalist defense mechanism.

While I was typing that, I got a call from work. A shift closing tonight came available. I turned it down.

Yeah retail loss prevention goons are historically just awful people who want to be cops but can’t for reasons that nobody in management ever really wants to examine too closely.

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Backwoods Sleuth Dec 9, 2023 • 4:17:48pm

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jeffreyw Dec 9, 2023 • 4:20:07pm

re: #99 Vicious Babushka

Those are oil cups.

Yes, what sort of oil is in the cups, does it have an odor, etc

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sizzzzlerz Dec 9, 2023 • 4:23:29pm

re: #95 wrenchwench

Part birb, part flower.

With a little zebra mixed in.

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Backwoods Sleuth Dec 9, 2023 • 4:24:00pm

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Vicious Babushka Dec 9, 2023 • 4:26:24pm

re: #102 jeffreyw

Yes, what sort of oil is in the cups, does it have an odor, etc

Olive oil lights in specially prepared cups.

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jeffreyw Dec 9, 2023 • 4:29:23pm

re: #105 Vicious Babushka

Olive oil lights in specially prepared cups.

Thanks! Jelled olive oil.

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wrenchwench Dec 9, 2023 • 4:30:32pm

re: #100 goddamnedfrank

Yeah retail loss prevention goons are historically just awful people who want to be cops but can’t for reasons that nobody in management ever really wants to examine too closely.

While I was working in the deli, one of my coworkers applied for an opening as junior shrinkage guy. He got part way through the process before they told him he couldn’t do it, because something on his record needed to be at least three years old. He had already had the part where they explicitly tell you not to do what we saw them doing at least once a week. Wanton disregard for policy on the books. The Store Director, too. Foremost. I’m so glad he’s gone.

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William Lewis Dec 9, 2023 • 4:33:54pm

Just got done watching “The Giggle”.

10 out of 10. Neil Patrick Harris was utterly inspired casting for The Toymaker. Exquisite ending. And if they make good use of the 15th Doctor, it’ll be a good series.

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Eventual Carrion Dec 9, 2023 • 4:35:43pm

re: #83 Backwoods Sleuth

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Yep, sounds like Freddie.

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Backwoods Sleuth Dec 9, 2023 • 4:38:34pm

re: #104 Backwoods Sleuth

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PhillyPretzel ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 4:41:54pm

re: #107 wrenchwench

Having worked in retail I have heard my share of loss prevention stories. My favorite was when I was working at John Wanamaker. Someone had put aside enough kitchen appliances to start a household. Microwave, stand mixer and so on. The problem was the person who did this was fired before they could get the stuff out of the store. They were fired for taking a day’s worth of cash sales two months earlier.

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Vicious Babushka Dec 9, 2023 • 4:45:16pm

They want to literally murder this woman.
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wrenchwench Dec 9, 2023 • 4:45:41pm

re: #111 PhillyPretzel ✅

Having worked in retail I have heard my share of loss prevention stories. My favorite was when I was working at John Wanamaker. Someone had put aside enough kitchen appliances to start a household. Microwave, stand mixer and so on. The problem was the person who did this was fired before they could get the stuff out of the store. They were fired for taking a day’s worth of cash sales two months earlier.

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TedStriker Dec 9, 2023 • 4:49:59pm

re: #98 darthstar

Video clip on fb…here’s a screenshot.

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Cute overload.

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Grunthos the Flatulent 🇳🇿 Dec 9, 2023 • 4:53:08pm

Your next Wordle. I call this one Dog Turd on the Lawn.

Click to Reveal

Wordle 904 3/6

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SibData, one report outstanding: 3,3,3,4

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wrenchwench Dec 9, 2023 • 4:56:14pm

re: #115 Grunthos the Flatulent 🇳🇿

Your next Wordle. I call this one Dog Turd on the Lawn.

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Now I want to see whiff, 5 yellows, birbie. On my board of course.

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Romantic Heretic Dec 9, 2023 • 5:02:43pm

re: #19 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

Tricky proposition.

There is pond slime out there smarter than those yahoos, and you know how triggered they are by anything smarter than them.

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Belafon Dec 9, 2023 • 5:02:45pm

We got my dad’s North Pole sign up. It’s….bright. I don’t know enough about cameras and couldn’t figure out how to get a shot any better than the one on my phone:

The letters aren’t actually that blinding.

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Eclectic Cyborg Dec 9, 2023 • 5:04:10pm

re: #104 Backwoods Sleuth

Not to downplay the current situation, but the Canadian and American health care systems are very different beasts.

While we are struggling with some of the same issues they are, it’s not an equal comparison by any stretch.

I just wish more people wouldn’t be so fucking stupid. I got my (free) flu shot and (free) Covid booster this fall. I also keep sanitizer in my car and use it liberally.

It’s not hard to mitigate seasonal viral risks, but some people just can’t be bothered to fucking do it because FREEDOM! or whatever.

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Eclectic Cyborg Dec 9, 2023 • 5:05:12pm

re: #118 Belafon

Tip for the future: If you tap on the bright letters while taking the photo, the camera should adjust the light level so they’re easier to see.

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Romantic Heretic Dec 9, 2023 • 5:06:39pm

re: #119 Eclectic Cyborg

Our healthcare system will be American before long. Every time a ‘conservative’ government gets into power they do a little damage to the system to make it worse.

When it falls apart they’ll blame ‘liberals’ and most people will believe them.

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Belafon Dec 9, 2023 • 5:06:44pm

re: #120 Eclectic Cyborg

Tip for the future: If you tap on the bright letters while taking the photo, the camera should adjust the light level so they’re easier to see.

I’ll try that in a little bit. Thanks.

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Vicious Babushka Dec 9, 2023 • 5:09:13pm

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darthstar Dec 9, 2023 • 5:09:26pm

So I did a thing with that ricotta I made the other day. Mixed it with some asparagus and chives and shoved it in tubes and then made a bechamel sauce to drown it…in the oven now so the pasta can absorb a little liquid.

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Unabogie Dec 9, 2023 • 5:10:23pm

re: #28 Nerdy Fish

Jesus H. Christ, that’s a big contract. And yes, I know he’s a big deal, but wow.

Pull up a chair, kids, and let me tell you a story about a young pitcher named Kevin Brown…

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darthstar Dec 9, 2023 • 5:10:56pm

re: #114 TedStriker

Cute overload.

The ducklings are a bridge too far.

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darthstar Dec 9, 2023 • 5:15:17pm

I like making manicotti. I keep a sleeve of shells in the cabinet for when I get the itch.

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Joe Bacon ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 5:17:28pm

When Grandma made lasagna with noodles she made from scratch with her pasta machine…oh it took lasagna to a whole other level of DEE-LISH-US-NESS!

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Belafon Dec 9, 2023 • 5:18:15pm

I’m just starting the episode, but Neil Patrick Harris would have made an amazing Master.

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Eclectic Cyborg Dec 9, 2023 • 5:19:30pm

re: #123 Vicious Babushka

Dems need to put this woman in their campaign ads.

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darthstar Dec 9, 2023 • 5:22:08pm

re: #128 Joe Bacon ✅

When Grandma made lasagna with noodles she made from scratch with her pasta machine…oh it took lasagna to a whole other level of DEE-LISH-US-NESS!

I’m rolling out fresh pasta for a lasagna this Wednesday - and yes, it does take it to a new level. Got a surprise b-day party for a neighbor next Friday so I’m making a combo - red sauce with mozzarella and a fennelly sausage and home-made ricotta on the bottom half and then tarragon chicken with a bechamel sauce and gruyer on the top half (kind of a half italian, half french, thang…)

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Joe Bacon ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 5:23:01pm

re: #131 darthstar

I’m rolling out fresh pasta for a lasagna this Wednesday - and yes, it does take it to a new level. Got a surprise b-day party for a neighbor next Friday so I’m making a combo - red sauce with mozzarella and a fennelly sausage and home-made ricotta on the bottom half and then tarragon chicken with a bechamel sauce and gruyer on the top half (kind of a half italian, half french, thang…)

that sounds like HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😋

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darthstar Dec 9, 2023 • 5:23:03pm

re: #130 Eclectic Cyborg

Dems need to put this woman in their campaign ads.

Pretty much all women are campaign ads in 9 states.

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William Lewis Dec 9, 2023 • 5:24:30pm

re: #129 Belafon

I’m just starting the episode, but Neil Patrick Harris would have made an amazing Master.

Oh, gah, yes.

I was reading on tor.com that he really knew nothing of Doctor Who when approached for the role which makes it all the more delicious.

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Eclectic Cyborg Dec 9, 2023 • 5:25:59pm

re: #130 Eclectic Cyborg

Also, this:

AUSTIN — Forty Texas companies and business leaders are entering the fight against Texas’ abortion ban, filing a brief with the Texas Supreme Court that argues the ”ambiguity” in the law’s medical exceptions cost the state an estimated $14.5 billion in lost revenue every year.

Austin-based dating app giant Bumble is leading the effort, submitting an amicus brief ahead of the high court’s arguments in Zurawski v. Texas. Lead plaintiff Amanda Zurawski is challenging the state’s abortion ban after she nearly died of sepsis due to a pregnancy complication. She says the Texas abortion ban’s medical exceptions are too vague, preventing her doctor from providing a medically necessary abortion until she had nearly died.

More of that conservative “Fiscal responsibility” we’ve heard so much about.

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Nerdy Fish Dec 9, 2023 • 5:27:52pm

re: #135 Eclectic Cyborg

They don’t care about the cost, either human or monetary. They are in a race to make their state the most pure evangelical Christian state in the country - nay, the world - and they’re not going to let things like “good for business” or “safe to live in” stop them.

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Eclectic Cyborg Dec 9, 2023 • 5:29:12pm

re: #136 Nerdy Fish

I get it. I live in a state that is pretty much as bad as Texas and run by MAGAts. It’s so fucking frustrating.

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(((Archangel1))) Dec 9, 2023 • 5:29:21pm

re: #129 Belafon

I’m just starting the episode, but Neil Patrick Harris would have made an amazing Master.

Sadly could never happen seeing how he isn’t British but…

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Nerdy Fish Dec 9, 2023 • 5:30:06pm

re: #137 Eclectic Cyborg

I get it. I live in a state that is pretty much as bad as Texas and run by MAGAts. It’s so fucking frustrating.

Yeah, I suppose you do. I’m one of the lucky ones, to live in a solidly blue state (though I live in the Republican part of town, so my neighbors are all asshats).

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Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 5:32:12pm

I feel for you all. I live in a very blue state in the bluest section, near the bluest city. Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore may be red, but there’s only about 23 people there.

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sagehen Dec 9, 2023 • 5:35:22pm

re: #134 William Lewis

Oh, gah, yes.

I was reading on tor.com that he really knew nothing of Doctor Who when approached for the role which makes it all the more delicious.

Dr Horrible never heard of Doctor Who? I find that not credible.

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darthstar Dec 9, 2023 • 5:46:15pm

re: #132 Joe Bacon ✅

that sounds like HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😋

Made it about 10 years ago…did not suck if I recall.

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darthstar Dec 9, 2023 • 5:47:17pm

re: #129 Belafon

I’m just starting the episode, but Neil Patrick Harris would have made an amazing Master.

First episode of what?

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gwangung Dec 9, 2023 • 5:50:14pm

re: #110 Backwoods Sleuth

Asshats should be identified and publicized.

If they want to have a policy like that, they should stand behind it in public.

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Belafon Dec 9, 2023 • 5:51:30pm

re: #143 darthstar

First episode of what?

The third episode of the Doctor Who specials.

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Joe Bacon ✅ Dec 9, 2023 • 5:53:15pm

Awwwww.

That Love Connection fizzled out.

Rep. Nancy Mace and Her Longtime Fiancé Call It Quits, Report Says

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and her longtime fiancé Patrick Bryant have reportedly called it quits. Bryant and Mace have called off their 18-month engagement and have since become locked in a messy fight over the two pricey properties they bought together, according to the Daily Mail, citing unnamed sources. The fight comes as Mace’s office bleeds staffers, in part because of her open discussion of her sex life among staff, according to the report. Mace was part of the eight Republicans who succeded in ousting former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a vote that reportedly drove a rift between her and her chief of staff, who she ultimately fired.

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A Cranky One Dec 9, 2023 • 5:57:36pm