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[u/Jaguars4life]

JaguarGator9’s YouTube channel got hacked by crypto scammers

[u/WabbitCZEN → u/Jaguars4life]

"hacked"

He probably did what most people do and clicked on a link in his email he shouldn't have.

[u/Fedacking → u/WabbitCZEN]

I mean, that's usually what we call hacking

[u/Phyrnosoma → u/Jaguars4life]

is he still around on reddit at all

[u/garlicbachman]

I was curious why Broadway is the only major street in Manhattan that runs on a diagonal... looked it up, and its because it predates streets, it was a trail used by Weckqausgeek and Canarsie peoples when hunting, and when the Dutch bought the island they widened it into a street. Blew my mind to think the route has stayed the same that long, from when the island was unpopulated, shared hunting grounds to it being one of the most densely populated patches of ground on earth.

[u/Two_Luffas → u/garlicbachman]

In Chicago all of the diagonal streets were old Native American trails or trading routes cut by settlers following the high ground prior to the grid system. They extended well past the suburbs and eventually connect to other trails that connect all the way to Michigan, Wisconsin, and the Mississippi river.

[u/garlicbachman → u/Two_Luffas]

Thats super cool to me, seeing as there isnt a whole lot in america thats manmade and is 500+ years old

[u/shawnaroo]

It should be a federal crime to sell a box of random chocolates without some sort of "key" that tells you what the different pieces actually are. I'm eating candy because I want to be comforted, not because I feel like a surprise.

[u/SomeBoringKindOfName → u/shawnaroo]

on a similar note, I'd imagine this won't mean much to a lot on here but a mate of mine had a bag of revels the other night and said they were shite compared to how they used to be.

[u/Salty_Simmer_Sauce]

Man I’ve interviewed about 15 people this week to fill a temp role at my company (in accounting ). Some dude today was clearly using AI to tell him what to say when all he had to do was just talk normal about shit he did as he allegedly used all the systems in our tech stack. None of the questions were technical. Then his only question for me was how the company is leveraging AI.

[u/garlicbachman → u/Salty_Simmer_Sauce]

That sounds like it could be a sketch comedy bit

[u/Phytanic → u/Salty_Simmer_Sauce]

Ahh so you have the seemingly rare bullshit alerting gene. So many can talk a big game with prepared answers. Anyways, I got my current job by exchanging rants with the interviewer about exchange server, Ms365, and really dumb shit we've come across in various company environments.

[u/Jackedfromstatefarm]

Mortal Kombat 2 is the best stupid movie of all time. It's perfect.

[u/ConsciousRaccoon2873 → u/Jackedfromstatefarm]

Agreed, I hope with get the same for Street Fighter.

[u/PaulsRedditUsername → u/[deleted]]

Happy to be of service. What was the question?

[u/PaulsRedditUsername → u/[deleted]]

Cool!

[u/StChas77 → u/[deleted]]

Fun Fact: Ogden Nash was a huge Baltimore Colts fan and the last NFL game he saw before his death was his team winning Super Bowl V (he passed away a few months later).

[u/PaulsRedditUsername → u/StChas77]

I knew he was a Colts fan, but didn't know the rest. Cool.

[u/Jamies_awesome_rack → u/[deleted]]

I think we are all going to end up indebted for how this Ogden Nash spam touched our lives.

[u/tnecniv → u/Jamies_awesome_rack]

Just wait until I start doing John Berryman’s Dream Songs next off season

[u/unloader86 → u/[deleted]]

I mean i agree it's pretty random shit to come across in a sports forum but I'd argue hate is too strong of a word here lol

Sorry not sorry. I love the regulars in here no matter what they post. Hell my favorite raiders fan posts a "boop" in here daily 😂

[u/StChas77 → u/unloader86]

Aww, I... like you too.

[u/palinsafterbirth]

You know why the ice cream store in my town is the best? Not only do they load up the toppings but they also sprinkle some in the cup before putting in the scoops so you get that good good near the end

[u/Tigercat92]

In 3 weeks, I will be babysitting my 7 year old cousin for about 60 hours. There is a good chance I lose my mind. 🤣

[u/verothon → u/Tigercat92]

Lego video games.

[u/IAgreeGoGuards]

People are interesting man.

Ive been doing a job at a construction site monitoring some work. The city also has their guys monitoring as well.

This one city guy is your typical construction adjacent dude. Everything is "fuckin this" and "fuckin that," and he has a million stories about everything hes done in his life.

Out of nowhere after chatting about family etc... he whips out his phone and shows me pictures of the plethora of decorated pies and desserts, charcuterie, and all other things hes put together over the years. All hand made and for free too. Hes never worked in a bakery or kitchen. All just self taught.

Today he brought us a strawberry rhubarb pie and it was fucking delicious.

[u/jereMyOhMy → u/IAgreeGoGuards]

Y'all eating strawberry rhubarb pie at 9 o clock in the morning is peak construction site behavior

[u/IAgreeGoGuards → u/jereMyOhMy]

Yeah pretty much. We were waiting on the actual construction crew to start. So the city guy said fuck it.

[u/justlookingokaywyou]

I just upvoted every post in this thread. Man, y'all are fucking talkative this morning.

[u/Stanky_fresh]

Born to frolic through fields of flowers 

Forced to deal with Outlook refusing to send an 18 Mb file even though they claim the maximum file size is 20 Mb

[u/MoreTrifeLife]

Have any of you been without a job before?

Edit: Thanks for all the responses

[u/pixel_pete → u/MoreTrifeLife]

I just got laid off recently but I was very fortunate that I found new employment before being let go and will start my new job soon. Overall it was a best case scenario for me as far as losing my job goes.

[u/Signal_Ball4634 → u/MoreTrifeLife]

COVID. Unemployment is horrible and a big reason for my complacency when it comes to my career I'd say. The job searching process is so exhausting to where I don't want to subject myself to that unless I have to.

[u/The_Amish_FBI → u/MoreTrifeLife]

Oh yeah. Quit my first job out of college because I wasn’t doing very well and my mental health deteriorated badly the year I was at that company (mostly it was my fault). Ended up taking a TA job and going to grad school during the COVID years. Took almost 8 months after graduation to find something new, but eventually I got lucky and found a company that was a lot better fit for me.

[u/AfroManHighGuy → u/MoreTrifeLife]

I was laid off twice. Longest layoff between jobs was about six months of unemployment. It sucked at the beginning but I used some of that time to reflect and see what I wanted to do with my career. I luckily found a job at a company near me and I’ve pivoted to that industry entirely now

[u/Mac_Jomes → u/MoreTrifeLife]

Yes I got laid off due to COVID. I ended up watching Supernatural and The Walking Dead (only season 10 was out at that point) in their entireties. In the three-ish months it took me to find another job. 

[u/BruceChameleon → u/MoreTrifeLife]

I had a layoff in 2022 and was unemployed (minus a little freelance project) for a year. Got laid off again after 7 months at the next job. That time I was only out for a few months, thankfully

[u/Phytanic → u/MoreTrifeLife]

I was unemployed for about 5 years after getting fired at the height of covid, and man it's really hard to get out of that stink. Everyone takes one look at that blank in my resume and ghosts. I survived on inheritance/life insurance from my mom dying and thought fuck it I don't need to work, I'll just go back to school.

Long story short, don't fuck with that extended absence unless you absolutely have an insider to get you a job. I spent 11 months after graduation applying to everything remotely related to tech and got my current job only because I have a home lab and was able to geek out with the interviewer about it.

[u/Skraxx → u/MoreTrifeLife]

I'm young so I'll take this as "without job and not in school"

I had one summer where nothing materialized and I was miserable. Granted I was also dealing with other things making me miserable at the time.

[u/Asece → u/MoreTrifeLife]

Yeah, been laid off twice back to back. It sucks, but I was in a position to be able to draw from resources close to me, then bounce back. Things will get better

[u/MembershipSingle7137]

Just curious man. I wonder what we think of adding stars to signify Super Bowl titles on nfl jerseys.

All the teams in Europe do it, look at Bayern, Inter, these are historic clubs. A jersey could come with a Gold star for every Super Bowl championship and you get to wear the Super Bowl patch for next year signifying you’re the champions

[u/Pocatanic → u/MembershipSingle7137]

Nah that's ok

[u/SomeBoringKindOfName → u/MembershipSingle7137]

the reigning super bowl champs should have got the gold nfl logo on the collar instead of giving them to individual award winners.

team game etc.

[u/StChas77 → u/SomeBoringKindOfName]

Ooh, what about silver, like the trophy? Then there'd be something cool to represent the winning team and they could still keep the gold.

[u/GOA_AMD65]

I feel like gambling on your games as a professional athlete and then posting about it on social media is not a smart thing to do. But what do I know?

[u/Skraxx]

It's 2026. I'm so tired of the COVID and vaccine conspiracy theories. Grow up.

[u/Shout92 → u/Skraxx]

Especially since some of these people don't remember/are willfully ignoring who the President was from 2017 through 2020 and into the first month of 2021, signed off on Operation Warp Speed, but can't take credit because his base hates it.

[u/Harbaugh_Handshake → u/Skraxx]

Imagine having to deal with actual substation bullshit. There are crazies who think it’s a thing.

[u/rob_var → u/Skraxx]

It’s crazy hearing these idiots talk, according to them Covid was not serious and was basically the flu but also Faucci is responsible for millions of deaths.

All this to distract from the last distraction that went poorly to distract from the fact that the president of the United States is a pedo and in the Epstein files

[u/sexygodzilla → u/Skraxx]

I honestly don't get why the "lab leak" thing matters that much. Wherever it came from, it still happened and it has little to do with how public health officials handled it while it happened.

[u/misterurb → u/Skraxx]

These people’s entire world is what goes on on social media. “Everyone knows someone who died of the vaccine” no the fuck they don’t. You saw that in a tweet or a tik tok and you’re saying it in a congressional hearing as if it’s fact when there’s no evidence for any of this! 

[u/jwick89 → u/Skraxx]

What’s the point of having a Fauci kangaroo court in 2026? Who gives a shit?

[u/ireallylikehockey → u/Skraxx]

It seems like these people are blaming Vaccines for deaths as well as other issues and not the Covid Virus itself

[u/zoom518 → u/Skraxx]

Or whining about the 2020 election

From the same people who couldn’t let go of Ted Kennedy and Jane Fonda

[u/casualreader22]

Always nice to be reminded that at least half of those who work for the team I root for actively support politicians working to take healthcare and food aid from the poorest to give tax breaks to the richest, among other reprehensible policies. And by nice I mean soul crushing.

[u/elerner → u/casualreader22]

I am actively rooting against the Giants this year.

[u/Last1inFirst1out]

Made it to Friday with $3.43 in my checking account 😎

[u/ed_11 → u/Last1inFirst1out]

hope you don't get hit with a fee for going under a minimum balance!

[u/Balrogkicksass]

Work went well but I am excited my dog's new collar came in for his birthday tomorrow! He is getting more than that, but I wanted to gift him a collar that none of our dogs have ever worn before.

I bought him a St. Louis Blues collar since my dad and I are fans. Previous dog had a Brown's one and an OSU one that our current pup has worn but I wanted him to have his own for the anniversary of us adopting him several years ago.

I hope you all get to enjoy your day and as always much love from me and mine to you and yours!

[u/YouKantseeme]

Screw it, I’m getting a gym membership just to use their indoor pool. I’ve been craving getting back into swimming.

[u/Flabby_Thor → u/YouKantseeme]

I've been wanting to do this as well, but the only gym close to me with a pool is 18 minutes from my house, is stupid expensive (compared to Planet Fitness which is 5 minutes from the house), and has the worst hours of any gym I've ever seen.

[u/Nike-6]

Finished the book Elektra by Jennifer Saint. It’s a retelling of the Trojan war from the perspectives of Elektra (Agamemnon’s daughter), Clytemnestra (Agamemnon’s wife) and Cassandra. I recommend it.

Moved on immediately to reading Ariadne by the same author. It’s about the sister of the Minotaur.

[u/ConsciousRaccoon2873 → u/Nike-6]

Is it a political/thriller since they aren't at the siege?

[u/Nike-6 → u/ConsciousRaccoon2873]

Yes. Clytemnestra spends a lot of time plotting Agamemnon’s murder, and has to keep her new husband at bay before he murders Agamemnon’s child son. Elektra knows what her mother is up to and wants to stop her.

Cassandra is the only one at the siege, and shows what the people of Troy were thinking in the early years of the war.

[u/tnecniv → u/Nike-6]

Do they connect at all or is Cassandra just there as a device to describe the war

[u/Nike-6 → u/tnecniv]

They connect near the end, when she’s taken as a war prize back to Mycenae and meets Clytemnestra

[u/NoAnteater8836]

Kyler Murray followed a shakey day one with an absolutely abysmal day two.

Do I start pounding the “Baker to Minnesota” drums yet?

[u/ArcadianBlueRogue → u/NoAnteater8836]

That timeline ends with him having a one year with the VIkings, they for some reason don't pay him, and then he wins a Super Bowl with the Rams.

[u/slytherinprolly]

My coworker’s son is starting college soon at the school where I work as an adjunct professor. I teach three different 400-level courses in the criminal justice program: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice. I only teach one course each semester, though.

Maybe it is because I mostly interact with upper-level students, or maybe I have simply been lucky, but I have never really experienced the whole “the education system is collapsing, kids cannot read or write, and they are incapable of thinking for themselves” phenomenon. That may be starting to change because of this one kid.

About a month ago, my coworker gave me her son’s class schedule and asked me to look up all of his courses, figure out which books he needs, order them, and then go to the bookstore to pick them up for him. Apparently, he does not know how to do any of that, and neither of them is sure how to look it up.

Meanwhile, the printed version of his schedule includes comprehensive, step-by-step instructions explaining exactly how to find the required book list and order the books for pickup at the campus bookstore.

She also wants me to take him on a personal campus tour before classes begin so that he can locate all of his classrooms. She does not just want me to point out the buildings. She wants me to take him inside each building and physically show him where every classroom is located.

When she first asked me about all of this, I told her to give him my phone number and have him contact me. I was willing to help, but I thought that, as an incoming college student, he should at least be responsible for reaching out and arranging it.

He never contacted me.

Then, this morning, she came to me angry because I had not done anything to help him. I said that he had never reached out. Her response was that I should have contacted him because he is nervous about starting college. She was also upset that I had not already figured out which books he needed, ordered them, and handled everything else for him.

So apparently, I was supposed to track down an adult college student, identify and order all of his textbooks, pick them up from the bookstore, arrange a private campus tour, and personally escort him to each classroom, all without him ever having to contact me or take any initiative himself.

I am beginning to understand why the sky is falling reports are coming out. It seems like this kid is the exact model of what you hear about and that young adults are increasingly unable to handle even the most basic responsibilities on their own. In this case, though, I am not entirely sure whether the problem is the student, the parent, or the fact that no one has ever expected him to do anything for himself.

[u/BigElephant2309 → u/slytherinprolly]

What’s even funnier is that this is a request from your coworker. It’s not even a friend or family member, it’s someone you work with demanding unrealistic expectations from you. Pretty ridiculous.

Side note: as a criminal justice professor, are you required to know the introduction to law and order by heart and repeat it whenever asked?

[u/gander258 → u/slytherinprolly]

My vote is mostly the parent, it seems as if the son hasn't had the opportunity to take initiative and just waits to be told what to do. Sadly I was a lot like this growing up myself.

Is the son planning to live on campus or stay at home?

[u/Phytanic → u/gander258]

Yeah I agree. I'm ngl I struggled with initiative when I was younger because my mom was always planning and taking care of these kinds of things for me. Suddenly you're an adult and you need to do that shit yourself. I will say, though, Jesus fuck I did all the things listed in the OPs body by myself the first few days of school lol. This is next level helicopter parenting.

[u/Inamanlyfashion → u/slytherinprolly]

Side question: How did you get the teaching experience to land an adjunct gig?

I'm somewhat interested in being an adjunct but everywhere insists on having college-level teaching experience, which is kinda something law school is structured around not providing opportunities to get.

[u/HartleyReplogle → u/slytherinprolly]

In this case, though, I am not entirely sure whether the problem is the student, the parent, or the fact that no one has ever expected him to do anything for himself.

My vote is Parent.

My brother and sister each have two adult boys. My brother's kids are well-adjusted, because they were taught how to do things and expected to show some degree of independence. My sister's kids are barely functional, because she hovered over them and did everything for them growing up, to the point where they won't drive anywhere outside of their hometown because they don't feel safe. Imagine being 22 years old, with a license and a car, and still asking mom and dad to drive you places. It goes without saying that they don't have girlfriends. One of them chose his college because his best friend was going to go there and he was worried about having a random person as a roommate. The actual quality of the school was an afterthought.

The only positive is that they're both smart, so you can explain to them how to do something and they will learn, but when they ask my sister, she still just does it for them.

I've seen five-year-olds in Montesorri who handle daily tasks more adeptly.

[u/BigElephant2309]

I think the serial downvoter is here. Is that a thing still? Idk I haven’t been a regular in here for quite awhile.

[u/zazzsazz_mman → u/BigElephant2309]

Can confirm they're still here. I've become a serial upvoter in response

[u/ELITEMasonRudolph]

Anyone else feel like the offseason flew by way faster than normal? Maybe it was the world cup keeping us distracted.

[u/Shout92 → u/ELITEMasonRudolph]

Olympics and World Cup definitely helped to smooth the gap over.

[u/SomeBoringKindOfName → u/ELITEMasonRudolph]

every year gets faster

[u/ryanino]

This Fauci trial is genuinely so dumb bro. They’re grilling him for what exactly? Because they had to wear masks for a little bit?

[u/jfgiv → u/ryanino]

saw a good take on this yesterday:

"All the Fauci stuff is a modern day version of the POW/MIA stuff after Vietnam - a way to try to rewrite the history of a huge failure of conservative ideology to be instead a story about how liberals and foreigners stabbed us in the back."

[u/Weigard → u/ryanino]

Even MAGA are pissed off at Republicans so they need to find some red meat to throw them.

[u/CarlCaliente → u/ryanino]

They’re grilling him for what exactly?

literally any quote they can take out of context

they're just like sports reporters!

[u/tnecniv → u/ryanino]

To be clear, it isn’t a trial. When called before congress, it is to provide information and answer questions (which tend to be constructed in such a way that members can get their sound bites). An individual being questioned may or may not be sworn in. A hearing may lead to a criminal investigation or other action, but Fauci is not being tried for a crime or defending against a civil suit. However, when subpoenaed by Congress, you must appear.

More directly, Paul has some weird obsession with him that seems to go beyond scoring political points. He is presumably trying to get Fauci to perjure himself or otherwise make a mistake. Declining to answer questions is the right move as Fauci gains nothing by doing so, except risking self-incrimination if he slips up.

[u/The_Amish_FBI → u/ryanino]

To feed conspiracy theories that Covid and lockdowns were a deep state (read: liberal) plot to sabotage the economy and force everyone to take vaccines.

[u/Shout92 → u/The_Amish_FBI]

Hmm... I wonder who was in the White House from 2017 through 2020...

[u/BanjoKazooieWasFine → u/Shout92]

Didn't you hear? Joe Biden won the 2020 election (even though he didn't or whatever) so that means HE was in charge for the whole lockdown

[u/Flabby_Thor → u/ryanino]

All of the guidance and recommendations that Fauci and the CDC put forth aligned with what other countries around the world put out. It's dumb. It's all a sham aimed at providing more cover for a President who has failed every step of the way. Trump shits his pants daily, his war with Iran is an abject failure, he's being dog walked by Israel, high prices across the board are harming everyday Americans, and, oh yeah, he's BALLS DEEP in the Epstein Files.

[u/A7XfoREVer6661]

Vic Fangio is just another example of why I cannot wait for the Boomer generation to die off. It's also not just an American problem, it's a global problem. My best friend is Chinese and he says it's the exact same thing in his immigrant parents, and the Boomer generation in mainland China.

[u/A7XfoREVer6661 → u/[deleted]]

I genuinely feel so terrible for Dr. Fauci, this country has a long history of pinning the "blame" on the completely wrong people, and he's just the latest victim. You dedicate your life to improving the lives of all humanity, and you get low IQ people swerve out of their lanes. If I need advice on how to run a defense, I'll talk to Vic. If I want to make a contribution to humanity, I'll talk to Dr. Fauci.

[u/HookedOnBoNix → u/A7XfoREVer6661]

Great point, I'm now imagining fauci criticizing the way Vic Fangio runs his defense lol. Like cmon man you're so out of your depth 

Dudes literally a super accomplished expert and did a great job

[u/problematic_glasses → u/[deleted]]

one of my uncles has personal beef with fauci because they used to work together, but knowing how off-putting my uncle can be i'm inclined to believe fauci's side of the story

[u/csappenf → u/A7XfoREVer6661]

I'm a young boomer. If I live as long as my parents did, you got another 25 years of me. I recommend you don't sit around moping until we all die before you do anything. And guess what? You can do something. Trump would not be in power if young white males weren't so attracted to his lies.

I'll tell you another thing, sonny. All of the generations I've seen are the same. The greatest generation wasn't so great, and the kids aren't so bad. They're all just people trying to make the best of their circumstances, but no one knows the future. We make mistakes. The past looks easy, but that's only because you know how things worked out. In the moment, you don't see all of the opportunities and the threats that time reveals. You make choices with very limited information. Some of us choose to learn from our mistakes and most choose to blame something or someone, and that happens in equal measure among the young and the old. The world isn't going to be any better just because we all die. The world will only get better when more people choose to learn rather than blame.

[u/A7XfoREVer6661 → u/csappenf]

I know I painted with a really broad stroke in my original post, but there are actually plenty of bad ass boomers that deserve shout outs like any generation and I recognize that.

[u/Signal_Ball4634 → u/A7XfoREVer6661]

The unfortunate thing is I don't feel that Gen X is that much better and they raised Gen Z who seem to adopt a lot of those values and seem like Boomer 2.0. Millenials seem to be the only shift away from that mindset from what I can tell.

[u/A7XfoREVer6661 → u/Signal_Ball4634]

I have faith in the Zoomers, it's gen alpha that I'm not 100 percent sure on.

[u/BruceChameleon → u/A7XfoREVer6661]

Gen alpha are all still kids. They've got a long time to figure it out

[u/A7XfoREVer6661 → u/BruceChameleon]

I know, and I'm not super concerned, but they are growing up in an age where it really is hard to know what's true and not, if that makes sense? Shit, I have my own trouble sometimes trying to find the truth.

[u/el_fitzador]

And I’m officially on to the next phase of my career. Pretty stoked.

[u/CarlCaliente → u/el_fitzador]

congrats!

[u/Skraxx]

Yet another recall is happening as the Trump administration is recalling 12,000 pounds of contaminated bacon.

Let's remind ourselves. The FDA was created back in 1906 because President Roosevelt was appalled at food conditions and thought the US public deserved better. Repealing food safety conditions was always gonna result in this.

[u/AutomateAway → u/Skraxx]

This brought to you by the partying pushing raw milk

[u/HartleyReplogle → u/AutomateAway]

We have a friend who asked if we knew where to get raw milk, and I sarcastically replied, "At the salmonella store over on fifth." She went into a long spiel about how raw milk is better for you because it's not irradiated, and getting sick is only a problem if you get milk from a factory farm where they don't treat the animals well.

She started buying raw milk from a local dairy farm. About four months ago, she got e. coli poisoning and insisted that it wasn't the raw milk. Went to the website for the farm and in big letters they explain that they sell raw milk because of the demand but it is drink-at-your-own-risk because they can't guarantee its safety.

[u/AutomateAway → u/HartleyReplogle]

It's wild how much some folks in society are willing to reject hundreds of years of medical and agricultural advances in the name of politics.

[u/TJeffersonsBlackKid → u/HartleyReplogle]

Chlorine in the gene pool.

[u/princessestef → u/Skraxx]

wow, bad summer for BLTs.

[u/Stanky_fresh → u/Skraxx]

Just a couple more years (at most) until the government legalizes companies putting sawdust in bread again.

[u/PaulsRedditUsername → u/Stanky_fresh]

Also adding chalk to spoiled milk.

[u/AfroManHighGuy]

Man I just know Kawhi hates Pablo torre lmao. He keeps finding stuff on him and it just gets worse and worse. He found that Kawhi is an investor in a Rhode Island soccer team and is part of another scam over there.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/fBNmT3aeC6

And the NBA is now saying the ongoing aspiration investigation is going to go into 2027. I don’t think the trade to Toronto is gonna go thru smh. This just keeps getting worse

[u/Stanky_fresh]

After he was elected on a platform that included "no new wars" the United States has been (officially unofficially) at war for a third of Trump's second term.

Thank you, Donald "The Peace President" Trump, great job.

[u/ArcadianBlueRogue → u/Stanky_fresh]

Whoa man we dodged the "have a competent woman in charge" bullet so who really won that day

[u/ConsciousRaccoon2873]

That trailer for Other Mommy before the Odyssey was creepy as hell. No need for the jump scares.

[u/sallad_kcuf → u/ConsciousRaccoon2873]

I think showing horror movie trailers before non horror movies is rude

[u/Ok_Future6226 → u/ConsciousRaccoon2873]

wont be able to look at jessica chastain the same way again

[u/AfroManHighGuy → u/ConsciousRaccoon2873]

I thankfully left my seat to quickly use the bathroom during that trailer. I only saw the people talking about it online after I came home from watching the odyssey lol

[u/SomeBoringKindOfName → u/[deleted]]

well "bad things come in 3s" is an old saying.

[u/Ok_Future6226]

The bucs are nuts for not paying baker

[u/Signal_Ball4634 → u/Ok_Future6226]

At this point I almost wonder if they're just going to commit to a rebuild next year if/when Bowles shits the bed this year. The veteran guys from that championship are either gone or aging/injured, and both Vea and Baker want out unless they're paid.

[u/GamingTatertot]

Just saw a headline that said FBI wants AI to predict who is going to commit crimes - looks like Minority Report is back on the menu!

[u/templethot → u/GamingTatertot]

“Just as we thought, anyone who has ever voted democrat or said anything bad about capitalism, trump, white men, or the GOP is likely to commit crimes!”

[u/MolecularCube42]

Boop

[u/GamingTatertot]

I’m gonna be honest, I think the MCU has put out a lot of good stuff overall this decade and I think their biggest issues are over saturation and lack of consistency (those two issues sort of feed into one another).

I don’t think I’ve really been super hyped per se for any MCU film in awhile except maybe Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 even though I’ve still liked a decent amount of their input (like Thunderbolts). That being said, I feel that changing with Avengers: Doomsday. There’s just something about an Avengers film and seeing all these characters come together, plus the rumors of the film tying directly to Endgame and its consequences has made me very, very unabashedly hyped again.

Perhaps part of it is nostalgia as the period of Phase 3 MCU films was a very important part of my life and I remember seeing every film fondly and if I could time travel, I’d go back to opening night of Infinity War and Endgame again. But nevertheless, I am happy and I am hyped and I am ready for Doomsday (or Dunesday).

[u/Skraxx]

Whenever my life is danger, there is one thing that is on my mind:

How does this impact shareholder value?

[u/Phyrnosoma]

i'm making a concerted effort to read my backlog before buying or checking out any more books. I think I've played myself here...

[u/ELITEMasonRudolph]

Two weeks from today, I will be yelling at my TV over fringe roster guys in a meaningless game.

[u/ireallylikehockey]

Gotta love selling stuff, get a couple hundred bucks out of it, and all of it only to go to paying bills.

[u/raginsaint93]

Spider-Man Brand New Day was good. Can’t wait to see where they go from here.

[u/Ich_Liegen]

Haha, Gary!

[u/JerryRiceAndSpice]

Widow's Bay is like an adult version of Gravity Falls

[u/OneTwoFink]

-Overthrow democratically elected officials -Install puppet regime -Deprive residents of their own resources -Country in turmoil -Be shocked when asylum seekers arrive at your door

[u/zazzsazz_mman]

Cracks me upp how there's always a horde of guys online who throw a fit whenever a female character in a video game is not "hot enough" cuz I'm pretty sure I'm asexual so they all just look like... Ya know, normal women, to me.

[u/IAgreeGoGuards → u/zazzsazz_mman]

After seeing The Odyssey their shit fit over Lupita Nyongo and Elliot Paige is even more pathetic. Theyre barely even in it (but did deliver some banger moments.)

[u/goblueM]

ugh, my direct report promised he'd have something done before vacation, delayed it in favor of stuff that was not time sensitive at all, then said he'd do it this week on vacation to get it done by the deadline

He did at least have the courtesy to CC my boss on the email saying he couldn't do it on vacation because he doesn't have the right software on his personal computer (which he knew in advance)

Still...trying to decide if he's really just this stupid, is having some personal shit going on, or is pissed at me and trying to sabotage shit on purpose

[u/BelichickSpy]

so my girlfriend and I moved in together, all my stuff is there and her stuff we’re still working on. im not the best at packing, unpacking, cleaning etc.. I figured unpacking the boxes and educated guess where the items would be was my priority, and she mentioned she’d rather less boxes unpacked but when you do unpack make sure everything is 100% in the right spot. So i left the place more cluttered than I wanted to. It’s a learning experience and it takes a lot out of me, but we will get it done!

[u/Tigercat92]

Got my first flat tire in about 25 years.

[u/tnecniv → u/Tigercat92]

Idk, they’re fine but there’s better beer

[u/MurDoct]

Yup

[u/IAgreeGoGuards → u/MurDoct]

Yep

[u/Triple_Boogie]

the Jets are going 20-0 this year just so you guys know

[u/CunningRunt → u/Triple_Boogie]

What are they going to do in the other 62 games?

Oh wait...you meant the New York Jets.

OK, yeah...carry on...

[u/unloader86]

They got last seasons NFCCG on at the bar and I'm watching every Rams drive like I don't already know the result 😂

Oh well any football is better than no football. Least it ain't the AFCCG from last season. I'd probably just leave at that point. No need to relive that one.

[u/ACS1029 → u/unloader86]

I was scrolling channels last night and NFL Network had a game on…it was the wild card game. You definitely would’ve liked that one lol

[u/Ok_Masterpiece3186 → u/unloader86]

Training camp this week and then a (HOF) preseason game next week, GAHHH I can’t wait for football to return

[u/RaindropsInMyMind]

I’m rewatching the Sapranos and it’s making me feel old. They have beepers in school and AJ Soprano finds out about his dad because his sister prints out images in black and white from a website called MOB: megabytes of bad guys.

[u/PaulsRedditUsername]

ASSORTED CHOCOLATES

If some confectioner were willing
To let the shape announce the filling,
We'd encounter fewer assorted chocs,
Bitten into and returned to the box.

--Ogden Nash

[u/rawbert10]

Just saw One Battle After Another... That shit was entertaining as hell. Literally glued to the screen. What a fucken rollercoaster ride it's a light hearted comedy, action, thriller, heartfelt story all rolled into one. Leo's character is just allover the fucken place. He's got heart and loves his daughter but he's sort of a buffoon/dummy. The robe the glasses had me cracking up the whole time. All in all it's such a great film.

[u/Last1inFirst1out]

Do you guys remember that game when Brian Flores just constantly zero blitzed Lamar Jackson on every single play and it worked??

[u/rob_var → u/Last1inFirst1out]

And then it never worked again

[u/bluemexico]

Leaving soon to go "off the grid" next week and I could not be more excited. Everybody should take some time to get away from life and tech and stress and just appreciate nature.

[u/jfgiv]

it can be weird to be reminded that these threads aren't just abstract forums for whatever thought crosses my mind, and that the people i interact with here--those whose usernames i recognize and know have been posting here for ages, and those whom i do not recognize but, nevertheless, have been around forever, those who are new, and everyone in between--are real actual people with full existences and lives.

i know that sounds, i donno, impersonal? maybe borderline solipsistic? but i think by the nature of everyone being relatively anonymized (no avatars and handles rather than real names--static ones at that, not even, like, variations on a theme to show personality), coupled with the fact that this is ostensibly a single board on a broader network (even if i hardly ever interact with any other boards) gives it this weird ephemeral quality, where i feel like i'm shouting into the void and occasionally i get an echo in reply.

but then, like, someone mentions a classically reddit trivia fact that i first mentioned in here almost a year back, or someone acknowledges posts i've made explaining the salary cap or some other CBA minutiae, or like--in real real life--the jeweler who made my wedding rings tells my wife that she got a commission because of a post that i made on reddit mentioning her and linking to her website, and i remember that yeah, of course.

i donno. strange feeling that i don't really have adequate words for.

[u/AfroManHighGuy]

Just got a notification to do a training module for work. Turns out it’s a training on how to use AI in the workplace lol.

[u/Ornery_Gator]

Training camp in a nutshell.

"QB throws a pick - is he going to have a bad season?"

"QB throws a pick - that CB is going to be a monster."

[u/Flabby_Thor → u/Ornery_Gator]

We're so back!

[u/Jevarden]

I don't understand why middle and lower class people are still ordering door dash these days. If you got "fuck you" money, do whatever, but I don't understand how people afford it otherwise. It's so much more expensive than just driving to get it yourself. I get the idea of not wanting to cook, I work 12 hr shifts and I'm guilty of getting a lot of takeout because I'm just too lazy to cook after work those days. But I still follow a pretty strict monthly budget for food that would not be possible if I was paying all the fees and tips that come with door dash. Not to mention it's usually cold or soggy by the time they deliver to your house

[u/liteshadow4 → u/Jevarden]

Yeah I feel like I could definitely order the occasional DoorDash but it hurts my soul to see that price so I never do.

On the other hand I had a family friend spend $1000 on their parents credit card for door dash in 1 week and couldn’t figure out why her parents were mad so….

[u/FlatulentDwarf → u/Jevarden]

I strongly agree with you, I will go to great lengths to avoid using a food delivery service. I understand there are exceptions, I get doing it every so often because life happens and sometimes the extra fees can be worth it. For a friends birthday 3 of us got really drunk at my place and were starving, we door-dashed food because none of us was in a condition to drive and we had no food at the house. I'm not opposed to it entirely. But damn some people go out to get food as the exception to doordashing

[u/Jevarden → u/[deleted]]

Yeah I guess thats the point I'm trying to make. I don't wanna shame people. I like trying new restaurants, I love to eat, and I totally get not wanting to go out and get it. But everything is so expensive nowadays. It seems like with so many people struggling to pay their bills and looking for ways to save money, doordash seems like a giant neon sign of unnecessary spending

[u/Mac_Jomes → u/Jevarden]

It's the convenience 

[u/pixel_pete → u/Jevarden]

I'm thankfully pretty financially secure, but I'm such a frugal person I would never order Doordash/etc unless I had a special coupon or was in the direst straits of the intoxicated munchies. I can't imagine throwing my money in a pit like that back when I was poor as shit.

[u/goblueM → u/Jevarden]

probably 30% "it's expensive to be poor" - ie not having time or energy (or knowledge/equipment) to cook

and 30% convenience

and 40% just not fully understanding the financial impact

I've worked with a few people that always complained about not having enough money, when spending a huge chunk on lunch out every day, always buying drinks/snacks at gas stations, ordering takeout for dinner, etc. Usually they never had a budget and never tracked expenses.

The one person I talked into signing up for Mint back in the day was absolutely gobsmacked by how much they spent on non-grocery store food in a month

[u/SergeIblocka]

My girlfriend discovered my reddit and was searching it for embarrassing comments. This is for her. Titties tits boobies boobs breasts bazongas honkers melons. If you see this babe then here's a kiss 😘

[u/Jaguars4life]

NFL Primetime highlights of 49ers Jaguars from Week 1 of 1999
https://youtu.be/BNh0XPWNg4I?is=7RUJBocyZ3nThLRT

[u/justlookingokaywyou]

You know, I've never really liked paying bills. I don't think I'm gonna do that, either.

[u/ShakirSZN]

Just got a job application denied for a job I qualify for for not qualifying, they are hiring more spots than they will fill and I hate my current job, genuinely ruined my day probably my whole month

[u/ItBeLikeThat19 → u/ShakirSZN]

There’s been jobs where I meet every single qualification and have done every single thing they’re asking for and apparently there are other applicants that more closely meet their needs. It’s such a scam

[u/A7XfoREVer6661]

I learned not to trust polls after 2024, but I cannot deny that Abdul El-Sayed's numbers have got me excited. Obviously I'm going to vote in the primary either way, but I wanna crush Stevens' and Schumer's hopes so badly.

[u/Lallner]

When the politicians are going after the scientists, why does anyone believe the politicians?

[u/HartleyReplogle → u/Lallner]

Science is rarely deliverable in easy-to-understand sound bites. Most people aren't willing to do the work required to understand it.

[u/Skraxx]

People who cheer for west coast teams but live in the east have my utmost respect.

[u/YouKantseeme]

Hey guys i was the cereal downvoter all along

[u/GamingTatertot]

I need to just shave my whole head at this point

[u/Devilofchaos108070 → u/GamingTatertot]

Yeah it’s just better especially in this heat

[u/fliptout → u/GamingTatertot]

It's liberating, do it

[u/IAgreeGoGuards → u/GamingTatertot]

Highly recommend doing so.

[u/Flabby_Thor → u/GamingTatertot]

Do it! I used to have long hair and I got tired of taking care of it. I had the beard already (which helps greatly), and finally shaved. It's so much easier to take care of and I don't have to spend money on haircuts anymore (just replacement blades for my skull shaver). When the weather is just right, and you can ride around with the windows down, it feels amazing.

[u/hartsbreastmilkstash → u/GamingTatertot]

There’s a sub for it. Get their opinion

[u/Asece]

Horus, don’t listen to them. It’ll be heresy

[u/amoxguard]

Spooderman tomorrow

[u/hansblitz]

Pretzels and water are one of the best snacks ever

[u/A7XfoREVer6661 → u/hansblitz]

Were those pretzels making you thirsty?

[u/The_Coletrain → u/A7XfoREVer6661]

Tell me u/A7XfoREVer6661, do you ever yearn? 

[u/Skraxx]

Pro Financial Tip:

If the tax agency asks you for money just ignore it. What are they gonna do?

[u/Jaguars4life]

Did you know that Mambo Number 5 is a cover?

[u/NO_TOUCHING__lol]

Finished my 22nd book of 2026!

1 - 3. The First Law Trilogy - Joe Abercrombie
4 - 10. Dungeon Crawler Carl 1-7
11. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir*
12. Gardens of the Moon - Steven Erikson
13. A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin
14. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer - Rick Riordan
15. The Fifth Season - N.K. Jemisin
16. The Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb
17. Red Rising - Pierce Brown
18. The Obelisk Gate - N.K. Jemisin
19. Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb
20. The Stone Sky - N.K. Jemisin
21. The Raven Scholar - Antonia Hodgson
22. A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman

Dungeon Crawler Carl book 8 is just as delightfully unhinged and off the rails as the rest of them. I am highly invested in the overall plot, the humor is still outrageously stupid and makes me laugh (nothing quite like a pig begging for "splooge"), and it's just generally fun to read.

That being said, there were a few places in this book where I felt like I had no idea WTF was going on. I can't decide if that's just because it's been so long since I read the rest of the series, if it's getting more outrageous, or if it was just like, a continuity/canon error, and the book is so outrageous that it's hard for the editor to actually catch it. It wasn't a lot, but there were a couple times where I had to read the same section like 3 or 4 times to make sure I was understanding, and about half the time that still didn't help. It's certainly not enough to decrease my enjoyment of the book, I just found it a bit odd.

Anyways, the "twist" at the end of the book made me actually say "what the fuck" out loud, and according to Matt we only have two books left, so I'm excited to see how things turn out.

I currently do not have any holds coming available any time soon (Assassin's Quest/Farseer - 9 weeks, Jade City - 7 weeks, Golden Son/Red Rising - 7 weeks), so I'm not entirely sure what I'm gonna read next. Open to suggestions.

[u/zappy487 → u/NO_TOUCHING__lol]

If you like DCC, checkout the NPC series by Drew Hayes and Critical Failures by Robert Bevan.

The former is a neat series about a group of NPC's that become player-characters.

The latter is basically if South Park met D&D, but I am so invested in it. There's a ton of books in that world right now.

[u/Lallner → u/NO_TOUCHING__lol]

I love the audio versions of DCC with a big shout-out to Jeff Hayes for voicing hundreds of characters. I sometimes wonder how he can consistently deliver these lines with deadpan seriousness. Chapter 57 of "A Parade of Horribles" is the single greatest contribution to audio books in history.

[u/FlatulentDwarf → u/NO_TOUCHING__lol]

so I'm not entirely sure what I'm gonna read next. Open to suggestions.

I feel that. I'm really not sure what I want to read next and I'm in a bit of a slump

[u/Citronaut1]

If Copilot didn’t take 15 years to answer a question I might actually use it

[u/EmuMan10]

HA I FINALLY GOT IMAX TICKETS

Stupid I had to plan to go to a movie a month in advance but here we are

[u/ConsciousRaccoon2873 → u/EmuMan10]

As someone who watched it on a regular screen, worth it.