Welcome to the DBD, a W4C community posting where we discuss anything you want.
Reportedly, Christopher Nolan is on-campus filming “Oppenheimer” with Cillian Murphy in the titular role. At this point, it is unknown if there will be time travel in the movie.
In honor of this, please tell the DBD what is “the bomb”?
Yes. Even though I'm in a pretty built-up area, I'm used to seeing deer, fox, turtles and am fine with seeing them up close. I have mixed feelings about wanting to see the bear. He's likely moved on by now anyhow.
George Carlin's American Dream: Fantastic, two-part HBO documentary on Carlin's life on and off the stage, as well as his multiple, drastic transformations as a comedian. I was most familiar with his caustic, politically charged style from the 90s and 00s, so it was fascinating to see how much he had changed over the 60s, 70s, and 80s. 19/19
Russian Doll (S2, Netflix) . Season 1 was good, especially the first half of the season. Season 2 is kinda crazy and I'm not sure if I'm enjoying it as much, but I'll give it a bit more since I'm half way through. (?/19 Incomplete grade)
Finished "We Own This City" - and while very good, the editorializing in the final episode was off-putting to me. It's no Wire, but some quality performances. Watched the first episode of Lincoln Lawyer, which was both enjoyable and seemed a bit like "normal" broadcast TV.
The Airbnb I stayed in last month in Mancos, CO near Mesa Verde NP had one…it was a garage, converted into a studio, and the Murphy bed really opened the room up. I was also surprised by how comfortable it was.
Manhattan: Pretty good series about it, that's interesting, but sort gets overtaken by soap opera - good acting and filming, but we didn't watch the second season.
I remember way back when they filmed Tucker: The Man and His Dream in downtown Oakland. My dad and I went down and looked around. Lots of vintage cars involved.
Sometimes in this past half an year, I was walking around Pittsburgh and saw an phone booth. I thought it was kind of odd before realizing that was a part of the period set (with some period old cars and old fashioned parking meters) for this new A League of Their Own TV show on Amazon.
Trump will reportedly announce his candidacy for President 2024 on Thursday, which I am sure is purely coincidental to try and offset the 1/6 Commission announcement on the same day.
Speaking of gun control and the 2nd Amendment, I listened to a good article on NPR where they discussed an interesting strategy of repeal and replace the 2nd amendment.
The idea being we repeal the 2nd amendment and immediately replace it with a new more flushed out and modern gun rights amendment. This new amendment would codify things like background checks, age limits to purchase a gun, and what type of guns average citizens would be allowed to own. I found it interesting.
You mean someone that's had only one excellent year and is below .500 (I know, wins don't mean as much) the rest of his career shouldn't be traded for and expected to be a workhorse in a rotation??
[SB] Oklahoma State blows a 5 run lead. Texas advance to WCWS, but face a buzz-saw offense in the Oklahoma Sooners. Cal got mercy-ruled by Oklahoma in March, 8-0 over 4.5 innings, which is what happens when you pitch a 4.00 WHIP game.
Under Nick's look at Pac 12 football yesterday I asked the following question: "If, as you say Stanfurd is going to be really bad this year will Shaw, after four years in the doldrums, finally get the sack? And if he does do you think their next coach will be more Teevens or Harbaugh?" I got no answer so am re-posting it here. Thoughts, anyone?
After Stanfurd, Buddy Teevens returned to Dartmouth where he had five straight losing seasons - for a combined 9-41. In total, he had 13 straight losing seasons. The next year, he finally got a winning record but a losing league record in 2010 and got a contract extension.
Stanfords last recruiting class, on paper was very good and their current class is also looking solid. I think he would get one more season to turn it around with his younger recruits. My guess is their next coach would more Teevens than Harbaugh for a few reasons:
1. The Pac 12 being down means it is harder to attract talented coaches to the league.
2. Harbaugh was the exception to their coaching incompetence hiring.
So I called CPUC because PG&E still hasn't given me any credit for the large solar array that was installed December 2020 - contractor made some errors, the City signed off April 2021, PG&E signed off December 2021 and now (supposedly) I owe them more than $18,500 for all the power I've provided to the grid!
CAL
Go Bears!!!
Arlington is Bear Territory. I run by the neighborhood about once a week so will have to keep my eyes open. It's between I-66 and the Potomac River.
https://www.arlnow.com/2022/06/06/bear-spotted-casually-walking-around-arlington/
We all like bears, but do take care.
Yes. Even though I'm in a pretty built-up area, I'm used to seeing deer, fox, turtles and am fine with seeing them up close. I have mixed feelings about wanting to see the bear. He's likely moved on by now anyhow.
Just give them a big...Grrrruh! You're fam :-)
DBD AV club
George Carlin's American Dream: Fantastic, two-part HBO documentary on Carlin's life on and off the stage, as well as his multiple, drastic transformations as a comedian. I was most familiar with his caustic, politically charged style from the 90s and 00s, so it was fascinating to see how much he had changed over the 60s, 70s, and 80s. 19/19
It gave me a greater appreciation for Carlin the person. He was a brilliant comic and social commentator and good man.
Russian Doll (S2, Netflix) . Season 1 was good, especially the first half of the season. Season 2 is kinda crazy and I'm not sure if I'm enjoying it as much, but I'll give it a bit more since I'm half way through. (?/19 Incomplete grade)
I got two eps into S2 and quit. When she left a bag (or something) on the subway, it was too much of a contrived plot item.
S1 was great, tho!
No New Yorker would leave a bag unattended on a subway. That's the moment I quit the show.
Funny that we were both so bothered by the same scene!
Great minds and all that...
(Now if it were the Tokyo subway...) ;-)
Season 2 is fine, but it kind of convinced me that the show didn't need another season.
I liked the first season, but after two episodes of season two I said adios.
"same" (see above!)
Finished "We Own This City" - and while very good, the editorializing in the final episode was off-putting to me. It's no Wire, but some quality performances. Watched the first episode of Lincoln Lawyer, which was both enjoyable and seemed a bit like "normal" broadcast TV.
Murphy
Bed…
The Airbnb I stayed in last month in Mancos, CO near Mesa Verde NP had one…it was a garage, converted into a studio, and the Murphy bed really opened the room up. I was also surprised by how comfortable it was.
The bomb
carmen (la policia mala): donde esta la bomba?
miguel (el crimimal): no se!
all time favorite SNL skit ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgOqJLRpYI8
If they can really capture what it felt like to be developing nuclear weaponry, so incredibly powerful, that could be quite a story.
Manhattan: Pretty good series about it, that's interesting, but sort gets overtaken by soap opera - good acting and filming, but we didn't watch the second season.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3231564/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4
Thanks--I read some reviews just now. Started out good but it's like you say. Hoping "Oppenheimer" will be better.
Someone set us up the bomb!
the car picture above is what chicanos/ cholos would refer to as a ‘bomba.’
Slang for something really good in the 90's
The bomb is the bomb.
I saw all the cars getting dropped off when they were filming on campus :)
I remember way back when they filmed Tucker: The Man and His Dream in downtown Oakland. My dad and I went down and looked around. Lots of vintage cars involved.
Sometimes in this past half an year, I was walking around Pittsburgh and saw an phone booth. I thought it was kind of odd before realizing that was a part of the period set (with some period old cars and old fashioned parking meters) for this new A League of Their Own TV show on Amazon.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
CA residents, Happy Primary Day aka no-more-political-ads-for-a-couple-months day!
Hey, this Mike Lindell guy just might be a bit crazy
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1533956692957876230
A bit? He's completely loony.
Texas AG Paxton investigates Twitter and its bots in order to help his buddy Elon get a better deal/back out
https://twitter.com/TXAG/status/1533890772713582593
Ditto: In the surprising-tech-news-of-the-day-category
https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/06/texas-twitter-bots-elon-musk-ken-paxton/
UK holds onto its Johnson
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/uk-pm-boris-johnson-narrowly-survives-confidence-vote-triggered-by-lawmakers-in-his-own-party/ar-AAY9zmC
figuratively and literally, indeed
hahaha
Trump will reportedly announce his candidacy for President 2024 on Thursday, which I am sure is purely coincidental to try and offset the 1/6 Commission announcement on the same day.
YouGov poll shows how much Americans back gun control
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mLulXV9rXGLevVOI_XnHJBYsWd_CVqLq/view
66% of self-identified liberals, 78% of moderates, and 80% of conservatives favor having armed security/police in their own community's schools
41% of liberals, 55% of moderates, and 70% of conservatives favor allowing armed teachers/administrators in their own community's schools
Well, that's depressing.
Desperation, I think.
Speaking of gun control and the 2nd Amendment, I listened to a good article on NPR where they discussed an interesting strategy of repeal and replace the 2nd amendment.
The idea being we repeal the 2nd amendment and immediately replace it with a new more flushed out and modern gun rights amendment. This new amendment would codify things like background checks, age limits to purchase a gun, and what type of guns average citizens would be allowed to own. I found it interesting.
I feel like we need an Article V convention. On this and so many other issues. For example, privacy.
The assault on privacy and the 4th amendment over the last 25 years is what “real patriots” and conservatives should be upset about.
I am protesting America's devolution into a drug culture by smoking a ton of weed.
https://twitter.com/ChuckGrassley/status/1533946277716799492
PRO
World shocked that people who play golf for money go to a place where they pay a lot of money
https://www.thedailybeast.com/phil-mickelson-signs-up-for-saudi-backed-league-liv-golf-after-calling-them-scary-motherfckers
Avs sweep Oilers with 6-5 OT win
https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl-playoffs-avalanche-sweep-oilers-with-dramatic-overtime-win-game-4-032420787.html
[ESPN] Aaron Donald (31) reworks contract, getting $95m guaranteed over three years
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34048688/dt-aaron-donald-gets-big-raise-los-angeles-rams-reworked-contract
maybe i should threaten to retire too!
Snell is a terrible. Trade him.
You mean someone that's had only one excellent year and is below .500 (I know, wins don't mean as much) the rest of his career shouldn't be traded for and expected to be a workhorse in a rotation??
Elsewhere in college
Which unwritten rule trumps the other? Admiring a homer or pushing a player?
https://twitter.com/11point7/status/1533905906781589505
Not sure what's meant by "trumps the other", but I'd venture that admiring the home run is OK; the umpire pushing on the batter/runner is not.
As someone who has umpired games, I don't get it. Really and truly.
[SB] Oklahoma State blows a 5 run lead. Texas advance to WCWS, but face a buzz-saw offense in the Oklahoma Sooners. Cal got mercy-ruled by Oklahoma in March, 8-0 over 4.5 innings, which is what happens when you pitch a 4.00 WHIP game.
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/34050548/texas-longhorns-first-unseeded-team-reach-women-college-world-series-finals
Under Nick's look at Pac 12 football yesterday I asked the following question: "If, as you say Stanfurd is going to be really bad this year will Shaw, after four years in the doldrums, finally get the sack? And if he does do you think their next coach will be more Teevens or Harbaugh?" I got no answer so am re-posting it here. Thoughts, anyone?
After Stanfurd, Buddy Teevens returned to Dartmouth where he had five straight losing seasons - for a combined 9-41. In total, he had 13 straight losing seasons. The next year, he finally got a winning record but a losing league record in 2010 and got a contract extension.
http://biggreenalertblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/teevens-extension.html
The joke is on us, because he has since come in 1st or 2nd for six of the past seven seasons. First/second/third in 10 of the past 11 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Teevens
GB49 didn't even answer?
He's busy asking around how much talent fee the next coach will receive at Stanfurd
Some things they don't put on wikipedia
Stanfords last recruiting class, on paper was very good and their current class is also looking solid. I think he would get one more season to turn it around with his younger recruits. My guess is their next coach would more Teevens than Harbaugh for a few reasons:
1. The Pac 12 being down means it is harder to attract talented coaches to the league.
2. Harbaugh was the exception to their coaching incompetence hiring.
They would have the ability to throw a lot of cash at the next guy, also because Cal, probably more Harbaugh
Agree but I see them more likely as a 8-9 win team as opposed to steadily being a 10-11 win team as they were at the recent peak
PG&E
what did they do (or not do) now?
So I called CPUC because PG&E still hasn't given me any credit for the large solar array that was installed December 2020 - contractor made some errors, the City signed off April 2021, PG&E signed off December 2021 and now (supposedly) I owe them more than $18,500 for all the power I've provided to the grid!
PAY YOUR DUES, CUGEL
THEY OWE US!
SAID EVERY SLUMLORD EVER!