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fettster777 posted...

Why does he have two non-expired passports?

I was also wondering about that but since the FBI gave them back I'm assuming there is some legitimate way for that to occur that I'm just unaware of.

OK, based on this article it was the latter and they were already returned to him.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/s-s-not-fbi-taking-trumps-passports-rcna43265

BlackScythe0 posted...

That is a fairly common thing to do with criminals.

True, but that is normally done as part of a bail hearing when they believe the suspect is a flight risk and currently he hasn't actually been charged. Is he alleging they actively took his passports or that his passports were mixed in with other things they seized?

Someplace around here used to do a bourbon chicken, but I can't for the life of me remember where it was.

Both of our cats are grazers and are at good weights according to the vet.

Like actually going somewhere or just time off work?

hera posted...

also the show is only 50 minutes long

it does have commercials.

The early episodes wouldn't have had commercials since they were on public television so I'm not sure why they are only 54 minutes long.

Assuming you don't have to complete it in a very short period of time it would be pretty stupid not to take the deal.

hera posted...

what a time to be alive

Not for him.

Blightzkrieg posted...

RDR2 is very slow and somewhat repetitive, I think it takes a certain kind of person to really get into it.

I actually enjoyed the game...as long as I wasn't anywhere near the storyline. The story was like being forced to play out a very slow but inevitable train wreck.

I played it on PC when it first came out and then I haven't really gone back to it. Saw my wife playing on XBox recenlty and I don't even recognize half the stuff now.

Krazy_Kirby posted...

Disney world

No, I meant what hotel was he transferred to. When he said he was transferred to the food court at his favorite resort I assume he means one of the hotels on property, since there is no single foot court in the parks themselves.

Having played RDR2, I can't really blame you for that one.

THEGODDAMNBATMA posted...

Now they're moving me to the food court at my favorite resort. Pretty happy.

Which resort?

CarefreeDude posted...

Also, why the bloody hell is the "All Terrain Scout Transporter" a walker? They literally have hovering technology and could make transporters that fly through the air, and be heavier armored due to not having to walk.

Yeah, the walkers in general make no real sense.

We haven't had a good thunderstorm here in a while.

Mythbusters tested this...but I don't actually remember what the outcome was and I couldn't immediately find a clip on YouTube.

adjl posted...

Bonus points where I fully expect the district will just buy the same model of safe for every school, so once somebody publishes a vulnerability, every school in the district will be at risk of having that vulnerability exploited.

That is almost certainly going to be true since those kinds of purchases are frequently done at the state or district level. A bigger concern is that they will use some kind of single keyed system like a lot of police do so they don't have to track specific keys.

Muscles posted...

Haven't those been around for a while? Either way that's a good idea on its own, terrible substitute for actually letting women have rights though

The general concept dates back to the Middle Ages and the modern version goes back to around the 1950's.

Tis a fine barn but sure tis no pool English

She also had an older sister Valerie.

ZangsBeard posted...

Holy fuck its like they didnt even find out what happened...

Why let pesky facts get in the way of your agenda...

Lokarin posted...

Why the AR-15 tho?

Not to intrude with my weird schizo conspiracy theories, but there are hundreds of gun brands and dozens of companies... why is it always the AR-15 and ONLY the AR-15 in the news?

AR-15 has become a generic term, especially when it comes to reporting, because it is a term that almost everyone will recognize at least to an extent to know it is an assault rifle. If they said the school district was going to have 'ATI Omni Hybrid Maxx P3' (I literally Google'd AR-15 knock offs and picked the first one that wasn't obviously an AR-15 knockoff) nobody would know what they were talking about.

I can see no way that this will go horribly wrong /s

I really should have picked up fresh corn while I was out today. We were out in farm country and could have had it right from the fields.

The prosecutor was asking for 20 to 40 years too, so this was solely based on the judge's discretion and I don't see any stories that reference the judge providing any kind of justification for that kind of sentence.

Ferarri619 posted...

When the Titanic sank, people didn't die from drowning because even people with lifejackets died within 2 minutes from the freezing temperature.
I guess I'm curious to know if the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic today, would the lifejackets save them this time?

Considering the average ocean temperature has only increased by around 1.5F since 1901 I think they are still screwed.

Chocolate Therapy is probably my current favorite

DrYuya posted...

I mean...even if you get to ride it eventually...you will have waited 60 minutes in a line for like 5 minutes of being tossed around a bit in a seat.

It only takes a little bit of math to see...amusement parks are NOT worth it if you go when there's even a regular sized crowd there... At best you might be able to break even in having fun in the early hours of the parks if you're super lucky and run to every ride before the lines start.

I mean...you'll still have to drive there super early...pay high ticket prices...possibly stand in the heat ect...and there's still the overly loud music they all play because apparently they hate people thinking any thoughts in their heads at all...

...You know what...scratch that...even if NOBODY else is there an amusement park doesn't ever produce a net value of "fun". I wish Covid had just killed these parks off...but sadly they are still around.

Except of course that you don't get to decide what is fun for other people, a fact frequently lost on people on the internet.

Nichtcrawler-X posted...

8000? I doubt this is only hitting hobbies then.

I didn't read that as a backlog, just the total number of submissions as of 7/29 and highlighting the disparity between foreign and local request volumes.

"In another story from IGN on Saturday, July 30, the country's Communication and Information Technology Ministry or Kominfo said that about 282 foreign permit applications had been submitted as of July 29. On the other hand, the local permit applications they received have reached 8,680."

It isn't like the services got permanently banned, they had their services suspended because they were late in filing permits with the country and the government happens to be super strict with missing filing deadlines. They also apply the same rules to domestic businesses, so they aren't specifically targeting foreign companies.

"The decision came after the government imposed strict compliances on the permit application in the country. If the platforms do not abide, they will be blocked right away.

Regardless of whether the service provider is a local or foreign company, the Indonesian government will not have a second thought if they fail to comply with the requirements."

Playing Forza Horizon 5

VampireCoyote posted...

Havent been able to find anything through searching.

The last time something like this happened to me the movie ended up being Gleaming the Cube.

I actually know that movie, although I haven't seen it in a LONG time. I remember it had Christian Slater and involved skateboarding.

shadowsword87 posted...

Oh that it will bring in more teachers, there was a big migration away from teaching during the pandemic because it's shit and doesn't pay well, and a lot of them were close to retired anyway.
It won't bring in good teachers, but it will have people to make sure there is at least someone to blame when there's a kid-riot.

Well that and it will appeal to veterans, who are a big part of their voter base.

I haven't read into all of the details but some of the headlines are miss-stating what the law actually allows. In part, it doesn't apply to spouses, just to veterans themselves and it doesn't remove all requirements.

"In short, Floridas new law allows U.S. military veterans who do not have a bachelors degree to obtain a teachers certificate if they meet other requirements, such as passing a subject area examination demonstrating a bachelors level of education."

"In order to qualify for the program, potential teachers must have served at least two years in the military and must have completed some college education. Furthermore, people teaching under these temporary certificates must be assigned a teaching mentor."

Still doesn't mean it is a good plan, but it does mean that someone can't just show up and decide they want to teach something with no background.

Jen0125 posted...

Same

I can think of a lot of things I would spend money on ahead of buying this site....almost anything really.

CellBlock7 posted...

you can potentially make a lot more investing with the lump sum right away.

That has always been the general philosophy of taking the lump sum, but I think a lot of people also want that big upfront chunk of money so they can go make all their dream purchases. Of course a lot of people also piss away their entire winnings so this is probably something I'd take to a financial planner for advice.

I'm curious to see what they do with the Online for VI because people are already hugely invested in GTAV online and it is going to be tough to get people to dump everything they have and start from scratch.

BigOlePappy posted...

Many gamers still don't have the the PS5/Xbox 4. A lot of people have immediate plans to get either. I remember everyone having a 360 or PS4 right after they came out but not so much now with the PS5/Xbox 4.

I just commented on this in the PS5 thread, I think this is the longest we've had a generation of consoles that weren't just available to walk in and pick up in a store. I think we are also seeing a slower transition in games, with a lot of games still being released on both the last and current gen platforms.

wpot posted...

But I only ever buy one ticket: I find that's enough to provide whatever dreaming of winning benefit there is.

And honestly unless you buy an unreasonably large number of tickets you aren't substantially changing your odds of winning.

I was just looking the other day and realized you still can't just walk into a store and buy a PS5 or a Series X. I don't think we've ever had a console this late in its lifecycle that you can't just pick up off a shelf.

Jen0125 posted...

I'll play. I only ever play when it's over a billion or at a billion. It's fun that way.

Ditto.

I'll give the nod to DBS. The other three all followed new characters and at least had the possibility to dial it back from 11. DBS kept the same cast and pretty much had nowhere to go but even more ludicrous.

Apparently an Amazon gift card for my brother's birthday.

Isn't that the Microsoft project that had all the Sony fans up in arms?

Firewood18 posted...

I like watching frame by frame slow motion of how lightning finds its way down to the earth. Its almost like its sentient.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQKhIK4pvYo

Sure, we already have a Netflix and a Gamepass subscription so I'll take a bundle deal.

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

I'm pretty sure if you tried to eat that many bananas in one sitting it wouldn't be the radiation poisoning that killed your.

Apple originally referred to any kind of fruit other than berries and also included nuts.

Straughan posted...

I remember using the site in high school in the 90s, but I never made an account to post. I think I had one or two, but they used to delete them if you didn't use them enough?

Use to I just came for FAQs. But after Xenosaga 1 I kinda stopped. That was the last FAQ I used. I always checked the site because it would pop up sometimes.

And I remember poll of the day when the poll let you vote and see this board back in the day. I used to vote and read this very board. I remember thinking this was the only social board aside from game boards back then. I didn't know you guys chatted like this on here.

I remember some guy BTB and I remember Nade Duck being talked about a lot. There never were very many of you here. I remember lots of it, but it's hard to recall. I remember Erik P.

I remember printing out a massive FAQ for FF3 (The US SNES version) using one of the big network printers at work, which would have probably been sometime around '95.