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Had CNBC talking heads on in the background while working today, so take this with a grain of salt: They all said he has all the leverage. Twitter can't afford a 5-7 year dragged out lawsuit while their stock is hemorrhaging stock value, and without a plan to monetize their accounts. Plus a management in dissaray, and 7000 employees without any clear picture of a future and no ability to attract new talent. One said they let the fox in the house and he's eating. Fucked up, but they all pretty much said they'll have no choice but to negotiate a lower purchase price or find someone else that might be interested now that valuation has plummeted. TIFWIW

That's a good point. I hadn't thought it through in that detail. I guess the play is to get the CFB fan (of any team) that may pass on a USC/Oregon State match up absolutely tune in for a USC/MIchigan match up. I know I'll be tuning in for sure. Midwesterners that may be a casual viewer may also increase their viewership with mini Rose Bowls being played each week. Who knows, but I guess the lure of adding the LA market was just too attractive for the B10 to pass up.

There are alot of Midwest transplants out here. Have an Iowa friend that invited us to watch a couple of games at a large bar and the place was packed each time. And that's replicated across LA with other B10 teams. May not move the needle much, but just an anecdote. I'm not a fan of all this btw. It just seems unnatural to me as a long time CFB fan. But I think expanding the B10 footprint on television to LA is a smart move for both parties, as noted by SBBruin's LAT money article. * And I'm quietly chuckling at seeing the UCLA/USC B10 schedule that may have either playing Michigan, MSU or Ohio State in late November, early December. Wouldn't be surprised to if there was a hidden paragraph in this agreement that ensured that won't ever happen. *

I've had a front suspension squeak that's driving me crazy, couldn't locate it by sound. I was lazy so squirted a bunch of lithium grease around the UCA, coil, spring perch hoping to solve it. Nope. Finally had time to pull of the wheel and there's no zerk on the UCA. Which means I installed it without adding any grease. Smart. The PO apparently burned a hole in the shock tower to do exactly that in the past (not uncommon) but they now make 45 degree zerks so cleaned it up and screwed them in. Greased it up, took it for a spin and voila, no more squeak! Had a nice drive, all smiles until on the way home the dash gauges died. Has to be the voltage regulator crapping out again (I've replaced it 2 times already), or maybe a bad ground. If it's not one thing with these fucking cars it's another.

Now that we’ve covered the what is a racist comment and wives heritage part of the thread can we move on to the fucking actual Silverstone updates. Please. Oh and my wife is Irish and she’s a pain in the ass.

Not an attorney, but I've always assumed his hesitancy was for any future clients, POTUS or other. Career choice. Seeing as he apparently did what he could to avoid the shitshow that eventually occurred, I'd give him a pass on his choice to not go in person. I'd like to see him testify for the good of the country also, but he's an advocate, and would probably like to continue to do so and make a shitload of money. If he'll do video I'm okay with that.

Just finished it’s really well done. The last episode is a gut punch in a good way. Weird, I’ve never felt compelled to react to acting in a series show, but I’m blown away by the acting. Sidney is fantastic. I’m 100% invested in that girl’s success. And that dude from Shameless - he’s the real deal. Any actor that can look into (or slightly off) camera for a three minute monologue without break, and give that range of facial emotion, has my respect. And I’d like Richie to get offed at some point.

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I like Zelle, but the only problem I've found is only one email tied to a bank account can be used to send money or accept money. They can't be mixed, so if I use the email tied to a personal bank account I can send money, but if I use same email tied to another bank account, I can only send. I use it to pay some random stuff from personal account from Wells, but can only receive rent from my tenants via business Chase - no mixing. Kind of a pain, and I could just change an accout to another email, but I like the primary one I use for everything banking. *Also just found out through an eviction proceeding, that partial payment of rent is considered *accepting* that partial rent, thus negating right to evict (AZ). So accepting the ease of rent electronically, also accepts the possibility of a shithead tenant fucking you. And deleting said tenant from the list of accepted recipients on Zelle doesn't change that, they can still somehow pay beacuse I guess there's a previous history.* Appreciate any Zelle experts letting me know how to stop that.

I'm loving this show, first two episodes had me in 100%. But the end of episode 3 has me reconsidering a bit. The twist had me questioning I'll still watch, and hope the above is just a top layer of shenanigans that will be played out later with deeper, more interesting plot twists that play this out.

RIP. Always liked that dude. And an actor in the 25th Hour.

Late to the party. Glad to see you found someone. Be interested in the details of the case if you can share. I had to hire a criminal attorney for misdemeanor assault in Hollywood. Obviously not intense as felony, but the local DA seemed to approach it just as serious. Probably dumb of me to share, but I've done it before here in the past, and maybe it will help someone here in the future. Driving in Hollywood on a side street, no obstruction, just some studio trailers setting up for a future shoot. Some dude suddenly jumps out in front of me with a STOP sign. I'm like WTF? Get out of the way. Again, no obstruction, the lane is still open to travel. So I pull around him to continue and he SLAMS HIS FIST ON MY HOOD. This is around 2010, and I'm in the real estate business trying to fend off bank lawsuits and financial ruin, so I'm, let's say, slightly on edge. I stop the car, get out, and the dumbass chooses to meet me at the hood of the car, where I proceed to shove him about 20 feet away from me, sprawling on the street. Within seconds a woman coming down the opposite side of the street stops, gets out and screams CALL THE POLICE!! I snapped out of it (I was going to move forward and beat the shit out of him) and got in the car and hauled ass. Three months later I get a notice to appear in court for misdemeanor assault. Screaming woman took down my plate. Hire attorney ($15k flat fee) and head to trial. It lasted a FUCKING WEEK. Somewhere along the lines we refused to settle and they added Vehicular Assault as second charge to increase pressue. Said fuck you. The young prosecutor was embarrassingly bad. So bad his boss come down halfway through the trial and offered us a deal: stay out of trouble for a year and we'll drop the charges. My attorney said hey, your call, if you get tagged for something you can't foresee, this all comes back. I said fuck it, let's roll. The screaming lady testified that I pushed him to the ground, then hit him repeatedly. (Even the 'victim' said this was not the case). Hung jury. Pretty wild we get to interview the jury to see their thoughts; there was an ex-newspaper reporter on the jury that apparently HATED criminal defense attorneys that swung 5 of 7 to convict. The others told her to pound sand, he hit the car and instigated the whole thing, tough shit. I leave this: When the judge adjourned, he looked at me and said, with all seriousness, In the future please do yourself a favor and think before you act. I have done so since.

Same exact situation. He has friends on the east coast and has tooled around NYC a few times, so NYU is on his radar. Told him no chance unless you get something that sets you apart from thousands of other applicants. Wife hired a counselor that recommended applying to a Summer Immersion program to U Miami (daughter did same and accepted to UCLA). Dumbass submitted paperwork on the last day - yeah, that will look impressive. Still havent heard back and it starts in August. I'm on the classic car thread and I bought the TR6 because he loves cars, driving (he takes my stick M3 out on weekends), and said he wanted to work with me on a restoration. (He was too young to really help much on the Mustang) So this may be naive of me, but I'm hoping this might be a unique interest that helps him out. Muscle wrenching shit isn't impressive, but maybe rewiring an entire harness and getting engine heads upgraded (and understanding why) might be. Failing that they go to a fallback school, then go to grad school, whatever they decide to pursue. Worked for me.

I've felt the same about Lando from time to time. But I've checked myself because I think my favoritism toward Danny affects my judgment. I don't think animosity is the right word; Daniel's been around long enough to see it as it is. Lando has a chip on his shoulder, wants to make his mark on the sport. Who can blame him. Yeah he comes across as a bit insecure, maybe a little immature (the lunge I agree), but I was an immature dipshit well beyond Lando's age, and I didn't have the weight of being a Formula 1 driver on my shoulders. These young guys are impressive. He wants his time in the sun. If Danny has anything left in the tank, then no better teammate to have to show it.

Officer Edwards has more courage in her pinky nail than the every Republican member of Congress. May they forever live in shame in history. Except Liz Cheney. Her presentation was ... plain truth. Refreshing from an R. I don't agree with her politics, but she will always hold my respect.

Haha, fuck, I forgot to add a witty comment about that. Bourbon, you bastard!

Can't recall the last movie I wanted to go back and see again, but this hits the mark. The only open seats anywhere within a thousand miles were for a basic showing with sub titles; didn't bother me or the family but I now want to see it with the full Imax/Dolby seat shaking version. Had a day to process why it was so anxiety inducing and a full on blast. For me it's when the pilots are in the plane doing what they do, and the camera has a a close up breathing into their mask with FULL ON ADRENALINE, eyes wide as hell, yelling into their comms, while mountains and trees are flying past at low altitude. JFC that detail, their ability to focus (I know it's fucking fiction, but I forgot) on the task without shitting their pants, was finomenil. Slower parts were fine, didn't feel slow, just feeding into the bigger story quite well. Interesting to see how this plays out during award season.

I know you’re fucking with everyone, and it’s somewhat entertaining, but usually disappointing. Granted, there’s alot of hypobele in some posts you’re fucking with, but you come across as too intelligently humorous to ignore the macro movement of the Republican Party. You’re micro examples make you seem obtuse to a bigger picture that is obvious to anyone with a reasonably discerning brain. People are worried about a macro shift in this country toward something that is undemocratic and unconstitutional. Because that doesn’t resonate in your small profile of American life doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. But hey, you do you.

Chris Cornell died 5 years ago today.

I'll echo above. It's so detailed and complicated and disturbing. Never seen anything like it before or since. When Russ gives the grieving, arrested mother his line - fuck me, the show held back nothing.

I watched the first couple of episodes and lost interest. Nothing else to watch so revisited hoping for better. It did. It’s weird as shit but I’m growing more intrigued, especially with the Royal confession. I assume the bear and bison are characters that have somehow been reincarnated as animals? Don’t know how else to explain that. Only question is how do Autumn and Amy exist in the same time? So if Autumn runs into her at the ranch just say sup? Josh Brolin is made for this. He’s a great fucking Western actor.

When it came out seemed like an odd mash up of genre and actor, so I passed. Caught it last night streaming. Much better than I expected. Ridiculous, over the top, completely implausible, but entertaining as hell.

Whenever I'm downtown I never miss a chance to eat at Phillipe's French Dip. https://www.philippes.com Definition of old school (1908). Your kids should also enjoy it. (It gets very busy during prime weekday lunch hour.) If you hit the coast (which you should), definitely go to Paradise Cove. https://www.paradisecovemalibu.com

Haha, actually he had every reason so to be a dick. I'm 0 for 2 in this thread, I needed a little nudge to exit stage left before I strike out.

Roger, I think I'll hang up on this thread and just listen from here out.