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The official site at CBS A video is available with a glimpse of the new ship design--it owes a debt to Ralph McQuarrie's design for the proposed sequel series back in the Seventies, except the delta-shaped secondary hull doesn't overwhelm the primary saucer hull the way it did in McQuarrie's art. I like the name Discovery. Perhaps we can have her sister ships named Challenger, Endeavour, Columbia and Atlantis. That would be a welcome tribute, I think. I will boldly go with this show. You don't have to join me, but it would be nice if you did.
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We've done it with TV shows. We've done it with food. We've done it with albums and animals. Now we do it with books. Fiction, nonfiction, whatever. If you think it's a great book, tell us. As usual, we'll start with the letter A and entertain a few suggestions before moving on.
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So, recently on the Politics thread, I mentioned that I'm transgender. When I came out a couple of months ago, I changed my gender field on my profile to female, and put real pic of me as a profile pic. But I didn't post anything here. I'd considered doing it at the same time I was coming out on social media, but I didn't. I'm not sure why. I only brought it up in the politics thread because it was relevant to the argument I was making. But this evening, when I was watching a show with a trans character, I started thinking about how important representation is to me, and to all people, really. I was thinking about the fact that, until someone says something ot…
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I prefer a nice, cold Blue Moon Belgian White myself.
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Let's do this. What the heck Ole Miss? https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/07/20/sports/ncaafootball/hugh-freeze-resign-ole-miss.html
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25 mins until it begins, then another 30 mins of ads, & trailers etc until the film begins. Saw Incredibles 2 yesterday and i reckon it is a 7/10.
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Here is the poll. Now which of the gods do you want to vote for ? Here are the rosters with their owners WORLD CREATION SUPERDRAFT OUR WORLD CREATORS THIS YEAR (2018) WERE. . . Pariah Yshic, Mistress of Light! Geography. The Night Sky Sentient Life. Seraphim Gift to Civilization. Intuition and Inspiration Flora. Bioluminesence Interference. The Pool of Radiance which removes you from Life Cycle Mythic Monster or Guardian. Tree of Knowledge Secondary Domain. The Suns Secondary Domain . Truth Second…
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shall we make it so?
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The Article At IO9 Normally I'm not a fan of Seth MacFarlane--but this looks like Star Trek meets Guardians Of The Galaxy. I may give this a shot.
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I'll be in Jacksonville FL for a little while. Any suggestions for local shops?
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Having just scene Ant-Man & The Wasp I am reminded of the age old question, what would be the best critter army? By best I mean favorite, or what would you choose as your critter army? We've seen ants, rats, squirrels, cockroaches, fish, and many others. So what would you choose to be your army?
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I've become interested in the Nano Metalfigs line from Jada Toys. Unfortunately, there is one line they released which isn't available in the US. This link to an Australian site shows the entire wave, and they are also carried by Toys R Us and Big W stores. https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/jada-metal-minis-marvel-nano-metalfigs-single-pack-wave-03-assortment/27822093 I'll cover costs and shipping for someone to do the legwork. Chris.
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Yes, the US wet themselves and didn't make the tournament this year. Some of us will try to watch anyway. First game is June 14, the final on July 15, all in Russia. Today they did the draw for the group stage. From each group of 4, the top 2 teams advance into single-elimination play leading to the final. The group draws: GROUP A: Russia, Uruguay, Egypt, Saudi Arabia GROUP B: Portugal, Spain, Iran, Morocco GROUP C: France, Peru, Denmark, Australia GROUP D: Argentina, Croatia, Iceland, Nigeria GROUP E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia GROUP F: Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea GROUP G: Belgium, Englan…
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So after doing some serious purging and cleaning, I find myself with 948 (that's CMXLVIII) dice! This amounts to an even 9 pounds (4.081kg). Even after keeping what I need, and a fair amount of what I want, I'm still left with an obscene amount of dice. The question becomes how should I sell them? A lot of the ones I'm parting with could be sold as sets (ie 7x polyhedrals, 10x d10, 12x d6; combinations of 'pure' color sets and mixed; blanks, specialty). Or I could sell them by weight (1/2 & full pounds?) Looking for some advice as how to best go about this. Cheers **Not actively trying to advertise here; just looking f…
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There seems to be a lot of passion about music here. This is a little game to open up conversations about music. Each week, I (or a designated guest commenter) will post a music category and ask for three responses. Respond in as much detail as you like: Song titles, background information, commentary, video links, whatever. Have fun with it, and share your musical knowledge, expertise, and opinions.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3606756/videoplayer/vi2075899929?ref_=tt_ov_vi
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The Article At The Hollywood Reporter
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As families gather, I am alone in the heart. As I sit here, I cry, for my family does not care. I suffer in silence, wishing I did not have obligations so I could go silently into the night. I am needed, but unappreciated. People are here, but I am alone. When I needed people I was told I did not matter. I will not hurt myself, but I wish I was not alive. I am the walking depressed. So I reach out, to feel a little less alone. I reach out so others can understand the feelings I have. I reach out so maybe when others are called on to do what they need, they do it instead of doing what they want...
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The OED wants our help! https://public.oed.com/appeals/hobby-words/ Of course, post here too if you have a good one.
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Alternate Title: Waiting for the Warriors to Disband. All I hope is that no fans of the Lakers, Celtics, Spurs, or Bulls gripe about the Warriors. Because I'm not going to suffer you fools gladly. Love them or hate them, what the Warriors have done was no less "competitive" and no "worse for the league" than the Wilt or Shaq Lakers, or the lucky Spurs who got the #1 Pick and top 10 all time player in Tim Duncan the year perennial all-star David Robinson missed the bulk of the season with a back injury. Having said that, I weep for my Blazers. The west is stacked and it's going to be a blood bath. Though the Lakers d…
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Hello all, I keep fairly rigorous backups of my files at home (external hard drive), and am looking for a good cloud-based solution to augment this. I want my ideal cloud service to do two things. Provide an off-site (online) place to backup files exactly as I currently do with the external hard drive. This includes "active" videos (i.e. video files that are part of current projects). Provide an off-site (online) place to archive large files, especially older videos, so I can get them off my hard drive and free up space. Once I'm done with a project, I would like a place to store video and project files for possible future use. Additionally, I …
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Here we go with the post draft, new-season, thread. So. Can anyone stop the warriors?
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To the Americans on the board, Happy No Importance Day ! Nothing important happens today ! Or has happened in the past on this date. Unless of course you were born on this date or you are expecting a baby on today. In which case it is important but that is just for you. In the grand scheme of things, it ain't. And with Pence in the White House running things nothing important will happen despite you know who saying you know what. Regards The Rest of the World
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For hackneyed action movie scenes you hate. Feel free to delve into other genres if you wish. I nominate - Desperate protagonist without gun knocks out mook with gun then...DOESN'T PICK UP GUN!
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Hey, folks, I need a small favor! I’m trying out a new online quiz/assignment site, and I need some people to complete a quiz game so that I can see what the data looks like. So if you don’t mind, please take a few minutes (10 or less) and go here: Website: join.quizizz.com Game code: 751984 There are 10 general science questions for you to answer. If you could do this before tomorrow, Wednesday, June 27th at 11:45 pm MDT, that would be great. And if you’d be willing to come back here and leave feedback when you’re done, that would be even better! Thanks in advance for your help!
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